Beiyang reactionaries

The whole country was shocked for a while.

No one expected such a thing to happen.

The Anhui warlords were shocked, especially Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang were very surprised.Never thought this would happen.

If it is said that Cao Kun only disturbed Anhui and Gansu before, his main purpose was to expel the Anhui warlords and replace them with a new local governor.Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang can still accept such things, or they can deal with them.After all, Cao Kun just wanted to expel the governors of the Anhui faction, but those sites were after all the places where the Anhui faction had been operating for many years.It doesn't mean that Cao Kun will be able to control that place by expelling an Anhui warlord.At most, it would make that place chaotic and unable to help Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang.In fact, even if the governors of Anhui and Gansu are changed, it is impossible to help much in the war.

But this incident caught the Anhui warlords by surprise, and made the Anhui warlords furious.

Betrayed one?

That's a whole other story.

That bastard, Li Houji, turned traitor.

Li Houji actually accepted the appointment of the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi patrol envoy appointed by the Beijing government.You don't even need to think about this kind of thing, you can know what happened.Obviously Li Houji fell to Cao Kun's side, and Cao Kun gave Li Houji a higher position and greater power.If Li Houji didn't want to turn against him, he could refuse this appointment, but he accepted the appointment very naturally, and the meaning was too clear.

Tour envoy of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

In charge of important positions in the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.

Judging from the current situation, it seems like a false name.After all, both Jiangxi and Zhejiang have their own warlords, and Li Houji has no hand in the affairs of these two provinces.But it's also possible that it's not a false name.Because with the defection of Fujian Governor Li Houji, Lu Yongxiang's situation is very unfavorable.Because Lu Yongxiang was originally only facing Jiangsu Governor Li Chun.However, with Cao Kun's actions, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang have become enemies rather than friends.Lu Yongxiang's Zhejiang was surrounded by people.

Yes.

The troops in Fujian, Anhui, and Jiangxi are not strong, but no matter how weak they are, those provinces have tens of thousands of troops.Each province sent [-] to [-] troops to attack Zhejiang, which was enough for Lu Yongxiang.

Not to mention Li Chun, the Jiangsu governor currently in the north, who also has [-] troops.

As long as Lu Yongxiang fails in this war, then Li Houji can use the name of the patrol envoy of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi to control Zhejiang in a legitimate way.If Li Houji can really control Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi smoothly, he will be the king of the southeast.In this era, those who can control the three provinces are all big warlords who can control the situation in China.Official positions, interests, and wealth are all touching.

Although this is basically an extravagant hope, after all, once Lu Yongxiang fails, how could the Zhili warlord allow a rebellious Anhui warlord like Li Houji to control three provinces.It is impossible to think about it.

But at the slightest chance, Li Houji rebelled.

Like many people throughout history.Knowing that the chances are slim, but if there is even a chance, they are willing to gamble their wealth and give it a go.Li Houji was like this, bewitched by Cao Kun, and suddenly counterattacked at such an important moment.

Li Houji's sudden defection did not occur to anyone, and everyone was paying attention to the development of the matter.

On May 1920, 5, a few hours after Li Houji announced that he would take over as the tour envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, Jiangxi Governor Chen Guangyuan sent a telegram to welcome Li Houji as the tour envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.The Zhili warlords are trying to push Li Houji to serve as the patrol envoy of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, so that Li Houji will wholeheartedly work for the Zhili warlords.

But how could the Anhui Department be caught without a fight.

On May 1920, 5, Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang, immediately announced that he would not recognize Li Houji's patrol envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.Said that without the consent of Zhejiang Governor Lu Yongxiang, it is very inappropriate to appoint a patrol envoy of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.As the governor of Zhejiang, he will never accept it, and will not recognize the so-called patrol envoys of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

When Lu Yongxiang switched on the electricity like this, he was immediately questioned from all directions.First, President Xu Shichang stated that the appointment of Li Houji as the tour envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi was the power of the Beijing government, while Lu Yongxiang was just a governor of Zhejiang and had no right to dictate the appointment of the Beijing government.

Interim Prime Minister Wang Chonghui also stated that his appointment of Li Houji as the tour envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi conformed to the Constitution of the Republic of China and complied with all normal procedures, and Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang Province, had no right to question the appointment of the Beijing government.

Then Cao Kun also came out and accused Lu Yongxiang of military interference in politics.

Military government.

This is what Li Yuanhong used when criticizing Duan Qirui in his early years.If this sentence is in the early years of the Republic of China, it is really useless.Because Yuan Shikai was alive at that time, the Beiyang government seemed to be a republic, but to put it bluntly, it was actually a military government.

The literati are all attached to the soldiers, and the senior officials of the Beiyang government are all from the soldiers.

Although it is the same now, since there have been more and more warlord melees in recent years, everyone has become more and more disgusted with warlords.It is also very taboo for the military to interfere in politics.Even if the real military intervenes in politics, they still make a nice excuse.

If a soldier directly interferes in politics, he will be criticized by thousands of people.

So much so that when Duan Qirui was in control of the Beijing government, especially after expelling Zhang Xun for the "three republics", he would never issue any orders directly in his own name.They all issued their own orders through normal procedures through senior officials of the Beijing government.

