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    Chapter 171: One battle to determine the southwest (1)

    The headquarters of the Fifth Division of Guiyang, which was making final preparations to encircle and annihilate Tang Jiyao's troops, became even busier due to Yang Qiu's unexpected arrival. As the staff came in and out, they all smelled the imminent decisive battle.  Just as the Fifth Division and the newly-built Eighth Mountain Brigade were all mobilized, the General Staff Headquarters in Wuchang also took action. After the First Brigade of the Third Division was mobilized to Yuping, Guidong, the Second Brigade also received orders to start moving to Huaihua.  At the same time, the 7th Infantry Brigade, which had been suppressing bandits in western Hunan, was asked to suspend all operations within five days.  At the same time, in order to ensure the security of Hunan, which has always been regarded as the absolute trump card of the National Defense Force by the outside world, the 1st and 2nd Divisions, which were being reorganized as field divisions, also dispatched a reinforced brigade and took a boat from Hanyang to Xiangtan overnight.

    Coupled with the Sixth Infantry Brigade of Sichuan to deter Dali in Yunnan, the seven brigades, more than 30,000 troops pointing at Yun Gui.  Naturally, such a big move cannot be hidden from the outside world. Both Beijing and Nanjing know that this time the war in Guizhou is inevitable.

    ??It would be okay if the war was limited to Guizhou. The question is, will Yang Qiu take this opportunity to defeat the Yunnan Army in one fell swoop and swallow up Yunnan?  In fact, everyone already knew the answer as soon as the question was raised.  No one can resist the temptation to unite the special administrative regions of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Sichuan (hereinafter referred to as Xikang for easy reading). Once these four provinces and regions are controlled by Yang Qiu, it means that the National Defense Forces will officially have a  The rear area accounts for more than a quarter of the country's population and is rich in products!  It also means that he truly has the confidence and strength to confront the North!

    The caretaker government in Nanjing was worried about the restart of the civil war. They sent multiple telegrams to Wuchang asking for explanations of the reasons for the troop mobilization. They also expressed their willingness to mediate the conflict between the Yunnan Army and the National Defense Forces. They even hinted that Guizhou and Xikang would be handed over to Yang Qiu, and that the three provinces would be patrolled by envoys.  It was upgraded to four provinces (Xikang had not yet established a province at that time, it was just a special zone).

    As soon as Yuan Shikai learned of the large-scale mobilization of the National Defense Forces, he used the power of the central government and asked Yang Qiu to withdraw his troops immediately. He also stated that Yunnan and Cai E were provinces and governors that had been brought under the jurisdiction of the central government. This kind of mobilization had gone beyond the inspection of three provinces.  the scope of rights exercised.  In an interview with a British reporter, Duan Qirui, the Army Minister, even stated that he would not rule out the use of force to intervene in this kind of civil war, and then he actually ordered the Beiyang Second Division and the Fifth Division to prepare for the attack on Wusheng Pass, and also ordered Ni Sichong  Be ready to take the Henan bypass to attack Hubei at any time.

    As soon as Ni Sichong made a move, Anhui Governor Bai Wenwei quickly organized his army.  Since there was only one division left in Anhui, fearing that Bai Wenwei would be overthrown by Ni Jun who hated the Kuomintang, the three divisions in Nanjing also began to be on guard.  When the Civil War broke out again, Wuchang continued to remain silent. It neither explained the reasons for the troop mobilization nor agreed to mediate. Even Zhang Taiyan, the education director of the three provinces who was known as a lunatic, wrote a few sentences in the newspaper almost every day mocking Nanjing and Beijing.  This time they shut their mouths completely.

    This trend has even spread to Britain and France. As Yunnan penetrates deep into the southeastern peninsula, the two countries with huge interests in East India began to worry that as the national defense forces continued to grow, it would affect the interests of the two countries here, so they sent representatives to negotiate and asked Yang  Autumn explains the military operation.  However, Germany, because of its sworn enemy, high-profile support for the Wehrmacht's actions, and even accelerated the delivery of weapons and ammunition ordered in Germany to Yang Qiu.

    The violent southwest quake brought worries to the Presidential Palace in Beijing. Duan Qirui, Lu Jianzhang, Cao Kun, Duan Zhigui and other military officers came. Even Feng Guozhang, who had not been seen for a long time, sat next to him and looked at the southwest map hanging on the wall.  Pointing fingers to discuss the situation of the war.  In front of these old Beiyang men, the newly arrived Chen Huan seemed out of place, but his sharp words were no match for these arrogant generals. He said: "You can't count on his eighth brigade, and you can't rely on his seventh brigade in Xikang."  As the story goes, the snowy mountains over there remain unchanged all year round. Although the 7th Brigade participated in Operation Anmin, it is impossible for a newly formed infantry brigade to travel across mountains and rivers to sneak attack Dali in such a big battle. Therefore, the main force this time is the 3rd Division, two brigades, and the 5th Division.  and the 6th Brigade.

