Fengxian Jiangshan

Zhang Tinglan issued a statement immediately.He claimed to be shocked to learn that there was a war between the Northwest Army and the Sichuan Army.Also extremely puzzled.According to the government's instructions, the Northwest Army is going south to the Sichuan border to strengthen the government's control over the snow-covered plateau, not to compete with the Sichuan Army for the land of Bashu.

Feng Yuxiang misunderstood the military order, and the Sichuan army started the war without authorization, all wrong behaviors, so Zhang Tinglan asked Feng Yuxiang to follow the order immediately.Marching to the edge of the river, Liu Xiang and others will have to rest in place and wait for processing.

This order is equivalent to fifty big boards, making the people at both ends a little dizzy.

"What does Zhang Tinglan mean by misunderstanding the military order? It is clear that he deliberately created an excuse for the Northwest Army to go south and provoked a war between us. Now he comes out to pretend to be a good person, it is really deceiving!" Liu Cunhou yelled loudly.

Yang Sen also hastily interrupted and said, "That's right, according to my opinion, we must not listen to Zhang Tinglan's mercy. We should go back to Chengdu immediately and drive out Tian Donggua, a foodie that eats everything. Otherwise, it will be too late when the National Defense Forces enter Sichuan!" "

"This method is not bad, but Feng Yuxiang's army is still attacking. If we retreat now, we may be defeated like a mountain!"

Liu Wenhui suddenly stood up at this moment: "I'll go talk to Feng Yuxiang, he is a sensible person. Obviously we have been tricked this time, and Zhang Tinglan is going to put us together. I think Feng Yuxiang can be persuaded to retreat. "

Liu Xiang saw that there was no better way, so he could only nod in agreement.In fact, at this time, Feng Yuxiang also received an order from Zhang Tinglan, asking him to stop fighting immediately and enter Sichuan.

When Lao Feng saw this, he immediately became distraught: "Where is the riverside? It's even more barren than the Northwest. It can't raise soldiers at all, and it has to face local rebellions. That's a chicken rib. I must never listen to Zhang Tinglan's mercy. I'm going to Sichuan, there's no way, I just want to go south to Sichuan, no one can stop me!"

Feng Yuxiang cursed loudly, and after five or six minutes of his rant, Han Fuju couldn't help but said: "Marshal, now the central government has made its attitude clear, if we continue to attack Sichuan, will we be punished as provoking a civil war? It didn't end well. Although Chuanbian is not a good place, but Zhang Tinglan let us go, he must provide us with various supplies, and it might be a bit greasy to say."

"Bah!" Liu Yufang spat: "There will be nothing, Han Xiangfang, haven't you noticed that this is Zhang Tinglan who is going to kill the donkey? We have worked so hard to wipe out the Ma family army. The northwest is peaceful, and he will Picking peaches is absolutely impossible!"

At this time, Lu Zhonglin and the others returned to the headquarters in a hurry. After hearing Feng Yuxiang's introduction, everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't expect to come to this point.

Shi Jingting thought for a while, and then said: "Commander, I don't think it's appropriate to go south to Sichuan. We have already fought the Sichuan army. If we continue to go south, the Sichuan army will only continue to fight with us."

"Fight as hard as you can, are you still afraid that they will fail?" Feng Yuxiang said sharply.

"I'm not afraid, but once Zhang Tinglan intervenes and sends troops to assist the Sichuan army, we have no chance of winning."

Feng Yuxiang finally calmed down when he heard this, saying that he was not afraid of the National Defense Forces or Zhang Tinglan, which is nonsense.It's just that seeing the loss of the flesh around his mouth, how can he be reconciled.

After struggling for a while, Feng Yuxiang said: "Since we can't go south, what should we do? Do we still have to go to the river?"

Lu Zhonglin hurriedly said: "Of course not Chuanbian, but go back to the Northwest Headquarters, keep your hometown, and still be the leader of one party. If we lose the Northwest, we will really be finished."

After hearing this, Feng Yuxiang finally nodded.At this time, Liu Wenhui also found Feng Yuxiang. They quickly reached an agreement.

Speaking of the Sichuan army alone, Liu Xiang immediately ordered the troops to assemble and march south from Guangyuan.Walking on the ancient road of Jiange, they were more frowning than the other. When they came, they were aggressive, and when they returned, they were worried, fearing that their life's glory and wealth would be wasted.

