"Overseer! We have just received information that the Beiyang Army is killing local wealthy clans in the Bazhong region! At present, many local wealthy families have been killed! ”

"What?" Tang Jiyao said in shock.

"Are you sure this was done by Beiyang? They can't be stupid, right? Do such a thing! "No matter what forces rule the southwest, they have to pay attention to the local wealthy clans, which are entrenched groups, because they control the real power of the local area and affect the stability of the local area. Once the local tycoons unite, they can even shake the foundations of the southwest's rule. For the treatment of these wealthy families, Cai Ye also felt a headache. Moreover, Cai Ye has been under house arrest by Yuan Shikai for many years, and his influence in the local area has been seriously weakened. Fortunately, in the years when Cai Ye was no longer there, Tang Jiyao had a good reputation in the southwest, which made the strongly-established Southwest Governor's Mansion gain the support of some powerful local forces, so as to slowly gain a firm foothold! However, Tang Jiyao also knew that there was a lot of opposition among the local heroes. It's just that at present, due to the strength of the new army, these resistance forces have chosen to compromise temporarily and wait for. Cai Ye is also clear about these opposing heroes, but there is nothing to deal with. The southwest is not the northeast, the northeast is sparsely populated, and there is no decent big family, which can be tossed by Feng Yong at will. And in the densely populated country of abundance, the local powerful forces are also a formidable mess, and even the merry general Cai Yi, who dares to start a war with the world, can only choose to compromise.

"Now that this matter has spread in the southwest, the local Haoqiang people are panicking, for fear that Beiyang's next target is them!" Since the news of this incident spread, some local powerful people have joined forces to submit a petition to the Governor's Palace, hoping that the new army can defeat the Beiyang Army and protect the stability of the southwest. At the same time, these local heroes spontaneously donated money and other military supplies to help the governor of the southwest maintain the economy. The staff who stayed behind in the Governor's Mansion naturally agreed to the conditions of the powerful people, and with the strong support of the powerful in these places, the weak finances of the southwest could hold on for a longer time.

"It shouldn't be! Li Chun is a Beiyang veteran, and he should not be unaware of the consequences of doing so. What exactly are they doing this for? Could it be that there are some other hidden secrets? Tang Jiyao fell into deep thought.

"Overseer, the staff has identified the ambush location. It's set near Jincheng. The terrain there is ideal for ambushing large enemy forces. Li Gengen, chief of staff of the Yunnan Army, said.

"Very good, tell the soldiers that we only have one chance, and in order to protect our homeland, we must completely defeat the Beiyang Army! Also, tell the soldiers about the massacre of ordinary people in Bazhong by Beiyang! Let the fighters know the consequences of non-resistance. Although the Dian army is elite, it is not rich in combat experience, so all methods that can improve the combat effectiveness of the Dian army Tang Jiyao will not give up.

"Yes!"

In Fengjie County, Wu Peifu's brows were wrinkled into a flower. And his face was full of exhaustion, and it seemed that he had a very bad rest during this time.

"Ziyu, go and take a break! Cai Ye is using a harassment policy, and he will not really send an army to attack. "Cao Kun's spirit is good, and it seems that Cai's harassment policy has not affected the sleep quality of Cao Daguan.

"Cao Shuai, Cai Ye is not so simple, this person has the essence of the art of war, the virtual is real, and the real is virtual. It is very difficult to deal with the use of soldiers. I can't tell which of Cai Ye's attacks is real and which is false, so I can only be on guard for twelve hours. Therefore, we must be in good spirits. Cai Ye must not be given any opportunity to take advantage of. Although Wu Peifu's face was full of exhaustion, there was a hidden light of excitement in his eyes.

Since the last blockade battle, Cai Ye withdrew his troops, there has been no decent battle between the two sides, but it was also from that day that Cai Yi's new army began to harass the Beiyang Army, and the scouts who went out to scout were often eaten by the troops of the new army. When the Beiyang army was resting, a small group of troops of the new army would emerge from between the mountains and forests, firing a row of guns and putting a few shells, which would harass the entire Beiyang army a lot. Wu Peifu finally tasted Xu Shuzheng's distress.

"But don't get too tired! Ziyu, it's still growing in the future! Cai Ye has an army of 200,000, and it can't be wiped out in a day or two. If you don't take care of your body, how to deal with various situations. Cao Kun said.

"It's okay! Cao Shuai, it's hard for you to appease the soldiers. The harassment of the enemy in the past few days has made the fighters more nervous. Wu Peifu said.

"Don't worry! Take a break! I'm going to pacify the soldiers now! Cao Kun nodded. The current situation is that the enemy is dark and we are clear, coupled with the enemy's tireless harassment, so that the spirit of the soldiers in Beiyang is always in a tense state. As the commander-in-chief, Wu Peifu is clear about Cai Yi's tired strategy, but he is clear and clear, but he has no good way to deal with it, after all, this is Cai Yi's territory, and the new army is almost all Bashu people, familiar with the road, and has too many advantages over them outsiders.

