"How are you guys?"

"Meet Commander Zhou."

Several people saluted Zhou Zefan.

Same as Ho Key.A few months ago, they were all the lowest-ranking officers of the Hunan Army, and their status was completely different from that of Zhou Zefan, a big brother of the Hunan Army.

"Commander Zhou, please drink some tea. Our place is not as good as Changsha. We don't have any good things. I hope you will forgive me."

"We soldiers don't pay attention to that."

He Jian is indeed relatively poor here.

After all, He Jian just came out and currently only controls the Liling area.However, Zhou Zefan has always led troops to fight, and has been stationed in western Hunan.The economy in Xiangxi is not as good as that of Liling, so there is not so much attention to it.After taking a sip of the tea on He Jian, he said slowly: "Brigade Commander He, I heard that Commander Tan (Tan Yankai) and Commander Cheng (Cheng Qian) both sent people to contact you. I don't know what your choice is. ..."

It is no secret that Tan Yankai and Cheng Qian of the Hunan Army are having infighting.

everybody knows.

Currently, Tan Yankai has an absolute advantage.After all, Cheng Qian is only a soldier, and compared with Tan Yankai who served as the early governor of Hunan and later the governor of Hunan, he is no match at all.

After all, Tan Yankai was the speaker of the Hunan Provincial Council at the end of the Qing Dynasty, a leader of the Hunan Constitutionalist School, and one of the famous "Three Sons of Huxiang" in Hunan.At that time, Cheng Qian was still serving as an officer of his Sichuan New Army in Sichuan.Cheng Qian's influence is concentrated in the army, while Tan Yankai is a leading figure in Hunan's political, military, business, and academic circles.

"Commander Zhou, I am the commander of the Independent Brigade of the Hunan Army. Regardless of whether it is Commander Tan or Commander Cheng, they are my superiors. I can only listen to what they say. There is no room for me to choose."

He Jian is very smart.

Know how to speak.

Yes.

He Jian is currently in a miserable situation. Compared with the huge momentum and 3000 soldiers before, there is really nothing now.The whole army only has about a thousand people, and the people are still fluctuating, so the situation is very bad.

After all, I offended the big boss of the Hunan Army.

But I can't tell Zhou Zefan that my situation is not good now, why don't I come to you?

It's so embarrassing.

"Ha ha."

Zhou Zefan smiled slightly.

In fact, Zhou Zefan came here in person because he knew that Zhang Guowei, under He Jian, had brought his troops to join Tan Yankai.But seeing He Jian being so blunt, he felt amused in his heart.But Zhou Zefan didn't underestimate He Jian.

It is impossible for He Jian to rise in troubled times, face Zhang Jingtang's powerful guards, and complete an ambush in Liling boldly and carefully.

It is precisely because he knows that He Jian is capable and high-spirited, so Zhou Zefan knows that a person like He Jian who has just risen for a short time is definitely very sensitive.The most unbearable thing is to be looked down upon.If I expose his lies at this time, it will seriously damage He Jian's self-esteem, which is not conducive to the purpose of my visit this time.

"Brigade Commander He, General Duan Xun and Duan Duan, the supervisor of the border defense, have recently held a meeting to suppress bandits in several provinces. General Lin Dexuan, the former commander of bandit suppression in western Hunan, is the commander of bandit suppression in Hunan and Guangxi. He has five bandit suppression divisions under his command. Nearly [-] troops will be involved in the war against bandits in Hunan and Guangxi provinces. Commander Lin has not returned to Changsha, but he has already sent a telegram to Changsha, hoping that Brigadier He can also participate in the campaign against bandits in Hunan and Guangxi. General Lin Dexuan, Commander of Bandit Suppression, and General Zhang Xueji, the Governor of Hunan Army, came to talk to Brigadier He."

"Suppress bandits?"

He Jian rolled his eyes.

People of Zhou Zefan's level came here in person, and He Jian knew it was for his own army.So He Jian has been waiting for Zhou Zefan to offer conditions since he came here.Although He Jian suffered a lot of setbacks, He Jian knew that he controlled Liling, so he was still qualified to bargain with others.Therefore, He Jian wanted to see what conditions Zhou Zefan proposed. He wanted to compare with the Hunan Army Tan Yankai and Cheng Qian to see which side had better conditions.Then make the final decision.

