Although the back is not really broken, there is no doubt that the railway was blown up, and the logistics line is broken. So almost the whole army panicked, after all, if it goes on like this, there is no doubt that the whole army will be destroyed.

So under Feng Guozhang's order, tens of thousands of troops began to move.

"Here, take a hand..."

"Be careful, these are important documents..."

"Come here, come here, there's still a box of grenades here, we must not leave it to those Southern troops..."

Listening to the sounds outside, Feng Guozhang sighed a little wistfully.

There may be various reasons for this battle, but if you lose, you will lose, and no amount of excuses will be useless. It is conceivable that even if he can go back alive with these tens of thousands of troops, his status will plummet, and he will no longer be able to keep up with Duan Qirui.

However...

He doesn't care about this at all now, he cares more about the fate of this group in Beiyang ...

If you retreat from Henan, Henan is already doomed, and I am afraid that Shandong will also lose part of it.

In addition, Zhu Rui, Cheng Dequan, and Li Yuanhong were originally counting on them to stab Yan Shao in the back, but now they can't count on it—————— those guys are too late to tie Yan Shao now, how can they oppose him.

In this way, the end of Beiyang's failure is almost doomed.

So in the future, what will be the future outcome of this group, Feng Guozhang is really unclear...

It's not that he didn't think about sending people to Yan Shao's rear to do some sabotage like the white wolf. At least blow up some of the railways. The battle during this period of time has made Feng Guozhang deeply understand that maybe the ammunition he is shooting every day is the sum of the previous half of his life, but the ammunition fired by the opposite National Social Army will only be more than him.

If you can cut off the logistics line of the National Social Army. Theoretically, then, Yan Shao will be in a greater predicament than him.

But in fact, this is just a theory.

Because the so-called logistics line is not just a railway.

When the Ministry of Communications overhauls the railway in Zhan Tianyou, it usually builds the road on the side of the railway—————— of course, it is impossible to really follow it all the time, after all, the road and the railway are different. Sometimes the road can go over the mountains, but the railway...... It's best to build a tunnel out, but it's still relatively close. After all, there is a railway next to it, and it is much easier to build the road.

Moreover, the distance from Suzhou and Huaibei to Anqing is much closer than the distance from the junction to Beijing.

Even if you blow up the railway, Yan Shao still has a road available. Although the truck or something is definitely not as easy to use as the train. But at least it won't fall into the point of running out of ammunition.

And most importantly, there are local militia groups patrolling the railway lines along the way, and there are even regular army commanders in important areas such as bridges, and there is usually at least one platoon, or even a company.

In this way, even if Feng Guozhang wants to send someone to blow up the railway, he will ask the soldiers who are in charge of the handles.

Anhui and Henan are not the same, because of the war on the front. Henan is empty, and can only let the white wolf gallop in Henan. There is no power to stop it.

And what about Anhui? Although the front line is turned upside down, the territory is very stable.

In addition to Yan Shao's first attack on the bandits and bandits in the territory, and then against those officials and gentry who do not speak like words, the order of Anhui does not dare to say that it is as stable as Mount Tai, but in fact, it is almost the same, and there is no fear that anyone will come out to learn from the white wolf, even if there is, it is just some clowns who don't know whether to live or die.

In this case, if Feng Guozhang sends fewer people, it basically doesn't work, if there are more people—————— do you treat Fu Xiuming as blind?

In the end, in order to avoid sacrificing the lives of the soldiers in vain, Feng Guozhang could only give up.

However, he sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai, hoping that Yuan Shikai could let Lu Jianzhang's Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Office take action. After all, this department under Lu Jianzhang is also a spy organization similar to the Secret Service Bureau, and it is most appropriate for him to come forward.

It's just that Lu Jianzhang can't do this kind of thing at all, since the two sides started, the Special Affairs Bureau has already carried out a purge of the strength of the people in Anhui from the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Office, the Black Dragon Society, and the Kuomintang, and now Lu Jianzhang's people in Anhui are only left with some harmless ones that have been deliberately retained, and the side things are forgotten, this kind of thing can't be done at all—————— if it is in the past, it can be bribed to do it with some outlaws, but now that the bandits and bandits in Anhui have all been dealt with, who dares to come forward?

There is no way, after all, the gap between the two sides in terms of investment in terms of funds and other aspects is too big.

It is true that the Special Affairs Bureau has made some mistakes in many things, such as the assassination of Yan Shao, but at least other things are handled relatively neatly.

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Looking at the retreating Beiyang Army, Lu Chuan's faces were ugly.

It is not surprising that they are well aware that their mission can be said to be nine deaths.

It would be strange if their faces were still good-looking.

"Nine deaths, one life...", leaning on the sandbag on the side, Yan Meng smiled bitterly.

He and Yan Shao are from their own family, but unfortunately they are divided into two camps.

The so-called broken troops, theoretically speaking, there is still a glimmer of hope, for example, after holding out for a period of time, they may be able to run out, but in fact...

Even if they want to run, they have to withstand the attack from the opposite side...

