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Chapter 644 Crossing the Yangtze River

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    Zhang Zuolin was at his most proud at the end of 1923. He was even more excited than when he and the Feng Dynasty took control of Beijing. Nothing else - he could re-integrate the three Beiyang factions into one after Yuan Shikai and have the opportunity to end it.  With the North and South divided, there is hope for reunification of China.

    This fact of meritorious service has enabled Zhang Zuolin, a former bandit, to gain enthusiastic attention from political observers at home and abroad, and his political identity has been greatly elevated.  Also in this year, Powell, the editor-in-chief of Miller Review, interviewed Zhang Zuolin. When asked where he had studied, Zhang humorously replied: "Green Forest School."

    The north had just stabilized, and taking advantage of the temporary peace between the Kuomintang and the People's Party, Zhang Hanqing pointed his sword at Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, intending to pacify the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the most developed area outside the Northeast.  Qi Xieyuan, the governor stationed in Jiangsu, was originally named Qi Ying, with the courtesy name Fuwan and the nickname Yaoshan. He was a native of Ninghe, Tianjin, China, and one of the main generals of the Zhili warlords.

    He was admitted as a scholar during the Guangxu period, and later joined the army. He was admitted to the Baoding Army Officer School, and went to Japan to study after graduation.  After returning to China, he served as the staff officer of the Sixth Town of the Qing Dynasty Army. After the Republic of China, he was promoted to the brigade commander of the 12th Brigade of the Sixth Army Division.

    This person seems to be a "broom star". Anyone who is his direct boss will soon have trouble.  His promotion path was filled with too many accidents: in 1916, while attacking the National Defense Army in western Hunan, Qi was promoted to commander of the Sixth Division because his division commander Zhou Wenbing suddenly suffered from "mental illness".

    In 1917, when Li Chun was appointed governor of Jiangsu, Qi led the Sixth Division to Jiangsu and served as the garrison envoy of Jiangning. In 1920, Li Chun "died violently", and Qi Xieyuan successfully took over as the governor of Jiangsu.

    Anyway, as long as it is the blockbuster on the road of Qi Yiyuan's promotion, it is unknown. This is the fact

    The cause of Li Chun's violent death was said in official circles to be the agitation against the corruption of Jiangsu Minister of Finance Wen He (Li Chun's son). The newspapers published numerous articles insinuating that he had appointed inhumane people and brought disaster to the whole province. Li Chun gradually became pessimistic and desperate and in 1920  He died suddenly in the Governor's Office at the age of 46.

    Qi Xieyuan held a grand funeral for Li Chun. The grand occasion could be said to be unprecedented in Jiangsu Province, but this did not stop people from spreading the true cause of Li Chun's death.

    Because there were many doubts about the case, the official announced that Li Chun committed suicide because he was "concerned about the country and the people." Later, it was rumored that Li Concubine had an affair with Ma Bian. After Li Chun was discovered, Ma Bian shot Li Chun to death; there is also a legend that his division commander Qi Xieyuan  He was ruthless, cunning and changeable. He sometimes wanted to seize the throne of Li and replace him, so he murdered him, and so on.

    No matter what, Qi Xieyuan has been in the position of military governor for more than three years. Relying on Suhu's rich financial conditions, he has become famous.  Originally, in official history, he first launched the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War to threaten Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Zhejiang under the Anhui clique, in his "move to Shanghai to formulate the constitution" movement.  However, in this time and space, due to the severe weakening of the Zhili clique's power, not only did they not dare to fight for Zhejiang, they also made every effort to preserve the Zhili clique's financial resources in Jiangsu in order to make a comeback.

    However, facing the superior People's Army, his strength still seemed too weak: the only combat-effective armies were the Sixth Division that he started, and the 19th Central Division that was later added.  In addition, there were tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers harvested from Jiangsu and Zhejiang servants Zhu Rui, who were pieced together into the Jiangsu 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions and the Jiangsu 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th divisions.  , 6 and five mixed brigades.

