After the expansion of the Han army, they split into two groups and marched in the east and west.
Under Lin Yu's personal leadership, the east troops first targeted Hui Provincial Government, which was located in the east of Yue City.
On July 11th, the Han army conquered Longmen County, which was located west of Hui Prefecture, with a regiment of troops. The gates of Hui Prefecture were wide open.
The next day, the 1st regiment of the Han army that conquered Longmen continued to march eastward. At Huilong Town, they defeated a battalion of the Qing army that was sent to the west as reinforcements. They wiped out more than 300 Qing soldiers and captured more than 200.
Half a day later, the Han army conquered the empty Heyuan County.
On the southern front, the second regiment of the Han army took down Guancheng and Xin 'an, mobilizing the Qing army of Huizhou Prefecture to support the south.
After the enemy's forces were mobilized, Lin Yu personally led the 3rd Regiment and charged out of Luofu Mountain at lightning speed.
Within half a day, he had captured Boluo and Guishan.
After learning that the prefecture was under attack, the governor of Hui Province hurriedly led his troops back to Hui Shan, wanting to remove the threat of the Han army.
However, on the way over the White Cloud Peak, they were ambushed by the Han army.
"General, the enemy has entered our ambush!”
A fast horse galloped over from afar. The soldier on the horse dismounted and knelt on one knee, reporting to Lin Yu, the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army.
Lin Yu picked up his binoculars and took a look. A Qing army of about 1200 people appeared in the distance.
The Qing army had originally planned to go south to provide support, but halfway through, they heard that the prefecture in the north was under attack and turned back.
The Qing army was exhausted after going back and forth like this. Their marching speed was very slow, and the soldiers were all lying on the ground. They did not seem to have any fighting strength.
However, thinking about it carefully, it made sense. The central army of the Qing army did not have much combat power, so these local armies were naturally even more rotten.
Moreover, as training opponents for the Han recruits, it was beneficial for them to have a lower combat strength. It could increase the confidence of the Han soldiers and make them realize how powerful they were!
"Inform the artillery battalion to prepare for rapid firing in five minutes!”
When expanding the army, Lin Yu knew that the proportion of new recruits in the Han army was too high and the proportion of veterans was too low. Their combat effectiveness might drop a lot.
Therefore, he consciously increased the firepower of the Han army. Each infantry regiment was equipped with a field artillery battalion and 24 field artillery.
Unlike the previous Krupp field artillery, Lin Yu purchased the French M1897 75mm rapid-fire cannon from the system.
This cannon was a type of rapid-fire cannon developed by the Gauls after the Franco-Prassal War.
Compared to the Krupp 75mm field cannon, the Gaul 75mm Miss had an even more astonishing firing rate. She could fire 15 rounds per minute.
Not only that, but in order to allow her to keep up with the speed of the infantry, the French army had also reduced the weight of this cannon, making it much lighter than ordinary field artillery. It did not need to be towed by a car, and could be pulled by horses or even manpower!
The performance of this cannon was very good, but it was a little expensive. One cannon cost 2000 taels of silver, which was equivalent to 200 Mauser 88 rifles.
However, a single weapon like a rifle could not be compared to a heavy weapon like a cannon.
For an army, rifles were just basic equipment. If they wanted to increase the combat effectiveness of the army, they had to be equipped with enough heavy weapons!
Therefore, even though the price was high, Lin Yu gritted his teeth and bought 150 of them. Just the money spent on the cannons alone was 300,000 taels of silver!
Adding on the 10,000 new guns, bullets, cannonballs, military uniforms, and other equipment, equipping the 1st Infantry Division cost Lin Yu 800,000 taels of silver.
This did not include the monthly salary of the soldiers and officers. If the salary, the guns and ammunition consumed during training, and the food and maintenance expenses of the army were included, it would cost at least one million taels of silver to build a division!
Although he had received a reward of three million taels of silver from the system, he had to consider the fact that the Han army still needed to develop their industries and purchase various resources.
This bit of money really couldn't withstand the torment!
If it wasn't for the 12 million taels of silver he had stolen from the corrupt officials of the Qing court, he really wouldn't have been able to afford his own army.
However, considering that the Han army would continue to expand, and after the expansion, the various expenses would increase exponentially.
Therefore, just this 12 million taels of silver was not enough.
Therefore, Lin Yu was eager to sweep through the other areas in Guangdong and Guangxi as soon as possible.
In this way, on the one hand, he could raid the houses of these corrupt officials and profiteers after the battle and quickly make money from them.
On the other hand, they could also establish the Han army's own rule as soon as possible, and then start collecting various taxes to establish a stable tax system.
It was definitely not possible to rely solely on house raids. In the short term, there was no problem, but in the long run, it was definitely not sustainable.
After all, with the expansion of their territory, they had already raided everything that needed to be raided. It would be very difficult for them to catch a big fat sheep again.
Therefore, establishing a perfect tax system and obtaining a stable income through taxes was the real solution to the problem for the Han army.
In order to establish a perfect tax system, they had to get rid of the Qing army in these places and overthrow the Qing government!
Therefore, the Han army had to be destroyed!
After receiving Lin Yu's order, the artillery battalion of the Han army immediately began to fire fiercely at the advancing Qing army.
In just five minutes, the 24 cannons of the Han army had fired nearly 2000 rounds.
The Qing army only had 1200 people, but they were bombarded by a number of shells that far exceeded their numbers. On average, each soldier had to withstand at least 1.7 shells!
Moreover, the Han army's artillery shells were not solid shells, but explosive shells!
As a result, when the Han artillery stopped firing, the entire battlefield was filled with the corpses of the Qing soldiers.
Most of them had died under the fierce artillery fire of the Han army!
"Blow the bugle call and fix the bayonet!"
Lin Yu was very satisfied with the effect of the cannon fire. Seeing that the Qing army had lost their combat ability, he immediately ordered.
The best way to let the soldiers experience the atmosphere of the battlefield and gain combat experience was to let them see blood.
At this time, the Qing army, which had been utterly defeated and had no fighting strength, was obviously the best target to practice on.
A loud and clear charge sounded. Under the lead of the veterans, the Han soldiers rushed out from all directions and charged towards the Qing army.
Before the remaining Qing soldiers could recover from the fierce artillery fire, they were beaten to the ground by the Han soldiers.
In just ten minutes, the battle had completely ended. Except for a few lucky ones, the rest of the 1200 Qing soldiers had been wiped out!
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