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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 182 Yan Xishan¡¯s Choice

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    It is widely said that Wang Geng, the war superintendent, is not only the largest new warlord who is arbitrary and uses the trust of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to control power and military power, but also a master who only engages in intrigues and not conspiracy. Until now, the model army has not provoked a civil war.  He never fired even one bullet at his own people.

    If there had not been a riot in Henan, Zhao Ti would not have been punished. The one with blood on his hands was his own Army's Third Division, not the model army participating in the war. In addition to the War Supervisor's residence, he lived in a house owned by the General's Mansion of the Ministry of War.  There is no private property in China.

    Whoever dares to start a rebellion has obviously become the enemy of Wang Geng and the participating troops. Zhao Ti's fate in Henan, including the now unpopular Fengtian Warlord Zhang Zuolin, was actually implicated by Zhao Ti. You Zhang Beard  If you dare to take Zhao Ti in, you are just making yourself uncomfortable. The participating armies have not taken action against the Fengtian Governor because of the unified east-west dual-line strategy. However, it is obvious that Lao Zhang¡¯s future is worrying. He will surrender and accept the rebels without even looking at what he will do now.  when?

    Wang Geng smiled and asked Cao Sanye if he didn't come to the central government, where would he develop next?  This was a reasonable question, and Lao Cao couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. Shandong, Anhui, and Anhui to the east were all under the Anhui Clan, and Hubei, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu to the south were the territories of the Zhili Clan.  In Shaanxi to the west, local snakes are making trouble, but Shanxi is a good place. If I don't plan to volunteer to conquer the south for the central government, should I, Lao Cao, go to Shanxi?

    Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, can be said to be an outlier in this era. During the Revolution of 1911, he joined the Tongmenghui to fight against the Manchus. When Yuan Shikai came to power, he supported Yuan Shikai's provocation of emperor and withdrew from the Tongmenghui. When Yuan Shikai stepped down, he actually cried and refused to agree. Not only did he send a telegram to accuse Southwest of asking for Yuan's protection.  **, and even volunteered to bring peace to the South for Lao Yuan!

    Yan Laoxi treats Shanxi as a foreign kingdom. Even the railway tracks are much narrower than those in China. The national railways are all 1.435 meters wide gauge. Only Shanxi Zhengtai Road is 1 meter narrow gauge. Of course, "Zhengtai Railway Loan Details"  "Contract" was signed in 1902. Yan Xishan was only 19 years old and was entering the Taiyuan Military Preparation School.  Apparently, it has nothing to do with the Shota Narrow Gauge Railway.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, Yan Xishan is well-known as a young man with a serious mind and a treacherous old man.  Damn it, does Wang Geng mean to let a 55-year-old guy like himself compete with the 34-year-old Yan Laoxi for Shanxi?

    Everyone knows that you have to pick the weak persimmon. Now Shandong and Anhui are the direct descendants of Premier Duan. Shandong is also the territory of the participating armies. There are also Japanese occupation in Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao. Shandong is obviously not a good place to think about.  Anhui is the hometown of Premier Duan. Ni Sichong, the governor of Anhui, is looking after the old Duan's home. It is impossible for him to go to Anhui or Hubei in the south.  .  .

    The three governors of the Yangtze River are all direct descendants of President Feng. At this moment, Lao Feng and Lao Duan seem to be in a good mood. Wang Tingzhen and Cai Chengxun have become both division commanders of the participating armies and governors of Jilin and Heilongjiang. At this time, it is inevitable that  He would not allow himself to offend the territory of the Third Governor of the Yangtze River. So, only Shaanxi and Shanxi?  Nima, I should have known this.  .  .  I might as well promise Wang Geng to go back to Beijing and find a job as vice president!  Cao Kun felt a little regretful.

    The path that Wang Geng pointed out to Cao Kun was actually quite good. Although Cao Sanye seemed to be at ease in his post as the governor of Henan, with Wu Peifu and Wang Chengbin both running to serve as the governor of a province, it was obvious that Lao Cao did not want to make progress.  The third division of the Army was reorganized into a participating army. It was really unreasonable for a 55-year-old division commander to still hang out in the local area.

    When Wang Geng asked Cao Kun where to develop, he obviously made it clear that either you grit your teeth and prepare to fight with neighboring provinces, or else you stay in Henan and become a local snake, fearing that the future outcome and development may not be able to go further. Vice President  s position.  .  .  The position is high but the power is not great, but the potential is endless!  Could it be that Lao Duan still wants to use me as Lao Feng's successor?

    Cao Kun's thoughts became vivid again, and Wang Geng smiled and said, "Administrator Cao, you can think about my suggestion carefully and don't rush to answer immediately. We don't engage in conspiracy and we are dedicated to serving the country and being honest with others!"

    At the end of November 1917, the Ministry of War awarded Cao Kun the rank of Army General and General Hu Wei. He resigned from the post of Governor of Henan and was transferred to Beijing as Chief of Staff of the Presidential Staff Headquarters and Commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison Command. Wang Shizhen was relieved of the post of Chief of Staff and Commander of the Garrison.  job.

    At the same time, the five brigades of the former Cao Kun's Army's Third Division were formally reorganized. Peng Shouxin, the commander of the supplementary first brigade, was exceptionally promoted to the division commander of the 11th Division of the participating army and the Henan Military Affairs Assistant. The 11th Division had three mixed brigades under its jurisdiction.  The brigades are respectively Huang Shaohong, commander of the 31st Brigade, Guan Zhonghe, commander of the 32nd Brigade, and Xia Wei, commander of the 33rd Brigade.

