Setting the top military and political leaders, it seems that Jilin has been in the bag: there are only two mixed brigades in Jilin Province, and now the main general is forced to hand over power, and under the pressure of strong troops, such a small number of troops dare to fight against the Feng army, which has the strength of five divisions and eight brigades? I'm afraid that I can take them in if I lie down, Zhang Zuolin, who is full of ambition, thought.

Zhang Hanqing, who has always been smooth, also thinks so, as long as a few senior officers are replaced, these two mixed brigades with artillery battalions, which are scarce in the Feng army, will become a new boost on his long journey. Isn't it, the central government is angry, the Japanese are angry, and even their main generals are wilted, how many false heads can their subordinates make? Therefore, the old and young marshals did not take it seriously.

But the turn of events caught everyone by surprise.

First encountered a huge backlash when the Second Mixed Brigade of Jilin was absorbed: the original brigade commander was Gao Shifu, who was Meng Enyuan's nephew. Meng had an accident, and Gao Shiwei was also affected. Strictly speaking, it was because of the conflict between Gao Shiwei's subordinates and the Japanese that Meng Enyuan had an incident. In this sense, Meng should be the object of involvement. However, it didn't matter who was who, Gao Shiwei was ordered to be separated. If they obediently obey orders, their nephews and uncles will be dismissed one after another, and their status in Jilin will plummet.

In history, Gao Shiwei was thrown away by a dismissal order and handed over to Zhang Zuolin, at that time, Zhang Zuolin wantonly collected the troops of all sides, and the main generals were only regarded as changing their faces, the person was still the same person, the army was still that army, but the object of allegiance had changed. As soon as there is a stir, everyone still has the opportunity to change the court, so they obediently tie their hands under pressure.

At this time, Zhang Zuolin borrowed a lot of Zhang Hanqing's control methods for the army, and all the newly recruited troops were all adapted beyond recognition, but they all left Zhang Zuolin's chrome mark soon after. First, the original chief generals have no chance to bring the original soldiers, and second, with the consolidation of power, the generals who are not descendants are diluting the high-level. It won't be long before there is no chance of a comeback. Xu Lanzhou of Heilongjiang is a role model, and now he has been exiled to Shaanxi to fight the Yasukuni Army, and the Yasukuni Army is over, and he has not been able to come back. Therefore, Gao Shifu decided to resist the order to dismiss him with fear for the future, and it is understandable that he was in a mood.

This unit was originally set up to contain the Jilin Mixed Brigade arranged by the Central Committee, and it can be regarded as a team started by Meng Enyuan, so it is the target of Lao Meng's key support. It can be said that except for the Jilin Mixed Brigade, which cannot be shaken by thunder, the entire Jilin financial investment in military affairs is spent on this army. Meng Enyuan and Gao Shiwei have been running Jilin for 12 years, and the top and bottom of this army are his people, unless there is a big purge, Meng Enyuan's influence cannot be eliminated. However, if a systematic clean-up is not carried out, the existence of this army will not only be not a blessing, but will still be a danger to the henchmen if the situation changes.

Bao Guiqing, the overseer of Jilin, was nominally the commander of this army, but he could not command it at all. After the political situation changed, Gao Shifu ate and lived in the army, listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement, and firmly controlled the army.

Bao Guiqing feels a great responsibility, although he doesn't have much strength, he still has a lot of energy, and he has enough strength to compete with Gao Shifu. On the one hand, he demanded that this unit be stationed in various places, otherwise the logistics supply would be stopped; On the one hand, he asked Zhang Zuolin to send heavy troops into various parts of Jilin in case there was a change.

To be honest, divide and conquer to break and choke money, food, and ordnance is to hold down the neck, these two tricks Lao Zhang has tried repeatedly, Bao Guiqing sees it in his eyes and wants to follow suit. If it is another team, Lao Bao will occupy the righteousness of the overseer, and there is a great hope of success under the pressure of the soldiers.

But who is Gao Shifu? That's Meng Enyuan's nephew, a cronie among cronies, otherwise what would Gao Shifu do as the brigade commander of this second mixed brigade? Lao Meng stepped down, Gao Shiwei was unwilling to be at the mercy of Zhang Zuolin---- with Lao Zhang's means, sooner or later he would have to push himself to the end. Why did Lao Meng step down? It is because it may lead to chaos in Jilin. If there is chaos under Lao Zhang, is there a chance to force the central government to let Lao Meng return to power to quell the chaos? You must know that Meng Enyuan's influence in Jilin can definitely be described as "Emperor of the Soil".

To say that the idea of a soldier is also simple, but it is a big taboo. In peacetime, the superior officials can't command the subordinate officials, do you still expect to help you at the critical moment? Bao Guiqing then exercised the order to supervise the army, ordered the dismissal of Gao Shiwei from the post of brigade commander, and ordered his three infantry regiments to "be transferred to the garrison on a regular basis, and violators will be dealt with as rebels"!

