Half a month has passed since Leng Yuan recovered the middle area of ​​the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in the first victory in the Northern Expedition.

There are many speculations about Leng Yuan's further actions. Whether it is civilian military enthusiasts or commanders of the command center, they unanimously agreed that the army should stop at this time, overhaul the fortifications along the Yellow River, clean up the remnants of the territory, stabilize people's livelihood, and make good plans after a few years of stability in the entire line.

In fact, the Grand Marshal of the Republic also sent a telegram to Leng Yuan's military headquarters, suggesting that he repaired it on site, sent people to maintain the city's orders, and fight steadily to maintain this hard-won result.

But just like the amazing actions in the first phase of the Northern Expedition, Leng Yuan's approach once again shocked the world. After a short period of renovation, she started a military operation across the Yellow River.

But Leng Yuan is currently facing the situation that the main force of the northern rebels has firmly taken root in the two provinces of Jin and Lu, and is in a clamp shape that is overwhelming the south. The consequences are unimaginable when crossing the river rashly in the face of such mature defense lines.

The more serious problem is that if we really want to strike while the iron is hot and swallow the north with the courage to regain the Central Plains, we should also launch a fierce and comprehensive offensive. The entire army crossed the Yellow River together, and at the same time sent aviation corps and paratroopers to threaten its hinterland, tearing apart the enemy formation in one fell swoop.

In fact, Leng Yuan’s approach is difficult to understand. She neither conservatively trimming nor attacks. Instead, she crossed the river in a small amount, many times, like a probe being pierced.

The consequences of this approach are devastating. Jiang Zong will not be polite just because his opponent is his disciple. When the Red Army crossed the river, they fired heavy artillery and machine guns. If they encounter artillery bombardment from the other side, they will hide in bunkers and come out after the shelling. According to the shortcomings of the Republic's limited supply of light troops, they continue to carry out back and forth mobile warfare, playing the "magnetic tactics" used by the US military on the Korean battlefield in the old era.

Leng Yuan's approach is surprising to this skillful and classic tactic. She still maintains a slow offensive, advancing without advancing, retreating without advancing, and launching an offensive without advancing. It is not threatening, which makes people confused.

Under the increasing consumption, the fighting spirit of the Republic's soldiers was slowly eroded from the beginning of the victory of Lian Zhan, and was slowly eroded, and gradually became depressed little by little, and finally lowered to freezing point.

In addition, Jiang Zong continued to send scouts and special operations personnel to the other side of the Yellow River to implement the "cold guns and cold artillery" operation, and the number of soldiers of the Republican Zhihui died of sneak attacks and guerrillas was far greater than the front battlefield.

Later, these Red Army soldiers were already numb. Sometimes they sat together for dinner, and their comrades around them were suddenly beaten to death by rebel snipers. They did not react much, but just wiped the blood on their faces like walking corpses and continued to chew the bread dullly.

In this case, the old marshal in the capital Chang'an was more anxious than anyone else. He had already been unable to sleep well because of Leng Yuan's massacre of the city, but now he has made such a mess. The old marshal seemed to have been ten years older in less than a month.

In the conference room, a large number of powerful generals, including Liu Fusu and Yue Runsheng, were gathered to discuss Leng Yuan's Northern Expedition.

"What is the Eagle General doing? Either advance or retreat, what does it mean to be beaten by someone like this? Don't you treat soldiers as humans?!" A general who had a little bit of a festival with Leng Yuan took the opportunity to launch an offensive.

If it were normal, Liu Fusu, who had a good personal relationship with Leng Yuan, might have said a few words, but he really couldn't say a word now because he really couldn't understand what Leng Yuan was planning.

The military strategy clouds, attacking like wind and clouds, shocking the dragon, and defending like shaking the earth.

The old marshal asked you to shrink first and save the territory you captured. If Leng Yuan doesn't listen, he insists on fighting! OK! If you want to fight, you can fight! But if you want to fight, you can fight hard. While the morale is booming, the dragon crosses the river and seizes the strategic location on the other side in one breath, and then the army continues to face off the edge and starts a showdown.

But how much do you mean to not advance or retreat now? You are unwilling to defend well, and you are unwilling to fight seriously, and you do not concentrate your superior forces to break through. Instead, you cross the river softly and are regarded as a target for practice by the rebels, and they lose their lives in vain.

Yue Runsheng, who had always been silent, suddenly whispered: "Does the Eagle General want to Xu Tu?"

"This woman is definitely not a person who slows down the road." The old marshal's forehead was covered with cold sweat, his blood-covered eyes staring at the complex strategic map, and said in a low voice, "The move of the eagle must have a deep meaning."

"Marson, I'm sorry, what's the deep meaning?" The general jumped up again and said, "The rebels gathered heavy troops in the Jin and Shandong provinces to form a complete defense circle. Now the entire army is pressing on the front line of the Yellow River. There is only a policy of crossing the river head-on. Since you want to cross, you will cross hard. This hesitation is really a taboo in military strategists!"

The old marshal had more cold sweats on his head. He knew that this general was Leng Yuan's political enemy. The main purpose of his speech now was to damage Leng Yuan's reputation, but the old marshal really couldn't find any fault because this general hit the key point every sentence!

Leng Yuan also wrote in the plan report submitted that when he advanced across Hebei, he would break through with superior forces and not stop for much, but the writing is so good, how can it be so bad to execute it!

Could it be...scared?

The old marshal always believed that Leng Yuan's dictionary did not have the word "fear", and it was indeed the case from her previous series of actions.

But now, except for this, the old marshal really can't find a second explanation!

Those who commit such military taboos are either stupid or afraid. Leng Yuan is a favorite student of the General Sect and cannot be a fool. The only explanation is that she is afraid.

The casualties of crossing the river head-on are extremely large and require the commander to make a great decision.

In the old days, when Taizu pacified the Eight Desolations, Zhongshan was stormy and storms turned yellow. Millions of heroic troops crossed the river, which sounded generous and domineering, but in fact the Red Army faced a lot of pressure.

The Republican Red Army, which was so angry that they could feel pressure from thousands of miles away, would have felt the pressure, and the next new generation of commanders were no exception.

When encountering such a river crossing battle, the commander must have a huge expectation of casualties in his mind. Many commanders will often feel heartbroken after learning about the expected casualties, thinking that it is difficult to bear this loss, but are unwilling to retreat, and will lead a small group of troops to advance, thinking that such losses will be relatively small.

In fact, this hesitant style of play seems to have a small loss in a single time, but it will continue like rain. Countless subtle losses will accumulate and turn into huge numbers. Even if you win successfully, the loss will only be greater than a decisive breakthrough. If you lose, it will be a complete collapse.

This is a common problem that the generals make in commanding the army. It is actually not embarrassing to commit it. But the problem is that the old marshal has called Leng Yuan many times, but she still has not corrected it and still does what she wants. This is really hard to understand!

At this time, another general whispered: "Master Marshal, according to the latest statistics, our army has an average of one battalion of troops every day."

The cold sweat on the old marshal's forehead dripped. One battalion, that was more than 400 lives, and one battalion a day. This situation has lasted for almost two weeks, which means that more than 4,000 troops have been eaten. Even if it is calculated based on half of the casualties, at least 2,000 people have died.

These are all good soldiers of the motherland...

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