Back to the Republic of China as a commander

"One-two, one-two, one-two, up" Accompanied by the chant, a dozen strong men were trying to push out a heavy cannon that was stuck in the mud, and the army horse in charge of leading the cannon was also whipped by the groom Neighing endlessly.But the damn cannon is still motionless, no matter how hard and how much everyone expects it, it just doesn't move.The road in the mountains was not wide, and such a big guy was blocked in the middle of the road, and naturally even the march of the infantry was greatly affected.

The commander of the First Army of the Youth Army, General Xu Yuanquan, who was in charge of fighting in Hubei, frowned unconsciously when he saw the chaotic scene in front of him.As a big man who participated in the battle of Yudaimen with the commander in chief, Xu Yuanquan still has some opinions about his combat mission.The first division of my main force was transferred to participate in the battle of Baoqing, and I took the remaining two divisions here to drill the ravine, waiting for the sixth division of Beiyang to attack desperately. As an auxiliary action, Xu Yuanquan only needs to bring the elites of two divisions to take down Jingzhou City, which is guarded by less than one direct descendant from Beiyang. The second army fighting on the Hunan side will go north and jointly attack Wuhan.Xu Yuanquan was very dissatisfied with the deployment of the staff department, which was obviously a cannon to fight mosquitoes.Because this kind of low-risk combat means that the probability of meritorious service will be greatly reduced, and military merit is precisely what soldiers value most.Although Xu Yuanquan and Yang Wangui and Wan Yaohuang are known as the three big bosses under Wang Zhenyu, in the face of Yang Wangui, the steady progress of the Hunan forces headed by Liu Xing, and the rapid rise of the Guangxi forces represented by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and the entire Hunan and Guangxi The development and growth of the group or the youth army.Xu Yuanquan, who regarded himself as a powerful leader in Hubei, was no longer the simple revolutionary youth in Hankou. His political power began to rise steadily with his status. He hoped that one day the youth army would rule the country, and he would be One of the most core people.

It didn't work out, things backfired, the commander-in-chief finally decided to start fighting for world hegemony, but he didn't catch up, how could Xu Yuanquan not be depressed.Looking at the chaotic scene, Xu Yuanquan said angrily, "What's the matter, isn't Bai Chongxi leading the second mountain brigade through this road? Why is it our first army's turn to walk like this?" Is it difficult?"

The officers around him naturally knew that their general was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to speak out after such a yell, for fear of touching their brows.He was also Xu Yuanquan's adjutant, who had just been assigned from the Army University's crash course. He was the former Lizhou guard envoy, and now Lieutenant Colonel Wang Yuyin, the son of Wang Zhenya, the director of the Xiangxi Administrative Office, was quite courageous.

I saw him replying without fear or humility: "Reporter, as far as I know, it was summer when Mr. Bai and the others passed through this place, the weather was dry, and the road was not as muddy as it is now. At the same time, the mountain cannons they carried at that time were not as strong as ours. It is heavy to carry, and they march in pieces, so our situation is different from theirs."

Xu Yuanquan was furious when he heard the words, but seeing that it was his adjutant Wang Yuyin who contradicted him, he could only calm down.Don't look at his father's narrow walk recently, he is a famous official just like Lu Rongting.But his uncle, Qing Heng, is doing very well in the National Socialist Party. He just served as the director of the Hunan Provincial Party Department and is already a member of the National Socialist Party Central Committee.Moreover, Wang Yuyin is also very appreciated by Wan Yaohuang. Although he and Wan Yaohuang are at odds, he still regards him as a family in Hubei, and he must be wooed if he can.

No one knew that Xu Yuanquan had thought about so many things in such a short period of time.But no matter how scruples you have, you still can't lose face.

Xu Yuanquan said with authority: "Adjutant Wang, tell me, what should we do? The Central Revolutionary Military Commission ordered us to take Li County by January 1th, but our marching speed can catch up to this time." When it arrives, Amitabha will burn incense.”

Wang Yuyin was really short-sighted, he didn't hear the dissatisfaction contained in Adjutant Wang's voice, he still replied with the old gods: "Master, for the current plan, we have to leave the cannon and move forward lightly."

Xu Yuanquan frowned and thought for a while and asked, "Can we take Li County with only light weapons?"

Wang Yuyin immediately replied: "If all Ma Jizeng's troops go to fight Changde, we can take Li County without shooting. On the contrary, we may have to wait for Commander Liu and the others to attack the city with heavy weapons."

Xu Yuanquan nodded appreciatively and said: "Well, it makes sense. Pass on my military order. Each of the two divisions will leave an infantry regiment to help escort the division's heavy artillery regiment. Get out of the way, and the other troops will immediately move towards Li County..."

The same tragedy also happened to Tao Zhiyue's unit of the First Division, which also belonged to the First Army but was assigned to the direction of Baoqing.The towering Xuefeng Mountain was the one that really tested the fighting spirit of the First Division.Tao Zhiyue half-jokingly said to his subordinates: "It is estimated that even the king of heaven and I will not guess that we will cross Xuefeng Mountain and enter Baoqing. Everyone can go at ease. I guess there will be no battle in Baoqing. Everyone will treat it as a field training." Now, remember not to fall behind."

At this moment, Tao Zhiyue was thinking about another thing. Before the expedition, the commander summoned him alone.During this summons, the commander-in-chief clearly told himself that this dispatch of troops to Baoqing is strictly a political battle, with two main tasks. The first is to receive Wang Longzhong, and the second is to force Lin Xiumei, Cheng Qian and others to make a second choice. One, either accept the adaptation and join the youth army, or honestly lead the team into Jiangxi, known as the vanguard of the youth army to attack Jiangxi.In order to ensure this, Secretary-General Yang Yongtai will follow the first division to act together.

Thinking of this, Tao Zhiyue took a deep breath, looked at the stars all over the sky, and suddenly felt a chill.As an officer of the youth army, I have always subconsciously aimed at leading soldiers well.Only now did I realize that as my status continued to rise, the situation of political struggles began to appear in front of me consciously or unconsciously. It seemed that I still had to keep working hard to improve my level.

While the young Tao Zhiyue was secretly encouraging himself, Liu Xing, the commander of the Second Army in Changde, was inspecting his army's position.Logically speaking, Liu Xing could attack Ma Jizeng with such affluent troops and overwhelming firepower.But the commander-in-chief ordered to defend on the spot, and no questioning was allowed.The miserable Liu Xing could only beg for food with a golden rice bowl, and urged the group of big-headed soldiers below to build fortifications every day. . .