290 To win two wars at the same time
In Guangzhou, Lu Rongting and other leaders of the Guangdong Army died in the war. Tens of thousands of Guangdong-Guangxi coalition forces in Shaoguan and coalition forces in Jiangxi, Fujian and other places were in chaos. Soon, Li Liejun led his troops in Jiangxi, and Jiang Baili led his troops in Fujian, and almost at the same time launched a ***. Wherever the army went, the rebels were invincible, either surrendering or retreating towards Yunnan and Guizhou.
Because the Central Army was extremely fast, the Guangdong army had not reacted at all, and Guangzhou City was occupied by the National Defense Forces, which were flooded with troops. The Central Army occupied not only a city in Guangzhou, but also the military ammunition that the Guangdong Army collected from various parts of the province, and was confiscated as spoils. The number was really large. On the premise of assuming that the Guangdong-Guangdong Army would not be defeated, it was enough for them to fight for six months and August. It was really well prepared.
When Guangzhou fell, the garrison in Shaoguan returned to attack Guangzhou, its success was very low. Especially when news of Lu Rongting's death in the war came, those Lu Rongting's confidants were like stray dogs. Even thousands of Central Army in Licheng didn't care about it, and rolled up all the property they could take away. They fled to Yunnan and Guangxi at their limits. After hesitating, more officers chose to stay and surrender to the National Defense Forces in Licheng, willing to accept the surrender of the central government unconditionally and accept the comprehensive adaptation of the central government.
In March 3, just half a month after the central government officially launched the anti-rebellion war, Guangzhou announced its pacification, and few garrisons in Guangxi also announced their acceptance of the central government's reorganization, which means that the Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangdong-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-Guang-
A spokesperson for the First Cabinet Office of the Central Government informed the public about the situation of the war against rebellion. Many senior officers of the Guangdong-Guangxi Army, including Lu Rongting, were killed in the war, and some of the bodies were unknown and were on the list of missing persons. Most of the senior officers of the Guangdong-Guangxi Army were detained in Nanjing and accepted the referendum of the military court. Many people commented that even if they were finally acquitted, they would probably have no chance of getting the army in this life. Confronting the central government and rebelling against the serious crimes is a taboo for any person in power. If they do not use the butcher knife, it is already a great kindness and kindness. In the face of such great trouble, all defenses are pale.
The luck of a large number of Guangdong-Guangxi soldiers was not as lucky as that of the Beiyang Army. After all, this time was different from the period when the National Defense Forces and the Beiyang Army fought for the world. Although there was no such thing as abuse of prisoners, it was not like that if they wanted to get the treatment of the Beiyang Army surrendered soldiers, or even want to enter the organization of the National Defense Forces. Although many of these people are still called elites, they cannot be in a square position without rules. To govern a country, the rule of law should be the first, and personal feelings should not be placed before the law.
Without the support of the Guangdong-Guangxi Army, Tang Jiyao's pressure was unprecedentedly huge. Although he was extremely anxious, the people from all over the country stopped almost at the same time. This was not allowed to do so, but the spontaneous actions of the generals under his command. After pacifying Lingnan, the National Defense Forces would concentrate their forces against them. Therefore, a reality before Tang Jiyao was that he had to shrink his defense line. He must not be like Lu Rongting, before the battle started, his old nest was taken down. You must know that they were not only facing the Central Army, which had obvious combat effectiveness, but also the person who commanded this army, but also the person who could not ignore them, Cai E and Cai Songpo!
When Tang Jiyao was worried, several generals under his command, Long Yun, Hu Ruoyu, Zhang Ruoji, Li Xuanting, etc., called Tang Jiyao to ask for opinions. From their tone, they were not optimistic about the end of the war. And the aides who had advocated the war at the beginning also stopped talking. In the eyes of those discerning people, it was already the best of the good that they could defend Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in the current situation.
