The war finally started, but it was not the one in Pingjing Pass, but the Wusheng Pass dozens of miles away!

Because, Li Chun's troops, which can be transported by train for most of the journey south, are obviously much faster than Ma Ji, and are almost the same time as the first vanguard battalion of the First Mixed Association arrived at Pingjing Pass. Ji Yulin received a reward from the spy sent out to inquire. Li Chun's troops had arrived at the entrance of the South Canyon where Wusheng Pass is located in the Jigong Mountains five miles north of the pass!

"If you send the order, all departments must be careful! Without my order, no one will be allowed to shoot without authorization!"

In Wusheng Pass, Ji Yulin stood in front of a map and examined it carefully for a while. After discovering that he had no loopholes, he gave the order with satisfaction!

"Yes, sir!"

The messenger saluted and got on his horse and rushed to the places where the ambush were hidden outside the pass to inform him!

Sun Guoan, Liu Huaou and others contributed a lot of people here in the process of seizing Wusheng Pass. Ji Yulin did not avoid suspicion and concealment, which made a group of people very good at treating him. Sun Guoan was somewhat concerned about Li Han behind him. As for Liu Huaou and others, the military government has now used decisive means to capture the important Wusheng Pass and proved that he was not a pseudo-revolution attempt to surrender to the Qing court. It made the crowd more respect, and they all said that they were the military government as the vanguard and defended Wusheng Pass to the death!

"Mr. Ji, the Qing army is now in a great situation. Why don't we keep the city management and defend it? Why should we take this risk to fight him!"

The person who spoke was Sun Guoan. He had been in Xinyang many times, so he naturally knew that the current gathering of tens of thousands of Qing troops in Xinyang was far from being able to withstand the soldiers of more than 2,000 military governments in the city. Unless they were defended according to the pass, there were still some possible persistence for a while. Although this risky ambush was quite likely to succeed, the risk was actually not small.

Liu Huaou and others obviously thought so, nodding from the side.

Ji Yulin nodded and said slowly, "Sir, don't call me an adult, just call me Liangxuan directly. What the gentlemen are worried about is that Ji also knows that there are some risks in sending troops to ambush the Qing army Li Chun's troops in the surrounding valleys. However, the Qing army did not know that our military government had already won the Wusheng Pass with the help of all the gentlemen. My eighth standard and you work together with you. As long as you seize the opportunity, you may not be able to attack the Qing army who went south with unprepared defense. Secondly, you can see that Xinyang gathered a total of one town, two associations, and the seventh battalion had about 25,000 Qing troops, several times the number of troops gathered in the county. If the first battle cannot be given a head-on attack on the other side, it will be difficult for the Qing army to resist again! Therefore, although the ambush strategy has to take risks, it has to be done!"

What a Ji Yulin, no wonder he has left a great reputation in history. If he hadn't died young, he would have never been able to be like Lan Tianwei and others.

When he spoke, Liu Huaou and others thought for a while, but they were convinced. Sun Guoan frowned. He saw Ji Yulin's decisive statement and knew that he had probably asked for instructions from Li Han in the county town, so he had to force his uneasy heart in his heart. He nodded and smiled, "Since that's the case, it's up to Brother Ji. How old are you? I'll call me "Brother Ji, don't be surprised!"

Ji Yulin kept talking about where, but his fingers kept sliding on the map. He suddenly turned his face and frowned and asked: "Several people proposed to disrupt the patrols of the captured battalions and reorganize the fourth battalion. However, although they were all replaced by the officer command of our military government, I was still a little uneasy. It would be better to get rid of Zhang Xiyuan and others first and cut off their rebellious thoughts!"

His voice was cold and his ruthless appearance made Sun Guoan tremble as if he had seen Li Han. He thought that he had killed dozens of captured generals as soon as he spoke. His methods were really cruel. You must know that even Li Han, after the previous battle with Liu Wenyu, only picked out some Qing army generals who had made great mistakes and killed him. Liu Wenyu is still imprisoned in Yingcheng's prison.

"this……"

Sun Guoan and others frowned and looked at each other, and finally Liu Huaou persuaded him: "Ji Biaotong doesn't need to worry about this. After several battalions of Qing troops were disrupted by us, they have basically lost the possibility of rebellion. As for those captured generals, there are many people with higher military ranks than us, especially those headed by the former Hubei Admiral Zhang Biao and the 37th Mixed Association of Henan Zhang Xiyuan. Although killing generals in the battle can shock the Qing army, it is not good for the several battalions of Qing troops that were just incorporated. Therefore, I suggest that we should choose a time tomorrow to transfer the crowd to the county town and hand it over to the general to deal with it!"

