Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Du Yuesheng also raised the red wine glass in his hand and said: "Brother, it is all thanks to the third brother that we can have today, not to mention the backlog of 300 million, so what about 3000 million, come on, let's drink this."

Liu Hongsheng raised his wine glass with a wry smile and cheered. . .

When Wang Zhenyu saw the lights of Yuanjiang Wharf in Anjiang City, it was late at night on May 5. At this moment, he became very excited. He finally returned from Beijing without any danger, and successfully laid his own information in Beijing. Internet, from now on, Lao Yuan will not go to Beijing if he asks himself to go to Beijing.There are two additional benefits, one is to get back a full 22 million oceans for the people (actually himself) from the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.Please note that this is not the kind circulating in the market, but a standard customs silver dollar.It is equivalent to 3000 million silver dollars in circulation in the market.With these silver dollars as a guarantee, I can issue an additional 5000 billion Chinese dollars. . .

When Wang Zhenyu stepped off the Yuanjiang, a scene that surprised him appeared.Civil and military officials from Hunan, Guangxi, including Ye Zuwen and Yang Wangui, as well as senior members of the National Socialist Party, including Chen Shao, Zeng Qi, Li Buwei, and Chen Gongbo, stood neatly on the Yuanjiang Wharf, respecting each other. Respectfully shouted to himself: "Waiting for the return of the commander-in-chief!"

This is an attitude, a very clear attitude, and the whole Xianggui Group is still extremely loyal to itself. This attitude makes Wang Zhenyu full of confidence in himself and China's future.

Although the pier was densely packed with officials to greet him, but the first one to hug him was his wife Ye Ziwen.Before Wang Zhenyu had time to feel emotional, he saw the teardrops on Ye Ziwen's angelic face. In the past six months, this little ancestor was so worried that he even lost a little bit of people.

Wang Zhenyu hung Ye Ziwen's nose with a smile, wiped away her tears and said, "Stop crying, silly boy, haven't I come back?"

Ye Ziwen cried even more when she heard this, and sobbed while crying: "No matter where you go next time, I will go with you, don't you want to leave me and the child."

When Wang Zhenyu heard this, he felt warm and ashamed at the same time.On the one hand, the beautiful wife at home is waiting, on the other hand, I had a good time in Beijing, and now Zhao Yuting has something in her stomach, so I still don't know how to explain to my little ancestor Ye Ziwen along the way?Alas, annoying.

"What about dedication?" Wang Zhenyu quickly shook his head and asked, changing the subject.

Ye Ziwen wiped her tears and said, "My son is still young, he has already fallen asleep, and the wind is strong by the river, so I didn't bring him here."

Wang Zhenyu nodded and said: "Let's go, everyone, don't stand still. Mr. Wang thanked you here. Everyone go back early tonight, and I will love everyone to go to the house tomorrow morning. As for now, everyone will go back to their respective homes and find their own mothers." , let it go!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and left one after another.On the deck of the Yuanjiang, Zhao Yuting watched from afar the scene where Wang Zhenyu helped Ye Ziwen into the car, feeling sad for an unknown source.She quietly touched her belly that hadn't bulged for two months and said, "Honey, don't worry, mom will definitely fight for a bright future for you, because your father is Wang Zhenyu."

Silent all night. . .

In the morning of the next day, the official residence that had been renamed the Marshal's Mansion was immediately overcrowded. Due to the economic development, there are more and more Ford cars in Anjiang. According to the latest statistics, it has reached more than 460 vehicles. Shanghai has become Ford's largest market in Asia.For this reason, Ford has also set up a special branch here for sales and maintenance.

However, at least 460 of these 300 vehicles were purchased by the government, and the entire Chenyuan Avenue was full of vehicles. These vehicles belonged to civil and military officials who will be summoned by Wang Zhenyu today.

The first person to be summoned by Wang Zhenyu was naturally his father-in-law Ye Zuwen, and no one dared to steal the limelight. . .

"In the first half of 1914, the Xiangxi Development Company under the Xianggui Development Group completed an industrial investment of 2 million yuan, involving ten fields such as electricity, clothing, bed sheets, bicycles, military industry, towels, soap, matches, and cement. The industrial capacity completion plan 75% of the growth rate, this year’s task is expected to be overfulfilled. Hunan Development Corporation’s affiliated companies have generated a total sales of 11 billion Chinese yuan, including a profit of 3 million Chinese yuan. The construction of the Xiangxi Railway is expected to be completed in April next year. The railway currently under construction is The railways from Luyang to Fenghuang and Luyang to Chenzhou. The first half of this year was also a bumper harvest in the field of commercial circulation, generating a profit of 4 million Chinese yuan. In addition to shareholder dividends, it directly generated 2 million yuan in taxes for the Hunan-Guangxi local government... "

Wang Zhenyu propped his chin, while taking this handwritten data, while listening to his father-in-law, he hummed from time to time, but did not express his opinion.

