No one said a word, but Zhu Panzao and others deliberately showed a look of contempt on their faces. Zhu Panzao was thinking that Yuan Su would definitely consult everyone present for their opinions, and then he would directly stand up and use the topic. Since it was time
The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it becomes. However, after Yuan Su arrives in Henan, he has to go to Kaifeng to stay for two days. Isn't this like shooting himself in the foot? In this way, it can be regarded as giving Yuan Su a mark of power.
However, things did not go as Zhu Panzao expected at all. After Yuan Su finished what he said before, he went directly to the topic. He said: "A detailed combat plan has been formulated. This combat plan can be traced back to two
Months ago, maybe you wouldn’t believe it, but whether you believe it or not now is secondary.”
Sniffs immediately came from the venue, and many people thought that Yuan Su was obviously talking nonsense. Two months ago, Yuan Su was just a tenant in the French Concession in Tianjin. How could he have expected it two months ago?
Will things happen to such an extent? What's more, even if you can really foresee the development of the situation, why do you expect that you will be the commander-in-chief and implement this plan? It is simply deliberately raising your status to appear to be far-sighted.
Yuan Su didn't care about the voices at the meeting. He continued: "I believe you have heard some rumors before, that is, about my secret correspondence with the Chinese Revolutionary Party. I have always denied this before.
The news is true, but today I want to reveal this secret to you. This rumor is true. I did have contact with people from the Chinese Revolutionary Party earlier, and I promised to support their revolutionary movement at that time."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar, and Zhu Panzao and Tian Wenlie almost jumped to their feet.
"Hey Yuan Su, what do you want to do?"
"I've known for a long time that there will be no unfounded rumors."
"Tell me, are you planning to betray us, are you planning to betray the Great Emperor?"
The venue seemed a bit chaotic, with tables being slapped and shouts being shouted. Some even thought that Yuan Su was planning on making the next move during the showdown, and unconsciously put his hand on the holster on his waist.
However, at this moment, Yuan Su shouted loudly: "Shut up, everyone, and listen to what I have to say first."
This drink had some effect, and everyone gradually calmed down from the previous confusion and astonishment, staring at Yuan Su intently. Zhu Panzao even said angrily: "You said, I want to see what explanation you have."
When the audience gradually calmed down, Yuan Su adjusted his tone and said calmly: "The previous contact with the Chinese Revolutionary Party was nothing more than a perfunctory formality. However, in the past month, I have discovered that this matter is very promising.
Because not only the military government in the south placed hope on me, but also Cao Kun in Hankou also eagerly hoped that I would take the opportunity to cause trouble in the north. On the contrary, I learned this from Mr. Zhang Si. According to Mr. Zhang Si
The role he played in the so-called Beiyang Military Reform Commission must not be false."
The reason why Yuan Su dared to say this was of course related to his two meetings with Zhang Jian. Zhang Jian could confirm that Cao Kun knew about his meeting with Hu Yisheng, but now he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guards, but in Hankou
There was no public disclosure of the news, which meant that Cao Kun must still have some illusions.
"Humph, what's the use of saying this? You just say what you mean." Zhu Panzao asked coldly.
"That's it, are you planning to communicate with Hankou secretly? Don't treat us like fools." Tang Tianxi continued.
The smell of gunpowder in the venue became stronger and stronger. The division commander's adjutants, guards, and staff officers all tensed their nerves to the utmost, waiting for something to happen and immediately drew their guns.
"I don't think you are fools, but you think you are fools. If I really want to communicate with them, why should I tell you today? I would have sent people to kidnap you all at night. The reason why I told you
The most important point in talking about this matter is that it is closely related to the next battle plan. The second point is that I hope to be honest with you, so that everyone will not have any prejudice against Yuan." Yuan Su said loudly.
said.
"Prejudice? It's too early to draw a conclusion now," Zhu Panzao said angrily.
"My plan is to personally lead a team to Hankou, pretend to discuss cooperation with Cao Kun, and then wait for an opportunity to directly control all the senior generals of the Beiyang Military Reform Commission. By then, Hankou will be destroyed." Yuan Su ignored Zhu Panzao.
As a provocation, he described his plan in a very determined tone and in an extremely simple manner.
The venue was silent for a few minutes. Gradually, the faces of Tian Wenlie, Lu Jin and others became solemn and unquestionable. Even though Yuan Su said the matter as if it was very simple, the risks involved were high, even in stupid situations.
