During the time when Lao Zhang was assassinated, rumors arose everywhere. Some said that Lao Zhang was only injured but did not die.

As for who the murderer is, there are even more different opinions. Some say that Beiyang Duan Qirui did it, some say it was an internal strife in the Feng army, and some say it was assassinated by the Japanese. In short, there are all kinds of things.

But there is one person who can finally take a breather, and that is Duan Qirui. Originally, Fengjun's army was pressing down on the border, and he was about to hit Beijing. Quickly retreating to the pass, Duan Qirui certainly would not miss this good opportunity to vent his anger.

"Youzheng, immediately lead the army and chase Fengjun for me. It is best to kill Shanhaiguan and take down all the three provinces in the east. These bearded people outside the pass dare to challenge the central government. It is a crime that cannot be punished. Everyone should be executed. , Kill me immediately!"

Xiao Xu's mind is a little clearer than Duan Qirui's. Now the old Duan doesn't have enough troops, and Fengjun has a large number of follow-up troops outside the pass, and the powerful border guards have not acted. Xiao Xu doesn't want to eat, but He couldn't directly say that he was afraid, so he could only say, "Zhi Weng, there is civil strife in the Feng army now, and if we attack rashly, it will make them stick together. It's better to wait for them to split before we attack!"

"Yeah!" Old Duan nodded, but he was still not reconciled, so he said: "We must teach Fengjun a lesson, otherwise what is our prestige! You Zheng, you immediately dispatch troops from various places to prepare to attack outside the pass. There are still a lot of troops left in the customs, you have to hurry up and gather them all, and then I will appoint you to be the supervisor of the Northwest Frontier. The handsome army entered Rehe and broke an arm of the Feng army!"

When Xu Shuzheng heard that Duan Qirui's arrangement was exactly what he wanted, he immediately nodded in agreement.Just when he was about to implement it, a telegram was sent from someone suddenly, and he was overjoyed.

"Feng Yuxiang, the anti-bone boy, is finished. He escaped with his personal guards!" The old Duan said viciously, "Don't let this guy go. If he dares to stab us at a critical moment, he won't be able to make it easy."

Xu Shuzheng is not a broad-minded person either.He already hated Feng Yuxiang to the core, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, Zhiweng, I've handed his head over to you."

Old Duan was extremely happy, he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, his embarrassing situation was mainly due to the powerful oppression of Feng Jun.Now that there is no pressure from Fengjun, other forces are no problem.Lao Duan immediately ordered the dissolution of the Congress.Simultaneously pursue Liang Qichao and Tang Hualong.The old man was very busy.

At this time, there was another person in Shanhaiguan, that was Kan Chaoxi. Originally, he was also ordered to lead the army to enter the customs, but at this time Zhang Zuolin's life and death were uncertain. Back to Fengtian.

Kan Chaoxi felt something was wrong.Obviously, it was the Japanese who assassinated Zhang Zuolin, and the pro-Japanese forces in Fengjun will definitely be purged.He also had contact with the Japanese earlier, and also helped Wu Junsheng talk to Zhang Jinghui, if Lao Zhang was alive.He will definitely vent his anger on him. If Lao Zhang dies, Feng Jun will definitely find him to settle accounts.

He is different from Ji Jinchun, Ji Jinchun and Zhang Tinglan still have a semblance of love, and the Japanese are not deeply involved, so Ji Jinchun dares to return to Fengtian, but he dare not.

After much deliberation, Kan Chaoxi found that there was only one way, and that was to surrender!

Kan Chaoxi immediately sent a telegram to Duan Qirui. First, he told Duan Qirui that he was confused and rebelled against the Central Committee with the Fengjun.

Kan Chaoxi is also an old man in the Feng army, and now holds a well-equipped brigade, especially a brigade in the Feng army whose equipment can be equivalent to a division of an ordinary army.When Kan Chaoxi was about to surrender, Lao Duan was even more overjoyed. He immediately announced the appointment of Kan Chaoxi as the commander of the new 27th Division, and made every effort to incorporate the Fengjun troops scattered in the pass.

