Beiyang reactionaries

Seeing that Liu Zuolong was so angry, Chen Kejian immediately came to ask.

The division commander Liu Zuolong was counted from the Second Division of the Hubei Army.Originally, Sun Chuanfang was the commander of the First Division of the Hubei Army, and Liu Zuolong was the commander of the Second Division of the Hubei Army.However, half of the troops of the Hubei army in the war of protecting the law rebelled, causing the Hubei army to fall apart.

That's why Wang Zhanyuan reorganized the Hubei Army into three mixed brigades of the Hubei Army.

On the contrary, Liu Zuolong's troops did not suffer much loss, so others have always called Liu Zuolong the commander of the Second Division of the Hubei Army.In fact, it is said to be a division, but it is also a mixed brigade with about 4000 people.

"Sun Chuanfang, that bastard, Wang Dujun appreciates him, he really thinks he can cover the sky in Hubei with one hand. Calling me around, he really thinks he is someone."

Sun Chuanfang.

Liu Zuolong had long disliked Sun Chuanfang.Sun Chuanfang is serious all day long, as if he is such an upright person.For Liu Zuolong, the nose is not the nose, and the face is not the face.

Of course Liu Zuolong understood why Sun Chuanfang was dissatisfied with him.

He couldn't bear to make money by himself, and couldn't bear to deduct military pay by himself.But you, Sun Chuanfang, are capable of throwing face at Wang Zhanyuan. The Hubei army withheld military pay and drank blood like this. You learned from Wang Zhanyuan.To put it bluntly, I was only greedy for a few dollars.Greedy for Hubei military pay, Wang Zhanyuan ate big heads and meat.The most I can do is to gnaw some bones and drink some soup.

"Master, what happened to Sun Chuanfang?"

"Did you know that Wang Ruqin's Eighth Division defected to Duan Xun?"

"I know. Commander, the entire army is in chaos right now, and morale has plummeted. Yesterday Kou Yingjie's Second Mixed Brigade raided Lu Jinshan's Third Mixed Brigade, and finally defected to Wan Xuancai. Today, the Eighth Division defected to Duan Xun. Seriously affected the morale of our troops."

Chen Kejian sighed.

The rain is coming and the wind is all over the building.

This is the case in Wuchang at present.The Zhiwan War broke out, and Duan Xun's large army entered Hubei.Unexpectedly, the troops on Wang Zhanyuan's side turned against each other before fighting.

The Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army has rebelled, and the Eighth Division has also rebelled, so how can we fight.

"Wang Dujun seems to have the intention of withdrawing from Wuchang. However, Sun Chuanfang firmly stated that he will guard Hankou, saying that as long as he sticks to Hankou, there will be a turnaround. If there is a turnaround, what chance will there be. The current situation cannot be more obvious. Duan Hefei's victory is a certainty."

Liu Zuolong complained about Sun Chuanfang.Then said mysteriously: "There is one more thing you don't know."

"what?"

"Duan Xun and another division have passed Jingziguan and entered Hubei. The No. 18 division is halfway there, and the whole army has returned to Xiangyang."

"Aren't you coming to Wuchang?"

"kindness."

"why?"

Chen Kejian was very nervous.

Wuchang originally had quite a number of troops, including one division and three mixed brigades, as well as Liu Zuolong's unit stationed in Hanyang, which was the second division of the former Hubei Army.Add up to 6000 people.

There are already many troops.

But now a mixed brigade has defected to Wan Xuancai, and a mixed brigade has been wiped out.Originally, it was hoped that the No.18 division would go south and enter Wuchang to enrich Wuchang's strength, but why did he go back.

"It's very simple. At present, Duan Hefei and Cao Kun are fighting fiercely. No one is optimistic about Cao Kun. They all think that Duan Hefei will win. Think about it, as long as Duan Hefei wins and defeats Cao Kun, then Zhili will become Duan Hefei's Territory. At that time, there is no need to think about other battlefields. How can Zhao Ti in Henan resist Wu Guangxin, and how can we resist Duan Xun in Hubei."

"Could it be that Wang Maoshang also wants to learn from Wang Ruqin?"

"I guess so."

Liu Zuolong was also a man of both civil and military skills in his early years.Whether it is leading troops to fight or handling local government affairs, they are all very capable, so they are highly valued by Li Yuanhong.However, since Li Yuanhong went to Beijing, Liu Zuolong has been able to survive in both ways, and he has developed the ability to make money.

Of course, this is not Liu Zuolong's fault, but the fault of this era.

I don't know how many people with great ideals in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, under the pressure of real life, gradually became warlords, and gradually became people like Liu Zuolong who only knew how to get the best of both worlds.

