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The meeting continued, Wang Zhenyu was listening and thinking, but did not speak.The meeting place gradually became quiet, so quiet that only the sound of Wang Zhenyu's right index finger tapping the table slowly was heard. It seemed that no one dared to remind the commander, so he just waited.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Wang Zhenyu suddenly withdrew his right hand, took a deep breath and said, "Brother Jiansheng and Brother Baili's plan to fight the tiger with Wu Song is actually very good, but this time I can't agree with it, and the plan has to be changed."

As soon as these words came out, all four were shocked.

Wang Zhenyu didn't care about the surprised expressions of his subordinates, but started chatting according to his own thinking: "Let's talk about each issue. First of all, why did we dare to propose this Northern Expedition? Who can tell me?"

General Xu Yuanquan, Minister of Operations and Director of Education of the Army University, got up and said: "Reporting to the commander, I think it is because we have an invincible youth army. At the same time, there are many wars in the north, and the people are in dire straits. Constructing trees, so we want to crusade against them, complete reunification, and build a strong China. Commander, this is also your original goal of leading our invincible youth army!"

As soon as this was said, the generals present all applauded.Wang Zhenyu glanced at these grandchildren. It seems that with the smooth rise of the youth army, the grandsons in front of him have begun to take it for granted. Even the slogan of the invincible youth army has come out. Why does it sound like Japanese militarists? Is the invincible Imperial Japanese Army a tune?

Wang Zhenyu couldn't help coughing, and everyone immediately kept quiet, all eyes turned to the marshal who brought them victory, glory, power and status.

"I can't say that your point of view is wrong. If you are just an ordinary youth soldier or a junior officer, then your point of view is naturally correct. On the contrary, in my opinion, if you are a senior officer If you think so, it is not only wrong, but also a very dangerous thing. In fact, the answer lies there. Zhang Zuolin’s Fengjun is not only 70, but even if he pulls a team of 100 million, it will be very difficult for me, Wang Zhenyu. It doesn't matter in the slightest. Except for our Minister Dai, who here has never led soldiers to fight? If this is a battle with less than a hundred people, the more people have a high probability of winning. And once the scale exceeds a thousand people, The comparison is not the number of people, but the combat effectiveness. Therefore, the speed of Fengjun's troop pull has little impact on us, on the contrary, it has a very bad impact on themselves. At least 70 Fengjun is 70 The mouths that need to eat, their logistical support and supply pressure are unimaginable. So in a real fight, even if we are not aggressive, just spending time with the Fengjun and playing positional warfare, the Fengjun will undoubtedly lose .Since Feng Jun is not scary, what was I thinking about just now? Who can guess? There will be a prize for guessing!"

Wang Zhenyu's sudden joke caused the generals at the scene to burst into laughter, and the atmosphere of the meeting suddenly became more lively.

Only Bai Chongxi said with a serious face: "Marshal, are you worried about the Japanese?!"

Wang Zhenyu nodded and said: "Secretary Chen, go, take out the altar of Maotai from my cabinet, and let Chen Hao and the others send it to Chief of Staff Bai's car. This is his prize."

The crowd burst into laughter again, and now even Bai Chongxi couldn't help laughing, and while laughing, he touched his head, which had begun to show signs of hair loss, in embarrassment.

Seeing Bai Chongxi's action, Wang Zhenyu added: "Don't touch it, you will become a monk if you touch it again, go home and talk to your wife, eat some walnuts, black sesame fruits, vegetables, milk, beans, eggs, peanuts , sesame seeds, honey, pork liver. These things can make you not a monk."

Now everyone burst into laughter, and Wang Zhenyu himself laughed too.

After laughing for a while, Wang Zhenyu tapped on the table lightly and said: "Now there is only one issue left for everyone to discuss, how to deal with the reaction of the Japanese. To be precise, once we get rid of the Feng family, what should we do if the Japanese take action?" manage?"

"What are you afraid of? We have won against world powers like Germany and Austria-Hungary, so why should we be afraid of countries like Japan?" Cheng Qian yelled this sentence very naturally.

"The victory in the Verdun counterattack and the Italian campaign was based on the strong industrial foundation of Britain and France. To fight against Japan, our current military industrial production capacity cannot support it. Among other things, we do not have a powerful navy like Britain and France. It is not difficult to win a battle, you just need to concentrate your superior forces, but if you think you can win a war with this, it is undoubtedly a dream." Bai Chongxi, who did not deal with Cheng Qian during the War to Protect the Nation, immediately rewarded him coldly Cheng dived into a bucket of cold water.

