Chapter 5 Chapter Five Expedition to Western Hubei to Occupy the Yangtze River

When Sun Chuanfang returned to Wuhan from Beijing, his net worth suddenly increased a lot, and he himself felt that his skills had increased a lot.When walking, hold your head high; when you talk, talk and laugh.Completely changed—into the appearance of a great man. Because of the successful completion of the "audience" task, Wang Zhanyuan was praised by Acting President Feng Guozhang. Feng Guozhang valued Wang Zhanyuan, and Wang Zhanyuan also valued Sun Chuanfang even more.Not only did he often discuss military affairs with him, but when Chief of Staff He Peiluo of the Supervisory Office went out, Wang Zhanyuan asked Sun Chuanfang to act as Chief of Staff;What is even more bizarre is that Wang Zhanyuan asked Sun Chuanfang to go on his behalf even when the warlord inspected the troops.For a while, Sun Chuanfang became a figure who overshadowed the sky in Hubei!

Sun Chuanfang, who is on the rise, is very clear-headed at the moment.That day, Wang Zhanyuan came back from reviewing the army. Instead of going to the banquet, he was bored in his hut, thinking about how to go his own way—— After entering the barracks for 14 years, looking back, Sun Chuanfang suddenly felt that she was just a puppet, which was directed by others with ropes or sticks. "Whether it is Yuan Shikai or Wang Zhanyuan, they all 'command' me. They reuse me to command me better." Thinking about it again, Sun Chuanfang seemed to understand better, "Oh, they reused me to let me serve They are determined and loyal to the end." Thinking about it this way, I suddenly thought of what the third brother-in-law Wang Yingkai said when he was about to join the army. The third brother-in-law told him that if he had the ambition to climb up, he had to be able to squeeze out his opponents. You have to have your own people.Thinking about President Feng Guozhang's confession again, Sun Chuanfang smiled. "If you don't learn from teachers, you won't gain wisdom. How can society mess up? I understand, I can't be a puppet forever, I want to be a commander, the leader of a group of brothers!"

Sun Chuanfang intends to seize the opportunity to continue to climb up, become a division commander, and become an overseer; from now on, he will train his own troops and help brothers. A scheming person always has a chance—— In 1917, the internal strife in the Beiyang government reached its climax. Li Yuanhong's presidential palace and Duan Qirui's State Council had many conflicts. Marshal Zhang Xun took the opportunity to compete to restore the Qing imperial system.Sun Yat-sen was the first to rise up against it. Sun Yat-sen organized a military government in Guangzhou and announced the maintenance of the treaty.Tang Jiyao, the warlord of Yunnan, agreed to support it by telegram, and established the Yasukuni Army, claiming to be the commander-in-chief of the Yasukuni Army in Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou.At that time, Generals Hu Jingyi and Guo Jian of the Shaanxi Army established the Yasukuni Army in Sanyuan in January 1918 in order to oppose the Anhui warlord Chen Shufan, and Tang Jiyao sent troops to support it.In this way, a large area south of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou and Shaanxi formed a confrontation between the Yasukuni Army and the Beiyang Army.

The Yasukuni Army wanted to overthrow the government army whose king was the Beiyang Army, so it sent troops northward. The first to bear the brunt was naturally Hubei Wang Zhanyuan, who guarded the Yangtze River. The troops that Wang Zhanyuan brought to Hubei were basically the old foundation of Beiyang Second Town, that is, the Third Association led by him personally and the Fourth Association led by Bao Guiqing, with a total of 6,000 people.Went south to wipe out the Bailang uprising army, and was promoted to governor in Hubei. Wang Zhanyuan expanded his team, and there were only ten thousand people at present.This army is mainly based on garrison and defense, and there have not been many real big battles.Now, the several provinces in the southwest are united into one family, and the Yasukuni Army has crushed the border. The towns such as Lichuan, Enshi, and Xianfeng in the Wudang Mountains, Jingshan Mountains, and Daba Mountains in western Hubei have all been occupied.Wang Zhanyuan was at a loss and was depressed in the secret room.

