Beiyang reactionaries

During this time, Tang Jiyao can have enough time to make arrangements.

"it is good."

Tang Jiyao nodded.

After this incident, Tang Jiyao suddenly found that these people were untrustworthy.It doesn't matter whether it's my classmates or my own students, they are all so untrustworthy.For example, Gu Pinzhen was his classmate in the non-commissioned officer school, and those young officers were all students when he was an instructor in the Yunnan Lecture Hall.But one by one is so inconsiderate, one by one cannot be trusted at all.

family.

At this time, Tang Jiyao had an idea in his mind.In this world, it is estimated that only the family will not betray themselves.Tang Jiyao didn't have a younger brother, and died when he was young.But he still has a few caring cousins. At this time, Tang Jiyao suddenly discovered that the only one he could trust was his younger brother.

Looking up at Luo Peijin, I also doubted whether I could trust him.

Of course, this was just what Tang Jiyao thought of instantly.Soon he shook his head and said, "Talk about this matter with brother Xiaozhai (Gu Pinzhen)."

"kindness."

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"Geng Guang (Yang Jie), Ding He (Jiang Meiling), our governor has changed."

Gu Pinzhen sighed.

Because Gu Pinzhen had just received an order from Tang Jiyao asking him to be the head of the Yunnan Army delegation, and Ye Quan was the deputy head of the delegation. He visited Sichuan together with Yang Jie, Jiang Meiling, and Wang Kai (commander-in-chief) to negotiate with Duan Xun on behalf of the Yunnan Army. .

Resolve the conflicts between Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan during this period.

This lineup is very luxurious.

Of course, except for Gu Pinzhen, everyone else has something to do with Sichuan.Just like Ye Quan once held a position in the Sichuan New Army, and once served as the standard commander of the Sichuan Army in the late Qing Dynasty, he was considered a giant in the Sichuan Army back then.Both Yang Jie and Jiang Meiling were classmates of Duan Xun in the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and Wang Kai (commander-in-chief) himself was from Sichuan.

At first glance, Tang Jiyao attached great importance to this negotiation with Sichuan.

But Gu Pinzhen understood what Tang Jiyao meant.Because the few people sent to negotiate this time are all the generals of the Dian army on Gu Pinzhen's side.

"As long as the opium is released, we in Yunnan will never be able to control it."

"Master, is it really impossible to manage?"

When Gu Pinzhen served as the division commander of the Yunnan Army after the Xinhai Year, Yang Jie was his subordinate.Therefore, Yang Jie still referred to Gu Pinzhen as his teacher.

Gu Pinzhen looked at Yang Jie, smiled and said: "Geng Guang, you are a good fighter in war, but unfortunately you can't understand many things. Our governor is very ambitious and wants to dominate the Southwest. But my Yunnan is a poor province. If you want money but no money, no people, no weapons, no weapons. If you want to dominate the Southwest, you can only increase the strength of our Yunnan army. If you want to strengthen the strength of the Yunnan army, you must have money. Only when you have money in your hand can you Only by expanding the army can we buy weapons. But where does the money come from? What kind of money do we have in Yunnan? At the end of the Qing Dynasty, our Yunnan government’s annual income was only 300 million. Although Cai Dudu (Cai E) was here, he rectified our Yunnan finances, but there was no More than 400 million silver dollars. 400 million may seem like a lot, but it’s a province’s finance, so it’s useless at all. Sichuan’s annual income in the late Qing Dynasty was more than 500 million, and Sichuan had its own arsenal. But the size of the army Let’s face it, our Yunnan army is on par with the Sichuan army. Think about it, how do we support so many troops.”

"Opium, only opium. You have to know that the current governor can earn more than 200 million yuan a year from the opium business. Without this money, our Yunnan army can't maintain its current scale. How can the governor really ban smoking?"

Yang Jie is Duan Xun's classmate.

The ability is still very good.In the past few years in the Yunnan Army, he is also superior in the ability to manage the army and plan battles.It's a pity that all his energy is put on how to lead troops to fight, and he doesn't care too much about things here.

Hearing Gu Pinzhen's words now, Yang Jie was suddenly at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.

"Teacher, the governor asked us to go to Sichuan because..."

"It's just dismissing us. At yesterday's meeting, Fan Shisheng and the others openly contradicted Brother Rongxuan (Luo Peijin), which was a big taboo. It is estimated that the governor wants to reorganize the army. They are afraid that we will get in the way, so they just sent us away."

Gu Pinzhen saw it clearly.

This little trick can deceive others, and Gu Pinzhen can see it clearly.But Gu Pinzhen continued: "It's a pity. The governor can't see the real threat, and thinks that we are more dangerous."

"Teacher, what do you mean..."

