Back to the Republic of China as a commander

From nine o'clock in the morning, Wang Zhenyu didn't rest until ten o'clock in the evening, except for half an hour for lunch.

He has interviewed 28 people successively, and many people were secretly surprised by such vigorous energy.

But the most surprising thing is that Wang Zhenyu did not meet a general of the army.However, early in the morning, he asked the new secretary, He Yingqin, to convey an order to hold a small-scale meeting on the third floor of the administrative building tomorrow afternoon, and only officers above the division commander will be able to attend.This order, which confused many people, was quickly and effectively executed.Many senior generals who were still in Liuzhou, after receiving the telegram, all chose to go to Anjiang on the same day by special train.At this time, the fastest railway speed was [-] kilometers per hour, and it took eighteen hours from Liuzhou to Anjiang. Although these senior generals were on special trains, they were exhausted.

At 5:24 pm on May [-], Wang Zhenyu strode into the conference room.

The senior generals who were notified to attend the meeting all stood up to greet them with a swipe, and Wang Zhenyu suddenly felt the strength in himself when he saw these familiar and somewhat unfamiliar faces.He threw the cloak to Wang Chenhao, then raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down.

Then he said with a smile on his face: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I will follow the rules in the army and call everyone. If you arrive, you should arrive. Yang Wangui"

"Here." Yang Wangui got up hastily. . .

This meeting has a representative name in history, called the 524 meeting. In the words of historians, it was this meeting that determined the direction of the history of the Republic of China.

The list of persons attending the 524 meeting is as follows:

Marshal: Wang Zhenyu

Chief of the General Staff: Major General Yang Wangui; Deputy Chief of the General Staff and Director of the Training Department: Lieutenant General Wan Yaohuang; Minister of Armaments: Major General Ma Xicheng;

Major General Song Haomin, Director of the Armed Mobilization Department; Major General He Jian, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau; Major General Yu Zuobai, Commander of the Gendarmerie.

Major General Xu Yuanquan, Commander of the First Army, Major General Liu Xing, Commander of the Second Army, Major General Li Zongren, Commander of the Third Army

Major General Zhao Dongsheng, Deputy Commander of the First Army and Commander of the First Division; Major General Tao Zhiyue, Chief of Staff of the First Army and Commander of the Fifth Division;

Major General Li Hongkui, commander of the Sixth Division.

Major General Dai Yue, Deputy Commander of the Second Army and Commander of the Second Division; Major General Liao Lei, Chief of Staff of the Second Army and Commander of the Fourth Division;

Major General Zhou Zhengming, Commander of the Eighth Division.

Major General Chen Yuxin, Commander of the Third Division of the Third Army; Major General Bai Chongxi, Chief of Staff of the Third Army and Commander of the Seventh Division. . .

Wang Zhenyu said solemnly: "Everyone here is the core member of my Tiger Youth Army. Today's meeting is related to the life and death of my Tiger Youth Army. So I hope that everyone here will not feel half divided about the content of the next meeting. At the same time, carefully record it and keep it confidential."

After saying this, Wang Zhenyu opened his notebook and asked very casually: "Before I talk about the formal content, I would like to ask all of you here, what are your opinions or opinions on the Beiyang Army, please tell me what you think. Listen, you can talk about what sounds good or not. I won’t call names, and start from my left, and those who have ideas will stand up and speak.”

"Reporting to the commander, except for the time in Hubei, we haven't had much dealings with the Beiyang Army, but judging from the second revolution last year, their combat effectiveness is indeed amazing. You must know that the entire southern militia is known as 50, at worst there are [-] to [-], but in the face of the Beiyang Army's offensive, they couldn't even survive for two months, and lost the territory of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan in succession. According to the intelligence data provided by our Military Intelligence Bureau, throughout the course of the war, the Beiyang Army gave full play to their fierce firepower and well-trained advantages in almost every battle. Except for Anhui, Nanjing and Jiangxi Except for Hukou's effective resistance, other resistances are almost vulnerable. Therefore, in my opinion, the Beiyang Army is a tiger that our youth army can't afford to provoke." As the chief of staff of the youth army, Wang Zhenyu is the first on the left Yang Wangui naturally stood up and took the lead in speaking.

Xu Yuanquan and others who spoke next probably had the same meaning, while Wan Yaohuang stood up and expressed a different point of view.

