The sun never sets.

"But........"

Ito Hirobumi picked up the wine glass, tasted the sharp sake, and then said: "If destiny is in my hands, why should I hide? If destiny is not in my hands, why should I hide?"

Lieutenant Nagao was still very nervous, and Ito Hirobumi smiled and said, "Nagao, don't worry. If we are really hit by Izumo's cannon, we won't even have time to react before we will be reborn into heaven."

Seeing that the Prime Minister still had time to joke, Nagao Kanji was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Well, since you said so, then this is the only way." The second lieutenant refused the offer to stay and drink together, saying that he wanted to inspect the surrounding defense lines to prevent any bad guys from breaking in.

It was difficult for Ito Hirobumi to stop him. As a young man, it was good to be enthusiastic. He picked up the wine glass and played with it for a while. "It's a pity that no one can drink with me at this time. It's a pity, it's really a pity."

"boom!"

"Da da da da da!"

On the streets of Tokyo, the battle was still going on. The Navy Ministry had been blown up by heavy howitzers, and Yamamoto Gonbei and more than 200 naval officers and soldiers were turned into dust. The power of the battleship's main guns was unparalleled in the world, but when it came to shore, it was still up to the army. The 5,000 marines of the navy were really not enough to fight, and they had been infiltrated like a sieve.

It doesn't matter if Akiyama Saneyuki fails. Can the navy still bomb Tokyo into ruins? Even if the navy really did that, it can't change the outcome of failure. Warships need ports for supplies, and coal, ammunition, food and various supplies need to be transported from land. As long as the port is controlled, the Combined Fleet will have no place to be brave, unless Togo Heihachiro takes the fleet to Nanyang to surrender to the British. But that is not energy-saving. The Combined Fleet will not agree, and the British will not be willing to keep a lot of junk.

Yes, in Ito Hirobumi's view, the Combined Fleet was just a bunch of junk. The Germans and the British were both working on "super-dreadnoughts". Who would care about the outdated warships of the Combined Fleet? In the past ten years, the army's weapons and equipment have developed rapidly, and so have the navy's ships. What's the point of building so many warships? If you can win, you don't need so many warships to win. If you can't win, even if you multiply the Combined Fleet by 2, you still can't win.

Well, after all, Japan's national strength is too weak to support both a continental army and a large navy. But this is not a problem only for Japan. Even the world hegemon, the British Empire, can only maintain a small army while maintaining naval hegemony. The industrial strength of the Americans has surpassed that of the British, and they have not developed a continental army and a large navy at the same time. The only country that is prepared to vigorously develop both the army and the navy is Germany.

But Japan is not Germany. Japan's steel production is less than one-tenth of Germany's and only one-tenth of China's...Why don't those idiots in the army and navy understand?

Chapter 386 Sorry

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Togo Heihachiro's body hit the ground hard, and Fujino also fell down with blood. Daikakuya Shishin shook the smoking pistol in his hand and said with a smile: "It's true that I am a seventh-degree kendo master, but I am faster at drawing a gun. Why are you staring at my samurai sword? In this day and age, who still uses a samurai sword to cut people? Mr. Funakoshi said that the best way to defeat the enemy is with a pistol."

A bloody massacre took place on the Izumo. Togo Heihachiro wanted to fight back, thinking that only Akiyama Masayuki and his gang had rebelled, and that as long as he raised his arm and called for help, things would turn around. Obviously, he guessed wrong. Most officers were neutral. After all, Akiyama Masayuki had the emperor's edict, and they should not oppose him. If they did not recognize the emperor's authority, what was the difference between what Ito Hirobumi and others did? Then why did they start a rebellion?

Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the political, economic and cultural center of Japan. It is not the royal palace of Korea. Firing at Tokyo is really treasonous. Without a big heart, few people dare to do that.

The officers were neutral, while the soldiers were more inclined to the Japanese People's Party. Although the navy was treated much better than the army, most of the soldiers came from rural areas. Everyone could see the shocking poverty in the countryside. Prime Minister Ito distributed land to everyone, and many people built shrines for Prime Minister Ito in their homes. How could they go against Prime Minister Ito?

