Beijing, the presidential palace.
Yuan Datou, Yuan Kewen, and his son, as well as the higher-ups of Beiyang, were all gathered here.
"Those guys from Fengtian are simply arrogant. They actually dared to disobey the government's orders. It was simply treason!”Big Head Yuan was furious.
He had already given the order for Yuan Kewen to be the governor of Fengtian. However, Zhang Zuolin, Feng Delin, Zhang ShaoZeng, Lan Tianwei, and the others dared to defy him.
This was clearly a slap to his face!
Big Head Yuan, who had always valued his reputation, naturally could not accept it.
"Grand President, it seems that Gewen will have to rely on force to become the governor of Fengtian.”President Tang Shaoyi said.
"Humph! So be it. If we don't defeat those local tyrants, they won't know how strong our Beiyang is. We can use this opportunity to clear out the local tyrants in the northeast and firmly control the northeast in our Beiyang hands.”Big Head Yuan snorted coldly.
If he had not been very supportive of Yuan Kewen taking over Fengtian Province and even the entire northeast before, then he would have been very happy. But now, his attitude had undergone a fundamental change.
"Zhang Zuolin, Feng Delin, Zhang Shaozheng, Lan Tianwei, and the others are not weak! Just their army alone probably had 70,000 to 80,000 people. This was already a strong force.”Army Chief Wang Shizhen said.
"Kewen, can your troops deal with these local tyrants in Fengtian? If it doesn't work, I'll transfer some troops to support you?”Big Head Yuan asked.
"Don't worry, Father. Those guys were just a bunch of motley crew. My troops are enough to deal with them.”Yuan Kewen appeared very confident.
"Second Young Master, the real trouble is not the local tyrants of Fengtian, but the East Asians. Since Zhang Zuolin and the others had the confidence to defy the Grand President's orders, they must have some sort of backing. The biggest possibility was that they had already obtained the support of the Japanese. That was why they were so bold.”Foreign Affairs Minister Lu Zhengxiang reminded.
At the mention of the Japanese, the expressions of the higher-ups of Beiyang became serious.
The current Yan Huang Kingdom was like this. Once the matter involved foreigners, regardless of whether they were East Asian or Western, they had to be careful.
Westerners were not easy to deal with. If he angered the Westerners, he would be in big trouble.
"Don't worry, Uncle Lu. I'm ready. Even if the East Asians interfere, they won't be able to stop me from taking control of the northeast.”Yuan Kewen looked like he was prepared.
The higher-ups of Beiyang could only say nothing more when they saw this.
After the meeting ended, Big Head Yuan specially gave a few instructions.
"Kewen, the East Asians are not easy to deal with. They are unreasonable and far stronger than us. If he could avoid fighting with the East Asian people, then he would try his best not to. It was to prevent things from getting out of hand.”Big Head Yuan had always been afraid of the East Asians.
"Don't worry, Father. I understand.”Yuan Kewen nodded.
However, he also knew that the Japanese would never allow him to control the northeast.
Therefore, this time, the Japanese would definitely intervene.
If he wanted to take control of the northeast, he would have to beat up the Japanese.
Otherwise, the East Asian people would continue to increase their influence and sphere of influence in the northeast until they swallowed the northeast.
Yuan Kewen naturally couldn't tolerate such a situation.
Therefore, from the very beginning, he had to beat the Japanese until they were sore and chase them out of the northeast.
The next day, Yuan Kewen gathered his generals.
"Zhang Zuolin and the others of Fengtian have sent a message saying that they don't welcome me to enter Fengtian. "It seems that if we want to take down Fengtian, peaceful means won't work. We have to resort to force. Furthermore, Zhang Zuolin and the others were most likely backed by the East Asian people. Therefore, everyone had to be prepared for a fierce battle.
No matter what, even if the East Asians come personally, they will not be able to stop our operation. This time, we must take down Fengtian, and even the entire northeast!”
Yuan Kewen said to everyone.
The generals were more or less worried about the Japanese.
However, Yuan Kewen had already given them a heads-up many times. They were naturally prepared for this.
"The day after tomorrow, the 101st cavalry regiment will be the first to leave the pass.
The 102nd and 104th Infantry Divisions followed closely behind.
I led the 101st Infantry Division and the 101st Artillery Brigade in the middle.
Behind them were the 103rd and 105th Infantry Divisions.”
Yuan Kewen ordered.
"Yes, General!" The generals answered.
"This time, we have pulled out all our troops. "Therefore, we can only succeed in this battle. We definitely can't lose. No matter who our enemy is, no matter what price we have to pay. We must win this battle!" Yuan Kewen had a determined look on his face.
"Yes, General!" The generals were equally determined.
On August 30th, 1812, Yuan Kewen's 101st Cavalry Brigade went north from Shanhaiguan and entered Fengtian Province. Following closely behind was the 102nd Infantry Division where Jiang Baili was the commander.
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