Beiyang reactionaries

"Teacher, urgent call from Guiyang."

"Say."

"Cheng Qian led the troops from the three provinces of Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong to march towards Guiyang."

"Oh?"

Duan Xun's eyes lit up, he stood up and tidied up his military uniform, and said happily: "The fight has started, it has finally started. Brother Nu Gang, I'm going to deploy."

"General, you are busy."

145 Two Lakes War

"Finally fought, it suffocated me."

On December 1917, 12, Hunan fought again.

No wonder.

Feng Guozhang really couldn't hold on in the midst of the fighting and killing of the Beiyang Army's main combat faction.Because these main fighters are not only shouting to fight and kill, but all of them are withholding the taxes that should have been handed over to the central government and starting to expand their troops.

More than that.

These main fighters couldn't point their guns at Feng Guozhang, so they concentrated their efforts on bombarding Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, and they were willing to kill Li Chun.Li Chun is Feng Guozhang's direct line general, and Jiangsu is Feng Guozhang's old nest.Once something happens to Li Chun, there will be problems in Jiangsu, Feng Guozhang's hometown.

This made Feng Guozhang anxious.

In desperation, on December 1917, 12, Feng Guozhang energized the governors of Beiyang and agreed to continue fighting against the French defenders.Of course, Feng Guozhang was still secretive, and did not really issue a combat order.But even so, as Feng Guozhang slowly compromised, the policy of "peaceful reunification" that Feng Guozhang had always advocated was completely bankrupt, and Duan Qirui won an all-round victory.

But the order was issued, but it is not so easy for the troops to transfer south.

After all, the reorganized troops to participate in the war this time, except for Duan Xun's troops in the southwest, the other troops are all in the north.The troops on this expedition are mainly composed of three aspects.One is Cao Kun's Zhili troops, the other is Zhang Huaizhi's Shandong troops, and the other is Zhang Zuolin's Northeast troops.

These three units are all in the north, and it will take time to move south.

In particular, it will take a long time for Zhang Zuolin's two divisions to be transferred to the pass.After all, it was the mobilization of tens of thousands of troops, and there were many things to prepare.It will take a month or two just to prepare the required logistical materials.Therefore, although on December 12, Feng Guozhang ordered to continue fighting with the French Guardian Army, it will take a long time for the troops to really go south.

But with this order, Lu Rongting became anxious.

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Originally, when Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui were fighting among themselves, it was the time when the opportunity was the best.At that time, Cheng Qian hoped that the French defenders would not only drive the Beiyang army out of Yueyang and out of Hunan, but also into Hubei and join forces in Wuhan.

Because Hubei also has troops responding to protect the law.

As the birthplace of the Wuchang Revolution, Hubei has a strong revolutionary atmosphere.After the Dharma Protection War started, especially when the Dharma Protection Army and the Beiyang Army confronted each other in Hunan, Hubei also responded to the Dharma Protection War.

At that time, there were a total of three divisions, four brigades and two independent regiments in Hubei.Among them, the commanders of two divisions have turned against each other. One is Shi Xingchuan, the commander of the First Division of the Hubei Army; When the French Guardians took Changsha, they followed suit.

Very good opportunity.

There was also a big commotion in Hubei.Li Tiancai was publicly elected as the commander-in-chief of the Hubei Yasukuni Army and the first army, Shi Xingchuan as the commander-in-chief of the second army, and Wang Anlan as the commander-in-chief of the third army.The three of them concentrated their troops, captured Jingzhou and Xiangyang, and declared Jingzhou and Xiangyang independent.

This is a big deal.

After all, in Hubei, Xiangyang, Jingzhou and Wuhan have always been known as "one tripod and three legs", and they are the three most important places in Hubei.Now that Xiangyang and Jingzhou have suddenly declared independence, Wuhan is in jeopardy.

This frightened Wang Zhanyuan, the governor of Hubei.

However, the Second Division of Wang Zhanyuan's most direct line is currently deploying defenses in Yueyang under the leadership of Wang Jinjing.And these disobedient local troops, that is, the Hubei army, made trouble for themselves at this time.Let Wang Zhanyuan hurriedly invite reinforcements from above.

It was December 1917, 12.

It was supposed to be a great opportunity.

