Total War Predator

Zhang Anle's telegram received many responses. For example, the provincial presidents of the three northeastern provinces, Rehe Dutong, Mongolian Living Buddha, Chahar Province, and Suiyuan Province also responded by telegram. These are all territories controlled by the Fengjun.

Only then did many people discover that the Feng faction had already controlled all the areas outside the customs in China, and now his minions have extended to the inside of the customs!

Zhang Zuolin was very excited when he heard the news.The only wish in his life is to become the head of the country. Originally, he didn't take this matter seriously, or he didn't have extravagant hopes at all, but when he learned that Cao Kun was going to be the president, his heart began to grow. Unwilling.Cao Kun deserves it, but I, Zhang Zuolin, can't?

He also knows that now is the best chance for him to reach the top. He has more than 30 Fengjun in his hand, and his military strength is now the strongest in China.Now that the army has occupied Beijing and Tianjin, they can go south to Henan and Shandong at any time, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei are just around the corner. In this way, they control most of China.If I can't succeed in ascending to the position of president this time, then I won't have a better chance in the future.

Zhang Zuolin thought for a long time alone in the room, and after he came out, he sent someone to invite the Japanese Consul General in Shenyang to seek Japanese support.

The Japanese Consul General in Shenyang, Miyakesaburo (made up), was very happy to hear that Zhang Zuolin wanted to be the president, and immediately told Zhang Zuolin that the Japanese government would fully support Zhang Zuolin.Zhang Zuolin only needs to pay a small price.

Zhang Zuolin is very tired of this small price, but the situation is stronger than others. If he wants to be a great president, besides domestic support, he also needs support from abroad.Besides, the most urgent thing is that the Japanese promised to help, and we will talk about it later.

Gong Jingsaburo was very happy with Zhang Zuolin's cooperative attitude. At the same time, he also suggested that Duan Qirui was quite famous in the country and could form a cabinet for the prime minister.

Duan Qirui contributed a lot in this anti-straight action. He and Sun Yat-sen relied on their own fame to unite Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zuolin. Feng Yuxiang did not work hard during the Zhifeng war, which was also one of the important reasons why the Feng army was able to drive straight.

Zhang Zuolin agreed to the conditions put forward by Miyakesaburo, and Miyakesaburo quickly sent a telegram to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed Miyakesaburo to assist Consul General Yoshida Shigeru in Tianjin to make Zhang Zuolin the president.

Zhang Zuolin was very happy to get Japan's promise. He knew that he was one step closer to the throne of the President.

At 10 o'clock in the morning on October 13, Zhang Zongchang's Xinyi Division and Zhang Lufeng's independent regiment joined forces to attack Lutai. Zhang Fulai's direct army resisted a little, and the troops began to retreat.At this time, the immediate army had no intention of fighting at all, and they knew that running fast would save their lives.When they saw Fengjun running, they ran, and if they couldn't run, they raised their hands and surrendered.Zhang Zongchang caught a few prisoners and asked them to find out that the commanders of the army were nowhere to be found. As soon as they heard that Beijing and Luan County had been captured, they had already fled to Tianjin for refuge.

At 10:[-], Zhang Fulai's deputy retreated to the Beitang and Tanggu areas. The troops of Zhang Zongchang and Zhang Lufeng passed through Lutai, Changli, and Junliangcheng until they reached near Tianjin without encountering any major resistance. .

Along the way from Luanxian County to Tianjin, the direct army abandoned countless weapons, ammunition, food socks, and quilts, and soldiers who fled could be seen everywhere on the road. According to Zhang Anle's instructions, Zhang Lufeng just recruited troops regardless of supplies.On the 13th alone, Zhang Lufeng recruited more than 2 troops.

Zhang Zongchang has also recruited tens of thousands of people. In addition to the Dong Zhengguo and Peng Shouxin, the direct line troops of the direct army that were previously recruited, there are 7 to 12 people. The number of Zhang Zongchang's troops has exceeded [-]. After joining an army, all officers in the army were promoted to a higher rank.

On October 10, Zhang Zongchang's troops marched into Tianjin City.

When Li Jinglin heard that Zhang Zongchang had arrived in Luan County in Rehe, he quickly assembled his troops and ran for a day and a night. He marched more than 400 miles in one breath, and also fell into a cold mouth.When Li Jinglin arrived in Luan County, Zhang Xueliang also arrived in Luan County from Shanhaiguan.

They stationed their troops in Ninghe, Wuqing, Ningci and other places, and then they all went to Tianjin City.

