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    After thinking deeply for a moment, Zhang Hanqing said: "The Northeastern United Provinces Autonomous Government has absolutely no behavior or intention to harm your interests. As far as the Chinese government is concerned, no matter who comes to power, it is impossible to dare to separate Shandong from China. Mr. Yoshida should  Understand the current public opinion. My father's military expedition to Shanhaiguan is nothing more than taking this opportunity to seize control of Beijing. There is no conflict with your interests. Xueliang would like to ask both parties to maintain mutual trust and maintain the current rare stable situation. As for Feng Jun's entry  After returning to Beijing, I can guarantee that all your existing status in China will remain unchanged."

    This move was also carefully considered in advance.  Historically, Japan did not directly intervene in the May 4th Movement, nor did it provide much direct support for the eventual collapse of the pro-Japanese Duan Qirui government. The reason was that a large number of Japanese regarded Zhang Zuolin as Duan Qirui.  The largest agent ever.  As long as Lao Zhang is still alive, Japan has no interest in Duan Qirui's life or death - anyway, Zhang Zuolin's territory also expanded after the Zhengzhou-Anhui War.

    Since we are still following the original history at this stage, as long as we maintain a policy toward China that does not directly or seriously irritate Japan, we can at least not change the direction of history domestically for the time being.

    As long as the threat of future Zhili-Fengtian war is resolved and North China and Northwest China under the control of the Beiyang government are governed according to the Northeast model, the greater the strength, the greater the probability of avoiding an all-out war between China and Japan in the future. When the strength reaches a certain level, peace will eventually  It is not impossible to unify China.

    Therefore, when the Zhangs and their sons knew Japan's trump card, they dared to show a tough side, and to a certain extent, they gave Japan a reassurance, so that Japan did not interfere too much in the subsequent development of the situation.

    On the 14th, Wu Peifu led his troops to raid Songlindian, where the Border Defense Headquarters was located, and some senior Anhui generals were forced to surrender.  Then, the Zhili army occupied Zhuozhou and pursued Changxindian.  Fengjun also pressed forward with a large force. As the backing of the Zhili army, it reached Miyun on the border of Beijing as recently as possible.

    This war lasted only five days. During the battle, the east and west routes of the Anhui army were completely defeated. Duan Qirui was like a lost dog.

    Such an ending made the warring parties find it incredible.

    The Border Guards Army has the best equipment among all parties, even better than the Fengjun Army, which has great economic development support, but it can't last more than a few rounds.  This kind of vulnerability should not be the true level of the well-trained and well-equipped northwest border guards.

    In fact, it¡¯s not that their fighting power is weak, but that what the Anhui clique has done in recent years has been too unpopular, so their willingness to fight is low.

    Moreover, the Anhui clique was originally strong against the Zhili clique, but the Feng clique suddenly launched an attack, which seriously interfered with its positioning judgment.  With the combined efforts of the Zhili and Fengcheng factions, the generals of the Anhui faction realized that they would be defeated if they fought for a long time, and ultimately failed to unite as one. Each of them fought timidly. In the end, they would lose their will to fight, and their troops would not have the will to fight. Undefeated would be a ghost.

    But this is also a blessing for China. The Anhui clique was defeated cleanly, but it did not seriously damage the vitality of the Chinese nation.

    Many people persuaded Duan Qirui to stop the war, but Duan was also hesitant, fearing that he would be held responsible for the war.  Because the Feng Clan had a strong tendency to be unyielding, Wu Peifu also said: "Except for the top ten culprits of the Anhui Clique, Xu Shuzheng, Zeng Yujun, Duan Zhigui, etc." Especially Xu Shuzheng, who shot and killed Lu Jianzhang, an important figure of the Zhili Clique, so this account cannot be ignored.  Calculate.  Therefore, Wu Peifu said: "A reward of 100,000 yuan will be given to Xu Xiangshang's head."

    In this regard, "Fengtian Times" promptly spoke out, believing that "if internal friction can be reduced and fewer soldiers killed, it will be a great contribution to the country and the nation, and let bygones be bygones." Zhang Zuolin also sent people to contact Duan Qirui, saying that as long as Anhui  The surrender of the clique's troops to the Feng clique will ensure the safety of relevant personnel, and Zhang Zuolin will work hard to ease the situation, which strengthens his willingness to cease the war.

