Cao Kun is a cart, selling cloth from a background, there is no culture, but he is also a very shrewd character, after the death of Lao Yuan, he wandered between the two lines of Zhiwan, and his strength continued to grow. Lao Duan and Feng Jun had a bad reputation in the struggle, and the waves of the world's downfall came and went, and Cao Kun was also ready to move.

However, there is still a big problem at this time, that is, the direct leader Feng Guozhang is still alive, if Duan Qirui is brought down and Lao Feng is cheapened, Cao Kun will be busy in vain.

"Dashuai, I have inquired, Feng Guozhang's health has been deteriorating during this time, it seems that he will not last long, and you will be the leader of the direct line sooner or later. I'm more worried about Fengjun now, these guys outside the gate are full of tigers, don't look at Zhang Zuolin's death, but Zhang Zuoxiang, as well as his son Zhang Tinglan, are still above Zhang Zuolin. In particular, Zhang Tinglan dared to send troops to Hailan and dared to wrestle with the Japanese, if he did not reach an agreement with the Feng army, no one would want to sit on the throne of Beijing. ”

Cao Kun has always been obedient to Wu Peifu, this Wu Ziyu not only led the troops to fight, but also in the Russo-Japanese War, Wu Xiucai also engaged in espionage activities, went to the northeast to recruit horse thieves for the Japanese, and knew more about the situation in Japan and outside the border, and his words were very weighty.

"Ziyu, according to what you said, shouldn't we send a representative over first and have a good talk with Feng Jun?"

"That's right, the Feng army has swelled too much in the past two years, I heard that it has been able to produce aircraft and heavy artillery, and the strength of the military industry is proud of the world, even the Gongxian Arsenal can't compare to the Feng army, for such a powerful faction, we must send enough people to contact, in order to show our sincerity!"

"It makes sense, who does Ziyu think is suitable?"

"Me!" Wu Peifu smiled and pointed to his nose: "Handsome, knowing yourself and knowing your opponent can survive a hundred battles." I had the heart to see the actual situation of the Feng army. And I also want to see what kind of characters the Zhang father and son are. ”

"No, no!" Cao Kun waved his hand again and again and said: "Ziyu, you are my backbone, now is the best time to reverse, I can't scream alone when you leave." ”

"Don't worry, the marshal, Lao Duan no longer has any cronies, you just need to communicate with Feng Guozhang on the one hand, and contact the overseers from all over the country on the other hand, and jointly put pressure on Duan Qirui, don't be afraid that he won't get out. What's more, Feng Jun is still eyeing outside Shanhaiguan. They will also do it, Duan Qirui has long since returned to the sky! ”

Cao Kun heard Wu Peifu's analysis, nodded as well, and then said, "Ziyu, since you have made up your mind. That's up to you, but you're going to Mukden. Or do you want to go to Chengde Rehe? ”

"Naturally, it's to go to Rehe. A big battle had just ended, and I went over to see what Feng Jun was capable of. ”

Wu Xiucai is also a resolute figure, and after discussing with Cao Kun, he immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan, telling him his thoughts about coming to visit.

At this time, Zhang Tinglan had returned to Chengde and was preparing to clean up the mess. Sun Liechen and others were also accompanying him, and as soon as he saw this telegram, Sun Liechen's brows furrowed.

"Humble words, where is this Wu Peifu sacred. I haven't heard much of him before, can he represent the direct family? ”

"Haha, there is no problem at all, although this Wu Peifu is the junior among the Beiyang generals, but his talents are outstanding, Cao Kun, the direct overseer, obeys his words, he can come is the most suitable, we should line up to welcome!"

Anyone who knows a little bit about the history of the Republic of China will be no stranger to Wu Peifu, who is a powerful faction among the Beiyang warlords, and even has the ability to unify the world. Now that the Anhui system has fallen more than half a year earlier than in history, the time has come for the rise of the direct lineage, and Zhang Tinglan can't ask for it to personally coordinate the relationship between the two sides with Wu Peifu.

In order to welcome Wu Peifu, Zhang Tinglan also specially asked his second brother Zhang Tingshu to take a battalion of men and horses to greet him.

