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On the night of May 14th, 1812, Yuan Kewen rushed back to Yanjing City and returned to Yuan Mansion.
"Dad, my 101st Infantry Division has basically completed their training and is ready to fight. I want the army to see blood. Otherwise, he would still be a new recruit. Wouldn't he pee his pants on the battlefield in the future?”Yuan Kewen said.
"Oh? That was possible. It would be a joke if the troops that they had spent so much money on were really scared to death on the battlefield.”Big Head Yuan expressed his support for this.
"Then who are you going to start with? The Southern Cannon Gang? However, we've already stopped fighting with the Cannon Gang for now. It's not good to tear up the agreement and attack them.”Big Head Yuan asked.
"Bai Lang! Bai Lang in western Henan. This was undoubtedly the best target at the moment.”Yuan Kewen said.
He had carefully selected this as a practice target for the 101st Infantry Division.
"That group of bandits?" Big Head Yuan frowned.
The entire 101st Infantry Division had over 28,000 soldiers. They were also equipped with a large number of machine guns and cannons.
Using these to deal with a group of bandits in the army was like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken!
"Father, don't underestimate Bai Lang. Although they only had a few thousand people now. However, they used the mountainous area of western Yu as their base. If they were left alone and allowed to develop and grow…Then, they will soon become our greatest threat. In addition, he heard that the Cannon Gang had already sent someone to contact Bai Lang. The gang couldn't wait for Bai Lang to make a mess of the entire Yu Province!”Yuan Kewen said.
Big Head Yuan's expression suddenly turned solemn.
Yu Province was Yuan Datou's hometown and the core area controlled by Beiyang.
There was a large population here and food was abundant.
Under the control of the Cannon Party in the southern provinces, Henan Province had become one of the core areas of the Beiyang government.
If Henan Province was in chaos, then the problem would be serious. This would also be an extremely heavy blow to Beiyang.
"Alright, then I'll leave Bai Lang to you. I'll get the Army Department to issue an order to ensure your logistical supplies.”said Big Head Yuan.
"Alright, Father. "In addition, I heard that Zhang Zhenfang is domineering in Henan Province. She extorts and plunders by force, bullying the villagers and causing the people of Henan Province to be in dire straits. If we let them continue to do whatever they want, it will shake our rule in Henan Province.”Yuan Kewen said.
"Don't be so sure." Big Head Yuan shook his head. Zhang Zhenfang is our relative and is loyal to Beiyang.”
Yuan Kewen couldn't help but feel a little disappointed by this answer.
He knew that Big Head Yuan could not get rid of the limitations of the old-style warlords.
Nepotism, regardless of character, as long as one was loyal to him, no matter how disgraceful they were, they would be put in an important position.
Zhang Zhenfang was obviously unqualified to be the Military Governor of Henan Province. However, he was the younger brother of Yuan Datou's sister-in-law. With this relationship and his loyalty to Yuan Datou, he could not help but feel a little anxious.
Therefore, even if he levied exorbitant taxes in Henan Province, Big Head Yuan would turn a blind eye.
There were many such people in Beiyang.
It could be said that the reason why Beiyang lost the hearts of the people and rotted to the root was directly related to these people.
And such a Beiyang was naturally not the Beiyang that Yuan Kewen wanted to see.
He secretly made up his mind that when the time was right, he would definitely clean up Beiyang.
Those who did evil things had to be dealt with.
With the existence of these parasites, how could the Yan Huang Empire become strong?
On May 15th, 1812, the 101st Infantry Division of the Beiyang Army officially set off. They marched south and prepared to encircle and suppress the Bai Lang bandits in western Henan.
The entire 101st Infantry Division had 28,000 soldiers, and it wasn't an easy task to move a thousand miles!
Fortunately, Yuan Kewen relied on his reputation to transport these troops by rail.
Otherwise, it would have taken a month to travel from Baoding to Yuxi.
They would take the train from Baoding to Zhenzhou first, and then to Yuxi. This would save more than half of their time.
But even so, the long journey of 28,000 people still made the officers of the 101st Infantry Division extremely busy.
During this period, many jokes were made.
Fortunately, this was not a time of war. If there was a problem, it could be solved immediately to avoid making such a mistake again in the future.
This would also greatly improve the combat strength of the 101st Infantry Division.
"Second Young Master, do you want to find some time to open the peak and pay a visit to Overseer Zhang?”Yang Du also followed Yuan Kewen to Yu Province.
Yuan Kewen thought about it and shook his head."There's no need to pay him a visit. As long as he doesn't give us any trouble, it's fine. In addition, Xizi, arrange for people to collect evidence of Zhang Zhenfang breaking the law.”
Yang Du was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood Yuan Kewen's meaning.
This was obviously to use Zhang Zhenfang as an example!
However, Henan Province had a large population and was rich in food.
If Yuan Kewen could take over Henan Province as his territory, it seemed to be a very good choice.
"Second Young Master, I know what to do!”Yang Du replied.
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