The soldiers were fast, and the troops of more than 10,000 people marched in three directions, and the rugged mountain road finally arrived in front of Wuzhou in four days and three nights; Although it took a lot of physical strength for the officers and men to rush on the 300-kilometer road, the team finally rushed to the predetermined place in formation, and the logistics and baggage troops led by Wang Maocai also arrived half a day late.

Looking at the exhausted officers and soldiers, Huang Ke knew that if they were allowed to rest, they would probably sleep for a few days and nights; But time did not allow, so Huang Ke only ordered a short rest, the officers and soldiers were exhausted, and just fell asleep, and fell asleep as soon as they fell, falling sideways next to the tent that had just been erected, and snoring came and went.

After arriving at the predetermined location, Huang Ke sent more than 100 scouts to reconnoiter in makeup, and decided to immediately convene a military meeting.

In the tent that had just been set up, he rubbed his eyelids that were about to close, and then pinched his thighs vigorously, and after feeling some pain, he sat in the middle. After a while, the exhausted officers all walked in, the wide military uniforms had long been out of shape, and before entering, the officers still vigorously patted the dust on their bodies and tidied up their military uniforms to maintain the makeup of a soldier.

"Let's all sit down, to make a long story short, it's ten o'clock in the morning, before dark, we still have half a day to prepare, and now the troops will report on their respective situations."

Huang Ke untied the gaiters on his leg and moved vigorously to ensure that the leg was still his own. The officers below also untied their gaiters as he did.

The meeting proceeded quickly, and after listening to the reports of the various troops, Huang Ke couldn't wait to open the large-scale military map and command the map.

"Let the artillery battalion prepare, all the artillery advance secretly, be sure to aim at the Gui army station, and be sure to launch an artillery bombardment before dark; Also, after a round of shelling, Yang Yibing led the military academy teaching team and Batu's cavalry team to raid the enemy's command post, which is this position; According to the original plan, several other armies were encircled from three routes, interspersed and divided, striving to eat the vanguard of the Gui army at once and break them all up. ”

The officers and men below listened attentively, and it was indeed more appropriate to adopt the tactic of division and interspersing in places where paddy fields were densely populated, and in fact this was all inspired by Huang Ke in his previous life when he was studying the self-defense and counterattack war against Vietnam.

The officers seated all stared at each other with dark eyes, and although they were all exhausted, the passion of the battle was enough to excite them.

"What do you all think, tell me about it." This is the first time Huang Ke has commanded such a battle, and the action of tens of thousands of people can be regarded as not small-scale, and he really has no bottom to say that he will win or lose the battle.

The officers began to discuss in a whisper, and after a while, a loud voice came from the crowd: "Commander, I have a suggestion. ”

Huang Ke saw that it was a man with a delicate face who was not tall, but the strong muscles on his face and his elegant conversation showed that this person had been educated.

Huang Ke motioned for the man to continue, and the handsome man said: "There are many rivers in the Wuzhou area, the water network and rice fields are densely distributed, there are many bridges, and all kinds of firearms cannot fully reflect the sense of hierarchy, so it is not suitable for the deployment of large troops, and it is even more unfavorable to the actions of cavalry and artillery; I suggest that when we launch a surprise attack, everyone throws away all the weapons, ammunition, and dry food, so that the soldiers can move easily. ”

After listening to this suggestion, Huang Ke nodded with satisfaction, and then he asked, "That's right, what's your name?" ”

"Report to the commander, Jiang Xianyun, deputy captain of the cadet teaching team." The man replied word by word.

Huang Ke bowed slightly: "Okay, Xianyun, I'll give you another task, do you see this point in the middle of Wuzhou?" ”

"The students saw it, and this was a market town." Jiang Xianyun did have some military talent when he looked at the map, and it could be seen that he had worked hard before the war.

"Here I guess it's the location of the Gui Army Headquarters" Huang Ke looked at Jiang Xianyun and said: "Before the war, I want you to bring a team of officers and soldiers here to stir up, do you dare to go?" Huang Ke looked at Jiang Xianyun with a smile, he was not only testing this person's courage, but also testing his military quality.

"Why don't you dare? Why are revolutionaries greedy for life and afraid of death? Jiang Xianyun's face was fearless.

"Okay, I have asked Yang Yibing to select thirty soldiers from Guangxi, and when the time comes, you will change into Guijun's clothes."

Jiang Xianyun listened carefully, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Huang Ke took out the Swiss pocket watch that Zhao Xiaowan gave her from his arms, and opened it with a snap: "Although this pocket watch is inconvenient to carry, it is exactly the same, and it is given to you now; It's 12:32 and we're shelling at six o'clock, and before that, I want you to figure out where they are, and you have to withdraw before the shelling, understand? ”

"Commander, rest assured, the students will not fail in their mission!" Jiang Xianyun took the pocket watch, snapped and turned around and walked out.

