Beiyang reactionaries

After all, the Beiyang Army is still of the same origin.Therefore, if you can't beat others, there is no burden to surrender.It's not a life-and-death enmity, why beat you to the death.

This is the current situation of the Beiyang Army.

Why in the history of the Zhiwan war, including the first Duan Qirui and Cao Kun, and the second Qi Xieyuan and Lu Yongxiang, each time the battle was resolved within a short time.It is because after a fight, as long as one side is in a disadvantageous situation, a large number of generals will immediately join the winning side.So don't look at the battle between Zhiwan and Anhui. It seems that both sides have invested heavily, but after a closer look, few people died at all.Because everyone on the battlefield turned against each other.

But during the two Zhifeng wars, the Zhili army and the Fengtian army were not so polite.The two sides fought very fiercely, causing serious casualties.It is rare to say that there has been a large number of defections between the two armies of Zhifeng.Even if Wang Chengbin, Feng Yuxiang, and Sun Yue launched the coup in Beijing, they were internally opposed to Wu Peifu, but they did not turn to Fengjun.

There are historical reasons for this.

Although Wang Ruqin is in the direct lineage, he is only close to the lineage and supports Feng Guozhang, not a general in the direct lineage.If Wang Ruxian's Eighth Division hadn't suffered a disastrous defeat in Hunan and was placed in Jingzhou, the Eighth Division would not have become Wang Zhanyuan's army.

If the Eighth Division is placed on the territory of the Anhui Department, the Eighth Division will listen to the Anhui Department.

So Wang Ruqin immediately chose to join Duan Qirui after seeing Guo Songling's large number of troops pressing down and he couldn't stop him at all.Send Fan Shihong, Chief of Staff of the Eighth Division, to go there in person.

"General Fan, this is General Yin Chengyu, the commander of our Fourth Army, and this is General Guo Songling, the chief of staff of our Fourth Army."

"General Yin, General Guo, nice to meet you."

Although he came here to surrender, Fan Shihong didn't feel any shame at all.Although Yin Chengyu in front of him was from the Yunnan Army, and Guo Songling was also from the Revolutionary Party, but since they have all joined Duan Xun, they are all from the Beiyang Army.

It's just cooperation between the Beiyang armies.

It would be too far-fetched to say surrender.

"General Fan, please sit down."

"Please."

Several people sat down, and Fan Shihong immediately said: "General Yin, General Guo, I think today's conflict is a misunderstanding. Our Eighth Division was originally under the command of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River Garrison Command, and everyone is a friendly army. The Jingzhou Garrison was supposed to Following General Duan's order, the fight between us is definitely a misunderstanding. Our teacher asked me to come here to resolve the misunderstanding between the two sides."

Surrender, it cannot be said to surrender.

This is a matter of face.

Of course Fan Shihong spoke from another side.The Eighth Division didn't want to listen to Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei, but Wang Ruqin didn't want to listen to Duan Xun and Wan Xuancai, so he got close to Wang Zhanyuan.

But speaking carefully, the Eighth Division should have listened to Duan Xun according to the arrangement of the Ministry of War.Therefore, several important cities in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River starting from Yueyang are all under the command of the Upper Yangtze River Guard Command.As an important town in Hubei and an important city along the Yangtze River, Jingzhou is no exception.

So Fan Shihong took this matter as an example.

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding."

Guo Songling smiled and nodded.

Yin Chengyu's temper is not very good, he is a stubborn donkey.Guo Songling is far better than Yin Chengyu in this kind of negotiation.Therefore, Guo Songling replaced Yin Chengyu in the negotiation.

"It's definitely a misunderstanding. Our Eighth Division should have listened to General Duan's orders, but we didn't hear General Duan's orders, so the misunderstanding occurred. If General Duan has any orders, you can tell us the Eighth Division directly. You must obey orders."

Fan Shihong told Guo Songling in a roundabout manner, what conditions do you have to mention quickly.

Lower your stance completely.

It doesn't work if you don't lower it.The Eighth Division suffered a disastrous defeat last year, and the troops have not yet recovered, and they are not even half as strong as they were at their peak.Facing Duan Xun's tens of thousands of troops, the Eighth Division did not have the confidence to stop them.

And Wang Ruqin didn't want to block it either.

As long as there is an army in this era, Duan Qirui will do nothing, and he can do whatever he wants.But if all the troops are wiped out, Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun can still think highly of him.I am not a direct descendant of Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun.

