Chen Guangyuan felt a little worried when Zhao Dongyun sent him instructions through the line to quickly reinforce the fifth brigade!
He was worried that it wasn’t the Fifth Brigade’s actual body. Chen Guangyuan, the supreme commander of the Third Division, knew the fighting capacity of his own Third Division very well. Although Kong Tiaobei had written in advance asking for reinforcements, Chen Guangyuan knew that Kong Tiaobei’s cautious nature would be extremely exaggerated if something happened. However, Chen Guangyuan knew that the Fifth Brigade seemed to be dangerous on the surface, but the actual Ann was at best that the casualties would be larger than expected.
However, behind the seemingly dangerous fifth brigade, Chen Guangyuan saw an opportunity, an opportunity to hit hard and even annihilate the seventh division!
Wang Zhanyuan’s Seventh Division is now attacking the Fifth Brigade in many ways. Although it is dangerous, it has also contained the Seventh Division in disguise. Moreover, the Seventh Division has made a detour to attack the Fifth Brigade. According to the report of Kongtiao North War, Chen Guangyuan speculated that the Seventh Division was divided into three parts, and the thirteenth brigade was the main detour. The northwest of the fifth brigade was at least five kilometers away from the seventh division.
Although the plain is not worth five kilometers at first glance, it is enough to decide the outcome in specific battles.
If the fifth brigade can support it, then it should be quite possible to counter-encircle the thirteenth brigade even if we can’t keep the whole seventh division by then, when we expect the sixth brigade to detour to the flank and the tenth division in the south of Liu Quan will arrive soon.
However, these judgments were made by Chen Guangyuan himself. However, Zhao Dongyun actually instructed him to quickly reinforce the fifth brigade. If he said that he violated Zhao Dongyun’s instructions and tried to encircle the thirteenth brigade, I am afraid Zhao Dongyun would be dissatisfied.
This is where Chen Guangyuan is worry!
It’s very important to be a soldier in the army, but it’s more important to convince Zhao Dongyun that you don’t see Lin Yong’s military talent. To tell the truth, it’s very general in the army. It’s estimated that among many generals in the army, Lin Yongfeng can’t even rank in the top 20.
And this is also known to all, otherwise Zhao Dongyun would not have specially commanded Lin Yong, and the ninth division was specially assigned with many senior war staff, which was to supplement Lin Yong’s lack of military command ability.
However, this deficiency did not affect Lin Yong’s promotion in the third town. Although Lin Yong failed to obtain the position of coordination, he was in the education department for many years, which was different from Meng Enyuan and others. Last year, Zhao Dongyun was even more direct. His ninth division commander should know that Lin Yong had not commanded troops for several years and had no experience and qualifications in commanding divisions and brigades before.
However, relying on his loyalty to Zhao Dongyun, he let him cross a large number of generals in Fengjun and then become one of the three teachers of Fengjun, and successively hold important positions such as Jinzhou Defense Commander and Harbin Defense Commander.
Lin Yong’s ability is generally important. The most important thing is that Zhao Dongyun trusts him enough to know that his ability is average, but even if Lin Yong is specially assigned to a talented staff team to help him fight, he should be lifted up.
These have proved that it is important for Su Fengjun to mix well, but Zhao Dongyun’s letter is more important.
Although Chen Guangyuan wanted to play a bold outflanking in his heart, he didn’t dare to make a decision without permission, but quickly gave Zhao Dongyun this war suggestion through a tip. He didn’t have the guts to play the trick of outflanking the seventh division without telling Zhao Dongyun the bait of the fifth brigade, and he couldn’t play alone. If he wants to succeed, he must have the cooperation of Xu Bangjie’s tenth division.
Zhao Dongyun didn’t refuse or approve the proposal immediately after receiving Chen Guangyuan’s suggestion, but called the square wall Yonghe and Yang De and others.
"From the functional point of view, General Chen’s plan is likely to be successful, but it also has certain risks. If the circuitous offensive troops move slowly or the defense line of the fifth brigade has unexpected changes, then the fifth brigade will be completely in danger, and I am afraid that the bait of the fifth brigade will be eaten!" Fang Biyong is worried that "now our military strategy has obvious advantages, and these dangerous tactics can also control Zhili!"
The key to the implementation of the anti-encirclement war against the seventh division is whether it can successfully encircle the seventh division, but the bait cannot be eaten in the fifth brigade. If the bait in the fifth brigade is eaten, even if the whole seventh division is encircled, it will be a complete failure for Fengjun.
Nowadays, the advantages of serving the two armies in the strategic situation have become very obvious. Even if we go to get Zhili step by step, it is as sure as a gun. It is not necessary to take a fifth brigade to take risks.
However, Meng Enyuan is also a mouth. Although Meng Enyuan is the first army commander, this Bazhou war and he are not much, but Meng Enyuan is a few senior generals in the army. Zhao Dongyun also wants to hear what he has to say at this critical moment.
