Took Padang in two days? After learning the news, Yan Guang and Wang Yaowu and others in the wartime headquarters were also dumbfounded.

You must know that according to their estimates, even with the fastest speed, it will take a week for Zhu Qinglan to take Badong County. Of course, if special means are used, maybe three days will be enough.

For example, more than 200 artillery pieces from three artillery regiments were used to bombard Patong County uninterruptedly, until Patong County was bombarded into ruins. Although the Beiyang Army is the elite of the world, the Guoshe Army is not a foreign tribe invading the country after all, and the Beiyang Army is not defending the country, and the Guoshe and Beiyang are just two groups of warlords who want to compete for the world. If it really hits that point, the will of the Beiyang Army may not be able to hold on.

However, let's not mention the amount of ammunition required to do so, and I'm afraid there will be no more places in Padang County in the future. What's more, this is also a test for logistics, you must know that there are not many transport ships in the hands of the National Social Army now, and the throughput of the temporary wharf in Padang County is not very good, otherwise Badong County would not have been established in the current location.

"I really didn't expect it..."First asked the military doctor to help put on the jaw that had fallen, and looking at the telegram he had just gotten in his hand, Yan Guang smiled bitterly at Wang Yaowu and the others beside him. It seems that we still have to thank this guy named Ma Bond, and I don't know how to find this guy and send me thanks and rewards. "When it comes to Ma Bond, I don't know why Yan Guang always has an inexplicable sense of immediacy.

Speaking of which, Yan Guang is much luckier than Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui, although the telegraph office in Badong County has ascended to heaven (even if it is not blown up by the people of the Military Intelligence Bureau, it will be sent to the sky by the follow-up shelling), but Zhu Qinglan has a wireless telegraph machine with the army, and he does not need such a boring thing as a telegraph office at all. So after taking Badong County, Zhu Qinglan passed the good news to Yan Guang, and he was half a day earlier than Li Yuanhong and them.

Hearing Yan Guang's words, Wang Yaowu on the side also smiled.

"Boss, I'm afraid that at this time, Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong want to find this Ma Bond more than you, so you might as well give up..."

"That's what I'm saying..."Thinking about the expressions on the faces of Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong and others after getting the news of the loss of Badong, Yan Guang also laughed.

Just as Wang Yaowu said, at this time, Li Yuanhong really wanted to find Ma Bond, and then break him to pieces, and break his body into thousands of pieces, but it's a pity, maybe he knows how much Li Yuanhong misses him now, this Ma Bond actually abandoned his wife and children in Wuhan, and he didn't know where to hide alone, even the pro-soldiers who sent him out of Padang were the same, so that Li Yuanhong didn't know who to find even if he wanted to vent his anger.

"By the way, Governor, since Padang County has been taken, do you want to adjust your strategy?"

"For example?"

"For example, the Sichuan Water Army, can you let them go to Padang now?"

Originally, Yan Guang did not allow the Sichuan Navy to go to Badong to participate in the war, in addition to cultivating the actual combat ability of the Kuomintang Army and not wanting the Sichuan Navy to suffer losses too early, another point was that there was no suitable forward base. Now that Padang has been taken, is it possible to build Padang into a transit station and a forward base? Where to send the Sichuan naval army?

Although Badong County is still a little smaller, it is better than nothing, and Badong is only more than 100 kilometers away from Yichang, so such a distance is nothing for the Sichuan Navy.

Besides, if you want to build Padang into a transit station, you can't help but expand and repair the existing wharf, if Tang Qianming's fleet comes to disturb at this time...

Although Tang Qianming's fleet is not the opponent of the artillery of the Second Army, if people come over to disturb you if they are fine, you don't want to expand the dock with peace of mind, after all, people can sail on the river, and your artillery can only stand by in place...

"Do you want to guard against the attack of Tang Qianming's fleet..."

Hearing Wang Yaowu say this, Yan Guang also thought about it a little.

In the end, however, he asked his officer corps, the students who had just graduated with the best grades from the military academy, and finally decided to send the Sichuan Navy to Badong to guard against the possible Tang Qianming fleet.

And after learning that his fleet was about to be transferred to Padang, the newly appointed fleet commander He Wenjun was also excited.

You must know that although his Sichuan naval army is not as competitive as the army, but don't think about the military exploits or anything, after all, among the enemies that can be imagined now, only Beiyang has a more decent naval army, and when the battle with Beiyang is over, he will probably only be able to retire on the warship...

After all, in his fleet, each gunboat has 8 120 caliber naval guns and 8 75 guns, and the 15 gunboats have a total of 120 caliber naval guns and 120 75 caliber naval guns, all of which are even stronger than the three artillery regiments of Zhu Qinglan's Second Army.

However, in the end, Yan Guang used the above reasons to refuse He Wenjun's invitation to fight, which also made He Wenjun depressed for a long time. Now that he learned that Yan Guang actually allowed himself to lead the fleet to Badong, He Wenjun was naturally excited.

On September 12, 1913, 15 hedgehog-like German-made shallow gunboats went to Padang under the leadership of He Wenjun to help in the battle. In the Yucheng naval base, only a few iron-hulled gunboats from the former Qing Dynasty remained.

