strictlysupreme Chapter 191 Guangshan Arrangement
Chapter 191 Guangshan Arrangement
"Okay." Fang Jian was very satisfied when he heard that a road from Nandu to Guangshan had been planned.
“How long will it take for this road to be repaired?”
After Tao Yunong calculated silently, he replied, "Commander, it will take at least three months."
Zhan Chengda selected several nodes along the entire road and started construction separately, which greatly saved the time of road construction. However, it took a lot of time to transport the materials and tools needed for road construction to the designated locations.
Fang Jian sighed, knowing that this matter could not be rushed, so he did not continue to urge.
"Have Zhuang Jiwu and others arrived in Nandu?"
Zhuang Jiwu brought a large group of talents into Nanchuan, and Fang Jian asked them to go directly to Nandu and establish a new government in Nandu.
Tao Yunong nodded and said, "I arrived at Nandu a few days ago, but the situation in Nandu is complicated. Director Zhuang did not make any big moves, but just trained talents."
Fang Jian was not surprised by this. Although the entire Nanchuan had been taken, except for the police who had been dispatched, all the troops in Nanchuan were concentrated on the northern and southern battlefields.
There is no large army stationed there, and the local police have not yet gained popularity among the people. Any major action at this time would cause dissatisfaction among the gentry, which would be tantamount to seeking one's own death.
As for cultivating talents, this is laying the foundation.
Nanshan’s talent demand has been temporarily met, but there are not many vacancies to supply Nanchuan.
Moreover, if all Nanshan people were to govern Nanchuan, it might easily cause regional conflicts. It is also imperative to cultivate talents in Nanchuan.
Zhuang Jiwu only did two things in Nando. The first was to establish a school, and the second was to cultivate talents.
No longer paying attention to the affairs of Nanchuan, Fang Jian shifted his attention to Changhuan.
"Hasn't the Northern Army of Sanjiang Province launched an attack on Changhuan yet?"
Tao Yunong was always paying attention to the intelligence of Sanjiang Province. He said, "There is no sign of the Northern Army of Sanjiang Province sending troops for the time being."
"Oh, you are all thinking about your own little plans." Fang Jian sneered.
Once Feng Zhangshan is defeated, Fang Jian will let the northern government know the consequences of underestimating him.
Speaking of the east, Tao Yunong glanced at Fang Jian, and then said carefully: "Commander, Commander-in-Chief Jiang of Jinchang had a private conspiracy with Lin Zongde and Xu Weigong some time ago."
"We didn't find out what they talked about specifically, but since they started plotting, all three have been mobilizing their troops."
Fang Jian did not dare to be careless about this news. He went to the map and observed it carefully.
"Any idea how many troops they mobilized?"
Tao Yunong shook his head: "We haven't found out the exact number of people, but what we have found out so far is that Lin Zongde mobilized an army and a division to secretly go to the Jiyang front."
"Commander-in-Chief Jiang has mobilized two armies and two divisions to station at the border between Jinchang and Jiyang."
"Xu Weigong in the southeast also mobilized an army to enter Jiangnan Province."
Hearing this news, Fang Jian also took a breath of cold air: "Four armies, three divisions, according to the Southern Army's organization, there must be 190,000 people."
“I didn’t expect the Southern Army to prepare a major move without making any noise.”
Fang Jian would not be careless about the new army in the south. They were preparing for a big move, but they had not informed him of it at all. Fang Jian could guess what they were planning.
Moreover, these 190,000 people were definitely not all the troops dispatched by the Confederate Army.
The Southern Army's intentions were obvious. They were also waiting, waiting for the Nanshan Army to fight to the death with the Northern Army and consume the Southern Army's strength.
Although Francis Xavier could understand the Southern Army's actions, he still felt unhappy.
"Yu Nong, keep a close eye on the Southern Army's movements. Once we fight the Northern Army, they might attack Nanshan as well."
