"To put it mildly, this border guard number was originally reserved for Xu Shuzheng's participating army, and now that Xiao Xu has been defeated, this number has fallen on our heads, which is really providential." Sun Liechen said with a smile.

"Since the border guards have been called, we must take on all the border affairs, from the northeast to Outer Mongolia, we must formulate a complete border defense system and guard the country's northern frontier."

Zhang Tinglan entered the role very quickly, with the name of the border guard, what to do is justified, and at this time, the timing is right, Zhang Tinglan also has to show his skills and completely settle down the frontier.

As early as Zhang Zuolin's time in Japan, Zhang Tinglan strongly advocated developing westward, taking Outer Mongolia, controlling the northwest, using these areas as the strategic hinterland of the Feng army, and then turning around to compete with the Japanese. Sun Liechen is also very clear about this strategy, and now it is time to really implement it.

However, at this time, when Sun Liechen heard Zhang Tinglan's words, it seemed that he was preparing to make a big move, Sun Liechen's heart also moved suddenly, the combat mission has changed, and the establishment of the army must also change, and every time the establishment changes, it is a new reshuffle, and it seems that the power structure of the Feng army is going to be adjusted again!

"Humble words, since you have the number of the border guards, you are going to enrich it, how many troops are you going to enrich?"

"This time, the scope of the Fengjun defense has almost doubled, and it is obvious that a small adjustment in the army alone cannot meet the needs, and I am ready to expand the army, with a total number of more than 200,000 people, and in the future, the Fengjun system will be divided into three types, one is the border guard garrison force, the other is the border mobile force, and the other is the local garrison force. The first two are directly under the management of the border guard system, and the latter are under the command of local military districts. ”

As soon as Sun Liechen heard Zhang Tinglan's words, it was immediately clear that this was the rhythm of a large-scale blood exchange for all troops! In fact, he also expected that Zhang Zuolin's era had passed. The era of Zhang Tinglan is about to begin, and great changes are inevitable, and now the conditions are ripe for all parties, and the metabolism has also reached the juncture of zuihou.

"Humble words, your father and I are sworn brothers, for so many years, born and died, and now I am also old, and I have been injured and sick, and I have long wanted to retire. Some time ago, Yuting died. I had to struggle to make ends meet, and now that the situation is getting better and better, and the Feng army is thriving, it is time for me to go home. ”

Sun Liechen is a person who understands, and sometimes he is driven away by others. It's better to leave on your own. From a reckless bandit, he has now sat on one side of the princes. Sun Liechen has also mixed well in this life. Why not retreat bravely from the rapids, make way for the juniors, and win a good reputation!

Zhang Tinglan pondered for a long time, Sun Liechen was willing to go, and he was still very happy in his heart. Sun Liechen is still there, and there will be trouble cleaning up the characters of the older generation. However, he didn't want to create the impression that he couldn't tolerate people, so he said: "Sixth master, you should be old and strong." Why rush to retire. If you feel that the current affairs are a bit complicated, I suggest that you become the director of the reorganization committee and take charge of the reorganization of the whole army! ”

The reorganization of the army is a big thing, and being able to hand it over to Sun Liechen definitely reflects the importance of him, and at the same time, it can remove him from the post of front-line commander, even if it is a retreat to the second line!

"Humble words, since this is the case, then it is decided, I will go and sort out the situation of the various departments of the Feng army now." Sun Liechen gladly accepted the task.

Of course, if you want to fully reorganize the army, you must take down Chahar and Suiyuan, and only after you really control these areas can you calmly make arrangements.

"Commander-in-chief, congratulations on Gao Sheng!" Sun Anhu said with a smile.

When aiding Chengde, Zhang Tinglan only dispatched more than 30,000 horses, and it was enough to rescue Chengde, and if he wanted to continue to expand the results of the war, he was a little sleepy. Therefore, an order was sent to the direction of Fengtian to transfer troops, and Sun Anhu personally led three brigades of the former Northeast Frontier Army to aid Zhang Tinglan.

These three brigades are all elite liliang of the border guards, and they have a large number of personnel, and their weapons and equipment are second to none among the Feng army, and the combat effectiveness of a brigade is almost comparable to that of a division. After the arrival of these three brigades, Zhang Tinglan's troops became abundant, and he had the capital for the next move.

"In the past, the Northeast Frontier Army was hung under the Feng Army, and the largest establishment was at the brigade level, which is not good to say, and there are some grievances to everyone. Now that we have the authorization of the central authorities and have officially obtained the number of the border guards, we must unify and reorganize, and at least eight official border defense divisions must be formed! ”

As soon as Sun Anhu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, if the eight divisions were fully loaded, they would be more than 100,000 troops, and the young man in front of him was really generous, and only with such a leader could he have a future.

"Commander-in-chief, who are you going to let be the commander of the First Division of Defense here? If there is no one, I will recommend myself! ”

"How can there be no one!" Jiang Dengxuan said with a smile on the side: "Old Sun, you are indeed old, it stands to reason that it should belong to you, but this is the army, it depends on the merits of the war, whoever can fight, will hand over the first division of Tianzi to whom." ”

"Okay, let's compete and see who is suitable to be the commander of the first division!"

"Don't fight, since everyone is staring, let's take out a little bit of color." Zhang Tinglan saw that his subordinates were scrambling, and a smile appeared on his face, at least it showed that they were still very active, and what the army needed was this motivation.

