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    Chapter 248 Failure off the field (Part 2)

    Japan¡¯s political trend of retaliating against China and adding two permanent divisions to North Korea has also spread to Fengtian.

    During the exchange of fire in Dongying, the news that a military brigade stationed in China was wiped out shocked the entire Far East. Although this could not shake the Japanese Army's status as the leader in Asia, it triggered people's concerns about the current situation. Will Japan retaliate?  Where to start?  Will the newly rising dawn of national reunification be swallowed up by the haze of foreign war?  While the South was launching diplomatic mediation on the matter, and Britain and the United States were entangled with each other for their own interests, the atmosphere in Fengtian outside Shanhaiguan was already tense.

    A small group of 27th Division cavalry galloped out of the city. Thick sandbags were piled up outside the city gate. Almost all light and heavy machine guns and artillery were pulled out. Those Japanese businessmen and ronin who had been neglected in the past were even more closely watched.

    When the murderous atmosphere became more and more intense, Fang Rui and Ma Kui also entered Fengtian City with more than a dozen members of the Security Bureau disguised as traders.  This season is the most lively season of the year in the Northeast. The land in the Northeast that has survived the harsh winter begins to glow with vitality.

    Looking at the whole of northern China, except for Tianjin, there is no place as prosperous as Fengtian.  Tianjin is only one city, but it is Fengtian Province, which is composed of Tieling, Yingkou and other places with Fengtian as the center. After more than two hundred years of blockade by the Qing government and the Shandong people's performance of an uproarious picture of crossing the Guandong, with the South Manchuria Railway  Railways such as branch lines, Beijing-Fenghuang Railway, and Anfeng-Fengcheng Railway have been opened to traffic one after another. Relying on the advantages of natural ports such as Lushun and Dalian, this area is one of the few areas in China in terms of population density and number of industries and mines.  The Asia-American Association's survey report even believes that the economic scale here actually exceeds that of Anhui and Jiangsu, and the total annual trade volume can reach hundreds of millions.

    It is precisely because of the prosperity of Fengtian that the economies of several Northeastern provinces have all come closer. Japan has even concluded that whoever controls Fengtian can control Manchuria, Mongolia and the entire Northeast.

    But because of its prosperity, it has brought disasters to the local people. Especially since the country has no ability to protect itself, it has become a hot spot for the great powers to compete for.  Russia was exploiting every step of the way, and the Sino-Japanese War was even more tragic!  The Krupp heavy artillery group with hundreds of them, which were considered luxurious even in Europe at that time, was actually defeated by Japan, which didn't even have a few cannons. From then on, the great powers competed for the three eastern provinces, and after the Three Kingdoms returned to Liaoning and forced Japan to withdraw,  Russia took advantage of the Gengzi Rebellion to invade quickly. Japan was so angry that within a few years, it simply fought with Russia here. Not only did it regain control here, but it also gained access to the great powers.  Even moments before the Qing government stepped down, there were still people clamoring to use this place to exchange support from Russia and Japan to defeat the new revolutionary regime.

    Although Japan and Russia are encroaching step by step, Fengtian and most of Northeast China are still actually controlled by China to this day, and Yuan Shikai must be given some credit for this.  Because when Beiyang was founded, he realized the importance of the Northeast, so he continued to strengthen his strength here. First, the Second Mixed Association was stationed in Fengtian, and then Twenty Towns were transferred there, and then in Jilin, Songjiang, and Hejiang  They placed confidants in other places, and began to manage the Northeast little by little. They also incorporated the patrol army and the old Fengjun army. After becoming the president, they changed the Fengjun army into the 27th Division. The division commander was Zhang Zuolin, who was born in Ma bandit's beard.  Will.

    Even though the fighting inside the pass was in full swing, Yuan Shikai still did not move the 20th and 27th Divisions, just because he was afraid that Russia and Japan would take the opportunity to stir up trouble.

    There is also a 20th Division of the Beiyang direct line stationed behind him, so Zhang Zuolin has been particularly active in handling missions for more than a year. He has teamed up with Zhao Erxun to suppress the Kuomintang, squeeze out the bearded bandits who swept Lan Tianwei and swept across the country, and managed Fengtian only in an orderly manner.  , not long ago it was reported that Yuan Shikai wanted him to serve as the governor of Fengtian, but before the joy dissipated, a guy in the south who was more awesome than him directly announced the Northern Expedition!

