At the headquarters of the Third Division, Shen Gang and a group of senior generals of the Third Division sat at a long table, and all the generals, including Shen Gang, were wearing neat officer uniforms, and the tradition of officers in the National Army who liked to wear officer uniforms spread from the Third Division. The Third Division, which was the source of the rumor, paid more attention to the appearance of personal demeanor, and the officers present all looked to have neatly combed hair and neatly shaved beards, and a few of them had short, lean mustaches.

"According to the report from the front, the second and third battalions of the 31st Regiment of our division have already had a skirmish between some units and Long Jiguang's headquarters, but the casualties on both sides are not many, only a few dozen. At present, the 31st Regiment has ordered its subordinate troops to organize positions on the spot and confront Long Jiguang's troops! A staff officer instructed with a small command board on a large map of the city of Guangzhou and its surrounding areas, and at the same time explained: "In addition, the first battalion of the 32nd Regiment of our division has moved closer to the direction of the 31st Regiment, and the other two battalions have also continued to advance according to the predetermined battle plan. The relevant troops of the 33rd Regiment have also begun to march, and it is expected that they will be able to reach the southwest of the 31st Regiment tomorrow, and then they can flank and support the 31st Regiment at the same time, and they can also use a rapid interspersed way to surround and destroy the troops of the 31st Regiment heading to Long Jiguang! ”

Deputy division commander Yu Shaoying also said at this time: "At present, the whole division has been carried out according to the scheduled plan, and whether to implement the next plan is still waiting for the reply from Fuzhou!" ”

Shen Gang said: "You have all been fortunate to have marched for several days, but fortunately it is hard work, but many things in the army must always be remembered. And this is not Chaozhou but Guangzhou, everything here is strange to us, but for our national army, even a strange place should be able to control all the situation. ”

After saying this, Shen Gang paused slightly and continued: "You also know the war in Hangzhou, the First Division and the First Regiment of the Guard Division defeated Zhu Rui's division, which had more than 30,000 people and had been in battle for a long time, with a small number of troops, and made great contributions to the control of Zhejiang by our People's Army. And this time, too, the commander sent a reinforced regiment of the guard division to support us. As a unit formed at the same time as the first, one of the most trusted units of our commander, our 3rd Division has no reason and cannot accept defeat. ”

Shen Gang glanced at the generals present, but said in a deep voice: "Before I came, the commander had already given me instructions to take charge of the war in Guangdong. I, Shen Gang, must not live up to the trust of the commander. And you, I will not allow you to live up to my trust. ”

"If a war breaks out, I will personally ask the commander for meritorious service for him, and I will severely punish those who fail to fight or disobey military orders."

Shen Gang knew that his words did not have much practical significance, all the high-level generals of the National Army were here, and the Third Division, as one of the three divisions of the early National Army, basically the generals above the regiment were all descendants of Chen Jingyun, and they knew what to do without encouragement or intimidation. Any high-ranking general in the national army system knows that when the national army is strong, their personal power position will be stronger, and their own interests are integrated with the entire national army system.

After saying this, Shen Gang began to nod and motioned for the people below to start discussing the war situation again.

When Shen Gang's side held a military meeting, Chen Jingyun from Fuzhou also frowned with the telegram sent by Shen Gang.

In fact, Chen Jingyun was very satisfied with the current progress of the Third Division, who originally thought that Long Jiguang's troops had already captured Guangzhou before the Third Division arrived in Guangzhou, and Chen Jingyun was even ready for the Third Division to forcibly attack Guangzhou. However, due to various circumstances and unexpected discoveries, Long Jiguang's headquarters only arrived at the edge of Guangzhou City one day earlier than the Third Division. When Long Jiguang's troops began to enter the city of Guangzhou, the troops of the 3rd Division also entered the city of Guangzhou from the other side, and then the two sides met in the city.

As for the original battle between the two sides, the original rebels and bandits and hooligans in Guangzhou City are now in a secondary role. Some of the rebels who dared to pick up guns and fight with Long Jiguang's troops and the Third Division were combined, probably entrenched in the northern and southwestern districts of Guangzhou, with each unit ranging from hundreds to thousands, and the total number was estimated to be about two or three thousand, as for the other rebels and bandits, a few were unlucky enough to be strangled by Long Jiguang's troops and the Third Division respectively, and more threw down their guns, took off their military uniforms, and turned themselves into ordinary people.

In just two days, the situation in the chaotic city of Guangzhou has been brought under control. On the evening of the second day, a group of more than 700 rebels in Beicheng surrendered to the 32nd Regiment of the Third Division under the leadership of a rebel commander, but immediately afterward, two or three rebels in the southwest city did not resist but did not surrender, but directly withdrew from the city and escaped from Guangzhou City.

At this time, the chaotic soldiers and bandits in Guangzhou City have basically disappeared, but the atmosphere in Guangzhou City is more tense and frightening than when the rebels and bandits were rampant in Guangzhou City some time ago, if it is said that the rebels and bandits in front are just burning, killing and looting, then when Long Jiguang's troops and the Third Division fight, then this Guangzhou City will become a more terrifying place than hell on earth.