After Kan Chaoxi received this appointment, he was overjoyed, and immediately led his troops out of the customs. Along the way, there were defeated soldiers from the Feng army, so he recruited everywhere.In particular, Zhang Jinghui ran back to Fengtian alone, leaving all the troops of a division in the pass. These people became the targets of Kan Chaoxi.

Lao Zhang led three divisions and four brigades, and nearly 6 people entered the pass. After the chaos, less than two divisions were safely withdrawn to Fengtian, and a total of 4 people were scattered in the pass.

Feng's army suffered unprecedented losses. Kan Chaoxi surrendered Duan Qirui, and the impact was even greater. Rumors and chaos continued in Feng's army, and many not-so-resolute officers defected one after another.Now there are only more than 3 troops guarding Fengtian, and the situation is getting worse.

"Zhuoyan, something is wrong!" Yang Yuting hurried over and said out of breath, "Old Duan appointed Xu Shuzheng as the supervisor of the Northwest Frontier Defense, and the target is Rehe. In addition, the Japanese garrison along the Manchuria Railway They are also mobilized, obviously ready to find a way to cause trouble, Zhuo Yan, what do you think should be done?"

Zhang Tinglan leaned on the sofa, and there was no unexpected expression on his face: "It was already expected that they would make trouble. As long as we can stabilize, we don't have to worry about others."

In fact, to be honest, the situation of Fengjun at this time is indeed too dangerous. The Beiyang counterattack is imminent, and the Japanese take the opportunity to make troubles.

But the more this time, as a leader, the more you need to keep calm and not mess yourself up, otherwise the whole situation will be over.

"Ling Ge, have all the division-level officers in the Feng army arrived in Fengtian?"

"Basically they all came, only Wan Fulin from Rehe, Li Jinglin from Hailanpao, and Kan Chaoxi from Shanhaiguan didn't arrive."

Zhang Tinglan frowned slightly: "Wan Fulin and Li Jinglin have a long journey, and the task of guarding the place is heavy, so I can forgive you for being late. Kan Chaoxi is in Shanhaiguan. I have already sent him a telegram to ask him to go back to Fengtian with Ji Jinchun, but he has not come back now." , I'm afraid something went wrong!"

Chang Yinhuai walked in after Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, and said anxiously: "Zhuoyan, Kan Chaoxi has already surrendered to Lao Duan, not only him, but also all the troops under him."

"Damn it!" Zhang Tinglan grabbed the teapot in front of her.It fell to the ground and smashed into a powder.He sneered and said: "Everyone pushes the wall down, they think that Fengjun is finished, and they want to join Mingzhu again, okay, whoever wants to go, let's go together, I want to see, without this group of scum, Will Fengjun be finished!"

Yang Yuting also frowned.Gritting his teeth, he said loudly: "These old-fashioned characters are all unreliable. They only have interests in their eyes, and they are mothers if they have milk. Usually, they are all aggrieved, and they always feel that the commander-in-chief has given them less. They have to enter the customs to snatch Huahua The world. As a result, when the time of trouble really came, they ran away. How can such people be reused!"

Zhang Tinglan sat bored for a while.Instead, he calmed down and said with a sneer: "It's okay to leave, this time is a big change for Fengjun. Without those veterans, we can develop better and survive this test. The future of Fengjun will be It will be even better!"

Zhang Tinglan stood up abruptly, exuding unprecedented fighting spirit all over her body, and said loudly: "Let them come together if you have the ability, and see if I will be afraid of them. Anyone who wants to attack Fengjun, I will chop him off." Dog paws!"

At this critical juncture, Zhang Tinglan was able to stabilize his position and maintain confidence, which was also a great comfort to others. Yang Yuting grabbed Zhang Tinglan's hand.

