Quzhou was the economic center of the southwest of Zhejiang Province. It was surrounded by valleys. However, in the early years, the Qing government had built a railway from the direction of Wu Han to connect Quzhou to the northwest of Fujian because there was a million-ton iron mine there. Similarly, this railway also connected to Hangzhou and Shanghai in the north. It was a railway artery in the east and west of China!
Currently, the railway near Quzhou was very busy with trains. Just the tax alone would probably be able to collect a large sum of silver dollars. One of Chu Tianyun's goals this time was to obtain the operating rights of this railway!
Of course, it was only within the territory of Zhe Province. As for the others, Chu Tianyun did not have such powerful strength. However, after conquering Quzhou, he would at least be able to obtain a place to stay.
Jinhuan-Quzhou County Road was a stone road unique to the Republic of China. A crescent moon was curved in the sky, and a faint silver color fell on the ground.
Suddenly, an army was marching at high speed. If one looked closely, one could see that behind the infantry was a Maxim Heavy Machine Gun that had been dismantled.
"Brigadier general, the third regiment will stay behind to guard the horizontal weir. What if something happens?”
Zhu Zhiwen was a straightforward person. The National Guard Army had broken through the bamboo along the way, and the warlords from all over the country had raised their troops to resist. Lu Yongxiang, who had originally sided with Yuan Shikai, was even more intelligent. Before Chu Tianyun, he had declared Zhejiang independence and supported a democratic Republic. This old fellow was very close to the Japanese.
"Although Lu Yongxiang is a warlord of Zhejiang Province and has four infantry divisions under his command, his defense area is ten times, even a hundred times larger than our Shuiping Weir. Even if we take a step back, rather than sending troops to take down Shuiping Weir, he hopes that we can fight to the death with the 11th Division and take down the southwest of Zhejiang Province effortlessly!”
Zhejiang, Hangzhou. After the treaty of Maguan, this former capital of the Southern Song Dynasty officially became a trading port.
Lu Yongxiang, the warlord of Zhejiang Province, had raised a troop of soldiers in the process of rebelling against the Qing government in the early years. Coupled with the support of the Japanese, he had been doing well in Zhejiang Province these years.
Lu Yongxiang, Marshal Lu's residence was brightly lit. In the main hall, a slightly plump old man was listening to the play in peace.
"Marshal, the voices of opposition against Yuan are getting louder and louder all over the country. Our Zhejiang branch cannot fall behind either. Once Yuan Shikai falls, I think we can march into Fujian and occupy Fujian and Zhejiang. With the support of the Japanese, we can definitely dominate the southeast!”
"Let's wait. I, Lu Yongxiang, am old. Besides, Chu Yonglong is still stationed in Quzhou. Our Zhejiang is not at peace yet!”
"Our Zhe Department has nearly 50,000 soldiers. If any blind thing dares to invade me, I'll fight him!”
After saying that, Lu Yongxiang turned his gaze back to the stage and started admiring it by himself. As for the adjutant beside him, his face was filled with anger. In this chaotic world, all the warlords were expanding their armies, recruiting soldiers, and expanding their territory. Only Lu Yongxiang was content with the status quo and did not take any military action. Other than announcing his opposition to the imperial system and support for the Republic, there was nothing else!
The owner of Zhejiang would have to change sooner or later!
In Quzhou County, Southwest Zhejiang Province, Chu Yonglong's biological son was being breastfed by the Wang family. Chu Yonglong, who was beside him, had a doting expression on his face. This was his biological son, and everything he had would be left to him!
The rebellion of the three Beiyang Divisions in Hubei had completely changed Chu Yonglong's mind. Yuan Shikai's power had already been lost, and with the addition of the 21st Decree, the people had completely lost confidence in the leadership of the Beiyang government. Therefore, in the past half a month, a few infantry regiments of the 11th Division had already spread out from Quzhou County and began to occupy the northwestern region of Zhejiang!
As for the guards of Quzhou City, there was a reinforced regiment of 1500 people in the city and an infantry regiment of 1200 people in the east of the city. In other words, the current defense force of Quzhou City was less than 3000 people.
"When the 1st regiment takes down Xin 'an River, we'll march east and destroy that kid!”
Madam Wang had a fierce look on her face. This somewhat enchanting woman was so disgusting at this moment!
A woman's heart was the most poisonous, as expected!
"Yes, yes, he killed my big brother. Teacher, you have to help me!”
If Chu Yonglong knew that Chu Tianyun had expanded his army to a mixed brigade with 6000 soldiers, he wondered if he would still have the courage to say this.
After marching for more than three hours, Chu Tianyun's 1st Regiment finally saw the east gate of Quzhou not far away.
The 1st Regiment stopped in the forest about 2 kilometers away from the east gate. There were only a few soldiers guarding the east gate. This passive defensive attitude was suicidal!
"Brigadier General, there's an infantry regiment of 1200 soldiers stationed nearby. I think we should first take down this infantry regiment. Once the gunshots are heard, Chu Yonglong's other reinforced regiment will definitely come out of the city to provide support. This way, the ambush of the 2nd regiment will be the most effective. The 16 heavy machine guns will directly suppress us and quickly form a vacuum zone. We will be able to force Chu Yonglong to surrender as quickly as possible!!”
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