Back to the Republic of China as a commander

On the 16th, the Japanese road guards stationed in Tianjin suddenly came forward and forced the Zhijun Army to retreat 2 miles away from the railway line. A gap was opened in the Zhijun defense line. .

After Zhijun withdrew from Gaobeidian, the whole battle situation took a turn for the worse. After Duan Qirui in Beijing got Xu Shuzheng's report, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But Cao Kun, who was staying in Tianjin, jumped his feet angrily, but there was nothing he could do.

Generally speaking, it is impossible for a crater to drop two shells, and a trick will not be used twice.But in this Zhiwan War, perhaps the gap between the strength of the Zhijun and the Anhui Army was too great, and this law was completely overturned by Wu Peifu.

The bold and reckless Wu Peifu personally led one of his elite troops to attack Songlindian between Zhuozhou and Gaobeidian again by flanking detour tactics, directly attacking the frontier enemy headquarters of the frontier defense army.On the 17th of the war, the Wu Department captured Songlindian, captured Qu Tongfeng and all the senior generals of the headquarters, and the Anhui army that attacked Gaobeidian lost its command and quickly retreated. On the same day, the direct army captured Zhuozhou and moved towards Changxindian. Attack forward.Duan Zhigui, commander-in-chief of the 1st Route Army of the Anhui Army, chose to abandon his troops at this critical moment and fled back to Beijing.Duan Zhigui, commander of the West Road, fled back to Beijing alone after the defeat, causing the entire Anhui Army on the West Road to collapse. On the 18th, the Zhijun Army occupied Liuli River; on the [-]th, the Zhijun Brigade entered Changxindian and Lugou Bridge, and basically wiped out the collapsed Anhui Army.

The poor performance of the Anhui Army shocked the people of the whole country, except Wang Zhenyu who knew the history.After Wang Zhenyu got the information from the Party Affairs Investigation Department and the General Administration of Military Intelligence, Wang Zhenyu shook his head. It seems that the failure of the Anhui Department is inevitable, and it will be the same sooner or later.

The biggest difference between the Anhui line and the Zhi line is that Beiyang inherited the decadent system of the former Qing Dynasty, while the Anhui line inherited the decadent system of the Zhi line.

In other words, it is no accident that the Beiyang warlords failed in the end, because a backward system is destined to have no way out.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu personally wrote a commentator's article. After being polished by Chen Bulei, it was simultaneously published on the headlines of five major newspapers including "Youth Army Daily" and "National Daily", and then published in "Shenbao" and "Ta Kung Pao". , "Wuhan Daily", "Nanjing Daily", "Guangzhou Metropolis Daily" and other newspapers were reprinted.

"The failure of the Beiyang faction headed by Yuan Shikai is inevitable, because all the shortcomings and crooked parts of the former Qing Dynasty have been inherited by this group. Then let's talk about how the Qing Dynasty perished? Since the Revolution of [-], about There are various reasons for the fall of the Qing Dynasty. There are different opinions. Some say it is because of the relationship between the Minister of Railways Sheng Xuanhuai, and some say it is because of the relationship between our revolutionary party. As a person who has witnessed this historical event, I think there is only one reason for the fall of the Qing Dynasty. This dynasty designed The system is no longer suitable for the needs of social development...

Throughout the dynasties, both Confucianism and Buddhism have played the role of maintaining the feudal kingship.In the Qing Dynasty, Confucianism even produced shameless literati like Ji Xiaolan, who had no character and only wanted to whitewash the peace.It seems that the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong is really a prosperous age, and it seems that the Qing Dynasty will really last tens of thousands of years.But the cannons of Britain, France and other big powers beat this seemingly powerful and weak Daqing to the ground, so Daqing's buttocks were exposed. . .

So where did the weakness of the Qing Dynasty come from?In fact, the way to achieve social stability is actually very simple. If you stop bullying and plundering the common people, the common people will naturally stop resisting, and the society will be stable.Don't the authorities know the truth that even kindergartens can understand?of course I know.But the social stability that the authorities want is: I oppress and plunder you, no matter how barbaric and cruel you are, you should not resist, but submit to it.The ruler's profit makes them stunned, which is the last rope to strangle them. . .

But why did the rulers of the Qing Dynasty lose their minds?That's how their own system was designed.Power is almost unrestricted, there is no risk of corruption, only benefits, and officials who do not commit suicide will be reversed and eliminated. From the relatives of the emperor, princes and ministers, to bureaucrats at all levels, no one is not greedy, and no official is not corrupt.At first, the people were still looking forward to a master of the blue sky, but when they waited, they would find out that it was a lie. So at the end of the Qing Dynasty, waiting for the spread of Western democratic ideas, people no longer believed in the lie that the Qing Dynasty was preparing for a constitution. He directly took up arms and overthrew it. . .