At this time, he already understood that it was a mistake to assassinate Li Han at that time, so he took the initiative to change his name to Da Zheng, which shows his sincerity.

Ji Yulin lowered his head and thought for a while, nodded, "What the sir said is very much, as for the newly formed army in Henan..."

If you don’t select a few generals to take charge, you can’t suppress the new battalions. However, the eighth standard under his command is also a new one. Now the management of each battalion cannot be adjusted for a while! Therefore, you really can’t pick out suitable officers to command for a while!

Sun Guoan was secretly happy when he saw this. Although he received Li Han's promise, he also knew that it was the right thing to have soldiers in his hands in this troubled time. How could he still hold on to such a good opportunity?

He knew that Liu Huaou had been appointed by Ji Yulin as the command center of the former 42nd Hubei New Army's Third Battalion, and his subordinates were all inserted into the third battalion, so he naturally would not fight with him. He took the initiative to stand up and spoke, "Brother Ji, if you don't worry, before the command center's appointment arrives, Sun will share your worries. You have not taken care of the patrols of Henan battalions yet!"

Ji Yulin's face jumped, especially when he was reminded by Li Han. When he saw him, Sun Guoan jumped out to ask for troops, he felt nervous, but he was a hero in the aftermath. He knew that what Sun Guoan proposed was undoubtedly the best method now. If he could really control the organization of several battalions, then in the war later, the reorganized Henan Patrol Battalion would not be able to enter the battlefield. At that time, twice the number of troops would cause heavy damage to Li Chun's troops... or even swallow them all!

"this……"

He pondered for a while and then took the decision. He nodded in Sun Guoan's expectant eyes, "What Mr. said is very much. I will temporarily serve as the command center and appoint Mr. as the 'Henan Mixed Association'. All the captured soldiers of the four battalions were transferred to your management. Mr., before Liangxuan came, the general once told Liangxuan that if there was no Mr. willing to bear the infamy and lurking in the pass, our military government would be unable to win Wusheng Pass so quickly. Therefore, after the war, if it is the first merit, it is not an exaggeration to propose that Mr. to be the first meritorious person. However, Liangxuan was commissioned by the general to guard the northern border of the military government and temporarily serve as the commander-in-chief of Wusheng Pass during the war. There are many places to mobilize troops in the future, so I would like to ask Mr. to cooperate more!"

Sun Guoan was very happy to be able to get the position of "Henan Mixed Association" from him. He knew that there were Li Han's secret promises in it. Otherwise, Ji Yulin, the commander-in-chief of the Wushengguan War, would not have the power to appoint a military rank higher than his military level. He knew that he had received Li Han's secret promises, so he naturally listened to the warnings afterwards. Now it seems that the military government's power is really booming. Who is Sun Guoan? The Qing court and the revolutionary camp have changed several times, and the warmth of human feelings have been suffered a lot. He can't even weigh his own weight. Naturally, he would not do such a thing that gives people eye drops. He responded in a hurry.

Everyone came to celebrate for a while and decided on this matter! Everyone was very happy!

Not long after, a spy came to report that as soon as Li Chun's vanguard two battalions entered the ambush circle, the cavalry team of the vanguard one battalion was about to arrive at Wusheng Pass.

Ji Yulin and others knew that they were going to prepare, so they immediately ordered to change into military uniforms for Zhang Xiyuan and others to help them wait on the city wall, and not ask the cavalry team that came to explore the way first to discover any flaws. In order to prevent the Qing soldiers from discovering in advance, he had not yet forced the several battalions to cut off their braids at this moment, just to prepare at this time.

Not long after, someone came to report that after the cavalry team arrived at the gate, Zhang Xiyuan had a brief conversation with the cavalry officer under the escort of several guards, and a team of cavalry got off the horse and entered the city to rest. His personal commander of the other half rushed back to the rear and replied that there was nothing wrong in the gate. Before leaving, he specially ordered that Zhang Xiyuan and others leave the gate to welcome the upcoming new 21st mixed association Li Chun.

