super god warlord

Chapter 973 Ambition Resurrected

Zhao Shouhong did not answer Cai Songpo directly, but asked rhetorically: "At the beginning of the establishment of the Xingui Clan, Lu Rongting fought back desperately. My West Special Army entered Western Guangdong Province to help, and then we retreated. Brother Songpo should Yes, but do you know where Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Xingui Clan are from?"

"Could it be that they too..." While speaking, Cai Songpo looked at Tang Jisheng and Long Yun, secretly surprised in his heart, if these were the tricks that Zhao Shouhong had laid out more than ten years ago, the other party's thoughts would be too far-reaching.Thinking of Zhao Shouhong's strategic vision so far, Cai Songpo's whole body was in cold sweat. For the first time, he felt a sense of powerlessness, a feeling of being controlled.

Zhao Shouhong knew what Cai Songpo was thinking. He shook his head with a smile and said, "The two of them were indeed born in Zhongchuan Army University, but they didn't have any secret tricks from me. The two of them cherished their homeland and left without saying goodbye after graduation. They only bite the bullet at a critical moment. Come and beg me. I thought they were all passionate youths with a desire to serve the country, so I helped them. Later, they thought they were not capable enough, so they secretly joined the Western Special Zone, but they didn’t announce it to the public.”

Cai Songpo frowned when he heard that the Guangxi faction had already joined the Western Special Zone. He never knew that the forces in the Western Special Zone were so powerful around him that it was overwhelming the Cochin faction.

Zhao Shouhong said again: "Although the Guangdong Army is powerful, I don't pay much attention to it. I just feel grateful for their high revolutionary enthusiasm, and I don't want these young people with the heart of serving the country to bleed in vain. So I plan to reveal my identity and let Western Guangdong The matter of the province joining the Western Special Zone is ****. Because I am afraid that Brother Songpo may have misunderstood, so I came here to clarify."

Cai Songpo smiled wryly when he heard the words, is this called clarification?Now that the strength of the Western Special Zone is clearly in front of him, it makes him feel powerless.Even if the Western District has no ill feeling towards the cochin system, he doesn't have much room for development.

Expel Tang Jisheng and Long Yun?Not to mention that the power of others in the Cochin Department is not inferior to their own, even if they are willing to leave, the power of the Cochin Department will drop to the bottom in an instant, and it is impossible to do anything else.If Tang Jisheng and his family are allowed to stay here, will they obey the orders of the Western Special Administrative Region or themselves?How can I send troops to the Northern Expedition with peace of mind, and leave the rear to him to stick to.

After much deliberation, Cai Songpo felt that there was no way out. He shook his head and said, "Forget it, I think I am far from Shou Hong in terms of strategy, politics, economy, military affairs, and employing people. As my own responsibility, I am willing to give up all spheres of influence to electrify and go to the wild, just to be a leisurely rich man."

"What? Brother Songpo, what is the meaning of this?" Zhao Shouhong's biggest purpose here is to minimize the damage to the Cochin system caused by the merger of Western Guangdong Province into the Western Special Zone, and now Cai Songpo is so disheartened. The cold words really surprised him.

Regarding Cai Songpo's words, Tang Jisheng and Long Yun showed joy.Although they held great power in the Cochin Department, they were unable to expand their borders like the former classmates, and establish special honors for the prosperity of the country. That is what the passionate soldiers want to do most.It was precisely because he wanted to return to the West Special Army that Tang Jisheng made a tentative statement just now, hoping that Cai Songpo would be incorporated into the Western Special Zone.Now that Cai Songpo actually said that he would be electrified and went to the field, there would be hope for the Cochin Department to be merged into the Western Special Zone. How could this not make Tang Jisheng and Long Yun happy.

Zhao Shouhong didn't think so, because his in-depth understanding of history made him admire Cai Songpo very much, and even regarded him as his idol for a time.Seeing his former idol so lonely now, he also feels uncomfortable.Turning his eyes, Zhao Shouhong raised his head and said: "Brother Songpo's words are wrong. The so-called greater ability comes with greater responsibility. Brother Songpo can't win the battle and fight for the future of the country. Instead, he wants to be a public servant. It is really embarrassing. I can't take it."

"This..." Not to mention Cai Songpo, even Tang Jisheng and Long Yun were a little dumbfounded. They muttered to themselves, could it be that Zhao Shouhong wanted to keep the cochin system?

