Duan Qirui wrote a letter at his desk and handed it to Duan Hongye, stroking his back and saying: "Hongye, take my autographed letter to see the Japanese consul. After that, go to the old house to pick up the child and stay in Liu."
Please don’t come back to the National Hotel.”
Duan Hongye sensed something was wrong in Duan Qirui's tone and hurriedly said: "Father, my son will stay under your knees at this time. Someone else should go to the Six Nations Hotel."
Duan Qirui was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "That's fine, let outsiders see that the tiger father has no dog son."
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A military train was driving fast on the Beijing-Tianjin Railway. Xu Shuzheng was crouching in front of the military map, his eyebrows twisted into the shape of the word "Sichuan". From the jagged map, it was obvious that the situation of the Anhui army was extremely bad, and even more so.
To make matters worse, Duan Zhigui was captured by the Zhizhi Army, which had a fatal blow to the morale of the army. Even if he claimed to be a little Zhuge, he was helpless in the face of the predicament in front of him.
"Report, urgent telegram from the Commander-in-Chief!" A staff officer ran into the carriage, holding a piece of telegram in his hand.
"Read it!" Xu Shuzheng didn't even raise his head.
"The Supervisor telegraphed: I order the Liulician troops to retreat to Liangxiang and Changxindian to set up frontline defenses. I also urge my brother to rush to Changxindian to take over the command and fight to the death against the rebellious Zhizhi army." After the staff read out loud, he took the
Staring at Xu Shuzheng, he asked in a low voice: "Commander, how should I call you back?"
Xu Shuzheng was silent for a while, raised his head, and said slowly: "Call back to the teacher. I will try my best to win. If I fail, please ask the teacher to come to the battlefield and collect the corpse for me."
The staff officer received the call and left solemnly. The expressions of other generals in the carriage changed greatly when they heard this. A general with the rank of major general couldn't help but said: "Commander, the morale of our newly defeated army is already low. If we continue to retreat, I am afraid that the morale will be completely destroyed."
How can we resist the Zhizhi Army with strong morale? This is the last resort. The only way to survive now is to put it to death and fight on the front line of Liulician. There is still a slight chance of victory."
Xu Shuzheng said sadly: "How could I not know, but the battle situation changed so quickly that it was difficult for me to rush to the front line. Even if I arrived at the battlefield in time, it would still take time to familiarize myself with the army and the battle situation. I don't expect Wu Peifu to miss the fact that our army is leaderless.
Opportunity, I am afraid that an attack has already been launched at this moment, and Mr. Zhi must have seen this."
"well……"
The generals in the carriage sighed silently, and someone bravely asked: "Commander, what are your chances of winning when we go to Changxindian?"
Xu Shuzheng pondered for a long time and said bitterly: "Just do your best and obey fate."
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In Liulician, 70,000 to 80,000 troops from both Zhili and Anhui sides were mixed together. The leading troops of the Zhili army came into contact with the blocking troops of the Anhui army. Artillery fire lit up the sky for half a day in the night, and the dense gunfire was like a big firecracker.
, grenades flew randomly in the darkness, and the flashes of explosions illuminated countless straight soldiers with bayonets in their hands, launching a fierce attack on the Anhui army's rear troops amid the hail of bullets and fire.
In the battle of tens of thousands of people, the dozens of people in the company led by Han Baihang were like a drop of water in the ocean. He originally planned to take the initiative to break away from the army and fight independently, but when the battle started, he discovered that the company had already joined forces with the army without knowing it.
The troops were out of touch, and all they could see were Anhui troops in all directions, with no trace of friendly troops.
Han Baihang was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. The troops actually plunged into the enemy. He quickly issued orders to seize favorable terrain for defense. The Anhui army's attacks came from all directions. He thought it would be a fierce battle, but after a while, he saw that
When they left the road, although the Anhui army had many troops, their attack power was very weak. They seemed to have no intention of fighting. They often rushed up in a swarm and were beaten back by a burst of gunfire. After repelling several attacks in a row, he firmly believed in his judgment.
He ordered the troops to fix their bayonets and waited until the Anhui army came close to attack. He gave the order suddenly and all the soldiers in the company jumped up with their bayonets drawn and launched a counter-charge towards the Anhui army in waves. After a fight, the Anhui army
Unable to hold on, he turned around and ran away.
Han Baihang raised his shell gun and shouted loudly: "Chase, follow them hard, our company will be the first to break into Liulician Station."