Lin Xiong, commander of the 42nd Division, after occupying the county seat of Chang'an, followed Khalid's instructions and put on a warning in the direction of Xi'an. That night, a regiment imposed a ban on the county about 10 kilometers south of the county. The next morning, the regiment commander, who was in charge of monitoring the movements of the Russian army, found that many refugees had fled from the county. After inquiry, it was learned that the Russian army was looting in the city, and the regiment commander was very angry, so he sent a reconnaissance detachment to reconnoiter the city.

Two days later, the regiment commander learned that the Russian army had abandoned the city and fled, and that Xi'an had become an empty city. The regiment commander boldly decided to lead his troops to occupy Xi'an City, and at the same time sent people to report to the division commander Lin Xiongyu, so the regiment commander led his troops to occupy Xi'an without blood. Lin Xiong was a little stunned when he received the report from the regiment commander, at this time, the commander Leng Yifei was on the way, he did not dare to lead the troops to move blindly, so he had to wait for the commander's order. In addition, Lin Xiong sent someone to quickly inform Khalid in Weinan.

Everything happens suddenly, without warning. Take Commander Leng Yifei as an example. Due to the rain for several days, the roads were muddy, landslides, and mudslides occurred from time to time, and he led the headquarters, artillery units, light and heavy, and logistics units, which were like snails crawling again, and there was no way to do this. The troops stopped and went. Either a flash flood broke out or the road was covered by a mudslide, although there was an engineering regiment building the road, but the marching speed could not be increased, and it was useless to fly in a hurry.

Fortunately, Chang'an County was occupied, and Khalid led two divisions to divide his troops to Weinan, which made him happy. Similarly, Leng Yifei didn't know the news of He Meng, and he was trapped on the road again. He did not expect that the changes that had taken place at the front line had nothing to do with him, the commander, for the time being. After Leng Yifei learned that Chang'an County was occupied, he made a correct decision and ordered the 46th and 47th Divisions to accelerate lightly, and the 50th Division to stay behind.

It was drizzling at night, and a Russian army appeared at the Wei River crossing in the north. The Russian army searched for ships and prepared to cross the river, and a regiment of the 45th Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army on the other side of the river happened to be responsible for the defense of this area. On the dark and hazy preset position with rain flowing, although the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army could not see clearly the activities of the Russian troops on the other side, the appearance of the Russian army was beyond doubt, and the situation was quickly reported to the division headquarters.

"Regiment commander, the Russian army has got a few ferries, let's fight!" One of his subordinates was a little breathless. "What are you panicking, the Russian ferryboat will fight again when it reaches the middle of the river! No one is allowed to shoot without my orders. "Soon, five ferries appeared on the river, and the boats were full of Russian soldiers. The boat marched to the middle of the river, and the regiment commander gave the order and the shots were fired, and the Russian soldiers on the ferry were taken by surprise.

The ferry lost control and swirled in the water, and many Russian soldiers jumped into the river and swam towards their own shore. Annoyed and angry, the Russian army began to return fire. At this time, our army stopped shooting, and the Russian army could not see the target clearly, so they stopped shooting in a haze. The appearance of the Northern Expeditionary Army on the other side of the river meant that it was impossible to escape across the Wei River in the north. The Russian army immediately reported the situation to Commander Alexander.

Raindrops hit the city walls with a distinctive, rhythmic sound. The soldiers guarded the western wall, watching nervously the movement outside the city. At this time, the two soldiers were whispering: "Damn, the Russian soldiers are all perverts, I heard that Xi'an City has ruined a lot of good women?" "That's it, I'm still wondering, weishenme, we can't see women in the city." I heard that rich families have sent their women to the countryside, and women from good families who have no money have suffered. ”

"Damn, these Russian GIs are really hateful, I heard that the old lady didn't let it go. Lao Tzu wants to kill a few more Russian soldiers to avenge these women! "At this moment, there was a noise from the inside of the city walls." Go see what's going on! The regimental commander gave the order. After a while, a subordinate came back to report: "Many people in the city sent food spontaneously, and I persuaded them for a long time, but they refused to go back." "It seems that the people in the city have been harmed by the Russian army, and when they see the Northern Expeditionary Army, they seem to see their relatives. You tell the people to leave things behind, and we receive the affection. It's not safe here, let them go back. ”

A few minutes later, the observation post suddenly shouted: "There is a situation! "I saw a lot of horse lights on the post road in the distance, and then there were sporadic horses' hooves." In the middle of the night, a group of men and horses came from the west, it must be a Russian army, and I ordered the whole regiment to enter combat preparation! "The regimental commander gave the order to fight. About 150 meters from the city gates, the Russian troops stopped advancing. Presumably the commander of the Russian army is discussing.

