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Duan Qirui sat down. The venue was still chattering.

Duan Qirui wants to make good use of the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the southern foot of Dabie Mountain in the Jiangxi war zone. The three groups on the left, middle and right rely on the natural danger of Dabie Mountain. Coupled with the Qian of the Yangtze River, there are front and exit positions and natural havens retreats. The battle and Tibetan soldiers do not have to worry about it, and they can use this as the axis to turn the defense line of northern Jiangxi and western Anhui, which is naturally higher.

There was a lot of discussion in the venue, and the venue, which had been dull for many days, finally showed vitality again.

After listening to this, Yuan Shikai's heart was even more rippled, and many days of troubles and sorrows had already disappeared. Nearly 300,000 troops control the vast area

The road is dangerous and difficult, waiting for work, which is a favorable situation that has never been seen in several wars in the Central Plains.

The Jiujiang Fortress is dangerous in the mountains and rivers, and the victory is even more expected. In excitement, Yuan Shikai's mind warmed up again.

Yuan Shikai stood up excitedly and said, "Generals, the First World War in Jiangxi should be regarded as a decisive battle. Now the decisive battle is in front of us. I hope that the commanders of the war zones and the soldiers on the front line will use their lives. The deployment of this force is very good, very good! At present, I have strong positions and fortresses, high morale of the whole army, and the time is ripe for a decisive battle with the enemy. It is not impossible to encircle and annihilate the enemy group. As long as our senior generals on the front line are properly commanded and the officers and soldiers at all levels show the spirit of going south to investigate the chaos, they will definitely be able to defeat the strong bandits and turn the war situation.

will not talk about the "decisive battle" lightly.

When he was excited, Yuan Shikai raised the battle price again. His heroic tone made people feel excited, but he was not sure that he could play a beautiful and brilliant turnaround and turn the war situation.

What we are facing today is not a group of "grass bandits" led by Sun and Huang, but a strong enemy with better equipment and tactical literacy. How can it be so easy to eat?

Speaking of which, when they go to war with Li lunatics, they have never been cheap in Beiyang, and there is even a dangerous idea that the "E army" is an invincible myth in Beiyang. As long as you hear that you are fighting against the Hubei army, whether it is a soldier or a general, you have no place in your heart.

Yuan Shikai glanced at the confused people, as if he understood something, and opened it again

He said, "Although the enemy's combat power is strong, his arrogance is too strong, which will be passive and give our army a favorable gap. As long as the frontal defense force can withstand and lure the enemy to be anxious, my counterattack will definitely have results, and the opportunity of encirclement is bound to appear.

With that, Yuan Shikai intensified his tone: "Here, I would like to reiterate to you that Nanchang is the last place to fight against the enemy. The survival of Nanchang is related to the people's hearts and morale of Beiyang. All troops must carry forward the tradition of our Beiyang Xiong Division and fight with all their strength. Those who stick to the position and retreat without the order of the commander-in-chief. From officers to subordinates, they will be severely punished by military law and will never be tolerated. I hope you can take care of yourself."

As the war was approaching, Yuan Shikai reaffirmed military discipline. For fear of a fluke, the resolution of the commander-in-chief's office was announced at the meeting, and several generals who were unfavorable in the Central Plains battlefield were shot.

The generals at the meeting were shocked, and this is what Yuan Shikai wants.

After the meeting, the generals resigned and returned to the front line in different moods.

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At night, the summer heat subsided in Changsha.

In the dormitory of the commander of the National Revolutionary Army, Yang Fan is still thinking hard under the lamp. Tomorrow, he will carry out the tactical tasks on the map of the commander above the regimental commander, and the host is him.

Since the full-scale war with Beiyang, although Yang Fan has paid great attention to the development of the war situation, he has not been worried. The Beiyang army was vulnerable. If the great powers had not continuously transfused Yuan Shikai, the Beiyang army would have been defeated by them, so the real enemy was the great powers behind the Beiyang army.

"Report! Urgent call from the Military Commission.

Yang Fan, who was about to go to bed, took the message and read a few words: "Commander of the 3rd Field Army, report to the staff headquarters quickly." Author's note: To sum up, Li Xiang now has four major field armies. The first army is Lin Tiechang, the second army is Zhao Youcheng, the third army is Yang Fan, and the fourth army is Lin Dong. You may find that the activity area of the First Army is a little large, a little like Siye.)

Yang Fan hurriedly explained that it was midnight when he arrived at Wuchang.

For confidentiality reasons, Yang Fan did not return to his private residence at the foot of Luojia Mountain.

Since Li wanted to build a villa in Luojia Mountain, all people with status in Wuchang have also followed the trend to build villas under Luojia Mountain. Luojia Mountain has established a concentrated area for rich families in just two years. It's just that everyone's villa is consciously built under Li Xiang's villa, and no matter how rich people are, they dare not surpass it in terms of luxury.

Yang Fanjing reported to the staff headquarters.

The sky is bright.

The wharf outside Pinghu Gate was noisy, and people scrambled to rush to the passenger ship.

In the heart of the river, a warship Chu slowly sailed downstream.

Yang Fan and several staff officers have sat in their flagship "Chu Yu".

This time, as the commander of the 3rd Field Army, a grand farewell ceremony should be held at the station. Senior civilian officials in Wuchang and the top head of the military department will participate in the battle. However, in order to keep it secret, a simple farewell was held in front of the main gate of the staff headquarters. Li Yuanhong, Tang Hualong, Tan Renfeng and other elders only sent off military officers, and the send-off of Marshal Li's attendant Jin Yingwei was also cancelled... In short, everything is simple.

