The situation in Russia is becoming increasingly unoptimistic. After the Serov incident, both sides made adjustments. The Russian Empire, which originally had the dominant one, suffered a triple blow in morale, material and politics as it withdrew from the Serov region. The Soviets took advantage of the cold opportunity to quickly stabilize the political turmoil that occurred after the death of the supreme leader, coupled with the "liberation" of the Serov region and the continuous bombing of political propaganda, which swept away the previous shadow of the defeat of the Siberian Battle and became more and more morale became high.

At the beginning, in addition to these superficial phenomena, the Soviets still faced many difficulties. There were mutual jealousy and conflicts between military and political leaders within the country. Everyone knows what the "liberation" of Serov claimed in the propaganda. Because Serov's liberation led to strong dissatisfaction and vigilance in the central Russian region whether it was the orthodox Russian Empire or the Soviets. Even some "gifts" from Serov led to the instability of the Soviet-ruled areas that had originally had an outbreak of resistance. In order to avoid the deterioration of the situation, Stalin deliberately mobilized a force from Moscow to suppress this sign.

With the arrival of lip season, the war in central Russia seems to be on the verge of breaking out.

In Beijing, China, thousands of miles away from the war vortex, the General Staff was doing war chess deductions against the upcoming war in Russia. The person who presided over the deduction was Wu Peifu, the commander of the Zhili Military Region and the deputy chief of general staff. Over the past year, Wang Shizhen, the chief of general staff, was in a semi-retired state due to his weakness and illness. The specific work was basically shared by the two deputy chiefs of general staff Wu Peifu and Feng Guozhang.

As the commander of the Zhili Military Region, Wu Peifu is now the most dazzling general in the middle, and his popularity is unparalleled. Since Fang Zida was about to leave Cao Kun and came to the Eighth Division, he has been promoted step by step, from deputy commander, division commander, army commander, front-line commander, commander of the military line, commander of the military region, commander of the military region to deputy chief of staff, and his military rank has also been promoted from major general to general. It can be said that except for Wang Shizhen, who has not completely retreated, the original three heroes of Beiyang are already under him. Even the old superior Cao Kun, who is really not as good as Wu Peifu, is not even as important as Wu Peifu, not to mention everyone knows Fang Zida values ​​Wu Peifu, and they all believe that once Wang Shizhen retreats, there are no one else who will replace him.

"Second Minister, this is the result of the deduction...

"In the spacious deduction room, Wu Peifu sat on the sofa in the corner and closed his eyes to rest. After a few days, a staff officer walked to him with the result and leaned over and said.

He reached out to take it, looked at Wu Peifu for a few glances, then frowned, stood up, strode to the sand table, and supported his hands and looked at the densely packed flags on it.

A few minutes later, Wu Peifu picked up the baton placed aside and pointed a few positions on the sand table, shouting loudly: "Here, there is also here! Especially the Siberian railway line, why don't you take all these factors into account when deducing? Do you think the Red Army commanders are all fools? Will fight according to your ideas? Will you not make any changes? Or think that the generals of the Russian Empire zhèng Fu Army are all fortune tellers? Can you predict the future? What a fucking nonsense! Have you done it again for me!

He threw the baton on the sand table angrily. Wu Peifu didn't even look at the staff members and left. He was so scared that these staff members looked at each other and were at a loss. After a while, he saw that Wu Peifu had left the room and never came back, a colonel officer secretly wiped his sweat. Then he called everyone to re-define it.

Back at the office, Wu Peifu poured a glass of cold water and drank it in one breath and put it down. He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

The General Staff’s level and ability of the General Staff felt very disappointed. Logically speaking, as an important military staff in a country, it should reflect the highest military level of this country. Unfortunately, he did not see this.

To put it bluntly, the staff level of the General Staff Department's Combat Staff Department is not as good as that of the staff when he was the commander of the group army. Not only is it insufficient, but its thinking is also rigid. Although some people have the halo of military academy graduation resumes in this country and that country, their war philosophy is no longer enough to hold on to their current positions. Just a simple deduction, Wu Peifu can find a lot of faults. This is the result of him holding the group fire and letting them simulate it repeatedly. Unexpectedly, he finally took out something on paper to talk about. Such a thing is almost a lot of loopholes in the eyes of a veteran of a hundred battles.

'.No, what can I do if I continue like this?" Wu Peifu is a wise general, but he is also a straightforward soldier. Before, he was just the deputy chief of staff, and Wang Shizhen was in charge of the General Staff. He only needed to consider his own acre of three-point land. Now, as Wang Shizhen gradually retreated to the second line, Feng Guozhang was free on his own territory, only with the deputy chief of staff, and he could only take over Wang Shizhen and take over the work of the General Staff. This was also Fang Zida's intentional arrangement so that he could fully take over the General Staff in the near future.

After picking up the phone, Wu Peifu called Fang Zida directly. He asked Fang Zida clearly that he didn't say much when he was in the State Council now. He hung up the phone and put on a hat and left the General Staff Department to rush to the State Council.

