Chapter 933: Strategic Direction (2)
As mentioned earlier, after learning the information that the train might be attacked, Cai Yi once thought that Yan Shao was planning to hide a bird and a dead dog to himself!
That's right, in Cai Yi's opinion, Yan Shao is indeed not the kind of person who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, but people are separated from each other, who dares to guarantee that he has not misjudged a person.
What's more, now that he and Yan Shao haven't seen each other for more than a year, will something happen during this time? I'm afraid no one can guarantee it.
It was also for this reason that Cai Ye almost didn't even dare to come to Beijing. After all, if Yan Shao really intends to target him, then coming to Beijing will definitely be a sheep's mouth. On the other hand, although the vast majority of officers and soldiers in the Ural Military District are unlikely to stand on Cai's side to confront the central government, considering Cai's own prestige and status in the Wehrmacht, they may not be able to attack Cai. If Cai Ye chooses to flee, at least there is a way to live in placeββββββ such a thing as crossing the river and demolishing the bridge is relatively easy to disgust, let alone a character like Cai Yi, who is so dedicated? !
Even if they can't help Cai Yi rebel, but let them help Yan Shao deal with Cai Yi? They will also find it unbearable. Even if you don't dare to disobey the order, there is still a great possibility of releasing water in private.
But in fact, Yan Shao never thought of attacking Cai Yi, which is not surprising...
On the one hand, Yan Shao was originally a person who missed old loves, although such a character was obviously not suitable for a ruler. But neither Yan Shao nor the people around him are disgusted with Yan Shao's character.
A government without human feelings is short-lived. Regardless of whether this sentence is correct or not, Yan Shao is not very disgusted by it...
What's more, Yan Shao doesn't think that Cai Yi or Jiang Baili will threaten his position, on the one hand, because the current domestic political situation has not been completely stabilized. But under the big picture, dramas such as coups are not so easy to stage.
Another reason is that whether it is the Ural Military Region or elsewhere, Yan Shao has installed a large number of cronies. If Cai Yi or someone else wanted to rebel, then they would not be able to command any troops at all, and the only end would be to be tied up and sent to Beijing.
Last but not least, yes. The prestige of Cai Ye and Jiang Baili is indeed very high, and it can even be said that they are only second to Yan Shao in the whole of China. But the prestige of the two people is added together, but it is not half as high as Yan Shao...
In other words. Taking the normal path, even if these two people are added together, they can't be compared with Yan Shao. This is not surprising, although usually this kind of victorious military god. The prestige will be very high. But all the same. The prestige of a great commander will only be higher than theirs, and even from a certain point of view, the merits of this commander's subordinates can be superimposed on themselvesββββββ provided that the commander does not do too many stupid things, at least don't let everyone know that he is a fool, so that the achievements of those military gods who have won a hundred battles will naturally become the achievements of the commander's leadership in the eyes of the world.
And Yan Shaowuyi is such a great commander and leader, which is not just an ordinary countryman. Even Cai Ye and Jiang Baili think soββββββ naturally, it would be better if there were not so many small flaws.
What's more, at present, there are many people in China who look at Yan Shao unpleasantly. But there will only be more to see them unpleasant. After all, Yan Shao is also 'bare-handed' to fight the world, but what about them? One is the original Overseer, the other is a senior staff officer of the Beiyang Military Government, both of them are not inconspicuous roles, but now they have turned over one by one and become big shots, how can others not be jealous?!
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In fact, Yan Shao is not without criticism, such as the number of Yan Shao's wives. After all, it is already a new era, and the current domestic demand for monogamy is getting higher and higher, but what about Yan Shao? It's somewhat unreasonable to be the leader of this country and have four wives at the same time...
Like someone once said. "How can the leader of the revolutionary government do the same thing as the feudal rulers in this regard?!" And he also asked Yan Shao to divorce his wife, and at most he could only retain the legal conjugal relationship with one wifeββββββ of course, not everyone seemed very intense, and some people mentioned that after the divorce, Yan Shao could still live with his 'ex-wives'. But some of the more radical ones demanded that Yan Shao cut ties with his ex-wives...
Even the women's community, which generally worships Yan Shao, is very dissatisfied with this.
The rest is fine, after all, they are all men, and they will always understand each other. At present, the reason why monogamy has not been officially promoted is that Yan Shao naturally contributes the most, but the strength of these male compatriots is not necessarily less than Yan Shao...