Urban street fighting is brutal for both warring sides, and even more brutal for the inhabitants of the city.

Although the two sides have begun to engage militarily, there has been no large-scale exchange of fire so far, and both sides have maintained weak restraint, the Third Division is waiting for orders from Fuzhou, and Long Jiguang's troops are using this time to transfer troops.

Long Jiguang's troop movement was a little slow, and when several infantry regiments in the front had entered the city of Guangzhou for two years, his artillery regiment still did not come, and a large number of military supplies such as baggage had not yet arrived, so if there was a large-scale battle at present, Long Jiguang's troops would face the difficulties of no artillery support and lack of supplies.

Chen Jingyun put down the telegram in his hand and said, "When will the heavy weapons and baggage of the Third Division be in place?" ”

Liang Xunqin on the side said: "According to the report of the Third Division, the artillery regiment of the Third Division is expected to arrive at the predetermined position tomorrow, and a large number of military supplies such as shells and bullets have been transported overnight under the organization of the Logistics Department, which is enough to ensure that the Third Division will carry out any high-intensity operations!" ”

At this time, Feng Qin over there said: "Commander, now the Third Division is generally ready, even though it will take another day for the artillery regiment to arrive, but according to the information reported by the Third Division, Long Jiguang's troops have not received artillery support for the time being. Moreover, judging from the layout of the front line, the Third Division currently occupies a certain geographical advantage and a considerable superiority in troops, and it is entirely possible to capture the important Yuexiu Mountain in two days or even less time, so as to ensure the artillery regiment's artillery position! ”

Chen Jingyun looked to the left and said, "Director Chen, what do you think?" ”

Chen Yi didn't speak immediately, but stood up and walked to the front of the military map of Guangzhou City: "According to Shen Gang's arrangement, and it can be expected that in the troop maneuver tonight and tomorrow, the 32nd Regiment of the Third Division can completely forcibly raid the left flank of the enemy, that is, the area around the Xu Cemetery, and then quickly make a detour to the left, capture Yuexiu Mountain, and even surround one battalion or more of the enemy, and then suppress Long Jiguang's department, and completely lay the strategy of our army in Guangzhou City, and you again!" ”

Chen Yi's words obviously agreed with Feng Qin's opinion. In fact, after the strategic layout of Shen Gang's Third Division was reported to the Fuzhou side, some discerning people immediately saw Shen Gang's strategic intention, that is, to try to take advantage of the rapid mobility and the firepower advantage of the Nationalist Army to quickly concentrate troops in the area of Yuexiu Mountain, and then take the high ground of Guangzhou City, and then completely divide the two regiments of Long Jiguang that currently appeared in the northeastern part of Yuexiu Mountain.

In terms of military details, since the people below all agreed on the matter, Chen Jingyun nodded, but he did not speak.

To tell the truth, the military concerns about not fighting with Long Jiguang in the city of Guangzhou are important, but the more important are the political concerns.

The war in Guangzhou now attracts more domestic and international attention than the war in Hangzhou in the spring. Almost everyone watched with wide eyes as if Chen Jingyun dared to fight Long Jiguang in Guangzhou.

If it is not fought, then the efforts of the Nationalist Army in Guangdong some time ago will be in vain, and then the Nationalist Army will have to deploy heavy troops in the eastern part of Guangdong to defend against Longjiguang's attack. If there is no war in Guangzhou, it means that peace in China is still continuing, and Fujian and Zhejiang provinces will not fall into diplomatic and political troubles, and they will not be attacked by the central government.

If it is fought, if Guangzhou is captured, it will be able to ensure the security behind the national army militarily, and after controlling Guangdong, then the financial revenue of the national army system can continue to rise, and with Zhejiang and Guangdong, the two wealthy provinces in his hands, then Chen Jingyun's financial income will be able to surpass the central political axe in Beiyang. This will also be of great benefit to the further expansion of the armed forces. But will the many warlords in China watch Chen Jingyun continue to expand their territory?

Other small warlords don't consider it first, Cai Yi's side can be ignored for the time being because there is still a Guangxi, but the Beiyang side will definitely not allow Chen Jingyun to control another Guangdong.

Now Chen Jingyun, who holds the two provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, is already Yuan Shikai's confidant, and now Yuan Shikai regards Chen Jingyun and Cai Ye as the two biggest troubles for unifying China, and he even feels that the current situation is similar to the three rebellions during the Kangxi period. At that time, Kang Mazi successfully cut off the three feudal clans, and now, he Yuan Shikai also wants to eliminate several warlords in the southern feudal towns.

Therefore, letting Chen Jingyun continue to expand his sphere of influence is something that Yuan Shikai cannot and does not want to see.

"Long Jiguang called over there and said that the Third Division of the National Army had already had a skirmish with them, and I think Chen Jingyun is determined to divide one side." Duan Qirui looked at the message in his hand, and his whole person trembled a little because of anger.

Yuan Shikai also had a gloomy face, and was silent for a long time before he said to Feng Guozhang on the other side: "You can go to Xuzhou for a trip." First served as the commander of the Second Army in charge of the 5th and 8th Divisions! The Jinpu Line is about to move! ”