Feng Yuxiang performed outstandingly in the battle against Zhang Xun, and then led his men to station in the Gyeonggi area. However, he was not considered a close ally of Beiyang, and his military pay was constantly withheld, especially after Lao Duan decided to join the war.
He devoted himself wholeheartedly to organizing and training the participating armies, while other forces were suppressed.
Feng Yuxiang was naturally dissatisfied. At this time, Lao Zhang keenly discovered the opportunity and took the initiative to contact Feng Yuxiang and provide him with weapons and funds. Originally, Lao Zhang wanted to use him as a secret agent to stay in Beijing and Tianjin to spy on the situation.
, but I didn’t expect that the opportunity to take over the Central Plains would appear so quickly. In order to win a quick victory, Lao Zhang decided to use such a secret method.
"Feng Huanzhang, this traitor, how could I be so kind to him? How dare this bastard collude with Zhang Zuolin? Does he want to sell Beijing and Tianjin to Fengjun?"
Lao Duan held Feng Yuxiang's defective power in his hand and was furious. He couldn't help but be angry. Feng Yuxiang's troops were located in the north of the capital. With a single charge, they could kill him right before his eyes. Zhang Zuolin's move was also very ruthless, hitting Duan Qirui directly.
Xiao Xu looked sad at the side.
"Zhi Weng, there are still two divisions of participating troops in Gyeonggi Province. Although they have not been completed yet, they are still capable of fighting. I will command the participating troops now to eliminate this rebel Feng Yuxiang!"
This so-called participating army was an army trained with the support of the Japanese. It was nominally used to participate in World War I, but in fact it was a personal guard force of Duan Qirui. In the original history, there were three divisions in total.
Later he became the main force of Xu Shuzheng's border defense force.
However, due to the appearance of Zhang Tinglan in this time and space, the loan from Xiyuan was disrupted, and Lao Duan was forced to promise not to sign a secret agreement with the Japanese and not to betray the interests of the three eastern provinces. Lao Duan could not get enough loans, so his training to join the war army was postponed.
There were a lot of losses, and only two divisions were organized and trained. And they were not full of troops, and there was a lot of shortage of ordnance.
But this was Duan Qirui's last bit of strength, and he could only pin his hopes on these two divisions. Lao Duan immediately agreed to let Xu Shuzheng lead troops to deal with Feng Yuxiang. Xiao Xu took the order and went to mobilize the army.
At this moment, an undercurrent was surging in the capital. Liang Qichao, Tang Hualong and other forces from the lower sections were running around non-stop. Although these people did not have military power, their hands and eyes were all powerful, and their energy was extremely strong.
Tang Hualong suddenly took a piece of paper and hurriedly found Liang Qichao. As soon as he met Tang Hualong, he said excitedly: "Ren Gong, Lao Duan signed a secret agreement with the Japanese. They agreed to twenty-one items and transferred power to Shandong.
To the Japanese!”
Liang Qichao also hurriedly took the note, read it again and again, and then asked: "Is the news reliable?"
"Of course it is reliable. This is what a counselor at the Prime Minister's Office told me. Japanese Minister Yukichi Kobata ran to the Prime Minister's Office. They talked for a long time. Kobata came out beaming and talked about this matter."
Liang Qichao finally showed a smile on his face: "Duan Qirui is looking for death. Originally, we accused him of treason and asked him to step down. Now that Duan has made the matter clear, we can't blame us for being rude."
"Ren Gong. This time he defeated Lao Duan and Feng Zhang took advantage of him. If he doesn't offer a sufficient price, we can't agree!"
"Zhang Yuting is a man with a rough background, but he is very determined in his heart. He wrote me a secret letter. This time he entered the customs, firstly not as president, and secondly not as prime minister. He only wanted to be the chief of the army. The position of president was taken by Li Yuanhong.
If you take office again, I will take over as Prime Minister, and Brother Tang, you will become Speaker, we will each take charge of our own affairs and cooperate with each other!"
When Tang Hualong heard this, his face also showed joy, and he said with a smile: "Zhang Zuolin is quite sensible, so let's work hard for him!"
After the two people had reached a consensus, they mobilized their subordinates. Liang Qichao also waved his pen, and soon a fresh piece of protest was written.
"Premier Duan forgot his ancestors and betrayed Shandong!"
