Back to the Republic of China as a commander

No matter how good the wishes of human beings are, the wheel of history is always far from good.As a time traveler, Wang Zhenyu has now fully integrated into this era. In his eyes, there is no peace anymore. What he wants is unity and strength.

In Xuzhou, at the General Staff Headquarters of the Northern Expedition, Bai Chongxi leaned back against his desk according to his habit, staring at the military map on the backboard with his eyes motionless.He naturally turned a blind eye to the busy staff officers who came in and out behind him.

Combat preparations in the Shandong area have already begun, and the Armament Department forcibly cut off the north-south traffic to take over multiple sections of railway, and sent all kinds of combat resources to Xuzhou at all costs.In Xuzhou, all levels of the Northern Expeditionary Army were working overtime overnight to distribute these combat materials to various combat units and transport them to designated storage locations.And Xuzhou's airport has also entered an unprecedentedly busy state. A large number of planes that have secretly transferred here have flown here. The Air Force's first flight division has all arrived at Xuzhou's large military airport. All the planes are undergoing final testing and belong to the Air Force. The meteorological forces of the country also began to secretly sneak into possible combat areas to make various predictions and analyzes of weather changes. . .All the work is going on in an orderly manner, but it has nothing to do with Bai Chongxi. These things are currently in charge of Jiang Fangzhen, the deputy chief of staff.Although Bai Chongxi was only the chief of staff of the Northern Expedition Army, his actual power was equivalent to the commander of the Northern Expedition Army, because the current commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army was concurrently held by Wang Zhenyu, chairman of the Military Commission. This was also a new system of the Military Commission. The supreme commander of the front army with more than one division is concurrently held by the chairman of the military committee.However, the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army is still expanding. The plan to use five divisions to win the battle in Shandong has been vetoed by Wang Zhenyu.Wang Zhenyu's idea was to win a decisive victory in Shandong, which required sufficient troops. Therefore, the size of the Northern Expedition finally reached an astonishing 22 divisions, of which ten divisions and one armored division were deployed on the front line of Xuzhou. A pilot division has a total of twelve divisions, with a total strength of 30, 720 heavy artillery pieces of various types, 180 auxiliary artillery pieces, 200 combat aircraft of various types, and more than [-] tanks and armored vehicles.It can be said that such a huge battle scale is the first time since the establishment of the youth army, and it is also the first time for Bai Chongxi personally, so he can't care about his head that is getting more and more hair loss. Thinking about the overall situation, for him, this battle must be won, and he must win a big victory.

As usual, this time the Northern Expeditionary Army also set up the Eastern Front and Western Front Commands. Li Liejun was in charge of the Eastern Front Command. His success won Wang Zhenyu's trust, and this time he served as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army of the Northern Expedition Army, which can be regarded as the celebrity in front of Wang Zhenyu.And Cheng Qian is in charge of the Western Front Command. This general, who is also not from a direct descendant, relies on his excellent work ability and ability to form cliques to make himself more and more important in front of Wang Zhenyu. The candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Route Army cannot escape.

But Bai Chongxi didn't care who was the commander-in-chief, because most of the time, he would directly send orders down to the division level, and at this time the commander-in-chief was just a display. . .

When Jiang Fangzhen came in after signing several important documents, he looked at Bai Chongxi who was still in deep thought and asked in amazement: "Brother Jiansheng, everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared, what are you still thinking about? Are you still afraid that we will fail?"

Bai Chongxi has an aloof character, he usually treats his subordinates with little respect at all, he either ignores them, or scolds them at every turn, in short, he seldom has a good face.But Jiang Fangzhen was treated with courtesy, and the reason was very simple. Jiang Fangzhen's strategic vision had always been something that Bai Chongxi admired.According to high-level rumors in the military, the Shandong combat plan approved by the No. [-] chief of the Military Commission (referring to Wang Zhenyu) this time was written by the former Baoding principal Jiang Fangzhen.

"Brother Baili, I'm not worried at all that our army won't win. Among other things, the current Eastern Route Army is much better in terms of personnel and equipment than when we were in the European Expeditionary Army. In such a difficult situation at that time We can easily defeat the Germans. Now I really don’t care about Zhang Zongchang or even the Japanese. But this battle is related to the unification of the motherland and the grand plan of the commander. If you want to say that I don’t think so I’m afraid I don’t even believe it myself.”

Jiang Fangzhen, who has studied in Japan and can be regarded as a member of the saber group, doesn't seem to be worried about Japan at all.In fact, after returning from studying in Japan, Jiang Fangzhen has been advocating that there are two things in Japan that are not worth learning from China in terms of the construction of the Chinese army. One is Bushido and the other is the army.It is a pity that the high-level Chinese military leaders at that time developed an almost superstitious admiration for the Japanese Army after the Russo-Japanese War, and continued to send military personnel to Japan for training, and also entrusted officers who returned from studying in Japan with important responsibilities.As a result, the War of Resistance Against Japan became, to a certain extent, teachers beating students. It seems that even those who learn from the strong should learn from their strengths rather than their weaknesses.

