Chapter 223 Cai Yi's means

Beside the Pukou wharf in Nanjing, the black pressure was surrounded by the people who rushed to hear the news, and every time a heavy cannon was unloaded from the ship by a crane and pushed onto the train, people's hearts were more stable (). \\9vk。 Starting\\

Since the abolition of Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang government in Nanjing, everyone knows that this battle is ironclad, although the parliament passed the proposal, but the officials have no bottom in their hearts, the southern front is facing the Beiyang army of seventy or eighty thousand, including Ni Sichong and Zhang Xun, the two mad dogs, plus the reinforcements of the national defense force have not arrived for a long time, so many people in Nanjing have been preparing to flee.

At this time, the whistle whimpered and the arrival of the 2nd and 101st Brigades of the Wehrmacht made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Nanjing is not the first time to see the neat appearance of the National Defense Army, when the 2nd Brigade was deployed here, everyone also saw a few times, but at that time they were mostly nested in the barracks and did not come out, so they were not too impressed, this time after the bright light was pulled out, many people understood why Yang Qiu was able to sweep the southwest, and made Yuan Shikai jealous.

The uniform pace, high morale, sand and yellow field uniforms full of pockets and M1 stamped steel helmets imitating the US troops in parallel worlds all make this unit stand out, especially the skeleton on the chest of the 2nd Brigade and the badge of the Youth Officer Corps on the chest of the 101st Brigade, all of which make the well-informed Nanjing people particularly excited.

As for the equipment, even the ministers of Germany, the United States and other countries who came to observe were secretly surprised! All brand new Type 12 rifles, four grenades across the right waist, water bottle and bayonet on the left side, bulging small ammunition pack instead of an unsightly bullet belt. Light machine guns on the shoulder, heavy machine guns towed by horses, each squad was equipped with grenadiers, mortars, 70 mm infantry guns, 75 mm field guns, plus 105 mm Krupp howitzers equipped with guards divisions, and there were two infantry brigades with strong firepower in Europe at this time.

"Songpa, you're finally here."

President Li Da has been restless these days, after the Jiangxi incident, he was most worried that Yang Qiu would be dragged hands and feet and could not quickly support the southern front, relying on the miscellaneous army in the south alone, even he had the intention of smearing oil on the soles of his feet, and now although he only arrived at two brigades, it was the most elite troops, which made him feel a lot more confident at once, so he never closed his mouth after holding Cai Yi.

"Cai Ye has seen the president." Cai Ye is not as optimistic as him, Yang Qiu still remembers what he said to him that day, the national defense force is an elite, but it is an elite that cannot be consumed, so how long does it take to reorganize several divisions in the south has become the key to this war!

In addition to Li Yuanhong, Tang Shaoyi, Wu Tingfang, Zhang Jizhi and others also rushed here, if these civilian officials can only see that the national defense force is very strong, then Jiang Zuobin, Li Shucheng, Xu Shaozhen, these officers, or former officers, will understand after reading that this army is not at all comparable to those miscellaneous armies in their hands, if it were not for Yang Qiu to give the Kuomintang a few thin noodles to attack the southwest first, I am afraid that it will not take two or three months for the southeast to completely fall into the hands of others. &*．《》． Fastest Update**

Although Li Yuanhong is the president, and there is a congress below, both have authorized Yang Qiu to handle the Northern Expedition affairs this time, so after participating in the reception ceremony, Cai Ye immediately rushed to the War Department's operations conference room on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, and asked bluntly in the face of dozens of southeastern officers: "How are Bengbu and Huai'an?" ”

Li Shucheng has been holding an important position in the Nanjing War Department, and after the provisional congress that day, he saw that the decline of the Kuomintang had become a foregone conclusion, and he was originally going to go back to Hong Kong with Huang Keqiang, but he was a little reluctant to put what he had learned all his life into practice, and Li Yuanhong saw that he kept him and recommended him to Yang Qiu to serve as a first-class staff officer of the army of the Ministry of National Defense.

