I don’t have any special feelings about Cai E? The generals and officers in the Guoshe Army. In my impression, I was at most a guy who once provoked the Guoshe Army. As for the later reconciliation between the Guoshe Army and the Yunnan Army? Now, except for Beiyang, is there any warlord who has not taken the initiative to contact the Guoshe Army?

So when Cai E and Yan Guang were walking together, the generals and officers of the Guoshe Army were not surprised, and those civilian officials were even more happy to see such things. After all, if Yunnan could be included in the sphere of influence of the Guoshe Army, at least there would be no worries about the Guoshe Army in the ground.

Just let Cai E be the chief of staff of the Guoshe Army? You should know that although the Chief of Staff did not lead troops, he was theoretically under the rank of general, and the commander who led a army was just a lieutenant general. Such a high rank was given to an outsider but he did not give them to them? Yan Guang's decision had a strong reaction in the Guoshe Army----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Therefore, for Yan Guang's decision, except for a few others such as Wang Yaowu and Yang Xiucheng, almost everyone came to Yan Guang, hoping that he could take back his life.

However, the National Socialist People's Party was established by Yan Guang after all, and even more so with the Sichuan Army and the National Socialist Army. In the end, the opinions of the generals were suppressed by Yan Guang.

Of course, these generals and schoolmen dare not have any objections. After all, they were all promoted by Yan Guang, but they were originally in the Guoshe Army, and there was some friction between the direct line and the non-direct line. However, after the Yunnan Army also joined the Guoshe Army, this attitude of exclusion almost all moved to the Yunnan Army...

Yan Guang had no choice but to do this, after all, he could not change the attitude of others. Fortunately, the National Social Army will also join the Hunan Army, Gan Army, Zhejiang Army and other troops in the future. As long as the ingredients are mixed, I believe that this group of people will not have so much leisure time at that time...

---------------------

In Wuchang City, teams of Beiyang soldiers wearing gray Sè uniforms walked by with guns, but there were not many pedestrians on the street.

It is no wonder that the Kuomintang and society army has arrived in Xiantao County, not far from Hanyang.

You should know that the Yangxia defense battle was only two years after this time, and many people in the three towns of Wuhan still remember the war that year. Now the battle is approaching. After defeating the Beiyang Army in Qianjiang, the Kuomintang army is now even more troops under the city of Wuhan. The people in the city naturally fled and hid, and the shops are even more like Guanmén. The business is closed, and only those unavoidable people are still left in the city.

Therefore, except for Hankou, which is an important wharf, the remaining Hanyang and Wuchang areas were almost desolate. (During the Republic of China, the population of Hankou was equivalent to the addition of Hanyang and Wuchang...)

The Beiyang soldiers stationed in the city also looked unenergized when walking on the quiet and deserted streets. This is because the whole city has become desolate, and some "enterprise places" and the "technical workers" in the entertainment venues have naturally left the city. Now the defenders of the three towns of Wuhan have almost 100,000 people, and places without entertainment are naturally weak. Next is the fear of the unknown future. You must know that since the failure of the Qianjiang Battle, there are not many people in the Beiyang Army who still bless the next battle. There are even many people wondering if Beiyang fails, where should they go...

Even the officers above knew that this negative emotion that permeated the entire Beiyang Army was impossible. First, because they were the same, and then they didn't know how to raise the morale of the soldiers. If it were in the past, maybe they could have two days off to ask them to go to "some technical workers" to find some comfort, but what about now?

"Technical workers" have gone to avoid war with the successful people. There are only a handful of "entertainment places" that have been opened, which is not enough for them to be divided by officers? But if these soldiers are allowed to have fun on their own, let alone how many people in the three towns of Wuhan are left? I am afraid that the three Hubei military advisors stationed in Wuhan will fight with them. After all, no matter what, the Hubei army of those three divisions is also from Hubei, and it is impossible to let them make trouble in Hubei, let alone the time to make trouble now...

"grown ups"

Just when the generals and officers didn't know what to do with their current morale, in front of the big mén of the Hubei Army Governor's Office, a team of guards saluted at a carriage.

"Yeah, thank you for your hard work..."

Duan Qirui, who was sitting in the carriage, did not show off his airs. After nodding to the guards of the big mén, he walked into the governor's office.

