Beiyang reactionaries

"Zhu Erdian said that he hopes that Mr. Zhi will come forward to stop the Degong (Duan Xun) troops from continuing to besiege Qamdo."

"Have all De Gong's troops arrived in Qamdo?"

"Yes."

Eric Tekman was stymied by Duan Xun in Chongqing, so he could only send a telegram to Zhu Erdian, hoping that Zhu Erdian would come forward to deal with Beijing.Then Beijing came to restrain Duan Xun's behavior.

"The Tibetan army has been defeated since it fought against Degong's troops. The troops of Degong's two brigades have surrounded Qamdo, and it is estimated that they will take Qamdo within a few days."

Xu Shuzheng reported to Duan Qirui.

Duan Qirui smiled and said, "Degong is really good at fighting."

"Old Zhi, how do we reply to Zhu Erdian? He wants us to order De Gong to stop besieging Qamdo."

"These British guys. They supported the Tibetan army behind their backs when they rebelled. Now that they can't fight, they want to make peace with us. It's a good idea. What does Degong say?"

"Degong said that he wants to enter Lhasa and negotiate with the Dalai Lama himself."

"This stinky boy."

Duan Qirui couldn't help laughing and cursing.

Based on the current situation, especially the logistics situation, it is already very good to be able to reach Qamdo, or it is already the limit of Duan Xun's troops.In the past, the Sichuan-Tibet frontier army was also stationed in Qamdo, and it is Tibet that everyone is not familiar with.

Logistics materials are not guaranteed.

It is even more impossible to enter Lhasa.

"Please tell Zhu Erdian for me, and say that I will talk to Degong. But what will happen to Degong, the British have to talk to him. Now the parliamentary election is the big thing, and we don't get involved in such things. and."

Duan Qirui waved his hand.

I was criticized for a while because of my relationship with Japan.Now the whole country is setting off a wave of support for Duan Xun's recovery of Tibet. At this time, it is not uncomfortable to get close.

If people know that they are helping the British in this matter, they will really be drowned in saliva.Maybe a traitor's hat will be worn on top of his head.

Duan Qirui would not do such a thing.

"Yes."

"But I also told De Gong not to make things too big. After all, we are British, so we still have to give the face that should be given. It is not good for us or him if there is a big trouble."

"I know. But Mr. Zhi, through this incident, I think we can learn from Degong's approach."

"how?"

Duan Qirui looked up at Xu Shuzheng who was smiling.Xu Shuzheng said confidently: "Old Zhi, the European war has come to an end, and it probably won't last more than a year. After the European war is over, the participating troops will definitely become the target of public criticism."

"kindness."

Duan Qirui nodded.

Duan Qirui borrowed so much money from Japan, and took so much munitions, just to build his most direct army.That is the three divisions built in the name of the participating army. The weapons and equipment are all Japanese weapons, and the officers are all officers of Duan Qirui's closest lineage.The army's military advisers are also invited from Japan.

It took Duan Qirui a lot of effort to build this army.

But this army has also become Duan Qirui's heart disease.As evidence of Duan Qirui's behind-the-scenes dealings with Japan, the participating army was criticized by many people.The bosses directly related to Feng Guozhang, as well as the troops in the south, and major newspapers criticized Duan Qirui.It is believed that Duan Qirui used his position and Japanese loans, but used the money to build his own army.Many people called for the war in Europe, anyway, China does not send troops, but also trains troops to participate in the war.Call on Duan Qirui to disband the participating army.

But Duan Qirui built up the participating army with such difficulty, how could he disband the participating army.

So stressful.

Duan Qirui wanted to turn the participating army into a regular army of the Beiyang Army, but there were too many people who opposed it, and it was not going well.So much so that the issue of participating troops has become Duan Qirui's biggest headache.

"We can learn from Degong (Duan Xun). Zhilao, not long ago when major newspapers criticized Zhilao's 'unification by force' policy, they compared Degong to Zhilao's minion. But when Degong sent troops After entering Tibet and wanting to put down the rebellion, all the newspapers changed their words overnight. It said that Degong was a great general who fought for the country and put down the rebellion for the country. Mr. Zhi, this is public opinion, and it can change overnight.”

"You mean, let the participating troops also look for such an opportunity?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhi. The biggest problem with the participating army is the name problem. We formed the participating army in the name of participating in the European War, but the European War is about to end, and the participating army has lost the name of continuing to exist. At this time We're just looking for a better name."

"It makes sense."

Duan Qirui's eyes lit up.

Xu Shuzheng thought that he really hadn't thought about it.Now that Xu Shuzheng said this, Duan Qirui slowly had an idea.Looking up and seeing Xu Shuzheng's smile, he also smiled slightly and said, "It seems that you already have a draft."

"Didn't Elder Zhi also think of it?"

The two laughed out loud, as the so-called heroes see the same thing, they both thought of the same place.Although they didn't say anything, they have a tacit understanding between each other, and they both know that what the other person thinks is what they think.

Duan Qirui is in a good mood.

These days, I have been worrying about the participating army, but Xu Shuzheng's words made Duan Qirui find a way to keep the participating army.

"Youzheng (Xu Shuzheng), Zhu Erdian's side, you can treat me well and say more good things to stabilize him. I won't see him anymore."

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhi."

174 conflict

"Sir, Lhasa Telegram."

"How's it going?"

"Qamdo was captured by Duan Xun's army. The main force of the Tibetan army was wiped out, and Duan Xun's army publicly shot and killed the leader of the Tibetan army. The logistics materials, weapons and ammunition we prepared for the Tibetan army in Qamdo were all seized by Duan Xun's army. "

On June 1918, 6, the troops of Li Bingzhi, Lu Chao, and Liu Zanting besieged Qamdo for six days, and finally captured Qamdo on this day.The main force of the Tibetan army suffered heavy casualties in this counterattack by Duan Xun's troops, with more than 28 casualties alone.

More than 4000 people were captured.

As for the materials piled up in Qamdo, they were all seized by Duan Xun's department.

Eric Techman slumped in his chair.This time I worked so hard to make the Tibetan army make trouble in Sichuan and Tibet. I just wanted to take advantage of the gap in the Dharma protection war.If Duan Xun has no energy to manage, then Tibet can rely on the Jinsha River to cut off the connection with Sichuan, which will be of great help to Tibet's independence.And by the way, also stimulate Duan Xun.

Show Britain's influence to Duan Xun.

Force Duan Xun to let him understand that Britain is not easy to mess with.After that, you can negotiate with Duan Xun, so that Duan Xun will not get so close to Japan, and tell Duan Xun that Sichuan is our British territory.

But how did you expect the Tibetan army to be so bad.

Duan Xun's large troops were not dispatched, only two brigades were dispatched.Even the troops of these two brigades did not all participate in the war. Unexpectedly, the Tibetan army even lost Qamdo.What's even more speechless is that the Tibetan army's [-]-strong army didn't even take down Batang, which was completely humiliating.

The situation was unfavorable, so I found Zhu Erdian, hoping that Zhu Erdian would exert his influence and put pressure on Duan Qirui.As long as Duan Qirui is persuaded, then Duan Qirui can give Duan Xun orders.

Duan Xun may not care about himself, but Duan Qirui should always obey orders.

But who would have thought that Duan Qirui was actually playing Tai Chi and didn't come forward directly.Instead, he kept saying that now domestic public opinion is concentrated on the Sichuan-Tibet border, and it is not easy for him to come forward.Let Zhu Erdian, let Britain talk to Duan Xun himself.