At the beginning of the War to Protect the Country, Yuan Shikai issued orders to Lu Jianzhang, the governor of Shaanxi, and Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, asking them to attack Sichuan as soon as possible. These two men were Yuan Shikai's confidants and coveted the wealth of Sichuan. Therefore, after receiving Lao Yuan's order, they immediately
Mobilize troops and form a coalition to jointly attack Sichuan.
The first thing they attacked was Guangyuan, the gateway to northern Sichuan. The total strength of the Shaanxi-Gansu allied forces was about 30,000, but the Guangyuan defenders had less than 500 people. A head-on confrontation with the Shaanxi-Gansu army was undoubtedly courting death, so these troops had already retreated according to orders.
The strong walls and clear fields left an empty city for the Shaanxi-Gansu coalition forces.
After Zhang Guangjian and Lu Jianzhang discussed it, they continued to march and prepared to attack Jiange. As long as Jiange was captured, it would be equivalent to opening the northern gate of Sichuan. Mianyang and Chengdu were right in front of them. The opportunity to become a noble officer was also here, and this
I heard a few days ago that Sichuan is doing well and has prosperous trade. I guess there are gold and silver beauties everywhere in the hinterland. Shaanxi and Gansu are both poor places. How can they let go of the opportunity to make a fortune now?
After a simple rest, the Shaanxi-Gansu Allied Forces marched towards Jiange. At this time, the Beichuan Front Army headquartered in Mianyang was also discussing strategies to deal with the enemy. The Beichuan Front Army was commanded by Han Yong and consisted of two divisions, Liu Xiang and Liu Yunhong.
Compared with the Shaanxi-Gansu Army, the Sichuan Army's military strength was not strong. Therefore, the Sichuan Army took the initiative to make concessions and gave up Guangyuan in order to lure the enemy deeper.
Zhang Guangjian and Lu Jianzhang were also obedient, and actually led the army to attack Jiange.
"Commander Han, the ancient path of Jiange is a dangerous place. I think we might as well set up a pocket formation for these two governors in Jiange and destroy their entire army!"
As Liu Xiang spoke, he pointed at the map. Han Yong and Liu Yunhong both looked at it and nodded frequently. There were high mountains and towering ancient trees on both sides of the Jiange Ancient Road. A line in the middle showed that this was the throat connecting Shaanxi and Sichuan.
If we can make use of the terrain here to stage an ambush for the Shaanxi-Gansu Allied Forces, we can indeed severely damage the Allied Forces and demonstrate the prestige of the Sichuan Army.
"Fucheng, you have many ideas. The ancient sword pavilion road stretches for hundreds of miles. Where do you think the ambush location should be?"
"Commander-in-Chief, I suggest that the ambush location be chosen in Hanyang Town. Less than ten kilometers north of Hanyang Town is Jianmen Pass, and about the same distance to the south is Pu'an Town, where the county seat of Jiange County is. We can pretend to defend Jianmen Pass and attract people.
The Shaanxi-Gansu allied forces attacked fiercely, then abandoned Jianmen Pass, led the enemy troops to the vicinity of Hanyang Town, and then ambush the troops on all sides. This section of the road became a desperate situation. Lu Jianzhang and Zhang Guangjian were unable to fly, and they would definitely be able to wipe out the Shaanxi-Gansu army in one fell swoop!"
Several people discussed it carefully and felt that this method was the safest, so they followed Liu Xiang's idea and ambush a large number of troops in the mountains and forests around Jiange. Then Pu'an Town also deployed heavy troops. The key to this ambush operation was
It is necessary to succeed in a certain way so that the Shaanxi-Gansu coalition forces can take the initiative to pursue the encirclement.
Therefore, Han Yong sent a battalion of soldiers to guard Jianmen Pass and wait for the arrival of the Shaanxi-Gansu coalition forces.
"Brother Lu, after conquering Sichuan this time, I'm afraid His Majesty will definitely promote you to an official position!" Zhang Guangjian said with a smile. Lu Jianzhang shook his head repeatedly: "I don't expect to be promoted, I just hope that Your Majesty can arrange a good place for me.
