If Zhang Shusheng is basically satisfied with the eight-year-long professional army building of the militia regiment, the establishment and improvement of the militia instructor system and the staff department system is an important part of the army's modernization drive.

An efficient staff department is very timely in responding to all kinds of emergencies, and after Zhang Shusheng came to the conclusion of the Tang Jiyao incident, the general staff was able to come up with a basic battle plan overnight.

“…… This combat mission is very crucial, and it will be a key combat mission that will determine the future political trend of the southwest and consolidate the situation of the militia forces. The key idea of the current operational plan drawn up by the General Staff Headquarters is to change the original defensive operation against Tang Jiyao's forces to an offensive combat plan. ”

After Zhang Shusheng read out the basic combat order, Jiang Baili explained the detailed operational arrangements, "I emphasize a few points in the military preparations. 1. The replacement of guards in each department must be completed within 2 months. 2. In addition to the combat missions in Yunnan, the garrison units in Guangxi should also ensure that they complete their operational preparations at the same time, and ensure that they can launch a campaign against Guizhou at the first time while launching a battle on the Yunnan side. 3. In this campaign against Tang Jiyao's forces, in order to prevent external forces from taking advantage of the fire to rob them, in addition to reserving troops, all reserve units should also ensure that they can enter the battle at any time. For invading foreign enemies, the key is to put drag on the top and block the attack. After the main force completes the combat mission, it will be annihilated together. ”

"District Chief, do you think there's anything else to add?" Jiang Baili asked Zhang Shusheng for instructions.

Zhang Shusheng nodded, and his sharp eyes swept over the militia generals present, among these people, the highest military ranks were Wu Tiejun and Jiang Baili, both of whom were major generals of the militia. "This is not the first time that the militia has participated in the battle, but I ask you to pay attention to every battle. Do not despise any enemy. You are all modern generals with many years of command experience, and you are also qualified cadets of the Huaxia Military Academy. I would like to conclude by adding two more orders: First, this is a civil war, not a foreign war. Without hindering the normal battle plan, the enemy units that can be persuaded to surrender will be persuaded to surrender. 2. This Yunnan-Guizhou-Guizhou Campaign will be a medium-sized battle far beyond previous battles. More attention should be paid to the protection of civilians. When there is a war between the North and the South, you can fire at residential areas with heavy artillery, but I ask you to try to avoid such a quick success. The war must be fought, but we absolutely must not regard the people as a hastily and commit a crime that we have knowingly committed. Not to mention, the old rules of the militia are clear about rewards and punishments, and there are rules and regulations, and the military regulations say much more clearly than I do, and whoever makes meritorious service will receive awards, and whoever violates the rules will go to a military court. No toleration!! ”

For the warlord melee in China, Zhang Shusheng is also a big head. The warlords are fighting, the people are displaced, the people are suffering from the war, not to mention the indiscriminate killing of innocents, and there are not a few cases of robbery and plunder. Therefore, Zhang Shusheng made an iron order early on to restrain the militia into a qualified people's army. To put it strictly, it means that the soldier must hand over anything he picks up during the battle, and then reward the soldier with the original item or other rewards according to the situation.

If there is a scuffle today, although it is inevitable that there will be deaths, Zhang Shusheng has been working hard to ensure that his troops will not become a bandit army and will not treat human life as child's play.

"Yes!"

All the generals stood up together, straightened their chests and stomachs, and saluted and shouted.

A month later, ——————- a small meeting was underway in a secluded mansion in Kunming.

"Tang Gongzi, we say that the conditions of this empire are very favorable. In good faith, we have revised the agreement several times. ”

A middle-aged man with a light mustache, dressed in a small suit and a small bow tie, although he speaks smooth Chinese, he can still hear some crappy places if he listens carefully.

The room was divided into two sides, on one side was Tang Jiyao's son-in-law Tang Xiaobei and a cronie adjutant, and on the other side was a middle-aged man, a total of five people, among whom there was a beautiful woman in a small dress.

The middle-aged man continued: "A week ago, an entire division of advanced weapons and equipment was safely delivered to Kunming. If I'm not mistaken, Ling Zun is now busy reorganizing his cronies' troops. ”

"Mr. Miyai is a cheerful person, and the sophisticated equipment of that division is very good." Tang Xiaobei, who was instructed by Tang Jiyao, an old fox, went through several negotiations before and after, and said that his conditions were better and better every time, and even before the negotiations entered the final signing stage, the weapons and equipment of a division were transported to Kunming.

With Tang Jiyao's instructions, he actually came to sign the treaty today.

"Then can I understand that Ling Zun agreed to sign?" Miyai was ecstatic, and the two-month-long negotiations made him, an old and cunning China expert, also think hard. Tang Jiyao went from the initial rejection, to the gradual relaxation, and finally took the initiative to contact himself, a process that made him fully realize the cunning of the Chinese.

