Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> The reborn great scientist

Rebirth of the Great Scientist Volume 11. The Time of Evening Fragrance Chapter 475. Don¡¯t force yourself when you are destined (Part 2)

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    After the War broke out, although the 47th Mixed Brigade achieved a brilliant record of annihilating a brigade and defeating a division, Sun Yuanqi, for the sake of confidentiality, could not easily reveal the performance and technical parameters of the tank, so as not to let all parties know.  With plagiarized samples, there was no big publicity about the results.  Yuan Shikai suffered the disadvantage of being mute and kept silent about this in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

    In the next few days, both sides maintained a certain degree of restraint and did not engage in large-scale armed conflicts. Instead, they secretly accumulated strength and prepared for the next larger-scale bloody battle.

    Sun Yuanqi did not dare to be careless. While dispatching troops from Sichuan and Shaanxi to Hubei, Shanxi and other places to maintain a strong military deterrent to the provinces controlled by Beiyang, he ordered the 47th Mixed Brigade to promptly summarize the actual combat experience of tanks for future promotion.  use.  In addition, in accordance with Yang Du's suggestion from the U.S. Embassy in China to "attack the heart first, attack the city next", we actively used public opinion propaganda, economic sanctions and other means to besiege and divide Beiyang. As for money bribery, it was even more problematic.  It has the proper meaning.

    Compared with Sun Yuanqi's aggressiveness, Yuan Shikai was more defensive. It's not that Yuan Shikai suddenly changed his temper, but that the situation was actually stronger than the person.  After the previous southern expedition to pacify the Kuomintang, the war supplies of the Beiyang armies were generally exhausted. Now without the help of Liang Shiyi, the God of Wealth, and coupled with the sanctions from Huaxi Bank, the national treasury has long been in dire straits and has been issuing continuous payments.  The salaries of officials of all sizes in the capital are stretched thin. How can they have any money to buy ordnance?

    ¡°And now that the war between Sun and Yuan is about to begin, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Beiyang is in a weak position. Even if Yuan Shikai intends to betray his country, he cannot sell it at a good price at the moment!  Privately, Yuan Shikai also found someone to communicate with Yamaza Enjiro, the Japanese minister in China, to see when Japan would comply with the treaty and allocate funds for emergency relief as soon as possible. However, Yamaza Enjiro was already overwhelmed by the treaty at this time and could only take care of himself.  If you don't have time, how can you have the time to care about Yuan Shikai's life and death?

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Japan¡¯s food appearance is too ugly, and the European war has not yet broken out.  So I hurriedly aimed at the fat piece of Shandong, hoping to book a sumptuous meal in Germany as soon as possible.  As everyone knows, although Germany is constrained by Britain, France and other countries, it is currently impossible to send heavy troops from Europe for long-distance expeditions, but even if it moves its little finger a little, it is not something that Japan can resist.  What's more, classmate Hans is now in his prime?  In the face of strong protests from the German government, Japan can only use its talent to confuse right and wrong and try its best to argue.

    Originally, Japan expected Britain to abide by the "Japan-British Alliance Agreement" and take the initiative to help it out. Unexpectedly, it only remembered the provisions that the two countries would cooperate in fighting when their respective interests were violated.  However, they subconsciously ignored that Japan and Britain were not allowed to conclude other treaties that were harmful to their respective interests.  You can imagine the resentment in the British government's heart when they saw that Japan, a rebel, had abandoned itself and secretly signed such an explicit treaty with China.  Now that the British government is quite gloating about Japan's defeat, how could it take the initiative to mediate?  If possible, Mr. John wouldn't even mind a fight between Hans and Comrade Taro in the Far East!

    Without the support of Britain, Japan would obviously be like a lost dog with its spine whipped when facing Germany.  I can't be strong-willed at all, so I can only use sweet words to get things done.  There are even rumors that the Japanese government is ready to hand over Enjiro Yamaza as a scapegoat in order to give Germany an explanation.  Under such circumstances, how could Japan implement the previous treaty and disburse loans to Yuan Shikai?

