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Chen Eun agreed: "Now that we are beyond the reach of the Beiyang whip, supporting Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang to take over the territory of the Kuomintang can not only prevent the Sichuan army from continuing to grow, but also bury a chess piece in the south of the Sichuan army." ⊥, once we start a war with the Wang family father and son in the future, even if Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang do not support the central government, they can contain a lot of troops of the Wang family father and son. ”

Judging from the current situation, it is basically a foregone conclusion that the Sichuan army will sweep the Southern Kuomintang and occupy the southern provinces. If local warlords like Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang can be supported in the south, it will definitely help curb the expansion of the power of the Wang family and his son.

Yuan Shikai looked at Yang Shiqi appreciatively and said with a smile: "Okay, Xingcheng is a good idea, maybe Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang are already ready to move." As long as they have the support of the central government, I believe they will be happy to expel Hu Hanmin, the Guangdong governor of the KMT. It's just that this governor of Guangdong, Xingcheng, do you think it is more appropriate to let the two of them take over? ”

"President, if we give Lu Rongting or Long Jiguang the position of governor of Guangdong in advance, then the other one of them will definitely not do his best to send troops." Yang Shiqi said with an unfathomable look.

Yuan Shikai was quite satisfied with Yang Shiqi's set, and asked: "Xingcheng, do you mean that after they expel Hu Hanmin and completely sweep away the forces of the Guangdong Kuomintang, one of them will be appointed as the governor of Guangdong?" However, in this case, if you don't get the position of governor of Guangdong, I'm afraid you will have some resentment against the central government. ”

Yang Shiqi said with a smile: "This is easy to do, president, we might as well learn from the ancients, and come to a person who entered Guangzhou first as the governor of Guangdong." ”

Syllable!

Yuan Shikai patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Okay, what a 'the first to enter Guangzhou is the governor of Guangdong'!" As a result, Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang couldn't do their best if they didn't want to, and no one could complain about the central government if they didn't get the position of governor of Guangdong afterwards. If you want to blame him, blame his own lack of strength. ”

"President, in addition to Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang, we should also contact and arrange the southwestern provinces as soon as possible. After all, the Wang family and his son are not as good as the Kuomintang Party, and the more chips we have, the more points we have to defeat the Wang family's father and son. Yang Shiqi suggested again.

Whether it is the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army or the Sichuan Army, the combat effectiveness is strong. The Beiyang Army, which has always been arrogant, also had to be ashamed of itself. Even the three newly formed divisions of the Hubei Army, with their good weapons and equipment, made the officers of the Beiyang Army blush.

Therefore, including Yuan Shikai, no one in the Beiyang Army dared to pat their chests and say that they would definitely be able to defeat the army under the Wang family's father and son.

In this case, being able to attract and contact some local warlords will naturally help the central government to eliminate the Wang family and his son.

Yuan Shikai nodded slightly, pondered for a while, and said: "Liu Ruzhou (Liu Xianshi) in Guizhou should be able to obey the orders of the central government. Hunan's Tan Zu'an (Tan Yanmin) has always been a grass on the wall that sees the wind falling, and Xiao Yi should be able to fight for the benefits, that is, Cai Songpo (Cai Yi) in Yunnan has recently changed his attitude towards the central government, and I am afraid that there will be some twists and turns. ”

Yang Shiqi turned his head to look at Yang Du and said, "Isn't it quite familiar with Cai Songpo, and he has also obeyed the central government's order to send troops to Sichuan before, this time he should be able to persuade him to support the central government again, right?" ”

Yang Du frowned and shook his head. "I know Matsupa well, and he has always been against civil war. It is believed that the civil war will drain the national strength of the Republic of China and will not help the country resist the prying eyes of foreign powers. The reason why he obeyed the central government's order to send troops to Sichuan was because he felt that the Southern Kuomintang had no chance of winning, and it was better to support the central government to end the civil war as soon as possible. The President, IMHO, not only will Songpa not only not support the central government. On the contrary, it is likely to support the Wang family father and son. ”

The strength of the Dian army should not be underestimated, if Cai Yi supports the Wang family father and son, then it will be really a big trouble.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai's face sank and asked, "Is it in Cai Songpo's eyes?" Is the central government inferior to the local warlords of the Wang family's father and son? ”

Yang Du thought for a while with some hesitation, but finally said: "President, mainly in the matter of Qingdao, the central government is too weak, and Wang Mo's tough move to start a war with the British and Japanese forces is more appreciated. As you know, Matsuha's always put the interests of the country first. ”

"Doesn't the old man want to protect the interests of the country, and is the old man willing to whisper to foreigners? But who knows how many unavoidable and difficult things the old man has to sit in this position? Yuan Shikai was full of resentment, he really couldn't imagine that Cai Ye might turn to support Wang Mo because of this matter.

Yang Du sighed and said, "We people naturally understand the president, but Songpa ......."

"Forget it!" Yuan Shikai interrupted Yang Du's words with some anger and said, "Anyway, Yunnan is located in the southwest, at most, it is to contain Guangxi and Guizhou, and it does not have much impact on the overall situation, Cai Songpo is willing to support the Wang family's father and son, so he can go!" ”

After this small-scale discussion, Yuan Shikai quickly telegraphed Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang in the name of the central government, authorizing them to send troops to expel Hu Hanmin, the governor of Guangdong of the KMT, and at the same time sweep away the KMT's influence in Guangdong. In addition, he also privately agreed with Lu Rongting and Long Jiguang in his personal name that those who entered Guangzhou first could take over the position of governor of Guangdong.

