"Yes, Huang'er, the strength of the Western Route Army is inevitably too weak, otherwise it is better to transfer some troops from the Central Route Army. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Wang Haoshan proposed, and it was obvious that he was very worried about the safety of Sichuan.

Immediately, Zhang Li took the initiative to stand up and ask for battle: "Marshal, young marshal, lead the third division to consolidate the defense line of the Western Route Army." ”

"Young Marshal, let Zhang Li take the third division to the west road, and it is enough to have my fourth division and the other four integrated divisions in the middle road." Ge Changchun agreed.

Sichuan is really the key point of the Sichuan army, Wang Haoshan and the other three still reacted like this, not to mention the rest of the Sichuan officers and soldiers.

"The three newly formed divisions in Hubei are indeed incomparable with the Beiyang Army in terms of combat effectiveness. Once the Beiyang Army storms at any cost, Wusheng Pass is indeed very likely to be lost. But-" Wang Mo affirmed the opinions of several people, but did not take the opportunity to agree to the invitation of several people, but shook his head and said, "In my battle plan, there is no need to defend Wusheng Pass. ”

Wang Haoshan and the others couldn't help but be stunned, even Zhang Xiaohuai was full of doubts, and he didn't understand what medicine Wang Mo was selling in the gourd.

There is no need to defend the martial arts? What does this mean? Is it possible to give up Sichuan ruthlessly?

"However, if Wusheng Pass is lost, then won't the hometown of Sichuan be ......" Wang Haoshan was a little anxious.

Wang Mo still smiled calmly, and said unhurriedly: "Father, don't worry, Sichuan's defense does look empty on the surface, but if Beiyang thinks that there is an opportunity, it will be a big mistake." ”

On the surface, the main field forces of the Sichuan army were all out of Sichuan, and they were properly empty and undefended.

Zhang Xiaohuai was silent, after all, he was not from Sichuan, and he had not joined the Sichuan military system for a long time, so he was not very clear about the real situation in Sichuan. However, he knew that since the young marshal said so, there must be a reason.

Zhang Li and Ge Changchun's eyes lit up at the same time, and their faces showed thoughtful expressions, as if they somewhat understood what Wang Mo meant.

"Sichuan's defense is not empty?" Wang Haoshan still looked at Wang Mo with some suspicion, worried that Wang Mo's words were just perfunctory and comforting him.

As soon as he saw Wang Haoshan's expression, Wang Mo understood what he was thinking, so he said: "Father, the safety of Sichuan is related to the victory or defeat of the war, and I will never say that if I am not completely sure." Rest assured, today's Sichuan is not only not empty, but also definitely has the strength to make the Beiyang Army steal chickens and rice! ”

If it were somewhere else, Wang Mo would not be so confident, but that was Sichuan, the old nest he had run deeply!

Although Wang Haoshan and the others still had a little lingering worry in their hearts, out of their confidence in Wang Mo all the time, most of their previous worries were also put down.

"In that case, then everything will be arranged by the young marshal!" Zhang Xiaohuai said.

"Brother Runnon, you don't have to think too much, as soon as the time is right, I will immediately let someone inform you of the specific battle plan." Wang Mo said frankly, without the slightest concealment that he had another battle plan.

This is not to say that Wang Mo does not trust Zhang Xiaohuai, but the choice of a specific combat plan depends on the movements of the Beiyang Army, after all, the Beiyang Army may not choose to attack the left side.

Zhang Xiaohuai still understood this very well, nodded and left.

......

On the outskirts of Beijing, the Beiyang Army barracks.

The barracks were busy, and from time to time you could see heralds and communications soldiers hurrying to and fro, and groups of logistical soldiers transporting countless baggage weapons to the railway station and loading them onto military columns.

"Oh my God, this is my eighth trip from the station, and I haven't finished moving it yet, how many heavy weapons do I have?" A logistics soldier was exhausted and panting, and at the same time, he was deeply shocked by the heavy weapons that seemed to never be moved.

"It's not, I'm obedient, with so many weapons and ammunition, can I still fight this battle, even if I smash it, I can kill those Sichuan army turtles alive!" Another soldier next to him chimed in approvingly.

"Hey-you two recruits aren't necessarily much better than turtles, you know how many guns and bullets there are, and your eyelids are shallow!" A Beiyang veteran pursed his lips disdainfully after hearing the exclamation of the two recruits.

"What are you talking about with this bit of guns and ammunition, if you see the hundreds of cannons in the artillery regiment, you won't be so shocked that your eyes will fall to the ground?" Another Beiyang veteran laughed.

"How many ...... Hundreds of doors...... Big...... Cannon? ”

The two recruits were a little trembling, and they couldn't help but think of the shocking scene of hundreds of cannons on display, rows and rows of black holes, and the muzzles of black holes roaring in unison. They can't be blamed for their shallow eyelids, but they have never seen such a big battle since they became soldiers.

Seeing the shocked and distracted appearance of the two recruits, the rest of the veterans on the side became more and more energetic.

"The hundreds of cannons of the artillery regiment are considered birds, and the hundreds of planes parked in the north school yard are really a big deal, and I heard that foreigners from all over the world have sold us the most advanced planes in the world in order to support the president."

