"God, is the Northeast Army already so strong?" British military attache Lines exclaimed, although the scale of the Middle Road War was large, but the number of people who really witnessed it was limited, at least none of the people present had seen it. The battlefield that appeared in front of these people right now can be completely different from the movement caused by the exercise of the Anhui participating army.

Aoki Xuanchun stared at the morale of the 1st Division of the Northeast Army in front of him, just looking at its offensive rhythm, it is not inferior to the current elite of the Japanese army, this is a group of real elite divisions, and the equipment in front of the other party has been able to form an overwhelming advantage over any division of the Japanese army now, even in Japan, the tank force is only in the real stage, and the Northeast Army has been thrown into the battlefield several times, and the coordination with the ground forces is also good.

"With your country's financial resources, it is obviously very expensive to equip such an army, this can only be a very small number of elites on your side, it is impossible for each division to have dozens of tanks, if my guess is right, your army's tanks should be just that." Aoki said in a sour tone.

The martial arts of the various countries present suddenly realized, yes, the troops in front of them are so elite, with the financial resources of the Republic of China, or the Northeast, it is impossible for every army to achieve such a level.

"You can think of it that way." Sun Liechen shrugged his shoulders and smiled noncommittally, how could he not hear Aoki Xuancheng's tone.

Aircraft, tank groups, heavy artillery groups, these equipment that has been on the same level as the Western Army bring the shock to the foreigners. To Cao Kun, Wu Peifu and others are incomparable.

Wu Peifu's face turned pale, thinking that the third division he trained was already a first-class strong army in the Republic of China, and he was confident that he was not inferior to the Northeast Army. Even when he saw the army in front of him, Wu Peifu didn't think that the third division would be worse than the other party in a fight, of course. It's up to him to command. However, after seeing the equipment of the Northeast Army, Wu Peifu knew how ridiculous his previous thoughts were, if the two armies faced each other, without the slightest preparation before, I am afraid that it would not take one round to be defeated by the opponent head-on, not to mention those heavy artillery groups. The power created by those dozens of tanks alone is not something that can be resisted head-on, not to mention that there are dozens of planes in the sky that can drop bombs at will and strafe machine guns on the ground. Not to mention resisting, there is nowhere to escape if you are terrible.

Thinking of this, Wu Peifu also admired Qin Yu a little, the Northeast Army's Su zhì was not only first-class, but more importantly, Qin Yu's vision has always been on par with the great powers, leaving the overseers in various parts of the country behind at once, and the troops participating in the Anhui Feng War did not lose unjustly at all. Originally, Wu Peifu was still a little depressed about leaving Zhili. At present, I feel that it is a blessing to leave Zhili, staying under Qin Yu's nose, no matter how great the ability of his little division commander is, he can't make waves. Only by staying away from Beijing's sight can we have the opportunity to leap into the sea.

Compared with Xiao Jiujiu in Wu Peifu's heart, Cao Rui's palms were wet with sweat, and his legs trembled, he was a person who had never been on the battlefield, and he relied on his brother Cao Kun to sit in his current position. It's the first time I've seen such a battle, and I can barely maintain my expression without being ugly, which is already beyond my usual appearance. Fortunately, there was no war with the Feng army before. Otherwise, not to mention that there is no Anhui overseer, I'm afraid that even Zhili can't stay still, this Wu Peifu, I still have to watch him in the future, otherwise he will go against the central government according to his previous temperament, and he won't know how to die when he fights. At this time, the seeds of fear had been planted in Cao Rui's heart for Fengjun. In history, this guy didn't do much except to occupy the position of governor of Zhili Province and sell officials, and the first Zhifeng War directly came to leave his post and run away, if it weren't for his brother Cao Kun being a kind person, he would have been blown away a long time ago.

"Brother Zhongshan, it's no problem to take down this Shandong. If Hubei and Jiangsu do not listen to the call, the central government will inevitably send troops to calm down, and the soldiers from all over the country will listen to the announcement and do not listen to the tune, and the people who listen to the tune will also have mediocre combat effectiveness, embarrassment and great use, trying to consume military spending, and it has become a taboo for the country in recent years, but the central government has been weak for a long time, and the towns and towns have diluted a lot of troops. ”

Sun Liechen said tentatively, according to Qin Yu's meaning, after Cao Rui and Wu Peifu were transferred to the south, on the one hand, Cao Rui and Wu Peifu were trapped in the quagmire in Anhui and could not extricate themselves. As for the slow distance Chahar, Beijing is also close, Cai Chengxun's division is close to Chahar, which is directly controlled in the northeast, and it is close to the edge of the base camp in the northeast, so it is naturally not much of a threat, and Cai Chengxun is also a person promoted by Feng Guozhang, and he is not disgusted by the central government's order, and he has meritorious service as the governor of Suiyuan to suppress bandits, even if his talent is not outstanding, he can continue to use it.

