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One of Zhang Haixiao's staff hurriedly asked: "My lord, what did Lin Ni write in the telegram? It made you so angry?"

Zhang Haixiao showed the telegram to his staff and said, "Look for yourself, Lin Ni asked me to surrender, and also promised me an official position as the commander of the Zhejiang Military Region. How can this make me not angry?"

The subordinate thought for a while and said: "My lord, please forgive me for being stupid. What is there to be angry about? I can't see it."

Zhang Haixiao said with a sneer: "Lin Yuan wants to lift my military power, and then give me the title of commander. I have a title for nothing, without the slightest real power. How is it different from Lin Yuan's prisoner? Lin Yuan dared to send me a copy." Such a telegram is treating me like a monkey, how can I not be angry?"

The subordinates suddenly realized, and said, "So that's how it is."

Zhang Haixiao went on to say: "That's right, that's it. You go and inform my subordinates immediately, raise your troops and go to Hangzhou. Don't take those militiamen with you. It will be a burden to take them with you."

His subordinates repeatedly agreed to convey the order. Zhang Haixiao’s residence was in Ningbo Mansion, which was far from Hangzhou and not as close as Shaoxing Mansion. So as soon as his order to dispatch troops was issued, Sun Zhengmao of Shaoxing Mansion led the troops to Hangzhou. At 26:[-], the Pioneer Battalion reached the banks of the Fuchun River.

Lin Yuan, who was in the headquarters in Shanghai, was very surprised when he heard that the enemy troops had come, and thought: "Not only did my telegram not succeed in persuading them to surrender, but it made them move faster!" Lin Yuan then instructed Lu Jinhai: "The enemy troops They are new arrivals and their foothold is not stable, so you can see the right moment and beat them hard."

After receiving Lin Yuan's instructions, Lu Jinhai immediately formulated an action plan. According to the reconnaissance, the Qing army was building tents by the river, within the range of the artillery, so Lu Jinhai ordered the artillery unit: Enter the firing position and wait for the Qing army to camp at night. time to attack.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, all the Qing troops camped, and Lu Jinhai ordered the artillery unit to shell the enemy's barracks.The artillery battalion belonging to the division immediately acted and fired shells at the maximum speed. Countless shells flew towards the Qing army's camp.

The Qing army made two big mistakes when setting up camp. One was that the camp was located too close to the Fuchun River and entered the range of the artillery of Lin Yuan's troops. The other was that their barracks were too dense.

When camping on the battlefield, the distance between the two barracks must be greater than the killing radius of the enemy's shells, so that the two camps will not be hit by one shell, and even if they are attacked by the enemy's artillery, the loss will not be too much. However, the commanders of the Qing army did not have the awareness of guarding against the opponent's bombardment at all, and allowed the troops to set up camp at will, so the distance between the barracks of the Qing army was very small. When a shell fell, the shrapnel directly covered two buildings. Even three barracks.

In fact, it is very difficult to cause too many casualties by attacking the opponent's barracks with artillery, because people immediately retreated to the distance after hearing the explosion, avoiding the range of the shells, but the Qing army slept very hard, and the distance between the barracks was very short. Nearly half of the Qing army was killed and wounded by a burst of shells, and the rest fled to the distance in panic.

A Lin Yuan army lay in ambush on the west bank of the Fuchun River. Seeing the Qing army fleeing in panic, they immediately crossed the Fuchun River, burned all the broken tents of the Qing army, and then returned to the west bank of the Fuchun River. Back at Sun Zhengmao's headquarters, Sun Zhengmao heard that his elite battalion had been defeated by Lin Yuan's troops, so he was so angry that he ordered the troops to travel day and night to the Fuchun River.

This time, Sun Zhengmao's troops did not dare to camp too close to the Fuchun River. They hid far behind and reported the situation to Zhang Haixiao. Is that good?"

At this moment, Zhang Haixiao thought of the Japanese military adviser in the army. Zhang Haixiao had a close relationship with the Japanese military. When Xu Yingkui asked the Japanese military to train his troops, Zhang Haixiao fully supported him. However, Zhang Haixiao was not like Wu Dayong, who had to discuss every major matter with the Japanese military adviser. , Zhang Haixiao attaches great importance to power, so he is unwilling to let the Japanese military advisers share too much power, and he does not go to the Japanese military advisers for general things.

The name of the Japanese military adviser is Shinichi Kamimoto, a top student in the Artillery Department of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. He is different from Kodama Gentaro, Mori Natsutaro and others. They came to China to help the Qing court against Lin Yuan, that is, to help Japan itself , and Shang Yuanxin came to China purely to be free and not to be restrained by his superiors, so Zhang Haixiao didn't come to him to discuss things, but he was very happy.

Zhang Haixiao sent someone to invite Shangyuan Xinyi. When the two met, they exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and then Zhang Haixiao asked: "Mr. Shangyuan, our troops were bombarded by Lin Yuan's troops on the bank of the Fuchun River today, causing heavy casualties. , Lin Ni's cannons are very powerful, what should we do?"

Shangyuan Xinyi smiled leisurely and said, "Are Lin Yuan's artillery very powerful? I think it was your own people who killed your own people?"

Zhang Haixiao was taken aback, and said: "I heard that Mr. Shangyuan is a top student in the artillery department of the Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in your country. How can you not know how powerful Lin Ni's bandit artillery is?"

Shang Yuan Xinyi said: "Although the artillery on the battlefield is powerful, there are many limitations in its use. The first is the range. If your troops hide outside the opponent's range, the opponent will not be able to hurt you."

Zhang Haixiao said: "That's a good statement, but we can't hide from the enemy all the time? We still have to attack the enemy!"

Shang Yuanxin smiled and said: "Master Zhang, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet, the second limitation of the cannon is its lethality."

Zhang Haixiao asked blankly: "The explosion of the shells of Lin Ni bandits can cover an area of ​​two acres of land, isn't the lethality strong enough?"

Shang Yuanxin smiled and said: "It is strong enough, but there is one thing. The killing radius of Lin Yuan's shells is only 30 meters. Although 30 meters is not a big distance, it is already far ahead in the world. If you When camping or marching at a distance of more than 30 meters, the lethality of Linyuan's artillery will drop sharply. In the battle by the Fuchun River, your tents were densely packed. Didn't Linyuan's artillery kill you? chance?"

Zhang Haixiao suddenly realized: "So that's the case, I'm going to inform my subordinates."

Shangyuan Xinyi smiled and said, "Slow down!"

Zhang Haixiao asked, "What advice does Mr. Shang Yuan have?"

Shang Yuanxin smiled and said, "You should stop beating Lin Yuan."

Zhang Haixiao asked: "Sir, what are you talking about? Lin Yuan was originally a courtier of my Qing Dynasty. He has lost his conscience and deceived the king..."

Shangyuan Xinyi waved his hands and smiled without waiting for Zhang Haixiao to finish speaking: "You don't need to tell me about these scenes, I just want to ask you: Can you break through Lin Yuan's Fuchunjiang defense line?"

Zhang Haixiao said in embarrassment for a while: "This... I really haven't thought about it."

Shang Yuanxin smiled and said: "Wouldn't the disastrous defeat of Wu Dayong's troops in Shimen Town serve as a warning for you? With the combat effectiveness of your troops, as long as Lin Yuan's troops set up the defense line, you will have no chance of conquering."

Zhang Haixiao's face was ugly for a while, Shang Yuanxin continued to laugh and said: "If you insist on attacking Lin Yuan's defense line, in the end it will be a waste of troops."