Tang Jiyao was also a decisive person. He quickly generated electricity to the various armies, demanding that all of them be withdrawn from Yunnan and Guizhou, strengthen defense, and prevent the National Defense Force from advancing. At the same time, he sent representatives to Nanjing to seek peace from Nanjing, and demanded that the Yunnan-Guizhou regional autonomy be autonomous, seeking the status of the autonomous region and the Beiyang Central Committee. Because Tang Jiyao understood very well that the possibility of taking Nanjing and taking over the central government had been shattered, so he had to seek this retreat, with the intention to go back later. If the central government insisted on not needing it, then he had no other way.
However, Tang Jiyao's imagination was obviously beautiful. After his order was issued, he did not receive a positive response from the following, including the four major generals who leaned on his arm. Soon, Tang Jiyao felt something was wrong, because this situation showed that the generals under his command had already had distracting thoughts and could be rebelled against him at any time.
Tang Jiyao estimated that it was good. Although he wanted to defend himself in order to protect himself, the generals under his command obviously could not see the prospects and did not have much confidence. Look at the Guangdong-Guangxi Army, it was also a strong army, and it had a force of more than 200,000 troops. However, under the offensive of the Central Army, which had much fewer troops than them, it was destroyed in an instant, and no effective large-scale resistance was organized. This made these military professionals not only unable to understand, but also completely unbelievable. When they saw the Guangdong-Guangxi Army who surrendered after the war, the situation was not very good, and the situation was as good as the Beiyang Army. Look at the letter of persuasion sent by Cai E, who said that no one would have any thoughts in their hearts.
It can be said that nine of the ten division commanders and commanders-level officers under Tang Jiyao secretly sent their confidants to contact Cai E or the National Defense Forces to discuss the arrangements and treatment conditions after surrender for consideration. Although the surrender and surrender were only one word different, the result was a thousand miles apart.
So after the end of the Guangzhou Battle, people across the country turned their attention to Guizhou and Yunnan. It is estimated that a new war would occur here, and the passionate young people in the country should not be disappointed. But what fell below the frame of countless reporters was that the National Defense Force was just mobilizing troops to Guangxi, Hunan and other places in an orderly manner, and seemed to be in no hurry to attack Guizhou and Yunnan. The Yunnan-Guizhou Army also paused after shrinking its defense line, and was indifferent to the slowly approaching National Defense Force, as if it was not worried at all.
This situation is strange. Some people commented that this is the tranquility before the storm. I am afraid that a war of unity that determines China's destiny and concerns the future of the country will soon begin. Some sharp commentators also analyzed that the battle is over and cannot be fought. Look at the current military mobilization, this is completely a normal military deployment that should be held during the negotiations. Moreover, the logistics support of the Central Army has also slowed down. The large number of people transported to the south is no longer ammunition, medicine, and food, but government officials and administrative talents at all levels. They will take over the local government affairs that were previously held by the warlords in the name of the central government.
Hua Fei was also a little surprised. If he had known that the battle to pacify the south would be so easy, he would not have delayed it until now, but would have followed the trend a few years ago and unified the country. While this result made Hua Fei happy, he could not help but be glad that he was calm and unlucky at the military deployment meeting and did not send out the most elite ace decision, otherwise he would have been a little ridiculous.
However, Hua Fei also understood that this result was not an accidental factor. If he had attacked the south at the beginning, the army of the Jin army and other provinces would not have been so stable. In addition, the National Defense Forces, which had frequent combat at that time, had a great pressure on logistics support. At that time, the central government was newly established and the local area was unstable, and even the adapted Beiyang Army was far less stable than it is now. The psychological deterrence to the Southern Army was far less profound than today. In the unstable situation at that time, once a mistake occurred, the reaction caused would be a chain reaction of avalanche.
But the situation is different now. The country not only took a lot of advantages in the Russian civil war, but also strengthened the national confidence of the people. In addition, China's tough political stance actually made Britain surrender, which brought great prestige and international reputation to the central government, and its significance for the cohesion within the country is incomprehensible.
