Beiyang reactionaries

"Brother Guiyan, with your level and this incident, the teacher will definitely see you in person. At that time, you can completely see for yourself whether what I said is correct."

After the troops repaired at Huaqiao Fort, they set off again and went straight to Baoqing.When he came to Baoqing, He Yaozu saw a group of people standing at the gate of the city.Standing at the front was a general in his thirties, wearing a uniform of the Beiyang Army with two general stars on it. He was a Lieutenant General of the Beiyang Army.

He Yaozu had almost guessed the identity of this person.

"Brother Guiyan, that is General Deng Hanxiang, Secretary-General of the Headquarters of our troops entering Hunan and concurrently Chief of Staff."

"kindness."

He Yaozu immediately sped up his horse, and when he was about 30 meters away from Deng Hanxiang, He Yaozu jumped off his horse.Then he walked forward on foot and walked in front of Deng Hanxiang.When Deng Hanxiang saw He Yaozu approaching, he immediately stretched out his hand, and He Yaozu also immediately held Deng Hanxiang's hand.

"Chief of staff, he is He Yaozu, head of the first regiment of the first brigade of the first division of the Hunan Army."

"Commander He, I've heard of you for a long time."

"With General Lao Deng waiting, Yao Zu is ashamed and dare not take it."

"Captain He, you are being polite. If I can wait until Commander He's arrival, even if I wait a few more days and nights, that's what I should do."

When Deng Hanxiang exchanged greetings with He Yaozu, the troops behind had already followed.Deng Hanxiang stepped forward and said loudly: "I am Deng Hanxiang, and I welcome you on behalf of General Duan Xun. From now on, everyone will be a family, regardless of each other."

162 Winning the Hunan Army 8

"How many people left?"

Lingling.

The temporary First Division of the Hunan Army is stationed here.Tan Haoming retreated all the way to Guilin, Guangxi, so the Hunan Army occupied Lingling without any burden.The division headquarters of Zhao Hengti's temporary First Division of the Hunan Army was placed in Lingling.

There was no outrage as imagined.

Zhao Hengti sat on the chair, just kept touching the teacup in his hand, his face was very calm, and asked Ye Kaixin softly about the current situation.

"He Yaozu led his regiment, and Liao Lei and Li Pinxian led their company, about 200 people. In addition to the three troops who left as an organization, seven company-level officers and platoon-level officers left. More than 20 people left. None of the Guangxi officers of our first division left.”

"It seems that our Hunan Army is really falling apart."

Zhao Hengti looked up to the sky and sighed.

The Hunan Army performed very well in this Dharma protection war.I have fought against the Beiyang Army several times. Although I am now huddled in southern Shonan, I am not at a disadvantage overall.Regardless of whether it started to expel Fu Liangzuo, fought against Wang Ruxian of the Eighth Division, Fan Guozhang of the No.20 Division, or captured Yueyang to expel the Beiyang Army, the Hunan Army performed very well in a series of battles.Several generals of the Hunan Army are very outstanding.

Cheng Qian, Zhao Hengti, Liu Jianfan, and Lin Xiumei all have bright spots in commanding and fighting.

Later, the Beiyang Army attacked Hunan for the second time, and the Hunan-Guangdong Army fought against Wu Peifu in Yueyang for more than 20 days, causing heavy casualties to Wu Peifu's troops.As for the counterattack in eastern Hunan, it was fought even more neatly. Zhang Huaizhi's troops along the way were almost wiped out.

But what's the use.

The Hunan army is still suffering a major blow. Now there are less than 1 recruits including recruits, and they can only hide in the southern Hunan area.If Wu Peifu hadn't chosen to cease fighting, the Hunan Army would have no place to stay.

Facing the army of Wu Peifu and Duan Xun, the Hunan Army couldn't keep Shonan.

The Hunan Army is really about to fall.Seeing that so many young officers still ran away, a large number of middle and lower-level officers of the First Division all ran to Baoqing.Especially He Yaozu, this is an officer that Zhao Hengti values ​​very much, he can even be said to be Zhao Hengti's favorite general, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be the commander of the first regiment of the first brigade of the first division.In fact, although the current First Division of the Hunan Army has the establishment of the First Brigade, in fact, the First Brigade has nothing but a designation.It is said to be the first brigade, but in fact the first brigade is just one regiment.At present, Zhao Hengti's first division has only four regiments in terms of real establishment.It can be seen the gold content of He Yaozu's first regiment.

Moreover, He Yaozu served as the commander of the Hunan Army just after returning to China, because of the support of Tan Yankai and Zhao Hengti.

And He Yaozu himself did not disappoint.

He is excellent in training, leading, and fighting, and he is capable of both civil and military skills, and he can also be responsible for other things in the army.And after the troops stayed in a certain place, even the local affairs were handled in an orderly manner.

In this law protection war, He Yaozu's troops were the regular regiment of the Hunan Army and the main force of the Hunan Army.During several important battles, He Yaozu's regiment was the main force.He has made great achievements for the Hunan Army.

