Chapter 666: The Appointment of the Three Route Army!

"Yes, it's Shandong!"

Du Haisheng glanced at the crowd, put down the baton, returned to his position with a smile, and said lightly.

Everyone looked puzzled. Although they had vaguely guessed something in their hearts, Du Haisheng's decision and inner thoughts were too unexpected every time, and everyone did not dare to speculate.

Sun Chuanfang looked at it for a long time. Because of his relationship with Zhang Zongchang, it was his unintentional words that led to the attack on the train escorting arms and weapons in Shandong. All the weapons and ammunition were emptied, and even more than 500 soldiers in charge of the third regiment of the escort of the Northeast Army were killed in the battle, which was even more hateful. Yes, the body can't be found.

In a word, the real cause of this matter is exactly what he said. Otherwise, if Zhang Zongchang did not know this extremely secret arms deal, he would not have this crooked idea.

Sun Chuanfang also knew that he had an inescapable responsibility for the attack on the escort train and the death of 500 soldiers. Therefore, when Du Haisheng shifted the topic from Hubei to Shandong, he shivered for no reason. There was a little unnatural expression in his expression and asked doubtfully, "General Du, now The situation in Shandong is already clear. After receiving the assistance of Sun Dianying and Sun Liangcheng, plus Shi Yousan and Yan Xishan, the number of troops has reached 200,000, and Chen Diaoyuan has been squeezed in the front line of Tengzhou, Yutai and Zaozhuang. Is there any other change?

Du Haisheng smiled indifferently, waved his hand and said, "If someone in Nanjing Jiang does not send reinforcements to help, the result of the battle in Shandong will not change much. However, the arms and weapons of our Du's enterprise were robbed by Zhang Zongchang, and all the 500 people in the third regiment belonging to Zhang Xueliang in the northeast were killed in the battle. In this account, if General Zhang and I were not If you look for him, won't it make people all over the world think that the Northeast Army and my Jiangnan Army are too weak and incompetent?

After saying that, he glanced at the crowd and secretly observed the changes of each of them.

Sure enough, when Sun Chuanfang heard Du Haisheng's words, Sun Chuanfang's face looked even worse. This passage also showed that he must fight, not only to fight, but also Zhang Zongchang was the first one.

Although Du Haisheng did not communicate with Wu Peifu about this matter, Wu Peifu was originally a representative of the radical faction who advocated going out. In the past, Du Haisheng's attitude on this issue was vague and never made a real statement. Although his words did not directly express his support for the two sides of the war, since he has After deciding to send troops to Shandong, Chen Tiaoyuan's unit in Shandong was the army of Lao Jiang in Nanjing, and Zhang Zongchang was also the one he tried his best to attract, hoping to fully control the situation in Shandong and control the overall situation in Shandong, which is equivalent to Du Haisheng wanted to tear his face with Jiang and break out a direct conflict.

A smart man speaks half of his words, and only needs half of his obedientness to understand the meaning of the other party. If he fights Shandong, he does not support which side, but it is equivalent to sending troops directly to Jiang's troops, and indirectly helping Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang and others. This is also the current situation he is willing to see. The Jiangnan army is in The number of troops around Shanghai is 350,000, which is more than that of one province.

If it is only in this narrow place, the space for activities will be greatly constrained. Since you can't escape from reality, it's better to face it.

He has suffered the loss of Lao Jiang, which made him, a once powerful warlord, fall from heaven to hell in an instant. From then on, he was depressed and had to escape to the territory of Yangsen in Sichuan. If it hadn't been for Du Haisheng, I'm afraid that he would have to find a quiet place to live an unknown leisure life, and he would definitely not sit there. This is the position of the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Front.

And in my heart, I am still worried about that failure and never forget it. I always want to fight with Lao Jiang again. Now is the best time. The Central Plains Congress is in a fierce battle, and the situation is in a stalemate. If the Jiangnan army suddenly fights at this time, it will inevitably achieve unexpected results, against the south. Jingjiang was also a great stimulus, just like stabbed him in the back.

It caught him off guard and was tired of coping.

When he saw Du Haisheng's flash of looking at him, Wu Peifu knew that it was his turn to stand up.

