Zhang Zuolin proposed the idea of suspending military pay for half a year. The color on Duan Zhigui's face changed instantly. He hoped to get money, but he also knew that those Qiu Ba uncles in the army were difficult to deal with. If he could not get military pay for half a year, these people would definitely
There will be a fuss, and whether you can resist it when the time comes will be a question.
"Yuting, you stopped the military pay rashly, just because you're afraid the soldiers will cause trouble. It's the New Year again, isn't it a little inappropriate?"
Lao Zhang secretly laughed in his heart. His Highness Duan was not completely confused yet. He said with a smile: "The general is right to worry, but Zhang has already borrowed part of it from the bank. In addition, a lot of stolen goods were found during the bandit suppression some time ago.
I can guarantee that my troops will be safe and sound within the next half year, which is enough time for Your Majesty to wipe out the rebels."
Listening to Lao Zhang's assurance, Duan Zhigui rolled his eyes, turned around twice more on the ground, and then said: "It's rare that Yu Ting has such thoughts. I think your majesty will also know your loyalty."
After seeing that Duan Zhigui agreed, Zhang Zuolin also said goodbye and left. He also had to make arrangements. The most important thing was to contact Feng Delin and ask him to jump out and actively expel Duan Zhigui according to their agreement. To be honest, Lao Feng was still a little hesitant at this time.
The most important thing is that the situation of the war is not clear enough. After all, Yuan Shikai sent his army southward with great momentum. No one knows whether Cai E can defeat Beiyang.
If you act rashly at this time, wait until Lao Yuan takes care of Cai E, then turn around and start trouble for yourself! In order to strengthen Feng Delin's determination to reverse course, Lao Zhang sent Sun Liechen to contact Feng Delin personally to strengthen Feng Delin's confidence.
Just when Lao Zhang was secretly doing something, Duan Zhigui temporarily withheld Fengjun's military pay. He withheld not only the 27th Division and the Independent Brigade, but also the 28th Division and Wu Junsheng's Cavalry Brigade.
According to Duan Zhigui's idea, since Zhang Zuolin agreed to restrain his subordinates, all Fengjun troops were within the scope. After all, he was the governor of Fengtian. However, His Highness Duan thought wrong. This was just a trap deliberately dug by Lao Zhang.
Duan Zhigui deducted the military pay. Fortunately, the 27th Division and the Independent Brigade were fine. Lao Zhang had already found sufficient pay and did not care about the money at all. However, the soldiers of the 28th Division who were waiting for the rice to be cooked did not want to work anymore.
Found Feng Delin.
Old Feng had been persuaded by Sun Liechen. When he saw that the opportunity had finally come, he immediately summoned his generals. Ji Jinchun, Kan Chaoxi, Zhang Haipeng and others sat around Feng Delin.
"A small amount of our military pay will be deducted. Can you tell us what we should do?"
"Sir, there's nothing more to say. Damn it. When Duan Zhigui arrived in Fengtian, he went around plundering land. He packed his pockets full of money, but in the end he didn't share any with others. This kind of bastard should be taught a lesson.
he."
Kan Chaoxi was the first to speak. This guy's nickname is Kan Dadao. He is good at attacking and can be called the number one warrior under Feng Delin. He strongly advocates toughness.
"Teacher, I don't think it's appropriate to use force with Duan Zhigui. Duan Zhigui is not scary, but Emperor Yuan is scary. He has become the emperor and has great power. I'm afraid that Old Yuan will be dissatisfied if we trouble his godson."
Having said this, Zhang Haipeng glanced at Feng Delin, and then said: "Sir, I think Zhang Zuolin has no good intentions this time. He encouraged you to take action just to make you stand out."
Feng Delin looked grim. In fact, he also had this worry. Zhang Zuolin was extremely cunning. From the fact that he came from behind and climbed to the throne of the governor, it can be seen that even if Duan Zhigui is expelled, whether he can achieve his goal is still in doubt.
Lao Feng couldn't make up his mind, and his generals had different opinions, so he had to focus on Ji Jinchun, hoping that he could come up with an idea.