Zhang Xiyuan naturally did not dare to speak nonsense under the threat of the hidden gun, so he naturally responded.

After seeing him knowing each other, the cavalry officer got on the horse and led the remaining subordinates to reply back.

After the cavalry team left, Ji Yulin and others were relieved, knowing that they had not been discovered now, and the ambush was halfway.

After the sound of horse hooves from afar could no longer be heard, he immediately ordered that before the dozens of cavalry entering the city could react, hundreds of soldiers rushed out from around them and seized their weapons without firing a single shot or an ammunition.

After dealing with the horse team that entered the city, Sun Guoan immediately resigned to take over the newly formed Henan soldiers of several battalions. Liu Huaou also had other tasks and also resigned to lead the soldiers of the third battalion to the city wall and fill in various places.

After he ordered the heavy artillery to be erected on the city wall to get off the covered cannon jacket, the sound of officers calling for the transport of guns, cannons and bullets everywhere in the city was heard everywhere, and soldiers running around and carrying and increasing and strengthening were still busy. Even though several escalators were temporarily built, they still seemed too busy!

Several strongholds outside the city where heavy troops were buried to ambush were all prepared early. The city's defense was the most backward one. Wusheng Pass has been the only way to move south since ancient times. It is located in the canyon, and is located in a dangerous place, controlling the entire passage. The city city uses mountains as obstacles, and it is made into a pass. The city walls are solid. In ancient times, "cars cannot track, horses cannot ride together". The mountains are standing on both sides, and the mountains are densely covered with pine, fir, bamboo and other vegetation. Therefore, it is more suitable for ambush. Once the enemy enters the canyon, you must be vigilant about the disaster of closing the door and ambush.

Ji Yulin also came to Wusheng Pass to station in his early years, and he still remembers the nearby terrain.

At this moment, Liu Huaou and others were stationed again. Veterans who had been patrolling for several years had selected a few places for ambush on the canyons on both sides early. Thousands of people were dispatched to work hard for more than an hour before they transported twenty-four heavy mountain cannons up the mountain, and a large amount of gunpowder was buried on the road in the valley. A large number of machine guns and ammunition were gathered on the canyons on both sides of the shore. Another third battalion soldiers were ambushed. Just wait for the Qing army to arrive, they wanted to give him a good look!

During that anxious waiting, Li Chun's troops heading south to the 21st mixed association of the Qing army, and finally all the troops entered the valley!

Li Chun rode on a war horse and slowly entered the valley with the army.

I don’t know what to do or whether I am worried about my future. In short, since I left Xinyang today, his heart has been beating constantly, unable to say whether it is worried or something. In short, it is not a feeling that makes him happy.

Sighing, he looked up at the stars in the sky, but the little bits of silt darkness in his heart became more and more obvious.

In fact, he has not been in a very good situation lately.

Yes, since Feng Chuan's adult was about to come back, he has been worried and unable to sleep or eat. Especially now that he has been kicked out of the organization of the Sixth Towns of Beiyang, and has been transferred from the previous Sixth Towns, and has taken over the position of the 21st Mixed Association of Hubei New Army, he has never stopped worrying.

He knew that it was probably the meaning of that adult. It seemed that the adult had not visited him in recent years and was filial to him. Instead, he was very dissatisfied with Tie Liang and others' firm defensive Yuan faction and wanted to hit him.

Sighing, Li Chun frowned, and had become a lump.

Speaking of which, he was also from Beiyang. He once followed the Huai Army general Nie Shicheng. In the 17th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, he was admitted to the second phase of the Tianjin Martial Preparation School. After graduating from the 21st year of Guangxu, he stayed at the class monitor for his proficiency in German practice and assisted in coaching military practice.

Later, Yuan Shikai trained the new army at a small station, and he followed him as a coach. The second year he was promoted to the vanguard of the inspection of the new army supervision team. In May 28, the Guangxu period, Yuan Shikai submitted a military and political department to organize the standing army in Baoding, and Li Chun was appointed as the coaching office (Feng Guozhang, the general manager) to make an adjustment. Because he was a fellow villager with Yuan Shikai's concubine Yang, and he himself was extremely good at management, he was very popular. At the beginning of the 29th year of the Guangxu period, he was promoted to the cavalry battalion of the Beijing Banner (Tieliang was appointed as the yichang chief); in May, the first town of the newly established army in Beiyang (the chief officer Wang Yingkai) was established, and he served as the cavalry battalion of the town.

