In the face of the tense situation in Mukden and Jilin, Zhang Yi was also a little anxious, once Vladivostok could not be fought for a long time and the Japanese army took advantage of the gap to enter, it would be very tricky. -

In the current situation, there are quite a lot of leaks in Jilin and Jinzhou, and once they are caught by the Japanese army, it will be very troublesome. Fortunately, the independent division is being formed, after the formation is completed, their combat strength is definitely higher than the seventh and eighth divisions, as long as the independent division is formed, then all of them will be arranged in the area of Jinzhou, when the time comes, an infantry division will defend Jinzhou, plus the solid fortifications of Arthur Pass, even if it is not the opponent of the Japanese naval fleet, if the Japanese army wants to land, it will be difficult to enter the sky.

In addition, Tan Feng is making every effort to rectify the armed police in Fengtian, the armed police system in Fengtian has nearly 20,000 people, but most of them are mixed, and there are only a few thousand people who can really go to the battlefield to fight tough battles, and the others are all formed by local officials or local green battalions, and the forces are very weak, once Tan Feng is integrated, the number of the ninth division can be given to them, plus the independent division, that is the strength of ten divisions!

Zhang Yi and Xu Huaijin were really busy, they couldn't even take care of eating, they were really tired and vomited blood. Especially Xu Huaijin, in the past two years, the overload of work and pressure has made his originally strong body a little thin, and his eye sockets are deeply sunken, Zhang Yi looks distressed, but there is no way, the General Staff, there must be a loyal and capable person in charge, there are too few such people, and the heat of others is still a little worse.

Just when the two of them were discussing in the hall of the General's Mansion, Mo Ru hurriedly ran in from outside.

Zhang Yi glanced up at Mo Ru and said, "Mo Ru, what's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

Mo Ru took a breath and said, "Instructor, there is a new situation in the gate. Tribulus terrestris reported that the Russian Cossack cavalry under Shanhaiguan now has a new movement, and Linevich temporarily stopped the attack on Shanhaiguan and sent three brigades to launch a large-scale military attack on Baoding, Nanyuan, and Qinhuangdao. ”

Zhang Yi was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Why, at this time, why did Lineevich not step up his attack on Shanhaiguan, why did he attack other state capitals instead, he should know that the paragraph 'jade' on Shanhaiguan is not a Qing court general who doesn't understand anything, and the strategy of arrogance is useless?" ”

Xu Huaijin smiled bitterly: "Instructor, I guessed it, sharpen the knife and cut the wood, this Linevich is going to fight to feed the war, and then attack the three state capitals and grab heavy weapons, he is going to launch a final attack on Shanhaiguan!" ”

Zhang Yi also figured out the key at this time, and his face sank, it seems that the problem of Shanhaiguan is also very tricky, once the Russian army has a large number of heavy weapons, 30,000 people, it will bring great military pressure to the seventh division's duan 'jade'.

Both men fell silent, and after a moment, the two men raised their heads and looked at each other, getting the answer from each other's eyes.

The two of them said in unison: "Take advantage of the situation!" ”

The two of them suddenly felt relaxed in their hearts, Xu Huaijin said: "Instructor, now there is only this way to go, although the imperial court is weak and vulnerable, but in fact, there are still quite a lot of 'elite' troops, at least in the capital, there are nearly 20,000 Wuwei troops, and in Shandong, Yuan Shikai still has nearly 20,000 Wuwei Right Army and the main force of the Huai Army, together, there are nearly 40,000 troops, and now there are at least 12,000 people under Duanzi 'Yu' The elite forces, together with no less than 50,000 troops, as long as they are properly planned, it is still quite possible to defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop. ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said: "Yes, Linnevich's Cossack cavalry, for the imperial court, is like a fish bone in the throat, not vomiting unpleasantly, but still can't vomit." If we help them, I think which old lady in Cixi should be happy to see it, not to mention that Li Hongzhang is also holding his breath, I think he is even more thinking about avenging Baoding's arrow. ”

Xu Huaijin said: "Instructor, the problem now is the problem of command, if the coalition forces of the two sides jointly attack Linevich, then if there is no unified command, it will be like a plate of scattered sand, it is very likely to be broken by Linevich, that guy is a famous veteran general of Tsarist Russia." ”

Zhang Yi nodded, it is true, but the question is who will command? Now, look at the candidates, the joke 'jade', the ability is there, but the qualifications are too shallow, the prestige is not enough, and there is absolutely no way to suppress the armies. Dong Fuxiang, although he has high qualifications, is lacking in ability compared with Linevich; Yuan Shikai? Lao Yuan's ability and prestige are beyond doubt, but this guy is too deep in the city, even Zhang Yi is a little worried about him, especially at this critical moment;

Who else will be able to command this war?

Zhang Yi and Xu Huaijin glanced at each other, Xu Huaijin meant, I'll go?

Zhang Yi shook his head, Xu Huaijin's ability can definitely control this war, and there is no big problem with qualifications, after all, in the first battle in Shandong, Xu Huaijin's achievements are obvious to all, and he is Zhang Yi's most relied on cadre, but Xu Huaijin can fight again, and when he enters the pass, the main force is the Qing army, and it is difficult for him to twist this group of different armies into a rope, because in the Qing court, his biggest official rank is only the chief soldier with the rank of commander, and the positions he gave him were not approved by the imperial court.

Zhang Yi sighed and said: "It seems that I have to go out in person this time, Huai Jin, although 'handed' to you, you also have a certain degree of certainty, but this battle cannot be lost, we can't afford to take that risk, there is no one who is enough to deter the princes from all walks of life to come forward, it is absolutely difficult to win Nevich, unless it is me or Li Hongzhang and the two of them go out in person." ”

Xu Huaijin hurriedly said: "Instructor, how is this possible?" Now that there are so many affairs in Fengtian, the battle situation everywhere is very anxious, and I can't catch it alone, and you think too highly of me. ”

Zhang Yi waved his hand and said: "It's okay, anyway, when I go to Germany or the United States, the military affairs of the three eastern provinces are 'handed over' to you to handle, I think even if I am not there for a while, you can handle it, you have to have confidence in yourself." ”

Xu Huaijin smiled bitterly: "Instructor, this pressure is too great, just rely on me alone, even if I have great ability, I can't cover the sky, once Jilin changes, I will definitely not be able to hold my position, just rely on Old Man Shi, do you think he can withstand his old age, I am ready to go to the front line of Jilin once Jilin changes......

"Hahaha......" Zhang Yi laughed and said: "Huai Jin, you are handsome, you can't be used as a general, Jilin, I have a candidate, isn't Tan Feng still idle?" He has been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time, when the time comes, pull all his ninth divisions up, plus the Zhenbian army, even if he can't repel the Japanese army, hold out for half a month, there will be no problem for twenty days, and when the time comes, I think Vladivostok will be almost finished, and I should be able to 'withdraw' back! Xu Huaijin said helplessly: "Okay, follow you, I'm unlucky, what kind of task is heavy, you stuff me there, alas, it's my life." ”