The People's Army's military operation to occupy Guangdong was so fierce and rapid that the forces of all sides were smacked and strongly condemned this act of starting a war without authorization. Xiao Mubai, who had long expected this www.biquge.info the pen, chose to ignore this voice. In these years, in the face of absolute strength, such words of condemnation are too pale and powerless.

Now that Guangzhou is in hand, the situation in Guangdong as a whole will be determined in the near future. Xiao Mubai, who was in a very good mood, was naturally very satisfied with the outstanding performance of the Fourth Division, and even decided to include it in the plan to be reorganized into an armored division.

Putting down the battle plan in his hand, Xiao Mubai said to Jiang Fangzhen, who came to make a report: "How is the progress and preparation of each unit?" Can the logistical burden be fully guaranteed? ”

"According to Lan Tianwei's report, the Second Army is progressing smoothly and is now advancing north to the Fujian-Guangdong border overnight, and the troops of the Tenth Army have also assembled in the predetermined positions on the Hunan and Jiangxi borders and are ready for attack. Through the organization and transportation of the logistics department, all the bullets, artillery shells, and other combat materials needed by the various units have been distributed, and they are now sufficient to ensure any high-intensity operations! Jiang Fangzhen was on the side and replied confidently. This time, the General Staff Department gathered the strength of the two armies, and naturally it would not just take Guangdong Province in a twisted and twisted manner. Now that the Kuomintang has already taken action, it is better to take all the boundaries south of the Yangtze River.

Xiao Mubai frowned and asked, "The combat power of the Gan army under Li Liejun is still quite good, can the Tenth Army be competent for this combat mission?" ”

To say that this Jiangxi Governor Li Liejun can be regarded as one of the few people in the Kuomintang who can enter Xiao Mu's white eyes. As a veteran of the Kuomintang Party, this person has won the trust of Sun Wen, and he can be described as loyal to the cause of the Kuomintang and hard-working. After taking office as the governor of Jiangxi, he vigorously carried out military and political reforms, rectified social order, and organized and trained a new army, and in less than three months, he unified Jiangxi and eliminated the large and small military government branches in the territory. If it weren't for the fact that Li Junlie's main forces were pinned down by the Hunan People's Army, they were basically concentrated in northern Jiangxi and near the provincial capital Nanchang, and they were 10 days and a half months away from Guangdong, perhaps he would have sent troops to support Hu Hanmin in this battle in Guangdong.

Jiang Fangzhen naturally knew the worries in Xiao Mubai's heart, so he said: "Although the Tenth Army is not comparable to elite troops such as the First Army and the Second Army, it has also been trained for more than half a year after its establishment. It is believed that they have a considerable advantage in troops, and they are not ten percent sure of dealing with the Jiangxi army, which lacks guns and ammunition and has no artillery support, but there are still seven or eight percent. ”

In terms of details, since the people below have already agreed on their opinions, Xiao Mubai has nothing to do. However, he still reminded Jiang Fangzhen from the general direction: "The layout of Lan Tianwei is stable and stable, and there will be no suspense in the follow-up wars in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places." But so far, Beiyang has not reacted, but it is debatable. In this regard, your General Staff must be ready to respond at any time. ”

"Yes, Chairman. Then I'll go back first. Jiang Fangzhen said goodbye and left.

Nodding, Xiao Mubai didn't get up, just stared at the huge map hanging on the wall in front of him with his eyes. This time and space have changed too much, he is really not sure, Yuan Shikai, an old fox who is extremely forbearant and will not make a move if he is not 100% sure, how will he make a move in the face of his coercion this time, is there a dilemma?

So, what did Yuan Shikai think in his heart at this time? In fact, it was really as Xiao Mubai thought, caught in a dilemma. Yuan Shikai understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, but he really can't make up his mind when he weighs the consequences of tearing his face with the Communist Party. Let's fight, the Beiyang Army really has no certainty of victory, if it doesn't fight, it can only sit and watch the situation develop, and let the Communist Party aim its next target at Beiyang.

"Alas!!" Yuan Shikai sighed deeply. After a long period of worrying and tiredness, Yuan Shikai, who has always been known for his energy, looks obviously older, especially the bad news that has been coming from the south in the past two days, which has made him sleep deprived and his cheeks emaciated.

At this time, the presidential palace in Beijing was full of gloom, and the violent shaking in the south made many Beiyang military and political dignitaries sit together at this moment, Zhao Bingjun, Duan Qirui, Yang Shiqi, Liang Shiyi, Yang Du, Chen Eun, etc., except for Feng Guozhang and Duan Zhigui, who were far away in Henan and Chahar, were all here at this time. In front of these old Beiyang, the newcomer Chen Eun seemed a little out of place.

As if noticing Chen Eun's abnormality, Yuan Shikai opened his mouth and asked: "Er'an (Chen Eun), I heard that you have worked with Xiao Mubai in Yunnan. In your opinion, what exactly is this person? ”

"Although Xiao Mubai is young, he has a strategic mind and extraordinary knowledge." Chen Yan pondered for a moment, then looked up and replied. Although he and Xiao Mubai are more than ten years apart in age, they are real best friends. How can they make people, and now the two are in different hostile camps.

