Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The most tragic thing is not the underground order. In Huizhou, Meizhou, and Chaoshan area, the Cantonese army headed by Chen Jiongming and a lot of his brothers are entrenched there, watching Long Jiguang in Guangzhou.Just like a tiger grinding its teeth, as long as Long Jiguang showed an opening, they would pounce on him ferociously and bite him hard.

This is the situation in Guangdong. Although Zhang Xueji knows very little, he also knows that this is a place that Mr. Sun must fight for. It is impossible to grant this place to Wang Zhenyu.

But the task still needs to be completed. In Zhang Xueji's view, Wang Zhenyu's willingness to raise conditions is a huge improvement. At least one thing can be confirmed, Wang Zhenyu will not work for Lao Yuan, and he may even ask for Lao Yuan's life.So as long as an agreement is reached on the basic point of anti-Yuan, then the next step will be easy.Zhang Xueji's wishful thinking was to recruit people into the gang first. As for the conditions, they could be negotiated, exchanged, or even not fulfilled. Anyway, the Chinese Revolutionary Party had already made many promises that could not be fulfilled in the end. I don't care about one more.

"What Wang Dashuai said is very true. It is my generation's wish to shed blood for the interests of the nation and the country, but funding is still indispensable. Mr. Sun also agrees with this. You may not know that Mr. Sun is currently in Japan. We are working hard to raise military expenses through donations from overseas Chinese and international friends, so if you have any specific requests from the commander-in-chief, you can mention them, and I will pass them on to Mr. Sun."

Wang Zhenyu took a look at Zhang Xueji and thought, the international friends probably include the Japanese Black Dragon Club.These Japanese have always been betting on both sides, with only one purpose, and that is to prevent any faction from being able to complete the unification of China.The Western powers also acquiesced in this, but later in 1927, Britain had lost its dominance over the world, and its interests in China were also violated by Japan, so it had to acquiesce in the Kuomintang’s Northern Expedition to complete the unification of China , to curb Japan's aggressive expansion, of course, these are all things to come!But there is one thing Wang Zhenyu is clear about, that is, in order to gain the support of Japan, Sun Yat-sen even promised his Japanese friends that as long as Japan would help him to rebel against Yuan, then China's inherent territory according to the historical tradition was only [-] provinces.Since Sun Dapao can even send out to Northeast China, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Tibet and other places in exchange for support, then a mere Guangzhou is naturally no problem. Of course, this also has a premise. You must have enough strength, otherwise Sun Yat-sen will not be as good as yourself Reliable to hold.

Wang Zhenyu laughed: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Serving the country is the unshirkable responsibility of every passionate man. How can I ask for anything here? It's just that marching and fighting is not a child's play. It really needs a lot of material guarantees, which is true. It needs the support and help of revolutionaries.”

Zhang Xueji felt that Wang Zhenyu was about to fall into the trap, and was about to open his mouth, but he heard Wang Zhenyu say: "But Brother Xueji, please forgive me, Wang is going to sue for a crime, my wife is not feeling well today, Wang must go back and take care of her. As for mutual assistance and cooperation, I entrust my secretary-general, Mr. Yang Yongtai, to discuss with you. It is enough to seek common ground while reserving differences, but we must be sincere. After all, what we are going to cooperate with now is a very risky thing. No jokes."

Zhang Xueji felt depressed for a while, as if he had phlegm in his throat but couldn't spit it out and had to swallow it back disgustingly. My wife feels unwell and you want to resign?You, Wang Zhenyu, have to be more professional if you find an excuse.But if you think about it carefully, this is what it should mean. If you talk to Wang Zhenyu directly, then there is no room for maneuver.So Zhang Xueji could only stand up and nodded casually, saying: "My brother and sister are not in good health, so naturally I have to take care of one or two, and I wish you a speedy recovery. I will reach an agreement with Mr. Yang Yongtai on the specific cooperation matters as soon as possible. Master, don't worry."

