Beiyang reactionaries

"Everyone speaks freely."

"Prime Minister, let me talk about my thoughts first."

Xu Yongchang is the chief of the general staff of the military department, and the training, combat plans, and even combat orders of the troops are issued by the general staff.Moreover, after the establishment of the Ministry of Military Affairs, the power of the General Staff was further increased.Because Xu Yongchang's general staff is not only in charge of the army, but even the training, combat planning, and combat orders of the navy and air force have begun to take over.

So he was the first to speak.

"Say."

"Prime Minister, Japan has operated in China for decades, and there are so many spy agencies. Even some ordinary people who have lived in our country for decades may be Japanese spies. However, these spy agencies should have nothing to do with our military department. It is managed by other departments. If the cooperation of our army is needed, we will do so at that time. Therefore, I will only talk about the military and police system of the Japanese army in our country.

Xu Yongchang stood up.

When I came to the map, I pointed and said: "From the distribution of the Japanese military docks, except for the naval docks in Qinzhou Bay and Ningbo, the other docks are all along the Yangtze River, next to the big cities along the Yangtze River. Although the distribution It is relatively wide, but it is mainly concentrated in Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu. If it is just these piers, we have a way to deploy troops around them without alarming anyone. And according to Director Bai ( According to the intelligence of Bai Jianwu), the Japanese army at each pier has at least one company or more, and the number is not small, and it must be resolved and cannot be left alone."

"any solution?"

"Disaster Relief Mobile Force. Prime Minister, the Disaster Relief Mobile Force was established, although it was due to the earthquake in Gansu. But in the past two years, it has mainly been training in flood control. Last year and this year, it also participated in some flood control work. The current disaster relief mobile force is concentrated in Wuhan, The areas around Jiujiang and Zhenjiang were originally not very conspicuous. We adapted some troops into disaster relief mobile units, and then used them as disaster relief mobile units for training. In the name of flood control, they were transferred to the vicinity of the Yangtze River, just around the wharf controlled by the Japanese army. As long as we and the Japanese army If there is any conflict, these troops can immediately encircle and suppress these piers. No matter how good the Japanese military facilities are at these piers, there are hundreds of troops. As long as we pull the cannons up, it is impossible for their troops and military facilities to block them Our large force. And the ships of the Japanese army cruising the Yangtze River are all gunboats with relatively small tonnage. Once our troops control those docks, with the number of artillery our troops have, plus our Yangtze River Fleet, there is no need to fear the Japanese army at all. Ships in the Yangtze River."

Duan Xun looked at the map and nodded.

Duan Xun was in China and gave the Japanese army eight important ports in total.Among them, Qinzhou Bay and Ningbo each have a naval dock, and the remaining six docks are all along the Yangtze River.

This was Duan Xun's condition for taking Guan Yu away.

Seriously speaking, this is evidence that Duan Xun "sells out his sovereignty".

With six piers, Japan not only docks warships, but also serves as a small Japanese military camp.These terminals are all in important cities along the Yangtze River, all in the hinterland of China.Relying on these piers, Japan can directly radiate their influence to important cities and to the hinterland provinces of China.The rapid expansion of Japan's influence along the Yangtze River and its steady rise in strength are directly related to these piers.If these things are not resolved, Duan Xun will not sleep well.

But Duan Xun has been thinking about how to complete the siege of these piers without making the Japanese army suspicious.If large-scale troops are deployed in these places for no reason, it will definitely lead to protests from Japan.And Japan will be alert.

Xu Yongchang's suggestion is good.

Disaster Relief Mobile Force.

This is not a temporary troop, but a troop that has appeared a long time ago, and it will not be eye-catching.This is a unit specially formed in the name of disaster relief, and has been training in places like Wuchang and Anqing.

In the past two years, I mainly practiced flood fighting, and also participated in some flood fighting and disaster relief work.

The troops were already there, some troops were reorganized, and they were along the Yangtze River in the name of the Disaster Relief Mobile Force.This is completely unobtrusive.Once there is any change next year, these so-called disaster relief mobile forces can immediately become field forces and directly destroy these Japanese strongholds.

"That's a good suggestion. Go ahead."

"Yes."

"Prime Minister, Japan has various agencies in many provinces in China. But in fact, these are trivial and will not really affect the overall situation. If we really conflict with the Japanese army, the Northeast and Shandong are the main battlefields. I am from Shandong. Let’s start. A few years ago, the government took back Shandong’s rights and interests, and the Japanese army had completely withdrawn from Shandong. However, the Japanese police system has never left Shandong, and although the Japanese army left Shandong, they still left a small number of troops. We stayed in Shandong under various names. We have no advantage at sea. Once we have a conflict with the Japanese army, it will be difficult to stop the reinforcements from the Japanese army to Shandong. Therefore, once we have a conflict with the Japanese army, we must solve Japan before the Japanese army reinforces. Military and police forces remaining in Shandong. Only in this way can we wholeheartedly deal with the reinforcements from the Japanese army. If we want to do this, the troops we currently have in Shandong are not enough.”

"Because of this year's war, the troops of the two armies of the Shandong Corps entered Jiangsu, and the troops have been in Jiangsu until now. At present, we are in Shandong, with only about [-] troops, which is completely insufficient to deal with some emergencies. Therefore, I think that since now After the war is over, it is normal for these troops to return to Shandong. In Shandong, we should deploy troops of at least three armies, and important cities around Shandong, especially important towns such as Xuzhou, should deploy at least one army troop.”