On the dock, looking at the 15 shallow gunboats leaving the port, Yan Guang also muttered softly.

"The navy, I don't know when they will be able to change from the navy to the navy..."Yan Guang said and looked at Wang Yaowu again. What happened there in the Naval Design Bureau? "Now there is no position of Minister of the Navy in the military and political axe, and the deputy minister is also concurrently held by He Wenjun, so Yan Guang can only ask Wang Yaowu about this kind of question.

"With the help of German designers, the destroyer has been designed, the cruiser is nearing completion, and now only the shipyard is left ...

The German designers invited by Yan Guang are very experienced, and there are many warships on the German side that can be used as references, so the design work is progressing smoothly. However, the task of these designers is mainly to train designers who belong to China, so they don't need to design too quickly.

"That's fine."

As he spoke, Yan Guang looked at the shipyard that was still under construction in the distance.

"Let's try to see if this shipyard will be completed first, or if I will hit the coast first..."

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Just as Yan Guang was standing on the dock to see off He Wenjun and his fleet, Yuan Shikai, who was far away in Yanjing, smashed several teacups in the presidential palace.

"Bastard, what a bastard!"

If the final result is that Beiyang's military skills are not as good as others, Yuan Shikai will not be like this, but who said that the fall of Badong County is really too dramatic? Such a result really made Yuan Shikai angry.

Just when everyone was hiding to the side, so as not to touch Yuan Shikai's moldy head, Yuan Shikai's henchman Yang Shiqi walked closer and persuaded softly.

"Gong Bao, don't be too angry, be careful of ruining your body."

It's no wonder that Yang Shiqi said this, perhaps because of the Second Revolution recently, Yuan Shikai's health is obviously much worse than in previous years, especially in recent times. Then thinking about the rumors that the man in the Yuan family is only 60, Yang Shiqi also has to worry...

You must know that although Sun and Huang have fled to the Kuomintang, and the Kuomintang is also fragmented, there are still Yan Guang and the National Socialist Party, if something goes wrong with Yuan Shikai at this time, I am afraid that Beiyang will be unlucky.

Trying to ease the anger in his heart, Yuan Shikai sat down in his seat with a wry smile, and then patted Yang Shiqi's hand, signaling that he didn't have to worry about himself.

"That Ma Bond should be killed!"

"That Ma Bangde really deserves to be killed, but Gong Bao doesn't have to be too angry..."Yang Shiqi chuckled lightly. Now Li Yuanhong definitely wants to kill this Ma Bangde more than Gong Bao, Hubei is his land, and Gong Bao only needs to wait patiently. ”

At this time, a subordinate came over with tea, and after taking a few sips of the teacup, Yuan Shikai said to Yang Shiqi.

"Xingcheng, what do you think we should do now?"

"Now..."

Yang Shiqi took a few steps back and forth in front of Yuan Shikai before stopping.

In addition to the three infantry divisions that have arrived in Padang County, there is also a division that is being drawn from Wuxi and two divisions that have just arrived in Kaixian, and the total strength of the army is more than 70,000 people in six divisions. And our forces in the vicinity of Hubei, in addition to the three divisions of Li Yuanhong's army, are the two divisions of Duan Zhiquan's First Army. In addition to Lei Zhenchun's division, which needed to be stationed in Nanjing to prevent the return of the revolutionary party, Feng Huafu's Second Army also included Yang Shande's Fourth Division and Qiao Yunpeng's Fifth Division, as well as the Zhili Mixed Brigade, the Fengtian Mixed Brigade, and Zhang Xun's Wuwei Front Army. The total strength of the army is more than 100,000 men in eight divisions and two mixed brigades, which has a great advantage in strength. ”

As he spoke, Yang Shiqi turned to look at Yuan Shikai.

"But it's okay to say that our Beiyang Army has arrived, Zhang Xun's Wuwei Front Army also has some combat strength, but Li Yuanhong's Hubei Army ......... In the Battle of Padang, Ma Bond, as the commander-in-chief, actually fled without a fight, although it was the most unbearable division in the Hubei army, but something could be seen from it, so I thought it would be best to send two more divisions south to support..."

Hearing Yang Shiqi say this, Yuan Shikai also nodded.

Although Ma Bangde's division did not represent the Hubei army, Yuan Shikai also saw the combat effectiveness of these provincial armies from the Second Revolution and the Battle of Badong.

"The Hubei army is really in decline..."Recalling that Zhang Zhidong's Hubei New Army and his own Beiyang New Army were bright for a while, Yuan Shikai sighed deeply when he looked at the Hubei Army under Li Yuanhong now. Let Zhang Shaozeng and Meng Enyuan go south to help in the war..."

Zhang Shaozeng's 20th Division and Meng Enyuan's 23rd Division were both old troops in the late Qing Dynasty, and Yuan Shikai didn't have to worry about what problems they would have against the Nationalist Army.

And after receiving Yuan Shikai's order, Yang Shiqi also bowed his hand.

"Yes."

(To be continued)