Beiyang reactionaries

"understood."

Duan Xun asked Tang Shizun to leave, and then said to Zhang Jingyao, "What do you think?"

"They are trying to swindle Luzhou City by swindling defeat."

"should be."

Duan Xun smiled.

Pediatric tricks.Liu Cunhou wanted to retreat steadily, showing that he was defeated.Then he went to Naxi to join his other brigade Huihe and the Yunnan army to attack Luzhou suddenly.

It's a good idea.

Even Zhang Jingyao, a big bastard, couldn't fool him, let alone himself.

"Report-"

"What's the matter?"

"General Chengwu (Chen Heng) sent an urgent message: Liu Cunhou, the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, colluded with the Yunnan Army, and ordered the brigade commander and Xiong Xiangsheng's brigade to destroy the Second Division of the Sichuan Army stationed in Zanaxi."

"Oh?"

Duan Xun was taken aback.

Then he said: "General Chengwu, did you explain how he knew that Liu Cunhou was colluding with the Yunnan Army?"

"Brigade Commander, I have an explanation. Liu Cunhou sent a telegram to the Yunnan Army, inviting them to quickly enter Shu and take Luzhou together. He also sent telegrams to Zhou Jun, commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army, and Zhong Tidao, commander of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Sichuan Army, requesting Unified action. However, Zhou Jun, the commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army, immediately reported this telegram to General Chengwu."

The Sichuan army has different interests.Liu Cunhou has a deep relationship with the Yunnan Army, so he supports the National Defense Army.But Zhou Jun is different, he is more optimistic about Yuan Shikai.Because Zhou Jun thinks that the Beiyang Army is very powerful, and the Dian Army is definitely not the opponent of the Beiyang Army.So he sold Liu Cunhou as soon as he turned around.

"Eat inside and outside, this Liu Cunhou really eats inside and outside."

Zhang Jingyao was furious.

Duan Xun looked at Zhang Jingyao furiously, and immediately said: "Brother Xunchen, of course you are in command of this battle. But I wonder if your No.13 brigade will be a little tired after traveling long distances. Let me and Xiong Xiangsheng brigade Attack, what do you think?"

"No."

Zhang Jingyao secretly scolded Duan Xun in his heart.

What a great opportunity.Liu Cunhou didn't know that he had been exposed, and it was completely intentional and unintentional.Victory in this battle is inevitable.If your own troops don't participate, how will the credit be counted.

After the start of the War to Protect the Country, the Beiyang Army has not yet won a single battle.

How can such a moment be watched from the sidelines.Therefore, Zhang Jingyao immediately said: "We all have an obligation to be loyal to the emperor. My thirteenth brigade should set an example. We each attack a city gate, and I will be responsible for one side, and you will be responsible for the other side, and Xiong Xiangsheng will be responsible for the other side."

"it is good."

52 first battle

"Commander, they have moved all of Naxi's money banks. Is this how we look at it?"

In the early morning of May 1916, 1.

Zhang Jingyao, as the commander-in-chief of the second route of the rebellious army, led his No.13 brigade, Duan Xun's No.20 nine mixed brigade, and the brigade of Xiong Xiangsheng, the first division of the Sichuan Army, and gathered more than 1 people to raid Naxi.

At this time, a brigade of the Sichuan Army was stationed in Naxi.

Liu Cunhou's Second Division of the Sichuan Army had one brigade in Naxi and one brigade in Yongning.At this time, Liu Cunhou's troops were still in the process of retreating.Liu Cunhou did not openly join the National Defense Army.

Because the time has not yet come.

What Liu Cunhou wanted was to retreat to Naxi, join his troops, and join the troops of the Yunnan Army behind them to raid Luzhou together.As long as Luzhou is captured, the way for the Yunnan army to enter Sichuan will be completely opened.

