Chapter 252 251, Feng Yuxiang joined the Central Plains

When Wu Peifu and Zhang Zuolin joined forces to deal with Feng Yuxiang's national army, Feng Yuxiang announced his resignation and self-imposed exile to Soviet Russia for investigation.He went to Moscow in May of the 15th year of the Republic of China, and was delayed for three months in Moscow and Leningrad.During these three months, the domestic situation changed drastically. His direct line troops fought hard at Nankou, and the other part retreated to Baotou. Although the army at Nankou fought fiercely, they suffered heavy losses. Shi Yousan, Han Zhanyuan, Han Deyuan and other ministries took refuge in Yan Xishan.In addition, it is good news for the Northern Expedition of the National Revolutionary Army.

On August 17, 2015, Feng Yuxiang set off from Moscow to return home, arrived at Upper Uginsk via the Trans-Siberian Railway, and then changed to a car for Kulun.He returned to China this time to join the Kuomintang and the National Revolutionary Army. He began to learn the Kuomintang's meeting ceremony in Kulun, and at the same time prepared car supplies. Departed from Kulun on September 10 and headed for Baotou. On the way, I met a retreating national army general and Yu Youren. At that time, Yu also planned to go to Vladivostok via Kulun, and then go to Guangdong by sea. After Yu and Feng met, everyone I was very happy, so we gathered together to go to Baotou.From Kulun to Baotou, you have to go through the border of Inner Mongolia and Suiyuan. The flat desert is endless. If you are not careful, you will go the wrong way.On the way, Feng learned that his former troops Tong Linge, Sun Lianzhong, Liu Ruming and others had all led their troops to Gansu and had already passed Wuyuan, while Zhang Zhijiang and Lu Zhonglin camped in Wuyuan, so Feng and his party decided to go to Wuyuan first.After passing through the Yinshan Mountains and the Gobi Desert, I met Song Zheyuan. On September 15, Lu Zhonglin came to meet him. He arrived in Wuyuan that afternoon. A large number of defeated troops from the Northwest gathered here. , Fang Zhenwu of the Fifth Army and Gong Fukui of the Sixth Army.

Wuyuan is an empty earthen garden, sparsely populated, so desolate and desolate that it can't keep up with a larger town in the interior.Everyone reunited after the catastrophe, as if reincarnated. At that time, Feng was unanimously elected as the commander-in-chief of the National Army coalition forces. On September 17, 2015, Feng Yuxiang took the oath of office, and Yu Youren was the party representative who presented the flag with the qualification of the Standing Committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. He said in his inauguration declaration: "...What I am trying to do now is to follow Mr. Sun Yat-sen's will, carry out the national revolution, and implement the Three People's Principles. All the declarations and resolutions of the 1st and 2nd National Congress of the Kuomintang are accepted and promoted. . . . As for politics I advocate that since I am a member of the Kuomintang and a member of the National Government, everything is decided by the Kuomintang and presided over by the National Government, and I can only gather the strength of all comrades to implement it.”

On this day, Yu Youren's hair was disheveled, his beard was more or less black and white, and it was as long as his abdomen. He was wearing a half-worn black school cap, a jacket, cotton trousers, a black fur coat, and black feet. Fish head cloth shoes and white cloth socks have turned gray.The uniforms of the participating officers and soldiers are all colorful, with broken shoes and caps, and no collar badges and epaulets at all. Some wear Fengjun leather caps, and some wear Zhijun cloth caps. Feng Yuxiang formed an army in Wuyuan, with Lu Zhonglin as chief of staff, He Qigong as secretary general, Li Xingzhong as chief of staff, Chen Lianfu as chief of adjutant, Xu Tingyao as chief of military affairs, Song Shiyan as chief of ordnance, and Guo Zhihan as military supplies Zhang Jiyong was the chief of the military law department, Zhang Yunrong was the chief of the internal defense department, Xue Dubi was the chairman of the Finance Committee, Shi Jingting was the political minister, and Usmanov (a Soviet Russian who came to China with Feng from Russia) was the adviser.

