Back to the Republic of China as a commander

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Zuolin, who was originally the commander of Beiyang 27th Division, has become the Fengtian Governor at least two years earlier with the support of the Japanese.Now he has Wu Junsheng, Sun Liechen, Tang Linyu, Zhang Zuoxiang, Zhang Jinghui, five Japanese armorers and five mixed brigades under him.It can be said that with the support of the Japanese, the power of this little man from the north and the south minister swelled up like a balloon.

In fact, the Japanese love and hate Zhang Zuolin, because this person looks silly, but in fact he is slippery.Takeo Kikuchi, who was in charge of negotiating between the Empire of Japan and Zhang Zuolin, felt the most deeply about this point: "This bluffing Chinese seems to be very talkative. When you make a request, he can do that, and that's fine. But when When you asked him to implement it, he would start blowing his beard and staring at his eyes, pushing and resisting until he completely refused. If you have not dealt with him directly, you can't imagine that Zhang Zuolin's words are so barbaric and unreasonable in the world. You can talk about it. Several times, I planned to kill this hateful guy with the Kwantung Army gang."

In fact, on the issue of Manchuria and Mongolia, the Japanese have not been able to form a unified opinion on whether to support the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty or to support Zhang Zuolin.However, after Wang Zhenyu's rapid rise, all parties in Japan in Manchuria and Mongolia finally reached an agreement on this point, and went all out to support Zhang Zuolin's group, hoping that it could have the power to confront other forces in China and maintain China's continued split state.

Although he hates Zhang Zuolin very much, Adviser Juchi had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to find this rogue warlord, because the military department gave the latest instructions, asking Juchi and other advisers working in the Fengjun to instigate Zhang Zuolin's Fengjun to enter the customs and join the war. As for the result That's not the military's concern.The military think tanks have one goal now. Since Cao Kun and Wu Peifu have already muddied the water, Japan doesn’t mind making the muddy water even more muddy, because only in this way, Southern China will not dare to easily enter the Northern China. Muddy waters, and once Southern China chooses to wade into muddy waters, its industrial construction will naturally slow down.

"Marshal, the time has come for you to establish a foundation for all eternity." Ju Chi walked into Zhang Zuolin's study and the first sentence made Zhang Zuolin's forehead bloodshot and his whole body hot.Not only Zhang Zuolin, but the chief of staff Yang Yuting beside him also looked pleasantly surprised.

Even so, Zhang Zuolin answered calmly: "Advisor Juchi, you are making fun of me, Lao Zhang again! Now it's a two-hero club, and both Prime Minister Duan from Beijing and Chairman Sun from Nanjing are qualified to win the world. Only I Lao Zhang doesn't have the qualifications, at best he just guards Fengtian's family business, and he doesn't dare to do anything else."

Wufu Juchi was well aware of Zhang Zuolin's little thoughts, so he would not believe his nonsense. He bowed and said, "Commander, your country can be said to be in a situation where heroes are Zhuolu, and it is the birth of a hero." Great timing. As long as the commander-in-chief enters the customs, this great river and mountain will be within your reach!"

After hearing this, Zhang Zuolin waved his hands quickly and said, "Advisor Juchi, don't lie to me. With the power of our Fengjun, let alone the youth army in the south, the participating army in the hands of Prime Minister Duan alone can kill me. It's settled. At this time, you asked me to bring the army into the customs, didn't you ask me to find a chip? I won't do it."

Kikuchi Takeo smiled and said: "Commander, you misunderstood. Of course, we are not foolish to grab the territory. Can we take advantage of the situation? Thinking back to more than a year ago, the youth army who now controls more than a dozen provinces in the south. At that time, the territory and the army were not as good as the commander-in-chief, how could you have more you? It was just taking advantage of the opportunity of President Yuan Da to transfer the main force to Sichuan to fight against Cai E, and to occupy the nine southern provinces."

Yang Yuting interjected: "That's right, now there are not only nine provinces, but also twelve provinces in the Southwest. We might really have a hard time finding it if we go in now."

Kikuchi Takeo smiled and said: "But you only saw the expansion of others, not the crisis of others! Let's take a look at the performance of the young army Wang Zhenyu after winning such a large territory at once. Because of his weak foundation, He had to hand over the power in Nanjing to party members such as Sun Wen and Zhang Taiyan. More importantly, he did not have the money to develop such a large territory. In order to maintain the national government in the south, he even sent tens of thousands of young people to Europe is used as cannon fodder for Britain and France in exchange for the economic support of the British and French powers. It is estimated that it will take several years for such a government to complete the effective integration of various resources in the entire southern region. At this time, let alone going north, I am afraid that it will not even protect itself. It is very insufficient. According to the intelligence of the empire in Shanghai, South China is at its weakest moment at this time. All 10 main field divisions are in a state of serious shortage, and most of the divisions are less than 21% full. In some cases, it is even less than 40%. Even when the war on Beijing’s side is basically about to start, the southern Nationalist government has no plans to conduct any military mobilization or supplementation, and it is obvious that they have no plans to take the opportunity to go north.”

