Chapter 496: The Great Commander of the Frontier
"Senior Commander Wu, everything is according to the agreement, as long as the letter of appointment from the Mongolian Xinjiang patrol envoy comes down, the weapons will be transported over immediately!"
"Thank you Commander-in-Chief Zhang, Wu will definitely do it, and he will never break his word!"
and Zhang Tinglan have almost discussed the terms of cooperation, Wu Peifu is also entangled in everything, and he has to go back to help Cao Kun drive Lao Duan away, and he has to weigh how to divide Beijing's power next. Therefore, he hurriedly said goodbye and wanted to go back to Beijing to deal with affairs, but at this time Wu Xiucai was full of joy, the bigger the fist, the more weight he spoke, he could get heavy artillery and planes, and the combat effectiveness of his subordinates increased exponentially, so he didn't have to worry about not being able to share the fattest meat!
"Humble words, just give some munitions, heavy artillery and planes are also consumables, but how can you agree to help Wu Peifu expand the Gongxian Arsenal, isn't this a tiger for trouble?" Sun Liechen's face was unhappy, Fengjun has been able to get to this day, all thanks to the strength of weapons and equipment, Zhang Tinglan said that he wanted to share this biggest hole card with the direct army, he couldn't figure it out.
"Big brother, what Uncle Sun said is right, I think you are hot-headed, or just talk to your father, just drag it out, don't send them jishu personnel, don't sell machines, and treat it as a blank check." Zhang Tingshu also made suggestions on the side.
Zhang Tinglan shook her head, and then said: "Since I promised Wu Peifu, there is no reason why it doesn't count, otherwise how can I win the trust of others!" ”
"There are a lot of deceitful things between countries, and we are potential opponents with the direct army, and maybe we will become enemies in the future. Big brother, you can't just lose the lining just because you have a good face, I think that Wu Peifu is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he is definitely a tricky guy. Sooner or later, it will be our great enemy. ”
"Second brother, your vision is really good." Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Wu Peifu can definitely be called the new generation of leaders in Beiyang, Cao Kun is just a tablet, and it is this Wu Xiucai who is actually in charge." ”
"Humble words, since you have seen this step, why are you still so ignorant!" Sun Liechen couldn't help but blame.
"Even if we don't give it, won't Wu Peifu get it through other channels?"
As soon as Zhang Tinglan's question came out, Sun Liechen and Zhang Tingshu's faces showed a trace of doubt, they just thought that they couldn't raise tigers to cause trouble, but they didn't think of the possibility of other shili meddling.
Zhang Tinglan sneered and said, "Don't talk about others. Just because of our relationship with the Japanese, the little devils will spare no effort to support the direct army, let them confront the Feng army, and involve our energy. Instead of letting the Japanese make a lot of money for the military, it is better for us to take this piece of fat into our own hands! ”
Zhang Tingshu heard this. also nodded: "Brother, what you said makes sense." But haven't the Japanese always coveted China? Will they give the key jishu to the Nao-army? Will they help the direct army develop the Gongxian Arsenal? Aren't you afraid that the direct army will be trained to become the second Fengjun? ”
"Second brother, you are finally a little enlightened, I just saw that the Japanese would not provide things at the jishu level, so I raised the price code, and when I saw our conditions, the appetite of the direct army also increased. The ordinary conditions prescribed by the Japanese, they will not be able to see it. ”
Zhang Tinglan broke the key to it, and Sun Liechen and Zhang Tingshu suddenly realized that they must think long-term when looking at the problem. In particular, the factor of the great powers cannot be ignored. The Japanese originally supported Duan Qirui, but now that the old Duan has fallen, most of them will turn to support the direct army and confront the Feng army.
The mouth of the eater is short, and the hand of the other man is short. If the direct army and the Japanese really cooperated, the Feng army would have to face the situation of internal and external enemies. But now Zhang Tinglan has put on a posture of cooperation in advance, and what Feng Jun can give, the Japanese can't give at all. As long as Wu Peifu was not a fool, he would definitely agree, and the potential alliance between Japan and the direct army would be completely dismantled.
"Gao, the eldest brother is really powerful, now that the Japanese have come up with ordinary things, Wu Peifu will definitely not look down on them, and he will think that the Japanese lack sincerity. But if they want to take out the things at the bottom of the box, the Japanese are reluctant, and now they will not be able to use the direct army to deal with us, and a big threat will be solved at once. ”
Sun Liechen also nodded frequently, others can see one step, but Zhang Tinglan can see three steps and five steps, and he is ahead of everyone, which is indeed beyond ordinary people, but Sun Liechen thought about it again and again, and he was still a little worried.
"Clumsy words, no matter what, Wu Peifu is a tiger, I'm afraid that he will bite us back!"
"It's because I'm worried about him that I have to find a way to hold his life in our hands."
Zhang Tinglan knows very well that some things are better than being blocked, blindly taking precautions, and it is not good for Wu Xiucai to really make something unexpected. How to cooperate with Wu Peifu can figure out his details, and it will be much easier to prevent it.
Moreover, although Zhang Tinglan said that he wanted the Gongxian Arsenal to have the ability to produce various weapons by itself, this was just a picture cake. It is absolutely not enough to have an arsenal, but also to have a series of supporting factories such as power plants, steel plants, chemical plants, etc., without one, it cannot be called an independent system, and without an independent system, how can it threaten the Feng army!