Moreover, after the development in recent years, the economy has continued to improve and the rapid progress of industry. People's livelihood, economy, agriculture, education, medicine and other aspects under the central government's governance have been vigorously promoted, so that people, whether they are under the central government or those temporarily under the actual control of warlords in various places, feel something, and their sense of identity with Nanjing is increasing day by day. And while the influence of the Central Army continues to grow, the original Jin army, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang and other places are gradually assimilating and basically losing their ambition. This is also why Tang Jiyao and others resolutely launched a war after the internal reform order was issued. Because everyone can see that if they do not raise an army, they will completely lose their chances.
Of course, other factors are not ruled out. Cai E's leadership of the army was psychologically deterred by the generals of the Yunnan-Guizhou Army. The National Defense Force was like a divine soldier and general, and he won Guangzhou at a speed beyond military common sense. This illusion of strong combat power was also the fundamental reason why the Yunnan-Guizhou Army was cowardly before the battle.
Hua Fei immediately wrote a reply, and took special measures and was blindly restricted by the framework. It is indeed unwise to choose the so-called national governance concept. The so-called choice of the concept of governing the country is a framework. Taking advantage of the situation and choosing the most suitable choice under the appropriate background is the most suitable choice. Accepting the Yunnan-Gui army that is willing to surrender can not only resolve this civil war without any effort, but also increase military strength. Although this will bring the severity of the conviction and sentencing of the rebels, and even bring many opposition opinions, Hua Fei still insists on implementing it.
If these people reject the surrender, it means that the central government will also invest a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and military forces to carry out this meaningless civil war. Those people have lost their way out and resisting will inevitably be completely different from the Guangdong-Guangxi Army. Using severe measures to deal with the Guangdong-Guangxi Army and using the method of grace and comforting the surrendered Yunnan-Guangxi Army is also an imperial technique, and both kindness and power are used.
According to Hua Fei's handwritten order, the central government accepts the surrender of the Yunnan-Guizhou Army. Pay attention to whether to surrender or not. This is a matter of principle. Given that most officers can correct their mistakes, and are bewitched by the chief conspirators, repent in time, and have not caused major damage, all officers below the company can be pardoned. However, officers above the company must be punished by the Military Law Department of the Command, dismissed or demoted, and dealt with strictly in accordance with military law.
However, the handling of officers above the division is strict. All officers above the division are unlucky in their crimes, and they are all removed from their ranks and are tried by the military court. However, if they accept the surrender order, Hua Fei can issue a special amnesty order and give a certain amnesty to the final judgment of each senior officer. As long as the judgment is not particularly serious, they can generally be exempted from prison and live with their families all year round.
As for the first culprits, most of them have to be similar to the senior officers of the Guangdong-Guangxi Army. Not only do they have to be tried by the military court, but some people may also have to be under the fate of life under house arrest. In contrast, for countless officers in Yunnan and Guizhou, although the result is not very satisfactory, after thinking about it, most of them can only lament their fate. In fact, after Hua Fei’s handwritten notice was issued, the entire south of the war situation was basically settled. Even if those senior officers were unwilling to accept it, lower-level officers must obey their command. The president pardoned all their crimes. If they were still obsessed with it, they would be kicked by a donkey in the head.
The vigorous war in the south can be said to be loud and thunder, and only in the eyes of a few people, especially in the eyes of Hua Fei and other senior officials, can we understand how dangerous this process is. Shortly after the war in the south began, a large amount of intelligence came from the northeast, which showed that the hawks in the military in Japan attempted to take this opportunity to launch an attack on the inner city. What is the reason? Is it necessary for the Japanese to launch a war in war? What excuses did they use to launch a war invasion of China?
