In the early morning, the west side of Luding Bridge was very quiet, and people were still asleep. Luding Bridge is the only iron cable bridge connecting both sides of the Dadu River, because the river valley here is steep, the water flow is turbulent, it is impossible to set up the ferry at all, in order to facilitate the crossing of the river, so the cableway is suspended on both sides of the river with steel cables here, and the bridge plate is laid on the cableway. The forward company quietly occupied the left bank, and the Qing soldiers guarding it became prisoners in their dreams.

As soon as the sky was bright, the forward company commander did not have time to deploy, so he quickly escorted a few Qing prisoners to open the way in front and walked to the opposite side of the bridge. Usually walking on the chain bridge will shake the bridge, especially for those who cross the bridge for the first time, looking at the abyss under their feet will be afraid. At this time, the forward company commander led a squad of soldiers to sway forward with a gun against the prisoner. All of them were unaware of the fear and were just staring highly ahead.

"Damn, if you're not honest, I'll blow your head off!" In the morning light, the company commander fixed the cold barrel of the gun on the head of the captive in front and whispered a scold. "Master Jun! The little ones don't dare to be presumptuous! The Qing prisoners were so frightened that their legs and stomachs turned and they could only listen obediently. There was no movement on the opposite side, and at this time, two Qing army sentries were leaning against the bunker and were asleep. Hearing the commotion, one of the sentries muttered, "Damn, it's fucking annoying that someone crossed the bridge just after dawn, how did the bastard on the other side guard the bridge." "The sentry was woken up 1.2 million points dissatisfied.

Mother Sentinel grinned and woke up the other Sentinel. Two sentries, sleepy-eyed Maha stood up, opened the door, and saw a group of figures approaching, just about to ask questions. Suddenly, two black shadows came up, held their guns against them and shouted in a low voice: "Don't squeak, we are the Northern Expeditionary Army, surrender the gun and don't kill!" The two sentinels went blank until they were gagged and tied up, dumbfounded not knowing what was going on.

The soldiers searched the bridge, and then the company commander gave a signal, and the soldiers on the opposite side noticed the signal and quickly crossed the bridge. If it is said that the Qing army's defense is lax, it is better to say that it did not expect that there would be a Northern Expeditionary Army here, from the commander to the big soldier, no one would believe that the Northern Expeditionary Army would attack here. There was no danger, and the forward company quickly occupied the right bank of the chain bridge. An hour later, the east showed the white of the fish's belly, and the battalion commander in front led his troops to arrive.

After interrogating the prisoners, it was discovered that Luding County was guarded by the green battalion of the Qing army of 1,000 troops. Without hesitation, in order to prevent the Qing army from noticing, the forward battalion commander decided to attack Luding County non-stop. Half an hour later, gunshots rang out in Luding County, and the soldiers descended from the mountain and rushed to the Qing army camp. The Qing army also had no defense, and many Qing soldiers were directly captured in bed, and there was no suspense in the battle.

He Meng was overjoyed when he got the occupation of Luding County on the way. At about noon, He Meng led the division headquarters into the county seat. "Report to the deputy commander, our department has successfully occupied the county seat, and the news has been blocked, and only entry and exit are allowed." The commander of the 91st Brigade appeared in front of him in dust. "Excellent! Order the troops to hurry up and rest! He Meng entered the temporary command headquarters and fell asleep when he felt sleepiness. About two hours later, He Meng was woken up by the staff officer.

"Report to the deputy commander, a guerrilla of the captured Qing army asked to join the Northern Expeditionary Army!" Staff report. "Great, bring this guerrilla to me immediately." He Meng was overjoyed when he heard this. Soon, a guy with five big and three thick was brought, and He Meng looked at the person who came, only to see that this guy was about 40 years old and looked a little funny. "Your Excellency General, the Northern Expeditionary Army is a heavenly soldier and a general, and no one can defeat it. The villain is willing to defect to the Northern Expeditionary Army to serve the dogs and horses, and hopes that the adults will take him in, "This guy knelt on the ground to show his loyalty."

He Meng stepped forward to personally pick up the guerrilla and said: "As the saying goes, those who know the times are Junjie, and you are welcome to join the Northern Expeditionary Army, how many people are there at present?" "Back to the general, all 1,200 people were captured by your army." "I have decided to form a recruit brigade of the West Road Detachment, and you will temporarily serve as the captain and assist the army in its operations. I ask you to pick out the old, weak, sick and disabled, and stay behind to guard the county seat. This guy was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately went with the operational staff to reorganize the troops.

In the evening, after several hours of rest, officers above the regimental level gathered at the division headquarters for a meeting. He Meng looked around the crowd majestically: "Everyone, we have overcome many difficulties and successfully occupied Luding County. The next time to really test us has come, and the Qing army is still in the dark, so our iron fist must be strong and swift, so that the Qing army's rear line will be chaotic and collapsed. Our next goal is to quickly capture Ya'an and enter the Chengdu Plain. ”

He Meng continued: "According to the interrogation of prisoners, there are currently 5,000 Qing troops in Ya'an. It just so happened that there was a good opportunity now, the Qing army guerrillas who surrendered to Cheng wanted to go to Ya'an to escort supplies, and the opportunity was rare, so I decided to use the Qing army to outwit Ya'an. The 91st Brigade was ordered to set off tonight and make a detour back to the east side of Ya'an, demanding that not a single Qing soldier be spared. In the next step, we will launch an attack on Meishan, and if the Qing army is aware of it, it will be very disadvantageous to us. Our real purpose is to capture Meishan, completely cut off the transportation channel of the Qing army, and ensure the total annihilation of the main force of the Qing army on the front line! ”

