Jagged Warlord

Jiang Fangzhen said: "Commander, the third division is the main division with the most actual combat experience, but I suggest that they should not be put in the third division. They should be averaged among each division, brigade and regiment!"

"Okay, then you can work hard on this matter." Li Mohan said, "I'm going to the First Division to check the situation!"

"Yes." Jiang Fangzhen raised his right hand to salute Li Mohan

Shang Jinghuan was used to it a long time ago, and he also raised his right hand to salute Li Mohan, but Bai Chongxi, Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong were not used to it, and their movements were a little stiff.

Li Mohan smiled and raised his right hand at 45 degrees to salute them, "It doesn't matter, you will get used to it!"

...Split down...

It is said that Yuan Shikai, the Beiyang general who held the military power in his hand, has basically divided his main force into three branches at this time. These three branches are: the Anhui group headed by Duan Qirui, and the direct group headed by Feng Guozhang The Fengxi Group headed by Zhang Zuolin.

Now, Duan Qirui lives in seclusion in Xishan, and his generals Lu Yongxiang, Ni Sichong and others are in the front, and they still listen to Duan, and the "little fan military adviser" Xu Shuzheng in the upper section originally looked down on Yuan Shikai, so this army has already left. Yuan is far away, Feng Guozhang is in Nanjing, Nanjing has already clearly declared that he does not praise the monarchy, and his generals Cao Kun and Wu Peifu also followed Feng Guozhang's lead. Now, only Zhang Zuolin, who followed into the Beiyang family, was left.

Thinking of Zhang Zuolin, Yuan Shikai shook his head a little.

It probably started from those four gold watches. At that time, Zhang Zuolin saw the president for the first time. The national treasures in the Juren Hall were full of eyes, but because he didn't know them, he only focused on the four watches that could be used. On the gold watch that was fired, Yuan Shikai gave it to him, but Yuan Shikai has since believed that this red bearded Dong is not a hero, but has never seen the world, and he is petty, which is equivalent to selling four gold watches to Zhang Zuolin. When the emperor wanted to confer titles, he only gave Zhang Zuolin the title of second-class viscount, which laid a hidden danger.

Zhang Zuolin made great contributions to Yuan Shikai's proclaiming the emperor. When Fengtian held the so-called National Congress to vote on the state system, Zhang Zuolin personally led a brigade to monitor the vote, resulting in a unanimous vote in favor of the monarchy. Zhang Zuolin claimed to have made great contributions to Yuan Shikai's founding of the country.

After being knighted, Zhang Zuolin felt complacent about having the title of "Second-Class Viscount" and felt that he was among the nine ministers. Who knows, when he asked Yuan Jinkai, his chief of staff and military adviser, what kind of a "Viscount" was? When tasting, Yuan Jinkai told him, "The ranks are divided into five ranks, that is, Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Nan, and Zi is the fourth among the five ranks!"

Zhang Zuolin blinked his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "That's it. Gong is Yuan Shikai's son, Hou is Yuan Shikai's grandson, Bo is Yuan Shikai's great-grandson, so I am the grandson of Yuan Shikai's great-grandson? The one with the horoscope is still 'Second class' must be considered the grandson of the great-grandson!?" From then on, Zhang Zuolin hated Yuan Shikai.

Poor Yuan Shikai, the hero of the first generation, is now a lonely family. All the soldiers and horses he can send are sent to the southwest front. Now facing Li Mohan who is about to raise troops to the north, Yuan Shikai can only lower his figure and invite Zhang Zuolin to Beijing to persuade him with good words .

"In the face of a national crisis, you can see loyal ministers and good generals. General Yuting is the pillar of the country. The people of the country depend on a lot. The title of Marquis and Duke should be awarded to Yuting." After flattering, he turned to the topic. "There is an incident in Yunnan, and Sichuan and Hunan are in danger. Only a strong force can turn the crisis into peace. I want the general to lead the army to Shandong to turn the tide." This taste is almost begging.

Zhang Zuolin rolled his eyes, and replied: "I, Zhang Zuolin, am the most loyal, but in order to celebrate your rank, His Majesty, Fengtian spent the old nose's money!"

Yuan Shikai chuckled, and replied: "It's easy to say, there may be some problems with your salary, don't be afraid, I have prepared it for you, if you have any other difficulties, just tell me!"

Zhang Zuolin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you know that my army has never been to the customs, but only in this white mountain and black water. Besides, there have been few wars in the Northeast these years, and the economy is also difficult, so I have not been equipped. If the President can replenish a batch of weapons, Yu Ting will go to Shandong without any worries, and I don’t want much, just a year’s salary and ammunition for one division!”

Yuan Shikai's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought that this bearded man had a lot of appetite, but since he wanted the horse to run, he had to feed the horse. He felt that he should pay a high price, even if a strong team was worth it, so he asked Zhang Zuolin again. In addition, an increase of [-]% made Zhang Zuolin almost kowtow to thank him.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai, who fights eagles every day, was pecked by an eagle this time.

Yuan Shikai has calculated big and small in his life, and there are so many people up and down, almost all of them are winners. Unexpectedly, this time he miscalculated and fell into the hands of a big bandit-when he delivered all the money and weapons as scheduled At that time, what he was looking forward to was not Zhang Zuolin's sending troops to Hunan, but the telegrams issued by Fengtian's industrial, agricultural, commercial, academic groups and social celebrities, one after another to persuade Zhang Zuolin to stay: "Stay in Fengtian and maintain order in the three eastern provinces. Foreign transfer", and Zhang Zuolin also refused to send troops under the pretext of "the crisis in the northeast border, and he dare not not defend the territory".