Wang Zhenyu nodded and left, and Yang Yongtai also said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhang, according to the commander-in-chief, our secretariat arranged for you to rest in the VIP room on the ninth floor of the newly completed Yuanjiang Hotel. The evening meeting will also be held in the reception room of the Yuan Jiang Hotel."

Zhang Xueji naturally expressed his thanks very politely, and then followed the reception staff to the Yuanjiang Hotel by car.

Yuanjiang Hotel was built in full reference to the layout of Shanghai Huizhong Hotel, but it covers an area of ​​3000 square meters and a construction area of ​​27000 square meters.It is a ten-story brick-wood mixed structure with a total height of 49 meters.The exterior is in the architectural style of the Renaissance.The outer wall is made of white clear water bricks, inlaid with red water bricks as the waistline.The doors and windows have arc arches and flat arches.The main entrance is a revolving door.There is a garden on the roof, and a baroque pavilion is built on the east and west sides of the garden. In summer and autumn, you can sit in the pavilion on the east side and watch the Yuanjiang tide.The pavilion is connected to the semicircular wall at the northeast corner of the building, making the building look more upright and luxurious.There are 300 rooms in the Yuanjiang Hotel, each of which has sanitary facilities, but almost half of the rooms here are long-term chartered by military and political officials, wealthy businessmen and celebrities of the Hunan-Guangxi local government.After entering the door, there are stairs with wooden handrails, and the carvings on them are very delicate.The ground floor is a large restaurant, which can accommodate more than 500 people for meals at the same time.The hall is surrounded by teak wood walls, and the flat ceiling is decorated with plaster carvings.Usually the hall is separated by screens, and when the screens are removed, it becomes a large auditorium, which can be used for large gatherings.

Yang Yongtai is not interested in watching this now, he still has some ideas about Wang Zhenyu arranging himself to talk about this matter.Firstly, I was touched, that the commander-in-chief actually entrusted me with such an important matter, that is a trust; secondly, this matter is very confidential, how well I handle it will directly determine my position in the commander-in-chief's heart, so my heart is heavy .

Yang Yongtai took out his pocket watch and looked at it. There were still five or six hours before the evening meeting. He still decided to exchange opinions with the commander, so that he could grasp the bottom line when negotiating.

When Yang Yongtai walked into the living room of Wang Zhenyu's official residence, he found that the commander-in-chief and Ye Zuwen were already sitting on the sofa, as if they knew he would come and were waiting for him.

And Wang Zhenyu watched Yang Yongtai walk in with a blank face, laughed and said to Ye Zuwen: "My father-in-law, my judgment is right, I said that Changqing will definitely come to take care of me. If you lose, follow the agreement , your vineyard in Hongjiang is mine now."

Ye Zuwen suddenly touched his head and smiled: "Your way, you must have counted on Changqing's coming to make a bet with me, Wenzheng, you are handsome after all, how can you be such a rascal? "

Yang Yongtai looked at the Weng and his son-in-law, as if he was gambling with himself, but it didn't matter, as long as the two of them were in a good mood, his errands would probably be much easier to handle. . .

"Changqing, no matter how we talk about the issue of Guangdong, there is one basic point that we must grasp. We must win Guangzhou, otherwise the development of Guangxi in the future will be very dangerous. If we cannot control the outlet of the Youjiang River, we will only rely on the railway Take Fangcheng Port, that place is not comparable to the port in Guangzhou. Moreover, the tax in Guangzhou is also a huge subsidy for our finances, so we must take Guangzhou." Ye Zuwen put forward his own views from the perspective of a businessman.

Wang Zhenyu didn't say much. He looked at the map and said, "Heyuan, Meizhou, and Chaoshan are all given to them, and Fujian is also given to them. As long as we get stuck in Huizhou, Guangzhou will be fine. Of course, we don't take it for nothing. We can give it to them. The civilian army in Fujian has 50 guns and [-] rounds of ammunition, and even recognized Sun Yat-sen as the leader of this movement to protect the country. No need to talk about it, what they can give is nothing more than the help of the party under their name Let's defeat Long Jiguang and take Guangzhou. I have a way to deal with these parties. Without their cooperation, I can take Guangzhou, but it may take more time and trouble. As for Huizhou, there is no need to talk about the result. Come out, it’s not too late for us to talk.”

