Beiyang reactionaries

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces of the Three Provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi?

In Wu Peifu's eyes, Tan Haoming is a fool who got promoted by landing on Lu Rongting, and he simply looks down on this kind of person.Looking at the current chaos in Yuezhou's defense, one can see how stupid Tan Haoming, the so-called commander-in-chief of the three-provincial coalition forces, is.If Tan Haoming were a little smarter, the Battle of Yuezhou would be much more difficult than it is now.It's a pity that Tan Haoming is a fool without any strategic vision.

Now being played by Duan Xun's troops casually, he was really fooled.

Baoqing is important.

But Changde is more important to Duan Xun.Duan Xun is not a stunned young man, how could he risk an all-out war with the Gui army and directly fight Baoqing.Anyway, as long as Changde is taken down, Changsha can be directly threatened, and Hunan can be taken directly.Why take a big risk to fight Baoqing.

And even if Baoqing was beaten, so what?

As long as Tan Haoming organizes his troops well, when he retreats south, he can withdraw no matter what.Baoqing is not the only way to withdraw to the south.And Tan Haoming doesn't know what to do now?

Is it Shou?Keep Yuezhou, keep Changsha?

Or withdraw?Leaving Changsha?

Tan Haoming didn't have a clear idea at all.Both wanted to defend, but also thought about retreating.How can there be no problems in such a war.Tan Haoming wavered like this, and so did the troops under him.

At present, only the Hunan Army has the most will to fight.

"What else did you say?"

"Duan Xun's Liu Mingzhao brigade and Tang Shengzhi's brigade have set out from Linli, and Chen Fuchu and Wang Zhengya's troops are preparing to attack Changde."

"Do you know the exact number of these troops?"

Although Wu Peifu laughed at Tan Haoming, when he talked about Duan Xun's side, his expression was very solemn.It's not because he is afraid of Duan Xun, but because he is worried that Duan Xun will come to grab credit.This time going south, Wu Peifu is holding back his energy and must perform well.

Among the rising stars of the Beiyang Army back then, Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang, Sun Chuanfang, and Duan Xun were the best.In the War to Protect the Nation more than two years ago, the positions of several people were similar.

Wu Peifu is Cao Kun's favorite general and serves as the brigade commander of the third division.Feng Yuxiang is also very well-known, serving as the commander of the No.16 mixed brigade.Sun Chuanfang is also a direct descendant of Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei, and served as brigade commander in Wang Zhanyuan's second division.Duan Xun's qualifications are lower than theirs, but he also serves as the commander of the No.20 Nine Mixed Brigade.

Everyone is about the same.

The status in the army is generally large.Among them, Wu Peifu had the most seniority, so he also received the most attention at that time.

But two years later, the situation is completely different.

Duan Xun is already a giant in the Southwest spanning the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and a leader of the Beiyang Army with an army of [-].This makes Wu Peifu, who thinks highly of himself, very dissatisfied.Wu Peifu has made all preparations for this southern expedition, and must perform well.

Therefore, since leading troops into Yuezhou, Wu Peifu has been very attentive.But now that Duan Xun's troops have begun to attack Changde, Wu Peifu is very nervous.

"It's not clear. But according to the information we got, there is not much difference between a brigade of Duan Xun's department and our mixed brigade. It has about 5000 people."

"That means that Duan Xun's troops from Linli have nearly 6000 troops? Adding the troops of Chen Fuchu and Wang Zhengya, there are 2 people. There is also Tian Songyao's brigade, that is to say, there are [-] troops attacking Changde. People up and down."

"Yes."

Wu Peifu frowned.

Changde's strength is too poor.Originally there was Wang Wenhua's Guizhou army, as long as Changde stood firm, it would not be so easy to take down Changde.Changde is a very important agricultural production area in Hunan, and it is also the northwest gateway of Changsha.So Changde has always been a very important city in Hunan. Its defense is very good and it is not so easy to break through.

But Tan Haoming, an idiot, took Wang Wenhua's army away, leaving only Zhang Xueji's army in Changde.

How does this stop Duan Xun's troops?

Duan Xun's side not only started from Linli, but also attacked Changde from the west from the Chenzhou defense line. A force of 2 people besieged Changde, and it was difficult for Changde to hold on.

