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Chapter 14 Recruiting and surrendering

When Feng Guozhang heard the news, he felt dizzy and his chest was like a huge rock pressing on him. Feng Guozhang stood up and asked, "How is the situation in the Hanyang Arsenal now?"

"Return...Return...Teacher...The situation is not very optimistic, but the brothers are still fighting to the death!" The messenger stuttered.

Feng Guozhang knew the importance of this Hanyang Arsenal. It was an ammunition supply base for the tens of thousands of Beiyang New Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River. If the Hanyang Ammunition Depot is lost, the new troops in Jingzhou and Anqing will lose ammunition supply. No matter how much he is valued by Lord Yuan, he will not be able to escape the military law.

Feng Guozhang sighed in his heart: "Wang Shizhen, Wang Shizhen, you killed me!" If Wang Shizhen knew that the military situation was urgent, he should have sent troops to help yesterday, and then Wuchang would not be trapped in the enemy today!

Feng Guozhang felt extremely sad. Although he had always been in a quarrel with Wang Shizhen, he did not expect that Wang Shizhen would use public service to private affairs. Seeing that his troops in Wuchang were about to be wiped out, he refused to save him when he saw that his troops were in Wuchang.

Feng Guozhang took out his pistol and said to the senior officers in the room: "Wang Shizhen is not going to save him today. If the Hanyang Arsenal is in trouble, then everyone here will not be able to escape death. Anyway, it is better to fight against Tang Jian!"

"Fight, fight, fight." Several adjutants and regiment commanders expressed their opinions. They also knew that if the Hanyang Arsenal was lost, the matter was very serious. As Hanyang's garrison officers could not escape the severity. As Feng Guozhang said, if you die on the other hand, it would be better to die in a grand battle.

Feng Guozhang pulled out his pistol and rushed out first. Feng Yuxiang also followed the group of officials who were ready to die, but Feng Yuxiang's face was full of worry.

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"Haha, the commander's tactics are really good. The central government broke through and surrounded the two wings, which made the defenders stunned!" Yuan Jingxiang, the commander of the New First Regiment of the 7th Division, who was responsible for attacking the arsenal gate, said to Zhang Jinghui, the 301st Regiment of the Eighth Division, who was also the main attacking the gate.

Zhang Jinghui put one hand on her hips and held the telescope with the other hand and replied, "Of course, the commander is using his troops like a god. Look at the defender's army can't defend anymore!" Zhang Jinghui pointed to the last blown up defender machine gun position and said.

Yuan Jingxiang took the telescope and observed it for a while, and said in surprise: "It's a pity. The main regiment of Jie Jiajun's 7th Division on the right wing is about to break through the defense line. Captain Zhang, we have to work harder, so we can't let that guy Jie Jiajun take all the credit!"

Zhang Jinghui smiled and said, "The relationship is good! Immediately ordered the 301st Regiment to cooperate with the new 1st Regiment of the brothers to launch the final general attack, target, Hanyang Arsenal Gate!"

With a loud "boom", the iron gate of the Hanyang Arsenal was blown up, and a tide of revolutionary troops rushed into the courtyard of the Arsenal.

Tang Jian led the guard battalion to observe the situation on the battlefield on a high ground. At first, the defenders guarding the Hanyang Arsenal were quite tough. Before attacking on three sides, they did not show any decline in the early stage.

When the ancients attacked cities, they often gathered troops to attack one of them, but Tang Jian's did the opposite, attacking them from three sides, real and real, real and fake, so that the defenders could not catch which one was the real main attack direction. However, in fact, each was the main attack direction.

The defenders were tired of dealing with the attacks of three parties, and they were really unable to tell which one was the main attack direction. Therefore, as time went by, they slowly panicked. Finally, under the restraint of Jie Jiajun's main group on the right wing, Yuan Jingxiang and Zhang Jinghui were able to lead their troops into the arsenal.

"Commander, look!" At this time, Chen Chusheng pointed to a place in Wuchang City and said.

Tang Jian raised his telescope and found that some officers above the regiment level were heading towards the arsenal with long and short guns. It seemed that he wanted to reinforce the arsenal!

A strange smile appeared on Tang Jian's lips. Feng Guozhang was still a man. After being defeated, he did not lead the crowd to escape. Instead, he was ready to live and die with the garrison soldiers. It was interesting and interesting!

When Chen Chusheng heard that it was Feng Guozhang who led the officers to support the arsenal, he immediately recommended to Tang Jian and said, "Commander, let me go, I must kill Feng Guozhang!"

Tang Jian listened to Chen Chusheng's hatred words and asked, "What's wrong? I want to kill Feng Guozhang so much!"

Chen Chusheng gritted his teeth and said, "Last night, Feng Guozhang attacked the wartime command center, and most of the brothers in the guard battalion were killed or injured. I must avenge this revenge!"

Tang Jian said meaningfully: "I don't know that Feng Guozhang killed many brothers from the National Revolutionary Army. But what I want you to know is that our struggle with Yuan Shikai is not against the Beiyang New Army under his command. Those Beiyang New Army also have flesh and blood bodies. As soldiers, they fight with us, just obey orders, and our real enemy is Yuan Shikai, do you know?"

Chen Chusheng nodded in a slight understanding and asked, "Can you not kill Feng Guozhang?"

Tang Jian smiled and said, "Sometimes, it's easier to save someone than kill someone!"