Wu Peifu believes that the current Cai Ye is like a cheetah hiding in the shadows and taking advantage of the opportunity to devour people. And their Beiyang army became the prey. This made Wu Peifu, who has always liked to attack strongly, very uncomfortable. Now the only thing they can do is to wait, wait for good news from other battlefields, and wait for the new army to come out and take the initiative to fight with them when they can't bear it themselves. Now Wu Peifu has determined that he is definitely facing the main force led by Cai Yi himself. Otherwise, the Forces nouvelles, which are the leading troops, would not be so flexible. Therefore, Wu Peifu will lead tens of thousands of troops here to spend with the new army. Anyway, they were not the only ones attacking the Sichuan and Shu regions, although he was not sure how many men and horses Cai Ye had arranged in front of them, but from the news that their scouts came back intermittently, it was certain that the new army they faced should be about 100,000 soldiers.

Before the start of the war, Beiyang made a comprehensive assessment of the forces that could be used in the southwest. The Southwest New Army claims to be 200,000 troops, but the number of troops that can really be mobilized for field warfare is about 1780,000. The vast majority of them are recruits, and this kind of recruits may be able to exert strong combat effectiveness in the hands of a famous general like Cai Yi, but once the troops are divided, the troops not led by Cai Yi may be a rabble. This is also the reason why Beiyang did not gather hundreds of thousands of troops to the west and then chose to divide the troops.

Cai is a dragon, but that doesn't mean his men are also dragons. The Beiyang Three-Way Army is to completely break the defense of the southwest and destroy or weaken the strength of the southwest.

Bazhong region.

"Overseer, judging from the map, after the Jincheng in front, our army is not far from the Jialing River. After the Jialing River, it is considered the hinterland of Cai Yi's rule. A short distance into the interior, you will enter the Chengdu Plain. As long as we can take the lead in attacking Cai Yi's lair, this is definitely a great achievement! Li Fuxiang said excitedly.

"Yes, order the troops to move forward at full speed!" A smile appeared at the corner of Li Chun's mouth, if it was normal and such a rapid march, these combined forces of the local army would have broken up a long time ago. But now that the southwest has no power to resist, the morale of their rabble is high, and the looting of those big households makes Li Chun's military supplies sufficient, and the soldiers are even feasted on meat on the day of the plunder. You must know that this is an army of 50,000, and you can also see the wealth of the local heroes in the Bashu region from here.

"Yes!" Li Fuxiang quickly went down to act. Now the entire coalition army is bent on entering the Chengdu Plain and plundering. The Bazhong region is only the fringe area of Bashu, and these large local families have such a lot of money, not to mention the Chengdu Plain, which has always been known for its wealth. Although because of the Manchu rule, the life of the common people on the Chengdu Plain is very hard, but it is only the common people who suffer, and those local powerful and merchant families take the opportunity to make a fortune It is difficult to guess, and each of them makes a lot of money. Li Fuxiang had already obtained Li Chun's permission, and after the army invaded the Chengdu Plain, they were allowed to plunder freely. This made Li Fuxiang very excited, because the last time he personally handled the robbery, a large amount of property went into his private pocket. To plunder the richer Chengdu Plain, it is not a wealth for him. Li Fuxiang believed that if they could really plunder the big families on the Chengdu Plain, they would definitely be able to obtain a huge amount of wealth. After the war is won, he can retire from the army and become a rich man with peace of mind. These years of conquest have long made Li Fuxiang full of disgust with war, and now he has such a good opportunity to make a windfall, and he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and he can even spend all his days and drinks, which is simply fatal to his temptation. Not all men in this world have an ambition.

Syllable!

A crisp gunshot broke Li Fuxiang's illusions. Li Fuxiang is a veteran, although he has not experienced any vicious battles as Li Chun's henchmen over the years, but the instinct honed on the battlefield has not completely disappeared, this sudden gunshot made him feel that things were unusual, and even felt a crisis, so he rolled off the horse as soon as possible, and then blocked his body behind the war horse.

Bang Bang Bang ...... Dense gunfire rang out, and the entire local Union Army was in chaos.

"There is an ambush, there is an ambush among us!" The soldier screamed in horror. The troops with high morale immediately turned into chaos.

"Don't retreat, fight back!" Li Chun shouted. With a whoosh, Li Chun's head was cold, and the military hat representing the Beiyang general was knocked away. Li Chun was frightened into a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to raise his head anymore, and quickly hid his body in the personal guard. For Li Chun, nothing is as important as his own life.

Da-da-da-da!

The sound of crane guns on the battlefield was a nightmare, and the Beiyang soldiers fell in pieces. The terrifying penetrating power of the heavy machine gun tore the unsuspecting Beiyang soldiers to pieces, and the blood instantly stained the earth red.

(To be continued)