Whether it is against the army or the navy, as long as the upper-level generals are controlled, things will be easy. Daijukuya Shishin may not be very clear about this principle, but he is definitely not vague when he takes action. Beside Ito Hirobumi, he is a staff member and political official, but he has never given up martial arts. "Kendo Seventh Dan" is a real martial art. If he hadn't liked using guns in recent years, maybe his swordsmanship could be improved.

Togo Heihachiro was shot twice, one in the right arm and the other in the chest. He was lying on the ground, blood gushing out of the wound, and he was breathing out more than he was breathing in. But he still refused to die. Instead, he stared at Daijukuya Shishin with resentful eyes and cursed: "You won today, but...but Ito Hirobumi will...have the same fate!"

"Maybe, who knows." Dajuewu Shizhen shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly while loading bullets into his revolver: "If there is really such a

One day, when I get to the underworld, I will tell you. Now, please just die first."

Blood gushed out of the corner of Togo Heihachiro's mouth. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything. With a twitch, Admiral Togo Heihachiro no longer breathed. Daikakuya Shishin didn't care. Even if he was an admiral, he was dead, just like anyone else. Akiyama Shinji was very sad. He stood up and said, "Salute to Admiral Togo!"

The officers and soldiers saluted the dead man on the ground together, looking very solemn. Daijukuya Shizhen curled his lips and saluted as well. He was a general after all, there were only a few of them in Japan, and he was already dead, so he should show some respect, lest the navy people hold a grudge against him. He was not afraid of being assassinated, but afraid of trouble.

After killing Heihachiro Togo and several generals, the battleship "Izumo" was under control, and the same was true for other battleships. After the battle, most of the battleships fell into the hands of the Taisho government. Only one destroyer and one light cruiser had some problems, but under the muzzle of the battleship, those two battleships also made a wise choice.

Whether it is coal or oil, it takes a while for a battleship to start. The battleships parked in the harbor can neither run away nor fight. What else can they do but surrender? The main guns on the battleships cannot deal with the threat that is so close, and there are also a lot of secondary guns and secondary main guns.

The navy's problem was temporarily solved, and it was unknown how the fleets in other ports would react. But even if someone wanted to learn from the navy, how could the fleets in other ports react?

China's war of unification snowballed in the end, and so did Japan. As long as Ito Hirobumi remained strong, more and more people would defect to him, not the other way around.

Aritomo Yamagata still had a lot of resentment towards the Navy and didn't really want to cooperate with the Navy's actions, but under the current circumstances, he had no other good options. After being transferred to the reserve, Aritomo Yamagata's former subordinates were also marginalized, and many were thrown to Hokkaido and even Siberia. If this continues, the people of the Yamagata faction will be cleared out. After Togo Heihachiro sent someone over, Aritomo Yamagata finally agreed to the Navy's plan after a long consideration. He secretly sent people to find Oku Yasuko and Kuroki Tameki, and finalized the details of the plan on the tatami in his home.

"The Kanazawa Division will stand on our side, and the Imperial Guard Division is also loyal to the Emperor. As long as we can deal with Ito Hirobumi and his followers, and then ask His Majesty the Emperor to speak, the overall situation will be under control!"

Yamagata Aritomo sat on the tatami and punched Sakuradamon on the Tokyo map. "Sweep away the traitors now!"

Kuroki Tameshige was once the commander of the First Army, and Oku Yasutaka was the commander of the Second Army. They were once criticized, but later became heroes expected to save the Meiji government. After returning to Japan, they were relieved of their command of the army and were transferred to the General Staff to make use of their remaining energy.

When Yamagata Aritomo wanted to come back, he thought of these two. Oyama Iwao and Nozu Michitsugu had died in battle, and Kuroki Tameshige and Oku Yasutsu were the most prestigious generals in the army. If Yamagata Aritomo wanted to take charge of the army again, he had to get their support. He thought of many words to persuade these two army generals who were not from Choshu, but things turned out better than he expected. The two generals came to Yamagata Aritomo's house without much nonsense.

Okubo Gong and Kuroki Tamemasa looked at each other and said, "Which emperor would you like to ask to come out?"

"Of course it's Emperor Meiji..." Yamagata Aritomo frowned, "It's OK to let Emperor Taisho continue to sit on the throne. These are just minor details. As long as Ito Hirobumi is dealt with, the others are not worth mentioning!"

