Fengxian Jiangshan

Zhang Tinglan thought about it carefully, and then said: "This is an expedient measure for the Japanese. They just want to concentrate their strength first to solve Russia's troubles, and then find a suitable opportunity to deal with us."

"Commander-in-Chief, you mean that you do not agree to this condition."

"No, I agree!" Zhang Tinglan said: "We can no longer entangle with the Japanese. They want to concentrate their strength. We also need to hurry up. The Fengjun must strive for a larger strategic space and can no longer be trapped in the northeast!"

The reason why Zhang Tinglan made this decision is also very simple. He just got a report that the part of Wan Fulin who was stationed in Rehe was defeated by Xu Shuzheng, and Xiao Zhuge led his troops to break through Gubeikou and Xifengkou. More than ten thousand people entered the territory of Rehe.

Wan Fulin retreated steadily, and Sun Liechen had only two regiments of soldiers, who were currently defending Chengde. The Beiyang Army could reach Chengde at any time, and the situation was very critical.And Rehe is not only a barrier on the side of the three eastern provinces, but also a bridgehead for the Feng army to attack the northwest and Outer Mongolia, so there can be no mistakes at all.

Now that Beiyang is taking advantage of the chaos and wants to take Rehe, how can Zhang Tinglan agree.Besides, the feud between Feng Jun and Lao Duan has been forged, and Lao Duan must not be allowed to continue to control the central government. If you want to really win Lao Duan, you must first kill Xu Shuzheng.

Zhang Tinglan had already decided to send troops to Rehe, and broke up with Xiao Xu.At this time, it becomes very necessary to reach an agreement with the Japanese and maintain a temporary peace.

After Gu Weijun learned about this, he also knew that it was necessary to ease the conflict with Japan. The Japanese wanted to concentrate their forces on dealing with Russia, and Feng Jun also wanted to deal with Beiyang first, so he and Uchida quickly reached an agreement.

The Japanese originally had less than 2 garrisons along the South Manchuria Railway, but they were suddenly reduced to 5000, two-thirds of which were lost, and the threat to the Feng army was greatly reduced.Moreover, the Japanese returned half of the Manchukuo Railway subsidiary land. These lands are not only a huge sum of money, but also have important value for the security situation of the three northeastern provinces.

Take Huanggutun Station as an example, the south is the Manchukuo Railway subsidiary of Japan, the Japanese can intervene at any time, and use artillery in the Manchuria Railway subsidiary to block the Jingfeng Railway.In history, Zhang Zuolin was killed here for a reason. The Japanese reached the Jingfeng Railway as soon as they raised their legs, which is equivalent to holding their lives in the hands of the Japanese.

After negotiations this time, the area south of Huanggutun returned to the Fengjun. Zhang Tinglan decisively established the Fengtian West Camp here, standing side by side with the North and South Camps, and jointly defending Fengtian.After the Japanese vassal territory shrunk by half, not only could it not threaten the safety of the Feng army, but it was always held hostage by the strong force of the Feng army, and the trend of strength and weakness was reversed in an instant.

In addition, the Japanese handed back more than 1000 million mu of land on the more than 200-kilometer Manchuria Railway and its branch lines. Calculated on the basis of ten yuan per mu of land, it is also worth 2000 million yuan.

Of course, in exchange for benefits, the Fengjun will also open the Middle East Road, assist the Japanese in transporting arms and materials, and suppress Ivanov as soon as possible. In addition, the Fengjun will resume selling agricultural products to Japan to ensure the supply of the Japanese army.

The three-month confrontation between the Feng army and the Japanese finally eased temporarily. Zhang Tinglan took advantage of this time and hurriedly called together all the generals under him. Zhang Zuoxiang also attended the meeting in person.

"Everyone, Xu Shuzheng invaded Rehe, and the situation in Chengde is in dire straits. What do you all think should be done?"

"Of course, send troops, and teach Xu Shuzheng a lesson!" Sun Anhu took the lead to speak: "The old Duan betrayed Fengjun to the Japanese, and he has long been our life-and-death enemy. Are they so arrogant? I don’t think they can just save Rehe, send troops again, take down Beijing and Tianjin, and even drive that bastard Duan Qirui out of Beijing!”

"Don't be reckless." Zhang Zuoxiang waved his hand and said, "Isn't Yuting's lesson painful enough? Although the assassination was accidental, it also shows that Fengjun's strength is insufficient, and he didn't take over Beijing at all. We should focus on Rehe."

"The assistant commander is wise!" Yang Yuting said from the side: "It is indeed not suitable to enter the customs at this time, but we must also determine the strategic goal, at least to grasp the front line of the Great Wall in our hands. Starting from Shanhaiguan, Xifengkou, Gubeikou Zhangjiakou, Zhangjiakou, etc. must be taken back into their hands, forming an oppressive posture on Beijing and Tianjin, so that they dare not act rashly. Then they will go west with all their strength. This is also a proposition that Zhuoyan has long put forward. Chahar and Suiyuan must take in hand."

