Chapter 3 Domestic Public Opinion

"Mr. Dengsen, what will you do after you reject the great powers?" A reporter from a newspaper immediately surrounded Dengsen after the consuls of various countries left.

"Prepare for war, fight to the death!" Deng Sen answered calmly, which was the only thing he could do now.

"Mr. Deng Sen, do you have any confidence in winning by challenging many powerful powers?" A Chinese reporter squeezed in front.

"Must win? Look at my northern Anhui area, haha! All I can do is fight to the death!" The sureness to win? No one knows that this difficulty will be overcome until the end of the war.

"Mr. Dengsen heard that you had fought with the Revolutionary Army and the Beiyang Wuwei Forehand some time ago. If the great powers attacked, will the government support him, will the revolutionary party take the blame?" A reporter asked such a question. Everyone was not crowded but looked at Dengsen. This is a question that everyone is concerned about now. Joining the Iron Blood Army is attacked by foreign troops. So will Beiyang, as the Chinese government, send troops to support him, and whether the revolutionary party, which has formed a grudge with Dengsen in the south, will the revolutionary party that has made enemies with Dengsen in the south, and reach an agreement with the great powers to attack Dengsen together.

"I believe that the government is on the side of the people and cannot help the invaders invade their own army. As for the revolutionary party, although they have always received financial support from foreign powers, as long as they still write Chinese characters, they will definitely not help the evil. Of course, if they want to occupy this Far East coal mine, they must step through the bodies of all the soldiers of my Iron Blood Army, including me!" Deng Sen's face changed and seemed a little worried. Everyone sympathized with the head of the Iron Blood Army for a time. In China's territory, this warlord who insisted on the glory of the motherland, everyone knows that for other warlords, it would not be difficult for them to contribute more resources to exchange for support from various countries.

The press conference was very successful. Deng Sen was like a book of 100,000 Whys, and answered all the reporters' questions. The next day, a military government was established in northern Anhui, with the blood-colored eagle flag as the government flag and the black gold dragon and silver star flag as the party flag. The flag was two meters wide and two points seven meters long. The black base was inlaid with silver wheat patterns on the edge. There was a long bearded golden dragon head on the left, with a slightly open dragon mouth to the right, accounting for about one quarter. There was a white Venus in front of the mouth, representing the current Anhui government.

"In the first year of the Republic of China, on July 21, 1912, our military government in northern Anhui issued a notice to the whole of China, Deng Sen, the Supreme Commander of the Iron Blood Army, to the whole world, that is, not to surrender, no matter how to fight, the last drop of blood flows through one soldier and one soldier! I hope that the whole country and the world are both ambitious people of the Han people, support this war of resistance, long live the Chinese nation..."

On July 21, the Iron Blood Army, headed by Deng Sen, issued a telegram to all provinces in China, announcing the War of Resistance. At the same time, it hopes that people of all walks of life will come to join in the dignity of the nation and announce the belief that they will not surrender even if they die in battle.

"Number one... Domestic iron-blooded generals rejected unreasonable conditions from the great powers and announced their own resistance to the war..."

"Number one... The Iron Blood Army recruited 300,000 troops to prepare for war..."

"Name name is extra...British, France, Japan and other countries plan to land Nanjing, and the revolutionary party Huang Xing has reached an agreement with it..."

"Non-named foreign... The Beiyang government said that northern Anhui is a Chinese territory. All countries have no right to interfere in internal affairs, but they have no plans to reinforce..."

After the power generation in China, information was spreading wildly in various places. Many people sympathized with Dunson's iron-blooded army. Huang Xing had to agree to the British army's landing due to the pressure from Britain. Although he knew that the reputation of the Revolutionary Party in China would be damaged, the British warships controlled the entire Yangtze River. If they did not follow the revolution, they would undoubtedly lose. After weighing the pros and cons, he still agreed to this matter! Compared with the Revolutionary Party, Yuan Shikai, who had just ascended to the throne of president, did not agree to the request of Japan and Russia, and sent troops to attack. He just protested against various countries without any pain, and then calmed down. I believe that in later generations

The tradition of protest comes from here, but this is the best result that Dengsen thought of. He is not worried about British troops, but Japanese troops. Japan is the closest country to China, and its permanent military strength is hundreds of thousands. Although in this era, Japan has annexed the Northeast and is not strong enough to march on the same scale as the war of aggression against China, only one division is enough for Dengsen to drink a pot. At the same time, the British Navy has blocked Dengsen's supply line and ammunition and weapons are not allowed to be purchased. Although the United States negotiates with it again, it is impossible to reach an agreement. Although the United States has rich but weak military strength, the United States is powerless.

At the same time, on the 16th, Japan dispatched 16 warships despite the opposition from China's official and civilians. The 16th Army, which was 20,000 people, began to set sail and target Nanjing. At the same time, France also dispatched 5,000 Vietnamese colonies and the British Myitkyina colonial army to China. There were also Yunnan Governor Cai E and Shanxi Governor Yan Xishan in China to support it. Cai E even planned to lead troops to support it. However, the journey was long and the surrounding warlords were in chaos, so the idea was shelved. In order to make his reputation, Yan Xishan, Shanxi, sent two regiments of more than 6,000 people to northern Anhui by train, and it was the only domestic support force so far.

