Lin Jianyue was silent. He knew that Xu Shuzheng was decisive in killing. It was reasonable to kill a group of people to revive morale. However, he only believed half of Li Ruzhang's words. The West Route Army was defeated so quickly on the front line, and all the troops suffered no losses.
Xiao, the 1st Division and the 15th Division all turned against each other. Even though Xu Shuzheng had great abilities, it was already difficult to stabilize the morale of the army, but it would be a little bit if he could compete with the Zhizhi Army in this way.
It's unrealistic. Thinking about it carefully, this may be what Xu Shuzheng told Li Ruzhang. The purpose is nothing more than to stabilize the morale of the First Division. Unfortunately, none of them knew that what was hidden under the banner of the First Division was the Third Army that stabbed into the heart of the Anhui Army.
The division advances to search for the enemy detachment.
Lin Jianyue then continued to talk to Li Ruzhang. He kept the information about Liangxiang, including the deployment of each division and brigade, in his mind without leaving any trace.
The army continued to move forward, breaking up with the fifth brigade. It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the troops finally arrived in Liangxiang. The headquarters of the West Route Army was located in Liangxiang County. The first division was placed in the north of the city. Han Baihang only brought one company with him.
The guards escorted Qu Tongfeng into the city. After entering the city, they followed the plan. On the grounds that Qu Tongfeng needed medical examination, they went directly to the field hospital in the city. They also replaced the sentries at the field hospital on the grounds of caution and completely controlled the situation.
After arriving at the field hospital, I was just waiting for Xu Shuzheng to fall into the trap.
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There is a grand ancestral hall at the gate of Liangxiang City. The owner of the ancestral hall is surnamed Li. His ancestor was a governor of the former Qing Dynasty. The large ancestral hall in the courtyard was used as a headquarters. Since the West Route Army Headquarters was taken over by Han Baihang in Liulician
After Xu Shuzheng arrived, he immediately transferred elite officers from various units to reorganize the headquarters, which was under the jurisdiction of eight major departments. For a time, dense antennas were erected inside and outside the ancestral hall, and the sound of telegraphs continued. The telephone lines extended from here to
Go to the battalion level of each unit to ensure that the headquarters can command as an arm.
In the lobby in the middle of the ancestral hall, there were more than twenty officers of the West Route Army who were regimental commanders or above. The newly appointed commander-in-chief Xu Shuzheng was presiding over a military meeting. Anyone with extraordinary resourcefulness would not give in easily, and Xu Shuzheng was no exception.
Although what he is taking over now is a mess, after inspection, only 40,000 of the 70,000-strong Western Route Army retreated, the other 30,000 were either captured or eliminated, and the losses of the Zhili Army were minimal, but even so, he still fought
The Bureau reported the hope of victory, and impassionedly instructed the passive-looking officers in the hall: "Everyone, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategists. In the past, Zeng Guofan was driven into the water three times by the Taiping Army. He suffered repeated defeats, but in the end he was the leader.
The Hunan Army has pacified the world. Although we suffered a small setback today, our strength has not been lost. The arms, money and food transferred from Beijing will arrive tomorrow, and two new regiments will also arrive with it, which can make up for the losses of each unit. And we have just received
The good news is that Commander-in-Chief Qu led the First Division to defeat the rebellious 15th Division and gained a lot. It has now joined the Fifth Brigade and will arrive in Liangxiang soon."
Xu Shuzheng lied here, saying that the breakout of the First Division was an active defeat. The officers present were a little more excited after hearing this, but everyone knew clearly that this battle was not worth bragging about. The First Division and the Fifteenth Division
Like cannibalism, the advantage is gained by the Zhili army, but the Anhui army suffers losses.
Seeing that the morale of the officers was low, Xu Shuzheng rolled his eyes, put on a sincere smile, and said: "Old Zhi has given an order, asking us to fight to the death with the Zhili army in Liangxiang. As long as we win this battle, everyone will
We are all meritorious officials. Zhi Lao said that Henan, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces will be used to reward everyone. I think it is indispensable for everyone to have someone to serve as a garrison envoy or an envoy to protect the army. It is not difficult to be a provincial supervisor." How scheming Xu Shuzheng is, he knows
The morale and morale of the army cannot be affected much by just talking. Then I thought of Li Liquren. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards, and he did not mind using the territory of the Zhili Army to make a blank check.
No one who leads the army in these days wants to occupy a territory to satisfy the needs of the feudal officials. Most of them do not dare to ask for the supervision of a province, but they still have the opportunity to be the military guardians and garrison guards of a province.