Because the battle is approaching and there is no other good place in Wuchang City, the command post of the Beiyang Army is now set up in the Hubei Army Governor's Office. So although there is nothing outside, the lobby of the Hubei Army Governor's Office is already quite lively.

Discussing the situation and tactics, many officers even stood in front of the sand table and argued about where a stronghold on the defense line should be deployed.

But even so, when I saw Duan Qirui walking in from outside, the Beiyang officers in the lobby stood up straight.

"grown ups"

"Yeah, thank you for your hard work..."

As he said the same thing he said to the outside guards of mén just now, after nodding at the officers, Duan Qirui walked towards the second floor.

The lobby, which was originally calm because of Duan Qirui's arrival, fell into the atmosphere of the vegetable market again after Duan Qirui disappeared on the second floor.

Although the figure disappeared on the second floor, the sound downstairs still came into Duan Qirui's ears. Duan Qirui had no words about this. After all, in his opinion, the officers should have had such an atmosphere when discussing things.

Not long after, Duan Qirui walked to the mén in a room and knocked.

"Fourth brother, I'm in"

Feng Guozhang is 6 years older than Duan Qirui, so Duan Qirui has always called Feng Guozhang the elder brother. In addition, Feng Guozhang is ranked fourth in the family, which is why Duan Qirui is called Feng Guozhang's fourth brother.

After hearing Duan Qirui's fourth brother, Feng Guozhang, who was still in the room, quickly replied.

“Mén is not locked, come in.”

When Duan Qirui walked into the house, he found Li Yuanhong and Feng Guozhang standing in front of the window, looking at a group of Beiyang soldiers who had just walked past in the distance.

"Oh, the army is not motivated, and I don't know what to do."

Of course, Feng Guozhang would not be unaware of the current situation in the army, but apart from using heavy money to boost morale, Feng Guozhang did not know any other way. In addition, the heavy money given by Yuan Shikai is still on the way, so Feng Guozhang and others could only watch it and worry.

Duan Qirui also smiled bitterly when he looked at Feng Guozhang and Li Yuanhong, but then he took out a telegram and walked in front of the two of them.

"Fourth brother, good news, the telegram from Gong Bao just sent it, saying that Tan Yankai's Hunan Army had moved to Hunan and Jiangxi."

"Oh? This is good news." When Li Yuanhong heard this news, he was happy with the frowning faces. After all, the Hunan Army is famous for being good at fighting, and Tan Yankai himself is not a good person. If the Hunan Army of that division could move to another place, it would be good news for them.

After all, there is no need to worry about the safety of the flanks, and there is no need to spend too much force on guard against the Hunan Army.

However, after hearing this news, although Feng Guozhang's brows stretched slightly, he then frowned again.

"Just a teacher, not that good news..."

After all, there have been ten infantry divisions of the Guoshe Army in Xiantao. Relatively speaking, although the Hunan Army is a good warfare unit, the threat posed by more than 100,000 Guoshe Army is incomparable.

After seeing Feng Guozhang's face, Duan Qirui comforted him.

"Fourth brother, no matter what, I finally don't need a brigade of troops to go to the Hunan-Hubei border. You can relax a little..." Yuan Shikai is still alive now, and Li Yuanhong and Feng Guozhang do not have such a big conflict of interest, so their sijiāo is very good.

After hearing Li Yuanhong's words, Feng Guozhang also nodded slightly. No matter what, Feng Guozhang is already in his 50s. Although his health is still getting stronger, his strength is not as good as before...

However, just when Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong were still trying to persuade Feng Guozhang to pay more attention to his health, a Beiyang officer suddenly ran in without knocking on mén.

"What's up?"

Looking at the officer with a panic look on his face, Duan Qirui said with some displeasure.

But the officer answered loudly after taking a breath.

"Three sirs, the news that had just been heard from Hanyang said that the cavalry of the Guoshe Army was found on the guard post outside Hanyang."

"What?"

When Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others were both shocked when they heard the officer's words.

"Didn't the spy yesterday say that the Guoshe Army is still resting in Xiantao? Why did the trace of the Guoshe Army be found in Hanyang today?"

Looking at Feng Guozhang, who was both singular and stern, the officer shrunk his shoulders in fear.

