Back to the Republic of China as a commander

In the battle of Nanchong, Xiong Kewu and other Sichuan troops suddenly got violent, but Luo Peijin suffered a big loss. Fortunately, Luo Peijin was a battle-tested master and immediately led the team back to Chengdu.The Sichuan army naturally followed to Chengdu, and then put on an appearance of attacking the city. Naturally, it was unwilling to attack the city, but it was not difficult to shoot at the positions of the Yunnan army every day.Luo Peijin was very surprised by this and said, "Since when did the beggars from the Sichuan Army become so wealthy?"

Of course it is rich, these cannons and shells were shipped from Wuhan, there is no reason not to use things that don’t cost money.However, the Sichuan army was just like this. They attacked Chengdu several times in succession, but they were all repulsed by the Yunnan army. Xiong Kewu was also very straightforward. He ordered Chengdu to be surrounded for shelling.

After receiving Luo Peijin's rescue telegram, Tang Jiyao immediately ordered Hu Ruoyu, the commander of the Second Army of the Jingguo Yunnan Army and the commander-in-chief of Sichuan's rebellion, and the commanders Xie Ruyi, Li Xuanting, and Zhang Ruji to go out to fight in Yunnan.At this time, the main force of the Yunnan Army was less than 6, and almost [-] people were sent to Sichuan. Tang Jiyao didn't think it would be dangerous to do so.

Some deviations occurred in history at this time. On October 10, Huang Xing, who was supposed to pass away in history, was still receiving intensive care treatment in Nanjing Army Hospital, and his life was still going on.And Cai E, who was supposed to die of illness on November 31, may have heard the news of the outbreak of war in the southwest, and finally failed to survive the last day of October. He died of illness in Fukuoka, Japan this morning at the age of 11.Cai E's last words: "I commanded the First Army of the Protectorate of Yunnan Province in the Sichuan War and the personnel who died in the Sichuan War, I beg Luo Peijin and others to verify the petition for the award, in order to show justice; E has a short life and failed to do his best for the Republic of China, so he should be buried lightly. "

As a hero who changed this era, Cai E's death caused a great shock, but no one felt that there were Japanese hands and feet here, after all, the anti-Japanese sentiment at that time was not very strong.Everyone put more mood on paying homage to Cai E.In Beijing, in Shanghai, in Nanjing, in Wuhan, in Kunming, in Chongqing, in Chengdu, and in eight cities in Guiyang, public memorial sites have been set up for Cai E's tablet, allowing everyone to pay homage to this hero who protects the country.

Sun Yat-sen: In his life, he was generous to protect the guards;

Liang Qichao: Knowing the evil is worse than the dead; who is not the wife's grief?

Kang Youwei: The bow of the humble monarch is now the age of Hong Xian; because of thinking about children, I am afraid to hear the sound of drums!

Tang Jiyao: So the main purpose is to consolidate the army and protect the people. The general's kindness Cao Wuhui is the result of public opinion; usually he only reads books to serve his minister Dunxu, and his public words are not dead, and the scholar is worried about Fan Xiwen.Ding Huaijin: Success does not take the first place, failure does not lead to death, swearing to the teacher second words, how bright it is, so a brigade suddenly rises and rebuilds the republic; the subordinates have no opinions, and the superiors have no rights and interests. The suicide note is so profound. Heroic Spirit?

At this moment, Yang Du, who is in Chongqing, heard the bad news about Cai E. He couldn't speak for a long time, but he was lamenting the vicissitudes of the world. Half a year ago, Cai E was full of energy, Wei Wu waved his whip, and pointed out the country, while he was in a hurry like a bereaved dog, and went east to Fusang , panic all day long.Half a year later, Cai E's soul passed through the kingdom of heaven, while he himself was sitting in Chongqing, pacifying the southwest for Wang Zhenyu. Life is so unpredictable.

Thinking of this, Yang Du personally wrote a pair of elegiac couplets for Cai E:

The soul returns from a foreign land, now the heroes are gods, and the rivers and mountains of thousands of miles are weeping with rain;

The people in the southwest were exhausted, and Taixi was full of scars. At that time, success or failure had changed.

Looking at this elegiac couplet at the time, it seemed a bit disrespectful to the deceased, but just the day before, the Southwest Camp of the Nationalist Government was listed in Chongqing, and Yang Du was appointed as the director of the camp, so although everyone felt that this couplet was not good, they did not dare Make irresponsible remarks.

Then Yang Du approached Li Zongren and suggested to Chengdu that the Sichuan Army cease fighting for seven days and the whole army pay tribute to Cai E.

Although Xiong Kewu couldn't understand this order, he still followed it. As soon as this move was made, the Dian army was in chaos.The officers and soldiers at the lower level immediately carried forward the tradition of the Yunnan Army's daring to defeat the superior, and flocked to the commander Luo Peijin's garrison to ask for an explanation. Why did they fight against the brothers of the Sichuan Army on the opposite side?

At the same time, Gu Pinzhen and others also rejected Luo Peijin's request to fight back across the board. They also wanted to hold a public sacrifice for Marshal Cai. Anyway, the first seven would not be over, and the battle would not be over.

The Second Yunnan Army sent by Tang Jiyao to support Sichuan is still marching hard on the Sichuan-Yunnan border, heading towards Sichuan, and the news of Cai E's death has not yet reached them.