"Yes, I saw the test flight training of the Black Hawk Brigade a few days ago, hundreds of planes flew together, it really covered the sky, that might, tsk......"

The two recruits were dumbfounded and shocked when they heard this, but they also had to admit that the veteran just now was really right when he said that they were shallow-eyed. However, with that comes joy, excitement and pride in the strength of their own troops.

"In this case, won't we win this battle in Beiyang?" The recruit blurted out excitedly.

"Nonsense! As for those turtle garbage in the south, they also want to compete with our Beiyang army? ”

"The Sichuan army is also decent in the Southern Coalition Army, but there are only a few people in the Sichuan Army, and our Beiyang army is 100,000 troops this time!"

"This time, the president is really ruthless, and with the strong support of foreigners from all over the world, hehe, if the goods of the Southern Coalition Army surrender early, maybe they can save a small life!"

......

A group of Beiyang veterans gave an affirmative answer with confidence, quite a bit of the momentum of the Beiyang army as soon as the Southern Coalition Army turned into powder.

In such an atmosphere, the apprehension of the two recruits at the beginning of the battle had long disappeared without a trace, but they were secretly looking forward to the upcoming battle.

The low-level soldiers were full of confidence because of the sudden increase in the strength of the Beiyang Army, and the upper-level officers did not have the slightest doubt that the Beiyang Army would finally win the war, especially after listening to the military deployment formulated by the General Staff Headquarters and the Foreign Advisory Group and decided by the President at the military deployment meeting.

One after another, officers with starry epaulettes on them streamed out of the barracks that temporarily served as a conference room, all with confident smiles on their faces, talking about something as they walked along, looking very relaxed, perhaps discussing how much benefit they could gain by leading the army south.

Among the officers who came out one after another, a group of blonde and blue-eyed foreigners were quite eye-catching. Judging by the military uniforms worn by these foreigners, there are British, French, American, and shorter Japanese officers who are more eye-catching among the tall and foreigners, and they also look relaxed and confident. This is not that they think that the strength of the Beiyang Army is more than enough to win this war, but that they firmly believe that with the joint efforts of these world powers behind them, the local warlords in southern China will never be spared no matter how much they struggle to resist.

In the barracks conference room, Yuan Shikai stood in front of the huge military map that occupied the entire wall, his expression was solemn, and his brows frowned from time to time, and he was like the confident and high-spirited president of the Republic of China who had just held the military deployment conference room.

"Er'an, the troops are really not too scattered when they are divided into three ways? How could the Southern Coalition Army also have the strength of fourteen or five divisions, if they concentrated their forces to break through our ...... all the way" There was a hint of hesitation in Yuan Shikai's words, as if the decisiveness and courage of the years were missing at this moment.

The corners of Chen Yan's mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile, he really didn't know what to say, he had already elaborated on what he should say at the military deployment meeting just now.

Chen Yan didn't answer immediately, but Yang Shiqi said confidently: "The president is too worried, the Southern Coalition Army seems to have fourteen or five divisions, but in fact, the four main divisions of the Sichuan Army can be worthy of a battle." The two divisions of Yimeng were disabled in the battle of Qingdao, and although they have been rebuilt, it is a question whether they can go into battle or not, and even if they do, how much combat effectiveness they can have. As for the rest of the troops, they are all integrated from the former Kuomintang troops in the southern provinces, and their combat effectiveness is hehe......"

Although Yang Shiqi's words didn't come out, he just sneered disdainfully, but the few people present understood what he meant.

Hearing Yang Shiqi's words, Yuan Shikai felt a lot more relieved. In fact, it is not that he does not understand this truth, nor does he lack the confidence to defeat the Southern Coalition Army, but that this battle is related to the life and death of the entire Beiyang Group.

The older the rivers and lakes, the less courageous he becomes, and Yuan Shikai, who has been in a high position for many years, does not have the perseverance and decisiveness of his youth after all.

"Report!"

At this time, a soldier shouted at the door of the barracks.

After receiving permission, a communications soldier walked into the barracks and handed a telegram to Yuan Shikai.

After scanning the content of the message, Yuan Shikai's brows furrowed again, and then he passed the message to Chen Eun and a few people on the side to read.

"Wang Mo's movements are so fast, I thought he would at least wait for our Beiyang Army departments to make clear moves before making specific military deployments." Chen Eun was not too surprised that Wang Mo expected that the Beiyang Army would divide its troops into three routes, and that modern hot-weapon warfare was greatly limited by logistical supplies, and it was very difficult to come up with surprise troops to win. It's just that he didn't expect Wang Mo's movements to be so fast and so decisive.

Yang Shiqi sneered: "Wang Mo is too arrogant, his Western Route Army only has three new divisions in Hubei, and he wants to hold Wusheng Pass with these rabble?" ”

Yang Shiqi reminded Yuan Shikai of this key point, and his spirit suddenly lifted up, and said: "Yes, without the main force of the Sichuan Army as the backbone, there is nothing to worry about with the three new Hubei divisions!" ”

The eyes of several people fell on the location of Hubei Wusheng Pass on the map, obviously thinking that this would be the best breakthrough in this battle. (To be continued.) )