Seeing that the officers still expressed hope for the Anhui army, Yue Chenan rolled his eyes and took a breath and said: "Everyone has seen the message from Lao Duan just now, asking us to withdraw to Liangxiang, Changxindian and fight to the death with the Zhijun army.
To be honest, I am not optimistic about this decisive battle. If the Zhili army wins the battle, the advantage will still be there, but if it loses, there will be no chance of comeback. Everyone should have an idea of what our fate will be like. I think,
As commanders, we must not only consider the situation of the war, but also consider the brothers under our command. If nothing else, our 15th Division has lost more than 6,000 officers and soldiers since entering the war. So far, we have been able to gather the troops under our command.
There are less than two regiments, and the others have long since been separated. If we continue to fight like this, I don’t dare to think how many brothers our 15th Division will have left in the end, and how many of you here will survive."
Yue Chenan's tone was heavy and urgent. These words were indeed his true feelings. Thinking back to when the 15th Division followed President Feng Guozhang to the south to supervise the Soviet Union, how majestic and domineering the 15th Division was. It was as famous as the Six Beiyang Towns. But now,
Reduced to a second-rate unit, after the defeat at Songlindian, the vitality of the unit was severely damaged. Although he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to change the division and take the military power of the 15th Division, the premise was still to protect himself.
Considering the future, life and the fate of the 15th Division, the 15th Division can only be reborn by defecting.
The officers were touched by his words. They saw that the big ship of the Anhui Army was about to sink. Who would be willing to be tied up and buried with him? After all, the 15th Division itself was a member of the Zhili Army, and it was the division commander Liu Xun who switched to the Anhui Army midway.
It's a situation where grandma doesn't care and uncle doesn't love you. Everyone has opinions in their hearts. Especially today's slanderous attack by the First Division has triggered this conflict. Now that there is a chance to return to the Zhili Army, everyone is thinking about it in their hearts.
I was thinking about the pros and cons of this matter, but after all, the matter was so important that no one was willing to speak up first, and the atmosphere was tense for a while.
Yue Chenan was worried. He was a man with great ambitions, but he was unlucky and his military career had not been smooth. He was promoted to colonel and deputy brigade commander when he was nearly forty years old. At this rate, if he wanted to have a gold star on his shoulders, it would be impossible.
He knew how many years would be wasted, which he couldn't bear. In the past, due to the situation, he could only hide this worry in his heart, but now that he had the opportunity, he would never allow himself to miss it.
His sharp eyes scanned the officers several times, and he focused on a deputy regiment commander. This deputy regiment commander was his old subordinate. When he was the regiment commander, he served as the battalion commander under him. Although he was a deputy commander,
, but the regiment commander was injured and went to the hospital. He actually controls the military. As long as he can make a start with words, this matter will not be difficult to pass.
The deputy leader felt Yue Chen'an's eyes, and their eyes met. Yue Chenan's eyes were bright and full of encouragement, but the deputy leader was hesitant, frowning tightly, and his eyes were evasive.
Yue Chenan was very worried. If even his old subordinates couldn't control him, this matter would not be possible. He looked at the deputy commander with a gloomy face and sharp eyes like arrows, which made the deputy commander's heart pound.
Jumping around, I really couldn't bear the pressure anymore, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "I support the overthrow of Anhui. This battle cannot be fought. Brothers are bleeding and dying. In the end, whoever wants to fight can fight. Anyway, we are not united."
I worked hard for Lao Duan.
When the other regiment leaders heard the beginning, they all relaxed and said all at once: "We all listen to Deputy Brigadier Yue."
Yue Chenan was overjoyed and immediately said: "Okay, then let's rebel against him and order the entire army to prepare for war. Let's clean up the first division first and give Marshal Cao and Wu Yushuai a certificate of surrender. I'll give it to you."
Look, our 15th Division is not made of paper."
"yes!"
The regiment leaders were gearing up and putting forward operational suggestions one after another. Yue Chen'an said: "No hurry, invite Platoon Leader Han in, and we will discuss it together."
When Han Baihang returned to the tent and saw the joy on Yue Chenan's face, he knew that something big had happened. He smiled and said to the generals of the 15th Division present: "On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Zhili Army, I welcome the brothers of the 15th Division back.
What happened before has been revealed. Now we must deal with the Anhui army with one heart. Marshal Cao is a kind man and has clear rewards and punishments. As long as the 15th Division makes meritorious service, he will certainly not be stingy with rewards."
Although Han Baihang's military rank is only captain, he speaks neither condescendingly nor arrogantly, and behaves well. No one of the officers present dared to despise his words. After hearing these words, their morale was greatly boosted, and they began to study the combat operations against the Anhui army intensively.
Come on, after all, it was a powerful force from Beiyang. Within a short while, a battle plan was drawn up. Yue Chenan nodded with satisfaction after reading it, and handed it over to Han Baihang for review.
