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    Yao Yiyi withdrew his troops, and the pressure at the Guangde Road intersection was reduced. However, the soldiers of the patrol battalion responsible for the defense did not dare to slack off at all, and took the time to repair the fortifications and strengthen the defense.  []

    Speaking of the North Street Arsenal, because the insurrectionary new army was eager to obtain ammunition supplies, it launched several attacks in succession. The old army's defense line was crumbling. In the end, it was barely maintained with the reinforcement of the patrol battalion.

    When Yao Yiji led more than 300 people to North Street, the commander of the New Army who was preparing to launch the fourth attack immediately came to contact him.

    "Commander-in-Chief, the firepower of the old army on the opposite side is too fierce. In addition to more than 400 defenders, there are also four heavy machine guns. The bullets are fired as if they are free. We launched three attacks in a row, basically because  The heavy machine gun fire suppression from the opposite side failed, what should we do next?" Shen An, the management leader of the 85th 1st Battalion of the New Army who was responsible for attacking the North Street Arsenal asked anxiously for instructions.

    Yao Yiji observed the terrain. There was about 400 meters of open space in front of the position. If he wanted to break through the opposite defense line, he had to pass through the 400-meter open space in front. However, there was no cover in the open space. If he wanted to rush over, he could only fill it with his life.

    Now the number of the new rebel army gathered in front of North Street has reached more than 800, while the old army defenders opposite only have about 400 people, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the well-trained new army. The reason why they can persist now is that  It relied on four heavy machine guns moved from the arsenal and a large amount of ammunition in the arsenal.

    Although the new army in the uprising exceeded the old army in number and was well-trained, its firepower was suppressed and the terrain was unfavorable, making it difficult to break through the opposite line of defense.  Yao Yiji knew that he could no longer wait. The ammunition in the hands of the New Army soldiers was limited and could not withstand consumption. They had to break through the defense line on the opposite side and capture the North Street Arsenal, otherwise the uprising was likely to end in failure.

    Having made up his mind, Yao Yiji immediately ordered to several officers around him: "The enemy's heavy machine gun fire is fierce. We can't just rush forward. Get me some Eight Immortal tables and wet quilts immediately."

    "Shen An, you immediately organize a death squad, and they will be the first to launch an attack later, attracting the firepower of the enemy's heavy machine guns and covering the movements of the large forces." Yao Yiji continued to order.

    "Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Shen An agreed immediately, then turned back to the first battalion to select personnel. The soldiers all asked for battle, and forty brave warriors were quickly selected.  Most of the revolutionary soldiers at this time were still very simple and did not hesitate to die for the revolution. They were far different from those soldiers who were afraid of death in the warlord era decades later.

    Shen An had just selected forty suicide squad members, and the soldiers responsible for finding the Eight Immortals tables and quilts also moved eight Eight Immortals tables and forty or fifty quilts.

    "Come here, you learn how to make it." Yao Yiqi ordered, and then he poured water on a quilt and spread it on the Eight Immortals table, then spread a layer of soil, continued to water the quilt, and so on  Zhang Baxian's table was covered with five wet quilts and four or five layers of soil.

    "Commander-in-Chief, what are you doing?" Shen An on the side asked with some confusion.

    Yao Yiqian smiled and said: "I learned this from the engineering battalion. Later, let the death squads carry this Eight Immortals table covered with wet quilts and soil. It will be difficult for bullets on the opposite side to penetrate."

    ¡°That¡¯s great, the casualties will be much smaller this way.¡± Shen An said happily after hearing this.

    Soon the remaining Eight Immortals tables were also modified, and each of the five suicide squad members held up a modified table and launched an attack towards the opposite side, attracting as much firepower from the enemy as possible.

    Yao Yiji, Shen An and others were nervously watching the attack launched by the death squads. The first half of the journey went smoothly, and they quickly advanced to the center of the open space. There was still a distance of 150 or 60 meters from the opposite side, but the heavy machine gun on the opposite side  Almost all of the firepower fell on the death squads. As the distance got closer, the firepower of the heavy machine guns became more intense. Two Eight Immortals tables were overwhelmed and cracked in the middle. The exposed death squads were immediately covered with blood and died.  on the spot.