It is true that artillery can be produced, but the steel for artillery must be purchased from Fengjun, and Jishu personnel must be imported from Fengjun, and if there is a problem with the equipment, it is necessary to find Fengjun for maintenance. Feng Jun can produce as much as he wants Wu Peifu to produce, and if he wants to cut it, he can cut it off at any time.
For the direct army, there is only one way to get rid of control, and that is to follow the example of the Feng army and establish an independent military industry!
However, to achieve this, it is bound to be difficult to reach the sky, and the great powers will be staring at it, and Wu Peifu will not be given any more space to develop industry. It was because Feng Jun seized the opportunity of World War I and Zhang Tinglan's advance layout that he got to today, and this success cannot be replicated at all.
Zhang Tinglan explained his abacus to dispel Sun Liechen's doubts, and then said: "In fact, arms is also a commodity, and it is the most lucrative commodity, and Fengjun's help is not without a price. The direct army needs to offer a lot of silver with both hands, and it needs to open the market in the Guannai, which is equivalent to using the wealth of the direct army to develop the military industry and use the market in the Guannai to improve the industrial system. The arsenal is just a part of the huge industrial system, and it is better to have something than nothing, but if you want to turn things around with just one factory, you simply don't have the ability to do so! ”
In fact, among the means used by the great powers to control China, arms sales and loans are the most important bargaining chips, as long as they are used well, they can affect the balance between the various shili, and Zhang Tinglan has seen through this. The arms trade is an unavoidable thing among warlords, so they simply let the arms of the Feng army replace the products of the great powers and take this profit into their own hands.
Moreover, the Feng army can also rely on military cooperation to influence the situation in the whole country. Zhang Tinglan has always been interested in the Northeast and Outer Mongolia, and the Feng army will soon go north, Zhang Tinglan does not ask Guannai to provide any help for him to recover his homeland, but at least he can't hold back.
Wu Peifu still has national integrity in his heart, and he will not cause trouble in front of such a big thing and avoid a knife stabbed in the back. Zhang Tinglan made these considerations clear, and Sun Liechen and Zhang Tingshu were also completely convinced.
"Humble words, it seems that you have already weighed it clearly, but we are reckless, what are you going to do next?"
"Naturally, it is to take Chahar and Suiyuan, this is our benefit from the direct family, they can't refuse!"
After Wu Peifu returned from Chengde, he directly found Cao Kun, and at this time, Cao Kun had just issued a joint telegram with his direct generals, forcing Duan Qirui to step down. As soon as he saw Wu Peifu come back, he was also overjoyed.
"Ziyu, what's the situation?"
"Dashuai, it's better than expected, Zhang Cunyan is very generous and willing to provide a lot of important equipment!" Wu Peifu told Cao Kun about the trip and what the two sides discussed.
After Cao Kun listened, he was not so happy, and there was still some unswerving on his face: "Ziyu, Chahar and Suiyuan have been handed over to Fengjun, wouldn't it make them feel like a tiger, and I can't call the shots about this kind of thing!" ”
"Marshal, it is already very unexpected that the Feng army was able to destroy Xu Shuzheng's 30,000 army without directly intervening in the Guannei, and I still want to limit them, so I have to look at the chips in my hand. This reversal is also the first one we propose, why can't it be made? ”
Cao Kun saw that Wu Peifu's eyes widened, and he also had a little confidence, and hurriedly said: "Ziyu, everyone has nominated Feng Guozhang to be the president, but how to divide other positions has not been discussed. ”
"There is no need to discuss, it is no problem for the Beijing government to hand over to Feng Guozhang for the time being, but the inspection envoy of the three provinces of Zhilu and Henan must be yours, and no one can snatch it away. I will now take the troops of the Third Division north to Beijing and Tianjin, Zhang Tinglan has already promised to transport the heavy artillery to me, I see who dares to disagree, I will use artillery to flatten him! ”
Wu Peifu is Cao Kun's most relied on cadre, his words, finally let Cao Kun find confidence, just do what Wu Peifu said, it should be his own no one can snatch away, besides, after joining forces with the Feng army, the large number of weapons obtained can just strengthen his subordinates. In the circle of Beiyang, zuihou also depends on the fist, whoever has the big fist will make sense.
"Ziyu, what you said is so good, now let's raise troops into Beijing and see who dares to stop it!"
Cao Kun and Wu Peifu personally led the third division, starting from Baoding, through the Jinghan Railway, directly rushed to Beijing, with the strong force as the backing, Cao Kun was also extraordinarily tough, Wu Peifu took the army directly into Beijing, and took the lead in rushing to the Prime Minister's Office.
Lao Duan originally wanted to die and not leave, but when he saw that Wu Peifu's handsome army was killed, Lao Duan could only run away with hatred, ran to the public concession in Tianjin, and hid.
After expelling Lao Duan, Wu Peifu forced Xu Shichang to step down, and then invited Feng Guozhang to become the president. After Lao Feng arrived in Beijing, he could not but be grateful to Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, so the first presidential decree of the new appointee appointed Cao Kun as the envoy of Zhilu and Henan to control the three provinces. At the same time, Zhang Tinglan was appointed as a patrol envoy to Mongolia and Xinjiang, in charge of the border affairs in the northeast and northwest, and the troops under his jurisdiction were given the official title of border guards. (To be continued......)
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