Beiyang reactionaries

So Feng Guozhang still has the strength to struggle.

However, Duan Xun has already begun to rectify the army in Chongqing.Because Duan Xun knew that although Feng Guozhang was still struggling now, as the battle between Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui was decided, the war was getting closer and closer.As long as Duan Qirui's side wins, as long as Duan Qirui's army is reorganized, it will definitely be a large army.Therefore, Duan Xun also accelerated the reorganization of his troops.Now the most important actions on Duan Xun's side are Wan Xuancai's expansion of the Fourth Division, and the reorganization of Yuan Zuming's troops.

There is nothing wrong with Wan Xuancai.The biggest problem is the lack of grassroots officers. Compared with Wan Xuancai's expansion of the Fourth Division, Yuan Zuming's affairs are more difficult.

The Seventh Division of the Southwest Frontier Army.

This is another new number.Yuan Zuming's troops were reorganized in Western Guizhou and formed the Seventh Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army.Then Yuan Zuming followed Deng Hanxiang with several army generals to Chongqing to meet Duan Xun.This was the first time Duan Xun met Yuan Zuming.

Although Duan Xun served as the commander-in-chief of suppressing bandits in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, he once ordered Yuan Zuming, who had just served as the governor of Guizhou, to hold a military meeting in Chongqing.But Yuan Zuming was worried that Duan Xun would detain him, so he found an excuse to reject Duan Xun.

So today is the first time the two meet.

"I dare not be a commander to praise."

With Feng Guozhang officially appointing Duan Xun as the commander-in-chief of the Third Route Army, Duan Xun proclaimed himself the commander-in-chief of the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou in Chongqing.So Yuan Zuming called Duan Xun "commander" when he saw Duan Xun.

"These are..."

"Commander, this is Lu Tao, commander of our first brigade."

"Lu Tao? But the one who entered my Gulin without getting a penny."

"Exactly."

Lu Tao was a general of the Yunnan Army.In the year of Xinhai, he followed the army into Sichuan and came to Gulin.At that time, the military discipline of the Dian army was not very good. They wantonly searched for the money of Sichuan salt merchants in the Neijiang and Ziliujing areas, robbed and blackmailed the salt merchants.Not to mention the money from those salt merchants, even the local government of Sichuan has robbed a lot of money, and it can even be said to have been collected.

Therefore, the reputation of the Dian army in Sichuan is not very good, and the Sichuan army is also very prepared against the Dian army.

But Lu Tao is different.

Lu Tao led his troops into Gulin at that time, and found tens of thousands of silver dollars in the Gulin county government office.However, Lu Tao sent troops to protect the money, but nothing was moved.After finding out the county magistrate and appointing him as the county magistrate, he will return the money to Gulin County.

Therefore, Lu Tao has a great reputation in Gulin.Everyone knows that the Yunnan Army has such an officer who is not greedy for money or looting.

"Brigade Commander Lu, I've heard of you for a long time."

"The Commander has won the award."

Lu Tao stood up and saluted, then sat down.

"Commander, this is Hu Ying, commander of our second brigade."

"It turned out to be General Hu Ying who defeated Ma Jizeng in Zhijiang."

Every time Yuan Zuming introduced an officer under his command, Duan Xun was able to tell what he was most proud of.Speaking of which, although these people are well-known, they don't know how different they are from Duan Xun, who is currently serving as the border defense supervisor in the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet.

Even if they don't like Duan Xun, they still have to admit Duan Xun's status.Therefore, Duan Xun knew everyone so clearly, and everyone was very happy.Because everyone felt that Duan Xun respected them very much.

"General Yuan, is there anything you are dissatisfied with or needs to change about this reorganization of the troops? I am here today, so you can bring it up with me. As long as it is a condition that I can agree to, I will definitely not refuse."

"No."

Yuan Zuming shook his head immediately.

Yuan Zuming is still very satisfied with the reorganization of the troops into the Seventh Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army.Because Duan Xun kept his promise, he did not interfere with the reorganization of the troops except for sending the Military Disciplinary Office and a battalion of Gendarmerie to the troops, and the troop logistics regiment belonging to the Logistics Department.

Especially the personnel arrangement of the entire army, Duan Xun didn't say anything at all.From top to bottom, the Seventh Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, Yuan Zuming was in charge of all the arrangements for the officers, and Duan Xun had nothing to do with it.Yuan Zuming can be sure that from top to bottom the troops are all his direct line officers.

So I am very satisfied with Duan Xun.

A promise of gold.

If you say no interference, you won't interfere. Yuan Zuming admires this kind of demeanor alone.When I was in the Qian army, Liu Xianshi was on guard against himself, and Wang Wenhua was also on guard against himself.Rely on yourself during the war, but let yourself sit on the bench as soon as the war is over.Duan Xun is pretty good in comparison.

"General Yuan, I want to discuss something with you today."

"Commander, tell me."

"I am currently preparing to form the Second Army of the Southwest Frontier Army. I am going to form the Second Army with my Third Division of the Southwest Frontier Army and your Seventh Division. Now the Second Division is stationed in Boryeong, so I want to send your The troops were transferred to Nanchong. I don't know what you mean?"

"This……"

Yuan Zuming didn't know how to answer for a while.

To be honest, Yuan Zuming's troops are the troops of the Qian Army, the troops of the Guizhou Army who were born and bred.They were used to Guizhou, so they definitely didn't want him to be stationed in Sichuan.Moreover, Yuan Zuming still had some worries, fearing that if he went to Sichuan by himself, it would be difficult for him to be independent in the affairs of the army in the future.

Nanchong, that is in the hinterland of Sichuan.

It borders Chongqing to the south, Kuizhou to the east, Baoning to the north, and Chengdu to the west.Because these places are very important in Sichuan, these places are heavily stationed in Sichuan.Needless to say in Chengdu and Chongqing, Liu Xiang's third division was stationed in Baoning, and Wan Xuancai's fourth division was stationed in Kuizhou.A division by myself is completely invincible and difficult to defeat four-handed.When the time comes, what I do will depend on Duan Xun's face.

"General Yuan, in my army, the regular organization of a division is two infantry brigades, one brigade has three regiments, each regiment has three battalions, and one battalion has four companies. 4000 people. Due to the limited reorganization time of your army, it was not able to be fully reorganized. Just use this opportunity to complete the expansion.”

"Commander, but most of my troops are from Guizhou. Let them leave their hometowns, and the troops will complain."

Yuan Zuming thought for a while, but still declined Duan Xun's intention.

Although the establishment of 4000 people is indeed very tempting to myself.But to go to Sichuan, Yuan Zuming still resisted very much.Worried that as long as he is transferred to Sichuan, it is Duan Xun's step to annex himself.Staying in Guizhou, his 1-strong army would have enough chips to bargain with Duan Xun.

"General Yuan, Guizhou is a small pond, and the outside is the big stage. Don't worry, I'm a man who promises nothing. If I say I won't interfere with your department's personnel arrangements, I will never interfere with your troops' personnel arrangements. Forget it, you can Think about it. I will give you ten days, and you will give me an answer after ten days. Of course, I will not force this matter."

"Yes."

Duan Xun wanted to transfer Yuan Zuming away.

After all, Yuan Zuming is a unit of the Second Division of the Guizhou Army, and it is indeed difficult to control staying in Guizhou.But the more reason is not this, but Duan Xun's plan to go north to plot Shaanxi.It's just that there is only Liu Xiang's third division in Baoning, and its strength is somewhat weak.Therefore, the Second Army of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army was established early to make some preparations for entering Shaanxi in the future.

But it doesn't matter if Yuan Zuming doesn't agree.Although Yuan Zuming will have some troubles staying in Guizhou, Yuan Zuming and his troops cannot escape Duan Xun's hands.Of course, Duan Xun was even happier when Yuan Zuming was able to enter Sichuan.

"By the way, General Yuan. There is one more thing I want to discuss with you."

"Commander, please order."

"It's not an order, I just want to borrow someone from you."

"Commander, who is it?"

"Brigade Commander Lu Taolu."

Duan Xun smiled and said: "I heard that Brigadier Lu Tao once set up a model battalion in Guizhou. And the model battalion has also become the cradle of officers of the Guizhou Army. I will not hide it from General Yuan, because the front-line troops are expanding too fast, so I am here. All the officers were supported by the front-line troops. Therefore, the Second Division of the Armed Police Force, which I re-established in Chengdu, became difficult to give birth due to the shortage of officers. I want to use the brigade commander Lu Tao to go to my place and help me train a model Travel out."

Not interfering with the personnel affairs of Yuan Zuming's troops does not mean that Duan Xun really indulged Yuan Zuming's troops in this way.

Send away some of your capable helpers.

Of course, apart from his idea of ​​dismantling Officer Yuan Zuming, Duan Xun really admired Lu Tao very much.Lu Tao accepted Wang Wenhua's order and formed the Qianjun Model Battalion.Later, the important generals of the Qian army basically came from this model camp.Including Zhou Xicheng, Wang Jialie and others.

Lu Tao is very strict in governing the army. Among the troops of the Qian army, Lu Tao's troops have the best military discipline.