Cao Kun's sudden attack came as a surprise to the forces of all parties in Fuzhou. Among them, the most feared are the "nobles" who rely on the rise of the Fujian army. These people jumped up and down, once again raising countless gold and silver possessions, beautiful women and jewels to please Cao Dashuai, hoping to gain Cao Dashuai's support. For these local snakes, Cao Kun still chose to accept. His purpose was Li Houji's Fujian army, not the barren Fujian province. Now that the main force of the Fujian army has been disarmed by the Beiyang Army, and Li Houji himself has completely fallen into the hands of Cao Kun, it can be said that half of his goal has been achieved, and the rest is to rectify the strength of the security regiments in various districts and counties in Fujian.

After the news of the peace talks between Northeast China and Beiyang reached Cao Kun, Cao Kun, who had a keen sense of politics, immediately knew that the internal turmoil in the Beiyang government in Nanjing was about to stir up again. The return of General Duan will naturally have an impact on President Feng's authority. In the current Nanjing New Beiyang Government, Feng Guozhang has completely controlled the military and political power, and the government is also his people. In terms of the army, with the echo of Wu Peifu and Cao Kun, Feng Guozhang's pressure is much less. It can be said that in terms of absolute strength, the direct line has far surpassed the Anhui line.

However, as the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, the many measures laid by General Chief Duan during the period of President Yuan Da affected the entire Beiyang ruling area, and among the nine provinces controlled by Beiyang, only three provinces where the Anhui power had the upper hand were only, especially Hunan and Zhejiang, which were still relatively wealthy provinces. There is only one more direct line than the Anhui line. There is no absolute gap in strength. But for the first time, the direct line has the upper hand in terms of existing forces.

"Report to the commander, the operation has ended, Li Hou's Christ Army has been controlled, Lord Li has asked to meet with you." Ma Ze approached Cao Kun and said.

"See me? That's good! After all, Master Li is an old man from Beiyang, and he is serving me delicious food and drink, and I can't be lazy. Cao Kun said with a smile. His Cao Kun nature still doesn't want to completely offend Li Houji, after all, he can't kill a person with a foundation like Li Houji, and killing him will offend many old people in the Beiyang Army. His purpose is only the army in Fujian, and now the main force of the Fujian army has completely fallen into his hands, and the rest are some security group forces, it is not difficult to deal with it, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely absorbed. Cao Kun was naturally relaxed.

In the inn. Li Houji also calmed down, after all, he is an expert in officialdom, and his gaffe is only temporary.

"Master Li, let's meet again!" Cao Kun walked in with a smile.

"Cao Dashuai, what do you mean? The old man has worked hard for Beiyang for decades. After the establishment of the Republic of China, he also devoted himself to Beiyang herding and guarding the side. Cao Dashuai, you disarmed the old man's troops for no reason, and even put the old man under house arrest here. Do you want to rebel? Li Houji looked at Cao Kun's smiling face and was full of anger. In this situation, he naturally does not have a good face. There is one thing that Lee Houji is right. No matter what he said, Cao Kun would not kill him. Now that the new Beiyang government in Nanjing has been established, President Feng Da pays attention to promoting and reusing young people, and the old people in Beiyang are panicking, and if Li Houji is killed by Cao Kun, I am afraid it will cause turmoil in the entire Beiyang system. After all, the energy of those old people is still terrifying.

Li Dashuai laughed. I, Cao Kun, don't have the courage to rebel. My actions are all mandated by the President. Master Li is an old man in Beiyang, and his feelings for Beiyang are no shallower than those of Ben Shuai. The form of the North Ocean should be clear to Lord Li. To be honest, our Beiyang has indeed declined a lot. Especially after the death of President Yuan Da, Beiyang was divided internally, coupled with several large-scale battles that made Beiyang break his muscles and bones, and now Beiyang has reached the verge of extinction. President Feng Da is ready to turn the tide and reshape the Beiyang Army at this critical juncture. In this case, it is natural to reclaim the scattered forces in the hands of the Overseers. Cao Kun didn't hide it in the slightest. His actions have shown his intentions.

"Didn't President Feng accept the order of the newcomers to train the new army? Wasn't the resolution to cut the military power of the local overseers on hold? Lee remembered the information he received not long ago. The Nanjing Beiyang government held a meeting, at which in addition to Zhang Xiaozhun, a super newcomer, was appointed by Feng Guozhang as the commander of the new army in one fell swoop, becoming a new hot big man in Beiyang. Although there was no clear vote on the resolution proposed by Zhang Xiaozhun to reduce the military power of the local overseers, both President Feng Da and Premier Wang Shizhen chose to postpone the discussion.

"Huh! Lord Lee, what do you think would happen if the President made a clear proposal to cut the military power of the overseers everywhere? Cao Kun smiled and said very kindly.

Li Houji's face changed. The overseers in various places support their own troops, regard the military power in their hands as the basis of their own rights, and naturally will not be willing to be absorbed by the Beiyang regular army. In this case, the Overseers are likely to resist the government's decision to resist the Beiyang Army's annexation, and may even betray the Beiyang and join other forces.

