Beiyang reactionaries

Perhaps as Ma Xiangbin said, Duan Xun was just an excuse.

That way you don't have to be cannon fodder.

"it is good."

Wang Pu thought for a while, and said to Ma Xiangbin: "Uncle Wen (Ma Xiangbin), time is running out now, and you should take charge of the front line yourself. Again, don't fight with others. If it is really unavoidable, take it with you." The troops retreat for me. Grandma, Chen Leshan, Xie Hongxun, and Zhang Wensheng treat me as cannon fodder, how can I really be cannon fodder. If you really force me, I will go to Duan Xun."

"Yes."

Ma Xiangbin didn't waste time, and immediately left the headquarters to go to the frontline troops.Because the marine police force is not far away from Anqing, if there is a delay and the front line makes a wrong response, it will be much more difficult in the future.

On May 1922, 5, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, four ships of the Marine Police Force came to Anqing.

Ma Xiangbin looked at these ships and heaved a long sigh.

finally come.

"Head, the other party has sent a representative to meet you."

"Walk."

350 War

"Jia Shuai, news from Anqing."

Nanjing.

Lu Yongxiang has been in a bad mood these days.

Because he could hear the sound of Duan Xun sharpening his knife, and he could feel the increasing pressure from Duan Xun.Thinking of Duan Xun becoming more and more powerful now, forcing himself step by step, Lu Yongxiang couldn't sleep.Lu Yongxiang has led troops for many years and has been in the barracks for more than 30 years.Although Lu Yongxiang has also been eating, drinking and having fun these years, he has long since lacked the arrogance of charging forward.

But after all, he has been a soldier for so many years.

Lu Yongxiang is not a fool either.

He knew the strength gap between himself and Duan Xun.Lu Yongxiang himself also believes that the strength gap between himself and Duan Xun is too large, and it is difficult to win on the battlefield.Overall, I am at an absolute disadvantage.

But Lu Yongxiang still wants to fight.

Don't want to admit defeat.

As a patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, he is a little overlord and a little prince in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions, and he can do whatever he wants.But if he loses this position, he can only stay at home like the other generals who have left the field.Can no longer appear in politics.When Lu Yongxiang thought of this, he couldn't accept it.

That's why Lu Yongxiang didn't want to continue to retreat. He wanted to fight, even if his strength was poor.Maybe there may be some turning points.So during this period of time, Lu Yongxiang also began to actively arrange and start preparing for war.

Two directions.

One is Jiangsu, especially the direction of Xuzhou.One is Anhui, in Anqing.

Hoard heavy troops.

"what happened?"

Seeing Zheng Junyan rushing forward, Lu Yongxiang asked in a deep voice.Zheng Junyan also came from Baoding Military Academy, and came to Lu Yongxiang after graduation.Lu Yongxiang has always been highly regarded.When Lu Yongxiang was the governor of Zhejiang and the commander of the Tenth Division of the Central Army, Zheng Junyan was the chief of staff of the Tenth Division of the Central Army.After Lu Yongxiang served as the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, Zheng Junyan began to serve as the commander of the Tenth Division of the Central Army.

At present, Lu Yongxiang has many troops under his command, a total of twelve divisions, six mixed brigades, and some supplementary regiments and security regiments.Among them, there are four troops that Lu Yongxiang trusts and supports the most.One is Lu Yongxiang's most direct lineage, which is the 2th Division of the Central Army.This is a direct-line army led by Lu Yongxiang for many years. It currently has more than [-] people and is stationed in Nanjing.

Then there is Chen Leshan's Fourth Division of the Central Army, He Fenglin's No.30 Seventh Division of the Central Army, and Xie Hongxun's Fourth Division of the Zhejiang Army.

These four troops are the most trusted by Lu Yongxiang.

It is also the unit that Lu Yongxiang has focused on building in the past two years.These four troops have more than 7 people, and they are also the most elite troops under Lu Yongxiang's command.

"An hour and a half ago, the four ships of the Marine Police Force came to Anqing, and they must be stationed at the Anqing Wharf. In the end, they were driven away by the Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army guarding the Anqing Wharf. Both sides even opened fire. Later, Master Xie (Xie Hongxun) ) troops arrived and took a lot of cannons with them before the water police left Anqing."