Yuan Shikai is so angry~~~

In desperation, Yuan Shikai could only use Qu Tongfeng, who had been deprived of his military post.

Qu Tongfeng, courtesy name Weiqing, was born in Fushan County, Shandong Province. He graduated from the Infantry Department of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy. In 1913, he replaced Jiang Fangzhen as the principal of Baoding Military Academy. In the spring of 1915, Yuan Shikai succumbed to Japan's force intimidation and recognized the "21 Articles" that would destroy China. The students of Baoding Military Academy went on strike to oppose it. But Yuan Shikai didn't appreciate it, and deprived Qu Tongfeng of his military post on the grounds of military interference in politics. Now, Yuan Shikai has no choice but to use Qu Tongfeng.

But at this time, the Beiyang Army fought a few small victories on the southwest front, which made Yuan Shikai flustered.

When the Beiyang army entered Sichuan in a large scale, the two armies confronted each other, with a battle line as long as 200 miles. The troops that could be mobilized by the reserve team were limited and not enough to allocate. The Beiyang Army faced each other across the river.

The Xiong Xiangsheng Brigade of the Beiyang Army first returned to Luzhou. Yuan Shikai broke the rules and made Xiong Xiangsheng a second-class baron as encouragement. The guards fought fiercely with Yuan Guo for 29 days. There were only [-] soldiers left, and the Beiyang army was so frightened that they hid in the trenches and did not dare to attack. The guards did not dare to consume too much because of the extremely limited salaries and soldiers, so they could only set up suspicious positions and attacked the Beiyang army everywhere. Harassment and distraction.

After the military guards withdrew from Luzhou, the lack of arms was even worse. There were only 200 shells left in the whole army. Cai E urgently called Tang Jiyao, please send 3000 shells quickly, and each gun sent 300 additional bullets to meet the urgent needs of the front line. Powerless to help.

Soon after, Wang Ruxian's Brigade, the Eighth Division of the Beiyang Army's supplementary force arrived, and the situation became even more critical. Cai E sent a telegram to Tang Jiyao saying: "If the enemy can take a rest, I will work around the clock. The enemy's energy sources will increase, and I will be unable to continue! "

Liu Cunhou of the Sichuan Army did not retreat at first, and the entire line of guards was affected, while Cai E still gritted his teeth and insisted on sticking to his position. However, Luo Peijin, Liu Cunhou and others believed that the soldiers were exhausted, ran out of ammunition and food, and could not hold on, so they had to withdraw from Naxi with tears .

Feng Yuxiang's brigade of the Beiyang Army attacked Naxi first. Feng Yuxiang wanted to withdraw his troops to Shaanxi, but he hadn't acted yet. It happened that Xiong Xiangsheng's brigade captured Luzhou, so his brigade drove from Neijiang to the front line, just in time for the escort ** After exiting Naxi, he took the opportunity to attack.

Yuan Shikai also made Feng Yuxiang a third-class baron, and praised Feng in the policy order: "loyalty, courage and hard work are extremely commendable." On the same day, Zhang Jingyao was awarded three honors and the title of army general. The brigade commander Xiong Xiangsheng, Wu Peifu, and Wu Xintian were all promoted Lieutenant General Liu Xiang, head of Xiong Xiangsheng's department, also received five honors and a major general of the army.

This period can be regarded as the bleakest period of the Huan army. At the same time that the Beiyang army captured Naxi, the Huan army's right-wing army withdrew from Qijiang, Guangxi's Long Jinguang army captured Poai, and Hunan's Beiyang army Zhou Wenbing's division captured Ma Positive.

Yuan received all the good news at this time, and what excited him most was the telegram from Ningyuan, the commander of the Sichuan Army, Yang Qiyuan, saying that he led his troops to smuggle across the Jinsha River, attacked moyu bream at night, and had crossed the river from Jiangyi to Zhimakou.

Yuan issued an order and praised him: "Successful victory, penetrating deep into the border of Yunnan, occupying key points, and unparalleled bravery." He was awarded five honors.

This was Yuan's most proud period after Hong Xian proclaimed himself emperor, and it can also be said to be the period of Yuan Huiguang's reflection.

The news of the Beiyang Army's success was frequent, and Emperor Yuan's mood was lifted. In order to encourage the morale of the front, the Yuan government purchased a large amount of corned beef, bacon, canned food, Shaoxing wine, colorful satin, tribute silk, gold and silver utensils, clocks, clothes, hats, etc. Swords, antique calligraphy and paintings, stele stickers, photos, porcelain, etc. were transported to the front line to comfort the soldiers respectively, and the first-class to fifth-class Honorary Star Medals were awarded to the generals who made meritorious service. Those who received the medals could receive an annual salary of 3000 yuan, 2000 yuan, and 1000 yuan Yuan, 500 yuan, 250 yuan, and at the same time issued [-]% domestic government bonds in the first year of Hongxian to cover war expenses.

Because of this, the suspicious and cunning Yuan Shikai began to regret that he was eager to use Qu Tongfeng. He could not fully trust Qu Tongfeng at this moment, so he sent Chen Guangyuan, the deputy of the model group, to join Qu Tongfeng's department with the model group. It's called support, but it's actually surveillance.

As the saying goes, there is no doubt about employing people, and no one should use others. With such an arrangement, even a fool can see that Yuan Shikai clearly distrusts Qu Tongfeng. Duan Qirui is more determined not to leave the mountain, and Qu Tongfeng is not stupid. With your own plan, everything just waits for the time to mature.