"Hurry up, the Feng army is about to hit Tongguan, if you don't want to use your body to block the bullets of the Feng army, give me a hard now, sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime." A regimental commander walked step by step on the rugged mountain road with a saber on his shoulder, shouting loudly, urging the soldiers and civilian servants to rush to repair fortifications and transport military rations and ordnance.

"Tuanza, the mountain road is so dangerous, although this Fengjun is powerful, it is also raised by his father's mother, let's guard the road to the pass, unless the Fengjun is born to the wings, don't want to enter Tongguan, these things can be done by our big-headed soldiers, where to bother Tuanzuo You come and stare at it in person." The soldiers below laughed, but scolded in their hearts, damn, this mountain road is originally difficult to walk, and it is still tiring to walk empty-handed, this is moving, carrying, and tossing people to death.

"Fuck, Zhang Ergouzi, as soon as your kid's ass kicks, Lao Tzu knows what shit you want to pull, hurry up, do it beautifully for Lao Tzu, don't think about the oily head and smooth noodle grinder, the dead task that the master personally confessed, if you delay the master of the master, it doesn't matter if Lao Tzu is punished, you Zhang Ergouzi will also become a dead dog." Zhao Baomin said coldly with a smile.

Hearing Zhao Baomin's words, the people below have exerted two more points of strength, and I didn't see that Zhang Ergouzi, who was called a brother and brother with Zhao Baomin at the gambling table before, was also trained like this, this time the boss really made up his mind, and Tongguan defense could not be negligent.

"Division, division!" Zhao Baomin was about to reprimand a few more words, when he suddenly saw several staff officers walking towards Han Yukun in their arms, and Zhao Baomin hurriedly saluted Han Yukun.

"Hmm. Hurry up, rush to repair the fortifications, and make great achievements in the army, if we are lax, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist at that time. When the time comes, the head will be killed, and my Overseer will be behind. Whoever retreats will be cut off from his head first. Han Yukun coldly threw down a sentence and continued to inspect other fortifications.

Zhao Baomin was in a cold sweat behind his back, originally he was still a little lucky about the upcoming war, after all, the prestige of the Feng army has spread all over the country, who wants to do it against such an army? At this time, hearing Han Yukun's murderous words, he realized how ridiculous his previous thoughts were.

"Yes, don't worry, even if all the lowly ranks die on the battlefield, they will never teach the Feng army to take a step beyond the thunder pool." Zhao Baomin said in a firm tone. It was as if the sky would not leave the position when it fell.

"Master's seat, commander's secret letter!" The adjutant gasped, it took a lot of strength to climb up this section of the mountain road, and this division seat was also, and he had nothing to do with staying at the headquarters, so he actually came to inspect the fortifications in person, what did he do with this crime?

Han Yukun took the letter and unfolded it without changing his face, and when he saw the contents, his face suddenly changed. Several adjutants saw Han Yukun's angry face and knew that something must have happened. But he didn't dare to ask out loud, so as not to further add fuel to the fire, which made Han Yukun furious, and he couldn't draw it if he touched his head.

"You continue to inspect the fortifications, be sure to complete the deployment before the arrival of the Feng army, and I will go to Xi'an. If you come back and haven't completed the task, you are ready to eat the military stick one by one. Han Yukun threw down this sentence, and then took two guards to return along the same road with an expressionless face, none of the people present dared to persuade, Han Yukun was extremely angry when he showed this expression.

Han Yukun was born as a swordsman in western Henan. Practicing a body of martial arts, more physically fit than ordinary people, stepping on a fast horse, setting off in the morning, he hurried from Tongguan to hurry, changed horses several times in the middle, and finally arrived at Liu Zhenhua's residence before dinner.

"Hey, Runqing, you're not in Tongguan, why did you run back to Xi'an, look at your dusty face, didn't something big happen?" Liu Zhenhua is happily hitching a ride on the line of Feng, which can ensure wealth for the next few years. For the time being, the status is worry-free, just now I heard the housekeeper come to report, saying that Han Yukun came back, Liu Zhenhua thought that he had heard it wrong, Han Yukun was still in Tongguan in the morning, and before he could be puzzled for long, he happened to see Han Yukun step inside.

"Commander, let's say a few words alone." Han Yukun calmed down, and after blowing the wind on horseback for so long, his throat was a little shaya.

"Runqing has been my brother in life and death for many years, and it won't be against me, you all go out." Liu Zhenhua waved his hand and drove several guards away, his heart tightened slightly, and he guessed something, "Runqing, there are only two of us here, it doesn't matter if you have anything to say." ”

"Commander? Did you really vote for the Feng system? Han Yukun asked, while staring at Liu Zhenhua with a pair of eyes.

"Sure enough, it's for this." Liu Zhenhua sighed and nodded, for this old guy who has followed him for many years, Liu Zhenhua will hide nothing from him.

