Zhang Fulai opened his mouth slightly and shook his head like a rattle: "Shuai Yu, you know me. I, Old Zhang, am just a rough guy and don't like to use my brain."
Wu Peifu pointed at him with his finger and said: "Zi Heng, you seem to be rude, but in fact you are rough and subtle. Xiao Yaonan is not as good as you in this regard." He added: "Since you say you don't know, then I will teach you a lesson.
I have been forming an army in Beiyang since I was a child. From the beginning of President Yuan until now, the tradition of employment has always been to emphasize the use of armed forces and eliminate military officers. Jiang Baili suffered a disadvantage on this point, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is his brain.
The ideas here are inconsistent with those of our Beiyang group. Such people cannot be used, and disaster will occur if they are reused. The fundamental reason why we use force to prepare students is that the people we train in Beiyang do not have so many selfish thoughts and can obey the orders above.
This is also my employment principle. I would rather kill a future god of war than allow a white-eyed wolf like Cai E to be raised."
What he said was so categorical that Zhang Fulai felt solemn after hearing it, and his thoughts changed accordingly. He completely understood the meaning of Wu Peifu's words, secretly thinking that Yu Shuai was very afraid of Han Baihang! But think about it, Han Baihang
He rose up on the battlefield like a wild horse and defeated veteran generals in Beiyang such as Duan Zhigui, Qu Tongfeng, and Xu Shuzheng. The reputation and prestige of these people were on par with Yushuai. They shocked many people, including himself.
When I first heard about Han Baihang's deeds, I suspected that there was something wrong with my ears. I couldn't believe it for a long time. At this time, Han Baihang was just a company commander the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean, and he could instigate a war of more than 100,000 people. If he waited until he was here,
After several years of development in the military, once he reaches a higher position, it is impossible to predict what he can do.
"Commander Yu, since he can't be used, let's deal with him. I will immediately recruit him back to the brigade headquarters and send someone to rob and kill him on the way. He must be done perfectly." Zhang Fulai was murderous and whispered to Wu Peifu.
Wu Peifu frowned after hearing this, shook his head and said: "I only said it was not necessary, and I didn't say he had to kill him. After all, he has made great contributions to my defeat of Anhui, so I can't bear to kill him."
Zhang Fulai blinked: "What do you mean?"
"Not reusable!"
Wu Peifu said leisurely with his hands behind his back: "The merits and demerits are equal. Isn't he now the captain and company commander? His military rank will not change. He will be rewarded with more silver coins. He will be transferred from the Third Division to a local miscellaneous army."
Zhang Fulai secretly exclaimed, the only country-owned army that can be promoted in the Beiyang Army is the only one that can be promoted. In the local no-name army, it is normal to waste more than ten years in one position. Once Han Baihang goes somewhere, his future in the military will be completely gone.
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At this moment, Chief of Staff Li Jichen walked over quickly with an urgent look on his face, holding a telegram in his hand: "Commander Yu, Cao Ying urgently reports that Fengjun has robbed the arsenal in the eastern suburbs of the Anhui Army. It is reported that there are weapons and ammunition in it.
It was enough to equip two brigades. Zhang Zuolin mobilized dozens of trains to pull them away. At this moment, Zhang Jinghui's troops had already moved into Nanyuan."
Wu Peifu was shocked. He thought that the weapons left by the Anhui army on the battlefield were enough. He never thought that the small eastern suburbs arsenal had enough equipment for two brigades. It was a waste of money for Zhang Zuolin. This made him feel heartache.
He also heard that Zhang Zuolin was paying attention to Nanyuan again. Everyone knew that Nanyuan was the base camp of the Anhui Clan, and the things in it were definitely indispensable and could not be lost. His eyes flashed and he asked: "Which troops are far away from Nanyuan now?"
recent."
Li Jichen said: "Commander Yu, Han Baihang's troops have already passed Fengtai, and are only two or three hours away from Nanyuan."
Wu Peifu and Zhang Fulai looked at each other, and Zhang Fulai hurriedly said: "You can bypass him and give the order directly to Lin Jianyue and Li Ruzhang."
Wu Peifu shook his head and said: "It's not appropriate. This is an elbow turned out. It will make people laugh. So he gave Han Baihang an order to speed up his march to accept Nanyuan. He told him that if a bullet falls on Fengjun in Nanyuan,
Hold it in your hand, raise your head to see me."
Zhang Fulai couldn't help but said: "Isn't this still asking him to make meritorious deeds?"
Wu Peifu said solemnly: "I don't have much to worry about anymore. The Zhifeng and Feng families are cooperating now, but it won't be certain in the future. Besides, this battle was won by us in a bloody battle. Zhang Zuolin was bluffing by the side. It makes no sense for him to go to Beijing to take over first.
But we got nothing.”
Zhang Fulai said: "In this way, I will ask Zhou Dongliang's 11th Regiment to rush to Nanyuan, and when they arrive, they will contact Han Baihang's military power."
Wu Peifu said: "What you do is your business, I don't care!"
Zhang Fulai came out of the headquarters and returned to the brigade headquarters to find Zhou Dongliang still waiting inside. When he saw him coming back, he hurriedly greeted him: "Brigadier Commander, what did Commander Yu say?"
Zhang Fulai looked at him solemnly and said word by word: "Don't mention Han Baihang's name from now on."
Zhou Dongliang was so smart that he immediately guessed the reason. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Han Baihang, I can only blame you for being too sharp. You were responsible for all the great achievements of the Zhizhi Army. Your achievements shocked the master.
It seems that you can no longer be used by me.
"Brigadier, does Han Baihang's matter involve me greatly?" Zhou Dongliang asked a little worriedly.
Zhang Fu glanced at him and said, "It's a blessing in disguise. Part of the credit for Han Baihang's achievements must be attributed to you. The leader is confirmed. It depends on whether you are good at it or not. You can't go any further."
Zhang Fulai said: "It depends on Marshal Cao's intention."
Zhou Dongliang nodded, but he didn't have much hope in his heart. After all, Cao Kun was in charge of the third division. He was promoted by Wu Peifu. Although he was Cao Kun's disciple and grandson, after all, he was not as close as his direct relatives.
"Urgent order, your troops give up the recruitment of Liangxiang Wan Army, and immediately march to Nanyuan. After arriving at Nanyuan, remove Han Baihang's military power, and guard Nanyuan's arms and supplies to prevent them from being snatched away by Feng's army, Yu Shuai
But he gave the order to die." Zhang Fulai said.
Zhou Dongliang did not dare to be careless and asked Zhang Fulai about the precautions in dealing with Fengjun. Zhang Fulai only said eight words: "Neither humble nor arrogant, reasonable and well-founded."
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The news of Liu Wenpu's defeat hit Beijing like a Category 10 hurricane. As if it was the end of the world, the officials of the Anfu Clan did not bother to pack away their small money and fled in a panic into the Liuguo Hotel or Dongjiaomin Alley. Entering Dongjiaomin Alley, they especially
Feeling unsafe, people with old connections came to the consulates of various countries one after another and stuffed countless amounts of money before being allowed to hide in the consulates.
The trees fell down and the hozens dispersed. The Duan Mansion, which used to be bustling with people, was extremely deserted. People came out of the mansion with their families, but only a few people went in. Only the guards were still guarding the door loyally.
The door of Duan Qirui's study room was closed tightly. He was sitting on a tiger-skin chair as if frozen. There was a piece of white paper spread out on the desk in front of him, with the four words "Tian Xia Tai Ping" scrawled on it. This book is
His ambition has become a great irony at this moment. On the other side of the white paper, a delicate silver German revolver is lying there. This gun was specially issued to senior officers during the military training at the small station. As an agent, he
The chief instructor was the first person to obtain this gun, and it has been kept to this day.
Looking at this gun, Duan Qirui had the idea of suicide more than once, but he never had the courage to do it. On the one hand, he was afraid of death, and on the other hand, he was a person who refused to admit defeat after all, even though he lost this battle.
It was so tragic that hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out in four days. Most people would definitely not be able to withstand this blow and would not recover. However, he still did not give up the idea of making a comeback. The troops in the Gyeonggi area were wiped out, but after careful calculation, the Anhui clique was more than
With this little wealth, the governors of Shandong, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Fujian provinces are still members of the Anhui clan. As long as time is allowed to develop slowly, there may not be a chance to regain power. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, when Chu and Han stood side by side, Liu Bang was not killed by Xiang Yu.
After repeated defeats, he abandoned his wife and children, and even his father was thrown into the cauldron and eaten by Xiang Yu. In the end, he had the last laugh and founded the Han family for four hundred years.
With this thought, Duan Qirui regained his energy, picked up the pistol on the table and put it back into the drawer.
"Father, I can't help it."
The study door banged open, and Duan Qirui's eldest son Duan Hongye rushed in in a panic, fell to his knees on the ground, and cried: "Father, don't hurt yourself just because you are frustrated."
Body."
Following closely behind him were Duan Qirui's aides-de-camp. A large group of people crowded the study room, kneeling on the ground and talking nonstop to persuade Duan Qirui not to think too hard.
Duan Qirui's hand stopped in mid-air, and his face was full of laughter and tears. Then a burst of rage arose. He didn't want people to see his weak look, so he slammed the gun on the table and said angrily: "Who said that I
Anyone who wants to commit suicide, get out of here!"
When the deputy staff officer heard Duan Qirui's vigorous curses, he immediately felt relieved and retreated. However, Duan Hongye had no eyesight and was afraid that his father would commit suicide, so he insisted on staying in the study. Duan Qirui resisted him.
However, I was a little moved in my heart, so I let him go.
"Father, you have been exhausted in the past few years. It would be good for us to go to the house in Tianjin and let some aunts accompany you for a rest." Duan Hongye said in a low voice, keeping his eyes on the gun on Duan Qirui's table.
It made him scared and anxious, fearing that the old man would commit suicide, but he was not sure he could stop him.