Behind the battle line, many military staff officers in the temporary headquarters of the Nationalist Guard Division were busy, and the command team of the Guard Division included not only the divisional personnel of the Guard Division itself, but also more than 20 staff officers dispatched by the Nationalist Army Headquarters. Modern warfare is already a systematic project, and large-scale operational command can no longer be accomplished with just a few words or two from a few commanders, and it also requires a large number of specialized personnel to share a large number of tasks, such as logistical supply, such as military situation analysis, and the formulation and suggestion of various detailed plans, all of which are inseparable from the assistance of a large number of staff officers.

When the many staff officers in the headquarters were busy, Lin Chengkun, who was relatively the commander of the troops, seemed to be much more leisurely. Before the war, Lin Chengkun had been busy for many days, in order to break through the defense of Nanjing City and completely capture the city of Nanjing, Lin Chengkun led many staff officers to formulate many plans a few days ago, and as one plan after another was put forward and then constantly denied, the final plan was finally determined, that is, to choose Xiazhuang as the main breakthrough direction, use the first regiment of the elite main force of the guard division to strengthen the relevant artillery and other auxiliary arms, and with the support of the navy's aviation units, forcibly break through Xiazhuang, and then use this as the base point to quickly capture Huangzhuang. At the same time, the 2nd Regiment of the Guard Division launched a coordinated attack at Xiajiaao, which was three miles away from the 1st Regiment, and the forces of the two regiments cooperated with each other to concentrate on breaking through the frontline defensive positions of the Beiyang Army, and then the two attacked Taishan Town, a key defense point in Nanjing.

According to the military information obtained earlier, the guard division has learned that the Beiyang Army has a total of nearly 4,000 troops in the middle and west outside Taishan Town, including the outer Xiazhuang, Huangzhuang, and Dengjiaao. Judging from this strength, Feng Guozhang obviously wanted to rely on Taishan Town as a key point of defense, drag the main force of the Nationalist Guard Division, and wait for reinforcements from the Shandong Seventh Division.

In addition to Taishan Town, the Beiyang Army in Jiejiazhuang and other places in the north did not deploy too many heavy troops, and the relative Nationalist Guard Division only drew one regiment of troops to carry out a roundabout attack.

Under the attack of the three main infantry regiments on the whole line, they were able to break through the front-line defensive positions of the Beiyang Army, and finally arrived at Taishan Town, where they would join the main force of the whole division and the Beiyang Army for the final decisive battle, and then rely on firepower and strength superiority to win the battle.

It can be said that there is nothing new in this combat plan, and it does not adopt any bold surprise attacks or any long-distance detours and other tactics, but adopts a moderate plan of steady and steady progress step by step.

This is mainly because the guard division does not need those high-risk tactics now, and now the guard division has a 10:6 superiority in strength against the Beiyang Army on the north bank of Nanjing, but also has an absolute firepower advantage. The guard division is the absolute elite unit of the national army, not only the whole division is fully equipped, but also strengthens the 120 mm heavy mortar battalion, and there is also the naval heavy artillery fire support of Sa Zhenbing, compared to the troops Feng Guozhang used to defend the northern city of Nanjing, there are only one and a half infantry regiments of the Eighth Division of more than 3,000 people, and the rest are the subsidiary units of the Second Army, including the baggage battalion, the engineering battalion, the headquarters guard and other troops, although the number of people has been made up of nearly 6,000 people, but the combat effectiveness is absolutely inferior to the 6,000 regular field troops of Beiyang.

With these advantages, all the guard division had to do was to advance head-on, give full play to its superiority in strength and firepower, and victory would be within reach.

In addition to these factors, this is inseparable from the overall combat style of the Nationalist Army, almost since the founding of the Nationalist Army, there are almost no examples of surprise attacks in large and small wars, almost all of them use frontal battles, from the frontal battlefield to concentrate forces to defeat the other side, and these traditional frontal tactics have achieved good results, in this way, many examples of battles will be valued by many senior generals of the Nationalist Army, Jiang Fangzhen even specially compiled relevant teaching materials for this purpose to promote in the Fuzhou Military Academy. This was even more evident after Shen Gang's rise, and many staff officers in the Nationalist Army Headquarters conducted almost systematic research on some of the tactical arrangements adopted by Shen Gang in the Hangzhou and Guangzhou battles, and finally popularized similar experiences to the whole army.

These effects may not be great for a high-ranking general like Lin Chengkun, but for a large number of colonel-level officers and a large number of staff officers, when many colonel-level staff officers in the command suggested that a frontal attack force breakthrough should be adopted to achieve a breakthrough on the whole line with points and lines, even Lin Chengkun, the division commander, could not openly oppose it.

After formulating a battle plan, he then dispatched troops into a predetermined position, and launched a certain small-scale offensive to contain and confuse the enemy, and then stepped up the transfer of supplies from the rear and stockpiled the ammunition needed for the general offensive.

And once the preparations were completed, after Lin Chengkun gave the order for the general attack, he Lin Chengkun was much more relaxed. All kinds of plans have been formulated before the war, even if there are many changes, but many backup plans will be activated immediately, and the only thing he Lin Chengkun has to do now is to wait, waiting for the battle report from the front line.

"Division seat (PS1), call from headquarters!" The major battalion commander of the communications battalion of the guard division handed Lin Chengkun a folder.

Lin Chengkun took the folder and opened it, and there was a telegram in it, on which was a call from Feng Qin from the General Staff of the Headquarters, asking about the battle situation.

