It was President Meng who proposed to take the initiative to evacuate, and it was President Meng who proposed to attack next. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In terms of combat experience, President Moe is certainly inferior to Chief of General Staff Rob Cles and Instructor Albert Kirchbach, but this does not prevent President Moe from putting forward a different view.

President Meng shook his head and said: "Now it can't be stopped, the Huai army still has an army that can fight everything, and there are follow-up troops, and if you launch a large-scale offensive again, even if you return to Danzhou, it will be very dangerous, and if you are really beaten by the Huai army to Danzhou, those powers who are still waiting and watching may take advantage of the fire to rob." We should not only focus on the immediate part of the problem, but also think about the problem from the perspective of the overall situation. ”

What President Meng said is entirely possible.

The great powers are waiting and watching!

"My opinion, the cavalry battalion rushed to Yingkou, and the second regiment followed up, and fought with them again at Yingkou!" President Moe's eyes burned.

Yes?

There was a big question mark in everyone's hearts at the same time, a group of German and American officers here are all excellent commanders and excellent soldiers who have experienced the war, of course, they can immediately understand what President Meng meant,

It's just, isn't this a game of death?

Now that the gap in strength is so big, can such a play be effective?

"A cavalry battalion and a regiment, this force is too thin, we can't hold Benxi, run to the camp entrance, isn't it farther? There will be a complete loss of logistical supply lines. "Instructor Albert Kirchbach couldn't figure out why President Moe had taken such a risky plan.

Chief of General Staff Rob Cles frowned and said: "President, although your idea is very imaginative, I have to say that even a romantic American officer can't think of such a plan, but even if it is fought, can it be held?" ”

President Meng said firmly: "Yes!" Yingkou is the location of the Shanhaiguan Military Bureau, the city defense is strong, the population is large, it is an important town in Liaoning, it is the throat leading to Shanhaiguan, they can't think that we dare to hit their important town, which provides us with an opportunity to surprise! Occupying Yingkou will put great pressure on the Qing court! Besides, even if the second regiment is used in the defense of Danzhou, it will not play a big role! The Huai army only took one day to capture Benxi, although we took the initiative to evacuate, but, even if we defend to the death, at most we will hold on for about three or four days, now we can't hold Fengcheng, we can only retreat to the front line of Danzhou Port, under the cover of the fort, the back of the sea is a battle! In this way, whether you want the second regiment or not, it is almost the same, it is better to send the second regiment out, which can not only hit the opponent, but also involve the strength of the Huai army. ”

Rob Criss, Chief of General Staff, frowned and said, "Then, if the Huai army doesn't continue to attack Danzhou and go all out to rescue Yingkou, what should we do?" Let them just eat the second ball? ”

President Meng smiled: "That's simpler, after the first regiment rested, recovered Benxi and made a feint in the direction of Panjin!" Qing court, I understand, if Benxi is gained and lost, Luo Guozhong can't afford to bear this responsibility, and he will definitely leave someone to defend Benxi, if he stays too much, it's useless, he can't fight Yingkou, if he stays less, we will take advantage of the situation to recapture Benxi. ”

Instructor Albert Kirchbach and Chief of General Staff Rob Cleris, as well as a bunch of American and German officers looked at President Moe in surprise, this kind of battle plan came out of the mouth of a man who was more than two years old? They have been with President Meng these days, because they have watched President Meng go from not knowing anything, not understanding military affairs at all, to sand table exercises, but working together on the battle plan, although this is not a shocking plan, but, at least this is already the level of a major general's staff officer, President Meng's rank of major general, is indeed a bit of color, not just a political major general.

President Moe's tactical command ability is very talented, but he doesn't feel it himself.

Instructor Albert Kirschbach nodded: "It's very adventurous and imaginative, although I don't approve of it, but I admire President Moe's plan, there is a fifty percent chance of success." It depends on the specific implementation, and my concern is that our army is still too young to complete this whimsical tactical plan. If it were the commander of the German army, he would never have come up with such a battle plan. ”

Rob Cles Chief of Staff said with a smile: "Any miracle is born in the hands of geniuses, if they are all decent, there will be no military strategists, just let a group of staff officers command the operation, I think, this fifty percent risk, it is worth trying." ”

Lu Kangtian didn't speak, but Xuan Jianzhang couldn't do it anymore, "President, don't worry, just hand it over to our second regiment, if you can't take Yingkou, I don't want my head!" ”

President Meng said solemnly: "You are wrong, if you don't take it, the cavalry brigade can do it, I don't believe that more than 2,000 green battalion soldiers can beat my cavalry, your task is to defend." Another point is that Yingkou is an open port, so don't alarm the foreigners, and try to keep Yingkou stable. ”

"Yes! I've written it down, president, if I can't hold the camp entrance, I don't want my head! "Xuan Jianzhang stood straight.

President Meng nodded, and his tone was very serious, "It's not just your head, if this step is not taken well, many people's heads will not be able to be saved, this battle is a matter of life and death for us in Danzhou!" ”

In this way, the cavalry battalion immediately rushed to Yingkou for a long time, and the second regiment set off closely under the leadership of Xuan Jianzhang.

