Nanjing, a prosperous city that was once the capital of the provisional government of the Republic of China, was boiling for the founding of the Republic of China, for the end of the Qing Dynasty, for the arrival of the revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen, and now in order to fight against the Japanese invaders and safeguard the national interests, the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army is boiling again.

In the slow-moving Ford car, Sun Yat-sen looked through the window glass at the countless Nanjing citizens rushing to buy newspapers on the street, silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

Dai Jitao, the confidential secretary sitting in the passenger seat in the front seat of the car, turned to Sun Yat-sen and said: "Sir, there are too many pedestrians on the street today, and I am afraid that the car will not be able to drive too fast, and it is estimated that it will be a little later to arrive at the government office building." ”

"Hmm." Sun Yat-sen just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and did not say anything more, but leaned back on the saddle, closed his eyes and recuperated, and the whole person seemed a little worried.

It was the first time for Dai Jitao to see the always optimistic and resolute gentleman like this, and he wanted to say something, but he knew that it was not appropriate to disturb Mr. at this time, so he swallowed back the words that had reached his throat.

In the past, it took less than 20 minutes to drive, but today it took almost an hour, which shows the congestion on the streets, and also shows how happy the citizens of Nanjing are at the great victory of the Yimeng Autonomous Allied Army over the Japanese army.

After arriving at the government office building, Sun Yat-sen still had that deep expression, and walked into the building with Dai Jitao without saying a word.

"To say that this Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army is really powerful enough, it can actually annihilate 5,000 Orientals in one battle. Even if it's just an Oriental, it's also a foreigner, and the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army is really amazing! ”

"I heard before that this Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army is a bandit in the Yimeng Mountains, how is this possible! If even the bandits are so powerful, where is the Beiyang Army in charge of the world? ”

"Of course it can't really be bandits. Do the bandits dare to get involved in the war of the foreigners in Qingdao? ”

"If it's not a bandit, where would it be the army camouflaged, could it be the Beiyang Army?"

"You are stupid, the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army has a huge bomber group, think about it, who else in the country can have bombers?"

"You mean...... Are they from the Sichuan Army? ”

"That's right. Probably that's it? ”

"If this is the case, then the people of the Sichuan army are fighting against foreigners in Shandong in order to safeguard national interests, while our Kuomintang is attacking Hubei, is it not suspected of taking the opportunity to stab a knife in the back?"

"Who says it's not. If this matter is exposed, the spit of the whole country will drown us. ”

……

Soon after entering the government office building, Sun Yat-sen heard several similar comments from government workers, which made his already unsightly face even more ugly.

Walking all the way into the large conference room, many core members of the Kuomintang had already arrived in the conference room. Most of them were also talking about the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance that suddenly appeared. The difference is that they are not admiring and supporting the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance, but full of worry and vigilance.

"Sir!"

"Chief!"

"Sir!"

……

When a group of core members of the Kuomintang saw Sun Yat-sen walking into the conference room, they bowed down and said hello.

The meeting seemed to be of a very high standard, and with the exception of Li Liejun, who was leading the troops in Hubei, the governors of all the southern provinces had arrived, and even Huang Xing, who had recently opposed Sun Yat-sen's attempt to establish a "Chinese Revolutionary Party" with a cult of personality, also arrived, which shows the importance of this meeting.

After all the participants arrived and sat down, Sun Yat-sen said in a deep voice: "This time I will gather everyone. There is only one purpose, and that is to discuss how to deal with the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance. ”

It stands to reason that the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance, which was far away in Shandong against the Anglo-Japanese coalition army, has nothing to do with the KMT, but the core KMT members present know that this matter is a matter of life and death for the KMT.

Huang Xing glanced at Sun Yat-sen, a close comrade-in-arms who had disappointed him recently, sighed secretly, and said: "Let Xia Ru withdraw the army, otherwise once the people of the country learn that the commander of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army is Wang Mo, the young marshal of the Sichuan Army, I am afraid that we will have to drown us with spittle!" ”

Hearing this, all the core members of the Kuomintang were solemn. They know it all in their hearts. The KMT's most powerful weapon is not the army, but the "democratic republican" righteousness in its hands.

Since the Great Revolution, what the KMT has been best at is holding the name of righteousness and winning the support of all forces. In this way, you will increase your own power and weaken the strength of your opponent.

But once the people of the whole country know that Wang Mo led the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army to fight desperately to defend the country's territorial sovereignty on the Shandong front, while the Kuomintang stabbed the people in the back regardless of the interests of the country and the nation, trying to seize Hubei by force, then the Kuomintang will definitely become notorious overnight.

There is no army. Can be choreographed; If you don't have weapons and equipment, you can buy or build them; But if the reputation is stinky, it will be very difficult to recover it.

It is precisely because they understand this that none of the important members of the Kuomintang opened their mouths to refute Huang Xing, but they are not very willing to give up Hubei, which has almost swallowed the fat meat. For a while, many people wanted to speak but did not speak, and the atmosphere in the conference room was a little strange.

At this time, it was Chen Qimei who took the lead in standing up and retorted loudly: "I don't agree to let Xia Ru withdraw the army!" Even if we withdraw our troops now, won't Wang Mo, that little red guy, turn over the matter of our sending troops to attack Hubei after the war, and then create public opinion to condemn us? ”

That's right, if they were Wang Mo, they would definitely have to seize the sore foot of the Kuomintang and chase and beat them hard.

