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After the Feng family's troops and generals were settled, Zhang Hanqing changed hands and faced Yan Xishan again.

Zhang Zuolin appointed Yan Xishan as vice-chairman of the administrative committee, and he took office immediately, and demanded that "those who have a job in the central government shall not concurrently hold a provincial job in the local area."Yan Xishan knew that this was a tactic to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so he couldn't shirk it. Later, under the urging of "people from all sides", he took office on May 5, but he did not come to Beijing to see things.In order to completely divide Shanxi's military and political affairs, Zhang Hanqing used a clever plan. He immediately appointed Shang Zhen as the commander of the newly established Shanxi 5st Army under the order of the central government, and used the contradiction between Shang and Yan to widen the rift between the two sides.Then appoint Zhao Daiwen, Yan Xishan's confidant, as the governor of Shanxi Province, so that he will not have a big rebound.

Before Yan Xishan had no choice but to enter Beijing, he ordered Xu Yongchang and Yang Aiyuan, as the chief and deputy commanders of the Shanxi Garrison Headquarters, to be responsible for the aftermath of Shanxi, and Shang Zhen was left alone.The Shanxi army was reorganized. Although Shang Zhen was appointed as the commander of the 1st Army, he was increasingly isolated. Shang Zhen was angry but had no good countermeasures.

Zhang Hanqing's measures to control dissident troops were based on the pretext that the army would not be paid if the reorganization was not completed. For all the troops in Shanxi, in order to maintain the supply of the army, they were maintained with depreciated Jin notes. Shang Zhen, the highest official of the garrison in Shanxi Province, There are outlets for venting.Since Gao Hongwen and Huang Guanghua's brigades of the 1st Army Feng Pengzhu's division were Shang Zhen's former troops, Shang Zhen tried his best to subsidize the two brigades with cash as much as the provincial government could.For other armies, if you don't like me, why make you happy?In the beginning, the payment of military funds was delayed, and later it was delayed. This made everyone feel a little harsh, and the generals were not fair because of this. Wang Jingguo, Sun Chu and other Yan's direct generals expressed great dissatisfaction, and their emotions reached the point of confrontation .

Shang Zhen knew that the conflict was difficult to reconcile, so he simply made the problem superficial.You, Yan Xishan, are not benevolent, do not miss old love, don't blame me for being unrighteous.He first mentioned the abolition of the village administration office personally appointed by Yan Xishan through the provincial government committee meeting, and then replaced 25 county heads at once!As a result, public opinion was uproarious, and it finally turned into a meeting of Taiyuan merchants and people to expel businessmen. On the bank of Wenying Lake, a group denounced it;This formed the situation that Shang Zhen could not be tolerated in the military and political circles of Shanxi.

Fighting crookedly, smashing cans and smashing, Shang Zhen, who had long intended to be independent, took the excuse of being ordered by Zhang Zuolin's central government to send troops to the northwest to "maintain local law and order in central China". Shanxi.Zhang Hanqing appreciated Shang Zhen's talent and had long intended to recruit him.After Shang Zhen broke away from the Jin Dynasty, his troops were immediately reorganized into the new 9000th Army of the People's Army, with Shang Zhen as the commander, and under Ji Yiqiao's command, as the main force to enter Sichuan in the future.

Zhang Zuolin and his son couldn't tolerate a single iron bucket in Shanxi, but they couldn't be too obvious, so they had to adopt the method of dividing and dividing. In the name of reorganizing the new army, the "National Defense Committee" organized the Jin army into six divisions. Generals Wang Jingguo, Sun Chu, Xu Yongchang, Yang Aiyuan, and Zhang Peimei served as the commanders of the newly formed reorganization divisions, and the other division commander was Zhang Hanqing. In particular, Jian Ba ​​served as Fu Zuoyi, the commander of the Jin Army who performed well in the Shanxi War not long ago, which surprised the Jin Army military circles.

At the age of 15, Fu Zuoyi graduated with honors from the No. 1918 Army Middle School in Qinghe Town, Beijing, and was promoted to the fifth infantry department of Baoding Military Academy.As always, he studied hard, kept discipline, talked about unity, and respected teachers.All four infantry courses and models, shooting, equestrianism, etc., have excellent test scores.Especially in shooting, the bullets are worthwhile, ranking first in the school. In 10, Fu Zuoyi graduated from Baoding Military Academy and returned to Shanxi to join Yan Xishan's Jin Army.He first served as a trainee officer in the 1922th Regiment of the Independent Artillery Corps, and soon he was transferred to be a platoon commander and company commander. In 1923, he was promoted to the captain of the technical team attached to the major regiment and was responsible for the technical training of the whole regiment.Due to leading by example and strict requirements, gymnastics, shooting, stabbing, and bombing all ranked first in the province's military technical competitions. Served as battalion commander in 4, he often used his salary to subsidize troop training, and gained the trust of officers and soldiers.In the battle with Feng's national army, Fu Zuoyi's battalion served as a security mission and performed well. He was praised by Zhang Peimei, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Jin Army, and he was promoted to the commander of the 8th Regiment of the 1933th Brigade.Zhang Hanqing knew Fu Zuoyi was because of his outstanding ability to defend the city. During the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation, he demonstrated this ability many times, which deeply impressed Zhang Hanqing, who was familiar with military history.Since the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War in 18000, Fu Zuoyi, full of patriotic enthusiasm, led his troops to fight for more than 290 miles on the anti-Japanese battlefield, and fought more than [-] battles.In the possible decisive battle with the Japanese army in the future, such talents are rare.

