The defeat of the Beiyang two-way army dealt a heavy blow to the entire Beiyang system. The Beiyang Army, which originally attacked the southwest with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, lost half of it in the blink of an eye. Of course, the top brass of Beiyang knew that the two armies that were lost were both troops with weak combat effectiveness, and the combined of these two roads may not be as strong as Xu Shuzheng or Cao Kun. But failure is failure, and the common people don't know the trickiness in it, they only see the result of the defeat of Beiyang. The defeat of these two wars directly led to a sharp drop in Beiyang's prestige. The momentum that originally swept the world was stuck.

What made Beiyang feel most uncomfortable was that the original two henchmen became three. The battle in the southwest was shaky, and there were signs of war in the northern battlefield, coupled with the Liangguang Gui system that made Beiyang lose face. Faced with this situation, Duan Qirui decisively asked Jin Yunpeng to refrain from it. Tolerance to the Northeast. Now the form of the whole country is not conducive to Beiyang, if the northern battlefield loses again, Beiyang may really usher in the end.

Beijing.

Duan Qirui's Prime Minister's Office.

"Commander-in-chief, I just got the news that the Western Military Region of the Northeast Public Security Army has moved westward! Now it has invaded Xinjiang. Fu Liangzuo, who served as the deputy minister of the Ministry of War of the Republic of China, said with some excitement.

"What? Are you sure? Duan Qirui said in surprise.

"Sure, this is a telegram from Xinjiang Overseer Yang Zengxin asking for help!" Fu Liangzuo took the telegram in his hand to Duan Qirui.

"Xinjiang? At this time, Feng Yong still has the appetite to encroach on Xinjiang, isn't he afraid that our Beiyang will enter his northeast lair! Duan Qirui said with a frown. Although this telegram greatly reduced the threat of the Northeast to Beiyang, Feng Yong's approach was a naked disregard for the Beiyang army. What an irritating thing it is that the Beiyang army that he has worked so hard to mobilize cannot be taken seriously by him.

"That's not right! There's something strange about this! With the character of Northeast Feng Yong, he definitely can't rub sand in his eyes. Moreover, our army and the northeast have formed a confrontation on the front line of the Chahar Mountain Pass, although there is no war, but it is also on the verge of war. And the troops that can be drawn from the hinterland of the northeast are not sufficient, and the troops that can be put into the battlefield again are limited, does Feng Yong believe that with their forces on the front line, they can defeat the attack of Beiyang? This Feng Yong is really arrogant! Duan Qirui couldn't figure it out. The reason why the Northeast is so confident. Could it be that Beiyang is really so harmless?

"Chief, no matter what, I don't think it's time to start a war with the Northeast, and even the war in the Southwest is a little impulsive!" In the Beiyang system, there are only a few people who dare to talk to Duan Qirui like this. And Fu Liangzuo is just one of them.

"Isn't it time to talk about this, do our intelligence officers in the Northeast have any news about the northeast security army's westward advance? How do I feel weird? Is there something wrong with the Northeast Security Army? Duan Qirui frowned. If there is a problem within the Northeast Security Army, it will be a great thing for Beiyang.

"Chief, Feng Yong of the Northeast himself is a person who does not play cards according to common sense, and he is a war maniac who has never been afraid of war. Moreover, although there are not many troops in the Northeast Security Army that can be transferred to the front line, this is under the premise that Feng Yong is not desperate. If Feng Yong is desperate, he can concentrate at least 300,000 elites on the front line, and such troops are not something that the current Beiyang can resist. Chief, the Northeast has become a climate, and it is definitely not something that can be eliminated in a while. I hope that the commander-in-chief will take my opinion into account, always exercise restraint in the northern battlefield, and even stop the war. ”

"You made me think about it!" Duan Qirui said with a frown. If the westward advance of the Northeast Security Army was indeed instructed by Feng Yong, then Beiyang would have a big deal to sell him his personal favor and give him Xinjiang. Anyway, now that the Northeast has successfully occupied the Ganning region, Xinjiang has become an enclave for the Beiyang government, and Yang Zengxin, the overseer of Xinjiang, is a strongman himself, and he is usually not greatly influenced by the Beiyang government. In exchange for the stability of the Northeast with such a disobedient land, Duan Qirui also thought it was a good deal.

"Commander-in-chief, now that the southwest has lost, we must make it clear that the current situation is absolutely not suitable for pulling the northeast into the war, and we are no longer able to launch a two-sided war. Also, I suggest that the Ministry of Intelligence reassess the combat effectiveness of the Gui army. Regardless of the reason for the defeat on the battlefield in Guangxi, the Gui army's ability to resist the Beiyang army has already proved their strength. Therefore, we must pay attention to it, and absolutely cannot let Liangguang become the second Northeast again. Fu Liangzuo said with a solemn face.

"So what should we do? Whether it is on the southwest battlefield or the northern front, the Beiyang army must make certain expressions, and must not show weakness to the enemy, otherwise they will think that Beiyang is really at the end of the road. "After all, Duan Qirui is one of the three heroes of Beiyang, and he is very good in terms of military command ability and political vision. He knew that the more this time, the more he could not show weakness on the battlefield, and the face lost on the battlefield must be recovered from the battlefield, otherwise Beiyang would really not work.