After listening to Yamagata Aritomo's plan, Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige thought it was indeed feasible. As long as Ito Hirobumi and the leaders of the rebels were killed, it would be very likely to turn the situation in Japan around. The Meiji government did it once decades ago, killing all the peasant leaders. All the words and promises made before could be regarded as nothing. Later, several large-scale killings and purges were carried out, which led to the good times of the chaebols and warlords. It was done successfully before, and now it can be done again, with ease.

"The Marshal's plan is as commendable as ever," Obogong said sincerely, "but I'm sorry, we can't do this!"

Yamagata Aritomo was stunned, "Why?"

"Because your plan is untenable from the beginning."

There was a sound coming from the outside, and then the sound of the door being opened. Yamagata Aritomo turned around and jumped up from the ground, "It's you, Miura!"

Miura Goro stood at the door and bowed to Yamagata Aritomo, "It's been a long time since we last met, Yamagata, you are still so impatient."

Chapter 387: The Same Language

Seeing Lieutenant General Miura appear at the door, Yamagata Aritomo angrily tried to take the samurai sword on the shelf, but was stopped by Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige. When he was young, Yamagata Aritomo's martial arts were very good, but he was old. After so many years of drinking and beauties, Yamagata's martial arts were no longer as good as before. Although Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige were also old men, Yamagata Aritomo was not as good as before.

There was no way to break through the interception of the two old men.

"Okay, so you two are in the same group!"

Yamagata Aritomo was so angry that he jumped up and down, and shouted: "Someone come! Someone come!"

Miura Goro shook his head, "No one will come. Elder Yamagata, be respectful."

Yamagata Aritomo suddenly calmed down, "Are you here to kill me?"

"How could that be? We are only here to protect you. Tokyo is doomed to be in turmoil tonight. Fifteen years ago, you and Oyama Iwao only transferred us to the reserve force. We will not kill anyone, but we just ask you to move to another place to live."

Yamagata Aritomo sneered, "Tokyo City is not peaceful, and it's all your fault. Where are you going to exile me to?"

"Hokkaido, the scenery there is very beautiful. When the Marshal goes there, he can see the night cherry blossoms in spring, the stars in summer, the full moon in autumn, and the first snow in winter. I really envy him."

"Then you should go to Hokkaido!"

The scenery in Hokkaido is very beautiful, but who would want to go to such a remote place when they can live in Tokyo? Night raid group: 694⑨,③61③5? Even if it is said to be good, it is still a desolate and remote Hokkaido, where there are not even a few dancing girls and singing girls! "I won't leave, or you can just kill me!"

"The Marshal may still have some hope in his heart, but even if you capture the Emperor, you will not be able to achieve final victory. Now is not the time to overthrow the shogunate!"

"Humph, I already knew that you were a bunch of people who had no king or father!"

"You all say that Prime Minister Ito is the smartest person in Japan. Why do you think you are smarter than the Prime Minister?" Miura Goro shook his head again. He ignored Yamagata Aritomo and said to Oku Yasuo and Kuroki Tameshige, "Marshal, please get on your horse and leave now!"

Aritomo Yamagata shouted, "I won't leave!" Although he shouted like that, he was still pushed out by people.

The rumbling of gunfire lasted for half the night, and it didn't stop until 12:00 in the morning. After dawn, everything was over, and the Navy Department was flattened by artillery fire. Two naval leaders, Yamamoto Gonbei and Togo Heihachiro, died, in addition to several naval generals and a large number of naval backbones. In this turmoil, the navy was seriously injured. It's not that they lost many generals and soldiers. The generals died, and the vice generals died. The major generals died, and the major generals died. It was not a problem to promote a few people, but the influence of the navy was greatly weakened in this turmoil, and it could no longer maintain a semi-independent posture.

Because the coup failed, the losses and casualties caused by the turmoil were all blamed on the navy, and the navy's prestige among the people dropped sharply. Like the army, it could only accept the command of the government, instead of commanding the government as before.

After the turmoil ended, the Taisho government lodged a solemn protest to British diplomats, believing that British diplomats had instigated naval rebellion, which had greatly affected the traditional friendship between Britain and Japan. It hoped that the British government would give an explanation and make appropriate compensation for the losses and casualties in the turmoil.

