The news of the Yamen, the premier of the Beiyang New Army in Tianjin, and the Liaodong Army's elimination of a field division of the Japanese army also reached Yuan Shikai's ears. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Unlike Zhang Zhidong, a nationalist who is stupidly loyal to the imperial court, Yuan Shikai does not have so much reverence for the imperial court.

Not only that, Yuan Shikai is also an ambitious hero.

On his way to becoming a hero, anyone who might stand in his way will be listed as his potential enemy.

Yang Xingguo, commander of the Liaodong Army, was listed as his potential enemy by Yuan Shikai from the time he arranged for people to enter the Liaodong Army.

Therefore, after hearing the news that the Liaodong Army had eliminated a field division of the Japanese army, Yuan Shikai was not as happy as everyone else, but had a solemn face.

As a general who had fought with the Japanese army, Yuan Shikai was very aware of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese Second Division.

In this way, a strong combat force was wiped out by the Liaodong Army, which shows how strong the Liaodong Army has become.

As the commander of the Beiyang New Army, Yuan Shikai asked himself, even if he gave himself the strength of the two towns of the Beiyang New Army, there was no way to eliminate the second division of the Japanese army on the battlefield.

And Yang Xingguo's Liaodong Army did it.

Although I don't know how he did it, the fact that he was able to destroy the second division of the Japanese army proved that the Liaodong Army had surpassed the two towns of the Beiyang New Army in terms of combat effectiveness.

You must know that it took several years for the Beiyang New Army to develop to reach the scale of six towns.

Among them, only four towns really have combat effectiveness, and the remaining two towns are still training because they are not well equipped.

As for the Liaodong Army, it has only been a year and a half since its establishment, and it has been at war.

In such a short period of time and such a harsh development environment, such a strong strength has been discovered.

If the Liaodong Army is given another two years, then the Liaodong Army will not develop into a force with a military strength that is even stronger than the Beiyang New Army.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai, who was frowning, couldn't help but be shocked.

Seeing that his subordinates and strategists had unconsciously focused all their eyes on him, Yuan Shikai, who took a deep breath, directly came out with a sentence that no one could understand: "The Northeast is going to change?" ”

"The Northeast is changing?" A strategist asked rhetorically with a puzzled face.

The other strategist seemed to have something in mind. Facing Yuan Shikai with a thoughtful expression, he asked, "My lord, do you mean the Liaodong Army......?"

"Because of the existence of the Liaodong Army, the Northeast is about to change......"

"However, does the Liaodong Army have this strength? Even if the Liaodong Army had the strength to destroy one division of the Japanese army, the Japanese army in Liaodong had five or six divisions. And there are hundreds of thousands of old hairs. With the strength of the Liaodong Army, how much role can it play? ”

The words of this strategist immediately aroused the approval of most of the people in the hall.

However, Yuan Shikai did not agree with this view.

After shaking his head, he replied: "You all underestimated the Liaodong Army and underestimated Yang Xingguo......"

"On strength. In front of the two great powers, Japan and Lao Maozi, the Liaodong Army is really nothing? ”

"However, don't ignore the current situation in Liaodong......"

"Sandpipers and mussels compete, and fishermen profit...... As long as Yang Xingguo manipulates it well, he can be a fisherman and obtain the greatest benefits for himself in the Russo-Japanese War. At that time, no matter who wins in Japan and Russia, it will be a huge loss. And the Liaodong Army will become the final winner, when the time comes. For the Liaodong Army, which has obtained a lot of benefits, it may not be a problem to take the entire Liaodong? ”

As an ambitious hero, Yuan Shikai's group of strategists are certainly not vegetarians.

Under Yuan Shikai's reminder, after only a very short period of inference, they came to the conclusion that Yuan Shikai's worries were right.

At this time, a henchman suddenly proposed: "My lord, for the sake of the future of the Beiyang New Army, we must not watch the Liaodong Army control Liaodong and continue to grow and develop......

"Otherwise. One day in the future, the Liaodong Army will definitely become the biggest enemy of our Beiyang New Army......"

As soon as he finished speaking, another strategist followed up and proposed: "We can go to the imperial court and tell the ambitions of the Liaodong Army." Let the imperial court help us to balance the Liaodong Army and control the development of the Liaodong Army......"

"This method doesn't work, it's useless......" Yuan Shikai vetoed the idea of relying on the imperial court to balance the Liaodong Army without thinking about it.

"The imperial court now needs the Liaodong Army to appease the people's anger at the inaction of the imperial court, even if the Liaodong Army really does something, the imperial court will not care. After all, the Liaodong Army was outside the Guan. It doesn't affect them. ”

"What's more, even if the imperial court feels the threat of the Liaodong Army, there is nothing it can do about the development and growth of the Liaodong Army. Because, the hand of the imperial court has not yet reached out outside the gate. Moreover, from the very beginning, the Liaodong Army was formed by Yang Xingguo himself, and the imperial court could not interfere at all. ”

The strategist who had just spoken immediately said with a face full of unwillingness: "This is not good, that is not good, is it not possible for us to watch the Liaodong Army continue to grow and develop, and finally threaten our Beiyang New Army and become the enemy of our Beiyang New Army......

"The Liaodong Army is too far away from us, and Liaodong is still Lao Maozi's sphere of influence, so we really have no way to hinder the development ......of the Liaodong Army," Yuan Shikai affirmed with a gloomy face.

Speaking of this, Yuan Shikai seemed to think of something, and continued: "You should have all heard that with the acquiescence of the imperial court, in order to support the Liaodong Army, merchants and gentry from all over the country are collecting donations for the Liaodong Army......"

"In addition, in a short period of time, it is impossible for either the Japanese or Lao Maozi to send heavy troops to encircle and suppress the Liaodong Army. Let us whip the Liaodong Army, with the support of a large amount of financial resources, it will definitely usher in a period of rapid development......"

"Now I only hope that Zhang Shaozeng, who has entered the Liaodong Army and has become the head of the artillery regiment of the Liaodong Army, can bring us some good news when the time comes......"

Seeing the helpless expression on Yuan Shikai's face, the eyes of one of his subordinates lit up.

reminded Yuan Shikai: "My lord, your words made me think of a way...... Since Lord Zhang Shaozeng was able to enter the Liaodong Army and become the commander of the artillery regiment. We can completely transfer some more loyal generals from the army, and then the whole country is supporting the opportunity of the Liaodong Army, join the Liaodong Army, assist Zhang Shaozeng, and expand our strength in the Liaodong Army......"

There is no doubt that in the absence of other methods, in order to balance the development of the Liaodong Army and nip the latent enemy of the Liaodong Army in the bud, Yuan Shikai can only agree to this shady method.

However, what Yuan Shikai didn't expect was that Zhang Shaozeng, who he had high hopes for, was facing a very big decision in his life at this moment.

As the problem of doctors and medicines was solved, the fallen and disabled soldiers were also handed over to his second uncle and chief of staff to deal with.

Yang Xingguo directly focused his energy on the Liaodong Army, which had been disabled.

At this time, among the dozen or so regiments of the Liaodong Army, the most complete formation was the field artillery regiment.

After this battle, especially after the capture of the 12 howitzers of the howitzer brigade of the 2nd Division of the Japanese army, the expansion of the field artillery regiment into a heavy artillery regiment was inevitable.

In Yang Xingguo's heart, the expanded heavy artillery regiment included a howitzer battalion with 12 105-mm howitzers and two field artillery battalions with 36 75-mm field guns, becoming the only heavy artillery unit in the Liaodong Army. (To be continued.) )