Jiang Baili is not yet considered to have joined the Wang family's power camp, but he can analyze it rationally and scientifically from a more objective perspective.

Jiang Baili smiled faintly and said: "The young marshal is too modest, I don't think there is any need to mobilize other troops, as long as the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, which is currently facing the Guangdong Army, sends troops south, it is more than enough to pacify Guangdong." ”

This is not a flattering compliment, Wang Mo is still very useful, and said with a smile: "Brother Fang Zhen has more confidence in our Second Division of the Sichuan Army than me." ”

"The Second Division of the Sichuan Army is not inferior to the main force of Beiyang in terms of weaponry, training and combat standards, as well as the military command ability of officers at all levels. Moreover," Jiang Baili looked up at the Cantonese army in the south, shook his head slightly, and said, "In the past few years, the Cantonese army has experienced many infighting and power changes, and has been in endless disputes with the Gui army, which has greatly weakened its own strength. How could the weakening Guangdong army compete with such an elite unit as the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, which you personally trained, Young Marshal? ”

"This is also true, when Zhantang (Hu Hanmin) supervised Guangdong, he had been fighting with local powerful factions such as the Guangzhou Business Group and Long Jiguang." Zhang Xiaohuai, who was on the side, echoed and agreed, "If it weren't for Guangdong's prosperous economy, rich finance and taxes, and enough military spending, I'm afraid that the Guangdong army would have been reduced to a rabble." ”

"Young Marshal, on behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, please fight!" Lu Dayong, commander of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, immediately went out to salute Wang Molizheng and said, "I am willing to make a military order, and within a month, no, I will completely defeat the Guangdong army and wipe out the entire Guangdong!" ”

When the Sichuan army swept away the forces of the Kuomintang, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Route Army was Lu Dayong.

Although the South Route Army was like a bamboo, rushing all the way to sweep away the Kuomintang forces in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian, in the end, it was Long Jiguang who preemptively expelled the Kuomintang forces and seized the position of governor of Guangdong.

The circumstances at that time. In order to stabilize the overall situation and avoid being seized by Beiyang, Wang Mo ordered the Second Division of the Sichuan Army not to enter Guangdong, but confronted the Guangdong Army at the junction of Guangdong and Jiangxi.

Although Wang Mo did not blame the officers and soldiers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, Lu Dayong has always been angry about this, thinking that he led the Second Division of the Sichuan Army to march too slowly. This allowed Long Jiguang to take advantage of the loophole.

Not only Lu Dayong, but also the officers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army also came out to fight.

"Young marshal, please fight!"

"Humble and ask for war!"

"Humble and ask for war!"

After a while, all the officers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army present came out to ask Wang Mo for battle, which shows the resentment of Long Jiguang from top to bottom of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army.

The officers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army had such a fighting spirit, but Wang Mo not only did not be happy, but looked at the officers who came out to fight angrily, and reprimanded: "Look at you one by one, the Cantonese army under Long Jiguang is also worth your attention!" Now Beiyang is eyeing the tiger. Surrounded by foreign powers, you don't think about how to defeat these strong enemies, but you only think about your own gains and losses, are you still Lao Tzu's soldiers? ”

Wang Mo's rebuke made the officers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army who had come out to fight ashamed, and they didn't dare to argue for themselves with their heads down.

At this time, Zhang Xiaohuai stood up and said: "The young marshal doesn't have to be angry, they just blame themselves for being taken by Long Jiguang for taking advantage of the loophole to seize the position of governor of Guangdong, so they want to send troops to Guangdong to make up for their mistakes." ”

Wang Mo wasn't really angry. It was just to knock and knock on the officers of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, lest they disrupt his deployment and arrangement of the overall situation because of their own petty calculations.

"Then young marshal, do you mean that you are not going to go south to Guangdong with the Second Division of the Sichuan Army?" Jiang Baili asked.

There is no need for elite troops like the Second Division of the Sichuan Army to go south to Guangdong. Could it be that the Jiangxi Army will be reorganized and go south?

Although the Jiangxi Army still has a little foundation, it has fought hard with the Beiyang and Sichuan armies many times, and its strength is inferior to that of the Guangdong Army. Even if Wang Mo carried out a comprehensive reorganization and replenishment of the Jiangxi Army, he might not be sure to defeat the Guangdong Army.

Wang Mo smiled slightly, and said to Jiang Baili without asking: "It depends on whether Brother Fang Zhen is willing to help you or not." ”

Jiang Baili was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly: "Young marshal." You're looking too highly of me. If it is an elite unit like the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, it will not be a problem to take Guangdong. But if it is the reorganized and replenished Jiangxi Army, I have no good way for them to completely defeat the Cantonese Army. ”

Throughout the ages, military commanders have played a crucial role in determining the outcome of wars. But the real strength of the troops is the fundamental. Otherwise, no matter how clever and powerful the military commander is, it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

It is true that Jiang Baili is an outstanding military talent, but this does not mean that he is sure to lead the scattered Jiangxi army to defeat the Guangdong army.

"Brother Fang Zhen misunderstood, I want to ask you to go to Yunnan on my behalf, how about it?" Wang Mo asked.

"Yunnan?"

As soon as they heard Wang Mo talk about Yunnan, Jiang Fangzhen and Zhang Xiaohuai immediately reacted and understood what Wang Mo meant.

When it comes to Yunnan, there is no doubt that the current governor of Yunnan, Cai Yi, cannot be bypassed. Wang Mo asked Jiang Baili to go to Yunnan instead of him, apparently hoping that Jiang Baili would persuade Cai Ye to support the Wang family.

