1o84219o8 Far East Madman Follow the Army's Heart

For political speculators like Feng Delin, Zhao Bei is now a visitor. It is true that the background of the party is reliable. As long as he has the intention to join the United Front, he welcomes him. Anyway, this "United Front" is now a basket that can contain more things in the basket. Then the less things in the Beiyang basket will be. This is just a simple arithmetic. Zhao Bei can understand the calculations. So, Feng Delin thinks that he is a rare product now, just like the Anhui governor Jiang Guite, he wants to sell himself at a good price.

Before arriving in Zhengzhou, Feng Delin specifically told these pounds of pounds to get more benefits from the commander-in-chief. These chunks were all clever people who followed Feng Delin to howl the white craftsman Hei Shui and was loyal to him. Otherwise, Commander Feng would not have sent them to kowtow to Zhao Bei.

"If we Commander Feng revolted in Zhangde, it would be a rift with Beiyang. The source of arms will become a problem. Our 17th Division was in Jiang. When the customs accepted the adaptation, we received Japanese rifles. Japanese cannons were all rags when Japan and Russia started war. Although it was more single than singles, the old sleeves were stronger, but they were old guns and old cannons. Not everyone had guns and good guns fell into the hands of the 16th Division. Who told Zhang Zuoshuang to go to Shanhaiguan first than us? If we followed the chairman to fight the Beiyang army without arms, it would be impossible.

The leader of the team saw that the chairman was in a good mood, so he put forward conditions at the right time to test the "sincerity" of the United Front.

"You don't have to worry about this arms matter since you have joined the United Front, it's easy to say that the arms matter of revolutionary comrades can be said, and we can eat it in one bite. However, the caliber of the Japanese rifle bullets you received is a problem. If it really doesn't work, you can only purchase it through the foreign desire merchant.

Of course, Zhao Bei knew the real purpose of Feng Delin's joining the United Front, but he did not care whether the other party was to preserve his strength or to speculative politics. Now he was more concerned about another issue.

"By the way, Yuan Shikai is critically ill, I'm afraid that Beiyang is in chaos now? I wonder who has the final say in the defense in Zhili area now? Although your 17th Division stationed Zhangde is not in Beijing, you are still the Beiyang army. After all, you still know a little about the situation in the capital, right?

Zhao Bei's words were so vain that his real purpose was to find out about Yuan Shikai's condition. Although he learned about Yuan Shikai's stroke paralysis the day before yesterday and the news was confirmed from Song Jiaoren, Zhao Bei still had some doubts whether this was Yuan Shikai's delaying strategy. According to historical records, Yuan Shikai seemed to have never had a history of being paralyzed by stroke. In history, Yuan Shikai died in the old Yenian and now it is Nian. Could it be that because of Zhao Bei's actions, Yuan Shikai might have withdrawn from the historical stage seven years in advance?

This "butterfly effect" is too much thoughtful. It is no wonder that Zhao Bei is suspicious.

However, Zhao Bei obviously asked the wrong person. These minions sent by Feng Delin were also confused about the political situation in Beijing. Zhao Bei asked for a long time. The only conclusion was that Feng Delin did arrive from the 6th Army of Beiyang to order his 17th Division to be prepared for the removal of defense. In this way, the Beiyang side seemed to be planning to gather its troops and shorten the defense line. However, this telegram could not further confirm the news that Yuan Shikai was critically ill.

Considering that Yuan Shikai's "foot-infidelity" Zhao Bei still dared not be careless after all, the other party is a politician who has been ups and downs in the officialdom for many years. His acting skills on the political stage are not enough. He still needs to remind the Northern Intelligence Station to conduct further verification and investigation of this information.

Feng Delin's intentions were already clear, but he did not believe that such a "promise-promise-loving daughter" of a grassroots figure was determined to help the other party as soon as possible to come to Ge, and he decided to reveal some military secrets to these Green Forest figures.

