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Text Chapter 175: One battle determines the southwest (5)

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    Winter came extremely early in Beijing this year, with snow falling only in November.  The cold weather has caused a lot less people on the streets, but it¡¯s because the general election is around the corner. All kinds of slogans and banners are plastered all over the streets. Even beggars have been mobilized to expand their influence in the election. Bangzi Allegro  He can hear jingles wherever he goes.

    Chen Huan avoided a few United Party supporters who were handing out leaflets. He said to his heart that he had no interest in Yuan Shikai running the party at all, and he had already seen that the man in the north didn't understand what a party was at all. Instead, he was Song Jiao  Ren Shanghai made the Democratic Party very popular. Not only did he not reject anyone who came, he also absorbed all the three religions and nine streams into the Democratic Party. His momentum had already surpassed that of the north.  The Republican Party of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Constitutionalists is not bad. As for the Southwest National Socialist Party¡¯s territory, let alone the north, even the Democratic Party has fled. If Yunnan is lost this time, Liang Qichao¡¯s Progressive Party will also be finished!

    It can be seen from this that Yang Qiu's use of force not only wanted to capture the entire Southwest, but also had a deep political purpose behind it. According to the "Provisional Constitution", the two houses of the Republic of China will have 870 seats, 596 in the House of Representatives, and 274 in the Senate.  The House of Representatives is divided evenly among the provinces. The number of provinces within the customs is 20. There are more and less seats outside the customs. There are also dozens of special seats.  In this way, there are 120 seats in the six southwest provinces, and Xikang and Hong Kong combined have 15 seats.  Now that these two areas are blocked by the Southwest, sooner or later it will be his territory, which means there is no need to build momentum at all. After the war, the National Socialist Party will automatically get 135 seats in the House of Representatives!

    Although the Senate is elected by the people.  But hundreds of millions of people in the southwest can still get 60 or 70 seats, not to mention that Zhang Taiyan and Tang Shaoyi have recently been building momentum for the National Socialist Party. Yang Qiu basically left the election to the two of them. Even the idle guy in Nanjing  It is said that the "Vice President" wrote hundreds of letters in March to attract people to join the party, and it is very likely that he will get 30% of the seats.

    ? Nearly a quarter of the parliamentary seats were won in one battle.  The looming threat has been developing for more than ten years, and the Democratic Party has finally been integrated.  What could be more cost-effective than this deal?

    Looking at Beiyang, apart from the fairly good army, it has fallen far behind in party building.  If this continues, sooner or later it will be emptied out by the Democratic Party and the National Socialist Party.  Thinking of this, he vaguely felt that he had made a mistake in agreeing to Yuan Shikai's help this time.  But regretting now doesn¡¯t seem to be an option.  He could only sigh quietly and hold the army expansion document as he prepared to enter. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he was grabbed by Zhao Bingjun who rushed out from inside: "Er'an, listen to me, don't go in today."

    Chen Huan raised his eyebrows and lowered his voice: "What's going on in Guangxi?"

    "Who says it's not the case! Even Xingcheng was scolded so much that he hid behind the wall and didn't dare to speak." Zhao Bingjun didn't have the slightest worry on his face. His official career has been prosperous recently. Because of the Southwest incident, it is said that Yuan Shikai couldn't stand Lu Zhengxiang and was ready to let him  He formed a cabinet and became prime minister, so he was very proud.  Hakoru rubbed his hands and said: "This is too evil. Why did Tang Jiyao go to attack Guangxi when he had nothing to do? Now it's good, he has fulfilled his promise, and Guangxi cannot be saved this time. Just now our new prime minister went to give  Cai Songpo and Long Jiguang sent a telegram, and we now expect them to send troops to protect the southwest."

    Chen Huan shook his head: "I know Cai Songpo's temper. He will definitely not send troops after hearing that Tang Jiyao did evil. Long Jiguang is possible, but if Yang Qiu moves quickly and solves the problem before the Guangdong army enters, he will not hold on to it.  .¡±

    "The devil knows." Zhao Bingjun sniffed and suddenly asked: "By the way, the old man asked you to change the list of provincial titles. Isn't Yang Qiu designated as lieutenant general? You change him to major general."

