Beiyang reactionaries

We are all getting ready.

Duan Xun's large troops began to enter Guizhou, and even Li Jishen, the number one general in Duan Xun's hands, had already arrived in Zunyi.At present, tens of thousands of troops have gathered near Zunyi, plus the troops near Longquan, Anhua, and Tongren, and Li Jishen controls about 6000 direct troops.Together with the troops controlled by Han Jianduo, Li Jishen already has 2 troops.

Moreover, a large number of troops will enter northern and northwestern Guizhou later, and it is estimated that more than [-] troops will flood into Guizhou in the end.

This is the case here in Guizhou, let alone Hunan.The Beiyang Army's troops entered Hunan one after another, and Fu Liangzuo's words became more and more rigid.Duan Qirui was aggressive, and the southern army was not to be outdone. On September 1917, 9, Lu Rongting, currently the most powerful faction in the Southwest, held a military meeting in Nanning, Guangxi.Attending the meeting were Chen Bingkun, Governor of Guangdong, Cheng Biguang, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Tan Haoming, Governor of Guangxi, and other senior generals of Lu Rongting's army such as Ma Yuguang and Lin Hu.

Final mobilization.

Lu Rongting denounced Duan Qirui at the meeting and listed a lot of Duan Qirui's crimes.Including when the Citizens Group encircled the Congress to forcefully pass a declaration of war, the Chief Overseer Corps destroyed the law and treason, launched a civil war at will, did not restore the Congress, colluded with Japan, and so on.

Then a telegram was sent: demanding the restoration of Li Yuanhong's presidency, the restoration of the National Assembly, the dismissal of Duan Qirui, and the withdrawal of the appointment of Fu Liangzuo, the governor of Hunan.

At this meeting in Nanning, Lu Rongting formulated a combat plan to assist Hunan.Guangdong and Guangxi sent 35 battalions, Guangdong sent 45 battalions, and Guangxi sent [-] battalions, organized into five armies.Tan Haoming, the governor of Guangxi, served as the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong-Guangzhou Allied Forces. Ma Ji led the Cantonese army out of Shaoguan and into Hunan, and took Changsha via Youxian and Liling.The Guangxi army was divided into two groups: Wei Rongchang's army entered Hunan from Sanjiang, and forced Baoqing through Xinning; the second army of Lu Yuguang and Lin Junting went out of Quanzhou and entered Hunan, and reinforced Hengyang through Yongzhou (now Lingling) and Qiyang.The general goal of the Guangdong and Guangxi armies is to attack Changsha.

Compared with Sun Yat-sen, Lu Rongting is the real strength.It has been more than a month or two months since Sun Yat-sen appealed to protect the law, but because he didn't have an army in his hands, he basically relied on shouting, which was of no use.And after Lu Rongting decided to fight Duan Qirui, tens of thousands of troops entered Hunan as soon as he made a move, and wanted to make peace with the Hunan Army and fight head-to-head with the Beiyang Army.

As the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army were preparing to enter Hunan, Fu Liangzuo couldn't wait anymore.Taking advantage of the fact that there is only the Hunan Army in Hunan, and the main forces of the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army have not yet had the opportunity to enter Hunan, Fu Liangzuo sent the Beiyang Army south to attack Hengyang.

Because the main forces of the Hunan Army are concentrated in Hengyang, the headquarters of the Hunan Army is located in Hengyang.

On the morning of September 1917, 9, the Beiyang Army and the Hunan Army officially fought for the first time in West Xiangtan.There are less than two regiments of the Hunan Army guarding Xiangtan, and their weapons and equipment are backward, and their defensive positions are relatively scattered.The Beiyang Army going south is the 6th Brigade of Wang Ruqin's [-]th Division, which is the direct line of the Beiyang Army.Wang Ruqin concentrated his forces and focused on breakthroughs, mainly attacking in the middle.Soon, they broke through the positions of the Hunan Army one after another.

