Chifeng is an important military and economic town in the north of the Rehe River, connecting the northeast and northwest regions, where merchants gather, and is the most important distribution center for goods, through which opium is also transported to Mukden. Moreover, to the north is Outer Mongolia, and to the south is Chengde and the Great Wall, and the strategic location is extremely important.

Zhang Tinglan instigated Wu Junsheng to attack here, but also took a fancy to the potential value of Chifeng, whether it was to affect the situation in Outer Mongolia or to expand Shili to Rehe, Chifeng could not be bypassed.

Wu Junsheng turned around a few times in front of the map and looked carefully, he also had to admit the importance of Chifeng, if he took here, it would definitely be a good thing for Feng Jun.

"Humble words, you see, if Chifeng is taken down, plus Taonan and Tongliao, it will become a large area, and here are all areas with abundant water and grass, we will have a stable horse farm, and if we can raise a large number of war horses, the cavalry will be expanded."

Wu Jun was promoted to the commander of the cavalry, so he naturally focused his attention on the grassland, and Zhang Tinglan actually saw the value of this aspect. In fact, since the advent of machine guns, the value of cavalry has plummeted, and with the use of tanks in large numbers after World War I, the status of cavalry has been seriously weakened.

However, the strength of the Feng army is limited, and it is impossible to establish a strong armor liliang in a short period of time, and there are large areas of plains in the northeast and northwest, which require strong mobility and maintain a strong cavalry, so I also agree with Wu Junsheng's opinion.

Lao Wu thought for a while, and then said: "Virtuous nephew, the biggest difficulty is not to occupy Chifeng, but whether you can hold it?" ”

Wu Junsheng's worries are reasonable, after all, Zhang Zuolin is just a rising star who has just been promoted to the governor of Fengtian, and he is not even stable internally, where can he have the ability to expand his territory. However, Zhang Tinglan also has his own considerations, the old Yuan called the emperor a great misfortune for China, but for the Feng army. But it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if you don't take advantage of this favorable opportunity to expand your territory, you can only wait slowly.

Therefore, Zhang Tinglan still decided to give it a go, so he said: "The second master, we are fighting back in self-defense, and the Yi Army is taking the initiative to provoke, and Beijing is in a mess, and I don't have the energy to take care of it, so God will take the blame!" ”

Wu Junsheng is also a bold figure, and after careful consideration, he feels that Zhang Tinglan's suggestion is still reasonable. It is just right to show the military might of the Feng army and deter the surrounding Xiaoxiao.

The location of Mukden is not good, with Jilin and Heilongjiang to the north, Beijing and Tianjin to the south, and North Korea to the east. To the west is Inner and Outer Mongolia, which happens to be a place of four wars.

In this environment. Or just pretend to be a grandson honestly. Or fight to break new ground. Obviously, neither Wu Junsheng nor Zhang Zuolin are people who follow the rules.

"Humble words, just do as you say, but I will leave with the cavalry and let you face the Yi army alone. I feel uneasy! ”

"Second uncle, don't worry, we have enough ammunition and the morale of the army is strong. There is no problem in holding Tongliao. ”

Wu Junsheng saw that Zhang Tinglan was full of confidence, and he agreed to this jihua, but for the sake of insurance, Lao Wu still left three hundred cavalry in Tongliao and handed them over to his nephew Wu Kaijie to command, as a mobile liliang, to help Zhang Tinglan guard Tongliao.

In fact, the action of the Yi army was before the Feng army, and Mi Zhenbiao also made great efforts to compete for the position of the head of the new generation, and after bidding farewell to Jiang Guidi, he rushed to Chifeng overnight with two battalions of cavalry.

Randomly ordered Chifeng's patrol battalion to mobilize and prepare to attack Tongliao, but the Yi Army was born out of the Huai Army, and compared with the Beiyang Army that had received new training, the Yi Army was closer to the old army, and the bad habits on its body were more serious, even to the extent that it was difficult to return.

As soon as these eight masters heard about the war, they immediately had to pay for the promotion, and they wanted to settle in, and if they didn't give money, they wouldn't work, and they stumped Mi Zhenbiao all of a sudden, where did he go to get money.

