After the right wing column of the Central Route Corps occupied Hefei, the French and Russian troops who were responsible for the defense of Hefei were shocked to hear that the Qing troops on the front line had fled and were defeated like a broken embankment, and they immediately panicked. The 10 divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army pounced fiercely, and the French and Russian armies had only 30,000 men in Hefei, and they almost did not hesitate, and immediately abandoned Hefei and retreated north. The right flank column of the Central Route Corps was commanded by the chief of staff of the Central Route Corps, and after they occupied Hefei, they received a report from the headquarters that the Laigu Division defending the Tianmu Mountain defense line had fled into the Dabie Mountains.

In order to completely annihilate this Japanese army, the headquarters ordered the right wing column to dispatch a division to intercept it on the Jinzhai line, and cooperate with the pursuing 8th Division to cleanly and completely annihilate this Japanese army. The chief of staff received an order from the headquarters and immediately sent the 7th Division to the front line of Jinzhai to deploy defenses. Sure enough, the 7th Division intercepted the Laigu Division at Jinzhai. After the pursuers, there is an interception in front. The commander of the Japanese Lai Gu Division led his troops to break through the siege with all their might, and the offensive and defensive drills lasted for a day, and the Japanese army was unable to break through the interception of the 7th Division at all.

That night, the pursuers of the 8th Division of the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived, and the Lai Gu Division, which was extremely tired and lacked ammunition and food, immediately fell apart. Most of the Japanese soldiers scattered and fled back to the mountains in order to be taken prisoner. The 7th Division was fortified on the spot to prevent the Japanese from leaving the mountains. The 8th Division was divided into several search units and began to search for the Japanese rout in the mountains. Frankly speaking, the Japanese army was scattered, but there was some trouble. The Corps Headquarters ordered that these Japanese stragglers must not be allowed to go unpunished, and that they must be annihilated cleanly.

At dusk that day, a group of Japanese troops fled in disarray, and the Northern Expeditionary Army pursued them relentlessly. When this group of Japanese troops broke and ran into a dense forest, only a few dozen people remained in the team of several hundred people. One of the squadron leaders had a combat knife in his hand and a holster wide open at his waist, and it was clear that the Japanese squadron leader's pistol had been lost. This group of Japanese routs ran into the depths of the dense forest, and there was no Northern Expeditionary Army behind them. I saw the Japanese squadron leader holding a war knife in his hand, panting heavily.

The group of Japanese soldiers, dressed in rags, lay on the ground and gasped. As night fell, the Japanese soldiers ate something indiscriminately and lay asleep on the wet rotten leaves in the forest. "Captain, Yokoji Junji has a fever!" The Japanese squadron leader was woken up by a soldier. The Japanese squadron leader came to Yokoji Junji and saw two soldiers pouring water on Yokoji Junji's face and physically cooling down. The Japanese squadron leader stretched out his hand and touched Yokoji Junji's head and said, "It's a high fever, this guy is hopeless, Amaterasu bless him!" ”

It was dawn, and Yokoji Jing's second fever had subsided a little, and his cheeks were covered with red clouds. When everyone was happy, suddenly Yokoji Jingji stood up, staring straight ahead with stunned eyes. As he walked, he muttered, "Look, that's Hokkaido." What a beautiful sunset, turquoise waters. Is it Michiko? My beloved girl, what are you doing standing by the sea? Be careful biedong I'm coming, we will never separate ・・・・・・・ again. ”

Yokoji Jing's head burned out, and he walked straight forward, because the front was so vast and bright, and there was his beloved girl in front of him. The Japanese soldiers were in a state of stupidity, perhaps his thoughts aroused homesickness in everyone. The leader of the Japanese squadron came to his senses, and Yokoji Junji walked further out of the forest. I saw the Japanese squadron leader fly forward and insert the sword into the back of Yokoji Junji's heart. At that moment, a bayonet was plunged into the back of the squadron leader's heart. The Japanese squadron leader looked at the tip of the knife that came out of his chest, turned his head, and looked at him with a hideous face that despised him fiercely.