At present, the troops on the opposite side are several times as large as them, and there are countless light and heavy machine guns and artillery.

2 days?

It's hard to say if you can survive the day...

Now that they are brigade commanders, they are already considered a very high military rank in this era, and they are regarded as outcasts like this, how can they be willing...

"Let's take a look first..."Sighing softly, Lu Chuan said leisurely. If only ...... We may not have any other way out. ”

Heard Lu Chuan say this. Yan Meng was stunned, but Lu Chuan didn't say anything else, even if Yan Meng had been asking behind his back. Maybe it was because he had something else in mind. Just reluctant to say it, at least not willing to say it now.

"Remember, let the brothers dig the trenches deeper, and there are also machine guns, and all the machine guns left behind will be used intensively, understand..."

"Don't worry, Brigadier. We know what to do..."

The answer to Lu Chuan was a young officer in his early 30s, although he was still young, he was already a regiment commander. This is probably also a characteristic of this era. That is, many young soldiers can get high positions without having to work through qualifications.

It's just that his face is obviously not very good.

Seeing his right-hand man like this, Lu Chuan smiled bitterly. He took two steps forward and patted him on the shoulder, but didn't say anything. I just turned my head sideways and looked in other directions.

On the defensive line, the soldiers who remained in charge of the broken trenches were digging deep trenches, trying to make this place a relatively strong place, so that at least they could survive longer in the face of the next offensive of the National Socialist Army.

The soldiers knew this very well, so they did not complain about the officers' reprimands.

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"The map has already been understood..."In the National Socialist Army, Fu Xiuming said to several cavalry commanders of the National Social Army.

Over the past two months, the National Social Army has suffered heavy losses. Only two arms are the safest, one is artillery. The other is cavalry.

Because the former is equipped with better artillery performance than the Beiyang Army, it can fight in a relatively safe position, and of course, the casualties will not be very large. Aside from a few casualties from the bombing, there was essentially no damage.

In comparison, cavalry casualties were even smaller than those of artillery.

The reason is also very simple, because Fu Xiuming would not be crazy enough to let the cavalry attack the position of the Beiyang Army, because that would be murder at all.

No sane person would have allowed the cavalry to storm a well-guarded line. Especially if the opposing side has a large number of machine guns. Therefore, the five cavalry regiments of the Kuomintang Army, more than 5,500 cavalry troops, have been fighting soy sauce in this war that lasted for more than two months.

But now, there's finally a chance for them to move.

"The information from the Special Affairs Bureau, Feng Guozhang has led most of the troops to retreat in the direction of Shandong, leaving only two brigades to be responsible for the broken rear..."As he spoke, Fu Xiuming pointed to the map on the table with his finger.

This map was drawn up by the Special Affairs Bureau with a lot of effort over the past year.

Because the maps of China were very rough at this time, the map in Fu Xiuming's hand was more detailed than the one in Feng Guozhang's hand.

From a long time ago, Yan Shao knew that he would one day move north, and at this time, a detailed map of Henan, Hebei and Shandong was very necessary. So now the Ministry of Military Affairs not only has its own map of Anhui, but also several surrounding provinces.

Especially now, the Special Affairs Bureau is collecting information on Qingdao under Yan Shao's orders, and according to this information, the Ministry of Military Affairs is also making relevant sand tables.

It's just that until now the Ministry of Military Affairs hasn't figured it out, why do they have to spend energy to make a sand table in Qingdao—————— you have to know that Lu Dao, now their number one enemy is Yuan Shikai, and it is natural to make sand tables in Henan, Hebei or Xuzhou and other places, but to do Qingdao...

Fu Xiuming: They really don't know what can threaten them on the other side of Qingdao...

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Listening to Fu Xiuming's words, the five cavalry commanders were seriously looking at the map on the table.

"And what is our mission?" After a while, one of the cavalry commanders asked.

"It's very simple, you bypass the defense line of the broken troops from here, and then attack the Beiyang along the way, delaying their march, it's very simple, right?"

"That's it?" The cavalry on the Beiyang side, like them, suffered no losses in the war. If you let them go up, I'm afraid you'll have to fight with the other horseman's army first.

The Beiyang Cavalry has been famous for a long time, although it has not done anything thunderous, but after all, years of training can be compared with these new troops who have just been in the army for less than a year.

It's just that the National Cavalry is also equipped with many Madsen light machine guns, and the firepower is very strong. So if the two sides really fight each other, it is difficult to say who will die in the end. But in general, it is obviously impossible for them to cause some trouble for Feng Guozhang.

If Fu Xiuming's order was just that. Then they have to explain it well, so as not to let them bear the blame when something goes wrong in the war.

"Huh..."After a moment's hesitation, Fu Xiuming continued. Of course, it can't be just that, in fact we have another mission for you..."

"One of your regiments, to be exact..."

Fu Xiuming also knew that if these cavalry were really sent up to delay, I am afraid that their first opponent would be the Beiyang cavalry. In that case, whether they can decide whether they can win or lose, the return of Feng Guozhang's troops to Shandong will be inevitable.

