The Republic of Heroes

"Cake? What cake? What did you two eat behind my back? Seriously."

Fang Qidao rushed up from behind. He had just finished dealing with a soldier brawl. Recently, he gathered a large number of rout soldiers. The discipline of the army has deteriorated sharply. He has to devote a lot of energy every day to calm down all kinds of negative emotions, and he is devastated.At the beginning, Wu Xiaoliang suggested to develop a whole system to attract the soldiers' thinking, and wrote a plan, but he didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that after the war, we should study and study the plan as soon as possible, and implement it immediately if feasible.

Fu Zuoyi blinked and teased, "Since when did Zhizhi get hungry? Are you interested in this cake in the world?"

"I think you want to eat this cake, Hunan Governor is just right for you." Fang Qi gave him a white look.

Of course Fang Qidao understood that recently Fu Zuoyi was trying his best to encourage Wu Xiaoliang to fight for the position of the Governor of Hunan, which is extremely beneficial to everyone, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.Seeing that Wu Xiaoliang didn't seem to care too much about this matter, he felt a little bit disappointed in the deepest part of his heart. Who wouldn't want to serve the country, join the army, and be named a marquis?

Wu Xiaoliang smiled wryly, they all regarded this Hunan warlord as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but they didn't know that if they reached the top, one more step would lead to the abyss.How deep is the water in Hunan?There are Tan Yankai, Zhao Hengxi, the current governor Fu Liangzuo, the Hubei governor Wang Zhanyuan, and recently Zhang Jingyao, all of whom are eyeing up. Which of these people is a fuel-efficient lamp?If it doesn't work out, it will be beyond redemption.But then I changed my mind, everyone said that young people have to be frivolous in doing things, why are you afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back, so what if you fight for a fight? ""

Thinking of this, I suddenly became enlightened, "Yisheng, Zhizhi, let's go to Changsha Mansion and sit in the military governor's chair."

Both Fu Zuoyi and Fang Qidao were overjoyed. They were about to speak when a messenger came to report:

"Brigade Commander, a telegram from Deputy Commander Xu from Beijing."

"Read!"

"My brother Weizhong, Cai Songpo came out of Sichuan, and Zhang Xunchen was defeated in Yiyang. Be careful and stabilize the situation."

"What? Cai Songpo going out of Sichuan?" Fu Zuoyi and Fang Qidao said in unison. The defeat of Zhang Jingyao was a good thing for them, but it was a bad thing for Cai Songpo, a famous defender of the country, to intervene in Hunan.

"Zhang Jingyao, as the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, unexpectedly lost..." Wu Xiaoliang was amazed that he was so incompetent in fighting with this Marshal Zhang.Historically, Cai E had passed away at this time, but the arrival of Wu Xiaoliang changed the course of history. Not only did he not die, but he continued to rule Sichuan as his Sichuan governor.

The situation changed three times a day, Zhang Jingyao was defeated, Cai E entered Hunan, Tan Haoming would not withdraw his troops obediently, and Tan Yankai probably would be ready to move.

Suddenly gunshots sounded ahead, the radio station ticked, and the radio operator rushed to receive the report.

"Brigade Commander, the Second Regiment exchanged fire with an unknown army in Miluo Town, and ask for instructions on how to act." The radio operator reported nervously.

When Wu Xiaoliang arrived at the fortified position of the first regiment, the enemy troops had already begun to retreat. He held a telescope and frowned. It was obvious that the military uniform was not from the Guangxi Army. The Guijun Army’s dark gray uniform was quite similar to that of the Beiyang Army; The Hunan Army, the Hunan Army is extremely poor, and their uniforms are extremely ragged; and this group of people is well-groomed, and their uniforms are light gray and blue. They should be third-party troops. Could it be that Cai Songpo has arrived?This is the answer he is least willing to come up with. Deep down in his heart, he is extremely reluctant to fight Cai E, not only because of the respect brought by his previous life, but also because he has lived with Cai E alive. For three months, Cai Eyu was not only a patron saint of facial makeup for later generations, but also a good teacher and helpful friend with flesh and blood.

