Years of the Republic of China 1913

The Beiyang Department has had six towns and No.20 towns since the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The first six towns were the starting troops of Yuan Shikai's so-called Beiyang Six Towns. The town is the No.20 division, and the 27th to 28th divisions have also been expanded, as well as the 31th, 32th, 33th, and 17th divisions upgraded by the local army. ◎Smart children remember the super fast hand type update. ◎Afterwards, the 30th, 38th, 45st, [-]nd, and [-]rd divisions in Sichuan, the No.[-] divisions in Guangxi, the [-]th divisions in Guizhou, and the No.[-] divisions in Shaanxi Divisions, etc., experienced the first reorganization of the national defense force after the establishment of the Ministry of National Defense. The national defense force has a total of [-] reorganized division numbers, plus seven temporary divisions, a total of [-] divisions.

The first reorganization of the National Defense Forces was completed one after another, followed by the second military expansion and reorganization. According to Fang Zida’s plan as a blueprint, the Ministry of National Defense set out to form a group army based on the first to sixth divisions, eighth division, ninth division, and No.15 division. Later, due to Japanese reasons, the original 27th and 28th divisions were temporarily expanded into the 27th and 28th armies.These troops, together with the three new group armies that Fang Zida is forming, can be said to be the first time since the late Qing Dynasty that China's military strength has reached nearly a million.

The expansion of Zhong Yang's strength not only greatly increased the central power, but also further suppressed the scope of the original local residual forces.From the perspective of the whole country, except for a few remote areas with inconvenient transportation, after undergoing local military and civil administration reforms and the construction of the National Defense Forces, the central yang decree has basically been adopted nationwide. Even if there are still some "earth emperors" in some places in the northwest and southwest, However, no matter in terms of strength, scale or status, it cannot have any impact on central yang. It can be said that Song Jiaoren's government and Yuan Shikai's joint efforts to resolve local separatist regimes are still very successful.

Shandong.Qing* Island.

Wu Peifu, commander of the No.15 Group Army, was originally stationed in Jinan. On the one hand, he was stationed in Shandong, and on the other hand, he helped Fang Zida speed up the preparation and training of the new army.In name Wu Peifu is only the commander of one group army, but in fact he is almost the commander-in-chief of four group armies.In addition to his Fifteenth Group Army, he is also temporarily in charge of organizing, training and commanding the No.30 Seventh, 38th, and 39th Group Armies, which have begun to take shape.

Wu Peifu is indeed worthy of being a famous general, not only good at fighting.There is a way to organize and train the new army.From the original Eighth Division to the later No.15 Division, it can be said that without Wu Peifu, it would be impossible to become a truly strong army in a short period of time.In Fang Zida's view, there were only two masters who could really lead troops in the early days of the Republic of China.One is Feng Yuxiang, known as General Christ, and the other is Wu Ziyu and Wu Peifu.Compared with Feng Yuxiang, who has a serious patriarchal style, Fang Zida values ​​Wu Peifu, who was born as a scholar, more.The two are comparable in terms of training troops and leading troops.But in terms of personality, Wu Peifu is far better than that "patriotic general".To use the old saying, Feng Yuxiang is born with a brain and bones. He looks loyal on the surface, but in reality he is cunning and fickle. He is also known as "Feng Huanzhang". Fang Zida didn't dare to reuse such a good hand, because no one wanted to stab one of his own in the back at a critical moment.so.Up to now, although Feng Yuxiang has made a lot of contributions in suppressing bandits in the northwest, he still only serves as the commander of the first division stationed in Xi'an, and was not included in this plan and transferred to the east.

Some time ago, Wu Peifu suggested to Fang Zida that he should replace Zhang Zuolin to garrison Fengtian and fight against Japan.Although Fang Zida was really tempted by this suggestion, Zhong Yang finally rejected the suggestion in order to appease Zhang Zuolin, and at the same time did not want to cause instability in Fengtian due to the transfer.Afterwards, although Wu Peifu was a little unhappy, he didn't say anything, and went to Shandong soon according to Fang Zida's arrangement.

These days, Wu Peifu led the [-]th Army to garrison Shandong.And step up the training of new troops.However, he did not relax his attention to Japan and has been paying close attention to the situation.Not long after Fang Zida received the news of the death of Da Shanyan from the intelligence department, Wu Peifu, who is especially sensitive to the military, quickly discovered the change in Ri himself. The Japanese Second Fleet suddenly left Lushun and went south, peeping at the Jiaozhou area from time to time, which made Wu Peifu extremely vigilant.According to his understanding and analysis of Japan himself, he immediately came to the result of the conflict between the plans of the Japanese army and navy.In order to confirm this, Wu Peifu personally inspected Jijiu Island, and mobilized the [-]th Army Group to launch a surprise attack in Qingdao.At the same time, Wu Peifu also took the initiative to report the situation to the Ministry of National Defense, the General Staff and Fang Zida, and put forward his views on the changes in the war situation.