"Sir, Brother Hai Peng's concerns are very reasonable, and we should indeed be on guard against Zhang Zuolin. It's just that our current situation does not allow us to look forward and backward. Even if Yuan Shikai can eliminate Cai E, it will probably take some time. He has no energy to control Fengtian. In addition,
Zhang Zuolin has already sat on the throne of governor, if the delay is too long and the position is stabilized, we will get nothing."
Ji Jinchun's words spoke to Feng Delin's heart. Indeed, he was already one step behind Zhang Zuolin. If he didn't take risks and take a step forward, he would never be able to turn around.
Feng Delin thought about it again, and finally made up his mind to take the risk. He slapped his thigh suddenly, and then ordered: "Gather the brothers immediately, let's go to Fengtian to cause trouble for Duan Zhigui."
Lao Feng gave the order, and the 28th Division was mobilized. In fact, in history, Feng Delin also conspired with Lao Zhang to expel Duan Zhigui. Lao Feng still sang the black face, and Lao Zhang sang the red face. However, the slogans were a little different. Originally, they were supposed to
It was more than three months later than now. At that time, Lao Yuan's claim to the throne had already failed. Therefore, Lao Feng's slogan was to seek self-government from heaven and punish the culprits of the imperial system.
Now that the outcome was not yet determined, Lao Feng just raised the banner of demanding pay, ordered a total of five battalions of the horse infantry, and marched towards Fengtian. Feng Delin led the army to Fengtian with great momentum, and a crisis emerged again.
Thanks to Lao Zhang's covert cooperation, Feng Delin led his men and horses directly to the patrolling ambassador's house, and started a confrontation with Duan Zhigui's guards. At this time, His Highness Duan had just received a commendation from Yuan Shikai, and he was feeling happy.
After Cai E and others declared independence, the Yunnan Army marched north to Sichuan and east to Guizhou. The two armies fought consecutively and successfully, while the Beiyang Army retreated steadily.
In fact, the fight on the battlefield was so smooth not because the Yunnan Army was more capable of fighting, but because the Beiyang Army deliberately released the water. When the soldiers on the front line saw the Yunnan Army rushing up, they all fired in the air, and then actively pushed the ammunition into the ditch.
, they ran away, the Beiyang soldiers had no fighting spirit, and Cai E got an advantage in vain. The Yunnan army fought more and more smoothly, and soon entered the hinterland of Sichuan.
The flames of war soon spread throughout the three southwestern provinces, and Lao Yuan also lost his temper because of the alienation of his subordinates. It happened that Duan Zhigui offered a military salary at this time to help Lao Yuan suppress the bandits. Yuan Shikai was still very happy. It seemed that his godson was quite good.
, Lao Yuan also sent a telegram of commendation.
Duan Zhigui was just happy when someone suddenly reported that Feng Delin had rushed to Fengtian with his soldiers and was on his way to his home in Fushan. Duan Zhigui's hands and feet immediately went numb. Duan Zhigui hated and was afraid of these bandits.
They don't care when they make trouble. They can poke a hole in the sky.
"Is Feng Delin crazy? Why did he come to make trouble?"
His subordinates were also extremely frightened: "General, they are here to ask for military pay. They said that if you don't give them military pay, they will celebrate the New Year in your commander's mansion!"
When Duan Zhigui heard the buzzing in his head, he jumped several times. He shouted to his men: "Go quickly, you go find Zhang Zuolin and ask this guy, didn't he promise to appease the army in Fengtian? Why are you still here?"
Make trouble for me!"
Duan Zhigui had just sent his men away. At this time, there was a burst of shouting and chaos outside the mansion, and everyone asked Duan Zhigui to go out to meet him. His Highness Duan also knew that it was a blessing or not a curse, and he could not avoid it, so he had to hold on.
The scalp arrived outside the house.
The door of the commander's mansion opened. Duan Zhigui walked out under the protection of the guards. He saw the leader Feng Delin at a glance.
"Mr. Feng, do you still have me as the patrol envoy in your eyes, and do you still have His Majesty? You led this group of people outside my house. Do you want to rebel?"
