Chapter 43: Reorganizing the Allied Army (First Update)

  The news of the great victory was transmitted back home, and all the people were as if in a dream.

  Not long ago, I heard that Jiang Yu, the commander-in-chief of Mengbian, lost Kulun, and it seemed that a major defeat was about to arrive without any surprise. However, just a few days later, things suddenly took a dramatic turn, and news of a major victory spread back like a heavy bombshell.

  Everyone was shocked, were the 120,000 Russian troops made of mud? Or was it that the Revival Army of Jiangsu and Hubei was too powerful?

  Yuan Shikai and the various warlords stared with wide eyes at the Da Jie number in front of them, their eyes filled with an incredulous expression.

  Is it true?

  However, a large number of photos published in newspapers later proved that the Chinese army had indeed won an unprecedented great victory.

  Only in the photos can be seen the bodies of Russian soldiers piled up layer by layer on the battlefield.

  Row upon row of Russian military firearms were neatly stacked on the ground, captured Russian artillery was also arranged in a neat and tidy manner. The bodies of fallen Russian officers were carried out and placed together, lined up in a row, and then photographed. As for the military flags, command knives and other items, they were piled up haphazardly in heaps.

  Each photo is so shocking!

  Yuan Shikai suddenly felt a chill, from this battle between the Revival Army and the Russian army, it can be seen that the Revival Army is so powerful. If both sides had not stopped fighting at the time, perhaps the one sitting in the New Hua Palace now would not be him Yuan Shikai, but that little Jiang fellow.

  This great victory not only made Yuan Shikai fearful of Jiang Jieshi, but also made the warlords of various provinces in China fearful and even terrified of him.

  The Beiyang Army is nothing! Does the Beiyang Army dare to challenge the Russians? Can the Beiyang Army wipe out 120,000 Russian troops?

  Yuan Shikai sighed in his heart: Just fight if you want to! No need to make such a big deal out of it! 120,000 Russian troops! Damn, they really dare to destroy us!

  Obviously, Yuan Shikai has become a tragic figure. The outcome that would have been in his interest was nowhere to be seen. Jiang Yu's desperate struggle with the Russians is naturally music to his ears, but the Russians are too disappointing! They were actually abused by that little brat like this, how can they weaken his power?

  After this great victory, the Revival Army and Zhejiang Army received widespread acclaim from public opinion, while the troops who stayed in Chahar to watch the changes were overwhelmed by a torrent of abuse.

  Jiang Yü immediately telegraphed Yuan Shikai, demanding that he establish a 'Temporary Military Tribunal', otherwise the war against Russia would be difficult to continue.

  The threatening implication of this telegram is obvious. If you, Yuan Shikai, do not give me the power to punish those Allied troops who are standing by and doing nothing, then the Restoration Army will have no choice but to withdraw.

  Once the troops are withdrawn, you, Yuan Shikai, can deal with the mess yourself! Moreover, at that time, the responsibility will be yours, Yuan Shikai, and not his, Jiang Yiwu.

  Yuan Shikai was naturally startled and hastily telegraphed Jiang Yu, approving his request to establish a temporary military tribunal in Outer Mongolia.

  If you disagree once, wouldn't it give this kid an excuse to retreat?

  In Yuan Shikai's view, if Jiang Yiwu had the ambition to dominate China at this time, he could use the reason that a coalition force disobeyed orders and could not fight as an excuse to withdraw his troops directly.

  At that time, Jiang Yu saved military strength and didn't have to continue fighting desperately with the Russians.

  Yuan Shikai came to clean up the mess again.

  If such a thing were to happen, it would absolutely be the death of Yuan Shikai.

  To prevent such a situation from happening, Yuan Shikai had to agree to let Jiang Yiwu set up a temporary military court on the front line to command the joint forces of various provinces.

  Yuan Shikai's understanding of the situation was very satisfactory to Jiang Yu, and after obtaining the power to establish a temporary military court, he immediately ordered the Chahar army of over 100,000 men from various provinces to quickly march north to Xer Usu.

