Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

Yuan Shikai was very right, his lips were cold, and it was much better to use the advantage of strength to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese army than to resist alone after withdrawing to Manchuria, and he might be able to defeat the Chinese army while the Allied forces had not yet disbanded. From the other side's point of view, Huaguo has been fighting for many years, and the soldiers are tired and the national strength is huge, so it will definitely not be able to support a high-intensity war of attrition.

The gamble was made with 100,000 soldiers, and although the chips were large, it was worth the benefits compared to the gains made after the victory. After the Allied Army Command sent a telegram requesting instructions from Japan and Russia, the Japanese army received a reply on the same day -- agreeing with the strategy formulated by Marshal Kodama Gentaro, and everything was decided by Kodama Gentaro.

Japan already has nothing, the so-called dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water, and people who have nothing are not afraid of losing more, and how to feed those 100,000 soldiers if they return to China is still a problem. Japan has high hopes for Kodama Gentaro and the 100,000 troops, and if it were not for the inconvenient transportation and insufficient logistics, the troops would have been increased from the country.

In contrast, the Russians were much more stingy, Nicholas II was anxious during this time, his ambitions for foreign expansion were repeatedly frustrated, the domestic economy was weak, the material was tight, the revolutionary uprisings were one after another, and the financial situation was crumbling, and a part of it had to be used to destroy the rebels and rebuild the Pacific Fleet, and to build and purchase new warships to make up for the losses in the Battle of Tsushima. Nicholas II had the idea of giving up on the chaos in the Far East, but later agreed to send troops because Britain promised to only need Russia to pay for the army and all other logistical supplies to be provided by the Allies.

When the results of the naval battle in the South China Sea reached the Winter Palace, Nicholas II was overjoyed, and people were like that. Regardless of race or race, as long as I see that others are not doing as well as myself, I am happy. The Battle of Tsushima cost the Russian Navy warships, Russia became the joke of the whole world, and Nicholas II could not hold his head up in front of his European relatives.

Now that the British had suffered a worse defeat than the Russians, Nicholas II could confidently and boldly attend the royal gatherings of Europe and boast that the British navy was inferior to the Russian navy. Because the Russian Navy lost less ships in terms of quantity and quality than the British Navy. How could such a thing not please Nicholas II? This is even the best news that His Majesty the Tsar has received in years.

The excited Nicholas II did not think that there were still 100,000 troops in danger in the Far East until Pajerov sent back a telegram asking for instructions, and if he did not withdraw his troops, once those 100,000 troops were defeated, then Russia would not have much military strength in Manchuria and the Far East, and the domestic situation would not allow the transfer of troops from Europe.

Ministers rarely have a unified opinion, and when someone agrees to withdraw, there is someone who opposes it, and those who oppose it have good reasons. The Russian Empire was an expanding country, and it would not have been possible to expand to its present level if its citizens had been so timid. Taking advantage of the strength of the allies, you can take a risk, and then the war is not favorable and retreat decisively, let the Beiyang Army and the Japanese act as their stepping stones, they are not good birds anyway!

Eventually, the opposition to the withdrawal persuaded Nicholas II, who desperately hoped for good news on the battlefield. In order to change the situation of the country's sinking day by day.

On 18 July, the Allies agreed on their understanding. and formulate a combat plan for the deployment of the Chinese army. On the same day, the operational plan was sent to all group armies, requiring them to draw up detailed plans based on the plan, and finally submit it to the headquarters for examination.

Gentaro Kodama called the battle plan "Operation Dike", which was roughly the first stage: the use of the First Army of the Beiyang Army to resolutely resist on the front line of the Yellow River and defend for at least a month. Use natural hazards and fortifications to consume the sharpness of the Chinese army, and eliminate 3-50,000 Chinese troops. Yuan Shikai patted his chest and assured that his elite could fully complete the planned tasks, and the soldiers of the First Group Army had no worse training and combat time than any other army.

The second stage: After defeating the enemy's spirit, the First Group Army of the Beiyang Army took the initiative to retreat and entered Shanxi and Shandong to rest and recuperate in the east and west. Put the main forces of the Chinese army into the flat and vast North China Plain. After that, the Japanese North China Army and the Russian Far East Army launched a surprise offensive from the left and right flanks to encircle and annihilate the troops of the 1-2 armies of the Chinese Army.

The third stage: dispatch the Second Group Army of the Beiyang Army and the First Group Army to rest in Shanxi and Shandong, and launch a general counterattack with the whole army, completely crushing the offensive force of the Chinese army, and striving to advance the front to the line of the Yangtze River.

