The city of Yibin was in shambles, and although the gunfire had stopped, the smoke of gunfire was still filling the air after the war. Leng Yifei led the headquarters into the city, the patrols on the street passed by from time to time, and many eye-catching walls had already appeared on the notices of the people, and the bold people in the city walked into the streets to check in twos and threes, naturally wanting to see what the commander of the Northern Expedition looked like. In particular, the captured Hunan prisoners were found on almost every route and converged at the designated place.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing, and the strict military discipline of the Northern Expeditionary Army soon won the support of the people in the city. Leng Yifei led the crowd to the door of the Admiral's Mansion, where Lu Changlin and Lin Xiong were waiting. "Report to the commander, we have no success in persuading us to surrender at the time of zuihou, and the commander of the Hunan army will kill himself!" Lu Changlin reported. "Damn, this old guy is loyal, he would rather die than surrender, it seems that the Hunan army is indeed Zuo Zongtang's private army, and it has resisted for so long after breaking the city, if the green battalion soldiers were scattered, they would have been scattered long ago." Lin Xiong shouted loudly.

Lu Changlin said: "The Hunan army does use their lives, but unfortunately they lack training and their military literacy is far behind. After preliminary statistics, the Hunan army was killed more than 3,000 people and more than 2,000 wounded. Many soldiers were killed and wounded by artillery fire and grenades. Leng Yifei said: "Zuo Zongtang has created a private army loyal to himself, they are brave and incapacitated. In battle, once the commander is killed, the soldier loses his fighting spirit. However, the brave spirit of the Hunan army is worthy of recognition, but it is a pity that they were born at the wrong time, and the rivers are declining, and the Hunan army is also a flash in the pan. ”

Then Leng Yifei summoned the prefect in Yibin City, and Yibin City was temporarily under military control, waiting for the military government to send someone to take over. There was nothing to say that day, and the next day Leng Yifei held a military meeting to study the next step of the operation. "Commander, I think that the power of the narrow victory should immediately launch an attack on Luzhou!" Lin Xiong stood up and shouted loudly. "Commander, I don't think it's time to launch an attack on Luzhou. At present, Luzhou has gathered 60,000 Hunan troops, and it is the main force of the hussar army. In order to attack the weak enemy first, it should launch an attack on Zigong and form a north-south flank attack with Deputy Commander He and the headquarters of the chief of staff of Kazakhstan. ”

At this time, an operational staff officer of the staff office stood up and said, "Commander, what Division Commander Lu said makes sense. According to the information we have, the Hunan army defending Zigong is not Zuo Zongtang's descendant troops, so its combat effectiveness is relatively weak. The level of weaponry and training of the ministry also varies greatly. After analysis, our operations department believes that we will attack Zigong first, and form a powerful situation with Deputy Commander He and Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan to meet the divisions of the north and the south. ”

Leng Yifei said with a decisive word: "Since the staff office has come to a conclusion after careful analysis, then we will take advantage of the situation to take Zigong, and instruct He Meng and Khalid to take Leshan, and then go back and eat the enemy in Luzhou." At present, the enemy has become a frightened bird, and they can only consider themselves safe by hiding in the city. Command! The troops rested for two days, and the day after tomorrow the army marched to Zigong. ”

The Guangzhou Military Government, Deng Zixuan was checking the war report of Annan. After seeing it, he sighed in his heart, Feng Zicai really grew old and strong. Liu Yongfu fought bloody on the front line of Liangshan, don't look at Liu Yongfu's 50,000 people, but the soldiers lacked systematic training, and suffered heavy losses in the face of the strong attack of 30,000 French troops. At the critical moment, Feng Zicai led his troops to reinforce and withstood the attack of the French army to stabilize his position. It seems that history always has its laws, and the original history Feng Zicai emerged in Zhennanguan, and now I am afraid that he will show his might in Liangshan.

Deng Zixuan was in a happy mood and shouted loudly: "Someone! "A subordinate hurried in!" Pass on my order, immediately report and commend General Feng, and allocate 3,000 rifles, 2 million bullets, and 20,000 grenades, and quickly send them to the Liangshan front! As soon as his subordinates left, Pei Ge Jinxing hurriedly ran in and said, "Commander-in-chief!" Sichuan victory, I really didn't expect that He Meng, this kid, really has two hits. ”

Deng Zixuan took a quick glance at the battle report and said, "Now you can rest assured!" I believe they can withstand the pressure and do more miracles. I believe that in this battle, the Northern Expeditionary Army has become an iron army, and no liliang will try to stop our progress. Tell them not to be impatient, to be overjoyed, to eat the meal bite by bite, chew it slowly to taste. Look at this is the Annan war report, which is also good news! ”

“haha！ Old General Feng really lived up to his reputation, and the haze of days finally lingered. Commander-in-Chief, I have almost suffered from insomnia during this time, and I have not had a good night's sleep, and I can sleep soundly. Pei Gejin almost danced with joy. I'm happy today, you and I have a good drink, and we won't get drunk and go home. Deng Zixuan couldn't help but drink! On the same day, the Central Daily and Guangzhou Daily reported on the great victories of Sichuan and Annam on the original page, and the city of Guangzhou was boiling, and people rushed to tell each other, because the conquest of the Northern Expeditionary Army had been closely related to them and shared weal and woe.