  Among the 100,000 troops from various provinces, there are still some with certain combat effectiveness. After all, they were all from new armies, especially those 50,000 Beiyang troops, whose soldiers' quality was not bad, but their commanders were a bit disappointing, and their equipment was also much worse compared to the Revival Army.

  When the Allied forces in Chahar received Jiang's order, they hastily marched towards Suiyuan, but only the Beiyang Fifth Division under Wang Zhanyuan snorted and remained unmoved in Chahar.

  However, this gave Jiang Yu a chance to kill the chicken and scare the monkey.

  On July 28, Jiang Yu dispatched a guard company directly to the Beiyang Fifth Division Army Camp of Wang Zanyuan with credentials in hand, claiming that Commander-in-Chief Jiang Yu ordered them to come and entertain the troops, and requested to see Wang Zanyuan first.

  Wang Zhan-yuan was unaware of the trick and thought that Jiang Yu had no way with him, so he brought silver to beg him to go north.

  King Zhan Yuan swaggered out, wearing leather boots that jingled as he walked, but as soon as he appeared, he was immediately pinned to the ground by Jiang Yu's guards, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

  "Nobody move, Wang Zhan-yuan has been hesitant and wavering, disheartening the army, betraying his country and neglecting his duty. We have been ordered by General Feng to execute Wang Zhan-yuan, anyone who resists will be considered an accomplice." The captain of the guard shouted loudly, instantly calming everyone down, then before anyone could react, he quickly drew his pistol, pressed it against Wang's temple and coldly pulled the trigger.

  Bang!

  An arrow of blood shot out, and Wang Zhan Yuan's eyes widened as he fell softly to the ground.

  Everyone gasped in shock, staring incredulously at Wang Zhan Yuan who had just been executed on the spot. However, Wang Zhan Yuan's trusted followers were all frozen with fear, too scared to make a move.

  Who dares to speak for Wang Zhongyuan?

  Who dares to offend General Jiang Yu of Mengbian?

  Once regarded as of the same party, Yuan Shikai could not protect them.

  "King Zhan Yuan has already surrendered, the commander-in-chief has ordered that the Beiyang Fifth Division immediately march north to Saiwusu. If they do not arrive before sunset tomorrow, all regimental commanders and above will be executed."

  As he spoke, the security guard led his team through the crowd and left directly, with no one stopping them.

  After the departure of the guard regiment, the Beiyang Fifth Division suddenly exploded. The officers of the Beiyang Fifth Division asked for instructions from Yuan Shikai, but Yuan Shikai directly ordered them to go north to Xerxes, and as for Jiang Yu's decision to execute Wang Zhaoyuan, Yuan Shikai could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

  What else can be done?

  Power has already been laid down, now others have grasped the handle and beheaded a division commander, what can Yuan Shikai say?

  The Fifth Division of the Northern Ocean hastily broke camp and headed north, almost running as they went.

  If they can't arrive at Serwos before sunset tomorrow, the consequences will be severe. Obviously, the Grand President won't turn against Jiang Yu for them.

  The news of Wang Zhaoyuan being executed on the spot by Jiang Yucheng quickly spread among the Allied forces, and a division commander said that if he was to be killed, it would still be done by Yuan Shikai's people.

  This made them immediately realize that if they didn't obey, Jiang Yu could put a butcher's knife to their neck at any time, it was really deadly!

  This led these warlords to secretly refer to Jiang as 'Jiang Tufu'.

  On this day, Jiang Yiwu concentrated all these guys here, including Cao Kun, the commander of the 3rd Division of Beiyang, Li Chun, the commander of the 2nd Division, and other provincial troops.

  These guys came to headquarters, and none of them dared to breathe loudly.

  "Gentlemen, the current situation is very tense. Although our army has annihilated 120,000 troops of Russia's Far Eastern First Army Group, its Second and Third Army Groups with a total of 220,000 troops are rushing towards Selenginsk, and are expected to arrive in two days. Moreover, Russia may deploy additional troops to Outer Mongolia at any time. In comparison, although our army has concentrated 300,000 troops in Selenginsk, the command is chaotic and disunited, with only about 200,000 troops actually capable of fighting."

