The Taizhuang Military Port Wharf is located 100 meters in front of the garrison headquarters; Ci Huizhen raised her head and looked out the window, and sure enough, the lights on the dock were already transparent, and the president's fleet had indeed come.

"Don't be stunned, follow me to the dock to meet the president."

Wu Luzhen hurriedly straightened his uniform, walked out of the garrison headquarters with the staff officers and the stunned commander of the military port, and rushed to the dock, at this time, several torpedo boats were sailing into the military port.

When the torpedo boats docked at the pier, the first to walk down from the torpedo boats was Lan Tianwei, obviously, he also came from Jinzhou with the president, but his face was not very good-looking.

Wu Luzhen hurriedly stepped forward, but saw Lan Tianwei sitting on an anchor post on the dock. Gasping for air.

"Xiuhao, are you seasick and dizzy?" Wu Luzhen stepped forward and asked with concern.

But Lan Tianwei didn't speak, just waved his hand and pointed at the torpedo boat.

Wu Luzhen turned his head to look and saw several soldiers walking from the torpedo boat to the dock, and the person who walked in the front was Zhao Bei.

Like Lan Tianwei, Zhao Bei is also dressed in a military uniform, and his face is not very good-looking, and the group of civil and military officials who follow him are also the same, and their faces are not very good-looking.

"The president came to the front line, and on behalf of all the officers and men on the front line, the president was welcome to inspect it."

Wu Luzhen hurriedly stepped forward, stood upright, and saluted.

"Shouqing, you don't have to be polite, now they are still top-heavy, hurry up and find a place for them to rest. It turned out that the torpedo boat was so turbulent, and at the beginning, it was still running smoothly in the Daling River, but once it reached the sea. It's going to be a swing, swaying left and right, turning people upside down, and if I knew that, I might as well take the train

As soon as the president's voice fell, he saw two guards walking down the torpedo boat, carrying one person, and none other than him. But it was Tang Hualong, the deputy head of the "front-line condolence group", who obviously fainted due to seasickness.

"Look, I knew I was going to call them by train."

Zhao Bei smiled bitterly, pointed to Tang Hualong, who was no longer awake, and then pointed to the group of civil and military officials, with a helpless face.

"Yes, the office immediately ordered someone to prepare a room and settle you."

Wu Luzhen hurriedly called an adjutant and ordered him to go down and prepare a room for everyone to rest. The people in these "front-line condolence groups" who do not get seasick are a minority, and most of them have suffered a lot all the way.

Zhao Bei also suffered a little, he had never been on a torpedo boat before, although the wind and waves tonight were not very big, but it was also bumpy enough on the torpedo boat, and at the beginning, it was still a little fresh. But later, he regretted it so much that in order to rush to the front line in Liaodong ahead of schedule, he chose to take a boat. But when he was tossed and pounded on the torpedo boat, he began to miss the comfort of the train again.

But now that he has landed, there is no need to regret it, he has performed quite well, at least he didn't faint like Tang Hualong, and now Zhao Bei, although his face is not very good-looking, his mood is indeed better.

"Shouqing, guess what, I came to the front line to inspect this time, what kind of greeting gift did I bring you? .

Zhao Bei pointed to the large wooden boxes fixed with ropes on the deck of the torpedo boat, and his expression was quite mysterious.

Wu Luzhen was stunned and said, "Meet the gift? What does the President mean by that? ”

"Hah! You don't have to be surprised, this meeting gift is not for you personally, this is for all the soldiers on the front line Zhao Bei said with a smile.

Boarding the deck of the torpedo boat and circling around the large wooden boxes twice, Wu Luzhen did not have any signs on the wooden boxes.

"What's in here? New weapons?. Wu Luzhen stepped off the torpedo boat and asked

North.

Zhao Bei smiled and said, "You can guess it is not bad, it is indeed a weapon, but it is not a new style." Weapons, this way by torpedo boats, it is not easy. Now I won't tell you what kind of weapon this is, but when it's assembled, you can come and see for yourself, maybe you've seen it before. ”

Wu Luzhen saw that the president was selling off, so he simply didn't guess. He raised his finger and pointed to a row of barracks dormitories not far away, and said, "It's getting late. After dawn tomorrow, we will rush to Yingkou by land, and then take a train from Yingkou to Gaiping to inspect the front-line troops. ”

"Not busy, not busy. I'm finally here, you can tell me about the situation at the front first, it's just right. Xiuhao: They are also coming from Jinzhou, and we will hold a military meeting at your headquarters to see the current strategic situation on the Liaodong Peninsula and the deployment of the Japanese army. ”

Zhao Bei pointed to Lan Tianwei standing beside him, the meaning was already very clear, he wanted to hear how Wu Luzhen arranged the attack.

