Beiyang reactionaries

According to Li Jishen's preliminary calculations, three or four days later, around June 6 or 21, Lin Junting's troops probably traveled hundreds of miles.At that time, even if there is a war in Guangxi, it will not take a day or two for Lin Junting's troops to return to aid.

"Mr. Liu."

"Commander."

"From now on, the troops will make all preparations. As long as there is an order, they will go straight to Guilin along Quanzhou and Xing'an."

"Yes."

"Remember my order now, send a telegram to Guiyang, and let the Tao Zhiyue Brigade stationed in Xingyi make all preparations. After I order, the troops will immediately enter the hinterland of Guangxi along the Hongshui River. To the Third Army (Army Commander Fang Dingying) A telegram was sent to the troops to prepare for battle, and the temporarily organized Fourth Division (division commander Wang Tianpei) was sent as the vanguard to attack Tianbao and annihilate Tang Jiyao's troops. At the same time, Fan Shisheng's Brigade of the Ninth Division of the Third Army was ordered to attack Baise via Baoning and annihilate Han Caifeng's Rong Ziying. The 34th Division and the Ninth Division followed into Guangxi, aiming at Nanning."

"Yes."

"There is also a telegram to Xi'an, reporting our department's combat determination and combat plan."

"Yes."

After Liu Duanshang walked out, Li Jishen sat there and continued to look at the map.

Thunder Clap.

In fact, to be honest, except for the senior generals of Duan Xun's department, no one knows Duan Xun's plan.Everyone thinks that a large number of Duan Xun's troops have entered western Henan and Hubei because Duan Xun's troops are going north to help Duan Qirui and solve Cao Kun's problem.

Especially after Duan Xun dispatched 3 troops into western Henan, the newly formed Second Division of the Shaanxi Army was also transferred to Tongguan.In addition, a large number of troops are currently entering Hubei, so it is natural for everyone to think so.

And importantly, the current situation in Hunan is unclear.

If the situation in Hunan continues to deteriorate, Duan Xun will also need tens of thousands of troops in Hunan to maintain the situation in Hunan.So most people think that Duan Xun's main force will mainly fight in the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei, and Henan.

No one thought about Guangxi.

But the goal of Duan Xun's direct Anhui war is Guangxi.Many people think that the situation in Hunan is rotten, Zhang Jingyao will find it difficult to clean up the current situation in Hunan, Duan Xun will definitely involve a lot of energy.

But in fact, Duan Xun neither looked down on Zhang Jingyao, nor paid attention to the Hunan Army.

Although the Hunan Army is not weak in combat effectiveness, but the Hunan Army has neither money nor weapons, so what can you do even if you expand the army.Duan Xun currently only values ​​one place, and that is Changsha.

As long as Changsha is occupied, for the rest, you can make trouble however you like.

The same is true for the Hunan Army.

As long as he doesn't come to anger Duan Xun, Duan Xun doesn't care if the Hunan Army loves to occupy Hengyang.

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"Father, let's mourn and resign."

Zhang Jingtang was "lured to go deep" by He Jian, and was completely wiped out by others. Even Zhang Jingtang himself died in Liling.During this period of time, Zhang Jingtang led the guards to encircle and suppress those militia groups in eastern Hunan, and the results were very good.

Those militia groups just took advantage of Zhang Jingyao's lack of energy to deal with them and made trouble.In fact, the strength is very average. Some small militia groups have only a few hundred people, and only a few dozen long and short guns.

The regular army that actually encountered Zhang Jingtang was no match at all.Those beaten by Zhang Jingtang threw away their helmets and armor, causing countless casualties.But it was also because it was too simple and the opponent was too weak, so Zhang Jingtang, who was called "Little Zhuge", was completely dazzled by the victory.At the beginning of the war, He Jian kept losing and retreating, and Zhang Jingtang kept chasing him.When chasing to the south of Liling, he was ambushed by He Jian's troops and lost his life.

Zhang Jingtang died, and He Jian captured Liling with the momentum of a great victory.

