Years of the Republic of China 1913

Zhang Zuolin's official residence in Fengtian, this is a courtyard house not long after it was built. In 1913, when Zhang Zuolin first became the commander of the 27th Division, he asked someone to buy an old house at the south gate of Fengtian City. After living in it, he felt that it was a little old, so he simply demolished it. After rebuilding, it was built and renovated for about a year. This set of courtyards with three entrances and two sets of courtyards in the north of Xiyuan became the official residence of Zhang Zuolin, and was called "Marshal's Mansion" by outsiders. .

After settling Xu Shichang to rest, it was already late at night when he returned to the mansion. After Zhang Zuolin arrived home, he did not go directly to the bedroom as usual, but walked into the study with a slight frown.

"Seventh Brother, how is your talk with En Shuai?" In the study, Zhang Zuoxiang had been waiting for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Zuolin finally came back, he quickly got up and greeted him.

"Pour me a glass of wine." Zhang Zuolin's expression was not as happy as Zhang Zuoxiang imagined, but the eyebrows and eyes were extremely heavy.

"What's the matter, Brother Seven, is there something wrong with Enshuai...?" Hastily found some wine and poured a glass, Zhang Zuoxiang asked anxiously while handing the wine to Zhang Zuolin.

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Zuolin drank the wine in one gulp, then grabbed the wine bottle in Zhang Zuoxiang's hand and poured half a glass, then shook his head and sighed: "There is no problem with Enshuai, the expansion of the army has been decided, and the expansion of our 27th Division is completed." Group Army!"

"Army!" Zhang Zuoxiang was overjoyed, and laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. The 27th division was upgraded to a group army, and Zhang Zuolin was determined to be promoted to general. Not only that, he also transformed from a local division to a direct line of the central yang. The benefits of this are obvious.Just about to say a few happy words, but in the blink of an eye, I saw Zhang Zuolin's worried expression.The words that had already reached his lips were swallowed abruptly, and hesitantly asked: "Seventh brother, this is a good thing, but why do you still...?"

"You don't understand." Zhang Zuolin said such a sentence suddenly without thinking, and then sat on the sofa and took another sip of wine, shook his head and let out a long sigh.

For a while, Zhang Zuoxiang didn't know how to speak.I could only sit quietly by the side, wondering what Zhang Zuolin was worried about and why such a good thing was about to happen.Zhang Zuolin is not happy at all?

Talking about the friendship between the brothers, except for Feng Delin, Zhang Haipeng and Zhang Zuolin, among the eight brothers, most of them have a good relationship with Zhang Zuolin.But when it comes to intimacy, Zhang Zuoxiang is the real confidant.Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Zuoxiang are not brothers, not even cousins. The similarity of their names is just a coincidence, but in terms of intimacy, Zhang Zuolin followed Zhang Zuolin into the grass in 1901, and has followed him ever since. Zhang Zuolin has always been the only one to look forward to, and has lived and died for decades in wind and rain.Their relationship is almost closer than that of brothers.

Similarly, Zhang Zuolin has always taken good care of this eighth brother, treating Zhang Zuo as his own younger brother.Sometimes, other brothers may not know many confidential matters, but Zhang Zuolin often seeks Zhang Zuoxiang to discuss.And Zhang Zuoxiang is also worthy of Zhang Zuolin, and can often give Zhang Zuolin some ideas.

Originally, Zhang Zuolin asked Zhang Zuoxiang to go to his official residence to wait in order to discuss with him about the expansion of the army, and asked Zhang Zuoxiang whether he wanted to continue to lead the artillery, or wanted to control a division on his own.But who would have thought that after a long talk with Xu Shichang.Zhang Zuolin's face did not show the joy of the dust settled, on the contrary, he was full of worries and worried.

"The old saying is good, expand the army to prepare for war, expand the army to prepare for war. Tomorrow, my 27th Division will expand the army, and the meaning is to prepare for war." Zhang Zuolin said a word, breaking the dull atmosphere in the room.

"Prepare for war? Brother Seven, did I hear correctly? Is there going to be a war...?" Zhang Zuoxiang suddenly widened his eyes, wondering if his ears had misheard?How did a good military expansion become preparations for war again?fight?Who are you going to fight?Now that the world is peaceful, the revolutionary party has long since ceased to be popular. Besides, even if there is a revolutionary party making trouble, it is a matter of the south. What does it have to do with them in the northeast?

Zhang Zuolin smiled and raised his finger to the side of the guide.

"South? Could it be that Zhong Yang wanted to transfer the 27th Division to the south to garrison and fail? This...isn't this a loss of the 27th's foundation?" Zhang Zuoxiang thought so in his heart, but on second thought, he found it impossible. Almost all the soldiers of the 27th Division were from the Northeast It is impossible to transfer people from the north to the south without considering the factor of morale, not to mention that after the expansion of the army, it will take some time to integrate the troops. Those in the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff have more or less led troops before, so they should not make such a stupid move ah!But if it is not a southern tune, what does Zhang Zuolin mean by pointing to the south?Zhang Zuoxiang frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said in astonishment: "Kandong Prefecture!?"

"Fuchen's guess is right, it's the Guandong Prefecture." Zhang Zuolin nodded slightly and gave the answer.

