Jagged Warlord

Spring in Qingdao usually comes quite late, but spring in Qingdao is generally very long, and March, April and May can be counted as spring.In the spring of Qingdao, flowers are the first to explode.Qingdao people like flowers, and they also like to grow flowers. Between buildings, alleyways, and even on the side of high and low roads, clusters of flowers will inadvertently pop out, yellow as a cloud of winter jasmine, and red as a curtain of peach blossoms.

Of course, safflower needs green leaves to set off, and countless nameless grasses are not far behind. They poked their heads out of their yellow-brown winter clothes one after another, and began to be dotted. Inadvertently, large expanses of lawn were replaced with green attires. .When the wind blows, it seems that because they are afraid of the cold, they cuddle tightly together, making people feel affectionate.

In spring, the trees in Qingdao are also different from winter. The trunks and branches begin to show a touch of green, and the interior is full of water, showing a sense of moisture that is different from the dry winter.Impatient flowers and trees such as Yingchun and Fatong have already bulged out their round leaf buds in the chilly wind.Once the season arrived, they all rushed to explode.

A cargo ship with the Japanese sun flag is slowly docking at Qingdao Wharf. On the side of the ship, several men in Chinese tunic suits hold the railing and look at the mainland. They and the surrounding people are either wearing Japanese military uniforms or Japanese kimonos. A comparison, it seems very out of place.

"Motherland, we are back." The speaker's name was Ju Zheng, his original name was Ju Yangjun, and his courtesy name was Zhijun.When studying in Japan, he changed his name to Juzheng, named Juesheng.A native of Wenshengyuan, Meichuan Town, Wuxue City, Hubei Province, his eldest brother Nianxiang, his second brother Nairong, his fourth brother Dingxian, and his fifth brother Lijin.Juzheng's original spouse, Xia, had a daughter. When he was in Japan, he had two daughters. Later, he married a woman surnamed Zhong in Shanghai, and they had two sons and a daughter.

Like many Kuomintang members, Ju Zheng went into exile in Japan after the failure of the Second Revolution.This time he returned to China under the orders of Sun Yat-sen to organize a revolutionary army against Yuan.

As Yuan Shikai's conspiracy to betray the country and proclaim himself emperor was increasingly exposed, the Chinese Revolutionary Party set off a larger-scale struggle against Yuan. At the end of the summer of 1915, Mr. Sun Yat-sen gathered various ministers to study the method of military conduct. After more than 10 meetings and discussions, a new plan to challenge Yuan was formulated. He decided to organize armed forces and establish the Southeast Army, Northeast Army, Southwest Army, and Northwest Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army.Set up headquarters in Shanghai, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Sanyuan and other places to carry out military struggles against Yuan.In the name of the Generalissimo of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, Sun Yat-sen appointed Chen Qimei as the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Army, Juzheng as the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army, Hu Hanmin as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army, and Yu Youren as the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army.Mr. Sun Yat-sen pinned his main hopes on these military leaders, especially on the Northeast.Because of his heavy reliance on the Northeast Army, Sun Yat-sen appointed Juzheng, a hero of the [-] Revolution, to lead the army.Along with Juzheng were Wu Dazhou, Bo Ziming, Lu Ziren, Liu Pulin and others.

"Mr. Ju, do you think we can succeed in rebelling against Yuan this time?" Liu Pulin asked

"Of course it will succeed, although the road to revolution is doomed to be bumpy." Juzheng looked at the sea and said confidently: "Mr. Zhongshan specifically reminded: Assume that the Northeast Army's first goal of attack is Weixian, and the second goal is Jinan. , The task is arduous, and there must be many difficulties. After arriving in Shandong, we must try to meet Liu Tinghan. He is an old comrade of the Tongmenghui. If he can lead a regiment to revolt, it will be a heavy blow to the enemy."

Bo Ziming said: "Mr. Sun is really thoughtful."

Wu Dazhou said: "I think we should be much smoother this time. After all, this time the Japanese government should change its attitude and start supporting us."

"Ju-kun." A short Japanese man wearing a kimono and a folding fan in his waist came over.

"Oh, it's Mr. Xuanye." Juzheng and others warmly greeted him.

