According to the information obtained by the Special Affairs Bureau, after making up his mind to make a move, Yuan Shikai secretly mobilized eight divisions and more than 100,000 troops. Even the old man of Beiyang has mobilized at least three divisions of troops, you must know that after the rebellion of Lu Dao in Outer Mongolia, there has always been a force stationed in one of the six towns of Beiyang in Outer Mongolia, which means that Yuan Shikai himself actually only has the old base of five towns that can be used.

However, Zhili is the foundation of Yuan Shikai, and there is always a need for troops to be garrisoned, so Yuan Shikai can only use three divisions.

According to the information available so far, these three divisions should be the 2nd Division stationed in Baoding, the 5th Division stationed in Shandong, and the 6th Division stationed in Nanyuan. As for the remaining five divisions, they were all formed after the expansion of armaments in Beiyang, such as the Seventh Division stationed in Henan.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it should be stronger than the local division, but it is certainly worse than the old foundation of Beiyang, there is no doubt about this.

In addition, Zhang Xun's pigtail army, which is also stationed in Shandong, should also be involved according to the news, in this case, the total strength of Beiyang southward this time should exceed 100,000, reaching the level of 1120,000, and in terms of troops, it will be at least 30,000 or 40,000 more than Yan Shao. (To be exact, it should be the Wuwei Qianjun, the Dingwu Army was changed after the Second Revolution, Zhang Xun was named the Dingwu General by Yuan Shikai, and then, because the Wuwei Qianjun was too tongue-twisting, it is better to call it the Braided Army, which is more appropriate.) ）

Originally, these were also confidential in Beiyang, and they should not have been obtained so easily by Yan Shao.

But there is no way, who called the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Department is too restrictive, and the funds are not as much as the Special Affairs Bureau—————— although Yan Shao spends more money on the Special Affairs Bureau every year than on the National Socialist Army. But the military spending is far more than that of any other province.

Naturally, even so, it is impossible for the Special Affairs Bureau to know everything. This can be seen from Yan Shao's assassination, but this organization still played a lot of roles for Yan Shao. It can be said that Yan Shao can go so smoothly this way, and the huge amount of wealth he has earned with advanced knowledge has played the biggest role, and this special bureau is definitely one of the most important items, even if it cannot be counted as a secondary position...

And unlike the Gyeonggi Military and Political Law Enforcement Department, what needs to be taken care of over there is the scope of the entire Beiyang's power, although Lu Jianzhang also wants to expand outward. However, the funds are insufficient, and even the funds are more than enough.

The task of the Special Service was first and foremost to guard its own nest so that no one else could infiltrate the Nationalist Socialist Party. The second is to infiltrate the outside world.

The scope of Lu Jianzhang's care is too large, and the amount of power in his hands is not enough, so there will inevitably be more loopholes. In addition, it is always difficult for anyone in this world to go against money, and this is also the case in Anhui. Therefore, it is easy for the Special Affairs Bureau to buy many people inside Beiyang. The above information was also learned from these people.

As for Anhui, Beiyang did not think of doing so.

It's just that the Special Affairs Bureau also has internal monitoring, and as long as it finds that there are suspicious people who are in contact with the internal high-level, it will naturally take action. The reason why the people of the Black Dragon Society preferred to wait for the rabbit rather than get some clues from the people who had already bought them from within the National Socialist Party was because they were afraid that they would be discovered by the people of the Special Affairs Bureau, which would lead to the failure of the matter.

Naturally, such a thing as internal control must be classified. However, Fu Xiuming and the others can still faintly detect something, which is also the reason why both the army and the government are very disgusted with the Special Affairs Bureau.

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The war in Jiangxi has become a foregone conclusion. Originally, Yuan Shikai's plan was to delay Yan Shao in Jiangxi, and he announced a crusade against Yan Shao in the name of the central government.

