Although the localities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang did not cooperate, the Anhui bigwigs did not take action.

Although many Anhui bigwigs are eyeing the position of the overseer of the two provinces, but Li Bufan has already appointed himself as the governor, if they rely on their qualifications to grab the position, they are afraid of triggering a strong backlash from Li Bufan, and even take refuge in the direct line, then the Anhui system will be completely over.

The direct family is waiting, the Anhui department is also waiting, and Li Bufan has no local cooperation, and he can't hold on without money.

One month, two months

Gradually entering the winter, Li Bufan not only did not fail to hold on, but also lived an unusually nourishing life, and the training of the three armed forces was gradually completed. The more than 100,000 regular soldiers insisted that each family was given five acres of land, and some of this land was confiscated by the Criminals Section, and some of it was bought by Li Bufan with real money.

What makes all the bigwigs vomit blood is that the regular army of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang armies has fields, and the minimum military salary is seven oceans to start, this is a new recruit. After three months of military training and passing the assessment, you will become a private, with a minimum salary of 8 oceans, followed by corporals and sergeants, with military salaries of 9 and 10 oceans respectively, followed by non-commissioned officers and squad leaders, fifteen oceans of monthly salaries, platoon commanders 25 oceans, company commanders of 30 oceans, battalion commanders of 50 oceans, regiment commanders of 100 oceans, etc., as well as rank subsidies, second lieutenant 5 oceans, lieutenant 10 oceans, captain 20 oceans, etc. Where is this where there is no money? It's just too rich. Even the direct family members who control the central government are not rich, but they are always worried about military salaries.

Duan Qirui finally couldn't sit still, and took Xu Shuzheng south, under the pretext of mediating the conflict between Li Bufan and Zhang Wensheng, the overseer of Anhui, because of southern Anhui.

For Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui family, and Xu Shuzheng, the national hero who recovered Mongolia, Li Bufan did not dare to slack off, personally went out of China to greet him, and arranged a military parade.

"Loyal to the marshal, loyal to the country; Use me in the first battle, use me to win! ”

One by one, the neat military formations kicked the straight steps like machinery, the array was solemn, the momentum was like a rainbow, the slogans were like a dragon chanting and a tiger roaring, and the neat and shining bayonets simply dazzled the eyes of those watching the parade. This is actually the military parade phalanx of later generations, but the clones have stronger discipline, better rhythm, and a more rigorous and murderous procession. The only drawback is that there are only infantry, and there are not as many mechanized troops as later generations.

This was an open military parade, and consuls, military attachés, and reporters from many countries came to watch it, and they also wanted to see the strength of this newly released young governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But this parade stunned everyone - powerful, shocking, incredible.

"Oh my God, is this the [***] team? It's horrible. ”

"Damn, take a picture, I'm going to take it back home and show those damn sloppy officers that we're already behind."

Military attachés and reporters from various countries took pictures one after another, and some even filmed the entire parade from beginning to end like a movie.

"Yaga!" The eyes of the military attache and the military attache were full of shock and horror, and the consul said to the military attaché: "Tu Fei Yuanjun, make it into a movie and show it to the military department and the cabinet." ”

"Hi, Your Excellency." Kenji Dohihara replied respectfully, and continued, "The growth of such an army will be a great threat to the empire's Greater East Asia strategy. Your Excellency Consul, we must find a way to nip it in the bud while he is still in his infancy. ”

The consul said coldly: "This is not something you and I can decide, and we need to ask the cabinet and the military department to decide." But I want to give them some trouble and it is necessary to give it a try. ”

Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng, who were on the rostrum, were also deeply shocked, and they suddenly understood why Li Chun and Lu Yongxiang fell in the hands of Li Bufan. Judging from their point of view, such a well-trained and strong army is definitely not something that can be trained in a short period of time, and it will take several years to say the least. Li Bufan has such a secret elite army in his hands, and it is not something that ordinary troops can resist.

Xu Shuzheng sighed: "Li Chun and Lu Yongxiang died unjustly. ”

Duan Qirui said bitterly in his heart as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle: "Again, I originally wanted to win you the position of the overseer of a province, but it seems that it is difficult to succeed." ”

Xu Shuzheng smiled self-deprecatingly: "Anyway, I'm at ease now." I'm afraid this little guy has guessed the purpose of our visit, and this military parade is a demonstration against us. He is telling us that he has a strong army at hand and is fearless. ”

Duan Qirui smiled bitterly: "It is worthy of the guy who fought the 'Battle of Verdun', this person has been forbearant and obscure before, but now he has become a blockbuster if he doesn't fly, and if he doesn't fly, he has soared into the sky, and the obstacles that block his pace will be crushed by his iron hooves." Lu Yongxiang is a lesson from the past. ”

"Just can't be long, this Li Bufan is so high-flying, sooner or later he will suffer a big loss." Although Xu Shuzheng recognized this army, he was very dissatisfied with Li Bufan's behavior.

Duan Qirui said lightly: "No matter what, he is the rising star of our Anhui family after all." We were defeated, but our Anhui line was not defeated, and we still have successors. ”

In fact, everyone didn't know that it was impossible for any military parade array composed of normal people to replicate this model, and it would not be able to achieve this effect, unless it was robots and clone troops of absolute obedience.

Li Bufan also talked to Wu Di in a low voice: "Damn, you want to cause my people to betray their relatives and leave, you are demonstrating to Duan Lao." ”

Wu Di said innocently: "Absolutely not." Let me tell you, this thing is a necessary ceremony to welcome the leader in the later generations, and the more solemn it is, the more respect it will be. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Of course."

"Fart!" Li Bufan gritted his teeth and said, "Look at Zhang Wensheng in Anhui, his face is pale with fright. Saying that, he pointed to Zhang Wensheng and other Anhui representatives who came to Nanjing not far away to accept Duan Qirui's mediation, and in order to express his solemnity, Zhang Wensheng himself came, but he didn't expect to see this scene, and his face turned pale with fright.

Wu Di said innocently: "How do I know. ”

Li Bufan turned his head away, not bothering to pay attention to him. In fact, Li Bufan's heart was also extremely shocked, and it was the first time he had conducted a military parade of the Clone Troop Tiger Regiment, but he never thought it would be so shocking. But he thinks that Wu Di must have done it on purpose, he is a traverser, it is impossible for him not to see it, how can he come up with such a bad idea if he has not seen it?

The parade ended quickly, and Li Bufan took Duan Qirui and other Anhui representatives such as Zhang Wensheng to Nanjing Municipal Axe, and with this military parade, Li Bufan had an unprecedented elite unit in his hands and became famous at home and abroad, and the name of this unit Tiger Ben Regiment also became famous all over the world.

Duan Qirui did not immediately let the two sides start negotiations, but met with Zhang Wensheng first, and said with some emotion: "Wensheng, what do you think?" Xu Shuzheng poured tea for the two of them on the side, and there was no one in this room, so Xu Shuzheng could only do it for him.

Zhang Wensheng thanked Xu Shuzheng. He is not a fool, he naturally knows what Duan Qirui is referring to. couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's hard for lions to compete." Zhigong, I, Zhang Wensheng, have been in the army with Braided Shuai for decades, and I have never seen such a strong army, and I am really a frog at the bottom of the well. You and Brother Youzheng both studied in Germany, is it difficult for the moral [***] team to be so powerful? ”

Duan Qirui shook his head and said, "No." Although the German [***] team is strong, it is far from being able to compare with the whole army. This Li Bufan was originally stationed in Ma'anshan under your rule, didn't you find out a little bit for so long? Xu Shuzheng also nodded in acknowledging Duan Qirui's words, to put it bluntly, he was indeed convinced by this tiger army, and he couldn't train this kind of soldier.

It's okay not to mention this, but when I mention this Zhang Wensheng, my intestines are about to regret it. If he knew that he had such a talent under his command, he would have relied on his left and right arms a long time ago, then today he might be the governor of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. But it was all too late, and they had already become the governors of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, with 100,000 elite soldiers.

Duan Qirui also saw his expression, and sighed: "You also saw Li Bufan's attitude today, I am afraid that he will not let out southern Anhui." ”

Zhang Wensheng smiled bitterly: "I know. He has set up a steel plant in Ma'anshan, and the construction of the plant and mine has already begun. And it is said that he wants to move the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau to build a large arsenal, how can he easily give in? Judging from the current situation, if he wants to give up southern Anhui, he is afraid that he will have to meet each other in arms. ”

Duan Qirui frowned and said, "There is an iron mine in Ma'anshan? ”

Zhang Wensheng sighed: "It seems that there is." The iron ore in Ma'anshan and the copper ore in Tongling are the main materials of the military industry. He put three divisions in southern Anhui, can't he still show his attitude of ambition? On top of that, he's also very rich. ”

"Rich?" When Duan Qirui mentioned the money, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. If he had the money in the first place, maybe he would have really unified the country by force.

"yes, he's rich." Zhang Wensheng said bitterly: "Zhigong, in fact, I, the overseer of Anhui, can't stand it anymore, and I can't make ends meet." In the past, when you were in power, you often received alms, and you barely survived, but now you really haven't paid it, and the army's salaries have been in arrears for two months, and I don't even know how to let the brothers spend this year. ”

Duan Qirui was surprised: "What are you going to do?" I still have some face in this old face, or I'll help you ask when I go back. ”

Zhang Wensheng smiled bitterly: "Can it be solved for a while, maybe it can be solved for a while, can it be solved for a lifetime?" The hearts of the people in Anhui are already unstable, and they can't return to southern Anhui, but I'm afraid that I, the overseer, will not be able to sit steadily, not to mention that the above is also worried about our Anhui nest. I thought about it, the surname Suo is ready to hand over Anhui to Li Bufan, so that the three provinces of Anhui are completely united, and Li Bufan's martial arts may be able to keep my Anhui lineage. (Zhang Wensheng could not bear all kinds of pressure in 1922 and resigned on his own)

Xu Shuzheng, who had been on the side without speaking, opened his eyes and said unhappily: "Why do you have to hand it over to him Li Bufan?" Does General Zhang think that I have no one in Anhui? ”

Zhang Wensheng naturally knew Xu Shuzheng, this person had too much desire for power, and to put it bluntly, except for Duan Qirui, few people in the Anhui family liked him. However, he would not offend Xu Shuzheng, and said: "General Youzheng can only be an overseer, which is naturally more than enough, but do you have money?" ”

"This" Xu Shuzheng couldn't say a word, he wanted to say that Duan Qirui could help him raise money, but Zhang Wensheng was also from Anhui, what did people think when he said this?

"The most important thing is the mixing of troops"

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