Beiyang reactionaries

"Since war is unavoidable, let's listen to the statement of the General of the Army Department to see if this war can be fought. Deputy Chief Li (Li Jishen), please tell me whether the Army Department is sure and whether it is ready to fight this war." A battle. If there is a fight, can the war be ended in a short time?"

Duan Xun turned his attention to the generals of the Ministry of War who were sitting on the sidelines.

Li Jishen immediately stood up and said: "Prime Minister, leaders, our Ministry of the Army has made all preparations. We have made all preparations in terms of personnel, equipment, logistics, and training. As long as there is an order, we will definitely make all the preparations in a short time. Defeat the opponent within. It will definitely not prolong the war."

"Then tell us about the plan of the Ministry of War."

"Yes."

349 Conflict 3

"Those Zhejiang guys are really annoying."

"Yeah, damn Zhejiang guys. Come to Anqing and tell us what to do."

"This is making us cannon fodder."

Anqing.

The third mixed brigade of the Anhui Army.

The Anwu Army was the army led by Ni Sichong when he entered northern Anhui to suppress the Anhui Revolutionary Party in the year of Xinhai.In the second year of the Republic of China, Ni Sichong was appointed General Anwu, so his troops were known as the Anwu Army.And Zhang Xun was appointed as the general of Dingwu, so his army is Dingwu Army.

After Ni Sichong led troops into Anhui to suppress the Revolutionary Party, he stayed in Anhui, and the Anwu Army became the most elite force in Anhui.Ni Sichong not only owned the Anwu Army, but Zhang Xun also annexed the Dingwu Army that Zhang Xun had left in Anhui and the Dingwu Army that remained in Xuzhou after the restoration failed, turning the Dingwu Army into the "Xin Anwu Army". very powerful.At the peak of Ni Sichong, the regular army of the direct line alone had 5 battalions and [-] troops.With the addition of miscellaneous troops, there were hundreds of thousands of troops at one time.

Ni Sichong is still very powerful.After reorganizing Zhang Xun's troops, there was no discrimination against Zhang Xun's Dingwu Army, also known as the "Xin'anwu Army".Instead of sending his own people to control the "Xin'an Wujun", Zhang Xun's adopted son Zhang Wensheng was appointed as the commander of the "Xin'an Wujun", and he also supported a large number of weapons and ammunition.Then a group of Jiangfang fleets were built to cross the Yangtze River Basin in Anhui and Jiangsu.At this time, Ni Sichong was a very powerful warlord in Anhui, Jiangsu, and the Yangtze River.It is Duan Qirui's most powerful force in Jiangsu and Anhui.Feng Guozhang's three governors of the Yangtze River all acted according to Ni Sichong's face.

It was only later that Ni Sichong began to enjoy it, and slowly lost the ambition of the year.Therefore, opium smoking became more and more serious. In Anhui, they ran wildly to enclose land, and embezzled military salaries wantonly, and began to neglect the building of troops.

But even so, the Anwu Army has always been the most powerful army in Anhui, Jiangsu, and the Yangtze River.However, after Ni Si rushed to the field, and the successor Ma Lianjia, the Anhui governor, was forced to step down by Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang, the life of the Anwu Army was not easy.Because Zhang Wensheng, the succeeding Anhui governor, was not from Ni Sichong's original Anwu army.

Zhang Wensheng was the leader of the Dingwu Army, Zhang Xun's general, and Zhang Xun's adopted son.

Although Ni Sichong treated the "New Anwu Army" Dingwu Army well, it does not mean that the relationship between the Anwu Army and the "Xin Anwu Army" is good.On the contrary, the relationship between the Dingwu Army and the Anwu Army is not good. The generals at all levels of the Anwu Army are all from Ni Sichong's tribe, and look down on the reorganized Dingwu Army.

And because Ni Sichong appointed Zhang Wensheng as the commander of the "New Anwu Army", although Ni Sichong annexed the Dingwu Army, the Dingwu Army is still a semi-independent faction.Zhang Wensheng is definitely not as good as Ni Sichong in terms of leadership, and even more so in terms of heart.Ni Sichong was very interested in Zhang Wensheng, but Zhang Wensheng didn't have such a big heart.Therefore, after Zhang Wensheng became the governor of Anhui, he was only good to his own Dingwu army, not very good to the Anwu army.Therefore, the relationship between Dingwu Army and Anwu Army is even worse.

As a result, the current situation of Anwu Army is getting worse and worse.

be despised.

This time Chen Leshan came to Anqing and asked Zhang Wensheng to send two regiments to guard the wharf on Anqing's side.Zhang Wensheng knew that Anqing was currently a powder keg, so why would he send his Dingwu army.

But he didn't want to offend Chen Leshan, so he sent the 3000rd Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army with about [-] troops.And behind the Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army, Xie Hongxun's regiment was supervising the battle.

This kind of surveillance made the Anwu army very dissatisfied.

"Okay, stop whining."

Ma Xiangbin frowned and reprimanded the Anwu Army officer for complaining.

Then he raised his head and said to Wang Pu who was silent above: "Brigade Commander, the news just came that four ships of the Marine Police Force have passed Pengze and entered our Anhui. According to their sailing speed, it will not take half a day. You can come to Anqing. The above is a strict order, if the marine police force really comes to us, we must stop them even if they shoot. But do we really want to do this?"

