In fact, it would be easy to get Li Yuanhong. Isn’t it enough to send a telegram to others directly? Is it necessary to send the navy to pick it up? Cheng Biguang’s brain was kicked at that time, so he sent the captain of Hairong Du Xigui and the captain of Haichou Lin Songzhuang to take two ships north to Tianjin. He happened to be invited by Duan Qirui. He could not withstand Duan Qirui’s righteousness and promises, so the two stayed to continue to serve the Beiyang Navy. At that time, Cheng Biguang was so angry that he smashed overtime on the warship and scolded the two for being treacherous.

Soon, Wang Maoru deceived two near-north naval warships of the Second Fleet. After Rao Huaiwen died, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Lan Jianshu also served as the commander of the Second Fleet. Duan Qirui asked Du Xigui to serve as the commander of the Second Fleet, and Lin Songzhuang served as the deputy commander of the Second Fleet. After the second ship joined the Second Fleet, the Hairong became the flagship of the Second Fleet.

Du Xigui immediately led the Second Fleet to regroup. Especially after Feng Guozhang was forced to re-activate Duan Qirui as Prime Minister, he allocated military pay to the Second Fleet. The morale of the Second Fleet was greatly boosted and assisted Wu Peifu's army in Hunan to defeat the Southern Army.

The Beiyang Army conquered Yuetangzui and Yangjiao Tower, commonly known as Linxiang, Gumi Mountain, Jiuling, Baigeling, Tianyue Pass, and the troops rushed to the city of Yuezhou. Yuezhou is a key pass in Hunan, and the Southern Alliance Army can only support it if it is defended here. Wu Peifu's Beiyang Army arrived at the city of Yuezhou. He fought bloody battles for three days and three nights. The Beiyang Army did not stop for a moment and finally conquered Yuezhou. After the Southern Alliance was captured, they scattered. The Guangdong Army ran back to Guangdong, and the Gui army ran back to Guangxi, leaving Cheng Qian's Hunan Army crying like an abandoned child.

Duan Qirui served as Prime Minister of the Cabinet for the third time. He immediately focused on establishing the Office of Participation in War. Jin Yunpeng was the Director of the Staff Department, Zhang Zhitan was the Director of the Confidential Department, Luo Kaibang was the Director of the Arms Department, and Chen Zhuan was the Director of the Foreign Affairs Department. Xu Shuzheng was the Commander of the Joint Army, and Wang Maoru was the Deputy Commander of the Joint Army.

Xu Shuzheng had the First Division of the Joint Army, Qu Tongfeng, Second Division, Ma Liang, Third Division, and Chen Wenyun. However, there was no battle for less than a year after the establishment, and it still needed training. Wang Maoru had many elite troops, so this time he participated in the war with Wang Maoru's soldiers as the main force in the early stage.

After Duan Qirui came to power, he proposed to send troops to Europe for the third time. Wang Maoru applied to go to Europe to participate in the war, and Duan Qirui was naturally happy to see it, so he appointed Wang Maoru as the deputy commander-in-chief of the participating army and the commander-in-chief of the First Route.

This move also made the top priority of the Northeast Frontier Defense Forces sending troops to Europe. As the main force of sending troops to Europe, the Fourth Division began to train its troops and its military equipment was greatly strengthened. The Fourth Division's heavy firepower was not as good as that of various European troops. The proportion of the Chinese team and the European army was seeking death, but the light weapons were far superior to them.

At this time, the squad combat units of the Fourth Division were composed of two automatic weapons, an S1 general machine gun and a C1 submachine gun. The First and Second Arsenal Northeast China worked overtime for the Fourth Division day and night to prepare weapons and ammunition. The Fourth Division became the treasure of the Northeast Frontier Defense Force, which aroused many people's jealousy.

After successfully provoking the conflict between Zhang Zuolin Town and Jiang Guiyi, the Northeast has stabilized.

Japanese Consul in Shenyang, Shitaro Yada, received the order from the Kwantung Army Governor, and came to visit Wang Maoru with great enthusiasm, saying that he would help the three northeastern provinces build railways. Before he could speak, Wang Maoru said happily: "It's great, it's great to have you. In this way, I have a railway here. Can you see if it's okay?" He took Shitaro Yada's hand and pointed at the right banner from Hailar to Erkna. On the way, he passed by Chenbar tiger banner and Erkna left banner, with a total of fourteen stations, but they are all deserted places. Shitaro Yada said depressedly: "Hisu Shuishu, this is the desolate Mongolian grassland. What's the use of building a railway here?"

Wang Maoru said: "Who said it was useless? Do you know where the opium I planted in the past two years came from? They were all on Ercona's left and right flags, but the opium could already support one-third of my military expenditure. Who said it was useless?"

"Is your purpose of building the railway to make your opium easier to transport?" asked Shitaro Yada.

Wang Maoru asked strangely: "Can't I transport opium?"

"It's just that, the cost of the railway may be..." Yada Shitaro said, but he stopped.

Wang Maoru waved his hand and said angrily: "Short sight, short sight, if you can build this section of railway, then I will hand over the railway from Hailar to Baicheng to you to build, and the railway from Ulyasutai to Hailar will also be built for you. How about it? But first of all, we must ensure that you are the cheapest."

Yada Shitaro suppressed his inner ecstasy and said, "This... I need to discuss it with Manchu Railway Company. I believe that Manchu Railway Company President Mr. Murae Wu is honored to cooperate with Hideshuo."

"Okay, I also hope to reach an agreement with Japan." Wang Maoru said with a smile.