Zhang Tinglan also smiled and said: "Not only these two places, but also Outer Mongolia. Judging from the situation in Russia, sooner or later the majority party will reach the Far East, and there will be a battle between us. Win With Outer Mongolia, we have strategic depth, we can threaten the Siberian Railway at any time, and the whole game of chess will come to life.”

As he said that, Zhang Tinglan took out another letter, shook it in front of everyone, and said, "This is what Cao Kun just sent me. He said that the old Duan is traitorous and should step down. Zhijun is willing to join us. Together, I agree with this proposal, and the two armies will use the Great Wall as the boundary to divide their forces."

When Zhang Zuoxiang heard that Zhijun was willing to help, he also smiled and said: "Then we will send troops to Rehe to compete with Xu Shuzheng!"

Chapter 487 Xu Shuzheng's Trick

Don't look at the civil strife that Fengjun has just experienced, but after Zhang Tinglan came to power, he successfully forced Japan to sign the alliance under the city, and the morale of the entire army has been fully restored.In addition, facing the completion of the Jifeng Railway, the three eastern provinces have been linked together, and Zhang Tinglan can mobilize more troops. Zhang Tinglan still has sufficient confidence in dealing with the Beiyang Army.

The generals of the Feng army also urgently needed to prove themselves through a battle. Yang Yuting was personally responsible for drawing up the battle plan, and a huge map was displayed in front of everyone.

Yang Yuting pointed to the map in person and said to everyone: "This time Xu Shuzheng led three divisions of the original participating army, but the actual number was less than two divisions, plus the Fifth Beiyang Division, the first division of the Yuan Yi Army, and the first division of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army. The Second Mixed Brigade, with a total of 5000 people, broke into the territory of Rehe from Gubeikou and Xifengkou. Wan Fulin's troops who were in charge of defense were defeated, and the Beiyang Army continued to advance, directly threatening Chengde."

Yang Yuting introduced the deployment of the Beiyang Army. Zhang Tinglan went on to say: "Chengde lost, Rehe was lost, Rehe was lost, and the northeast and west gates were taken down. Therefore, this battle can only be won but not defeated. It must not be given to the Beiyang Army. Watch out for opportunities in the three eastern provinces."

"Xu Shuzheng's border guards are trained very strictly. I heard that they have been heavily armed by the Japanese recently. They have plenty of guns and artillery. They are also an opponent that should not be underestimated." Zhu Qinglan also said beside him.

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "Xiao Xu is highly valued by the old Duan, and he still has some skills, but this time we will let this little Zhuge fall into the sand, and try to completely wipe out the main force of the participating army. The old Duan's main support is that as long as Xiao Xu is killed, the old Duan can only get out and go home to take care of the child."

Yang Yuting also smiled and said: "That's right, Duan Qirui really can't be allowed to stay in the central government anymore, otherwise, what kind of face will we put on Fengjun?"

Yang Yuting pointed to the map again.Then he said: "This time we will divide our forces into two groups, one as the main force to aid Chengde, and the other from Shanhaiguan, take Xifengkou into our hands, cut off Xu Shuzheng's retreat, and try to keep all the participating troops in Rehe!"

Hearing this battle plan, all the generals present were also very excited, eager to try.At the beginning, Lao Zhang sent troops to pass.Duan Qirui was almost defeated, but in the end, he failed to win the battle, which gave the old Duan a chance to breathe. Now the whole Fengjun is working hard to pull the old Duan down.

Zhang Tinglan looked at the crowd.Then he said: "I personally led the troops to assist Chengde, mainly including the 27th Division, the Rehe First Cavalry Brigade, the Fengtian Heavy Artillery Regiment, two Air Force Squadrons, and an armored vehicle brigade, with a total of 2 people. In addition, there are in the direction of Shanhaiguan Jiang Dengxuan is in charge of the command, and Ding Chao is the deputy. Your task is to start after the battle begins. Spread along the Great Wall, take down the main pass, and then guard against death to prevent Xiao Xu from slipping away."

"As ordered!"

Zhang Tinglan arranged the troops to participate in the battle.Everyone hurried to get ready.Zhang Tinglan found his father Zhang Zuoxiang again, and the two had to discuss some things.

"Father, with 3 people fighting against Xu Shuzheng's 3 people, I am very sure that nothing will happen, but if we want to continue to expand the results of the war, and even annex Chahar and Suiyuan, this number of people is definitely not enough. Fengjun must To expand the military, at least increase the number of troops to 20."

When Zhang Zuoxiang heard it, he couldn't help being a little surprised: "Zhuoyan, this is equivalent to doubling the number of troops at once. Can it guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army? Can the finances bear it?"

"Fengjun has implemented the militia system. Now the total number of militiamen in the three provinces exceeds 30. Basically, they have undergone more than three months of military training. If they are placed in other areas, they can directly carry guns and serve as regular troops. Our Fengjun The control is relatively strict. In addition, after expanding the new army, I plan to adopt the method of matching old and new. The first-line elite troops will maintain about one-third of the recruits. After being led by veterans, they will soon be able to form combat effectiveness. To account for more than half, this ratio can basically keep the combat effectiveness unchanged."