People can also see it. Don't you think Cao Kun will believe Yuan Su? Even if he reluctantly believes it, he will definitely not be able to bring a large group of troops to meet him when the time comes. With the strength of the troops stationed in Hankou, Cao Kun's personal guard troops alone
There is no way for the so-called kidnapping plan to be successfully implemented.
In addition, since this is an impossible plan and Yuan Su proposed it so confidently, does it have other intentions? No one knows what Yuan Su is planning.
The Southern Revolutionary Party contacted him, but this cannot completely eliminate his suspicion.
Maybe it's just because Yuan Su's current direct troops have not yet moved to Henan, or maybe Yuan Su didn't plan to transfer all the troops from the beginning. He just hoped that through secret contact with Hankou, Cao Kun
After all the Central Guards are settled, Yuan Su's direct troops can directly attack Beijing from Zhili Province.
Of course, all this is just speculation. Generally speaking, it means that most of the generals present do not trust Yuan Su.
"Commander Yuan, do you know what you are talking about? What kind of plan is this? It's nonsense. Instead of talking about these unrealistic things, it's better to discuss the next combat deployment." Tang Tianxi was the first to lose his temper.
He accused, although his opinion of Yuan Su is not good, but compared to others, he is somewhat confident. However, there are too many unreliable aspects in this plan, or Yuan Su is a person.
It was inherently unreliable.
"That's it, don't say I didn't warn you, just put yourself in danger, don't turn around and end up harming us."
"It's really a fool's errand. How can such a whimsical idea as yours be considered a strategy? I've told you long ago that His Majesty, the Great Emperor, simply trusted the wrong person when he appointed you as the commander-in-chief."
Hearing these unceremonious insults from the Beiyang old school, even though Yuan Su could hold his breath, all of Yuan Su's subordinates had been holding back for a long time. It was because Yuan Su had specially ordered them not to do anything no matter what happened at the venue.
Argue with the other party. But people like Zhu Panzao have no official authority and have been provocative and trouble-making from beginning to end. Now Yuan Su has shown that he has put himself in danger to resolve military frictions. It's okay to be ungrateful, but he still does this.
I really can't stand it anymore.
"Don't say it so harshly, Commander Yuan sacrificed his life to go to Hankou not because he could resolve this crisis without bloodshed. You have been talking about Beiyang all day long, and I don't see you really worrying about Beiyang." Chen Wenian said sarcastically.
"No matter whether this thing is successful or not, Commander Yuan can have such courage. How about you? You are quite capable of talking words."
"His grandma, what do you mean?"
"It sounds good to say that we can fight without bloodshed, but if we can fight without bloodshed, what will we soldiers do?"
"What's wrong, that's what we mean!"
Seeing that a dispute was about to break out, Yuan Su, the chairman, stretched out his hand and slapped the table hard. The sudden loud noise made many people startled. Everyone immediately stopped, but no one on either side
They didn't look good, and everyone was gnashing their teeth, as if they were going to get into a fight after the meeting was over.
"I have discussed this plan with Commander Chen and Chief of Staff Chiang earlier. Yes, it does seem very risky now, but it is worth trying. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking now, even if
If I don’t put myself in danger, you won’t cooperate with me in a frontal battle. It will only make the war get deeper and deeper, and the brothers below will suffer.” After a pause, Yuan Su said with a
He said in a tone full of majesty. He deliberately made his words so clear, just to let the people present know that he was not a fool.
After hearing what Yuan Su said, several generals felt somewhat guilty. They didn't expect that Yuan Su would really say whatever he thought of, without showing any mercy at all. But they had no intention of showing any mercy in the first place.
, how can we blame Yuan Su for being ruthless? It's better now. Yuan Su's words immediately pointed the finger at the internal discord among the Guards, making them, old-school officers, look very embarrassed, and on the contrary, it also damaged Yuan Su's personal image.
Pushed higher.
But if you think about it carefully, Yuan Su's words may not be a warning. If a frontal battle is adopted, how far it can progress when the top and bottom are at odds, I'm afraid no one present can say for sure. On the bright side,
No, there are definitely still bad aspects. When that time comes, what the situation will look like is really worrying.