However, Li Liejun in Jiangxi was not able to fight than he imagined, and he was defeated by the Nationalist Army in three strikes and two blows, which disrupted Yuan Shikai's overall plan. Therefore, at this stage, Yuan Shikai can only assemble the troops first, and wait until the assembly is completed.

And according to the information he received, Chen Jiongming in Guangdong is also mobilizing troops.

If Chen Jiongming's troops can also go north by then, they can at least contain part of Yan Shao's troops, so that Yuan Shikai's chances of victory will be higher.

It can be said that for the sake of the Beiyang group, Yuan Shikai has done his best.

As for Li Liejun in Nanchang City, at this time, no matter who it is, his fate is already doomed. Therefore, although some people are still paying attention to the war in Nanchang, most people still shift their attention to the north, that is, the junction of Anhui, Henan and Shandong.

On the other hand, in Nanchang City, at this time, Li Liejun didn't know that he was about to be forgotten by the outside world.

After fleeing back to Nanchang from Jiujiang, Li Liejun mobilized a large number of people and soldiers and built a considerable number of fortifications in the city. Jiujiang's encounter had made him understand that if he didn't build enough fortifications and bunkers, let alone a hard attack, the dense artillery fire alone was enough to crush him.

And it is precisely because of the construction of enough fortifications and bunkers that a considerable part of the Gan army in the city survived the shelling.

Xiao Yongyan's Third Division, like the rest of the troops, was also two brigades and four infantry regiments, plus a cavalry regiment, an artillery regiment, an engineer battalion and a baggage battalion, well, plus a military band or something.

Of these, the artillery regiment had 72 guns, 54 were 75mm and 12 were 105mm.

The problem arises here, although the heavy firepower of the National Social Army at home is already good, it has to be said that the power of 75mm guns and 105mm guns is too weak, and the 105mm guns may be regarded as the most powerful field guns in China, but they are not worth mentioning at all abroad, and they are even just the standard equipment of many troops.

In addition, Li Liejun also built a lot of fortifications in the city, so although the firepower was dense during the siege of the city, with the power of 75mm guns and 105mm guns, unless the shells hit the target directly, they basically could not kill and injure the enemy in the bunkers and fortifications. This also made it possible for the defenders of the city to retain a considerable part of their strength after the artillery battle.

It's just that the blow to morale from the shelling is huge, plus this is not a war of counter-aggression like the Great Patriotic War. The will of the defenders in the city is not strong, if it is not for this, I am afraid that Xiao Yongyan will really have a headache.

And now, in the city of Nanchang. The team sent by Xiao Yongyan is constantly going deeper into the city, trying to capture Li Liejun, the chief figure in Jiangxi, alive.

After the two battles of Jiujiang and Nanchang, although Li Liejun no longer has much ability to resist, he can still create some trouble with his reputation. For example, continue to flee until Chen Jiongming in Guangdong, Xu Chongzhi in Fujian, or Yuan Shikai in the north make a move.

By that time, Li Liejun, who has become a lost dog, is afraid that he will become a real trouble.

"And it's too easy to hit Jiangxi this time. Even if you really talk about merit, I'm afraid there won't be much..."When facing his adjutant, Xiao Yongyan said what was in his heart.

He is not worried at all about whether Nanchang can take it now. He was only worried about whether the more than ten troops he sent to Lu would be able to capture Li Liejun alive.

Hearing Xiao Yongyan say this, the adjutant nodded silently. "Yes, there is a special affairs bureau here, and I am afraid that the situation in Jiangxi is already known to Anqing. It was indeed too easy to fight Jiangxi this time. If you really want to talk about it..."

The role of the Special Information Bureau is not only to spy on intelligence or anything, but also to surveillance, such as falsifying military exploits and exaggerating military achievements. What's more, there are more than a dozen people from the special affairs bureau in the station, and the situation cannot be hidden from them at all.

Winning a province is a great achievement no matter how you look at it.

