108031908 Far East Maniac Chapter 322 Pocket Array and Pocket Piercing

Other words. The Wenzhi United Front troops assembled in Ganlu Mountain were the rope responsible for Zashigenxu, and as long as their attack went well, then the Beiyang Army that had already entered Xinyang City would be cut off. If the RUF forces from other directions also advance smoothly, then the Beiyang Army will be surrounded on all sides.

However, after all, this was only a combat plan formulated before the war, and the actual situation was not as simple as imagined.

In order to block the sharp Beiyang elite troops in Xinyang, the Republican Army must concentrate most of its elite troops on the Xinyang line, so that it can be. Although the Fifth Division of the Republican Army has rich combat experience, it is really unable to guard such a wide combat area, and they need allies, and one of the purposes of the original establishment of the "United Front" is precisely this.

Endeavor will be very grateful for the trust of the United Front, but after all, they have their own little abacus, so in terms of the main attack direction and target of this sortie, Endeavor will plan to be slightly different from Wu Zhenhan.

Wu Zhenhan's proposition was to start from Lushan, and the whole army would advance to the northeast at high speed, and take Xuzhou, the transportation hub on the Jinghan Railway, in one go. Cutting off the Jinghan Line and cutting off the retreat route of the Beiyang Army in the south in the shortest possible time is the most beneficial to the United Front in any respect, and this advance plan is also the first and far side of the operational plan for southern Henan drawn up by the General Staff

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But the Endeavor gang had a different view. They did not want to attack Xuzhou directly, but wanted to pull all the troops north to Ruzhou City, and after a short rest, they advanced northward, took Dengfeng in the southeast corner of Henan Prefecture in one go, and joined Liu Zhenhua from the direction of Luoyang, and then turned around and fought eastward, first attacking Zhengzhou and then Kaifeng. In the shortest possible time, all important cities in northern Henan were swept away. It doesn't matter if the city controls the traffic on the Jinghan Line.

This wishful thinking of the Endeavor Association was very shrewd, and they wanted to take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Beiyang Army was attracted to Xinyang and put the whole of Henan into their pockets, so as to complete the "Henan-Shaanxi-Jin Strategy" formulated by the Endeavor Association at the beginning and truly gain their own development space.

Wu Zhenhan scoffed at this march plan of the Endeavor Association, in his opinion. Zhao Bei's evaluation of the Endeavor Association was correct, these people were very short-sighted like the Communist Association in Hunan. They only saw the short-term benefits that an attack on northern Henan could bring to them, but they did not see the long-term impact of this advance plan. They will never tolerate Endeavor gaining a foothold in Henan and Shanxi, and in that case, a strategic decisive battle opportunity that the united front has won with great difficulty will become worthless.

Therefore, Wu Zhenhan resolutely opposed Endeavor Society's plan to march into the army, and even threatened to send a telegram to Zhao Bei, chairman of the United Front Committee, to expose Endeavor Society's selfish and short-sighted dirty tricks.

In this way, this military conference developed from calm and calm at the beginning to full of gunpowder and fell into a stalemate.

The Republican Army accused Endeavor of only caring for itself and completely forgetting the common interests of the United Front, while Endeavour also ridiculed each other, accusing the Republican Army of using scheming to annex other revolutionary forces, and the net even slapped the table and shouted, threatening Endeavour to withdraw from the United Front.

Regarding the disputes and even abuse between the two sides, Xiong Kewu and others, who were caught in the middle, could only remain silent.

Xiong Kewu and the others are now a little embarrassed. Although several of them are senior cadres of the Endeavor Association. Xiong Kewu was even the deputy governor of the Shaanxi military government, and was nominally the number two person in the military government. But in fact, he has no real power, only a false title, and cannot interfere in military and political affairs.

At the beginning, Xiong Kewu and other members of the League instigated an uprising against the Qing Dynasty in northern Sichuan, and he was supported by the rebel army as the commander of the People's Army, commanding the troops to recover northern Sichuan, and was regarded as the father of the revolution, but "the recovery of the north and the establishment of the People's Army are inseparable from the support of the Republican Army, which Xiong Kewu and others are also very clear in their hearts, they originally planned to join the Republican Army, but before they acted, the Founding War broke out, and Endeavor will enter Sichuan from southern Shaanxi, and compete with the Republican Army to see who is advanced in Chengdu, at that time Xiong Kewu and others saw that they were all revolutionary comrades, So he joined the Endeavor Society's troops, but it didn't take long for Xiong Kewu and others to be overshadowed by the Endeavor Society's use of the means of rising and descending, and they couldn't control the troops, and the Northern Sichuan People's Army also became the elite troops of the Endeavor Society, controlled by several veterans of the Endeavor Society.

Considering the revolutionary situation, Xiong Kewu decided to stay in the military government of the Endeavor Society, and he was also serving the revolution, under his influence, some members of the League also stayed, but others left, such as Wang Songting, the leader of the Fourth Hui Party, who returned to Sichuan because he was not used to seeing the Endeavor Society, and is now assisting Fu Huafeng in Xikang.

