Golden Scale Club [Republic of China + Jiang Chengyan X Mu Bingci]

Mu Yanqiu stationed troops on the front line of Liaocheng, Dezhou, Jiaodong, and the Japanese army in Jinan was only separated by a fence.However, subject to repeated power-ups in Nanjing, he was not allowed to start a war with the Japanese army.At the same time, Tan Feng sent a diplomatic ambassador to negotiate with the Japanese side, hoping to resolve the dispute through peaceful means.

However, the Japanese army has occupied Qingdao for a long time, and it has long regarded Qingdao as a place in its pocket. This military occupation of the Jiaoji line is also an excuse of "protecting Japanese nationals".The diplomats of the Nanjing government had a hard time negotiating, and the Japanese side had only one condition: "Stop the Northern Expedition and designate Shandong Province as a Japanese leased territory. Japan will send troops to station in Shandong states, and have independent control over the public property of each state."

The two sides were deadlocked.At this time, the Japanese army issued an ultimatum, requiring the Nanjing government to give a clear answer within three days. Otherwise, the navy of the Kumamoto Division of the Japanese Sixth Division stationed in the Bohai Bay will immediately land on the shore, all the way from Yantai to Jinan, and the Jiaodong Peninsula must be released. Not a blade of grass grows.

Tan Feng hesitated.

Negotiations have reached this point, in fact, it must be fought.The troops of the Northern Expedition were all members of the Mu family in the south, so Tan Feng had nothing to feel bad about.However, Tan Feng still heard about the strength of the Japanese Sixth Division Army in Bohai Bay.The Kumamoto Division of the Sixth Division has been famous since the First Sino-Japanese War, and its fierceness is second to none among the [-] Type A divisions in Japan.What's more, news came from Tan Feng's own intelligence network that Japan's equipment and weapons were much more advanced than those of domestic warlords.What if the Northern Expeditionary Army is destroyed and the great cause of reunification remains unfinished?

It took Jiang Chengbo several years to deploy Mu's move.This time the Mu family led the six provinces to send troops, and each province only left one or two divisions.If the Mu family is completely wiped out, where can they find this huge army?

What Tan Feng didn't even expect was that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and with only his hesitation, the chance of fighting was fleeting.

The army stationed in Liaocheng, Dezhou was suddenly attacked from behind. In order to protect himself, Sun Ying, the warlord of Hebei, attacked Dezhou by surprise while Mu Yanqiu was entrenched on the border.Mu Yanqiu reacted quickly, and while organizing the Dezhou garrison to fight, he ordered his group army to be ready to attack Jinan at all times.As long as Tan Feng decides as soon as possible, taking advantage of the time difference before the Japanese navy lands, he will be sure of recovering Jinan.

On the second day after Mu Bingci left Zhejiang, Yu Luo sent the news to Lu Chaosheng by telegram.Lu Chaosheng immediately went straight to Jiang Chengyan's office with the news: "Third Master, Yu Luo sent a telegram, and Young Master Mu led troops to help Shandong."

Jiang Chengyan immediately frowned: "Bing Ci? He is so courageous!" Immediately got up and walked to the wall, took down the map hanging on the wall and spread it on the table, and quickly swiped his fingers on the map, directly from Zhejiang. Refers to Shandong.Compared with Dalian, Liaoning, which is the closest to Bohai Bay. "The Japanese army is mainly stationed in the three eastern provinces. Liaoning Dalian is the closest to the Jiaodong Peninsula. It is very convenient for the Japanese army to reinforce from Dalian, and the supply of supplies is also easy and timely. On the contrary, even if the Bingci has a navy going north, one is a long-distance march, and the other is In terms of supplies, he is far away from the water and cannot save the near fire, and he is absolutely inferior to the Japanese army in terms of speed. This is also the biggest weakness of the Mu family's army in the Northern Expedition."

Jiang Chengyan knew too well that under the current situation, the Northern Expeditionary Army was very passive.Originally, it was just a domestic dispute. As long as the two major armies in the northwest and northeast do not attack at the same time, the southern army has a great chance of winning.Now suddenly there is an external force intervening, and the Northern Expeditionary Army's forces are scattered at both ends of the confrontation.What's more, if the Hebei Sun family joins forces with the Japanese army, for the Sun family to protect their own territory, and for the Japanese army to achieve the interests of the Jiaodong Peninsula that Tan Feng does not want to give, the two sides hit it off, and the Mu family will be in danger of destroying the entire army.

