Back to the Republic of China as a commander

In history, after the failure of the first Zhili War, the Anhui Clan was still able to rely on the territory of Shandong, Zhejiang, and Fujian for a few years, but now the Anhui Clan has nowhere to go after losing Zhili. Zhejiang and Fujian are in In the hands of the national government in the south, Shandong is still in the hands of Zhili, but this place does not produce money, and it is rich in bandits.Moreover, the strategic situation is very bad. The eastern part is occupied by Little Japan, the western part is occupied by the arch-rival lineage, the southern part is the Nationalist government, and the northern part is probably the Feng faction. It is a typical place of the Fourth World War. It would be difficult to hold such a place to make a comeback.

Duan Qirui is such a shrewd person, he looked at Cao Rulin who was restless and said, "Brother Rulin, don't worry too much, I know that you have connections with the south, and our team is now living in a place like Shandong. But I want to know if Nanfang can agree, I can only entrust you with this errand after much deliberation."

Cao Rulin blushed when he heard this, what else could he say, he could only nod his head in agreement.

On July 7, Duan Qirui issued an order to send a telegram to the whole country to announce his resignation.

At this time, the whole country has fallen into an extremely chaotic situation. . .

First of all, the Zhili was the first to fall into chaos. This time the Zhili won the war in the north and then lost, but history has gone wrong. Wu Peifu's defeat was not because of Feng Yuxiang's defection.

On the contrary, Feng Yuxiang also tried his best to turn the tide and save the entire Zhili. At the critical moment, Feng Yuxiang led his No.11 Division in Baoding and successfully defeated the Fengjun Li Jinglin who came to pursue him.This enabled the main force of Wu Peifu's third division to successfully retreat to Henan. The direct line army suffered heavy losses in this battle. From 15 people at the time of the expedition to more than 6 people in less than three divisions that finally returned to Henan, it was almost a loss. Ben.Cao Kun lost confidence in the future of the entire Zhili lineage. He first sent a telegram to protest Japan's military intervention in China's internal affairs, and then very simply announced his resignation.After thinking about this situation, Lu Jianzhang, who is the brain of the direct line, proposed to Wu Peifu the idea of ​​turning to the Nationalist Government in front of the menacing Fengjun.According to Lu Jianzhang's thinking, as long as the territory in Henan is put under the name of the Nationalist Government, Feng Jun naturally dare not continue to go south.

Lu Jianzhang's idea was tantamount to opening up a new idea for Yang Du, who was in full charge of northern affairs on behalf of Wang Zhenyu, and Yang Du, who was in Tianjin, immediately reported to Wang Zhenyu.

After thinking about it with Yang Du's telegram, Wang Zhenyu ordered Yang Yongtai to be invited: "Brother Changqing, things in the north are a bit risky this time. After thinking about it, I have to send you, Beiyang Tong, to rely on you." Some friends in the past worked in the direct line and the Anhui line. This time they are fighting between the snipe and the clam, which benefits the fisherman Zhang Feng. I am interested in the territories of Shandong and Henan. If they are willing to accept the adaptation and hand over Then my bottom line for their placement is to keep their army and gradually transform it, Wu Peifu’s direct army will go west, and the Anhui army will be reorganized into the Mongolian frontier army, and it will be temporarily stationed in Shandong.”

Yang Yongtai called himself a counselor, but when he heard Wang Zhenyu's words, he immediately admired him: "The commander-in-chief is tall, once this plan comes out, we will not be far from the unification of the country."

After thinking for a while, Yang Yongtai frowned again and added: "However, Marshal, we still have to be on guard. The first is the reaction of the Japanese and Feng Zhang. In their eyes, our action is considered to be unreasonable." It’s ugly. It’s equivalent to taking Henan and Shandong at once, and there may be a big fight. The second is that Wu Peifu and Duan Qirui are not very fuel-efficient. Now they are allowed to keep the army. These people are forced by the situation at the moment. It may not be sincerely attached, and I am afraid that it will be too big in the future. The third is our own side. Expanding two provinces at once will involve adjustments at many levels... It is not that I think too much about it, but that I am very humble. I'm afraid I'll ruin your errand!"

