Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Anjiang is guarding the ambassador's mansion, Wenlu, and Wang Zhenyu is looking happily at his son.Adjutant Zhu Cihan just reported the victory telegram sent by Li Zongren from the front line, and asked whether to continue to attack Changde.

Wang Zhenyu was reluctant to look at his son who was still asleep, and walked two steps with his hands behind his back. Instead of answering Li Zongren's request for instructions, he said to Zhu Cihan: "Little Zhu, you have been by my side for almost a year now. Bar?"

Zhu Cihan immediately puffed out his chest and retracted his belly, and replied, "Report to the commander, it's been thirteen months."

Wang Zhenyu laughed: "I remember so clearly, it looks like I don't like this job, and I've been living here counting my fingers."

Zhu Cihan blushed, not knowing how to answer.

Wang Zhenyu patted him on the shoulder and said: "You are also a captain of the army. When the Changde war is over, you will report to the third issue of the Military Academy. After you come out, go down and lead the troops. It depends on how far you can go in the future." You're on your own."

Zhu Cihan bowed excitedly to Wang Zhenyu and said, "We will never let down the great expectations of the commander-in-chief."

Wang Zhenyu nodded in satisfaction and said: "Go to Wang Huaishi and send a telegram to Li Zongren, so that they can stand firm in Taoyuan and wait for the second brigade to be in place. Don't think I don't know. Yang Warehouse took away 4 grenades secretly. If this thing is also used, it is estimated that taking Changde City will be like searching for something. Tell him, attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top, and wait patiently for Xiaobai's first Let's take the second trip."

Lixian County, Lizhou Township's emissary mansion, Wang Zhengya looked at the telegram sent by his son in disbelief, reading word by word, fearing that he might have mispronounced or confused it.

Using 8000 troops to attack [-] enemies, the result is a complete defeat.The commander-in-chief has no choice but to exaggerate the enemy's strength in order to shirk responsibility. He really misled me!

Wang Zhengya couldn't restrain his anger and yelled: "He thought that my father, I, had never been to a military academy and was a scholar. What does it mean to fire all the guns, what does it mean to retreat without chaos, and what does it mean not to fire guns 50 meters away? He said Is it the Xiangxi army? It is also called the Tiger Army, does he think it is the Japanese army? It’s okay to be incompetent, and it’s shameless?”

All the officials and assistants comforted Wang Zhengya one after another, that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and he broke his body due to impoliteness.Only Qing Heng picked up the telegram that had been thrown on the ground and looked at it for a long time. He felt that Wang Yuyin was not exaggerating.A year ago in Changsha, with only 4000 troops from the 1th Brigade, Wang Zhenyu killed [-] guns from Mei Xin's [-]th Division.At that time, the fighting power displayed by Wang Zhenyu's department shocked and frightened the whole Changsha, otherwise Tan Yankai would not have sent him out of the country as quickly as the god of plague.

As for the combat effectiveness of the Fifth Division, Qing Heng is outstanding, whether it is the level of training, discipline, quality of soldiers or weapons, they are all higher than Wang Zhengya's Changde Army.From the telegram, it can be seen that after more than a year, Wang Zhenyu's department became even more powerful, and he actually played with cannons. As long as this thing is fired, it will be a matter of Jinwanliang.When the fifth division was defeated in Changsha, it was not equipped with this thing, and it relied on grenades.From the analysis of Wang Yuyin's telegram, it can be concluded that Wang Zhenyu's department did not use grenades this time.

Qing Heng finally sighed. Wang Yuyin said that he had defended Changde, and it was clear that the opponent had stayed behind. Obviously, there was a bigger battle plan waiting.

Thinking of this, Qing Heng suddenly had an irresistible thought: maybe it is time for him to find a new boss. . .

In the county government office of Cili County, Bai Chongxi was sitting in the hall, gnawing on a big boiled chicken leg in a disfigured way.The work this time is really too hard, and it is really impossible not to make up for it.

It took three days of hard work to walk a hundred miles up the mountain road and climb to the edge of the Lishui River, where I changed to those rickety private boats and went down the river.Then, with lightning speed, they occupied the empty Cili County.

Wang Zhengya obviously didn't expect that an army would cross mountains and appear in the rear of his army, so Cili didn't have heavy guards, only a local guard, and they all foolishly let Bai Chongxi disarm, even a little warning effect None worked.

Bai Chongxi is now facing two problems. According to the original battle plan of the staff office, he should immediately rush to the rear of Changde and cut off the return of Wang Yuyin's troops who are currently fighting Li Zongren here.However, the agents of the Changde Station of the Military Intelligence Department provided our Brigadier Commander Bai with a new piece of information. There are only a thousand troops stationed in Li County, and the real lord Wang Zhengya is here.

Bai Chongxi went through the Commander-in-Chief's instructions again in his mind, attacking the city is the bottom line, and attacking the heart is the top priority.I brought the brothers of the second brigade here to climb mountains and wading here, isn't it for the purpose of ending the war as soon as possible and realizing the commander-in-chief's plan to control Changde?

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chongxi made a decision that made Yang Wangui, the chief of the staff department, furious. The whole army went down the Li River to capture Li County and capture Wang Zhengya alive.

On August 8, when Bai Chongxi's Second Mountain Brigade appeared outside Li County carrying the White Tiger Banner, Wang Zhengya immediately fell into a breakdown.He immediately sent a telegram to Beijing, asking for reinforcements, but unfortunately, the distant water could not meet the near thirst.

