Chapter 074: The War Begins

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What are you kidding, the 6th Division of the Sichuan Army that incorporated Xiong Kewu?

The 6th Division of the Sichuan Army was almost all formed by absorbing various teams of robes. ∈↗

Wang Mo tried his best to suppress and weaken the Elder Brotherhood, and how could the armed forces infiltrated by Brother Pao be strong and clear that Brother Pao had infiltrated him, so how could he lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot and incorporate Xiong Kewu's army of Brother Pao?

The reason why Wang Mo asked Xiong Kewu's 6th Division of the Sichuan Army to obey his military orders was entirely because he needed a cannon fodder unit that sacrificed him and did not feel sorry for him.

Once the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army unified Sichuan, it would definitely attract Yuan Shikai's attention. Yuan Shikai may not have mobilized the main forces of the Beiyang Army into Sichuan, but it is likely that the Guizhou and Dian armies will send troops to besiege Sichuan. The Qian army is okay to say, but the Dian army led by Cai Ye is not so easy to dismiss.

Wang Mo needed a cannon fodder force to entangle the powerful Dian army, so that he could free up his hands and concentrate superior forces to annihilate the Guizhou army first, and then turn his head to deal with the Dian army. And the best choice for this cannon fodder unit is Xiong Kewu's 6th Division of the Sichuan Army.

Hearing Wang Mo's clear statement that he did not want to incorporate the 6th Division, Xiong Kewu and Yang Shukan were surprised. Xiong Kewu found that he had misunderstood Wang Mo, so he felt a little embarrassed.

"In that case, then how can you agree to power up against Yuan?" Yang Shukan asked.

Wang Mo said in a good time: "Didn't I tell you the conditions before? As long as I agree to those four conditions, I will immediately send a telegram against Yuan in the name of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. After taking Chengdu, it will also be announced by electricity**. ”

Yang Shukan and Xiong Kewu looked at each other, and then got together and discussed in a low voice for a while, and then Yang Shukan said: "I telegraphed to Mr. Sun about this matter, and Mr. Sun generally agreed, and specially remitted a special fund of 200,000 oceans. However, Mr. Sun still has a request, I hope Ziwen can do it. ”

"What requirements?" Wang Mo was not surprised by this, with that fooling person's ability, it is normal to make a request, and it is strange not to make a request.

Yang Shukan said: "That's right, Mr. Sun hopes that after your Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army takes Chengdu, you will immediately move east into Hubei, flank the Beiyang Army, and relieve the pressure on our Jiangxi troops." ”

So that's the case, it's really a good calculation!

Wang Mo smiled coldly: "What's the matter, just 200,000 oceans, you want us to stab the hornet's nest of the Beiyang Army?" ”

The current Hubei is indeed a hornet's nest, because it is the hub of the Beiyang Army's southward movement.

Hubei has always been known as the thoroughfare of nine provinces, and is the largest water and land transportation hub in China. The 6th Beiyang Division is currently stationed in the Wuxue area of Hubei, facing the troops in Jiangxi across the river. What's more, the Beiyang Army has hoarded a large amount of military supplies in Hubei, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a hornet's nest. No matter who dares to touch here, they will definitely be attacked by the crazy counterattack of the Beiyang Army.

With only 200,000 oceans, Sun Wen wanted him to go to a tough fight with the Beiyang Army, did he really think he was so easy to fool?

Although Yang Shukan was a little weak by Wang Mo, he still said: "Ziwen misunderstood, Mr. Sun does not mean that the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army and the Beiyang Army will fight head-on, but I hope that you can attack the logistics and transportation lines of Beiyang from the side, which is not difficult." ”

Joke, what is the difference between attacking the logistics and transportation lines of the Beiyang and fighting a head-on hard battle with the Beiyang Army? Once the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army shows the ability to threaten the Beiyang logistics and transportation line, Yuan Shikai will definitely mobilize heavy troops to encircle and suppress it.

Wang Mo knew very well the little abacus of the Kuomintang to pull him into the water to block the muzzle of Beiyang, but he did not categorically refuse, but said: "It's not impossible for us to send troops to Hubei, take one million oceans to send troops, and I will personally lead two divisions of elite troops to Hubei!" ”

Hearing this, Xiong Kewu immediately became angry and scolded: "What are you talking about, a million oceans? Ge Laozi, if you sell your Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, you may not be able to exchange it for a million oceans! Money, you know money as a melon baby, do you still look like a revolutionary youth, that's how Wang Haoshan taught you? ”

Yang Shukan also frowned and said: "One million oceans of military expenses, Mr. Sun's side will not agree." Even if you want to agree, you will definitely not be able to come up with so much money, and now the military spending of Jiangxi and Jiangsu provinces is tight. Ziwen, don't have to discuss? ”

"You think I'm a lion's mouth?" Wang Mo shook his head and said, "But I think this is a reasonable request, starting a war with the Beiyang Army, not to mention the consumption of military materials such as ammunition, even the casualty compensation also requires a large amount of silver." If you want our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to go out of Sichuan to sell your life, and we have to be responsible for the cost of sending troops, is there such a good thing in the world? ”

"Ziwen, you know very well in your heart that helping us is helping yourself! Once Yuan Shikai sweeps away the ranks of our provinces, do you think you can rely on Sichuan to fight against Beiyang alone? "Yang Shukan is indeed the material of the councilor, and this is to the point.

