Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Absolute power actually led to absolute corruption, but Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government ignored this fact, blindly believed in force, and treated the people like nothing.It seems that the emperor was abolished, but in fact it was still the way of the feudal dynasty.Once such a government has strong opponents and is defeated, all that awaits them is the end of their destruction. . .

If the target of oppression and exploitation can't see hope, if you can't feel fairness, you will blow the hat of patriotism to the sky, and you will not get the sincere support and support of the people.So the Beiyang faction is at best a feudal warlord group, a paper tiger that can be broken with a light stab of a bamboo pole. . .

Therefore, we must learn from the lessons of the Beiyang government, do not engage in any kind of corruption, and insist on learning advanced systems from the West.Taking the ongoing European War as an example, Germany is a centralized system, while Britain and France are independent systems.In the early days of the war, the centralized system could achieve the highest efficiency with the advantages of its system, so the Germans had the best advantage in the war.But as time goes by, the advantages of the Germans will become smaller and smaller. The reason is very simple. Who will continue to make selfless dedication to things that have nothing to do with their own interests?Therefore, Britain and France will inevitably win the final victory in Europe, because although their systems are not perfect, and even have corruption and inefficiency, they have established a channel that can ensure the interaction and communication between the citizens and them, allowing Internal conflicts are released and resolved through a bloodless platform. Such a system minimizes the cost of correcting mistakes and maximizes the collective will of the people. It is only meaningful to talk about patriotism at this time. . .

However, freedom is not a gift from the ruler, but a system. Pinning fair hopes on the moral level of those in power is tantamount to a castle in the air.Only when power is restricted, can he ensure that those who hold power will not be blinded by profit and do whatever they want.Therefore, I advise politicians not to be confused by the power in their hands. When exercising power, think about it, where does this thing come from!Since our citizens are the Republic of China, we hope that we will always remember these four words, long live the people! "

This is Wang Zhenyu's original manuscript. To be honest, the writing style has not improved much, and after Chen Bulei's polishing, it still has no literary talent.But the ideological views represented in this article, as well as the sensitive identity of the person who published this ideological view, made this article an unprecedented sensation nationwide.The newspapers that published this article "On the Inevitability of the Failure of the Beiyang Warlords" were circulated in the hands of people, especially the intellectuals and students of major universities, who read it with great interest.

The most astonishing thing is that Zhang Taiyan read this article openly in the Senate and the Legislative Yuan, and after reading it, he wrote an article in "Shenbao" praising: "As soon as this article is published, the smog in all directions will be swept away. It points out the direction for the future development of our country, and makes readers feel relaxed and hearty..."

However, the Beiyang warlords did not feel that they should perish. At least Duan Qirui did not feel this way. On the 18th, Duan Qirui, who had already received the report of defeat, had a three-hour talk with Japanese Minister Xiaofan Youjimi. , Resolutely issued an order: "Appoint Zhang Zuolin as the Minister of the Army of the Republic of China and the Commander of the Dingjun, and charge him to immediately command the main force of Fengjun to enter the customs to fight against the rebellion..."

Zhang Zuolin, who had already obtained benefits from the Japanese, and had already prepared, naturally drove 16 Fengjun into the pass unceremoniously. . .

On the 20th, just as the Zhijun captured the Marco Polo Bridge, Fengjun Sun Liechen's troops arrived in Beijing. This military operation undoubtedly indicated that the war situation in the north would undergo a surprising change here.

At this time, after a week of hard fighting, although the 16 direct army commanded by Wu Peifu defeated nearly [-] Anhui troops in one go, it is an indisputable fact that the loss of soldiers and the loss of ammunition are difficult to recover immediately.

The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind. At this time, Zhang Zuolin is the big oriole.

On the 22nd, the Zhifeng War broke out.

That is, on July 22, the sixth year of the Republic of China, Fengjun showed their fangs to the world.

These Northeast people don't understand politeness at all. They are all real people.

Zhijun is also worthy of being the elite of Beiyang. Although they are passive everywhere, they still grit their teeth and stand at the front. No matter how fierce your Fengjun is, they will fight to the death.The whole battle started simultaneously in Changxindian, Lugouqiao and other places. The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and the losses of both sides were astonishing. At this time, it is more ruthless than anyone else.

In the end, it was the Fengjun who couldn't support it first. This is not surprising. Although the Fengjun is well equipped and big, they are essentially the same as the Wanjun.They have never experienced any major battles. In contrast, Wu Peifu's direct troops have all experienced the national defense war in the past year. The youth army has played their lives, and these valuable combat experiences cannot be ignored by relying on the new equipment aided by Japan.

