The Second Brigade passed through the First Brigade that was being sorted out and as the vanguard of the entire division, it rolled towards Xuzhou. In the direction of Xuzhou not far away, thick smoke had already risen. It seemed that the Beiyang troops who were preparing to retreat were burning things. Yuchen looked at the horse-riding military police of the division headquarters, who were dispatching troops to speed up the operation.

Gu Zhizhong rode over on a horse unskilledly. The sea of ​​blood piles along the way made the reporter look very bad. He thought Bengbu was fighting hard enough, but he didn't expect that in Zhangbao, the battle day and night was ten times more tragic than the frontier of Bengbu.

When he came over, it was Wu Cai who reported the casualties and the results of Yuchen.

"After a preliminary period, the first brigade almost almost killed 431 loyal and brave officers and soldiers. The injured ones cannot be fully counted. The Beiyang Army was wiped out by me, and there were several Jiang Guardians, killing and wounding more than a thousand, captives......" His tone became quiet, and the battle was fought several times. The first time there was a number of deaths and injuries exceeding the number of prisoners. The casualties of his first brigade also reached 30%. This battle was really fierce.

Yuchen was a little confused. The Beiyang Army had never been so tenacious in his memory. Why did he fight so hard this time? Is Yuan Shikai going to demonstrate to him? Showing the combat effectiveness of the old Beiyang? He shook his head and stopped thinking. Anyway, Xuzhou won it, there is no problem.

He glanced at Gu Zhizhong, and Bai Siwen, who should have been following them, did not follow. He was a little surprised: "Brother Two-Yi? Where is Miss Li and Captain Bai Guard? Didn't I take her back from Director Mu? When I conquer Xuzhou, I should send the two away."

Gu Zhizhong looked at the bloody scene on the battlefield and did not answer Yuchen's question: "Does there still be such a big battle when you go to Xuzhou?" Yuchen smiled slightly, but he didn't see any joy in his expression: "I have completely defeated Beiyang's strength in Jiangsu. I can be sure that Xuzhou can go down without a fight. This is a civil war, and I don't want to fight such a fierce battle..."

He stopped the topic and nodded slightly to Gu Zhizhong. He rode his horse and ran towards the front. Only the reporter was left there in a daze. Yuchen's horse ran faster and faster, and there was a team that was heading forward like a dragon. The winter wind cut on his face like a knife, and several guards followed him tightly.

It has been two months since I arrived in this world, and suddenly I have become a status and status with the familiarity of history. Countless people and things have come to me like this. With the order now, 20,000 people will be charged for him. Every choice of my own may have an impact on history. I soon got used to the high position and the pleasure of holding power in my hands. In Nanjing, Bengbu, and Zhangbao Town, the bloody battles of his subordinates have made his heart harder, and he will no longer be shocked and sad about the number of casualties.

After paying so many sacrifices, he wanted to get something even more. In such a great era, he had completely integrated into it. The past experiences seemed to be as far away as things in his previous life. He wanted to gain greater power! He wanted to occupy a larger territory! He wanted to do more careers! This history must become a little different because of his existence!

Yesterday, the First Brigade charged Zhangbao Town with a decisive death charge. Yuchen was so excited that he was a little trembling in the telescope. Such a fierce battle was the most prosperous sacrifice in his eyes. The First Division would be tempered in the blood and fire, and he also became more and more scheming through the road. When he got the territory of northern Jiangsu, he would see how he could show it! In this great era, if he did not make a career, how could he be worthy of this great life and so many dead brothers? Thinking of the complex situation he was about to face, he did not feel pressure, but had the urge to devote himself to it.

Let the trend of the great era come more violently.

Li Yuan has been busy in the field hospital these days. She was reluctantly asked by Yuchen to come back the day before, and politely asked her to be placed in the division headquarters. Although she met every day, Yuchen only nodded and smiled at her, and he was indeed busy. The things that could not be handled every day, the division headquarters telegram room forwarded many messages from all over the place every day. She personally experienced the war on the front line and the huge sacrifice of soldiers. Her romantic fantasies about war and heroes have long faded a lot.

But she was still fascinated by Yuchen. At such a young age, he always looked thoughtful when he was so young. He ate easily and slept very little. In her simple thoughts, she never thought that a young man like him would bear so much responsibility and be placed so many expectations by the people. He could still insist on marching, doing things, and fighting.

She thought secretly that General Yu must be very tired. Unfortunately, she is a little girl and has nothing to share with him. She is working hard to do nursing work, but she always feels that she is getting farther and farther away from General Yu. The fantasy heroes and beauties meet each other is just a dream. How could Yuchen have the intention to consider her feelings? Daddy sent a telegram and his tone became more and more severe, but he hid it all for Brother Cunzhong. He is still unable to come out to send her back.

On that day, the wounded on the front line sent him down like a flow of water. She couldn't help but go to the hospital to help Director Mu. Bai Siwen was still unlucky to stand guard at the door of the field hospital. Only in the busy and simple gratitude eyes of the wounded, could she find some meaning of continuing to stay in the First Division.