It's a pity that what Liu Cunhou didn't know was that his telegram was intercepted.Zhou Jun, the commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army, immediately informed Liu Cunhou after receiving the telegram.In history Zhou Jun also sued Liu Cunhou, but at that time Luzhou only had Xiong Xiangsheng's brigade, because Feng Yuxiang's [-]th mixed brigade received orders to go to Syria, Zhang Jingyao's [-]th brigade was still on the way, only the vanguard troops arrived Luzhou.

Therefore, Chen Heng could only ask Xiong Xiangsheng to step up his defense of Luzhou.

But it's different now.Luzhou has Duan Xun's No.20 Nine Mixed Brigade, plus Zhang Jingyao's No.13 Brigade who just arrived, with a great strength advantage.So Zhang Jingyao decided to raid Naxi.

The situation is very good.

More than 1 people raided a small town in Naxi, and the garrison was only 2000 people.Because Chen Heng suppressed the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, a brigade of the Second Division had less than 4000 people, and the entire Second Division of the Sichuan Army had only more than [-] people.Whether mentally or not, the Naxi city defense was breached in less than three hours.When the three troops entered Naxi, there must have been conflicts.Naxi is to the south of Luzhou City, and Luzhou Port is located in Naxi.

It's also where the money is.

The Beiyang Army was fed by money.Although the military discipline of the Six Towns of the Beiyang Army in the late Qing Dynasty could not be said to be very good, it was not too bad.However, with the massive expansion of the Beiyang Army during the Second Revolution, the troops expanded several times.

Since then, the military discipline of the Beiyang Army has become worse and worse.

After the army expanded, military discipline became poor, and combat effectiveness also deteriorated a lot.Zhang Jingyao's Seventh Division started from Zhili and traveled all the way to Sichuan. If they were not allowed to earn money, how could they be happy.

Therefore, after entering Naxi, they went straight to Naxi's money bank.

Wan Xuan was born as a bandit, and seeing others remove Naxi's money bank like this, he felt extremely anxious.Everyone contributed to the attack on Naxi this time.Why did your No.13 brigade take away the bulk.Naxi's money bank is full of money.Although the exact number is unclear, there may be tens of thousands or 10,000+.

"You."

Duan Xun smiled.

Looking at Wan Xuancai, he said: "Deying (Wan Xuancai), you will be a general who will lead thousands of troops to fight in the future, so you have to take a longer view. In the current situation in Sichuan, what is the use of money. They take money now, I don’t know if I can have a life flower or not. Stand taller, see farther away, and don’t be fooled by small interests of one moment and one place.”

"But……"

"Don't worry, what should be ours is ours, and we can't run away. By the way, your 69th regiment did a good job in attacking Naxi this time."

"Commander, if you hadn't ordered me to collect some, I could have entered Naxi in an hour."

Wanxuan is proud.

This time, it was Wan Xuancai's 69th Regiment who attacked Naxi on Duan Xun's side.In terms of assault tactical capabilities, Duan Xun's No.20 Nine Mixed Brigade is definitely the most capable.And it was an attack in the early morning.

It's just that Duan Xun didn't want to suffer too much loss, and he didn't want to behave too differently, so Wan Xuan didn't want to beat him.But even so, Wan Xuancai easily broke through Naxi's city defense.

After all, Naxi's defenders are limited, surrounded by more than 1 people on three sides, how could it be possible to defend it.

"Report."

"Say."

"Commander, great harvest."

Compared to Wan Xuancai's depression, Liu Xiang was all smiles.When he came to Duan Xun, he said happily, "Commander, I didn't expect the Second Division of the Sichuan Army to have good weapons and equipment. The Second Division of the Sichuan Army has an artillery battalion in Naxi, and there are [-] infantry artillery. These artillery have not yet entered the battlefield. The artillery battalion commander is called Lai Xinhui, who is from Sichuan, but he is not from our Sichuan Military Academy, but graduated from the Yunnan Lecture Hall. The artillery battalion he leads is well-known among our Sichuan Army. 'Lai Cannon'. He is a well-known sharpshooter of the Sichuan army."

"Lai Xinhui?"

"Yes."