Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Since Li Zongren, the veteran of the Republic of China, has affirmed this idea, it means that the suggestion of the commander-in-chief Li Guosheng will definitely achieve the desired effect.Soon, under the order of Li Guosheng, this decision was transmitted to the National Defense Force Naval Base far away in Qingdao by telegram.

The influence of the Central Army and the Guangdong Army from outside Guangxi Province was resolved, and the attention of several people was immediately transferred to the two armies stationed in Guangxi Province, eyeing Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province.Li Guosheng, who had thought about the map for a while, first asked Li Zongren: "Although Lao Li, Commander Bai, Li Pinxian and Huang Xuchu intend to rebel, the grassroots commanders and fighters of the two armies, including ordinary soldiers, do not necessarily want to fight with them." Two army commanders rebelled together."

"I'm asking you now, if the two of you write a letter of persuasion to the officers and soldiers of the two armies and spread it to all the garrisons of the two armies through airdrops, how many people will support you and turn against Huang Xuchu and Li Pinxian? hit…"

Li Zongren smiled and replied: "Commander-in-Chief, anyway, I, Li Zongren, still have a certain prestige among the [-] troops in Guangxi. If Jingzhi and I jointly write a letter of persuasion to the officers and soldiers, I can confidently say At least [-]% of the [-] troops of the two armies will defect on their own initiative."

Hearing this, Bai Chongxi's eyes lit up, and he followed suit: "Commander-in-Chief, Chairman Li, if we can airdrop the salaries and benefits of our National Defense Forces when we airdrop these letters persuading us to surrender, it may be useful. It will be bigger. According to my calculations, at least [-]% of the officers and soldiers will take the initiative to defect, or listen to the announcement and not listen to it, and enter a neutral state..."

Li Guosheng nodded thoughtfully, and continued to ask: "Old Li, Commander Bai, if our National Defense Force wipes out an elite of the Seventh Army with lightning speed, tell the officers and soldiers of the two armies that the National Defense Force It is invincible... Under such circumstances, how many people in the two armies do you think will defect under the powerful offensive of our army, or remain neutral..."

Li Zongren did not answer right away. After a short discussion with Bai Chongxi, he asked rhetorically: "President, I want to know the scale of this annihilation battle... the larger the scale, the greater the influence. It will deter the remaining officers and soldiers of the two armies. The greater the power, the greater the force. Of course, if possible, it is best to give the two armies a battle of annihilation with fewer victories, so that they will be scared..."

"It's exactly what I want..." Li Guosheng affirmed bluntly.

Afterwards, he asked Bai Chongxi and Yang Xiankun: "Commander Bai, Deputy Commander Yang, immediately ask someone to mark the exact locations of the four divisions dispatched by Li Pinxian and Huang Xuchu's troops on the map. Since they dare to hold Four divisions are coming against us, which means that these four divisions are the elite of the two armies.”[

"Yes, Chief..."

Under Bai Chongxi's signal, Yang Xiankun took out a pencil and began to mark the information on the enemy's situation that he had already memorized in his mind on the map in front of him, and introduced while marking.

"The two divisions dispatched by the Seventh Army are the 21th Division and the [-]th Division...the [-]th Division is headquartered in Liuzhou, the [-]th Division is in Hezhou, plus the headquarters of the [-]th Army and the [-]st Division are located, the The three divisions of the Seventh Army directly formed three big characters in the north of Guangxi, relying on each other and supporting each other..."

"In addition to the finished zigzag divisions of these three divisions, the two infantry divisions of the Seventh Army at the forefront also formed chamfered zigzag divisions, attacking us anytime, anywhere..."

Speaking of this, Yang Xiankun quickly drew a circle on the two cities of Heshan and Xiangzhou with the pencil in his hand.Then, after drawing a larger circle in Liuzhou, he introduced: "Boss, Chairman Li, these three counties are stationed in three regiments of the [-]th Division of the Seventh Army. The three regiments with the strongest combat effectiveness. Among them, Liuzhou, which is located at the top of the character, is stationed in Liuzhou, the main regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness of the Seventh Army and the division headquarters of the [-]th Division...the other two forward infantry regiments, and the finished product of the [-]th Division Division The branches are less than [-] kilometers apart from each other, and within a day at the latest, they can reinforce each other after being attacked."