    Calculating the establishment, it is quite large: five divisions and five brigades, but the number is only 43,500.  When it comes to combat effectiveness, alas, forget it.  He initially wanted to use the Yangtze River as the boundary and rule across the river, but he did not have the navy to defend it. Later, he wanted to leave Jiangsu and retreat to Shanghai to protect himself. Before he could negotiate with the Fengxi faction, the People's Army had arrived.  .

    "Today, natural disasters are prevalent, and hungry people are everywhere. I have tried to say that it is impossible to fight against Su, and I have the strength to give a peaceful answer. However, the ink is not dry, and the war order has been issued. At the same time, I am trying to cross the river to control it and stop traffic. What is the result?  ? He has been Wu Peifu¡¯s puppet in recent years, causing public resentment"

    This is a battle message issued by Zhang Zuolin, which directly made the reason for the crusade against Qi Xieyuan very clear: "Just because you are Wu Peifu's people"

    Time waits for no one.  After the defeat of the Northern Direct Army, Jing Youyan's elite 28th Division was transferred from the Beijing garrison as the vanguard. The new 22nd Division Huang Shiyue followed, passing through Jinpu Line from Shandong to Xuzhou to attack the northern Jiangsu line; Tong Linge of the 1st Division of the Central China People's Army  The 12th Division and Zhang Zizhong's Division marched eastward from Ma'anshan to Nanjing; the elite 4th Division, led by the new division commander Zhang Weixi, marched south from Chuzhou to Pukou.

    Originally, the "tripartite anti-straightforward" plan was for Zhejiang Governor Lu Yongxiang to advance from Huzhou to Suzhou, making Qi Xieyuan unable to take care of both ends. However, Lu Yongxiang changed his mind at the last moment.

    That was a trick played by Qi Xieyuan. He sent someone to tell Lu Yongxiang: "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold." If he is finally defeated by the People's Army, the Fengtian clique will not tolerate a non-direct clique remaining in East China.If the province is there, we will definitely attack him in the future.  The best way is to bring peace to Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

    The sudden collapse of his biggest enemy Zhili made Lu Yongxiang, who was originally ready to attack Jiangsu, also believe that defeating Qi Xieyuan would be detrimental to him: without Qi Xieyuan to confront him head-on, he would have to face the pressure of the People's Army.  He hastily signed the "Peace Convention between Jiangsu and Zhejiang" with Qi Xieyuan, and used this as a basis to express his desire for peace between the two provinces to Duan Qirui, which won the praise of Duan in power.

    ¡° In total, Zhejiang is the only territory where the Anhui clique exists, and it is also the biggest reliance on the Anhui clique¡¯s revival. Duan Qirui, who has been in the political arena his whole life and is good at strategy, certainly understands Lu Yongxiang¡¯s thoughts.

    ¡°But for the People¡¯s Army that was ready to go, Lu Yongxiang¡¯s non-participation could only slightly delay the progress of the People¡¯s Army, but it could not stop the advance of Jiangsu.  Without the butcher Hu, we can¡¯t eat plucked pigs?

    Led by Zhang Weixi, who was good at attacking, the elite 4th Division fought at Pukou, Nanjing, and almost wiped out the 6th Division on which Qi Xieyuan relied.  With the fall of Pukou, the People's Army could easily mobilize troops from North China to the Yangtze River port, thus exposing the city of Nanjing to direct attacks by the People's Army.  And its garrison in Ma'anshan surrendered under the charge of the People's Army.

    Three local divisions surrendered collectively, and nearly 20,000 people basically did not fire a single bomb.  So much so that Qi Xieyuan cursed: "Just raising 20,000 pigs can still be of some use during the holidays!"

    But it was useless, Qi Xieyuan could only look for teeth all over the ground.

    This battle against Qi¡¯s one division and a small number of local armed forces used five divisions of the People¡¯s Army and more than 150,000 people, as well as the elite 4th and 28th divisions.  However, Zhang Hanqing's intention was to take advantage of the People's Army's great victories everywhere to capture Shanghai, control Zhejiang, and end the separatist situation in East China.

    While the fierce battle of the Fourth Division was in full swing, Zhang Hanqing had ordered Jiang Baili to prepare for the establishment of the East China People's Army Headquarters and temporarily manage the Yangtze River Fleet on behalf of the Naval Headquarters.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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