The warlords are still well informed.

On the afternoon of the 14th, after Liu Sen received the news that the revolutionary army had appeared in Leshan, he learned in the evening that it was Xie Niancheng's independent regiment that had entered Sichuan.

"! A regiment dared to fight Lao Tzu's idea and sent a telegram to Su Xiangzhi, asking him to copy the Xie family to Lao Tzu! ”

Liu Sen gave orders to the adjutant.

The adjutant immediately reminded: "Commander, I think there is something wrong with the surname Su......

"Oh? What's wrong? ”

"Commander, do you remember, the one surnamed Su and the one surnamed Xie have been very close in the past year...... A few days ago, the commander transferred them to the front line, but many people came to the commander to intercede, and finally the commander sent them to Shuangyang, which I think was premeditated...... Oh no, they're in a gang. ”

The Su family's actions over the past year or so flashed through Liu Sen's mind one by one.

"Quick, send a telegram to Yang Yuan immediately, and go see the situation over there in Sujia Lane."

Yang Yuan was Liu Sen's confidant and brought a division to guard Chengdu.

It didn't take long for Yang Yuan's call back to come: "The Su family lane is empty, not only the people of the Su family, but also the subordinates of the Su family have no one at home." ”

After receiving this telegram, Liu Sen broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hurry up and let Yang Yuan lead the troops to defeat Shuangyang tomorrow...... Then send a report to Tian Geyao, asking his troops to arrive in Chengdu as soon as possible. Also, sue Yang E and tell him to send troops to Chengdu soon. ”

"Commander, there is only one regiment surnamed Su, and the news from Leshan is that there are only five or six thousand people surnamed Xie, so there is no need to let Commander Tian and Commander Yang enter Chengdu, right? It's easy to please God, but it's hard to send God. The adjutant said.

Liu Sen waved his hand: "The field chicken and the crocodile entering the city are just a little bit of money, if the surnamed Xie and the surnamed Su enter the city, then the loss will be great." Tell the troops, set off early tomorrow morning to return to Chengdu! ”

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On the morning of 15 January, Xu Geng, Su Xiangzhi, and Fan Pengju began to inspect Shuangyang's defensive positions.

The second regiment now has more than 2,000 people, all of whom are soldiers of the Su family.

Xie Niancheng, the person led by Fan Peng, gave the number of the three regiments overnight, and there were more than 3,000 people.

In addition, Shuangyang and Hualiu each had a militia of more than 1,000 people, and these people combined were almost 7,000, which was no less than Yang Yuan's men and horses in terms of troops.

Xu Geng didn't dare to slack off, and walked over to check one company after another.

Xu Geng's ability, the combat effectiveness of the company he led, and the weapons brought back by Su Wanyun quickly convinced the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment. Xu Geng's prestige in the regiment is now faintly higher than that of Su Xiangzhi.

After looking at the position, Xu Geng asked, "Commander Su, what do you think?" ”

This position was designed by Xu Geng, the firepower was reasonably equipped, the depth was properly matched, and the reserve team and counter-assault team were also arranged, Su Xiangzhi's heart was already secretly impressed.

Su Xiangzhi said with a smile: "Commander Xu, it's good that your position is well built, but I'm afraid it won't be useful." ”

Fan Pengju asked strangely in Sichuanese: "Commander Su, the information that my brother sent back said that Yang Yuannawa was going to lead troops out of the city to attack us today, why do you say that our position is useless?" ”

Su Xiangzhi said with a smile: "Brother Fan, you just wait to see." ”

Fan Peng is used to walking the rivers and lakes, and his heart and eyes are lively, he saw that something was wrong with Su Wanyun and Xie Niancheng after they went out in Guangzhou, where did he dare to let Su Xiangzhi call him brother?

"Commander Su, don't dare to be, don't dare to be, you are our elder, just call me Xiaofan, call me Xiaofan."