The problem is that if the enemies encountered along the way are not vulnerable at all, then the credit will probably be greatly reduced. Because in the eyes of others, if the enemy cooks like this. Anyone can do it, so the credit is naturally not very inconspicuous. Even his ability, I'm afraid he won't get any high evaluation.

For Xiao Yongyan, if this is not the case, he can at least argue, but this is indeed the case...

"Although the great merit is in hand, but I knew that Lu Dao was like this, it is better to stay in Anqing and hand over this task to others, so that I can fight with Beiyang real swords and guns, and the credit is there, and the recognition is also there..."

"Division commander, don't say stupid things..."Seeing Xiao Yongyan's appearance, the adjutant couldn't help but laugh. After all, no matter what, we have won a province this time, even if that Li Liejun is indeed not beaten, it is still a great achievement to take Jiangxi, and if we continue to stay in Anqing, maybe we can really win some credit if we are lucky, but what if the luck is not good? It doesn't matter if it is selected as the unit left behind in Anqing, if something goes wrong when fighting on the front line and Beiyang...... Beiyang is not comparable to Li Liejun or those people's troops a year ago..."

"And haven't you already sent someone into the city to find out Li Liejun? We have sent more than 10 batches of teams this time, each with a platoon of troops, although a platoon only has more than 40 people, but the light and heavy firepower is complete, if you really encounter Li Liejun's headquarters, with their combat effectiveness, it is no problem to fight a platoon and a company, and as long as Li Liejun can be captured alive, all the things that make you worry will naturally be solved..."

Hearing the adjutant say this, Xiao Yongyan nodded and didn't say anything more.

Indeed it is...

There may be a lot of guards in Li Liejun's headquarters, but with the strength and equipment advantages of the National Social Army, even if there is a company guarding there, it will never be the opponent of the National Social Army.

Naturally, if it is really a company, it is no problem to defeat the opponent, but I am afraid that it will be a bit to capture Li Liejun alive. However, Xiao Yongyan also made it very clear before setting off, it is best to capture alive if possible, if it is impossible...

Kill-in-place is also acceptable.

To put it simply, as long as Li Liejun is not allowed to escape from Nanchang.

Xiao Yongyan just hopes that Li Liejun can be brought to him, although he lives the best, it doesn't matter if he dies...

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In Nanchang City, Nian Yao was leading his troops deep into the city.

As they advanced deeper into the city, he and his men were repeatedly held back by enemy forces. Although because of the big difference in strength, those blockades were easily solved by him and his subordinates, but it was easy to dodge with open guns and difficult to defend against hidden arrows, and there were still certain casualties among his subordinates.

The infantry platoon, which was originally 46 people, now has only 40 people left, and the remaining 40 people are all wounded...

"See if his sign hangs around his neck, if not. Hang it up for him, and when we come back from the mission, we will come to pick him up..."Looking at his subordinates in the corner, Nian Yao gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

Just now. I don't know where the cold gun shot him from, and I don't know if the gunman's marksmanship was good, or his luck was too bad, and that shot hit the point. Although after the vigilance, Nian Yao had already asked the medical staff accompanying the team to treat him, but unfortunately it was useless at all, not to mention that the environment here was not suitable for surgery at all. Even in a regular field hospital in the rear, this kind of injury can't be saved...

Hearing Nian Yao's words, the soldier's squad leader didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking. But he nodded anyway. "Yes..."After saying that, he leaned up and lifted his collar, but the hair was really empty around his neck.

Shaking his head helplessly, the squad leader searched his body. Later, a bronze medal was found in his pocket. There is also a metal chain hanging from it.

"Wait a minute, we'll come back to pick you up if you don't need to...", in a voice that only he could hear, the squad leader hung the bronze medal around his neck.

This bronze medal is the so-called soldier card, which is considered an official proof.

This thing began to be equipped in the Nationalist Army after the Battle of Cihuhe, during the Battle of Cihuhe, although the Nationalist Army killed and wounded a large number of enemy troops, but because Bai Wenwei's Yanyan Army carried out a large number of night attacks at that time, the casualties of the Nationalist Army itself were not small.