    "Right now, Yuan Shikai has neither money nor ammunition, but only a hundred thousand soldiers holding fire sticks. How can he dare to attack?"  The empty city plan is good.  That's because Sima Yi was suspicious by nature and didn't know the truth.  Now that everyone in the city knows that he is trapped in poverty, he still wants to resort to the empty city plan, but he is afraid that if he fails, he will have to pay for it!

    When Yuan Shikai couldn't sleep at night, he tossed and turned and thought about how to deal with it. In the end, he could only comfort himself by saying: "As long as there are still 100,000 elite soldiers in hand, the gods and Buddhas in the sky will have to retreat, let alone Sun Baixi? Even if he can't be the president now  , it is more than enough to be the Grand Governor and the King of North China. There may not be a time for a comeback in the future!" It was based on this idea that he sent several calls a day, urging Li Chun to withdraw to Jiangbei as soon as possible in the morning, noon and night, so as to preserve his strength as much as possible.  .

    However, Yuan Shikai only cared about his own wishful thinking, but did not consider Li Chun's thoughts!

    Li Chun was born into a poor family in Tianjin Wei, and his ancestors have made a living by selling fish for generations.  He only attended private school for a few years and his education level was not very high.  But by chance, he was admitted to the Tianjin Military Academy.  Tianjin Military Preparation School, also known as Beiyang Military Preparation School and Army Military Preparation School, is the first army academy in modern China. It was established by Li Hongzhang, Governor of Zhili and Beiyang Minister, and modeled after Western military academies, with the purpose of cultivating generals.  Because many graduates of this school participated in military training at small stations and entered the six towns of Beiyang.  Famous Beiyang warlords such as Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, and Wu Peifu all graduated from here, so it is also known as "Beiyang Yuansou" and "Cradle of the President".

      Li Chun graduated from the Tianjin Armed Forces Academy and joined the newly-established army founded by Yuan Shikai at Xiaozhan. He started as a vanguard inspection officer of the inspection team and served successively as a promotion officer, co-organizer, division commander, etc. In just 20 years, he has been the governor of Jiangxi, which is quite a feat.  So there are only a handful of frontier officials in the country.  For Li Chun, who comes from a family of fishmongers, success and fame can definitely be regarded as honoring his ancestors. Whenever he thinks of this, he feels a little complacent: Fan Kuai was born by killing a dog, and finally became a marquis and prime minister;  He was granted the title of king; even though he was a vulgar and despicable fish trader in his early years, didn't he still break the ground and defend it?

    It's a pity that the moon is rare and the clouds are easy to disperse. He only stayed in the position of governor for less than half a year. He had just tasted the sweetness of being a superior when he suddenly received a telegram from the Presidential Palace asking him to lead his troops to withdraw to Jiangbei as soon as possible and wait for the next order.  .

    Jiangbei?  Jiangxi Province only has big places like Fengguozhou and Tuanpaizhou under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang County in the north of the Yangtze River. It is estimated that even the Sixth Division can't accommodate the troops. Is it possible that I can take the position of governor of Gansu in another capacity?  At that moment, he ordered people to summon Ma Jizeng, the current commander of the Sixth Division, Ding Xiaolan, chief of staff, Wu Jinbiao, commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade, Wu Hongchang, commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade and other important military officials to the mansion to discuss how to deal with the matter.

    After reading the telegram, Ma Jizeng handed it to Ding Xiaolan, and then said: "Since the commander-in-chief has his life, we can only obey him without hesitation! It's just that the various departments are now extremely short of ammunition, food and pay, and the training of new recruits has not been completed yet. The combat strength of the troops  There has been a decline, and these problems must be solved as much as possible before heading north. It is estimated that a fierce battle will be inevitable after retreating to Jiangbei, and it is inconvenient to have food and supplies from all directions. Therefore, I implore the Governor to immediately order all the prefectures and counties in the province to send wages, money, grain and grass to the provincial capital.  So as not to delay important events!"

    Ding Xiaolan did not express his position, but said: "This is a big matter, I'm afraid we need to consider it in the long term!"

