Fengxian Jiangshan

"Yisheng, what do you think of Liang Qichao's condemnation letter?" Yan Xishan couldn't help asking while sitting under the dim light.

Fu Zuoyi said without hesitation: "Commander, Liang Qichao's attitude is Zhang Tinglan's attitude. I think they will never tolerate and condone their claim of inter-provincial autonomy."

Yan Xishan nodded and said with a smile: "Not only will he not tolerate and condone, but he will even kill them all!"

Yan Xishan let out a long sigh: "I have just been notified by several members of Shanxi Province that it is said that the National Congress will formulate an anti-secession law, and claims such as inter-provincial self-government will be treated as treason."

Hearing Yan Xishan's words, Fu Zuoyi was also stunned. It's not a small matter where the word "treason" is placed. At this point, it means that there is no room for maneuver. Either the South will surrender, or the North and the South will fight. field.

When the north and the south clash together, when the various factions stand in line, Yan Xishan has to weigh it over and over again, and Yan Laoxi also feels that this matter is completely different from previous wars.

The biggest difference is that Zhang Tinglan throws out the weapon of law. The knowledge in it is too great. Law is the will of the country, and it is completely two-level thing with the opinions of politicians.

"Yisheng, how do you think the Jin army should choose?"

Fu Zuoyi thought for a while, and then said: "Marshal, in terms of strength, Fengjun's combat power is definitely not comparable to that of the local chickens and dogs in the south. Once the army passes by, the south may collapse, so I advocate supporting Fengjun , Let’s crusade against the South together!”

Yan Xishan smiled wryly: "Yisheng, things are not that simple. Zhang Tinglan declared war on the federal province. What do you think Shanxi is?"

Hearing this, Fu Zuoyi broke out in a cold sweat.Since the Republic of China, Shanxi has been among the major factions.Formed into a family of its own, after Yan Xishan's painstaking efforts, Shanxi has become an independent kingdom.If it is said that Hunan and other places are calling for federal-provincial self-government, then what Yan Xishan has done is to put this idea into practice.

One is talking but not doing, and the other is doing but not talking. The difference between the two is so interesting. If Zhang Tinglan even wants to clean up those who call for inter-provincial autonomy, then how will Yan Xishan, the king of Shanxi, deal with himself!

Think here.How can Fu Zuoyi not be afraid, he can only say: "It's stupid to be humble. When the commander said this, I realized that if the Fengjun kills the South, it will definitely clean up Shanxi. As the saying goes, we should secretly support the South. And Feng Fight to the end."

Yan Xishan shook his head again: "Yisheng, we know that the South is not our opponent, and we go to follow him to our death. Isn't it too much to say? To be honest, when I heard that the anti-secession law was going to be enacted, I knew it. Zhang Tinglan's plan is very big. , He is going to cut down the feudal clan. Just look at the three eastern provinces and the northwest. Under Zhang Tinglan’s rule, the military and government are separated, and the order is clear. The Caotou King will definitely not be allowed to exist!”

Fu Zuoyi also nodded: "The commander-in-chief sees brilliantly, but can we just sit and wait?"

Yan Xishan sat blankly for a while, and then said: "Yisheng, resisting is death, sitting and waiting for death is also death, for the present plan, there is only one way to survive."

"What should I do?"

"I'll announce the telegram immediately, please come to Beijing!" Yan Xishan said firmly.

Fu Zuoyi never expected that Yan Xishan would make such a decision, and hurriedly said: "Commander, if you go this way, people will be the sword and I will be the fish. The dragon will leave the sea, and the tiger will leave the mountains, but you will be bullied."

Yan Xishan shook his head in pain: "Zhang Tinglan has the whole world in his heart, so he can't tolerate me."

At this moment, Yan Xishan's adjutant ran in hastily, with a layer of sweat dripping from his forehead.

"Report to Commander-in-Chief, something is wrong. On the front line of Xinkou, Fengjun's Mongolian Legion appeared. It seems that they want to use the mountain to go south!"

Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of horror. This is a false way to destroy Guo!

"There is no longer any delay, turn on the power immediately, and I will go to Beijing immediately!"

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The situation between the North and the South is repeated three times a day. Since Liang Qichao issued a statement of condemnation, in less than ten days, the Anti-Secession Law was forcibly passed in the National Assembly.On the day of the vote, Zhang Tinglan even dispatched the military and police with live ammunition, and martial law was imposed inside and outside the Congress.

This law was passed without exception, but there were also a group of congressmen who felt strong dissatisfaction. A total of 110 three southern congressmen fled to Tianjin and issued a telegram in the public concession, requesting respect for the demands of the southern province and agreeing to the request for inter-provincial self-government. Then return to the country of origin.

Just as they were going south, Tang Shaoyi, on behalf of the cabinet, issued a nationwide arrest warrant for these congressmen. This was the first time that the Anti-Secession Law came into effect.

The government can pass laws and seize the moral high ground. These guys in the south are not stupid. Jiangsu governor Qi Xieyuan, Jiangxi governor Cai Chengxun, and Hubei governor Xiao Yaonan jointly issued a telegram, deciding to implement mutual protection in the southern provinces and jointly safeguard the rights of the people.