    The headquarters of the 27th Division is located in Fengtian City. Recently, Zhang Zuolin has felt that something is wrong. For more than a year, he has worked hard to resist Japanese infiltration, attack Manchu independence, and guard against Russian aggression.  Mao Zi was really exhausted, but as Yang Qiu staged a comeback in Tianjin, he began to feel uneasy when he shouted the slogan of the Northern Expedition.

    Although Fengtian and Nanmian are thousands of miles apart, the news is not lagging behind at all. At first he heard that the two families were fighting vigorously and didn't think it was okay, but after the Henan Bridge was cut off, he knew it was bad!  In any case, he can be regarded as a Beiyang affiliate. His hands were stained with the blood of the Democratic Party before. Even Lan Tianwei and others were beaten away by him. If this Yang Qiu defeated Yuan Shikai and became the president, would he?  How about sorting yourself out?

    Although he is at odds with the Democratic Party, he is still a revolutionary, right?

    The more Zhang Zuolin thought about it, the more something was wrong. Before he could find a solution, there was a firefight between China and Japan in Dongying. Yuan Shikai was bedridden and announced two major news.

    The first news almost scared him to death!  Fighting between China and Japan?  Isn't this going to cost me my life? If Japan retaliates massively, my few troops will not be able to stop the garrison.The Japanese 16th Division was stationed in Korea and southern Manchuria, and Yuan Shikai was even more stunned when he went to the field. His backer was gone?  What to do now!  So I quickly called a few old guys for a meeting, but after sitting for more than half an hour, Dashuai Zhang didn't even fart, he just kept walking around, looking uneasy.

    Wu Junsheng, Zhang Jinghui, Tang Yulin, Zhang Zuoxiang and others here are all old brothers who fought with him. Now they are all brigade leaders and garrison envoys. Seeing him like this, they are also anxious and can't help but blame Yang.  Autumn and the Wehrmacht.

    Just go to the Northern Expedition. If Beiyang falls, we will just do the opposite. Anyway, we don¡¯t have to do much of this. As long as we keep the thousands of guns in our hands, we will always have a bowl of food to eat, but there is nothing to worry about in the Sino-Japanese conflict.  Woolen cloth?

    ¡°He, he¡¯s fucked up!¡±

    The first person to speak was Wu Junsheng. He had been a hawker, a horse dealer, and later became a soldier to make a living. After explaining to Zhang Zuolin, he became a sworn brother. Seeing him fidgeting, he slapped the table and said angrily: "He, he, Yuan Datou and Yang Qiuzheng,  If you want to fight for the world, let's fight. Fight, fight, fight the Japanese. My cavalry has been patrolling the Liaohe River every day during this period. Yesterday, I almost had a conflict with a few Japanese bastards."

    Because he suffered frostbite on his mouth when he was young, he could not speak clearly and stumblingly. Several old friends often used this to tease him about his big tongue, but who has the heart to joke now?  Tang Yulin had a violent personality and was known as Tang Tiger. He cursed and complained: "Wu Datongue is right. Grandma! It's better to fight the Japanese. Now is the time. Everyone east of the South Manchuria Line is mobilized. The Japanese soldiers all have red eyes.  Crossed the border several times to arrest people! The day before yesterday, a Japanese squad leader came and told me to retreat twenty miles. His grandma¡¯s, twenty miles! How many towns and people? "

    "Can't withdraw!"

    Although Zhang Zuoxiang was also born as a bearded bandit, he was much more attentive than the previous ones. He stamped his feet and said: "The Japanese have no good intentions. They retreated twenty miles just to create a Manchu-Mongolian kingdom for those old and young people."  We must not back down from this matter. If those bannermen come back, we will not have a good life. The worst is to start a fight. Yang Qiu can kill a large group with one cavalry regiment, and we can kill two with seven or eight thousand guns.  Three, the Japanese 16th Division in South Korea and Manchuria only has about 7,000 troops, excluding artillery and other things, there are only five brigades, which is a bit scary."