    "Changed to major general?" Chen Huan was surprised: "Are you kidding! Song Ziqing, Yue Peng, and Jiang Fangzhen were all awarded the title of major general this time. He toured three provinces and was the commander-in-chief of the fifth division and third brigade of the National Defense Force. Maybe he will be the commander-in-chief in a month.  We need to increase the number of three or four divisions! Giving it to a lieutenant general is already too low, and if we reduce it to a major general, it will mess up the sense of proportion."

    Zhao Bingjun didn¡¯t care, he narrowed his eyes and smiled and said: ¡°It¡¯s just about being unreasonable. Think about it, give him a major general, and give him a major general below. If everyone is the same height in the future, someone will jump out.¡±

    This idea really made Chen Huan feel ridiculous. If Yang Qiu could lose his military power due to such childish tactics, it would be really laughable.  So he didn't believe it was Yuan Shikai's idea and asked, "Is this what the president meant?"

    "The president wants to beat him to the end, why would he care about this matter? It was Duan Zhigui and I's idea, and Liang Shiyi and Wang Yitang also approved it." Zhao Bingjun was proud, but Chen Huan lamented in his heart, even such a bad idea was  Taking it out, it can be seen that these old Beiyang people were already panicked after the National Defense Forces assumed an aggressive posture in the southwest.  But what if I jerked off to the end?  Yang Qiu may not like this kind of title at all.

    Chen Huan didn't say anything, and walked back with the documents in his arms. Zhao Bingjun caught up with him before he walked a few steps. Before getting on the carriage, he slapped his forehead and lowered his voice: "By the way, Er'an, your Army Department may be busy recently. Duan.  Qirui has asked Cao Kun to go to Xinyang, and??I brought the boy who played well in Xuzhou.  "

    "Eleventh mark? Wu Peifu!" Chen Huan's eyes widened in surprise: "Crazy! Do it now, does the president know?"

    Zhao Bingjun shook his head: "Who dares to say! This is the idea of ??Duan Qirui, Cao Kun and the others. They are going to make a fuss. If there is a chance, just leave the parliament alone and let's go it alone in Beiyang." Go it alone!  What's the use of just thinking about it now?  Chen Huan turned around and looked at the Presidential Palace behind him. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

    Wusheng Pass is stained everywhere, and the scars left by the last war cannot be erased even after a year.  Although I didn't see with my own eyes how powerful the commander was in retrieving the carbine, the broken boulders could prove how heavy the losses Beiyang had suffered here.  Since this place is still under renovation, the originally narrow three passes cannot accommodate so many people, so the brigades of the Second Division are stationed in rotation.  Today it is the turn of the fifth brigade. After the former brigade commander He Xifan was transferred to the third division as chief of staff, Chu Nan, who had made a mark in the Xiaogan Battle, took over the position of commander of the fifth field brigade.

    When the Fifth Division was transformed into a Mountain Division, the First and Second Divisions were also quietly transformed into Field Divisions. He didn't understand the difference between Field Divisions, Infantry Divisions and Mountain Divisions before, but after studying at the National Defense University for so long, he also had knowledge of the three different types of troops.  A deep understanding.  Of course, the current two field divisions are just frames, and specialized field training and tactics are being explored.

    "Brigadier Commander, look at this." The new staff officer trotted over. After saluting, he handed the investigation report of the past few days to Chu Nan. He is a student of the third officer crash course and a former student of Sichuan Army Primary School.  , being able to serve at the brigade level and as a staff officer of the Ace Second Division shows that his ability has been recognized by the General Staff Headquarters and Principal Jiang.

    Since Beiyang still has a large number of troops stationed in Xinyang, especially after the start of the southwest war, there have been rumors that the north will take the opportunity to attack Wusheng Pass again and force the National Defense Force to withdraw its troops. Therefore, the previous reconnaissance every two days has been changed to daily reconnaissance. All reconnaissance situations must be  Write a report and send it to the General Staff for analysis.  The report is very detailed, recording the number of training and mobilizations of the Xinyang Beiyang Army, and even the small number of recent arrivals at the Third Beiyang Town.

