In the winter in Guizhou, the morning is beautiful. The distant mountains and nearby villages are covered with thick smoke. After the sun shines, the ground has frozen for a night and frost has begun to melt and steam. On the stubble and on the haystacks, the heat slowly rises, and the chimneys float on the roofs of early farmhouses, like a layer of gauze, wrapped around the top of the tree.

Lin Sheng's command was marching with the special forces division. Early in the morning, he rode a horse with Sun Wu, looking at the troops on a small hillside. On the vast ridge were winding infantry, carrying guns, silently showing the sun before the mountain was out of the mountain. A road that was not too wide under the hillside, was dragging heavy artillery and moving forward slowly.

"Commander, entering Guizhou is no better than Sichuan now! The narrow mountains are not conducive to artillery marching, and most of our division's artillery fire is heavy artillery, and some places pass through. Unlike other divisions, it is not like other divisions equipped with many mortars and mountain artillery." Sun Wu couldn't help but explain the situation to Lin Sheng in distress.

"This kind of marching speed is not good. When the troops arrive, your army will be ready long ago. If the purpose of the surprise attack is not achieved, I think Sun Wu is determined to abandon heavy artillery and the troops will advance lightly, and it is necessary to seize the golden sand tomorrow." Lin Sheng looked at the slowly moving artillery unit with an orderly tone.

"The reconnaissance force reported that Jinsha had no troops to garrison, and only more than 300 people were given a public security brigade. The vanguard of the first regiment was still 70 miles away from Jinsha, and it is estimated that it will arrive tomorrow morning." Sun Wu smiled behind his back: "I think it's better to bring light artillery with you. The casualties of the troops without artillery will increase. The ability to take in the military medical center is limited, and it's more troublesome to place them on the spot. It's better to transport heavy artillery back to Luzhou."

Lin Sheng turned around and looked at Sun Wu, thought for a while and nodded and said, "Yes! The wounded must also be properly placed. Just do as you want. At the same time, he asked the local working group of the military to take over the occupied land at any time and run the local government as soon as possible." At this time, General Staff Zhang, the General Staff, quickly ran up and said, "Report! The letter sent by Chengdu." Lin Sheng took the letter paper and opened it urgently to know what happened in Chengdu in the near future.

The commander is in good health recently, and now all departments in Chengdu are in good condition. All walks of life have begun to go on track. The output of military mineral deposits such as steel, coal, and copper has increased significantly, which has basically met the demand for military factories. Due to major road reasons, a large amount of materials have been piled up in various places and cannot be transported to Chengdu. I discussed with Song and Jin that urgently build a railway from Chengdu to Ya'an to alleviate the difficulties in material transportation. At the same time, the entire railway line from Shuangliu to Pengshan, Meishan and Leshan has been repaired and operated. Shanghai Zhou Shidi brought a group of technical backbones from Shanghai and invested in the construction of a new large machinery factory to mainly produce various machines, and it will be able to produce qualified train heads in about a month. Zhou Shidi has had extensive contact with French and British merchants. Do you think if he uses his relationship to try to contact France first? You will decide this matter!

The Military NCO College was also established in Chengdu ten days ago. The first batch of students were recommended by the units of Chengdu, the First Division and the Second Division, with a total of more than 300 people, and the semester was tentatively set to one month. Chengdu Military and Technical Management College has now officially recruited students from all over the country. So far, nearly 700 people have signed up from all over the country, and 465 people have been admitted through the assessment. Educational institutions have been officially established in Chengdu and major cities, preparing to popularize basic education to lay a good foundation for the future.

However, the government's finances have begun to be tight recently. Song Jin proposed to issue bonds to merchants in Sichuan, and at the same time appropriately increase the business tax rate, and start levied business tax on materials entering Sichuan from other provinces in order to increase fiscal taxes and solve the current financial difficulties.