It can be said that in this regard, Yan Shao has been criticized the most.
It's just that even if he knew that if he did this, he would definitely be pointed at, but Yan Shao never changed. Especially the one who divorced his wife and set an example for the whole country, this is naturally something that Yan Shao will not obey, after all, he ran out of the revolution to let everyone live a good life, not to divorce his wife who he finally caught upββββββ but then again, he didn't seem to have much effort when he pursued those wives...
In any case, no one is perfect, but one thing is certain, that is, no one denies Yan Shao's influence in China. Even if characters like Jiang Baili and Cai Ye are added together, they can't reach half of Yan Shao's level...
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After returning to his residence in Beijing for a day of rest, Cai Ye rushed to the presidential palace in a car to attend the meeting amid the sound of a phone call from the presidential palace.
On the way to the car, Yan Shaozhi did not forget to take a closer look at Beijing through the car window, which had been absent for more than a year.
In his opinion. In the past year or so, Beijing has indeed changed very much. If it weren't for the fact that there are still many places that have maintained the same posture as before, Cai Ye even doubts that he will get lost...
As for why Yan Shao didn't go to the train station to greet Cai Ye yesterday. This Cai Ye had already gotten the news from his old subordinates that Yan Shao was sick ββββββ.
It's not a very serious illness, it's just a slight fever.
Although the illness was not very serious, it was obvious that he did not run to the platform of the train station for a few hours. In fact, not only Cai Yi, but even Feng Guozhang When they came back, Yan Shao did not go to the station to greet them.
But on the other hand, when he was in the car, Cai Yi also got a more definite news. That is, Feng Guozhang is afraid that there is no way to return to the Northeast.
"Old Marshal Feng's health has been getting worse and worse, and he has even been unable to deal with things in the military region for a while now. It is a little inappropriate to let his old man continue to stay in the Northeast. It's more likely to delay the business there, so the president's intention is to let Marshal Feng come back and rest for a while..."
Sitting next to Cai Yi, the old subordinate who went to greet him yesterday explained.
Although the man didn't say it very clearly, Cai Ye understood the meaning of his words very wellββββββ let Feng Guozhang retire in Beijing!
However, Cai also agreed with Yan Shao's approach. Although it has always been far away in the Urals. But as for the affairs of the mainland, Cai Ye is not at all unclear. After all, as a commander of the frontier of a distant town, Cai Ye also needs to have a pair of sensitive ears and eyes.
So even if Cai Ye doesn't want to know, there are still some things he will know, such as Feng Guozhang's physical condition and the like...
At least according to what Cai Ye knows, although Feng Guozhang himself does not accept old age, in fact, his body has deteriorated badly, and he is no longer suitable for the current position.
After all, the Northeast Military Region is directly bordering North Korea. And hundreds of thousands of elite Wehrmacht troops are stationed there. These units can even be called one of the most elite units of the Wehrmacht. Moreover, this unit was also tasked with fighting against the Japanese forces on the other side of the Yalu River, although the Japanese had been defeated by the Wehrmacht more than once. However, one thing is certain, that is, the Japanese army still maintains a strong combat effectiveness, and if the Japanese army is so despised, it is difficult to say whether it will suffer a big loss in the future.
What's more, the cunning of the Japanese is not mentioned for the time being, but the tenacity was what Cai Ye saw with his own eyes in Shandong back then. If it weren't for the fact that the Wehrmacht was equipped with a large amount of superior firepower equipment, and at the same time retreated dozens of kilometers to ensure that it would not be attacked by the superior fleet of the Japanese army, otherwise it would have been really difficult to defeat the Japanese army.
After all, if nothing else, at least one thing is certain, that is, the Japanese army is indeed very tenacious when fighting.
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"Yes..."After listening to the words of the old subordinate, Cai Yi nodded in agreement. General Hua Fu is indeed a little old, and it is indeed very suitable for him to come back and take a rest. β
Seeing that Cai Ye also agreed with this, the person sitting next to him nodded a little happily. "Yes, the president is also thinking about Marshal Feng, after all, he is old, his health is not as good as before, and he has made so many meritorious contributions to the country, now it is time for him to take a good rest..."
