"Why are you laughing, Political Commissar?" The atmosphere in the headquarters was relaxed, and the chief of staff imitated the tone in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to join in the fun.
"In the military academy, it is said that whether an army is strong or not depends on whether they have the ability to fight in the field. Although the Huai army is not good at fighting in the field, they still came out to fight in the field. Although I think they are overestimating themselves, it is not bad that they can make this kind of choice. "Lei Hu's words were not blindly belittling.
The truth was always persuasive enough, but Lei Hu's big truth seemed to have the meaning of sealing the coffin of the Huai army, which sounded a little sad. This was the military education of the Liberation Army. Not only would they tell everyone about the rise and fall of the armies of the various dynasties and generations, but they would also tell everyone about the decline of the armies of the various dynasties and generations. The Manchu Qing had also conquered the Junggar Empire. The combat strength of the Qing Army more than a hundred years ago was not necessarily weaker than the current Huai army.
Before they were about to achieve a complete victory against the Huai army, Lei Hu could not help but sigh.
Victory was basically inevitable. Lei Hu's contribution had been confirmed, but the specific implementation personnel's contribution was still in the tentative stage. The chief of staff did not have the time or the mood to talk about this. He asked, "Jiang Zhongyuan, do you want us dead or alive?"
Lei Hu thought for a moment before asking, "If we send the bodies of the half-dead Liu Kunyi and Jiang Zhongyuan's brother into the city, do you think that guy will choose to commit suicide in despair?"
Jiang Zhongyuan's brother, Jiang Zhong? F was chased by the cavalry of the Liberation Army, and five thousand men and horses were completely wiped out. The cavalry of the Liberation Army chased and killed. In the chaos, the troops killed and slashed the enemy they saw. Jiang Zhong? F was stabbed in the back of the head, and this knife almost split his head in half. Liu Kunyi was luckier. A piece of shrapnel cut a big hole in his stomach, but his internal organs were not injured. He just lost too much blood and fainted. He was discovered when they were cleaning up the battlefield, and after emergency treatment, his life was temporarily out of danger.
The chief of staff found it hard to make a judgment. If Jiang Zhongyuan was a coward, he would have surrendered long ago. Now that he had sent his brother's corpse and the injured commander into the city, Jiang Zhongyuan would know that he didn't need to count on any reinforcements. If this guy really had a backbone, he would probably die.
Lei Hu said, "The Huai army is considered elite on the Huoyang side. They've probably all come out to fight in the open. As long as Jiang Zhongyuan died, the Huai army would disperse. The Commander in Chief had previously sent me a telegram. He suggested that when Jiang Zhongyuan was at the end of his rope, he should copy a poem for him as a psychological attack. "
"Zhuge Liang scolded Wang Lang?" the chief of staff asked doubtfully.
Not long after, the Liberation Army carried two stretchers to the city of Suzhou. The Huai army did not dare to open the gate. They lowered ropes from the top of the city wall and with great difficulty, they finally managed to get the body on the stretcher into the city. Jiang Zhongyuan asked the doctor to take care of the seriously injured Liu Kunyi. He turned around and saw his younger brother, Jiang Zhong. He turned around and saw his brother Jiang Zhong's corpse, who couldn't help but burst into tears.
The death of his brother was a huge blow to Jiang Zhongyuan. Jiang Zhong, who was stationed in Huoyang? F had even more troops than Jiang Zhongyuan in Suzhou. Jiang Zhong? F's death meant that Huoyang was also finished. The Huai army's foundation in Huaibei had been uprooted.
"Marshal!" Liu Kunyi groaned.
Jiang Zhongyuan stopped crying and rushed to his deputy's side. He didn't ask what had happened. Jiang Zhongyuan said, "Rest well!"
Liu Kunyi held Jiang Zhongyuan's hand tightly and said with all his strength, "Marshal! Marshal, please think of a way to rush out. We were ambushed by the Liberation Army when we came to save Suzhou. Huoyang hasn't fallen yet. As long as Marshal can rush to Huoyang, there's still hope. Marshal, hurry up and leave! "
Seeing that Liu Kunyi was still the most concerned about Jiang Zhongyuan's safety even when he was at his last breath, Jiang Zhongyuan's tears welled up again. He comforted him, "Don't worry. If Huoyang can be defended, Suzhou can also be defended."
Liu Kunyi was obviously not in the mood to sing along with Jiang Zhongyuan. He said with difficulty, "Marshal, it's different. It's completely different from before. "
This was Liu Kunyi's heartfelt words. Yesterday afternoon, the Liberation Army completed the encirclement and the battle immediately began. Ten minutes later, Liu Kunyi was lying on the ground with his left hand pressed against his abdomen. He looked at the sky covered in smoke in despair. He was also a brave man who had experienced hundreds of battles, but this familiar battlefield gave him a completely different feeling. This was no longer a place where hot-blooded men could run wild, but a living hell!
When the Liberation Army seemed to be approaching, the Huai army took the lead to open fire. Even if they couldn't hit the target, at least they showed an attitude. The Huai army was ready to fight. Not long after, outside the range of the Huai army's artillery, the Liberation Army's artillery began to fiercely tilt the artillery shells at the Huai army's position.
