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Wuchang, the headquarters of the Military Commission.

Li wanted to walk to the huge map hanging on the east wall and look at the Yangtze River. It extends from Hunan to Guizhou, Sichuan and southwest.

The terrain in the southwest region, including Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Xikang and Tibet, is very complex. In the north, there are the Daba Mountains across the Sichuan-Shaanxi border, and in the east, the Wushan Mountains and Wuling Mountains run through the borders of Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, forming a canyon area of more than 200 kilometers from Fengjie in the west to Yichang in the east. It is the throat of traffic in Sichuan and Hubei, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. Yunnan Province is located in the southwest border of China, bordering Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar. The border winding in the west and south of the province, with a length of more than 3,000 kilometers, is the gateway to the southwest of China. Tibet is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters. It is a Tibetan settlement area. In the whole five provinces and regions in the southwest, except for the Sichuan Basin, the rest are mostly mountains and rolling hills. The steep roads are narrow, rugged and curved, and the transportation is extremely inconvenient. The three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have sufficient rainfall, fertile land, rich products and densely populated. It has always been one of the main sources of soldiers and grain in China.

At this time, Zeng Gao and Li Xiping came in. The three of them discussed the situation in Hunan in the future.

Li wanted to say to them, "Liu Jing was originally scheduled to stay in Tibet for two years without new manoeuvres in case the British Empire might intervene militarily after I entered Tibet. Now it seems that the possibility of direct military intervention by Britain is not too high, but we still need to pay attention to it. In this way, Liu Jing's next move to the southwest should be on the agenda.

On the big chessboard of southern China, Li wants to resolve to solve the northwest in turn. The miscellaneous armies of the provinces in the southwest and southeast finally went north to the Central Plains, breaking through the Beiyang Army in one fell swoop and achieving the liberation of the whole country.

"Does the Staff have a specific plan to march into the southwest?" Li wanted to knock on his knee and asked.

"A roundabout!" Li Xiping said briefly.

"Cash the door and hit the dog!" Li wanted to laugh and said, "You think of me. I remember that during the battle in Lanzhou, the remnants of the enemy could not be completely eliminated, so that the northwest is full of smoke and bandits are rampant. You sum up your experience, learn lessons, and make improvements. The staff is a very wise strategic decision. This can be used as the strategic guiding ideology for the complete elimination of the Beiyang Army in the future.

"The Xichang Campaign is used for circuitous encircle, so this time we want to draw a tiger with a cat and a circuitous encircle in Sichuan." Zeng Gao said with a smile. The only difference is that fighting Xichang is an open roundabout and encirclement, while fighting Sichuan, in the initial stage, is a secret roundabout and encirclement, mainly because the objects of the battle are different.

"Is there any difference?" Li wanted to be interested, "Tay it to me."

"Mshal, please have a look!" Zeng Gao walked to the map, and Li Xiang and Li Xiping also followed him.

"Lao Yuan has recently won the power of victory, and also arranged chess pieces throughout the country. He also adopted a big roundabout posture against Hubei. Hunan is ready to change the governor, and fortunately we move quickly.

At the same time, Lao Yuan ordered Cai E to be transferred to Beijing, with Tang Jiyao, the governor of Guizhou, to succeed as the governor of Yunnan. Liu Xianshi, who mastered the armed training of the Guizhou regiment, as the envoy of Guizhou, and Long Jianzhang as the governor of Guizhou to supervise Liu Xianshi.

It is said that although Hu Jingyi had to replace Yin Changheng as the governor of Sichuan at the cost of allegiance to Yuan Shikai, Lao Yuan finally couldn't believe in this kind of earth snake.

So Lao Yuan sent an old acquaintance who took the door for Hu Jingyi. Chen Yan, who was born in Hubei Wubei School and was then the deputy chief of staff, served as the Sichuan Military Affairs Council. Although Chen Eunuch is from Hubei, he had previously assisted Sichuan Governor Xiliang to run the Sichuan Military Academy, and then went with Xiliang to Yunnan to prepare for the construction of a new army. Therefore, most of his students in the military circles of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces have old.

As soon as Chen Eunuchs arrived in Chongqing, Lao Yuan was appointed as General Chen Chengwu and Sichuan Patrolman, and Hu Jingyi was transferred to Beijing - the Sichuan regime became a trick in this way and completed the transformation under the coercion of Beiyang force.

Lao Yuan took him to calm the southwest, and it was also appropriate in personnel arrangements, and he did not encounter any resistance.

After Chen Eunuch entered Sichuan, he adhered to Yuan Shikai's intention and adjusted and reorganized the Sichuan army.

There were originally five divisions of the Sichuan Army, of which the first division was the old foundation of the 17th town of the Sichuan New Army in the late Qing Dynasty; the second division was the "comrade army"; the third division was the scattered army of the old patrol army; the fourth division was formed with the personnel of the Yunnan "Aid Sichuan" army led by Liu Cunhou and the graduates of Baoding and other military schools as the backbone. Troops. These four divisions were expanded in the era of Yin Changheng and belonged to the Yin Changheng-Hu Jingyi system. Among them, the personnel of the first and fourth divisions are pure and have good military quality. The Fifth Division is an alternative, which is the family of the former Chongqing Shu Military Government, which is politically subordinate to the Kuomintang. However, Xiong Kewu's fifth division was defeated by the anti-Yuan uprising.

At this time, although the departments of the Sichuan army nominally obeyed Yuan Shikai and Chen Eunuch, the two sides had a deep conflict.

In order to deal with the Hubei District, Yuan Shikai put about 60,000 troops in the Qinling Mountains, Hanzhong and the north of Sichuan, and took the direction of the key attack to the north.

