Fengxian Jiangshan

Chapter 208 Confrontation

The Jilin Chamber of Commerce announced that it would use the bills for settlement and discard the lucky bills. For Meng Enyuan, it was a super big sap, and it directly blew him away.If this is done, there is no doubt that the auspicious tickets will become a pile of waste paper in an instant. How can Lao Meng use it to control Jilin? Therefore, Meng Enyuan couldn't bear such a fierce attack.

He immediately asked Gao Shibin to mobilize the army, and wanted to fight Zhang Zuolin desperately, but Meng Enyuan was still very clear-headed, and he had to resolve the civil strife before he could concentrate on dealing with Zhang Zuolin. Therefore, he asked Gao Shibin to seal the general chamber of commerce and disperse the parade students. Then strengthen the defense forces on the Jifeng border.

While he was deploying, another alarm suddenly came. It turned out that Zhang Zuolin sent the first brigade of the security division northward to the Siping area in the name of suppressing bandits. The soldiers were pointing at Changchun.

Feng Jun's speed was faster than expected. They almost had no sooner than Lao Zhang announced the order, and a large number of scouts appeared on the Jifeng border.The liaison team originally in Changchun had already withdrawn to Fengtian, and at this time it happened to act as the forward of the security division, pressing towards Meng Enyuan together.

Meng Enyuan also saw it through, Lao Zhang was well prepared, he was pressing every step of the way, working together inside and outside, he was going to push Meng Enyuan into a corner!

"Uncle, at this point, there is nothing more to say. There is only one way, and that is to fight. Fight hard. After defeating Fengjun, we can turn the crisis into safety, and Zhang Xiaozi can't be polite."

Hearing this, Meng Enyuan bowed his head and thought for a while, and then asked, "Wu Ru, are you sure you can defeat Zhang Zuolin?"

"No problem, don't worry, Uncle, my subordinates are all masters of tigers and wolves. They are not comparable to the bandits in Fengjun. As long as we start a war, we will surely win."

"You can't underestimate the enemy!" Wu Tai'an said on the side: "Fighting is all about financial resources. In this regard, we can't keep up with Fengtian. Zhang Zuolin has a strong army and sufficient financial resources. We are not prepared enough, so we don't even think about defeating Fengjun. I Let’s look for the Japanese and ask them to provide some ammunition, with enough guns and ammunition, we can go all out.”

Meng Enyuan and Gao Shibin nodded when they heard this. After all, the incident was provoked by the Japanese this time.As a result, it has developed to the current point, Lao Meng is almost on the verge of life and death, and they have to make a move.

Gao Shibin had no choice but to follow his uncle's instructions and seek Japanese support. Of course, Meng Enyuan also knew that military preparations were not enough.It is also necessary to report Zhang Zuolin's vain attempt to invade Jilin by force and win Duan Qirui's support.

After all, since Duan Zhigui was driven back to the customs.Among the real power factions in the entire three northeastern provinces.Only Meng Enyuan is the old Beiyang. If his nail is pulled out, Beiyang will have no strength in the Northeast. He can only watch Zhang Zuolin dominate the three eastern provinces. This is definitely what Duan Qirui does not want to see.

That's why Meng Enyuan was about to ask Duan Qirui for support, just when Meng Enyuan was actively preparing.Zhang Zuoxiang personally led the first brigade of the security division to approach the Siping area. The predecessor of the first brigade was the independent brigade, which was trained by Zhang Tinglan and had gone through several wars.This army has grown rapidly, not only with first-class equipment, but also the training of soldiers is second to none in the Feng army.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Zhang Tinglan has vigorously promoted the work of reading and literacy, and now there have been certain results. After more than half a year of study, soldiers who originally had some cultural background can now basically easily understand various documents and draw pictures. Soldiers with better learning ability have been able to draw up simple combat plans and write combat summaries.

This kind of progress has brought about a multiplied improvement in the quality of soldiers, smoother command of the entire army, more active soldiers, and more perfect completion of tasks. According to Zhang Zuoxiang's estimation, the first brigade is now enough to compete with the original The entire 27th Division.

Sure enough, the old methods can no longer be used to run the army. The latest concepts and training methods must be used. The most important thing is to use new personnel to make the army undergo radical changes.

In fact, Zhang Zuoxiang is also a little lucky. Fortunately, it was Tang Yulin who was unwilling to be the brigade commander of the independent brigade at the beginning. In the end, he took advantage of it. Now, the security division can be called a trump card of Fengjun. Don't look at the current strength. The army is not familiar with the place of birth, but Zhang Zuoxiang is also sure that Gao Shixiong will suffer.

Ji Feng's two armies were mobilized on a large scale, and the cloud of war once again shrouded the sky over the three eastern provinces. When the news reached Beijing, Duan Qirui was also shocked. He has just become the prime minister of the cabinet, and the southern guards are still mobilizing Although Lao Yuan had abdicated, Tang Jiyao and others still insisted on overthrowing Yuan Shikai.

At this time, everyone understands that it is false to overthrow Yuan Shikai, and it is true to take down the entire Beiyang and replace it. Therefore, Duan Qirui is calling on the generals of Beiyang to unite and destroy the Southwest Warlords together.Zhang Xun, who was promoted to the patrol envoy of Mengjiang, also relied on his qualifications and prestige at this time to convene the thirteen provinces alliance meeting to jointly send troops to crusade against the southwest.