"The land of saints has fallen to the Japanese invaders!
"The Prime Minister betrays the country, and the country will be destroyed!"
Various newspapers quickly flooded all over Beijing and Tianjin. After the students who had been making noises got the news, they became even more excited. Thousands of people formed a large group and rushed towards the Prime Minister's Office. Not only
These common people, and even some military officers who were close to Duan Qirui, asked Lao Duan whether Duan Qirui signed such a treasonous agreement.
Faced with the overwhelming voice of accusation, Duan Qirui was dumbfounded. He never expected that such a situation would happen. Old Duan still wanted to deny it desperately, but people in the world no longer believed him. Earlier,
It has been widely spread, and now that real evidence has been produced, who will believe it if I try to deny it?
In fact, this was due to Duan Qirui's confusion. Things as secret as the Twenty-One Articles could not be kept secret, and now the Beiyang government has no secrets at all. He signed the agreement, but the aid did not arrive. The first thing that awaited him was big trouble!
Just when Lao Duan was in dire straits, the war in Beijing and Tianjin also broke out. Xu Shuzheng mobilized his men to attack Feng Yuxiang's headquarters, hoping to pull out the nail first, but Feng Yuxiang was not easy to deal with, especially since Lao Zhang was determined to support him.
, Feng Jun secretly provided Feng Yuxiang with a large amount of arms.
There are still difficulties with heavy artillery, but there are no shortage of mortars and heavy machine guns. Feng Yuxiang is also very energetic and personally directs the troops in the front line. Although Xu Shuzheng has the advantage in troops, he cannot defeat Feng Yuxiang for the time being.
On the other hand, Guo Songling led the front of the Feng army to seize Shanhaiguan, and immediately divided it into two parts. One part took a train, went straight to Tianjin along the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway, and then attacked Beijing. In addition, he sent 1,500 cavalry, directly
Go south and attack north of Beijing.
In fact, Guo Songling's troops were limited, so it was very dangerous to divide the troops like this. However, at this time, there was an outcry, and the garrison troops in various places were unwilling to directly confront Feng Jun. They wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and see how Lao Duan would end.
In this way, Guo Songling's plan succeeded. The two groups of Fengjun advanced rapidly. At the same time, Zhang Xueliang commanded the air force to dispatch and airdrop a large number of leaflets to Beijing to undermine the morale of the military. Under this sudden blow, the Beijing-Tianjin area
The defenders were all in disarray, and the Feng army advanced into the pass at an unprecedented speed. It was likely that a battle would determine the situation of the world.
Zhang Zuolin, who was still in Fengtian, showed a look of pride on his face, and said with a smile: "I, Old Zhang, haven't even tried my best, but Duan Qirui couldn't bear it anymore. The Tiger of the North has a false reputation and is vulnerable to a single blow!"
As he spoke, Lao Zhang still smiled and glanced at Zhang Tinglan. Lao Zhang still had a hint of provocation, clearly talking about whether ginger or old is hotter!
"The commander-in-chief has a lot of foresight. Congratulations to the commander-in-chief for getting off to a good start. However, Han Qing and the others only have one division, which is too thin. They must send additional reinforcements."
"Well, what I said makes sense." Lao Zhang said with a smile: "Not only are we sending reinforcements, I, Lao Zhang, will also personally lead an army and invade Beijing!"
After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he stood up and said to his subordinates: "Telegraph Zhang Jinghui and ask him to lead his troops along the Beijing-Fenghuang Railway to enter Tianjin as soon as possible. Enter Tianjin first, and I will appoint him as the special mayor of Tianjin!"
Tianjin is the gateway to the north. It has a developed economy and trade. It is almost as good as Shanghai, and a mayor is comparable to the governor of a province. At this time, Zhang Jinghui was on his way to Shanhaiguan. After receiving the order, he immediately accelerated the army. Tofu Zhang also took
I had the energy to sprint for 100 meters and fought my way towards the pass with all my might.
Then Lao Zhang sent two more telegrams, asking Ji Jinchun and Kan Chaoxi to lead their troops into the pass in batches. In addition, Lao Zhang ordered Sun Liechen to send troops from Rehe to attack the Zhangjiakou area and support the main attack force from the flanks.
