Just when Duan Qirui's department was annihilated by the volunteers, the letters he sent were also sent to Tie Liang, Liangbi and Wang Yingkai. Although Duan Qirui made the stakes very clear in the letter, so that Tie Liang and Liang Bi also sobered up a little, but they still did not come out of the tip of the horns, and the two agreed that they could let Duan Qirui and the volunteers fight, and after both were defeated, they would attack again, and they could reap the benefits of the fishermen. Therefore, the two finally decided to stay put, and let Duan Qirui fend for himself.

After Wang Yingkai received Duan Qirui's letter, he was a little tempted, after all, there was a bit of friendship among colleagues, so Wang Yingkai also asked Tie Liang and Liang Bi for instructions on whether to send troops to rescue Duan Qirui's department, but Tie Liang and Liang Bi strictly ordered Wang Yingkai not to send troops on the grounds that the bandits were treacherous and resourceful, in case of fraud, and not to act rashly, and Wang Yingkai was not very concerned, so he didn't say more.

Of course, Wang Yingkai also thinks that Duan Qirui's department can hold on for at least 5 or 6 days, so he can still wait a few days. That only a day later, Duan Qirui's department was annihilated by the volunteers, Wang Yingkai learned about it, and couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that after Duan Qirui was named the governor of Henan, Wang Yingkai was also envious and jealous in his heart, Duan Qiduan was several years younger than himself, and he was actually named governor, it seems that Duan Qirui's mind is flexible, and he didn't listen to Yuan Shikai's words, why didn't he think of it? It seems that he also has to perform well in the next war and make a few contributions.

When Duan Qirui was about to return to the Defu, Tie Liang and Liangbi deliberately transferred the army because they were jealous of Duan Qirui, completely isolated Duan Qirui's department, and pushed Duan Qirui into a dangerous situation. Wang Yingkai couldn't help but feel a little chill in his back, this governor is really not easy to be! And Duan Qirui's department was finally annihilated by the volunteers, and the whole army was annihilated, and Duan Qirui himself did not know whether he was alive or dead. Wang Yingkai also gave birth to a little bit of sadness, and at the same time a little lucky, fortunately he didn't play smart, otherwise he might be unlucky now, and it can be seen from this incident that the man is unreliable, but Yuan Shikai behaved quite tolerant this time, because Duan Qirui's behavior was tantamount to betraying Yuan Shikai, but Yuan Shikai not only was not angry, but also sent 10,000 taels of silver to Duan Qirui's family.

After the annihilation of Duan Qirui's army, Tie Liang and Liangbi also felt very surprised, they originally thought that Duan Qirui's army should fight with the volunteers for at least a few days, but it only took one day to wipe out the whole army, of course, the two of them did not think that they were responsible, but thought that Duan Qirui was not worthy of his name, and the merits he had achieved before were just his own luck, and now the volunteers took it seriously and it really didn't work, so they ordered Wang Yingkai to march.

After receiving the order, Wang Yingkai was also taken aback, could it be that Tie Liang and Liang Bi had not finished pit Duan Qirui, and planned to put himself on the same line? Now that Duan Qirui's army has been wiped out, the Qing army has broken one share, and the volunteers have won a new victory, and their morale is flourishing, isn't it looking for death to send troops to attack at this time? Moreover, Yuan Shikai also instructed not to march lightly, Duan Qirui just didn't listen, and as a result, he ended up today, so he can still march? Therefore, Wang Yingkai reported to Tie Liang and Liang Bi that the bandits are now newly victorious. Morale is high, and the thieves have always been cunning and resourceful, so as to prevent fraud, and not to enter lightly. Duan Qirui just rushed forward, and as a result, the whole army was wiped out, and the lessons of the past cannot be ignored.

After receiving Wang Yingkai's report, Tie Liang and Liang Bi thought about it and felt that it made sense, because it only took one day for the volunteers to completely annihilate Duan Qirui's department, and the losses would not be too big, and the previous march, the attacks along the road made the two of them also have palpitations, so they did not march again, and thought of other ways.

Although the center of gravity of the East China government is now on the northeast battlefield, this anti-encirclement and suppression battle in the river and lake base areas cannot be ignored, in case this battle is lost, it will definitely affect the East China government, and now that Duan Qirui has been completely annihilated, the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army has basically failed, so the military working group can also rest assured.

Of course, now that the Qing army has not officially withdrawn, and Yuan Shikai has also sent a letter, it is necessary to discuss how to fight the next battle in the river and lake base area.

