1908 Far East Maniac Chapter 141 Battle of the Expedition

chūn. ^Hand ^ hit ^ small ^ say @. Com@ provide ^^ The weather in Wuhan is getting warmer day by day. It doesn't feel harsh anymore. Although for the time being, not many people dare to take off their jackets. But it's really not too far from chūn farming.

There were several light rains in a row. The love of the earth is very good. Just wait. You're ready to do your job. Now the army has organized a "hoe society" in the countryside near Wuhan. The landless tenants and the homesteaders who lacked labor were organized. They were given free farming tools. Once chūn ploughing begins. The "hoe society" will take turns to work in the fields of each farmer in strict accordance with the rì schedule. The host only needs to take care of one meal. The money for the meal was partially subsidized by the "Agricultural Office" of the military zhèngfǔ. It can ensure that every strong worker can eat a bowl of dry rice. There's even a few pieces of pickles to nibble on.

At present, however, the most important task is not to organize mutual aid in agriculture. Rather, it was a military campaign to conquer Sichuan in the west. Furthermore. The annual chūn can't be sloppy either. The embankment along the river was also repaired. Although the laborers who went to repair the embankment were not paid. But it can guarantee two bowls of dry rice a day. And the army zhèngfǔ also agreed. When the embankment is finished. Each labourer is also given an additional ocean allowance. Not much money. You can only buy one stone of brown rice. But in the end, it is also an unprecedented preferential treatment. When the Qing court had not yet fallen. There is no allowance to be paid. The rice given by the imperial court is also made of old rice and wild vegetables. This republic one. Sure enough, it is much stronger than back then.

This time since. The reporters who rushed to Hubei from the east to cover the military operations of the Republican Army saw most were not the movements of the troops. It was the black crowd that built the embankment that heard the trumpet. It's the sound of people's trumpets. Since the Twisting Rebellion. How many years has this Yangtze River embankment not been seriously repaired? Zeng Guofan mentioned the matter of repairing the embankment back then, but it was only a mention. The silver for the repair of the embankment. The Qing court spent money on the cannons of warships. But he was reluctant to spend money on repairing the embankment. In the same five years, a flood swept through the two lakes. Drifting people and animals don't count. The flood waters receded. On both sides of the river, the amount of grass swing is left as a relic for people to hang. Until now. Those are still uninhabited.

The reason why the Yangtze River has not made a big move in recent years. On the one hand, there is drought. On the other hand, it is also thanks to the gentry of each other. It is up to them to come forward to solicit the organization. Those who have money pay. If you don't have the money, you can't stop the catastrophe if you tinker with it, but the disaster can still be stopped. But. This is a drop in the bucket after all, if there is a catastrophe. Rich and poor. It's all left to fate.

Now the army zhèngfǔ money is tight. Naturally, it is not possible to overhaul or specialize. It is possible to tinker with the old embankment. It's not the farming season yet. The strong labor force of the village can still be utilized, and on the one hand, it is to stabilize the rear, and on the other hand, it may not be without the intention of tempering the contingent of cadres. The students of the cadre training school can use this opportunity to put into practice their ability to organize the people at the bottom, which can not only be used to build embankments and dams.

The IRA declined all interviews on military planning plans. The reporters were helpless. I had to change the interview plan. began to focus the lens on all aspects of Hubei's new policy. Everything here is so new. Although the New Deal has just begun. But compared with the "New Deal" of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep at the end of the Qing Dynasty. The new military and political presiding officers are all down-to-earth. And no one dared to make money in the name of the New Deal. Even for nationals to apply for ID cards with small photos, there is no charge for a penny. Unless repeated within one year. As for nailing the door number to build the road. It is not necessary for the people to pay for labor. Own labor brigade to do the work for you. These soldiers, who have been eliminated from the fighting forces, cannot fight. But the road can still be built. And. These road repair teams also recruited a lot of flag men. Although no salaries are paid. But it's good to eat and live. There is also money for shaving your head every month. It's better than starving to death in the flag camp.

