Qiao Yu was hiding in the trench to observe the situation when he heard a scream from the side. It turned out that a machine gunner of the Sichuan Army was hit in the head. Blood and brain matter immediately splattered everywhere. The machine gunner was killed, and the firepower here suddenly weakened a lot.
Several Yunnan soldiers quickly approached the trench. When Qiao Yu saw that the situation was not good, he rolled to the side of the machine gun, pushed the dead body away, and the machine gun fired again, and he immediately spotted three Yunnan soldiers.
Wu Tong originally wanted to stop Qiao Yu, but he also knew that courage was a key factor for a new army to withstand the test of war. The commander-in-chief can go into battle in person, which is very good for improving morale. Wu Tong also copied
They set up two box cannons and fired while protecting Qiao Yu. They all joined the battle, and the guards on one side also joined the battle. They quickly killed more than ten Yunnan Army soldiers. When the Sichuan Army saw the Governor, they all went into battle in person.
Their morale was greatly shaken, and they all fought back, finally blocking this wave of attacks by the Yunnan Army.
"Governor, I saw that when the first line of defense was abandoned, the Yunnan Army's strength was already depleted. We still have two lines of defense. There is no need to fight to the death here!"
Qiao Yu also paid attention to the situation on the battlefield. Many fortifications were destroyed, and there were many casualties among the soldiers. It was time to abandon the first line of defense, so he agreed to Wu Tong's suggestion. The Sichuan army quietly left and slowly moved toward
The second line of defense recedes.
The two sides fought for two or three hours, and five to six hundred people of the Yunnan Army lost their lives. Xie Ruyi, who was commanding at the front line, could see blood dripping from his heart. These are the essence of the Yunnan Army, and they have not even touched the walls of Xufu.
With so much loss, how could he go to see Governor Cai E, so he also got angry and ordered the Yunnan army to take a rest and then immediately launch an attack.
At this time, after the Yunnan Army launched another attack, they found that there seemed to be no more annoying machine guns or artillery fire from time to time. Soon the Yunnan Army broke into the defense line, but the Sichuan Army had already retreated to the second line.
At the defense line, as soon as Xie Ruyitie saw the Sichuan army retreating, he knew that the other side might not be able to bear it anymore, so he ordered the Yunnan army to speed up the attack and try to break into Xufu before dark.
The Yunnan Army soldiers quickly rushed towards the second line of defense under the cover of artillery fire. The second line of defense was obviously tighter than the first line. There were scattered barbed wire fences in many areas, and the Sichuan Army's firepower
It also became a lot stronger, and the Yunnan Army suffered a bloody blow in several charges.
"Damn, these Sichuan rats are so difficult to deal with. They have to pull up the cannons and blast a gap for me. I don't believe they can withstand the cannon fire!" Xie Ruyi gave the order, and the Yunnan Army suddenly
The artillery went even crazier, blowing through the Sichuan army's position like a whirlwind.
"Governor, it seems that the Yunnan Army is going to fight tooth and nail!"
"Well, I am not afraid that they will fight hard, but I am afraid that they will not fight hard. Tell Wang Huai that they will hold on until night and then retreat to the third line of defense. How are the preparations of the second brigade?"
"Don't worry, Governor, as soon as the special forces succeed, the Second Brigade and the Cavalry Regiment will attack from both sides and wipe out all the Yunnan troops. They will only die!"
According to Qiao Yu's arrangement, the special force is a key link. Whether this brigade of Yunnan troops can be kept here depends entirely on the power of the special force. Now Qiao Yu can only wait anxiously.
"Gongbao, great news!" Yang Du excitedly went to see Yuan Shikai with a telegram. At this time, Lao Yuan had been appointed by the Qing court to become the prime minister. He took full power in Beijing. Queen Mother Longyu and Regent Zaifeng
Forced to have no choice but to entrust the country and the country to Lao Yuan.
However, what Lao Yuan is taking over now is also a mess. The southern provinces are basically independent, Hubei is in a fierce war, and the power of the Revolutionary Party is at its peak. Lao Yuan and his advisers have long thought of a way to deal with the situation at hand. They are just suppressing the Revolutionary Party while suppressing the Revolutionary Party.
After intimidating the Qing Dynasty, he finally got power in his hands and became the prime minister. Naturally, he had to do something big. The Beiyang warrior Feng Guozhang broke through Hankou and set fire to it for three days and nights. The bustling Hankou turned into rubble.
But Lao Yuan also showed his power to the world...