Xu Jichao said first: "Duan Qirui was caught by us, do you want to send him to Qingdao, everyone will meet, this is also a historical celebrity in the old time and space, and he has also served as the head of state, and what are the merits of the 'Three Republics'." ”

Qin Zheng said with a smile: "Forget it, we have seen a lot of historical celebrities, not bad for this one, besides, Duan Qirui did not have a good reputation in our time, that is, he was more honest as an official; The purpose of the Three Republics is just to fight for power for themselves, and in this era, Duan Qirui's future is basically over, and we don't need to see him at all, but let the river and lake base not embarrass him too much, and try to take care of him in life here. ”

Of course, this was just a joke, and then everyone got to the point, Xia Bohai said: "Now that the Qing army's attack on the river and lake base area has basically failed, what should we do next?"

Wang Yunpeng said: "Since the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army failed, then the river and lake base areas should also stop fighting immediately!"

Xiao Jianjun shook his head and said: "Although the Qing army has stopped attacking, it has not withdrawn, and it is possible to launch another attack on the Hehu base area at any time, so we can't be careless at this time, and they can't stop the war, but should take advantage of our current situation to launch an attack on the Qing army, and strive to annihilate the Qing army all the way, only in this way can we stabilize our victory." ”

Wang Yunpeng sighed and said: "If I can, of course I am also in favor of continuing to fight, it is best to be able to annihilate the Qing army, but our main battlefield now is in the northeast region, so all our resources, including the river and lake base areas, must be used in the northeast battlefield, even if the river and lake base areas can solve the logistics with their own strength, but the ammunition needs to be supplied by us, and the river and lake base areas cannot provide us with resources." ”

After listening to Wang Yunpeng's words, Xiao Jianjun stopped talking, fighting a war is fighting logistics, of course Xiao Jianjun understands this truth, and the foundation of the East China government is too thin, and its comprehensive strength is insufficient, so of course it is impossible to support a two-front battle.

At this time, Xia Bohai said: "The battle that should be fought must still be fought, otherwise the Qing court will think that we are easy to talk to." If we wait for the Qing army to recover and then launch an attack on the river and lake base areas, then we need to spend more resources to resist, so it is better to use limited resources to achieve the greatest results first, so that the Qing court will not dare to attack the river and lake base areas again, of course, how to fight the next battle, how to use the least resources as much as possible to achieve the maximum benefits, we still need to seriously study it. ”

Xiao Jianjun was also happy when he heard this, and said: "That's good, just wave your hand like this, I'm not reconciled." We'll work on the next step of the battle plan right away. ”

Xia Bohai said: "Then you don't have to be busy, by the way, how is the situation on Yuan Shikai's side?"

Qin Zheng said: "Yuan Shikai is complaining to the Qing court for resignation?"

Xia Bohai was stunned for a moment, and said, "Excuse yourself from illness?" Others were also very surprised, during this time, Yuan Shikai had a very close relationship with the East China government, and also provided a lot of intelligence information about the Qing court to the East China government, so that he helped the East China government a lot, but I didn't hear that Yuan Shikai's health was bad, why is he sick now.

Qin Zheng smiled and said: "Of course it's fake, if we don't completely annihilate Duan Qirui's department, Yuan Shikai won't get this disease." This time the Qing court's conquest and suppression of the river and lake base areas was clearly to seize Yuan Shikai's military power, and now the attack failed, proving that Tie Liang and Liang Bi are not of great use, and this endgame can only be called Yuan Shikai to come forward to clean up, Yuan Shikai said that he was sick at this time, this is the army of the Qing court, so as to take the opportunity to put forward conditions to the Qing court. ”

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "That's good, it is said that Lao Yuan has also helped us a lot this time, how can we cooperate with Lao Yuan, it can be regarded as a reward for him." He turned his head to Xiao Jianjun and said: "Old Xiao, send an order to the Hehu base area, ordering them to leave one division to garrison Kaifeng in case the Qing army attacks, and the other two divisions will attack Hebei and recapture the places captured by Duan Qirui." Lao Yuan is a person who understands and will know how to take advantage of this opportunity. ”

Although the situation of the river and lake base area is now superior, but if you take the liberty of attacking the Qing army, even if you can win, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses, and after annihilating Duan Qirui's department, the Hebei lands recovered by Duan Qirui are empty, and these places were originally under the jurisdiction of the river and lake base area, and there is a certain foundation, so the volunteers will not waste too much strength if they want to recapture it. In addition, after recovering these areas, it can directly coerce Beijing and put pressure on the Qing court, so that the Qing court will inevitably transfer back the Qing army to defend Beijing, and the threat of the river and lake base areas will be completely eliminated.

In Kaifeng, a division was left to garrison, in order to prevent the Qing army from using the strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao, to attack the river and lake base area to mobilize the volunteers, so that a division left behind, plus a few independent regiments, is enough to deal with the attacking Qing army, because after the Qing army attacked, that is, it entered the river and lake base area to fight, so the volunteers can also calmly choose the time to annihilate the Qing army.

Xiao Jianjun said: "Okay, after the meeting is dismissed, I will give an order to Hehu according to the order." ”

At this time, Xia Bohai said again: "How is the situation in the Northeast Battlefield now?"