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After the battle started, Zhu Lafeng, who was in the reserve team, felt like he was being scratched by more than a dozen cats. The Anhui Revolutionary Army grew from a few thousand people at the beginning to tens of thousands, and basically all other brigade-level troops were involved.

The battle ended, except for Zhu Lafeng. When the first expansion was made, he was still the regiment commander. He followed the army and ate dust without even having a chance to discharge his gun. He had to wait for others to charge into the battle. Finally, he waited until the Battle of the Beijing-Hankow Line.

, Y is still the fate of the reserve team. This made Zhu Lafeng very unconvinced. Didn't I just do a little worse when I was coaching the team? Didn't you see that the team I raised was smaller than 10,000 people?

In fact, at first, Fang Jianxiong did not agree with Zhu Lafeng being the brigade commander. This guy was too courageous. When he was in Juxiao Mountain Forest in Guangde, he almost defeated several surrounding counties several times. This was not in line with Fang Jianxiong's low profile at the time.

The development strategy has not changed despite repeated warnings.

This was probably the main reason why Fang Jianxiong suppressed him. In Fang Jianxiong's eyes, a personal hero was not suitable to be the chief officer of the army. Later, it was the strong recommendation of two German guys, Jensen and Paulus, that Fang Jianxiong reluctantly agreed to him.

Enter the brigade commander.

Upon hearing the call, Zhu Lafeng almost ran into the war room, saluted with a bang and greeted: "Commander, I have been ordered to come here under my humble duty."

"Why are you hanging around outside the headquarters all the time?" Fang Jianxiong said something bad. Zhu Lafeng's face turned slightly red when he was told that, and he did not dare to resist. He puffed out his chest and said loudly: "I am here to wait for the order to attack!"

Fang Jianxiong snorted twice and said coldly: "Come and look at the map!" Zhu Lafeng walked up to the map and stared at it for a while. When Fang Jianxiong saw that he looked back, he said: "What do you see?"

Zhu Lafeng hesitated for a moment before answering loudly: "The commander-in-chief asked the low-ranking officer to pursue him for two purposes. First, to test the true bottom line of Xiaogan's defense of the enemy. Second, if Chen Guangyuan has the intention of defending Xiaogan, he can try to make a detour and sneak attack on Wu.

Shengguan."

Fang Jianxiong was somewhat surprised, because Fang Jianxiong did not show the second point on the map, but just kept it in mind. The staff was opposed to the sneak attack on Wusheng Pass. Hamilton advocated that the use of troops should be dignified, and sneak attacks like this

It is a trick with a very low success rate. It is better to use it sparingly. Wusheng Pass is a strategic location at the junction of Hubei and Henan, and the Beiyang Army cannot be unprepared. However, Fang Jianxiong's intuition tells Fang Jianxiong that the probability of a successful sneak attack on Wusheng Pass still exists.

Not even small.

Because of intelligence and reconnaissance, the Beiyang Army only placed one target at Wusheng Pass. In Fang Jianxiong's view, this was a serious strategic mistake. If he had been Yuan Shikai, he should have taken the initiative when he announced that he would launch an active attack to gain fame.

Withdrew to Wusheng Pass, leaving an alliance of troops to defend Wusheng Pass, and the main force moved north along the Beijing-Hankou Line. This battle would not have to be fought, and Fang Jianxiong would definitely not dare to let Jiang Fangzhen continue to move south.

Of course, this view was formed after Chen Guangyuan suddenly abandoned Hankou. In other words, there was a big loophole in the pre-war strategic concept. This discovery made Fang Jianxiong ashamed and once again conducted introspection on his military capabilities. However,

Fang Jianxiong's self-examination quickly came to the conclusion that no one in Beiyang noticed this loophole, otherwise Duan Qirui would not have put up such a two-sided formation, but had long given up on Hankou, Xiaogan, and directly

Set up a battle array at Wusheng Pass. Why is this? The reason is very simple. The first possibility is that Duan Qirui does not regard the Anhui Revolutionary Army as an opponent of the same level in his heart. The second possibility is that it is not politically allowed.

It was precisely because of this discovery that Fang Jianxiong had the crooked idea of ​​touching Wu Shengguan.

There was no third person in the war room. Fang Jianxiong stared at Zhu Lafeng sternly and said: "Very good, you can see this, it is not easy. Go see the chief of staff, he will give you detailed tasks."

Although he was very reluctant, Hamilton finally compromised and agreed to Fang Jianxiong's idea of ​​sending troops out of Xiaogan and waiting for an opportunity to attack Wusheng Pass. For this reason, Hamilton urgently adjusted the battle plan.

After sending Zhu Lafeng away, Fang Jianxiong telegraphed Jiang Fangzhen again, making the latest adjustments to the Beijing-Hankow Line battle. The original strategy of focusing on the north was changed to a sneak attack on Wusheng Pass and the encirclement and elimination of the fourth town of Xiaogan.

Target. And Jiang Fang

The purpose of the earthquake was to attract the attention of the Beiyang Army with the most violent attack on the northern front. This strategic adjustment was much smaller than the previous goal. The original strategic plan was to destroy the Beiyang Army in three towns.

Served in one pot.

War is indeed the best training ground. After this battle, the generals of the Anhui Revolutionary Army, who are mainly young people, should know how much they are worth.

The train was speeding through the night. It was already early in the morning. Feng Guozhang, who was heading south urgently, was not sleepy. He stared at the battle map over and over again in the carriage. Feng Guozhang could restore the importance of the entire map in his mind even if he closed his eyes.

The details are so familiar. But after reading it over and over again, I always feel that I have missed something.

The commander of this battle was Duan Qirui. On this trip south, Feng Guozhang said from the bottom of his heart that he was still willing to help Duan Qirui overcome the dilemma caused by the sudden appearance of Fang Jianxiong in front of him.

