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    Chapter 101 Settling Changsha

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    During the period from the end of October to the beginning of November in the Western calendar, the attention of the whole of China was attracted by the Battle of Xiaogan. The news that Yuan Gongbao personally sat at Wusheng Pass to supervise the battle kept many people awake at night.  From Beijing to Shanghai, from Wuchang to Guangzhou, almost every newspaper is reprinting every move of this northern giant. The envoys headed by Zhu Erdian, the four-nation bank delegation, Japan and Russia all outline their dream plans on the map.  .

    The eyes of the entire China and even the entire Far East began to turn to Hubei and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the thoroughfare of nine provinces. As regions declared independence one after another, both the Manchus and the Communists regarded this place as the center of the war.  It is the Beiyang Sword that covets the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in an attempt to seize political capital for the person behind it. On one side are nearly 40,000 civilian armed forces who swear to defend the new regime to the death.

    The arrival of Yuan Shikai intensified the battle, and Xiaogan was completely in a state of strangulation. On August 3, Feng Huafu personally led the main force of the Sanxie to Weidian Town. After three days of hard fighting, in which both sides paid a heavy price,  Yang Qiu took the initiative and ordered the troops to retreat to Xiaogan and continue to hold on. At the same time, he ordered the Third Division to garrison Xiaogan and began to deploy new defense lines at Shekou and Sandaoqiao.

    Beiyang also suffered a lot of losses. Faced with the Wushengguan railway being cut off, supply difficulties and low morale, Mr. Feng Guozhang had no choice but to order a temporary rest. He mainly used sporadic artillery and small groups of troops to test the troops all day long.

    Just when the Battle of Xiaogan was in full swing, the whole of China was also turbulent, undercurrents arose, and various characters competed to appear.

    First, Taiyuan in the north announced the uprising, and Yan Xishan became the governor. Wu Luzhen and Lan Tianwei, known as the three outstanding non-commissioned officers, began to run around in an attempt to directly attack Beijing. Then Jiangxi and Yunnan announced the uprising. Before the three thunders in the north ended, Nanjing  Xu Shao framed the Ninth Town's failed launch and retreated to Zhenjiang. On the evening of the 3rd, Hai Chen Qimei led a group of green-skinned hooligans to cause trouble.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Mr.  However, in this turmoil, the core is still the fierce war in Hubei. Everyone knows that if Beiyang cannot be blocked, the power of the north will inevitably increase. If it is blocked, the south will have room for bargaining.

    At this critical moment, the most unexpected scene happened

    First, the British newspaper took the lead in revealing the internal contradictions between Hubei's military and political affairs on the republican issue. Huang Keqiang tried to use Yuan Shikai's appointment as the president of the Republic of China to compromise in exchange for an armistice between the north and the south, and jointly overthrew the Manchu government.  However, Yang Qiu, known as the First Marshal of the Republic of China, expressed his position as the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces. The president can only be served by Mr. Sun Wen, who is returning to China.  On one side are the tough National Defense Forces, on the other side are the swinging party members, allowing everyone to smell the conflict.

    Before everyone could get a taste of the two articles, the news of the assassination of Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin, the new governors of Hunan, who were the great heroes of the Hunan Uprising, caused an uproar among the southern party members. Taking advantage of the situation, Tan Yankai and Li Bodhisattva of Hubei vaguely made everyone  Seeing the shadow of the constitutionalists taking control of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the north was certainly willing to see the constitutionalists take the lead, but the party members began to worry that this would cause the division of the south and be detrimental to the North-South peace talks that had been vaguely heard.

    Just when they were helpless, the strongest voice suddenly came from the Xiaogan front line.

    On November 2, Commander-in-Chief of the Hubei National Defense Force Yang Qiu was interviewed by a reporter from the French newspaper Le Figaro amid the sound of gunfire on the Xiaogan front line. He said that as a communist army, he would never sit back and watch his brothers and sisters being killed innocently, and had ordered three navy ships to  The gunboats and two battalions went to Changsha to arrest the suspects, but at the same time stated that they would not change the decision made by the people of Hunan.  As soon as this statement came out, the southern radicals, especially the young people, applauded, thinking that this was the new trend of revolution. However, the conservatives in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hunan Province accused him of not doing his job properly. The enemy actually sent precious troops to manage Hunan.  They ignore the life and death of Hankou and even the whole of Hubei.

