Zhuang Zigu, the commander of the first division of the first army, stood on the wall of Dangshan County and looked into the distance, he was very familiar with this place, when the old first division and the Qing soldiers fought here, the reason was because of him, when he fought a battle without losing or winning, and then the first division was forced to retreat, although the opponent Geng Jimao at that time had been awarded, but Zhuang Zigu has been haunted.

"Division commander, I heard that the Qing soldiers in Guide have been replaced by Haoge's troops, who is Haoge?" It was one of Zhuang Zigu's guards who was questioned.

"Hauge, this kid is the eldest son of the Tartar Emperor Huang Taiji, this kid didn't become the emperor, and was almost killed by Dolgon. It's a pity that Duoduo ran away, and if this guy was still here, our first division would have to capture him alive. ”

Zhuang Zigu was also extremely dissatisfied with Duoduo's transfer, he always remembered the scene outside Yangzhou City, Duoduo on horseback pointed at Yangzhou City with a horsewhip, and asked who the most desired opponent of the first army was, and I am afraid that no one in the whole army said that it was not Duoduo.

Just when Zhuang Zigu was still fantasizing about capturing Duoduo alive, a soldier came to report that the commander had arrived.

Liu Zhaoji returned to the familiar Xuzhou front, and he also felt a strange feeling in his heart, when the Yangzhou army had broken through Dangshan County and was about to launch an attack on Guide, it was forced to withdraw because Nanjing was attacked by the Tartars.

After arriving in Xuzhou, Liu Zhaoji did not immediately launch an attack, the first division and the cavalry brigade had just changed their equipment, and the artillery brigade had also changed their new artillery.

The cavalry brigade was issued with a cavalry rifle, which was not much different from the Yangzhou II type, except that it was slightly different in the butt and had a shorter barrel, and these changes were designed so that the cavalry could shoot on horseback.

Liu Zhaoji felt that the key to whether or not the current combat operation with Haoge could achieve great results was to see whether the cavalry brigade could fully play its role. This is also the reason why he paid special attention to the training of cavalry brigades.

Wang Zecheng, commander of the cavalry brigade, knew more about the new rifle than anyone else in the brigade, and he was the first person to use the 95 rifle except for a few "angels." Although the newly issued cavalry rifles were already very good, he still missed the original Type 95 rifle very much, but unfortunately the bullets ran out, and these rifles were also sealed by the Metropolitan Governor, and even the rifle that the commander had always regarded as a treasure was handed in. Now there is only one Zhao Quan in the entire national defense army, and only Liu Zhaoji has saved 200 rounds of bullets.

Wang Zecheng actually didn't know that these Type 95 rifles had already been distributed to the Seventh Division, and Chen Zilong had put a lot of effort into collecting thousands of rounds of bullet casings for the 95 rifles near Yangzhou, and reloaded thousands of rounds with these cartridge casings, hoping that these rifles would play a role at a critical time.

Luo Jian also wants to get a machine gun out and be able to produce rifles, the problem of machine guns is not too big, but the key is the cost. Although there is a bullet production line now, this production line is still extremely primitive, and many processes have to be completed manually, which greatly limits the output of bullets, and the machine gun consumes too many bullets, and Luo Jian just thinks about it.

Although Liu Zhaoji did not praise Wang Zecheng when he was in the cavalry brigade, he felt that this kid was really good, and it had been more than half a month. The whole brigade has been able to use the rifle relatively proficiently, and this kid must have put a lot of thought into it.

Out of the cavalry brigade. Liu Zhaoji came to the First Division non-stop, and he was also concerned about the progress of the training of the First Division.

"Uncle Xian, how is the training of your first division? Are the tactical moves issued by the General Staff being practiced? As soon as he saw Zhuang Zigu, Liu Zhaoji asked bluntly.

"Commander, why haven't you practiced? The boys have practiced very hard, but this training method is too costly, and you have to report to the logistics department, commander, that the clothing of our first division must be double-guaranteed. ”

Zhuang Zigu was extremely concerned about training, and if the new equipment was in the hands of the first division, it would not be effective. He Zhuang Zigu also felt shameless to go to see the military commander and the governor.

Liu Zhaoji ignored Zhuang Zigu's complaints about clothing, and heard that the training of the first division was tight, so without saying a word, he called Zhuang Zigu to the training ground of the first division outside the city.

Seeing the soldiers crawling in the snow and the tactical movements began to look a little decent, Liu Zhaoji nodded secretly. Before coming to Xuzhou, at Luo Jian's suggestion, he made a special trip to the Marine Corps and carefully observed their training, and now the training method of the First Division was determined on the basis of the tactical manual issued by the General Staff Headquarters and with reference to the training of the Marine Corps.

After watching the training of the first division, Liu Zhaoji had a bottom in his heart, and immediately ordered the army staff to notify the generals above the army corps to hold an operational meeting, and the governor of the capital had already set off for Shandong, where the battle was about to start, and Henan must also take combat action at the same time, so that the Manchu court had no time to react.

Just as Liu Zhaoji was about to hold a battle meeting, Haoge was also convening the generals in the palace of Guide to Germany.

There were not many generals who participated in the Haoge military conference, such as Luo Luohun, Belenikan, Gushan Ezhendu, the Han general "Morgen" guard Li Guohan, Liu Jinzhong, the rebel general of the former Great Western Army, and Zeng Ying, the rebel general of the former Ming Army.

