1079908 Far East Maniac Chapter 31 lure the enemy

Try to win. The General Headquarters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the United Front and the General Headquarters of the "South Country Breaking West Road Column."

The headquarters of the headquarters were a few blue brick houses, spacious, clean, and not luxurious, but they were also sturdy buildings in this poor and remote area, which were originally the residence of a rich local man. Now it has been requisitioned, and it is not only the office space of the general headquarters, but also serves as the residence of Zhao Bei, and during the southern Henan campaign, this is where he worked and rested.

The headquarters is located on the mountainside, and you can have an unobstructed view of the Wushengguan railway station from a high position, and the defense force is also very sufficient, in addition to the guard battalion at the foot of the mountain, there is also a guard platoon stationed in the headquarters, equipped with machine guns, and the firepower is quite strong, which is enough to ensure the safety of the commander-in-chief and all the officers of the headquarters.

At dawn every day, there is a boiling scene at the foot of the mountain, and the officers and men of the guard battalion go out to drill and train. It is as lively as Nabu Shengguan Railway Station.

At this time, Zhao Bei would wear a military uniform and lead a few personal guards to the foot of the mountain to watch the exercises. Or go to the train station dispatch room for a spin.

Since the captain of the guard, Tian Jinfu, stayed in Xinyang to assist Lan Tianwei, Zhao Bei's personal bodyguard became Qin Sihu, in addition to Qin Sihu, Zhang Guoping also played part of the role of bodyguard.

Zhang Guoping's name is Zhang Baoqing, who was originally an officer of the patrol battalion of the elimination army, and followed the "border minister Zhao Erfeng to the Sichuan-Tibet border, and the "Wushen Revolution" broke out. The republican army marched west to Sichuan, Zhao Erfeng's Qing army returned to Chengdu, Zhang Guoping was ordered to follow the palace troops to protect the dependents of the army, but was defeated by the Sichuan Tusi halfway, and everyone was taken captive to be slaves, and later Zhang Guoping was resold to "Nanfushun" by the Tusi, rescued by Zhao Bei, and then joined the republican army.

Originally, considering that Zhang Guoping had been fighting in Sichuan for many years and was familiar with the local situation, Zhao Bei planned to send him to Xikang to assist Fu Huafeng. But not long after, Zhao Bei transferred Zhang Guoping from Xikang back to the General Headquarters, and served as an adjutant in the chamber to assist Zhao Bei in handling government and military affairs.

Now the work of the attendant room and the supervision office is basically on the right track, Zhao Bei's work pressure has been reduced a lot, Zhang Guoping is also very competent, Zhao Bei is very satisfied, and is planning to send him to the grassroots troops to serve as a division commander or brigade commander, such a person He can rest assured, and there is no problem with loyalty, there are several officers who are inspected by the commander-in-chief with Zhang Guoping, all of whom are attachés in the chamber, but he is the only one who can be alone like Zhang Guoping, and it is no problem for others to be a regiment commander, but it is a little useful to be a division commander.

"Lixin, I plan to expand the Independent Cavalry Brigade into an Independent Cavalry Division, and I haven't decided on the division commander yet, do you have a suitable candidate? Recommend a few. ”

Leading the attaché out of the General Headquarters, Zhao Bei asked Zhang Guoping, who was following him.

Zhang Guoping hesitated and said: "The current brigade commander of the Independent Cavalry Brigade Yang Banghan is good, he is the most suitable to be promoted to division commander, although the regiment commanders Yin Changheng and Ding Muhan are infantry commanders, but after the experience of some time ago, the two are also qualified to command the cavalry of the large corps to fight, in addition, Gu Pinzhen and Li Gengen are also good, they both graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and their military literacy is there, and they are now studying at the Military and Political Academy, and they will graduate immediately, so it is more appropriate for them to go to the cavalry division." ”

Zhao Bei smiled faintly. Most of these people recommended by Zhang Guoping are historical celebrities, but now they are under his command, and the deviation of this historical trajectory is indeed breathtaking, but these people are not the cavalry division commander candidates in his mind.

"Lixin, you have been in the attendant room for a long time, in my opinion, you are safe and careful, and you can understand what I mean very well, I think it is most suitable for you to be the commander of this cavalry division."

"The commander-in-chief is flattered, but the department has never been trained in the cavalry unit. Without experience, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the crowd Zhang Guoping was humble, his expression was very calm, but the flickering gaze still revealed the excitement in his heart.

"With the commander-in-chief supporting you, are you still afraid that you won't be able to convince the public? As for the experience of commanding cavalry units. Could it be that those basic books on military command that I have given you these days are for you to put on the table? It's not the experience that matters, it's loyalty and honor. I can trust you as a person. ”

The meaning of Zhao Bei's words is already very clear. Zhang Guoping nodded, did not refuse, he also understood in his heart that the reason why the commander-in-chief did not promote Yang Banghan, the current commander of the cavalry brigade, as the division commander, was completely out of the consideration of the balance of power. This can effectively balance Yang Banghan's forces, and this new division commander is "parachuted" from the attendant room, and the backer is the commander-in-chief, which is enough to subdue the original small hill.

"So, how does Yang Banghan arrange it?" Zhang Guoping immediately thought about the details of the formation of an independent cavalry division.

"He was the deputy division commander and the brigade commander

Zhao Bei glanced at Zhang Guoping and said: "The Independent Cavalry Division has no place to use now, but it will play an important role in the north in the future." You work hard, I will give you full support, funds, horses, weapons, equipment, I will ask the logistics headquarters to try to meet your needs. Horses in the south are not good, I have purchased thousands of horses from Qinghai and Hexi through the Endeavor Association, and now I am rushing from Shaanxi to Hubei. ”

Zhang Guoping nodded, and glanced at a staff officer who rushed out of the general headquarters with a telegram copy in his hand, so he grabbed a few steps and took it and forwarded it to Zhao Bei.

