Beiyang reactionaries

Indeed, Xu Yongchang was considering a problem.

"How many troops does Semyonov have? Where is his main force?"

"The number is not very large, only about 1 troops, and he can't afford to support any more. Food and drink in the Baikal Lake area is a big problem. Without the support of the Japanese, Semenov would not even have the 4000 troops." It is estimated that people cannot afford it. At present, Semyonov himself is stationed in the Chita area, very close to Manchuria, with about three to [-] troops. The other troops are in several cities around Lake Baikal."

"How long does it take from Kulun to Manzhouli?"

"According to the current weather conditions, the infantry will need at least fifteen days, and the cavalry will also need ten days. The distance from Kulun to Manzhouli is close to [-] kilometers, and the distance from Harar is nearly [-] kilometers. However, there is a railway from Manzhouli to Harar. , you can take the train."

Duan Xun looked at the map carefully again, and then said to Xu Yongchang: "Send a telegram to Jing Yuexiu, telling him to organize troops to encircle and wipe out Enqin's so-called 'Asian Cavalry Division' who fled into Outer Mongolia as soon as possible. Manzhouli, control Manzhouli. Send someone to contact Semyonov in Chita and warn Semyonov. If his troops don’t leave Hulunbuir, I will order them to encircle and suppress them in the name of the border defense supervisor.”

"Yes."

"After entering Hulunbeier, immediately capture Shengfu, the deputy governor of Hulunbuir, and shoot him in the name of splitting the country, confiscating all of Shengfu's property. But only punish the chief culprit, make a few blackmailers, and leave them alone. Or else It hits too much."

"Yes."

"Also when entering Hulunbuir, all Russian property was confiscated, and the rights and interests of the Hulunbuir section of the Middle East Railway were also taken back. There is no need to give those Russians any face."

"Yes."

The Russian Civil War is the best opportunity.

Anyway, after the establishment of the Soviet Union, there was no time to talk to those White Russian nobles.

"However, if the troops enter Hulunbeier, the strength of Jing Yuexiu's troops will decline. Transfer a division from Hu Ruoyu's Shaanxi bandit suppression troops. I think Li Jiayu's bandit suppression No. 11 division will be transferred north to Kulun, accepting The Fourth Army (commander Shang Zhen) has unified command. The Bandit Suppression No.12 Division was reorganized into the 22nd Division of the Frontier Defense Army, with Hu Ruoyu as the division commander and Bai Chongxi as the chief of staff. You can talk to Minister Xiong (Xiong Kewu) about this, and I will give it to me in the evening A plan."

Duan Xun thought for a while, but the troops in Outer Mongolia were still weak.

The current Belarusian troops are a group of defeated soldiers with limited strength.But the real test will be when the Russian Civil War ends and the powerful Soviet Red Army comes here.Without heavy troops, Outer Mongolia may be lost again.

So we still have to send troops.

After thinking about it, the Shaanxi Bandit Suppression Force is the most suitable.Because most of the bandits in Shaanxi are related to Gelaohui and swordsmen.When the Shaanxi Army was reorganized before, the Shaanxi bandits had already been encircled and suppressed.

In the past three months, Hu Ruoyu has also wiped out many Shaanxi bandits.

Moreover, only one bandit suppression division was transferred away, and another bandit suppression division was left behind.More importantly, the backgrounds of these two bandit suppressors are very unusual.Li Jiayu's Bandit Suppression Division No. 11 was an expansion of the student regiment Li Jiayu recruited in Changsha during the Dharma Protection War more than two years ago.The officers in it are all students, with very high academic qualifications.

The original No. 12 Division of Bandit Suppression was even more famous.It was an expansion of the Guijun Model Battalion built by Ma Xiaojun.Leaving the bandit suppression No. 12 division and reorganizing him into a reorganization division is more conducive to bandit suppression.

"Yes."

"When fighting in winter, the army's logistics must keep up. As the chief of the general staff, you must coordinate with various departments. Go get busy."

"Yes."

"Fangchen, what's the matter with you?"

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"Fangchen (Han Linchun), what's your business?"

"General, more and more people have come to us to buy arms recently."

"Who is there?"

"One is Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, and the other is Chen Jiongming, a representative of the Cantonese army."

"Li Chun and Chen Jiongming? What about other forces?"

It is not surprising that someone came to buy arms.Because the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Japan and Italy have imposed an "arms embargo" on China, the number of arms that can be imported from abroad is currently very limited.