"I added a provincial overseer, backed by the central government, naturally I have to listen to the orders of the central government, whether it was President Yuan Da back then, or this Civil War, the Zhili army rushed to the front, it was like this before, and it will be like this in the future." Cao Kun nodded and said.

"Haha, as soon as Feng Laoshuai dies, Brother Zhong Shan, you will become the new leader of the direct line, and with your help, it will not be difficult to achieve the unification of the Republic of China." Sun Liechen stroked his palms and laughed.

"Duan Hefei advocated the unification of the whole country by force at the time, which caused the anger of the heavens and the resentment, and now the person in charge of the Beijing regime has changed, and the peace talks between the north and the south have started again, but instead of using troops against the southern army, he pointed the butcher's knife at the inside of Beiyang, which inevitably chilled the old people in Beiyang." Wu Peifu has a hard temper, he is a temperament that would rather bend than bend, and he was put in a position by the center, where is it so easy to swallow this breath, and immediately spoke up.

"There is a good saying, if you go outside, you must first settle inside. If there is internal quietness, fighting with others, and guarding against stabbing in the back of your own family, the strength of 100,000 can only be exerted by one or two percent, besides, the local army only knows how to maintain the strength of the local overseer, how many people like Brother Zhong Shan know the general situation? Without first unifying the voices within Beiyang. Even if he fought against the Southern Army again, the result was similar to that of Hunan, a pot of good rice was boiled into raw rice. Sun Liechen said with some displeasure, "Whether it is the old Beiyang or the new Beiyang, if the local army can really be monolithic." Let the central government scruple, that is also a few people, these people occupy the pit and do not, they are good at entering the fish and meat township, they really fight a tough battle and run faster than rabbits one by one, counting on these people to carry it with the powers, to ask the powers to recover the right to tariffs, it is almost the same dream. ”

"Brother Zanyao is angry, who dares not to listen to this central order. After I take office, Anwei will only look forward to the central government. Cao Rui hurriedly said, his dissatisfaction with Wu Peifu became a little stronger in his heart, and he almost fought against the Feng army because he led the direct army to fight against the Feng army.

"That's fine." Sun Liechen nodded and said, "Now that the North-South Peace Conference has opened again, Anwei is not close to Shanghai. Say it's not far away, and please exercise restraint. As far as possible to promote the current North-South peace talks, the central authorities are currently in financial difficulties, and they must first take out the surplus from the British to tide over the current difficulties. ”

"Once you have a fate, you can do everything." Cao Rui immediately patted his chest and reassured.

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At this time, Shanghai, as the financial center of the Far East, had become the largest city in the Republic of China, and the streets were crowded with people. If it weren't for the unstable situation and the frequent impact of war, Shanghai's prosperity would have been even greater than it is now.

The venue for the North-South peace talks was still chosen at the venue of the old German General Assembly. There are 11 members of the Southern Parliament and Peace Delegation, including Tang Shaoyi, Zhang Shizhao, Hu Hanmin, Miao Jiashou, Zeng Yan, Guo Chunsen, Liu Guanglie, Wang Boqun, Peng Yunyi, Rao Mingluan, and Li Shuying.

There was a slight change in the representatives of the north, headed by Prime Minister Qian Nengxun. Then there are Zhu Qichao, Wu Dingchang, Wang Kemin, Shi Yu, Fang Shu, Wang Youling, Liu Enge, Li Guozhen, Jiang Shaojie, Xu Fosu and other eleven people. Except for the addition of a Qian Nengxun, there were no other changes in the representatives of the north.

"The venue is still the same as before, and the people are all old people, but I don't know if the peace talks in the north are really sincere." Tang Shaoyi was not without resentment in her heart, it was the Beiyang government that pretended to agree to the peace talks before, and it was also the Beiyang government that started fighting while talking. If it weren't for the fact that the Beijing regime had already changed its helm and done a few more practical things, it would not have been so easy for the South to agree to negotiate again.

However, the financial situation in the north is tight, and the large number of troops in several provinces in the south is gathered, and the consumption is also not small, and both sides have hit the idea of Guan Yu, but the British have said that if the North and the South do not negotiate peace, Guan Yu will not be paid to either government in the North and the South for the time being. In view of the fact that Qin Yu first took the surplus to solve the urgent need, and then took the issue of tariff independence, he also vigorously promoted this peace conference, so there was another Shanghai meeting.