Forget about it. But some of them are unrecognizable, and they don't recognize who it is...

It was at that time that Yan Shao remembered the soldier card. This is what was later called a dog tag.

Engrave the soldier's name, military position, enlistment time, unit and type of service, blood type, etc., the name, military position, and unit are naturally to facilitate identification, and the blood type is to be more convenient in emergency treatment.

After all, blood type or something, if you want to test it, this kind of thing can't be done on the battlefield at all, and if there is such a thing, it will undoubtedly be much more convenient.

In addition to this one around their necks, soldiers generally wear a bronze medal on the military boots they wear. Modern warfare has become more and more brutal, and the use of artillery has become more and more frequent, and even the bronze soldier card can be destroyed, and splitting it into two guarantees at least a certain chance.

So under normal circumstances, even if the dead soldier didn't wear the sign around his neck (because it was just implemented, and many soldiers were not used to it, so they didn't hang it), the person who came in later could identify himself from the bronze medal on his military boot.

The problem is that Yan Shao is too willing to spend money on the National Social Army, and he doesn't mention his clothes, even his military boots are cowhide. Coupled with the monthly salary of 10 oceans, the soldiers will always have a lot of good things, not to mention the local miscellaneous troops, even Beiyang can't compare, which is also easy for others to covet.

In many past conflicts, there have been cases where soldiers who have been killed have been placed temporarily, and when the troops returned to pick them up, the soldiers' weapons, clothing, and boots were stripped of all their weapons, clothing, and boots, and even the steel helmets on their heads were brought back to be used as pots.

This makes people hate the itchy teeth at the same time, but there is no way.

Because the people who do this kind of thing are usually ignorant ordinary people, what can you do with such people? Even if you don't deal with the enemy, can you still kill the common people with one shot?

Nian Yao asked the squad leader to hang the bronze medal around his neck, hoping that if someone really ran over without fear of death, he could at least leave the bronze medal hanging around his neck when he took away his clothes and boots, after all, this thing is useless to ordinary people. If you continue to stay in your clothes, you may be taken with your clothes.

In that case, if all of his own group were to die (although this may be a small possibility), the few brothers who died in the battle would probably not be recognized.

Naturally, this place has become a battlefield, and there are very few cases where this may occur, but after all, there are still many people in the city who have not left the city, and it is always better to be careful...

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After hanging the bronze medal around the soldier's neck, Nian Yao continued to lead the team forward.

However, after about some distance of progress, he noticed that something was wrong, that is, the road in front of him was clearly different from the map. And this also made him understand an ironclad fact, that is, he was lost...

The artillery outside has been bombarded for so long, and I dare not say that the whole of Nanchang has been bombed into ruins, but it is normal for the appearance of the inside to change. People who come to Nanchang for the first time if they only use the map to identify the direction, the possibility of getting lost is definitely not low—————— there are many people in later generations who hold the map in their hands, and they will still get lost if they have the surrounding environment to make a comparison, not to mention the current situation.

After reacting, Nian Yao also ordered the troops to stop, and he and several squad leaders were there to face the map in their hands, trying to find out the location as soon as possible.

The order above was to let them rush to the designated place as soon as possible, and divide the defenders in the city, so as not to be run out of the city again more than a thousand people like the time of Jiujiang. Military orders are like a mountain, and he must carry them out.

Just looking at the map, looking at the unrecognizable scenery around them, both Nian Yao and the others sighed. "Trouble..."

In fact, this is not only true of them, but also of many other troops in the city. After all, it is the first time to come to Nanchang, and it is such an environment.

It's just that when Nian Yao and the others were shaking their heads and sighing bitterly, not far away, three soldiers who were sent by Nian Yao to see the situation suddenly ran back, and then approached Nian Yao's approach. "Platoon commander, something has been found ahead..."

"Oh?" Nian Yao, who was studying the map there, also raised his head. "What's the situation?" (To be continued......)