Wang Lingji was the oldest and most qualified. He forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, everyone. According to my estimation, if you want to transfer troops from other places to Sichuan, it won't take a month or two. At least it will take more than 20 days. With our speed, we will definitely be able to rush back and solve Tian Songyao, and we will be fine."

Listening to Wang Lingji's words, everyone can only secretly ask in their hearts, I hope so.These people traveled day and night, throwing away all unnecessary things, but just reached the third day, it happened to be noon, everyone was eating dry food, and the soldiers who were already too tired were all lying on the ground, hurrying up to rest .

At this moment, suddenly the messenger under him hurried over, his face turned green.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, something is wrong, the National Defense Forces have entered Chengdu."

"What?" Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Yang Sen, Wang Lingji and others all stood up at once, and Wang Lingji even grabbed the soldier's chest and asked loudly: "What nonsense are you talking about? How did the national defense army enter Chengdu so quickly? of?"

"Sir, I'm not talking nonsense, I have indeed entered the city."

"How come? How come... Could it be that they can fly?" Wang Lingji still couldn't believe it.

At this time, Liu Wenhui's eyes suddenly brightened, and he couldn't help but said: "I see, the problem must be with that Chang Yinhuai. He said he was here to repair the railway. How could he have such kindness? He was clearly a wedge into Sichuan." .”

Liu Cunhou couldn't help asking: "Even if it's Chang Yinhuai, he doesn't have many troops!"

"Hmph, there is no army, but they have railway engineering personnel. Didn't they bring in more than 2 people at one time? They also said that the Sichuan-Han Railway project is difficult, and professionals must be called in. This is all deceptive talk. Professionalism is professionalism." , but not the railway repairers, but the guns!"

Now this group of people figured it out, but what can they do? At this moment, a telegram from Chang Yinhuai had arrived.Just now Zhang Tinglan has appointed Chang Yinhuai as Sichuan aftermath commissioner.

The first order he took office was given to Liu Xiang, asking them to stand by and accept government scrutiny.

After receiving the telegram, this group of people immediately exploded. What does it mean to be inspected on the spot? It is clear that they are sitting and waiting to be killed.

"Fucheng, take advantage of Chang Yinhuai's unsteady foothold, immediately fight back and bring Chengdu back, there is no need to hesitate any longer!" Wang Lingji said anxiously.

But Liu Xiang looked at the exhausted soldiers, sighed suddenly, and squatted on the ground: "The people in Sichuan have suffered too much because of us. Now that the overall situation is settled, don't struggle anymore. Let the people Don't suffer less!"

Liu Xiang didn't want to struggle anymore, but at this time there were some people who were ruthless. Just when Sichuan was in chaos, Tang Jiyao from Yunnan took the opportunity to send troops to southern Sichuan and occupied the salt-producing areas in Fushun.

After Chang Yinhuai got the report, he sneered and said, "Zhengchou couldn't trouble him, so he delivered it to his door."

7 Chapter sixty

Everyone in the world knows Cai E's achievements in defending the country against Yuan, but many people ignore that Tang Jiyao was the actual commander of the Yunnan Army at that time and the real leader of the war to protect the country.But speaking of Tang Jiyao, there was nothing remarkable after that. He was completely involved in the melee of warlords, contending with Beiyang and fighting against Sichuan warlords.

The Southwest, especially Sichuan, suffered from the war, and this person cannot be blamed, especially Tang Jiyao's strategy of destroying Sichuan and repairing Yunnan, which aroused the resentment of Sichuan people.However, Tang Jiyao didn't realize it at all, he was still ambitious and would not give up any chance to expand his strength.

Tang Jiyao felt a strong threat when the National Defense Army entered Sichuan this time. As the saying goes, the three provinces in the Southwest were originally one.

This is absolutely intolerable to Tang Jiyao, who claims to be the king of Yunnan, or even the king of Southwest China. Therefore, he wants to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos to occupy the land in southern Sichuan, so that he has the capital to advance and retreat.

The Fushun area in southern Sichuan is a well-known well salt production area. Every year, millions or tens of millions of funds can be obtained from the salt tax alone. With this money, nothing can be done!