Zhang Shuyuan and Zhang Xun sat in the carriage of the train and hung, looking at the chaotic platform with complicated expressions. Xuzhou was already in a mess, and the Jiang defense army had completely collapsed. The troops had disbanded themselves. The big braided scattered soldiers were harassed everywhere. If it weren't for the station and some Beiyang troops maintaining order, they would have been difficult for them to leave.

The explosions in the armory came in waves, and the sound of bullets bursting. Some coolies carried boxes of salt administration banknotes on the train under the guards of the Beiyang Army. Some soldiers poured oil on the locomotives everywhere, preparing to ignite.

Zhang Xun closed his eyes. Even if he fled to the north, his future was over. There was no soldier or soldier to command him. His desperate struggle in the south only made Yuchen famous generals in the Northern Expedition. In addition to being unwilling to give up, he was more tired and hopeless.

Zhang Shuyuan thought more than him. Gong Bao told him to show the power of Beiyang in front of Yuchen. He was determined to wipe out the two teams under his command on the battlefield. Although Gong Bao promised to allocate his new troops to rebuild the 10th association in the Preparatory Army, these are brothers he has been working hard for several years! If the Fifth Town could come with the entire division, and with the cooperation of the Jiang Fangjun, instead of following Gong Bao's instructions to fight a defender-like defense battle, he firmly believed that he could suffer some trouble for Yuchen! Xuzhou would not be thrown away like this! He gritted his teeth and said to Zhang Xun: "Zhang Junmen, brothers are worthy of you. More than three thousand brothers have almost lost all their losses. Brothers, let's go now. When we return to Shandong, we have to rectify the troops and prevent Yuchen from coming again."

Zhang Xun nodded powerlessly at Zhang Shuyuan, with a look of gratitude in his eyes. He asked Yuan Gongbao for help for several days, and he always insisted on fighting hard on the front line. It was only Zhang Shuyuan, the only one who could do more. Yuchen's cavalry outpost was approaching the outskirts of Xuzhou. If everything was cut off from the railway, they would really have no way to run away.

Zhang Shuyuan waved to the adjutant: "All those things that have not been installed are put on the platform, leaving a row of people to watch. Wait until the next car is gone. Immediately notify the station and we will leave!"

Xuzhou was restored in chaos. The troops of the Second Brigade quickly took over key points in the city in a company. Patrol teams were sent on the street to search for enemy scattered on the streets. They also began to organize manpower to put out fires. The Beiyang Army left a row of people on the platform, who had already been in their pockets full of money and escaped.

Looking at this city shrouded in fireworks, Yuchen lost the mood of organizing the city and entered the ancient city with a few staff members. Xuzhou finally fell into his own hands. This city with an extremely important strategic location controls the gateway of north-south transportation. Since ancient times, I don’t know how many tragic battles around here have been fought. Finally, on December 27, 1911, he was restored by Yuchen.

The flag of the Shanghai Pioneer slowly rose at the highest point of Xuzhou. Yuchen stood on the street with his hands behind his back, looking at the flag with a little broken, with smoke and bullet holes flying in the sky of Xuzhou.

There are too many things to do next. The Northern Expedition will basically end here. Although the military operation will continue, the territory will be stable in this area. My rear must be stable, and I must appoint a county magistrate and sort out the local area. The Xu Baoshan army in Yangzhou must also solve it. Only by removing this obstacle can we develop to the beach and truly control the salt of the two Huaihe Rivers in our hands. We must also open up new sources of wealth and train the troops. We must cope with the forces of both sides and be able to get along with each other. Time is endless...... What steps can we do in only one and a half years? Under the subordinates with their own ideas, the forces behind us, the forces that have not yet appeared, the talents that have no experience in civil affairs work, and are increasingly lacking...... What steps can we do in this territory of our own?

When Yuchen was completely immersed in his thoughts, no one noticed it. In a window facing the street, his figure was already stuck in the gap of a Japanese golden hook rifle. A six or five bullets were quietly waiting for firing in the chamber, and then pounced into his body.

The owner of the rifle was a soldier from the Beiyang Army, and all three of his brothers were in the 19th Band. His company was left to protect Zhang Shuyuan. The Southern Army did not leave prisoners, and it had already spread in the Northern Army. As the sound of cannons at Zhangbao subsided, he had only one thought in his mind to seek revenge on the Southern Army! He stayed in Xuzhou, hid in an abandoned building, and was waiting to kill a major figure in the Southern Army. He had seen Yuchen in the photos in the newspaper, and the highest commander of the Southern Army was now under his gun, less than thirty meters away.

A staff officer came over to Yuchen and asked Yuchen to read it with a telegram. Now the deputy director was organizing the office location of the division headquarters, and he looked for Yuchen all over the city. Finally, he met him here.
Chapter completed!