    Duan Qirui has been up and down three times. He is not much worried about his situation when he comes to power. Instead, he is very concerned about the situation of his general Xu Shuzheng.  Zhang Zuolin immediately made a big promise, saying that as long as he himself did not fall into the hands of the direct family, he would try his best to rectify the situation.

    Xu Shuzheng is truly an anomaly to be treated so courteously by this rising hero of the Republic of China.  However, he was really not afraid of his own safety. After knowing that the situation was over and Duan Qirui's thoughts, with anger towards Wu Peifu and others, he immediately ordered the border guards who were already under siege by the Feng Clan to surrender to the Feng Clan at the nearest location.  Since the left and right are the losers, we cannot give all the benefits to the enemy.  In his opinion, the Zhili clique was deeply rooted, and Wu Peifu's soldiers were all capable of fighting. If he didn't support the Feng clique, who could rival it in the future?  How to take advantage of the chaos and make a comeback?

    By July 18, Jin Yunpeng gave Duan Qirui his final advice: "The war has completely failed, and the combat effectiveness of the border guards has been lost. If we don't take measures quickly, I am afraid that within a few days, the food problem in central Beijing will cause the entire army to collapse without a fight.  By the time the army reaches the city, it's too late to regret it." Duan Qirui, who had settled in, immediately agreed and asked Xu Shichang for an order to cease the war.

    That day,Xu Shichang issued an armistice order, instructing all generals to quickly order the defense lines in front, stop the attack, and wait for orders to be resolved.  The next day, Duan Qirui issued a telegram, requesting to be dismissed from his official position and dismissed from the Dingguo Army.

    The four major kings of the Anhui Clan were defeated like a mountain: the double-faced Jin Yunpeng had tipped off Zhang Zuolin, so he was not afraid; Wu Guangxin and Fu Liangzuo both abandoned their troops and left; and Xu Shuzheng, as the one named by Wu Peifu to deal with, had to fend for himself.  road.  He began to change his whereabouts and prepare to escape. First he rushed into the house, and then went to the bank to withdraw money to raise money for the urgent travel expenses.  Then he rushed into the bookstore and returned the money he owed the boss for buying books.

    The bookstore owner said in surprise: "It's reached this point. If you don't run away quickly, why are you here to pay back the money?"

    Xu Shuzheng smiled and said: "If I don't pay it back now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future."

    Then he calmly went to the Six Nations Hotel to take refuge in order to make a comeback.  This kind of scheming warlord strategist has also become a model customer who treats others with integrity and pays back debts.  After arriving at the Japanese embassy and consulate, he did not forget to show his coquettishness and wrote a poem to disgust Wu Peifu. He said: "Buy my head for 100,000 gold. If you can really avoid me, you will also know my friend."

    Taking advantage of this enthusiasm, the Zhili and Fengtian cliques invariably reaped huge benefits: the Northwest Army and the Border Guard Army were ordered to cease fighting on the spot, and the original opponents each sent people to ask the Anhui army to surrender to them; the main forces of the Zhili clique gathered in Luoyang, Baoding, and Fengcheng.  The main force is stationed in Qinhuangdao and Chengde, and the forwards of both sides have been stationed in the Nanyuan and Beiyuan barracks.  As long as the order is given, the city of Beijing will become a piece of cake.

    After the war, the first priority was the formation of a cabinet.  Xu Shichang wanted to use his old friend Zhou Shumo to form a cabinet, Cao Kun took a fancy to Wang Shizhen, the direct patriarch, and Zhang Zuolin still missed his son and daughter-in-law Jin Yunpeng.

    Army Chief Jin Yunpeng was originally one of the two top generals under Duan Qirui, the other being Xu Shuzheng, Chief of Staff of the War Office.  But these two people are like water and fire.  Xu Shuzheng is the backstage boss of the Anfu Group and has great conflicts with Xu Shichang.  Jin Yunpeng did not belong to the Anfu family, and he had a deep hatred for Xu Shuzheng.  The enemy of my enemy is my friend. For this reason, Xu Shichang is optimistic about Jin Yunpeng.

