In the headquarters, Zhang Yunhan was thinking, and news came from Liu Yong (**), the director of the Intelligence Bureau.
After the "Zhongshan Ship Incident" and the "Party Affairs Case", the principal had seized the military and political power of the Kuomintang. However, with the Northern Expedition to Shanghai, the principal's dictatorial ambitions were increasingly exposed, and different factions within the Kuomintang began to gather together to fight back.
In addition, in the early days of the Northern Expedition, the direct lineage of the principal was defeated repeatedly. However, the school leader had a strong desire for power. Unwilling to hand over power, he faced threats from all sides, so he proposed to move the capital and establish a personal dictatorship.
The principal deeply felt that the Kuomintang leftists and Tang Shengzhi were so powerful that they could not move the capital to Wuhan, otherwise it would be very difficult for him to usurp revolutionary leadership and become an independent dictator.
The principal used the military power in his hands to coerce the Kuomintang to hold an extraordinary meeting and provoke a dispute to move the capital on the grounds that "the Party and Government Central Committee should be located together with the headquarters and located at the front."
However, judging from the intelligence sent back by Liu Yong, no information about the great man was found. After searching many times, Zhang Yunhan was sure of one thing: there are no rabbits in this world.
The principal's battle to move the capital failed, but the principal's autocratic ambitions grew stronger and stronger, and he created a series of massacres and atrocities against him in Gan and Anhui provinces. Many farmers demonstrated in mass demonstrations, but they did not expect that the principal ordered the shooting of the masses.
In March, the Kuomintang held a meeting and passed a series of bills. The meeting decided that the Standing Committee would make the final decision on party affairs and military affairs. The appointment of officers above the military commander and the mobilization order for expeditions must be approved by the Military Commission before they become effective. The commander-in-chief has no power. L.
The principal's power was weakened, but he still served as commander-in-chief, and military power was still in his hands, unable to fundamentally stop his authoritarian reaction.
Feeling deeply threatened, the principal issued a statement expressing his "friendship" to imperialism and asking for "assistance" from the bald eagle John Bull. And seek Xiaozhi’s support for him! Thanks to the various actions of the principal, he received support from imperialism. 30,000 foreign troops stationed in Shanghai supported the principal, and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Foundation also began to provide funding.
With the support of imperialism, the principal secretly canceled the slogan of defeating imperialism, and a new warlord was born.
At the same time, Feng Yuxiang felt very worried. Shencheng and Jiangcheng were in conflict, and the future was uncertain. And the principal kept sending people to win over him, promising him military pay. This is because Feng's army has difficulty in providing food and wages. Shaanxi and Gansu are originally barren lands. In addition, years of military disasters, severe droughts, and bandits are everywhere. In addition, last year's soldiers who suppressed Song Dynasty surrounded Chang'an. Feng's financial resources have long been exhausted. Although he has Mao Xiong supported, but Mongolia was far away from Chang'an, the roads were impassable, and transportation was difficult. The recruits did not have firearms and fought with axes and red tassel spears.
At the end of April, after a month of training and suppressing bandits, the entire territory of Longdong was no longer bandit-infested.
In the war room, Zhang Yunhan looked at Lu Gang and Duan Cheng, the only two three-star talents under his command.
"Now that a month has passed, our territory has been cleared. I plan to have the third regiment go north to capture Huanxian County, occupy Xiaoguan, and establish a position to defend Ningbu."
"The first and second regiments can directly take Zhenyuan County, push towards Liupan Mountain, and occupy Pingliang. The fourth regiment can advance westward towards Jingchuan."
"What the commander said is true. Now the main force of the Feng Department is moving eastward to support the Northern Expedition. Most of its northwest garrison are new soldiers, and their combat power is weak. There is a shortage of firearms. Taking Longdong is a piece of cake." Duan Cheng looked at the map and thought. What Zhang Yunhan said is very reasonable. Everyone says that Shaanxi and Gansu are barren. Is this really true?
"Our army should continue to expand to capture Longdong. I plan to build a steel plant, send experts to explore for minerals, and develop industry."
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In early May, after a month of training with the 1st and 2nd Regiments, he finally opened his big mouth. The artillery battalion that could not be seen on weekdays suddenly appeared. 45 75mm mountain cannons were aimed at the city wall and greeted Zhang Weixi in the county government office. I just felt the ground shaking, and from time to time there was the sound of tiles falling and breaking outside.
"It's over, it's over, Zhenyuan County will be lost too."
Zhang Weixi could not even resist, so he immediately withdrew westward with his main force and crossed the river to Pingliang.
In May, the weather had turned hot, and more than 2,000 people from the 3rd Regiment were marching carrying weapons and ammunition. The bright bayonets were a bit dazzling under the sunlight. This is when the third regiment, led by Guan Ping, went north to attack Huanxian County and captured Xiaoguan.
At the same time, due to the success of the bandit suppression in April, 4,000 prisoners were taken, and all those who committed crimes, committed adultery and plunder were executed. Zhang Yunhan's bloody side not only did not scare the people, but instead supported him one after another.
At the beginning of May, the training of the newly formed 6th regiment was completed. Huang Yun was appointed as the regiment leader and moved eastward to replace the 5th regiment.
On May 13, the First and Second Regiments easily captured Pingliang, an important town in Longdong under the cover of fierce artillery fire. Zhang Weixi had to flee back to Lanzhou in embarrassment to ask for help from Sun Liangcheng.
In mid-May, Huan County was captured, Xiaoguan was captured by the 3rd Regiment, and Jingchuan was captured by the 4th Regiment. From then on, Longdong was completely in the hands of Zhang Yunhan.
After the war, Zhang Yunhan ordered the first and second regiments to be stationed in Changwu. Lu Gang was personally responsible for the recruitment and training. At least 9,000 people must be trained by the end of the year! ! All necessary supplies are available.
The Fourth Regiment marched westward to occupy the terrain of Liupan Mountain, defend Jincheng's enemies, and sent out a large number of spies. The remaining positions of the troops remained unchanged, the offensive and defensive momentum changed instantly, and the entire army adopted a defensive posture.
After that, Zhang Yunhan continued to issue orders to get rid of some landlords who caused public anger in various counties and distribute the land to the people. Relief stations were set up in the cities, and the people were organized to work for relief, build houses, and recruit refugees.
Gan Province has been prone to frequent wars and bandits. Now Longdong has eliminated the bandits and not only distributed land, but also provided food, and a large number of people have gathered from all over.
The Longdong Plain is a huge area with a population of more than two million. Now with a series of measures, the population will only increase.
Governments in various places posted notices, abolished miscellaneous taxes, encouraged reclamation, and established militia groups.
If 5 acres are reclaimed, the reclaimer will get 3 acres, 2 acres will go to the government, and there will be no tax for the next two years.
A militia corps was established, with front-line veterans and wounded soldiers and some system soldiers responsible for training. They trained during leisure time, defended during war, and cultivated fields during farming time.
Not only that, Zhang Yunhan created a large number of government personnel and went to various places to handle government affairs. Personnel without stars in the system can handle general affairs, but it is a bit rigid, but as long as they are loyal and do good things, it will be fine. One-star administrative personnel can serve as county magistrates. However, due to the shortage of one-star administrative personnel, the administrative chiefs in various places are system soldiers. One-star administrative personnel Sun Ping and Long You are in charge of all government affairs in Longdong.
At the same time, Zhang Yunhan finally met his first four-star general, Zhang Yuntai, an infantry commander who was good at mobile warfare.
Zhang Yuntai has the style of a Confucian general, probably similar to Chu Yunfei, but Zhang Yuntai is a great talent who can command a group army. One-star can be a regiment commander, two-star can be a division commander, three-star army commander, four-star army commander, and five-star corps commander!
