Chapter 353: Exchange of Fame and Fortune
The entire Feng army, including the teachers and students of Nanyuan, was ready to fight to the death with a tragic mood, but Zhang Tinglan was still calm and relaxed, and there was no hurry, which was quickly captured by Yang Yuting.
To be honest, Yang Yuting was also worried, although the pigtail army was not very good, but after all, it had a numerical advantage of several times, if the Feng army could not keep up, heavy casualties were inevitable, and now when he looked at Zhang Tinglan's situation, Yang Yuting was basically relieved.
"Humble words, you must have a backhand, say it quickly, don't let everyone worry!"
At this time, Zhang Xueliang also came over, and also said loudly: "It's all at this time, if you have any tricks, use it quickly, otherwise the pigtail army will be killed, and I really want to fight with them with bayonets." ”
Zhang Tinglan looked at the pocket watch unhurriedly, and said unhurriedly: "It should be almost, as long as there is no accident, the person should arrive." ”
While he was talking, suddenly a Fengjun soldier who was in charge of guarding the distance ran over, came to Zhang Tinglan's face, and hurriedly saluted.
"Report to the commander-in-chief, the arms have been delivered!"
When this sentence came out, Zhang Xueliang's eyes lit up, this is the timely rain, they hurriedly arranged for people to carry it, at this time, there were many carriages in the rear of the Feng army, which were full of shells and bullets, and the soldiers were all excited when they saw these life-saving things, threw off their arms, and moved everything to the front.
It was Xia Han who was responsible for escorting this batch of things, he was originally in charge of the steel plant, but he was not a person who was in peace, when recruiting talents in Shangguan, he also opened up the route of the arms trade, which was also something that Zhang Tinglan ordered, after the Fengjun initially had a military industrial system, it would definitely sell a large number of arms. Ensure the operation of the military-industrial system.
Although Zhang Tinglan knew that these arms were used to fight the civil war, but if the Feng army was not sold, there would be Japanese people who would sell it, and there was no way to do it, so it was better for the Feng army to make this money and grow stronger faster, so as to completely change the fate of the country.
Xia Han has already contacted some local small warlords, and the secret business route has been established, Zhang Tinglan has long known about Zhang Xun's restoration farce, so when Zhang Xun transferred troops. Zhang Tinglan asked Xia Han to send a batch of weapons near Beijing and hide them secretly.
Except for a small amount of ammunition needed by the Feng army, the rest of the weapons were the same batch of ammunition that Zhang Xun had ordered, and Zhang Tinglan brought over the rifles, bullets, shells, and mortars that had not been delivered.
At the beginning, Zhang Tinglan was not well-intentioned. He didn't want to see Duan Qirui easily quell the rebellion, and wanted to give Duan Qirui a little eye medicine when necessary. And he can blackmail Zhang Xun again. Let him spit out a little more, this idea Zhang Tinglan also revealed to Lao Zhang.
Now that Lao Duan cut off the supply of arms to the Feng army and wanted to plot against Zhang Tinglan, this secret man who had prepared in advance played a role, and the ammunition was sent over, although the quantity was not sufficient. But there is no problem with dealing with Zhang Xun.
"Xia Han, are the rest of the things hidden?"
"No problem at all!"
"Well, let's repel Zhang Xun's attack first, and then we still have a task to hand over to you."
Xia Han hurriedly nodded yes. Zhang Xueliang came over with a smile: "Clumsy words, you must have some conspiracy, who do you want to plot?" ”
"Come and don't be rude, Lao Duan can trap us, he must also be prepared to be calculated, if he is not allowed to vomit blood, how can he mix the rivers and lakes!"
"That's right, if the old thing dares to threaten our logistics line, we can't make him feel better, what should we do?"
"Let's deal with Zhang Xun first!" Zhang Tinglan didn't say much.
As soon as the bullets and shells arrived, the offensive of the Braided Army began again, and this time the Braided Army had made considerable progress, they took the initiative to divide into two teams, trying to attack the weak flanks of the Feng army, and then made a detour to attack the rear, trying to surround the Feng army.
The idea was good, but after the Feng army was replenished with ammunition, the artillery was sharp again, and the machine guns roared. As soon as the pigtails approached the position, they were attacked head-on, and in an instant, the pigtails were killed.
The artillery of the Feng army has beaten the pigtail army to the soul, originally thought that the Feng army had no shells, they wanted to rush up to pick up the cheap, but now when they saw the Feng army attacking them fiercely, the pigtail army shouted that they were deceived, and some officers took the initiative to retreat, they retreated, don't point to the soldiers to be able to fight hard, and those soldiers also retreated.
At such times, fear is contagious, and more and more pigtailed troops are holding back, and at this time the Feng army took the opportunity to launch a counteroffensive.
Under the cover of artillery fire, the Feng army rushed out of the trench and, like a pack of tigers, pounced on the pigtailed army. The gunfire became more and more intense, and the pigtailed soldiers continued to fall to the ground, and some people simply knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy when they saw that they couldn't run.
When Zhang Xun saw this situation, he also knew that he couldn't fight anymore, otherwise he didn't destroy these Feng troops, but let them destroy themselves, so Zhang Xun hurriedly ordered to retreat to the city, rely on the city wall, and continue to defend.
