The KMT's coveting of Hubei has not been a day or two for a long time, especially the Hanyang Arsenal after Wang Mo's purge and expansion. ∷, after Wang Mo Hankou was assassinated, they were ready to move, but it was because Wang Haoshan, who led the elite soldiers of the Sichuan army of two divisions into Hubei for fear of anger, did not dare to make any moves.

Now the main force of the Sichuan army is in Sichuan, and Hubei has a second division of the Sichuan army, and because of the assassination of Wang Mo, the young marshal of the Sichuan army, the army's heart is turbulent, and there are still people in Hubei who take the initiative to contact them to oppose the Sichuan army. No matter how you look at this, this is a great opportunity to seize Hubei, and it is naturally impossible for the Kuomintang to not be moved.

"Sir, winning for Hubei to join the autonomous government of the Southern United Province will be of great help to the Northern Expedition and the great cause of the republic, and I believe that everyone in the world is looking forward to the early integration of the People's Party of our people in the south, and then raise troops to the Northern Expedition to overthrow the dictatorship of Yuan Shikai in Beiyang!" Hu Hanmin, the governor of Guangdong, was impassioned and righteous, and he was most eager to take the Hanyang Arsenal, because the Cantonese army, which was constantly being formed and expanded, was in urgent need of a large number of weapons and equipment.

In their opinion, taking the Hanyang Arsenal and obtaining a large number of guns and ammunition to arm their troops will naturally be of great help to the Northern Expedition of the whole army. Since the seizure of an arsenal under the control of an independent warlord like the Sichuan Army would be of great benefit to the great cause of the republic, why not?

The rest of the people also agreed to the seizure of Hubei, and the KMT people who could appear here were basically loyal supporters of Sun Yat-sen, and they were also core members of the Chinese Revolutionary Party that Sun Yat-sen was preparing to establish. As for Huang Xing and others, who refused to swear allegiance to Sun Yat-sen, they were excluded.

Sun Yat-sen patiently listened to everyone's opinions, groaned for a while, seemed to think of something, and asked Li Liejun, who had never spoken: "Xia Ru, what do you think?" ”

Heard Sun Yat-sen's question. Everyone's eyes turned to Li Liejun, who had been very low-key and preoccupied since entering the Sun Mansion.

"I ...... I ......" Li Liejun's expression was complicated, and he hesitated for a while, but finally said, "I don't have any opinions, everything is subject to Mr.'s instructions." ”

If you want to seize Hubei, you will eventually have to send troops. And sending troops to Hubei is undoubtedly the most suitable for the Jiangxi army, which is close at hand, so Sun Yat-sen is so concerned about Li Liejun's opinion on this matter.

Sun Yat-sen was quite satisfied with Li Liejun's attitude, nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then send someone to contact the Hubei officers led by Wu Dezhen, the former commander of the 2nd Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army, as soon as possible, and actively plot against the three divisions of the Hubei Army, so that the Hubei Provincial Government will issue a telegram announcing that it will join the Autonomous Government of the Southern United Provinces, and then Xia Ru will lead the elite soldiers of the two divisions of the Jiangxi Army into Hubei." At the same time, the remaining provinces should also actively reorganize their arms for war. Be ready to raise troops for the Northern Expedition at any time! ”

Speaking of this, Sun Yat-sen stood up, waved his right hand, and said loudly with an excited expression: "Everyone, the state affairs are difficult, and I hope that you will work together to overthrow the Beiyang dictatorship in one fell swoop and rebuild the republic!" ”

"Overthrow the Beiyang dictatorship!"

"Recreate the Republic!"

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Everyone in the Kuomintang stood up. He shouted slogans with exuberant expressions, as if the day of the great cause of the republic was approaching.

However. What the excited Kuomintang princes didn't notice was that at this time, a subordinate in charge of cleaning in the Sun Mansion outside the door gave up continuing to eavesdrop, quietly left the Sun Mansion, and walked towards a tavern he frequented on weekdays.

The news that the Kuomintang was preparing to plot to seize Hubei soon spread to Yimeng, Shandong through the intelligence system of the Secret Service Division, and Cang Wolf, the director of the Secret Service Division, reported to Wang Mo as soon as possible.

Syllable!

Wang Mo, who learned the news, threw a teacup on the spot, and scolded angrily: "Bastard! It's all a bunch of despicable and shameless bastards! ”

It is said that there is nothing dirtier than politics. There is no dirtier person than a politician.

Today, Wang Mo can be regarded as having really seen that he was nesting in the ravines and ravines and doing his best to prepare for the Japanese army in order to safeguard national sovereignty and interests, but as a result, these Kuomintang carrying the banner of democracy and the republic wanted to stab him in the back.

I actually want to swallow the whole of Hubei in one bite, and my appetite is really not small!

"Commander, it is recommended that this matter be telegraphed to the marshal immediately. Let the marshal lead the main force of the Sichuan army out of Sichuan. If there is a war, there will be a war, and I don't believe that the rabble of the Kuomintang can be the opponent of our Sichuan army! Zhang Wei said angrily.

Although Li Jian was also very angry, he could still keep his senses, and said with some concern: "I have to fight back the hand that the Kuomintang stretched out, but once the war with the Kuomintang starts, I am afraid that the snipe and the clam will compete for the fisherman's profit, and the Beiyang Army is still eyeing it." ”

"So what, is it possible that because of the fear of the Beiyang Army, Hubei will be handed over to the Kuomintang?" Zhang Wei said very angrily, "The Kuomintang is determined to go to war regardless of the overall situation, so why should we take the overall situation into account? ”

Now Beiyang, the Sichuan Army and the People's Party are very similar to Cao Wei, Shu Han and Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, Beiyang is the strongest Cao Wei, and the Sichuan Army and the Kuomintang are Shu Han and Eastern Wu who both work together to resist Cao but also have mutual discord and conflict of interests.

