Chapter 12: The Overseer Legion Comes

"Hey! What kind of Overseer Legion meeting, I think it's just that the bigwigs of our Beiyang family get together to eat, drink and have fun in the name of this, and they can't open for an hour, and the card game is all night, and the wins and losses are tens of thousands of dollars in one night! Even those of us who run on a bad run can have dozens of dollars in one night. Two days ago, our marshal received a telegram from Premier Duan, asking the Overseer to go to Beijing for a meeting. ”

When Chang Ruiyuan said this, Chang Ruiqing's eyebrows were already slightly twisted, he was familiar with the history of the Republic of China, so he naturally knew about the Governor Army. The historical Overseer Corps, also known as the "Federation of Provinces and Autonomous Regions", was initiated and organized by Zhang Xun and Zhang Braidshuai, who was reluctant to cut his braids in the Republic of China, and was joined by the overseers of thirteen provinces across the country...... But now it is clear that it is only September 1916, and it is almost the time of the "Second Xuzhou Conference of the Overseer Corps" in history, so why did they come to Beijing now? Could it be for the sake of "participating in the war to save the country"?

Thinking of this, Chang Ruiqing whispered tentatively: "All the marshals gathered in Beijing, I think they are going to send troops to attack the southwest, right?" ”

Chang Ruiyuan said with a smile: "Our pigtail marshal originally thought that he was going to the south to disrupt the party, and studied the map of Guangdong all the way on the train, probably thinking about the fat shortage of Long Jiguang's Guangdong overseer, right?" But after entering the city of Beijing and meeting a Japanese friend called Chengkou, I realized that it was not to deal with the southwest at all, but to participate in some European war! Running so far to fight, or fighting with the elite soldiers of Germany, I am really full of food, and I don't know which ghost lacking virtue gave Duan Zhi the idea? ”

"Japanese friends?" Chang Ruiqing frowned slightly, and said lightly: "It seems that the Japanese don't support us in sending troops to Europe." "Historically, the Japanese seem to have supported Duan Qirui's participation in the war, and they also borrowed tens of millions of Japanese dollars to help Duan Qirui expand three divisions of the participating army, why didn't they support it this time? Is it because you are afraid that China will become bigger?

Chang Ruiyuan laughed when he heard this: "Brother, you can relax, who doesn't regard soldiers as the root of their lives?" Who is willing to send troops to the furnace of the European war? Listening to the analysis of our braided handsome, Duan Zhi Lao didn't really want to go to the pool of chaos in the European war, most of them still wanted to win the support of foreigners, so as to borrow money to expand his strength! Saying that, he quietly leaned over to Chang Ruiqing's side, "Big brother, your 13th Division is a descendant of Duan Zhilao, if the matter of participating in the European war this time is done, it is estimated that there is a possibility of expansion, you have to work harder, work harder, and make a regiment commander, this regiment commander's entry is not comparable to the battalion commander......"

Chang Ruiqing nodded with a smile, and said to his brother: "The position of the head of the regiment is already a way, and you can get it in half a year at most, Ruiyuan, when the time comes, you will quit your job and come to Beijing City to help me do things?" ”

As soon as he heard that his eldest brother already had a way to be promoted to the head of the regiment, Chang Ruiyuan smiled from ear to ear and agreed repeatedly. If the battalion commander is already an "entry-level" warlord, then the regiment commander is the top rank of the "small warlord", as long as there is any war, or put it in the locality, it will be expanded casually, it will be a mixed brigade commander, and then a town guard, then it will be a prince who dominates one side! In the current turbulent era of the Republic of China, there are a lot of opportunities like this.

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In the mansion of Duan Qirui's Fuxue Hutong, a few cups of tea are wafting with a rich fragrance. Duan Qirui did not wear a military uniform, but a loose Chinese-style robe, and did not wear a hat, sitting leisurely on a Taishi chair. Sitting side by side with him was a fat old man dressed in Chinese-style, with a mustache and a somewhat grim face, with a bare head and Chang Ruiyuan, half shaved off, and a big white braid was dragging on the back of his head, this person was Chang Ruiyuan's master, the famous braid handsome Zhang Xun!

