"The intelligence department Yanshantang urgently called:

On December 24, Emperor Shunhe summoned Hong Chengzhi, the ambassador of the East China Sea State to Beijing, to ask about things, when Hong Chengzhi was drunk and unconscious, Jia Huan entered the palace on his behalf, and was kept in the palace that day;

At noon on the 25th, Emperor Shunhe, Shui Rong, and Zhang Tinghe hosted a banquet for Jia Huan in the palace, but they didn't know what they were talking about;

At about 3:30 p.m. on the 25th, Wang Shui of Beijing County dissolved out of the palace, and after returning to the house, he committed suicide with his hands;

According to the rumors of the palace of Beijing County, before the death of Shui Rong, he was given a handle of jade Ruyi by Emperor Shun and the Emperor, and the Yan side was dissolved, and the water was dissolved to grind the four characters of the Yan Yan to leave a book, 'No complaints!' No regrets! He died, and his last words did not know the meaning. ”

Fu Ning and Lao Yue looked at each other......

After a long time, Fu Ning said to himself, "Emperor Shunhe, Shui Rong, Zhang Tinghe, banquet Jia Huan in the palace, I don't know what to talk about......; - Jia Huan, this kid can put people under the city wall in one sentence, but if he can say that he can say that stagnant water dissolves ......, I really don't believe it! - Does he have such a great ability? ……”

Lao Yue was also confused for a while, "First of all, now you have to know what Jia Huan said to Shui Rong, and Shui Rong will commit suicide; In addition, you have to know who the imperial court will let succeed you as the prime minister of the East China Sea affairs Yamen, don't make a fuss and make the two trades turbulent again. ”

"Wait!"; Fu Ning pinched the telegram and squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time, "The imperial court is trying to make trouble...... - I always wonder if the taste is wrong,—— Jia Huan entered the palace and committed suicide ......with water, whether there is any connection between this matter and the trouble, it seems that the diplomacy between the two countries will definitely be turbulent......?! ”

Lao Yue pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's really good for you to say that!" - I have to give the Department of Commerce a reminder that I need to pay attention to the trade in Tanggu Port lately. ”

After Lao Yue finished speaking, he went out, leaving only Fu Ning still sitting there thinking;

A phone call to the Foreign Affairs Department, "Hong Bin?" Oh, you send a telegram to Jingshi to ask what Jia Huan said to Shui Rong. ”

On the other end of the phone, "Oh, Dongjia, I asked from the Jingshi, and the embassy called back and said that Jia Huan didn't say anything, that is, Zhang Tinghe and Shui Rong quarreled, one said that Donghai had a heart, the other said that Donghai had no intention, Jia Huan didn't understand and went back to the embassy, and the rest was nothing." ”

"Heart? Centerless? - What kind of mess? I ask you, why did you die of water-soluble? ”

"What? Is the water dissolved? The king of Beijing is soluble? The embassy's call back didn't say that the water was dissolved? ”

"It's not a telegram from the embassy, it's an urgent telegram from Yanshantang, and it hasn't been an hour since the water dissolved and died, and the embassy in Beijing may not know about it; You send another telegram to the embassy and ask Jia Huan what is going on. ”

"Okay boss, I'll ask right away, and I'll call you back."

Putting down the phone, Fu Ning was still confused.

Suddenly, Fu Ning picked up the phone again, "General Staff Department, pick me up from Zhang Lianxiang, the military base camp." ”

"Zhang Lianxiang, how many troops have been recovered from the Northern War Department?"

On the other end of the phone is the sound of busy looking through information,

After a while, Zhang Lianxiang replied, "Dongjia, the 3rd Cavalry Division and the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division have been marching from Anyanji to the direction of Lanzhou for 17 days, the 5th Cavalry Division is in Liangzhou, the 3rd Mongolian Cavalry Division has returned to Uriya Sutai, the 2nd Mongolian Cavalry Division has returned to Hulunbuir, the 7th Cavalry Division and the 1st Cavalry Division have returned to Kulun, at present, the 7th Cavalry Division has assembled for the Yinshan Movement, the 2nd Cavalry Division is in Andong on the Yalu River, and the 1st Mongolian Cavalry Division, the 8th Mongolian Cavalry Division, and the 8th Cavalry Division have all assembled in Horqin for winter training; ”

"In the direction of Yanshan, there are currently 6th Cavalry Divisions and 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division, and in the direction of Yinshan, there are 4th Cavalry Divisions and 5th Mongolian Cavalry Division,"

Fu Ning listened while writing and drawing on the paper, and suddenly said, "No, what about the Seventh Division of Mengqi?" ”

"The 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division is in Siberia, because there is no news about the late resumption of the notice, it is estimated that there will be news in a few days, it should be between Yuerhai and Chita, and the destination is Kulen for winter repair."

