"Deputy Commander Cheng has already started a war with the Lu army, with two divisions of the Cheng Department and three divisions of the Lu army, the battle is conservatively estimated to be four hours. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

On the war horse, Tan Jinfang and Zhang Guodong conducted a simple battlefield deduction. "Fifteen minutes ago, our outpost had already encountered the Lu army scouts, and after two short exchanges, the Lu army took the initiative to retreat. The news that we are heading to the battlefield, the Lu army should be very clear. With three divisions against four divisions, most of what the Lu army can do is to stabilize the defensive line and take defense as an attack. In that way, when the general reserve under the command of Commander-in-Chief Xu arrived, five divisions against three divisions, even if it was a head for a head, he would be killed. With the strength of five divisions, our army will gradually consume the Lu army and finally annihilate it all, which will be a textbook victory. ”

Both of them are not too old, and they are also the generals of Xu Youzheng's lineage, so for this battle, they are naturally completely inclined to their own faction, and regard this as an opportunity for them to soar. Privately, promises have been made that both will have the opportunity to hold important positions in Shandong after the war.

Whether it is from the newspaper or from other aspects, you can learn about the wealth of Shandong. Being able to garrison troops in that place is naturally a good thing that I never dreamed of. It is because the morale of the two people and their subordinates is very high, and after the defeat of Shandong, there are three days of vacation and there are girls' schools in major cities in Shandong, and thousands of female students are used as a means of encouragement, even under the scorching sun, the soldiers do not complain.

Tan Jinfang looked at his pocket watch and estimated the time, "We should slow down a little." If he goes too early, Lao Cheng's troop losses are too small, and he will still be able to speak on the Shandong issue in the future. ”

Zhang Guodong shook his head and said: "You can't say that, the future of China is the world of our Anhui people." He is a native of Shandong, and he has no place to speak. When the time comes, give an order, leave him idle as the chief and second chief, and see what else can he do? After we finish fighting the Lu army, we still have to deal with the southwestern provinces, and if the losses of the troops are too great, it will be difficult to fight in the south. Besides, Ziyang is still on the front line, so why do we have to help our classmates. ”

Tan Jinfang looked at his colleagues, and secretly felt funny in his heart: When he enters Shandong, who wants to go to the southwest? This kind of words, only you have a solid eye to believe. As for the friendship of classmates, what is it compared to the throne of Overseer?

Suddenly, a horse behind him ran over lifelessly, but it was Li Wenyang, a staff officer of Tan Jinfang's subordinates. This is a well-known outlier in the army, who failed in shooting, fighting, and equestrianism, but has an amazing talent in tactical formulation. It is precisely by virtue of this that the job of the staff officer can be saved. But this man is surprisingly lazy, he neither likes to socialize with his colleagues, nor does he get involved with officials, and his biggest hobby is to study antiques. Therefore, his presence in the army is very low, and it is rare to see him come over as anxiously as today.

"Shizuo, please order our army to stop advancing and retreat to Langfang, otherwise we will face the danger of total annihilation."

"Retreat? What are you kidding. Our strikers are engaged in fire with the Lu army, and you are now letting us retreat? ”

"Division, although the Lu army in front of us has three divisions, we have checked the Lu army's battle report and related supply materials, and the divisions that participated in the battle in Shandong have a force greater than the establishment. The actual strength of the force, maybe three, a half to four divisions. And with the speed of our army's action, when we arrive at the battlefield, it is likely that the battle in front has ended, and the prepared Lu army will attack our tired division with superior forces, and there is no need to guess the outcome or defeat. Once the two divisions of our army are unexpected, the division commanded by General Xu will not be able to support it. At present, the front-line army in Shanhaiguan is still holding a wait-and-see attitude, and those who are afraid of it are the huge military strength of our army. If our army's strength cannot be maintained, the Feng army will inevitably attack, and our army will face the worst result......"