Ye Zuwen took a sip of tea and continued: "The progress of Guangxi Development Corporation is also very smooth, especially with the help of the Luxembourgers, their first project, Liuzhou Iron and Steel Plant, has been completed at the most amazing speed. Liuzhou to The passageway, Laibin, and the railway to Luzhai were also urgently paved, but some production accidents occurred in the middle, and nearly a hundred people were killed or injured. However, the issue of compensation has been settled, and the Laibin Coal Mine and Luzhai Iron Mine have begun to mine. Our plan is that Liuzhou Iron and Steel Works will be officially put into operation in October this year, with an annual output of 100 million tons of steel. We are also building the railway leading to Fangchenggang. The terrain is relatively flat and the progress is relatively smooth. Except for our own construction and use, is the 100-ton steel used up? Once the backlog is over, our financial pressure will be great. You also know that now we are engaged in modernization construction, and there are many places to spend money."

This is the second time Wang Zhenyu has heard people say that there is a backlog of products. In fact, it is not just steel. When he tricked the Rong brothers into Anjiang to open a factory, Wang Zhenyu asked Ye Zuwen to sign an agreement with them. Those who pass the test will be bought by the development company according to the market price.This ensures that the production capacity of many factories is always maintained at the highest level, and the scale begins to expand itself.

The Xiangxi Development Company only had one billion Chinese yuan in total, and it was engaged in urban construction, railway construction, and industrial development.If it weren't for Wang Zhenyu's extra one billion Huayuan, the situation would have gone wrong long ago.But this time, Wang Zhenyu planned to cash another 21 billion Huayuan. Ye Zuwen was naturally thinking about such a large amount of money.

Wang Zhenyu seemed to have guessed Ye Zuwen's thoughts: "Father, I brought back 21 billion this time, but don't worry about all this money. I will give you up to [-] million as a reserve for purchasing overstocked products. I will give you the rest. A lot of money will be invested in the youth army, and the chaos in this world has just started."

When Ye Zuwen heard what his son-in-law said, he immediately became dumbfounded. Could it be that the son-in-law wants to fight President Yuan?

To be honest, Ye Zuwen was really not optimistic about his son-in-law. After all, the performance of the Beiyang Army in the Second Revolution was astonishing. The Southern Militia Army claimed to have 20 soldiers, but they were beaten up in less than two months and suffered a crushing defeat.

Wang Zhenyu didn't say much, just said: "Let's talk about the situation of the Luxembourgers in Liuzhou!"

Ye Zuwen then withdrew his thoughts, flipped through the documents he carried with him and said: "Due to the increasingly tense situation in Europe, about 15 people from the Principality of Luxembourg have moved to Guangxi, and 12 of them live in Liuzhou. Come on, we have mobilized a large number of farmers to participate in the construction of Liuzhou. To be honest, the city of Luxembourgers is building very beautifully and at a very fast speed. At present, their employment problem has not been effectively solved, but food and housing are no longer a problem. Problem. It is estimated that around September this year, almost [-] Luxembourgers will be employed..."

Chapter 197

From nine o'clock in the morning, Wang Zhenyu didn't rest until ten o'clock in the evening, except for half an hour for lunch.

He has interviewed 28 people successively, and many people were secretly surprised by such vigorous energy.

But the most surprising thing is that Wang Zhenyu did not meet a general of the army.However, early in the morning, he asked the new secretary, He Yingqin, to convey an order to hold a small-scale meeting on the third floor of the administrative building tomorrow afternoon, and only officers above the division commander will be able to attend.This order, which confused many people, was quickly and effectively executed.Many senior generals who were still in Liuzhou, after receiving the telegram, all chose to go to Anjiang on the same day by special train.At this time, the fastest railway speed was [-] kilometers per hour, and it took eighteen hours from Liuzhou to Anjiang. Although these senior generals were on special trains, they were exhausted.

At 5:24 pm on May [-], Wang Zhenyu strode into the conference room.

The senior generals who were notified to attend the meeting all stood up to greet them with a swipe, and Wang Zhenyu suddenly felt the strength in himself when he saw these familiar and somewhat unfamiliar faces.He threw the cloak to Wang Chenhao, then raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down.

