News of the war in southern Sichuan soon spread to Guizhou. At this time, Tang Jiyao was leading the Yunnan and Guizhou coalition forces to attack Xiuwen. At this time, Tang Jiyao had 7,000 Yunnan troops, 12,000 Guizhou troops, and more than 20,000 civilians.
, occupying an absolute numerical advantage, but those Guizhou troops were just cannon fodder at best, and there was no way to compare with the elite Yunnan army. According to the plan, Tang Jiyao let Liu Xianshi lead the army.
At this time, Wang Wenhua had already escaped to Liu Xianshi's army with the rescue of his subordinates. When Liu Xianshi saw that his nephew was almost dead, he was furious and had to urge the Guizhou army to launch a fierce attack on Xiuwen's outer positions.
Qiao Zhen and Wu Tong built a strong defensive position in Xiuwen. In addition, there were two hot-air balloons used for observation in the army. At this time, they were also raised into the sky. With these two hot-air balloons, the movements of the Guizhou Army
All were exposed to the observation of the Sichuan Army. These two hot air balloons were imported from the United States. Originally, Qiao Yu was used to equip the artillery unit. Considering that the Yunnan Army was very powerful, he handed over the hot air balloons to his second brother Qiao Yu.
Zhen, of course at that time Qiao Yu had not thought that Cai E would directly go to war with the Sichuan army.
However, with these two hot air balloons, the Sichuan Army's battle became much easier. Liu Xianshi organized three large-scale attacks. As soon as the troops were assembled, they were detected by the hot air balloons, which soon led to an attack by the Sichuan Army's artillery.
The Guizhou army was in disarray and suffered numerous casualties.
Few ordinary Yunnan Army commanders knew about the existence of hot air balloons. Two big round balls appeared in the sky, and they were just two eyes. Therefore, many people in the Guizhou Army said that the Sichuan Army knew magic and could summon
The Heavenly Eye could see their movements clearly, and this battle was impossible to fight.
Of course, Liu Xianshi had some knowledge and knew that it was a hot air balloon, so he hurriedly explained it to his subordinates. However, even if everyone knew that it was a hot air balloon, it was useless. The Guizhou army had no way to defeat them. He could only watch the Sichuan army's cannons blow them to pieces.
, embarrassed.
Tang Jiyao was also paying attention to the situation on the front line. He shook his head when he saw this. It seemed that he could no longer attack Xiuwen during the day and could only rely on night fighting to avoid the observation of the hot air balloon.
Liu Xianshi fought extremely hard, sacrificing hundreds of soldiers in vain, and did not even rush to the Sichuan Army's position. Zhang Bailin was very excited at this time. He already hated Liu Xianshi, and he treated him well and transferred important positions to him.
He was handed over to the Constitutionalists and even the military power. Who would have thought that these bastards were not grateful and instead bit him. If Zhang Bailin hadn't been hiding in the toilet, he would have died at the hands of Liu Xianshi.
Therefore, Zhang Bailin now wanted to crush Liu Xianshi to ashes. Now he could only rely on the power of the Sichuan Army to take revenge. Now that he saw Liu Xianshi's disgraced face, he became even more excited.
"Commander Qiao, I don't think the opponent is anything special. They attacked three times in a row without even touching our position. I suggest that we take advantage of the victory to pursue and eliminate Liu Xianshi in one fell swoop and capture Tang Jiyao alive!"
"Mr. Zhang, this is just a test by the other side. They have the advantage in strength, and the Yunnan Army is also the elite among the elites. Attacking hastily will only lead to failure!" Qiao Zhen rejected the proposal. In fact, Qiao Zhen knew very well that this
The main battle situation at that time was no longer in Guizhou, but in southern Sichuan. As long as Qiao Yu could defeat Cai E, even if it was just a draw, Guizhou's problem would be solved. However, Qiao Zhen thought of the plan before the war. If Qiao Yu won, it would be inevitable.
It will attract pressure from Yuan Shikai. This is really a difficult game. I don’t know if the third child can win!
At this time, in southern Sichuan, the Yunnan Army began to attack again after a night's rest, still focusing on the Tianhuang Temple. After yesterday's test, the Sichuan Army soldiers matured rapidly and have initially adapted to this kind of fierce battle. In addition, Qiao Yu's attack last night
He has personally arrived at the front line in southern Sichuan, and the governor personally visited the injured soldiers. The morale of the army has improved a lot, and they are more tenacious in fighting...
