The guns on the river rumbled, and the main ships of the Yangtze River Fleet, led by the cruiser Hairong, used starboard guns to cover the starting positions of the Beiyang Army and the artillery positions on Guishan with multiple rounds of artillery fire.

Originally, this battle was the initiative of the Beiyang Army to attack, and the old Beiyang of 9,000 people faced the Wuchang People's Army of less than 2,000 people, and there was no suspense at all! Before the battle was launched, the Beiyang Army, which was in an offensive posture, deliberately corrected an open area at the temporary wharf on the shore in order to facilitate the transportation of personnel and materials. This will remove those who have already boarded, and the rest of the Beiyang Army and a large number of baggage are crowded in the small open space on the shore, waiting to board.

On the position of the Wuchang People's Army, the guns of resistance gradually thinned out. The huge gap between military quality and equipment cannot be made up by morale and fighting spirit, and there is no suspense about victory or defeat. But when he saw that he was about to finish, he suddenly killed a Cheng biting gold halfway, and a reorganized division of the Anhui Revolutionary Army and the Yangtze River Fleet arrived!

There were no anti-artillery holes, no trenches on the open ground on the opposite bank, and thousands of people were crowded into a small open space with a large amount of baggage, and there was nowhere to hide! The blue-gray uniforms stand out in the open field, and the observers on each ship can easily lock on to the target. The terrain of the river embankment was gentle, coupled with the fact that the Beiyang Army was caught off guard, and after the artillery position on Guishan was destroyed, there was almost no way to fight back. Fleet Commander Tang Qianming decisively ordered all ships to anchor, the Yangtze River has entered the dry period of winter, the draft of the sea word ship is deep, and it is necessary to be careful and careful when driving in the Yangtze River. After anchoring, the battleship became a stable firing platform, without external interference, just like shooting targets, the artillery fire was accurate and fierce, and there was a sea of fire on the riverside after a while......

"Engine room, full speed ahead!"

"Prepare for battle on the left and right sides!"

"Prepare to ramble!"

In the wheelhouse of the armored gunboat PT1. Bob, the commander of the river defense gunboat squadron, issued a number of orders in a row. The flagship PT1 gunboat charged ahead, leading the remaining thirteen gunboats around the gunboats beside them, and nimbly rushed towards the wooden boats on the river in front of them.

With the arrival of the Yangtze River Fleet, the Anhui Revolutionary Army suddenly had thousands of well-trained naval officers and men. The embarrassing scenario of relying on merchant sailors to operate the gunboats would never happen again, and as the commander of the river defense gunboat fleet, Bob knew that his status and role were declining. But the Anhui Army's salary of fifty dollars a month made him want to stop, and in order to hold on to the lucrative job, he continued to prove his worth by winning big battles. Otherwise. Maybe after this war, he might be fired.

"Quick, put on a raincoat, put on an iron hat, and go to the gun position!"

The old boatswain, who had fought in the Sino-Japanese War, tightened the buttons of his split raincoat. Greet your young sailors.

"Click, click"

The high-waisted leather shoes of the sailors' feet made a ruffle on the spray-soaked deck, except for the gunners of the two main guns. The rest were all at the beckoning of the old boatswain and burrowed out of the chamber one after another. Run to your own gun position.

As armored gunboats with a full load displacement of only three hundred and three tons, the firepower of the four PT-type armored gunboats was extremely strong. In addition to the first two twin 45x diameter 75 mm guns, there were two German Grussen 47 mm rapid-fire guns on the left and right sides, and a twin Maxim machine gun outside the wheelhouse.

As the distance closes, the main turret in the bow of the four armored gunboats at the head is powered by electricity. Rotating, adjusting the elevation angle and direction.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang......"

After a few successive muffled sounds, clusters of yellow flames exploded at the muzzle of the gun, and the thrust generated by the burning of the cannon powder carried the warhead to the nearby wooden ship.

"Boom"

The shells exploded on the water. The waves flew up several meters high, and the shrapnel flew sideways close to the cheap lives on the Reaper's wooden boat.

"Close-arrow bullets! Adjust the shooting elements, let's rush forward! ”

Bob was in the cockpit, shouting frantically with his eyes on the financial network.

"Hit! Kill these inhuman things! ”

The rumbling of the cannons, I don't know who shouted, soon resonated throughout the armored gunboat.

The tyranny and corruption of military discipline of the Beiyang Army have long been well-known in China, and it is said lightly that when they attacked Hankou, a fire burned down a quarter of the urban area of Hankou, and how many innocent people were implicated?!

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The 47mm guns on both sides opened fire, and the butts, including cotton pads, slammed into the sailors' solid arms, and with a muffled sound, the muzzles of the guns rose into a cloud. An entire chain of bullets was quickly swallowed into the chamber of the gun by the feed port, and the hot shells fell to the wet deck with a continuous rattle. This old machine gun, which was born in the late 19th century, was used against torpedo boats in large ships, and had little advantage other than a high rate of fire. But here, there is almost no protection against the wooden ship, and it is completely like the scythe of death!

The gunners stepped on the firing pedals, and a dense stream of 47-mm shells burst through the smoke and pounced on the wooden ship with vengeful fury. Dense rain of bullets and leather whips whipped through the fleet, one by one, and soon the burning wooden boats fell apart in the sound of explosions, and sank into the river with a ship full of blood.

"Adjust the course in formation, face the enemy on the side side, and exert all your firepower!"

Bob commanded at the right time.

With the flags on the flagship, the entire gunboat team neatly adjusted the formation and faced the enemy with the side side, and Jinken exerted more firepower.

This is not a fight, this is a one-sided slaughter!