Although Xiong Kewu and others stayed, and the treatment was also good, but the Endeavor Association always looked at these cadres from the League in a different light, although Yang Wangpeng and others admired the Mr. Sun of the League, but they were obviously also pragmatists, and the real power of the military government was always in the hands of those who clearly supported the Qunzhi Society and the Endeavor Society from the beginning, and they were always unable to put their hearts in their hearts and give real power to those who joined halfway.

In this southern Henan operation, although Yang Wangpeng appointed Xiong Kewu as the former deputy commander-in-chief of the Fendejin Society's armed forces, as usual, the actual command of the troops was still in the hands of Nawang and others, and Xiong Kewu and others were just senior staff officers.

Just now, Wu Zhenhan and Nawang were arguing about the plan to enter the army. Xiong Kewu, who was born in the Dan Alliance, did not join the debate, they just sat at the conference table and listened and watched, with mixed feelings.

It was thought that after the establishment of the United Front, all the revolutionary forces in the South would be united, and the victory in the parliamentary elections would also make people place too high expectations on this united front, hoping that through this pan-political alliance, they would seize state power as soon as possible, integrate the forces of the whole country, and jointly resist the aggression of the foreign powers.

Xiong Kewu also had high hopes for the United Front for a time, and even made a speech tour in Shaanxi in his capacity as deputy governor of the Shaanxi Military Government to expand the influence of the United Front.

But the later development of things made Xiong Kewu quite surprised, although the Endeavor Association announced that it would join the united front, but tried to maintain the independence of the troops, if it was not for the later Huangguan passage was cut off by the Beiyang Army, they may still be tough to the end, since then, Xiong Kewu faintly felt that this united front may not be able to form a powerful fighting collective in a short period of time, maybe Song Jiaoren and others from the beginning of the goal is correct, that is, to use this catty. The pan-political coalition won the parliamentary elections, and they had no hope of anything else, and for the constitutionalists in the united front, the united front was only an electoral tool, not a fighting collective, and did not need strict organization and discipline.

But Xiong Kewu did not agree with the views of Song Jiaoren and others, as a soldier, he saw what this era really needs here in the Endeavor Association, this era does not need a bunch of parliamentarians and politicians who can only talk about it, this era needs military strongmen,

", small, Ping is a strong man to clean up the chaotic situation. Unite Cangguo to raise a road to save the country, and the best one in this regard is Zhao Bei, the commander-in-chief of the Republican Army.

In the final analysis, Endeavor is a toddler in Handan, and their every move is to imitate Zhao Bei. Unfortunately, the Endeavour Society was too weak and had to rely on the Republican Army, and it was for this reason that they maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Republican Army, for fear of being annexed by the Republican Army, just as they had annexed the weaker Northern Sichuan People's Army.

Therefore, there will be a strange scene in which Endeavor will take the initiative to invite the Republican Army to Shaanxi to assist in the defense, but at the same time they refuse to obey the orders of the Republican Army in Henan.

Although Xiong Kewu didn't know whether Deng Wang and the others' insistence on going north to Dengfeng and joining Liu Zhenhua's troops was due to the instructions of the higher echelons of the Endeavor Society, he also understood that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly and could not tolerate any delay, and if the two sides continued to stalemate like this, it would have a serious impact on the entire battle situation. It may even change hands on the strategic initiative.

After careful consideration, Xiong Kewu finally decided to break the silence.

"In my opinion, it is more appropriate to march directly to Xuzhou, only in this way can we deal a fatal blow to the southward Beiyang Army."

Xiong Kewu suddenly spoke, which made Wu Zhenhan and Nawang, who were arguing, stunned, and turned their heads together and looked at Xiong Kewu.

Xiong Kewu repeated what he had just said with an expressionless face, and carefully analyzed it.

"Xuzhou is an important stronghold of the Beiyang Second Army. With a large amount of munitions and materials, locomotives and wagons in reserve, taking Xuzhou is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the Beiyang Army. Moreover, Xuzhou is less than 200 miles away from Lushan in a straight line, and if you rush to it day and night, you can reach it in four days at most, and take Xuzhou in one day. Then the troops moved south, attacked the north and south with the Xinyang defenders, and defeated the Beiyang Second Army in one fell swoop. This. It is precisely the wisest strategic choice of our army. ”

"Deputy Commander Xiong, what do you mean by that?" Deng Yue asked in amazement.

"It's not interesting, it's just what I'm talking about. Comrades, the situation of the war is changing rapidly. If we argue here for one more minute, the revolutionary army in Xinyang will have to endure one more minute of fierce fighting, the revolutionaries are all for a common goal, there is really no need to divide each other, the more we have to unite at such times, otherwise, why do we need to form a united front? ”

Xiong Kewu glanced at Deng Kan, then moved his gaze and glanced at the faces of the cadres of the Endeavor Association beside the net.

