Chapter 38 Beijing is a besieged city
"Old Zhi, Old Zhi, it's better to start first, you must start first!"
The person who spoke was Xu Shuzheng. The great military advisor around Duan Qirui no longer had the calm and composed appearance of "shaking the goose-feather fan" in the past. He just chased Duan Qirui and kept persuading him.
Duan Qirui sat in the study of his Mansion of Xuexi Hutong. Fu Liangzuo, Wu Guangxin, Zeng Yujun and other Duan Qirui's confidants were all making suggestions. Some people were in charge of the battle, some people were in charge of the peace, and some people kept holding the message they had just received to Duan Qirui for review.
Duan Qirui's face turned pale, gritted his teeth and sulked, even his nose was crooked (Duan Qirui's nose was crooked when he was angry). After a while, he stood up and turned around in the study, cursing the "person named Zhang" in Hefei dialect, who was an unrighteous villain who destroyed the Beiyang group.
As soon as Zhang Xun's telegram was issued, the warlords who were named in the army also started to cheer together, and the power that supported Zhang Xun came over like snowflakes. Some even called Zhang Xun "My general" and said, "I only want to obey my general's fate." This stinginess seemed to really regard Zhang Xun as the leader of the Beiyang! Zhang Xun didn't know at least, but he actually accused the "fight between the government and the court" on the telephone, and opposed the "declaration of war against Germany" on the telephone. Isn't this meaning clearly that the responsibility for the dispute between the government and the court was to Duan Qirui's side who advocated declaring war against Germany?
How can Duan Qirui continue to say such words as the "Baiyang warlord leader"?
Duan Qirui's brother-in-law, tall and thin Wu Guangxin, walked in hurriedly, looked at Xu Shuzheng, and whispered to Duan Qirui: "Zhiquan, news comes from the inside line of the Presidential Palace. Li Yuanhong's aide Li Shu has reached an agreement with Zhang Xun. Li Yuanhong will waive your Prime Minister and Minister of the Army. Zhang Xun will lead troops to Beijing to support Li Yuanhong in the name of mediating the dispute between the government and court!"
When Duan Qirui heard this, he slapped the table and the entire study suddenly became quiet. Zhang Xun was not making a fuss in Xuzhou enough, and he actually thought of coming to Beijing to make a fuss. This time the fox's tail was finally revealed. This Zhang Shaoxuan probably fell in love with the power of the world! No, this kid is fighting the ideology of restoring the Qing Dynasty, right?
"Old Zhi, let's quickly transfer Chang Ruiqing's model group into the city to surround the Presidential Palace and force Li Yuanhong to step down!" Xu Shuzheng gritted his teeth and walked down, his eyes covered with blood, and he was obviously angry.
Duan Qirui turned his head suddenly: "Yezheng, what are you talking nonsense? When is it now? The governor was swept by Zhang Xun to oppose us! What can Chang Ruiqing do if a mere regiment overthrow Li Yuanhong, but Zhang Xun still brought troops in under the name of seeking rebellion? How many troops can we control? Can we beat Zhang Xun? Besides, Beiyang is not far away after this battle? There are still forces of the Kuomintang in the south!"
Duan Qirui had never rejected Xu Shuzheng's suggestion like this, but Xu Shuzheng didn't care. He just calmed down a little and began to plan for his master: "Old Zhi. The current supervisors and division commanders in the army now have broken away from the central government's control and probably won't really obey Zhang Xun, so Zhang Xun only has tens of thousands of braided soldiers, and these braided soldiers cannot all come to Beijing. First, Xuzhou is the foundation of Zhang Xun. If his army has left his nest, Feng Hejian might have come to seize it. Second, Li Yuanhong is not a fool. Zhang Xun may still be able to control him with thousands of soldiers. If he really wants to bring tens of thousands of people, he is probably the president who will take him!"
After hearing this analysis, Duan Qirui nodded frequently. He turned around and glanced at Xu Shuzheng: "Youzheng, what do you think we should do now?"
Hearing this question, Xu Shuzheng had nothing to say. Zhang Xun was obviously inappropriate in his plans, and Li Yuanhong led the wolf into the house again. The warlords of all sizes in Beiyang were waiting to see the jokes of the center. The bigger the misfortune of the center, the more consolidated their separatist situation. After a while, he sighed and said softly: "Beijing City is a fire pit, whoever jumps in will be unlucky! But the authority of this center has been swept this time!"
