Beiyang reactionaries

This is also a kind of respect for Duan Qirui.

"General, you ask Duan Hefei for the title of Commander-in-Chief of Bandit Suppression. When Lu Rongting entered Shaanxi, the governor of Shaanxi was Zhang Fenghuang. It was taken away, and I came to be the governor of Shaanxi."

"I know."

"If you have such a title, general, then you can be justified in Shaanxi. Even if Chen Shufan is the governor of Shaanxi, it will be much easier for the general to handle many things."

"Okay, that's no problem. Let Xinyuan (Bai Jianwu) come over."

Duan Xun, the imposing supervisor of the frontier defense of the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, personally led troops into Shaanxi to help pacify the Shaanxi Jinguo Army.Now Shaanxi Governor Chen Shufan, Fengjun Commander Xu Lanzhou, and Zhensong Army's Liu Zhenhua, no matter how senior they are, in the current situation, which one is qualified to sit on an equal footing with Duan Xun.

It's only natural for Duan Xun to ask for a temporary bandit suppression commander.

And compared to Chen Shufan, Xu Lanzhou, and Liu Zhenhua's collateral lineages, Duan Xun is the direct lineage of Duan Qirui.Duan Qirui didn't want such an important position as the governor of Shaanxi, he just wanted temporary command power, and there was no reason not to give it.

Not long after, Bai Jianwu came to Duan Xun's side.

"General."

"Xin Yuan, I will send Premier Duan a telegram later, asking him for a temporary command position to calm down the Yasukuni Army in Shaanxi. Don't be too respectful, just say that I, Duan Xun, cannot accept being equal to Chen Shufan, Xu Lanzhou, and Liu Zhenhua. Either Allow me to act alone and not have any relationship with them. Either I must be the temporary commander in charge of the encirclement and suppression of the Yasukuni Army in Shaanxi. Prime Minister Duan knows my character, and if you write like this, he will agree."

"Yes."

Bai Jianwu is Duan Xun's pen, he is also the secretary-general of Duan Xun's headquarters, and he is also in charge of Duan Xun's secretariat and the logistics of the headquarters.Really control everything.

"General, there is a call from Chongqing."

"what happened?"

"The negotiations over Tibet have achieved results, and this is the result of the talks between the two sides."

Bai Jianwu handed over the content of the negotiation to Duan Xun.Duan Xun took it and looked at it, and there were several pages of content.Duan Xun didn't take a closer look, but said to Bai Jianwu, "What do you mean by Chongqing? Did you read it just now?"

"General, the Chongqing side means that they agree to the contract as a whole. I also reviewed the contract just now, and there is nothing wrong with it."

"That's fine. Send electricity to Chongqing, and ask the delegation to sign if possible. After signing, send a copy to Prime Minister Duan for Beijing to take a look at. Also give credit to Li Bingzhi and his No.13 mixed brigade , Proposing that the unit be upgraded to a division."

"Yes."

187 Entering Shaanxi 3

"Ma Xiaojun."

"arrive."

"The troops are stationed in Hanzhong and firmly control this logistics line. The logistics needed by our large troops in Shaanxi must pass through Hanzhong, so there is no room for any problems here."

"Yes."

On September 1918, 9, after more than a month of marching, a large number of troops had begun to gather in Hanzhong.Duan Xun was also ready to lead his troops to continue northward and enter Xi'an to support Chen Shufan.

And during this period of time, what Duan Xun wanted was almost completed.

On September 1918, 9, the Dalai Lama and Li Bingzhi signed a new Sichuan-Tibet Agreement in Lhasa, which was called the "Lhasa Agreement."Both sides recognize that Tibet belongs to China, while Sichuan recognizes Tibet's political and economic autonomy.But Tibet is not allowed to have military autonomy and diplomatic autonomy.

The Chinese government will send a minister stationed in Tibet to take charge of the Tibetan Army and the Sichuan-Tibet Border Army.

Of course this is in name only.

Even if the Beijing government really sends a minister to Tibet, he will not be able to command the Tibetan army after arriving in Tibet, nor will he be able to command the Sichuan-Tibet frontier army.Needless to say, the Tibetan army, although there is a clause in the agreement that does not allow Tibet's military autonomy, Duan Xun will not send troops into Lhasa.Because for Duan Xun, Tibet, as a detente area between Sichuan and India, should not change the status quo at present.If one's own troops are stationed in Lhasa, there will be a direct conflict with Britain, which is not in the interests of Duan Xun at present.Duan Xun currently does not hope that relations with the United Kingdom will continue to deteriorate.So Duan Xun will never send troops into Tibet, at most he will control the places around Qamdo.Then things in Tibet still need to be taken care of by the Tibetan army itself.Of course, the minister of such troops stationed in Tibet cannot control them.