After these troops were dispatched, Lao Zhang was also very proud. He smiled and said to Wu Junsheng and Tang Yulin: "Both brothers, you all follow me south. With our army, we will occupy the colorful world of the Central Plains.
, then you will all be the governor of a province!"
"Thank you for the promotion, Marshal!" Tang Yulin shook his big black head and said with great fear. He has been sitting on the bench for more than two years. He thought he had no chance to get ahead, but now he is expected to become the governor of the province.
Lao Tang, the feudal official, was extremely happy.
After the order was conveyed, Fengjun was fully mobilized, and Lao Zhang was officially ready to leave. Before leaving, Lao Zhang took Zhang Tinglan's hand.
"I would like to say that no matter what time comes, Fengtian is the fundamental place. You must guard Fengtian well and you must not make any mistakes!"
"Don't worry, Commander. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Fengtian. You must always be careful. The Japanese are too insidious. They may jump over the wall in a hurry before they take action. Don't be careless."
Lao Zhang smiled and nodded: "I will pay attention. There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers around me. Even if the little devil has the ability to do everything, he can't do anything to me. As long as the family is not in chaos, even if the exit is not smooth, it can't shake the foundation.
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Lao Zhang was full of confidence. He issued a declaration of entry and put forward several political propositions of Fengjun, including the dismissal of Duan Qirui as Prime Minister; the restoration of the legal system of the Republic of China and the appointment of Li Yuanhong as the president; peace talks between the North and the South and joint establishment of the country; the abolition of
Make a secret agreement to fight to the death and defend Qingdao!
These propositions all catered to the demands of the people, and reporters showed unprecedented enthusiasm for Zhang Zuolin, viewing him as the best candidate to save China's political situation.
After Lao Zhang made the declaration, he took Wu Junsheng and others by car and headed south. Zhang Tinglan watched Lao Zhang leave, and suddenly felt a little upset in his heart, but he didn't know what the problem was. He could only warn himself that it was preconceived, and always
It's because I'm worried too much. Maybe Lao Zhang's entry into the customs this time will be very smooth, and the Japanese won't have time to react.
Zhang Tinglan also raised the level of military alert in Fengtian, and closely monitored Manchuria and other places to prevent the Japanese from taking any sabotage actions. However, unexpectedly, the Japanese behaved very honestly and did not make any changes, as if they were against Fengtian.
It was as if the troops were indifferent when entering the customs.
Zhang Tinglan felt increasingly uneasy, and not long ago, in a secret mansion in Tianjin, several Japanese soldiers were walking back and forth, looking restless.
"Zhang Zuolin and his Fengjun are the biggest stumbling blocks to the empire's mainland policy. If this person is not eliminated, the empire will not be able to control Manchuria and Mongolia, and it will not be able to conquer Asia. Those old bureaucrats can't see this at all. They blindly indulged Zhang Zuolin, which caused this
We, the soldiers of the empire, must reverse this mistake and kill Zhang Zuolin."
"Ishihara-kun, what you said is absolutely correct. Since the formation of the Erye Society, we have been aiming to become His Majesty the Emperor's sharpest sword. It is up to us to eliminate the cancer that is Zhang Zuolin!"
"Kawamoto-kun, I leave everything to you. I can only succeed, not fail."
Daisaku Kawamoto nodded, walked out of the mansion quickly, and went straight to Shanhaiguan, where there were 300 Japanese garrison troops. Compared with the garrison along the South Manchuria Railway, this troop strength was very sparse, but it was precisely because of the scarcity that they would not
Attract the attention of all parties.
The Japanese had long planned to assassinate Zhang Zuolin, but due to Lao Zhang's tight security, the Japanese were unwilling to bear the consequences of a complete falling out with Fengjun, so they kept delaying it. But now, the Japanese can no longer delay it.
If Lao Zhang takes control of Beijing, it will be like a dragon entering the sea and there will be no chance again.
Therefore, the Japanese government secretly instructed these young officers to assassinate Zhang Zuolin. Daisaku Kawamoto rushed to Shanhaiguan as quickly as possible, where the Japanese intelligence agency had already passed on the news of Zhang Zuolin's military column.
"Kawamoto-kun, Zhang Zuolin's train will arrive at Shanhaiguan in five hours. It will be a good time for you to show your talents. Please be sure to eliminate Zhang Zuolin and eliminate harm for the empire!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better.