Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Wang Zhenyu was very conflicted in his heart. If he remembered correctly, it was only a few days ago that Song Jiaoren, the most charismatic political figure in the country, was about to be killed.

Although many years later, there are many versions of the truth about the Song case, such as Yuan Shikai killing Song, Chen Qimei killing Song and so on.But for Wang Zhenyu, the truth really doesn't matter at all, because the person is already dead.

It can even be said that Song Jiaoren's death was a watershed in the politics of the early Republic of China. Before that, everyone could sit down and discuss politics.And after that, the only thing left in China's politics is life and death.

Wang Zhenyu still admires Song Jiaoren, an old man, who can become a first-class political figure in the country at a young age, and his performance in the Revolution of [-] is also remarkable.If such a person who advocated British and American politics survived, maybe the fate of the whole of China would be different. Wang Zhenyu even planned to find a channel to inform Song Jiaoren.

But in the end he didn't do that. People who are all drunk and I am sober are themselves dangerous. Even if I can tell it once, Song Jiaoren's ending will not be improved in any way. This is the national condition, and this is human nature.

At noon on March 3, while Wang Zhenyu was having dinner with Ye Ziwen, Zhu Cihan suddenly came in and reported, "Report to Commander, where is the director of the Military Intelligence Department, please see him, saying it's an urgent call from Shanghai."

The chopsticks fell to the ground immediately, and Wang Zhenyu got up and went to the study without even putting on his coat.After a brief search by the guards, He Jian entered the study room, stood at attention and saluted, and reported: "According to the report from the Shanghai Station No. Life or death, immediate day."

After He Jian finished his report, he stood there without saying a word, looking at Wang Zhenyu with a serious face.

Wang Zhenyu really regretted it. If he had informed Song Jiaoren in advance, or sent someone like Long Tingjiu to protect him, would he have been able to avoid the second revolution?He clearly knew that this was a tragedy, but did not prevent the tragedy from happening. Wang Zhenyu fell into deep self-blame. . .

After a long time, Wang Zhenyu didn't make a sound, he sat quietly, He Jian stood awkwardly, the atmosphere in the study was very strange.

He Jian was puzzled. The last time Song Jiaoren's special envoy Zhang Xueji came, the general refused to meet him face to face. Why did he become like this when he heard the news of Song Jiaoren's death?I really don't understand.

After a while, Wang Zhenyu closed his eyes, leaned back his neck and said, "Understood, step back!"

He Jian stepped back in awe, He Jian couldn't understand what happened just now, but he felt that the commander-in-chief was an unfathomable person.

That night, Wang Zhenyu ordered a meeting of officers above the regiment, and the first sentence of the meeting was: "Gentlemen, the era of peace is over..."

Chapter 123 The Eve Of The War

There was an uproar at the meeting, and Xu Yuanquan was the first to ask, "Marshal, what happened?"

Wang Zhenyu did not answer directly, but glanced at He Jian, and He Jian immediately explained cleverly: "Everyone, this morning, Song Jiaoren, the leader of the Kuomintang, was assassinated and died."

Ah, there was another uproar at the scene, but the expressions of the officers were a little different.Xu Yuanquan, Wan Yaohuang and the others looked surprised, but Yang Wangui and the others were dumbfounded. Apparently they still couldn't figure out how much money they had when the leader of the Kuomintang died. .

Seeing this, Wang Zhenyu shook his head in his heart. It seemed that the strategic training in his team had to be stepped up, otherwise the army lacking strategic vision would also have no future.

Sure enough, Yang Wangui scratched his head and said, "Marshal, what is this, what is Song's name, what does death have to do with us?"

Wang Zhenyu got angry when he heard this question: "Old Yang, tell yourself, how many times have I told you to read more books and newspapers, which books have you read recently? I will ask the attendant to send you How many copies of the "Changsha Daily" have you read? Now that my sister-in-law is here, all your thoughts are spent on the bed, right? If you feel that the work of the staff office is too idle, I will transfer you to lead the army Now, go to the security forces, okay?"

When Yang Wangui heard this, he immediately knew that he had touched the commander's head, and he shrank his neck, not daring to speak out.

