Beiyang reactionaries

"Go back to rectify the troops, and go from Yongshun to Changde through Yongding. Commander Wan Xuancai will also attack Changde and force Chenzhou's troops to return to Changde. As long as Chenzhou's troops move, you can choose independently. It depends on the battlefield situation. , Choose to attack Changde directly, or fight back against Tian Yingzhao's troops."

The main force of Tian Songyao's [-]st Mixed Brigade was in Yongshun, not Zhijiang.Zhijiang is mainly Yu Xuezhong's fifth division.Therefore, Yu Xuezhong ordered Tian Songyao's troops to attack Changde from Yongshun.

Mobilize the opponent's troops so that it is much easier to destroy them.

"Yes."

"Lai Xinhui."

"arrive."

"Your troops are ready. As long as Chenzhou's troops return to Changde, march to Chenzhou immediately, and chase Tian Yingzhao's troops from behind. Don't give them any chance to breathe. Of course, you must also be careful that they will return you with a carbine."

"Yes."

"I will follow with the rest of the troops. Alright, let's all go back and straighten out the troops."

"Yes."

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"Teacher, the battle plan reported by the Fourth and Fifth Divisions."

It's finally time to fight.

Duan Xun has been preparing for this law protection war since May and June last year, and has already started hoarding military supplies in July and August.But this has already entered February 1918, and the fight has not yet started.

Well, now it's finally time to fight.

Duan Xun is not a war maniac. Having experienced several wars, Duan Xun understands the harm brought by war better than anyone else.But Duan Xun knows one thing better, that is, only by fighting non-stop can he, a warlord in the southwest, be able to continuously expand his power.As Duan Xun personally, he doesn't like war.But as a warlord, Duan Xun can only fight non-stop.

Now Wu Peifu and Zhang Jingyao have been fighting in Yuezhou and Pingjiang for several days. The fighting was very fierce, and the French Guardians suffered heavy losses.Of course, the loss of the Beiyang Army is not small.But Duan Xun knew that the third division led by Wu Peifu and several mixed brigades were Cao Kun's elite troops.Although the Guardians fought bravely, it was impossible for them to hold out in Yuezhou for a long time.So Duan Xun knew that it was time for his troops to attack.

And not only to consider these, but also to consider Duan Qirui.

After all, Duan Qirui has just come back, he needs to win now, and use it to consolidate his position.At this time, Duan Xun, as Duan Qirui's direct descendant, could not do nothing completely, but just watched Wu Peifu and the others fight.Wars must be fought, and wars must be won.

"how do you feel?"

Duan Xun briefly looked at the battle plan reported by Wan Xuancai and Yu Xuezhong, and asked Xu Yongchang.

"can."

Xu Yongchang nodded.

"Currently, the French Protectorate has not many troops, but the area they control is too wide. As long as they use some important places to mobilize their troops, their troops will soon be exhausted. From the point of view of fighting, compared to attacking them It is more beneficial for us to fight in the field.”

"kindness."

Duan Xun agreed with Xu Yongchang.

Although Duan Xun's troops were well prepared, they still had a lot of heavy weapons in their hands, even a lot of cannons were brought in.But the road in Hunan is not easy. Under the current situation, it is not easy to pull the cannons over to attack the city.And time does not allow.

By contrast, mobilize their troops and get their troops out of cities with strong defenses.It is more suitable to eliminate their troops in the middle of the movement.

"I don't know what this Tan Haoming is thinking? He has nearly [-] elite troops in his hands, but let them eat dirt in Changsha."

Duan Xun shook his head.

To be honest, Duan Xun really couldn't understand Tan Haoming's routine.Does he want to defend Hunan, or has he never thought about defending Hunan at all.Fortresses are breached from within, this sentence is too true.

The failure of the Beiyang Army in the early days of the Law Protection War was due to internal strife between Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui.Now the French Guardian Army is suppressed by the Beiyang Army, also because of the internal strife among the French Guardian Army.Looking at Tan Haoming's choice, there is only one reason Duan Xun can guess.That was the internal strife between Lu Rongting and Sun Yat-sen, which also spread to the front line.This led to huge conflicts between Tan Haoming and Cheng Qian, and also brought about internal strife between the Hunan Army and the Gui Army.

"Teacher, but how to adjust the relationship between the fourth division and the fifth division?"

Xu Yongchang asked the most important thing.

Two tigers cannot fit in one mountain.

The troops must have a unified order before going to war.Otherwise, there will be loopholes.Duan Xun currently has a lot of troops in Hunan, including a brigade of the Fourth Division, and the division commander Wan Xuancai is in Lizhou.There is also Tang Shengzhi's military police brigade in Lizhou.

As for Yongshun, it was Arita Songyao's [-]st Mixed Brigade. This unit originally belonged to Wan Xuancai's [-]th Division, and was later reorganized into the [-]st Mixed Brigade.There is also Yu Xuezhong's Fifth Division in Zhijiang.

