"More than 50,000 people are crammed into this mountain, and logistics supplies alone can crush us, why haven't we started attacking, what do the superiors think?" Dong Dashan sent the fish to the cooking class, and complained to Le Fei after returning to the camp headquarters.

"Yes, let's get here on the 15th, it's been more than a week now, and in such a little place, it's difficult to even carry out training, and the soldiers have nothing to do every day, and sooner or later there will be chaos." It is rare for Le Fei to agree with Dong Dashan, everyone knows that the target is Sichuan, but why don't they start yet? I heard that Shanghai in the east has been recovered, and the battle to attack Nanjing will begin immediately, and the west is already lagging behind!

"Is it that the Investigation Bureau is playing ghosts in Sichuan, just like in Guizhou?" The lower ranks of the Sixth Army unanimously believed that it was the work of the Investigation Bureau that made the governor of Guizhou, Ke Fengshi, surrender at the right time, and the soldiers of the Fourth Army took Guizhou Province bloodlessly, not because of the exploits of the Fourth Army, they were most afraid of being compared with other troops.

"Bullshit, the soldiers think so, why are you confused! Guizhou is not what everyone thinks, besides, didn't the regimental staff officer say yesterday that Cen Chunxuan, the governor of Sichuan, is a hardcore royalist, and the loyal dog slave of the Manchu Qing Dynasty will not surrender to us. He not only set up the 17th town of the New Army in Sichuan, but also organized more than 30,000 soldiers of the Green Battalion in Sichuan, and hired foreigners for continuous training, which has been more than five months now. Coupled with the weapons and equipment purchased from the outside world, in my opinion, Sichuan is not so easy to fight, and it may be because of such concerns that the order to attack was delayed, after all, the more well prepared, our casualties will be a little less. "Le Fei always has a feeling of hatred for Dong Dashan, yesterday's war report is so important, he didn't listen to it! This won't last long in the army.

Dong Dashan was accustomed to Le Fei's white eyes, touched his head and asked: "Is Sichuan so rich, there is not a small amount of silver needed to make the old soldiers of the green battalion move, and he also has to buy weapons and equipment from foreigners, where did he Cen Chunxuan get so much silver?" ”

"I know a little bit about this, I heard that Sichuan has always been rich and has a large population, and those well salt in Zigong have made great profits, if Cen Chunxuan recklessly increases taxes, it will not be difficult to raise a large amount of gold and silver."

"Report, Camp Commander Le, the regiment commander invites you to a meeting at the regiment headquarters!" As soon as Le Fei said this, he heard an order from someone at the door, and glanced at Dong Dashan, and his heart can finally begin!

On November 24, 1903, the 1st Mountain Brigade of the Zhenguo Army marched north from Yanjin to capture Yunlian and Gaoxian in southern Sichuan, and then launched an attack on Yibin; The 2nd Mountain Brigade went east from Yanjin to Xingwen to Luzhou, and the two infantry divisions of the Sixth Army followed the two mountain brigades all the way north. The Fourth Army set out from northern Guizhou and directly attacked Chongqing, an important city in Sichuan.

Chengdu Sichuan Governor's Mansion, Cen Chunxuan was holding a telegram in a daze, he already knew about the attack of the Zhenguo Army from Yungui, he had been preparing in Sichuan for nearly a year, and now it was finally time for the real knife and gun, his heart calmed down, whether it was dead or alive, there would always be a day, and now he finally didn't have to endure the torment of waiting.

The telegram in his hand was sent from Nanjing, the city of Nanjing was surrounded by regiments, Shanghai had been occupied by the Zhenguo army, and thousands of foreign soldiers were surrounded around the leased land, cut off from water and food, and did not know when they would give up their intervention. In Cen Chunxuan's position, many things could not be hidden from him, and he knew that the British had sent warships to shell Guangzhou a few days ago, but they were bombarded away by a burst of artillery fire from Humen. If this matter is put on the imperial court, it will inevitably make him happy, it was Britain starting from Guangzhou that made the country end up like this! It's a pity that it is the sworn enemy of the imperial court that earns face for the country - the revolutionary party!

The foreigners were unreliable, and the imperial court was bent on keeping the north of the Yangtze River, and ignored Sichuan's telegram for help, which showed that Sichuan was also a place where it was abandoned, and thousands of imperial court officials and more than 40,000 troops became waterless, and their efforts were not recognized, and they could not see the light ahead, which was the reason why he was in a daze. He also felt a little dissatisfied with the court of allegiance and doubted his faith, but this little thought was soon buried deep in his heart, and the ensuing war reports made him focus on the front line of fighting in southern Sichuan and Chongqing.

