Now that it has been decided to tear its face and provoke the Communist Party, the Beiyang Group will no longer hold back when it moves. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

On May 2, under the instruction of Yuan Shikai, the Beiyang government sent several telegrams one after another. Among them, he claimed that Xiao Mubai "did not hesitate to lose his reputation, did not love the country, ran rampant slander, and was willing to be the leader", accused the Communist Progressive Party of "overthrowing the government and damaging the national system", and declared that the Communist People's Army was against the party and the army, and called on the people of the whole country to fight against it. Immediately afterwards, the Beiyang Army took the lead and drove the troops of the 10th and 12th Divisions into Shanxi, relieved Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, who had always wavered before, from his position, and directly controlled this strategic place. The Communist Progressive Party (CPC) did not show weakness, and after issuing a-for-tat telegram, it also issued an all-army mobilization order to wantonly gather troops in Shaanxi, Hunan, and other places.

When the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar and the people were panicked. The guns in the south have not stopped, the situation in the north has changed abruptly, and the clouds of civil war have begun to loom over the land of China again.

In Chengdu, in the huge conference room of the General Staff Headquarters of the People's Army, many high-ranking officers gathered again.

"The current situation is very clear, the Beiyang Army has begun to masse forces on a large scale, and all the provinces are moving towards our defense area except for a few mixed brigades in the bombing area. What Yuan Shikai wants to do is already very clear. Xiao Mubai looked around at the large group of generals sitting below, and said in a deep voice: "He Yuan Shikai wants to fight, then we will accompany him to fight." I don't want to say anything superfluous, but everyone knows very well what this war means for us. ”

When Xiao Mubai's voice landed, Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff, stood up tepidly, walked to a huge military map behind him and stood still, first explained the latest movements of the Beiyang Army and the People's Army, and then talked about the current deployment of the People's Army. After saying this, he continued: "According to Chairman Xiao's instructions, the General Staff Operations Department has formulated a detailed combat plan!" ”

"According to the operational plan, the Second Army, the Sixth Army, the Tenth Army, and the Navy, which are attached to the Third Division of the Air Force, are under the unified command of Lan Tianwei, commander of the South China Military Region, and are responsible for the war in the south and occupy Hubei, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other provinces."

"The Third Army, the Seventh Army, the Twelfth Army, and the Fifteenth Army, attached to the First Air Force Division, were under the commander-in-chief of the former enemy by Zhang Xiaohuai, commander of the Northwest Military Region, and were responsible for the war on the northern front, occupying Suiyuan and northern Shaanxi, and threatening Beijing after going north to Chahar, and being vigilant against the Japanese and Russian armies in the northeast."

"The Fourth Army, the Fifth Army, the Ninth Army, and the Eleventh Army, attached to the First Division of the Air Force, are under the unified command of Cai Yi, commander of the Southwest Military Region, and are responsible for the war on the eastern front.

"The First Army is to serve as the general reserve of the whole army, the Eighth Army and the Thirteenth Army are stationed in the north and south of Xinjiang respectively, guarding the Tsarist Russian troops in that direction, and the Fourteenth Army is stationed in Guangxi and Yunnan to guard the Anglo-French forces in this direction. In addition, while the South China Sea Fleet is doing a good job of cooperating with the war in the south, it must also be ready to make plans at any time to deal with the forcible interference of the navies of the great powers in our military operations. ”

When Jiang Fangzhen reported the plan, he said it very briefly. Of course, although what he said at the moment is brief, this huge operational plan, which involves the army, navy, and air force of the 12 armies, is actually extremely complicated, and it requires not only mutual consultation between the General Staff Headquarters, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, and the General Armament Department, but also coordination with different branches of the military, such as the navy and air force, in order to accomplish such a large-scale operational plan. Modern warfare is by no means something that can be fought and retreated.

Since the beginning of modern times, war has become a systematic project, and in order to set this war machine in motion, it is necessary for many different departments to work together and to make detailed and precise plans. In the past few years, the materials and equipment consumed by more than 100,000 people in the general battle are really not something that ordinary forces can afford.

As the old saying goes, one mountain can't accommodate two tigers. On this land of China, it is inevitable that there will be no coexistence between the Communist Party, which represents the nascent affairs, and the Beiyang clique, which represents the conservative and decadent group. This war between the two sides, after a long time in the making, will eventually start to fight!

The People's Army is attacking in the south, and the People's Army is losing and retreating, so in the north, it is naturally not willing to be silent. After mobilization, the various units marched to the predetermined battlefield.

Yangping, located in Lingbao County, Henan Province, at the eastern foot of the Qinling Mountains, although it is just a small town, but because of its location in the traffic rush, the frequent traffic of traders, compared with other nearby towns, it is much more lively and prosperous. But this kind of excitement and prosperity was soon broken by a group of "uninvited guests" wearing colorful military uniforms and carrying rifles on their shoulders on May 3. In the face of this group of outsiders, whether it was the vendors who shouted at the guests, or the people who heard the movement, they all shrank back into their houses. Since ancient times, soldiers have been like bandits, and the situation when the Yi army crossed the border the year before last is still vivid for them.