"Hmm!" ，

Fu Ning nodded subconsciously, "How is the damage from the severe cold?" ”

"There is no shortage of cold-proof materials, but the journey is accelerated in order to assemble and recover, and the loss of horses is somewhat large; The losses were small, but the losses of the prisoners were great because of the haste to recover. ”

"Well, the loss is the loss, the ice and snow, the return trip is not easy; The order went down, all the prisoners were not wanted, and they were assembled as soon as possible. ”

The other end of the phone suddenly paused, "Don't stay?" Isn't the harvest of these two or three months in vain? ”

"What is in vain, this year's northern divisions are all for training and training, and the prisoners are originally incidental, if they can stay, they will not stay, and if they can't, they will not stay, and now the winter is cold, and the return journey is in a hurry, what are those prisoners left for, they are all killed, and the province is dragging down the trip."

Zhang Lianxiang was silent.

Fu Ning said, "What about the field divisions? ”

"All the field divisions did not go far, and they all withdrew their winter training in November."

Fu Ning pondered for a while, "Transfer the Eighth Division from Harbin to Ningyuan, leave two regiments in the Seventh Division, and transfer the remaining three regiments from Uriya Sutai to Kulun, and the Sixth Division of Kulun will take the newly paved Kulun Yinshan Light Rail Railway and transfer to the North Hall of Yinshan; As for the Second Division of the Yinshan North Hall, it was immediately transferred to Liangzhou. -- The 3rd Cavalry Division, the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division, and the 5th Cavalry Division, which had already arrived in Liangzhou, returned from Anyanji, and then assembled in Liangzhou. ”

There was no movement on the other end of the phone for a while, only the sound of writing and scratching flowers was heard, and when the strokes stopped, Zhang Lianxiang's voice also arrived, "Boss, are you going to call Lanzhou again?" ”

"Hmmm! - I have this idea, but we will have to wait and see how the situation develops. ”

"But that's not right, is it? ——An Yan gathered more than 4,000 miles to Liangzhou, and the 3rd Cavalry Division and the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division returned to the southern route of the Western Regions, so it would take a month to get to Liangzhou, and if you would act after repairing, it would be almost the beginning of February, so was the time in a hurry? ”

"Well, I have this idea,—— the Second Field Division will take almost ten days from the North Hall of Yinshan to Liangzhou; After arriving in Liangzhou, I rested for three days, which was about the 10th of January; Let them prepare in Liangzhou, and once the situation requires it, let the 2nd Field Division and the 5th Cavalry Division go south to take out Lanzhou, and the time will almost reach the end of January; At that time, the 3rd Cavalry Division and the 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division that came back from Anyanji almost arrived in Liangzhou, and the two divisions could be stationed in Liangzhou for repair, and at the same time they could defend the rear roads of the 2nd Field Division and the 6th Cavalry Division. ”

On the other end of the phone, there was a burst of speechlessness,

"Dongjia, in that case, between January 10th and early February, there will be about twenty days when the defense of Liangzhou is empty, and it will be necessary to increase the number of field patrols and inspectors to the west of Yinchuan, which is not very easy to get!"

Fu Ning scratched his head, "I just asked for your opinion, and the idea is roughly like this, I just don't know if the time is in a hurry." ”

There was silence on the other end of the line,

Suddenly, Zhang Lianxiang said: "Boss, you have to tell me what happened, why are you in such a hurry to take Lanzhou?" ”

Fu Ning said, "Yesterday afternoon, Emperor Shunhe summoned Hong Chengzhi, the ambassador of the East China Sea State to Beijing, Hong Chengzhi didn't go, it was Jia Huan who went, and I don't know what Jia Huan and Emperor Shunhe said at noon today, after returning home from the palace at three o'clock in the afternoon, he committed suicide and died. - You know, I've always wanted to take Lanzhou earlier, and now is an opportunity! ”