At this juncture, if there is a battle between Ji and Feng, it will have an extremely adverse impact on the overall situation, but Duan Qirui can't mobilize enough troops to stop this crisis, so the old Duan can only think of other ways, He moved out Zhao Erxun, the old governor of the three eastern provinces.

When Zhao Erxun was in the former Qing Dynasty, he was the governor of the three eastern provinces and Zhang Zuolin's old superior. Now the old man is 80 or [-] years old, and he is working hard to revise the history of the Qing Dynasty. He wants to beautify the dead Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It took Lao Duan a lot of effort to persuade this old man to let Zhao Erxun go north to stop the conflict.

Zhang Zuolin was also notified, so he summoned all his subordinates and said to everyone: "What do you think of the situation in front of you? Old Zhao wants to make peace. Should we listen or not?"

"Marshal, the arrow is on the string, we have to do it." Yang Yuting spoke first: "The humble official thinks that we should act as soon as possible, and we must take Meng Enyuan down. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is not easy to find."

Sun Liechen pondered for a while, and then said: "Marshal, after all, Zhao Erxun represents Duan Qirui. If Duan Qirui is angered, it will be a big trouble for us."

Sun Liechen's words also made everyone nod frequently. This is a matter of choice. How to make a decision is indeed very difficult. Everyone present is whispering, not knowing what to do.

"Marshal, I heard that Yuan Shikai has fallen ill and is bedridden. He is not far from death." Zhang Tinglan said this at this time, and everyone present was stunned. , is there anything worthy of attention.

But how perceptive Zhang Zuolin was, he immediately thought of the meaning of Zhang Tinglan's words: "Zhuoyan, do you mean that Beiyang has no time to take care of the three eastern provinces when the old and the new are changing?"

"That's right, as the so-called opportunity never comes again, Lao Duan has not taken full power yet. Zhang Xun has just arrived in Rehe, and his territory has not been straightened out, and the braided army has not been transferred. If they are ready, Fengtian The situation is difficult, Duan Qirui will definitely support Meng Enyuan and fight against us."

In history, Zhang Zuolin launched three operations against Meng, which lasted more than four years, and finally took down Meng Enyuan only after the cooperation of the Japanese.The fact that Meng Enyuan was able to last for such a long time was definitely not due to Meng Enyuan's ability, but Duan Qirui's backing.

Zhang Tinglan knows very well that Lao Yuan's life is less than a month away. After a brief recovery, Beiyang will fall into the hands of the new head Duan Qirui. Here's the chance.

"That's right, Marshal, I also support Zhuo Yan's opinion." Yang Yuting said: "This time, Gao Shibang has colluded with the Japanese. If we don't take Meng Enyuan down as soon as possible, we will have the dual support of Beiyang and the Japanese. If you want to deal with Meng Enyuan, the price will be too high."

Indeed, what Yang Yuting said is also a key point. On the ground in the Northeast, any action must take into account the attitude of the Japanese. This time, the Japanese were finally suppressed temporarily. Arming Meng Enyuan would really be a problem for tigers.

Lao Zhang weighed in and said again and again: "Let's deal with Zhao Erxun first, and then send a telegram to Fuchen, asking him to create an excuse as soon as possible to use force against the Ji army. At the same time, let Wu Junsheng's cavalry division also mobilize and be ready to help at any time."

Lao Zhang made the final war decision. In fact, the horn has already blown ahead. Gao Shimin is a proud person. He has already led his subordinates to deploy defenses between Gongzhuling and Yitong. In addition to the principle, their forward troops and the most elite cavalry regiment were placed in Siping to prevent Fengjun from going north.

The scouts on both sides have actually started to attack each other. Since they were able to produce pistols, the officers and scouts of the garrison division were the first to equip them. Therefore, the cavalry of Fengjun usually have two pieces of long and short. With three grenades.

The firepower is much stronger than that of the Kyrgyz army. When the numbers are about the same, the Ji army is not an opponent at all. Even if the Ji army has the upper hand in numbers, the Feng army can retreat calmly with the power of the grenade.

After several confrontations, the Kyrgyz army lost more than [-] scouts, which drove Gao Shibang crazy. He had never encountered such a situation before. Army scouts carry out retaliatory action.

On this day, the Ji army dispatched nearly [-] cavalry to ambush the Feng army. A group of Feng army's cavalry had already approached the ambush circle, but these Feng troops realized the danger and turned around and ran away. This made the Ji army very angry , and they were in hot pursuit.

When the Ji army chased for more than ten miles, there was a sound of horseshoes not far away, and three huge carriages appeared on the field, each of which was drawn by four horses. There are dozens of cavalry around the carriage for protection.

The Ji army had never seen this kind of thing before, and they were a little puzzled at once. They saw that the opponent's number was much smaller than theirs, so they charged boldly with confidence. As a result, they were getting closer and closer to the Feng army. , Suddenly three tongues of fire were shot from the carriage, and the Ji army who rushed to the front were all shot and fell under the horse one after another. (To be continued..)

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