Chifeng is an important military and economic town in the north of Rehe. It connects the northeast and northwest regions and is home to merchants. It is the most important cargo distribution center. Opium also passes through here and is transported to Fengtian. To the north is Outer Mongolia, and to the south is Chengde and the Great Wall.
The front line and strategic location are extremely important.
Zhang Tinglan encouraged Wu Junsheng to attack here because he also saw the potential value of Chifeng. Whether it was affecting the situation in Outer Mongolia or expanding his power to Rehe, Chifeng could not be avoided.
Wu Junsheng walked around in front of the map a few times and took a closer look. He had to admit the importance of Chifeng. If he captured it, it would definitely be a good thing for Fengjun.
"Look, if you take down Chifeng and add Taonan and Tongliao, it will become a large area. This is an area with rich water and grass. We will have a stable horse farm, which can raise a large number of war horses, and the cavalry will
It can be expanded.”
As the commander of the cavalry, Wu Junsheng naturally focused his attention on the grassland. Zhang Tinglan actually saw the value in this aspect. In fact, since the emergence of the machine gun, the value of the cavalry has plummeted, and after the First World War, a large number of tanks
Its use seriously weakened the status of cavalry.
However, Fengjun's strength is limited and it is impossible to build a strong armored force in a short period of time. There are large areas of plains in both the northeast and northwest, which require strong maneuverability. It is still necessary to maintain a strong cavalry.
, so I also agree with Wu Junsheng’s view.
Old Wu thought for a while and then said: "My dear nephew, the biggest difficulty is not to capture Chifeng, but whether it can be held."
Wu Junsheng's worries are reasonable. After all, Zhang Zuolin is just a rising star who has just been promoted to the governor of Fengtian. He is not even internally stable, so how can he have the ability to expand his territory. However, Zhang Tinglan also has his own considerations. It is a big deal for China that Yuan Yuan became emperor.
Unfortunately, for Fengjun, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he does not take advantage of this favorable opportunity to expand his territory, he will have to wait slowly.
Therefore, Zhang Tinglan decided to give it a try, so he said: "Second uncle, we are counterattacking in self-defense, Yijun is taking the initiative to provoke, and Beijing is in chaos, and there is no energy to take care of it. God will take the blame for not taking action!"
Wu Junsheng was also a bold man. After careful consideration, he felt that Zhang Tinglan's suggestion was reasonable. It could just demonstrate Fengjun's military might and intimidate the surrounding Xiaoxiao.
The location of Fengtian is not good to say the least. It is bounded by Jilin and Heilongjiang to the north, Beijing and Tianjin to the south, and North Korea to the east. And to the west is Inner and Outer Mongolia, which happens to be a place of the Fourth World War.
In this environment, one has to act like a grandson honestly, or one has to work hard to create a new world. Obviously, neither Wu Junsheng nor Zhang Zuolin are people who follow the rules.
"I'll do as you say, but I will take the cavalry away and leave you to face Yijun alone. I feel uneasy!"
"Second uncle, don't worry. We have enough ammunition and the morale of the army is strong. There will be no problem in defending Tongliao."
When Wu Junsheng saw Zhang Tinglan's confidence, he agreed to the plan. However, for the sake of safety, Lao Wu still left 300 cavalry in Tongliao, commanded by his nephew Wu Kaijie, as a mobile force to help Zhang Tinglan defend Tongliao.
Feng Jun mobilized troops here, and Yi Jun also made some moves. In fact, Yi Jun's actions were before Feng Jun. Mi Zhenbiao also made great efforts to compete for the position of the new generation leader. After bidding farewell to Jiang Guiti
, he led two battalions of cavalry to Chifeng overnight.
The patrol battalion in Chifeng was randomly ordered to mobilize and prepare to attack Tongliao. However, the Yi Army was born out of the Huai Army. Compared with the Beiyang Army that had received new training, the Yi Army was closer to the old army, and its bad habits were more serious, even to the point of being difficult to return to.
As soon as these Qiuba uncles heard about the war, they immediately asked for departure fees and settlement fees. They would not work if they didn't pay. Mi Zhenbiao was immediately stumped. Where could he get money?
