Beiyang reactionaries

As the saying goes, husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and when disaster strikes, they fly separately.Although due to changes in the domestic situation, the Hunan Army has not been completely wiped out.However, the current Hunan Army troops add up to less than 1 people, lingering in southern Shonen.

At its peak, the Hunan Army also had 6 to 8000 people, but now it has only [-] to [-], which is really a complete decline.It is understandable that these young officers began to find their own way.But it's sad to think about it.

"Meng Xiao (Tang Shengzhi), who else did you write to? What's their attitude?"

He Yaozu couldn't help but asked Li Pinxian and Liu Xing.

Although Tang Shengzhi did not serve in the Hunan Army, he knew too many people in the Hunan Army.He Yaozu couldn't predict how many people would be seduced by Tang Shengzhi.

"We don't know the details. But Yannong (Liao Lei) and Cuiwei (Ye Qi) both plan to go north."

"The building will fall."

He Yaozu didn't know what to say.The people mentioned by Li Pinxian are all officers of the Hunan Army from Guangxi.However, the Hunan Army is the Hunan Army after all, and they value officers from Hunan more.Among so many Guangxi military officers, only those with strong ability can emerge, or those with good luck can emerge.

Just like Liao Lei.

Although Liao Lei was only a company commander in this law protection war, his company performance was very eye-catching.As a pioneer, his troops took the lead in every battle.Liao Lei's performance has been appreciated by the current senior generals of the Hunan Army. Even Zhao Hengti, the commander of the temporary First Division of the Hunan Army, has heard of Liao Lei's name.Liao Lei's promotion in the Hunan Army is just around the corner.

But even Liao Lei has to go north, which is a big problem.

"Brother Guiyan (He Yaozu), you can go with us. Right now, you are the only regiment in the Qiyang area. Take your regiment and we will go north together."

"No."

He Yaozu shook his head.

Then he said: "The Hunan army treated me well. Governor Tan (Tan Yankai), Commander Zhao (Zhao Hengti), and Commander Cheng (Cheng Qian) all treated me well. How could I do such a thing. And the guardian is a dignified way. How can I go to Duan Qirui who wantonly destroys the laws of the country."

Unlike Li Pinxian and Liu Xing, He Yaozu was highly valued by the top officials of the Hunan Army.

In 1916, he had just graduated from the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and he had just joined the Hunan Army when he returned to Hunan. He was the commander of the Hunan Army.Except that there was such a thing when the Hunan New Army was established in the late Qing Dynasty, there was no such thing at all later, especially after the Revolution of [-].You are a student who just graduated from the military academy, why should you be the head of the regiment.But He Yaozu broke this rule.Although it is because He Yaozu is a graduate of the Japanese Military Academy, he is more valued than the students of Baoding Military Academy.But even so, He Yaozu would never have been able to become the head of the regiment without the support of the Hunan Army's top brass.In general, the Hunan Army did not let him down.

"cut."

Liu Xing sneered.

Then he said: "Brother Guiyan, those who protect the law, those who don't protect the law, are all fooling people. You are so smart and you believe this?"

"Tie Fu, how can you say that."

He Yaozu was not very happy with Liu Xing's words.But Liu Xing didn't care.Li Pinxian and He Yaozu were just classmates of Wuchang Army Middle School, but Tang Shengzhi, Liu Xing, and He Yaozu went to Hunan Army Primary School together since they were fifteen or sixteen years old. The relationship between the three was extraordinary and their friendship was very deep.In addition, Liu Xing has this kind of personality, so there is no taboo at all, and what to say.

"Brother Guiyan, I'm just telling the truth. When Mr. Zhongshan called for the guardian, he, Lu Rongting, and our Hunan army responded, and who supported Mr. Zhongshan's guardian. Fu Liangzuo entered Hunan as the governor of Hunan, and he was exempt from the supervision of Governor Tan. Who in our Hunan Army came out to oppose it when the governor was in the position. But when Fu Liangzuo dismissed Brigadier Lin (Lin Xiumei) and Brigadier Liu (Liu Jianfan) from their positions, they immediately rebelled. He, Lu Rongting, sent troops to assist Hunan. It is their excuse to protect the Dharma. If they really want to protect the Dharma, why did none of them respond when Mr. Zhongshan called for the Dharma protector? Why did they not respond when Fu Liangzuo came to Hunan to dismiss Governor Tan? Stand up and oppose it. They wait until it affects their own interests before they support and protect the law."

He Yaozu looked at Liu Xing helplessly.

Liu Xing has a quick temper. When he was in school in Baoding, he beat up the instructor with Tang Shengzhi, and was persuaded to leave by Baoding Military Academy.If it hadn't been for Baoding Military Academy to let him stay in the first grade later, he would not be able to graduate from Baoding Military Academy.

However, he has a quick temper and has a quick temper. He is still very capable in training and leading troops.More importantly, he understands many things better than anyone else.How can He Yaozu not understand what Liu Xing said, but He Yaozu just lied to himself and hypnotized himself.

why?

Because the Hunan Army is currently in internal strife, the power struggle is very fierce.So He Yaozu didn't want to get involved, instead he hypnotized himself with the fact that it was his sacred mission to participate in Dharma protection.

But Liu Xing pointed it out immediately.

"Brother Guiyan, support the guardian, do you support Commander Cheng (Cheng Qian) or Dujun Tan (Tan Yankai) and Master Zhao (Zhao Hengti)."