As for Liu Xianshi in Guizhou and Tan Yanmin in Hunan, Yuan Shikai also sent people to contact and win over as a help for the Beiyang Army to fight against the Wang family's father and son.

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Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Boom - Boom -

The sound of artillery rumbled, like a dry thunder on a sunny day in summer, and the movement was so loud that the entire surrounding area of Nanjing City could be clearly heard.

Nanjing's defense position does not only refer to the Nanjing city wall, but also includes the Yuhuatai Shogunate Mountain and the Tianbao Fortress.

The combat habit of the Sichuan army has always been to destroy the enemy's firepower points and strong fortifications with powerful artillery fire first. Even if there is a lot of artillery fire, it is necessary to use artillery shells to pear the enemy's position several times, which is the operational concept of Wang Mo's repeated implementation of the firepower output to the Sichuan army.

The ferocious and terrifying shelling not only destroyed the firepower points and fortifications of the KMT's urban defense positions, but also broke down the psychological defense line of many KMT recruits.

Artillery is the king of the army, the soul of the army, and the courage of the infantry.

The officers and men of the 1st and 4th Divisions of the Sichuan Army watched with pride as the artillery regiment launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the Nanjing city defense position, and with such a powerful artillery unit behind them, they had sufficient confidence to defy the rabble of even six divisions of the Kuomintang.

In the front-line headquarters of the Sichuan Army, Liao Yan, an operational staff officer, pointed to the map of Nanjing spread out on the table and said to Wang Haoshan: "Marshal, it is recommended to concentrate the elite troops to attack Yuhuatai first!" Yuhuatai is an important town connecting the Purple Mountain, and after taking here, our army can either directly attack the strategic point of Tianbao City, or enter the area around Qilin Gate! ”

Before Wang Haoshan could speak, Hao Gang said with a big grin: "It's good to fight anywhere first, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that those turtle sons of the Kuomintang can still play any tricks, and they can break through Nanjing City anyway." ”

Wang Haoshan really can't do anything about Hao Gang, even if he is a big marshal, he is learning to humbly ask these operational staff officers of the staff office for advice, and attach importance to the combat plans they propose, but Hao Gang still treats Liao Yan's operational staff officers as students who don't understand anything.

Wang Haoshan glanced at Liao Yan's expression, and he didn't seem to be angry, but he wasn't ready to let go of Hao Gang, who was always arrogant, and immediately ordered Hao Gang: "Since you are so sure, then you will take the first division to attack Yuhuatai, and the fourth division will block the Kuomintang reinforcements in the direction of Tianbao City for you." Lao Tzu only gives you half a day, and the casualties of a division cannot exceed 500 people, if you can't do it, you will roll Lao Tzu to the cooking class for half a year to reflect! ”

"Huh?" Hao Gang was dumbfounded, it was okay to take Yuhuatai in half a day, but it would be difficult to do it if the casualties could not exceed five hundred.

Wang Haoshan glared at Hao Gang angrily and said, "Ahh ”

Seeing Wang Haoshan's eyes about to eat people, Hao Gang didn't understand where he was messing with Da Shuai, but he didn't dare to ask, so he had to say with a bitter face: "Da Shuai, you can't be so difficult for me." Once this battle starts, who cares about how many casualties there are? ”

Seeing Hao Gang's bitter face, Liao Yan and the other young staff officers couldn't help but laugh softly, this Master Hao is indeed a very interesting person.

Wang Haoshan didn't pay attention to Hao Gang's complaints, but shouted loudly: "Come on, send our Master Hao to report to the cooking class!" ”

"I promise, I can't promise it, handsome!" Hao Gang hurriedly said, "But I also have one condition, you have to promise me." ”

Wang Haoshan snorted coldly and said, "Let's talk about it, as long as it is a reasonable request, I will naturally consider it." ”

"If you want to capture Yuhuatai in half a day, and the casualties are less than 500, you have to let the artillery regiment fully cooperate with our first division." Hao Gang said that although he usually looks reckless, it does not mean that he will not use his brains to command operations.

With the full cooperation of the artillery regiment, no matter how many defensive forces the Kuomintang has in Yuhuatai, it will be in vain.

Wang Haoshan did not embarrass Hao Gang anymore, and readily agreed to Hao Gang's request.

Subsequently, Wang Haoshan ordered the artillery regiment to concentrate on shelling the fortifications of Yuhuatai to clear the way for the attack of the 1st Division of the Sichuan Army.

Boom - Boom -

Dense artillery shells continued to smash on the Yuhuatai position, and the shock wave from the explosion swept through with countless shrapnel and crumbling stones, overturning the fortifications on the position and wantonly slaughtering a large number of KMT soldiers.

Under such an overwhelming artillery bombardment, the Kuomintang division in the defensive position of Yuhuatai had already become a mess, and no matter how the officers shouted and scolded and whipped, the soldiers did not dare to enter the fortifications of the Sichuan Army Artillery Regiment's key shelling.

After seeing that the artillery regiment had plowed the defensive position of Yuhuatai back and forth several times, Hao Gang shouted and ordered the first division to attack: "Brothers, rush with Lao Tzu and destroy the turtle sons of the Kuomintang who are not even farts!" (To be continued......)