The Republic of Heroes

Okamura Ningji arrived at Haiguang Temple with his guards that evening.That is, the headquarters of the North China Garrison Army.The garrison headquarters did not send personnel to greet them, only a few staff officers of the Ninth Division held a bleak welcome ceremony.

The military musicians were listless, and the intertwined sound of drums and cornets made Neiji Okamura angry.Although he didn't have an attack on the spot, his face was even more gloomy.He understood that the garrison troops must have known the purpose of their visit, but they were silently stating that you are not welcome here.

Whether you like it or not, Neiji Okamura is here, with the order of General Hayashi Mian.

Kenkichi Ueda, Kenkichi Ueda, are you so impatient?

Neiji Okamura sneered in his heart.

Ueda Kenkichi was also one of the few people who were not punished but transferred to reuse in the Songhu War. He Okamura Neiji counted as one, and Ueda Kenkichi counted as one.Strictly speaking, the establishment of the North China Garrison has expanded from several brigades in the late Qing Dynasty to one division now, but after all, it is not an imperial standing division, and its combat effectiveness is limited.But at any rate, he was promoted, and the rank of the commander of the garrison army jumped from major general to lieutenant general.In this way, although the garrison army is not as good as the standing division, its historical figures are extremely important, and they are the vanguard of the imperial country's invasion of China.

Therefore, Kenkichi Ueda, who should have been punished, came here to take up the post of commander not only not to reprimand him, but to give him a chance to be rewarded for his meritorious service.

But during the Songhu War, Kenkichi Ueda's performance was really bad, and Neji Okamura, who replaced him, completely overshadowed his predecessor, and at the same time buried the initial root of the discord between the two.

Of course, the deeper reason for Kenkichi Ueda's indifference this time is that his own blindness is incompatible with his vision, and he even opposes it.And he came to China North China a few months before himself, and he was basically able to gain a firm foothold, so he was confident.But Neiji Okamura was not worried. As the commander of the Ninth Division, he held great power in the army. As long as his division resolutely opposed it, the North China Garrison, which had lost the main force of the mutiny, would inevitably be difficult to succeed.

Regarding straightness, Neiji Okamura believes that Kenkichi Ueda knows it well.But he had to doubt that this person was definitely not an idiot to be a lieutenant general in the Imperial Army all the way from a non-commissioned officer, but why did such an obvious flaw leak out?Although he couldn't figure it out, he was more careful in the end. Once he let that guy succeed, his mission would be regarded as a failure, and he would have failed General Lin Xi's love.

This is something Okamura Neiji will never allow to happen.

Neji Okamura, who was so worried, did not enter Haiguang Temple, but ordered the headquarters of the Ninth Division to be moved out, separated from the North China Garrison,

In Nanjing, Jiang Zhongzheng's central army crossed the Huaihe River in one fell swoop, approached Shandong in a big way, and sent a telegram to the whole country. Counting it all, this also includes Li Youting from Henan.

However, at this time Li Youting was indeed in a state of desperation. Feng Yuxiang's army came out of Tongguan again.After all, Li Youting has few people, and the front line of Luoyang in the west is a little bit powerless.

Lao Jiang was both happy and worried about Feng Yuxiang's initial victory in the east. He was happy that Li Youting had no skills at all and would not intervene in the battle in Shandong.The worry is that if Li Youting can't withstand Feng Yuxiang's offensive and let him occupy Henan again, it will really take a lot of effort to drive him out.

He Yingqin has a different view on the situation.

"Feng Yuxiang may not win, and Li Youting may not be able to lose?"

"Oh? Tell me!"

Lao Jiang knew He Yingqin's military vision. Although he had never let him lead troops to the battlefield in person, he still felt that he would be a potential opponent. To continue to control this tiger, just keep it by your side at all times.

"Please take a seat."

After getting Jiang Zhongzheng's permission, He Yingqin reached out and pointed in the middle of a huge map hanging on the east wall.

"Henan didn't know there was Li Youting's army, and the most elite bayonet unit of the Shandong Army."

Speaking of this point, He Yingqin paused for a moment, and said word by word:

"If the armored troops and cavalry troops go north, Feng Huanzhang will definitely be defeated!"

As soon as Jiang Zhongzheng clapped his hands, he suddenly said regretfully, "It's a pity, it's a pity."

The staff officers who followed him did not know for whom Generalissimo Jiang said it was a pity, and they were all a little shocked. If Feng Huanzhang was really defeated, Li Youting would definitely not sit back and watch Shandong be occupied by the Central Army, although there was a conflict among the Shandong Army due to Wu Xiaoliang's death has caused him to become full of conflicts, and there is a tendency to part ways, but it does not mean that they will not come together again under strong external pressure.

A staff officer behind Lao Jiang suddenly interjected: "Then Guan Bingyan won't drive Li Youting away and occupy Henan by himself, and become the chairman? There is no need to make wedding clothes for others."

