Chapter 127

After the inspection, a brief dinner was held immediately followed by a summary meeting. Fang Jianxiong stood solemnly and told everyone: "This decisive battle on the eastern front against Beiyang, the first victory was to attack from Jiaodong. The sneak attack on Jinan and the successful persistence of Jiaodong were temporarily assigned to the first and second forces.

Two divisions. To win

To be honest, before the war, I didn’t think that the Jiaodong troops could capture Jinan. However, they not only captured it, but also held it. They killed the Beiyang elites on both sides of the north and south.

To block, to annihilate

The main enemy force on the eastern front has made indelible contributions to the reunification of the country. Before the meeting, I announced that Jiaodong troops were temporarily organized and after the war they were reorganized into two Class A divisions of the National Defense Force, designated as the 17th and 18th Divisions of the National Defense Forces.

.Qi Zhenghong was promoted to major general and went to Germany to study

Xi Military Affairs, Liu Mianyue was the commander of the 17th Division and was promoted to the rank of major general. Xia Xiang was the commander of the 18th Division and was promoted to the rank of major general. In addition, Huyan Aobo performed well in the Tai'an Campaign and was promoted to commander of the 6th Division.

Rank of major general..."

"Thank you, instructor! I am willing to die for the instructor!" A group of people stood up one after another to express their opinions. These people who came from the teaching team spoke like this. Not only did the others not find it harsh, but they were envious. These are all serious direct descendants of Fang Jianxiong, ri

You can't run away after you become a successful person. Fang Jianxiong didn't pretend to correct these statements. They were all senior officers and they told the truth. Don't care about what other people think in their hearts.

After some promotion orders, the summary meeting continued. Looking at this battle, first of all, the National Defense Force's superiority in firepower exerted great power, and secondly, local tactics such as groups of four teams showed a powerful attack. But there are

There are also many problems. For example, training results are not linked to combat results. New recruits in some units often show cowardice in actual combat.

When the Eighth Division encountered a fierce battle with the Beiyang Army in Tai'an, some officers abandoned their fraternal units and retreated first. The commander promptly implemented military law, which prevented the leading unit responsible for the pursuit from collapsing.

Mentioning this, Zhang Zhenwu blushed and became thick-necked. When encountering the blocking attack of the 5th Beiyang Division, a company of the vanguard was trapped. The leader of the battalion actually abandoned the company and retreated on his own initiative. The regiment commander who came up next made a decisive decision and shot the battalion.

Commander, he led his troops to fight up and rescued the remaining dozen or so men of a company.

This is a stain on the entire campaign. The Eighth Division is a Category A division and the main force. If something like this happens, Zhang Zhenwu has no one to blame. When Zhang Xiaohuai pointed out this matter, Zhang Zhenwu stood up and said: "He is helping the commander, he is humble and incompetent. Please

Punishment.”

Fang Jianxiong said expressionlessly: "Chun Shan, you must be responsible! However, when there is a problem, you must find the root cause. Don't let it go past this time. Do it again next time. The bad things this time have brought great harm to the entire army.

Due to the influence of the epidemic, the General Staff decided to revoke Zhang Zhenwu's position as division commander and continue to lead the 8th Division in the name of acting division commander. When will the name of the main division of the 8th Division be rectified on the battlefield? When will the original position be restored? When I go back, I will summarize it and lead the troops in peacetime.

Isn’t it too relaxed?”

Zhang Zhenwu's Eighth Division is mainly composed of Hubei soldiers, and many of his subordinates are his fellow countrymen. Zhang Zhenwu is very loyal. He is usually too lenient and not strict enough with some fellow countrymen officers below him. When it comes to the battlefield, the battalion commander is a

Zhang Zhenwu, a fellow from Luotian, took a chance and abandoned the leading company on the grounds that he did not know the enemy's situation. If the subsequent troops had not arrived in time, the entire company would have been wiped out.

Fang Jianxiong's treatment was considered to be merciful. However, Fang Jianxiong also had to take action to rectify the problem of the excessive concentration of Hubei officers in the Eighth Division. After the summary meeting, it was already late at night.

Fang Jianxiong did not rush to rest, but asked Zhang Xiaohuai to accompany him to the place where Beiyang officers were temporarily detained.

Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun, Zhang Yongcheng, and Zhang Xun were playing mahjong. Zhang Xun was a gambler, so he was locked up here and had good food and drink. He asked for a pair of mahjong and took the other three to play mahjong.

A group of officers led by veteran Jiang Gui were watching the fun. The four people were playing mahjong. The bets on the table were white slips with words such as fifty and one hundred yuan written on them.

The guard at the door wanted to shout, but Fang Jianxiong reached out to stop him in time, and walked inside with a smile. Fang Jianxiong always believed that the failure of Beiyang did not lie in the army, nor in the equipment, nor in the generals who led the troops, but in the system. Yuan Shikai did that

It basically follows the path of the old Beiyang Li Hongzhang. Soldiers are the generals. When fighting, the first thing the leader considers is his own capital. Furthermore, soldiers fight for money. Their social status is not high, military discipline is corrupt, and the common people

Hate it too.

