Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Following Ma Jizeng's suicide, the situation in Hunan was temporarily settled, and the next step was a very smooth march.

If Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, can still stay in Guangzhou, then Tang Xiangming, the governor, is not even qualified to stay in Changsha.

The reason is simple, he sent out the Hunan army enough to protect his safety to Hengyang to resist Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's army.

Originally, this action was also necessary. At that time, Yiyang still had Ma Jizeng, and it seemed very stable (if Tang Xiangming knew that Ma Jizeng was concealing the loss, he probably would not have taken it that way).So it is the kingly way to throw all the capital in your hands to Hengyang and fight with Ni Sichong, but Ni Sichong is just a bastard, and he ran away with [-] horses and horses.

As a result, the troops that were originally going for reinforcements were directly exposed to the attack of the guards. Among the more than 1 Hunan troops, there was another character that no one noticed. Diping.To say that this old man's official luck is not good, after a few years of tossing around, he is still a regiment commander, but he is much better than other officers of the old Fourth Division, and he can be regarded as a man.

Lu Diping, who knows how to be a man, spread the news that his side would be defeated among the battalion-level officers of this Hunan Army, and the confusion caused by Ni Sichong's escape. Sorry, on January 1, the Hengyang Mutiny occurred in this Hunan Army. The division commander was captured, and the army collectively surrendered to the First Division of the Youth Army.Yang Yongtai, who followed the army, immediately ordered Tao Zhiyue to lead his troops into the city, while the Hunan guards Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei who arrived half a step late naturally had to station outside Hengyang City.

For Tang Xiangming, this news was like a bolt from the blue, but for Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, the effect was similar.

If the two sides were still friendly forces before the youth army entered Hengyang, the relationship between them became embarrassing after they entered Hengyang.Especially on the 21st, Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei received news that the youth army had entered Guangdong. This news basically meant that their territory would be sandwiched between the youth army's territory from then on.

Fighting? The Hunan guards under Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's hands are more than 1 points dead, while the opponent has a full [-] people, and it is said that this is less than one-tenth of the total number of youth troops.The most important thing is the equipment. Whether it is Lin Xiumei or Cheng Qian, they can only lament how good luck tricks people. A small character like Wang Zhenyu back then has become a big deal today.

Not fighting, being wrapped up in the middle, sooner or later is the fate of man's knife and me as fish. For characters like Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, it is probably not what they want to let them wait for the ordinary moment to come.

Just when the two were uncertain, Yang Yongtai took the initiative to visit Cheng Qian's headquarters.

"Brother Songyun (Cheng Qian's character) and Xiumei (Lin Xiumei's real name, Lin Zukun), I never thought that we would see each other in Guangzhou that day, and our goodbye would be on this battlefield." Everyone is polite.

At this moment, Cheng Qian was dissatisfied with the youth army, so he deliberately didn't answer the topic. Seeing this, Lin Xiumei could only smile bitterly: "Yes, you and I were all comrades of the Tongmenghui at that time. Unexpectedly, after a few years, we are already in our own party. gone."

Yang Yongtai deliberately turned a blind eye to Cheng Qian's indifference, and still smiled: "Brother Xiumei's words are wrong. You and I joined the Tongmenghui that day to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and build a new Republic of China, not for the self-interest of one party. .Today, I am waiting for the army to fight against the Yuan thief and the Beiyang government, and to defend the new Republic of China. Since the goals are the same, how can we come to see the views of the parties."

Lin Xiumei laughed at herself when she heard the words: "You, you, in terms of eloquence, even ten Lin Xiumei are not half as good as you. Since we are all acquaintances, unnecessary politeness is avoided. There is nothing to say Frankly speaking, both Song Yun and I know that you, Yang Yongtai, are the master of the Three Treasures Palace."

Yang Yongtai seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago, he pretended to be convincing and said with a smile: "Brother Xiumei is really quick to talk, in fact, he came here today to ask for a meeting for no other reason than to think of our old friendship to find a way out for everyone. "

Hearing this, Cheng Qian finally spoke up: "What are you looking for? You are nothing more than a lobbyist for Wang Zhenyu. To be honest, your youth army is also deceiving people too much. You just snatch it because you have more people and more guns." This is Hengyang City. But you should also be more moral. In Changsha, who kept Wang Zhenyu safe and sound after your family launched a military riot? It was me and Xiumei, otherwise all his uncles and nephews would die; this time in Hengyang In the war, who held back Ni Sichong's troops for your youth army, so that you defeated Ma Jizeng's army. Oh, now that you have succeeded, and you have taken the initiative on the battlefield, you will bully your allies instead? I will challenge you today. I understand, I am not afraid of where this lawsuit will bring down Prime Minister Sun!"

Yang Yongtai had been listening to Cheng Qian's every question with a smile, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly snorted and said, "Brother Song Yun, Mr. Yang is not talented. Tan Gonghuxiang’s words now seem to be exaggerated. Do you really think that our youth army is Sun Wen’s army, and you really think that the Chinese Revolutionary Party is leading the anti-Yuan war to protect the country? It’s a big joke joke."

