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Chapter 1474 [Getting stronger with age]

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    Watching the excitement is not too big a deal. In the East, there are too many people who like the excitement of this kind. They will even put down what they are doing and crowd in the crowd. All they see is the back of the crowd's heads, but they are satisfied with hearsay.  The heart of gossip.  This may be the reason why gossip news became so popular in later generations.  Of course, for ordinary people, watching the excitement of the neighborhood is already very satisfying.  But for the military governors, government officials, and frontier officials, this is not enough!  ¡°It¡¯s a pity that so few people know about this direct civil strife.  The first person to know the news was naturally the instigator, the Southeast King, Wang Xueqian, the patrol envoy of Fujian and Zhejiang.  Unfortunately, even though he was the first to know the news, he couldn't use a loudspeaker to spread the word all over the world. This was not in line with his top status.  The discomfort of not being able to share good things with others still made him suffer from constipation for a week.  Fortunately, although Cao Kun was helpless, Wu Peifu reacted quickly. The first thing he did was to prepare to dig a hole, and bluffingly ordered the Third Army deployed on the Zhangbei front line to start a counterattack.  This move made Wang Xueqian¡¯s eyes light up, and Wu Peifu couldn¡¯t help it.  But can Wu Peifu, who was born as a scholar but shined in the army, really can't help it?  "At least Wang Xueqian would not believe this statement. This is an old fox.  The only explanation is that Dai Li's plan in Yanjing has been completed, and the immediate people have become alert.  And the one most likely to be affected by this vigilance will not be Zhang Bei on the western front.  What kind of place is Zhangbei? It¡¯s a grassland!  Where cattle and sheep are seen with windblown grass, beyond Zhangbei lies the Xilingrad Prairie, the largest grassland in Mongolia. How big is this grassland?  Starting from Daxing'an Forest, it extends to Ningxia, which is almost in the northwest.  This is also the grassland that the Mongolian people rely on most. It is not as fat as Hulunbuir, and the scenery is not as beautiful as the Tianshan Mountains. It can only be called "big". ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away from the Great Wall, is the grassland, there are no railways, and no roads, this is a seemingly useless trick.  But the problem is that Fengjun is nervous!  Transportation is inconvenient, and the role of the Western Front has been ignored in the Zhili-Fengtian War. It is inconvenient for the Zhili, but it is also inconvenient for the Fengjun.  The Zhili clique could at least make use of the Beijing-Suihua railway from Yanjing to Suihua, but the Fengjun army was in tragedy. They had to either send cavalry or stare blankly!  It has to be said that Wu Peifu hit Zhang Zuolin in the egg very accurately with an old man's fist The direct consequence was that the Fengjun First Army and the Third Army had to distance themselves to deal with possible changes.  And in this way, the Third Army on the east line of Yuguan, Commander Zhang Xueliang, and Deputy Commander Guo Songling.  Everyone knows that the entire army commander is a memorial tablet and will not participate in commanding operations. The third army is still the deputy commander of the Third Army, Guo Songling.  But the Fengjun Third Army is Zhang Xueliang's direct army after all, and all the best equipment of the Fengjun Army is concentrated in this army.  There is no reason why the Third Army of the Fengjun Army should not be allowed to bear the greatest pressure, and this pressure is the main force directly under the personal command of Wu Peifu.  This pressure is natural for Fengjun.  Who told Zhang Zuolin to let his son shine, who told the Third Army to have the best equipment among the Fengjun, and who told the Third Army to be the Young Marshal's Guards?  And Guo Songling has a perverse personality and is headstrong at the same time. No matter how well-equipped the Third Army is, there is nothing they can do against the sophisticated Wu Peifu.  Some people may say that when Fengjun was defeated, Guo Songling blocked the pursuit of the main force of the Zhili Army, but that was a defensive battle, not an attack.  Wu Peifu had the Great Wall and laid out the line. On the surface, he was constantly retreating, but the result was that Fengjun suffered heavy losses. This was a mature and prudent method of a veteran general, luring the opponent bit by bit and consuming the opponent's courage and strength. Perhaps at the critical moment, Wu Peifu  With all the cards drawn out, it is really difficult to say whether the Third Army at that time could withstand the violent storm of direct counterattack.  Because of this, Guo Songling was full of anger about the westward movement of the First Army, and even went to Jinzhou to complain to Zhang Xueliang immediately.  He sued Han Linchun and Jiang Dengxuan for acting on their own initiative to distance the two armies without his consent.  And Wu Peifu just wanted to use this method to solve internal hidden dangers.  Of course, if the time comes, he doesn't mind burying Fengjun's last bit of information.  That is the elite force that Zhang Zuolin finally accumulated, the Fengjun First Army.  Precisely at this time, it was reasonable to mobilize the third ace division in Zhili's hands. They boarded the train from Lincheng overnight, and the main force arrived at Yuguan outside Tianjin within two days.  