The smoke gradually dissipated, the gangway where Wang Mo was located was blown to pieces, the side side of the small steamer was blown up for most of it, and the wooden planks were still burning with small flames, and the billowing smoke continued to pour out.

At this time, there was still a trace of Wang Mo in the messy scene.

"Young Marshal-" Lu Dayong, who was waiting for Wang Mo on the dock, suddenly had red eyes, and shouted at the Sichuan soldiers around him, "What the hell are you doing in a daze, go down to the river, immediately go down the river to save the young marshal for Lao Tzu!" ”

After that, Lu Dayong ignored the turbulence and coldness of the river, plunged into the river, and struggled to search for Wang Mo's traces underwater.

Puff Pass - Puff Pass -

One after another Sichuan soldiers jumped into the river one after another, and then under the command of Zhang Xiaohuai, the Hubei army also joined the ranks of launching the water to search for and rescue Wang Mo.

The entire search and rescue operation continued into the afternoon, even if it caused a large number of cargo ships at the Hankou dock that urgently needed to be unloaded and loaded into the ship, and any proposal to suspend the search and rescue of Wang Mo was forcibly suppressed by the angry Sichuan officers and soldiers.

No one dared to provoke the Sichuan army, which was already furiously about to lose their minds, at this time, so they had to let Lu Dayong expand the search and rescue scope to the downstream area again and again, and organize a large number of manpower to go down the river to search and rescue Wang Mo over and over again.

However, a day and a night have passed, and Wang Mo is still without a trace.

When the news of Wang Mo's assassination came back to the Chongqing Palace, Wang Haoshan was incredulous when he heard it, and then grabbed Ge Changchun, who came to report the news, with red eyes, and roared: "Impossible, didn't Mo'er bring hundreds of the most elite guards, and didn't Hubei also arrange troops to blockade and guard the dock?" Are they all-eaters, how could they let Mer be assassinated? ”

Ge Changchun's expression was gloomy, and he replied, "There are two assassins, who disguised themselves as Hubei soldiers and infiltrated the dock guard area. One of them shot first to attract everyone's attention, while the other rushed over with a bag of explosives strapped to his body, and was ...... with the young marshal All of them are gone. ”

Hearing this, Wang Haoshan felt as if someone had been stabbed heavily in the heart, his throat was sweet, and a mouthful of blood was about to spurt out.

Forcibly swallowed the mouthful of blood that had surged up his throat. The killing intent in Wang Haoshan's eyes became more and more violent, and the whole person was like a volcano about to erupt, and roared: "Pass my order, the first and fourth divisions of the Sichuan army will be assembled immediately." Soldiers enter Hubei! Even if the whole of Hubei is turned upside down by Lao Tzu, it is necessary to find out who planned the assassination of Mo'er. Find out who did it, Lao Tzu and him will never die! ”

At this moment, when she learned from her family that an officer of the Sichuan Army had come to inform her son of the news, Mrs. Wang, who rushed over, walked into the living room and heard Wang Haoshan's sentence "Find out who planned the assassination." The whole person was like being struck by lightning, the blood on his face faded in an instant, his eyes turned black, and then he fell to the ground.

"Madame—"

The subordinates on the side shouted in horror, which immediately alarmed Wang Haoshan, Ge Changchun and others, and the palace was in chaos.

……

Nanjing, Jiangsu.

"Outside, outside, Wang Mo, the young marshal of the Sichuan army and the governor of Hubei, was assassinated yesterday!"

"Extra, extra. The Wuhan assassination case shocked the world! ”

"Outside the number, outside the number, Wang Haoshan, the commander of the Sichuan Army, was furious and led two divisions of the Sichuan Army into Hubei to thoroughly investigate the assassination case!"

……

The streets and alleys of Nanjing City were full of newsboys selling urgently printed numbers, all of which were all about Wang Mo's assassination, a major event that shook the world.

On the one hand, they did not have a good impression of the authoritarian warlords such as the Wang family and his son, who did not get close to the Kuomintang, and on the other hand, they counted on Wang Mo to contain part of the Beiyang Army in Hubei.

However, Wang Mo's assassination will inevitably trigger a major change in the situation across the country. Especially in Hubei, I am afraid that the dark tide is already surging at this time. As a result, the KMT's core personnel had to get together urgently to discuss how to deal with the changes in the situation triggered by Wang Mo's assassination.

"You want me to say. Wang Mo, that little red guy, died well, died well! If he dies, Hubei will be in chaos. As long as we secretly provoke a little, the Hubei army and the Sichuan army will start a civil war, and then it will be a good time for us to control Hubei! Chen Qimei said excitedly, as if Hubei Province was already in the bag.

Chen Qimei has always had no good impression of Wang Mo. He was even more jealous of Wang Mo's growing power, and wanted to send someone to assassinate Wang Mo many times.

Huang Xing frowned, looked at Chen Qimei, and asked suspiciously, "Yingshi, it won't be Wang Mo who you sent someone to assassinate, right?" ”

Not only Huang Xing had this suspicion, but most of the rest of the Kuomintang also looked at Chen Qimei with suspicion.

It is no wonder that most people have this kind of suspicion, it is really Chen Qimei who has a criminal record, and he is also a stalwart who advocates assassination politics.

Chen Qimei said nonchalantly: "If Mr. hadn't stopped me many times, I would have sent someone to assassinate Wang Mo, a little red guy, where would I wait until now?" ”

At this time, Sun Yat-sen said: "This matter will definitely not be done by Ince, he had the idea of sending someone to assassinate Wang Mo, but I have warned him again and again, I think he will not be so disregarded about the overall situation." ”

Everyone is just a little skeptical, and they don't have to get to the bottom of it, since Sun Yat-sen has said so, naturally no one will hold on to this point anymore.

