Beiyang reactionaries

There are only Wu Tongren and Kong Fanjin as the real lineage troops.And the strength of these two people is not very good, it is okay to sit on one side, and they have no ability to intervene in the overall situation of Gansu.

"Yes, teacher. Before Zhang Guangjian was able to secure his position as the governor of Gansu, it was because everyone was afraid of Duan Hefei and the Beijing government. Especially Ma Fuxiang, the leader of the Hui armed forces, what he hated most was being said that the Hui rebelled. .”

"Oh?"

"Teacher, Ma Fuxiang's origin is different from other Hui horses. He participated in martial arts with his elder brother, and he was a general who was born in a regular course. In the year of Gengzi (1900), he and his elder brother led troops in Beijing. Zhengyangmen’s fight against the Eight-Power Allied Forces was a glorious victory, and Ma Fuxiang’s elder brother also died in that war. Because of this background, Ma Fuxiang has always advertised himself as a Hui general who maintains national harmony and peace. Therefore, he hates it the most. It is most taboo for others to say that he wants to rebel. Therefore, although he has a normal relationship with Zhang Guangjian these years, nothing has happened. Now that Duan Hefei is gone, it is estimated that the Beijing government gave him a promise, so he will choose this way.”

Gansu is in chaos.

Although Gansu is not Duan Xun's rear, but Gansu is stable, and Shaanxi can be stable.But if Gansu is chaotic, it will also directly affect Shaanxi and Mongolia.

Once Gansu falls into the hands of Cao Kun, Gansu's army can attack from Ningxia, threatening Yulin in Shaanxi, and Duan Xun's troops stationed in Baotou and Yikezhaomeng.

This cannot be tolerated.

Ma Fuxiang?

Duan Xun thought about it, Ma Fuxiang is interesting.For the horses in the Northwest, Duan Xun only knew about the blood feud between Ma Jiajun and TG.Moreover, several garbage warlords with no courtesy, justice and shame came out of the Ma family later.

But Duan Xun didn't know much about the situation of some Northwest horses in the early days.

But listening to Xu Yongchang today, this Ma Fuxiang is really interesting.It is very funny that a warlord, especially a warlord in a borderland, pays attention to his own reputation.Or let Duan Xun be very surprised.

"How old is Ma Fuxiang?"

"I'm 43 years old this year."

"How is his strength?"

"There are about fifteen battalions of troops. Six battalions of infantry, seven battalions of cavalry, one battalion of artillery, and one battalion of guards and cavalry. They are the most powerful group among the Hui armed forces."

Duan Xun nodded.

Fifteen battalions, or 5000 troops.

Ma Fuxiang has only 5000 people, and he is already the leader of the Hui armed forces in Gansu.It can be seen that the strength of Gansu's powerful faction is not very strong. Some Hui armed forces, such as Ma Qi, have only about 2000 troops.

"It's not easy for us to intervene in the situation in Anhui, but we can't let it go in Gansu. Since Ma Fuxiang is most afraid of others saying that he is a rebel, then we will label him a rebellion. A group of small local warlords actually want to expel the local warlord. This is not a rebellion. What."

"Bo Yu (Lang Boyu)."

"General."

"I will write a telegram in my name later, saying that the five horses drive Zhang, which is the appointment of the local warlords against the central government. The Border Inspection Office believes that this is the rebellion of the Muslim armed forces supported by foreign forces. The Border Inspection Office will never look at Gansu. There's civil unrest and it's affecting border security."

"Yes."

"Then send a telegram to Ma Fuxiang, the guardian envoy of Ningxia, telling him not to rebel, but to rein in the precipice."

"Yes."

"Cichen, let Minister Xiong and Secretary-General Yang come to my place, we have a meeting."

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"The problems in Anhui cannot be solved by force, but the problems in Gansu must be solved by force."

Cao Kun's speed is too fast.

It's not just Duan Xun who is preparing for war, Cao Kun is also preparing for war.Duan Xun pointed directly at Beijing, and did not want to delay the time for too long.Because with the economic recovery in Europe and the end of the Russian Civil War, the situation in the Far East will become more and more complicated.With Duan Xun's current strength, it is difficult to cope with this situation.If you want to have both sides in this situation, the best way is to enter Beijing and control the Beijing government.So Duan Xun hopes to end the current situation of Chinese warlords fighting within one or two years.

And Cao Kun also knew that the longer the current situation dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be for him.Because Duan Xun controls a large territory and a high income, he can also produce weapons by himself.Compared with Cao Kun, this aspect is much worse, and he has to support the Beijing government.

