Beiyang reactionaries

"I know what you are going to say. The Yangtze River Shipping Company also has two major shareholders. One is Li Heyang, the younger brother of the current governor of Sichuan, Li Zhanyang. The other is the Sichuan Provincial Government. As long as we go to Yueyang to take this ship, we must Duan Xun's consent is required, isn't it?"

"Yes, father-in-law. We have been at odds with Duan Xun, will he agree? How can we leave without his consent?"

Zhang Jizhong was very distressed.

It was not only Wu Peifu who offended Zhang Jingyao, but also had a quarrel with Duan Xun.In front of Duan Qirui, the two of them had a quarrel that turned the world upside down.Relations have been very poor.

"You do not understand."

Zhang Jingyao shook his head, and said confidently: "The relationship between the two of us is not good. Duan Xun will never do anything to us at this time, but will send me away obediently. Do you know why?"

Zhang Jizhong was a bandit, but he got to his current position only because he followed Zhang Jingyao, so he didn't know too many advanced things.

"Because as long as the north is defeated, then Xu Shuzheng will also be defeated. Xu Shuzheng, what should I say? He is talented, capable, capable of writing and martial arts, and he is definitely a genius. Otherwise, he would not have been attracted by Duan Hefei at a young age. But it is precisely because he was valued by Duan Hefei at a very young age, and Duan Hefei loved him too much, so he didn't know his status and was rebellious. Since he entered Beijing, Yuan Xiangcheng (Yuan Shikai), Li Huangpi (Li Yuanhong) ), Feng Hejian (Feng Guozhang), he has offended these big presidents all over the place. Not only did he offend these big shots, but Xu Shuzheng also offended everyone around him. Think about how arrogant Xu Shuzheng is. He doesn’t have a good relationship with the local governor of Anhui Province. Although Xu Shuzheng is also from the army, he has always regarded himself as a cultural person, and he looks down on us rough people from the army. When Hefei went to the field, Xu Shuzheng did not have much influence in our Anhui Department, so it is impossible to become Duan Hefei's successor."

"What the foster father means is that Duan Xun wants to integrate the Anhui troops?"

"I can't say it well. After all, he is still too young. But he is powerful. Even if we don't integrate our Anhui troops, he definitely hopes to become the leader of the Anhui troops. I hope everyone will unite against Cao Kun. At this time, How would he deal with me? If he makes trouble at this time, how will he lead the Anhui troops in the future, and how will he explain to others in the future."

Zhang Jingyao, like Wang Zhanyuan, is a very greedy and despicable person.

Making money is one worth two.

But it doesn't mean that both of them are fools, it's just that both of them are fascinated by money, so they only know how to make money every day.Zhang Jingyao continued: "You send a telegram to Duan Xun, saying that I will leave Changsha and take the Yangtze River Shipping Company's ship to Shanghai. Ask him to send troops to guard Changsha, and I will give him three days."

"Father, do you want Duan Xun's troops to enter Changsha?"

"Of course. If I leave, Changsha will belong to the Hunan Army. Although I don't have a good relationship with Duan Xun, I trust Duan Xun more than the Hunan Army. And only when Duan Xun's troops enter Changsha can they help us stop Hunan Army. If the two of us are caught up by the Hunan Army, do you know what will happen?"

Given the reputation of Zhang Jingyao and Zhang Jizhong in Hunan, if they were caught by the Hunan army, they would be shot to death.

"Go."

"Yes."

230 Defeated like a mountain

"General, this Xu Shuzheng is not up to the mark."

The bad news kept coming.

On the afternoon of June 1919, 6, Qu Tongfeng was raided by Wu Peifu, and a "beheading operation" came. He was captured alive by Wu Peifu, so he could only choose to surrender.The troops that followed Qu Tongfeng were defeated by Wu Peifu in just one and a half days, chose to surrender, and collapsed by themselves. Anyway, three divisions lost their combat effectiveness within a day and a half.

Qu Tongfeng is still very strong along the way.

They are all troops of Duan Qirui's direct lineage.Their weapons and equipment were all purchased by Duan Qirui from Japan, which is not much different from the weapons currently used by the Japanese Army.Even when the army was established, Duan Qirui selected elite soldiers and strong generals.Including selecting students with good grades from Baoding Military Academy, and then inviting Japanese military officers to come and train in person, but what is the use of good weapons and equipment, and good training is of little use.

The troops have no tenacity at all.

Just like when Duan Xun attacked Wang Zhanyuan, the troops in Hubei surrendered one after another.Now it has completely turned around, and the Anhui troops have defected one after another, and one after another they have collapsed.

The troops of the three divisions are still Duan Qirui's elite troops.After Qu Tongfeng was arrested, Jing Rui had no resistance at all.They didn't even make much resistance, they just ran and withdrew to Beijing.