From Yungui was withdrawn to Henan, Haoge was actually unwilling in his heart, he was already incompatible with Dolgon because of the competition for the throne, Dolgon has been looking for trouble for him, the so-called "mountain is high and the emperor is far away", it is of course best to be far away.

However, the Empress Dowager personally wrote a letter to him, in which she said that the Qing Dynasty had now reached the critical point of life and death, and hoped that he would put aside his personal prejudices and make every effort to save the Qing Dynasty first. The words were quite earnest, and Hauge put down his frame, led the army to retreat quickly, and finally arrived in Guide at the end of November last year.

Duoduo was finally able to take care of the overall situation, and did not leave, but stayed for three days after the army left, and gave Hauge a detailed introduction to the situation of the Wehrmacht on the other side, and repeatedly cared that the Wehrmacht should not be regarded as the former Ming army or the Great Western Army, although Hauge was a little disapproving, but still very grateful to Duoduo.

Duoduo not only left Hauge "golden and jade good words", but also left all the firearms in his army to Hauge, including more than 100 red-coated cannons, which is very practical, although Hauge felt that the Manchurian warriors did not need these things, but he still understood Duoduo's kindness.

Some time ago, the scout had already reported that the Wehrmacht stationed in Dangshan County seemed to be making a big move, which attracted Hauge's attention, he had only heard Duoduo introduce that he was going to face the Fifth Division of the Wehrmacht, the Fifth Division was originally Huang Degong's subordinate, and was later reorganized by the Yangzhou Army, and after being equipped with firearms, its combat power was already extraordinary, and the Qing soldiers had suffered many times in their hands.

Now the fifth division seems to have been transferred, which national defense army has been transferred here, Hauge is still waiting for the news of the spies, today finally got accurate news, it is the first army of the national defense army to Xuzhou, this news made Hauge shocked, the establishment of the national defense force Hauge is clear, he knows that an army and a division are completely different things.

The first army changed to Xuzhou, it was definitely not to invite him to a banquet, how to deal with the most powerful troops of the National Defense Army, Haoge had no idea for a while, in a hurry, Haoge gathered the main generals, and wanted to discuss a countermeasure.

"I don't believe that the Wehrmacht has three heads and six arms, Prince Su, why don't you let me take 10,000 horses to try their weight first?" As a warrior of the Manchu Dynasty, although he was not as brave as Aobai, he was also famous in the Manchu Dynasty, and he was very unimpressed with Duoduo's explanation.

Hauge is very clear-headed, he knows that fighting with the Wehrmacht cannot rely on personal bravery, which has formed a consensus in the Qing army, and Hauge has long known it.

Glancing at Du Class, Haoge said coldly: "Do you think your martial arts can surpass Aobai?" How did Ao Bai die, haven't you heard of it? It was a woman who killed him, and the woman killed him with only such a large firearm! Hauge said, gesturing with his hand.

Hauge's reprimand made Du Zhi shut up, and the others were speechless for a while.

It was Nikan who broke the silence in the field, "Prince Su, in my opinion, we can't fight head-on with the Wehrmacht, the imperial court has already informed us of the previous battles, its firepower is extremely powerful, if we fight in the field outside the city, its 10,000 people can fight our 100,000 people." ”

"Then according to what you mean, we can only rely on the fortified city to defend?" Hauge was also not very satisfied with Nikan's statement, which was purely to increase the morale of others and destroy his own prestige.

"Prince Su, the last general thinks that we should focus on defense, but we must give full play to the advantages of our Qing cavalry, if the cavalry suddenly kills quickly after the Wehrmacht is arrayed, as long as the terrain is well chosen, it will be able to inflict heavy damage."

Li Guohan saw that Haoge was not satisfied with the statement of the two, thought for a long time, and gave Haoge an idea. Although Li Guohan is a Han Chinese, he followed Nurhachi to raise troops very early, and he is considered a veteran of the Qing army, and his identity is quite different from other Han army generals, in fact, he was also sent by Dolgon to contain Haoge, but now that the enemy is present, Haoge has let go of his prejudices with Dolgon, and he Li Guohan does not dare to pick Haoge's thorn again.

Li Guohan didn't expect him to come up with an idea casually and speak to Haoge's heart, after listening to Li Guohan's words, Haoge patted the arm of the chair and stood up.

"Yes, we just want to use cavalry to kill and wound them in large numbers, if our 48,000 cavalry can destroy the Wehrmacht, it will be exhausted, and it will be worth it." Speaking of this, Hauge's eyes showed a hint of coldness, and he heard that Luo Luohun and Nikan and other cavalry generals were all chilled.

"Let me make it clear to you, this battle is related to the life and death of my Qing Dynasty, if the return to Germany is defeated, then Henan will not be guaranteed, Henan will not be guaranteed, then the grain of the two lakes will have no way to be transported to the capital, and now the Qing Dynasty is gathering heavy troops in Gyeonggi to fight to the death with the main force of the National Defense Army, and we are to ensure the grain passage for them." Hauge sat down, took a sip of water, and then said in a deep voice.

Looking up and glancing at the generals in the seat, Hauge stood up again, and his voice began to reveal a ruthlessness.

"This battle is mainly fighting, let's use three or four people to fight one of them, we will be considered victorious, if we can fight the Wehrmacht, then we will win a complete victory. This is the most important part of this operation, so you must keep it in mind! If you die on the battlefield, your family will be raised by the court, and if you cower, you will be killed! (To be continued.) )