However, as the so-called defeat of the army is like a mountain, the pigtail army has been frustrated again and again, and the morale is very low, many people secretly cut the whip, and fled to the people's houses, trying to save their lives, the entire pigtail army has a tendency to collapse, Zhang Xun is lonely and difficult to scream, and he is so anxious that his head is full of sweat, and he complains bitterly.
"Clumsy words, we can take advantage of the situation to enter Beijing, why did you make us stop!" Zhang Xueliang also saw the decline of the pigtailed army, and was about to beat the water dogs, but Zhang Tinglan suddenly ordered the soldiers to retreat and return to the position in Nanyuan, Zhang Xueliang was puzzled.
Zhang Tinglan just smiled and said: "The brothers have been fighting for almost a day, and their bodies are very tired, and we are such a small number of people, it is too dangerous to enter the capital, so don't take risks." ”
The soldiers could only obey the order and returned to the position to rest, and the teachers and students in Nanyuan were also extremely excited at this time, most of them were on the battlefield for the first time, and it was the first time they saw such a tragic battle, and they saw that the braided army was wiped out.
After this battle, they finally intuitively realized the combat effectiveness of the Feng army, compared to the pigtail army, and even the Beiyang, the Feng army is very different, and it is also their honor to be a member of this team.
At this time, the Feng army was indeed extremely tired, and many soldiers had not had time to eat a bite, so they lay on the side of the trench and fell asleep, fortunately, it is the weather in July, and there is no need to worry about the temperature, Zhang Tinglan also arranged sufficient sentries and rested, he knew that after dawn, there would be bigger things waiting for him.
In the blink of an eye, a large number of newspapers in the Beijing and Tianjin areas began to report intensively on the contradictions between Fengjun and Duan Qirui, and a public opinion war began again, and all the reporters pointed the finger at Duan Qirui.
In the pen of most people, the soldiers of the Feng army have become synonymous with courage and good fighting, rushing quickly from outside the pass, and after arriving in Beijing, they have won successive victories in the battles of Langfang and Yangcun, and the soldiers have approached the city of Beijing. Seeing that the Feng army was about to defeat the Braided Army, Duan Qirui was jealous of his ability and secretly cut off the supply of arms to the Feng army, and watched the soldiers on the front line fight with their hands and bayonets.
Zhang Xun is the culprit of the restoration, and Duan Qirui is the accomplice behind the scenes, a real careerist. These reporters have already been handy at scolding Lao Duan, and some of them have also sorted out the reasons for the dispute between the government and the court from the beginning, and also pointed out that Duan Qirui deliberately led Zhang Xun into Beijing and drove away President Li Yuanhong with the help of Zhang Xun's hand.
The tour of the three eastern provinces made Zhang Zuolin uphold justice and supported the legitimate status of the president, which attracted Duan Qirui's dissatisfaction, so Lao Duan had to watch Fengjun suffer. The reporter did not lack imagination from the beginning, and following the clues, they connected everything together, and all of a sudden Lao Duan changed from a rebellious hero to a complete conspirator.
After seeing these things, Lao Duan and Xiao Xu's faces turned green, they had worked hard to plan, but now they had to lift a stone to shoot themselves in the foot, this frustration was so piercing that they could hardly bear it.
"Zhi Weng, these newspapers are talking nonsense, they must be instigated by the Feng army behind them, I will go to Sun Liechen now, I want to question him, why did he frame Zhi Weng, if there is no reasonable explanation, the more than 10,000 Feng troops will not even want to return to Guanwai!"
Lao Duan was also full of anger, but he still knew that he must not act brutally at this time, otherwise all his reputation would be ruined, and he would not want to make a comeback.
"Again, try to be polite, we want to solve the problem, not quarrel with them, in addition, the speed of our army must be accelerated, I will arrange to send troops immediately, no matter how prepared you are, you can't let the Feng army perform like this!"
After Sun Liechen and Zhou Xuexi arranged the transport team, they were in Tianjin, and he already knew that Xu Shuzheng would definitely come over, so after meeting, Sun Liechen didn't wait for Xu Shuzheng to speak, and spoke directly: "Secretary General Xu, now there is a little contradiction between the two families, if you really want to solve it, I have a plan for both families, if you want to make trouble, 20,000 border guards from the three eastern provinces have been mobilized, and they can go south to enter the customs at any time, where to go, you can do it!" ”
Sun Liechen's words were not polite at all, Xu Shuzheng almost choked to death, according to Xiao Xu's arrogance, he really had the heart to throw his sleeves and leave, but at this time, he couldn't be rash, otherwise Duan Qirui was really in danger of being ruined, he had to suppress his anger, and said to Sun Liechen: "Master Sun, there is indeed some misunderstanding between the two sides, if you have any way, just say it!" ”
"It's very simple to say, it's nothing more than an exchange of fame and fortune, Feng Jun can slow down the attack, let you enter Beijing City first, and help you fight together, so that all the accusations against Duan Gong will disappear and be self-defeating, but Feng Jun has made such a big sacrifice, you must give adequate compensation."
When Sun Liechen said this, he stretched out two fingers, and then said: "Two conditions, the first is to remove the issue of the three eastern provinces from the secret loan agreement, and you are not allowed to sell the power of the three eastern provinces. Second, the Nanyuan Aviation School and the Dagu Shipyard were handed over to Fengjun, and we moved to Fengtian as a whole. As long as we agree to this condition, we can say everything, otherwise the Feng army will be able to break the city of Beijing immediately, and we will do what we say! (To be continued......)