Tian Xiaojun secretly took people north the next day after you set off. A few days ago, I sent someone to send a message that the negotiations with Yuan Shikai were not progressing much. Yuan Shikai had people who summarized us as Sun Yat-sen's camp, and they underestimated us. However, Tian Xiaojun still had good relationships with Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui and others. Tian Xiaojun wanted to fully influence Yuan Shikai through their relationship and sign the authority to temporarily self-control with him for several years to gain time for us. Yuan Shikai's main forces are now concentrated with the Two Lakes, Anhui and Jiangsu. In order to prevent it, I have ordered the First Division and the Second Division to enter Fengdu and Dazhou to change weapons and equipment. At the same time, the two local divisions stationed near Chengdu were transferred to Chongqing area, and three newly formed local brigades to station Chengdu.

Oh! By the way, there is another thing I decided after discussing with Song and Jin and soliciting Mr. Ming’s opinion. There was an officer in the new army of the Chengdu Uprising named Guo Songling, who was also from Northeast China. He came to Sichuan with Zhu Qinglan in 1909. In the spring of 1911, Guo Songling was promoted to the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 68th tier. I don’t know if it was Guo Songling, a warlord we know of. His thoughts were relatively progressive and he accepted new things faster. I wanted to use him to develop in the Northeast. Now there is basically no Northeast China.

Regular troops were stationed, and Yuan Shikai was not interested in the Northeast. He took this opportunity to use the Northeast people in our army to form their own teams in the Northeast. What do you think? For this reason, we have made preliminary preparations and are preparing to send Liao Yuan, the third regiment commander of the First Division and Guo Songling to lead some backbones to the Northeast to develop, and equip them with the most advanced weapons. I think the number of people was controlled to be more than 100. From Gansu to the Northeast through Inner Mongolia, we later sent graduates from the Military Academy to secretly go there.

Lin Sheng lowered his head and looked at the letter carefully. Sun Wu, who was waiting a little annoyed, saw the commander reading the letter with a blank expression. He didn't know what happened in Chengdu. He curiously stepped forward and asked, "Commander? What's strange about Chengdu?" After hearing Sun Wu's question, Lin Sheng stared at the marching team blankly, and shook his hand to Sun Wu and said, "Look, don't just focus on fighting, but also learn how to manage politics?"

Sun Wu's face turned red in an instant, and he didn't have the nerve to take the letter. He then saw Lin Sheng: Recently, there were obvious signs of mobilization in the army of Yunnan warlord Cai E, please pay close attention. The troops stationed in Panzhihua have already launched defenses near Pingdi Street and Yangjiaba to prevent accidents. However, it is possible to analyze that the Yunnan Yunnan Dian Army did not move northward, but gathered in Qujing in Guizhou. The specific reason is unknown. At the same time, Cai E actually sent a representative to Chengdu to ask us for negotiations. The purpose is unknown. I have sent someone to Kunming to confirm my identity. If the commander agrees, he will meet them in Chengdu. Please ask the commander to clearly point out the goal of the negotiations?

Xie Bo is now in Zigong and issuing military supplies uniformly. This battle in Guizhou is expected to mobilize more than 100,000 transportation labor. Make full use of the water flow in the Minjiang River in winter, which will greatly accelerate the transportation capacity of materials. Xie Bo will soon be able to catch up with your marching troops with the materials. Well, I have said so much, and I have finished all the explanations. Please ask the commander to answer the above questions as soon as possible. Finally, the troops fighting on the front line on our back will express their greetings!

After reading the letter, Sun Wu looked up and saw that he had already dismounted and stood sideways at the highest point of the hillside thinking about the problem! Lin Sheng's figure is not tall, but it is absolutely strong and burly. His thick black hair covers his head because he has not had a haircut for a long time. The forehead on his forehead is very low, almost covering up his big and black eyes, which are similar to the beautiful Apricot, and the eyebrows on his eyes, which are similar to those of the beautiful Apricot, are connected together. However, his eyes appear flexible and full of wisdom. His rough, clear-lined face and strong body unique to the soldier make people feel a sense of tall and fortitude. Before Sun Wu could recall it from the depths of his heart, Lin Sheng turned around and walked over to shout not far away, "Staff Zhang, come here!" Staff Zhang ran over three steps and two steps.