Although Chen Eun did not explain it explicitly, Yuan Shikai knew the meaning, and looked at the heroes from all over the country, this Xiao Mubai was indeed a rare masterpiece, and at this time he had to admit that he was really blind at the beginning. Turning around, Yuan Shikai turned his head to the army chief Duan Qirui and said: "Zhiquan, the Communist Party is aggressive, the situation is so difficult, your War Department still needs to come up with a charter!" ”

"President, the provinces south of the Yangtze River must not fall into the hands of the Communist Party. Now that the foreigners' loans and ordnance have all been in place, and our Beiyang soldiers have been training for a long time, it is time to bravely go south to defeat the arrogance of the Communist Progressive Party's opposition army, otherwise when it truly unifies the south, when the time comes, how can there be a place for us in Beiyang? Duan Qirui's words were full of emotion, reasonableness and moderation. But everyone here is bright in their hearts, they know more or less about the strength of the Communist Party People's Army, if it is really as easy to deal with as General Duan said, then they can't wait for them, the British have already dealt with them in the jungle of Burma.

Yuan Shikai nodded slowly, he didn't understand everyone's thoughts in his heart, but for Beiyang, the current situation can be regarded as a life-and-death time. As far as Beiyang is concerned, Duan Qirui's opinion is ugly, and the difference is only between early death and late death. Whether to fight back or survive is really a difficult situation for Yuan Shikai at this time.

Just when Yuan Shikai was about to ask other people's opinions, Zhao Bingjun on the side suddenly said loudly: "Perhaps, we can invite the great powers to forcibly mediate and interfere." ”

"Well, that's a good idea." Liang Shiyi's eyes also lit up, and he hurriedly agreed. At the same time, he looked at Yuan Shikai's side, only to see Yuan Shikai and Yang Shiqi shaking their heads at the same time.

It's not that they haven't thought of this method, but it really doesn't work at all. In today's great powers, Germany and the United States are fighting fiercely with the Communist Party, the French are anxious about European affairs, the British have not recovered from the last incident in Burma, and the remaining Japan and Russia are aggressive, insatiable, and do not have enough interests to satisfy their appetites, and they will not send troops. What's more, who doesn't know the truth that it is easy to please God and difficult to send God? He didn't want to take that risk, and he didn't dare to take that risk, and he couldn't afford that infamy.

Seeing that Zhao Bingjun's suggestion was vetoed by Yuan Shikai, everyone lowered their heads and stopped saying a word. Such a scene made Chen Eun, who was sitting on the sidelines, sigh secretly in his heart. Beiyang is really not good! Xu Shichang avoided leaving, Wang Shizhen lived in seclusion, Feng Guozhang got by, Duan Qirui was stubborn and self-serving, Yang Shiqi was talented but was smoothed out by the years, Liang Shiyi was good at managing money but didn't know how to manage money, and like Duan Zhigui and Zhang Xun, it was okay not to mention it. Nuo is a big Beiyang, with more than 200,000 troops, and even now there is no one who can pick up the burden!

Just like now, obviously there is a big event that splashes the sky, and he is not in a hurry to discuss, but he is only waiting for Yuan Shikai to adjudicate alone, how can such a group of people achieve great things? Thinking of this, he could only stand up and say: "President, now that the matter has come, we can only raise troops to resist!" ”

As soon as Chen Eun's voice fell, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and everyone hurriedly followed the voice, and before they could see it clearly, they saw that the person who came had already knelt on the ground, and shouted nervously: "Daddy, something is wrong!" Big things are wrong! ”

Seeing Yuan Keding who was kneeling on the ground, Yuan Shikai was so angry that he couldn't wait to stand up and kick him out. In the past two days, what Yuan Shikai was most afraid of was hearing the words "big things are not good", and Yuan Keding's shout just now made his hand tremble and almost spilled the tea in the bowl. I only heard Yuan Shikai say angrily: "What's the big deal? Don't you want to say it soon? What a system to panic into! ”

Seeing that his father was angry, Yuan Keding hurriedly said: "Father, I just got the news that two hours ago, the Communist Progressive Party launched an attack on Jiangxi by the rebel army, and it has broken through the three lines of defense of the people's army, and now it is storming Xinchang Mansion. This Li Liejun is usually boasted by the Kuomintang to the sky, but he didn't expect it to be an embroidered pillow. At this time, we are in the North Ocean..."

Yuan Keding was still chattering, but Yuan Shikai's brain seemed to explode. Yuan Shikai, who was really worried about anything, hurriedly ordered Duan Qirui: "Zhiquan, you go down and arrange the troops!" Let the troops move south quickly, and Huafu (Feng Guozhang) and Xiangyan (Duan Zhigui) can move appropriately. We must not allow all the provinces south of the Yangtze River to fall into the hands of the Communist Party. During this time, your War Department will be a little more busy. ”

After Yuan Shikai finished speaking, he stopped talking, and began to sit on the chair and began to close his eyes to recuperate, no one knew what he was thinking in his heart at this time, and no one saw his right hand that was trembling slightly at this time.