Cheng Qian immediately lost face. As a Huxiang faction leader who had just risen in the youth army system, he was about to fight back against Bai Chongxi.But Chief Staff Wan Yaohuangwan didn't intend to give him this chance, because the generals below were intriguing in front of the commander-in-chief, which would affect his image as the general staff in the commander-in-chief's mind.

"I won't discuss this point. The commander-in-chief said just now that you are all senior generals. Let's focus on analyzing specific issues."

"I'm worried that Japan will send troops directly." Xu Yuanquan, who had studied in Japan, was the first to put forward his point of view, which immediately moved Wang Zhenyu's heart.In the 19th year of history, Japan indeed accepted Zhang Zongchang’s invitation to send troops to Jinan when the National Revolutionary Army invaded Shandong, and created the appalling Jinan tragedy. The casualties, but also a heavy blow to Chiang Kai-shek's prestige, laid the foundation for a series of turmoil such as the Central Plains War.

Now that Xu Yuanquan made such an analysis, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

Jiang Baili shook his head and said: "It is true that Japan may send troops directly, but it is not great. After all, we are now allied with Britain, France and them. It is too risky for Japan to send troops directly."

Xiong Kewu is just the opposite: "Brother Baili's words are not unreasonable, but the Japanese are a very adventurous people, and many times they cannot be taken for granted and inferred. Otherwise, what happened to the Beiyang Navy back then will be our end. "

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The atmosphere in the conference room became lively again, and the discussions became more and more intense. Everyone didn't even eat lunch. Chen Bulei and the others packed the food and sent it in. After everyone finished eating, they continued to quarrel. . .

At this time, in a secret meeting room of the Guangzhou Municipal Government, Fang Zhenwu, the head of the Guangzhou main station of the National Security Bureau, was having a secret meeting with Nguyen Hoo-ho (son-in-law of the richest man in southern Vietnam, Le Fa Tha) and the representative of Vietnamese King Qi Dinh Nguyen Phuc Chang.In a western restaurant in the French Concession, National Security Commissioner Zheng Jiemin disguised himself as a sympathizer and supporter of the Vietnam Restoration Movement and met with a Vietnamese revolutionary named Nguyen Aiguo.It is worth mentioning that this Vietnamese named Nguyen Aiguo is the famous Ho Chi Minh in history, but Ho Chi Minh is not a socialist fighter at all. He is now a nationalist. Thick legs to hug, whoever supports him will believe in whatever.

Wang Zhenyu can be said to know or not to know about this matter. He just mentioned when meeting Wang Yaqiao alone that the clans of traditional Chinese border countries such as North Korea and Vietnam should be contacted. It may be useful in the future.Wang Yaqiao immediately understood, and immediately sent his good brother, Fang Zhenwu, who had not been reused because he was captured by mistake in Beijing, to Guangzhou to serve as the stationmaster of the newly established Guangzhou Station.Colonel Fang Zhenwu also realized that this was an opportunity for him to rise again. After discussing with his subordinate Zheng Jiemin and others, he decided on such a strategy and met with representatives of the Vietnamese royal family and civil independence activists at the same time.

According to Zheng Jiemin's point of view, the Vietnamese royal family is obviously corrupt and unpopular, but it is precisely this kind of existence that is more valuable to China and easier to control.Emerging powers like Hu Hanmin are also worthy of investment and support, because they are better controlled and utilized at present, while old fritters like Pan Peizhu have matured politically, and investing in them is likely to be nothing but meat buns beating dogs. Back, after all, it's not easy to control.

In the conference room of the Standing Committee Building, the debate had already focused on the issue of relations with Japan. Li Zongren stood up and said: "No matter what, we should be prepared to fight. The divisions are fully mobilized, the combat troops directly under the provincial military regions, the security forces, and the railway troops are fully mobilized. The navy immediately guards the mouth of the Yangtze River, sinks itself when necessary, and builds river defense fortresses. In short, the Japanese fleet is not allowed to enter the Yangtze River. .”

Li Zongren's suggestion was correct, but it made Ma Xicheng, who is usually silent, couldn't sit still: "Brother Delin, if we follow your plan, the pressure on our logistics is probably no less than that of Fengjun, and the actual In fact, because our youth army relies more on heavy weapons such as cannons and machine guns than the Fengjun, our logistical support pressure is likely to be much greater than that of the Fengjun."

"Yes, so what I mean is that we still need to find a way on Britain and France, try to avoid the possibility of Japan's participation in the war through diplomacy, and our combat plan should not be reduced in scale. Instead, we must expand our attack power to speed up our march and let Japan Lost the best opportunity to intervene." Other generals demanded that the size of the troops participating in the war and the scale of the battle be further expanded.

Wang Zhenyu coughed twice again, and everyone became quiet again. Now it's the commander's turn to conclude his statement. . .