Why did Ye Ting's independent regiment suddenly open the city gate and surrender? The reason is intriguing
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After the rise of the Northern Expedition, Ren Wu Peifu did not expect that this mud-legged unit with no guns and no cannons would actually burst out into such a powerful combat effectiveness.
Wu Peifu's troops could not resist their offensive
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start
At this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army had come to the outside of Wuchang City.
This army laid down Xianning, Tingsi Bridge, and Hesheng Bridge, which were the three most important military facilities of Wu Peifu.
These three places were broken, and the strength of Wu Peifu's men was already not too much danger to defend.
At this time, after the Northern Expeditionary Army Chen Bing was outside Wuchang City, Wu Peifu's entire talent was completely flustered, and he withdrew a large number of soldiers from the periphery into Wuchang City.
Wu Peifu wanted to build Wuchang City into an "iron city".
Not only that, Wu Peifu also concentrated almost all of his elite forces in Wuchang City, which was a decisive battle between the Northern Expeditionary Army and Wu Peifu.
Whoever loses withdraws from China's political scene.
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storm
Responsible for the first strong attack was still Ye Ting's Ye Ting Independent Regiment, which was the most powerful vanguard unit of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
I only saw the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army give an order, and the first sound was the artillery of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
The shells burst out of the chamber, traveled through the sky, and rushed directly to the head of Wuchang City, exploding violently.
"Rush!" Ye Ting's roar came out, and the entire Ye Ting Independent Regiment seemed to be injected with souls, and the soldiers of the Ye Ting Independent Regiment began to charge!
Their pace was fast, dodging enemy shells and bullets, and they saw themselves getting closer and closer to the enemy walls.
At this time, many soldiers had already fallen in blood, and the soldiers quickly crossed the moat and raised the ladder they carried with them high.
The ladder was erected on the city wall, and there were warriors holding the ladder, and the remaining warriors began to climb, climbing towards the head of the city.
Where wu Peifu's soldiers dared to let them up, they just immediately opened fire on these climbing Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers.
Some warriors were shot and landed, and some warriors took off directly near the head of the city and rushed into the enemy's head of the city.
The warrior, armed with a bayonet, stabbed at the nearby enemy, but there were too many enemies at the head of the city to kill them.
The same was true of the Northern Expeditionary Forces in the direction of the siege, which were unable to suppress the artillery fire of Wu Peifu's soldiers and were stuck by their artillery fire.
The troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army paid a lot of sacrifices, but there was still a long way to go before the complete capture of Wuchang.
At this time, the strategic objectives of the Northern Expeditionary Army had been transformed, and another part of the Northern Expeditionary Army quietly captured Hanyang and Wushengguan.
At this moment, Wu Peifu's troops in Wuchang City were completely wrapped in dumplings, but unfortunately, Wu Peifu had already left by car.
However, these elites of Wu Peifu could only be trapped in Wuchang City, with no food and no supplies, which was the place where they suffered the most.
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surrender
At this time, Wu Peifu's message for help finally took effect, and a coalition of warlords began to prepare to march towards Wuchang City.
If Wuchang City had not been captured, then the Northern Expeditionary Army would have been completely in danger.
However, at this time, unexpected things happened, under the repeated strong attacks of the Northern Expeditionary Army troops, the will to fight of the enemy soldiers in Wuchang City had already collapsed.
Therefore, in the last strong attack, the gates of Wuchang City suddenly opened, and all the enemies inside surrendered.
Resources:
"Northern Expedition War", "Facing the Northern Expedition War Battle of Wuchang", "Famous War"