"General Fan, you are being polite."

Guo Songling smiled and said: "The Eighth Division and us are friendly troops. Today is indeed a misunderstanding. Our general doesn't have any orders. Our general just hopes that all the troops along the way can issue telegrams to show everyone's attitude. Cao Kun, as the direct Li Dujun actually crusaded against the central government and rebelled. He is really a traitor. He should be reviled by thousands of people. All the troops along the way should consciously draw a clear line with Cao Kun and support the central government's actions to stabilize the country."

Fan Shihong was taken aback for a moment.

But nod quickly.This is not difficult.Although the Eighth Division will completely break with the Zhili after the power is turned on, what does that matter.Now that Duan Qirui's army is overwhelming, as long as Cao Kun is eliminated, there will be no one in the direct line who can challenge Duan Qirui.

Feng Guozhang is still old.

Since leaving the position of President, he has been in poor health and unable to deal with too many important things.With Feng Guozhang's physical condition, he couldn't gather the three governors of the Yangtze River to act in a unified manner, and he couldn't support Cao Kun.It can be said that the result is doomed.

Among the other direct generals, who has such a strong strength as Cao Kun, who has such an outstanding general as Wu Peifu.Even Cao Kun is not Duan Qirui's opponent, let alone other direct generals.

If you don't get close to Duan Qirui quickly at this time, after Duan Qirui has won a big victory, there will be nothing if you get close to Duan Qirui again.

"this is necessary."

Fan Shihong did not hesitate.

As long as Duan Xun does not intervene in the internal affairs of the Eighth Division and does not come to annex the troops of the Eighth Division, then other conditions are easy to negotiate.Now it seems that Duan Xun really has no intention of directly intervening in the internal affairs of the Eighth Division, but just let the Eighth Division show its attitude.

This is much simpler.

"Also, General Fan. We hope that the Eighth Division can go north to attack Wang Duqing's No. 20 No. [-] Mixed Brigade. Our Fourth Division is currently attacking Dangyang, and we hope that the Eighth Division will attack Jingmen."

Fan Shihong sighed inwardly.

really.

Duan Xun would not hand over such an important place as Jingzhou to the Eighth Division.He said that he was going to attack Jingmen, but in fact it was to transfer the Eighth Division.Fan Shihong knew better than anyone what was going on with Wang Duqing's No.20 mixed brigade.

The No.20-[-] Mixed Brigade also suffered a great blow in the Law Protection War.

First, they were driven out of Xiangyang because of the rebellion of the Hubei army.Later, he fought several times with the Hubei army, causing a lot of casualties.It hasn't recovered much this year, and the phenomenon of empty pay is very serious.It is said that it is a mixed brigade, and it would be good to have [-] people.

And it was stationed in two places, Dangyang and Jingmen.

Because the Eighth Division was supposed to obey the orders of the garrison headquarters in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and Duan Xun's troops were close at hand, so the Eighth Division also did some research on Duan Xun's troops.

Compared with the Tenth Division and the No.11 Division that he is currently facing, the Fourth Division is Duan Xun's true direct descendant.It was the first batch of troops reorganized when Duan Xun reorganized the Sichuan Army in the early years.Wan Xuancai, who currently serves as the deputy commander of the garrison on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, was previously the commander of the Fourth Division.

Such troops go up, the 21st mixed brigade is no match.

But Fan Shihong has long been psychologically prepared for this.After all, Jingzhou, where the Eighth Division is currently stationed, is an important town in Hubei, and no one would just hand it over to others.

"Yes."

"General Fan, our garrison division has entered Hubei from Jingziguan, and will soon attack Xiangyang. After the Eighth Division takes Jingmen, it can continue to go north and enter Xiangyang. We will send a telegram to the general and ask General Wang Ruqin's eighth division to attack Xiangyang. The division stationed in Xiangyang to guard against Zhao Ti in Henan. At the same time, the division commander Wang Ruqin was appointed as the guardian of Xiangyang."

To make people do things, always give benefits.

The guardian envoy of Xiangyang.

This is the benefit Guo Songling gave them.

Fan Shihong was overjoyed.

What is the biggest problem for the Eighth Division over the past year.That is, there is no fixed site, and there is no fixed name.The Eighth Division nominally accepts Duan Xun's orders, but they are close to Wang Zhanyuan and listen to Wang Zhanyuan's words.