After Wang Mo arranged the preliminary military deployment, a group of officers and generals quickly left in a hurry, rushing back to their troops to deploy defense, preparing for a decisive battle with the Beiyang Army going south. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Wang Haoshan, Zhang Xiaohuai, Zhang Li, and Ge Changchun, the two division commanders of the Sichuan Army, did not leave, but coincidentally stayed in the conference room, obviously still having questions to discuss with Wang Mo.

Wang Mo was not surprised by this, he could see the strange expressions of several people when he gave the deployment order just now.

Wang Haoshan, who was anxious, saw that the rest of the people in the conference room had dispersed, and first asked Wang Mo: "Huang'er, why do you want me to lead the middle route army, you don't know how long I haven't been on the front line to lead the troops to fight." Moreover, the Middle Route Army has gathered six divisions of heavy troops, aren't you afraid that I will mess up? ”

Wang Haoshan's question was obviously the question in the hearts of Zhang Xiaohuai, Zhang Li, Ge Changchun and others, and they all looked at Wang Mo with doubts.

Wang Mo didn't seem to be worried about Wang Haoshan's ability at all, smiled slightly, and replied: "Father, it is precisely because the Middle Route Army is the most important thing to gather six divisions of huge troops, so it can only be commanded by you, the commander. ”

Wang Haoshan was still a little dazed, and he didn't understand the meaning of Wang Mo's words.

Zhang Xiaohuai understood that with the complex composition and huge strength of the Middle Route Army, in addition to Wang Mo, only Wang Haoshan, the marshal, could deter those arrogant generals, and the words entrusted by Wang Mo to outsiders with such heavy military power were easy to cause unexpected turmoil.

"What do you say, what do you mean can only be ..... by me" Wang Haoshan immediately retorted, he was really worried that he would mess things up and lose this life-and-death battle with Beiyang.

"Father." Before Wang Haoshan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Mo, "You don't have to worry too much, the combat mission of the Middle Route Army is only to build a defense line and rely on the defense line to resist the Beiyang Army." If you take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't hold the line of defense, as long as you can delay for a while. As for the specific combat deployment, you don't have to worry too much, I will equip you with the best staff committee. ”

Seeing Wang Haoshan's still frowning brows, Zhang Li, the commander of the Third Division of the Sichuan Army, couldn't help but persuade him: "Marshal, the young marshal personally went to Shandong to command the Eastern Route Army, and he must meet the bayonets of the Beiyang Army." If you weren't in charge of the Middle Route Army, if something happened, the young marshal would have no way to retreat. ”

Several people could hear that Zhang Li's words vaguely meant that if Wang Mo lost the battle and Wang Haoshan was in charge of the Middle Route Army, then he would be able to keep the capital of Dongshan's comeback.

Although this is not pleasant, Wang Mo did not see the slightest responsibility, but appreciated it, and only these henchmen and cronies who have followed his father for many years know how to persuade the most effective.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard Zhang Li's words, Wang Haoshan's previous hesitation and worry were suddenly put to the fore, and he said in a deep voice: "Well, since Huang'er insisted, I will definitely defend Nanjing at all costs!" ”

"Father, it's not necessary, if you really can't hold it, Nanjing can also give up, and the safety of you and your mother comes first. Furthermore-" Speaking of this, Wang Mo's eyes flashed, "The key to this victory and defeat is not the attack and defense of the Middle Route Army and the Beiyang Army, as long as my deployment is effective, this battle will not be a long-term scorching battle!" ”

In the eyes of people, including even Wang Haoshan, who has the most confidence in Wang Mo, it is already a blessing to be able to defeat the Beiyang Army, as for what kind of way to use and how much to pay, there is no need or need to think about it.

However, for Wang Mo, this is obviously not the case. He not only wanted to defeat the Beiyang Army, but also to fight a quick victory, first, because if the war lasted too long, it would greatly damage or even destroy China's booming economy, and second, to avoid the interference of foreign forces, especially the Japanese. This is not unfounded, once the Beiyang Army shows its defeat, it is difficult to guarantee that the great powers of various countries will not jump over the wall in a hurry. The Western powers, which are deeply involved in the European war, may not make much of a move, but the Japanese, who have been eyeing China, will definitely jump out.

Because of this, Wang Mo has all kinds of deployments that are close to sneak attacks, trying to seal the throat of the Beiyang Group with a sword.

Ge Changchun, the commander of the Fourth Division of the Sichuan Army, had a shining eye, seemed to understand what Wang Mo was referring to, and asked: "The killer weapon of the young marshal, is it Lu Dayong's second division that went south with great fanfare a few days ago?" ”

Lu Dayong's Second Division of the Sichuan Army?

Wang Haoshan and Zhang Liqi were stunned, Zhang Xiaohuai's eyes flashed, and he didn't seem to be surprised by this.

The people present were all trustworthy people, Wang Mo did not hide it, nodded, and replied: "That's right, the second division of the Sichuan Army that is currently marching into northern Guangdong with great fanfare is actually pretended by Li Liejun's Jiangxi army, Lu Dayong has already led the real second division to secretly sneak to a port in Fujian, and then be transported north by naval ships, land at Dagukou at the right time, and finally go straight to Beijing. ”

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!

Wang Mo solemnly deployed the three-way army to resist the southward movement of the Beiyang Army, and seemed to be fighting to the death with the Beiyang, but he quietly used naval ships to throw troops from the sea from a long distance, and the troops were directed at the Gyeonggi stronghold.

Sharp!

