Beiyang reactionaries

"can."

Duan Xun nodded.

Ma Lianjia was Ni Sichong's subordinate for many years, a general who grew up from Ni Sichong's Anwu Army, and a general of the Anhui Clan.He previously served as the guard envoy of southern Anhui, served as the commander of the first division of the Anhui Army, and recently served as the commander of the Anqing garrison.He is Ni Sichong's direct general.

Unexpectedly, for the position of the governor of Anhui, Ni Sichong fought back.

Sure enough, the warlords of this era are like this.

Ma Lianjia and other Anhui military generals defected, which was definitely a fatal blow to Ni Sichong.It seems that Ni Si's going down the field is a certainty, and no one can stop it.Of course Duan Xun wanted to send someone to contact Ma Lianjia.

At least let Ma Lianjia remain neutral, and don't stand on the Zhili side during the Zhili-Wan battle.

"teacher."

Duan Xun was just dealing with matters in Anhui when Xu Yongchang walked in from the outside.This meeting is how to deal with the situation in Anhui, so no one who came was an army general.

"Cichen, what's wrong?"

"Just now Ma Fuxiang, the guard envoy of Ningxia, Ma Qi, the guard envoy of Xining, Ma Tingyu, the guard envoy of Liangzhou, Ma Lin, the guard envoy of Ganzhou, and Ma Hongbin, the commander of the new army in Ningxia, jointly sent a telegram requesting Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, to leave Gansu."

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Storm is coming.

Once Cao Kun made a move, it was a thunderbolt method.

On the issue of dealing with Anhui, Cao Kun slowly and step by step burned the fire on Ni Sichong, making Ni Sichong a big villain that everyone pointed out.First use public opinion to oppress, and finally Ni Sichong's general Ma Lianjia came out to fight back and dealt Ni Sichong the deadliest blow.The current situation can be regarded as a matter of course. Cao Kun already has enough excuses to dismiss Ni Sichong from the position of Anhui Governor, and he has even found a successor.A province of the Anhui warlords was subverted in one fell swoop.

But before Duan Xun could think about how to deal with the matter in Anhui, another big incident happened in Gansu.

five horses.

Ma Fuxiang, Ma Qi, Ma Lin, Ma Tingyi, Ma Hongbin, and the five generals of the Hui nationality publicly wanted to expel Zhang Guangjian, which made the situation in Gansu confusing in an instant.Duan Xun thought for a while and said, "What is the specific situation in Gansu? How is Zhang Guangjian's current control ability in Gansu? Can he control the situation in Gansu?"

Gansu is one of the most important provinces in Northwest China.

Since ancient times, especially at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Gansu has always been the seat of the Qing Dynasty's heavy troops.Because Gansu's task is not simple, go west to control Xinjiang, and even Gansu has to take care of the Tibet issue.As well as the issue of going north to Mongolia, Gansu also needs to intervene.

Therefore, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Gan army stationed in Gansu had always been strong.

During the Shaanxi Revolution in [-], the Gan army entered Shaanxi to attack the Shaanxi Revolutionary Army.If Yuan Shikai hadn't become the president of the Republic of China and ordered the Gan army to withdraw, maybe the Gan army would have really defeated the Shaanxi Revolutionary Army and taken Xi'an.

Later, Bailang's troops traveled across Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi, and successively severely damaged the Beiyang Army troops.But Bai Lang's biggest fiasco also occurred in Gansu.Bai Lang's troops entered Gansu and were besieged by Gan troops, causing Bai Lang's main force to suffer heavy losses.In desperation, Bai Lang chose to return to Henan and was besieged by Duan Xun.

All can explain the strength of the Gan army.

However, Gansu is located in the northwest province after all, and its economy is very bad.In the past, the state supported them, so the military pay was good, and there was no shortage of weapons and ammunition.However, since the Revolution of [-], the Ministry of the Army has no money for the Gansu troops, so Gansu can only manage itself and support its own troops.

Gansu has a small population and a poor economy, so it simply cannot afford to support those troops.Even the military salary is difficult to pay in full, let alone the purchase of new weapons.Therefore, the weapons and equipment are getting worse and worse, not even as good as the Gan army in the late Qing Dynasty.However, Gansu has always been the territory of the Anhui Clan, so Duan Xun doesn't know much about the situation in Gansu.

So I asked the following people.

"Teacher, the situation in Gansu is not very good now."

Xu Yongchang spoke.

Xu Yongchang, as the chief of the general staff, has to make the military's battle plan, so he is very clear about other forces in China.Even the current Military Intelligence Bureau is under the command of the General Staff, and reports directly to Military Minister Duan Xun, Chief of Military General Staff Xu Yongchang, and Military Secretary Yang Jie.Other departments do not have the authority to govern the Ministry of Military Intelligence, nor do they have the power to review the intelligence of the Ministry of Intelligence.

"Zhang Guangjian entered Gansu at the beginning of the third year of the Republic of China. At that time, he brought a mixed brigade into Gansu. His mixed brigade had excellent weapons, strong combat effectiveness, and the full support of Yuan Xiangcheng, so Zhang Guangjian controlled Gansu very smoothly. Zhang Guangjian became the governor of Gansu Afterwards, the eight towns in Gansu became the situation of four Han and four times. The four Han towns were Lu Hongtao, the governor of Longdong, Kong Fanjin, the governor of Longnan, Wu Tongren, the governor of Suzhou, and Pei Jianzhun, the guardian of Hezhou. Lu Hongtao was from the Beiyang Army, and Zhang Guangjian was the first to serve after entering Gansu. Wu Tongren was Zhang Guangjian's old subordinate, and Kong Fanjin was Zhang Guangjian's younger brother, but he was adopted by Zhang Guangjian's uncle when he was a child. All three were Zhang Guangjian's His confidant, and Pei Jianzhun was from the Gansu Revolutionary Party, his troops were composed of the Zhou Wuxue Zhongwu Army of the Gansu New Army in the late Qing Dynasty, and he had a normal relationship with Zhang Guangjian, and he was also involved in the expulsion of Zhang Guangjian this time."

