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At the banquet, the eight treasures of sea and land were all made up, and the sweet and sour, cold and cold were gathered together. A beautiful girl with heavy makeup was singing along the side of the banquet, singing something with the sound of string music in the bamboo.

All the diners here were regiment-level officers from the 10th Mixed Brigade of the CSKA and the 1st Mixed Brigade of Fujian. In addition, the two brigade commanders Yao Jianping and Ma Buyun, they all smiled like flowers. The stars surrounded the freshly released Fujian Military Supervisor Tang Guomo and Fujian Governor Changsa Zhenbing.

Tang Guomo pointed to the beautiful girl who was singing the opera and smiled at Sa Zhenbing, "Ding Gong, this little lady is a famous Taoxian on Sima Road in Shanghai. She is not only beautiful, but also has a sweet voice. The little song she sang is famous on the beach. If Ding Gong likes it, why don't she let her be a small one for you, warm the bed and quilt, and serve you?"

Sa Zhenbing smiled lightly, but looked at the beautiful lady but frowned slightly. It was not that Sada Governor was not good at women, but that this kind of product from the fireworks and willow alleys was really unattracted by his eyes. In addition, he was coming to the front line to inspect military information, so it was really not suitable to take the lead in "taking concubines in the face of the battle", right? But at this time it was difficult to refute the face of Tang Guomo, the future governor of Fujian, and could only smile: "Then I thank the general Tang for his good intentions."

The officers in the room all looked at Tang Guomo and Sa Zhenbing. In fact, Tang Guomo invited Sa Zhenbing from Fuzhou to Canghai Town on the front line of Xiamen to be a peacemaker. It turned out that Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping, the commander of the First Mixed Brigade of Fujian, had a twist due to the attack on Xiamen. The two more than 10,000 troops of the Mixed Brigade were frozen on the beach on the other side of Xiamen Island for almost a week...

Tang Guomo nodded with a smile and clapped his hands. The little Taoxian bowed and retreated, preparing to be the wife of the Sa family! Sa Zhenbing also forced a smile, nodded to Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping, and said with a smile: "Guomo, Jianping, this time, the two generals are working together, and they have already reached Zang Ni's old nest Xiamen. As long as they work harder and do their best, will Duan Zhiquan treat the meritorious ministers unfairly?"

As soon as Sa Zhenbing finished speaking, Yao Jianping, who was sitting on his right head, smiled sarcastically: "All the fights are all the brothers' soldiers rushing in front. The brothers' contributions are enough. I will give the big lottery of Xiamen to the Chief Secretary... It is also possible that the Chief Secretary will go further as soon as possible and become the Chief Secretary of the Fujian!"

Sa Zhenbing was choked, but her face still had a spring breeze-like smile. Yao Jianping's governor snatched it for him. Quanzhou, which he had worked hard to defeat, was taken over by his own Marine Corps. He was sure of his unfairness, and it was nothing to complain.

He turned his head and exchanged glances with Tang Guomo, and smiled and said, "This credit should be for everyone to stand together! Of course, Supervisor Tang wants to send troops. Our navy also has four companies of marines, and Brigade Commander Yao has another regiment. In this way, it should be foolproof to attack Xiamen Island."

Tang Guomo also smiled and continued: "What Mr. Ding said is very true. Brothers also let a regiment of the 10th Mixed Brigade come out! Add a regiment of Brother Jianping and a four companies of Ding Gong, and then draw the artillery battalion of the 10th Mixed Brigade and the Fujian First Mixed Brigade to attack Xiamen together?"

Yao Jianping just lowered his head and said nothing. Tang Guomo gritted his teeth again and squeezed out a smile: "When I capture Xiamen, how about my brother recommending Brother Jianping to be the military supervisor of Fujian and the garrison of Fujian? Except for Quanzhou, all other counties in Fujian have stationed their troops for Brother Jianping!"

This time, Tang Guomo spent a lot of money! Fujian Province is just such a small territory. The fattest one is the provincial capital Fuzhou, Zhangzhou, Xiamen, and Fujianzhong again... Now Zhangzhou, Xiamen is given to Chang Ruiqing, and Fujianzhong is given to Yao Jianping and the Navy. Northeast Fujian is given to Wang Qi, and northwestern Fujian is under Chang Ruiqing's control, so I probably wouldn't be willing to vomit it out!