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, the reason why I use you, Brother Changqing, to do this job is because you are far-sighted. If you do it boldly, I will still do it in Japan and Fengzhang." I really don’t like it. First of all, it’s wartime, and we and Japan are allies. They dare not send troops openly. This time they helped Fengzhang fight the direct line. It’s all done in secret. Full-scale armed intervention may not be big, this is one of them. The second is Fengzhang's forces. Don't overestimate their combat power. This time they have achieved such a huge battle result. In the final analysis, it is not that they are strong, but that the two departments of Zhiwan and Anhui have exhausted each other's vitality. Fengzhang can't It's just taking advantage of the situation to pick up the cheap. But your worry is still necessary. I will arrange the troops to station in Shandong and Henan to ensure safety. As for the question of whether the Zhijun and Wanjun will turn against the water after the reorganization It's not a problem, as long as we firmly control their military supplies, the army will naturally be in our hands, and we still have confidence in this."

In fact, Wang Zhenyu still has two points of view that he did not say. One is that neither the direct line nor the Anhui line can support his own army.Compared with history, the Anhui Department has lost Zhejiang, and the Zhizhi Line has lost Hubei. These two major sources of income are now their own territories.So strictly speaking, this kind of warlord army probably has milk or a mother, but this adds up to 10 horses, which is not a small number if you really want to raise it, but this is not Wang Zhenyu to worry about. The territories of Shandong and Henan provinces are in hand. Besides.The second is that people have inertia, as long as they give the Zhijun and the Wanjun the same treatment, then with the development of time, there will only be one final ending, boil the frogs in warm water, and they can only continue to live under their own wings .In terms of remuneration, Wang Zhenyu believes that apart from being unable to satisfy the warlord's sense of desire, the youth army is incomparable to Beiyang in other aspects.

But this is easy to think about, but not easy to do. After all, people now have soldiers and territory, so it may not be easy to clean up.But fortunately, it was only 1917, and the idea I had just now was still operable, otherwise it would be difficult to incorporate Wu Peifu and Xu Shuzheng after they got over their addiction to warlords.However, Wang Zhenyu from later generations is willing to challenge. After all, although these two are defined as class enemies, you cannot deny the patriotic nature of these two, especially Wu Peifu, the first hero of the Republic of China.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu told Yang Yongtai a few more words: "Changqing, there are a few things you must remember to do. The first is that I want to meet Wu Peifu and Xu Shuzheng in Wuhan. The second is that the basis of all negotiations is the youth army. Stationed in Shandong and Henan provinces, the third Duan Qirui served in the southern national government. These can be discussed slowly, don't be afraid of Fengjun entering the territory of these two provinces, we will earn money by taking these two territories in Henan, It would be an unexpected joy to get an extra Shandong. The rest depends on your ability, brother Changqing, to negotiate the rest."

Yang Yongtai seemed to understand something: "I heard what you mean, Commander. You don't care much about the territory as long as you want this army. This understanding of the lowly position may be biased. Besides, Commander, in terms of combat effectiveness, whether it is the Anhui Army or the Zhijun Army They are not as good as my youth army, what can you do if you recruit them?"

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "There is not much deviation. Henan and Shandong are places where land conflicts are relatively concentrated. The people are in dire straits and banditry is serious. Even if we successfully win it, there are still many problems to be solved. I am very worried that it will be delayed in the end. This five-year development plan for our south. In contrast, if Wu Peifu and Xu Shuzheng were quietly incorporated by me, at worst we can follow the example of Liu Xiang and Yang Sen and let this army go westward to deal with Chen Shufan in Shaanxi for us He and the eight towns of Longshang have regained the northwest. Therefore, there is no need for Changqing to go under too much pressure. Wu Peifu and Xu Shuzheng must be mentally prepared not to accept the inclusion. They will not shed tears until the last moment. Zhang and the Japanese pushed them to a dead end, so we can compile this matter..."