Zhao Shouhong continued to make a generous statement: "Brother Songpo led the army to march north. He knew that his own strength would be weakened, but he fought side by side with me against the powerful Japanese army. Later, he realized the righteousness and joined me in order not to split the country. Going to Beihua City, you are not afraid of going into the tiger's den alone, how can you be so disheartened now? It is not scary to be incapable of people, what is terrible is to lose fighting spirit, if the elites of the whole country want to become Yu Gong, the demise of the Hualan nation will be in sight. "

"What do you want me to do?" Cai Songpo suddenly became agitated, his eyes were slightly red, he stared at Zhao Shouhong and said, "Now my cochin department is overwhelmed by the Western Special Zone, even if I have something I can't show my ambitions. Besides, I admit that I am far from what you want in terms of developing the country. If everything I do has no hope of success, why should I do it?"

"Brother Songpo has always had the world in mind, can't he escape the circle of the faction?" Zhao Shouhong's indifferent words made Cai Songpo stand there like a thunderbolt, and he stood there dumbfounded.

Zhao Shouhong continued: "Brother Songpo is a peerless general. The development of the local economy is not your specialty. There is no shame in that. No one is omnipotent. It is inevitable that there are strengths and weaknesses. Why didn't Brother Songpo Bring out your own strengths? The unification of Hualan is an inevitable trend, why make the division of factions and regions so clear, can't we work together? If Brother Songpo is willing to temporarily join the Western Special Zone, I am willing to wait for it."

Zhao Shouhong's words ignited Cai Songpo's long-lost thought. When he was in the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy, he once told Jiang Fangzhen and other good brothers that his greatest ambition was to lead troops on expeditions, seal wolves and live in Xu, and fight for the country. A dignified international status to come.

"Well, I am willing to let go of the circle of regional factions and join the Western Special Zone. My only requirement is to be able to serve as a division commander, even a regiment commander. As long as I can expand the territory for the country and perform the duties of a soldier Yes." Cai Songpo's words were so loud that even Zhao Shouhong couldn't help being surprised.His original intention was that he didn't want to have a bad relationship with Cai Songpo, so he came to explain in person, but he didn't expect that the other party was aroused with ambitions, and wanted to become a pioneer in Hualan's foreign war.

Zhao Shouhong was taken aback for a moment, and then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.Originally, he had always wanted to draw Cai Songpo into his camp, but unfortunately, he had always been determined to open up the living space for the Hualan nation, which ran counter to Cai Songpo's idea of ​​using troops abroad after the Central Plains was unified.

Chapter 974 Force Adjustment

Now that the domestic situation is becoming increasingly clear, Cai Songpo was aroused with ambitions for foreign wars, and he decided to let go of his ideological burden.He is no longer a Southwest warlord who is so loud, what he wants to do is a pure soldier, a soldier who defends a powerful motherland.

Zhao Shouhong smiled and gave Cai Songpo a warm hug and said: "Welcome, but brother Songpo is a great talent, it would be too condescending if he is only subordinate to the teacher. Now I still have a few important positions in the Western Special Zone to choose from. Brother Po can work together with Wu Ziyu to serve as the deputy commander in chief of the army, or to be in charge of the general staff with Jiang Fangzhen. In addition, this time I plan to form a new military region in the three provinces of Jiaozhi, Guizhou, and Western Guangdong. How can Brother Songpo, the commander of the military region, interest?"

"This is not good." Cai Songpo did not expect that just after he proposed to join the West Special Army, Zhao Shouhong would give him the highest-ranking position in the army and let him choose it at will. Such a courtesy is too high.

Seeing Cai Songpo's frightened face, Zhao Shouhong said: "I think it's good. Brother Songpo is good at military command. He should be the deputy commander-in-chief of the army first, equal to Pan Wenhua."

Cai Songpo still wanted to decline, but Zhao Shouhong said: "Being the deputy commander in chief of the army will not miss your request. According to my observation, within ten years at most, we will have a life-and-death battle with Japan. During this time In the Ministry of War, you have learned a lot about the military tactics and weapon allocation of the West Army, and when we really go to war with the Japanese, the position of the former commander-in-chief of the enemy will be yours."

"Okay, I'll take over this task." Cai Songpo nodded and agreed. The good impression he had from studying in the Japanese country had already dissipated after the country was invaded several times by the Japanese country and the massacre that broke out in the declaration.Now Cai Songpo's hatred for the Japanese country is no worse than Zhao Shouhong's.

Zhao Shouhong laughed and said, "Since that's the case, Tang Jisheng and Long Yun can return to the special zone. I think Long Yun will form a field army stationed here in the future. It would be best for you, Tang Jisheng, to be the Governor of Cochin."

"Don't be principal, you're hurting me." Tang Jisheng quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm in a hurry to return to the special zone just to rejoin the army and continue to fight against foreigners. You can't let me be a civil servant."

"I think you have done a good job these years. You have managed the two provinces of the Cochin Department in a very good way." Zhao Shouhong rarely joked.Seeing Tang Jisheng's face getting more and more bitter, Cai Songpo still couldn't bear the embarrassment of his old friend and said immediately: "Shouhong doesn't need to tease him. Brother Tang has longed to return to the army for a long time, so let him fulfill his wish. In terms of fighting, he is no better than I'm poor, it's a pity to be a magistrate."

