Chapter 219 The Hidden Worries of the Southern Front

"Matsupo?"

"General Cai ()!"

"Brother Songpa!"

After returning from studying in Japan, Jiang Fangzhen, Zhang Xiaozhun, and Cai Songpo either continued to study in Germany, or they couldn't see each other, and this was the first time they stood in a conference room. &*．《》． Fastest Update**

"Commander, Cai Ye is here to report." When he saw Yang Qiu, he saluted first, which he learned during his recuperation in Kunming. In the past, when the soldiers saluted the commander in the Yunnan Army, the officers often nodded their heads, but the officers of the Wehrmacht had to pay tribute in return, and others would feel redundant, so what was there to do with a small soldier? But he knew that in such a salute and return salute, the soldiers would feel valued and trusted, which was precisely the main reason for the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because the state did not believe in the army, the officers did not believe in the soldiers, and the layers of estrangement eventually led to the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and the outbreak of the uprising ().

This small detail shows that he has slowly accepted the national defense force system, Yang Qiu was very happy, and after returning the salute, he held his hand and said: "Brother Songpo, why don't you rest for a while, your body is important." ”

Cai Ye obviously lost a lot of weight, it should be that the injury has not completely healed, but his spirit is good, and he quipped: "Actually, Cai Ye wanted to continue to rest, but you arranged three personal doctors and a class of chefs for me, so that I had to walk and exercise, but I didn't expect to come here as soon as I walked." ”

"Haha."

A simple joke shortened the distance between everyone, and also thanked Yang Qiu for his care, worthy of being a character who can make a strong mark in the history book.

After chatting for a few words, the topic turned to the current battle situation, because Cai Songpo had just arrived, and Song Ziqing deliberately re-explained the current situation, and also gave a general introduction to the current combat capability and equipment of the troops, so that he could have a preliminary understanding of the national defense forces.

Jiang Fangzhen has lived in the north for a long time, and he likes to do theoretical work, so he has a very thorough understanding of Beiyang, so he lit a cigarette and analyzed: "Among the six main divisions in Beiyang, the first division was formerly the Praetorian Guard, and many new recruits were added after the Manchu officers and soldiers were dismissed. \\9vk。 The first \\ Fifth Division should be careful, Jin Yunpeng is Duan Qirui's henchman, and his ability is also very good, and his own division is also relatively capable of fighting, and the Sixth Division was originally a good army, but after Wu Luzhen and they made a fuss, Yuan Shikai carried out a major purge of the troops, and the combat effectiveness must have decreased a lot before he was arranged in Zhili.

It seems that the southern line of Xuzhou will basically complete the task as long as the third and fourth divisions are blocked, but in fact, it can't!

Don't forget the two mad dogs that Yuan Shikai put over there. Ni Sichong is an executioner, and after entrenching himself in northern Anhui, he carried out a lot of cleansing and killed people like hemp, so as long as he gets an order, he will definitely fight, and he will fight more fiercely than anyone else ()! According to intelligence, now he calls himself Ni Jun, his power has expanded rapidly, and he actually has 30 battalions, and Yuan Shikai has provided them with about 10,000 rifles and at least 30 cannons in the past six months, plus Bai Wenwei can't control the Anhui army at all, I think as long as Ni Jun makes a move, the Anhui army is estimated to have no courage to fight.

With thirty battalions of Ni's army and the defective Anhui army, there will be 30,000 enemy troops on the flank of Nanjing at once! Particular attention must be paid to this.

Zhang Xun's pigtail army has always been known for its ability to fight hard battles, and there are currently about 7,000 people in 12 battalions, but don't forget that he said in public that Nanjing was a lifelong shame and vowed to kill it.

No matter what method Yuan Shikai used to recover, one thing is certain! According to his military vision, he will never fight to the death with us in Henan, and he must let Chen Eun stick to the line of Xinyang and Luohe, and then let Duan Zhigui's second army storm the southern front! Cao Kun is a madman, Ni Sichong is a vicious dog, and Zhang Xun is bent on shame. Therefore, the southern front must be the most bitter place, and they must not be allowed to open up the situation, otherwise Nanjing will be in danger! Once Nanjing falls, those troops in the southeast will be shaken, and even if we take Henan, we will face the danger of being cut off by the Ni army at any time!

The Fourth Division and the 18th Mountain Brigade have begun to attack Shaanxi, and I won't say much over there, but you also know that the Qinling Mountains are difficult to walk, and the main force needs to go around from Guangyuan, Hanzhong, and Baoji to reach Xi'an, and it is impossible to fight quickly. Yan Xishan is the grass on the wall again, although he got the number of the sixth division, as long as the fourth division does not capture Tongguan and hit his door, he will never contribute.