After all, Xu Yuanquan came from a regular military academy, unlike Yang Wangui, a bumpkin. He is clear about the meaning of this news.Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene became weird because of Wang Zhenyu's stalking, he immediately changed the subject and said, "Commander, if Song Jiaoren dies, the Kuomintang people will definitely take revenge. I'm afraid there will be a war between the north and the south. If there is a fight, we may It involves the issue of our standing in line."

Wan Yaohuang also nodded and said: "Will there be a war? In my opinion, there is no need to discuss it. There must be a war. The North-South peace negotiation was an expedient measure. Both sides have ulterior motives. It is not unusual to fight again. I think What we are discussing now is who will win, which side should we occupy? In short, we must preserve our current capital."

Wang Zhenyu didn't speak, but nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with Wan Yaohuang's point of view.

Then it became lively, and the officers began to discuss who was on the side.

Li Zongren was the first to say with a clear-cut banner: "I didn't say anything. We should oppose Yuan Shikai. We came from the civilian army. I dare say that Mr. Song Jiaoren was killed by Yuan Shikai. If we don't attack him, who will we attack?"

But Bai Chongxi shook his head and said: "Brother Delin, you are right to say so, but I am afraid that things cannot be done this way. Yuan Shikai's power must be stronger than that of the Kuomintang. And look, after the revolution, the people's army has long since lost their minds, and they are all doing their own things. , not to mention other places, the situation in our Hunan area is enough to make people feel bad. I think we should take a look before placing a bet. Our position is just stuck between the Yunnan Army, the Guangxi Army, the Hunan Army, and the Sichuan Army , I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to stand in line too early."

You say what you say to me, and you fight for who to support.

Zhao Dongsheng, Tao Zhiyue and other officers personally selected by Wang Zhenyu sat aside and did not speak. Their thoughts were very simple and they had nothing to think about.

After arguing for almost half an hour, Zhou Lan, who hadn't spoken a word, suddenly knocked on the table and said, "Let me tell you, you should stop discussing the issue of standing in line, as I see it, this battle won't be fought for a while? "

Wang Zhenyu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he leaned forward: "Zhou Lan, tell me your reason."

Zhou Lan was also not polite, she stood up and said, "The reason is actually very simple, but I don't usually pay attention to it. I think the person who knows the most may be Director Ma."

Seeing that he was mentioned, Ma Xicheng was also taken aback for a moment, but he still sat there without interjecting.

Zhou Lan glanced at the audience, and didn't hold back: "Two words, no money."

"First of all, Yuan Shikai's Beijing government has no money. I had dinner with Mr. Frankie of Belgian Bank, and he told me something about the aftermath of the big loan. The five-nation consortium has borrowed money, which means that our President Yuan Da will not be able to get a dime of the customs duties and the salt tax of the salt roads. Then the next account will be settled, and I will go back to the horse office Long story short, we have a total of more than 3 field troops and local security forces, with a monthly expenditure of about 90 yuan. What about our President Yuan? In addition to at least five times as many troops, he also has A huge central government needs to support, huh, huh, I’m afraid it can’t be handled without tens of millions per month. This is still in non-wartime. If the army is activated during wartime, the money will have to be doubled, so there is no money for yuan Even if the President wants to beat him, he can't beat him. As for the South side, Sun Dapao and the others also have no money. It is estimated that there is no problem in shouting revenge or something. If you really want to fight, you Let’s see how many provinces are willing to contribute their own money to send troops. These are my personal opinions. If you have different opinions, you can raise them, and you are not allowed to curse people.”

The last sentence amused all the officers at the venue, including Wang Zhenyu, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

Yang Wangui glanced at Wang Zhenyu secretly, and then said cautiously: "So, this battle is impossible to fight, and both sides can only spit at each other?"

"No," Wang Zhenyu said suddenly, and the audience immediately fell silent. In the end, nearly [-] million salt money and tariffs will go into his pocket. With the money, our President Yuan will unify by force."

Everyone understood immediately, but when they saw Wang Zhenyu standing up suddenly, they focused their eyes on the commander-in-chief again.

Wang Zhenyu walked around the chair, put his hands on the back of the chair, and asked, "Director Ma, the military factory of the Armament Department has been in operation for two months. What is the current monthly output?"