The Japanese government has raised a high tone, but the British side said that this is not the case. Maybe some diplomats were involved in certain things, but that was at most a private act and did not represent the intention of the British Empire. As for compensation, there is no room for discussion. You owe money to the world hegemon, and you still want to default on it? Don't even think about using compensation to offset the debt.

The bigger the fist, the more right it is. In the past, Britain wanted to control Japan, so it acted like a gentleman and gave Japan a lot of support. As a result, Japan turned to China, and Britain no longer had to pretend to be a good person, because they had never pretended to be a good person before. Britain stopped providing technical assistance to Japan, and stopped continuing to transfuse blood to Japan, but instead vigorously drew blood from Japan.

The Taisho government was calm about this. Even without the technical assistance from Britain, there were still Germany and China, but it was impossible to repay the money. Japan was very poor now. After paying a large sum of money to China, the remaining money had to be used for technological upgrades. Where would the money be returned to Britain? Besides, when they borrowed the money, they agreed to pay it back a little bit every year and pay it back in 20 years. If the British were pressed, Japanese diplomats would say that they would return all the British weapons. Anyway, Japan no longer had a continental army, so why did it need so many weapons? Just return them to the British, and then ask the people's government for some captured Japanese rifles.

Although a large amount of war reparations was paid to the People's Government, Japan did not actually suffer much loss. When Britain transferred technology to Japan, it often gave outdated technology, and did not teach the best and most advanced things. The People's Government was different. It gave Japan a lot of technical information obtained from Germany for free, and also gave Japan a lot of technology that even Britain and Germany did not have. Japan's shipbuilding industry has made great progress in just half a year. Although it has not reached the level of the British, it is not much behind. Because of the existence of the East Asian Security Treaty, all technology transfers within the treaty are free, and Japan has already started to develop its own "dreadnought".

Of course, Japan does not have as many shipyards as Britain, and the number of related industrial workers and resources are also not as large as Britain, and the shipbuilding speed is certainly not as fast.

In addition to transferring technology to Japan, China also opened up its market, allowing Japan to join the East Asian economic cycle, and is also promoting the integration of writing, language and technical standards. In simple terms, it is to "unify the writing system and the railway tracks".

The "simplified characters" promoted by the People's Party borrowed many Japanese elements. Except for some katakana, Japanese characters at that time were no different from Chinese characters, and Japanese intellectuals were able to use and read Chinese.

In addition, Korea, Mongolia and Ryukyu also joined the process of East Asian integration, and also used Chinese characters and Chinese for teaching, and made Chinese the mainstream language. Only Siberia implemented a bilingual system, using both Russian and Chinese. However, many Russians in the Grand Duchy of Siberia ran back to Europe, and "immigrants" from China, Korea and Japan filled the gap left by the Russians. The local population ratio has changed greatly within half a year.

Chapter 388: Bravery

The British were unwilling to confront the People's Party directly, so they fanned the flames in Korea and Japan. In Japan, Ito Hirobumi killed the high-ranking naval officers in a casual manner, and the Combined Fleet did not encounter any chaos. Prime Minister Ito also took the opportunity to clean up another wave of opponents and sent many people to Hokkaido and Siberia. Originally, Lin Yongchang was a little worried about Japan and prepared a lot of backup plans, but he did not expect Ito Hirobumi to solve the problem in a few seconds.

Japan did not have any problems, but North Korea did. Kim Jae-hee was inclined to restore the old order, and Ahn Jung-geun could not stick to his principles. After the yangban nobles launched a counterattack, the president and prime minister of the People's Republic of Korea were hesitant, which further expanded the unrest. The noble rebels grew from a few hundred to a few thousand, and then to tens of thousands. Tens of thousands of North Korean rebels seized many cities in South Korea and shouted the slogan of "North Korean people governing the country."

At this point, Ahn Jung-geun finally came to his senses and began to dispatch troops to prepare to wipe out the noble rebels in the south, but President Kim Jae-hee disagreed. President Kim believed that the nobles' demands were reasonable. The Chinese not only turned Busan into a free city, but also stationed troops in Pyongyang. They did not behave like a royal army at all. Look at what Emperor Wanli did back then? After helping Korea repel Japan, he did not keep a single soldier or occupy a single piece of land. That was a true royal army!

