Chapter 188: The Great Battle of Western Anhui
The 188th decisive battle in western Anhui (4) is supplemented by one
Starting from Jiang Xianyun to the arrival of Liu Yuan, Feng Yuxiang has lost more than 100,000 troops from the land of Anhui, which makes Feng Yuxiang, who only has 300,000 troops, like a young man from a stick boy to a young man.
However, being young at this time is not a good thing, because Liu Yuan is like a giant wolf, with a fierce light in his eyes, at this time Feng Yuxiang thought of retreating and retreating to Henan, but at this time, the news came from Henan, Tang Shengzhi, the scoundrel, had been named the chairman of Henan Province by Chiang Kai-shek, and it was clear that Henan had become a master's land, and Tang Shengzhi was just when he and Liu Yuan were preparing to compete for Anhui, Tang Shengzhi actually organized a large number of troops, probably afraid that he would not be able to hold Henan, Tang Shengzhi even asked Chiang Kai-shek to send more Whampoa troops.
Chiang Kai-shek was not stingy, and sent 50,000 troops to Henan at once, especially the promotion of young military generals, and Chen Mingren, who had an excellent record, was also promoted to division commander by Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek also realized that the ability of these Whampoa young Zhuang factions was much stronger than many veterans.
At this time, Feng Yuxiang finally understood that he had been tricked, ruthlessly played, Chiang Kai-shek was forcing himself to play with Liu Yuan, and then sit back to reap the profits, but Feng Yuxiang had no way out.
Until now, Liu Yuan will definitely not let himself go out of Anhui with peace of mind, and at the same time, it is impossible for him to return to Henan, and Nanjing is to the east, Feng Yuxiang really can't imagine what he and the experienced Huangpu descendants can fight.
The Tenth Army temporarily formed by Liu Yuan, only a part of the Whampoa lineage was already like this, and how weak would Chiang Kai-shek's soldiers be? With 200,000 troops on his own, Chiang Kai-shek also gathered more than 200,000 troops in Nanjing, and it was purely uncomfortable to go to Nanjing by himself.
Therefore, Feng Yuxiang could only fight this battle with Liu Yuan, and the location of the decisive battle was not in Anqing, but in Xinyang. Feng Yuxiang felt these days that when the people around him looked at him, their eyes changed more or less, and he knew that if he couldn't win a good battle, then his Northwest Army was likely to disperse.
The Beiyang Army is proud of its advanced weapons, the Whampoa Army is proud of its Huangpu officers, and the money in their pockets of the Guangzhou government, while the Northwest Army actually has no money and no weapons, but why is the Northwest Army so strong?
That is the Northwest people are tall and big, and they are more capable of fighting, especially when he commands the troops and has not fought many defeats, but Feng Yuxiang found that his people have changed, since he arrived in Anhui, it is like going to the world of flowers, his subordinates have more or less changed a lot, Feng Yuxiang knows that he can't win more battles, then his prestige will continue to decline, and at that time it is likely that when the Northwest Army collapses, Feng Yuxiang himself is a two-faced person, so he will not trust the loyalty of his subordinates no matter what, Especially Sun Lianzhong's defection, Feng Yuxiang didn't believe everyone around him, he was even willing to suck the pus from the wound of the soldier, and he was not willing to give the officer a little reward.
One is that Feng Yuxiang began to distrust the loyalty of the people around him, and the other is that Feng Yuxiang found that he really didn't have much to give his subordinates, but fortunately, Chiang Kai-shek brought a lot of materials and money, which temporarily alleviated the urgent need, so Feng Yuxiang was ready to fight Liu Yuan in Xinyang.
These days, Feng Yuxiang continues to get information about the soldiers who have escaped, and many of them have vividly described how they resisted, especially Sun Lianzhong's suicide, all the guards under his command were killed, and how Han Fuqu resisted, so Feng Yuxiang got the news here that his men made stubborn resistance, causing huge losses to Liu Yuan, and it is estimated from the battle loss ratio that Liu Yuan's 100,000 troops are at most 100,000 left, 200,000 to fight 100,000, plus the weapons provided by Chiang Kai-shek, it is no problem to win the battle.
For what to choose Xinyang, first of all, because the strategic position of Xinyang is very important, the strategic place between the Jianghuai River and the Han River, and at the same time, there is a very important point, that is, the red force here is very strong.
The Red Party has approached Feng Yuxiang more than once and wants to cooperate with him, of course, they are secretly involved, they don't want this kind of thing to be known to the whole world, after all, in terms of openness, they support Liu Yuan's expedition, they want to stand on the moral high ground, politics can be despicable, but they also care about reputation.
Because Liu Yuan showed unparalleled strength on the road to the Eastern Crusade, the top leaders of the Red Party unanimously determined that Liu Yuan was continuing the Eastern Crusade and was likely to complete the purging of the right wing of the Kuomintang, so Soong Ching-ling was likely to come to power, and even if Soong Ching-ling did not come to power, then Chiang Kai-shek would not have the support of the rightists, and he could only rely on the leftists.
Moreover, the top leaders of the Red Party recently studied Liu Yuan's policy in Jiangxi, and they found that if the Kuomintang really implemented Liu Yuan's new policy, it was likely to make the Kuomintang stronger.
The powerful Kuomintang is definitely not what the Red Party wants to see, these two parties have been mortal enemies from the moment of their birth, and neither has found a solution. Therefore, when the Red Party was at a low ebb of revolution, it did not forget to drag the Kuomintang back.
Originally, the strength of the Red Party in Nanchang was very strong, but it was completely played by Liu Yuan, especially the battle with He Yingqin and Li Jishen, which almost exhausted all the military strength of the Red Party.
At this time, another place is highlighted, that is, Xinyang, where many workers' movements have been organized, and there are also Kuomintang officers who belong to the Red Party here, he is a new generation of Red Party rookie, he was a monk in Shaolin Temple, his name is Xu Shiyou, and his task is to help Feng Yuxiang organize the further Northern Expedition of the Tenth Army, and at the same time continue to operate, seeking troops from Guangxi, Guangdong, and Henan, besieging Jiangxi, and killing Liu Yuan and his Tenth Army, Then Jiangxi, the land that Liu Yuan had just developed, happened to become a paradise for the Red Party, and even Gauguin had positioned Jiangxi as the holy land of the Red Party in the future.
Of course, Liu Yuan didn't know that the Red Party had joined forces with Feng Yuxiang, but even if he knew Liu Yuan, it wouldn't be strange, because Feng Yuxiang still joined the Red Party after the most reluctance. At the same time, for Xinyang, Liu Yuan is also determined to win, because Chen Qiang has already found himself, and the consortium can no longer afford to support this war, a large army of more than 100,000 people fights, and the money required is not something that a consortium can afford, especially when the Tenth Army fights, the shells will be used for their lives.
Therefore, if Liu Yuan wants to continue to fight, then he needs a rich region to support it, so Xinyang walked into Liu Yuan's sight, and the decisive battle was about to break out.
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