Chapter 041 East to Nanjing
He grabbed the boarding ladder and was about to get on the boat, but someone called him Buser Commander Wang. When he looked back, he called him a young man with a vigorous spirit, white face, thin beard, elegant temperament, and gentle manners. He was familiar with him, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before?
When the two guards in front and behind saw Wang Zhenyu's appearance, they knew they were not familiar, so they immediately nervously touched the gun box. This was the details that the guard leader Zhao Dongsheng had specifically explained to them. However, Wang Zhenyu believed that he was still a little shrimp and had no conflicts with others. He sent the conflicts of interest to the ground, so he was safer than anyone else at the moment.
The man naturally knew that Wang Zhenyu didn't remember him, and he didn't care about the excessive nervousness of the guards in the forefront. He just smiled naturally: "Braft Commander Wang, you are busy with your noble people. I am Wan Yaohuang, the combat staff member of the Wartime Command. The little staff member who received you when you came back from the Hankou victory."
"Oh! Haha" Wang Zhenyu remembered that he had indeed such a very decent little staff officer who treated people very well. He also asked about the details of his combat at the Yudai Gate. "Staff Wan, it's a big deal that you are not wearing military uniforms. I'm sorry, I can't recognize him for a while. Sorry, sorry. Shouldn't you go to Nanjing with Commander Huang? Why are you here?"
Wan Yaohuang: "Haha, there, Brigade Commander Wang, you don't know. I used to be in the Hubei Military Government. General Huang was promoted. My duty is naturally not allowed to follow me. However, I had already resigned from my position in the military government yesterday to go to Nanjing to find an errand to participate in the Northern Expedition. I am just waiting to take your sailboat all the way. You won't think I'm in trouble, right?"
Wang Zhenyu liked this young man who spoke well a little, and quickly said there, and then signaled the guards beside him to help Wan Yaohuang carry the box, while he talked to Wan Yaohuang while getting on the boat.
Sometimes it is so strange between people. Some people meet every day but can't say a few words, and they often don't talk too much when they speak. However, although some people meet for the first time, they fall in love with each other at first sight. Wang Zhenyu and Wan Yaohuang are probably the latter. After getting on the boat, they start chatting, talking about the current situation and folk customs. The more they talk, the more they talk, the more they become more speculative, and they have a very positive impression of meeting each other.
"So, you are not familiar with Chief Li, you are just sent to the headquarters temporarily. What are your plans to go to Nanjing?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Now Commander Huang and Chief Li are now big names in the Provisional Government of the Central Committee of the Republic of China. I, a small staff officer, probably have to go to the Army Department to get a call first. If I don't have an acquaintance, I may not be able to see them, but it won't be too great to stay in Hubei. Now Governor Li is already content with the status quo, and most of the people in Wuchang are exhausted. I think I have to go to Nanjing if I want to have a revolution."
Wang Zhenyu thought for a while: "You ask me to tell me. Don't ask acquaintances to ask for relationships. My 9th Brigade has just been established, and there is no clue at all to expand. You and I are the same age as we are, and they are very close to each other. Just come to me as the head of the training department, follow me, and be responsible for the specific work of the expansion. First, let's a major be wronged, and then appoint it according to the situation. What do you think, Xiao Wan?"
"Okay, Brigade Commander Wang respects me. I, Wan Yaohuang, have no reason to refuse. I obey your orders." Wan Yaohuang also felt that Wang Zhenyu in front of him was very polite to him. Although he was a major general, he had no airs and was willing to work with him. Naturally, he had no artificial agreement.
After dinner, Wang Zhenyu and Wan Yaohuang went out of the bedroom to the deck to watch the sunset. Zhao Dongsheng, the teaching team and the guards were all on this boat, so there was no need to worry about safety.
When they walked to the deck, they found that the sun had set and it was dark. They were not in a hurry to return to the ship, but stood on the deck and leaned against the boat to feel the oncoming, slightly chilling wind.
Wang Zhenyu suddenly wanted to take the exam for Wan Yaohuang's skills: "Xiao Wan, now we are our own people. I have always been having some problems. I need someone to help me with it."
Although Wan Yaohuang was not used to the name Xiao Wan, he was so happy to be so close: "Builder Wang, it's okay to say it, just don't laugh at Wan Cai, just say the wrong thing."
Wang Zhenyu nodded: "You think our country will be in a situation in the future. Tell me about your expectations, and don't worry about anything else."
Wan Yaohuang was meticulous and knew that Wang Zhenyu was taking the exam himself. He smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll say forgave me. Judging from the current situation, the demise of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner. Maybe the Qing Dynasty will collapse on its own without waiting for our Northern Expedition."
Wang Zhenyu immediately praised that he had come from later generations and naturally knew that the Qing Dynasty had abdicated, but how should Wan Yaohuang, as a little adviser, know? You must know that the ending of imperial power in history has never ended.
"Where does this conclusion come from?"
Wan Yaohuang said: "Since the reign of Wuchang, Brigade Commander Wang has seen how many local governors have committed suicide for the loyalty and righteousness of the Qing Dynasty? Not to mention the governor, it is the princes and nobles who have relied on the court to support more than ten generations and the Eight Banners children who have relied on the court to fight south? The group that has gained the most profits and gained the most is unwilling to work hard for this court. Do you think anyone can reverse the trend of this world? Since the Manchu nobles do not even have the courage to commit suicide, what else can they do besides surrendering? Anyway, this is what they have been used to kneeling against foreigners for decades."
