Beiyang reactionaries

There has been no war in the past ten years, and the influence of the army has continued to decline.Because in peacetime, what government officials are most worried about is the military issue, and they are worried that the military will interfere in the political situation.So as long as it comes to peacetime, civil servants will suppress military officials.This also makes these army generals a little idle.But if there is a war, it will be the stage for these generals.

"We're all soldiers, and I don't hide from everyone. I'm looking forward to war."

Everyone looked at Duan Xun in surprise.

Because what Duan Xun said was too direct.These generals here are also looking forward to some wars in their hearts, so that they can gallop on the battlefield and make more military exploits.But none of them would talk nonsense, saying that they were looking forward to war.If you say this, you will inevitably be criticized, calling them war mad, which is not a good reputation.But how could someone at Duan Xun's level say such a thing.

However, Duan Xun ignored everyone's doubts and said directly: "Since the outbreak of the Opium War, our country has signed an unknown number of unequal treaties and lost a lot of sovereignty. All those treaties are abolished, and more of our lost sovereignty is recovered. This is the mission that history has entrusted to our generation. But if there is no war, and there are no problems in the world, how can we draw chestnuts from the fire and how to win in chaos? We cannot be a family It is too risky and dangerous to start a war and take back our lost sovereignty from the big powers. Only when there are problems in the world and a world war breaks out, can we China have a chance to get back what belongs to us. Therefore, I am very much looking forward to the war and the world Something went wrong. Because this is our last chance."

Duan Xun waited for everyone to digest his words.

Some of them vaguely knew what Duan Xun was thinking.Because Duan Xun told them that the third five-year plan will strengthen armaments.But it was the first time that Duan Xun said so nakedly.

Duan Xun paused, and said to Xu Yongchang: "Cichen (Xu Yongchang), if we want to get back what belongs to us, tell me which direction there will be war."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang is the chief of staff of the military department, and he studies how to fight all day long.Regardless of whether the current relationship with China is good or not, Xu Yongchang will make a plan and regard them as his imaginary enemies.

"Prime Minister, then I'll be straight."

"Don't have any worries, what is the situation is what it is. Today's meeting is an internal military meeting. The content of the meeting is kept confidential, and the minutes of the meeting are sealed and archived."

"Yes."

Now that Duan Xun has given the guarantee, Xu Yongchang is not afraid.He said very directly: "Once we want to abolish many previous treaties, there will be not one or two countries that may conflict, but five countries, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Portugal. The best thing to deal with is Portugal, and there won't be any major conflicts of interest."

Xu Yongchang stood up and walked to the map.

Pointing to Macau below, he said: "Although Portugal used to be a powerful country in Europe, Portugal is now a small country in Europe with a population of only tens of millions. Whether it is political, economic, or military, it has lost the power it used to have. Let’s talk about Macau, which is not the core interest of Portugal at all. Portugal has no interests in the entire Far East, and Macau is the same for Portugal, which does not involve Portugal’s interests. Even if we take back Macau, at most it will make Portugal look bad. From the military In fact, they absolutely do not have the strength to fight for Macau and us."

They look down on Portugal.

Duan Xun looked down on Portugal, and Xu Yongchang also looked down on Portugal.Because Portugal was strong for a while before, but now Portugal is just a small country, and China doesn't take Portugal seriously at all.Taking back Macau is a matter of minutes.So Xu Yongchang despised Portugal very much.

"Then there is France. Prime Minister, the biggest problem between us and France is the problem in the southwest. Because of some treaties in the early years, France has great interests in the southwest of our country. And in recent years, many of the military academies in the southwest of our country are from the French Students from Indochina. These people are anti-French forces in their country. There is also the French Indochina region, which was originally supported by our country, but now it has become a French colony. So once we have a conflict with France, it is inevitable It's in Guangxi and Yunnan."

"There is also the United Kingdom. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the United Kingdom has used their colonies of India and Burma to continuously occupy our land. This piece, this piece, is the land of Tibet and Yunnan that the United Kingdom has substantively embezzled over the years. The land of these places The area is larger than Zhejiang Province in our country. If we want to go back to these places, we will inevitably conflict with the United Kingdom. And the United Kingdom has great interests here, especially India, which is one of the core countries of the British colony. So we If the UK wants to take back our land, the British reaction will inevitably be great, and it will easily provoke conflicts between the two sides. The conflicts are in Tibet and Yunnan."

Britain is different from France and Portugal.

Portugal is a small country, and China looks down on it and doesn't care what he thinks.Although France is a big country, there are not many border conflicts between French Indochina and China.At most, it is about the ownership of the colonies.France's colonies were formerly China's little brother, nothing more.But there are many contradictions between China and the United Kingdom.

