The process was smooth. Under the arrangement of the Sichuan Army and the Revolutionary Army, all the soldiers lined up in an orderly manner to receive the weapons. Then, they were taken to the temporary prisoner of war camp in the city by the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army. They would stay there for a period of time before being sent to the prisoner of war management office in the rear. They would stay there for a long time with the soldiers captured at Tingsi Bridge.
Until the end of this war against the direct line, if they did not commit any heinous crimes during the review, they would be able to choose to continue joining the army or retire.
Those who chose to continue joining the army would be examined by the Sichuan Army or the Revolutionary Army. If they passed the examination and their physical fitness was up to standard, they would be kept and become part of the Chinese army!
The work of taking over Xianning City lasted for an entire day. After all, it was the acceptance and placement of more than 40,000 people. It was not 40,000 small stones that could be casually thrown away. In order not to waste time, the advance team arranged by Liu Feng had already arrived at the Hesheng Bridge within a day...
It was not an easy task for the logistics of the army to accommodate more than 40,000 people. Including the prisoners of war from Tingsiqiao and many injured people, there were about 50,000 people. This was not a small number. It was basically equivalent to more than three-quarters of the entire Sichuan army sent to Hubei. For this, the Sichuan army and the Revolutionary Army directly gave up about one-third of their own food!
Even so, it was still because they found the grain and materials stored directly in Xianning City, which relieved some of the logistical pressure to a certain extent. Therefore, the Revolutionary Army and the Sichuan Army only paid one-third of the resources.
Otherwise, if they followed the promise in the letter of persuasion, they would probably have to fork out more than half of their food. This way, their northern expedition would definitely be delayed for a long time, which was not what Liu Feng wanted. If it took too long, the Hanyang Munitions Factory might be gone!
Therefore, Liu Feng could only use the rations of the direct troops in the city to replace these prisoners of war. As for the fresh white rice and meat on the letter of persuasion, they could only be provided occasionally.
After a day, these prisoners of war were finally settled down. Two divisions were left behind by the Revolutionary Army, and Liu Feng left a garrison brigade to guard these prisoners of war. Liu Feng, Baldy, and the rest were ready to set off for Wu Han again!
Originally, Bald Man didn't want to act in such a hurry. At least he had to wait for the logistics supplies to be in place before he set off. However, after Liu Feng promised to pack up the equipment of Hanyang Munitions Factory and give it to him, Bald Man decisively chose to set off.
In any case, the Sichuan Army was leading the way ahead. The Revolutionary Army was just a helper, so they were not in much danger. If they could really take down the Hanyang Munitions Factory before Wu Peifu escaped, then it would undoubtedly be very beneficial to their future development!
As for whether Liu Feng would go back on his word after the incident, this was not a problem at all. Just look at the weapons in the hands of the Sichuan army. Before Liu Feng left Sichuan, the rifles in the hands of those " divisions " who left Sichuan in advance were basically made by Hanyang. But now?
He had been given a rifle made in Hanyang, and it had been replaced with a rifle that was obviously much better than the one made in Hanyang. What did this mean?
It meant that the other side did not even look up to the Hanyang rifle. He had also asked Liu Feng for a rifle from the Sichuan army to test it out. Although the caliber was smaller than the Hanyang rifle, whether it was performance, power, or range, it was not inferior to the Hanyang rifle in any aspect. It might even be better!
Under such circumstances, he was not worried that Liu Feng would go back on his word. After all, these things were useless to Liu Feng. As for the manufacturing equipment for mortars and shells?
That would not be a problem. Look at the luxurious equipment of the Sichuan Artillery Corps. Mortars had almost become the support firepower of the platoon. Would Liu Feng be interested in these outdated mortar production equipment? Don't joke around.
It was the same for the machine gun production equipment. In Baldy's opinion, other than those talents in the Hanyang Munitions Factory, there was nothing else that the Sichuan Army valued.
As for those talents, Baldy Jiang was reluctant to part with them. However, he felt that these talents, especially the designers that Liu Feng needed, were not what he urgently needed. Even if he wanted them, he did not have enough funds to support the research of these designers. What he needed now was those skilled technicians who could directly use the production line!
