As the foundation of Hu Rui, Wuhu is close to the Yangtze River. Water conservancy transportation is extremely convenient, and the daily operation of Wuhu Industrial Park, Anqing Manufacturing Bureau, Maanshang Iron and Steel Plant and other institutions is also inseparable from waterway shipping. Therefore, the safety and smoothness of the Yangtze River route have become a top priority, at least in the Wuhu section. After the two fortresses of Hukou and Madang were taken, the safety of the Yangtze River route was basically guaranteed, and six 45 times diameter 150 mm fortress guns and four 45 times diameter 210 mm fortress guns introduced through urgent consultation with Krupp had already set out from Germany with gunnery instructors. As soon as the heart cannon arrived, the names of the two fortresses were well deserved. However, this move is also tantamount to directly blocking the Yangtze River fleet of the Qing army gathered in Nanjing and Wuchang and other places in the inland river, there is no access to the sea, and the Yangtze River will soon enter a dry period as winter approaches, and the situation of the Haizi ships in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and with a deep draft is becoming more and more bad. Therefore, it is not allowed for the Yangtze River Fleet to jump over the wall in a hurry, smash Wuhu with a bombardment, and then rush out from the Jiujiang River. Rabbits bite in a hurry, let alone heavily armed fleets.

The new industrial cities along the Yangtze River in Wuhu are developing rapidly, and the related shipping system is also developing, after all, this is the most economical mode of transportation, and there will be no planes in China at that time. After the Anqing incident, relying on the good relationship with Krupp, Hu Rui was still able to purchase weapons, equipment and materials at the same price as the German Wehrmacht under the condition that the German government supported the Manchu regime. A batch of Grusen 47mm naval machine guns was purchased at a low price, and a batch of shells was transported to Wuhu along with the PT4 gunboat, which was stranded in Germany due to the delay in construction. After purchasing eight suitable uploads from the shipping company, the proposed modification was carried out. Armor was added, a Grusen 47 mm cannon was installed in the bow and stern, and in some cases on the bridge, depending on the tonnage, a Maxim machine gun was installed. After the situation in Jiujiang stabilized, the PT2 gunboat was also ordered to return to Wuhu. With two armored gunboats, plus eight converted small gunboats, a small fleet was born. In order to improve the efficiency of communications, Hurui bled heavily and paid out of his own pocket to install radio devices for all the gunboats. This mini-fleet was based in Wuhu and served as a blockade of the river and alert for possible attacks.

"Chief, just now Sun Baoqi, the governor of Shandong, sent someone to pass the word, saying that Sun Baoqi remembered the friendship between teachers and students in Germany back then, and personally went to Sa Zhenbing to intercede. Therefore, the Yangtze River fleet passed through Wuhu without firing a single shot. After Zhu Jiabao went to Nanjing, he took the initiative to dissuade Zhang Renjun and the ships stationed in Nanjing from acting rashly on the grounds that "Hu Xiaolian is a person with outstanding wisdom and good strategy, and he refuses to act rashly." After we took Jiujiang, the activities of the ships stationed in Nanjing became more and more cautious. According to your orders, all the gunboat squadrons during this period of time patrolled the blockade of the river in three shifts day and night on the pretext of "guarding against spies", and not a single sampan could pass through Nanjing. The brothers from Nanjing came over and said that the Ninth Town, which had been under house arrest in Moling Town during these days, had sent people to cross the river and planned to contact us. But they were either caught by the river defense training camp or sunk into the river by our patrol gunboats. ”

Sanniang and Hu Rui walked slowly one after the other, reporting the latest information.

"We can be regarded as having noble people to help, Sun Baoqi...... If I'm not mistaken, when he studied in Germany, he served as ambassador to Germany. I have hosted banquets for international students in the embassy many times, and I have taken care of them, which can be regarded as a one-sided relationship. When I returned to China, he also wrote me a letter and wanted to introduce me to Beiyang. Zhu Jiabao is afraid of us, and he was afraid of the well rope after being bitten by a snake for ten years. ”

Hu Rui racked his brains and thought about it, and scraped out some fragments from Hu Dashao's original memory.

"Then where is Sun Baoqi singing? Why intercede for us? ”

Sanniang frowned, puzzled. According to the temperament of Manchu officials, they would not do such thankless things at all, which is really unreasonable.

"Daze Long is lying on the side, and the Central Plains deer is fat. Does Sanniang know who left it? ”

Smart people always don't like to say things too bluntly, as if this will make them appear to be weaker than others. Therefore, it is always said in half a sentence and left in half a sentence. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, he had been messing with those old masters for a long time, and slowly Hu Rui also contracted the problem of being showy. Looking at the beautiful woman with frowning eyebrows in front of her, it is really a unique flavor. Under the obscenity, I can't help but flirt with it.

"Yuan Xiangcheng! As long as the six towns of Beiyang are here, he Yuan Xiangcheng will have a day to make a comeback. At present, the war in Wuchang is becoming more and more tense, if we start from Anhui and fight along the line of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, it will be hellish that he Longyu old woman can sit still. Yuan Xiangcheng will come back soon, this person is scheming, good at strategy, and ambitious, and the Qing court will definitely be buried in the hands of this duke in the future! His old Yuan's ancestral home is Pengde, Henan, how can he allow others to snore next to the couch? Sun Baoqi is looking for a way back for himself, if I guessed correctly, our group of people who studied in Germany will burn a little bit of care if they create a famous hall. Sun Baoqi, who has been up and down in the sea, how could he not see that after Yuan Shikai came out of the mountain, his governor of Shandong must have come to an end! When the time comes, he'll have somewhere else to go. Speaking of the roots, it is still interests. ”

Hu Rui sullenly pretended to look at the railing, and coquettishly analyzed.