After thinking about it, Mi Zhenbiao really found a way, found the Jin merchants who came and went, and among the merchants caught by Tongliao, there were no longer a few Jin merchants, and they all discounted their bones and tendons. Mi Zhenbiao continued to ask them for money in the name of saving people, and extorted a total of 300,000 oceans.

However, after careful calculation, there were still more than half of the gaps that could not be filled, so Mi Zhenbiao had no choice but to gather the soldiers and tell everyone that as long as Tongliao was conquered, let them rob for three days, and everything they robbed would be disposed of by them, and they did not need to hand it over.

In Mi Zhenbiao's description, Tongliao has become a piece of fat meat, take a bite of DC oil, as long as you win Tongliao, everyone will be able to live a fat year. The Yi army was finally encouraged by him, and two battalions of cavalry, plus seven battalions of infantry, a total of more than 4,000 people, under the leadership of Mi Zhenbiao, marched towards Tongliao.

As the saying goes, soldiers are fast, but Mi Zhenbiao tossed so much, the speed was slow, and when he mobilized the men and horses, the Feng army had established the Tongliao defense line, Zhang Tinglan relied on Hexi and other three towns to establish a solid defense line, and then sent a large number of scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the Yi army.

In addition to military preparations, Zhang Tinglan let the propaganda machine run at full speed, and this time the Yi army took the initiative to attack Fengtian, the reason is very simple, that is, Fengtian arrested a few drug dealers, which attracted the dissatisfaction of the Yi army.

However, drug trafficking itself is wrong, and after the personnel were arrested, Yi Jun not only did not reflect on his mistakes, but also went further and further down the wrong road, and even wanted to fight for a few drug traffickers, and the media suddenly exploded.

All major newspapers began to report on this incident, and without exception, everyone put the blame on Jiang Guidi, saying that this was a new Opium War, which was extended by Jiang Guidi, and the media concentrated a lot of firepower on Beiyang.

Disaster to the country and the people, ignorance and incompetence, perverse acts......

All kinds of words have been added to Beiyang's head, and Yuan Shikai is like sitting on pins and needles in the face of surging public opinion, which is simply a wave of unevenness and wave after wave, which makes Emperor Yuan, who was already exhausted, feel more and more powerless.

He kept sending reports to both sides, asking them to exercise restraint, and Zhang Zuolin agreed very happily, directly stating that the Feng army would never fire the first shot. Of course, the Fengjun will not back down in dealing with the opium issue, and it is a matter of concern for the well-being of the people of Mukden, from the Fengtian Provincial Council to every soldier, it is their responsibility to defend the rights and interests of their hometown fathers and elders, and they cannot allow opium dealers to run rampant.

Lao Zhang's statement was righteous and strict. It was unanimously applauded by the whole Mukden, and the provincial assembly also issued a statement stating that the trial must be carried out normally and that the pressure of the Yi army must not be succumbed.

Moreover, in order to show its determination, the Fengtian Council also approved the death sentences of a group of drug dealers as quickly as possible, and immediately executed them, including Jiang Xi's two assistants, that is, the junior officers of the Yi Army.

Obviously, the next trial is Jiang Xi, and Jiang Gui is also difficult to ride a tiger at this time. He absolutely can't watch his nephew die, let alone let Fengtian suppress him. Jiang Guidi chose to deal with it silently, and didn't say a word on his face, in fact, he was waiting for Mi Zhenbiao to show his might and beat the Feng army all over the ground to find teeth.

The old man also understood. In this era, nothing works, just fists. Just convince the other party. One day the clouds dispersed, and those newspapers were flies, so don't worry about them, so Jiang Gui simply didn't even read the newspapers, and waited for Mi Zhenbiao's good news.

At this time, Mi Zhenbiao finally left Chifeng with his subordinates and approached the border between Rehe and Fengtian. Before entering Mukden, Mi Zhenbiao also issued a telegram, not mentioning the opium at all, only saying that the Feng army had detained the soldiers of the Yi Army. The execution of two more officers was a serious provocation to the Yi army, and if the Feng army did not release the people, the Yi army could only use his own liliang to rescue the arrested brothers.

