Chapter 227: The Battle of Gan
At a time when the two rivers, Fujian, and Zhejiang were shaking, the people's army's offensive suddenly slowed down, and it did not launch an offensive for three or four consecutive months, mainly because of the exploration of land reform and the training and training of grassroots cadres in the territory.
But in the next month, the People's Army suddenly mobilized its troops and went straight to Nanchang Mansion, which was the first major city attacked by the People's Army.
On the one hand, he reported the situation to the imperial court and asked for emergency support, and on the other hand, he urgently sent a telegram to Zhao Erxun, the governor of Huguang, asking for urgent support.
Under the city of Nanchang, the Qing army had expected that the People's Army would attack the city, so the defense was relatively tight, and the formation was also placed from afar.
The People's Army is only an army of 4,000 people, but it is also considered to be elite, only Zhang Zhen's third army remains in various places, and the first army and the second army are all sent here by Wang Yong.
He and Xu Xilin are both very courageous people, and the two of them stood at the front of the battle formation without fear, while Zhang Taiyan also followed behind, and the artillery behind them set up the cannon in an orderly manner and adjusted the angle.
While fighting the war, the People's Army is trying its best to popularize knowledge among the troops under its command, eradicate illiteracy among the peasants, and educate students in mathematics and science.
Zhang Taiyan couldn't help but laugh heartily when he saw that the People's Army was neat, the military was becoming more and more powerful, and the equipment was well-equipped: "In front of our heavenly soldiers, the Qing soldiers are really just like chickens and dogs. ”
Wang Yong nodded: "These troops really don't pose any threat to us, Taiyan, you are not dissatisfied that our People's Army did not march to Hangzhou and Shaoxing, right?" ”
"Nope." Zhang Taiyan's expression became serious at this time: "Not at all." I am now really glad that I have become a member of the People's Party, and if I am still intriguing in the League, carrying out assassinations every day, I don't know when I will be able to overthrow the dog Tartars, and return my big man to a good man, and now every down-to-earth step of the People's Party makes me feel at ease. ”
"The main reason why we did not attack Hangzhou and Shaoxing first is because we do not have naval strength at present, and our next goal is to confiscate the mines, railways, and factories occupied by Western countries in our country, and these will inevitably cause them to fight back, and the naval power of the West and Japan is not something we can compete with now."
"I understand what the leader thinks."
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Wang Yong forgot to glance at the Qing soldiers who touched them, they were still far away from the People's Army, so they shot desperately, and all of them were in the air.
This is the strength of China's modern army, which was defeated by Japan in Korea. Commander Nie Shicheng ran 800 miles at night.
The Japanese army described it this way: "They shot us desperately before they saw us, and after firing all the bullets, they fled for their lives." ”
Until the time of the Beiyang warlords, it was tens of thousands, and even hundreds of thousands of troops only died in the war, until the Whampoa Military Academy of the Guangdong Revolutionary Government systematically introduced non-commissioned officer training.
"Fire!"
More than a dozen cannons fired at the dense crowd of Qing troops, and the power of the giant cannons exploded like an oil star falling into boiling water.
Except for those who were not killed, the others threw down their empty guns and ran towards the city without looking back.
It's like a stumbling ant.
The People's Army chased the dead to the north, pushing the Huizhou Military Factory to imitate and fight Makqin extremely strong and chased forward.
The terrifying crowd that fell like cutting wheat completely frightened the Qing army.
Immediately surrender on your knees.
And the inner city saw the scene outside the city, and it was also in chaos.
The new army wanted to revolt, but the Green Battalion and a few Eight Banners were somewhat unstable under the oppression of the lieutenant general and the governor.
In particular, the Eight Banners knew that they were not alive at all when the People's Army came, so they shot desperately at the New Army, and the New Army also fought back.
The city was in chaos for a while.
And this did not last long, with the deafening sound of cannons.
The gray KPA flag broke into the city and quickly killed the troops of the Eight Banners.
Entered the city to the cheers of the new troops.
Immediately electrified the whole country, and the People's Army captured Nanchang City within a day.
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This telegram not only demonstrated the strong military strength of the People's Army, which defeated the Qing army's defense in one day, but also greatly encouraged the anti-Qing fighters, and the People's Army attacked the city.
For a time, the wave of anti-Qing movement was everywhere in the country.
In Jiangxi Province alone, there were no less than a dozen rebel armies from all walks of life, some of whom were anti-Qing Dynasty, but there were also many Hui parties and bandits who just took advantage of the chaos to rise up and occupy the mountains as kings.
But even these also saved the People's Army a lot of effort, and it was easy to take over the entire Jiangxi Province.
It's just that the reason why it did not trigger a wave of defection in the southern provinces after the Wuchang Uprising was mainly because the gentry class hated and feared the purpose of the People's Party, and it was better to hug the thighs of the Qing court than to embrace the People's Army.
Just like in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, they would rather surrender to the Qing army than annihilate the peasant army.
The Dayong Provisional Government urgently established the Dayong Military and Political School in Nanchang, with biochemical people as the core, students, outstanding peasant army, and rebel army as the backbone to urgently train talents, so as to cover the frantically expanding territory of the People's Army.
Jingshi, Yuan Shikai, who had just been received by Cixi, who was almost unconscious, felt satisfied.
At this time, as the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was already a very popular minister, but at this time he was given greater power by Cixi.
At this time, he was unanimously supported by the Qing court, foreigners, and the gentry class.
"No matter what you do, even if you let Cixi and Guangxu get out of the way tomorrow...... No, no, we still have to wait until that Cixi dies......"
"As long as I am leveled, no, just defeat the People's Army, I will be able to wield more power."
"It's okay if you hide in the mountains, now that you come to the Yangtze River, I really want to be the Beiyang sailor of the Qing Dynasty who eats dry rice."
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In addition to the liquidation and auction of the Manchus, there were also some Han officials who were loyal to the Qing court.
Among them was the governor of Jiangxi, Feng Ruqi, a Han man.
He knelt in front of everyone.
Seeing that Wang Yong was just staring at him with his neck curled, if he hadn't stuffed a rope in his mouth, he would probably have to spit out.
Wang Yong just looked at him lightly.
In prison, the old boy tried to bite his tongue and kill himself, but he didn't die except for a lot of blood.
For his kind of loyalty to the Qing court, he can also understand a little, how honorable it is to be promoted from a humble person to the governor of a province, even under a foreign regime, and this Feng Ruqi probably does not have such thoughts.
Therefore, in some dynasties, they will even reward these important ministers who are loyal to the previous dynasty, and disdain those who surrender, such as the Qing court's "Biography of the Second Minister".
But after the rise of nationalism, this foolish loyalty will only be spurned by all peoples.
Wang Yong looked at his "stubborn" eyes and swung out a bright steel knife.
He enjoyed the feeling of chopping off people's heads.
It was a signal, and the heads of the men were falling, and rivers of blood were winding on the tiles.
Look at the sky in the distance.