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Text Chapter 173: One battle determines the southwest (3)

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    "I'm almost falling apart after climbing this mountain."

    On the bank of the crystal clear Dagou River, several awning boats were docked on the river. Jiang Fangzhen, who had not moved for a long time since becoming the principal, saw the boats and joked: "Finally there is a boat to sit on! By the way, I won't wait a while."  Let us come down again?"

    After being out for a long time, Lei Meng gradually got used to Jiang Fangzhen's big mouth. He scratched his head and said with a smile: "Principal Jiang can rest assured that the waterway from here to Liuzhou is smooth, and there is no need to climb the mountain."

    Hearing that it could lead directly to Liuzhou, Jiang Fangzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but soon thought of another question: "Is the river deep? The safety and protection along the way" Lei Meng understood what he meant and assured: "Don't worry, principal, southwest of Guizhou  The bandits of this generation in northwest Guangxi all set out with Tang Jiyao and Wang Zhixiang, and most of the way there were cliffs and river bends making it difficult to hide people. After passing the Yizhou Third Division, there were troops to support them along the way."

    "Haha, it seems that Butcher Tang finally did a good thing and took away all the bandits from the two provinces." Jiang Fangzhen smiled slightly, stretched and was about to get on the boat, when Yang Qiu, who was walking behind, suddenly passed by and took the lead.  He stepped onto the bow of the boat and said with a naughty smile: "Brother Baili, you are not a gentleman enough. Have you forgotten that we have a lady?"

    "Yes, yes, ladies first." Jiang Tunzhen was also amused by him, laughed and moved half of his body.  After spending so many days together, Miao Luo was no longer as shy as before. She rolled her eyes at Yang Qiu in a charming manner, took his hand and jumped onto the bow of the boat.  Perhaps the boat was too heavy at once, and the boat swayed slightly. Before she could stand still, she let out a soft cry and fell into Yang Qiu's arms.

    Since they got married, the two of them have sat in the same car and walked hand in hand many times, but this is the first time they hug each other face to face like this.  Although it was an accident, the soft jade in his arms and the fragrant jelly still made Yang Qiu involuntarily cross his arms, holding the plump body in his arms and unwilling to let go.

    Miao Luo¡¯s last bit of strength was gone from the tightly bound arms, and a pair of pepper sticks clung to her broad chest The numbness caused a layer of mist to flash in her eyes.

    The two of them hugged each other so quietly, as if they had forgotten the time, and the people next to them didn't know what to do.  Lei Meng and dozens of soldiers from the guard company quickly turned around and looked around, as if there was some serious enemy situation nearby.  Jiang Fangzhen suddenly remembered that this man was actually only twenty-three years old still a big boy.  But this big boy has already taken control of the future of several provinces in the southwest, and is even slowly reaching the pinnacle of political power.  For a country currently in a state of flux under various new ideas, is young politics a blessing or a curse?  Thinking of this, he frowned quietly, looked up at the sky, coughed, and said with a smile: "Inspector If you don't leave, you won't be able to reach Liuzhou tonight."

    A gentle cough finally woke up Miao Luo, who had been in close contact with Yang Qiu for the first time. Only then did he realize the strange atmosphere around him, and he immediately got into the cabin in shame.  Looking at the slender and beautiful back disappearing into the awning, Yang Qiu glared at Jiang Fangzhen: "Brother Baili, I heard that you are still single. How about I introduce you?"

    "My Lord Inspector, please let me go." Amid the laughter of the two peoplethe boat slowly sailed away from the shore.

    Dagou River means "bent river" in Zhuang language. The waterway is narrow, winding and deep. The beautiful scenery along the way is constantly cutting off the cliffs The scenery of bells hanging upside down and ancient vines hanging from the sky can be seen everywhere, and the river water is so clear and spotless, so  The two simply moved small chairs and sat on the bow of the boat to enjoy the beautiful scenery.  Although Miao Luo had the intention to sit over, she felt very embarrassed for her gaffe just now, and she was reluctant to part with the beautiful scenery of the river, so she went to the stern of the ship alone and set up the camera Yang Qiu gave him to preserve this unique experience.

    Miao Luo was not around, and Yang Qiu also turned to the current battle situation. He turned around and asked Lei Meng, who was standing beside him to protect him: "Are you connected by radio?" Lei Meng pointed to the ship clearing the way ahead and shook his head: "The telegraph operator is still trying.  Wellbut he said there are mountains everywhere here, so I might have to wait until I get to Yizhou before I can contact him."