Sure enough, the Russian army thought that there was no Northern Expeditionary Army in Xi'an, so the forward troops quickly came to the city gate. Entering the effective firing range, the rifles in the hands of the soldiers began to shoot, and the Russian soldiers running in front were instantly knocked down. Some soldiers condescendingly threw grenades on the city walls, and with the fire of the explosion, the Russian troops fled backwards in panic. Then the Russian army began to return fire. After about half an hour of returning fire, the Russian army retreated to the west.

At dawn, He Meng, deputy commander of the West Route Corps, led the headquarters and artillery brigade to the west gate of Xianyang. At this moment, Wang Shiqi, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, led officials of all sizes to greet him at the gate of the city. He Meng quickly recognized Wang Shiqi, who was the leader, and jumped off the war horse in a dashing manner, clenched his fists and said: "If I guess correctly, you are Wang Shiqi, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu." "It is here, Your Excellency General Mo Fei is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army!" Wang Shiqi also clenched his fists.

"My name is He Meng, and I led the left column of the Western Route Corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army to arrive here!" "Your Excellency General, I am ashamed and have decided to lead 20,000 soldiers to defect to the Northern Expeditionary Army." Wang Shiqi bowed. He Meng continued: "Your Excellency the Governor, on behalf of the Guangzhou Military Government, Commander-in-Chief Deng, and Commander Leng of the Western Route Corps, I welcome you to join the Guangzhou Military Government. For the time being, you are still performing your duties as the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and I will report to the Canton military government on your appointment. Wang Shiqi was overjoyed and said: "The Northern Expeditionary Army is the army of the king, and it is determined to serve the military government. The faces of the ministers were also overflowing with joy.

He Meng turned around and ordered the artillery brigade commander to immediately pass through the city and quickly arrange the artillery to the front. Wang Shiqi and other officials, including the Qing soldiers guarding the city, felt very fortunate in their hearts when they saw the mighty artillery unit. There was another cannon fire from the east of this kung fu, and it was clear that the Russian army had begun to attack again. He Meng smiled and said: "Lord Wang, the Russian army is already a trapped beast, and our army is surrounded on all sides, we might as well go up to the city tower to watch the enemy's array and watch a good show." ”

Naturally, everyone was happy and climbed the east city gatehouse, only to see that the artillery brigade was hurrying out of the city gate and heading forward. "Report to the deputy commander, the 45th Division has been deployed on the north bank of the Wei River, and the cavalry brigade and the ** cavalry regiment have also been pulled to the front line of the Wei River to assist in the defense. The 48th Division had been fully committed to the front, and the 49th Division had also reached the designated position in the southwest. He Meng nodded and said: "Order all departments to build fortifications on the spot to prevent the Russian army from escaping." ”

"General He, the Northern Expeditionary Army is really a divine soldier descending from heaven, not only crossing the Qinling Mountains but also eating all 50,000 Russian troops, it is unimaginable. No wonder Lord Zuo is not an opponent, admire and admire! Wang Shiqi sighed beside him. He Meng said calmly: "Lord Wang, let's not hide it, we no longer regard the Manchu court as an opponent, and fighting the coalition army is our goal." When the soldiers came out of the Qinling Mountains, they wanted to eat 50,000 Russian troops. It is necessary to let the armies of Western countries collapse on the land of China and reproduce the heroic style of our Han and Tang Dynasties. Hearing the sonorous words, Wang Shiqi's eyes suddenly moistened.