"Immediately report to the regiment headquarters that our department has arrived at the destination on time and is waiting for the next instructions." Fan Shisheng, who had marched overnight, frowned at the scene of chickens flying and dogs jumping in the town, and turned to the signal soldiers beside him and ordered.

Those students who studied in the Yunnan Lecture and Martial Arts Hall at the beginning have now been enriched into various departments and institutions of the People's Army. Among Zhu Peide, Lu Tao, Cun Xingqi, Tang Huaiyuan and other old classmates, although Fan Shisheng is not the best, he is definitely not bad, and he can serve as a battalion commander in a main force like the 10th Division, obviously his personal ability is beyond doubt. This time, he led his troops as the vanguard of the whole division, but he was ordered to occupy Lingbao County before the arrival of the main force of Beiyang, but unfortunately it backfired, and before he arrived at the destination, Lingbao was already the vanguard of the third division of Beiyang.

"Unwelcome, unwelcome!"

Fan Shisheng followed the prestige, only to see an old man in a black satin coat panting and running from the front. Before he could speak, the old man arched his hand again, and then said: "The old man Zheng Guanyi is the mayor of this town. I don't know what kind of unit your army is? ”

"Fan Shisheng, commander of the first battalion of the 28th Regiment of the 10th Division of the Third Army of the Chinese People's Army, was ordered by the division headquarters to enter Guizhen, and if there is any disturbance, please ask Mayor Zheng to bear with me!" Fan Shisheng nodded and saluted, and replied in a deep voice.

"Well said, well said! The town is willing to send three hundred oceans and two fat pigs to come to the army, but the life of the people in the town is not easy, and please..." Mayor Zheng listened to Fan Shisheng's words at this time, and there was really suffering in his heart, let these Qiu Ba be stationed here and here, I don't know how much disaster it will bring to the people in the town!

"The labor army is not needed!" Fan Shisheng shook his head, but he couldn't help but look up to the mayor a little in his heart, and only heard him say: "Please rest assured, during the period when our department is stationed in your place, it will be bound by military discipline, and the materials needed will also be purchased in cash according to the market price." ”

Fan Shisheng's words, Zheng Guanyi naturally didn't believe it. Because Yangping Town is located on the main road, he has really seen a lot of troops passing by over the years, far away said that there is a Qing army, and closer to say that there is a Yi Army and the Beiyang Army, which of these troops did not swear at the beginning that they would abide by military discipline, but in the end, which one can really not disturb the people. It's just that seeing Fan Shisheng talking like this at this moment, he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to leave and leave.

Seeing the old mayor leave, Fan Shisheng turned around and ordered the signal soldier beside him again: "Where is the third company now?" ”

"Report to the battalion commander, the third company has arrived at the designated position and is building a position on the spot."

Fan Shisheng nodded, he was very satisfied with the cadre under him. The commander of the third company, Wang Derong, a former officer of the third town of Beiyang, participated in the Burma Campaign and fought a national war after joining the People's Army, and has now been promoted to company commander because of his merits. If the first battalion is the vanguard of the whole division, then the three companies led by Wang Derong are the sharp knives of the first battalion. Out of caution towards the Beiyang Army, Fan Shisheng placed the sharp knife on a hillside five miles outside the town to be on guard.

And what is Wang Derong doing at this time? At this time, he was standing behind the position that had just been built, and came to a prisoner of the Beiyang Army who had been captured by the second squad leader when he went out to investigate, and looked at it with interest.

"Medic, bandage his head!" Wang Derong saw a trace of blood flowing from the head of the Beiyang prisoner in front of him, revealing a trace of unbearability.

Tang Jingming was wearing the gray military uniform of the Beiyang Army, facing the enemies in colorful green military uniforms around him, and squatted in the corner dejectedly. I was a little too much on my back, but I was a little far away from the camp, and I was knocked unconscious by someone with the butt of a rifle and became a prisoner of others. Hearing Wang Derong's voice at this moment, he realized that he was bleeding from his head. Hurriedly looked up at the man who made the sound, who was obviously an officer, but he didn't want to look at it, and was instantly stunned. This man actually knew him, and he knew him very well.

"What do you see? Bandage yourself! The medical soldier came to Tang Jingming's side, looked at him with a shocked face, said a word impatiently, and threw him a first-aid kit. But at this time, Tang Jingming couldn't take care of these anymore.

"Officer Wang?" Tang Jingming finally couldn't hold back and spoke. Saying this, he wanted to stand up and walk forward, but he didn't want to be held down by two quick-eyed soldiers as soon as he stood up.

"Huh?" Wang Derong frowned, this person seems to know himself!

Seeing Wang Derong's response, Tang Jingming shook off the two soldiers who held him down, and hurriedly said: "Officer Wang, it's me, Tang Jingming, Tang Jingming!" ”

Wang Derong was stunned for a moment, and a figure appeared in his mind in an instant. Now he was finally sure that this person really knew him. Tang Jingming, a wealthy young master from Beijing City, was once a member of his subordinates when he was a soldier in the third town of Beiyang.