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The commander of the 9th Army of the Qing Army was named Rong Yucai, who was originally the governor of Hubei in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, after training the New Army, he became the commander of the Manchu 9th Army and also served as the governor of Hubei. Because Hubei was at the forefront of the struggle against the Chinese Empire, the Manchus directly exercised military control in Hubei. In addition, in order to train more new troops, the Manchu Qing Dynasty made violent conscriptions in the provinces north of the Yangtze River, making it difficult for the people everywhere to make a living.

Rong Yucai was originally an old-style soldier, and after serving as the governor of Hubei, he became the overlord of Hubei. In Hubei, all matters are decided by him. In addition, he had some relationship with Yucheng, the Minister of Military Aircraft of the Manchu Dynasty and the secretary of the Ministry of War, even the 12th Army of the Manchu New Army, which was later transferred to Hubei, was never taken seriously by him. After entering 1846, the preparations of the Xinhua army on the south bank of the Yangtze River became more and more frequent, which made the situation in Hubei more and more tense. At the beginning, Rong Yucai was still worried and ordered all departments to strengthen their defenses to avoid allowing the Chinese Empire to take advantage of the loopholes. But for most of the year, the Chinese Empire did not attack, which also made Rong Yucai gradually relax. Even he, the army commander, was slack, and the generals and officers and soldiers below were naturally not so serious. Isn't it just to be a soldier anyway? Where can you be so desperate? Even those military advisers from the British 6th Army in the 9th Army, after several fruitless reactions, gradually ignored them.

Hankow and Hanyang. The key defensive place of the 9th Army of the Qing Army, of the 4 divisions under the jurisdiction of the 9th Army, one division was deployed in Hanyang. The other division was deployed in Hankow, and the remaining two divisions were deployed in the surrounding areas. As for the rest of Hubei, it was defended by the 12th Army of the Qing Army. According to the orders of the Manchu military department, once the war began, the 12th Army was controlled by Rong Yucai.

It has two armies and more than 100,000 people. Rong Yucai also became the feudal official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was outside of the old-style military and bureaucracy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. I don't have much to say about serving the country and the people, isn't being an official just for money? The commander of the 9th Army and the governor of Hubei for two years came down, allowing him to make enough oil and water. Merely. Because he was so good, the Manchu rulers did not embarrass him. This is the biggest difference between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Chinese Empire, if the Chinese Empire had such high-ranking generals who were so arrogant and greedy for ink, they would have been ordered to be shot long ago. Even if this general is in a high position. The same will be no exception. The military salary of the Chinese Empire was already very high, and the words of a major general. The monthly military salary is 150 Chinese dollars, and with various subsidies, it is almost 200 Chinese dollars. In a year, there are also 2,400 Chinese dollars. It's enough for a whole family to live a prosperous life. Of course, if you want to live a luxurious life, this money is far from enough. However, if you dare to take advantage of your position to stretch out your hand, the consequences will be very severe. Everybody knows. Emperor Long Yufei hated such people the most, so everyone was very restrained. Besides. The vast majority of the generals of the Chinese Empire did not want to be promoted to official wealth, but to make meritorious contributions. When a country is first founded, it is the best time to make meritorious contributions. If you miss this opportunity, you won't have such a good opportunity.

When the shells of the Chinese Empire fell on the north bank of the Yangtze River, Chang Rong Yucai, the commander of the 9th Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was still sleeping with the little wife he had just begged in the governor's yamen. Although he is over fifty years old, he is still very interested in women. The little wife I just asked for is only thirteen years old.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom" The violent explosion woke Rong Yucai up. He has been in the army all his life, and of course he can distinguish the sound of the shell explosion. Otherwise, this commander of his army would be in vain.

"Where's the gunnery? There is no artillery training plan today! Could it be that the plan concocted by those foreigners was not reported to me? Rong Yucai couldn't help but think. Much of the training of the Qing army was carried out with the assistance of British instructors, and Rong Yucai was also very afraid of these British. After all, even the entire Manchu Qing treated the foreigners as masters, not to mention these minions below them.

"Master, it's still early, won't you sleep for a while?" The little wife hugged Rong Yucai from behind.

Feeling the slippery skin behind him, Rong Yu suddenly came to the nature, and just wanted to pick up the gun and get on the horse, the door was slammed.

"Commander, something is wrong!" An anxious voice came from outside the door, it was Rong Yucai's adjutant Zhang Yuchen.

"What's going on?" Being disturbed at a critical moment, Rong Yucai was very annoyed.

"Commander, those rebels in the south have launched a fierce artillery attack on us. Brothers on the front line, there are many casualties! Adjutant Zhang Yuchen reported through the door. Although he knew that waking up Rong Yucai, the consequences would be very severe. However, if the defense line was broken by the Chinese Empire, the consequences would be even more severe. At that time, not only Rong Yu will not be able to eat and walk around, but these little officers will also die.