Since Feng took office as commander-in-chief in Wuyuan, the old Nationalist Army came and went one after another. Zhang Zhijiang came to Wuyuan from Ningxia, and Shi Yousan also came from Baotou. I went to Baotou with three friends. Yu Youren had completed incorporating Feng Yuxiang's National Army into the revolutionary army system, so he went from Wuyuan to Shaanxi.Sun Yue was seriously ill in Wuyuan, because the hard work of fighting in the past few months made his condition worse.His troops were transferred to the command of Xu Yongchang. Later, Xu Yongchang led the old national army from northern Shaanxi to Shanxi and stationed in Yudaohe.After the defeat of the Second National Army in Tianjin, most of them retreated to Luoyang, and Yue Weijun was captured in Taiyuan, Shanxi. The remnants of the National Army, led by Li Huchen, marched into Xi'an and joined Yang Hucheng and other troops of the National Army.At this time, there were armies of various factions in Shaanxi. Liu Zhenhua was ordered by Wu Peifu to enter Tongguan to attack Xi'an, Jing Yuexiu was stationed in Yulin to watch the success or failure, and Wu Xintian was also ordered by Wu Peifu to use Hankou as his base.Li Huchen and Yang Huchen were besieged by Liu Zhenhua's 40,000 people in Xi'an for seven or eight months. After Feng Yuxiang formed an army, he decided to take ten routes to help Shaanxi via Gansu to relieve the siege of Xi'an.

The Gansu garrison is also very complex, some are ordered by Zhang Zuolin, and some are appointed by Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu appointed Zhang Zhaojia as the governor of Gansu, Zhang Zhaojia was appointed as the governor of Gansu, and Kong Fanjin was appointed as the governor of Gansu.Lanzhou is in the hands of Liu Yufen. Liu Yufen is the division commander of the National Army. Feng Wei is the governor of Gansu. He has two brigades under his jurisdiction. One brigade commander is Sun Liangcheng and the other brigade commander is Zhang Weixi.The defensive position near Lanzhou was quite strong, and Sun Liangcheng was brave and good at fighting, so he not only defeated the attacking troops, but also took advantage of the victory to march into Shaanxi and broke the siege of Xi'an. It was a long and arduous march from Lanzhou to Xi'an, and Sun Liangcheng fought hard for several months , takes the greatest credit.

After Xi'an was released from the siege, Feng Jun broke through Tongguan in early December 2015. Liu Zhenhua led his troops to retreat eastward. The change in the Battle of Tongguan was due to the Battle of Huayin Temple (Huayin Temple is 40 miles west of Tongguan), in which Liu Jun suffered heavy losses.The Ma Zhenwu Department of the Shaanxi Army, which formerly belonged to Liu Zhenhua, also crossed the river from Weibei to join the attack on Liu.Most of Liu Jun disarmed and rushed eastward one after another. In early January 2016, Feng Jun entered Xi'an, with Shi Jingting as the chairman of Shaanxi Province.Shizi Xiaoshan, a native of Lijin, Shandong, was born in the No. 1 Mixed Combination Association Soldier. He was a scholar in the Qing Dynasty and was excellent in writing.Feng Yuxiang praised Shi very much, saying that Shi is a man of courage, loyalty, diligence and vigilance, sincerity to the chief official, harmony with his colleagues, regular words and actions, and a plan for everything.

On May 1, 2016, the National Government appointed Feng Yuxiang as the commander-in-chief of the Second Army of the National Revolutionary Army. Feng took the oath of office in Xi'an, and the oath said: "I would like to follow the order of the National Government to lead all the revolutionary soldiers in Xi'an on Labor Day, May 1st, 16th. With the determination of the majority of the forced people to seek the greatest happiness, unite the revolutionary people, and dedicate all their efforts to the party and support the party. I will fight the final duel with the international imperialists and all counter-revolutionary forces in the country to complete the national revolution. With this goal in mind, I will go to it with my life and death, and I swear under the banner of the blue sky and white sun.”

