With the surrender of the Fifth Army, the battle in Fuzhou ended. When the casualty statistics were presented, Cai Rui could not help but admire the Fifth Army for surrendering.
In the battle of Fuzhou, Chu Yunfei's 2nd army had suffered a total of 4,000 casualties.
Cai Rui wasn't surprised that the Dian Army had suffered such losses in the face of two enemy armies. The number of casualties was still within his expectations.
But what Cai Rui really admired was the fighting spirit of the Fifth Army.
By the time the 5th Army surrendered, the 20,000-strong 5th Army had only 7,000 men left.
Even with 60% of the casualties, they still did not have the momentum to retreat. Even Cai Rui was not so confident that the newly formed Diannan Army could do this.
In comparison, the 9th Army under Zhou Xicheng's command could only be described as unbearable.
The entire army had more than 15,000 people, and only 4,000 soldiers had died. They had retreated without fighting under the attack of the 3rd Division. It was simply incomparable to Li Fulin's 5th Army. (PS: The number of people in the 9th Army of the Northern Expedition Revolutionary Army was written wrong in the previous chapter. It has been changed.)
This also highlighted the essential difference between the local warlords and the early Guangdong Northern Expedition Revolutionary Army-the will of revolution!
Entering the city, Cai Rui saw Chu Yunfei walking out of the city to welcome him.
Unlike Li Yunlong, who was always sloppy, even in the critical moment of the war, Chu Yunfei always had the solemn and high-spirited spirit of a soldier.
Cai Rui secretly praised him, but he didn't bother to be polite with Chu Yunfei. Instead, he directly asked Chu Yunfei,""Yunfei, does your Second Army still have the strength to continue fighting?”
Although it was a question, Cai Rui's words were filled with certainty.
Chu Yunfei was shocked. He understood the meaning behind Cai Rui's words. The young marshal was planning to give the credit for occupying the entire Guizhou to him, the original planner.
"As long as the Major gives the order, the Second Army will continue to kill!”
"Alright then, after resupplying the equipment, you will immediately lead the soldiers of the Second Army to attack the fleeing Zhou Xicheng's Ninth Army from behind!”
"I only have one request-occupy the entire Guizhou Province and guard it for me!”
"However, if there are enemies, we must fight back resolutely!”
Cai Rui gave his first order after the battle to Chu Yunfei. He had given this exceptional battle general, whom he had always valued, the heavy responsibility of guarding a province.
"I, Chu Yunfei, will do as you say!"
As Chu Yunfei led the Second Army away, Fang Chen's Third Division took over the defense of Fuzhou City.
After Fang Chen told him about the key points of defending Fuzhou City, Cai Rui led Li Yunlong's division and the prisoners of war back to Kunming.
Three days later, a piece of news spread throughout the country.
"The Dian Army is fearless against the enemy outside the country. Destroy the British-French Combined Combat Brigade outside the country and capture 5,000 enemy soldiers!”
"In the internal battle, the Dian Army was able to fight. In the battle of Fuzhou, we wiped out the enemy's 5th Army and heavily injured the 9th Army of the Qian Army!”
"If people don't offend me, I won't offend them! If anyone offends me, I will fight back resolutely!"
The content was concise and clear, but it clearly stated the position of the Dian Army and what they wanted to express.
To the people of the country, it was to tell them that no matter how Jiang Gong and the old warlords fought, they shouldn't provoke him.
The Dian Army will remain neutral and will not be interested in your political parties and warlords 'civil war. If you come, I'll destroy you!
To the outside world, Cai Rui was clearly telling the British and French countries that their captives were still with them. If they wanted to fight, they would accompany them. If they wanted to make peace, they could come to Yunnan to negotiate.
In this message, Cai Rui was afraid of the fire of the national revolution, so he only referred to the 5th Army as the " 5th Army ". However, he believed that some people would know what the 5th Army represented.
Han City, in the temporary headquarters of the Northern Expedition Army.
Even though Jiang Gong knew that Li Fulin's 5th Army had been wiped out, when he saw Cai Rui's message, he still felt a faint anger in his heart.
"Motherf * cker, this Cai Rui is really condescending! Did he really think that the Northern Revolutionary Army couldn't defeat him?”
"He's openly going against us Northern Expedition Army!”
Jiang Gong held his cane and knocked on the ground, making a series of banging sounds.
He Yingqin, the commander of the First Army of the Northern Revolutionary Army, felt his face twitch. He carefully stepped forward and said,"Principal, why don't I lead the First Army to Yunnan and destroy Cai Rui's troops?”
"Forget it, the most important thing now is to go north. We can talk about the Dian Army later, but you can send someone to contact them and see if they can redeem Li Fulin!”
"As for dealing with the Dian army, let the British and French have a headache!”
"Motherf * cker, my army is gone just like that! Who would have thought that they would not be killed in the battlefield against the warlords, but would actually be killed by a small warlord in the southwest!”
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