At the end of the meeting, Huang Ke announced two basic disciplines: as long as they surrendered, no one was allowed to kill the prisoners; At any time, they are not allowed to enter the houses of ordinary people, and those who violate the order will be engaged in military law!

After the short answer order, Huang Ke lit a three-fort cigarette and put it in his mouth, and he took a sharp breath to refresh himself: "This battle is related to our life and death, we must defeat it in one fell swoop!" All the officers and soldiers are now starting to rest, and it seems that it is impossible to recuperate, but it is certainly possible to recover their strength. Go, let the officers and soldiers sleep with their guns in their hands. ”

After speaking, all the generals dispersed, Huang Ke brought a pot of strong tea by himself, and drank it gurglingly, after drinking, he lay on the table, and after a while, there was a snoring sound.

When the revolutionary new army left for the vicinity of Wuzhou, the troops stationed in Wuzhou had already observed the movement of this force, and their military commander could not believe that Huang Ke dared to lead his troops westward at great risk.

But the current facts are there, Huang Ke's 10,000 troops are stationed in batches, and the troops at the forefront are only ten miles away from Wuzhou, if the cavalry is allowed to attack, they will be able to kill them in less than half an hour, are they really here to conduct military exercises?

What to do at this time? These military commanders also had no idea. These situations and doubts soon converged on Lu Rongting, the commander-in-chief of the army.

After hearing this, Lu Rongting scolded vigorously: "Is the leader on the other side Huang Ke's elementary school boy?" This elementary boy used to beg me under our door before, but I didn't expect that in a few years, he would become a climate? I heard that Chen Jiongming was driven away by his troops? ”

Mo Rongxin, the overseer standing next to Lu Rongting, smiled, he sighed and asked, "The old man also knows this person?" ”

Lu Rongting didn't have a good tone, "It's that I've met a few times, I wanted to recruit him under my command, but I didn't expect this kid to buy it, a big fucking slippery!" ”

Mo Rongxing nodded: "It's not just a slippery head, but also a little bold." When I was in Guangzhou a few years ago, this person went to look for me. At that time, it was for the student movement, but he was also a bold guy, and when he only had dozens of guards in his hands, he dared to compete with the Japanese, and immediately shot and killed the Japanese. ”

"Haha" Lu Rongting laughed twice: "Needless to say, the little boy still has a bit of guts, where is he doing some military exercises this time, it is clear that he wants to eat you and my brother." Okay, I'd like to see what this little boy is capable of. ”

After speaking, Lu Laoshuai called out to the guards outside, and a neatly dressed guard ran in.

"Listen, now all troops are ordered to go into combat readiness, and guns and ammunition are issued. Check all suspicious people in the vicinity. Lao Tzu doesn't believe it? On the territory of Guangxi, a group of students can still turn the sky? ”

The order was given and was quickly carried out. The troops garrisoned by the Gui Army had already begun to move in full, the officers and men distributed ammunition, the double sentry posts were also strengthened, and the artillerymen also took off their gun jackets and aimed forward at an angle of 23 degrees. Some of the scouts sent by the New Revolutionary Army even engaged in a brief exchange of fire with the Gui troops, and throughout the afternoon, sporadic gunfire rang out continuously, and both sides were damaged during the exchange of fire, but the tense atmosphere before the war was already apparent.

However, Huang Ke still stood still, he was waiting for the artillery to arrive at the predetermined position. Huang Ke's artillery battalion is all some Krupp 75 mm field mountain guns, and the maximum firing range is about 5 kilometers, which is not as good as those large-caliber cannons, so in order to effectively strike, the artillery position must be pushed to the front line of the battle.

But mountain artillery also has the advantages of mountain artillery, small size, light weight, the use of mules and horses in these paddy field nets is very fast, the artillery battalion as a whole is also very fast.

Huang Ke felt that this was another dangerous move, pushing the artillery to the forefront was easy to be eaten by the infantry of the Gui army, and the combat effectiveness of this artillery battalion was not as good as that of an infantry company, considering this, Huang Ke also sent the gendarmerie to protect the artillery battalion.

However, this is not a foolproof strategy, he knows that he must stabilize Lu Rongting at this time. After thinking about it, Huang Ke decided to repair the book and send it to Lu Rongting.

Every time you slaughter more dogs, you are ruthless and the most readable; In fact, Huang Ke knew in his heart that warlords like Lu Rongting were not bad or good, but they had to be eliminated if they hindered the progress of the Northern Expedition.

Thinking about it, Huang Ke still owes Lu Rongting a favor, if he hadn't helped him rescue Zhao Xiaowan, maybe he wouldn't have been able to come to this point now, the relationship in the world has changed and changed, Huang Ke remembered the scene when he ate choppy hot pot in the old marshal's mansion a few years ago.