"Commander, we started from a white body, and we can mix in the current position, relying on the word Xinyi, we were suspicious of Zhang Zhenfang at the beginning, and we had to wash Yuxi in blood, and even our own subordinates executed thousands of people. It's not iron and blood, it's the commander's faith in your subordinates. Later, Zhao Kui tried his best to suppress the Zhen Song army, but the brothers still did not abandon the commander, and the word "faith" was also relied on. ”

"When our Zhensong army entered Shaanxi, there were no more than three soldiers, and the number of full battles was less than three thousand. Now it can have three divisions and tens of thousands of soldiers, which is almost ten times larger, and it is true that it is related to the commander's painstaking management. But Bai Shuai's appreciation of the grace of promotion is the most important, people can't forget their roots, and those who are confidants die. Since Bai Shuai can afford to be born as a swordsman, now at Bai Shuai's most critical moment, how can we not repay the peach, but secretly cause harm? Commander, you're doing this foolishly! ”

Han Yukun was dissatisfied with Liu Zhenhua's order to give him the order to let the army enter Shaanxi, and rushed back to Xi'an, just to ask Liu Zhenhua about this matter in person.

"Han Runqing, I have worked hard all these years to do my business, and I have been asking for nothing, not so that these old brothers can live a good life and not be looked down upon. Yu Gong. In the past few years in Shaanxi, although Chen Baisen has been very kind to me, Chen Baisen has confronted the central government and ignored tens of millions of people in Shaanxi for his own selfish desires. If the Central Army is Duan Hefei participating in the war, it is as good. I'm just helping him Chen Baisen, what's the harm in continuing to rule this Shaanxi? But now it is the Feng army that is going to enter Shaanxi, sweeping Shandong, Henan before and after the sum of no more than a month, defeating the 100,000 troops participating in the war in less than three days, you let the old brother fight with the Feng army, do you want to fight all the old foundation? Liu Zhenhua thought that this old subordinate would carry out his order without doubt, but he did not expect that Han Yukun not only did not immediately execute the order, but rode into Xi'an to confront him face to face. I was also angry for a while.

"Even if you fight it out, you will repay Bai Shuai's kindness, which is not ungrateful!" Han Yu Kunhu said with a face.

"Presumptuous! Han Runqing, what is grace? Isn't what the central government is doing now a matter of benevolence? The victims in central Henan that no one took care of before, now the central government is providing relief to the victims and sending food and people, isn't it kindness? Yu Shuai slapped the table with the foreigners, and he did not hesitate to fight to get back the customs independence. Abolishing heavy taxes is not a good thing for the country and the people? ”

Liu Zhenhua was furious. Pointing to Han Yukun's nose, he said, "Even if I feel guilty for turning my back on Chen Baisen, for the country and tens of millions of people in Shaanxi, I, Liu Zhenhua, am not disappointed by the word benevolence." Only failed by Chen Baisen personally. If the central government does not interfere in personnel, I, Liu Zhenhua, will not be so resolute today. Don't look at the more than 100,000 Shaanxi troops now, they have long been co-opted by the central government, don't say that you Han Runqing let open Tongguan, just don't let it, fourth. Fifteen or two mixed brigades responded to the Central Army, and the inside and outside should be combined, which is enough for you to drink a pot. Zhang Baolin in southern Shaanxi also voted for the central government, and the Yasukuo Army has always been at odds with Chen Baisen, do you expect them to help Chen Baisen? If you want to drag these old brothers and Chen Baisen all the way to the black and into a dead end, I, Liu Zhenhua, will never agree. ”

Han Yukun's face was blue and white for a while, and he didn't speak, but just snorted negatively.

"Runqing, our old brother for many years, I won't hide it from you, everyone has selfish intentions. If there is a slight possibility of blocking the Central Army, I will not choose to be this villain, after all, Chen Baisen also treats us people well, and it is not easy to live in Shaanxi to mix with the current plate. But the central government is powerful, Yan Xishan obeyed the central government, transferred the Jin army into Outer Mongolia, and Cao Kun dared to fight with Duan Hefei in the open and secret battles. The arm can't twist the thigh, the Shaanxi army looks at hundreds of thousands, but the central army hasn't fought yet, and it has thrown over 10,000 thousands of people, if it really fights, do you think Chen Shufan can still mobilize those local forces? The only ones that can come in handy are the three divisions and one guard brigade in his hands, plus the number of us who have survived 60,000, and we have to leave aside more than 20,000 people to guard against Wang Xiyuan and the Yasukuni Army. The Yasukuo Army is against it, and it will be the enemy of the Central Army, and the people in Shaanxi are opposing Chen Baisen, in this situation, how long do you think Chen Baisen can last? You are all old guys who have been with me for so many years, are you really buried for him Chen Baisen alone? ”

After getting angry, Liu Zhenhua persuaded bitterly that he knew Han Yukun's thoughts, although Chen Shufan was kind to Zhen Songjun, but Han Yukun had a more fateful friendship with him, if he didn't listen to his orders, he wouldn't come to Xi'an directly to find him, but went directly to Chen Shufan. Hanyu Kunken came to see him, and there was still room for maneuver in this matter.