If we can win the support of Cai Yi, I believe that with the strength of the Yunnan army, with Wang Mo's support and supplementation, it will be enough to sweep the two Guangzhous.

As long as the two Guangguang are swept away, the entire south will be completely flattened.

As for Tan Yanmin in Hunan and Liu Xianshi in Guizhou, these wait-and-see wall grass, they will never dare to make any trouble before Wang Mo and Beiyang divide the victory.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaohuai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "That's right, if the Dian army goes east, it will not be a problem to defeat the Gui army and the Yue army." After the Battle of Qingdao, Brother Songpa has publicly praised the young marshal for your feat of fighting for the country many times, and he should be able to win it. ”

After thinking about it, Jiang Baili did not refuse Wang Mo's request, but also said: "Young marshal, I can go to Yunnan, but I am not sure that I will definitely convince Brother Songpo." ”

"Brother Fang Zhen, don't worry, I ask you to go to Yunnan on my behalf, I just hope you will touch Cai Dudu's attitude first. If necessary, I will go to Yunnan in person and discuss with Cai Dudu. Wang Mo said that he didn't expect Jiang Baili to go to Yunnan to persuade Cai Yi to support the Wang family, but just used Jiang Baili, Cai Yi's friend, as a buffer and booster.

"In that case, then okay, I'll take a trip to Yunnan for the young marshal." Jiang Baili nodded in response.

After getting Jiang Baili's promise, Wang Mo was very happy and said with a smile: "Okay, then there will be Brother Lao Fangzhen." ”

Wang Mo had a very happy conversation here, but the Yue army was gloomy.

In particular, Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, was even more uneasy. He knew very well in his heart that he had seized the position of governor of Guangdong under the banner of expelling the Kuomintang, and he had already eviled the Wang family. Moreover, in order to avoid stabbing him in the back during the war with Beiyang, the Wang family will inevitably attack him.

Therefore, after hearing the news that Wang Mo went south to Ganxian County to inspect the troops, Long Jiguang did not dare to slack off at all and rushed to the front line of Shaoguan overnight.

Hurriedly rushed to the headquarters of the Guangdong First Division stationed on the Shaoguan front, Long Jiguang didn't care about resting, so he couldn't wait to ask Long Jinguang, the commander of the Guangdong First Division, who was also worried: "Big brother, what is the situation, what is Wang Mo trying to do here, is there any sign that the Sichuan army is sending troops south?" ”

Long Jinguang wrinkled his brows, looked at the reconnaissance information gathered from all sides over and over again, shook his head, and said: "I don't know, the Sichuan army has not made any major moves, and even the small frictions and skirmishes that usually occur from time to time have been greatly reduced. According to the intelligence summary from various quarters, Wang Mo was only inspecting the military and police units in various parts of Jiangxi, and it was not like he was preparing for any military action against us. ”

Hearing this, Long Jiguang finally breathed a sigh of relief, but still said cautiously: "You can't take it lightly, Wang Mo's use of troops has always been unexpected, it's hard to guarantee that this is not his deliberate performance to mislead us, and then take advantage of our slack to wave his army south." ”

Long Jinguang nodded in agreement, and then ordered an officer next to him: "Pass my order, all departments on the front line will double the reconnaissance troops, and be sure to keep an eye on the Sichuan army for me." If there is any change in the Sichuan army, report it to me immediately! ”

"Yes!" The officer immediately received the order, then turned around and left the headquarters, rushing to the front-line departments to convey this latest order of Long Jiguang.

Long Jiguang acted carefully and cautiously, and Long Jiguang was relieved, but he still advised: "Big brother, everything is still cautious. Shaoguan is the northern gate of Guangdong, once Shaoguan is breached, the Sichuan army will be able to drive straight into the hinterland of Guangdong, and it is absolutely impossible to lose. ”

"I understand this, but Zicheng (Long Jiguangzi) You should also know the strength of the Sichuan army, I'm afraid that even if the first division is wiped out, it may not be able to hold it." Long Jinguang let out a long sigh, although he was not willing to admit it emotionally, he knew very well in his heart the difference in strength between the Guangdong army and the Sichuan army.

Long Jiguang didn't know that there was a huge disparity in the strength of his troops and the Sichuan army, but he had no choice, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Big brother, don't worry, Yuan Shikai has promised that once our side goes to war, the Beiyang Army will immediately move south." As long as we can hold out and delay for a while, the main force of the Sichuan army will inevitably have to go north to resist the Beiyang Army. ”

"Yuan Shikai just wants to use our lives to consume the strength of the Sichuan army, and he can't rely on it at all. Zicheng, in this situation, I suggest that we contact Lu Dudu, join forces with the Gui army, and have a greater chance of resisting the Sichuan army going south. Long Jinguang suggested.

Lu Dudu is worthy of Lu Rongting in Guangxi, and in recent years, Long Jiguang and Lu Rongting have been fighting and merging and entangled in grievances because of the territory of the two Guangzhou.

Long Jiguang's expression changed complicatedly for a while, and finally it was the threat of the Sichuan army that suppressed the grudge with Lu Rongting, so he said: "Okay, big brother, you and Lu Rongting are sons and daughters, so you can contact him first, if he doesn't refuse, I will ask him to meet and talk in detail." ”

"Okay, I'll immediately ask Shaoyi to take my handwritten letter (the son of Long Jiguang who married Lu Nu) to Guangxi, and I believe that Lu Dudu should not reject our proposal to form an alliance and join forces." Long Jinguang said with an excited expression that if the Gui army and the Yue army were united, they might not be able to resist the Sichuan army moving south. (To be continued......)