"I also feel that it is not appropriate to withdraw troops from Hubei, and now the withdrawal of troops seems to be empty-minded. Moreover, for the sake of this war, we have spent so much military and material and paid such a heavy price in casualties, how can we give up so easily? Xu Chongzhi said after Chen Qimei.

"I think that not only can we not withdraw our troops now, but we must increase our offensive and completely take Hubei before the people of the whole country know the specific situation of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance. As long as Hubei is taken, the Hubei provincial government is controlled. Then it is not us who stab us in the back, but the Hubei Provincial Government is committed to democracy and republic, and has taken the initiative to join our Southern Provincial Autonomous Government! Hu Hanmin said with a ruthless face, he has always coveted the Hanyang Arsenal, and naturally he is unwilling to give up Hubei like this.

This is also a way, as long as the Hubei provincial government can be controlled, it is not the intention of the Kuomintang.

Hearing this, Huang Xing was furious, "Smack! He slapped the table and reprimanded: "What do you mean by this, do you have to do this kind of thing that is quick for relatives and enemies?" If such a plot leaks out, then we will be spurned by the people of the whole country, and the KMT will be completely finished! ”

Seeing Huang Xing's anger, Sun Yat-sen frowned and said in a deep voice: "Keqiang, they are all revolutionary comrades, no matter what opinions they have, they are all for the great cause of the republic, why be so angry?" ”

As soon as Sun Yat-sen said this, Huang Xing became more and more excited, and said loudly: "Revolutionary comrades? What was the purpose of our revolution in the first place, not to let the country get out of poverty and weakness and stop being bullied by foreigners! Now Wang Mo is fighting desperately in Shandong to recapture Qingdao and the Orientals, we didn't know it before, but now we know it, but we have to stab the knife in the back. Acting in disregard of the interests of the country in such a way, I forgive you for not being able to accompany you! ”

With that, Huang Xing shook his hand angrily, turned around and left the conference room, and a group of important members of the Kuomintang followed suit.

No matter how the history books are recorded and how future generations comment on the books, one thing is certain, that is, Huang Xing's politician smell is much weaker than Sun Yat-sen's.

Seeing such a scene, Sun Yat-sen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he was both angry and disappointed, and his former close comrades-in-arms had now reached the point of breaking with him.

"It's better to go, cling to the past, thinking that it's still Manchu?" Chen Qimei sneered disdainfully, "Now it's about strength, who is fighting with more guns!" ”

"Sir, don't care, presumably Keqiang is just confused for a while, and he will definitely be able to figure it out later." Xu Chongzhi comforted.

Sun Yat-sen waved his hand to show that it didn't matter, and then said: "Regarding this matter, do your opinions insist on increasing the offensive and taking Hubei as soon as possible?" ”

"Yes, seeing that Hubei is about to be taken, how can you give up?"

"The Hanyang Arsenal must be taken, otherwise what will we do to fight the Beiyang Army?"

"As long as we act fast enough and guide and control public opinion, there will be no problem."

……

A number of important members of the Kuomintang have expressed their determination to resolutely take Hubei in order to gain the strength to fight the Beiyang Army.

Sun Yat-sen nodded with a complicated expression and said, "In this case, telegraph to Xia Ru, let him ignore the casualties, capture Wuhan as soon as possible, and control the Hubei Provincial Government." In addition, Liewu (Anhui Governor Bai Wenwei) You sent a division of elite and rushed to Hubei to reinforce Xia Ru. ”

"Yes, sir!" The Kuomintang responded one after another.

In fact, Sun Yat-sen was not unaware of the huge risks of doing so, nor did he want to be so aggressive, but he really had no other choice.

Wang Mo's exposed strength is really amazing, the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army must have been the new army he established in Shandong after the assassination in Hankou, and it was able to annihilate a 5,000-strong brigade of the Japanese army in a war, which really shocked Sun Yat-sen.

Sun Yat-sen had a feeling that if the Kuomintang could not take the opportunity to take Hubei and strengthen its own strength, it would no longer be able to compete with Wang Mo, the increasingly powerful dictatorial warlord.

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Shandong, Jiaoxian, Yimeng Autonomous Allied Army Headquarters.

Wang Mo was discussing with the officers of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army how to launch an attack on the Japanese 18th Division in Jimo.

At this time, the blue wolf of the Secret Service Division walked in, walked to Wang Mo's side and reported: "Commander, the Japanese fleet has returned to the outside of Jiaozhou Bay. ”

Perhaps because of the bitter lesson of the bombing of gunboats in the waters of the Yangtze River in Wuhan last year, the Japanese learned that when they learned that the flying group of the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition Army had launched a large-scale air raid on their important targets, they immediately let the Second Fleet sail out of the open sea and away from the range of the bombers.

Hearing the news that the Second Fleet of the Japanese Navy had returned, Wang Mo smiled coldly and said: "Since the Japanese fleet has come back to find a beating, then fulfill them and continue the air raid operation!" ”

However, the blue wolf added: "However, Commander, our men observed from a distance that it seems that there are dozens of more seaplanes in the Japanese fleet. (To be continued.) )