Seeing Bai Chongxi's worry, Jiang Fangzhen smiled very relaxedly and said, "It just so happens that I will be free, so let me listen to you and see what you are worried about?"

Bai Chongxi smiled, and then remembered that he hadn't had a sip of water all morning, so he took a sip of water and said, "Actually, Zhang Zongchang is not qualified to worry us. What we really need to worry about is the Japanese. The strength of the Japanese army Very strong, but I am personally confident that they will be overthrown this time. After all, it has been fourteen years since the Russo-Japanese War, and the way the war is played has undergone tremendous changes. But one thing has not changed. , That is sea control, the Japanese combined fleet is there, and our coastline is also long enough. Once we start fighting with others in Shandong, from Shandong to Guangdong are all targets that the combined fleet can attack at will, and the Japanese army can be among them Landing in any province. And at this time our main force is all on the front line, and at that time we will really be beyond our reach..."

Jiang Fangzhen listened very seriously, and then looked up to the sky and sighed: "The commander really has a clever plan. He knew that Brother Jiansheng would have this worry. Before I came from Wuhan, he talked to me specifically, and now he has used it."

Bai Chongxi was shocked when he heard the words: "What did the commander-in-chief say? I hope Brother Baili will come quickly!"

Seeing this, Jiang Fangzhen didn't give a shit anymore: "The commander-in-chief's thinking is far clearer than ours. He really knows himself and the enemy. Brother Jiansheng, take a look at the map and the deployment of our army. According to the information we obtained from secret channels, the Japanese plan in Shandong The troops invested are only more than 8 people in three divisions. In addition, there are two divisions with more than 5 people left in Kyushu as a reserve force. You know this, and our hundreds of thousands of tiger and wolf divisions It has always been a taboo for military strategists to send out inferior troops in a fight. But do you know why the Japanese would do such a stupid thing? The commander knows it. The Japanese Army has only 370 standing divisions, except for the Guards division. Except for the vase display, nine of the remaining sixteen divisions have been dispatched because of the Siberia dispatch. That is to say, even if the guard divisions are also sent to Shandong, the Japanese army can be equal in strength to our army, and it is still based on the On the basis that our army does not send additional reinforcements. At this time, it would be good if they can start the Shandong war. It is impossible to send troops to our coast to play beach landing. What's more, our commander-in-chief has long been prepared for this. The four provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu all have two divisions stationed there. With these eight divisions, the Japanese army has too many landing forces and they will not have them. Without them, they will die. What we really need to worry about about the combined fleet is theirs Breaking into the Yangtze River to bombard the cities along the river, but the navy has long built solid fortresses in Wusong, Chongming, Jiangyin, Zhenjiang and other places, relying on [-]mm heavy artillery to guard the forts to block the Yangtze River. Shanghai, but I don’t know if Britain and France agree or not. Moreover, the commander has already planned to organize a high-speed fleet to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations. It is estimated that the Japanese combined fleet will be so busy that there will be no time to bombard Shanghai. What we really need to worry about How to severely injure the Japanese army in the decisive battle in the Shandong area, this must be done. At the same time, it is to drag the Feng army in with the Shanxi area as the core point, so that we can wholeheartedly fight the Japanese in Shandong. And Zhang Zongchang, don’t be underestimated Look, what the commander-in-chief means, if necessary, take advantage of Zhang Zongchang's opportunity to feign an attack and turn the small fight into a big fight, killing Zhang Zongchang's vitality and vigor, and at the same time let the Japanese think that we are at the end of our battle The judgment laid the foundation for us to choose a favorable situation for a decisive battle..."

When Bai Chongxi heard this, he suddenly felt enlightened: "The commander is indeed a commander, and he can see the whole situation clearly. It's wonderful, it's wonderful! Brother Baili, I think our battle plan can be revised again. , become more ruthless. How do you think we put the decisive battle in Jinan? You can see that from Jinan to the north, there is a flat river, which is suitable for the execution of armored assault tactics. And there is Mount Tai as a cover. Once we launch a counterattack, we will conduct a strategic detour It's also much easier. More importantly, once we set the battlefield in Jinan, the Japanese army's entire supply line for the war will have to be lengthened. At this time, our opportunity will come out..."

Jiang Fangzhen nodded and said: "I think it will work, but I think there is one more thing to add. After we enter Jinan, we must build a military airport in Jinan as soon as possible. If we can't build a large one, we will use small ones to make up for it. I watched the training of the first flight division. , I have a premonition that there are still great variables in this combat mode, so Jinan is the battlefield, and the air force's investment must also be guaranteed..."