In the command headquarters, Xiao Yimin stood up and asked everyone to sit down at the conference table, and the head of the guard regiment and the commander of the cavalry regiment immediately found their positions and sat down upright.

The conference table is relatively close to everyone, and the map on the wall is large enough to be seen without having to get closer.

Xiao Yimin walked to the map, took the baton handed by the staff officer, explained to everyone the reason for inviting two German military attaches to observe the meeting, explained to everyone a little about the previous secrecy measures, and then sincerely apologized:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I need to apologize to you here, although this trick requires me to do this, but I still feel sorry for you, here I especially emphasize: It's not that I don't trust you, but our army basically has no sense of secrecy, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be leaked out by many reporters accompanying the army and secret agents of the Yunnan army."

Everyone understood Xiao Yimin's original intention very well, and the unsafe look on his face was swept away, and all that was left was the excitement of eagerness.

Xiao Yimin pointed to Qianwei County, the upper reaches of the Min River in the west of Syria:

"At half past four o'clock this afternoon, the commander of the First Division, Zhou Division, sent a liaison officer to deliver the news that the Wang Jian Brigade of our army's right-wing unit took more than 450 wooden boats, went out day and night, quietly went down the river, landed at the Xiangjiaping Wharf, three kilometers north of Qianwei City, and successfully surrounded a battalion of Xie Ru's wing of the Dian Army stationed in Qianwei County at five o'clock in the morning today, and completely annihilated it!"

The generals couldn't help but applaud, they knew the great significance of pulling out this nail on the western front of the Dian army.

Xiao Yimin paused slightly and continued to introduce to everyone: "According to the news sent by Division Commander Zhou in the afternoon, I deduce that at this time, the vanguard of the First Division has occupied Lijiachang, twenty-four kilometers west of Syria, and the Xie Ru wing of the Dian Army entrenched in the city of Syria will not have time to make adjustments even if they know about it.

"The Yunnan army made a very serious mistake in this campaign, they concentrated the seven main regiments between Xufu and Luzhou, and put on a decisive posture across the river, and because the Yunnan army was inferior to the enemy, the two mixed brigades sent by it have not yet gone out of the Zhaotong territory.

"According to the topography, hydrometeorology and other conditions on the Sichuan-Yunnan border, as well as the estimation of the marching speed of the Yunnan army, our command has determined that it will take at least five days for the two brigades of the Yunnan army to enter the battlefield completely, even if their vanguard troops abandon all their baggage and rush at night to reach the line from Syria to Luzhou, it will take at least three and a half to four days, not to mention that the telegraph line in the Sichuan-Yunnan border area has been successfully destroyed by the latent team we sent in advance."

When Peng Guanglie heard this, he stood up excitedly: "Commander, in this way, we have time to annihilate all the units of the Dian army one by one?" ”

"That's right! Division Commander Peng, the enemy in Luxian County is estimated to retreat to the south bank of the Great River soon, you have to hurry up, we analyze, within 24 hours, the 17th Regiment of the Dian Army stationed in Luxian County will not have time to retreat at all, they are yours. Xiao Yimin said with a smile.

"What about the enemy of Qijiang?" Chen Jing, chief of staff of the Second Division, hurriedly asked.

Xiao Yimin pointed to Tang Wulin, the love general who sat at the bottom:

"Leave it to the cavalry regiment to solve, the 230-kilometer attack is very difficult for the infantry, it is difficult to reach it in four days, and it is also necessary to consider the physical condition of the soldiers, but for the cavalry, it is only a matter of one day and one night, I need the second division to quickly take Luxian with superior forces, form a huge pressure on the Li Hongxiang division of the Yunnan army in Luzhou Mansion, and contain the three regiments of the department in the Luzhou line, so as to buy enough time for the first division and the first brigade of the border army to jointly attack Xie Ru's wing in Syria."

Peng Guanglie, Chen Jing and others were very satisfied.

The second division only has 5,000 officers and soldiers, and it is really not suitable to divide the troops to attack, now that Xiao Yimin has calculated everything clearly and arranged it properly, why don't they feel comfortable? It's just comfortable to fight with such a chief.

"Report! The Right Army is in a hurry! ”

The staff officer on duty ran to the door to report loudly, and the adjutant Zheng Changze hurriedly went out, took the letter and asked a few words in a low voice, and immediately delivered the letter to Xiao Yimin.

Xiao Yimin opened it and finished reading it, with a bright smile on his face, lifted the baton, and knocked on Muchuan County, south of Qianwei County:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first and third regiments of the First Mixed Brigade have successfully taken Muchuan County, annihilated two companies of the enemy, and now according to the scheduled plan, led by the brigade commander Wang Jian, they will quickly march eastward, and it is expected that in the evening of tomorrow, the second regiment and two directly subordinate battalions led by General Bao Jiqing, chief of staff of our army, will converge along the south bank of the Minjiang River, launch a surprise attack on Yibin County, where the heavy battalion of the Yunnan army is located, cut off the retreat of the enemy Xie Ru's wing in Syria, and then the three regiments will turn around and go north, Launched a fierce flanking attack on Syria with the first division led by Division Commander Zhou, and strived to completely annihilate the enemy within two days! ”

The generals in the hall were pleasantly surprised, and finally saw the strong combat effectiveness of the border soldiers, and under the stimulation of the good news, the generals and colonels were all geared up and excited.

