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Chapter 226 The Warlord's Doomsday ([-])

Following Ma Jizeng's suicide, the situation in Hunan was temporarily settled, and the next step was a very smooth march.

If Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, can still stay in Guangzhou, then Tang Xiangming, the governor, is not even qualified to stay in Changsha.

The reason is simple, he sent out the Hunan army enough to protect his safety to Hengyang to resist Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's army.

Originally, this action was also necessary. At that time, Yiyang still had Ma Jizeng, and it seemed very stable (if Tang Xiangming knew that Ma Jizeng was concealing the loss, he probably would not have taken it that way).So it is the kingly way to throw all the capital in your hands to Hengyang and fight with Ni Sichong, but Ni Sichong is just a bastard, and he ran away with [-] horses and horses.

As a result, the troops that were originally going for reinforcements were directly exposed to the attack of the guards. Among the more than 1 Hunan troops, there was another character that no one noticed. Diping.To say that this old man's official luck is not good, after a few years of tossing around, he is still a regiment commander, but he is much better than other officers of the old Fourth Division, and he can be regarded as a man.

Lu Diping, who knows how to be a man, spread the news that his side would be defeated among the battalion-level officers of this Hunan Army, and the confusion caused by Ni Sichong's escape. Sorry, on January 1, the Hengyang Mutiny occurred in this Hunan Army. The division commander was captured, and the army collectively surrendered to the First Division of the Youth Army.Yang Yongtai, who followed the army, immediately ordered Tao Zhiyue to lead his troops into the city, while the Hunan guards Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei who arrived half a step late naturally had to station outside Hengyang City.

For Tang Xiangming, this news was like a bolt from the blue, but for Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, the effect was similar.

If the two sides were still friendly forces before the youth army entered Hengyang, the relationship between them became embarrassing after they entered Hengyang.Especially on the 21st, Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei received news that the youth army had entered Guangdong. This news basically meant that their territory would be sandwiched between the youth army's territory from then on.

Fighting? The Hunan guards under Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's hands are more than 1 points dead, while the opponent has a full [-] people, and it is said that this is less than one-tenth of the total number of youth troops.The most important thing is the equipment. Whether it is Lin Xiumei or Cheng Qian, they can only lament how good luck tricks people. A small character like Wang Zhenyu back then has become a big deal today.

Not fighting, being wrapped up in the middle, sooner or later is the fate of man's knife and me as fish. For characters like Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, it is probably not what they want to let them wait for the ordinary moment to come.

Just when the two were uncertain, Yang Yongtai took the initiative to visit Cheng Qian's headquarters.

"Brother Songyun (Cheng Qian's character) and Xiumei (Lin Xiumei's real name, Lin Zukun), I never thought that we would see each other in Guangzhou that day, and our goodbye would be on this battlefield." Everyone is polite.

At this moment, Cheng Qian was very dissatisfied with the youth army in his heart, so he deliberately didn't pick up the topic. Seeing this, Lin Xiumei could only smile wryly: "Yes, the three of us were all comrades of the Tongmenghui back then. party."

Yang Yongtai deliberately turned a blind eye to Cheng Qian's indifference, and still smiled and said: "Brother Xiumei's words are wrong. I joined the Tongmenghui when I was born, but it was to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and build a new Republic of China, not for the sake of the Communist Party. Self-interest. Today, we are only raising troops to fight against the Yuan thief and the Beiyang government, and to safeguard the new Republic of China. Since the goals are the same, why do we come to see the views of the parties."

Lin Xiumei laughed at herself when she heard the words: "You, you, in terms of eloquence, even ten Lin Xiumei are not half as good as you. Since we are all acquaintances, unnecessary politeness is avoided. There is nothing to say Frankly speaking, both Song Yun and I know that you, Yang Yongtai, are the master of the Three Treasures Palace."

Yang Yongtai seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago, he pretended to be convincing and said with a smile: "Brother Xiumei is really quick to talk, in fact, he came here today to ask for a meeting for no other reason than to think of our old friendship to find a way out for everyone. "

Hearing this, Cheng Qian finally spoke up: "What are you looking for? You are nothing more than a lobbyist for Wang Zhenyu. To be honest, your youth army is also deceiving people too much. You just snatch it because you have more people and more guns." This is Hengyang City. But you should also be more moral. In Changsha, who kept Wang Zhenyu safe and sound after your family launched a military riot? It was me and Xiumei, otherwise all his uncles and nephews would die; this time in Hengyang In the war, who held back Ni Sichong's troops for your youth army, so that you defeated Ma Jizeng's army. Oh, now that you have succeeded, and you have taken the initiative on the battlefield, you will bully your allies instead? I will challenge you today. I understand, I am not afraid of where this lawsuit will bring down Prime Minister Sun!"

Yang Yongtai had been listening to Cheng Qian's every question with a smile, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly snorted and said, "Brother Song Yun, Mr. Yang is not talented. Tan Gonghuxiang’s words now seem to be exaggerated. Do you really think that our youth army is Sun Wen’s army, and you really think that the Chinese Revolutionary Party is leading the anti-Yuan war to protect the country? It’s a big joke joke."

Cheng Qian was furious when he heard Yang Yongtai's sarcasm. These sentences all pointed to Cheng Qian's pain point. Think about it three years ago, Cheng Qian was in charge of the army and Tan Yankai was in power.However, it was unexpected that Sun Yat-sen launched the second revolution recklessly. As a result, Cheng Qian fled to Japan after losing the war.It was also for this reason that Cheng Qian later refused to swear allegiance to Sun Yat-sen and refused to join the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

This time he was willing to obey Sun Yat-sen's order, but it was only to use his name to return to the army that controlled southern Hunan, because these troops were all in the hands of Lin Xiumei, the guardian of Lingling, and this Lin Xiumei had a deep friendship with him. It is Sun Yat-sen's believer: "Yang Yongtai, you have to pay attention to what you say. This is in the headquarters of someone like Cheng. No matter how powerful your youth army is, I will take you down in one sentence."

"Hey, Commander Cheng is angry, I'm very scared, but Brother Songyun, so what if you kill me Yang Yongtai alone? Can you find a new way out for yourself and the tens of thousands of brothers under your command? If I I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid your army's salary next month will be a problem, since the two of you are not interested in hearing what Yang has to say, then Yang will leave now."

After finishing talking, Yang Yongtai got up to leave, Lin Xiumei quickly grabbed Yang Yongtai: "Brother Yongtai stay behind, Songyun is also entangled in many things these days, and the pressure is too much to speak out, so why do you care about it? In terms of friendship over the years, it doesn’t matter if you have something to say directly.”

Lin Xiumei winked at Cheng Qian while talking. Cheng Qian thought of the military salary that the headquarters had not yet received, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Brother Yang was sharp in his words just now. I was the one who made a fool of myself. This is my apology to Brother Yang."

Only then did Yang Yongtai sit back in his original seat, picked up his teacup and took a sip and said: "We have been friends for so many years, this little opinion is nothing, small matter, small matter."

This can be regarded as easing the atmosphere and exposing the unhappiness just now.

"Hehe, there is actually nothing to talk about, just one thing, let's clear up this affiliation relationship. Going forward from this day, on the boundary of Hunan, or even on the ground of the whole of China, it can only be A banner exists, and the war has progressed to this point, Lao Yuan is doomed to fail, Sun Dapao is also unreliable, everyone better think more about yourself and your brothers." Speaking of which, Yang Yongtai took a peek at Cheng Qian Both Lin Xiumei and Lin Xiumei were thoughtful and did not say a word, and then continued: "Here, I might as well explain to two old friends, the youth army has about 20 field troops alone, and With all the standard equipment, it was only the Second Army of the Youth Army that defeated Ma Jizeng, and it is the Third Army that is currently marching into Guangdong. What is in front of you is only the army of the first division and one division. And in Anjiang, the complete Military industry, well-developed heavy industry, and prosperous business are destined to have more money in the youth army than your army. How about it? Brother Song Yun, brother Xiumei, are you going to go all the way to the black and follow Dapao Sun, or change it? How about leading the team to become a member of our youth army and lay down a big world together?"

Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei couldn't help but take a deep breath when they heard this. In fact, they already had the idea of ​​this direction before meeting Yang Yongtai.Moreover, he also tested the minds of the officers, including Tang Shengzhi and others, and got a general idea of ​​the bottom line.So it is not impossible to join the youth army. After all, it is not shameful to attach to the strong, and it is much better than being beaten up and then surrendering.But even if you sell yourself, you can't pay back, otherwise it will be too worthless.All they have been waiting for is an opportunity to make a choice.Lin Xiumei still said politely: "The matter is very important, let us discuss it with our brothers."

Now it was Yang Yongtai who was stunned. You must know that Wang Zhenyu didn't include this in his original plan, but asked to use his strength to drive the Xiangnan guards into Jiangxi as the vanguard of the headquarters, that's all.But listening to Lin Xiumei's tone, these two old bastards are thinking of joining the gang. Yang Yongtai thought no way, I have to go back and report to the commander by telegram, so he went down the donkey and said: "Yes, then I will Let me say goodbye first..."

On January 1916, 1, the situation in Hunan changed again. Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's guards announced that they would collectively join the National Socialist Youth Army and reorganize it into the Ninth Division of the Tiger Youth Army. Cheng Qian was the division commander and Lin Xiumei was the chief of staff.The First Division of the Hunan Army that revolted in Hengyang was also assigned to the Ninth Division. Tang Shengzhi and Lu Diping were promoted to brigade commanders (an exception). This division was directly subordinate to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. This is just the beginning.In fact, Cheng Qian, Lin Xiumei, Tang Shengzhi, and Lu Diping also took this opportunity to leap onto the stage of history. They were known as the leaders of the Central Hunan Branch of the Youth Army Hunan Gang, and formed the formation of the Xiangxi Branch headed by Liu Xing and Zhou Lan. The relationship of confrontation, restriction and cooperation.And Yang Yongtai also became the biggest backer of the Shonan faction because of his relationship with persuading the Shonan faction to surrender.

These are all things to say later, the real problem is that Tang Xiangming, the governor of Hunan, is about to die. . .

Chapter 227 The Warlord's Doomsday ([-])

When the news of Ma Jizeng's suicide reached Changsha, Tang Xiangming was already flustered, and when the First Division of the Hunan Army in Hengyang City electrified to support the protection of the country and oppose the imperial system, Tang Xiangming's eyes turned black.

The situation was completely out of control. Tang Xiangming was surprised to find that he had no force to use except his own army guard and the police from Changsha Police Station. He felt that danger was coming.

At this moment, there are not all military forces that can be mobilized in Hunan. One is Guo Renzhang's mining police force, and the other is Zeng Jiwu's department in Yuezhou.These two armies together number more than 2 people, and they may be able to hold Changsha for themselves, waiting for reinforcements from Beijing to go south.

Tang Xiangming's thoughts were good and his actions were quick, but the results were often unexpected.

Guo Renzhang's character is really not very good. When Sun Wen and the others planned an uprising in Fangchenggang, Guo Renzhang made an agreement with them to participate in the uprising.When the time came, Guo Renzhang gave the order to suppress the revolution without hesitation.But this time he was ordered to lead the army to aid Changsha, which aroused the ambition hidden in Guo Renzhang's heart.

On January 1, when Chen Quzhen's 24st Regiment, the vanguard of the Eighth Division under Liu Xing's personal command, was approaching Xiangtan, Guo Renzhang made a move that was beyond everyone's expectations.

This old boy actually mobilized three battalions under his command to impose martial law on the entire city of Changsha. If Zeng Jiwu hadn't entered the city earlier, Guo Renzhang's army would have marched into the Governor's Mansion at that time.

In fact, the name Governor's Mansion is outdated. Tang Xiangming's current position is Hunan Jingwu General and the province's appeasement envoy (Old Yuan's official name was designed, it is very time-traveling).

Tang Xiangming, who is both a pacifier and a general, is actually not a close confidant of Lao Yuan, and has been suppressed by Yuan Shikai all the time, so he is not doing well as the governor.But despite this, during his term of office, the people of Changsha lived and worked in peace and contentment. It may be a bit of an exaggeration to not pick up things on the road and not close their doors at night, but at that time, when it came to selecting civilized cities across the country, Changsha was really the best choice.

But now that Guo Renzhang is making such a fuss, Changsha has become a battlefield before the youth army comes over.The citizens of Changsha fled out one after another, and the situation got completely out of control.

But soon, under the mediation of the Japanese consul in Changsha (what’s the matter with the Japanese here?), plus Guo Renzhang and Zeng Jiwu’s troops are all embroidered pillows, which are not useful, so don’t look at these guns The sound was so loud, in fact, the soldiers below shot at the right ones, and no one had the consciousness to work hard for the superiors.

Fortunately, the Japanese consul still felt that he was capable and spent 100 million oceans to quell the war. If he went to the street to see what the so-called war looked like, he would probably be so angry that he would yell: "Baga , The conscience of the Chinese people is greatly broken."

Moreover, this self-conceited act of achievement also caused trouble for himself. After the youth army entered Changsha City, they used the excuse that Changsha was not a diplomatic and consular area.Moreover, the Japanese consulate supported the enemies who protected Japan and directly closed the Japanese consulate in Changsha, and the Japanese in Changsha were also forcibly expelled.And the reaction of the Japanese government was also very unexpected. It just protested to the Beiyang government. Firstly, the Japanese are bent on overthrowing Yuan Shikai’s rule and messing up China; Compared with the benefits, it is really insignificant; Japan has no plans to carry out military operations in South China for the past three years, and naturally it is not interested in playing old tricks.

But a year later, the Japanese regretted missing this opportunity, which is another story.

At this moment, Tang Xiangming, Hunan's appeasement envoy and General Jingwu, also the governor of Hunan, felt the chill of doomsday.Just a month ago, he was the most powerful man in Hunan, and he was still firmly in control of the situation in the province.But in less than a month, the tortoise raped the snail, according to the jokes of later generations, and when the police questioned the snail, the snail's answer was that everything happened too fast at that time.

