The ancient city of Luoyang, after the Manchu Qing Dynasty, still retains the meaning of ancient sè and ancient fragrance. Since the last time the National Defense Forces occupied the territory of Henan and landed along the Yellow River, the capital of Henan Province was moved from Luoyang to Zhengzhou, which seriously affected the prosperity of Luoyang. In addition, Wu Peifu later set up the headquarters in Luoyang, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that he was probably going to fight. Therefore, some people have fled here in advance, and in this era of war and chaos, the common people have their own way to save themselves. Of course, there are also people who are lucky, thinking that Beiyang and Běi jīngzhèng fǔ will not be able to fight in a short time. With this in mind, they remained in Luoyang. But now the Wehrmacht got its hands on it. Hundreds of thousands of troops crossed the Yellow River, and the vibration was enough to make the ancient capital of Luoyang tremble. It can be said that in the two days when the national defense army crossed the Yellow River and then came to Luoyang City, the entire Luoyang City has changed from a central important town to an empty city.

Faced with this situation, Wu Peifu Suo did not do anything, and took the ancient capital of Luoyang as a position to transform it into a battle fortress.

The city of Luoyang has strong walls, which, of course, were built and fortified during the Manchu era. After entering the Republic of China, the role of the city wall declined, and with the expansion of Luoyang City, a lot of dwellings appeared around the city wall. After Wu Peifu set up the headquarters in Luoyang, he asked people to clean up these houses, restore the protective role of the city wall, and began to renovate and strengthen the city wall. After transforming Luoyang into a fortress, Wu Peifu even had all the houses around the city wall torn down, revealing the thick walls.

When the Wehrmacht troops approached the city, Wu Peifu's headquarters had already withdrawn from Luoyang City, and at the same time blocked the surrounding arteries. So that the national defense force had to resist the thick walls of the ancient city of Luoyang. Of course, unless the Wehrmacht turned around and attacked from other directions, it would inevitably break through Luoyang first. But will the Wehrmacht 1st Army be withdrawn? The answer, of course, is not, their main combat mission is to entangle Wu Peifu to the death, so that his main force cannot stop the combat of other troops.

The headquarters of the First Army was set up in a mountain col five kilometers from Luoyang City.

Hu Jingyi, who was dressed in military uniform, exuded a vigorous and heroic posture. To be honest, he never dreamed that Young Marshal Feng would attach so much importance to him that he would personally make himself the commander of the First Army of the National Defense Forces. You must know that the First Army is a large-scale war group that includes the First Army of the Wehrmacht, with 100,000 troops and nearly 200,000 auxiliary troops. Such a war group was suddenly handed over to his own hands, which made Hu Jingyi panic for a while. Since he joined the army, Hu Jingyi has really led the army to fight only one regiment of more than 2,000 people. Later, although he served as the commander of Shaanxi Jǐng Reserve, the nominal commander of the army was 60,000 or 70,000 people, but they were all reserve troops, and there were no major moves in peacetime except for suppressing bandits and local unrest, so that he, the commander of the reserve force, became the commander of the First Group Army of the National Defense Forces, and confronted the world-famous jade marshal Wu Peifu head-on, Hu Jingyi is still a little incredible when he thinks about it now. But after the panic, Hu Jingyi was ecstatic, he was happy that he could finally lead the army to fight and work hard for the reunification of the country and the nation.

As a revolutionary of the Confederacy, and even more so a mín zhǔ during the war, Hu Jingyi was full of love for the country and the nation. He once regarded the League as the hope of the Chinese revolution. Unfortunately, after the Xinhai Revolution, the League existed in name only. It was not until Sun Wei reorganized and established the Kuomintang that the revolutionary power was preserved. For the Kuomintang, Hu Jingyi did not join, but joined the Beiyang Army, the ruling class at the time, and became an officer. After all, at that time, Beiyang represented the hope of China. However, the decay of Beiyang and Yuan Shikai's ambition to become emperor shattered his hopes, and in order to preserve the revolutionary forces of Shaanxi, he confronted Chen Shufan, the overseer of Shaanxi, in a difficult environment. Eventually, he mutiny and joined the Northeast Army.

To be honest, at that time he joined the Northeast Army half by force and half out of curiosity. Later, as the commander of Shaanxi Jǐng Bei, he was entrusted with important tasks by Feng Yong, and gradually recognized Feng Shaoshuai's values. Become a supporter of the Wehrmacht. Without these secret assessments, no matter how strong Hu Jingyi's ability was, Feng Yong would not let him serve as the commander of the First Group Army. The current national defense force is full of talents, and there must be many people who have been buried like Hu Jingyi. No matter how poor the northeast is, a military region commander can be dispatched to serve as the commander of the First Group Army.

"Commander, news is coming from the front line, we have hit Luoyang City. Now the troops are waiting for artillery units, which can attack as soon as they are in place. The majestic Qian Yansheng walked into the command headquarters and grinned. Behind him was Zhou Bo, the calm political commissar of Xìngzi.