"You record and convey the following orders," Lin Sheng said with a serious expression: "1. After ordering Zhang Dashan's third division and local troops to repair the Liupanshui for three days, the troops turned to Guanling to seize the favorable terrain in Guanling and defend on the spot, and pay close attention to the movements of the Yunnan army coming from the east. Second. I send Chengdu to Chengdu, I basically agree to the negotiations. I fully agree to send a small group of troops to the northeast. Please implement them immediately. It is recommended to send more personnel. Third, order the Eighth Division stationed in Panzhihua to advance lightly and advance lightly and advance to the Yangtze River occupied by our army in Yunnan on March 4th to facilitate support for Liupanshui."

Lin Sheng thought for a while and said, "Staff Officer Zhang, send the telegram immediately." "Yes!" "Sun Wu, do you think you asked the Fourth Division behind to speed up the march. The troops will bring a base ammunition first, and move forward lightly to bypass Xiuwen, the heavy defense of the army, and attack Guiyang directly. What do you think?" Lin Sheng asked Sun Wu's opinions on his own ideas. "But what if the troops encounter enemies on the road? What if the troops have no ammunition?" Sun Wu brows tightly and raised several possible problems with concern. "Well, I think it's decided!" Lin Sheng ignored Sun Wu's opinion and made a decisive decision: "Want, you can send a small group of troops to attract the enemy when you encounter land on the road.

Army, as for the ammunition base that is enough for the troops to fight for two days, I believe that they can quickly take Guiyang! In this way, you can convey the order immediately. The troops will discard all heavy equipment and advance lightly, telling the soldiers that they will win when they arrive in Guiyang. I will go to the Fourth Division to see the situation. After Sun Wu will take down Jinsha tomorrow, he will ask for merit for your division!" "Commander, please rest assured that our special division will complete the task with quality and quantity!" Sun Wu saw that Lin Sheng had made up his mind and was not in a difficult situation. At the same time, he also hoped to test how strong his troops' combat effectiveness is and that he was full of confidence in occupying Jinsha. Lin Sheng was satisfied and turned over to the leader of the horse whip, and led a few guards to the rear of the army's march.

The commander of the Fourth Division, Wang Dahai, wearing a thick cotton jacket, ran to the nearby mountainside with sweat on his head, turned to the people behind him and said, "I said, "Captain 1, your army marched too slowly. This is not enough, you must speed up. The old commander sent another telegram to urge him!" "Teacher Commander, this area has high mountains and narrow roads, and cannons and baggage cannot pass at all. The engineer company has been opening a road in front and adding bridges in front, and our regiment is responsible for the transport of a large number of ammunition from the Special Forces Division." The first regiment commander Deng Zhenguo was behind, sweating profusely and gasping for difficulty.

"I said, Lao Deng, why don't you leave a company of troops to be responsible for ammunition transportation, and the rest of the troops get rid of all excess supplies and move forward lightly. You must occupy Yankong County tonight. The Fourth Division's troops are not inferior to the Special Division?" Wang Dahai has always been dissatisfied with the superior equipment treatment of the Special Division, but he dare not show it in front of Lin Sheng.

"Teacher, Commander! The commander has arrived at the camp in front of the first battalion, please go quickly." A guard at the foot of the mountain waved his hands and shouted loudly. Wang Dahai was stunned, thinking that what would happen if the commander would run to the Fourth Division at this time? He hurried down the mountain to rush to the first battalion with Deng Zhenguo.

"Old Commander, what wind blows you?"

"Why? I'm not welcome?"

"Welcome, welcome! Do I dare not welcome?"

"Haha! I seem to have a lot of objections to me? Didn't you feel uneasy when you are the main force? I said Wang Dahai, Wang Dahai, can you be competent with your attitude?" Lin Sheng said without saying his own authority, his tone gradually became heavier, and he criticized Wang Dahai with a serious expression. The cadres at all levels of the surrounding fourth divisions couldn't help but lower their heads.

Lin Sheng looked around and felt that his tone might be too heavy. "According to the latest intelligence analysis, the Yunnan Army in the southwest also intends to occupy Guiyang to prevent possible conflicts with the Yunnan Army. Therefore, I order!" Lin Sheng paused for a moment, and all the commanders of the Fourth Division's eyes lit up. They realized that there was a new task, especially Wang Dahai's expression of excitement.