Tang Xiangming felt that he was really tired. He felt that it was meaningless to wait for reinforcements from Beijing. He finally decided to electrify the whole country, declare the independence of Hunan, and serve as the governor of Hunan. a little time.

After Wang Zhenyu saw Tang Xiangming's announcement of independence, he immediately smiled and said to the officials around him: "It seems that Tang Xiangming still cares about the position of the warlord, so we are embarrassed to push each other harder. It's very simple. Changsha Surround me, don't attack, if the army in the city is not reorganized for a day, the siege will not be withdrawn..."

This move is indeed too poisonous, whoever is surrounded by so many black cannons in the city, and the friendly army is the enemy who fought against not long ago, the psychological endurance is overdrawn.

Wang Zhixiang, then governor of Guangxi Province, also wrote a letter to his brother-in-law Liu Renjun, through whom he persuaded Guo Renzhang to surrender in Kaicheng. On February 2, Guo Renzhang led 1 troops to surrender.The Eighth Division of the Youth Army entered Changsha City, and before that, the Fourth Division had already entered Yuezhou Kongcheng.Not only was he trapped in an isolated city, but he also lost his old nest. Facing such a situation, Zeng Jiwu was naturally in a dilemma. On February 7000, the day after the youth army marched into Changsha, Zeng Jiwu, who could not even defend the isolated city, could only order his troops to accept the reorganization of the youth army under the persuasion of Yang Yongtai. False, Zeng Jiwu was disheartened and decided to retire, but was persuaded by his former classmate Liu Xing, and finally agreed to join the Youth Army. His department merged with Guo Renzhang's department to form the Tenth Division of the Youth Army. Zeng Jiwu served as the division commander, and Liu Zhenhuan He was transferred to be the chief of staff of the Ministry and head of the 2 regiment.

But for the governor Tang Xiangming, the youth army unexpectedly did not touch him, but the order of the governor could not leave the governor's mansion.

Marked by the entry of the youth army into Changsha, the entire Hunan battlefield of the National Defense War officially came to an end. The [-] troops of the Beiyang forces headed by Yuan Shikai in Hunan collapsed, and the national situation changed drastically.

In the new year of the fifth year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai heard the news that Hunan had fallen. At this time, a large group of his concubines and wives were still yelling at the dinner table about who was the concubine and who was the concubine.Suffering from uremia at this moment, Yuan Shikai said angrily, "Why are you arguing? This family is going to be ruined. What else is there to argue about?"

The day after the war in Hunan ended, the war in Guangdong also came to an end. Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, was not as lucky as in history to escape to Hainan Island this time, but was forced to go to the field and fled to Hong Kong. . .

Time goes back to January 1, the third day after the Third Army of the Youth Army and its affiliated National Socialist Party Work Team and Security Detachment entered Guangdong, Long Jiguang finally made up his mind to block the Youth Army in the Zhaoqing area, otherwise Starting in Guangzhou, he really didn't think he had much chance of winning.You must know that compared with the youth army, the opposition forces in Guangzhou are the most troublesome existence for him, so Long Jiguang almost personally commanded the main force, and wanted to defeat the youth army in Zhaoqing in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi didn't seem to have the intention of a decisive battle with him. For seven or eight days in a row, neither of these two launched an attack on Long Jiguang's carefully constructed Zhaoqing defense line.The Youth Army was busy seizing the territory in western Guangdong. Li Zongren even personally led a part of the Seventh Division to cooperate with the newly formed Ninth Division of the Youth Army to take Shaoguan.

Long Jiguang was the one who felt sad as the days dragged on. He only left three battalions in Guangzhou, led by his two elder brothers, but the strength of these three battalions couldn't withstand the surging rebellion.During these seven or eight days, at least 330 attacks broke out in Guangzhou. Although Long Yuguang and others fought hard to suppress them, they killed thousands of revolutionaries and dealt a heavy blow to the revolutionaries.However, the instability of the old nest directly affected the morale of the troops on the front line. You must know that the family members of the officers are all in Guangzhou, so the call for returning to Guangzhou has gradually become stronger, and Long Jiguang has to pay attention to this.

The criterion for testing the strength of an army in this era is not attack, but retreat.For now, the entire Chinese army, including the youth army, is only qualified for offense, and it can only be described as nonsense when it comes to retreat.

On February 2, Hunan fell, and Fujian was captured by Xu Chongzhi. Long Jiguang suddenly found himself surrounded by the guards.And the officers below all threatened that if they didn't withdraw to Guangzhou, the big guys would collectively stage a mutiny.In this situation of internal and external difficulties, Long Jiguang made a decision that he regretted all his life, and launched a retreat in front of the Third Army of the Youth Army.