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Chapter 523 The farce of autonomy

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    Zhang Hanqing's idea was proposed by Lin Wei, which was called "dividing the enemy camp". This method made Zhang Hanqing very appetizing.  To put it simply, when the People's Army cannot get its hands on Henan, Henan itself will be turbulent first, and this will also lead to several warlords who are wary of Wu Peifu to form a loose military alliance to see how Wu Peifu will act.

    One of the trends he took advantage of was the "autonomy" of Hunan Governor Zhao Hengti - another old tactic!

    "However, although the two have the same surname, Zhao Hengti is much more courageous than Zhao Ti. At least he knows the pulse of the good times in a chaotic situation and really makes a big splash.

    Because at this time, with Hunan as the border, the French Protectorate Army in the south and the Beiyang Orthodox Army in the north were facing each other. The Hunan Governor Zhao Hengti was caught between the forces of the north and the south.  In order to deal with the pressure from the north and the south, the method he came up with was quite similar to that of his mentor Tan Yankai during the Xinhai period: he issued a call for "federal provincial autonomy" to all provinces across the country!

    The so-called "provincial autonomy" means that each province is under the control of each province, but everyone unites to join forces, imitating the story of Fengjun.  When faced with the pressure of two powerful armies from the north and the south, he sent a telegram to the whole country and said: "Hunan Province is located in a strategic location and has been subject to repeated changes. Today, the military and civilian affairs are divided into two parts. The provincial governor is elected by the people and the provincial autonomy law is rushed to blaze a trail.  The first foundation. If the provinces and autonomous regions are autonomous, then the localities will have the ability to develop individually. If the provinces are connected, the whole country will have a way to advance at the same time"

    In a word, Hunan is Hunan for Hunanese. The southern and northern armies should not get involved and let them manage themselves.  Of course, it is managed by Zhao Hengti, because he is the "elected" governor of Hunan.  As long as this proposal is approved, he will obtain a talisman in legal principles.  And if we can find a group of like-minded people to jointly defend this program, it will be extremely powerful.

    However, he believes that many people will be willing to believe in this slogan, and any local warlord who has a sense of crisis in his own territory will agree.  Sure enough, the slogan of "provincial autonomy" stirred up waves.

    After this call was issued, the first person to respond was Liu Xiang from Sichuan, followed by Yunnan-Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shaanxi a total of 14 other provinces called back to respond!

    Can you disagree?  Liu Xiang is the king of Sichuan, Tang Jiyao of Yunnan and Guizhou, Chen Jiongming of Guangdong, and Zhu Houji of Fujian all want to be the grass-headed kings. Naturally, they do not want others to reach out to them. The banner of "autonomy" is very easy to use, especially in areas where the French Protector Army is entrenched.  Guangdong.

    Lu Yongxiang in Zhejiang is the only remaining force in the Anhui clique. Tianzhong Yu in Shandong is weak between the forces of Zhijiang and Anhui, so of course he needs "autonomy"; Chen Tiaoyuan in Jiangxi is most threatened by the Southern Army, and Yan Xishan in Shanxi has already established his own kingdom. Naturally,  Don't want others to interfere in the affairs of the province.

    As for the fact that only Liaoning and Shaanxi follow the trend in the Fengcian territory, it is purely symbolic, because they have already been "autonomous".  The old and new factions, which have benefited greatly from "autonomy", will certainly not beat themselves up.  The Fengtian faction represented by Liaoning and the People's Army faction represented by Shaanxi are enough to have these two vanes.

    With so many people responding, Lao Zhao couldn't help but feel elated for a moment, and further sent people to lobby the provinces, especially to bring Hubei into the circle of inter-provincial autonomy.  Being able to persuade half of China to follow suit, Zhao Hengti can be regarded as calling for China to become the originator of federalism. It's just that Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Hanqing and others used this question to perform better.

    Judging from the political demands of "autonomy" advocates, followers, and initiators, it is sheer nonsense to talk about "autonomy" at this time. No one really has the heart to criticize, and they are all using this big name as a fig leaf.  To fulfill his ulterior motives, Zhang Hanqing¡¯s motives must be impure anyway.

