Ma Longtan may lack ambition, but loyalty and patriotism run through Ma Longtan's life. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Whether it was resisting the Russian invasion or opposing the civil war, he was based on the interests of the country and the nation, and put his own honor and disgrace out of the way. He was deeply aware of the suffering caused by the war to the people, so he strongly opposed the civil war.

Xiliang's statement is undoubtedly in line with Ma Longtan's psychology, and he is disgusted by Yuan Shikai's transfer of Cao Kun into the customs and ignoring the covetousness of Japan and Russia. This time, the revolutionary army entered the northeast, and Ma Longtan admired the courage and courage alone.

Now seeing that the revolutionary soldiers are strong and strong, and the equipment is even more sophisticated than ever before, Ma Longtan can't help but sigh with emotion.

"If the Northeast Army is so equipped, Japan and Russia will provoke and counterattack strongly!" Walking side by side with Yao Yuping, Ma Longtan was both a temptation and an envy.

Each infantry platoon was armed with a Madsen light machine gun; Each infantry regiment was equipped with a heavy machine gun company and six Maxim heavy machine guns; The Association also has a reinforced artillery battalion with eighteen 37mm field guns and six 75mm field guns.

This level of equipment is not inferior to that of the armies of any great power, but what Ma Longtan does not know is that this Strengthened Mixed Association is composed of light and heavy weapons, which is equipped to deter the armies in the northeast and stabilize the northeast as soon as possible.

Of course, Yao Yuping couldn't tell the truth, he smiled and said: "General Ma doesn't need to worry, the provisional government attaches great importance to the army and armaments, especially the two important military regions in the northeast and northwest. Without 100,000 soldiers in each military region, how could the aggressive ambitions of Japan and Russia be defeated? ”

"100,000 soldiers?!" Ma Longtan was completely shocked, this is no longer an arrangement to defeat the ambitions of Japan and Russia, but an ambition to expel Japan and Russia from the three eastern provinces.

"And the Jinan Military Region-" Yao Yuping was a little confused, frowned slightly and said: "The establishment is five divisions, sixty or seventy thousand people!" ”

Ma Longtan didn't think about it so much, and nodded vigorously with a smile. said: "Han Xin ordered soldiers, the more the merrier." If China has a million soldiers, who of the great powers will dare to bully them? ”

"Yes, as a soldier, I naturally want to make contributions to the battlefield and resist foreign aggression." Yao Yuping also smiled with relief. said: "The humiliation of the country in the past few decades has been too heavy and too heavy, just waiting for my generation to wash it away with iron and blood!" ”

"The husband sacrifices his life to serve the country, which is his wish." Ma Longtan agreed, paused, and asked with some concern: "The armies in the Northeast are complicated, and it is not a one-time achievement to pacify and calm down. If it is eliminated purely by force, it may not be conducive to stability. ”

"If you deal with it, it's not up to us to worry about it." Yao Yuping smiled faintly. said: "Chen Wenqiang, the plenipotentiary appointed by the provisional government, has come to the Northeast, whether to appease or suppress, it is up to him to arrange!" ”

Ma Longtan has also heard of Chen Wenqiang, and only knows that he is good at management and skilled in foreign affairs, but he doesn't know what other abilities are. However, Chen Wenqiang is both a plenipotentiary and one of the leaders of the Revival Association, and he is not easy to comment casually, but only compliments a few words perfunctorily.

"Mr. Chan is shrewd and capable. Acting carefully and looking at people very accurately. Until now. It seems that nothing has gone wrong, which is really surprising and has to be admired. Yao Yuping was convinced by Chen Wenqiang and kept praising him.

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Zhang Zuolin was defeated, and Wu Junsheng, the commander of the Fengtianhou Road Patrol Battalion, retreated without a fight, and the situation became clear all of a sudden.

In fact. A defeat did not cause Zhang Zuolin's strength to suffer too heavy losses, but both of them were frightened by the equipment and firepower of the revolutionary army. This is not surprising, even if it is the Beiyang Army, it will not be more powerful than Yao Yuping, the Reinforced Mixed Association, not to mention the miscellaneous army led by them.

Zhang Zuolin was born in a reckless manner. Seeing that the wind turned the rudder and tended to be inflammatory, seeing that he was invincible, he hurriedly announced that he would obey the orders of the governor Xiliang and agree with the republic; Wu Junsheng is rude, speaks unclearly, often stumbles, hmm Seeing that Lao Zhangfu was weak and weak, he was not willing to be left behind, and even Xiliang ordered him not to enter Fengtian, and he was only stationed outside the city and gladly accepted the order.

By the time Yao Yuping and Ma Longtan led their troops to Mukden, they had already received peacefully on the surface. Yao Yuping, Lan Tianwei, and Zhang Shaozeng quickly joined forces and reorganized their troops, mixed into the Xiehe New Soldiers Association, and became the first division in the northeast, completely controlling the situation in Fengtian.