    The predecessor of the Third Division was the unit that fought against Xiaogan. Zhang Tingfu, He Xifan and Xiong Bingkun were all top officers in Hubei, and their combat effectiveness was second only to the First and Second Divisions.  The Fifth Division is the foundation of Hubei's Sichuan Pioneer Brigade and the Sichuan New Army. The division commander Su Xiaohu is a newcomer and graduated from Hubei Gaowei Academy.  I heard that Jiang Baili still recognized him after he left, not to mention that he had Yin Changheng to help him.  Moreover, they have been fighting with the Yunnan Army in the mountains of southwest Guizhou for half a year, and they have been using the method of small group rotation to hone their troops. The analysis of the previous battle for Guiyang is still good.  The newly formed 7th Infantry Brigade seems to be a new unit formed later, but the brigade commander Hang Zhi is an old man who started his career in Yang Qiu. After Xiaogan, more than 300 veteran cadres were transferred to him, and he was able to defeat the tough bandits in western Hunan.  Not much worse than the Fifth Division.  "

    Chen Huan continued: "Yang Qiu adopts the establishment of one division and three brigades, with a squad size of 16. In total, each brigade has 5,516 people after full strength! This is a full 2,000 more people than those mixed associations in the southwest. This time  There are six main brigades, plus several security groups.?Over 40,000 people!  Cai Songpo only had three mixed security regiments left in his hands. Tang Jiyao's troops had also suffered heavy losses in the past six months. Cai E's two reinforcements for him showed how much it cost!  He claims to have 20,000, but I estimate that it is at most 15,000, and most of them are local bandits and the defeated Guizhou army after Guiyang.  The combined total of the two sides was only thirty thousand. Even if the difference in weapons was not taken into account, they would probably be doomed this time.  "

    "***, I think we should just send troops to support Cai Songpo! Just beat him up for starting a civil war!" Duan Zhigui said angrily.

    Yuan Shikai glanced at his "godson", turned around and asked, "Er'an, is Zhigui's method feasible?"

    Chen Huan thought for a while and said: "It is feasible from the perspective of three provinces alone. Currently we have the Fifth Division and the Second Division in Xinyang, as well as the 25th Hubei Patrol Battalion that was originally formed and has been merged into the Wuwei Right Army.  , it can be drawn out after more than half a year of drills. Shaanxi and Shanxi can each draw out a mixed brigade, and with Ni Sichong's troops, they can invest 40,000 troops in Wushengguan and Hubei in one go! The problem now is  " He did not hide his worries and said: "Yang Qiu can attack Yunnan and Guizhou without considering the surrounding Jiangxi and Anhui. But we are the Central Army. Once we take action, it will inevitably affect the whole body. Once Ni Sichong detours to Henan  , who can guarantee that Bai Wenwei will not take the opportunity to capture northern Anhui? Nanjing has three divisions and a guard regiment, Jiangxi has two divisions and a mixed association, Guangdong has three divisions, plus Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian each have one division  , after the Kuomintang was disbanded, it still had a military strength of twelve to fifteen divisions! Although Nanjing asked Yang Qiu to stop, none of their troops moved. Even the nearest Jiangxi and Guangdong did not intervene. It can be seen that  Still guarding us.¡±

    After hearing this, Lu Jianzhang said: "Why are you worried so much? If you want to fight, just fight. After the fight is over, we will probably rebuild it again!"

    "Don't talk nonsense. The general election is about to happen, and the Democratic Party is eyeing us now. At this time" Yuan Shikai sighed, but his eyes glanced at Liang Shiyi of the Ministry of Finance.  Liang Shiyi had followed him for many years and was known as Beiyang's money bag. He understood it as soon as he saw his eyes: "The last British loan has been used to rebuild the fourth, sixth and twentieth towns. Zhiquan used a large chunk to form a new army for training."  , and the rest will be purchased from Japan Unless we can wait until the end of next month, when the third batch of 3 million pounds of loans promised by Zhu Erdian will be in place, we can still fight hard."

    "At the end of next month? The day lilies are all cold!" Duan Zhigui said reluctantly: "Yungui Mountains are high and densely forested, but they have been fighting for more than half a year. He, Yang Qiu, has already tightened his pockets. No matter how good Cai Songpo is, he can't hold one  Moon!"

