Leaving the messy station, Xu Shuzheng said to Duan Qirui: "Zhishuai, at this time, the palace guard refuses to let go of the opportunity to consume dissidents. It is not safe for troops like the First Division to stay in the capital, and they will be sent to death when they go south to Jinan. I really don't know what I'm going to do. ”

"If this battle is lost, the days of Beiyang will be over. Don't complain, hurry up and transfer manpower, the first division is in chaos. With no one to command, you can't finish it in a day. Duan Qirui was in a heavy mood, he was still in a good shape before, and suddenly Beiyang was facing a huge crisis.

"I really don't understand, where did Fang Fuguo get so much money to raise soldiers?" Xu Shuzheng sighed leisurely and hurried to do something. Duan Qirui got into the car and headed for the presidential palace. Last night, it is said that President Yuan Da fainted directly after receiving the news of the loss of Jinan, and said that he was ill not Chapter 121 Decisive Battle (2) The battle outside the battlefield, he ordered Duan Qirui to take overall responsibility for the war of the Fang clan, and the eldest prince Yuan Keding was the overseer.

Duan Qirui convened an urgent operational meeting last night, and planned that the second, fourth, and sixth divisions should move south to Jinan and fight a decisive battle on the eastern front. Unexpectedly, Yuan Keding took the plan and went to see Yuan Shikai, but what was approved was the first and fourth divisions to go south. This result really made Duan Qirui cry and laugh, and wanted to fight on the basis of reason, but Yuan Shikai didn't see him, but asked Yuan Keding to convey it, please take care of the battle.

Stay in the sixth town in Beijing, that is Li Chun's troops. Wang Zhanyuan's second town was in Xinyang, and Duan Qirui had already ordered him to abandon Xinyang and retreat directly across the Yellow River. Cooperate with the two new divisions moving south to hold the Yellow River defense line. It is now clear that the key depends on the progress of the war on the Eastern Front. Yuan Keding proposed that Xinyang's troops go south. Duan Qirui directly denied it. What are you kidding, with one even if you pull all the troops that can be mobilized to Wusheng Pass, don't even think about taking it for half a month.

Xuzhou, the fierce fighting has stopped, as the sky gradually darkened, the Beiyang Army outside Xuzhou City gave up the peripheral positions, all retreated into the city. The fierce battle during the day was a heavy blow to Feng Guozhang, the commander-in-chief of the Beiyang Army. Chen Eun, who has been the best since the beginning of the war, is said to have died in battle according to the battle outside the battlefield in Chapter 121 of the decisive battle (2). Some soldiers saw him hit by shelling.

Because Chen Eun was accidentally shot. The whole right side suddenly collapsed. If Chen Zhiji hadn't led some people to go up in time and retreat five or six thousand people into the city, one of Chen Eun's divisions would have almost been wiped out.

The course of the war is so fast, and the changes are so drastic. Far beyond Feng Guozhang's imagination. I thought that with so many troops in hand, I would be able to fight for a few months, but I didn't expect that the war would start today, and the war situation was close to the point of being out of control. One of the most critical moves is the Jiaodong Self-Defense Army. Who would have thought that it was a chess piece laid by Fang Jianxiong a few years ago, and it played a fatal role at a critical time.

Feng Guozhang even had an idea, could it be that Fang Jianxiong had been planning a war with Beiyang a long time ago?

Is that really the case, then it would be terrible? Once the thought comes to mind. It became clearer and clearer. Feng Guozhang shuddered as he looked at the stack of battle reports in front of him that were full of bad news.

"Dashuai took Xuzhou in 24 hours, and now there are still 12 hours. How many people will work? No, I'll do it myself. Zhang Xiaohuai was very dissatisfied with the results of the day, and fought for a day, but only cleared the Beiyang Army positions on the periphery, and failed to break through to the city. The resistance of the Beiyang Army was unexpectedly tenacious, and even the troops of Zhang Xun and Jiang Guidi in the middle showed enough will to fight on the battlefield.

Zhang Xiaohuai rushed to the front line from Su County, called the three division commanders, and made a very unkind remark to lose face.

"Commander-in-chief. The 4th Division is ready to go into battle at any time. Li Xiaochuan took the opportunity to take the initiative to ask for battle, and after being transferred from Yichang, as a reserve, the Fourth Division has not fired a single shot until now. Paulus, a German in the 3rd Division, was very calm and did not speak. The senior officers of the 3rd Division were predominantly German. He has always been resolute in carrying out orders, but he rarely takes the initiative to ask for battle.

None of the three division commanders spoke. Nor explain. Emphasizing objective factors such as snow will only be ridiculed in the Wehrmacht for being incompetent. In the face of the harsh words of the superiors, the best response is to stand up and wait for the next order.

"I'll give the three of you another six hours, but you still can't break through the Xuzhou city defense, I'll let the reserves go up." Zhang Xiaohuai's face was as cold as ice, and he ignored Li Xiaochuan's invitation to fight, but continued to give the three of them a chance.

"Please rest assured, the commander-in-chief, in less than six hours, at most three hours, I will definitely enter Xuzhou." Huyan Aobo put his feet together, snapped, raised his neck, and said loudly: "I am willing to make a military order, I can't get in for three hours, and I will see you with my head." ”

Of these three, the most anxious is Huyan, his opponents are Zhang Xun and Jiang Guidi, and it is a humiliation for him to not enter the city until now. No matter how many achievements in the past are in vain, if you can't enter the city as quickly as possible under the city of Xuzhou, every qiē is a floating cloud. As soon as Huyan Aobo expressed his position, the other two also said successively that they would enter Xuzhou City within three hours.