Of course, it is impossible to say that there is none.Because those arms dealers still have a lot of ways.However, these arms dealers have not yet found the most suitable channel, so only a few weapons can be smuggled into the country.

But that little weapon is a drop in the bucket for China's domestic weapons demand.At present, how many troops are there in the country? The total number of troops of the major warlords is more than 100 million, and there are more than 10 people.In addition, there are 10,000+ police officers in the country, and there are also a large number of local militia groups, and they all need weapons.And those big landlords and big businessmen in China also want weapons.

Therefore, the domestic demand for weapons is very high.

More importantly, the current domestic situation is unstable.In addition, the major warlords in the country have just divided up Guanyu and have money in their hands, so they all want to expand their armies and prepare for war.But it is useless to have money in hand, because the current arms market has a price but no market.

At present, Duan Xun is the only one who can mass-produce weapons. Who made Duan Xun currently control the largest arsenals in China.Therefore, many warlords want weapons, so they come to Duan Xun to buy weapons through arms dealers.Some warlords even sent representatives directly to contact Duan Xun's people to buy weapons.This is the case with the warlords of the Anhui Clan, while many warlords of the Zhi Clan buy weapons through middlemen.

This is all normal.

However, Duan Xun has done a lot of arms transactions here, so Han Linchun knows which arms dealer represents whom.

"There are also other forces. They use some arms dealers. But what they want is limited, just the weapons and equipment of one regiment and one regiment, and they will not buy weapons on a large scale. However, Li Chun and Chen Jiongming want a relatively large amount. I think Will the general have other ideas, so he didn't directly reject them, just let them wait."

"How much?"

"Li Chun wants weapons and equipment for two divisions, and Chen Jiongming also wants weapons and equipment for an 8000-man division."

The current Duan Xun situation is not allowed to sell weapons.Because Duan Xun is also expanding his army and needs large quantities of weapons, how could he sell weapons to others.However, Han Linchun worried that Duan Xun would have other considerations, so he reported to Duan Xun.After all, whether it is Li Chun or Chen Jiongming of the Cantonese Army, they are all powerful forces.

How to deal with them is what Duan Xun should do.

Duan Xun curled his lips and said, "It seems that they all feel the pressure."

Duan Xun mainly sold weapons in the past few months to Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang, and Lu Rongting, the inspector of Guangdong and Guangxi.The reason for Lu Yongxiang is very simple. Duan Xun is still waiting for Lu Yongxiang and Li Chun to start a war, which will set off the second direct Anhui war.

And Duan Xun didn't want Lu Yongxiang to lose.Lu Yongxiang's ability is not as good as Li Chun's, and he may not be Li Chun's opponent after a fight.That's why Duan Xun kept giving Lu Yongxiang weapons to increase Lu Yongxiang's strength.In this way, it is best for the two of them to fight, so as not to affect Duan Xun and Cao Kun's fight.

As for Lu Rongting, it was the same.

Guangdong.

Duan Xun's goal is Guangdong, what a wealthy province it is.But apart from other things, many officers in Duan Xun's army were from the Revolutionary Party in the late Qing Dynasty or the year of Xinhai.The Cantonese Army in Guangdong can be regarded as the nest of the Revolutionary Party.

If you go to encircle them, there will be some problems.

But there is no such problem when fighting Lu Rongting.That's why Duan Xun kept supporting Lu Rongting and let Lu Rongting fight the Guangdong Army.It is best for Lu Rongting to drive the Cantonese army out, or encircle and suppress the Cantonese army.In this way, there is no burden for him to come forward to drive Lu Rongting away.

How can we fight.

it's actually really easy.When the strength of the two sides is about the same, they cannot fight.Because the two sides are scruples about each other.And only when the balance of power between the two sides changes, can they fight.

Seeing that neither Li Chun nor Chen Jiongming could sit down, Duan Xun was very happy.

Because supporting Lu Yongxiang and Lu Rongting seems to have had a very good effect.Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a panic to buy a large number of weapons and equipment from Duan Xun.

"Hang them up. Just tell them that I'm short on weapons right now, and I don't have any extra weapons to sell to them. If they're willing to wait for more than three months, I can sell them the weapons they want after the Chinese New Year."

It's already December, and it will soon be January.The Spring Festival is two months away. Although there are many conflicts among the major factions, it is estimated that there will be no wars around the Spring Festival.

As for after the new year, Duan Xun's troop expansion work is coming to an end.

As long as two or three months of training are added, the expansion of troops and training can be completely completed.Calculated in this way, in April and May next year, most of Duan Xun's military work will be over.