"finally come."

Lu Yongxiang let out a long sigh of relief.

Lu Yongxiang knew that such a day would come, ever since he and the cabinet had a verbal battle over the Marine Police Force.Although he yelled a lot before and made a very tough statement, Lu Yongxiang was beating drums in his heart.

Because the power gap is too great.

But after hearing the news, Lu Yongxiang calmed down instead.

Shots were fired, shots were fired, and the water police were driven off.

It's all been shot and fired, and things are irreversible.Since things are irreversible, everyone is left to fight.In the current situation, Lu Yongxiang also completely gave up the luck in his heart.

Then hit it.

"The Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army? It is the unit of Ni Sichong's son-in-law. How is the situation of this unit?"

"Among the remaining troops of the Anwu Army, the Third Mixed Brigade of the Anhui Army is relatively strong. The other troops are in a very bad situation because Zhang Wensheng didn't pay the soldiers well. The other mixed brigades are not short of weapons and ammunition. It’s just that the personnel are not complete, only the third mixed brigade is fully staffed.”

"Too."

Lu Yongxiang sneered.

Said: "Danchen (Ni Sichong)'s Anwu army is all members of their Ni family. It's a pity that their Ni family members are corrupt and accept bribes. They are capable of robbing money in the local area. One is richer than the other. But in the ability to command the army His son-in-law, Wang Pu, is quite capable. When the situation was very bad in the past two years, he was able to bring the third mixed brigade into its present state. Very good, so It seems that the Anhui army can still be used. In my name, give Wang Pu and the third mixed brigade of the Anhui army a commendation, and give them a bonus of [-] yuan to reward them for driving away the marine police force this time. Send a telegram to Xuzhou and Anqing, Make them level one combat readiness."

"Yes."

Anqing incident.

A sensation in the whole country.Everyone has been paying attention to the matter between the cabinet and the Yangtze River patrol envoy. Now that something like this has happened in Anqing, it is already very obvious what the outcome will be.

The national atmosphere is getting more and more dignified.

The troops have already begun to prepare for war.Lu Yongxiang gathered a large number of troops in Xuzhou and Anqing.Because Xuzhou is the front line to block the Shandong troops, and it is an important town in northern Jiangsu.Anqing is the capital of Anhui Province. It is not only the most developed place in Anhui, but also an important place that directly blocks the Yangtze River waterway.

Of course, the situation is getting more and more tense, but they didn't say anything, and the two sides immediately started fighting.The two sides still need some rhetoric. On May 1922, 5, at seven o'clock in the evening, Yang Yongtai, as the secretary-general of the cabinet, questioned Lu Yongxiang, the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, on behalf of the cabinet.

The marine police force entered Anqing according to the plan. Why did the Anhui army prevent the marine police force from entering Anqing Wharf, and why did they shoot.This is the Anhui army's own idea, or Lu Yongxiang's order.Regarding what happened in Anqing this time, Lu Yongxiang, the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, had to answer.

If it was not for Lu Yongxiang's order, then Lu Yongxiang must hand over the commander of this matter to the cabinet.

At nine o'clock in the morning on May 1922, 5, Lu Yongxiang wrote a long telegram to answer the cabinet's questioning.Lu Yongxiang did not directly respond to the Anqing incident in the telegram, but listed several charges against Duan Xun.

Since the cabinet implemented the "separation of the military and civilians", Lu Yongxiang believed that Duan Xun was completely against himself.It is believed that Duan Xun wantonly destroyed the hard-won peace and trampled on the laws of the Republic of China in order to "unify by force" and to solve opponents who have different political views from his own.Lu Yongxiang even said that Duan Xun was going to follow Yuan Shikai's old path, so he had to resolve all the forces that were inconsistent with him.

Then he stated again that he refused to allow the marine police to enter the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions. This attitude will not change.Lu Yongxiang believes that the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui have the ability to build their own marine police forces to protect the safety of the Yangtze River waterway.There is no need for a new marine police force.For the Anqing incident, Lu Yongxiang expressed regret.

At the same time, Lu Yongxiang stated that he has begun to build his own marine police force in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.

In fact, it turned around.

Not much to explain.But his attitude is obvious, Lu Yongxiang will never accept the marine police force stationed in Anqing.