If we could get the Chinese out and invite the emperor back, wouldn't it be great to just go back to the old days? Many people were killed during the land reform in North Korea. Some peasants killed their masters, and some masters led their returning home groups to kill peasants. The complete opposition of interests, the unique small country and few people mentality of the Koreans and the tradition of going to extremes, coupled with the situation of too many people and too little land, made the killing among the Koreans very bloody. Kim Jae-hee and Ahn Jung-geun wanted to smooth things over, but ended up pleasing neither side. The aristocratic faction believed that Kim Jae-hee was a traitor and a traitor to the North, while the Korean People's Party believed that Ahn Jung-geun did not completely stand on the side of the people and did not completely clear out the rulers of the old era.

When the Yangban nobles launched a rebellion in the south, Ahn Jung-geun finally came to his senses and prepared to use drastic measures to clean up the remnants of the old era.

"We can't let them destroy the hard-earned stability and peace!"

An Jung-geun slammed the table and said excitedly: "We can't let Chairman Lin down!"

"Well, I think we can wait a little longer and listen to Li Jing and his people's demands. We are all Koreans, and Koreans don't fight against Koreans..."

"Jin Zaixi, you are not planning to surrender to the enemy, are you?"

Kim Jae-hee is a gentle and kind person, but even kind people have tempers. "An Jung-geun, please be aware of your identity. I am the president! I do not agree to send troops! We are all North Koreans, so we need to talk first!"

"They want to invite the emperor back, to take revenge, and to destroy the country's political system. Do you still want to negotiate with them? I think you just want to be a noble again, right?"

"Chairman Lin was the emperor of Mongolia, why can't North Korea have an emperor?"

"Is that the same thing?" An Jung-geun made up his mind. "If you disagree, I will give an order in the name of the Prime Minister to see which side the people's army stands on!"

Kim Jae-hee was anxious. He knew how much hatred the army had for the emperor and the nobles of the Korean Empire. After being educated by the People's Party, the Korean People's Army was completely against the emperor and the nobles. The reason was simple. Those guys didn't do production themselves, and they still wanted to live a good life. Wouldn't they have to plunder the Korean people? After just a few days of good life, were they going to return to the previous situation of being poorly clothed and hungry? No one would be willing to do that.

"You can't do this!" Jin Zaixi shouted, "Someone, stop Prime Minister An!"

The president's guards rushed in, and An Jung-geun asked in disbelief, "You really betrayed me?"

"No, I didn't!" Jin Zaixi also made up his mind, "I will go to negotiate with His Majesty. I will let you suffer for a few days."

"You are committing a crime!"

"The only people who know me and blame me are the Spring and Autumn Annals?" Kim Jae-hee said with a tragic look on his face, "If sacrificing me can bring peace to North Korea, it is worth it!"

President Kim Jae-hee detained Ahn Jung-geun and his party, and then sent people to the south to negotiate with the rebels. They soon received a reply that they could negotiate, but the negotiation location had to be in Gyeongsang Province, which was the territory controlled by the rebels. Kim Jae-hee was a little hesitant about this, but the founding emperor of the Korean Empire, Lee Hee, stood up and guaranteed the safety of the negotiators, so Kim Jae-hee was relieved.

As a result, Kim Jae-hee was placed under house arrest as soon as he arrived, and he was also asked to order Busan and Seoul to give up resistance.

He was no longer confused and refused to give random orders. However, it was useless for him not to give orders. The rebel general Li Jing directly issued an order to the Korean People's Army in the name of Kim Jae-hee, asking them to give up resistance and welcome the emperor's return.

The fighting capacity of the rebels was very poor. Although they had a large number of people, their weapons and equipment were poor and they had no qualified officers. Their morale was good. They were the Homecoming Corps, so they could burn, kill and loot. As long as they were not beaten, their morale was generally good. The rebels wanted to capture Busan, which was a bargaining chip, but they were defeated by the Self-Defense Forces in Busan.......

"North Koreans are a mess! What is going on?"

Lin Yongchang crumpled up the telegram and said, "Send a telegram to Meng En, asking him to lead his troops to Korea, join the garrison in Pyongyang, and put an end to the rebellion over there!"