After seeing off Yada Shitaro, Wang Maoru laughed and the adjutant Ma Liang asked, "Shishuai, are you taking advantage of the Japanese?"

"The Japanese can certainly take advantage of me, but they pay more." Wang Maoru said.

Ma Liang didn't understand and frowned. Wang Maoru patted his shoulder and asked, "Call Chief of Staff Jiang Fangzhen, I have something important to discuss with him."

"yes."

Jiang Fangzhen was busy deploying troops and delegating work by officers. When he heard Wang Maoru looking for him, he hurried over and asked, "Su Shuai, why are you so anxious?"

Wang Maoru grabbed his hand, looked at him with a graceful eyes, and said, "Brother Baili, I have something important to entrust to you."

Jiang Fangzhen shuddered, pulled out his hand, punched him and said with a smile: "What a fool you guy?"

Wang Maoru laughed and then said seriously: "I am going to lead my troops to Europe to join the war. I will leave it to you to watch for me."

Jiang Fangzhen advised: "The war in Europe is everywhere. How many people are you going to bring? If you bring more people, you will be like cannon fodder and fewer people. If you go there, you can only be useless porters. If you stay in China to develop, you will make a difference. We will be the next year..."

"Stop the troops." Wang Maoru said.

"What?" Jiang Fangzhen said, "This is the time to show off his strength..."

Wang Maoru smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Baili, you said it easy. Do you know how much money we will spend in a war? We don't have much budget this year, so we can only be honest for a year and fight when we have money next year. Otherwise, we can only borrow money from the Japanese or Americans, but their money is poisonous."

Jiang Fangzhen couldn't help but say "ah": He is a military strategic talent and has never considered the issue of money. It seems that he has never had any problems with money since following Wang Maoru. Now that Wang Maoru said that he has to rest for a year because of money, he really has difficulties in money. He nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then we will consolidate our territory this year and develop the three eastern provinces." He asked strangely: "But why we have to go to Europe to participate in the war again? Isn't this the opposite of this year's goal?"

Wang Maoru said with concern: "Since the United States joined the war, the situation in the European war has gradually become clearer. I think the European war is about to end, not next year. In the European war, although China participated in the war, it was just shouting from the other side of the river. When the European war ended in the future, what face did China have to be a victorious country? What face did China have to compete for the fruits of victory with other countries? Not to mention fighting for the fruits of victory, even Qingdao, our country, may not be able to get it back." Wang Maoru said decisively: "So I want to lead the army to Europe to participate in the war. Even if the army only transports shells to others, the army will set foot on the European battlefield and make the name of our participation in the war confirm. Instead of cheering and shouting on the side, the jumping clown."

Jiang Fangzhen nodded and said, "It seems that Xiushuai has been calculating for a long time."

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "European Zhan, I have wanted to go there for a long time, but I didn't expect that everything would be delayed. By chance, the European Zhan failed to go there and defeated the entire three eastern provinces."

"That's also a kind of luck." Jiang Fangzhen said with a smile.

Wang Maoru said seriously: "Brother Baili, I will lead two divisions to Europe, the Fourth Division and the Seventh Division. The Fourth Division is ace troops, and the Seventh Division is a good soldier. Are there any generals who are not good at it. When they go to Europe, they go into the big waves to wash away the dregs and retain their essence. When the Seventh Division comes back, they will become elite again. For the rest, you can arrange some things to guard against the Japanese, the Democratic Party, the Zhang Zuolin, the Bolsheviks, and the...our own people."

Jiang Fangzhen stared at him in surprise, guarding against his own people?

Wang Maoru grinned and sneered: "I am not in the Northeast. There must be many ambitious people who want to take the opportunity to take the lead. Brother Baili, your task is very heavy. Although I am not entrusted by Baidi, I have also handed the rear to you."

Jiang Fangzhen said seriously: "Okay, Xiusheng, if you go to Europe, I will definitely be optimistic about this family. But, are you talking about your own people Meng Enyuan and Zhang Zuolin?"

Wang Maoru reached out and counted: "Zhang Zuolin is an outsider, not his own, and it cannot cause much consequences to us. Meng Enyuan and Meng Da Governor, Deputy Commander Gao Shibin, and there is another person, even your student, you should pay attention."

"who?"

"Guo Songling." Wang Maoru said, "He is a person with lofty ambitions. You should pay attention. If I am here, he can suppress him, and he dare not have a second heart. If I am not here, wouldn't he guarantee that he will be willing to be inferior to you, Meng Enyuan, and Gao Shibin."

Jiang Fangzhen frowned, but he did not expect that the third person Wang Maoru asked him to be prepared for was Guo Songling. Guo Songling was known as Guo Guizi, who was capable, smart, and strict with himself. As a soldier, he was a role model. He did not smoke, drink, nor did he gamble. His only hobby was to study military history and find people to play chess. Moreover, in the new army, he was responsible for the compilation of the Eighth Division and the Ninth Division, the Twelfth Division, the Thirteenth Division and the Fourteenth Division, which was also responsible for recruiting troops. He also served as the education of Yakeshi Military Academy for a long time, and the initial military academy was formed by him. It can be seen that Guo Songling's importance to the Northeast Frontier Defense Force was no less than that of Wang Maoru.

Thinking of this, Jiang Fangzhen really took it seriously. If Guo Songling took the opportunity to force the palace, it would be too dangerous. But... Guo Songling was loyal to Wang Maoru, would he force the palace? How could he force the palace? (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!