Beiyang reactionaries

"Yes."

Majestic and arrogant.

It has been almost ten months since he entered Sichuan, and Duan Xun is finally going to enter Chongqing, an important town in Sichuan and southwest.After setting up the Naxi defense line, Duan Xun took Liu Xiang's 7000th regiment and Yu Xuezhong's independent regiment with more than [-] troops to Chongqing.

"Degong (Duan Xun), Sichuan will be handed over to you."

Cao Kun.

Not in a very good mood.

Not because of leaving Sichuan.Duan Xun is a junior in the Beiyang Army with limited qualifications, so he has his eye on the territory of Sichuan and wants to become a local warlord.And Cao Kun is the veteran of the Beiyang Army and the leader of the Beiyang Army. How could he take a fancy to a southwestern province like Sichuan.When Cao Kun was in this position, he was no longer thinking about becoming a local warlord, but about how to enter the central organization, how to compete with Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang.Cao Kun is in a bad mood because he is a little angry about the current situation.Since coming to Sichuan, Cao Kun has not hesitated or had other thoughts.But generally speaking, Cao Kun has no regrets, and believes that he has not betrayed Yuan Shikai.

Sichuan was the most intense place in the War to Protect the Country, but the fighting situation was much better than other places.In Qijiang, Cao Kun personally led troops to supervise the battle. The Guizhou army led by Dai Kan was defeated and retreated to Guizhou.If it hadn't been for a sudden order to let him sit in Hunan, Cao Kun might have led troops into Guizhou.

But the situation is still so bad.

It's not because of the war. The national defense army is only a small problem for Yuan Shikai, and it's not a big problem for Cao Kun.The biggest problem now is Feng Guozhang. Feng Guozhang suddenly came out to oppose Yuan Shikai, which was the most fatal to Yuan Shikai.

Cao Kun was quite angry with Feng Guozhang.

Anyway, Feng Guozhang was also a general who was single-handedly selected by Yuan Shikai. Without Yuan Shikai, Feng Guozhang would not be where he is today.Feng Guozhang is one of the pillars of the Beiyang Army and one of the top leaders of the Beiyang Army.Feng Guozhang should never have come out at this time to add insult to injury.

Cao Kun didn't read much, but he also knew that this was typical ungratefulness.

"General Cao, don't worry. With me, Duan Xun, here, the national defense army will not even think about entering Sichuan. When I get the army in order, I will definitely drive Cai E out of Sichuan."

"kindness."

Cao Kun nodded.

In Cao Kun's opinion, Duan Xun was very competent after the war to protect the country had been fought for three months.Luzhou, where Duan Xun was stationed, fought several battles, and Duan Xun kept Luzhou.

That alone is commendable.Compared with other armies, Duan Xun's performance is good enough.

Therefore, he said, "For you, I am still at ease."

"Thank you, General Cao."

"Degong (Duan Xun), although I am the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, after all, I am beyond my reach. And I really want to focus on the Hunan side, so you can make decisions on the Sichuan side."

"Yes."

Cao Kun finally patted Duan Xun on the shoulder, and then left Chongqing.Duan Xun accompanied Cao Kun all the way to leave Chongqing, and the general who followed Cao Kun looked at Duan Xun several times when he left.Next to Cao Kun is Cao Kun's confidant and beloved general Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu looked at Duan Xun several times, but said nothing.Speaking of which, among the rising stars of the Beiyang Army, Wu Peifu originally had the highest status.But for now, Duan Xun has the best development.

Duan Xun is now the commander of the Beiyang Army, and was appointed as the Office of the Sichuan Military Affairs Association.

After sending Cao Kun away, Duan Xun immediately recruited Liu Xiang.

"How about it?"

"Cao Kun took a lot of gold and silver with him when he left, but he didn't take away the light and heavy weapons, shells, bullets, and military rations brought by the troops after they entered Chongqing. They were all piled up in the arsenal. They were all good things."

"it is good."

Duan Xun was overjoyed.

The reason why Duan Xun came to Chongqing in such a hurry was because he was afraid that after Cao Kun left, someone would fish in troubled waters and remove all the good things in Chongqing.Originally, the guardian of Chongqing was Zhou Jun, the commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army.

After the start of the War to Protect the Nation, Zhou Jun has been stationed in Chongqing.

It's just that Cao Kun entered Sichuan, drove Zhou Jun out of Chongqing, and sent him directly to the front line.So now the First Division of the Sichuan Army has arrived near the Songkan River.But even so, Zhou Jun is the leader of the Sichuan Army after all, and has his own contacts in Chongqing.If Zhou Jun used his influence in Chongqing to rob good things after Cao Kun left, then Duan Xun would not be able to find a place to cry.Now that Cao Kun left Sichuan, Duan Xun immediately entered Chongqing before other people robbed the supplies.

