Beiyang reactionaries

20 Duan Qirui

On the way to Kaifeng, Duan Xun received a notice from above.Yuan Shikai dismissed Zhang Zhenfang from the position of governor of Henan in the name of "suppressing bandits and killing young people indiscriminately", and made Duan Qirui concurrently the governor of Henan.

This is Yuan Shikai angry.

Obviously the levels are different.Originally, each unit of the Beiyang Army fought independently.Although they all cooperated to encircle and suppress Bai Lang's troops, no one listened to the other.But when Duan Qirui came, the situation was completely different.

Duan Qirui is a giant in the Beiyang Army. He currently serves as the chief of the Army Department and is the number two figure in the Beiyang Army.

When he comes over, all the Beiyang Army troops here will obey his orders.Regardless of whether they are Duan Qirui's direct descendants or not, even Feng Guozhang's people would not dare to steal and play tricks when Duan Qirui supervised the battle.Duan Qirui got angry, it doesn't matter who you are, if you say punishment, you will be punished.

"Chief, Duan Xun, commander of the bandit suppression in western Henan, is asking to see you."

Duan Qirui came to Henan and has been paying attention to Bai Lang's marching route since he came to Kaifeng.Bai Lang, a bandit, is really capable of making tens of thousands of Beiyang troops sluggish.

That's why Duan Qirui called Duan Xun to Kaifeng immediately.

Because among all the troops that fought against Bai Lang, Duan Xun had the best record.Duan Qirui wanted to hear Duan Xun's opinion.Of course, another reason is that Duan Xun, as a young general of Duan Qirui's faction, Duan Qirui also wanted to meet him.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Duan Xun wore a brand new military uniform, everything was neatly put on, and then he walked in with his chest out.After all, if you want to meet Duan Qirui, the boss of the Anhui Department, how far you can go in the future depends on Duan Qirui's support.So Duan Xun really wanted to give Duan Qirui a good impression.When Duan Xun entered the room, he found a person standing in front of the map writing and drawing, and immediately determined that this person was Duan Qirui.

When Duan Xun was studying in Baoding Military Academy, he met Duan Qirui.It's just that I haven't spoken to Duan Qirui.Duan Qirui is 48 years old and not very tall.

So he stood at attention and said loudly: "Report, Duan Xun, commander of the No. 20 Ninth Brigade of the Army, was ordered to report."

Duan Qirui looked up at Duan Xun.

young.

Duan Xun gave Duan Qirui the biggest impression of being young.Duan Qirui read the information and knew that Duan Xun was only 25 years old, but he was already the commander of the 29th brigade.In the southern army, not to mention brigade commanders in their twenties, some even served as governors of a province during the Xinhai period.

But it is different in the Beiyang Army.

In the Beiyang Army, even if you graduated from the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, you can only start from the grassroots when you return to China.Being able to become a battalion management belt, that is, a battalion commander, is already quite powerful.In the year of [-], the Beiyang Army attacked. At that time, the Beiyang Army Battalion had a large number of veterans who graduated from the third and fourth batch of Japanese non-commissioned officers.At this time, in the southern army, the graduates of the sixth batch of Japanese non-commissioned officers were already generals who commanded thousands of troops.

From the other side, it can be seen that there is a reason why the Beiyang Army is stronger than the Southern Army.Those who served as low-level officers in the Beiyang Army were already senior officers in the Southern Army, so how could their combat effectiveness be the same.

"sit."

"Yes."

After Duan Xun finished speaking, he sat on the seat next to him with a straight body and put his hands between his knees.It is a very standard posture. For soldiers, standing, walking, and sitting have their own postures.

In front of Duan Qirui, Duan Xun was even more so.

"Don't be so nervous. You are a student of Kanghou (Zhao Litai). When you were studying in Baoding, I was the supervisor of the school, and you are also my student."

"It is an honor for the students to be the student of the chief minister."

Duan Xun immediately answered loudly, and he climbed up the pole.