"In the current form, we can only 'attack from afar'!" Fu Liangzuo sighed and said. The strength of Beiyang is strong, but the army is indeed a little corrupted. The collapse of the two armies in succession dealt a great blow to Beiyang. Now on the southwest battlefield, the Beiyang Army only has 150,000 people left, and it is already at a disadvantage in terms of troops. Coupled with the defeat of Beiyang, the morale of the new army in the southwest will definitely be greatly boosted, plus their superior strength and peerless general Cai Yi. Fu Liangzuo had already thought that it was somewhat unlikely that he would achieve the desired military goals on the southwestern battlefield.

"I didn't expect the form to develop to this point. It seems that we are starting to really underestimate the enemy. Damn Duan Zhigui, it's all him, if it weren't for the accident of his Southern Route Army, even if the Southern Route Army didn't enter Sichuan, it would have involved Cai Yi. Now that the armies of the two roads have collapsed, whether it is Xu Shuzheng or Cao Kun, their confidence in combat must have been affected. Ryosa, should we continue to send troops south? Duan Qirui was unwilling, the original situation in the southwest took a turn for the worse because of the two fools, and he also took the great name of Beiyang. As the de facto commander of the Beiyang Army, Duan Qirui felt ashamed and thrown home.

"Commander-in-chief, I do not recommend continuing to send troops westward. Now the Southern Route Army led by General Xu Shuzheng and the Northern Route Army led by General Cao Kun are the essence of Beiyang, the real elite troops. Although the military strength is superior, the gap between the two sides is not large. Although the Southwest won a fluke, the Southwest New Army was unable to reverse the weakness of their troops. Therefore, in the southwest battlefield, the combat strength of our Beiyang and Cai Ye is basically in a state of balance, and even our Beiyang Army still has a slight upper hand in actual combat effectiveness. We are clear about this, and I believe that Northeast Feng Yong must also be clear. In this case, is the Northeast still willing to support the Southwest? The subordinates heard that the northeast passed through Mongolia, and a trade route was opened up in the Ganning region, and the military supplies needed in the southwest were continuously sold to the southwest. This almost put our lockdown plans on hold. But now that it seems like this isn't necessarily a bad thing! ”

"Oh? Isn't that trade route a bad thing? Ryosa, are you wrong? Duan Qirui asked in surprise.

"Chief, you can't figure this out, through the news from our intelligence department, we know that the price of military supplies transported from the northeast to the southwest has increased tenfold. Such violence must have fattened the merchants of the Northeast, but this trade put a heavy strain on the finances of the Southwest. The Governor's Office of the Southwest, which had just been established, had the financial resources to support the war. Just like our Beiyang, if it weren't for the assistance of foreign funds, it would be difficult to dispatch 100,000 troops. Even if Cai Ye is a famous general, I am afraid that it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, so in this situation, it is not us who want to make a quick decision, but the southwest. If we can support the financial collapse of the southwest, the great southwest can go down without a fight. Fu Liangzuo said confidently.

Duan Qirui's eyes lit up. But soon he shook his head with an ugly face.

"Ryosa, it's good that your idea is used against the southwest, but it makes the northeast a profitable fisherman. If we fight to the death with the southwest, the northeast will make a fortune by virtue of the war. Once we can't help the southwest, but instead consume all the military aid we have so hard to get, our situation will be dangerous at that time! This tiger in the Northeast is not a good stubble. This idea doesn't work, it doesn't work! Duan Qirui shook his head.

"Chief, you only see the profitable side of the Northeast fisherman, have you forgotten the geographical location of the Northeast? Although as a Chinese, I am a little sorry for my ancestors to say this, but for the sake of Beiyang, I Fu Liangzuo also let go. In general, Tohoku is caught between the Japanese and the Russians. The Russians may not be able to look east because of the world war, but Japan has always had their eyes on Northeast China. Relations between Tohoku and the Japanese are also in a state of tension. If we can beat Japan to move troops to the Northeast, the Northeast threat will naturally be lifted. Fu Liangzuo said with some embarrassment.

Duan Qirui's eyes lit up. Turn around and look at the huge map behind you. The more he looked at the excited expression on his face, the heavier the expression became, Duan Qirui's feelings for Beiyang were too deep, so deep that he put Beiyang's interests above international interests. In his heart, the Republic of China should be under the control of Beiyang.

Duan Qirui, who had a decision in his heart, turned his head to Fu Liangzuo and said: "Things will be done according to what you say, send a special envoy immediately, I will reach a reconciliation with the northeast as soon as possible, and then make every effort to solve the southwest Cai Yi." ”

"Yes!" Fu Liangzuo replied solemnly. He knew that with the issuance of this order, the entire Republic of China would be more turbulent, and if the plan was successful, Japan would launch an invasion of the Northeast, and then the form of the Republic of China would really be in chaos.

(To be continued)