Tan Jinfang's face was cold, "Nonsense!" Our robes are fighting against the Lu army, how can we abandon our allies? Although his strength is less than that of the Lu army, with the quality and equipment of our border guards, he is enough to engage the enemy for more than 24 hours. With the current speed of our army's actions, it will not take half a day to reach the battlefield, and it is precisely when the victory or defeat of the two armies is not divided, and our army's participation in the war can be decided. And there are also pathfinders who always report on the dynamics of the battlefield, even if there are changes, they can make adjustments, what is there to worry about. Go back to your place, dare to shake the morale of the army again, beware that I will shoot you! ”

Li Wenyang reluctantly turned his horse's head and walked backwards, "That's really the case...... It is really unfortunate to put his life in the hands of such a commander. I feel that it would be better for me to retire sooner rather than later, and then go to archaeology. But now that I am discharged from the army, who will pay my salary and discharge pay......

Tan Jinfang was very angry by his staff officers, and if he slowed down the formation any longer, he might be laughed at by his colleagues for being as bold as his subordinates. So he also gave the order to speed up the march, and the troops trotted forward on the wide official road, and the distance between the infantry and the special forces also inadvertently increased.

Distant gunshots were heard. Along the way, this kind of gunfire has been heard many times, and the battle between the two armies of rangers, scouts and counter-scouts has never stopped. But this time the gunfire was much more intense than the previous ones, and soon the news came from the strikers. On both flanks of our army, a large number of Western troops holding the banner of the Lu army were found to be attacking our army. In addition, a large number of mines have been laid on the front of the road to block the road, and it will take some time to clear the mines.

"Tessie mercenaries? Shandong seems to be poor in donkey skills, and even the last hole card is revealed. ”

The two division commanders were not surprised, after all, the foreigners' troops were limited, and if such a huge army of their own was determined to rush, how could they rush through. As for the mines, it is even more a trick, in order to deal with the mines of the Lu army, the Anhui army has prepared hundreds of pack horses, and the horses are used to rush the mines to destroy the mine defense line of the Lu army and open a passage for the troops. The Lu army even sent out foreign soldiers, which can only prove one point, the front-line battlefield must have been a stalemate, and once its own troops enter the battlefield, it will completely change the trend of the war.

"Attack with all your might, open the passage. Guodong, each of us drew one and a half regiments to fight these foreigners, and the other troops continued to advance. ”

Through telescopes, the number of foreign soldiers is about two regiments. However, since the pre-Jin era, the Chinese people have developed the habit of being afraid of foreigners, whether it is the Tiele soldiers who shouted at Ulla charging with a wine bottle in one hand and a rifle in the other, or those Prussians, all of them made the soldiers feel frightened. For the sake of safety, they decided to leave three regiments to engage the foreign soldiers, and at the same time sent troops to inform Xu Youzheng in the rear, asking him to send troops to quickly expel these foreign soldiers.

The sound of gunfire and cannons resounded in the fields, and the crops had long been out of shape under the trampling of military boots. A little far away from the battlefield, on a high-headed horse, Wang Bincheng, the former commander of the Qingdao guard, put down his binoculars and said to the soldiers behind him who couldn't see their heads:

"Brothers, as you all know, I am a banner man and have participated in the clan party. Because of this, since the republic, they have regarded me as a thief, for fear that I will one day lead the army to rebel. Only the commander gave me a high-ranking official and let me take charge of the army. Today, it's time for me to repay the handsome! The supplementary regiments, cantonment regiments, and militia from Shandong were originally prepared to serve the commander at a critical moment, but now the opportunity has come. I promise you that as long as Xu Youzheng is captured alive, he will be able to win the number of a division. Everyone here today can go from a reserve to a regular army. If you want to enjoy the regular army, follow me! If I retreat in this battle, any of you can shoot me. If you retreat, no matter who it is, I will unceremoniously correct the Fa on the spot! ”

Tan Jinfang and the others didn't know much about the battlefield, and their subordinate scouts were all wiped out under the key care of the special forces of the Lu army, and they couldn't find any valuable news. The two of them thought that there were only two foreign regiments blocking the attack on the road, but they didn't know that the total number of 11,000 people was already a sub-unit of the Lu army at the level of a mini-division, like a giant beast with a bloody mouth open, waiting to devour the sacrifice. And directly in front of the two divisions, the Lu army, which had already eliminated the Cheng and Song divisions, had already set up traps and waited for their arrival.