    Amid the clamor, scolding and uneasiness, dozens of white sails were drawn to the bank of Quzi Temple on the Miluo River. The locals on the river bank who heard the news and came to watch the excitement almost overcrowded the temple dedicated to Qu Yuan. They were stunned.  Watching one group after another of young soldiers jumping off the ship, they began to form a team under the command of the officer.  A brand new sandy yellow khaki military uniform, an armed belt, a small gaiter, a water bottle and a small marching bag are slung across the waist. There are also two "small sticks" stuck next to it, a pure German-made rifle, and a bulging bullet belt, among which  Many of them also carried machine guns on their shoulders.

    "Report to the commander, the second battalion is ready." The young recruit battalion commander saluted Hang Zhi who was disembarking from the ship. This battalion commander was promoted after the northern offensive against Xiangyang. Xiaogan had been eagerly waiting for the transfer order since he opened it.  The transfer order asked him to wait, but his battalion was sent to Hunan to arrest the murderers of the two martyrs Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin.  4¡à8065

    The killing of the two men by the Luan army angered the soldiers, especially the recruits waiting to go to the front line. Everyone was very angry about such backward things in Hunan. If it hadn't been for this matter, they might have fought with each other.  The three divisions were transferred to the front line together to see the Beiyang soldiers who the veterans said were very powerful.

    After returning the gift, Hang Zhi asked: "Where are the First Battalion and the Naval Battalion?"

    "The First Battalion has crossed the Miluo River and is heading south, bypassing the Xiangyin Fortress towards Qingshan. It will reach the foot of Changsha City in the afternoon at the latest." The intern staff officer held the map and drew the route of the First Battalion and continued: "The sea  The military camp is still staring in front of the Xiangyin Fortress."

    "Did you encounter any resistance?"

    "The Xiangyin Fortress fired a warning shot, and the First Battalion also encountered a patrol team. They fired shots into the sky and then withdrew." The intern staff officer said dutifully: "The First Xiangyin Association arrived in Wuchang yesterday. Changsha currently claims to have four towns.  There are 60,000 troops, but most of them are new recruits and temporary party members, with a severe shortage of guns and incomplete combat effectiveness."

    Hearing that there was no interception, Hang Zhi was slightly relieved. Although he was promoted to the regiment commander in this merger, there were actually only two battalions. One of them was the old foundation of the original three battalions. During the northward march, another battalion was recruited.  Many veterans have been recruited, and the number of people in the second battalion has actually exceeded the first battalion to 800, and the combat effectiveness can be fully guaranteed. However, except for the officers, the newly transferred second battalion are recruits who have only received twenty days of training. The naval battalion has  Facing the obstruction of the Xiangyin Fortress, it is even less likely that the commander will send out any more soldiers, so it will be quite difficult for these Hunan guys to fight desperately.

    It wasn't that he was afraid of the Hunan Army. Although Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin publicized that they had recruited 60,000 people in just a few days and were known as the Four Towns, in fact, they were only able to get by with the previous 25-year-old army. He was just worried about the order.  , because the order only said to capture the person who killed Jiao Zuofeng, and did not say to capture Changsha. As one of the backbones of the Right Route Army, he could see Yang Qiu's thoughts in this order, which was to deter Changsha but not be able to  It has destroyed the relationship between the two places. This kind of war is the most difficult to fight.

    What should I do if Changsha doesn¡¯t cooperate?

    Just as Hang Zhi led the new battalion to make some adjustments and bypass the Xiangyin Fortress and rush towards Changsha, the news that the two battalions were marching into Hunan made Changsha fall into anxiety and uneasiness. The streets and alleys were full of white hair.  The so-called soldiers from the four towns of Hunan in turbans, some of them were armed with Hanyang-made rifles, some were armed with Japanese golden hook rifles, and more were armed with blunderbuss and spears.  It was tightly sealed, and the hundreds of soldiers who followed Jiao and Chen in the uprising were guarded by the confidants sent by Mei Xin and were not allowed to leave.

    This chaos also spread to the Advisory Bureau. There was a tense atmosphere everywhere in the conference room and outside the main door.  The congressmen were also divided into two groups. One group was in favor of the war, and the other group believed that the war should not be fought but Hubei should not be allowed to take the lead. As for those who were willing to listen, few were willing to listen. After all, in their view, the deaths of Jiao and Chen were disguised.  I helped them, so we must not overturn the verdict before our rights are secured.