"That's right, I knew it was Brother Cai who understood what I was thinking." Tang Jisheng laughed.

Zhao Shouhong rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, "Okay, you can transfer back to the army. With your qualifications, you can enter the Ministry of the Army first, and then you will be transferred to the field troops when there is a vacancy."

Cai Songpo was puzzled and said, "Isn't Southwest going to establish a military region? I think Brother Tang is the most suitable commander."

"Tang Jisheng is the commander of the military region? His qualifications are indeed enough, but I want to leave this position to Yu Enyang." Zhao Shouhong obviously had a comprehensive consideration.

Cai Songpo smiled bitterly and said: "Yu Enyang is a staunch supporter of Sun Wenhai. If I join the Western Special Zone, his most likely reaction is to abandon me and switch to Sun Wenhai's command. You don't want him to ascend to a high position. In fact The position of the commander of the military region is very important, and my subordinates must not be allowed to do it. To be honest, I don’t know much about their real thoughts. I think it’s best for Brother Tang to take this position. Xie Ruyi is still reliable and can let him Be a teacher."

Zhao Shouhong nodded when he heard the words: "Okay, let Xie Ruyi be the deputy commander and take charge of the No. 18 Army of the Field Army with Long Yun. In addition, the Huazhi and Guiqian will each increase the configuration of two garrison divisions, and let He Kefu come. Be the Governor of Cochin."

"Yes." Cai Songpo, together with Tang Jiyao and Long Yun, stood at attention and saluted to express their obedience to the order.

The next day, the Western Special Zone released explosive news. For the sake of national stability and the well-being of the people in the territory, the Cochin Clan and the Guangxi Clan simultaneously announced to join the Western Special Zone and become one of them.The Western Special Zone will establish the Southwest Military Region to defend the three provinces newly incorporated into the Special Zone.

After the statement was issued, Yu Enyang, as Cai Songpo imagined, left Cochin Province with his family without saying goodbye.Regarding the departure of this old brother, Cai Songpo did not have any difficulties. In addition to sending someone to send some travel expenses, he also asked all localities not to interfere with his passage, and allowed him to leave Jiaozhi for Eastern Guangdong Province.Cai Songpo's move is considered as the best of benevolence, and Yu Enyang also expressed his understanding of this. People have their own ambitions and cannot be forced. Now that Cai Songpo has transferred to the Western Special Zone, he can also realize his ideals.

After announcing the merger of the three provinces into the Western Special Zone, a military adjustment was also carried out within the Special Zone.This adjustment is mainly aimed at the three newly merged provinces, and at the same time partially integrates the original system in order to shorten the line of defense and better defend the country.

It is an indisputable fact that Cai Songpo entered the Ministry of Army and served as the deputy minister together with Pan Wenhua. In addition, the three provinces established the Southwest Military Region, and the nearby Huainan Island and Yizhou Island were also incorporated into it, so that Zhu Daizhen who was far away in Guanghai City There is no need to overstretch your defenses.

The Tian Songyao Division of the Tenth Army was assigned to the Southwest Military Region, and the Zhou Jianping Division of the No.14 Army no longer needed to take into account Yizhou Island. The No.11 and No.15 Infantry Divisions of Tian Songyao's Division were stationed on Yizhou Island, and Xu Xiangqian's Division of the Tenth Infantry Division was stationed Huainan Island, together with the local garrison, serves as a standing defense force.

The No.18 Army was formed by Long Yun, with Xie Ruyi as the deputy commander. Considering the local topography, the No.40 Seventh Mountain Infantry Division, No.40 Eighth Mountain Infantry Division and No.40 Nine Rainforest Infantry Division were established.In addition, six garrison divisions were established in the three provinces of Jiaozhi, Guizhou and Western Guangdong as border defense forces.

Li Zongren abandoned martial arts and became the governor of Guizhou Province, Huang Shaohong was the governor of western Guangdong, He Kefu was transferred from the position of vice-governor of Zhongchuan Province to the governor of Jiaozhi Province, and the administrative power of Yizhou Island and Huainan Island was transferred from Guangdong Province. Temporary agency in Western Province.Bai Chongxi's net worth soared, and he even entered the staff headquarters and became Jiang Fangzhen's deputy.

Of course, such troops are deployed in peacetime. When the Revolutionary Army in Eastern Guangdong is about to move, Tian Songyao's troops must first guard in Western Guangdong to allow time for Long Yun to form the No. 18 Army. The army and part of the western Guangdong army were broken up and reorganized into field army and garrison troops.