, suddenly beamed with joy, swept away the haze of defeat, and slapped his chest at Xu Shuzheng, shouting that he wanted to win the war and live up to the cultivation of Commander-in-Chief Duan and Chief of Staff Xu.
A smile appeared on Xu Shuzheng's face. He enjoyed this feeling of controlling people's hearts very much. Just as he was about to continue speaking, a staff officer suddenly rushed outside the door and saluted: "Chief of Staff, the First Division has arrived outside the city. Commander Qu is because
I couldn't come because I was injured, so I went to a field hospital for treatment."
Xu Shuzheng was surprised when he heard this: "Didn't I say that Commander Qu is fine? Why did he end up in the hospital?"
The staff officer said: "The caller was Brigadier Lin Jianyue of the 1st Division. He said that Commander-in-Chief Qu was affected by the artillery fire and might have injured his internal organs, so he went to the hospital for a checkup and to have his skin injuries treated."
Xu Shuzheng nodded. Qu Tongfeng was a veteran in the army. He went to the hospital and he had to visit. He said to the officers: "Everyone happens to be here. Let's go to visit Commander-in-Chief Qu and get to know him better."
Check out the situation on the front line and prepare for the next war."
The officers followed Xu Shuzheng out of the door, boarded cars one after another, and headed for the field hospital in Xiguan. Not long after, they drove to the entrance of the hospital. A group of officers got out of the car one after another and walked inside surrounded by Xu Shuzheng.
As soon as he reached the door, Xu Shuzheng glanced at the soldiers standing guard at the door. He suddenly frowned, stopped and asked the adjutant behind him: "Whose troops are guarding the hospital?"
The adjutant said: "It's the third mixed brigade!"
Xu Shuzheng was suspicious: "No, why did I see that the sentry was from the First Division?"
The adjutant said unconcernedly: "Perhaps Commander-in-Chief Qu has arrived, and the people in the First Division are worried. They should be on guard by themselves."
This answer was specious and did not satisfy Xu Shuzheng. He was a very suspicious person and always felt something was wrong. He shook his head to the adjutant and said, "Go and ask for details."
The adjutant had just walked a few steps when suddenly there was a sound of stomping footsteps from inside the hospital. Lin Jianyue led a group of officers over in a hurry. Seeing Xu Shuzheng from a distance, he laughed and said: "Chief of Staff, why are you here? You are so far away from us."
, You’re far away to welcome us!” When he came closer, he saluted Xu Shuzheng, turned to look at the sentry, and scolded: “Chief of Staff Xu has arrived, why didn’t you inform me in advance to greet him.”
The sentry was trembling with fright. Xu Shuzheng waved his hand and said: "Hey, don't be angry with a small soldier. There is no need to come to greet me. Brigadier Lin, why did the soldiers from your first division come to the hospital to stand guard? The soldiers from the third mixed brigade
Where have people gone?”
Lin Jianyue said with a smile: "That's right. It took a while for Commander Qu to check his health. It was inconvenient for the officers to report in and out, so they simply sent someone to replace the brothers from the 3rd Mixed Brigade and asked them to rest and wait until after dinner for the change of guard.
Chief of Staff, I thought this matter was a minor matter, so I didn’t report it to you. Please forgive me."
"It doesn't matter!"
When Xu Shuzheng heard this, he dispelled his suspicions. After all, Qu Tongfeng was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and his position was second only to him as the chief of staff. He couldn't arrange every sentry matter to be serious. Besides, Lin Jianyue's explanation made perfect sense and said with a smile:
"Brigadier Lin, I was in a meeting just now. I learned that Commander-in-Chief Qu had arrived, so I brought everyone to visit him. How is it? Is he okay?"
"Thank you Chief of Staff for your concern. The doctor said that the Commander-in-Chief was shocked and injured his liver. I'm afraid he will have to recuperate for a while." Lin Jianyue sighed.
Xu Shuzheng was stunned when he heard this, thinking to himself that it was really adding insult to injury. He originally wanted to let Qu Tongfeng assist him in commanding the troops to deal with the attack of the Zhi Army, but unexpectedly he was seriously injured. Now he is the only one to support the situation.
It's really nerve-wracking.
"Let's go see Commander-in-Chief Qu." Xu Shuzheng was so confused that he didn't notice that a window on the second floor of the hospital had opened a small crack, and a person was looking at him with a burning gaze.
When Han Baihang saw Xu Shuzheng about to enter the hospital, he said to Zhou Qing: "Give me the order. Xu Shuzheng is not allowed to be hurt except in case of emergency."
The people who entered the city this time were all Zhou Qing's men. To carry out such an important task, it was still necessary to use direct relatives to ensure that mistakes would not be easily made.