Therefore, if Songpa wants to go to Nanjing, he must think clearly, before Li Liejun is resolved, it is definitely impossible for the northern front to transfer too many troops to you. Yue Peng is facing the two elite armies of Beiyang 2nd and 5th, and I expect that the 6th Division will also rush to the edge of the Yellow River sooner or later, plus the Yi Army is blocked in Henan and cannot go north, and it is necessary to take into account Shaanxi and Shanxi, at least 10 brigades need to be ensured to invest. ”

Song Ziqing continued: "At present, we have vacated all the transport ships, and the 2nd Brigade itself is stationed in Wuxue, they have been in Nanjing before, and they can all arrive at Nanjing Pukou within two days of going down the river. President Li, Jiang Zuobin, and Li Shucheng have already prepared a train, and it only takes two days to take the Jinpu line to Bengbu, which means that the 2nd Brigade can reach Bengbu within four days at the earliest. The 101st Brigade is the first unit of the Guard Division to be formed, and it has been training in Daye and has taken the lead in equipping trucks and large-wheel tractors (). The soldiers and equipment are also the best, most of the officers have actual combat experience, the main problem is that the command may not be smooth just now, but it should be able to run in twice, and it only takes about 6 days to deploy from Daye to Yangzhou by boat. ”

His words made Cai Yi understand that if he took over the southern front, then he could only get the support of two brigades at present, and two brigades would definitely not be enough in the face of tens of thousands of people in Beiyang, which depended on how much time he could organize the various troops on the southern front, and whether Jiangxi could solve it as soon as possible.

He frowned, judging from the Southwest Campaign, the National Defense Army can guarantee both equipment and combat effectiveness, at least the five main divisions will never be worse than the elite of the Beiyang Third Division, and from Song Ziqing's tone just now, he also heard that the 2nd Brigade and the 101st Brigade sent to the Southern Front are definitely two trustworthy troops, otherwise they would not be specially selected in front of heavy troops.

Now the problem is that he is not afraid of Cao Kun's third division, as long as he can take Bengbu and Huai'an first, the two elite brigades can delay for at least half a month if they defend. What he was really worried about was Ni Sichong's department stationed in Fuyang, this mad dog was by no means a good kind, and the soldiers below were known for their vicious methods. From a geographical point of view, he can completely bypass Bengbu, go to Lu'an to outflank Hefei, once Hefei is lost, the defenders of Bengbu will be cut off again, and the supply can not be transported, and no matter how powerful the army will fail.

Previously, the 2nd Brigade of the National Defense Force had been deployed in Wuxue, just to consider that once there was a change, it would be able to quickly intervene in Anhui, but now that the 2nd Brigade is going south, there will be a gap here.

Xinyang, Hefei, Bengbu and Huai'an.

Cai Ye and everyone's eyes have been wandering in these four places, everyone knows that these four place names are the key to this war, if the northern front can take Shaanxi, Xinyang to advance to Tongguan and Luohe, and then hold the other three directions, you can win enough time to solve Jiangxi, and wait until the end of April 103 Brigade, 22, 23, 25, 26 Brigade will be able to free up your hands, maybe you can add two or three Jiangxi army brigades, go to Fuyang and cut off the entire battlefield in Xuzhou, and form an encirclement of the two armies in Beiyang!

Since Yuan Shikai has gotten up, then Beiyang will do it in the past two days. Time! What is in front of you is how to gain half a month of deployment time!

When everyone expressed their opinions, Yang Qiu unexpectedly did not say anything, it was not that he did not know how to fight, nor did he not understand the command, in fact, in later generations, he liked to study war examples, from World War I, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression to World War II, and almost never fell behind, the reason why he did this was because he did not want to interfere too much with the General Staff and the officers to play their own (). There are many battles in the future, and a group of officers are needed to take the lead, and it is best to use the civil war that is not very intense to hone them.

So I waited until the cold scene to point my finger at Hefei: "Immediately let the 103rd Brigade and the Artillery Regiment of the Second Guard Division cross the river and intersperse with Anhui territory, I can guarantee that Ni Sichong will not appear on the battlefield." ”

Ni Sichong won't appear on the battlefield? How is this possible! Not to mention Cai Yi, who had just arrived, even Jiang Fangzhen, Wu Zhaolin and others were puzzled, only Song Ziqing faintly guessed that he was going to use some special troops, and said: "If the 103rd Brigade goes directly to Anhui, there will be only 22nd and 23rd Brigades left to deal with Jiangxi's troops, and the two brigades that have just completed the new formation are too thin?" ”

Yang Qiu has already seen that neither Song Ziqing, nor Jiang Fangzhen, nor Cai Yi are willing to get too involved in Jiangxi's affairs, because the political factors in this are too complicated, although the Kuomintang has completed the control of the Provisional Congress, but the task of cracking down on the Kuomintang is far from being completed, and there are many Kuomintang forces in the southeast, especially Li Liejun and Chen Jiongming, who have long been regarded as thorns in the side, and there is no way to suppress the Kuomintang without eradicating them.

So instead of embarrassing them, it is better to do it yourself, and said with a smile: "You let go of the front-line affairs, mobilize the six guard regiments in Hubei and Hunan, and I will do it in Jiangxi and Guangdong!" ”

Since Yang Qiu stopped this matter, everyone was also a little relieved, and quickly came up with a battle plan, with Yue Peng as the commander-in-chief of the northern front, and He Xi and Wu Zhaolin cooperating. Cai Ye served as the commander-in-chief of the southern front, and Jiang Zuobin and Li Shucheng served as staff officers of the southern front.

Cai Yi's body has not fully recovered, and he is a little uncomfortable with the smell of smoke in the room in the conference room, so after making a battle plan, he said that he would go to see the Hubei Industrial Company, and Yang Qiu didn't want to interfere too much with the command, so he also left Song Ziqing and Zhang Xiaozhun to discuss the details of the operation, and pulled Jiang Fangzhen to accompany him to visit the industrial company