"Zhuoyan, starting from assisting the old man, the whole army, including the old man, you are the one I really admire. At that time, I thought that if you were ten years older, I would fight the world with you. I didn't expect the old man to be assassinated by the people in the world. From now on, Fengjun will be up to you, and Yang is willing to be your right-hand man!"

"Count me in!" Chang Yinhuai said with a smile on the side: "Zhuoyan, before the commander-in-chief entered the customs, you warned him repeatedly, which shows that your vision is much better than the commander-in-chief, and only you can do it." Lead Fengjun out of the trough, and I am willing to be loyal to you!"

Seeing the truth in adversity, Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai stood by Zhang Tinglan's side without hesitation, and he felt a little comforted in his heart. He patted the shoulders of the two of them, and then said with a smile: "You two, don't look at Feng Jun very well. It's dangerous, but the greater the external pressure, the easier it is for us to make some changes. This time for Fengjun, it is a rebirth from the ashes, you wait and see!"

After Zhang Tinglan finished speaking, he led them out of the study and went straight to the Tiger Hall. At this time, the Tiger Hall was full of seats, and Zhang Zuoxiang and Sun Liechen sat on the main seats.

Zhang Zuoxiang said with a sinking face, "The commander-in-chief was assassinated and has passed away. Everyone, follow me to see the commander-in-chief for the last time."

After Zhang Zuoxiang finished speaking, all the people present were stunned. They heard that the commander in chief had been assassinated, but after all, his life and death were uncertain. These people still hoped that Zhang Zuolin would survive by luck, and Fengjun would not completely reshuffle the cards.

After getting the exact news now, everyone was stunned, and they didn't know what to think in their hearts.With Zhang Zuolin around, the various factions of the Fengjun can maintain a balance, and Lao Zhang's rewards and punishments are relatively fair. Now that he is gone, they have no idea what to do with the Fengjun.

Zhang Zuoxiang and Sun Liechen led silently in front, and everyone followed, and they arrived at Lao Zhang's ward together. At this time, Zhang Zuolin had already changed into a neat military uniform, and lay quietly on the bed, motionless.

The Northeast King, who used to be powerful in the past, turned into a cold corpse at this time, and all the majesty and power were turned into a passing cloud. After seeing these people who were loyal to Zhang Zuolin, they all felt sad and couldn't help crying.

A few people cried and fell to the ground. Although Lao Zhang was born as a bandit, he treated people really well. Those who followed orders to Fengtian were all people who were grateful for Zhang Zuolin's kindness. How could they not feel sad when they saw the old chief's corpse right in front of them? Come from it!

After a long while, the crying of the group finally stopped, and Zhang Zuoxiang said: "Everyone, the general was killed, and all the Xiao Xiaoxiao jumped out. They want to take this opportunity to bring down our Fengjun. Can everyone agree?"

"No!" Sun Anhu said first: "Although the commander-in-chief is dead, the banner of Fengjun must not fall. We must avenge the commander-in-chief, find the murderer, and make those who want to fight against Fengjun pay the price!"

"Well said!" Sun Liechen said from the side: "The most urgent task now is to stabilize the morale of the army. We can't mess up our own positions and give the enemy an opportunity!"

These officers also nodded frequently, but there was still a look of panic in their eyes.At this time, Zhang Tinglan brought Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai to the scene. Zhang Tinglan quickly walked up to everyone and scanned around.

"I want to tell you a series of bad news. Duan Qirui announced Fengjun as a rebel army and wanted to crusade against us; Xu Shuzheng became the Northwest Frontier Defense Supervisor and wanted to take the opportunity to attack Rehe; More than [-]% of the troops have been lost; the Japanese are ready to move along the Nanman Road, and there is a great danger of taking the opportunity to provoke trouble!"

Every time Zhang Tinglan said a word, it was like a heavy punch, hitting the big guy's heart, and they all showed horror. If this is the truth, then Feng Jun has really reached the critical point of life and death! (To be continued..)

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