Beiyang reactionaries

In recent years, the North and the South have fought wars, and the Beiyang Army has gained the upper hand.The southern army that fought was very embarrassed.It doesn't matter whether it was the Revolution of [-], or the Second Revolution, or the War to Protect the Country.Just talk about a year ago during the Dharma War, Lu Rongting's main force was defeated in Hunan, losing tens of thousands of troops.

The reason why the Civil War stopped every time was not because the southern army defeated the Beiyang army on the battlefield, but because there was internal strife within the Beiyang army, and the Beiyang army stopped attacking by itself.However, although the Beiyang Army has internal strife every time, it is only to fight for power and profit.

But this time is different.

Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Cao Kun are all preparing for war, sharpening their knives, and maybe they will really fight.It would be really nice if the Beiyang Army fought.The Beiyang Army has controlled China for so many years. If they have internal strife, it will be a good opportunity for any other local warlords.

Taking advantage of their internal strife, everyone can rise.

"Brother Jing Cun (Chen Jiongming), what do you think?"

"You should know what I think."

Chen Jiongming and Deng Keng are both Cantonese, and both made their fortunes in Guangdong.But now Guangdong is ruled by Lu Rongting's Gui army, which is very difficult for Chen Jiongming and Deng Keng to accept.Moreover, Lu Rongting and the others cooperated to drive Sun Yat-sen away. Everyone was absolutely hostile.

After all, it is the Cantonese Army.

I definitely want to go to Guangdong.

"But I'm thinking about whether the time is right? Do we have the strength to go back?"

"I think the timing is very appropriate."

"Tell me."

Chen Jiongming trusted his chief of staff Deng Keng very much.

The two have known each other for so many years, and they led the revolution in Guangdong together in the year of [-].Chen Jiongming believed in Deng Keng's ability very much.

"The conflict between Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, and Cao Kun has intensified, even to the point of fighting each other. But after all, they are of the same origin, and both sides have strong forces. If they want to really fight, it is impossible without several months of preparation. The northward withdrawal of Wu Peifu's troops is probably preparing for it. So now is the best opportunity. There is no internal strife in the Beiyang Army, and they will never allow Mr. (Sun Yat-sen) to allow us to return to Guangdong. They would rather support Lu Rongting , and it is impossible to support Mr. and us. Therefore, if we return to Guangdong, now is the best opportunity. Take advantage of Beijing’s lack of energy to manage us.”

"Yes."

Chen Jiongming nodded.

The timing is really good.Once Duan Qirui's Anhui faction and Feng Guozhang's and Cao Kun's immediate families are going to fight, they must be prepared.The two sides have hundreds of thousands of troops, and it will take several months to mobilize the troops.

And the war is not just a fight.

Before the fight, there must be some verbal confrontation. Both parties must scold each other, say that the other party is wrong, and make up a legitimate excuse.Then the two sides will fight.Calculated in this way, if the two sides want to fight, it is estimated that there will be no three or four months, and there will be no fight at all in four or five months.

This is the opportunity.

If the two sides want to fight, it is related to who will control the Beijing government.When the time comes, both of them will only think about how to fight each other, and who will care about Guangdong's affairs.This gave the Cantonese army a huge time.

"Zhongyuan (Deng Keng), there are two things that I am most worried about now. One is the Yunnan army. Sometimes they seem to be friendly with us, and sometimes they seem to be friendly with Lu Rongting. I can't grasp it. Recently For a period of time, especially after my husband went to Shanghai, the Dian Army has been following Lu Rongting. You also know that the two divisions of the Dian Army stationed in Guangdong are elite troops. In a real fight, we may not necessarily be his opponents. Another point is the problem of arms. Originally, I expected to buy a batch of weapons from Japan to expand our army. But you also know that the arms embargo suddenly occurred, and the previous business negotiations collapsed. I have already sent people in the country The arms market is looking for weapons, but the situation is not very optimistic, there are no weapons for sale at all."

want to go back.

Chen Jiongming wanted to go back even in his dreams.Because Fujian, especially Zhangzhou, where they are currently stationed, the southern Fujian area is very poor.A dozen counties in southern Fujian combined are not as rich as a single county in Guangdong.

Only by returning to Guangdong can the Guangdong Army be rich and able to develop.

If he doesn't go back to Guangdong, Chen Jiongming is very dissatisfied anyway in southern Fujian.Fortunately, Chen Jiongming is not completely without money in southern Fujian.Here is poor, poor jingle, nothing.There are not even a few schools in one county.

But it's not like money didn't come.

