Before the ancient battlefield of Dingjun Mountain, the heavy artillery of the Sichuan army was mighty, destroying all the Beiyang military fortifications on the mountain, more than 40 kilograms of shells burst open, blowing up the huge mountain rocks into casual, and the scattered trees were also blown to the sky, and the gravel and sediment fell on the top of the soldiers of the Beiyang Army like a storm, and the entire Beiyang Army could only be beaten passively, looking embarrassed, and Han Fuyu was also very anxious at this time.

According to the original plan, the brigade commander Feng Yuxiang asked him to stick to Dingjun Mountain, give the Sichuan army a dismount, and then try to contact the Sichuan army, this idea is precisely because of Feng Yuxiang's new combat effectiveness of his subordinates, Feng Yuxiang did not follow the standards of ordinary soldiers, but according to the standards of officers when training soldiers, Feng Yuxiang is ambitious, born in troubled times should have something to do, Feng Yuxiang is to regard this army as a seed, for the future development of more troops to lay the foundation.

It is precisely because of this Feng Yuxiang's troop training is extremely strict, and the combat effectiveness is also in the forefront of Beiyang, so Feng Yuxiang, down to every soldier is full of confidence, but as soon as they fight, they are completely blinded, the equipment of the Sichuan army is far superior to their own, and the Beiyang Army now has only a huge sense of powerlessness in the face of aircraft and heavy artillery, seeing that one soldier after another was blown apart, and the stumps and broken legs were thrown all over the hillside, no one could bear this pressure.

At this moment, the artillery fire of the Sichuan army weakened and began to charge towards the top of the mountain on a large scale, Han Fuyu's eyes were red: "Brothers, don't lose the face of Chief Feng, you must teach this group of Sichuan rats a hard lesson, let them know the power of the Beiyang Army!" ”

Han Fuyu shouted that the troops finally settled down and began to fight back, Feng Yuxiang's training was really strict, although these soldiers suffered heavy losses, they were still able to stabilize their positions and began to fight back in an orderly manner, from this point alone, Feng Yuxiang said that there is a reason why he can become the overlord of one side in the future.

The Sichuan soldiers who were charging were subjected to fierce fire from the Beiyang Army, and the soldiers who rushed to the front fell to the ground one after another, and the rest of the soldiers hurriedly covered with machine guns and mortars, but the Beiyang still temporarily suppressed the Sichuan Army by virtue of its geographical advantages.

Liu Xiang commanded at the rear of the position, thinking that a charge could take down Dingjun Mountain, but now that he saw that the opponent was far more tenacious than he imagined, he was not willing to delay time, the military supplies of the Sichuan army were not very sufficient, and they could only last for half a month, so it was necessary to fight quickly.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiang immediately ordered the Air Force to dispatch, eight planes carrying heavy bombs slowly flew to a height of more than 500 meters above the Beiyang Army, and in an instant one bomb after another fell from the plane, the Beiyang Army did not have the slightest air defense weapons, nor was it prepared in this regard, and now in the face of the threat from the air, they were helpless, and they didn't even know to dodge, the bombs quickly landed, setting off a violent explosion sound, compared to the heavy artillery, the bombs falling in the air were more powerful, and the damage was more amazing, The soldiers who were about to explode were all torn apart, and the violent explosion shattered the rocks again, and the flying rubble caused a second injury, and the eight flying frames turned in a circle, almost everyone on the position was injured, and Han Fuyu's head was also wiped off a piece of skin by the stones, and blood flowed.

At this time, the Sichuan army began to rush to the top of the mountain again, at this time there were less than a hundred people on the top of the mountain, and the entire battalion was abandoned, this kind of casualty Han Fuyu was also frightened, and the soldiers under his command did not want to escape, but were a little confused by this fierce attack, at this time Han Fuyu's head was still clear, and he knew that if he continued to fight, the whole army would be destroyed, so he ordered to retreat quickly.

The Sichuan army occupied Dingjun Mountain, Han Fuyu fled to Mian County with the remnants of the defeated generals, Feng Yuxiang retreated quickly with the army that night, and swept the warehouse of Mian County when he left, and the Sichuan army occupied Mian County without blood, and then Nanzheng also fell into the hands of the Sichuan army, and the whole Hanzhong was crumbling.

At this time, Chen Shufan, the governor of Shaanxi, also telegraphed the whole country to announce that he would join the protection of [***] and jointly discuss Yuan, and immediately after Chen Shufan, the governor of Shanxi, Yan Xishan, also announced that he would read the power, and the protection of [***] reached nine provinces at once, accounting for half of China, and the situation in the world changed.

In this case, Xu Shuzheng came to Yucheng on behalf of Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng heard about Shaanxi and Shanxi on the road, Xu Shuzheng's mood became worse and worse, along the Sichuan-Han Railway into Sichuan, along the way Xu Shuzheng was deeply shocked, the Sichuan-Han Railway was built between the mountains and mountains, the road was full of tunnels and bridges, the difficulty of construction can be imagined, but Sichuan built this railway, the shock of Xu Shuzheng is conceivable.

Xu Shuzheng also made some efforts to Sichuan at this time, painstakingly studied the rise of Qiao Yu, after seeing the situation in Sichuan, Xu Shuzheng gradually had a judgment, Sichuan can develop rapidly to a large extent is to seize the opportunity of the European war, relying on the orders and technical support of the great powers to make Sichuan's economy take off, the benefits of participating in the war are huge, but it is a pity that Yuan Shikai does not have this concept, there is no economic planning at all, although the light industry is also developing rapidly, but how to compare the production of flour with the production of guns.

