The news of Wu Peifu's escape immediately reached the ears of Northeastern King Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang. Although he was very sorry, on second thought, this might be the best ending. If he really captured Wu Peifu alive, he would
What should we do?
Can he really kill Wu Peifu? Of course it is impossible. Not to mention the many years of competition between himself and Wu Peifu. Although the two are rivals, they are not heroes who cherish heroes. Besides, there are other warlords who mediate.
, even if he wants to kill Wu Peifu, he may not give in to other warlords. By then, Wu Peifu will really become a hot potato in his hands. If he didn't catch it this time, it may be a good result.
Besides, Wu Peifu escaped overnight, and only a few thousand or two thousand people were left with him. Some of them got separated along the way, providing cover for Marshal Wu to attract the enemy.
When the pick-up point was found, there were only a few senior generals and more than a thousand soldiers left with Marshal Wu. As the saying goes, there is no need to worry about having no firewood to burn the green hills. Wu Peifu could only lead these old subordinates to board the ship in a hurry.
Head to Tianjin.
It can be said that everyone pushed down the wall and beat the drum. In just a few days, Marshal Wu realized what it means that a phoenix falling into the water is not as good as a chicken. Marshal Wu led his men to prepare to take the train to Tianjin, but the house leaked and it rained continuously.
, just when Marshal Wu was in a critical situation, the soldiers at the front came back with news that Zheng Shiqi, who controlled the Jinpu Railway, suddenly declared "armed independence."
This Zheng Shiqi is none other than Cao Kun. In order to strengthen his strength in Shandong after Cao Kun announced his inauguration as president in October 1923, he re-employed Zheng Shiqi and appointed him to deal with the aftermath of Shandong's military affairs. He was also awarded the title of General Jiwei and
Add the rank of general.
But I never expected that it would be Zheng Shiqi, who controlled the Jinpu Railway, who would declare "armed independence" at this time when Wu Peifu was in extreme danger.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. He talks about armed independence, but in fact, the meaning behind it is that he no longer accepts the direct jurisdiction. This is clearly to get rid of the relationship with Wu Peifu. If he gets rid of the relationship at this time, he is obviously helping Zhang Zuolin.
Well.
Besides, if you don’t get rid of the relationship early or late, you get rid of the relationship just when Wu Dashuai wants to use the Jinpu Railway. This is obviously that your treasure is no longer on Zhili, and you don’t even want to give Wu Peifu a way to survive.
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After Wu Peifu received the news, he let out a long sigh. He had really misjudged the wrong person at first. This Zheng Shiqi was indeed patriotic and anti-Japanese, but once he was in trouble, this person would fall out of favor faster than turning over a book. This is a typical fucking wall guy.
The grass falls on both sides.
Wu Peifu couldn't bear to get angry with such people. Since the Jinpu Railway was not working, he had to think of other ways.
Wu Peifu thought about it carefully, and then another news came that Fengjun had completely surrounded his headquarters in Tianjin. It was over, Tianjin would never be able to go back, that is, it could go south.
Wu Peifu finally reached the Beijing-Hankow Railway with his troops, but the bad news came again. Yan Xishan and Yan Laoxi of Shanxi declared "neutral". This "neutral" caught Wu Peifu off guard. Yan Xishan declared neutrality at this time, and his meaning is self-evident.
, Wu Peifu had no choice but to smile bitterly, this damn Yan Laoxi is too good at choosing the right time.
Neutral at this time means that it is clear that Yan Laoxi will not help either side, but it also means that neither side can ask him for help. In fact, he is telling Wu Peifu not to think about passing through his Yan Xishan territory. This is impossible.
things.
Wu Peifu has been involved in the world for so many years. How could he not understand this simple meaning? Since they won't let him go, why should he lick his face and be rejected?
Whatever, whatever!
After so many years on the battlefield, Wu Peifu finally tasted the abjection of being defeated like a mountain and being dumped by everyone. Now Wu Peifu feels like a stray dog, being despised wherever he goes, but think about the time when he was once famous.
, especially when Zhang Zuolin was defeated in the first Zhili-Fengtian war.
How glorious I was at that time, it can really be described as the admiration of thousands of people. At that time, Zheng Shiqi was still the leader of the regiment. He couldn't help but fawn over him. He couldn't be as arrogant as he is now. At that time, Zheng Shiqi was
When he came to his house, he was still being ignored, but now? The world has changed!
At that time, Yan Laoxi had to be polite to him at all times, for fear of offending him, but looking at it now, as soon as I lost, he immediately became "neutral" towards me. It's really fucking shameless.
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Things in the world are really unpredictable. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Wu Peifu never thought that he would have such a miserable day. He sighed to the sky.
Even if he is like this, he cannot just accept his fate.
"The children of Jiangdong are so talented, and there is no telling when they will make a comeback." Wu Peifu felt sad for a while and remembered this poem by Li Shangyin. This poem is really suitable to describe himself now, and he may not be able to make a comeback one day.
Thinking about how many times he was beaten and killed, how many times he passed by death, he could survive it, why can't he do it now? Wu Peifu asked himself deep in his heart, besides, he is much better than he was then.
Of experience!
Since both the Jinpu Railway and the Beijing-Hankow Railway have nowhere to go, he can only take a boat south to Luoyang. Wherever he goes, he might still have a chance to survive.
On November 3, 1924, it has been more than half a month since the Zhili-Fengtian War started. During these more than half a month, Wu Peifu's Zhili army had already been defeated. Now Wu Peifu, Marshal Wu, only has two thousand remnant soldiers around him.
The defeated general and several loyal generals followed him.
Wu Peifu led his two thousand people, requisitioned a group of vehicles, horses and other means of transportation on the road, and drove directly to Tanggu. This was his last chance.
Wu Peifu's plan was good. After arriving in Tanggu by car, he could take the "Huajia" steamer south, then he could land in Qingdao, then transfer to Jiaoji Road and Jinpu Road back to Luoyang, and then regroup.
But there is a big problem here. If you want to go to Qingdao by water, you will definitely pass through Zheng Shiqi's territory.
Regarding the land route, Wu Peifu had no hope. He knew that it was impossible to pass through Zheng Shiqi's territory by land. He could only place his hope on the water route, hoping that for his own sake, Zheng Shiqi would be able to pass by without blocking him.