"Just just now, Xuzhou has been occupied by our United Front, and the Beiyang Army has been controlled by our United Front for a while. After a brief rest, more than 100,000 troops from the United Front will be divided into two groups to advance to the Beijing-Tianjin area. The situation of the Northern Expedition is certain, if Commander Feng can respond in time in Zhangde. Then, if the Northern Expedition is successful in the future, he will be the first hero of my United Front. I recommend him to be the governor of the three eastern provinces."

This cowhide is also boasting about the simplicity of the masses. In fact, the United Front could not draw so many troops to advance north. However, the military is a small pound of vain and vain, even if Feng Delin can't be fooled, he still has to scare Beiyang.

The Chairman's words surprised the Green Forest figures present. He knelt down again and said several times, saying "Long live... As for whether it is false or false, Zhao Bei doesn't care much about it, his bait has been thrown out. Whether Feng Delin bites the hook or not is his business. Anyway, if Yuan Shikai really can't control Beiyang, then the division of the Beiyang group is in a hurry because this is a historical fact that has been born in history will not change because Xu Shichang's early fan Jiang's appearance.

Perhaps Zhao Bei should indeed convene another high-level military meeting to discuss the current situation. If the situation goes well, he is fully confident that he can grasp the center within one year.

"A few of you came from afar and wanted to keep you in Zhengzhou for a few more days, but the military situation is urgent. The situation is changing rapidly. You should return to Zhangde as soon as possible. You should have a meal first and rest in the afternoon and then walk around. When you bring me a letter from yours. Commander Feng. In order to facilitate contact, I will send a few officers to you. Zhangde is here as a liaison officer of the United Front. He will rely on you to take care of you."

Zhao Bei ordered the guards to lead these green forest figures to the barracks canteen for dinner and rest. As for the commander-in-chief himself, he still had no time to spare.

"Qin Sihu immediately called Zhengzhou City Defense Command and asked them to arrange the conference room. All officers of the General Staff Department attended the meeting and then took a telegram to Wu Luzhen and asked him to attend the meeting. In addition, bring his adjutant Bai Lang. The meeting must start at 2:00 pm.

The commander-in-chief ordered the war machine to run efficiently immediately at about 2:00 pm. When Zhao Bei arrived at the Zhengzhou City Defense Command, all the officers arrived. In order to arrive on time, Wu Luzhen and his adjutant Bai Lang even had to turn to the Air Force. So, the two officers accidentally left a lot of money to the history of the Chinese Air Force. This air transport was also the first professional transportation task carried out by the Chinese Air Force.

Just as all the officers in the conference room were curiously asking Wu Luzhen about his feelings when he was riding on the Air Force plane, he heard the sound of leather boots treading on the ground from the Dankou in the conference room, Ge Xiaoyi then heard the command.

"The commander-in-chief is here! Everyone stands up!"

"Bang!"

Everyone in the conference room stood up at the same time, and the steps were slight. Zhao Bei had already walked to the conference table with several adjutants.

"Please wait a long time, please sit down."

Zhao Bei stood up without saying a word and made a gesture to sit down the last time.

"I'm going to come today mainly to discuss the current situation. You all know that based on the current information from all aspects, Yuan Shikai may indeed be critically ill. Xu Shichang's takeover as interim president seems to be a foregone conclusion. If the situation really develops like this, then from our standpoint, this is indeed the best time to give Beiyang a fatal blow. Whether we can seize the opportunity to establish our dominance over the center may depend on the next step of military action. Now please Chief of Staff Lan introduce to you the current overall situation and the movements of the Beiyang First Army in the southeast."

Lan Tianwei stood up and walked to the military map hanging on the wall and picked up a bamboo whip. The other officers also adjusted their seats facing the map in time.