At least for the two direct army brigades that belonged to the Sixth Division at Changxindian, Fengjun's offensive looked mighty, but the actual destructive power was far inferior to that of the Youth Army, which was a bit of a trick.Is this what the Japanese instructors taught?If this is the case, then these Japanese instructors are hiding their secrets. . .

Chapter 367 The Northern War ([-])

After Feng Jun's eighth charge against Changxindian was chased down by Zhijun with bayonets, the Japanese Honjo Shigeru who was ordered to supervise the battle finally couldn't help but cursed: "Baga, they are all a bunch of idiots."

The person in charge of attacking Changxindian was Li Jinglin Brigade of the Feng Army. At this moment, the brigade commander was standing next to Colonel Fan Zhuang, his face turning green and pale, in short, it was very ugly.But after all, it was his brothers who beat him too badly, so he naturally couldn't say anything.

Benzhuang Shige didn't seem to care about the attitude of the Chinese general beside him, he gave the order very straightforwardly: "Notify Araki-kun that it's time for him to play, let him move more quickly, and let our Chinese friends see the fighting power of the imperial army. "

Hearing this, Li Jinglin raised his head in astonishment, looked up at the little man Zhuang Fan, and then looked at the straight army position on the opposite side, feeling an indescribable feeling welling up in his heart.

It is not a big secret in history that the Japanese army participated in the Chinese Civil War. There are written records such as the battle of Juliuhe between Guo Songling and Zhang Zuolin. The Japanese Kwantung Army directly dispatched troops to cooperate with the Feng army. victory.

However, the Japanese are still speaking of international law at this time. Their soldiers will not wear their own military uniforms, but will change into the military uniforms of the Fengjun, but they still have to shout on board and on board during battle.

In fact, the Japanese army also underestimated the combat effectiveness of the direct army, because in last year's war to protect the country, the Beiyang army, which was the main body of the direct army, performed very badly, and almost wiped out the entire army of the southern China rebels.This caused the Japanese Army Headquarters to seriously underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Zhijun Army, and even once thought that it was not as good as the Anhui Army, so it also had the strategy of abandoning the Ministry and allowing the Duan Qirui government to annex it.Now the person responsible for making this judgment has been ordered to have his seppuku executed by the military department, because his misjudgment led to the passiveness of the entire military department's mainland policy.

Duan Qirui's army should have been attacking Southern China at this time, but the actual situation is that they were not only challenged by the Zhijun, but also allowed the Zhijun to win more with less in less than a week. An entire army was wiped out.

Therefore, before Fengjun appeared, the Japanese military department bypassed the cabinet and secretly ordered the Kwantung Army to deploy a reinforced regiment, with Araki Sadao as the regiment leader to follow Fengjun into the pass.

This Araki Sadao is the chief graduate of the 19th batch of the mainland, an expert on Russian issues, beautiful in appearance, good at speech and kendo, and is known as the bearded dragon king.His organizational skills and Jinsaburo Masaki's thinking made them both the leaders of the Kodo faction. His famous saying: "We don't mind the lack of supplies! The spirit of the Koodo plus 3000 million bamboo spears, the great powers are no problem!"

Shigeru Honjo, who supervised the battle, also graduated from the University of China, and was about the same age as Sadao Araki. He was the head of the China Division of the General Staff Headquarters. Work.

The Araki Regiment is the object that Shigeru Honjo needs to coordinate, and when the Feng army's attack is delayed, Shigeru Honjo boldly decides to join the imperial army.

This order made the entire Araki United team excited, and it was time to make contributions to His Majesty the Emperor.

Due to the misleading of the anti-Japanese films of later generations, everyone's impression of the Japanese's attacking methods remained in a swarm of swarms. In fact, the Japanese Army did have this method, but it was often a way of attacking with broken jade.In fact, the Japanese army was very methodical in their offensives, paying attention to coordination and concealed advancement.They often use the squad as a unit and fight together under the leadership of the Sergeant. They don't emphasize the speed of attack, they will slowly detour to the attack target, and launch a fatal blow at a suitable position.Their combat characteristics are simply ruthless. Once they launch an attack, they will go all out without hesitation.Of course, there are many Nogi Nozomi-like characters in the Japanese army. The common feature of these people is that they put their honor and promotion first, and they don't take ordinary Japanese soldiers and their own lives seriously.This kind of thinking is astonishing and stupid.

Araki Sadao, who was later the leader of the Japanese Emperor's School, was naturally not an idiot. Although he advocated the so-called 3000 million bamboo spears to conquer the world, it was actually an agitating slogan, and he probably didn't believe a word of it.

