The southern line troops composed of 10,000 Guangdong troops and school troops drove straight into Chaoshan. What's more important is that this army was under the absolute control of the Party; the workers and peasants' movements in various places flourished, the prestige of the Grand Marshal's camp reached an unprecedented height, the development of the revolutionary situation has never been so good, and the future has never been so bright.

Before the military meeting began, Xu Chongzhi, Zhang Mingda, Xu Ji were having a good chat, and Chiang Kai-shek and Director Zhou were also chatting easily. In terms of Director Zhou's position, he was not qualified to attend a meeting of this level, but today he was treated as a representative of the ** side.

After the meeting began, Liao Zhongkai looked grim. He first introduced the current political situation in Guangzhou.

"In order not to affect the frontline operations, some situations have not been reported to you. This time I am entrusted by the Central Committee to report to you. After the Prime Minister was critically ill in Beijing, Tang Jiyao announced his position as deputy marshal. What you know at this time, what you don't know is that the troops of Long Yun, the troops of the vanguard of the Yunnan Army have recently entered Guangxi and occupied Nanning. The troops of the vanguard of the vanguard have approached Binyang. Long Yun is waiting for another route of Tang Jiyu to attack Liuzhou. Li Baihuang is in Guilin, and Liuzhou annihilated the main force of Chen Hongying. Currently, Chen Bing is in Guiping and Guixian area; Fan Shisheng's troops of the Second Army of the Yunnan Army have entered Guiping and are rushing to Guiping; Li Jishen's troops are stationed in Wuzhou. At this time, the situation in Guangxi."

"The situation in Guangzhou is more complicated. After Yang Ximin went to Hong Kong, the information we received showed that he met with representatives of Duan Qirui, Chen Jiongming and Tang Jiyao. A few days ago, he suddenly called Beijing with his subordinates Hu Sishun, Zhao Chengliang and others, asking the Prime Minister and Duan Qirui to propose peaceful reunification, eliminate the war, and resolve the upside down of the people, etc. It is really a big deal about the world. Fang Benren of Jiangxi suddenly sent troops to attack Shaoguan, resulting in Tan Yankai's failure. It is probably related to this. Although the eastern expedition is progressing smoothly, there are many hidden worries in the revolution. Please discuss what to do next."

After Liao Zhongkai introduced the situation in Guangzhou and Guangxi, his mission was basically completed. Military was not what he was good at, so he simply did not give any opinions and let the military generals decide on their own. From then on, he would stay in the Eastern Expedition Army as the Chief Political Commissar of the Eastern Expedition Army.

After Liao Zhongkai finished speaking, Chiang Kai-shek, the chief of staff of the Eastern Expedition Army, stood up and began to introduce the enemy situation: "According to the information of Jieyang Farmers Association, Lin Hu's troops turned around and headed south after defeating Tan Yankai's Xiang army. The army divided into two groups and attacked Haifeng one by one, with the purpose of cutting off our retreat; the other route went out of Hepo to attack Jieyang, and the vanguard arrived at Hengguhou Ferry, and the enemy also appeared in Luojingba. It is estimated that the enemy will attack Jieyang along Mianhu and Lihu, with an estimated force of more than 10,000 people. Our army is currently relatively scattered. In addition to the school army in Jieyang, most of the Seventh Brigade is still on the way back to Jieyang, and the Second Division is scattered in Chaozhou to the border areas of Fujian."

After Chiang Kai-shek finished speaking, a cold scene occurred in the venue. The enemy situation was indeed very serious. There were only two regiments in Jieyang and tens of thousands of enemy troops.

"If the school army can defend Jieyang, all the seventh brigades can reach Jieyang within two days, but even if the entire 7th brigade arrives, Lin Hu's troops will be much more than ours. I think we will still have to transfer the Second Division back." Xu Ji was very worried about Lin Hu's military strength advantage.

"After Chen Jiongming's remnants retreated to Fujian, Zhou Yinren set up Zhao'an, Yunxiao, and Pinghe counties to Chen Jiongming. The Navy Wen Shude stationed in Xiamen. At present, Zhou Yinren was forced to send troops to help Chen Jiongming due to the prestige of our army. If our entire army gathers in Jieyang, Chaozhou will inevitably become an empty city. Will this arouse Zhou Yinren's ambition and then send troops to Chaozhou?" Zhang Mingda raised his doubts.

Chiang Kai-shek stood up at this time and pointed to the map hanging on the wall and said: "Teacher Zhang was extremely worried. The main one who retreated to the border of Fujian was Hong Zhaolin. After several attacks by our army, the enemy of this unit had become a frightened bird and was unable to counterattack in a short period of time. The only thing to consider is the Zhou Yin people. If Zhou Yin people acted together with him, the possibility of counterattack would increase. Therefore, I suggest that the Second Division stay in Chaoshan and monitor the operations of the Chen army remnants and the Fujian army on the border of Fujian."

"The fight against Lin Hu is jointly carried out by the school army and the 7th Brigade. Although our troops are weak in terms of force comparison, our troops have won consecutive battles and are highly motivated. Lin Hu's troops marched for a long distance, and their soldiers were tired and lazy. They use our sharp edge to attack the enemy's tired soldiers and will win in one battle."