"How about Huanzhang (Yan Xiangwen)?"

"It's not going well. Yunxi is the last passage to Yueyang, and their defense is very tight. The defending troops are also the main force of the coalition forces, the [-]st Mixed Brigade of the Guangxi Army and the [-]st Regiment of the [-]st Division of the Hunan Army. The coalition forces retreating towards Yunxi in the direction of Xiang (now Lucheng) and Tongcheng in the east are currently also organizing a new line of defense in Yunxi."

Wu Peifu looked at the map and thought.

Yunxi.

Enter Yueyang's last line of defense.Currently attacking Yunxi is Yan Xiangwen's Zhili Second Mixed Brigade.Wu Peifu is getting more and more anxious now, because Wu Peifu doesn't want to give Duan Xun the big credit.

If Duan Xun is allowed to take Changde first, and then the troops go south to Changsha, then the credit will be shared by Duan Xun.

After thinking for a while, Wu Peifu said: "Give power to the provisional fifth mixed brigade (a temporary formation of the fifth brigade of the third division and other troops) and the supplementary brigade of the seventh division (division commander Zhang Jingyao): let them be there before evening. To Yunxi, you must take Yunxi down for me tomorrow."

"Master, the Fifth Mixed Brigade and the Seventh Division Supplementary Brigade are still being repaired."

Zhang Fulai quietly reminded Wu Peifu.

Because after Wu Peifu entered Yuezhou, he rushed and fought fiercely. Except for a short stay in the middle due to the weather, the troops have been fighting.The war started on January 1918, 1, and it has been almost 28 days now.The troops basically never rested.

Among them, Wu Peifu's main force was the temporary Fifth Mixed Brigade, which fought many tough battles and suffered a lot of casualties.The Seventh Division Supplementary Brigade was Zhang Jingyao's unit.Zhang Jingyao was very experienced in the Beiyang Army, so he didn't buy Wu Peifu's account.

Zhang Fulai was worried.

Worried that Zhang Jingyao would not give Wu Peifu face.

"Tell them, I'm not discussing with them now, but giving them orders. I don't care how many excuses they have, I just want the result. I must reach Yunxi today, and take down Yunxi tomorrow. Everyone has credit. If you can't take down Yunxi Xi, dealt with by military law."

Wu Peifu is a general of literati background.

But Wu Peifu is very strict in governing the army.It is usually not obvious that Wu Peifu was really angered, and he will not be merciless in enforcing military discipline against them.

"Yes."

Zhang Fulai knew Wu Peifu's character.

After knowing Wu Peifu's decision, it is difficult for anyone to change Wu Peifu's order.So immediately accept the order.

"Generate power to each unit: No matter what the troops are currently repairing or what they are doing. On the 16th, the troops will launch a general attack on Yueyang. At that time, all the troops must arrive at the designated location for me."

"Yes."

Wu Peifu was really ruthless.

Although he rushed and fought before, in order to reduce casualties, Wu Peifu still attacked step by step, considering many other issues.But now that Duan Xun is attacking Changde, Wu Peifu doesn't care about it anymore.

What he wants is to win Yue Yang as soon as possible.

When Wu Peifu really became ruthless, the situation of the Hunan-Guangdong-Guangxi coalition led by Cheng Qian took a sharp turn for the worse.The fifth mixed brigade temporarily organized by the Beiyang Army and the supplementary brigade of Zhang Jingyao's seventh division came to Yunxi on the evening of the 14th to launch an attack in the dark.

Regardless of casualties, as long as Yunxi.

This is Wu Peifu's order.The Beiyang army attacked Yunxi so fiercely that Yunxi's defense line was crumbling immediately.Because the troops guarding Yunxi's frontal defense are the [-]st Mixed Brigade of the Gui Army and the [-]st Regiment of the Hunan Army.

Although the Guangxi Army and the Hunan Army are allied forces, their relationship is very bad, even very tense.

After such an onslaught, the cooperation between the two parties immediately had problems. At about nine o'clock in the morning on February 1918, 2, the allied forces of the Guangxi Army and the Hunan Army could not hold on, and all withdrew from Yunxi.

The Beiyang Army occupied Yunxi, the last line of defense in Yueyang.