Therefore, he had more say in military affairs, and got up and said: "Bengbu is currently in a mixed association in Anhui, and Huai'an has the Jiangsu Ninth Division. Huai'an Leng Yuqiu's division commander called back, his side was ready to fight against the Beiyang, but there was no news from Bengbu for a long time, and Bai Wenwei had not expressed his position on whether to participate in the Northern Expedition. ”

Cai Ye came back to integrate these troops in the southeast, and when he heard that he was still entangled with whether Anhui would send troops, he said coldly: "I don't care what Governor Bai means, whether he participates in the Northern Expedition or not is his personal matter, I just remind you that if he participates, we will fight, and if he doesn't participate, we will fight ()!" We are soldiers, and since we have been ordered to go on the Northern Expedition, we will all forget about all those miscellaneous things for me! If anyone can't figure it out, get out of here immediately! ”

These unceremonious words made several officers frown secretly, and Cai Ye also quickly wrote down these people, turned his head and asked Jiang Zuobin: "Has the 2nd Brigade left?" ”

Compared with Li Shucheng, Jiang Zuobin was much more straightforward: "After arriving yesterday, the 121st Regiment of the 2nd Brigade has already taken the train to Bengbu, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon at the latest, and the vanguard of the 101st Brigade will also take a boat to Huai'an, and the arrival time is expected to be the morning after tomorrow." ”

"Where are the Shanghai Army Brigade and the Zhejiang Division?"

The two officers sent by the Shanghai Army and the Zhejiang Army hurriedly got up: "Our Shanghai Army is waiting for supplies. The Zhejiang army took the lead to Yixing, and the rest. ”

"The rest hasn't come yet, has it?" Cai Yi swept coldly, his eyes were so frightened that the two of them had a chill down their spines, and before they could say two good words, they heard a heavy slap on the table: "How far are Shanghai and Zhejiang from Nanjing?" It's been six days since the order was issued, and it hasn't arrived yet! What else would you like to explain? Come! ”

Cai Ye snorted coldly and shouted: "Delay the military plane, pull it out and shoot it!" Send someone to inform the Shanghai army and the Zhejiang army, I will give them two more days, and if I can't get there, I will turn the muzzle of the gun and hit them first! ”

The officers' frightened legs were weak, and the two liaison officers of the Shanghai Army and the Zhejiang Army collapsed directly on the ground. Soon after several soldiers dragged the two officers who were shouting for mercy out, two gunshots rang out, and the shocking gunshots were considered to be that they completely understood that Yang Qiu's people were all crazy! What's more, there is the central power this time, so now you can either cooperate well, or you will wait for death!

"Luo Peikin! He Xifan! ”

It was impossible for Yang Qiu to let Cai Yi come alone, so he specially transferred Luo Peijin and He Xifan, the former is a veteran officer of the Yunnan Army, and a graduate of the Japanese Army.

Needless to say, He Xifan, the commander of the 7th Brigade of the Third Division and the chief of staff, completely changed his mind after Xiaocangshan, joined the National Society to follow Yang Qiu, and before going to the southwest, he also participated in a strategic and tactical cram school tailored for senior officers while leading the troops, and when he heard the shout, the two immediately stood up.

"Announcing the appointment of the Ministry of Defense!" Cai Ye swept away the southeastern officers who were suppressed by himself, and read: "Abolish the establishment of the former Anhui Army's First Division and change it to the 10th Infantry Division of National Defense, and at the same time abolish the post of commander of Ma Lianjia Division, and replace it with Colonel Luo Peijin." The former 13th Division of the Zhejiang Army was abolished, the Shanghai Army Brigade was abolished, and it was merged into the 11th Division of the National Defense Army. At the same time, the post of former division commander Yang Fengxiang was abolished, and Colonel He Xifan was appointed division commander, and Yang Fengxiang was appointed chief of staff.