Meng En, also known as Meng En Borjigin, was the commander of the Mongolian army and the commander of the cavalry division of the People's Government. He had 3,000 Mongolian cavalry under his command and could recruit more cavalry from Mongolia. After occupying Vladivostok, Prince Meng En circled the land around Vladivostok and occupied many places. Later, those places were returned to the Grand Duchy of Siberia, but Vladivostok became a free city, where Meng En Borjigin and the Mongols occupied many industries and a large area of land.

After the spring, Meng En moved to Shenyang with the [Mongolian Cavalry] and will continue to move westward. Lin Yongchang plans to let them use sabers and whips to go to the Western Regions to help the lamas preach. Now that something has happened in Korea, let Meng En go to Korea first.

Yang Du followed President Lin's team to Luoyang and said, "Letting General Meng En quell the rebellion? Isn't that a bit bad?"

Meng En* Borjigin was a brave cavalry commander, but sometimes too brave. He led the troops in every battle and was often injured on the front line. In addition, this man was too murderous. He was a master at killing enemies on the battlefield and never showed mercy when beheading prisoners. During the battle in Outer Manchuria, the Mongolian cavalry ran faster than the Imperial Guards. Meng En beheaded Oyama Iwao and Nozu Michikan in one breath, and even used a spear to hold the head of the Japanese marshal to scare people. If Meng En was allowed to be the commander-in-chief of the rebellion, I'm afraid there would be a bloodbath in Korea.

"We need to use Meng En's bravery! Ahn Jung-geun and Kim Jae-hee are too weak!"

Chapter 389: Raid

It was expected that the fire would break out in the rear. The People's Party rose too fast, and there were many hidden dangers at home and abroad. Any problems could arise. But the British's actions made Lin Yongchang feel a little petty. After all, they were the world hegemon, so couldn't they be more domineering? They were just playing tricks behind the scenes. Even if they could cause some trouble to the People's Party, what real effect would they have?

While the British were displaying their diplomatic talents, Yuan Shikai's Nanjing National Government had already been destroyed. After liberating Nanjing, the People's Army did not stop, but continued to march towards Sichuan and Guangzhou. The troops of Guangdong and Guangxi fought a battle with the People's Army in Jinhua. After the battle, the People's Army retreated first, and when the Guangdong Army advanced, they successfully made a small dumpling and annihilated more than 6,000 Guangdong Army soldiers.

The main force of the Guangdong Army rushed to the front, with the best equipment and the most courageous fighting, so they were destroyed the fastest. The elite troops of the Guangdong Army had decent combat effectiveness and equipment, but they were too few in number, with a total of just over 10,000 people. They could play a role in local battlefields, but could not change the overall situation. Moreover, the elite troops of the Guangdong Army were just so-so, and their equipment and morale were not as good as those of the People's Army's field troops.

When marching towards Guangzhou, Cao Kun once again took the lead and ran very fast. Cao Zhongshan had long known that the princes' troops in the south were all small fry, so they fought very wildly. When he found an opportunity, he rushed all the way. He led his troops from Jinhua to Longyan and defeated 30,000 enemies with 10,000 people. Cao Kun didn't care about the defeated enemies at all, and didn't even take prisoners, and rushed straight to Guangzhou. Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing were discussing how to deal with the current situation in Guangzhou. When they heard that the People's Army had already killed to Meizhou, they couldn't help but panic. At this time, Guangzhou still had 20,000 soldiers and horses, and it was reasonable to say that they could still fight. The British also urgently met with the military and political officials in Guangzhou, saying that they were willing to sell a batch of cannons to the Guangzhou Military Government at a low price, but the enemy had already approached the capital, and Guangzhou was shocked three times a day. The soldiers were scattered before the battle.

Huang Xing has always been able to boost morale, but the Guangzhou Military Government's 100,000-man army was completely wiped out in less than a month. Such heavy losses were unprecedented. Everyone knew that the Southern Army was no match for the People's Army in the North, and many people had already prepared to change sides. Now that the People's Army was pressing down on them like a mountain, it was natural that everyone would take care of themselves.

Cao Kun ran very fast, wanting to make the first contribution again, but everyone knew that the Southern Army's combat effectiveness was weak and could not compare with the Russian and Japanese armies, so the penetration and breakthrough became much bolder. Although Cao Laosan ran fast, there were people who were faster than him. Guo Songling's brigade was the first to break into Guangzhou City and raised the hammer and sickle flag on the top of the city. This made Cao Kun so angry that he jumped up and down. Seeing that there was only 20 miles away from Guangzhou City, he didn't expect Guo Songling to be faster than him?