In addition to the labor corps. The reclamation group is also an organization that accommodates urban and rural nomads. Organize these homeless people together. It can not only ensure their basic survival. It will also restore social order as soon as possible. At the same time, it can also provide a cheap source of reserve troops for the communist army. However, now there is not much soil in Hubei to house the farming group. Perhaps we can only wait for the end of the Sichuan campaign. The ward of the river side has a large number of undeveloped mountains and. It's just that it's inaccessible and under the rule of Fang Tusi. So it was not effectively developed, but with the penetration of the Republican forces to the west. The development and control of Kawabe will be included in the schedule.

Due to the decrease in homelessness. The market is in order. Even the beggars who were able to work were taken into the labor brigade and the reclamation group. Over here. No one can sit idle. Hard-working citizens are worthy of respect.

It's in between. The face of the North is slowly changing. However, compared to the eastern seaboard. It is still backward. But no one can deny it. Jun zhèngfǔ has done its best.

Of course. The place where the army zhèngfǔ became the "army" zhèngfǔ. It is necessary to put the military in the first place. At all costs. This military can't let the people on the Yangtze River embankment busy. The entire ranks and men of the IRA were also busy. Merely. Most of the troop movements were concentrated at night. A number of people is invisible. Where did the troops go? Which unit is the advance team? No one was able to answer these military secrets. The only thing that can reveal a little bit of information is the "Pioneer Rì Daily" hosted by Zhan Dabei. This newspaper is the only newspaper in the Republic that has approved interviews with military personnel. And. Most of the current affairs lecturers in the army are part-time reporters of this newspaper. But in the spirit of confidentiality. There wasn't much news in the newspapers either. And the truth is half adulterated. Effectively confuses the audio-visual. The movement of troops was covered.

Not many people know. It's under the command of the Republican Commander-in-Chief. A new "Psychological Warfare Operations Section" was established. Zhao Zhenhua, commander-in-chief of the Republican Army, concurrently serves as the chief of the operations section. And this department is precisely the main source of information about the Republican Army in the newspaper Vanguard. Although the effect of psychological warfare is not yet visible. But Zhao Bei firmly believed. This is a small step forward in the new military innovation of the Republican Army. Under his auspices. This army will appear in front of the eyes of the world with a new look. Whether it's tactics and tactics. Or the preparation of weapons. This force will lead the world's military cháo stream, and it may not take many years. The laurel crown of "Pioneer of World Military Innovation" will be placed on the head of the Commander-in-Chief.

Psychology is a very small component of warfare. This is especially true for countries like China, where information is closed and media is scarce. This tactic will not be of great use for the time being, and the war will still begin and end with the charge of troops and the roar of artillery. "Work yù is good at its job. You must first sharpen your tools". The Western Crusade is about to begin. The replenishment of weapons and logistics of the troops is quite important. It can even be said that it can be said that the key to whether this western expedition can end in the short term. Recruitment of ships, recruitment of people. All are methodically unfolded, and the south is not a good way to raise horses. Most of the horses produced are not as tall as donkeys. But it was still bought in large quantities by the Republican Army. In order to make up for the huge gap in military horses. There was even a team of donkeys in the troops.

The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first. Although the IRA forces have not yet officially taken the oath. But the transportation of the baggage has long begun. Military stations have been established in Yuezhou, Jingzhou, Guizhou, Bazhou, and other countries. The labor brigade and the agricultural reclamation regiment that accompanied the army also arrived at the various military stations in advance, and the political propaganda team had begun to openly publicize the importance of this western expedition in society, and all the war materials related to the war were also listed. Open bidding and requisition to the public...

A series of initiatives shows. One of the gears of this war machine has been turned, and this is also the first time that this ancient oriental country has taken steps in "total warfare".