After this battle, Tang Guomo, the governor of Fujian, was almost the same as the mayor of Fuzhou...

Speaking of this, Yao Jianping was embarrassed to refuse. However, it is okay to send troops, so he should still discuss the way of fighting this battle.

Thinking of this, Yao Jianping nodded, put down the wine glass in his hand, and bowed to Tang Guomo and Sa Zhenbing: "The terrain of Xiamen must be clear about... Xiamen is an island, not connected to the mainland. Although the distance is not far, the nearest place is only about one thousand meters, but that is also a terrain like a natural barrier. According to information, Zang Zhiping arranged heavy troops in the narrowest sea area of ​​Xiamen Xigang. There are two battalions of infantry, four 75mm Krupp mountain cannons, and there are four mountain cannons on Xianyue Mountain next to Xiamen cityside to block the entire strait... If you want to attack Xigang from the front, the losses will be very heavy, right? Unless the navy cannons can provide fire support with gunboats."

After hearing this, Sa Zhenbing's face froze. The main force of the Beiyang navy had long been taken to Guangdong by Cheng Biguang. Now, Guangdong has not sent warships to bombard Mawei, so it is already very merciless! How dare the Beiyang navy bombard Xiamen?

However, this statement can only be taken in my heart. Sa Zhenbing pretended to be hesitant and said, "There is no problem to use gunboats to provide firepower support, but... there are British Concessions near Xigang Xiamen, and Gulangyu Public Concessions. There are also many expatriates from the great powers in the city of Xiamen. If you want to fire a gun, what if it is fired into the concession, it will probably cause negotiations? Why don't we transfer the main attack direction to the east and north sides of Xiamen Island?"

Yao Jianping nodded: "Okay, my brother's troops attacked from the east of Xiamen Island. The sea surface is wider and the wind and waves are also strong, which means that the Fujian soldiers under my brother can still bear it."

Seeing Yao Jianping snatching the task of attacking from the east, Tang Guomo frowned slightly. Because the northwest sides of Xiamen Island were close to the mainland on the terrain, and the east sides were far away from the mainland, Zang Zhiping's focus on the defense was also on the northwest sides... However, the brigade commander of Yao was finally willing to send troops now, so don't worry too much.

At this moment, he deployed a plan to attack Xiamen Island at the banquet, and initially decided that the first regiment of the 10th Mixed Brigade, four Marines were responsible for attacking the north of Xiamen Island. The second regiment of the 1st Mixed Brigade of Fujian was responsible for attacking the east of Xiamen Island; the artillery battalion of the 10th Mixed Brigade was deployed on the north shore of Xiamen Island, and the artillery battalion of the 1st Mixed Brigade of Fujian was placed on the Goutou Mountain on the west shore of Xiamen Island. The most violent firepower bombarded Xiamen Xigang to attract the attention of Zang Zhiping's troops.

As for the onset date, it was scheduled to be 5 a.m. on July 23. After the troops responsible for the attack successfully landed, the remaining two regiments were transported to Xiamen Island, and Zang Zhiping's troops were crushed with an overwhelming numerical advantage.

In addition, in order to obtain the understanding of the two concessions authorities on Xiamen Island, the day before the attack was launched, Sa Zhenbing specially sent representatives to Gulangyu to explain the situation to the great powers. He also asked them to evacuate the expatriates in advance...

...

On the night of July 22, 1917.

Shaxi, Fujian.

The heavy rain in summer is pouring down.

Two floating bridges were built on the sand stream. A team of cavalry wearing raincoats and hats were patrolling and guarding in the heavy rain that was almost a rain wall.

On such a rainy night, two marching teams that were missing from the front and tail were quickly passing through these two floating bridges. Each soldier was fully equipped, carrying a rifle, wearing a straw raincoat, and marching quickly.

Chang Ruiqing was riding on the horse, surrounded by staff from the 31st Mixed Brigade Brigade Department, as well as Japanese military adviser Okamura Yasuji! The operation tonight was because he sent Chang Ruiqing the key information - Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping will launch the battle to attack Xiamen in the early morning of the next day. And it will definitely fail! Because there is more than one brigade of Zang Zhiping on Xiamen Island, and about 3,000 people from the Jiang JShi Detachment of the Guangdong Army have quietly arrived in Xiamen by sea. In addition, the naval commander of the Guangzhou Military Government Cheng Biguang also personally led the main force of the fleet to lurk in the 10 nautical miles of the sea outside Xiamen.