In view of the serious air salaries of the Jiangsu Army, it was specially merged into the 12th and 13th Infantry Divisions of the National Defense Army, and the division commanders were temporarily replaced by Xu Baozhen, the former commander of the Eighth Division, and Leng Yuqiu, the commander of the Ninth Division. Jiang Zuobin and Li Shucheng were awarded the rank of vice minister and colonel of the Ministry of National Defense and Army, and Li Shucheng was also the quartermaster of the Southern Front. Cai Ye closed the appointment letter and swept his eyes: "Do you have any opinions?" ”

The bones outside are not cold, and I don't dare to mention it if I have opinions!

This vigorous and resolute appointment let everyone see the style of the National Defense Force, and also saw the ruthlessness of the Yunnan Army on Cai Yi's body. Many people are secretly muttering, no wonder the Dian Army can produce a role like Tang Jiyao! Li Shucheng originally wanted to defend the Shanghai Army, after all, it was the army brought out by his friend Huang Yin, although Huang Yin fled to Japan after Chen Qimei's incident, but he was still more sympathetic to the Shanghai Army in his heart, but after being swept away by Cai Yi's gaze, he could only hold back.

Jiang Zuobin officially became the vice minister of the army, and after assisting the southern front, he finally didn't have to be obscure, and got up and said: "Commander, the 11th, 12th, and 13th divisions are no problem, but the 10th division is far away in Hefei and Bengbu, and it is directly facing the flanking attack of Xuzhou and Fuyang. ”

Cai Ye finally showed a smile: "Yuyan can rest assured, Bengbu can't be lost before the 2nd Brigade arrives." ”

"Why?" Jiang Zuobin was a little puzzled, and even Li Shucheng pricked up his ears. Xuzhou's Cao Kun and Zhang Xun are not good people, since the fight has begun, they will never sit idly by and watch Bengbu, the nail in front of the protrusion, the 121st regiment only set off by train yesterday, and it will arrive tomorrow at the earliest, even if it arrives at a regiment, it can't prevent a two-sided attack ().

"Yuyan, don't worry." When Luo Peijin got off the ship just now, he had already learned of the telegram sent by the Hubei General Staff, and walked up to him and said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief has ordered the 103rd Brigade to go to Lu'an, and the forward battalion is likely to have passed Yuexi." So there will be nothing going on in Hefei, so that the 121st Regiment only needs to cooperate with the 10th Division to block the direction of Xuzhou, as for Fuyang, Ni Sichong was slaughtered by the enemy last night, and Ni Jun has already fought by himself. ”

"Ni Sichong is dead!"

This news exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.

Who is Ni Sichong? Yuan Shikai's number one mad dog, known as 30 battalions, nearly 20,000 horses of the Ni army is second only to the Yi army in the Beiyang peripheral forces, because the Yi army was beaten by the cavalry regiment in Henan, so recently some people say that the Ni army is the strongest in the Beiyang periphery, but it is such a force, the head was actually cut off on the eve of the pull!

It is conceivable how hard this will be dealt to the Beiyang Second Army, because it is unable to flank Bengbu and Hefei, the 103rd Brigade may lose Fuyang if it advances in stride, so the Beiyang Second Army in Xuzhou must make adjustments, so that it has to stop and redeploy, so that the 2nd Brigade has every chance to occupy Bengbu before the other party adjusts its deployment!

With the Jinpu Line as a support, as long as Bengbu can be stuck, the 11th, 12th, and 13th divisions can continue to go north.

"Is it Commander Yang?" Jiang Zuobin took a deep breath and asked everyone's thoughts.

Cai Yi smiled slightly, put down the documents in his hand and looked at everyone to avoid the topic: "I hope everyone will remember that this war is about the unification of the country, no matter what you have in mind, put it away for me!" I also firmly believe that we will be the ones who win! ”