Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli traveled south from Guangxi to Guangdong. What he saw along the way made him worried. The situation in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan was worrying. After a few days of depression, he finally came up with a new idea. This idea is to establish Under the premise that the independent division does not enter the above-mentioned areas, try to integrate the local troops as much as possible to form a unified joint force to resist the upcoming Japanese attack. Not even a hint of smoke.

Although the starting point is good, it is difficult to say whether these local princes appreciate it. Under the circumstances of Chairman Jiang's suppression and all-out tactics for many years, the local princes are more cunning than foxes, and they can survive the unpredictable wind and rain of the Republic of China. Among them, those who stand up to today are not fuel-efficient lamps. It is very difficult to convince them to come to this meeting with a piece of telegram.

However, Tang Qiuli has his own way. At the end of his telegram to everyone, he solemnly declares that if the military and political chief of the province does not come to the meeting, he will be regarded as the person listed in the telegram and lose the ability to control the situation in the province. , he himself will consider having the independent division take over all the defense and even all civil affairs of the province.

This move is very powerful, but there is also the possibility of causing public anger, but Tang Qiuli can't care so much. As Tang Qiuli expected, the first reaction of the local bosses who received the telegram was that this powerful Tang Vice Chairman, do you want to attack yourself?Although it is not stated clearly, the hundreds of thousands of troops placed around Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are true.

After reading the last words of the telegram, I felt so tired, but I still had to go. If I didn’t go, I would give Tang Qiuli an excuse to help defend in some area, and to lie to children. Frequent exchanges, discussing countermeasures, and finally, a unanimous decision, this so-called five-province joint defense, no matter what, can't agree to a big deal. It's better to fight to the death with Tang Qiuli, than to be slaughtered by others. If you didn't get a bargain, you, Tang Qiuli, might not be able to take advantage of it. [

Xu Liejun, chairman of the Guizhou provincial government, is the backbone of the Jiang family. After Wang Jialie was dismissed by Chairman Jiang, he took over the local power and became the new local emperor of Guizhou. The meeting also had the greatest resistance. After much deliberation, he sent a telegram to Generalissimo Jiang, reporting the content of Tang Qiuli's plan to hold a military meeting, but in fact he wanted to ask for an idea.

After Chairman Jiang received the telegram, he was at a loss and did not understand Tang Qiuli's real purpose for holding such a meeting at this time. After discussing with Yang Yongtai, Zhang Qun, Chen Cheng and others, he came up with a meeting The local princes also concluded that Tang Qiuli had ambitions and wanted to seize the above-mentioned areas.

As soon as the conclusion came out, Generalissimo Jiang was shocked. To his surprise, Tang Qiuli's appetite was too great to be king and hegemony in the north, and he began to extend his hand to the south. It is best to let Tang Qiu leave and touch this bad luck. Both sides will suffer. At that time, the Central Army will go out of Sichuan and they will be able to accept their territory smoothly.

Generalissimo Jiang followed closely the progress of the military meeting of the five provinces with the mood of watching a good show. Therefore, Generalissimo Jiang said to Yang Yongtai, Zhang Qun and Chen Cheng: "Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi and Long Yun are not so easy to mess with. Let Tang Qiu leave to touch this bad luck, and order Xu Liejun to attend this meeting and report the content and results of the meeting in time. In addition, the Central Army is ready, Yue Jun, go and talk to Liu Xiang , tell him that I stand with him."

Liu Xiang, the king of Sichuan, has never been in a very comfortable mood. He agreed to move the capital to Sichuan. The benefits are obvious. Sichuan's industry and commerce are extremely prosperous. Later, as a large number of central troops continued to enter Sichuan, fighting for territory and occupying towns, the space of the Sichuan army was gradually reduced.

Taking a small corner of Sichuan to feed so many troops, it might be difficult to spit out the money that he had eaten. This is absolutely unbearable to Liu Xiang. The government has a vague tendency to turn against customers. Can you?Regarding the joint military meeting of the five provinces, Liu Xiang held a reasonable attitude and had little interest.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were most wary of Tang Qiuli's military meeting, and vaguely smelled what they thought was a dangerous atmosphere. Among the five provinces, Guangxi is the strongest. If they help defend, the Guangxi faction will pay more than others There are many princes. For this, Li Bai and his two believe that it is Tang Qiuli's conspiracy to take the opportunity to weaken the strength of the Gui family.

Regarding Tang Qiuli's assertion that the Japanese were going to attack the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, the two

I don't believe it at all, there will always be signs of war. In the current situation, where can I see a little smoke? The reason is that Tang Qiuli is creating momentum to realize his conspiracy. Whether it is the Central Army or the Independent Division, which one wants to enter Guangxi is absolutely unacceptable.