During this period, the Dabie Mountains were sparsely populated, and the Japanese troops scattered and fled into the depths of the dense forest, staging countless stories that were like the same fate but different versions of Yokoji Jingji. Of the entire division of Japanese troops, less than one-third of Zuihou walked out of Dabie Mountain alive. Even the Japanese soldiers who were alive had mental problems. Frankly, the people of Japan at this time had not yet entered a period of madness, and they were not psychologically prepared for a brutal war.

After the formation of the great rout of the coalition forces, a lot of farce was staged. The 20,000 French troops and 10,000 Russian troops defending Hefei carried a large number of light and heavy military supplies because they retreated very calmly. When they arrived in Huainan, they informed the Qing army stationed in Huainan that the 71st Division of the Qing army stationed in Huainan was a local militia reorganization, in other words, they were the head snakes. At present, the situation has changed greatly, and the head snake naturally wants to watch the wind and rudder.

"Report to the division commander, the French and Russian troops stationed in Hefei are coming down in front, and they ask for permission!" A subordinate made an urgent report. The commander of the 71st Division of the Qing Army was a big fat man, and this guy was surprised with his shiny head: "So the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army have arrived in Hefei!" I don't understand that the coalition weishenme does not stick to Hefei? The military advisor said: "My lord, it seems that the rumors of the change in the capital are true, Li Hongzhang must have defected to the south, and the Northern Expeditionary Army is the north and the south at the same time." ”

The fat division commander agreed: "What you said makes sense, the headquarters of the coalition army have let the Northern Expeditionary Army give it to them, and they have no intention of fighting." The military advisor took the opportunity to say: "My lord, since ancient times, those who know the times are Junjie, and we must defect to the Northern Expeditionary Army." "You're saying we're stopping the coalition forces as a welcome gift to the Northern Expeditionary Army. Strategist, you're so confused, what are you kidding? The French and Russian armies numbered 30,000, and my strength was less than 10,000, and half of my brethren fled before the war began. ”

The military advisor said slyly: "My lord, the French and Russian troops are now bent on escaping. If we block their deadly attacks. We promised to let them go, but let them leave behind military supplies, weapons and ammunition, and they would definitely agree. If the Northern Expeditionary Army arrives, we will offer these things as gifts, and you will definitely be able to use them again in the future. "Myoya, immediately send someone to contact the coalition forces!" Needless to say, the deal went smoothly. The French and Russian troops passed through, leaving behind a large number of supplies. In particular, the commanders of the French and Russian armies learned from the mouth of the Qing army that the capital was occupied by the Northern Expeditionary Army and Li Hongzhang rebelled.

At present, the news that Li Hongzhang defected to the Northern Expeditionary Army, that the Qing court was captured alive, and that the headquarters of the coalition army was destroyed has been spread in the Central Plains. Xuzhou is a strategic point, the British army and the French army here have at least 15 troops, the British army has 60,000 people, and the French army has 90,000 people. It can be said that Xuzhou, as a strategic point, can rush to the front line of Jiangsu and Anhui in the south, and echo the coalition forces in Henan in the west. When they got the news of Li Hongzhang's rebellion in the capital, they immediately came to the right conclusion.

The supreme commander of Xuzhou is a Frenchman, and this guy believes that Li Hongzhang rebelled and then seized the capital, and the headquarters of the coalition forces was more auspicious, and McMahon, including the marshals of various countries, could become prisoners. What does the loss of unified command mean, the French general is neither advancing nor retreating, so after a few days of worry, the bad news came, the Northern Expeditionary Army broke through the Tongbai Mountain defense line, the Jiangsu Yangtze River defense line was broken through, and then the Northern Expeditionary Army went out of Anhui to occupy Hefei.

