"It's indeed a good place, but it's hard for Guo Er Ahao to operate for several years to have this scale."

"But what exactly should I do with this, would it be more reasonable?"

Yue Wei Hua'an sat in a "magnificent" cave in Xigang's lair and fell into deep thought.

The seduction plan was successfully implemented, the main force of Xigang Beard was completely annihilated, and several main figures, including Guo Er Ahao, were captured, so it was naturally logical to take Xigang, and it didn't take a single shot.

The mountains of Xigang do have a geographical advantage no less than that of the wolf domain, and the nest of the bearded man of Xigang has been built into a solid and luxurious mountain fortress after Guo Er Ahao spent several years, spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and enslaved thousands of people.

Of course, due to the limitations of Guo Er Ahao's team itself, the design of many places is not reasonable, but the four defensive posts are still very good combinations of local steep terrain, Yue Weihua estimates that if the Black Dragon Army is sent here to defend the mountain, if Lao Maozi wants to attack it head-on, then there is no more than 20 times the price, and he will definitely not be able to take Xigang.

Moreover, the mountains of Xigang are a very distinctive place, that is, there are a lot of natural caves on the mountain, and these caves have been artificially transformed by Guo Er Ahao, and some of them have been built into a suitable place for people to live, Yue Weihua initially estimated that these caves are more than enough for three thousand people, if they are crowded, four or five thousand people are no longer a problem.

The other part of the cave is built into a very distinctive dark fort, the hidden fort inlaid on the mountain, retreat can be used as an air-raid shelter, lying at the mouth of the cave can be used as a bunker with strong attack power, I have to say, this design is very distinctive, of course, if it is not the existence of a natural cave itself, and all rely on artificial construction, then the amount of work is too large, can not be drawn.

Also, the geographical location of Xigang is very good, the official road from Morgan City to Aihui passes through Xigang, and it can even be said to be the only way, if the Black Dragon Army has a firm foothold here, then Tsarist Russia wants to go north, then Xigang is a good card.

If it is possible to collect all the beards around the more than 100 kilometers along the road from Xigang to Aihui, and completely turn this line into the sphere of influence of the Black Dragon Army, then it will play an extremely important role in resisting the invading enemy in the direction of Morgan City in the future, and will greatly enhance the strategic depth of the Black Dragon Army.

Of course, there are many shortcomings of Xigang, mainly two points.

First, the Xigang Mountains are about thirty or forty miles long from east to west, about ten miles wide from north to south, and all around are plains, and there are not many entrances and exits, and it is easy to be stared at to death, unlike the wolf domain, which is backed by the huge Buren Mountains, and can even be said to be a part of the Buren Mountains itself.

Second, the mountains of Xigang are too close to the city of Morgan, only more than 20 miles away, and it is the only way to go north to Aihui.

Obviously, if Tsarist Russia enters the city of Morgan, then it is impossible for the Black Dragon Army to remain inactive, and at that time, the conflict is bound to escalate, and once Tsarist Russia is determined to solve this thorn, then whether it can resist the attack in the end and whether it can retreat will be a problem.

However, in any case, the place of Xigang, since it has been taken, it must not be given up, the difficulty is how to position, whether to regard Xigang as a large base of the Black Dragon Army, or just as a strategic point, how large the scale is appropriate, the scale is large, it is easy to be exposed, and it is easy to have a head-on conflict with Lao Maozi's main force.

After thinking for a while, Yue Weihua was also a little undecided, so he called Zhou Dabiao and Yue Xiaodong over, and ordered the telegraph operator to telegraph the situation in Xigang to the General Staff, so that they could also refer to it together and preliminarily draw up a plan, but the main opinion must be based on Yue Weihua, after all, Yue Weihua has seen it here with his own eyes and is familiar with the situation.

"Okay, this general situation, you all know, call the two of you to come, just to see if you have any good ideas and suggestions, I don't have much time to stay here, as long as the rules are set, I will leave immediately and return to the wolf domain." Yue Weihua got straight to the point.

Because I just received the news from the wolf domain, in the direction of Alekrovsk, the appearance of a large-scale Tsarist Russian transport team has been discovered, and it is estimated that reinforcements are almost coming, but because the roads and bridges along the way are constantly destroyed by the special combat team, as well as the attack on the transport team, it is estimated that it will take at least three days for the Russian army in the north to assemble and launch an attack.

Although there were three days, Yue Weihua had to go back as soon as possible to make the final preparations and general mobilization before the war.

"Commander, I think that Xigang is a very worthwhile place to operate, as long as our Black Dragon Army can be firmly nailed here and control here, then it will be enough, as for the scale of stationing here, it depends on how many people we can draw out from the wolf domain."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if there are more or less, if there are more people, we can hide some of our strength first, and when it is critical, the thunder will attack, if it is less, it doesn't matter, there are many young people in this Morgan City, and it is not difficult to recruit troops."

