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On May 1922, 5, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the cabinet also sent a telegram.

Criticize the patrol envoys on the Yangtze River for wantonly interfering in the affairs of the police department and local governments.Lu Yongxiang was required to immediately withdraw the troops deployed at Anqing Wharf, and let the marine police force stationed at Anqing Wharf.If Lu Yongxiang continues to prevent the marine police force from entering Anqing Wharf, Lu Yongxiang, the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, will be responsible for all the consequences.The cabinet will definitely not look at it.

The wording is getting harsher.

On May 1922, 5, Lu Yongxiang directly rejected the cabinet's order.He stated that he would never let the marine police force be stationed in Anqing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui.Nor will he withdraw troops deployed in Anqing.

As Lu Yongxiang refused the cabinet's order again, the situation became more and more tense.

On May 1922, 5, Deputy Prime Minister Dai Kan personally appeared at the press conference.At the scene, Dai Kan strongly criticized Lu Yongxiang's behavior.

Count Lu Yongxiang's history of undermining the "separation of the military and the people", and once again criticize Lu Yongxiang's behavior of trampling on the national policy of "separation of the military and the people".The cabinet absolutely cannot tolerate the existence of local warlords who do not obey the orders of the central government, and absolutely cannot tolerate anyone trampling on the national policy of "separate rule between the military and the people."

Then the contents of the cabinet meeting were announced.

The cabinet believes that Lu Yongxiang has repeatedly provoked the authority of the cabinet and repeatedly undermined the national policy of "separation of the military and civilians" implemented by the cabinet. This time, he used the army to resist the cabinet's orders.The Cabinet cannot continue to tolerate such behaviour.Therefore, the cabinet decided to remove Lu Yongxiang from the post of Deputy Minister of the Army, dismissed Lu Yongxiang from the post of patrol envoy to the Yangtze River, and revoked Lu Yongxiang's rank of general of the Army Department.And the cabinet decided to completely abolish the position of patrol envoy of the Yangtze River, and no longer set up a position similar to the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River.

The cabinet is a real shot.

Lu Yongxiang was directly dismissed from a lot of positions.

On the evening of May 1922, 5, Lu Yongxiang immediately attacked the cabinet.Refuse to accept the dismissal of the cabinet, and will not resign voluntarily.Lu Yongxiang even said that no one is qualified to dismiss him from the position of patrol envoy to the Yangtze River.

On May 1922, 5, the cabinet stated that if Lu Yongxiang did not accept the cabinet's dismissal, then the cabinet could only use force to solve Lu Yongxiang.Warn all troops in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, if any troops fight against the cabinet with Lu Yongxiang, the cabinet will judge them as rebels.

So far, the cabinet and Lu Yongxiang have been arguing for more than four months, and finally there is a result.

The cabinet dismissed Lu Yongxiang, and Lu Yongxiang refused to accept the cabinet's dismissal.In the end, the cabinet decided to solve Lu Yongxiang's problem by force.For more than four months, Duan Xun spent more than four months persecuting Lu Yongxiang step by step, and finally dismissed Lu Yongxiang.

In fact, the quarrels of more than four months are still very effective.Because Duan Xun spent more than four months preparing, not only made military preparations, but also stripped Lu Yongxiang of power step by step in name.It even took advantage of this opportunity to greatly disintegrate Lu Yongxiang's forces.

On May 1922, 5, the First Division of the First Army entered Fuyang along Shenqiu and Linquan, and entered northern Anhui. The 26nd Division of the No.16 Army marched along the mall and entered Lu'an.

The Thirteenth Army (commander Li Yunlong) invaded Jiangsu from Shandong along the Jinpu Railway and pointed directly at Xuzhou.The Fourteenth Army (Army Commander Long Yun) pointed directly at Lianyungang, Jiangsu.

As well as the water police force, the naval forces all began to mobilize.

The war officially broke out.

351 Invincible

Two years.

At this time two years ago, on May 1920, 5, Duan Xun and Lu Yongxiang were still allies, representing the Anhui faction.Therefore, at that time, the two cooperated to form an army to fight against the rebels, and crusade against the immediate families such as Cao Kun, Li Chun, and Chen Guangyuan at that time, and the second Zhiwan War officially started.Two years later, the war resumed.

Former allies, former comrades-in-arms, this time have become enemies.

On May 1922, 5, the war between the cabinet and the Yangtze River patrol envoy Lu Yongxiang officially broke out.

Duan Xun has been preparing for this war for a long time.It can even be said that Duan Xun has been planning this matter since the victory of the second Zhiwan War and when Duan Xun took over Beijing.Because Duan Xun knew at that time that what he had to solve in a short time was Lu Yongxiang.So there has been military preparations, military deployments.

The advantage is huge.

The cabinet issued an order to deal with Lu Yongxiang by force. On the night of the 25th, many troops had already set out overnight.The target in Shandong is directed at Xuzhou, because Xuzhou is an important town in northern Jiangsu and the most important city to enter Jiangsu. It is also the place where the No. 30 Seventh Division of the Central Army of Jiangsu Governor He Fenglin is located.

He Fenglin, the governor of Jiangsu, personally sat in Xuzhou.

The troops on the Henan side are targeting the northern Anhui area.The First Army (commander Li Hong) and the No.16 Army (commander Hu Ruoyu) all poured into northern Anhui directly from Henan.The first army's goal is directed at Fuyang, and the No.16 army is directed at Lu'an.