Seeing that Bao Guiqing was tough against tough, Gao Shifu's temper came up, not only refusing to give his life, but also encouraging several other regiment commanders to resolutely suppress it, and raise troops as a backing, he said: "The old overseer army was forced to hand over power, and Zhang Zuolin, Bao Guiqing and his gang were going to attack us again. The mixed brigade was originally held together, if it was dismantled, it was very easy to be broken by each one, and the division commander Xu Lanzhou was a role model, but now there is no place to stand on the cone, and he was driven to Shaanxi to suppress bandits. We have always been at odds with Zhang Zuolin, if we lose our military power, we will end up worse than Xu Lanzhou! As long as we twist into a rope, we don't dare to mess around with Bao Guiqing, otherwise Jilin will be eroded, and only the old overseers will be able to clean up the stalls. In case of failure, it's a big deal to pick up a gun and go to the mountains to make a ringing horse! Didn't he Zhang Zuolin start as a bandit? The Northeast is so big, I don't believe there is no place for me Pei! ”

He had the confidence to say this, and for many years, he had close contacts with the bandit Lu Yonggui in Jilin. In the early days of the Republic of China, there was nothing unusual about the Northeast officials and bandits, like the current and previous overseers, most of them had the experience of making beards.

Not to mention, his agitation really pulled up a lot of people. The vast majority of the troops in the Northeast are recruited by bandits, and their banditry has not changed for many years, and they have little psychological resistance to being bandits. Besides, after the Fengjun was reorganized, it was said that the Fengtian people had a new look, but for the veteran oilers, they were afraid of being marginalized.

For Gao Shifu's toughness, Zhang Zuolin was very angry, but it was not just as simple as disobedience. The equipment of the Jilin Second Mixed Brigade is the best in the whole northeast, and the three infantry regiments are all equipped with German-made 79 rifles (7.9 mm Mauser series rifles), and the regiments are configured in strict accordance with the Beiyang Army's "Army Peacetime Establishment Regulations", and each infantry regiment has one machine gun company. While other mixed brigades are equipped with cavalry battalions, this army is composed of cavalry regiments. The most eye-catching thing is the fully staffed artillery battalion, which has 18 imitation German Krupp 75mm mountain guns as standard.

Due to the rapid expansion of the Feng army, the configuration of artillery at this time was very unsatisfactory. Except for the 27th Division, the 28th Division, and the 29th Division, the three standard armies of Beiyang, each of which had an artillery regiment under its jurisdiction, and there was no shortage of personnel, including the Guards Division, the First Division, and the 16th Division, which were all units that had no artillery or were equipped with a very small number at most to the company level. It was only later that Zhang Hanqing managed to get 30 mountain artillery pieces from the "Zongshe Party" and reorganized them to arm two battalions of artillery and assign them to the Guards Division and the First Division respectively. In addition, the Song Jiuling Division of the Guishun Yi Army was only equipped with two companies of mountain artillery, and the newly formed 16th Division and 7 infantry brigades were pure "infantry".

The most important thing is that this small army is already the last obstacle on Lao Zhang's road to domination in the northeast. Whether it's for the sake of the inside or for the sake of face, it must be solved completely.

Zhang Zuolin has experienced the baptism of the battlefield and knows very well the power of artillery in modern warfare. Therefore, the artillery battalions of the two mixed brigades in Jilin are particularly important.

There is also news from the Fengqi Bureau, Zhang Zuolin doesn't care about Gao Shifu's clamor of "falling into the grass": As long as you leave the cannon to me, you will be a pirate and shut me down? Now there is no shortage of troops, only equipment. He sent three telegrams a day to inform the Central Committee of the changes in Jilin, and implored the Central Committee: "The Gao Brigade is Meng Shuai's own army, and it is not necessary for Meng Enyuan to settle the brigade." And clearly stated: "If a senior brigade commander or below commits a crime and is prohibited as a soldier, he must be dismissed from his post." ”

Good guy, this time Meng Enyuan has been forced to go to Liangshan: Gao Shifu is your person, you can watch it! What to do is your business, but his position as brigade commander has been withdrawn! As soon as the telegram to the central government came out, Meng Enyuan couldn't help it.

If things deteriorate, it is undoubtedly Meng Enyuan's responsibility, and Lao Zhang can clear Meng's forces in Jilin with great fanfare; If Meng Enyuan "succeeds" in restraining his subordinates, the army will be successfully reorganized, his military forces in Jilin will be cleaned up, and he will have to face the betrayal of his old subordinates: since the boss can't cover himself, why not change the court?

After all, the family is big, and Meng Enyuan doesn't want to go with Gao Shifu. Gao Shifu is a very shrewd and capable person, how could he come up with such a stupid trick? No one can tolerate such a blackmail of officials! For fear that things would make a big fuss, Meng Enyuan's relatives went to the mixed brigade headquarters and reprimanded Gao Shifu: "Wuru, you are smart and confused for a while!" Where do you leave me in doing this? Where are the soldiers of the mixed brigade! My grievance with Zhang Zuolin is a personal grievance, and you are doing this just to give people the truth. How does it end now?! ”

Since Gao Shifu was the first year of junior high school, he didn't think about fifteen. He said to his old boss and uncle, Meng Enyuan: "The Overseer doesn't need to persuade anymore, the situation is already like this, there is no turning back from the bow, and I have no way out." The winner is the king and the loser is Kou, I have nothing to say. In case of defeat, I will take my brothers to occupy the mountain and become kings. ”

Meng Enyuan returned in vain, and Zhang Zuolin was disappointed. Even though he was reluctant to lose both, he now had to transfer troops and send generals to suppress the Gao army to the greatest extent. This is not only a matter of prestige, but also involves the long-term peace and stability of the Northeast. The speed of Feng Minqi is too fast, so fast that he has basically gained control of the Northeast without experiencing any major wars, and it is time to need a serious battle to reflect the strength of the military, otherwise it is difficult to ensure that there are strange thoughts in the hearts of some people.