Wang Mo also agrees with this, once the Kuomintang troops in the provinces are suppressed, Sichuan will definitely be left alone. In that case, the best result would be that the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army was completely wiped out by Yuan Shikai's heavy troops, and his family had to flee and hibernate. Maybe when Yuan Shikai becomes emperor, there will be a chance to make a comeback, but that also means that everything starts from scratch, and the price is too great.

I thought so, but Wang Moke didn't show any such meaning, and said with a non-negotiable attitude: "Okay, I don't care if my lips are cold or not, if you want our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to send troops to Hubei, I will first take one million oceans of troops to talk about it." Don't tell me that you don't have so much money, and when the governors of your Kuomintang provinces can't hold on, let alone a million, even 10 million oceans can be scraped out. ”

In fact, Wang Mo had a plan in his heart, once the troops of the Kuomintang in various provinces could not support it, he would absolutely send troops to Hubei unconditionally, and do his best to storm the logistics and transportation lines of the Beiyang Army, so as to create a respite for the various departments of the Kuomintang. Of course, things are not urgent to that extent now, and he will not be stupid to show this meaning, just take advantage of the fire to rob and scrape the oil and water of the People's Party.

Seeing that Wang Mo couldn't make sense, Yang Shukan had no choice but to say: "Okay, let's not talk about the matter of sending troops to Hubei for the time being, and solve the matter of Sichuan first." Ziwen, we can all agree to the conditions you preceded first, can you now use the name of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army to telegraph against Yuan? ”

Yang Shukan so eagerly hoped that the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army would send a telegram against Yuan, in fact, he still hoped that the Sichuan side could attract Yuan Shikai's attention and share the pressure of the Beiyang Army for the provincial Kuomintang troops.

"No problem, I'll get my father to turn against Yuan." Wang Mo readily agreed, and then changed his mind and said, "However, I also hope to see your sincerity. ”

"Sincerity? Ziwen, what do we need to do to be sincere? Yang Shukan asked.

"It's very simple, let Division Commander Xiong lead his 6th Division to assist our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army in marching into Chengdu!" Wang Mo pointed at Xiong Kewu and said, "The 5th Division on the southern Sichuan side and the independent division on my side are assembled and dispatched on such a large scale, I believe that Hu Jingyi will receive the news soon." In order to gain time to integrate the various units in Chengdu, it is very likely that he will send troops to intercept them, and I hope that Division Commander Xiong will be able to sweep away these blocking troops before the arrival of our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. ”

This was not something that embarrassed them, because Xiong Kewu had planned to lead the 6th Division to launch an attack on the forces supporting Yuan.

"Okay, I can lead the 6th Division to open the way for your Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, but you have to support me with a batch of guns and ammunition." Xiong Kewu said that from the moment he walked into this barracks, he coveted the weapons and equipment of the independent division.

Wang Mo thought about it, even if it was just a cannon fodder unit, what he needed was excellent cannon fodder, not scattered sand that would collapse at the touch of a button, so he agreed to Xiong Kewu's request and said, "I can give you 2,000 Hanyang-made, but you have to spend money to buy bullets." ”

With 2,000 guns all of a sudden, Xiong Kewu was very happy, laughed for a while and rubbed his hands, and asked Wang Mo: "Can you give a few more electric guns, and the kind of small cannons that you carry a few people to carry away?" ”

Wang Mo glared at Xiong Kewu angrily, stretched out his hand, and said, "Want to race a stun gun and a mortar?" Okay, take the money, as much as you want! ”

Originally, Wang Mo thought that Xiong Kewu would stop when he heard that he wanted money, but he didn't expect him to go over and mutter to Yang Shukan for a while, and really gave Wang Mo an order for 20 electro guns and 10 mortars, as well as a number of bullets and shells.

Although it was only a small order of 100,000 oceans, no matter how small the mosquito legs were, they were still meat, Wang Mo had no reason to refuse, so he readily agreed, telling Xiong Kewu that he would soon arrange someone to trade with him.

Xiong Kewu and Yang Shukan were also very satisfied, knowing that weapons such as heavy machine guns and mortars were difficult to buy even if they had money in Sichuan, so they were satisfied with Wang Mo and left.

The next day, Wang Haoshan, who received Wang Mo's telegram, quickly telegraphed against Yuan in the name of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army and announced that he would send troops to Chengdu.

Sichuan officially opened the curtain of war, and the flames of war in various provinces other than Sichuan were also ignited one after another.

Duan Zhigui, commander of the 1st Beiyang Army, commanded all of the 6th Division and 1 mixed brigade of the 2nd Division with a total of about 15,000 men to attack Jiangxi; Feng Guozhang, commander of the 2nd Army, led 1 brigade of the Praetorian Guard, 1 brigade of the Zhili 1st Mixed Brigade, 1 division of the 4th, 5th, and 20th divisions, and a total of 25,000 troops of the Wuwei Army (Zhang Xunbu), to the south along the Tianjin-Pudong Railway, to attack Jiangsu and Anhui, and capture Nanjing; Vice Admiral Zheng Rucheng led the ships "Yingrui" and "Zhaohe" and carried two army regiments to Shanghai to control Shanghai and southern Jiangsu; Vice Admiral Tang Qianming led four warships, including the "Flying Eagle," along the Yangtze River to Jiangxi, to respond to the 1st Army's attack on Jiujiang.

Since then, the flames of war in the southern provinces have been officially ignited, and the Beiyang Army and the provincial armies of the Kuomintang have once again engaged in a life-and-death struggle.