"The Yunnan Army has reached Guizhou for about 50,000 troops this time, and four divisions have arrived in Pan County and may enter Guizhou at any time. For this reason, the Third Division and a part of the local troops are now rushing to Guanling. The 8th Division in Xichang is rushing to Liupanshui with light equipment. Your division's mission is to discard all heavy equipment and supplies and hand them over to the Yibin local division. It has been rushing to Guanling within three days and cooperate with the Third Division to station Guanling. The entry may not have a major conflict with the Yunnan Army, but the Yunnan Army will never be allowed to cross Guanling!"

After Lin Sheng finished speaking, he pulled Wang Dahai alone not far away and said softly: "Dahai, the current situation of our army is relatively serious. The troops of various warlords are higher than our army in terms of quantity and equipment. The Yunnan Army has been working hard for more than ten years in management. The combat effectiveness of the Fourth Division should not be underestimated. The Fourth Division must pay attention to the coordination between the troops when cooperating with the Third Division this time. You are a brave and good general, but you cannot rely on bravery to fight. You must use your brain more. Hum! Do you understand?" Then, he asked about some personnel and combat effectiveness of the Fourth Division and left the Fourth Division headquarters.

Zhang Dashan, who was far away in Liupanshui, was sitting excitedly in the headquarters of the Third Division, and laughed happily to the commanders at all levels beside him: "Okay, okay, okay! This time our Western Army showed his face. To be honest, I didn't expect that the small Liupanshui would have so much silver. I think it would be better to send the silver back to Chengdu as soon as possible, after all, it's not very safe here."

It turned out that since the decision to attack Guizhou before the New Year, Zhang Dashan discussed with leaders of the Third Division and local troops at all levels. Since there were basically no regular troops in the western part of Guizhou, and all counties and prefectures were stationed, it was decided that the three regiments of the Third Division formed a fan-shaped attack, and finally returned to the division to attack the important city of Liupanshui. At the same time, except for the newly formed Fourth Regiment in Daguan, the other three regiments followed the regiments of the Third Division, responsible for cleaning the battlefield and establishing a new government. As the order was conveyed, all troops began to be busy with pre-war preparations, and Zhang Dashan also personally inspected the situation of each regiment.

Late at night on New Year's Eve, the troops set out from the garrison in an orderly manner. In the morning of the first day of the lunar calendar (February 16), the 2nd Regiment of the 3rd Division took the lead in firing the first shot to advance to Guizhou in Mawo. Subsequently, the 3rd Regiment of the Third Division captured Weining, Hezhang, Bijie and other places with a very small price. The fastest Third Regiment entered the suburbs of Liupanshui on February 24, which caused panic among the landlords and bullies in the Liupanshui area. They couldn't help but gathered in the government conference hall in the city to discuss countermeasures.

Han Fengzi, a famous landlord from far and wide, said with his thin lips: "County Magistrate Hu, it is now the Republic of China. Speaking of which, Sichuan and Guizhou were both the first to overthrow the Qing government, but now they attacked us in reverse. In my opinion, we must not retreat. We should stick to Liupanshui and wait for friendly forces. At the same time, Liupanshui City has high walls, and we are talking about the security team and the armed forces in our townships. I think we can definitely defend the city."

County Magistrate Hu's face was bitter and he didn't say anything, but a middle-aged man next to him said: "Old Han, you don't know! The security team said in name that there were 3,000 people. In fact, I see if there are 2,000 people, so I have to ask a question mark? Now I can only hope that Guiyang will send troops as soon as possible before Sichuan arrives here, otherwise I will have to escape!"

"You are anxious and I understand, so I am not anxious. To be honest, I am even more anxious than you who are sitting there! Last year, there was a revolution in the Jijin area in Anshun, and the road conditions were not good. The tax in Guixi, which is accumulated in Liupanshui, has 300,000 taels of food, and 250,000 dan of food. What if something goes wrong? Who can do any good ways?" County Magistrate Hu stood up anxiously and asked.

"What?" Everyone was surprised at how much silver there was in Liupanshui.

Everyone was surprised to hear that before they finished speaking, an urgent noise came from outside the house. He saw a stumble and climbing into the house, wearing a security team uniform, panting and shouting: "No, big things are not going well, hurry, hurry,,,,"

Everyone looked carefully and found out that it was Liu Dekui, deputy head of the security team. "Liu Dekui, why are you panicking? Tell me slowly if you have something to do!" County Magistrate Hu asked with an unhappy expression. Liu Dekui was still panting and took a bowl of tea handed over by his servant. Gudong, Gudong and Gudong were gone.

