Beiyang reactionaries

"Master, in fact, where they serve as soldiers is not a soldier. This time we captured nearly 2000 people. As long as they are reorganized, they will have no problem. It has always been like this before."

Liu Xiang immediately objected.

That is an army of 2000 people, and they are all people who have received military training.Totally plug and play military.Duan Xun smiled and said: "Fucheng (Liu Xiang), you have to remember one thing in the future. Don't force too much. My recruitment has always been voluntary and I will not force them. You don't need to talk about this matter. If If they want to stay and serve as soldiers, then I welcome it. If they don't want to, then come and go freely."

"Yes, Master."

Duan Xun nodded, and then said to Tian Songyao, Sun Zhen, and Dong Songyan: "You three go with Cichen (Xu Yongchang) first."

"Yes."

Seeing the three of them, Duan Xun's interest also faded.Originally wanted to see Dong Hongxun, but contacted the National Defense Army through Dong Hongxun.But if you think about it carefully, if you occupy Luzhou, the southern gate of Sichuan, what can you talk about with the National Defense Army.

The conflict of interest is too great.

Since this is the case, let's fight, whoever is afraid of whom.

"Go, go back."

59 Before the Storm

"How could this be?"

completely annihilated.

Really annihilated.After the War to Protect the Nation began, the Yunnan Army was never completely wiped out.But this time Dong Hongxun's Third Detachment of the First Army's Second Echelon Regiment of the National Defense Army was truly wiped out, and even Dong Hongxun became a prisoner of Duan Xun.

When the news came, the entire First Army of the National Defense Army was shocked.

That was a detachment.

Say no, it's gone.

The news was really astonishing. On February 1916, 2, Cai E held the first military meeting after the National Defense Army entered Sichuan in Yongning.

Next to Cai E sat Luo Peijin, Chief of Staff of the First Army of the National Defense Army, Zhao Youxin, Commander of the Second Echelon Regiment of the First Army, and Gu Pinzhen, Commander of the Third Echelon Regiment of the First Army.The fourth team leader He Haiqing, the fifth team leader Lu Guofan, and the sixth team leader Wang Kai (Zhu De).

Cai E's face was very ugly at this time.To be able to enter Sichuan this time, the Dian army has gone through untold hardships.Everything else is fine, but no money.The entire Yunnan Army only collected 40 silver dollars, and Cai E set off with 11 silver dollars.And the 11 silver dollars came from Luo Peijin selling his house.Yunnan is so poor, there is really no other way for the National Defense Army to use Yunnan soil as military expenses.

In comparison, Duan Xun was really rich in Luzhou, and the money he earned in a month was several times Cai E's entire military expenditure.

Of the three armies of the National Defense Army this time, the strongest is Cai E's First Army.Like Li Liejun's Second Army, the total number of the entire army is only about 5000, which is roughly equivalent to a mixed brigade of the Beiyang Army.And most of these 5000 people are recruits.

Cai E's first army has about 1 people, even if the most powerful 1 people have 3000 to [-] people are temporarily expanded troops.

But the situation is not so good.

Liu Yunfeng's First Echelon Regiment of the First Army began to perform well, defeating Wu Xiangzhen's Fourth Mixed Brigade and taking Syria.But after taking Syria, Chen Heng counterattacked and sent thousands of people to confront the first echelon.

They finally defeated these troops again, but they were blocked by Li Jishen's 67th regiment when they went east, and Shang Zhen's 68th regiment when they went north.And Wu Xiangzhen was under pressure, and he also had two thousand people in his hands, who had been pestering the first echelon group.

Therefore, Syria is currently in a stalemate.

The first echelon is like this, but the second echelon is going smoothly.Before entering Sichuan, Liu Cunhou had already contacted the Yunnan Army, preparing to betray him.But I don't know which link went wrong, Zhang Jingyao and Duan Xun acted first, and took Liu Cunhou's second division in Naxi's brigade, leaving Liu Cunhou with only one brigade.

Fortunately, Dong Hongxun and Liu Cunhou's troops defeated Zhang Jingyao's [-]th brigade and Xiong Xiangsheng's brigade, and won the second big victory after the National Defense Army went out.The defeat of Zhang Jingyao's troops can be said to have caused a sensation in the entire War to Protect the Nation.

Would have been nice.

But less than ten days after defeating Zhang Jingyao, the National Defense Army suffered a huge defeat in Naxi.It should be said that it was the first disastrous defeat of the National Defense Army after the outbreak of the National Defense War.One detachment was completely annihilated.

