Around Jilin, there are several armies that are eyeing each other.

They all took a fancy to the equipment of the Second Mixed Brigade, and they all thought that this army was at their fingertips, after all, there were few people on the other side. Wu Junsheng from the north took the initiative to ask for battle, and Zhang Jinghui also expressed his willingness to be a striker.

But Zhang Zuolin has his own ideas.

Since the 28th Division was reorganized, it has basically been reorganized and trained in its original station, and there has been little action in the army except for the change of division commanders and brigade commanders, so it is time to pull it out and play tricks, and it is time to let them know that they have eaten a lot of food from Lao Zhang, and it is time to work for Lao Zhang. Zhang Jinghui's 16th Division was a newly formed unit that needed a victory to boost the morale of the army, and the two armies were ordered to move Jilin at the same time.

The Guards Division has been tested for a long time, and it doesn't need to be trained anymore, and it is a strategic reserve in the hands of Zhang Zuolin, so it can't play against Gao Jun, but it doesn't mean that Zhang Hanqing doesn't have the opportunity to go to the front line in person.

Similarly, Wu Junsheng's 29th Division, which had always suppressed bandits and maintained local law and order in Taonan and Heilongjiang, had not participated in serious battles for a long time, so it set out from the north and entered Jilin. The three reorganized divisions have an absolute superiority in equipment and manpower against a mixed brigade, and it is expected that even if they cannot completely annihilate them in one battle, they will be able to win the battle with considerable certainty.

went into battle as a father and son soldier, Zhang Zuolin wanted to push his son forward again to grab a low-hanging fruit military merit.

However, although Zhang Hanqing has performed brilliantly in politics and military, he is still inferior in terms of qualifications after all, and these high-level military leaders may not necessarily give due cooperation, so they need to have someone in charge.

The best candidate for this person is Bao Guiqing.

In order to coordinate and command the three divisions, Zhang Zuolin set up the "Jilin Security Command" and let the overseer Bao Guiqing concurrently serve as the commander.

In such a big war, if Bao Guiqing, as an overseer, is too disrespectful, it is easy to be true. But Bao Dujun is unarmed, and he is probably thinking about trying to seize some military power, if he takes this opportunity to seize power, Zhang Zuolin estimates that he will want to die, right? Zhang Hanqing, as a senior senator, concurrently serves as the deputy commander of the Security Command, which is suitable in terms of status and can be accepted by all parties in his heart, and can also supervise Bao Guiqing by the way.

By the way, Zhang Hanqing is currently automatically promoted to the senior senator of the three eastern provinces patrol embassy, and the original post of general staff of the Fengtian Supervision Military Administration has been canceled and no longer set up, and this function has been replaced by the secretary general of the Supervision Military Administration, and they must all be civilian officials, such as Yuan Jinkai, Mo Dehui, etc.

This is to implement Zhang Hanqing's meaning: after the Fengtian reform, the army and the police were separated, and then they were successively decoupled from politics. The officer is only responsible for the affairs of the army, and has nothing to do with the administration, so the advantage is that no one has the opportunity to threaten Zhang Zuolin's position. Regardless of the government, regardless of the army, everyone is a single part, except for Zhang Hanqing, who is the crown prince and the heir, is the exception.

The fact that the Overseers are not also division commanders has reduced the power of the Overseers, and they are no longer in charge of military politics and military orders. The division commanders subordinate to the Overseers accept the arrangements of the Provincial Overseers in terms of the development planning, education and training, evaluation and promotion of officers, and budgets. However, the operational command system, such as the form of operational establishment, exercises, combat mobilizations, and other specific military operations, must obey the orders of the general staff departments of the three eastern provinces---- which elevates the status of Zhang Zuoxiang, who is also chief of staff.

