As Zhang Xueze had expected, the reform of the army was not smooth sailing. Wu Junsheng, Zhang Zuoxiang, and Tang Yulin were the core figures of the old-school army. In the face of Fengtian's army reform, the three of them were completely weakening the military power of the old-school people. A few days ago, the three of them had also promised Zhang Zuolin to retire from their respective positions and give Zhang Zuolin face. However, now, Fengtian... They wanted to remove all the influence and successors that the three of them had had in the army for so many years. Some of the old-fashioned commanders were actually transferred to become regiment commanders, and some of them were not even on the appointment list. How could the three of them accept this?!
On the 2nd of July, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions of the Northeast Army Guards were all reorganized. These three divisions were all formed from the elite soldiers of the 3rd and 4th legions. The 1st Division Commander was Nie Songzhen, the 2nd Division Commander was Wang Yizhe, and the 3rd Division Commander was Jiang Dengxuan. Yang Yuting, who was originally in charge of the 4th Division, was transferred back to Fengtian General Staff Headquarters to await further orders!!
At the same time, Sun Chuanfang, Zhang Zongchang, and the other 1st and 2nd legions, which were originally stationed in Jinzhou and the Rehe defense line, formed the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Garrison Divisions. Among them, the 2nd and 3rd Garrison Divisions were to be replaced with the 1st Guards Division on the night of the 2nd of July. Of course, Zhang Xue wanted to use the elite strength of the Guards Division to weaken the panic of these newly established Garrison Divisions. At the same time, the Guards Division was stationed in Jinzhou to deter the people inside the pass. It also reassured Zhang Xueze!
The 2nd Division of the Imperial Guards and the 1st Division of the Northeast Garrison Division were to be swapped out. They were to be sent to the Yalu River defense line to defend the Northeast's gate. Zhang Xue was like a chess player, strategizing and calculating clearly on the chessboard of the Northeast. He needed to complete the reform of the Northeast Army as quickly as possible!
Whoever wanted to stir up sh * t could only be killed!!!
In Fengtian Marshal's Mansion, Zhang Xueze and Yang Yuting had been inseparable for the past few days. Although Yang Yuting was not very good at fighting, he had his own ideas for personnel changes and government affairs!!
"Yuting, after the first phase of the downsizing, the Feng army has officially reorganized into three Guards and six Garrison Divisions. There are still two Garrison Divisions left from my plan.!”
Zhang Xueze's plan was for the future. At least four garrison divisions would be stationed at the border defense line between Heilongjiang Province and the Soviet Union. At least four garrison divisions would be stationed at the Yalu River defense line. The other three garrison divisions would be used as a mobile force to provide reinforcements at any time. However, now, they were still short of three infantry divisions. They originally wanted to simplify the army from the Fifth and Sixth Corps to form these three garrison infantry divisions. Unfortunately, Zhang Zuoxiang, Wu Junsheng, and Tang Yulin were like three tigers blocking the way. He blocked in front of Zhang Xueze!
Yang Yuting hated the old-fashioned people the most. They were like dogs in the manger. In the past, the old-fashioned people occupied the most important positions in the northeast. In terms of military, politics, and economy, they were all attended by their core figures. They did nothing. On the contrary, they dragged down the northeast's advance several times. However, there was no other way. In the northeast, ability and skill were useless. What the northeast valued the most was the way of the world!!
This was why the Feng army under the old marshal had the best weapons and equipment in the country, but their combat strength was so low. All of this was because of the way of the world. Even if they were defeated, so what? The army's pay was still paid, and life was still the same. Everything was the same as before. How could such a Feng army have any combat strength?？
"Han-qing, if it really doesn't work, we can only use force to solve it!!”
Yang Yuting looked at Zhang Xueze. Even though he didn't want to make their relationship awkward, as time dragged on, once the 6th, 7th, and 8th garrison divisions were not incorporated into the Northeast Army, the brothers of the other garrison divisions would follow suit and further cause the entire Northeast Army to become a pile of loose sand!!
Zhang Xueze nodded. He could only suppress them with military force. Otherwise, these things would only become a hidden danger. He couldn't possibly convince Wu Junsheng and the other two with just persuasion!
Wu Junsheng, Zhang Zuoxiang, and Tang Yulin's rejection telegrams were sent at the same time on July 3rd at 8:00 AM. One of them was the governor of the Heilongjiang Province, one of them was the governor of the Jilin Province, and the other was the governor of the Rehe Province. Obviously, these three people were the top officials of the border. No wonder they had the guts to rebel against Fengtian's decree!
In the Military Governor's Office in Chengde, Rehe, Tang Yulin was on the phone with Wu Junsheng. Compared to Zhang Zuoxiang, the two of them were more rebellious…
"F * ck, I think we're going to be wiped out by Yuting and Hanqing. First, they'll remove us from our military positions. Now, he has depreciated the people under us. Damn it, I didn't expect Zhang Yuting's son to be such a greedy horse bandit!!”
Tang Yulin touched his bald head and felt aggrieved. Back then, the few of them had walked out of a mountain of blades and a sea of flames together. If it weren't for Zhang Zuolin's cleverness, would he, Zhang Yuting, have been able to rule the Northeast Wheel?？
Now that he thought about it, they shouldn't have listened to this horse bandit's words. Was he forcing them to their deaths? Damn it!
" I'll call Zhang Zuoxiang later. Tonight, we must inform our trusted aides in the army. Tomorrow, the brothers of the 5th and 6th legions will officially be separated from the Northeast Army. If Hanqing wants to mess around, let him do it. With these 60,000 to 70,000 men in our hands, Yuting probably won't dare to do anything serious!!”
Tang Yulin and Wu Junsheng talked for a while more before they made up their minds to sever ties with Zhang Zuolin and leave the Fengjun system!!
After so many years, he still had confidants!
Therefore, after Wu Junsheng called Zhang Zuoxiang, Zhang Zuoxiang, who was initially hesitant, finally could not stand the repeated bombardment of Wu Junsheng and Tang Yulin. He agreed to persuade the Fifth Legion to become independent from the Feng Army, but the premise was to avoid direct confrontation with the other units of the Feng Army!!
Heihe was a strategic town in the border defense line of the Heilongjiang Province. Less than 20 kilometers to the north was the territory of the Soviets. The branch line of the Middle East railway passed through the eastern part of this strategic town. The night was extremely beautiful. The 5th Legion of the Fengjun stationed in Heihe had been in a panic for the past few days. It was like the continuous rain in the sky, oppressing everyone until they could not breathe. The news of the army reform in the northeast had already been transmitted, so who knew what the outcome would be?!
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