So. Fu Xiuming had another thing that they needed to do, and only by completing this matter could they drag Feng Guozhang to death.

"The task I am going to give you is ......"

Something came out of the drawer and put it in front of them. Fu Xiuming said softly.

Standing in front of Fu Xiuming, several other people listened to his words quietly, and only after half a ring did someone nod and say. "Don't worry, we'll get this mission done..."

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The next day, it was dawn. That is, after Feng Guozhang's troops had been set off for a while. The 1st Provisional Cavalry Division, consisting of five cavalry regiments, bypassed the western side of the Beiyang Army's defensive line and then headed straight for Feng Guozhang.

As for the rest of the National Social Army, it intends to annihilate the Beiyang Army in front of it in the shortest possible time.

Naturally, Fu Xiuming and they can also choose to bypass the defense line in front of them, but the terrain on both sides of the defense line is relatively harsh and not suitable for marching, if Fu Xiuming really decides so, maybe Feng Guozhang and they will have already arrived in Tianjin by the time they bypass it.

Ultimately. After all, it is impossible for a two-legged one to have a four-legged speed.

Although there were cavalry troops on the Beiyang side, these cavalry troops were limited to those infantry. It is also possible to march only with the speed of two legs. And the cavalry on Yan Shao's side, after being unrestrained by the infantry, can chase forward...

At the same time, Fu Xiuming only had one solution left, that is, to find a way to annihilate the current Beiyang Army, and then pray that the cavalry sent out would play a role and allow them to catch up from behind.

The movement of a large number of cavalry troops was definitely not small, so Lu Chuan and Yan Meng, who were guarding the position, quickly noticed this. It's just that after discovering that these cavalry just bypassed the position, Lu Chuan and Yan Meng didn't care much.

"It seems that they are going straight to the main army, and it has nothing to do with us..."Putting down the binoculars, Lu Chuan said to Yan Meng.

"Yes..."Nodding, Yan Meng sighed.

After all, they are the same as abandoned pawns after the break, so what's the use of being in a hurry?

However, the two of them always had a little sense of responsibility, so after discovering the movements of the National Social Army, they still sent a few cavalrymen to inform Feng Guozhang. As for what will happen in the future, these are not up to them.

"Yes, we'll get the news there." After receiving the commander's order, the cavalry said with a little excitement.

Everyone knows what the consequences will be if they stay here now, and now they have a chance to leave here, so how can they not be excited.

After jumping on the war horse, several people hurried towards the direction where Feng Guozhang left.

Glancing at their backs, Yan Meng suddenly said with some envy. "If only we could be like them..."

"If we really do what they do, the next thing that awaits us will be military law, so let's imagine something else..."

"It's also..."

Thinking so, Yan Meng focused on the defense line from the beginning.

For him, the stronger the defense, the better his chances of survival. As long as he lasts for two days, he can take his own soldiers to Shandong quickly—————— after two days, he doesn't think there are many people alive under his hands.

However, at this time, Yan Meng didn't seem to notice that there was something wrong with Lu Chuan's eyes when he said this.

On the other hand, due to the slow speed of the infantry army, the men sent by Lu Chuan and Yan Meng quickly caught up with Feng Guozhang's troops.

"Cavalry..." After listening to the narration of those cavalrymen, Feng Guozhang groaned. How many people are there? ”

"It's not very clear, but it's estimated that there are at least 5 or 6,000 people..."

"5, 6,000 people..."Hearing this number, the people beside Feng Guozhang breathed a sigh of relief.

5. 6000 cavalry seems to be terrifying, but now is not the era of cold weapons after all. The impact of the 5 or 6000 cavalry in the era of cold weapons was terrifying, but now, in front of experienced marksmen, such a target as the cavalry is too easy to aim.

"You guys should retreat first, and you don't need to go back to Lu Chuan, just stay in the army..."

If these cavalry were forced to go back, I was afraid that they would escape halfway, Feng Guozhang was convinced of this, so he did not force them to go back.

Hearing Feng Guozhang say this, the cavalry looked at each other, and then said gratefully. "Thank you, Commander."

After a few people retreated, seeing that there was no one else around, Li Chun went up.

"Anyway, if we get entangled by them, we're still going to be in some trouble after all."

"I also know this." Feng Guozhang nodded. "Order our cavalry to send them out, and be sure to intercept the cavalry of the National Army on the periphery of the ranks..."

"Yes!"

With Feng Guozhang's order, soon the Beiyang Cavalry also followed and began to look for the traces of the Guoshe Cavalry.

About a day later, they finally found...

It's just that when the two cavalry armies were guarding each other, they didn't notice that on the other side, the cavalry was galloping towards the position in front of Feng Guozhang, and this cavalry was also different from the other cavalry, because the sides of their mounts were filled with bulging canvas bags.

No one knows exactly what is inside, only some traces on the canvas bag can be seen, these things are spherical... (To be continued......)