Chapter 371 Chaos ([-])

Apart from the direct lineage, the next most chaotic one is the Feng lineage.This time Zhang Zuolin raised 20 troops to enter the customs under the instigation of the Japanese.Throughout the history of the Republic of China, when it comes to the means of pulling the team, Zhang Zuolin takes second place, and no one dares to rank first.Although Feng Jun's fighting skills are a bit trendy, but the speed of pulling the team is not amazing.

For example, this time, the generals Sun Liechen, Zhang Jinghui, Li Jinglin and the little-known Zhang Zongchang who followed Zhang Zuolin into the customs all became great warlords in just ten days.Among them, Zhang Zongchang, a native of Shandong, was the most powerful. Zhang Zuolin said to him, "You set up a banner yourself, and I will pay you as much as you can recruit. I will just shoot when the time comes."

Zhang Zongchang is also a character, he would have hesitated a little when he heard the commander-in-chief say this, and he directly led his team of 6000 people into Tianjin, robbed the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau and other key departments, and robbed 7 rifles alone.Then Zhang Zongchang went all the way south and only rushed to Baoding. He happened to meet Li Jinglin's defeated soldiers, and gathered part of Li Jinglin's troops indiscriminately.God seems to take special care of our dog-meat general (Zhang Zongchang's nickname), and when Zhang Zongchang ran to Baoding Mansion with [-] horses, hey, Feng Yuxiang had already taken the [-]th Division to follow Wu Peifu.So Zhang Zongchang captured Baoding with a single shot, and incidentally sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolin: "Report to Commander, after three days of bloody battle, the Ministry of Staff killed [-] rebels, and conquered Baoding Mansion for you, Commander."

Zhang Zuolin is busy going to Beijing now, so naturally he can't take care of this, so he immediately called back to reward him.

By the time Zhang Zuolin marched into Beijing with his own guards on August 8, Zhang Zongchang plundered the arsenal of the Zhili lineage in the Baodingfu area and gathered the defeated soldiers of the Zhili lineage and Anhui lineage, which had grown to a scale of 1 people. , now it was Zhang Zuolin's turn to be dumbfounded.Afterwards, Zhang Zuolin couldn't help turning his head around and said, "Zhang Zongchang is amazing!"

According to statistics from the Army Department of the Beijing Government afterwards, during this large-scale march, the entire Feng clan expanded from the initial 20 people who entered the customs to a full 40 people, and half of the expansion came from the fact that Feng Faction only entered the customs. Zhang Zongchang, the commander of the army.

Next came the Anhui Faction, and Xu Shuzheng was also a talent. He knew that Beijing could not stay here, so he received Duan Qirui's order and immediately counted the Anhui Faction troops in the city. With the establishment of a division, they fled from Beijing to Jinan overnight without hesitation on the train and took the Beijing-Puzhou line. However, the more than 5000 ** that Xu Shuzheng did not take away were mostly the old Hubei army brought into Beijing by Li Yuanhong, which was very different politically. Reliable existence is naturally the object that Xu Shuzheng gave up first.

These Hubei soldiers didn't seem to take this change seriously, but they soon realized how powerful it was. As soon as the Feng army entered the city, they invited these army officers above the company level to have dinner.Then the very standard Hongmen Banquet, these officers were all detained, and the drama was adapted by the soldiers from the Northeast surrounding the barracks and disarming.

No matter from which point of view, the Feng family is the ultimate beneficiary of the Northern War. On August 1917, 8, Zhang Zuolin ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly, and then proclaimed himself the Commander-in-Chief of the Anhui Army and the Grand Marshal of the National Army and Navy. , Qian Nengxun of the Anhui Department was appointed Prime Minister.So far, Zhang Zuolin has also broken the record of Wang Zhenyu's rise, from being the commander of the 1th Division of the Army in Yuan Shikai's era, to taking over Beijing in less than a year and becoming a role with national influence.For this reason, Zhang Zuolin was also on the cover of the American Time magazine for the second time after Li Hongzhang, which made Wang Zhenyu envious for a while.