Zhao Bei hurriedly glanced at the telegram and said with a smile: "Li Xiehe is still relatively straightforward, he will attack when he says that he will attack, and he will take Jiaxing without blood." It's almost out of the Xijiang River. ”

Zhang Guoping was surprised: "Li Liejun's troops conquered Jiaxing so quickly? Isn't Jiaxing stationed in a brigade of the Beiyang Army? How did you take it so easily? ”

"Because the Beiyang Army retreated, the two sides did not fight at all, and Li Xiehe occupied only an empty city. The RUF troops of the eastern column entered the city without firing a single shot. ”

"In this way, the First Army of Beiyang is planning to shrink the defensive line?"

"It seems that this is the case, Wang Shizhen is really a serious person, waiting for the RUF troops to gnaw hard bones.

It's a pity, Li Xiehe is not a fool. And the order I gave him was very clear, this sortie was simply a feint, I wanted to force Yuan Shikai to seek a decisive battle as soon as possible, and use the chess piece in the southeast to force Yuan Shikai to move the chess piece in the west. The 3rd and 9th Beiyang Divisions crashed headlong into my pocket formation. ”

"Then what if the 3rd and 9th Beiyang Divisions still don't move?"

"That's easy to do, if they don't come, let's take the initiative to fight over and move the pocket formation north, but in that case, it's hard to say whether the troops on our flanks can arrive at the battlefield in time. If the back road of the Beiyang Army cannot be blocked, then this war of annihilation is just a war on paper, and it can only be fought into a defeat war. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Bei raised his head and looked north.

"Lure the enemy, Jiang Zuobin is a tactical lure to the enemy, and I am a strategic bait to the enemy, as for how to fight this battle after luring the enemy over, it depends on Lan Xiuhao and them."

Just when Zhao Bei was standing at Wusheng Pass and discussing with his subordinates the strategy of luring the enemy into depth, in the north, hundreds of miles away from Wusheng Pass, a large army was advancing along the Jinghan Railway Line to the south.

The earthy yellow military uniform almost blended into the land, and wherever the troops passed, the yellow dust covered the sky, looking from afar. Like a murderous aura, it rolled down and rushed straight to Xiping County in the south.

Since the railroad had been destroyed, it was impossible to use the severed roadbed and the dismantled railroad tracks. Therefore, this Beiyang Army could only march on foot, and the infantry and mules and horses were mixed together, and the people shouted and neighed, and there was a boil.

This is the main force of the Ninth Division of Beiyang, and it is Wu Peihu who leads this force.

At this moment, Wu Peixiang Wu Division Commander was riding on a white horse, standing on the roadbed of the railway, with a hint of arrogance, looking down at the troops driving in front of him, surrounded by his staff officers and adjutants.

The horseman rode at a gallop, handed a telegram to an adjutant under the roadbed, and then turned his horse's head and galloped away.

The adjutant walked up to the roadbed, stood up and saluted, and handed the telegram to Wu Peihu.

"War Department emergency call! The southern army of Hangzhou has been mobilized in a big way and has fallen into Jiaxing. The War Department ordered our department to enter Wusheng Pass as soon as possible, defeat the Republican Army with lightning speed, and occupy Wuhan! Other. The follow-up troops of the 4th and 7th Divisions of the Beiyang Army are rushing to Xuzhou at the same time, if the road is unblocked. It is expected to arrive in Xuzhou the day after tomorrow at the latest, at that time. Commander Feng will personally supervise the army's southward march and join forces to attack Wusheng Pass! ”

Wu Peihu looked at the telegram expressionlessly, listening to the adjutant's statement.

"The Fourth Division, the Seventh Division can go to Xuzhou the day after tomorrow? It's too optimistic. ”

Wu Peihu handed the telegram to a staff officer beside him, turned his head to look north, but saw the Jinghan land. Unless the Beiyang Army can guarantee the smooth flow of the railway. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Fourth and Seventh Divisions to arrive in Xuzhou within a few days.

Now, on the hundreds of miles long railway line from Xuzhou to Zhangde, the "plainclothes team" of the Republican Army is active everywhere, and they carry a large amount of explosives. It is polite to specifically carry out sabotage of railway traffic, and to dismantle the rails and blow up the iron bridge, sometimes. They would plant explosives on the railroad in advance, and detonate them when the military train passed, and blow them up into the sky with the train and people, so that the traffic on the Jinghan Line would be almost completely interrupted, and the follow-up troops of the Beiyang Fourth and Seventh Divisions would not be able to quickly reach the assembly area.

Therefore, the Beiyang Army that attacked Xiping this time only had two complete Ping Pong divisions, the Third Division and the Ninth Division. The rest of the forces were responsible for covering the flanks and rear of the main attacking force.

Yesterday, more than 2,000 troops of the Southern Army guarding Xiping drove to Xuzhou and announced their return to the Ninth Division.

"Xiping, this is the place where my Wu family is all right!"

Wu Peihu turned his head. Look south.

I saw that the yellow dust was all over the sky, and the long line could not be seen at a glance.

Wu Peihu was even more arrogant, pointed to the south, and said, "Pass the order, which catty." The regiment rushed to Xiping first, and the regiment commander rewarded the ocean with 5,000, the battalion commander with 1,000 oceans, the company commander with 500 oceans, and the platoon commander with 200 oceans! Xiping is the battlefield where the Ninth Division of our Army rises in Beiyang! ”