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It turned out that when the scouts were observing the surface of the river, they found that there were many water columns on the surface of the river. They thought to themselves: "Is our artillery so inaccurate? It is possible that a few shells deviate from the target, but in the current situation, there are some shells that deviate from the target. That's a lot!" Later observations surprised the scouts even more, because they found that the rising water jets were very regular, and often one water jet rose first, and then other water jets rose up.

The scouts analyzed this phenomenon, and finally agreed that: there are mines buried in the opposite river!The water column was blown up by the mine that was detonated by the shell explosion!The scouts reported the news to Ou Zhenhai.

Upon hearing this, Ou Zhenhai frowned immediately, and asked the scout battalion commander, "Are you sure?"

The reconnaissance battalion commander said: "If it is not for the mines, there is no way to explain the phenomenon on the river."

Ou Zhenhai nodded and said, "Okay, I see." The scout battalion commander turned around and went out. It was already the evening of November [-]th, and the operation to blow up the steel thorns in the river had lasted for a whole day. At this time, Deng Hong came in Said: "We have almost removed the steel thorns in the water, can we cross the river?"

Ou Zhenhai said: "I'm afraid not. According to our scouts' observation, the opponent has laid mines by the river!"

Deng Hong laughed when he heard this, and said, "What is the Qing army trying to do? They won't let us cross the river, will they? It's steel thorns and water mines!"

Ou Zhenhai said: "We don't know what's going on, aren't they going to counterattack North China? They made the Han River like this, how can they cross the river?"

Deng Hong shook his head again and again, and Ou Zhenhai said: "Okay, let's not talk about them anymore, let's think about how to clear the mines in the water."

Deng Hong said: "The method is very simple. I have already thought of it. We use artillery shells to explode. Although the river is very wide, it is not deep. After the artillery shells pass by, they will definitely detonate all the mines below."

Ou Zhenhai said: "I also have this intention." So Ou Zhenhai ordered the artillery unit to immediately fire at the river in the direction of the Qing army, and the shells flew over immediately. The shells used time-delay fuzes. A delay of a few milliseconds is enough for the shell to explode several meters deep in the water.

Ou Zhenhai also gave a special order: This shelling requires the use of explosive grenades, not anti-personnel grenades.Fragments of the anti-personnel grenade are produced more, while the blasting grenade only relies on the shock wave to produce damage. The anti-fragmentation fragments are relatively small. The anti-injury fragments in the water will slow down due to the resistance of the water, and the lethality will drop sharply. However, the power of the shock wave in the water will be greatly improved. , Hundreds of thousands of times larger than in the air!Therefore, the blasting grenade exploded in the water, causing extremely fatal damage to the mine.

The shelling lasted for three hours, and the artillerymen of each unit shelled the river within five kilometers in front of Xiangyang. Ou Zhenhai felt that the mines in the river should be cleared, so he ordered the troops to rest and wait for Lin Yuan to take more transported by ship.

Zhang Zhidong in Xiangyang City heard the sound of explosions one after another and hurriedly called his subordinates to ask, "Where is the sound of the cannon coming from?"

The subordinate hurriedly replied: "Report to your lord, it is Lin Ni's bandit soldiers who are firing the cannon."

Zhang Zhidong frowned, and said angrily: "Nonsense, of course I know that Lin Ni's bandit soldiers are firing. What I'm asking is: Where did the shell hit?"

The subordinate said: "It's the shore, but most of the shells fell into the river!"

Zhang Zhidong asked in surprise, "What are they sending shells to the shore for?"

The subordinate said: "Aren't there fortifications on the shore? They should be attacking those fortifications. Maybe because it was too dark, they couldn't see the target clearly, so they missed it."

Zhang Zhidong shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no, definitely not, Lin Yuan definitely didn't want to build fortifications!"

The subordinate said: "How did the adults see it?"

Zhang Zhidong said: "It's already dark now, the artillerymen of Lin Yuan's army can't see the target, and it's hard to know where the shells will land. Why don't they wait until tomorrow daytime to fight?"

His subordinates were speechless and unable to answer, so Zhang Zhidong thought about it and said, "Could it be that their goal is Jiangshui?"

The subordinate hurriedly asked: "My lord, what is there to fry in the river?"

Zhang Zhidong said: "The mines in the water can be detonated by artillery shells. Once the mines are detonated, we will not have the barrier of the Han River."

The men laughed and said, "My lord, you are worrying unnecessarily. The mine is so small and it is underwater. The shells will definitely not hit it. The mine will not explode if it is not hit."

Zhang Zhidong sighed softly and said: "Oh, you don't understand, as long as there is a large amount of explosives exploding beside the mine, the mine will also be hugged. There is a foreign term for this phenomenon. 'Sacrifice'."

The subordinate smiled shamelessly: "My lord, the young man is ignorant and doesn't understand these things."

Zhang Zhidong sighed softly, and said: "In my opinion, Xiangyang City can't be defended anymore, so go and call Xiao Chengyong, the commander in chief of Xiangfan." So his subordinates went out, leading a big man with a beard in his hands. Walking up to Zhang Zhidong, he fell down and bowed down, saying: "The last general Xiao Chengyong, I greet you, my lord!"

Zhang Zhidong said, "How are you doing with the things I asked you to prepare?"

Xiao Chengyong said in a low voice: "It's been done, I guarantee that Lin Ni's bandit soldiers will never come back!"

Zhang Zhidong said: "That's good, but once you do this, your life will definitely be gone!"

Xiao Chengyong said with a smile: "Why should you be afraid of death! The last general is a man of the Qing Dynasty, and his death is a ghost of the Qing Dynasty. Although he died thousands of times to get rid of Lin Ni and the bandit soldiers, he will not regret it!"

Zhang Zhidong sighed softly, and said: "Zhang is incompetent, powerless to stop Lin's rebellious bandit soldiers, and he wants to kill his subordinates..." After Zhang Zhidong finished speaking, he burst into tears, and suddenly lifted his clothes and was about to fall to his knees, crying: "Please be respected by Zhang!"

Xiao Chengyong pulled Zhang Zhidong up and said: "Your Excellency must not do this. Please go to Xianshan Mountain as soon as possible. There are many mountains and peaks gathered there. They will surely stop Lin Ni's bandits, and the city of Xiangyang will be handed over to your subordinates." It's gone." The two said a few more words, and Zhang Zhidong led [-] elite soldiers from the city, and went out of the city in the dark, rushing to Mount Xian in the south of Xiangyang City.

Ou Zhenhai on the other side of the Han River saw a large number of Qing troops fleeing from the south of Xiangyang City from the aerial pictures, and wished to fly across the Han River with his wings, but he did not do so. He knew that he did not have enough boats. Now there are only more than 30 small boats. Only a few hundred soldiers can be transported across the river. As for heavy equipment such as tanks, there is no need to think about it. If the boat is launched with tanks, it will definitely sink to the bottom.

So Ou Zhenhai sent Lin Yuan a power message: "A large number of Qing troops fled from the south of Xiangyang City and entered Xianshan Mountain. Please quickly mobilize ships and let our troops cross the river as soon as possible."

When Lin Yuan saw this telegram, he couldn't help thinking: "Zhang Zhidong is worthy of being a famous minister of the generation. He knew that they would not be able to defend a Xiangyang city. When we were about to break through the Han River, they resolutely abandoned Xiangyang and entered Xianshan in the south of Xiangyang. The terrain there is dangerous, and it is an excellent place to defend."

So Lin Yuan called Ou Zhenhai back: "The ships are being mobilized, please wait patiently for your department, and another: Xianshan is easy to defend but difficult to attack, please be more prepared when attacking."