Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The final combat mobilization plan was issued to division-level combat units on February 2. Song Xianfu, the commander of the newly formed Railway Corps, had already arrived in Zhuzhou from Guangxi on February 6. The plan for Bright Action, although this plan only involves the deployment of materials and the transportation of troops, it also makes Song Xianfu feel that he has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and he knows that there is really not much time left for him.

Along with Song Xianfu, there were [-] carefully selected railway soldiers who arrived in Zhuzhou. Their task was to restore the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway from Yuezhou to Guangzhou.Song Xianfu carefully looked at the task list in his hand: the Ninth Division in Shaoguan will be transferred back to Hengyang to participate in the Fourth Assault Group fighting in the direction of Jiangxi, which is the lightest task; the Third and Seventh Divisions in Guangzhou will Transferred to Changsha to garrison around the [-]th, preparing to participate in the second phase of the tough battle. The three assault clusters all need to replenish a large amount of strategic materials.So far, three-quarters of these materials are still piled up on the wharf in Anjiang.

Minister of Armaments Ma Xicheng appointed his younger brother Ma Xiren as the commander of the temporary base in Yuezhou, who was fully responsible for the management of the material reception and deployment of Wan Yaohuang's second assault group.The materials from Changsha and Hengyang were transported by water to Zhuzhou Wharf, received and allocated by Song Xianfu, and distributed to Changsha and Hengyang by railway.

Song Xianfu has been working on the railway for so many years, and now he has become a half-expert. Among other things, he is now busy shuffling wagons.Fortunately, when Ni Sichong retreated, he chose to take the waterway instead of the railway, otherwise the whole province of Hunan would not have been able to search for half of the wagons.At this time, the Third Army in Guangzhou also cooperated very well. They reasonably pulled Bai Chongxi's Seventh Division to Zhuzhou in one go with 350 wagons, and then the soldiers went to Changsha on foot, and the heavy equipment continued to be transported to Changsha by rail.

In the newly established Railway Transportation Headquarters, Song Xianfu, who heard the news, personally hung up a long-line phone call to Li Zongren, the commander of the Third Army, "Brother Delin, your great kindness, I, Song Xianfu, have written it down. There are still a few more here." I would like to trouble you with this matter. Doesn’t the military headquarters of your third army stay in Guangzhou until around the 15th? . . . Yes, friends from Luxembourg have helped us produce more than 30 locomotives, more than 300 carriages, and some skilled ones Train driver, it will be transported to Guangzhou by sea soon... Yes, you will receive it at that time, I am more worried about the interference of the British... Yes, yes, these wagons will be transported directly to your third division. Arrived in Zhuzhou , I invite you brother Delin to drink, drink good wine, hahahaha..."

Zhuzhou Railway Station is brightly lit these days, all obstacles around the platform of the station have been forcibly removed, and the road to the platform has also been poured with thick cement. 00 workers are divided into three shifts, each shift lasts four hours, and people stop working non-stop. All the arriving materials will be loaded onto a train, and loaded according to the distance and time constraints.The dispatching staff of Song Xianfu's Railway Transportation Headquarters stayed up all night and night. They were all making precise calculations, how to avoid wasting time, and ensure that there were trains at the station at any time.

The security forces also cooperated very well. Li Wenbin, Chief of Staff of the Security Command, put aside the expansion of the security forces, and personally led a detachment of troops to Zhuzhou. Donkey carts and carts were forcibly confiscated for transporting supplies.Li Wenbin also divided the narrow road into two to prevent traffic jams.At this time, in Anjiang, the Armament Department also transferred newly imported trucks, which had a much larger transport capacity than horse-drawn carts and trolleys.But every time you use it, you need to take an iron rod and turn it around the mouth of the car for several times. On the 2th, the car was halfway down.Li Wenbin was so angry that he almost kicked the iron lump with his foot.

In this way, thanks to the day and night efforts of tens of thousands of migrant workers, on February 2, all the combat supplies were delivered to the combat troops, and the dark cannons of the Youth Army took off their coats again, and they were about to shine brightly. . .

At this time, in Nanjing, on February 2, a guest from Beijing hurriedly got out of the car and walked into the Jiangsu Governor's Mansion.

Feng Guozhang, the governor of Jiangsu, was a unparalleled figure in the history of the early Republic of China, and a figure who terrified the revolutionaries.But it happened to be such a character, but he was short-sighted and had no political sense.History has mercilessly proved this point. Even with heavy soldiers in his hands, he was still played by Duan Qirui, and finally died in depression.

Of course, there is also a possibility, not that Feng Guozhang is incompetent but Duan Qirui is too cunning.But the fact in front of us is that Duan Qirui publicly sang an opera with Lao Yuan in Beijing, and Feng Guozhang, who holds a heavy army, did not know why he sang an opera with Duan Qirui, sitting in Nanjing, watching the Beiyang army Sichuan and Hunan lost successively.

After Hunan and Guangdong were lost one after another, Yuan Shikai finally lost his composure. He felt that this time he was put together by the big powers led by Japan, by his son and his subordinates.

