Fengtai, Brigade Headquarters of the 31st Mixed Brigade of the Central Army.

There was silence in the meeting room. Everyone looked at each other and said nothing. What is being held is a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Iron and Blood Comrades Association. Chang Ruiqing, Wu Shi, Bai Chongxi, Wang Junhao, Zhao Zhen, and Yan Hao, who was in charge of the logistics of the 31st Mixed Brigade, were all gathered together. The issue discussed was the main force of the 31st Mixed Brigade going south to suppress bandits and training new soldiers.

But as everyone in attendance knows, things are not as simple as they seem. Xu Shuzheng must have doubted the relationship between Chang Ruiqing and the Red Brigade! He asked Chang Ruiqing to go south to suppress the Red Brigade, just to test it, but Chang Ruiqing would never be able to spit out the 250,000 taels of gold that was about to arrive to Xu Shuzheng and Duan Qirui!

As for how to deal with this crisis, Chang Ruiqing's henchmen don't seem to have much to do for a while......

Wu Shi's murmuring voice suddenly sounded below: "Maybe...... Maybe we misunderstood what Xu Shuzheng meant, right? He just asked us to go to Yishan to suppress the bandits, and he didn't necessarily know our relationship with the Red Brigade, even if we returned empty-handed, he might not be able to do anything to us. After all, Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng are about to launch a battle for reunification, and it is the time to employ people."

Wang Junhao and Zhao Zhen both shook their heads, feeling that Wu Shi was a little taken for granted. Chang Ruiqing also shook his head slightly, now is the most critical moment, whether the dragon is trapped in the shallows, or the tiger enters the deep mountains, it depends on this time! Returning empty-handed, of course Xu Shuzheng would not exempt himself from becoming a mixed brigade commander, but he probably wouldn't let himself fly away again...... Is it possible for him to stay by his side to change the outcome of the war in Anhui and save the fate of the Anhui family? Chang Ruiqing was not so arrogant that he thought that he could defeat Wu Peifu's Third Division with a mixed brigade!

As soon as he wanted to explain, he heard a somewhat cold voice sound, with a slight Guangxi accent: "The current situation is the most critical, we can't keep a fluke in our hearts!" There are only two ways in front of us now, one is to hand over the gold to Xu Shuzheng and Duan Qirui, so that they will definitely regard Yaoru as their number one henchman, and the position of the future commander of the Overseer Division is to get it. If you are not willing to hand over the gold, then simply go back! If you have soldiers and money in your hands, where can you go in the world? We can take the money to expand in Shandong on the spot and expand the strength of a division, I don't believe that Xu Shuzheng will tear his face and send troops to fight! ”

"This ・・・・・・" Wu Shi was stunned and stunned, and didn't know how to answer for a while, so he set his eyes on Chang Ruiqing. Chang Ruiqing nodded, and seemed to agree with Bai Chongxi's analysis: "Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of gold, almost twenty million silver!" If all of it is used to expand the army, three or four divisions can be built! There is absolutely no problem with the next province, and the money must not be handed over! ”

Bai Chongxi shrugged his shoulders: "Then we can't come back." ”

"What about later? Is it developing in Shandong? Wu Shi hesitated and asked. He is a native of Fujian, and of course he hopes to return to Fujian for development.

Chang Ruiqing said in a deep voice: "The key is still the army!" In today's troubled times, as long as you have a gun in your hand, it is the same everywhere! Besides, the unification of force between Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng will definitely not go smoothly! Even if it is within Beiyang, there are few people who are willing to fight the world for them, but I am afraid that there are few people, right? When the time comes, we are willing to go south to help them fight, and Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng will not worry about it anymore. ”

Of course, Chang Ruiqing didn't say this casually, the "unification by force" or the "war to protect the law" in history is such a situation, the generals of the Anhui system either shirked and refused to send troops, or they could not defeat the southwest if they sent troops, and most of the generals in the direct line opposed the "unification of force", and finally withdrew their troops to the north to start a war with Duan Qirui's Anhui system! And none of the large group of generals under Duan Wan can fight! When the time comes, Chang Ruiqing is willing to contribute, Duan and Xu naturally can't ask for it, and as for the gold, they have to turn a blind eye.

"But we only have one regiment,・・・・・・" Yan Hao reminded with some concern: "I'm afraid it's not so easy to expand the army in Shandong, right?" Can Zhang Huaizhi agree? ”

"Let's go to Xuzhou to recruit troops!" Wang Junhao said lightly: "That is the hometown of Brother Yaoru, and it is a common practice in Beiyang to recruit troops in his hometown, and Zhang Wensheng is not easy to object." ”

"What about weapons and ammunition? We have the money, even if we don't use the 250,000 taels of gold, it will not be a problem. Yan Hao counted with his fingers: "Before Zhang Xun's restoration, Xu Shuzheng gave 100,000, in the battle of restoration, the Fengtai Chamber of Commerce gave 50,000, and the big businesses outside Zhengyang Gate gave a total of 350,000・・・・・・ Meng Li also received 100,000 from Xiaode Zhang in Tianjin, and 100,000 from Zhenbeile (quarrels are quarrels, and the protection fee still has to be given), and the total number of things has been 700,000, and this time when we go south, the Alcohol Wangfu will give at least 200,000, and the War Department will always give 100,000, so that our books will not be less than 1 million! ”

Hearing this number, Chang Ruiqing was also taken aback, he never thought that with his mere mixed brigade commander, he would actually master a million huge funds! It was a silver dollar of real money, not a paper money that had been depreciated in later generations! It seems that being a warlord is really a very "lucrative" career!

"Buy! Let's buy it! Bai Chongxi smiled and said: "Before Zhang Xunyou fell, there were a total of hundreds of battalion heads, and eighteen were reimbursed in Beijing, and there are more than eighty left, and the monthly expenses are at least four or five hundred thousand・・・・・・ Zhang Wensheng is a thief who guards the house, and he doesn't have so much money to support them!" We have no problem buying two regiments with men and guns for a million, so we will have three regiments of soldiers. And most of them are Xuzhou soldiers! ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded slowly, the nostalgia in the Republic of China era was very heavy, Chang Ruiqing himself is from Xuzhou, and it is very reassuring to use Xuzhou soldiers. As for the bad habits of the patrol battalion, I am not worried, as long as I "buy" some newly recruited battalion heads. In addition, he also had some weapons and ammunition in his hands, and when Zhang Xun's 8,000 pigtailed soldiers were disarmed, Xu Shuzheng gave the Model Regiment four 75mm Japanese-style mountain guns, 1,500 rifles, and 30 water-cooled machine guns, which was enough to arm a regiment! As for the bullets, before sending troops, they could always get 180,000 yuan from the War Department, and when they arrived in Shandong, they could find a way to buy some more.

"Haha, then we have three regiments, with a total strength of more than 7,000 people, and 250,000 taels of gold in military expenses, it is difficult to think of underdevelopment!" It was Zhao Zhen who spoke, with three regiments, his eyebrows fluttered a little when he spoke, probably because he heard that there was one more regiment, and he had the hope of being the head of the regiment, right?

"No, not three, but four!" Chang Ruiqing said lightly.

"Four? Could it be that Brother Yaoru of Fengtai doesn't plan to give up? Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled expression.

Chang Ruiqing's expression was still faint, and he looked at Zhao Zhen calmly: "Youlin, this is the reason why I put you in charge of training this regiment." I want to keep a little power in the north, this is a strategic layout! In the next few years, you'll probably be on your own. After I leave, the environment in Beijing will be more complicated, and you must control the troops! Even if there is only one regiment, it is also the capital of your life, as long as the troops are there, no one will touch you. In addition, there is another task, Youlin, you have to go to the northwest at the right time and strive to gain a foothold in Suiyuan, which is very important for our cause! With that, Chang Ruiqing stood up, snapped a straight upright, and gave Zhao Zhen a military salute: "Youlin, please." ”

Zhao Zhen was stunned and stunned, and it took a long time to react, and he stood up and gave Chang Ruiqing a salute: "Uh, okay!" Yaoru big brother, don't you worry, don't you just go to Suiyuan to get a piece of land, the younger brother will definitely find an opportunity. ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction: "Youlin, don't worry, although our main force has gone to the south, we will still do our best to help you." In addition, our relationship with Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng will be maintained as much as possible, and I believe they will not specifically target you・・・・・・ if it really doesn't work, don't be reluctant, just bring the backbone to the south to find us." ”

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