The journey starts from the Titanic

Bai Chongxi smiled sinisterly.Picking up the baton, pointing at Xianning on the battle map, drawing to the right, rounding back to the enemy's position between Tingsi Bridge and Hesheng Bridge, making a cut gesture.

"I think the logistics department is about to jump, right? Those grandsons in Guangzhou are probably going to scold their mothers." Situ Yong smiled, his face straightened, and began to analyze Bai Chongxi's plan.

"Is it feasible? The surrounding water network is dense, so I'm afraid I will find a lot of roads?" Situ Yong asked worriedly.

"It doesn't matter, there are always a few ways to be found. Don't forget that we decipher the enemy's code. The Beiyang Army is stared at by our planes every move and every move. They leave the position and dispatch the air force to blow him up!"

Bai Chongxi believes himself.Hubei, as the key target of the Guangzhou government, has long since conducted careful reconnaissance of strategic locations along the railway, and it is not difficult to find a secret route for the armored brigade.

Just when Situ Yong and Bai Chongxi were in the headquarters, they were whispering, and their conspiracy was interrupted by a loud shout.

"Report! Xia Chao, commander of the Ninth Division of the Third Front Army, has seen the commander!"

A sturdy general walked in with rough eyebrows and big eyes, and his face was a little haggard, but his eyes were excited, his eyes were clear, and he had a desire to go to the battlefield.

"Is the Ninth Division here? It came really fast, great!"

Situ Yong was overjoyed and greeted Xia Chao enthusiastically to sit down.Xia Chao is the strong general of the Gui army, and the Ninth Division is the elite of the Gui army. With them joining, it will be more confident to deal with the Beiyang army in the north.

"The humble post led the first brigade of the Ninth Division to arrive, and the rest will not arrive until the day after tomorrow." Xia Chao explained.

After the Battle of Changsha, the old boss Li Zongren led the Third Front Army to attack Jiangxi, and Xia Chao's Ninth Division went north to support the Second Front Army.

The offensive of the Second Front Army was too fierce, marching too fast, and did not feed too much meat to the ninth division behind. Xia Chao suffocated in his heart and complained that the Beiyang Army was too weak and did not give himself a chance to perform.

After receiving the order, for fear that there would be no battle, he kept catching up with the train going north from Changsha, leading the troops to Xianning.

When I got off the train, Xia Chao hurried to report. Although he had been on the train all day, he was still full of energy.

"Sir, please give the order! Please tell me where to fight, and ensure that the task is completed." Xia Chao said earnestly.

"No hurry, no hurry." Bai Chongxi smiled, how could he not understand Xia Chao's thoughts?

He walked to the map and took up the baton to explain: "We plan to attract the enemy's main force to go south and eliminate them in one fell swoop, so that we don't have to work hard in Wuhan.

The artillery brigade of the Second Front Army, the artillery division of the Third Front Army, and the artillery regiment of the infantry division, plus more than 200 heavy artillery pieces of 75 and 105 calibers and 1,000 mortars, concentrated almost half of the heavy firepower of the Northern Expedition. The firepower is no less than the small powers in Europe.

What a sledgehammer!It is ridiculous that Wu Peifu thought Xiao Xiao Xianning could stop us?"

Bai Chongxi talked eloquently, with the meaning of being a bit hard to find an opponent, as if he had won the victory with a huge equipment advantage, but he couldn't reflect Xiao Zhuge's ability.

"How can we reflect our martial arts? This is for others to see!" Situ Yong sneered.

Chapter 59 The Northern Expedition (7)

"That's it!"

Xia Chao nodded, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he did not forget to add, "The chief of staff, don't forget our ninth division, um, from following your ass all the way, brothers did not get meat, the morale of the troops is not high. !"

"Don't worry! Some battles are fought."

Situ Yong smiled and said, I really like this war-going subordinate. Seeing Xia Chaohu's vigorous appearance, the two faintly agree with each other. Wasn't he like this once?The sky is not afraid, and the Yan Luodian dare to make a breakthrough.

As soon as Xia Chao left, an uninvited guest came to the headquarters.

"Situ, aren't you going to break Wuhan?" Song Ziwen was not polite when they met, looking at Situ Yong and Bai Chongxi with worry.

