Beiyang reactionaries

Although Cao Kun didn't want to admit it, he was really afraid of Duan Xun, and even had some fear in his heart.Duan Xun's strength developed too fast. The Zhiwan war had just broken out, and the Anhui faction had already taken a huge advantage.

The direct army has no advantages in all aspects.

In just a few hours, calls for help were flooded across the country.

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Cao Kun is really not a good player.How to deploy troops, how to fight, these are not Cao Kun's strengths.So when Duan Xun suddenly came under the pressure of soldiers, Cao Kun was really in a hurry.Seeing Wu Peifu coming over at this time, Cao Kun finally breathed a sigh of relief.Although some actions of Wu Peifu some time ago made Cao Kun very dissatisfied.

Cao Kun's brother, Cao Kun's direct line general, all had a lot of complaints against Wu Peifu.Even the contradictions between the two parties are very deep, and they are not in contact with each other.

But when it came time to fight, Cao Kun trusted Wu Peifu the most.In Cao Kun's eyes, his general is unmatched in terms of fighting.In the first battle between Anhui and Anhui, Duan Qirui had such a big advantage, but was easily defeated by Wu Peifu.

This made Cao Kun trust Wu Peifu very much.

As long as he sees him, Cao Kun has confidence.

"Sit down, sit down."

"Marshal, you still talk about the current situation."

Wu Peifu was very moved by Cao Kun's courtesy.

If not, he would not have rushed to Baoding by train just because of Cao Kun's call.Some time ago, Cao Kun's brother and Cao Kun's direct line general scolded Wu Peifu every day.

So Wu Peifu stayed in Jinan.

Don't want to meet them.

But Wu Peifu is very grateful for Cao Kun's courtesy and Cao Kun's promotion.Wu Peifu has the reserve and pride of the old literati, and he also believes in the idea that the old literati should die for their confidants.Although Cao Kun is not the master in Wu Peifu's mind, it is Cao Kun who promoted Wu Peifu to the present.So now that Cao Kun needed himself, Wu Peifu didn't bargain with Cao Kun.

"Duan Degong's troops have entered Zhili. No.14 mixed brigade (Brigade Commander Peng Shouxin) fought with Duan Degong's troops in Handan, lost Handan, and the losses were relatively large. Now Duan Degong's troops are closely following No.14 The mixed brigade is going to attack Xingtai. You should know that Xingtai has just been looted by rebellious soldiers. Wang Chengbin said on the phone that the morale of the troops is very poor. I am worried that once Xingtai is attacked, the officers and soldiers of the 26th Division who have finally stabilized may mutiny again. But You can't shoot them all now. You see . . . "

"The troops entering Zhili are..."

"It is the Duan Degong Security Division. The vanguard is the First Brigade of the Security Division (Brigade Commander Yue Weijun). The No. 14 mixed brigade telegraphed that this brigade was equipped with good weapons and equipment, and fought very bravely. It captured Handan in three hours. Followed by The Second Brigade of the Garrison Division (Brigade Commander Jiang Shijie) and the Cavalry Brigade of the Garrison Division (Brigade Commander Dong Zhenwu)."

"What about the other troops?"

"The third and fourth brigades of the security division are about [-] miles away from the three brigades in front of them. Behind them are two brigades led by Liu Xiang himself."

Wu Peifu looked at the map carefully.

The current situation is indeed very unfavorable for Cao Kun.Although it does not mean that Cao Kun will be defeated immediately, the overall situation is not good for Cao Kun.After listening to Cao Kun's introduction, Wu Peifu looked at the situation in other directions.

Also a deep frown.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Marshal, you can't hesitate now. Duan Xun is currently surrounded by several aspects, and the most dangerous ones are Suiyuan and Chahar. Suiyuan is basically impossible to keep. So we are in Suiyuan and Chahar. It is very difficult for Duan Xun's large army to stop Duan Xun's army."