"Now it is true that our army has gained a strategic advantage in Zhili, but if we don’t leave a message for the Seventh Division, it is very likely that the Wang Zhanyuan Seventh Division will return to Shandong in the future. In a few days, Zhang Huaizhi and Duan Qirui troops will also be in northern Shandong, and then our army will encounter great resistance in southern Shandong. If there is a great pressure in Shandong, then we will be able to invest in Shijiazhuang as a front-line army in Henan in the future.
If we can annihilate the Seventh Division of Wang Zhanyuan in one fell swoop while we are in the present advantageous period, then Nanshan East in the future will be like entering the human territory, and it is very likely that we will seize Jinan ahead of Zhang Huaizhi and Duan Qirui and lay a solid foundation for Shandong’s victory! "
Meng Enyuan fell behind Zhao Dongyun and continued to meditate. Then he looked up at Yang Dedao and said, "What’s your opinion on the war?"
Chapter two hundred and seventy-four Bazhou and Shijiazhuang
In Yuan Shikai’s era, Beiyang Army imitated the German Army. Now Zhao Dongyun is willing to serve the army and return to China with the expansion of its scale. More and more officers are staying in Germany, which is inevitably influenced by the German army in the process of serving the army and building the army. This influence is almost all aspects.
Not only the weapons and equipment are almost uniformly German, but even the troops are exposed to a strong German style.
For example, almost all weapons are German-made 792-caliber rifles, which are made by Germany. They are also imitations of German 1-type Committee rifles, heavy machine guns, imported or imitated German g1-type main guns, and imported German 193-type 75mm field guns. Germany exports 75mm mountain guns, and Fuyuan Machine Factory imitates 75mm tube guns, which are also German 75mm mountain guns.
This is especially true for the army. Not long ago, Germany just changed into a new gray army, and Fengjun immediately followed suit and changed its color. Details were introduced, which was different from other warlords’ troops in other countries. The army often changed from blue in winter to gray in summer. This color was known to the Beiyang Army after the world, and officers were given woolen coats last winter.
Yu Liyi’s clothes are dark blue along the Beiyang era, but the pants are changed to black!
In addition, there are some details of his changes. Generally speaking, after half a year, the appearance of Fengjun has been very similar to that of Beiyang Army in the eyes of the later world.
The warlord troops in other countries also made it difficult to distinguish the warlord troops in the old Beiyang era from the other warlords in terms of appearance, but the warlord troops in Fengjun and other countries were very easy to distinguish
Many tactical details of the troops and equipment serving abroad are also deeply influenced by the German army. If Zhao Dongyun hadn’t developed a new infantry tactic in recent years, it is estimated that a group of officers who returned to Germany would have turned the troops serving abroad into German soldiers.
If we say that equipment and appearance tactics are not only learned from the German army, but also from other warlord troops outside the German army, then the introduction of attention to the staff system is the most influential institutional change in the German army
The staff system of Chinese armies, even Japanese troops, is incomplete. There are staff members, but the specific battle base is decided by the army chief.
However, the internal combat command, especially the strategic command, is based on the staff officers!
In particular, there are a large number of war advisers at the division and Hunchenglv levels. These war advisers are composed of senior and outstanding young officers, which is enough to give the most reasonable and perfect war advice to the chief officers of the army.
The war department in the headquarters is the most obvious symbol of the military staff system!
You know, last year, many of the plans for serving the army were made by the war department, which led to Yang Deshao, the director of the war department, raising the status of serving the army.
You’re welcome to say that the importance of Yang De’s serving in the army is to surpass the strength of those teachers and brigade commanders, and to a certain extent, it also makes Yang De’s style change his chief of staff, Fang Biyong.
Therefore, when Zhao Dongyun asked Yang De, his generals all turned their attention to Yang Deshen.
Yang De might have been timid in the face of such an occasion last year, but he has participated in similar military meetings for many times since last year, even more than Fang Biyong, chief of the general staff.
Seeing him up, as usual, I went to the front map panel, picked up the command list and pointed to the direction of Bazhou. "At present, it is well known that the seventh division of the enemy Wang Zhanyuan is in Bazhou, and our army is in this direction and the joint hole of the Ministry overlooks the north. The fifth brigade and the sixth brigade are urgently reinforcing from Yongqing in this direction. It is expected that the forward infantry troops will arrive in the artillery one day and the follow-up trench troops will arrive in two days.
In addition, Xu Bangjie and his 10th Division have rushed from Liu Quan to the south. Although the speed of marching in the south has been affected by the lack of carriages and mules, the forward infantry troops are also expected to arrive at the periphery of Bazhou one night. It is expected that the artillery units of this department will also be transported to the periphery of Bazhou the day after tomorrow.
The security of the fifth brigade reinforced by the two divisions of our army in the south can be guaranteed! "
When I heard Yang De say this, all the people nodded slightly. Although all the people were clear about Bazhou’s war situation, it was clearer to hear Yang De say it. I was originally worried that a few people in the fifth brigade Anna also thought about it and did not refute it.