Years of the Republic of China 1913

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Recapturing the position unexpectedly, Li Shimao's temporary 33rd regiment waited vigilantly all night but did not see Zhang Xun's braided army counterattack.Taking advantage of the calm night, he seized the time to repair the position, and Li Shimao, who received reinforcements from the division headquarters, waited patiently for the dawn.In the hearts of all the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Division, the next day must be another fierce battle, and Zhang Xun, who has suffered a big loss, will never stop there.

But who would have thought that after dawn, the braided army only fired a few shots at a few times, and fired a few more shots at them. The attacking team wandered around in front of the temporary formation of the 33rd regiment and then went back. In the actual contact, except for a few unlucky ones who were scratched by stray bullets, it can be said that the two sides did not even have real casualties.

"It's weird, what's this braid doing?" Holding the loaded rifle in his hand, Cao Wenlian looked at the braided soldiers advancing and retreating, puzzled.

"Platoon leader, look!" Zhang Xiaochuan shouted suddenly, stretching out his hand and pointing to the front right.

"Huh? Zhang Zhuizi is about to surrender? Isn't it?" Cao Wenlian's eyeballs almost popped out at just this look, and he saw a guy in an officer's uniform slowly walking towards the position, waving a white flag, and he was still standing there just now. The dangling braided soldiers all retreated, and none of them disappeared.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! I want to see your officers!" Tang Yiming raised the white flag and waved it from side to side, shouting and walking slowly.

"Hey! This officer is not young! Platoon leader, how about a shot?" Seeing Tang Yiming's official title, Zhang Xiaochuan said excitedly.

"Go away!" Cao Wenlian kicked over: "Screw! Didn't you see him holding the white flag? Quick! Report to the leader, please come here."

After receiving the report, Li Shimao also wondered, what is Zhang Xun doing?Why did you suddenly send someone here under the name?Is it true that the soldiers in the report said they would surrender?This is impossible!Although Zhang Xun's braided army suffered a lot of casualties in two consecutive days of fighting, but in fact it was not to the point of being injured at all. To put it bluntly, the two sides only fought a tie.

"Let's go! Take a look." After thinking for a while, Li Shimao hurried out of the headquarters and rushed to Cao Wenlian's side.

When he arrived at the position, Tang Yiming was already surrounded by several soldiers commanded by Cao Wenlian in the trench. Although faced with unkind eyes and gunpoints, Tang Yiming did not panic at all. opponent.

"Head!" Seeing Li Shimao coming, Cao Wenlian raised his hands in salute, and Tang Yiming also turned his attention to Li Shimao.

"You are Captain Li. It's a pleasure to meet you. Tang Yiming is a low-ranking officer, and Zhang Dashuai serves as the battalion commander."

"Battalion Commander Tang." Nodding his head, Li Shimao approached, returned a military salute, and asked, "During the battle between the two armies, did Battalion Commander Tang come here to surrender on behalf of Zhang Xun?"

Hearing Zhang Xun's name being called directly by the other party, Tang Yiming was immediately displeased, but he still restrained himself and forced a smile and said, "No, we met our opponents in a few days of fighting. Our Marshal Zhang really admires your army. The so-called hero cherishes heroes, so he sent him to the front. Let’s get in touch, and I have a private message to send to your deputy division commander.”

"With a letter? Where's the letter? Here!"

"Hehe, Marshal Zhang ordered us to hand over the letter to the deputy division commander of your army. I'm afraid it's inconvenient for Commander Li to do so?"

Dazed for a moment, Li Shimao was not sure of the other party's real intentions, and did not dare to assert without authorization. After thinking about it, he recruited a staff officer and asked him to contact the division to report the situation immediately, and asked Fang Zida to order it.

After waiting for half an hour, the staff officer came back in a hurry. After Fang Zida received the news, he also felt strange. Zhang Xun had never had any friendship with him, so why did he suddenly send someone to deliver a letter to him?However, he wasn't afraid that battalion commander Tang would assassinate him in the name of sending a letter, so he agreed to the request after a little thought and asked Li Shimao to send Tang Yiming to the division headquarters immediately.

"Battalion Commander Tang, I'm Fang Zida, please sit down."

"Vice-teacher Fang, look up to me for a long time!"

When the two sides met, Tang Yiming lamented that Fang Zida, the deputy commander of the Eighth Division in front of him, did not look like a soldier at all, but looked like a literati. No wonder Zhang Xun kept calling him a boy.

"Please sit down." Pointing to the chair in front of him, Fang Zida greeted with a smile. After the staff served the tea, he took out a cigar at the same time to signal the other party to be free. Seeing that Tang Yiming waved his hand to refuse, he lit one himself and took a few puffs He asked: "Battling Commander Tang was sent by Bianshuai to deliver the letter? Since you are here, please give me the letter."

Tang Yiming was also straightforward, and immediately handed over the letter with both hands. Fang Zida opened it and looked at it slowly. Tang Yiming didn't make a sound, and sat there quietly looking at Fang Zida, waiting patiently.

The letter was not long, but Fang Zida read it back and forth for about ten minutes. After reading it, he didn't speak immediately, but quietly smoked a cigar and pondered.

Time passed by, just when Tang Yiming couldn't help but wanted to ask, Fang Zida laughed, stood up and said, "Please come back to Bingjian, Commander Tang, and Fang has agreed to the appointment tomorrow."