With so many troops here, it is impossible not to unify orders.

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Give power to Guiyang, let Li Jishen take the First Army Guard Brigade, Unique Brigade, Unique Second Brigade, Special Warfare Brigade, and Supplies Brigade to Hunan, and temporarily form a temporary formation with the troops currently in Hunan to enter Hunan to discuss For the rebellious army, Li Jishen, the commander of the First Army, was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the rebellious army in Hunan. After Li Ji went deep into Hunan, the remaining troops of the First Army were handed over to Li Weiru, the commander of the First Division. Deng Hanxiang, the chief of staff of the First Army, rushed to enter early Hunan, join the Hunan troops."

"Before Li Jishen entered Hunan, the Fourth Division, the Fifth Division, the First Mixed Brigade, and the Gendarmerie Brigade formed the advance troops to enter Hunan to fight against the rebels. Yu Xuezhong was the commander-in-chief and Wan Xuancai was the commander-in-chief. The deputy commander-in-chief, Deng Hanxiang, served as the secretary-general of the headquarters. Three people formed the top commander of the headquarters of the advance unit of the army to fight against the rebels in Hunan. We must also be fully responsible for the contact between our troops and other troops and Hunan. Tang Shengzhi served as the commander of the military police in Hunan to fight against the rebels, and was responsible for the military discipline of the troops. After Li Ji went deep into Hunan, Deng Hanxiang served as the secretary-general of the headquarters of the army to fight against the rebels in Hunan."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang remembered Duan Xun's order.

"I sent a telegram to Yu Xuezhong and Wan Xuancai, saying that I initially agreed with their battle plan. They are the front-line generals, and they reported the battle plan, whether they want to fight, or whether they want to enter Changsha. They don't need to report how to fight. I authorize them, these front-line generals, to take full charge of military operations in Hunan."

Frontline generals know the situation on the frontline better than Duan Xun, so Duan Xun will never interfere in frontline wars at will.Duan Xun is only responsible for whether to fight or not, and the political issues involved. As for how to fight, that is the general's business.

"Yes."

148 Battle of Yuezhou

"Master, call from Chen Fuchu in Lizhou."

"read."

"On the morning of the 14th, Duan Xun's Tian Songyao Brigade defeated Tian Yingzhao's troops in Gaodu Town, and Tian Yingzhao's troops retreated in the direction of Xindian. Duan Xun's Lai Xinhui Brigade has occupied Chenzhou and continued to Changde."

Yuezhou.

It was relatively difficult for Wu Peifu to lead the troops to fight in Yuezhou.After all, there are 8 allied forces in the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Although most of them are recruits, they are also troops.And over the past few months, Yuezhou's troops have established a complete defensive position.More importantly, the Guangxi Army and the Guangdong Army are guest troops, but the Hunan Army is a Hunan army.They have poor weapons and equipment, poor training, and poor combat effectiveness, but their determination to defend Hunan is still very high.In almost every position, the Hunan Army will compete with you.

But although it was a bit difficult, the progress was relatively smooth.

After all, no matter how high the morale of the Hunan Army is, they are still a group of recruits.The army can't win only by morale, but also needs military quality.In addition, the allied forces of the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi did not have a good relationship with each other, so the cooperation was poor, which gave Wu Peifu a lot of opportunities.Wu Peifu has continuously broken through the three lines of defense of the coalition forces of the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi so far, and the troops are getting closer and closer to Yueyang.

"Where's the troops in Changde?"

"Tan Haoming was worried about Baoqing's defense, so he transferred Wang Wenhua's Guizhou army and sent Wang Wenhua south to Baoqing. At present, Changde only has Zhang Xueji's troops, about 5000 people."

Zhang Fulai, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Third Division of the Beiyang Army, reported to Wu Peifu.

Zhang Fulai is an officer in the direct line of Wu Peifu.Cao Kun's third division is a veteran unit of the Beiyang Army, and there are many senior generals in this unit.Wu Peifu was able to take over as the commander of the third division because of Cao Kun's strong support.

Cao Kun transferred the officers who were not convinced by Wu Peifu from the third division, leaving behind the officers who supported Wu Peifu.This Zhang Fulai is an officer who was single-handedly selected by Wu Peifu, and he is Wu Peifu's most direct officer in the Third Division.

Wu Peifu listened to Zhang Fulai's report, with a mocking smile on his face, and said: "Tan Haoming is an idiot. Although Duan Degong (Duan Xun) has a lot of troops, how could he divide his troops casually? And Duan Degong is not a fool, how could he really go to the army?" To beat Baoqing, his goal is Changde, and his goal is Changsha. Only a fool like Tan Haoming will be fooled, thinking that Duan Degong wants to take Baoqing and cut off his way out."

Tan Haoming?