Fengxian Jiangshan

"Me!" Wu Peifu pointed to his nose with a smile: "Commander, knowing yourself and your enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. I have long wanted to see the actual situation of Fengjun, and I also want to see what kind of characters Zhang and his son are."

"No, no!" Cao Kun waved his hands again and again and said, "Ziyu, you are my backbone, and now is the best time to reverse the stage. I can't do it alone without you."

"Don't worry, Marshal. The old Duan has no trusted soldiers anymore. You just need to communicate with Feng Guozhang and contact the military governors from all over the country to put pressure on Duan Qirui. I'm not afraid that he won't leave. Besides, the Fengjun is still watching outside Shanhaiguan. They will do it too, Duan Qirui has long since failed to recover!"

Cao Kun nodded when he heard Wu Peifu's analysis, and then said, "Ziyu, since you have made up your mind, it's up to you, but are you planning to go to Fengtian or Chengde Rehe?"

"Naturally, I'm going to Rehe. A big battle has just been fought. I just went there to see what Feng Jun is capable of."

Wu Xiucai is also a vigorous and resolute figure. After discussing with Cao Kun, he immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan, expressing his thoughts on coming to visit.

At this time, Zhang Tinglan had already returned to Chengde and was about to clean up the mess. Sun Liechen and others were also accompanying him. Sun Liechen frowned when he saw the telegram.

"Zhuoyan, who is this Wu Peifu? I haven't heard of him much before. Can he represent the direct line?"

"Haha, there is no problem at all. Although this Wu Peifu is a junior among the Beiyang generals, he has outstanding talents. Cao Kun, the governor of Zhili, obeyed him. It is most suitable for him to come. We should line up to welcome him!"

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the Republic of China will be familiar with Wu Peifu. This is the last powerful faction among the Beiyang warlords, and he even has the ability to unify the world.Today, the Anhui Clique fell half a year earlier than in history, and the time for the Zhi Clan to rise has come. Zhang Tinglan also wished for it to be able to personally coordinate the relationship between the two parties with Wu Peifu.

In order to welcome Wu Peifu, Zhang Tinglan also specially asked his second brother Zhang Tingshu to take a battalion of troops to meet him.

"Second Young Master, all the soldiers of your army have been calm and energetic during this journey, and they must have been well trained in normal times?"

Wu Peifu is an expert in leading troops. Zhang Tingshu was ordered to meet him. Wu Peifu also brought a guard battalion. After walking more than ten kilometers with a battalion of Fengjun, he found that these Fengjun marches seemed to be stronger than his guard battalion. easy.Wu Xiucai was also secretly surprised. He brought out the most elite troops, but they couldn't overwhelm Feng Jun. It was really shameful.

"Mr. Wu, a soldier's physical fitness depends on training for three parts and food for seven parts. As long as you eat well, you won't have to worry about raising good soldiers!"

"Oh?" Wu Peifu suddenly became interested, and said with a smile: "The black soil outside the pass is full of fat, so the food of Fengjun must not be bad?"

"It's not surprising, but in the past two years, the harvest has been bumper. Every meal of white flour and sorghum rice is enough for the brothers. Recently, the three provinces in the east are promoting rice planting. In two years, you will be able to eat rice. Every morning, steamed buns and porridge, Add an egg, at least two dishes and one soup at noon and night, eat at least one meal of meat every three days, and if the training is urgent, braised meat or stewed chicken every day."

Speaking of which, Zhang Tingshu asked the soldiers on the side to run over, took out a tin can from the soldier's rucksack, and sent it to Wu Peifu with a smile.

"Mr. Wu, this kind of canned food is the military rations used by the great powers. Now there are many canneries in the Northeast, which can produce various types of canned food. The beef in this is Mongolian beef, which is also the most commonly eaten military ration."

As an expert in military training, Wu Peifu naturally knew the importance of keeping soldiers well fed, but facing tens of thousands of mouths, it would be good to ensure that they were well fed. How could they be so particular about it.But when he heard Zhang Tingshu's words, he was still chatting and laughing on the surface, but his heart was filled with monstrous emotions.

Right now, even ordinary local rich people can't often eat meat. It's too shocking for Feng Jun to be able to do this!Seeing the whole leopard at a glance, Feng Jun's financial resources are indeed ten times stronger than imagined, and this small can says it all.