"Why Fujian, Fujian is currently the most barren of the Beiyang provinces. Do you think that my Fujian army is easy to bully? "In the several wars launched by Beiyang, the Fujian army did not stop sending troops abroad, and the total number of several times was almost 20,000 people, although it was not like the elite in the hands, but it was not made up with a rabble security regiment. Li Houji thinks that he is worthy of Beiyang, but he really can't figure out why Beiyang treats him so cruelly. The new government is even more targeted at him.

"Reason! We need a reason to send troops! Cao Kun smiled.

Lee Houji understood. Because of the rebellion of the Kuomintang, Beiyang had an excuse to send troops, and because Fuzhou was occupied, he did not respect military orders, in this case, taking himself and annexing the Fujian army could minimize the impact.

"Master Li, you can set off north with peace of mind! President Feng will send a cadre to govern Fujian. We will not let the people of Fujian suffer! Cao Kun smiled and turned to leave.

Shanxi, Taiyuan.

Yan Xishan, dressed in Shaanxi native clothes, sat on the top seat. Although he is the overseer of Shanxi and the first person in Shanxi's military and political affairs, his living habits are still very simple and very characteristic of Shanxi people.

"Overseer, everyone is here!" Shang Zhen, as the commander of the first division of the Jin Army, said. Of course, Shang Zhen's name to the outside world is still the commander of the First Mixed Brigade.

Yan Xishan nodded and looked at the senior generals of the Jin Army who had gathered together. There is still some sighing in my heart. Now Yan Xishan is thirty-three years old, which is the peak moment of his life, but Yan Xishan's personality is extremely quiet. Able to endure what ordinary people can't. The current Jin army nominally has only four mixed brigades, but in fact, the entire Jin army has reached six divisions and a scale of nearly 70,000 people. However, Yan Xishan also understood that the Jin army could not come out, and Shanxi did not have a perfect industrial base, so it could not be the opponent of the big forces in the country. From Hu Jingyi's actions in Shanxi, Yan Xishan was keenly aware that Hu Jingyi had thrown himself into the arms of the Northeast, and in this case, the situation in Shanxi would become more and more difficult.

"Everyone has heard about the situation in Beiyang, right? If you have any opinions, let me know! Yan Xishan said in a deep voice.

"Overseer, the armistice between Beiyang and the Northeast has been signed, which is definitely a good thing for us. If the Northeast continues to attack, the next target is likely to be our Shanxi. Shang Zhen analyzed. The generals nodded their heads.

"Overseer, now that the entire Shanxi is almost surrounded by the northeast, the form is very critical, in this case, where is the way out for our Jin army?" Yang Aiyuan, a senior general of the Jin army, said.

"For the time being, we can't fight with the Northeast. The Northeast Army is now on the same page as the Japanese, and it doesn't have the energy to care about our affairs. But if the Northeast Army will sort out the problem with the Japanese. I'm afraid we're going to have a hard time! Yan Xishan said with a bitter face.

If you compete in strength, among the internal provinces of Beiyang, Shanxi is definitely the first, and when Beiyang resisted the northeast, Yan Xishan refused Duan Qirui's order to send troops on the grounds that the Jin army was empty. Although the current strength of the Jin army has gone up. However, the level of armament is really limited. The railway lines in the territory have just been built, and the big economic benefits have not yet been brought. This is also an important reason why Yan Xishan has been dormant.

"Overseer, what are you afraid of! As long as the Northeast Army dares to invade Shanxi, we will definitely be able to beat them out. Our Jin army is not those old soldiers in Beiyang. Shang Zhen said in a deep voice. Under the watchful eyes of the warlords of various factions in Beiyang, although the situation in Shanxi was difficult, the armaments of the Jin army did not relax in the slightest. The current Yan Xishan is not as cunning as he was more than ten years later, and he spares no effort in the construction of his hometown.

"The Northeast is really strong!" Yang Aiyuan said. All the generals of the Jin army were silent.

Although the Beiyang Army is very rubbish in the mouth of the generals of the Jin Army. But the strength of the Northeast is undeniable. With an army of more than 100,000, he defeated hundreds of thousands of troops in Beiyang, and even advanced hundreds of kilometers like a tiger and wolf, and even the capital of Beiyang was occupied. This kind of combat power does not have the slightest chance of winning against the Jin army.

"Overseer, I think we should engage with Beijing. In the current situation, surrender is not good, and confrontation is not good, we should find a safe way to hold up the sky in the gap between the forces of all sides. Shang Zhen looked at Yan Xishan and said.

To put it simply, Shang Zhen let Yan Xishan be a wall-head grass and do everything possible to develop his strength in the cracks of the big forces. This kind of behavior is the most dangerous, and it will be attacked by the surrounding forces.

This kind of vision and courage is not available, but if it is Yan Xishan, it is possible to succeed. Yan Xishan's strategic vision and means are outstanding. Shanxi is under the eyes of the warlords of various departments in Beiyang, and the current stable situation is all due to his handwriting.

Yan Xishan squinted his eyes, weighing the gains and losses, and finally he nodded and said, "It's all about this!" Our Jin army carries the hope of Mr. Sun's revolution, and we must not let the revolutionary base be lost like this. ”

(To be continued)