    Zhang Hanqing actively mobilized public opinion to respond, and his purpose was nothing more than one: the current Fengcian clique has a great territory, and time is generally in his favor and not conducive to the Zhili clique - just look at the economic development and industrial capacity progress of both parties.  For Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Hanqing, the benefits of "autonomy" for each province are many at present: it can not only prevent the direct line from obtaining sufficient backup force, but also make it easier to defeat each other - this is a loose alliance.

    As a result, various theories became rampant, and there were even rumors that there were already lists of candidates for the federal provincial government, such as Li Yuanhong as head of state, Duan Qirui as prime minister, Chen Jiongming in charge of the army, and Sun Yat-sen was rumored to be elected to the Pacific Conference.  The representatives were all blown into the Pacific Ocean!  But it also shows how strong the call for federalism was at that time.

    Affected by this, when Zhang Hanqing sent someone to tell Zhao Ti that the Feng faction could fully support "Henan autonomy" and "Henan people governing Henan", it is not difficult to understand his psychological fluctuations.  It would be interesting for him as a governor to really be able to achieve "Henan's autonomy". Otherwise, he would probably be the worst governor in history, bar none.

    Because Wu Peifu used the position of deputy envoy to inspect LuyuHe was stationed in Luoyang, cutting off half of the country in western Henan, and there was also the Pinghan-Han Line; Feng Yuxiang was stationed in Xinyang, cutting off a chunk of southern Henan; various places in northern Henan already had various relationships with Baoding.  After all, as the governor of Henan, he could only manage the area around Kaifeng, the capital, not to mention that the provincial governor was appointed by Wu Peifu.

    Zhang Hanqing is familiar with this reason. Because Wu Peifu's main force is in Henan, he is unable to fight with him face to face, but he does not want to cause Zhili to gain influence in the future political situation, so he deliberately muddies the waters.  While representing the five provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang, he responded to the call and agreed to "joint provincial autonomy". At the same time, he advocated "Henan people governing Henan" (because Zhao Ti was from Henan) in order to expel Wu Peifu's forces from Henan.

    I don¡¯t know whether it was because the heroes had similar views or because father and son were connected, but Zhang Zuolin also initiated contacts with important people in Henan and Anhui provinces.  At the same time, Zhang Zuolin also contacted Zhang Wensheng of Anhui through Zhang Xun, and used the two provinces of Henan and Anhui as two chess pieces pre-positioned in the rear of the Zhili Army. If necessary, they could be used to cut off the two transportation lines of Beijing-Han Dynasty and Jinpu to disrupt the rear of the Zhili Army.

    At the beginning, Zhao Ti was still hesitant about abandoning the direct alliance, but Zhao Jie was the strongest advocate.  Because of Zhao Jie's poor military discipline, Wu Peifu had repeatedly condemned him and made trouble for him. Zhao Jie was deeply uneasy and wanted to bet on the alliance with Feng. If Feng was victorious and defeated, he also dreamed of being promoted to a certain province.  The warlord.  Under Zhao Jie's prodding, Zhao Ti secretly took the path of Lian Feng and others.

    But Wu Peifu is in Luoyang, but his heart is in Kaifeng.  As soon as Zhao Ti's heart moved, he knew it because he had the governor with him.  When Zhao Ti's people were clamoring for "Henan autonomy" in Kaifeng, Wu Peifu's people also moved.

    What a joke!  How can Henan's autonomy make Wu Peifu, the deputy envoy of "direct Lu-Henan" patrol who has no control over Lu and cannot reach straight, feel embarrassed?  Since Governor Zhao didn't know how much he weighed, Lao Wu fully cooperated and helped him weigh it.

    At this time, he knew that Wu Peifu was not a waste of money. He sent Zhang Fulai, the 24th Division, to station in Zhengzhou, and he led the 3rd Division to Luoyang, Xiao Yaonan's 25th Division to Anyang, and Feng Yuxiang's 11th Division to Xinyang, from the north, west, and  The three southern directions controlled Henan Province and firmly controlled the Beijing-Hankou Railway.  Squeezing Zhao Ti into a small territory in eastern Henan with Kaifeng as the center.

    Not only that, but soon there was a scandal of mutiny in Henan Province.  Cheng Shen, the commander of Henan's First Mixed Brigade who was dismissed by Zhao Ti, contacted the brigade commanders Sun Huiyou and Chen Guangshen in April, and obtained the support of Henan's fellow citizens in Beijing (most of Henan's fellow citizens in Beijing were opposed to Zhao Ti). In Anyang  He sent a call to attack Zhao and fought with the Zhao army in the area of ??Bawang Tomb in Tangyin. At the same time, there was also a conflict between Feng Yuxiang's troops stationed in Xinyang, Henan and the Hongwei army of Zhao Jie (the third brother of Zhao Ti).

