The journey starts from the Titanic

Beginning on July 14, 11920, the Zhi-Anhui war that determined Beijing's political arena lasted for 5 days!The key figures are directly Wu Peifu and Anhui Xu Shuzheng. As for the two factions, Cao Kun and Duan Qirui are not capable of fighting. They are two pure bureaucrats and politicians, but they each call themselves commanders and are willing to be logistical commanders for the time being.

At the beginning, Wu Peifu was about to sneak attack on Duan Qirui's camp and capture Duan Qirui alive. Unfortunately, the plan was leaked and the success failed, and the old Duan slipped back to Beijing.

After that, the two armies confronted each other, set out their carts and horses, and each spoke according to their ability.Wu Peifu was able to fight with superior skills, continuously attacking and breaking through the defense lines of many Anhui troops.

However, the Japanese godfather from Anhui came to pull the sideline, and the two sides were not allowed to fight on the Beijing-Han railway line. Wu Peifu's troops had to withdraw from the Beijing-Han line. A big loophole suddenly appeared in the defense line and was chased by the Anhui army. Unable to connect, the situation is critical.Almost failed.

However, Wu Peifu's third Beiyang Division, known as the world's first division, was really strong, fighting back desperately, and it could withstand the attack of Anhui troops.This was the cruelest scene of the war. There were a lot of corpses after several battles.

At this time, Wu Peifu's "Guan Gong courage" was reflected.He led a team of elites to implement circuitous tactics, rushed to the headquarters of his opponent Qu Tongfeng for a long distance, and easily captured Qu Tongfeng himself and all the generals of the command.

This is incredible!

Wu Xiucai's move went straight to Huanglong, leaving the group of dragons on the eastern front of the Anhui system without a leader, and failed to organize an effective defense. The officers and soldiers fled in a hurry, and the army was defeated. Since then, the war has been divided.

Wu Peifu's army was as powerful as a bamboo. After incorporating the remnants of the Anhui system and defeated, they turned around to deal with Xu Shuzheng, who commanded operations on the Western Front.Xu Shuzheng has always been Duan Qirui's dog-headed strategist. He has a good reputation. He has helped Duan Qirui plan several conspiracies and has succeeded. He is very favored.

However, he, a politician with a higher heart than a walking winger, had almost no power to fight back against Wu Peifu, an upright, civilized and military general. He finally left his troops and fled back to Beijing in embarrassment.

Perhaps he felt that Beijing was not safe. He hurried to the concession and hid. After that, he fell into a slump and was later killed by the Christian general Feng Yuxiang. Who told him to break the rules of the world and find someone to assassinate Feng Yuxiang's uncle and rely on Shanlu Jianzhang!

Cao Wu won a complete victory and finally drove outside of Beijing.

Zhang Zuolin is the third leading actor in this big drama. He is not to be outdone. After killing the big villain Anhui, Feng Zhang has also risen from the third protagonist to the second protagonist, which has a lot more drama.

Feng's forces formed an alliance with the direct forces, knocking on the corners from time to time, dragging down many of the Anhui forces.Therefore, he was also a winner, and naturally got a piece of the pie from the middle, and temporarily controlled the Beijing government together with the direct line.

Next, it should be the uneven distribution of the spoils that caused the Zhifeng war, but it was just a series of good shows in the city's changing king flag.

The triumphant Cao Wu's strength greatly increased, dominating Zhili, Henan, Hubei, and Shaanxi, becoming the largest military group within the pass.Fengzhang's power also extended from the northeast to Beijing and Tianjin, becoming another major military group.

The remnants of the Anhui family are left with Lu Yongxiang from Zhejiang, Ni Sichong from Anhui and some other small warlords, without the arrogance of the past.

Fighting endlessly, arms sell well!Meihua can not only make huge profits from it, but also share the dividends of successful political speculation.Situ Nan had to be happy to see such a result.

The victory of Cao Wu made Meihua Company's hope of getting involved with Han Yeping gradually realized. At the same time, the expansion of a large number of companies such as Meihua Trading Company, Occidental Petroleum Company, Nanxing Shipping Company and even Nanhua Grain Co., Ltd. in the Yangtze River Basin has been greatly accelerated, becoming American capital. The most powerful and sharp force imported in the Yangtze River valley has faintly surpassed the established capitals of the United Kingdom, such as Jardine, HSBC, and Asia Ocean Oil.

