The war report was sent to the Suzhou Mansion overnight, and Qiao Zhiqing had just finished discussing business with Dai Yuanzheng, the director of the Suzhou Ordnance Institute.After Yan Yuting entered the door, Dai Yuanzheng clasped his fists and saluted and retreated.The 1,000 rounds of artillery shells that Qiao Zhiqing ordered the Ordnance Institute to make have been delivered today, and it also brought a big surprise to Qiao Zhiqing, and at the same time delivered 100 50-millimeter mortars to Qiao Zhiqing.The Suzhou Ordnance Institute lacked steel to make large-caliber field guns.For this reason, Qiao Zhiqing thought about it carefully, and explained to Dai Yuanzheng the principle of small-caliber mortars commonly used by little devils when they invaded China.These fifty-millimeter mortars were very lightweight, and some had a range of just over two hundred meters.At that time, the Japanese devils mainly developed this thing in order to make up for the gap in firepower between medium mortars and individual grenades, and at the same time to greatly enhance the firepower of infantry squads.To put it bluntly, it's a grenade-throwing machine, but the base of the shell has been replaced with a trigger device."
Marshal Qiao, what makes your old man happy like this, take a look at the military situation in Huzhou, the new first division has already suffered heavy casualties."
Yan Yuting glanced at Qiao Zhiqing, and put the military newspaper in front of Qiao Zhiqing in frustration.Qiao Zhiqing picked up the military newspaper and read it carefully, as if he had been prepared, and said lightly, "Zhang Zongyu has been very unexpected, it has only been two or three months for them to accept the adaptation, and this price is already very surprising to me." ”"At this price, more than 2,000 soldiers have died today, and Qiao Dashuai is really wealthy."
Yan Yuting sneered without yin or yang."
The edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of the plum blossom comes from the bitter cold.The new 1st Division was born in the Twist Army, and it is used to being free and casual, with a stubborn rogue consciousness in its mind, and the upper and lower generals are not in harmony.If you don't find a chance to exercise, what kind of atmosphere can you achieve in the future. ”Qiao Zhiqing was tepid, still explaining to Yan Yuting with a smile on his face."
You, your heart is getting more and more ruthless, it turns out that you are reluctant to use the soldiers under your hands as if they are a baby, but now it's okay, I don't know if I'm distressed at all, aren't you afraid of gossip from the generals of the new army" Yan Yuting sighed and took out a secret report from her arms.The secret report is the news from the fire fox, and there are already rumors in the new first division, saying that Qiao Zhiqing wants to use Huang Wenjin's hand to consume the last strength of the twisted army, and Zhang Zongyu is Song Jiang, who was Zhao'an by Song Huizong, and after fighting to the death with Fang La, he is going to attack the people of Liangshan."
Do the generals in the new army still have flexible brains, it's a pity that I'm not that Song Huizong."
Qiao Zhiqing put down the secret report and laughed and praised, not knowing whether to be happy or angry."
You are still laughing, I really don't understand you, it is clear that you can easily break the city after besieging Huzhou City, but you want Zhang Zongyu to take it within seven days, and I don't blame those generals who are thinking nonsense."
Yan Yuting's puzzled willow eyebrows frowned, and she glanced at Qiao Zhiqing."
How long will it take to besiege the city to break Huzhou, and the city will have a month's armament, to say the least.Have you ever thought that if Li Xiucheng sent reinforcements, would the new 1st Division fall into a situation of being attacked on the back of the enemy" Qiao Zhiqing stood up, stretched his muscles, and pinched Yan Yuting's muttering mouth."
You just talk nonsense, Jiaxing is surrounded by Li Hongzhang, Hangzhou is surrounded by Zuo Zongtang, is it possible for Li Xiucheng to become a soldier" Yan Yuting took his big hand away and rubbed it on his small mouth."
You don't understand, according to my understanding of Li Hongzhang, he is very likely to let Li Xiucheng go and let him come to us for trouble."
Qiao Zhiqing's face was full of confidence."
How is this possible, my Firefox has not heard a word about this."
Yan Yuting glared at her big eyes unconvinced."
If we're not convinced, we'll wait and see if your Firefox is powerful, or if my intuition is great."
Qiao Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and handed a secret letter to Yan Yuting, and at the same time asked her to instruct the pro-military battalion to escort the shells and new weapons of the ordnance station to Zhang Zongyu on the front line.He didn't want too many people to know about this new equipment, so it was more reassuring to be escorted by his own soldiers.After dawn, the soldiers delivered 1,000 rounds of field artillery shells, 100 mortars, and 200 shells to Zhang Zongyu, who was haggard in the military tent, and at the same time there was also a sentry artillery accompanying him.The mortar body is easy to cast, but the shells are made of yellow explosives, and there is a serious shortage.Qiao Zhiqing also made a bloody investment this time, and all the 200 shells he had just made were handed over to the new 1st Division for use.Zhang Zongyu studied the strategy of dealing with the enemy overnight last night, and was worried about the shortage of ammunition, so Qiao Zhiqing supplemented him, and his heart was naturally overjoyed, and he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to entertain his brothers in the soldiers and artillery.After the soldiers retreated, Zhang Zongyu excitedly opened the secret letter, which was Qiao Zhiqing's detailed explanation of the mortar.He also deliberately emphasized that Zhang Zongyu should arrange artillery on the city wall to prepare for defense, and not use a single shell from the field artillery."
What the hell is this marshal doing with mortars, he sent shells to people and didn't let them be used, is this mortar more effective than running in the field" Zhang Zongyu muttered in frustration, called all the generals into the military tent, and arranged the task.Huang Wenjin's defense in the city was mainly concentrated in four places, one was the government office in the north of the city, the other was the Xiangguo Temple in the south of the city, the other was the Confucian Temple in the west of the city, and the other was the academy in the east of the city.These four areas have been interspersed and blocked by the new 1st Division, and the next step is to start pulling out these four nails."