  Jiang Yu looked around at the military officers present at the meeting and continued: "In view of the tense situation, the General Headquarters has decided to temporarily take back the command authority over the provincial troops after discussion, and issue new equipment to the provincial troops. After the war, they will be returned to their respective provinces."

  "Director..." Cao Kun seemed to have something to say, stood up and opened his mouth, Jiang Yu's gaze swept over Cao Kun with a sharp glance, asking in a low voice: "Do you have any opinions?"

  “N...no...” Cao Kun was swept by Jiang Yu's gaze, and he hastily replied in a cowardly manner. Jiang Yu nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at the faces of others, and the military officers from other provinces also quickly lowered their heads, not daring to jump out and provoke Jiang Yu at this time.

  I'd rather die!

  "It's all right, actually Selous is not bad either. The Mongolian girls here are very enthusiastic. For the next few days, you can just relax in the city and don't need to worry about running around for battles. Also, all your expenses in Selous will be reimbursed by the command center." Jiang Yu said with a smile.

  Before long, all these people walked out of the command center with a gloomy face.

  They were easily deprived of power by Jiang Yu, but they didn't even dare to fart, let alone have any dignity.

  But as soon as they thought of Wang Zhan Yuan's fate, they all couldn't help but tremble.

  ……

  When the Second and Third Russian Armies rushed to Serov, Jiang Yu began to quickly adjust his troops' deployment, forming a defensive line on the Serov front.

  Simultaneously, rapidly integrate the Allied Army, dispatch instructors and grassroots officers to various provincial Allied Armies, and start re-equipping these Allied Armies.

  Machine guns and submachine guns were issued in large quantities to these Allied soldiers, the Beiyang Army was slightly better, at least they had used machine guns before, while the new army from southern provinces hadn't even touched such things.

  These allied forces are definitely not allowed to fight a defensive battle, but it's okay for them to launch an assault after completing the division of enemy forces.

  When the time comes, as long as they dare to charge and fight, and can skillfully use these equipment, it will be enough.

  This requirement is not high, and it can be fully met with the military quality of the provincial coalition forces.

  Soldiers from various provinces were overjoyed when they received their new equipment, and it's only natural that soldiers want good gear. When they got these equipment, each of them couldn't bear to put them down.

  They now truly understand the gap between them and the Revival Army.

  The gap is huge!

  The soldiers of the Revival Army only need to practice their combat skills, and they will receive at least 10 silver coins as a monthly salary, with good food and accommodation.

  When fighting outside, they all ate canned meat. When these cans were sent to the garrison of the provincial coalition forces, they ate so much that their tongues almost fell off.

  To know what they have been eating since they went out for a battle, most of them ate fried noodles and flatbread as dry rations.

  In addition to canned meat, there were also canned vegetables and fruits, especially the latter being more welcomed by the Revival Army. On that day, all the canned fruits obtained by the provincial coalition forces were exchanged for canned meat by the troops of the Revival Army.

  At the same time, the soldiers of the provincial coalition army also received a military pay on this day, with the same treatment as the Revival Army.

  Jiang Yu's equal treatment of them made the soldiers from various provinces feel convinced in their hearts.

  The political instructors assigned to the various provincial armies took the opportunity to ask them: "Brothers! You are now equipped with the same equipment and military pay as the Revival Army, eating the same canned meat. The Revival Army dares to fight against Russia, do you dare not to fight?"

  "I dare not be a descendant of Sunzi."

  "Let the Russian devils come and never return."

  In the face of foreign invasion forces, every man has a strong sense of indignation, as long as they are given military pay, they dare to fight to the death with any invader.

  "Alright, the Commander-in-Chief has spoken. As long as they are martyrs who died fighting against Russia, they will all receive the same compensation standards as the Revival Army. Not only will you be given compensation money, but also your wives and children will have no worries about food and clothing in the future."

  The soldiers of the Allied Army of various provinces listened and suddenly had no worries at all, and a fierce battle intention was ignited in their chests.

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  Brushes are all paper tigers, after Monday they all withered away, yesterday I burst three in one breath, finally standing firm on the homepage, now there are still three in front that can be burst, classmates give me strength!

  Dare you blow them up again?