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Chapter 527 Surprise Attack

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    On July 20, Hunan Governor Zhao Hengti was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei, and Song Hegeng of the first division of the Hunan Army was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei. On the 21st, two divisions of the Hunan Army attacked Hubei from Yuezhou.  In the official history, he still dared to attack Hubei alone without any backup, and he was even more confident after receiving the support and guarantee from Marshal Fengjun.

    Wang Zhanyuan urgently ordered Sun Chuanfang, commander of the 18th Division, to be the commander of the front enemy line in the middle, Liu Yuelong to be the commander to the left, and Wang Duqing to be the commander of the right.  On the 25th, the Western Hubei Army was transferred to Puqi to deploy defenses.  The main force of the Hubei Army has been deployed in southern Hubei. Except for a small number of troops stationed in the north, its strength is extremely empty. The situation is extremely favorable to the People's Army.

    The reason why Wang Zhanyuan dared to make such a desperate move was because he had Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang and others behind him.  When he thought about it, he had personal grudges with Feng, Wu and others. If they were in the same camp, they would definitely not be happy to see the People's Army enter Hubei.  While both Zhizhi and Fengxi were still maintaining superficial harmony, Zhang Hanqing did not dare to start a war.  Besides, there are many mountainous roads in northern Hubei. If the People's Army wants to invade in a large scale, it is impossible for there to be no warnings in various places.

    But many things start unexpectedly. The army stationed in northern Hubei had already reached an agreement with the rebel forces to let the People's Army into Hubei because of his corruption, just because Zhang Hanqing agreed that the People's Army would distribute their military pay and make up for it after the war.  His salary arrears within a few years

    In this way, without anyone noticing, after five days of rapid march, the 4th Cavalry Division of the Right Route Army of the Northwest Army arrived at Zhongxiang County in the Jingmen area.  Since the counties and cities in northwest Hubei welcomed the Northwest People's Army's entry into Hubei, and transportation was very inconvenient, by the time Wang Zhanyuan learned the news, the forwards of the 4th Division had already crossed the source of the Tianmen River and were heading towards Jingshan.

    Zhang Hanqing then officially issued a statement: "In response to the request of the people of Hubei Province, my commander has taken it upon himself to expel Wang Zhanyuan and savior all the people from fire and water. Wherever he goes, Qiu will not commit any crime. Now that the matter has been accomplished, I must strictly abide by the oath made the day before yesterday and focus on  During the autonomous election in Hubei Province, Xueliang and his subordinates will never seek any position in Hubei Province."

    The armies of Hunan and Hubei started fighting with each other winning or losing. It was at a time when they were inseparable. Liu Xiang of Sichuan also joined in the fun and invaded Hubei from the west.  Liu Xiang was the first to respond to Zhao Hengti's call for joint provincial autonomy, and of course he came to help destroy Wang Zhanyuan.  Coupled with the fact that the People's Army was inserting a force from behind, Wang Zhanyuan immediately couldn't stand it any longer.  The situation was critical, so he asked Wu Peifu for help. His friend Jin Yun'e of the 8th Mixed Brigade was also preparing to send aid from Henan.

    The Northwest People's Army moved so fast that even Wu Peifu was caught off guard.  Although Wang Zhanyuan was not tolerated by him, he could still be regarded as a stable rear line.  He has already regarded Hubei as a piece of meat in his mouth, how can he easily give it to others, and the opponent is his archenemy in controlling the central government?  Therefore, Feng Yuxiang's troops were urgently ordered to send troops nearby to occupy Hankou first in the name of aiding Hubei.  Xiao Yaonan was also appointed as the commander-in-chief of aid to Hubei and set off immediately.

    In his opinion, although Zhongxiang and Xinyang are only 300 miles away from Hankou, they are already conveniently connected by railways. Feng Yuxiang's troops can reach Hankou in less than half a day. Unless they fly, the "mud-legged" soldiers of the People's Army will not be able to reach Hankou.  There is no way to catch up anyway.

