33 No rest 3

An old cypress tree next to the official road, a long shadow came out of the sunset and stopped the official road. A small group of people galloped on the official road, and the rolled up dust scattered the sunset. It was Zhang Biao who rode on the horse on this official road to filial piety. He was no longer haggard. He was no longer in high spirits at the beginning. Even the horses he sat down ran listlessly. The personal soldiers behind him could not lift their spirits, like frosted eggplants, hanging on the back of the horse and moving forward. He is famous for his bravery in the army. He is the first person in the Hubei army with thousands of swords. Now the prestige can only think about the beginning. At the beginning, the Hubei party members were in chaos everywhere, and they could only become the cornerstone of his achievements! The top on his head was red with the blood of the revolutionary party. He really looked down on him from the bottom of his heart. He had no power to tie the chickens. He would only talk about the revolution and clamor for the useless scholars who wanted to die and reward the country with blood. There were also those useless scholars who were not honest to farm and only take hoe poles, but were fooled by those scholars to put down the hoe poles and foolishly came to make the revolution.

Unexpectedly, the revolutionary army suddenly exploded, and the scholars ate the courage of bear hearts and leopards, and occupied Wuchang overnight. He suffered his first defeat in his life. After that, the revolutionary army did not take a rest, and crossed the river to attack Hankou overnight. The mud and legs of those brothers also dared to fall into the well and help attack the Liu family temple. They were completely caught off guard, and the defense arranged in the Liu family temple completely disintegrated. There is also Yan Xishan, Shanxi, who spent a lot of cultivation on him in vain, but also followed the revolutionary party to fool around. At this time, he actually helped his old boss. I need to learn literature and martial arts, and buy it with the emperor's family. Is it worthy of Yan Xishan's own teacher in this way? Morality is lost, the outline of kings and ministers is broken, and the country will not be a country! Yan Xishan was not in Huangpo, and even if he didn't come to support Liu's Temple, he even ran back to his hometown in Shanxi with his party. This ungrateful thing receives the salary of the court. At the time of national crisis, he does not know how to serve the country and the emperor.

From the hard attack on the headquarters of the eight towns to landing on Liujiamiao, Zhang Biao now knows that it's all under the command of Li Xiang. It's really a good command! Usually, he never shows off the mountains and rivers. Li Xiang, who is a pair of waves, and has such military command skills, he really underestimates him at ordinary times. Zhang Biao told him with his military life for many years and cultivated sense of battlefield smell that Li Xiang is a person who likes to chase and fight fiercely, a smart person who takes advantage of your illness and kills you.

In the official road, in the eyes of his soldiers, Zhang Biao rode listlessly on the horse, dragging a sloppy braid that is about to fall off. His beard is messy, his scalp has not been scratched for a few days, and his tonic coat on his body is also dirty like a complete beggar. The autumn sunset shines lazily on Zhang Biao, which is worse than Brother Sharp.

I can't see that Zhang Biao's mind has repeatedly considered the war that has happened in the past few days. Zhang Biao is sure that Li Xiang will take action again tonight, grab the three bridges, and then attack Huangpo at night. Zhang Biao seemed to overestimate Li Xiang. Li Xiang originally planned to let the comrades rest for one night. The revolutionary comrades were not iron and needed to rest. Li Xiang also prepared a celebration banquet to reward the comrades. Later, the intelligence department found that some Qing soldiers gathered on the Sandao Bridge, and there were military agents to find out. Zhang Xiyuan, the 29th standard of Henan, led his troops to the south to support Zhang Biao by train, and Xia Zhankui, a patrol battalion in Yuezhou in Hunan Province, also rushed to Liujia Temple. Zeng Gao and Li Xiping analyzed and made the worst plan, assuming that the Qing soldiers at Sandao Bridge were Zhang Xiyuan's troops. Li Xiang was not here at that time. He was afraid of delaying the military plane and losing the bridgehead of Liujiamiao. Li Xiping personally met the enemy.

In Zhang Biao's mind, Li Xiang is really good at fighting at night. Night fighting has always been a great taboo for soldiers, but Li Xiang can always take advantage of the taboos of soldiers to take risks and get a miraculous effect. In fact, what makes Zhang Biao most taboo is the reaction speed of Li Xiang's army and the ability to fight hard repeatedly. However, the reaction speed of Zhang Biao's army could not be slower by the bureaucracy. If the fortifications of Liujia Temple are complete, it will definitely not be lost; if the support troops come enough, they are fully strong enough to recover Wuchang.

When the Hubei New Army calmed down the chaos, the combat effectiveness of the outbreak can only be said to be average. Why can it be as brave as a wolf just by changing the title of the Revolutionary Army and become a tiger and wolf in an instant? Is it true that the faith of the revolutionaries is strange? Can faith turn the weak army into the division of tigers and wolves? Can faith inject soul into an army? No! Loyalty and patriotism is the soul of an army! Zhang Biao tried his best to persuade himself with the feudal ideas inherited by China for thousands of years to anesthetize himself.

In the battle of Liujia Temple, Zhang Biao was almost buried under the fire of the revolutionary army. Zhang Biao, who claimed to be bold, was scared to death. Zhang had no courage to run to Lukou in the night and began to collect the remnants. Before dawn, he sent someone to Huangpo to recruit reinforcements. Huangpo, with the guards, only recruited more than 1,000 people. With a total of more than 2,000 people from the remnants, all of them were sent to the three bridges, and all efforts must be made to prevent the expansion of the revolutionary army. Now Huangpo is simply an empty city, but as long as the three bridges are guarded, the revolutionary army can't do anything about him. Zhang Biao's urgent arrangement was completely forced by the strong aggression of the revolutionary army.