Once the Sichuan army and the Kuomintang go to war, it is estimated that Yuan Shikai in Beijing will be able to laugh happily for three days and three nights. Because he only needs to wait for the Sichuan army and the Kuomintang to lose both, and then move the army south, it is easy to wipe out the national resistance forces in one fell swoop.

Wang Mo thought about it again and again, and let his father lead the main force of the Sichuan army out of Sichuan to fight with the Kuomintang through all kinds of things that might be caused by the Kuomintang, and finally shook his head and said: "We can't let the marshal lead his troops out of Sichuan, our big fight with the Kuomintang will only make the Beiyang Army fishermen benefit, and it will also greatly affect the war against Japan on our side." ”

"Then are we just giving up Hubei to the KMT?" Zhang Wei looked very unwilling.

"Where is such a good thing?" Wang Mo smiled coldly and said, "Doesn't the Kuomintang always carry the banner of democracy and republic, and vigorously criticize and condemn us as a dictatorship? Taking advantage of this conflict in Hubei, it is just time to completely strip away these hypocritical and dirty politicians, so that the people of the whole country can see what they are. ”

"What does the commander mean ......" Li Jian seemed to understand Wang Mo's thoughts a little, but he couldn't be sure.

Wang Mo did not explain in detail, but said: "Telegraphed Lu Dayong in Hubei to ask him to clean up the second division of the Sichuan Army, to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and at the same time let us mix sand and arrange for the officers of the Hubei Army to keep an eye on the three divisions of the Hubei Army to prevent changes." As for Wu Dezhen, the former officers of the Hubei Army, whatever they want to do, let them finish it first and then clean them up. ”

"Commander, what about Li Liejun's two divisions of the Jiangxi Army and Xiong Kewu's division of the Sichuan Army? Their combat effectiveness is not weak, their weapons and equipment are not bad, and their strength is several times that of the Second Division, I am afraid that Lu Dayong will not be able to resist them. Li Jian reminded.

Indeed, Li Liejun's Jiangxi Army and Xiong Kewu's Sichuan Division have both experienced many wars, and they have purchased a large number of weapons and equipment from Wang Mo, so their combat effectiveness will naturally not be bad. Even if the Second Division of the Sichuan Army had an advantage in firepower, the tigers could not withstand the wolves, and it was basically impossible to hold Hubei without foreign aid.

"Don't worry, there is no need for Lu Dayong to completely hold Hubei, as long as he is allowed to lead the second division to resist and delay Li Liejun's pace of capturing Hubei, I will naturally have a way to deal with the Kuomintang at that time." Wang Mo said in a deep voice, a plan for the Kuomintang was gradually formed and perfected in his mind.

Hearing this, Li Jian and Zhang Weiju were much more relieved, if it was just to delay the delayed Jiangxi army, with the strength of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, it would not be difficult to do it, but I don't know what method the young marshal will have to deal with the Kuomintang when he arrives.

After all, the KMT's actions of reorganizing its armaments and contacting former Hubei officers to plot against the Hubei army would never have been possible in two or three months.

So Li Jian and Zhang Wei temporarily put aside the affairs in Hubei, bid farewell to Wang Mo, and continued to suppress bandits and train troops.

After Li Jian and Zhang Wei left the conference room, Wang Mo asked the blue wolf again: "The secret service department was able to detect the plan of the Kuomintang to seize Hubei this time, and it performed very well. ”

"Commander Xie!" The blue wolf stood up and saluted Wang Mo and thanked him.

Wang Mo continued: "The movements of the Kuomintang must continue to be kept an eye on, but don't relax on the Beiyang side in the north, what is the situation of the special agents you secretly sent in the past now?" ”

"Commander, rest assured, although our special intelligence personnel cannot get close to the core of Beiyang, if there is a large-scale assembly of the Beiyang Army, we will be able to know it as soon as possible." The blue wolf replied.

The infiltration and infiltration of special agents is definitely not an overnight thing, as long as the secret service department can keep an eye on the big moves of the Beiyang Army and leave time for the Sichuan army to react, Wang Mo is already very satisfied.

Wang Mo nodded and said, "That's good, once the Beiyang Army has any large-scale military operations, you must report to me as soon as possible." ”

"Yes!" The blue wolf answered the command.

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Hubei, Wuchang, Zhang Xiaohuai's mansion.

On this day, Zhang Xiaohuai's mansion came to Zhang Xiaohuai's house with an unexpected guest, and he came to visit in the middle of the night.

Zhang Xiaohuai brought the person to the study and asked suspiciously: "Brother Yang, I came to visit late at night, I don't know what is important?" ”

It was none other than someone else, but an old acquaintance Yang Shukan. Entering and leaving Hubei as a member of the Sichuan Provincial Council will not attract suspicion and attention, and it is naturally not difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the Sichuan army to see Zhang Xiaohuai, and if he is detected, there is also an excuse to meet old friends, so Sun Yat-sen will choose him to contact Zhang Xiaohuai.

Yang Shukan looked at Zhang Xiaohuai and said slowly: "Brother Runnong, it's a bit presumptuous to visit late at night. However, there is no way, it was Mr. who asked me to contact you. ”

"Mr. Sun asked you to come to me?" Zhang Xiaohuai looked very surprised, since he became the chief of the general staff of the Hubei Army, in order to avoid suspicion, he has always been taboo against the people of the Kuomintang in Nanjing, how could he let people come to him at this time?

Yang Shukan nodded, and said with a little questioning: "That's right, sir, let me ask Brother Runnong, do you still have a democratic republic in mind, and are you still willing to contribute to the great cause of the republic?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaohuai's face suddenly changed greatly. (To be continued......)