    "You're right, there are only a few thousand bean soldiers. We could fight back then and we can fight now! If it doesn't work, just follow the way we used to fight the Russians and go to their lairs. There are also those remnants of the Tatars. During this time  There is a lot of trouble in Tongliao and Taonan, so we might as well destroy them together."

    "What are you talking about? Don't I know that the current situation is difficult! Didn't Feng Delin lead the cavalry to suppress bandits in Tongliao? Send someone to tell him, what a fool! Wasn't he very powerful when he fought with me? He was only a few days old.  Are you weak now? Why are a bunch of Mongolian fools and old people and young people so polite Beat me hard and beat them to death!" Although Zhang Zuolin was born with a beard, he is not as popular as everyone imagined.  He has a gangly face, is of medium height and looks like a teacher in a long robe.  He was slick in his methods, open-minded and dared to delegate power, so most of the people who worked for him were dead-set. After being recruited by the Qing government, his career has been going smoothly. In addition, he has experienced several troubles between Japan and Russia in the Northeast, and he hates Japan and Russia deeply.  So now I hear you complain, I scold you, and I slap the table hard when I get angry.

    With a slap in the face, everyone shut their mouths. Zhang Zuoxiang saw this and quickly said a few words of comfort: "It doesn't matter how powerful we are in killing the old and young in Tongliao and Taonan, but what about the Japanese? We have saved so much money over the years."  It might as well be a team."

    Zhang Zuoxiang is one of the few smart people in the 27th Division. He was known as Little Zhuge when he was drying his beard. His reminder also made Zhang Zuolin calm down. He scratched his head and asked: "For the current plan, we can only capture the 20th Division in Shanhaiguan first."  If it doesn¡¯t work, just give them half of Fengtian, and let¡¯s get through the current hurdle first.¡±

    "These words may have been useful half a year ago, but now" Zhang Zuoxiang sniffed and shook his head: "A few days ago, I asked Zhang Huilin to go to the 20th Division to inquire about the situation. When he came back, he told me that Lu Yongxiang had been transferred back.  In the past few days, Duan Qirui has sent his confidant Fu Liangzuo to take over the troops and is busy recruiting them. Fu Liangzuo promised to come to support if the Japanese soldiers came over, but according to Zhang Huilin, the Beiyang gang are now panicked, and the officers  The soldiers are just running around to contact the south every day, and the soldiers have lost their energy. In my opinion, there is no hope!"

    "I don't think it's reliable!" Zhang Jinghui, who had never said anything, was not optimistic about the return of the 20th Division, and continued: "In the past, no matter what you said, it still occupied the title of the Central Committee, and everyone was awesome. Now Yuan Shikai has fallen, and the Beijing Army Department  I was in a mess. That Liang Caishen (Liang Shiyi) didn't know what kind of evil he had committed. He took all the money in his hands at once. Even Duan Qirui didn't give it to him, saying that the money should be left to the new family.  Government. Don¡¯t talk about Shanhaiguan nowThe 20th Division, the First Division in Beijing and Zhili, and several mixed brigades cannot be paid, and all ammunition and ordnance have been withheld. It is better to expect them to come to support It is better to expect to open from the south.  Come here.  "

    Zhang Zuoxiang didn't say anything when he saw him. He glanced at a few old guys and said, "I didn't say it, but we really should take the south road now. Even though Li Huangpi occupies the position of president, he has been persecuted in Hubei a long time ago."  Without his temper, the military and wealth are in other people's hands, so it will be a matter of time for Yang Qiu to take over the world. Maybe he can keep his job if he can establish connections early."

    Zhang Zuolin didn't know that he should contact the south, but he heard that Yang Qiu had always been ruthless in his actions, even beating up the Kuomintang. He had not done anything good in the past year or so, especially helping Yuan Shikai suppress the revolution.  It's even more entangled. What if there is a settlement after autumn?

    Zhang Zuoxiang saw what he was thinking and said: "Mr. Jiang Baili, who was here before, is now very prosperous under Yang Qiu. He has also become the president of the National Defense University. He doesn't need to say hello when he comes in and out of the military headquarters. I think he might as well go."  This method is really not feasible" At this point, he simply gritted his teeth and said, "Send all the useless people in our family to study at Hubei National Defense University."