To put it simply, Zhang Zuolin withdrew the original power of dispatching troops to fight in the provincial overseers, and collected the military orders to the Patrol Embassy; Leave the logistics, supplies, training, and other trivial matters to the Overseers. This is called the patrol embassy in charge of the war, and the overseers in charge of the construction. Therefore, even though Bao Guiqing is the overseer of Jilin, he has no say in the battle, unless he adds the title of "security commander".

Of course, even if Bao Guiqing has this title, he can't stir up much turmoil: these division commanders are all Zhang Zuolin's people, and he can't command if he wants to. However, Zhang Hanqing's proposal to separate the military and government and military orders was exactly what Lao Zhang wanted: Seeing that there were more and more troops, he no longer had the energy to directly manage the divisions scattered in several provinces, and he would inevitably have to separate powers in the future. If you can form a good system and let your subordinates be benignly restrained, of course, it is a good thing, even if it is a rainy day.

I really don't know how this son has such an insight into human nature and an ingenious and appropriate idea? He felt that he was now particularly confident, both in dealing with the administrative affairs of the three eastern provinces and in controlling the senior officers under him. The previous mentality of walking on thin ice is gone, replaced by a kind of calmness of the superior.

Zhang Dashuai wanted his son to be the deputy commander, and the three division commanders had their own ideas. Ji Jinchun and the young marshal are old acquaintances, and they are familiar with the various performances of the young marshal in the guard brigade (division), and they still admire the young marshal quite much;

Zhang Jinghui and Wu Junsheng are Zhang Zuolin's brothers, and from this generation, Zhang Hanqing still calls them uncles. It is impossible to have no idea about this "junior" jumping on their heads, after all, they are all seniors in the Northeast military circles. However, hindering Zhang Zuolin's face, Zhang Hanqing did not put on the stinky frame of the deputy commander, they were unhappy in their hearts, and they could still take photos on the surface.

However, Bao Guiqing was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Hanqing's "mixing of sand", ----and Zhang Hanqing became the deputy commander and "made a lot of nonsense", and repeatedly made surprising remarks in military operations, and the limelight overshadowed him, the overseer of Jilin, who was a pole, and he was a little unhappy. No matter in terms of qualifications, positions, and age, he feels that he is a head above Zhang Hanqing.

Zhang Hanqing suggested that the superior forces should be used to open up the formation head-on, and the attack could be carried out from three sides, without giving the Gao army a chance to breathe. As long as a gap is torn open, the morale of the Gao army that is divided and surrounded will be wiped out, after all, it is a "rebel army" in the strict sense. The advantage of this is that it is possible to obtain the urgently needed mountain artillery and other weapons to the greatest extent, and of course the risk is the loss of personnel, and the emphasis is on the word "fast" and regardless of the loss.

However, Wu Junsheng made a small calculation to retain his strength and was unwilling to act as a thug. He prefers to surround the three and one, use all kinds of pressure to overwhelm the Gao army, and "force" the Gao army to leave the garrison with minimal losses, so that heavy weapons such as mountain artillery are inconvenient to carry and have the opportunity to be left behind, and the logistics and supply of the Gao army leaving the garrison will become a problem, and this army can be easily eliminated in a mobile war. In this way, although it may take a little more time, the time should be on the side of the Feng army.

It can't be said that Lao Wu's idea is wrong, but according to Zhang Hanqing's judgment of Gao Shifu and his people, until the last moment, he will not easily leave the station to become a bandit. This "Siege Three" will only become a stalemate, and in the end it will be a battle between the strong army and the heavy troops, and the jade will be burned, and the end will be that the chickens and eggs will not be able to catch anything, and the losses will be greater.

Although Ji Jinchun was inclined to Zhang Hanqing's opinion, Zhang Jinghui, who was the first division commander, said that he was prudent and agreed with Wu Junsheng's idea.

Bao Guiqing also did not want a military war in Jilin under his rule, and Wu Junsheng's idea was quite like boiling a frog in warm water, and he also had the opportunity to surrender without a fight, which would make him famous in the military circles in the northeast, and he supported it.