108331908 Far East Maniac Chapter 32 Under the Northern Tour

Or the railway bridge on the Yellow River, the difficulty of this repair is probably not this catty. The Chinese technology of the times can do it.

"Commander Zhu, what do you have to defend against the accusations of the battalion commander?"

Zhao Bei asked Zhu Daniu with a slumped face, although it was indeed an exaggeration to protect an iron bridge in an enemy-controlled area. However, since there are already officers who have complained about this. As the commander-in-chief, he could not but express something. Otherwise, Quan Sheng will be affected.

"There's nothing to justify. The commander-in-chief said that he would do whatever he wanted, sentenced and shot, and I didn't complain a word! "Zhu Da Niu is so hard.

"Battalion commander, then what do you say should be done with this derelict Commander Zhu?" Zhao Bei turned his head. Ask the Ministry to run the prison.

"This office is not a military judge. Totally a layman. Xi Runjiao's neck shrank. I vaguely understood why Zhao Bei asked this.

"So, am I a military judge?"

Sure enough, the commander-in-chief didn't give the department any good looks, if every officer was like Ran Runxian, and came to the commander-in-chief to deal with a trivial matter, then the commander-in-chief would not want to do anything else.

"No, the commander-in-chief is not a military judge." Bu Runyan said stubbornly, praying in his heart not to lose the position of commander of the armored train battalion because of this incident.

"Then what are you coming to me for? Am I an immortal who is proficient in everything? The Judge Advocate General's Office was established. It's not for decoration, if you want to sue Zhu Daniu, go directly to the military justice department, and the military judge will have the final say on whether to accept it or not. It's all military discipline! Are you flouting military discipline, or are you forgetting it? Zhao Bei snorted coldly.

"The ministry doesn't dare." The ministry is covered in sweat.

"Since you don't dare, then, both of you go to find Wu Luzhen, he is now the chief military judge, see how he deals with the two of you, one has not completed the important tasks assigned by the superiors, and the other treats military discipline as a child's play, you have all violated discipline, if I am you, you must think about how to defend yourself now, at least find some merits, and make merits."

Seeing that Zhao Bei had the intention of replying, Lan Tianwei, who was standing on the side, hurriedly took a step forward and said a few words to the two senior officers with a cold face.

"Have you heard the commander-in-chief's orders? Why don't you go down quickly? Now that Chief Wu has not come, he is still in Xiping, so you can take a telegram and ask him what he means. ”

Ministry Runjiao and Zhu Daniu stood up and saluted, both of them glared at each other, and then turned around and walked out of the headquarters, but Zhu Daniu walked a few steps and ran back again, saluting again.

"Commander-in-Chief, I have something to say."

Zhao Bei still had a cold face and asked, "What do you have to say?" The bombing of the iron bridge over the Yellow River delayed the advance of our army, and your responsibility is not light. At the beginning, I sent you to lead people to protect the bridge, and it is not that I did not emphasize the importance of this railway bridge, even if the ministry does not tell you, I am afraid that the General Staff will not let you go, no matter what, you will have to go to this military court. ”

"I'm not here for that. I want to speak to the Commander-in-Chief. We can repair the bridge, some time ago my special operations battalion caught a foreigner, called Mai Linado, he is the manager of the management office of the Yellow River iron bridge, according to him, when the bridge was built, he was also a technician, after the bridge was blown up by the Beiyang Army, I asked someone to take him to the bridge to see, the foreigner said, the pier is not heavy, as long as he is given enough workers and materials, he can repair the bridge within five days, can pass the train. ”

"Oh? Where is the foreigner now? Zhao Bei asked.

"Right now on the bridge, I've sent someone to protect him. If the Commander-in-Chief wants to see him, I will have him brought at once. ”

"Okay, you can bring the foreigner here. If he could really repair the iron bridge in a short time. Even if you have made a meritorious deed, you don't even have to go to a court-martial. ”

Zhu Daniu's words made Zhao Bei breathe a sigh of relief, if the Yellow River Iron Bridge could not pass through the train, his strategy might be affected, after all, most of the military supplies rely on the railway for transshipment, and the railway is not passable, so the logistical pressure will increase. The speed of advance of front-line troops will also be affected.

After Zhu Daniu left, Zhao Bei discussed with Lan Yuwei and decided to immediately recruit the Yellow River ships and recruit boatmen.

After the logistical problem was solved, the telegram to Yuan Shikai was also sent, but there was no reply for the time being, considering Zhang Zhenfang's special status, Zhao Bei was not too difficult for him, and ordered the adjutant to take him down and temporarily place him in the guard camp.

Zhang Zhenfang was sent by Zhao Kui, the governor of Henan, which can be regarded as Zhao Kui's nomination. It can also be seen as a weather vane thrown by Zhao Tong.