"Jia Huan? Isn't Jia Huan at your house? Why did you go to Jingshi? ”

"I won't be able to explain this for a while, so I won't say it; - The problem now is that Shui Rong belongs to the faction in the court that is more serious about the East China Sea Kingdom, and once Shui Rong dies, the radical faction in the court against the East China Sea Kingdom will definitely make trouble, and the Guan Ning Army of the Imperial Court on the southern line of the Yanbei Great Wall will definitely be ready to move, and they will have to beat them to make their hearts grow. ”

"Then let them jump, as long as they dare to jump, we dare to smash, our troops on the front line of the Yanbei Great Wall are enough, and beating them is a matter of one sentence, using it to hit Lanzhou? - You also know the owner, I have always not advised you to take Lanzhou now; The defenses of Hetao, Yinxia, Zhongwei, Lanzhou, Dingxi, Yanchi and other places of the imperial court, and even Tianshui, Pingliang, Longnan, Guyuan and other places are connected, thus constituting the Yinxia of the imperial court - Longdong, a heavy military group, has too great influence; Once we take Lanzhou, then Zhongwei, Baiyin, Lintao, and Dingxi will all have to be included in the scope of defense and attack, and then we will have to increase the cavalry strength of at least three divisions, which is not cost-effective. ”

Fu Ning hesitated for a long time, "Forget it, listen to you, it's a pity that Lanzhou doesn't take it, there will be no such store in this village after that." ”

Zhang Lianxiang was also silent for a while, "Dongjia, are you sure that the imperial court is going to make trouble recently?" ”

"Pretty much sure! - Shui Rong is the leader of the moderate faction in the imperial court who attaches great importance to the East China Sea Kingdom, and if he dies, there will definitely be people in the court who will make trouble. ”

"Then let them make a fuss, we will smash them wherever they make a fuss!"

"Get out! - They are either making trouble in the east or in the north, if they make trouble on the east coast, I will be distressed to death if the trouble is big, and how much trade will I have to lose? ”

"What do you mean, owner?"

"Can't let them make a big fuss! - As long as they start to make trouble, we will smash it with a hammer, the coast can't be smashed, trade will be affected, so we can only smash it in the mainland, smash it on the Yanshan line or the Yinshan line, and they will feel distressed when they smash it, and they won't dare to make trouble anymore! ”

Zhang Lianxiang was silent again,

Fu Ning was also thinking silently.

Suddenly, Zhang Lianxiang opened his mouth and said fiercely, "Smash the Hetao!" ”

Fu Ning was stunned, "What are you kidding?" If you smash the Hetao and hold it, you will need at least three divisions, how can there be three divisions near the Hetao that are enough to be mobilized? Besides, the Hetao is the last horse breeding ground of the imperial court, and if the Hetao court is smashed, it will not cry to death, and then the entire Yinshan and Yanshan will have to fight, and the entire north will have to be beaten into a pot of porridge, and the involvement will be too great! ”

Zhang Lianxiang said, "Boss, I'm not joking! - Now there is only one Fifth Cavalry Division in Liangzhou, and the Third Cavalry Division and the Sixth Mongolian Cavalry Division have to wait for a month or two; In the north hall of Yinshan, there are the fourth cavalry division, the fifth Mongolian cavalry division, and the second field division, and the seventh cavalry division after half a month; The Yanshan Great Wall Line has the 6th Cavalry Division, the 4th Mongolian Cavalry Division, the 4th Field Division and the 5th Division, which are enough to defend the northern third line safely; The rest will be easy to do, transfer three more divisions and smash the Hetao! ”

"Isn't that what you're asking? How could there be three more divisions to move to the Hetao? ”

"My owner is here, haven't you forgotten that Horqin still has three divisions?"

