Beiyang reactionaries

Duan Qirui is a very stubborn person.

No matter how difficult the decision is, he will never stop.As early as when Yuan Shikai was alive, Duan Qirui proposed the policy of unification by force. Now that Duan Qirui is in power, he is of course promoting his own unification by force.Therefore, Lu Rongting's request was completely ignored.And Lu Rongting, as the Southwest power faction currently controlling Guangxi and Guangdong, expressed that he would not hesitate to use force to resist Duan Qirui's order, but this threat did not make Duan Qirui change his mind.

Tan Yankai saw that it was not good, and immediately told Lu Rongting and Tang Jiyao that if Hunan fell, Guangdong, Guangxi and southern Yunnan would not be safe, and everyone's lips were dead and their teeth were cold.Both Lu Rongting and Tang Jiyao agreed with this statement. They both said that Hunan must not be allowed to become the territory of the Beiyang Army, even if they meet in battle.

But they speak better than they sing.

Tang Jiyao currently has no strength to reinforce Hunan, while Lu Rongting wants to preserve his strength.Therefore, Tang Jiyao's troops said they were reinforcements, but in fact they did not step forward. They just strolled along the border of Hunan and Guangxi, and did not really enter Hunan.

This made Tan Yankai very annoyed.

In fact, Tan Yankai is not without strength.

Tan Yankai currently has 6 troops under his command.There are the First Division of the Hunan Army, the Second Division of the Hunan Army, 4 garrison teams in six districts, and more than 6 garrison teams in the whole province. The strength of [-] people is already very strong, although Fu Liangzuo brought three divisions of the Beiyang Army into Hunan.It can be said that there are three divisions. Now the troops of these three divisions are far away in the sky. It is impossible to enter Hunan in less than a month.Even Fu Liangzuo himself has not yet been able to enter Hunan.

If Tan Yankai really led [-] troops to resist, then it must be very difficult for Fu Liangzuo to enter Hunan.

At this time came the good news.

On July 1917, 7, Sun Yat-sen hosted a banquet for members of Congress in Huangpu Park to discuss the issue of convening the Congress.These congressmen are all congressmen who came south from Beijing to Guangdong because Duan Qirui did not resume the congress.However, the number of congressmen who came was not enough for a quorum. According to normal legal procedures, congressmen cannot convene a congress on this point.But it is not without such precedent.

Sun Yat-sen and these members decided to follow the precedent of the National Assembly held by representatives of the third class on the eve of the French Revolution and hold an "extraordinary parliamentary session", which was later commonly known as the "extraordinary parliament".

On July 1917, 7, Sun Yat-sen and these congressmen convened an "extraordinary congress" in Guangzhou. On July 25, 7 articles of the "Organizational Outline of the Military Government of the Republic of China" were passed.The meeting decided to establish a military government in Guangzhou, with Sun Yat-sen as the generalissimo of the military government, and Tang Jiyao and Lu Rongting as the marshals.In the name of Generalissimo, Sun Yat-sen sent a telegram to deny the Beijing government with Feng Guozhang as president and Duan Qirui as prime minister, and called for the Northern Expedition.

It can be regarded as the establishment of another government openly.

However, just after Sun Yat-sen announced the establishment of a military government in Guangdong, Tang Jiyao and Lu Rongting opposed Sun Yat-sen.Because they hope to establish a military government that everyone negotiates, not the military government established by Sun Yat-sen now.Because the military government established by Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong directly abolished the "temporary contract" cabinet responsibility system, and it was the same as the organizational form of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, with the generalissimo in charge of everything.That is the form of presidential system that Yuan Shikai and the others had always wanted.In the military government established by Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong, the generalissimo was responsible for everything from government affairs, military affairs to diplomacy.

This is not what Tang Jiyao and Lu Rongting, the power factions in the Southwest, want.In this military government, you, Sun Yat-sen, are the sky, and you are what you say, and you, Sun Yat-sen, really don't take us seriously.Therefore, none of them accepted the post of marshal Sun Yat-sen gave them.

But Tan Yankai didn't care about their internal differences.Tan Yankai only knew that Sun Yat-sen established a military government in Guangdong, which was great news for him.Because the Civil War is about to start, Beijing will never let a new government come out.As long as you fight, you still have a chance.Therefore, Tan Yankai immediately summoned the senior officers of the Hunan Army and wanted to hear their opinions.The main reason is to see if they are willing to help themselves and keep their position as an overseer.

It's a pity that Tan Yankai wanted to resist, but all the generals of the Hunan Army were ambiguous during the meeting.Beginning with Zhao Hengti, Commander of the First Division of the Hunan Army, and Chen Fuchu, Commander of the Second Division of the Hunan Army, the brigade commanders and local guards of the Hunan Army below, such as Lin Xiumei, Chen Jiayou, and Liu Jianfan, all did not support the war.

Guardian?

I'm really not interested.They were also very upset that Duan Qirui dismissed their old superior Tan Yankai from his post, because it also violated their interests.But let them really lead troops to fight the Beiyang Army, they really didn't have such an idea.Therefore, although all of them complained about Tan Yankai's injustice, when it came to important issues, they were all bored, and no one wanted to fight the Beiyang Army.

As for making them respond to the current military government in Guangdong, they are even less interested.A Congress that cannot even gather the legal number of members of Congress is not considered orthodox in their eyes.

Although the generals of the Hunan Army don't like Duan Qirui's Beiyang government, if they are allowed to choose, at least for now the orthodoxy is still in Beijing.The Beiyang government is orthodox. As for Sun Yat-sen's Guangdong military government, it is not recognized by these Hunan generals.Let them follow the Guangdong military government to protect the law, they really don't have such an idea.

Tan Yankai was really helpless.

Because Tan Yankai knew that if the Hunan Army didn't support him, he really couldn't do it as a warlord.Therefore, Tan Yankai had completely given up the idea of ​​resistance, and waited for Fu Liangzuo to enter Hunan and then hand over his duties.Of course, Tan Yankai was not easy to provoke. Before Fu Liangzuo entered Hunan, he frequently appointed his own officers in the army.Even if he leaves by himself, he still needs to give Fu Liangzuo some disgust.

"Little Japan's weapons are really good."

When Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan were all paying attention to how to deal with Duan Qirui's next move, Duan Xun came to Chongqing again.Because Duan Xun's main target next will be Guizhou, and then Tang Jiyao.

Therefore, Duan Xun set up a headquarters in Chongqing.

The weapons Duan Xun ordered from Japan have come to Chongqing.Although Duan Xun doesn't like Japan, at present, Japan's arms are indeed better than those produced by Sichuan Arsenal.All the [-]-type rifles, as well as Japan's own heavy machine guns and cannons, are generally better than Duan Xun's weapons.

"We have the weapons, Yi Ting (Chen Guodong), how is the training of the recruits?"

Duan Xun came to Chongqing this time to command the next war.Therefore, many generals from the Governor's Mansion followed.After Duan Xun put down the gun, he asked Chen Guodong.

Chen Guodong is nearly ten years older than Duan Xun, but he is a student of Duan Xun in Baoding Military Academy.Currently serving as the head of the mobilization department of the Sichuan Governor's Mansion, his main task is to recruit and train recruits.

Since Duan Xun formalized the Sichuan Governor's Mansion and the Sichuan Army, he strictly prohibited the military from expanding without permission.All recruits are recruited and trained by the Mobilization Department, and then assigned to various units.

"Teacher, according to your order, since the beginning of this year, we have increased the recruitment and training of recruits. In the name of the militia, we have temporarily recruited some people for short-term training. If you need it now, you can quickly enter The army. As for the recruits needed to enter the Yunnan army, they have already been sent there. It will not delay the speed of the army's expansion."

"it is good."

Duan Xun was very happy.

In fact, Duan Xun is very short of money to expand the army like now.Fortunately, Duan Xun has sold all his properties in western Henan, mortgaged Sichuan's salt tax to Japan, and borrowed a large sum of money from Japanese banks.Otherwise, there would not be such a large-scale military expansion.

According to the current plan, Duan Xun will almost expand the army by more than 3 people in a short period of time, and the controlled army can reach 15 people.With money in hand, weapons are no problem, and now even recruits are no problem, then everything is in place.

"Brother Chaofan (You Min), haven't you always said that you want to form a regular military police force?"

"kindness."

Since serving as the Chief Inspector of the Military Discipline Department of Duan Xun's Army, You Min has slowly put all his energy into the establishment of the Military Discipline Department.Youmin has always believed that the army lacks a regular military police force, and has proposed to Duan Xun several times that he wants to establish a regular military police force.

However, because there are too many issues to consider in forming a military police force separately, it has not been established.Duan Xun more just assigned some troops to the leadership of the Military Discipline Department.And Yumin wants the military police to be both a combat force and a law enforcement force.Duan Xun didn't want You Min to be contaminated with military power, so he never agreed.

But now there is basically no problem in this regard, and Duan Xun also believes that the army should have a regular gendarmerie.

"Brother Chaofan, take this opportunity to fully standardize the Military Disciplinary Office, including the various units and military courts under the Military Disciplinary Office. Then I will give the Military Disciplinary Office an establishment of 8000 people and form a military police force .”

"De Gong (Duan Xun), why did you suddenly think of forming a gendarmerie?"

"Ha ha."

Duan Xun smiled, and then said in a deep voice: "Brother Chaofan, I won't hide it from you. Mr. Sun Yat-sen established a military government in Guangdong, which has openly split with the Beijing government. Moreover, Prime Minister Duan has always pursued the policy of unification by force. Lu Rongting, Tan Yankai They will definitely not be arrested without a fight. Don’t look at the generals of the Hunan Army who have nothing to do with Tan Yankai’s dismissal. Wait until Fu Liangzuo enters Hunan, and you will see that Fu Liangzuo will never allow the Hunan Army to do this Armed forces exist. Just as General Chengwu (Chen Heng) dismantled the Sichuan Army, Fu Liangzuo will do the same. By then, those generals of the Hunan Army will be able to stay out of the matter?"

Guardians are shit.

For Lu Rongting, Tang Jiyao, and the generals of the Hunan Army, the guardians are a fart, and they don't care at all.As long as Duan Qirui doesn't mess with them, they won't let Sun Yat-sen and Duan Qirui beat them to death.

But once their own interests are threatened, these people will not do it.

Duan Qirui doesn't care about their affairs, not to mention not restoring the Congress, even if the Congress is dissolved.But Duan Qirui wanted to unify force and disarm them, so of course they wouldn't obediently let Duan Qirui come over and beat them.

Actually speaking, in the past few years since the Revolution of [-], they have all become warlords.The so-called doctrines and ideals are too extravagant for them, and they think more about their own interests.

If Duan Qirui did not promote unification by force, it is estimated that few people would respond to Sun Yat-sen's law-protection campaign.this is the truth.

"So, Brother Chaofan, there must be a war."

"Are you going to fight too?"

"Of course. Once the Civil War breaks out, I, as the governor of Sichuan, will definitely be involved in the war. Otherwise, what do you think I am going to do this year to prepare for war, pledge the salt tax to the Japanese bank for loans, and buy weapons from Japan? Extraordinary Brother, I will not hide from you. My goal in this war is very clear, that is to control Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. But you also know that regardless of whether it is the Yunnan Army or the Guizhou Army, they already have their own forces. Even if I defeat them , annex them, they also have their own faction, this kind of faction can not be disintegrated overnight. I am just an ordinary person, if I have a choice, I will definitely prefer my own people instead of these troops who are not with me. But if I If you are too partial, it will not be easy to balance the emotions of the troops, and it is very likely to cause internal confrontation, which is very detrimental to my annexation of the Yunnan-Guizhou Army. Therefore, in order to be fair, I need to increase the prestige and strength of your Military Discipline Department. I'm going to use logistics and military discipline to control the troops and to convince those troops. Tell them I'm not targeting them."

When You Min heard Duan Xun's words, he also had to admire Duan Xun.

It is easy to annex troops, especially now that Duan Xun has 10,000+ troops, which is more than twice the strength of the remaining Yunnan-Guizhou Army.In addition, the Yunnan-Guizhou Army itself is not united, and there are many troops flirting with Duan Xun internally.If Duan Xun was ruthless, he could forcibly annex their troops.

However, it is easy to annex troops, but it is very difficult to digest troops.

If you make a slight move, they may think that you want to clean them, and then there will be internal strife.Now, in order to avoid this, Duan Xun began to increase the WeChat and strength of the Military Disciplinary Department.I want to use strict military discipline to restrain the troops, and slowly digest the troops of the Yunnan-Guizhou Army.

"Row."