"We can artificially create a conflict between the water security brigade and the river defense fleet, or amplify the dispute between Shen Honglie and Wang Chongwen, and after creating momentum, my father can urgently exercise the power of the patrol envoy, and the Admiralty will have nothing to say."

Don't blame Zhang Hanqing for not thinking about the overall situation, he is really powerless to stop the upcoming war in Anhui and does not want to stop it, and he is still counting on taking the opportunity to strengthen his strength in it. Zhiwan was followed by the Zhifeng War, which was a fight between vested interests for the power at hand, and there was no justice. But because of his appearance, things have a positive meaning.

He is a powerful party to achieve the goal of unifying the country, and then drive out foreign insults and revitalize China, so all the means that can weaken all competitors have their rationality and justice color. Now, just a small pruning of a little wing of any potential adversary does not require any trouble in conscience.

Zhang Hanqing entered the service, and the father and son had already talked about the significance of building a strong navy. Zhang Zuolin didn't feel it before, because he felt that the army with more than a dozen divisions could already be divided into kings, but when the Japanese soldiers entered the Middle East Railway, he realized that the deployment of the army alone was very fragile.

The transportation is inconvenient and the border is long, so the army can have a problem just guarding. Raise soldiers to kill thieves, but there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days. A mobile gunboat is a powerful mobile firepower with heavy artillery, and once there are dozens of such gunboats on the Songhua River, Heilongjiang River, and Ussuri River in the inland rivers, it is enough to keep the potential enemy out. As long as there is no large-scale engagement, the navy alone can assume the responsibility of defending the border.

Therefore, he had agreed to build a navy on a large scale, and the preparation for the establishment of the ninth Marine Police Department, which was in addition to the eight departments of the Patrol Mission, was for this purpose. After several months of hard work, Chen Shiying has planned its structure, and the water security brigade has been listed, and all that is left is the physical ---- warship.

Now this opportunity is just around the corner...

Zhang Zuolin thought about it for a while, and finally made up his mind.

He is also very decisive, and once he decides, he implements it immediately.

On 5 May, a patrol ship of the Northeast Maritime Security Brigade scraped with a gunboat "Jiangping" of the Jiangfang Fleet, and a quarrel broke out between the two sides. It was originally caused by an accident, but because a soldier of the security brigade fired a warning shot, the conflict immediately amplified.

Chen Shiying's representative went to inspect the embassy to understand the situation, but was turned against by Major General Commander Wang Chongwen on the grounds of favoring the Marine Police. Because Chen Shiying was very popular in the Jiangfang fleet, at least a few of his former subordinates supported him. During the controversy, Shen Honglie, a staff officer of the colonel of the Jiang Defense Fleet, also leaned towards Chen Shiying's remarks, which made Wang Chongwen very unhappy. So several captains he single-handedly promoted also fought-for-tat and quarreled.

Seeing that the Jiangfang Fleet itself was in danger of being divided, at this critical moment, Wu Junsheng, the overseer of Hei Province, resolutely made an attack, forcibly separated the two groups of men by force, and then quickly drafted a telegram and sent it to the Central Committee: "The Jihei River Defense Fleet is in internal strife, and the rank is maintained with all its might, and now the two sides have taken off their weapons and taken strict guard, and I hope that the Admiralty will quickly send personnel to deal with it to prevent a major change." ”

Then Wang Chongwen and Shen Honglie each had a telegram to submit, each saying their own reasons, which made the Admiralty angry: This Zhang Zuolin is really a god, saying that something happened to the Jiangfang Fleet, and it really happened! It was originally a trivial matter, but it was artificially elevated, and the whole incident obviously had traces of man-made!

Not only that, however, the president also suggested that the three eastern provinces should be appointed to exercise the management function of this fleet instead: "It is cheaper for the fleet to be managed by the localities for the purpose of patrolling inland rivers, and in the future the three eastern provinces will bear the cost of logistics and supply." In addition, the authority to deal with the incident was also delegated to the Northeast: "It will be handled by Zhang Xunyue's camera." ”

Zhang Zuolin almost didn't believe his eyes, although he only had the function of "management", but the meaning in this was too big. What does camera disposal mean? That is, he has the power to reward, punish, promote, and surrender! As the future boss of this fleet, he will enjoy unquestionable authority.

Not surprisingly, under Zhang Zuolin's interrogation, the "mustard" of the river defense fleet and the water security brigade disappeared, but Wang Chongwen was still dismissed, and the Admiralty gave him an arrangement to be a major general alternate, which was considered to be a comfort to him for carrying the black pot for no reason.