It's no wonder he's so happy, because one of his tasks this time is to explain this matter to Cai Yi.
There's no way, although the reason for calling Feng Guozhang back this time is indeed because Feng Guozhang is older, and it is indeed time for him to take a good restββββββ after all, a marshal died at work, and because he died of old age, it is inevitably too much...
However, after all, it is easy to make people have some bad associations, especially for generals like Cai Yi or Wu Peifu who guard the frontier.
So a proper explanation is almost necessary, even if both sides are aware of the truth...
Just when Cai Ye was talking to his old subordinates, the convoy had already driven into the range of the Presidential Palace, passing through those green lawns and beautiful gardens, looking at the Presidential Palace standing on the ground in the distance, Cai Ye couldn't help but make his expression become stern while feeling a little nostalgic.
After all, he's back this time to get down to business...
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Just as Cai Yi's motorvoy drove into the presidential palace, Yan Shao, who was sitting on the sofa and chatting with Feng Guozhang and others. We have also gotten relevant news.
When he got the news, Yan Shao obviously seemed a little happy, and then he spoke to Feng Guozhang and the others. "The penultimate man is here..."
This one is the penultimate one. Natural impossibility refers to ability. After all, Cai Yi's ability can be said to be second to none in China, although there are people in China and abroad who are speculating about Cai Ye and Jiang Baili's friends, who is more capable, but there is no doubt that as the only man in China who has the title of 'God of War', no one will ever question Cai Ye's abilityββββββ naturally, many people are inclined to Jiang Baili is the most capable one. After all, after the end of the First World War, Jiang Baili had written many books related to military theory based on his experience in the European war.
In a way. This can even be called the art of war.
At the same time, Cai Yi's creation in this area is obviously much less. After all, this aspect is indeed not Cai's specialty, even after the end of the European competition, Cai Yi only summed up some lessons based on the experience of the European competition. There's nothing special.
But even so. There are quite a few supporters of Cai Yi, because many people regard Cai Ye as a practical person, while Jiang Baili is more or less theoretical...
"It's finally here..."Hearing Yan Shao's words, Jiang Baili's face was somewhat expectant.
Although there has always been speculation in China about who has better command ability, there is no doubt that the two have a very deep friendship. Even before the establishment of the national government, the two were already called friends. After the establishment of the National Social Government, the friendship between the two was naturally on a higher level.
It's just that then because of the Russian strategy. Cai Yi went to the Urals, but Jiang Baili stayed in Beijing. Help Yan Shao to take charge of some matters of the National Defense Force. Except for the last time the title was conferred, the two could even be said to have almost never met again.
It was also because of this relationship that after hearing the news that his friend was coming, Jiang Baili naturally seemed a little excited.
However, just when Jiang Baili was excited there, Feng Guozhang on the side looked at Yan Shao and asked softly after coughing lightly. "Now Songpa is also here, President, when will Ziyu arrive..."
Saying this, Feng Guozhang's face is full of old looks, almost everyone can see Feng Guozhang's physical condition, only Feng Guozhang himself is unwilling to admit it, which is why Yan Shao has never had a frank relationship with Feng Guozhang, after all, if Yan Shao wants to tell Feng Guozhang that he is old and can't fight anymore, if it is time to retire, Yan Shao really doesn't dare to guarantee that Feng Guozhang will not choke his breath because of excitement.
Yan Shao knows very well that in many cases, the old man is very stubborn, just like Huang Zhong in history, isn't it because Liu Bei said that he is old. As a result, Huang Zhong died on the battlefield in order to show his ability...
Of course, this is actually just the artistic processing in the novel, according to the novel, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan fought with Liu Bei into Sichuan, and made many military exploits, during the battle of Hanzhong, Huang Zhong with the help of Fa Zheng, Yu Dingjun Mountain cut Cao Wei's general Xiahou Yuan into two, and took advantage of the victory to capture Tiandang Mountain. Later, he and Zhao Yun went to rob Cao Cao's grain and grass, but were ambushed by Wei general Xu Huang and Zhang He, but fortunately Zhao Yun came to the rescue, and the defeat turned into victory.