Ma Xicheng frowned and said: "It's very general. I found all the raw materials in Yuanzhou, but the level of technical personnel is not high, and the equipment is not complete. At present, we can only imitate Hanyang-style rifles and bullets. Mortar Cannons and grenades can’t be manufactured yet. However, the rifles can guarantee at least 2000 rifles and 180 million rounds of ammunition every month, and at present, we can only guarantee the basic configuration of the newly formed troops.”

Wang Zhenyu took two steps back and forth, and then stretched out his hand to signal Ma Xicheng to sit down. This figure is already very good, but in terms of rifles and bullets, it has already surpassed Hanyang Arsenal.

"You can look for Phillips tomorrow, and you need to add another batch of equipment. The number of rifles and bullets must be doubled, and strive for 4000 pieces per month, and 360 million rounds of rifle bullets; at the same time, hire people with high salaries from Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and Hanyang Arsenal. Afraid of spending money, this can be earned back at that time. In addition, I heard that the production of mortars is due to the lack of seamless steel pipes, right? Go to Hans and ask Li and Yangxing to purchase for us; from now on, every month I want to see at least 150 60-caliber mortars delivered to the army, 105mm mountain guns will be produced 30 times a month, and shells will not be less than 3 rounds; the last is machine guns and grenades, Maxim has a lot every month There are no less than 30 rounds of ammunition and 3 grenades. The construction must be completed before May, and the money should be spent first, and I will greet you from the Finance Department of the guarding embassy."

Hearing what Wang Zhenyu said, all the officers present mobilized, joking, if the military factory really reaches this scale, then the level of military equipment under his staff will immediately rise several levels, and the combat effectiveness is unimaginable.

Just when everyone started to express their feelings, Wang Zhenyu suddenly announced loudly: "I ordered that the original organization plan be revoked immediately, and the original Xiangxi garrison organization be changed from the fourth brigade and the fourth regiment to the second division and the third brigade, two of which are mountain brigades. ; Each division has three infantry reinforcement regiments, each regiment has five battalions and 25 companies. It is a five-five system large regiment with 3000 people, equipped with 800 mortars and 50 machine guns; an artillery regiment of 2000 people is equipped with mountain cannons 200 doors; a 6000-member engineering regiment, a [-]-member division directly under the brigade, and each division has [-] soldiers.

The mountain brigade has three infantry regiments, three or three small regiments, with 1000 people; an artillery battalion of 300 people, an artificial corps of 800 people, and a brigade directly under the brigade of 900 people. Each brigade has 5000 soldiers. The field troops will expand after half a year to 2000 people. "

Then Wang Zhenyu stopped talking, and sat back under the eager eyes of everyone.

Everyone now wants to know the candidate for the teacher. At this time, the secretary Wang Zhenbang who was sitting on the side stood up, opened a folder and began to read:

"The specific personnel appointments are as follows:

Yang Wangui is hereby appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Xiangxi Garrison Command;

Ma Xi became the major general and director of the armament department of Xiangxi Garrison Command;

Wan Yaohuang is the major general and director of the Military Law Department of the Xiangxi Garrison Command.

Xu Yuanquan served as the commander of the major general of the first Xiangxi garrison division, and Wan Yaohuang concurrently served as the chief of staff of the major general of the first division;

Tao Zhiyue was the colonel commander of the 101st Infantry Regiment of the First Division, Zhang Xuguang was the colonel commander of the 102nd Infantry Regiment of the First Division, Tang Hairong was the colonel commander of the 103rd Infantry Regiment of the First Division, and Hu Lichun was the colonel commander of the Engineering Corps of the division.

Liu Xing served as the major general commander of the Second Xiangxi Defense Division, and Zhou Lan also served as the major general chief of staff of the second division;

Li Hongkui served as the colonel commander of the 201st Infantry Regiment of the Second Division, Zhou Zhengming served as the colonel commander of the 202nd Infantry Regiment of the Second Division, Liao Lei served as the colonel commander of the 203rd Infantry Regiment of the Second Division, and Wang Benhuai served as the colonel commander of the Engineering Corps of the Division.

Colonel Zhao Dongsheng, commander of the Guards Brigade, and Colonel Li Pinxian, chief of staff;

Colonel Li Zongren, commander of the First Mountain Brigade, and Colonel Dai Yue, chief of staff;

Colonel Bai Chongxi, commander of the Second Mountain Brigade, and Colonel Chen Yuxin, chief of staff.