Wusongkou, under the city wall of Baoshan.

Wang Shizhen put his arm around Qi Yuanshan and sighed repeatedly: "In the year of Gengzi, the Beiyang Army was stationed in Shandong. I led a detachment of bandits to be surrounded by tens of thousands of boxers, and my life was on the verge of death, but fortunately your father rescued me and hung the lottery for me. Ling Zun and I are both fellow villagers in Zhengding County, and we have been brothers of the opposite sex since then. ”

"That year, I was just born, and my dad told me about it."

"Virtuous nephew, you have been deaf and clear since you were a child, you can hear the wind and distinguish sounds, and you can shoot target bullets without missing a shot."

Qi Yuanshan nodded again and again, and couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Uncle, in the Xinhai year, at Yuan Shikai's birthday banquet, I recited the full text of the Beiyang Infantry Drill Manual. You also praised me - the blue is better than the blue, and you will definitely compete in the Central Plains, win the world, and open up territory for China! ”

"That year, as the last Minister of War, I was as loyal to the Qing court as your father. He was assassinated by Yuan Shikai, and I was also disarmed and returned to the field, and I am ashamed that I failed to help your orphans and widows. I also visited you, but I heard that you served in the Engineer Regiment and were wiped out in Taihang Mountain last year, thinking that you are no longer alive. ”

"Uncle, I have long been a civilian, and I have been in trouble recently, so I don't want to be mistaken for a spy."

Wang Shizhen called the military judge, whipped him severely, and strictly forbade the sumptuous execution of anyone, whether a spy or a deserter.

Seeing that Qi Yuanshan was soaked and shivering in winter, Wang Shizhen changed him into a warm Beiyang Army coat. The five-color flag gold star on the cockade and the epaulettes of the second lieutenant of the army are like the romantic figures of the time.

"Since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers! This Sixth Division of the Beiyang Army was originally an old unit commanded by your father, and the officers were all our fellow countrymen. Far mountain nephew, I have appointed you to be my secretary. ”

Premier Wang Shizhen stroked his beard, which reminded Qin Beiyang of Ouyang Sicong's style, but this one came from a bigger one, controlling the net worth of thousands of troops and hundreds of millions of people.

Someone also handed Qin Beiyang a set of military uniforms. He was about to excuse himself when there was a loud bang above his head. Countless shells fell to the city wall of Baoshan, buzzing in the ears, stumps and heads flew in the sky, and half of the firing squad had been killed.

Qin Beiyang lay down in the pile of dead people and asked, "Yuanshan, who is firing at the Beiyang Army?" ”

"It's also the Beiyang Army!"

"This is a fucking mess!"

In the rumbling sound of artillery fire, Qi Yuanshan pulled his throat and explained the intricate Beiyang system to Qin Beiyang-

"Beiyang Dragon" Wang Shizhen, "Beiyang Tiger" Duan Qirui, "Beiyang Dog" Feng Guozhang, the world is collectively known as the "Beiyang Three Heroes". Yuan Shikai once commented that Wang Shizhen "is the first military talent in Beiyang", but unfortunately he was loyal to the Qing court in the Xinhai year and withdrew from politics. The tiger and dog in the three heroes are now powerful figures. Duan Qirui is the leader of the Anhui line, and Feng Guozhang is the direct leader. Although Wang Shizhen was appointed prime minister and army chief, he had no territory, no army, and was not even a prince.

The heavy shelling lasted for about ten minutes, and suddenly, the battlefield at Wusongkou became unusually terrifyingly quiet.

Qin Beiyang had changed into a Beiyang army blue tweed coat and followed Qi Yuanshan to the city wall. On the outskirts of Baoshan County, the Sixth Division of the Beiyang Army, which is directly under it, is shrinking its front and digging trenches to hold on.

The Wusong fortress is a mile away, and you can clearly see the five-color flag of the other party. The fortress consisted of several permanent turrets, like a crouching beast, lined with Krupp coastal guns imported from Germany......

Exactly twenty years later, in the Sino-Japanese Battle of Songhu, the Chinese army fought a bitter and tragic battle between this fortress and the county town behind it, and was almost flattened by Japanese artillery fire.