In the State Council Office, Fang Zida was confused by Wu Peifu's inexplicable words. Before he could find out, the phone was gone. He couldn't get off the phone and said sorry to the guest sitting in front of him.

"Who's the phone number?" The guest asked in surprise. Fang Zida is the Prime Minister of State, and his power is greater than the nominal president. Who would call him like this? As soon as the other party asked, he immediately felt that it was a little inappropriate. He shook his head and said, "It's me who said nothing..."

"It's okay, it's that guy Wu Ziyu. I don't know where I got angry and ran away to me. Brother Baili, look at it. Wu Ziyu will stand in front of you within half an hour." Fang Zida, who is familiar with Wu Peifu's personality, quipped. Jiang Fangzhen was stunned and laughed in silence, then stood up and said, "Since General Ziyu has something to do with the Prime Minister, I will say goodbye first..."

"Brother Baili stayed!" Seeing that Jiang Fangzhen was about to leave, Fang Zida hurriedly greeted him: "Although Brother Baili works at the zhong yāng Army Academy, he is also a military staff member after all. Ziyu has just taken charge of the General Staff Department, so I am afraid that I will come to me for eighteen or ninety-ninety things. Zida often listens to people and calls Brother Baili the most outstanding military theorist in China. Why not stay and help me and Ziyu? "

"This..." Jiang Fangzhen hesitated for a moment. He should know that although he was a soldier, he could only be called half a soldier at most. As a lieutenant general of the army, Jiang Fangzhen's actual position was the principal of the army academy. He had never brought troops in his life and did only strategic research. Therefore, it is very appropriate to call him a military theorist, but he is definitely not a military strategist. Jiang Fangzhen has the reputation of knowing himself. If he was discussed in military theory, ten Wu Peifu were not his opponents, but if he really wanted to lead troops to fight, he and the three Jiang Fangzhen could not beat half of Wu Peifu together.

However, today, when we come to see Fang Zida, Jiang Fangzhen mainly for the affairs of the Army Academy. With the rapid development of science and technology and the rapid changes in the world war state after the European War, Jiang Fangzhen, as the principal, hopes to get the support of zhong yāng and increase investment in funding, equipment, personnel and other series of other aspects, so that he can cultivate more outstanding soldiers who are more suitable for modern warfare.

The conversation was just halfway through. Fang Zida had a great time talking with him, and seemed to be very interested in the new teaching plan he proposed. At this time, Jiang Fangzhen did not want to give up halfway. It would be better to strike while the iron was hot and decide on this matter today. So when Fang Zida made a statement and tried to keep Jiang Fangzhen hesitated for a moment and stayed.

As expected, Wu Peifu came in less than half an hour and walked into Fang Zida's office angrily. Wu Peifu was about to scold the mother of the General Staff, but at a glance, he saw a lieutenant general sitting next to him who looked familiar and had a gentle manner, as if he was more elegant than a literati and less than a soldier.

"Isn't this...Brother Baili?"

"Haha, Brother Ziyu, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"Oh, it's really Brother Baili. I didn't expect to meet you here today."

Looking at Jiang Fangzhen, Wu Peifu threw all the purpose behind him. Even Fang Zida didn't pay much attention to it and chatted with Jiang Fangzhen very enthusiastically. After a while, Fang Zida smiled and brought a cup of tea, Wu Peifu hurriedly thanked Fang Zida.

"Okay, okay, Ziyu's thank you is not so easy to bear. Look at you who are so arrogant as soon as you entered the door, you want to eat people. Your face has become so fast. Fortunately, I kept Brother Baili, otherwise I would not be enough for you to eat as a meal as the Prime Minister."

Fang Zida's joke caused Wu Peifu and Jiang Fangzhen to laugh. After laughing, Fang Zida asked Wu Peifu's purpose. Wu Peifu was not polite, and scolded some of the guys who were seeking fame in front of them, and asked Fang Zida to make decisions for him.

"Make a decision? What kind of decision do you want to do?"

"Retreat people! Need people!" Wu Peifu replied without hesitation.

Fang Zida understood that after all, Wu Peifu is only the deputy chief of staff and acting as an agent. According to actual rights, the personnel power of the General Staff Department has not been adjusted at all levels, so he must be the head of Wang Shizhen. Wu Peifu asked Fang Zida for this authorization, or simply took Wang Shizhen's right to replace him. Fang Zida can give this right, but it is impossible to give it immediately. It involves a lot of power in Wang Shizhen's hands. He must arrange everything before he can carry it.

But as for asking for people, Fang Zida was stunned. He was the Prime Minister and not a soldier. Even when he was in charge of the Eighth Division, he only relied on the abilities of Wu Peifu and others. Where did he get so many qualified staff officers? Besides, some of the outstanding soldiers in his memory were already in important positions, and some were still in a knot. He could not transfer Bai Chongxi and his men from Siberia to serve as a mere staff officer, right? This is not only a slight use but also an extremely waste. Even if he is willing, Fang Zida will never allow it.

Thinking of this, Fang Zida looked up at Wu Peifu, frowned slightly and looked at Jiang Fangzhen who was thinking about something. His eyes lit up and he had an idea in his heart.
Chapter completed!