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    Chapter 229 The Bold Wu Peifu

    The news that the First Division of the Gan Army defected, the Vice President and Minister of Defense visited Nanchang in person, and the Governor Li Liejun was beaten to death with three slaps, and that he was deposed and sent to Tangnu Wulianghaishi to guard the border soon spread throughout Jiangxi official circles and the army.

    Yang Qiu's ruthlessness is well-known throughout the country. During the [Anmin] operation, countless uncooperative gentry, bullies and private soldiers from the three provinces were beaten until their bones were left intact. Nearly half of the bandits in Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan were directly killed.  Thousands of people!  Later, although the three southwestern provinces did not take action personally, Lu Rongting and Cai E jointly suppressed them even more severely.  After returning to Jiangxi and personally taking charge of Nanchang, not to mention the oligarchs and big fish, even the small fish and shrimps were too scared to raise their heads, and the gangsters even put their tails between their legs and did not even dare to stick out their heads.

    In just a few days, Jiangxi's officialdom and military have undergone earth-shaking changes due to the open and covert struggle between those who support Li Liejun and those who support the central government. Two Guangxi Army brigades and four regiments of National Guard captains marched in and stripped off all Jiangxi's clothes in one go.  Hundreds of Li Liejun and Kuomintang die-hards were personally arrested and handed over to the National Defense Forces by the officers and soldiers of the Gan Army who had long since had no intention of confronting the National Defense Forces and the central government. Official officials who took advantage of the revolution to make money were also wiped out.

    The saying that heavy codes should be used in troubled times is absolutely correct. Ever since Li Liejun took the lead in the confrontation and caused the wait-and-see situation in the southeast and the great changes in Guangdong, everyone knew that Yang Qiu would never let go of Jiangxi, so when the news of his iron-blooded purge of officialdom and the army spread,  After arriving in Nanjing, I didn¡¯t even have a bubble.

    For a whole month, people were arrested every day in major cities and armies in Jiangxi, and everyone had solid evidence. Faced with this evidence that they had obviously grasped for a long time, the official circles in the southeast, just across the province, were even more panicked.  Who can clean the butt of any official these days?  Wouldn't they also be in trouble if the National Defense Forces continue to move south in the future?

    At this moment, the Nanjing Presidential Office finally came out to refute the rumors, saying that the Jiangxi purge was entirely due to the previous incident of confrontation with the central government, and that the purge would be limited to Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces.

    What Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi said to reporters finally calmed people's hearts a little. Jiangxi asked for trouble, and the chaos in Guangdong also asked for it. As long as Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not affected, it will be fine.  Although this refutation of the rumor still made many people uneasy, officials were even careful about eating for fear that there would be spies from the National Society nearby.  Li Liejun's status as a member of the Democratic Party made people smell the political intention of this operation. A large number of Democratic Party officials in the southeast began to quietly retreat. Many took the money collected from the revolution and took advantage of the fact that the National Defense Forces had not officially set foot in the southeast.  Chongyang didn't dare to come back.

    Faced with this situation, the new Chairman of the Democratic Party, Zhang Shizhao, was also helpless. Before he could recover, Bai Wenwei, who was in the doomed situation, announced in Hefei that he would withdraw from the Democratic Party and settle in Nanyang. This news was simply devastating to the Democratic Party.  , with the lives and deaths of Hu Hanmin and Chen Jiongming unknown, the resignation of the last powerful leader of the Democratic Party is tantamount to telling the country that the National Socialist Party has completely established its status as the country's number one party. As long as it can defeat Beiyang, it will be a long time.  No one in the country can break this monopoly!  This also prompted the initial cooperation between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and also established the basis for the country to eventually transform from a three-party system into a two-party system in the future.

    Yang Qiu didn't have time to think too much about political matters. After handing over the task of reorganizing the Gan Army to Zhang Xiaozhun and Ouyang Wu, the two came up with a plan in just three days. According to the plan, almost all of them were from rural areas with good quality, but there was actually a shortage of people.  The seriously injured Gan Army was compressed to three brigades, one of which, together with the 22nd Brigade of the Guangxi Army and the original 26th Brigade of the Yunnan Army, was organized into the 7th Infantry Division of the National Defense Force. Yin Changheng, the former deputy commander of the 5th Division, was transferred to serve as division commander and was promoted to major general. The remaining two brigades  The 23rd Brigade of the Guangxi Army was organized into the 9th Infantry Division of the National Defense Force, and Ouyang Wu served as the division commander and was awarded the rank of major general.

    Since these two divisions are all veterans of Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Yunnan who are of good quality and loyal to Yang Qiu, they were immediately listed by the General Staff as the main force of the National Defense Forces to be prioritized for re-equipment after their formation.