Sichuan is really a treasure land!”
"No matter how miserable Shaanxi is, can it be better than Gansu? Brother, please don't compete with me!"
Zhang Guangjian and Lu Jianzhang did not take the Sichuan Army into their eyes at all. They had 30,000 troops in their hands, and they also knew that the Sichuan Army had to deal with the pressure from Hubei. How many troops could be mobilized to deal with them, so the Shaanxi-Gansu Allied Forces were arrogant and did not care.
No scruples.
"Brother Zhang, since you and I have taken a fancy to Sichuan, let's rely on our ability. In front of us is Jiangeguan, which is the gateway to Sichuan. Whoever wins the first place will take over Sichuan!"
Lu Jianzhang was full of confidence. The Shaanxi army was much stronger than the Gan army. Zhang Guangjian could not defeat him, so he simply let the Gan army take the lead in attacking Jiange Pass.
Zhang Guangjian was not polite, and immediately sent two companies of soldiers to rush towards Jiange Pass along the narrow passage. The Sichuan troops guarding the gate were already ready. In an instant, guns and cannons fired, and all the Gan troops who rushed over were killed.
After being beaten into a sieve, about a hundred corpses were left in front of the narrow Jiange Pass, lying in various directions, which was extremely miserable.
Zhang Guangjian's face was extremely ugly, and he called for his subordinates to attack again. This time, all the troops sent by Zhang Guangjian were Ma Anliang's troops. Ma Anliang's father, Ma Zhan'ao, was a force that rose up during the chaos in the late Qing Dynasty. After Ma Zhan'ao died, Ma Anliang inherited
He inherited his father's inheritance and became the leader of the Gansu Huihui warlords.
After Zhang Guangjian took charge of Gansu, a very important task was to balance the contradictions between the Hui and Han Dynasties and maintain the overall stability of Gansu. Therefore, Zhang Guangjian tried his best to suppress Ma Anliang's forces from the beginning. This time he marched into Sichuan and brought all Ma Anliang's men over.
Prepare to consume them as cannon fodder.
Now seeing the Sichuan army's tight defense, Zhang Guangjian thought of Ma Anliang. Isn't this a good opportunity to consume Ma Anliang's troops? Therefore, Zhang Guangjian sent Ma Anliang out without hesitation and asked him to lead his men to attack Jiange Pass. Ma Anliang
Although I knew this was a fire pit, I had to jump.
Therefore, he called on his subordinates to launch round after round of charges towards Jiange Pass. The gunshots above Jiange Pass were like raindrops. In addition to the guns, there were also a large number of cannons and mortars. They poured down together, blowing up the rocks.
Flying in all directions, Gan's army suffered heavy damage for a while.
Corpses piled up like mountains, and the ground was dyed red with blood. However, although the losses were heavy, Zhang Guangjian did not feel distressed at all. He had noticed that the firepower of the defenders was getting weaker and weaker. Seeing this situation, Zhang Guangjian was naturally overjoyed.
He urged Ma Anliang to speed up his offensive.
Finally, when more than 1,700 corpses were left in front of the pass, the closed cannons no longer fired, and even the firepower of the machine guns was much weaker. Zhang Guangjian's eyes lit up. It seemed that the defenders' armaments
It had been used up, so Zhang Guangjian immediately asked his men to replace Ma Anliang's men and launched an attack on Jiange Pass.
The Gan Army struggled to remove the piled corpses, found a way to attack the top of the mountain, and charged quickly, completely ignoring the bullets fired from above their heads. Their only thought was to charge. At this moment, the Gan Army showed the tenacity of this army.
They can despise death, even their own death, but their military quality and equipment are so poor that they know how to fight to the death, and there is no other way.
However, at this time, the Sichuan army at the pass also completed its mission and began to retreat one after another. Finally, under a crazy charge, the Gan army climbed up to the high Jiange Pass. The pass changed hands. Zhang Guangjian and Lu Jianzhang also came to the pass and looked down.