Wang Zhenyu nodded, obviously agreeing with Wan Yaohuang's point of view: "Then what situation do you think will be after the destruction of the Qing Dynasty?"
Wan Yaohuang scratched his eyebrows with his middle finger, and the sword eyebrows were already frowned. The boy said hesitantly: "But commander, don't blame him. Wan may be more negative in his view of the problem, but he also said something."
Wang Zhenyu smiled and said, "Didn't I say it before? To be honest, it's okay."
Wan Yaohuang was encouraged and spoke, "You won the Battle of Yudaimen, Brigade Commander Wang, but Wan can tell you that you are just winning by the word "smart". If you hadn't used the right trick and occupied the right time, place and people, just face it head-on, even if the brothers who helped Hubei and Hunan Army bravely suffer a great loss."
Wan Yaohuang paused for a moment and continued: "The Tartar soldiers on the opposite side were actually the six Beiyang towns that Yuan Shikai had supervised and trained. These soldiers were even more popular in Zhangde and Qiucao. I heard from my predecessors that looking at the world, the eighth town in Wuhan and the ninth town in Nanjing can be compared with them. But in fact, in Hankou, the eighth town made them defeated them and almost wiped out the entire army. You were in the battle to attack the Yudaimen, and it was the less than one Beiyang soldiers who had defeated us. From training to equipment, the six Beiyang towns are all first-class, and there is no need to give in to the army of the great powers. Although we have half of the country, just from a military perspective, we are probably not the opponents of the six Beiyang towns! Military is a political guarantee. If we cannot check and balance each other in military terms, the future between the north and the south may be..."
The following words are self-evident, but Wang Zhenyu is not worried about the future. In comparison, he is even more happy that he has picked up a treasure. If Xu Yuanquan is a professional tactical talent, then Wan Yaohuang is a professional strategic talent. Now he lacks the most talent, otherwise he doesn’t have to start a teaching team. Wang Zhenyu is very clear in his heart that without talent helps, he hopes to reversal the fortune of an era by relying on his personal wisdom. Even if he can predict that it is unreal, it is completely a fantasy novel.
During breakfast the next day, Wan Yaohuang shocked Wang Zhenyu, who had just woken up, again: "Brig Commander Wang, I read the military training manuals issued by our brigade, which were very well compiled. But I had some small suggestions."
Wang Zhenyu had just eaten a steamed bun. When he heard about the suggestion, he immediately became interested. He put down the chopsticks in his hand and said sideways: "Tell me, tell me."
Wan Yaohuang said: "First of all, the firepower position is set. You have also seen this battle in Hankou. The firepower of those Maxim heavy machine guns is very powerful. In the future, such weapons will be used in large quantities. But this thing is a money-intensive product, and you have to pay attention to the way you use it. I once made a calculation in Hanyang. Look at these three bowls, each bowl is like a heavy machine gun position. If you spread out on a line, each machine gun can radiate the front of the muzzle, and the firepower is limited to this. Once you encounter the fast-moving tiger and wolf army, such firepower is easy to break through."
Wang Zhenyu remembered that the battle of Lu Diping to easily defeat Boai Academy was bypassed the front of the Qing army's heavy machine guns, and flipped in from the side and easily succeeded. Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu naturally nodded to Wan Yaohuang's statement.
"But if three bowls are placed from a straight line into an inverted triangle, with the advantageous location, a firepower depth can be formed. Once the enemy launches an attack, it will face cross-fire strikes in three directions. No matter how fierce and elite the firepower is, it is estimated that it will be difficult for an army to achieve breakthroughs based on manpower alone, unless they have stronger firepower to suppress it." Wan Yaohuang said the more he said, he became more and more devoted: "This is the application of heavy firepower such as heavy machine guns. As for the defensive positions, I also think it should not be built into a front line. The z-shaped position currently promoted in Europe is very good. It is easy to build a defense depth, form local firepower superposition, and it is also convenient to retreat. However, this requirement for engineer quality and operational volume will be increased."
Wang Zhenyu didn't interrupt, he just listened quietly, and took out a small notebook from his shirt pocket and recorded it one by one.
After all, Wan Yaohuang is a young man. He is naturally very excited and proud of his own opinions being valued by Shangguan, and his heart is suddenly full of energy: "By the way, brigade commander, there is another problem, which is the defense and attack of the enemy when encountering field battles. The battlefield changes rapidly, and accidents will inevitably occur. For example, when you find the enemy, you should organize the army to effectively form a V-shaped expansion."
"V-shaped expansion" Wang Zhenyu, who has read the book "Korean War", knew that the so-called V-shaped attack means frontal blocking and side-lined surround the enemy's back. But that is used for attack, and it is probably not the same as Xiao Wan's classmate.
"It means that within the effective range of firepower, it is spread in a V-shaped shape, similar to a pocket. The key is to stick to the bottom point, so as to protect the side and back of the two points of the head. The two points of the head can hold on, and in turn, it can support the bottom point, forming a three-sided strike of the firepower. The premise is the terrain and the geographical location." Wan Yaohuang explained concisely.
Although Wang Zhenyu was unable to digest these military concepts for a while, and even if he digested the promotion in the entire army, it would not take a day or two to do, he was still very excited: "Yaohuang, do you have any suggestions? Even if you say, don't hide your own personal information."
Chapter completed!