Jiang Chengyan drew a circle on the Shandong Peninsula with his finger: "If the Northern Expedition Army takes the unification of the whole country as its primary goal, it should abandon the Jiaodong Peninsula and continue northward to occupy Henan, Tianjin, and Beiping. If the Northwest Yang family and the Northeast King refuse to bow, the Northern Expedition In the future, they will fight against the two warlords Yang and Zhang. The task is extremely difficult. But if Japan takes advantage of the current opportunity to seize Shandong, it will echo the three provinces in the Northeast. Then even if the Northern Expedition conquers Beiping, it will still be surrounded by Japanese forces. Northeast Zhang Rulin was originally supported by the Japanese army, if he does not submit to the Nanjing government, he will definitely lead the Japanese army to fight the Northern Expedition Army. If he brings the Northwest Army together, the Mu family will definitely lose."

Lu Chaosheng didn't know much about marching troops, but he just had a general understanding of the current battle situation based on the situation on the map and compared with Jiang Chengyan's analysis. "Third Master, what shall we do? Take young master Mu back?"

Jiang Chengyan shook his head: "There are tens of thousands of people around Bingci, and it's hard for you to get close. Besides, they still have guns in their hands. Bingci is very smart, and he didn't take Yu Luo with him, which means he was just on guard against Yu Luo who would kill him halfway. Tie it back. He knows that I won't let him mess around, so he guards against me too. Your idea has little chance of success."

Lu Chaosheng said: "Yu Luo said that the Zhe army used Jiangsu to go north. If Mu Xiaogong's navy and land armies go hand in hand and attack Shandong from Linyi and Rizhao respectively, the Japanese army along the Jiaoji line will be attacked by the enemy. They should spread their forces to fight against Mu. Young master, young master Mu made a mistake, maybe he can solve Mu Shuai's troubles."

Jiang Chengyan pressed his palm on the Shandong area, and said solemnly: "It's not impossible. However, Bingci was able to hold back the Japanese army, but it is very likely that he was involved in it. After all, he knows little about actual combat. The Japanese army in the three eastern provinces There are so many arsenals built, and their firearms and weapons are extremely sophisticated, which is not comparable to any local warlord in the country. Besides, the Japanese army's standing army is fierce and brutal. The deployment of the Japanese army is also very particular. The two regiments, their follow-up forces and equipment are all stationed in the naval formation in Bohai Bay. As long as there is a situation in the city, within a day and a night, the follow-up troops will be able to rush to Jinan to support—"

Speaking of this, Jiang Chengyan slammed the table: "Immediately send a telegram to Nanjing Chairman Tan, requesting to send troops to support Shandong!"

Lu Chaosheng took the lead and left.

However, Nanjing did not reply.Jiang Chengyan sent two more telegrams in a row, and finally Tan Feng finally replied: "Mayor Jiang, please do your best to develop the new Shanghai!" The implication is that Jiang Chengyan does not have a military rank and is not qualified to manage military affairs.

But at this time, Mu Yanqiu couldn't wait for the Nanjing decree, so he directly led his troops to the Jiaoji line and opened fire with the Japanese army.

Lu Chaosheng reported the news to Jiang Chengyan, and said worriedly: "Third Master, Nanjing refuses to send troops. Now the Sun family in Hebei has taken the opportunity to attack Mu Shuai. , Any one of them makes a move, it will be a disaster for Mu Shuai."

Of course Jiang Chengyan knew about the pass, and Sen said with a cold face: "Tan Feng is not a big deal. He only wants to use the power of the Mu family to seek his position, but when the Mu family is in danger, he still can't bear to part with those old men. Ben. I think he wants to use the Northern Expedition to weaken the power of the southern overlord, the Mu family. If the Mu family is destroyed, he will send his own troops to take over the ducks. I will definitely not let him do what he wants, and I must keep the Mu family no matter what!"

Lu Chaosheng hesitated and said: "What does the third master want to do? According to what you said, young master Mu went straight to Jinan and entered the Japanese army's rear position, which would definitely give Mu Shuai a chance. But young master Mu just-- If Mu Shuai and Mu Xiaogong, you can only keep one, third master, how would you choose?"

Jiang Chengyan suddenly raised his head and looked at Lu Chaosheng, the divine light in his eyes was as sharp as a blade, showing a ferocious hunting look like a wild beast.Lu Chaosheng had never seen Jiang Chengyan look like this.Because of this, he knew that his words had reached Jiang Chengyan's heart.

That was what Jiang Chengyan was most worried about.Jiang Chengyan would never go deep alone when doing things, and he would definitely leave one or two retreats.The cunning rabbit and the three caves are what he is good at.However, not everything can be advanced and retreated. For example, in the current situation, he can only make a choice that maximizes his interests.

