Because of the large losses, the attack came to an end, the Beiyang Army, which lost its troops and generals, came back in ashes, leaving countless corpses, Zhang Yongcheng and Wu Fengling, who were able to control the Beiyang Army in the midst of talents, to control this position, especially after the expansion of Beiyang, they also sat firmly in their own position, not to mention scheming, in terms of command operations and military literacy, they were absolutely top-notch, they were just blinded by this iron plate, and they did not think about endless attacks, which is a waste, Putting human lives on the fence is something that no commander would do.

After establishing the firmness of this position, the gray theme of the Beiyang Army's uniforms receded like a tide, just like when it came, the Beiyang Army, which occupied the initiative on the battlefield, could freely mobilize troops in it.

The ** party of the three divisions, watching the Beiyang Army retreat, they who have been strictly trained, did not waste bullets, although some recruits are still shooting tirelessly, but under the command of grassroots officers, they began to slowly thin, chasing behind, how many casualties can be caused by a large number of bullets, these are all drilled and trained.

As for Makqin, of course, it has already stopped, there are a total of 279 Makqin, and those who can be manipulated are all veterans, at least they have been trained by the new army, and they know that under the straggler line, Makqin's lethality is not strong.

For the ** party of the three divisions, this is just one of the battles, but the other armies are in an uproar, the powerful Beiyang Army will actually lose its armor and flee, although there is no clear number, but lying at the front of the position, a large area of gray corpses, obviously, this number is more than a thousand, this is what they lost tens of thousands, and they have not exchanged it back, and now under the easy attack of the three divisions, it has been achieved, this is too mysterious, right?

At this moment, the officers who had joked that the three divisions were earth rats before, and they didn't dare to say a word anymore, the reality was like a huge palm, and the slap was slapping, and those officers who had been paying attention to the earthwork of the three divisions before saw that after actual combat, the establishment of geotechnical fortifications, they also really realized the power of these, and they came forward to ask for advice.

After all, if you just look at it yourself, you can't see any tricks, especially why their trenches are arranged like this, and why each front is connected by long communication trenches, instead of a separate, row of trenches.

There are reasons for these, not to point through the situation, or to actually encounter, otherwise, no one will see it, for their inquiries, all officers calmly answered, soil work, not a big deal, in the eyes of the officers of the three divisions, this must be popularized, for heavy firepower and automatic firepower, and even training, are worse than the Beiyang Army more than one level of the new army, perfect soil work, can be in the defensive war, so that the party has an advantage, huge numbers, and abundant fundsIt is the advantage of the party, and it is the right way to block the Beiyang Army south of the Yangtze River.

Detailed answers, from the basic requirements of building trenches, the connection between trenches and trenches, the step-like trench layout method and many other aspects, were described in detail and thoughtfully, and other ** party officers only understood that the seemingly ordinary trenches were actually murderous, and each step that was different from the past had a huge means.

At the same time, they were also crazy about learning, and even applied it on their own front, isn't it just digging soil, isn't it just an ordinary front construction, in the face of the powerful Beiyang, they should make more preparations.

In this way, in Changsha City, relying on the three ** party troops, large-scale earthwork began, at this time, no longer choose the rapid condensation of cement, but from the northwest imported high-grade cement, Changsha as an important port on the bank of the Yangtze River, a node city, even if there is no strategic reserves, from merchants and the people, it is still possible to collect cement, and outside Changsha City, semi-permanent and temporary geoengineering positions, is spreading, more than 100,000 people shot together, plus know that the Beiyang Army is murderous, The people who helped, such an operation process, is very fast, at most a month, the entire outside of Changsha City, will become a huge defensive position, and relying on this position, the ** party that enters the trenches will not be able to break through the three towns of Beiyang.

The Beiyang Army, located at the other end of the hill, although facing the party, the well-trained Beiyang Army did not have the slightest carelessness, and the headquarters was also located here, and the hill could see the opposite position, facing the hill of Changsha, and it could also resist the attack of artillery fire.

"You two, I didn't see it in person, but can you tell me what the hell is going on?" Duan Qirui said in an unkind tone.

On this day, he was mainly in the rear, and the third town had been promoted even more after the previous battle, as a real officer, he knew that this time was not easy to come by, and he strengthened his training to let the recruits eat this experience, so the main attack during this period of time was led by the fourth and fifth towns.