But in this case, the situation in Shandong becomes even more subtle.  Wen Yingxing is a person who is not good at words. Maybe he cherishes words like gold, or maybe some of the habits of engineering students will be reflected in him.  He believes in himself,Xin Xin can see things, and his personality determines that he is not suitable to be a staff officer.  But he was temporarily brought in by Wang Xueqian to fill in. At least his vision is first-rate, which is different from many Zhejiang army generals.  The problems in Shandong trapped him.  After learning that the third division, the most powerful in Shandong, had gone north, this general who studied in the United States and accepted a full set of Western military ideas was temporarily absent-minded. The only thought in his head was: "There is no one in Shandong!"  Is there no one left?  Maybe something unexpected happened and Cao Kun was unable to deal with Qi Xieyuan's problem in Shandong, but it didn't mean that Wu Peifu couldn't see through the strength situation in Shandong.  On the surface, the Sixth Division consists of four regiments, but would a person like Qi Xieyuan expose everything deep down to everyone?  Moreover, after Qi Xieyuan became the governor of Shandong, he heard that troops were being recruited from various places.  Although the combat effectiveness of the new recruits is insufficient, they can still have some effect when their opponents are not strong.  For example, it is very good against the fifth division.  The advantage in numbers will offset a large part of the lack of training.  Of course, the premise is to fight a smooth battle.  "Wang Governor, I think neither Wu Peifu nor Cao Kun will sit back and watch the civil strife in Shandong. This is the last barrier behind the Zhili in the north. Although the Yellow River barrier is not as important as the Jianghuai, it is already at the doorstep of the Zhili.  Civil strife, even if Cao Kun is not good at battlefield command, he would not want to see this scene." In Wang Xueqian's eyes, Wen Yingxing's reaction was too cautious.  Wang Xueqian didn¡¯t know whether this was a good thing or not, but he came to Wen Yingxing to confirm what he thought, not to make things up.  So let's get straight to the point: "So do you think Wu Peifu will solve Qi Xieyuan after the war?" "I'm afraid not!" Wen Yingxing looked directly at the coffee in front of him, but frowned and shook his head. Although he moved slowly, but  The heart is very transparent.  "Qi Xieyuan's biggest problem is that the Shandong native faction is very strong, strong enough to compete with him, and its representative is the Fifth Division. Although it suppressed the Fifth Division for a short time and blocked its armaments, he  He also knows that this method cannot be used for a long time. This is the threshold that he cannot get around to completely control Shandong. As long as he solves the problem of the Fifth Division, it will be a matter of course for Wu Peifu to completely control the situation in Shandong.  Even if he wanted to intervene in the situation in Shandong, he could only wait until after the war. But in this way, Wu Peifu, who did not have the advantage in military strength, had to allocate part of his troops to consolidate the Yellow River line, which was at home.  Garrisoning consumes not only the strength of troops, but also morale. Looking at Wu Peifu's military experience, he is not a man who demolishes the east wall to repair the west wall, but has a radical personality, but can suppress the desire in his heart very well.  "This is a very formidable opponent, and the first Zhi-Feng war is a good example." "Wu Peifu kept abandoning Jehol, Chahar and other places in order to let the Feng army go deep and complete the victory in one battle.  If Guo Songling's blocking troops had not blocked Yufu's last line of defense out of the border, Jinzhou would have been exposed to the front line of troops, and Fengjun, whose morale was low, would not have been able to hold Jinzhou at that time.  Approaching Fengtian. It was precisely because of the delay on the Yufu front line that we lost the last chance. Otherwise, Zhang Zuolin would not have had anything to do with him. " "He is a person who fights hard and will definitely not stay at the end of the battle.  He would not fight Fengjun until the hidden dangers in Shandong were resolved. But what is puzzling is that Wu Peifu suddenly transferred the third division from Shandong, whether to the east or west.  The appearance of this Zhili elite on the front line will soon be known to Fengjun. As long as there is a tentative battle, Wu Peifu will not be able to keep it secret. This is the best way to quickly resolve the civil strife in Shandong.  I can't see through" "Perhaps Wen Yingxing also knew that Wang Xueqian came to him to analyze in detail the situation of the Zhili-Fengtian war in the north.  Therefore, he spoke in detail from the beginning.  It may be to confirm the inner judgment. When it comes to specific operations, Wang Xueqian's military ability is indeed not as good as that of a trainee second lieutenant who just graduated from a military academy.  ¡°Anyway, he can¡¯t even dig trenches, and his shooting with firearms is even more horrific, let alone marching and fighting.  Therefore, he has never participated in hunting, a noble upper-class activity, even in the United States.  But these shortcomings only show that Wang Xueqian is not suitable for joining the army. This has nothing to do with his serving as the top military and political official in two provinces.  