The same group of people, under different systems, may not be unable to win the war. Think about it. During the Liberation War, Rabbit's military supplies basically came from prisoners. In the Shandong War, Beiyang prisoners alone captured 20,000. These 20,000

Everyone is a well-trained veteran, and veterans who have experienced war are the most valuable. As long as they practice for a while, break up and reorganize, they will become an elite army in half a year.

Fang Jianxiong, the generals in Beiyang, had no intention of doing anything. Even if they were shown to others, they must be treated well. There is nothing right or wrong in this civil war. It is not normal for a large number of war criminals to be killed in a civil war.

What does it mean to be an enemy of the people? This is a very vague thing. The majority represents the people? A minority is not the people? Isn’t this nonsense?

When Fang Jianxiong came in with a smile on his hands, he had been absent-mindedly dazing beside him. Wu Peifu, who was not watching mahjong, noticed it first and stood up in a swish. The others did not notice, but Fang Jianxiong raised his hand to tell him to be quiet and slow down.

He walked forward slowly and took a look at the cards Feng Guozhang was making, which was a mixed color.

Cao Kun, who was opposite Feng Guozhang, was about to play cards. He was stunned when he saw Fang Jianxiong. Feng Guozhang, who was opposite him, must have lost a lot and kept urging him: "Cao Laosan, hurry up and play cards. What's wrong with you?"

Cao Kun subconsciously threw out a Dongfeng card. When Feng Guozhang saw it, he laughed and said: "I'm crazy, give me money, give me money!"

As a result, he was the only one who was happy, and everyone else stood up with strange expressions. Only then did Feng Guozhang feel that something was wrong, and when he looked back at Fang Jianxiong, who was smiling all over his face, he stood up suddenly.

Fang Jianxiong raised his hands to everyone and said, "Seniors, Jianxiong is down below, greeting you all."

It was obvious that everyone's eyes were filled with disbelief. It was really hard to believe that this smiling young man was Fang Jianxiong, the man who had completely defeated Beiyang. In other words, this kid was Beiyang's great enemy.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. All the surrendered generals didn't know how to face this enemy commander, who created the so-called National Defense Force Fang Jianxiong. He was known as Jiangnan Jiaoxiong!

"Hehehehe!" Feng Guozhang laughed, breaking the dullness. He raised his hands and said: "I have always wanted to meet Fang Fuguo, and today I finally met him. I just want to ask you in person. Your Excellency defeated Beiyang on the battlefield. I don't know what your victory is.

I've been troubled by this matter for a long time, so I hope you can give me some advice!"

Fang Jianxiong looked around, and everyone wanted to know. If this war was won only by equipment, everyone present would not be convinced. Just look at the battle in Jinan. Those green-skinned equipment are not as good as Beiyang.

Almost. The number is not as good as that of Beiyang. Two divisions can withstand the north-south pincer attack of four divisions, resulting in heavy casualties.

It is not something that can be achieved simply by being able to persist to the final victory under heavy pressure. Even for an elite team like the 3rd Beiyang Division, the casualties exceeded 30%, and the fighting will of the troops was basically gone. The Jinan defenders

The casualties must have been higher than 30%, but they just withstood it. This is not a problem with the equipment.

How to answer this question? Fang Jianxiong calmly found a chair for himself and sat down, then raised his hands to signal to everyone: "Sit down and talk. We are opponents on the battlefield, so we can be friends when we come down."

Everyone sat down, and Fang Jianxiong said: "The question asked by Senior Feng, everyone must really want to know the answer. In fact, the answer is not complicated. I can simply summarize it in the following three words: system, vision and innovation. Let's talk about system first.

, the system of the Beiyang Army is, to put it bluntly, that of a private army. Soldiers work for money, and if there is no money, they will blow up their nests. To put it bluntly, no one is willing to join the army if it is not for the money. But the system of our army is completely different.

Abandon this old thing.

First of all, the living standards are on par or even higher than those in Beiyang, and secondly, there is considerable improvement in the lower social status. Let me use an analogy, a soldier goes to the battlefield, our government has a lot to do, take good care of the family members of the soldiers, the disabled

In order to ensure the future source of livelihood, we must provide compensation to the family members if they are killed in action, and we must also help the family members to live a good life. In a word, every soldier who goes into battle must have no worries. Then let’s talk about vision, the military in today’s world

It is necessary to understand the flow at all times and understand its secrets. For example, the update of equipment, changes in tactics, etc., these require long-term careful study and integration into the training of the troops. During the reorganization process of our army, German consultants

Assigned to the battalion level, what do you think? Our army's equipment is on par with the German army, and even the team's equipment is better than the German army. What do you think? Finally, let's talk about innovation, tactical innovation. With the update of military equipment, tactical

Definitely

There have been changes. How much do you know about these things? You must have seen the new tactics adopted by our army on the battlefield, coupled with the new equipment, which exerted great power. In summary, I can actually tell you frankly that in 1907

, that is, the thirty-third year of Guangxu, when I came back from Germany, I was preparing for a war to defeat the Beiyang Army. Over the years, I have been making the most careful preparations. What are you doing? The entire Beiyang Army, again

How much progress is there?”

Everyone was sweating like rain after what they said, and they all thought to themselves: The defeat is not unfair!
Chapter completed!