Zhang Yongcheng and Wu Fengling looked at Duan Qirui, a little embarrassed, among the six towns, Duan Qirui is the oldest and the strongest, if several towns send troops at the same time, he is the default commander, no wonder he is so angry, the Beiyang Army has not suffered much loss in the past few months, but in one day today, more than 1,500 people have lost, which is unacceptable to anyone.

"Compare, Zhiquan, I'm careless, but the opponent is really strong!" After Zhang Yongcheng admitted his mistake in a low voice, and then introduced today's situation, Duan Qirui listened to it, and his brows furrowed tightly, according to their previous understanding of the ** party army, they had received a little training, but they did not see blood, and they did not even have enough combat effectiveness, and the command was very chaotic.

According to what Zhang Yongcheng said, from some details, we know that this unit has definitely undergone strict training, and even those three-dimensional positions are not casually arranged.

"It seems that we have to see what the opponent on the other side is!" Duan Qirui said a little calmly.

Next, Duan Qirui and they faced up to the strength of this force, and began to prepare for this unit for 10 consecutive days, observing and charging, especially the targeted, infiltration attack method, they found that this unit is definitely the crown of all new armies, and their tactics are somewhat similar to the northwest, although there are so many artillery pieces in the northwest, but the grassroots command and soldier tactics are very similar.

Could it be that the Northwest secretly participated in the war, this idea made Duan Qirui a little shocked, the strength of the Northwest is strong, Duan Qirui, who has personally experienced it, understands very well that the Northwest sold arms to the ** Party before, Duan Qirui, as the high-level of the Beiyang Army, is also very clear, and even the reason why the Beiyang Army attacked without thorough training was also born from this, I thought that the Northwest was only selling arms on both sides, but now it seems that perhaps because of the momentum of Beiyang's attack, they will even intervene directly, although it is a hidden intervention of this scruples.

If this is the case, the other party only used the basic infantry, according to the previous 10 days, his understanding, the other side relied on a strong defense, even if it was bombarded by heavy artillery, there were not many casualties, once the Beiyang increased the offensive, the other side would not show the artillery.

I'm not sure how they transported the artillery to the south of the Yangtze River, but the northwest is inextricably linked with the foreign banks in Shanghai, once the Yangtze River is passed, not to mention 75 guns, 155 or even larger guns, it is possible, when the time comes, if the group is impacted, and encounters a heavy artillery attack, not to mention the fourth town and the fifth town, even if it is the third town, it is the same, flesh and blood face heavy artillery, but no matter what your strength is, the same death.

It's easy to control such a powerful military force, Duan Qirui is unwilling, waste this military power here, let the troops withdraw, conduct fire reconnaissance, and tentative attacks, and by the way, inform the rear of the news, he wants to get through Yuan Shikai's channel, know what the attitude of the northwest is, if the northwest directly sends troops, how they will react in Beiyang.

Yuan Zhai, Yuan Shikai has been in a good mood recently, above the Qing court, because of the successive victories of the Beiyang Army, at least nominally took back Shandong, Anhui, Henan and Hubei, and is now attacking Hunan, which is equivalent to a large part of the Central Plains and a large part of the southern provinces, all under the direct control of the center, so, Yuan Shikai's status is rising, in private, these chassis that have been taken back to control the chassis are also under the direct control of Beiyang, he controls more places, and the expanding strength makes Yuan Shikai's mentality also change. Compared with the previous desire to become a university scholar, the desire to enter the military aircraft department has been replaced by a greater desire to rule the whole of China.

For Yuan Shikai, it is only a matter of time to capture Changsha, if he is allowed to choose, he would rather be slower and annihilate the defenders under Changsha City, so that for Nanjing, for the entire southern ** party, the Beiyang Army can sweep them completely clean in the same way as the autumn wind sweeping the leaves.

In this state, Yuan Shikai received the battle report from the front line and Duan Qirui's call for help, and the thoughts in his heart were so angry, as if he was achieving his wish, he was poured a basin of cold water from top to bottom, and his high interest immediately fell to the bottom.

Now as soon as you can break through the defense line of the ** party and achieve the final victory, although I don't know if you can deal with the northwest with the integration of China's strength, but you are already on the road, at this time, if it is destroyed, it will be a big deal.

urgently met with all the staff, military, political, and the first time the Beiyang Group discussed the issue together, it was not the center, nor the south, but the northwest, and in the end he didn't say why, but Yuan Shikai, who was holding his breath, finally felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Yang Du to send a report to question the northwest. R1152