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When Wu Peifu heard this, he thought to himself, ”Cao Kun and I have both been ordered by the Elder Feng to occupy this place. How could he easily agree to the transfer? These words cannot be trusted. ” Xu Shuzheng continued, ”Cai Songpo, Li Liejun and the others are organizing a rebellion in Yunnan Province. And on a huge scale. The president was worried that if there were any movement in Yunnan, the Central Plains would respond. Therefore, he had to prepare a precaution to stabilize the situation in the Central Plains. The President transferred you to him because he valued both of you. You must live up to the President's expectations. ”
Wu Peifu didn't say anything again as he cursed in his heart: ”This little fan, is really not a good thing! ”He's obviously here to chase us away, and he's even speaking so eloquently.” So he asked, ”After I leave, who will take over here?”
Xu Shuzheng said: ”The President has yet to make his decision, the candidate has already been decided. Now, it seems that whoever is in charge of this place will be the small one, and the bandits will be deployed to this place. ” He took out another transfer order and said, ”This is a transfer order from the President.” Wu Peifu caught it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Seeing that it was indeed Yuan Shikai's work, he could only stand at attention and say: ”Master Wu Peifu's order!”
Xu Shuzheng continued: ”Brother Wu is right. As a soldier, he had to obey orders. The President and the War Department have high hopes for you. ”
Wu Peifu said: ”Actually, I am even more unwilling to be the overseer. I hope to take part in the Yunnan Pacification Rebellion. ” Xu Shuzheng continued: ”The arrangements for the counter-insurgency personnel have been made, and the troops have entered the strategic locations. The Central Plains is the shield of the front lines. Your mission is very important. ” Wu Peifu blinked his eyes a few times, feeling that he had nothing to say.
Xu Shuzheng continued: ”There's another reason why I'm looking for you. War Department has decided to transfer a capable military officer from your division to the capital as their Guard Battalion Commander. Elder Feng recommended and said, your department has an officer surnamed Guo who is very capable and talented in both literature and martial arts, is that true? ”
Wu Peifu immediately replied: ”It's like this, I have someone with the surname Guo. Elder Feng is truly intelligent, as expected of someone like him. My department's Guo Songling Military Academy graduate, young and capable, current regiment's instructor. He was an accomplished civil and military man, a rare talent. If he enters the capital as a guard battalion commander and is responsible for protecting the President and the national government, he will live up to everyone's expectations. ”
Xu Shuzheng said: ”The person recommended by Elder Feng cannot be wrong, there is no need for me to interview him. Let him go to the capital in the next few days. ” Wu Peifu immediately answered with a ”Yes”, and said: ”Two days later, I ask him to report to officer at War Department. Xu Shuzheng nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, an orderly called out from outside, ”Officer Cao, you've arrived!” It was Cao Kun. Xu Shuzheng's expression changed as she thought to herself, ”What is he doing here? It must have changed its mind. ” Wu Peifu hurriedly took it out.
It turned out that the generals under Yuan Shikai's command were Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang; under the control of Ying, America and other countries, they had long been separated into two major sects. With Duan Qirui taking the lead, the Anhui Province followed the imperial orders of the Japanese Empire. With Feng Guozhang taking the lead, the Anhui Province took the orders from the British American Empire. The two factions competed for power, suspected each other, and fought fiercely. Yuan Shikai was too busy restoring the title of emperor to care about these things. In fact, he had lost the ability to deploy.
In order to achieve the goal of monopolizing China, the Japanese Empire had not only made use of Yuan Shikai, but had also nurtured him. The Japanese Empire strongly advocated for Duan Qirui's power to control the capital alone in order to achieve their goal of monopolizing China. The British, American and other empires saw through Japan's ambition and tried to stop Duan Qirui's power from controlling the capital city. They wanted to let Feng Guozhang control the entire capital.
Both sides fought openly and secretly. The battle was also quite intense. Japan is better at who controls the capital. On one hand, they were thinking of ways to help Duan Qirui; on the other hand, they were using money and beauties to win over the great generals Cao Kun and Wu Peifu. There was no need to elaborate on that.
Cao Kun was welcomed into the room. When he saw Xu Shuzheng, he did not hold back and immediately questioned him, ”Boss Xu, what you said is not right! Why don't you transfer Elder Duan's men to guard Xuzhou and Zhengzhou? Other than Wu Peifu and me, aren't all of the people in this capital city are Elder Duan's generals! Why would they be reluctant to transfer anyone away? You still want to chase us away, and take this land! ”
Xu Shuzheng said: ”Brother Cao, you are so angry. You misunderstood me. I didn't mean to transfer you out of here. This was a decision made from the perspective of the President and War Department. I've shown you the President's transfer orders. How can you doubt the President! ”
Cao Kun insisted, ”Since the president has given the order, I won't move for now. I have to wait until the Elder Feng in Nanjing goes to meet with the President before deciding to stay. ” He took out another message and said, ”This is a telegram from the Elder Feng. He told me not to move. He's coming back to see the President, and he's decided to stay. I'm sorry, but we have to stay put. ”
Xu Shuzheng was enraged: Ah, the military order is like a mountain! ”Soldiers don't obey orders, suspect each other, and mislead their troops. How can they not be defeated?!” After he finished speaking, he glared at Cao Kun and left resentfully. That's right: Great Xiaxia General Tilt because of moth, the brave men have tear space self-flow.
After Wu Peifu sent Xu Shuzheng back to his hut, Cao Kun said again, ”The Anglo-American friends do not agree to let us leave from here. Foreigners have seen through their evil intentions. ”
Wu Peifu also said: ”Duan Qirui's group sold themselves to the Japanese enemies, and colluded with the Japanese enemies. They wanted to control the capital and the city as they pleased. We are concerned for the safety of our country, how can we ignore it! Once we leave, Duan Qirui will definitely cause chaos in the national government and replace the President. The President was still confused and was only concerned with calling himself Emperor. I predicted that when the Elder Feng came to the capital this time, they would definitely complain to the President, and the President would not force us to leave again. ”
Cao Kun said, ”With the Elder Feng in Nanjing and the two of us watching over the city, Duan Qirui and his group wouldn't dare to act rashly.” Wu Peifu continued: ”We are here, but in reality, we are protecting the safety of our country. Once we leave, Duan Qirui will definitely have some tricks up his sleeve. Amongst them, Duan Qirui's power is still small; he is the one who lured the wolf into the family. ”
Hearing that, Cao Kun continued, ”If you're not leaving, then you're not leaving! Zhuozhou and Langfang, we have it. I want to see what Duan Qirui can do to us! ”They wouldn't have moved to Japan to chase us away, right …”