Yang Yongtai nodded, and after listening to the words of the commander-in-chief and Mr. Ye, he had a general idea about this negotiation, but he still expressed a worry: "Marshal, if Sun Wen and the others don't follow the agreement with us what to do?"

Wang Zhenyu said with a smile: "What does that matter? I didn't intend to make an agreement to talk about it. What China talks about is strength, and these agreements are only needed by the weak..."

Yang Yongtai also laughed when he heard that. . .

Chapter 208 Prelude ([-])

If the previous meeting between Zhang Xueji and Wang Zhenyu was a meeting of gentlemen, then the conversation in the third conference room of Yuanjiang Hotel is a meeting of villains.

Zhang Xueji looked at Yang Yongtai angrily now, he really couldn't imagine that there are such greedy people in the world.

"Brother Xueji, don't think that our demands are too much. Not only did we not ask you for anything, but we even dispatched troops to help you out of the fire. This condition is already very generous." Yang Yongtai said to Zhang Xueji in a lazy tone. joked.

Zhang Xueji finally couldn't bear it anymore and patted the table, "Joke, do you want the whole of Guangdong? Do you know the significance of Guangdong to Mr. Sun and our party? You really have too much appetite, and you are not afraid of indigestion. And Xiangnan, our party Comrade Lin Xiumei has been stationed there for many years, and his revolutionary qualifications are even higher than Marshal Wang (when he was a division commander, your commander was still the brigade commander of the militia). I think it is wrong for you to ask them to attack Jiangxi as soon as the war starts It is unreasonable, and I hope that in front of Yuan Thief, it is best for everyone to unite as one, not to plot against each other, and not to think about the territory of the brothers' troops."

Yang Yongtai fastened the buttons of his suit and said without changing his expression, "Brother Xueji, don't be so angry, do you know where this table came from?"

Zhang Xueji gave Yang Yongtai a disgusted look: "I don't care where you came from, don't change the subject."

Yang Yongtai shook his head and said: "This is a conference table produced by Jingzhou Furniture Factory. It is made of high-quality nanmu, so I am not afraid that you will damage it, but I am worried that your hands will be injured?"

This pun immediately woke Zhang Xueji up: Yes, the situation is stronger than others, and I need the support of people like Wang Zhenyu and the local government of Hunan and Guangxi. Otherwise, what will Mr. Sun Yat-sen do in the future movement to protect the country? Take leadership?What's the use of getting angry here now? At most, people will tear themselves apart and won't talk to you. It seems that the current Wang Zhenyu and the Xianggui local government are all under the name of Xiong Xiling, who has already resigned, in the eyes of the world.

Zhang Xueji is also a genius, so he stopped being angry immediately, and sat down with a wry smile on his face: "Brother Changqing, didn't Wang Shuai also say that this morning, since we are talking about cooperation now, we should ask for common ground while reserving differences. Everything has to be mutually negotiated and tolerated, don’t you think?”

With Zhang Xueji's resignation, the next thing will be much easier to talk about. . .

Yang Yongtai firmly grasped the initiative of the negotiation: "The territory of Guangdong Province is actually nothing to fight for. Long Jiguang and his army are nesting there. As far as I know, the army of Mr. Chen Jiongming of your party may have nothing to do. They. We are not interested in the Heyuan, Meizhou, and Chaoshan areas in northern Guangdong that are actually controlled by your party. What we want is to eliminate Longjiguang and have an outlet to the sea. After all, so many people always need to do business to maintain food. Therefore, on the issue of Guangzhou, we hope that the two sides will not have too much friction and disputes. Of course, on the issue of Fujian, we will also support your party’s General Xu Chongzhi in the most resolute struggle with the Beiyang Army entrenched in Fuzhou. Xueji Brother, what do you say?"