Commercial companies followed Wu Peifu into Hankou and Beijing. Seeing that the good momentum of Zhi Gong Party also sent people to Hankou, Beijing and other cities, they secretly set up intelligence stations to keep an eye on the future China's number one military strongman-Wu Peifu!

Situ Nan planned all this behind the scenes. He tried to cooperate his capital with Wu Peifu's military power. Behind the scenery of Cao Wu, Situ Nan's power was quietly and rapidly expanding, and he was gaining tangible benefits.

There are a group of bureaucrats like pigs and dogs in Beijing. They are eager to flatter Wu Peifu. When Xiao Kadoorie came to Wu Peifu's residence in Beijing, he was really a guest.

His arrival gave Wu Peifu a lift.Without Meihua's weapons and equipment, it is still unknown whether Cao Wu can win.

"Congratulations to General Wu, although many people have said this. We still think that General Wu's future is limitless," Xiao Kadaoli praised.His purpose is naturally to deepen the friendship between the two sides.

"Thank you! I would also like to thank your company for your help!" Wu Peifu smiled, "Especially the flying team you provided this time, which can help me a lot. At the critical moment, it helped our army withstand the offensive of the Anhui system and scout the enemy. The headquarters, etc., are indispensable! Thanks to the flying team, my troops were able to capture the enemy headquarters in one fell swoop and take all of Qu Tongfeng’s nest. Haha!"

Wu Peifu laughed. This was his most proud military exploit, and he was also very satisfied with the performance of the flying team provided by Meihua in this war.

"Of course! They are all great guys with superb skills, and our planes are the best in the world, which we haven't said since we fought." Xiao Kadao said, following Wu Peifu's meaning.

"I wonder if General Wu intends to expand the flying team?" Little Kadoori asked sensitively.

"Exactly!" Wu Peifu nodded and secretly praised the foreign devil's shrewdness.

"Not only the flying team, I also want to import a batch of machines from your company to expand the scale of the Luoyang military factory." Wu Peifu said.

"It is what I am happy to be able to serve General Wu. We will provide General Wu with first-class equipment, as well as the most favorable price." Little Kadao said readily.

He knew that just after the war, Wu Peifu's army had obtained a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Anhui family, so there was no shortage of munitions for the time being.However, Wu Peifu could think of expanding his arsenal for the first time, which made Kadoorie impressed.

"Of course! I naturally believe in your company's reputation and strength, but you also know that our funds are relatively tight recently, and the price..." Wu Peifu was a little embarrassed.

In order to import arms and equipment from Meihua Company last time, Cao Wu’s savings were almost spent, and now it is a big victory. It takes a lot of money to settle the wounded and pay military rewards.The Beijing government has no money and can only maintain its operations by betraying the country.

It takes a lot of money for Cao Wu to host this mess, so he is painful and happy as a winner.

"Understand and understand." Little Kadoori had been prepared before he came. He thought about it, so he said: "Let's do it! I am self-propelled. Funding can be delayed. After all, General Wu and we have had a good relationship. Cooperation. But General Wu also wants to show your sincerity, so that I can explain it!"

"I wonder what Mr. Kadoorie is referring to?" Wu Peifu looked at Kadoorie warily.

"Don't worry! We won't embarrass you." Little Kadoorie smiled, and slowly spit out three words-"Han Yeping!"

"Oh! It turned out to be this! It's easy to talk about!" Wu Peifu suddenly realized, it was a little strange how Meihua Company was obsessed with Han Yeping Company.Although Han Yeping is a Chinese company in name, it is actually controlled by Japanese companies.

The blast furnace of the Hanyang Iron Works has ceased production continuously, and the accumulated products cannot be sold, so they are considered waste.The only valuable thing is the iron factory in Daye, which can produce iron, but it can only be exported to Japan at a low price to pay off its debts. It is ridiculous to say that it loses money while producing, but that's it.

The coal mine in Pingxiang is operating normally, but it is dragged down by the Hanyang Iron Works, and with a bunch of borers, it will not get there.The entire Han Yeping company was in a mess, and a lot of bad debts were raised. Even if Situ Nan didn't make a move, Han Yeping company would die in a few years.

Chapter 130 Dumping Aircraft

Wu Peifu had also tried the idea of ​​the Hanyang Iron Factory, but found that there was really no money to fill the bottomless hole, set up a stove, and chose Luoyang's arsenal.

He didn't know that Meihua Company had secretly controlled 15% of Han Yeping Company. Although the ratio was much lower than that of Japan's Nissin Company, it had also successfully penetrated Han Yeping Company to a certain extent.If it is supported by Wu Peifu, it may also regain control of Han Yeping Company.

At least he also took the Hanyang Iron Factory. This was an order from Situ to the little Kadoorie...

It is natural that Wu Peifu cannot blatantly hand over Han Yeping Company to Meihua Company. Although it is not a big deal, Yuan Shikai, Sheng Xuanhuai and others have almost sold it anyway.Wu Peifu was freshly baked, and he cherished feathers, so naturally he couldn't do anything that would damage his reputation.If the price is right, he has no objection...

Little Kadaoli smiled slightly, knowing Wu Peifu's mind."I have two plans. One is to package out Han Yeping Company as a whole for a contract period of 20 or 30 years, which is equivalent to renting out and does not involve ownership. The second is to reorganize Han Yeping Company and put the Hanyang Iron Factory, the large The iron smelting mine and the Pingxiang coal mine were separated and handed over to private businesses. This would also break the Japanese company’s monopoly on Han Yeping. I suggest that if General Wu is not easy to come forward, the power of Han Yeping can be transferred from the central government. Decentralized to the provinces below. As for how others deal with it, it doesn't matter to General Wu."

Little Kadoorie looked at Wu Peifu with piercing eyes, looking expectant."These plans are beneficial to both of us. The Japanese want to bring down China's heavy industry, while we are investing in construction. Although the property rights belong to Meihua, it is still China's steel industry in the final analysis! Naturally, it will be promoted to China. The industrialization process of China. If we cooperate happily, American-Chinese Bank is willing to provide General Wu with an interest-free loan of RMB 5 million."

Wu Peifu really refused such a favorable condition, but he didn't quite understand why Meihua Company was willing to spend so much money on Han Yeping Company. It seemed that the mess was not worth the gain?And foreign companies invest in China's steel industry, which is really strange.Is there such a kind foreign company?

Thinking of this, Wu Peifu couldn't see the Meihua company.

"With your company's strength, isn't it more profitable to export American arms, steel and other materials to China? Why bother?" Wu Peifu asked puzzled.

"I don't know much about this. Perhaps it is very optimistic about China's future! You know that the steel industry lost money in the early stage, but it is still very profitable in the long run.

It is said that the company's top executives do not like the Japanese and do not like Japanese companies to dominate China's steel industry, so they want to compete with the Japanese!In fact, I also have some doubts, but it is the above decision."Little Kadoorie said sincerely. For him, the most important thing is to complete the task.

"Competition?" Wu Peifu smiled. The Japanese wanted to bring down the Han Yeping Company, while the well-meaning Americans wanted to invest in China's steel industry. The term "competition" is also vivid!

Wu Peifu reluctantly accepted Xiao Kadao's explanation.

There is no conspiracy in it, and there is no conspiracy against Wu Peifu.Wu Peifu knew this very well.

Hanyang Iron Works is under his control, and Meihua Company wants to invest in Hanyang Iron Works. Isn't Wu Peifu his biggest beneficiary?Without the Japanese backing Duan Qirui, would this battle be so thrilling?Without the backing of the Japanese, the bandit Zhang will become more and more arrogant, will he fight against Cao Wu everywhere?

Thinking of this, Wu Peifu agreed to help Meihua Company compete for Han Yeping Company.He knew that the so-called contract management proposed by Little Kadoorie was just a rhetoric. The Han Yeping Company was contracted to Meihua Company. In the end, didn't the whole thing become Meihua Company's bag?How will the people talk about themselves?

In order to reduce resistance, Wu Peifu adopted Xiao Kadao's second suggestion to split up the Han Yeping Company, so that the targets would be much more scattered and the enemy could be calculated.Wu Peifu made up his mind secretly.

In this way, Meihua Company may have acquired the coal mines in Hanyang Ironworks and Pingxiang, and the Japanese acquired the iron ore and iron plants in Daye.In this way, each takes what he needs, and there is an explanation for both sides.