But such He Yaozu ran away.

As well as several Guangxi officers who were not valued in the Hunan Army before, including Liao Lei and Li Pinxian, both of them had a good appearance and made great contributions.It was also this time that he had the opportunity to be promoted, but he also ran away.

"Master, what shall we do now?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhao Hengti is a fierce general on the battlefield.

However, Zhao Hengti is a person who is neither impatient nor impatient in life, and is very well-mannered.The funniest thing in history is that Zhao Hengti forced Tan Yankai to step down.But when Tan Yankai wanted to hand over the position of Governor of Hunan to Zhao Hengti, he refused to accept it.

why?

Not in line with the rules.

Zhao Hengti believes that it is not in accordance with the rules to give and receive the position of the governor of Hunan privately, and there will be a lot of gossip.So he doesn't accept anything.In the end, it was Tan Yankai who summoned the provincial government and provincial councilors, and handed over the position to Zhao Hengti in front of these people, and Zhao Hengti accepted it.This was the case for several subsequent incidents.Zhao Hengti is very particular about rules and regulations, he doesn't look like a soldier at all.

Now that such a serious "defection" incident has occurred, Zhao Hengti is still calm and calm.

Ye Kaixin knew Zhao Hengti's character, so he was not surprised.

"Master, although our temporary First Division is the main force of the Hunan Army, it only has about 1000 people. This time more than [-] people were lost, and the combat effectiveness of the troops was greatly affected. Moreover, this incident has a great impact on the morale of the troops. Due to the blow of the blow, people in the army are currently fluctuating, and there are even many people who want to go north to join Duan Xun's army. If this continues, the army will collapse."

Ye Kaixin was rather anxious.

Now the Hunan Army has a small number of troops, few weapons, and no money in their hands. It is very embarrassing.Originally, the Hunan Army, as the main force of the French Guardian Army, should have accepted the support of the French Guardian Army.But at present, Lu Rongting and Sun Yat-sen are fighting among themselves, and the fighting is getting more and more lively. Who has the time and energy to manage the declining Hunan Army.If the Hunan Army still has 1000 to [-] troops, neither Lu Rongting nor Sun Yat-sen dare to ignore it.But the current Hunan Army is too weak, and neither Lu Rongting nor Sun Yat-sen has the energy to manage them.So the Hunan Army lacks everything now.Under such circumstances, He Yaozu and the others took away the main force of the Hunan Army with more than [-] people, and the blow to the Hunan Army was even greater.

Now the Hunan Army is divided into two parts.

Some of them are stationed in Chenzhou, mainly Cheng Qian's troops.There are many direct descendants of Cheng Qian, as well as officers of the Hunan Army who supported Sun Yat-sen.Such as Li Zhonglin, Lin Xiumei and their troops.The other part is the place where Tan Haoming stayed, that is, the Hunan Army troops in Lingling.This army is all descendants of Zhao Hengti.

The Hunan Army had already suffered heavy losses, and there were not even 1 people in total.And divide the troops to guard two places, and the troops are even more scattered.Now Zhao Hengti only has 3000 people in his hands, or even less than 3000 people.

too dangerous.

Most importantly, He Yaozu and the others set a bad example.So many officers suddenly went north to defect to Duan Xun, which seriously shook the confidence of other officers of the Hunan Army.Another thing is that these Hunan Army officers who escaped have many classmates in the Hunan Army.It is easy to influence the thinking of other officers.

"go on."

Zhao Hengti didn't say anything, and asked Ye Kaixin to continue talking.Ye Kaixin saw that Zhao Hengti had no objection, so he continued: "Master, after all, we have not signed any truce agreement with Duan Xun's troops. There are tens of thousands of Duan Xun's troops on the opposite side of us. He Yaozu and the others defected to Duan Xun, there will definitely be Know our details. If they attack suddenly, it will be difficult for us to keep Lingling. Instead, we will return to Chenzhou. Now our Hunan Army does not have enough strength to control such a large territory."

I was a little cautious when I said it.

It really is.

Ye Kaixin knew that although Zhao Hengti and Cheng Qian were classmates, they didn't have a good relationship.It's not that the personal relationship is bad, on the contrary, the two people have a very good personal relationship and have known each other for more than ten years.But personal friendship is nothing in front of doctrine and power.The two are currently vying for control of the Hunan Army.Cheng Qian supported Sun Yat-sen, and Zhao Hengti supported Tan Yankai, so there was a lot of filth between the two parties.

If Zhao Hengti returns to Chenzhou, the conflict will become more and more intense.

However, Zhao Hengti didn't seem to have any displeasure on his face. Instead, he nodded and said, "This is the only way now. By the way, is Wang Wenhua's Qian army still in Chenzhou?"

"No. Enter Gannan and join hands with Li Liejun's troops to continue fighting."

"Tsk tsk tsk."

Zhao Hengti shook his head again and again.