Swallowed all the good things that Cao Kun left here.

Because Cao Kun is located in Chongqing, there are many good things here.After all, all the logistics of the frontline troops are here in Chongqing.There are many weapons and ammunition, military rations, and military uniforms piled up.

"Brother Xinye (Yang Wei), I don't have many people around me, so I can only invite you to temporarily serve as the Chongqing Observation Envoy and concurrently serve as the Chongqing Police Chief. First help me stabilize the situation in Chongqing."

"it is good."

Yang Wei's decision was very difficult.

In fact, wait a few more months, Yang Wei will come out again, when the Beiyang government and the southern army reconcile, there will be much less criticism of Yang Wei.But now that the War to Protect the Nation is not over, Yang Wei will come out to assume an important position under Duan Xun's command, and he will suffer some criticism.

But Yang Wei is the kind of person who is the kind of person who will go to him despite thousands of people. He is never afraid of life and death, nor is he afraid of gossip.

As long as he believes that it is correct, he dares to do it.Chongqing is now Duan Xun's base camp and the place where Duan Xun started his career.Therefore, Yang Wei is willing to go out to help Duan Xun stabilize Chongqing.

"Thank you, brother Xinye."

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"Brother Biaochen, please sit down."

Sichuan.

There are not many troops in Sichuan at present.There is Wu Xiangzhen's Fourth Mixed Brigade, which has been beaten and disabled, and there are only about [-] people.Duan Xun has asked Xu Yongchang to serve as the temporary brigade commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade and bring the troops to Chongqing for reorganization.The original Sichuan Army had two divisions and two mixed brigades. Among them, the Second Division of Liu Cunhou's Sichuan Army was wiped out by Duan Xun, leaving Liu Cunhou as a polished commander.

The second mixed brigade of Zhong Tidao was stationed in Shunqing (now Nanchong), swaying from side to side, and has not moved.Originally, he was inclined to protect the national army, but when Duan Xun beat Cai E out, he immediately became more honest.In the first division of the Sichuan Army, only Huang Huju's first mixed brigade remained, and Xiong Xiangsheng's brigade had been annexed by Duan Xun.Zhou Jun led the First Division of the Sichuan Army to fight on the Songkan River.There are not many people, only about two thousand people.

Then there is Duan Xun's No.17 division, and Li Bingzhi's No.13 mixed brigade.

These are the main forces in Sichuan at present.

There are other scattered militias and other troops, but not many, and their combat effectiveness is relatively poor.Duan Xun's current opponents are mainly Cai E's Dian troops who retreated to Yongning.

As for the Qian army, almost all of them have retreated to Guizhou, because the Qian army has limited strength.In Qijiang, he was beaten by Cao Kun in a rather embarrassing situation, and the Qian army did not have the strength to reorganize the attack.

So if you want to integrate the troops in Sichuan, there are so few troops that you can't get around.That is Li Bingzhi's No.13 mixed brigade, the first division of the Sichuan Army, and the second mixed brigade of the Sichuan Army.

Among them, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Sichuan Army is the most difficult to deal with, because he has not moved since the start of the War to Protect the Nation, and has flirted with the National Defense Army.Fortunately, the strength of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Sichuan Army is limited, so Duan Xun is not very worried.The strongest of these three troops is Li Bingzhi's No.13 Mixed Brigade, which currently has over 13 troops, good weapons and equipment, and strong combat effectiveness, but the best one is Li Bingzhi's No.[-] Mixed Brigade.

Because Duan Xun and Li Bingzhi were classmates of Beiyang Accelerated School, and they were also classmates of Baoding Military Academy, that is, Army University.In addition, he was from the same Beiyang Army.You can cooperate with him to subdue the Sichuan army.So after Duan Xun entered Chongqing, he immediately looked for Li Bingzhi.

"Congratulations."

Li Bingzhi sat down.

Although Li Bingzhi was born in a new school, he is a full-fledged conservative and imperialist.Li Bingzhi very much agreed with Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor, and believed that a constitutional monarchy is a very good system in the current Chinese people's wisdom.

So I appreciate Duan Xun's war in Luzhou very much.When he was in Qijiang, Li Bingzhi's performance was no worse than Wu Peifu's.

"Brother Biaochen (Li Bingzhi), you and I are classmates, and I need your support at this time. Sichuan must not let the National Defense Army come in."

"kindness."

"What I'm thinking now is to transfer your No.13 mixed brigade and station it in Jiangjin. Let Zhou Jun's First Division of the Sichuan Army station it in Qijiang."