Yuan Baocen became the commander of the 7th division from a commoner. This caused quite a stir in the Beiyang Army.
However, most people thought that this was only natural.
From a certain perspective, the Beiyang Army was no different from Yuan Shikai's private army. As Yuan Shikai's son, Yuan Baocen could be a commander, let alone a division commander.
However, the revolutionary party in the south jumped out and wantonly accused Yuan Shikai of using public tools for personal use, violating the democratic Republic.
Yuan Shikai did not care about this at all.
Yuan Baocen's previous words made Yuan Shikai determined to use force to deal with the Southern Revolutionary Party.
By expanding their forces in advance, they were preparing for war.
When Yuan Baocen learned that he had been appointed as the 7th division commander, he was even happier.
However, Yuan Baocen knew that with his ability, he was more than enough to become a battalion commander or regiment commander. But to be a teacher, the gap was a little big.
Even if he had knowledge that people of this era did not have, he still needed more professionals to be responsible for many specific problems.
Therefore, as soon as he received the appointment, Yuan Baocen went to visit Xu Bowu's residence.
"Uncle Xu, sorry to disturb you." In front of Xu Buwu, Yuan Baocen was very humble.
Xu Buwu was not only a veteran of Beiyang, but he was also very close to Yuan Shikai. Although the two of them fell out later because Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor. However, his personal ability was unquestionable.
"Bao Cen, you've just been appointed as a division commander. Why aren't you recruiting troops and forming an army?”
Xu Bowu was all smiles. He was also very happy that Yuan Baocen was able to abandon literature and turn over a new leaf.
"Uncle Xu, I know my own capabilities very well. I came to Uncle Xu to ask for help.”
"Oh? How can I help you? You should be looking for a hired minister and a winged husband!”Xu Buwu felt a little strange.
The former was the minister of the army, while the latter was the God of Wealth of Beiyang, who controlled the money bag.
Recruiting soldiers and buying horses required not only soldiers and equipment, but also money. Thus, finding Wang Pinqing and Liang Yifu was the right thing to do.
"I will naturally go to the two of them. I'm looking for Uncle Xu because I want someone to be the Chief of Staff.”Yuan Baocen explained his intentions.
"Oh? Who do you fancy?"
"Zhang Xiaozhun? He has just returned from the German Kingdom and can be your chief of staff.”
"Thank you, Uncle Xu." Yuan Baocen was overjoyed.
Zhang Xiaozhun, Jiang Baili, and Cai Songpo were among the three outstanding officers. However, his achievements and reputation were far inferior to the previous two. However, to be able to be one of the three outstanding officers, his ability was naturally unquestionable. It was just that he was born at the wrong time and was unlucky.
Yuan Baocen believed that if he could be given a platform, he would definitely be able to perform even more brilliantly than in history.
"Alright, I will make the decision for Xiaozhun and let him be the Chief of Staff of the 7th Division!”Xu Buwu also thought highly of Zhang Xiaozhun. It was a great opportunity for Zhang Xiaozhun to be the Chief of Staff of the 7th Division.
After settling the Chief of Staff candidate, Yuan Baocen rushed to the Army Department to visit the Minister of the Army, Wang Pinqing.
As Yuan Shikai's trusted aide, Wang Pinqing was naturally not someone without foresight. He promised Yuan Baocen that the 7th division's equipment and personnel would be replenished first.
Yuan Baocen immediately went back to Yuan Shikai and requested for Jiang Baili to be the deputy commander of the 7th Division.
On January 15th, 1912, Yuan Baocen went to Shanggu and met up with Jiang Baili and Zhang Xiaozhun to form the headquarters of the 7th division. They officially began to raise flags and recruit soldiers.
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