Then, Liu Kunyi was cut open in his abdomen by a shrapnel. Then, Liu Kunyi lay on the ground and watched the Huai army being blown up by the fierce artillery fire. Flying shrapnel, dirt, the Huai army soldiers who were thrown into the air by the airwaves, and human parts flying in the air from time to time.
The somewhat poetic battlefield of the era of cold weapons was gone. The battlefield where the Huai army barely grasped the ability to line up and shoot people to death was also gone. There was no longer any human pity on the battlefield where cannons decided everything. Only these steel monsters used fierce firepower to destroy all the humans who threw themselves into the battlefield. Liu Kunyi was not someone who would tremble in fear at the thought of death. He had brandished his weapon and led his troops to kill too many times. If he were to fight the Liberation Army face to face, Liu Kunyi would not have the slightest bit of fear. However, the war no longer gave Liu Kunyi this kind of opportunity. If he wanted to fight the Liberation Army in close combat, Liu Kunyi first had to be able to break through the fierce bombardment of the artillery and reach the side of the Liberation Army.
As the blood continued to flow, Liu Kunyi felt that his vision was getting darker and darker. The explosions and screams that were close at hand became distant. His consciousness was getting weaker and weaker. His entire body appeared to be in a state of near unconsciousness. He could not even feel the pain from his wounds. He did not know how long he was in this state. Liu Kunyi felt someone tugging at him and vaguely heard someone shouting, "There's still someone alive here!"
At this moment, Liu Kunyi could not be bothered to say anything, nor did he have the strength to express himself. He thought to himself, 'Just let me die like this.' After this thought, Liu Kunyi did not know anything else.
When he woke up again, Liu Kunyi found himself fixed on a stretcher outside Suzhou City. He had escaped from Suzhou to Huoyang, and from Huoyang back to Suzhou. This round trip had undergone an earth-shattering change for Liu Kunyi. When he was sent to Suzhou City, Liu Kunyi felt a deep sense of despair. If the Liberation Army valued him, Liu Kunyi would naturally be imprisoned or beheaded. As a famous general of the Huai army, Liu Kunyi had been returned to the Huai army like a piece of trash. The Liberation Army's attitude toward the Huai army was evident.
Liu Kunyi did not know what sorcery the Liberation Army had used. At the very least, when he was with the Liberation Army, his wounds did not hurt much. After entering Suzhou City, his wounds hurt even more. Enduring the intense pain, Liu Kunyi tried his best to persuade Jiang Zhongyuan, "Marshal, you carry the heavy burden of us brothers from the Huai Army. If you were to fall into enemy hands in Su Zhou, what would happen to us dead brothers from the Huai Army? If you die before us, won't all our hard work with you be in vain? "
Liu Kunyi's words were shocking and tragic. After hearing this, Jiang Zhongyuan's eyes turned red and tears welled up. The Huai army was also a relatively advanced army. At this point, Jiang Zhongyuan had already seen the situation clearly. Since the Liberation Army had begun to move, Manchu Qing no longer had the power to fight back.
When the Liberation Army had only taken the south of the Huai River, if Manchu Qing could use the power of the whole country to quell the Taiping Rebellion in Shaanxi, they probably still had the power to fight. But the Bannermen in Beijing still did not move. They only relied on the Huai army, the Xiang Army, and Sengrinchen's Mongolian Eight Banners to support themselves.
The Liberation Army calmly reorganized the territory they had already occupied. It took them three years to pacify the place and complete the land reform. But what was the difference between the situation of the Manchu Qing court and three years ago? Perhaps the only difference was that the four northern provinces were more devastated in the tug-of-war with the Nian Army.
At this time, the time left for Manchu Qing had been exhausted. The Liberation Army finally made their move. The Manchu Qing court could only move step by step towards destruction. Jiang Zhongyuan could be loyal to Manchu Qing alone because he believed that people should be loyal to one person to the end. But the Huai army loyal to Jiang Zhongyuan did not want to die a heroic death, but to win the war and a better life after the war. Looking at the current situation, such an idea was undoubtedly a fool's dream. From this point of view, Jiang Zhongyuan had undoubtedly let down the brothers who followed him in the Huai army. After following Jiang Zhongyuan, not only would they not be able to win, but they would also suffer more in the future because they were once members of the Huai army.
Realizing that he was the main culprit who pushed his brothers in the Huai army into the fire pit, Jiang Zhongyuan felt his insides burning. He only hoped that he could die early. If Jiang Zhongyuan had died more than ten years ago, it would have been the end of the matter. But now, he was watching the irreversible destruction approaching step by step. Even if he died now, how could he explain it to his brothers in the underworld?
At this time, the cavalry of the Liberation Army approached the city with only bows and arrows. The Huai army had not seen people use bows and arrows for a long time, and they did not have the courage to attack the cavalry of the Liberation Army. The memories of the previous night were far from being completely forgotten. The power of the night turning into day, and the storm-like bombardment. The nerves of the Huai army could no longer accept such a terrible attack.
The cavalry of the Liberation Army shot an arrow with a letter tied to it onto the top of the city wall. Then, they turned their horses around and returned to the formation of the Liberation Army. The soldier picked up the arrow and handed the paper to the officer. The officer hurriedly gave the paper to Jiang Zhongyuan.
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