Chapter 655: Imperial Mind, the Way of Balance!

On July 17 of the 19th year of the Republic of China, Yan Xishan made changes in response to the new battlefield situation. Sun Liangcheng, the second army of the Northwest Army, defeated a total of 50,000 troops, and gathered from the first line of Lanfeng, through Shangqiu, in Anhui, from the back of Zhiye Kaixin's Eighth Army and Wang Jun's Third Army, and Haozhou Shoucheng General Sun When Dian Ying learned that Sun Liangcheng's friendly army came to support, he was relieved.

Because the attack on Haozhou for a long time has been fruitless, the morale of the soldiers of the two armies is very low. When they heard that Sun Liangcheng's brave division is directly behind them, many people have begun to think about escaping. Although Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun have issued strict orders, anyone who disturbs the heart of the army will be dealt with by military law. Even so, It is still impossible to avoid the increasing number of deserters.

The two sides met outside Luyi City, Henan Province, and there was a fierce battle. However, the morale of the two armies was low. As soon as they fought with Sun Liangcheng's elite, they suffered heavy casualties and retreated. Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun saw this, and the morale of the army would completely disappear. At that time, not to mention the war, they were afraid it would be too late to run. Seeing that the general situation had gone, regardless of Lao Jiang's mission of besieging Sun Dienfang's department, before dawn on the 19th, he took the remaining troops through Haozhou and Yongcheng, Henan, and then Huaibei, Anhui, and fled to Xuzhou, the area controlled by the national government, to reassemble.

Unexpectedly, on the front line of Yongcheng and Xiayi in Henan Province, they met the Zheng Dazhang cavalry army, which was short of food and fodder. Tens of thousands of cavalry saw Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun's eighth and third armies, and their eyes suddenly turned red. After two days and two nights of fierce fighting, Zheng Dazhang annihilated more than 5,000 enemy troops and captured more than 10,000 soldiers with weapons. There were countless ammunition and ten cars. The army's most short supply of food was even more huge, which made Zheng Dazhang very happy. Just as the army had to choose to retreat because of food, God gave him such a pie to satisfy his hunger and gave more than 10,000 prisoners to Sun Liangcheng, who was chasing from the rear.

On the day, more than 30,000 people from Sun Dianying's department, who were out of trouble and encirclement, met smoothly in Huaibei. After discussion, it was decided to leave Zheng Dazhang to continue to take advantage of the cavalry to continue activities in Jiangsu, southeastern Henan and northeast of Anhui in the rear of Lao Jiang, for harassment and deterrence, while Sun Dianfang and Sun Liangcheng There were a total of more than 70,000 people in the department. Except for 5,000 people who escorted more than 10,000 prisoners from Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun to Zhengzhou, Henan Province, all of them passed through the Huaibei line. After a day's rest in Xiaoshan, they went to Xuzhou on July 26, the 19th year of the Republic of China.

After receiving Yan Xishan's consent, Sun Liangcheng continued to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army of the Second Front Army of the Anti-Chiang Alliance. The Fifth Route Army under the jurisdiction of Sun Dianying was under the jurisdiction of Sun Liangcheng. He continued to serve as the governor of Anhui Province and the commander of the Fifth Army, and Sun Lian, the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, who originally planned to send troops to solve the crisis of Sun Dianying in Haozhou. Zhong continued to be left by Yan Xishan in Shangqiu, Henan, Taikang and Luohe.

Because Liu Zhi's army went to the front line of Xuchang and Xinzheng in Henan and went deep into the hinterland of the area controlled by Yan Xishan, and the reserve column under Chen Tianyuan was on the front line of Zaozhuang in Shandong. Therefore, the defense force of Xuzhou City was extremely empty. In addition to more than 10,000 people in the city defense headquarters, there was also a reserve division left by Chen Tiaoyuan, a total of However, 25,000 people, in the face of the more than 70,000 troops of Sun Liangcheng and Sun Dianying, who are aggressive and full of fighting spirit, seem to be very passive. If it hadn't been for the extremely strong defense of Xuzhou City, I'm afraid that they would have been broken by the coalition on that day. Fortunately, the commander of the City Defense Command is also a military talent, which saved Xuzhou. .

