On 19 February, in Yizhou, Wang Shizhen presided over a military meeting against the Mengshan army.

Those who attended the meeting were all the leaders of the Wuwei Right Army: Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun, Lu Yongxiang, Li Chun, and Ma Jianxun were all the essence of the Tianjin Wubei Academy and the New Army of Xiaozhan Station.

Yuan Shikai clearly appointed Wang Shizhen as the commander-in-chief of this battle, so several generals whose status was not inferior to Wang Shizhen could only rush to Yizhou to participate in the military meeting organized by Wang Shizhen.

Among them, the highest status is naturally Feng Guozhang, the general office of the vanguard of the Wuwei Right Army.

Yuan Shikai led 7,000 Wuwei right army south to Shandong, and the first thing was to expand the army, and Yuan Shikai handed over the matter to his confidant Feng Guozhang. In the past year, Feng Guozhang has been running around and reorganizing the old army of 20 battalions, because the Wuwei Army has its inherent establishment, Yuan Shikai called the newly organized troops the vanguard of the Wuwei Right Army, and its supreme commander is Feng Guozhang.

This time, Yuan Shikai used two of his most powerful generals, Wang Shizhen was sent to Yizhou to replace Li Chun, who had been dismissed, before the Spring Festival, and Feng Guozhang was sent to Caozhou to preside over the Caozhou military after the Spring Festival. At the same time, Lu Yongxiang, who was equal to Li Chun and Cao Kun in the Wuwei Army, was sent to Yizhou to assist Wang Shizhen, because Yuan Shikai felt that Wang Shizhen was skilled in political affairs and had high prestige in the army, but his character lacked the tenacity and cold-bloodedness of a general, and it was better to have an assistance who was good at military affairs.

For more than two months, the officers and troops have been immersed in one thing, that is, preparations before attacking the Mengshan Army. Now, based on the news from all sides, Wang Shizhen believes that the conditions for an offensive are finally ripe. So he notified Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun, who were in Caozhou, to come to Yizhou to discuss the plan of suppression.

As Wang Shizhen's staff officer, Situ Jun was allowed to attend this top-secret military meeting.

Situ Jun attended the meeting with the mentality of watching the excitement, and he felt that the combat plan was uninnovative, mediocre, and there were major loopholes. However, because the big strategy was determined by Yuan Shikai himself, Wang Shizhen did not have the courage and ability to overturn and start over, so he could only refine it. Speaking of which, he was asked for his opinion, but he was unwilling to listen to his analysis, so Situ Jun was extremely leisurely and even idle during his time in Yizhou.

During this time, Situ Jun had a relatively full understanding of Wang Shizhen, the head of the three heroes of the New Army, and felt that this famous figure was more like a politician than a soldier. For example, he was reluctant to wear military uniforms and always wore civilian clothes; He does not follow the drills of the troops, and always stays in his office to study and process official documents; There is no murderous spirit of a soldier, but there is a sour atmosphere of a literati, and he always likes to find local literati to recite poems, and he is a famous man and a gentleman__If the most elite new army generals of the Qing Empire are like him, the combat effectiveness of the troops does not need to be considered, no wonder the country's regular army has been defeated by a group of bandits in a row__

Situ Jun suggested on more than one occasion that a large number of spy personnel should be sent deep into the bandit area to conduct all-round reconnaissance, but Wang Shizhen believed that that would leak secrets, and if the people sent by the faction were captured by the bandits, the situation of our army would be exposed.

Wang Shizhen taught Situ Jun, you don't understand the countryside, those farmers don't interact with outsiders all their lives, and a stranger suddenly appears in the village will attract great attention. The thieves had occupied the area around Zhengjiazhuang for nearly a year, and they had already taken control of more than a dozen villages, so it was dangerous to rush out scouts.

What is this called? Could it be that all the news of the opponent comes from the accounts of the officers and soldiers who have fled? Don't you even know who you are? Situ Jun used his power as a staff officer to find dozens of officers and soldiers who had participated in the two offensive operations to learn in detail about the opponent's things: equipment, troops, tactics, will to fight, and the terrain in that area. He approached Zheng Cheng, who had been dismissed from his post and returned home, at least three times, and repeatedly verified the population geography and walled fortifications of Zhengjiazhuang.