Until September 9, Wang Ruqin's troops had reached Hengshan.On this day, Wang Ruqin's troops fought against Liu Jianfan's troops.Originally, Liu Jianfan's troops were reinforcement troops, but most of the troops led by Liu Jianfan were recruits recruited during this period, and they were simply a group of recruits.After being attacked by Wang Ruqin's troops, they were completely disintegrated within a few blows, and almost all positions in front of Hengshan were lost.

On September 9, Wang Ruqin and the Hunan Army fought against each other in Hengshan.Wang Ruqin still chose to concentrate his forces and focus on breakthroughs.Find a point, and then hit that point, and soon the Hunan army guarding Hengshan retreated, allowing Wang Ruqin to easily take Hengshan.

On the other side, Zhang Ji led the 39th Brigade of the [-]th Division of the Army, attacked Zhuzhou from Xiangtan, and then attacked southward along the Xiangjiang Dong'an.This journey was also very smooth, Zhang Ji's troops defeated Liu Jianfan's troops one after another, originally planning to encircle Hengshan with Wang Ruqin's troops.But I didn't expect Wang Ruqin's troops to attack too fast. When Zhang Ji's troops came to Hengshan, Wang Ruqin's troops had already continued to move south.

On September 9, Wang Ruqin's troops had already reached Hejiashan.Mount Hejia is located between Mount Heng and Hengyang, with majestic Mount Heng on the left and the Xiangjiang River on the right. To the north is an open land with a width of several miles. Although the mountains are not high and steep, they are steep in the north and gentle in the south, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a natural defense for Hengyang. barrier.

And guarding here is the main force of the Hunan Army.

Wang Ruqin attacked several times, but was repelled by the Hunan Army.Soon Zhang Ji's troops also caught up, and the two troops cooperated to attack Hejiashan.Hejiashan is the last barrier of Hengyang, so the Hunan army also stubbornly blocked the Beiyang army from passing through.

However, the Hunan Army is weak after all, and many troops have been lost in the front, and it is very reluctant to guard Hejiashan.Fortunately, at this time, Lu Rongting's support troops came to Hengyang and Hejiashan.The vanguard regiment led by Ben Kezhao, deputy commander of the Third Army of the Guangxi Army, and the three battalions led by Qiu Weinan, deputy commander of the First Army of the Cantonese Army, came to Hejiashan and joined the defense.

For a while, more than 2 people gathered in the Hejiashan area, and the two sides each invested tens of thousands of troops to fight in Hejiashan.

Played for several days.

The Beiyang Army has never been able to take Hejiashan.Moreover, Wang Ruqin fought blindly and didn't pay attention to any strategies and tactics.The strength of the Hunan Army along the way was too weak, and the choice of defensive positions was not good.When Wang Ruqin grabbed a point and beat him fiercely, he broke through his defensive position.But in a place like Hejiashan, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Wang Ruqin still chooses this tactic.Throw heavy troops into attacking a point.

However, the Hunan Army currently guarding Hejiashan is the main force of the Hunan Army, and its combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the previous Hunan Army.Coupled with the support of the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army, the defensive position is very good, and the weapons and equipment are not too bad.The Beiyang Army attacked blindly in this way, but suffered heavy losses. Even Fu Liangzuo's younger brother Fu Liangzao was killed in Hejiashan, and more than half of the army was lost.It can be regarded as the biggest defeat suffered by the Beiyang Army after the start of the Law Protection War.

In addition to the continuous autumn rain in Hunan at this time, the Beiyang army who entered Hunan this time were all from the north, mainly from North China.They are very unaccustomed to the autumn rain in Hunan.It made it more and more difficult to attack Hejiashan.

Moreover, the Hunan Army supported by the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army is increasing in number.However, there is also a big problem with the French Guardian Army, that is, the ammunition cannot keep up.Therefore, watching Wang Ruqin and Zhang Ji's troops retreat, they were unable to counterattack.

