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Chapter 589: 490. Knowing the situation but underestimating military exploits

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    Everyone here understands that Sun Yuanqi only gave the position of "Deputy Chief of Staff and Acting Chief of Staff" instead of directly giving him the title of Chief. This is not because Sun Yuanqi is stingy with fame, but because the appointment of Chief of Staff falls within the scope of the President's powers. As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet,  You can't overstep your authority.  ¡ª¡ªOf course, with Sun Yuanqi's strong position in the military, politics, academia, and business circles, it is estimated that even if he reaches out to the presidential palace, Li Yuanhong will only be able to endure it.  Fortunately, looking at it now, Sun Yuanqi obviously doesn't want to be too public.

    When he heard that Sun Yuanqi intended to appoint him as the commander of the First Division of the Central Army, Cao Kun was immediately overjoyed.  As the saying goes, "A man cannot lose power for a day." Since he was captured and sent to Taiyuan, Cao Kun felt that his formerly straight waist had become slightly bent, and he wanted to nod and bow down when he saw everyone; his voice also lost its former loudness and became submissive and cautious.  .  If it weren't for Wang Shizhen's presence, he would have bowed his head and called him "Lord", but now he could only sit there reservedly, waiting eagerly for Wang Shizhen's decision.

    Wang Shizhen pondered: "Prime Minister Baek Hee thinks Japan will threaten Gyeonggi from Northeast China?"

    Sun Yuanqi said: "Japan's current national strength alone is not enough to swallow up the whole of China, so it just wants to invade Shandong and use plunder to relieve the huge pressure at home and abroad. If it can win in Shandong, it will naturally not  Think about it again; if it loses the battle in Shandong, or if it is difficult to obtain the expected results, Japan, which is facing huge debt pressure, will become a tiger. With its past all-or-nothing gambler character, it will definitely use the strength of the whole country to fight  I will fight. By then, the Northeast will be the best way for them to advance!"

    Wang Shizhen said with a half-smile: "So during this period, Baixi combined the Army's 2nd Division (stationed in Baoding), 4th Division (stationed in Tianjin), 10th Division (stationed in Beiyuan), and the 3rd Mixed Brigade (stationed in Beiyuan) near Gyeonggi Province.  Stationed in Nanyuan) and wait for the Beiyang departments to be transferred to the Northeast in batches?"

    Sun Yuanqi replied calmly: "That's exactly it. Some people may think that this is a revenge for private revenge and killing people with a borrowed knife, but Sun has a clear conscience. Why do you say that? Because if the Japanese army really wants to start a war in Northeast China, it means that our New China Party is already in Shandong  Let¡¯s fight one battle and not lose. Since our northwest provinces have taken the lead in bleeding and sacrificing their lives for the country, there is no talk of avenging private revenge or killing someone with a borrowed knife!

    "Furthermore, this fierce battle between us and Japan is not only a battle of revenge and humiliation during the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War and the Gengzi Period, but also a battle for the fate of the great East Asian countries in the next hundred years! Faced with such a national war, everyone in the country must  They are responsible, not to mention that the Beiyang ministries, as national armed forces, have the responsibility to defend the territory. Can't they go out to fight? Could it be that the Beiyang ministries are someone's private army to look after the home and the courtyard? Or is it that the Beiyang elite are as ruthless as wolves when they slaughter the people of the country?  When you meet a foreigner, you immediately become as scared as a rat?"

    Wang Shizhen shook his head and said: "You can't say that! Japan must use sea ships to transport troops from the mainland to Shandong. With their transportation capacity, they can only transport two or three divisions in the short term. Prime Minister Baixi has many soldiers and generals.  With sufficient weapons and fine food, coupled with the help of new weapons such as aircraft and tanks, it is not difficult to win. But what about our Beiyang ministries? Since the death of the commander-in-chief, the generals have been on the sidelines, and the morale of the soldiers is low. In addition,  With insufficient weapons, food and pay, they are already at a disadvantage. The Japanese army already has a garrison strength of one and a half divisions in the Northeast. If troops are mobilized through Lushun or North Korea, three or five divisions are not a problem. With our three or five Beiyang divisions,  How can we withstand our troops?"

    Sun Yuanqi said: "Brother Pinqing, don't worry, we will try our best to contain the three to five Japanese divisions in Shandong so that they have no time to go north. If they really dare to invest another three to five divisions in the Northeast, then  It shows that Japan has tapped its war potential to the maximum. You must know that Japan is not like the 30th year of Guangxu (1904) when it just received huge compensation from the Qing government, and the British provided huge loans, and was able to mobilize sixteen divisions,  Nearly a hundred warships participated in the battle.

    "Now that the European War is about to break out, the British landlords have no surplus food. Not asking Japan to collect debts is already regarded as Emperor Taisho's burning incense and accruing virtues. Does he still want to borrow debts everywhere? As long as Japan increases its troops in the Northeast, Sun will quickly mobilize them  More than three divisions from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Outer Mongolia and other places will go over to reinforce. As long as we survive the two months after the war begins, we will ensure that the Japanese army collapses without a fight!"

    Cao Kun was a little skeptical: "The Japanese army is really going to overwhelm five divisions in one fell swoop. Can we withstand it for two months?"

    Sun Yuanqi said: "So Sun said just now that the chance of winning this battle does not depend on the strength of Sun's subordinates, but on whether the Beiyang colleagues can help honestly. If Brother Pingqing and Brother Zhongshan can help, encourage the Beiyang colleagues to have the courage to fight to the death.  We will fight the Japanese army bloody to the end. Our total strength of more than eight divisions may not be able to defeat the Japanese army of five divisions and have the last laugh!" After saying that, Sun Yuanqi stood up and bowed deeply to Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun: "This matter is not only about  The rise and fall of a person is also related toInside, our commander-in-chief likes to settle down inside first and then fight outside.  Of course, the most unattainable thing is that Sun Baixi has a unique vision and has reached a key position in almost every step. For example, when he caught up with the establishment of a school, he was able to step into an official career; when he caught up with the abolition of the imperial examination, he became famous in one fell swoop; when he caught up with the epidemic prevention in Northeast China, he  He took the opportunity to enter the cabinet to train troops; when he arrived in Sichuan to quell the chaos, he happened to seize the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Sichuan in one fell swoop

    "It's easy to take one step right, but it's very difficult to take every step right. Therefore, counting from the time when the commander joined the army in the seventh year of Guangxu (1881), his official career was smooth. It was not until the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901) that he was appointed to act as the Governor-General of Zhili.  He was also the minister of Beiyang. It took him more than twenty years to enter the cabinet in the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907). And what about Sun Baixi? He had just entered the official career in the 27th year of Guangxu (1901). In the spring of the 3rd year of Xuantong (1911)  He was already the Minister of Education, entered the cabinet, and later became the acting Governor of Sichuan. It took ten years!

    "If he didn't have such a unique vision, Sun Baixi would be just a virtuous and famous minister; but with such a vicious vision, coupled with such virtue, and recruiting such talents, who in the world can be rivaled? I saw him today.  , Wang realized that the commander-in-chief was not unjustly defeated!"

    Cao Kun knew this and asked, "So Brother Pinqing plans to take up the post of deputy chief of staff?"

    Wang Shizhen said with high spirits: "It doesn't matter what the deputy commander is. I just want to drive out of the fortress to fight the Japanese pirates and avoid the shame of running away after being defeated twenty years ago!" (Remember this site's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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