On the whole, Situ Jun believed that the officers and troops were facing a force with at least 1,200 troops, equipment not inferior to that of the officers and troops, well-trained, and tactically-oriented. Its will to fight is resolute and its command is flexible, and it must not be underestimated. To deal with such an enemy, we must attach great importance to it, and it is not enough to rely on the superiority of troops.

Situ Jun put forward several scenarios for Wang Shizhen: What if the enemy learned of the information we had assembled and launched a prominent encirclement in advance and switched to mobile operations? What about concentrating forces to attack our army all the way? Governor Yuan's plan is based on the immobility of the enemy, which I think is dangerous.

Wang Shizhen said that there is no need to overestimate the ability of thieves, although they are indeed fierce and good at fighting. You must know that they came down from Mengshan Mountain, and now they live in a place that is much stronger than before, where are they willing to leave the nest and wander again? Moreover, the officers and troops immediately blocked several of their exits, and each of the officers and troops was a large corps, and their tactics of concentrating their forces to fight all the way were not terrible. If you want me to see, they will take the initiative to attack and ask for it, then his nest will be empty, and once they lose their nest, the army's morale will be chaotic. If they shrink into their nests, they must not be afraid, even if the Zhengjiazhuang deep ditch and high base, we have seven and a half cannons in hand, and a few cannons will be flattened__Li Xiushan's defeat lies in being too eager, but it is taken advantage of by the enemy.

It sounds like there's some truth to that. But Situ Jun always felt that the enemy was not so simple. He had already made up his mind to see the outcome of the battle and leave the Forces nouvelles and go back to the United States. For several months, he has already regretted a little, this is his homeland, but not the homeland in his mind. Here, the military command you love is useless__

Several strange officers rushed in, and after listening to Wang Shizhen's introduction, Situ Jun looked at several officers he had heard of but had never seen, Feng Guozhang, who was full of flesh, and it was said that he was very good at teaching. Lu Yongxiang, who had two Russian beards, and Cao Kun, who was like a businessman, were said to be the most talented soldiers in China today, but they lacked the rigor of a soldier and did not question their superiors. It is no wonder that the Military Academy and the Berlin Military Academy are not of the same grade at all, the duration of the study is too short, and more importantly, there is no atmosphere in which military science is regarded as a science.

Wang Shizhen sat on the chair and cleared his throat, "Everyone, after more than two months of preparation, the Yizhou side has assembled four battalions, and the Caozhou side has assembled six battalions plus one artillery battalion, a total of ten battalions of infantry, plus one artillery battalion. The total strength exceeded four thousand people. The food, grass and ordnance are basically ready, and we should send troops. Wang Shizhen, who was dressed in civilian clothes, held the table with both hands, and a pair of eyes were shining on his clear face, "Wang Moumeng is handsome and heavy, presiding over this offensive operation, the plan has been drawn up, and now, please ask Lu Zijia to introduce the strategy." ”

The strategy is not a secret, and the senior generals present here all know the overall plan for the three-way march of the army. Without consent, Feng Guozhang had already sent three battalions of the main force of the Caozhou Army to assemble in Yanzhou Mansion, and was about to march into Zou County, making preparations for the attack in advance.

"The overall plan is to cooperate with the three roads, encircle the thief army in the area of Zhengjiazhuang, gather and annihilate it." Lu Yongxiang walked to the large map hanging on the wall, "According to the information obtained by the Yizhou side, the old nest of the thief army is located in Zhengjiazhuang, which is here, and their strength is about 1,200 to 1,300 people, and there will be no more." After two major battles with the Yizhou army, they must have lost a lot of troops, although they can catch Ding to replenish, limited to guns and bullets, it is estimated that this is the number. For the thief army, our army occupies an absolute advantage__Fei County to Zhengjiazhuang, the terrain is not conducive to me, so, Fei County is the main defense of our army, Zou County and Teng County two main attacks, two hammers and an anvil, clamp the dog day! After the last, Lu Yongxiang couldn't help but say a foul word.

Situ Jun sat lazily in the back row, listening to Lu Yongxiang's thick Shandong dialect, coming to Shandong for a long time, even guessing, almost heard clearly, this is a clumsy combat plan, hoping to squeeze the enemy with superior forces. But there are significant flaws......