One kind of staff members all agreed. The Shandong Army in Henan Province is not monolithic. Li Youting's troops in the north and Guan Bingyan's troops in the south.

If these two teams fight to the death, it is really unknown who will win.

The current situation in the Central Plains can be described in one word as chaos.It's just too messy, it's true that there is me in you, and you in me, you can't tell the enemy from yourself, the enemy may become an ally at any time, and the ally may become an enemy at any time.

Some staff officers couldn't help sighing, if Admiral Wu knew that after his death, his army would be reduced to this level, how would he feel?

"Guan Bingyan is a person from Suidong. The foundation is that Suidong is very loyal to Wu. He will definitely not take actions to destroy the Shandong Army. The only role he can play is the fire captain."

He Yingqin analyzed that he had conducted a detailed investigation of Wu Xiaoliang and each of his subordinates, but he did not expect it to come in handy now.

"In Hubei, the brigades that have been withdrawn before can be used again. Let them wait for the opportunity and try to win even Henan in one fell swoop."

Lao Jiang directly put forward his own plan, and at the same time he nodded in agreement with He Yingqin's analysis.

"It's almost certain that Guan Bingyan will definitely help Li Youting. But even if he doesn't help, the situation is still in our favor. Now we just have to wait for the fruit to ripen."

Lao Jiang suddenly discovered that with Wu Xiaoliang disrupting the situation in the Central Plains in the past two years, he could occupy the two provinces of Shandong and Henan without any effort.And Feng Yuxiang's fate is almost certain, and the only thing left is to go to the wild and go abroad.Zhang Hanqing was detained in Shanghai, and his Northeast Army has no leader, so there is nothing to fear.It was Yan Xishan who was a bit tricky, but everyone had already been dumped, and he didn't have much room to move around, as long as he could be suppressed in Shanxi first, and he wouldn't come out to make trouble for himself.

At that time, we can concentrate all our efforts to encircle and suppress Jiangxi's out-of-siege gangsters, and eliminate all evils. Otherwise, it is not unheard of for the spring breeze to search for new students.

"Where is the eleventh teacher of Cixiu?"

Immediately, a staff officer handed over the battlefield information files that had been sorted out before. Lao Jiang took it and looked at it, a little unbelievable.In the Battle of Guzhen, the Eleventh Division lost more than half, but he insisted on taking this remnant division, following Dong Haibin's footsteps from Anhui all the way into Jiangsu, recapturing Xuzhou, and heading straight to Shandong without stopping.This performance can be regarded as extremely vigorous.

As a result, Lao Jiang's lost confidence in Chen Cheng gradually returned. If Cixiu could really win Shandong, let him be the provincial chairman of Shandong. Lao Jiang finally stopped hesitating and determined the candidate to control the provinces after the war.

A burst of hurried footsteps broke Jiang Zhongzheng's longing for victory.The servant hurriedly opened the door and came in.

"Committee, the Japanese army raided Pingjin, and a part of the Northeast Army fought against it at Marco Polo Bridge in the south of Beiping. The situation of the battle is still unknown."

The porcelain cup fell to the ground with a clatter and shattered. Lao Jiang felt his scalp tingle. He still missed the Japanese spoiler. After being brutally attacked and seizing the great cause of the two provinces of Shandong and Henan, it will be affected after all.

He Yingqin was a little flustered, dumbfounded and speechless.Instead, Old Jiang asked in a deep voice:

"The news is true? When did the war start?"

The attendant immediately replied: "The news is true. The battle will start at [-] o'clock in the morning at night. There is no news about that side yet. I just don't know how the outcome will be!"

"What if we lose?"

The person who asked the question was Wang Jingwei, who had been silent all the time. Wang Jingwei was from a party background and knew nothing about military affairs.When he heard that the Japanese were fighting without declaration, he blurted out.

Old Jiang glared at Wang Jingwei, then at He Yingqin.

"What's your opinion?"

"From the point of view of a humble position, you should follow Mr. Changqing's words, you must first settle down when fighting against the outside world. To the Japanese, you should uphold the word peace and war."

"If you make peace, you can make peace, if you fight, you can fight. Doesn't peace and war mean nothing?"

Wang Jingwei's tone of voice was very strange, as if he was deliberately criticizing.

Faced with such an attack, He Yingqin smiled without changing his face, "Naturally, peace talks should be the main focus, and war should be supplemented, so as to promote cooperation through war."

It is understandable to say so, but the first tone is to have peace talks with the Japanese, which implies that they can do whatever it takes to achieve a balance between the two countries, so as to buy time for the central government to settle down.

Immediately, a young staff officer questioned, "If the Japanese make excessive demands, shall we agree or not? If we agree, what if the people want to make trouble?" Although the words were tactful, Lao Jiang still frowned.In his heart, he was in favor of He Yingqin's opinion, but now someone was asking a very sharp question, so he couldn't agree with it hastily.

Another servant pushed the door open and entered.

"No... no no... no... okay..."