This military meeting was held in the garrison headquarters, and there were not many people attending the meeting, in addition to Zhao Bei, Wu Luzhen, and Lan Tianwei, there were also two senior officers Jiang Fangzhen and Zhang Xiaozhun, and the rest were Wu Luzhen's staff officers. Considering the need for stability in the domestic situation, Cai Feng, Wu Zhenhan and others all stayed in Beijing, sitting in the rear, and even Li Yuanhong and Li Suhe also stayed in Beijing and handled government affairs with full authority

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As the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, in this military meeting, Wu Luzhen always sang the leading role, and contrary to Wu Luzhen's expectations, the president did not have any intention of interfering with his command.

"At present, our army has been transferred to rest and recuperate, and at the same time continue to step up tactical reconnaissance and fire testing of the Japanese army. All the way south to Lushun to strengthen the defenses of Lushun, all the way to the west, trying to cross the Great Dividing Range, to the west to the South Manchurian railway line.

Due to the bad weather in the western and central regions of the Liaodong Peninsula in recent days, the planes were unable to take off to carry out aerial reconnaissance missions, therefore, our army's tactical reconnaissance of the local Japanese troops could only rely on ground forces, according to the reconnaissance report, the Japanese army has stopped advancing westward, it seems that it is worried that the rear road will be cut off by the east road column, but it may also be waiting for reinforcements to arrive, according to the information transmitted by the General Staff, the second batch of army reinforcements sent by the Japanese government has left Sasebo by boat, and the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy has also moved east to escort the escort, the Japanese troops still have the possibility of landing on Dagu Mountain. Once the second batch of Japanese army reinforcements landed at Dagushan. It was possible to attack to the west and rendezvous with the first Japanese landing forces, which would take only a few days. According to the speculation of the General Staff, the Japanese troops lurking in the Great Dividing Range should have carried enough supplies to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

According to the pre-war plan of Xinliu's unit, the combat army should adopt a heart scarf against the Japanese landing force in order to lure the enemy into depth, encircle and annihilate him, and strive to inflict a fatal blow on the Japanese army units to the greatest extent, completely disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Japanese government, and strive for changes in the international situation.

Now, the Japanese army has been divided into two routes. Our army has two tactical options to choose from: one is one. The advantage of this combat plan is that it can annihilate the Japanese heavy army group at the minimum cost, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it may frighten the Japanese government. caused it to withdraw the second batch of reinforcements and land from Korea instead; Second, instead of dealing with the Japanese troops lurking in the Great Dividing Range, they waited for the second batch of Japanese reinforcements to arrive, and after they landed, they were lured into the predetermined battlefield. The advantage of this operational plan is that it can wipe out the Japanese army's vital forces to the greatest extent and deal a heavy blow to the Japanese government's confidence in the war, but the disadvantage is that it will make the Japanese landing force unprecedentedly stronger, and our army may suffer huge casualties.

I prefer the former combat scenario. That is, first eliminate the first batch of Japanese landing reinforcements, in order to deter the Japanese government, if it can know the difficulty and retreat, then it can take the opportunity to attack the Lushun fortress, a battle and overcome, if the Japanese government retreats the second batch of reinforcements, but does not intend to end the war, then, after our army takes Lushun, and then send the main force north, cross the Yalu River, along the west coast of Korea all the way to the south, force the Japanese army to concentrate the main force on the Korean Peninsula, and seek a strategic decisive battle Once our army encounters the main force of the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula, it will quickly retreat to the north and cross the Yalu River, Lure the main force of the Japanese army into the defense line, rely on strong fortifications to drag the Japanese army on the west bank of the Yalu River, and seek an opportunity to annihilate in order to achieve the strategic goal. ”

Speaking of this, Wu Luzhen turned around, waved the whip in his hand, and then turned around again and pointed at the huge military map behind him with the whip. "According to my plan, regardless of whether the second batch of Japanese reinforcements land on the Liaodong Peninsula or not, the strategic intention of the General Staff can be achieved. It's just that if the Japanese army comes from the Yalu River, the date of the end of the war may be postponed, but in my opinion, this is the safest battle plan at present, according to this battle plan. Our army can maximize the superiority of its forces and occupy the initiative on the battlefield

Wu Luzhen's battle plan was as simple as this, concentrate the superior forces, break them one by one, and eat the Japanese troops lurking in the Great Dividing Range before the second batch of Japanese reinforcements landed, so that the Japanese troops could not care about each other.