The land of abundance has a vast territory, and the most core eastern region concentrates most of the population and taxes, which is also the focus of the Zhenguo army's attack. At the same time, the Battle of Yunnan-Guizhou and the Battle of Sichuan are both known as the "bicycle war", because most of the Zhen**** soldiers are pushing or riding bicycles to march, the use of trucks and jeeps has been reduced to a minimum, and even the motorcycles that were pinned on high hopes at the beginning have been rejected by the army because of the complex terrain, rugged roads and unbearable failure rates, and the inconspicuous bicycles, together with mules and horses, have become stars in the army.

At this moment, Le Fei was lying in the trench, carefully showing his head to look at the Qing army's position, and it can be seen from the telescope that the Qing army's position is well arranged, although they are all simple civil fortifications, but the arrangement is very organized, and there are fortifications in depth, indicating that the Qing army has learned the lessons of the previous single line of defense, and the only three machine barrels have also been cross-placed to form a fire blockade line. The combat effectiveness of this unit is good, this is the summary made by Le Fei after observation.

After setting off from Yanjin, Le Fei and Dong Dashan both thought that this battle was still like Yunnan, with the mountain brigade in charge of the main battle and the infantry division cleaning up the mess. Unexpectedly, because the mountain brigade was very hard in the early stage, the battle to attack Yibin was handed over to the 1st Infantry Division of the 6th Army, and it was the 1st Battalion of Le Fei who was at the forefront.

"Lao Le, after the shelling, it's our battalion's turn to attack, do you have any plans?" Dong Dashan asked. The Qing army's position was being suppressed by the powerful artillery of the 1st Division, and it did not meet the counterattack of the Qing artillery.

"It is estimated that this shelling will last for fifteen minutes, and there will definitely not be many living people on the Qing army's position at that time, and the civil fortifications will not be able to withstand such firepower, and our attack will not encounter much trouble." Le Fei said with certainty, artillery is really the god of war, the infantry's favorite thing, Le Fei can't wait for every battle to have the cover of artillery.

"Rush!" Le Fei shouted loudly, since the beginning of the battle, a battalion that has not experienced the test of blood and fire, began the first real battle, most of the soldiers composed of former Yunnan-Vietnam railway laborers trained hard and achieved excellent results, but in the face of the bloody battlefield, Le Fei did not dare to guarantee what would happen.

Suddenly, gunfire rang out from the crippled position of the Qing army, and a soldier fell to the ground in response, followed by more gunfire, and sure enough, the resistance of the Qing army did not stop because of the shelling, although the fire was sparse, but still caused great trouble to the first battalion and one company in the charge.

"Heavy, fire cover! Dispersion, dispersion! Assault tactical offense, pay attention to concealment! The company commander commanded loudly, but the soldiers forgot the results of their usual training and charged forward one by one. On the battlefield, soldiers who can calm down and think are definitely veterans of the battlefield, and they can respond best with their training and physical instincts.

The masked recruits were constantly hit, and even the ferocious machine guns could not completely stop the counterattack of the Qing troops hiding behind the fortifications, and on the battlefield where tracer bullets were flying, the company was clearly at a disadvantage.

Le Fei immediately gave the order to retreat, and the first attack was repelled by the Qing army, and the company lost eleven soldiers, and the company commander's calf was broken, but fortunately it was dragged back. This defeat was not a matter of command, but the paralysis of the idea of underestimating the enemy, which prevailed from the very beginning.

Soon, the information about the Qing army on the opposite side was sent to Le Fei's hands, they are the first target unit of the 21st Association of the 17th Town of the New Army, well-equipped, and the training time is as long as a year, Cen Chunxuan attaches great importance to this army, regards it as the core of defending Sichuan, and has never been in arrears of military salaries, which also makes this army maintain loyalty to the imperial court, and its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

The second attack was quickly organized, this time led by Dong Dashan himself, two companies of troops were invested, and the soldiers were required to attack strictly according to the command, and the war was like this, only death could make the recruits mature.

The mortar was aimed at the point of fire of the Qing army, and the attacking soldiers were clear of the obstacles, Dong Da Lynx charged quickly with his waist down, and from time to time made skillful tactical movements, the fire suppression of the machine gunners was more dense and effective than the first attack, and at the cost of four casualties, the soldiers approached the Qing army's position and threw grenades. After all, the Qing army was not iron-clad, and had already suffered heavy losses after experiencing the baptism of artillery fire, and the approaching enemy troops made them even more nervous, and in the end it was a grenade that broke their morale.

The soldiers stormed the Qing trenches, the situation became very favorable to them, and the three sharp weapons of submachine guns, shotguns and grenades, made the resistance of the Qing army insignificant, and the first battalion finally captured the position and attacked the Qing army in depth along the trenches.

The phased victory gave the recruits confidence, and when the weapons in their hands hit the Qing army, they found that the memories of the weekday training returned to their minds, and the combat became more organized and more confident, which was the transformation of recruits into veterans, and the fierce battles made the recruits mature quickly.