Xiao Yimin motioned for everyone to be quiet, pointed to the Syrian Mansion on the map and raised his voice: "The second brigade in charge of the middle road has a difficult task, Brother Fang Zhou, your brigade must march one hundred and five kilometers before tomorrow evening, directly into Shaping Town in the north of Syria, and launch a strong crossing with the first division led by General Zhou to the east and west, and storm the Syrian Mansion at all costs, and must make Xie Ruyi unable to divide his troops to the south to support Yibin County."

"I believe in the combat effectiveness of the First Brigade and the command ability of General Bao Jiqing, they will definitely be able to destroy the Yibin defenders before midnight tomorrow, occupy Yibin County, and then wave their division north to flank the enemy in Syria! After taking Syria, except for the 1st Brigade leaving one regiment to defend, the other divisions will move eastward along the south bank of the Dajiang River and coordinate with the 2nd Division to attack Luzhou. ”

Xiao Yimin put down his baton, went back to sit down, and then signaled the staff officer to issue a battle plan, lit a cigarette, and patiently waited for everyone to watch and discuss.

Half an hour later, Xiao Yimin asked the ministries if they had any questions and whether there were any difficulties. All the generals stood up in unison, saluted excitedly and hurried away, and soon there was a shrill whistle and the neighing of horses outside the camp.

Due to their unfamiliarity with place names, Brian and Sharpler did not fully understand the battle plan written in Chinese. The two ran to the map again, pointing at the map and discussing nervously.

Within a few minutes, Sharper unceremoniously pulled Xiao Yimin to the map, and the two raised the unclear points in their hearts one by one, and Xiao Yimin patiently explained them one by one, until the two of them had no problems before returning to their seats to drink tea.

Brian pondered for a long time, but couldn't help but ask, "Xiao, how can you ensure that your first brigade arrives in Yibin County as scheduled?" As far as we know, and as indicated on the map, the 1st Brigade took almost two-thirds of the route in the mountains, how do you ensure the speed of their march? ”

Xiao Yimin didn't know how to answer for a while, thought about it for a long time, and talked about training:

"Over a period of two years, our 1st Brigade revised its self-defined infantry code more than 50 times, including 17 times for rapid marching. After dozens of rigorous tests close to actual combat, the infantry regiments of the 1st Brigade were able to reach the excellent standard of 120 kilometers in two days, and they were all marching on mountain roads. ”

Brian and Sharpler were dumbfounded, and they both looked at each other to see the shock in each other's eyes.

Xiao Yimin said with a smile: "My friend, there is one thing I am very proud of, my soldiers are the most hard-working soldiers in the world, and my officers are the most self-motivated and exploratory officers.

"Therefore, I believe that they can overcome all difficulties and successfully complete the task I have given them, they are equipped with advanced weapons from Germany, Europe and the United States, as well as our latest manufactured grenades and grenades, in the face of only a battalion of sixteen obsolete artillery pieces and defenseless Dian army, if they can't complete the mission, it is estimated that no one will have the face to come to see me."

Sharper let out a long sigh, "I believe that, I have seen with my own eyes how much your ignorant soldiers adore you...... Xiao, sometimes I think you're a madman, a madman who lives for war, for war! After this battle, I am afraid that your great name will spread all over the world, and you will be able to gain the support of all the armies in Sichuan very easily, because you have brought them honor, and brought them the self-esteem and pride that they lacked. ”

Xiao Yimin showed a triumphant look and laughed: "Dear Sharpler, thank you very much for your praise!" I remember saying to you more than once that I was a genius, a genius who stood on the shoulders of countless great men, and now you still think that I am talking about it? ”

Sharpler didn't do anything about this arrogant good friend, but he still admired it more in his heart, he believed that Brian would definitely record the entire battle faithfully, and then take it to the German staff for analysis, Xiao Yimin may not be able to think of fame, and he can rely on his own fame and strength, with the most powerful and influential capital in southwest China, to ask for more things from his motherland, this insidious and cunning guy will definitely do this.

"Xiao, are you going to camp tonight?" Brian asked suddenly.

Xiao Yimin nodded: "There is still an hour, my staff officers have already gone to prepare, before dawn tomorrow, my banner must appear in the artesian well forty kilometers to the south, that land bears more than two-fifths of the tax of the entire Sichuan Province every year, I need to visit the people and businessmen who are suffering there, and it is estimated that I will make several important speeches." If you two have nothing else to do, you will stand by my side tomorrow and receive the cheers of thousands of people, it will be very wonderful! ”

"I'm sorry, Xiao, we need to go back and pack our bags, it's a pity, we plan to go to the front line to see for ourselves, we don't have a chance to enjoy the cheers of the people, you go and enjoy it yourself!"

Brian and Sharpler said that they would leave, as if they would kill them if they stayed for another moment, which made Xiao Yimin laugh, and a group of guards and staff officers on the side couldn't laugh, and they didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Xiao Yimin, so they could only hold back and do their own things.

Xiao Yimin returned to the map again, signaling the two staff officers to dismantle the map later, he thought about the entire battle situation again and again according to the newly marked battle line and the progress of each department, repeatedly weighed the links that may have uncertain factors, and quickly formed a solution plan in his mind, until the chief of the guard, Wu San, came to urge, he turned around and strode out of the command headquarters, and his heart had already flown to the battlefield in the south.

(To be continued)