    In view of the fact that the Third Division itself belongs to the first-class Beiyang army, there were not many people left from the elimination of the five brigades. After moving two supplementary brigades from Nanyuan southward, it was organized into the 12th Division of the participating army, all equipped with German Mauser equipment.  Equipment, becoming the third weapon type among the participating armies.

    At the same time, Shanxi Governor Yan Xishan was transferred to Henan Governor and appointed commander of the 12th Division of the participating army, stationed in Kaifeng, while Peng Shouxin led the 10th DivisionThe first division was stationed in Luoyang.

    The former First Division of the Shanxi Army was reorganized into the 13th Division of the Participating Army. Jiang Fangzhen, the Chief of Staff of the Participating Army, served as the commander of the 13th Division and the governor of Shanxi!

    At this point, by the end of November, all the equipment of Wang Geng¡¯s ten divisions in the US reinforcements were in place. There were three German weapon divisions and ten art weapon divisions in the participating army!  The participating armies controlled Shanxi, Henan, Zhili, Suiyuan, Chahar, Rehe, Shandong, Jilin, Heilongjiang and the capital.

    At the same time, the Ministry of War appointed Wu Peifu, commander of the 3rd Division of the Participating Army, as the governor of Outer Mongolia, Wang Chengbin, commander of the 10th Division of the Participating Army, as the garrison envoy of Tangnu Ulianghai, and Han Fuqu, commander of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division, as the military affairs officer of Suiyuan.  deputy!

    For Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, the olive branch extended by Wang Geng surprised and delighted him. As the governor of the Anhui clique who was not a direct descendant of the Anhui clique, Yan Laoxi became quite serious after failing to support Lao Yuan's proclaimed emperor.  Low-key and cautious, the 34-year-old acted like a little old man and quietly hugged Duan Qirui's thick legs in the governor's army. Compared with Cao Kun, Ni Sichong and Zhang Xun, who were careless and thought they were the Prime Minister's cronies, the governor  He said that Yan Xishan knew that he had to keep his tail between his legs and conduct himself as a human being.

    Although Shanxi is good, it can only close its doors and become a local emperor. Firstly, the territory is small, and secondly, it is a mountainous area. The population area is not as large as that of Henan. Moreover, it is impossible to close the door and stand on its own in the middle of Suiyuan and Zhili, the two base camps of the participating armies.  Without hope, everyone can see the fate of Zhao Ti, the local emperor of Henan, and everyone can also see the results after Zhang Zuolin took in Zhao Ti, who was wanted by the government.

    Not to mention Zhang Bearded's expectations of plotting the governor of the three eastern provinces or the patrol envoy were disappointed. The result of his unauthorized collusion with the Japanese is that he is now in danger. The Fengtian Governor is likely to become the next Zhao Ti. He does not even need to find a reason to collude with the Tibetan gang.  Surrender and accept the rebels, plus the old score of attacking the Jilin governor Meng Enyuan without authorization!

    Yan Xishan was very grateful to Wang Geng for sending Jiang Fangzhen to pick up the Shanxi Governor. When the top military officer of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School graduated from the third class of the Army in 1905, Yan Xishan himself was still struggling at the Zhenwu Academy in Tokyo, Japan. Jiang Fangzhen was inferior to him.  There is absolutely no difference in ability or qualifications. Yan Xishan feels that he has a good reputation and has confessed his past to the people of Shanxi. At this moment when the whole country is celebrating when the participating armies have just recovered Mongolia, and the prestige of the government and the participating armies is at its peak, at this time  Asking him to wave flags and electrify to declare independence like Henan did, is simply asking for death!

    What's more, Zhao Ti rebelled only after he was dismissed from his post and investigated. Now he has been transferred from the Shanxi Army Governor to the Henan Army Governor. He also has two reorganization divisions of the participating armies under his command. No matter how you look at it, it is a good thing that he was promoted openly and secretly!

    Of course, Shanxi's Tan Tan Gu Guan is a little reluctant to part with a house full of land and property, but he is only 34 years old at the moment, and Jiang Fangzhen is only 35 years old. Obviously the Prime Minister or Wang Geng put himself in the position of Henan Governor to replace the 55-year-old Cao Kun.  He is old and has further expectations. In the future, when troops are used in the south, Henan will bear the brunt of being a vanguard. If he stays in Shanxi, he will be a local emperor for the rest of his life.

    At the end of November 1917, although the reorganization of three divisions was completed in a somewhat hasty manner at the same time, the territory of the participating armies in the north was officially stabilized. The first phase of ten divisions of US reinforcements was delivered within half a year.  In addition to the mountain artillery and heavy artillery subcontracted to Japan, there is still a one-third shortage that cannot be delivered in time.

    At the end of November 1917, the military operations of the participating armies were mainly focused on suppressing bandits and eliminating the remnants of Tsarist Russia in Outer Mongolia. Wu Peifu and Wang Chengbin were very busy on the freezing Saibei Plateau. The use of reconnaissance aircraft made everything more effective with half the effort.  , the two squadrons of dh4 at Kulun Airport maintain uninterrupted air patrols and reconnaissance over the national border and the Outer Mongolia grasslands, while surveying and mapping the one-fifty-thousandth military map of Outer Mongolia.
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