The Xuzhou "Wolf's Lair" Command, officially known as the Northern Command of the Ming Army, is actually the new headquarters of the People's Guard Mobile Corps. The People's Guards are the main commanders. The reason why the General Headquarters has set up a new headquarters here is to fight this last battle with the People's Guard as the main force. Because now everyone knows that the most elite troops of the Qing army have basically not moved, and they are all entrenched in the north of Zhili, that is, in the area of Beijing, Tianjin and Tang, waiting for the final defense battle. Therefore, Zhang Zhaoxian planned to also take out the most elite troops of the Ming army and carry out the final PK with the elite of the Qing army.

And now, the Ming army north of the Yellow River, except for the 6th Naval Brigade on the Liaodong Peninsula, all of them are the People's Guard. At present, only the First Division east of Tangshan has been put into operation, and the Second Division is still disembarking and assembling at Qinhuangdao. But at present, more than a dozen pontoon bridges have been built over the Yellow River, and the first and second divisions in the north have also made it impossible for the elite of the Qing army's Eight Banners to look south, and the Han troops stationed in the south of Zhili are the kind of half-hearted Han troops who are ready to surrender on a large scale at any time. As a result, the time was ripe for the Ming army to cross the Yellow River on a large scale and advance north to Zhili.

On the 11th, the two armies fought fiercely on both sides of the Luan River for a day, and as the Ming army controlled the air supremacy of the battlefield little by little, the last bit of the Qing air force was gradually being exhausted. And it became more and more convenient for the Ming army to put in more dive bombers to deal with the Qing army on the west bank. By four o'clock in the afternoon of the 11th, the Ming army had basically mastered the air supremacy on the battlefield. At this time, after seeking Xiang Xiaoqiang's opinion, Li Guoliang decisively drew two brigades from the newly formed 10th Bombing Aviation Regiment and threw them into battle.

The 10th Bombardment Aviation Regiment was a dive bombing regiment, and it was made up entirely of newly commissioned Vultures, that is, Stuka bombers. This new dive bomber is not as good as the Osprey, but its performance is much better than that of the Osprey, especially the maneuverability when diving, and the accuracy of bomb delivery is far higher than that of the Osprey. Moreover, the crew of the Osprey is three, and the Vulture only has two people, which is more economical for pilots.

In addition to a Vulture bomber aviation regiment, there is also a top-secret "X" fighter group in the newly formed new aviation unit of the Ming army. This fighter group has a total of 4O aircraft, all of which are BF1O9 fighters named "Goshawk". This is the first mass production of this fighter after the introduction of this fighter by Daming, and it is now less than 100 aircraft. Most of them are in this brigade.

Li Guoliang originally wanted to use this "X" brigade. According to his thoughts, now is the last battle against the Qing Dynasty, and we have spent so much time on the new weapons we have introduced at such a great cost, and it has taken so long to test, test fly, and modify, if the war is over before it is used, wouldn't it be too much of a loss?

But Xiang Xiaoqiang is a different idea. He never thought that after the destruction of the Qing Dynasty, it would be peaceful. On the contrary, since going through the "Southern Campaign" in the first phase of the Northern Expedition, Xiang Xiaoqiang realized that the behemoth of the Northern Qing Dynasty was not terrible at all. Since then, although the Northern Qing Dynasty is still the "current enemy" in his heart, it is no longer the "number one enemy".

Xiang Xiaoqiang dissuaded Li Guoliang and suggested that the "Goshawk" fighter should be covered again, so as not to expose it so early. After all, there is not much left of the current Qing Air Force, and the Kingfisher fighter is more than enough to deal with.

The high command also thinks that Xiang Xiaoqiang has a point. They also believe that the kingfisher is enough at present, and the important thing is that there are only some remnants left of the Qing air force. Whether or not the new aircraft are used will have little impact on the course of the war. So no matter who the next imaginary enemy is, it is better to expose the new weapons a little sooner than later. - As for the Vulture dive bomber, there is no way, it has to be used a lot to support the 6-place battle. Moreover, the current Osprey is designed as a carrier-based aircraft, and Daming does not have a dive bomber specifically designed for ground attack. Vulture: This is the first one.

As a result, the testing and production of the "Goshawk" fighter of the Ming Empire continued to be kept secret.

On the evening of the 11th, two "Vulture Eagle" dive bomber groups appeared over the Luanhe battlefield and launched a "surgical" attack on the Qing army's position. Although it soon got dark and there was only time for one round of bombing, the effect was as good as the usual two rounds of Osprey. Now on both sides of the Luan River, both the Qing and Ming armies believe that if there is another round of bombardment until dawn, the defense on the west bank will collapse, and the Ming army will triumphantly cross the Luan River.

……

On the evening of the 11th, in the Xuzhou Headquarters, Xiang Xiaoqiang still sat with Li Gensheng and Zhao Cunnian to discuss the next direction of the march.

After coming to the "wolf's den" in Xuzhou, Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt that he had a lot of power. In Nanjing, there are several big people above the head, and it is rare for me to make a complete decision. Even if you have any good advice, you should discuss it with the two old men first. Now, the entire headquarters is his biggest, and he has the final say inside and out. Especially now there is only the People's Guard north of the Yellow River, and he is the number one leader of the People's Guard. It's a great feeling, as if the whole of the North is in your hands.

