Beiyang reactionaries

Although the two sides are hostile, it is normal for two people to meet and negotiate.Duan Xun never thought of using this opportunity to detain Cai E, and Cai E also never thought that Duan Xun would detain himself.Therefore, when Duan Xun asked Cai E to negotiate in Naxi in person, Jiang Meiling nodded happily.Because Cai E himself is going to come to Naxi to negotiate with Duan Xun.

But after all, the Beiyang Army is now fighting with the National Defense Army, and the Yunnan Army is the main force of the National Defense Army.It would be of no benefit to Duan Xun if the senior officials of the Beiyang Army knew that they were negotiating privately with Cai E.Therefore, Duan Xun can't negotiate with Cai E blatantly.So everything was quiet, Cai E entered Naxi quietly, and Duan Xun also arranged a secret place to meet Cai E.

After the discussion is over, it doesn't matter whether everyone knows about it or not.

"arranged?"

"Yes."

"Let's go."

Naxi was controlled by Duan Xun for two months.In order to fight the Naxi defensive battle, Duan Xun has very strict control over Naxi, so it is very easy to find a secret place and not let others know.

Deng Hanxiang led the way, and Duan Xun followed Deng Hanxiang to the negotiation site.

CaiE.

When Duan Xun entered the negotiation site, he saw a 30-year-old soldier who was already sitting in the middle. Although Duan Xun had never seen Cai E, he knew for a moment that this person was Cai E.With a straight body, a heroic appearance, and sharp eyes, some people really have the air of a king.

It's no wonder that when Cai E was in Guangxi, the Guangxi army spread the saying that "the red rabbit is among the horses, and Lu Bu is among the people".The words of the Three Kingdoms are quoted here, but Cai E is praised.Because Cai E especially likes riding horses in Guangxi.

"I have admired General Cai for a long time, and he is a famous general in the Southwest. It is a great honor to meet three lives today."

Duan Xun greeted Cai E while entering the house.

Taking a closer look, Cai E's expression was completely different from the bravery he showed.Because Cai E's face is sallow, although he has a straight body, but his body is thin, even a gust of wind will blow him away.

His eyes were bloodshot, and the corners of his mouth were covered with blisters.

The body is very bad.

"General Duan, it's just a false name."

Cai E looked at the young face, feeling very melancholy.He actually lost to such a young person, and speaking of which, this person was still his junior in the non-commissioned officer academy.Unlike himself, Duan Xun's complexion is very good.The current situation of the battle can also be seen from the faces of the two people.

"General Cai, please sit down."

"Please."

Since the two parties decided to meet, the meaning was already obvious.That is, neither side wants to fight, so after sitting down, the two sides immediately got to the point.The discussion is how to stop the war, how long it will take, and the location of the two sides.Duan Xun asked Cai E's troops to withdraw from Sichuan, but Cai E firmly stated that the troops could only withdraw to Yong'an.Duan Xun is just bluffing, and Duan Xun doesn't want the war to protect the country to be abandoned halfway.If Cai E really leaves Sichuan, it will be detrimental to Duan Xun.

After a lot of rhetoric, Duan Xuncai "reluctantly" agreed with Cai E's meaning.Agree that Cai E's troops will retreat to Yong'an, and he will never lead troops to attack.

"General Duan, I hope you can return the officers of our army captured by you to us."

Finally, Cai E made a request.

At the beginning, Duan Xun wiped out the third detachment of the second echelon regiment of the Yunnan army and captured many officers of the Yunnan army, including Dong Hongxun, the leader of the third detachment.Duan Xun, a small soldier of the Yunnan Army, was released, but these officers, Duan Xun, were detained all the time.

"It doesn't matter anything else, but Dong Hongxun is named above, and I can't explain it."

"I believe General Duan has a solution."

Cai E stared straight at Duan Xun.Duan Xun sighed and said, "I originally wanted to release them after the war. But since General Cai requested, then forget it. After you retreat, I will release them immediately."

"Thank you General Duan."

Cai E took a deep look at Duan Xun, and suddenly said: "General Duan, the tide of history is mighty and mighty, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. Yuan Shikai's restoration of the monarchy is to go against the trend, and he will definitely be infamous for thousands of years. , was cast aside by the world. He will surely fail to become emperor this time. General Duan, a young hero, if he can raise the banner of protecting the country, on behalf of our National Defense Army, I can elect General Duan as the Southwest Commander of the National Defense Army. Unify and lead us The First Army of the National Defense Army and the Sichuan Army of the National Protection Army. When the time comes to take Sichuan and march northward to Shaanxi, General Duan will surely become a hero in re-establishing the republic, and his name will move the world and leave his name in history."

