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Chapter 442: 368. Follow the prefect in order to repay the favor (Part 2)

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    "While I was talking to Bai Jiansheng, our General Jiang Yuyan was also discussing countermeasures with General Fang Xuchu, and finally formulated a set of combat plans based on the situation where the enemy was strong and we were weak, and the enemy was outnumbered.  Although I participated in the entire combat process, I did not directly see this plan. Looking back now, it is nothing more than "advanced and retreated, showing the enemy weakness, luring the enemy deep, encircling and annihilating them."

    The so-called "advance and retreat" means that we first send a force to the Guanghua and Gucheng areas to make tentative contact with the Hubei army, and then gradually retreat. On the one hand, we show the enemy weakness and make them feel arrogant;  Through constant harassment, the Hubei army's march to Yunyang was delayed.

    The thing we are short of most now is time, because every day of delay will increase the number of troops coming from Shaanxi; if it is delayed long enough, even the Sichuan brothers will be able to catch up with the battle, and then we will not have to worry about insufficient troops.  In addition, our Shaanxi Army soldiers and the deployed Hubei General School Corps officers also need time to get along, otherwise they will not know the soldiers and the soldiers will not know the generals, and it will be easy to collapse without a fight.  General Jiang Yuyan also took this into consideration and selected our third battalion and the First Division of the Military Order Guards as the advance troops to strengthen the relationship between them through combat.

    On the night when Bai Jiansheng took over as the platoon leader, the instructors of each platoon told the class about the causes and consequences of the aid to Hubei, and announced a series of precautions formulated by the standard department. For example, the clothing should be changed to the Hubei army uniform, instead of the Hubei army uniform.  Wear camouflage uniforms; weapons must be made in Hanyang instead of Zhonggong 1911 rifles; helmets must not be worn on the head, but large-brimmed hats from the Hubei Army must be worn, etc.  In short, before the official encirclement and annihilation of the invading Hubei army, they cannot be allowed to discover traces of the appearance of our Shaanxi army.

    It¡¯s easy to find supplies such as Hubei army uniforms, Hanyang-made materials, and large-brimmed hats. They captured some of them when they captured Junzhou, and the Military Order Guards can also give us some, which is enough for us.  But the problem is that our soldiers are accustomed to steel helmets. After putting on the big-brimmed hat, they found that it was not anti-shrapnel, and they always felt uneasy.  The Zhonggong 1911 rifle used in daily use has a fixed magazine of 10 rounds and can be fired continuously; the magazine made in Hanyang only has a magazine of 5 rounds and cannot be fired continuously.  The Shaanxi boy who was used to the Zhonggong 1911 rifle felt that the Hanyang-made rifle was not very smooth. After five clicks, he always felt that he could do five more clicks.  You must change these habits quickly, otherwise you will easily lose your life on the battlefield.

    On the morning of August 11, our third battalion and the First Division of the Military Order Guards completed their reloading and headed in two directions towards Guanghua and Gucheng.  Battalion Commander Lu Zhonglin ordered our second team to serve as the vanguard and search ahead.  The first two days were fine, and everyone had no danger. On the third day, we bypassed Guanghua County and continued to move forward. As a result, not long after we left, we encountered the invading Hubei army.

    I was very nervous at first and my palms were constantly sweating, but the moment I heard the gunshots of the sharp soldiers in front, I calmed down.  Platoon leader Bai Jiansheng had been in battle for a long time. After hearing the gunfire, he quickly scanned the surrounding terrain. Without waiting for the captain's order, he ordered me to lead 1 shed of soldiers to occupy a hilltop more than 30 meters high near the front of the road, leaving 2 sheds and 3 sheds behind.  Waiting for orders from the battalion commander and team leader.

    When I got there, I discovered that although this hilltop was not high, it was considered a battleground in the surrounding area because it was close to the road and slightly higher than other nearby hillsides. From the top of the hill, one could directly overlook the enemy positions ahead.  More than ten of us panted and climbed to the top of the mountain. One person was left to observe the enemy's situation, while the others picked up engineering shovels and began to build fortifications.

    It may be that we are facing a formidable enemy, but everyone is working harder than ever before. The fortifications built are more stable, and the simple individual bunkers dug are more standard, without my supervision at all.  I chose a place with a wide view and a relatively hidden place to dig a lying foxhole. Then I took off the grenade and put it in a convenient position. I lay down in the hole with the Hanyang Zao and started to look in the direction of the enemy. I saw that the enemy was also paying close attention.  Use time to seize favorable terrain and build fortifications frantically.

    The shot just now was fired by the leading soldiers of our army when they discovered the enemy's leading soldiers. In fact, the forward troops of both sides are still at least three or four miles apart.  As soon as the gunfire rang out, both sides immediately stopped and began to build positions, so they fell into the calm before the war in a short period of time, as if they were preparing for the upcoming lightning and thunder.

    At this time, the battalion commander led the guards to the top of our mountain, observed with a telescope for a moment, and then ordered: "We cannot let them build their position safely! Order the entire battalion's mortars to immediately fire 10 rapid rounds at the position in front of them, and then  The enemy's second column should be free to bombard the enemy at no more than one-third of the base."

    The battalion commander was next to me at the time, and there happened to be a 60mm mortar in our shed.  After I heard the order, I immediately ordered my brothers to fire. Half a minute later, the mortar shells, with a unique muffled sound, whizzed down on the enemy position two kilometers away, and exploded with a "boom-boom¡ª¡ª", far away.  A cloud of white smoke rose up, mixed with rocks, vegetation and even human bodies that had been torn into pieces.