"What? Rebels attacked? Holy shit, they're fighting undeclared! It's so shameless! Rong Yucai was shocked. The Chinese Empire is coming, this is a big deal! He hurriedly jumped up from the bed, put on a piece of clothing and was about to run out.

"Sir!" Rong Yucai's little wife hasn't figured out the situation yet, and she wants to be coquettish again.

"Fuck off, you slut!" Rong Yucai kicked the corner of his little wife's body, and directly beat her to vomit blood, completely forgetting how much affection they had last night. For people like Rong Yucai, they have always been self-centered, and they don't treat the people around them as human beings.

Ignoring his little wife's injuries, Rong Yu hurriedly put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

"How's the front line? How many people did those rebels dispatch? Rong Yucai asked.

"Commander, the rebels have concentrated hundreds of large-caliber artillery, and there are more than a dozen warships on the river. Our front-line positions and barracks, as well as artillery positions, were attacked by them with heavy losses. It is estimated that soon those rebels will start to fight across the river! Adjutant Zhang Yuchen replied.

"Holy shit, go, go to command. Also, inform the UK advisors that we need their help! Rong Yucai said as he walked.

When Rong Yucai arrived at the headquarters, the British adviser Colonel Charles had already arrived first, and after seeing Rong Yucai, he immediately put forward his opinion.

"Your Excellency, it seems that the war has begun. The Chinese Empire in the south has launched its most fierce attack. Now the 35th Division is under extreme pressure. Judging from the current situation, the Chinese Empire concentrated hundreds of large-caliber heavy guns, and more than a dozen warships fiercely shelled the positions of the 35th Division. It is expected that soon, they will start to cross the river! Colonel Charles said.

"Your Excellency, what should we do?" Rong Yucai asked. He is just an old-fashioned soldier, and he has focused on making money and playing with women all these years, and he has not much command talent at all.

"Your Excellency, General, order the 35th Division to be strictly guarded to prevent the Chinese Empire from ascending on the north bank of the Yangtze River. In addition, the 33rd and 34th Divisions were ordered to assemble at Hankow, and it was highly likely that the Chinese Empire would use Hankow as the main direction of attack! Colonel Charles said.

"Why don't you get the order over?" Rong Yucai said to adjutant Zhang Yuchen.

"Yes, Commander!" Zhang Yuchen hurriedly went to give the order.

At this time, a communications officer ran in and handed a telegram to Rong Yucai.

The telegram came from the Manchu military department, the Yamen, and the content was very short, to the effect that the Chinese Empire had declared war on the Manchus, and asked the 9th Army to be prepared not to be attacked by the Chinese Empire.

"Holy shit, it's only now that the telegram came, and those rebels have already called the door!" Rong Yucai said hatefully. The sound of the cannon echoed in his ears, making him feel as if a cat was scratching it, frizzy.

On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the defense line of the 35th Division of the Qing Army. This division had more than 12,000 men in total, and it had always been defending the banks of the Hankou section. In order to defend against the Chinese Empire in the south, the Qing army built a series of defensive lines consisting of trenches, fortresses and barbed wire, as well as artillery positions, on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It's just that with the efforts of the intelligence department of the Chinese Empire, the Qing army's defense map was easily obtained by the Chinese Empire. At the beginning of the battle, the artillery fire of the Chinese Empire first went to the artillery positions and barracks of the Qing army.

In less than ten minutes, more than two dozen artillery pieces deployed on artillery positions were destroyed. When the shells fell into the barracks, the Qing soldiers were still asleep, and many of them went to see Hades while they were still asleep.

Major General Bao Qibao, commander of the 35th Division of the Qing Army, was greatly shocked and hurriedly ordered all units of the 35th Division to enter positions and prepare to resist the attack of the Chinese Empire. At the same time, he sent someone to ask Rong Yucai for help. After being caught off guard, it remains to be seen whether they will be able to hold their positions.

The preparations for the bombardment of the Chinese Empire lasted a full hour. The position of the 35th Division of the Qing Army was as if it had been plowed through with a plow. Those trenches, which had already cut corners, were blown up quite a bit, all the artillery was destroyed, and the artillery suffered heavy losses. Because the barracks were shelled, at least 1,000 people died in the shelling. The rest of the people are also terrified. They were only soldiers to get a bite to eat, and now they may even lose their lives, which makes them very frightened.

At half past eight o'clock in the morning, the artillery fire of the Chinese Empire began to extend to the deep positions of the Qing army, and thousands of officers and soldiers of the 5th Brigade of the 6th Army began to cross the river on hundreds of boarding 6 boats and small fishing boats! (To be continued......)

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