"Taught."

After being silent for a moment, Sanniang didn't look at someone who committed 2 and replied indifferently.

“……”

History always moves forward slowly along the established track, and the accidents created by Hu Rui in the vast river of history are only small ripples. After the ripples dissipated, there was a return to stability. Due to Hu Rui's multi-faceted intervention, the ninth town of the new army moved to Moling Town, and the situation was particularly miserable. Several times, all liaison officers were sent to try to cross the river to contact the new army in Anhui on the opposite side, but each time they were in vain. The muzzles of the guns of the outer river defense training camp are still aimed at the station of the ninth town. Zhang Renjun's precautions have also reached the point of being almost harsh, and in the face of the increasingly severe situation, the high-level leaders of the Ninth Town, including Xu Shaozhen and Shen Tongwu, have become more and more anxious.

History has taken a turn here, and on November 4, Zhang Renjun sent officers to assassinate Xu Shaozhen on October 23 under the pretext of asking for a meeting. The result of the assassination was the same as in history, and Xu Shaozhen, who had survived the catastrophe, was furious and hit it off with the alliance that came to Xiang. That night, when Zhang Renjun, Tie Liang and others learned that the assassination operation had failed, they immediately ordered the blockade of Nanjing. That night, a prison officer surnamed Zhu in Laohuqiao Prison took the lead in attacking, opened the shackles of the prisoners in the prison, hacked the jailer to death, and ran out together. I don't want to be right on the muzzle! Without foreign aid, in the face of the congratulatory encirclement and suppression of the Jiangfang patrol camp, the uprising was quickly strangled. The Qing troops stationed in Yuhuatai were prepared in advance. Early in the morning of the 24th, the cavalry advance force sent by the Ninth Town unknowingly approached Yuhuatai according to Jihua, preparing to take the commanding heights in the south of the city. However, the Qing army, which had been prepared for a long time, was condescending, and the Jiangfang fort under the control of Zhang Xun also used heavy artillery bombardment, and the ninth town fell into a bitter battle in chaos.

From Wuhu to Nanjing, across a river, the straight-line distance is less than 100 kilometers. The heavy artillery on the Yuhua Platform continued to bombard the formation of the Ninth Town, which was riddled with holes. The sound of the cannon came along the wind, and the veteran oilers could even hear the model.

Hearing the sound of cannons, Hu Rui and a spirit sprang up from his chair. rushed forward, pushed open the door, listened carefully, and confirmed that the cannon sound was coming from the direction of Nanjing. A hanging heart finally relaxed. When the matter came to an end, it calmed down, and the seeds that were sown before will come to the time of receiving.

"Dashuai, just now the riverside lookout post came to report that the heavy artillery on the Yuhuatai had fired! The direction of Moling Town is also on fire now! The gunboats patrolling the river also sent a telegram saying that the Ninth Town had excluded the cavalry from attacking Yuhuatai and was defeated! It's going to be a big deal! ”

Almost at the same time, the phone on the desk rang. On the other end of the phone, he started yelling regardless of it. As for the title of "Dashuai", speaking of which, the current Anhui New Army calls Hu Rui is roughly divided into four categories: the first category is the guys born in the training camp, and the chief instructor and the chief instructor are also cordial; The second category is those non-commissioned officers and recruits from the bottom, who are still accustomed to calling the provincial first-level officials as marshals and governors in accordance with the rules of the former Qing Dynasty, and they are also mighty: the third category is the group of foreigners, who are always called commanders when they meet, otherwise they are Your Excellency Generals; Zuihou is the most obedient Swallow Gang brother, and from top to bottom, he honestly calls the chief according to Hu Rui's request. In short, it's called anything!

"Sir, all the supplies have been loaded onto the ship, and you are ready to fight if you are wrong!"

Before he could put down the microphone, the German, with the rank of brigadier general hanging two cents on his shoulders, pushed the door in and saluted.

Hu Rui glanced at the two of them with disdainful faces, who are both Germans and sincere? Peat! In order to ensure the smooth operation of the military operation, Hurley specially contacted Krupp and quietly bought three 5,000-ton supply ships from the German Far East Detachment in Qingdao. After the three ships were in place, one of them was used as a support ship to carry the PT1~PT3 gunboat to Jiujiang, and the remaining two were all concentrated in Wuhu, ready to be used as a transport ship. As a result, the bandits from the training battalion were about to go crazy if they wanted to fight, and as soon as they got off the boat and docked with the acquiescence of the two German division commanders, the gang threw off their arms and packed all the supplies into it. In order to send troops quickly! To say that these two Germans are not comfortable, these two goods are school officials. In the Wehrmacht, promotions require multiple assessments, so promotions are slow, let alone generals. Many of my colleagues are just majors when they retire! A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and these two goods have also been dreaming of being a general for a long time. Don't think about it in Germany, even if you fight for your father, there is probably no hope. A lifelong dream has become a reality in the far east, and he almost hugged Hu Rui's thigh and shouted long live in excitement.

With this honor, these two Germans from far away Europe also regarded themselves as part of the Anhui New Army, just like other officers and soldiers. At this time, regardless of nationality and position, some only have one year - to fight!

"Hansen, Hydet, give the order. All officers and soldiers, immediately put on training uniforms, and gathered in the playground! ”

(Meow a mi, I was disconnected just now, I didn't find it.) More than 10,000 words are gone...... Tears run. Forget it, let's just divide it into two chapters. The quality of this chapter is very low, and the quantity is not enough, please forgive me for the ranking officials ~ three bows)