It's not that Zhang Yunhan looked down on Feng, but that Feng had defected many times. Feng Zhi was just a soldier. He only had a general concept of revolution, no clear ideas, and no policies and plans. What's more, Feng at this time, in essence, He was just a warlord, and he couldn't bring about economic development or industrial development. He was still the team principal in a crisis. Zhang Yunhan really had no hope for him.
On the other hand, Feng joined the revolution in order to develop his own military strength and expand his territory. The reason why he sought Lao Maozi's support was to expand his influence, protect his own interests, and obtain military assistance. The Feng Clan, the Jin Clan, and the Kuomintang all have arsenals. This is his shortcoming. Years of wars and political chaos, in his opinion, only military strength is the most reliable.
Zhang Yunhan knew that when it came to marching and fighting, the principal was not as good as Feng, but when it came to political conspiracy, none of the ten Feng were as good as the principal.
Feng's failure was foreseeable, so Zhang Yunhan took direct military action to occupy the territory. You can't expect a warlord to develop people's livelihood, right?
In early July, Zhang Yunhan personally went to the countryside with his security company to help people harvest crops.
The hot sun shines on his body, and big beads of sweat keep rolling down Zhang Yunhan's dirty neck. Not far away, a platoon is on guard, and the other two platoons are harvesting wheat with their shirts off.
"This weather is really poisonous. Next year we must popularize combine harvesters, as well as chemical fertilizers and pesticides."
Zhang Yunhan was busy and thinking.
The people on the side were very moved when they saw Zhang Yunhan actually taking the lead in farm work. They quickly looked for his mother-in-law to bring a bowl of water. Zhang Yunhan took it with a smile and drank it in one gulp. After the water entered his mouth, Zhang Yunhan realized very clearly that this was well water. It had the same taste as the well water he drew when he was a child, and it was sweeter. It was countless times better than the tap water in the future.
However, Zhang Yunhan also noticed that although the well water is sweet, it is easy to get sick if you drink unboiled water. It seems that in the future, people will be arranged to popularize this knowledge to the people.
In June, the Central Plains alliance was successful, and Feng began to frequently contact Ninghan, constantly wandering between the two forces in order to obtain maximum benefits.
In early August, the expansion of the First and Second Regiments was completed first. The General Headquarters issued an order to establish the 1st Division of the Northwest Army, with Li Zhi (**) as the division commander. The division has more than 8,600 people and is still expanding, reaching a full strength of 11,500 people. The division currently has only three infantry regiments, one guard battalion, and one artillery platoon.
In Huanxian County, the original 3rd Regiment received recruits from one regiment and was organized into the First Brigade of the Northwest Army. It has two regiments with more than 4,000 people. The 4th Regiment is stationed in Xiaoguan and the 5th Regiment is stationed in the north of Qingcheng. Brigadier Zhang Hong (**).
Pingliangyuan 4th Regiment joined the original 6th Regiment stationed in Jingchuan and was organized into the new 2nd Brigade, with two regiments under its jurisdiction, brigade commander Liu Jun (**).
The original 5th regiment of Zhengning was reorganized into the new 3rd brigade, with two regiments under its jurisdiction, brigade commander Ma Zhiyuan (**).
The General Headquarters has established an artillery regiment, headed by Ma Fang (**), but 80% of it is new recruits, and recruits from each unit account for as much as 40%.
In view of this situation, coupled with the intelligence from Liu Yong's Intelligence Bureau, the entire army was on tight defense and quickly reorganized.
In mid-August, Feng ordered Zhang Weixi and Sun Liangcheng to attack Zhang Yunhan. One brigade and one cavalry regiment were sent to the Jincheng direction, and one infantry brigade and one cavalry brigade were sent to the Suiyuan direction.
"A cavalry regiment, a cavalry brigade? And two infantry brigades."
"It's not that I, Zhang, look down on him. He doesn't even have a few decent rifles. How dare he?" Zhang Yunhan looked at the map and smiled disdainfully.