However, the most critical reason Okamura Yanji did not tell Chang Ruiqing, that is, the Japanese side had learned about his entire combat plan by sending consultants in Tang Guomo's army. And he still told Zang Zhiping and Jiang JShi in Xiamen!

Chang Ruiqing looked at Okamura beside him, took a deep breath, and muttered to himself.

"***, these little Japanese are really powerful. I'm just trying to get a fucked by the tiger now! I have to be fully prepared for the evil tiger lying beside the bed..."

An officer in charge of communication came over and reported loudly: "Brig Commander, a secret telegram from Fuzhou."

Chang Ruiqing reached out to take the folder, opened it and glanced at Okamura Yanji next to him and laughed loudly: "This afternoon, the board of directors of Fujian Bank decided to stop redeeming banknotes... The banknotes issued by Fujian Bank are already a piece of waste paper! Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping's army seemed to use the banknotes from this bank for military pay? Mr. Okamura, I'm afraid there is a contribution from your country, right?"

Okamura Yasuji smiled faintly: "Let's go with each other. If Fujian Bank had not lost 3.5 million for no reason, we would not be able to squeeze it out even if we had great skills."

Chang Ruiqing smiled unanimously, then rode onto the floating bridge, and together with his 6,000 soldiers from the second route of the 31st Mixed Brigade, they set off on the main road leading to Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province.

...

At the same time, it was in the temporary garrison of Fujian Military Supervision in Houxi Town north of Xiamen Island.

Tang Guomo also held a telegram, his face turned gray, his hands trembled slightly, and the room was silent.

The content of this telegram is the same as what Chang Ruiqing received in Sha County. It is that the Fujian Bank controlled by Li Houji has decided to stop redeeming the banknotes due to lack of cash!

Suddenly, Yao Jianping slapped the table suddenly, stood up, and almost shouted loudly, "Don't fight anymore, there is no way to fight this battle again! The military pay of my Fujian No. 1 Mixed Brigade is 100% of the banknotes... Even the brothers who were injured and killed also paid pensions with the banknotes. If this news is announced, don't make a mutiny!"

It turned out that there were five mixed brigades in Fujian Province, but only Yao Jianping's Fujian First Mixed Brigade was a local army in Fujian, and the military pay was all due to local expenses, so it was 100% of the banknotes. The remaining departments, Tang Guomo's 10th Mixed Brigade and Wang Qi's 11th Mixed Brigade, were both half of the banknotes. Chang Ruiqing's 31st Mixed Brigade was still directly distributed by the central government, and Chang Ruiqing was the leader and was all given to the Bank of China. Zang Zhiping's 14th Mixed Brigade has always raised military pay in Zhangzhou and Xiamen, and all were very good silver dollars!

So this time, Fujian Bank stopped trading, and the biggest loss was the officers and soldiers of the 1st Mixed Brigade of Fujian. At present, the soldiers in the Republic of China were all mercenaries. The soldiers were gathered with pay. Without military pay, the army immediately had a crisis of mutiny and troubled wages, and there was no way to fight.

When he made a fuss, everyone in the room looked at each other. Now there are only a few hours before the attack is launched! If the Fujian No. 1 Mixed Brigade withdraws at this time, the battle will be in vain!

Everyone turned their attention to Tang Guomo. Tang Guomo forced a smile: "There is nothing special. The news is temporarily blocked, so don't let the people below know. When the battle is won, are you still afraid that you will not have money to pay the military salary for the two brigades? I am the decision. The 10th Mixed Brigade and the 1st Mixed Brigade in Fujian will all be paid for three months, and all of them will be given to the ocean!"

Yao Jianping still bit his lip and refused to speak. Sa Zhenbing, who was beside him, couldn't help but whisper: "Anyway, there is no place to find cash in the emergency now. If you pull the troops down, you will have to make a fortune. It's better to conquer Xiamen in one go. At that time, let the chamber of commerce in Xiamen city raise it. There will always be hundreds of thousands of oceans. If more than ten thousand brothers share one, will the matter be settled?"

Yao Jianping then said coldly with a blue face: "What if we can't conquer Xiamen in one go? Zang Zhiping's 14th Mixed Brigade has always been elite. What if this battle is dragged on for a while?"