On the third day, on the official road on the west side of Ya'an, a transport team appeared. The guerrilla who surrendered to Cheng rode a war horse in front, and many officers and men of the 92nd Brigade wore the uniforms of the Qing army's green battalion and mingled in the transport team. When they came to the west gate of Ya'an, the guerrillas shouted loudly and reported their names. The Qing soldiers who guarded the door carefully identified it, and it was not wrong that it was their own people. The convoy entered the city gates, and the soldiers mixed in with the convoy quickly moved into action.

A dense burst of gunfire, mixed with the explosion of grenades, soon the soldiers took control of the city gates. He Meng found the city gate under control in the telescope and immediately ordered a large army to carry out an operation. The sudden blow to the Qing army in the city was stunned, and they thought it was a small number of soldiers rebelling, so they launched an attack on the north city gate. However, the situation was not good, and a large number of soldiers in strange costumes poured in. A clever Qing soldier saw the clue and shouted: "Oh no! The Northern Expeditionary Army has entered! ”

In an instant, the green camp of the Qing army collapsed, and began to scramble to flee to the east gate, and the battle turned into a pursuit battle in an instant. The Qing officers and soldiers fled from the city in disarray, crashed into the ambush circle of the 91st Brigade, and the battle continued until the end of the afternoon. He Meng walked into the county seat of Ya'an in a majestic manner and ordered the detention of all officials. Now he didn't have time to deal with them, and then He Meng ordered the guerrilla management prisoner who surrendered to Cheng, and those who were willing to surrender were absorbed, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were singled out to guard the city. Frankly speaking, the loyalty of the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army is very poor, and they belong to the grass on the wall that falls with the wind, which is why He Meng dared to use them boldly.

The Northern Expeditionary Army was disciplined and did not commit any offenses, and after a period of turmoil, the people in the city quickly settled down. On the same day, He Meng arranged for a group of scouts to go to the east to try to get in touch with the Khalid Ministry. Entering the hinterland of the Qing army, perhaps anything can happen. Immediately, the military meeting was convened, and He Meng glanced at the generals and said: "Brothers, we must carry forward the spirit of continuous combat and launch continuous attacks without giving the Qing army a chance to breathe. Now I dare not guarantee that the next battle will be smooth, because I should say that everything is unknown, I can only tell you one thing, now our army is deep into the tiger's den, and the brave wins when the two armies meet! All the generals stood up with a stumbling face.

The troops rested for half a night, and in the middle of the night, He Meng ordered all the troops to set off. In order to achieve a sudden and covert attack, according to the planned operation, the troops will reach the vicinity of Meishan tomorrow evening, and if no accident occurs, the attack is scheduled to be launched at midnight. The purpose was to take advantage of the Qing army's ignorance of the truth and its lack of skill in night warfare to take Meishan City in one fell swoop. Before leaving Ya'an, the terrain became relatively flat, gradually approaching the edge of the Chengdu Plain, and the movement of the army accelerated.

In the evening, the army approached Meishan City. He Meng ordered to outflank Meishan on both sides of the southwest, and interrogated the Qing prisoners in advance and learned that there were 10,000 Qing army green battalions stationed in Meishan, and the Qing army's green battalion stationed in Meishan was withdrawn from Guizhou to Sichuan. The 5,000 Qing troops stationed in Ya'an are the green battalion of the Sichuan army, and their combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Qing army in Meishan, but the first battle of Ya'an has fully tested the combat power of the green battalion Qing army, so He Meng's confidence has greatly increased.

A lantern flickered dimly, and all kinds of flying insects pounced one after another, flying up and down around the lantern. Under the lamp, He Meng simply arranged the offensive task and said: "The 91st Brigade launched an attack on the south gate, the 92nd Brigade launched an attack on the east gate, and the 93rd Brigade followed the 92nd Brigade to attack the city. Demand a quick blast of the city gates and a brave assault on the city. The division's teaching brigade and recruit brigade followed the division's headquarters. Now we will start the action at 10 o'clock. After the generals left, the sky fell and it was drizzling.

He Meng looked at the black and more beautiful Meishan City, and thanked God for his gift in his heart. It can be seen that the Qing army in Meishan did not notice it at all, after all, the actions of the department were too fast. It seems that after taking Meishan, the Qing army of all departments will be in chaos after hearing the news, and they should seize the opportunity to encroach on the Qing army and cause a greater collapse of the Qing army. He Meng began to think about the next battle, and he quickly became an excellent general in the battle.

There were two moats on the periphery of Meishan, which were also filled with water, so it was necessary to attack from the city gate. Since the Qing army believed that this was a large rear, the Qing army did not have any defense forces in the outer trenches. The ditch leading to the city gate had a trestle bridge, and the distance between the ditches and between the ditches and the city walls was 100 meters. In order to achieve a surprise, the trestle of the trench had to be seized silently, and then the city gate was blown open and the city was assaulted. At 22 o'clock that night, the operation to seize the trench began at the west gate and the south gate at the same time.