"Okay! Since I'm so humble, I'll go back first. Thank you, Deputy Teacher Fang, for your hospitality. See you tomorrow."

Watching Tang Yiming leave, the smile on Fang Zida's face immediately subsided, and the staff immediately summoned the senior and middle-level officers on the front line to make urgent arrangements.

The temporarily peaceful day passed quickly, and another day after the sun rose, Fang Zida brought five guards to a small village not far from the battlefield. Just as he arrived at the tea pavilion in front of the village, Zhang Xun also came.

Glancing at Zhang Xun, Fang Zida's heart finally fell. It seems that Zhang Xun is still keeping his promise. There are also five guards plus him, a total of six people. He also knows one of the people who followed him. Tang Yiming, whom I just met yesterday.

"Haha, this is Deputy Teacher Fang? My old Zhang is eager to see through you! Come on, let's have a good get-together today." As soon as he saw Fang Zida, Zhang Xun walked over with a smile on his face, his enthusiasm and demeanor seemed to be He didn't come to see his opponent at all, but it seemed like he was seeing an old friend after a long absence.

"Braid Shuai's name is like thunder! It's my honor to see Braid Shuai's demeanor today." Fang Zida was also very polite, with a bright smile on his face. After the two sides approached, they did not make a military salute, but exchanged hands They clasped their hands together to say hello, and then held hands affectionately, and entered the tea pavilion together.

"I heard that Brother Fang used to study abroad? After returning to China, he has been working with Prime Minister Song? The deputy division commander of the Eighth Division who just took over a while ago?" After finishing the polite words, Zhang Xun asked with a smile while sipping tea.

"Hehe, Braid Shuai is right, that's what it is." Nodding and thanking Zhang Xun for the tea, Fang Zida said with a smile: "To put it bluntly, Zhang Ming is not a soldier at all, and taking over the Eighth Division is just an expedient measure." Now there are many rebellions, and the Eighth Division is stationed in Jiangsu to defend Nanjing, and its duty is to maintain the unity of the country. Originally, everything went well, but the sudden arrival of the commander-in-chief might be contrary to the original intention of the country's soldiers to protect the country and serve the people?"

"Hahaha, Brother Fang, you don't need to talk around the corner, just say that I, Lao Zhang, launched an army to attack Jiangsu without authorization." Zhang Xun was not angry at Fang Zida's words, but laughed loudly: "To put it bluntly, what is the country in this world?" For the sake of the people, don’t you just see whose guns are tough? How old is my brother Zhang Xuchang Fang? In the Qing Dynasty, he was an official to the admiral. He was sitting in the same place. If it weren’t for the fact that the guns of the Qing Dynasty were not strong, how could there be any incidents of Sun Wen and the revolutionaries in this world? If Sun Wen’s guns were not strong later, how would there be any incidents of President Yuan now? The key is still on the barrel of the gun, I, Lao Zhang, has led troops for many years, and I believe in the barrel of the gun, besides, this Jiangsu, this Nanjing is my old Zhang's territory, so bringing the barrel of the gun back to fetch it is not considered unauthorized?"

Fang Zida couldn't laugh or cry at Zhang Xun's naked remarks. Who would have thought that Zhang Xun was still a guy who only puts guns first, these theories are unique.Shaking his head, Fang Zida didn't argue with him, just watched with a smile.

"This kid is a character!" Seeing Fang Zida's appearance, Zhang Xun secretly praised him. If he heard what he said and debated with him, Zhang Xun might look down on Fang Zida, but Fang Zida didn't say anything, just smiled, In Zhang Xun's heart, Fang Zida is regarded as a character who can be equal to himself.

After a few days of fighting, although Zhang Xun's troops suffered a small loss, they also suffered a big loss.And now he knew that the Eighth Division was not easy to mess with. If he really wanted to fight like this, although Zhang Xun had the confidence to defeat the Eighth Division, his braided army would be severely damaged in the end.

Just as Zhang Xun himself said, he is a guy who only has guns and territory first. The troops in his hands are the magic weapon and bargaining chip he relies on. Using his own troops to fight for both sides will hurt both sides. Zhang Xun absolutely refuses to do this kind of loss-making business. dry.Whether it is Beiyang, KMT or the Revolutionary Party, there are quite a few people who are eyeing Zhang Xun now. If he loses the last bargaining chip, Zhang Xun will be nothing.

What's more, his troops went all the way south, and they didn't carry much ammunition. After a few days of fighting, only the ammunition of his artillery battalion was insufficient. walk.

On the surface, Zhang Xun is a reckless man, but in fact Zhang Xun can be an admiral. It is definitely not easy.After thinking about it, he made an appointment with Fang Zida on the one hand to see with his own eyes what kind of person this opponent who made him lose was, and on the other hand he also took this opportunity to make a big gamble with the other party.

"Gambling? How do you gamble?" Fang Zida asked in surprise, not understanding what Zhang Xun's sudden bet meant.

"Simple, this gambling can be divided into martial arts gambling and cultural gambling." Zhang Xun said with a smile.

"How about Wu Gambling? What about Wen Gambling?"

"Wu Gai, you and I will each send out a battalion of troops. Before the formation, we will fight in battle. Whoever loses will withdraw from the Jiangsu territory. As for Wen Gai, it will be easier. Come on!" With a wave, a guard came over with an exquisite wooden box, opened the box and Zhang Xun took out a mahjong domino from inside, and slapped it on the table skillfully: "It's you and me who decide the outcome with the game of cards!"