At the same time, Yao Yuping transferred a regiment and some officers and staff officers to the Ma Longtan Division, continued to garrison the Fengcheng area, and organized it into a mixed brigade of the Northeast Military Region. Ma Longtan was happy in his heart, and even wrote letters to his sworn brothers Wu Junsheng, Sun Liechen, Zhang Jinghui, Feng Delin, Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuoxiang and others, persuading them to recognize the situation clearly and not make mistakes again and again. Then, he personally led a battalion of the 1st Division in the Northeast with cavalry, and then went out of Fengtian to Jinzhou to meet Chen Wenqiang and Xu Shichang and his party.

The two governors of the three eastern provinces, Xu Shichang and Xiliang, both agreed with the republic, and there were strong armies in charge, Zhang Zuolin and others no longer had the heart to resist, but competed to perform. And Ma Longtan's promotion also played a role model.

It's still a matter of people's hearts, everyone has ambitions, especially in times of turmoil. Who doesn't want to take advantage of this to make profits, and who doesn't want to take the opportunity to soar? The so-called times create heroes, and it is almost the same thing.

It's just that the general trend has been set off by the Revival Association and Chen Wenqiang, and under their leadership, many people are doomed to have their ambitions shattered and have no chance to perform in history. This includes not only Zhang Zuolin and others, but also Yuan Shikai.

Xu Shichang met with him before leaving and tactfully admonished him, but did not disclose the fact that he was about to go to the Northeast. As an old fox in officialdom, Xu Shichang knows what to say and what not to say.

It was not until Xiliang and Xu Shichang, the two governors of Northeast China, sent telegrams one after another, saying that they would be attached to the provisional government, that Yuan Shikai realized that something was wrong. However, he also pinned his hopes on the disobedience of the northeastern armies and gave him time to mobilize the army. But what followed was that the revolutionary army had taken control of Fengtian, Zhang Zuolin, Wu Junsheng, and Ma Longtan had changed their unification and changed to Zhang, and only Feng Delin, who was trapped in western Liaoning, was half a beat slower, and after receiving Ma Longtan's letter, he announced that he would return to Shun.

The intelligence work was quite successful, and this also benefited from the cooperation of Ma Longtan, the cable telegraph office in Jinzhou was controlled, and the information from the outside world has been kept secret from the landing on Huludao, the occupation of Jinzhou, and then the march into Mukden.

It's late, it's late. Yuan Shikai's nameless fire rose in his heart, and he felt like a monkey who was being played.

Angry, Lao Yuan was really angry. He's going to fight back. He still has the Beiyang Army and the Yi Army in his hands, and he wants to show the revolutionary party some color, and he wants the revolutionary party to honestly sit down at the peace table and obediently accept his conditions.

Retake the Northeast? No way. The navy is not in control, and the army that leaves the customs is in danger of being cut off from the back route. The one that can now launch an offensive is Shandong. One is Hubei, and Yuan Shikai has to choose between the two.

Shandong, Yuan Shikai's eyes were focused on this place. Shandong is too close to Zhili and is a great threat; Moreover, Shandong is the reserve base of the three northeastern provinces, and the change in the situation in Shandong will inevitably affect the strength of the provisional government's support for the northeast.

Killing two birds with one stone? Yuan Shikai was not sure, but he wanted to try, and it was not what he was willing to wait for or surrender. Promote peace by war. The Revolutionary Party will use this trick, will I not?

The second and third towns stationed in Zhili formed the second army, led by Duan Qirui, and went south to attack Shandong; At the same time, he ordered Feng Guozhang's First Army of Xiaogan to force on the three towns of Wuhan as a feint; In addition, Jiang Guidi was sent to lead the Yi army to settle in Shanhaiguan to choke this choke point. Prepare for the Northeast to send troops into the customs.

Yuan Shikai is really bloody, and only one town of Cao Kun was left in the five towns of Beiyang. and other miscellaneous armies defending Zhili and Gyeonggi, and they had to strike hard at the revolutionary army.

The clouds of the war are thick, and the peace talks seem to be broken without breaking.

Chen Wenqiang, who had arrived in Mukden, spoke out again, accusing Yuan Shikai of provoking war and sabotaging peace talks, but really ignoring the overall situation. Regardless of the will of the people and the security of the country, those who are extremely frenzied will be severely punished.

Despite his righteous words, Chen Wenqiang was busy with various resettlements in the northeast. There was also no thought or action of transferring troops into the customs.

The Northeast seems to be encompassed by the Provisional Government, but the local government has been initially decided, and there are many problems. Although Zhang Zuolin and others have expressed their attitude, their loyalty is doubtful. Therefore, it is very important to expand the revolutionary army and suppress the miscellaneous cards.

In addition to leaving a reinforced regiment in Mukden as a city defense unit, the 1st Northeast Division was again diluted, and a group of officers and veterans were transferred out to serve as the backbone of the 2nd and 3rd Brigades of the Northeast Mixed Brigade, which were reorganized from the People's Army. After half a month of urgent training, these two mixed brigades will be headed for Changchun and Harbin to become the backbone of the Jilin and Heilongjiang garrisons.

Xu Shichang served as the governor of the three eastern provinces, Xiliang served as the chief of civil affairs of Liaoning Province, Yao Yuping served as the commander of the Shenyang Military Region, Ma Longtan served as the commander of the Liaoning Provincial Garrison, Lan Tianwei served as the commander of the Jilin Provincial Garrison, and Zhang Shaozeng served as the commander of the Heilongjiang Provincial Garrison. The former governors of Jilin and Heilongjiang continued to serve as the chief of civil affairs of the province, and some administrative officials who came with the army were also assigned to various places.

Focusing on stability, even Xiliang and other old Manchu officials were retained, and Chen Wenqiang's series of measures quickly stabilized the situation in Northeast China.

Crisp and neat, amiable, Chen Wenqiang left this impression on people in a short period of time. That's right, it is amiable and friendly, meeting old and new officials, meeting with journalists, summoning leaders of the People's Army, and even Zhang Zuolin and other generals of the old army, Chen Wenqiang has shown this attitude.

It is precisely this attitude, as well as the approach with minimal changes, that quickly stabilized people's hearts and minds, and also stabilized Zhang Zuolin and others. According to the establishment of the Northeast Military Region that has been announced, each of the three northeastern provinces of Rehe Province must organize and train at least three mixed brigades, and there are many official positions; Ma Longtan has already taken the lead, and Zhang Zuolin, Wu Junsheng, and others are also optimistic.

"Don't use thunderous means, don't show the heart of a bodhisattva." No one expected that Chen Wenqiang was sitting in a secret room with Xiliang, Xu Shichang, Yao Yuping and others, discussing the purge plan, and his face was cold, and his voice was cold, "The three northeastern provinces are facing the covetousness of Japan and Russia, the situation is the most complicated, and the people's hearts are the most unpredictable. If you don't kill a few traitors, I'm afraid that more people will follow suit in the future. ”

"If the place is first decided, it will be killed, will it cause a rebellion?" Xu Shichang said with concern: "Hold off for a while, can you figure it out slowly?" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor has overtaken it." Yao Yuping said: "In terms of strength and equipment, they are not opponents, even if they dare to move, our army can be wiped out in one fell swoop." ”

"This is not a regular army fighting, if you really force others to rebel, bandits are everywhere, and the overall situation in the northeast is erosive, it is not that your army can calm down in a short time." Chen Wenqiang glanced at Yao Yuping sternly and said: "According to my observations in the past few days, combined with intelligence, the evidence of Zhang Zuolin's collusion with the Japanese is conclusive and cannot be tolerated. At most, Wu Junsheng, Feng Delin and others were guilty of lax governance and lax discipline, and their crimes did not lead to death. The thief captured the king first and disposed of Zhang Zuolin, while the others punished the others with small punishments, and the possibility of rebellion was very small. ”

"Zhang Zuolin and others are all sworn brothers." Xiliang reminded on the side: "If you pull the whole body, the attitude of others must be worried. ”

"What is the swearing, Ma Longtan is still their big brother!" Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly and said: "It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It's not brothers, they don't have that deep affection. What's more, they still have relatives and cannot afford not to take them into account. After a pause, he said with relief: "Don't worry, everyone, after this matter is done, there is only benefit and no harm, for the long-term peace and stability of the Northeast, in order to defeat some people who are both ambitious and traitorous to seek glory, and deter the rest, there is nothing wrong with seeing blood." ”

Everyone was silent for a long time, Xu Shichang and Xiliang exchanged glances, and nodded helplessly in agreement. Anyway, you are the plenipotentiary, and you can take it with you if something happens.

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Why did he kill Zhang Zuolin and his cronies, it was really because his ambition was too big and he was cunning, and Chen Wenqiang was worried about leaving a big trouble. And he can't stay in the northeast for a long time, and he is even more worried that others are not Zhang Zuolin's opponents, and he is afraid that he will take advantage of them.

The most important point is that Zhang Zuolin was so bold that after leading his troops into Mukden, he actually met secretly with Kentaro Ochiai, the Japanese consul general in Mukden, several times in person or by sending people, in an attempt to betray the three eastern provinces to Japan. He told Ochiai: "Japan has significant rights in Manchukuo and has a special relationship with Manchuria...... I think it would be better to cede Manchuria to outsiders than to entrust Manchuria to the hands of the southerners. At this moment, if Japan gives me any instructions, I will do my best to serve them. ”

Later, Zhang Zuolin said: "As a northerner, I echo the republic of the southerners, and I am willing to accept it, and I would rather die than disdain." If this is the case, it is better to cling to Japan. Ochiai asked, "If Premier Yuan deposes Governor Xi, how will Your Excellency deal with it?" Zhang replied: "If another person is appointed as the governor, I will never admit it, and I will support Prince Su to return to Japan." ”

All this, Chen Wenqiang was deeply afraid and disgusted. Since Zhang Zuolin has this mentality, it is inevitable that he will collude with the Japanese again in the future and create a pretext for the Japanese to interfere. Moreover, if Zhang Zuolin does not get rid of him, the Zongshe Party will definitely come to contact, but it will provide the Zongshe Party with the convenience of hiding and acting.

After repeated observations, investigations, and careful consideration, Chen Wenqiang decided to purge Zhang Zuolin and his cronies by bloody means, break up and reorganize his patrol battalion, and deal with his family members for treason. (To be continued.) )