Beiyang reactionaries

The other route was led by Xu Shuzheng himself, the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Northwest Frontier Defense Army, the 3rd Division of the Frontier Defense Army, and the 9th Division from Liangzhuang and Beijimiao to Yangcun. Attack.

Cao Ying is Cao Kun's younger brother, and the troops he leads are also Cao Kun's elite troops.And because the number of troops is not as good as that of Xu Shuzheng, even the newly retrained recruits went to the battlefield.

Facing Xu Shuzheng's personal attack, Cao Ying set up a cannon and blasted the Anhui troops.In fact, Xu Shuzheng has not led many soldiers in these years, and has always been by Duan Qirui's side, dealing with major issues.So it was a bit of a panic at first.

But Xu Shuzheng is definitely an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and he quickly stabilized his footsteps.

Facing the bombardment of Cao Ying's cannons, Xu Shuzheng also used cannons to fight back.The two sides fought for several hours, but there was no winner.But Xu Shuzheng was not in a hurry, because behind him there were still several mixed brigade troops of the Northwest Frontier Army going south to join the battlefield.It is more than enough to clean up Cao Ying.

The war began on June 6, and the stalemate continued on the 24th.

But on the whole, Duan Qirui's troops still have an absolute advantage.After all, this is an unfair duel.Duan Qirui controls the elite troops of the Anhui faction, and Cao Kun is currently fighting against Duan Qirui independently, so he must be at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

Therefore, Wu Peifu's side retreated step by step, and Cao Ying's side was even more compressed by Xu Shuzheng.

"Brother Yuan Jing, what do you think?"

Echeng.

That is the original Wuchang County.After the establishment of the Republic of China, because Jiangxia was the resident of Wuchang Prefecture, it was a little awkward.Just like in the later Jilin Province, the provincial capital was in Changchun, which made Jilin City very embarrassed.

Therefore, after the founding of the Republic of China, in the first year of the Republic of China, Jiangxia County, where Wuchang Prefecture was located, was renamed Wuchang County, and the original Wuchang County was renamed Shoucheng.In the second year of the Republic of China, Shoucheng was renamed Echeng.

This is the origin of Echeng.

Currently stationed in Echeng is the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army. Originally, this unit was stationed in Wuchang County and was the Wuhan garrison.However, as the relationship between Wang Zhanyuan and Nan Yuanchao broke down, and after Nan Yuanchao's sudden death, Wang Zhanyuan drove the Hubei Army's Second Mixed Brigade out of Wuchang County, and allowed Sun Chuanfang's Hubei Army's First Mixed Brigade to station in Wuchang.Let the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army be stationed in Echeng.

In fact, since Nan Yuanchao's sudden death, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army has been in a panic.

Be very cautious in Echeng.

A curfew is imposed at night, and although the city gates are open during the day, the troops are also very careful.

Scared.

Worried that Wang Zhanyuan sent troops to encircle and suppress the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army.When the Zhiwan War broke out, Duan Xun's army was under pressure, and Wang Zhanyuan was also dispatching troops.Wang Duqing's No.20-18 Mixed Brigade is in Jingmen and Dangyang, Wang Ruqin's Eighth Division is in Jingzhou, Wang Maoshang's No.[-] Division is in Xiangyang, and several other units are in Wuhan.

The Second Division led by Wang Zhanyuan, the First Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army led by Sun Chuanfang, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army led by Kou Yingjie, and the Third Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army led by Lu Jinshan.

In order to resist Wan Xuancai's First Mixed Brigade of the Southwest Frontier Army's First Army (Brigade Commander Tian Songyao), the Sixth Mixed Brigade (Brigade Commander Tang Shengzhi), Marine Police Corps (Commander Yu Jitang) and Wan Xuancai's upper reaches of the Yangtze River Headquarters Guard, Wang Zhanyuan began to mobilize Wang Maoshang No.18 Division stationed in Xiangyang to go south.

Only then did Wan Xuan's handwritten letter arrive in the hands of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army.

Kou Yingjie couldn't decide on his own, so he asked He Guoguang, another boss of the Second Mixed Brigade, to discuss it together.Because of Nan Yuanchao, the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army has many officers from Hubei. Among them, He Guoguang is the most loved by Nan Yuanchao. He Guoguang is currently the head of the first regiment of the Second Mixed Brigade.

