As the supreme commander of the army and navy of the Republic of China. Zhao Bei personally rushed to Changxindian to present the flag to the 105th Division of the National Defense Force, which in itself already showed the importance he attached to military strength, and as the top priority of the president's attention, the situation in the three eastern provinces and the situation in Guangdong were the focus of attention of the central government of the Republic of China.

In order to solve the situation of turmoil in the south caused by the "Guangdong Incident", the central government has already sent a large army of sea and land to the south to quell the rebellion, and the thunderous momentum is by no means something that Long Jiguang's gang of clowns can resist, and now, the situation in Guangdong has taken a back seat in the central decision-making, and the central government has begun to turn its main attention to the north, focusing on the three eastern provinces.

The three eastern provinces, where the complex situation is far from being comparable to that of Guangdong, and since Japan and Russia divided the sphere of influence of the three eastern provinces, the central government of China had to use more brains if it wanted to make a difference there.

In fact, the new garrison of the 105th Division of the National Defense Force is Shanhaiguan, where the internal and external 'communication' is controlled, and the advance can be attacked, and the retreat can be defended. The Beiyang Army once stationed a large number of 'elite' troops here, still with Cao Kun's Third Division of the Beiyang Army as the leader, but since the outbreak of the Great War of the North, almost all of the Beiyang Army in Shanhaiguan was transferred south, and Cao Kun's Third Division of the Beiyang Army was also wiped out in Xinyang, Henan.

Zhang Zuolin is now not only the commander of the 16th Division of Beiyang, but also the envoy of Liaoning Town, as a good man from the green forest, he can get to this point, I am afraid the main reason is that the soul is 'chaotic' era.

The times create heroes, without the times, heroes will not appear, the times appear, but not everyone can become heroes, and some people may only be able to be a hero.

Zhang Zuolin is a hero, at least his subordinates think so.

Among these people who regard Zhang Zuolin as a hero, Wang Yongjiang is the most representative of 'sex'.

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Qing court tried to reform the system in the three eastern provinces, implemented a new policy, and divided the provinces. These affairs are inseparable from the strong support of local celebrities, so, under the sponsorship of Xu Shichang, the governor of the three eastern provinces, Wang Yongjiang embarked on a career in office, successively served as the political history of the Fengtian Civil Affairs Department, the East Daoyin, the director of the Liaoyang Patrol Police Bureau, etc., after the "Wushen **", Xu Shichang announced that the three eastern provinces "protect the territory and the people", and actually became the emperor of the three eastern provinces, and Wang Yongjiang also ascended to the sky one step at a time, and became Xu Shichang's senior adviser, specializing in civil affairs and financial affairs.

Wang Yongjiang made a career in this 'jade' to repay the favor of Governor Xu's promotion, but before he made a few achievements, Xu Shichang went to Beijing and replaced Yuan Shikai as the provisional president of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang wanted to transfer Wang Yongjiang to his side to assist, but as soon as the order was issued, the parliamentary impeachment of the president broke out, and soon after, Xu Shichang went into the wilderness, and when President Xu resigned and President Zhao took over, the news reached Wang Yongjiang's ears. He was packing his bags and preparing to go south to Beijing to assist Xu Shichang.

Xu Shichang fell, Wang Yongjiang also lost his backer, not only the southward move was stranded, but also the position in the three eastern provinces was replaced, but in just a few days, the former political stars became frustrated politicians sitting on the cold bench, and the desolation in Wang Yongjiang's heart may only be understood by himself.

After Xu Shichang went to Beijing to take over as president, Wu Junsheng temporarily acted as the governor of the three eastern provinces, but soon after, it was rumored that Xu Shichang intended to replace Wu Junsheng as the governor of the three eastern provinces with Zhang Zuolin, and as a result, there was a crack in the relationship between Wu Junsheng and Xu Shichang. Naturally, he was pulled into the blacklist of dismissal by Wu Junsheng, and as soon as the backer fell, Wang Yongjiang naturally lost his momentum and sat on the cold bench.

As soon as Xu Shichang got out of the wilderness, Wu Junsheng couldn't wait to fall into the well, and swept away the Xu family's 'door', this approach is "rat's eye" in Wang Yongjiang's view, such a pure martial artist can't achieve a big career, even if he doesn't drive Wang Yongjiang away, Wang Yongjiang will automatically resign, since it is a 'chaotic' world, then a literati like Wang Yongjiang also has his own plans, and he can't be a prince. I also want to be a good minister who assists the princes.

Wang Yongjiang didn't sit on the cold bench for a long time, and someone came to ask him to go out of the mountain to be his "good minister", and this person was Zhang Zuolin.

Although Zhang Zuolin is born in the green forest, but this vision, courage is not comparable to those green forest peers, he knows the truth of "martial arts to govern the country under the sky", now since it is a "chaotic" world, just rely on those green forest subordinates, it is no problem to be a soil emperor, but if you want to be a prince, and the central court, there is no literati who know how to govern the country and level the world, so he began to collect Wenchen.

The reason why I went to invite Wang Yongjiang out of the mountain first, this is actually because of Xu Shichang's recommendation, to tell the truth, although Xu Shichang is in the wilderness, it does not mean that he does not care about current affairs, Xu Shichang is also very annoyed by Wu Junsheng's behavior, whether it is out of revenge, or out of consideration for stabilizing the situation in the three eastern provinces, Xu Shichang recommended Wang Yongjiang to Zhang Zuolin.

Zhang Zuolin and Wang Yongjiang have worked together in the past, and there have been frictions between the two. But that didn't stop the two from working together again.

Zhang Zuolin is the envoy of Liaoning Town, and it is said that his scope of authority is military issues, but he is interested in Wang Yongjiang's group of literati, which in itself has proved his ambition, so Wang Yongjiang did not refuse, such a courteous corporal is the object he is willing to assist, and the future is much brighter than that Wu Junsheng, at least he will not erect enemies on all sides.

As soon as Wang Yongjiang came out of the mountain, the rest of the things were much easier, with the help of Wang Yongjiang. Many officials who had been deposed by Wu Junsheng gathered around Zhang Zuolin to advise him on his strategic plan to bring the whole of Liaoning into the sphere of influence of the 16th Beiyang Division as soon as possible.

Now Wu Junsheng is still acting as the governor of the three eastern provinces, and the central center has neither 'revealed' the intention of letting him get out, but he has not clearly said that he will continue to retain the official position of the "governor of the three eastern provinces", and some time ago it was rumored that the central government intends to abolish the "governor of the three eastern provinces" and replace it with the governor in charge of civil affairs and finance, and the military superintendent is in charge of military affairs, so Wu Junsheng may soon step down, and at that time, it may be the time for Zhang Zuolin to be the "king of Liaoning".

Understanding this background, it is also understandable why Zhang Zuolin set up the division headquarters of the 16th Division and the Liaoning Town Guard Mansion in Taonan, instead of Fengtian, the provincial wall.

Zhang Zuolin wanted to avoid premature direct contact with Wu Junsheng, recuperate, and preserve his strength, so that he could pounce on Fengtian with a thunderous momentum at a critical time and be his "King of Liaoning".

It is precisely because of this that Wang Yongjiang, a group of literati who assisted Xiaoxiong, are also in Taonan.

Now, Wang Yongjiang is sitting in the division headquarters of the 16th Division, reviewing some government affairs documents for Zhang Zuolin, which are all official documents on civil affairs, and the current Liaoning is basically divided into two by Wu Junsheng and Zhang Zuolin, with Wu Junsheng's territory in the east and Zhang Zuolin's territory in the west.

Wang Yongjiang is naturally handy in handling civil affairs, which makes Zhang Zuolin very satisfied, and Wang Yongjiang is also bent on repaying the kindness of his acquaintance, and today it is said that it is his turn to rest, but he still came to the division headquarters and personally reviewed the official documents.

I'm busy reviewing a flag auction document. An adjutant of Zhang Zuolin hurriedly walked into the division headquarters and 'handed over' a telegram to Wang Yongjiang.

"Mr. Wang, our commander told me to bring you this telegram, and told you to see him as soon as you see the telegram. I went to your house just now, but you weren't there, and when I inquired, I found out that you were in the division headquarters, and if I had known, I would have come directly. ”

Wang Yongjiang took the telegram, glanced at it a few times, and his heart was also cold, so without saying a word, he put on his hat and followed the adjutant to leave the division headquarters and rode to the school grounds.

Zhang Zuolin was training on the school grounds, and when he saw Wang Yongjiang coming over, he pointed to a grass shed on the side of the school grounds.

Wang Yongjiang advanced to the grass hut and sat down on a bench, and after a while, Zhang Zuolin also walked in, and before he sat down, he threw away his military hat and scolded a few words.

"it! Wu Guangxin's kid is going to Shanhaiguan, and now he sends a telegram and asks Lao Tzu to go to Shanhaiguan to meet him, what is this called? In terms of age, I am five years older than him, in terms of seniority, when Lao Tzu pulled the team, he was probably still playing with 'pee' mud. It's good now, they are all division commanders, but he, Wu Guangxin, asked me to meet him, which is really unbelievable. ”

Wang Yongjiang picked up the Beiyang military hat that rolled to his feet, put it on the table, glanced at Zhang Zuolin, and said unhurriedly: "Yu Shuai, Wu Guangxin has a big shelf, that is because he doesn't know the height of the sky, and it is nothing for you to scold, but in the humble view, Wu Guangxin led the 105th Division of the National Defense Army to Shanhaiguan, which seems to have a deep meaning." ”

"What does it mean? Bandits? Aren't we here? Do you need them? Now from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou, all the way to Taonan, it is the defense area of the 16th Division, and there is no need for other people's dogs to meddle with rats. ”

Zhang Zuolin sat down beside Wang Yongjiang and called a horse to hammer his 'legs'.