"Xianning is still far from Wuhan. Even if you want to fight, the battlefield is probably in Wuchang. Don't worry, I'm more worried about destroying Hanyang Iron Works than you?"

Situ Yongdao.

Wuhan is an industrial base in China. With the strong investment of Meihua Company, a huge iron and steel industry has been established with Hanyang Iron Works as the core. American capital is on the surface, frightening the local warlords not to extend their hands.

The Hanyang Iron Factory also deliberately does not involve arms manufacturing, so as not to be targeted by warlords. Song Ziwen's efforts are concentrated bit by bit, just like his own child, for fear of a little bit of damage.

The foundation of the Hanyang Armory is not bad, but neither Wang Zhanyuan nor Xiao Yaonan can make it regain its glory. Instead, it declined and became half-dead.

Song Ziwen has made many plans, and he will not start until Wuhan falls into the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"What? This... a soldier who is defeated without fighting, Wuchang had better not fight it?"

Song Ziwen said again, frowning at the thought of the flames of war falling on Wuhan.He has a deep affection for the city of Wuhan. Wuchang, Hankou and other places have Meihua Company and his Song family's large number of industries. If it is broken, it will be too late to cry.

During the Northern Expedition in history, Wuhan was smashed. Situ Nan once imagined that he could take over Wuhan smoothly. However, he felt that the difficulty was not small, and he had to watch the development of the war.

"Deputy Song don't have to worry. We formulate relevant plans to attract the enemy's main force to the south and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Wuhan is bound to be safe and sound."

Bai Chongxi promised.

It's hard to neglect Song Ziwen, the new supervising army, because Song Ziwen is the military representative of the Second Front Army. Although he cannot interfere in combat command, he still has considerable power.

If there is no accident, in Wuhan, Song Ziwen will accept the senior officials to enter Wuhan and cooperate with the Northern Expedition to establish a revolutionary regime in the shortest time.

"That's good! That's good!" Song Ziwen nodded and exhorted, "I will try my best to contact some Beiyang generals, hoping to cooperate inside and outside, and completely liberate Wuhan."

Sometimes, not only bullets, but also silver bullets or meat bullets are shot out in battle, and they are more powerful.

"This guy!"

Seeing Song Ziwen leaving behind, Situ Yong and Bai Chongxi looked at each other and smiled-can Wu Peifu let go easily?Unless he gets rid of his courage in one fell swoop, after the general trend is over, he may be able to recognize the truth.

The young staff officers in the command center immediately became busy and began to formulate combat plans around the goal of annihilating the main force of the Northern Army. They learned a lot from the German instructors. After experiencing the test of war, they are now mature.

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On the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, trains ran at high speed. In just one week, more than 1,500 trains arrived in Xianning, bringing in more than a few cannons, more than 100,000 troops, and more than 100,000 tons of materials, far exceeding the capacity of this small city railway station. The loading and unloading capabilities, thanks to the efforts of the engineering troops, finally completed the task.

"Finally relieved!"

Song Ziwen stretched and said with satisfaction.

The material dispatching was done by him, and he asked himself to be doing well.

Had it not been for the Beiyang Army to cut off the railway from Wuhan to the south and pass the Yangtze River Channel, the army could still replenish more supplies.

"This time I really won't die!" He sighed again.

The time for the decisive battle has arrived. These days, the Northern Expeditionary Army launched a fierce offensive. The Beiyang Eighth Division in front of him complained again and again, and Xia Chao's Ninth Division also sent one to test Beiyang's firepower.

As a result, the Guangxi soldiers who were proficient in mountain warfare even broke the Beiyang Army's first line of defense when they came up, and the Northern Expeditionary Army took the opportunity to press on.

Lieutenant General Liu Yuchun, who was in command of the operation, saw the enemy's fierce offensive, and ordered the defensive Beiyang Eighth Division to withdraw from the position and withdraw the second line of defense. At the same time, he urgently reported to Wu Peifu for help.

Seeing that Xianning was unsafe, Wu Peifu had to mobilize his troops to go south. The war was on the verge of breaking out. A faint smoke of gunpowder filled the sky over Xianning. It was the smell of death, and even the air almost solidified.

The Battle of Xianning has begun!

The Northern Expeditionary aircraft flew over the Northern Army unscrupulously. There were 20 fighter jets flying in front, followed by 50 aerial bombers.