Beiyang reactionaries

After you have come and gone for a period of time, both sides are arranging their troops in an orderly manner.

The same is true for Duan Qirui.

When the major warlords of the Zhili clique attacked and accused Duan Qirui of manipulating the Congress and the cabinet, on June 1919, 6, Duan Qirui held a military meeting in Tuanhe.At the meeting, Duan Qirui decided to establish the "Dingguo Army", and Duan Qirui personally served as the commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army.

The Dingguo Army was divided into North Route Troops and South Route Troops.

Xu Shuzheng served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army and the chief of staff, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army North Route.Dingguo Army North Route troops were divided into four groups. Duan Zhigui was the commander of the first route and the commander-in-chief of martial law in the capital, Qu Tongfeng was the commander of the second route and the commander of the former enemy, Wei Zonghan was the commander of the third route, and Liu Xun was the commander of the fourth route.Qu Tongfeng led the second, third, and fourth troops as the troops on the western front, while Xu Shuzheng, as the commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army North Road, led the original participating army, which was later reorganized into some troops of the frontier defense army, as well as the northwestern frontier defense troops. Army as the Eastern Front.

The Border Guards and the Northwest Frontier Guards are not a unit.

Many people in later generations will confuse the Frontier Army and the Northwest Frontier Army, always thinking that they are one army.In fact, the two teams are completely different.The Border Guard Army was born out of Duan Qirui's participating army during the First World War, with a total of three divisions.The troops of these three divisions were mainly led by Qu Tongfeng, the commander of the first division of the participating army. Later, in order to avoid public opinion, they were renamed the Frontier Defense Army and went north to frighten Mongolia.The Northwest Frontier Army is a unit jointly built by the two armies of Anhui and Feng, that is, during the honeymoon period of Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin.

A total of five mixed brigades were compiled, and Xu Shuzheng was in charge of this unit.When it was established, most of the officers were arranged by Xu Shuzheng. Although there were also officers from Zhang Zuolin's side, generally speaking, Xu Shuzheng recommended more officers.Therefore, the troops are controlled by Xu Shuzheng.

It's just that Zhang Zuolin and Xu Shuzheng fell out later, and the Anhui and Feng factions fell out, and Xu Shuzheng took control of this army by himself.That is to say, the three divisions of the Border Defense Army and the five mixed brigades of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army were all troops built by Duan Qirui in the past two or three years.

Now these two forces have participated in the Zhiwan War.

In addition to the Dingguo Army North Route Army, Duan Qirui also set up the Ding Guo Army South Route Army.Duan Xun served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army and concurrently the commander-in-chief of the South Road of the Dingguo Army.As for how to arrange the troops on the South Route, Duan Qirui didn't give instructions, this is a matter for Duan Xun to decide.

Duan Qirui said at the meeting that he would do everything he could to wipe out his immediate family.

After the military meeting, Duan Qirui went from Tuanhe to Beijing, convened a joint meeting of all cabinet members and military and political personnel in the General's Mansion, and decided to "crusade" Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and others.

Xu Shichang was also forced to dismiss Cao Kun's Zhili Governor, Li Chun's Jiangsu Governor, and Chen Guangyuan's Jiangxi Governor.

The same is true for the immediate side.

On June 1919, 6, the direct army also held a meeting and expressed their desire to discuss the rebellion, and then immediately formed a "rebel army".Cao Kun took Wu Peifu as the front-line commander-in-chief of the rebel army, and concurrently served as the commander-in-chief of the West Road. He led the third division, the first mixed brigade of Zhili, the second mixed brigade of Zhili, and the third mixed brigade of Zhili. The main force to lead in battle.In addition, Feng Yuxiang's No.20 mixed brigade, who is currently joining Cao Kun's group, also takes orders from Wu Peifu.On the East Road, Cao Kun's younger brother Cao Ying was the commander-in-chief, and the troops led by Cao Kun were the troops in Zhili, mainly the troops built in Baoding, including the three newly built mixed brigades.There are also Cao Ying and Cao Rui, the troops of the Cao brothers who were trained in Zhili, and they all joined the East Road.

