Back to the Republic of China as a commander

In the final analysis, the world still relies on strength to speak, so after Yang Yongtai left, Ningbo businessmen discussed with each other for a while, and the final answer was that everyone should stop discussing. Let's first look at the two armies of Sun Wen and Wang Zhenyu Who advanced Shanghai!Poor Feng Guozhang, none of the chaebols in Jiangsu and Zhejiang felt that he had any hope of victory, and even hoped that he and the Beiyang Army he commanded would be finished soon.

Although no one is optimistic about himself, Feng Guozhang does not have the consciousness of a sure loser. He still has to play the villain of this volume to the end. On March 3, Feng Guozhang came to Wuhu in person, and after severely reprimanding Wang Zhanyuan, Yang Shande, and Lu Yongxiang, he personally served as the supreme commander, commanding the No. Two or two miscellaneous divisions with a total of 17 troops are ready to attack the invading youth right army.

But Tao Zhiyue, who had already been hit head-on by Feng Guozhang's determination, was still very leisurely asking Lu Diping to eat at this moment: "Come, brother Lu, try something new."

After Tao Zhiyue skillfully pried open the canned lychee in his hand with a military thorn, Lu Diping took a sip unceremoniously: "It's so sweet, Commander-in-Chief, what is this?"

Tao Zhiyue chuckled: "I know you don't. This is the military canned food produced by our Anjiang Cannery Factory. It is usually filled with salted fish, fruits, etc. These things are perishable. If you seal them in canned food, the shelf life will be longer. Point. As for the canned lychees you drink, Brother Lu, this is a special offering for officers above the regiment, and ordinary soldiers have no chance to taste it."

Lu Diping gulped down the last sip, then took out the pulp with his hands and ate it, with a look of relish.Then he yelled vaguely: "tmd, isn't Lao Tzu's No.11 Division a youth army organization? Why did those bastards from the Armament Department even send their summer clothes to Hukou, so why didn't they distribute them to us? "

Tao Zhiyue chuckled and said, "Brother Lu, you really misunderstood the brothers in the Armament Department. Our military cans were all distributed before we crossed Xuefeng Mountain. I also made a report when I arrived in Changsha. Applying for replenishment, but there is something in the Armament Department but there is no capacity to transport it, so there is no way to transport it, not to mention you newly formed troops, even we are out of stock. Then, Brother Lu, what you just drank is my last drink Canned, hehe."

Lu Diping's eyes widened, and he said in embarrassment: "Oh, Commander-in-Chief, why didn't you say so earlier if a gentleman doesn't win people's love?"

Tao Zhiyue waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the military officer in charge of contacting us at the Armament Department has assured us that the allocation of transport capacity has become much looser recently. As long as we take down Wuhu, this thing will be replenished in due time."

As soon as Lu Diping heard this, he immediately got up and said: "Commander, this time to fight Wuhu, let our eleventh division go up!"

Tao Zhiyue was delighted when he heard it: "This is no problem in itself, but this time I may not be able to promise you, Brother Lu. Because our style of play may have to be changed, this time we will not learn from Bai Chongxi to play tough battles."

Lu Diping didn't understand: "No attack? Then how can we take Wuhu?"

Tao Zhiyue smiled and said, "Brother Lu, you are pretending to be ignorant. Let's change the game this time. Let's play lure the snake out of the hole..."

On March 3, the first ace division of the youth army finally reached the bottom line of the Beiyang army, Tongling, and the No.20 division under the command of Lu Diping took down Nanling, and appeared in front of Feng Guozhang with a double arrow division.

Almost at the same time, on the left side of the youth army, Ni Sichong gathered more than [-] remnants to abandon Anqing and flee to Hefei. The Chaohu line of defense guarded by the Dingwu Army is about to start a decisive battle that will determine the fate of China.

On March 3, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were having the most intense quarrel since they met at the Southeastern Front Army Command, which had moved forward to Anqing.

"Brother Delin, this matter is no small matter. This time the reinforcements sent by the commander must be given to my left army, otherwise the situation will be ruined." Bai Chongxi almost yelled.

Li Zongren shook his head and said, "Brother Jiansheng, it's not that I'm an unreasonable commander, but that the danger faced by the right army is several times that of yours. Feng Guozhang's army is actually a hundred thousand. In comparison, your left army is now It is [-] elites, and the other side's Beiyang Army on the front line of Chaohu will not exceed [-]. So I will transfer the Ninth Division that will be reinforced this time to Tao Zhiyue and the others, I hope you will understand."

After hearing this, Bai Chongxi was so angry that he almost bumped his head against the beam of the house. He slapped the table hard several times and said, "Brother Delin, you are confused. What are we doing? , to fight for the victory of the war for yourself. What kind of justice are you talking about at this time? Look at the strategic situation for yourself. Now it is a two-line decisive battle, and the competition is who is more ruthless and faster. If we capture Pukou immediately, the Beiyang Army will Lost. Conversely, if that old thief Feng Guozhang beats Tao Zhiyue and the others immediately, the rear of our left army will be in front of them. They have a navy, and then they will have no rear and no supplies. The result of annihilation of the entire army."