At present, Britain has occupied a lot of land in China.

Although there is no legal effect, the United Kingdom is a bandit, and it can't control so much.Moreover, India is one of the lifeblood of British colonies, and Britain has many interests here.Once China really wants to recover those places, Britain will not ignore them.That would spark a conflict between China and Britain.

"continue."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang continued: "There is also Japan. Everyone knows the problems between us and Japan, especially the Korean Peninsula issue and the Taiwan issue. But both of these areas involve Japan's core interests, and Japan will never give up If there is a conflict with Japan, the land battle will take place on the Korean peninsula. However, the war between China and Japan is likely to take place at sea."

"kindness."

"Then there is the Soviet Union. The historical problems between us and the Soviet Union are the most serious, and there are the most problems to be solved, and the most difficult. This is the outer northeast, and this is the outer northwest. Not only is the area large, but more importantly, the strategic location is very large. Important. Once the Outer Northeast is back in our hands, the development of the Soviet Union in the Far East will hit a bottleneck, and the Soviet Union will lose its development channel to the Pacific Ocean. Without the outlet to the Pacific Ocean, the Soviet Union will lose its role in the Far East. This It is absolutely impossible for the Soviet Union to agree. Look at the Outer Northwest. Once it is returned to us, it can even directly threaten the Ural Industrial Zone of the Soviet Union. Not to mention the Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest, it is our Outer Mongolia and Tangnu Ulianghai itself It directly threatens the Trans-Siberian Railway and directly threatens Irkutsk, the largest city around Lake Baikal. Kyakhta is less than [-] kilometers away from Irkutsk, and we can easily cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway in the Soviet Union. Therefore Once we take back the outer northeast and outer northwest, the entire Far East of the Soviet Union will completely lose its original function. Therefore, the Soviet Union will never agree with us to take back the outer northeast and outer northwest.”

Xu Yongchang drew a circle on the map to show how big and important the Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest are.

Then he said: "So once we want to take back the outer northeast and outer northwest, we will inevitably have conflicts with the Soviet Union. Then starting from Xinjiang, Tangnu Wulianghai, Outer Mongolia, and all the way to Heilongjiang are battlefields. The Soviet Union has been fighting in the past few years. The development of the Far East has been strengthening the strength of the Far East. At present, our intelligence shows that the Soviet Union has the Transbaikal Military District and the Far East Army in the Far East. Together with their land reclamation army, the number exceeds 30. And they formed the Kazakh Army in Kazakhstan. The number is about 16. The entire border of the Soviet Union currently has an army of nearly 50 people."

"Okay, sit down."

Duan Xun nodded.

Looking at the general below, he said: "Chief of Staff Xu has just introduced the current situation in our country. So according to the current situation, how should we develop the army."

"How do you think the army should be developed?"

"Prime Minister, if we want to reclaim our lost land, the north is the top priority compared to other places. Among the few national opponents I have listed, Portugal can be ignored, and the threat from Japan mainly comes from the Korean peninsula and the sea. And Britain and France mainly rely on their colonies in Nanyang. And their troops in Nanyang are mainly colonial troops, and their military strength is relatively weak. In the southwest, they can control the situation in the southwest by deploying tens of thousands of troops in Tibet. But The north is different, the threat in the north is far greater than the threat in the southwestern provinces."

"The Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest, with an area of ​​more than 200 million square kilometers, are the core areas of the Soviet Far East. If the Outer Northeast and Outer Northwest were lost, the Soviet Far East would not be the present Far East, so the Soviet Union would never give up easily. By then, Xinjiang, Tangnu Wulianghai, Outer Mongolia, and Heilongjiang will all become battlefields, and heavy troops must be deployed. Especially Xinjiang, once a conflict occurs, it will be flat. Once the Soviet Union wants to rush in from Xinjiang, there will be no obstacles. The outer northwest is far from the Urals of the Soviet Union. The industrial zone is not far away, and the Soviet Union can send their troops continuously, so Xinjiang is under the greatest pressure."

Xu Yongchang just sat down and immediately answered Duan Xun's question.

Because Xu Yongchang has made many battle plans, and his opponents also include the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union was the most difficult opponent to deal with.The Soviet Union was a big country with a population of 1.7 million.Moreover, the Soviet Union attached great importance to the Far East region. Although it was not as important as their European region, it was also one of the core interests of the Soviet Union.

How can it be easy to give in.

As long as there is no retreat, war will inevitably break out. After the completion of the Soviet Union's first five-year plan in 1933, Xu Yongchang carefully read the published data.Because the Soviet Union is the biggest threat to northern China, Xu Yongchang, as the chief of general staff, must understand the industrial strength of the Soviet Union.