He was just a person who came to deliver messages, how could he know about those things?

But just as Feng Guozhang was about to vent his anger on him, an officer suddenly ran in from outside again.

"Three sirs, the spy from Xiantao just returned, saying that the Kuomintang army has already set off in the direction of Hanyang..."

Hearing the officer say this, Feng Guozhang and others who were originally going to open fire at the officer turned their heads and looked at another officer.

"What did you say? The Kuomintang army has taken action."

"That's right." The officer who didn't know what happened here just now nodded.

"Which division of the Guoshe Army is in trouble?"

"This is not clear yet, but the people in Xiantao are inquiring..."

"So..." Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui looked at each other, and finally Duan Qirui spoke. "Fourth brother, what should be come is always coming."

"Yes..." After hearing Duan Qirui's words, Feng Guozhang sighed. "The fate of Beiyang depends on this battle. If you can win, it will be the best. If you can't win..."

After hearing Feng Guozhang's words, Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong naturally understood what he meant. It is naturally the best to be able to win. If you can't win, then the best result will be half of China will not belong to Beiyang from now on.

Duan Qirui was naturally worried about this. After all, as the core figure of Beiyang, Duan Qirui and Beiyang's fate are closely tied together. If Beiyang's final fate really disappears, then his fate may not be much better.

As for Li Yuanhong? He was not worried much. After all, he was serious about Li Yuanhong, and at least in Yuan Shikai's eyes, he was once one of the people who needed to be vigilant. So even if Beiyang finally fell, it would be just a boss for Li Yuanhong. Of course, it was difficult to say whether he, the governor of Hubei, could be kept, and this was the most worrying thing about Li Yuanhong at the moment.

Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui naturally knew Li Yuanhong's little thoughts, but they didn't want to say anything. After all, Li Yuanhong and them were not the same as each other, and even if they said nothing, it would be impossible for Li Yuanhong to be the same as them...

"well…"

Looking at the streets outside with sparse crowds, Feng Guozhang sighed again.

---------------------

Just as Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others were still worried about the fate of Beiyang and his own, Zhou Zining, the commander of the Third Cavalry Regiment of the Third Division, was taking his subordinates to look at the Beiyang outpost in the distance.

"It seems that it is not far from Hanyang..."

As he said that, Zhou Zining looked at a cavalry battalion commander under his command.

"Go and pull out that post for me."

"yes"

The cavalry battalion commander who followed Zhou Zining replied loudly.

There were only about 300 cavalrymen, and the outpost in the distance could only accommodate more than 10 people. In addition, there were no weapons such as heavy machine guns in the outpost, so after the commander gave the order, the cavalry battalion commander asked his cavalry company commander to take his men up. In the late Qing Dynasty, the infantry battalion had 659 people, the artillery battalion had 576 people, the cavalry battalion had 363 people, and the cavalry company had 78 people. Using 363 people to deal with a post with only more than 10 people was definitely useless, but if it was 78 people, it would be just right...

Just as Zhou Zining asked his troops to pull out the outpost in front of him, the soldiers in the outpost had already issued alarms to other outposts around him.

"Head, let's surrender..."

Although the outpost was built on a hillside, it was not steep. There were only 14 soldiers in the outpost, which happened to be a squad. In addition, when the tasks were assigned, no heavy weapons were assigned to this group of people. However, the cavalry below the National Society Army were all organized by a cavalry regiment. Since they could not fight, their responsibilities had been completed, so they naturally didn't have to die.

After hearing the words of the deputy squad leader, the squad leader looked at his subordinates and felt that there was no need to fight hard with the Kuomintang and the army below.

But just as he was about to order surrender, he found that nearly a hundred cavalry were rushing up the hillside below.

"Head, surrender quickly"

Seeing more than 70 cavalrymen rushing up from below, the deputy squad leader who shouted to surrender was trembling.

This is true for the deputy squad leader, and even more so for the soldiers below.

After all, doing such a task that is almost dead has already shown their status in Beiyang. Since their status is so low, there is no reason to work hard for Beiyang.

However, just as the squad leader mustered up his courage and was about to walk out of the outpost to call for surrender, a bullet flew towards him, knocking the squad leader who had just pulled Mén away into a plug.
To be continued...