Du Haisheng can let the two independent divisions of Hulang be handed over to his direct leadership without reservation. He will naturally keep this feeling in mind. Then he said, "I agree with Deputy Commander Du's analysis of the war in Shandong, and I have unreserved support for all the means and military strike measures he has taken by Zhang Zongchang in Shandong. Cause and effect. In the cycle, Zhang Zongchang left a reason. Naturally, this fruit should also be sent to him. Otherwise, the Jiangnan Front Army will not be laughed at by the people of the world. At that time, others will say that we are strong outside and middle cadres. We can only see and can't move. In this way, I'm afraid that the people of Shanghai will also make a big question mark on the combat effectiveness of our army.

Although Wu Peifu said it lightly, everyone heard the meaning of it. Especially when Du Haisheng was born, it was not what he usually called Commander Du, but called Deputy Commander Du. The change in the name is equivalent to a change in identity. If it is Commander Du, he only controls the The first army, and Deputy Commander Du, in addition to him, is the largest commander of the Jiangnan Front, who controls the whole army.

And the chief and deputy commanders of the Jiangnan Front have stated that Kong Xuan, Huang Jinrong, Zhou Wenshan and others, who had a conservative attitude, had to temporarily choose to be silent at this time.

On the contrary, Xue Yue also expressed his own views, which is very different from the previous attitude, but seems to be more rational and close to Du Haisheng's idea: "What Deputy Commander Du said is very true. Previously, Wu Dashuai and you have issued a statement in newspapers and radio in newspapers and radio, saying that they remain neutral and do not support Ren. He Yi, who does not participate in any warlord factional struggle, if he changes his previous attitude, he may leave a reputation among the people of the Republic of China. Now, if we send troops to Shandong to attack the troops of Zhang Zongchang and Chen Tjoyuan, we can justifiably use arms to be intercepted, but..."

With that, he looked at Du Haisheng again. Du Haisheng smiled and said, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."

Some time ago, Zhang Zongchang made a statement about the attack on the escorted arms train in Shandong. Whether it is true or not, it has achieved the effect they want to see, and Zhang Xueliang of the Northeast Army and Zhang Zihan, the deputy general manager of the Ordnance Company, have not made further statements or opposition to the incident. Ying also means that Zhang Zongchang's investigation is indirectly acquiesced, and now once the military attack on Shandong is attacked for this reason, I'm afraid it will not be able to convince the public, and Nanjing Jiang and Zhang Zongchang will definitely use this matter to create public opinion again and put pressure on us.

His words were unanimously nodded and recognized by everyone, which is the key to what they are worried about. To put it bluntly, whether the Jiangnan Front can fight the first battle after its establishment depends on how to counter Zhang Zongchang.

As long as the content of Zhang Zongchang's previous investigation is refuted and cannot be established, then this battle will definitely be fought. Not only they, but also the Northeast Army will also form an offensive and defensive alliance with them.

However, except for Wu Peifu and Du Haisheng, no one else understands the attitude of Zhang Xueliang in Northeast China.

Du Haisheng did not answer, but asked with a mysterious smile, "What if I have a perfect solution?"

Xue Yue couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "In that case, then fight, don't fight. It seems that my Jiangnan Front Army is too bear-in-bearable. What did you set up an army for? It's not patrol around Shanghai City every day. Those errands, the Defense and Security Bureau, the Security Command, and the Police Department. The door is enough to deal with it. To say something that should not be said, it was also a wise move for the First Army of Deputy Commander Du to decide to move the general's headquarters from the city and come to Zhabei. For a thousand days, it was a mule or a horse, so it was pulled out for me to walk. Chen Tiaoyuan or Zhang Zongchang was just a piece of meat in front of us. That's all."

Du Haisheng smiled and didn't care about the other party's offense. Instead, he nodded and echoed, "What Army commander Xue said is that we raise them for them to eat well, dress well, and equip them with the most advanced weapons and equipment. Even military wages are never in arrears. If you look at the whole Republic of China, we can catch up with the south of the Yangtze River. There are almost no warlord troops with military treatment. They are soldiers. If they are soldiers, they have to prepare me to fight. My troops are not the place where they retire. Once Zhang Zongchang's excuse is exposed, they must be ready to fight. Now, do you have any other objections?

Du Haisheng's generous words made everyone present excited and excited. They are all soldiers. The duty of soldiers is to fight on the battlefield. However, in the past year or two since the three armies set up a position outside Shanghai, the real war has never happened once. Over time, it has been a long time. Even a sharp knife will lose its light and become blunt and rusty.

