A young officer in his early twenties walked out of the train. He looked at the epaulettes with the rank of colonel, and he had a sense of heroism. After he came out, he glanced around the station with eager eyes, then took a step back to the train, respectfully
He respectfully helped out a thin old man wearing the uniform of a Beiyang general.
This man is none other than Zhang Zuolin, the legendary Northeastern king who was born in the green forest. He and Lu Rongting, the patrol envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi, who was also born in the green forest, are known as "Northern Zhang Nanlu" and they are all-powerful.
As soon as Zhang Zuolin came out, the dignitaries who picked him up on the platform did not dare to neglect, and they all called him "Yu Shuai" and pressed forward. The military band played louder, and the soldiers standing beside the carriage all saluted with their guns.
"Yushuai, you've had a hard journey."
A warm smile broke out on Xu Shuzheng's face, and he pretended to put his hand on his big-brimmed hat to salute.
"Ha ha."
The thin old man's face was full of joy and his laughter was loud and clear. He took two steps quickly and reached out to hold Xu Shuzheng's saluting hand. He smiled boldly and said: "Brother Zheng, please don't be polite to me."
"The etiquette cannot be abolished."
Xu Shuzheng smiled slightly, put down his hand, and shook hands with Zhang Zuolin affectionately. In fact, in terms of military rank, he is the Northwest Frontier Envoy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest Frontier Defense Force. He has more than 200,000 elite Northwest Frontier Force troops. Compared with Zhang Zuolin, the Northeast King,
Not to mention giving in too much. However, in the Beiyang military circles, in addition to guns, seniority and seniority are still important. Zhang Zuolin is the commander-in-chief of the Feng Dynasty, on an equal footing with Duan Qirui and Cao Kun, and when the Fengjun Army was established in the past, he was also the deputy general of the Fengjun Army.
Commander, with this kind of relationship, he must show courtesy, otherwise he will be rude and arrogant. At this critical moment when the situation in Anhui is extremely bad, he does not dare to offend the Northeast King because of past grudges.
"Hey! Yushuai, who is this?"
Xu Shuzheng inadvertently cast his eyes on the young officer following Zhang Zuolin. He was originally a proud and arrogant person. A colonel officer would not have caught his eye, but this colonel was too young.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is still young. It seems that for people of his age, no matter how much he is promoted and re-employed in the Northwest Frontier Army, a battalion company commander has stopped, so it is particularly eye-catching. Xu Shuzheng's careful thoughts, after questioning, he changed his mind.
It occurred to me that this young officer might be Zhang Zuolin's eldest son Zhang Xueliang.
"Haha, this is Quanzi, Xiao Liuzi, I haven't met your uncle yet." Zhang Zuolin smiled and waved his hand, Zhang Xueliang bowed obediently and shouted: "Hello, uncle!"
"Don't dare take it!"
Xu Shuzheng prided himself on being young and strong, but did not want to take advantage of Zhang Xueliang. He smiled at Zhang Xueliang and said: "I heard from my neighbor Ge that he was full of praise for Han Qing, saying that he was a dragon and a phoenix among people. I saw him today, and sure enough,
He is very magnanimous, and I will not worry about someone inheriting Yushuai’s legacy in the future.”
Since he wanted to win over Zhang Zuolin, Xu Shuzheng did not hesitate to praise Zhang Xueliang, and he also took the opportunity to say a few nice words for his friend Yang Yuting. Of course, if we look at the truth, Yang Yuting not only did not praise Zhang Xueliang in front of him, but instead mocked him for being just a young man.
Not enough for a big job.
Zhang Zuolin didn't know what Xu Shuzheng was thinking. Since ancient times, flattery was the most lovable. When he heard Xu Shuzheng's praise of his son, Zhang Zuolin suddenly smiled and waved his hands: "Thank you, thank you. This son of mine is incompetent. If only he could have another brother, Zheng."
If it's half as good as it is, I'd be thankful to God."
Xu Shuzheng smiled and said: "Yu Shuai is too modest."