"Crazy! It's crazy!" For a while, Zhang Zuoxiang stood up excitedly, and quickly dissuaded him: "Seventh brother, is Zhong Yang crazy? Is the small Japanese book easy to mess with? The Japanese in Kanto Prefecture, although There is only one division, but there are warships and cannons in Japan! Even if our troops are expanded into a group army, it is impossible to take down the Guandong Prefecture! En Shuai is also an old soldier, why... why... " Zhang Zuoxiang was full of anxiety, stomping his feet and said: "No, no, it's a good peace day, but what kind of small day book is it? This fight, will there be any good fruit for you and my brothers?"

"Sit down, let's see what your burning butt looks like!" Zhang Zuolin snorted coldly, and Zhang Zuoxiang immediately sat back obediently like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"Just think you are smart? Everyone in the world is a fool?" Zhang Zuolin scolded Zhang Zuoxiang bluntly, and Zhang Zuolin sneered: "Little Ri is not easy to mess with, but what if they take the initiative to mess with us? What do you say?"

"Ah!" Zhang Zuoxiang didn't expect this, his eyes almost popped out, and he looked at Zhang Zuolin with an incredulous expression.

"Look at this first." Zhang Zuolin threw a document to Zhang Zuoxiang, which he brought back from Xu Shichang, and it was printed in bold black characters—Top Secret!

There were not many documents, only a few pages, but Zhang Zuoxiang was stunned as soon as he took a look at them. As he looked down, his expression became more dignified. When he saw the end, his expression even Some turned blue, and his hands trembled slightly.

"Seven... Brother Seven, is this true?"

"Nonsense!" Zhang Zuolin said, "The one that Enshuai personally gave to Lao Tzu is still fake? Could it be that Enshuai will still lie to me?"

"But...but...." Zhang Zuoxiang was in a state of confusion, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Damn it, look at how promising you are, reach out and feel if the egg is still in the crotch of your trousers?" Zhang Zuolin stood up and scolded: "Isn't it just a little Japanese book? You are so scared like a bird? With you like this, I guess Little Riben hasn't come yet, so just farting will scare you away."

Zhang Zuoxiang's old face blushed immediately, and he quickly replied: "What did Seventh Brother say? Is this kind of person? Isn't it just a small Japanese book, who is afraid of whom? I think there are many old men who have been beheaded by my men back then. Are you afraid that a few small books will fail? There is no need to say, as long as you say a word, Brother Qi, I will go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire, if I frown, I am not a good man!"

"Okay! This is my eighth brother." Zhang Zuolin laughed loudly, patted Zhang Zuoxiang on the shoulder and praised: "Back then, you and I had hundreds of brothers and only a few dozen guns, but no matter whether you are an old man or a small Japanese, you are afraid of overdoing it." Who? Now that the army is strong and the horse is strong, don’t you have the guts? Ball! It’s okay if Xiaori’s book doesn’t come, but if it does, hehe! Our brothers join forces to kill him and turn his back on his back!”

"Yes!" Zhang Zuoxiang nodded with a blushing face, and said loudly with his chest straight: "Brother Bu Lao Seventh will go out in person, and when the time comes, the brothers will do everything for them. I must let Xiaori Benzi taste the strength of the brothers."

"Hahaha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

After laughing for a while, Zhang Zuolin said again: "Speaking of which, the military expansion and preparations for war are actually just a plan. No one can guarantee whether Xiaori's book will really come, but in any case, the military expansion will definitely be expanded. You can decide on this matter." In the past few days, I have been paying attention, discussing with them, and giving me a plan."

Of course Zhang Zuoxiang knew who they were Zhang Zuolin was referring to, and understood what was being discussed, so he quickly agreed.

After a pause, Zhang Zuolin said again: "Send some people to watch out for the small Japanese book in the south, and tell me immediately if there is any trouble. This matter is confidential, and no one else can disclose it except you."

"Don't worry about Brother Seven." Zhang Zuo nodded repeatedly, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked Chi Chi, "If there is any movement, should we act first?"

"What the fuck, are you asking for a beating?" Zhang Zuolin scolded furiously, "You have a few soldiers and a few guns in your hand, and you take the initiative to provoke Xiao Riben? Are you out of your mind?"

"But...not...." Zhang Zuoxiang suddenly felt that his thoughts could not keep up with Zhang Zuolin, and his mind was full of muddleheadedness.

"You, you." Zhang Zuolin shook his head and sighed: "If Xiao Riben really calls, the brothers will of course have to fight with them, but they can take the initiative to provoke each other. Isn't this giving Xiaori Benzi a chance? You don't know about Ri's personality. Clearly, to put it bluntly, he is a rascal, and he wants to take advantage of three points without reason, so let's make a move first? Let the truth be told!"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Zuolin changed the subject, and said, "Of course, it's not Lao Tzu's style to just take a beating and not fight back. But if this battle really happens, it will be the national war. Brother, the national war understands." Don’t understand? You and my brother can’t just fight this national war? Could it be that Zhong Yang doesn’t contribute?”

Suddenly enlightened, Zhang Zuoxiang suddenly showed a smile on his face, bowed his waist in admiration: "Understood, little brother understands."

"It's good to understand, it's good to understand." Zhang Zuolin raised his head and drank the cup: "Do your job well. As for when to fight, how to fight, and how to fight, I will naturally know. In this world, Only with soldiers and guns can we have the glory and wealth of our brothers, without these, hehe, I am afraid that I am not as good as a beggar.” (To be continued..)

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