Duan Qirui's face was also ashen, and he felt embarrassed at both ends. Li Yuanhong's president was unable to overthrow, and Zhang Xun's thousands of braided troops were not unable to stop it. But what happened later? Will Feng Hejian stand up to support him? I'm afraid it's the situation when Yuan Gongbao became emperor, and the whole world will fight against him! The favorite thing that the "princes in the world" now is the center's fool!
What to do? What else can I do now?
Xu Shuzheng was also like an ant on a hot pan, walking around in circles, muttering to himself: "The situation in Beiyang is over. Beiyang was ruined by Zhang Xun, the bastard! Now that Li Yuanhong can't be moved, he will definitely stab the hornet's nest with one move... If Li Yuanhong cannot be moved, then he can only retreat as an advance..." As he said that, he looked up at Duan Qirui, his face turned as if he was as dark as he said: "Old Zhi, let's give Beijing to Zhang Xun for the time being!"
"Give up Beijing? Can you come back?" I don't know who asked in a low voice. Xu Shuzheng gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Can you come back! You will definitely come back. Beijing will still be our world at that time!"
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Fengtai.
Chang Ruiqing has returned to the station of the Model Group in Fengtai County. As soon as Zhang Xun's telegram came out, he already understood.
The farce of restoration is finally going to be staged! Even if Li Yuanhong knew that Zhang Xun was not kind, he could only bite the bullet and try it out.
The model regiment can do now has to step up training and prepare for war. Live ammunition exercises and tactical training have all doubled. Fortification positions have also begun to be built in the name of military exercises. Combat materials have also begun to be distributed, and each company has received ammunition for a fierce battle.
Chang Ruiqing himself, together with his subordinates' "Three King Kongs" and the newly joined Lu Yixuan, studied the map and situation day and night, and speculated about possible battles in the future. As for Wu Shi, the deputy commander of the Model Regiment, he temporarily disappeared from everyone's sight.
Because of Chang Ruiqing's butterfly effect, Zhang Xun's restoration time must be earlier than in history. For the model regiment, the biggest problem is that the establishment time is too short. Both officers and soldiers lack practical experience, and the training of soldiers is also somewhat insufficient. In Chang Ruiqing's memory, the 13th Army Division in history "participated" in Zhang Xun's restoration, although it was just a soy sauce. However, there was no self in that time and space, nor this model regiment with the Iron Blood Comrade Association as the backbone, nor the pioneer of the Red Revolution - the Red Brigade!
There is no doubt that whether it is Chang Ruiqing, the Iron Blood Comrades Association, or the Red Brigade, before Zhang Xun's rebellion, he must choose to fight!
We must use a model group of more than 1,800 people to fight at least four or five thousand people! If we win, we will be famous all over the world, and if we fail, we will have nothing...
With a bang, Lu Yixuan pushed the door and ran into it, holding the secret telegram he had just received in his hand: "Xu Youzheng's telegram, he wants us to control the troops and wait for instructions... Duan Zhi is ready to retreat as a step forward. Tonight, he will take his family and aides to retreat to Tianjin in the name of recuperation. It seems that our lonely army has been thrown in Fengtai."
Chang Ruiqing took a picture of the map: "So what? We will defend the city, and only Zhang Xun's thousands of soldiers can do anything to us?"
Lu Yixuan looked at him: "Zhang Xun has tens of thousands of people!"
Chang Ruiqing sneered and said, "At most, thousands of people can go to Beijing, otherwise he wouldn't have to hold my family." Besides, in history, there were only 4,300 braided soldiers with ten battalions! And they had no combat power, which made Duan Qirui's counterattack army defeated with one blow.
"That's just a few fights. If you win, you will become famous all over the world. If you can't win... Well, you will definitely win!" Lu Yixuan shrugged. To be honest, he has been in this model regiment for less than ten days. Based on his observation, the morale and atmosphere of this army are probably the best in China. If it can be added for a while, it will definitely become China's top elite soldier. But now, it's hard to say that Zhang Xun's braided soldier is known as the strongest soldier in the Southeast after all.
Chang Ruiqing smiled and turned her head to look at Bai Chongxi: "What do you think of Brother Jiansheng?"
Bai Chongxi kept looking at the map silently and replied without raising his head: "The battle in Fengtai is the time for our model group to become famous... I have confidence in the model group!"
Chapter completed!