    Yuan Shikai also had a headache. He turned around and asked, "Hua Fu, you fought against Yang Qiu in Hubei. In your opinion"

    The Battle of Hubei indeed made Feng Guozhang seem to have aged a lot. After returning to Beijing, he did not even take over the Imperial Guards but handed it over to Duan Qirui, so that he could retire at home with peace of mind.  If Yuan Shikai hadn't personally sent someone to invite him this time, he really wouldn't have wanted to worry about it anymore. Since he asked now, he could only advise: "Wusheng Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Yang Qiu has a division there and two cannons."  Regiment. It won't be a problem to defend for half a month. In this time, the Fourth Division of Sichuan can come down. From Anhui to Hubei, you need to go through Wuxue, but there is a division and a brigade stationed in Wuxue, the same brigade that scolded the Party in Nanjing.  , it¡¯s not easy to fight. Although nearly half of Yang Qiu¡¯s troops have passed, his hands are not without strength. He still has four security groups in Hubei, and the scattered troops at home are about three divisions! Don¡¯t forget  Yes, he still has a navy division. If Yang Qiu cannot be eliminated within a month the party will definitely counterattack!"

    Seeing that he kept saying bad things, Duan Qirui said angrily: "Hua Fu doesn't have to be so ambitious, right? No matter how good Yang Qiu is, he has a bunch of young men under his command. How can we, the old gangsters, still be afraid of him?"  Can¡¯t do it?¡±

    Feng Guozhang had no intention of quarreling with him and said: "I'm afraid or not, but the opportunity to attack has not yet come. Guozhang has only two strategies. The best strategy is to immediately send people to Guangdong to persuade Guangxi to send troops. In addition, let Wang Zhixiang go to see Lu Rongting. As long as Guangzhou  The three mixed unions in Guangxi and Wang Zhixiang's 2,000 troops have all drawn to the border of Guizhou. Yang Qiu will definitely be afraid! Even if he continues to fight, he must not lose Guangxi! The best option is to start fighting immediately regardless of the situation  " He glanced at Chen Huan and said, "Just prepare for a full-scale war on the Jinpu Line and Wanbei."

    After listening to everyone¡¯s opinions, Yuan Shikai let out a long sigh. He suddenly found that there were too many things blocking his way!  The President sounds nice, but it seems different from what he originally thought. He looked at the map and scanned it over and over again.

    While the north still had no clue, the southwest was already winding up. Yang Qiuzheng was discussing deployment with Jiang Baili, Su Xiaohu and Yin Changheng in the Guiyang headquarters of the Fifth Division. A clear report interrupted everyone's thoughts.

    "Report!"

    Turning around, he was transferred to the headquarters for duty due to his outstanding performance during this period.Ming Zhao stood at the door: "Report to the commander, division commander. The reconnaissance company of the second brigade reported that it was discovered that an enemy brigade began to accelerate its retreat towards Nandan. The rest of the troops are also gradually withdrawing towards the borders of Guizhou and Guangxi. This is a detailed reconnaissance report."

    After being reorganized as a mountain division, the Fifth Division trained and fought for nearly half a year. Seeing that the capture of Yunwu Mountain had formed an encirclement situation around Duyun, at this time the enemy suddenly retreated southward in large strides Could it be said that they were going to  Detoured back to Yunnan?  Only Jiang Fangzhen suddenly stood up straight, looked at the direction of movement of Tang Jiyao's troops and pointed at the map. Thinking of Yang Qiu asking him about Guangxi many times before, he said in surprise: "They want to enter Guangxi! Are you crazy?  "

    This short sentence exploded in everyone's ears like thunder. Yin Changheng and Su Xiaohu hurriedly looked at the map and figured out the meaning of the telegram over and over again. Most of the officers also widened their eyes and couldn't believe it. Only Yang Qiu suddenly  He smiled, looked at him and stood up suddenly: "A mantis is a mantis after all, it can't fly into the sky."

    "Change the order!"

    As the officers stood up, the order came out of his mouth clearly: "From noon tomorrow, the Fifth Division's teaching regiment and the first brigade will launch an attack from Shuicheng to Xuanwei, Yunnan. The second and third brigades set off immediately to attack Libo and Rong.  Jiang pursued in parallel in two directions and told the troops. Don't chase too fast, pay attention to maintaining physical strength to ensure that the troops enter Guangxi safely! The 1st Brigade, 2nd Brigade, and 7th Infantry Brigade of the 3rd Division gave up their original missions and immediately headed towards Anhui on the Hunan side of the Guangxi border.  Movement eastward. Then send a telegram to the Third Brigade of the First Division. Do not stop in Xiangtan. Immediately organize ships to take the Xiangjiang River to Xiaoshui, and gather in Jianghua to stand by! The 8th Mountain Brigade, the 6th, 7th, and 11th National Guard Regiments will serve as the general reserve team.  !¡±

    "Tell all the soldiers participating in the war! Whether the southwest is ours depends on this battle!"

    This series of clear orders completely negated the Duyun and Libo decisive battle plans made by the previous troops. All troops were pointed at one placeGuilin!

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