The Republic of Heroes

In May of the 18th year of the Republic of China, the three warlords Jiang, Feng, and Yan still inevitably fought together, and the entire Central China region was beaten into a pot of porridge.Jiang and Feng's armies in Hubei were evenly matched in confrontation, and the two sides won each other. In Henan, Feng's army was empty.

Feng Yuxiang immediately fell into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts. Zhang Weixi and Liu Ruming's troops stationed in southern Shaanxi were far away from Longhai Road due to the southbound mountain road.Missed the battle in Hubei, but it was a blessing in disguise and caught up with the three armies of Yan Xishan's Jin army, Sun Chu, Yang Xiaoou, and Guan Fu'an. From this, Henan also started a war.

The situation in the Central Plains has changed, and Shandong once again has a dispute over whether to send troops. The military represented by Li Zejun strongly advocates taking advantage of the situation to send troops to obtain the maximum benefit.The opinions of the two sides are seriously divided and irreconcilable. Even in the military that sent troops, there are two different opinions that are opposing.

Li Zejun believes that we should take advantage of the situation and send troops to Henan to seize strategically important areas in the Central Plains and increase Shandong's weight in the country in the future.However, Zhao Donghai, the commander of the road guard army, did not take this plan seriously. He believed that the Jin army was determined to win Henan this time, and rashly sending troops to Henan would only cause unnecessary friction with Yan Xishan. With all the troops, Xu Yongchang's troops in Hebei stayed put and looked at the south. Besides, the Shandong army took the Jinpu Road in Hebei that originally belonged to them.

The Shandong army has few soldiers, once it enters Henan, it will be empty inside. If Xu Yongchang's troops drive directly from Hebei to Jinan, then Shandong will be in danger.

Wu Xiaoliang couldn't agree on a consensus after several days of meetings, so he had to temporarily put the dispatch of troops on hold.He also thinks that it is inappropriate to send troops at this time. Although he tried his best to prevent the occurrence of the war before, things were inevitable and he was not so pedantic as Song Xianggong deliberately avoided the war.He will not choose to escape, but he will not act rashly either. He is responsible for the [-] Shandong Army and tens of millions of Shandong people.

On this day, the military meeting was full of disputes again, with no results, and broke up unhappy.In the evening, Tantai Jize, Li Zejun, Li Youting, Zhao Donghai and other senior military generals came to Wu Xiaoliang's residence one after another, hoping to discuss a definite result.Whether Shandong is self-protecting and developing in a dull way, or sending troops to intervene in the warlord war, they hope to find out Wu Xiaoliang's true thoughts.

"Chairman, Jiang, Feng, and Yan are bound to lose when they compete. This is a great opportunity for us to expand our influence in the Central Plains. It would be a pity if we delay and hesitate and miss it."

Although the military had internal disputes, they all agreed to send troops. Zhao Donghai, the commander of the Jinpu Road Guard Army, who usually seldom speaks out, spoke first, impatiently.The rest of the people nodded in agreement, hoping that Wu Xiaoliang would make up his mind soon.

Of course Wu Xiaoliang understood the intentions of these people, but now is not the best time to send troops, and he explained: "Everyone, please be patient. At this time, the morale of the Feng and Yan armies is at its peak, and our soldiers in Shandong are few generals. They are new recruits who can’t stand the exhaustion of a sea of ​​people. Therefore, we need to wait until they are full of energy, then decline again, and then exhaust themselves, and then we can see the right time, so that we can win with one blow at the lowest cost.”

After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that Chairman Wu agreed to send troops. Li Zejun was impatient and asked, "But I don't know when will I have to wait?"

Wu Xiaoliang glanced at Li Zejun, and said with a smile: "After so many years of experience, Qian Ting's impatient temper has not been worn away. Wait, sooner or later, you will have room to use your talents. Don't let me down when the time comes!"

He still needs to plan carefully. In the Central Plains War in his previous life, Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan joined forces to deal with Jiang Zhongzheng. Only then did Feng Yan's coalition forces collapse, which also established Jiang Zhongzheng's absolute dominant position in the National Government.

But now the three families are fighting each other, Jiang Feng fights, Feng Yan fights.Counting it, Feng Yuxiang suffered the most, being caught in the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts.Both Jiang and Yan have their own advantages, and there is a lot of room for change.Zhang Xueliang, the security commander of the Northeast Frontier Army who played an important role in the Central Plains War in the previous life, has been marginalized, and I am afraid that both of them will not be used.Furthermore, the reason why Yan Xishan did not move the Hebei army was largely because he was guarding against the Northeast Army.Although the Shandong army suddenly emerged, but the time was too short, Yan Laoxi didn't pay attention to it at all, just looking at its defense of Hebei can be seen one or two.Xu Yongchang's three divisions defended the Northeast Army in the north, but only one mixed brigade was scattered along Jinpu Road in Hebei.

Seeing that Wu Xiaoliang originally agreed to send troops, everyone's interest immediately became high, and they suggested the route of sending troops one after another. Just like in the daytime, one side advocated Hebei and the other advocated Henan.Only Tantai Jize remained silent, cleared his throat when everyone was tired from arguing, and said in a low voice:

"Sir, the prototype vehicles brought in from the north have already been organized into an army, with a size of a regiment. After three months, they should have the strength to fight!"

"Oh?"

Wu Xiaoliang frowned, this thing is the trump card of the Shandong Army, good steel must be used on the blade, and should not be shown to others, but there is one thing that worries him a lot, and that is the issue of fuel.

"Is the diesel reserve enough for World War I?"

Tantai Jize sighed, then deliberately lowered his voice and said: "After buying from all parties, I have reserved some, which can meet the needs of ten days."

What the two said was ambiguous, and everyone listened with only a half-knowledge, not understanding what they were talking about.What prototype car?What diesel?Confused!

"Old Xi'er, Tantai, what are you talking about? Open up and talk about it, and everyone will open their eyes too!"

Li Zejun has worked with Tantai Jize for many years, although sometimes he can't see his style, but he is convinced by this old Xi'er's ability to work.

Tantai Jize smiled blushingly, "This matter is arranged by the chief, and I am only the executor. Why don't the chief explain the mystery?"

So, everyone looked at Wu Xiaoliang curiously.

Regarding this top-secret project, Tantai Jize has carried it out in secret for more than three months. Wu Xiaoliang saw several of his generals, but they didn't even hear a word of it. He couldn't help admiring Tantai Jize's strict secrecy.

This time, he originally planned to report the situation of the tank unit to several high-level military officers, because the next actual combat exercise is inseparable from the cooperation of the infantry, so in order to form combat power as soon as possible, cooperative training is imminent.