Although Yuan Shikai's question was very casual, it was as if he had asked about the war situation and said it casually, and his tone was very tactful. But Yang Xiaolin knew that this was Yuan Shikai's reaction to this small action he made.

He tested both the Russians and Lao Yuan in this battle, and Kizerosky showed a very fierce performance, opening up a situation and rescuing and attacking, but because he reacted so fiercely, Yang Xiaolin was even more sure that General Kizerosky might really have no desire to fight. He was afraid that he would upset his current balance, which is why he reacted so much.

On the contrary, although Lao Yuan's tone was soft, Yang Xiaolin knew that if he didn't give Yuan Shikai a satisfactory answer, not to mention the breakdown of the cooperation between the two sides, at least the Beiyang Army would not be able to command it in the future. Lao Yuan is not a fool, even if Qu Tongfeng is not his descendant, he has seen some clues.

Yang Xiaolin had already prepared a rhetoric for this, and there were several sets, Yuan Shikai asked him as if he hadn't thought about it at all, smiled and said: "Yuan Gong may have misunderstood, Sui Bing has no right to dismiss General Qu Tongfeng, but the situation on the battlefield required us to have a unified command, and there seemed to be a bit of a conflict of opinion between the two of them, so I gave an order to let Sui Bing take over the command." ”

Yuan Shikai looked at Yang Xiaolin suspiciously, what Qu Tongfeng said was indeed that the right to command the troops was deprived, as for whether there was a conflict of opinion between him and Sui Bing, Lao Yuan didn't ask carefully, and now Yang Xiaolin said this, he was a little uncertain: "Really? ”

"Of course it's true! If it is necessary to remove a Beiyang general, I will definitely greet Yuan Gong in advance. With your consent. At the very least, I will consult with General Duan Qirui, who is now in Zhangjiakou. If Yuan Gong has any misunderstanding because of this matter, I can now give an order to hand over the troops to Qu Tongfeng to continue commanding. Baili, you send a telegram to Duan Qirui,"

Commander Yang really did what he said, he was so happy that Yuan Shikai really thought that he was suspicious of being wrong, and before Yang Xiaolin finished speaking, Old Yuan hurriedly interrupted: "Alas, I just asked about the situation." You are in command of the troops, which is something we said in advance, and I will not interfere. When the battle is fought, it is better to unify the command, and there is no need to change it. ”

Yang Xiaolin did not say any more. Changed the topic and said: "Yuan Gong, I want to do the marriage after this military parade, although there is no suspense for us to win the Russian troops here in Beijing now, but the battle to recover the land in the future will be hard." For the sake of unity of command. I've thought about it, I'm going to personally lead the team north, what do you think? ”

Yuan Shikai was stunned for a moment. Although New China has been formed and the government team has been perfected, this is a situation in which some internal contradictions have been deliberately avoided by everyone under the pressure of the Russian army.

When the danger is lifted, in Yuan Shikai's view, it is the best time to solve these problems. He had really sharpened his knife, but Yang Dagui proposed to lead his troops to fight north, which was tantamount to making Yuan Shikai have one less strong opponent in Beijing.

There is no Yang fighting ghosts. It's much easier to pack up with Guangsun Wen! Although Song Jiaoren and the others have formed the new party very well, Yuan Shikai does not take them seriously at all.

"You. Do you really plan to personally lead your troops north? ”

Lao Yuan's voice suddenly became very soft, very soft, but full of vigilance. A pie falling from the sky looks very tempting, but it's best to think about it before you pick it up yourself. Lao Yuan has also been mixed up for decades, and he will not treat Yang Dagui as a good man and a woman.

Yang Xiaolin nodded: "Hmm." I have handed over the affairs of the family to Xingtai, I hope that Yuan Gong can discuss with Xingtai more when dealing with the problems in our Northeast, Yuan Gong, I really don't want to have any unpleasantness with the brothers of the Beiyang Army, this period of time to fight side by side, everyone's friendship is already there, we will still be a family in the future, I have to call you father-in-law, you can't do things too much. ”

Lao Yuan smiled: "Good, good." Don't worry, I will consider the interests of the Northeast as a whole, and I will definitely not let you suffer. ”

Yuan Shikai believes that he doesn't believe Yang Xiaolin and doesn't know what to say, he is sure that he really left Beijing with his troops and the Beiyang Army, and Lao Yuan will be very relieved, just like reassuring Lao Yuan, let Yuan Shikai bully Sun Wen, and force Mr. Sun to be anxious, so that Mr. Sun will cooperate with him at all costs.

Yuan Shikai left with a relatively satisfied mood, but Jiang Baili's expression was a little contradictory: "Commander, do you really plan to go north?" ”

Yang Xiaolin looked at him: "What?" Do you suspect that I am lying to Yuan Gong? ”

Jiang Baili sighed: "I just think you shouldn't put all your thoughts on war now, whether our country has a good system or not is more important than two victories." To tell the truth, Yuan Gong is a person who has a major deal in right and wrong, but his concept is really and he dare not agree. ”

Yang Xiaolin said with a smile: "Baili, fight well, I believe that our country will get better and better, because I see that there are many people like you and me who are willing to do everything for her, and I see countless brothers on the battlefield who are willing to shed their blood to defend the country." Everybody does what they're supposed to do, and that's enough. ”

Jiang Baili nodded lightly.