Guan Yu was attacked and killed by Eastern Wu, Liu Bei Xing attacked Wu, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao killed the enemy in front of the battle, Liu Bei praised the young general, Huang Zhong was not convinced, so he fought single-handedly, and met the Qinglong Yanyue knife used by Wu general Pan Zhang to make Guan Yu, eager to avenge Guan Yu, and was ambushed by the Wu army, and was shot in the shoulder socket by Ma Zhong with an arrow, and died of old age and blood decay.
Basically, for those who are more familiar with the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, or who like the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the above plots should be more understood.
However, in fact, Huang Zhong died of illness, which was probably in the third year of Liu Bei's pacification of Sichuan, and the second year when Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei to kill Xiahou Yuan in Hanzhong.
I have to say that Huang Zhong can indeed be called old and strong, and it can even be said that the idiom of old and strong is basically invented specifically for Huang Zhong, after all, not everyone can kill a famous general like Xiahou Yuan when he is sixty or seventy years old, at least ordinary old pawns definitely do not have such abilityββββββ which has also caused many people to speculate. That is, when Huang Zhong was in his prime, did he belong to the same level as Lu Bu? Just because he was born in the relatively stable Jingzhou, at the peak of his life. There is almost no chance of playing, so I don't have the opportunity to play until I am old.
Naturally, there are some people who think that it is precisely because of Huang Zhong's age that he is so powerful, but this statement is somewhat ...
After all, there is a saying that 'fists are afraid of being young and strong', which shows the power of age.
Even though you are older, you can definitely have an advantage in experience. But the advantage of age is not to be overlooked.
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Feng Guozhang's words are definitely very old. Naturally, he definitely doesn't need to charge into battle like Huang Zhong or even bravely champion the three armies. It is enough to sit in the headquarters and deploy the troops according to the situation reported from the front.
But as a commander-in-chief, a flexible mind is almost necessary, and in this case old age. Even Feng Guozhang, who was already a little confused. But it was obvious that he was not suitable for the position, which was one of the reasons why Yan Shao wanted to keep him in Beijing.
After all, although Yan Shao doesn't have too deep feelings for Feng Guozhang, he doesn't want him to be similar to his job. In this way, the only way is to let him recuperate, so that he may be able to live for a while longer, but it is not easy to open his mouth in this way, which has become the most dangerous thing for Yan Shao.
"It's difficult!" Looking at it, although it has already shown old age and even tiredness. But Feng Guozhang, who still made himself look very energetic, Yan Shao shook his head secretly.
It's the hardest thing to do right now. is how to get Feng Guozhang to stay in Beijing voluntarily, without making him feel any resistance, or even rattle because of a moment of excitement.
But in fact, this is very difficult, after all, Feng Guozhang is only a little confused now because of his age, and he is not a fool...
But it needs to be considered in the long run...
Thinking so, Yan Shao got up from the sofa and looked at Feng Guozhang, Jiang Baili and the others. "Since Matsupa has arrived, let's go out and meet it..."
Hearing Yan Shao say this, everyone else nodded in agreement, although Yan Shao's body is not very good now, and he still has a fever, but he is not so fragile that he can't even go out, so everyone is not too worried...
After walking out of the presidential palace, it happened that everyone met Cai Ye and others who had just gotten off the car and were walking up the steps at the gate. "Songpa, it's been a long time, I didn't go to the train station to pick you up in person, don't blame me..."
Hearing Yan Shao say this, Cai Ye hurriedly spoke. "Where, President, your body is sick, how can I bother you to pick me up..." Saying this, Cai Ye had already taken two steps forward and walked to Yan Shao's streetββββββ he didn't make a move to support Yan Shao, after all, Yan Shao is only in his thirties now, he is in the prime of life, and he is not yet seventy or eighty, even if his body is somewhat uncomfortable, he does not need to be supported by others, compared to it, Feng Guozhang is more like a person who needs support.
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Although no matter how you look at it, Feng Guozhang seems to be the person who needs to be supported the most, but Cai Yi knows Feng Guozhang's character very well, so he didn't do it, but just glanced at Feng Guozhang with a slightly worried look when he walked to Yan Shao's side.
Although he had learned about Feng Guozhang's current physical condition from his own intelligence, he never thought that the former Beiyang dog was now so bad. Cai Ye even doubted that a gust of wind might blow Feng Guozhang down?
So when walking beside Yan Shao, Cai Ye also deliberately looked at Feng Guozhang, intending to rush up to support Feng Guozhang when he fell.