But Zhang Zuolin's appetite is not here. He has expanded to 50 guns like a balloon, and he has issued an order to Fengjun to continue chasing the Zhijun at his temporary residence in Beijing, Shuncheng Palace.After all, Zhang Zuolin came here under the guise of helping the Anhui faction, and it would be too ugly if he even fought with the Anhui army.However, Zhang Zuolin has never been a person whose righteous name can lock his hands and feet. In the name of maintaining the stability of the Shandong region, he directly appointed Zhang Zongchang as the military affairs supervisor of Shandong, and asked him to lead troops into Shandong. Duan Qirui in Tianjin was so angry. It was completely crooked, and Xu Shuzheng, who had just arrived in Jinan, and Zhang Huaizhi, the current Shandong governor, immediately fell into a very embarrassing situation.At that time, Zhang Shuyuan, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Anhui Army, who belonged to the Deputy Military Affairs Office of Shandong Province, was the first to jump out and clearly opposed Zhang Zongchang's entry into Shandong. . .

At the same time, Zhang Zuolin also appointed Sun Liechen, Li Jinglin, Zhang Jinghui, and Tang Yulin as the commanders of the first to fourth crusade armies, each with three regular divisions of about 30 troops to crusade against Wu Ziyu in Henan.Zhang Zuolin also played a trick here. He appointed Zhang Xun, who was stationed in Xuzhou, as the governor of Henan.It can be regarded as making the pool of water in Beiyang more muddy. . .

At the same time, Yan Xishan, the governor of Shanxi, sent a telegram to support Zhang Zuolin, and then Rehe and Chahar were occupied by the Fengjun, and the Fengjun's control area expanded rapidly.

In view of Zhang Zuolin's outstanding performance, the Japanese side was very satisfied. Under the instruction of the Japanese military cabinet, it urgently provided basic equipment enough to arm 15 troops to the Feng Faction.Of course, these were not given in vain. Japan began to set its sights on the Outer Mongolia region, where the control of the Russians was getting weaker and weaker. The Manchu independence movement never went far. . .

Following Yuan Shikai's death, there was an open break within the Beiyang faction, and it wasn't just the northern regions that were in chaos.

In Tibet, after more than 50 days of hard marching, on July 7, Liu Xiang's 15 "rebels" arrived in Qamdo.Because of the guise of supporting the Communist Party, the Panchen Lama and the Reting Living Buddha, and the removal of the British secret agents who deceived the Tibetan Buddha, they returned the Tibetan Wannian Buddha Kingdom.And under this guise, the Tibet Buddha Rescue Army was formed, Suo Guanying was appointed as the commander of the army, and 4000 armed forces were organized to act together in western Sichuan.During the march of more than 50 days, the attitudes of the Tibetan nobles along the way were very complicated. Those who were weaker and loyal to the Potala Palace did not dare to stop the Han army of such a size.The powerful aristocrats with mediocre loyalty adopted self-protection strategies one after another. Since Grand Buddha had to rely on the [-] new Tibetan troops trained by the British to rule Tibet, it was natural for everyone to use their own troops to defend Tibet. Buddha.What's more, some aristocrats who lack strength but are ambitious have chosen to join Suo Guanying's Tibet Buddhist Rescue Movement. All this is the result of Chen Shao and Liu Xiang's repeated planning and instigation.But this effect will be discounted when it comes to Qamdo, because the thirteenth emperor did not hesitate to send the ten most elite Tibetan regiments under his command to Qamdo. He firmly believes that these ten thousand Tibetan soldiers who have been ordained by him It must be able to defeat the Han army.So in Europe, Britain and China are allies, but on the Tibet issue, the British do not intend to be ambiguous.Whitehall played football and authorized Jurdian, the first ambassador of the British Empire to China, to handle the matter with full authority.Naturally, Zhu Erdian, a colonialist, fearlessly sent a telegram to Bell and the others in the Lhasa office to find a way. In any case, they must delay the time for the squadron to enter Tibet, and wait for the civil war in the north to end before conducting diplomatic mediation.Bell was very annoyed by Zhu Erdian's order. The strength of the entire office was only one hundred Sikh soldiers and twelve British officers. No money to buy.And as the European war has entered a white-hot stage, India can no longer provide much assistance at all.

