Since Jiang Fangzhen personally took charge of the Staff Office, this is the first time Li Han has personally visited the Staff Office in half a month. Nothing... There is an important meeting today that requires him to attend."

In the combat room of the Staff Office, a large map was hung on the wall. (Unexpectedly, the hanging map was not Anhui, where the military government has invested a lot of military forces to focus on combat, but... Shanxi and Shaanxi

"Commander-in-Chief, although the 14th Division and the 15th Division are both urgently trained military divisions, after a month of training, at least guns and marching are no longer a problem. Besides, we do not require the 14th Division and the 15th Division to enter the front line to confront the elite of the Northern Army. Therefore, I believe that since we have reinforcements, we are already comparable to the Northern Army in terms of military strength, but at least the news is not known at the front line of the Northern Army. Why not take advantage of the news that the 14th Division and the 15th Division have not yet leaked, and take this opportunity to pull the 14th Division in southern Shaanxi to Xi'an to take advantage of the current news that the 14th Division and the 15th Division have not leaked.

Support General Xiong and others. Jiang Fangzhen, who advocated the moral counseling system, has mastered the counseling office. During this period, there have been obvious changes. Originally, some staff members who have received good military education played a role in serving tea and water at the meeting. They are not the adjutant, but now they are like attending a discussion meeting. After Jiang Fangzhen nodded, a young-looking staff officer saluted Li Han, stepped forward and picked up the baton in front of the map, and proposed his combat plan.

Li Han nodded. This young man named Yan Shufan joined the 21st mixed association team of the Hubei Army in 1906 and was admitted to the Hubei Army Primary School. He was born in Tongmenghui and was considered an old revolutionary. However, he was raised by the Hanjiang Plain and was very impressed by Li Han who brought his hometown into wealth through the salt industry and railways. He did not leave with most of the Tongmenghui after Li Han seized Hubei, but chose to stay. Now he has become one of Jiang Fangzhen's proud left and right hands.

"I don't think so," another young man immediately opposed, "Northern Shaanxi has all fallen into the hands of the Northern Army. Now the 2nd Brigade of the Fourth Division has mostly entered Xi'an Prefecture. From a tactical point of view, the 14th Division's northbound support can indeed affect the battle situation of Xi'an Prefecture in a short period of time, but strategically speaking, the 14th Division's military division's military quality is not enough to compete with the elite of the Northern Army. The battle situation is mostly still stagnant and it is difficult to achieve breakthrough development."

"According to the intelligence sent by Xi'an Prefecture, the Northern Army has been attacking our front for three consecutive days. Obviously, it should be Beijing's urge to take down the 14th Division of Xi'an as soon as possible and transfer it to the ground. Perhaps it can immediately stabilize the defense line, but it may not be able to meet the requirements of the commander-in-chief." Jiang Fangzhen immediately intervened.

Li Han glanced at Jiang Fangzhen and understood what he meant. Not to mention these military trainings for the time being, because of the emergency recruitment, did we get into spies and enemy provocateurs? It is difficult to know in a short time, and Jiang Fangzhen already knew that Li Han was discussing the matter of peace talks with Tang Shaoyi, a middleman who should have been recognized in a sense by Yuan Shikai. His bottom line of negotiations is that the battlefield must be transferred to the ruling territory of the military government. The situation in Shaanxi cannot be changed in one day, and he cannot negotiate with Yuan Shikai with peace of mind.

Therefore, it is not Li Han’s request to keep Xi’an Prefecture. His request is to attack the Northern Army from Shaanxi, so he tends to be conservative. He will not be able to adopt the suggestion of Yan Shufan, who is inclined to be conservative.

We must think of a way, we must seek a solution. Li Han summoned the military officers left behind in Wuchang. The staff officers today are for this problem.

After more than an hour of discussion, Li Han thought it was fruitless and was about to disband and rest the council to discuss again, a young staff officer who was responsible for recording and passing the documents stood up. His voice became a hint of tremolo because of his nervousness. "Commander-in-Chief, Generals, I have a plan for my humble position."