    When everyone heard this, they were horrified and sent to the National Defense University to study?  Isn¡¯t that just making protons?

    Zhang Zuolin also knew that there was no other way. He sighed and was about to speak when the guard outside the door suddenly ran in: "Report to the general, there are two people outside who want to see you."

    "I'm bothered, no see!" Zhang Zuolin, who was in a state of confusion, thought it was another guy who came to fight against the autumn wind, so he refused without raising his eyelids.  The guard watched his words and did not dare to say anything. Just as he was about to turn around, Zhang Zuoxiang grabbed him and asked, "Where is this guest?"

    "They claim to be from the south. The older one seems to be a major general named Ma Kui. By the way, they also brought a dozen of their subordinates."

    "Ma Kui? This name seems familiar." Zhang Jinghui frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Isn't the manager of the supply camp who started with Yang Qiu called Ma Kui? Could it be"

    After being reminded, Zhang Zuolin was also stunned. After a while, he jumped up suddenly, slapped the table and cursed: "Damn it! Let me make it clear next time you report! Why are you standing there? Please come back! No, no, no, come back."  Come back and bring me the military uniform, then tell the kitchen to prepare a banquet, I want to welcome it myself!"

    A moment later, Zhang Zuolin, who had changed into the uniform of a lieutenant general, came to the door in person with a large number of Fengjun officers. This posture was so shocking that Ma Kui and Fang Rui were shocked. Since he was a lieutenant general, they quickly saluted: "National Defense Forces Ma Kui."  Kui (Fang Rui) has met General Zhang.¡±

    Hearing that he announced his family status, Zhang Zuolin's eyes narrowed. He quickly returned the gift and smiled affectionately: "It's all my fault. Why do you have to dress up like this? Since we are here in Fengtian, we are all our brothers, so you're welcome."

    "The Commander-in-Chief has said that there are military rules in the army. Even if you don't wear a military uniform and follow the rules, we will still salute you."

    "As expected of the Commander-in-Chief, well said! The army should look like an army." Zhang Zuolin flattered him and scolded the officers around him deliberately: "Look, this is called military literacy. I usually call you one or two."  Salute, it all fell on deaf ears!"

    Everyone exchanged a few words, Zhang Zuolin introduced the generals of Fengjun and then led the two of them into the living room.

    The living room of Zhang Mansion was not luxuriously decorated, but had a bookish atmosphere. After sitting down, Ma Kui pointed outside and said with a smile: "The prosperity and public security of Fengtian along the way have really opened our eyes.  The national integrity was not lost in the cracks between Japan and Russia, and the Northeast was managed in an orderly manner. No wonder the Commander-in-Chief never forgets General Zhang."

    "Oh? The commander-in-chief mentioned Zhang?" Zhang Zuolin glanced at Zhang Zuoxiang quietly and wondered what did these words mean?  Does being obsessed with me, Lao Zhang, mean that you don¡¯t trust yourself, or does it mean something else?

    The two of them had studied the king of the Northeastern people carefully before coming. They knew that he did not read much but had a calm mind, so Fang Rui simply said: "General, there is no need to be suspicious. The Commander-in-Chief and Principal Jiang have always praised you.  Previously, due to the unrest in the country, we needed to settle down in the customs first, so I had no time to come and visit. Now that the country is about to be reunified, I am bringing you a personal letter from the Commander-in-Chief today."

    After Fang Rui finished speaking, he took out the letter and handed it to Zhang Zuolin. The latter did not hesitate and simply handed it to Zhang Zuoxiang: "Fu Chen (Zhang Zuoxiang), come and read it. I do nothing here to avoid people." It would have been someone else who received Yang Qiu's letter.  I'm afraid I'll read the letter alone first.  But he openly announced it, which shows that his skills are really different from ordinary people, which shows that this person is indeed, as Yang Qiu said, quite knowledgeable about win over methods. It is this method that helped him to create a world under the attack of Japan and Russia in the Northeast.  .

