Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Wang Zhenyu and Cai E met for the second time in their lives in Wuhan, and this was also their last meeting.

Since Cai E's ship stopped temporarily in Wuhan halfway, and Cai E's physical condition no longer allowed him to disembark, our Chairman Wang ran on board to see Cai E without putting on airs.

When he saw Cai E again, he was stunned by what he saw.

Cai E's whole body has become like a haggard wood. He was not fat before, but now he is so thin that he is frighteningly thin. He has no energy at all, so he shrinks on the bed. It becomes very difficult to even get up basically, and he coughs endlessly. .

"Brother Songpo, what are you?" Wang Zhenyu no longer regards Cai E as a competitor at this moment. All he has is heartache. What is the reason for this heartache for this generation of famous generals? Cai E, who scolded Fang Qiu for pointing Jiangshan, turned out to be like this.

Cai E could only nod his head in pain and guilt to apologize, but it was difficult to speak in his throat.Jiang Baili, chief of staff of the nurse who accompanied Cai E to Japan for treatment, is also an old acquaintance of Wang Zhenyu, and he met him in Baoding that day.At this moment, Jiang Baili was also very sad: "Since the day when he begged Yuan, Songpo has been handling military affairs day and night. He is often worried because the enemy's army is strong and his army's backup is not coming. Under such circumstances, the pressure to lead troops in combat is so great. After a long time, the disease accumulated. There was a lack of good doctors in the army, and Songpo was worried about military affairs, so he refused to leave the front line and return to Kunming for medical treatment. "

Wang Zhenyu knew about Cai E's difficulties, and he didn't need to place anyone in the Yunnan Army. Zhao Hengti was already serving as a liaison officer in the guard, and Wang Zhenyu was informed of everything big and small.Speaking of it, Tang Jiyao is indeed not a thing. No wonder this man failed to succeed in the Republic of China in the end, and buried [-] Yunnan troops in vain.Tang Jiyao is different from Cai E. He is a native of Yunnan, so he has always been obsessed with Cai E. As the warlord of Yunnan, he originally didn't want to participate in this war to protect the country.But when Cai E appeared in Kunming, he couldn't help Tang Jiyao to participate or not.You must know that the backbone of the so-called Yunnan Army is not all Yunnanese, but is composed of people from Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guangxi. Among them, the fellow recruited by Cai E from Baoqing Mansion in Hunan is the backbone of the backbone up.These Baoqing people are notoriously fierce, and they don't recognize any warlords at all, they only recognize Cai E.In addition, Liu Xianshi, the governor of Guizhou, did not sell his account. In this way, if Tang Jiyao didn't follow Cai E to toss around, then his own head would probably be used to sacrifice the flag.It is also for this reason that the first thing Tang Jiyao hastily did after Cai E’s death in history was to disregard the ancient saying that there is no army without Hunan, and sent all the Hunan natives in the Yunnan Army, especially Baoqing (now Shaoyang) officers The five brothers of Wang Zhenyu's great-grandfather in later generations were all working under Cai E's errands. In this case, they could only return to Hunan via Myanmar (at that time, there was a serious banditry on the Yunnan-Guizhou border. In history, Tang Jiyao relied on these bandits to regain the throne of the military governor. Yes, the ferocity of these bandits can be seen), the combat effectiveness of the Yunnan army has plummeted since then, and in the end even the Sichuan army could not do it.These are things for later.

Who is Cai E?He naturally knew about Tang Jiyao's careful thinking, but he didn't care, because his ambition was not a small Yunnan governor, but the whole world.Therefore, Cai E's flexible wrist was reflected at this time, and it was indeed more than a grade higher than Sun Yat-sen and the others. Cai E himself served as the commander of the First Army of the Guardian Army, and Tang Jiyao was still the commander of the Guardian Army and the Governor of Yunnan. .Moreover, Cai E took care of the hard work of fighting the war himself, and Tang Jiyao only needed to be responsible for the food and grass.

But for such a simple job, Tang Jiyao, who was at both ends of the first mouse, still managed it in a mess.Based on the principle of hitting the first bird with a gun, Yuan Shikai mobilized heavy troops into Sichuan, planning to wipe out Cai E's guards in one go.

But at this time Tang Jiyao was frightened and shaken, and he was terrified.What makes people laugh bitterly is that after he was terrified, his head seemed to become unclear.The method he chose was to jam Cai E's neck in logistics. It seems that in this way, in the future, waiting for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court to level Cai E, he can show his merits and see, if I didn't hold back, You still can't eliminate Cai E.In this way, Cai E felt uncomfortable. The battle that could have been fought was unable to be fought due to insufficient supplies, and the offense turned into defense in the end. It was really uncomfortable during those days.But even so, Cai E still accumulated small victories into big victories, and he insisted on getting the situation back bit by bit from Beiyang's most powerful third division.Even Wu Peifu, who was later known as the God of the Beiyang Army, could only stare at the direction of Cai E. The famous general Cai E is really not called for nothing.

As for Tang Jiyao's problem, I don't know how Cai E solved it, but it is said that it was just a letter.As for the content of the letter, it is naturally unknown, but Wang Zhenyu is also a hero now, and he can guess what the content is with his fingers.