Whether it was the Wolf Soldiers or the Hunan Army, when they found their retreat was cut off, their morale was in chaos and plummeted. The Nationalist Army led by Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang was also like this. They were fine in a favorable battle, but they could not withstand being flanked or outflanked.

The People's Army launched the "Crossing the River Campaign" on April 5 and liberated the country on May 11.

On June 19, they liberated Nanjing, and on June 6, they liberated Guangzhou. Some generals of the Guangzhou Military Government led their troops to withdraw to Guangxi, hoping to resist step by step with the geographical advantages of Guangxi. Huang Xing also returned to Hunan to organize the army, wanting to continue fighting, but Sun Yat-sen no longer wanted to fight. If he could still fight, Sun Yat-sen would definitely continue to insist. Mr. Sun was not good at fighting, but he was determined and indomitable. He fought again and again after repeated failures. He was not the kind of person who would give up halfway, but the gap was too big, and there was no point in fighting anymore. Besides, did the bigwigs of the military government really support him as the interim president?

Forget it, if you can't win, just surrender. The People's Government offered a condition, saying that Sun Yat-sen would be the Minister of Railways. He thought about it and felt that this was also a good idea. The People's Government built more than 20 miles of railways in five years (some routes were changed to double tracks), and the Guangzhou government built less than miles, or more than miles to be more precise. Sun Yat-sen had said before that China would build miles of railways, but he couldn't raise much money. Apart from being able to recruit people, Mr. Sun didn't know how to fight or manage the economy, and he couldn't build railways without money. The various princes of the Guangzhou Military Government were in favor of building railways. The role of railways in improving military mobility and the economy was very obvious, and anyone could see it, but it was impossible to ask them to pay for it.

Sun Yat-sen wanted to learn from the People's Party to build railways, but he had no money. The People's Party had already swept the country, and resistance was futile. Now that he had a chance to work in the Ministry of Railways, he didn't want to continue fighting. The former Minister of Railways, Zhan Tianyou, became a member of the Central Standing Committee, and the vacant position was given to Sun Yat-sen. However, Sun Yat-sen's position as Minister of Railways was only nominal, and Zhan Tianyou was actually responsible for specific affairs, including the construction and maintenance of railways, as well as the management of up to 300,000 railway soldiers.

After Sun Yat-sen surrendered, Huang Xing also quickly gave up resistance. It wasn't that Huang Keqiang didn't try hard, he just couldn't win. The People's Army had too many artillery pieces, not to mention the astonishing number of mortars. With the same number of troops, the People's Army had more than three times as many barreled artillery pieces as the Hunan Army, and more than ten times as many shells. Huang Xing, who was at the front line, watched helplessly as the People's Army smashed a Hunan Army division with artillery. This made Huang Keqiang fall into despair. How could he fight with such a huge gap in artillery power?

When Zhang Zhidong was the president of the Nationalist Government, he had the Hanyang Arsenal in his hands, and his firepower density was stronger than that of the Guangzhou Military Government. But compared with the People's Army, the output of the Hanyang Arsenal was not enough. Zhang Nanpi had too many people with him, including a lot of relatives and friends in the Arsenal and other factories, all of whom were involved in the operation. In addition, the steel plant was unable to solve the technical problems, so the production capacity of the Hanyang Arsenal was not fully utilized.

In mid-August, Huang Xing gave up resistance and the People's Army liberated Hunan. In late September, Tang Caichang's Yunnan Military Government announced that it would give up resistance and surrender to the central government. At about the same time, the People's Army attacked Chongqing again. This time, Zhao Erhu received support from a heavy howitzer battalion and a large number of mountain artillery and field artillery. In the face of fierce artillery bombardment, the coalition forces of the princes in central Sichuan held on for three days, but they couldn't stand it, so they took the initiative to launch an attack and were defeated by the People's Army. The Sichuan Army sent elite troops over mountains and ridges to copy the enemy's retreat, and encountered the mountain troops of the People's Army. The two sides had the same idea, and an encounter broke out in the mountains.