At this time, Tang Guomo had no way out. He slapped the table: "Dedede, your Yao Jianping team has just retreated. A small Xiamen, I have been given a 10th mixed-ownership package! But don't think about the errands of the central Fujian governor, there is no way to pay for three months!"

Yao Jianping was not showing any weakness: "This is what you said, my subordinates just obey the order." As he said that, he threw his arms around and was about to leave. Sa Zhenbing, who was standing beside him, hurriedly grabbed him: "Brother Jianping, General Jianping. Just give me some face... I still have hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Finance Department of the Provincial Government. I'm sending them here, right?"

Yao Jianping stopped and turned around and asked, "When will the money be available?"

Sa Zhenbing gritted his teeth and stretched out three fingers: "Two days! I will take the navy ship back to Fuzhou to collect the money, and then use the warship to transport the money here!"

"Okay! I'll work for the first mixed brigade of Fujian for two more days. If there is no money coming, I will have to part with you!" Yao Jianping breathed heavily and returned to his original seat.

Tang Guomo was relieved when he heard this, but he was thinking in his heart: "It will take two days, and I will be the governor of Fujian by then! Let's see how I will punish you Yao Jianping!" However, the smile on his face became particularly kind. He raised his hand and looked at the time: "You guys, it's time to complete his achievements in the first battle. Let's go to the army to supervise the battle!" As he said that, he raised his voice: "Send the order, the first one to climb Xiamen Island will be promoted to three levels, and the reward is 500! Kill a rioter and reward the ocean for fifty..."

...

At this time, Xiamen Island was still dark, and it was drizzling in the sky. The soldiers of the Guangdong Army Zhangxia Detachment commanded by Jiang JShi had quietly entered the position in the northern part of Xiamen Island. There were 3,000 officers and soldiers in this detachment, half of which were Mo Qingyu's subordinates, half of which were drawn from Chen Jiongming and Xu Chongzhi's troops, and also belonged to an artillery company with four French fast artillery. Jiang JShi was standing on the artillery position now, holding a telescope looking at the dark sea and staring at the opposite bank.

It is obvious that the Beiyang army on the opposite side is preparing for an attack with great fanfare! Their main attack direction is on the north and east of Xiamen Island... The Japanese did not deceive themselves this time.

Thinking of this, he put down the telescope in his hand and breathed a light tone. Although he always considered himself the first-class military strategist in China, he seemed to have no chance to lead troops.

This time, it was the first time that he had commanded such a regular army to fight seriously! And he also pretended to be a "military expert" who graduated from Japanese non-commissioned officers to help Zang Zhiping formulate a defense plan for Xiamen Island... Concentrate troops and annihilate the enemy all the way!

Including Jiang JShi's Guangdong Army Detachment, Yang Huazhao's regiment under Zang Zhiping, and an artillery company, a total of 5,000 officers and soldiers, eight mountain artillery were all deployed on the north side of Xiamen Island, waiting for the other party to come up to die. As for the headquarters of the 1st Mixed Brigade of Fujian, which came from the east, Jiang JShi's plan was to let them ashore first, and then return to deal with them after defeating the enemy on the northern route. At the same time, the navy would also send warships to block the enemy's retreat. If nothing unexpected happens, it would be annihilated. And Jiang JShi would become famous for his battle, and no one in the Guangdong Army would dare to look down on him again...

Time passed slowly in waiting and expectation. After only five o'clock, a flash of artillery fire suddenly broke the silence on the battlefield. Immediately afterwards, fireballs emerged from the beach on the North Island of Xiamen Island, stirring up smoke and dust. The artillery fire preparations of the Northern Army have begun! There was no sign of counterattack on the defenders' positions.

From the location where Jiang JShi was, the sky was illuminated by clusters of fire. Hundreds of small wooden boats appeared on the sea at some point, all of which were sailing towards them at the fastest speed. Among them, the dozen fishing boats rushed in front of the front, and from time to time, a string of flames spewed out! It was the enemy's water machine guns firing.

However, the defending positions remained silent!

Jiang JShi's palms were already sweating, but there was no sound of guns and cannons in his ears. Only a mandarin with a scent of Ningbo was shouting loudly: "Get closer, closer... When these damn Beiyang troops climbed to the beach, they would not be able to escape!"

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