However, Zhang Hanqing's promotion of Fu Zuoyi has another meaning: Fu Zuoyi has not been in the Jin army for a long time, and he is in the middle and lower ranks. It became a major factor that made the Jin army centrifugal.And because he rises too fast, it is easy to arouse the jealousy and backlash of the generals of the Jin army, sowing the seeds of internal discord.

In accordance with the "traditional" principle of separation of the military, government, and police, the Shanxi Garrison Command was naturally abolished and replaced by the newly promoted Major General Ji Hongchang as the commander of the Shanxi Armed Police Detachment.Similarly, Ji Hongchang didn't have much entanglement and enthusiasm for the Jin family, and he himself was born in the Jin family, leaving others speechless.Zhang Hanqing successively transferred the main generals of the Jin army or disrupted the establishment one by one by exchanging defense lines, high-level training, and rising and falling secretly, which actually disintegrated Yan Xishan's military power.

The confidant's serious trouble is eliminated, and the situation in the southeast is in sight again.Duan Qirui from the Anhui Department played a nominal role in this "three-party anti-straightforward" activity, but he did not get any benefits in the end.Lu Yongxiang, the general of Anhui Province, Zhejiang Governor, originally wanted to make a difference after entering Shanghai, but under the pressure of the absolute superiority of 20 Chen Bing of the People's Army, his position retreated sharply.However, Zhang Hanqing was determined to get rid of the remaining political power of the Anhui Clique. In the name of the central government, he appointed Sun Chuanfang, the restless Fujian governor, to concurrently serve as the Fujian-Zhejiang border defense supervisor.

After Sun Chuanfang entered Fujian, he was appointed as the military affairs supervisor of Fujian on March 1923, 3. In March 19, he cooperated with Zhou Yinren, the commander of the No.1924 Division, to oust Wang Yongquan, the Fujian Deputy who was in power, by means of a surprise attack. He also used Fujian as a base to develop into Zhejiang, and he already had 3 divisions in his hands.He has long wanted to take control of Zhejiang. In his opinion, Zhejiang, which is rich in resources, is much better than Fujian and has potential for development.After the People's Party/Feng faction gradually took control of the central government and major localities, as one after another once all-powerful figures withdrew from the stage of history, his fear of the future became stronger and stronger, and he spared no effort in actions that could expand his power.

The main force of the Zhejiang Army was defending against the People's Army in the north. After receiving Zhang Hanqing's guarantee of non-aggression after the war, Sun Chuanfang was stunned and led the army across Xianxialing to attack the side of the Zhejiang Army.In the official history, at this time, Sun Chuanfang contacted Jiangsu Governor Qi Xieyuan to start the "Jiangsu-Zhejiang War" against Lu Yongxiang. Since the direct lineage has withdrawn from the stage due to the development of the situation, this battle has become a "Fujian-Zhejiang War".

Due to the ineffectiveness of the Zhejiang Army and internal strife in the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army, Sun Chuanfang's army was able to drive straight in. Lu Yongxiang lost Wenzhou and Jinhua in a row, and wanted to move the headquarters of the Zhejiang Army to Shanghai Longhua and abandon Zhejiang.Of course Zhang Hanqing didn't want a one-sided military situation and let Sun Chuanfang take the lead.In the name of the central government, on September 9, he appointed Sun Chuanfang as the tour envoy of Fujian and Zhejiang and the supervisor of Zhejiang military affairs, and brought Fujian under the control of the central government. After going to Zhejiang, the combined power of the two provinces became a local warlord's mind, forcing him to carry out military operations against Lu Yongxiang with all his strength.

Then he "responded" to Duan Qirui's appeal, appointed Lu Yongxiang as the patrol envoy of Zhejiang, who also took care of civil affairs, and ordered the two sides to cease fighting.Lu Yongxiang was in a weak position, so of course he responded positively, but Sun Chuanfang couldn't get off the tiger, and he couldn't advance or retreat: war, against public opinion and suspicion of resisting the central government, Zhang Hanqing just made it clear that he was using force in a smooth manner; retreat, there is no way out.

At the critical moment, Zhang Hanqing threw an olive branch, or a life buoy.He appointed Sun Chuanfang as the Minister of Armaments of the Nanjing Military Region, which can be regarded as a nominal way out.Lu Yongxiang, on the other hand, resigned from his military post and became the governor of the province.

In this battle, the People's Army did not shoot a single shot, not only won the rich Zhejiang territory, but also won Fujian, incorporated 4 divisions and 1 mixed brigade, and organized it as a reserve force-in order to deal with future disarmament in advance, Each reorganized unit is named "reserve".

In this way, Zhang Hanqing defeated the enemy with the enemy, and successively eliminated the National Army of Sun Yue and Feng Yuxiang, the Shanxi National Army of Yan Xishan, Lu Yongxiang of Zhejiang, the last force of the Anhui Clan, and Sun Chuanfang of Fujian. There is no longer any major opposition force, and mainland China has achieved formal unification for the first time in modern history, 20 years earlier than the same situation in official history.