Prepare for war.

And the Japanese can't know that there is going to be a war.Then the best way is to be silent, or to deploy troops for some very legitimate reasons.This will not cause a backlash.

And what Xu Yongchang is doing now is this.

Shandong is very important.

Although the government has taken back Shandong in name, Japan still has its own special interests in Shandong and has its own military and police system here.

Therefore, Shandong needs to be heavily guarded.

As long as there is a conflict, the Japanese forces in Shandong should be wiped out as quickly as possible.Only then can we go all out to fight the Japanese reinforcements.

"Then it is not enough to just mobilize the troops in Shandong. We need to mobilize the troops nationwide. In addition to leaving some troops in the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, the troops that entered Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui due to the war before went back to their respective homes. In this name, go to Shandong Bring back the troops of the two armies."

Duan Xun thought for a while, if it was just to mobilize Shandong troops back to Shandong, it would seem too obvious.Only the large mobilization of troops across the country can obscure the real intention.

"Yes, Prime Minister. And I think it should be done quickly, before the Chinese New Year. Because if you move troops before the Chinese New Year, it will be completely inconspicuous. No one will think about other aspects."

"And in fact, at present, it is normal to mobilize troops now. After all, the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui have gathered more than 50 troops. There are too many troops. Some troops should have been mobilized long ago. It is just to stabilize the situation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. However, in the past six months, we have carried out a preliminary reorganization of the troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, and stabilized the situation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui. Therefore, I think we can use this excuse to mobilize some troops to leave Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

Xu Yongchang was very thoughtful.

"continue."

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang continued: "Prime Minister, finally let's talk about the Northeast. Compared with other places, the situation in the Northeast is the most serious. Japan began to infiltrate the Northeast in the early years, and it took root in the Northeast after the Russo-Japanese War. Currently, Japan is in the Korean Peninsula and Kanto Prefecture. With about 3 troops, and they control the South Manchuria Railway, they have a very complete police system. And they seized a lot of land in the Northeast in the name of reclamation, and these people may also become the reserve force of the Japanese army.”

The situation in the Northeast is serious.

Japan has been operating in the Northeast for too long.After the Russo-Japanese War alone, they have been operating in the Northeast for nearly 20 years.In the Northeast, Japan really has the army, the police, and a large number of Japanese pioneers who rob land.

As for the various spy agencies, it goes without saying.

amazing.

"Therefore, the Northeast must hoard heavy troops. However, the Northeast is more sensitive than any other place. Once we mobilize troops on a large scale, it is easy to attract the attention of the Japanese side. Therefore, I think there are two ways."

"The first is to strengthen the number of troops in the Gyeonggi area. We don't have many troops in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and it is justifiable to strengthen the number of troops in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Since ancient times, Beijing has been surrounded by large armies, and the defense of the capital is more important than ever. Therefore In the name of strengthening the defense of Gyeonggi, we can hoard heavy troops in Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde, and Zunhua. At least three or more armies should be hoarded, and it is best to hoard four armies. In this way, as long as anything happens in the Northeast, all Troops can be quickly mobilized into the Northeast."

Everyone nodded.

Directly dispatching heavy troops into the Northeast will definitely irritate the Japanese.

After all, where does the Northeast need so many troops now.Japan has many special rights and interests in the Northeast, and it is impossible to allow Duan Xun's large troops to enter the Northeast.

Duan Xun did not want to stimulate the Japanese army in advance.

Since large troops cannot enter the Northeast, it is also a good thing to hoard heavy troops in the Gyeonggi area.Especially in Chengde and Zunhua, troops can quickly enter Fengtian.

"Secondly, at present we only have the Twelfth Army in the Northeast. Although the Twelfth Army is larger than other armies, it has three infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions, with about [-] troops. But I want to To cope with the situation in the Northeast, there is still a lack of troops. Now that we cannot send large troops into the Northeast, we should strengthen our strength in other areas and strengthen our strength in the Northeast in a detour. Last year we carried out nationwide bandit suppression work. The situation in the Northeast is actually It is the most serious. Because last year’s suppression of bandits, the large forces mainly focused on the central and southeastern cities, and not many troops participated in the work of suppressing bandits in the Northeast. Therefore, I think that a national plan to suppress bandits can be formulated at the beginning of next year .In order to confuse others, we put the important places for next year's payment in the northeast, northwest and Mongolia. In this way, we can justifiably form some bandit suppression troops in the northeast. In order not to stimulate the Japanese army, we can only add one or two in the northeast The bandit suppression unit of the division. You can also invite the Japanese army to cooperate with the bandit suppression. And in order to suppress the bandits, expand the police system. Expand the control of the police system. When anything happens, the police system can replace the troops to stabilize the place. In this way, we All the troops in the Northeast can be mobilized so that they can all be mobile forces."

"Strengthen the strength of the police system?"

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang only talked about strengthening the strength of the police system in the Northeast, but did not say how to strengthen the strength of the police system.Because this is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Duan Xun is still very satisfied with Xu Yongchang.

Not bad.

Very thoughtful.So Duan Xun asked Xu Yongchang to sit down, and said to the others: "What do you think?"