But as a conscientious British diplomat, Bell did not give up. He bravely took the 110 people from the office to Qamdo to supervise the war.This restored the morale of the Tibetan army a lot. After all, the British gave a very strong impression on the Tibetans, and the Han army defeated them two years ago.

Liu Xiang's troops marched day and night under the condition of extremely declining physical strength, wading through more than 20 piercing glaciers, and after 11 consecutive days of forced marching, they captured the Jiasangka Chain Bridge in the northwest of Leiwuqi, Tibet on the 17th, controlling the The key to move forward.The cavalry detachment on the outer wing was marching, braved the blizzard, and when they climbed the Yonggala Mountain at an altitude of 5200 meters and the Mogeri Peak at an altitude of 5400 meters, the mountains were high and lacked oxygen, and the men and horses had difficulty breathing. The officers and soldiers had to take care of the horses and Supporting each other to move forward, it was very difficult to pass through these two snow-capped mountains.Many places on the mountain are covered with snow half a person deep, and some areas need to be crawled through.After 5 days of continuous progress, Liu Wenhui personally led the leading second company of Qizhi to occupy the Zhiya Bridge at 13 o'clock on the 5th, cross the Angqu River, captured Zemei at dawn on the 16th, and captured Leiwuqi, an important land west of Qamdo on the 17th, killing and wounding And captured more than 60 people from a company of the Seventh Regiment of the Tibetan Army.

In order not to give the Tibetan army a chance to breathe, all the troops endured the pain of thin air, hunger, cold, and fatigue. They traveled day and night, fought continuously, and won consecutive battles.In the pursuit of the left attacking force on the northern line in the direction of Gangtuo, Yu Tongpu wiped out the Tibetan army by nearly one Jiaben (a small company).Sichuan troops besieged the main force of the Tibetan army in Qamdo in five routes. From July 7 to 16, the Battle of Qamdo lasted 24 days and fought more than 9 battles. A total of more than 10 Tibetan troops were wiped out and 5700 were captured.In total, there are 2700 generations of all the books and 5 generations of most of the books. 3 Daimoto uprising.A total of more than 1 senior officials above Daiben were captured, and 20 British Bell and others who served in the Tibetan army were captured (the integrity of the British is not as good as all the Sikh soldiers who died in battle).It can be said that in the Battle of Qamdo, the main force of the Tibetan army has been wiped out.

In fact, it is not that Liu Xiang's army is so capable of fighting, but that the Tibetan army is more like being massacred in front of the Sichuan army's grenades and mortars.

Since the entire battle into Tibet, Liu Xiang's Sichuan Army suffered no more than 1300 casualties. In fact, most of them were forced to return to Sichuan because they could not adapt to the plateau climate. . .

Chapter 372 Chaos ([-])

Compared with Liu Xiang's invincibility, Yang Sen, who was responsible for attacking Shaanxi and opening the westward passage to Xinjiang for the youth army, was not so sharp and lucky.Because his opponent is not the Tibetan army 100 years behind the world, but Chen Shufan, who is well-known in this era.

There are not many people who can take advantage of Lu Jianzhang, one is Xu Shuzheng and the other is the current Shaanxi Governor Chen Shufan.