While in Wuhan, Wang Zhenyu felt a burst of sadness unconsciously when he heard the news of Cai E's death. In history, Cai E didn't die so early. What would the Republic of China look like?Wang Zhenyu didn't dare to assume anymore, but he knew that Cai E won the dignity of [-] million people for all the people in terms of the war to protect the country.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyu quoted the elegiac couplet sent by a great god of later generations to a handsome man, and sent it to the whole country in the form of a telegram: "Unfortunately, you passed away early, who can you ask for questions about state affairs?"

President Li Yuanhong of Beijing issued an order posthumously conferring Cai E as General of the Army and holding a state funeral for him at the same time. . .

After Cai E's death, the war in the southwest will continue after the mourning.

The Beijing side was very concerned about this. Li Yuanhong didn't know that the president was not easy until he arrived in Beijing.On the local level, the Japanese suddenly increased their support, and Zhang Zuolin's power in Fengtian swelled up like a balloon. In just half a year, he expelled Duan Zhigui, the governor of Fengtian, and Meng Yuanen, the governor of Jilin, and became the governor of Fengtian himself.Although Duan Qirui was very angry about this, he had to hold his nose and acquiesce.Seeing this, the direct line in Henan immediately got in touch with Li Yuanhong and Xiong Xiling, expressing their firm obedience to the central government, so Beijing suddenly became a crater.At this time, the news of the outbreak of the Southwest War was naturally regarded as a symbol of the stability of the external environment in the north, so the struggle began. On November 11, under the oppression of all parties, Xiong Xiling had to resign as Prime Minister of the State and went south to take office.The conflict between Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui, who took over as prime minister, intensified in an instant. The Beijing government has once again returned to the track of disputes between the government and court, and this time it seems that the government still has some strength.

The war in Sichuan has lasted for 10 days from October 17th to November 11th. Zhang Lan, who is known as a sage in northern Sichuan, took the lead in running between the Yunnan Army and the Sichuan Army, hoping that the armies would cease fighting so that no one would die. The gentleman's face also seems to be very good, at least after General Cai E's first seven days, the war still did not resume.However, the two war criminals, Luo Peijin and Xiong Kewu, did not agree to see each other, so the confrontation continued.

The army commanded by Hu Ruoyu finally arrived in Ya'an, Leshan, and Rongxian on November 20 after more than 11 days of arduous march in three routes, and then, tragedy happened.

Li Zongren arrived in the three places with the Dai Yue Department of the Sixth Division, the Li Pinxian Department of the Seventh Division, and the Deng Keng Department of the No.14 Division. The buddies are going to send fake news, in short, they are waiting for the Dian army to come to die.

Hu Ruoyu can be regarded as a strong general in the Yunnan Army, and he still fulfilled the basic requirements of enemy reconnaissance.But he never expected that the scouts he sent out would be bought by the youth army, and they would report back that only one regiment from each of the Sichuan army was guarding the above-mentioned third brother's place, and they had no combat effectiveness at all.

He immediately said to Li Xuanting and Xie Ruyi with a smile: "Xiong Kewu is really a fool. At this moment, he still has his eyes fixed on Chengdu. Do you think we should go to Chengdu first to deal with Xiong Kewu with Luo Peijin, a dishonorable guy, or just move eastward?" How about taking Chongqing down?"

Several division commanders felt that it would be better to take Chongqing first, so that Xiong Kewu would not return to Chongqing and defend himself from danger. After closing the gate, the key is to prevent the troops of the Nanjing Nationalist Government from entering Sichuan.

Hu Ruoyu's name means great wisdom and Ruoyu. If he knew that almost [-] youth troops had entered Sichuan at this moment, even if Tang Jiyao shot him, he would return from Sichuan to Yunnan without hesitation.Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world. . .

On the 9th and 10th, the three places started successively. The Dian Army had never seen such a ferocious shelling in its life, and suffered heavy losses immediately.Then the youth army almost stepped on the artillery point and killed them. Machine guns, mortars, grenades, all kinds of light and heavy firepower came out together. The Yunnan army could not even establish a blocking position, and the heavy machine guns often knocked down a few youth soldiers. , I greeted the mortar or the grenadier.

Hu Ruoyu received the report from the front, and immediately took the case and said: "If this old man in the Sichuan army cuts off his head, it is clearly Wang Zhenyu's youth army, his mother's, actually entered Sichuan, Luo Peijin, such an important matter, there is no news at all. receive."

It's too late to blame these things now, Hu Ruoyu's intestines are regretful now, he knew that the youth army had entered Sichuan, and he would not divide his troops into three groups anyway. The distance between the divisions differed by tens of kilometers. If it was tens of kilometers of flat land, it would be fine, but it happened to be a thousand rivers and thousands of mountains.Isn't this waiting to be broken one by one?

Hu Ruoyu immediately ordered Flying Pigeon Legend to order the Second Army of the Dian Army to quickly retreat towards Liangzhou.

It's a pity that Li Zongren didn't intend to give Hu Ruoyu a plan to return to Yunnan. He issued an order to pursue across the board, and the Yunnan army was inexplicably defeated by the youth army.Of the 3000 Yunnan troops, more than [-] were captured alone. Only Hu Ruoyu, Li Xuanting and others managed to escape back to Yunnan with less than [-] people.At this time, Yang Du was very proud to tell Xiong Kewu what his plan was. Without him, he just tried every means to show weakness and trick the main force of the Yunnan Army out of Yunnan.Obviously, the ambitious Tang Jiyao was fooled, and now there is no army in Yunnan that can stop the youth army from entering.