He Guoguang is a native of Hubei, with a prominent family background. His father and grandfather were all officials, including relatives and brothers. He is a descendant of a large family in Hubei.In his early years, he went to the Shanghai Cantonese Dialect Center to study, and was a classmate with Zou Rong, the author of "Revolutionary Army".Later, He Guoguang's father entered Sichuan as an official, and He Guoguang entered Sichuan with his father.It just so happened that He Lunkui, He Guoguang's cousin, was in charge of the Sichuan Military Academy at the time and presided over the establishment of the Sichuan Army Crash School, so He Guoguang entered the Sichuan Army Crash School and made friends with a group of classmates.These people are currently famous figures in Duan Xun's army.

Liu Xiang, Pan Wenhua, and Tang Shizun are all classmates of He Guoguang.

He Guoguang served as a platoon leader, team officer, section member and section chief of the Supervision and Training Office in the Sichuan Army at the end of the Qing Dynasty. During the Revolution of 4, he returned to Wuchang to participate in the Wuchang Uprising and served as the captain of the [-]th Brigade Cavalry Battalion of the Hubei Army.

After the founding of the Republic of China, he was admitted to the Army University in Baoding.

After graduating in December 1916 and returning to Hubei, he was appreciated by Nan Yuanchao, and within a few years he became the head of the first regiment of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army.And because He Guoguang is from Hubei, he is not only highly regarded by Nan Yuanchao, but also has a high status among the officers from Hubei in the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army.If it wasn't for Nan Yuanchao's sudden death, Wang Zhanyuan appointed Kou Yingjie as the brigade commander. Originally, according to Nan Yuanchao's intention, the position of brigade commander was reserved for He Guoguang.

Although Kou Yingjie became the brigade commander, Kou Yingjie was from Henan after all, so he had to discuss some matters with He Guoguang, and he couldn't handle the troops by himself.

"What do you mean?"

He Guoguang was more cautious.

Now the Zhiwan War has begun, and all the troops in the country are in the battle.Speaking of which, Nan Yuanchao was a direct general. He had been serving as a soldier under Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun before, and later served as the commander of Wang Zhanyuan's second division.So strictly speaking, Nan Yuanchao is also a direct general.

The Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army was built by Nan Yuanchao, and it is logically also a direct unit.

It should be supporting Wang Zhanyuan.

However, Nan Yuanchao had just died suddenly, and the cause of death was unknown, so of course He Guoguang couldn't trust Wang Zhanyuan.But again, Wang Zhanyuan doesn't trust Kou Yingjie, what if Kou Yingjie has already turned to Wang Zhanyuan?Although Wang Zhanyuan and Kou Yingjie had a grudge before, but in this world, no one can trust the other.

If he said a wrong sentence, he might die just like Nan Yuanchao.

Kou Yingjie saw that He Guoguang was very cautious, so he directly stated his point of view: "Brother Yuan Jing (He Guoguang), we are just you and me here today, so let's open the window to speak plainly. The reason for the sudden death of the brigade commander is I think you and I both know very well. Wang Zhanyuan is greedy and incompetent. He can even greedy for money for the military salary of the Second Division under his direct command. How much combat power can my troops in Hubei have. In recent years, Hefei has controlled the Beijing government, the army The military pay of the Ministry is getting less and less. The military salary of his Anhui troops is fine, but the military salary of the direct troops is not enough. Wang Zhanyuan in the middle is greedy for the Mexican military salary. Wang Ruqin of the Eighth Division and Wang Maoshang of the No.18 Division How could they be satisfied. And because of insufficient military pay, the phenomenon of these troops eating empty pay is also very serious. As far as I know, the number of Wang Duqing No. 20 mixed brigade is 1000 fewer than the normal establishment. And Lu The Third Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army in Jinshan also has nearly a thousand fewer people. I think the Eighth Division and the No.18 Division will not be much better."

Kou Yingjie knew a lot about these troops in Hubei.

Wang Zhanyuan is a person who likes money very much.In recent years, Duan Qirui has controlled Beijing, and the Ministry of the Army has not been paid enough.Duan Qirui is very generous to his Anhui troops, but he is very stingy with his direct troops, especially the troops of the Three Governors of the Yangtze River.However, the three governors of the Yangtze River did not expect Beijing's allocation of funds, because they have their own territory, their own tax revenue, and they can allocate funds for their own troops.But not only did Wang Zhanyuan not care about his own troops, not only did he not support these troops himself, but he was also greedy for the military pay of the subordinate troops in Hubei, even the military salary of the second division of his direct line.Not to mention the Eighth Division, No.18 Division, No.20-[-] Mixed Brigade, and several mixed brigades of the Hubei Army.