As soon as Wang Chongwen left, the family property he left behind was slaughtered by Zhang Zuolin. However, Lao Zhang has a clear distinction between right and wrong, political struggle is one thing, and the retention of military talent is another. Just when everyone thought that a new round of purge was coming, his old man calmly told Shen Honglie, who took over: "The factional disputes within the navy can be put to rest." ”

Zhang Hanqing, as the messenger, personally led a team to the headquarters of the Jiangfang Fleet to comfort the captains not to be implicated in this incident: "Yesterday Commander Wang was dismissed, and some people say that he has become a victim of political struggle, because he obeyed the orders of the Central Committee. ”

Chen Shiying, who accompanied him, mentally "chuckled", what is the young marshal going to do? was originally a taboo topic, but he said it like this, and only he dared to say it so calmly, right? Is this the rhythm to be washed? That's not good! Although he was blessed by the young marshal's survival, after all, he was a former comrade, and he still had some feelings, and although these captains were promoted by Wang Chongwen, they were finally considered rising stars in the navy. Although there was a problem with the previous position, not everyone had the courage to go against Shangguan's will like the Zhang father and son, right?

Shen Honglie was also taken aback, his mind was also focused on protecting his subordinates. Playing politics, these bloody soldiers are not opponents, who doesn't have the time to stand in line? When the two old and young marshals told him, they said that they would make the fleet very prosperous, but without this group of officers who are familiar with the navy, it will be very difficult and long to train new people!

Even the captains who voted for Wang Chongwen before were also made to look at each other by Zhang Hanqing's straightforwardness: This is the rhythm to start?

Fortunately, Zhang Hanqing's next words dispelled their worries: "This is also right and wrong, why?" It is not wrong for a soldier to take obedience to orders as his duty, but there is a question of right and wrong here, and there is a question of principle, that is, to obey orders, whose order is it? When there is a conflict between orders and vocations, what choice should a soldier make?

What the patrol envoy asked everyone to do was to protect the family and defend the country and keep the enemy out of the country; The central government represented by Commander Wang asked the navy to retreat in the harbor and let the enemy enter and leave the country like no man's land! Just ask, what do we want such a navy to do? In the face of such a major event, what kind of orders to obey, I think every soldier with a conscience should know what to do.

Among you, there are a few captains who originally came from Temple Street, and your Commander Chen and the current Director Chen can go down in history forever if they do this in this matter! In the same way, you will remain in the history of the Republic of China. Major Mao Zhongcai, Major Lin Peixi, and Major Lin Tianshou (the three of them solemnly replied one after another) are the pride of our navy!

The tradition of the navy of the Republic of China can be traced back to the Beiyang Naval Division, although the result of the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle caused our country to suffer huge losses, but there are many singing and crying spirit of sacrifice, which is always worthy of our commemoration. Why did the Beiyang Naval Division fall? In the past 20 years or so, many historians and soldiers have been researching. Some of you have personally experienced this naval battle, so naturally they have more say than me.

Infighting, encouragement of talents, lack of training, corruption, and military discipline... How can such a navy be undefeated? However, its defeat has hurt the vitality of our China for decades, and we still have to look at the face of little Japan everywhere, and we still do not have a stable sea frontier, and we still do not have the courage to stand up!

But the situation will change from today, in fact, the Army is already changing, you just don't notice it. From today, the Northeast Maritime Security Brigade and the Jihei River Defense Fleet have been merged, and the newly formed organization is called the Northeast River Defense Fleet, which will be under the management of the Northeast Aviation Police Department. Our mission is to defend every river, every port, every island, and every inch of the sea in the Northeast!

I will do my best to make it as convenient as possible for you to build warships, build docks, build naval schools, and invest in training... I pledge this fleet far more than you've ever been. I only have one simple request, and that is that you can pull out and win the battle! My requirement for the People's Army is that 'the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road,' and the same is true for our navy.

But my request is more than that.

When our strength grows, our navy will also leap from the inland river fleet to the shallow sea, the deep sea and even the ocean, and we will guard not only in the northeast, but also in North China, the Yangtze River, the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, because that is also the place where our ancestors have lived for generations!

That's why I ask you to put aside your views and work together to run a good navy. I know that most of the generals of the Republic of China Navy are from Fujian, and basically except for Staff Officer Shen, who is from Hubei, everyone else including our Director Chen is here, and it is inevitable that there are locals who want to be together. Ladies and gentlemen, here you can't do it! The ending of the infighting, Beiyang Sailor Yin Jian is not far away!

Wherever there is a crowd, there is a left, the center and the right, and some arguments and disagreements are inevitable, but I want it to be purely official and fact-based. Quarrel behind closed doors, go out like a family, put forward opinions in person, and have no opinions behind your back, this is our pattern, to be able to tolerate people. Otherwise, we all have a regional view, how can we gallop thousands of miles in the future? In one sentence, I would like to encourage you: 'Wider than the grassland is the ocean, and wider than the ocean is the mind of the people of the river defense fleet'! ”

His speech was met with thunderous applause, and the encouragement of the young marshal penetrated into people's hearts, making people's blood boil and the idea of doing a big job. As for the worry of settling the ledger after the fact, it has long been thrown to the country of Java.