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    Chapter 119: A mixed association is replaced by a person

    People come and go in front of the Zhejiang Dudu Mansion.

    Traces of the battle can still be seen on the stone lions at the door and on the wall. Seven or eight masons on the left are repairing the holes. These are the scars left by the fierce attack of more than a hundred people from the Huzhou Gang's vanguard led by Jiang Zhiqing. Today, Chen Qimei  His top thug had already looted it hard and returned to Shanghai, but he asked the Zhejiang Governor's Office to spend money to repair it.

    Tao Chengzhang, the new Zhejiang Governor and Councilor, changed into a suit. He threw the fake pigtail into the brazier on the night of the uprising. He felt a lot more relaxed after not being bound for hundreds of years.  After the failure of Huanghuagang, he fled to Nanyang. It was not until the Wuchang Uprising that gunshots were heard that he returned to Zhejiang, running between Shanghai and Zhejiang.

    Hubei achieved a draw. After Ogurayama destroyed a town in Beiyang, the four-pronged siege of Nanjing became the biggest war at present. Seeing that Nanjing was about to be conquered, what he wanted most was to promote the Northern Expedition as soon as possible, so he set up a fund-raising fund for the Northern Expedition in Shanghai.  Bureau, I hope I can do my best for **.  Although he was determined to unite all the southern armies to make an early northern expedition, attacking northward was not easy. The most important problem was the need for a strong commander-in-chief.

    Nowadays, there are only a handful of people in the south who have this ability. Huang Keqiang defeated Hubei. Alas many people in the company began to disbelieve his military ability. Cai Songpo was too far away in Yunnan, and Li Liejun and Xu Guqing encircled Nanjing.  , the young man upstream who holds 100,000 National Defense Forces and has great military exploits is not from the party.  The Restoration Association was one of the alliances after all, and rashly recommending him would definitely trigger a war of words, which would probably lead to internal strife before the Northern Expedition even started. That's why he came here from Shanghai because there was another capable person here.

    The Liberation Society was a major contributor to the victory over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so many people knew him, and greetings could be heard along the way, but he was not in the mood to say hello, and hurried to the Ministry of Military Affairs after asking for his location.

    There was a fierce battle in Nanjing, and the surrounding areas were undecided. The Ministry of Military Affairs was also extremely busy. The staff of the Zhejiang Army who had just put on their military uniforms for a few days were busy.  But next to this busy scene, Jiang Fangzhen, who had a shaved head and was dressed in a Zhili military uniform, was holding a book and relishing it. He turned a deaf ear to the scene in front of him and didn't even raise his eyelids.

    Tao Chengzhang frowned. This man was famous for his arrogance. After he came back with the first place in the Japanese Military Academy and brought back the saber gifted by the Japanese Emperor, he turned around and scolded the Japanese for their cowardly ambitions. He also said that the Chinese could learn the worst things from Japan.  Things are politics and military. After this matter was reported in the newspapers, it is said that it aroused the anger of the Japanese Elders. As a result, he went to Germany and worked for several years under a German Guards Division named General Hindenburg.  Company commander.

    After returning to China, he first served in the army, and later was transferred to the Imperial Guards. A few days ago, he came to the Zhejiang Governor's Mansion as a staff officer.  Looking at his current appearance, it is obvious that his "old habit" has happened again.  Coupled with the profound "friendship" background between the Party and Japan, Tao Chengzhang suddenly had no idea whether he could be persuaded to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. He could only bite the bullet and call out: "Brother Baili."

    "Brother Huanqing?" The two of them had met in Japan, so Jiang Fangzhen immediately recognized this famous leader of the Restoration Society, put down the book and said with a smile, "What wind brought you here?"

    "It's not for you, Brother Baili."

    "For me?" Jiang Fangzhen looked around and smiled: "Huanqing isn't taking advantage of me, is he? Now that Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been cleared, four groups of people are attacking Nanjing, and recovery is just around the corner. Baili still wants to go home and farm, so look for me  What to do?"

    There was a hint of resentment in Jiang Fangzhen's words.  After hearing about the Wuchang Uprising, he immediately secretly went south. He originally wanted to make a career when he joined the Zhejiang Army, but he didn't expect to leave him out of the most important battle of Nanjing. Instead, he let those party members who knew nothing else fight in front.  He had told Zhejiang Governor Tang Shouqian many times about this matter, but he either ignored him or asked him to help with political affairs, so he had long wanted to go back to the north.

