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On July 7, Zhao Hengti, the governor of Hunan, served as the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei, and Song Hegeng, the first division of the Hunan Army, was the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei. On the 20st, two divisions of the Hunan Army attacked Hubei from Yuezhou.In the official history, he still dared to attack Hubei alone without any backup, and he was even more confident after receiving the support and guarantee of the Fengjun Marshal.

Wang Zhanyuan urgently ordered Sun Chuanfang, commander of the No. 18 Division, to be the commander of the front enemy in the middle, Liu Yuelong to be the commander of the left side, and Wang Duqing to be the commander of the right side. On the 25th, the Western Hubei Army was transferred to Puqi to deploy defense organizations.

At this time, the 4th Cavalry Division of the Northwest Army had arrived at Zhongxiang County in the border of Jingmen after a five-day march.Since the counties and cities in northwestern Hubei welcomed the entry of the Northwest People's Army into Hubei, and the traffic was very inconvenient, when Wang Zhanyuan heard the news, the forward of the 5th Division had crossed the source of the Tianmen River and was heading towards Jingshan.

The two armies of Hunan and Hubei fought each other, and when it was inextricably linked, Liu Xiang from Sichuan also joined in the fun and attacked Hubei from the west.Liu Xiang was the first to respond to Zhao Hengti's call for inter-provincial self-government. Of course, he came to help destroy Wang Zhanyuan. Now Wang Zhanyuan couldn't bear it anymore.The situation was critical, so he asked Wu Peifu for help, and Jin Yun'e's Department of the Eighth Mixed Brigade also came to help from Henan.

The Northwest People's Army moved so fast that even Wu Peifu was caught off guard.Although Wang Zhanyuan is not tolerated by him, he can still be regarded as a stable rear of the direct line.He has already regarded Hubei as a piece of meat in his mouth, how can he easily give it up to others, and the opponent is still his arch enemy who controls the central government?Therefore, Feng Yuxiang's troops were urgently ordered to send troops nearby, in the name of aiding Hubei, to occupy Hankou first.In addition, Xiao Yaonan was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei, and he marched every day.In his view, although Zhongxiang and Xinyang are only 300 miles away from Hankou, they already have the convenience of the railway. Feng Yuxiang's troops can reach Hankou in half a day. In any case, it is impossible to catch up.His wishful thinking was that since Zhao Hengti and Zhang Hanqing were clamoring that "Hubei people govern Hubei", he sent Xiao Yaonan, the commander of the 25th Division, as the commander-in-chief of the aid to Hubei, and this Xiao Yaonan was a Hubei native!When Xiao Yaonan arrived in Wuchang, he took Wang Zhanyuan and replaced him, and the Beijing government appointed him as the governor of Hubei.

Feng Yuxiang fully obeyed Wu Peifu's order to send troops to Hubei, but he asked for time for preparation on the grounds of insufficient military preparations and insufficient supply of weapons and ammunition.After a day's delay, Xiao Yaonan's troops were ready to go, and Feng Yuxiang's troops were taken aside.

Due to Zhang Hanqing's haste, the cavalry arrived at Jingshan, the infantry was still in Yicheng, and the heavy firepower was still in Xiangfan.In order to obtain a buffer time, a formal statement was also issued: "In response to the request of the people in Hubei Province, this commander has taken the task of expelling Wang Zhanyuan and the savior of the people from the fire and water. Wherever he went, he did not commit any crime. Now that the matter has been accomplished, we should follow the previous day's order I vow to focus on the self-government elections in Hubei Province, and Xueliang and his ministry will never seek any positions in Hubei Province."

At this critical juncture, Zhang Zuolin, who was far away in Fengtian, "coincidentally" also issued an eloquent declaration of "overthrowing the king", criticizing Wang Zhanyuan for "embezzling public salaries, conniving at the military rebellion, harming the provincial government, and being unable to protect the environment", and openly stated: " The best way to solve the current situation is to "govern Hubei by the people of Hubei". The forces of all parties should respect public opinion and take the orders of the central government as a guide.