"Hahaha."

Duan Xun laughed loudly when he heard Cai E's words, and then said seriously: "General Cai, you and I understand people, do you think these words are useful at this time?"

Shit, Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest Army of the National Defense Army.

Your Yunnan Army can obey my orders, and his Huguo Sichuan Army can obey my orders.It's ridiculous to want to use me as a gun.Seeing Duan Xun's statement, Cai E sighed and said, "General Duan, we have reached an agreement."

"Yes. One word from a gentleman is hard to follow."

"it is good."

On March 1916, 3, Duan Xun and Cai E signed a temporary armistice agreement in Naxi, and the two sides decided to cease fighting for one month.

Duan Xun ordered Li Jishen's 67th Regiment and Shang Zhen's 68th Regiment to quietly move out of the way, allowing Liu Yunfeng's troops with less than 2000 troops to leave Syria.Liu Yunfeng's first echelon passed Li Jishen's line of defense, and went south to join Cai E's main force.

After Cai E's main force and Liu Yunfeng's troops met, they began to retreat from Naxi on March 1916, 3, all the way to Yong'an.Duan Xun's troops promised not to pursue Cai E's troops.

Also for the safety of the retreat, Cai E's troops paid a high price.

26 cannons, 27 heavy machine guns, [-] light machine guns, and [-] Hanyang-made rifles were left in Naxi, and they were actually handed over to Duan Xun's [-]th Division.

Not only that, Cai E's troops also left more than 400 seriously wounded.

Duan Xun fulfills his promise.These people were all sent to the rear hospital.But after signing the agreement, Cai E's mood was still up and down.Duan Xun is really hard to figure out, it is not clear whether he supports Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor or opposes Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor.It's not even clear what he thinks about the National Defense Army.

Was it really because of Liu Yunfeng's words that he became angry from embarrassment, or what happened.

The national defense army retreated, and what they were most afraid of was the attack of Duan Xun's troops.So Cai E was cautious, leaving behind the blocking troops, and retreated step by step.It was not until March 1916, 3, when all Cai E's troops retreated to Yong'an, that Cai E's hanging heart was relieved.The First Army of the National Defense Army went on a mighty Northern Expedition, but when they came back, they were so miserable.

There are only more than 7000 troops left, and many of them are new recruits.

The loss is too great.

The Dian army entered Sichuan this time and lost at least 5000 people.Moreover, the second division of the Sichuan Army that supported the Yunnan Army with a counterattack, now only Liu Cunhou is left as a polished commander.Xiong Kewu's Huguochuan Army is still trapped in Syria, trapped by Li Jishen's troops and Shang Zhen's troops.It can be said that the operation to enter Sichuan was a complete failure.

On the other side, the First Army of the National Defense Army and the troops of the Qian Army invaded Qijiang, but now they are also driven out of Qijiang by the Beiyang Army.However, the Beiyang Army organized an army counterattack in western Hunan and took back Mayang and Zhijiang from the Qian army one after another. The Qian army had been completely beaten out of Xiangxi.

slump.

The National Defense Army failed completely.

The national protection movement fell into a downturn, and Yuan Shikai was very happy.Duan Xun single-handedly compressed the most powerful army of the National Defense Army directly in Yong'an, preventing them from going north.Let the current situation of protecting the country be changed.

Now the best performer in Sichuan is Duan Xun, and the other is Cao Kun's third division.

you could put it that way.

Zhang Jingyao's Seventh Division was the most active before, and now Cao Kun's Third Division and Duan Xun's No.17 Division are helping Yuan Shikai stabilize the situation in the southwest.Cao Kun's third division is not only in Qijiang, he also has a brigade in Xiangxi that also performed well.

Other troops are now playing soy sauce.

Therefore, after receiving the main force of Cai E's national defense army to retreat to Yong'an, Yuan Shikai was very happy and directly appointed Duan Xun as the guard envoy of eastern Sichuan.A large area centered on Chongqing is under the jurisdiction of Duan Xun.Of course, it's just a name now, after all, Duan Xun's main force is in Luzhou, and he still has to fight.

But that's promotion.

Yuan Shikai also gave Duan Xun a reward of 50 silver dollars to improve Duan Xun's military rank and make Duan Xun a general of the army.

Yuan Shikai's momentum soared, and when the national protection movement fell into a downturn, news suddenly came from Guangxi.Guangxi General Lu Rongting first disarmed the Long Jinguang Department of the Cantonese Army. On March 1916, 3, he declared Guangxi's independence and considered himself the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong-Guangxi National Defense Army.