"Second son, along the way, the soldiers of your army are calm and relaxed, full of physical energy, and they must be very good at training in peacetime, right?"

Wu Peifu is an expert in leading troops, Zhang Tingshu was ordered to meet him, Wu Peifu also brought a guard battalion over, and after walking more than ten kilometers with a battalion of Feng troops, he found that these Feng army marches seem to be easier than his guard battalion. Wu Xiucai's heart was also secretly surprised, what he brought out was the most elite troops, but he couldn't overwhelm the Feng army, and his face was really gloomy.

"Division Commander Wu, the physical fitness of a soldier depends on training for three points, and food for seven points. As long as you eat well, you won't have to worry about not being able to raise good soldiers! ”

"Oh?" Wu Peifu suddenly became interested, and said with a smile: "The black soil outside the gate is fertile and oily, presumably the food of the Fengjun will not be bad, right?" ”

"There is nothing surprising about it, but in the past two years and two years of bumper harvests, the brothers have enough rice for each meal of white flour sorghum, and recently the three eastern provinces have been promoting rice cultivation, and in two years they will be able to eat rice. Steamed porridge every morning, plus an egg, at least two dishes and a soup at noon and night, eat at least one meat every three days, if the training is urgent, braised pork every day, stewed chicken and the like. ”

Saying that, Zhang Tingshu asked the soldiers on the side to run over, took out a tin can from the soldier's backpack, and sent it to Wu Peifu with a smile.

"Commander Wu, this kind of canned food is the military food used by the great powers, and now there are many canning factories in the Northeast that can produce various types of canned food. It is filled with Mongolian beef, which is also the most commonly eaten military ration. ”

As an expert in military training, Wu Peifu naturally knows the importance of letting soldiers eat well, but in the face of tens of thousands of mouths, it is good to be able to ensure that they are full, how can there be so much attention. But as soon as he heard Zhang Tingshu's words, he still kept talking and laughing on the surface, but there were huge waves in his heart.

At present, even ordinary landlords can't eat meat often, and it's too appalling that this Fengjun can do this! A glimpse of the whole leopard, Fengjun's financial resources are indeed ten times stronger than imagined, and this small can speaks for itself.

Wu Peifu casually took out a saber and pried the can open, and suddenly a thick layer of grease flowed out, Wu Peifu picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. To be honest, the taste is not very good, greasy, salty. But Wu Peifu also knows that this thing is the most hungry, if the soldiers can eat such military food, they can definitely maintain the best physical strength in battle. And when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, soldiers who can eat meat all day will also have an absolute advantage.

Look at the proud Fengjun again. People really have the capital to be proud, in comparison, even the third division of Wu Peifu, which has the most strict training, has a lot of gaps, of course, this gap will not make Wu Peifu feel frustrated, on the contrary, it also ignites his fighting spirit.

As long as a certain amount of time can be gained, the direct army can also train a powerful armed liliang to compete for the world. Wu Xiucai secretly competed in his heart, and soon they rushed to Chengde, and Zhang Tinglan and Sun Liechen personally went outside the city to greet them.

When dealing with Zhang Xun's pigtail army. Zhang Tinglan commanded the Feng army to enter Beijing first, and Wu Peifu was the vanguard of the rebel army on the Western Front at that time, and the two had already met, but they did not have deep friendships.

Wu Peifu was only a division commander at this time, compared to Zhang Tinglan, the commander-in-chief of the border guards. and Sun Liechen, the deputy patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces, there is a big gap. The other party was able to give him such a great courtesy. Also unexpected.

Wu Peifu hurriedly gave the first salute and said, "Vice Marshal Sun, I have heard of your name for a long time, and I have always wanted to visit, and it is really a blessing to see you today!" Commander-in-Chief Zhang, farewell to the capital. It has been more than two years, and now Commander-in-Chief Zhang is more majestic than in the past, and he is really a model for young soldiers in the world, which is admirable! ”

"Master Wu is too polite. I have long heard that you are the most relied on right-hand man of the Cao Commandery, the leader of the Beiyang Army, and I have long wanted to sit down with Commander Wu to have a good talk, talk about the general trend of the world, I don't know if Commander Wu is willing? ”

"It stands to reason that everyone is open and honest, Wu is a soldier, so he likes to say something without hiding it!"