Do you have any good advice, speak it out."
After Zhang Zongyu sat down on the main seat, the generals sat down on both sides in turn."
Division commander, last night, my subordinates have joined forces with Brigade Commander Luo Changfeng and Brigade Commander Tan Guanglin to conduct a detailed investigation of the enemy's deployment situation.Huang Wenjin's men fought fiercely with us for four days, and now there are tens of thousands of dead and wounded, and only half of the remaining 20,000 people are all equipped with firearms.More than 10,000 people were stationed in the streets and strongholds around the government office.The remaining more than 10,000 people are all cold weapons with bows and arrows, and only a small number of firearms are equipped with them, and they are deployed in the other three places.The three of us mean that the first three pick soft persimmons and pinch them, and finally attack the government together. ”Luo Sanyuan hugged his fists and said, he and Tan Guanglin and Luo Changfeng drank and talked last night, and the three of them made amends to each other, Luo Sanyuan first admitted that he had always been excluded from the two, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Qiao Zhiqing's arrangement, and it was obvious that he didn't believe in the Twist Army.Tan Guanglin and Luo Changfeng also admitted that they always looked down on these later generals of the Twist Army, and always thought that they were old brothers who came all the way with Qiao Zhiqing, and they didn't pay attention to any of the generals of the Twist Army.But the three of them have experienced the baptism of war together today, and naturally have a feeling of life and death, after all, the honor and disgrace of the new first division have been closely linked to them.At that moment, the three of them bowed their hands and vowed to work together to forge the new 1st Division into the most elite unit of the Qingzi Army.Zhang Zongyu unexpectedly looked at the appearance of the three brigade commanders working together, and felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, and agreed to Luo Sanyuan's suggestion at the moment.After the battle in the east, west, and south directions began, Zhang Zongyu took the time to inquire about the situation with the 200 artillerymen who had just come to support him in the city.When I arrived at the camp, I was relieved to see the iron pipe with a thick arm.In his mind, the larger the caliber of the artillery, the heavier the weight, the more powerful."
Hello, Comrade Sentry Commander, I have a few questions for you."
Zhang Zongyu asked the artillery to find the sentry commander, smiled and shook his hand.The word "comrade" was also stolen by Qiao Zhiqing from later generations, and he also liked the meaning of these two words, comrade, comrade, like-minded.This title became a ceremonial title in the Qing character army."
Hello, comrade division commander, my name is Xu Sanduo, if you have any questions, just ask, I will tell you everything."
The sentry commander was still a young offspring, and when he saw such a big official as Zhang Zongyu, he was naturally excited, and he was reluctant to let go of Zhang Zongyu's hand."
Very good, there is one thing I haven't figured out, you only brought a total of 200 shells this time, according to the normal ratio, you only need 20 mortars, but why did you bring 200 mortars, so that not a mortar can only fire two shells" Zhang Zongyu awkwardly pulled out his hand, and the palm of his hand was held by the young sentry commander with beads of sweat."
Report to the division commander, I don't know, it was my battalion commander who asked us to come over, saying that he wanted to exercise and train us.We have just set up this outpost, and I was still herding sheep for the landlord in my hometown in Henan two months ago, and I just came to Suzhou with my father to participate in the artillery. ”Xu Sanduo rubbed his hands and wiped them on his military uniform.Showing two rows of white teeth, he laughed innocently."
I just became a sentry commander" Zhang Zongyu was shocked by this fellow from Henan, and he didn't know if his battalion commander was also from Henan, so he went through the back door for this stupid boy."
That is, when I was a child, I herded sheep, and the sheep ran around, and I threw them with stones.Smash and smash, and it becomes accurate.I can smash a sheep even fifty or sixty meters away.My camp tent said that I could hit the stones accurately, and the shells could also be accurate, so I let me be the sentry commander, and I didn't believe that I would smash it for you. ”As he spoke, Xu Sanduo bent down and picked up a stone and smashed it at a house finch on the roof, and the house finch fell in an instant."
Teacher, look, I didn't lie to you, I didn't smash it" Xu Sanduo jumped excitedly, laughed, and went up to shake Zhang Zongyu's hand.Zhang Zongyu hurriedly dodged, without saying a word, he shook his head with a sigh, and left the camp with his hands behind his back."
Division commander, I'll throw you a stone again, can you see it" Xu Sanduo shouted again behind his back, and when he saw Zhang Zongyu ignoring him, he laughed stupidly and wiped the mortar with the barracks.After Zhang Zongyu returned to the military tent, he sat down heavily on the seat, leaned on the back of the seat, and sighed, "Commander, forget if the field artillery is not used."
What kind of secret weapon is it, it's clear that you are sending a stupid boy to train here, you are trying to kill me. ”The fighting did not stop after dark, and the area around Xiangguo Temple in the south of the city and the Temple of Literature in the west of the city had all been taken.The Taiping army also exhausted its tricks, in the street battle between the two sides, what boiling pot oil, bows and arrows, and stones were all used, but under the impact of the Qing character army's gun array, it was completely useless, and finally it was forced to be in a hurry, and it actually rushed out with a big blade, and just hit the muzzle of the Qing character army.These two Taiping troops are also well-known men, and they would rather bend than bend, and none of them surrendered in the end.There was an accident when encircling and suppressing the academy in the east of Zhicheng, the Taiping army stationed in the academy imprisoned thousands of innocent people in the academy, and after the Qing army surrounded the academy, every once in a while, more than a dozen people's heads were thrown out, and threatened that if the new division did not retreat, it would kill all the people inside
.
: