Han Baihang was not optimistic about Fengjun's optimistic attitude up and down the mountain. Being familiar with China's modern history, he would naturally know what would happen to Fengjun next.
But he also knows that human nature is always like this. Everyone can be cautious when they are in the most critical situation, but few people can control themselves in the face of the victory that is about to be achieved. This is true human nature.
The same is true for the officers of Fengjun, including Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang.
Mencius in ancient China had a very good saying, "Be born in sorrow and die in happiness." Although Fengjun is not on the verge of life and death, if he is too happy, he will be destroyed. This principle is true in this warlord who is troubled both internally and externally.
It is more applicable in troubled times.
Han Baihang saw this clearly, but many people did not. Most generals in the Feng army could only see the good situation in front of them, but they could not see the crisis lurking in such a good situation.
Han Baihang knew that at this time, he probably shouldn't spoil Marshal Zhang's interest, but as a general, he should shoulder the responsibility and mission of a soldier. Since the Marshal asked him, he shouldn't hide anything.
Han Baihang faced Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang. He stood up, said yes to Zhang Zuolin, and said slowly: "Commander, since our Fengjun army won the second Zhifeng War, we have occupied Peiping.
, Shanghai and the Jiangsu and Anhui regions, we currently occupy almost one-third of the entire Republic of China, but the larger the territory, the greater the danger to us!"
Everyone didn't know what Han Baihang meant when he said this. Isn't it that the bigger the territory, the better? Why should the entire Fengjun army be spared for so many years of hard work in the north and south? Even Zhang Zuolin's attitude towards Han Baihang
He also seemed to disagree with the statement. He frowned slightly, slowly took a sip of the wine in the glass and said, "Go on!"
Han Baihang heard that Zhang Zuolin's tone was not very good. He knew that what he said was not in line with Zhang Dashuai's wishes. This was undoubtedly a pouring of cold water on the burning firewood of Zhang Zuolin.
It is normal for Shuai to be unhappy, but even if Dashuai Zhang is unhappy, he still has some things to say. Whether anyone will listen to him or not is one thing, but whether he will say it himself is another.
Han Baihang faced everyone's puzzled and unhappy looks, and continued: "Commander! Everyone! I know that many of my colleagues are not willing to say this. They will say that our Fengjun army is now in full swing. Of course, the bigger the territory, the better.
.But I want to ask you a few questions. How many troops do we have in total? How long have our soldiers been trained after reorganization? How strong is the combat effectiveness of our troops scattered across one-third of the land of the Republic of China?"
When everyone heard this question, they naturally knew what Han Baihang was going to say. Some of them bowed their heads and remained silent, some were playing with the wine glasses in their hands, and some were talking about him and not facing Han Baihang head-on. Because as generals, they were more powerful than anyone else.
Everyone knows that although the Fengjun army has expanded a large number of troops in the Zhifeng War, these soldiers are either prisoners or bandits, and so far, most of these soldiers have only been established and received military pay, and have not gone through any formal procedures.
training.
Therefore, when Han Baihang looked into the eyes of the generals and asked these questions, none of them dared to answer confidently.
As the commander-in-chief, Zhang Zuolin has been extremely busy with official duties in the past six months and has not put a lot of effort into military training. However, he still knows a little about the virtues of his generals. Seeing them like this, he knew that Han Baihang had asked him something.
He also smiled and refused to speak.
Han Baihang continued: "Everyone, we raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Fengjun won the battle in a short time, but we cannot abandon military training just because we won the battle. Besides, we should always be ready to defend our homeland against our enemies.
Not in Shanghai, not in Beijing, and no longer in Jiangsu and Anhui, our real enemies are now in our hometown of the three eastern provinces!"
As soon as Han Baihang finished speaking, everyone in the hall started making noises. Some beat and scolded Han Baihang for saying that he was just talking nonsense, some said that Han Baihang was dissatisfied with Marshal Zhang's strategy, some said that Han Baihang was slandering his colleagues, and some even said that Han Baihang was doing this.
Engage in conspiracy theories.
Anyway, for a while, the whole hall was noisy and full of smoke. Zhang Zuolin listened for a long time and shouted: "Grandma, please leave me alone! This is my mother's banquet place, not a place for you to scold me. If you are unhappy, go out and scold me."
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When everyone heard what Marshal Zhang said, they naturally did not dare to say any more, and the hall became quiet again for a while.
Zhang Zuolin glanced around, waved the wine glass in his hand and said, "What are you arguing about? What Mr. Han said makes sense!" Then Zhang Zuolin changed the subject and said, "It's just a bit exaggerated!"
Zhang Zuolin faced everyone, smiled and said: "Look at you, you still look like a general! How can you become a big deal in the future if you can't listen to other people's opinions? Huh?"
Then he turned to Han Baihang and said: "Mr. Han, what you said makes sense, but I, Zhang Zuolin, have a strong army now, so I am naturally confident. I dare not say more. I can still guarantee peace for three to five years."
Yes! You don’t have to worry about it anymore!” Then he took two steps forward, leaned into Han Baihang’s ear and whispered: “As for the enemies in the three eastern provinces you mentioned, I will pay attention to them!”
Han Baihang knew that Marshal Zhang was not a fool. Since he had already said this, he had nothing more to say. Han Baihang nodded and drank the wine in his glass. He knew that he no longer had the ability to stop Feng Xi.
What will happen next is failure.
A arrogant army will inevitably be defeated. This is an eternal truth, and this truth will be fulfilled once again in Fengjun Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang.
Although Han Baihang himself still had a lot to say and a lot of pertinent suggestions to make, these few words from Marshal Zhang had already blocked his mouth. Seeing everyone looking happy in the atmosphere of fun and debauchery, Han Baihang was deeply moved.
I feel sad for this era.
Han Baihang also knows that none of the generals here are cowards, but they are still deeply imprinted with the limitations of this era. They cannot see the future or the crisis. Foreign invaders are in their hometown of Dongsan Province.
They divided the concession area, but they forgot about it in order to defeat their comrades on the Chinese people's own land.