The word Bosen (Bosheng), born in Ankang, Shaanxi, was born in a silk merchant family in the 11th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1885).His father, Chen Shengde, was only born in his early 40s. He taught him to practice Confucian classics since he was a child, and hoped that he would pass the imperial examination and embark on an official career.During Chen Shufan's time, Guangxu issued an edict to abolish the imperial examination, and Chen Shengde's wish came to nothing. In 1905, Army Primary School was established in Shaanxi, and Chen Shengde sent Chen Shufan to study in the school.In the second year, the Beijing Army Department established the Baoding Army Accelerated School, and the Shaanxi Army Primary School decided to recommend 1910 outstanding students to further their studies. Chen Shufan was also recommended, and he and his classmates entered the Baoding Army Accelerated Academy Artillery Department through Zhang Peng and others. In 10, Chen Shufan returned to Shaanxi after graduation, and was assigned to the Artillery Battalion of the Shaanxi Army Mixed Association as a platoon leader, and was soon transferred to an ordnance officer.This guy who is only five years older than Wang Zhenyu is also a legend. During the Revolution of 25, he contributed a lot.After the recovery of Xi'an, the Tongmenghui and the Hongmen Gang had different opinions on the issue of leadership.In order to stabilize the situation and prevent internal conflicts, Zhang Fenghuang, the main leader of the Xi'an Uprising, a member of the League, and the former new military leader, called important figures from all walks of life to the Military Uniform Bureau for a meeting on October [-]. Chen Shufan also participated. After some disputes, the two sides finally Reluctantly reached an agreement: with Zhang Fenghui as the general commander, Wan Bingnan and Qian Ding as the deputy commanders, the revolutionary military government of the Qinlongfu Han Army was formed, and other personnel also had certain positions, such as Zhang Yu as the governor of the Eastern Route Army, and Zhang Yunshan as the soldier The governor of Ma Da, Ma Yugui served as the governor of food and pay, and Liu Shijie served as the governor of military orders.Zhang Peng proposed to appoint Chen Shufan as Zhang Yunshan's chief of staff, but was opposed by Wan Bingnan and Zhang Yunshan, and Zhang Fenghui and Qian Ding did not express their views.As a result, Chen Shufan, who thought he had made great contributions, could not get an official position. In a rage, he ran to Weibei to join Jing Wumu and help Jing Wumu organize the militia.Soon, the Shanxi Revolutionary Party asked Zhang Fenghui to send troops to aid Jin, and Zhang Fenghui appointed Chen Shufan as the governor of Hedong, commanding Chen Shufa, Yan Feilong, and Wang Feihu to cross the Yellow River and occupy Yuncheng, Shanxi.

These are not enough to explain Chen Shufan's ability. During Yuan Shikai's era, Lu Jianzhang supervised Shaanxi after he wiped out the White Wolf in Shaanxi.With Lu Jianzhang's skills, the Shaanxi Army will naturally be unable to escape the fate of being abolished.However, not only was Chen Shufan's army not dismantled, Chen Shufan also worshiped Lu Jianzhang, and thus successfully escaped the withdrawal movement of Yuan Shikai's era.

After the outbreak of the War to Protect the Nation, Lu Jianzhang ordered Chen Shufan to lead his troops from Tongzhou and Pucheng to the west, and Lu Chengwu led the "Central Regiment" from Xi'an to the north. .Chen Shufan felt that Lu Jianzhang had lost the hearts of the people and that his downfall would happen sooner or later. Therefore, he also secretly participated in the anti-Lu movement.Before Chen Shufan set off, he suddenly received a secret report from his subordinate Hu Jingyi, saying that Lu Chengwu had led a "hardcore regiment" to Fuping, and they planned to launch a night attack when the opponent's foothold was not stable, and capture Lu Chengwu alive.In this regard, Chen Shufan felt in a dilemma. The "Central Regiment" was the most elite unit under Lu Jianzhang, with a brigade of people, while Hu Jingyi only led a guerrilla battalion of more than 5 people. Chen Shufan only sent his confidant Cui Shiqing to lead more than a hundred people in plain clothes and tens of thousands of bullets to Fuping to watch the battle.Unexpectedly, Hu Jingyi succeeded in the night attack, the "hardcore regiment" disarmed and surrendered, and Lu Chengwu was captured alive.Surprised and delighted, Chen Shufan rushed to Fuping.With Lu Chengwu as a hostage, he dared to openly oppose Lu Jianzhang.With the support of Hu Jingyi, Guo Jian and others, Chen Shufan took office as the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Protectorate on May 9 and declared Shaanxi independence.He appointed Hu Jingyi as the leader of the left-wing detachment to advance to the east of Xi'an; appointed Guo Jian as the leader of the right-wing detachment to advance to the west of Xi'an; he commanded the rest of the troops to concentrate near Xi'an and encircle Xi'an.