On September 9, Cheng Qian held a military meeting with the generals of the Gui Army and the Guangdong Army in Hengyang.Although Wang Ruqin and Zhang Ji's troops were repulsed, the Beiyang Army's large troops still gathered towards Hejiashan in a steady stream.Because the road from Changsha, Xiangtan, Hengshan and Hengyang is the fastest.Therefore, all the Beiyang Army troops departed from Changsha and came to Hejiashan through this road.Faced with such a large force of the Beiyang Army, everyone agreed that counterattacking from the front is not a good choice.The best way is to firmly guard Hejiashan and prevent the Beiyang army from breaking through Hejiashan.

So they decided to think differently.

Instead of fighting the Beiyang Army in the front, bypass the front to fight Baoqing.This decision also opened the prelude to the counterattack of the French defenders in Hunan.

130 Control Guizhou

"This is the current situation in Hunan."

Guiyang.

After Liu Xianshi returned to Xingyi with his troops and Wang Wenhua led his troops to the east, it was Dai Kan who made the decisions in Guiyang.As the governor of Guizhou, Dai Kan has a brigade of Xiong Qixun to help him, and is currently in charge of the daily affairs of Guizhou.

Yuan Zuming, who was supposed to be in Guiyang, has been in Qianxi.

Because Yuan Zuming knew that his own strength was limited, he rashly entered Guiyang to serve as the governor of Guizhou at this time, and there was no benefit to him.So I waited and watched the development of the situation in Qianxi.Anyway, Yuan Zuming led the second division of the Guizhou Army, and there were more than 5000 people. No one would mess with him.

This is the status quo in Guizhou.

After Hunan fought, Dai Kan invited Li Jishen to lead troops into Guiyang.Because for now, the interests of Duan Xun and Dai Kan are the same.Because the interests of Duan Qirui and Liang Qichao are now the same, the cooperation between the two parties has led to the current Beijing government.

It is in the interests of Duan Qirui and Liang Qichao to maintain the current Beijing government.And the interests of the two of them are also closely related to Duan Xun and Dai Kan.At present, there is already a large army gathered in Hunan, and there has even been a fight.There are about 3 troops on both sides who have come into contact with each other.

Moreover, the Beiyang Army has been unable to conquer Hejiashan, and Duan Qirui is also in a hurry.I hope Duan Xun can give his strength and quickly send troops into Hunan.Therefore, Dai Kan welcomed Li Jishen's entry into Guiyang with a large army.

After Li Jishen came to Guiyang, he immediately convened a meeting of the troops of all parties.

Because Duan Xun has appointed Li Jishen as the commander-in-chief of the First Route Army of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.The First Route Army includes the First Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army. The First Army has jurisdiction over the First Division, the Fifth Division, and the Independent Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army.In addition to the First Army, it also includes the First Brigade under the Sichuan-Guizhou Anti-smoking Supervision Office established by Han Jianduo in Zunyi, as well as other units of the Guizhou Army, and Tian Songyao, the Fourth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, which is currently in northwestern Hunan. Li Jishen directs.If these troops are fully staffed, the number of troops led by Li Jishen this time will reach 7.

Of course, it is 7 people. Except for Duan Xun's troops, the Qian army's attitude is ambiguous, and Li Jishen may not be able to command the move.

Li Weiru, Yu Xuezhong, Yan Deji, Xia Zhishi, Lai Xinhui, Tao Jichang, Wang Tianci, Fan Shaozeng, Li Jiayu, Wang Mingzhang and other officers of Li Jishen's army sat on one side.Except for Tian Songyao's department who couldn't come because they were in Hunan, many officers from other departments came.On the other side are the officers of the Guizhou Army, from Han Jianduo, Zhou Ru, Xiong Qixun, Liu Duanshang, Dou Juren, Zhou Xicheng, and Wang Boqun representing Wang Wenhua, Lu Tao representing Yuan Zuming, and Liu Xianqian representing Liu Xianshi.

Li Jishen briefly told everyone about the battle situation in Hunan, so that everyone can feel the current situation in Hunan.

Then he said: "The situation in Hunan is not satisfactory. Premier Duan ordered our troops to enter Hunan as soon as possible to support General Fu Liangzuo, the governor of Hunan. It is precisely because of this that I urgently held this military meeting in Guiyang. The content to be discussed is very simple. That is how to effectively support General Fu Liangzuo. Jiansheng (Bai Chongxi), please tell us your opinions from the training department."