The first part is nothing more than reminiscing about the old days. From Cai E’s first meeting with Tang Jiyao, I saw you at a glance when I was among thousands of people, brother. At that time, I found that you have a strong aura of domineering, so . . .

The second part is to emphasize how reactionary Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang warlords are. Brothers, I am doing a righteous cause now. Look at Wang Zhenyu next door and they have also raised the banner of rebellion. Uh, no, it is the banner of protecting the country. It can be seen that we The cause of justice is justice, and it is bound to be victorious. . .

The third part is naturally threats and intimidation, brother, you can't be confused at this time, we are grasshoppers on the same rope, you want to go down now that you are on my thief ship?The boats have reached the center of the river, can they still go down?If I lose, you still have a future. To be honest, following my brother and me and continuing to engage in rebellion, a promising career after all, is the only correct choice in your life, uh.

It is estimated that Tang Jiyao's brain cleared up when he saw this letter, and he figured out his position, so the reinforcements and supplies arrived without saying a word, what a god!

The final result was naturally that Cai E defeated Cao Kun's Beiyang Third Division, but his body also collapsed.

After Yuan Shikai's death, the north and the south reached a partition agreement, and the Southwest Military Government was established later. However, the situation in Sichuan was very complicated, and Cai E had to sit in Chengdu to coordinate the relationship between all parties.

At that time, Sichuan had not yet developed into a warlord melee, and the defense zone system had not yet come out. Yang Sen was still living in the Yunnan Army, Xiong Kewu was still a progressive revolutionary, Duobao Daoist Liu Wenhui was still studying in Baoding, and Liu Xiang, Liu Cunhou and Liu Chengxun have become popular, but they are not as powerful as in history. Naturally, taxes have not been collected in the 80th year of the Republic of China, but this situation has already given Cai E a headache.

The problem first came from the revolutionaries in Sichuan, oh, they should be called National Socialists now.The nine-member regiment (Xiong Kewu, Dan Maoxin, Li Weiru, Yu Peidi, Yu Jitang, Zhang Chong, Wu Bingjun, Liu Guanglie, and Long Guang) headed by Chongqing Town Guard Xiong Kewu belonged to Huang Xing's family.On the other hand, the industrial group headed by acting governor of Sichuan Province Yang Shukan (Shi Qingyang, Lu Chao, Lu Shidi, Yan Deji, Huang Fusheng) belongs to Sun Yat-sen's family, and the founder of the industrial group, Xie Chi, is now in Nanjing. The government is in a mess.These two factions have their own armed forces, and they fought fiercely with each other. Although they did not develop to fight as much as in history, they were not much better, especially after the Beiyang forces were driven away, all the contradictions that were originally covered up disappeared. It has been exposed, and now the two sides are in conflict.If it wasn't for Cai E, a great god, who was pressing down, they would have pulled their teams and put on a fight.Sure enough, it is Brother Pao's family, and he will never loosen his belt.

With such a large group of restless masters, Cai E's health can only get worse and worse.Therefore, the body is the capital of the revolution. Now that Cai E has no capital, the revolution will naturally be impossible to talk about.

It seemed that he had a premonition that he might stop cooking when he went to Japan this time. Cai E seemed to regain his energy when he saw Wang Zhenyu.

"Brother Wenzheng, we are all fellow villagers of Baoqing Mansion. If I leave first, I ask you to take care of my wife and children. My subordinate Tang Jiyao will definitely not be compatible, and I can't do too much for them Thing, if I die in Japan, please give this letter to Liu Xianshi in Guizhou, Luo Peijin in Sichuan and Gu Pinzhen in Yunnan, and ask them to contact Liu Yunfeng, Deng Taizhong, Yang Zhen, Zhao Youxin, Dong Hongxun, He Haiqing and others. Tang Jiyao Short-sighted, narrow-minded, unruly, and intolerant, let the three southwestern provinces be merged into the national government! Songpo is not talented, so he can't lead them to go on. Besides, my classmate Jiang Baili has a great talent, but he just can't help it. At that time, I hoped that Wenzheng's brother Nian would reuse him for his fellow countrymen. I am not very grateful!"

Wang Zhenyu's eyes widened when he saw these words, it was true or false, but thinking about Cai E's body, it is estimated that this is true.Poor Cai E's ambitions, if it weren't for his time traveler and his poor physical condition, maybe he wouldn't have come to this point at all.

However, Wang Zhenyu still set his sights on Cai E, the truly famous general and pillar of the world: "Hand over the foundation that you created by yourself, Brother Songpo, aren't you sad?"

Cai E shook his head and wrote: "Life is too short to turn the head into nothing. The general trend of the world is to divide and reunite, but that's all. I just hope that those brothers who follow me can have a good home! That's all I can do There are too many, in fact, the final outcome of the three southwestern provinces still depends on you, Brother Wenzheng, and this country also counts on you. Songpo hopes that one day, the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will no longer be bullied by foreign powers. Unfortunately, I can’t see it. arrive."

Seeing this passage, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help but burst into tears. This is Cai E, who was followed by his great-grandfather and five brothers. With such a heart and such a magnanimity, he actually left in his early thirties. He is really jealous of talents. !