Therefore, even Kong Xuan and others agreed with Du Haisheng's decision.

Seeing that no one put forward the meaning, Du Haisheng nodded with a smile and said, "Now, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Legion, I declare..."

Hearing this, everyone's waist was straight, and the fetal chest were sitting straight.

"From now on, the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Legion will enter the strategic readiness from the strategic defense posture. The commanders of each army can issue orders, rest, replenish weapons, ammunition and quarterly goods, and enter the standby state. As for other matters, General Wu will make a decision at the same time and announce it to everyone."

With that, looking at Wu Peifu, Wu Peifu also understood, cleared his throat, and began to announce: "Now announce the appointment of the following operational command. First, the Jiangnan Iron-blooded Army is divided into three armies. The First Route Army is composed of more than 110,000 people in the First Army and the Fourth Armies. The commander-in-chief is myself, Deputy Secretary Du. Ling is the deputy commander-in-chief. The Second Route Army is composed of more than 100,000 people in total. Tang Shengzhi is the commander-in-chief, and Sun Chuanfang is the deputy commander-in-chief. The Third Route Army is composed of two independent divisions: the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army and Tiger Wolf, with a total of more than 134,000. The commander-in-chief is Xue Yue and the deputy commander-in-chief Huang Jinrong.

"What?"

Hearing Wu Peifu's order, everyone focused on Xue Yue and Huang Jinrong, both of whom looked strange.

It's not only them, but even Xue Yue and Huang Jinrong themselves are confused. They don't understand what it means for Wu Peifu to classify the two independent divisions of Tiger and Wolf as the Third Route Army.

In the Third Army, the Fifth Army is adapted from Xue Yue's Garrison Command, which is a newly established force. The soldiers of the Sixth Army are adapted from the Qing Gang in Shanghai. It is originally composed of a group of mob who only know how to fight and kill, and its Fifth Army, except for part, is the police and police department of the Shanghai Police. Except for the soldiers of the command department, the rest are newly recruited, and their combat effectiveness is not flattering.

There are only two independent divisions of tigers and wolves adapted from the sickle of death, and a total of more than 14,000 people seem to have been formed after several years of running-in. However, these two independent divisions have just been established and have not been in contact with each other before. Moreover, whether it is Duan Tianhu or Wu Yinghui, these two seem to be the kind of people who don't like to be bound. At that time, the cooperation and command of the two sides will also be affected to a certain extent.

Knowing this, Wu Peifu also let the two independent divisions of the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army and the Tiger and Wolf merge into the Third Army. This does not mean that the three blind men can only walk across the river with their shoulders.

Xue Yue calculated quickly in his mind, hoping to find something useful from it.

However, Wu Peifu obviously did not put their expression in his eyes, but continued to say, "The independent division is under the sole command of Xue Yue for the time being, and everything is cheap."

Hearing this, Xue Yue's eyebrows not only did not stretch, but also locked up with a solemn face.

Wu Peifu can so generously hand over the two independent divisions of Tiger and Wolf to him and let him command. There must be something else in it, isn't it...

He has vaguely guessed that the Third Route Army, as his commander-in-chief, will undertake the important task of carrying out military strikes against Chen Tsoyuan and Zhang Zongchang in Shandong.

Everyone had no objection, and Wu Peifu then said, "As for the specific combat plan and defense tasks that the Third Route Army is responsible for, I will study with Chief Du and reach each army in the last two days."

In fact, Wu Peifu's speech was discussed between Du Haisheng and him before.

Moreover, not long after the Zhouzhuang military conference, Du Haisheng met with Wu Peifu in private in the house. Wu Peifu said that it was just a secret consensus between the two. Once an emergency occurred, this long-conceived plan was launched, but the Death Scythe did not return to Shanghai at the beginning, and Du Haisheng also There is no information about the Death Scythe.

Today, the two did not make a decision about the two independent divisions of Tiger and Wolf to be included in the first army, but Wu Peifu was hesitating and looked into Du Haisheng's eyes and found that the other party was looking at him.

Moreover, he pretended to stretch out three fingers and kept nodding on his arms. Wu Peifu immediately understood Du Haisheng's intention.

Therefore, two independent divisions were assigned to the Third Army under the command of Xue Yue. Until this time, the cunning Wu Peifu had also guessed that he was afraid that Xue Yue's Third Army would take the lead in the battle against Shandong.