Absolute power actually led to absolute corruption, but Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government ignored this fact, blindly believed in force, and treated the people like nothing.It seems that the emperor was abolished, but in fact it was still the way of the feudal dynasty.Once such a government has strong opponents and is defeated, all that awaits them is the end of their destruction. . .

If the target of oppression and exploitation can't see hope, if you can't feel fairness, you will blow the hat of patriotism to the sky, and you will not get the sincere support and support of the people.So the Beiyang faction is at best a feudal warlord group, a paper tiger that can be broken with a light stab of a bamboo pole. . .

Therefore, we must learn the lessons of the Beiyang government, do not engage in dictatorship, and insist on learning advanced systems from the West.Take the ongoing European War as an example. Germany is a centralized system, while Britain and France are democratic systems.In the early days of the war, the centralized system could achieve the highest efficiency with the advantages of its system, so the Germans had the best advantage in the war.But as time goes by, the advantages of the Germans will become smaller and smaller. The reason is very simple. Who will continue to make selfless dedication to things that have nothing to do with their own interests?Therefore, Britain and France will inevitably win the final victory in Europe, because although their systems are not perfect, and there are even corruption and inefficiency, they have established a channel that can ensure the interaction and communication between the citizens and them, allowing Internal conflicts are released and resolved through a bloodless platform. Such a system minimizes the cost of correcting mistakes and maximizes the collective will of the people. It is only meaningful to talk about patriotism at this time. . .

But democracy is not a gift from the rulers, but a system, and pinning the hope of fairness on the moral level of those in power is tantamount to a castle in the air.Only when power is restricted, can he ensure that those who hold power will not be blinded by profit and do whatever they want.Therefore, I advise politicians not to be confused by the power in their hands. When exercising power, think about it, where does this thing come from!Since our citizens are the Republic of China, we hope that we will always remember these four words, long live the people! "

This is Wang Zhenyu's original manuscript. To be honest, the writing style has not improved much, and after Chen Bulei's polishing, it still has no literary talent.But the ideological views represented in this article, as well as the sensitive identity of the person who published this ideological view, made this article an unprecedented sensation nationwide.The newspapers that published this article "On the Inevitability of the Failure of the Beiyang Warlords" were circulated in the hands of people, especially the intellectuals and students of major universities, who read it with great interest.

The most astonishing thing is that Zhang Taiyan read this article openly in the Senate and the Legislative Yuan, and after reading it, he wrote an article in "Shenbao" praising: "As soon as this article is published, the smog in all directions will be swept away. It points out the direction for the future development of our country, and makes readers feel relaxed and hearty..."

However, the Beiyang warlords did not feel that they should perish. At least Duan Qirui did not feel this way. On the 18th, Duan Qirui, who had already received the report of defeat, had a three-hour talk with Japanese Minister Xiaofan Youjimi. , Resolutely issued an order: "Appoint Zhang Zuolin as the Minister of the Army of the Republic of China and the Commander of the Dingjun, and charge him to immediately command the main force of Fengjun to enter the customs to fight against the rebellion..."

Zhang Zuolin, who had already obtained benefits from the Japanese, and had already prepared, naturally drove 16 Fengjun into the pass unceremoniously. . .

On the [-]st, just as the Zhijun took the Marco Polo Bridge, the Fengjun Sun Liechen's troops arrived in Beijing. This military operation undoubtedly indicated that the war situation in the north would undergo an amazing change here.

At this time, after a week of hard fighting, although the 16 direct army commanded by Wu Peifu defeated nearly [-] Anhui troops in one go, it is an indisputable fact that the loss of soldiers and the loss of ammunition are difficult to recover immediately.

The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind. At this time, Zhang Zuolin is the big oriole.

On the 22nd, the Zhifeng War broke out.

That is, on July 22, the sixth year of the Republic of China, Fengjun showed their fangs to the world.

These Northeast people don't understand politeness at all. They are all real people.

Zhijun is also worthy of being the elite of Beiyang. Although they are passive everywhere, they still grit their teeth and stand at the front. No matter how fierce your Fengjun is, they will fight to the death.The whole battle started simultaneously in Changxindian, Lugouqiao and other places. The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and the losses of both sides were astonishing. At this time, it is more ruthless than anyone else.

In the end, it was the Fengjun who couldn't support it first. This is not surprising. Although the Fengjun is well equipped and big, they are essentially the same as the Wanjun.They have never experienced any major battles. In contrast, Wu Peifu's direct troops have all experienced the national defense war in the past year. The youth army has played their lives, and these valuable combat experiences cannot be ignored by relying on the new equipment aided by Japan.

At least for the two direct army brigades that belonged to the Sixth Division at Changxindian, Fengjun's offensive looked mighty, but the actual destructive power was far inferior to that of the Youth Army, which was a bit of a trick.Is this what the Japanese instructors taught?If this is the case, then these Japanese instructors are hiding their secrets. . .