Although Ma Xiangbin's status in the Anhui military and police system is not high, his reputation is not small.

Because Ma Xiangbin went to school in Anhui Patrol Academy in the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), when a big event happened in the school.That is, Xu Xilin, the leader of the Restoration Society, shot and killed Anhui Governor Enming, so the Anhui Police Academy was disbanded.But precisely because of this experience, after Ma Xiangbin returned to his hometown, because there were many bandits in Suzhou, the local gentry elected him as the head of the township regiment, and then as the director of the Suzhou Police Station.

He performed very well in this position. He quickly wiped out several bandits who were well-known in the local area, and became a young general who was known to everyone in the Suzhou area.Later, after Ni Sichong entered Anhui, he reorganized Ma Xiangbin's township regiment.Within a few years, under Ni Sichong's hands, Ma Xiangbin became battalion commander and regiment commander step by step, and was very highly regarded by Ni Sichong.Later, because of the opening of the Jinpu Railway, Bengbu in northern Anhui suddenly blossomed.

Ni Sichong made Ma Xiangbin the chief of Bengbu's police station.After Ma Xiangbin became the head of the Bengbu Police Station, he personally went to the streets to inspect the streets, took decisive measures to punish the local hooligans, and shot the captain of the police who colluded with the gangsters.In an instant, Bengbu became the city with the best law and order in Anhui, and was praised by Anhui businessmen.So Ni Sichong even planned to make Ma Xiangbin the chief of Anqing Police Station.

But Ma Xiangbin didn't wait for this order, Ni Sichong went to the field.

After Zhang Wensheng became the governor of Anhui, he abolished Ma Xiangbin's position as chief of the Bengbu police station.So Ma Xiangbin had no choice but to return to the army again, serving as the head of the direct line of the Anwu Army and the [-]rd Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army.

The commander of the [-]rd Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army is Wang Pu, the son-in-law of Ni Sichong, and has a high status in the Anwu Army.

"What can I do."

Wang Pu snorted coldly.

Damn Chen Leshan, damn Xie Hongxun, damn Zhang Wensheng.I am a good guardian of southern Anhui, the commander of the third mixed brigade of the Anhui Army, and he was also a figure who called the wind and rain in Anhui back then.Because Wang Pu is Ni Sichong's son-in-law, many members of Anwu's army are from Ni Sichong's tribe.

But look now.

After Ni Sichong went to the field, the damn Zhang Wensheng has been suppressing the former Ni Sichong's descendants of the Anwu Army.For example, this time, Zhang Wensheng didn't want to conflict with Duan Xun, didn't want to fight with Duan Xun, so he sent himself to the front line.

But Chen Leshan's order was very clear.

The Marine Police Unit of the Police Department must not be allowed near the pier.If you want to force it, you can use force to expel it.But those are people from the police department. Once they shoot, Wang Pubi knows what the result will be.

"Brigade Commander, if we really fight, it will not be good for us."

"Of course I know. But behind us is Xie Hongxun's troops, so what can I do?"

"Fill the gun."

"How to say?"

Wang Pu immediately regained his spirits.

Wang Pu really couldn't sleep these days.Because the opponent is the marine police force, when Duan Xun's troops fought with Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan, the marine police force also participated in the battle to attack Wuchang.

At that time, Duan Xun's marine police force bombarded Wang Zhanyuan's position in a row.More than a dozen ships and nearly a hundred cannons bombarded Wang Zhanyuan's position. How could the position be preserved.

The same is true now.

If Duan Xun's marine police force, especially those relatively large ships, such as some large ships of about [-] tons, they can even enter the naval force.A ship has more than a dozen cannons, and some are heavy artillery, and it is equipped with more than a dozen mortars.When it comes to fighting, there is no opponent on my side.

In the past few years, the military pay has not been much, and weapons cannot be updated.The army's heavy weapons are very scarce, and ammunition is not very sufficient.A mixed brigade has only about twenty cannons in total.More importantly, Wang Pu was not very willing to fight with the Beijing government.

No matter how you look at it, Lu Yongxiang will not be Duan Xun's opponent.But there is Xie Hongxun's troops behind him, Xie Hongxun is a famous general in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.Wang Pu was worried that if he was disobedient, Xie Hongxun might kill him.

So worried.

Now hearing that Ma Xiangbin has a solution, Wang Pu of course cheered up.

"If the marine police force comes and must force their way in, then we will fire our guns. Then we will contact them and tell them that we don't want to fight with them, but there are orders from above to let them understand. On the other side, we will tell Xie Hongxun that the marine police The troops are coming, and we can't resist them. Let Xie Hongxun's troops come over to resist the marine police forces. Anyway, I think that it is impossible for just a few ships to really fight us, and it is impossible to really occupy our Anqing. Now The Beijing government probably needs an excuse, as long as we fire our guns, I think the marine police force will withdraw."

"You mean, we don't need to fight each other? As long as we stop each other, the other party won't really attack us?"

"Yes."

Listening to Ma Xiangbin's analysis, Wang Pu nodded slightly.

Yes.

Unless the marine police force is leading a large force, it is impossible to attack the wharf, and it is impossible to attack Anqing.After all, Anqing is the capital of Anhui Province, and Anqing is a big city in China.At present, there are tens of thousands of troops stationed around Anqing, and the few ships of the marine police force are simply not strong enough to attack Anqing.