But the reality is often so cruel, and Wu Xiaoliang is faced with a difficult multiple-choice question.

The scouts brought back news that the army of unknown origin retreated to Gupei Town after being blocked from crossing the river. It seemed that there was at least one division in size, and it was fighting the banner of the First Division of the Sichuan Army.This confirmed Wu Xiaoliang's conjecture, but I don't know whether the first division of the Sichuan Army was led by Cai E, or Jiang Baili?

The Fourth Mixed Brigade was unable to cross the river and had to be stationed in Miluo Town on the north bank of the Mishui River. At night, someone came to submit a letter to see Wu Xiaoliang, and the scouts took him to the brigade headquarters.This person was dressed in casual clothes and claimed to be Adjutant Cai E. When he met Wu Xiaoliang, he saluted and handed over a letter:

"The commander-in-chief wants to meet with Brigadier Wu."

Wu Xiaoliang returned the courtesy and said, "Thank you."

He opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and unfolded it, and there was a line of thin bones and silver hooks: My brother in Weizhong, I miss Fengtian for so many years.Tomorrow after dusk, when we cross the Mishui River to the south, the elder brother is looking forward to the arrival of the younger brother.

Wu Xiaoliang closed the letter paper, thanked the adjutant, and sent his gift out of the barracks.Fu Zuoyi looked worried, and immediately stopped:

"Weizhong, don't go." Fang Qidao also agreed: "Yes, the leader of an army should not take risks by himself."

Wu Xiaoliang shook his head, but smiled, "Brother Yisheng, Brother Zhi, our priority right now is how to enter Changsha, not to meet Cai Songpo." Of course Cai E wanted to meet, he didn't believe that the person he respected the most would So unscrupulous, trap yourself.He also didn't want to fight against him, and the moment he sent the adjutant away, he suddenly had an idea.

Seeing what Wu Xiaoliang said, the two were full of doubts, Fang Qidao was puzzled and said: "The Sichuan Army is in front of you, and the Gui Army has reinforcements. How easy is it to march into Changsha?"

Wu Xiaoliang came to the map, pointed to Fengjialing downstream along the Mishui River with his finger, and tapped twice, "Brother Yisheng, this time I will trouble you to go to battle in person, and the troops crossed the river overnight to attack Changsha. The Gui army must have nothing to do." Take precautions, Changsha can go down at once. I will stay in Miluo to stabilize Cai Songgong, and when he gets the news, it will be too late to save him.”

Fu Zuoyi stared at the map and pondered, Fang Qidao was impatient, and said: "Fengjialing is a hundred miles away from Changsha, but how long will it take to get there?"

"At most one day and one night, otherwise you may not be able to pay your respects. I will only leave the brigade headquarters directly under the battalion, and the rest will be taken away by brother Yisheng." Wu Xiaoliang glanced at Fang Qidao, "Zhizhi, you go too, and cooperate with Yisheng , take Changsha.” This is a big gamble, if you win, you will get a lot of money, if you lose, you will have nothing.

Fu Zuoyi pressed his hands on the map, looked at it for a while, and gritted his teeth: "Okay, even if you break your leg, you have to go to Changsha before this time tomorrow, and kill that old man Tan."

Fang Qidao was worried that Wu Xiaoliang would only keep one regiment by his side, "Weizhong, let's keep another regiment, just in case something happens."

Wu Xiaoliang waved his hand and said: "The more you bring, the greater your chances of winning, not to mention thousands of rout soldiers recruited, if the attack fails, the defense is still more than sufficient."

After making a plan, the 08th Mixed Brigade began to leave the camp quietly. When someone asked, they only said that they were going to meet Governor Fu. Both the mg75 heavy machine gun and the 1897mm [-] field gun were put on mules and horses, and they were pulled backwards on the road. This was the killer feature of the [-]th Mixed Brigade.