At the same time, Chen Shufan sent people to see Lu Jianzhang, using both hard and soft tactics. Seeing that the situation was over, Lu Jianzhang had to agree to a peaceful settlement. Finally, two deals were reached: Lu Jianzhang recommended Chen Shufan to the Beijing government to replace him as the governor of Shaanxi; Chen Shufan was responsible for releasing Lu Chengwu and protecting the life and property of the Lu family Safe, send out of Tongguan.Later, Chen Shufan personally escorted Lu Chengwu back to Xi'an, and personally escorted Lu's family members out of Tongguan, but he couldn't wait for the Beijing government's appointment, so he became the governor of Shaanxi on May 5 and sent telegrams to the whole country.Soon, the Beijing government also issued an order for Chen Shufan to supervise military affairs in Shaanxi.In this way, Chen Shufan initially grasped the military and political power in Shaanxi.

With the support of Duan Qirui, Chen Shufan successfully ascended to the throne of Shaanxi Governor. After all, he was a young man like Wang Zhenyu, and Chen Shufan, who was only 31 years old at the time, was also an ambitious figure.The Shaanxi Army began a large-scale expansion in his hands, reaching the size of three reorganized divisions plus three independent brigades, with a total number of about 10.However, Shaanxi is not comparable to Xiangxi in the hands of Wang Zhenyu. This place can be described in one word in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, poor.Raising an army of this size in captivity in such a province is bound to make ends meet. For this reason, Chen Shufan decided to grow opium in Shaanxi to collect money. Beginning in the spring of 1917, Chen Shufan, through the magistrates of the counties, ordered the farmers to openly grow tobacco, and forced the counties to pay 50.00% of the cultivated land area.After the smoking ban was lifted, Chen Shufan made huge sums of money from it, but the pain and loss brought to the people of Shaanxi cannot be estimated.Historically, the grain fields in Shaanxi have been decreasing year by year, turning from a grain-producing area into a food-deficient area. Twenty to thirty percent of the population in Shaanxi smoked opium, causing great harm.

But now there is no such danger, because the Siwanchuan Army commanded by Yang Sen has marched into the Hanzhong area in a mighty manner.Chen Shufan suddenly found that whether he, the governor of Shaanxi, could persist until 1918 was a big problem. Therefore, when the Beijing government was in chaos and overwhelmed, he chose production to save himself, and personally commanded the main two divisions and two brigades of the Shaanxi Army. Go south to Hanzhong to fight Yang Sen.Now Yang Sen couldn't take it anymore. Even if Yang Sen changed to new equipment, the Shaanxi Army of the two divisions had almost 4 guns. Diplomatic Hu Jingyi and Yang Hucheng, two independent brigades who were good at fighting.So the Sichuan army, which was originally the offensive side, was suppressed by the Shaanxi army and became the defensive side. Fortunately, the equipment of the Shaanxi army was really poor, and the broadswords were generally equipped, which was not even as good as the Sichuan army, so for a while For a while, Chen Shufan had nothing to do with Yang Sen.

Liu Xiangna was followed by Chen Shao and Chen Quzhen, while Yang Sen was followed by Yu Youren, the veteran of the Tongmeng Guild, and Jing Wumu, Chen Shufan's former superior.Jing Mumu in history was also a young hero, three years younger than Chen Shufan and two years older than Wang Zhenyu.As for his ending, it was also very tragic. In the end, he also died at the hands of revolutionary comrades, which is far away. . .

