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The Shandong Wuwei former army suffered a bloody head-on collision at the gate of Nanjing last year. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Xun saw that he could not take Nanjing by force, so he immediately turned around and accepted the orders of the central government, resolutely not to conflict with friendly forces, and led his troops to quickly turn around.

He held the banner of counter-insurgency in Anhui and barely managed to maintain his own strength. Then, Zhang Xun's troops arrived in Anhui and did nothing. Until the end of the counter-insurgency, they did not have a single firefight with the Revolutionary Party rebels. They typically did not work hard, etc.

After the Second Revolution, Zhang Xun in Anhui received an order from the Ministry of War (now the Ministry of National Defense) to march westward to encircle and suppress Bailang.

He stretched out his hands to ask for food, pay and a serial number, which made President Yuan Da, who was far away in Beijing, very angry.

After the central government canceled the order to dispatch Zhang Xun's troops to suppress the bandits, Yuan Shikai, Duan Qirui and others immediately ordered Zhang Xun to withdraw from Anhui and return to the original garrison. Although the Shandong Armed Guards suffered heavy losses after the battle with the Eighth Division, Zhang Xun returned from Shandong

They burned, killed and looted all the way to Anhui, and made a lot of real money and silver. Moreover, during these days in Anhui, Zhang Xun was not idle. In addition to continuing to scrape the land, he also provided support to the troops by recruiting young men.

A lot of soldiers were added, and when Zhang Xun led his army back to Shandong, his armed guards returned to their original numbers like blowing up balloons. Although the overall combat effectiveness dropped a lot, they were still the dominant force on the surface.

Fang Zida has never had a good impression of Zhang Xun. Not to mention the fact that his armed guards are known as the Braided Army, Fang Zida cannot tolerate him. Moreover, "Zhang Xun's Restoration" is famous in history. This kind of reform

The warlords who have set back history must be dealt with first to eliminate future worries.

As for Shandong, where Zhang Xun is currently stationed, Fang Zida is even more determined to get it. As for Shandong, what he cares most about is Qingdao. If history is correct, in more than a month, it will be July 28 this year.

, the world war will break out. Now Qingdao is a German concession. After the outbreak of the war, Germany will inevitably make a proposal to the Republic of China government to return Qingdao in order to consider the reasons why it cannot retain its overseas colonies. Strike first to gain strength, strike later and suffer disaster.

Fang Zida will never forgive himself if Qingdao cannot be taken back quickly due to this reason and falls into the hands of the Japanese.

If you want to take back Qingdao at the minimum cost, controlling the situation in Shandong is a key prerequisite. And if you want to control Shandong, Zhang Xun's Shandong Armed Guards is even more critical. As for Tanaka Yu's patrol camp, for Fang Zida, it is simply a matter of hunting down rabbits.

, two without delay.

Of course, according to the custom of the Republic of China, Fang Zida would never yell and tell the world that he was going to annex Shandong. Zhang Xun and Tian Zhongyu, if you guys are more sensible, hand over your troops and go to the field quickly. If you don't know, I

Just bring troops to fight you. Necessary procedures still have to be followed, and some high-profile gestures still have to be made. This is what the people call "righteousness."

Regarding Zhang Xun, neither Yuan Shikai nor Song Jiaoren had a good impression of him. Moreover, the construction of the National Defense Force was a bill passed by the Congress. When Fang Zida proposed to Beijing, the Shandong Armed Guards and the Yanzhou Patrol Battalion should be reorganized into the National Defense Force.

When he made the suggestion, everyone pretended not to know Fang Zida's "ulterior motives", and went through the procedures between the Presidential Office, the Prime Minister's Office, and the Ministry of National Defense as if it were a serious matter, and quickly approved Fang Zida's proposal.

Under a direct order from the Ministry of National Defense, the Armed Guards and Patrol Battalions were included in the National Defense Forces reorganization plan, and were handed over to Fang Zida to implement the specific work.

On June 28, the Sarajevo incident occurred, and the fuse of World War I was officially ignited. On June 30, Fang Zida, who was in Nanjing, officially received the order from the Ministry of National Defense. On the same day, he reported to the Defense Forces as an executive member of the National Defense Forces Reorganization Committee.

Zhang Xun and Tian Zhongyu ordered them to come to Nanjing within five days for a meeting to discuss the reorganization of the National Defense Forces.

"Brother Zhangming, will Zhang Xun and Tianzhong Yu really come to Nanjing?" Huang Kaiyuan asked with a strange expression.

"Come? It's weird that they dare to come!" Wu Peifu laughed loudly from the side. Who are Zhang Xun and Tian Zhongyu? How can they be easily captured? A piece of order can call them into a trap, which is of course impossible.