    Finally, the remaining suicide squad members advanced to a distance of 30 meters, then ran out from behind the Eight Immortals Table and launched a charge towards the enemy's position. Yao Yiji timely commanded the new troops behind to launch a full-scale attack.  Due to the influence of the death squads, the four heavy machine guns on the enemy's position failed to suppress the charge of the New Army. The New Army quickly passed through the open space and entered the enemy's defense line.

    For a time, the new army that rushed into the enemy's position started a hand-to-hand battle with the old army stationed in the patrol camp. But how could the old army, which had always had low combat effectiveness, be an opponent of the well-trained new army?  After only a few minutes of close combat, the old army soldiers collapsed. Most of the soldiers raised their guns and surrendered, while a small number of soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape.

    Yao Yiji has no time to pursue the payment.To defeat the enemy, he immediately took over the coveted North Street Arsenal.  After entering the arsenal and looking around, there were about 8,000 rifles, more than ten cannons, and hundreds of thousands of bullets. Now they are firmly in the hands of the new army.  Yao Yiji couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Now that he had these arms, he was a little more confident about today's uprising.

    Yao Yiji first ordered his troops to replenish ammunition. After several hours of fighting, even the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 85th Biao, which had just received ammunition yesterday, were somewhat short of ammunition at the moment. After the replenishment, 200 people were left to garrison the arsenal.  Lead the remaining troops to relocate to the intersection of Guangde Road.

    Under the leadership of Yan Xishan, the 86th group passed through the Chengen Gate controlled by the revolutionary army. After more than half an hour of marching, they finally arrived at the North Street Arsenal.  Yan Xishan, who was well aware of the importance of the arsenal, took over the North Street Arsenal as the head of the Tongmenghui military operations. The more than 200 people from the 85th Division who stayed behind did not doubt that he was there, and they were very happy to hand over the arsenal to Yan Xishan.  The 86th bid.

    "Zihe, now that the arsenal is in the hands of our revolutionary army, you should immediately arrange for personnel to distribute ammunition. It is time for our 86th team to launch an attack." Yan Xishan ordered Qiao Xu, the leader of the second battalion under his command.

    Qiao Xu stood at attention and answered "yes", then led his people to distribute weapons and ammunition.

    When the ammunition for the more than 2,000 people in the 86th bid was replenished, Yan Xishan personally led the 1, 2, and 3 battalions to the intersection of Guangde Road.

    As reinforcements from the revolutionary army continued to arrive, the pressure on the defenders at the Guangde Road intersection became increasing, and they gradually could no longer hold on. Finally, Wu Bingguo led more than 200 people and returned to the governor's office.

    Now, almost all the two New Army units of the New Army¡¯s Forty-Third Association have entered the city, and Taiyuan City, except for the governor¡¯s office in the center of the city, is basically under the control of the revolutionary army.

    Yan Xishan felt reassured as he watched the large group of New Army soldiers rushing towards the governor's Yamen.  The revolutionary army in the uprising today are basically soldiers of the 43rd Association of the New Army, and as an 86 standard commander, he has the highest position among them, and he is also the person in charge of military operations appointed by the Shanxi branch of the Tongmenghui. If he takes control of Taiyuan, then  The post of governor of Shanxi is definitely his.

    Yan Xishan is somewhat different from other revolutionary parties. Although he is also inclined to revolution, he pays more attention to his own interests. He hopes to gain political capital through this revolution so that he can obtain the position of governor of Shanxi after the revolution.

    Not to mention what Yan Xishan is thinking about, the area near the governor's office in Taiyuan City is already filled with bullets.

    The revolutionary army had heavily surrounded the governor's office. Wu Bingguo returned to the governor's office with more than 200 remnants. Because Lu Zhongqi did not know military affairs, he was responsible for the war near the governor's office.

    "Ning Zhi (Wu Bingguo's word), the rebels are coming fiercely, can they be stopped?" Now that the revolutionary army has reached the door, Lu Zhongqi is already frightened.

    Wu Bingguo was full of bitterness and could only say: "Sir, please rest assured, my subordinates will fight to the death to stop the rebels!"

    Hearing Wu Bingguo's answer, Lu Zhongqi knew that the situation was unstoppable, so he ignored the panic of other governor's Yamen officials and returned to the room alone, waiting for the last moment to arrive.
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