"You don't have to worry. In short, I have planned everything carefully. Even if I fail in this trip, I don't think Cao Kun will take my life. At most, I will be captured by mistake. At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Guards will temporarily leave Tian
General Agent, if you get what you want, you can work together as one and calmly organize the next frontal attack. I have not accomplished anything, at least I have made a contribution to this operation." Yuan Su added unhurriedly.
Dao, at this time his tone became very relaxed, showing a very open-minded attitude.
"Commander Yuan, you don't have to be like this. Although there are some conflicts between us, it is because we are not familiar with each other. As long as we get along with each other, I believe we will have a better understanding." Tian Wenlie was so generous with Yuan Su's appointment of himself.
The Acting Commander-in-Chief suddenly felt a bit unbearable in his heart. Judging from this moment, Yuan Su was not a man without courage and strategy, and could even be said to be more courageous and resourceful than most of the people present.
Let’s not talk about the chances of success of Yuan Su’s plan. This plan alone is very surprising. I’m afraid many people can’t come up with this strategy, let alone have the courage to think of such strategies. What’s more, Yuan Su is so considerate of the overall situation, isn’t it?
He said that he personally participated in the risk, and at the same time, he had considered the situation after the risk failed. To a certain extent, the reason why Yuan Su had to implement such a risky plan in the first place was all because of "internal discord."
Forced.
This also made some somewhat responsible generals such as Tian Wenlie and Tang Tianxi feel "guilty".
"I understand General Tian's good intentions, but what happened in Hankou this time is that brothers are fighting against each other. If we really make a big gesture, our Beiyang Yuanqi will be injured. If we can use a better way to solve this matter, no matter how high the risk is,
I should try as much as possible. I have made up my mind, so I decided." Yuan Su said solemnly.
Tian Wenlie sighed secretly and did not continue to persuade.
On the other hand, everyone in Zhu Panzao's group was secretly happy. They only hoped that if Yuan Su's action plan failed this time, he would be lucky if he was not killed by Cao Kun, and then the Central Guards would be on their own.
If people are in charge, why not?
Yuan Su asked the meeting to move to the next topic, which was about the next deployment of various armies. Of course, all combat troops cannot be gathered in Zhengzhou. Regardless of whether his plan can succeed, several central divisions must occupy more favorable combat positions.
On the one hand, it disperses the pressure on logistics supply, and on the other hand, it can be put into action as soon as possible when needed. Of course, the so-called deployment must also provide some help for his surprise attack plan, which is to adopt a conservative state in the initial layout.
He had to make the people in Hankou believe that this was his deliberate arrangement.
After all, Yuan Su decided to put himself in danger, and the old-school generals who had been quite opposed to it now all compromised a little, and did not raise any unnecessary objections, and all complied with Yuan Su's arrangements.
In cooperating with the plan to surprise Hankou, Yuan Su did not concentrate his troops on Nanyang and Xinyang, which were the nearest major cities in Hubei Province. No matter where the attack route was chosen, the troops had to pass through these two places before they could continue to move south. This was precisely for
To deceive others, Yuan Su only asked the First Division and the Second Division to send one brigade each to serve as forward security forces, and asked the men and horses of these two brigades and the civilian men they transferred to pretend to build fortifications in Nanyang and Zhixin.
The main force of the First Division was stationed in Pingdingshan, the main force of the Second Division was stationed in Madian, the Third Division was stationed in Luohe, and the Tenth Division was stationed in Guangkou County. The remaining troops were gathered in Xuchang and Zhengzhou.
On the surface, none of the main battle units have advanced to the most suitable frontline position for attack. But in fact, all units control large cities and counties with railways or close to railways. Once military action is needed, train wagons can quickly
After being deployed, marching will not be a problem at all. The most important thing is that it can create an illusion to the Hankou side, that is, the Guards are not ready to attack yet.
After assigning this task, he finally made some statistical statistics, including the logistics supply of each division, troop status, combat planning, etc. Using these statistical statistics, Yuan Su discussed with everyone his hypothetical plan for a surprise attack on Hankou.
After the failure, there is basically no big debate on how the Guards should take military action. Generally speaking, it is either to concentrate its forces and go south from Belief, directly conquer Suixian County, and cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Hankou; or it is to divide the troops into two groups.
, all the way to contain Xiangyang, all the way to Suixian to take Xiaogan, and try to cause the maximum casualties to the enemy.