Years of the Republic of China 1913

In the evening, Fang Zida arrived in Jinan, and when he learned that Fang Zida was coming to Shandong, Huang Kaiyuan, as the top general who stayed in Jinan and was responsible for training the new army, came to greet him with a large group of people.

"Brother Zhang Ming, I haven't seen you for a long time, you miss me so much." After more than half a year, Huang Kaiyuan became darker and thinner, but he looked much more energetic.

"Brother Baochang, you have worked hard on the training of the new army. Pay attention to your health." After shaking hands with Huang Kaiyuan cordially, Fang Zida said very politely.

"Hehe, it's not hard. The main things are arranged by Ziyu. I'm just helping Ziyu, doing logistics and so on." Huang Kaiyuan smiled very modestly. Far inferior to Wu Peifu, not even Cao Kun and others, but Huang Kaiyuan has Huang Kaiyuan's advantage. He is old enough to be able to hold down the subordinates, and he also has self-knowledge. He can still do some trivial work on his own. So since Chapter 206 the post of regiment commander.

The two had a brief conversation on the platform, and then, under Huang Kaiyuan's introduction, Fang Zida had a brief meeting with the military officers at all levels who came to greet him. Some of them were old acquaintances, most of whom were transferred from the Eighth Division, such as Liu Zhi. He and Xiong Shihui and others joined the New Army after returning from Europe, and now they have served as division commanders. The others are staff officers transferred after graduating from the Zhongyang Military Academy. Fang Zida has also met them before.Among the crowd, Fang Zida also met Cao Wenlian, the former company deputy of the Eighth Division, and Zhang Xiaochuan, the squad leader, who had met once. From the military ranks on their shoulders, one was already a major, and the other was also a lieutenant.

Fang Zida walked forward with a smile, and specially greeted Zhang Xiaochuan. Zhang Xiaochuan never thought that Fang Zida could still remember his name as a nobody, and his face turned red with excitement.After asking, Fang Zida learned that in order to speed up the training of the new army.Wu Peifu deliberately transferred some lower-level officers and veterans from the original Eighth Division to serve as instructors in the new army, and planned to let them serve as chief officers at all levels after the new army's training was completed.

The station is not a good place to reminisce about the past, after greeting everyone.Fang Zida got into the car arranged by Huang Kaiyuan and went to the headquarters.When he arrived at the place, Fang Zida didn't rest, and asked about the situation of Qingdao Island directly.

The content of Wu Peifu's telegram is similar.The situation in Qingdao is still in the hands of the Chinese side.The Second Fleet only used naval guns to attack the Qingdao Fortress, but still made no progress.The solid Qing*dao fortress was not damaged at all, and it was still firmly in the hands of the squadron. Although the Japanese naval guns were powerful, there was not much to do about this situation.

On land, Wu Peifu caught the Japanese landing forces by surprise, and surrounded most of the [-]th Division in a surprise manner. The [-]th Division of Japan, which was unable to break through, could only defend on the spot and wait anxiously for follow-up reinforcements Come to the rescue.After the Japanese Second Fleet received the news that the [-]th Division was in trouble, the fleet commander Yatsushiro Rokuro immediately became anxious.In the case where the sea attack cannot open the situation, the landing operation is facing the end of the entire army being wiped out. No matter what conflicts exist between the navy and the army, once the [-]th division is wiped out by the squadron, Yatsushiro Rokuro, as the battlefield commander, will be the result. There was only one—caesarean section.

In order to save the [-]th Division.Yatsushiro Rokuro stopped the unnecessary artillery battle against Qingdao in the afternoon, and hurriedly dispatched all the fleets in his hand to transport the remaining army, planning to land again and send an army of one division to it, so that the [-]th division that was in trouble Get it out.

"Now the [-]th Division is the turtle in the urn? How is Brother Ziyu going to eat them?" Hearing the good news, Fang Zida's expression became much lighter, and he asked.

"Hehe. Ziyu didn't intend to eat up the [-]th Division." Huang Kaiyuan replied with a smile.

"Why? Could it be that he doesn't have enough troops? Didn't the telegram say that the 1th Division now has less than [-] troops?" Fang Zida was a little surprised.

Seeing Fang Zida's expression, not only Huang Kaiyuan was happy, but even Liu Zhi and Xiong Shihui who were sitting beside him also laughed.

"Brother Zhang Ming, it's not that Ziyu can't eat the [-]th Division, but he doesn't want to eat them." Huang Kaiyuan reminded.

"This is...." Fang Zida became more and more strange, frowned and thought for a while, suddenly realized, clapped his hands and praised: "I understand! What a Wu Ziyu!"

"Teacher, do you really understand?" Seeing Fang Zida's quick reaction, Liu Zhi couldn't help asking.

"Hehe, Ziyu's strategy is nothing more than to encircle the spot to fight for reinforcements, or even borrow the enemy to train troops, isn't that true?" Fang Zida laughed and asked back.

Liu Zhi immediately opened his mouth wide, looked at Huang Kaiyuan and Xiong Shihui in dismay, raised his thumbs up and praised for a long time: "High! The teacher is tall! General Ziyu's plan was pondered for a long time before we realized it. Thinking of the head teacher who can see it at a glance, tsk tsk, the head teacher is the head teacher, it’s amazing!"

