Chapter 733: Grace

After receiving the telegram, Feng Guozhang was shocked, and everyone else also saw it.

After fighting under Feng Guozhang for so long, I dare not say that I know Feng Guozhang completely, but at least I know a lot. In the eyes of Wang Zhicheng and others, although Feng Guozhang is not a person who is very deep in the city, he obviously will not show his feelings lightly, and now just by reading a telegram, it will become like this, which also shows how important the content of the telegram is, and this naturally aroused Wang Zhicheng's curiosity, and also made Wang Zhicheng bold to come up and want to see the content of the telegram.

After seeing the contents of the telegram, Wang Zhicheng and the others couldn't help but get excited.

For the telegram was short and concise, but it was exactly what they wanted most...

"Prepare for an offensive on all fronts and teach the Japanese a hard lesson..."

Naturally, they did not miss a row of words in the back, for example, the matter of awarding the rank of marshal, after the conflict with Japan is over, I hope that the general will be able to resolve this turmoil as soon as possible...

However, Wang Zhicheng didn't have much feeling about this line, because Yan Shao planned to promote several of the most famous generals in the army to marshals, and they already knew about it. Especially Wang Zhicheng, who is more well-informed, and even roughly knows who will be awarded―――――― it is not difficult to guess, after all, in today's national government, there are very few people with this qualification, at least Wang Zhicheng and they don't think they will have this qualification...

Just as Wang Zhicheng said when he knew about this. "Anyway, it's not our turn to do this, so let's find a way to fight this battle well, and then find a way to make it more realistic in the future..."

It's just that...

Maybe they didn't feel much when they saw these words, but Feng Guozhang was completely different...

Putting his hand on the edge of the window, Feng Guozhang tightened his hand into a fist, and Feng Guozhang's already old face. The position of the eye circle can't help but flush a hint of red, and there is even a trace of crystal tears in the corner of the eye...

The telegram to Yan Shao, the people at the scene. I'm afraid he's the one who feels the most...

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Since even Wang Zhicheng and the others could guess how many people would be awarded the title of marshal, it was naturally impossible for Feng Guozhang not to know. What's more, Yan Shao had faintly revealed this matter to him. It's just that...

Although he was awarded the title of marshal, for an old soldier like Feng Guozhang, it may be the most glorious thing in his life, but in fact, Feng Guozhang's heart is not entirely happy...

The reason is also very simple, compared with the achievements of Cai Ye and Jiang Baili, Feng Guozhang's exploits are too inconspicuous in comparison. Because of this, many generals felt that Feng Guozhang was not qualified to be awarded such a military rank.

This even includes some of Feng Guozhang's old subordinates. Even Wu Peifu once said it to others. "If he can be a marshal, then I can too..."

That's right, Feng Guozhang's qualifications are indeed very high, but his record is too poor, even if he is in the position of marshal, he is barely qualified. It is precisely because of this that this matter has attracted so much criticism, and this matter is not the slightest problem with Cai Ye and Jiang Baili, because the qualifications of the two of them may be a little worse. But the record is the highest in the country...

If you really want to say it, except for Yan Shao, I'm afraid no one can suppress these two people...

And because of that. While being happy about the marshal's affairs, Feng Guozhang was also worried that when the title was awarded, no one would jump out to oppose or even question him.

Even if this is not the case, just slandering behind his back is definitely something that Feng Guozhang does not want to experience.

And at this time, Yan Shaolai's telegram was like rain in time...

Wait until the Japanese are settled. Investiture?

This may seem like a no-brainer, but if you think about it. You can understand the deep meaning.

Who is the commander of the Northeast Theater today? Feng Guozhang!

What is he worse than in the matter of the marshal? Naturally, it is a record that can be obtained!

At present, it is precisely because of the record that Feng Guozhang has attracted so much discussion. But what if Feng Guozhang could preemptively come up with a victory that would be recognized by everyone, at least most people, before the title was conferred? It may not be possible to eliminate all the criticism, but at least it is enough to make Feng Guozhang shun the award...

And since this matter was raised by Yan Shao, then Yan Shao's purpose can be imagined―――――― he completely wants Feng Guozhang to confer the title without any criticism.

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After thinking about Yan Shao's deep meaning in this, Feng Guozhang's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

If it weren't for the fact that he had experienced a lot, he would have been able to hold on to his feelings, and he might have even shed tears, after all, there were too many things he needed to thank Yan Shao.

Seriously speaking, although Feng Guozhang has no intention of opposing Yan Shao at all over the years, and even seriously implements every order of Yan Shao, but how much loyalty there is, I'm afraid even Feng Guozhang can't say clearly.

After all, it was Yan Shao who destroyed the foundation of Beiyang, and one of the reasons why Yan Shao let Feng Guozhang sit in the position of the head of the 6th Army was that he didn't want Feng Guozhang to go to the battlefield anymore, which was equivalent to another version of releasing military power with a glass of wine, and using GuΓ² high-ranking officials to exchange for Feng Guozhang's right to lead the troops, so that Feng Guozhang would stay away from military power from now on, so as to ensure the stability of the government of the Kuomintang.

As long as he understands this, it will be difficult for Feng Guozhang to thank Yan Shao.

That's right, Yan Shao did give him a very rare status for a soldier. But he deprived Feng Guozhang of the greatest honor and pleasure as a soldier.

Therefore, although Feng Guozhang will not oppose Yan Shao, it is difficult for him to be grateful to Yan Shao.

But this time...

After figuring out Yan Shao's deep meaning, YiqiΔ“ was completely different...

"Commander?" After the excitement over there, Wang Zhicheng looked at Feng Guozhang, who was still facing away from them and looking at the scenery outside from the window, and screamed a little strangely.