    "During this period, Beiyang sent trains to pick up and drop off the department every day. Originally we thought it was a normal change of defense, but five days ago the investigators found that there were more coming out and less arriving. They didn't pay attention at first because there were only two or three at a time.  There is a gap of a hundred people, but when the train arrived this morning, the gap suddenly increased to 500 people!" The young staff officer shook his head in surprise: "This is unreasonable. If the intelligence of the General Staff is correct, Beiyang should deal with us if it wants to  It¡¯s more coming than giving out, so why take the initiative to reduce the Xinyang garrison?¡±

    Chu Nan is no longer the fledgling officer of the Hubei Gaowei Academy a year ago. After listening to the analysis, he immediately understood what the staff meant. Either the wind direction from the north has changed and he is not ready to put pressure, or one of the troops has quietly left his sight!  He asked, "Can you calculate the difference?"

    "According to Beiyang's establishment, there are about four battalions."

    One battalion in Beiyang has a full strength of 659 officers, and four battalions have nearly 3,000 people who have been quietly transferred from Xinyang by the war.  If they return to the north, it will be fine, but if they sneak into Hubei, the threat will be too great!  So Chu Nan made a decision almost immediately: "Order each regiment to enter the position and be on guard, call the division commander to report the situation, and immediately send a telegram to the brother troops in Xiangyang and Macheng, asking them to cooperate and pay attention to all the roads from Henan into Hubei."  ." Just as the staff officer was about to leave, Chu Nan suddenly remembered that the Air Force had two aircraft conducting tests nearby in the past few days. He stopped him and said, "Ask the division headquarters if you can ask the Air Force to cooperate and use them when the foreigners fight.  Reconnaissance via aircraft.¡±

    While the urgent ringing of the phone rang at the Wuchang General Staff Headquarters, thousands of soldiers were sitting on the ground resting and waiting by the Baihe River in Nanyang, Henan. Wu Peifu, dressed in military uniform, rolled up his sleeves and was washing his beloved war horse.  Does his horse have an origin? It was bred from a Russian war horse captured when he was an intelligence officer during the Russo-Japanese War. It is more than one head taller than the Mongolian horse, and he even likes it.

    Standing next to him is Peng Shouxin, the famous thorn-head of Sanzhen. Because of his big mouth, he offended many people. Even Cao Kun had a headache when he saw him. However, he was very brave in fighting, so everyone gave him the nickname ""  Ci Er Peng".  Together with Wu Peifu, who is not good at words but is arrogant and even looked down upon by his brothers and troops, they are the two most powerful people in the three towns.  When Hobrou met Hobrou, they became sworn friends. After Cao Kun learned about it, he simply sent them both to the eleventh standard, one as the standard leader and the other as the deputy standard leader.

    "Ziyu, what do you think the three fools and Duan Zhiquan are doing this time? You don't really think that if we fight, the old man will send out the entire army to fight Yang Qiu to force him to return to the army and abandon Guangxi, right?" Peng Shouxin didn't talk about virtue, and the whole three  He was the only one in the town who dared to call Cao Kun a fool. Even Wu Peifu admired him and shook his head: "How is that possible! Yang Qiu made a careful deployment this time and mobilized seven brigades at once. Unless Cai Songpo enters Guangxi immediately.??Otherwise Tang Jiyao would be considered a high incense if he could block it for three days!  We can't take Wu Shengguan in three days, so what can we do to hold him back?  "

    "Then why do they still want us to come? Are you still taking on this mission?"

    Wu Peifu put down his sleeves and looked to the south in the direction of Xiangyang. He raised his eyebrows and said with bright eyes: "Why are you here? Don't you know yet? The old man has lost control of the overall situation! As for me, I have nothing else. I just came to tell Yang Qiu that Wang Zhanyuan does not represent Beiyang.  ! Don¡¯t think that everything will be fine once you occupy Wusheng Pass!¡±!  .

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