The longer the time dragged on, the stronger Duan Xun's strength would become.So Cao Kun couldn't wait any longer.Originally, Cao Kun should have made these actions long ago, but the Beijing government has been in turmoil before, so Cao Kun has been unable to make up his mind.

However, at the last "Big Five Meeting" in Tianjin, of course, some agreements were reached between Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin.Both of them thought that the delay could not continue, and both of them thought that Duan Xun must be attacked.

That's why they suddenly attacked the Anhui warlords.However, they did not attack blindly, but attacked the Anhui warlords step by step and in a planned way.It is to disperse Duan Xun's strength and prevent Duan Xun from fully dealing with Cao Kun.

Duan Xun didn't know what else Cao Kun could do.

But the problem in Gansu must not be ignored.

"General, can we let the matter of Gansu go first?"

Yang Jie spoke.

Yang Jie was also a chief of staff and had his own ideas about marching and fighting.After carefully reading the current information, he immediately suggested that Duan Xun give up using force against Gansu.

"Tell me."

"Since Cao Kun has made a move, there must be a whole set of plans. It is impossible to only attack Anhui and Gansu, and maybe there are arrangements for Fujian and Zhejiang. As long as there is chaos on our side, Cao Kun's side may make a move. Will do it. If we send troops to Gansu at this time, we need at least one division to enter Gansu. And the presence of one division in Gansu can only stabilize the situation, but cannot completely solve the problem in Gansu. If we send an army to enter Gansu Gansu, then it will greatly weaken our mobile force. In fact, even if there is a problem in Gansu, even if Zhang Guangjian is really driven out of Gansu, Gansu will not be able to truly enter a unified state. After all, the current situation in Gansu is that the four towns of the Han nationality and the Hui nationality Each of the four towns has its own army, each has its own territory, and they are all small local warlords, who refuse to obey anyone. It is impossible for anyone to become the governor of Gansu to make them completely obedient. Under such circumstances, even if they support Cao Kun's people become the governor of Gansu, and they won't pose too much threat to us."

It was Yang Jie's judgment that Cao Kun wanted to fight.

If Cao Kun did not fight, then all these means would be useless.If there is no war, as long as Duan Xun is given some time, Duan Xun can clean up all these places.Instead, it gave Duan Xun a chance to expand his power.

Therefore, Cao Kun will definitely fight.

As long as the Anhui Department is disturbed by these things, then Cao Kun will have a chance.At present, Cao Kun has nearly 20 troops, plus Zhang Zuolin's 20 troops, Duan Xun still has the upper hand in terms of the number of troops.

But in the same way, Duan Xun can't be careless.

At this time, any mobile force is precious.Why send troops into Gansu.

"General, that's what I mean too. There are so many different forces in Gansu. It is impossible for someone to integrate these forces in Gansu in a short period of time, because they don't have that kind of strength. As long as Gansu fails to integrate, then Gansu will pose a threat to us." It will be much lower. After we defeat Cao Kun, it will be easy to go back and clean up Gansu."

Xiong Kewu also meant to support Yang Jie.

Gansu is just a remote province.When Duan Xun took care of Cao Kun, it would be easy to take care of Gansu in turn.Gansu looks very complicated, but as long as the big soldiers press down on the border, these so-called small warlords are vulnerable.

Let go first.

First defeat Cao Kun, and then go back to clean up the affairs of Gansu.

"Teacher, I don't think so."

Xu Yongchang spoke immediately.

Then spread out the map and said: "Teacher, I think the Gansu issue must be resolved. Although under the current situation, it is indeed impossible for anyone to become the governor of Gansu to unify Gansu. However, the Hui armed forces in Gansu are mainly cavalry, and looking at this In this case, they must have taken refuge with Cao Kun. Once we were fighting Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin, they would attack us from behind, which would be at our disadvantage. Especially our troops in Yulin, Yikezhaomeng, and Baotou The troops are for attacking Suiyuan and Chahar. Once these troops come out, who will protect these places. Ningxia in Gansu is directly bordered by the Ikezhao League, and the Ningxia guard has always been in charge of the three banners of Inner Mongolia Yes. Once they really attack our rear, Yulin, Yikezhaomeng, and Baotou will be in danger. Only when our troops are stationed in Gansu, they dare not send troops, because we can take away their hometown."

Duan Xun frowned.

Both sides are right.

The Gan army is no longer the Gan army in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and its strength is much weaker.Because Gansu's economy is poor, the military pay of Gansu's army is not high, and they can't buy many weapons and equipment.But in the same way, whether it is the Hui armed forces in Gansu or other troops, they all have a large number of cavalry troops.It can be said that more than half of the current Gansu troops are cavalry.

Among them, Duan Xun is most afraid of Ningxia.