Within a few years, Liu Xiang was in a complex environment among the Warlords of Sichuan, like a fish in the water, sometimes falling to one side, sometimes betraying one side, and actually grasping it very accurately. In 1919, with the full support of Xiong Kewu.
After defeating the first warlord of Sichuan, this made him a key figure among the warlords of Sichuan. The good times did not last long, and immediately ushered in two fierce enemies in life, Yang Sen and Liu Wenhui, and Yang Sen in 1925 went through many years of civil war. It has become one of the most powerful warlords in Sichuan Province.
In May 1924, Yang Sen was appointed as the military governor of Sichuan, and in the name of the central government, he began the ambitious next step, wanting to unify Sichuan.
To end the warlord melee in Sichuan for many years, Yang Sen set up military academies, trained officers, trained local armed forces, and built arsenals to achieve self-sufficiency in weapons. Soldiers ask for money for food, money for dress, and money for weapons. Janssen was also a domineering lord, forcibly seizing the salt water from artesian wells. As we all know, the salt tax is less than tens of millions of dollars per year.
This made the others blush. In June 1924, Janssen once again prepared to attack the other warlords. Before leaving, Yang Sen promised everyone that after the reunification of Sichuan, all those who participated in the war would be added to the rank of knight, and glory and wealth would naturally be indispensable.
This time, only two months after the battle, Yang Sen took seventy-two counties. At this time, Yang Sen's momentum was like a broken bamboo, which to fight which to win, the winning force has grown to 100,000 people. It is getting closer and closer to Yang Sen's goal of unifying Sichuan.
At this time, Liu Xiang did not have the original good fortune, and he was gradually defeated and retreated, and his troops were greatly reduced, from more than 80,000 people to more than 30,000 people now. It is reasonable to say that liu xiang is very unlikely to defeat Yang Sen.
Yang Sen 300,000 people beat you Liu Xiang 30,000 people are not like playing around? There is basically no chance of victory, but in war, force is not only important, but also emotional intelligence, counter-quotient, especially in such a complex political environment, political sensitivity and insight are also crucial.
Liu Xiang knew that Yang Sen's family was the only one, which was bound to cause dissatisfaction among others, so he united with other small warlords to form a rebel alliance. In order to prevent everything from going wrong, Liu Xiang also asked the Guizhou warlord Yuanzumin for help.
The strength of the army reached 80,000 people. The so-called know each other and know thyself, and never lose a battle. Liu Xiang learned that although Yang Sen had a large number of troops, Yang Sen's troops smoked a lot of cigarettes, gambled and gambled, and the military aircraft were scattered.
The overall combat strength of the soldiers is not strong, and morale is crucial when fighting. As long as Yang Sen's morale was defeated, Liu Xiang was not far from success. In July, Liu Xiang led several armies to fight Yang Sen.
Liu Xiang pretended to be defeated, causing Yang Sen's troops to let down their guard, while another team led Yang Sen's vanguard troops into an ambush circle. Sure enough, Yang Sen failed to fight, morale was greatly reduced, and Liu Xiang hit the iron while it was hot.
Launching an attack on Janssen again, Janssen had no power to fight back, making it worse. However, Yang Sen's subordinate Wang was temporarily rebelled against by Liu Xiangce, and Yang Sen was completely discouraged. Seeing that his general trend had gone, Yang Sen took the initiative to seek peace.
How could Liu Xiang give up the great opportunity to destroy Yang Sen, he could make peace, he had to give up his military power, and in desperation, he had to hand over his military power. On November 1, Liang Sen left Sichuan by boat for Wuhan.
Since then, Liu Xiang has occupied a pivotal position among the warlords of Sichuan.