"The four towns of the Hui nationality are Ma Fuxiang, the guardian of Ningxia, Ma Tingyu, the guardian of Liangzhou, Ma Qi, the guardian of Xining, and Ma Lin, the guardian of Ganzhou. The Hui armed forces are deeply rooted in Gansu. After Zhang Guangjian entered Gansu, although he carried out some suppression, he still He was not strong enough. Therefore, he adopted the strategy of enlisting the armed forces of the Hui people. He became brothers with Ma Fuxiang, the current leader of the Hui people and also the guardian of Ningxia. Ma Qi worshiped Zhang Guangjian as his teacher, etc. But this is only to appease the Hui armed forces temporarily."

Xu Yongchang immediately introduced the current situation in Gansu in detail.

Eight towns in Gansu.

There are four towns for Han people and four towns for Hui people.

Zhang Guangjian was able to control Gansu smoothly back then, thanks to the strength of the mixed brigade he brought, but more because of Yuan Shikai's support.At that time, Yuan Shikai shocked the whole country, and even those powerful local warlords dared not say a word.How dare those small warlords in Gansu really challenge Yuan Shikai.

So they can only watch Zhang Guangjian become the governor of Gansu.

But the same.

Zhang Guangjian has only one mixed brigade. Although he has carried out some military expansion after coming to Gansu, he cannot control the current Gansu at all with his strength.After all, Gansu at this time is the three provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia in later generations.

How could Zhang Guangjian's troops be able to control such a large territory?Especially in areas where the Hui people gather, they each have their own strengths.In desperation, Zhang Guangjian had no choice but to win over Hui generals.

Only then did the appearance of the guardian envoys of the Four Han, Four Back and Eight Towns appear.

"That is to say, the only armed forces that Zhang Guangjian can control are the troops of Lu Hongtao, the guardian of Longdong, Kong Fanjin, the guardian of Longnan, and Wu Tongren, the guardian of Suzhou? How strong are they?"

"General, if there is a conflict, Zhang Guangjian will not be able to keep Lanzhou."

"How to say?"

"Zhang Guangjian doesn't have many troops in Lanzhou. The troops he brought into Gansu were reorganized into the provincial defense army, but the original provincial defense army was taken away by Wu Tongren with six infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion. When Kong Fanjin was appointed as the guard envoy of Longnan last year , three battalions were taken away by Kong Fanjin, and the Provincial Defense Army stationed five infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and an artillery platoon in Longnan. So there are currently less than 2000 provincial defense troops left in Lanzhou. Wu Tongren is far away Suzhou (in the area of ​​Jiuquan and Jiayuguan in the northwestern part of Gansu Province), and separated by Ganzhou, Liangzhou, and Xining, is of no help at all. Kong Fanjin, the governor of Longnan, has not been in Longnan for a long time. Although the provinces stationed in Longnan The Defense Army has five infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, and one artillery platoon reorganized, but the total is less than ten battalions and less than 3000 troops. More importantly, if Kong Fanjin wants to bring troops back to Lanzhou to help Zhang Guangjian, he must Pass through Pei Jianzhun's defense area in Hezhou. However, Pei Jianzhun and Zhang Guangjian have always been at odds. Pei Jianzhun is currently a rare guardian envoy in Gansu who is praised by the people. Moreover, the troops under him are from the early Gansu New Army, and their strength is not too weak. Therefore Kong Fanjin probably won't be able to intervene."

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

Don't tell anyone else, Duan Xun knows Pei Jianzhun.Because Pei Jianzhun was also a graduate of Baoding Military Academy in his early years, and he also served as a soldier in the Beiyang Army, but he was a revolutionary party in the late Qing Dynasty.

Of course it's just acquaintance.

They haven't seen each other for ten years.

"Where's Lu Hongtao?"

"This person is quite powerful in Gansu. He has fifteen battalions and nearly 5000 troops. But this person's attitude is ambiguous, and it is difficult to judge. However, although Lu Hongtao tried his best to curry favor with Zhang Guangjian before, at that time it was because of Duan Hefei. (Duan Qirui) is in power. Now the Beijing government is controlled by Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin, so it is difficult to judge Lu Hongtao's attitude now."

"I gave Lu Hongtao the weapons and equipment of a mixed brigade last year, but he didn't use them?"

"Except for giving some to Kong Fanjin and keeping some for myself, all the others were sold. According to the information we have, half of the weapons were sold to Xinjiang."

"It turns out that Zhang Guangjian is a polished commander."

Duan Xun couldn't help complaining.

Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, has always been able to control a responsible province like Gansu, thinking that he is very powerful.After all, Gansu has always been a military center and a province with very frequent wars.

The armed forces of the Hui people here are powerful.

Zhang Guangjian was able to hold the position of governor of Gansu for four or five years, and Duan Xun thought how powerful Zhang Guangjian was.Unexpectedly, based on Xu Yongchang's analysis, Zhang Guangjian was simply a polished commander.

There is simply no strength to sit in Gansu.