Feng Delin was a veteran, so he would not be frightened by Duan Zhigui's few words. He sneered: "General, please don't rush to blame me. I am loyal to His Majesty, and I don't want to rebel. It's just that I can hold back. My subordinates
My brother's stomach can't hold back. Everyone has a family and a family to support. They fight with their heads high. As a result, at the end of the year, even the military pay has not been paid. What do you think we should do differently?"
"The country is in dire straits and Cai E's rebels are still causing trouble. Can't you understand the country's difficulties? As long as this period of time passes, Your Majesty will not treat you badly and give you double, no, quadruple military pay.
Make up for everyone’s losses.”
"General, let's just wait for the rice to be put into the pot now. If I go by what you said, our brothers would have died of starvation long ago. No matter how much military pay you give, we can only put it on the grave!"
"Yes! Master Feng is absolutely right. We want military pay now, and our wives and children are waiting for us!"
After Feng Delin finished speaking, his soldiers also shouted. There were more than 2,000 soldiers in the five battalions, and they all looked at Duan Zhigui angrily.
Duan Zhigui also felt strong pressure. These people all had weapons in their hands. If anyone moved his finger, he was afraid that his head would be gone. Duan Zhigui suppressed his anger and said to Feng Delin: "Master Feng, can Zhang Yuting's troops...
You can endure it, even other troops can endure it, but something happened to your 28th Division. What do you mean?"
"General, if you put the 28th Division in Fengtian, we won't have to worry about food and drink. Unfortunately, we are in that place where birds don't poop, and the brothers live on this military salary. If you default on it, it will be tantamount to
It's going to kill us."
While he was talking, a gunshot was suddenly heard from behind the soldiers. Duan Zhigui was still brave at first. When he heard the gunshot, he was immediately shaken. He held his head with both hands and squatted on the ground.
The guards all raised their guns as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The soldiers of the 28th Division were also unambiguous. They raised their guns one after another and confronted the guards. The two sides were obviously not of the same order of magnitude. Soon both sides figured out that this was just a soldier who went off fire, and it was a false alarm.
But Duan Zhigui was also shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
"Master Feng, I agree. I will give you a military salary of 100,000 yuan."
"You are giving away money to beggars. After so many years, the debt has been owed every year, which amounts to more than one million. Why do you want to pay half of it!"
Duan Zhigui gritted his teeth, and then said: "Mr. Feng, to be honest, I have given the money to Your Majesty first, and these are from my own pocket. I will give you 200,000 yuan, plus 100,000 dans of grain.
What do you think?"
Feng Delin thought for a while and nodded, and said: "General, we are waiting at the school grounds outside the city. If you deliver the things, we will naturally return to Beizhen honestly. If you don't deliver them, these brothers will be a bit wild.
If something bad happens, Feng will not be able to restrain it."
Duan Zhigui endured his anger and nodded, and Feng Delin finally withdrew temporarily.
"Old Feng is good at everything, but he is greedy for petty gains. Now that Duan Zhigui has promised to give him a small amount of money, he will step back. This is a bad thing!" Zhang Zuolin said with a smile.
Zhang Zuolin had been paying attention since Feng Delin sent troops. He thought that Lao Feng would directly attack the patrol envoy's residence and drive Duan Zhigui away. At that time, Lao Zhang happened to come forward, rescued Duan Zhigui and stabilized the situation. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhang
Feng actually backed down again. His subordinates had already told Lao Zhang, and Duan Zhigui sent Feng Delin away with 200,000 yuan plus 100,000 dans of grain, which made Lao Zhang feel as if he had punched a ball of cotton.
"Seventh Master, it's enough for Uncle Feng to raise troops. There are some things that are beyond his control. This means that people can't help themselves in the world!"
"Tinglan, do you have any bad ideas again?"
"Seventh uncle, Duan Zhigui promised to provide 100,000 tons of grain, so we will start from here. I have arranged for manpower to replace the grain. You said that the soldiers of the 28th Division saw that the grain was rotten and spoiled, and even the livestock were damaged.
What do you think will happen to them if they don’t eat it, and what will happen to Lao Feng?”
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