Things really developed as Qian Yansheng guessed. After receiving the appointment of the Beiyang government, Li Chunbu, who stayed in Ankang to recuperate, very decisively raised troops to crusade against the rebellious minister and thief Hu Jingyi. After this period of recuperation, Li Chun's troops recovered to the scale of 30,000 by capturing strong men, and at the same time, the defeated troops of various departments were also broken up and reorganized by Li Chun, and the entire army became a whole. Although the Overseers from other provinces were very dissatisfied, they once sent a telegram to recall the defeated troops they had left in Li Chun's army, but Li Chun forcibly detained them. Just kidding, now there is Cai Yi's new army hidden in the shadows in the south, and Hu Jingyi in the north has rebelled again, and I heard that Chen Shufan, who is strong and domineering in Shaanxi, was beheaded by Hu Jingyi. As for the telegrams from other local overseers, Li Chun was very decisive in forwarding them to the Beijing Prime Minister's Office. This kind of messy matter is still left to Chief Duan to deal with, and he leads his troops to fight on the front line, and those who are dragging their feet always need them to solve it.

Although this rout caused heavy losses to his troops, at present, this is not a bad thing for him, after all, it turned out that he only brought 20,000 soldiers, all of whom were troops of the nature of some local security regiments, and were not considered the elite of the Jiangsu army. But after the last defeat, those who were able to flee to Shaanxi with him were all strong men in the army. Although these people are now terrified by the war, after all, they have survived on the battlefield, and as long as they overcome the ideological barrier, they can become elite soldiers. And the quickest way to turn a rout into a steel army is to win. The shame on the battlefield should be washed in blood from the battlefield. Therefore, after Li Chun finished integrating the troops, he had the intention to participate in a skirmish to make the newly reorganized troops into an army. Of course, because of the nature of their current rout, they can only deal with some soft persimmons to restore their confidence in battle. Originally, Li Chun thought that this kind of opportunity was difficult to get. After all, he was surrounded by either allies or powerful enemies, and Li Chun was unwilling to enter Sichuan to fight again. After all, the new army in the southwest is not something that the rout troops can provoke.

But the development of things is always full of drama, here Li Chun has already given up the idea, ready to lead the army to find the trouble of bandits and horse bandits in those places, although it is difficult to achieve the purpose of training, but this kind of military action can always improve the degree of run-in of the troops. The occurrence of the Xi'an Incident won Li Chun an opportunity, and he immediately reported the incident to his direct leader Feng Guozhang, and vaguely stated that now his soldiers were able to fight. Feng Guozhang was very dissatisfied with his defeat in Sichuan and Shu, but although Li Chun was a direct cadre, he was not Feng Guozhang's subordinate, and Li Chun's qualifications were not lower than Feng Guozhang's, as a Beiyang veteran, Feng Guozhang would give him face many times.

Now that Li Chun himself wants to fight with the Qin army with a turbulent foundation, Feng Guozhang will certainly not object, after all, the situation of the Qin army is indeed a bit complicated. Hu Jingyi is not a descendant of Beiyang, even if he is not a Kuomintang, but he has always regarded himself as a member of the Kuomintang, and once such a person grasps the military and political power in Shaanxi, it can be said that the whole of Shaanxi is completely separated from the rule of Beiyang. In the face of this situation, no one can guarantee that the Northeast will not raise a large army to invade Shaanxi in the name of crusading against rebellion, and if the Northeast occupies Guangxi again, the Northeast will be able to see a move deep into the Lianghu area. This is something that Beiyang and all forces do not want to see.

Xi'an, the head of the Overseer's Office.

Qian Yansheng stood in front of the huge sand table in military uniform, and next to him stood Jiang Qi, a staff officer who was also in military uniform, and Hu Jingyi, a rookie brigade commander of the Northeast Public Security Army, who had decided to join the army.

"Is the news clear?" Qian Yansheng asked indifferently, as if he didn't care about the army of Li Chunbu in Beiyang at all.

"Commander, Beiyang Li Chun's army of 30,000 has already been killed in the direction of Xi'an. It's not good! Staff Officer Jiang Qi carefully marked the walking route of Li Chunbu in Beiyang on the sand table.

"Humph! Well done. If he doesn't come to us, I'm going to look for him! Now Shaanxi is ours. He, an overseer of Jiangsu, led a large army to be stationed here, what is it called? Qian Yansheng said. After speaking, he also looked at Hu Jingyi, who looked indifferent.

To be honest, Qian Yansheng was still very surprised by Hu Jingyi's choice, you know. At present, the Northeast Public Security Army has more than 400,000 troops, and according to the division of the establishment, there are at least 40 brigades, and there will be 40 brigade commanders, and above the brigade commanders, there are also deputy division commanders, division commanders, deputy commanders of military regions, commanders of military regions, and the Central General Staff. From this point of view, the brigade commander is not a high-ranking general at all. But the chief of civil affairs in Shaanxi is different. After all, according to Feng Yong's conditions, the Northeast can only appoint him as the head of Shaanxi Civil Affairs at this stage to handle Shaanxi's government affairs. After all, the governor of the Overseer can only be appointed by the central government, and although Feng Yong is domineering, he will not be too presumptuous at the moment. What's more, now the Northeast only occupies Shaanxi secretly, and it cannot be regarded as the territory of the Northeast, so naturally it is impossible to seek the position of Shaanxi Governor and Governor with great fanfare. Even if the Northeast wants to, Beiyang will not give it without paying a huge price. After all, Shaanxi's geographical location is too important, it directly borders the two lakes, and the two lakes region is not only a strategic frontier for Beiyang to deal with the southwest, but also an important tax place in Beiyang. If the Northeast intervenes, it will make the form more complicated. Beiyang will also become more passive.