Because of this, Liu Zuolong guessed Wang Maoshang's thoughts at once.

How can there be nothing in this era.

Whoever is good will defect to whomever, anyway, everyone is from the Beiyang Army, and listening to whoever says is not listening.Although Liu Zuolong was from the Hubei Army, after so many years, no one would believe it if it wasn't the Beiyang Army.

"Teacher, what do you mean..."

"Do you think the weight of Hanyang is important? For Duan Xun, what is the value of Hanyang?"

"Of course it matters."

Chen Kejian nodded immediately.Then he said: "I heard that Duan Xun developed the Sichuan Armory Factory in Sichuan, and also developed the Sichuan Iron and Steel Factory. We have all these things in Hanyang, and the Hanyang Iron Factory is the largest iron factory in China. Although the Hanyang Armory Factory was very chaotic during this period, the Hanyang Armory Factory All the machinery and equipment were purchased from Germany in the past, and they are all the best machinery and equipment, and they are all very complete. As long as the production resumes, I don’t think it will be worse than the Sichuan Arsenal at all. Moreover, Hanyang will fall, and Wuchang will be in danger. How could it not be Take it seriously. Teacher, you don’t mean to…”

"kindness."

Liu Zuolong said very seriously: "People don't kill themselves. Wang Zhanyuan is not a big deal after all. Although I don't like Sun Chuanfang, compared with Sun Chuanfang, Wang Zhanyuan is really nothing. Wang Zhanyuan can have such talents as Sun Chuanfang under his command." , I really don’t know where the blessing came from. But a Sun Chuanfang can’t change the status quo after all. Do you know how many troops Duan Xun has in Jingzhou? Three divisions, a whole three divisions. This is not enough. A division has already entered our Hubei. Including the security division in the north, Duan Xun now has five divisions and two mixed brigades in our Hubei. In addition to the eighth division and the second mixed brigade that has just defected to Duan Xun, Do you think that Wang Zhanyuan can still keep Wuchang? Sun Chuanfang guards Hankou, I believe him. Because he has that ability, as long as he is willing to stick to Hankou, it is not so easy for Wan Xuan to break through Hankou. How about it? The troops from Jingzhou came to our Hanyang along the Yangtze River, do you still expect you and me to resist one or two of their divisions?"

"Master, that's the truth."

"Although Duan Hefei has an absolute advantage now, Duan Hefei must hope that there will be good news in other battlefields. If Duan Xun wins Wuchang first, think about how sensational it will be. Duan Xun must hope to win Wuchang quickly, and give Duan Qirui deserves credit. If we donate Hanyang, do you think Duan Xun would be ashamed to treat us? How happy will he be if we hand over Hanyang Armory to Duan Xun completely?"

226 Battle of Hubei, Wuchang 3

"Zixin, are the foreigners gone?"

"En. I saw consuls from Britain, France and the United States jointly went to Tang Shengzhi's barracks."

"it is good."

Hankou.

Echeng and Hankou are only one day away. Tang Shengzhi's Sixth Mixed Brigade and Rao Guohua's Guard Regiment marched hastily and arrived at Hankou at noon on June 1919, 6.

At this time, Sun Chuanfang had already made defensive preparations in Hankou.

Of course, Sun Chuanfang is not a blindly confident person.While carrying out military defense, Sun Chuanfang had already sent people to notify the consulates in the major consulates in Hankou.Tell them Hankou is about to fight.

Of course the consuls in Hankou knew about it.

The war between Anhui and Anhui is the biggest thing in China right now.This is a matter related to China's future. No matter who wins, it will affect China's political situation and China's future political situation.Changes in China's political situation will of course affect the interests of various countries in China.

Britain, France and the United States did not support Duan Qirui.

Because Duan Qirui's Anhui faction is too closely related to Japan, if Duan Qirui defeats Cao Kun and defeats the Zhili in this direct Anhui war.Then China in the future will be dominated by the Anhui system, and Japan's power in China will inevitably increase greatly by then.

This is not in the interests of all countries.

Therefore, various countries immediately sent people to contact Tang Shengzhi.This is what Sun Chuanfang wants.Sun Chuanfang is very clear about the shortcomings of his army, that is, Wang Zhanyuan has embezzled too much military expenditure, resulting in little improvement in the equipment of the army.

In comparison, Duan Xun's troops have very good weapons and equipment.In particular, many troops have heavy weapons and a lot of artillery.Moreover, the ships of the Marine Police Corps have fifty or sixty cannons.

If these cannons participate in the battle, it will be very detrimental to Hankou's defense.And letting those foreigners come forward can prevent Duan Xun's troops from using these heavy equipment.