Fan Ha'er's current reputation is well-known in the entire green forest in Sichuan, and Su Xiangzhi saw that he was polite to him, and he was also a little complacent, so he didn't sell it.

"You two don't know, this Yang Yuan's troops are Liu Sen's cronies, and their military salaries are higher than those of other troops, but they don't practice in normal times, and the officers and officers in it are all related. The soldiers below are all related to these officers, and it is better to call them to fight than to call them to die. ”

Xu Geng frowned and said, "What does Liu Sen think?" Dare to let this kind of troops defend Chengdu? ”

"Commander Xu, how could Liu Sen have thought that the revolutionary army came so quickly, they all said that the revolutionary army is in Hunan, thousands of miles away from here."

Xu Geng's eyes rolled, "Commander Su, then you say, is it impossible for us to capture Chengdu?" ”

"It is estimated that it is not a big problem to conquer it, but it is better not to go, I think Young Master Xie wants to do great things in Sichuan, we are few now, if Yang Yuan is defeated, if we can't control the defeated army, Chengdu will suffer a big disaster, Young Master Xie should not want to see Chengdu suffer a military disaster."

"It's still Captain Su who is thoughtful." Fan Pengju patted his ass.

Xu Geng was skeptical of Su Xiangzhi's words, but he still arranged the troops according to his plan.

From eight o'clock in the morning to twelve o'clock in the afternoon, there was still no shadow of the enemy.

In the command post, Xu Geng couldn't help but ask, "Ha'er, is your intelligence accurate?" ”

Fan Fatzi picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers: "Hey, is your intelligence accurate?" Why didn't I see Yang Yuan here? ”

"What's the matter? They didn't get out of town until nine in the morning? Okay, I get it. ”

Fan Fatzi turned around and said, "They left the city at nine o'clock." ”

The south gate of Chengdu is about thirty miles away from the main position arranged by Xu Geng, and it is twenty miles away from the most cutting-edge outpost.

Xu Geng frowned and said, "Could it be that they went to Hualiu?" ”

Su Xiangzhi smiled: "No, they should be eating and resting...... If my estimate is correct, they will stop in front of our forward position this afternoon, and then shoot**, telling the brothers on the front line to hide a little bit and not get hit. ”

Xu Geng said: "We only have one company on the front, if they attack, we should let them retreat, right?" ”

"Commander Xu, you listen to me, if they charge, will it be okay to retreat?"

Xu Geng was a little curious about Yang Yuan's troops, "Then I'll go to the front line to have a look." ”

"Okay, Captain Xu has the courage to do this, and I, Lao Su, will also accompany you on a trip."

Fan Pengju also continued: "Let's go, let's go and see it, what does Master Yang want to fix?" ”

The three of them arrived at the forward position, and the company commander on the position was promoted by a platoon commander brought by Xu Geng, and he was startled when he saw Xu Geng, and ran over with three steps and two steps: "Regiment commander, why did you go to the front?" ”

"I'll take a look at the situation, how is it, is there any movement?"

The company commander took a few people to the commanding heights of this area, there were many people a few miles away, Xu Geng raised the telescope to see, there were thousands of people in the field of vision, sitting and lying down, in a mess.

Xu Geng couldn't believe it: "This is also a war?" If there are hundreds of cavalry rushing at once, no, let alone hundreds of cavalry, if there is a cannon that hits dozens of shells, won't the gang on the opposite side have to blow up the nest? ”

"That's right, Commander Xu, Yang Yuan's division is not going to fight, many soldiers haven't even fired a gun."

"Commander Su, is the Sichuan army so combative?"

Su Xiangzhi shook his head: "That's not it, when Liu Dashuai died at the beginning of the year, the Sichuan army had a total of sixteen regiments, and the border guards had twelve regiments, and these more than 40,000 people still had combat effectiveness." However, after Liu Dashuai went, there was no son to inherit him, and several generals under him all set up their own doors......"

