Beiyang reactionaries

But it is not that simple to start a war on both sides.In particular, the Dian Army and the Qian Army have an ambiguous attitude at present. Although they have not publicly responded to the Dharma protectors, they are not Duan Xun's army.If Duan Xun was fighting on the front line, they suddenly counterattacked, then things would be difficult to deal with.

So after receiving Duan Qirui's order, Duan Xun immediately discussed with Yang Wei.

"Drive the tiger and swallow the wolf."

Yang Wei pointed to the map and said: "It is not a good thing for our troops to join the battlefield directly. Especially now that the Dharma Protection Movement has just started, no one can say what will happen in the future. At this time, our troops will leave the field in person, too I am a little anxious. So we can let the Yunnan army attack the south of Yunnan, and the Qian army attack the west of Hunan. Our large forces drive them from behind."

"They are not stupid, how could they listen to us."

Duan Xun shook his head.

Neither the Dian Army nor the Qian Army are fools.Knowing Duan Xun's ambition clearly, how could they obey Duan Xun's words and go to war obediently.It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it doesn't do any good.

Such a strategy, as long as it is not a fool, can be seen at a glance.

"Because they don't have a choice."

Yang Wei smiled and said: "Let's talk about the Yunnan Army first. It doesn't matter whether they fight Tang Jiyao or not, they always have to show their posture. Some time ago, they tried their best to gather public opinion in order to reorganize the Yunnan Army and break away from Tang Jiyao. We also added fire to them. Tang Jiyao was shouted for beating by everyone in Yunnan, and now they can't get down at all. Even if they don't go to the real war, as long as they don't mix with Tang Jiyao, then we will 'defend Yunnan and attack Guizhou' The strategy can be realized. We let the Yunnan army attack, just to buy time for us to take Guizhou, whether they really fought Tang Jiyao is not very important."

"Look at the Qian army again. We have been unable to act boldly in Guizhou because we have not been able to find an excuse. Now is the best opportunity. Let the Qian army attack. As long as the Qian army is disobedient, they and the Guangdong military government will be punished. The confluence was used as an excuse to suppress the Qian army. Among the Qian army, Liu Xianshi is an old fox who preserves his strength, and Yuan Zuming is an ambitious general. Only Wang Wenhua is capable of writing and martial arts, and has a deep relationship with Guangdong. As long as Wang Wenhua is driven away , then the Guizhou issue will be very easy to solve.”

"So my advice to the general is to delay the negotiation with the Yunnan army. Any conditions can be negotiated slowly. As long as the Yunnan army does not make trouble, the longer the negotiation time, the better. But for the Qian army, force them to resist, and then Our army wiped them out and took control of Guizhou."

Listening to Yang Wei's words, Duan Xun nodded slowly.

Yunnan defends and Guizhou attacks.

The Yunnan issue cannot be rushed, and the Guizhou issue cannot be delayed.Because the Yunnan army is strong and the Guizhou army is weak, of course the weaker one is eliminated first.As long as Guizhou is under control, then go back and solve the Yunnan issue.

"And general, I heard that Premier Duan borrowed a lot from Japan. If you don't use it at this time, you will use it when you want. Premier Duan asked us to attack with a large army. It is unreasonable not to pay military expenses. You can apply for military expenses, weapons and ammunition from Premier Duan."

"kindness."

In order to suppress the southern army and unify China by force, Duan Qirui borrowed a lot of money from Japan.This amount of money adds up to nearly [-] million yen, which is even more when converted into China's current currency.

So much money is for the military pay of the frontline fighting troops.Duan Xun wants to deal with Tang Jiyao, and the troops want to enter Hunan. How many troops are needed for this.If Duan Qirui wants to use Duan Xun's troops, Duan Xun should be paid anyway.

Crying children have milk, so they should ask Duan Qirui for money.

Duan Xun thought for a while and said, "Just as you said. Not only do you need a large army to enter Guizhou, but also let the Guizhou army troops attack. Let Wang Wenhua attack. As long as Wang Wenhua resists the order, he will be wiped out. As for Premier Duan, I will personally Send him a telegram asking him to give me my pay and weapons."

"it is good."

129 Enter Guizhou

"Brother, what do you think?"

Guiyang.

After Wang Wenhua returned to Guizhou from Shanghai, he found that the situation in Guizhou had become more and more chaotic, and he could not see the future clearly.What Wang Wenhua can do is to firmly control the army in his hands. Of course, all the forces in Guizhou are now tightly holding the army in their hands.Because everyone understands that if you want to survive in such a troubled world, there is nothing more reliable than the army in your hand.

But not long after Wang Wenhua returned to Guizhou, he received Duan Xun's order.Duan Xun, as the commander of bandit suppression in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, issued orders to the various departments of the Guizhou Army.First of all, the Guizhou Army was divided into four armies. Wang Wenhua served as the commander-in-chief of the Guizhou Army, and Liu Xianshi, Yuan Zuming, and Xiong Qixun each served as the deputy commanders of the Guizhou Army.

Wang Wenhua's First Division of the Guizhou Army was the First Route Army, Liu Xianshi's Guizhou Guerrilla Army was the Second Route Army, Yuan Zuming's Second Guizhou Army Division was the Third Route Army, and Xiong Qixun's Guizhou Army Independent Brigade was the Fourth Route Army.

Order Wang Wenhua to lead the First Route Army to go east through Fuquan, Zhenyuan, and Qingxi into Zhijiang, Hunan, attack Baoqing, Hunan, and cooperate with Fu Liangzuo's actions.Order Liu Xianshi to lead the Second Route Army southward into Xingyi, and cooperate with the Yunnan Army to attack southern Yunnan.Order Xiong Qixun's Fourth Route Army to serve as the Guiyang City Defense Force, and Xiong Qixun to serve as the Commander-in-Chief of Guiyang City Defense.