As an army under the central government, both Zhizhi and Bong are obliged to maintain synchronization with the central government.Xiao Yaonan came out of nowhere, and "aiding Hubei" is openly opposing the central government, so Fengjun naturally has a moral advantage; although it is possible to expel Wang Zhanyuan by force, but he is also a direct lineage, but he is falling into trouble.Without sending troops, it is impossible to control the current situation in Hubei Province.

After some thinking, Wu Peifu's determination to mobilize troops was delayed again. After thinking about it, he wavered and delayed for another precious day.

However, the hostile stance of the two factions has been busy to the detriment of President Xu Shichang and Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng.The two heads of state have no soldiers, no food, no money in their hands, they have always looked straight and acted according to their eyes, and they have always tried their best to be as balanced as possible.When these two pillars are at war, we have to be in a dilemma.President Xu issued a telegram, asking both sides to exercise restraint, send representatives to each other or directly hold a summit meeting in Tianjin.While Chen Bing was on Jinghan Road and Jinpu Road, Zhang Zuolin lazily and deliberately delayed half a day before telegraphing his agreement, in essence giving the Northwest People's Army time.

Cao Kun, the leader of the direct lineage, couldn't stand the aggressive momentum of the Fengline, so he sent a telegram to order Wu Peifu to exercise restraint, and the "Aid Hubei Army" must not engage in direct conflict with the Northwest People's Army.Wu Peifu was in violation of Yin and Yin. While supervising Xiao Yaonan's departure, he sent a telegram to express his agreement to the Hubei people's rule of Hubei. He also stated that the main task of the "Aid Hubei Army" was to expel the threat of the Hunan Army.

In the end, the iron guy couldn't run past the "mud leg".Just in these two and a half days, when the vanguard of Zhang Chengde's cavalry division had arrived at the city of Hankou, the vanguard of Xiao Yaonan's 25th Division was still close to Xiaogan.After the first military train was forced to stop at Xiaogan Station, the Zhijun soldiers suddenly found the sweaty soldiers of the Northwest People's Army and the bright red five-star red flag flying at Xiaogan Station.Xiao Yaonan heard the news at 2:[-] p.m., he didn't believe his ears, until he saw a company commander of the People's Army Cavalry Regiment stationed at the station asking to talk to the Zhijun, and he really admitted that the Northwest People's Army had completely outrun his army. force!

It was impossible to continue southward: the People's Army controlled the train traffic going south to Hankou.I'm afraid Hankou is already in the hands of Zhang Hanqing at this time, right?Xiao Yaonan suddenly felt at a loss: for war, he had to take the risk of a full-scale fight between the Zhi and Feng armies; and, the initiative was already in the hands of the people's army.Zhang Hanqing sent a telegram on the same day to indicate: "The People's Army has seized Hankou. One line is responsible for defending Hankou and Wuchang, and the other line is responsible for dissuading the Hunan Army and the Sichuan Army. He also advises other 'aid troops' to take the well-being of the people of Hubei into consideration and suspend When using troops, don't "in the name of aiding Hubei, sit back and watch the success or failure, and grab the fruits of the reality"."

Wu Peifu seemed to be pushed from the top of the mountain into the abyss.This Zhang Hanqing has no big or small calculations, he is ahead of him in everything, and he is always in his calculations.Both he and Zhang Hanqing were under the banner of "aiding Hubei", but one walked and the other took the railway, but he fell behind.Zhang Hanqing said that he "sit and see success or failure", he is irrefutable.If he forcibly rushes past Xiaogan, the big hat of "grabbing the fruits" will really be suppressed. At this time, the prospect of public opinion being unfavorable to him is almost foreseeable.Moreover, the Feng Department just took this opportunity to learn from the famous teacher and copied his retreat.He clearly knew that only a small number of vanguard troops had entered the city of Hankou, and as long as the Zhijun made a charge, the matter of Wuhan might be settled.But this order was so difficult!