"Korqin? Meng Yi, Meng Ba, and the cavalry of the three divisions of Cai Ba? - Horqin is more than 2,000 miles away from the Hetao, and the cavalry has to run a month younger, and it is freezing and snowy, and the horses are all wasted, what kind of battle will they fight! Besides, the time may not be rushed. ”

"My host, my host, why did you forget that there is also a railway? Horqin to Yinshan North Hall Railway, ice and snow with a running horse? Transporting troops by railway, and then riding horses in the north hall of Yinshan, more than ten days is enough time to move to the Hetao! ”

Fu Ning patted his head, "I'm sorry, I didn't think about it at once!" ”

Fu Ning opened the map and looked down in thought, and after thinking for a while, he said into the phone, "Zhang Lianxiang, have you thought about a question, once you take the Hetao, the situation in the entire north will change!" ”

Zhang Lianxiang said, "It hasn't changed, isn't it just a river loop, what else can change?" ”

Fu Ning, "A Hetao? Think about what will happen once we take the loop! - First of all, the last horse breeding ground of the imperial court is gone, and the remaining Ningxia can no longer raise a few horses, and the imperial court will fight with us endlessly; Second, the western defense line of the imperial court was torn open by us, and after taking the Hetao, we could attack and take northern Shaanxi with the previous attack, and once northern Shaanxi was taken, the east could attack Shanxi, the west could cut off Ningxia and cut off Longdong, and the south could pass through southern Shaanxi and Hanzhong; In this way, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei, and Sichuan in the imperial court will all be contained and affected, not to mention southern Shaanxi, Yinxia, Longdong, Jindi, and these most affected places recently! Do you think the situation has changed?! ”

The phone suddenly broke with a "bang", Fu Ning hurriedly called again, and the operator said, "The phone is busy"!

Fu Ning immediately called the guards, "Inform the military cabinet and above to have a meeting at the military base camp!" - By the way, call Wei Chengchen from the Supervision Department as well. ”

……

In the conference room of the military base camp, the personnel gathered one after another, so Fu Ning simply spoke,

"It is well known that in the north of the imperial court, three major heavy military groups have been formed over the years; First, the Gyeonggi Heavy Army Group was also the largest heavy army group of the imperial court; Including the Yanbei Guanning Army under the jurisdiction of Guanning General Shen Shixi, the Yandi Northwest Army under the jurisdiction of Northwest General Wei Lilong, the Yannan Army under the jurisdiction of Yannan General Jin Feng, and the Shandong Local Army under the jurisdiction of Jinan General Equation; The Gyeonggi Heavy Army Group is currently the largest military heavy army group in the imperial court, with 470,000 elite soldiers directly under its jurisdiction, including the rest of the patrol battalions, patrol battalions, Zhenhai battalions, government soldiers and other local armies in the area under its jurisdiction, with a total strength of 850,000 troops; It is the most elite and powerful heavy army group that the imperial court has done its best to build. ”

"Second, the Xuanda Heavy Army Group; It is mainly stationed on the Xuanda Great Wall line and its south side, and is mainly composed of Shanxi Xiying soldiers and elite soldiers from other provinces. It is the third largest heavy army group of the imperial court, with 200,000 elite soldiers and a total strength of 420,000. ”

"Third, Yinxia Longdong Heavy Soldier Group; It is stationed in Shaanxi, Yinxia and Longdong, and is mainly composed of two battalions of elite soldiers in the Northwest Daxi Battalion and Sichuan Chengying; It has more than 400,000 elite soldiers and a total strength of more than 700,000; It is the second largest heavy army group of the imperial court. ”

"The three major heavy military groups of the imperial court have gathered nearly fifty percent of the total strength of the imperial court, and at the same time, they have also assembled more than sixty percent of the elite troops of the imperial court; Militarily speaking, if the Donghai State was able to defeat the three heavy military groups of the imperial court, then it would be equivalent to half of the military occupation of the imperial court. ”

"For a long time, from the perspective of the spatial distance of the troops, from the logistical supply time, from the comprehensive calculation and other angles, as long as a full-scale war begins, the Gyeonggi Heavy Army Group of the Imperial Court is our first consideration of annihilation......"

"But when I was talking to Zhang Lianxiang on the phone today, I inadvertently triggered a new strategic thinking, that is, to fight Hetao and northern Shaanxi first, and give priority to eating the Yinxia Longdong heavy army group of the imperial court! - Speaking of which, you may not believe it, we have not yet conducted a detailed analysis of the war plan, but I have a gut feeling that if we start from the direction of Hetao and northern Shaanxi, the time of all-out war may be shorter, and the related late-stage supplies and other aspects may be less consumed! ”

"Therefore, the purpose of convening a meeting today is to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of these two strategic solutions, and to conduct specific analysis and comparison; Let's see which strategy is better! ”

"Let Zhang Lianxiang first tell you about the general outline of the Hetao strategic plan......"