In Shandong Province, the military flag is stretched wantonly in the autumn wind, and young soldiers wearing blue military uniforms, cross-body belts, leggings, backpacks, and rifles can be seen everywhere in the fields, amid the shouts of the officers, advancing rapidly. www.biquge.info Since the right of way of the Jinpu Railway has been owned by the Huabi Bank, the allocation of transportation materials is all decided by Jensen, in fact, it is Zhao Guanhou who has the final say.

Everything serves the soldiers, and the soldiers serve the commanders, this is the policy that Shandong has implemented since Zhao Guanhou took power, and it has been implemented to the extreme at this time. The original shelf division was quickly replenished, and Sun Meiyao's cavalry regiment was immediately expanded into a cavalry brigade, and the troops of one division and one brigade completed the mobilization and preparation work in a very short time, and were ready to set off at any time.

Due to the Qinhuangdao arms incident, Xu Zhanfeng's brigade, which was originally intended to be sent to Zhao Guanhou, was changed to stay in Gyeonggi in case of accidents. The troops led by Zhao Guanhou only had their own Shandong men and horses and reinforcements from various provinces. However, Yuan Weiting gave him the power to recruit troops, he could recruit troops on the spot, and he could hire cadets from the Baoding Military Academy as military cadres.

In the Overseer's Palace, the mobilization meeting had already been held, but the atmosphere was still a little tense. Shang Quan's face was ugly, "Dashuai, I said at the beginning that this mixed association is the third association of our fifth division, and now it should be called a brigade." We're all family, and you can't choose one over the other. The last time I attacked Jiangning, my troops didn't take the main attack, and after I went back, I was complained by the brothers. This time to fight the white wolf, if you become a brigade guarding the house, I can't do this brigade commander, you just change people, I will resign and go home. ”

The division dispatched this time was composed of the 10th Brigade led by Li Zongyun, the 1st Infantry Division of Shandong Province, the Tanaka Yu Brigade, the Artillery Regiment and the Sun Meiyao Brigade. Shang Quan opposed this formation plan from the very beginning, and resolutely demanded that his own mixed brigade go into battle to replace the Tanaka Jade Brigade.

Tanaka Yu's class can't be compared with Shang Quan, and he is a little vague about him. But when the matter came to his head, he couldn't shirk it if he didn't speak, so he had to discuss: "Business Brigade, can you let me go this time." After fighting the white wolf this time, if there is another battle, it will definitely be you. ”

"Don't. I'll go this time, and if there is a battle next time, it's good to hand it over to Brigade Commander Tian to fight me. Our mixed brigade is not made of tofu, and in the past few years, the purpose of training the troops is to show their faces in front of people. Always stay at home and go around, so it's better to go home and pick up the child. Commander, please show me. ”

Zhao Guanhou looked at the two of them, "The two, you know the problem of our Shandong." Now the bandits in the province are not very rampant, but the Fusang people ...... They have always had bad intentions towards Shandong, and I must leave a team that can restrain the Fusang people. If they dare to use force, they must immediately respond with force, whether or not they are ordered, and beat him first. I think this courage is only available to the business brigade chief, and this strength can only be taken by your mixed brigade. I also have my difficulties......"

Before he finished speaking, Tanaka Yu's face suddenly turned red, and he violently untied his wind and discipline buckle, and took a step forward, "Dashuai, Zhongyu has followed Dashuai in front of the saddle and behind the horse since he was in the artillery camp, charging into battle, and never falling behind." The commander of the merchant brigade was born in artillery, but I was born in infantry, and I fought with bayonets to charge, and I was never afraid. Isn't it the Fuso people? I'm not afraid of them! Please leave my first brigade of the provincial army, so that you can see how the strength and courage of our provincial army are better than his mixed brigades? ”

Shang Quan snorted, "Provincial Army...... Tsk, your gang of soldiers, most of them are southerners. When I arrived in Shaanxi, I couldn't get used to eating noodles, I couldn't adapt to the water and soil, and I couldn't stand it. I still have to have my soldiers, I can eat rice and noodles, and I can fight anywhere. If you want to talk about touching the Fusang people, in my opinion, it is better to mobilize the supplementary regiment and the first brigade of the provincial army, or to undertake auxiliary combat tasks. ”

"That's a matter for the General Staff, don't worry about it. My First Brigade doesn't care what its background is, in the past two years of training, there has been no shortage of sweat and blood. However, your brigade has not undertaken a combat mission for a long time, and this time against the white wolf, it is not a simulated exercise at home, you should be careful, don't be a horseman. ”

Zhao Guanhou motioned for the two not to quarrel, and said thoughtfully: "Since this is the case, then change it, and the merchant brigade will be organized into a temporary reinforced division with Li Zongyun's brigade, artillery regiment and cavalry brigade." Externally, the number of the Fifth Division is still used, and the reinforcements from various provinces are organized into a temporary mixed brigade, with one division and one brigade of troops, and I will be accompanied to exterminate the white wolf, and it is very likely that I will go to Shaanxi to fight against Feng Yi's army. The enemy is outnumbered and outnumbered, and the enemy is quite well-equipped, and the places he goes to are all poor provinces. It's a drudgery, I don't want to go now, it's too late! ”

Shang Quan knocked on his heel, "Shang Quan has enjoyed blessings in Shandong for several years, and now he just wants to endure hardships, Xie Dashuai is complete!" ”

At this time, Sun Meiyao walked in from outside. She has resumed her daughter's family dress, wearing a women's military uniform designed by Zhao Guanhou. This military uniform is very tight at the waist, and the chest is even more majestic, and wherever you go, you can attract a group of hot eyes. But she was accustomed to it, without any shyness and twisting, and rushed in with a big stride, waved her horsewhip, whipped it, and scolded:

"****! Boss Cao is too bullying, what kind of troops are you sending! I don't think we can ask for such a unit, so we just go back, we don't go out, and go to the War Department to reason. Fooling people with such troops, let's just sit here and wait, whoever has the ability, who will retreat. ”

Reinforcements from the four provinces have come to Jinan Station by military vehicles. Originally, in Zhao Guanhou's calculations, in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, the overseers were all their own siblings, and the quality of the troops did not need to be considered at all. The overseers of Anhui and Hubei are not very close to themselves, Wang Zichun is his subordinate, Ni Jichong has no friendship with him, and their troops are afraid that there is a problem. But the truth is exactly the opposite of what he imagined.

During the fist rebellion, Wang Zichun was ordered to protect the treasures of two hundred carts and garrisoned Baoding. Han Rong looked at him and didn't take precautions, he didn't want the prince to be a stupid thief, stealing a little thing from a car, and making a windfall without showing the mountain dew.

He relied on this money to carry out activities, and now he has become the commander of the Eighth Division, his talent is mediocre, but he knows how to meet it. This regiment selected elite troops, issued a new gun, and when it set off, it also opened two months' military salaries (in peacetime, half of the military salaries were paid to the troops, and the soldiers were trained to be diligent and thrifty, and to bear hardships and stand hard work)

Ni Jichong's situation is similar to Wang Zichun, he controls Bengbu, and the main source of wealth is Huaiyan, and Yanguan is controlled by Huabi Bank, and the chairman of Huabi Bank is controlled by Zhao Guanhou, which is equivalent to stuck in his neck. Naturally, he didn't dare not flatter Zhao Guanhou, his department was still the old army system, the so-called first regiment was composed of four battalions of the Dingwu Army, with a full amount of 2,000 people, including a rifled gun battalion, which could be regarded as a great help.

On the contrary, the two sworn brothers and sisters, and the troops sent were not satisfactory. The regiment sent by Li Xiushan was a newly recruited unit after the Sixth Division arrived in Jiangxi, and it was in arrears for two months, and it was necessary for Shandong to pay military salaries and rewards, as well as pay a promotion fee. The death and wounded compensation also had to be paid by Zhao Guanhou.

Compared with him, the special forces corps from Hunan can only be described as miserable. According to the telegram, it consisted of a battalion of cavalry, artillery, and baggage, and a company of engineers. But when she arrived at the station, Sun Meiyao pointed at the officer with a horsewhip

"Ask him, what about his horse? What about his cannon? Is this a regiment? No, I have to go to Hunan and settle accounts with Boss Cao in person! ”

Zhao Guanhou only looked at it, and knew that there was absolutely no regiment in the troops coming, and at least one battalion was missing. The officer with the rank is a colonel, about forty years old, of medium stature, dignified appearance, and a straight military uniform.

Looking further, he saw an acquaintance, he motioned for Sun Meiyao to stop, came to the person and said, "Long Yang Sword? You weren't on an errand under Big Brother, why did you send you this time? ”

Long Yangjian's face was happy, "Dashuai, do you remember the humble position?" Immediately, his eyes turned red, and tears flowed out uncontrollably, "Dashuai!" The humble post came back this time, just to return to the command of the commander and never go back! This time the troops were all Wu Jingfu's idea, and I don't blame Division Commander Cao. ”

Zhao Guanhou didn't ask much, but signaled the troops to rest outside the city first, and only brought the regiment commander Wang Bincheng and Long Yangjian, who led the troops, into the city. When he arrived at the signing room, he asked, "What the hell is going on, talk slowly." ”

Cao Zhongkun is warm-hearted, not only for official business, but also for his friends, so he is full of promises, ready to send all the special forces under his command to Shandong to help in the war. However, this order was stopped by Wu Jingfu. His reason is also very legitimate, the White Wolf Department is extremely mobile, and it is very difficult for the officers and troops to hunt him down, even if the Zhao Department's military strength is strong, it is useless to catch the main force of the White Wolf.