The French thought that the rescue would be useless, so they ordered a quick retreat to Shandong, and in this way the heavy troops of Xuzhou were the first to escape. The flight of the heavy troops of the coalition army in Xuzhou, the coalition army in Henan suddenly lost its support, the situation in the Central Plains was completely clear, and the coalition army formed an overall rout. In such a rout, the entire coalition army has no hope, and how many troops can be safely withdrawn in front of the coalition forces at present.

When the Germans from Qingdao landed at the port of Tientsin, McMahon finally understood the entire battlefield. Such a bad situation is like a tsunami, the earth is shaking, and France, Russia, Germany and the United States are pointing the spearhead of defeat at McMahon. Originally, France, Russia, the United States, Germany and other countries had quite a few criticisms of Marshal McMahon's command ability, but now it is a general outbreak. The German marshal believed that in the current state, there was no point in seizing the capital, and the task of the German army was to ensure that Tianjin was not lost, because Tianjin had the interests of the Germans.

The Americans believed that the coalition forces should quickly withdraw to the northeast and form a solid defensive system in the northeast. The Americans suggested using the natural barrier of Shanhaiguan to block the advance of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Say a thousand things and ten thousand, the Americans have huge interests in the Northeast. The French believed that a defense should be organized in Shandong and the Shandong Peninsula should be held. The marshals of the various countries almost crossed the sea to show their powers, in short, McMahon's command power was quickly elevated, and the new order was quickly issued to retreat.

The Japanese commander Takemiyagawa led two divisions to Huai'an, and ordered the Banheng Division to block the Northern Expeditionary Army here, and to meet the Nagano and Kawasaki divisions in Taizhou, unaware that the Japanese army in Taizhou had been encircled. Commander Wu Miyachuan led a division to retreat to Suqian only to receive an order from the headquarters and learned about the changes in the entire battle situation. At this time, the British and French forces in Xuzhou had retreated, and Wu Gongchuan quickly ordered the Banheng Division in Huai'an to quickly retreat, and at the same time ordered the Japanese troops around Rizhao to quickly retreat to Shandong.

Due to the right flank column of the Central Route Corps, which marched all the way through Anhui, their troops soon reached the vicinity of Xuzhou. Knowing that the coalition forces in Xuzhou had retreated, in order to cooperate with the East Route Corps, the right wing column of the Central Route Corps dispatched a division to advance eastward and enter Jiangsu. Very unexpectedly, a division advancing eastward encountered the Japanese Banheng Division near Suqian. After stubborn resistance, the Banheng division was intercepted. Then it was surrounded by 5 divisions of Bai Sheng's vanguard near Suqian, and there was no suspense in the battle of annihilation on the outskirts of the field.

At the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Chief of Staff Pei Gejin walked in with a telegram in his hand and said: "Commander-in-chief, Li Tianxiang reports that the troops occupying Xinyang have already made contact with Leng Yifei who is heading south. Although the enemies in Shijiazhuang fled, they occupied Shijiazhuang and achieved the purpose of the campaign. At present, Leng Yifei has led five divisions to appear on the banks of the Yellow River. ”“haha！ Leng Yifei did a good job, and the coalition forces in Henan couldn't escape! Chen Jintang heard the loud voice daxiao.

Deng Zixuan also smiled: "Tell Li Tianxiang and Leng Yifei that our encirclement has been formed, don't rush to attack." First of all, it is necessary to do a good job of defense, and the coalition forces will definitely desperately break through. I estimate that the British troops in the Barberry defense line will definitely shrink in the direction of Zhengzhou, and the Russian troops in the direction of Tongguan will also shrink their forces in the direction of Luoyang. We can slowly shrink the pocket, zuihou to give him a fatal blow. Just as Deng Zixuan judged, with the completion of the Tongbai Mountain defense line, the British army abandoned the Funiu Mountain defense line, and the British and French troops simultaneously shrank their forces in the direction of Zhengzhou, preparing to break through and escape.

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