Wu Peifu glanced at Zhou Dongliang and gave a loud drink.
Zhou Dongliang was shocked and quickly straightened his back: "Yes!" Looking at Wu Peifu with a serious face, he was a little at a loss.
Wu Peifu stared at Zhou Dongliang sternly, until he was sweating profusely. Then he calmed down and said calmly: "You guys fought well. Your regiment broke through the fastest in the army and was the first to kill Liuli."
Shop, I didn’t lose any of my people, I’ll take credit for it!” He always took Qi Jiguang, a fellow countryman, as his teacher. He paid special attention to military law when running the army, and he always treated his subordinates without pretense. Zhou Dongliang was the person he wanted from Baoding.
He was a close relative, and even the rewards seemed like punishments, which made his subordinates feel surprised and happy, and they were even more in awe of him.
Zhou Dongliang held back the surprise in his heart and heard Wu Peifu continue: "The commander of the 11th Regiment is seriously injured and disabled. He cannot return to the army. You can temporarily act as the commander. The next battle is finished.
Remove the pronouns.”
Zhou Dongliang was overjoyed. The defeat of the Anhui Army was certain, and the next battle would only be a smooth battle, so the position of regimental commander would definitely fall on him. But before he could express his position, Wu Peifu poured cold water on him again: "First of all,
Don't be too quick to be happy. Your subordinates defied orders and marched eastward. Is there any news now?"
As soon as Zhou Dongliang heard Wu Peifu talking about this matter, he started to beat up in his heart. If Han Baihang, a troublemaker, didn't deal with him when he came back because he lost the regiment leader, he would bite the bullet and say: "Report Yu"
"Shuai, I have dispatched communications troops, but there has been no news."
Wu Peifu snorted coldly, and said while walking with him: "You are really good at being the deputy commander. A Sun Monkey has appeared under you. He is quite capable, but he just doesn't obey orders. It's a good use of such a person."
If you use a sharp sword incorrectly, you will hurt yourself. Let me ask you, how much do you know about this Han Baihang!"
Zhou Dongliang smiled bitterly: "Speaking of our understanding, our understanding is actually limited. Han Baihang joined the army in Zheng County. At the beginning, he was in the new barracks. Because he was good at talking about Japanese army drills, it was the first time I met him in humble position. From then on, I saw him in humble position.
It turns out he is no ordinary person."
"Oh?" Wu Peifu became interested: "What an unusual method."
Zhou Dongliang said: "It's about the way he talks. Han Baihang was neither humble nor overbearing when he met with his subordinate. He spoke in an organized manner, which shows that he has received a higher education."
Wu Peifu smiled: "Interesting, it is too strange for a highly educated person to serve as a soldier."
Zhou Dongliang nodded and said: "Yes, I also have this concern, so I deliberately gave him a warning, saying that he is a spy of the Anhui Army. If he has something in his heart, he will definitely reveal his flaws." As he said that, he told Wu Peifu about the situation that day.
He narrated it again and said: "This is the situation. I met him next time in Zhuozhou. He captured Duan Zhigui's entire headquarters. He despised his position and cherished his talent, so he took it upon himself to recruit him into the 11th Regiment and was promoted to
Company commander..."
Wu Peifu said thoughtfully: "So he led a company to Liulician, and alone persuaded the 15th Division to switch sides, killed Zhang Gongchen, collected broken troops along the way, and defeated the First Division to surrender. Now
There is no news that he led an unknown force to the east."
Zhou Dongliang said angrily: "This is the situation. In fact, the company he leads only has half of its actual strength."
Wu Peifu's face became complicated, and he suddenly laughed: "I'm afraid Duan Qirui won't believe it even if he is beaten to death, the person who broke the deadlock in Zhi-Wan was actually an unknown soldier, and captured him alive, a general, the commander-in-chief, and a lieutenant-general, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy.
It was not easy to disintegrate two divisions in an instant. I really want to meet this Han Baihang."
At this moment, a staff officer holding a military report ran up from behind and shouted urgently: "Report, the latest information returned from Liangxiang."
Wu Peifu stopped and took the telegram from his staff. He read several lines at a glance and couldn't help being surprised. The telegram said that the First Division of the Anhui Army suddenly rebelled in Liangxian City and had broken through the county seat. It was fighting fiercely with the Anhui Army in the city.
, there are rumors that the First Division has detained the Chief of Staff of the Anhui Army Xu Shuzheng and dozens of officers. The Anhui Army is in chaos at this moment, and the army can launch a general attack at the right time. An idea came to his mind, could this Han Baihang be sent by heaven?
The lucky general who came to help him, how could it be a coincidence that a small company commander could accomplish so many great things?
After reading the telegram, Wu Peifu calmly handed the telegram to Zhou Dongliang and Yue Chenan behind him for circulation. The two of them exclaimed in unison. This news is too important. Liangxiang is the last line of defense built by the Anhui army. Breaking through
Here, the Anhui army will be completely defeated, and the Zhizhi army can march directly into Beijing and replace the Anhui clique in controlling Beiyang.
"Commander Yu, please give the order. Our regiment (division) is willing to be the vanguard." Zhou Dongliang and Yue Chen'an rushed to fight.
Wu Peifu waved his hand and said with a solemn expression: "Order the entire army to launch a general offensive, regardless of the priority of each department. There is only one combat mission: eliminate all Anhui troops and march straight to Beijing!"
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Duan Mansion in Beijing, Duan Qirui's mansion is the old Hubu Yamen, and the back door is Dongjiaomin Alley. As the east and west fronts tightened, the Anhui clique's dignitaries suddenly felt something was not good, so they packed up their property in advance and hid in Dongjiaomin Alley.
From time to time, people came to Duan's mansion to inquire about information. Duan Qirui hated the fact that the people around him were weaklings. While he was worried about the front line, he scolded the troops hiding in Dongjiaomin Lane and refused to allow them to step into the mansion.
In the study, Duan Qirui paced back and forth uneasily. News had just come back from the Eastern Front that the Zhifeng Allied Forces had captured Langfang, and more than 10,000 Anhui troops were captured. The front line was less than a hundred miles away from Beijing. Although the situation was terrible.
, but he was not disappointed in the end. He knew very well that the direction that determined the outcome of the Zhi-Anhui War was the West Road. As long as the West Road could win, he could come back and win. Regarding this, he pinned his hopes on his disciple Xu Shuzheng, this little boy.
Zhuge has never let him down. He believes that this time he can use his intelligence and wisdom to turn defeat into victory. As for Wu Peifu, Cao Kun's subordinate, how can that poor scholar be compared with Xu Shuzheng? He will definitely win the battle. With this idea
, his heart gradually calmed down.
"Clang!"
The study door was pushed open violently, and an adjutant rolled in, holding a piece of telegram in his hand, and exclaimed: "Supervisor, something big happened on the front line."
Duan Qirui's vision went dark, he forced himself to stand and asked: "What happened?"
The adjutant handed over the message and said: "Liu Wenpu called, the First Division has rebelled, and Chief of Staff Xu Shuzheng has been captured!"
"ah!"
Duan Qirui was shocked when he heard this. He could no longer stand still and fell into a chair. His eyes revealed despair: "It's over, it's over."
Upon seeing this, the adjutant hurriedly said: "Supervisor, Liu Wenpu also said that Chief of Staff Xu ordered the surrender. He dare not make his own decision. Please ask Supervisor Jun Duan!"
"Surrender!" Duan Qirui's eyes widened and he slapped the table hard: "Never, never, tell Liu Wenpu that the army would rather fight to the last man than compromise with the Cao Wu traitor."
The adjutant hesitated and said: "But Chief of Staff Xu is in the hands of the enemy, and Liu Wenpu is afraid of attacking him because he is throwing a rat weapon at him."
Duan Qirui quickly calmed down after hearing this. Although he was unwilling to fail, he was also unwilling to see Xu Shuzheng die because of this. Without Xu Shuzheng's advice, how could he have defeated the wily Feng Guozhang, let alone run the Anhui clique?
To this day, the friendship between the two is really hard to break up. He became much older in an instant, and he slumped on the chair weakly, unable to speak for a long time.