What was even more speechless was that Duan Zhigui, who was supervising the battle behind, ran faster than anyone else after seeing the troops collapse.He ran back to Beijing in a flash, leaving the already chaotic troops on the front line.

This is the Anhui general under Duan Qirui.

If Duan Zhigui had been a little bit more stubborn, instead of running back to Beijing immediately, but staying on the front line to rectify the troops, the Anhui army would not have been so defeated.After all, in terms of status and qualifications, Duan Zhigui is far superior to Qu Tongfeng.Moreover, Duan Zhigui led the army in war in his early years, and even served as a local military governor.But Duan Zhigui was even worse than Qu Tongfeng.

He even threw away the large army and ran for his life alone.

So that on the night of June 1919, 6, Qu Tongfeng's Anhui troops along the way completely collapsed.This road is Duan Qirui's main force, and there are 28 or 6 elite troops alone, all of which are Duan Qirui's painstaking efforts.In the past few years, Duan Qirui has been notorious, but he must form an army to increase his own strength.

But in just one day, the entire army collapsed.

No one thought that this was the elite created by Duan Qirui.

People are crowded and they are all running back.

Wu Peifu easily occupied one important place after another, smashing down one Anhui unit after another, with the goal of pointing directly at Beijing.The same is true for Xu Shuzheng's journey.With the help of the Japanese, Xu Shuzheng initially suppressed Cao Ying and drove Cao Ying into a narrow area.

It was supposed to be victory.

Unexpectedly, news came that Qu Tongfeng was captured alive by Wu Peifu.Soon, Zhang Zuolin's No.20 Seventh Division and No.20 Eighth Division, who had been watching the battle, joined the battle to help Cao Ying fight against Xu Shuzheng's troops.

The 27th and 28th divisions were Zhang Zuolin's starting troops.After the Revolution of 27, the Beiyang government appointed Zhang Zuolin as the commander of the 27th Division, so these two units are currently the most elite units of the Fengjun Army.However, not all the troops of the 28th and [-]th Divisions participated in the war this time, only the vanguard troops participated in the war.

Xu Shuzheng's troops still have an advantage.

But after receiving the news of Qu Tongfeng's capture, Xu Shuzheng didn't know what he thought, and he chose the same choice as Duan Zhigui.

all ran away.

And he gave up the troops and left by himself.

Panic.

Qu Tongfeng was captured by Wu Peifu, making the entire Anhui army dumbfounded.One by one, it was as if they had lost their souls.In fact, so what if Qu Tongfeng was arrested?It is not that the Anhui Clan has no generals, nor is it that there are no people who can command troops.

What to run.

Duan Zhigui ran away, and he ran in a panic.

Throwing tens of thousands of troops to Wu Peifu directly cheated so many troops.

What is even more speechless is that Xu Shuzheng also ran away, leaving tens of thousands of troops on the front line.The army in Xu Shuzheng's hands is mainly the Northwest Frontier Defense Army, which was the army jointly organized by Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin.Originally, because of Xu Shuzheng's great influence, this army took orders from Xu Shuzheng.But when Xu Shuzheng left the army and ran away, this army was quickly reorganized by Zhang Zuolin's Fengshi.

Duan Xun could only smile wryly.These generals of the Anhui Department have been pampered for many years, and each of them is bossy at high positions.But when it comes to the battlefield, none of them know how to fight, and each of them cherishes their lives more than anyone else.

Seeing that Qu Tongfeng was captured, he ran faster than anyone else.

The war situation in the Gyeonggi area is direct corruption.

Two days.

In less than two days, Duan Qirui suppressed Cao Kun's troops, and now Wu Peifu directly threatened Beijing.The generals on Duan Xun's side also looked solemn.Duan Qirui, that's Duan Qirui.From the time Yuan Shikai was alive, he was already a figure in the Chinese political arena who dared to fight for power with Yuan Shikai.After Yuan Shikai died, he controlled China's political situation for many years.The so-called great presidents after that all lived in the shadow of Duan Qirui.Li Yuanhong and Feng Guozhang, who competed with Duan Qirui, were all driven out of Beijing by Duan Qirui.Duan Qirui is such a big shot.

But now the situation is precarious.

"What kind of battle is this fighting?"

Xu Yongchang complained.

Is this a war?After the Zhiwan War broke out, what kind of battles were fought.In fact, up to now, although the Zhiwan and Anhui factions, including Duan Xun in Hubei, belong to the Zhiwan War.

But there is basically no real fierce war.

Group after group of troops either defected or surrendered.Now speaking of the most intense battles, Wu Guangxin and Zhao Ti fought on the Henan battlefield, and Lu Rongting's troops fought the most lively battles with the Cantonese troops.