Deng Zixuan's success back then, although Wuhan Iron and Steel Plant was named Wuhan, his address was in Daye. After the attack on Nanjing, the governor of Hunan received a decree from the imperial court ordering him to quickly send a Qing army from Wuhan with the aim of blowing up the steel mills. A day after the Qing army sailed from Wuhan, the Northern Expeditionary Army set out from Nanjing. The Qing army went downstream, and the warships of the Northern Expeditionary Army went upstream. There is no doubt that the Qing army not only went down the river, but also set off a day in advance, rushing to Daye in front of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Daye Iron and Steel Plant is located in Tieshan District, northwest of Daye Town, closer to Huangshi Port on the east side. There is a railroad from the port of Yellowstone to the steel mill, which was laid when the steel plant was being built, and four steam locomotives carry goods back and forth. After six years of construction, the Tieshan District, where the steel plant is located, has become famous, so it is not only an industrial area, but also a large market town.

At present, iron and steel plants, including ancillary factories -- rail-making plants, machinery factories, coke plants, steel rolling mills, and other ancillary factories -- are popping up everywhere, and there are 100,000 industrial workers here alone, and about hundreds of thousands of related enterprises serving them. The reason why Daye Iron and Steel Comprehensive Enterprise has developed so quickly is directly related to Deng Zixuan's plan back then. Therefore, the development of steel mills is basically carried out in an orderly manner in accordance with the short-term, medium-term and long-term development plans formulated by Deng Zixuan, and this year the steel mills have entered the medium-term development stage.

The Northern Expeditionary Army attacked the city and seized the land, and the steel mill did not stop production. The key is that the market demand for steel is very strong, especially the private demand. The governor of Hubei received an order from the Qing court to blow up the steel plant, and then sent 2,000 men and horses to Daye Iron and Steel Plant. The news was soon picked up by Wan Chuan's intelligence organization in Wuhan. The situation is extremely urgent, and it is too late for Xiangshang to report to the sea. For this reason, the Wuhan underground intelligence chief immediately sent someone to inform the intelligence organization of the steel mill.

The motor in the main plant area of the steel mill roared, and a vacant land was full of people. At this time, a capable man in his thirties stood on a high place and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers workers, my contemptible name is Wang Defa, who is a furnace worker, and I am also a member of the Guangzhou Military Government. We got the news that the governor of Hunan was going to blow up the steel plant, and now 2,000 Qing soldiers are going down the river from Wuhan, and they are actually desperate to blow up the steel plant that we have worked so hard to build. ”

"Whoever wants to blow up the steel mill, I'll fight with whomever I want!" "Never let the officers and soldiers blow up the steel mill!" The crowd below was excited. The capable man continued: "Everyone is counting on the steel mill to make a living, and this piece of feng shui treasure land is our food and clothing." Now that the military government in Guangzhou has won the hearts of the people, the Northern Expeditionary Army will soon come to take over the steel works. I can assure you that in the future, when the Northern Expeditionary Army takes over the steel plant, not only will it not lay off employees, but it will also give everyone a salary increase. ”

"Wang Defa, you are from Guangzhou, we believe you, what should we do if you say it?" "That's right! We listen to you, and we must not let the Qing army blow up the steel mill. "There was a mess of shouting below. The capable man continued: "The situation is urgent, there is no time." We want to form a factory protection team, and young and strong people will come to sign up. "In less than an hour, 1,500 people signed up. The director of the Kung Fu Steel Mill came with a group of guards. "Dare to confuse the people with gossip, arrest them all!" Suddenly, several big men came up and wanted to arrest Wang Defa.

Wang Defa pulled out a short gun and fired a shot into the sky, and suddenly more than 20 men showed their short guns and confronted the guards brought by the factory director. The factory director in official uniform softened his tone when he saw that there were many people and said: "Who said that the government was going to blow up the steel mill, why haven't I heard of it?" The capable man said disdainfully: "We got information from the inner line of Wuhan, and the governor of Hunan received an order from the Qing court to send two thousand Qing troops to blow up the power plant. At present, the Qing army has reached Huangshi Port. ”

"Don't interfere with our factory protection, Lord Steward. Otherwise we're not welcome to you! "Your Excellency, have you watched the steel mill be blown up? Please be aware of the current affairs. "There's a lot of noise down there." Lord Steward, tell your guards to lay down their arms, and I declare the official takeover of the steel mills! After speaking, the capable man took out a grenade, and more than 20 men also took out grenades. When the factory director saw this kind of jiashi, he had to obediently obey.

The factory director's guards had more than 30 guns, and the capable man whistled. Two carriages popped up. "Brethren, there is no time. We now have more than 300 guns in our hands, with a small number of bullets, each with 50 rounds. There were 500 grenades. Now I announce the start of the gun. Those who don't have guns fire a grenade, and those who don't have anything look for sticks and swords. We immediately drove to the red clay hill on the east side to stop the Qing army. ”

After Wang Defa finished speaking, the young offspring began to grab the gun, and the gun grenade that did not grab the gun was simply a mess, and it was impossible to stop it. After a while, kung fu guns and grenades were snatched away. The sun hung high in the sky, Wang Defa waved his hand, and everyone went east in a hurry. The rest of the people became nervous, and after a while the roar stopped.