Jiang Chengyan rubbed the map up, and then slowly let it go.He closed his eyes and sighed hoarsely: "Chaosheng, do you think I have a choice? If you were me, who would you protect?"

Lu Chaosheng was stunned for a moment: "Third Master, if you want to choose the one that is most beneficial to you, of course it is to protect Mu Shuai. But young master Mu treats you——does the third master want to protect young master?"

Jiang Chengyan said with a cold face: "I will leave this choice to Mu Yanqiu. I want to make a turn for this matter. I will personally go to the Northeast King Zhang Ruolin and persuade him to lead troops into Beiping and clean up the Sun family in Hebei. Respond to Mu Yanqiu. But there is a time gap, and Mu Yanqiu and Bingci need to last for ten days. Mu Yanqiu has many people and guns, so it is not a big problem to respond. But Bingci is using a surprise attack strategy. Lightness is the main thing, and the supplies are not enough. You immediately lead the Blue Clothes Club to the north of Shandong, find Mu Yanqiu, and tell him the news of Bing’s resignation. Mu Yanqiu must know what to do.”

As expected by Jiang Chengyan, Mu Bingci entered Shandong from Linyi Rizhao, set up defenses in Tai'an and Laiwu, and approached Jinan.Jiaodong is already in chaos. When I was in northern Jiangsu, I met many refugees who escaped from the surrounding areas of Jinan. Rumor has it that the entire city of Jinan was killed. Now they are firing again, and they will soon spread to other cities. up.

Mu Bingci knew that Mu Yanqiu was already at war with the Japanese army, and the situation must be critical. After initially surveying the troops deployed by the Japanese army on the Jiaoji line, he immediately discussed the battle plan with Gu Shaoting.

"Shandong's terrain is high in the south and low in the north, and there are many hills and mountains in the south. Mu Yanqiu is at a disadvantage in attacking Jinan from the northwest. If I were Mu Yanqiu, the wisest thing to do would be to abandon Jinan and go straight to Beiping. Shandong is still lost. You can fight back again, as long as you take Beiping, you can rest supplies, and then win over the Northeast Army, without worrying about the isolated city of Shandong. Mu Yanqiu is really determined. We want to capture Jinan from the south, we must take advantage of the Japanese backup troops not yet stationed , quick fix. We have a battalion of surprise stormtroopers? Are there enough machine guns?"

Gu Shaoting himself is also a vanguard who is good at short, flat and fast combat, and Mu Bingci's thoughts coincided with Mu Bingci's thinking: "What the young commander said is true. Half of the guns of the assaulters are the latest flower machines purchased, and the other half are Czech light machine guns. There is enough ammunition. The key lies in the configuration of the queue. The flower mechanism needs two main gunners, one ammunition soldier and one grenadier. The Czech light machine gun needs a gunner and an ammunition supply. Another dozen marks Qin, the vanguard team has enough firepower."

Mu Bingci looked at Gu Shaoting and pondered for a few seconds: "Is this all our property?"

Gu Shaoting smiled wryly: "Our most valuable guys are all here."

Mu Bingci nodded: "It must be hit with one blow. The first regiment behind the vanguard will keep up. If Jinan is not captured in this wave, we two will sacrifice the city together! Order all the troops to line up and purge the march, and arrive at Jinan at dawn Launch an attack immediately below the city! The navy guards Rizhao to contain Qingdao, cut off the Japanese reinforcements from behind us, no matter what, keep your back!"

The Zhejiang army traveled long distances to take a rest in Laiwu, Tai'an, and then accelerated the march at night and went straight to Jinan.

The surprise attack in the art of war is to win by surprise, and to be caught off guard at an unexpected place and time by the opponent.Mu Yanqiu fought twice with the Japanese army on the Deji line. The firepower of both sides was equal, and the fire was temporarily suspended.Mu Bingci's vanguard attacked Jinan in the early morning, and attacked Jinan from the south, catching the Japanese troops stationed in the city by surprise.At dawn, the city was successfully captured, and the infantry battalion of the Zhejiang Army entered the city to wipe out the Japanese troops in the city.So far, no changes have been seen in the Japanese navy in Bohai Bay.

Gu Shaoting faintly felt that something was wrong, and told Mu Bingci about his worries. Mu Bingci also felt that things were a bit unexpected, but he had a more optimistic attitude.Ordered the Zhejiang army to garrison Jinan, it was time to rest and reorganize, it was time to replenish supplies, and it was time to adjust its status and intend to stay in Jinan for a long time.And let people send a letter to Mu Yanqiu, let him continue to go north, and win Yijinping in one fell swoop.