Wu Peifu knew very well what Fang Zida's intention was. They were just making superficial remarks to deceive the world and themselves.

According to Wu Peifu's guess, Zhang Xun and Tian Zhongyu will definitely call back to Fang Zida within a few days and find many excuses not to come to Nanjing. Wu Peifu knows exactly what kind of mentality these guys have, not to mention Fang Zida, the instigator of all this.

.

"I think so..." Huang Kaiyuan nodded, but then frowned and asked: "What if they don't come? Should we just let it go?"

"Huh! It's best if they don't come!" Wu Peifu snorted coldly, with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes: "They dare to resist the central government's order, and the consequences will be borne by them! Just in time, we can use their heads to try our eighth

Is the master’s knife fast enough?”

"Ziyu, be careful what you say!" Wang Xiaozhen interjected: "After all, the combined strength of the armed guards and the patrol battalion is not small. It is best if this matter can be handled peacefully. After all, using knives and guns is the next best thing."

"Brother Yonggong, it's good to be cautious, but do you think people like Zhang Xun can make sense?" Wu Peifu asked with a sneer.

Wang Xiaozhen was stunned, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Fang Zida raised his hand to stop their debate and said: "How to deal with this matter? Our Eighth Division must be prepared with both hands. If Zhang Xun and Tian Zhongyu can understand the overall situation and come to Nanjing in person to cooperate with the National Defense Forces' reorganization, that would be the best solution.

Well, if they insist on going their own way, if they still want to separate the areas for warlords and ignore the central government's orders, haha, then don't blame us."

Looking around, Fang Zida suddenly shouted loudly: "My order! The entire Eighth Division will enter battle preparations today. Except for Xiong Shihui's 31st Regiment, the other brigades and regiments are ready to march north at any time. Chief of Staff Wu Peifu is the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and Deputy Division Commander Wang

Xiao Zhen is the deputy commander-in-chief, and division commander Huang Kaiyuan is in charge of Nanjing to coordinate logistics and provide overall command."

"yes!"

Fang Zida gave the order, and everyone stood up at the same time and responded loudly. Logically speaking, as the chief of staff, Wu Peifu served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Wang Xiaozhen was the deputy, and the division commander Huang Kaiyuan stayed in Nanjing and was only responsible for logistics. On the surface, this arrangement

It's not appropriate. But both Huang Kaiyuan and Wang Xiaozhen know how capable they are, and their current position is all due to Fang Zida's promotion. Compared with Wu Peifu, their personalities are more suitable for clerical and auxiliary work.

Work instead of leading troops to fight in person. What's more, Fang Zida always said the same thing in the Eighth Division. Since the boss has made arrangements, Huang Kaiyuan and others will never object.

Without waiting for Zhang Xun or Tian Zhongyu to react, the entire Eighth Division was busy preparing. As expected, the order from Shandong was completely ignored. There was no news for several days, until the fifth day, when the order was issued.

On the last day, Zhang Xun first sent a telegram saying that he was in favor of the reorganization of the National Defense Forces. As soon as the orders from the Ministry of National Defense and Fang Zida arrived, he immediately prepared to go south for the meeting. Unfortunately, the war horse he was riding stumbled on the way to the station.

I fell down and am now bedridden with a broken thigh. I am really sorry for this. I hope the Ministry of National Defense and Fang Zida can understand and wait for his injured leg to recover slowly in a few months. Then he will definitely come to Nanjing in person.

apologize.

Similar to Zhang Xun's reason for breaking his leg, Tian Zhongyu's telegram came immediately after. Tian Zhongyu's excuse was that he had an eye disease and could no longer see people. The doctor told him that he had to rest at home. As for the Nanjing Conference, he hoped that it would be better.

The day will be arranged again.

"Haha, what a coincidence!" Looking through the two telegrams, Fang Zida laughed happily. He really thought highly of them for such a poor reason.

"Okay, since the two marshals are bedridden, Ziyu, why don't you and I go to the trouble of going over and paying a visit?"

"Brother Zhang Ming is exactly what he said. Bringing more gifts to visit them also shows the sincerity of our Eighth Division." Wu Peifu joked on the side. The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

In the third year of the Republic of China, on July 6, 1914, Wu Peifu served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy and led the 1st Brigade and 2nd Regiment of the 8th Division with nearly 10,000 men and horses to go north along the railway line. He was followed by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wang Xiaozhen.

In addition to the 31st regiment and some personnel of the Eighth Division headquarters who stayed in Nanjing and Shanghai, the Eighth Division that went north to Shandong had a total strength of 15,000 people. A military operation of this scale immediately caused great concern at home and abroad.

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