Yes, it is a dilemma. Feng Guozhang believes that few Beiyang people feel that this behemoth Beiyang is facing a dilemma.

Although Feng and Duan are ranked among the three heroes of Beiyang, they are actually at odds with each other. The relationship between several major military generals in Beiyang is not harmonious. Feng Guozhang knew this very well, and even knew it because the Governor of Huguang

Duan Zhigui started to get the advantage, and Duan Qirui felt a little resentful of Lao Yuan in his heart.

What Feng Guozhang was more worried about was that Commander-in-Chief Duan Qirui did not know enough about Fang Jianxiong, a sudden opponent, and even had contempt for him. There were also factions within the Beiyang Army, and the main leaders were Feng and Duan. Yuan Shikai returned home

In the past few years, the forces of the Beiyang Army leaders have developed rapidly, and they are no longer as easy to control as before.

The more Feng Guozhang thought about it, the more confused his mind became. He simply got up and washed his face. When he returned to the map, Feng Guozhang's mind was much clearer. After looking at it for a while, he suddenly had a violent shiver. His eyes were fixed on Wusheng Pass.

At this point, Feng Guozhang finally found the key point that he had missed.

One target, only one target's troops are defending Wusheng Pass. It seems that there is no problem at all, and it is still far away from the Wuhan battlefield, but this so-called rear is not far from Wuhan. If he were Fang Jianxiong, he would encircle Xiaogan.

The strategy of not fighting is to send an elite army to bypass Dawu and penetrate directly into Wusheng Pass. Once Wusheng Pass is lost, it will be difficult to recapture it.

Feng Guozhang couldn't help but feel horrified. The Fourth Town and the Eleventh Mixed Association were all under his team. Did Duan Qirui not see it, or was it because of something else? Feng Guozhang didn't dare to think too much, he just looked forward to getting to Xinyang as soon as possible. At the same time, he

He was worried that Duan Qirui would interpret his suggestions as judgmental, which would be even worse.

The only person who didn't sleep was Duan Qirui. The conditions in Xinyang City were average, but fortunately Duan Qirui wasn't very particular about these things. In the simple war room, Duan Qirui was still discussing military affairs with Zeng Yujun and Xu Shuzheng.

Xu Shuzheng was Duan Qirui's little fan strategist, and he always followed his advice on military matters.

"Why did Mr. Yuan send Feng Guozhang here? It's not like doing the same thing, employing people, and guarding against you." Xu Shuzheng said bluntly with dissatisfaction. There were no outsiders around, and Duan Qirui didn't care too much about it. Between Duan and Yuan The gap began with the dispute over the Governor of Huguang. Duan Zhigui, a idiot, relied on flattery to send women to the position. Duan Qirui despised this man. Unexpectedly, this man won the trust of Lao Yuan and even robbed Duan Qirui of being the Governor of Huguang.

Duan Qirui felt resentful in his heart. Even now that he had obtained the position of Governor of Huguang, he still harbored resentment. He felt that it was his turn because Duan Zhigui could no longer hold the position.

"Why are you talking about this? Hua Fu's coming is not necessarily a bad thing. Chen Guangyuan and Li Chun both listen to him, and Cao Kun is also close to him. If he can cooperate, we will be more confident that this battle will be successful." Duan Qi Rui didn't want to talk more about this topic and waved his hand to end it.

Xu Shuzheng added: "The great defeat at Hankou resulted in the loss of thousands of patrol battalions. I don't know who will bear this responsibility in the future."

Duan Qirui frowned when he mentioned this. The Anhui greenskins are really powerful. If the opponent is the Hubei military government, with thousands of patrol battalions in Hankou plus a supplemented 11th mixed association, the defense should be more than enough. The result is against The Anhui greenskins and the 11th Mixed Association can still hold on for a while. The patrol battalions are no match for them. In one day, they were attacked from two sides. Chen Guangyuan did not provide reinforcements. A dozen battalion heads let the Anhui greenskins make dumplings.

Who should be responsible for this? Yuan Shikai has the final say. When employing people now, it is inevitable to settle accounts later in life. Duan Qirui knew Yuan Shikai too well. He was a repetitive villain and used deceitful tactics.

"No matter what, let's think about how to deal with Jiang Baili in the north. This person has a greater background than Fang Jianxiong. He was the number one non-commissioned officer in Japan back then and went to Germany to study. Compared to Fang Jianxiong, he is more impressive. Worry." Duan Qirui said, Xu Shuzheng was somewhat unconvinced.

"Jiang Baili is just a scholar who joins the army. He has never led a serious army. How can he be strong? I think that if Fang Jianxiong is in the north, this battle will be more difficult to fight. I looked at Wang Zhanyuan's defense plan, and it is quite satisfactory. . Otherwise, I will go to Runan tomorrow and see with my own eyes that I will feel more at ease." Xu Shuzheng took the initiative to invite me. Duan Qirui thought for a while and shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's better not to go. Hua Fu will arrive tomorrow, you stay. Come down and help me deal with it."

Night marching is nothing new for the Anhui Revolutionary Army. During the training of new recruits, there is often training on this subject. Crossing the Han River along the pontoon bridge, when Zhu Lafeng led his troops to set off, he unexpectedly saw Ce on the edge of the pontoon bridge. Marshal Fang standing on horseback.

"Commander, why are you here?" Zhu Lafeng hurried over to salute, Fang Jianxiong waved his hand and said: "Come and give me a gift, I feel more at ease. Before leaving, let me say one more thing, if you have a chance, fight Wu Shengguan, if you don't have a chance, fight Just retreat. Tomorrow morning, Wang Jinglue and An Yi will go north as a cover for the feint attack on Xiaogan, so you must be careful." (To be continued)
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