Duan Qirui, who has always had a strict expression, is now easy-going, holding a cup of tea and chatting and laughing with Zhang Xun. Xu Shuzheng, as well as Li Jincai, the commander of Chang Ruiqing's 13th Division, and several Beiyang system generals in Beijing were also there, but they all sat upright at this time, sat on half a chair with their buttocks on their buttocks, and listened attentively with their hands on their knees.

In addition, there was an old man in a robe and a horse coat sitting on the other side of Duan Qirui, shaking a folding fan, chatting with Duan Qirui and Zhang Xun about the old things when he was training at the small station, and when he talked about Yuan Shikai, who had just passed away, he sighed again and again.

"It's a pity that Gong Bao, a good situation, national unification is just around the corner, as long as there is a stable situation for a few more years, step by step the local forces that do not obey our Beiyang are eliminated, and the general trend of the world is in our Beiyang! It's a pity, it's a pity......"

As soon as the old man's voice fell, the pigtailed handsome Zhang Xun also sighed, and took over the topic: "What the old man said is reasonable, whether you are the emperor or use troops outside, you must first settle the inside!" Otherwise, it's all a blind toss! ”

It turned out that the one who sighed for Yuan Shikai was the one who was known as the old man, Wang Shizhen, one of the three heroes of Beiyang, and now he is the chief of the army general staff of the Beiyang government, although he is an empty chief of general staff, but the qualifications of the big brother of the Beiyang warlord are there, even Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang can't help but give some face.

After listening to Zhang Xun's words, Duan Qirui's face was gloomy, and the other party actually compared his idea of participating in the European war with Yuan Shikai as the emperor!

"Participating in the European war is the trend of the times, and it is also an excellent opportunity for us China to enhance its international status and get rid of the shackles of unequal treaties of the great powers! Wouldn't it be a pity if you missed it? It was Xu Shuzheng who spoke, and after saying this, he looked at Zhang Xun with a proud face.

"You can't say that, Europe's victory and defeat are unpredictable, and Germany must not be humiliated! Have you forgotten that Gengzi Country has changed? Wang Shizhen looked at this arrogant Xu Shuzheng with some dissatisfaction.

Xu Shuzheng waved his hand indifferently and said with a smile: "Hire an old man, of course I know that Germany is not easy to fight!" Germany has advanced weapons and strong military strength, and it is indeed unlikely that it will be defeated, but so what? Even if the result of the European war is a German victory, does the old man think that with Germany's strength, he can still reach out to our East Asia? ”

"Why not? Isn't the year of Gengzi coming? Wang Shizhen asked rhetorically.

"That's different!" Xu Shuzheng smiled and explained: "In the year of Gengzi, it was Lafayette who brought humiliation on himself and rashly declared war on the eleven powers of the East and West!" Speaking of which, Wilhelm II's German soldiers were the last to arrive in China, and by the time they arrived, the war had already been fought. When Gengzi changed the country, the real main forces were still Japan and Russia! He smiled coldly, and then continued: "And this time, Japan and Russia are both members of the Entente, and if the outcome of the war is a German victory, it is difficult to say what Japan will do, and Russia will definitely be finished." At that time, if Germany has to send troops all the way to East Asia, it will not only be troublesome for us, but we can unite with Japan to fight against Germany.

However, this possibility is really limited, and the biggest possibility is the collapse of Russia, the expansion of Germany and the Allies in Europe, Africa, and the Near East, and East Asia is something that Germany cannot take care of at all! But the strength of Britain, France and Russia in Asia will also collapse because of the defeat, and the situation in Asia will be ours and Japan! ”

Saying that, Xu Shuzheng gritted his teeth: "The South Seas under the control of Britain and France, the Russian Far East and Siberia have all become borderless lands!" If we can have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in our hands, we can at least take the opportunity to abolish all treaties with Germany and Austria-Hungary, and then unite with Japan to carve up the territory of Britain, France, and Russia in the East! Therefore, the victory of Germany will only be good for us, and there will be no harm to us! ”

Wang Shizhen snorted coldly: "It's the same set of "Participating in the War to Save the Country" again, the thing that talks about soldiers on paper, it's not like this when you fight with real knives and guns!" ”

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