"Tie Fu, it's really not good for you to do this."

He Yaozu smiled wryly.

The Hunan Army has been reduced to such a point, but after the battle situation eased, there was another wave of struggle for power and profit within the Hunan Army.It was Tan Yankai and Zhao Hengti who began to deprive Cheng Qian of his power.

Originally, Cheng Qian led the Hunan Army, and they fought very well in this law protection war.Many generals of the Hunan Army believed in Cheng Qian's command ability, and even the Beiyang Army who fought against Cheng Qian also recognized Cheng Qian's ability.However, the general situation in the country is changing, and the thinking within the Hunan Army is also changing.

Everyone recognized Cheng Qian's commanding ability. The generals of the Hunan Army wanted to fight before, so they all supported Cheng Qian as the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army.Because Cheng Qian is capable, and he is the main combat faction, he agrees with most of the generals of the Hunan Army.But the war has been fought so far, the Hunan Army really can't afford it, and many generals of the Hunan Army don't want to continue fighting.Because if the fight continues, the Hunan Army will withdraw from Hunan.The Hunan Army suffered heavy losses and suffered huge casualties in the two Beiyang Army offensives against Hunan.

At this time Tan Yankai appeared.

Tan Yankai is a peace advocate, and has full ability to advocate peace.Therefore, when they are all looking for peace talks, many generals of the Hunan Army naturally support Tan Yankai.This made He Yaozu very helpless.

Tan Yankai and Zhao Hengti treated He Yaozu well, but He Yaozu was more supportive of Cheng Qian's idea in his heart, in other words he was more supportive of Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong.Therefore, He Yaozu felt in a dilemma, so he invited Zhan to the front line and stationed in Qiyang.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xing directly exposed this little thought of his own.

"I'm thinking about you. There will inevitably be internal strife within our Hunan Army. Either Governor Tan and Commander Zhao will win, or Commander Cheng will win. No matter who wins, with your identity and status, you will definitely be involved. When the time comes How do you choose? In fact, why do you have to do this? With your talent, if you go to Duan Xun, you will definitely be reused."

"But they are the Beiyang Army."

"What about the Beiyang Army?"

Liu Xing shrugged.

Then he said very bluntly: "Did the Baoding Military Academy be founded by Yuan Shikai alone, or was it a military academy established by the Beiyang Army to train its own officers? We are not the same to go to Baoding Military Academy. We are soldiers, so what are we doing with too much politics. And Duan Xun's army has a much better reputation than our Hunan Army, and it's no shame to join Duan Xun's army."

"I need to think about it."

He Yaozu was in a difficult situation.

Unlike Liu Xing, Li Pinxian, and Liao Lei who are currently going north, He Yaozu is the commander of the Hunan Army.If he made a move, his influence would definitely be far greater than those of Liu Xing and others at the company commander level.

"Sometimes it's no good to think too much. Haven't you heard the words that came out when Duan Xun's troops conquered Baoqing? Duan Xun openly said that the Gui army's tens of thousands of people are not as good as the 500 people of the Ma Xiaojun Model Camp. How is this so?" attaches great importance to talents."

"Yes."

Li Pinxian also chimed in.

The Guangxi army has tens of thousands of people, not as good as the 500 people in the Ma Xiaojun Model Battalion.After this word spread, it would be of great benefit to Duan Xun's reputation.What does it mean to buy horse bones with thousands of gold? This is called buying horse bones with thousands of gold.

Everyone knows how much Duan Xun attaches great importance to talents.

Those who think they are talented but are not valued in their original place will think of Duan Xun first when they want to change their employer.

"This……"

He Yaozu thought for a while, finally nodded, and said: "Okay. You should immediately contact those who want to go north, and let them come to my camp quietly. I will send someone to Baoqing to contact Meng Xiao (Tang Shengzhi) .After everything is ready, we will go to Baoqing."

162 Winning the Hunan Army 7

On May 1918, 5, when Duan Xun convened an army people's party meeting in Chongqing, the most serious "defection" incident in the history of the Hunan Army occurred.In fact, not many troops actually went to Baoqing.

Although He Yaozu was the head of the regiment, the Hunan Army troops suffered heavy casualties in the Beiyang Army's second attack on Hunan. At present, the entire Hunan Army troops add up to only 8000 people.This also includes the result of reorganizing the Shonan Militia after the main force of the Hunan Army entered Shonan.In fact, the main force of the Hunan Army retreating all the way to Chenzhou was 6000 people.There are less than [-] people in the Cantonese army.

Although He Yaozu's regiment was the main force of the Hunan Army, it only had around [-] men when it withdrew to Chenzhou.After the troops retreated to southern Hunan, they recruited some new recruits, and there were only about a thousand soldiers in total.

The departure of this troop is not a big deal.Since the outbreak of the Law Protection War, the Hunan Army has been divided very seriously.For example, Chen Fuchu thought that the Hunan Army was temporarily organized as the commander of the First Division, and he led thousands of people to support the Beiyang Army.There is also Wang Zhengya, the guardian envoy of Changli. His troops were reorganized into the Sixth Mixed Brigade, and they completely surrendered to the Beiyang Army.And the units of the Yasukuni Army in western Hunan were reorganized into Duan Xun's Third Independent Brigade of the First Army of the Southwest Frontier Army, etc.These are Hunan Army units.