While the ministers of Britain, France and the United States received the news of the military parade, the Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party also received news of the exercise. After Yang Yuanzhao wrote the invitation, they were sent to their hands almost at the same time. n∈n∈,

It was Yang Du and Xu Shichang who received the Beiyang. Yang Du flipped through it and saw that it was a military parade. He smiled slightly and threw it directly to Xu Shichang, saying: "You will decide on the military matters and see what to do."

Xu Shichang didn't care yet. Under Yang Du's reminder, Xu Shichang noticed that there were nearly 200 square formations, including sequences, from the First Division to more than 100 divisions, affiliated with more than 30 armies and some independent troops.

Xu Shichang, who was already a little sensitive to the strength of the Northwest, suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "What do you mean is that the Northwest has a total of more than 100 divisions!"

Yang Du nodded and said, "Those who have regular numbers should be like this. With the logistics and independent forces, the number of regular soldiers in the northwest is almost between 4 million."

Xu Shichang stopped talking, which might be obviously two concepts with the final result. In his previous understanding, he had already understood that the strength of the Northwest was greater than that of the Beiyang. The Beiyang had about 1.5 million troops, that is, more than 30 divisions in the Northwest. He was a little lucky before. Maybe there would be some omissions from the information obtained from several sides. It was impossible to clearly show that the total strength of the Northwest might overlap by one third or even one half. Then the strength of the Northwest was only more than 2 million. Although it was terrible, it was not as powerless as it is now. 4 million troops were armed to the teeth and equipped with a large number of light and heavy weapons and artillery. It was not possible for Beiyang to deal with it.

"The military parade will be tomorrow, you will know after you go and see it."

Yang Du's attitude was already very clear. Even Xu Shichang dared not directly pro-Japanese. The purpose of pro-Japanese is to get benefits from the Japanese, rather than to completely surrender to the Japanese. Now, the strength of the Northwest is greatly greater than that of estimates. Any rash action will bet on his life, which is something he cannot accept.

"Sizi, look?"

Yang Du saw Xu Shichang's expression and movements and said lightly: "I don't need to watch it anymore. I won't participate in military affairs anymore. I even asked a friend to listen to the opera and leave first!"

Yang Du shook his body and went out, but Xu Shichang had a solemn expression. After coming with the Northwest Real Sword and Sword, they knew very well how powerful the Northwest regular army had. In the past few years of interactions, although Northwest was strong, they kept their word. Some things might not be said on their own initiative. Once they said it, they would definitely not be a bluff. They would hit you if they said they would hit you, and they would give you weapons if they said they would give you weapons. Some people in Beiyang had ridiculed them before. The Northwest was obviously a capital enemy, so how could they give their weapons to their opponents? As long as they continued to develop in Beiyang, they might be able to come from behind.

But after reading this invitation letter for military parade in my hand, combined with Yang Du's words, I realized that the Northwest's actions were hidden below the water surface, calm and quiet. I quietly accumulated strength. When I sold them arms, I didn't worry about their rebound. The general direction was in the hands of the Northwest. Judging from this invitation for military parade, the Northwest should not take the Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party seriously at all.

Now we have to see the dagger. No matter what the Northwest is, the muscles are revealed at this time, but this means that the Northwest has the confidence to deal with all the problems after the muscles are revealed. This is the biggest problem. Xu Shichang was completely speechless at this time. He was the one who handled the military matter. It seems simple. How could Yang Du not know what this invitation means?

In the Battle of Zhangjiakou, there were also combat logs written by the generals participating in the war. Even now, after consulting for the past few years, the strength of the Beiyang army is incomparable to the previous day. No general is sure whether Beiyang can deal with the division that year. In this sense, the combat effectiveness of the regular army in the northwest is far above the Beiyang. Now, looking at the introduction of the military parade, how big the regular army is now, even in terms of strength, compared with the elite before, it is a little insufficient. The number of more than 3 million is enough to overwhelm. Beiyang is no match at all.

Xu Shichang was panicked. He had promised Japan before, because of its strength. In addition, Beiyang could gain benefits from the middle. As long as Beiyang itself became strong and overwhelmed the Northwest, then after gaining control of the entire China, he would consider Japan's problems. Unexpectedly, it was a wrong choice. If he had known that the Northwest was so powerful, why would he have to praise the Japanese?

Xu Shichang couldn't make a decision on such a big thing at all. When Yang Du came back, he continued to ask Yang Du. Yang Du didn't say much, but just kicked the ball back. He didn't know much about the Northwest. According to Yuan Shikai's request, he led the team to participate in this Northwest meeting.

