Chapter 642 Jinzhou (II)

Lan Tianwei decided not to strengthen the front-line troops. His decision was supported by Zhao Bei, and this decision was indeed a bit risky, but the war itself was an adventure, only this time, Zhao Bei and Lan Tianwei were confident enough to win the final victory.

Lan Tianwei ordered the First Army to attack Xiuyan, which was also the first step of this battle plan, as long as Xiuyan was attacked, the Japanese "Kwantung Army" was likely to be mobilized, because Xiuyan's geographical location was very critical.

Xiuyan is located in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula on the south bank of the Dayang River, although the city is not big, but the strategic significance is significant, according to the Qing court and Russia signed the Luda Lend-Lease Treaty, Xiuyan is located on the so-called "neutral zone line", the northern part of the line is controlled by China, and the south is controlled by Japan, although nominally the Japanese army can not be stationed here, but in fact, Japan has always used this as an outpost to defend the Luda leased land, and more importantly, Xiuyan is the closest strategic stronghold to the border area between China and North Korea on the Yalu River, and according to the provisions of the relevant Sino-Japanese treaties. In peacetime, the Japanese army was not allowed to leave the "neutral zone line" and the "defense line" of the South Manchurian Railway, so that the railway line built by the Japanese government from the southern coast of Korea to Shenyang would be difficult to be effectively protected, and in the event of war, the Chinese army could always ' Advancing into the Yalu River and cutting off this international railway, the Japanese army will not be able to reinforce the Japanese army on the leased land by the railway, and what is even worse is that the Chinese army may even use this international railway to rush to the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula in one go, drinking the Sea of Japan and overlooking the Tsushima Strait.

Therefore, the Japanese military department has always regarded Xiuyan as a very important strategic base, which is not only stationed in the 'elite' troops of the Japanese Kwantung Army, but also the most important logistics base in the northern region of the entire Liaodong Peninsula.

Once Xiuyan is attacked, it is impossible for the Japanese "Kwantung Army" to sit idly by, but the Kwantung Army is insufficient, and there are currently less than 30,000 troops, and once the Japanese commander discovers that the current army strength in the Luda leased area cannot take into account the defensive tasks in Xiuyan and Gaiping at the same time, then he will immediately ask for reinforcements from within Japan, so that the Chinese military's operational plan to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese Army can be implemented, and this is precisely the "best policy" decided by the center from the beginning"Scenario.

That's because I saw that. Lan Tianwei decided to order the First Army to 'advance' in the direction of Xiuyan according to the original plan, firing the first shot of ground combat, Xiuyan can capture the best, even if it cannot be overcome, it will not affect the overall strategic situation, after all, the First Army is only a feint force, and the troops that really undertake the main attack task are still 'advancing' towards Gaiping one after another.

Gaiping is also a strategic stronghold located on the "neutral zone line", the city is located in the west of the Liaodong Peninsula, close to the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea, and Jinzhou across the Liaodong Bay from afar, here compared to Xiuyan, more important, the reason is very simple, because the "South Manchurian Railway" passed through Gaiping, took Gaiping, controlled the South Manchurian Railway, and cut off the land reinforcement route of the Japanese Army, then, the Japanese army will have to repeat the scene of the Russo-Japanese War, the implementation of landing operations on the Liaodong Peninsula. However, this time the Japanese army did not come to besiege the Arthur Fortress, but to relieve the siege of the Arthur Fortress.

What Lan Tianwei really wants to take is Gaiping, but this time must be taken well, and Gaiping cannot be taken too early, in that case, the Japanese reinforcements may not arrive at the Liaodong Peninsula in time, but it cannot be overcome, if the Japanese reinforcements strengthen Gaiping's defense, this ground battle will definitely be more tragic, which is what Lan Tianwei and the Army Staff want to avoid, and it is also what the center wants to avoid, after all, the ground troops participating in the attack are all Chinese' Once the elite troops suffer serious losses, China's national defense strength will also be weakened, and there can be losses in war, but there can be unnecessary losses caused by the commander's wrong decision-making.

Now Lan Tianwei, as the chief of staff of the army, actually assumes the duties of the supreme commander of the combat forces in the northeast, and even Wu Luzhen, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, must obey the command of Chief of Staff Lan, which has been repeatedly told by the president, so Lan Tianwei now has a lot of power, and hundreds of thousands of regular troops and local troops in the northeast are under his command, but on the other hand, he is also under great pressure, since last night, until now, he has only slept for less than four hours, the same as the president in Beijing. He spends most of his time in the headquarters, and compared to Zhao Bei, the "hands-off shopkeeper", Lan Tianwei has a lot of things to manage, if it weren't for the fact that the members of his staff are all leaders in the army, he would probably have been exhausted.

An adjutant brought a cup of black tea, rested it on the desk in front of Lan Tianwei, and presented a letter of worship to the chief of staff.

"Chief of Staff, Zhang Zuolin, commander of the 16th Division of the Liaoning Provincial Army, asks to see you."

"Oh? Zhang Zuolin's 'legs' and feet are very sharp, and he arrived so soon. Lan Tianwei stood up, took the post and looked at it, and then walked out of the office.