Moreover, according to a piece of information, the Japanese entered the pass not to launch a full-scale war of aggression against China. Their purpose was very simple, that is, to take advantage of the opportunity of China's civil war and take the opportunity to enter the pass and plunder. One of the translated "The Forbidden City Treasure Plan" was even more shocking to see Hua Fei! It has to be said that the Japanese's behavior was very similar to the Later Jin Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty. It was purely aimed at wealth and may occasionally consume China's military power.
Upon receiving this information, the Defense Forces Command immediately held a comprehensive military meeting. Many people believed that the temporary recruitment of troops should be sent to the south immediately, and the troops fighting in the south were transferred to the north to deal with the Japanese's possible southward movement at any time. At the same time, they sent people to negotiate with Tang Jiyao, to explain the national justice and temporarily cease the war.
In addition, some people believe that war should be started at sea immediately, divert the Japanese's attention, and dragged the Japanese's plans on the way, so as to win the time to end the civil war.
Hua Fei trained the staff officer who proposed a ceasefire negotiation at that time, because the staff officer was a military post. As a soldier, he insisted on not negotiating any negotiations. Because the so-called negotiations belong to politicians. For soldiers, there is only war and victory, failure and death, and no other choice. The bad idea of knowing justice is even more absurd. I am afraid that once Tang Jiyao and the others learned about this news, they will not only not have any righteousness in their hearts, but they will also be full of passion and fighting spirit.
Although maritime war is a strategy, provoking war will allow China to take the passive strategically, and the weak navy will be the one who provokes war. If this strategy is seen through by the Japanese, the navy avoids war, and the army launches a large-scale attack, wouldn't it be a shooting itself in the foot, because with the current strength of the National Defense Navy, it is really not chasing the strength of the Japanese Navy.
Hua Fei slapped the case at the military meeting, what was he afraid of? On the premise of getting information and preparing in advance, are he still so unconfident? Are he not confident in his own territory yet to win two wars at the same time? Moreover, the main force of the ten armies of the National Defense Forces has basically not moved, and even if the Japanese army goes south, they will be defeated.
It was also at this meeting that Hua Fei proposed the national military development goals and plans for the next ten years. In the next five years, the country's army must be able to be prepared to win two wars at the same time. These two wars are not like the current war, but two fierce battles. It is assumed that the enemy is not a domestic warlord, but the Japanese and Russians. In the next ten years, it must be able to be prepared to win three wars at the same time, two of which must be attack wars, and the combat scope must cover the Eurasian and African continents, and even the Americas.
In the next five years, the Air Force must fully guarantee the country's airspace security, support the operations of the Army and Navy, and expand the combat coverage to all land and maritime lands in the country. In the next ten years, the Air Force will not only continue to improve its five-year combat plan, but also be able to fully control the absolute air supremacy of the entire airspace in East Asia, and be able to extend its tentacles to any continent that can fly to, providing the minimum escort for the Army.
In the next five years, the navy must take shape, achieve basic security of the coastline, and achieve comprehensive inspections of territorial waters. The next ten years will be the key period for naval development. The navy must ensure the security of the country's territorial waters, ensure that in the country's territorial waters, win any defensive wars within the country's territorial waters, and ensure that the maritime transportation lines of hostile countries can be cut off during the war. In the next twenty years, the navy will extend its tentacles to the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and even to the Atlantic Ocean. The navy must do that as long as there are Chinese people, the navy's flag can fly in nearby waters. As long as there are overseas Chinese, the navy can protect the lives and property of Chinese people at any time.
A meeting that was originally a discussion of war turned into a plan for the ten-year military construction and the 20-year development and construction of the navy. This outline can be said to have shocked everyone, including Li Yue. However, looking at Hua Fei's firm and unhesitant look, no one thought that Hua Fei was just talking about it. What a grand plan this is? If this plan is realized, then China can be said to truly rise and recreate the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
As a result, Hua Fei's plan to fight two wars at the same time was not realized. The Southern Army surrendered faster than everyone expected, and the Japanese did not expect it either.
Chapter completed!