According to Wu Jingfu's analysis, Henan and Shaanxi are not provinces that can raise large soldiers, and their targets are still in Sichuan. The false road into Sichuan, one is from Shaanxi into Sichuan, the other is from Hubei, through Xiangyang, Yibin line into Sichuan. The Zhao army drove the enemy into Shaanxi, and the focus of the defense of the two lakes should be in Hubei. If all the special forces are allocated to Zhao Guanhou, when the two lakes intercept the White Wolf troops, the special forces will be seriously insufficient, and it will be difficult to complete the combat mission.

On the contrary, Shandong is a rich province, there is no shortage of special forces, and the combat effectiveness is also strong. Even if you don't need reinforcements from all provinces, you can completely solve the White Wolf's department. Therefore, he first gave soldiers but not equipment, and second, he attacked each battalion, all of which lacked a company, and most of the soldiers were infantry, not technical troops. For example, in the artillery battalion, in fact, there is only one platoon of real artillery, and the others are all infantry, and not a single artillery piece is carried.

Long Yangjian served as the commander of the cavalry regiment in Caobu, these cavalry were trained by him, and the old commander Yu had feelings, and Wu Jingfu fought with him to no avail, so he simply took two companies of cavalry loyal to him to Shandong, and officially explained that there was no return. Wu Jingfu only allocated seventy-one mules and ninety-five donkeys, except for Long Yangjian himself, not a single horse was allocated.

"The general he is reusing now is Peng Peng Zishou, a famous assassin of the Third Division, whose temper is the same as Wu Jingfu's, and no one can look down on him. If the army doesn't need it, I dare to shoot the quartermaster, and I can't get along with him, so I simply don't want to be angry with him. Although we don't have horses, we are still the best cavalry, please believe that Long and his subordinates are definitely the best troops. Let's be infantry, be cavalry, it's okay. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said: "I have always believed in you, in this way, I will solve your horses, and those mules and donkeys will be sent to the baggage camp to be used as foot force." Since you are the head of the regiment, then continue to be the commander of the regiment, and when the battle is over, you will be rewarded for your merits and deeds, and you will not be treated badly. All the brothers, pay two months' military salary first, and I will issue you a slip, go to the quartermaster office to receive money, and change equipment! We have carbines imported from Prussia in our hands, so we don't have to carry rifles! ”

Long Yang was overjoyed, and when he returned to the old chief, he had reuse, complete guns and equipment, and military salaries, and he had light in front of his subordinates, which was the right step. At that moment, the marching salute said: "Long Yangjian and his subordinate brothers, swear to follow the commander to the death!" ”

After Long raised his sword and left, Zhao Guanhou looked at Wang Bincheng. Seeing that there was no joy or anger on his face, he couldn't see what he thought, and said with a smile: "I have read the telegram you sent to Yuqing, you are a banner person, and you are a member of the Zongshe Party?" ”

"Back to the words of the handsome, exactly. The humble position is a banner person, and his hometown is in Xingcheng outside the Guan, but he is a poor flag man, and he is not a clan. Although I don't like co-ordination, I don't think about it. However, because of my identity as a bannerman, Chief of Staff Wu regarded me like a thief, and was always afraid that I would usurp military power, so he always suggested that Division Commander Cao expel his subordinates from the army. Thanks to the support of the division, he was able to serve in the army, but the road to promotion was thorny and bumpy everywhere. The situation in the past few years is difficult to describe, and this time I took the liberty to defect, and I was really desperate......"

"I've seen your resume, you are from Baoding Military Academy, you have led soldiers, you have fought in battles, Master Cao and I are Brother Jinlan, he knew that you were coming, and he specially sent a telegram to ask me to take care of you. Where's your home? ”

"It's still in the city."

"It's not good, it's inconvenient to be alone and not bring a family member. In this case, you go to the quartermaster department and withdraw 2,000 yuan, which is calculated as a settlement fee. In addition, I will give you another house to settle down in. ”

Although Wang Bincheng is a colonel, he does not have much savings and does not have much property, so he does not take care of his family because he can't support him. Zhao Guanhou was so kind, which surprised him greatly, and his gratitude came spontaneously. didn't wait for him to thank him, Zhao Guanhou had already spoken first

"You and Yuqing are relatives, and you and I are also relatives. I'm a person, and I don't help my relatives, so don't say anything kind to me, it's right for relatives to help each other. Just do it well, in my case, I don't have to worry about having no official position, and I don't have to worry about having no money. I can't give you doctrine, and I can't give you spirit, that's what Emperor Sun can give. There are only two things I can give, a money bag and a hat. ”

Wang Bincheng was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly asked: "Dashuai, aren't you worried that I support the imperial system?" ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled, "Gonghe Zhengfu, pay attention to the freedom of the people's residence, the common people have the freedom to scold the court, why don't they have the freedom to support the imperial system?" I don't have that much ability, and I have to care what other people think. As long as you don't oppose me, you don't oppose the president, you can support any system. I also have a banner man under me, called Tiger Roaring Forest, who is also from a poor flag man, you two work together, this time you fight the white wolf to sell some strength, and come back with your benefits! ”

"I swear to follow the commander to the death, this expedition, I won't win!" (To be continued.) )