"However, I think the most important thing is to see the commander, how do you plan to locate this place in Xigang."

Yue Xiaodong said a lot, at first glance, he wanted to say a lot of things, but in fact, he didn't say anything, which made Yue Weihua glared at Yue Xiaodong, and scolded with a smile: "Xiaodong, when did you become so eloquent, talking for a long time is equivalent to not saying anything." ”

Yue Xiaodong smiled and pretended to be innocent.

"Da Biao, can you tell me?" Yue Weihua Road.

"Commander, I think what Battalion Commander Xiaodong said is very right, Xigang is not very far from the wolf domain, about one hundred and seventy kilometers away, and you can telegraph at any time, if you want to increase or withdraw, it is not difficult, after all, we are not short of war horses now." Zhou Dabiao lowered his head and replied seriously.

Looking at the expressions of these two guys, Yue Weihua knew that these two people were worried that they would leave them to run here, so they didn't express any constructive opinions, so he said bluntly: "With the performance of the two of you, can I rest assured that I will hand over Xigang to you, rest assured, I have already decided on the candidate to run Xigang, it won't be you, now I can rest assured." ”

Yue Xiaodong was relieved and said with a sigh of relief: "Commander, you said no and it was over, it scared me a lot, hehe." ”

Zhou Dabiao also chimed in: "That's it, that's it, my old Zhou's shoulders are not so wide, and he can't carry such a large place as Xigang." ”

"Actually, we mainly want to follow the commander and learn more things, not to pick and choose."

"That's it, if you want to talk about fat, I think Xigang is more fertile here, you see that the decoration of this cave is no worse than that of the deputy capital, it is simply enjoyable to live here, right, let's choose a difficult place, follow the commander to polish and polish."

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The two of them are you and me, which makes Yue Weihua speechless, in fact, Yue Weihua didn't plan to let these two develop here, after all, the cavalry battalion is a bunch of unruly guys, except for Yue Xiaodong, others may not be able to hold back, at least for now, without Yue Xiaodong, the cavalry battalion may not be able to play.

As for Zhou Dabiao, this guy has the ability, but after all, he has just been promoted to vice captain, and he has not led ordinary soldiers independently, so it is indeed inappropriate to rashly let him take over Xigang.

Of course, if these two guys can really say something constructive, then it means that they have the intention to develop again, then Yue Weihua may not be able to, give them this opportunity, now it seems that both of them do not have this mind, since this is the case, Yue Weihua will not force it.

The next conversation was much easier, and the two of them finally put forward some targeted opinions, such as the positioning problem, both of them believed that Xigang could be used as a branch of the Black Dragon Army, in modern military terms, that is, military divisions.

As for the scale, judging from the current situation, the war in Aihui will definitely break out first, so it is not appropriate to transfer too many manpower, the size of a battalion is enough to sit in Xigang, of course, after they come, what kind of development can they become, it is not something that needs to be considered now.

After the size of a battalion is determined, it is a little difficult to draw it, and it is naturally the best choice for the Xigang Military Division to directly get a battalion or one of the other battalions, but if this is the case, it will greatly weaken the strength of the Wolf Domain Headquarters.

After all, there are only six combat battalions in total, and if you take out one directly, the loss of combat power is very large, especially the enemy you are about to face, I am afraid that at least they are all divisions, and they must be a large-scale attack of more than 10,000 people.

In the end, it was Zhou Dabiao's idea to directly draw from each battalion and each company to a platoon-level unit, each company to draw a platoon, of which 16 platoons were drawn from the 123rd Battalion, and the cavalry battalion and artillery battalion only needed to draw out one platoon.

For example, the first battalion is mainly the old black dragon army, and the combat effectiveness is the strongest, the second battalion is mainly the regimental training and reorganization of the 18th Lianbao, the third battalion is all from the Luoshui Boat Gang, and many of the fourth battalion are Chinese, and the cavalry battalion is mainly based on the former green forest.

Although each battalion also transferred a company, it was dispersed as a platoon, so that as long as the number of soldiers was replenished, there would not be much loss in combat effectiveness.

As for the candidate for the chief officer of the military sub-district, in Yue Weihua's view, he can only be Yue Weiyun at present, as his cousin, he does not need to worry about loyalty, he is mature and steady, has his own thoughts, and can also communicate well with Yue Weihua, Yue Xiang and others, and is the best candidate for the Xigang Military Sub-district.

However, the selection of the chief of staff is a little troublesome, so Yue Weihua plans to communicate with Yue Xiang and Yue Weiyun after going back.

"It's almost settled, Da Biao, you go and send a telegram, let Yue Weiyun start preparing immediately, I hope that when I return to the Wolf Domain tonight, I will be able to reorganize his troops."

"Yes, Commander."

"Well, Xiaodong, Xigang will be temporarily led by you with the cavalry company, and those recruits are here to take charge."

"Yes."

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