Beiyang reactionaries

After all, their crusade against Duan Qirui is a local crusade against the central government, and the name is very important.

Just like Cai E and Tang Jiyao used protecting the country as their slogan at the beginning, Sun Yat-sen used protecting the law as his slogan.Since ancient times, the crusade against the central government has always required a name.

So what is an excuse.

The failure of the Paris Peace Conference is the best excuse, especially if Shandong is occupied by Japan, that is the best excuse.Duan Qirui and the good relationship between Anhui and Japan is the biggest excuse.In other words, as long as it enters May, the situation will become more and more serious.Duan Xun estimated that there might be a fight in June, August at the latest.

With the war approaching, Duan Xun didn't dare to be careless at all.

Therefore, the Military Department of the Sichuan-Yunnan-Guizhou-Tibet Provincial Frontier Supervision Administration has completely moved to Xi'an to work.Because the military department is divided into two, it will delay many things. The current situation does not allow the military department to be divided into two parts, one part is in Xi'an, and the other part is in Chongqing.Therefore, all the senior generals of the military department accepted Duan Xun's order and came to Xi'an to facilitate Duan Xun's decision-making.

Not only did the Ministry of Military Affairs move to Xi'an as a whole, but many bigwigs from the four provinces' frontier supervision agencies also came to work in Xi'an.Including Dai Kan, the Office of the Frontier Defense Council of the Four Provinces, Yang Wei, the Assistant Office of the Frontier Defense of the Four Provinces, and Wang Yongjiang, the Chief Executive of the Frontier Defense of the Four Provinces, all came to Xi'an.

Once the Zhiwan War breaks out, Duan Xun's choice is crucial.It will determine the fate of Duan Xun Group, so the top management must gather together.Be ready at all times as the situation evolves.

"Xu Yongchang, please tell us about the current situation."

"Yes."

Yang Yongtai nodded.

Not to mention Dai Kan, Yang Wei, Wang Yongjiang, the generals of the Military Department, Minister of Military Affairs Xiong Kewu, Vice Minister of Military Affairs Gu Pinzhen, Chief of the General Staff Xu Yongchang, Minister of Equipment Department Han Linchun, and Minister of Logistics Department Han Jianduo are all here .

As well as Shang Zhen, the commander of the Second Division who has been stationed in Chengdu, Yin Chengyu, the commander of the Fourth Army, Guo Songling, the chief of staff of the Fourth Army, Yu Enyang, the commander of the Fifth Army, Deng Hanxiang, the chief of staff of the First Army, Xiong Qixun, the commander of the Eighth Division, and others who are currently stationed in Chengdu. Liu Xiang, commander of the Second Army in Shaanxi, Li Bingzhi, commander of the Third Division, Yuan Zuming, commander of the Seventh Division, Hu Jingyi, who had just been appointed as the commander of the garrison division, and He Yaozu, chief of staff of the garrison division.

A large number of generals are meeting in Xi'an. If it is normal, it will definitely attract the attention of the whole country.After all, Duan Xun is no longer an ordinary person. He has 20 soldiers under his command. If the generals of Duan Xun's army gather together, something big will definitely happen.All the forces around Duan Xun must be terrified.

But at this time, no one felt any surprise, but thought it was a normal thing.Duan Qirui is currently mobilizing troops, Cao Kun is also mobilizing troops, and local warlords are also actively mobilizing troops.All over the country, starting from Beijing, all the warlords down are calling army generals for meetings.

So it was no surprise that Duan Xun held a military meeting in Xi'an.At this time, Duan Xun, as a general of the Anhui Department, has a problem if he does not prepare.

"The latest news we have received. Wang Chengbin's No. [-] Zhili Mixed Brigade has entered Henan, Yan Xiangwen's No. [-] Zhili Mixed Brigade has entered Xiangyang, and the Zhili No. [-] Mixed Brigade has already passed Changsha and will soon pass through Yuezhou. Wu Peifu The [-]rd Division of Wu Peifu began to pack up and prepare to retreat north. According to the current withdrawal speed of Wu Peifu's troops, all Wu Peifu's troops can leave Hunan within one month, and all of Wu Peifu's troops can return to Zhili within two months. Moreover, they were originally stationed in Shaanxi After Xu Lanzhou's Fengjun division retreated to Rehe, he did not continue to retreat to the northeast, but stationed in Rehe. Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) ordered General Qu Tongfeng to take the previously organized troops to the south and enter Gyeonggi. The troops are all going south."

Xu Yongchang said while showing the situation of each unit on the map.

It takes a deep breath to watch.

very clear.

Because the troops of the Zhi and Anhui lines began to gather in the Gyeonggi and Zhili areas, the two sides were already in a posture.It's just that the mobilization of troops by the two sides is not yet complete, or they are not yet ready for war, so the two sides are still very restrained and have not fought.

But soon.

If you look at the troops gathered here, you will know that nearly 20 troops have gathered in Zhili, Shandong, and Gyeonggi.And the two sides are still adding troops.

It can be said that this was the most one-time mobilization of troops by the Beiyang Army after the Revolution of [-].