Since Duan Xun severely punished the opium in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, the opium producing area in the northern region has become Shaanxi, while the opium producing area in the southeastern region has become Fujian.Opium is grown everywhere in Fujian, and then opium enters Guangdong through southern Fujian.

Chen Jiongming collects opium tax here, which is tens of millions a year.

Otherwise, where did Chen Jiongming have the guts to go back to Guangdong.But even if there is an opium tax, it can't compare to Guangdong.Guangdong is the real rich, so rich.Only by returning to Guangdong can the Guangdong Army be able to make great progress and realize its ambitions.

"I think you're thinking too much about the Dian Army's problem. Even if the Dian Army doesn't help us, it definitely won't help Lu Rongting."

"Are you sure?"

Chen Jiongming frowned.

He said very worriedly: "Zhong Yuan, you should know. The two divisions of the Dian Army have strong combat effectiveness. Once they support Lu Rongting, it will be very difficult for us to regain Guangdong. Since Li Gengen entered Guangdong, I think the Dian Army Actively get close to Mo Rongxin."

During the War to Protect the Nation, Li Liejun led the Yunnan army into Guangdong and expelled the then Guangdong general Long Jiguang.Then this Yunnan army stayed in Guangdong and was called the Yunnan Army in Guangdong.

Li Liejun was Sun Yat-sen's go-getter.

I have always supported Sun Yat-sen.However, during the war to protect the law, the situation changed dramatically after Li Gengen, the veteran of the Yunnan Revolutionary Party, went south.When Li Genyuan came to Guangdong, he had a fierce fight with Cen Chunxuan, and soon he cooperated with Lu Rongting to expel Sun Yat-sen.

Moreover, there were two divisions of the Yunnan Army stationed in Guangdong at that time, the designations were the third division and the fourth division.The commander of the third division is Zhang Kairu, and the commander of the fourth division is Fang Shengtao.Here Zhang Kairu has deep experience in the Yunnan Army, and even in the Revolutionary Party.After Sun Yat-sen entered Guangdong, Zhang Kairu publicly supported Sun Yat-sen.

Therefore, Li Genyuan helped Lu Rongting arrest Zhang Kairu suddenly in the name of a meeting, and then dismissed Zhang Kairu as the teacher of the third division.It deterred the entire army stationed in Guangdong and Yunnan, and expelled Li Liejun.

From then on, Li Genyuan began to control the Yunnan Army stationed in Guangdong.

Totally leaning toward Lu Rongting.

"Brother Jingcun, the situation of the Dian army is special. After all, they are guest troops in Guangdong, and they have lost their support since Duan Xun occupied Yunnan. The current situation is that whoever gives the money will listen to whoever gives the money. Many generals of the Dian army and I are in I have contacted people in Guangdong, including Fang Shengtao, Zhu Peide, Yang Yiqian, and Lu Zicai. Although they are currently obeying Lu Rongting's orders, the main reason is that Lu Rongting can provide them with military pay. But they themselves do not object to sir, and they do not want to fight us. If we fight Lu Rongting, the Dian Army will never fight us."

"If only that were the case."

Chen Jiongming was still quite afraid of the Yunnan Army.

The elite of the Yunnan army is the best in the whole country, this is not just casually said.It is the prestige of the Yunnan Army in war after war.Among the troops in the country, there are two troops with the highest proportion of officers from military academies.One is the direct line of the Beiyang Army, and the other is the Yunnan Army.

Yunnan Lecture Martial Arts Hall has trained thousands of graduates since the end of Qing Dynasty. These people are scattered in the Yunnan Army, and there are only a few people in the Yunnan Army.You can know the proportion of military school graduates of the Yunnan Army in the army.

Therefore, the Yunnan Army has a strong combat effectiveness and a very strong grassroots organization ability.

brave.

Chen Jiongming also didn't want to fight the Yunnan army.

"As for the issue of arms, it's not easy to solve."

Deng Keng also frowned.

This time is definitely a good opportunity.The forces of all parties in the northern region are sharpening their swords, and the situation is already tense.But no one can say how long this will take.So now is a good opportunity.

But what Chen Jiongming was worried about, Deng Keng was also worried about.

Short of ammunition.

Since there is going to be a war, more arms must be needed.And since there is going to be a war, military expansion is a must.Although the current Cantonese Army claims to be two armies, in fact, the total number of them is less than 2.Lu Rongting currently has 5 troops in Guangdong.But to expand the army, we need weapons.But at this time, the arms embargo suddenly came, leaving Chen Jiongming helpless.

What's the situation now.

Money can't buy weapons.

"Then wait first. I have asked Hong Zhaolin to contact domestic arms dealers. See if there are other channels."