    This is the time since our Shaanxi army entered Hubei??The sound of the first shelling was like a signal, and then the sound of mortars fired one after another on our army's position, and the sound of launches and explosions suddenly rang out.  The Hubei army in front of them probably didn't expect that we actually had so many mortars. The soldiers in the entire front-facing position did not build anti-artillery positions in time. They were caught off guard by our surprise attack and suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

    But the Hubei army was not to be outdone, and soon organized the few mountain guns and mortars to carry out retaliatory bombardment against us. Especially our position was the focus of artillery bombardment.  A Shaanxi recruit in our hut was lying in a foxhole huddled in a ball. I was just about to encourage him a few words, when a cannonball flew and landed in the pit and exploded. The recruit was blown to pieces.  As for other positions, casualties also occurred one after another.

    For most of the next day, both sides tested each other with sporadic shelling, and there was a tacit understanding that they did not organize an infantry charge.  I know that the reason why the Hubei army on the opposite side did not attack was because they wanted to wait for their large forces to arrive, and then rush over with the force of a mountain crushing a mountain, a lion fighting a rabbit, and crush us into powder.  Our main purpose is to delay time and show weakness. We are just hoping that they will not come over, and of course we will not be stupid enough to initiate a charge.  Waiting until late at night, we laid mines on the enemy's path and then evacuated the position under the cover of darkness.  Behind us, the Military Order Guards Division has already constructed another blocking position. We only need to construct a third position behind them and hold down the position for them.

    I originally thought that it was our turn to fight in the third blockade, but who knew that at this time, the co-commander Zhang Xiangchu (Zhang Fenghui) and some Shaanxi troops also arrived in Junzhou, and in the name of the need for the Shaanxi Army soldiers to get along with the deployed Hubei General School Corps officers, we were sent to Junzhou.  Replaced.  Our Third Battalion had to return to Junzhou County for rest, which lasted four or five days.

    I heard from Platoon Leader Bai Jiansheng that the Senate was still debating the Zhang Zhenwu case during these days, and Li Yuanhong tried his best to quibble, but did not take the initiative to resign anyway; on the contrary, *** Tang Shaoyi had nothing to do with him, but he wanted to do it.  He asked again and again to resign; Sun Yat-sen invited Huang Xing and Li Yuanhong to go north to discuss state affairs with President Yuan Da and Mr. Sun, but Li Yuanhong seemed reluctant to leave Hubei.

    Of course, what I am most concerned about is the current progress of the war.  Unfortunately, I am just a small shed manager and can only ask for some information from Bai Jiansheng.  Bai Jiansheng is very well-informed. He knows everything from official disputes in Beijing to battlefields dozens of miles away. He is comparable to Zhuge Liang who knew astronomy and geography during the Three Kingdoms period. So Sun Liangcheng and I  , three close friends called him "Little Zhuge".  ¡ª¡ªActually, my name, Ruming and Ziliang, also means to admire Mr. Kong Ming, but compared with Bai Jiansheng, the "little Zhuge", it seems too unworthy of my name.

    According to what Bai Jiansheng said privately, the Sichuan troops Liu Mingzhao and Yin Changheng did not come to Yunyang, but went down the Yangtze River, aiming directly at Yichang Prefecture.  The garrison in Yichang Prefecture only had more than 2,000 soldiers from the 13th Association of the Seventh Town. They were no match for the Sichuan Army.  Tang Xizhi, the commander of the Seventh Town, couldn't help but panic, and repeatedly sent telegrams to order the Fourteenth Association, which assisted Ji Yulin in attacking Yunyang, to return to the city as soon as possible.  Once the 14th Association is established, our only direct enemies will be the 4,000 people of the 15th Association under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Town, and our current strength has exceeded 6,000!

    On August 18, Yu Hongqi, the leader of the Fourteenth Association, was forced to lead his troops back to Jingmen under pressure from Tang Xinzhi.  Ji Yulin, the commander of the Eighth Town who led the campaign, seemed to sense some danger and quickly ordered his 15th Association to retreat as soon as possible, but it was too late. The 15th Association was captured by the Shaanxi Army and the Military Commander.  The guards were firmly trapped in the narrow strip between the Han River, Zeng River, and Lang River.

    When Ji Yulin heard the news, he was immediately stunned. He quickly called Li Yuanhong, Tang Xizhi, and Yu Hongqi respectively, begging the 14th Hubei Army Association, which was only one day away, to come back and rescue him as soon as possible to save him from the fire and water.  Unexpectedly, after learning the news, Yu Hongqi not only did not return help, but instead accelerated his retreat like a frightened rabbit and fled back to Jingmen Prefecture.  Tang Xizhi was still bitter about Ji Yulin's delay in letting the 14th Association return to construction, which led to the fall of Yichang Mansion. At this time, he upheld the spirit of "a dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist" and turned a deaf ear to Ji Yulin's plea for help.  Li Yuanhong sternly ordered Yu Hongqi to rescue the friendly troops, but the county magistrate was not as good as taking charge now. After Yu Hongqi fled back to Jingmen Prefecture, Li Yuanhong had no choice but to do it: He couldn't force Yu Hongqi to defect to the Sichuan army, right?

    The escape of the 14th Association directly sentenced Ji Yulin and his 15th Association to death.  Ji Yulin was a bachelor. Seeing that he could not escape, he directly led his troops to surrender to our army.  In this way, our Shaanxi army captured Xiangyang Prefecture almost without a fight, and also incorporated Ji Yulin's Eighth Town, overnight becoming a force that cannot be underestimated in northwest Hubei.

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    The above excerpt is excerpted from Chapter 4 of "Memories of a Soldier" (also known as "Memoirs of Liu Ruming").  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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