Beiyang reactionaries

Moreover, Yuan Shikai abolished the Hubei army in order to weaken Li Yuanhong's strength.Many dismissed soldiers immediately joined Bai Lang's army after Bai Lang conquered Zaoyang.Let Bai Lang own more than 3000 people in one fell swoop.Bai Lang, that bastard, didn't stop, and even entered Henan again.

Originally, everyone judged that Bai Lang was going to enter Ruzhou, his hometown, through Nanyang.So Zhang Zhenfang organized a large number of troops and set up pockets in Ruzhou, waiting for Bai Lang to sneak in.But he didn't expect that Bai Lang would suddenly change direction and attack Runing.

The large troops in Henan are all in Ruzhou, but the troops in Runing are weak, with only some local militia troops.And if you go to Runing, you can enter Anhui.

Damn.

"Where is Master Lei's troops?"

"The Seventh Division simply exchanged fire with Bai Lang, but General Zhao Ti's Yi Army was wiped out by Bai Lang over 600 people."

"call--"

Zhang Zhenfang sighed.

Zhang Zhenfang really had no idea how to fight Bai Lang.Zhang Zhenfang was not a soldier in the first place, and the current Henan Army Guard is Lei Zhenchun, commander of the [-]th Division of the Army.Lei Zhenchun is usually in charge of beating Bai Lang.

This time when Bai Lang rushed into Henan, Lei Zhenchun led his seventh division, Zhao Ti's Yi army, and the local Henan army, with more than 2 people to encircle and suppress.Everyone guessed that Bai Lang was going to enter Ruzhou, so he deployed heavy troops in the direction of Nanyang and Ruzhou.

But who knew that Bai Lang just feinted his shot and went east into Runing instead.

Headache.

Zhang Zhenfang really didn't know what to do.

Zhang Zhenfang is different from Bai Lang.Bai Lang is a rogue, he can go wherever he wants, and move however he wants.But Zhang Zhenfang can't.As the governor of Henan, Zhang Zhenfang was much more passive.

He can't give up in any city, because of the pressure from above, the pressure of public opinion.

Therefore, every time the encirclement and suppression plan is mechanically arranged, in the end Bai Lang easily breaks out of the encirclement every time.As Bai Lang's influence grew, more and more people defected to Bai Lang's army.

If Bai Lang is allowed to continue to toss like this, Zhang Zhenfang understands that his position as the governor of Henan will be problematic.

"What did Master Lei say?"

"General Lei has deployed troops to follow Bai Lang's army."

"Send a power to Commander Lei and ask them to stop Bai Lang's army. We can't let them run rampant in Runing."

"Yes."

After dismissing the messengers, Zhang Zhenfang sat down on a chair.Originally, Zhang Zhenfang was very happy to come to Henan to be the governor.After all, he returned to his hometown to be a parent officer.

But ever since Bai Lang grew up, Zhang Zhenfang's life has become more and more difficult.

Lei Zhenchun is an idiot.

Bringing so many troops, but being played around by Bai Lang, damn it.

"Commander, good news, good news."

"how?"

"Duan Xun, the bandit suppression commander in western Henan, called to wipe out the troops of the Bailang Army that entered Shanzhou. There were more than 400 people in total, and the two leaders of the Bailang Army, Li Hongbin and Song Laoren, were killed."

"Really?"

Zhang Zhenfang jumped up.

Ever since Bai Lang's army invaded the Central Plains, Zhang Zhenfang's hair has turned gray a lot.Because the Beiyang Army and the Bailang Army have fought so many times, there is basically no time to take advantage of it, and they are always led by the nose by the Bailang Army.

This is the first time there has been a good news.

"Captain, look, this is a telegram from Duan Xun, the bandit suppression commander in western Henan."

Zhang Zhenfang took it and took a closer look.

Duan Xun simply described the course of the war.Of course, Duan Xun didn't forget to write about Li Hongbin and Song Laoren's defeat of the Zhensong Army's Han Yukun Department, which can be regarded as eye drops for the Zhensong Army.

"Can this be trusted?"

"Captain, the number of enemies annihilated is estimated to be a bit exaggerated. According to our previous analysis, the troops on the Bailang route that broke into Shanzhou should not exceed a thousand people. But since Duan Xun said that he killed Li Hongbin and Song Lao, then the annihilation of this route should be more than a thousand people." There is no problem. Others can be exaggerated, but it is not easy to fake the killing of Li Hongbin and Song Lao."

"Great."

Zhang Zhenfang was overjoyed.

As for Duan Xun exaggerating the number of enemies wiped out, Zhang Zhenfang didn't care at all.Exaggerating the number of enemies wiped out can reflect one's own strength.This kind of trick is normal on the battlefield.

Because Bai Lang suddenly invaded Runing, Zhang Zhenfang was devastated.But when Duan Xun's good news comes, it can be regarded as a relief for Zhang Zhenfang.After all, it was the two generals who killed Bai Lang, and they were both well-known people on the wanted list.

"Immediately wrote a good report to Beijing, saying that two thousand enemies were wiped out, Bai Lang's right-hand man Li Hongbin and Song Laolao were killed, and Bai Lang fled to Runing."

"Yes."

Great.

Duan Xun's good news gave me a relief.

"Duan Xun, Duan Xun. Tiger general, really a tiger general. Reward, in the name of the governor's mansion, reward Duan Xun's department with [-] silver dollars, and then give a reward. The militia groups in Luoning, Shanzhou, Lingbao and other eight counties all belong to Henan. Commander Duan Xun, commander of the bandit suppression in the west. As for the Zhensong Army, hum! Let Liu Zhenhua lead the troops under Commander Lei and enter Runing to pursue Bai Lang."

"Yes."

…………

"How is it?"

"Killed 220 four people, injured 370 six people, captured 210 and eight people, and wiped out 810 and eight people in total. Seized three 970 rifles, four heavy machine guns, about 4000 rounds of bullets, and twelve horses. And more than [-] silver dollars, And some gold."

A big win.

There were no surprises.

After Bai Lang's army entered the ambush circle, there was no suspense in this battle.Although Duan Xun's troops have never fought, they are regular troops.Two months of training were conducted, all of which were the most formal military training.

But Bai Langjun was different.

Although for more than a year, the Beiyang Army had the upper hand.But this is not because the Bailang army has a strong fighting ability, but because the Beiyang army has more burdens than the Bailang army.

They can't act at will like Bai Lang's army.

Insufficient mobility.

As a result, the army was led by the nose by Bai Lang's army.But no matter what, Bai Lang's army was always a mob.Fighting face to face, the officers of Bai Lang's army, who were former generals, were far inferior in terms of military quality.

Without sufficient military literacy, they will not be able to organize firepower, do not know how to attack, and do not know how to break through a face-to-face attack.

In this regard, the Red Army and later the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army did the best.There are hundreds of thousands of students graduating from the Red Army University and the Anti-Japanese University. In addition to teaching teams, teaching groups, and cadre groups, the army organizes these officers to learn to fight all the time.