Tianzhen County is adjacent to Zhili Province, at the junction of Zhili and Shanxi Province, the geographical location is very important, and the business is particularly developed, and Tianxiang Restaurant is the best restaurant in Tianzhen County, and it is also the best restaurant in Datong Province, even within a radius of two or three hundred miles, it is also the first restaurant.

The Dragon and Tiger Army launched an attack on Tianzhen County in the morning, and Wang Jundao sat in the Tianxiang Restaurant in Tianzhen County at noon, and it has to be said that the Dragon and Tiger Army's combat ability is strong.

Before the wine and food came up, Yang Poyu personally reported to Wang Jundao on the battle situation of the battle of Tianzhen County: "Commander, now the First Army has defeated the main force of the 20,000 Jin Army stationed in Tianzhen County, annihilated more than 4,000 enemies, captured more than 12,000 enemies, and more than 3,000 people fled to Yanggao County, and the cavalry brigade composed of the first division, the second division and the cavalry regiments directly under the first, third, and fifth army corps have also gone to pursue, and Yanggao County will be taken tomorrow morning at the latest." ”

Wang Jundao nodded and said, "Yes, it's much faster than I expected, how about the casualties of our army?" ”

Yang Poyu said: "One hundred and thirty-seven people were sacrificed, one hundred and six people were seriously injured, and three hundred and thirty-nine people were lightly injured. ”

Wang Jundao nodded slightly, and said: "It can be regarded as a big victory, tell the soldiers, collect the remains of the sacrificed soldiers, after cremation, divide the ashes into three parts, and deal with them according to military regulations, one is looking for a feng shui treasure to bury, build a martyr's cemetery, and one goes with the army, and after the victory, enter the Chinese Heroes Hall of the Yanjing Temple of Earth, enjoy eternal admiration, and one with relics, pensions, martyr certificates, etc., after the end of the war, the officers will form an officer condolence group to personally escort them home." ”

Yang Poyu said in a deep voice: "Yes, commander." ”

After a short time, the wine and food came up one after another, and along with the wine and food, there was also a wireless telegraph from Datong County.

At present, Wang Jundao's China Military Weapons Research Institute has developed a relatively advanced wireless telegraph, which can transmit a telegraph at a distance of 400 to 600 kilometers, while the space distance between Tianzhen County and Datong County is only 40 or 50 kilometers.

After reading the good news, Wang Jundao smiled and said to Yang Poyu: "The Second Army has captured Datong County, annihilated 5,000 enemies, captured 9,000 enemies, and captured the Datong Prefect, Datong County County Commander and other officials, Datong General Ma Jin led 5,000 troops to flee to Huairen County, Xu Jian has sent two divisions to pursue, and also sent a brigade north to Yanggao County, preparing to cooperate with the First Army Corps to attack the 10,000 Jin troops in Yanggao County from the north and south. ”

When the words fell, Yang Poyu smiled and said: "In this way, 40,000 of the 60,000 Jin troops entrenched in Datong Mansion have been defeated by our army, and more than 10,000 Jin troops in Yanggao County have also fallen into encirclement. ”

Wang Jundao said with a smile: "Yes, as long as Huairen County is taken, the entire territory of Datong Mansion will not be a problem, as long as Datong Mansion is won, Shanxi will not be a problem, come, we will drink, it will be regarded as a celebration banquet in advance." ”

Seeing Wang Jundao raise his wine glass, Yang Poyu was naturally polite, and raised his glass accordingly, and Chief of Staff Chu Feng and others also raised their wine glasses.

Different from the relaxed atmosphere of Tianxiang Restaurant, Taiyuan, Shanxi, the Patrol Mansion has been covered in a dark cloud, because Datong Mansion was attacked by the Dragon and Tiger Army, and the news that Tianzhen County and Datong County were captured has been transmitted by Ma Jin to the Shanxi Governor Yuxian through cable telegrams.

Li Tingxiao, the political envoy of Shanxi, Lu Changyi, the chief soldier of Taiyuan, He Fukun, the commander of Yuxian's personal army, and other Yuxian's henchmen, all gathered together, and no one could easily get up.

Thinking that yesterday he was ashamed to say that even if Wang Jundao had an army of 100,000, he didn't want to take advantage of Shanxi, and now that Wang Jundao had already led the army to conquer Tianzhen County and Datong County, Lu Changyi couldn't help but feel a hot face, this is a naked slap in the face.

Of course, Lu Changyi's heart was more frightened, and he was afraid of the combat effectiveness of the Dragon and Tiger Army.

The 40,000 army, stationed in Tianzhen and Datong counties, although the weapons are not advanced, but everyone has guns, and the ammunition is quite sufficient, but they did not even hold out in the morning, through the words of the telegram from Datong, Lu Changyi knew that the Dragon and Tiger Army did not use many troops at all, and only one round of artillery bombardment, one round of charge, most of the 40,000 Jin army was defeated.

These 40,000 Jin troops are all the elite of the Jin army, and they can't even resist it in the morning.

How powerful is the Dragon Tiger Army? Lu Changyi finally realized the helplessness and grievances that Wang Jundao took only half a month to recover Tianjin last year, which directly forced Yuan Shikai to leave Xinjiang Province.