The two sides continued to fight until noon. Many Sichuan artillerymen were already shirtless, and their whole bodies were covered in sweat and smoke. Some even had their arms swollen from carrying artillery shells.
"Commander, I think today's battle situation is a bit strange. Although the Yunnan Army's offensive is three points more fierce than yesterday, it seems that the coordination and coordination of the troops are not as good as yesterday, and the tactics are very simple. The threat of attack is not even as good as yesterday.
Could it be that the Yunnan Army's supplies can't keep up?" In the afternoon, Shi Yi reported the battle situation to Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu also frowned: "Wang Huai, what do you think?"
"Commander, what Lao Shi said is right. The Yunnan Army is far from as smooth as it was yesterday. However, although the losses yesterday were not small, they are not at the end of their ropes. Cai E has a great name, and it is impossible for him to be so capable!"
Qiao Yu also seemed to feel something was wrong, and hurriedly asked someone to bring over the combat map. The three of them gathered around the map to carefully observe the terrain in southern Sichuan, and suddenly Shi Yi slapped his forehead.
"Captain, something bad has happened, Cai E's target may be here!"
Xufu is close to the Yangtze River and is an important town in southern Sichuan. During the process of unifying Sichuan, Qiao Yu fought with the civilian army here, and then fought with the Yunnan Army. Xufu has experienced wars, but as the war ended, Xufu became very
It soon prospered, and the bank accounts that originally suffered a lot of losses were able to get rid of their financial difficulties because of their cooperation with Sichuan Investment Company, and were able to provide more sufficient funds for the industrial and commercial development of Xufu.
Nowadays, more than a dozen factories of various types have appeared in Xufu one after another, and the prosperity is far greater than before. With the outbreak of the Sichuan-Yunnan War, Xufu has become the logistics base of the Sichuan Army, including weapons and equipment, food, vegetables, and medicines.
Bedding has to be transported from here to the front line, and seriously injured soldiers transported from the front line have to be sent here for treatment. The entire Xu Mansion seems extremely busy. The person responsible for guarding the Xu Mansion is Su Ding, who leads a battalion of regular troops to guard here.
That afternoon, more than a dozen cavalrymen came from a distance. The leader was a middle-aged officer with a dusty look on his face. They encountered a Sichuan Army sentry far away from the city gate. The guarding soldier shouted loudly: "Password!
"
"Baojia! Return the order?"
"Weiguo!"
After receiving the command, the Sichuan army sentry moved the roadblock. The leading officer sat on the tall horse and grinned at everyone: "Brothers, you are so comfortable, unlike us who have to fight to the death!" After saying this, the officer said
He led his soldiers and rushed straight to the gate of Xufu City.
Looking at these soldiers going away, the leader of the sentry frowned, seeming to have discovered something unusual: "Brothers, please stay here while I go to Xu Mansion!"
The young officer spread out his long legs and ran towards the city as hard as he could. He seemed to be three times faster than the cavalrymen in the past, and he quickly reached the city.
"Sir, I have to report important military information!"
Su Ding was originally responsible for guarding the safety of the Xu Mansion, but the battlefield was still nearly two hundred miles away, so he felt relaxed. Suddenly, his subordinates had to report important military information, which shocked Su Ding, but out of caution
, Su Ding still received this young officer.
"What's the matter with you?"
"Sir, just half an hour ago, a dozen cavalrymen entered the city through our checkpoint. I found that these dozen people were riding Yunnan horses, and their riding skills were very exquisite, as if they had been on horseback all year round.
, and their accents are a little weird, so I feel suspicious and come to report to the commander!"
When Su Ding heard this, he was immediately surprised. Although the Sichuan Army was not far away from Yunnan, the Sichuan Army's cavalry was equipped with Dongyang horses. Even if a small amount of Yunnan horses were mixed in, there would not be more than a dozen of them.
Horses, and most of the Sichuan Army's cavalry were newly formed, and there were not many skilled riders. The dozen or so people who suddenly appeared were probably made up of the Yunnan Army!
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Su Ding's face. He was really careless. Xu Mansion's vigilance must be strengthened.
"What's your name? You performed very well. I will definitely give you credit in front of the governor in the future!"
"Wang Zanxu, a humble official, thank you for your cultivation, sir!"