Thinking of this, Xu Shuzheng became more and more firm in his opinion, that is, after this turmoil passed, Beiyang must actively participate in the war, not only send workers, but also send troops, with the support of the great powers to regain control of the country in their hands, and offset the influence of the Sichuan system.

"Qiao Shuai, you are really scared, Duan Gong asked me to bring it to you!"

"Is Zhion in good health? This major event in the world is inseparable from Duan Lao's appearance! ”

"Duan Gong is fine, thank you Qiao Shuai for greetings!"

Qiao Yu took Xu Shuzheng to the Shuai's mansion, and the two of them sat opposite each other, Xu Shuzheng took the lead in speaking: "Qiao Shuai, we have made an agreement before, stop military contention, and the Sichuan army is now openly marching into Hanzhong, which is really against the preface!" ”

Qiao Yu shook his head: "Vice Chief Xu, our agreement is to stop large-scale military operations, and the Sichuan army entered Shaanxi just to pursue the remnants of Lu Jianzhang, as for the reading power of Chen Shufan and Yan Xishan, this account cannot be counted on the Sichuan army, but Yuan Shikai is really unpopular with the emperor, the general trend is inevitable, and the Beiyang side must also recognize this situation and let Yuan Shikai abdicate as soon as possible, only in this way can a larger-scale civil war be avoided!" ”

"Qiao Shuai, Duke Yuan can abdicate and restore the republican system, but Duke Yuan should continue to serve as the president!"

"Is that what Chion meant?"

"This is the meaning of the generals of the Beiyang!" Xu Shuzheng said firmly: "Yuan Gong is the first official president of the Republic of China, with high prestige, although there are some mistakes, but the flaws are not hidden, and he can still continue to serve as the president!" ”

Qiao Yu also had the same resolute attitude: "Yuan Shikai is the emperor, he has turned his back on the Republic of China, how can this kind of person still be the president, I suggest that Vice President Li Yuanhong take over, Vice President Li is the first righteous father, highly respected, and is the best candidate for the president!" ”

The two sides fell into a stalemate on the first issue, Duan Qirui continued to let Yuan Shikai serve as the president, hoping to avoid the split of Beiyang and let Yuan Shikai act as a link, but also to show outsiders that Duan Qirui was nostalgic for the old love, and did not force the benefactor Yuan Shikai too much, whether in terms of name or profit, Duan Qirui would not agree to give up Yuan Shikai.

"Qiao Shuai, I want to discuss this matter with Zhi Weng again, let's talk about it next time!"

"That's fine, Xu Ci has come a long way, and he should take a rest, tomorrow I am going to ask Xu Ci to visit the Sichuan Army's arsenal, I don't know if Xu Ci is willing to appreciate the light?"

"Guests are as they please!" Of course, Xu Shuzheng knew that this was Qiao Yu's demonstration, but he couldn't refuse, and he also wanted to see how much strength Sichuan had, so he readily agreed to Qiao Yu's invitation.

The next day, Qiao Yu personally accompanied Xu Shuzheng to the Sichuan Arsenal, and now dozens of military enterprises have appeared in Sichuan, but the largest, the most complete products, and the highest technical level are still the Sichuan Arsenal, which is also the research and development center of new weapons in Sichuan.

After Xu Shuzheng entered the factory, he had a different feeling, the whole factory area was magnificent and orderly, without the chaotic feeling of other factories, and the workers performed their duties, and did not disrupt the work process because of the arrival of big people.

"Vice Chief Xu, the Sichuan Arsenal exported 100,000 rifles and 20 million rounds of ammunition from Russia last year, and the next export will be dominated by artillery and various vehicles.

Although Qiao Yu said that he was pointing, but in fact he was showing off his strength, although Xu Shuzheng was trying to maintain calm on the side, but he was also rattling in his heart, Sichuan was able to produce so many weapons, that is, Sichuan's arms can basically be self-sufficient, which is too important for an army, although Beiyang now controls several arsenals in his hands, but they are all old factories left over from the former Qing Dynasty, which cannot meet the needs of Beiyang at all.

Therefore, from the perspective of military supplies alone, Beiyang did not complain about the defeat this time, Qiao Yu took Xu Shuzheng through two production areas in a row, Xu Shuzheng could see the rifles on the assembly line one after another, as well as countless bullets and shells, these are the best proof of Sichuan's strength.

After entering the weapon test area, Xu Shuzheng was suddenly dumbfounded, only to see a huge steel monster appear in front of Xu Shuzheng's eyes, only to see that this monster was more than two meters high, and there was a black hole cannon placed on it, and the hideous muzzle showed the power to destroy everything.

"Dashuai, Xu Cichang, this is a 75-mm self-propelled gun modified from the ground of our factory with armored vehicles, which is also the first in the world, with a speed of more than 10 kilometers per hour, and a seven-millimeter protective armor is installed on the front, which has a very survivability and has been recognized by the French side, and will soon be handed over to the French side for use."

When he heard that France was going to use this weapon, Xu Shuzheng's shock was even greater, and being able to make the powers admit it was enough to prove Sichuan's strength in the military industry, and Beiyang must quickly catch up.