Xu Shichang was helpless. He also knew that Yang Du was dissatisfied with him. At this moment, he could not get angry with Yang Du, so he had to investigate through his means. As the right-hand man in the training period of Yuan Shikai's small station, Xu Shichang almost participated in the establishment of the Beiyang Army. There were many old friends in the Beiyang Army, and some officers from the Northwest Army could be found through relationships.

The early officers of the Northwest Army came from the Beiyang. Some were recruited by Feng Yuxiang, and some were optimistic about the development of the Northwest and took the initiative to defect. Among these people were Xu Shichang's old subordinates, who were only the lowest-level existence at the time. Now there are some regiment commanders, brigade commanders, and even division commanders. If you really want to say it, Feng Yuxiang, the vice chairman of the Northwest Military Commission and the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Military Force, were also under the command of the Beiyang, although he was just a battalion commander at that time.

Xu Shichang could get in touch with Feng Yuxiang, but he was also self-aware. When he got in touch with Feng Yuxiang, he might not be afraid of him. He had to choose from the data he had obtained before. Finally, he selected several targets and started to get close to him.

Xu Shichang had no choice but to do this. He was also in a hurry to seek medical treatment. But what should we do if we don’t do this? How many regular combat divisions in the Northwest have, how many total troops are, how many weapons and equipment, and how combat effectiveness are all all problems. If we don’t figure this out, Beiyang will be in trouble next. He will not do the matter of an egg hitting a stone, and the same is true for those who are deceived.

Logically speaking, the number and combat effectiveness of the army should be top secret. Anyone who intentionally or unintentionally discloses this issue can be punished for treason or espionage. Whether it is the civilian or the military, the crime is definitely the heaviest punishment for this crime. Whether it is the military or the civilian, it is basically the result of shooting.

Strict discipline is the fundamental reason why Northwest has been keeping its secrets for so many years. After Yang Du learned about Yuan Shikai's hesitant attitude, things changed slightly. Northwest was originally planning to show its strength to Yuan Shikai to shake his mentality and strive to be able to peacefully accept the territory of Beiyang. Xu Shichang's small move was detected by the Intelligence Bureau almost immediately and reported to Yang Yuanzhao and asked him to decide what to do.

Yang Yuanzhao was very happy, afraid that he would not be interested. As long as he was interested and wanted to investigate, he would check it. Even here, he would give some convenience. The accumulation of two years has given the Northwest enough confidence. The Northwest is no longer as careful as in 1911 and 1912. The research and development and investment in various weapons have greatly increased the strength of the Northwest. The 4 million army is at least qualified soldiers who have been trained for more than one year, and the most professional soldiers who have been trained for 6 years.

In the environment of the northwest, six years are enough to transform every soldier. Strength represents status. Now, there is no need to hide it in the northwest. The millions of troops are also a deterrent to other countries. The entire China has the ability to defend itself, even if it is an enemy of the world, not to mention that the current European war situation is in full swing, and they cannot concentrate their efforts to fight China.

With Yang Yuanzhao's approval, it was like Shangfang's sword. This general direction was sent from top to bottom. Xu Shichang wanted to know, and he must let him know. If he had no consciousness or did not know, he would also find a way to let him know. One side was determined and the other was intentional. With the cooperation between the two sides, many things were natural. Xu Shichang almost hit a wall at the beginning, but when he was touching, he almost encountered when he had no confidence. Some useful news was fed back. In order to avoid attracting his attention, the news leaked by these people was only about themselves and related. However, after summarizing it, Xu Shichang counted the numbers and almost got a result that shocked him. There are currently millions of troops in the northwest. It was compared with the simple process on the invitation letter for military parade, which was basically consistent.

There are more than 100 divisions, each with 27,000 to 35,000 troops, which is almost certain to be close to 4 million troops. This makes Xu Shichang speechless. What is the Northwest? It’s too low-key. Although he has such strong strength, he still hides it. He pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger, making the Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party jump on things in China. Now he really feels like a clown.

What shocked Xu Shichang the most was that a regiment commander who seemed very enthusiastic told the general situation of each division. He didn't have much details, but just reported the number of weapons, the number of automatic firearms, and the number of artillery. Not to mention personnel and basic weapons, the automatic firearms of a division in the northwest are equivalent to 10 Beiyang Towns. As for artillery, it cannot be compared. As for artillery, it is also equivalent to 10, but the 75 guns are not the main artillery fire in the northwest. The northwest has 108mm and 155mm artillery. These weapons that cannot be obtained by the Beiyang are included in every regular main division. This is the real strategic artillery. (To be continued.)
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