    Tao Chengzhang heard something and said with a smile: "Didn't I come to invite Brother Baili to come out? Nanjing is about to be liberated. After taking Nanjing, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai allied forces will go north to Xuzhou. Seeing that the Northern Expedition is imminent, today I  I have come here to invite Brother Baili to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition."

    Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Expedition?  Jiang Fangzhen curled his lips contemptuously: "Brother Huanqing, can you make the decision on this matter? Have you convinced Chen Yingshi, the governor of Shanghai, and Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu? Do you know what kind of army Beiyang is? If you want the Northern Expedition to succeed, you must at least be 100,000 powerful.  If you can spare the 10 million military expenditures for fighting elite soldiers, Baili would be willing to give it a try."

    Tao Chengzhang's face stiffened and he laughed dryly: "It's true that Brother Baili has lived in the north for a long time, but you don't need to raise others' ambitions too much, right? Chengzhang knows that Beiyang is a strong army, but why don't you just fall into disgrace in Hubei? Since Hubei can do it  , why can¡¯t we, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai fight?¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen spoke without hesitation and said: "With Yang Qiu in Hubei, who among you can compare with him? Seeing him give up the front-to-back bet with Feng Huafu, you can see that this person is extraordinary, and he is the number one in the Southern Army in the eight towns in his hand."We have recently purchased so many machine guns and light machine guns. How can Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai be as well prepared as they are?  If he hadn't led Hubei to hold back the Beiyang Army of the Two Towns and Three Associations, would Nanjing have a chance to defeat it?  "

    "Brother Baili, there is no need to provoke me. The number one in the Southern Army in the Eight Towns is also known as the Flying Tiger. I admit this, but we in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai may not lose to them. Not to mention that Xu Guqing's Ninth Town has already revolted, and Zhejiang's new  The army is also a master who has been trained for a long time, plus there are so many hot-blooded men, can't we still fight?"

    "Listen to Huanqing's wishes." Jiang Fangzhen's hand holding the book suddenly froze: "The number of veterans of the Northern Expedition is not enough, so we have to let new soldiers take over?"

    "Why not?" Tao Chengzhang didn't notice the change in his expression. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Fangzhen slam the book on the table and said coldly: "Hot blood? Can hot blood defeat a machine gun and bayonet? Can it block it?  The infantry and artillery tactics of living in Beiyang? How many men of the Han family have to be sacrificed for your passion?" These loud questions made the staff room suddenly silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at this newly arrived Lu Shi, one of the three heroes.  First of all, there is both admiration and disdain in the eyes, but more of a confusion about modern warfare.

    Jiang Fangzhen never cared about how many pairs of eyes were around him, otherwise he would not have scolded Japan back then, let alone Tao Chengzhang's darkened face. He said sadly: "Ten new and four old. This is the German Army after the Franco-Prussian War."  One word to summarize, it means that even if the recruits rushed into battle, even if they could defeat the enemy, only four out of ten would come back. So after that, the German Army imposed 24-week training regulations for recruits, and also established national training from young to young.  The system is to make recruits understand what war is through training and teach them how to defeat the enemy and still survive.

    Since you just mentioned Hubei, have you analyzed what Yang Qiu did?  After flying to Wusheng Pass, they immediately launched a northward march, recruiting veterans to train the troops. They did not release the checkpoint until they were almost ready. Before leaving, they deliberately set up an ambush to severely damage Beiyang's morale.  When Feng Huafu divided his troops and was most in danger, he didn't even pull up the Hankou recruits and the Hunan Fourth Division. Why?  Because pulling in new recruits under Feng Huafu's pressure would only lead to greater losses, they simply fortified themselves layer by layer to trade space for time.  It's a pity that he almost ruined the good situation when he met someone who had never fought before  "

    Tao Chengzhang was originally straight-tempered. When he was in Japan, he scolded Chen Qimei in front of Sun Wen for eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Not long ago, he even scolded him for leading the Huzhou Gang to cause trouble and usurp the position of Shanghai Governor. The two had a deep friendship.  So he stood up after hearing these words: "Brother Baili doesn't want to lead the Northern Expedition. Why bother making so many excuses? I thought the three heroes Lu Shi were so great, but today it seems that they are just showing off."

    His temper made Jiang Fangzhen laugh, and he said: "Cai Songpo is also one of the three heroes, why don't you find him? Zhang Xiaozhun is coming back soon, and he can also command the army. But if I want to take charge of the army, I will first give 100,000 veterans,  Tens of millions of military dollars are spent, and all troops must obey orders. If Huanqing can do it, you might as well give it a try."

