Chapter 1031 Safe and sound
The mother-in-law is pretty good. Since the team is led by Marine Liu Zhenwu, and the commander of the White Dragon Brigade, Zheng Yuan, has also come with him, it proves that the Bailongdu Fortress is still very reliable and has not betrayed.
"Get ready to meet the friendly forces at Bailongdu Fortress!" the butcher shouted loudly.
Zheng Yuan and others were really shocked by the tragic situation of Yang Shanxin's unit of the Southern Army. It was worse than they imagined.
Looking at the bearded general at the head of the team, Zheng Yuan knew that this man was the famous Butcher General in the Southern Army and one of the legendary figures in the southwestern Jiangxi Army.
After dozens of steps, Zheng Yuan rolled off his horse and trotted over, shouting as he ran:
"General Tu, General Zheng Yuan was late in rescuing me. Please forgive me! Forgive me!"
The butcher jumped off his horse, laughed and said: "It's good that General Zheng is here. When he comes, we are a family. There is no need to forgive sins!"
He walked up to him, patted the other person's shoulder affectionately, and smiled broadly.
The butcher was a straight soldier, but he didn't know that his words revealed a lot of information.
Zheng Yuan is an old man. He couldn't help but be startled when he heard it. When he thought about it carefully, he immediately started to sweat.
I bet the other party was also on guard against the Baidu Dragon Brigade. Fortunately, he didn't listen to Zheng Jiang's idea. If he had harbored such rebellious intentions, we wouldn't be a family now.
Feeling happy in his heart, but showing no emotion on his face, he kept saying: "General Tu, please introduce me to General Yang. I will apologize to General Yang at the end of the day!"
"Well, General Zheng, the general was injured a little and can't see anyone now. Anyway, everyone has to go to your Bailongdu Island. When we get there, it's not too late to say goodbye!" said the butcher.
This was a very common thing, but Zheng Yuan didn't think so. He thought to himself:
As expected, the opponent was still on guard against him. Fortunately, he did not betray him. Otherwise, not only would he not be able to catch Yang Shanxin and other generals, but he would be bitten hard by the opponent.
At that moment, he forced a smile and said: "That's fine, that's fine! Then please ask General Tu to pay my respects to General Shang on my behalf."
"Easy to say...easy to say!"
The butcher himself was a little embarrassed, but it was not easy to tell when his face was dark and red.
A few hours later, the main force of Zheng Yuan's White Dragon Brigade arrived, and the logistics brought a lot of supplies. They immediately set up camp on the spot, distributing supplies and seizing the time to rest.
The soldiers could rest, but the military medical officer Lei Zhensheng was so busy that they were on their backs.
Zheng Yuan brought some medicinal materials. From this point of view, he was also a very careful person and knew what the defeated army needed most.
With this batch of medicinal materials, at least the lives of a considerable number of soldiers can be saved.
Seeing Yang Shanxin reapplying medicine and taking a rest after bandaging, the butcher finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After only resting for a few hours, the army was back on the road. Now, it arrived at Bailongdu Island a moment earlier and was safe a moment earlier.
"General Tu!" Zheng Yuan came over.
"What's the matter?"
"General Tu, take your troops, Deputy Brigadier Liu, and my brother Zheng Shan to go first. I will personally lead two thousand soldiers to cut off the rear. The pursuers of the Northern Army are not far away from us. There may be a fierce battle!"
Zheng Yuan is an old man. Now that he has made his choice, he might as well be a little more single and show his loyalty a little more thoroughly.
This time, we are really risking our lives and fortunes, and the key is to show off.
"Well done!" The butcher nodded with emotion.
The sworn brother was suspicious of the Zheng family just now, but now it seems that this Zheng Yuan can definitely be regarded as a hero.
Now that the Confederate army is like this, and the other side is still so righteous, after the sworn brother is healed, we all have a drink, and we will be brothers in life and death from now on.
The butcher knew that their remnant army, together with Zheng Yuan, would hold on to Bailongdu Island until at least March or April next year.
In these few months, I’m afraid there will be battles every day!
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the rest of the trip went smoothly. The Northern Army pursuers who had been chasing after them suddenly slowed down for some reason.
Until Butcher and others arrived at Bailongdu Island, the pursuers were still dozens of miles away. During this period, the enemy did not make much progress.
Zheng Yuan's feat of cutting off the rear seemed to be a correct bet. Not a single sign of the Northern Army was visible, but his courage was commendable.
The Butcher and the others who set foot on Bailongdu Fortress finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
And a hundred miles away, in the commander's tent of the Northern Army.
Zhang Zhaoting cried bitterly and knelt in front of his father, Zhang Huaizhi.
Not long ago, in Laiwu, the 30,000 elite Northern Army troops were defeated by Chen Tianhua's 2,000-strong special agent regiment and suffered heavy losses.
Not only that, the key is to let Chen Tianhua withdraw from Laiwu very calmly, meet up with Song Xiaoniu, and watch them board the ship and sail to Fujian Province.
Before the battle had even begun, Chen Tianhua was able to escape from his shell and calmly implement his plan. However, the plan of the Northern Army and other five parties to unite to trap Chen Tianhua in southeastern Shandong was completely ruined.
"Fuck you, you are a bunch of losers. As long as Chen Tianhua and his Tiger Army are trapped in southeast Shandong for more than two months, the entire Fujian Province will be occupied by the Guangdong army. Sun Daoren and Chen's coalition forces will be captured by the Shanghai-Guangdong army.
The coalition forces were defeated."
"At that time, even if Chen Tianhua breaks through the encirclement, there will be no point in going south for reinforcements. But within half a month of your arrival, Chen Tianhua's Tiger Army will land in Fujian Province."
Duan Qirui, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army, cursed Zhang Huaizhi and said that he would hold the general accountable.
But the vanguard of the encirclement and suppression of Laiwu was Zhang Zhaoting. It was impossible for Zhang Huaizhi to enforce battlefield discipline on his own son.
There was no choice but to find two scapegoats and execute them by firing squad on the grounds of ineffective attack.
"Father, my son has tried his best. The key is that Chen Tianhua's internal defense troops are so powerful. One can be equal to ten, and one is equal to a hundred."
For this period of time, under Duan Qirui's crazy urging, Zhang Zhaoting's cavalry has been the vanguard, always the first to engage Yang Shanxin's troops.
Zhang Zhaoting's elite Northern Army was not weak in combat effectiveness, but they fell short in front of the Southern Army.
The so-called chess game is just one move away, and the hands and feet are tied. On the battlefield, especially in a pursuit battle like theirs, this difference can determine life or death.
Although they caused great losses to Yang Shanxin's rear-cutting troops, the losses suffered by Zhang Zhaoting's troops in the north were even more astonishing, several times that of the southern army.
When Zhang Huaizhi personally came to the front line and ordered Zhang Zhaoting to speed up, he knelt at his father's feet.
"Commander Father, let Lu Feng and Mu Huzi go up first. I only have this few elite troops. If this continues, even if I kill Yang Shanxin's troops of the Southern Army, I will become the bare commander!"
Zhang Huaizhi naturally understood this truth, so he was a little hesitant.
Zhang Zhaoting's disobedience bought a rare moment for Yang Shanxin, Butcher and others, allowing them to land on Bailongdu Island unharmed.
Zhang Zhaoting, who had been whipped several times by Zhang Huaizhi, refused to be the vanguard again, and the Northern Army had no choice but to slow down its advance.
Chapter completed!