    In the quiet room on the second floor, Tan Yankai lightly swept the rice paper and started writing. This was a habit he had developed over the years. Whenever he was upset, he would write a few strokes to calm his mind. However, his hand was very unsteady today.  , there was a slight tremor in the last stroke, which caused all the previous efforts to be wasted. I had to sigh dejectedly and put the pen down without saying a word. I walked to the window and looked at the setting sun gradually. I was secretly worried. How long had I been a governor?  Is the day coming to an end?

    He knew that Mei Xin killed Jiao and Chen that day, and he was also the secret promoter behind the run on Hefeng Match Company. Otherwise, how could Hefeng, with such a good reputation, suddenly have a run? At that time, he was afraid of Jiao Chen  After the two came to power, they, the constitutionalists, had no chance, but they did not expect that they would cause such a big disturbance. Even Yang Qiu made a high-profile statement that he would capture the murderer. When he thought of the young man who had only met twice, he felt uneasy in his heart.  Somewhat frightened.  The heavy supply of troops before March, and the Commander-in-Chief of the National Defense Forces after March, also ousted the party member Sun Wu, forced Li Yuanhong to personally appoint him as the commander, sent electricity to the whole country, took 80% of Hubei's land, and then fought fiercely in front of Wusheng Pass.  Beiyang, he killed thousands of Beiyang elites with one move, and he is still undefeated against the experienced Feng Huafu. This man is really too dangerous.

    What makes him even more panicked is that he actually knew that he would become the governor of Hunan a few months ago. Now his troops have arrived, without any cover, in a swaggering manner, and they have also sent three gunboats. What should he do?  Should we let the soldiers from the four towns who didn't even have guns fight, or should we send Mei Xin away?  But if Mei Xin bites herself out, wouldn't her reputation be ruined?

    When Tan Yankai was heartbroken, a knock on the door suddenly sounded. He opened the door and saw his confidant Zuo Xueqian and Liu Yutang, who was preparing to lead the Sanxie to support Hubei, arriving hand in hand.  There were two young men standing behind him, one of whom seemed to have been seen somewhere.  After the young man saw him, he immediatelyHe raised his hand and said, "Director Tan, have you forgotten the third primary school student in Mr. Zhang's house?"

    "Are you Zhang Biao's personal guard, Chen Xiaosan?" Seeing Tan Yankai, whom he had met several times, remember him, Chen Haohui smiled and nodded: "Chen Xiaosan is in the past, and now my brother is a guard company directly under the National Defense Forces Headquarters.  vice captain."

    He is Yang Qiu's man." Tan Yankai was afraid of hearing this name now. He was so frightened that he quickly stepped back and took out a pistol from the drawer. But before he could pull out the gun, the guards beside Chen Haohui took the lead and pulled out two guns.  Aim at him.

    Zuo Xueqian and Liu Yutang were so frightened that their faces changed. Chen Haohui first pressed the muzzle of his assistant's gun, turned around and closed the door, and then said with his hands: "Captain, I am not here to call for punishment today."

    Seeing Chen Haohui take the initiative to put away his gun and continue to call him the governor, Tan Yankai breathed a sigh of relief and asked in surprise: "Did Yang Qiu ask you to come to me? Go back and tell him that we Hunan people will solve the Hunan matter on our own. Is it another turn?"  When he comes to talk, let him concentrate on dealing with Beiyang first, and don't harm tens of thousands of Hubei army brothers."

    Chen Haohui waited for him to finish his sentence with a smile, and then said calmly: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for caring about our brothers. The commander will naturally decide the battle on the front line. The brothers will fight wherever he says. At worst, they will lose their lives. But the Commander-in-Chief's hand  I'm afraid the chairs haven't been heated yet? Do you really want to accompany some people to the dark side? "

    "What a dark road, I don't know what you are talking about." Tan Yankai used a handful of rotten rice paper to cover up his nervousness and uneasiness.  But how could he hide these little tricks from Chen Haohui? After staying with Zhang Biao for so many years, it has long been commonplace to observe people's words. He immediately said: "There is no need to explain, Governor, why Mei Xin killed Jiao and Chen? You know better than us."  . As for the run on Hefeng Match Factory, I heard that the last few sums of their money went through the Shanxi Merchant Bank. Doesn¡¯t the governor know that the current director of the Finance and Taxation Department of our Yangxia branch, Mr. Shen Shukai, used to be Hesheng Yuanda?  Manager?"