"County Magistrate Hu, something is not good. Two hours ago, the People's Army from Sichuan had been found in the north. There were guarding the Second Security Brigade to catch fire with him. Only a dozen brothers ran back to report, and the other brothers had been eliminated. Commander Zhang led the first brigade and his family ran away from the south gate." Liu Dekui cried and explained the situation intermittently. Everyone in the conference hall was no longer in the mood to discuss countermeasures, and they stood up and said goodbye to go home to escape from the place. County Magistrate Hu discussed with Liu Dekui, and he took the lead in collecting some money and escaped from Liupanshui in shame from the east gate.

The curious people in Liupanshui City suddenly discovered that the rich and arrogant people and officials who were usually proud of themselves were like ants in a hot pan busy gathering their families to move, and couldn't wait to go south and east.

"I said what happened today? A big move?"

"Dad Cheng, don't you know? I heard that the Sichuan People's Army has attacked us."

"People's Army? Whose troops is it?"

"Oh! Dad, my cousin who came back from Sichuan said that the People's Army is the team of our common people. Now every farmer here has his own land, and the government's tax collection is very low. Do you think they are good?"

"Really!" Old Dad Cheng asked excitedly, but he thought about it again and said, "I heard that these are old people. If the People's Army is the same as in the current yamen, it would be better for the people to follow us!"

"Here, here! The People's Army entered the city from the west gate!"

When the deputy battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the Third Regiment led the soldiers of the First Company to approach the city, they found that the city gate was wide open and the troops were defending the troops. For this reason, the deputy battalion commander was really puzzled for a long time and hesitated whether he should rush into the city in time to take a look?

"Battorney General, why don't I take a row forward and see the situation?"

He pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Okay, but be careful, if the situation is wrong, retreat immediately!"

"Yes! Follow me in the row!"

A row of more than twenty soldiers crawled along the terrain carefully. When less than 200 meters away from the city, there was still no response in the city. From time to time, ordinary people were in and out. Now, the first company commander was confused. Did the security team in the city run away? Not so many, the first company commander suddenly made up his mind to shout to the soldiers around him: "Comrades, rush into the city and see, the enemy may have run away!" After that, he agreed to the first company commander jumped up from the hidden place, picked up the new Chinese rifle and rushed in front.

The few people at the gate of the city were surprised to look at the group of people who seemed to be crazy. They couldn't help but frightened and quickly flashed to the side and were at a loss. "Company Commander, there are no enemies in the city gate?" "Run? Did you really run?" The commander of the company said to himself. Seeing the people gathered not far from the gate of the city, he quickly walked forward, with an unnatural smile on his face, and asked, "Membersman, may the enemy in the city really run away?"

The common people looked at each other. After a long time, a brave young man stood up and said with a little confusion: "This morning, the security team ran away. Now the rich people in the city are busy preparing to leave. Jun Ye, may I ask you really are the people's army?"

As soon as I heard it, I realized that the people here had heard of the People's Army's policies, but were worried that they would not treat the people of Guizhou fairly. The company commander stepped forward and patted the young man and said, "Young man, our People's Army is called Jun Ye, but he is called comrades! I believe you have heard of the People's Army's policies. The People's Army is to be the master of the people, and to make the people have food, clothes, and farming. In the near future, you will gradually understand my words. Thank you and everyone, and we must go to the city to maintain order!"

"Line platoon leader, please inform the battalion commander immediately and inform the situation!" "Yes," the platoon leader quickly ran to the gathering place of the troops.

Then the Third Regiment 1st Battalion connected all government agencies and some military warehouses in the city of Liupanshui, and posted notices to relieve the people, elaborating on various policies of the People's Army. At the same time, it required that the landlords who were still in the city and the big bullies would take the initiative to report to the People's Military Government. The government would handle it lightly and leniently according to the specific circumstances. It required that all personnel working in the original government work on time to maintain the operation of the government agencies and wait for acceptance. Finally, the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion received a notice from the army that a large amount of silver was found in the warehouse of the former Hu County Magistrate's garage, with a huge amount.