Therefore, although he was reluctant, rather than wasting these useless things on him and possibly offending Liu Feng, it was better to do him a favor and give them to Liu Feng. In this way, wouldn't it be " good for you, good for me, and good for everyone "? Why not?
Therefore, after Liu Feng put forward such a condition, the baldy decisively decided to set off. Anyway, his revolutionary army was just a helper, not a head-on death. In the end, there was still a big advantage to be taken. As the saying goes, if there is an advantage, you are a bastard. How could the baldy miss such a good thing?
Therefore, in the case of the two people hitting it off (in collusion →_→), the Sichuan Army and the Revolutionary Army began to prepare for the march to Wu Han!
When Liu Feng and the baldy reached an agreement, Wu Peifu, who was far away in Wu Han, couldn't help but shiver. He vaguely felt that something bad was going to happen, which made him very uneasy. Could it be that something happened at the front line?
Something must have happened. Ever since he received a message from the front line a day ago, saying that the mysterious troop was the Sichuan Army, he had not received any news from the front line for the past two days. In addition to the ominous premonition he had earlier, he felt that something had definitely happened at the front line!
"Men!" The more he thought about it, the more uneasy Commander Yu became. He couldn't care less whether it was time to rest or not. He was eager to know the situation at the front line!
"Marshal!" The guards outside the door hurriedly ran into the room and looked at the marshal, waiting for his instructions.
"Go and call all the generals over. I want to hold a meeting. Tell them to arrive within half an hour. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!”Wu Peifu said with an ugly expression. Ever since he confirmed his guess, he could no longer calm down. Now, if anyone were to offend him, they would definitely end up in a miserable state.
Although the guard did not know what had happened, he did not slow down at all. After replying to Wu Peifu, he turned around and left. He had to inform the generals as soon as possible. Otherwise, if he was slow, the generals would not be able to arrive in time. Then, he would definitely be the one in the most miserable state!
After the guards left, Wu Peifu rushed to the confidential room...
Soon, the generals who were directly related to Wu Han had arrived. Wu Peifu did not waste any time and said to these generals,
"I've had a bad feeling since a day ago, and it's been going on until now. Just now, that ominous feeling was so strong that I wanted to know why. Gao Rutong, you're in charge of arranging the communications command in Xianning City.”
Gao Rutong's expression turned ugly when he heard Wu Peifu's words. Indeed, he had not received any news from Xianning since a day ago. He had thought that the situation there had improved and that the generals in Xianning wanted to report the results of the battle.
This kind of thing had happened before, which was why there was no electricity there at all times. But now, it seemed that this was definitely not what he thought. The result was most likely that something had happened in Xianning. Moreover, to be able to prevent Xianning from sending any news, it was definitely not an ordinary big deal. It was very likely…
Gao Rutong was shocked at this thought. It was definitely not what he had imagined. He was still consoling himself in his heart. Xianning had a huge army of more than 60,000 people. How could it be what he had imagined?
Seeing that Gao Rutong did not reply, Wu Peifu's expression became even more unsightly. He had sent an emergency message to the garrison at the He Sheng Bridge, but the reply he received was that the cannons in Xianning City had been roaring for the past few days. It seemed that the battle had not stopped. This made him feel very abnormal. If the battle had not stopped, then why had they lost contact with him for so long?
Then, he asked if anyone from the Hesheng Bridge had sent people to investigate the situation. The reply he received was: They were dispatched. The battle in Xianning City was intense. Although the Revolutionary Army kept firing, perhaps they were worried about the people in the city, so they did not fire at the city. Both sides were currently anxious in the city!
Although this answer seemed to be fine, his many years of battlefield experience told him that something must have happened in Xianning City, or even…
Ps: The next battle progress might be arranged a little faster by Fu Sheng. Presumably, the book friends don't want to waste too much time on a third-rate army like the direct line, right?
Without further ado, Fu Sheng still had a thick face. Thank you, everyone!
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