    Zhang Zuoxiang opened the letter and cleared his throat: "General Zhang personally sends this letter In the year of Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese invaders invaded. The general resolutely joined the army to fight against the foreign invaders. The sorrow of the Manchus and their ignorance led to the burial of countless heroes on the battlefield. After the war, the EastThe people are in dire straits and bandits are swarming. You single-handedly create a security team to maintain local security.  After the Gengzi period, Tsarist Russia invaded the territory and massacred our people. It was you who led hundreds of brave men to resist resolutely, attacked the grain roads, and protected our people. There were countless people alive. With these two items alone, a general can be called a national warrior!

    When the gunshots of 1911 were fired, the National Defense Forces rose up in response to the will of heaven and the will of the people, and cooperated with the heroes and heroes from the southeast to finally overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and return China to a bright future.  However, for more than a year, the national situation has been difficult and changing. First, the Southeast Asians put pressure and corrupt officials took the opportunity to impose exorbitant taxes. Later, the north tried to betray the country and use the hands of the Japanese invaders to overthrow the republic. Seeing the country in chaos, 40 million compatriots had to  There were many disasters. As the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Force, Yang Moutian had no choice but to mobilize troops to revitalize the brigade and launch the Northern Expedition.  Fortunately, thanks to the unity of the soldiers and the people, we finally saw the light of day after more than two months. Unexpectedly, foreign invaders took advantage of our country's weakness and violated the agreement by arbitrarily mobilizing troops within our territory in an attempt to occupy the Yellow River and threaten the hinterland of the Central Plains.  Although I don¡¯t want to damage the Sino-Japanese friendship, the land is the most important thing!  Therefore, I was ordered to collect it.  After a day of fierce fighting, the bones were piled high and the Yellow River was filled with blood. In the end, the world can be comforted that the country has not been lost.

    Now that the Yellow River has been locked, the Central Plains is safe for the time being, but the Japanese invaders still have ambitions to destroy China. Voices of retaliation and war have been heard in Japan Island, so the general is in danger, which makes Yang very worried!

    The Northeastern region originally belonged to China, but it was repeatedly invaded by Japan and Russia. Countless territories are still being ceded to this day. The unbridled behavior of Japanese and Russian soldiers is really dangerous.  The general spent his whole life resisting the enemy and foreign invaders, and he must have become a thorn in the side of Japan and Russia.  The reunification of the country is imminent, Japan and Russia interfere, Mongolia is divided, and the remaining Manchus will fight back. I hope that the general will make plans in advance, be extremely careful, and save his body in order to achieve the great goal of regaining the country.

    Yang would like to reassure the general that the National Defense Tigers will soon go north to provide support. The General Staff is also discussing with Beijing to reorganize the 20th and 27th Divisions into the 14th Infantry Division of the National Defense Forces. The necessary equipment and officers are being prepared and will be jointly managed by the generals.  control  "

    Hearing this, Zhang Zuolin was also moved. Not to mention that Yang Qiuxin did not mention half a word of the massacre of the Kuomintang. Instead, he praised himself a lot. In the end, not only did he not reduce his military power, but he also handed over the 20th Beiyang Division to him.  Together we form the 14th Infantry Division!  Once the two divisions merge, they will have 20,000 troops!  Even though he was thinking calmly, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva. The 14th Infantry Division of the National Defense Force sounded quite exciting.

    He had already tried to win over him and even sent him a big gift. How could Zhang Zuolin refuse? He stood up and imitated Ma Kui's salute just now, and shouted: "Please take me to tell the Commander-in-Chief that from today onwards, Zhang Zuolin, who weighs more than 100 kilograms, belongs to him."  Don¡¯t worry! Please rest assured that as long as Zhang is in Fengtian for a day, no matter whether it¡¯s the Japanese or the big guys, they won¡¯t be able to take away an inch of the country from our 14th Infantry Division!¡±

    The teachers all stood up and gave their assurances, and naturally everyone followed suit and patted their chests loudly.  Ma Kui and Fang Rui looked at each other and smiled. This Zhang Zuolin was really not a simple person. He had already put his name into his arms before he had even written the horoscope of the 14th Division.  However, the two of them didn't care whether these old Fengjun officers who were full of nasty words were sincere. With them, at least before the National Defense Forces crossed Shanhaiguan, the Northeast would not have no countermeasures at all.

    As for the futurethe guys in the National Defense Forces system haven't figured it out yet.

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