The Araki Regiment was formed from a standard draft horse division regiment. After all, the dispatch of troops this time represented the face of the Great Japanese Empire, and there was no room for loss. The Kwantung Army still attached great importance to this regiment.The entire infantry wing governs three infantry brigades, a wing artillery squadron (four mountain cannons), and a rapid-fire artillery squadron (four 37mm rapid-fire guns), which are still very fierce in terms of firepower.Generally speaking, a standard 3800-man regiment of the Japanese army includes a 54-member command headquarters; a 121-member transport team (carts, mules and horses), carrying supplies for the regiment headquarters and each company directly under it, and possibly The field kitchen of the attached division; an 81-man ammunition platoon carries a day's worth of ammunition.Three infantry brigades; an artillery squadron of 122 men, including a company headquarters of 25 men, an observation squad, an ammunition platoon of 1 men, three artillery platoons of 31 men (each with 31 artillery squads of 2 men, Equipped with a 15mm 1 infantry gun).The communication squadron has a telephone platoon (70 to 4 telephone shifts, 6 telephones per shift, and a switchboard), a radio platoon (3 to 5 radio stations), and the telephones and radio stations are assigned to each brigade and each direct subordinate team during the battle.

The health system of the wing is very weak. There are only 2 doctors and 2 hygienists in the wing, 3 doctors and [-] hygienists in the brigade, and [-] hygienists in the squadron.

On this basis, the Kwantung Army also added a cavalry brigade to the Araki regiment, making the entire regiment reach a size of 5000 people, which is almost the standard of a standing brigade.

This also made Sadao Araki, the team leader, extremely confident. With such strength in hand, he was naturally better than his predecessors.

As soon as the order to attack came, the entire regiment was excited, but everyone was still a regular soldier after all, so naturally they strictly observed discipline, no loud noises, no talking, and as little talking as possible.They are all silently checking their equipment and making preparations before attacking. These regular soldiers are not afraid of death, because after death, they can enter the Yasukuni Shrine and become a god.

"Meeting at Kuduanzaka" means Japanese military officers exchanging words to strengthen each other's fighting spirit. Kuduanzaka is where the Yasukuni Shrine is located. . .

Guarding Changxindian is Wu Peifu's number one hero, Peng Shouxin. He is known for his bravery and integrity in the army.At that time, it was common for the military supply department to withhold military pay and default on supplies, but they dared not default on Peng Bu.Peng Shoushen was the brigade commander of the 7000rd Division Supplementary 4000st Brigade at that time. He was from Pingdu, Shandong.Therefore, among the [-] troops in the first brigade, there are [-] Shandong soldiers. These Shandong men are all carefully selected elites.The battle of Changxindian has been fought until now, Peng Shouxin still has these two regiments and has not entered the battle. This is the bottom of his box, and he will never participate until the last moment. In history, these four thousand soldiers were the last In the end, Cheng Jianzhi died in battle at the Nine Gates of Shanhaiguan, and the most tragic scene in Zhili history was staged.

The defenders of Changxindian were mainly Peng Shouxin's Supplementary First Brigade and Dong Zhengguo's Supplementary Second Brigade.Both Peng Shouxin and Dong Zhengguo are from Shandong. Because the troops they brought were newly formed, they did not follow Commander Wu to attack Lugou Bridge, but were ordered to defend Changxindian.The two put the brigade headquarters in the Changxindian Railway Station. Firstly, there were not enough staff officers, and secondly, the two had a good personal relationship.

But fortunately, although Feng Jun looked ferocious, they were not very powerful in real fights. Anyway, it looked lively, and they didn't lose a few pieces of ground.

But the situation changed suddenly. Just when Peng Shouxin and Dong Zhengguo were about to withdraw to the brigade headquarters to rest, Fengjun suddenly launched another attack.

Peng Shouxin was a connoisseur, so he stopped and glanced at them and cried out that this batch of Fengjun was completely different from the previous batches.The attacking formations are relatively scattered, but it can be seen that there is an obvious coordination.The most terrifying thing is their fire support. The more than a dozen heavy machine gun positions of the Zhijun on the front line were safe in the previous attacks of the Fengjun, but in this wave of attacks, they were actually attacked by this group of Fengjun. The army was knocked out easily.

Now Peng Shouxin immediately saw that something was wrong, Nima, this group of people would be Feng Jun, if Feng Jun had this level, we would have been beaten down here long ago.

Dong Zhengguo also seemed to see the problem: "Brother Zigeng, why do I feel that these Fengjun soldiers look a little like Japanese? How do they look like holding bayonets? Isn't that what the little Japanese entered Shandong in the third year of the Republic of China? ?”

