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Chapter 294 Xu Shuzheng¡¯s strategy

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    At the critical moment, Zhang Hanqing had the idea of ??dividing Zhili and Anhui. He said to Zhang Zuolin: "The reason why my father cannot compete with Duan Qirui at this stage is because the power of the Zhili clique cannot effectively contain the Anhui clique. Now that Duan Qirui has returned to power,  The situation is not good for us. If we want to get rid of the future predicament, it is better to take action on the 'amphibious governor'. As long as Cao Kun rebels against Anhui and goes straight to Zhizhi, Duan Qirui will not dare to fall out with his father because he has powerful enemies at both the front and the back.  There is also a longer buffer period, and we will see how things change in the future. This means that the enemy of our enemy is our friend."

    The enemy of my enemy is my friend!  A word to wake up the dreamer.  Since Duan Qirui formed the cabinet for the third time, Xu Shuzheng has become the political darling of that period.  He was also very ambitious and regarded himself as the backstage of Duan Pavilion.  Some people say that in the Beijing government at that time, all military and national plans were in the hands of Duan, while everything in Duan depended on Xu. He was simply the cabinet within the cabinet and the prime minister below the prime minister.  Lao Duan's trust in him to this extent was also a big exception during the Republic of China.

    In response to Xu Shuzheng's ambition to be the governor of Zhili, Zhang Zuolin assigned Yang Yuting, who had a good personal relationship with him, to give him a suggestion: as long as the current governor of Zhili, Cao Kun, was promoted to the rank of patrol envoy to the two lakes and governor of Hubei, he would be transferred to the current position.  The governor of Hubei became the governor of Jiangsu. This not only solved Li Chun, but also attacked the Zhili, and opened a way for himself. It was really a wishful thinking of "killing two birds with one stone".

    ??This idea, which everyone knew to be unreasonable and impossible, Xu Shuzheng actually agreed to it and carried it out with great fanfare, which was also a strange event in the Republic of China.  Later researchers have dug in many directions, but they still don't understand why Xu Shuzheng, whom Duan Qirui relied on as the Great Wall, became so mediocre. They can only understand that he has always been too domineering and is inevitably too self-centered in national affairs.

    Xu Shuzheng also believed that Cao Kun would be satisfied if he was promoted from the governor of one province to the patrol envoy of two provinces, and he was still in charge of the governor of one province. If Cao Kun agreed, his Zhili governor would be at his fingertips.  Unexpectedly, after this news came out, Cao Kun was very angry: he started his career in the treasure land of Baoding. At the time of warlord disputes, leaving his territory was a signal of demotion.  He believed that this was Duan Qirui's government rising up and down secretly, deliberately diverting the tiger away from the mountain, and it was a symbol that the Anhui clique was going to deal with him.  Therefore, on April 4, I sent a telegram to the Beijing government, requesting to resign as the propaganda envoy to the two lakes, and before being approved, I asked for a month's leave in order to go to Jigong Mountain in Xinyang to "recuperate from illness".

    At that time, Beiyang soldiers often threatened the government by resigning or recuperating. In coordination with Cao's actions, the frontline commander-in-chief Wu Peifu also called Beijing, saying that due to fatigue in the battle, the entire army should be transferred back to Zhili to rest.  This means that the Wu tribe can withdraw its troops and return north at any time!  The meaning of the sword cannot be ignored.

    Cao Kun is the number one general of the main war faction. Although his abilities are mediocre and he has not made much military achievements, his skills in using people are quite good.  Wu Peifu was the leader of a division, and he commanded the main force of Cao's army. He served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy on the front line in Hunan, fought against the French Protectorate in Yueyang, Changsha and other places, and even conquered important towns. He was then known as "Chang"  Victory General".

    Cao Kun also used people without questioning others and let him lead the troops without asking any questions. However, Wu Peifu was so devoted to him that he never dared to disobey him in the whole life and firmly agreed with him politically.  Advances and retreats, even when Cao Kun's biggest political failure in official history "bribing the president" occurred and the opportunity arose for Wu Peifu to replace him, Wu Peifu still maintained the bottom line of loyalty and obeyed Cao Kun's words. He could not say that it was not his ability and  Thaumaturgy.