Seeing that the situation was tense, Wang Zhanyuan urged the direct army to help.However, Xiao Yaonan did not receive the telegram and did not move forward.From Wang Zhanyuan's point of view, it seems that there is a tendency to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, prepare to magpie the nest and occupy the dove, and unite with the Hunan Army to drive him out of power.Lu Diping, the Second Division of the Hunan Army captured Zhaoliqiao for several days in succession, and defeated the No.18 Division, Sun Chuanfang. The Ministry retreated to Puqi (now Chibi).At this time, Zhang Hanqing personally brought the main force of the 6rd Division to Hanchuan, which is a short distance away, and there is no room for recovery.

Wang Zhanyuan, who had been waiting for reinforcements for a long time, did not know the reason, so he decided to make peace with the People's Army alone. Although we accepted the aid, we had to wait until the whole army was assembled before we could advance. The Jin Brigade, which arrived at the front, could not fight freely because it did not follow the order of the commander-in-chief. The Hubei army on the front line refused to advance because of the reinforcements. , They retreated one after another, and the overall situation was in disarray. It is the responsibility to occupy the Yuan and protect the territory, but there is no way to return to the sky. We should follow the order of Commander Zhang Hanqing and welcome the Shaanxi army to enter Hubei to save the unfavorable situation and save the people from fire and water. "

On August 8, Wang Zhanyuan, who was full of anger, received Zhang Hanqing's reply to guarantee his family, property and personal dignity, and ordered the guards of the provincial capital to welcome Zhang Hanqing into Wuchang City, and all the officers and soldiers of the 7nd Division under his command obeyed the Northwest People's Army's aid. The command of the Hubei army.

Wang Zhanyuan resigned by telegram, sarcasm and sarcasm to the immediate leaders Cao Kun and Wu Peifu.The telegram says: "In recent years, there have been many countries, and the political tide has been repeated. During the period, the presiding country is in charge, and the power of the two lords is more than that of co-maintaining the overall situation. Recently, the problem of the pavilion happened, and the mouth of the mouth, so I speculated. It is also worth the armies of both sides. The act of changing defenses and adjusting defenses, a vicious snake is a tiger, Yiqi is suspicious, the road is raging, and it is almost said that the disaster of war is imminent. In fact, Fengjun entered the customs. It is said that Zhongshuai originally agreed that the two commanders should have Fengzhi's family again. It should be agreed with Cao envoy The telegram of the final security measure shows the purpose of peace between the two princes. In terms of the overall situation, at the beginning of Jiaoji’s takeover, when our country is actively reorganizing the internal affairs, the two princes have heavy responsibilities, and they are not willing to be insiders. The line of contention has seriously damaged the country's line and left people laughing at outsiders. That is to say, the two fathers have shared troubles in the past, and the friendship belongs to close relatives, and they cannot bear to sacrifice themselves for the sacrifice of one person and one line. Now the human relationship in Beijing and Tianjin has been extremely shaken, and the food and finance are in danger, which cannot be explained by empty words. It is necessary for the two powerful people to meet with each other in person, and it will not be enough to eliminate unexpected rumors and determine the future of the country. Brother, etc. Resting in the shadows of Linquan, the shocking changes in the world, thinking about the responsibility of everyone, and embracing the worries of the collapse of buildings, stealing desires to solve problems and solve problems, and make further efforts to achieve long-term peace and stability. I plan to invite the two parties to come to Tianjin on the same day. Meeting in one meeting, eliminating estrangement, revealing the sincerity. On the one hand, connecting the provinces to unify. Although the younger brothers are dying, they should not be afraid to drive and go to Tianjin to meet each other. This is based on what they have seen, and they are used as a means of contribution. Patriotism Dear friend, people share the same heart. We urgently make a statement and pray for Mingjiao. If the two princes agree with the fallacies of the younger brother, we ask the two sides to retreat the front-line troops first. The soldiers who continue to advance should pray to stop the advance so that Reassuring people's hearts, and maintaining the market. As for the telegrams and rumors, please ignore them for the time being, the mission is far-reaching, and this is what we pray for!"

On the 11th, Wang Zhanyuan left Wuchang to the east, and fled to Tianjin with a large amount of property he had looted in Hubei.