He Jian, a small person, immediately affected the situation in Hunan.Because He Jian captured Liling, the surrounding Xiangdong militias defected to He Jian one after another, and thousands of people defected to He Jian in one day.He Jian's name shocked the whole of Hunan, and everyone remembered that there was a man named He Jian in the eastern part of Hunan.

The capture of Liling was definitely a very bad thing for Zhang Jingyao's troops.Because Liling can attack Liuyang to the north, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan to the west, and even support Hengshan to the south.

Changsha.

The whole Changsha was shaken.

Zhang Jingyao was very sad in Changsha.Because Zhang Jingtang is Zhang Jingyao's fourth brother and Zhang Jingyao's think tank.All these years, he has been fighting with himself in the north and south, but he was beaten to death by the Xiangdong militia.

"I am fine."

Zhang Jingyao waved his hand.

Before the Zhiwan War started, Zhang Jingyao already felt that he couldn't do it.It was really exhausting.I myself, the governor of Hunan, was bullied by Duan Xun and Wu Peifu some time ago. As a governor of Hunan, I can only control Changsha, Xiangtan, and Liling.After finally waiting for Wu Peifu to leave, he is now being bullied by the Hunan Army, and even some local militia groups have come to bully him.

too exasperating.

"Father, you let me go to war. I will definitely take Liling back, and I will bring He Jian's head to my father."

Zhang Jizhong patted his chest and promised.

But Zhang Jingyao shook his head and said, "No, the fourth brother has already left. I can't let you take any more risks. Give Wu Xintian an order to take the No.13 Brigade to encircle He Jian and bring his head to me."

"Yes."

"Also... quietly send someone to pack some valuable things."

"Father, what is this?"

"Just in case, once the situation on the front line is unfavorable, we need to leave Changsha quickly. Prepare early and be prepared."

"Yes, I understand."

"Remember, don't leak a little bit of wind, and don't let others know."

"I know."

"Go."

224 Hubei War

The troops of Duan Qirui and Cao Kun, who had been at odds for a long time, finally fought on June 1919, 6.

The Zhiwan War officially broke out.

Duan Qirui's troops were mainly attacking along the Beijing-Han Railway from Beijing to Baoding on the West Road. The 1th Mixed Brigade of the 15rd Division, two battalions of the 3th Division, and the heavy battalion of the 5th Division were deployed in the north of Zhuozhou, Gu'an, and Laishui, preparing to go south along the Jinghan Road, with the goal directed at Baoding.

But Duan Zhigui was in the rear, and Qu Tongfeng led the troops to fight on the front line.

The goal along the way is simple.

Take Cao Kun's old nest, Baoding, and completely defeat Cao Kun.Therefore, Cao Kun was also tit-for-tat, and sent his general Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu was the commander-in-chief of the former enemy and the commander-in-chief of the West Road. He deployed the 3rd division of his main force, the 16st mixed brigade, the [-]nd mixed brigade, the [-]rd mixed brigade, and Feng Yuxiang's No.[-] mixed brigade in Yi County and Laishui , Zhuozhou, and south of Gu'an, resist Qu Tongfeng's attack.

After the war began, Wu Peifu wanted to lead the Fifth Brigade of the Third Division to raid Duan Qirui's headquarters in the dark.However, after Duan Qirui knew about it, he immediately returned to Beijing, which frustrated Wu Peifu's blitz plan.

Speaking of which, Duan Qirui's army has the absolute upper hand.

The border defense army built by Duan Qirui, that is, the troops of the original participating army, is well-equipped and well-trained.Regardless of whether it is in quantity or quality, it surpasses Cao Kun's troops.

Therefore, Wu Peifu adopted the tactic of luring the enemy deep.

In fact, looking at Wu Peifu's military career, in addition to choosing to fight quickly when attacking, he often used the method of luring the enemy deep when defending.It was the same this time. In the face of the more powerful Anhui army, Wu Peifu and Qu Tongfeng gave up some positions one after another after only a brief contact.Of course, Wu Peifu did not retreat casually, because it would be easy for people to see his thoughts.Therefore, in some important positions, Wu Peifu will suddenly counterattack and actively resist.But on the whole, Wu Peifu's troops still retreated step by step, waiting for an opportunity.