Chapter 274 The Guangdong-Guangxi War

Staff Officer Chen is the general staff member of the Third Mixed Association. After Lin Junting left early this morning, he almost isolated from the Third Mixed Association and could only stay at the Wuzhou General Staff Department to do chores. He just heard Lu Yuguang's decision, and he was the first to realize the seriousness of the problem, but Lu Yuguang was too strong and could not listen to any advice, so he had to come to find Mo Rongxin alone.

He quickly stepped on the steps to Mo Rongxin and said bluntly: "Mr. Mo, are you really planning to just mobilize troops north?"

Mo Rongxin was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "What else can I do? The young marshal's order has been put out, and the arrow has to be fired. But Lord Chen rests at ease, Rongxin will do his best to block the Guangdong army and will never give the Guangdong army an opportunity to take advantage of it. The safety of Wuzhou is of great importance, and Rongxin understands the significance."

Staff Chen said indignantly: "Mr. Mo, the Young Marshal distorted the meaning of Governor Lu from the beginning. If we had to fight head-on, Hezhou would have fought long ago. What Governor Lu wanted to see the last thing was that both Guangdong and Guangxi were both injured and Beiyang had to make the Beiyang get a bargain. Now the Young Marshal's approach is just the opposite. In the battle with today, our army suffered extremely tragic losses. If we continue to fight like this, we will be seriously injured."

Mo Rongxin narrowed his eyes and felt a little impatient. He had been following Lu Yuguang much longer than Staff Chen. Of course, he knew who Lu Yuguang was. The young marshal was strong, decisive, very happy to be successful, and extremely strong. Even an elderly veteran like Lin Junting dared to squeeze out, so what else could he not do? If the young marshal could change his ideas, he would have done it long ago. Now he could only obey the orders.

Of course, this also involves Mo Rongxin's personal interests. He was promoted from Biao Tong to commander-in-chief of the former enemy. If this battle is fought well, his position in the Gui army will definitely reach a new height. Even if he is not good, he will not take responsibility, because Lu Yuguang has violated Lu Rongting's major strategy since yesterday's order to attack the whole line. At that time, the Gui army will only blame Lu Yuguang. It will be difficult for Lu Rongting to save his adopted son.

"Mr. Chen, I can't do anything I can do about this matter, so I can only do my best to ensure the stability of the Northern Line. Military affairs cannot be neglected, so I will leave first." After he finished speaking, he no longer gave Staff Chen a chance to speak, and turned around and left directly.

At the back of Mo Rongxin, Staff Chen could only sigh helplessly. Wuzhou was the key to this Guangdong-Guangdong War. Now Wuzhou's defense is all in the hands of Mo Rongxin, and the outcome of the entire war depends on him.

The second day of the Guangdong-Guangxi War was even more intense than the first day, but both sides occupied key positions, and the casualties were much lower than the first day. There were more than ten battles between them, and the largest firefighting between them was the battle to attack the Sixth Regiment's position.

In the undulating mountainous areas of the highlands, the Gui army invested 1,500 troops and attacked from Lijiang and Fengkai County at the same time, forcing the Sixth Regiment to retreat to a mountain again. The fire exchange lasted for three hours. The scorching heat and mountain roads interrupted the supply line of the Gui army, and the battle came to an end. The Gui army soldiers who retreated from the front line were exhausted and sweated like springs.

In addition, the Second Regiment of the Guangdong Army suffered seven or eight attacks intermittently in the Baishi Realm. After repelling the first three times, the Gui army took advantage of the high temperature at noon and launched a raid, and the Guangdong Army's position was almost broken. Fortunately, the gunboats that came from Zhaoqing appeared in time at this time, providing support for carrier-based heavy machine guns and small-caliber artillery fire on the Beijiang River, successfully suppressing the Gui army's offensive.

The Second Regiment received two platoons of recruits, but the support of 60 people was almost a drop in the bucket, especially those who had just left the barracks.

After nightfall, the battlefield in Fengkai County finally calmed down. The Guangdong and Guangxi fought for a day and night, and the soldiers were exhausted. Many people had no eyes closed for more than 40 hours. The brief calm of this night gave everyone a breath of breath. The soldiers could have a safe meal and then lie on the position to sleep.

Just as the south is in full swing, the situation in Nanjing and Jiangxi has declined from prosperity.

On August 10th, the Shanghai *** Party Headquarters was sealed by the army of the garrison commander. The battle to attack the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau was defeated in just one day. Chen Qimei, the Shanghai Governor, had not yet enjoyed the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and now he could only follow Sun Yat-sen and others to hide on loan. The protection given to these people by foreigners was limited. They were not optimistic about this struggle from the beginning. The description of the Second Revolution in the international arena has evolved from the "*** storm" to the "***".

Li Liejun's anti-Yuan army was defeated from Jiujiang all the way south until they retreated to Nanchang. On the eastern front, Lin Hu fought a tough battle in Duchang. Not only did he retreat, but he also pushed the front to Jiujiang for a distance. However, everyone was still not optimistic about the situation in Jiangxi. Lin Hu only took advantage of Li Liejun to attract most of the Beiyang Army's firepower to have the opportunity to have a slight advantage. Once the Jiujiang fleet turned its guns to suppress Duchang, Lin Hu's situation might be worse than Li Liejun.

Huang Xing fought several fierce attacks in Jiangsu, but the Yuan army was always trying to break through Xuzhou. In early August, the vanguard of Beiyang Second Town arrived in Xuzhou and joined Zhang Xun's Jiang Defense Battalion, easily reversing the situation in Xuzhou. The Second Division of the Revolutionary Guangdong Army and the Eighth Town of Jiangsu failed to attack Xuzhou for a long time, and the supply in Shanghai was intercepted by Zheng Rucheng. Zhu Rui, Zhejiang, even directly surrendered to the Beiyang government, announced that he had severed relations with the Revolutionary Party, and refused to provide material assistance in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. The situation on the front was very hard.