"Come on, Master Wu, please!" Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to pull Wu Peifu, and the two of them held hands and wrists, like old friends who had not seen each other for many years, and walked into Chengde together.

At this time, the fighting in Chengde had just dissipated, and most of the city was damaged. Wu Peifu swept his eyes and saw that the roadside was full of laborers, some were cleaning the road, some were repairing houses, and they were all very busy!

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, if I'm not mistaken, these laborers are all captives, right?"

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "The soldiers are fighting, the people are suffering, and most of the urban areas are destroyed, and we are all responsible." We paid for it, and these prisoners of war worked hard, and we seized the time to fix the houses, because in two months the snow will fall, and if the houses are not repaired, they will freeze to death. ”

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang cares about the people, which is really a blessing for the people outside the Guan."

While they were talking, they came to the temporary conference room of the Marshal's Mansion, which did not have many furnishings, but it was wide and bright enough, which was very in line with the temperament of a soldier.

After Wu Peifu sat down, he took the lead in speaking: "Duan Qirui acted perversely, colluded with the Japanese, and wantonly betrayed national interests in exchange for loans, and he is already an out-and-out traitor. The whole army is already extremely dissatisfied with Duan Qirui, this time the Feng army annihilated Xu Shuzheng's main force, it is the time to completely reverse the section, but I don't know what the Feng army thinks about the future central government? ”

Zhang Tinglan sat on the chair and did not rush to speak, but muttered for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "Senior Commander Wu, you said that soldiers like to go straight, and I am also a soldier, how to divide interests, I only have one sentence: the direct army inside the customs is in charge, and the army outside the customs is the king!" ”

After Wu Peifu heard this, he hesitated slightly, he thought that Feng Jun would take the opportunity to meddle in the Guannei, and even wanted to control the central government, after all, this reversal, Feng Jun played a decisive role, and the hands of the people who sent troops to move could easily let out the benefits of the Guannei!

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, what you said about the direct army in Guannai is in charge, does it also include the capital?"

"Naturally." Zhang Tinglan nodded without hesitation: "Division Commander Wu, I can't hide that Yu Shuai was killed by the Japanese, and the Feng army has not avenged it, so I don't have the heart to meddle in the pass." As long as the direct army can achieve non-interference with each other, and especially not betray the interests of the three eastern provinces to the foreign powers, all personnel arrangements will be subject to your arrangement! ”

Feng Jun's asking price was even lower than expected, and Wu Peifu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as the Beijing government could all fall into the hands of his direct family, his goal had been achieved.

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, it's really a happy person, I don't know if you have any other requirements?"

"Since the Fengjun is in charge of Guanwai, I want to ask for the identity of a Mongolian patrol envoy, and Rehe, Chahar, Suiyuan, and Outer Mongolia are all under the jurisdiction of the Fengjun."

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, now that Outer Mongolia is actually under the control of the Russians, if the Feng army wants to take it, I'm afraid there will be trouble, right?"

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he looked up to the sky: "The Russians are too busy to take care of themselves, Outer Mongolia naturally wants to return things to their original owners, the Feng army is ready to send troops, Outer Mongolia must take back China, and the Feng army is willing to contribute to this matter!" ”

Wu Peifu is also a soldier with great ambitions, and being able to recover Outer Mongolia is definitely a big event in history, but the direct family has no spare strength at this time, so he can only leave the opportunity to the Feng army.

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang is really arrogant, I wish the Commander-in-Chief in advance to recover Outer Mongolia and raise the prestige of our country!" Wu Peifu said with a smile: "Except for Outer Mongolia, the Chahar Metropolitan Commander Tian Zhongyu is a person from the Anhui family and can be dealt with by Commander-in-Chief Zhang, but Cai Chengxun, the commander of Suiyuan Prefecture, is a direct person. I can let him take the initiative to quit Suiyuan, but this is also a dignified province, and it can't be taken out for nothing! (To be continued......)