Li Zongren shook his head and said: "I just saw this, so I decided to strengthen Tao Zhiyue's power and avoid the situation you mentioned."

"Then what? The strength of the two sides is equal, and they are evenly matched? Then play positional warfare and push forward by 1.1 meters?"

Bai Chongxi almost ran away, but he still tried his best to calm himself down, and said softly: "Brother Delin, if this war goes on for a long time, there will be two problems. I wonder if you have considered it? The first problem is that we The Southeast Front Army currently has five reorganized divisions left here. Together with the security forces attached to the battle, it has almost reached a scale of 14. How much will it cost to feed and drink supplies for so many people? If the war drags on, Even if we win in the end, what position will you and I have in the commander's heart? Will you and I be allowed to command an army of 10,000+ people in the future? War is not only about killing people, we also have to settle economic accounts. The second question, If we can't concentrate our superior forces and penetrate the Chaohu defense line in the shortest time, then once Feng Guozhang recovers and transfers the two divisions commanded by Xu Shuzheng in Xuzhou, what will be the final situation of this southeast battle? Brother Delin, have you considered all of this?"

Li Zongren, who is not tall, frowned unconsciously. He walked straight to the map, staring at the map with his eyes and thinking hard.This time the commander-in-chief really trusted himself too much, leaving Xu Yuanquan and generals like Wan Yaohuang alone, but appointed himself, the most junior of the three army commanders, as the supreme commander of the southeast front army.Not only that, but he also assigned half of the youth army to himself with great confidence. If he couldn't win this life-and-death battle, how could he be worthy of the commander?

"Jiansheng, but if you follow your thinking, the situation on our left side is completely opposite to that on our right side. It's a situation of [-] against [-]. This is a bet on who is faster. By then Tao Zhiyue They will have to face a bloody battle."

Bai Chongxi was overjoyed when he heard the words, he knew that Li Zongren's attitude had finally loosened, and he quickly said: "Brother Delin, kindness is not in charge, this is our only chance, once Yuan Thief calms down, take After the army is mobilized, the battle in the southeast will become a bad one. So now we can only gamble to see who is more ruthless between us and Feng Guozhang, and compare Tao Zhiyue, Lu Diping and Zhang Huaizhi and Zhang Xun. Even better! Brother, don’t hesitate anymore. If you can’t do the job on Tao Zhiyue’s side, I’ll go for nothing. Anyway, my reputation has always been bad. But we have to hurry up. The sooner we prepare, the sooner we can Break through the Chaohu line of defense."

Li Zongren nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it like this. You don't need to do the work on Tao Zhiyue's side. I will take a regiment to Tongling to sit in the town in person. Their first division is from the personal guard of the general. There is no reason why they can't." Gnaw hard bones..."

On the other side, in Feng Guozhang's temporary headquarters in Wuhu, Guo Songling and the others were working intensively. Feng Guozhang didn't know that his military deployment had been leaked long ago.He also thought he had a plan: "This time we are on a 24-[-] basis with the other party. Zhang Huaizhi and Zhang Xun are both old leaders, and the troops under them are also long-time fighters. They rely on the Yuxi River to resist the enemy left and right. The attack of the route army is not a big problem. So the key problem is here, we are twice as large as the enemy, so this time we will defeat the enemy's right route army in one go. I ordered the second division and the fourth division to follow Wuhu Set out and attack Tongling directly. The [-]th Division starts from Xuancheng to attack Nanling. You must take advantage of the opportunity of the enemy's division to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop and join forces in Tongling. After defeating Tongling, I will let the navy follow and transport you from Chizhou to Jiangbei , gave the enemy left army a fatal blow. I heard that Li Zongren, the commander-in-chief of the enemy army, is only [-] years old this year. He dares to compete with the old man at such a young age. I think he is humiliating himself, hahaha."

"Hahaha" Wang Zhanyuan and Yang Shande also laughed loudly.

Only Guo Songling frowned and said softly: "Commander, I'm afraid we should be more cautious. I suggest that General Xu Shuzheng's team be transferred down to supplement the Chaohu defense line, so as to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Wang Zhanyuan was furious when he heard the words, and scolded: "You bastard, how can you, a mere staff officer, be able to intervene in such important military matters? If it's against you, you'll pay it back."

Guo Songling said neither humble nor overbearing: "The so-called staff is to make suggestions and make up for the gaps. If I don't suggest at this time, then I am still a staff."

"You..." Wang Zhanyuan was furious, this staff officer dared to beat him, and immediately wanted to order someone to clean up Guo Songling.

"There's no need to argue." Feng Guozhang resolved the crisis for Guo Songling in time, "Maochen also had good intentions, but Maochen, I'm sorry I can't listen to you this time, because we can't afford the departure fee. If there is still money, I will I won't be in such a hurry to fight the enemy to the death, everyone just be more careful..."