Wu Peifu took out a saber casually, and pried the can open, and a thick layer of fat flowed out immediately. Wu Peifu picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.To be honest, the taste is not very good, greasy and salty.But Wu Peifu also knows that this thing is the most hungry. If soldiers can eat this kind of military rations, they will definitely be able to maintain the best physical strength during the battle.And when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, soldiers who can eat meat all day will also have an absolute advantage.

Looking at those proud Fengjun, they really have the capital of pride. In comparison, even Wu Peifu's third division, which is the most rigorously trained, still has a lot of gaps. Of course, this gap will not make Wu Peifu feel depressed. On the contrary, it also ignited his fighting spirit.

As long as a certain amount of time can be won, the Zhijun can also train a powerful armed force to compete for balance in the world.Wu Xiucai was secretly competing in his heart, and soon they rushed to Chengde, and Zhang Tinglan and Sun Liechen went outside the city to greet them in person.

When dealing with Zhang Xun's braided army, Zhang Tinglan commanded the Feng army to rush into Beijing first. At that time, Wu Peifu was the vanguard of the rebellion army on the western front. The two had met long ago, but they did not have a close friendship.

Wu Peifu was still only a division commander at this time, and he was far behind Zhang Tinglan, the commander-in-chief of the border guards, and Sun Liechen, the deputy patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces. It was unexpected that the other party could give him such a great courtesy.

Wu Peifu hurriedly saluted first, and said: "Vice Marshal Sun, I have heard of your name for a long time, and I have always wanted to visit you. It is a great fortune to meet you today! Commander Zhang, it has been more than two years since we left the capital. Commander's prestige is even better than in the past, he is really a role model for young soldiers in the world, it is admirable!"

"Mr. Wu is too polite. I have heard that you are the most important right-hand man of Governor Cao and the leader of the Beiyang Army. I have long wanted to sit down with Mr. Wu and have a good talk about the general trend of the world. Do you know if Master Wu is willing?"

"Of course, everyone is open and honest. Wu is a soldier, so he likes to say something without hiding it!"

"Happy, Mr. Wu, please!" Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to pull Wu Peifu, and the two joined hands, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, and walked into Chengde together.

At this time, the war in Chengde had just dissipated, and most of the urban area was damaged.Wu Peifu swept his eyes and saw laborers working everywhere on the side of the road, some were cleaning the roads, some were repairing houses, they were all very busy!

"Commander Zhang, if I'm not mistaken, these laborers are all captives?"

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "The soldiers fought, the people suffered, and most of the city was destroyed. We are all responsible. We paid the money, and the prisoners of war contributed. Take the time to repair the houses. It will snow in two months. If the house is not repaired well, people will freeze to death."

"Commander Zhang has a heart for the common people, which is really a blessing to the people outside the pass."

While they were talking, they came to the temporary meeting room of the commander-in-chief's mansion. The meeting room didn't have much decoration, but it was spacious and bright enough, which was in line with the temperament of a soldier.

After Wu Peifu sat down, he was the first to speak: "Duan Qirui has gone against the grain, colluded with the Japanese, sold out national interests in exchange for loans, and is already an out-and-out traitor. The Zhijun is already extremely dissatisfied with Duan Qirui. The army annihilated Xu Shuzheng's main force, which is the time for a complete reversal, but I don't know if the Feng army has any views on the future central government?"

Zhang Tinglan sat on the chair, not in a hurry to speak, but pondered for a while, and then slowly said: "Mr. Wu, you said that soldiers like to go straight, and I am also a soldier. How to divide the benefits, I only have one sentence." : The direct army inside the pass is the master, and the army outside the pass is the king!"

After Wu Peifu heard this, he was a little hesitant. He thought that Fengjun would take the opportunity to intervene in the pass, and even wanted to control the central government. Give up all the benefits!

"Commander Zhang, when you say that the direct army in the pass is in charge, does that also include the capital?"

"Naturally." Zhang Tinglan nodded without hesitation: "Mr. Wu, to be honest, Yu Shuai was killed by the Japanese bomber. Feng's army has not avenged him, so he has no intention of intervening in the customs. As long as the Zhijun can not interfere with each other , especially not to betray the interests of the three eastern provinces to the big powers, and all personnel arrangements are subject to your arrangements!"

Feng Jun's asking price was lower than expected, and Wu Peifu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Beijing government can fall into the hands of Zhili, all his goals have been achieved.

"Commander Zhang, you really are a happy person. I don't know if you have any other requests?"