Zhang Xueliang and Li Jinglin were surprised to see that Zhang Zongchang had recruited so many troops. Because some officers did not have the epaulets of the generals, they used tinfoil paper to paste them into yellow epaulets instead. They thought it was funny and a little jealous and said:

"Mr. Zhang, you are really good. We should hurry up to upgrade the army!"

Li Jinglin was even more jealous. He always believed that his army was much stronger than Zhang Zongchang, but he never expected that his army would suddenly have tens of thousands more troops than him.I began to regret that I should not be content with the position of Rehe Dutong, so that I delayed the opportunity to expand my strength.

On the morning of October 1924, 10, knowing that Zhang Zongchang had occupied Tianjin, Zhang Zuolin set off from Shenyang to Beijing by special train. He planned to get off in Tianjin in the afternoon to inspect the frontline troops and officers and pay a visit to Duan Qirui.

Chapter 34 arrived in Tianjin

On the 15th, Zhang Anle ordered Zhang Lufeng to withdraw westward with the incorporated troops to Changping, Yanqing, Huailai, Xuanhua, and Longguan for reorganization, and he took the newly formed commander's guard to Tianjin to meet Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Anle arrived in Tianjin around 15:10 am on the [-]th, and his commanding bodyguards were the commandos of the two companies assigned by the system.As he expected, the quality of the commando team was several grades higher than that of the independent regiment, and it even vaguely felt like a special force of later generations.It is not difficult for the soldiers of the commando to have unique skills, or first-rate marksmanship, or to speak various dialects, or to understand several languages, and it is even not difficult for some soldiers to fly over walls.

Zhang Anle was very happy to get such an elite team. He made this elite army his own guard, and with the protection of this absolutely loyal team, Zhang Anle didn't have to worry too much about his own safety in this troubled world.

Zhang Anle got off the train at Tianjin Railway Station, and saw Zhang Xueliang who came to pick him up at the station. The two brothers, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, smiled and hugged and said hello.

"It's alright, kid. Don't say anything about occupying the city of Beijing. When will Suiyuan and Chahar be taken down." Zhang Xueliang didn't mention the Northwest Army, but talked about other things.

"It's because you guys confronted the main force of the enemy on the eastern front, and I took such a big advantage. It's nothing." Zhang Anle said modestly, indeed, his journey along the way can be regarded as smooth sailing.

"The commander will come in three hours. Let's stop standing here. I have booked the teahouse in front. Let's drink tea and talk." Zhang Xueliang said to Zhang Anle.

Zhang Xueliang's guards led the way in front, and the teahouse was just outside the station, which was tens of meters away.Now on the streets of Tianjin, there are soldiers in uniform everywhere. When Zhang Zuolin is coming, there are guards and patrols, and they are all very busy.

"The main reason for changing the designation of the army this time is to recruit Sun Yue. The name of the Northwest Army is always better than that of the Mongolian Army. Because of the sudden incident, I didn't have time to ask the commander and brother for instructions. Please punish me!" The two sat down and opened their hands. An Le took the initiative to plead guilty.

In fact, what he said was not entirely correct. Of course, the reason why the army changed its designation was to win over Sun Yue, and a bigger part of the reason was that Yang Du wanted Zhang Anle to stand on his own.Yang Du thinks that since Mongolia, Chahar, and Suiyuan have already been occupied anyway, Ma Hongbin in Gansu and Ma Qi in Qinghai are nothing to be afraid of. If he wins XJ, then Zhang Anle will be the real king of the Northwest.With these sites, Zhang Anle can stand on his own without looking at Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Anle followed Yang Du's suggestion and changed the Mongolian appeasement army into the Northwest Army.

"It doesn't matter if you are the Mongolian appeasement army or the Northwest army, I only know that Zhang Bowei is my brother Zhang Xueliang, that's enough!" Zhang Xueliang said with a smile, Zhang Anle was very happy to take the initiative to plead guilty.Regardless of whether Zhang Anle is sincere or just pretending, at least it shows that he still takes his big brother seriously.

The brothers Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Anle worshiped were not like the kind of brothers they had with the principal in history.His appointment with the principal is purely a combination of interests and political needs.Although the relationship between Zhang Anle and Zhang Zongchang was also to win over Zhang Zongchang at the beginning, but after working together, they have a deep relationship with each other, and their tempers and personalities are also very compatible. This is the main reason why Zhang Xueliang regards Zhang Anle as a brother.