To protect the country and protect the law, the North and the South fought wars. In fact, not many troops were actually mobilized.During the two wars on the Beiyang Army's side, the number of troops mobilized several times may add up to 4 troops.But they were assembled several times, and they were scattered in many provinces in the south.If it is divided into several battlefields, it is estimated that there are only [-] to [-] people in each battlefield.

But this time is different.

Before the two sides were fully prepared, 20 troops had been mobilized for a confrontation.And there are already 20 troops in very small places in Gyeonggi and Zhili.

Xu Yongchang sat down after explaining the current situation.Duan Xun took Xu Yongchang's words and said: "And I have already received a telegram from Premier Duan. Premier Duan asked me to send troops to be stationed in Western Henan and Yichang respectively. At least one division is needed in each place. Do you know what it means?"

There are no fools here.

Duan Qirui ordered Duan Xun to send troops into western Henan and Yichang. Although he didn't expressly say it, the meaning was obvious.Entering western Henan is for controlling Henan, and entering Yichang is for Hubei.

In fact, it was all to go north to support Duan Qirui.

This is really going to war.

"Everyone is talking about what should we do if our Anhui faction fights with Feng Guozhang's and Cao Kun's immediate families? Although Prime Minister Duan didn't say it clearly, what he meant was that he hoped that our large troops could enter Henan and go north to Zhili's .”

In fact, Duan Xun already has a detailed plan for this war.

But this thing, Duan Xun didn't want to say it directly, because it's hard to say.Duan Xun's thoughts need to be spoken out by his subordinates, not Duan Xun.The same is true for Duan Qirui.He hoped that Duan Xun's troops would attack Henan, but it was hard for him to say that.

So turn a corner and tell Duan Xun to let the troops enter Western Henan and Yichang.

"General, our troops are all in the southwest region. However, judging from the current situation, once the Zhili and Anhui factions go to war, the Zhili, Shandong, Gyeonggi and Henan areas must be the main battlefield. For us, the troops are far away from our control area , In terms of logistical support and adaptation of the troops, it is very detrimental to us."

Deng Hanxiang spoke immediately.

Deng Hanxiang was born as Duan Xun's secretary-general. Although he has been released to other places, he is definitely Duan Xun's most direct descendant.Deng Hanxiang is currently serving as the chief of staff of Li Jishen's First Army, but he is not a simple chief of staff.

Because the situation in western Hunan is complicated, Deng Hanxiang is the chief of staff of the First Army and can command the troops.Similarly, he also participated in the work of the Xiangxi government.It is a bridge connecting the army and the local area, and its status is very important.

It is precisely because of Deng Hanxiang's background that he can say what he wants without any scruples.

"Yes."

Shang Zhen also nodded, and said: "General, our troops have traveled long distances to fight in Zhili. Even if we don't enter Zhili to fight in Henan, it will definitely not do us any good."

"Yes, General. Our troops went north to Zhili, very uncomfortable."

"We'll get nothing if we go."

Duan Xun didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

What's angry is that these people don't have the slightest empathy for the upcoming war between Zhiwan and Anhui.No matter how Duan Xun was born, he was from the Anhui family, not to mention that Duan Qirui was the uncle of Duan Xun's wife.Among the generals of the Anhui Department, Zhao Litai was Duan Xun's mentor, Qu Tongfeng was also Duan Xun's teacher, and Xu Shuzheng was Duan Xun's senior.Duan Xun and the Anhui Department have always been very close.

Duan Xun's current development is inseparable from the support of the Anhui Department.

Duan Xun is from the Anhui Clan, and Duan Xun's troops are also considered to be the Anhui Clan troops outside.Although Duan Xun has formed his own system in the southwest for many years, people outside regard Duan Xun's army as Duan Qirui's army.

But look at these people under Duan Xun.

All of them only have their own small calculations in mind, only pay attention to the small interests in their hearts, and don't care about the upcoming direct-anhui war at all.

It's no wonder that Duan Qirui is getting more and more angry and wants to rebuild the new army.It is estimated that this is not only the case for Duan Xun, but also for other Anhui warlords.The local warlords have been in the area for a long time, and the troops they build are completely branded as private, almost equivalent to the private troops of the warlords.After the wings of these warlords hardened one by one, they only knew their own interests, who cared about Duan Qirui's interests, and who cared about the interests of the Anhui Department.

But you should be happy too.

Because they have their own little calculations and their own little interests in mind.And the small calculations and small interests in their hearts are the interests of Duan Xun's group.So Duan Xun should really be happy.

Very complicated mood.

"General, I think what the generals said is not unreasonable."

"Then tell me."

When Yang Wei opened his mouth, Duan Xun knew the truth.Duan Xun and Yang Wei have worked together for many years, Yang Wei can guess what Duan Xun is thinking, and can also help Duan Xun come up with ideas.The two cooperated very well.

It's just that since Yang Wei is not in charge of specific matters and will not meddle in other businesses, there are fewer and fewer cases where he gives advice to Duan Xun.But every time Duan Xun Group has important matters, Yang Wei is the pinnacle of stability in Duan Xun's heart.

"General, we will definitely send troops in the Zhiwan war. There is no room for negotiation. We can achieve the current development because of Duan Hefei's support, and it is because the general's troops come from the Anhui faction. Now the Zhiwan faction If we want to fight, how can we back down at this time."