In September of the 31st year of Guangxu, Li Chun participated in the Qing army's autumn training and sang in the playground. His voice shocked the audience and praised Yuan Shikai. He was immediately promoted to the third-tier commander of the Second Association of the First Town, and stationed in Beiyuan. He has since become Yuan Shikai's confidant.

Later, the Empress Dowager Cixi passed away, and the Regent Zaifeng gained great power. Seeing that the court was full of voices of overthrowing Yuan, Li Chun judged the situation in time. With the relationship he took care of Tieliang when he was in charge of the standing army in the Beijing Banner, he was recommended by Tieliang (the iron-core Overlord Yuan faction) to the Regent Zaifeng from being promoted from a general to a deputy general, and was transferred to the 11th Council of the Sixth Town of the Beiyang Army, and also supervised the Sixth Town Suiying Academy, and stationed in Baoding.

In the past few years, seeing that Old Yuan has no hope of resurrecting his revenge, Li Chun, like other former officers, spared no effort to dilute the shadow of his small station system. At the beginning of this year, he was awarded the title of Army General General, which was awarded the Qing court.

Originally, all this should be very beautiful. Since he became the Regent Zaifeng, although his identity as a Han Chinese was destined to not be fully believed by the Regent Zaifeng, the powerful Jueluo upstart was also extraordinary in his opinion, and it was not impossible for him to be promoted to the control of a town in the future.

However, with a gunshot from Hubei in October, a group of revolutionary parties headed by Sun Huang in the south were in a great momentum to sweep the world. In Longcheng, the group of Jueluo, who were afraid of death, were naturally frightened. Seeing that the hero "Regent Zaifeng" who had once regained power for them again from Zhang Zhidong, Yuan Shikai and other Han ministers, were revealed, and faced with a more dangerous situation every day. A group of rats who were full of fish and fat in the world were finally scared, so someone remembered Yuan Shikai, the former governor of Zhili and Beiyang minister who had been defeated by them for several years and had gained so much benefit from him!

Although the Regent Zaifeng is cowardly, it is enough to persevere until now that he still has some tricks. You should know that he is not facing others, but the royal family members of almost the entire Qing Dynasty. Others don’t know that Li Chun, who has defected to him, has received letters from the Regent’s Mansion almost every day. Naturally, he knows that in Longcheng, the Regent’s Mansion has been attacked many times by unknown people. In the middle of the night, the Regent’s mansion maliciously smeared feces on the walls of his palace gate and smashed stones from time to time. However, according to the instructions of several people who were arrested, the person behind him was either the Jueluo clan or the prince in the city, Beile, how do you tell him to act?

No one can be the comeback of Yuan Shikai, so the foreigners were making trouble at this time, and they clearly did not like the Qing Dynasty's rule. Even Zhu Erdian, the Minister of the British Empire to China, had gathered the ministers of France, Germany and Russia, and stood clearly behind Yuan Shikai's flagpole to build a flag for him. With the regent Zaifeng's weak-legged temperament when he saw foreigners, he did not even have the courage to fight to the death.

It made him worry for several days in vain, not knowing how he should do in the future.

In a while, most of the central army he was in had entered the valley. Li Chun raised his head and looked up on the mountain walls on both sides of the surrounding canyon. If he was just good at managing and without a little ink in his heart, how could he sit in his current seat? He was now light in his mouth, "It is indeed a powerful pass, worthy of the name of a place that military strategists must fight for in ancient times. Here are the peaks and walls, the mountains are continuous, and there are many vegetation on the mountains... If there are defenders setting ambush here, a army can lurk on both sides. When all the troops enter the valley, they will raid all the ambushing. If they use feather arrows, the army will lose more than half. If they use firearms and artillery bombardment, then..."

He was shocked when he said this. If there were really a large army ambushing this place, then his 21st mixed alliance would have the possibility of the entire army being destroyed!

But then he smiled and shook his head, trying to throw this ridiculous idea out of his head.

Now Wusheng Pass is under the control of the Qing army. Thousands of troops are stationed in the pass and have strong support. Even the southern rebellion has been struggling with tens of thousands of troops, and it is difficult to win the strong pass in a short period of time. Moreover, he has led his army to arrive at this time, how is it possible!
Chapter completed!