"Dinghe (Jiang Meiling), what is Duan Xun like?"

"Commander-in-Chief, Duan Xun's grades were very good when he was in school. As for politics, he has no obvious inclinations. It's just that he is a student of Zhao Litai, the first principal of Baoding Military Academy, so he is inclined towards the Beiyang Army. I just think that He is very knowledgeable. Because when I left Baoding Military Academy, Duan Xun hadn’t started leading troops yet.”

Jiang Meiling was puzzled.

Duan Xun.

The friendship with Duan Xun was at school, and after leaving school, he hadn't seen him for several years.He himself didn't know whether Duan Xun could lead troops or how capable he was.

But this time Duan Xun's troops gave the National Defense Army a head-on blow.

"Is there any accurate information about Duan Xun's troops?"

Cai E turned his head and asked.

Everyone bowed their heads.Luo Peijin, Chief of Staff of the First Army next to him, said: "Brother Songpo (Cai E), Duan Xun's appearance was too sudden. He only started leading the army in the second year of the Republic of China and went to Western Henan. He has always been in Western Henan He made some contributions in suppressing the bandits and Bai Lang, and then he quickly became the commander of the mixed brigade unexpectedly. His troops were expanded from the bandit suppression troops in western Henan, and he was originally thought to be the same as other Beiyang troops. According to Jizhi (Liu Cunhou), Duan Xun's troops used at least eighty or ninety cannons in Naxi this time. This is completely more than the equipment of a standard division of the Beiyang Army. "

"kindness."

Cai E was in a bad mood.

I didn't expect that I didn't even know the strength of my opponent.There are eighty or ninety cannons, maybe Duan Xun has more cannons in his hands.Even the cannons of the First Army of the National Defense Army led by him are less than half of Duan Xun's army.It's not that the Yunnan Army is so poor that it doesn't even have cannons.

In fact, the Yunnan Army has many cannons.As the small Beiyang that the Beiyang Army wanted to build in Yunnan back then, the Yunnan Army’s weapons and equipment were very good, and the cannons it was equipped with were as regular as those of the Beiyang Army at that time.But if Da Pao wanted to enter Sichuan, how many porters would he need to hire.

Where does the Yunnan Army have money?

And even if the cannons were pulled in, there would not be enough shells to use.So few cannons entered Sichuan at all.Thinking of facing Duan Xun's eighty or ninety cannons, Cai E's face was very ugly.

"Dinghe (Jiang Meiling), is there really nothing Duan Xun can do?"

Cai E didn't want to fight Duan Xun.

Because according to Liu Cunhou, Duan Xun arranged thousands of people in Naxi.Moreover, the army is equipped with cannons and machine guns, so it is very difficult to fight.During the Xinhai period, the Yunnan army invaded Sichuan, and they are very familiar with the Naxi area.That is a typical place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Commander-in-Chief, what he means is very simple. He doesn't care which direction we fight. But we can't fight his Luzhou alone. As long as we fight Luzhou, then he will definitely fight back."

"Too arrogant."

Ropekin was furious.

This is not a joke.If you don't take Luzhou, how can you enter Sichuan.Luzhou is the southern gate of Sichuan. Only by attacking Luzhou can they enter Chongqing and Chengdu.

Preventing the National Defense Army from entering Luzhou is tantamount to preventing the National Defense Army from entering Sichuan.

Of course, you can also enter Chengdu from Syria, but you need to pass through the Neijiang area.The Neijiang area was also controlled by Duan Xun's forces.It is true that Qijiang can attack Chongqing, but now that the Beiyang Army's backup troops are constantly coming over from Qijiang, it is not so easy to fight.

The most important reason is that Cai E's main force is not far from Luzhou now.But to change the direction, whether it is turning to Syria or Qijiang, it will take more than half a month or even more than 20 days.What the current Yunnan army needs is bravery and diligence. Once too much time is spent on the road, it is easy to wear down morale.Therefore, Lujiang must be brought down.

"Xiaolan (Liu Yunfeng) made a mistake in this matter."

Cai E sighed.

After Jiang Meiling came back, Cai E scolded Liu Yunfeng countless times in his heart.A powerful faction like Duan Xun shows his favor to you. If you don't comfort him and discuss with him how to cooperate, you will let him disarm and surrender instead. This is not a naked humiliation of him.

See what to do now?