Although the two parties are allies now, who says that allies will not covet each other's territory?
"Yes, Commander, I will send another group of intelligence personnel to support the agents sent out before." Tao Yunong said.
Afterwards, Tao Yunong sent a telegram to the Seventh and Eighth Divisions to convey Fang Jian's order. At the same time, he dispatched hundreds of intelligence officers to Sanjiang and the seven southern provinces.
In Nanchuan, construction of a cement road from Guangshan to Nandu began in full swing.
Amidst the busyness, time came to August 21st, Guangshan Front Command.
Wang Zhixian was in the command center, looking at the sand table and lost in thought. Li Yueshan and Fang Tianming were standing beside Wang Zhixian.
Fang Tianming said: "Commander Wang, Yongxi's army is marching slowly. Not only is it preparing for our sneak attack, but I'm afraid it also hopes that the Northern Army will fight us first."
According to the marching speed, Feng Zhangshan would have been able to enter Guangshan on August 17.
However, their march has slowed down, and it is expected that they will be able to enter Guangshan tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Wang Zhixian smiled and said, "Isn't this better? It gives us a lot of time to prepare. Where are the Seventh and Eighth Divisions now?"
Wang Zhixian didn't care about the intrigues between Feng Zhangshan and the northern government. Even if he could instigate them to turn against each other, it should be done by Tao Yunong's Intelligence Department. What he had to do was to defeat Feng Zhangshan's current Yongxi Army.
"Report to the division commander, the main forces of the 7th and 8th divisions have entered Guangshan County, but their artillery units will take another seven or eight days to arrive." The chief of staff of the 6th division replied.
Upon hearing that the 7th and 8th Divisions had entered Guangshan, Wang Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief. After the arrival of the two divisions, their military strength was not much less than Feng Zhangshan's Yongxi Army.
Although the artillery of the 7th and 8th Divisions had not yet arrived, the 6th, 9th and 10th Divisions also had artillery, and the firepower was sufficient. Wang Zhixian did not care whether there were two other artillery regiments.
"Guangshan is mountainous and has a dangerous terrain. In addition, there are Qingmen Pass and Nanping Pass. Although it is good for defense, it is not conducive to encircling and annihilating Feng Zhangshan's troops."
Fang Tianming asked: "Master Wang, what are you going to do?"
Wang Zhixian came to one side of the sand table and pointed at the ancient roads of Nanping Pass and Qingmen Pass.
"I plan to have the 9th and 10th divisions send a regiment each to garrison these two passes and temporarily resist the attack of the Yongxi Army."
"The two regiments should first preserve their strength. When the opportunity is right, abandon the two passes and let the enemy enter Guangshan, and then encircle and annihilate them near Guangshan City."
Although guarding the Nanping and Qingmen passes could keep the Yongxi Army out, the dangerous terrain would also prevent the Nanshan Army from encircling and annihilating Feng Zhangshan's troops.
"Commander Wang, Qingmen and Nanping are strategically located. If we give up these two passes and then try to capture them, I'm afraid we will only get two ruins." Fang Tianming said hesitantly.
Of course, Fang Tianming was more worried about whether he could destroy the opponent by letting it in, or whether his side would suffer heavy losses.
Wang Zhixian shook his head and said, "Commander Fang, as long as we can destroy the enemy, it doesn't matter if we give up the two passes."
After the plan was completed, the troops quickly adjusted their defense line. Except for the 904th and 1004th Regiments placed in Qingmen and Nanping, all other troops were withdrawn to the vicinity of Guangshan.
The 9th Division was to set up a defense line at Tianyue Mountain on the left side of Guangshan, the 10th Division was to set up a defense line at Shilong Mountain on the right side, and the 6th Division was to guard Guangshan City.
Wang Zhixian planned to wait until the Yongxi Army was deployed, and then the Seventh and Eighth Divisions would go around to the rear of the Yongxi Army and surround it under the city of Guangshan.