Zhao Kui has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, although the combat effectiveness cannot be stronger than the Beiyang Army, but it is also a powerful faction, and the same as Jiang Guidi, the governor of Anhui, Zhao Kui is also a general from the Yi Army, how to deal with the problem of Zhao Kui, directly related to the situation in Henan, and even the situation in Anhui, Zhao Bei has to be cautious, and the current priority is to stabilize Zhao Kui.

The envoy sent by Zhao Tong to Zhengzhou was called Mi Zhenbiao, and Zhang Zhenfang was escorted by this Mi Zhenbiao.

Mi Zhenbiao is a native of Qingjian in Shaanxi, the word Jintang, is now in his forties, and joined the Huai Army as a soldier in his early years. From a soldier step by step to a pipe band, a commander, and a commander, after the "Wushen Revolution", he followed Zhao Kui to Henan and joined the Second Army of the Qing Army. Preparing to attack Wuhan in the south, due to Yuan Shikai's military admonition in the Beijing-Tianjin area, Zhao Wei also engaged in political speculation, commanded the Yi army to besiege the Qing army headquarters, drove away Qin Cha Shengyun, disintegrated the Qing army in Henan, and made great contributions to Yuan Shikai's usurpation of the Qing Dynasty.

But Zhao Kui's Henan governor is not worthy of his name. The real "King of Henan" was Zhang Zhenfang, and this was the main reason why Zhao Fu maintained a cautious stance throughout the Southern Henan Campaign. Sending Mi Zhenbiao to Zhengzhou this time, Zhao Kui just wanted the United Front to fulfill its promise and make him the real "King of Henan", and this was also the condition offered by the lobbyists sent by Zhao Bei at the beginning.

Zhao Bei met Mi Zhenbiao in the small conference room of the headquarters, both of them were soldiers, and they didn't say any nonsense, and after a few words of greeting, they immediately cut to the point.

"Zhao Dudu understands the righteousness and abandons the darkness to the light. It is really a blessing for the people of Henan, and it is also a blessing for the Yi Army. I used to hear that Zhang Zhenfang was against Zhao Dudu everywhere, making it difficult for Zhao Dudu to make a difference in Henan, but now that Zhang Zhenfang has gone, Zhao Dudu can govern Henan with peace of mind and hand over Henan to him. I can rest assured, and so can the General Committee of the United Front. ”

Zhao Bei's words gave Mi Zhenbiao a reassurance. The reason why Zhao Tong is anyway, of course, is the nature of the wall grass, but more importantly, he wants to get the real power of the governor of Henan, for this kind of person, Zhao Bei has always been "generous" but "generous" is not without a price, and this catty. The price made Mi Zhenbiao hesitate.

"Of course, joining the United Front is still a woman who contributes to the revolution. It's not enough to just bring Zhang Zhenfang over, if you want to brother, those members of the committee look at Zhao Dudu differently. Zhao Dudu must also show sincerity. ”

"What does the commander-in-chief mean?" Mi Zhenbiao asked.

Zhao Bei stood up and walked to the military map hanging on the wall.

"Guide Mansion in the northeast of Henan borders northern Jiangsu, very close to Xuzhou, and Guide Mansion is also the main station of your Yi Army, so the General Affairs Committee of the United Front believes that if Zhao Dudu can send troops to advance in the direction of Xuzhou, then. Even if Zhao Dudu is a full member of our United Front, he will be qualified to be a member of the General Affairs Committee in the future. ”

"Marching into Xuzhou?"

Mi Zhenbiao was slightly stunned, of course he knew the importance of Xuzhou, but he didn't quite understand why the Yi army attacked Xuzhou so quickly, according to common sense, it should be time to concentrate troops to go north. Advance along the Jinghan Line to the Beijing-Tianjin area. The main force of the Yi Army was transferred to Xuzhou, which was actually a division of troops.

Could it be that the commander-in-chief wants to divide his troops for the Northern Expedition?

Thinking of this, Mi Zhenbiao's thoughts broadened.

Now there are a large number of Beiyang Army troops stationed on the front line of Shanghai and Nanjing, which are all elite, all under the command of Wang Shizhen, the "Dragon of Beiyang", and are organized as the first army of Beiyang South, if Xuzhou is occupied by the United Front, then the road to the north of the first army of Beiyang South is cut off, if they want to return to Beijing and Tianjin, they can only go from the sea, but because Tang Xiangming's river defense fleet has declared an uprising. Shipping in the Yangtze River estuary has become less secure.

If the United Front decisively concentrates its forces at this time and advances towards the Beijing-Tianjin area, it can be said. Yuan Shikai basically had no reinforcements to rely on, and if the Battle of Beijing and Tianjin was also on one side like the Battle of Xinyang, then this central power would be transferred from the hands of Beiyang to the United Front in the shortest possible time.