    Hunan's Jiexun just restored the prestige of the Beiyang faction, and Wu Peifu's tribe was the main force on the battlefield in Hunan. If Cao Kun was really tired of his work and Wu's tribe really withdrew, Duan Qirui's policy of using force to pacify the south would have failed and was put into practice.  Running water.

    In the eyes of people at the time, the hope of national reunification rested on Wu Peifu.  Because Sun Yat-sen, who still dreams of revolution in the south, does not have the strength, and the powerful warlords in Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong have their own plans, there is no need to assume history: as long as Wu Peifu gives an order, his army can defeat Sanxiang and then wipe out Guangdong.  The Beijing government's dream of "unifying the two provinces by force" is just around the corner!  In order to win over Wu Peifu, Duan Qirui personally went to the front line to work for the army, and in June 1918, he was awarded the title of "General Fuwei" to Wu Peifu.

    In order to explain the misunderstanding, Duan asked Xu Shuzheng to come to Hankou in person to apologize to Cao Kun, to dissuade Cao Kun from resigning or asking for leave, and to persuade Cao Ling Wu Peifu not to retreat from the battlefield.  Therefore, Xu Shuzheng hit a big snag this time.

    Xu Shuzheng was very angry after losing face. He also deployed a new battle plan in Hankou. He planned to transfer Fengjun (a brigade of Xu Lanzhou's department, who was ordered to enter the front line and was in Shaanxi at the time) to fight in Sichuan and transfer it to the battlefield in Hunan.  It is used to monitor the Zhili Army to prevent the Zhili Army from failing to fight or retreating.

    President Feng was overjoyed when he learned about the discord between Cao Kun and Xu Shuzheng - this was an important step in dividing Cao Kun and Xu Shuzheng.Duan Qirui's government gave him a great opportunity to break away from the embrace of the Anhui clique and return to the Zhili clique.  So Lu Jianzhang, a senior adviser to the Presidential Office and Army General, was arranged to come to Tianjin. The purpose was to use Lu Jianzhang to persuade Cao Kun to return to the Zhili Clique and cooperate with Li Chun to turn the military governor's meeting into one that was beneficial to Feng and not beneficial to Duan.  situation.

    Lu Jianzhang is a behind-the-scenes activist of the peace faction, and has some direct and indirect relationships with the Beiyang warlords in various provinces. Feng Yuxiang's peace initiative is related to him. The Anhui clique has long regarded him as a dangerous person and must quickly get rid of him.

    To be honest, in the early days of the Republic of China, there were very few murderers of political figures. This may be a big gain for old China from learning about European, American and Japanese politics.  Although Xu Shuzheng was determined to completely solve this problem, he still lacked courage.  According to the secret discussion between the Zhang family and his son, Yang Yuting encouraged Xu Shuzheng to kill Lu, thereby laying a hidden stake between the Zhi-Wan clique and the Feng clique, which had gradually become a "three-legged tripartite" in China's central political arena.  It is a good thing that has a hundred benefits and no harm.  Zhang Zuolin personally arranged for Yang Yuting, who was close to Xu Shuzheng, to "facilitate this matter" at any cost.  One is intentional, the other is intentional, and both parties hit it off.

    Where to start made the two of them think a lot.  Since President Feng was determined to compete with the Anhui clique, how could he not pay special attention to the safety of Lu Jianzhang as an important chess piece?  The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has always been the traditional territory of the Zhili clique. Although the Anhui clique is powerful, there are not many opportunities to directly capture this important official of the Zhili clique without overpowering the local snakes.  It is necessary not only to have no doubt in his heart, but also to hit the target with one strike. After much thought, the Fengjun Garrison Headquarters suggested by Yang Yuting is an excellent place to go.

    For Lu Jianzhang, the superficially "neutral" Fengxi clique is certainly much safer than the Anhui clique with a strong sense of violence. Its vigilance must be lax and the probability of success is high; for Xu Shuzheng, on Fengjun's territory and  It was the heavily guarded headquarters that killed important members of the Zhili clique, and no matter how they tried to defend themselves, they could not escape their involvement.  This two-bird-with-one-stone strategy is a brilliant one.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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