After Yang Xiankun's introduction, Li Guosheng did not speak immediately, but turned his attention to Bai Chongxi.

Under the gaze of Li Guosheng's sharp eyes, Bai Chongxi affirmed: "Boss, Chairman... Deputy Commander Yang's introduction is correct... The 55th Division is not only the main force of the Seventh Army, but also the main force of the [-] troops in Guangxi... As for the [-]th Regiment of the [-]th Division stationed in Liuzhou, it is the elite of the entire Guangxi army..."

At this time, Li Guosheng finally spoke.After slamming the location of Liuzhou on the map with his clenched fist, he said firmly: "In this case, we will use this Liuzhou to attack... Take the head of the general from among the ten thousand armies, and give the Seventh Army a tiger's mouth to pull out its teeth." , devouring its most elite main team in one bite..."

At this moment, Li Zongren, who was standing beside Li Guosheng, opened his mouth and analyzed to Li Guosheng: "Boss, I not only know the 55th regiment, but I also formed it myself during the anti-Chiang war. There are more than [-] officers and soldiers in the regiment. With one exception, all of them are veterans carefully selected from the entire army, and their combat effectiveness is very strong."

"Not only that, the equipment of this regiment is also the best in the whole army. While most of the army in Guangxi can only equip light machine guns to the company, this regiment has been equipped to the platoon. Not only that, each infantry squad is equipped with two A submachine gun that is very suitable for close combat. Each battalion is equipped with a heavy machine gun platoon and a mortar platoon... The whole regiment is equipped with a heavy machine gun company and a mortar company directly under it. In terms of equipment, it is also among the [-] Guangxi troops. It is an elite force that can be counted. Therefore, the chief commander can definitely achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys by using this regiment. However, in the face of this powerful enemy, coupled with the two regiments that may go north to reinforce Liuzhou at any time, we must also Treat with caution..."

Under Li Zongren's explanation, Li Guosheng did not answer right away, but asked Yang Xiankun who had been in a state of contemplation in front of him: "Deputy Commander Yang, you trained the mountain division. Regarding the combat effectiveness of the 55th regiment of the Liuzhou Garrison, Chairman Li has already Introduced. You tell me: If you command this battle and win Liuzhou within half a day, how many troops from the Mountain Division will need to be mobilized..."

Standing in front of Li Guosheng, Yang Xiankun almost didn't even think about it, so he replied subconsciously: "A regiment, as long as the strength of a mountain regiment, I have the confidence to take Liuzhou within half a day and cut off the troops stationed in Heshan and Xiangzhou. The retreat route of the two regiments will be divided and surrounded by our mountain division..."

Hearing Yang Xiankun's rhetoric, before Li Guosheng could speak, Li Zongren asked back with a face full of astonishment: "Deputy Commander Yang, you are right... You know, although Liuzhou only has one 55th regiment of the 19th Division stationed. However, plus The [-]th division is directly under the troops, the Liuzhou local garrison, and the enemy can use it to defend Liuzhou's total force, which is more than [-] people."

"In terms of heavy firepower, in addition to a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company equipped by the 55th regiment. There is also a mixed artillery battalion and a heavy machine gun battalion in the troops directly under the 19th Division... Such a powerful heavy firepower, coupled with Liuzhou's solid In my opinion, the entire Liuzhou City is an indestructible firepower bunker."

At this moment, Li Guosheng still did not speak, but looked at Yang Xiankun with a smile on his face, waiting for Yang Xiankun to explain. [

Yang Xiankun, who had placed high hopes on Li Guosheng, did not disappoint Li Guosheng, and analyzed confidently: "Chairman, please rest assured that the strength of a regiment of the Mountain Division is enough to take Liuzhou in five hours without any support. Annihilating the Seventh Army's thousands of elite troops stationed in Liuzhou..."

"Of course, what I said is not targeted, but well-founded. Although my mountain division only has the strength of one regiment, our regiment is equipped with heavy firepower that far exceeds that of the Seventh Army. The whole regiment A total of one light 105mm caliber mountain artillery battalion, three 75mm caliber mountain artillery companies, and 30 82mm caliber mortar platoons... So, in terms of heavy firepower, as long as we fire the artillery, we will have absolute strength to overwhelm the enemy artillery Don't dare to fight back..."