Both sides made final preparations.

As long as the troops start to move in, then fight directly.

"Send a telegram to the Eighth Division, asking Xiong Qixun to take all the troops of the Eighth Division into Hubei by boat. After entering Hubei, follow Wan Xuancai's command."

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Dingguo Army and concurrently the Commander-in-Chief of the Dingguo Army South Road Troop.

From this appointment, it can be seen that Duan Xun's current status in the Anhui Department has been greatly improved.After all, Duan Qirui is the commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army this time, and Xu Shuzheng and Duan Xun are the two deputy commanders.Just the position of the deputy commander of the Dingguo Army can greatly improve Duan Xun's status in the Anhui Clan and in the Beiyang Army.Now that the two sides have torn their skins apart, the only thing left to do now is to fight.

Apart from other things, Duan Xun only knows a little bit.

That is, in history, the battle between Zhiwan and Anhui seemed huge, but in fact there was no battle at all, and the Anhui troops lost within a few days of fighting.Therefore, Duan Xun needs to be fast and seize time.

Duan Xun didn't want to waste time.

After Duan Qirui appointed Duan Xun as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Dingguo Army on the 18th and concurrently as the commander-in-chief of the South Road of the Dingguo Army, he immediately issued orders to the various troops.The first is to let the Eighth Division of Xiong Qixun in Kuizhou enter Hubei by boat.At the current shipping speed of the Yangtze River, it would take less than a week to reach Wuchang.

Of course, this is when there is no obstacle.

But the Eighth Division entered Hubei, not to go straight to Wuchang.After all, there is still a big city in the middle, Jingzhou, in the hands of Wang Ruqin's Eighth Division.Only by winning the Eighth Division can the troops continue along the Yangtze River to Wuchang.

"Send a telegram to the Fourth Army and Fourth Division, and ask Yin Chengyu to lead the Fourth Army and Fourth Division to concentrate their forces to attack Jingzhou. After taking Jingzhou, continue to attack Wuchang. Send a telegram to Yueyang, and ask Wan Xuancai to take the first All the gunboats of the mixed brigade, the sixth mixed brigade, the guard brigade of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River garrison command, and the marine police force went straight to Wuchang. Tell Wan Xuancai not to rush to expand the territory. His main task is to destroy Wang Zhanyuan's main force, mainly the No. Second Division, Eighth Division, No.18 Division, and No.20 First Mixed Brigade. As long as Wang Zhanyuan's main force is defeated, we can occupy Hubei as we like."

"Yes."

"As for how to fight, I don't interfere. I only want Hubei."

"Yes."

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Duan Xun only has such a small number of troops, if they are completely scattered, it will be nothing.In a province as large as Hubei, there are not more than 20 people sitting in the town, so it is nothing at all.

The troops that Duan Xun can currently mobilize in Hubei include Xiong Qixun's Eighth Division, which is about 7 people.

Therefore, Duan Xun's goal this time is to quickly defeat several main forces of Wang Zhanyuan, not to seize the territory of Hubei.As long as Wang Zhanyuan's troops are defeated, Hubei will naturally belong to Duan Xun.

"Coordinate with the Yangtze River Shipping Company to gather their passenger ships and freighters in Wanxian County, and help me transport troops into Hubei. There is no room for negotiation. Tell Li Heyang and Swire Pacific in the UK. The matter is over. Afterwards, I will definitely give them an explanation, and I will not let their ships help us transport troops in vain."

"Yes."

Now is the time when every second counts.

Duan Xun couldn't mobilize enough ships to move troops for a while, so Duan Xun could only call civilian ships.Anyway, the Yangtze River Shipping Company has hundreds of ships, and it is easy to transport a division of troops into Hubei.