As for the Sichuan-Tibet Frontier Army, the same is true.Because of this Tibetan rebellion, the original Sichuan-Tibet frontier army was stewed in one pot.Therefore, the re-established Sichuan-Tibet Frontier Army must have been established by Duan Xun.Since it was established by Duan Xun, why should you come to command the troops.Being able to support you as the Minister in Tibet is Duan Xun's face for the Beijing government.If Duan Xun gets angry, he can send a minister to Tibet.

In addition to the matter of the minister stationed in Tibet, the two sides also delineated the garrison range of the Tibetan army and the Sichuan-Tibet frontier army and so on.On the same day, the Beijing Congress elected a new president.Good old man, Yuan Shikai's close friend Xu Shichang was elected as the new president of the Republic of China.

On September 1918, 9, the Beijing government officially recognized the "Lhasa Agreement" signed by Duan Xun and the No. 7 Dalai Lama of Tibet, and at the same time gave a reward of 13 yuan to the troops entering Tibet.Duan Xun's attempt to upgrade the No.30 mixed brigade to a division failed because the Ministry of the Army did not approve it.

Duan Xun suspects that it is because the Ministry of the Army currently has no money.Once the No.13 mixed brigade is upgraded to a division, the Ministry of the Army will pay hundreds of thousands of military expenses every year, and give the troops six or seven thousand rifles at a time.For the current Ministry of War, this amount of money and the munitions that need to be provided are not small amounts.

The situation in Tibet was stable, and Duan Xun also ordered Li Bingzhi's No.13 mixed brigade and Liu Zanting's troops to withdraw to Ya'an.There are too many logistical materials needed for so many troops to stay in Tibet, and they cannot be supplied.Therefore, in Qamdo, Batang and other places, only Lu Chao's independent brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army was left, and the independent brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army of Lu Chao was reorganized into the Sichuan-Tibet Frontier Army, and Lu Chao served as the commander of the Sichuan-Tibet Frontier Army.

At the same time, Li Bingzhi and Liu Zanting were ordered to enter Shaanxi, and Duan Xun wanted to see them.

On September 1918, 9, the Beijing government appointed Duan Xun as the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi bandit suppression, and was fully responsible for the suppression of the Shaanxi Jinguo Army.After receiving the order, Duan Xun stayed in Hanzhong for another ten days. When he was ready, Duan Xun began to issue orders to march.

"Yuan Zuming."

"arrive."

"Let your Hu Ying Brigade enter Ankang."

"Yes."

"You take the headquarters of the Seventh Division and Peng Hanzhang's brigade to the north and enter Fengxiang."

"Yes."

"Hanzhong, Ankang, and Fengxiang don't have many troops, and they are not important places where various forces in Shaanxi compete. However, there are many elders in these three places, and the situation of growing opium is very serious. Therefore, after the troops are stationed in the three places, first carefully Find out about the local Gelaohui forces and the opium situation. As soon as my order arrives, I will ban smoking and tidy up the Gelaohui.”

"Yes."

"The Second Army Headquarters of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, the Third Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army (Division Commander Liu Xiang), the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army (Brigade Commander He Yaozu), and the Gendarmerie Division, follow me into Xi'an."

"Yes."

"Sun Zhen."

"arrive."

"As the vanguard brigade, your department will lead the way for the large troops and enter Xi'an first."

"Yes."

"Send a telegram to Chongqing: Opium is rampant in Shaanxi, transfer Yu Peidi, director of the Sichuan Anti-smoking Bureau, to Shaanxi."

"Yes."

After the meeting, on the afternoon of September 9, Duan Xun set off for Xi'an with tens of thousands of troops.Duan Xun was not in a hurry to encircle and suppress the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army.After Sun Zhen's brigade was dispatched to advance to Xi'an, Duan Xun followed He Yaozu's fourth mixed brigade and slowly caught up with the main force.

"General."

"how?"

"News came from North America that Tang Hualong was assassinated by the KMT in Chinatown, Victoria, Canada ten days ago, and the murderer committed suicide by swallowing a gun."

Listening to Bai Jianwu's report, Duan Xun immediately frowned.

Then he said angrily: "Republic, republic, they all say it is a republic. Since it is a republic, everyone must play within the rules and within the scope of the law. But this kind of political assassination continues, how can a republic be completed? .Using assassination to achieve political goals is the practice of hooligans. The Kuomintang has known about assassination since the establishment of the League, but can assassination solve the problem?"