Back to the Republic of China as a commander

If the previous meeting between Zhang Xueji and Wang Zhenyu was a meeting of gentlemen, then the conversation in the third conference room of Yuanjiang Hotel is a meeting of villains.

Zhang Xueji looked at Yang Yongtai angrily now, he really couldn't imagine that there are such greedy people in the world.

"Brother Xueji, don't think that our demands are too much. Not only did we not ask you for anything, but we even dispatched troops to help you out of the fire. This condition is already very generous." Yang Yongtai said to Zhang Xueji in a lazy tone. joked.

Zhang Xueji finally couldn't bear it anymore and patted the table, "Joke, do you want the whole of Guangdong? Do you know the significance of Guangdong to Mr. Sun and our party? You really have too much appetite, and you are not afraid of indigestion. And Xiangnan, our party Comrade Lin Xiumei has been stationed there for many years, and his revolutionary qualifications are even higher than Marshal Wang (when he was a division commander, your commander was still the brigade commander of the militia). I think it is wrong for you to ask them to attack Jiangxi as soon as the war starts It is unreasonable, and I hope that in front of Yuan Thief, it is best for everyone to unite as one, not to plot against each other, and not to think about the territory of the brothers' troops."

Yang Yongtai fastened the buttons of his suit and said without changing his expression, "Brother Xueji, don't be so angry, do you know where this table came from?"

Zhang Xueji gave Yang Yongtai a disgusted look: "I don't care where you came from, don't change the subject."

Yang Yongtai shook his head and said: "This is a conference table produced by Jingzhou Furniture Factory. It is made of high-quality nanmu, so I am not afraid that you will damage it, but I am worried that your hands will be injured?"

This pun immediately woke Zhang Xueji up: Yes, the situation is stronger than others, and I need the support of people like Wang Zhenyu and the local government of Hunan and Guangxi. Otherwise, what will Mr. Sun Yat-sen do in the future movement to protect the country? Take leadership?What's the use of getting angry here now? At most, people will tear themselves apart and won't talk to you. It seems that the current Wang Zhenyu and the Xianggui local government are all under the name of Xiong Xiling, who has already resigned, in the eyes of the world.

Zhang Xueji is also a genius, so he stopped being angry immediately, and sat down with a wry smile on his face: "Brother Changqing, didn't Wang Shuai also say that this morning, since we are talking about cooperation now, we should ask for common ground while reserving differences. Everything has to be mutually negotiated and tolerated, don’t you think?”

With Zhang Xueji's resignation, the next thing will be much easier to talk about. . .

Yang Yongtai firmly grasped the initiative of the negotiation: "The territory of Guangdong Province is actually nothing to fight for. Long Jiguang and his army are nesting there. As far as I know, the army of Mr. Chen Jiongming of your party may have nothing to do. They. We are not interested in the Heyuan, Meizhou, and Chaoshan areas in northern Guangdong that are actually controlled by your party. What we want is to eliminate Longjiguang and have an outlet to the sea. After all, so many people always need to do business to maintain food. Therefore, on the issue of Guangzhou, we hope that the two sides will not have too much friction and disputes. Of course, on the issue of Fujian, we will also support your party’s General Xu Chongzhi in the most resolute struggle with the Beiyang Army entrenched in Fuzhou. Xueji Brother, what do you say?"

Zhang Xueji felt extremely depressed at the moment, the whole negotiation was completely dominated by Yang Yongtai in front of him, and he who lacked the strength to support himself seemed to have no other choice but to agree to relay the relevant content.However, Zhang Xueji's attention was drawn to the words of providing support to Fujian. He asked softly, "I don't know what kind of support Brother Changqing is talking about? It can't be spiritual and verbal support!"

"How is that possible? We are different from you, Mr. Sun. We have territory and an army, and we can produce real things, so we don't need to write empty promises. Since it is support, it must be substantive support. There are many Not to mention, how about 20 pieces made in Hanyang and [-] rounds of ammunition?" Yang Yongtai set out the conditions very directly.

Zhang Xueji was dumbfounded after hearing this condition, what was the most lacking in the Republic of China period, arms!How did the Chinese become poor? Just like the Africans today, they exchanged their precious wealth for arms, and then used it to kill each other.

But where there is arms, there is an army, there is territory, there is power, and there is money.Zhang Xueji was immediately moved. Yang Yongtai must be right about one thing. Guangzhou is still in Long Jiguang's hands, and Chen Jiongming alone cannot take it back.And Fujian is also under the control of Beiyang. If Xu Chongzhi and the others can get assistance, they may be able to regain it, and it is not a bad idea to transfer troops from Fujian to defeat Long Jiguang and regain Guangzhou together with the Guangdong Army in northern Guangdong.Zhang Xueji put Wang Zhenyu and Long Jiguang in the same position in his heart. It is best for these two warlords to fight you to the death in Guangzhou.With a plan in mind, Zhang Xueji said: "Well, I will report to Mr. Sun first. Let's continue talking when we have news..."

In the manor of Meiwujizhuang in Yokohama, Japan, Sun Yat-sen, who was sleeping under a mosquito net, was woken up by his secretary Soong Ching Ling in the early morning: "Sir, the urgent call from Shanghai needs your attention."

That is Soong Ching Ling, if someone else wakes up Sun Yat-sen at this time, he will be sternly reprimanded.