Zhang Xueji felt extremely depressed at the moment, the whole negotiation was completely dominated by Yang Yongtai in front of him, and he who lacked the strength to support himself seemed to have no other choice but to agree to relay the relevant content.However, Zhang Xueji's attention was drawn to the words of providing support to Fujian. He asked softly, "I don't know what kind of support Brother Changqing is talking about? It can't be spiritual and verbal support!"

"How is that possible? We are different from you, Mr. Sun. We have territory and an army, and we can produce real things, so we don't need to write empty promises. Since it is support, it must be substantive support. There are many Not to mention, how about 20 pieces made in Hanyang and [-] rounds of ammunition?" Yang Yongtai set out the conditions very directly.

Zhang Xueji was dumbfounded after hearing this condition, what was the most lacking in the Republic of China period, arms!How did the Chinese become poor? Just like the Africans today, they exchanged their precious wealth for arms, and then used it to kill each other.

But where there is arms, there is an army, there is territory, there is power, and there is money.Zhang Xueji was immediately moved. Yang Yongtai must be right about one thing. Guangzhou is still in Long Jiguang's hands, and Chen Jiongming alone cannot take it back.And Fujian is also under the control of Beiyang. If Xu Chongzhi and the others can get assistance, they may be able to regain it, and it is not a bad idea to transfer troops from Fujian to defeat Long Jiguang and regain Guangzhou together with the Guangdong Army in northern Guangdong.Zhang Xueji put Wang Zhenyu and Long Jiguang in the same position in his heart. It is best for these two warlords to fight you to the death in Guangzhou.With a plan in mind, Zhang Xueji said: "Well, I will report to Mr. Sun first. Let's continue talking when we have news..."

In the manor of Meiwujizhuang in Yokohama, Japan, Sun Yat-sen, who was sleeping under a mosquito net, was woken up by his secretary Soong Ching Ling in the early morning: "Sir, the urgent call from Shanghai needs your attention."

That is Soong Ching Ling, if someone else wakes up Sun Yat-sen at this time, he will be sternly reprimanded.

Although the Kuomintang has retreated from the mainland, Sun Yat-sen's prestige within the party has risen instead of falling.After the establishment of the Chinese Revolutionary Party, Sun Yat-sen became the old bean of the entire party.

"Xiao Song." Sun Yat-sen sat up reluctantly, and then looked at Soong Ching Ling with a happy face: "Oh, it was transferred from Yingshi, show it to me."

Soong Ching Ling handed the telegram to Sun Yat-sen very gently, and Sun Yat-sen took the telegram with grace and read it seriously.After reading it, he said: "Well, Qingling, please work hard and invite Zhantang (Hu Hanmin) Ruwei (Xu Chongzhi) and Zhongkai (Liao Zhongkai, also known as Liao Yibai) over here. We need to discuss this matter together .”

After a while, Hu Hanmin, Xu Chongzhi, and Liao Zhongkai walked in together, and Sun Yat-sen handed the telegram directly to Hu Hanmin: "Look, this is a message from Comrade Zhang Xueji, who we sent to Xiangxi to work for Wang Zhenyu, a tour envoy in Xiangxi." telegram back."

Then Sun Yat-sen didn't say anything, stood up and leaned against the window with his hands behind his back and looked out the window. Xu Chongzhi was still waiting for Hu Hanmin to finish reading, and then suddenly reached out and patted his left arm. Mosquitoes are glorious.

Hu Hanmin didn't say anything after reading it, and handed it to Xu Chongzhi who had just wiped off the blood on his hands, and Xu Chongzhi gave it to Liao Zhongkai after just a glance.

As soon as Liao Zhongkai finished reading it, he jumped up and said angrily: "Prime Minister (yes, that's what he's called at this time), this, this, this Wang Zhenyu has a lot of ambitions. To actually want the territory of Guangdong is simply a wolf's ambition. , given time, this son must be Yuan Shikai's second, we must not agree to his request, and we must not chill the hearts of all comrades who insisted on fighting resolutely with Long Jiguang in Guangzhou."