    Just a few words made Tan Yankai's face turn pale. Mei Xin's murder of Jiao and Chen is still a secret. Until the people responsible for this matter can be counted, and he secretly sent people to Hefeng Match Factory and thought he did it.  He was very secretive, but he didn't expect that it would be exposed as soon as they met. You can't imagine how big a blow it would be to him.  Zuo Xueqian and Liu Yutang were both Tan Yankai's confidants. The former had stayed in Japan for many years and immediately took credit on the day of the uprising. The latter was the unofficial coordinator of the Three Associations to Aid Hubei and knew something about the murders of Jiao and Chen.  Therefore, Chen Haohui's words also made the two of them extremely nervous. You must know that Yang Qiu made a high-profile claim to catch the murderer, and they were all involved in this matter.

    Are we really going to fight?

    "Captain, the commander asked me to remind you that Mei Xin's people are very ambitious. The matter of Jiao and Chen fell into his hands. What should you do if he threatens the governor with this matter in the future? He now holds military power and has many new troops.  The officers have been won over by him, how can we control him in the future?" Chen Haohui saw how many people had been restrained and continued: "The commander also said that he respects Governor Li because Hubei needs Governor Li, and he cannot do such heartbreaking things for Siyu.  And he also believes that Hunan also needs Governor Tan. Finally, he asked me to bring you a message. No matter how good the gun is, it must be handed over to someone who can use it. People who can¡¯t use it, even if they have good intentions, will probably end up with nothing.  Add lu¨¤n¡±

    Tan Yankai's heart pounded. This was the second time he heard these words. The first time was on the ship in Hanyang, and now he asked someone to bring him here. It was obviously telling him not to be greedy for military power. And was it possible that Yang Qiu was in Hanyang that day?  Did you know what happened today?  This is really terrible, isn't it? Now Chen Haohui talks about governors, and even takes Li Yuanhong as an example. He is clearly telling himself that he can keep his rights and imitate Hubei's supervision of civil affairs, otherwise he will forcefully attack Changsha. By then, he and Mei Xin will  The relationship will be exposed and completely ruined.

    He wanted to struggle, but no one wanted to be threatened, but at this moment, almost all the troops in the city who could fight were Mei Xin's people. After Wang Longzhong took Yixie away, the most he could fight was two thousand. As for the four towns mentioned by Jiao Dafeng,  There are 60,000 troops, but in fact there are only more than 40,000. Many of them are party members and homeless people who only know how to make money. They don't even have a few guns. How can they be an elite opponent of the Hubei army who can fight Beiyang face to face? Thinking of this  He knew that he had no way out this time, so he had to suppress the nervousness in his heart and asked, "I wonder what Commander Yang is going to ask Tan to do?"

    Chen Haohui was waiting for this sentence and said: "It's very simple. The governor only needs to order someone to open the city gate and let my first battalion in. As for the rest, you don't have to worry about the rest. As for us two brothers, we will stay with you tonight to ensure safety.  "

    Liu Zuo Xueqian asked: "What about Mei Xin and the others?"

    Chen Haohui smiled slightly, pulled out two Han Yuan-style pistols, loaded them suddenly, and said coldly: "Doctor Tan, Governor Tan, Councilor Tan, or Councilor? As for the secret, dead people will not speak."

    At one o'clock in the morning, everything in Changsha was quiet, and the air was filled with tension and uneasiness.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?On the 25th of the 1st Army, the main camp of the Association was brightly lit. Mei Xin, who had just assassinated Jiao and Chen, and was appointed by Tan Yankai as the commander of the first town in Hunan, and several of her confidants were sitting under the lamp, looking uneasy. Just thinking about this moment  The Hubei military camp stationed outside the city always seemed to have a thorn in its heart.

    The dull and depressing atmosphere made Gan Xingdian unable to sit still. He slapped the table and said, "Why don't I take Er Xie to Camp Mo tonight? I don't believe that one Xie can't defeat Yang Qiu's camp."

    "Yes, I am willing to risk all my efforts to bring all four towns together."