Fast forward to July, and the rain is more frequent. On the post road from Meishan to Leshan, the army is squirming, and the soldiers are trudging on the muddy road. The marching column was divided into two rows, with the 41st Division on the right and the 42nd Division on the left. In the Chinese army column, He Meng and Khalid rode side by side on horseback. According to the order of the corps headquarters, the operation of closing the door and beating the dog was carried out, and the south went south to take Leshan.

The wind and rain came and went quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and the sunlight shot out thousands of golden rays from the cracks in the clouds. Although He Meng and Khalid were still wet, they seemed to ignore it completely, and their mental state was surprisingly good. "Deputy Commander, the commander is waving his troops north after taking Yibin, I really didn't expect the situation to develop so fast!" Khalid was overjoyed to break the silence.

He Meng said: "At present, the Hunan army is already a frightened bird, and it can only hold on to the corner of the city and resist stubbornly. The commander's strategy of going north to take Zigong was very good, taking the north and south armies of Zigong and Leshan, and then concentrating the main force to conquer Luzhou in one fell swoop, and the situation in Sichuan was already clear. I estimate that after conquering Luzhou, the Qing army in Neijiang can only have two choices, either surrender or flee to Chongqing, even if fleeing to Chongqing is not the best policy. ”

"Don't forget, there are still 30,000 Hunan troops in Xikang?" Khalid reminded. He Meng said with a smile: "Xikang's location is remote, and after the Luzhou line was opened, Xikang became completely alone. At present, our artillery regiment, cavalry regiment, and ** regiment contain it, so that it cannot act, and the end of Zuihou may be surrender, or escape, but it is almost impossible to escape. ”

A fast horse galloped in front of him, "Report to the deputy commander, chief of staff!" The forward troops reported that Admiral Leshan sent someone to contact me, and they asked for surrender! He Meng and Khalid looked at each other, "Haha! You kid was so prescient, you let the admiral go in the first place, it turned out to be this purpose, it's just wonderful! Khalid was full of praise. When I released the admiral, it was just an impulse, and I didn't expect such a result. At present, under the pressure of our army, the green battalion soldiers in Leshan are probably frightened, which is the main reason. ”

He Meng ordered to accept the surrender of Admiral Leshan, and asked his 20,000 green battalion soldiers to be pulled outside the city to stand by and accept the reorganization. He Meng and Khalid arrived at the foot of Leshan City, and the admiral of the Qing army led all the generals, including 20,000 Qing troops, to meet them in a procession outside the city. When the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty saw the majestic posture of the Northern Expeditionary Army, they were all glad that they had made their choice, and the soldiers did not change hands in Leshan City.

Three days later, the armies of the north and south launched a strong attack on Zigong with a fierce offensive. In the offensive operations, the Northern Expeditionary Army accumulated a lot of experience, and the tactical use was even more pure. The 40,000 Hunan troops defending Zigong were difficult to parry in the face of such a formation. The key is that the Hunan army's will to resist has declined and it is embattled. In addition, the Hunan army defending Zigong was not Zuo Zongtang's descendant troops, and there were differences in weaponry and combat effectiveness, so the attack was very smooth. The battle broke in less than 5 hours and ended 10 hours later.

In front of the Zigong Admiral's Mansion, He Meng, Khalid and Leng Yifei met. "Report to the Commander! Subordinates come to report! The two brothers spoke almost in unison. Leng Yifei was obviously a little excited, stepped forward to hug the two brothers, and then took He Meng's hand and said: "Brother, you have done a very beautiful job, it is the pride of my Western Route Corps, and it is also the pride of my Northern Expeditionary Army." How many words are difficult to express my feelings, today our three brothers are drunk and resting, and if they are not drunk, they will not return. ”

At the beginning, the troops entered Sichuan in three ways, and now the whole army has successfully joined the division. Especially in a very difficult and passive situation, the entire officers and men were intoxicated by the victory by the dazzling victory. Leng Yifei ordered, and the troops repaired in Zigong for three days to celebrate, and the smell of wine accompanied by the celebration of victory flew, wriggled, and permeated the air.

Four days later, the troops were moving in the direction of Luzhou one after another, and good news came one after another. Leng Yifei received a report from the peripheral alert troops, saying that the admiral of the Qing army in Neijiang City had sent someone to contact him and ask for surrender. Leng Yifei was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered the cavalry brigade to rush to Neijiang to accept the surrender of the Qing army. At present, the four integrated divisions, including the recruit brigades and recruit brigades formed one after another by the integrated divisions, with a total strength of 80,000 troops, are slaughtering towards Luzhou.