Hearing Dong Zhengguo's words, Peng Shouxin seemed to think of something, and he raised his binoculars to look into the distance again: "Well, don't you tell me, old Dong, that I haven't noticed yet. You reminded me so much, I really saw something. I said, how come these Northeast fools have become dwarfs all of a sudden, and the co-authors are all their Japanese godfathers!"

Dong Zhengguo snorted coldly and said, "Brother Zigeng, do you still remember? When we met Zhang Zuolin when we were stationed in Xinmin Mansion with Marshal Cao, that bastard Zhang Zuolin would yell at everyone and walk all over China. The men here are the purest and most righteous. Damn, they are all yawning like toads. These pure men are little Japanese dogs!"

Naturally, Peng Shouxin remembered this period of forgetting. My old comrade thought that he had suffered a lot from the Northeast people in the Northeast. Dong Zhengguo suffered from everything from drinking to gambling. It would be strange if he could think well of the Northeast people. up.

But Peng Shouxin was not in the mood to persuade this fellow countryman, because as a native of Pingdu, he hated Little Japan to the bone. After the outbreak of World War I, the Japanese took the opportunity to attack the Germans in Qingdao and burned, killed and looted in Shandong. , Several relatives of Peng Shouxin's clan died tragically under the bayonets of the Japanese. Thinking of this, Peng Shouxin's five fingers unconsciously pinched into a ball. . .

Chapter 368 The Northern War ([-])

The attack of Araki Sadao's unit was extremely smooth. The direct army topped the front line with more than 1000 officers and soldiers who supplemented the first brigade and more than 2000 officers and soldiers who supplemented the second brigade with nearly 4000 troops.They were already exhausted after fighting Feng Jun for several hours, but they naturally couldn't bear the charge of Little Japan. . .

The Zhijun guarding the front line raised their guns above their heads in accordance with the custom of civil war, which was considered a surrender.Generally speaking, if it was Feng Jun, he would accept this, but the Japanese soldiers did not have this awareness. Seeing a living Zhijun soldier would be a bayonet.Now the soldiers of the Zhijun Army didn't dare anymore, and they cursed: "You guys from the Northeast are still human, and you will be killed if you surrender."

Naturally, the Japanese soldiers responded with "Baga" and "Baga".

A Zhijun veteran immediately understood: "His grandma's, these dwarfs are not Fengjun, but Japanese devils, brothers, fight with them..."

Peng Shouxin and Dong Zhengguo fled back to the station on horseback. Peng Shouxin threw the reins to the adjutant, jumped off the horse and shouted loudly: "Assemble, it's for the men. Let me assemble. The little devils are here. Brothers, replace the little devils who were slaughtered in Shandong." revenge!"

When the brigade commander yelled, the four thousand Shandong men all had blood rushing up, and rushed towards Peng Shouxin after copying the guy. . .

Although Peng Shouxin is fierce, it does not mean that he is only reckless.He immediately took the four thousand elites in his hand out of the station, because any fool knew that the station would be smashed to pieces by the Japanese artillery later.

Dong Zhengguo's troops have basically been tied up with the Japanese army, so he led the thousand men who he could command to act together with Peng Shouxin.Everyone pulled the team to the edge of the official road that was the only way to the station. This is the North China Plain, and there are almost no mountains to hide in, so Peng Shoushen hid the team in the sorghum field.In addition, Peng Shouxin did not forget to pull out the four 75mm mountain cannons stored in the station together. These are good things that were aided by the south.Originally, these mountain cannons were transported here after the direct army captured Changxindian yesterday, and they were going to be sent to the main force of the third division to supplement the loss of firepower, but they did not have time to deliver them. These four cannons were accompanied by 24 artillerymen and [-] soldiers. The firing of shells became the biggest firepower for Peng Shouxin's group of supplementary soldiers.

The combat effectiveness of the Araki Regiment is indeed unreliable. Although more than 3000 officers and soldiers of the First Brigade and the Second Supplementary Brigade of Dong Zhengguo tried their best to resist, the gap in combat effectiveness and fighting will made such resistance finally become It is the nature of human beings to collapse and run away when they cannot be beaten.The Japanese army only paid less than 300 casualties, but this has already surprised Araki Sadao. In his opinion, the invincible imperial army defeated 24 Natofu troops. Even with bamboo guns, there should be zero casualties. right.Araki Sadao was very dissatisfied and scolded the captain below, and then ordered them to quickly expand the results of the battle, seize the Changxindian Railway Station, and cut off the retreat of the main force of the direct army.The action of the Japanese army was a swift one. The first to launch a surprise attack was Nakajima Jinzhao's brigade. There was a change, and he did not go to France to study, but stayed in the Kwantung Army's governor's office. This time, he served as the captain of the 11th Regiment Infantry and participated in the Fengjun's crusade against the customs.