Everyone looked at this reserve staff officer. Although many military congresses have been crowded since the war started, the main officers of the division headquarters were actually speaking and making suggestions. This seems to have become a habit. No one feels that anything is wrong. After Jiang Fangzhen moved into the staff office, he did promote a group of capable young staff officers, which also made the position of the staff officer more important. But he still feels a little uncomfortable. Now he sees such a reserve staff officer standing up again. You can imagine that everyone's surprise and surprise. The reserve staff officer is Jiang Fangzhen's meaning. They are all some excellent students who have achieved excellent results from the Yangtze River Army Academy. I hope that they can hone their knowledge and increase their knowledge by participating in some military meetings. Many of the people here know that

Seeing Li Han's brows seem to frown slightly, Jiang Fangzhen, who was sitting next to Li Han, quickly lowered his voice, "Commander-in-Chief, his original name is Li Delin. He graduated from the third phase of Guangxi Army Primary School. He was admitted to the Guangxi Army Cheng Academy. He was also from the Tongmenghui. Last year, he resisted and was expelled from the Guangxi Army Cheng Academy because he was dissatisfied with the instructors' physical punishment of the students and caused his classmates to be disabled. Later, I joined the Yangtze Army Academy in Hubei and heard that he recently changed his name to Li Zongren because he thought his name was not good. He is one of the good seedlings I value most among this phase of the students."

"Li Zongren"

Li Han felt a moment in his heart, and looked up at the young man in front of him. Sure enough, he felt a little kind of like the acting president in history. However, at this moment, he not only had a sense of vitality and agility, but also felt a sense of arrogance and confidence. Seeing everyone's eyes looking at him, he seemed to have not realized it, but just saluted Li Han and others calmly and said: "Li Zongren, the second lieutenant of the Second Class of the Artillery of the Yangtze River Army Academy, has met the commander-in-chief and all the generals."

Li Han nodded, "You come out and explain your plan in front of the picture you arrived."

As soon as Li Han said this, he immediately began to talk and shout, but he didn't expect the commander-in-chief to really tell him the plan. If Li Zongren's plan was adopted by the commander-in-chief, wouldn't he jumped on the dragon gate and soared forward?

But, is this possible?

The following young staff members who were allowed to attend the military meetings attended by the Commander-in-Chief were envious, and they were indescribable.

"Silent, no noise," Jiang Fangzhen shouted softly, and immediately let the scene return to silence. He, the chief of staff who even Li Han should respect a little. He also has the identity of the principal of the Yangtze River Army Academy. The students brought out were all over the entire Fifteen Divisions of the National Defense Forces. Ordinary generals and officers have received senior officer training taught by him personally. They are half of his students. When he spoke, naturally no one would give the "delegation commander" face.

Li Zongren was not frightened at all. When he walked to the map, he said it was very simple. He pointed his finger at the center of the "Yellow River Golden Triangle" at the southwest end of Shanxi Province. He said concisely: "Attack Yongji County, take advantage of the air defense of the troops in Shanxi Province, the army rushed to Jinzhong all the way, and took Taiyuan. The Northern Army's rear route changed the original Northern Army's advantage in Shaanxi Province to close the door and fight the dog."

Li Han and others' eyes lit up, good... In order to prevent Li Han, Yuan Shikai ordered three brigades to Shanxi to cooperate with the Fourth Division of the Northern Army to threaten him. Now two brigades are heading south to confront the military government on the front line from Nanyang to Xinyang. The remaining troops are piao and astronomy.com Now, except for a few areas, there are a small number of garrisons or patrols in Shanxi Province, which has completely become a defenseless area.

Shanxi... Shanxi is only a line away from the capital. Yuan Shikai's capital has no troops to defend now. Once there is turmoil in Shanxi, the Beijing Central will also be panicked and he will gain a strategic advantage. At that time, the troops that invaded Shaanxi will become turtles. He is blocked in northern Shaanxi. Even if he wants to break through, he has to take the path of Inner Mongolia.