The dream of tasting the wine of victory is shattered by the ruthless reality in the blink of an eye. The Anhui army, which advanced with a rapid march, was out of touch with the special forces in the rear, and actually arrived at the battlefield troops, only two and a half brigades of infantry, and before they had time to observe the changes in the battlefield, they were bombarded by the artillery fire of the Lu army.

Xueliang bayonet, pierced the confidence of the border guards. The brave Rouran men and the forcibly recruited overseas laborers could only retreat in front of the bayonet array of the Lu army. At this time, the Shandong soldiers in the Anhui army vigorously propagated that the Lu army gave preferential treatment to prisoners, each of them was given a big ocean, and there was meat all of a sudden, and the whole army was engaged in a miasma, and the phenomena of counter-water attacks and assassination of the chief officer by the lower levels emerged in endlessly.

Tan Jinfang angrily beheaded two battalion commanders in a row, but failed to stop the collapse of the troops. In the face of the Lu army's pouring of guns, the Anhui army couldn't even fight back, so they could only lie on the ground to avoid bullets. He angrily kicked and struck his men and whipped everyone with his horsewhip.

"What are you afraid of, it's just a bullet, and with a shot at this distance, they can't even hit an elephant......"

Before he finished speaking, a stray bullet shot from nowhere hit Tan Jinfang's chest, and the young division commander was finally promoted to the second order and became one of the generals of the Gonghe. And he is just one of several second-order special promotion generals this time.

The western front of the Anhui army has fallen into complete chaos. The 15 th Division, which was tasked with defending the defense, turned against Anhui and surrendered, and suddenly a big gap was revealed in the position. The direct army took the opportunity to enter and take the middle palace directly, and the Anhui army, which had the advantage of fighting with weak forces, retreated step by step.

In the headquarters, Qu Fengtong frowned, and ordered loudly: "Is the phone going through?" Commander-in-chief, that still can't be contacted? ”

The young orderly shook his head and said, "The phone doesn't work, I don't know why." We have sent three liaison officers to report to the Commander-in-Chief, but we have not heard from it yet. ”

Duan Xiangyan ...... I'm not done with you! Qu Fengtong's fist slammed on the table, smashing the tea bowl on the desk.

He is a native of Shandong, so he is not trusted by Xu Youzheng, and he has many constraints on power, this time among the generals of the Western Route Army, with his seniority as the oldest, but he can only sit on an equal footing with a few juniors, and the supreme command was handed over to Duan Xiangyan, who is known for his incompetence.

After arriving at the front line, Duan Xiangyan set up his headquarters on the railway, with a blue steel bulletproof safety car as the command post, with a division office, eight chefs, a number of smoking and gambling utensils, and several female military advisers in the eight alleys of the capital, ready to discuss the military situation with Duan Xiangshuai at any time. Zhang Hu, chief financial officer, and Liang Shiyi, deputy minister of finance, must go to the headquarters every day to counsel the military aircraft. And the way everyone advises on military plans is to play mahjong.

Duan Xiangshuai was much more interested in the Bird War than in the war, and was busy winning the ocean from the hands of the God of Wealth every day, handing over all the power of the front-line military command to Qu Fengtong.

From this point of view, he may still have some ability, knowing that his military talent is far inferior to that of this assistant. But the problem is that he only handed over the command power to Qu, and did not clarify the formalities. Xu Qu's discord is not a secret in the Anhui army, and even Xu arranged a sitting visit by Qu Fengtong's side. When this detective was discovered, the angry Qu shot the detective on the spot, but the contradiction with Xu had also become public.

Although Qu now has the obligation to command, he cannot command the other divisions of the Anhui army. Now the fifteenth division swooped down on Qu in the water, and Qu's subordinates tried their best to resist, he ordered Wei Zonghan and Chen Wenyun to rescue, but the two divisions did not obey the dispatch, except for asking for Duan Xiangyan's warrant, there was no other way.