But precisely because he firmly believed that he was on the side of the victor, Wang Zhengya refused to surrender to the Tiger Army in Western Hunan. He even angrily reprimanded Qing Heng who advocated surrender: "It's ridiculous, it's really a big deal. Let's break out and fight with Chun'er (Wang Yuyin) name) and hide in the mountains to wait for the president’s army to go south, why should you surrender to the doomed Wang Zhenyu?”

Qing Heng was sweating profusely, but still insisted: "My lord, if you surrender now, at least you can keep something. When the Northern Army comes, you will have nothing."

Wang Zhengya was almost in a state of berserk, and couldn't listen at all, but ordered Yu Guangming to strengthen his defense.

Qing Heng stomped his feet, turned and left the guarding emissary's mansion, and said with hatred in his heart: "If you don't listen to people's advice, you will perish yourself."

As soon as Qing Heng left the guarding envoy's mansion, he ordered the adjutant: "You go, and invite Mr. Gong to come to the mansion for a small gathering."

The adjutant saluted and went to do it immediately. . .

In the early morning of August 8, Yu Guangming opened the gate of Li County under the order of Qingheng, and Bai Chongxi's troops entered in a single file. . .

A few minutes ago, Wang Zhengya was arrested at Qingheng Mansion.

Qing Heng sent someone to invite Wang Zhengya to the mansion for a small gathering, saying that he had a good strategy to defeat the enemy.Wang Zhengya couldn't figure it out, and without thinking too much, he brought eight guards to Qing Heng's house: "Brother-in-law, who is an expert who wants to see me, and can help me fight off the enemy?"

Qing Heng chuckled: "Brother, please sit in the living room first, people will be there soon."

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhengya asked the guards to wait outside, walked into the living room with his personal adjutant, and then did it down.He seemed to think of something: "Sister, why didn't she come out to see me today?"

Qing Heng also walked into the living room at this time. Hearing this sentence, his face changed suddenly: "Brother, I have no choice but tonight, so please don't hold grudges."

When Wang Zhengya heard this, she didn't understand it for a while, but looked at Qing Heng with a strange expression in surprise: "What do you mean by that?"

At this time, a person came in from the side door of the living room, and smiled at Wang Zhengya: "Gong Peng, station chief of the Changde Station of the Xiangxi Military Intelligence Department, welcomes the envoy Wang Zhen to surrender."

If Wang Zhengya didn't understand what was going on, he would be a pig, he pointed at Gong Peng, then looked at Qing Heng who had retreated outside the door and said, "Bastard, you are plotting against my uncle, you traitor. "

Wang Zhengya's adjutant immediately knew it was not good, and after training, he immediately reached out to draw a gun.As a result, a strong boy suddenly rushed out from behind the curtain, and a vicious dog threw the adjutant to the ground, and then knocked him unconscious with two heavy punches.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Zhengya rushed straight at Qing Heng. How could Ming Dahu, who had subdued the adjutant, give him this chance.Quickly, he pulled out the adjutant's gun, pulled the trigger and directly pressed Wang Zhengya's temple. Under conditioned reflex, Wang Zhengya had to stop the forward movement, and then stood there with a blank expression.

In the outer room, Qing Heng's ambush had already subdued the other seven guards.

Wang Zhengya smiled wryly, sat down on the sofa, and said nothing more.

On August 8, Bai Chongxi's troops went south, and together with Li Zongren's troops, surrounded Wang Yuyin's 4 troops.

Looking at the telegram of surrender issued in the name of his father, then at the tens of thousands of Xiangxi Tigers who surrounded him outside the city, and then at his panicked subordinates.

Wang Yuyin sighed: "As a son, there is no reason to abandon your father. Go and send someone to contact the other party. As long as my father is not hurt, our army is willing to surrender..."

On the morning of August 8, Wang Yuyin personally commanded 5 officers and soldiers to surrender to Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi.At this point, the ten-day war in Changde came to an end, and Wang Zhengya declared independence and asked Yuan to send a telegram.

This telegram was not sent to Yuan Shikai's desk, because Yuan Shikai's eyes were all on the southeast battlefield, and he ignored these side details.

On August 8, Wang Zhenyu personally arrived in Changde by boat, and cordially received Wang Zhengya and his son, and Qing Heng and other surrendered generals.Wang Zhengya was appointed as the director of the Qianyang Administrative Office to replace the retired Mr. Zhu Zhida. Wang Yuyin lost the opportunity to lead the army and was appointed as the principal of Qianyang No. 6 Middle School.Qing Heng was transferred to the deputy director of the staff office of the Xiangxi Garrison Command, with the rank of major general. The Changde Army will finally select 5000 people to enter the 804 Li County Recruit Base for retraining according to the situation, and the rest will be dismissed and sent home.

As for Li County, Shimen, Jinshi, Taoyuan, Changde, Anxiang, Hanshou, and Linli under Changde, the eight counties were all returned to the people by referring to the old system in western Hunan.

Wang Zhenyu also ordered that the armed forces in Changde have a deadline of [-] days. If they refuse to reorganize, they will be punished immediately.

At the same time, three large-scale military agricultural production bases were set up in Changde. With the continuous increase of the army, the food problem has attracted Wang Zhenyu's great attention.

Wang Zhengya lost control of Changde, and finally had no choice but to obediently go to Qiancheng to take office.

Wang Zhenyu was very satisfied with the performance of the first mountain brigade and the second mountain brigade who participated in the battle, and officially awarded Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi the ranks of major generals.As for the follow-up plan, the two brigades will drive back to Jingzhou Prefecture to rest and stand by after the Liu Xing Department of the second garrison division arrives.

After everything was arranged properly, Wang Zhenyu stood by the Yuan River and said to his fifth younger brother Wang Zhenbang: "Changde has been in my hands, and from now on I have..."