Years of the Republic of China 1913

Zhang Zuolin is a hero. Although he is far from being the king of the Northeast, he is also a well-known figure. He climbed from a beard who couldn't even eat enough to a lieutenant general and division commander of the National Defense Army. No, he is now the commander of the group army. How can such a person be so simple as a high-ranking general?

When Xu Shichang jointly proposed the plan to expand the army and prepare for war with him, Zhang Zuolin, who experienced a brief moment of astonishment, immediately said nothing to Xu Shichang, patted his chest, and assured Xu Shichang that everything would be in accordance with Zhong Yang's arrangements.Such a straightforward and firm statement made Xu Shichang very happy, and he felt that his point of pushing Zhang Zuolin to take on this important task was correct at all. As long as Fengtian had Zhang Zuolin's cooperation, the implementation of the whole plan would be much smoother. The difficulties and pressures will also be reduced a lot.

But Xu Shichang didn't expect that Zhang Zuolin had other small calculations in his heart while making his vows.Back then when Zhong Yang proposed the reorganization of the National Defense Forces, Zhang Zuolin was the first local powerful faction in the Northeast to electrify and support him, and he reaped a lot of benefits from it. Zhang Zuolin immediately realized that expanding the military and preparing for war was both a risk and a rare opportunity.No matter what the future holds, Zhang Zuolin must first agree to this matter. With the cooperation of Xu Shichang and Zhong Yang, his 27th Division will be able to dominate outside the pass and become the largest force in Northeast China in a short time.As for the war with Ri himself, Zhang Zuolin thought it would be a matter of the future. He felt that no matter how good the analysis by the staff headquarters was, God knows if there will be a fight in the end.A plan is always a plan, so let's talk about what's in front of us first.If Xu Shichang and Beijing are upset about this matter first, everything will be ruined.

What's more, in Zhang Zuolin's mind, he had another idea. With his tactful means, even if Japan himself went to war, he would be able to delay Japan for a while, and fight at that time.On the one hand to preserve strength, on the other hand let Zhong Yang cooperate, let's have a fight between two tigers or something.

Zhang Zuolin's abacus could not be described as bad.Of course, he has also considered the worst case scenario, that is, the two countries will start a war in the Northeast, with corpses strewn all over the fields and blood flowing into rivers.In the Northeast for so many years.Whether it is a Russian old man or a small nose in Japan, Zhang Zuolin has never had less dealings. Since Fengtian is close to Kantung Prefecture, there are not many Japanese people in and outside the city. It is easier said than done to engage in military expansion and preparations under my nose. Ri himself has many eyes and ears in the Northeast, and once his 27th Division makes moves, it will soon be heard by Ri himself.Similarly, this is also the main reason why he only discussed with Zhang Zuoxiang and did not tell others the facts.You can hide it for as long as you can.Everything is based on preserving strength, this is Zhang Zuolin's idea, and he did the same.

The next day, Zhang Zuolin accompanied Xu Shichang to inspect the 27th Division, and publicly announced the order for the 27th Division to formally expand its army.With the cooperation of Xu Shichang. The expansion of the 27th Division is only the second step in the reorganization of the National Defense Forces of the Republic of China. As for other things, no one mentioned it.Compared with the excitement of the officers and men of the 27th Division who were thinking about how many levels they could be promoted to, the Japanese in Kanto Prefecture were very vigilant about this. , where will there be no response?Immediately, the garrison in Kanto Prefecture gathered their troops to the north one after another.At the same time, he went around to inquire about the situation of the 27th Division, and began to prepare to protest to the Chinese government.

Before Japan himself formally lodged a protest, Zhang Zuolin sent someone to Kanto Prefecture to send a personal letter to the governor of Kanto Prefecture Nakamura Jue. In the letter, Zhang Zuolin was very low-key, not only talking about the peace between China and Japan He explained the personal friendship with Nakamura Jue and explained the expansion of the 27th Division. , The defense line of Kanto Prefecture took the initiative to retreat ten miles, thinking it was a good show.

After Nakamurajue received the letter, he looked at it carefully for a long time, and was a little skeptical about it.Before he could make another move, Zhang Zuolin quickly asked his soldiers to retreat voluntarily to avoid direct contact between the Chinese and Japanese forces.At the same time, Zhang Zuolin sent people to visit Nakamura Jue one after another. Not only did he send money and goods, but he also proposed to strengthen Sino-Japanese cooperation. He asked Nakamura Jue to help him in the friendship between the two parties, and sent more military advisers to the 27th Division to ensure the progress of the military expansion. etc.

These actions of Zhang Zuolin reassured the suspicious Nakamura Jue a lot. Due to the voluntary concession of the 27th Division, the tension between China and Japan in the Northeast has also been greatly eased.Nakamura Jue was one of the few senior Japanese military officials who knew the war plan. Although he was less wary of Zhang Zuolin, his heart was still hanging. I was overjoyed, and I felt relieved of Zhang Zuolin a step further.