    "Nonsense, if I could take out these, I would go up myself." After Tao Chengzhang finished speaking, he walked out. Just then, Zhejiang Governor Tang Shouqian came in with a young officer wearing a sandy yellow khaki military uniform.

    The distinctive military uniform attracted a lot of attention. When Tang Shouqian saw Jiang Fangzhen, he immediately pointed at the young man behind him and said with a smile: "Baili, I brought you an old friend."

    An old friend?  Jiang Fangzhen swept the young man away, and the latter saluted with both feet: "Qiu Heng, a trainee non-commissioned officer of the General Logistics Department of the National Defense Force, I have met Mr. Baili."

    We were talking about the National Defense Force just now, but they came right in front of us without thinking. Tao Chengzhang, who was about to leave, was secretly surprised and stopped in his tracks. Jiang Fangzhen was even more confused. After thinking about it, he asked, "Did Yue Peng ask you to come?"

    "No," the second lieutenant staff officer took out a letter and said, "It was the commander and the chief of general staff who asked me to come to see Mr. Baili. This is a personal letter from the chief of staff to you."

    "Song Ziqing? Isn't he afraid of me scolding people?" Jiang Fangzhen said to himself. After opening the letter and reading it, he smiled bitterly and said, "When did Baili become so popular?" Tao Chengzhang stepped forward and took a look.  In addition, the letter also specifically stated that Yang Qiu invited him to serve as the general instructor of Hubei Army University.  Unexpectedly, Yang Qiu actually sent someone just after he was rejected, and from what he just said, it was obvious that Jiang Fangzhen admired the National Defense Forces.

    Although he was scolded just now, those words were correct when he thought about it carefully.  The Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai coalition forces seemed to have strong forces, but after fighting for so long, they still failed to capture Nanjing. Instead, they had to ask for help from Li Liejun of Jiangxi and Hu Hanmin of Guangdong. This shows the difference in combat effectiveness. What's more, with Jiang Fangzhen's arrogant temperament, how willing was he to be willing to gamble on human life in a war?  Do it.

    Jiang Fangzhen folded the good letter and put it in his pocket, looked at Tang Shouqian and asked, "Do you mean that the governor is willing to let me go to Hubei?"

    Tang Shouqian has long wanted to send this great god away.  To put it bluntly, it is difficult to arrange, Mrs. GuanIt doesn't make sense, the official is too big to control it, not to mention the price offered by Yang Qiu this time is really irresistible.  The preparations for a mixed association were a timely help for the Zhejiang Army, which lacked ordnance.  But he couldn't ask people to leave in person, and said with a smile: "Baili can make up his own mind. Going there is not the same as overthrowing the house and restoring the Han Dynasty."

    When Tao Chengzhang heard this, he became anxious and said quickly: "How can the governor say this? Brother Baili is a rare talent. It is a great blessing to come to Zhejiang. How can he push it away?"

    Tang Shouqian was speechless, but Jiang Fangzhen himself had wanted to go back to the north for a long time. Now it was okay to invite Hubei to come and have a look. Anyway, he really didn't want to see the chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he simply asked: "Captain, Baili only wants to ask one thing  Well, apart from this letter, what else did Yang Qiu bring?"

    "Well" Tang Shouqian rubbed his hands and laughed a few times before finishing, Second Lieutenant Qiu Heng saluted: "Report to Mr. Baili, the commander asked me to bring 24 cannons, four thousand rifles,  One hundred thousand rounds of ammunition and three machine guns are provided to assist the Zhejiang army, and we hope to capture Nanjing as soon as possible and discuss the Northern Expedition."

    "It's really hard to give up one person for another." Jiang Fangzhen murmured a few words to himself, then asked the second lieutenant: "Your stance is very standard. Was it trained by Yue Peng or Song Ziqing?"

    "It's the commander"

    After Jiang Fangzhen asked, he didn't say whether he agreed or not. He turned around and went back to the small room where he stayed temporarily next door. He quickly picked up his suitcase and walked out. Seeing this, Tao Chengzhang was anxious to see Tang Shouqian. When he saw no reaction, he immediately stopped him.  Said: "Brother Baili, do you really want to go to Hubei?"

    Jiang Fangzhen glanced at the upright second lieutenant and said simply: "I want to go, not to reminisce about old times, but to curse people."

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