However, if there is no rescue from the reinforcements, everyone knows that Xuzhou, a military traffic area that has long been turned into an empty city, is only a matter of time before it is broken by Sun Liangcheng's second army.

At the same time, seeing that Xuzhou had become a sparrow with cut off its wings in his hand, it could no longer fly. After discussing with Sun Liangcheng, Sun Dianying decided to personally lead the Fifth Route Army and Sun Liangcheng to attack more than 30,000 people to attack Chen Diaoyuan's troops in Shandong, and formed a line with Yan Xishan and Shi Yousan's troops in Shandong. Chen Tiayuan's troops were controlled in Shandong and finally swallowed.

Originally, the situation that was unfavorable to the anti-Jiang coalition forces was Yan Xishan's beautiful deployment, which suddenly disappeared in just over ten days, and then reversed the unfavorable situation and formed a confrontation with Jiang's army again. Moreover, because the anti-Chiang coalition launched a large-scale offensive in Shandong, and Zaozhuang, Chen Tianyuan, who was on the front line of Tengzhou and Yutai, was even more fiercely attacked. As a last resort, Chen Tianyuan had to transfer back a division that assisted Zhang Zongchang's defense in Jining to solve the crisis on his side. Obviously, his current situation has been under the enemy and is unable to reverse it.

After reading a thick pile of war reports in his hand, Du Haisheng put it on the table with a smile on his face.

Today's battle of the Central Plains has been completely separated from the trajectory of historical development. According to history, Sun Liangcheng should still be on the front line of Henan, and it was Sun Lianzhong's Eighth Route Army that rescued Sun Dianying. Liu Zhi did not go to the front line of Henan. The progress of the war in history. Up to now, Feng Yu Because of his own conservatism, Xiang will make the whole advantage of the anti-Chiang coalition all disappear in an instant, and it will begin to be weak in various battlefields, and gradually retreat. Finally, the battle of the Central Plains ended with the snobbishness of the anti-Chiang coalition.

Now, Yan Xishan's next step is the Eighth Route Army, which belongs to Sun Lianzhong, who is resting on the front line of Luohe and Shangqiu in Henan. Recently, he went to Hubei through Zhumadian and Faith, launched an offensive against the defenders of the Nanjing Jiang government of Xiaogan, and finally captured Wuhan, with Wuhan as the center, and launched a full offensive in Hubei.

This order did not happen in history. Although Sun Lianzhong once again asked for troops to send troops to Wuhan after taking Luohe, Shangqiu, Anhui Guide and Haozhou, it was rejected by Feng Yuxiang. Now, it is an order from Yan Xishan, but Du Haisheng is very clear that Sun Lianzhong is an absolute supporter of Feng Yuxiang, and it is also Feng. Yuxiang's confidant, who did not allow Sun Lianzhong's troops to go south to Wuhan in history, did not want anything unexpected to happen. Now it is obvious that Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang have communicated, focusing on the current situation and doing another thing that is contrary to the trajectory of historical development.

As for whether Sun Lianzhong can take the important town of Wuhan, because it did not happen in the history of later generations, and he did not understand it, so he could not make an accurate judgment.

However, the strictness of Sun Lianzhong's rule of the army in history and the magic of using troops are also affirmed. It can be seen from the ability to defeat Jiang's confidants He Chengjun and Zhu Shaoliang in Shangqiu.

Anyway, the current war situation has changed greatly from the real situation in history. Du Haisheng doesn't bother to care about him anymore. As for which step, let him do whatever he wants. Whoever wins and loses depends not only on the sky, but also on their own creation and strategy. His identity is now like a shit-sting stick. This hole here. Hole, there was a lot of noise over there. Others were afraid that he would participate in the war and wanted him to show his attitude. The more Du Haisheng kept silent and pretended to be confused, so that both sides did not dare to quarrel with themselves at this jucle, so that they could spare their hands to plan their own arms empire and army construction and make new plans.