If the French Guardian Army responds to the Hubei Army at this time, then everyone will attack from the north and the south, not to mention Yueyang, even Wuhan.Once Hubei is captured by the French Protectorate Army, the French Protectorate Army can rely on Hubei, an industrial province in China, to obtain enough military pay and weapons to rapidly expand the army.But at this time, Lu Rongting didn't want to fight, so he kept moaning, and the troops were stationed in Changsha, which caused the Hubei army to fight alone in Hubei.

A great opportunity wasted.

But Lu Rongting still didn't get the result he wanted, and the Beiyang Army still wanted to go south, which made Lu Rongting have no choice but to choose to fight.Therefore, they were already planning to take Cheng Qian away, but now that there is a war, Lu Rongting still chose Cheng Qian.Because although Cheng Qian is not from Lu Rongting, he is definitely good at fighting.

Therefore, Lu Rongting ordered Cheng Qian to serve as the front-line commander in charge of attacking Yueyang as the commander-in-chief of the French Protectorate in the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

Only by taking Yueyang down can the Beiyang army be blocked from entering the northern gate of Hunan, and it can also respond to Li Tiancai, Shi Xingchuan and the others.Therefore, Lu Rongting let the power of Guangdong and Guangxi troops cooperate with Cheng Qian's Hunan army.

As soon as Cheng Qian moved, Duan Xun received the news here.

"Teacher, should we also move?"

Duan Xun's headquarters is in Chongqing, so almost all the generals in the Governor's Mansion are in Chongqing.They were also all suffocated. It had been several months since they came to Chongqing to set up a headquarters, but they had never commanded a battle.

What is this.

Now that Hunan is fighting again, everyone is very energetic.

Xu Yongchang immediately asked Duan Xun.

"How?"

"Of course it's the fifth division and the first mixed brigade. Teacher, look. This time, the Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Guangxi coalition forces entered Changsha with only 5 people. The entire Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi troops combined were less than 3. 2 people. However, according to the current intelligence, Cheng Qian’s troops attacking Yueyang this time have more than 2 troops. That is to say, in Hunan, such a big place, the Hunan-Guangdong-Guangxi coalition forces only have less than 1 people. And this Of the 1 people, [-] are on the Hunan-Guangxi border, and nearly [-] are in Changsha."

As the head of the training department, Xu Yongchang is very familiar with the current situation in Hunan.All the information was gathered to Xu Yongchang, and then Xu Yongchang made a battle plan.So Xu Yongchang explained the situation in Hunan very clearly in a few words.Then he pointed to the map of Hunan, and said: "Baoqing, Hengyang, Xiangtan, Zhuzhou, etc., there are only some local troops of the Hunan Army left at present, and the total number of them will not be many, let alone the combat effectiveness. Teacher, as long as the first When the Fifth Division and the First Mixed Brigade attack, we can occupy Baoqing, Hengyang, Xiangtan, and Zhuzhou. Once this happens, we will directly cut off the troops in the three provinces of Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi. It will definitely be a fatal blow to them. The Hunan battlefield The situation will change immediately.”

Duan Xun nodded while listening to Xu Yongchang's plan.

Xu Yongchang is right.At present, the Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi troops on the Hunan battlefield look very good, and they have already attacked Yueyang.However, the number of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi troops was limited, and the main force went to attack Yueyang, leaving very few troops behind.

Duan Xun has more than 2 troops in Hunan, and he can completely push across.As long as Duan Xun attacks, the current situation in Hunan can be changed immediately.

"Good plan."

Duan Xun appreciated Xu Yongchang's plan very much.

I'll catch you off guard.

But even though he agreed with Xu Yongchang's plan, he still shook his head and said, "Cichen (Xu Yongchang), your idea is good, and it is highly feasible in military terms. But it is too low-level politically."

"teacher."

Xu Yongchang was taken aback.

Duan Xun asked Xu Yongchang to sit down with a smile, and said: "You are the head of my training department. You only need to consider the issue of war, and leave the political affairs to me. The troops from Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi are fighting in Yueyang. It is lively and does not send troops. This battle plan is slightly changed, and it can continue to be used in the future.”

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang didn't understand what Duan Xun meant.

After all, now is the most important moment. Attacking at this time will deal the biggest blow to the Hunan-Guangdong-Guangxi Allied Forces.But since Duan Xun said that now is not the time to send troops, Xu Yongchang didn't say anything.Because Xu Yongchang is the head of the training department and Duan Xun's chief of staff.