Then he said with a smile on his face: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I will follow the rules in the army and call everyone. If you arrive, you should arrive. Yang Wangui"

"Here." Yang Wangui got up hastily. . .

This meeting has a representative name in history, called the 524 meeting. In the words of historians, it was this meeting that determined the direction of the history of the Republic of China.

The list of persons attending the 524 meeting is as follows:

Marshal: Wang Zhenyu Chief of General Staff: Major General Yang Wangui; Deputy Chief of General Staff and Director of the Training Department: Lieutenant General Wan Yaohuang; Minister of Armaments: Major General Ma Xicheng;

Major General Song Haomin, Director of the Armed Mobilization Department; Major General He Jian, Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau; Major General Yu Zuobai, Commander of the Gendarmerie.

Major General Xu Yuanquan, Commander of the First Army, Major General Liu Xing, Commander of the Second Army, Major General Li Zongren, Commander of the Third Army, Major General Zhao Dongsheng, Deputy Commander of the First Army and Commander of the First Division; Tao Dongsheng, Chief of Staff of the First Army and Commander of the Fifth Division Major General Zhiyue;

Major General Li Hongkui, commander of the Sixth Division.

Major General Dai Yue, Deputy Commander of the Second Army and Commander of the Second Division; Major General Liao Lei, Chief of Staff of the Second Army and Commander of the Fourth Division;

Major General Zhou Zhengming, Commander of the Eighth Division.

Major General Chen Yuxin, Commander of the Third Division of the Third Army; Major General Bai Chongxi, Chief of Staff of the Third Army and Commander of the Seventh Division. . .

Wang Zhenyu said solemnly: "Everyone here is the core member of my Tiger Youth Army. Today's meeting is related to the life and death of my Tiger Youth Army. So I hope that everyone here will not feel half divided about the content of the next meeting. At the same time, carefully record it and keep it confidential."

After saying this, Wang Zhenyu opened his notebook and asked very casually: "Before I talk about the formal content, I would like to ask all of you here, what are your opinions or opinions on the Beiyang Army, please tell me what you think. Listen, you can talk about what sounds good or not. I won’t call names, and start from my left, and those who have ideas will stand up and speak.”

"Reporting to the commander, except for the time in Hubei, we haven't had much dealings with the Beiyang Army, but judging from the second revolution last year, their combat effectiveness is indeed amazing. You must know that the entire southern militia is known as 50, at worst there are [-] to [-], but in the face of the Beiyang Army's offensive, they couldn't even survive for two months, and lost the territory of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan in succession. According to the intelligence data provided by our Military Intelligence Bureau, throughout the course of the war, the Beiyang Army gave full play to their fierce firepower and well-trained advantages in almost every battle. Except for Anhui, Nanjing and Jiangxi Except for Hukou's effective resistance, other resistances are almost vulnerable. Therefore, in my opinion, the Beiyang Army is a tiger that our youth army can't afford to provoke." As the chief of staff of the youth army, Wang Zhenyu is the first on the left Yang Wangui naturally stood up and took the lead in speaking.

Xu Yuanquan and others who spoke next probably meant the same thing, while Wan Yaohuang stood up and expressed a different point of view.

"I dare not agree with Chief of Staff Yang's point of view. The Beiyang Army is invincible, and the Beiyang Army is as powerful as a tiger. In my opinion, they are all making excuses for their own failures. Everyone knows the soldiers. In my opinion, the differences in training methods and drills are not that big. At the beginning, the Manchu Qing Office trained the new army according to the same pattern. The so-called Beiyang Six Towns were just enough funds and advanced equipment. In fact, it is clear that We all met when Deqiu practiced. The Eighth and Ninth Towns of the Southern Army are not inferior to the elite soldiers of the Six Towns of Beiyang in terms of combat effectiveness alone. In my opinion, the second revolution last year was simply a farce. Sun The revolutionary party headed by Wen was not in the same heart, lacked preparations for armed struggle, had unclear combat goals, and had no firm will to fight. Even the supreme commander Huang Xing fought with the determination to be defeated. Under such circumstances, their combat effectiveness Even the Changde Army and the Gui Army that we defeated last year were inferior. How could it be possible to confront the Six Beiyang Towns? On the contrary, I also read the information provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau and made a serious analysis. The shortcomings of the Beiyang Army are completely complete. It is in front of us. One of the biggest features is that they basically cannot leave railways, waterways and other convenient transportation areas. Their ferocious firepower requires huge ammunition to support them. Once their logistical supplies are interrupted, the combat troops will This was especially evident in the battle in Anhui. The Ninth Division of the Southern People's Army successfully defeated a regiment of the Beiyang Army in Anhui, and the Beiyang Army was repelled by more than [-] years on the entire front. Kilometers. What does this mean? It shows that the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army is also very limited. Once their firepower superiority cannot be guaranteed, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. So I don’t think their victory is because of how strong they are. On the contrary, I I think their opponent is too bad. If the opponent is replaced by our youth army, the outcome of this war will definitely be very different. Although our heavy firepower is not as good as theirs, the firepower of our grassroots combat units is the same as that of the entire Beiyang Army. It is beyond our reach, so I insist that the Beiyang Army is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. Facing such an opponent, as long as we dare to fight against them, victory must belong to our invincible youth army."