Thinking of the scene when the Dragon and Tiger Army broke through Taiyuan and captured him and his family, he shuddered a little, and for a while, the idea of surrender was born in his heart.

Is it just that he has this idea? Why didn't Li Tingxiao have? He is just a political envoy, although he has the idea of being loyal to the king, but he does not have the courage to die generously, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty has perished, the one who was loyal before' Jun 'is also dead, in the past few months, he once thought that Wang Jundao's Chinese imperial political axe was surrounded by strong enemies, there was no way out, so he decided to support Yu Xian, if the Manchu Qing rebuilt in the future, he could become a veteran, if the Manchu Qing could not be rebuilt, and Yu Xian could be attacked from all sides when Wang Jundao was attacked from all sides, he could also get more benefits, but now Wang Jundao's army showed combat effectiveness to crush his little bit of mind, and he also had the idea of surrendering.

Compared with losing his surname, his family was ruined, and he was written as an incompetent and pedantic person by the victor, he was willing to be a minister, with his identity, even if he surrendered, he would not get the treatment of today's high-ranking officials, but it was no problem to protect his family and be a rich man.

However, Yuxian didn't speak, how could he dare to say what he thought in his heart?

After a long while, Yuxian finally got rid of the fear in his heart because of the terrifying offensive of the Dragon and Tiger Army, raised his head, slowly looked at the henchmen present, and said: "The 40,000 Jin army was defeated by the Dragon and Tiger Army, Datong Mansion has been lost, and the northern gateway of Shanxi has been completely opened, the next step, the target of the Dragon and Tiger Army must be Shuoping Mansion, we only have 5,000 Jin troops in Shuoping Mansion, and we can't resist the attack of the Dragon and Tiger Army at all. Datong's 60,000 troops can't resist the pace of the Dragon and Tiger Army, and the 3,000 troops of Daizhou naturally can't be the opponent of the Dragon and Tiger Army, even if from Datong Mansion to Daizhou, there are Sanggan River, Yanmen Pass and other dangerous places, and Shuozhou as an intermediate barrier, and from Daizhou to Taiyuan, there are Xinkou, Hutuo River, Shiling Pass and other natural dangers, as well as Xinzhou, Yangqu County and other buffer zones, but with Wang Jundao's army, to come to Taiyuan City, it is estimated that it will not take more than 15 days, and Taiyuan only has 50,000 Jin troops, of which more than 30,000 are undertrained, The recruits who lack guns and ammunition can't resist the front of the Dragon and Tiger Army. ”

Lu Changyi had followed Yuxian for more than ten years, so he naturally guessed what Yuxian was thinking, and said, "My lord, do you plan not to resist?" ”

Yuxian nodded and said: "Resistance is only failure, I plan to lead the army, leave Shanxi, and defect to Songfan, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu." ”

When the words fell, Li Tingxiao said directly: "My lord, with all due respect, with the combat effectiveness that the Dragon and Tiger Army is showing now, it is only a matter of time to capture Shaanxi. ”

Yu Xian's brows furrowed deeply when he heard this, although Li Tingxiao's words were harsh, but they were indeed true, and he asked with a calm face: "Then what do you think we should do now?" ”

Li Tingxiao didn't care about Yu Xian's face at all, the reason why Yu Xian was able to feed so many troops in Shanxi was largely due to him, he believed that Yu Xian was not the kind of person who didn't know what to do, so he said two words: "Surrender!" ”

Surrender?

A light flashed in Yu Xian's eyes, and he didn't speak, but He Fukun, the commander of Yu Xian's own army, said sharply: "Li Tingxiao, if you talk nonsense again, even if the adults don't punish you, I will kill you with my own hands." ”

Li Tingxiao was not afraid, and said: "I just understand the situation, I don't talk nonsense, whether to surrender or not, it is up to the adults to decide, if the adults choose to surrender, I will surrender, if the adults choose to fight to the death, I, Li Tingxiao, am also willing to follow the adults to advance and retreat!" ”

He is taking retreat as the method of advancement, and after listening to his words, He Fukun naturally has nothing to say.

Yu Xian glanced at Li Tingxiao deeply, about to see what he was thinking, but Li Tingxiao's face was calm, his face was calm, there was nothing abnormal at all, and in the end, Yu Xian could only shake his head helplessly, and said to everyone: "You all retreat first, it's too late to transfer troops to Datong now, you let me calm down." ”

At this time, Lu Changyi said: "My lord, the Dragon and Tiger Army has been menacing from the north, you ordered me to lead the soldiers of Taiyuan to support, no matter how long the support lasts, at least it can slow down the arrival of the Dragon and Tiger Army in Taiyuan, and win enough time for your lordship, your lordship can transfer the armies of Hedong, Pingding, and Zezhou back to Taiyuan, plus your lord's personal soldiers and the elite of the seven thousand Jin army, the Dragon and Tiger Army is tired from afar, and your adult may not have no chance of winning." ”

Yuxian waved his hand and said, "Knowing that you are invincible, why let the soldiers give their lives in vain?" Soldiers also have parents, wives and children! Besides, even if I transfer troops from all over the country back to Taiyuan, the Dragon and Tiger Army will be tired, and the Jin Army will also be tired, so it is better not to take advantage of it at all. Alright, you all go back first, let me think about it, and I'll give you an answer by tomorrow evening. (To be continued.) )