Cheng Qian was furious when he heard Yang Yongtai's sarcasm. These sentences all pointed to Cheng Qian's pain point. Think about it three years ago, Cheng Qian was in charge of the army and Tan Yankai was in power.However, it was unexpected that Sun Yat-sen launched the second revolution recklessly. As a result, Cheng Qian fled to Japan after losing the war.It was also for this reason that Cheng Qian later refused to swear allegiance to Sun Yat-sen and refused to join the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

This time he was willing to obey Sun Yat-sen's order, but it was only to use his name to return to the army that controlled southern Hunan, because these troops were all in the hands of Lin Xiumei, the guardian of Lingling, and this Lin Xiumei had a deep friendship with him. It is Sun Yat-sen's believer: "Yang Yongtai, you have to pay attention to what you say. This is in the headquarters of someone like Cheng. No matter how powerful your youth army is, I will take you down in one sentence."

"Hey, Commander Cheng is angry, I'm very scared, but Brother Songyun, so what if you kill me Yang Yongtai alone? Can you find a new way out for yourself and the tens of thousands of brothers under your command? If I I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid your army's salary next month will be a problem, since the two of you are not interested in hearing what Yang has to say, then Yang will leave now."

After finishing talking, Yang Yongtai got up to leave, Lin Xiumei quickly grabbed Yang Yongtai: "Brother Yongtai stay behind, Songyun is also entangled in many things these days, and the pressure is too much to speak out, so why do you care about it? In terms of friendship over the years, it doesn’t matter if you have something to say directly.”

Lin Xiumei winked at Cheng Qian while talking. Cheng Qian thought of the military salary that the headquarters had not yet received, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Brother Yang was sharp in his words just now. I was the one who made a fool of myself. This is my apology to Brother Yang."

Only then did Yang Yongtai sit back in his original seat, picked up his teacup and took a sip and said: "We have been friends for so many years, this little opinion is nothing, small matter, small matter."

This can be regarded as easing the atmosphere and exposing the unhappiness just now.

"Hehe, there is actually nothing to talk about, just one thing, let's clear up this affiliation relationship. Going forward from this day, on the boundary of Hunan, or even on the ground of the whole of China, it can only be A banner exists, and the war has progressed to this point, Lao Yuan is doomed to fail, Sun Dapao is also unreliable, everyone better think more about yourself and your brothers." Speaking of which, Yang Yongtai took a peek at Cheng Qian Both Lin Xiumei and Lin Xiumei were thoughtful and did not say a word, and then continued: "Here, I might as well explain to two old friends, the youth army has about 20 field troops alone, and With all the standard equipment, it was only the Second Army of the Youth Army that defeated Ma Jizeng, and it is the Third Army that is currently marching into Guangdong. What is in front of you is only the army of the first division and one division. And in Anjiang, the complete Military industry, well-developed heavy industry, and prosperous business are destined to have more money in the youth army than your army. How about it? Brother Song Yun, brother Xiumei, are you going to go all the way to the black and follow Dapao Sun, or change it? Thinking of leading the team to become a member of our youth army, what about the next big country?"

Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei couldn't help but take a deep breath when they heard this. In fact, they already had the idea of ​​this direction before meeting Yang Yongtai.Moreover, he also tested the minds of the officers, including Tang Shengzhi and others, and got a general idea of ​​the bottom line.So it is not impossible to join the youth army. After all, it is not shameful to attach to the strong, and it is much better than being beaten up and then surrendering.But even if you sell yourself, you can't pay back, otherwise it will be too worthless.All they have been waiting for is an opportunity to make a choice.Lin Xiumei still said politely: "The matter is very important, let us discuss it with our brothers."

Now it was Yang Yongtai who was stunned. You must know that Wang Zhenyu didn't include this in his original plan, but asked to use his strength to drive the Xiangnan guards into Jiangxi as the vanguard of the headquarters, that's all.But listening to Lin Xiumei's tone, these two old bastards are thinking of joining the gang. Yang Yongtai thought no way, I have to go back and report to the commander by telegram, so he went down the donkey and said: "Yes, then I will Let me say goodbye first..."

On January 1916, 1, the situation in Hunan changed again. Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's guards announced that they would collectively join the National Socialist Youth Army and reorganize it into the Ninth Division of the Tiger Youth Army. Cheng Qian was the division commander and Lin Xiumei was the chief of staff.The First Division of the Hunan Army that revolted in Hengyang was also assigned to the Ninth Division. Tang Shengzhi and Lu Diping were promoted to brigade commanders (an exception). This division was directly subordinate to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. This is just the beginning.In fact, Cheng Qian, Lin Xiumei, Tang Shengzhi, and Lu Diping also took this opportunity to leap onto the stage of history. They were known as the leaders of the Central Hunan Branch of the Youth Army Hunan Gang, and formed the formation of the Xiangxi Branch headed by Liu Xing and Zhou Lan. The relationship of confrontation, restriction and cooperation.And Yang Yongtai also became the biggest backer of the Shonan faction because of his relationship with persuading the Shonan faction to surrender.

These are all things to say later, the real problem is that Tang Xiangming, the governor of Hunan, is about to die. . .