Duan Zhigui saw that the two people were talking passionately and left him alone. Thinking that he was also the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army of the Anhui Army and was so ignored, he couldn't help but said angrily: "I am Duan Zhigui, take me to see Wu Peifu."
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Only then did Zhou Dongliang look at him, his attitude was not that of a conqueror, and he said politely: "Shuai Duan, I'm offended, please come with us. Brigadier Zhang Fulai is on the way here. I saw what happened to Yu Shuai.
You'd better tell him."
Duan Zhigui nodded politely, the situation was stronger than the others, and a mere deputy regiment commander dared to point fingers at him, a Beiyang general. It was really frustrating.
The crowd "surrounded" Duan Zhigui out of the train. Outside the train were all dejected prisoners, including more than ten prisoners with the rank of general. It seemed that the Anhui Army West Route Army Headquarters had been wiped out. Although Zhou Dongliang was prepared in his heart
, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I was still secretly surprised. I looked at Han Baihang with unconcealable envy. It can be said that in this direct-Anhui battle, Commander Yu's surprise attack on Songlindian and defeated Qu Tongfeng's 1st Division and Liu Xun's 15th Division were top-notch.
A great achievement, and closely followed by Han Baihang's contribution to capturing Duan Zhigui. He couldn't help but think to himself, if he could get this credit, he would most likely have a gold star on his shoulder, which would at least save him several years of wasted time in the military.
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Zhou Dongliang brought Duan Zhigui into the station master's office and was well guarded. There were dedicated people serving him cigarettes and tea. Duan Zhigui calmed down for a moment. After all, he was an old commander from Beiyang. He no longer had to worry about his life during the battle, so he quickly calmed down.
He lay on the cigarette couch and smoked a cigarette as if there was no one around. Zhou Dongliang didn't like the smell of opium the most, so he left a few smart guards to stare at Duan Zhigui. He walked out of the room and talked to Han Baihang in a low voice, and the content of his words was a lot.
It is the subsequent development of the war situation.
As he was talking, there was suddenly the sound of a car braking outside, followed by the sound of footsteps and someone shouting a salute: "Brigadier!"
Zhou Dongliang cheered up and said: "The brigade commander has arrived, let's go and greet him."
Han Baihang arranged his military appearance and followed him. At the corner of the stairs, he met a tall and strong major general surrounded by a group of bulky guards. Zhou Dongliang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Brigadier Commander!"
It turned out that the major general was Zhang Fulai, a strong general of the Zhili Army. Han Baihang couldn't help but secretly take a look at him. It's better to meet him than to be famous. This picture of Fulai is really a fierce general. He must be 1.9 meters tall. His face is full of flesh, and he has two thick black lines.
Under the eyebrows are a pair of big copper bell-like eyes, which look very fierce. When he spoke, he said in a loud voice: "Where is Duan Zhigui?"
Zhou Dongliang said: "It will be temporarily placed in the commander's room."
"Lead the way!"
Zhang Fulai waved his hand vigorously.
Zhou Dongliang led the way and introduced Han Baihang: "Brigade commander, this is Han Baihang, commander of the fifth platoon of the selected vanguard team who robbed Duan Zhigui's military column, captured Duan Zhigui and the 13 commander-in-chief generals of the West Route Army. Han Baihang was not selected for the vanguard team.
In front are the soldiers of our Sixth Brigade."
Zhang Fulai looked Han Baihang up and down. Hearing that he was once a soldier of the Sixth Brigade, his face became a little more enthusiastic. He nodded and said: "Very good, you have made great contributions to our Zhili Army. Since you are from our Third Division,
Bing, I will help you show your merits to Yushuai."
Han Baihang was overjoyed, straightened his chest and said, "Thank you, Brigadier, for your cultivation."
Zhang Fulai nodded and continued to move forward. Zhou Dongliang suggested at the right time: "Brigadier Commander, our 11th Regiment had suffered a lot of casualties before and was in short supply of officers. I thought Han Baihang was a soldier of our old army, so he could lead the troops in the war."
He said, now that the establishment of the vanguard team has been simply eliminated, he just has nowhere to go, so why not let him temporarily fill in, and wait until he is rewarded based on his merits in the future, and we will let him go if there is an assignment from above."
Zhang Fulai glanced at him and asked, "What military position do you plan to arrange for him?"
Zhou Dongliang said: "The commander of the third battalion and the first company was killed in action, and more than half of the troops suffered casualties. I want to promote one rank in the firing line and let Han Baihang take over the command as deputy company commander."
Zhang Fulai frowned and said: "If you want to be promoted, you have to do it in one step. What does the deputy company commander mean? I think he will be the acting company commander. After you finish reporting to the commander, just say it was my permission."