The role of Yu Youren and Jing Wumu is still obvious. At least the generals under Chen Shufan started the water release project after several attacks on the Sichuan Army but failed.The fighting in Hanzhong dragged on from June to the end of July and did not end. Chen Shufan agreed to Jing Wumu's request for a truce, and the armies of both sides maintained the current front line unchanged, waiting for the new central government in Beijing to come to mediate.A month later, Chen Shufan would regret the hasty decision to cease the war that day, but there is no regret medicine in this world.

In fact, between July and October 1917, the whole of China was in chaos, including in the southern region where all parties seemed to be calm.

Wang Zhenyu finally met Rockefeller Jr., a billionaire in the United States. This seemingly very refined American seemed to be full of curiosity about Wang Zhenyu.Just as Wang Zhenyu was surprised at the wealth of the Rockefeller family, Rockefeller Jr. was also surprised at how Wang Zhenyu could start from scratch at such an age and control such a vast territory and army.

Perhaps the old Rockefeller was full of too many sins in the primitive stage of his capital, and he didn't get the son of Rockefeller Jr. until he was almost 40 years old, and he was only such a son.In fact, Rockefeller Jr. had very limited interest in doing business, but this did not hinder his continued success in the business field.Rockefeller Jr. has always hoped to build a global business empire, and China, an ancient oriental country, is naturally an important part of his entire empire.However, although capital dares to take risks, it still wants to avoid risks in essence. Any corruption and instability will hinder the inflow and output of capital.

The arrival of Ye Guoxuan and his party in the United States undoubtedly opened a window for Rockefeller Jr. In New York, Rockefeller, Morgan and other well-known American business giants decided to send a business delegation to China to check the investment environment and returns after a meeting.And Rockefeller Jr., the sole heir of the Rockefeller family, volunteered to serve as the head of the regiment.

In fact, the trip to Wuhan, including the previous trip to Shanghai and Nanjing, made Rockefeller Jr. and others very satisfied. In the words of the telegram he sent to the major families in the United States in Nanjing: "A government like the United States is being built here, and the entire country They are all under large-scale construction, although there are still some differences in the political system, but after I met the powerful figure in Wuhan, if there is no accident, large-scale investment can be considered.”

"Respected Chairman Wang, I heard in Shanghai that you are the most respected general who is a businessman in this country for thousands of years. In Nanjing, I found that the national government's parliament is the same as our American Congress, and there are at least More than one-third of the congressmen are rich businessmen from your country, which is a great phenomenon, but I would like to know how you view foreign capital?" Rockefeller Jr. asked his own question very bluntly.

It was none other than Ye Guoxuan who was responsible for the translation work for this meeting.After listening carefully, Wang Zhenyu replied with a smile, "In my opinion, capital has no borders, and a country is just a product of an era and productivity. I believe that one day the world will be a whole, and human beings will be a family that loves each other." People, there are no such messy distinctions as race, skin color, religion, and political system. We call this global integration, and to achieve this global integration, we must first achieve economic integration, although it is still too early to say this, But for foreign capital, my point of view is to treat them equally. In some technical fields, there are even preferential treatment... "

Chapter 373 Chaos (V)

"Global integration?" Rockefeller Jr. repeated unconsciously, obviously this term aroused his interest.

"Dear Chairman Wang, I don't think I misunderstood what you said. You said that regardless of race, skin color, and religious beliefs, the whole world becomes one country. I did not misunderstand."

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "It's not becoming a country, but there is no country, only service agencies, and all human beings enjoy the same material and spiritual civilization. Mr. Rockefeller Jr., this is a long-term goal, but no matter from that point of view Look, it’s much easier and more harmonious than **. And you and your friends came to our ancient country, which is actually a small step to push mankind towards globalization.”