On this morning, Alexander, the commander of the Russian army, was shocked to hear that the Northern Expeditionary Army had appeared on the north bank of the Wei River, and the city of Xi'an was also occupied by the Northern Expeditionary Army. "Your Excellency General, the Northern Expeditionary Army is going to eat us, this is their battle to go out of the Qinling Mountains, and we have been surrounded." After a long time, Alexander said: "Now our only way out is to break through to the west." At present, the water of the Wei River is soaring, and there is no hope of forced crossing. On the south side is a dead end road in the Qinling Mountains. Turning around and breaking through to the east lost the best time, and now we can only fight a bloody escape. ”

Alexander continued: "The Northern Expeditionary Army in the west has not used artillery, which fully shows that the road conditions in the Qinling Mountains have played a role, and the artillery of the Northern Expeditionary Army must be on the way. We must seize this opportunity to break out. All artillery was ordered to be put into battle, and the offensive echelons were organized to launch a rotational attack. Alexander decided to take a desperate gamble and do Zuihou struggle at all costs.

After the intensive artillery fire of the Russian army stopped, the soldiers shouted and bravely charged into battle, and from a distance it seemed that there was a overwhelming formation. But under my stubborn defense, the Russian army left a corpse and retreated in disarray. Then the Russian army began to shell again, and just when the Russian artillery just sounded, a greater roar began to shake the earth, and the 90 guns of the artillery brigade began to sing in chorus, and dense shells flew towards the Russian artillery positions.

In order to break through the front of the artillery position, the Russian army did not camouflage at all but at a glance, he bullied our side without artillery fire. As their own shells exploded in turn on the Russian artillery positions, I saw that the Russian artillery was suddenly dumb, and the air waves of the explosion threw the remains of the artillery and the corpses of the Russian artillery into the sky from time to time. The Russian artillery abandoned its artillery and fled in all directions. After 30 minutes of shelling, the Russian artillery positions were blown into a mess, and almost more than 200 artillery pieces were barely left intact.

In such a terrifying scene, the Russian soldiers who were preparing to attack were so frightened that they crawled to the back and fled. At the headquarters of the Russian army in a small town in the rear, a fast horse flew into the courtyard. "Report to the general, the artillery unit of the Northern Expeditionary Army has come up, and our artillery fire has been completely destroyed in the artillery battle just now!" An officer was covered in dust and panting. "What? The artillery is all destroyed, how many artillery pieces come up from the Northern Expeditionary Army? "The chief of staff is in a hurry.

"At least a hundred artillery pieces, estimated to be an artillery brigade!" "Your Excellency General, we have no power to attack!" The chief of staff turned pale. "Order the entire line to shrink and build fortifications." Alexander sat decadently in his chair. Alexander knew that in the face of the strong combat effectiveness of the Northern Expeditionary Army, without artillery support, allowing the soldiers to attack was to send them to death.

On the city of Xianyang, the sun shines directly at noon. It rained overnight last night in exchange for good weather during the day. The air could smell the thick smell of gunpowder smoke wafting from the east, and it made people nervous and excited. "Lord Wang, just now our artillery fire is aimed at the Russian artillery positions. If it is not unexpected, with such fierce artillery fire, I am afraid that I will not hear the Russian artillery speak. In other words, the Russian army has become a turtle in an urn, and it seems that he can only flee back to Xi'an. ”

Wang Shiqi was overjoyed and said: "General He, the old man is really eye-opening today, the Northern Expeditionary Army is amazing!" At this time, a subordinate came up to report: "Report to the deputy commander, I just received news that Xi'an City has been occupied by me." ”“haha！ It's really good news, the Russian army in front of you is dead. Does Commander Leng have instructions? "Deputy Commander, Commander Leng is still on the Meridian Road, and it is said that it has been raining heavily for several days, and the road is difficult to navigate."

He Meng groaned and said, "Then we have to wait for Commander Leng to issue the general attack order, and order all departments to closely monitor to prevent the Russian army from jumping over the wall in a hurry." Lord Wang, I want to borrow your mansion to take a rest, but I haven't closed my eyes all night! Wang Shiqi was naturally flattered, and immediately led the way to the Governor's Palace.