"Hmph. The problem of opium in Sichuan is not unique to today. In the past, we were not the only ones who transported opium to Sichuan. The opium from Shaanxi would also flow into Sichuan. They also grow opium in the eastern Sichuan region of Sichuan. And how? It was such a coincidence that so many Yunnan-Guizhou opium merchants were arrested in Sichuan. Don’t you think it’s strange? During this period of time, who doesn’t know that there are so many Yunnan-Guizhou opium merchants gathered in Sichuan? And Yang Wei Why did the chief of the Sichuan Police Department go south to arrange these things so coincidentally? Why did Duan Xun insist on our Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, but he never talked about the opium issue in Shaanxi."

Gu Pinzhen snorted coldly.

Then he said: "If you say there is nothing famous here, who will believe it. Now Sichuan is aggressive, using the Beijing government and media from all walks of life to discredit our Yunnan army and bombard our Yunnan army. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart. He Duan Xun is very obvious. He took a fancy to our Yunnan, but he couldn’t find the name of war, so he labeled us as an opium merchant’s umbrella. When the time is right, he will definitely send troops to attack our Yunnan.”

Jiang Meiling and Yang Jie looked at each other in blank dismay.

They didn't even think about it.But when Gu Pinzhen said this, the two of them felt that it was right.At that time, Duan Xun will enter Yunnan on a large scale under the pretext of opium, and Yunnan will be at a moral disadvantage.

"Master, why didn't you explain it directly to the governor?"

"Do you think the governor doesn't know? The governor is well aware of Duan Xun's careful thinking. Maybe the governor wanted to play some bitter scenes yesterday, saying how difficult it was for him, and telling the story of the Yunnan army. How difficult it is to win the understanding of the officers of the Yunnan Army. It is a pity that he was provoked by Fan Shisheng and the others. Instead, he is now thinking about how to suppress them. And even if our Yunnan Army really eradicates opium, the Yunnan Army will not Money can only be reduced. When our Yunnan army is empty, do you think Duan Xun will let Yunnan go?"

Gu Pinzhen shook her head.

Ever since Duan Xun used opium as an excuse to reprimand the Dian army, the Dian army has been completely passive and has been in a dilemma.If you ignore Duan Xun and continue to plant and trade opium, then there is something in Duan Xun's hands.Duan Xun can use this excuse to attack the Yunnan army.

But once the Yunnan Army admits its mistake and bans smoking, the Yunnan Army will have no money to support the troops and can only downsize the troops.When the Yunnan army is weak, Duan Xun will not let Yunnan go.At that time, it is estimated that Duan Xun will not need any excuses, the weak will prey on the strong, when will the Beiyang Army need so many excuses.I want to hit you, what excuse do I need.

Under such circumstances, how does Tang Jiyao choose?

The only way to fight against Duan Xun is to continue to keep opium and increase the strength of the Yunnan army.But in this way, Tang Jiyao's reputation will be greatly reduced, and the reputation of the Yunnan Army will also be ruined.The prestige of the Yunnan army accumulated since the year of [-] will be completely shattered.

vicious.

Gu Pinzhen could only say so about Duan Xun.

It's too cruel.

It hit the weakness of the Yunnan army in one fell swoop.

"Actually, I really want to meet Duan Xun and see this young General Duchuan. You are also all ready to go, and we will set off in two days."

87

"Welcome to the generals."

The route Gu Pinzhen and the others chose was to go north from Kunming to Syria, then north to Neijiang from Syria, and finally enter Chengdu.Starting from Kunming, it took about ten days for Gu Pinzhen and the others to step into Sichuan.Just entering Sichuan, they were greeted by a tall soldier.

Rare.

In the southern region, such a tall person is relatively rare.Because in this era, not to mention the southern region, even a height of 1.8 meters is uncommon in the northern region.

This man is heroic, with the firmness of a soldier and the elegance of a scholar.It makes a very good impression at first glance.But from his accent, Gu Pinzhen and the others knew that this was a soldier from the north.

But understandable.

After all, Duan Xun's hometown is Shandong, he went to school in Baoding, and made his fortune in western Henan.Most of his troops are soldiers from Zhili, Shandong, and Henan, so many officers are also from the north, and their accent is different from that of Sichuan.

"My humble servant is Zhang Zizhong, commander of the [-]nd Regiment of the [-]th Mixed Brigade stationed in Syria. On the order of General Duan, the Superintendent of Military Affairs in Sichuan, I will escort a few of you into Chengdu."

"Head Zhang, hello."

Zhang Zizhong.

Among Duan Xun's current officers, Zhang Zizhong's academic qualifications are quite high.Unlike most of the officers in Duan Xun's army who were educated in military academy since childhood, Zhang Zizhong went to Tianjin School of Law and Politics, and later Jinan School of Law and Politics.