He was not reconciled to failure, and the only thing he could do was to call Wang Shizhen: "Brother Pinqing, I regret that I didn't listen to you at the beginning, and was instigated by these children and grandchildren to become the emperor. Centrifugal. But Brother Pinqing, the situation has developed to this day. It is not that I, Yuan, can end it with the death. We all underestimated Wang Zhenyu, a Hunan native. Look at their actions in Hunan, that is the strength to seize a province Is it? This wolf is ambitious and has been planning for a long time. If my judgment is correct, he will attack the southern provinces next."

Wang Shizhen nodded and said: "I have also read the latest bulletin, 20 people, if we are not united in Beiyang, let alone the southern territory, I am afraid that the next crisis will be our entire Beiyang. The powers under the name will not accept the letter of credence, and can only continue to be called the President of the Republic of China to the outside world), so we must guard against it!"

Yuan Shikai nodded. This Wang Shizhen is worthy of being the Dragon of Beiyang, and he hit the point in a few words: "Who says it's not, the situation has reached this point. If we Beiyang are still busy with internal friction, the future of this world will be Wang Zhenyu, a sinister villain." That's right. I really underestimated this kid that day, Bing San misunderstood me!"

At this point, Yuan Shikai seemed to have suddenly made up his mind and said: "Pin Qing, you go, you go on my behalf, go to Nanjing. Find Hua Fu and tell him, don't follow Zhiquan here to mess around here, and quickly clean up your hands. I will block the rebel Wang Zhenyu in Hubei and Jiangxi, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the situation when it becomes corrupt. I will send the first division, No.15 division, and No.16 division to him, as long as He cleaned up Wang Zhenyu, and Beiyang will be handed over to him after I die."

Wang Shizhen thought for a while, nodded and agreed, so the previous scene happened.

"Brother Pinqing, brother, I didn't know it was you who came, so I couldn't go out to welcome you, I'm so rude!" Feng Guozhang had a very comfortable life in Jiangsu recently, and his complexion was much better than that in Beijing.

Of course Wang Shizhen knew that this was a polite remark, but he didn't point it out. He smiled lightly and said, "Hua Fu, we've been friends for decades, so I'll just say something straight. I'm here this time for Lao Yuan has a word for you."

Seeing that Feng Guozhang deliberately refused to answer, Wang Shizhen didn't think too much, and continued: "The President said that this time the rebellion in the south has developed into a very dangerous situation. It is no longer against him as emperor, but against us. In the whole of Beiyang, we in Beiyang are afraid that we can no longer fight among ourselves, we have to let go of our prejudices and deal with the current situation together."

After hearing this, Feng Guozhang still didn't speak, but put his hand on the teacup unconsciously.

Wang Shizhen smiled indifferently: "It seems that Brother Huafu has been holding a heavy soldier for a long time, and he doesn't pay attention to me as a commoner. In this case, you serve tea, and I will just go away."

As soon as this remark came out, Feng Guozhang, who really wanted to serve tea to see off guests, was not willing to serve tea to see off guests.

I saw Feng Guozhang smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother Pinqing misunderstood, I'm just a little habit. Don't you know me yet? Besides, it's rare for you to come here. Naturally, you live in my house. What kind of guest are you sending me?" Come on, prepare the meal, I want to have a few drinks with my old friend..."

Anyway, the Chinese are still suitable for talking about things at the dinner table.

After a few cups of hot wine, Feng Guozhang's tongue grew louder: "Brother Pinqing, I also have my own difficulties. The President didn't trust me back then, so beware of me. I fought well in Hubei, but he sent Duan Zhiquan to come Replace me; the Aixinjueluo family is orphaned and widowed, the president is not kind, and the brothers below are not convinced about it when he replaces him; in the end he is going to be the emperor, and he plans to pass this world down from generation to generation in his own Yuan family , Then what about us old brothers who have followed him for many years? The descendants will be ministers and slaves from generation to generation?"

Wang Shizhen shook his head and said, "There is no need to talk about it now, Hua Fu, the situation in Sichuan and Hunan has already made the President realize one thing, that is, this emperor will not be able to be the emperor no matter what. You haven't seen it yet, In the past two months, the president has been in poor health, isn’t it 01:30? He said that the biggest problem now is to keep our Beiyang. As long as you can put down the rebellion in the south, after he retires, the banner of Beiyang will be handed over I'll carry it for you, as for Duan Zhiquan, he will take care of it."

Speaking of this, it would be a lie to say that Feng Guozhang is not moved, but if he believes it immediately, then his life is in vain: "Pin Qing, it's not that I don't want to contribute, I have my own difficulties, don't look at it. Of the three ground divisions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, except for the fourth division, Zhang Huaizhi and Lu Yongxiang all listened to the old saying. For Hubei and Jiangxi, I, a little Jiangsu governor, have more than enough heart but not enough power."

Wang Shizhen knew that Feng Guozhang was looking for something, so he nodded and said, "I brought the latest order from the President, appointing you as the patrol envoy of the five provinces of the Yangtze River (Su, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Hubei) and the commander-in-chief of the Crusade Army." Commander, you have the authority to control all the troops south of the Huaihe River. In addition, Cai Chengxun's first division, as well as the newly reorganized No.15 and No.16 divisions are also under your command. Beijing will also allocate it to you in one go Fifteen million oceans, as long as we can win this battle, we can say anything."

Speaking of this, it would be unkind for Feng Guozhang to refuse again. He got up excitedly and said, "Well, for our Beiyang, I, Old Feng, will fight this time..."