Then Yuan Zuming, the governor of Guizhou, was asked to go north and enter Chongqing to participate in the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Military Conference.And Yuan Zuming's Third Route Army was placed in Qianxi to ensure the passage of Sichuan military supplies into Guiyang.In fact, this is the case. Duan Xun's military supplies were not shipped from Qianxi.Instead, they went south from Chongqing into Xuyong, and then into Zunyi.Finally, enter Guiyang from Zunyi.

Because this road is Duan Xun's troops, it can guarantee the safety of military supplies.How could Duan Xun trust Yuan Zuming? It is impossible for military supplies to pass through Yuan Zuming's defense zone.However, the order is still to be issued like this.

Originally, although Duan Xun had many positions, he couldn't manage Qian Jun.Because Duan Xun's duties include the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Sichuan, he is only in charge of military and political affairs in Sichuan.Then there is the Southwest Anti-smoking Supervision Office, which only supervises the opium situation in the five southwestern provinces.The commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River some time ago was only in charge of the section of the Yangtze River west of Yueyang.

These have nothing to do with Qian Jun.

But this time Duan Qirui appointed Duan Xun as the commander of bandit suppression in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou in order to suppress the French defenders and unify the country by force.The meaning of this appointment is very simple, that is, let Duan Xun command the troops of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and give Duan Xun full power.In this way, Duan Xun's qualifications are enough. Duan Xun is qualified to command the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou Army. As long as they still recognize the Beijing government, they must accept Duan Xun's command.

Therefore, Duan Xun gave orders to the Qian army troops in an upright manner.

"Guo Yan (Wang Wenhua), you and I are both members of the Chinese Revolutionary Party. This time the Prime Minister called for the protection of the law, we must not do things that are not conducive to the protection of the law. I oppose our army attacking the current Hunan army."

After Wang Wenhua received the order, he held a meeting with several of his direct line officers.This includes his elder brother Wang Boqun, his brother-in-law He Yingqin, and Wang Wenhua's direct line generals Li Yanbin and Gu Zhenglun.

Because Duan Xun's meaning is too obvious.

This is a typical strategy of "driving tigers and devouring wolves".I want to fight against the Hunan Army, and then occupy Guizhou behind my back, and I want to benefit from the fisherman.Such a strategy is too obvious.But Wang Wenhua didn't know what to do.

"I know."

Wang Wenhua nodded.

After going to Beijing earlier this year, Wang Wenhua and Sun Yat-sen met in Shanghai.At that time, Sun Yat-sen spoke highly of Wang Wenhua, thinking that Wang Wenhua was a "rising star in the Southwest", and personally helped Wang Wenhua handle the procedures for joining the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

Now that Sun Yat-sen has called for the protection of the Fa, and the "Hunan Dharma Protection Army" has been established in Hunan, Wang Wenhua does not want to fight against them.Emotionally, Wang Wenhua supported Sun Yat-sen more, but in terms of interests, Wang Wenhua could not obey Duan Xun's orders.

"But how do we respond to Duan Xun's order?"

"I want money, I want weapons. I want things from Duan Xun. If we don't give them something, we won't start."

Wang Boqun advised Wang Wenhua.

It's so easy for the troops to go out.When the Beiyang Army goes out, it needs to pay the departure fee from above.Without this money, many troops stood still.Now Wang Boqun is giving Wang Wenhua such an opinion.

At present, Wang Wenhua has nearly 6000 subordinates, and Duan Xun must at least pay hundreds of thousands of troops in order to send out such a large number of troops.With this money, it is enough to pay for the troops for a long time.

"Brother, Duan Xun is so easy to fool. Read what he wrote. When our troops arrive in Zhenyuan, he will replenish our troops with half a year's salary, weapons and ammunition there."

"Guo Yan (Wang Wenhua), if we withdraw from Guiyang this time, then Guiyang will fall into Dai Kan's hands. Falling into Dai Kan's hands is equivalent to falling into Duan Xun's hands."

Wang Boqun was very anxious.

Now that Duan Xun and Dai Kan are working together, once Wang Wenhua's troops leave Guiyang, Dai Kan's strength in Guiyang will increase greatly, and no one will be able to compete with Dai Kan.Coupled with Duan Xun's support, Guiyang will soon cease to be Wang Wenhua's territory.

"I know. But if I disobey orders now, Duan Xun's large troops will come to Guiyang. To be honest, the situation in Guiyang is complicated. Xiong Qixun's independent brigade has always been under Dai Kan's orders, and Ding Qing (Yuan Zuming) is even more so in Qianxi. I am eyeing Guiyang. I have no chance of winning, it is too chaotic, and we are so disunited."

"Big brother."

He Yingqin stood up.

He Yingqin was very angry with Dai Kan.Because at the beginning of Mingming, Wang Wenhua and Dai Kan cooperated against Liu Xianshi.But as soon as he turned around, Dai Kan cooperated with Duan Xun to cheat Wang Wenhua.

Not being polite.

"Respect, what do you want to say?"

"Brother (Wang Wenhua), judging from the current situation, Guiyang is a troubled place, and we can't do much if we stay. I think we should quit Guiyang and bargain with Duan Xun before leaving. Even if he said let us go to Zhenyuan to lead Military pay and weapons, but we don’t have any money right now, so Duan Xun should at least give us some starting fee. As long as we get this money, we will leave Guiyang as soon as possible and go to the Eastern Guizhou area.”

"and then?"