Fengtian Province, Fengtian City.
Zhang Manor.
In the residence of Lieutenant General Zhang Yuting of the 27th Division of the Northern Army.
In the living room, Zhang Yuting, who was wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, was talking to a middle-aged man in a tuxedo.
"General Zhang, the opportunity has arrived! If he didn't grasp it, he wouldn't have such an opportunity in the future.”the middle-aged man reminded.
"Consul, I have to think about it again.”Zhang Yuting seemed a little troubled.
This middle-aged man was the Japanese Consul in the three northeastern provinces, Yamasa Enji. He represented Japan in the three northeastern provinces.
"General Zhang, we can't hesitate anymore. Beijing was already suspicious of the Northeast. Right now, Beijing was expanding their army. Just the 7th Infantry Division alone had grown to over 40,000 soldiers, which was more than three ordinary Infantry Divisions. Once Yanjing finishes expanding, do you still have a chance?”Shan Zuo advised.
Zhang Yuting's eyes flashed with envy. Yuan Baocen's 7th Infantry Division had expanded to 40,000 soldiers, but his 27th Division only had 12,000 soldiers. There was no comparison between people!
"Second Young Master Yuan is the Grand President's biological son. It's understandable that he's receiving extra care.”Zhang Yuting's words were somewhat insincere.
"General Zhang, as long as you can defeat the other warlords in the northeast and unify the northeast, the empire will fully support you in expanding the army. At that time, not to mention expanding the army to 40,000, even expanding it to 100,000 was not a big deal.”Shan Zuo Yuan Ci continued.
With the support of the country, the Beiyang Army's military strength was constantly improving, which attracted the attention of the island country.
In order to ensure the special interests of Japan in the Northeast, the Japanese government decided to speed up the support for Zhang Yuting, making him the agent of Japan in the Northeast.
"Your Excellency, my 27th division alone is not enough to defeat the others!”Zhang Yuting was in a difficult position.
Whether it was his sworn brother Feng Linge, Zhang Shaozheng, or Lan Jihao, they were not simple people!
"Feng Linge should support you. You are sworn brothers. As for Lan Jihao, he studied at the Imperial Army Military Academy and is also involved with the Southern Revolutionary Party. We can guarantee that he will remain neutral. After you and Feng Linge work together to take care of Zhang Shaozheng, then head north to take care of Meng Enyuan. At that time, neither Lan Jihao nor Shou Qing will be your match. You will truly become the King of the Northeast!”
Shan Zuo Yuan Ci was very clear about Zhang Yuting's ambition, so he had been luring him in this direction.
"Consul, what if we launch an attack and Yanjing interfere and directly send troops into the northeast?”Although Zhang Yuting was ambitious, he was also a smart person. He knew that with his current strength, he couldn't go against Beijing.
"The dynasty will help you solve this problem. At that time, the empire would warn Yan Jin and forbid them from sending troops into the northeast. They even threatened Beijing with war. As long as Yuan Shikai was not stupid, he would not act rashly.”Shan Zuo Yuan said arrogantly.
Even if Yuan Shikai was the president of China, he was just a small ambassador. However, he still did not take Yuan Shikai seriously at all.
Zhang Yuting hesitated for a while and accepted the suggestion.
He knew very well that even if he didn't agree, Mountain Seat Yuan Ci would find someone else.
His sworn brother, Feng Linge, would definitely be happy to cooperate with the Japanese.
Instead of that, he might as well cooperate with the Japanese. If that was the case, he would at least be able to become the King of the Northeast.
Although, they would inevitably become the puppets of the Japanese. However, Zhang Yuting would not be so obedient. Once he became the King of the Northeast and controlled the entire Northeast, he could completely cast the Japanese aside.
Unfortunately, Zhang Yuting was a little too confident. This was also the reason why he was killed by the Japanese in another time and space.
On July 17, 1912, Lieutenant General Zhang Yuting, commander of the 27th Infantry Division of the Beiyang Army, and Lieutenant General Feng Linge, commander of the 28th Infantry Division, jointly called the Beiyang government, claiming that the commander of the 20th Infantry Division, Zhang Shaozeng, was in Fengtian. He robbed the people and caused harm to the public order of Fengtian. Request the Beiyang government to remove Zhang Shaozheng from his post and transfer the 20th division back to the pass.
Before the Beiyang government could make a decision, Zhang Yuting and Feng Linge mobilized their troops and attacked the 20th division.
Zhang Shaozheng was furious. He requested reinforcements from the Beiyang government while deploying defenses.
However, the commander of the 78th Infantry Regiment of the 20th Division was bribed and turned his back on the 20th Division, causing the 20th Division's defense line to collapse.
Under the joint attack of the 27th and 28th Divisions, more than half of the 20th Division was killed.
Zhang Shaozeng led the remaining troops and fled north. At the same time, he requested the 23rd Division Commander Meng Enyuan for help.
Meng Enyuan felt that his lips were gone and his teeth were cold, so he led his army south to fight.
On July 23rd, the remnants of the 20th Division and the 23rd Division battled the 27th Division and the 28th Division in Changtu.
At the critical moment, Zhang Yuting still used the silver bullet attack with the support of the Japanese.
The 91st Regiment of the 23rd Division rebelled.
This caused the allied forces of Zhang and Meng to be defeated and retreat to Ji Province.
The Zhang and Feng alliance forces took the opportunity to attack Ji Province.
During this period, the 2nd mixed regiment and the Black Province mixed regiment did not move.
For a time, the entire situation in the northeast had undergone earth-shattering changes.
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