Takeo Kikuchi paused for a moment and continued: "Marshal Zhang, although I am Japanese, I am your advisor after all. From the bottom of my heart, I hope that my employer, you, can become the supreme ruler of China. So we and The Kwantung Army made initial contact and communication. Their opinions are somewhat new to ours, but this does not prevent me from telling you and Yang Gaocan. The Kwantung Army’s plan is that you lead troops into the Beijing-Tianjin area, and Cao Kun and Wu Peifu The general and the others work together to defeat Duan Qirui's government..."

Hearing this, Zhang Zuolin gasped in his heart: "F*ck little Japan, you are so fucking black. Aren't you the one who supports this government? It's for loans and arms. Damn, what do you say? Kill it as soon as you kill it. It seems that I have to be more careful in the future, and don't be tricked by these grandchildren."

Zhang Zuolin was concerned, and Takeo Kikuchi continued to talk: "Our idea is that you, Commander Zhang, wait for Duan Qirui and Cao Wu's army to have a battle, and when both sides are exhausted, you can send troops into the army again." Guan, just like the Eight Banners of Manchuria, completed the unification of China, and the national government in the south was at best a small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty.”

Zhang Zuolin glanced at Juchi, and cursed in his heart: "Your grandson is a big fool, whether you belong to the Nationalist government or the small court of Nanming, you treat me like a bandit in a valley and don't know the world outside? Have you ever seen someone who can defeat you?" Is it the small imperial court of the Southern Ming Dynasty with the armies of the great powers?"

Juchi seemed to see the mind of Zhang Zuolin, an old fox, and he added: "Commander, to use the words of our Japanese Warring States period, the road of the world is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you can only retreat. If you missed it, Commander This time, after a few years, when the national government in the south becomes stronger, the only thing the general can do is to accept the land and surrender, and become a Marquis of Anle who depends on others. Commander, don’t miss this opportunity and never come again?”

Zhang Zuolin felt that his thoughts were a little confused, so he habitually glanced at Yang Yuting who was sitting next to him, known as the little Zhuge.

Yang Yuting naturally knew what his commander was thinking. He coughed and said, "Mr. Juchi, if I heard correctly, you mean that we send troops to the pass, and then help Prime Minister Duan defeat Governor Cao and the others?"

Kikuchi Takefuhay let out a sound to express his approval of this statement.

Yang Yuting said here: "But such a large military operation, our Fengjun can't support it at all! Mr. Juchi, this is really embarrassing for us?"

Takeo Juchi seemed to have expected this a long time ago. He smiled very politely and said, "Then may I ask the commander-in-chief, how much support does your army need if you send troops to the pass?"

Well, this is a good rhythm, Zhang Zuolin's favorite rhythm, he deliberately said with a tiger face: "Linge, how can you do this? How can you reach out to our Japanese friends for something? What we people from the Northeast talk about most is loyalty. How can we benefit from helping our friends? Are you still a pure man from the Northeast? Isn’t this sincerely asking Mr. Juchi to laugh at us from the Northeast? Mr. Juchi, don’t listen to him , this kid has no brains."

The last sentence was addressed to Juchi. Juchi was just about to be polite, but Yang Yuting quit: "Marshal, sending troops to the pass is not a trivial matter. The army has not moved, and the food and grass will go first. This is for eating, drinking, and chewing, brother." Our family expenses, the ammunition consumption in the fight, and the pension subsidies for the dead and injured brothers are all worthless money. We Northeast people value loyalty, but the brothers here are not dragging their families. With a mouth, if you want to make such a method yourself, I can't play it!"

Zhang Zuolin was furious when he heard the words: "Yang Linge, your wings are hard now, aren't you? Dare you dare to challenge me? I still have to send out this soldier today. Mr. Juchi, go back and tell your Japanese friends, I, Zhang Zuolin, talk about loyalty, even if the entire army starves to death, Lao Tzu’s team will have to climb to Shanhaiguan, so don’t worry.”

Having said that, Juchi also saw that Zhang Zuolin and Yang Yuting were playing double reeds here, and after cursing shamelessly in his heart, he had to smile all over his face and said, "Don't be angry, Commander, we all understand your difficulties. You have brought a plan, this time sending troops to the pass is related to the marshal's eternal foundation, you are a friend of our Great Japanese Empire, and our Great Japanese Empire is also loyal."

After speaking, Takeo Kikuchi took out a document that he carried with him and handed it to Yang Yuting, who forwarded it to Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin waved his hands and said, "Look for yourself, kid, I can't read..."

A few days later, Fengtian Warlord Zhang Zuolin sent a telegram condemning the rebellious behavior of Cao Kun, Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang and others, and declared his absolute support for the Beijing Central Committee, demanding that Cao Wu withdraw his troops immediately, otherwise the 20 tigers of the Fengtian army would enter the customs for the livelihood of the people in the world. To quell the rebellion for the central government. . .