"As for the financial problem, you don't have to worry about it. I got [-] tons of gold from Russia and shipped it back to Fengtian Bank. With this gold as a basis, we have absolutely no problem printing another [-] to [-] million Fengtian notes. In addition I have already investigated clearly that there are at least hundreds of tons of gold in the hands of Belarusian leader Kolchak, as long as we get all this gold in our hands, we will pay for our military expansion.”

"Zhuoyan, Belarus really has so much money, don't you just hear it?"

"Father, it is absolutely true. The Tsar has plundered for hundreds of years, and the accumulation is quite appalling. It is not surprising that there are hundreds of tons of gold."

Zhang Zuoxiang couldn't help being speechless for a while, if he could really get his hands on this windfall, expanding the army would not be a problem. It seemed that his son had thought everything through, and Zhang Zuoxiang nodded in satisfaction.

"Zhuoyan, since this is the case, after the battle in Rehe is over, you immediately start to reorganize the army, give new designations, and dismantle the original system. Those who should be taken down should be taken down. Don't be soft-hearted, everything will be taken care of by dad!"

Zhang Zuoxiang has experienced a lot of troubles for a long time, so he doesn't understand why Zhang Tinglan wants to expand and reorganize the army on a large scale. In fact, he is strengthening the control of the army and clearing out all the old forces.This is also a radical change, eradicating all the imprints of Zhang Zuolin's era.Zhang Zuoxiang certainly supports this kind of thing unconditionally.

After Zhang Tinglan and his father discussed it properly, they immediately acted, commanded the army, and dispatched troops to rescue Chengde as quickly as possible.

"Deputy Marshal, something is wrong, the Beiyang Army has reached Guangren Ridge!"

After Sun Liechen, who was sitting in Chengde, got the news, his head suddenly became dizzy. He hurried to the front of the map and checked it carefully.Guangren Mountain is only [-] kilometers away from Chengde, and it is the most important barrier to the west of Chengde. If Xu Shuzheng takes over here, Chengde will completely become an isolated city.

"Go, call Wan Fulin over here."

After a while, Wan Fulin ran over with gauze still hanging from one arm. Xu Shuzheng led his troops into Rehe, and Wan Fulin also commanded his subordinates to fight a bloody battle. He was also injured and had to lose back to Chengde in the end.

"Deputy Marshal, what are your orders?"

"Brigade Commander Wan, the Beiyang Army has invaded Guangren Ridge. This is the west gate of Chengde. There must be no mistakes. You have to rely on you to guard this place."

"Don't worry, deputy commander, I would rather die in Guangrenling this time than take a step back!"

Wan Fulin was considered a mighty general, and Sun Liechen also nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brigade Commander Wan, news has come from Fengtian that reinforcements will catch up as quickly as possible. Three days! As long as we can hold In three days, reinforcements will be able to arrive in Chengde, and we will be able to turn the crisis into safety."

Wan Fulin hurriedly said: "The humble job guarantees to complete the task!" After finishing speaking, Wan Fulin hurriedly led the troops to set up defenses.Sun Liechen was on the verge of fear, and now he only had 7000 troops in his hands. If he wanted to compete with the more than 3 Beiyang Army, the strength of the army was too great.

At this time, Xu Shuzheng was full of ambition, and he and Feng Jun had already become enemies of life and death.Since the assassination of Zhang Zuolin, the relationship between Fengjun and the Japanese has dropped to the extreme, and a battle almost broke out.An enemy's enemy is a friend, and the relationship between the Anhui Clan and the Japanese developed rapidly.

Lao Duan borrowed a lot of money to buy a large number of Japanese arms, and at the same time the army participating in the war was greatly expanded.Of course, the First World War had already ended at this time, and the participating army had lost its name. Lao Duan had already promised Xu Shuzheng that as long as he took Rehe, it would open the door to the Northwest, and the participating army would be officially reorganized into the Northwest Frontier Defense Army.

Xiao Xu is also gearing up, vowing to show off his skills and let Feng Jun taste the power.In the temporary headquarters, Xu Shuzheng said to the generals under his opponent: "Everyone, Chengde is ahead. As long as Chengde is taken, Rehe will return to the hands of the central government. Everyone must fight hard and show the prestige of the participating army."

"Qu Tongfeng, Commander of the First Division, you are in charge of leading the troops to attack Guangren Ridge and take down the west gate of Chengde. Chen Wenyun, Commander of the Second Division, led the troops to detour from the south, attack Dashimiao Town, and break into the urban area of ​​Chengde. The other troops serve as reserves and can be augmented at any time."

After Xu Shuzheng finished his assignments, he said to everyone: "This operation must be done in one go and Chengde is in our hands. The Prime Minister and I will never be stingy with rewards for fighting bravely. If we are against the enemy, we will be severely punished. "

"Please don't worry about the supervisor, I will do my best to make Fengjun feel good!"

When Xu Shuzheng saw his confident subordinates, he was also very satisfied, and immediately ordered them to launch an attack. Qu Tongfeng personally commanded his subordinates to attack Guangren Ridge in three ways.This is the key to breaking through Chengde, and Qu Tongfeng is also the most attentive. From the beginning of the war, he has shown the ability to watch the house.