Speaking of which, He Jian's problem is the same as that of Wang Ruqin.

Duan Xun didn't like Wang Ruqin's Eighth Division and He Jian's so-called Hunan Army Independent Brigade at all.If they really fought face to face, none of the regular brigades on Duan Xun's side would be afraid of the Eighth Division and the Independent Brigade of the Hunan Army.Because no matter in terms of the quality of army officers, the quality of soldiers, and the weapons and equipment of the troops, Duan Xun's troops are far better than the Eighth Division and the Independent Brigade of the Hunan Army.

Duan Xun is confident in this.

But the biggest problem is that they are currently all troops with numbers given by the Ministry of the Army.Regardless of their real situation, Duan Xun had agreed to end the war when Duan Xun accepted the appointment of the Beijing government as a border supervisor.

Then Duan Xun could not reorganize the Eighth Division and the Independent Brigade of the Hunan Army by force, and expel them by force.

Because it is easy to leave handles.

The melee in China for many years has brought great harm to the Chinese people.This damage does not only include those civilian casualties caused by wars in war zones.Including the war, the indulgence of those troops, and the looting after the troops broke up, will bring endless suffering to the people in the war zone.

Of course it's not just that.

As long as there is a war, these warlords will collect taxes in order to raise military expenses.Those banks and big merchants are not easy to offend, but they don't have so much fear in the future.Not only apportioned military expenses to those merchants, but also raised logistical materials needed for the war from the various rural areas below.

As long as there is a war, it is normal to search again.

So Chinese public opinion has been calling on China not to fight.Public opinion will scold whoever starts the war.It has just been two months since the Zhiwan War ended. If Duan Xun provoked a war at this time, he would definitely be bombarded by public opinion.

Since it cannot be resolved by force, Duan Xun can only choose to resolve these people peacefully.

win them over.

"Yes. Brigadier He, as long as you agree, the Military Department of the Frontier Defense Supervision Administration will appoint Brigadier He as the commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression in Ping Liuli, and accept the command of the Xianggui Bandit Suppression Headquarters. And the higher-ups hope that you can take Liuyang The militia groups in Liling, Zhuzhou, and Pingxiang have all gathered to join your Pingliuli Bandit Suppression Headquarters."

He Jian's expression changed instantly.

Heart pounding.

excited.

He Jian himself is from Liling and is very familiar with Liling.Moreover, he has been stationed in the Liling area for more than a year, and he is very familiar with all the forces in Liuyang, Liling, Zhuzhou, and Pingxiang.

Many of the militias here were formed from the guerrillas in eastern Hunan that were drawn up to resist the Beiyang Army, just like He Jian.And there are a lot of bandits here, because this place can be regarded as a place with relatively developed transportation, and there are many bandits doing business without money.

But for these people, He Jian is also very clear.

He Jian knew how many big and small bandits there were in this place.Therefore, He Jian thought that there was no one more suitable than himself to suppress bandits in this place.As long as Duan Xun really trusted himself and delegated power to himself, He Jian thought it would be easy to wipe out the bandits in this place, and it would not take a year.Although there are many bandits here, there are really no real powerful bandits.

More importantly, although there are not many militia groups here, the total number is quite considerable.Combined with your own troops, there can be more than 2000 people.Although he can't compare with his peak period, his strength is still not too weak.

"What about compilation?"

This is what He Jian wanted to ask.

"The establishment of a mixed brigade has three regiments under its jurisdiction, with a full establishment of 4000 people."

Zhou Zefan stretched out four fingers, which made He Jian and the officers below He Jian very excited.The formation of the mixed brigade was something that He Jian couldn't even imagine.Before, he only wanted a nominally independent division commander, but it was completely incomparable with the mixed brigade with a full staff of 4000 people.

This condition is too good.

"Where are the military pay and weapons?"

"The army's salary, weapons, and the military governor's office are fully responsible."

"Then what do I need to do?"

He Jian's eyes glowed.

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