Wang Feng stood on a high place and watched his soldiers rush towards the enemy's small position.

"No matter how well you train, as soon as you go to the battlefield, your true form will be revealed." Wang Feng shook his head and put down the binoculars.

The fire of four 75-mm mountain guns and more than 20 Maxim machine guns completely submerged the enemy's position.

Even with the country's best firepower, the first attack failed.

Not counting the outpost reconnaissance operation, the loss of a beloved platoon commander himself. He never underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Jiang Defense Army, and the organization and training of this unit may not be modern enough, but some of its battalions are still enough to play hard. Rao was like this, and he was still surprised by the combat effectiveness of this outpost battalion.

Originally, everyone thought that the first regiment of the Iron Blood Army was the best trained and the most combat-ready to take the lead, and as long as the power of a cavalry searched, these outposts could be expelled.

Although he arrived at Moling Pass at noon and was four hours late, he just happened to meet the cavalry search unit that had suffered a small loss, so he put down the cannon and machine gun formation, and launched an attack without much adjustment.

A company commander with a colorful color squatted in front of Wang Yangming and complained: "The Jiang Defense Army of this battalion is simply crazy!" We broke their only machine gun in the first few shots. The brothers rushed into the jam with their guns in hand, and as a result, their pipe belts and their subordinates rushed up with their guillotines and fought with us a few bayonets, and some of the recruits in the company had not practiced white-knuckle warfare, so they were so frightened that they retreated, and the consequence was that they retreated with the whole company! Commander, it's me who is incompetent, you punish me! ”

Wang Yangming snorted, and there was only one urge in his heart to strip off his arms, go into battle and fight to the death with the Jiang Defense Army.

It took a long time to suppress him, and he was no longer the team officer! He is already a regiment with more than 2,000 people in charge of all arms.

"The enemy is a madman? You're going to be even crazier than them! Our firepower is stronger than the enemy's, and our failure to defeat them is not a reason to retreat! This is the first official battle, I forgive you! Don't let me see this happen next time! ”

The company commander was so excited that tears came down: "Regiment commander, no need for next time!" I'll take the brothers up again right away!" Our 9th Brigade has suffered losses at the hands of the Jiangfang Army, and we have been training soldiers in Hanjiang City for so long, Lao Tzu fought with them! ”

Wang Feng said coldly: "You don't need to go up and fight again, the fourth company of the second battalion has already taken down the enemy's position." ”

The company commander turned his head to see that the machine-gun fire, which had been blowing like the wind, had slowly stopped, and dozens of figures jumped out of the position and ran towards the south.

More than 100 rifles from the 8th Company of the 2nd Battalion slowly pressed forward, and a stout figure came out of the dirt and howled: "Lao Tzu is Zhang Dashuai's person in life, and Zhang Dashuai's ghost in death!" ”

Wang Feng put down the binoculars and said lightly: "It's a man, bury him well." ”

One of the guards helped him put on his coat, and he suddenly frowned and asked, "What about the deputy commander?" ”

Several of the guards bowed their heads and did not dare to say anything. Wang Yangming glared at them angrily, knowing that Chen Jianghe must have been impatient again, and ran into the line of fire.

He was worried about the safety of his old classmates, so he strode forward, this short road of one or two thousand meters, along the road were the remains of his own soldiers who died in battle and color numbers, and it was roughly estimated that there were about fifty or sixty casualties.

With a hundred times more firepower than his opponent, the battle was fought like this, and he was really very annoyed in his heart.

Walking to the front, the clips made of wood and earth were completely broken by cannon and machine-gun fire.

The corpses of the Jiang Defense Army were everywhere in cloth and gowns, and the corpses of the enemy officers were beaten and lay on a gentle slope like a sieve.

Chen Jianghe was indeed in the team of the fourth company of the second battalion that launched the second charge, and a rifle bayonet had been bent, and Junxiu's face was full of gunsmoke and dust.

Wang Yangming didn't bother to say anything about him, he also had the urge to rush forward at that time, but he just gave Chen Jianghe a step ahead.

He looked far south, and more and more fierce enemies were still there.

With this short outpost battle, the Iron Blood Army was in the south, the Zhen Army was in the west, and the combined army of Jiangnan Province was in the east, slowly approaching the front line of Zhongshan.