Looking at Huang Kaiyuan, Liu Zhi and Xiong Shihui's admiration, Fang Zida is not a fool, he can't see that they are deliberately pretending to please him and flatter him.However, singing also needs to be praised by others, and it really feels good to be praised for a few words. Fang Zida would not be serious about this kind of thing, and immediately laughed together.

As Fang Zida guessed, Wu Peifu did not launch a general attack after encircling the [-]th Division. Instead, he trapped the [-]th Division without haste. He ordered all the troops to only prevent the [-]th Division from breaking through as a combat plan, and the whole army was not allowed to attack without authorization.

In Wu Peifu's view, it is easy to eat up the [-]th Division in the current situation, but once the [-]th Division is gone, there are only three options for Ri himself.

First: admit defeat in the war and withdraw troops.This is not very feasible. On the Fengtian battlefield, the Japanese army still took the initiative. Although Japan lost a [-]th division in the failure of the Qingdao * Island landing battle, the [-]th division is only a B-type division after all. It is far from the point where it hurts the muscles and bones, so it is basically impossible to withdraw the troops and end the war.

Second: Japan's Second Fleet attacked the Qingdao Fortress with all its naval power, and re-selected the landing site.Due to the reasons of the [-]th Division, Ri himself will inevitably be more cautious, and he will learn a lot of wisdom. Ri himself is not a fool. If he wants to encircle the [-]th Division and then wipe out the landing troops, I am afraid there will be no such thing. Chance.Moreover, when attacking from the sea, Japan has the advantage of the fleet. Although the Qingdao Fortress is strong, it cannot move like a warship after all.

Third: The Japanese Second Fleet, which suffered losses in Qingdao* Island, bypassed Qingdao and chose other locations as the target of attack.This wasted the Qing* Island Fortress, which the Chinese ** team had the greatest advantage in.The highly mobile Japanese Second Fleet can attack the inland along the coast anytime and anywhere. It is definitely not so easy for a squadron lacking a navy to keep up with the opponent's rhythm. If the battle situation changes like this, it will definitely not be so easy What zheng fu wants to see.

It can be seen from this that it is far better to retain the [-]th Division than to eliminate the [-]th Division under such circumstances.Leaving the Fifteenth Division in hand, the opponent would be wary, and even if he had no choice but to be led by the nose by Wu Peifu.In order to save the [-]th Division, the Japanese Second Fleet and its cooperating army forces can only make a fuss about the [-]th Division and Qingdao Fortress, thus completely solving the feasibility of the Second Fleet changing its strategic direction.

Besides, Wu Peifu has another plan. He wants to take this opportunity to train the new army.An army that has not experienced war cannot mature. No matter how well equipped and trained the officers and soldiers of this army are, they cannot become a truly strong army.Since there is such a good opportunity in front of us, why not bring up the new army one after another and use the flames of war to hone them so that they can form an army as soon as possible?

"Wu Peifu really deserves to be a famous general!" Fang Zida sighed sincerely. Although he guessed Wu Peifu's intention, it was only because of Wu Peifu's intention that he realized it. With a feverish head, he ordered the whole army to dispatch to swallow up the [-]th Division in one fell swoop.

"Have you got any specific plans for Ziyu?" Fang Zida asked Huang Kaiyuan.

Huang Kaiyuan nodded quickly and reported: "Brother Ziyu called after he surrounded the [-]th Division, and asked my new army in Jinan to go to the front in batches based on regiments. The battlefield and experience the cruelty of the bloody battle. As for the frontline elite troops, except for some assisting the new army, the rest are used as the general reserve team in case of accidents."

"Good! Good! Good! This method is quite good." Fang Zida immediately nodded in agreement. Wu Peifu's strategy is similar to that of the Sino-Vietnamese Laoshan frontline war in later generations. Using iron and fire wars to improve the combat effectiveness and cohesion of the army is the fastest way. effective way.Although the new army will definitely suffer some losses when they are pulled up, Fang Zida can fully bear this small loss in the current situation, so what if hundreds or thousands of people die?After a month or two, Fang Zida will have three strong troops who have experienced the fire of war in his hands. Isn't this better than any other method?

"What about your specific arrangements?" Wu Peifu only made a rough arrangement for the proposal of the new army to go to the front line alternately. Specifically, which troops go first and which troops go later, Huang Kaiyuan and others are responsible for how to connect in the middle.After all, Wu Peifu couldn't get away from Qingdao and couldn't cover everything, so Fang Zida asked again after thinking about it.

"My teacher will go up first. I already have a specific plan. Please give me your guidance." Xiong Shihui, who had been silent all this time, said, pointing to the map and began to talk about his arrangements.After returning from the European war inspection, Xiong Shihui's judgment and command ability as a commander have improved a lot. How to dispatch troops, which regiment is in front and which regiment is behind, how to march, how to alternate after reaching the front line, etc. Lin Lin's considerations are very comprehensive. (Welcome to your support, which is my biggest motivation.)