Beiyang reactionaries

Xu Shuzheng smiled slightly.

surprise.

Duan Xun and Xu Shuzheng are very familiar.We knew each other when we were in Japan.Because Duan Xun is Duan Qirui's general Zhao Litai's lover, so he also paid attention to it.

He has good grades and ability, but he is very young and seems to have no city.

I never thought that I haven't seen him for a year or two, Duan Xun is really a very developed person, much more mature than that time.With a city and ambition, Xu Shuzheng is not afraid at all.The heroes of the world, Xu Shuzheng is sure to manage them.

Xu Shuzheng is afraid that his subordinates are idiots, but Xu Shuzheng is not afraid that the people under him are ambitious and smart.Xu Shuzheng has absolute self-confidence, and anyone under his command must be obedient.

Therefore, Xu Shuzheng was very satisfied with Duan Xun's performance today, and said directly: "In order to let you go to the west of Henan, in addition to destroying the local bandits and guarding against that Bai Lang's army, you are also asked to monitor the Zhensong army. Don't let them be bad." Things, let alone let him have any contact with the revolutionary party. I am not afraid to tell you, as long as you can gain a foothold in Western Henan, then we will slowly downsize Liu Zhenhua's troops, and eventually let you take over Western Henan."

Liu Zhenhua.

In the west of Henan, he was the king and hegemony, and the Beiyang Army never thought of destroying him completely.Because there are many local warlords at present, it is easy to affect the whole body by pulling one hair.But to be honest, Liu Zhenhua is just a little thief in Xu Shuzheng's eyes.

Never put him in the eye.

If it weren't for the fear of provoking other warlords, a small warlord of Liu Zhenhua's level would be wiped out by Xu Shuzheng with a flick of his finger.

As long as Duan Xun can really make a name for himself in Western Henan, Xu Shuzheng doesn't mind letting Liu Zhenhua give up the territory in Western Henan.At that time, we only need to promote Liu Zhenhua and let him enter Beijing.

"Director Xu, it's my job to exterminate the local bandits and guard against Bailang's troops. But the west of Henan is Liu Zhenhua's territory, and I have nothing but a regiment's establishment and military pay. Let me monitor the Zhensong army... ..., this looks like?"

Duan Xun shrugged.

The Zhensong Army has been in western Henan for many years, and there are three regiments in the establishment alone.Moreover, Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army is composed of local people in western Henan, and has a lot of contacts in western Henan.As the old saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake.

Duan Xun only has the establishment of a regiment, and up to now he hasn't even made up enough officers, so it can be said that he doesn't even have a shelf.If such a troop wants to form combat effectiveness, it doesn't know when it will be possible.

Xu Shuzheng smiled.

Then he pointed to Duan Xun and said, "You, you. Degong, don't worry. Since you are allowed to go to the west of Henan, you will not be allowed to go empty-handed. Originally, in terms of the nature of your army, the military salary is regular army About half, and there won't be too many good things. But I decide, the military salary is the same as those of the newly formed troops. Then I will give you ten guns for your troops, and you can form an artillery company. I will give you another twenty Heavy machine guns. And I have already talked with Yi Jun to transfer an entire company from Yi Jun to your army."

"Yi Jun?"

Duan Xun was taken aback, and asked back.

"Yes. Before your letter of appointment was issued, Mr. Zhi (Duan Qirui) talked to me and said that your teacher helped you fight for it. A company of Yijun from Rehe has already gone south. It is estimated that the two The day is coming. As long as they come to Baoding, you will meet with them and then go south to the west of Henan."

"Thank you, Director Xu."

Duan Xun was overjoyed.

Duan Xun is currently short of officers, military pay, weapons, everything anyway.Fortunately, I guarded the Baoding Military Academy and was able to take away some military students.But it takes time for an army to form combat effectiveness.

But going to the west of Henan by himself, facing the bandits in the west of Henan, and facing the rising Bai Lang's army, is very difficult.

Now that Xu Shuzheng wants to directly allocate a company of Yijun troops to himself, that would be great.The Yi Army used to be as famous as Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army, but its later development was not as good as that of the Beiyang Army.But even so, Yi Jun is still a very powerful force among the current national troops.