Sun Chuanfang, Wang Zhanyuan's confidant, was equally impatient.However, he was not downcast.He collected information on western Hubei and carefully studied and analyzed it. He believed that although the Yasukuni Army was a regular army from various provinces, it was patchwork after all, each occupying one side, and could not yet form a powerful fist.Going to a strong team can completely eliminate them, or at least drive them out. Sun Chuanfang walked into Wang Zhanyuan's secret room, stood in front of him, and said calmly, "Is the warlord worried about the situation in western Hubei?"

Wang Zhanyuan nodded. "Sit down, I was looking for you." "I also came to see you for this matter." Sun Chuanfang said while sitting, "The current situation in western Hubei is worrying." "It is reported that most of the people who came to Hubei were the Yunnan Army and the Sichuan Army." Wang Zhanyuan said: "Tang Jiyao and Hu Jingyi's troops are quite capable troops. They are not easy to deal with when they join forces!" Sun Chuanfang smiled softly and said, "Lord Warlord, I want to call for a fight. Please allow me to bring a team to the west of Hubei to destroy them."

"Are you going to the west of Hubei?" "I'm going to the west of Hubei." "Can you destroy them?" "Yes!" Wang Zhanyuan sighed softly, but still said: "You can't go." Wang Zhanyuan felt that Sun Chuanfang was indispensable by his side.If Sun Chuanfang is not around, he seems to be lost.If something happened to Sun Chuanfang in western Hubei, wouldn't he, Wang Zhanyuan, lose one wing! "I will be successful if I go!" Sun Chuanfang was eager to ask for credit, and he felt that going to western Hubei was a good opportunity for Tengda.

"Tell me about your plan." Wang Zhanyuan said, "Let's see how close you are to winning?" Sun Chuanfang breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly: "The Jingguo Army in western Hubei seems to be powerful, but in fact, they don't have much strength. Their main force is the Yunnan Army, but they have traveled long distances and their numbers are limited. They mainly rely on the Sichuan Army; the Sichuan Army is divided internally. , the main force did not dare to leave the country, so the number of troops accompanying the Yunnan people in Hubei would not be large; the Guizhou army did not send troops into Hubei, and only a few Shaanxi troops were in chaos in the northwestern part of Hubei. These mixed armies fought independently and had a long front , when it comes to war, the head and the tail must not be able to look at each other. Then I can divide and fight and defeat each. Think about it, will you be invincible if you do this?"

Wang Zhanyuan listened to Sun Chuanfang's opinion and thought it was very reasonable.Thinking about it again, of course he needs brave generals around him, but doesn't he need the safety of the territory even more. "Sun Chuanfang was able to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Yasukuni Army in one fell swoop, and I can report to Beijing. Although Xu Shichang is the president now, Xu Shichang still loves his immediate family." After thinking about this, he changed his tone and said, "Xinyuan, what do you say?" It makes sense. I believe you will be successful. Then I will trouble you to go to the west of Hubei." Then he said: "Go to the west of Hubei, do you have any requirements?"

"It is our duty to protect the environment and the people." Sun Chuanfang said, "There is no requirement." Wang Zhanyuan smiled.I thought to myself: "How can there be no requirements for dispatching an army to suppress the enemy?" So he said: "Well, you can't be anonymous when you send an army. I appoint you as the commander of the Western Hubei Garrison! With this title, it is justifiable to march into Western Hubei. You are ready to go Bar." Sun Chuanfang is not blindly optimistic. He knows that this battle in western Hubei will affect his future and destiny. He can only win this battle, but never lose it.Defeated, it's all over.Sun Chuanfang already has considerable influence and real power in the Overseer's Office.Before the troops set off, he raised a sum of money, paid the troops one month's salary in advance, and gave special care to some officers. Finally, he made a request to the officers and soldiers: "We must fight bravely, win more battles, and drive the Yasukuni Army out of the country." Go to Hubei! If the battle is won, I will reward you with great rewards!"

Sun Chuanfang led his troops westward from Wuhan, day and night, first arrived in Yichang, non-stop westward along the south bank of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, and arrived at Jianshi via Zigui.Unknowingly, part of the Sichuan army that invaded western Hubei was wiped out; then, the soldiers were divided into two groups, all the way to Enshi, all the way to drive Li, and then attacked south in a pincer shape. The Yunnan-Guizhou Army of the Yasukuni Army that invaded western Hubei was originally very weak. They heard that the Sichuan Army had been completely wiped out, and they didn't know the coming of the Hubei Army, so they had already made mistakes.As soon as Sun Chuanfang's army arrived.They were defeated and unable to fight, one was captured and the other fled.Without much fighting, the Yasukuni Army disappeared in western Hubei.Sun Chuanfang won seven counties without paying much. The Jingguo army who invaded western Hubei was all driven out. Sun Chuanfang made great contributions and became famous. Wang Zhanyuan went to western Hubei to celebrate his achievements. In the battle in western Hubei, Sun Chuanfang won the reputation of "General of Everlasting Victory", and Wang Zhanyuan valued him even more. Although his troops still stayed in western Hubei, Sun Chuanfang returned to Wuhan and became a figure that Wang Zhanyuan could not miss at all times. Every warlord is a militant.Because, only by melee can we develop and strengthen ourselves.Although some warlords will be destroyed in a melee, they will also be destroyed.Otherwise, wouldn't they be called "warlords"? Wang Zhanyuan, a warlord stationed in Hubei, was ups and downs in the tide of melee. In June 1920, he actually served as a tour envoy of the two lakes, and he was in charge of several provinces in central China.At this time, a huge civil war broke out among the Beiyang warlords - the Zhiwan War. After Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang faction was divided into Zhiwan and Anhui families. Since both of them were controlled by foreign forces (the Japanese controlled Duan Qirui from the Anhui faction, and the British and Americans controlled the Zhili faction Cao Kun and Wu Peifu), war would naturally not be avoided. In April 1920, Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin, a Feng faction warlord far in the northeast, united to form an anti-duan alliance; in May, Wu Peifu led his army to go north from Hengyang, preparing for a war with Anhui.Duan Qirui also deployed troops near Beijing, and formed the Dingguo Army with 5 divisions and 4 melee brigades in July, with Duan Zi as the commander-in-chief.The Zhijun army consisted of 1 division and 9 mixed brigades, and Wu Peifu served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. The war began on July 14th.After only 3 days of fighting, the defeat of the Anhui Army was set. On July 19, Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui Clique, was forced to resign, and the Zhifeng and Feng families took control of the Beijing regime. In this war, Sun Chuanfang got another opportunity for great development—— In this battle between Anhui and Anhui, the two lakes are a decisive battlefield.First, Duan Qirui commanded three divisions of his frontier guards, Qu Tongfeng, Chen Wenyun, and Ma Liang, to practice field battles with brigades such as Song Yiqin and Zhang Yawei in Henan, with the intention of dividing the Zhijun Army (at this time Cao Kun was in Baoding and Wu Peifu was in Hunan). Kun immediately telegraphed Wu Peifu to go north to join forces to meet the battle.When Wu Peifu led 50,000 troops to the north in May, although Duan Qirui repeatedly deployed to destroy him in Dongting Lake, he failed to act due to improper coordination among various ministries.The main responsibility for improper coordination lies in Wu Guangxin, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the Anhui Province and Duan Qirui's brother-in-law, who failed to mobilize troops and missed the opportunity.The headquarters of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was established in the spring of 1918.At that time, Qirui was set up to prevent the Jingguo soldiers from Sichuan and Guizhou. Soon, it was changed to defend Beijing and monitor the armies of the two lakes and lakes as the main goal.Wu Guangxin's general headquarters is located in Jingzhou, with Wang Ruqin's 8th Division, Fan Guozhang's 20th Division, Liu Haimen's 2nd Mixed Brigade and Li Bingzhi's 13th Mixed Brigade.Later, Wu Guangxin recruited 10,000 people in the four townships of Hefei to form a transportation team, which was divided into 4 brigades, stationed in Yichang, Shashi, Zhijiang, Songzi, Jianli and other places, and had a considerable influence in western Hubei. Wu Guangxin's task was to block Wu Peifu on the Yangtze River and prevent him from going north to join Cao Kun.However, when he moved his headquarters to Hankou, Wu Peifu's large troops had already passed Dongting Lake.He had no choice but to live in the transportation office of his headquarters with a sigh, quietly watching the battle in the north, and took advantage of the opportunity to go north. Wu Guangxin placed his command in Hankou, and Wang Zhanyuan felt uneasy. There was no room for others to snore under the couch, not to mention the battle between Zhiwan and Anhui. "I'm going to clean up this 'brother-in-law'!" Wang Zhanyuan brought Sun Chuanfang and Chief of Staff He Peiluo in front of him to discuss how to send troops. "Wu Guangxin is really overconfident. With just a few soldiers, he feels great and has sealed off the entire Yangtze River. I want to send troops and eat him!" The chief of staff also said: "Wu Guangxin is arrogant and conceited. We should show him some color." Sun Chuanfang remained calm.He silently listened to the envoy and chief of staff getting angry there. "Xinyuan," Wang Zhanyuan looked at the silent Sun Chuanfang, knowing that he was thinking of another way.He said, "What's your opinion?" Sun Chuanfang smiled slightly, and said: "The battle of Zhiwan, the arrow is on the string. Of course, Wu Guang's new visit to Han is an important move on Duan Qirui's chessboard. It is a happy thing to eat him by force. But now, use force against him. It seems inappropriate." "Tell me, what's wrong?" Wang Zhanyuan asked for Sun Chuanfang's opinion, and he always cut to the chase. "First, the war has not yet started. Hubei Xiansheng, Duan can find an excuse to think that this war was started by us, but he can take measures against us." Sun Chuanfang was quite confident. "Second, Wu Guangxin is strong, with a long battle line, and they are all relying on the river, so they are not easy to eliminate. After the war breaks out, Cao (Kun) and Wu (Pei Fu) will definitely mobilize Hubei. Will we go alone? Affect the whole world?" What he said made the tour envoy and the chief of staff nod slightly.Wang Zhanyuan was silent for a while, and said: "So, Wu Guangxin, we can't move him?" "No." Sun Chuanfang said: "I just said that it is not appropriate to use force for the time being." "Is there any way?" Wang Zhanyuan asked. "Have." "What is the solution? Tell me." "Set up a 'Hongmen Banquet' in Wuchang to politely welcome the 'Commander-in-Chief of the Upper Yangtze River'. I don't think Wu Guangxin will make it 'easy to buy vegetables but difficult to treat guests'..." Sun Chuanfang said confidently: "When the time comes... ..." He put on a posture of closing the door and beating the dog, "I'm afraid he's 'an old cow fell into a dry well-there is nowhere to use his strength'!" Wang Zhanyuan slapped his ass and stood up, and said in a high voice: "I knew that your fellow countryman has a brilliant move! Okay, let's give him a 'first gift' for brother-in-law Wu, and then 'soldier' ​​when he catches his hand!" So, Sun Chuanfang After writing, He Peiluo polished, and a warm invitation letter was sent to Wu Guangxin. Wu Peifu went north for the upcoming "Battle of Zhiwan"; Wu Guangxin arrived in Hankou.It is also for this "Battle of Zhihui".However, they missed it when the storm was about to come.Wu Guangxin knew that he had made a mistake, but he was still confident - Duan's Anhui faction had always been at its peak, and he always believed that there was no one in the country who could do anything to them.After living in Hankou, Wu Guangxin was still high-spirited, looked at Wuchang across the river, and said boldly: "Wang Zhanyuan, you should go back to your hometown in Shandong soon. The Yangtze River is my surname Wu!" Just when Wu Guangxin was getting carried away, Wang Zhanyuan's "invitation letter" was delivered to him.Wu Guangxin read the letter and smiled. "The inspectors of the two lakes cleaned up the dust for me. What a big face!" He said in his mouth, but he thought in his heart: "How about you, Wang Zhanyuan, you have to look up at me." He immediately wrote back and promised "as promised tomorrow morning." ". Wu Guangxin was going to Wang Zhanyuan's dust-cleaning banquet, and his entourage discussed and dissuaded him one after another.A staff officer surnamed Tao felt that he had a close relationship with Wu, so he went to him and persuaded him, "Commander-in-chief, Wang Zhanyuan's banquet cannot be attended." "Why can't you go?" Wu Guangxin was very confident. "Others don't know Wang Zhanyuan, but I know Wang Zhanyuan. He doesn't have such a complicated mind. Even if he did, he doesn't have the guts. In the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, he still can't make waves!" "The situation is very serious now," Staff Officer Tao said, "We have to be careful!" "The Yangtze River is our world. Don't be so villainous. Don't dare to advance or retreat." Wu Guangxin said: "With a large army in hand, you dare not even go to other people's banquets. Don't others laugh at us. You don't have to mention it anymore. I will be on time tomorrow." Go to the banquet." The next day, Wang Zhanyuan called Wu Guangxin's transportation office early in the morning. "Director Wu. I'm waiting for you, when will you be there?" "Thank you for the tour envoy, I will leave to cross the river at 9 o'clock, and then..." "Okay, I will send someone to wait for you at Hanyang Gate!" After breakfast, Wu Guangxin led his adjutants, entourage and 16 people from Ma Qi across the river in a Chucai small warship, went ashore at Hanyangmen, transferred to a carriage sent by Wang Zhanyuan, and went straight to the two lakes to inspect the diplomatic offices.Sitting in the carriage, looking at the peaceful streets and alleys of Wuchang, Wu Guangxin also happily thought: "Wang Zhanyuan, who was born as a groom, has lost a bit of the general's mind after all!" The carriage stopped outside the gate of Wang Zhanyuan's patrolling envoy. Wang Zhanyuan greeted him outside the gate, exchanged greetings, and entered the courtyard side by side.When Wu Guangxin crossed the Xiaoqiang wall, he saw that there were many soldiers with guns in the courtyard, and it didn't look like a welcome lineup, so he was surprised.Turning around, he asked Wang Zhanyuan: "Counselor, this...why is this?" Wang Zhanyuan waved his hand, and a group of warriors came over, and first took away Wu's followers. Only then did Wang Zhanyuan sneer and said, "Why do your troops from all over the upper reaches of the Yangtze River split up and go east to Wuhan? Don't you know that Wuhan is the site of my patrol envoy from the two lakes?" Wu Guangxin knew that he had fallen for Wang Zhanyuan's "Hongmen" trick, but he still felt that the soldiers were in his hands and they were menacing. "This is an order from the Ministry of War, and you have nothing to do with it." Wang Zhanyuan didn't want to argue with him, so he turned around with a sneer and left. Wu Guangxin became angry: "Wang Zichun, you are too dishonorable, see you on the battlefield!" Then he turned to leave. At this time, Sun Chuanfang came out from the inside, dressed in the military uniform of a major general, and stood in front of Wu Guangxin with a murderous look on his face. He said with a cold smile, "Commander Wuchang, this is Wuchang, and this is the Office of the Touring Envoy of the Two Lakes. Since you come in, If you don’t explain clearly about the deployment of troops, then don’t even think about going back. Please, please!” He turned to the fully armed guards and said, “Come on, first transfer Wu Guangxin to the Military Judicial Department of the Patrolling Envoy’s Office for custody, and we’ll have a trial later. .” A group of guards escorted Wu Guangxin away.Although Wu Guangxin shouted "Wang Zhanyuan villain!", he really lost his freedom. Fang is a guest, that is, a prisoner! Wu Guangxin had a big dream in life! After Wu Guangxin was detained, Wang Zhanyuan felt that the matter was serious, so he hurriedly asked Sun Chuanfang for advice: "What is the next move?" Sun Chuanfang said: "The battle of Zhiwan in the north has started, and Duan Qirui is no longer able to go south. We still adopt the method of salute first, then soldiers, and use both salute soldiers. We just need to eat Wu Guangxin's team." "To be more specific, how do you eat him?" Wang Zhanyuan asked. Sun Chuanfang unhurriedly stated her plan.After hearing this, Wang Zhanyuan nodded and said "OK!" He repeatedly expressed his attitude: "Just do it like this, just do it like this!" On the same day, Wang Zhanyuan sent the following telegram to the commander of Wu Guangxin's division and brigade in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River: I have been with Commander-in-Chief Wu for many years, and we have shared weal and woe for a long time, so we could have met each other sincerely.However, the rumors in Wuhan have been too hot these days, so I had to ask Commander-in-Chief Wu to stay here for a few more days to silence the rumors.I hope that everyone will live in the original defense, fortunately not to be misunderstood.Wu Guangxin's generals who received the telegram all burst into tears, thinking that Wu had thrown himself into a trap. Although he wanted to send troops to rescue him, no one dared to act rashly because he was cautious.Watching helplessly his leader is imprisoned. In the second step, Wang Zhanyuan sent heavy troops to surround and disarm Wu Guangxin's direct line troops one by one, and then dismissed them... When the Zhiwan War was about to end, in order to completely destroy Wu Guangxin's illusions, Sun Chuanfang left the Military Law Department and went to the presiding judge alone. Wu Guangxin. It was in a relatively quiet small house with no strict security. There were only two bailiffs swimming outside the door, and only one assistant of Sun Chuanfang inside.When the bailiff brought Wu Guangxin there, Sun Chuanfang bowed and said politely, "Sit!" Although Wu Guangxin was a little thin, he only glanced sideways at Sun Chuanfang, and then sat down generously. At the same time, he said: "You are too dishonorable. If you kidnap a general in a robber way, the world will scold you." Sun Chuanfang smiled. "Please don't get angry, Commander-in-Chief. We are all tacit about such things. Don't you forget that when the Braided Marshal Xuzhou Conference was discussing restoration, your boss Duan Hefei sent a representative to attend and supported it. After the Restoration, it was you Boss Duan who attacked the Braided Marshal after the Restoration. Isn’t it even more dishonorable to see each other and this scene today?” "You are not qualified to talk to me," Wu Guangxin fumed. "I want to see Wang Zhanyuan. No one wants to ask me anything except Wang Zhanyuan!" Sun Chuanfang was calm and said with a faint smile: "I was originally ordered to preside over your trial. Now it seems that you don't even understand your own situation, so your attitude is naturally not correct. In this way, there is no need to ask you anything. But , I can truthfully tell you a little about the situation, after listening. Maybe you'll be more sober. " "Let me say one more thing: you are not qualified to talk to me! I don't listen to your situation. I don't believe you when you tell me." "Believe it or not? It's up to you. I still want to say it." Sun Chuanfang took a sip of water from his teacup, put it down, stood up slowly, and said, "Your divisions and brigades scattered in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, They were all partly divided and surrounded by us. Your Zhao Yunlong 1st Brigade, who escaped from Yuezhou, was disarmed after being surrounded and then dismissed; your Tao Yunhe 3rd Brigade and Fei Guoxiang 4th Brigade stationed in Yichang will end up the same way. Zhao Yunlong is the same; Liu Wenming's second brigade stationed in Shashi, although not completely wiped out, is now besieged on all sides. Liu Wenming led his troops to flee to Shinan, intending to surrender to the Yasukuni Army, but was detained in Shashi by Wang Ruqin, the commander of your eighth division. This is the situation today. You really don’t want to see this situation. But the situation is absolutely true.” After Wu Guangxin was imprisoned, he was isolated from the outside world.He guessed that after Wang Zhanyuan detained him, he would take measures against his troops, but he didn't expect that his troops would collapse in an instant.Wu Guangxin still had illusions at first. He felt that with his strength, he would not lose power in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River for a while, not to mention that the Anhui faction is so powerful.If Duan Qirui does not fall, Wu Guangxin will have a team and a territory.Now, his faith has been shaken. "My team is really like what Sun Chuanfang said. Haven't I become a real bare-bones commander?!" He was a little scared, and before he knew it, beads of sweat dripped from the corners of his forehead.But he still has fantasies, fantasizing that Duan Qirui will win the battle of Zhiwan. "If the northern line is defeated, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will still be mine. At that time, it's just a show of the banner, and I'm afraid that there will be no team." Wu Guangxin thought about having a sweet dream, and the sweat on his forehead gradually disappeared.He looked at Sun Chuanfang and said contemptuously: "Even if the situation on the Yangtze River is as you said, so what? The battle in the north is still raging. Who will win? It's hard to say. You may be too optimistic." Let's have a little!" Sun Chuanfang understood Wu Guangxin's fantasy and smiled. "Commander Wu's news is too closed. It's no wonder that Commander-in-Chief Wu has only been in his sleep for a few days. It can be said that 'the hole in the middle of seven days is hundreds of years in the world'! Here is a telegram, maybe I can tell Commander-in-Chief Wu a little bit." The latest news." As he spoke, he handed a telegram to Wu Guangxin. Wu Guangxin took it and saw that it was Duan Qirui who was defeated and sent to the field.He understood: the battle of Zhiwan was over, and it ended with the defeat of the Anhui faction.He hung his head and said nothing more. Sun Chuanfang made great contributions to seizing the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.At the request of Wang Zhanyuan, the Beijing government, which was governed by the Zhifeng Coalition, appointed Sun Chuanfang as the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, replacing Wu Guangxin's entire territory. Sun Chuanfang jumped to another level. ——Say a few words: After Sun Chuanfang became the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, he tried to kill Wu Guangxin to avoid future troubles.If they can't be killed, they can't be locked up for a long time. Who knew Kit Kat again. Liu Wenming, Wu Guangxin's first brigade commander stationed in Shashi, was detained by Wang Ruqin, commander of the Beiyang Eighth Division, when he retreated to the Jiangnan police.Although Wang Ruqin was a member of the Anhui family, he was already Xiangzhi. He thought Liu was not being polite, so he immediately forced him to write a letter, asking him to recover the three or four regiments that had fled.At this moment, Wang Zhanyuan wrote a personal letter to Wang Ruqin, asking him to release Liu Wenming and send him to Wuchang.It turned out that Wang Zhanyuan was a subordinate (cavalry soldier) of Liu Wenming's father Liu Qinchen (cavalry battalion leader) when he was operating mobile soldiers at the small station, and he had a close relationship.Because of this origin, it is given preferential treatment.When Liu Wenming arrived in Wuchang, he was immediately hired by Wang Zhanyuan as a major general counselor, and he was given 3 months' salary to his second brigade. Liu Wenming became Wang Zhanyuan's major general counselor, and was ridiculed by his old colleagues, but Liu didn't care.After taking office, he tried to rescue Wu Guangxin.Coincidentally, Cheng Mou, a classmate of Liu at the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, is the director of the Military Law Division of the Two Lakes Patrol Envoy.Liu asked Cheng for help, and Cheng was moved.willing to help.Late one night, Liu and Cheng disguised Wu Guangxin as a sick cook and went out to see a doctor to make him escape.Later, when Duan Qirui made a comeback and took over as interim ruling, Wu Guangxin became the chief of the military department. Wu immediately sent Liu Wenming to be the director of the Hanyang Arsenal and Cheng as the director of the Gongxian Arsenal to repay his life-saving grace. Sun Chuanfang failed to kill Wu Guangxin, and eventually became a big hatred and a big trouble.