"Young Marshal, how did the discussion with them go?”Nie Wenzhou, who was enjoying a massage, asked.
Nie Wenzhou said disdainfully," Hehe, what else can I do? It's simply wishful thinking!" They want to ally with us, but who is the master and who is the subordinate? With their situation of having no money or manpower, they still want us to listen to them. They simply think that I'm not a warlord!”
"Did the Major reject them?"
"Of course not. We'll think about it slowly. As for how long it will take, who knows?”
Nie Wenzhou thought about how just now, the people from the People's Party had persuaded them to unite and overthrow Beiyang, but no matter what, it seemed like they wanted Nie Wenzhou to listen to their orders. Nie Wenzhou was instantly furious. Fortunately, he had been used to being a leader for the past two years. He was still calm and graceful. After fooling them, he was depressed until Zhao Xuemei came to give him a massage.
A month had passed, and all the important military and political matters were carried out in an orderly manner. The people everywhere were thriving, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. However, the government was constantly guiding them to say that prices had risen a lot and that the demand for materials was too fast. They were asking the government and society to solve the problem of insufficient resources.
Ordinary people naturally didn't know what it meant, but those who were observant knew that the People's Army was about to make a move. Although it looked calm on the surface, none of the three divisions that had been formed previously remained here. The 8th division was transferred to the west of Henan, and the 9th division took over the defense of the 3rd division in Yulin area. However, the 3rd division showed no signs of being transferred, while the 10th division took over the 2nd division to defend Hanzhong. The 2nd division was transferred back to Xi'an, and the Guard Brigade was expanded to the Guard Division.
They had seen the content on the surface, but in reality, the 2nd Division had only appeared in Xi'an once before heading north. With the cover of the local troops, the 2nd Division's movements were not leaked.
After the arrival of the foreign instructors, each division carried out a series of large-scale training activities, from basic marching to charging formation, fighting, fortifications, coordination of infantry and artillery, planning, reconnaissance, strategic and tactical strikes, etc., to improve their combat ability in all aspects. If the People's Army was considered a wild army in the past, then it was now moving towards a standardized and modern army.
It was mid-October, and the northern winds were already howling. It was estimated that the first snow of winter would soon arrive.
Xi'an Marshal's Mansion
Today, Nie Wenzhou's 11 division commanders were all present in the conference room. The commanders and staff officers of the headquarters were also present. Even Major General Hardman and a few colonels of the foreign instructor group were sitting next to them.
As the meeting began, Chief of Staff Xiao Liju began to explain the contents.
The theme of this meeting was to take down Suiyuan. If Yan Laoxi, Chen Bing, Yu Chahar, and Beiyang of Jinbei did not make any moves, they would not be bothered. If they dared to attack the People's Army, then the additional plan was to take down Jin Province.
Following the Chief of Staff, Xiao Liju's explanation, the other staff officers marked the distribution of troops and the direction of the battle on the map. Everyone had a better understanding of their respective missions.
The 2nd and 3rd Divisions were responsible for this mission. The 1st and 8th Divisions were responsible for any changes in the direction of Zhengzhou and Jin Province. The 7th Division continued to defend Nanyang. The 5th Division remained stationed. The 6th Division was on alert from Yanchang to the Yellow River. The 4th Division was on alert along the direction of Jinnan to guard against any sudden attacks from the Northern Ocean.
As for the Guard Division, they would act as a mobile force and be ready to provide reinforcements at any time. The local defense mission would be temporarily handed over to the Guard Division. All the main divisions must ensure that they were in a defensive and offensive state at any time.
This plan was formulated by the General Staff led by Xiao Liju. Nie Wenzhou had only seen the incomplete version, but after hearing it, he frowned slightly. This plan was perfect and well thought out. It took into account all aspects. But Nie Wenzhou's first instinct was that he was too conservative!
That's right, it seemed like the People's Army only had 11 divisions, but was a division of the People's Army an ordinary division? That was an army of more than 20,000 people, nearly 200 cannons, and nearly 500 machine guns. It was comparable to an army of others! Therefore, Nie Wenzhou didn't feel that he was looking at Beiyang now. It would be fine if they didn't move, but if they were to compete blindly, then he wouldn't be satisfied with Suiyuan!
Suddenly, Hardman, who was next to him, said a long speech. After the translation, she realized that he also felt that this plan was too conservative. Originally, he looked down on the local army, but after more than a month of understanding, he had a better understanding of the people's army's establishment, firepower, and quality of soldiers.
A division of the People's Army had more than 20,000 people, and their weapons and equipment were even more powerful than a German division. If they were so restrained when dealing with a local army, how could they fight in the future? It was obvious that the People's Army had better equipment and quality of soldiers than the other side. They also had the advantage in numbers, so they should let loose and fight.
"Yes, I think so too. This plan is too conservative and doesn't suit us. We're no longer the same as last year. At that time, we didn't have many people and weapons, so we had to be careful.
"What's our situation now? We have more than 200,000 main forces and tens of thousands of garrison troops that are not weaker than the other party. In terms of numbers, we already have the advantage. As for the advantage in firepower, do you need me to tell you? Now that we're not using such a huge advantage and are instead tied up, how can we fight this battle well?”
Xiao Liju was also very upset when he heard this. He felt more and more powerless in this position! The previous battle was still small-scale, and he could barely cope with it. Now that he was facing a war in a few provinces, it immediately revealed his shortcoming of not having specialized training.
At this time, facing the dissatisfaction of his superior and the different opinions of the old general, he could only apologize and express that he had not considered it properly.
Nie Wenzhou didn't really care. Xiao Liju had wanted to enter the military academy some time ago, but Nie Wenzhou didn't agree on the grounds that he needed to reorganize the army. Naturally, he knew that Xiao Liju's abilities were limited, but he didn't have a suitable candidate. Although the foreign instructors could take on the role, Nie Wenzhou would not hand over the task of managing the staff department to them. The People's Army had too many secrets, and it was impossible to share them all.
Nie Wenzhou suppressed Xiao Liju's uneasiness.""Alright, don't be in a hurry to apologize. Let's just talk about the facts. I'll give my opinion, and everyone can raise it too.”
"First of all, Suiyuan's Lieutenant General's Office only has thirty thousand soldiers. I'm already thinking highly of them by using two divisions to deal with them. In fact, there was no need to use so many of them, but their cavalry moved too quickly. With two divisions of troops, they could surround them and prevent them from running around and stalling for time.”
"Secondly, we still need to see if Beiyang is moving. If he continues to be hostile to us, then we don't have to hold back. We can take down Jin Province and expand our jurisdiction.”
"If that's the case, then we'll have to confront Beiyang in full. At that time, many of our business activities will be affected, so we can't give them too much time to cause trouble. The final result is that our two sides will soon have a decisive battle. They could come up with a plan as soon as possible according to all kinds of possibilities. This time, they could ask the instructor group to give them advice. They would meet again three days later to discuss and decide.”
"From now on, we have to maintain the combat status of the troops. This time, other than Guan Donglai and Li Ruhai who went back to command the battle, the others continued to learn.”
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