When Duan Xun was studying in Baoding Military Academy, Duan Qirui was the principal of the military academy.It is not wrong to say that Duan Xun is Duan Qirui's student.But the two didn't know each other at all when they were in school.

But that's how it is.

If Duan Xun is just a passerby now, Duan Qirui would not say that you are my student, because you are not qualified to cling to Duan Qirui.It's just that Duan Xun is now the brigade commander of the 29th brigade. He is young and promising, and he is a rising star in the Beiyang Army.So Duan Qirui is also very willing to recognize students like Duan Xun, and it is also a way for Duan Qirui to win over young officers like Duan Xun.

"Okay. Since you are my student, then I'll be straightforward. De Gong (Duan Xun), tell me why we failed to encircle and suppress Bai Lang several times, and what good solution do you have. "

"Teacher, this..."

"Don't worry. Today's conversation comes out of your mouth and into my ears. No third person will know."

Duan Qirui smiled.

How could Duan Qirui not understand what Duan Xun meant.So many troops failed to wipe out Bai Lang before, if Duan Xun uttered wild words, he would not offend one or two people.Offending so many generals of the Beiyang Army, how will Duan Xun survive in the Beiyang Army in the future?

So Duan Qirui gave Duan Xun a reassurance and asked Duan Xun to speak boldly.

"Yes."

Duan Xun took a step forward and said: "Actually speaking, the Bailang army is nothing. Their training and weapons and equipment are relatively poor. The Bailang army is not an opponent of our regular army in frontal battles. It's just that where they fight No matter what, there is no burden. If you want the place you want, you can throw it away if you don’t want it. But our troops are afraid of being held accountable by the higher-ups, so we have to take care of every place. In this way, our troops will be dispersed to encircle and suppress Bailang’s mobile forces Insufficient. It seems that we have a lot of troops participating in the encirclement and suppression of Bai Lang, but in the end there are not many troops that actually fight against Bai Lang. And Bai Lang's troops come and go like the wind, and once the battle is fought, all troops can participate in the battle. Under such circumstances, How can we catch him."

"Well, keep talking."

Duan Qirui actually already had some ideas, now that Duan Xun said, he understands that Duan Xun really has some ink in his stomach.There seems to be a lot of research on Bai Lang's troops.No wonder Duan Xun wiped out Bai Lang's troops among so many troops.

"So to destroy Bai Lang's army, I think we can advance step by step. The advantage of Bai Lang's army lies in their mobility, but as long as our troops are not chaotic, then once a head-on collision occurs, Bai Lang's army is not our opponent. So leave him alone No matter how we move, we will expel Bai Lang step by step according to our established plan, there is no way for Bai Lang."

"Deportation? Deportation to where?"

"here."

Duan Xun pointed to a place on the map.

Seeing where Duan Xun pointed, Duan Qirui's expression changed quickly, and he was even silent for a long time.Duan Xun stood straight to the side, not disturbing Duan Qirui's thinking.After about five or six minutes, Duan Qirui suddenly raised his head and asked, "Are you married?"

"No."

"Is there a marriage contract?"

"nor."

"How can you not be married at your age?"

"Because I went to military school since I was a child, my family was also anxious. But after graduating from Baoding Military Academy, I went to study in Japan again, so I delayed my marriage."

"kindness."

Duan Qirui nodded, and suddenly said: "I have a niece who is twenty-nine years old this year. Although she is not stunning, she is also well-educated. Degong, what do you think?"

Do matchmaking?

Duan Xun was taken aback.

Duan Qirui is going to be a matchmaker?And to introduce himself to his niece?

resist?

Duan Xun really resisted.Although you don't have to be free to fall in love, even in the 21st century, blind dates and marriages are very common after being introduced by others.But blind date marriage, at least the two parties meet, and it will continue to develop if it is interesting.

But this era is basically blind marriage.

Even Chen Ping couldn't see the bride's face, so he was about to enter the bridal chamber.Originally, Chen Ping thought that he was considered a high-ranking and powerful person now, and maybe he could still be romantic in this era.Didn't expect Duan Qirui to be a matchmaker for himself?