It seemed that the whole of Sichuan was under their feet, and there was a surge of pride in their hearts.
"Brother Zhang, the Gan Army is indeed a rare and powerful army in the world. I admire them very much for being able to conquer Jiange Pass so quickly. I will leave the rest to the Shaanxi Army. I will pursue the defeated Sichuan Army now!"
Zhang Guangjian nodded: "Brother Lu, you witnessed Gan Jun's bloodshed and sacrifice with your own eyes. If there are any benefits, you can't forget Gan Jun's share!"
"Brother, Lu is definitely not this kind of person, don't worry!"
Zhang Guangjian didn't quite believe Lu Jianzhang's guarantee. However, the Shaanxi Army was indeed stronger than the Gan Army. Any advantage naturally fell on the Shaanxi Army. They fought fiercely in front of Jiange Pass for so long, but the reinforcements from the Sichuan Army did not arrive. Finally,
Having abandoned the Bashu Pass, Lu Jianzhang concluded from these facts that the reinforcements from the Sichuan Army must not have arrived yet. Now is a good time to seize the opportunity to capture Jiange County. Even if the Sichuan Army arrives by then, it will be too late.
After having this idea, Lu Jianzhang urged the Shaanxi army to march quickly. Soon all the Shaanxi army rushed out of Jiange Pass and headed straight for Hanyang Town. The materials discarded by the Sichuan army were everywhere along the way. In the eyes of the Shaanxi army, it was natural.
It was the result of a Sichuan army's frantic retreat, so the pursuit became even more frenzied.
Seeing that the pursuing forward had approached Pu'an Town, and the main force was concentrated in the section of Hanyang Town, these Shaanxi troops had no idea that the Sichuan Army's snipers had already targeted them. After a dull gunshot, a Shaanxi Army regiment commander responded.
After landing, several more officers were gathered together, and at the same time, the sound of artillery in the surrounding mountains and forests was loud, and the sound of gunfire was continuous, like a strong wind and rain, pouring towards the Shaanxi army without mercy.
These Shaanxi troops who were in high spirits seemed to have received a blow, and they were immediately in disarray. Even Lu Jianzhang couldn't stop it, so he could only quickly retreat towards Jiange Pass. At this time, Jiange Pass was even more miserable, and the Sichuan army was at the pass.
Three thousand kilograms of explosives were secretly buried underground in the city. When the Shaanxi army basically pursued the Sichuan army and Guanzhong was occupied by the Gan army, the Sichuan army soldiers hidden in the surrounding mountains and forests detonated the bomb, and suddenly the entire Jiange Pass flew up.
In the sky, more than a thousand Gansu troops were blown to pieces. The entire Jiange Pass was also destroyed by the explosion. Countless boulders fell around it, completely burying the city and cutting off the passage.
Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu Province, was very lucky. When the explosion occurred, he was going down to Guancheng to rush for logistics supplies. When he came back, the entire Jiange Pass had disappeared among the rocks. Zhang Guangjian also knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly led the remaining troops to escape, but was
The Shaanxi army caught in the middle had no way out and became a turtle in the urn.
Seeing that Lu Jianzhang was surrounded by heavy siege, there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him. If he continued to resist, he would be dead, so he ordered to surrender. In this battle, the Sichuan army captured more than 10,000 Shaanxi soldiers and killed and wounded more than 3,000 Shaanxi soldiers and others.
Of the more than 2,000 Gansu troops, only Zhang Guangjian escaped with less than 10,000 people.
In addition to wiping out a large number of active forces, the Sichuan Army also seized more than 10,000 rifles, 400,000 kilograms of grain, 580,000 yuan, and more than 1,700 horses. It can be said that the troops attacking Sichuan on the North Road
Turn into ashes and disappear into smoke.
Seeing this situation, Han Yong, Liu Xiang, Liu Yunhong and others were very excited.
"Everyone, the commander-in-chief has issued an order for us to rush out of Sichuan immediately and attack Hanzhong. We will burn the war to Shaanxi and Beijing to let Yuan Shikai know how powerful our Sichuan army is!"