Sitting in his position, what he needs is not battlefield command ability, but strategic vision.  Wen Yingxing also understood that the ideal person to answer this question for Wang Xueqian was Jiang Fangzhen.  It¡¯s a pity that this person went to Shandong.  Wang Xueqian pondered for a long time, always feeling that there was a wall blocking his thinking power, but he just couldn't figure out what Wu Peifu was selling in the gourd.??What medicine.  After much deliberation, Jiang Fangzhen could only prepare as quickly as possible. The situation in Shandong would suddenly change in the shortest possible time.  And what is most likely to happen is that the Sixth Division annexes the Fifth Division.  This is a wolf-eat-wolf fight to the death. No one can underestimate the other. Any slack may allow the opponent to find a flaw for a fatal blow.  So a telegram requested that the Fifth Division be re-equipped as soon as possible, along with the artillery requested by Jiang Fangzhen to board the train from Shanghai, and the destination was Tai'an.  After the Third Division was transferred, the entire Xuzhou force was empty, which also brought great difficulties to the Fifth Division's defense area.  Should we guard the long railway line?  Xuzhou is a battleground for military strategists. If Qi Xieyuan is a wolf, then Lu Yongxiang is a tiger.  The strengths of both sides are not at the same level at all.  Did he see Jiang Fangzhen who was far away in Tai'an?  Yes, he has seen it.  As the elite ace of the direct line, the third division was originally placed in Shandong. It was a surprise to defend Lu Yongxiang. There was no need to make such a fuss.  As long as the main force of the Second Division of Anhui Governor Sun Chuanfang is ordered to move near Bengbu, Lu Yongxiang's thoughts of going north will be blocked.  "The third division's remaining in Shandong seems to be mainly used to guard against Lu Yongxiang. To others, this is not a flaw.  But for Jiang Fangzhen, this was a flaw like a black hole.  He is familiar with Duan Qirui, also familiar with Cao Kun, and even more familiar with Wu Peifu.  He simply didn't believe that Duan Qirui would let Lu Yongxiang take risks before the overall situation was decided.  I don't believe that Wu Peifu really can't see that to defend Lu Yongxiang, the strength directly on the Yangtze River is enough, and there is no need to use the third division at all.  This was for Feng Jun to see. Jiang Fangzhen saw this problem immediately.  The only thing that is puzzling is that Wu Peifu seems to have allowed Qi Xieyuan to act recklessly in Shandong. It is incomprehensible.  But don't forget that the direct line is not only the third division, there are also three elite brigades in Baoding, and the general in charge of these three brigades is Cao Kun's nephew, Cao Shijie.  He was also able to use the railway to command the army to reach Shandong in a very short period of time.  As the leader of the Baoding faction, Cao Shijie¡¯s abilities are not known to the outside world.  "But Jiang Fangzhen knew that Cao Shijie was the most skilled general in the direct line, and his ability was even better than Feng Yuxiang's.  He knows how to train troops, but he doesn't know how to fight This is probably a big joke.  In Jiang Fangzhen¡¯s heart, the first thing that came to his mind was him, a young general who had not yet established his military status on the battlefield.  Moreover, Cao Shijie was still Jiang Fangzhen's student. Although he had not been there for a long time, it did not hinder Jiang Fangzhen's evaluation of Cao Shijie as a pure soldier.  This evaluation is not low. No one can underestimate the energy that a soldier who is not interested in power or politics once he is in danger on the battlefield is ordered to do so.  The only thing that worries him is, does Wu Peifu want Shandong to be in chaos for a few days, or not for a day?  Various signs indicate that Jiang Fangzhen is more inclined to the first judgment because he agrees with Wu Peifu's character.  Either don¡¯t move, but once you move, it¡¯s like a lion fighting a rabbit, and use all your strength.  The short-term civil strife in Shandong will not hinder Wu Peifu's strategic intentions, but will better perfect his operational intentions of confusing Feng Jun.  For Zhili, the unrest in Shandong was nothing more than a temporary disorder, and it was also a scabies disease and had nothing to do with the overall situation.  But for the Fifth Division He knew that soon the Fifth Division would face a big battle, a life-and-death contest with the Sixth Division.  But according to the current strength of the fifth division, it is simply impossible to fight against the sixth division.  Don¡¯t look at the fact that there are only four regiments in the regiment level of the Sixth Division, which is equivalent to the Fifth Division.  But Qi Xieyuan is the military governor after all, and he has the power to use all resources in Shandong.  The Sixth Division is definitely not as strong as it appears. To supplement the two regiments is just based on common sense.  It is possible to double the strength of even three regiments.  Therefore, Jiang Fangzhen was also very anxious. Before Zheng Shiqi had a comprehensive negotiation, he handed over the arms list to Wang Dengke. He was competing for time.  After receiving the arms list from his subordinate Wang Dengke, Zhang Zongxian, who was originally shocked by the frustration of his division commander Zheng Shiqi, grinned wildly and laughed wildly, and then arrogantly announced his life slogan: "I want to  Beat the shit out of this old boy Qi Xieyuan!"
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