    "A long-term plan?" Ma Jizeng glanced at Ding Xiaolan, "The commander-in-chief's order is extremely urgent. It must be that something big happened near Zhili. He ordered our troops to withdraw north just to return reinforcements at any time. The military situation is as urgent as a spark, and the fighter plane is fleeting. How can we plan a long-term plan?  "

    Ding Xiaolan defended: "It's not that Ding disobeyed orders, it's just that Gan Province is connected to Sichuan and Hubei to the west and Jiangsu and Anhui to the east. It is a key location, and Hukou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Our Sixth Division fought hard to win  , thousands of soldiers were killed and wounded, and now that the stoves are not in Guizhou and the mats have not yet been warmed, we have to evacuate, and it is inevitable that it will be difficult to leave."

    Wu Jinbiao was a close confidant of Li Chun. After reading the telegram, he wondered: "This telegram is really strange. Did the Army Department or the General Staff Headquarters make a mistake? The Sixth Division was clearly ordered to cross the river and go north, but the Governor was ordered to lead it.  , to actually stack up the bed frame houses like this, could it be that after crossing the river, the Governor commanded other troops besides the Sixth Division?"

    This sentence directly points to Li Chun's pain point.

    Originally, Li Chun was the commander of the Sixth Division. After defeating Li Liejun and occupying Nanchang, he was appointed governor of Jiangxi, and Ma Jizeng succeeded him as the commander.  Now that the troops were suddenly ordered to withdraw northward, Li Chun's position became awkward: he was said to be the governor of Gan Province, but he is no longer in the province. Maybe there will be a governor in Jiangxi by then; he was said to be the commander of the Sixth Division, but he was no longer in the province.  But the Sixth Division has its own legitimate commander, so he has no right to direct it at all!

    In other words, he instantly changed from a feudal official with real power to a dispensable and embarrassing figure.

    Wu Hongchang, commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade, saw that the atmosphere was a bit tense and hurriedly smoothed things over: "The commander must have made arrangements for the governor's whereabouts, but they are just keeping it secret now. Why should we make random guesses? As long as the army crosses the river, everything will be clear.  By the way, Lord Governor, don¡¯t forget your humble position when you become famous!¡±

    Ma Jizeng also said at this time: "What Brigadier Wu said is very true. The commander-in-chief has always thought carefully and planned every strategy. He must have another important use for the governor. Why should we worry in vain? Lord Commander, when are we going to cross the river?"

    None of General Li Chun's dignitaries objected to crossing the river, so they had to answer vaguely: "I will immediately discuss with the Presidential Office, the Ministry of War and others about the specific itinerary for the northward journey. You can go back and prepare secretly. I will notify you as soon as there is news.  Everyone!"

    Seeing that Li Chun wanted to issue an order to expel the guests, everyone stood up and left.

    After everyone left, Ding Xiaolan, the chief of staff who was left behind, whispered: "Master Governor, I just heard the discussion of the generals. I was reminded of the passage in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" where Lu Su persuaded Sun Quan to join forces with Liu to fight against Cao.  Lu Su said: "If Lu Su and I surrender to Cao Cao, Cao Cao will treat me more favorably, and I will be the governor of the state and county in the future. And if you surrender to Cao Cao, my lord, how will Cao Cao arrange for you?" Sun Quan made this decision thoroughly.  Determination. I wonder what the governor will think when he hears these words?"

    Li Chun frowned: "Li is not very talented and has little knowledge. If Xiang Tao has something to say, don't bother saying it!"

    Ding Xiaolan replied respectfully: "The humble position means that the brigade commanders of each division hold military power in their hands, and they will not lose their current power regardless of whether they cross the river or not."??, so they can talk without hesitation; as the commander-in-chief is the governor of Jiangxi, the post of commander of the Sixth Division has been taken over by Ma Zigao. Once he crosses the river, he will be like a tree without roots and water without a source. The gains and losses can be imagined.  .  So I urge you, Commander-in-Chief, to weigh carefully before making a decision!  "
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report