In Nakamura's view, sending a large number of military advisers to the 27th Division can firstly grasp the movement of the 27th Division, and secondly, use the advantages of the Japanese Army's advisers to disintegrate and divide the 27th Division from within after the official war begins, and even send the entire 27th Division when the time is right. The [-]th Division was pulled into the Japanese camp for its own use.Immediately, Nakamura sent several people from the [-]th Division stationed in Kanto Prefecture as military advisers and sent them there. At the same time, he sent a message to Tokyo requesting that Kanto Prefecture send more military advisers to the Northeast.

"This Nakamura Jue is really a fool." Just when Nakamura Jue thought he was proud, Fengtian's Zhang Zuolin laughed happily, and Zhang Zuoxiang was sitting beside him.

Why Zhang Zuolin is so happy, Zhang Zuoxiang certainly knows.It was Zhang Zuoxiang who dealt with the Japanese himself. In fact, these gestures were all Zhang Zuolin's gun formations. They were just used to confuse the Japanese in the south and buy time for the 27th Division.

In Zhang Zuolin's view, no matter what method is used, it's okay to play dumb or be a gray grandson, as long as it can achieve the goal, it is a good method. This theory coincides with the theory of the future black cat and white cat.Of course, the current Zhang Zuolin would never think about what might happen decades later, he just acted according to his own judgment.Working in the Northeast, it is impossible to hide the truth from Ri himself, so Zhang Zuolin went the other way, spread the matter out on the surface, opened up the joints secretly, and used methods to dispel the other party's concerns.Hooligans know culture, and no one can stop them. To put it bluntly, Zhang Zuolin is a hooligan who knows culture. In his eyes, there are only two concepts of success and failure, and he doesn't think much about other things.

For these arrangements, Zhang Zuolin also prepared several back-ups, and even considered whether he would go to Guandong Prefecture to fool him if it didn't work out.But who would have thought that Nakamura would relax his vigilance as soon as he used the three axes, which made Zhang Zuolin couldn't help laughing.

"I didn't expect Nakamurajue to be so easy to deal with. It's not an exaggeration for Seventh Brother to say that he is a fool." Zhang Zuoxiang smiled with him, and said by the way.

Nodding in agreement, Zhang Zuolin was extremely proud: "Although this Nakamura Kaku is known as a fierce tiger, his head is really not that good. If the old guy Fukushima Yasuo is replaced, I am afraid that this matter will not be so easy to be fooled."

When mentioning Fukushima Anzheng, Zhang Zuo nodded repeatedly. Although the predecessor of Nakamura Kaku was not a formal soldier, his strategy and judgment were much stronger than Nakamura Kaku's.Fukushima Anzheng is the only one in the Japanese army who has no actual combat experience and has been promoted to general only by relying on intelligence work. As the governor of Kanto Prefecture, Fukushima Anzheng's ability is much stronger than that of Nakamura. If it is Fukushima now With Anzheng serving as the governor, Zhang Zuolin and the others might be a bit overwhelmed, but it was their luck to meet such a simple-minded guy as Nakamurajue, who only knows how to lead soldiers shirtless.

"Brother Seven, what are the arrangements for the Xiaori book that just arrived?" Sighing a few words with Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuoxiang turned the topic back to the present, and Nakamura sent the first batch of six military advisers, who just arrived in Fengtian today, Zhang Zuoxiang as The liaison officer temporarily placed these Japanese army advisers in the hotel, and then came to ask Zhang Zuolin about the arrangement.

"Damn it, I still have to ask Lao Tzu about this?" Zhang Zuolin waved his hand: "Just find any troops who don't shit and stuff them in."

"Yes..." Zhang Zuoxiang frowned slightly, and suggested, "However, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to put them all in remote troops? If this news reaches Nakamura's ears, although this guy is easy to deceive, he is not really a fool. It will be troublesome if you notice something."

Zhang Zuolin was slightly taken aback, then twisted his beard and asked back, "It makes sense according to what you said, how would you arrange it?"

"Instead of laying it down, why don't you just raise these Japanese people up and raise them, right in the division headquarters, look...?" Zhang Zuoxiang asked tentatively.

Rolling his eyes and pondering, Zhang Zuolin slapped the table and laughed and scolded: "Mom, it's a good idea! Let's do it this way. Isn't it just that we are expanding the army? Let's set up a consultant office in the division headquarters and take these little guys The ri book is all stuffed in the consultant's office, usually find more people to watch, drink and find girls or something, so that you can keep it alive, and wait for something to change in the future, hehe... "

"Hey..." Zhang Zuoxiang heard the meaning behind Zhang Zuolin's words, and immediately became happy.In their eyes, these Japanese consultants are tantamount to being raised fat pigs, holding them in the palm of their hands, and they can do whatever they want at that time.

As for Nakamura Jue sending consultants in the future, neither Zhang Zuolin nor Zhang Zuo Xiangxin cared about it. In their view, it would be long before Nakamura Jue was dispatched from Japan. By then, the 27th Division would have As far as the military expansion is completed, God knows whether there will be a war between China and Japan.So what if it is sent?The boat was naturally straight when it reached the bridge, but with Nakamurajue's stupid pig head, he still wanted to fight with their brothers?Ha ha!Simply delusional. (To be continued..)

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