Chapter eight hundred and seventy-eighth, the golden cicada escapes the shell
At two o'clock in the morning, the sky was as dark as ink. Sun Chuanfang dismounted outside the city of Hangzhou in the dark. In the forest, the light of the torches was obscured by the lush and towering trees. Rows of heavy artillery were ready, and a whole
The artillery regiment looks very spectacular. It only needs Sun Chuanfang's order to bombard the city gate.
Looking at the invisible city of Hangzhou in the distance, Sun Chuanfang smiled and said: "I guess Lu Yongxiang hasn't woken up yet!"
Zhang Guowei, the commander of the artillery regiment on the side, also laughed and said: "I received the news from Police Commissioner Xia Chao last night. Lu Yongxiang has no idea that we have forced into Hangzhou City and are still studying the counterattack deployment."
"Okay, the sky is just right, so I can give Marshal Lu a big gift!"
"Shuai Lu must be very surprised!" Zhang Guowei said with a smile: "Xin Shuai, our troops are fully deployed and we can launch an attack just waiting for Xin Shuai's order."
Sun Chuanfang looked at his watch under the light of the flashlight and said: "Wait a minute, I am determined to wipe out Lu Yongxiang in one blow in this battle. I will not open fire until all the ministries are ready according to the deployment."
About half an hour later, the sky became slightly brighter.
"Xin Shuai, General Lu has arrived at the designated location in accordance with the military order, and is waiting for Xin Shuai's orders." The last person to send the order was soldier Lu Xiangting. Lu Xiangting marched all the way from Xianxia Ridge to Quzhou. Sun Chuanfang intended to repair it for Lu Xiangting.
He took the opportunity to transfer him to the rear army, so his men arrived late.
"Well, okay, inform Commander Zhang to bombard Hangzhou in five minutes!" Sun Chuanfang, who returned to the temporary headquarters, looked at his watch and gave the order.
"Yes!" The messenger responsible for contacting Zhang Guowei's troops hurriedly sent the order.
"When I capture Lu Yongxiang alive, this huge achievement will not be enough for me to secure Zhejiang. No matter how senior Qi Xieyuan is, he will not be so thick-skinned that he wants to compete with me for Zhejiang's territory, right?" Sun Chuanfang said with a smile.
"That's natural. If that old bastard Qi Xieyuan dares to reach out to Zhejiang, then just chop off his hand. My subordinate is willing to hold the knife for Xin Shuai!" the chief of staff said quickly.
"Well, these words sound encouraging, haha, okay, if Qi Laogou is really shameless, I will leave his hand to you!" Sun Chuanfang has been doing well since he defeated Quzhou. The huge Zhejiang Province has been doing well since ancient times.
The prosperous land in the south of the Yangtze River is almost a treasure trove of weapons and equipment. This is almost a gift from God. How could Sun Chuanfang be unhappy?
While Sun Chuanfang was rejoicing, he heard a hissing sound. Sun Chuanfang looked out the window and saw a bright red flare rising into the air. "Well, Zhang Guowei's attack has begun." Sun Chuanfang remembered the signal agreed upon before the war.
The artillery fire made the night look like day. Amidst the rumbling sound, Sun Chuanfang followed the fire of the artillery shells and saw clearly the outline of Hangzhou City. Unfortunately, this place was about to turn into ruins. However, the sound of artillery fire lasted for a short time, maybe even for a short time.
Before the rounds were fired, the sound of cannons had stopped.
"What's going on?" Sun Chuanfang immediately stared. His first thought was: "Could Zhang Guowei be betraying him again?"
But after thinking about it carefully, Sun Chuanfang decided to understand the situation first.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
"Hey, who's there? Oh, Commander Zhang, why did the artillery fire at your end stop?" the staff officer asked directly.
"What? Ran away?" The staff officer's voice rose a few tunes higher.
When Sun Chuanfang heard this, he didn't care about anything else. He grabbed the phone and yelled: "Zhang Guowei, what the hell are you doing for a living? An entire artillery regiment actually let Lu Yongxiang escape under his nose?"
Zhang Guowei, as an official and gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, never thought that one day he would bombard Hangzhou, but how could he disobey Sun Chuanfang's order? With some complicated psychology, he issued the order for bombardment. But before he could finish the bombardment,
Xia Chao's people came and told him to stop the bombardment. Lu Yongxiang had already secretly retreated and left Hangzhou.
"Xin Shuai, Lu Yongxiang didn't just run away, but he ran away last night. It's just that he hid it from all eyes until just now, when Xia Chao and the armed police tried to raid Lu Yongxiang's inspection envoy's office, he disappeared.
I saw Lu Yongxiang's traces, and after arresting a servant, I found out that he had already run away."
Sun Chuanfang's face turned dark when he heard this. He grabbed the phone and said, "Old fox, I, Sun Chuanfang, are at odds with you!"
"Lu Yongxiang walked all the way and didn't leave any traces? I guess he was hiding near here. Send me an order to have Lu Xiangting lead his troops to pursue in the direction of Shanghai. Once he catches up, it doesn't matter life or death!" Sun Chuanfang gave the order in a cold voice, and saw
It's really hot.
In the distance, Lu Yongxiang, who was not too far away, looked at the flames soaring into the sky in Zhejiang, slowly closed his eyes, and sat on the ground slumped.
"Zhejiang is lost..." Lu Yongxiang muttered to himself.
"Shuai Lu, there is no need to be sentimental. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Today's defeat was due to the overwhelming power of the Zhili Clan, which surrounded them from all sides. Although Lu Shuai is talented, he is still a good man who cannot defeat four enemies. Now Zhang Zuolin in the Northeast is still the government of Guangdong.
Marshal Sun has already sworn to fight against the thieves. Let's stay away for a while. When the north and south attack together and the direct line is destroyed, that's when we can make a comeback." Chen Leshan advised.
Lu Yongxiang shook his head and did not say a word, but why did he not understand in his heart that after so many years, how many of the warlords who have been out of power can make a comeback, and how many can end well?
"Suddenly I remembered President Yuan..." Lu Yongxiang said: "I followed President Yuan when he was training troops at the Tianjin station. During those years of hard work, I, Mr. Lu, also made great military exploits.
President Yuan Da entrusted Songhu, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to me... Today, Zhejiang is lost and Songhu is in danger. I think... it's time for me, Mr. Lu, to take a rest."
"Commander!" Chen Leshan shouted "Commander" and then lowered his head. In fact, by now, who doesn't know that he is already at the end of his rope.
Lu Yongxiang stood up and said: "Leshan, I will go to Jiaxing to set up defenses first. I think Sun Chuanfang will definitely come after me. You set up an ambush here. Although you can't hurt his bones, you will definitely let him know that we are the Zhejiang Army, and I, Lu Yongxiang, are definitely not
So annoying!”
"Yes!" Chen Leshan quickly saluted.
Lu Yongxiang patted him on the shoulder and said, "You and Feng Lin are the only ones around me who I can trust the most!"
"I'm afraid of this humble position!" Chen Leshan quickly bowed his waist.
Lu Yongxiang got on his horse, waved to Chen Leshan, and said, "Leshan, I'll wait for you in Jiaxing!" After that, Lu Yongxiang turned around and left.
"Yes! Take care, Commander!" Chen Leshan watched Lu Yongxiang leave.