Tang Jiyao had this wishful thinking. Others were afraid of Zhang Tinglan, but he might not be afraid. Yuan Shikai's Beiyang was also so powerful back then, but Tang Jiyao still won the war of protecting the country with a province.Tang Jiyao never forgot this glorious history, and wanted to copy it.

However, he obviously made a wrong calculation. The people of Sichuan have suffered greatly from the Yunnan Army, after the Yunnan Army entered Sichuan.Immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction among Sichuan residents, representatives from all walks of life came forward one after another, calling for the expulsion of the Yunnan Army.Some people even cried blood and begged, hoping that the central government could stop Tang Jiyao's actions.

This request was naturally sent to Zhang Tinglan, and Zhang Tinglan immediately held a military and political meeting overnight.Discuss countermeasures.Sun Anhu was the first to speak: "Vice President, this is a godsend opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to kill Tang Jiyao, so that both Yunnan and Guizhou provinces will also fall under our control, and the problem in the Southwest will be completely solved."

Zhang Tinglan smiled and said, "It is true that Tang Jiyao must be dealt with, but do you have any good ideas?"

Sun Anhu immediately said: "Although the Yunnan army is brave, it is poorly equipped and financially weak. It is not our opponent at all. As long as we transfer two divisions to the southwest, we will surely be able to wipe out the southwest."

"No." Yang Yuting immediately waved his hand and said, "If we just relied on military strength, we would have solved the Southwest long ago. This kind of thing has to be settled economically and socially, with the smallest price. It is right to pacify the Southwest. And Shu The road is difficult, and Yunnan and Guizhou are far away from the emperor. If we only rely on the army, how long it will take to fight and how much wealth will be consumed, it may affect our development plan, which has violated our original intention."

Jiang Baili also said: "Attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top. It is easy to deal with the warlords, but it is difficult to clean up the people's hearts. If you can't clean up the people's hearts, it will be difficult to bring the Southwest into the country's control."

Speaking of which.Jiang Baili looked at the cabinet premier Tang Shaoyi, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister, if you want to clean up the hearts of the people, it is a matter of real money. I wonder how much the cabinet can give?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Shaoyi smiled wryly and said: "Chief of Staff, the financial funds have basically been invested in construction. However, there is a batch of national defense bonds recently, a total of 3000 million yuan, which may be temporarily embezzled. As for national defense, Nanyang Chinese businessmen have returned There are a lot of investments, and a large amount of foreign capital is injected, and it may be possible to issue more currency.”

Zhang Tinglan waved his hand hastily: "No, not long after the financial unification, this year's currency has been overissued. According to estimates, the inflation rate will even reach 12.00%, and no more money can be issued."

Tang Shaoyi also had a miserable face: "Zhuoyan, if the money is not distributed, the finances will be a bit difficult right now."

You can't do anything without money, no matter how big your family business is, if there is not enough money, everyone present will be a little dumbfounded.At this time, Yang Yuting said: "Vice President, unification of the country is the general trend. No matter how much it costs, it is worth it. I see if I can issue a unified bond and borrow some money."

"Ling Ge, don't bother, guard the land of abundance, if you still can't change the money, it will be a failure." Zhang Tinglan thought for a long time, and finally came up with a plan.

"Everyone, Sichuan is not a poor place. It is rich in products and resources. If you take out any item, you can get a lot of money. Pig bristles, tung oil, well salt, raw silk, ores, all of which are urgently needed by us. Bring them to the world. They can also be sold at a good price, and I am going to use the five-year commodity franchise as collateral to borrow from companies and banks, and I will borrow 5000 million, absolutely no problem."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. This idea is indeed good. If they can borrow money, the troubles will be much less.But Tang Shaoyi frowned again: "Humble words, it's okay to borrow money, but we have not controlled Sichuan, and we wantonly sold Sichuan's resources, I'm afraid it will arouse the resentment of Sichuan people!"

"How can this be considered a betrayal!" Jiang Dengxuan hurriedly said: "Bristle is a strategic resource, and the country should manage it in a unified way. Salt is also something related to people's livelihood. Isn't the salt administration already under the control of the National Salt Industry Corporation? Only the Southwest has not yet." It is a matter of course to include them and take back these rights."

"Of course it's true, but it's hard to say whether the common people will understand it, especially if the place is unstable. Someone with a heart will instigate it again, saying that the central government's entry into Sichuan is to seek Sichuan's resources, so it is not clear."