"What is the enemy's strength in the Guanzhong area?" Zhang Yunhan marked the enemy in Jincheng and Suiyuan on the map. He did not ask about the front, but looked to Chang'an in the south.
Liu Yong thought for a while and said: "Most of Feng's main forces are in the Central Plains area, with a total of 100,000 troops. Guanzhong is his base camp. There are 40,000 troops at the moment, and there are 20,000 troops in Shaanxi Province."
"Report!" Liu Yong's report was interrupted.
"Come in."
The visitor is Feng Li from the Intelligence Bureau.
"Commander! There are 7,000 more enemies coming to Jincheng! There are also reinforcements in Xiaoguan, and there are signs of enemy troops mobilizing in the direction of Chang'an. There is no news yet."
"Huh?" Zhang Yunhan didn't understand why there were suddenly 7,000 more people? Is Zhang Weixi willing to give up? Directly reckless? ? ?
"Commander, it should be Ma Qi who has sent troops."
Zhang Yuntai pointed at the Maqi tribe entrenched in Qinghai.
"It makes sense. Ma Qi and Feng Qiuhe may have promised some benefits."
"Chief of Staff, the enemy troops are coming with great force. According to this situation, the enemy troops in Chang'an will also be waiting for the opportunity to move. Our army is completely surrounded."
Zhang Yuntai looked at the map and pondered for a moment: "Our army is short of troops. In the current situation, we can only use elite troops to defeat one of them and then support other battlefields."
"Using the main force of our army, the 1st Division, in cooperation with the artillery regiment, we first defeated the enemy coming from Jincheng. First, the march in the direction of Jincheng was far away. In addition, our army had previously defeated Zhang Weixi, and the enemy's morale was weak. With our army's firepower advantage, , we will definitely defeat the enemy in three to five days."
"There are incoming enemies from two directions in the direction of Suiyuan. The 4th Regiment stays at Xiaoguan and arranges an artillery platoon. There is no problem at all."
"In the direction of Suiyuan, our army may have to fight an ambush. Commander, look, there is only one way to go south from Suiyuan. We only need to fight an ambush in a dangerous area, and the enemy will return without success."
Zhang Yunhan nodded affirmatively. There was only one avenue going south from Suiyuan. If there was an ambush, the enemy would either advance or retreat, and would have no choice but to return without success.
"What I'm worried about right now is the direction of Chang'an and Shaanxi Province. If the main force of our army is placed in the northern part of the west, then the enemy is likely to attack Changwu County from the south. Zhengning County only needs to contain it, and the enemy troops will march out from Chang'an. Changwu City is located in a plain and there is no danger to defend it. If Feng's army besieges the city and cannot resist it, he will march straight in, so Changwu is the key to this battle!"
Zhang Yunhan began to think after hearing this. The key to breaking the situation is whether he can quickly defeat the enemy coming from the direction of Jincheng and then support Changwu. As for the direction of Xiaoguan and Suiyuan, the enemy in Suiyuan may not be able to stop them, but they can block them in steps, which is not a problem. Shaanxi The province may send troops from the east to contain the 3rd Brigade, it depends on how the enemy moves.
Knowing how to deal with the enemy's rear, Zhang Yunhan immediately issued an order: "Order, Zhang Yuntai will lead the 1st Division to garrison the Pingliang area and wait for an opportunity to annihilate the invading enemy. The 2nd Brigade will change rooms in Changwu County and must defend the city. If it is impossible, you can retreat to the north. .The 4th Regiment of the 1st Brigade is stationed at Xiaoguan and must hold its position. The 5th Regiment will follow the terrain to find an ambush position in Huachi to intercept the enemy."
"Order the logistics troops to transport ammunition and food to Changwu."
"This battle must succeed and cannot fail! Our hard work for more than half a year cannot be wasted!"
"yes!"
The order was quickly issued to the troops. The 2nd Brigade stationed in Pingliang began to move south, and a regiment of the 1st Division took the lead in moving north. A new artillery company in Qingcheng supports the direction of Xiaoguan to the north, and an artillery company supports the direction of Huachi.