The battle on the battlefield continued, and Yang Xiaolin's battle of annihilation was under the condition that the Russian forces had an absolute superiority, and he concentrated his superior forces in a battlefield in Zhangjiakou to separate the enemy from the large army and annihilate it.

When the Japanese were bitten by him one by one, the Russians were still watching the jokes, saying that the Japanese don't have a long memory, and they were bitten a second time. But today it was really the turn of the Russians, and General Kizerosky found himself so powerless to deal with this tactic.

Obviously, he has an absolute advantage in his own forces, but he can only watch the surrounded Russian troops slowly fall into a desperate situation. The commander of the 39th Army, surrounded by the Caucasian Front, had already sent seven telegrams requesting rapid reinforcements and saying that the Chinese were about to break through their positions. But General Kizerosky had nothing to do.

The reinforcements sent were already advancing at the fastest speed, but the Russian troops of this era also walked on their legs, trying to rush from Beijing to Zhangjiakou. It takes at least three or four days to run day and night.

Will the encircled Russian troops be able to hold out until that time?

Just now, he received a telegram from the battlefield asking for help, which said that Duan Qirui had launched a heavy artillery bombardment, and then the Chinese troops were attacking in a continuous manner, almost regardless of casualties, and the Russian defense was in danger of being broken through at any time. Kizerosky really felt at this time that the Russians who were surrounded were more likely to count on reinforcements than on God.

Looking at the battle map in front of him, the Russian general felt a fear from the bottom of his heart. Once the Chinese gained an advantage in Zhangjiakou, the Russian troops there did not have the ability to attack again. The entire flank of the Russian forces was to be seriously threatened. What's even more terrifying is their rear, the Chinese side can smoothly transport troops and supplies to Daqingshan, although Yang Dagui did not have his own army. But it can make the situation of the entire battlefield of the Russian army fall into passivity, and the worst thing is that there is no way at all!

"Akberlil, what do you think of the current state of the war?"

Akberil thought for a moment and hesitated again: "General." I think we should withdraw into Mongolia. Withdraw now. ”

Kizeroski stared at him for a moment. A wry smile suddenly appeared on his face: "What you said is very right, but I pretend that I didn't hear it." I just received a telegram from the Tsar, telling me to launch an all-out attack on Beijing immediately. Our senior officers in St. Petersburg studied the difficulties we faced on the map, and they came to the conclusion that Beijing's defenses must be empty after the Chinese launched the Battle of Zhangjiakou, and they believed that the Chinese had absolutely no ability to fight in two battlefields at the same time, and that as long as we did our best, we could break the city of Beijing and win the war. ”

Akberil shook his head and said, "They don't know anything about the situation here!" Yang Dagui didn't transfer many troops to Zhangjiakou! Wu Zhaolin in Beijing is still Zhang Zuolin's First Front Army behind him! Even their Fourth Front Army is almost ready to be put into battle in the near future, and our attacks will be bloody! ”

Kizerosky sighed: "So you are destined to be only a general." In fact, those guys know better than us that the battle can no longer be fought, and they must know in their hearts that withdrawing now is the wisest choice. But they knew that the Tsar did not want to hear such words, and that what the Tsar wanted to hear was news of victory or imminent victory. ”

Kizerosky described the most common situation in the Russian troops, and the senior staff in St. Petersburg made war decisions not through the study of the situation, but through the study of the tsar's preferences, in which they lost to the Chinese.

Akberlir didn't say anything more: "General, what do you need me to do?" ”

Kizeroski thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, we don't have to be so pessimistic, although the hope of defeating Beijing is getting smaller and smaller now, but as long as we shrink the defensive line, it will be very difficult for Yang to think about any results." I want to transfer you back to Mongolia, what do you think? ”

Akberil understood that Kizerosky's decision was completely correct, and at this time his intention to let himself return to Mongolia was obviously to ensure the safety of the retreat of the Russian troops, just like Kizerosky said, as long as Mongolia does not have problems, more than half a million Russian troops hug each other, what can the Chinese do?

"What a general."

"After arriving in Mongolia, you not only have to make some military preparations, but also have to carry out a certain purge of Mongolia's power. You know, those people are following us just so that we can protect them, and when we can't do that, the guys who aren't too loyal to us can't stay. Also, take some of the civilian officials and women who are with the army and don't let them stay here. ”

Akberil nodded, "Yes." ”

Kizerosky paused slightly: "Well, I'm going to continue this damn war here!" I will continue to make our boys charge the Chinese positions according to the orders of St. Petersburg, and I hope that the encircled troops in Zhangjiakou will hold out, and at this time I can only say, may God be with us. (To be continued......)