Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Battle of the Jinghan Line (19)

Li Yuanhong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, now you want to annex my territory, okay? Knowing this, it is better to let Beiyang occupy Hanyang and Hankou, and still leave Wuchang to guard, but now it is good, the three towns of Wuhan have gone to two towns. Wuchang is estimated to be about to be unable to occupy it, the Anhui Revolutionary Army has entered the country in a big way, once this battle is won, what will happen to the original Hubei Military Government? At present, the Hubei military government can be said to be heartbroken, and the hearts of the army and the people are not on Li Yuanhong, and he can't say that he really suffers.

Knowing this, it was better to follow behind and shout twice to support the Anhui Revolutionary Army to start a war against Beiyang. It's a pity that Li Yuanhong was worried that Fang Jianxiong would seize the resources and manpower of the three towns of Wuhan in the name of starting a war. Unexpectedly, instead of looting the place, the Anhui Revolutionary Army paid a lot of money for all the materials purchased locally. This is still a warlord, this is a saint!

It's all like the Anhui Revolutionary Army, where did the warlords come from?

Li Yuanhong could only continue to endure it, when this kid first arrived in Wuhan, why didn't he see his wolf ambition.

"Supporting the country and ordering the teacher to come to Han, what is the matter?" Li Yuanhong stubbornly avoided talking about it, and asked rhetorically, after all, the two can still sit on an equal footing now, and Li Yuanhong is still the governor of the Hubei Military Government. However, when asked about this in Fang Jianxiong's headquarters, Li Yuanhong was a little apprehensive, a little probing.

Fang Jianxiong glanced at Li Yuanhong, who was dodging his gaze, and said with a smile: "What else can you do?" Yuan Shikai couldn't fight anymore, so he asked the teacher to be a lobbyist. At the beginning, the north and the south agreed to a truce, but Yuan Shikai betrayed his promise. They marched west to Tongguan and Taiyuan in a vain attempt to intimidate the revolutionary army and people by force. Now that the war can't go on, it's ridiculous to want to stop fighting with just a few words. It's easy to start a war, and when to stop, it's not something he can calculate. However, I am personally peace-loving. Fighting a civil war consumes the vitality of the country, and this is not something I want to see. ”

Fang Jianxiong's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance. Li Yuanhong was a little in the mood of chopping this kid with a knife to feed the dog. Obviously, this battle of the Jinghan Line was provoked by you on your own initiative, okay, Beiyang is a passive response. You've hit Zhoukou, didn't Beiyang do anything to you? Yuan Shikai's hometown. Even when your eyelids are lowered, you don't see anyone send troops to fight you.

To say that what Li Yuanhong hates and fears the most now is probably this Fang Dashuai who looks like a raw melon and egg. Looking young and foolish, it is actually very ambitious. Don't look at the fact that he didn't attack the Hanyang Gun Factory now, most of the things that those workers ran away with were from his handwriting.

"In this case, it is better to support the country with peace as the precious." Li Yuanhong said stupidly, fortunately, there are no outsiders in this room, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. I didn't dare to add, "When will your army return to Anhui?" ”

What Li Yuanhong wanted to hear most was Fang Jianxiong's words: "Let's talk to Beiyang together." "It's a pity. Fang Jianxiong didn't seem to have this awareness, but said: "Don't be in a hurry to negotiate for the time being, let's talk about it in a few days." Li Yuanhong suddenly despaired, feeling that this kid would not be able to resolve his hatred even if he cut it with a thousand knives. Unexpectedly, Fang Jianxiong's words changed: "Anhui and Hubei are adjacent. We should join hands and take care of each other. Yuan Xiangcheng wants to be the president, according to me, Brother Song Qing fired the first shot of the revolution, and it is appropriate to be elected as a vice president. ”

Li Yuanhong's eyes didn't roll a little. What does it mean? Li Yuanhong's brain is a little insufficient, and he still cares about these things very much. Vice President, no matter how you count it, he is the second person in the country. Why did Fang Jianxiong cheapen him?

Seeing Li Yuanhong's round eyes and his mouth open and he didn't know what to say, Fang Jianxiong was secretly amused in his heart. This product is really greedy for fame, and it seems that in history it seems that Yuan Shikai was deceived into going to Beijing in the name of vice president, losing his territory and benefits. Even if he later became president, it was a rubber stamp.

"Brother Song Qing, as long as you and I are sincerely united, we will fight against Beiyang. This vice president is a prerequisite for peace talks. Fang Jianxiong directly offered the price, and Li Yuanhong felt a little dizzy with his back. It's unreal, it's unreal.

"What kind of solidarity law?" Li Yuanhong still took the bait, and the name of a generalissimo asked him to incite the provincial representatives to veto Huang Xing, vice president, and the second person. What a big pie!

"I have a statement here, Brother Song Qing can take a look at it first, and then you and I will jointly call the whole country." "Anhui and Hubei Jointly Build an Economic Cooperation Circle Agreement Statement", Fang Jianxiong found out such a thing. Li Yuanhong took it and looked down, this thing seems to have more than a dozen, and the core content is the unification of taxation, policies, and the army of Anhui and Hubei provinces. To put it bluntly, Fang Jianxiong wants Hubei, and Li Yuanhong obediently surrenders.