"It doesn't matter who assassinated Wang Mo, the top priority now is how we should respond. Hubei is bound to be in chaos now, and if we can take the opportunity to infiltrate Hubei and then control Hubei, it will be of great help to the great cause of the republic. Guangdong Governor Hu Hanmin said.

Since the North-South peace talks were held under Wang Mo's strong interference, the Kuomintang has successively controlled the real power of the southern provinces by virtue of its profound background and prestige, so Hu Hanmin was able to re-serve as the governor of Guangdong.

Hearing Hu Hanmin's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Needless to say, Hubei Province, as the land of nine provinces, has an important strategic position, and there is a Hanyang Arsenal in Hubei that everyone covets. Now that all provinces are actively expanding their armaments and warfare, and a large number of guns and ammunition are needed for the armed forces, how can we not have ideas about the Hanyang Arsenal.

"I don't agree, how can I say that the Sichuan army has also joined forces with us against the Beiyang Army, and Wang Mo personally led the Sichuan Army to repel the Beiyang Army. Now that Wang Mo has been assassinated, we are trying to plot against Hubei, which is inevitably uningrateful. In any case, we can't do this kind of thing. Li Liejun, the governor of Jiangxi, said that his Jiangxi army was saved because the Sichuan army cut off the Jinghan line, so he couldn't help but admit Wang Mo's feelings.

Chen Qimei sneered disdainfully: "What about falling into the well, as long as you can achieve the great cause of the republic, you should use any means." Besides, is it necessary to be cautious about these for an authoritarian warlord like the Wang family? ”

"Even if we want to meddle in Hubei, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it in a short time. Now Wang Haoshan personally led the two divisions of the Sichuan Army into Hubei, plus the second division of the Sichuan Army that was originally stationed in Hubei, the Sichuan Army has at least 30,000 or 40,000 people in Hubei, and they are basically elite, and absolutely no one in Hubei dares to make a rash move. Xu Chongzhi, chief of the general staff of the Southern Provincial Autonomous Government, analyzed with some concern.

That's right, the strong strength of the Sichuan army is clear to everyone present, and now the 30,000 or 40,000 elite Sichuan troops are in Hubei, which is enough to suppress all the turbulent undercurrents. You must know that because of the assassination of the young marshal Wang Mo, the Sichuan army is in a state of rage, and it is definitely who provokes who dies.

"Before the Sichuan army calms down, it is indeed not appropriate to provoke the Sichuan army. However, we can first secretly contact the people of the various forces in Hubei, and as long as the time is ripe, we can naturally launch it from within and let Hubei join our autonomous government of the Southern United Provinces. Sun Yat-sen said slowly, he also attaches great importance to Hubei Province, and naturally will not let go of any opportunity to infiltrate and control Hubei.

Huang Xing immediately retorted: "I don't agree, this will easily cause a conflict between the Sichuan army and us, and it will only allow the Beiyang Army to reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

Sun Yat-sen's face was unhappy, and he was a little dissatisfied with Huang Xing's clear opposition to his proposal.

"It's not easy for me, once we anger the Sichuan army and make the Sichuan army go to war with us, we may not be able to resist the powerful Sichuan army. Even if we can defeat the Sichuan army, we will inevitably lose a lot of strength and will no longer be able to compete with the Beiyang army. Li Liejun also expressed his opposition to taking advantage of the danger of others and reaching into Hubei.

Sun Yat-sen's face turned pale, and he said angrily: "Since this is the case, is it necessary to hold this meeting to discuss anything?" Meeting! With that, he turned and left the conference room.

Over the past few days, Sun Yat-sen has felt the efficiency and strength of the Beiyang Army and the Sichuan Army, and believes that in order to succeed, it is necessary to carry out a comprehensive rectification of the Kuomintang and have absolute leadership and control over the Kuomintang. Therefore, he has recently been actively planning to form a political party on the basis of the Kuomintang that will be absolutely loyal to him.

However, Sun Yat-sen never imagined that Huang Xing, who had always been his close comrade-in-arms and right-hand man, stood on the opposite side of him this time, believing that his actions violated the spirit of the republic, so he resolutely opposed allegiance to him.

Although the Kuomintang has set up an autonomous government in the southern provinces, it still goes its own way and is completely scattered. When encountering some decisions, whenever interests are involved, they will all quarrel and quarrel for many days before making a decision, and some can even only be resolved in the quarrel.

On the Hubei issue, the Kuomintang members could not reach a consensus after many days of deliberation, and they were afraid of the strength of the Sichuan army, so they could only wait and see what happened.

Yuan Shikai knew that it was not appropriate to stimulate the Sichuan army in a state of rage at this time, so he only accelerated preparations in full swing and paid close attention to the development of the situation in Hubei. In the event of large-scale unrest in Hubei, the Beiyang Army would immediately move south along the Jinghan Line to regain control of Hubei.

……

On the water of the Yangtze River from Jiangxi to Shanghai, a cargo ship is moving forward unhurriedly.

Suddenly, a sailor on the cargo ship pointed to the river not far away and shouted: "There are people, the owner, there seems to be someone in the river." ”

The sailor's shouting attracted the attention of everyone on the cargo ship, and the ship's owner, Xu Jin, and a large number of sailors on board came to the foredeck and looked in the direction of the sailor who had just shouted.

I saw a young man in a green military uniform with multiple wounds all over his body, unconsciously holding a wooden plank and floating on the surface of the river. (To be continued.) )