Miyai's teacher had experienced negotiations with Yuan Shikai back then, but it was far less difficult than this negotiation.

"Yes, Mr. Miyai. My father asked me to tell my friends that the empire is indeed very sincere, and he is looking forward to the upcoming close cooperation. Tang Xiaobei finally couldn't help but tell the result of the entire negotiation. In addition to the equipment I sent, in addition to the 38 covers, I also gave pistols, grenadiers, and even 10 Type 92 infantry guns, which was enough to form an artillery battalion.

Although he can also see that none of those weapons and equipment are new, compared with the current situation of the equipment of the Dian army, those weapons are already very advanced.

"It's just wonderful. I think Mr. Tang will definitely achieve more brilliant achievements than Zhang Zuolin in the Northeast. Miyai still couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, let him be experienced and the city was very deep, but as long as he thought that the empire had succeeded in supporting spokesmen in both the northeast and southwest, he was ecstatic. Although he didn't know the strategic arrangements of the empire, he knew that the empire really had too many ** for China, which was a river away. "In that case, let's choose a zodiac auspicious person to sign a cooperation agreement."

"No problem." Tang Xiaobei replied happily.

Miyai: "It's almost time for lunch, and Miss Mei Atom is both talented and beautiful, making a good dish, and she also has a good tea art." As he spoke, he glanced at the enchanting woman next to him.

Seeing this, Mei Atom bent down shyly, then walked to Tang Xiaobei's side, bent down and said, "Haiyi, please also ask Tang Gongzi to appreciate the light." ”

Tang Xiaobei saw that the two-month-long negotiations finally came to an end, and her heart relaxed a little, and she had been itching for a long time for this beautiful woman who had been circling around in front of her eyes for nearly two months. He also knew that if there was no accident, this woman would climb into bed by herself tonight to serve her. He understands his tricks, but now, you and I are willing, and everyone is happy.

——————— Tang Xiaobei got drunk in his mansion, not only ate and drank well, but also enjoyed the woman before getting drunk and going back.

As soon as he left, a very inconspicuous man himself arrived at Miyai's study.

"Miyai-kun!"

"Okamura-kun!"

Tang Xiaobei never dreamed that in this two-month arduous negotiation, it was not this Miyai who could really call the shots, but the very low-key Okamura Ningji in front of him.

As the military attache stationed in Shanghai of the General Staff Headquarters in China, Okamura Ninji was the main envoy behind the 13-point negotiations. As a staff member of the military department, he can be stationed in Shanghai, which represents his origin.

After learning about the situation in the southwest by chance, Okamura Ninji personally wrote a plan and submitted it to the military headquarters with the goal of simplifying the southwest, robbing the resources of the southwest, and plundering the science and technology and production equipment of the Dongchuan District. After two years of infiltration and spying, the military department found this plan to be very feasible and had extremely strategic returns. In the short term, some of the high-tech and advanced production equipment in Dongchuan District are coveted, and a few of them are just a general science and technology for Yuben, and even have a strategic abyss effect. The spies reported that several military strategic deposits, including super-large tungsten mines, had been discovered in Dongchuan District, which also made the top management covetous.

On the other hand, if the southwestern part of the country succeeds, it will play an unexpected role in launching a war in both the north and the south at the same time. For the military headquarters, which had long been preparing for the invasion of China, this southwest plan was too tempting. Therefore, the military department showed 12 points of sincerity, and even did not hesitate to directly transport the standard equipment for active service to Kunming to induce Tang Jiyao to agree to cooperate.

The military department of Okamura Ninji, who was awakened by a plan, very much agreed with his point of view: The Great Empire needs not only to exist in Northeast China, but also to exist in Southwest China.

Kunming, Overseer's Mansion "Father, I'm back." ”

It was already late for Tang Xiaobei to return to the Overseer's Mansion, and it was not easy to get up from the belly of the woman, of course, in normal times, he would not dare to do this. But now that the negotiations have come to fruition, he is letting go.

"Wine is a thing that hurts the body, so it's better to drink less." Tang Jiyao frowned slightly, but he didn't delve into it, "How are things going?" ”

"If the negotiation is successful, it's time to choose a zodiac auspicious person to sign the agreement."

"It's okay, it's a big deal after all, you go back and ask Mr. Li from the west of the city to choose a son. There have been too many things to reorganize the troops recently, and I'm tired, so you can go down first. ”

"Yes. Father. ”

As soon as Tang Xiaobei left, Tang Jiyao sat back in his chair dejectedly, sighed, and muttered to himself: "If you become the king and lose the king, if you become a king, I, Tang Jiyao, will be the overlord of the party." If I lose, President Yuan will be my final end......"

Tang Jiyao, who was only forty or fifty years old, was much older in a trance. However, he may have foreseen two possible endings for himself, but he could not have predicted how fierce the storm that was about to blow towards him would be.

(To be continued)