Beiyang reactionaries

After the Revolution of 3, Sichuan suffered several turbulences, but it has stabilized recently.However, the Sichuan Army currently has a force of [-] to [-] troops, which is relatively powerful among the southern provinces.Moreover, Sichuan borders Guizhou, Yunnan, and Hunan. Once the south is unstable, Sichuan is a very important place.

Yuan Shikai wanted to take precautions in advance and let Chen Heng enter Sichuan.

This time Chen Heng entered Sichuan with three mixed brigades. It is not difficult to stabilize the situation in Sichuan, but it cannot be said to be easy either.If you want to stabilize Sichuan, you will definitely need the support of the two Hubei Yang armies, and you need them to put pressure on the Sichuan army in Sichuan to prevent them from daring to resist.Therefore, he must communicate with them in the Lianghu area, so the time for him to enter Sichuan should be three months later.

In other words, I still have more than three months, four or five months.

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"Mr. Wang, Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu), after I leave, Western Henan will be handed over to you."

"Don't worry, General."

Wang Yongjiang promised immediately.

Duan Xun smiled and said: "You two may not be clear. This time I entered Sichuan, it may be difficult for me to return to Western Henan."

"why?"

"Because this time I entered Sichuan to fight a war."

"impossible."

Jiang Hongyu frowned and said, "De Gong (Duan Xun), although it is said that Sichuan has [-] to [-] troops. But when General Chen Heng entered Sichuan, he wanted to abolish the Sichuan troops. Which troops in the Sichuan army would dare to resist? And even if the Sichuan army resisted, how could they There is strength."

Jiang Hongyu didn't believe it.

Since the outbreak of the Second Revolution, the power of the Beiyang Army has risen sharply.It already has an absolute advantage in the whole of China.Not to mention the time of the second revolution, the troops of the Beiyang Army went south into Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, and even entered Zhejiang and other places.

Even after the end of the Second Revolution, the Beiyang Army used the name of encircling and suppressing Bailang to send a large number of troops into Shaanxi.Zhang Fenghui, the former governor of Shaanxi, was transferred to Beijing by Yuan Shikai. At present, Lu Jianzhang, the veteran of the Beiyang Army, controls Shaanxi.

What about Sichuan?

Going east, there is the Lianghu area.The troops of Duan Zhigui and Wang Zhanyuan in Hubei, and the troops of Zhang Jingyao in Hunan are all direct descendants of the Beiyang Army.Going north, Lu Jianzhang's troops in Shaanxi, and Lu Hongtao's troops in Gansu, both belong to the Beiyang Army.Therefore, the whole of Sichuan is surrounded by the Beiyang Army.

As long as there is nothing wrong with the Sichuan army's head, they will never dare to resist Chen Heng's order.Even if they really opposed Chen Heng, they could only do some small tricks, and they would never dare to rebel.Chen Heng entered Sichuan, and with a little trickery, the Sichuan army would definitely collapse.Anyway, the Sichuan Army itself is not united.How could there be a war.

Duan Xun smiled.

Then he whispered: "Do you know why the President suddenly sent General Chen Heng into Sichuan?"

"why?"

"The great president wants to proclaim himself emperor."

"Oh?"

Wang Yongjiang and Jiang Hongyu were a little stunned at first, but soon became calm.Because all kinds of news about Yuan Shikai's enthronement has been in an endless stream.After entering 1915, there were more such news.

Moreover, there are not a few people who persuade Yuan Shikai to proclaim himself emperor.

"Once this kind of thing happens, the south will be in chaos. Especially the Yunnan army will be in chaos. Once they get into chaos, Sichuan will definitely be a big battlefield. When I enter Sichuan, I will definitely be involved in this war, so I will return in a short time. I can’t reach the west of Henan, or I can’t go back to the west of Henan.”

"what do you mean……"

"There are not many troops in Sichuan now. General Chen Heng brought three mixed brigades into Sichuan. The first thing he did was to reduce the Sichuan army. After the year of 2, the Sichuan army originally had five divisions, but now it is less than half. If General Chen Heng continues to reduce the Sichuan army Troops, the Sichuan Army doesn’t have many troops. Just think about it, how many troops will there be in the whole of Sichuan by then. If we don’t count us in, the whole of Sichuan is estimated to have about [-] troops from the Sichuan Army.”

Duan Xun has not yet entered Sichuan, but he has already obtained information about Sichuan.This is because Duan Xun has been not sure whether he will go to Sichuan or Hunan, so he has been collecting information on these two places.