"In just over half a year, the Sichuan army has expanded to 200,000 all of a sudden, and those who have combat effectiveness are actually the old troops from before."

"Oh? So where are all these troops? ”

"In addition to our regiment, there are twenty-seven regiments...... Among them, Liu Sen has eight regiments, Liu Wuguang has nine regiments, Yang E has four regiments, Deng Donghou has three regiments, and Tian Geyao has three regiments, which are distributed in Liu Sen's first, second, and third divisions respectively; Liu Wuguang's 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions; Yang E's 14th and 15th Divisions; Deng Donghou's 19th and 20th Divisions; Tian Geyao's 23rd and 24th Divisions. ”

"Then the new troops are all like Yang Yuan?"

"No, most of the new troops are adapted from bandits and militia groups, and they have some combat effectiveness, and the weakest combat effectiveness in the whole Sichuan should be Yang Yuan's division."

The two chatted for a long time, and Yang Yuan's troops on the opposite side began to move, walking along the main road, and walked towards this side in a chaotic manner, there were not even sentinels, but the brigade advanced directly.

Xu Geng had the heart to see their reaction again, and ordered the troops not to fire first.

The masters on the opposite side walked about 500 meters and stopped.

"Captain Su, who are they?"

Su Xiangzhi pointed to the red flag on the position: "Didn't they see our military flag?" ”

Yang Yuan's troops began to disperse, and then someone rushed to this side to release guns.

Xu Geng listened for a while, "This weapon is messy enough, it doesn't sound like there are many good guns." ”

Su Xiangzhi said: "The good guns were all sold by the officers. ”

Fan Peng raised his words and said: "Such soldiers, you don't need to do it with Commander Xu and Commander Su, just call our brothers of Huaxing, and you can destroy them." ”

"Don't be careless, the soldiers around Liu Sen are not like this." Su Xiangzhi reminded.

Xu Geng watched it for a while, lost interest in continuing to observe Yang Yuan, the "mentor", and ordered: "Use a few shells to see the situation." ”

The company commander said, "Yes! Commander, can you rush it? ”

"Forget it, just bang it, fight, you've got it."

The company commander smiled and went to the fire platoon.

Since Xie Niancheng found out that he didn't have much talent for military affairs, he didn't manage the daily training of the troops, but he still put forward a spiritual request: "Our army must fight when the enemy meets!" Even if you don't have an order, as long as you encounter an enemy, you must fight if you can! ”

Xie Niancheng set an example for his troops to learn, that is, Huo Quai, Xie Niancheng's original words were:

"My troops must have the spirit of taking the initiative to attack; If you don't receive an order, then the sound of gunfire is an order, where there is a sound of gunfire, we will fight there, if you don't have this kind of courage, let me leave the unit now! ”

Under such a guiding ideology, all the officers and officers in Xie Niancheng's troops, big and small, naturally became militants.

According to the company commander guarding the forward position, seeing that the enemy was scattered, he dared to propose to lead his company to charge a division on the opposite side, which was the embodiment of Xie Niancheng's concept of governing the army.

Xu Geng and the others raised their binoculars and continued to observe.

A few puffs of smoke and dust rose from the side of the road, and the gunners of this company, which was armed with two 60 mortars, were all novices, and they fired several shots in succession without hitting.

It was these cannons, as if they had stabbed a hornet's nest, and the Sichuan soldiers who were walking in front turned their heads and ran, and the whole road was in chaos, the front ran backwards, the middle did not move, and the back was still moving forward, and the crowd was instantly chaotic.

Someone took the lead, everyone followed suit, jumped off the road and fled.

The cry came here, and Xu Geng shook his head if he could do it.

The battle report sent by Yang Yuan to Liu Sen that night is as follows:

Our troops went out of the south gate to fight more than 10,000 bloody battles with the enemy, with more than 1,000 casualties and double the enemy's losses!

Seeing this battle report, Liu Sen was also drunk.

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