    With wars raging between the north and the south, Zhao Ti used the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly Hu Xiangshan to send a telegram to refute Cheng Shen and his fellow villagers in Beijing, and at the same time asked Wu Peifu for help.

    It¡¯s a bad year!  Zhao Ti, the governor of Yu, is facing crises everywhere, and it is really frustrating to take it.

    At this time, you can see the difference between background and background.  Zhang Hanqing massacred all parties in Shaanxi, forcing Feng Yuxiang, the Jingguo Army, and the Zhensong Army to retreat one after another. Wu Peifu was helpless. This was the difference.  Although there is a reason why Zhang Hanqing has good military strength, if it were not for his father Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu would enter Shaanxi in a minute. How could he still be so arrogant?

    However, Zhang Hanqing was very good to him as the nominal governor of Yu. In such a critical situation, he decisively mobilized public opinion to support Zhao Ti, saying that it was a disaster for the local government to support the troops and cause chaos.  If Henan Province cannot be quelled, the People's Army will not hesitate to send troops to help.

    Of course, politicians will not lose their judgment because of some words that are not real.  A blank check cannot save Zhao Ti, nor will it pull Zhao Ti to keep up with the Fengxi chariot.  What finally made Zhao Ti feel grateful to the People's Army and Fengxi was the 3,000 rifles and a large amount of ammunition given to Zhao by Zhang Hanqing, as well as his promise to replace Wu Peifu in the future as deputy envoy to Luyu.

    This further intensified Zhao Ti's centripetal force towards the Feng clique, and soon he completely turned to the Feng clique.

    Henan is Zhili¡¯s hardcore territory, and its location is far more important than other provinces.  It is home to the Beijing-Hankou Line, one of the two important railways of the Republic of China, and is adjacent to the provinces of Anhui, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Hebei. It is no exaggeration to say that it was the site of the Four World War.  Wu Peifu's army is now in Henan, and the forces in nearby provinces are in a state of dissociation from it. If the People's Army forces its way here, it may drive all parties to Wu Peifu's side.

    On the contrary, it is most beneficial to the People's Army to try to stabilize the loose state of the provinces: first, it can prevent the expansion of Wu Peifu's power, and second, it will make the Zhili Army have some scruples when actually fighting.  Therefore, Zhang Hanqing not only expressed his support for Zhao Ti, but also proposed the idea of ??a four-province alliance to the weaker parties.

    Originally, Wu Peifu wanted to take a stab at it, but as soon as Zhang Hanqing expressed his stance, he jumped up.  He directly sent a brigade from the south of Xiao Yao of the 25th Division and Fan Zhongxiu's troops (Fan's troops were reorganized into a detachment of the Fengjun Xu Lanzhou Division in Shaanxi and did not go north with Xu Division after being transferred to Henan) to Anyang to capture Cheng Shen, Sun Huiyou and others.  Devastated.  In addition, he also telegraphed Feng Yuxiang to stop the conflict with Zhao Jie's troops, and only then did Zhao Ti's crisis situation calm down.

    But at this time, there were also rumors that the simultaneous outbreak of war in northern Henan and southern Henan was secretly instigated by Wu Peifu. The purpose was to warn Zhao Ti that it was not he, the governor of Henan, who could have the final say in matters in Henan. Without him, he could directly control Henan.  Wu Peifu, the deputy patrol envoy, was uncertain about everything.  Zhao Tixin didn't believe this rumor and no one else knew about it, but the governors of several other provinces had some thoughts.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Xiang Xiang stopped the conflict with Zhao Jie's troops and calmed down Zhao Ti's crisis.

    But at this time, there were also rumors that the simultaneous outbreak of war in northern Henan and southern Henan was secretly instigated by Wu Peifu. The purpose was to warn Zhao Ti that it was not he, the governor of Henan, who could have the final say in matters in Henan. Without him, he could directly control Henan.  Wu Peifu, the deputy patrol envoy, was uncertain about everything.  Zhao Tixin didn't believe this rumor and no one else knew about it, but the governors of several other provinces had some thoughts.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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