"If we really went to war with the Soviet Union, how do you think it should be fought?"

"Warden on the west, push in the middle, and grind on the east."

"Tell me carefully."

"According to the deployment of Soviet troops and the situation in the northern border area, the Soviet troops are mainly concentrated on both sides. On one side is the western army composed of the Kazakhstan Army and the Novosibirsk Army. They are backed by the Ural Industrial Zone and are powerful. From the Ural Industry The regional trains can transport reinforcements and supplies to the frontline troops in less than two days, so the Soviet army can directly threaten Xinjiang. The other is the Far East Army stationed in Chita and Khabarovsk, just in the outer northeast, north of Heilongjiang. And in order to solve the shortage of logistics in this place, the Soviet Union also has a strong land reclamation army here. In addition to the troops on these two sides, there are also some Soviet troops on Irkutsk, but the number is not as large as these two In other words, the pressure on both sides of Xinjiang and Heilongjiang will be the greatest, and the pressure will be the greatest in Xinjiang. If we continue to increase troops and cause tension in the Far East, a large number of Soviet troops will be stationed here."

Xu Yongchang introduced the situation of the Soviet Union on the map.

After all, the Far East was developed late, so there are very few people.There are only a few cities in the entire Far East with people, so the places where Soviet troops are stationed are also around these cities.

"Xinjiang should be on the defensive at the beginning of the war. Because we don't have a geographical advantage in Xinjiang. We don't have a geographical advantage in the face of the Soviet army. The Soviet army is flat against us. Their armored troops and their cavalry can easily attack Xinjiang. But on the other hand, we do not have such an advantage. And our own logistics is not superior. The road from the mainland to Xinjiang is not easy to go. At present, there is only one Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway and simple roads that can lead to Xinjiang. And the traffic situation in Xinjiang It’s not good either. This will seriously affect the logistics of the frontline troops. So once we fight, it’s not good for us. So my idea is that in Xinjiang we should take a defensive position, build a strong defensive position, deploy enough artillery troops, and hoard a large number of Logistic materials are used to withstand the Soviet attack. Whether we can withstand the Soviet army in Xinjiang will directly affect the outcome of the war between us and the Soviet Union.”

"Xinjiang chooses to defend, while our troops can choose to break through the middle. Our troops stationed in Tangnu Wulianghai and Outer Mongolia can go straight to Irkutsk. Although the Soviet army also has troops in Irkutsk, But judging from the situation in Irkutsk and the situation around Lake Baikal, it is impossible to station too many troops because they do not have enough logistical support. In the area around Lake Baikal, Irkutsk is the most important core City. So as long as we take Irkutsk, we can directly cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway and control the entire Baikal region. Of course, if there are too many Soviet troops in Irkutsk, we can also cut off Siberia from other directions The big railway trapped Irkutsk. Without the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Soviet army in Chita and Khabarovsk would be a turtle in an urn."

"Cooperating with the troops in the middle, our troops in Heilongjiang can trap the Soviet troops in Chita and Khabarovsk. As long as it takes time, the Soviet troops in Chita and Khabarovsk cannot consume us. Unless the Soviet Union does not want the entire Far East, Including the Baikal region, otherwise as long as we persist, the Soviet Union will not be able to consume us.”

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

Xu Yongchang, the chief of the general staff, is indeed not just for nothing.In the past few years, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union cannot be said to be good, but it is not bad.There is still a lot of economic cooperation between the two sides.Moreover, a large part of the trade between China and Europe is through the Trans-Siberian Railway.In these trades, the Soviet Union also made a lot of money.

But Xu Yongchang had already made a plan to fight the Soviet Union.

Xinjiang defends, attacks in the middle, and grinds in Heilongjiang.Threatening the Soviet Union with the entire Far East and Lake Baikal, let the Soviet Union hand over the outer northeast and northwest.From the perspective of this strategy, the new deadlock is the most important.As long as Xinjiang is stable, China can control the Far East and take Lake Baikal.

But once Xinjiang cannot be defended, it will be useless no matter how well China performs in the Far East.

"According to what you mean, how many troops should we deploy to the north?"

"Prime Minister, it depends on the determination of the Soviet Union and the deployment of troops by the Soviet Union. But we cannot follow the Soviet Union. If we want to take the initiative to attack, then I think we must deploy at least one million field troops in the north. Xinjiang is the north The top priority of the troops, we should deploy at least 40 field troops in Xinjiang, and at least five or six artillery divisions. This is the minimum requirement. And Heilongjiang, if we want to deal with the Soviet Far East troops, there is no 40 field troops. It was very difficult to deal with the Soviets."

"A million troops?"

Duan Xun shook his head slightly.

Said to Xu Yongchang: "One million troops, the deterrent is still not enough."