Beiyang reactionaries

He planned to expel Zhang Guangjian by force.

"What's going on outside?"

"Daddy (uncle), some people say that we eliminate harm for the people, but many people say..."

"say what?"

"Say it back and forth again."

Hearing what his nephew Ma Hongbin said, Ma Fuxiang frowned deeply.This was what Ma Fuxiang was most worried about. The reason why Ma Fuxiang chose to obey Cao Kun's words was because he believed that Cao Kun represented the Beijing government.The Beijing government is righteous and orthodox.

With their support, it is justified to expel Zhang Guangjian himself, or justified.

But not everyone thinks so.

Just like the current public opinion.

Many people think that this is another "return to chaos", just like the Tongzhi period.That's why there are rumors like "back and forth again" everywhere.Ma Fuxiang could not accept this.

As a general with an orthodox imperial examination background, he has been loyal to the country all his life, and the most unheard sentence is to say that he rebelled.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ma Fuxiang not only helped the imperial court suppress the peasant uprising, but also fought bloody battles with the Eight-Power Allied Forces in Beijing.At that time, how many troops faced the Eight-Power Allied Forces would be defeated at the first touch, and they fled in the face of the Eight-Power Allied Forces.But Ma Fuxiang and the others fought desperately with the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and finally protected Cixi all the way to Xi'an.Not only did my own brother die in that battle, but more than 100 relatives of the clan who had not yet released the fifth server died.

Although he did not die for the court after the Revolution of [-], Ma Fuxiang believed that he had never been sorry for the court.

After the Revolution of [-], Ma Fuxiang has also been committed to the peace between Hui and Han. In this regard, Ma Fuxiang never thinks that he has anything to do to the country.Therefore, he is very taboo about other people saying things like "reversed back and forth".

This is an insult to myself.

"Give Ma Qi an order to stop his march."

Ma Fuxiang thought about it, but still believed that his reputation was important.The reputation that I have maintained all my life cannot be damaged at this time and this matter.So he immediately ordered to stop the advance of Ma Qi's troops, which are not far from Lanzhou.

"Daddy, now is the best opportunity. Zhang Guangjian is already in a panic. According to the news from our people, someone from Zhang Guangjian's provincial defense army has slipped away quietly. As long as our troops come to Lanzhou, Lanzhou will definitely It was captured by us. At that time, the Beijing government will appoint Xiaoba as the governor of Gansu. How can we stop the march at this time, we should speed up the march.”

Ma Hongbin was in a hurry.

Because Ma Hongbin's father died in battle in Beijing, Ma Fuxiang raised Ma Hongbin since he was a child.So Ma Fuxiang almost raised Ma Hongbin as his own son.

Ma Fuxiang is currently serving as the guardian of Ningxia, and Ma Hongbin is the commander of the new army in Ningxia.Nearly half of Ma Fuxiang's army was led by Ma Hongbin.If Ma Fuxiang can be promoted to the governor of Gansu, then Ma Hongbin's status will also be improved.Maybe he can become the guardian envoy of Gansu and become a prince of Gansu.

Ma Fuxiang wants to give up such a good opportunity?

How could this be.

Now Lanzhou is almost an undefended city, and troops can enter Lanzhou at any time, so why stop marching at this moment.

"listen to me."

Ma Fuxiang shook his head.

Then said: "Remember, we are different from Ma Anliang."

Ma Fuxiang is sure.

There are also many kinds of Hui armed forces.Among the current generals of the Hui nationality, some have always stood by the imperial court, and some were recruited by the imperial court after the rebellion.Ma Anliang's family was recruited by the court after the rebellion, but Ma Fuxiang's family was different.Ma Fuxiang has always thought that his branch is a "good return". This is not what Ma Fuxiang himself thinks, but what Zuo Zongtang said back then.