"Brother, to tell the truth, Sun Yue contributed a lot to the success of the coup in Beijing. I have already promised him that I will find him the position of governor of a province in the future. Otherwise, he can leave at any time. I have to deal with this matter." Zhang Anle asked Zhang Xueliang for advice.

"Don't worry, I will play the side drum for you in front of my father." Zhang Xueliang agreed.

After talking about these business matters, the two began to chat about other things. While talking, Li Jinglin and Guo Songling walked in.Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Anle stood up to greet them, and were about to sit down.Zhang Zongchang and Jiang Dengxuan also came in with guards.

When everyone met and greeted each other, they became lively, "Brother has made great achievements in this battle and has been recruited into the army. This time the commander-in-chief will definitely give him a big reward when he goes south." Li Jinglin said to Zhang Zongchang when they met.

"It's not just the big brother, Bowei is also a great achievement this time, and it can even be said to have made the first achievement." Guo Songling echoed beside him.

"The two uncles praised me. I just took advantage of the opportunity to catch two fish." Zhang Anle said with a smile.

"Hehe, my nephew is too modest. If you only caught two fish, we don't even count as small shrimps." Li Jinglin laughed.

"Of course, I don't even think about whose son this is." Zhang Zongchang didn't know anything about modesty, and he had a smug expression on his face.

When there were more people, it became more lively. They greeted each other and made jokes. Soon, soldiers came to report that the commander-in-chief would arrive at the station in half an hour.Everyone stood on the station platform together, waiting for Zhang Zuolin's arrival.

At around 1:[-] p.m., Zhang Zuolin's special car drove into Tianjin Railway Station slowly.Tianjin Railway Station has long been under martial law, and there are soldiers guarding both sides of the railway for more than ten miles along the way.

In addition to the senior generals of Fengjun, some celebrities from Tianjin also heard the news and came to welcome Zhang Zuolin. There were even reporters from two newspapers waiting outside the soldiers' cordon with cameras.

After the train stopped, two teams of guards came out first, and then Zhang Zuolin, wearing a marshal uniform, walked off the train with a smile on his face.He also waved to the reporters present, and patted an oe for the reporters to take pictures.

Then I shook hands with the generals and celebrities who came to greet him, and got in the car arranged by Duan Qirui and drove to a hotel in the Tianjin Concession.Duan Qirui arranged a place for Zhang Zuolin there, and Zhang Zuolin rested there for a while before going to Duan Qirui's place. Duan Qirui had already prepared a welcome banquet and waited for Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin, who was still smiling at the train station, immediately became furious when he arrived at the hotel. He pointed at several generals and scolded: "You are going to rebel, you dare to expand the team without my permission, what the hell are you!" Get rid of me!"

Zhang Zuolin looked like he wanted to eat people, which scared Guo Songling, Li Jinglin and others to death, but they were also a little gloating. After all, Zhang Zongchang and his son were the most powerful among these people.

"However, I admit to Xiaokun's expanded army, because he is willing to contribute to the battle, which makes me happy. When he completes the mission, you are still fighting the enemy in various places in Shanhaiguan!" Zhang Zuolin said angrily.

Although he said so, he also knew that no one would spit out the meat that had been eaten, so Zhang Zuolin was just talking, and had no real intention to punish them.What's more, these people are all his subordinates. When their strength is stronger, their position will be more stable.

"There is also Zhang Anle, it is true that a tiger father has no dogs. Zhang Anle made a great contribution this time. Not only did he complete the task of containing Yan Xishan, but he was also able to enter the customs and take down the city of Beijing. I am here to assure you that you will take down Yan Xishan." The territory you own is yours, and no one can take it away."

As soon as Zhang Zuolin's words came out, the people in the room showed shocked faces. You must know that Zhang Anle not only took down Suiyuan and Chahar this time, but the army also attacked Gansu and Shaanxi. The land in the northwest has become the king of the northwest.

Chapter 35 Duanfu Banquet

Zhang Anle knew that Zhang Zuolin's words were a way of showing his favor to him, and it could be regarded as a kind of reward, after all, he was the one who first asked him to be the president.What's more, now that Beijing is in his hands, Zhang Zuolin still needs him for many things.Thinking of this, he was also humble, "Thank you, Commander, An Le will be loyal to share the worries of the Commander in the future."

When he said this, other people also echoed, "I will be loyal to the commander in the future."

"The battle is basically over now, and your troops will go to various places to rest." Zhang Zuolin was very satisfied with Zhang Anle's statement, and then ordered others to say.

"Then the army we have incorporated?" Only Zhang Xueliang dared to ask this question at this time.