No matter how good human aspirations are, the wheel of history is always far from the good. Wang Zhenyu, who is a traverser, has now completely integrated into this era, and there is no peace in his eyes, what he wants is unity and strength.

In Xuzhou, the General Staff of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Bai Chongxi leaned back against his desk according to his own habits, and his eyes looked at the military map on the back plate motionlessly. He naturally turned a blind eye to the staff officers who were in and out behind him, busy and busy.

Operational preparations in Shandong had already begun, and the Ministry of Armaments had even forcibly cut off north-south communications and taken over many sections of railways, sending all kinds of combat materials and resources to Xuzhou in a steady stream at all costs. In Xuzhou, all organs at all levels of the Northern Expeditionary Army worked overtime overnight to distribute these combat materials to various combat units and to the designated reserve sites. The airport in Xuzhou has also entered an unprecedentedly busy situation, a large number of planes that have secretly transferred to the airport have flown here, the first flight division of the air force has all arrived at the large military airport in Xuzhou, all the planes are undergoing final testing, and the meteorological units subordinate to the air force have also begun to secretly sneak into possible combat areas to make various predictions and analyses of weather changes...... All the work is being carried out in an orderly manner, but this has nothing to do with Bai Chongxi, and these things are currently in charge of Jiang Fangzhen, the deputy chief of staff. Although Bai Chongxi was only the chief of staff of the Northern Expeditionary Army, his actual power was equivalent to that of the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, because the current commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army was concurrently held by Wang Zhenyu, chairman of the Military Commission, and this was also a new system of the Military Commission, and the supreme commander of the front army with more than 10 divisions was personally concurrently served by the chairman of the Military Commission. The strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army is still expanding, and the original plan to use five divisions to win the battle in Shandong has been vetoed by Wang Zhenyu. Wang Zhenyu's idea was to win a decisive victory in Shandong, which required sufficient troops, so the size of the Northern Expeditionary Army eventually reached an astonishing 22 divisions, of which 10 divisions, 1 armored division, and 12 flying divisions were deployed on the front line of Xuzhou, with a total strength of 300,000, 720 heavy artillery pieces of various types, 2,000 auxiliary artillery pieces, 180 combat planes of various types, and more than 200 tanks and armored vehicles. It can be said that such a huge scale of operations is the first time since the establishment of the Youth Army, and it is also the first time in Bai Chongxi's life that he has seen it personally, so he can't care about his head where hair loss is getting worse and worse, and he is thinking about the overall situation day and night, for him, this battle must be won, and it must be won by a big win.

As usual, this time the Northern Expeditionary Army also set up the Eastern Front and the Western Front Command, and the Eastern Front Command was Li Liejun, a general from the League who won Wang Zhenyu's trust by virtue of his recent performance and success as the commander of the European Expeditionary Force. In the Western Front Command is Cheng Qian, a general who is also not from a direct lineage, relying on his excellent work ability and ability to form gangs, his weight in front of Wang Zhenyu is getting heavier and heavier, and this time the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army will not be able to run away.

However, Bai Chongxi didn't care who was the commander-in-chief, because many times, he would directly give orders to the division level, and every time the commander-in-chief became an ornament......

When Jiang Fangzhen walked in after signing a few more important documents, he looked at Bai Chongxi, who was still silently thinking, and asked in surprise: "Brother Jiansheng, everything that should be prepared has been prepared, what are you still thinking?" Are you still afraid that we will fail?"

Bai Chongxi is an arrogant character, and he can't talk about any respect for his subordinates at all, either ignoring them or scolding them at every turn, in short, he rarely has a good face. But he was courteous to Jiang Fangzhen, and the reason was very simple, Jiang Fangzhen's strategic vision has always been an unsatisfactory existence that Bai Chongxi admired. According to rumors at the top level of the military, the Shandong battle plan approved by the No. 1 head of the Central Military Commission (referring to Wang Zhenyu) this time came from the hands of Jiang Fangzhen, the former principal of Baoding.

"Brother Baili, I'm not worried at all that our army can't win, not to mention anything else, the current Eastern Route Army is much stronger in terms of personnel and equipment than our European Expeditionary Force at the beginning. At that time, we could easily defeat the Germans under such difficult circumstances, and now I really don't care about this Zhang Zongchang or even the Japanese. But after all, this battle is related to the reunification of the motherland and the grand cause of the commander, and if you want to say that I am not worried at all, I am afraid that I myself will not believe it. ”

Jiang Fangzhen, who has studied in Japan and can be regarded as a saber group, doesn't seem to be worried about Japan at all. In fact, after returning from studying in Japan, Jiang Fangzhen has always advocated that there are two things in Japan that are not worth learning from China, one is bushido and the other is the army. It is a pity that after the Russo-Japanese War, the top leaders of the Chinese military circles at that time had an almost superstitious worship of the Japanese Army, and constantly sent military talents to Japan for training, and entrusted important tasks to the officers who returned from studying in Japan. As a result, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression became a teacher beating students to a certain extent, and it seems that even those who are strong in learning should learn their strengths rather than their weaknesses.