"I dare not agree with Chief of Staff Yang's point of view. The Beiyang Army is invincible, and the Beiyang Army is as powerful as a tiger. In my opinion, they are all making excuses for their own failures. Everyone knows the soldiers. In my opinion, the differences in training methods and drills are not that big. At the beginning, the Manchu Qing Office trained the new army according to the same pattern. The so-called Beiyang Six Towns were just enough funds and advanced equipment. In fact, it is clear that We all met when Deqiu practiced. The Eighth and Ninth Towns of the Southern Army are not inferior to the elite soldiers of the Six Towns of Beiyang in terms of combat effectiveness alone. In my opinion, the second revolution last year was simply a farce. Sun The revolutionary party headed by Wen was not in the same heart, lacked preparations for armed struggle, had unclear combat goals, and had no firm will to fight. Even the supreme commander Huang Xing fought with the determination to be defeated. Under such circumstances, their combat effectiveness Even the Changde Army and the Gui Army that we defeated last year were inferior. How could it be possible to confront the Six Beiyang Towns? On the contrary, I also read the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau and made a serious analysis. The shortcomings of the Beiyang Army are completely complete. It is in front of us. One of the biggest features is that they basically cannot leave railways, waterways and other convenient transportation areas. Their ferocious firepower requires huge ammunition to support them. Once their logistical supplies are interrupted, the combat troops will This was especially evident in the battle in Anhui. The Ninth Division of the Southern People's Army successfully defeated a regiment of the Beiyang Army in Anhui, and the Beiyang Army was repelled by more than [-] years on the entire front. Kilometers. What does this mean? It shows that the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army is also very limited. Once their firepower superiority cannot be guaranteed, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. So I don’t think their victory is because of how strong they are. On the contrary, I I think their opponent is too bad. If the opponent is replaced by our youth army, the outcome of this war will definitely be very different. Although our heavy firepower is not as good as theirs, the firepower of our grassroots combat units is the same as that of the entire Beiyang Army. It is beyond our reach, so I insist that the Beiyang Army is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Facing such an opponent, as long as we dare to fight against them, victory must belong to our invincible youth army."

After Wan Yaohuang finished speaking, there was warm applause at the venue. Tao Zhiyue and other senior officers who had returned to the Xiangxi Military Academy naturally strongly supported the views of Wan Yaohuang, the head of education. Why do you want to destroy your own prestige.In the following speeches, many people supported the view that Beiyang was not as good as their own.

Wang Zhenyu has been listening with a serious expression, but secretly observing and analyzing his subordinates.

Obviously, there are already hilltops in his youth army, which are well-known factions.Moreover, this hilltop is obviously not one. After speaking in the whole meeting, three obvious hilltops were placed in front of Wang Zhenyu.

Xu Yuanquan, Wan Yaohuang, and Li Zongren have already become a whole.The appearance of this mountain is inevitable, and it does not depend on personal will.Wang Zhenyu is not afraid of this. In his opinion, no matter how powerful he is, there are only 24 hours a day. If he wants to make his group grow and develop, he must learn to grasp the big and let go of the small, and acquiesce in the emergence and existence of mountains. After all, there is no party outside the party, the emperor thinks, and there is no faction inside the party, all kinds of strange things.

But what interests Wang Zhenyu the most is that, obviously, although Yang Wangui is the chief of staff and has certain contacts and prestige in the army, he lacks an aura worthy of everyone's following, and he lacks enough ambition and skill. , so he, like Liu Xing, Song Haomin, and others, honestly belonged to his own name. Of course, this was the reason why I retained him in the middle of the three teams to continue serving in the youth army and serve as the chief of staff. He is too capable. For a strong person, Wang Zhenyu was also afraid that he would not be able to control himself.

As for these three mountains, Wang Zhenyu also has a principle, allowing them to grow and grow, and restricting each other, it will be easy for him to control, and he can rely on these old subordinates to firmly control the entire army.And once the control is lost and the conflicts between each other intensify, Wang Zhenyu also has a way to level these mountains. After all, there is still a difference between his youth army and the warlord army. The middle and lower-level officers and recruits are firmly controlled by himself through the staff department and other departments. It's not easy to raise the flag to rebel here.

Let’s get back to the meeting. While these hilltops were busy arguing, Wang Zhenyu coughed:

"Do you want to know, what is the biggest gain of my trip to Beijing?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stopped arguing and turned their attention to Wang Zhenyu.

Wang Zhenyu continued with a slight smile: "I stayed in Beijing for half a year without doing anything serious. I just saw a towering tree slowly decaying. Beiyang is such a towering tree. Chief of Staff Yang said It makes sense, Beiyang is indeed very strong, and no one needs to work hard to overthrow this point. Arrogance is not a good thing, and seeking truth from facts is what we leaders must strive to achieve. Our old Yuan has already treated this under his command The huge force group has lost effective control. Don’t believe Dapao Sun’s propaganda. According to them, Beiyang is about to become an iron plate, and these fools will scare themselves. Minister Wan is also right, we have to start from Strategically despise this opponent. You may not know how difficult the central government’s finances are now. In my opinion, it is even more difficult than before the Second Revolution. After the localization, it has become difficult to control. Everyone is self-respecting, and the fiscal revenue is so stunned that he refuses to pay a penny to Beijing. If this is in our Anjiang, it is simply impossible. But in Beiyang, this Not only did this happen, but Lao Yuan has nothing to do about it. Let me tell you, Lao Yuan is busy with two things all day long. One is respecting Confucianism, the other is restoring the monarchy. In the final analysis, he still uses it The feudal theocracy's idea of ​​deceiving people, I don't know if it will work, but at this point, I can only say that Lao Yuan has nothing to do with revitalizing Beiyang, and I'm going to say something harsh here today, who Changing to Lao Yuan's position, it is impossible to play with Beiyang."