Chapter 201: How Do You Want to Fight?
Jin Zhao in Putian has no preparations to attack Fuzhou for the time being, not to mention that there are still two divisions of the Central Army and the remnants of the 36th Division in Fuzhou, totaling more than 30,000 troops. In terms of the terrain of Fuzhou, if Jin Zhao takes the initiative to attack Fuzhou, it is tantamount to looking for death.
Jin Zhao attacked Fuzhou from the south, separated by two large rivers, the Wulong River and the Min River, and the Central Army had a navy to help in the war. For Jin Zhao, who has no navy at all, the dozens of large and small warships of the Central Army are definitely a force to be reckoned with.
I think that when Cai Tingkai led the 19th Route Army to retreat south, he was also afraid that Chen Shaokuan's navy would intercept it in the Wulong River, and finally Cai Tingkai asked the navy veteran Sa Zhenbing to come forward and ask Chen Shaokuan to open the net and let the 19th Route Army cross the river. Although Chen Shaokuan is the commander-in-chief of the navy, he does not dare not give Sa Zhenbing face. Sa Zhenbing can be said to be the living history of the Chinese Navy, witnessing the rise and fall of the Chinese Navy. He is the soul of the Fujian Navy, and the current Huaxia Navy is still the master of the Fujian Navy, and most of the admirals, including Chen Shaokuan, are Sa Zhenbing's protΓ©gΓ©s. Sa Zhenbing personally interceded, Chen Shaokuan could not help but give face, but he did not dare to openly disobey Lao Jiang's order, so when the 19th Route Army forcibly crossed the Wulong River, Chen Shaokuan ordered the naval fleet to fire cannons at the sky, so as to deceive Lao Jiang. The main force of the 19th Route Army was able to successfully cross the Wulong River, otherwise the 19th Route Army would not have been able to cross the Wulong River so easily.
Jin Zhao didn't think that he could have such a big face, and he could let Chen Shaokuan open up and let himself cross the river. What's more, it was because the main force of the Central Army had not yet arrived that Chen Shaokuan dared to show mercy to his subordinates, and now that there are two divisions of the main force of the Central Army in Fujian, Chen Shaokuan would not dare to openly indulge the rebel army to cross the river even if he had the courage to do so!
Thinking of this, Jin Zhao thought that if he wanted to capture Fuzhou, he had to find a way. However, Lao Jiang's division of troops made Jin Zhao overjoyed, and Jin Zhao immediately sent someone to invite Zhang Junsong over.
As soon as Zhang Junsong entered the door, Jin Zhao enthusiastically pulled Zhang Junsong to sit down, "Principal Yue, I have secretly explained to the principal that we want to negotiate, but a few days have passed, and the principal still doesn't believe it!" It seems that the principal is still reluctant to talk to us! β
Zhang Junsong said with a wry smile helplessly, "How can the principal give in so easily?" β
"Then we'll have to keep fighting! Until you conquer him! Jin Zhao said with a smile.
Zhang Junsong couldn't help but shrink his neck, and said secretly in his heart, you kid really dare to think about it. But now Zhang Junsong also knows in his heart that he and Jin Zhao are grasshoppers on the same rope, after defeating the three divisions of Li Mo'an, Liu Jian and Song Xilian, Lao Jiang is afraid that he has hated these rebel generals to the core, even if Zhang Junsong takes the initiative to lead his troops to surrender Lao Jiang now, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape death, it is better to fight with Jin Zhao, a madman! "Let's get straight ahead, how do you want to fight?" Zhang Junsong did not have Jin Zhao's optimism at all, and asked with a frown.
Jin Zhao smiled and said, "According to the information we have received, Mr. Zhang (Zhizhong) has concentrated the 87th in Fuzhou, and the troops of the 2nd Division of the 9th Division are on the defensive against us, while Wei Lihuang led the 4th Division and the 88th Division to turn west and prepare to attack Yanping. I think they want to defeat the Wuyi Mountain Reading Force Master first, open up the supply line in northern Fujian, and then turn around and go all out against us. And we got information that the principal is gathering an army in Jiangxi and preparing to support Fujian. If they succeed in eliminating the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division and the Central Army reinforcements in Jiangxi, then we will be in big trouble! β
"So you're going to deal with Wei Lihuang first." At this time, Zhang Junsong had already understood Jin Zhao's intentions.
Sure enough, Jin Zhao nodded and said, "After defeating Wei Lihuang, not only can we block the reinforcements of the Central Army, but the Central Army in Fuzhou will also be surrounded by us, and at that time, I am afraid that the principal should ask us for peace." β
Although Zhang Junsong was not as optimistic as Jin Zhao, he also understood that in order to force Lao Jiang to submit, he had to strike hard at the Central Army that had entered Fujian. Only when Lao Jiang is distressed will he sit down to negotiate. Zhang Junsong frowned and asked, "Then what is your specific combat deployment?" β
Jin Zhao stood up and walked to the map, pointed to the map and said, "I have ordered the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division to defend Yanping to the death, and attract the main forces of the 88th Division and the 4th Division to Yanping City. At that time, Senior Zhongyue led an elite army to return to the upper reaches of the Min River, and then forcibly crossed the Min River to capture Gutian, where the enemy's defense was weak. β
Zhang Junsong nodded secretly, if it can really be like what Jin Zhao said, Wei Lihuang's troops will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy, and it will not be difficult to defeat Wei Lihuang's troops at that time. But then Zhang Junsong frowned again, "The Wuyi Mountain Reading Division has to block the reinforcements of the Central Army on the Jiangxi side, and also defend Yanping, can they hold on to such a large defensive area?" "In Zhang Junsong's heart, the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division is a group of bandits, what combat effectiveness can such a force have, in the face of the attack of Wei Lihuang's two divisions, I am afraid that Yanping will not be able to hold it for even two days. I think that Situ Fei only kept Yanping for a day.
Jin Zhao naturally understood what Zhang Junsong was worried about, others knew the combat effectiveness of the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division, but Jin Zhao knew it very well. For this biggest hole card, Jin Zhao has made a lot of money. For more than a year, in addition to the construction of basic industries in Xianyou, Jin Zhao's energy has been used to develop this army, and its input is even more than the reading brigade in his hands, of course, the input and output are proportional, and the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division is much stronger than the original Reading Brigade in terms of strength and combat effectiveness, so Jin Zhao, the Wuyi Mountain Reading Division, is still very trusting. However, these things naturally cannot be explained to Zhang Junsong.
"Principal Yue, please rest assured! Wuyishan Reader is absolutely reliable. Moreover, the Central Army in Jiangxi was not so easy to enter Fujian. Previously, the principal had already transferred nine divisions of troops on the Jiangxi front, and if it was transferred, the Jiangxi side would definitely readjust the deployment, which would have wasted a lot of time, otherwise they would have rushed to Fujian a long time ago! Moreover, the Red Army is not a fool, the principal is constantly drawing troops from the Jiangxi front, they will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! So at least in the short term, we don't have to worry about reinforcements from the Jiangxi side. Jin Zhao explained with a smile.
Zhang Junsong also saw this, so when he heard Jin Zhao say it, he couldn't help but nodded, but he knew that Jin Zhao's words had not been finished yet, so he didn't open his mouth to interrupt Jin Zhao. (To be continued.) )