Beiyang reactionaries

However, Wu Guangxin has served as the governor of Henan for almost seven or eight months, but his development in Henan has not been very smooth.Instead, he was suppressed by the local snake Zhao Ti and was in a panic.

"Where's the new army in training?"

"It didn't go very well either. After the arms embargo, the signed contracts were abolished, and the weapons could not be brought in. Therefore, the new army that General Wu (Wu Guangxin) is currently building can only use some local guns."

An arms embargo has affected many military development plans.

Wu Guangxin built his own army, trying to suppress Zhao Ti in Henan.Duan Qirui strongly supported, asking for money for money, and for weapons for weapons.But the troops are preparing to change their outfits, and they have already signed agreements with foreign arms dealers.

But because of this arms embargo, everything has gone wrong.

"Henan, Henan."

Duan Qirui thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "In the northern region, we still don't have the upper hand."

"Yes, Mr. Zhi. Cao Kun has managed Zhili for many years, Henan has been controlled by Zhao Ti for many years, and there are provinces such as Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Hubei. We really do not have the upper hand in the northern region. Even if we transfer the participating troops Come back, too."

Xu Shuzheng nodded.

Duan Qirui has a lot of troops in the northern region, but Duan Qirui has the upper hand when the number of troops is small.But from the point of view of the controlled territory, it is not very beneficial.Because Cao Kun is in Zhili, Zhao Ti is in Henan, Wang Zhanyuan is in Hubei, Li Chun is in Jiangsu, and Chen Guangyuan is in Jiangxi.

In terms of territory control, Duan Qirui in the northern region has already begun to be at a disadvantage.That's why Duan Qirui anxiously wanted to replace Zhao Ti with Wu Guangxin to control Henan, the hinterland of the Central Plains.

"Zhang Zuolin is not reliable either."

Duan Qirui sighed.

When Duan Qirui was fighting with Li Yuanhong back then, when Duan Qirui was fighting with Feng Guozhang at the end of 1917 and early 1918, Duan Qirui responded all the time.More than half of the provinces in the country support Duan Qirui.At that time, the Overseer Corps was also a sensation.

But once upon a time, those people who supported me at that time were either estranged from me, or stood opposite me.

Change too fast.

"Tell Kanghou (Zhao Litai) not to go to Shaanxi yet. Send a telegram to Duan Xun, telling him to send a force to Western Henan to support Zitang (Wu Guangxin)."

Duan Qirui was really angry about Duan Xun driving Chen Shufan away.But now a few months have passed, and Duan Qirui's anger has almost disappeared. Duan Qirui remembered the importance of Shaanxi again.At present, there are too many people who oppose him in the northern region, and Henan is located in the Central Plains, which is the most important place.

It is very important for Duan Qirui to control Henan.

Wu Guangxin's current situation in Henan is unfavorable because Wu Guangxin has just arrived in Henan, and he is not as good as Zhao Ti, who has been in Henan for ten years.Moreover, now that Wu Peifu's troops are retreating, Duan Qirui can't say where they will be stationed.

That's why Duan Qirui thought of Duan Xun.

Duan Xun made his fortune from the west of Henan. After he left the west of Henan, it was Duan Xun's younger brother who was in charge of the west of Henan.Duan Qirui knew this.Now Duan Qirui needs Duan Xun to send someone back to the west of Henan to fully support Wu Guangxin so that Wu Guangxin can stabilize his position in Henan and suppress Zhao Ti.

Shaanxi is very important. Although Zhao Litai belongs to Duan Qirui, Duan Qirui doubts whether Zhao Litai can control Shaanxi.So it was decided not to let Zhao Litai enter Shaanxi for the time being, and let Duan Xun continue to sort out Shaanxi.It can be regarded as a benefit to Duan Xun, but also requires Duan Xun's efforts.Come to Western Henan to support Wu Guangxin and suppress Zhao Ti.

"Yes."

207 Straight Anhui Conflict 3

"President Duan, what does this mean?"

Duan Xun is ready to welcome the arrival of his teacher Zhao Litai, and Duan Xun is going to leave Shaanxi and return to Sichuan after making some preparations in Shaanxi.Since Duan Xun took office in Xi'an, the route between Chongqing and Xi'an has been very busy.For some ordinary things, Chongqing can handle them by themselves, and then report to themselves.But for some important matters, Duan Xun still needs to make a decision in Xi'an.

As a result, the four provinces' border supervision offices are also divided into two offices, which is much less efficient.

However, Duan Qirui suddenly sent a telegram saying that Zhao Litai had delayed entering Shaanxi and asked Duan Xun to continue to serve as the temporary governor of Shaanxi.Then he asked Duan Xun to send a troop to be stationed in western Henan.