Chiang Kai-shek looked down on Xu Ji and Zhang Mingda's caution. The excellent performance of the school army since the Eastern Expedition made him full of confidence. The more he spoke, the higher his voice was: "Now Lin Hu gives us a chance to annihilate him, everyone see..." Chiang Kai-shek picked up the baton and pointed to the map and said: "Chen Mingshu's brigade and Wu Tiecheng's troops have arrived in Lufeng. They can order the two troops not to come to Jieyang to meet again, but to turn the way through Hetian and attack Hepo (now Hepo in Jiexi County) to cut off Lin Hu's retreat."

"Our three thousand school troops are stationed in Jieyang. If the 7th Brigade rushes back within two days, this battle will definitely be won."

After seeing Chiang Kai-shek finishing his speech, Gallon added: "I agree with General Chiang's plan. I still want to add that if we win this battle, the Fujian warlords will not send troops. If they fail, they will still send troops. Therefore, the Second Division does not need to stay in Chaozhou. Most of the troops can be drawn from it to move northward," Gallon stood up and pointed to the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River on the map and said: "At this point, create a threat to Xingning and Wuhua, so that the enemy will not be able to increase troops in Jieyang battlefield."

No one opposed Gallon's words. All previous plans for military operations were implemented after Gallon's approval. Lian Zhan and Lianjie of the Eastern Expedition Army also enhanced his authority. With Gallon's support, Chiang Kai-shek showed a trace of unobtrusive pride. Zhang Mingda and Xu Ji always looked down on him. Originally, Xu Chongzhi planned to hand over all the command of the southern line to Chiang Kai-shek and stayed in Guangzhou to remote control. But these two people opposed it. Xu Chongzhi had to personally act as the commander-in-chief. Now Chiang Kai-shek breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Chongzhi's final order was: First, the Zhang Mingda Division of the Guangdong Army stationed the remnants of the Fujian Army and Hong Zhaolin, and at the same time cleared the remnants of the Chen Army that fled everywhere, and sent a powerful force to attack the upper reaches of the Han River to contain the enemies of Wuhua and Xingning so that it could not reinforce the Jieyang battlefield;

2. The first regiment of the school army was stationed in Jieyang.

Third, the Xu Ji's troops of the 7th Brigade must return to Jieyang within two days. Our army on the battlefield of Jieyang is commanded by Chiang Kai-shek.

4. The Guangdong Army Chen Mingshu Brigade and the Guard Army Wu Tiecheng's troops gave up their plan to come to Jieyang to meet, and went north from the Hotan area to attack Hepo, cutting off the retreat of Linhu Army, which attacked Jieyang.

5. The General Command of the Eastern Expedition Army was moved to Chaozhou.

Chiang Kai-shek then ordered a defensive position against Lin Hu, and taught the First Regiment to send a battalion to build fortifications near Lindou, the Second Regiment to build fortifications in the tinyard and forest shop, and the main force of the First Regiment and the student team, all gathered in the city.

With the order issued, the air of war in Jieyang City immediately became strong. Soldiers built fortifications on the city walls and streets, and fortifications were also built outside the city. The peasant army led by Peng Fentian joined in without permission.

Two days later, the 7th Brigade had all entered Jieyang, but the three divisions of Lin Hu army Liu Zhilu, Wang Dinghua and Huang Renhuan who had occupied Hepo were not in a state of movement and did not see any intention of attack. When Chiang Kai-shek was confused, he received a telegram from Xu Chongzhi that Chen Mingshu brigade and Wu Tiecheng's troops had arrived in Hotan and were heading towards Hepo. After Chiang Kai-shek discussed with Galen, he believed that Lin Hu might have discovered the actions of Chen and Wu's troops, so he issued an order to attack Hepo.

On the morning of March 4, Chiang Kai-shek led his army to Jieyang and march towards Puning. Chiang Kai-shek's deployment was to divide the troops into two groups, the school army was the left wing and the 7th Brigade was the right wing. He arranged a trap for Lin Hu. The 7th Brigade went on the left wing and ran to the dog's belly. This formed a situation where the school army attracted Lin's army to the front and the 7th Brigade detoured to attack the Lin's flank.

On the march, Chiang Kai-shek received information from the Farmers Association. Hepo Lin's army was dispatched, and the troops were divided into two groups, one by one, one by one, and one by one, one by one, and one by one, retreating to Jieyang to defend until Chen and Wu conquering Hepo. Chiang Kai-shek was unsure of his mind and discussed with Gallen. Gallen insisted on meeting him. Chiang Kai-shek also believed that although it was safe to retreat, his military orders would change day by day, and his morale would inevitably be affected, not to mention that he had his own face.

When he arrived in Puning, Chiang Kai-shek divided his troops again, taught the first regiment to advance towards Mianhu and the second regiment toward Lihu. In the afternoon, the first regiment arrived at Mianhu and taught the second regiment to stay in the tail of Hu. At this time, a shadow fell into the Eastern Expedition Army, and the 7th Brigade disappeared and lost contact. After Chiang Kai-shek received the news, he immediately sent someone to look for the 7th Brigade. He was very uneasy and did not sleep all night in the command center.
Chapter completed!