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Chapter 40 Preparation for War

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"Military Gate, the Army Department is calling."

"Nian!" After Zhang Xun captured Xuzhou, he plundered it. He loaded three large carts with gold and silver, and then continued south with his army. He just passed Huai'an yesterday, and further on is Baoying. This route is exactly what it was originally.

He escaped from Jiangsu, and now he is revisiting his old place. Zhang Xun is high-spirited and majestic when he returns to his old place.

After reading a few sentences of the telegram, the message was simply to ask Zhang Xun to immediately change the direction of march, withdraw from Jiangsu and head west into Anhui, and not to conflict with the Eighth Division, etc. After listening to the contents of the telegram, Zhang Xun laughed and took it casually.

After taking a look at it, he rolled it up into a ball and threw it aside as garbage.

"Commander, according to the order of the Ministry of War, are we..." Seeing Zhang Xun doing this, Tang Yiming couldn't help but persuade him.

"What an order!" Zhang Xun said disdainfully: "This is obviously the intention of Song Jiaoren, a pretty boy. The telegram does not have the signature of Chief Duan and the authorization of the President. Why should I, Old Zhang, listen to him? Humph!

Not allowed to conflict with the 8th Division? It’s a joke, we’ve killed hundreds of people along the way, and you still can’t do that!”

"But Song Jiaoren is the Prime Minister after all, and the telegram was taken in the name of the Ministry of War. Marshal, based on his humble position, it is better to take a detour. If it really gets bigger, it will be troublesome." Tang Yiming said nervously.

Frowning, although he and Zhang Xun had the same thoughts, and had no good impressions of these KMTs, revolutionary parties, etc., after all, the central government had a rightful name. If he did not obey the orders of the Ministry of War, it would be a big deal if he was punished in the future.

"Xiao Tang, you don't understand." Zhang Xun, instead of being nervous, said with a smile: "If the central government really needs our department to divert, why doesn't President Yuan personally send a report to Lao Zhang? At least he has to.

Chief Duan, would you like to send me a private telegram? Look, there is nothing, just a telegram like this, don’t you understand what it means?”

"Commander...you mean...President Yuan is actually..."

Raising his hand to stop Tang Yiming's words, Zhang Xun narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Just keep silent about some things and pass on my orders! The troops continue to go south and approach Nanjing!"

"Hey!" After Tang Yiming came to his senses, he quickly gave Zhang Xun a thousand greetings and passed the order with great excitement.

"Haha, Song Jiaoren, KMT, the 8th Division? That's so impressive. I, Old Zhang, have to show you how powerful I am!" Zhang Xun swung his riding crop and lashed hard, clamped his legs, and ran with his bodyguards.

The horse goes away.

Fang Zida was waiting anxiously in Nanjing. The situation in the north was becoming increasingly tense. He had been in constant contact with Beijing in the past two days and was paying close attention to Zhang Xun's advance. Beijing's reaction to Zhang Xun's unauthorized actions was not unpleasant.

Shortly after Fang Zida sent a message to Song Jiaoren and the Army Department, the Army Department sent several orders one after another, all of which were strict.

The message ordered Zhang Xun's troops to immediately turn to the west and not conflict with the Eighth Jiangsu Division. At first, Fang Zida was relieved. With the intervention of the Ministry of War, Zhang Xun thought that Zhang Xun would follow the order, but who would have thought that after several orders,

The news coming from the front was that Zhang Xun's troops, instead of diverting, continued to press towards Nanjing, with a strong intention of capturing Nanjing.

At this time, Fang Zida became a little anxious and continued to send telegrams to Song Jiaoren and the Ministry of War, demanding that Zhang Xun's unauthorized actions be stopped immediately. At the same time, in order to prevent the situation from happening, the entire Eighth Division was mobilized and began to attack the main roads around Nanjing.

Build fortifications and prepare for the worst.

When the news of Zhang Xun's disobedience reached Beijing, Song Jiaoren was furious and found Duan Qirui again.

"Brother Dun Chu, our Army Department has already done what we should do. Zhang Xun, a bastard, dares to disobey orders and act without permission. He must be severely punished!" Before Song Jiaoren could ask him, Commander-in-Chief Duan Qirui scolded him.

I got up.

"These are all afterthoughts. I want to ask Mr. Duan, what should we do with Zhang Xun now?" Song Jiaoren looked extremely ugly and directly addressed Duan Qirui by his position to express his anger.

"What else can we do? Just do as Brother Dunchu said, remove him from office! Investigate and deal with it!" Duan Qirui said these words directly without any hesitation. Not only that, he also took out a written document from the Ministry of War and said

: "Please take a look at the Prime Minister. This is a document that has just been drawn up. I also ask the Prime Minister to sign it."

He picked it up and saw that it was indeed a dismissal document. Song Jiaoren signed it immediately without saying a word and asked the Army to immediately notify the front line of the order.

"No problem, come here! Send this telegram immediately!" Duan Qirui agreed immediately, and even called the adjutant in front of Song Jiaoren to hand over the telegram for dispatch.

Seeing the Ministry of War's cooperation, Song Jiaoren's complexion improved a lot. After Duan Qirui's dissuasion, he finally sat down. When he brought a cup of tea to Song Jiaoren, Duan Qirui sat down beside him, sighed softly, and said to Song Jiaoren.

Teach benevolence and recommend people's hearts

Zhichi said: "Brother Dunchu, although Zhang Xun has been dismissed from his post, the investigation is not so easy. I also talked to you a few days ago about the differences between Zhang Xun's unit and other troops. I think you will too.

Do you know?"

"So what? Are you still afraid that he will rebel?" Song Jiaoren asked with raised eyebrows.

"That's not a big deal. Zhang Xun's entire army is only close to 10,000 men. Except for the troops garrisoned in the original area who did not go south with him, the most he took with him was only more than 6,000 men. Such a small number of troops only requires one of the Central Army.

It's really not worth mentioning. However, Brother Dunchu, you also know the current situation. The First Army and the Second Army are already on the front line and are attacking Li Liejun's rebel army in Jiangxi, as well as Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang, and Fujian.

, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places also need troops to suppress it. The warships of the Navy Department have already moved south. All this depends on the cooperation of the two armies. As for the remaining central forces, they are not in the northeast but in the northwest. Now the Army Department does not have enough troops on hand. If

It would be too late to mobilize troops from other places! In other words, if the troops of the First Army and the Second Army are used, if an accident occurs on the front line, I am afraid..."

Song Jiaoren understood what Duan Qirui said. He was also involved in the entire counter-insurgency plan at the beginning. He also knew the deployment of troops by the Ministry of War. Duan Qirui did not hide this from him at all. Now, several troops on the front line have already

In place, the battle in Jiangxi has also begun. At this time, it is absolutely impossible to mobilize the frontline troops and turn back to deal with Zhang Xun's troops. Once this happens, causing chaos on the frontline or even collapse of the frontline, the rebellion will become more and more serious.

It is the unanimous opinion of the central government to quickly put down the rebellion. Song Jiaoren will never sit back and watch the rebellion intensify. However, it is too late to dispatch troops from other places. If this is the case, I am afraid that Zhang will not wait until the soldiers gather and set off.

Xun Xun has already arrived in Nanjing.

Thinking with a frown, Song Jiaoren also felt a little embarrassed, and in his heart he hated the lawless Zhang Xun to the core. He didn't know much about military matters, but he could still see the overall situation clearly. In desperation,

He could only turn his questioning eyes to Duan Qirui, the army chief in front of him.

"Actually...that's what I think..." Duan Qirui suggested hesitantly: "If Zhang Xun can step back from the brink after receiving the order, everything will be easier. If he insists on having his own way, then he can only garrison

in nanjing

The Eighth Army Division of the Army was able to stop it. The Eighth Division is a powerful force known as KMT. It only sent one regiment to calm down the situation in Shanghai a few days ago. Such a powerful force should shoulder the heavy responsibility. We have a two-pronged approach. On the one hand,

Requirement Eighth

The division should do a good job in the defense of Nanjing. Once Zhang Xun intends to attack Nanjing, let the Eighth Division go out to stop it. Of course, the main task of the Eighth Division is not to eliminate Zhang Xun's troops, but to block Zhang Xun and try to buy time for us. On the other hand, let the front line

Ministries

Step up the fight against the rebellion. As long as the frontline battle goes smoothly, after Li Liejun's troops are defeated, the other ministries will immediately mobilize their troops to return to Nanjing, join the Eighth Division, and then annihilate Zhang Xun's troops in one fell swoop. Brother Dun Chu, what do you think of this arrangement?

"

Song Jiaoren's face suddenly darkened as he listened. He sat there and looked at Duan Qirui coldly, without speaking for a long time. After a while, he stood up and said coldly: "Since

If so, then let’s do what Mr. Duan wants.”

"Okay! Brother Dunchu, please rest assured. I will call all the ministries immediately and make sure they gain time to return to Nanjing and join the Eighth Division!"

"snort!"

With a cold snort, Song Jiaoren walked away with a cold face. When he returned to the Prime Minister's Office, he was in an extremely bad mood. Song Jiaoren was not a fool. As soon as Duan Qirui's suggestion came out, he immediately smelled a conspiracy. But

Knowing that this was a conspiracy, he was powerless to do anything. The opponent was taking the lead step by step, and the current situation left the Eighth Division to rely on him.

"Immediately send electricity to the Eighth Division and to Fang Zida!" After thinking about it, Song Jiaoren immediately made up his mind. He would rely on the Eighth Division's sole strength to solve Zhang Xun's problem. Not only that, he also had to solve this problem before suppressing the rebellion.

, otherwise when the First Army and the Second Army return to their divisions, let alone the Eighth Division, KMT's forces in Jiangsu will be completely annexed by Beiyang.

The telegram quickly reached Fang Zida, who was looking forward to the news. After receiving the telegram and reading it carefully, Fang Zida instantly understood the situation of the Eighth Division. In this case, he did not hesitate and immediately issued an order to all battalion commanders and above of the Eighth Division.

All officers went to the division headquarters for a meeting.

"Tianyi, what kind of meeting is this? Why are everyone here?" Liu Zhi was stunned when he walked into the division headquarters and couldn't help but ask Xiong Shihui who came with him.

"How do I know? It's probably a big move." Xiong Shihui couldn't laugh or cry. You Liu Zhi didn't understand, but I understood? Didn't I just get the order?

After finding a place to sit down, and waiting for everyone to arrive, division commander Zhao Hengti, deputy division commander Fang Zida, and two brigade commanders Huang and Wang walked in. The four of them had cold faces and walked straight to the front to sit down.

"Comrades! Our Eighth Division is going to fight, a big battle!" Fang Zida said, causing a commotion below.
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