    Jin Yunpeng and Zhang Zuolin are sons and daughters, and they are brothers to Cao Kun. They are also from Shandong Province with their direct relatives Wang Zhanyuan and Wu Peifu.  Because of these political capitals, Jin Yunpeng naturally had the upper hand in the competition with the elders.  He believed that the time had come for him to go out, so he went to Fengtian in person on July 23 to discuss the aftermath with Zhang Zuolin and obtain Zhang Zuolin's support.

    A few days later, Zhang Zuolin and Jin Yunpeng arrived in Tianjin together and invited Cao Kun to Tianjin for a meeting.  Two days later, Cao Kun arrived in Tianjin from Baoding without stopping.  At this time, representatives of warlords from various places also arrived at the meeting.  At this meeting, it was decided to reinstate Jin Yunpeng to form a cabinet.

    On the same day, President Xu Shichang dismissed Duan Qirui, who was in charge of border defense affairs and managed the affairs of the general government, and abolished the border defense affairs office and the name of the Northwest Border Defense Force.  As a reward for Zhang Zuolin, he also issued an order to revoke the previous decision to punish Zhang Zuolin and restore him to his duties as "Inspection Envoy of the Three Eastern Provinces and Economic Envoy of Mongolia and Xinjiang, and concurrently Controller of Rehe, Chahar, and Xing'an Provinces."  , although regardless of whether he recovered or not, Zhang Zuolin is the well-deserved king of the Northeast and master of the Northwest.

    Duan Qirui, the biggest obstacle to the "Defense Movement", has stepped down. Is it time for North-South peace talks to unify the country?  However, Sun Yat-sen, Tang Shaoyi, Wu Tingfang, Tang Jiyao and others issued a second declaration at an inappropriate time, demanding that "the North should first abrogate the Sino-Japanese military agreement and the Twenty-One Articles, and then the peace talks expected to be held in Shanghai between the North and the South can continue."

    Frankly speaking, this is leaving the problem to the Beijing government.  When Yuan Shikai was alive, the united Beiyang and the far superior strength still had lingering fears about the 21 Articles but had no choice but to do anything. Now how can a divided central government have the courage to challenge Japan?  What's more, three feet of ice does not freeze in a day. It is obviously an impossible task to get the Japanese to withdraw from the meat they swallowed.  It's a shame they thought of such inappropriate remarks.

    Sure enough, after the Tianjin meeting, Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, Jin Yunpeng and others decided to dissolve the Anfu Clan Congress and ask Jin Yunpeng to form a cabinet.  The response of the southern military government was: to cancel the Shanghai Peace Conference.

    The cancellation of the peace conference means that the newly born Republic of China government will continue to be in a state of war with the southern government headed by Sun Yat-sen.  As a result, the political trend of the Republic of China evolved from a situation in which the seven provinces united with the South to jointly oppose Anhui, to a situation in which Zhili and Fengcheng united against the South. Mainland China was still divided.

    On July 29, Xu Shichang issued a wanted order for Xu Shuzheng, Zeng Yujun, Duan Zhigui, Ding Shiyuan (Director of Beijing-Hankow Railway), Zhu Shen, Wang Zhilong (Finance Chief of Anfu Club), Liang Hongzhi (Secretary-General of the Senate), Yao Zhen, Li Sihao, Yao Guozhen (  Undersecretary of Transportation) and other "Ten Evils of Anfu", he issued this presidential decree at the instruction of several big bosses.  They definitely can't be caught, because everyone has taken refuge in the Japanese embassy. This is just a gesture.

    Because the big bosses are already focused on how to take advantage of the cleanup, the battles left by the Anhui clique include competition for the composition of the cabinet and the ownership of the army.  As a historical term, the Anfu system has been swept into the toilet. At this time, no one is pursuing it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The focus has been on how to take advantage of the mop-up. Among the issues left by the Anhui clique, there are both competition for the composition of the cabinet and the ownership of the army.  As a historical term, the Anfu system has been swept into the toilet. At this time, no one is pursuing it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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