The Republic of Heroes

Fu Zuoyi remained silent. What Wu Xiaoliang said was reasonable, but he really didn't think carefully.

"What brother Wei Zhong said is very true. I didn't think carefully, but how should we deal with the current situation?"

Fang Qidao also looked at Wu Xiaoliang with concern. Wu Xiaoliang had already decided on a strategy. If he won this battle, he would go straight to Changsha. Whether Duan Qirui went to the field or not had to go according to plan. The army went straight to Changsha." After speaking, he waved the telegram in his hand, "Principal Wang has called to support me in capturing Changsha, and he will immediately lead the troops to the south. In addition, Jiangxi has also sent troops to Hunan, and the balance of victory is tilting towards us. It is our fourth It is a great opportunity for the brigade to win Changsha."

Fu Zuoyi's eyes lit up when he heard Wu Xiaoliang say this, "Such a success can be achieved, even if Weizhong is the governor of Hunan, Zhishuai will not object." One after another fought for this position, and he, Wu Xiaoliang, could get it at his fingertips. He really envied others.

When Wang Ruxian heard that his student Wu Xiaoliang had defeated Tan Haoming, and even captured his brigade commander Wei Yongchang alive, he shook his head repeatedly and sighed:

"It's not simple, it's not simple!" In his impression, this student was courageous and resourceful, and he valued love and loyalty, but he was not so strong that he led a group of recruits who hadn't fought in the battle to overwhelm the battle-tested Gui family. It's unbelievable that veteran Tan Haoming lost his helmet and armor.

Defeating in Hunan was a heart problem for him. Even though he had jointly sent a horse telegram to oppose the war and the paragraph, he still raised troops and went south to Hunan again to echo Wu Xiaoliang and strengthen his momentum.Hearing of Tan Haoming's disastrous defeat, the Hengyang Guardian envoy returned to Hengyang overnight and dared not come out again.Wang Ruxian sneered, "If you look at the wind and the rudder, Zhao Hengti is still a character in the Hunan Army."

Younger brother Wang Ruqin was very dissatisfied with his brother sending troops to Hunan, "Brother, Duan Zhiquan has stepped down, why should we help that kid surnamed Wu?"

"Confused, is my brother only going to help Wu Weizhong?" Wang Ruxian pointed at his younger brother with some resentment, and then said slowly: "Brother is helping our family. Although Duan Zhiquan stepped down, the governors of all provinces Do you know what you think? Now that Wu Weizhong is trying to turn the tide in Hunan, the direction of the wind should change. It will only be a matter of time before Duan Zhiquan comes to power. When the time comes, will you and my brother still have a way out?"

Wang Ruqin couldn't figure it out, the two brothers took over Hunan and became military governors themselves, and who would dare to touch them, why bother to make wedding clothes for others.But he has been in awe of his elder brother since he was a child, and even if he disagrees, he dare not speak up again.

Wang Ruxian knew that his brother still didn't take it seriously, but he could only sigh in his heart, the place where the four wars in Hunan were the focus of all parties' games, without the support of the Beijing government, wouldn't it be foolish to try to gain a foothold by one's own strength?

The Beiyang Eighth Division left Tongcheng to go south, and Duan Zhigui, the governor of Jiangxi, also sent a mixed brigade to go east.Tan Haoming was overwhelmed by one bad news after another.He has already decided to withdraw from Changsha. If he continues to stay in this right and wrong place, most of his soldiers will be buried in Hunan.

Xu Shuzheng came in with a telegram at Duan Qirui's private residence in Tianjin, "Mr. Zhi, Wu Weizhong of Hunan sent a telegram to challenge Feng and support the restoration of Mr. Zhi." .

"Oh? Wasn't he defeated in Hunan?"

"That's Wang Shaofu's rumor. Weizhong has defeated Tan Haoming of the Guangxi faction and captured the brigade commander Wei Yongchang alive. Hunan is just around the corner."

Duan Qirui became excited. At the critical moment of planning to reset, the turnaround of the war situation in Hunan, as well as the power-on statement of his direct line general, undoubtedly added a crucial weight to his winning balance.

"Have the Overseers arrived?"

"We're all here. We will hold a meeting in Cao Zhongshan's Sun Family Garden tomorrow."

Tomorrow was supposed to be a big day for the new Prime Minister Wang Shizhen to form a cabinet, but Cao Kun, governor of Zhili, and Zhang Huaizhi, governor of Shandong, came to Tianjin. Representatives of the governors of the twelve Beiyang provinces gathered in Tianjin. Yang Yuting, one of his right-hand men.And Wu Xiaoliang's high-profile electrification once again made these warlords who hold the power of the world feel like they have punched nothing.Although the chaos in Hunan was just around the corner, they established the Rebellion Army and appointed Zhang Jingyao as the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army. Wu Xiaoliang's Fourth Mixed Brigade and Wang Ruxian's Eighth Division were controlled by him.The commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army was appointed by Cao Kun, the honest governor of Zhili, who led the third division of his troops into Fujian, and all the troops of the three provinces of the Yangtze River obeyed his dispatch.

With the strong support of the warlords, Duan Qirui returned to the prime minister's position in a high-profile manner, and Wang Shizhen stepped down after only three days of forming a cabinet.President Feng Guozhang was also disgraced, he was gnashing his teeth in the Xinhua Palace, this Wu Weizhong repeatedly stood in front of him to spoil his good deeds, he had no choice but to trouble Duan Qirui, so he wanted to trouble Wu Xiaoliang, a soft persimmon.

The fourth mixed brigade departed from Pingjiang City and headed west along the Mishui River, preparing to pass from Changsha under the Guangdong-Han line.News came from the Beijing government that Duan Qirui re-elected as prime minister less than half a month after stepping down, and set up two armies to fight against the rebels in the east and west, both of which were under the control of Zhang Jingyao.Fu Zuoyi was very dissatisfied with Zhang Jingyao's behavior of coming to Hunan to pick peaches. Zhang Jingyao was senior and well-respected. The Beiyang government sent him here, which was tantamount to granting him the land in Hunan by default.What was the meaning of the fourth mixed brigade fighting so hard? In the end, they made wedding clothes for others.

"Brother Weizhong, how long will it take for us to march like this? We should cross Mishui and go straight to Changsha now." Fu Zuoyi clamped his horse's belly and wanted to go faster, but there were soldiers at the front and back, and the mount was blocked after a few steps. Had to slow down again.

Of course Wu Xiaoliang knew what Fu Zuoyi was thinking. The reason why he marched like this was to subdue the enemy without fighting. To give Tan Haoming time to retreat calmly, the Fourth Mixed Brigade entered Changsha without a single soldier, and it ended perfectly. .

"Brother Yisheng, you can't escape if you don't fight for it, and you might not get it if you don't fight for it. What's more, this place in Hunan, where the Fourth World War is fought, has a strong sense of locality, so it's not a good place to stand."

Fu Zuoyi seemed to hear something else in Wu Xiaoliang's words, his eyes lit up, "Brother Wei Zhong, do you have something you like?"

Wu Xiaoliang did not answer his question directly, but gave an analogy, "The world is like a big cake that has already been made. You cut a piece, and he will share a piece. Now the cake in China has been divided, and you can think of any piece. You have to fight for food, and you have to be on guard against being snatched away by others. With the current strength of the Fourth Brigade, which piece should we grab in Brother Yisheng's opinion?"

Fu Zuoyi was discouraged for a while, and said unwillingly: "The cake is all divided, maybe I can make another piece by myself..."