"Yes."

Bai Chongxi stood behind Li Jishen, and when he heard Li Jishen calling him, he immediately took a step forward.Tao Jichang (Tao Zhiyue) and Bai Chongxi came to Duan Xun's army after graduating from Wuchang Army Middle School. Jiang Hongyu personally went to the school to recruit people.

Unlike Tao Jichang who has been leading troops below, Bai Chongxi has always been in the staff office of Duan Xun's headquarters, working under Xu Yongchang.Later, Li Jishen transferred Bai Chongxi to the training office of his army.After Li Jishen was promoted this time, he transferred Bai Chongxi to his military training department as the director.

"According to the plan of our training office, the Fifth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army will cross northern Guizhou, enter Northwest Hunan and join Tian Songyao's department, and then go south to defend Xiangxi from being captured by the French Protectorate, and defend Xiangxi and Northwest Hunan. The Southwest Frontier Defense Army The Independent Brigade of the First Army shall be stationed in Zunyi to ensure the safety of the Chongqing-Xuyong-Zunyi-Guiyang line. The Second Brigade of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army shall be stationed in northern Guizhou to ensure the safety of Chongqing-Xuyong-Zunyi-Guiyang. The safety of this line in the northwest of Hunan ensures the smooth flow of logistics passages here. General Yuan Zuming’s Qianjun Third Route Army is stationed in Western Guizhou to ensure the Chongqing-Xuyong-Northern Guiyang-Guiyang line.”

"General Liu Xianshi's Second Route Army of the Guizhou Army went south to Xilin, which could not only cut off the connection between Tang Jiyao and the Gui Army, but also threaten the rear of the Gui Army, achieving the effect of encircling Wei and saving Zhao. After the First Route Army of the Guizhou Army of General Wang Wenhua entered Hunan eastward, Insert Baoqing to assist General Fu Liangzuo in defending Baoqing. The Third Brigade of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army and the Fourth Route Army of the Guizhou Army led by General Xiong Qixun entered Hunan along the road of the First Route Army of the Guizhou Army to support the First Route Army. "

Bai Chongxi paused for a moment, then continued: "The First Brigade of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army will be stationed in Guiyang to ensure the stability of Guiyang. This is a preliminary plan, and there are many immature points that need to be pointed out."

After Bai Chongxi finished speaking, he took a step back and stood behind Li Jishen again.

The expressions vary.

Some are happy and some are not.It's just that Li Jishen didn't speak yet, so everyone just endured it.When Bai Chongxi retreated, Li Jishen immediately said: "Before discussing the battle plan, I will first announce the three appointments. General Han Jianduo will serve as the temporary head of the logistics department of the First Route Army Command of our troops in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Logistics supplies. The First Army of the Southwest Frontier Army is a supply brigade, the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Army is a supply regiment, the Fifth Division of the Southwest Frontier Army is a supply regiment, the First Army Independent Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Army is a supply regiment, and the logistics of the Guizhou Army General Han Jianduo is in charge of the troops and logistics warehouse."

"Yes."

Han Jianduo was also in high spirits.

Although Li Jishen's appointment was suspected of seizing his army, Han Jianduo was still very happy to accept this appointment.The army under his own hands only adds up to 500 people.There are more than 1000 recruits who have just been recruited, and their combat effectiveness is very poor.And Dou Juren's regiment, although controlled by him, is not very obedient.The reason why there has been no action is entirely because Duan Xun's army is nearby.Therefore, Han Jianduo didn't mind Li Jishen taking over the command of this army.

On the contrary, the position that Li Jishen gave himself was truly valuable.Not only is the position high, but the power in his hands is also very large.After all, the logistics supplies of tens of thousands of people are huge numbers.

"General Zhou Ru will serve as the head of the temporary mobilization department of the First Route Army Command of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and will be responsible for recruiting and training recruits. Moreover, General Zhou Ru will serve as the representative of our headquarters and be responsible for coordinating with the local government. negotiate."

"Yes."

Zhou Ru is also considered high-spirited.