"Commander, you're too profound, I don't understand a little!" Chen Chusheng scratched the back of his head.

"It's okay, I will understand slowly in the future! You will immediately pass on my order to Wang Zheqi, the 108th Regiment of the First Division, to surround Feng Guozhang and his remnants, but let them pay attention, and do not hurt their lives unless they have to."

"Yes, Commander, I'll go now!" Chen Chusheng stood attentively.

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"Teacher, what should I do now?" asked an adjutant beside Feng Guozhang.

"Run out!" Feng Guozhang wiped the sweat from his forehead. At this time, Feng Guozhang was trapped in an alley by the sudden 108th regiment.

"Teacher Commander, the intersections in front, back, left and right are all blocked. We have been surrounded by their troops!" Feng Yuxiang came to Feng Guozhang at this time and asked.

Feng Yuxiang looked around and with him, there were only more than ten people left.

Behind the crowd and isolated and helpless, Feng Guozhang felt despair for the first time. He recalled how happy he was when he followed the veteran General Nie Shicheng to fight against the Japanese on the Yalu River in the Northeast. Unexpectedly, now he was abandoned by his colleagues first, and preferably died at the hands of the Chinese. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness!

Feng Guozhang smiled bitterly and said, "Brothers, we are already in the jar now. Hua Fu cannot lead you to be awarded official positions and awarded titles. I am really ashamed!" After that, Feng Guozhang raised the pistol in his right hand and pointed it at his temple.

Feng Yuxiang quickly stopped him and said, "Teacher, there is no way out. It's not dead yet. Why should the teacher be determined to seek death?"

"Yes, division commander, we are still waiting for you to take us on the battlefield!" Several senior officers echoed with tears in their noses.

"Haha, dead place? Isn't it dead place now?" Feng Guozhang laughed at himself and pushed Feng Yuxiang's hand away.

"Teacher Commander, this defeat is not yours. You have already reminded Wang Shizhen that the three towns in Wuhan are the top priority and need more troops to garrison. However, Wang Shizhen has 50,000 troops, but he insists on hiding in Jingzhou. He is not unaware that Wuchang has more than 10,000 elite troops and Beiyang Fleet to support him. However, the division commander still led a division's troops to defend the extremely important Hanyang Arsenal and guard the Jiang defense. Therefore, the division commander was not defeated by Tang Jian, but by Wang Shizhen!" Feng Yuxiang persuaded excitedly.

"Haha, so what? If you lose, you will lose. There are no excuses!" Feng Guozhang said sadly.

"No, commander, since Wang Shizhen has trapped you in a bad way and Lord Yuan is suspected of indulging you, why should we work hard for Lord Yuan? The court is so disappointing, why should we defect to Tang Jian!" Feng Yuxiang suggested.

When Feng Guozhang heard this, a light flashed in his eyes, and then it faded away. Feng Guozhang shook his head and said, "I sneaked into Tang Jian's command last night and almost killed Tang Jian. Moreover, his guard battalion was completely lost in my hands. The hundreds of blood from the revolutionary army in my hands have not yet dried. Do you think Tang Jian will let me go?" Feng Guozhang asked back.

"How can I know if I don't try it? I'm willing to recommend myself and be a pawn in the division commander!" Feng Yuxiang looked eager to try.

Feng Guozhang sighed and said, "Okay, it's only ten minutes to achieve success or not. After ten minutes, you don't have to come back!"

"Thank you, the division commander!" Feng Yuxiang said happily, then dismantled his armed belt, put down his weapons, and raised a white flag to walk slowly towards the position where Tang Jian was located.

Feng Guozhang glanced at Feng Yuxiang's back as he gradually walked away, and the pistol in his hand slowly pointed at the back of Feng Yuxiang's head.

Feng Guozhang gently touched the trigger with his finger. He didn't believe that Tang Jian would surrender him. At the same time, he smiled bitterly in his heart. The talent he had just promoted was about to die at my hands!

Just as Feng Guozhang was cruelly pulling the trigger, an adjutant held the barrel of the Zilai pistol tightly and said, "Teacher, let him try it. The court is really disappointing!"

Feng Guozhang hung his right hand with the gun weakly, leaned against the corner of the wall and lit a cigarette. His eyes were confused and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Five minutes later, Feng Yuxiang broke back without any injuries.

Feng Yuxiang said to Feng Guozhang excitedly: "Teacher, then Tang Jian agreed!"

"What? Did he agree?" Feng Guozhang's cigarette roll that had burned halfway between his middle finger and index finger suddenly slipped down. "What else did he say?"

"Tang Jian also said that as long as the division commander leads his officers to surrender, he will not blame the past for what happened last night. Moreover, Tang Jian said that he valued the division commander as a talent. After surrender, he still asked you to be the division commander and give you a division's force." Feng Yuxiang said happily.

Feng Guozhang looked at Feng Yuxiang in disbelief and asked, "Is what he said true?"

"It's true, Tang Jian also said that he is willing to give the division commander a written certificate!" After Feng Yuxiang said that, he took out a copy of the conditions that Tang Jian had already planned from his pocket.

Feng Guozhang looked at it and found that it was indeed the seal of the commander-in-chief of the Navy and Land of the National Revolutionary Army, and the conditions inside were more generous.

Feng Guozhang collected the letter and asked, "Can you take me there now?"

"Haha, okay, then Tang Jian has been waiting for a long time!" Feng Yuxiang pointed to the distance and said.
Chapter completed!
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