Soon, the fleet, including the Hu Peng-class torpedo boats and the Deng Yingzhou gunboats, all the small ships that were unable to work hard in the artillery battle joined in, and even those Beiyang troops who had already landed could not escape death. The artillerymen approaching the shore used the Maxim machine gun and the small broad-view rapid-fire cannon to shoot a torrential rain of bullets, and even the men and guns were broken in two.

"Hooray!"

The Wuchang People's Army on the shore shouted loudly at the Yangtze River Fleet that saved Wuchang. Cheers rang out in the sky.

"Report to the commander, all the wooden boats on the river have been sunk!"

In the cabin on the Hairong ship, the commander of the fleet, Tang Qianming, personally reported.

"See, the rivers are all red, and there are wreckage everywhere! The order was given, and the army prepared to land. Feng Guozhang was hurt and will definitely bite back. ”

Hu Rui returned the salute and said indifferently.

Everything is just the beginning.

"Sanniang, we sent troops to support Wuchang this time, but we are afraid that we will lose money economically."

Hu Rui touched his nose in embarrassment and said.

"Hu who relied on Li Yuanhong's one million opening fee alone is a loss! However, the drunkard's intention is not to drink, if he passes the merits of the First World War, he will be in an equal position with Beiyang. Politically and militarily, it is still cost-effective. ”

Sanniang rolled her eyes back. Unfathomable said.

"My little housekeeper has a very sharp eye, and she is not stupid at all~"

Seeing that there was no one around, Hu Rui immediately laughed.

To say that these two things are in love, they are also ancient and modern, and couples are studio workers, and feelings are feelings. Complement each other. These two are busy people, one is the Yangtze River valley looking for the new generation of warlords, the commander-in-chief of the Anhui Revolutionary Army, and the governor of the Anhui Provisional Military Government. One is the head of the intelligence department of the Anhui Revolutionary Army. He was also the director of the Provisional Military Government's Independent Commission Against Corruption.

At present, the situation in the country is complicated, and it can almost be said that it is the same every day! Coupled with the intervention of the Western powers, China has actually become a mess. As the military and political leaders of the local government, both of them are busy people, and they don't have enough time to sleep, not to mention anything else. So as 21 practical good young man. Hu Dashuai gave full play to his talent of "love prodigal children are sorrowful", as long as he has kung fu, he will go with his prospective daughter-in-law. Outside of work, I flirt and talk about love. Does the water flow for a long time, this kind of sweetness and care has successfully moved Sanniang. It also strengthened the relationship.

"You're stupid!"

Sanniang suddenly looked like a cat with its tail stepped on, and fought back with black lines on her face.

"Okay, good, not stupid, not stupid! Let's hurt Feng Guozhang this time, the 'Three Heroes of Beiyang' Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Wang Shizhen are not good characters. This battle will not be small, it is estimated that we will stay in Wuchang for a while. ”

Hu Rui got on the slender waist from the familiar one from behind, pressed his head on Sanniang's delicate shoulder, and muttered sullenly.

"Just wait, Feng Guozhang is extremely ruthless in his use of soldiers, and he is a grudge-holding master, even if we can wait, he can't wait. But will my father blame him? ”

Sanniang asked with some concern.

The experience of childhood has always been a lingering dream demon in her heart, and Sanniang longs for family affection and love more than anyone else.

"Yo yo yo yo, it's not going to be anything, it's all handed over to my father, and I'm really out of sight!"

Hu Rui naturally would not let go of any opportunity to tease Yan Nuxia, and laughed kindly.

"Hate ~ hate ~ "

Sanniang's little face was slightly red, her eyes lowered, and she said coquettishly.

"No, no, no, I brought back such a beautiful daughter-in-law for him, and it's too late for him to be happy! When this battle is over, we will go home! Well, if there is such a son and a daughter or something, then this family will be truly complete. ”

Hu Dashuai greedily sniffed the faint body fragrance on Sanniang's body, and teased without changing his lust.

"Hooligans!"

"Wow~Wow! It hurts! Don't pinch ......"

When the two people in the cabin made a mess, quietly enjoying the sweet moment that only belonged to the two of them, the dock was already in full swing.

Along with the Yangtze River Fleet to support Wuchang, there was also the Fourth Division of the Anhui Revolutionary Army. More than 13,000 officers and men followed the fleet far behind the fleet in five freighters with five transport ships loaded with supplies.

At the time of the robbery and killing of the Beiyang Army, the officers and men of the reorganized Fourth Division were in the rear of the fleet. The view was obscured by the warships and soot in front of him, and he couldn't see clearly, but there were countless broken corpses and broken wooden planks floating on the river, which everyone could see.

As a newly established unit after the second round of reorganization, the reorganized Fourth Division has a weak foundation, and except for those grassroots cadres who were drawn from other units participating in the war, the entire division has hardly seen blood. None of the troops, including Chief of Staff Berman, were optimistic about the newly formed force. When Hu Rui selected the Fourth Division to go to Wuchang with the fleet, he was almost unanimously opposed, and it was not easy to get through the ideological work.

People live a breath, Buddha fights for a stick of incense, for soldiers, collective honor is more important than anything else! Therefore, the Fourth Division, from top to bottom, was holding a breath of evil, intending to prove it on the battlefield! Coupled with the stimulation of the smell of blood, this group of angry militants went crazy. The whole division read from top to bottom that all the docks participated in the work of unloading the ship, and even the cooks and medical guards participated in viciously. Finish loading and unloading supplies as soon as possible, so that you can go into battle early.

Compared with the Anhui Revolutionary Army on the dock, Beiyang on the other side is bleak. Feng Guozhang is already in pain, as soon as the small station training came, the old Beiyang has been in front of the new army in the country, when has he suffered such a big loss? !

Nine thousand, almost all the army was wiped out! It's almost a town (division) gone! (To be continued......)