"What is Wu Peifu's reaction?" Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice. For Qian Yansheng to be able to become his subordinate, Hu Jingyi was also very lamented. But this is a good thing for Hu Jingyi. After all, the two have a good relationship, and the team also communicates. At that time, Hu Jingyi's rebellion against Chen Shufan was fueled by wealthy people. Later, after the recovery of Shaanxi, Qian Yansheng's troops were stationed in southern Shaanxi, and Hu Jingyi was the commander of Shaanxi Jǐng, and there were many exchanges between the two sides, and the friendship was still good. For a fierce general like Qian Yansheng, as long as he approves of you, even if you are a lowly beggar, he will treat you as a friend, if he does not approve of you, even if you are the king of heaven, Lao Tzu will never want to have a relationship with him. Fortunately, Hu Jingyi's xìng grid is very fond of Qian Yansheng's appetite, and Qian Yansheng also likes to intersect with a fierce general like Qian Yansheng who does not have many city governments.

This time, the establishment of the First Group Army, and Hu Jingyi's appointment as commander of the Group Army, made the entire National Defense Force fall into a mess. Qian Yansheng was first surprised and then delighted. After knowing that he was the deputy commander and concurrently served as the commander of the First Army, Qian Yansheng was about to record his sleeves and do a big job. The only thing that made him awkward was that his old partner Zhou Bo actually became the political commissar of the First Group Army, one level higher than him in terms of rank. But after he was depressed, he was also happy that his old partner was reused.

"What else can you react, the whole Beiyang is not on the defensive, defensive. One by one, the local rats cowered underground, and they really had no guts. Qian Yansheng said with a grin.

Hu Jingyi and Zhou Bo both knew Qian Yansheng, and they were not the slightest surprise that he was like this. But if outsiders treat Qian Yansheng as a fool because of him, then the person who thinks so is the biggest fool. Qian Yansheng dares to fight and fights, and is informal, but he is very careful on the battlefield. Although the lack of strategic vision, coupled with the impulsiveness, it is difficult to become a first-class commander, but he is such a fiery xìng grid is the favorite of the soldiers, the first division under his command, the weapons and equipment can never be compared with the eight divisions cultivated by the southeast military region and the southern military region, but compared with the combat effectiveness, the first division of the national defense force is absolutely strong. In the words of later generations, the First Division, and even the First Army, was a force with its own will to fight.

"Don't relax, the combat effectiveness of Beiyang's troops is far from this, not to mention that Wu Peifu can move the world, and he is definitely not a simple character." Hu Jingyi will not be carried away by the victory in the war. What's more, although this road continued to break through the defense line of the Beiyang Army, the damage to the Beiyang Army was not great, and many times the Beiyang Army was evacuated when the main force of the Wehrmacht arrived.

"I know this, but Wu Peifu's inaction makes Lao Tzu feel like he is smashing his fist on cotton." Qian Yansheng said a little depressed.

"Political commissar, do you know the intelligence, what are the characteristics of the wall of Luoyang City, and can our army's heavy artillery break through?" Hu Jingyi turned his head and asked.

"The walls of Luoyang City are extremely thick, and they are all made of bluestone. It may not be easy for heavy artillery to blast through. Zhou Bo said. Previously, they were stationed on the border of Shaanxi, so they naturally collected a lot of intelligence in Henan.

"I think Wu Peifu is definitely no longer in Luoyang City now. No matter how thick the city wall is, it is possible to break through it, and as the commander of the army, Wu Peifu will not take this risk. And judging from the current posture, Wu Peifu is likely to want us to fight with him in Luoyang City. With the power of the city walls, drain our spirits. And then concentrate on destroying us. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.

"Can we get around it, then?" Qian Yansheng said.

"I'm afraid not! Since Wu Peifu allowed us to attack Luoyang City, he calculated that we must go south through Luoyang. If we abandon Luoyang City and turn south, Wu Peifu's army can easily cross the Yellow River and enter our territory, and then we will change from active to passive. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice. Wu Peifu wanted to force him to fight a decisive battle, and Hu Jingyi felt that Wu Peifu wanted to use the ancient city of Luoyang to fight a quick battle with Hu Jingyi's First Army.

"Commander, I immediately order the troops to attack the city. I don't believe that this Luoyang City is really so difficult to bite? Qian Yansheng said loudly.

Hu Jingyi thought for a while and said, "Old Qian, you let the main force of the First Army stand by and only send the First Brigade to attack the city." ”

"The First Brigade? Commander, even if my first brigade is strong in combat, it is impossible to gnaw at Luoyang City, which is heavily guarded! Qian Yansheng said in surprise at Hu Jingyi's order. He originally wanted to order the main force of the First Army to go up, and with the strength of the National Defense Army, he attacked Luoyang City in one fell swoop and broke Wu Peifu's army. Hu Jingyi's ideas are obviously contrary to him.

"Old money, have you forgotten our combat mission? Don't ask for hard work, but ask for no fault. Hu Jingyi said in a deep voice.

"Not bad. Old money, don't be rash. Zhou Bo looked at Qian Yansheng a little unhappy, and hurriedly said. He knew his old partner's temper, and he was really afraid that if he got excited, he would do something to disobey the military order.

"Commander, political commissar, you really regard my old money as a reckless man who doesn't know what to do. Of course I know what you said, but I just feel that it's a pity that I can't go head-to-head with a famous player like Wu Peifu. Qian Yansheng bared his teeth and smiled. There was pity in that smile, but there was no anger, it didn't seem to be pretending.

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