Although the Kuomintang has retreated from the mainland, Sun Yat-sen's prestige within the party has risen instead of falling.After the establishment of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, Sun Yat-sen became the old bean of the entire party.

"Xiao Song." Sun Yat-sen sat up reluctantly, and then looked at Soong Ching Ling with a happy face: "Oh, it was transferred from Yingshi, show it to me."

Soong Ching Ling handed the telegram to Sun Yat-sen very gently, and Sun Yat-sen took the telegram with grace and read it seriously.After reading it, he said: "Well, Qingling, please work hard and invite Zhantang (Hu Hanmin) Ruwei (Xu Chongzhi) and Zhongkai (Liao Zhongkai, also known as Liao Yibai) over here. We need to discuss this matter together .”

After a while, Hu Hanmin, Xu Chongzhi, and Liao Zhongkai walked in together, and Sun Yat-sen handed the telegram directly to Hu Hanmin: "Look, this is a message from Comrade Zhang Xueji, who we sent to Xiangxi to work for Wang Zhenyu, a tour envoy in Xiangxi." telegram back."

Then Sun Yat-sen didn't say anything, stood up and leaned against the window with his hands behind his back and looked out the window. Xu Chongzhi was still waiting for Hu Hanmin to finish reading, and then suddenly reached out and patted his left arm. Mosquitoes are glorious.

Hu Hanmin didn't say anything after reading it, and handed it to Xu Chongzhi who had just wiped off the blood on his hands, and Xu Chongzhi gave it to Liao Zhongkai after just a glance.

As soon as Liao Zhongkai finished reading it, he jumped up and said angrily: "Prime Minister (yes, that's what he's called at this time), this, this, this Wang Zhenyu has a lot of ambitions. To actually want the territory of Guangdong is simply a wolf's ambition. , given time, this son must be Yuan Shikai's second, we must not agree to his request, and we must not chill the hearts of all comrades who insisted on fighting resolutely with Long Jiguang in Guangzhou."

Looking at the excited Liao Zhongkai, Hu Hanmin exchanged glances with Xu Chongzhi and said softly: "Prime Minister, what Brother Zhongkai said is not unreasonable. Yuan Shikai's success will not hurt our fundamentals, but this Wang Zhenyu It is going to cut our flesh directly. If Guangzhou is handed over to him, then we may completely lose the territory of Guangdong. This result may be more serious than Long Jiguang's control of Guangzhou. So please think twice, Prime Minister. This has nothing to do with a tiger seeking its skin."

Only then did Sun Yat-sen turn around slowly, the moonlight shining on his face through the window made him look very peaceful.

"Did you bring Wang Zhenyu's resume?"

Soong Ching Ling hurriedly said, "Here, Prime Minister."

Sun Yat-sen took the documents and looked at them carefully, saying: "The most critical step in the promotion of the heroes of the [-] Revolution was mentioned by Huang Keqiang. It is impossible for people of such background to stand on the side of Lao Yuan."

Then Sun Yat-sen looked at Xu Chongzhi and said, "You Wei, what do you think of this matter?"

Xu Chongzhi is actually a relatively simple person, he only cares about many things so much, in the eyes of many people, he belongs to the kind of depressed revolutionary will.It is rare for him to speak, but this time he was rarely tempted: "Prime Minister, this time things are indeed a bit tricky, but in the final analysis it is because we lack an army loyal to the party and the Prime Minister. After the second revolution, we Losing the territories and armies of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces, the situation in Sichuan is also in turmoil. Looking at the whole country, if we launch a national protection movement against Yuan Shikai at this time, I am afraid that we can listen to your command, Prime Minister. It is Brother Jingcun (Chen Jiongming) and their Guangdong Army in northern Guangdong and Fujian Army in Fujian. In Hunan, there are still Lin Xiumei, Cheng Qian and other troops occupying southern Hunan, but you know Cheng Qian, he and Huang Xing is also unwilling to swear allegiance to you, so the reliability of this army must be compromised. What we can do now is to try our best to obtain enough assistance through various channels, including Japanese friends, and send the army loyal to the prime minister as soon as possible. Grow up."

Then Xu Chongzhi stopped talking, just looked at Sun Yat-sen and others.Sun Yat-sen saw that Xu Chongzhi, a good man in the eyes of everyone, actually played a trick, and he could only laugh and cry: "That's right, that's right, then I want to ask, what can you do for you?"

Xu Chongzhi rubbed his head and said: "Then I'll be blunt, Prime Minister. In fact, Guangzhou is a very complicated place. Relying on the sphere of influence of the British, all parties are mixed. Even if we enter Guangzhou, we are still asking for money. In a situation where money is important but power is not, it is better to go all out to take down Fuzhou first, and then gather the strength of Fujian Province to take back Guangzhou. But at present, we have not much to do with Li Houji in Fuzhou. In the final analysis, we are the ones The military force is too weak. I think Zhang Xueji's activities were very successful this time. Not only did we add a support force, but he also brought in a batch of ammunition. Five thousand guns and 20 rounds of ammunition are pretty good. Look at how many weapons Hanyang Armory makes in a year."

Ignoring Hu Hanmin and Liao Zhongkai's surprised expressions, Sun Yat-sen clapped his hands lightly and said, "So you agree with Luo for you!"

Xu Chongzhi shook his head and said: "Of course I agree, but since it is selling the territory in Guangdong, it is natural to sell it at a good price. Five thousand guns are too cheap, at least double the amount, and increase the bullets..."