"Now our United Front troops have fully controlled southern Henan. Luoyang, northwest Henan, was also occupied by the RUF troops from Shaanxi Huangguan last night. The Beiyang Army has almost all retreated across the Yellow River and retreated into Shanxi. Now the Yellow River iron bridge is under emergency repair. It is expected to be restored and opened to traffic in two days. Once the Beijing-Hankou Line railway traffic is restored, our army can follow the pre-determined plan to move towards northern Henan, and southern Shanxi will be fully launched. The RUF troops in Shaanxi can also cross the Yellow River to the east and advance to Shanxi to form a double-sided attack on Shanxi."

In fact, most of the senior officers present are very clear that Lan Tianwei has just made a summary. Now in Henan and Shaanxi are basically completely controlled by the United Front. As long as the railway transportation of the Beijing-Hanzhou Line is restored, then Beijing and Tianjin will not be a problem. The main focus is now on two directions, one is Shanxi and the other is Southeast.

The problem with Shanxi is that the terrain is that the attacking joint front is much more difficult than the battle in southern Henan. Now it is best to adopt a two-pronged strategy of military and political approach. On the one hand, the army is in a hurry. On the other hand, the political offensive is adopted to divide and win over local officials in Shanxi to win over Zhao Bei originally planned to let Cha Chunxuan preside over this situation, but from the current situation, perhaps the troops from Feng Chunxuan to the Shanxi United Front may have entered the Zhili Province without waiting for Feng Chunxuan to rush to the Shanxi United Front. Therefore, this Shanxi strategy needs to be modified. If necessary, you can temporarily adopt a tactic of forcing but not attacking against Shanxi to drag the Beiyang army. If you solve the problem, the Beiyang army in the Beijing-Tianjin area will collapse without fighting.

Compared with the people in Shanxi, the First Army of the Beiyang South Advance in the southeast direction of Wang Shizhen frequently mobilized the United Front Front in Jiangsu area with unknown intentions and called several times. It was informed that the two sides had already exchanged fire in several counties around Taihu Lake. Although there was no full war, Hangzhou still urged the troops of the Western Front to take active actions as soon as possible to end the stalemate in the north.

Faced with the weak Beiyang Army, almost all officers advocated an immediate Northern Expedition to lead Beijing, Tianjin completely defeated the Beiyang Group and completed the "real handover" of central power. This was Zhao Bei's strategic intention, but he remained calm. Although Beiyang suffered a crushing defeat in southern Henan, he still had certain strength and the attitude of the great powers was also very important. Now the Battle of Ouyuan has not yet broken, no one knows what actions the great powers will take against the sudden collapse of Beiyang, especially Japan and Russia, they are indeed too "enthusiastic" for the development of the situation in China.

Whether to take radical military action? Zhao Bei has been hesitating about the officers in the conference room, and the debate was fierce. Although they all advocated taking advantage of Yuan Shikai's critical illness to march into the political center of Beijing-Tianjin control, there were some differences on details such as how to march and how to deal with negotiations between the great powers.

However, a telegram helped everyone to unify their opinions quickly.

This telegram was sent directly by the adjutant to Zhao Bei at the most intense time of the debate in the conference room. The telegram sent directly by the adjutant to Zhao Bei was shot by the United Front General Committee. It was mainly about the peace negotiations between the North and the South. In order to show "sincerity", the General Committee recommended that the RUF troops take the initiative to retreat and end the military hostility with the Yellow River as the boundary.

This suggestion is obviously unacceptable to the soldiers. They think it is a betrayal without soldiers fighting bloody battles on the front line, where would there be the glory of those constitutional MPs on the United Front?

"Even if there is a peace talk, Beiyang must propose a peace talks with us, how can we take the initiative to give in?"

"The commonwealth committee's peace talks are too loose. It seems inappropriate."

"I firmly oppose the present peace talks!"

"Now our army is taking the offensive in one go, how can we let a telegram vent the morale of the entire army? A large amount of irritation is heavy, and the arms have been transported to the north shore, so how can we transport them back to the south shore?"

Under the fierce crowd, the commander-in-chief finally adapted to the morale of the army.
Chapter completed!