Wu Peifu was the first to talk about the north.

Because Suiyuan and Chahar are defending Beijing.If Suiyuan and Chahar are captured by Duan Xun, then Duan Xun's troops will directly attack Beijing.There is no need to continue fighting this war.

But the problem is that Cao Kun has no troops in Suiyuan.

There is a first division of the Central Army.But Cai Chengxun's No. 20 division is the same as Cao Ying's No. 2 No. [-] division, with only [-] people.But when Duan Xun attacked Suiyuan, there were more than [-] troops in the front alone. It was a division and two mixed brigades, followed by another division.

Suiyuan definitely couldn't keep it.

Suiyuan can't keep it, and Chahar is very dangerous.

"What do you say? Withdraw all the troops and protect Beijing?"

"No. Commander, once we withdraw our troops, we will lose Suiyuan and Chahar one after another, and defend Beijing. The influence will be too bad. Especially if people know that Duan Xun's troops have come to Beijing, it will directly affect the front line The morale of the troops."

"So……"

"Commander, let Zhang Zuolin's troops come in."

Cao Kun was silent.

Cao Kun knew that his strength was not as good as Duan Xun's, but he had been reluctant to let Zhang Zuolin's troops enter the customs, because he was worried that Zhang Zuolin would speak loudly.In other words, Zhang Zuolin entered the customs, even if he defeated Duan Xun, it would be difficult for him to leave in the future.

As the saying goes, it is easier to invite God than to send God away.

So although Zhang Zuolin has always expressed his willingness to support Cao Kun, Cao Kun has always been hesitant.

"Marshal, in the current situation, it is very difficult for us to stop Duan Xun."

Wu Peifu urged Cao Kun.

Where is the time to think now.Originally, Cao Kun did a good job in all aspects, but what Cao Kun didn't expect was that Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, turned out to be one of the best.

As the boss of the three governors of the Yangtze River, many people have always been afraid of Li Chun.After all, it is the shadow of a famous tree.But after the real fight, the performance of Li Chun's troops surprised him.

In this way, Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang Province, became famous, so that Duan Xun no longer had to worry about the future, and he could attack Cao Kun with all his strength.

Cao Kun's family was at a disadvantage when they fought against Duan Xun.After all, Duan Xun's army is more than twice that of Cao Kun's army, and he can besiege Cao Kun from several sides.

Allies must be drawn in.

"Okay. I will transfer Rehe's troops to Chahar and hand Rehe over to Zhang Zuolin. Let his troops enter Chahar and defend Chahar."

"Marshal, this is not enough. The Fengjun troops must go south and enter Jiangsu to stabilize the situation in Jiangsu."

"Okay, I'll arrange this."

Cao Kun nodded.

Although he was unwilling, since Wu Peifu said so, Cao Kun was willing to believe Wu Peifu.In the current situation, only Wu Peifu can be trusted by Cao Kun.

"and then?"

"Defeat the troops ahead."

"Which one?"

"Duan Xun's garrison. I heard that Duan Xun's garrison is a very special organization. It is composed of four infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade. The full number is about 2 people. It is an elite force of Duan Xun Commander, don't look at the momentum of Duan Xun's army now, as long as he defeats an important unit of his, as long as he can win all the way, he can immediately turn the tide of the battle. I plan to defeat the guard army first, and then go all the way south to attack Zhengzhou, let Duan Xun This road has completely collapsed. At that time, the troops attacking Shandong will also be withdrawn."

"Do you have a solution?"

"Yes."

Wu Peifu nodded.

Wu Peifu is very confident.Although Cao Kun is somewhat passive at present, it does not mean that he has no resistance.Now the battle situation has not yet reached the point of no return, and Cao Kun's most elite third division has not yet been dispatched.

Moreover, Wu Peifu already had a plan for defeating the garrison.Even after the garrison was defeated, there was a general plan for how to defeat Duan Xun's troops in Henan.