Of course, Kodama Gentaro also knew that this plan was too idealistic, but this battle was originally a gambling nature, and if the second phase of the battle could be completed, even if the Allies were victorious, at least the battle line could be maintained on the Yellow River. As for the consumption of high-intensity battles, the headquarters arranged it in this way, with grain, grass and other materials being raised on the spot, and among the weapons and ammunition, the First Group Army of the Beiyang Army was the most sufficient, so it was arranged to be responsible for the consumption of the Chinese army on the front line. The Japanese and Russian forces were relatively short of supplies, and were arranged to launch a counterattack battle in the second phase, achieving the campaign objectives before the ammunition was exhausted.

The key to victory or defeat is still in logistics, especially in weapon maintenance and ammunition replenishment, Yuan Shikai ordered Sheng Xuanhuai to expand weapons maintenance stations and ammunition production lines in Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Handan, Taiyuan and other places, more bullet reloading lines. In addition, a large number of iron pots and other resources were collected for military purposes, and a strange large-scale production movement began in the north, which caused great damage to the economy and objectively promoted the progress of local military production, so that after the reunification of China, a large number of workers with a certain technical foundation and experience were obtained in the north.

Military preparations in China are more organized and sufficient. In the early morning of 16 July, a number of steam locomotives were running back and forth on the feeder railway leading to the Zhoushan Military Port, and a large number of well-equipped soldiers at the station stepped off the train, and then assembled in the open space in the storage area. On the pier on the other side of the port, a large amount of military supplies, including ammunition, medicines, food and grass, artillery, etc., were hoisted onto the ship, which will depart with the soldier transport ship.

Jiang Fangzhen, commander of the 1st Marine Division, took off the steel helmet on his head and gave orders to the adjutants and staff officers around him, and the organization of more than 15,000 officers and men in a division was no less than a small encounter, but fortunately, the Marine Corps already had a lot of experience, so the orders were conveyed quickly and orderly, and the officers and soldiers also knew how to fulfill the orders.

From a regiment commander to a division commander, from a lieutenant colonel to a major general, it took Jiang Fangzhen, Cai Songpo, and Zhang Runnong about a year, and I am afraid that such a speed of promotion will be difficult to break in the later years of the Marine Corps, and even cause an uproar in the entire Chinese army system. However, the navy is relatively closed, and the internal administrative affairs of the Marine Corps are not yet the turn of the army and the air force to intervene, and Lu Hai has forcefully suppressed the doubts of the outside world, but the pressure on the three young major generals can be imagined.

Jiang Fangzhen asked himself if he could not reach the realm of "let him rain and blow the wind, and I will not move", when he was just promoted to major general and division commander, he was still very uncomfortable with the way his subordinates called himself, and after talking with Cai Songpo and Zhang Runnong, he found that they also had similar ideas. The three of them once asked their superiors about the reason for the promotion, and the answer they received was that the young Marine Corps needed young generals, and the country could afford the price of being young.

Pressure often makes people collapse, but for strong-willed people, pressure will be transformed into motivation, and Jiang Fangzhen and the three are strong-willed people. After serving as division commanders, the three of them gained the recognition of their subordinates within a few months, and the so-called recognition is to be able to lead themselves to victory and let themselves survive.

The boarding speed of the 1st Marine Division was very fast, and when the report of the hoisting of the materials came, there was only one condition left before departure -- waiting for the convergence of the naval escort detachment. After the victory in the naval battle, there was no time to share the joy of victory, and the navy had to divide a part of the escort mission, and the 10 warships of the first escort detachment had already departed from the Zhanjiang military port and would arrive in Zhoushan about three hours later to join the convoy.

Double-study the map with command and check the battle plan to try to find loopholes in the plan. This was Jiang Fangzhen's first battle after serving as the division commander, and it was also related to the final result of the Second Northern Expedition, and there was no room for error.

Two hours later, everyone boarded the ship, Jiang Fangzhen moved his somewhat stiff neck, entered the officer's cabin to rest, and then checked the pistols and submachine guns he asked for from the logistics department, there was no theoretical rear on the battlefield, and the command headquarters was not absolutely safe, and the division commander was also used to carrying weapons with him, and after arriving on the battlefield, he could not find the difference between the division commander and a corporal without looking carefully.

At five o'clock in the afternoon of July 16, the fleet left the military port and sailed into the East China Sea, and turned north, carrying the 1st Marine Division to the intended target. There is also the First Army in the port of Shanghai, which is loading, and they will be responsible for the in-depth offensive after the landing operation of the marines. Target, Qinhuangdao Port, Hebei Province.

He is in charge of the main combat mission again, Jiang Fangzhen sighed with some emotion, he didn't expect that the General Marine Corps could undertake such an important combat mission in the Second Northern Expedition. After taking over from the Germans, the 2nd Marine Division led by Cai Songpo was already stationed in Qingdao Port, and only Zhang Runnong's 3rd Division did not get the combat mission.

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