    "In fact, there is no need to ask the inspector. Guilin will definitely not be able to defend it." Jiang Fangzhen leaned on the back of his chair and said: "No matter how accurate Lu Rongting's marksmanship is, it is impossible to kill Tang Jiyao with one shot. What's more, he is already over 50 years old, Liuzhou  After being cut off, the Huncheng Xie and the two patrol battalions in Zhennanguan had no way to go north even if they got the news There is only one Huncheng Xie and two patrol battalions left in Guilin, which add up to less than 4,000. The Gui army has not fought for a long time and cannot compare with Tang Jiyao  He has those tigers and wolves who have been fighting for more than half a year, and he must know that we are chasing behind him. If he wants to survive, he has to win Guilin with all his strength! Otherwise, he will only be a rogue bandit in this life!" At this point, he sighed:  "The essence of Guangxi for hundreds of years. What a pity."

    This last sentence made Yang Qiu tremble slightly. After waving his hand to avoid Lei Meng, he asked in a low voice: "It seems that Brother Baili has never asked me why Tang Jiyao suddenly went south to Guilin for so many days."

    Jiang Fangzhen put down his hand and shook his head with a smile: "What's the difference between asking or not? The patrol has set up this situation since he arrived in Guiyang, deliberately allowed Tang Jiyao to securely occupy the southwestern region of Guizhou, and ignored his self-proclaimed governor of Guizhou. He watched him recruit bandits, so that he could stay away from Cai E for a long time and cultivate his ambition bit by bit!  Then he pretended that seven brigades were fighting in Guizhou, forcing him to retreat to Guangxi to find a way out.  "

    "Then he can also go back to Yunnan." Yang Qiu said.

    "Go back to Yunnan? Go back and continue to be his co-union?" Jiang Fangzhen said: "Once a person's ambition is opened, it is difficult to take it back! Tang Jiyao has long since stopped wanting to work under Cai E, otherwise why would he actively lead troops to Guizhou?  ? It will be a dead end for him to go back, and it will be a dead end to hold on to southwest Guizhou. Only taking Guangxi will be a desperate attempt to survive! In fact, even if you don't send people there, he will eventually take this step. "

    Yang Qiu didn't seem to hear what he said. He looked at a sword peak standing abruptly in the middle of the river in front of him with a deep look: "The sword is hidden in the box, buried in the dust and sharpened with care, and its sharpness is extraordinary. Brother Baili 1.  I really don¡¯t want to fight another civil war.¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen was shocked for no reason. If it were another person of his age who had laid out such an exquisite chess game, even if he pretended to be successful, he would have been carried away unintentionally, but he behaved extremely calmly from the beginning to the end, and  These four limericks even show that he has begun to think about the future again!  It can be seen that the mind is really deep and terrifying.  He took a long breath and said: "The inspector doesn't want to fight, but someone wants to fight! This time you won the three provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou in one fell swoop. I'm afraid it won't be up to you in the future. In fact, the inspector doesn't have to blame himself. One place is exchanged for three provinces, and the other is  Anyone will do it! What¡¯s more, being able to end the southwestern secession as soon as possible and bring the provinces under unified management will also make the people suffer less in the future.¡±

    Yang Qiu looked at him deeply, then suddenly changed the subject and asked with a smile: "Brother Baili, guess where Lu Rongting will go after he is defeated?"

    "You don't need to guess? I'm afraid the patrol is just having fun with me." Jiang Fangzhen spread his hands and said: "You can't go to Vietnam, and you can't get through Zhennan. There is Long Jiguang in Guangzhou, and taking refuge in him is equivalent to surrendering Guangxi's hands.  There are only two ways left. One. Go to the sea and go to Nanyang to be a foolish old man and go north to Hunan. One. Find the patrol envoy to move reinforcements."

    Yang Qiu smiled hoarsely and said, "You don't have to give up your hands in Guangxi when you come to me?"

    "Unless you don't want Guangxi to be stabilized as soon as possible, don't go to the sea."

    After being told his thoughts, Yang Qiu became serious: "Brother Baili is right. Guangxi will definitely be severely damaged after this chaos, and it will take at least one or two years to recover. Lu Rongting is older, but now  He is a man of faith and has sufficient prestige to be a useful person. Looking at his deployment after success, he has always maintained a mixed force in Zhennanguan, which shows that he is deeply afraid of the French. Placing him here can also reduce the great powers' influence on Guangxi.  permeation of."

