Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Compared with the left army led by Bai Chongxi in the Anqing area, which experienced more than [-] casualties, it was a purgatory-like combat operation.The battle of the Right Route Army led by Tao Zhiyue on the entire south bank of the Yangtze River was as easy and enjoyable as a self-driving tour.

In the Southeast Front Army Command, Li Zongren was busy urging the staff to transfer new troops up, and was busy sending telegrams every day.And Tao Zhiyue commanded the Right Route Army composed of the Youth Army's Ace Division 11 and the newly formed No.8000 Division, with a total of [-] people marching towards the southern Anhui area.

According to the diary of Zhang Zizhong, who was later a general of the army, it is recorded in this way: On March 3, my right army began to execute the order to march to the southern Anhui area. Difficult to move through the mud.

"One-two, come on, one-two, push, one-two, come on, one-two, push..."

Dozens of shirtless men covered in mud are trying to push a French heavy artillery, which is only available in the First Division, and other troops do not have this kind of heavy artillery.Originally, this was also the pride of the Artillery Regiment of the First Division, but now it seems that it has become a burden.

"Bai Chongxi is an asshole. I was afraid of fighting tough battles and suffering hardships, and I didn't forget to drag down the brothers' troops. I insisted on delaying the start of the battle for ten days. Now it's all right. After ten consecutive days of light rain, our place has turned into a muddy road. , I can’t even go as fast as I want,” Tao Zhiyue complained to Lu Diping, who was very upset.With successive victories and continuous expansion of strength, the factions within the youth army have become more and more divided. After all, the more attractive the cake of interests, the greater the desire for everyone.

Lu Diping did not forget to answer a few words, but his mind had already flown to the sky.Thinking about it is also very aggrieved. I think that when I was in charge like Wang Zhenyu, the commander-in-chief in front of me was just a temporary student army under Wang Zhenyu's command.A few years passed in a blink of an eye, and I got a teacher by relying on friendship, and this kid in front of me has actually become my superior.Unhappy is not happy, Lu Diping's mentality is not bad, he knows what the overall situation is.

"Commander Tao, don't worry about it and don't be angry. Actually, we're doing pretty well. I just read the battle report sent by the Front Army Command. The Left Route Army is overthrown. It is said that the loss is not small. In comparison, we are lucky. From Jiangxi to the present, we have not fought a single battle except for a few ignorant local tyrants who organized militias to attack us. Didn’t it mean that there were two divisions of the Beiyang Army before the war? Are you looking for us? People?"

Tao Zhiyue felt the same when he heard this. Although he was a superior, no one would know the friendship between Lu Diping and Wang Zhenyu as long as he was from the second battalion.When playing mutiny in Changsha back then, Lu Diping led the team to participate without saying a word, isn't it a good brother, can he do this?Therefore, Tao Zhiyue didn't dare to take things seriously in front of Lu Diping. He immediately calmed down and said, "Brother Lu, you are right. In fact, it means that the brothers have worked hard. Speaking of which, our right army is still very lucky." That's right. I just received two direct reports from the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Investigation Department, saying that Feng Guozhang arranged to deal with our two divisions, Yang Shande and Lu Yongxiang. One is in Shanghai and the other is in Zhejiang. Feng Guozhang had no choice but to send the [-]th Division and the [-]th Division from Xuzhou to the south for support. We must at least take down Wuhu, where the Second Beiyang Division is located, before this reinforcement arrives. Otherwise, whether it is Yang Shande and Lu Yongxiang who repent, or those two The division's reinforcements are going south, and they're all drinking with us. We have to be prepared, the commander-in-chief may have a big plan that needs to use troops, and there will not be too many reinforcements for our southeast front army. One or two divisions. And even if our Commander Li is sent, he must be sent to the left army, so we had better not get our hopes up."

Lu Diping was surprised when he heard the words: "How come? Li Delin doesn't look like this kind of person. If our right army suffers, it will be useless no matter how hard their Jiangbei left army fights. Becoming alone."

When it came to strategy, Tao Zhiyue got excited. He waved his hand and said, "I don't think Li Delin has any selfish intentions. If you don't believe me, Brother Lu, take a look at this map."

As the two walked to the map, Tao Zhiyue pointed to the Yangtze River and said, "This is Pukou, which is the key point of the southeast front army's battle. No matter how many troops Feng Guozhang invested in the south of the Yangtze River, as long as our left army captures Pukou cut off the Beijing-Puzhou line. Then Feng Guozhang’s army south of the Yangtze River became a lone army, with no supplies or supplies, and the only thing waiting for them was to perish. The plan for this battle is strictly speaking It is feasible, the two sides of the strait go hand in hand, and even our logistics supplies rely on the Yangtze River. Feng Guozhang can't play any other tricks except to bite the bullet. Of course, there are risks in such a battle, that is, it is easy to be Breaking through each, once one way is blocked, another way of advancing will become a lone army. But now it seems that the Beiyang Army is also in a state of disunity, and it is estimated that they will not be able to use this big move that consumes internal energy. Therefore, this If I were Commander Li, I would also throw reinforcements to that bastard Bai Chongxi, after all, once the left army captures Pukou, it will only be easier for us to fight here."