"Since the Fengjun is going to be in charge of the outside of the customs, I would like to apply for the status of a patrol envoy to Mongolia and Xinjiang. The four places of Rehe, Chahar, Suiyuan, and Outer Mongolia are under the jurisdiction of the Fengjun."

"Commander Zhang, now that Outer Mongolia is actually under the control of the Russians, if Feng Jun wants to take it, I'm afraid there will be trouble?"

Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "The Russians can't take care of themselves. Of course, Outer Mongolia has to return to its original owner. Fengjun is ready to send troops. Outer Mongolia must take back China. Fengjun is willing to contribute to this matter!"

Wu Peifu is also a soldier with great ambitions. Being able to recover Outer Mongolia is definitely a major event in history, but the direct line has no spare power at this time, so we can only leave the opportunity to the Fengjun.

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang is really proud, so I wish the Commander-in-Chief in advance to recover Outer Mongolia and show off our prestige!" Wu Peifu said with a smile: "In addition to Outer Mongolia, the governor of Chahar, Tian Zhongyu, is from the Anhui family. Let Commander-in-Chief Zhang handle it, but Cai Chengxun, the governor of Suiyuan, is directly related. I can let him voluntarily withdraw from Suiyuan, but this is a dignified province, so I can't take it out!" RS, please.

Chapter 495

"Mr. Wu, would you like to go around the barracks with me to see the equipment?"

Wu Peifu put on an appearance of bargaining, and the meaning behind it couldn't be more clear. Soldiers like weapons most, and this scholar must want to get arms.Zhang Tinglan simply pointed it out, and offered to take Wu Peifu to the barracks for a tour.

Wu Xiucai also said happily: "I have long wanted to see Fengjun's excellent equipment, and please commander-in-chief Zhang not to hide his secrets?"

"Mr. Wu, I will take you to the artillery unit first, and then to the armored vehicle brigade and the air force squadron. You can watch whatever you want, and we can talk about anything!"

As soon as Zhang Tinglan said this, Wu Peifu was also taken aback. Anyone who has good things, housekeeping treasures, or trump cards will take the initiative to hide them, for fear of being seen by others.But Zhang Tinglan actually did the opposite, which is really puzzling. Of course, maybe this person is just pretending to be generous. Only by seeing it with his own eyes can he know whether he has brought out any good things to see at home.

Full of doubts, Wu Peifu followed Zhang Tinglan to the artillery battalion of Fengjun. As soon as he entered the camp, Wu Peifu's eyes lit up, and he saw an unprecedented thick artillery in front, and a dozen Fengjun soldiers were surrounding Learn how to operate a gun.

Since ancient times, generals have loved swords and famous horses. This is the nature of soldiers. Whenever they see something good, Wu Peifu's eyes are fixed on it, and he is reluctant to move it.The muzzle of this cannon can almost fit a small watermelon. It has a slender body with a metallic black light, and it looks like a big killer at first glance.

"Mr. Wu, this is the latest 150 [-]mm howitzer produced by Fengjun. I plan to equip three artillery divisions first, and each artillery division will be equipped with [-] guns. From now on, this will be the core strength of Fengjun's field artillery!"

Hearing this, Wu Peifu immediately swallowed, and his eyes were full of jealousy.The largest caliber equipped by the Beiyang Army is the Seventy-Five Cannon, which is twice as small in caliber, and the difference in power is the difference between cloud and mud.Moreover, Wu Peifu was even more frightened when he heard that Fengjun was going to form an artillery division.

The artillery division must be used in conjunction with various artillery. There are thirty howitzers of this kind alone, and there must be many other artillery. With such an artillery division, it is not a problem to beat three or five Beiyang artillery regiments. That's all the equipment of the great powers!

Wu Peifu was completely shocked. He knew that Fengjun had strong financial resources and excellent equipment, but he never thought that it would be so powerful. In just a few years, Fengjun left the old Beiyang behind. This is a little hard to accept, but the facts are in front of you, and you have to admit it.

Wu Xiucai circled around the cannon a few times, stretched out his hand and slapped it a few times, and couldn't stop admiring: "Good thing, really good thing!" As he spoke, he went to the side of the artilleryman again, and looked at the yellow and thick cannonball , weighs seventy to eighty catties, and even a good boy can't lift it up. If this thing is hit, how much damage it will have is unimaginable!

He raised his head abruptly and asked with a smile: "Commander Zhang, if you can produce thirty of these cannons, I will give up Suiyuan. What do you think?"