At the same time, Lao Yuan sent his men to secretly kill Wu Luzhen, the governor of Shanxi. One of the biggest cancers in the history of the Republic of China was assassination. Frequent assassinations brought fragile democratic politics to naught. At the beginning, the revolutionary party wanted to fight against the Qing government.
The adoption of this most cost-effective revolutionary method indeed shocked the Manchu and Qing court.
Wu Luzhen was a strong general in the Revolutionary Party. She studied in Japan and entered the military after returning to China. She gradually took control of power and became the commander of the Army's Sixth Town. She participated in the Yongping Autumn Exercises and stationed troops in the heart of the Qing Dynasty.
Wu Luzhen had been active since the First Uprising in Wuchang. He wanted to overthrow the Qing government, intercepted the supplies of the Beiyang Army that attacked Wuhan, and also planned to attack Beijing. The Manchu Qing Dynasty had no way to deal with him, so they had to appoint him as the governor of Shanxi in order to win over him.
However, Wu Luzhen was determined to fight against the Qing Dynasty. This advantage was of course useless. This shows that the Manchu Qing Dynasty's employment level was really problematic. They actually handed over the troops of a division to such a person.
Lao Yuan was still in Wuhan at this time and was heading to Beijing. If Wu Luzhen was allowed to move around, Beijing might be occupied in advance. In that case, all Lao Yuan's calculations would be in vain and the revolutionary party's general trend would be completely defeated.
So Lao Yuan bribed an officer under Wu Luzhen and stabbed him to death on November 7th.
When Lao Yuan took office, he played some clever tricks. He first relied on drastic changes in the current situation to force the Qing government to hand over power, and then captured Hankou to frighten the revolutionary party. At the same time, he killed Wu Luzhen and stabilized the overall situation in the north, creating a situation of confrontation between the north and the south.
It laid the foundation and created the conditions for Lao Yuan to finally reach the top.
However, no matter how shrewd Yuan Shikai was, he would not have expected that his use of assassination to deal with Wu Luzhen would be like opening Pandora's box. The disaster of the Republic of China began from this, and he himself was also burdened with injustice. Many unjust deaths would occur in the future.
All the ghosts of Yuan Shikai were blamed on him, and of course Yuan Shikai was not clean either.
At this time, Yuan Shikai was working in Beijing, and Yang Du walked in happily.
"Xiangcheng, great news. Two tigers in the Southwest are fighting. From now on, there will be no worries in the Southwest!"
Yang Du paid a visit to Qiao Yu last time, and at the same time went to Xichuan for a visit, and got a lot of first-hand information. When he was rushing back, the Wuchang Shou Uprising broke out, and Yang Du hurriedly returned to Yuan Shikai's side, actively
Make plans.
Yuan Shikai also had the overall situation in mind, and Lao Yuan was relatively confident about the two lakes and the southeastern Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, but the southwest was more troublesome, especially since Yang Du, since his trip to Sichuan, had often reminded Lao Yuan to pay attention to Qiao Yu, saying that this person
Although he is young, he has a profound vision, a gloomy demeanor, and is good at seizing the opportunity. He must not be allowed to gain power.
Lao Yuan is still more concerned about Yang Du. Yang Xizi usually doesn't praise others very much. It is natural that he praises Qiao Yu so much. Moreover, Lao Yuan also pays more attention to Cai E, who is also a top military talent who studied in Japan and also sat in the office.
Supporting the Yunnan Army cannot be underestimated.
If these two people join forces, I am afraid that Southwest will not be under his control, but now that he got the news, Lao Yuan immediately felt relieved.
"Xizi, which one of them do you think can take advantage?"
"Xiang Cheng, in my opinion it doesn't matter who takes advantage. The key is that if they fight each other, Southwest will be easier to handle. But in terms of victory or defeat, I think Qiao Yu may have some advantage!"
"Oh? Xizi, Sichuan is not unified now, and the Sichuan army is far less elite than the Yunnan army. How can we take advantage?"
"Xiang Cheng, I think Cai E thinks the same way as you!" After Yang Du finished speaking, he showed an enigmatic smile. Although Yuan Shikai hated Yang Du's pretentious attitude, he also recognized Yang Du's judgment in his heart.
Cai E will definitely underestimate the enemy, and those who underestimate the enemy will inevitably fail no matter how powerful they are, and he must not underestimate the enemy.
Night shrouded the Jinsha River, and a small group of troops along the river were quickly approaching the dock where the Yunnan Army crossed the river. They were the elite of the Sichuan Army. The special force trained by Qiao Yu, their main task today was to destroy the troops recruited by the Yunnan Army.
The ferry cut off the Yunnan Army's retreat in one fell swoop.