Chapter 263 Hezhou Great Victory

After the Third Battalion arrived at He Street, it had almost no rest and directly entered the battle in Hezhou County.

The arrival of the support troops added vitality to the first battalion and the second battalion. At the same time, the bombardment at 12:30 happened to hit the granary in the city, and the patrol battalion's morale was shocked. As one went up and down, the attack of the Guangdong army gradually reversed from the street fighting dilemma. Many Gui soldiers had almost given up their resistance. Once they found that their comrades had escaped or had broken through the defense line, they immediately threw down their weapons and lay on the ground and raised their hands to surrender.

At 4:00 pm, one hour later than expected, the three battalions controlled the south, north and main roads respectively. The flames at the break of the main road were finally extinguished at 2:00 pm. The third battalion successfully entered Xicheng District and fought a double-team with the first battalion. The remaining troops of the patrol battalion in Hezhou County were forced to the northwest of the city. The commander Li Zhiting could no longer calm down and gathered the remaining troops to set up the final battlefield in the northwest of the city, attempting to fight to the death.

However, the purpose of Wei Rucong forcing the patrol battalion into the northwest city was to use the artillery firepower to suppress the last defense of the Gui army as soon as possible. Even if the firepower of the three artillery was not strong enough, the day's battle, coupled with the artillery shells at this moment, could at least eliminate the final morale. The Guangdong army will not attack again at night because the terrain in the city is really unfamiliar, and night street fighting will inevitably be very difficult. Even if the last remaining army cannot be defeated, it is necessary to ensure that the group of people are not confident in launching night attacks and harassment.

The artillery team bombarded a base, and the entire northwest city was trapped in a sea of ​​fire.

Before the sky was still night, the Third Battalion sent a reconnaissance team to the northwest city to investigate the enemy situation. There were only fifteen people in the team. They encountered no attacks along the way through the northwest city. After passing through a burning mansion, they suddenly found that behind the mansion was a small forest. Hundreds of Gui soldiers were sitting in the woods, one by one, dejected, leaning or lying, weapons and bullets were everywhere, like a group of beggars.

At this moment, a group of broken-clothed Gui soldiers suddenly came from behind, and immediately discovered the Guangdong soldiers hiding near the guardrail wall of the mansion. A Guangdong soldiers behind the hall also discovered the group of people and immediately shouted: "Enemma, enemy!" At the same time, they raised the rifle in their hands.

The soldiers of the reconnaissance team quickly turned around and raised the rifle in their hands together.

The team of tattered soldiers of Gui army were so scared that they lay on the ground, raised their hands and said, "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we surrender, let's spare our lives!"

"I have an old mother in my family, let me go!"

"We are all just making a living, we surrender!"

The Guangdong soldiers were stunned. The number of the other party was more than twenty people, and they discovered that they had surrendered in vain. Before they could react, hundreds of Gui soldiers from the forest heard the movement and ran over with guns, which soon surrounded the entire mansion. The Guangdong soldiers couldn't help but become nervous, and hundreds of people surrounded them. Even though they were sharpshooters and had heavy machine guns in their hands, they could not have beaten so many people.

The Gui soldiers stared at the Guangdong soldiers with their eyes, and no one spoke or moved for a while.

Everyone in the reconnaissance team sweated coldly on their backs, thinking that this time it was over. However, they found that the expressions of these Gui soldiers were a little wrong, and almost no one raised the gun in his hand to point it at this side. For a moment, they were both panic and confused.

Suddenly, a soldier from Gui who was standing nearest spoke carefully: "Surrender... can you give it to the steamed buns?" The soldier's face was covered with flames, and he looked pitiful.

The investigation team was surprised, and more than a dozen people looked at each other and obviously could not react.

At this time, another soldier said, "Let's exchange guns for steamed buns, can we?"

"Yes, yes, we don't want to fight anymore. The governor was killed by the bombing and we didn't have a meal all day."

"As long as we don't kill us, we will do anything."

"Okay? The city is gone. If we don't give food, we can only grab the crops in the village."

The Gui army soldiers begged one after another, as if begging. However, the soldiers of the old camp had no self-esteem and were just having a meal. In the afternoon, the granary was blown up, and the patrol battalion was almost in a dilemma of food being cut off. The bombing commander Li Zhiting was unfortunately killed in the battle just now, and he still had the strength to run away. The remaining people were so hungry that they couldn't run away. No officer stood up to command, so he simply waited to surrender.