"Yes!" Zhou Dongliang saw that Zhang Fulai had a love for Han Baihang's talents. This was a big promotion step, from a second lieutenant to a captain. If he was rewarded based on his merits in the future, and he was promoted a few more levels, he might not be able to reconcile with him.
He was on equal footing, and he couldn't help feeling jealous. But then he thought again, although Han Baihang had made a lot of contributions, his qualifications were too low. He had only been in the army for two months. No matter how great his achievements were, he would not reach the top in one step, even if Commander Yu appreciated him.
To be honest, at most there are battalion-level colonel officers who have stopped, and it is unlikely that they will directly become regiment-level officers.
Arriving outside the stationmaster's room, Zhang Fulai pushed the door open and saw Duan Zhigui lying on the sofa, smoking a smoky cigarette. He couldn't help but grinned, "Xiang Shuai, you're fine."
Duan Zhigui put down his cigarette, squinted at Zhang Fulai, and without sitting up, said coldly: "Zi Heng, you are here, what are you going to do with me?"
Zhang Fulai walked to the sofa nearby and sat down, laughing and saying: "How dare I deal with you Xiangshuai? After all, we are all our own people. Marshal Cao said in a meeting before the war that we are all old brothers from Beiyang in Anhui and Anhui. On the battlefield
Risking your life is a last resort, and if you really capture someone, you will definitely receive preferential treatment."
Duan Zhigui said: "I want to see Cao Kun!"
Zhang Fulai smiled and said: "Shuai Cao is not in a hurry to meet you. It is better for Xiang Shuai to meet Yu Shuai first. He is always talking about you."
Duan Zhigui's face changed slightly, and he suddenly remembered that when the war started, he had ridiculed Wu Peifu in every possible way. The two had exchanged telegrams for countless wars of words. If enemies met, there would be no good results.
When Zhang Fulai saw Duan Zhigui bowing his head and saying nothing, with a hint of contempt on his face, he turned around and said to the adjutant: "Call Yu Shuai immediately and report the situation."
"yes!"
The adjutant turned and left. Zhang Fulai and Duan Zhigui had nothing to say. He saw with his own eyes that the previously arrogant Duan Zhigui had become a prisoner. He was very relieved. At this time, Zhou Dongliang came over and whispered: "Brigadier, where are the prisoners?"
There is a military intelligence report."
Zhang Fulai and Zhou Dongliang went to the side room. The prisoner inside was also a major general. His identity was Xu Jinghong, Duan Zhigui's chief of staff. He was also a spineless man. He couldn't help but intimidate the interrogating soldiers and drove the Anhui army to the west.
The truth and falsehood of the army were explained. Originally, Zhang Fulai was afraid of the 60,000 Anhui troops gathered on the front line of Liulician and did not dare to lead his army in a hard attack. Now, after listening to Xu Jinghong's explanation, he knew that the Anhui army was already in chaos and vulnerable. Now the headquarters
Suffering another devastating blow, he made up his mind to launch a general offensive and defeated the Anhui Army's West Route Army in one fell swoop.
Just as he was about to give the order, the frontline reconnaissance intelligence also came back, and it was discovered that there was internal strife within the Anhui Army. The exchange of fire was particularly fierce, and the frontline troops asked for instructions whether to launch an attack.
Zhang Fulai said with great joy: "Come on when you feel sleepy. We will order all the troops to enter the battlefield quickly, launch a general attack on the Anhui army, and capture Liulician. Liangxiang and Daxing are right under our noses. We want to be the first to enter Beijing."
city."
Zhou Dongliang said hurriedly: "Brigadier Commander, Commander Yu has explicitly ordered the troops not to enter the city."
Zhang Fulai sneered and said: "You know nothing, those words are only for outsiders to hear. If we don't enter the city, who will seize the properties of the senior officials of the Anhui Clan in the city? This is a big deal, and it cannot be robbed by Zhang Zuolin's bearded army."
First of all, remember, tell all the troops that the Anhui Army’s captives and weapons must be seized as soon as possible, especially the Anhui Army’s artillery. I am very greedy, and many of them were beaten by the Anhui Army in this battle.”
Zhou Dongliang said: "Brigadier, I heard that Zhang Zuolin sent two divisions to enter the pass. I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower for one brigade."
Zhang Fulai said: "Zhang Zuolin is a very clever man. He has two divisions. When he entered the customs, he had only more than 3,000 men and horses. He captured more than 10,000 Anhui troops in Tianjin and replenished and expanded them. What is his plan?
It should be clear to you, Dongliang, didn't your troops suffer a lot of casualties? You also went to recruit the Anhui army. Those are elite soldiers trained by Xiao Xu, and they are no worse than our soldiers."