Seeing Bai Chongxi's worries, Jiang Fangzhen smiled very easily: "It just so happens that I will be free, listen to you, see what you are worried about?" ”

Bai Chongxi smiled, and then remembered that he hadn't drunk a sip of water in the morning, so he grabbed the cup and drank saliva and said: "Actually, Zhang Zongchang is not qualified enough to worry about us, what we really have to worry about is really the Japanese." Japan's army is very strong, but I am personally confident that this time I will knock them to the ground, after all, fourteen years have passed since the Russo-Japanese War, and the way of playing the war has long changed dramatically. But there is one situation that has not changed, that is, sea supremacy, the Japanese combined fleet is there, and our coastline is also long, once we start a war with others in Shandong, from Shandong to Guangdong, the combined fleet can attack at will, and the Japanese army can land in any of these provinces. At this time, all our main forces are on the front line, and we will really be beyond the reach of the whip at that time......"

Jiang Fangzhen listened very seriously, and then looked up to the sky and sighed: "Dashuai is really clever, he knows that Brother Jiansheng will have this worry, he talked to me before I came from Wuhan, and now he uses it." ”

Bai Chongxi was shocked when he heard this: "What did the big handsome say?" I hope that Brother Baili will come quickly! ”

Seeing this, Jiang Fangzhen didn't sell it anymore: "Dashuai's thinking is far clearer than ours, and he really knows himself and his opponent." Brother Jiansheng, if you look at the map and the deployment of our army, according to the information we have obtained from secret channels, the Japanese plan to invest more than 80,000 troops in Shandong is only three divisions and regiments, and there are two divisions and more than 50,000 people who remain in Kyushu as reserve troops. But what do you know is why the Japanese do such stupid things? The handsome man knows. There are only 17 standing divisions of the Japanese Army, and in addition to the vase decoration of the Guards Division, nine of the remaining 16 divisions have been dispatched because of the Siberian troops. In other words, even if the Guards Division was also sent to Shandong, the Japanese army would be able to equal our army in terms of strength, and it would be based on the fact that our army would not send additional reinforcements. At this time, it would be good if they could start a war in Shandong, and they would not be able to send troops to our coastal areas to land on the beach. What's more, our commander has long been prepared at this point, Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu provinces have all left two divisions, and with these eight divisions, the Japanese army has more landing troops and they don't have it, and if they don't have it, they are sending them to death. What we really have to worry about the combined fleet is that they broke into the Yangtze River to bombard the cities along the river, but the navy had already built strong fortress batteries in Wusong, Chongming, Jiangyin, Zhenjiang and other places, relying on 370mm heavy artillery to guard the batteries to blockade the Yangtze River. Moreover, the marshal has already planned to organize a high-speed fleet to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations, and it is estimated that the Japanese combined fleet will be so busy that it will not even have time to shell Shanghai. What we really have to worry about is how to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army in the decisive battle in Shandong, which must be done, and at the same time, we can drag the Feng army into it with the Shanxi region as the core point, so that we can wholeheartedly fight to the death with the Japanese in Shandong. And Zhang Zongchang, don't underestimate the meaning of the big handsome, if necessary, take advantage of the opportunity of Zhang Zongchang's feint attack to turn a small fight into a big fight, and destroy Zhang Zongchang's vitality and sharpness, and at the same time let the Japanese conclude that we are already at the end of the crossbow, and lay the foundation for us to choose a favorable situation for a decisive battle......"

When Bai Chongxi heard this, he suddenly felt that his mouth was suddenly opened: "The big handsome is really the big handsome, and the whole situation has been seen through by him." Wonderful, wonderful! Brother Baili, I think our battle plan can be revised again and become more ruthless. What do you think of our decisive battle in Jinan? You see, from Jinan to the north, it is a flat river, which is suitable for the execution of armored assault tactics. And with Tarzan as cover, once we launch a counterattack, it will be much easier for us to make a strategic detour. More importantly, once we set the battlefield in Jinan, then the entire war supply line of the Japanese army had to be lengthened, and at this time our opportunity came out......"

Jiang Fangzhen nodded and said: "I think it's okay, but I think there is one more thing to add, we must build a military airport in Jinan as soon as possible after entering Jinan, and if the large ones cannot be built, we will use the small ones to make up for them in terms of quantity." I watched the training of the 1st Flying Division, and I had a hunch that there are still great variables in this mode of operation, so Jinan will be used as a battlefield, and the investment of the Air Force must also be guaranteed......"