Therefore, for a long time to come, the Northeast will be in a situation of secretly occupying Shaanxi. And Hu Jingyi is the spokesperson of Shaanxi pushed out by the Northeast. For Hu Jingyi, Feng Yong, who came from later generations, had a slight impression. Knowing that this person is also extraordinary, if he hadn't died young, his achievements would definitely be not small.

"Commander, the Beiyang is menacing, and our forces are in a weak position, I suggest that we leave early, choose a convenient terrain, and ambush the other party!" The forces are at a disadvantage, and an ambush is the best means to turn the tables.

"No! If it is other Beiyang Army, it may be possible, but now we are facing Li Chun, now he is a bird with a frightened bow, any suitable place for ambush will make him more careful, and a person like Li Chun will not make a mistake twice in one thing. And we got information that Li Chun had spent a lot of effort to build scout troops during his Ankang period, probably just to deal with our possible ambush! "As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake for ten years, I am afraid of the well rope. A shrewd figure like Li Chun suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Southwest New Army, how could he not remember it deeply.

"Captain Hu, don't worry, isn't it just a rabble of 30,000! In front of the soldiers of our 1st Brigade were all dirt chickens and dogs. The reason why we brought your independent regiment this time is that we hope that you can see the combat effectiveness of our Northeast Army through this battle, so that you can also lead the army in the future. Qian Yansheng said with a smile. His impression of Hu Jingyi is still good. Although Hu Jingyi is older than him, he is a hot-blooded young man, and he is also relatively hearty and generous. This is more in line with Qian Yansheng's point of view.

"Commander, I request that our independent regiment be the vanguard of the battle!" Hu Jingyi said. As a new surrender to Chengcheng's troops, he must always show some value, otherwise how will he gain a foothold in the Northeast Security Army in the future. He knew that in the upcoming battle, the troops that his side could dispatch were limited, at most the elite of more than 10,000 people in the First Brigade plus their independent regiment. The surrender of the Qin army is useless for the time being. Qian Yansheng didn't think about letting his own soldiers go to the battlefield at all, God knows if they would mutiny on the battlefield and cause the loss of the entire battle.

"Hehe, Brigade Commander Hu, this battle doesn't need the Independent Regiment to fight. Our 1st Brigade had no problem dealing with Li Chun's rout. However, the terrain of the Loess Plateau is too fragmented. We need you to send a team of locals who are familiar with the terrain as guides. In fact, there are two reasons for Hu Jingyi to set off with them. The first is to prevent Hu Jingyi from regretting it. The First Brigade went to the front line, and there were certainly not many soldiers left in the ancient city of Xi'an, and these soldiers also had to take care of tens of thousands of Qin soldiers. If Hu Jingyi is left here, he will change his mind, and he will be in trouble if something big happens. After all, Hu Jingyi is a local, and they are just outsiders. The second point is that after the soldiers of the First Brigade defeated Li Chunbu, the independent regiment, the local men of Qinling, could quickly attack and capture prisoners. After all, locals know the terrain better than anyone else.

Now Qian Yansheng has caught the captives and is addicted. After all, most of the captives can transform their own soldiers. Moreover, the quality of the captured regular army soldiers is always a little higher than that of the bandit peasants. If you are transformed, you will be a high-quality soldier. Training time can be significantly shortened.

"That's right, Brigade Commander Hu, your independent regiment will be lively. Why is our First Brigade known as the elite of the Northeast Security Army! Jiang Qi, the chief of staff of the First Brigade, patted him on the shoulder and said.

Hu Jingyi smiled awkwardly, although his troops were not well received in the Qin army, even Chen Shufan, the leader of the Qin army, was always quick to get rid of him. But it is precisely by virtue of the independent regiment in his hands that he has never fallen, and it can also be proved from here that the combat effectiveness of the independent regiment is very good. The entire Qin army was also divided into factions, after all, the Qin army was strictly speaking from the original Shaanxi Revolutionary Army, and Chen Shufan only inherited all this, rather than establishing the Qin army himself. This led to some people in the Qin army being dissatisfied with Chen Shufan's ascension. It's just that in recent years, with Chen Shufan's power, the people who oppose it have been purged, and Hu Jingyi can always insist, in addition to the prestige of his own revolutionary leader, there is also the good combat effectiveness of his independent regiment, so that Chen Shufan has always been reluctant to kill Hu Jingyi, after all, the independent regiment still has to obey his orders, which can just solve some thorny problems for him.

(To be continued)