"Send a telegram to Baoqing to let Li Jishen pay attention to the changes in Guangxi. I guess Lu Rongting will mobilize troops from Guangxi. As long as Guangxi mobilizes troops, then attack Guangxi for me. Also tell Li Jishen, don't think about occupying territory, give me Directly attack the location of the Gui army and defeat the Gui army. After defeating the main force of the Gui army, occupy Guilin and Nanning, and open up the sea route for me in the south."

"Yes."

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"Commander, the Beijing government officially dismissed Cao Kun's Zhili Governor, Li Chun's Jiangsu Governor, and Chen Guangyuan's Jiangxi Governor today."

"Great."

Guangzhou.

Lu Rongting was also restless during this time.

It was really because of the war in the Chaoshan area that it did not follow Lu Rongting's expectations at all.Lu Rongting thought that as long as he went out with tens of thousands of troops, he could easily defeat Chen Jiongming's troops and easily deal with Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army.Lu Rongting also dreamed of taking Fujian after defeating Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army.

But I didn't expect that I completely underestimated Chen Jiongming, and also overestimated my control over Guangdong.

Just after the fight started, nearly half of Liu Zhilu's Fourth Army of the Guangdong Army defected to Chen Jiongming.As a result, Liu Zhilu lost Chaozhou and Shantou one after another.In Meizhou, Lu Gongwang's Zhejiang Army stood still, while Fang Shengtao's Fourth Division of the Yunnan Army in Lufeng retreated to Haifeng.

Jieyang was also very dangerous at that time.

Fortunately, Shen Hongying's Third Army of the Guangdong Army sensed Jieyang and blocked Chen Jiongming's troops.The two sides fought in Jieyang for several days, and suffered heavy losses.

This would have been a great opportunity.

As long as Lu Gongwang's Zhejiang Army and Yunnan Army can attack Chen Jiongming's Guangdong Army in a roundabout way, Chen Jiongming's Guangdong Army will surely be defeated and forced back.It is even possible to annihilate Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army.However, Lu Gongwang's Zhejiang army remained motionless in Meizhou. Although Lu Rongting had appointed Lu Gongwang as the guardian of Chaoshan, Lu Gongwang was not at all tempted.The troops were still stationed in Meizhou, but instead they became the local tyrants there.He began to withhold the finances of the Meizhou area, completely ignoring Lu Rongting.

Even more exasperating is the Yunnan Army.

Li Yuanyuan was patted on his chest to ensure that he could control the Yunnan Army.Therefore, Lu Rongting and Li Gengen cooperated to drive away Li Liejun. In name, Li Gengen did control the Yunnan Army.But when it came time to fight, Li Yuanyuan couldn't control the Dian army at all.

People like Fang Shengtao, Zhu Peide, and Lu Zicai didn't give Li Gengen any face at all.

Many of these people were originally Li Gengen's students, but Li Gengen and Lu Rongting cooperated to drive away Li Liejun, which made them very dissatisfied.So these people don't give face to the former teachers at all.

The two divisions of the Yunnan Army stationed in Guangdong are stationed in the Haifeng and Huidong areas to wait and see the development of the situation.However, Lu Rongting did not dare to force the Yunnan Army troops, after all, they were close at hand.If this force is forced back, they may attack Guangzhou directly.

Lu Gongwang's Zhejiang Army and the Yunnan Army stationed in Guangdong did not fight. Chen Jiongming immediately dispatched Wang Wenhua's Dharma Protector Qian Army troops to attack Fengshun and Xinheng in a roundabout way, hoping to take Jieyang.

Shen Hongying was already dissatisfied with Lu Rongting treating them as cannon fodder, so he led his troops out of Jieyang under the pretext that the war was unfavorable, and the troops retreated to Chaoyang and Puning.So far, Chen Jiongming's troops have captured several important cities in Chaozhou, Shantou, and Jieyang one after another, and their power and power have greatly increased.