Recently, Shanghai City has been extremely calm. Since the last Weng Xiaoyun incident, he asked Duan Tianhu and Zhang Xun to cooperate to arrest the latent intelligence personnel of the Republic of China in the city, Lao Jiang knew his means, so in about a month or so, and No other spies have been sent into Shanghai, but he has never relaxed. After all, Lao Jiang must understand the assassination he can think of to solve the problem.

Duan Tianhu and Zhang Xun have asked him when the confidential information will be announced, and he is simply perfunctory. He knows that it is not the time for this killer to be announced to the world, as well as the photos brought by Liu Gensheng and Wang Fugui of Guo Yushan. These are the deaths of the enemy. Once the acupuncture point is announced, it is tantamount to a blockbuster, setting off a huge wave in the Republic of China.

Whether it is Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, or Jiang in Nanjing, the Wang government in Wuhan, Du Haisheng does not want any of them to be strong and too strong to suppress the other side. Once the strength and strength of that side exceed several times that of the other party, the balance will be issued in an instant. The inclination, and the weak party will be swallowed up by the strong party in a very short time. Neither Jiang, Feng Yuxiang or Yan Xishan are good people. Once they see the right time, they will definitely take military action to annihilate the other party.

Balance, the emperors of all dynasties have been intoxicated with the imperial mind. Although Du Haisheng is not an emperor, he is still familiar with history. When there is a conflict of interests on many parties, it is best for everyone to maintain a delicate balance. Whether it is a good person or a bad person, which side's balance has tilted, it is not for the emperor. A good thing, just like Qianlong in those years, knew that He Shen was a big corrupt official, but he still saved him under the strong power of loyal ministers such as Liu Yong and Ji Xiaolan. In the final analysis, it was because He Shen was much more greedy, but he did not spy on his status as an emperor.

Although Qianlong's son began to rectify He Shen at the beginning of his inheritance, and the people's life in the Jiaqing period was not better than his old age, and all this is because Qianlong knows more about power, knows the way of balance, knows how to master these great traitors, and use those great loyal ministers, and his son's political means, Ming It's obviously a gap.

The current situation of the Central Plains Great War, with the lifting of the crisis in Sun Dian Yinghaozhou and Sun Liangcheng as one, launched a fierce offensive against Shandong and Xuzhou. Chen Diaoyuan's department was in many difficulties, and it was difficult to support alone, while Liu Zhi's department was tenaciously snipered by one of the departments under the jurisdiction of Yan Xishan on the front lines of Xuchang and Xinzheng. He showed defeat and supported him hard, and Sun Lianzhong was out of historical development. He began to send troops to Hubei and form an offensive situation against Wuhan. Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun in Anhui were defeated and fled. In the case of unable to settle in Xuzhou, he had to continue to retreat, bypass Suzhou and Suqian, Jiangsu Province, and enter Huai'an. Take a rest.

This also made a person in Nanjing Jiang very angry. He clearly told him in the telegram that Ye Kaixin and Wang Jun's eighth and third armies would enter Shandong through Dangshan and be together with Chen Diaoyuan's headquarters. Unexpectedly, the two armies were successively attacked by Sun Liangcheng and Zheng Dazhang, and their morale was greatly reduced, and they were Yan on the front line of Dangshan. Xishan resisted tenaciously, and there were great casualties again. Between Yutai and Dangshan, there were more than 20,000 people from Shi Yousan, plus Sun Liangcheng and Sun Dianying's troops, the two had already been frightened and did not follow his instructions at all, so they hurriedly led the troops to escape to Huai'an.

The two are not fools. At present, in the battle of Shandong, from north to south, Yan Xishan, Shi Yousan, Sun Dianying, Sun Liangcheng and the erratic Zheng Dazhang cavalry army have firmly formed a strong encirclement. The current number of their two armies is only more than 50,000, and Zhang Zongchang and Chen Tianyuan's troops add up to only hundreds of thousands, but they are too scattered to form combat power at all. Even if they break through many obstacles and successfully reconcile with Chen Tianyuan's reserve column, they just get into the other party's pocket and wait for the other party to tie their pockets tightly, they are the fish on the table and be slaughtered by others. Kill.