After Wu Luzhen finished introducing his tactical arrangements, Zhao Bei did not express his opinion, but Lan Tianwei and Jiang Fangzhen muttered in a low voice, and then Lan Tianwei asked.

"Commander-in-Chief Wu, when are you going to attack?"

"If all goes well, the day after tomorrow will be the day when the general offensive begins."

Wu Luzhen glanced at Zhao Bei, and the meaning in that look could not be understood:

"Mr. President, if you want to inspect the front line, it is best to complete the inspection before the day after tomorrow, so as not to delay the attack."

Zhao Bei could guess what Wu Luzhen was thinking. To be honest, he didn't want to delay the attack. After all, this is a crucial battle, and victory can be a decisive word, and defeat, but I am afraid that this war will not end so easily.

"Very good, Commander-in-Chief Wu, you will arrange it immediately, I will go to Gaiping tomorrow morning, and finish the inspection in the afternoon, after that, you will do what you want, and I will not interfere with your actions."

Listening to the president's words, Wu Luzhen's hanging heart relaxed, the president was so reasonable, he felt a little unhappy in his heart. Before the president came, he was worried that the president had come to seize power and interfere with the front-line command.

"Thanks to the president's trust and the support of the center, I will fight this battle well, and I will live up to the expectations of the center, and live up to the trust of the people and the president."

"Let's go to the docks and take a look, and see if the greeting gift I brought you is ready?"

Regarding Wu Luzhen's posture, Zhao Bei laughed at it, saying that it is better to do it, the key is not whether it is good or not, the key is whether it is good or not, when it comes to Wu Luzhen, he is still confident.

After the end of the military meeting, Zhao Bei led Wu Luzhen and others back to the dock, at this time, the large wooden boxes had been unpacked, and more than a dozen technicians were leading the soldiers to assemble the parts in the wooden boxes. Although not fully assembled, one of the balloons did inflate.

That balloon is different from an artillery observation balloon. It is not spherical, but olive-shaped, with pointed ends and a thick middle, with a somewhat peculiar shape.

"This is a balloon?" Wu Luzhen was stunned, he felt familiar with this kind of thing.

"This is an airship, like a balloon, it is filled with hydrogen and can float in the air, but unlike ordinary balloons, it is powered, it can be piloted and flew, and it does not have to rely on the wind to move forward like a balloon, even if the motive does not move, it can also float in the air, and the time in the air is much longer than that of an airplane, and in the days when there are no airplanes, it is very suitable to use a container boat for reconnaissance."

Zhao Bei's explanation can be regarded as making Wu Luzhen understand, but he is still a little strange.

"Didn't the Army and Navy Joint Staff veto the Air Administration's airship show plan in the first place? Wu Luzhen asked.

"The airship is slow and the survivability is poor, of course the Air Force does not like this kind of aircraft, but due to Xie Zhantai's insistence, I finally adjusted the Air Force exhibition plan and agreed that the Aviation Administration will build a few airships in small quantities for experiments. I didn't approve the build, the cost of a rigid airship is too high, and it is not as affordable as an airplane. ”

Zhao Bei explained a few words, although he finally approved the aviation agency's airship exhibition plan, but as a traverser, he really didn't have much confidence in this kind of flying machine filled with hydrogen, but considering Xie Zhantai's dedication to the aviation industry. In order not to chill the hearts of the heroes, Zhao Bei finally agreed that Xie Zhantai, an airship fan, would play with a few airships, which should be regarded as a technical reserve for the future.

I don't want this move to be crooked, the weather on the battlefield in Liaodong has been bad in recent days, and the planes have been unable to effectively carry out aerial reconnaissance missions, so these two airships have come in handy.

As for how useful this small soft airship is, this still needs to be tested in actual combat, but Zhao Bei has already decided that when he inspects the front-line troops tomorrow, he will make good use of these two airships first.