Among the people, new students donated money and materials to support the northern Anhui government's battle to surround the mines and fight against aggression. Shanghai even had no less than 3,000 students traveling to northern Anhui at their own expense, which also led to the reform of Deng Sen's army later. At the same time, some gangs in Shanghai also promoted the national spirit and supported the War of Resistance. Du Yuesheng even donated 100,000 oceans and the Iron Blood Army, which created his good reputation.

"The results of the encirclement, bloody battles, the Chinese, the great Han Dynasty's heroic spirit..." North Anhui was more nervous than anywhere else at this moment. Except for the first brigade that was not dispersed and reorganized, the rest of the brigades were all dispersed. Five divisions were formed with veterans, namely the Iron Blood First Division, the Iron Blood Second Division, the Iron Blood Third Division, the Iron Blood Fourth Division, the Iron Blood Fifth Division, each division of 20,000 people, divided into two brigades and one independent regiment, commander Deng Sen, commander Tian Ding, commander of the 2nd Division, commander of the 2nd Division, commander of the 3rd Division, commander of the 4th Division, commander of the 4th Division, commander of the 5th Division, commander of the 5th Division, commander of the 1st Division, commander of the 4th Division, commander of the 5th Division, commander of the 1st Division, commander of Sishui, commander of the 2nd Division, guarded Suxian and Lishan, guarded Lingbi, and the Fifth Division entered Bengbu. At the same time, the announcement of the merger of the Anhui government made Deng Sen's strategic detour slightly larger.

Seventy miles east of Sishui City, the border between Sihuai and Sishui is located on the canal. The First and Third Division built two trenches here. Using the idea of ​​the height of the trench points of Dengsen, they piled up into sixteen earth slopes. There were 138 bunkers built on the road of Sishui. The original forty-six artillery guns of the original artillery regiment were all gathered here, including 1896 Krupp 85mm field guns, 1906 Krupp 88mm field guns, 1886 Krupp 120mm heavy howitzer, 1902 Krupp 14 mountain cannons, 13 old or self-made cannon cannons, divided into four artillery battalions,

There is no company position. Among them, the first Heavy Artillery Battalion consists of one 120 mm howitzer and seven 88 mm Krupp field cannons. The Field Heavy Artillery Battalion consists of 85 mm eleven field cannons. The Mountain Artillery Battalion consists of fourteen sixty mm mountain cannons, and a small cannon battalion consists of thirteen small cannons and self-made cannons (cannons, that is, the type of gasoline barrels from Taizu at that time. Gunpowder plus iron sand is mostly placed in front of the display.) The cut ammunition has several bases on one foot. In addition, the entire army has a total of 160 heavy machine guns, except for the thirty-seven on the armored mechanical regiment truck, the rest are handed over to the First Third Division.

Five miles west of the Sishui Canal, the trench about 1.9 meters deep from south to north extends for five or six miles, and there are four lines of defense behind it. The lines of defense are about 45 meters apart. There are several trenches connected between the passages, one for each hundred meters and about four meters wide, leading to the rear trenches, and there is a rear open bunker in the middle of the trenches. Two heavy machine guns and two squads of men are stationed in the bunker. As for all trenches, barbed wire mesh is built in the back of all trenches except for the fifth trenches. These barbed wire mesh is made by Deng Sen confiscating almost all iron materials except the pots and scoops used for eating. Although the texture is not good, you can't tear it open with your hands.

There are the same five-story trenches floating in the west of the Heshui City, dozens of miles away. In Sishui City, Dengsen will give the offensive army a gift, a gift that no one would have thought of, and a gift that Dengsen had almost worked hard to prepare for them. It would be a brilliant brilliance.

"The Head of State, Shanxi friendly troops will arrive in Suxian tomorrow morning, but according to the information obtained, this army is extremely poor, and we may be responsible for the weapons and equipment!"

"I knew that Yan Laoxi was not so generous. I thought he had become a different person! It turned out that he had made a fortune by making money! But he had just sent a group of remaining soldiers and gained a good reputation!" Although Deng Sen cursed, he knew that sending reinforcements to him was the biggest manifestation. At such a moment, aid and him could gain reputation. Moreover, Yan Xishan was not afraid of the great powers in the mainland, but even so, he would offend many people.

"A drop of water! I will repay you if there is another day! By the way, have those students arranged it?" Deng Sen did not think that this person was hypocritical. In this era when people were cannibalistic, at least he still had this heart. What Deng Sen is most concerned about now is that those two or three thousand passionate students seemed to see hope when they saw those students.

"It has been settled! And it has been placed there according to the requirements of the head of state!" Peng Qingjin thought of the students and felt that he was in glory. As a member of the Iron Blood Army, after being admired by those sketches, he couldn't help but feel great.

"Very good! I'll see them tomorrow! I'll give some to the 3rd Division of the First Division. If you encounter an enemy attack, you must persist until 7 pm. After retreating, you must give up Sishui County immediately and do not allow the materials in the county to be transported away and stay there. People come from afar naturally cannot give others some benefits!" I came to the balcony again, and looked at the people who became busy downstairs and looked a little panicked, Deng Sen knew that the fear of the Chinese people for foreigners has become heavier since the Opium War!

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Chapter completed!