Han Baihang looked at it quickly and shook his head.
Yue Chenan's smile faltered: "Platoon Leader Han, do you have any objections?"
In his heart, he didn't take Han Baihang, the young captain, into consideration at all. He showed him the battle plan just out of politeness, but he didn't expect that he would have a different opinion. Although his face didn't show any displeasure, his voice was very impatient.
Han Baihang saw Yue Chenan's thoughts, but at this juncture, he did not care about other people's opinions and said rudely: "Sir Yue, this battle plan is too conservative. Don't mention any tactics to deal with the Anhui army at this moment."
My suggestion is that our troops should sneak attack the First Division to open the gap, and your army should gather all its forces and attack the First Division fiercely, not seeking to annihilate it, but to quickly defeat it and make it retreat towards Liulician.
At the same time, your army can send a powerful force to cut off the retreat between Liulician and Liangxiang, and we can catch turtles in a jar at Liulician."
Yue Chen'an frowned and said, "Platoon Commander Han, how many men do you have under your command?"
Han Baihang said truthfully: "There are more than 40 officers and soldiers in our company."
Yue Chen'an laughed and said: "Platoon Commander Han, please don't cause trouble. It's impossible for one platoon to create a gap in the First Division's position. Once your attack fails, it will be difficult for our army to attack again."
, I’d better send a reinforced battalion to break through the First Division’s position.”
Han Baihang shook his head and insisted: "Sir Yue, although our troops only have one platoon, they are all brave soldiers. The First Division thought that our troops were from the 14th Division, so they must not be prepared. I
The army can then take the opportunity to attack by surprise, which has a better chance of winning than a forceful attack by your army."
He fought for the leadership of the battle. If the people of the 15th Division attacked, then the company that followed would only have a soup, and only the company that took the lead would get the credit and the first victory in any case. This didn't matter.
Gotta give in.
Of course Yue Chen'an knew the power of this. The 15th Division rejoined the Zhili Army, so he naturally had to come up with a beautiful certificate of surrender. How could Han Baihang snatch the top spot? Besides, he was really worried about Han Baihang's meager troops, so he raised his voice and said
: "Platoon Leader Han, you have to take the overall situation into consideration. Our army has a better understanding of this terrain and the situation of the First Division. Naturally, our army will fight."
Han Baihang said loudly: "Commander Yue, when it comes to understanding, I'm afraid you are not as good as me. To tell you the truth, I captured Duan Zhigui from Liulician Station. I don't need you to know less about the First Division."
Yue Chenan was shocked and looked at Han Baihang dumbfounded, with disbelief on his face: "You, what did you say?"
I captured Duan Zhigui, and I have to thank your army for that. I pretended to be a member of your army." Han Baihang said with a slight smile.
Yue Chen'an slapped his thigh and said with admiration: "Platoon Commander Han, you really surprised me. I'm so blind. I'm so dumb. I wonder how you, a captain, have the guts to come and persuade me to surrender. It turns out you were the one who captured Duan Zhigui.
, Speaking of which, you have caused enough harm to our army. Why do the people of the First Division insist that our Fifteenth Division turned against the enemy? It turns out that the root cause lies with you."
Han Baihang laughed: "This is God's will. If I hadn't captured Duan Zhigui by pretending to be Gui Jun, Gui Jun would have continued to follow Duan Zhigui all the way to the dark side. Speaking of which, you still have to thank me."
Yue Chenan smiled bitterly and said, "Platoon Leader Han, you really know how to joke."
Han Baihang looked serious and said: "Sir Yue, from a tactical point of view, a sneak attack has a higher chance of winning than a force attack. Please think twice."
Yue Chen'an thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, since we are friendly forces, I will hand over this front line to your troops. Don't let me down."
"Don't worry, I won't fight a battle that has no chance of winning." Han Baihang said confidently.
"Okay, please come back, Platoon Commander Han. As soon as your army starts attacking, I will press the whole army up." Yue Chen'an appointed several officers to be the liaison between the two armies and sent Han Baihang out of the tent.
After leaving the tent, Han Baihang heard the sound of the exchange of fire between the two sides gradually weakening, and hurriedly said: "Sir Yue, why is the sound of gunfire so quiet?"
Yue Chen'an said in surprise: "I don't know either."
At this moment, someone shouted from the front of the position: "Brigadier Zhang has an order, stop shooting, stop shooting."
The expressions of Yue Chenan and Han Baihang both changed. Why did Brigadier Zhang come back at this time? He could come back from the First Division. He must have reached a consensus with Qu Tongfeng. There was a sudden change in the Fifteenth Division's intention to switch sides.
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"Platoon Commander Han, please hide for a moment." Yue Chen's heart was furious. Brigadier Zhang was back, and his deputy brigade commander was in an embarrassing situation.