"Brother Shaochuan, don't bring mustard to the field, this peace discussion, the central government has enough sincerity." Qian Nengxun said with a smile, both of them are people who tried their best to promote the North-South peace conference, and the members of the Southern Congress are basically members of the old Congress, and Duan Qirui went to the south after dissolving the Congress. Both sides are basically acquaintances, so the conversation is not too blunt.

"It's really difficult not to bring mustard, the northern government will talk tomorrow morning, and there are too many things to fight secretly, and they are still talking here, and the Yasukuo Army in Shaanxi over there may have been wiped out by you." Hu Hanmin said coldly.

"This time is different from the past, you also know that Yu Shuai entered the customs, now the head of the family in Beijing is the president and Yu Shuai, the policy is different, Duan Hefei really wants to engage in military reunification, but President Xu has always been very concerned about the overall situation, Yu Shuai is more resolute than the president on the matter of peace between the north and the south, we all calm down, this time we can really talk about a result." Zhu Qichuan said with a smile, "Even the conditions you put forward last time can be met most of them, and there are a few points that can also be discussed." ”

"Well, let's get down to business. Then we'll make a request. First, the Anfu Congress, which was established in Duan Hefei, was dissolved and the provisional constitution was restored. Second, since the Anfu Congress is not legitimate, the elected president is naturally also illegitimate, and the president must be re-elected. Third, Chen Shufan, the former overseer of Shaanxi, sabotaged the agreement, and he was also a violent soldier in Shaanxi, with a bad reputation, so Shaanxi must be easy to supervise, used to serve as the right Xiong Kewu, and Lin Baoyi was appointed as the overseer of Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Fujian provinces respectively. Fourth, immediately stop raising $56 million in short-term public bonds, so as to prevent them from becoming a military necessity for the continuation of the war in the north. Fifth, the southern protector army is in difficulty in military spending, so the north must agree to spend part of the surplus to meet the urgent needs of the south. Sixth, we will never recognize the resolution of the Paris Peace Conference on the Shandong issue. Seventh, it has been rumored that the central authorities are preparing to form a national defense force, and they have just canceled the army participating in the war and set up a national defense force. Therefore it is not permissible to form a new army with any famous words. Eighth, cancel the Sino-Japanese secret treaty and severely punish the relevant personnel. Ninth, the two sides will sort out and decide on the pending cases at the peace conference. ”

"Brother Shaochuan, as well as all the southern representatives here, let's talk one by one now."

"First, on the core issue of the National Assembly, it is easy to dissolve the Anfu National Assembly, but it still takes a process to form a new National Assembly. The Beijing regime still needs to be maintained, so the plan put forward by Li Chun, the overseer of Jiangxi, is very suitable for us, and the congresses of the north and south will formulate a constitution in Jinling, and when the constitution is made, the parliaments of the north and south will dissolve the new parliament of the reorganized country at the same time. As for the president, he has been elected, and he has done his duty wholeheartedly in office, and all the decisions he makes are measures to safeguard the interests of the Republic of China. ”

As soon as Qian Nengxun said this, he combined the two points into one point, originally Qin Yu wanted to directly dissolve the Anfu Congress, but later encountered a lot of opposition in Beijing, so Xu Shichang proposed such a plan, as long as it was not directly dissolved, his position as president was not without law.

As for the third point, the appointment and dismissal of the Overseers, the Central Committee agreed to remove the notorious Overseers, but the selection of a new Overseer was up for debate. Cannot be assigned directly by the South. ”

"Fourth, sixth, and eighth points can all be agreed. Seventh, the question of the formation of the National Defence Force is now in name only. The handling of Zhang Jingyao's case shows the determination of the central authorities, and now Hunan has withdrawn to two divisions, Henan has withdrawn from the original two divisions and six brigades to the current one division, and Shandong has also withdrawn from the original five divisions and one brigade to the current one division. It can be seen that the central authorities' determination to withdraw the troops is very great, and the reorganization of the national defense forces is nothing more than a change of name for the current local troops under the name of the central authorities; in fact, the two mixed brigades of Shandong, Hunan, Henan, the Seventh Division, and Wu Guangxin, as well as the Anhui participating armies, have directly reduced the northern army by more than 200,000 people, and greatly reduced the financial pressure on the local government and the burden on the people. ”

The cabinet formed under the shadow of Duan Qirui is not happy, those messy accounts will have a headache when they see it, and now the time is still short, and the economy of the Republic of China has not improved for the time being, but under Qin Yu's drastic disarmament, it has directly weakened the power of the superintendents of Henan and Shandong provinces, reformed the tax system of the two provinces, and suppressed Zhili, Shanxi, and Suiyuan. Even though he still can't make ends meet, he can already see a piece of light in front of him. (To be continued......)