While he was chatting, he was thinking about another thing. President Xu Shichang called Cao Kun, Li Chun, and Zhang Zuolin to Beijing to discuss the current situation. Only Zhang Zuolin came after the summons. People in the press called him a man with good intentions.
He is Mr. Peace, but everyone knows that Zhang Zuolin did not come here because of the orders of the president. His purpose of coming here is nothing more than to fish in troubled waters and profit from it.
At present, both Anhui and Anhui are vying for Zhang Zuolin. I heard that Cao Kun wants to marry Zhang Zuolin. Telegrams between the two parties are very frequent. This is why he personally picks up the station. He will work hard to win over Zhang Zuolin, even if he cannot make Zhang Zuolin switch to Anhui.
relationship, but he must also remain neutral in the conflict between Zhizhi and Anhui.
"Shuai Yu, the supervisor knew that you were coming, so he specially ordered Zeng Yunpei to renovate the Fengtian Guild Hall as your hotel." Xu Shuzheng said with a smile: "You must be tired after working all the way, so you will go back to Fengtian Guild Hall to rest today.
The supervisor will host a banquet for you tomorrow."
"Thank you for your trouble, supervising."
Zhang Zuolin looked moved. He knew that Du Ming himself had become a favorite, but since he had both sides, he must not easily accept the kindness of one party. A few days ago, Cao Kun sent someone to send six thousand gold. On the eighth day of Cao Shiying's birthday,
He wanted to marry his fourth son Zhang Xuesi, but he declined vaguely. In comparison, Duan Qirui's overtures were somewhat inadequate. He changed his tone and said: "It's just that I don't want to harass the elders in the Northeast, so I'd better go to join the army."
Headquarters, remember there is a compound there, just big enough to house the guards."
Xu Shuzheng cursed Zhang Zuolin in his heart for not knowing what is good and what is good, but he said with a smile on his face: "Shuai Yu cares about the people, and I admire him very much! You can go to the Fengjun Headquarters, where a regiment of our garrison headquarters is stationed, which will protect Yushuai."
safety.”
Zhang Zuolin's face changed slightly, but returned to normal in just a moment. He heard a hint of threat from Xu Shuzheng's tone. To be honest, he was still quite afraid of Xu Shuzheng, so just because he dared to shoot Lu Jianzhang, this kind of unreasonable behavior
People who play cards make people have to be more cautious. He smiled and said: "That's good, I'm tired too, let's go."
…
"Looking north to Manchuria, there are strong winds and waves in the Bohai Sea. I think back then, the Jijiang River was sinking and the people were happy. There were fences in front of the Changbai Mountains and city walls along the Heilongjiang River. But now the Japanese pirates are roaming freely and the situation is bad!"
"..."
At dusk, a heavy military train was traveling on the Beijing-Hankow Railway, speeding from south to north. From the stuffy tank cars, loud military songs could be heard, floating far away in the wilderness.
Han Baihang opened the sliding door of the stuffy tank car a crack, and a cool night breeze blew into the car, driving away the dirty air inside. He looked at the night in the distance and let out a long sigh in his heart.
It has been more than two months since he came to the Republic of China. The training in the military camp has made him fade away from his initial youthful ignorance. He tried hard to integrate himself into this era and regarded the experience of the 21st century as a dream. But inadvertently, he
I still can't help but miss every bit of my past experiences and am full of doubts about my life at this moment.
It has been seven days since he went north from Zhengzhou. The military train passed through Handan, Shunde, and Shijiazhuang. Every day he kept changing defenses and heading north. The further north he went, the more intense the war atmosphere became. Just yesterday, the military train passed Dingxian Station.
At that time, the quartermaster unexpectedly distributed ammunition to the soldiers, sixty rounds of bullets for each person. Everyone knew that a war was coming, and the soldiers became silent. Except for a few veterans, they could still talk and laugh, but even he was feeling uneasy.
Endless, ready to face the coming of the first battle in life.