When the Guangdong Army reconnaissance team heard these words, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

More than ten minutes later, the reconnaissance team brought these hundreds of prisoners back to Central Avenue and explained to the battalion commander of the Third Battalion. This matter immediately became a strange story in the First Regiment. Fifteen people captured more than 300 enemy troops, which was ridiculous. However, the surrender of these remaining soldiers meant the end of the Battle of Hezhou, and the First Regiment headquarters moved to the city that night. Although most of the city was in ruins at this moment, flames had not been extinguished in some places and bodies were everywhere, Wei Rucon insisted that the regiment headquarters had completely occupied Hezhou after entering the city.

At 1 o'clock in the middle of the night, the First Battalion of the Teaching Regiment revolted the artillery team outside the city and escorted the materials to Hezhou together. The subsequent delivery of food and grass solved the shortage of military rations in the city. Although some brothers were lost in one day's battle, the number of prisoners far exceeded the number of people lost, and food and grass was a big problem.

The first battalion of the teaching regiment also brought a radio telegraph machine and immediately sent a good news back.

The telegram was sent to the Yunfu Division headquarters at 7 o'clock in the morning. Wu Shaoting was pleased when he received the news. The First Regiment finally fought a decent battle. Strictly speaking, the first Regiment had 500 fewer troops than the Hezhou Patrol Battalion, which was considered a tough battle with less than the Hezhou Patrol Battalion. He immediately replied to the telegram, asking the First Regiment to station in Hezhou on the spot and wait for the next step of instructions. His purpose was not to invade Guangxi, but to take the initiative to destroy the Gui army's vitality as soon as possible. Especially the Gui army, which was already ready in Hezhou and Wuzhou, would inevitably hurt Lu Rongting's vitality as long as they defeated these two groups of troops. Even if Lu Rongting still insisted on fighting, the morale of the Gui army would not be able to support it.

He Fuguang was also very excited. He was always in charge of the staff work in the Hezhou war. Governor Wu was concerned about the overall coordination of the overall situation. Hezhou won a victory in one day, which made him look a lot light. He waited for Wu Shaoting to read the telegram and asked, "Governor, I think the Wuzhou war should be launched as soon as possible. When Hezhou won, morale will be greatly boosted and the morale of the army will be motivated. It is a good time to make a concerted effort."

Wu Shaoting pondered: "Wuzhou is a big city."

Wuzhou connects to Guangdong and Guangxi, and the east-west trade is here. The size of the town and the garrisoning situation are far more serious than that of Hezhou. He is not unwilling to fight, but Wuzhou is difficult to attack and defend. If Wuzhou is fought, he will probably become a "meat grinder battlefield". Once Wuzhou is lost, if Lu Rongting can still calm down, it would be a magical story. The troops of Guangdong and Guangxi will inevitably have an indistinguishable battle on the land of Wuzhou. If both sides consume it, they will only suffer losses.

He Fuguang thought for a moment and carefully analyzed: "Governor, our army has many old subordinates from the 23 towns. The commander of the 23 towns has been stationed in Wuzhou for several years, which is a favorable condition for us. I know that the Governor is worried that there will be many worries after taking over Wuzhou, but the battle was about to break out yesterday, and Guangdong and Guangxi are already in trouble. Hunan cannot delay it for long. Once the Northern Army comes down, our battle here will be to sail against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat! And "retreat", that would be a complete defeat!"

Wu Shaoting nodded slowly, his expression seemed very illusory. He stood up and walked around the work desk, walked to the large sand table in the command post hall, and carefully stared at the combat deduction map on the sand table. He Fuguang followed Wu Shaoting over, and he was a little confused. This sand table deduction map was just a partial battle map, and the maps of the two and the vast majority can be hung in the staff room.

"It's time to fight, but you can't fight like this." Wu Shaoting murmured.

"Governor, what do you mean..." He Fuguang asked in confusion.

"I have to have some tricks. This place in Guangxi is very interesting. Lu Rongting dares to send people to win over my wealthy families in Guangdong. Wouldn't I send people to instigate the Gui army?" Wu Shaoting smiled and said calmly.

"The governor is indeed wise. Guangxi's forces are complicated and there is something to be achieved. But should the frontline matters come to an end first?" He Fuguang said with understanding.

"Well, let the brothers take a break first." Wu Shaoting said.