Of course, this is just Mi Zhenbiao's speculation. How the commander-in-chief will march still depends on the specific situation of the enemy's defenses, and there are still quite a few Beiyang troops stationed in Shanxi, and if he marches along the Jinghan line, the flanks of the RUF troops will be exposed in front of the Shanxi Northwest Army, and this point must also be considered.

"Xuzhou connects the north-south traffic, and is the hub of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, controlling here is equivalent to controlling the north-south traffic in the east, and the key to cutting off the road to the north of the first army of Beiyang southward is in Xuzhou. Rest assured, your army is not fighting alone, and the United Front will send a force to respond to you and attack Xuzhou on both sides! ”

Zhao Bei's words made Mi Zhenbiao breathe a sigh of relief. Fighting Xuzhou is equivalent to brushing the beard of the tiger in Beiyang, although this tiger is a dying tiger in front of the republican army, but for a half-old army like the Yi Army, Beiyang is a real tiger, if you really want Zhao Wei to attack Xuzhou alone, he may not be willing to do it.

"I wonder which unit the United Front will send to our army?" Mi Zhenbiao asked, if it was a republican army, he was fully confident that he would take Xuzhou, and the victory in the southern Henan campaign showed that in terms of combat effectiveness, the republican army was higher than the Beiyang army.

"This is not decided yet, wait until it is decided. I sent a telegram to Zhao Dudu as soon as possible. Now, I also ask General Mi to return to Kaifeng immediately, and be sure to urge Zhao Dudu to prepare for the attack, and if he needs gun and ammunition support, even if he opens his mouth, the United Front will do its best to support it. The battle of Xuzhou was crucial. I also hope that your army must pay attention to it and be ready to attack within two days. ”

"Within two days?"

Mi Zhenbiao was stunned, but now that Zhao Kui has been on the thief ship, some things are indeed involuntary.

Mi Zhenbiao walked with Liu on the front foot, and Zhu Daniu on the back foot brought a foreigner to the commander-in-chief.

"Hello, Mr. General, my name is Melinado, I am Italian, and I am currently the manager of the Taohuayu Railway Bridge Management Office. First of all, I would like to congratulate you from the bottom of my heart on this victory and wish you an early succession to the leader of this country; Secondly, I would like to submit a verbal protest to you. In protest against the wanton abduction of a foreign citizen by your subordinates, I demand that your subordinates apologize to me and pay me reasonable compensation, at the very least, for the work they have done during the abduction. ”

Seeing the face of the commander-in-chief and understanding Zhao Bei's identity, the blonde and blue-eyed foreigner shocked the officers present in a turtle-footed Chinese dialect.

This is the Henan dialect, mixed with the Italian dialect, no wonder everyone is shocked

"Mr. Mai, how long have you been in Henan?" Zhao Bei asked with a smile.

"It has been almost ten years since the Jinghan Railway began to be repaired." Concubine Merina said solemnly.

"In your opinion, how many days will it take to repair the Taohuayu Iron Bridge if materials and technicians are transferred from Wuhan? I have a group of international students who study architecture and may be able to help restore the bridge. Zhao Bei said.

"It depends on what kind of material, which country is made, steel, I recommend British goods, cement, I also recommend British goods."

"I thought you'd recommend Italian food."

"As an Italian, I also have patriotic passion, but as an engineering expert, I care more about my reputation, and if the bridge I was repairing suddenly collapsed during the passage of trains, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to work in related industries."

It seems that this is a technical expert with a great sense of honor and responsibility, and Zhao Bei is very satisfied. However, this does not mean that this is a person with an international spirit, after all, the foreigners who are staying in China now are basically here to make money, and this Italian is no exception.

"However, repairing the bridge is a big project, and I demand full authority. The technicians you have sent can only obey my commands, not override me. Moreover, for this project, you must pay me a generous remuneration as an affirmation and reward for my labor. ”

"These are not excessive, after all. You have been in the Taohuayu Railway Management Office for so many years. Familiarize yourself with every screw of this iron bridge. As for the remuneration, you don't have to worry about it either, if you are able to repair the bridge in the shortest possible time. I can pay you a one-time gratuity of five thousand pounds, and if it can be repaired within five days, I will pay you another five thousand pounds. ”

"Then, please give the order at once, Your Excellency the General. Prepare a special train for me, and I will go to Wuhan immediately to personally select materials and technicians. ”

The Commander-in-Chief was very simple, and so was Mr. Melinado, and he was even a little impatient to go to Wuhan, after all, 10,000 English was a large amount, equivalent to 80,000 taels of silver, and for most Italian technicians, they might not be able to earn so much money in their lifetime.

People always put their own interests first, and foreigners are no exception.