    In addition, the General Staff also reorganized the remaining troops of the Yunnan Army in Hunan and on the way. The original 27th Brigade of the Yunnan Army (the 16th, 17th, and 18th Brigades were not changed, and the brigade designation was postponed) was sent to Anhui to supplement Luo Peijin's 10th Infantry  Division, two new recruits of the Guangxi Army, the 24th Brigade and the 25th Brigade, merged with the Fujian Army to form the Eighth Infantry Division, with Xie Ruyi as the division commander and awarded the rank of major general.

    The garrison troops stationed in Jiangnan, Shanghai, and some selected soldiers who knew how to swim formed China's first marine regiment, and the regiment leader Liu Zhenxi was promoted to lieutenant colonel.

    At the same time, the commanders of the 10th and 11th Infantry Divisions, Luo Peijin and He Xifan, were promoted to major generals respectively.

    So far, except for the Guangdong army in Guangdong due to Long Jiguang's coup, all the southern armies have been absorbed by the National Defense Forces. Including the Sixth Infantry Division assigned to Yan Xishan, the National Defense Forces have a total of 13 infantry divisions, 3 infantry brigades and two infantry brigades.  A guard division.

    Although the reorganization and unit numbers have come out, it will take some time for the officers and combat effectiveness of each unit to be fully integrated. However, in order to speed up the resolution of the war, Yang Qiu strictly ordered the 7th Infantry Division to move into southern Jiangxi while reorganizingWhile cooperating with the 3rd Division to attack Long Jiguang's Ministry.  At the same time, the 27th Brigade of the Fujian Army of the 8th Infantry Division was ordered to attack from Fujian to Guangdong, under Cai Jimin's control.  In order to convince the Fujian Army, Sa Zhenbing and the Navy, who had great influence in Fujian, also went south to Guangzhou for the first time to quell the rebellion. What is gratifying is that Sa Zhenbing also brought the most powerful cruiser Haiqi back to the First Fleet.  .

    At the same time, Ouyang Wu also led the 9th Infantry Division, composed entirely of veterans from Guangxi and Gansu, to cross the Yangtze River from Jiujiang into Anhui, and was restrained by Cai E from joining the more disadvantaged southern front.

    After discussing with Li Yuanhong, Yang Qiu chose Luo Lun, who had retired from the army and was currently the deputy general manager of the Sichuan Construction Bureau and Han-Sichuan Railway. He was also the first to join the National Society as the acting governor of Jiangxi Province, which has an important geographical location. In addition to his background in the Southwest National Society and  In addition to his youth, his work in Sichuan is also well-recognized, especially his ability to adhere to Yang Qiu's line in industry, commerce and infrastructure construction.

    When Yang Qiu and the National Defense Forces once again showed their ability to use war to swallow up whales, the fighting on the northern and southern fronts became more and more intense.

    ¡°Boom¡­.¡±

    In Nanyang, Henan, a 75mm artillery shell was hit outside the command post of the 8th Beiyang Division. Mud and grass roots flew up and crackled on the bunker wall.  Because of the embarrassment of the Second Division, the Eighth Division stationed in Xinye after the first line of Xinyang was lost had to retreat to Nanyang in large strides in order not to be surrounded from the flanks.

    Wu Peifu shook the dust off, handed the telescope to the adjutant, and picked up a piece of grass from somewhere and put it in his mouth, chewing it while looking at the map on the table in a daze.

    After a while, Peng Shouxin rushed in shouting: "***! What kind of bad war is this? Our Eighth Division has really become a stepmother! When the 29th Mixed Brigade asked for artillery shells, he sent more than a hundred boxes of them. I sent someone  I went to ask for it but had to wait three days! If this continues, I might as well go home and sleep."

    "Peng'er Ci" is famous for his big mouth. Who dares to answer when he opens his mouth?  What's more, he looked clearly angry, and anyone who messed with him at this time would definitely get no good results.  Seeing that no one came out to vent his anger, Peng Shouxin simply sat next to Wu Peifu, slapped the table and said: "Ziyu, tell me, how can we fight this battle! We have lost almost half of our artillery, and we are almost running out of shells."  ¡±

    The two are old friends who have worked together for many years, and they are both hot-tempered and bold people, so as soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Peifu guessed that he was angry. He locked his eyes on the map and asked, "Chen Huan's shells haven't arrived yet?"

    "What the hell!" Peng Shouxin became more and more angry after being scratched, and cursed: "It's all the fault of that bastard Wang Jinjing. He was so frightened that he lost the front line after being cannoned, causing all the troops to fall behind.  Shrink." He pointed to the left side of the map: "To get supplies now, we need to go through Luohe and Fangcheng and make a big circle. The artillery shells originally allocated to us have arrived, but we just heard that there are two regiments on the opposite side advancing towards Fangcheng. 29 mixed  The brigade seized all the artillery shells, damn it! He thinks fighting relies on artillery shells? If the 29th mixed brigade cannot hold it, we will have to withdraw to Luoyang and Yanshi, which is equivalent to throwing all northwest Henan to others.  "

    Seeing that Wu Peifu was still looking at the picture, he shouted: "Ziyu, stop looking, you can't see the flowers! How long have you been accepting the 8th Division? It's only been two months since the full fight. Even if you have the intention to create an elite hussars, but this  What can we do if we have enough time? I just checked again and found that more than a hundred people deserted last night. If this continues, they will all be gone without any fighting."