The Western Expedition will never fail. The IRA is confident in this. But the war should not be delayed too long. That could provoke the armed intervention of the Great Powers. Especially rì Ben and Russia. are all in the eye of the tiger. Moreover, the "Bosnian crisis" in the Balkans is now gradually moving towards a détente, and the European powers are free to focus on distant affairs. Most of the fighting must be ended in the shortest possible time and the situation in the country must be stabilized. Avoid giving the powers an excuse to interfere. At this point. There was not the slightest disagreement.

Zhao Bei set a combat period of several months. During the month. The Republican Army's Western Expedition Force had to sweep across Sichuan from east to west. Along the Sichuan River, land and water. Take down all the medium and large cities. and annihilate the formed Qing army units. 立的方共和zhèngfǔ. Then divide the troops into four parts. Strive to pacify the Fang Autonomous Mansion built by the stubborn forces in Sichuan within half a year.

Now the Beiyang Army in the north has taken Niangzi Pass under the command of Duan Rui. The door of Shanxi is opened. The Confederacy and the Liberation Society have also marched to Guangdong, Yunnan, Guangxi, and other countries. What the soldier is referring to. Invincible. Add to that the British and French gunboat threats. Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, has officially abandoned his "neutral" position. pour to the republic and zhèngfǔ. Inaugurated as Governor of Guangdong. Immediately, he also sent troops to participate in the war against Xiliang, the governor of Yungui. As for Zhang Mingqi, the governor of Guangxi. I wanted to follow Xiao Gui. Join the Republican side. Unexpectedly, the old army under him did not listen to the command. Variety. took refuge in Xiliang. Xiliang sent Lu Rongting, the general of Yunnan, to Guangxi. Acting Admiral of Guangxi. Replace the text with martial arts. Supervise the provincial government of Guangxi. Governor Zhang Mingqi was untenable in Guangxi. had to flee to Guangdong in disguise. Guangxi has become Xiliang's plate. The governor of the Qing court couldn't help but be satisfied. Self-proclaimed "Pingnan Gong". It has three provinces. And sent troops into Sichuan. Reinforcements to Erxun. The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Shengyun, was too busy to take care of himself. But it also sent hundreds of cavalry into Sichuan for reinforcements. All of a sudden. Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu, the stubborn forces are connected. Arrogance.

Before Duan Rui's Beiyang Army attacked Shanxi. Henan's Yang Wangpeng Department has already arrived at Tongguan. But because the artillery supported by the Republican Army has not yet arrived. Therefore, the troops can only be stopped. Wait for cannons and shells. The communist forces in Hunan invaded Guizhou under the command of Sun Wu, the governor of Hunan. But also because the artillery supported by the Republican Army has not yet arrived. No, not in the state area.

Now the republic zhèngfǔ three-way crusade army. Only the Second Army under the command of Zhao Bei was left unfully launched. The move caused dissatisfaction among one person. Not only Yuan Shikai called to urge. Even the republican Constituent Assembly, which was being held in Shanghai, sent telegrams. The slowness of the IRA was questioned.

Don't fight unprepared battles. Zhao Bei's creed.

Although public opinion is a little noisy. But the IRA remained motionless. Preparations for the expedition were carried out in an orderly manner. Han, who had originally led the army to garrison Yuezhou, Hunan, had been ordered to be transferred back to Wuhan. After the Western Expeditionary Army. He will take full charge of the Hubei military. Home affairs are handled by Lai Yuanhong and the House of Representatives.

With the help of Jiang Fangzhen. The General Staff of the corps has completed its formation. Lan Tianwei is still the chief of the General Staff. Jiang Fangzhen followed Zhao Bei as deputy chief of general staff and senior military adviser. Military advisory services to the Commander-in-Chief at any time. In addition, the Hanyang Arsenal has rushed to produce a batch of emergency rifles. And equipped the troops. The civilian ships collected are also all ready to go. The engineering units that were preparing to blow up the rocks to clear the channel of the Sichuan River also had enough explosives. The divers from Hong Kong have gradually adapted to the diet. Every aspect of the expedition to the west has been foolproof. Just wait for the commander-in-chief to give the order.