Li Bai and Li Bai made up their minds. Bai Chongxi participated in the so-called joint defense military meeting of the five provinces, and Zhi Zongren sat in Guangxi, echoing each other from a distance. Moreover, the search and removal of the Japanese spies buried in Guangxi has not yet ended. As for Yu Hanmou in Guangdong, it is The situation in Guangdong Province that has the least strength and Tang Qiuli's challenge is like a mess. Ever since Chairman Jiang squeezed out the old chief Chen Jitang, most of Yu Hanmou's energy has been used to digest Chen Jitang's old forces. In fact, it can be said that until now, the foundation of Yu Hanmou's rule in Guangdong has not been stabilized. If he is not careful, he will be knocked to the ground by the opposition forces and his head will be taken away.

Therefore, Yu Hanmou was the most active responder to this meeting. He also wanted to use other local forces to stabilize his rule in Guangdong. With the current strength, he couldn't hold back even one of them, so he could only be caught without a fight. After receiving the telegram, Yu Hanmou was the first to reply the telegram, expressing clearly that he would join the five-provincial joint defense military.

As for what the telegram said, it was to jointly resist the upcoming Japanese attack. He did not believe it more than Li Bai did. Calming down the opposition forces in Guangdong had already made him burnt out, so he had the thought and energy to pay attention to the Japanese who were thousands of miles away. The attitude of Yunnan Wang Longyun is more ambiguous. Yunnan's geographical location is destined not to be the first to be attacked by the Japanese. Long Yun is full of wariness against any external forces, whether it is Chairman Jiang or Vice Chairman Tang. Therefore, For this five-province joint defense military meeting, Long Yunbao's purpose is to only have ears but not a mouth.

Leaving Yunan, Tang Qiuli ordered all the troops to gather together and march towards Yunfu. More than two thousand troops, all of them cavalry, appeared in Yunfu County, which immediately caused panic in the whole city. It was the army leader who occupied this place. For the people in western Guangdong, it is very common for the city to change the king's banner.

Every time, the people in Yunfu County will suffer a disaster, and all the military leaders know that they will be beaten out by another armed force within a short period of time, so they are desperately trying to collect the people's wealth He wanted to turn Yunfu County upside down, drain every penny of hard-earned money from the common people, and put it into his pockets.

In a small town in the west of Guangdong with beautiful scenery, the people are destitute, all industries are depressed, and the city is full of thatched cottages. All the residents I see are dull, sallow and emaciated residents. At this time, Tang Qiuli rode along the only road in the county. On the street, seeing the evasive and panicked eyes of the residents, his heart was very heavy. As a county town, it was so dilapidated that he was surprised.

Guangdong was the first to open up to the outside world. It faces the sea and has many ports. It was also one of the few commercially prosperous places in the Republic of China. It can be seen that Yu Hanmou's ability to govern the local area and control the situation is much worse than that of Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and he is not good enough to do big things.

A few days later, several big bosses, each with their own confidantes, rushed to Yunfu holding their noses. Perhaps for the sake of safety, everyone brought no less than one regiment of guard soldiers, except for Bai Chongxi. The strength of less than a battalion, it seems that this little Zhuge is full of confidence, the small Yunfu County has been overcrowded.

On several potholed streets, there are soldiers wearing all kinds of military uniforms, speaking with various accents, wandering around at will. In order to prevent the soldiers from harassing the people, Tang Qiuli made the poor people of Yunfu even worse, and asked Shanhu to organize a few Pickets, patrolling the streets day and night

Because of this errand, Shanhu lost his temper a lot. On the day when several local bosses arrived, the picket team detained dozens of soldiers who harmed the common people. , I had to teach them a lesson and let them go, and when I went back, these soldiers who had been detained by the picket team complained to their superiors about their distorting black and white, and the matter was reported to the big bosses who participated in the military meeting. [

These big bosses are very disapproving. There is no reason for soldiers not to rob ordinary people. Tang Qiuli is trying to use this to gain prestige, and it also implies the meaning of oppressing himself. It is a pity that they are all old Jianghu. It's a small trick, I've played it decades ago, and the surname Tang is not afraid of making people laugh?If you have a few thousand more soldiers, we will be a little bit worried.

With more than 2000 people, no major event can be achieved. Some of the original worries disappeared.

The restraint of his subordinates was even more lenient. Tang Qiuli gave Shanhu an order that as long as the law and order were maintained, no soldiers brought by the princes should be shot. Shanhu held his nose and agreed, even though his lungs were blown up many times a day, It can only play the role of a temporary guest instructor, focusing on persuasion and education.

These few people who are full of wrong thoughts get together, and the conflict between the soldiers and the picket team will rise to the level of anger tomorrow. The result of the meeting can be imagined. Tang Qiuli also understands in his heart that it is just doing his best.