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"Whew-" The wolf howls resounded in the verdant grassland.

"I leave Jin today, and I don't know when I will be able to come back." Sitting on horseback, Zhang Peilan looked at the far south and sighed.

"It's okay for three or five people to go back to Jin, this is a glorious thing to raise troops and recover Outer Mongolia, why are you so reluctant?" Cai Rongshou also rose and fell on the horse's back and asked with a smile.

"Who doesn't know that this time it is the Feng Department that oppresses the marshal to send troops to Outer Mongolia, just our regiment, to be stationed in Kulun, Kyakhta, and to recover Tangnu Wulianghai, it is clear that we are playing with monkeys, if you want me to say, just go to Outer Mongolia to eat, don't do anything, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, this Feng Department may not be able to take us well." Zhang Peilan has some kinship with Wu Zaohua, chief of staff of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Jin Army, and knows more inside stories than ordinary people, Yan Xishan has always advocated protecting the territory and the people, governing the Jin Dynasty for many years, although the economy has improved, and in order not to arouse the suspicion of the central government, he has not expanded the army in large quantities. At this time, there were only four mixed brigades in the entire Shanxi, and as for the several town guards in Jinzhong, there were only mixed regiments, which were one level smaller than the mixed brigades in other provinces. Officers at the brigade level are already able to know quite a bit of the inside story.

"Zhang Peilan, you have to distinguish between priorities and priorities, it is true that the Feng faction oppresses the marshal to send troops, but to recover Outer Mongolia, for the sake of the Republic of China, you must not miss state affairs because of factional disputes, and I am afraid that even the marshal will not protect you at that time." When Cai Rongshou heard this, he frowned and said.

"Hmph, it's cost-effective to use the Jin army to get his good reputation, but it's the blood of our men in Jin Province." Zhang Peilan said disappreciatively.

"Zhang Peilan, even the Zhili Army, was also transferred to the Korean border to confront the Japanese, even if Feng is a little selfish, but in general, he still takes into account the interests of the whole country, and even the marshal cannot object to this. Even if you have a relationship with Staff Officer Wu, if you drag your feet in Outer Mongolia, I will still enforce military law, and I hope you will not make a mistake yourself. Cai Rongshou's face sank, and he reprimanded, this Zhang Peilan is too childish, if it weren't for the fact that the army had already passed Jining at this time, Cai Rongshou would really want to replace him.

His regiment, to garrison Kyakhta, Kulen, and to drive away the old White Russian army on the side of Tangnu Ulianghai, is indeed a little lacking in skills, but as long as you are willing to do it, it is not impossible, the old White Russian army entrenched in Tangnu Ulianghai is only more than 200 people, and the local Mongolian people have deep contradictions, the local Mongolian people have already asked the central government to send reinforcements, but the Republic of China has been limited to civil strife since Yuan Shikai's death, and there is no time to look north, which has been delaying the matter there until now. Qin Yu entered Beijing, although he made drastic disarmament, but the importance of the sovereignty of the Republic of China was beyond the reach of the previous Anhui regime.

If it weren't for the fact that the prince of Outer Mongolia had limited financial and material resources and could not afford to raise more troops, the central government would not have chosen to send only one regiment to the north this time. With the embarrassed central finance at this time, it is indeed impossible to support the consumption caused by the army leaving the fortress, and at this time in Outer Mongolia, there is indeed no irresistible threat, and the little force of the monk group is not enough in front of the modern army.

"I have my own opinions." Zhang Peilan didn't take Cai Rongshou, the head of the regiment, seriously, snorted and stopped talking.

A regiment of more than 2,000 troops, traveling on the grassland, did not go directly north, but went to the Xilin Gol League, in the Xiyao Gol League, where the railway had already been repaired through Honggol, and it was less than 200 kilometers away from Sumubel. It is only less than 400 kilometers away from the stock price. After seeing with his own eyes that the Northeast has built the railway deep into the outside of the country, Cai Rongshou felt more clearly that the Northeast attaches great importance to the sovereignty of Outer Mongolia, and I am afraid that in another two or three years, with this progress, the railway can be directly repaired to Kulun, and with the convenience of the railway, it will be difficult for Outer Mongolia to break away from the Republic of China. Before, Cai Rongshou also had the idea that the Northeast used the Jin Army to fight for a good reputation, and after seeing the railway, Cai Rongshou knew that the Northeast had silently invested a lot of energy and financial resources in recent years. The price paid is far from being comparable to that of an infantry regiment. (To be continued......)