On the way, Wang Defa said to his subordinates: "Brothers, we will drive to Hongtugang in a while, and everyone will be divided to instruct those who have guns and grenades on how to use them. We don't have time to prepare, how long can we resist the enemy, the current situation in Nanjing is unknown, our people have already gone to contact. Okay, that's it, let's go our separate ways! An hour later, a rabble of rabble came to the Loess Gang, and Wang Defa dispersed the men with guns and grenades, and his men immediately began to teach.

In less than an hour, at the end of the road, I saw the vague figure of the Qing army's brigade. The train from the steel mill to the Huangshi wharf has been suspended, and the Qing army has divided into two groups, one from the railway line and the other from the road on one side. The green battalion of the Qing army walked very slowly, and they didn't expect that someone would block the attack on the red clay hill. Not to mention that this group of people is a rabble, as soon as they caught the figure of the Qing army, someone put down their guns, Wang Defa was in a hurry, but before he could stop the dense soft sound, it crackled.

The Qing army was startled and quickly dispersed and fell to the ground. Not to mention the crooked hits, two of them on the horse were shot and planted. What's even more ridiculous is that some people actually threw grenades, some pulled the line, some did not pull the line, and the explosions one after another rang out. Many people used up all the bullets in one go, and such a dense gunfire explosion was indeed evil, and the Qing army retreated in fright without knowing the truth. After the gunshots and explosions stopped, Wang Defa's nose almost crooked.

Two-thirds of the people had run out of bullets and four-fifths had thrown grenades. Seeing that the Qing army had withdrawn, Wang Defa sent people to the front of the position to find and actually picked up more than 100 grenades without pulling lines. Wang Defa had no choice, so he immediately let the one with the gun get on the bayonet, and it seemed that the next step was hand-to-hand combat. Don't say that the Qing army is really scared enough. Retreating to the rear in a hurry, the vast majority of the Qing soldiers were still in shock.

Two of them were shot, one of them was killed on the spot by the brain, and the other was wounded in the chest and screamed in pain. The one who led the Qing army was a general soldier, and he was a little lucky to see the appearance of the two subordinates. "Lord Commander, the other side has at least three or four hundred people, and it is not appropriate to attack. They fired their guns so far away, it was possible that the guards of the steel mills were not a cause for concern. But they have bombs in their hands, and I think I'll wait for the artillery team to come up and attack. The subordinate spoke.

The chief soldier thinks that what his subordinates say is reasonable, the gunfire of Fang Cai is like fried beans, if the soldiers are allowed to attack, it will definitely not work, they are not here to send them to death, they are here to blow up the steel mill. Immediately, the commander-in-chief ordered to rest in place. It was already dark when the five guns came up, and the Qing army had never been in the habit of fighting at night, so the commander-in-chief ordered to camp on the spot and launch an attack again in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Frankly speaking, if the commander-in-chief had known that the other party was in such a state, he would have given the order in high spirits.

Wang Defa is suffering, and every minute and every second feels long. He was most worried that the Qing army would attack again, if it was hand-to-hand, I was afraid that half of the people would retreat, after all, they were all workers who kept to themselves, don't look at everyone's righteous indignation, if it was really a game of life, few people could do it. In this way, Wang Defa suffered until dark, and the Qing army never moved, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Fan Tao led the fleet to carry two regiments of soldiers upstream, and at this time, brigade commanders Liu Yunlong and Fan Tao stood side by side on the deck, happily checking the scenery on both sides of the strait. "Report, someone on the shore has signaled emergency contact." A subordinate reported. Sure enough, someone on the shore waved a white towel, and Fan Tao ordered the liaison to be picked up on the boat. When Fan Tao and Liu Yunlong heard that the Qing army was going to blow up the steel mill, this surprise was not trivial, and they immediately ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed.

The fleet arrived at Yellowstone Harbor at 3 a.m., and the docks were densely packed with wooden ships. Obviously, the Qing army had already landed, and the Qing officers and soldiers who stayed behind noticed that a fleet appeared in front of them, and immediately abandoned ship and fled. The cargo ship carrying the soldiers first docked, and soon the soldiers of the 1st Battalion assembled at the dock and then ran along the railway line in the direction of the steel mill. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the Qing army finished eating, and at 5 o'clock the artillery was in position, and the Qing soldiers began to move forward in a step-by-step manner.

At about 6 o'clock, the commander-in-chief ordered the cannon to be fired. At this time, Wang De was a little dizzy with anger, and half of the defenders ran away overnight. Suddenly shelled, the defending "soldiers" smeared oil on the soles of their feet, hula ran back, and in the blink of an eye, less than 200 people were left on the position. Wang Defa knew that he would definitely die today. "Brothers, we should not be a bad seed, but we will stand our ground to the death!" The Qing army cautiously attacked, and as soon as the gun rang out, they lay on the ground. Facing the enemy who was getting closer and closer, Wang Defa finished shooting zuihou with a bullet. Then he picked up a rifle with a bayonet on it.

At this moment, a dense burst of gunfire suddenly sounded from the rear of the Qing army, followed by the sound of military trumpets. In the blink of an eye, the offensive reversed, and the Qing army was in chaos, and immediately became a headless fly. Seeing this scene, Wang Defa was weak and had ・・・・・no strength at all.