Zhao Litai himself also sent a telegram to Duan Xun, allowing Duan Xun to continue to sit in Shaanxi safely.However, Zhao Litai said that Zhao Litai's third son and eldest grandson have already entered Shaanxi, and hoped that Duan Xun would arrange for them to continue their studies.

Very unexpected news.

Duan Xun was very surprised that Zhao Litai did not enter Shaanxi suddenly.So Duan Xun put down the telegram and asked Yang Yongtai.

"General, it is estimated that the situation in the north is not good. Duan Hefei probably hopes that after the general takes control of Shaanxi, he will support the governor of Henan, Wu Guangxin, to control Henan. That's why he asked the general to send troops into western Henan. It should be to deter Zhao Ti."

"En. Recently, Cao Kun has been dancing very happily, and the contact with Zhang Zuolin has become more and more frequent. It seems that the situation in the north is indeed not very good."

Duan Xun nodded.

Originally, the conflict between Zhiwan and Anhui was intense in history, but it was not as tense as it is now.Because in history, after the Dharma War, Duan Qirui appointed Wu Guangxin as the commander of the No.20 division, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and also served as the investigation envoy of Sichuan.

The main task is to monitor the Hubei governor Wang Zhanyuan and the Sichuan forces.

But now Duan Xun serves as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, replacing Wu Guangxin to monitor Wang Zhanyuan.Although Duan Xun does not hold any position in Hubei, by virtue of his position as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, he not only directly controls the Yichang area, but also monitors several important cities in Hubei along the Yangtze River.In addition, the garrison command of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River is in Yueyang, which also directly deters the three towns of Wuhan.

Now that Duan Xun has deterred Hubei, Duan Qirui, in order to increase the strength of the Anhui faction, stationed the No.20 Division in Kaifeng and appointed Wu Guangxin as the governor of Henan.I want to take Henan as well and control it in the hands of the Anhui Department.

This move looks good, but it's really bad.Duan Qirui let Wu Guangxin serve as the governor of Henan and sent [-] divisions into Henan, which greatly offended Zhao Ti, the former governor of Henan.Zhao Ti, who was swinging from side to side, completely stood opposite Duan Qirui.

And the location of Henan is too important.

A vacillating person like Zhao Ti sits in Henan, but it reassures both Zhiwan and Anhui, and it can be used as a balance and a buffer point.But now Wu Guangxin, Duan Qirui's brother-in-law, came to Henan and wanted to turn Henan into the territory of the Anhui Department.

This contradiction intensified immediately.

why?

Because several provinces around Henan are directly related territories.To the north is Zhili controlled by Cao Kun, to the east is Jiangsu controlled by Li Chun, and to the south is Hubei controlled by Wang Zhanyuan.Of course, one advantage is that there are also many provinces controlled by the Anhui Department around it.

For example, Shaanxi in the west, Shandong in the northeast, and Anhui in the southeast are all territories of the Anhui system.

Houndstooth.

Henan's position as the hinterland of the Central Plains is too important. If Duan Qirui takes him completely, it will pose a huge threat to Zhili, Jiangsu, and Hubei.People like Wang Zhanyuan are very anxious.

Because at present, not only Duan Xun deters Hubei, but also Zhang Jingyao, the governor of Hunan, Wu Guangxin, the governor of Henan, and Ni Sichong, the governor of Anhui, Hubei is completely surrounded by Anhui troops.If you don't pay attention, you will be besieged by Anhui troops.

This is not the case in Jiangsu.

Shandong Province in the north is the territory of the Anhui Clan, and Zhang Shuyuan, the governor of Shandong, is a general of the Anhui Clan.Not to mention Anhui in the southwest, Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang in the south, is also a big brother of the Anhui faction, including He Fenglin, the current Songhu guard, who is also an Anhui faction.

Under such circumstances, if Henan becomes the territory of the Anhui Clan, then several provinces directly related to it will really be surrounded by the Anhui Clan.Therefore, Wu Guangxin's entry into Henan was completely unacceptable to these people in his immediate family.

Contradictions intensified immediately.

Duan Qirui supported Wu Guangxin, and his direct troops also supported Zhao Ti behind his back.Both sides have forces to support, so the two fought very lively in Henan, just to prevent either side from controlling Henan.So the contradiction is getting more and more intense.

It also caused Cao Kun to be very worried about his Zhili, so he mobilized Wu Peifu's troops to retreat

"General, if this continues..."

Yang Yongtai paused for a moment, and then said in an unbelievable tone: "Maybe there will be a fight between Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) and Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun. If Zhang Zuolin's Fengjun also gets involved, then it will be a fight." It may be the biggest war since the Revolution of [-]."

After Yang Yongtai finished speaking, he was very shocked.

Since the Revolution of [-], China has fought countless battles.Not to mention those small-scale conflicts, other wars that really determine the destiny of the country can be summed up simply as the Civil War.