"Adminton Chen, Tongguan is now in the hands of our army or the Northern Army." Li Han asked in a deep voice. He was very decisive in his work. Li Zongren's suggestion was very feasible.

"Return to the commander-in-chief, Tongguan is still in the hands of our army. The garrison general is Chen Tong, the battalion commander of the 6th Battalion of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Division." An adjutant immediately reported the guards of Tongguan.

Jiang Fangzhen wiped his glasses, "The front line of Tongguan is a natural danger. The Northern Army has never attacked Shaanxi on Tongguan, so the front line of Tongguan is not hindered. However, there is still a regiment of defenders on the opposite side, and it is not that easy to attack the Yellow River."

Seeing that Li Han was still frowning and thinking hard, he had a smile on his face and stood up and nodded to Li Zongren, "Your name is Li Zongren, it's good... Your plan reminds me that if the 14th Division marched urgently, it should be able to reach Hangu Pass late tomorrow night. In Henan Province, we have just added two regiments in Nanyang. The troops originally stationed in Hangu Pass have been drawn for more than half of the troops south. Now the remaining troops are only 1,500 to 2,000 people a night, which is enough to capture Hangu Pass."

"The natural danger of the Yellow River is indeed difficult. If that's the case, why don't we take a detour to Henan and attack Shanxi when the defenses in northern Henan are insufficient? First, we can intimidate the northern army of Henan and tell them that we can launch an attack behind them at any time, so that they will also distract themselves from the threats from southern Shaanxi when attacking. Second, this line... Here, here, and here, there, there are only two or three patrol battalions of the previous dynasty and patrol battalions in more than a dozen counties. It's easy to take down the 14th Division, which is mainly military, and I think it's feasible."

Rejecting the baton handed over by Li Zongren, Jiang Fangzhen smiled and patted his shoulders, with some praise and satisfaction. Following Li Zongren's plan, he, the master of tactics, quickly enriched the originally empty proposal, making it a plan that could be implemented immediately.

Jing, the scene was extremely quiet. Li Han's breathing was a little heavier. The tasks of the 14th Division were both light and heavy. All they had to encounter when they arrived in Taiyuan were patrols and soldiers of the shrimp soldiers and crab generals. However, if you want to complete these before the Northern Army reacted, the 14th Division must arrive at the city of Taiyuan within a few days, and also control the Shaanxi-Shenzhen border in the shortest time to block the Northern Army's retreat route. This route is a marching race against time. Is it OK to rely on the 14th Division and the commander of the 14th Division Zhang Guoquan?

Not only was he suspicious, everyone was suspicious. Everyone in the combat room couldn't help looking at Li Han. The deadly atmosphere continued for a while. He slowly raised his head, "Immediately ordered Xiong Bingkun's Fifth Division to be prepared to restrain the Northern Army, and ordered the Tongguan Guardian to withstand the movements of the Northern Army on the other side to ask Chen Tianxiang to order the concentrated materials to southern Shaanxi, and at the same time, a telegram was sent to Luonan... Tell Zhang Guoquan that within five days, I want the 14th Division and the Iron Blood Eighteen Star Flag to hang again on the head of Taiyuan City. No matter what method he used, five days... I must arrive in Taiyuan within five days."

"Yes" a staff member who recorded the main note quickly took out paper and pen to record his military orders

Li Han stood up, "You call Li Zongren" he looked at General Li and asked.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, the humble position is Li Zongren." Li Zongren respectfully

Li Han nodded but didn't say anything, picked up the hat on the table, "Mr. Baili, I'm going to Jiuru to check out a batch of aircraft. I haven't built half a month ago. According to him, there will be a batch of aircraft that can be put into use in the past few days. This meeting will be hosted by you."

He looked at Li Zongren again and smiled, "I am very optimistic about this young man. I will transfer him to your side for a while and then send him to the middle and senior officer training class to study."

Jiang Fangzhen understood and looked at Li Zongren, who could not hide his excitement after seeing him for more. He knew that Li Han had never forgotten to train his talented young players. For example, the few he sent to him earlier, now he has become a brigade commander.

"Another talent for generals"
Chapter completed!