The cavalry search force at the forefront of the Iron Blood Army has approached the front of Yuhuatai, and the Yangtze River Fleet directly under the Iron Blood Army is also confronting the Lion Rock Battery, blocking the north and south rivers, and the most fierce battle is about to break out.

Wang Feng was busy running errands and meeting guests in the office of the deputy commander-in-chief of the coalition forces set up in a tent. Chen Jianghe stood beside him with his head down, standing straight, Wang Feng didn't pay attention to him, and first talked to a few members of the Jiangnan Provincial Advisory Bureau who came to visit him. The representatives of these advisory bureaus were all capable officers under Zhang Jizhi when he was active in Jiangnan Province.

Everyone talked about the fact that at present, three states in the whole country have been recovered, Jiangnan has been recovered, the waist of the Yangtze River has been cut off, and the independence of Jinzhou has threatened the inland and Qianjing, but Jinling has not yet been recovered, which is really very anxious.

Speaking of later, Wang Feng said angrily: "Don't worry, old gentlemen, although the brothers are not the main figures in the coalition army, but here, I will also pat your chest, and within ten days, I will definitely let Jiangbei toilet in the forest of independent four states!" Now Yuan in the north has only six or seven towns in his hands, half of them are in Hanchang, one is in Jiaodong, one is inland, and two are facing Jinzhou, which is not very stable! As long as Jinling is beaten down and the Yangtze River is on the line, we will be completely connected! The great cause of recovery is completely decided, and the brothers dare not sell their lives! ”

Zhang Jizhi is now serving Wang Feng as the chairman of the Guangfu Bank, and sometimes writes to Wang Feng, and also plays the role of half of the staff.

He felt that his feelings were different from Wang Feng's, so he looked left and right, and sighed first: "How is the general going to develop the economy after taking Jinling City?" It is only natural that the general served as the governor of the Han River and then the governor of the Jiangnan River, and our colleagues in the Advisory Bureau could not agree more. ”

Wang Feng hurriedly shook his hand: "It's funny." Joked, brother, the deputy commander of the coalition forces, has done a conscientious and fearful job. There are so many seniors in front, and my brother doesn't dare to have a bow anyway, these words must be mentioned again! The brother is just a pawn, and it doesn't matter what kind of official he is or what status he has. ”

Several parliamentarians who had been up and down in the sea for a long time all laughed, thinking that this young man was just talking about face.

Wang Feng smiled faintly, let's take our time!

Wang Feng got up and sent several parliamentarians out of the door, but he didn't have time to sit down. The quartermaster of the town army came with a booklet.

Wang Feng took the receipt and looked at it, frowned and said: "Before leaving, I have already paid the town army a full month's salary, paid back 20,000 yuan for the extraction fee, and received 200,000 bullets, and now the town army has not seen the battle, why do you want a special fee of 30,000 yuan and another 100,000 bullets?" What the hell is this? ”

The quartermaster saluted Wang Feng: "This special fee is the cost of hiring and recruiting husbands, and it is specially pointed out by the chief of staff, and it must be requested!" Because of the upcoming war in Japan, the bullet needs to be prepared more. ”

When it comes to real money, Wang Feng is not so easy to speak.

He knew from the bottom of his heart that the cost of this kind of hiring and recruiting husband and wife had always been paid by the army commander himself, and some of them could be caught by the common people anyway.

In the Iron Army, now he hires and recruits husbands and women through the Quartermaster Department, and the real money is given to them, and then distributed to various units according to the situation, and the commander of the unit is never allowed to reimburse casually.

He guessed that this was Tao Zhengzhang's idea, he was the identity of the alternate Dao, he was used to being an official, he had enough hard work in Zhenjiang, and now he wanted to get a vote, he had never had a good impression of this gloomy character, and he was too lazy to encompass.

He took a list and approved a few big words: "Please receive a special fee, no!" Bullets count, dial! ”

It was handed over to the quartermaster.