Even the vanguard has approached Fuyang and Lu'an.

The Fourth Army (Commander Pan Wenhua, belonging to the Jiangxi Corps of the Second Army) and the No.17 Army (Commander Yang Zhen, belonging to the Central Plains Corps of the Third Army), together with the Marine Police Force, directly attacked Anqing along the Yangtze River.

The Fujian troops came to southern Zhejiang.

Soon Lu Yongxiang also responded.

On May 1922, 5, Lu Yongxiang announced the establishment of the Rebellion Army to attack Duan Xun who violated the "Republic of China Law".Self-confessed as the commander-in-chief of the rebellious army, appointed Chen Leshan, the deputy patrol envoy of the Yangtze River and concurrently the commander of the Fourth Division of the Central Army, He Fenglin, the governor of Jiangsu, and the commander of the No.26 Seventh Division of the Central Army, and Pan Guogang, the governor of Zhejiang and concurrently the commander of the First Division of the Zhejiang Army. Deputy Commander of the Rebel Army.

Chen Leshan is in charge of Anhui, He Fenglin is in charge of Jiangsu, and Pan Guogang is in charge of Zhejiang.

The two sides are already fighting face to face.

"Thank you, Master."

"General Chen."

"The latest news. Fuyang has been captured by the First Division, and the army in Fuyang City has not fired a single shot."

On May 1922, 5, at around eight o'clock in the evening, Chen Leshan met with Xie Hongxun in Anqing to discuss the current war.Chen Leshan's complexion was not very good-looking.

Because the war has just been fought.

How long is this.

Duan Xun's vanguard has already arrived in Fuyang. The bigger problem is that Fuyang's security team has not resisted at all.Seeing the troops coming, they just opened the door and surrendered.

When the news came, Chen Leshan was furious.

These damned Anhui troops.

He didn't even want to put on a show, so he just gave up Fuyang in a good way.For example, the so-called security regiment in Fuyang is actually an army supported by gentry and merchants in Fuyang area, and they all obey the orders of local big households.They handed over Fuyang to Duan Xun in this way, which is actually the meaning of the local powerful faction.Therefore, Chen Leshan was very worried. If all the powerful factions in the northern Anhui area thought so, then the northern Anhui area might simply fall into Duan Xun's hands.

That's why he immediately invited Xie Hongxun over to talk.

In the current Anhui, the only person Chen Leshan can trust is Xie Hongxun.And after all, Xie Hongxun had been in Anhui for two years, so he knew the situation in Anhui better than Chen Leshan.

"this is nothing."

Unlike Chen Leshan who was furious, Xie Hongxun didn't show any expression when he heard the news, and said calmly: "General Chen, shouldn't this be expected long ago? Although the entire northern Anhui region is not a small number of troops, most of them They are all local security regiments, supplementary regiments and other troops. They are not regular troops, but some troops with little combat effectiveness. The regular army only has the first mixed brigade and the fourth mixed brigade, both of which are direct descendants of Ni Sichong's Anwu army. It's just that in recent years, due to insufficient military pay, the strength has declined seriously. Moreover, Gao Shidu, the brigade commander of the 1th Mixed Brigade, is the most cunning person. It is simply impossible for him to fight because of his strengths. Ni Sichong had this character when he was the governor of Anhui, so Ni Sichong never let Gao Shidu lead troops to fight, but let him guard the house. As for the first mixed brigade Although Ni Chaorong, the brigade commander, has studied in a military academy, he is just a son of a bitch. His grandfather Ni Sichong was able to get into the position of brigade commander of the first mixed brigade at such a young age. There are a lot of troops, but they have no fighting power at all. They must not be able to stop Duan Xun's troops. According to my thinking, the entire northern Anhui region will fall within a day or two."

Anhui.

Regardless of the later Anhui, its economic strength in China is very poor.But for now, Anhui's economic strength is still acceptable, and it is still considered a relatively developed province in China.Not to mention better than those provinces in the northwest, even better than many provinces in the southwest and central.

Because in southern Anhui, relying on the Yangtze River waterway, several cities are very economically developed.For example, Anqing, Tongling, and Wuhu are all very good cities in China at present, and they are well-known cities.And because the Jinpu Railway passes through Bengbu, the business development in Bengbu area is also very good along the railway.

Overall, southern Anhui is richer and more important than northern Anhui, because the important cities are basically in southern Anhui, so the main forces of the troops in Anhui are basically stationed in southern Anhui, such as Anqing, Tongling, and Wuhu.

In northern Anhui, there were only two mixed brigades, and both were in the Bengbu area.In other places, there are some local security regiments and other troops. Of course, these troops have little combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Duan Xun's troops drove straight into northern Anhui.Xie Hongxun is very clear about this matter in Anhui for many years.Long before the war started, Xie Hongxun had already anticipated it.

"General Chen, there is nothing we can do about the matter in northern Anhui. I estimate that the Anwu Army's First Mixed Brigade and Fourth Mixed Brigade will not be able to stop Duan Xun's troops. They don't want to talk about fighting, or even retreat, and As long as we don’t surrender, it’s in our interest. For now, we just need to firmly control Anqing and the Wuhu area.”

Xie Hongxun advised Chen Leshan.

Don't think about northern Anhui.The northern Anhui area cannot be kept at all. If you want to show some performance in this war, then you can firmly control the southern Anhui.