On May 6, Feng Yuxiang moved to Tongguan and led the Second Army to join Tongguan to recover Luoyang. His combat organization was as follows: Feng Yuxiang, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Army Feng Yuxiang, Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army (concurrently) Sun Lianzhong, Commander-in-Chief of the Right Route Army Xu Yongchang, Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army Yue Weijun, Commander-in-Chief of the South Route Army Song Zheyuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Route Army Luoyang was captured on May 26, and Feng Jun's commander Wan Fulin fled eastward by locomotive.Feng Yuxiang ordered Sun Liangcheng to lead his army eastward to Zhengzhou along the Longhai Line.The Fifth Route Army attacked Zhengzhou from Luoyang via Mengjin and Yanshi, captured Mengjin on the 27th, crossed Yanshi on the 28th, and recovered Xiaoyi on the 30th.The cavalry group went out of Gong County to pursue Sishui and Zhengzhou.The First Route Army also copied Mi County from Dengfeng Trail.Zhengzhou was in a situation of being attacked from the front and back, so the Beiyang Army retreated in two routes in the northeast, occupying Zhengzhou on the evening of the 30th, and occupying Kaifeng on the 1st of June.

On June 4, the Jinghan Road Revolutionary Army arrived in Zhengzhou.Tan Yankai, Wang Zhaoming, Xu Qian, Sun Ke, Gu Mengyu, and Tang Shengzhi all arrived in Zhengzhou together, and immediately sent representatives to Tongguan to meet Feng Yuxiang. Feng arrived in Zhengzhou on the 6th. Feng Yuxiang was responsible for the north and east of Pinghan Road, and Tang Shengzhi's troops were withdrawn to Wuhan for repairs.All the armies of the Feng Department were reorganized into armies, and above the army was the front army. The organization was as follows: Feng Yuxiang, Commander-in-Chief of the Northwest Army

Sun Liangcheng, Commander-in-Chief of the First Front Army Jin Yun'e, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Front Army Fang Zhenwu, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Front Army Song Zheyuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Front Army Yue Weijun, Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Front Army Shi Jingting, Commander-in-Chief of the Sixth Front Army Liu Yufen, Commander-in-Chief of the Seventh Front Army Liu Zhenhua, Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Front Army Jin Yun'e was originally a direct descendant of Wu Peifu. He was dismissed by Wu because he opposed Wu Lianfeng. Later, he was destitute because of Feng's army's attack on Jin. At this time, the revolutionary army had conquered Bengbu and Xuzhou for the first time.Jiang Zhongzheng moved to Xuzhou in mid-June. He specially called generals Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Wang Tianpei to hold a military meeting, and invited Feng Yuxiang to participate. On the 19th, Feng Ying arrived in Xu. Jiang Zhongzheng led Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and other important generals to meet Feng at the station at the west foot of Jiuli Mountain. On the 20th, members of the Central Committee Hu Hanmin, Wu Jingheng, Li Yuying, Li Liejun, and Zhang Renjie also came to Xuzhou from Nanjing, and held a banquet at the Xuzhou Garden Hotel in the evening.Jiang Zhongzheng made an impromptu speech and said: "This time the military leaders of the North and the South exchanged their arms and discussed the party's and the country's plans, which is of great significance. It is really the most important page in the history of revolution."Feng said: "The warlords called the Southern Chi and the Northern Chi to my generation, and the two reds met today to save China."Wu Jingheng said: "Our red is the naked Three People's Principles, pure and flawless, without dross, and save China with the Prime Minister's Three People's Principles." So run around.At this time, during the split between Ning and Han, Jiang hoped that Feng Yuxiang would send troops to Wuhan along the Beijing-Han Road, and the revolutionary army who crossed the river to the north would return to Nanjing and go back to Jiangxi.Feng Yuxiang believes that the Fengjun and Zhilu coalition forces in front of the revolutionary army are the real enemies, and they should be wiped out with all their strength first.Wuhan is our own family, so we have minor opinions, so why take it seriously, let alone create opportunities for the enemy by fighting each other.He opposed the use of troops against Wuhan. Li Liejun, Li Yuying, Wu Jingheng and other Central Committee members ran repeatedly, their tongues covered their lips, and they negotiated for two days, but to no avail.Feng took the military parade as his words, left without saying goodbye, and went back to Kaifeng.The Xuzhou meeting ended without a problem. Faced with this situation, Jiang Zhongzheng had no choice but to defend the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with a part of his troops first. Taking advantage of Feng Yuxiang's common hatred against the Fengjun and the Zhishan Allied Forces, he decided to use troops in the south of Lu to deal heavy damage to the Beiyang warlords before returning to the west.Therefore, part of the First Route Army, all of the Second Route Army, and the main force of the Third Route Army were used to sweep Rizhao, Linyi, Taierzhuang, and Lincheng in southern Shandong respectively. Because Shandong was his base, Zhang Zongchang resisted desperately, and because he knew that the revolutionary army was in trouble, he defended Linyi to contain the revolutionary army. The revolutionary army besieged the city for nearly 30 days, and finally was forced to retreat without results. After Jin Yun'e in Henan joined Feng Yuxiang, Feng and Jin turned against each other in early September 2016, and Feng Nai was dismissed from Jin's post as commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army. Feng Yuxiang's fish information is as follows: "Commander Jin recommends Comrade Qing as a lesson: Commander-in-Chief of the Second Front Army Jin Yun'e disobeyed orders, delayed military opportunities, plotted counter-revolutionaries, and had a rebellious record. If he continues to be tolerated, it will definitely bring disaster to the party and the country. Jin Yun'e is exempted from this Concurrent with various positions. The post of the commander-in-chief of the Second Front Army was promoted by the army commander Ma Jidi, and the Qin army commander Dechun was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief. After this officer is dismissed from office, he should think behind closed doors, try his best to change his mistakes, and still Think of his past efforts and hire him at any time. Fortunately, he will not let his faults be ignored, and he will never make up for it for life. To fulfill the meaning of this Commander-in-Chief's Qu Yuquan, I have high hopes! This order." Ma Jidi and Qin Dechun were both the commanders of Jin Yun'e's army. Feng dismissed Jin and replaced him with people under him, which was very tricky.Jin published Yangdianyun on September 7: "Jun Jian from various newspapers: I have received Feng Commander-in-Chief Yu Dian, etc., and according to Ma Jun Ji Di Yang Dian, Feng's army has about two divisions of infantry, two brigades of cavalry, and two regiments of artillery. The two places on the bridge opened fire with the army's headquarters, and they are now engaged in fierce fighting. Commander Li Zhen Yage telegraphed that Feng Jun and Han Fuqu led three divisions with about 20,000 troops and rushed to the vicinity of Linru in Dengfeng. Our army was outnumbered and retreated. In the city, the city has been surrounded on all sides, and no news can be heard. It has also been detected that there is a tendency to attack Yuzhou, and the situation is different. Yun'e should reply to Commander-in-Chief Feng's Yudian. The text said: Commander-in-Chief Feng of Zhengzhou, Yudian only learned that the investigation of the garrison in Beijing and Han Dynasty did not mean that it was eastward. It followed the repeated secret orders of the Nationalist government to prevent our public from diverging from the plan and consolidate the foundation of the party and state. Please give me a clear statement. According to the decree, Yun'e was changed to be the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Front Army directly under the central government. Because Yun'e was under the banner of the revolution with the public and shared weal and woe, he delayed taking office. It was nothing more than to protect the revolutionary front. The head of the horse is looking forward. With this heart and ambition, we learn from each other day and day, and we have no regrets. If you don’t try to be honest, you can’t argue, and friendship is hard to come by. My husband’s ups and downs have resulted in today’s position, and he is brave enough to end The awareness, Yun'e is still the original intention, not too much. Just be careful, and look forward to the teachings, and don't let the words of prayer. I would like to send you a message, and wait for Mingjiao. Jin Yun'e knocks. Yang Shen. (September Telegram sent from Hankou on the 7th)” Tang Shengzhi sent a telegram of support for Jin Yun'e: "Student wisdom returned from Anhui to Hubei on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, and Jianghan was blocked. Fang was lucky that Comrade Hanning cooperated and supported the central government to move to Ningxia. All disputes within the party were resolved by the fourth plenary meeting. All my comrades will be able to reorganize the army in time and unanimously." The Northern Expedition. The chaos in the southeast was not expected to stop, but the situation in Heluo was revived. According to reports from all parties, the Second Army and the Eighth Front Army directly under the central government occasionally clashed due to misunderstandings. Comrades have struggled for the party for many years, and they have been alone for thousands of miles. This year, they will join forces in Bianzheng and recover Hebei. It will be difficult and difficult, and it will be difficult. Comrade Jianqing rebelled against Wu last year, and this year he will be enlisted. These are all loyal comrades, the leaders of the party and the country. Fengzhang is not destroyed, we are armed party members, and we are willing to donate prejudices. Even if the spirit is not easy to calm down, we should share weal and woe. Forbearance because of small suspicions, chaos and big plans, and dare to weep to persuade each other. And invite comrades from all walks of life to work together to resolve, revitalize harmony, unite the party's armed forces, complete the national revolution, overthrow the Zhang Zuolin government, which is a tool of imperialism, and build a new China of the Three People's Principles. delete." Feng Yuxiang was determined to purge Jin Yun'e. On September 5, he gathered his troops and deployed secretly. On September 7, he ordered Sun Liangcheng to attack from north to south.Sun Lianzhong's department was in charge of attacking from the north and the south, and attacked from both sides. Although Jin fought hard, he was unable to support him, so he led a few guards to flee to northern Anhui and then to Shanghai. The autumn and winter of the 16th year of the Republic of China was the setback of the revolutionary army's Northern Expedition.After Zhang Zongchang captured Lincheng and Xuzhou, the revolutionary army turned southward, and Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army also retreated to Guide.The contact of the revolutionary army in the eastern section of Longhai Road was cut off.When Sun Chuanfang led his army across the south of the Yangtze River to invade, the Zhilu Allied Forces also attacked Feng Yuxiang's tribe in Henan and Yan Xishan's tribe in Shanxi. The Longhai Railway traverses the mainland of China, winds along the south bank of the Yellow River to the east, connects the Jinpu Railway and the Beijing-Han Railway, crosses the Northwest Plateau and the Huaihai Plain, especially the section from Luoyang to Xuzhou that traverses the Central Plains battlefield, and is a must for military strategists. In early October 2016, Chu Yupu commanded the Yongchang Division of the Fourth Army, the Wangdong Division of the Fifth Army, the Xu Yuanquan Division of the Sixth Army and the Yuan Jiaji Army with a total strength of more than 100,000 troops. On October 10, they crossed Yangji and attacked Feng Yuxiang's army. During the same period, Feng Yuxiang divided his division into three deployments: The first route is Lu Zhonglin commanding Pang Bingxun's 20th Army, Yang Huchen's 10th Army, Lu Xiuwen's 21st Army, and Wang Hongen, Xiao Zhichu, Wang Yufen, and Chang Haoren, with a total strength of 50,000 troops , Attacked from Ma Muji to Xuzhou via Dangshan. The second route was to attack Jining from Kaocheng with a total strength of about 80,000 troops of the Eighth Front Army of the Liu Zhenhua Command Post. The third route is the 14th Army of Sun Lianzhong's command post and the 23rd Army of Liang Shoukai, Qin Dechun, Han Deyuan, etc., with a total strength of more than 40,000, attacking Dezhou from Daming. The general reserve force consists of Han Fuqu's Division of the Sixth Army, Sun Liangcheng's Division of the Third Army, Shiyou III of the Fifth Army, Ma Hongkui's Division of the Fourth Army, and Zheng Dazhang's Cavalry Army, with a total of about 90,000 people, assembled near Kaifeng and Zhengzhou. On October 9, all the troops of Feng Yuxiang's army were concentrated and began to advance.Although the Feng Department had three major armies, the Liu Zhenhua Department of the Second Route Army failed to progress as scheduled due to its complex elements and many restraints. On October 10, Lu Zhonglin fought against Chu Yupu's army on both sides of Longhai Road east of Ma Muji.With 100,000 Chu troops, the front-line force reached 50,000. There was a huge disparity between the number of troops and the deer army.Based on the situation of all parties, Feng Yuxiang believed that the main force of the Chu army was used to the south of the Yellow River, and only for assists in the north of the Yellow River. Therefore, he decided to use the minimum force to resist the Chu army on the north bank of the Yellow River and concentrate the main force on the south bank of the Yellow River.Use a main force to meet Chu's army near Lanfeng, and control a strong reserve force near Kaifeng. On October 19th, Chu's armored vehicles had arrived in Neihuang. Feng Yuxiang gave up Lanfeng that night, lured the enemy to go deep, and selected Du Liangji to build a position in Qi County. From October 26th, the battle from the south bank of the Yellow River to Qi County was extremely fierce. On the 30th, Feng's army changed from defense to offense, defeating the attacking Chu army in one fell swoop, and on November 1st defeated Lanfeng. On the 2nd, Liuhe, Libaji, and Neihuang were occupied. On the 3rd, Kaocheng was recovered, on the 6th, the east of Yuema Muji, and Zheng Dazhang's army reached the west of Dangshan.Considering various situations, Feng Yuxiang decided that it was not appropriate to go deep alone, so he decided to give up all the places he had gained and retreat to the vicinity of Lanfeng to wait for the enemy to go deep and gather and annihilate them. Feng Jun withdrew to the vicinity of Lanfeng, gathered the third and fourth armies to the east of Lanfeng, and the left wing relied on the Yellow River; the fifth army gathered near Shiyuanji in the northeast of Qi County; Gather in Taikang and Qixian County; use the Sixth Army to control Zhengzhou, and one of the divisions will go to the north bank of the Yellow River; use Liu Zhenhua to gather near Kaocheng; use Zheng Dazhang's cavalry army to cover the safety of the right flank near Taikang; order the Second Army to quickly leave Shaanxi , Dali East opened to Kaifeng assembly. Chu Yupu's defeated troops had retreated to Xiayi, Shanxian, and Chengwu areas, and had just gained a foothold. They were planning to defend and rectify. At the same time, they mobilized eighteen trains of reinforcements from various places in Jinan. It must be that there was a problem in the rear of Feng's army, so he mobilized 120,000 to 30,000 new troops to attack in three directions.With Chu Yupu as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, he commanded the armies to attack Henan in three routes, with Xu Yuanquan of the Sixth Army, Xu Kun of the Seventh Army, Wang Dong of the Fifth Army, and Fang Yongchang of the Fourth Army as the central route. As the commander, march westward along the Longhai route; with Liu Zhilu of the 13th Army and Chai Yunsheng of the Eighth Army as the right route, with Liu Zhilu as the commander, enter the Kao City from Chengwu and Shanxian County to attack Kaifeng; With Zhang Jingyao of the 2nd Army and Mao Syi of the 30th Army as the left, with Zhang Jingyao as the commander, advance from Xiayi to Qixian and Taikang via Shangqiu, Ningling, and Suixian. After Chu Jun launched his offensive, he captured Kaocheng on November 16.At this time, He Yingqin had conquered Bengbu and Guzhen on Jinpu Road.Therefore, the military operations of Jinpu and Longhai were gradually able to respond. Feng Yuxiang turned from defense to offense, taking Lu Zhonglin to meet the Chu army in Suixian as the right road; Cooperate with Liu Zhenhua's department to attack Kaocheng on the left, and use Zheng Dazhang's cavalry to attack Chu Jun's side from the right flank. Sun Liangcheng on the left launched a fierce attack on November 24 and won a complete victory. Within three days, more than 20,000 Chu troops were wiped out, the commander of the army Pan Hongjun was killed, four people above the brigade commander were captured, and more than 10,000 guns were captured. , Heze, until January 29, 2017 in Kecao County, 3,000 officers and soldiers were captured, and the army commander Jiang Mingyu was cheated. Han Fuju on the middle road also took action on November 24. He fought against Chu Jun in Liuhe, Libaji, and Liuheji. Han Fuju led more than 2,000 guards to personally supervise the battle. The frontal enemies of Lu Zhonglin's troops on the right were Zhang Jingyao, Yuan Jiaji and other troops. They had been defeated again and again, and their morale was low. , Invaded Yuxiangpu on the 24th, occupied Suixian on the 26th, took advantage of the victory, occupied Guide on the 27th, and occupied Yucheng on December 1st. In the north of Henan, in mid-October, 30,000 people from the Zhilu army, including Sun Dianying and Yuan Zhenqing, invaded Zhangde and captured Tangyin and Linzhang.Due to the urgent battle in Lanfeng, the two divisions of Han Deyuan and Feng Zhi'an were transferred to the south. Sun Dianying invaded from Neihuang and Changyuan, and occupied Weihui on November 4. On the 7th, Zhangde, Qixian, and Tangyin fell again. Take a defensive position in northern Henan. When Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army fought twice near Lanfeng and defeated Chu's army, it was also when the revolutionary army on Jinpu Road defeated Sun Chuanfang near Bengbu, captured Bengbu and Guzhen, and was advancing northward.So Feng Yuxiang decided to continue to advance eastward, and would attack Xuzhou, so that the two fronts of Jinpu and Longhai could be united. Han Fuju's troops occupied Dangshan on December 1, and occupied Huangkou on December 2. The rout of the Zhi-Shandong Allied Forces was reorganizing in the Jiuli Mountain area of ​​Xuzhou. On December 3, the Sixth Army of Han Fuju's Department marched towards Xuzhou, occupied Xuzhou Station on Longhai Road, cut off Jinpu Road, and besieged the city wall of Xuzhou. The giants of the Beiyang Army Zhang Zongchang, Sun Chuanfang, Chu Yupu and most of the other senior generals were all inside the besieged city of Xuzhou. to help.However, Feng's army was exhausted from fighting for a long time, and failed to deliver the biggest blow. After the Beiyang Army sent a large number of reinforcements, all the strongholds near Xuzhou were abandoned. , will attack Xuzhou. When Feng Jun retreated, Chu Yupu commanded more than 30,000 people from Xu Yuanquan and other troops to follow and pursue. On December 9, He Yingqin's troops on Jinpu Road had entered Caocun. He Ji called Feng's army to jointly attack Xuzhou on the 14th. Feng Yuxiang adjusted his attack deployment in order to advance and encircle Xuzhou because the main force of the enemy was gathering in the north of the railway.First defeat Chu Yupu's more than 30,000 men in the front, and then advance eastward with the main force.He Yingqin originally planned to launch a general offensive on the 14th. Unexpectedly, the Beiyang Army counterattacked first on the 13th. Fortunately, He Yingqin discovered that he attacked ahead of time and defeated the Beiyang Army. On the 15th, he occupied the mountains near Xuzhou. So they did not support it, and retreated to the territory of Lu. On December 16, the revolutionary army once again conquered Xuzhou. In this battle, Feng Yuxiang's army's strategy was quite successful. When Feng's army marched eastward after winning the first battle in Lanfeng, they could have entered and exited the vicinity of Xuzhou in one go, but because the left side was exposed, they fought against the revolutionary army on the Jinpu line. Before contact was made, and the Beiyang Army was still strong at the time, Feng Nai resolutely withdrew to the west, and then drew the main force of the enemy to the west of Xuzhou, and carried out a second retreat and annihilation battle on the Longhai Line, while allowing the Jinpu Road Northern Expeditionary Army to advance Easy, Chu Yupu is a rough man, when he saw Feng Jun retreating, he immediately chased after him, but suffered a second defeat in Lanfeng. However, Feng Jun also has weaknesses. After Lan Feng won the second battle, he should take advantage of the victory and pursue Xuzhou with one blow. At this time, Zhang Zongchang, Sun Chuanfang, and Chu Yupu were all in Xuzhou. After arriving, we will deploy in a unified manner and attack together, not only will Xuzhou be able to go down overnight, but Zhang Zongchang, Sun Chuanfang, Chu Yupu, etc. may all be wiped out in one go.It is a pity that Feng's army had been fighting for a long time and became more and more exhausted. When they arrived at Xuzhou, they had neither an attack plan nor sufficient troops. Therefore, after the reinforcements from the north and south of the opponent's army, they retreated without support. He Yingqin's army rushed to help. Xuzhou was defeated, but Zhang Zongchang They all fled first, but failed to catch them all. There are many reasons for the failure of the Beiyang warlords. One of them is that the reports to each other are not true, they deceive each other, and they do not report all the real situations, so that the contact is vain.