Zhang Zhidong can also be regarded as admiring Li Hongzhang, and he takes advantage of everything. This kind of cheapness, Zhang Zhidong also knew that he couldn't deal with Li Hongzhang, so he could only pick up the leaflet and walk out, and told the guards to quickly notify the printing houses in various places to immediately start copying, and the things must be made within three days.

Zunyi Mansion, since the message was sent. Yang Shixiang was waiting for a telegram from Chengdu.

Although several telegrams had been sent in, none of them had been sent from Chengdu.

Whether there is any printing in Chengdu in this regard, Duan Qirui on Tongzi's side is still waiting for news here.

"Okay, Chengdu is calling, they are already starting to act." Liu Daqing walked in from outside, handed Yang Shixiang a telegram and said.

Okay, this matter has finally been dealt with, Yang Shixiang, who heard this, took a deep breath, now his task has finally been completed, and the rest is the matter of the army, as long as he stabilizes the law and order in the area under his current jurisdiction.

In Tongzi County, inside the headquarters of the Eighth Corps, Duan Qirui was standing in front of the map, listening to the reconnaissance company's reconnaissance intelligence.

The reconnaissance company led by Tang Benlin was conducting reconnaissance after two days of investigation. Finally investigated, at present, Qingxiang's main force is in Loushan Pass. One thousand of them held the road to the pass, and another three thousand, halfway up the mountain, and the rest of the bandits from all over the country were concentrated on several slopes around Loushan Pass, of which the enemy on the northern slope was two thousand. There are a thousand on the southern slope. On the west side there were fifteen hundred. For the rest, that's a few hundred.

There is something wrong with this Qingxiang, Duan Qirui, who looked at the telegram, snapped and threw the pen in his hand on the table.

Originally, Qingxiang was so handsome, and now he is still scattered and deployed, this is not to give himself a chance to break through.

"The books Qingxiang reads are all going to chase the bull's ass." Duan Qirui, who put down the pen, picked up the teacup next to him, took a sip, and said, Wang Dehua, the commander of the Sixteenth Army on the side, said.

Wang Dehua, once the sentry officer of the Dengzhou infantry battalion, has been serving in the army since he supported Lushun, and after the surrender of Japan, he once served as a division commander in the First Corps under Ding Ruchang, and then entered Vladivostok. And served as a military commander in Vladivostok.

After Duan Qirui went south, he transferred Wang Dehua to serve as the uniform of the 16th Army and the chief of staff of the 8th Corps.

"Commander, I see that Qingxiang's deployment is completely a credit to us, or go to war, I promise that in less than five days, all the periphery around him will be cleared, so that the entire Loushan Pass will become deaf and blind."

Wang Dehua said while gesturing on the map with his hand.

At this point, Duan Qirui also knew that with the army composed of these bandits' land, fighting with his own field army was purely looking for death, but at present, the above had already ordered propaganda, and he could not order an attack.

"The method is good, the problem is that at the moment, we can't attack." Duan Qirui, who lowered his head and thought about it for a while, said.

That's true, Wang Dehua who heard this was like a deflated ball. Sit next to you in a daze.

Summer Palace, Beijing. Liu Jun took the telegram he received in his hand and looked at it, and then handed it to Zheng Yiqian: "I can't see it, Duan Qirui still knows how to use airships for propaganda." ”

The telegram in Liu Jun's hand was sent by the Zunyi Mansion, which said that Duan Qirui was going to use the airship to scatter leaflets in the enemy-controlled area of Loushan Pass, so as to break the enemy's fighting spirit internally and make them surrender or lower their morale.

"Yes, this is indeed a good way, but there is one point, although the printing plant in Chengdu has been fully started, it is still not satisfied, can it be said, we have been waiting for it." After pouring a cup of tea for Liu Jun, Zheng Yiqian looked up and asked.

"Head, we can't wait, or let Duan Qirui wait while fighting, so that under the powerful offensive, maybe the flyers at that time will be able to get a bigger harvest." Zhong Lin next to him thought about it for a while and said.

This question, Liu Jun has been thinking about it for the past two days, Zhong Lin's words are good, Qingxiang's file, he has already seen it, he is a person who raised his nostrils to look at people, he thinks that he has 3,000 elite soldiers under his command, and a few field artillery, so he thinks that his firepower is powerful, therefore, the leaflet, can not make him surrender, but will make him think that he is afraid of him.

"You're right, for the past two days, I've been thinking about whether to attack first and then publicize it." Liu Jun, who thought about it for a while, raised his head and finished speaking, then looked at the two of them, and after finding that neither of them had any expression, Liu Jun thought for a moment and pointed to Zhong Lin in front of him: "Go and call Ding Ruchang to me." ”

The office of Ding Ruchang's staff is located in the former Jiumen Admiral's Yamen, and it still takes a while to pass from here, and nearly an hour later, Ding Ruchang, who walked straight, walked in from the outside.

After the division from Japan, Ding Ruchang stepped down as commander of the First Corps, and was subsequently transferred to the General Staff as Chief of the General Staff.

"Dashuai, are you looking for me?" After coming in, Ding Ruchang saluted Liu Jun, and then asked.

Liu Jun did have something to ask Ding Ruchang for advice, and after looking down and thinking for a while, Liu Jun picked up the command pole placed next to him and came to the map: "I want to clean up the outer positions of Qingxiang in Loushan Pass first, I don't know what your opinion is?" ”

As the chief of the general staff, Ding Ruchang was well aware of some of the battle situations in various places, so when he heard Liu Jun say this, Ding Ruchang lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "The periphery of Loushan Pass is full of bandits and nearby ruffians and hooligans arranging defenses, and Qingxiang's main forces are concentrated in the middle of Loushan Pass and the top of the mountain. Speaking of this, Ding Ruchang pointed to the outer position and said again: "Although the enemy on the periphery has a gradual number of 4,000 people, their main role is to act as Qingxiang's eyes, if we knock out his eyes. He will immediately smear his eyes, and this will be of great benefit to our future encirclement and suppression work. ”

Listening to Ding Ruchang's meaning, this is agreeing to launch an attack on the periphery. Thinking of this, Liu Jun looked at Zhong Lin and Zheng Yiqian in front of him and asked again, "Do you have any ideas?" If not, I'm going to give the order. ”

There is no opinion, turn to fight, then Liu Jun, Ding Ruchang and others are the real experts, Zhong Lin is just in charge of the intelligence department, for the war, he is still at the level of a military commander, for this kind of war that affects the local area, he still will not express his opinion. After all, I don't have much ability. (To be continued.) )