With the second mixed brigade Zhongtai Road (Sichuan Wubei to Luda), it is controlled in the area of Badong as a forward position for southwest defense.

In addition, the newly compiled first mixed brigade Huanghuju (Sichuan Wubei) unit is controlled on the line of Wushan and Wanxian, the barrier to the northeast of Sichuan, and the rest of the troops are scattered all over Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

Obviously, Yuan Shikai focused on the north of Sichuan.

Since the focus of the enemy's strength is in the north of Sichuan, we can use the 18th Corps to launch a swoop attack on the enemy of the Qinling Mountains many times, which not only attracts Chen Eunuch's troops, but also attracts Yuan Shikai's attention. We mistakenly believe that our main attack direction is in the north of Sichuan, so in the south of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, the enemy's troops are in the direction of southern Sichuan. To the emptiness.

Therefore, you can avoid the truth, bypass the enemy's main force, go straight into the enemy's rear retreat, first close the door, and then close the door to hit the dog.

Li Xiang nodded frequently.

Li Xiping added and pointed to the map and explained, "The deployment of marching to the southwest is: Yang Fan Corps, one, goes straight from Hunan to Guizhou, and then inserts into southern Sichuan; one, attacks west Hunan, and then inserts into eastern Sichuan; Liu Jing Corps, oppresses from north to western Sichuan."

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In accordance with the instructions of the Military Commission, Yang Fan and Tan Renfeng presided over a meeting of senior cadres above the commander and political commissar of the Corps in Changsha to study and discuss the battle plan to march into the southwest.

On the wall of the headquarters's combat room, the "southwest combat determination map" is prominently hung. The huge red and blue arrows concisely show the deployment of the enemy's troops and the tasks of our corps and armies.

At this moment, Commander Yang Fan is making a concluding speech:

"Comrades, the task of marching into the southwest is arduous and complex, and we should be fully prepared. Judging from the situation analyzed by everyone in the past few days, the southwest war has both unfavorable and favorable conditions. Its unfavorable conditions are mainly manifested in the following aspects: First, this region includes five provinces and regions: Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Xikang and Tibet. Tibet and Xikang have been liberated, and Yunnan can be put aside first. Guizhou and Sichuan can be roughly divided into three parts according to the terrain characteristics: Sichuan Kang Yunnan Canyon Area, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Sichuan Basin. Among them, except for the Sichuan Basin, most of the other areas are mountains with dangerous terrain. Except for a few highways, the traffic mainly relies on mountain roads. Therefore, there is a saying in northern Sichuan that "the road of Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky", and there is also a saying in Guizhou that "the sky is not sunny for three days, and the earth is not three feet flat". Although the area is vast and rich in mineral resources, except for the Sichuan Basin and other places, most areas are sparsely populated and economically and culturally underdeveloped. Due to the complex terrain of this area, the enemy has more room for maneuver, and my attack is not easy.

Second, there are many ethnic groups in the area, with different religious beliefs and ethnic habits, and complex social conditions.

Third, the southwest region is led by Yunnan, and Cai E is transferred to Beijing to succeed Tang Jiyao, the governor of Yunnan. Although we do not aim at Yunnan, it is difficult to guarantee that Yunnan will intervene. Moreover, according to Lu Rongting in Guangxi, he proclaimed himself the king of the southwest, which is also a big threat. We must be determined to fight a tough battle.

Fourth, the road to march is far away, the traffic is inconvenient, the roads are rugged, and the traffic is difficult. All supplies cannot be completely dependent on the rear, and it is difficult to supply on the spot.

Of course, there are many advantages for entering the southwest. The hearts of the southwest provinces are disorganized, morale is low, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, so it is difficult to form an effective defense in the southwest. The column adapted from Hunan has developed to more than 30,000 people, and has liberated parts of western Hunan and become a powerful assistant for our army to march into the southwest. In order to welcome our army's march into the southwest, the underground parties in Guizhou and Sichuan vigorously carried out their work. The people of Southwest China's struggle against Yuan Shikai's reactionary rule. ......”

After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the offensive in the southwest, Yang Fan dictated the main points of the enemy's judgment and determination as follows: "In view of the enemy's defense posture, I think that after the strong offensive of our army's march into the southwest is launched, the Chen eun Chuanchuan army located on the Sichuan-Shaanxi border will accelerate its retreat to Sichuan; the same At that time, the first mixed brigade of the newly formed Sichuan Army, located in the border area of Sichuan, Hunan, may first retreat to eastern Sichuan and southern Sichuan to resist. Ensure the safety of the flanks of the main force of the Sichuan army; if Sichuan is not safe, the two troops of Chen Eun may flee from southeast Sichuan to Yunnan. Based on the above analysis, the main force of our army will make full use of the posed effect of brother troops to break through along the east of Sichuan and east of Guizhou, carry out roundabout encirclement and occupy Guiyang, Xufu, Huzhou, Leshan, Deng Lai, Dayi and other places in order to cut off the escape route of the Kuomintang army in Sichuan and achieve the purpose of gathering and annihilation.

To this end, the field army made the following deployment: the 10th Army of the 5th Corps and the 3rd Corps went straight out of Guizhou and the south of Guizhou, cut off the enemy's retreat to Yunnan, and then cooperate with the 3rd Corps; with the 11th and 12th Corps of the 3rd Corps, together with the 50th Army and the 42nd Army under the command of the Hubei Military Region, After besieging and annihilating the first mixed brigade of the Sichuan Army, it went straight out to the southeast of Sichuan and cooperated with the 5th Corps to gather and annihilate the enemies in eastern Sichuan and Chongqing. After completing the above tasks, the 3rd and 5th Corps, with the cooperation of the 18th Corps, carried out the Chengdu Campaign and completely annihilated the Chen Eunuch Group and the enemies in Sichuan.