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Chapter 654 The overwhelming force

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    When Feng Yuxiang heard that the People's Army was going to relieve him of his duties, he instinctively prepared to resist with force.

    The 60,000-strong army has been organized into an organic unit, and he still has certain strength.  However, frightened by the powerful force of the Feng clique, he decided to contact Yan Xishan to form an alliance, supplemented by peripheral forces such as the Guangxi clique and the Sichuan clique. This would not only make the momentum appear strong, but also provide a way out in critical moments.

    Yan Xishan has also had this intention for a long time.  As the Fengcian faction gradually gained control, some unstable elements in Jin Province openly or covertly showed their loyalty to the central government, and some of their generals also gradually became centrifugal.  In this way, it won't be long before he himself will be scattered without the need for an army to attack.  Instead of doing this, it is better to take advantage of the situation when the situation is not even, and maybe we can find a way out.

    But Yan¡¯s behavior was not approved by his civil and military assistants.  Yan Xishan's important advisers throughout his life, General Councilor Zhao Daiwen, president of Shanxi National Normal University, and his first member of the Tiger General Shang Zhen were strongly opposed.

    The National Normal University had a considerable status in Shanxi at that time. Its students were in almost all government departments. As the principal, Zhao Daiwen was respected as "Sir" by people in the officialdom.

    There is a saying when talking about Zhao Daiwen's "achievements": "There are many generals in the Jinsui Army who have come out of their own way."  General Counselor, Director, Chief of Staff, all titles one after another, coupled with the twenty-year life-and-death relationship with Yan Xishan, in the land of Shanxi, it can also be said that "one person is below and above ten thousand people".  The status cannot but be called prominent.

    Originating from decades of traditional culture, Zhao Daiwen has a strong sense of loyalty to the emperor and the people deep in his mind. He is loyal to his chief officer Yan Xishan, and does not want Yan Xishan to commit "challenge", nor does he want the war to spread and the lives of his elders to be ruined  .  He wants to do everything he can to stop chaos and disputes and eliminate the dangers of war.

    Zhang Hanqing took turns to launch offensives, expressing his determination to go to war without Feng Yuxiang stepping down, and persuaded Zhao Daiwen to use his influence to warn Yan Xishan not to be instigated by others to destroy the country's hard-won peace, and not to make useless efforts to attack the stone with an egg.

    Therefore, when representing Yan Xishan in Beijing to negotiate state affairs, Zhao Daiwen took the trouble and tried his best to do Yan Xishan's work.  Starting from January, Zhao Daiwen telegraphed Yan Xishan from Beijing to express his approval for his "going abroad with Feng". In the middle of the month, Zhao Daiwen telegraphed Yan Xishan twice on the matter, analyzing the current situation and explaining the pros and cons, but Yan Xishan was hesitant.

    Feng Yuxiang also sent Xue Dubi to see Zhao to state his opinions on the rebellion of Jin and Guangxi.  When Zhao Daiwen heard this, he became furious. He stood up from his chair, threw a fine porcelain tea cup with a lid on the ground, and shouted loudly: "You want to harm Meng (meaning "I" in Wutai dialect) Yan Bochuan"  Miles.  ¡¯ Walking around the house, angry.

    Zhao Daiwen was anxious day and night in Beijing and could not sleep at night. He said in many conversations: "I can't bear to see China fighting another civil war. If there is another civil war, I will jump into the Yellow River." It was published in big letters in various newspapers in Beijing.  Immediately, Zhao Daiwen returned to Shanxi with Zhang Zuolin's autograph letter.

    In Taiyuan, Zhao Daiwen had an unpleasant conversation with Yan Xishan.  As soon as the two met, he asked Yan Xishan sternly: "I heard that you are going to rebel. Is this true?"

    Yan Ze acted calmly and said unhurriedly: "Cilong, why are you so angry? Sit down and say slowly, it is everyone's opinion on the matter of asking for help."

    Before Yan Xishan could finish speaking, he continued: "Zhang Zuolin has successfully unified China by conquering Anhui and his prestige has been established. He is the government, and you are all his subordinates. You must take the lead in fighting him.  , isn¡¯t this a rebellion? The Zhili and Anhui cliques are so powerful, haven¡¯t they all been eradicated? In terms of strength, is Shanxi comparable to Wu Peifu?¡±

    While talking, Jia Jingde and Xue Dubi came to see Yan about something.  As soon as he entered the door, he was hit by a gun, and Zhao Daiwen scolded him: "I heard that it was you who instigated the commander-in-chief to rebel. If you say anything again in the future, I will hit you on the head!" Intimidated by his prestige, neither Jia nor Xue dared to do so.  To make any defense, he had to retreat quietly.

    After Jia and Xue withdrew, Zhao Daiwen continued the original topic and said sincerely: "People all over the country are tired of war and hope to live a peaceful life. Aren't you afraid of being scolded by the people of the world for doing this?

    Looking at my more than half a year in Beijing, I know that the Fengcian faction has become an iron barrel and the military is also very powerful. You may think that there are many people uniting, but in fact they are just a mob. These people fight for benefits and avoid danger.  How can we be reliable in a war?  If you want to hit him, aren't you inviting failure?  These people in Taiyuan are either exiled politicians or frustrated soldiers. Can you listen to their nonsense?

    Shanxi has finally managed to stay outside the forces of various factions. If you join forces, you will lose everything and have no place to die; if you win, you will only encounter a protracted war.  The Jin army only has so little wealth, do you still want to go to Beijing and become emperor?  It¡¯s just two provinces that we occupy.  This styleHe is a real person, but he has no idea, especially when he is too laissez-faire towards the third child. He is really a success or a failure!

    "If you have made contributions to the country, you should be the secretary-general of the Education Committee. Zhang Zuolin has made greater contributions, so why not do it?" It was his third brother Zhao Jie who spoke.  However, such words seemed so inappropriate at this time.

    "Wu Peifu has completely lost. How can we fight against Dashuai Zhang? Well, the situation is over. I can go to Beijing to retire, and Dashuai Zhang is treating me pretty well." Zhao Ti lost interest for a moment: "Just wait patiently.  The central government has sent people to collect you, and for the sake of my usual caution, no one will make things difficult for you."

    Afterwards, Zhao Ti personally drafted a telegram reply in his beautiful calligraphy: "As fate would have it, I will go north as planned, Zhao Ti."

    This is the shortest telegram he has ever written in his life.  Because of his hobby of calligraphy, when he was a warlord, he spent a lot of time in the signing room (office) every day to show off his calligraphy.  Therefore, whenever he received a letter or telegram, his chief of staff and secretary-general would not dare to open it and read it, leaving him to do it himself.

    This last telegram was still drafted by him, so it can be considered a beginning and an end.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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