In December, the wilderness of the south of the Yangtze River was filled with gunsmoke and corpses piled up like mountains. At the mouth of the Yangtze River, there was a faint sound of drums.

Qin Beiyang heard the voices of countless men, accompanied by the clarinet and horn of the military band, and the mountains roared like a tsunami......

I can't hear the lyrics sung by the enemy army, but I can distinguish the names of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms such as "Zhao Zilong", "Zhang Yide", "Wuhou is Kong Ming" and so on.

Qi Yuanshan was confused, could it be that the opposite side wanted to borrow the east wind to burn Chibi?

The battle is imminent, and in the wilderness between the Wusong fortress and the Baoshan city wall, not a single soldier of the enemy army is gone, as if thousands of dead souls are hidden in the wind.

The generous tragedy of Yan Zhao has taken advantage of the north wind to surround the army of the "Dragon of the North Ocean", as if it is embattled.

The warriors of the Three Kingdoms are brave, Zhao Zilong is the first to be recommended, the hero of Changhan Slope, the retreat of thousands of generals, the killing of millions of soldiers, and the peace of the arms of Adou. There is also Zhang Yide, in front of the Dangyang Bridge, etc., seven chirps and clicks, the bridge collapsed two or three holes, and the river was flattened, scaring off Cao Ying's millions of soldiers......

"The military song of the Fourth Division of the Beiyang Army! Almost everyone in the Beiyang Army can sing. They are the elite of the Anhui system, stationed in the Songhu area all year round. Zhao Zilong is my hometown of Zhili Zhengding, and he is also a hero admired by the Beiyang Army. ”

Before Qi Yuanshan's words fell, tens of thousands of heads with big blue caps appeared in front of the trenches, singing "Choose the fog and borrow the east wind, the chain of clever calculations, the fire soars in the sky, the sky is full of sparks, the river is stained red with blood, and the millions of soldiers in Cao Ying's ...... are burned" rushed to Baoshan County with Hanyang-made rifles and bayonets.

Wang Shizhen had to hide under the battlements and loudly reprimanded the staff officer: "Didn't you say that the Wusong fortress was about to be captured?" ”

The staff officer cried with a sad face: "I just received information from the scouts that the fleet of the Anhui system has broken through the blockade at the mouth of the Yangtze River and brought in a reinforcement from the north. ”

Although, the machine guns of the 6th Division roared in unison with artillery, but they were completely overwhelmed in momentum. The military song on the opposite side was loud and loud, and the morale was sky-high, and in the blink of an eye, the first trench defense line was dispersed, and countless soldiers of the direct army were killed in front of the battle.

Wang Shizhen had already seen the clue, and twisted his beard again: "Xiao Xu's reinforcements are really powerful!" ”

The second and final line of defense is the Baoshan City Wall. All the soldiers went up to the city and condescendingly fired their guns, temporarily restraining the enemy counterattack.

Behind the burning five-color military flag, two more strange things appeared in the Anhui warlord array.

First of all, it was a huge toad, with a golden body, a pimple on its back, a pair of bulging eyes, and four stubby legs, which actually jumped up several feet high.

Wang Shizhen's soldiers looked at this monster as if they were watching a play, and someone took out Yuan Datou in his pocket, and the comparison between the two was similar.

Qin Beiyang was lying on the city wall, and immediately recognized it: "Golden Toad!" ”

Isn't this the Golden Toad Town Tomb Beast he built for Yuan Shikai in Taihang Mountain?

As the toad approached the wall, its shoulders suddenly opened, and a Gatling machine gun swirled towards the wall.

In an instant, dozens of soldiers were shot and fell, leaving only the roar of monsters in the heavens and the earth. The defenders fired back, but the Golden Toad's protection improved, as if it had turned into an armored tank, and the rain of bullets was like tickling.

The toad went on a killing spree, and spring-like steel tongues flew out of its mouth, like scissors cutting off a person's head, all of them were soldiers of the direct army who had been abandoned outside the city walls. Seeing the heads and blood rolling inside and outside the city walls, the morale of the defenders was on the verge of collapse.

The first monster began to attack the walls, and the second monster followed......

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