The quartermaster's face was ugly: "Deputy commander, this is the chief of staff personally requested." ”

Wang Feng smiled: "You told the chief of staff that the funds are very difficult now, please be more considerate!" ”

Wu Wencai happened to come over, carrying a picture bag with a few staff officers, and when he saw the quartermaster leaving, he asked, "The town army came to ask for money again?" ”

Wang Feng smiled: "I sent him away, and Tao Zhengzhang is really not interesting." ”

Wu Wencai shook his head: "Commander, the plan that we want to make to attack the front line of Yuhuatai and Purple Mountain, the staff office has already done it, and I have come to report to the commander." ”

As he spoke, he walked into the tent and saw that Chen Jianghe was still standing there obediently, Wu Wencai smiled and said, "No disease? What's wrong with you kid again? ”

Wang Feng said with a smile: "This guy, he carried his gun and charged with the infantry, he forgot that he was a deputy regiment commander, Brother Zhuoran, there is no way to take him, send it to me, I will let him stand and calm down." ”

Chen Jianghe glanced at Wu Wencai pitifully, wanting him to intercede! Make your eyes look hard!

Wu Wencai said coldly: "You deserve it!" Stand there for a while and think clearly, we don't want you to be an infantryman! Deputy head of the regiment, if you don't want to do it, naturally someone will do it. ”

Wang Feng ignored Chen Jianghe, and together with Wu Wencai, he took out the map of Jinling and discussed the attack plan with several staff officers.

Tao Zhengzhang threw the watch book in the quartermaster's hand to the ground: "He said, no special fee will be paid!" ”

Lin Yanjun looked at Tao Zhengzhang furious there, and he was a little disapproving.

He himself didn't take anything, but he knew that the officers under him had suffered enough, and now he had 30,000 special expenses for everyone to share, which was also a good thing to raise morale, so he turned a blind eye.

Seeing that Tao Zhengzhang was like that, he had no choice but to persuade: "Chief of Staff, if you don't have it, you won't have it, the money is in his hands, and we can't help it, anyway, we have the salary, and the bullets are enough, isn't it the same war?" ”

Tao Zhengzhang let the quartermaster retreat, took a few deep breaths, calmed down his emotions, and his eyes flashed faintly: "Commander, I'm not so angry about the 30,000 yuan thing, I'm worried about you, Commander!" ”

Lin Yanjun is a straight-tempered person, and he is a little puzzled: "How do you say this?" ”

Tao Zhengzhang said coldly: "Now Wang Feng's troops are the strongest. The economic power is also under his control, although our coalition is in the name of you, but in fact, it is not all controlled by Wang Feng? After overcoming Jinling, is the name of this Jiangnan military government governor to you, or is it given to him? He couldn't stand on the Han River, so he wanted to come to Gangnam Province to fight for such a position. Put you on the head, if you lose, it is naturally your responsibility, and if you win, he can climb up logically by controlling the allied forces! We can't afford to be so cheap for him! ”

Lin Yanjun is not interested in money, but he is still very enthusiastic about the name of the governor of Jiangnan Province.

In fact, even if Tao Zhengzhang doesn't say it, he is constantly weighing these things in his heart these days.

Although Wang Feng assumes the name of deputy commander, the three armies have to act according to his face, and the Jiangnan Army has anything to do with him, but there is nothing to do with him, the commander-in-chief.

Even if he is in the town army, he is also greedy for the treatment and equipment of his troops, and the military spirit is very fluctuating, I really don't know how to solve this matter?

He sighed, didn't speak, and waited for Tao Zhengzhang to continue, Tao Zhengzhang really said his plan: "Now the governor of Hanjiang is the commander of Sun Wu, and he has long been in contact with him, and they are all comrades of the party, Wang Feng is only supported by the financial support of Hanjiang City, so he is so domineering, if Hanjiang City supports us, ............"

Lin Yanjun was suddenly moved.

Tao Zhengzhang said very truthfully, and from their point of view, it is really a very tempting choice.

At that time, when they had just recovered Zhenjiang, they also sent a representative to find Sun Wu, who was full of promises at that time, but later did not expect that Wang Feng won the position of the governor of the Hanjiang River.

Sun Wu was so depressed that he couldn't see anyone's representatives, and now that he has become the governor of the Han River, is the situation different again?

Lin Yanjun's eyes met Tao Zhengzhang, and Tao Zhengzhang nodded heavily.

Lin Yanjun pondered for a long time: "Then who will do this thing?" ”

Tao Zhengzhang smiled: "Naturally it's me." ”