Yang Kun, the commander of the 11th Army's combat chief of staff, was very disapproving.

"The general goes on an expedition. What kind of style is it to be so deserted!" Yang Kun, who had just been promoted, complained angrily. How can a young man like him stand such a brocade night travel? Think about it. When he was on the horse and bowing the southwest, the gongs and drums were noisy, and the people arranged a ten-mile long dragon send-off team, and there were masses to see him off along the way. At that time, although he was just a division commander who was dissatisfied with his subordinates, his army from top to bottom, that Is it strong, fierce and high morale that dares to wear the sky barrel?

Yang Fan, who was sitting opposite, also had such an idea. After all, they were all young people, and they were young people. Arrogance was inevitable, but when he heard Yang Kun's complaint, he didn't mind.

He is already the supreme commander of the front army. He can't have such an immature idea, and he has been treated with the highest courtesy of General Li. Late last night, Marshal Li also waited for him to come all night. He didn't say much when he met, but he contained ardent expectations and asked about Yang Fan's physical condition. Whenever he thought of the scene at that time, Yang Fan was very grateful. He was about to command the war that would change China's fate. He couldn't help but suddenly have a strong and fierce heroic feeling.

Yang Fan went down the stream and rushed to the combat command post in Tianjia Town.

Yang Fan intends to personally command the battle to capture Jiujiang, because this is the first battle for him to carry out his new task.

Along the way, the "Chuyu" flagship and other frigates were heavily guarded. All the naval guns and machine guns were loaded and pointed to both sides of the Yangtze River. The sailors wore steel helmets and did not dare to slack off in their respective positions in the heat.

The key points along the Yangtze River in the section from Tianjiazhen to Jiujiang have broken the occupation of the National Revolutionary Army, the Beiyang army still continues to take advantage of the complex terrain by the river to attack the National Revolutionary warships on the river surface by various means. Almost every day, some ships are shelled on both sides. In addition, mobile mines on the river have also caused considerable losses. .

However, the army and admirals on the ship did not seem to be nervous, and it was useless for them to be nervous.

Yang Fan was in an excellent mood. From time to time, he pointed out the scenic spots on both sides of the sides of the staff around him, and made fun of Tang Xiangming, the commander-in-chief of the navy, who cooperated with the Yangtze River, and the joy of revisiting the old place.

When the two drove away the Beiyang Army in Hunan, they had a tacit cooperation and formed a deep friendship from then on.

At this time, the foothills of Dabie Mountain are silent.

It's getting late. On the water surface of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, the strong wind is roaring and the drizzle is flying.

The sky is gloomy and bleak.

In the advancing headquarters of the Beiyang Legion in Jiujiang City, General Wang Zhanyuan, the commander of the regiment, was a little restless. He always has a hunch that this kind of weather may be the time for the "bandit army" to attack.

After free Ganbei stationed in Jiujiang, Wang Zhanyuan increasingly felt the breathless pressure of the war. In the past few days, the "bandit army" minesweeper boats on the surface of the rivers and lakes have been in and out. The underground party of the Kuomintang near Jiujiang, and the Laohui, which has inextricable links with the Kuomintang, the Qinghong Gang, and the repeated reconnaissance of the "bandit army" air force on the garrison positions. In fact, it has been constantly hinting at him: "bandit army" is going to be large-scale. Attacked.

He feels a lot of pressure! Mountain University!

Jiujiang is the gateway to Jiangxi, and Jiujiang is not guarded, which has a great impact on the whole line. But the argument of the stand-up meeting on the trip to Beijing is a public statement: the outer terrain of Jiujiang is very beneficial to the defenders, and there should be no big problem in defending Jiujiang.

In fact, it can also be said that Yuan Shikai's golden mouth is jade teeth.

Not only did Yuan Shikai think so, but a Japanese military reporter named Jiugui Baner also coaxed, saying that this national defense position "was enough to be a million Hubei troops, and fought for a year."

In Wang Zhanyuan's eyes, this nine ghosts should be a complete kid. The more the outside world spreads this, the more he felt guilty. To be honest, he is not sure about sticking to Jiujiang. Although the river and lake barriers outside the Jiujiang River are beneficial to the defenders, this is only in general.

Now he has neither navy nor air force support, and Jiang and Hu can only limit himself.

And the "bandit army" can land along the river and lake at will. For this, he has to set up defense everywhere and disperse his troops. What can he do to prevent the enemy from landing?

Although Wang Zhanyuan is still very unfamiliar with the landing battle. But he has a powerful subordinate: Sun Chuanfang, who studied in Japan, studied the history of modern war, and planned to land almost without success. After Sun Chuanfang told Wang Zhanyuan the conclusion of the previous wars, Wang Zhanyuan was even more worried.

In the history of war, the British and French allied forces failed to land in Gallipoli in the Dar Danil Strait, which is a classic battle that will shock the military world in a few years.

Yuan Shikai's optimistic estimation and the difficulty of his mission made Wang Zhanyuan restless.

Wang Zhanyuan called the chief of the combat staff and ordered, "The weather is not good today. Inform Jiujiang Ankou immediately. The Gutang garrison should strengthen its vigilance and must not be neglected."