After hearing the voices of his subordinates. Feng Guozhang finally came to his senses, secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands, and eased his feelings a little. Feng Guozhang turned his head, then walked to the sand table and spoke. "Alright. Now that the order has been given, let's start talking about how to deploy it..."

Although they were more or less aware of Feng Guozhang's strangeness, the most important thing at the moment was the war against the Japanese, so Wang Zhicheng and the others quickly ignored this point, and instead focused on the sand table and discussed it seriously.

In this process, Feng Guozhang only gave some guidance on the side.

Among the people present, the one who knows Yan Shao's thoughts the most is probably Feng Guozhang. And because of that. He wanted to avoid some of the tactics proposed by Wang Zhicheng and Yan Shao from colliding and friction with Yan Shao's strategy.

For example, a staff officer mentioned that he should first concentrate his forces to drive the Japanese away from Dandong...

This is absolutely not feasible, because if the Japanese are driven away from Dandong, then what reason do Yan Shao and them have to continue to attack Korea? Therefore, the only way to attack the Korean hinterland was to attack from other directions first, and the question of Dandong could only be resolved in the end, even if the Japanese still occupied Dandong.

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"If you just want to eat a part of the Japanese army and teach the Japanese a lesson..."After listening to all of Feng Guozhang's requests, a staff officer on the side frowned slightly. Then he spoke. "Commander, how many additional troops can the Ministry of Defense send to us?"

This is an unavoidable question, after all, the entire Northeast Military Region has only a few troops. If you just want to continue to maintain the current stalemate, or drive the Japanese out of Dandong, this part of the force will definitely not be a problem, but if you want to eat some of it, you must have enough troops!

"You can rest assured about this..."Hearing the staff officer's words, Feng Guozhang, who had already regained his calmness, said with a smile. The President will certainly take this into account, and doesn't the telegram already say that if necessary, the troops in the Outer Northeast may even cooperate with us in the war. Although the number of troops in the outer northeast is much smaller than ours. But more than 100,000 troops can already play a great role on this kind of battlefield..."

Hearing Feng Guozhang say this, everyone present nodded.

Although the geographical location of the Vladivostok Military District is important. However, on the whole, it is too remote, and the population in the entire Outer Northeast and Vladivostok jurisdictions is not very large, so the strength of the Vladivostok Military Region is only one legion, and among many military districts, it can be said that the number of troops is relatively small.

If you really want to do it, in the case of leaving a part of the troops to watch the house, the Outer Northeast can only reinforce about 100,000 people at most―――――― Feng Guozhang still knows more about this, after all, the Outer Northeast was fought down by Feng Guozhang himself, and even many of the troops in the Outer Northeast are simply the troops that Feng Guozhang brought over back then...

"In addition to the troops in the Outer Northeast, the government may also transfer troops from Beijing and Shandong, so we don't need to worry about the troops, we just need to think about how to deal with those Japanese..."

In this way, Feng Guozhang can be regarded as determining the nature of the whole meeting...

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Almost at the same time that Feng Guozhang said this to his subordinates, Beijing had also begun to mobilize troops.

First of all, on the side of the Vladivostok Military Region, troops of about two armies began to assemble in the direction of the Sino-North Korean border, and then in the direction of the Beijing Military Region and the Jinan Military Region, at least two armies of troops each began to move north.

On the railway line located in these two military districts, almost every night, countless soldiers are transported by train, and the railway line to GuΓ² is transported in the north-east direction.

According to the order of the Kuomintang government, at least four armies were gathered from the Beijing Military Region and the Jinan Military Region, that is, more than 200,000 troops of one corps plus one army, and the number of these troops was almost the same as the number of troops of the Kuomintang government in the Northeast Military Region.

Moreover, Yan Shao did plan to simply merge them into a group army group temporarily, so that it would be convenient for Feng Guozhang to command. Otherwise, he, the commander of the 6th Army, plus the temporary commander of the Shenyang Military Region, is somewhat difficult to command the troops of the Vladivostok Military Region―――――― the commander of the 6th Army? This name is very powerful, but it is only a powerful name, after all, the ministers of the 6th Army usually do not directly lead the troops, from a certain point of view, this position is actually similar to Fu Xiuming's Minister of Defense, and it looks quite scary.

Of course, Yan Shao's purpose in throwing him into this position in the first place was like this...

Is a glass of wine free from military power...

But now, Yan Shao's attitude has changed a little...

There is no way, there are too many places where China may have conflicts at the moment, and there is a special need for generals who are capable and have experience in leading troops, especially generals.

What's more, since Yan Shao chose Feng Guozhang to come out, it means that if someone criticizes him, it is tantamount to criticizing Yan Shao, after all, almost all of the four marshals this time were selected by Yan Shao, so even if it is just for this, Yan Shao must support Feng Guozhang...

And the best way to support Feng Guozhang is to let him have a big victory to shut everyone up.

And if you do this, there is also a certain possibility that you can collect the heart of Feng Guozhang, a general...

In the final analysis, there are still too few commanders who can lead troops in the country at the moment, and countries like Britain and France are not counted, after all, they are not under much pressure on 6, such as Britain, which is simply surrounded by the sea, and what about France? The biggest pressure is Germany, as for Spain, Italy or something, please? That can also be called pressure, and now that Germany has been defeated, France can be said to have no pressure at all on 6...

But China is different...

Whether it's the Urals, the plains of Kazakhstan, or the Himalayas, or the border between China and North Korea in Southeast Asia and even Northeast China, these are all places where conflict can occur...

If there is one more person who has the same heart as himself, Yan Shao will naturally be unable to ask for it...

Even if Feng Guozhang doesn't appreciate Yan Shao's overture, it doesn't matter...

Just keep him on his cold bench... (To be continued)

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