In the headquarters, Qu Fengtong paced anxiously back and forth, and the soldiers on the front line who asked for help knelt on the ground covered in blood and cried: "Division, the 15th Division and the Thorn Peng of the United Direct Army are frantically attacking our army's position, and the brothers can't stand it. Please send troops up quickly, if you don't send troops, the brothers will be gone! ”

Qu led the soldiers to win the heart of the army, and he could get the death force of his subordinates in battle. He is also famous for not seeing his subordinates being wronged. That accusation, like an awl, bleeds in his heart, making his heart ache.

"I know, come on, help him down to rest."

The communications corps was sent away, and within the command headquarters, a dozen staff officers looked at the map and conducted tactical analysis in vain. Although it is possible to formulate a number of strange strategies, without the cooperation of friendly and neighboring troops, it is absolutely impossible to defeat the opposing Zhilu coalition army and the 15th division of the anti-water with the strength of one division of its own.

The sky gradually darkened, and Qu Fengtong finally made a decision, "I will personally go to see the commander-in-chief and ask him to give an order." ”

The orderly from his hometown hurriedly said: "Division, it's getting late, and it's not safe to set off now." ”

This orderly soldier came to the capital from Shandong to join the villagers when Zhilu and Anhui were in trouble. Qu takes good care of the villagers, and this young man has practiced martial arts, his skills are extremely clever, and he is also clever enough to be highly regarded by him. His sister has a distant relative with his wife, worshiped her as a godmother, and now lives in her own house, and after several tests, she found that she is very reliable, so she takes her with her to do her duties. On weekdays, this teenager doesn't talk much, but when he talks occasionally, he is very placed. Including the investigation of the probe, this teenager also made a lot of efforts.

The battlefield of this battle is not large, the rangers on both sides are easy to penetrate the opponent's rear, Shandong's special forces are too famous, in the battle of Shandong has created fruitful results, in the hunt for the Anhui army, will not be merciful. The communication between the Anhui army and the capital can now only rely on the communication troops, and the telephone and telegraph cannot be used at all, all because of the Shandong special forces. Qu Tongfeng also understands that it is not safe to act at this time. Considering that the 15th Division lacked the ability to fight at night, the situation of the battle would not change drastically overnight.

He nodded and said, "Just listen to you, tomorrow at dawn, you and I will go to the commander-in-chief for help." ”

Just after twelve o'clock that night, the sound of killing outside the headquarters suddenly erupted. Thousands of direct army death squads were led by Peng Peng Xinshou, a fierce general of the direct army, bypassing the Anhui army's guard post and directly touching the command post of the Anhui army. Qu Feng has been in the army for a long time, and when he heard the gunshot, he suddenly woke up and got up in his clothes.

In front of him, the young orderly was already waiting there. He commanded: "Prepare your horses quickly and transfer!" Call the above clerical personnel and retreat immediately. ”

"No need."

"What doesn't have to be? What do you know? It is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and us in a night battle, and victory or defeat does not depend on the strength of troops but on preparation, and we cannot hold this command center. ”

"Feng Shuai, I know. I don't have to, you don't have to. I brought those direct troops. Including a roadmap for them to bypass the alert, which I also provided. ”

In the dim light, the young man's face was as usual, as if he was talking about family life, narrating a very ordinary thing. Qu Fengtong didn't realize until this time that this orderly was holding a revolver in his hand.

"What about the others?"

"Today is the Dutch water I prepared for the staff officers, and now they should all sleep. Now only the guard company is resisting, and there is no way to return to the sky, Feng Shuai is a smart person, and he should know what to do. ”

"You ......" Although Qu Fengtong is a soldier, he also knows that the white blade is not the opponent of the young man in front of him. He laid down his weapon in despair, "Why are you doing this?" I asked myself, how much benefit did you receive from the Lu army, and you actually betrayed me? ”

"Feng Shuai, you misunderstood, I have never confiscated the benefits of Shandong, because I have always been from Shandong." The young man showed a smile on his face and said something that made Qu Fengtong inexplicable.

"I'm a bullet, my sister is an epiphany. We live for the handsome and die for the handsome. Feng Shuai, the handsome man has an order not to hurt your life, and please don't make it difficult for us. ”