Some people hung their heads, others were angry. accused Xiong Kewu of eating inside and out, and the people around Xiong Kewu also ridiculed each other, and there was a quarrel in the conference room.

"My Xiong family is not only the deputy governor of the Shaanxi Military Government, but also the former deputy commander-in-chief of the enemy in this campaign. Naturally, I have the right to make comments on the plan to enter the army! If you are not convinced, you can send a telegram. Appeal to Xi'an. ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Kewu stood up, straightened his military uniform, and glanced at everyone present.

"Since there are big differences, I suggest that we simply vote by show of hands on the plan for marching. The minority obeys the majority, and there are 26 people present, and it is most appropriate to vote by show of hands. ”

"I agree with this suggestion!"

"I agree!"

Seeing that most of the participants spoke in support of Deputy Governor Xiong's proposal, Wu Zhenhan nodded, raised his right hand, and said, "Since the majority of the people agree with Deputy Governor Xiong's proposal, then let's vote." Now, those who agree to advance to Xuzhou are invited to raise their hands. ”

As soon as the words fell, eleven people immediately raised their hands, and Xiong Kewu and those people from the alliance were also among them.

"Anyone else?" Wu Zhenhan's gaze wandered over the faces of those who did not raise their hands.

After a moment, several more people hesitantly raised their hands, all of them members of the Endeavor Society.

"You guys, this is a betrayal!" Deng Wang glared at the men, and two of them immediately put their hands down again.

However, in the end, the number of people who still raised their hands still reached fifteen, fifteen to eleven, and most of them supported the march to Xuzhou.

"It seems that there is no need to vote on the plan for the march in the direction of Dengfeng."

Wu Zhenhan glanced at the net, turned his head to look at Xiong Kewu, and said, "Thank you Deputy Governor Xiong for your support." Just now you said that it would take you four days to rush to Xuzhou and take Xuzhou in one day, in my opinion. This march schedule is somewhat inappropriate and too conservative. I suggest that you travel in two days. Half a day to fight, half a day to rest. Set off immediately, encircle in the direction of Xinyang, and be sure to completely annihilate the Beiyang Second Army under Xinyang City! ”

"I'm against it! Without my orders, the Endeavor Society's troops would not advance to Xuzhou. To go. You IRA go on your own. The website got up and glared at Wu Zhenhan.

Wu Zhenhan patted the table and stood up, and said, "The United Front is a catty." Overall, what are you doing so clearly now? You are splitting the revolutionary camp! It's a time of war, and your actions to split the revolutionary camp are fully worthy of being shot! ”

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense.

Xiong Kewu looked at the net and said word by word: "Deng Wang, now I am the deputy governor of the Shaanxi Military Government, and I now order that you be relieved of your position as commander-in-chief of the former enemy and I will take over this position." ”

"You don't have the authority to dismiss me!" Deng Gang retorted.

Xiong Kewu glanced at him, and several people from the League immediately stepped forward and pressed the net on the conference table, and several cadres of the Endeavor Association tried to step forward to intervene, but were stopped by Wu Zhenhan's adjutant.

"I'm going to accuse you of Governor Yang!"

"Then you can go back to Xi'an and report it. But. Before returning to Xi'an, I wronged you to stay in Lushan for a few days. ”

Xiong Kewu waved his hand, and everyone took the net down.

"Now, I order, all the Endeavor troops are ready to go out immediately, bring five days' dry rations, and as soon as the order arrives, immediately march lightly!"

Xiong Kewu put on a military hat and gave orders to the cadres of the Endeavor Society present, and those who did not listen to the order or hesitated were immediately dismissed from their posts. And they were put down with the gateway.

"Deputy Governor Xiong, you are well aware of the righteousness, and Wu admires it so much! On behalf of all the officers and men of the Republican Army, thank you for your help! ”

Wu Zhenhan stepped forward and held Xiong Kewu's hand. It's a bit exciting.

"You're welcome. I have made this risky move for the sake of the future of the revolution, and the army should be mobilized immediately, lest there be too many dreams at night. However, after this battle, I am afraid that I will not be able to stay in Shaanxi. Xiong Kewu smiled bitterly.

"Welcome to Hubei, for a true revolutionary, he can play a role anywhere."

Wu Zhenhan patted his chest to find a way back for Xiong Kewu, and sent the deputy governor of Xiong out of the conference room with a smile.

After Xiong Kewu left, Wu Zhenhan immediately ordered the Fifth Division to prepare for departure, and at the same time ordered the adjutant to immediately send a secret telegram to the Wushengguan General Headquarters, briefly reporting the dramatic development of the military meeting, and at the same time deliberately adding his own opinion at the end of the telegram:

"Endeavor and the United Front are at odds with each other, and there is still considerable prejudice against the Commander-in-Chief. I recommend. The original plan should be implemented as soon as possible, and the republican forces entering Shaanxi should be ordered to act decisively at the appropriate time. Swift control of Shaanxi. ”