Then, fearing that Guan Zhenming might not understand what he meant, Guan Mianjun added.

"For some people, you have to slowly change them. Li Zhiyuan doesn't believe you. In the past few years, you can't even make him believe you. Tell me, is this his fault or yours? He has a prejudice against you.

, you have to find ways to change his view of you. If his view changes, you will naturally be useful."

"But how to change it?"

Guan Zhenming was stunned for a moment, with all his tricks lying there, how could he, Li Zhiyuan, believe in him so easily?

"Isn't this an opportunity now?"

"The Japanese are going to send the First Fleet to Lianyungang"

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Li Zicheng fell silent. He had always thought that the battlefield would be in Jiao'ao, and at most it would expand to the Shandong Peninsula. As for Lianyungang, it might be affected, but it would never become a battlefield.

, but now this telegram from Guan Zhenming has changed everything.

"Is the information reliable?"

Jiang Zuobin frowned slightly. In order to cooperate with the Jiao'ao battlefield, the First Division and the Eighth Division have been transferred north to at least the border between Lu and Su provinces, and are ready to go to Jiao'ao at any time. Now Lianyungang only has one regiment of 10,000 troops at most.

More than a thousand armed police.

"It should be credible"

Nodding, Li Zicheng also had a trace of doubt in his heart.

Why did Guan Zhenming reject the Japanese? The Japanese needed a top company manager. In the past few years, he had been trying to get a place in the company, but every time he made a wedding dress for himself. This time the Japanese took the initiative to find him.

This time, he was far more certain of success than in the past, but he refused. He also told himself the news and asked himself to prepare in advance to prevent the Japanese from occupying Lianyun.

Guan Zhenming

As he murmured this name, Li Zicheng fell silent. If this news was true, it seemed that he had indeed thought of him wrong. At least, this person was not completely without merit.

"The most important thing now is to defend Lianyungang. Compared with Jiaoao, Lianyun is undoubtedly more important. Lianyun is China's industrial base, while Jiaoao is just a port. If Lianyun is occupied, it will be very important for us.

In other words, the foundation is completely lost.”

Looking at the manager who was deep in thought, Jiang Zuobin reminded him.

"Therefore, I suggest that the Third Division and the Eighth Division should be transferred back to Lianyun, and at the same time, all five divisions reorganized from the Labor Corps should be transferred to the Lianyun area..."

Jiang Zuobin walked to the map and drew a simple Lianyun defense circle with a pencil on the map while making suggestions for mobilizing troops.

"Can you defend Lian Yun?"

"Return the third and eighth divisions and we can hold on."

Jiang Zuobin affirmed that there may be no fortress in Lianyungang, but Lianyungang has advantages that Jiaoao cannot compare with. Now that the main force of the air force is training in Lianyun, it can at least ensure that enemy ships are not allowed to approach Lianyun, and only need to guard against the Japanese army.

Landing in northern Jiangsu left two main divisions behind, which could act as a deterrent and block the enemy's attack when necessary.

"But what about Jiao'ao?"

Li Zicheng raised his eyes and asked in reply. He looked at Jiang Zuobin. It would be a pity to give up Jiao'ao. Without the cooperation of the Third Division and the Eighth Division on the periphery, Qingdao would be in a hard fight, at least in the Third Division and the Eighth Division.

Before arriving, the Qingdao land war will not end, and the Jiao'ao war situation will fall into a border situation, which is also not a situation that I am willing to face.

"Jing Lue Envoy, um..."

After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Zuobin raised his eyes and looked at the envoy.

"If we want to protect both places, we have no chance at all with our current military strength alone, unless..."

"Unless we invite the President of China, please ask the Beiyang Army to cooperate in the battle."

Li Zicheng said this with some helplessness, but would Yuan Shikai send troops? Even if Yuan Shikai agreed to send troops, let the Beiyang Army go to Shandong, or let the Beiyang Army come to Lianyun, whether they went to Shandong or Lianyun, they

Is its combat effectiveness reliable?

The Beiyang Army can be said to be the army with the smallest gap between China and the great powers, but this refers to the new army of the six towns of Beiyang, and this gap is the smallest, and it refers to weapons, not other things. In fact, there are only five towns now, and the first The Imperial Guards of a town have long been disbanded and reorganized. As for the hundreds of thousands of miscellaneous troops reorganized by Yuan Shikai, they are not very reliable in terms of combat effectiveness or equipment. Yuan Shikai may abandon his wealth in Shandong for the sake of Shandong, or abandon it. Are you in Lianyun?

These are all issues that have to be considered. But the more serious problem is that they simply do not have enough troops to defend the two places at the same time. On the surface, the current Jiangsu Army has expanded to six divisions, but these six divisions There are three new divisions in the division. It may be okay to use the favorable terrain for defense in Jiao'ao, but what about Lianyun?

"Jing Lue Envoy, now we only need one division. If we only need one division, there will be no problem in defending Lianyun."

Looking directly at the envoy, Jiang Zuobin continued.

"The most important thing now is whether the Jiao'ao counterattack can be launched as planned. The key to the Jiao'ao incident lies in Jiao'ao, not Lianyun. Now the Japanese army in Jiao'ao has assembled more than three divisions and 50,000 people. Only in the field can Only by completely defeating it can it be possible to force Japan to return to the negotiating table and end the current conflict. However, with the current military strength in Jiaoao, without external cooperation, it simply does not have enough military power to carry out a counterattack."

Counterattack is the key to the entire Jiao'ao battle plan, or the key to ending the war.

"According to the original battle plan, Jiao'ao would become a magnet, attracting the main force of the Japanese army. At the same time, three divisions would be mobilized to cooperate with the Jiao'ao defenders to encircle the Japanese army. At the same time, air power would be used to attack its navy and cut off its rear. road to create opportunities for encirclement, and now..."

"Now, we only have three divisions of mobile troops. Even if we mobilize further, the chance is not great. Within a few months, it is impossible for the Labor Corps to have field capabilities."

Li Zicheng is very clear about the power he possesses. It is precisely because he is very clear that it is so difficult to choose. Lianyun is the foundation and Jiaoao is the key. Neither can be lost, but his own strength is not enough. Defend both, but this choice must be made.

It is either a choice or to persuade Yuan Shikai and ask Yuan Shikai to send troops. Yuan Shikai has five elite divisions in his hands. If he is willing to send two divisions, then all the problems will be solved. But, is it possible for him to send troops?

"Call the central government. If the president doesn't agree, then we will..."

After a pause, Li Zicheng said helplessly and decisively.
Chapter completed!