"In terms of combat effectiveness: Although the strength of a regiment of our mountain division is only 3000, these 3000 are veterans who have experienced the bloody battle against Japan, plus a year of special mountain training. I can't guarantee that the mountain division After facing the elite Seventh Army, the soldiers can fight one against ten, but one against two, or even one against three, there is still no problem..."

At this moment, Li Guosheng finally spoke, and ordered with a firm face: "Since this is the case, we will do it this way... Deputy Commander Yang will personally command a mountain regiment, and quickly intersperse to Liuzhou. Before reacting, Liuzhou was captured with lightning speed. And with the cooperation of the remaining two regiments of the Mountain Division, the encirclement of the remaining two infantry regiments of the Nineteenth Division was completed..."

Speaking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Li Guosheng's face, and he said with a smile to Li Zongren and others: "Use the strength of a mountain regiment to take down the enemy's heavily defended left behind, and then with the cooperation of the other two regiments of the mountain division, all Annihilating the most elite main division of the Seventh Army. I believe that after the results of this battle are announced by our enemy, it will not only cause a shock within the Seventh Army, but even the entire Guangxi Province will cause an unprecedented shock..."

Seeing that the three people nodded in approval, Li Guosheng shifted his gaze to the map again, and said: "The [-]th Division of the Seventh Army will be handed over to the Mountain Division. Not only that, but this military operation of the Mountain Division is also our solution." The key to this shocking change in Guangxi. Therefore, Deputy Commander Yang, you must resolve the battle with the least casualties in the shortest possible time..."

Afterwards, Li Guosheng ordered to Bai Chongxi with a fiery face: "The mountain division blocks the [-]th division, and the other three main divisions that are attacking Nanning, including the threat from the Guangdong army in Guangdong, will be handed over to you, Commander Bai. Now I order that Commander Bai must lead Xia Wei's headquarters and the troops directly under the Mountain Army, and must hold their positions for a week to prevent the enemy's attacking troops from advancing."

Bai Chongxi, who received the task, replied confidently: "Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I, Bai Chongxi, promise to complete the task..."

Qingdao National Defense Forces Naval Command, Navy Commander Sun Haijun, Navy First Squadron Commander He Zhong... All naval officers and soldiers above the lieutenant colonel in the Qingdao Military Port gathered in the Navy Command War Room, waiting for Sun Haijun's order.

After a pair of sharp eyes quickly scanned over a dozen large and small officers standing around the sand table, Commander Sun Haijun quickly took out a combat order, and said: "Brothers, one division will be used for a while. After half a year of training, there is finally a new action..."

"The commander-in-chief ordered our department: Immediately deploy two squadrons, dispatch troops quickly, and rush to Nanjing and Guangzhou to deter the defenders in the two places, and tell the Cantonese Army stationed in Guangdong Province and the Central Army stationed in Nanjing that our National Defense Forces have They do not have a powerful naval force, and they are absolutely not allowed to provoke our National Defense Forces in any way..."

Seeing the fiery gaze slowly showing on the faces of all his subordinates, Sun Haijun changed the subject, and then said: "However, everyone should pay attention to this operation... because, the commander-in-chief The combat order given to us has repeatedly emphasized that the ultimate goal of our navy's attack is military deterrence, not war..."

"So, during the entire attack, no one can take the initiative to provoke a war, is it clear?"

Facing Sun Haijun's murderous order, the fiery gaze that had just been revealed by more than a dozen pairs of eyes quickly dimmed.In the end, He Zhongyi, the commander of the First Fleet who was still unwilling to be lonely, asked Sun Haijun tentatively: "Commander, although we cannot initiate a war...but if the central government and the Guangdong Guangdong Army initiate a war, our National Defense Forces General You can't be passively beaten, and don't fight back... If this is the case, it's not our national defense force that provides military deterrence to the opponent, but the other party's military deterrence to our national defense force..."

He Zhongyi's answer immediately made everyone's dim eyes become hot again.After glaring at He Zhongyi with a silly smile on his face, Sun Haijun said, "Okay, He Zhongyi, how dare you take my army... Believe it or not, I will directly kick you out of our navy this time. The sortie sequence..."

