Although the imperial court added a new Beiyang army to the three prefectures of Chaoyang, Zhao Zhigang still took dozens of county towns in these three prefectures within ten days. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The only difference was that the 3rd Division suffered much more casualties throughout the battle.

After receiving the battle damage report, in the face of nearly 2,000 casualties, Zhao Zhigang subconsciously wanted to be furious.

But when he saw the results of the battle, especially the capture of more than 3,000 Beiyang New Army and more than 8,000 patrol battalions, Zhao Zhigang's imminent anger was immediately revealed.

Not to mention the 8,000 prisoners of the patrol battalion, more than 3,000 prisoners of the Beiyang Army were enough to make up for the losses in this battle.

You must know that in terms of training, the Beiyang New Army is not only not weaker than the Liaodong Army, but even much stronger.

The reason why their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Liaodong Army is because they have never seen blood and have not really transformed into veterans.

If these Beiyang Army prisoners are taken to replenish the troops, and then find a way to let them fight one or two battles, and see blood, the overall combat effectiveness of the three divisions will definitely be only stronger than the original.

In addition to prisoners, the 3rd Division also seized a large amount of finance, weapons and ammunition from dozens of county towns.

Of course, the finances belonged to dozens of county towns, and as for the weapons and ammunition, they were brought over from the customs by the Beiyang New Army.

The first town is Lao Yuan's starting unit, and it is also the strongest combat force in the entire Beiyang Army. Therefore, whether it is weapons and equipment or material supplies, the first town is the best in the Beiyang New Army.

And now, a large number of weapons and ammunition brought out of the customs by the First Association have all fallen into the hands of the Liaodong Army from the moment of surrender.

"I didn't expect that we would get more benefits from fighting the Beiyang New Army than from fighting the Japanese army." Zhao Zhi, who was in a better and better mood, rarely showed a smile on his face, and then said with emotion.

After finishing, he immediately ordered the chief of staff beside him: "Order the Eighth Regiment to concentrate the strength of one battalion and put on a driving ready to attack Shanhaiguan, since you want to scare the imperial court, then scare them well." ”

"Also, send the two battle results and battle losses to the headquarters word for word. Then we will give the commander a request from us, hoping to transfer some Beiyang Army prisoners to supplement the third division, so that the third division can reach full strength. ”

Two days later, Yang Xingguo received the news.

Like Zhao Zhigang when he received the battle report, Yang Xingguo was very satisfied with this result.

However, Yang Xingguo did not agree to Zhao Zhigang's proposal to replenish the prisoners of the Beiyang Army on the spot and let the third division reach full strength.

In Yang Xingguo's words, if you want to be a soldier, you must be a pure soldier, and you only need to think about how to fight a good war and win the war with minimal casualties.

As for other logistical supplies, troop replenishment, and troop expansion, if there is a special person in charge, we can interfere less if we can.

In Yang Xingguo's view, the reason why there were so many large and small warlords in the Republic of China in later generations was because the soldiers took care of everything. If you manage more, the power in your hands will become bigger and bigger, and finally reach the point of lust for profit.

Therefore, as the Liaodong Army became larger and larger, it slowly moved on the right track. Yang Xingguo began to separate the army expansion, recruitment, and material supplies from the hands of the army commanders.

After thinking about it, he replied to Sun Liechen: "The rules can't be broken, it's better to follow the original rules!" The General Staff sent people down to take over the prisoners, and they were willing to participate in the reorganization of the Liaodong Army into a garrison regiment. Then a part of the elite from the middle was transferred to the third division, so that the third division reached full strength. ”

"As for the officers who are willing to join us among the captives, all the officers above the sentry commander level are sent to our military academy for recuperation, so that they can adapt and learn our fighting methods."

"Officers below the sentry commander are directly arranged to serve as deputy positions in the army, and those who are qualified can be arranged to the main position, and those who are not qualified can be demoted, since they are prisoners, they must have the consciousness of being prisoners, and don't think about getting any preferential treatment because they are officers."

As an ambitious hero, it is impossible for Yuan Shikai not to have his own intelligence system.

Compared with the channels through which the imperial court received information, Yuan Shikai's intelligence system obviously transmitted news more quickly.

No, when Yang Xingguo received Zhao Zhigang's battle report, Yuan Shikai, who was far away in Tianjin, also received the news that more than 5,000 elites of the First Town and the First Association were defeated outside the Guan, and more than 3,000 elites were forced to surrender by the Liaodong Army.

Maybe the Liaodong Army has brought too many shocks to itself since its formation, and after reading the information, Yuan Shikai surprisingly did not get angry. A pair of eyes stared at the information, not saying a word.

Those who know Yuan Shikai know that at this time, the calmer Yuan Shikai behaves, the more angry he is in his heart.

If anyone provokes him at this time, if one is not good, he may become the target of Yuan Shikai's anger.

The room was small, and for the next few minutes, there was no sound except for the sound of everyone panting.

It wasn't until Yuan Shikai raised his head again to speak that this dead silence atmosphere was broken.

"There is such a strong firepower gap between us and the Liaodong Army, why didn't anyone tell me. What is the intelligence system for, it is because of your mistakes that a co-ordination of my Beiyang Standing First Town was wiped out. ”

The staff member in charge of intelligence hurriedly stood up and replied: "Your Excellency is angry, your humble position is willing to take all the responsibility, even if your humble head is cut off, your humble position will have no regrets." The equipment situation of the Liaodong Army, we have already figured out through this big battle, and at this time, the list of the equipment situation of the Liaodong Army, please take a look. ”

After reading the list, the anger on Yuan Shikai's face was unconsciously put away, and it was replaced by shock, shock from the heart. Facing the staff with an incredulous expression, he asked rhetorically: "How is it possible, such luxurious equipment, even the Japanese army can't afford it, how can the Liaodong Army be equipped." ”

The staff replied with a serious face: "The data on the list have been repeatedly confirmed, and there are no problems. ”

Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment, and then fell into contemplation again, without saying a word.

After another five minutes, Yuan Shikai said, "The battle outside the gate is over. And we lost. But no matter what we think about the lost battle that has ended, he will not be able to fight it again and win it. ”

"Therefore, we now only have two issues to think about: first, to minimize the influence of the defeat of the First Town and the First Association outside the Guan, especially the impression of the imperial court and Lafayette on my Beiyang New Army, which must not be destroyed.

"If the imperial court knew that the Beiyang New Army they had spent a lot of money to build could not defeat the Liaodong Army, then they would definitely be dissatisfied with our Beiyang New Army. When the time comes, it will be difficult to get the full amount of military money from the imperial court. ”

"Second, narrow the firepower gap between us and the Liaodong Army as soon as possible. This time, the Liaodong Army gave Beiyang such a resounding slap to the hard work of the imperial court, as long as the Liaodong Army forced the imperial court more, Lafayette, who did not want to break out into war, would definitely compromise. ”

"But I'm sure it won't be too long. When the time comes, our Beiyang New Army will definitely go to the battlefield again. ”

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