    Wu Peifu sighed secretly in his heart. Although Peng'er's harsh words were unpleasant, they were all true.  Finally, he was looking forward to leading the troops alone, but he didn't look forward to the time. Yang Qiu's movements were too fast. He barely managed to hold the 8th Division and ushered in this battle. If only he had been given half a year more  Forget it, it¡¯s useless to think too much, let¡¯s solve the passive situation in front of us.

    Thinking of this, he turned around and asked, "Hasn't Beijing transferred the Sixth Division here yet?"

    "I don't know." Peng Shouxin fought bravely and spoke mercilessly, but he was very serious about important matters. He said: "The Yi army has moved. That old guy Jiang Guiti must be afraid too, so the ten forward battalions have arrived in Luohe, and the remaining  They are all deployed to protect the railway line. But in my opinion, Gongbao definitely cannot trust Yi Jun. The divisions Yang Qiu relies on in the south are all miscellaneous troops. Without Ni Sichong and Ni Jun, Cao San and Li Chun can win even if they risk their lives.  Therefore, the Sixth Division will definitely be transferred to Henan in the next few days. Now the question is who will fight for it?!

    Cao San and Li Chun obviously didn¡¯t use any strength. Otherwise, why would they be lingering in Bengbu and Huai¡¯an?  I know these *** old oilers very well. If you have soldiers in your hands, no one will lose your power if you join them in the future!  They are asked to fight tooth and nail unless the three heroes personally supervise the battle.  But now Duan Qirui cannot leave Beijing alive and wants to wait until the old man dies to take over power. Feng Huafu was beaten to the point of losing his mind in Hubei. How could Wang Shizhen, who is smarter than a thief, come out at this time?  Therefore, even if the Sixth Division enters Henan, it is very likely that it will stop at Weihui but not reach the Yellow River, and it will be in vain in the end.  "

    His analysis made Wu Peifu secretly nod. Beiyang will not be stable until Bengbu and Huai'an are solved in one day, so he still has to find a way out on his own.Okay, after a pause, he analyzed: "The artillery shells will definitely not arrive! As long as Chen Er'an is not a fool, he will definitely not waste his troops in Xinyang. I estimate that he will have to retreat significantly from Luohe within a few days at the latest. If he retreats  , we will be isolated, and once the opposite side of Xinyang is solved, at least one brigade will be freed up to cooperate with the brigade in front of us to double-team and eat us first."

    Peng Shouxin knew that Wu Peifu was good at fighting, and asked: "What should we do? How about we withdraw to Yanshi now?"

    Wu Peifu pointed at the map and said seriously: "Actually, our First Army has no strength. Wang Jinjing was chased and defeated and lost several thousand people. Chen Huan's side only had three divisions and two brigades in total. The 19th Division was pinned down by one brigade.  Guangshan, in fact, Xinyang only has 2 divisions and 2 brigades, but they have to face four brigades and hundreds of cannons! Do you think he can play well? So the retreat will only take a day or two.

    It¡¯s easy on his side. If we retreat to Luohe, we¡¯ll be safe temporarily. But we and the 29th Brigade will retreat to Yanshi and we¡¯ll be doomed!  Because we also have Shanxi and Shaanxi here!  Judging from the opponent's fighting power these days, it's surprising that Shi Congbin and Shaanxi can't stop them!  Once the National Defense Forces capture Tongguan, Yan Xishan's wallflower will definitely mobilize the Jin army to cooperate. Returning to the Yan division, they will face a three-sided attack by the Jin army, Tongguan and the south. Our motley division will definitely die!  "

    "Then what should we do? Is it possible to withdraw directly to Zhengzhou and Kaifeng? If the military orders are overwhelming, the palace guards will take our heads first!"

    There is no way to withdraw or not to withdraw. Peng Shouxin is really anxious, but Wu Peifu remains calm and his eyes stop at Tongguan: "I don't want to die, so the best way is to seize Tongguan first! Block the way for the Shaanxi National Defense Force to go south, and force  Yan Xishan doesn¡¯t dare to take action!¡±

    Peng Shouxin also graduated from Baoding College after all. When he heard this, he suddenly jumped up in fright: "Ziyu, you are crazy! If you don't go to Yanshi, Chen Huan's flank will be finished!"

    Wu Peifu took a deep breath and slapped Tongguan: "Either we go to Yanshi, and then we are attacked from three sides by the National Defense Forces and the Jin Army who broke out of the pass. We will be finished in two days! Or we can block Tongguan and fight.  Chen HuanI blocked Tongguan to save him, otherwise I would have waited for the Yellow River to be cut off."

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