You, Wang Zhanyuan, are greedy for military pay, and those officers below are not Lei Feng either.

You are greedy for my military salary, so let me make up for the shortfall?What a joke.Therefore, Wang Ruqin and the others can only deal with it by eating nothing.If it weren't for Wang Zhanyuan's seniority and high status, the troops below would have turned against him long ago.

For example, Wu Peifu despised Wang Zhanyuan very much.

What time is it now, what year is it.

When guns are everything, it's stupid to not appease the troops under your command, but greedy for their salary.Wang Maoshang's No.18 Division was in Xiangyang, but there was a mutiny because Wang Zhanyuan and Wang Maoshang swallowed the army's salary.And the No.20 Mixed Brigade also had a mutiny in Dangyang. In that mutiny, the 21 Mixed Brigade searched the Dangyang area, and later counted that more than 80 people died.

But these are small things.

Because the most serious mutiny in the Hubei area was caused by Wang Zhanyuan's own second division.Three regiments of the Second Division mutinied. Although they were appeased later, the foreigners in Hankow were startled.For these foreigners, what they fear most are those rebellious soldiers who are lawless and don't care about the consequences.They don't care what you are a foreigner.

There is only the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army. Because Nan Yuanchao has many connections in Hubei and has the support of many Hubei merchants, he has never been short of military pay.

"Now the war between Zhili and Anhui broke out, but look, except for Cao Kun, the governor of Zhili, no other Zhili troops have appeared. Li Chun, governor of Jiangsu, Chen Guangyuan, governor of Jiangxi, and Wang Zhanyuan, governor of our side, are all overwhelmed now. , where there is time to support Cao Kun. As for Duan Hefei, not only did he dispatch 10 people himself, but Duan Xun also continued to send soldiers, and Shandong Governor Zhang Shuyuan's troops also went to Tianjin."

"Yes."

He Guoguang nodded.

Judging from the current situation of the Zhiwan War, Cao Kun is at an absolute disadvantage.Because Cao Kun's three governors of the Yangtze River, whom Cao Kun regarded as his arm, did not move.It's not that they don't want to have movement, but that they can't have movement.

In Henan, since the outbreak of the Zhiwan War, Wu Guangxin's troops have been going to the front line in a steady stream, and Zhao Ti is a little bit overwhelmed, so he has to retreat to Hubei.Anyway, Wu Guangxin didn't care about his rear, because Duan Xun's troops were stationed in Luoyang, which could protect the rear of Wu Guangxin's troops.Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, only has Shanghai in his eyes now, and the troops didn't want to help Cao Kun at all. Instead, they gathered troops to fight Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang, to determine the ownership of Shanghai.As for Chen Guangyuan, the governor of Jiangxi, he was too far away from Zhili to help Cao Kun at all.

Now Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan is entangled by Duan Xun's troops.

Overall, the current situation is completely under Duan Qirui's easy control.As long as Cao Kun is resolved, the Zhili lineage will be hit hard, even in a state of destruction.

"Brother Yuan Jing, you and I have to choose the right one at this time. We have an enmity with Wang Zhanyuan, so we can't work for him. It's the same situation with Governor Cao (Cao Kun), I think it's not a bad thing for us to seek refuge with Duan Xun Bad thing. Think about it until the Anhui Clan wins and Duan Hefei continues to control the Beijing government. Duan Xun and Xu Shuzheng are the only ones who have the chance to become Duan Hefei's successor. We are now defecting to Duan Xun at this time, and Duan Xun will be in charge in the future In Beijing, we can also be promoted together."

Kou Yingjie was straightforward.

Because Kou Yingjie trusted He Guoguang.

He Guoguang has nothing to do with Zhili, and he was even a revolutionary party.It's just because of being highly valued by Nan Yuanchao that he will continue to serve in the Hubei Army.Otherwise, He Guoguang might have gone to the law enforcement force.

Moreover, He Guoguang not only has nothing to do with the direct lineage, but has a deep relationship with Duan Xun.

Because many of Duan Xun's important generals from Sichuan were He Guoguang's classmates.Taking refuge in Duan Xun, compared to Kou Yingjie, He Guoguang's future is brighter.After all, he graduated from Baoding Military Academy, and he also knows so many generals from Sichuan.