Wan Yongan looked at Jiang Dengxuan, Jiang Dengxuan shook his head and said: "Although I have only been in the Jiangbei Army for two days, I have also heard that although the Jiangbei Army has sufficient troops and weapons, it has not been formed for a long time, and nearly half of the recruits have been recruited after the expansion. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xiao Xiangshan, as the Minister of Military Affairs, added: "Two-thirds are recruits, veterans...... It's not much, and now the three-year soldier can be called a veteran. ”

"The disadvantage of having a large number of recruits can lead to instability in the war, especially when it is easy to desert." Jiang Dengxuan said cautiously, "When I was leading the troops in Sichuan, the revolutionary army attacked, causing many recruits of the patrol battalion to abandon their weapons and flee, which caused unstable morale in the army. There are many recruits in our army, and if you take so many recruits on a long expedition, you will suffer a lot when you think about it. In addition, there are many veterans of the Beiyang Army, and they have the support of the people, this battle is not easy. ”

Wang Yongan smacked his lips and said with a wry smile: "Are there any other shortcomings?" Isn't there an advantage? ”

"The advantage is very simple, fighting against Shandong in Hubei and Henan, at least it will have no impact on the people of Jiangbei, and it will even increase the population of the people in Jiangbei and promote the economic development of Jiangbei." Xiao Xiangshan couldn't help but laugh.

Wang Yongan shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Aren't there three battle plans?" What is the third part, hurry up and tell us about it. ”

Feng Heng smiled and slowly introduced: "The third battle plan was not formulated by the General Staff, but Li Shirui, the commander of the Eighth Division, who left me here in advance. A few months ago, he pestered me to hand me a battle plan, saying that it was useful and that if I fought against the Beiyang Army, I could follow this plan. I read it at the time and felt that he had some whimsical ideas, but my Jiangbei Army is developing very well now, and it will not use swords for the time being, so this battle plan has been sealed for the time being. Unexpectedly, only a few months later, the situation was reversed, and the Beiyang Army actually wanted to take action against us first. ”

"Oh? Li Shirui, this kid is really interesting, he actually expected that we would have a showdown with the Beiyang Army, very good, what is his battle plan? Wang Yongan said with great interest, leaning out and asking.

"In fact, his battle plan is very simple, because what he proposed is a strategic plan, not a tactical plan, if it is executed according to his strategic plan, our army's battle against the Beiyang Army will be extremely easy." Feng Hengdao.

Wang Yongan was even more itchy, and hurriedly asked: "What is his strategic plan?" ”

"Anti-Qing! Jiangbei is recovered! Feng Heng said loudly.

The generals immediately discussed, Jiangbei Liberation means anti-Qing, and if Jiangbei Liberation is announced, the imperial court will send a large army to the south to conquer, and the Beiyang Army will have more sufficient reasons to attack Jiangbei Army. Wang Yongan was not unaware of the danger of the liberation of Jiangbei, the southern provinces were still blocked by the Yangtze River, and the terrain in the south was complex and rugged, and the Beiyang Army could not pacify the south for a while. However, the Jiangbei region, that is, the Jianghuai region, is different, the Jianghuai region is completely a large plain, and the only mountain peaks are not high.

"This kid's plan is dangerous." Wang Yongan couldn't help but say, and then he smiled: "He actually dared to propose the recovery of Jiangbei, he was not small, so he was not afraid that I would arrest him and kill him?" Then the Anqing Revolutionary Party has already let me kill it cleanly, isn't he afraid? ”

Feng Heng smiled and said: "Li Shirui said that you are not against the liberation, what you oppose is the recovery of the people who do not obey you, as long as you listen to you, let alone the revolutionary party, even the foreign devils are good brothers in Jiangbei." ”

"Hahaha, this kid knows me." Wang Yongan laughed and said, "Jiangbei is recovered!" Jiangbei is recovered! If Jiangbei can really recover, it will be easy, in fact, it is not impossible, but this is a gamble, if we win the bet, we will become national heroes, and if we lose the bet, we will be national martyrs. He raised his head and said, "Chief of Staff, let's talk about his battle plan first, and on the strategic side, I want to take a look at his battle plan." In terms of strategy, there are nothing more than two, one is to immediately oppose the Qing Dynasty, and the other is to delay the anti-Qing Dynasty, we have no need to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but the opportunity to oppose the Qing Dynasty cannot but be carefully grasped, and the monarchs have no objections, right? ”

Everyone nodded, who will be loyal to the Manchu court, this court is already corrupt, everyone has long ignored it, just because this court can maintain the territorial integrity of the country for the time being, everyone is temporarily delaying the anti-Qing Dynasty, the goal of the Jiangbei Army's allegiance is only Wang Yongan, and there is nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty, Wang Yongan is not loyal to the Qing Dynasty, but uses the Qing Empire to maintain his rights and status.

So Feng Heng picked up the third plan and explained loudly: "Our third battle plan is codenamed Guangfu, based on the official announcement of Jiangbei Liberation by our Jiangbei Army, the establishment of Jiangbei Military Government, and you will be the governor of Jiangbei. Once Jiangbei is recovered, it will attract the attention of the whole world, and the revolutionary governments in the south will have to support you. So you only need to hit and lead all the armies of my Jiangbei, and along the Jinpu Railway, hold high the banner of righteousness and wave the Northern Expedition to the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. When the world returns to the heart, even Yuan Shikai has to avoid its edge. After the capture of Beijing, you are the first person to oppose the Qing Dynasty, and you are the future president of the Republic of China. ”

Wang Yongan was stunned for a while, then suddenly stroked his palms and laughed, and said, "Okay! Good! Good! Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Li Shirui, this kid is really in one sentence, one force will drop ten! It's really a talent from all generations. What do the armies think? ”

"This ...... Is it really going to be recovered? The rest of the people hurriedly asked, Jiang Dengxuan as the deputy marshal, and was the first to question: "Dashuai, rashly recovered, the people of Jiangbei are here...... Will you support it? Recovery is not a trivial matter, and once it is restored, there is no turning back. ”

"Yes, recovery is rebellion, as long as there is rebellion, there will be no turning back, there is no room for maneuver." Xiao Xiangshan also said with a bitter face, and he said cautiously: "Marshal, deputy marshal, colleagues and colleagues, as you know, our Jiangbei Army has always been more self-reliant, neither anti-Qing nor supportive of the revolution. If you rashly announce the recovery of Jiangbei, I am afraid that the army's heart will be turbulent. After all, in the hearts of the people, the weight of the imperial court is still quite heavy, and among the officers, there are also some Manchu, Mongolian and Hui officers, who are more loyal to the Manchu court. ”

Wang Yongan and others frowned, Xiao Xiangshan's words are reasonable, unlike the almost elimination of illiteracy in later generations, 95% of the people in this era are illiterate, and the biggest in the hearts of the illiterate people is the emperor - no matter which emperor it is, only the Son of Heaven is there, and the people will not support any republic.

What is Republic? A group of people governs the country, isn't that Liangshan Bo Caokou. What's so bad about the emperor? It's not good to have no emperor, instead of letting a group of corrupt officials rule the country, it is better to let a faint monarch rule the country...... Many people thought so.