The materials on the entire Jiangsu front could only be transported from Guangzhou from a long distance from the sea. Fortunately, Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren desperately called on Chinese businessmen in the Shanghai Concession. Overseas merchants donated money and barely hired several foreign merchant ships to transport materials in Shanghai to ensure that the supply line in Guangzhou would not be attacked by the Shanghai military.

Hunan turned to attack and defense as early as the end of last month. Jiao Dafeng's revolutionary army only maintained the momentum of attack for three days. Before Cao Kun's troops arrived in Changsha, the 20th town in Hunan had continuously hit Jiao Dafeng's sharp edge. The morale of Hunan's revolutionary army to fight against Yuan fell sharply, with deserters and defeated troops emerging one after another. In desperation, Jiao Dafeng had to retreat to Hengyang.

On August 5, Cao Kun integrated his military affairs and the 20th town of Hunan to establish a unified front-line headquarters. He deliberately delayed it in Changsha until August 9th, and no soldier sent out the city to attack Hengyang. Because the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi became increasingly tense, the Guangdong army shelled Wuzhou in the early morning of the 8th, and conquered Hezhou on the same day. The Hubei General Command sent five telegrams urging Cao's troops to move south quickly. Cao Kun took the opportunity to extort the title of commander-in-chief of the front-line commander-in-chief on the grounds that the 20th town of Hunan was the same as the First Town and he had no right to move troops beyond the level.

He Zonglian knew Cao Kun's idea that under this situation, he must suppress Guangdong's arrogance as soon as possible. Moreover, the Twenty Towns in Hunan have been in the hands of the former Qing Dynasty since last year. Sooner or later, they will control the military power in the hands of the *** government. On August 10, he appointed Cao Kun as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the name of Hubei General Command, and ordered all troops in Hunan Province to be ruled by Cao Kun, and transferred several veteran generals in the twenty towns to the Hubei General Staff Department.

Cao Kun got what he wanted, but he was not satisfied. He rushed forward as soon as possible, but the front line was still profitable.

The battle between Guangdong and Guangxi is in full swing, so the Beiyang Army should naturally watch the tiger fight. Although Cao Kun has not yet entered the Beiyang high-level leadership, he has long seen through President Yuan's ambitions. Whether in Guangxi or Guangdong, these local warlords will sooner or later be eliminated. The reason for dealing with Guangdong first was that Wu Shaoting, a young man, was too rampant and did not know how to hide his strength and keep a low profile. As for Guangxi, even if he was acting obedient for a while, he would inevitably follow in Guangdong's footsteps sooner or later.

On the morning of August 11, the First Division of the Revolutionary Guangdong Army, Yunfu, Guangdong.

Deng Keng hurriedly took a telegram and ran to Wu Shaoting, and said hurriedly: "Governor, there is electricity for the secret spies in Wuzhou City."

Wu Shaoting asked: "What's the matter?" He looked at Deng Keng. This adjutant rarely hides his emotions, and any great joy and sorrow will be revealed on his face. He said in his heart: It seems to be good news.

Deng Keng immediately said: "Lu Yuguang transferred all the troops in Wuzhou out of the city."

Wu Shaoting pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you go north?"

Deng Keng nodded and said, "Yes. Lu Yuguang appointed Mo Rongxin as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Line. Judging from the formation, he was going to fight a war of attrition with the First Group and the Teaching Group."

Wu Shaoting sighed deeply. He couldn't see anything good about this news, but instead felt a little worried. He didn't know Lu Yuguang. As for now, Lu Yuguang is a ruthless character, really cruel.

Deng Keng waited for a while and tentatively said, "Governor, what are you thinking?"

Wu Shaoting shook his head slightly and said with a heavy expression: "It seems that Xinyi County will become another battlefield."

Deng Keng said strangely: "Governor, Wuzhou City is empty at this time. According to the investigation of the secret agents, there are only 300 reserve troops left in the city, plus a few policemen and miscellaneous soldiers, a total of only 500 people. If an assault force can be sent to attack by the enemy in a roundabout way, Wuzhou can be sent off in a battle."

Wu Shaoting smiled indifferently and mocked: "It's light. Lu Yuguang is not a fool. He handed over all his troops to Mo Rongxin, and must know that Mo Rongxin has this ability. Mo Rongxin should be very clear about his own mission and must not let the Guangdong army attack Wuzhou. If I guessed correctly, he would be as bold as Lu Yuguang, so he simply expanded the scale of the battle in Xinyi County, dragging the first regiment and the teaching regiment to nowhere. Just like the Second Regiment, Sixth Regiment, and Artillery Corps in Fengkai County, it was like a stalemate."

Deng Keng couldn't help but remain silent when he heard this. He felt that Governor Wu's words were a bit too natural. A large battlefield in Fengkai County could be enough. If both sides fought such a high-intensity battle, I'm afraid that both Guangdong and Guangxi would not be able to bear it.

Wu Shaoting glanced at Deng Keng and said casually: "Shi Yuan, send a telegram to Wei Rucon to pass this information on Wei Rucon, and let Wei Rucon consider it himself. If he had a way to attack Wuzhou, this contribution would be indispensable. In any case, the First Regiment and the Teaching Corps have delayed all the subsequent forces of the Wuzhou Gui Army. The battle on the Fengkai County battlefield has been considered to be balanced, and the situation has gradually reversed."
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