But before the official expedition. The necessary political mobilization is indispensable. And not only to mobilize the army. It is also necessary to mobilize the people. To make the people white. The IRA is fighting for its people.

Therefore. After military preparations. In the name of the governor of Hubei, Zhao officially promulgated two laws that had just been voted by the provincial parliament. One is the Law on the Protection of Representatives of Public Opinion. This law provides. All members of the Provincial Assembly and members of the Provincial Household Council are entitled to special protection under the law. There is no approval from the Speaker or the Commander-in-Chief. No one shall be arrested under any pretext. In other words. Members and members of the Judiciary shall enjoy judicial immunity during their term of office; Another law is the Small Farmland Exemption Act. This law commits to. Small-scale peasant families with no more than five acres of land shall be exempted from land endowment. Only when the total amount of land owned by each household exceeds five acres will the land levy be levied.

After the mobilization of the people is completed. It is the mobilization of the team.

Right now. The Commander-in-Chief was holding the last meeting of all senior officers before the battle in the factory auditorium. Deployment strategy. Strong military discipline. In addition to the officers, the participants were not officers. There are also the heads of the arsenals, steel works and quilt factories. and the journalists who traveled thousands of miles to cover the IRA. It was also a press conference.

Zhao Bei didn't say much at the meeting. The lecture was already made a few days ago. Today's meeting is really a show. Raise the visibility of the IRA.

The meeting was actually chaired by Zhang Jiyang. The general representative of the current affairs speaker stood on the podium. Talking to the reporters. The speech was also revised by Zhao Bei himself. From the purpose of the battle to the discipline of the army. From the comparison of the military forces of the two sides of the war to the situation abroad. It's all about one board at a glance.

This expedition to the west. Zhao Bei intended to use two divisions of Republican troops. In addition to the Revolutionary Guards of twenty brigades. The total number of troops is more than 70,000. 60,000 strokes. Two cannons of various types. It can be said that I gave my best. Sichuan is the land of abundance. Land. Mineral resources are abundant. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended. Zhao Bei is a must. If it weren't for the fact that someone would take the opportunity to grab his Hubei plate. I'm afraid he will transfer four divisions of the Republican Army into Sichuan to fight.

Although only 70,000 people marched westward. However, the strength of the Western Expeditionary Army announced by the General Staff was 110,000. As for the total strength of the Republican Army. It reached a staggering "250,000". The so-called "soldiers never tire of deception". This was both a demonstration to Zhao Erxun in Sichuan. It is also a false shot at other forces. When the commander-in-chief of the exemption led his troops into Sichuan, people came to copy his back road. Hubei is the first basis for Zhaobei's painstaking operation. Can't let someone else go. For the sake of publicity. Zhao Bei even took out Dong Zhuo's tricks back then and practiced them. In the evening they sent their troops to the east. During the day, the troops were brought back from the west by a detour. In order to confuse reporters, they will work carefully.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Menggong and zhèngfǔ trust. He was appointed commander-in-chief of the expedition to the west. Take on an important task. No, don't take it seriously. Although the difficulty of knowing the river road is comparable to ascending to the sky. but did not dare to covet comfort. As the commander of the Second Army and the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition. I will rush through Kuimen with the vanguard. ”

After the exaltation finished. The commander-in-chief stood in front of the podium again. A few words of generosity. Before the reporters came to their senses. He waved his hand again.

"Now. I announce. The Republican Army's Western Expeditionary Force swore in at two o'clock in the afternoon. The point of the oath. Wuchang outside the city of fish set. ”。

A.D. 190933. The Republican Army was outside the city of Wuchang - swore to march west. An army of 70,000 marched by land and water. Murderous and rushed towards Kuimen. The "Battle of Zhengchuan" officially began.