Chapter 975 Sun Wenhai's plan

After announcing the joining of the Western Special Zone, the alarm in Western Guangdong Province has not been lifted. The newly appointed military commander Tang Jisheng went to Western Guangdong Province in person to command the two infantry divisions of the field army and the two garrison divisions reorganized from the Guangxi Army. Strictly guard the border and be ready to resist the invasion of the revolutionary army at any time.

The First Army of the Revolutionary Army led by Xu Chongzhi has secretly entered the starting position. At this time, the news that Western Guangdong Province has joined the Western Special Zone suddenly came, which caught him off guard.The timing of the Western Special Zone was extremely accurate, and it happened to be at this embarrassing time for the revolutionary army. Xu Chongzhi was either advancing or retreating. Report the situation.

"This Zhao Shouhong is clearly expanding his power. He is now the biggest warlord in Hualan Kingdom." After reading the news in the newspaper and Xu Chongzhi's call, he was an old National Congress member who was the Minister of Finance of the Eastern Guangdong Military Government. Liao Enxu was very angry.

"It can't be said that the merger of Western Guangdong Province into the Western Special Zone at least allowed us to clarify the other party's motives. The Western Special Zone is dedicated to expanding the country's territory and has never participated in a civil war. Zhao Shouhong's reputation among the people is still very high .” Shao Lizi, Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, obviously has a good impression of the Western Special Zone.

"That's just a warlord. He always wants to expand his power, but he doesn't care about the suffering of the people in the country. If President Sun had such power, he would have unified the whole country long ago, allowing Hualan to realize true democracy, prosperity and strength. " Liao Enxu obviously had a deep prejudice against Zhao Shouhong, and even his refusal to participate in the civil war became selfish, which made Shao Lizi smile.

Jiang Ruiyuan said in a deep voice from the side: "At least we can ensure the safety of the rear without making any big moves. The Western Special Zone is not internal, and we will send troops to the north with all our strength to ensure that the rear is safe."

"You can't say that." Sun Wenhai said: "People will always change. Now that the Western Special Zone has become so strong that we can hardly fight, no one can say whether they will intervene in the civil war. In the past, there were Raksha Kingdom and Wa Kingdom Containing him, now that the Raksha Kingdom has been dismembered, its queen has even become his wife, and the Wa Kingdom has just been defeated and suffered heavy losses, so he no longer has any constraints."

"What does the President mean?" Shao Lizi frowned slightly. He thought it was a very unwise choice for the Eastern Guangdong Military Government to be different from the Western Special Zone in the past.

Sun Wenhai hesitated for a moment, then he stood up abruptly and said, "Although I have some understanding of Zhao Shouhong's character, as the leader of a power, sometimes he can't help himself. There is no guarantee that his subordinates will not encourage him to join Into the civil war. The only thing we can do is take advantage of the Western Special Zone's unstable foothold in Western Guangdong Province and create a buffer zone. As long as we get a buffer zone for Eastern Guangdong Province, we can completely suppress it with national righteousness , forcing them to back down.”

Jiang Ruiyuan was taken aback for a moment, he knew that Sun Wenhai's plan was very likely to be realized, as long as the revolutionary army could break through an area like a bamboo.But being able to force Zhao Shouhong to submit this time may have serious consequences.If the Western Special Zone is hostile to the Eastern Guangdong military government because of this, and stabs a knife in the back when sending troops to the Northern Expedition in the future, Jiang Ruiyuan can hardly believe how useful that buffer zone will be.

Jiang Ruiyuan wanted to open his mouth to put forward his ideas, but he was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief by the fire line. Although he had served as the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy before, his qualifications were not deep enough.He was able to take on important tasks, more because of his loyalty to Sun Wenhai, especially his contribution to rescue Chen Jiongming when he rebelled, and also because of his marriage to the mother of the country, Song Qingyun's sister.It can be said that he was able to enjoy a high position at a young age. There are many coincidences among them. He is not deep enough in foundation and actually does not have much say in the high-level.

After opening his mouth twice, Jiang Ruiyuan finally held back and did not dissuade him.He knew that both Sun Wenhai and Liao Enxu were a little impulsive because of the news that Western Guangdong Province had joined the Western Special Zone, and now questioning Sun Wenhai's decision would easily shake his position.Jiang Ruiyuan is not a pure soldier, he is more like a politician who likes to think about issues in a political way of thinking, so he did not express any objection on this matter.

Such a short-term assault operation naturally does not require Jiang Ruiyuan, the commander-in-chief, to come to the battlefield in person, so the commander-in-chief of the battle was handed over to Xu Chongzhi.

After receiving the order, Xu Chongzhi prepared the soldiers for battle as quickly as possible, and then the 3-strong army was divided into two groups. Two divisions of the main force with more than 1 people attacked Yulin City, while a division of the partial division with [-] people attacked Yulin City. Many people directly hit Wuzhou City.