After much deliberation, Mi Zhenbiao found a way to find Shanxi merchants who were going back and forth. Among the merchants captured by Tongliao, there were not only a few Shanxi merchants, but all of them had broken bones and tendons. Mi Zhenbiao continued to save people.
In the name of others, they asked for money and extorted a total of 300,000 yuan.
However, after careful calculation, more than half of the gap could not be filled. Mi Zhenbiao had to gather all the soldiers and told everyone that as long as Tongliao was captured and allowed to be looted for three days, they would dispose of everything they grabbed.
Turn it in.
In Mi Zhenbiao's description, Tongliao became a piece of fat meat. Take a bite of DC oil. As long as Tongliao is captured, everyone will be able to have a fat year. Yijun was finally inspired by him, and two battalions of cavalry were added.
Seven battalions of infantry, totaling more than 4,000 people, led by Mi Zhenbiao, marched towards Tongliao.
As the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and quick, but Mi Zhenbiao's speed was slowed down. By the time he mobilized his troops, Fengjun's defense line in Tongliao had been established. Zhang Tinglan relied on Hexi and other three towns to establish a solid defense line, and then
A large number of scouts were dispatched to pay close attention to Yijun's movements.
In addition to military preparations, Zhang Tinglan turned the propaganda machine into full gear. This time Yijun took the initiative to invade Fengtian. The reason was very simple. Fengtian had arrested several drug dealers, which aroused Yijun's dissatisfaction.
But drug trafficking itself is wrong. After the personnel were caught, Yijun not only did not reflect on his mistakes, but also went further and further down the wrong road. He even went to war for a few drug dealers, and the media suddenly exploded.
.
All major newspapers began to report on this incident. Without exception, everyone put the blame on Jiang Guiti, saying that this was a new Opium War. By extension, the media focused a large amount of firepower on Beiyang.
On the body.
Harmful to the country and the people, stupid and incompetent, and perverse actions...
All kinds of words were added to Beiyang's head. Facing the turbulent public opinion, Yuan Shikai was simply sitting on pins and needles. It was like one wave after another, making Emperor Yuan, who was already exhausted mentally and physically, feel more and more powerless.
He continuously sent reports to both sides, asking them to exercise restraint. Zhang Zuolin readily agreed and directly stated that Fengjun would never fire the first shot. Of course, Fengjun would not back down in dealing with the opium issue, which was related to the well-being of the people of Fengtian.
From the Fengtian Provincial Council to every soldier, they have the responsibility to defend the rights and interests of the elders in their hometown and cannot allow opium dealers to run amok.
Lao Zhang's righteous statement was unanimously applauded by everyone in Fengtian, and the provincial council also issued a statement stating that the trial must proceed normally and never yield to Yijun's pressure.
In addition, in order to show its determination, the Fengtian Council approved the death penalty of a group of drug dealers as quickly as possible and executed them immediately. Among them were two of Jiang Xi's assistants, who were junior officers of Yijun.
Obviously, the next person to be tried is Jiang Xi, and Jiang Guiti is also riding a tiger at this time. He absolutely cannot watch his nephew die, let alone let Fengtian pressure him. Jiang Guiti chose to deal with it silently, and he was not willing to do anything on the surface.
To put it bluntly, he was actually waiting for Mi Zhenbiao to show off his might and beat Fengjun to pieces.
The old man also understood. In this era, nothing works except fists. As long as the opponent is defeated, the clouds will disperse one day. Those newspapers are just flies, so don't worry about them. Therefore, Jiang Guiti simply doesn't even read the newspapers.
Well, let’s wait for Mi Zhenbiao’s good news.
At this time, Mi Zhenbiao finally led his men to leave Chifeng and approached the border between Rehe and Fengtian. Before entering Fengtian, Mi Zhenbiao also issued a power transmission and did not mention anything about opium. He only said that Fengjun had detained Yi.
The soldiers of the army executed two more officers, which was a serious provocation to Yijun. If Fengjun still refused to release the soldiers and apologize, Yijun could only use his own strength to rescue the arrested brothers.