Only then did Lu Diping suddenly realize, he nodded approvingly and said, "Wen Zheng has you gangsters under his command, so why not worry about the great success!"

Tao Zhiyue laughed and said, "Brother Lu is the number one general under the command of the commander-in-chief. We are just making a show of our face."

Lu Diping quickly waved his hand: "Don't make fun of you, Brother Lu, I just follow you guys to make a living together. You, the commander-in-chief, should come up with an idea as soon as possible. If you continue to march like this, it will be a big blow to the morale of the brothers." .”

Tao Zhiyue touched his cheek happily and said: "It's simple, let the political workers organize it, and everyone sings forward, just sing our military song "Youth Army". In addition, the heavy artillery will be loaded at the next ferry. I guess we will not be able to use this thing for the time being." If you don’t need it, all the other mountain cannons are disassembled, so it’s easier to transport.”

Lu Diping's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he slapped his thigh and said, "Wonderful!"

So, next, Zhang Zizhong wrote in his diary truthfully: "The whole army sang the military song of the youth army: forward, forward, forward, our team is forward..., the morale is boosted."

And when the two armies on the left and right were approaching Nanjing, in Shanghai, many behind-the-scenes stories were being staged. . .

Although they have always had great confidence in Wang Zhenyu, the sworn brother, Du Yuesheng and Liu Hongsheng were still taken aback when they discovered in just a few months that this sworn brother's team defeated Wannan and approached Ninghu.What does this mean? It means that Wang Zhenyu is already qualified to compete with Lao Yuan.

So when Wang Yaqiao approached these two, both of them put all their bets on Wang Zhenyu without hesitation.

The military is really just a continuation of political struggles in many cases, at least in Shanghai, this situation is absolutely true.

Just as Wang Zhenyu's army was marching towards Nanjing, on March 3, Sun Yat-sen arrived in Fuzhou, which had just been liberated, via Taiwan, and announced the establishment of the Chinese Revolutionary Military Government, and appointed himself the Generalissimo of the military government.And Wang Zhenyu's youth army, Cai E's guard, was also assigned to his own name by Sun Yat-sen, who likes to talk about the tiger's skin and momentum. He then formed a coalition of three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi, claiming to attack Zhejiang with 10 troops.

In this situation, Wang Zhenyu also knew that there was still a big problem with whether Zhejiang could enter the stomach, so he immediately asked Zhou Lan to send a report to Wang Yaqiao, the person in charge of the Yangtze River intelligence in Shanghai, and get the support of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols living in Shanghai as soon as possible. The youth army paved the way into Shanghai and Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu.Sun Yat-sen also sent a copy of the same instruction, but the target of the report was Chen Yingshi (Chen Qimei), who was secretly operating in Shanghai at the moment, so a war that could not see the smoke of gunpowder started in Shanghai. . .

The appearance of Sun Yat-sen made this war to protect the country more lively.At this time in the southwest, Cai E and Xiong Kewu have joined forces to take down Chongqing, and the main force protecting the army has expanded to more than 5 (a large number of Sichuan troops and Feng Yuxiang's Beiyang No. 16 mixed brigade have joined forces).Cai E exchanged opinions with Zhao Hengti, the representative of the youth army stationed in the guard army, and Wang Zhenyu. The next step is to capture Chengdu as soon as possible, and then merge it into Shaanxi, and then strive to join Wang Zhenyu, a little fellow from Baoqing Mansion, in Beijing. , As for Sun Yat-sen, he was consciously or unconsciously ignored by Cai Dashuai.

Wang Zhenyu read this telegram, and smiled lightly: "You, Cai Songpo, are full of ambitions, but it's a pity that heaven is jealous of talents. You are destined to be a shooting star that can only shine for a moment, and I, Wang Zhenyu, are the one that illuminates the starry sky." Polaris."

In fact, Wang Zhenyu wanted to say that he belonged to the sun, but he remembered that the word "sun" has been repeatedly tarnished by a group of dictators from generation to generation, generation to generation, and generation to generation, and the fate of these dictators was also very bad, such as Gaddafi's ** , Wang Zhenyu felt unlucky and dared not compare himself with the sun.

However, most ordinary people do not have such a high level of political awareness. In their view, Sun Yat-sen is the third rebel in the world, and the fate of the old Yuan family may be exhausted.

In the eyes of many young people who don't know the truth, Sun Yat-sen, a traditional revolutionary who can suddenly pull out 10 horses, is in charge of the overall situation as a revolutionary leader.This increased Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary prestige a few more points. In the eyes of Sun Yat-sen and his comrades, as long as they take advantage of the decisive battle between the youth army and the Beiyang army, they can defeat Zhu Rui and Lu Yongxiang's army and take Zhejiang. Just go.

However, it seems that Sun Yat-sen's actual situation is not as good as he himself claimed. . .

At that time, he was the deputy commander of the Xiangxi Guards (only the number but no soldiers). In fact, Zhang Xueji, the representative sent by Sun Yat-sen to Wang Zhenyu, thought for a while after receiving an urgent telegram from Sun Yat-sen, and could only come over with a bitter face. Find Wang Zhenyu. . .