He Zhongyi, who had a silly smile on his face, immediately became shocked and paled, and regretted to Sun Haijun: "Commander, I know I was wrong... Hasn't it been a long time since I have participated in a battle, my hands are itchy... I am the First Squadron Commander, we have to participate in this battle no matter what, and tell Jiang who is far away in Nanjing that our National Defense Forces are no longer capable of provoking us. If our National Defense Forces are angered, I, He Zhongyi, will directly bombard the city of Nanjing for him. , let's see where Lao Jiang's face is put..."

Sun Haijun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, this issue will not be discussed for the time being."However, I still have to say what I have to say... Although the commander-in-chief's order is very clear, our navy cannot take the initiative to provoke the other party and cause a war.However, once our fleet is attacked by the other side, all fleets must fight back the enemy's provocations at all costs, show the prestige of our National Defense Navy, and let the enemy know that on this land of China, our National Defense Navy fleet is Invincible. "

With Sun Haijun's order, the fiery expressions on the faces of all the subordinates once again resumed, and they loudly assured Sun Haijun in front of them: "Please rest assured, Commander, I promise to complete the task..."

Sun Haijun nodded in satisfaction, and after pulling out a combat order again, he ordered with a serious face: "Now I order that the first squadron stationed in Qingdao will be divided into two immediately: with the battleship 'Beijing', two A cruiser and three destroyers form a squadron, commanded by the commander of the fleet, He Zhongyi, and head upstream along the Yangtze River channel, and the troops are mighty in Nanjing."

"All the remaining ships of the First Squadron, under the command of the Deputy Commander of the Fleet, quickly rushed to the coast of Guangdong and fought in Guangzhou."

Just half an hour after the meeting ended, Qingdao Military Port, which had been quiet for half a year, became lively again.Carloads of heavy oil used by warships for burning, and boxes of large-caliber naval guns were quickly sent to the decks of various ships docked in the military port, and then, with the efforts of corresponding naval officers and soldiers, they were sent to various cabins of the warship...

This busy and orderly scene lasted for two full hours in the military port before it gradually calmed down.Afterwards, more than ten strands of thick black smoke began to be sent out from the chimney of the warship, straight into the sky.Then, several sharp and long whistles suddenly sounded from the decks of more than a dozen warships.

More than a dozen warships of different sizes slowly sailed out of the military port under the watchful eye of Navy Commander Sun Haijun.After forming a huge naval formation on the sea surface about two kilometers away from the military port, it quickly drove to the depths of the sea, and finally disappeared within Sun Haijun's field of vision.

When the six large surface ships headed by the battleship 'Beijing', under the command of He Zhongyi, slowly rushed towards the mouth of the Yangtze River at the normal speed of the fleet's long-distance voyage.Lao Jiang, who was far away in the central government in Nanjing, was listening to the telegram report from Yang Yongtai with a look of excitement.Hearing the joy, he couldn't help clapping his hands regardless of his identity.

It turned out that in Yang Yongtai's report, Yang Yongtai, who was confident that he had completely controlled the situation in Guangxi, very arrogantly told his master, Lao Jiang, who was located in the central government in Nanjing, to rely on the two armies under Li Pinxian and Huang Xuchu , With the help of Guangxi's special terrain and environment, the National Defense Forces can be driven out of Guangxi Province, and while the first part of the National Defense Forces has been severely damaged, the central government will be able to add a province's finances and taxation and the elite troops of the two armies.

Of course, Lao Jiang didn't think about the equipment advantages possessed by the National Defense Forces.However, in Yang Yongtai's eyes, this obvious advantage is a tasteless one.In Yang Yongtai's words, no matter how advanced the National Defense Force's equipment is, no matter how many heavy artillery and tanks it has, it will not be able to perform at all in the purely mountainous Guangxi Province.

More importantly, the National Defense Forces use all kinds of heavy equipment to fight, and they may be invincible in plains and hilly areas.However, in Guangxi Province, which is purely mountainous, this advantage will directly turn into a disadvantage.The National Defense Forces, which were invincible in the past, may not even be as good as the Guangxi Army, which is good at fighting in mountains.

However, what Yang Yongtai didn't expect was that, apart from having mechanized units with strong combat effectiveness, the National Defense Forces could defeat all enemies on the plains.There is also a mountain division that specializes in mountain warfare, but since its establishment, this mountain division has rarely appeared in the public eye, specializing in mountain training. rs! .