Zhang Tinglan ignored Yijun's threat at all, and the interrogation work continued as usual. Mi Zhenbiao actually just meant it. Not only him, but other Yijun soldiers were also impatient. They had no interest in rescuing people and wanted to rob Tongliao.
What they want is to go home and live a prosperous life.
Therefore, Mi Zhenbiao gave an order, and more than 4,000 Yijun, horse and infantry troops entered the territory of Fengtian. Wherever they passed, it was like locusts passing through. All the people were affected. As long as they were targeted, gold and silver would be lost.
All the valuables were taken away, as well as the food, cattle and horses. They even kidnapped many women to give vent to the soldiers.
Fengjun was born a bandit, and his military discipline has been very bad. Now he has been strictly rectified, and finally there has been some improvement. However, Yijun's performance is even worse than Fengjun's original situation. To be honest, soldiers are not as good as bandits.
After a long journey, the main force of Yijun finally approached Tongliao. Mi Zhenbiao was also very ambitious. He wanted to use Fengjun to establish his prestige. In addition, he also had his own ambitions. Rehe was too remote and too poor, so why
The colorful world of Fengtian is great. If you can capture Fengtian and live the life of a governor, it will be much better than being trapped in the barren land of Rehe.
It was precisely because of these little calculations that Mi Zhenbiao was particularly active. He said to the exhausted Yijun soldiers: "Brothers, Tongliao is not far away. As long as we capture this place, everyone can loot and get it."
Everything is yours, I don’t want a penny of it!”
With the permission to rob, these soldiers mustered up their enthusiasm again. At this time, a burst of rapid gunfire rang out from the vanguard. Since the terrain was flat and there were no obstacles, the clear gunshots could be heard far away. Mi Zhenbiao also knew that this was
The sound of Shui Lianzhu's bullets. Although the Yi army was also equipped with Shui Lianzhu, the number was limited, so it was probably Feng Jun who came to attack.
Mi Zhenbiao was also a fierce general with a bad temper. I didn't go to fight you, but you bullied me instead. Therefore, Mi Zhenbiao became furious and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to fight back.
It was Fengjun's cavalry unit that attacked Yijun. Wu Kaijie originally brought twenty cavalrymen to investigate Yijun's movements, but they happened to collide with the leading troops of Yijun. Wu Kaijie was ready to give Yijun some color first.
Therefore, he commanded the cavalry to launch a sneak attack on Yijun.
Wu Kaijie took the lead and rushed within a hundred meters of Yijun. He raised his hand and fired a shot. A Yijun cavalry was shot in the chest on the spot. A huge hole appeared, and blood shot out and fell on the snowy ground.
, looks very dazzling.
Shooting on horseback is not as difficult as on the ground. It is quite difficult. Wu Kaijie was able to hit the target with one shot, which shows that his shooting skills are outstanding. The other Fengjun cavalry also followed the same example. After a continuous shooting, three more Yijun were killed. By the time
When Yi Jun reacted and wanted to pursue him, Wu Kaijie had already left with his troops.
Mi Zhenbiao also came to the front. The battle was not going well. He was a little uncomfortable, but he still pretended to be calm: "Brothers, there is nothing to fear from the Fengjun army. Their methods are completely the way bandits fight. There is no rules at all. This way
Their troops are no match for us."
Just as Mi Zhenbiao finished speaking, there was another burst of gunfire not far away. It turned out that Wu Kaijie and his men did not go far, but went around to another direction and fired again. This made Mi Zhenbiao angry. He
Immediately let his cavalry pursue him. By the time the cavalry chased him, Feng Jun had disappeared.
In this way, the closer they got to Tongliao, the more violent the Feng army's harassment became. They didn't want to kill many people, but just wanted to tire out the troops. This was also a common fighting method used by bandits. They had come from a long distance and had limited physical strength, so they simply couldn't withstand such a torment.
Fengjun's cavalry were like flies, surrounding Yijun, constantly disgusting them. Once Yijun gathered enough strength, he wanted to kill the flies, but by this time they had already flown away, making Mi Zhenbiao depressed.
Yi Jun was originally full of energy, but now he is a little shaken. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