The news of the fall of Hezhou shocked the Guangxi military government. At first, Lu Rongting believed that Wu Shaoting's shelling of the Wuzhou camp was just a deliberate provocation, with the purpose of forcing the Gui army to fight. Lu Rongting and Wu Shaoting both understood the situation in Hunan and Jiangxi, so Lu Rongting knew that Wu Shaoting would not endure it, but he had the patience. When the Beiyang Army headed south, it was time for him to take revenge. But he never expected that Hezhou was lost on the same day as Wuzhou shelling, and the Guangdong army simply did not play according to the rules.

The sound of porcelain breaking came from the Nanjing Governor's residence, and not long after, the sound of wooden utensils falling down again. The living room was in a mess, and several officers who came to pass the telegram message were standing upright and did not dare to breathe.

"Li Zhiting died? Li Zhiting died?"

Lu Rongting was full of anger and paced back and forth in the living room, muttering constantly on his mouth. He was still wearing a short jacket and wearing a pair of wooden clogs shoes, and his left toe was bleeding. It was the place where he was scratched when he kicked the coffee table just now. There was no other sound in the living room except for his muttering and "slap" sounds of wooden clogs. The two servants stood outside the door and were so scared that they were trembling, and they didn't dare to come in to clean up the ground.

"He has been suppressing the bandits for so many years without any damage, and just died like this... just died like this! When I was in Youjiang, he followed me. Now the Ningwu army in the 25th Battalion has half of his blood and sweat, just die like this!"

Lu Rongting became more and more intense as he spoke. Before he had obtained an inch of land in Guangdong, he had already lost his troops and lost a city. This kind of blow was simply unbearable.

At this time, Chen Shuxun walked in quickly along the cobblestone path in the yard. He looked at the situation in the living room and sighed in his heart. He had just received the news from Hezhou and immediately noticed the governor's temper. He calmed down, strode up, and said, "Governor, it's useless to lose his temper at this time."

Lu Rongting asked, "Okay, tell me what to do?"

Chen Shuxun solemnly said one word: "Tolerance."

Lu Rongting sneered and shouted: "The Guangdong army has come to Guangxi. Do you want me to endure it? Li Zhiting died and the fifth battalion of Hezhou lost the third battalion. The Guangdong army is not bullying at the gate now, but is breaking into our house seriously!"

Chen Shuxun sighed and insisted: "Governor, this matter is at the critical moment. If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan. The Guangdong army dares to attack on the initiative, which means they can't hold back. We can't keep our anger. If we fight with Guangdong's arms now, we can't get any profit, and if we can't do it, we will let the people of Beiyang take advantage of it."

"You fart!" Lu Rongting cursed, and spitted Chen Shuxun's face, "I only know one truth. If someone provokes me, I will return it. The Guangdong army dares to invade my Guizhou territory, but I want to see who can play with it. Go and call Li Hanzhang immediately." The last sentence was a general officer standing at the door.

The officers of the General Staff Department hurriedly left. Li Hanzhang was the chief of staff of the military government and Lu Rongting for many years. Li Hanzhang never cared about ***. Lu Rongting's only purpose when he wanted to find him was military operations.

Chen Shuxun knew that Lu Rongting had made up his mind, so it would be useless for him to persuade him again. After a while, he said, "Governor, Wang Zutong has arrived in Guilin, the day before yesterday. Shen Hongying went to Guilin yesterday to meet Wang Zutong."

Lu Rongting narrowed his eyes and his face turned from anger to a sinister look. He turned around and stared at Chen Shuxun and asked, "Did Wei Rongchang have no progress in contacting Shen Hongying?"

Chen Shuxun said without comment: "Wei Rongchang called back last night and called Shen Hongying very snobbish."

Lu Rongting snorted coldly and laughed: "Snobbish? Shen Hongying is short-sighted. If he really knows how to distinguish power, he will not curry favor with Wang Zutong and flatter Yuan Shikai. Will our President Yuan care about this clown? Don't pay attention to him first. Sooner or later, the surname Shen will know who Guangxi is. Tell me about Wang Zutong, what is our President Yuan sending him to?"

Chen Shuxun said calmly: "Supervise the Governor."

Lu Rongting laughed dryly, then said, "Okay. Before the Wang surnamed arrived in Nanning, please send me someone to ask about his details and see what he has to do, and greet him well."

Chen Shuxun shook his head slightly and said, "I heard that Wang Zu is both the confidant of President Yuan. This man is very cunning, I am afraid he won't buy it easily."
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