Zhang Tinglan, who was in Beijing, burst out laughing angrily after receiving their call: "These guys don't even look in the mirror, they still want to learn about Li Hongzhang's past. Do they have the weight?"

Yang Yuting also laughed and said, "Indeed, they are too overconfident, but in the end they are still little shrimps, and the most important thing is to look at a person's attitude."

"Wu Peifu!" Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting said in unison.

"It is reasonable to say that the veterans of the direct line who jumped out this time, Wu Peifu, the actual leader of the direct line, should stand up and support them, but Wu Peifu has not made a clear statement, which is really worth pondering."

"It may be more powerful to attract but not to send out. No matter what Wu Peifu thinks, we must beware of this fierce tiger."

While talking, Yuan Jinkai walked in quickly, holding a telegram in his hand, and said with a smile: "Vice President, good news has come, someone has voluntarily surrendered!"

"Who is so knowledgeable?"

Zhang Tinglan accepted the telegram with a smile, and when he saw the signature on the bottom, his face brightened immediately: "I really didn't expect that this Yan Laoxi could do such a thing. It's really a bit surprising!"

Yang Yuting also took the telegram, and after looking at it twice, he also smiled and said: "This guy is really cunning, but he knows how to sell himself for a good price."

Zhang Tinglan has long wanted to cut down the vassal. Not only the mountain kings in the south, but also the northwest and southwest are actually within the scope of consideration. It's just that the food needs to be eaten bite by bite. Zhang Tinglan didn't rush to do it. Unexpectedly, Yan Xishan could see After this move, come here ahead of time.

"Thousands of gold buy horse bones, I have to treat this Yan Laoxi kindly!" Zhang Tinglan also laughed: "In this case, I will appoint him as the commander-in-chief of the Western Front Army, and lead the army to stock up in southern Shanxi to guard against Wu Peifu in Henan."

Yang Yuting also nodded hastily, and immediately went down to deal with it.

Zhang Tinglan was also a little surprised that Yan Xishan was so obedient. It seems that the evergreen tree of the Republic of China did have something extraordinary. If he sincerely took refuge in him, he might be of great use in the future.You must know that under the rule of Yan Xishan, Shanxi was a model province in the Republic of China, with a literacy rate of over 70.00%.It can be said that Yan Laoxi still has two talents in terms of people's livelihood and economy, which can be regarded as very rare talents among warlords.

Now that Yan Xishan is on his side, it is tantamount to closing half of Wu Peifu's gate to the north. As long as the Luhan Railway is guarded again, Wu Peifu's threat will disappear, so that the Feng army can concentrate its forces and go south along Jinpu Road. Seize Nanjing and end the farce in the south in one fell swoop.

When Zhang Tinglan dispatched troops and generals, the south was not idle. After Qi Xieyuan and others launched the Southern Province Mutual Protection, they felt that their appeal was not enough, so they sent a secret telegram to Cao Kun, inviting Cao Kun to go south.

This Marshal Cao had just lost his official hat and was feeling aggrieved when he suddenly received this telegram. As the saying goes, people move to live and trees move to die. Cao Kun responded immediately and went south secretly.

However, he did not go directly to Nanjing, but first went to Luoyang and met Wu Peifu.As soon as he met Cao Kun, he took Wu Peifu's hand, crying.

"Ziyu, that little bandit Zhang Tinglan has bullied me. Our Zhijun army is at the point of life and death, so you should make a statement."

Wu Peifu let out a long sigh, his face was full of desolation.

"Master, do you know what I've been doing all this time?"

Cao Kun didn't know what Wu Peifu meant, so he shook his head blankly.Wu Peifu smiled wryly and said: "A few years ago, I thought that we should follow the reform measures of the Fengjun Army, realize that the tiller can have his own land, and then concentrate his forces, reorganize the army, and maybe the direct army will still have the capital to compete for the world."

"That's right, I heard that Ziyu has vigorously promoted reforms, and the results have been remarkable, which is worthy of congratulations!"

Wu Peifu shook his head in pain: "Marshal, from the current point of view, my reform has basically fallen into a dead end, and I can't continue!"

What Wu Peifu said was not a lie. He initially cleared the land and wanted to redistribute the land. As a result, local forces strongly rebounded. Many landlords formed teams to fight against Wu Peifu.However, Wu Peifu was also very courageous and used the army to suppress all these people.

However, these landlords were not honest, they would be soft if they were hard, they simply took their property and fled one after another.When they left like this, the local order was lost, and because the shops they operated were closed, there was a shortage of supplies in Henan and other places, and the original business routes were also cut off. Wu Peifu's huge garrison was affected, and food And supplies have been delayed.

Although some ordinary people got the land, they didn't even have seeds and farm tools, and agricultural production was at a deadlock. The people didn't understand Wu Peifu's reforms. As a result, there were many complaints and bandit riots.

Hearing Wu Peifu's introduction, Cao Kun was also dumbfounded: "Ziyu, according to what you said, the 10,000+ army in Henan has become a decoration and cannot be mobilized?"

"Ah."

"Ziyu, don't you do bad things with good intentions!" Cao Kun originally expected Wu Peifu to help turn the situation around, but Wu Peifu got into trouble, which made him a little dumbfounded.

At this time, suddenly the adjutant came to deliver a letter, saying that a foreigner came to visit and wanted to see Wu Peifu by name. (To be continued..)