"This is a bad thing, but also a good thing. The bad thing is that there will be too few troops in Sichuan. Once there is any change, the whole Sichuan will be in chaos, and the situation may be uncontrollable. Even the suppressed Sichuan army may turn against each other. But The good thing is that the more chaotic it is, the more important I will be. I brought more than 1 people into Sichuan this time, and I will definitely be able to control the situation in Sichuan. Therefore, I will not come back when I enter Sichuan this time.”

"how do you want to do it?"

Wang Yongjiang was shocked, but Jiang Hongyu was already numb.

For Duan Xun's ability to judge the situation, Jiang Hongyu had been taught in his early years.Including judging the start of the European war, Duan Xun's judgments are very accurate.Therefore, Duan Xun now judges the situation in Sichuan, and Jiang Hongyu believes in Duan Xun.

So I want to ask what Duan Xun is going to do?

"As long as there is a war in Sichuan, I will take advantage of the situation to control Sichuan. As long as Chief Duan resumes his post, then I will be in a solid position. I will at least get a guardian envoy in eastern Sichuan this time, and at least control the Chongqing area. Further up is the governor of Sichuan."

Wang Yongjiang and Jiang Hongyu looked at each other in blank dismay.

Unexpectedly, Duan Xun had such an ambition.However, although the two were surprised, they were still very happy.Because if Duan Xun is really successful, then the two of them, as Duan Xun's right-hand man, must be raised to another level.

In other words, the two have a bigger stage to play.

"is it possible?"

That's the problem.In history, there are many people whose hearts are higher than the sky and whose lives are thinner than paper.

"Of course. But this requires your cooperation. This time I have brought a lot of soldiers into Sichuan, and I can't bring any more. But it doesn't mean that I can't continue to increase troops in the future. Mr. Wang, from now on, the money I earn here will not be used." Stay here, spend it all, don’t worry about money. Go to Duan Zhigui, the governor of Hubei, and buy all the guns and bullets you can buy. Once Sichuan goes to war, the biggest problem will be logistics. So I need to stockpile military supplies in Sichuan, so that Be prepared. If you only wait for the logistics supplies above, you don’t know how you will die when the time comes.”

The road to Shu is harder than going to the blue sky.

Sichuan is a very interesting province.Sichuan is rich in resources and fertile land, and can even be self-sufficient, becoming an independent small kingdom.And although the land route is difficult, there are well-developed shipping.However, shipping is seriously affected by the weather. It is easy to pull things out from Sichuan, but it is very difficult to send things to Sichuan.

Once there is a war, there will be big logistics problems at that time.In the war to protect the country, there will be guerrillas all over Sichuan.It is estimated that the already difficult logistics materials will be even more difficult to send to the front line.

The modern army has no ammunition, and what they hold in their hands is a fire stick.

Duan Xun will not believe anyone, only himself.Therefore, before the start of the war, Duan Xun should continuously send him various weapons and ammunition from the west of Henan, so that he has enough ammunition reserves to cope with the war of protecting the country.

"can."

Jiang Hongyu nodded.

"Second, recruit recruits from now on. After two months of training, the recruits will be sent to me. They will be sent to Sichuan in the name of escorting logistics supplies. Sichuan is in chaos, and if you want to control Sichuan, you need at least 2 people The troops I led in the early stage were only 1 people. After I arrive in Sichuan, if I have the opportunity to recruit some more troops. But you still need to send me 6000 recruits. If necessary, I will send some Yong, Wang Tianpei, and Tao Jichang (Tao Zhiyue) all sent up the Western Henan militia units. That is to say, recruits must be recruited for me to send up.”

"it is good."

"You two, I know this is very difficult. After all, whether it is buying weapons and ammunition or recruiting recruits, a lot of money is needed. We in the west of Henan have never been rich. But before the end of this year, you must give me what I want Get ready. Please."

This is Duan Xun's advantage.

Duan Xun is different from other Beiyang Army generals.Especially the brigade commanders of some mixed brigades, including Wu Xiangzhen and Li Bingzhi.Both of them are generals of the Beiyang Army, and their troops must be paid.

They lived on military pay.

So for them, fate rests on top.How much military salary the above gives you is how many troops you can support.But Duan Xun is different.Duan Xun has Yuxi under his command. Although Yuxi is very poor, there are more than [-] counties here.If it is placed in later generations, the western part of Henan that Duan Xun currently controls is also the size of two cities.

A lot of money can be offered.

In particular, Duan Xun opened three mines in western Henan, one is the Xin'an Coal Mine, the other is the Luanchuan Tungsten Mine, and the last one is the Songxian Gold Mine.Because of the First World War, the prices of various resources are currently soaring.

Very profitable.

That's why Duan Xun has the ability to continue to expand his troops and to purchase weapons and ammunition for preparation.This is why warlords must have their own territory.Only when you have a territory can you be able to earn money, and you can support the troops without relying on the military pay from above.