    Jiang Fangzhen agreed with his idea and took over the words and continued: "After this battle is over, the Third Division and the Fifth Division will have to stay here for a period of time to ensure a smooth transition. Huguang will become very empty. If you want to have access to the sea, return it  We need to offend Guangdong, where the strong strength of the Democratic Party is likely to cause protests by the Democratic Party, and may even push them to Yuan Shikai's side! Therefore, the expansion of the army is imperative! Considering the current finances, my suggestion is not to do so for the time being.  To expand the division, instead follow your old method of recruiting two infantry brigades each from Yunnan and Guangxi rural children. Officers can be transferred from the crash course and other units and deployed to Hunan for training to ensure that while maintaining pressure on Jiangxi, they can also  Support Hubei. In addition, after the Yunnan Army and Guangxi Army were integrated, they left Wuliujing and established six more National Guard regiments, which were transferred to Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei for appointment. At the same time, six National Guard regiments were transferred from three provinces to station in the two places. This added  There were originally three guard regiments in Guizhou and nine guard regiments in the three provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou, which can basically take on the tasks of border and ensuring people's safety.

    Xikang and ** have been unstable recently, and the 7th Infantry Brigade will definitely have to be stationed for a period of time.  The four new infantry brigades will also need to undergo at least half a year of training, so within half a year you will only have three divisions and the sixth and eighth brigades available, which is a very insufficient mobility force!  At present, the guard company around you is actually composed of two regiments. I suggest that it is better to use them as the team and then draw qualified soldiers from each division to form two guard divisions as a mobile force.

    ?????????????? Last time you said that radios would be spread to all brigades within two years.  I asked the telegraph operator that their current calling habit is to add the division number and brigade number. The calling code for one division and one brigade is Brigade 11. In this case, the calling of the newly formed infantry brigade will be confusing.  I think we should go back to the old method. The division numbers remain unchanged, but the brigade numbers are arranged sequentially. That is, the first division is under the jurisdiction of brigades 1, 23, the second division is under the jurisdiction of brigades 4, 56, and so on. In this way, the call numbers will be very complicated.  Clearly, even if the equipment reaches the regiment in the future, the 182nd Regiment can still be called the 18th Brigade and the 2nd Regiment.

    Counting this way, the five divisions have a total of 5 brigades. The 16th and 17th brigades are the old 6th and 7th Infantry Brigades, the 18th Brigade is the 8th Mountain Brigade, and the four new brigades are the 19th to 22nd Infantry Brigades.  The guard divisions are 23 to 28 brigades, plus 18 guard regiments, with a total strength of about 20,000.With 10,000 yuan, the financial pressure on the six provinces to support these troops will not be great.

    And if expansion is needed in the future, they can be quickly merged into divisions, and even if some new units are added, the combat effectiveness will not be greatly reduced.  "

    Jiang Fangzhen had completely entered the role, and Li Mo was also very fascinated by what he heard. Even the beautiful scenery of the strange peaks next to them did not affect the two of them. It was not until Lei Meng shouted that he realized that the ship had passed Yizhou and was less than fifty kilometers away from Liuzhou.

    At this time, the telegraph operator finally connected to the radio station responsible for monitoring Guilin.  The news was as expected. After nearly five hours of fierce fighting, Tang Jiyao's troops successfully captured Guilin. Liuzhou also fell half an hour ago. Lu Rongting's whereabouts are unknown.

    "Immediately send this news back to Wuchang, and send a message to the whole country in my name! Then send a report to Beijing and Nanjing, requesting permission for our national defense force to use all necessary forces to encircle and suppress the remnants of Tang Jiyao who destroyed the peace in the southwest, and to seek justice for Guangxi!"  After the news, Yang Qiu immediately ordered the 14th and 5th brigades of the 5th Division (with new designations, thank you to the book friend "I am the one who controls the world") to attack Liuzhou first, taking advantage of Wang Zhixiang and Liu Xianshi's unstable footing to cut off the main artery of Guangxi.  The Third Division that had arrived at its destination bypassed Guilin and continued southward to Yangshuo, blocking Tang Jiyao's escape to Guangdong. At the same time, the Third Division, the 17th Brigade, the 18th Brigade and the First Division immediately encircled Guilin.

    No one expected that when the news that Tang Jiyao led more than 10,000 remnant troops to capture Guilin and tore Guangxi's political scene into pieces had just come out, the Southwest Campaign would enter its final stage.  !  .

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