This is indeed a sharp sword like a flying immortal out of the sky.

Imagine, when the Beiyang Army poured out of the nest and was fighting in the south, the Second Division of the Sichuan Army suddenly landed at Dagukou and attacked the city of Beijing, which was empty in defense, which was definitely a fatal blow that could end the war!

Wang Haoshan and Zhang Li were immediately overjoyed, they really didn't expect Wang Mo to secretly arrange such a deadly killer weapon.

Ge Changchun also had a happy face, and asked, "Young Marshal, you actually won the support of the navy?" Hasn't the navy always only listened to Yuan Shikai's greetings? ”

"Well, the Saharan system has already promised to lead all the ships and officers and men of the navy to fully support our autonomous government of the Southern United Provinces." Wang Mo replied affirmatively, although he didn't have any unusual expression on the surface, but when he remembered the promises he made to the navy, his heart still hurt.

In order to obtain Sa Zhenbing's support, Wang Moke not only agreed to allocate a huge amount of military funds to establish a naval non-commissioned officer school, but also promised to purchase the world's top warships for the navy to reorganize the naval fleet.

Thinking of the importance of the navy, Wang Mo gritted his teeth and agreed to all of Sa Zhenbing's requests, and immediately purchased a Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser and five transport gunboats from the industrial machine to hand them over to the navy.

If it weren't for that, how could Sa Zhenbing fully support the autonomous government of the Southern United Provinces, which on the surface didn't seem to have much chance of winning.

Compared with Wang Haoshan's joy, Zhang Xiaohuai frowned slightly, and suddenly asked Wang Mo: "Young marshal, I wonder if it is possible for the Beiyang side to know that the navy has sided with us?" ”

This is not so much a question as a reminder in disguise.

The key to the plan of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army to land at Dagukou with the help of the navy and then rush to Beijing was to surprise and attack it unprepared. Once Beiyang already knew that the navy supported the autonomous government of the southern provinces, then it would inevitably be on guard, and Wang Mo's surprise attack plan would most likely be blocked or even fail.

Wang Haoshan's expressions suddenly changed greatly, and they obviously heard the reminder in Zhang Xiaohuai's words.

Wang Mo's expression remained unchanged, he smiled faintly, and said, "Brother Runnong, I understand your worries. I can tell you with certainty that the Beiyang side must have known that the navy was on our side, because Beiyang also sent representatives to win over the navy in an attempt to use naval ships to send troops directly to the hinterland of Nanjing. ”

Perhaps Yuan Shikai did not have the same advanced tactical concepts as Wang Mo, who received military education in later generations, but this does not mean that he is a military idiot who does not understand anything. On the contrary, he was definitely one of the top military strategists in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and in this respect he was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than Sun Yat-sen, a politician who would only hide in the rear and encourage others to go to the front line to shed blood and fight desperately.

With the help of naval ship transportation, it is not a tactical concept to rush across the sea to attack the enemy's empty hinterland. Wang Mo can think of it, and of course Yuan Shikai may also think of it. You must know that during the "Second Revolution," the Beiyang Army used naval ships to transport two regiments of troops to land in Shanghai and raid the Kuomintang.

"Now that the Beiyang side has received the news that the navy supports us, then IMHO, the plan of the 2nd Division of the Sichuan Army to raid Beijing ...... There is a high probability of frustration. Zhang Xiaohuai made no secret of the fact that he didn't want Wang Mo to pin his hopes for this battle on a plan with a much greater chance of failure than success.

Worried, Wang Haoshan immediately persuaded Wang Mo: "Huang'er, since Beiyang has been prepared, it is better to let the Second Division give up the raid plan and come back, let's fight steadily, I don't believe that Beiyang can't do it!" ”

"Yes, young marshal, what the marshal said is that we don't need to go off the rails. Playing against each other in a dignified manner, we can also fight in Beijing! Ge Changchun echoed.

Wang Mo was unmoved, and said confidently: "Don't worry, I didn't just prepare Lu Dayong's surprise soldiers. Lu Dayong's second division landed at Dagukou, and the plan to raid Beijing would naturally be good if it succeeded, and if it was blocked, it would also provide cover for my subsequent movements. If all of my secret hands are frustrated and lost, it's not too late to adjust my battle plan. ”

Since Wang Mo said so, Zhang Xiaohuai couldn't say anything, he couldn't let Wang Mo tell all the plans and plans. Even Wang Haoshan didn't know all of Wang Mo's battle plans, he wouldn't be so arrogant that he thought that he was more trusted by Wang Mo than Wang Haoshan, a handsome man and his own father.

Wang Haoshan didn't want to get to the bottom of it, but said again and again: "Since you know it in your heart, that's good, that's good!" ”

At this time, Zhang Xiaohuai seemed to suddenly remember his own affairs, and said to Wang Mo: "Young marshal, there is one more thing, the West Route Army only has three newly formed divisions in Hubei, and the strength is too weak. Once the Beiyang Army gathers heavy forces to storm Wusheng Pass, it will be difficult to defend it with only those three new divisions with weak combat effectiveness. ”

Zhang Xiaohuai's face was embarrassed, he was responsible for the formation and training of the three new divisions in Hubei, although the combat effectiveness was not bad, but after all, it had not been tempered by the fire of war, and it was still a lot worse than the Beiyang Army.

In case Wusheng Pass is lost, let the Beiyang Army raid Sichuan, copy the nest of the Sichuan army, and shake the hearts of the Sichuan officers and soldiers, then it will be a big trouble. (To be continued.) )