Zhang Tinglan ignored Yijun's threat at all, and the interrogation proceeded as usual. Mi Zhenbiao actually meant it, not only him, but even the other Yi soldiers couldn't wait, they had no interest in saving people, snatching the wealth of Tongliao and going home for a fat year was what they wanted.

Therefore, Mi Zhenbiao gave an order, and more than 4,000 people of the Yijun Ma Bu Army entered the territory of Fengtian, and where they passed, it was like locusts crossing the border, and all the people were affected.

Fengjun was born as a bandit, and military discipline has been very corrupt, and now it has been strictly rectified, and there has finally been a little improvement, but the performance of Yijun is worse than the original situation of Fengjun, and it is really a sentence, that is, soldiers are not as good as bandits.

After a long journey, the main force of the Yi army finally approached Tongliao, Mi Zhenbiao is also full of ambition, he wants to use the Fengjun to establish his prestige, in addition he also has his own ambitions, Rehe is too remote, and too poor, how can there be Fengtian Huahua shijie, if you can take Fengtian, live a Dudu addiction, it is much better than being trapped in the barren land of Rehe.

It is precisely because of these small calculations that Mi Zhenbiao is particularly positive, and he said to those tired soldiers of the Yi Army: "Brothers, Tongliao is not far in front of you, as long as you take here, you can let go of the looting, and everything you get is yours, I don't want a penny!" ”

With the permission to rob, the soldiers were enthusiastic again, when suddenly the vanguard burst into a rush of gunfire, and since the terrain was flat and there were no obstacles, the crisp sound of gunfire was heard far away. Mi Zhenbiao also knew that this was the sound of Shui Lianzhu's bullets, and although the Yi army was also equipped with Shui Lianzhu, the number was limited, so most of them were attacked by the Feng army.

Mi Zhenbiao is also a fierce general, short-tempered, Lao Tzu didn't beat you, but you bullied me, so Mi Zhenbiao was furious and hurriedly commanded his soldiers to fight back.

It was the cavalry unit of the Feng army that attacked the Yi army, Wu Kaijie originally took twenty cavalry to investigate the movements of the Yi army, and it happened to collide with the vanguard of the Yi army, Wu Kaijie was ready to give the Yi army a little color first, so he commanded the cavalry to launch a sneak attack on the Yi army.

Wu Kaijie took the lead, rushed to within 100 meters of the Yi Army, and as soon as he raised his hand, a shot was fired in the chest by a Yi Army cavalryman on the spot, a huge hole appeared, and blood shot out and fell on the snowy ground, which was very dazzling.

Shooting on a horse is not as difficult as flat, and Wu Kaijie can hit with one shot, which shows that his marksmanship is outstanding. The other Fengjun cavalry also did the same, and three more Yi soldiers were killed, and when the Yi army reacted and wanted to pursue, Wu Kaijie had already left with his men and horses.

Mi Zhenbiao also came to the front, and the war was unfavorable, and he was a little uncomfortable, but he still pretended to be calm: "Brothers, there is nothing to fear from the Feng army, their approach is completely a method of bandit warfare, there is no rule at all, such a force is not our opponent at all." ”

As soon as Mi Zhenbiao finished speaking, there was a burst of gunfire not far away, it turned out that Wu Kaijie did not go far with the men and horses, but went around to another direction, and shot again, which made Mi Zhenbiao angry, and he immediately asked his cavalry to pursue. By the time the cavalry chased after them, the Feng army had disappeared.

In this way, the closer they got to Tongliao, the more fierce the attack of the Feng army became, not seeking to kill many people, but only to fatigue the resolute army, which is also the usual combat method of the bandits. They came from a long distance, and their physical strength was limited, so they couldn't stand such a toss.

The cavalry of the Feng army is like flies, surrounding the Yi army, constantly disgusting them, once the Yi army has enough strength, they want to kill the flies, but at this time the people have flown away, making Mi Zhenbiao depressed, the Yi army was full of energy, and now it is a little shaken. (To be continued......)