The adjutant followed a few steps and said, "Zhang Zuolin only brought a cavalry company over, and the rest of the troops went to Shenyang." However, I brought a batch of gifts, saying that I wanted to ask the chief of staff to 'handover' the president. ”

"This person, in the end, the rivers and lakes are too heavy, as long as he performs well on the battlefield, the president will be promoted, where is the need to give any gifts?"

Lan Tianwei shook his head, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Zhang Zuolin who was led into the staff by an adjutant.

Zhang Zuolin is wearing a gray cloth military uniform, not wearing riding boots, just a pair of cloth shoes on his feet, this dress is very simple, and the first impression of Lan Tianwei is good. However, as a new army officer who had been a staff officer in the three eastern provinces, Lan Tianwei also knew Zhang Zuolin well, and did not despise this green forest character who looked a little like a rural teacher because of the other party's simple dress, and it was impossible to rise in the green forest as a strong man in the 'chaotic' world, without a few brushes in his hand, for this person, Lan Tianwei was very cautious, before leaving the customs, Zhao Bei also reminded him that he wanted to pay attention to this person, and he could use it. But it can't be reused.

"I've seen the chief of staff!"

Seeing Lan Tianwei coming over, Zhang Zuolin hurriedly stood up and saluted, and introduced the entourage who followed him to Lan Tianwei.

"Division Commander Zhang, this time the center is determined to start a war with the Japanese invaders in order to defend the three eastern provinces, you, a soldier from the Northeast, are responsible for defending the territory."

Lan Tianwei was not polite, and directly put a burden on Zhang Zuolin's shoulders, and talked to the people in the rivers and lakes about the national interests, that is, playing the piano to the cow, but when it comes to defending his hometown, the effect will definitely be different.

"Please rest assured that the chief of staff and the president will have a day with me, and the Japanese little nose will want to step into Shenyang City, and don't think of this Jinzhou City to spread wild!"

Zhang Zuolin swore an oath, and the generals of the 16th Division standing behind him also echoed him, patting their 'chests' and guaranteeing that as long as the Japanese army fought in the field, they would use sabers and pistols to tell the Japanese soldiers to come and go.

Although there is some bragging in it, Lan Tianwei also believes that these local troops can still fight a dozen in the tailwind, and these soldiers from the green forest are the most suitable for horse guerrilla warfare in terms of instinct, and perhaps, they will be very useful in future battles.

"You came just in time, yesterday I was worried that you would not be able to arrive in time, now the independent cavalry division has been pulled out from Shenyang to the front line, otherwise, your troops can follow them to the front line, now the commander-in-chief Wu is basically arranged, but this cavalry strength is still a little insufficient, once your 16th Division cavalry brigade passes, we will eat the Japanese Kwantung Army is a matter of raising our hands." After dinner and meeting in the afternoon, you will rush back to Shenyang and command the troops to go to the front. ”

Lan Tianwei greeted an adjutant and asked him to lead Zhang Zuolin and the others to the wing room to rest. and preparing lunch for them, Chief of Staff Lan intended to personally entertain these distinguished guests from afar.

"The chief of staff is polite. This time, he came with some small gifts, some for the chief of staff, and some for the president. I know that the president and the chief of staff are honest and honest, and these gifts are inconspicuous mountain goods, and I hope that the president and the chief of staff will accept them with a smile. ”

Zhang Zuolin hurriedly ordered his subordinates to carry a large package of gifts to the General Staff, which were all mink, ginseng and other "mountain goods", seemingly inconspicuous, but in fact every gift is worth a lot, Lan Tianwei of course did not dare to accept it, but it was not good to refute the face of the leader of the green forest, so he took a telegram to ask the president, and after the president nodded, he decided to accept the gift as a contact with the local gentry and the head, as for the president's side, the president specially took a telegram, and commended Zhang Zuolin and all the officers and men of the 16th Division. In this way, everyone is happy and harmonious.

Zhang Zuolin is not the only local army general who arrived on time to assemble the area, at noon on the same day, Feng Delin, Ma Longtan, Wu Junsheng and others also led the cavalry to Shenyang, and then they also took their cronies to Jinzhou by train to visit Lan Tianwei, for a while, the military leaders in the northeast region gathered in Jinzhou, Lan Tianwei specially invited reporters, these military leaders were interviewed, on the surface, this is they were ordered to lead the troops to participate in the war against Japan, but the deeper meaning is, In this way, the center further expressed a signal to public opinion, that is, the center has completely controlled the local powerful factions in the northeast region, and the center is absolutely sure that the center will win the war against Japan.

On the one hand, the arrival of the good news in Lushun and Dalian, and on the other hand, the subservience of the military leaders in the northeast, both of these news were extremely good, so in the next few days, the stock market that was originally low and "lost" immediately became crazy like a "smoke" smoke, and the public bond market also performed well, while in contrast, the Japanese domestic stock market was in a state of "chaos" and the price of public bonds in the international market fell.

This is not only a military struggle between two countries, but also an economic struggle, depending on which side falls first.