After Lu Yongxiang finished speaking, Cao Kun stood up, "My lord, I would like to ask for a few words." Seeing Wang Shizhen nodding, Cao Kun left his seat and walked to the map, "Our army is divided into three routes, assembled in Teng County, Zou County and Fei County, which is equivalent to sealing the thieves' way to the east, south and west, but there is still a gap, that is, the direction of Pingyi." To know the road, the thief army is the remnants of the Mengshan thieves, from Zhengjiazhuang to the northeast, although the mountain road is rugged, but there is still a small road to Pingyi Village, I am worried that the thief army will learn that our army is assembled, and flee back to Mengshan, so we are the plan to fall through__"

Feng Guozhang also stood up, "Zhong Shan is very worried. Our army has arrived in Teng County, and the cavalry of the department has been in contact with the thief army in recent days, and there has been a small-scale exchange of fire. I'm worried that the thief army has already learned about our army's plan. ”

Situ Jun was in good spirits, and some people still saw this loophole. He once reminded Wang Shizhen, but Wang Shizhen didn't care, Wang Gu talked about him left and right. It seems that some people have noticed this common sense.

Wang Shizhen smiled slightly, "Don't worry about Zhong Shan. This loophole was specially left by me for the thief army. The soldier is treacherous, and it depends on who can deceive whom. Based on the defeat of Xiushan in the first two battles, it can be concluded that the thieves have ears and eyes in Fei County. This is no ordinary thief, and its tactics and training are worth paying attention to. It is said that they have made some famous names in those villages. Now, I am leading the Yizhou Army, plus the patrol battalion that has been dispatched, to occupy Fei County with great fanfare, and to levy and distribute people's husbands, which will definitely attract the attention of the thieves. And Zijia led the three battalions of the main force of the Yizhou Army to ambush in the area of Yuanzhuang west of Pingyi, and waited for the net. In my judgment, it is very likely that the thief army will attack Pingyi with a false shot, and in this way, it will fall into our net. Huafu and Zhongshan two roads, the more secret the better, the target is Zhengjiazhuang, if Zijia starts here, rush to reinforcements__"

"I see, my lord is far-sighted, and I am relieved." Cao Kun smiled.

Situ Jun felt that he had lost his eyes, Wang Shizhen, a guy who looked a little sour, was so scheming that even I refused to tell the truth. However, what if the enemy really has well-informed eyes and ears in Fei County, and the main force avoids the real and attacks the weak, and attacks Fei County? But Wang Shizhen immediately answered his question, "You may be worried that thieves will attack Fei County, don't worry, I have already made it." From Fei County to the west, along the main road, I set up three cordons, and the enemy will be able to give early warning when attacking Fei County. With the strength in my hands, it is not difficult to hold the city for a day, and the early warning time, at least two days, Zijia will return from Yuanzhuang, cut off the enemy's return route, one day is enough, and Huafu and Zhongsan will definitely be able to capture its lair, at that time there is a strong city in front of it, and there are chasing soldiers in the back, and the thieves are in a dilemma__"

"Adults are clever and foolproof." Lu Yongxiang became good friends with Wang Shizhen when he was training at the small station, and naturally complimented him, "If there is no other opinion, the time for sending troops will be set for the 25th of this month." ”

After Lu Yongxiang finished speaking, Wang Shizhen spoke again, "The key to this battle lies in the three-way cooperation, which is safe and swift, and the enemy has three other countermeasures, and I have just talked about the most dangerous one." The enemy's trapping and defending the nest is the second strategy, and our army will rely on the west and south roads to attack slowly, and it can be completely victorious. The third possibility, that is, the enemy army is desperate to meet our army all the way, please be sure to stick to the help, and do not fall for the enemy's trick to lure the enemy. Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is very important, and we can't afford to lose people anymore," Speaking of this, Wang Shizhen glanced at Li Chun, who was sitting opposite Cao Kun, "It is said that our new army is elite, and it is continuously defeated by a group of bandits, what kind of elite is it!" His tone became stern, "All the departments must fight bravely to achieve full success!" If there is dereliction of duty and fear of battle, military law is ruthless! He breathed a sigh of relief, "You are all robes who have followed the marshal for many years, I hope we will ask for rewards for our merits after the war, and don't let Wang go to the military law regulations__"

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