After Wan Yaohuang finished speaking, there was warm applause at the venue. Tao Zhiyue and other senior officers who had returned to the Xiangxi Military Academy naturally strongly supported the views of Wan Yaohuang, the head of education. Why do you want to destroy your own prestige.In the following speeches, many people supported the view that Beiyang was not as good as their own.

Wang Zhenyu has been listening with a serious expression, but secretly observing and analyzing his subordinates.

Obviously, there are already hilltops in his youth army, which are well-known factions.Moreover, this hilltop is obviously not one. After speaking in the whole meeting, three obvious hilltops were placed in front of Wang Zhenyu.

Xu Yuanquan, Wan Yaohuang, and Li Zongren have already become a whole.The appearance of this mountain is inevitable, and it does not depend on personal will.Wang Zhenyu is not afraid of this. In his opinion, no matter how powerful he is, there are only 24 hours a day. If he wants to make his group grow and develop, he must learn to grasp the big and let go of the small, and acquiesce in the emergence and existence of mountains. After all, there is no party outside the party, the emperor thinks, and there is no faction inside the party, all kinds of strange things.

But what interests Wang Zhenyu the most is that, obviously, although Yang Wangui is the chief of staff and has certain contacts and prestige in the army, he lacks an aura worthy of everyone's following, and he lacks enough ambition and skill. , so he, like Liu Xing, Song Haomin, and others, honestly belonged to his own name. Of course, this was the reason why I retained him in the middle of the three teams to continue serving in the youth army and serve as the chief of staff. He is too capable. For a strong person, Wang Zhenyu was also afraid that he would not be able to control himself.

As for these three mountains, Wang Zhenyu also has a principle, allowing them to grow and grow, and restricting each other, it will be easy for him to control, and he can rely on these old subordinates to firmly control the entire army.And once the control is lost and the conflicts between each other intensify, Wang Zhenyu also has a way to level these mountains. After all, there is still a difference between his youth army and the warlord army. The middle and lower-level officers and recruits are firmly controlled by himself through the staff department and other departments. It's not easy to raise the flag to rebel here.

Let’s get back to the meeting. While these hilltops were busy arguing, Wang Zhenyu coughed:

"Do you want to know, what is the biggest gain of my trip to Beijing?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone stopped arguing and turned their attention to Wang Zhenyu.

Wang Zhenyu continued with a slight smile: "I stayed in Beijing for half a year without doing anything serious. I just saw a towering tree slowly decaying. Beiyang is such a towering tree. Chief of Staff Yang said It makes sense, Beiyang is indeed very strong, and no one needs to work hard to overthrow this point. Arrogance is not a good thing, and seeking truth from facts is what we leaders must strive to achieve. Our old Yuan has already treated this under his command The huge force group has lost effective control. Don’t believe Dapao Sun’s propaganda. According to them, Beiyang is about to become an iron plate, and these fools will scare themselves. Minister Wan is also right, we have to start from Strategically despise this opponent. You may not know how difficult the central government’s finances are now. In my opinion, it is even more difficult than before the Second Revolution. After the localization, it has become difficult to control. Everyone is self-respecting, and the fiscal revenue is so stunned that he refuses to pay a penny to Beijing. If this is in our Anjiang, it is simply impossible. But in Beiyang, this Not only did this happen, but Lao Yuan has nothing to do about it. Let me tell you, Lao Yuan is busy with two things all day long. One is respecting Confucianism, the other is restoring the monarchy. In the final analysis, he still uses it The feudal theocracy's idea of ​​deceiving people, I don't know if it will work, but at this point, I can only say that Lao Yuan has nothing to do with revitalizing Beiyang, and I'm going to say something harsh here today, who Changing to Lao Yuan's position, it is impossible to play with Beiyang."

Chapter 198 Prepare for a rainy day ([-])