"Okay, it's only three hours, it's six o'clock in the afternoon, and the artillery preparations will start in half an hour, so you all go back and prepare." Zhang Xiaohuai's tone was a little slower, in fact, his pressure was the greatest. Fang Jianxiong's family background is mainly eight first-class divisions, and now most of them are left to him to command, what a great trust this is. Not to mention the current war situation, there is an opportunity to defeat Beiyang in one fell swoop, if it cannot be seized, the future war against Beiyang is likely to cause the intervention of the great powers, so it will reach a stalemate.

In Wuhan, Cai Yuanpei was closed again. It was Yin Weijun from the Old Restoration Association who came out to receive him, and the woman's tone was very stiff: "Dashuai is unwell and does not see guests." ”

The negotiations between the Kuomintang and the autonomous region have reached an impasse, and since the start of the war in Xuzhou, the negotiation team headed by Tang Hualong has suddenly become tougher. Cai Yuanpei is a smart person, so he naturally knows where the key is? So I met Fang Jianxiong after dark, hoping that he could come forward to ease the current deadlock in the negotiations.

The conditions for the negotiations put forward by the autonomous region are very clear: first, the presidential system will be adopted, and the president will be elected by the whole country. Second, unify the entire team and establishment, collectively referred to as the National Defense Force. Third....... Don't be third, everyone can't agree on the first two items, and the Kuomintang demands that Sun Wen be elected president and retain the armies controlled by the Kuomintang in all provinces.

Frankly speaking, these two articles are also the helpless actions of the KMT. In order to compete with the autonomous regions, it is necessary to have the support of the provinces. In order to gain the support of the provinces, the army question has to make the above choice.

Cai Yuanpei knows very well that the first one is a little better, and the second one is really stupid. The military power of the whole country cannot be unified, and the local warlords continue to control the localities, and such conditions can only be put forward by the Kuomintang with the opening of the mouth. It's stupid as helplessness. The first battle of Xuzhou completely wiped out the face of the people's army.

Military incompetence is reflected in helplessness at the negotiating table. The current situation is very clear, what the KMT cannot get on the battlefield, and don't want to get it at the negotiating table. Fang Jianxiong, who used to be very polite to Cai Yuanpei, is now reluctant to even meet him.

When Cai Yuanpei, who was helpless, turned to leave, his steps were heavy. Wang Jingwei, who accompanied him, showed a trace of indignation, and stopped talking. The handsome guy Wang came to negotiate this time, and he felt good at the beginning, talking about democracy and constitutionalism at the table. When the other side pulled his face down, he realized that it was all for nothing.

"Did you send it away?" Fang Jianxiong read the battle report at the desk, looked up at Yin Weijun who came in, and spoke with a smile. Yin Weijun glanced at this guy with complicated eyes, and saw that he just raised his head and lowered to read the battle report, so he stepped forward and said unhappily: "I don't understand, why unite the Democratic Party, can't we win Beiyang without them?" Tell me for yourself, who are the people in the Kuomintang. Mr. Tao was assassinated, and it is still a mess. ”

Yin Weijun was a little excited, the death of Tao Chengzhang of the Restoration Society has always been a thorn in the hearts of these old Restoration members.

"The KMT itself is a loose organization, with all kinds of people. To tell a joke, didn't Tang Shaoyi also join the Alliance? Such an organization can't overturn a boatload of people with one shot, right? Fang Jianxiong put down the battle report in his hand and looked up with a smile.

Yin Weijun rolled his eyes, this guy always has a point. said that he would definitely not be able to say him, Yin Weijun snorted twice and said: "You are a bad person, according to my meaning, don't be polite to the people of the Kuomintang, they don't have a good person." ”

Fang Jianxiong got up and smiled, it was obvious that the girl in front of him was more extreme.

"Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Heqing is still very respectable." Fang Jianxiong picked up the battle report and left, Yin Weijun thought that he was unhappy and didn't want to deal with himself, so he stopped angrily and said, "Where are you going?" ”

"I'm going to the war room, what's wrong?" Fang Jianxiong smiled and lowered his head, looking at Yin Er's female hero, who was next to him by the head. In terms of appearance, it is not a very beautiful kind, but it has a little more heroic spirit that women in this era rarely have, which may be related to the long-term dancing of knives and guns, and the figure is extremely well-proportioned.

"Nothing, you go." Yin Weijun was a little panicked by his condescending eyes, and every time he was alone, he always felt his heart beat faster. Sometimes I think to myself, this guy is not a good person, and there are two women who provoke my sister. But this is the way of the world, women have to depend on men to survive after all.

When Fang Jianxiong went out, a cold wind blew, and his spirits were lifted. Since the start of the war in Xuzhou, Fang Jianxiong originally did not have much hope for Qi Zhenghong and the others, but he just hoped that it would be enough to threaten Jinan from the flank. Unexpectedly, these people were able to defeat Jinan, which was an unexpected joy.

As he strode towards the war room, Fang Jianxiong encountered Jiang Fangzhen who was walking. "Fuguo, the latest battle report, Runnong ordered to attack Xuzhou overnight. Looks like you're putting a lot of pressure on him. Jiang Fangzhen opened his mouth to speak, Fang Jianxiong smiled slightly when he heard this, and stepped forward and said, "This battle has wronged Brother Baili." ”！！！