Mr. Xuanye is Changzhi Xuanye, nicknamed Pineapple because of his pockmarked face.He was the person who helped Sun Yat-sen maintain his management for more than 30 years. This time he was in Qingdao, and Sun Yat-sen appointed Xuan Ye as an adviser to the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army.

"Ju Jun, let me tell you some good news. As far as I know, the garrison along the Jiaoji Railway controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army will fully assist; all the firearms used by your department are supplied by Japan. I also heard that the army also specially organized A field hospital came all the way."

"Thank you so much." Juzheng happily held Kayano Nagachi's fat palm.

Kayano Nagachi laughed loudly and said, "Why do we divide each other?" In fact, the Japanese consultant Kayano Nagachi and his wife were married to Commander-in-Chief Juzheng, and Juzheng's second daughter was Kayano Nagachi's adopted daughter.

After the ship docked, Juzheng and others went ashore smoothly under the operation of Kayano Nagachi, and then went straight to the former German Governor's Residence in Hachiman Town, Qingdao.It used to be the official residence of the Governor of Jiao'ao, Germany, and later became a spoil of war of the Japanese, and now it has become the headquarters of the Northeast Army of the Revolutionary Army.The Japanese army specially vacated the building and provided it to the General Headquarters of the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. In order to protect their safety, they also deliberately removed the road signs and placed wooden signs prohibiting passing at the intersections. Japanese military police stood guard day and night to patrol.

That night, Juzheng and others were received by Kamio Mitsuomi, commander of the Qingdao garrison.Juzheng pointed out that there is still a big gap in the weapons and equipment of the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Party. Kamio Mitsuomi said that he could immediately allocate a batch of arms to them, which made Juzheng very happy.

Ju Zheng asked Chief Xuanye again, "Have you got all the cannons and planes needed by the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army?"

Xuan Ye Changzhi replied: "The plane and the pilot will be delivered soon, but there are only six cannons, but we can rush to make wooden cannons to make fake ones. There is a carpenter named Li Dexing, who is an expert in making wooden cannons. You may wish to invite him."

It was not until Li Dexing arrived with 58 carpenters that the revolutionary army discovered that these carpenters in ragged cotton jackets, shabby cotton shoes, and long braids were actually Japanese.They have been in China for more than ten years, married Shandong women, and gave birth to Chinese-Japanese mixed blood, lurking at the bottom of Chinese society.That was in 1897, in order to compete with Germany for the control of the Jiaodong Peninsula, Japan planned to organize many Japanese ronin to change their names, wear braids, and disguise themselves as ordinary Chinese people. These ronin are all military workers.

The Japanese were lurking so deep that Juzheng's back was in a cold sweat.

After everyone returned to the headquarters, Liu Pulin, who felt like a thorn in his back, said: "Is this really good? Why do I think the Japanese are harboring evil intentions, and their ambitions are not small."

Wu Dazhou, Bo Ziming, Lu Ziren and others also expressed the same worry.

Juzheng sighed, and said: "Using the military and financial resources of foreign forces to strengthen or protect one's own strength, to attack and deter the enemy is not only the most commonly used method in ancient China and foreign countries, but also an unavoidable method in modern times and even contemporary times. In ancient times and even modern times, this is not a shameful thing. In fact, as long as it is a small or weak country, as long as it is a weak political force, from ancient times to the present, almost all of them have not been supported by external forces in their initial, start-up, and development stages. Until direct intervention, there is no money, no weapons, no economy, no strong force, this is nothing to do."

Wu Dazhou said: "Our established goal is to attack Weixian first, and then go to Jinan to control the intersection of Jiaoji Railway and Jinpu Railway. But Jinan is not in Yuan Jun's hands right now, but in the hands of some volunteer army. "

"What kind of volunteer army is actually Li Mohan's SS." Bo Ziming said, "This Li Mohan has just been appointed by Yuan Shikai as the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River. He should be Yuan Shikai's lackey."

Lu Ziren nodded and said: "The Japanese army is now our friendly army. This Li Mohan who embraces Yuan against the Japanese army is our enemy. It seems that if we want to take Shandong, the first enemy we need to fight is Jin Yunpeng and This Li Mohan."

Juzheng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I think it's better for us to be courteous first and then fight. We should be emotional with him and understand him with reason. If he is rather stubborn than effective, then don't blame us for disregarding the sympathy of our compatriots." .”