Looking at the excited Liao Zhongkai, Hu Hanmin exchanged glances with Xu Chongzhi and said softly: "Prime Minister, what Brother Zhongkai said is not unreasonable. Yuan Shikai's success will not hurt our fundamentals, but this Wang Zhenyu It is going to cut our flesh directly. If Guangzhou is handed over to him, then we may completely lose the territory of Guangdong. This result may be more serious than Long Jiguang's control of Guangzhou. So please think twice, Prime Minister. This has nothing to do with a tiger seeking its skin."

Only then did Sun Yat-sen turn around slowly, the moonlight shining on his face through the window made him look very peaceful.

"Did you bring Wang Zhenyu's resume?"

Soong Ching Ling hurriedly said, "Here, Prime Minister."

Sun Yat-sen took the documents and looked at them carefully, saying: "The most critical step in the promotion of the heroes of the [-] Revolution was mentioned by Huang Keqiang. It is impossible for people of such background to stand on the side of Lao Yuan."

Then Sun Yat-sen looked at Xu Chongzhi and said, "You Wei, what do you think of this matter?"

Xu Chongzhi is actually a relatively simple person, he only cares about many things so much, in the eyes of many people, he belongs to the kind of depressed revolutionary will.It is rare for him to speak, but this time he was rarely tempted: "Prime Minister, this time things are indeed a bit tricky, but in the final analysis it is because we lack an army loyal to the party and the Prime Minister. After the second revolution, we Losing the territories and armies of Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Fujian, and Guangdong provinces, the situation in Sichuan is also in turmoil. Looking at the whole country, if we launch a national protection movement against Yuan Shikai at this time, I am afraid that we can listen to your command, Prime Minister. It is Brother Jingcun (Chen Jiongming) and their Guangdong Army in northern Guangdong and Fujian Army in Fujian. In Hunan, there are still Lin Xiumei, Cheng Qian and other troops occupying southern Hunan, but you know Cheng Qian, he and Huang Xing is also unwilling to swear allegiance to you, so the reliability of this army must be compromised. What we can do now is to try our best to obtain enough assistance through various channels, including Japanese friends, and send the army loyal to the prime minister as soon as possible. Grow up."

Then Xu Chongzhi stopped talking, just looked at Sun Yat-sen and others.Sun Yat-sen saw that Xu Chongzhi, a good man in the eyes of everyone, actually played a trick, and he could only laugh and cry: "That's right, that's right, then I want to ask, what can you do for you?"

Xu Chongzhi rubbed his head and said: "Then I'll be blunt, Prime Minister. In fact, Guangzhou is a very complicated place. Relying on the sphere of influence of the British, all parties are mixed. Even if we enter Guangzhou, we are still asking for money. In a situation where money is important but power is not, it is better to go all out to take down Fuzhou first, and then gather the strength of Fujian Province to take back Guangzhou. But at present, we have not much to do with Li Houji in Fuzhou. In the final analysis, we are the ones The military force is too weak. I think Zhang Xueji's activities were very successful this time. Not only did we add a support force, but he also brought in a batch of ammunition. Five thousand guns and 20 rounds of ammunition are pretty good. Look at how many weapons Hanyang Armory makes in a year."

Ignoring Hu Hanmin and Liao Zhongkai's surprised expressions, Sun Yat-sen clapped his hands lightly and said, "So you agree with Luo for you!"

Xu Chongzhi shook his head and said: "Of course I agree, but since it is selling the territory in Guangdong, it is natural to sell it at a good price. Five thousand guns are too cheap, at least double the amount, and increase the bullets..."

Chapter 209 Prelude ([-])

Sun Wen's latest conditions were soon placed on Yang Yongtai's desk, 50 guns, 50 rounds of ammunition, and the recognition of Sun Yat-sen as the nominal leader (righteousness is valuable at any time). Yang Yongtai It easily saved Wang Zhenyu [-] rounds of ammunition, and Wang Zhenyu naturally agreed with a stroke of a pen.