"Recently, the 'Guanwai Banner People' have made a lot of noise, and there may not be no Japanese instructions behind them, and the central center transferred the 105th Division to Shanhaiguan, perhaps just in case, and now the 'chaos' situation in Guangdong has not yet subsided, and the center naturally does not want any more incidents in the three eastern provinces now, and it is reasonable to send troops to deter."

Wang Yongjiang's words made Zhang Zuolin a little strange, listening to the other party's meaning, he seemed to support the center to send troops over.

"You mean, let me go to Shanhaiguan to meet Wu Guangxin?" Zhang Zuolin asked a little unwillingly.

"Not only do you have to meet him, but you also have to bring some greeting gifts. Wu Guangxin is no better than others, he is Duan Qirui's brother-in-law, he has a hard backer and a wide road, and he may not be without benefits in the future. ”

"Backing hard? Brother Minyuan, what you said is a bit reckless, now that Beiyang is finished, Duan Qiruiguang is wearing the hat of a 'army chief', in fact, he is a noodle person, how you want to pinch it, it depends on what President Zhao means. ”

"You can't say that. Yu Shuai, to put it mildly, Wu Guangxin is not a person, but we can't even compare to Wu Guangxin now, Wu Guangxin has the support of the center, if we snub him, the center is not easy to 'hand' over, not to mention, now that the Jilin town guard Feng Delin is raising eyebrows with Wu Jun, we now want to find a backer to fight against them, and the central government is our only backer. Wang Yongjiang analyzed.

"However, a few days ago, that Japanese 'ronin' came over and said ......," Zhang Zuolin said hesitantly.

"Yushuai, we all know in our hearts Japan's thoughts, they wish that the more 'chaotic' we are, the better, so that they can be easily swallowed up and down by the Japanese and annex the three eastern provinces, we can't be blinded by the small profits in front of us, so we are Chinese, and it is not impossible to use the Japanese, but if the Japanese oppose the center, we must hide far away, lest we steal the 'chicken' and become a rice, be scolded by the countrymen, and be condemned by the center. Wang Yongjiang is 'lustful'.

"I understand what you mean. Actually, I just want to deceive some foreign guns and cannons from the Japanese, and I really want to sell our 16th Division to the Japanese, and I am still reluctant. ”

Zhang Zuolin nodded, did not continue the topic, but changed the conversation and said: "But ask me to go to Shanhaiguan to see Wu Guangxin, this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, anyway, I am also a town guard envoy, how can there be a reason for the town guard to go to see a division commander?" ”

As soon as these words fell, a person walked in outside, but it was Zhang Zuolin's right-hand man Tang 'Yu'lin'.

"Erhu, didn't you go to Fengtian to urge salary? Why did you come back so soon? Zhang Zuolin got up to greet him.

Tang 'Yu' Lin said: "Wu Junsheng doesn't want to see me at all, if I don't come back, can't I spill there?" By the way, I heard that Wu Guangxin was coming over, and asked Dashuai to go to Shanhaiguan to meet him? ”

Zhang Zuolin smiled bitterly: "Isn't it, Erhu, if it's you, then will you go to Shanhaiguan?" ”

Tang 'Yu' Lin scratched the back of his head, shook his head, and said, "I'm not going to see him, what kind of thing is Wu Guangxin?" ”

"That's right! Let's not go see him! ”

Zhang Zuolin nodded, and seeing that Wang Yongjiang seemed to have something to say, he hurriedly patted him on the shoulder, signaling that he didn't need to persuade him anymore.

However, Tang 'Yu'lin's next few words made Zhang Zuolin a little undecided.

"Dashuai, let's not go, it's our backbone. Wu Junsheng and Feng Delin went to Shanhaiguan to befriend Wu Guangxin, this is because they have no backbone, see how they will be in the Northeast in the future. ”

"What? Wu Junsheng and Feng Delin are going to Shanhaiguan? Who do you listen to? Zhang Zuolin looked at Wang Yongjiang and was a little surprised to see him.

"Wu Junsheng's officers said that he also received a telegram from Wu Guangxin, and before I arrived in Fengtian, Wu Guangxin's telegram was photographed in Fengtian." Tang 'Yu'lin said.

"Yushuai, when did we receive our telegram?" Wang Yongjiang stood up and asked.

"The telegram I just received. it! It turned out that Wu Guangxin first took a telegram to Wu Junsheng and Feng Delin, and only sent us a telegram today. Zhang Zuolin said angrily.

"Yu Shuai, hurry up and pack up, let's set off immediately, maybe, Wu Junsheng and Feng Delin are on the road now." Wang Yongjiang said.

Zhang Zuolin groaned for a moment, stood up, and looked at Tang 'Jade' Lin.

"Erhu, prepare some old ginseng, good mink, and then choose some good horses, take five hundred brothers, and let's go to Shanhaiguan. Wu Junsheng, that guy has no other skills, this ability to slap horses is not comparable to Lao Tzu, I just don't know if Lao Tzu is the governor of the three eastern provinces, will he come to slap Lao Tzu? In these years, you still have to find the right backer. ”