    "Fuck the **** bullshit National Defense Force, just kill all the old guys in the Advisory Bureau, and then concentrate on training new recruits. When the Beiyang and Hubei armies are beaten to the point of losing their temper, we can then take them in. Hubei has also been taken.  "

    "I think we should just contact Beifang. As long as we reveal our intentions a little bit, Yuan Gongbao will definitely be willing to recruit him. I don't believe that Yang Qiu is not afraid of us attacking him from both sides."

    Gan Xingdian's words caused a roar among the officers, while Mei Xin's face turned gloomy as she spoke.  After all, he was the former twenty-five-hundred-year-old co-organizer, and had participated in the Taihu Autumn Festival, so his eyesight was much better than these people.  Although there was only one battalion outside for the time being, investigation revealed that it was actually equipped with a German electric machine gun that was only available in Beiyang, as well as five or six light machine guns. The soldiers were also all new German-made rifles, which were obviously  Yang Qiu's core direct troops here in Changsha don't even have a single light machine and fast artillery, and the troops are seriously short of guns and ammunition. Not to mention one alliance, even two alliances may not be able to win, not to mention that there is still a battalion that is carrying weapons.  Fast forward, there are also a lot of soldiers in the city who sympathize with Jiao and Chen. If the city gate is opened and a loophole is taken advantage of, it will be really doomed.

    Moreover, the person who worried him the most was Tan Yankai. This Hunan "Li Bodhisattva" actually lost his voice at such a critical moment. He obviously wanted to clear up the matter. If a fight really happened, he would probably want to die to hide the secret, so he absolutely  Can't give him such a chance.

    Just when he was thinking about countermeasures, there was suddenly a burst of noisy footsteps in the distance. Before he could understand what was going on, several fireballs flashed at the gate of the camp, and then there was a violent explosion.  stand up.

    "Catch Mei Xin and avenge our patriots"

    "Catch the murderer and protect the country"

    Shouts suddenly rang out from all directions. As the New Army camp took the lead in the explosion, the entire city of Changsha was thrown into chaos. Screams, whistles and machine gun blasts came one after another. In the end, no one could  Can't tell what exactly happened.

    Mei Xin, Gan Xingdian and others were born as soldiers after all, and they immediately guessed that someone must have let Yang Qiu's troops enter the city. They quickly blew the brass whistle and led the soldiers to rush out of the camp, but their orders were torn apart before they reached the door.  A scene appeared. Several Wehrmacht soldiers quickly pulled up a Maxim machine gun with a small wheel and began to violently sweep the military camp.

    Bullets flew through the ranks of the Hunan Army soldiers like a storm. In just a few minutes, the entire campus was filled with corpses. Gan Xingdian and others who were running at the front were directly beaten to death. Mei Xin was so frightened that she quickly led her  Several henchmen prepared to climb the wall and escape.  But as soon as he jumped out of the wall, dozens of guns were aimed at his head. He only heard the sentence "Kill my lofty ideals, and kill them if you find them." Seventeen or eight holes were opened in his body.

    Flames and explosions began to spread from the military camp to the surrounding areas, affecting many places such as shops and mansions. If anyone is careful at this moment, they will find that these places where gunshots are coming out are without exception the activities of die-hards and conservatives.  , as for the tens of thousands of recruits raised, they were at a loss. Many people forgot their responsibilities and fled out of the city overnight in fear.  Standing at the window on the second floor of the Advisory Bureau, Tan Yankai was trembling. Here and there, it was aimed at Mei Xin. It was basically a long-planned purge. But what could he do now?  Now that the wolf has been lured into the house, we can only grit our teeth and hold on.

    In the early morning of November 4, as Hang Zhi led the Second Battalion to Changsha, the city of Changsha, which had been struggling all night, finally settled down a little.  At ten o'clock in the morning, Tan Yankai in the Consultative Bureau announced in front of many reporters and congressmen that Mei Xin, Gan Xingdian and other military officers and some die-hard congressmen colluded with each other to assassinate Jiao Chen, tried to overthrow the military and government, and colluded with Beiyang to attack Hubei back and forth. He also made it public  Several letters were shown that were said to have been recovered from Mei Xin's home.  At the same time, he also said that Yang Qiu's troops were actually invited by him to escort the new government. He vowed that Hunan would fully support the cause of independence, and announced that he would immediately select 20,000 elite soldiers from the originally recruited soldiers from the four towns to form the Hunan National Defense Force.  The Fourth Division rushed to Yueyang to be reorganized and prepared to enter Hubei for support

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