Zhang Biao was very clear in his heart that the Qing soldiers of Sandao Bridge had no morale and could not resist the attack of the revolutionary army at all. He did not want to waste a night watching in Huangpo. He went directly to filial piety to welcome the arrival of Zhang Xiyuan, a Henan reinforcements. In the face of those soldiers with low morale, he really couldn't figure out how to let those rebellious parties rebel and offend the power of heaven. Why is it that an orthodox king is not as righteous as the bandit party to fight a war?

It's getting late, and the sun is about to set. In this vibrant swamp, you can't see the bleakness of autumn, and the green color extends to the green mountains in the sky. The Lu River flows from here. Whenever it rains heavily, the river will be full of swamps, which will become a vast ocean lake. The land here is fertile, but it has not been reclaimed here and has been abandoned. Occasionally, you can see red-crowned cranes strung into the sky. The natural ecological environment is so good that future generations can't imagine it. In this difficult swamp, there are three iron bridges across the dangerous land, which form a necessary place to connect Hankou and Lukou. This place is named after the bridge, and the name of the place is Sandao Bridge.

The Jinghan Railway passes through the three bridges. After crossing the three bridges, it belongs to Huangpo, and 20 miles to the north is the mouth. The Qing soldiers have been stationed here at the northern end of the Sandaoqiao Railway, and the construction of fortifications is being stepped up in the shouts of the main officials. Not only the Qing soldiers of the engineering battalion were busy building fortifications here, but also the infantry battalions, artillery battalions, and cavalry battalions all joined in.

With such fatigue, the engineers in the Qing army were naturally miserable and full of complaints. The man in his hand slowed down a little, and the officer's braids fell on his head. Soldiers work with money, but they can't be animals.

"Normally, the silver is engraved by them. That's not when there is a war, and I have nothing to say. Now when we are going to work hard, this silver won't be enough for us!" The short and strong man waved the shovel feebly and kept nagging in a low voice.

"Ser your energy. Only when the revolutionary army comes can you have the strength to run away." A medium-sized young man next to him answered casually, talking, and the work on his hand slowed down. He ran over with his eyes on the patrol, and his braids were pulled off. The young man cleverly lowered his head, turned his body slightly, and took it with his back. Through the thick autumn clothes, his back was not very painful.

After scolding for a few words, he saw that someone was lazy in other places, and he hurriedly changed his position to show his prestige. Looking at the short and strong man who was looking away, he said, "I know how to be majestic in front of us, but when I see the revolutionary army running faster than rabbits."

"At that time, I was dizzy and ran back to Lukou with the brigade. I thought that Zhang Daring wanted me to work for him, which would be better for us. If you know that you are still being bird-like here, it would be good to be a prisoner for the revolutionary army in Liujia Temple. The young man became more and more angry about the braid just now. It's just that I don't know what the revolutionary army's policy towards prisoners is? I only know that many flagmen have been killed in Wuchang City, but I am a Han Chinese, so there is nothing to be afraid of. You, Zhang Daring, want to be a loyal dog for Manqing. We won't be so stupid to die with him. Perhaps surrendering to the revolutionary army is really a good way out. The defeat of Zhang Biao twice by the revolutionary army has fully proved the strength of the revolutionary army. Who is Zhang Biao? The first person in the Hubei military, Zhang Zhidong's beloved general. In the face of the revolutionary army, it has been defeated one after another. Now it has been defeated and filial piety, and even the courage to fight against the revolutionary army head-on has been lost.

"It's okay to think about it. Don't say it. It depends on the situation." The short and strong man lowered his voice, and he didn't want to work for Man Qing anymore. The family is all in Hanyang. An elder brother works as a worker in Hanyang Iron Factory, and a younger sister works as a worker in Wuchang Zhonghe Gate Yarn Factory. In this chaotic world, I really want to go home quickly to have a look. Is it safe?

These uneasy emotions are not only spreading in the engineering barracks, but also more like a plague, which has infected the Qing soldiers of the whole Sandao Bridge.

Until the sun sets, the black sky is extremely low, and the old trees with fallen leaves, stretching out their branches, seem to have reached the sky above their heads. The scenery around at night is hazy, and the three iron bridges in the distance are like a black dragon, crossing lakes, rivers and swamps, occupying this vast area. The Qing soldiers all gathered on a gentle hill next to the railway. It is not very high and the slope is very slow, but it is the highest high ground at the railway entrance of Sandaoqiao Railway, which is a suitable place for defense. A pile of bonfires rose on the gentle slope, and the Qing soldiers also sat around for dinner. The soldiers sat around and couldn't afford to gamble while eating. They complained all day and wanted to vent while eating.

A Qing soldier who hasn't shaved his beard for a few days, holding a green vegetable leaf, stained with a big green worm on it, scolding. The fireman gave me a welfare today and added meat to the green vegetables.

He looked closer to his fellow villagers and smiled. Good welfare! I'm afraid you don't have the strength to work, so I'll give you extra meals.

Hu Zha man thought that those officials sent his own soldiers to catch a lot of wild animals in the swamp in the afternoon. Now he must be big fish and meat, but he nibbled at the vegetables bitten by insects. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became and threw the vegetables on the ground. After a tiring day, there is no oil or water at all, and we have to buy our lives. Now I don't even have the strength to carry guns. Let the revolutionary army kill them all.

His fellow villager looked at the big green worm, which was a pity and shook his head repeatedly. Don't waste it even if you don't eat it. Only when you eat a little can you have strength. When the revolutionary army comes, you can run strong and run faster.