"Call back to General Commander Feng: Our division is progressing smoothly, and the subordinate regiment has conquered most of Xiazhuang, and is fighting fiercely with the remnants of the enemy. Dengjiaao has also made a breakthrough on the front line, and it is expected to meet Taishan Town in two days! Lin Chengkun continued: "You and my adjutant look at the rest of the wording!" ”

The battalion commander of the major saluted the military salute and left quickly, Lin Chengkun also stood up, and then walked out of the door to the headquarters hall, there were more than 20 headquarters staff officers in the hall who were busy, and after seeing Lin Chengkun come out, Colonel Bao Gangyi, chief of staff of the guard division, immediately walked over: "Division!" ”

Lin Chengkun also smiled and said, "How's the situation?" How's it going? ”

Although there have always been a large number of staff officers in the national army, most of these staff officers were born in formal military academies. However, in order to prevent these generals from being too incompetent and bringing the troops into a dead end, Chen Jingyun used a large number of professional staff officers to prevent these chief officers and generals from controlling military power, and at the same time, in order to prevent these staff officers from controlling military power, these staff officers were not assigned to too high military ranks, so that the division chief of staff only had a colonel's military academy, the deputy chief of staff was a lieutenant colonel, and the ordinary staff officers were majors and lieutenants, while the regimental chief of staff was only a major, and those below the battalion level were not worthy of staff officers.

However, the guard division is different from other units of the Nationalist Army, and in the guard division that Chen Jingyun is most closely related to, not only the commanders and generals of the troops are relatives and friends, but even the staff officers are also related to Chen Jingyun.

This Bao Gangyi also has a nepotistic relationship with Chen Jingyun, his younger brother married the third daughter from Uncle Chen Jingyun, and this third daughter is the only concubine born to Mrs. Zhengpai, so after going around in a circle, he became related to Chen Jingyun. Bao Gangyi was a member of the Hubei New Army before Xinhai, and after Xinhai, he also participated in the uprising, and once became the head of the regiment, but later Li Yuanhong carried out the so-called major disarmament when he rectified Hubei's military affairs, and when Bao Gangyi's future was bleak, he simply went to Fuzhou to take refuge in Chen Jingyun, a relative whose relationship had been bypassed several times.

After climbing in the system of the National Army for half a year, although his luck is not as good as that of a general like Yu Ruofei, he is also a colonel and became the chief of staff of the guard division.

In view of his identity, Lin Chengkun is usually polite to him, but Lin Chengkun is polite to him, but Bao Gangyi does not dare to hold it up, although he is also related to Chen Jingyun, but compared with Lin Chengkun, it is still too bad. Lin Chengkun followed Chen Jingyun before the incident, and after coming all the way, he was already a lieutenant general and division commander, and Chen Jingyun's relatives and friends were the leaders of the old lineage, and even Yu Ruofei had to bow down.

After Lin Chengkun asked, Bao Gangyi quickly answered: "According to the report of the 1st Regiment on the front, the 2nd Battalion under the 1st Regiment has already attacked the north of Xiazhuang, and the 3rd Battalion has already bypassed the southeast and is ready to launch a coordinated attack from the flank. ”

Bao Gangyi said, while also taking out a detailed military map to explain to Lin Chengkun, Lin Chengkun nodded after reading it: "Xiazhuang's progress is not bad, but the speed is still too slow, send a telegram to Chen Jingfei, let him capture Xiazhuang today, and tomorrow I want them to appear in Huangzhuang." ”

Bao Gangyi took out a pen and wrote it down in his notebook and said, "Understood! ”

Then he said: "The progress of the second regiment in Dengjiaao is also smooth, the front line has made a breakthrough, and it is currently breaking through on the whole front!" ”

Speaking of this, Bao Gangyi paused slightly and said, "The words of the third regiment, there is no news yet!" ”

Hearing this, Lin Chengkun frowned: "What's the matter?" For better or worse, no news came? ”

Bao Gangyi replied: "Since the general offensive began to receive their telegrams, we have not received their telegrams, and I have sent a communication cavalry to inquire!" ”

The Nationalist Army's wireless communications have now made much progress compared with the past, and while the Nationalist Army has purchased a large number of artillery guns and guns on a large scale, it has also purchased other auxiliary equipment in large quantities. It's just that the current wireless telegraph is still too expensive, and it can't be built in China in a short period of time, and if you buy one from Siemens in Germany, it will cost more than 10,000 yuan, although it is very expensive, Chen Jingyun gritted his teeth and still bought a large number of subordinate divisions, and limited to the price problem, it can only be assigned to the regimental level. Relatively speaking, the radio communications of the Nationalist Army can be regarded as walking in the forefront of the world, and at the same time, only divisions of the Beiyang Army were equipped with wireless telegraphs, and even the troops of the great powers have not yet popularized it on a large scale for the time being, and the real large-scale popularization of radio will only be after the outbreak of World War I.

"This wireless telegraph is delicate, and it breaks down at two ends in three days!" As the chief of staff, Bao Gangyi is usually responsible for a lot of miscellaneous things, so he has more intuitive feelings about the wireless telegraph, and in addition to feeling convenient when he uses it more, he is also extremely dissatisfied with the failure of this 'advanced' delicate gadget at both ends in three days.

Lin Chengkun said: "Get in touch with the third regiment as soon as possible!" ”

When he said this, Lin Chengkun had a very strange feeling, and this strange feeling couldn't tell whether it was good or bad-

This is the first chapter, and there will be another chapter later, which is expected to be updated by 10 o'clock in the evening. Today's update delay is just an accident.,Excuses, reasons, or whatever.,Just say sorry.,But tomorrow will be back to normal......