Cao Kun currently controls the Beijing government and has such benefits.Obviously Cao Kun himself is also a soldier involved in politics, but he just has a way to make the Beijing government directly label him.You can directly appoint a patrol envoy from Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, but Lu Yongxiang will be labeled as a soldier intervening in politics.

This is how powerful it is to control the Beijing government.

How could Lu Yongxiang be reconciled.

As a result, the contradiction between the two parties is becoming more and more acute.

On May 1920, 5, Li Houji, the governor of Fujian, held a grand inauguration ceremony for the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi patrol envoys in Fuzhou.This action completely angered Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang.

Lu Yongxiang immediately dispatched troops in Zhejiang.

Lu Yongxiang first sent a telegram to Duan Xun, asking Duan Xun to put military pressure on Anhui and Jiangxi to prevent them from affecting his military operations in Zhejiang.Soon the Fourth Division of the Central Army (division commander Chen Leshan), the Tenth Division of the Central Army (division commander Lu Yongxiang), the No.30 Seventh Division of the Central Army (division commander He Fenglin), the second division of the Zhejiang Army (division commander Zhang Zaiyang), and the third division of the Zhejiang Army (Division Commander Zhou Fengqi), the Fourth Division of the Zhejiang Army (Division Commander Xie Hongxun), and six divisions were deployed on the front line of the confrontation with Jiangsu.

As the commander of the first line, He Fenglin led the 30th Division of the Central Army and the No.[-] Seventh Division of the Central Army. The troops have already stationed in Kunshan to defend the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway.Of course, when defending, it is to defend the Shanghai side of the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, but when attacking, it is completely possible to attack along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway.The Shanghai-Nanjing Railway is the railway from Nanjing to Shanghai.Nowadays, many warlord wars in China are fought along the railway lines.Because it is easy to transport troops along the railroad.

Chen Leshan served as the commander of the second route, leading the Fourth Division of the Central Army and the Fourth Division of the Zhejiang Army to move towards Suzhou, Jiangsu.Zhang Zaiyang served as the commander of the third route, leading the Second Division of the Zhejiang Army and the Third Division of the Zhejiang Army to move in the direction of Yixing, Jiangsu.

The troops of six divisions were placed in the direction of Jiangsu.

beat.

Lu Yongxiang is not afraid.

However, because Fujian Governor Li Houji suddenly counterattacked, the First Division of the Zhejiang Army, which was originally going to be transferred to the front line, chose to go south instead.Lu Yongxiang asked Pan Guogang's First Division of the Zhejiang Army to sit in southern Zhejiang to guard against Li Houji, the Fujian governor.Chen Yi's Fifth Division of the Zhejiang Army was stationed in Hangzhou as a reserve.

The Shanghai Fleet has already sailed upstream from the Yangtze River, and is preparing to cooperate with the three-way army to attack Nanjing.

Murderous.

If the Beijing government dares to appoint Li Houji as a tour envoy to Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, I, Lu Yongxiang, will dare to fight.Of course, Lu Yongxiang lined up his troops with a murderous look, and Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, was also tit for tat.

Li Chun's troops were not as numerous as Lu Yongxiang's, but he couldn't show weakness at this time.Li Chun immediately set up two troops.

The commander of the first route is Gong Bangduo, under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Division of the Central Army, the No.19 Division of the Central Army, the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army, the Third Division of the Jiangsu Army, and the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway. Pointing at Shanghai.

The commander of the second route is Liu Yuke, who has jurisdiction over the No. 20 Fourth Division of the Central Army, the First Division of the Jiangsu Army, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army, and the Fifth Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army to defend Yixing.

Six divisions and three mixed brigades were dispatched.Of course, Li Chun's troops have many numbers, but because Li Chun has been out of pay for many years, there are not many people.The so-called division can have 5000 people.This is the tense situation in the past few months, and Li Chun has urgently recruited troops.Otherwise, troops such as the First Division of the Jiangsu Army and the Second Division of the Jiangsu Army usually have three to 4000 people.

beat.

As the situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is so tense, so is Duan Xun's side.As Yang Hucheng's guards entered Henan by railway, Duan Xun deployed more than 8 troops in Henan.

At the same time, the troops from Hubei moved to Jiangxi and Anhui to cooperate with Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang.At present, the warlords of the Anhui faction are completely in disarray, and only Lu Yongxiang can be regarded as an ally by Duan Xun.

If Lu Yongxiang loses too quickly, then the somewhat ambiguous new Anhui governor Ma Lianjia will definitely take refuge in Cao Kun, plus Fujian governor Li Houji, the entire southeast will be under direct control.That would definitely be a very bad thing for Duan Xun.

So Duan Xun must not let Lu Yongxiang be defeated quickly.

Therefore, Duan Xun must put pressure on Jiangxi and Anhui to be honest and not to affect the battle between Lu Yongxiang and Li Chun.Duan Xun didn't expect Lu Yongxiang to defeat Li Chun, as long as he could restrain Li Chun.

"How about Cao Kun?"

"The Fifth Division of the Central Army (Division Commander Zheng Shiqi) is in Daming, the Ninth Division of the Central Army (Division Commander Yang Qingchen) is currently in Jining, the No. Brigadier Dong Zhengguo) is in Tai'an, and Wu Peifu's 20rd Division is in Jinan."