Although they used to be rivals of each other, Feng Guozhang is also an old-timer in the Chinese Army after all, and Cai Ye himself can be said to have grown up listening to Feng Guozhang's reputationββββββ naturally, it seems a bit exaggerated to say this, but there is no doubt about one thing, that is, compared to Cai Ye, Feng Guozhang can indeed be called a senior.
So although I didn't like Feng Guozhang very much in the past, I saw Feng Guozhang's current appearance. Cai Ye couldn't help but be slightly worried in his heart.
However, it is clear that Feng Guozhang does not seem to be old enough to get this old. At least he didn't want others to see it, so even while walking. Feng Guozhang's movements obviously looked a little old, but he walked very steadily, at least there was no problem in entering the presidential palace with his own ability.
"By the way, the president..."After coming to the living room with a little worry, Cai Ye asked softly. How long will it take for Ziyu to arrive?! β
"Ziyu?!" Hearing Cai Ye ask, Yan Shao smiled. "What a coincidence, Elder Feng also asked this question just now. In fact, not long ago, Ziyu just sent a telegram saying that he was about to arrive in Tianjin, so I believe it was probably just the work of the past two days. β
After speaking, Yan Shao glanced at Cai Yi. Then she patted him the shoulder. "How's it going, it's tiring to take the train all the way from the Urals..."
"yes!" Hearing Yan Shao say this, Cai Ye couldn't help but smile slightly bitterly. Although reluctant to admit it. But he still had to admit that he had traveled thousands of kilometers by train along the way. It is indeed a very tiring thing.
Naturally, as one of the only four marshals of the entire National Defense Force, and even the whole of China, Cai Yi's treatment is not bad. At least he has an exclusive train of his own, not only is the entire train bulletproof, which can be called an armored train, but the decoration inside can also be said to be very luxurious, and there is even a special carriage that is arranged like Cai Yi's home.
In fact, if not taking into account the problem of the height of many tunnels. There were even designers who considered whether to design some of the carriages to look like two floors. So. The space that can make Cai Ye and them live is naturally much larger, and if there are two floors, it can also be more suitable for watching the scenery along the wayββββββ but unfortunately, although the height of the train can be increased, but I don't know how many tunnels are specially designed for the train, for such a simple purpose, if all the tunnels are raised, this is not a simple thing, if you don't get it right, even ten or eight years may not be OK!
Therefore, this kind of thing naturally becomes unlikely. However, even if it is only one story high, it can be considered very luxurious inside. Not only does it have a place similar to a home, but there is even a separate bathroom and a fairly large bath in the whole carriage, and the whole train is very luxurious, in some ways, even more luxurious than the decoration of Cai's own home.
It's just that...
It can't really be home after all...
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Even later generations of high-speed trains and other trains can still feel a slight shaking, let alone a diesel locomotive? When driving on the railway, although its shaking distance is much stronger than that of a steam locomotive, it is also a torturous thing for many people, and if you travel thousands of kilometers from Yekaterinburg to Beijing, then the journey cannot be described as torturous.
This is also the reason why Yan Shao did not let him come over immediately after Cai Ye arrived in Beijing, but let him rest at home for a day before coming. After all, such a long journey really needs to let Cai Ye rest for a while.
"Okay..."After coming to the conference room, although Wu Peifu had not yet arrived, after sitting on the main seat, Yan Shao still looked at Cai Ye and Jiang Baili and the others. Although Ziyu has not yet arrived, there are still some things we can talk about, such as the Air Force..."
Saying this, after a little silence, Yan Shao slowly spoke. "We all know very well how capable the Army is today. On the plains of Eastern Europe, a group of bombers can even easily wipe out a cavalry division of Soviet Russiaββββββ of course, this is also the first time that an army aviation group has been put into a bombing mission, and the Soviet and Russian sides have no such experience, at least in the subsequent air raids, basically did not create such results. β
"But there is no doubt that as a part of the Chinese armed forces, the combat effectiveness of the army aviation unit has been recognized by many people, and the current way of attaching to the army seems somewhat anachronistic, so I personally think that we should learn from the European side and use the army aviation as an independent branch of the army, so that it can also play a greater role..."
Saying this, Yan Shao looked at everyone present!
"How about you!"
Sorry, I'll make up for it right away, a few minutes!
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