"Whoever can enter Zhangjiakou first and take down Xu Shuzheng and Chahar will be the commander of the first division!"

Zhang Tinglan took Xiao Xu as a bet here, and Xu Shuzheng, who led the remnants of the defeated army to flee to Zhangjiakou, was even more like a pins and needles. Since Rehe escaped, Xiao Xu ran wildly all the way, for fear that Feng Jun would catch up with him from behind.

finally ran to Zhangjiakou, counted the people in his hand, and found that there were more than 2,300 people left, and Xiao Xu wanted to cry at that time. When attacking Rehe, the momentum was violent, with more than 30,000 horses, invincible, but now there are only so many people left, and the opportunity is gone, what kind of face do you have to see Duan Qirui!

Thinking of Lao Duan, Xu Shuzheng's heart became even more anxious, his men and horses were Duan Qirui's disciples, and now they are all lost, where does Lao Duan still have a chance to turn over. In the era of warlords who prey on the jungle, without the backbone of the army, Duan Qirui's situation is in danger.

"Tian Dutong, do you have any information now, how is the prime minister?"

Tian Zhongyu's face was a little pale, and he was a little hesitant to speak, at that time, Xu Shuzheng's eyes widened, and he said loudly: "When is the time for Tiandu Tongdu, hurry up and tell the truth, even if the sky falls, we have to find a way to deal with it together!" ”

"Supervision, it's not a secret, not long ago, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and others jointly sent a telegram, demanding that Premier Duan step down, and that they should investigate and supervise you."

"Investigate me? Why, Xu has never done anything bad in his life, and unfortunately he was defeated, and God will not bless me, as for other crimes that he wants to add, Xu will never admit it! ”

"Supervisor, have you forgotten about Lu Jianzhang?"

Tanaka Yu mentioned Lu Jianzhang, and Xu Shuzheng's face changed drastically. Lu Jianzhang was also a veteran general of Beiyang and served as the overseer of Shaanxi. Due to the excessive looting, the people's resentment boiled, which provoked a mutiny, and Lu Jianzhang was expelled from Shaanxi. After leaving Shaanxi, Lu Jianzhang was not willing to fail, and still wanted to make a comeback, and had contact with Zhang Xun.

Later, Lu Jianzhang took the initiative to contact the Beiyang generals and wanted to jointly oppose Duan Qirui's policy, but Xiao Xu caught the handle and killed Lu Jianzhang. In the struggle of the various factions in Beiyang, there are many people who have lost power, but the big guys still abide by the bottom line and are not put to death.

Especially the old man who has come down, everyone tries to give preferential treatment and give a way to live, after all, they have all worked together and have a love for incense. Only Xu Shuzheng did too much and beat Lu Jianzhang to death, which caused a very bad impact in Beiyang.

Although Lu Jianzhang is dead, he also has a nephew, that is, the defected general Feng Yuxiang, who is not only a relative between him and Feng Yuxiang, but also Lu Jianzhang promoted Feng Yuxiang to the army, so that he can make a difference and make a difference.

Feng Yuxiang is grateful to Lao Lu, and it is precisely because of this that Feng Yuxiang will take refuge in Zhang Zuolin and act as an internal response to overthrow Lao Duan and Xiao Xu. As a result, Lao Zhang died at the hands of the Japanese, Feng Yuxiang could only escape with his cronies in makeup, he ran all the way to Nanjing, and took refuge in the important person of the direct family, Li Chun, the overseer of Jiangsu, and finally saved his life.

After enduring it for a few months, the general trend of the world changed instantly, Xu Shuzheng was defeated outside the Guan, the Anhui system was completely overthrown, and Feng Yuxiang's identity also changed. In particular, he had contact with Zhang Zuolin, although he failed, but it was also a love affair, Feng Yuxiang relied on this advantage to file a complaint with Beiyang, asking to arrest Xu Shuzheng and avenge Lu Jianzhang.

Tanaka Yu's words evoked this hidden feeling, which made Xu Shuzheng more and more restless, he didn't even dare to flee back to Beijing and Tianjin, because he was afraid of being arrested, and being trapped in Zhangjiakou was not a long-term solution, Xiao Xu almost turned white overnight.

"Supervision, the big thing is not good, Premier Duan was ousted, and Zhang Tinglan became the patrol envoy of Mongolia!"

Tanaka Yu took a telegram and sent it to Xu Shuzheng, after he saw it, his eyes suddenly bloomed, and he almost fell to the ground, Lao Duan completely collapsed, he had no backer, Zhang Tinglan was on the throne, and it was not good news for him.

"Tian Dutong, Zhang Tinglan is ruthless, since he is a patrol envoy in Mongolia, he will never let go of Chahar, where to go, do you have any ideas?"

"Supervisor, although this Chahar is barren, but it is also the master of one side, I really don't want to let it out, but the Feng army is strong, I will be outnumbered, not an opponent."

"Tian Dutong, if you are willing, Xu is willing to help you command the troops, and fight to the end with the Feng army, maybe there is still a glimmer of life."

Xu Shuzheng resisted the pursuit warrant, and if he wanted to escape, he couldn't escape, so he could only fight to break the net. At this moment, someone suddenly sent a telegram from Zhang Tinglan.

"Governor, they want to take advantage of the Dao Chahar to go to Suiyuan, let us make way."

"Hmph, this is a false plan to destroy the enemy, you must not be fooled!" (To be continued......)