After looking at this thing, Li Yuanhong was a little sad and angry, and Fang Jianxiong's hypocritical side was finally exposed. Wolf ambition, wolf ambition! While looking down, he cursed in his heart. Fang Jianxiong's slightly magical voice came from his ears: "The forces of the two provinces have united to form a unified political party, the Republican Party, and Brother Song Qing is well-deserved." My brother has never been interested in politics, so it's better to continue to lead my soldiers. ”

Hearing the word party leader, Li Yuanhong raised his eyes in horror and looked at the sincerity on Fang Jianxiong's face, which did not look like he was about to raise a glass and rush in with five hundred swords and axes. Swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, Li Yuanhong nodded instinctively.

Fang Jianxiong smiled as the weasel had returned from the chicken coop!

The Ruhe battlefield finally fell silent, and after a day of fierce fighting, the Beiyang Army failed to defeat the Anhui Army, and the Anhui Army failed to continue to advance. This situation can be accepted by Beiyang, anyway, time is in their favor.

Xinyang received the following battle report, after a fierce battle, although the Anhui army had crossed the river, it could not go further. Our army suffered huge casualties, killed many enemies, and had countless corpses on the battlefield, which was really a tragic battle that the army had never seen before.

Feng Guozhang finally arrived in Xinyang, rode a horse, and the sunset came. Seeing Duan Qirui, without waiting for greetings, Feng Guozhang's first sentence said: "Zhiquan, immediately telegraph Chen Guangyuan, retreat to Wusheng Pass, be fast!" ”

When Duan Qirui heard this, he said helplessly: "The order has already been issued, Chen Guangyuan said that the Anhui army has approached Xiaogan, and now there is a possibility of greater losses in the withdrawal of the army." ”

"Bastard, he dares to disobey?" Feng Guozhang and his eyes turned red in a hurry, and he shouted loudly.

Xu Shuzheng, the little fan, said on the side: "Isn't this just waiting for Lord Feng to come, you can send this telegram, and this military order can be executed." ”

Feng Guozhang didn't know that there was a thorn in his words, but he didn't bother with him at this time, and immediately said: "Okay, draft the message immediately, and I'll sign it." In addition, the defenders of Wusheng Pass were telegraphed to beware of the Anhui army's sneak attack on Wusheng Pass. ”

When Duan Qirui heard this, his face immediately changed, and he looked at Xu Shuzheng, and the face of this little fan also changed. Without saying a word, he rushed to the map, looked at it for a while before saying: "No, the main force of the Anhui army is fighting fiercely in the Ru River, and Wang Zhanyuan called to say that there was heavy artillery to help, causing heavy casualties in Wuxiang's frame." ”

"What, there's heavy artillery?" Feng Guozhang was also taken aback, the six towns of Beiyang, the largest caliber artillery equipped with it is 75mm, and the only 150mm heavy artillery mark is still a subordinate of the Praetorian Guard, and he does not listen to the transfer at all.

"It's a lot, the news from the front, 150 and 105 calibers, at least the size of an artillery town." Duan Qirui added, and Feng Guozhang hesitated when he heard this. However, he quickly decided: "In this case, we should retreat in time and concentrate on defeating the northern front group of the Anhui Army first." Although the heavy artillery is powerful, it is difficult to transport, and it is difficult for logistics to hold on for too long. I estimate that the heavy artillery of the Anhui army does not have many shells. ”

On the other side of the Ru River, Jiang Baili was finally a little more relaxed, and the Beiyang Army never launched a counterattack since the afternoon. One of Li Yifeng's brigades was able to gain a foothold on the other side of the river, and did not continue to inflict greater casualties. The artillery division has already withdrawn first, and Li Qianyu has led his headquarters brigade to the south. The battle on the Northern Front ended unexpectedly so simply. Jiang Fangzhen was not too satisfied with this result, but he couldn't help but admit that the strategic adjustment proposed by Fang Jianxiong was more appropriate. After this battle, many problems were exposed in the Anhui Revolutionary Army, and it was not uncommon for recruits to run away as soon as the artillery on the opposite side of the battlefield sounded.

In a word, the Anhui Revolutionary Army is still too hasty to form an army, and it takes time to temper it. It is still relatively solid in the construction of technical arms at the beginning, and in this battle, it has played a huge role.

"Xiaochuan, you can also withdraw tonight and go back to Bengbu directly. The most important thing in Jiangbei in Anhui Province is Bengbu, and Fuguo handed over Bengbu to you, which is a trust in you. Jiang Fangzhen explained, and Li Xiaochuan said solemnly: "Please tell the commander the chief of staff that he is here in Bengbu." ”

Jiang Fangzhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not so strict, although this battle is a bit anticlimactic, once Wusheng Pass is successful, how dare the Beiyang Army move Bengbu's mind, it's good if you don't fight them." ”

Li Xiaochuan said with a smile: "This is also true, although this battle is not satisfactory, but it also shows the prestige of the Anhui army." Now it depends on the Wuhan side, the three brigades and the 75th Artillery Brigade on the southern front, plus the four brigades on the southern front, should be able to teach Xiaogan's defending enemy a hard lesson. ”

Jiang Fangzhen nodded and affirmed: "There is no problem in terms of troops, but if you can't win the Wusheng Pass, the southbound troops will have to retreat by mountain roads, and danger and opportunity coexist." Fortunately, the Beiyang side did not notice the adjustment of our army. ”

22nd, noon!

In front of Wusheng Pass, a group of Beiyang soldiers came on the main road, marching normally, and Wusheng Pass, which was at least three days away from Hankou, did not feel the smell of war at all. The soldiers in charge of guarding were also lazily looking at the Beiyang Army that came over. There are not many people, that is, one hundred and ten people, all of them are depressed. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )