The Lu army's troops were not all stationed in Baoding, and were transported from Shandong to Hebei by train, and were stationed in different defense areas. In the military camp outside Baoding City, several of its core troops were stationed, especially Shandong's mercenaries, who were all taken to the battlefield.

More than 3,000 Shandong people from Tielle who had already started a family and established a career in Shandong, led by Xie Miaonov, gathered in a team. Their flags had changed from the Tiele Eagle Flag to the Five-Colored Flag of Shandong. Although these people still maintained their Tielle nationality, their families could no longer go back.

The end of the Thaisian War does not mean the arrival of peace. In Tiel, Kolchak, Tsar, and the rising peasants, workers, and front-line soldiers formed three forces to compete with each other. The old order had fallen apart, and the huge empire was trapped in endless wars. If these people returned to their country, they would only be driven to the battlefield by whips, fighting against enemies who didn't know where they came from, and eventually died in battle.

On the contrary, Shandong not only gave them extremely high salaries, but also had related welfare guarantees. Due to Princess Anna, most of these Tiel soldiers enjoy the benefits of ordinary Shandong citizens, and can also buy cheap food and salt with tickets. Shandong also provides them with Tiel diet that suits their tastes. Over time, many of them even became Shandong son-in-law. In their hearts, they have regarded themselves as Shandong people.

This time, it was not an obligation, but a kind of voluntary action, to take up weapons to protect your superior life, these people had no choice. Anna rode the pony specially selected by Zhao Guanhou for him, and ran the horse in front of the formation. His superb equestrian skills won the soldiers' cheers. After several cheers, Anna tied the reins and raised her horn and shouted

"Telle's warriors! Who gave you a safe haven? Who saved you from being killed by traitors? Who made you live a comfortable life without having to go through the war every day and get a high salary? Who gave them white bread and vodka? You have families and careers in Shandong, and you will have pensions and benefits in the future. Unfortunately, these things will soon be gone. Because Duan Zhiquan asked Shandong to implement unified standards across the country and not be given too high benefits, and took out this part of the funds to Jiezhengfu. They want to take away your vodka and white bread and send you back to Tiel, what should we do?"

"Kill them! No one can take my vodka!" Semenov pulled out his saber and yelled into the sky. Then, his roar was like thunder, rolling in. "Shandong is ours, and no one can let us leave!"

Anna nodded, "Very good, I need you to show your abilities and prove that the Tiel Warriors are not cowards who can be bullied! I want you to swear in the name of your ancestors, always be loyal to Guanshuai, and destroy all those who try to challenge Guanshuai's authority, and not leave any one! As long as you can do it, I will provide you with enough vodka and white bread!"

"And, you know, the Prussians also formed mercenaries, formed by the woman Hannah and her father, with the number of people being equal to us. But they claimed that a Prussian could be worth five Tiels. Their mercenaries would have five times the record. What should you do?"

"Destroy all enemies and let the Prussians eat ashes behind us!" The bloodthirsty and aggressive nature of the soldiers in Tielle was stimulated, not to mention, where should the face be given to the Prussians? What should the Prussians take away their own benefits in the future? In order to maintain their superior life and to ensure that they will not suffer from returning to their country, they will also fight to the death.

In another camp, Ryanstein looked at the soldiers in front of him, with a total of more than 2,000 soldiers. These people came from all over the world and the countries of Taixi. They were not young, but they were full of energy. He said coldly:

"Salted fish, you are all eliminated garbage in your country. You should go to military courts to be a bastard, shameful murderers, deserters. When you return to your country, you will be hanged or become coolies. In Shandong, you can stay in the position of commander and order batches of soldiers to die. Only here can you live a life of a superior person like a decent person. If the righteous power in Shandong changes, you will be beaten back to the prototype and continue to beg in the tavern. So, I don't need to say more about how to choose. If someone among us tries to betray... what punishment should you give him?"

"Dig out his heart and drink his blood!" The mercenary said in unison.

"For the sake of the employer and for the sake of gold coins, I don't need you to charge like the Tiels and Prussian mercenaries, you just need to play your due role in your own positions. Remember our slogan, as long as the employer does not arrears wages, the mercenaries must be loyal!"

Aid from Albion, Yankee and other countries also entered Shandong under relatively hidden conditions. Although on the surface, the Thai countries adhered to the principle of neutrality and did not allow their own people to intervene in the Chinese civil war. In fact, merchants have received private approval and will not violate the order if they are not discovered.

Since the Battle of Shandong, Albion and Yankee have made large investments in Shandong. Even though Duan Zhiquan's official residence repeatedly stated that this Chinese civil war would not affect the interests of various countries in China, few people were willing to believe it. With the exposure of Article 21, these countries discovered that the Fusang people's ambitions for China and Duan Zhiquan's diplomacy had a tendency to turn to Fusang and give up the equal share of interests.

With Rodrie as the military reporter of the Zhilu coalition this time, Juerdian's attitude became very obvious, and other countries followed suit. Capel took advantage of the Golden Far Lang clause, and was in full force, not to call on his own, but he could only control his own businessmen. For example, Yankee, who took the last move in the Thai-Shi War, vaguely revealing his strong national strength, could not restrain him.

The military power of these countries in China is not enough to affect the situation of the war, but it is more than enough to take some small measures for many years. Therefore, in order to protect their own interests, a large amount of food, as well as weapons and ammunition eliminated after the Thai-Swiss War, were secretly transported to Shandong. Their respective forces in China are also quietly playing a role.

These businessmen are not lacking in adventurous spirit. Those who dare to do business in China are all bold and arrogant people, and they have foreign identities to protect themselves. Even if Duan Zhiquan discovered it, they would not do anything. At most they would protest. Therefore, smuggling merchants became more and more active.

In Xuzhou Station, several well-dressed Yankee merchants were introduced to the goods on the car in the face of the Lu Jun liaison officer who was in charge of contacting.

"80,000 canned pork, guaranteed not to expire, 20,000 bags of flour, anti-heat, anti-malarial drugs, disinfectants, alcohol..."

The liaison officer of Lu Jun looked at the long order of goods and nodded constantly. The merchant looked at the station, a large number of coolies wearing bare upper bodies or only wearing short jackets, without a whip or wooden stick, and took the initiative to move the goods. He was quite surprised.

"Friends, how did you do it? Marshal Zhao's magic is becoming more and more incredible. You must know that my friend in the capital told me about the situation there, and the porters there were making trouble workers...**! Why does this happen in China? Even if someone goes out to a piece of ocean for each person, he cannot recruit enough people to carry his pitiful canned food. How many of their people are there? How much money do you pay?"

The officer smiled proudly, "If I say, we did not pay any compensation, do you believe?" He pointed to these workers proudly. "They all came to serve as transport soldiers voluntarily and did not ask for a penny of compensation. They are all people in Xuzhou. They do not want Xuzhou to leave Shandong's management. In order to safeguard Shandong's interests, they voluntarily come to be the masters. In fact, if you can go to the front line, you will find more people, using livestock and carts to help the Lu army transport military supplies."

"O God, your marshal must be the greatest wizard of this century. I believe that in this war, you must be the final winner. It has nothing to do with troops or weapons. The citizens have made their own choices, and the outcome is clear. I want to send a telegram to my friend to bring his damn canned food to Shandong to invest, rather than continue to argue with the porters in the capital."

Unlike the calmness of this businessman, the atmosphere in Xuzhou City was actually quite tense. The troops of the 3rd Division and 1st Brigade of Anhui were stationed in the Bengbu area. The Salt Inspection Office, which was originally established in Shandong, was banned and sealed, and the Lianghuai Salt Inspection Bureau established in Yangzhou was also forced to close.

Fu Liangfu sent a telegram to the whole country, declaring that he would maintain the Communist Party's system to the death and attack the rebellious officials. He also demanded that Xuzhou Special City be under the jurisdiction of Anhui, and that the original officials remained in office together, and the treatment was not changed, but he had to obey the command of the official government. Xuzhou Special City was the chief of staff of Zhang Yuan, Wan Yingshi, but he did not follow the old leader to join the post. Instead, he made a public statement that Xuzhou only knew that there was a commander and did not know the president. The orders of Anhui governor had nothing to do with him.

After several rounds of pen battles, Fu Liangfu faced Wan Yingshi, a former Jinwen, who was born in a bronze literati. He couldn't get any advantage in the pen tip, so he had to find a place with the gun tip. After all, Anhui had assembled a large number of troops, several times more than the Xuzhou defenders. Moreover, the former Xuzhou garrison troops were also transferred to the Baoding front line. The ones who replaced the defense were the veterans temporarily mobilized by the Lu army.

Those veterans were either old or had physical defects. However, Wan Yingshi had been with Zhang Yuan for many years and had been through the army, so he did not dare to underestimate these old and weak soldiers. The momentum of those soldiers was like a knife that had been tempered for many years. As long as he was unsheathed, he would probably see blood. Although he had two battalions of guards in his hands, he asked himself that if these young men really fought, they might not be the opponents of these old soldiers.

In addition to these people, the police who had previously maintained public security in Xuzhou, the railway troops who protected the railway, and the settlement groups responsible for reclamation in the Haizhou area have all implemented wartime mobilization. They were originally soldiers, and they could quickly go to the battlefield with their weapons. With their weak forces, they not only did not defend, but instead took the initiative to attack. The vanguard troops took the initiative to attack. Under the leadership of Su Wenhu, the troops entered Jiangsu and occupied Haizhou.

According to the officers of the Lu army, this is called active defense and you cannot be beaten. In Wan Yingshi's view, this should actually be called driving the profit defense and fighting for wealth. After all, Haizhou is famous for its salt and profit in the world. The Lu army's Salt Service Inspection Office was forcibly closed not long ago. These soldiers attacked Haizhou in purely for wealth.

Although Haizhou is a territory in Jiangsu, most of the salt traders in Anhui are Anhui salt merchants, and everyone has a rich net worth. Originally, the troops in this kind of place would not have no combat power, but the officers who defended Haizhou were actually Xiao Afeng's obsessed, and she was instigated by her words. As soon as the troops arrived, they immediately surrendered their guns and opened the city. None of these gentry could escape and became guests of the Lu army. However, this guest of honor was not easy. Each person would not pay 30,000 yuan for meals, most of them would not be able to return to their hometowns.

Those who can do salt business have their own relationships. Many salt merchants are well-informed and can connect with Duan Zhiquan. In front of Fu Liangfu, there were also many gentry crying in Qin Ting, asking him to send troops as soon as possible and rescue the merchant first.

Since Ni Ji rushed down from the rank of the army, Fu Liangfu took over as the throne of the general and brought two divisions of troops to protect him. Naturally, he had a sense of power. Zhu Jiabao's talented squads were all above Fu Liangfu, but he could not control the troops, so he was soon resigned by Fu Liangfu.

Fu himself recognized that he was the governor and the provincial governor, and his authority was no less than Ni Jichong that day, but his courage was far smaller than Ni Dapao. In terms of military affairs, he all relied on Lei Zhendong, one of Hong Xian's thirteen Taibao.

He had received the decisive order from the main palace, and the troops were gathering towards the border, with a strong momentum, but when it comes to fighting, he was unsure. When it comes to trouble, the salt merchants in Haizhou were embarrassed to not help them because of their friendship. The problem was that helping... was not that easy.

"Old Lei, you can tell me a solid foundation. How confident are you to fight against the Lu army?" In the secret room, Fu Liangfu pulled Lei Zhendong with a sincere look on his face. According to his status, after Hong Xian's failure, Lei was one of the culprits, and the opposition wanted to win the leader and then go faster.

If Duan Zhiquan had not protected him, his head would have to move. He would not have been able to make a fool of himself when he was different from Fu Liangfu, the Duan Four Kings. He should have been grateful to him. But the question is that this question has been asked ten times repeatedly, and no matter how good Lei Zhendong is in patience, he will inevitably get angry.

"Supervisor Zuo, do you want me to write a military order for you?" His voice became louder. "I have sent troops to reconnaissance. The ones that occupy Haizhou are only one battalion of the Lu Army. Our Third Division and One Brigade cannot solve one battalion? It's not like this that it's a waste of law? On the front line of Xuzhou, the Lu Army only has old, weak and remnants and second and third-tier troops, and its combat effectiveness is very poor. With our current strength, it's no problem to solve them."

"Yes... I believe General Lei's ability is not a problem to solve the Lu army. But..." Fu Liangfu coughed twice again. "But, if you defeat it... the consequences are unimaginable. We can now maintain the troops and confront the Lu army. If the front line is defeated and the Lu army takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, we may lose Anhui. That responsibility is too great. Besides, behind us, there are two divisions of the Lu army..."

He was naturally referring to the two divisions of the Lu Army stationed in Hunan and Hubei. Lei Zhendong said: "In Sichuan, dozens of divisions have gathered to attack Yichang. Even if the two divisions of the Lu Army go together, they may not be able to defend them. Where can we get the remaining strength to attack us? The soldiers are very fast, and if the late ones are slow, there will be changes. If the Lu Army gets support..."

"Yes, you said too. If the Lu army has support, then our attack will become a rash move?" Fu Liangfu decisively seized the verbal problem in Lei Zhendong's words.
Chapter completed!