    His wishful thinking was that since both Zhao Hengti and Zhang Hanqing clamored for "E people to rule Hubei", he sent Xiao Yaonan, commander of the 25th Division, as the commander-in-chief to aid Hubei, and this Xiao Yaonan was a Hubei native!  When Xiao Yaonan arrived in Wuchang, he replaced Wang Zhanyuan, and was appointed by the Beijing government as the governor of Hubei. This time it was really "the people of Hubei governing Hubei". Let's see what reason Zhao Hengti and Zhang Hanqing have to continue to attack Hubei!

    Feng Yuxiang expressed complete obedience to Wu Peifu's order to send troops to Hubei, but requested preparation time on the grounds of insufficient military preparations and insufficient supply of weapons and ammunition.

    Soldiers are expensive and quick, how can there be room for bargaining at this time?  Wu Peifu was so angry that he had to say that Feng's troops could go ahead and supplies would be quickly followed by Xiao Yaonan's army.

    ¡° Then Feng Yuxiang used a series of excuses such as train maintenance and driver strikes to delay the operation for several days, but it just couldn¡¯t move.

    Wu Peifu finally understood that Feng Yuxiang was determined not to get involved in rescuing Hubei, but this had already been delayed for a day.  He decided to put Feng Yuxiang aside and urgently ordered Xiao Yaonan's troops to get ready.

    The People's Army was marching in the high mountains. Because the troops were moving too hastily, the cavalry arrived in Suizhou, while the infantry was still in Xiangfan, and the heavy firepower was in Shiyan.  In order to gain buffer time, Zhang Hanqing issued a telegram, stating that the People's Army was at the request of the people of Hubei Province and "the troops are famous"; Wu Peifu took the opportunity to get involved in Hubei with "ulterior motives"; the people of Hubei Province should recognize the situation clearly and prevent Xiao Jun from entering.  Hubei.

    These words seem to be just the words used by the warring parties to argue for their own efforts to send troops, and are not worth mentioning.  However, the people of Hubei Province seemed to believe that Wu Peifu's army was here to hinder the plan of "E people ruling Hubei". People along the Beijing-Hankou Line spontaneously blocked the train from entering, almost paralyzing it.Paralyzed the entire line.

    Starting from Jigong Mountain at the junction of Henan and Hubei, all the way through Wushengguan and Dawu, hundreds of people spontaneously swarmed onto the railway line almost every few miles, or blocked the traffic with large rocks to let the full  The army train cannot move forward.  Xiao Yaonan, who was in a hurry, had to arrange for officers and soldiers to get off the train to persuade the crowd and remove obstacles, causing the train to move slower than a tortoise.

    Wu Peifu was extremely angry after learning the news and ordered Xiao Yaonan to severely punish people who obstructed traffic on the spot.  "How much time do you think this is going to buy them? Xinyang and Wuhan are so close. Even if the train is walking at a walking speed, it will definitely reach Wuhan before the People's Army!" Wu Peifu sneered at the People's Army's entry into Hubei.  respond.

    With strict orders on one side and the "bewitched" people who are defenseless on the other, Xiao Yaonan is in a dilemma, and his anger is getting bigger and bigger.  A day later, he too was on the verge of an outbreak.

    At this critical juncture, Zhang Zuolin, who was far away in Shenyang, "coincidentally" also issued a eloquent "overthrow the king" declaration, criticizing Wang Zhanyuan for "embezzling public funds, condoning military rebellion, harming provincial affairs, and being unable to protect the country", and openly stated: "  "E people govern Hubei" is the best way to solve the current situation. All forces should respect public opinion and use the orders of the central government as a guide to assist Hubei and protect the people.

    Both sides are trying to build momentum and create opportunities for themselves, but they are actually trying to avoid giving the other party an excuse to start a war.  However, the hostility between the Zhizhi and Fengxi factions has troubled President Xu Shichang and Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng. The two heads of state have no soldiers, food or money. They always look at Zhizhi and act with a wink, and they try their best to keep a bowl of water in check.  At a time when these two pillars are at loggerheads, we have to be in a dilemma.