President Meng and the command stayed, the first regiment rested at the mouth of the Caohe, and the artillery also went to the outside of the town to build a new artillery position to prevent the Huai army from chasing over.

President Meng's mood is very unstable, Xiao Xinxin is still very immature, put forward such a bold battle plan, what will be the result, President Meng is not clear, he is now gambling on the future and lives of hundreds of thousands of people, if he loses this time, not only will he die, President Meng estimates that most of his followers in the entire Danzhou will die.

Luo Guozhong thought that the Danzhou army had retreated, and there should be a truce, and the foreigners were fighting just to squeeze a little silver, every time, and he was able to recapture Benxi, which was already a great achievement, and then recaptured the Caohekou, Luo Guozhong did not plan to take down the entire Danzhou, it was a diplomatic matter, and he didn't want to find this trouble.

The Forbidden City received the good news, and the entire court was full of joy, and everyone praised Luo Guozhong's good battle and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Empress Dowager Cixi nodded and said: "Okay, in the end, we won the battle once, and the foreigners are just like that, you just beat them back, more is better than less." ”

Prince Gong Yixun also learned to be obedient this time, and did not talk about dealing with the Xuan family at this time, but if Xuan Yuemeng loses this time, Xuan Zonglu and Xuan Hongtao will be dismissed, which will definitely be inevitable.

Prince Gong didn't want to touch Cixi's mold again when everyone was happy, he was just temporarily forbearing.

Li Hongzhang hurriedly said: "Yes, I will follow the decree of the Queen Mother." ”

The great victory in the Northeast, within Li Hongzhang's expectations, Li Hongzhang was not very happy, and thanked the Empress Dowager Cixi for her praise.

Li Hongzhang immediately asked people to send a secret letter to Luo Guozhong, and reprimanded Luo Guozhong vaguely for losing 5,000 elites of the Huai army.

Li Hongzhang hoped to lose the local army in the northeast, not his army, and he had already regarded the Huai army as his own private army.

Five thousand skilled sergeants, how long does it take to train them? These are all soldiers heaped with silver!

This reflects the problem that the level of training determines the speed of development of the army, and the Huai army can only rely on fighting wars to accumulate experience.

The cavalry battalion arrived at Yingkou five days later, and what should be done at Yingkou did not look like it was fighting at all, and no one thought that the flames of war could burn to Yingkou, and everyone knew the strength of the Huai army.

The cavalry battalion rushed into Benxi City without warning, and more than 2,000 green battalion soldiers were still spending time in the big camp.

Controlling the green battalion battalion, Lord You Chengxi of the Daotai of the Shanhaiguan Military Preparation and Provincial Government Office had nowhere to escape, and he was captured alive before he could figure out the southeast, northwest, and northwest, and the whole process took less than two hours, as easy as picking up the prey left by others.

Good guys, the big camp at Yingkou, the grain depot, the war horses, everything, and the Shanhaiguan Military Reserve Provincial Government Office is even richer.

After taking the Yingkou, the battalion commander of the cavalry battalion hurriedly asked people to send a letter, at this time the second regiment was still halfway, Xuan Jianzhang was overjoyed, accelerated the speed of the march, and asked people to report to the president.

When President Meng received the letter, Luo Guozhong had just received a secret letter from Li Hongzhang, and was reprimanded by Li Hongzhang in a vague manner, which made him feel uncomfortable, but he didn't know that Yingkou had been lost at this time.

President Meng and a group of subordinates were also overjoyed, and President Meng asked the fleet to hurry to Yingkou Port to deliver supplies.

Five days later, when the fleet had almost emptied all the official supplies in Yingkou and sent more than 2,000 captives of the Green Battalion back to Danzhou Port, Luo Guozhong got the news.

Luo Guo loyally scolded the Green Battalion soldiers for being incompetent, "You Chengxi of the Shanhaiguan Military Preparation Department is a waste!" More than 2,000 people can't hold a camp! This is a war, don't you know about the ban and martial law? ”

Luo Guozhong was furious, and Ruilian, who got the news, was even more furious, "Luo Guozhong, this waste, will boast, it is simply the second Zhao Kuo, if he didn't transfer the brigade of the Shanhaiguan Military Garrison Bureau, how could Yingkou be lost?" Lao Tzu doesn't help him carry this black cauldron, master, the old man wants to impeach Luo Guozhong! ”

"Yes, my lord, this Luo Guozhong is indeed annoying, he will only brag, look at the domineering appearance when he came, he laid down a Benxi, he has not taken the grass estuary for so long, and in the performance to the imperial court, there is no mention of the adult's merits at all, which is really hateful." The master also added fuel to the fire.

Syllable!

UBP slammed the table, "Join him, join him!" ”

At the same time that the impeachment of Luo Guozhong was sent out urgently by 800 miles, Luo Guozhong began to feel a dilemma about what to do next. (To be continued.) )