Unlike Wu Peifu, who was cautious and cautious, Zhang Zuolin, who was far away in Fengtian, was ecstatic when he learned about Dashanyan, and the heavy stone in his heart seemed to fall down at once.The whole person is relaxed.Zhang Zuolin, who has dealt with the Japanese for a long time, of course knows the prestige and influence of Dashanyan in the Japanese army. On the eve of the war, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army died suddenly. Is it a good thing?Without the supreme commander, it's no wonder that Ri himself on the opposite side has become so abnormal. Perhaps because of Da Shanyan's death, this battle may not be over.

Of course it's best not to fight if you can. Don't look at Zhang Zuolin talking murderously in front of his subordinates, with a righteous look, in fact, he has no idea at all.Everyone didn't even know that while Zhang Zuolin advocated confrontation on the surface, he had already made retreat arrangements in private.Now that Da Shanyan died suddenly, Zhang Zuolin was so happy that his bones were a little lighter when he walked, not to mention how beautiful he is.

There are not a few people who feel the same way as Zhang Zuolin, and even many people in the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff were relieved to hear the news.These people think that Japan's cabinet is changing now, and Lu Xiang and Commander-in-Chief Da Shanyan suddenly died of a sudden illness. Perhaps this is an opportunity for China and Japan to avoid war.

At this time, from a common sense point of view, it is not a good time for Japan to launch a war.Without the supreme command, the Japanese cabinet is changing again, and the Japanese army and navy are full of contradictions. The original plan will definitely be changed.In addition, there are many high-ranking officials in Zhongyang and even high-level military personnel who have studied abroad in Japan. From this point of view, they feel that peace talks with Japan are the best opportunity.Under the advocacy of these people, the idea of ​​peace talks with Japan to solve the problem gradually gained the upper hand, and even Duan Qirui and others who originally supported it were also moved, wondering whether to talk to Japan himself through channels.

"Can dogs be changed to eat shit?"

On Fang Zida's side, many people also suggested that he talk to Song Jiaoren so that the government can come forward to contact the new Japanese cabinet, so that the two sides can resolve the immediate issue peacefully.Fang Zida sneered at this, and asked back with a sneer, so that the other party couldn't say a word.

When Fang Zida received the telegram from Wu Peifu in Qingdao, he was even more determined that it was impossible for him to go home so easily.That's right, Dashanyan is dead, but according to Ri's own character and style, he will never stop so easily. He will not die until the Yellow River. This sentence is the best mark of Ri's mentality, not to mention the current domestic situation in Japan It's not getting better, a large number of troops have arrived at the front line, it can be said that the arrow has to be launched, and the outbreak of war is a matter of time, and in this case, taking the initiative to lick Ri's ass to please, can only cause trouble for himself.

However, Fang Zida saw it this way, but others didn't think so.There are not many Chinese who have a good impression of Japan in the officialdom, especially the Beiyang faction has a long history of employing Japanese consultants. These bigwigs think that Japan is much easier to talk to than Western countries.Fortunately, although Yuan Shikai was too ill to be a member of the council, with him in his presence, no one in the Beiyang faction dared to stand up for himself.Moreover, Song Jiaoren was different from other revolutionaries. He had been extremely guarded against Japan as early as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was one of the few sober people among the top government officials who could clearly see the face of Japan.Under such circumstances, although the peace talk faction is jumping up and down, advocating the friendship between China and Japan, and everyone is friends, it is the best speech to say whether to fight or not, but the combat readiness has not been affected at all by the upper echelons of the government and the army. Influence, and become more vigilant as time goes by.

In Japan, Ichiro Fujita had a hard time for several days. Just when he couldn't bear the boring back and forth, he finally turned around.

"Your Excellency, are you looking for me?" Ichiro Fujita walked in Yusaku Uehara's office with puffy eye bags and a trance. He stood at attention first, then bowed and asked.

"Fujita-kun, you have worked hard these few days." It was a bit different from usual, Yusaku Uehara seemed to be very amiable today, he actually said hard work when he opened his mouth, and he stood up and walked in front of Ichiro Fujita to pat him shoulders.

"Hey! Serving the Great Japanese Empire, it's not hard work for a humble job." Fujita Ichiro hurriedly put on a grateful look, but cursed in his heart: "If it weren't for you, a red deer, how could I work so hard? I get up early every day and work hard. As tired as a dog, I have not enjoyed a woman for a long time, and if I go on like this, I am afraid it will be the same as escaping into Buddhism."

"Yaoxi" Uehara Yusaku nodded with a smile, very satisfied with Fujita Ichiro's statement, and then asked: "Fujita-kun used to be engaged in intelligence work, how many years have you stayed in China?"

"Hi!" Ichiro Fujita replied, wondering if Yusaku Uehara knew all about his file?Why are you asking this all of a sudden?

Uehara Yusaku's face turned into a chrysanthemum with a smile on his face, and he encouraged a few words, turned back to the table, picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Ichiro Fujita: "Mr. Fujita, in view of your ability and experience, the Army Staff Headquarters has now promoted you to the rank of Army Chief. And go to the Second Fleet to serve as a liaison officer, that is, Ri will take office!"

"Nani?!" Fujita Ichiro was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears for a while. (To be continued..)

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