    President Xu issued a message asking both sides to exercise restraint and send representatives to each other or hold a summit meeting directly in Tianjin.  While Zhang Zuolin was displaying troops on Jinghan Road and Jinpu Road, he lazily and deliberately delayed the call for a day to express his approval. In essence, he was giving the Northwest People's Army time.

    Cao Kun was very nervous when facing Fengjun's posture, and sent someone to express his determination to Zhang Zuolin that he would never go to war. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Wu Peifu to persuade him not to act too radically, especially when he was supposed to save the people of Hubei.  The troops aiding Hubei cannot have large-scale conflicts with the Hubei people, as that will give Zhang Zuolin an excuse.

    Some thinking delayed Wu Peifu's determination to launch troops. He hesitated after thinking over and over again, delaying another precious day.

    And when the military order was finally given to Xiao Yaonan to "repulse" the people along the railway, Xiao's plan to move south quickly was completely disrupted.  As the military under the central government, both the Zhili and Feng factions have the obligation to maintain synchronization with the central government.  If Xiao Yaonan provokes civil unrest, he will be unnamed. His "aid to Hubei" is to openly oppose the Central Committee. In this way, Fengjun will naturally have a moral advantage.

    Among the blocking crowd, a radical kept encouraging the people while looking anxiously at the almost motionless sun.  "I have fought for another day. If the army fails to arrive again, there is nothing I can do."

    This is the hidden power of the Central Investigation Department of the People's Army in Hubei, which secretly developed here almost two years ago.  The Beijing-Hankong Line was the focus of the Zhili-Fengtian struggle, so much so that the Hubei branch also established a branch on this line.  At the critical moment, they received instructions to delay the dispatch of Henan's aid troops to Hubei as much as possible to give the People's Army time.

    At the same time, Li Jinglin's infantry division was also shuttled through the mountains.  After the 4th Division and the 5th Division met in Xiangyang, they split into two groups. The cavalry troops moved down the river. Because his troops were good at marching, they were placed in the mountains on the left side.  The goal of both divisions is to control the Beijing-Hankou Road nearby and prevent the Zhili Army from moving south. Otherwise, even if the four mobile divisions of the People's Army are filled into Hubei, they will only be evenly matched with the Zhili Army.

    The young marshal's judgment is that the two armies are like two armed giants, and neither one dares to take the lead in challenging the other.  Whoever controls the railway line has a first-mover advantage in negotiations.  Now, his troops have arrived in Suizhou, and are geographically on the same starting line as the Zhili army that left the province in Xinyang. However, they are taking a train, and we have two legs. The advantages and disadvantages can be known at a glance.

    Theoretically, the closest place from Suizhou to the Beijing-Hankow Railway is Dawu, but this section of the road is very difficult to travel, but the road to Xiaochang via Anlu is relatively better.  After knowing that the forward of the 4th Cavalry Division who was traveling at the same time had just reached Jingshan and had changed its plan to capture Wuhan to capture Xiaogan to block the railway, he was under even greater pressure.

    This is a change that the 4th Division made as a last resort after hearing that the Zhili Army was about to move south. If the troops entered Wuhan according to the plan, they would most likely encounter a scene where they would join the Zhili Army under the city walls of Wuhan

    This is a melee situation that was tried hard to avoid before the war. The People's Army extended its forward front too far and had no advantage over the Zhili. It would be at a disadvantage in subsequent conflicts.  In this way, if there is trouble between Zhili and Fengtian in the future, the Fengjun in the Northeast will still have to worry about the survival of their force.

    After listening to Zhang Hanqing's telegram, a "third column" was already buying them time. Although he didn't know where this force was, since the young marshal said it, it meant that there was still a good chance of fighting for it, so Li Jinglin ordered the vanguard to tighten up.  Put on leggings and rush to your destination in a continuous sprint.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Where is this force? But since the young marshal said it, it means there is still a good chance to fight for it, so Li Jinglin ordered the leading troops to tighten their leggings and rush to the destination in a continuous sprint.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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