Faced with the large map of the Beijing-Tianjin battlefield, the three of them fell into an argument again. The three of them had no objection to the next goal, and all advocated capturing Tangshan. However, after the capture of Tangshan, there were obvious differences.

Li Gensheng and Zhao Cunnian agreed that after capturing Tangshan, the troops should first turn south and capture Tianjin. Xiang Xiaoqiang, on the other hand, advocated that after capturing Tangshan, he would directly wave his army and continue to advance westward, directly attack Beijing, and directly capture the heart of the Qing Empire.

"My lord," Li Gensheng said very sincerely, "the methods of subordinates and Zisi, although the method of destroying the Qing is a little slower, it is more secure. Tangshan is 15o kilometers from Beijing, but it is only more than 90 kilometers from Tianjin. Moreover, between Tangshan and Beijing, there are 300,000 elite troops of the Eight Banners, while between Tangshan and Tianjin, there are only less than 100,000. If we attack Beijing first, we will be alone in depth, and in addition to facing the 300,000 Eighth Banner Army in the front, we will also have to worry about the 100,000 Eighth Banner Army in the direction of Tianjin on the left flank. Moreover, if we take Beijing directly, we will inevitably meet with desperate resistance along the way. Although Tianjin is close to Beijing, it is not the capital. When we capture Tianjin, the intensity of resistance we encounter will be much weaker, and the price we will pay will be much smaller.

"After capturing Tianjin, we can advance westward, bypass the south side of Beijing, take Baoding directly, and cut off Zhili with one sword. In this way, the central and southern parts of Zhili are isolated from Beijing, and even if we do not occupy them for a while, Beijing can no longer control these places. The defenders in these places can surrender without any scruples, and most of the 4o thousand Eight Banner Corps entrenched in the area of Beijing and Tianjin are either outside the Guanguan or in various parts of Zhili. That is tantamount to saying that the hometowns of the vast majority of the officers and men of the Beijing-Tianjin Corps are already under our control. Then, even the last elite of the Northern Qing Dynasty will have no scruples when they surrender. At least if we get the whole township together, the success rate will be much greater. In this way, my lord, the huge casualties of the Battle of Beijing, which we feared, could probably be avoided. ”

Zhao Cunnian also looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang eagerly, and nodded again and again, indicating that he also meant the same.

Xiang Xiaoqiang groaned, but kept shaking his head.

"Your Excellency!"

"No," Xiang Xiaoqiang said quietly, "Such a simple matter has been complicated by you." We'll head west to Beijing. ”

"Your Excellency!"

"Now that we have complete air supremacy, we can bomb there if we want. What if there are still 400,000 troops in the Beijing-Tianjin Corps, we can let them lie on the ground, unable to move an inch, and let us gnaw bite by mouth. ”

"My lord! Air supremacy is good, but it can't replace everything! ”

"Think about it, after Tangshan is captured, the regiment-level airport in Tangshan can also be used. So many big airports are in our hands, and we can bomb them with a thousand planes. It is not impossible for us to carry out a 'slashing operation' and directly enter the city of Beijing and kill Guangwu. ”

Li Gensheng and Zhao Cunnian looked at each other, and they both shook their heads slowly. They don't know what's going on, how the always wise adults are now like they are insane.

"That's it!" Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up, clapped his hands and said, "It's not too early, it's time for the two of you to rest." We have to get up early tomorrow, and there is still a battle waiting for us. ”

Li Gensheng said urgently:

"My lord, the next direction of the march is very important, and it must be decided as soon as possible!"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled:

"What's the panic, I have to fight Tangshan first tomorrow. I don't know how many days it will take to lay Tangshan. Can't we make a decision in a few days? Alright, go to bed! ”

The two looked at each other, shook their heads, and went out with a sigh.

……

Half an hour later, Xiang Xiaoqiang took Hu Jiong alone and sneaked to Li Gensheng's residence.

Seeing that the commander had arrived in person, Li Gensheng's guards panicked and hurriedly wanted to report it. Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately stopped him:

"Hey, you don't have to...... I crept in and just said a word to him. Be silent. ”

Li Gensheng's guards didn't dare to disobey the order, so they let Xiang Xiaoqiang and Hu Jiong go in like this.

Li Gensheng was sitting in the sand of his bedroom reading a newspaper when he heard a knock on the door, and he only said "come in" without even raising his head.

But he immediately felt that something was wrong. Why didn't the people outside shout "report" first?

Li Gensheng suddenly appeared and stood in front of Xiaoqiang, was taken aback, and immediately stood up:

"My lord? Your Excellency, this is ......."

"Shhhh......h Sit down and talk to you. ”

Li Gensheng sat suspiciously in the sand, and Xiang Xiaoqiang sat in the other sand.

"Gensheng," Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, "Do you know why I didn't listen to your advice just now?" ”

Li Gensheng was muttering about this prisoner, and he raised his eyebrows:

"Isn't it because of ......?"

"Because of stubbornness?" Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, "Haha, of course not!" ”

"Your Excellency, this is ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang put away his smile and said:

"Because Zhao Cunnian was also there just now, I said this on purpose."

Li Gensheng was stunned:

"Huh?"

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