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"Commander Zhang, I think it's better to leave some of the silver for the newly established Liupanshui government. After all, the money is accumulated from the people here." Wang Tianjie, deputy chief of staff of the General Staff, stood up and walked to the military map with a smile, saying: "The rest of the matter is transported to Chengdu. At the same time, according to the original plan, Zhu Hengliang is the head of the Liupanshui area, and is responsible for coordinating local work. The local Fifth Regiment stays in Liupanshui. Other departments must prepare for the departure tomorrow. Our ultimate goal is to take Guiyang!" At the end, he stretched out his thick and short hands, pressed hard on the direction of Guiyang on the map, and looked around at every commander sitting below.

As soon as Wang Tianjie finished speaking, "Report! Headquarters urgent telegram!" Zhang Ning, head of the Communications Section of the Third Division, walked into the conference room quickly and saluted Zhang Dashan and Wang Tianjie and said. "Ignore," Zhang Dashan turned his head slightly and looked at Wang Tianjie. The two of them exchanged their opinions in an instant. Zhang Ning used his unique voice to open the telegram clip and said loudly: "Two Zhang and Wang: I received an urgent telegram from Chengdu today and learned that Yunnan Yunnan's Yunnan Army had about 50,000 troops, and the four divisions had gathered in Fuyuan and Panxian areas, and there were any troops to march into Gui at any time.

The possibility of state. Therefore, after research by the headquarters, the Third Division decided to rest for three days after capturing Liupanshui, and then turn to attack Guanling, and after occupying Guanling, block the Yunnan army entering Guizhou on the spot. You will decide to stay or stay at the local troops. At the same time, the Eighth Division has been ordered to rush to Guixi from Panzhihua and arrive ten days later. The Fourth Division rushed to Guanling from Jinsha and formed a blocking force to be commanded by Zhang Dashan. If the Yunnan army does not enter Guizhou, your unit can act on camera." After reading it, Zhang Ning put the telegram in front of Zhang Dashan's table and turned around and left.

"Comrades, everyone heard the call from the headquarters. You can say any ideas and suggestions." After Zhang Dashan lit the cigarette, he was surprised not panic and asked everyone sitting calmly.

The commanders of the regiments below exchanged their opinions on the changes in the battle situation. "I would like to make a few suggestions," Xie Zhi, the commander of the Yibin First Regiment, stood up, walked to the map, pointed to Qinglong, west of Guanling, and said: "From the overall situation, the headquarters proposed to block the Yunnan Army in Guanling, but there was a problem at the same time. The latest information shows that Anshun now gathered nearly one and a half divisions of troops, and the strength of the local security team that fled from Guixi should not be underestimated. Anshun is less than 100 miles away from Guanling. If Liu Houcai cooperated behind the scenes of the Yunnan Army attacked our army.

The words will put our army in a dilemma. Therefore, I suggest that, first, use the Yunnan Army to advance the blocking site from Guanling to Longpan Mountain in the Qinglong area. Second, the first, second and third regiments of the local area form a division to accompany a small number of artillery, and cooperate with the Fourth Division troops from Jinsha to attack Anshun on both sides. It would be best if Anshun can be captured in a short time, otherwise, use local troops to restrain Anshun Liu Houcai's troops. The Fourth Division also quickly advances to Qinglong. Liupanshui only has one regiment of troops. Although this is a bit risky, I think the Yunnan Army would not have any troops to defend Liupanshui."

Zhang Dashan has been listening to Xie Zhixian's combat plan silently, and secretly admired the young regiment commander who was only nineteen years old, "Okay! This is a good note. On the one hand, it can prevent the Yunnan Army from entering Guizhou, and on the other hand, it can also occupy Anshun. If it can be taken down, the troops formed by local troops can also attack Guiyang. The first, second and third regiments form a division and are under the command of Xie Zhixian. At the same time, the headquarters is instructed to convey our headquarters' ideas on the combat plan, and ask the Fourth Division troops to advance quickly to cooperate with the local division. Now your regiments are on the spot for a day and set off tomorrow evening!"
Chapter completed!