Because Ma Fuxiang's grandfather, Ma Qianling, helped Zuo Zongtang persuade the then armed leader of the Hui nationality to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and helped Zuo Zongtang quell the Hui chaos, so Zuo Zongtang said that Ma Qianling and the others were "good Hui".Since then, Ma Qianling and his family have always regarded themselves as Lianghui, and even Ma Fuxiang's son Ma Hongkui considered himself a "Lianghui" when he was old.So compared to Ma Anliang and his descendants, Ma Fuxiang and his family valued reputation more.

"Hey--"

Ma Hongbin sighed.

What era is it now? It is the era when a gun is a grass head king.Once Ma Fuxiang can serve as the governor of Gansu, he will be able to develop his power wantonly.If there are guns and people, then they are princes.

Who cares about those things in this day and age.

Too pedantic.

"Tap-tap-"

When Ma Fuxiang gave the order, the voice of the cavalry was heard outside the yard.Soon someone came in, sweating profusely.None of the guards outside stopped him and let him in directly.

Because it was Ma Fuxiang's son Ma Hongkui who came.

"Dad, brother, something happened, something happened."

"what happened?"

"The news just came. An infantry brigade and a cavalry regiment of Duan Xun, the supervisor of the border defense, are in the Ikezhao League and are coming to our Ningxia."

285 aggressive

"How about it?"

"Ma Qi's troops did not continue to march, and stationed at a place a hundred miles away from Lanzhou. As for Ma Fuxiang's troops, they have all returned to Ningxia."

"it is good."

Five horses drive Zhang.

Just a few local warlords in Gansu.If it weren't for the tense relationship between the two factions of Zhi and Anhui, they would dare to brag about their strength.Not to mention a few Hui generals, even if all the troops in Gansu are added up, they don't have much strength.At present, the total number of troops in Gansu is less than 3.Moreover, because Gansu's economy is poor, those warlords in Gansu are relatively short of money.

Just like Zhang Guangjian has served as the governor of Gansu for almost six years, and he has been constantly searching for money in this position.But his assets add up to less than ten million, which is completely incomparable with those local warlords in the interior.Because Gansu is too poor, he can't earn much money as a warlord.And a lot of it is the result of Zhang Guangjian selling half of the weapons Duan Xun gave him.

This is especially true for other guards.

Those Gansu guardian envoys who sit in one side, no matter how much they search the place, can have millions of assets, they are very skilled.In other words, the disaster is very serious.

This is too little money.

Therefore, in the Gansu army, those infantrymen who can have two people and one gun are considered elite troops.As for the cavalry units, they are basically armed with cold weapons.There are very few cavalry units that can be equipped with carbine guns.For Gansu's top powerful faction like Ma Fuxiang, only half of the cavalry troops are equipped with carbines, and the rest charge with cold weapons such as knives and guns.

It can be seen that the strength of these warlords in Gansu is relatively weak.

If he threatens Ningxia a little bit, Ma Fuxiang will have to go back.Of course, although these warlords in Gansu are weak, they are not easy to deal with.The biggest reason is that there are a lot of Hui people in Gansu. If these Hui leaders are provoked, they can pull out a large number of troops.Although they don't have any good weapons, even if they are troops with cold weapons, pulling out tens of thousands of cavalry is still a big problem, and it is not easy to stabilize the place.

Therefore, whether the imperial court or the government of the Republic of China has always taken measures to appease these Hui generals.

The situation across the country is still very tense.Duan Xun's continuous bombardment of Gansu's "five horses driving Zhang" is illegal. It is because the Hui armed forces have been bewitched by foreign forces. This is a threat to the country's frontier security.

He even said that if left unattended, this will be another Tongzhi rebellion.

Therefore, Duan Xun resolutely opposed the behavior of the local guardian envoy to expel the local warlord.It is required that the Beijing government must come forward to reprimand the several Hui guardian envoys headed by Ma Fuxiang, and let them understand that it is not up to their local guard envoys to decide whether the local governors will stay or stay.

The Beijing government, however, has said little.

On the contrary, it broke out one after another, all kinds of angry things about Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, in Gansu.In fact, the old warlords of the Beiyang Army committed countless crimes when they governed the region.