With this company, at least your own safety is guaranteed.

Xu Shuzheng also gave him cannons and heavy machine guns, which made Duan Xun very confident.

"Degong, I have high hopes for you. Work hard."

"Yes."

"Go. Take this note and go to get the military salary and weapons. With this note, no one will deduct your military salary, and you will be given as much as you want."

In Xu Shuzheng's eyes, Duan Xun's rank is still too low.If it weren't for the relationship between Duan Xun and Zhao Litai, and the important position in Western Henan, Xu Shuzheng would not have specially interviewed Duan Xun.

"Director Xu, take care."

4 Recruitment

"Degong, the higher ups really intend to let you take over Yuxi."

"kindness."

Duan Xun was very excited.

There are more than 20 counties in western Henan. If this place can really be occupied, then there will be a number one figure in the Beiyang Army.

So after Duan Xun went back, he immediately went to find Jiang Hongyu.Jiang Hongyu was the person who helped Feng Yuxiang reach the peak in history.Duan Xun also needs to do some analysis.Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army later developed to the point of ruling Shaanxi and Henan. In his heyday, Liu Zhenhua was a warlord with 10,000+ troops.

Western Henan is the site of Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army.

How to win Western Henan requires careful planning.

"I just met Xu Shuzheng. He meant that the higher-ups were worried about Liu Zhenhua and wanted us to enter Yuxi to replace Liu Zhenhua. But whether we can succeed or not depends on our own strength."

"Our own strength."

Jiang Hongyu nodded.

He quickly said again: "Degong, strength alone cannot take over Western Henan. Although the Zhensong Army was composed of troops that were abolished after Zhang Yu's troops were downsized, their troops are not Shaanxi troops. Their predecessors were Wang Tianzong's. The army, the army itself is composed of people from western Henan. We are far behind others in this regard. The Zhensong Army's influence in western Henan must be deeply rooted."

Duan Xun frowned.

this is a problem.

Xu Shuzheng said that he would let himself take over the territory of Western Henan.But Xu Shuzheng would not help Duan Xun compete for the land in western Henan, at most it was just some material support.What Xu Shuzheng needed was for Duan Xun to fight for himself, to make a name for himself in western Henan, and to push Liu Zhenhua out.

But if he is squeezed out by Liu Zhenhua, then Xu Shuzheng will give up Duan Xun.The Beiyang Army can be said to be full of talents, and a Duan Xun is nothing.What Xu Shuzheng has in his hand is someone who can use it.

With one Duan Xun missing, Xu Shuzheng will soon be able to find Li Xun and Wang Xun. Anyway, a lot of people are waiting to replace Duan Xun.

"Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu), I need you to show me the way."

Duan Xun clasped his fists.

Duan Xun didn't have his own ideas about going to the west of Henan.But Duan Xun also wanted to hear Jiang Hongyu's opinion.Jiang Hongyu was a great talent in history, and Duan Xun wanted to hear what advice he could give.

"kindness……"

Jiang Hongyu lengthened his voice, thought for a moment and said, "If we want to gain a foothold in Western Henan, we must be completely different from the Zhensong Army. Speaking of Zhensong Army, most of them are 'Tang Generals' (Western Henan Describe the bandit) background, reputation is not good. It is inextricably linked with many bandits in western Henan. Although Liu Zhenhua has the title of commander-in-chief of bandit suppression in western Henan, it is very difficult for him to completely wipe out the bandits in western Henan. This is our opportunity."

"Suppress bandits, suppress bandits."

Duan Xun understood what Jiang Hongyu meant.

Originally, Western Henan was around Luoyang. When Luoyang was the political center of China, it was always the best place.But there are many mountains in the west of Henan. After Luoyang slowly lost its original status, there were many bandits here.By the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were countless bandits in western Henan, and the bandits in western Henan were very famous.

The most famous is of course Wang Tianzong's troops.

During the Revolution of [-], Zhang Peng led the Shaanxi troops to block the Yi Army, Henan Army, and Beiyang Army in Tongguan, and the situation in Tongguan was in jeopardy.At that time, it was Wang Tianzong who led thousands of people to support Zhang Fang.Therefore, Zhang Peng directly called Wang Tianzong "Hero of Zhongzhou".