After the Xinhai Revolution, chaos arose on the land of China, and revolutionary parties, constitutionalists, republican forces, and conservative forces appeared one after another. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 In order to pursue the supreme power of the state, they either join forces or make desperate bets, on the one hand, they desperately strive for power and profit for their own selfish interests, and on the other hand, they hold high the banner of morality and blame each other in the struggle. Whether it is the Kuomintang Party, the old bureaucrats, or the warlords and rebels, it is the most common thing to crusade against political dissidents in the name of "great righteousness". This is true on the part of the KMT, this is true for the Beiyang Group, and the same is true for the Communist Party.

After the People's Army ended the war in the northwest, the gunfire that resounded throughout the land of China for nearly two years has become calm, but unlike those ordinary people who shout about the republic and shout long live, those who have a heart understand that this is just the calm before the storm. What is calm is only on the surface, and there is already an undercurrent surging under the surface.

Needless to say, what the current domestic situation is, it is a situation of contention between the Communist Party, which occupies half of the country, and the Beiyang Group, which holds the central position. As the leaders of both sides, Xiao Mubai and Yuan Shikai, who have long been determined to unify the country by force, know in their hearts that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. The contradictions between the two sides have long been irreconcilable, and there is absolutely no possibility of mediation, fornication, negotiation, and bargaining. At this time, the continuation of the politics of war seemed to have become the only option.

In fact, it is. Preparing for war, this form of pre-war preparation, was not only carried out by the Beiyang Army a long time ago, but also by the People's Army. Although the large-scale mobilization of the armies of the two sides cannot be hidden from outsiders at all, no one knows when the war will break out, and it seems that all everyone has to do is wait.

Politics is supposed to be an art of compromise where you live and I live, but in this chaos where a gun is the king of grass and power is the center, politics has become a life-and-death struggle.

On April 8, 1913, at the opening ceremony of the first National Assembly of the Republic of China in the newly completed House of Representatives in Beijing, Liang Shiyi, a special representative of the President of the Republic of China Yuan Shikai, took the stage and shouted "Long live the Republic of China!" Long live the Congress of the Republic of China! At that time, the secret enlarged meeting convened by the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party was also held in Chengdu as scheduled. Before this day, China was calm, but after this day, the situation in China...

Cai Ye came to the conference hall two minutes earlier than the others, and today he seemed to be in a good mood, except for greeting the people who came one after another, he was sitting on the seat with his eyes closed and recuperating, looking calm and relaxed. In comparison, Lan Tianwei, who was sitting next to him, didn't seem to have a good face.

"Xiuhao, what's going on? I don't think you're right, huh? But it was Zhang Xiaohuai who just sat down, touched Lan Tianwei beside him and asked.

Lan Tianwei raised her eyelids and said lightly: "Lao Zhang, thank you for bothering!" I'm fine, but I came all the way from Nanning, and the car was tiring, but I can't compare to your recent pampering in Chengdu. ”

When the two of them talked, they unconsciously smelled of gunpowder. In the next wave of territorial expansion that the autonomous government is about to launch, the Northwest Military Region and the South China Military Region are bound to become the main forces in this use of troops, and compared with Zhang Xiaohuai, who has already unified the northwest, it is obvious that Lan Tianwei, who has not yet used the sword army, is more urgent in his heart. It is also for this reason that the two have been fighting in secret during this time. When Lan Tianwei was training the troops in Guangxi and Hunan, Zhang Xiaohuai had spent more time in Chengdu recently.

Zhang Xiaohuai frowned, but he was not angry, and immediately laughed and said, "Xiuhao! Relieved, relieved, angry and hurtful, haha! ”

Seeing this situation, Lan Tianwei snorted softly, and stopped talking, although his eyes drifted to the front, his eyes were a little ethereal. This meeting is extremely important for all senior officers of the People's Army. The participants included not only members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, but also responsible persons and principal military generals of the four general departments, various branches of the armed forces, and major military regions. In today's meeting, it should be time for the dust to settle.

"Xiuhao, what do you want? You're not confused, are you? The sudden opening of Cai Ye beside him made Lan Tianwei, who was slightly stunned, change his mind. When he turned his head, he saw that Xiao Mubai, Zhao Mingchuan and his party had already stood up after entering the venue, so he hurriedly stood up.

At the beginning of the meeting, Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff, gave a briefing on the military situation. Jiang Fangzhen briefly explained that since the People's Army ended the war in the northwest, various forces in the country have begun to make frequent moves. After obtaining loans from the banks of the four countries, the Beiyang Army not only successively formed the First Army and the Second Army, and went directly to Henan and Chahar, but also expanded its troops by 200,000 and organized and trained a new army. Naturally, the Kuomintang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Li Yuanhong in Hubei, and Long Jiguang in Guangdong were not idle, and they also drove their troops to areas close to the People's Army's garrison. The reason for this is obviously self-evident.

Jiang Fangzhen also said that after several months of replacing equipment, replenishing troops, and strengthening training, the People's Army Army now has 10 armies and 30 divisions of the field army, as well as five artillery brigades and logistics units, totaling about 400,000 people. The navy has a fleet and about 50,000 people in marine brigades and air forces; The Air Force consists of three divisions, one of which is a bombing division, and a total of about 30,000 personnel plus logistics. The entire army is currently on standby and ready for combat.

After the military intelligence report was completed, it was Shen Bingkun, on behalf of the government, who introduced the achievements made in the development and construction of various aspects under the autonomous government, including industry and transportation.

After the two finished their reports, there was a silence in the venue, and then there was a heated discussion. Seeing this situation, it was Xiao Mubai, as the host of the meeting, who opened his mouth and said: "Comrades, although the current situation in China is both good and bad for us, it is still good on the whole, and the matter of reunifying the whole country is also urgent and must be put on the agenda. Although the general trend is now on our side, Sun Wuzi has a cloud, 'soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored'. The specific strategic deployment still requires that all of you here be able to express their opinions and speak their minds freely. ”

Although the generals present knew that the purpose of this meeting was to deploy a military operation to unify the whole country, they were still excited when they heard Xiao Mubai say such a thing with their own ears. After half a ring, Lan Tianwei first stood up from the field and said: "Chairman, comrades, now our party is the strongest in the country, and there is not much to say about unifying the country. My concern, however, is whether our actions will be subject to military interference by foreign powers. ”

Seeing this, Chiang replied: "According to common sense, the intervention of the imperialist powers is inevitable, but military intervention, as far as I know, may not directly send troops to intervene except for Japan and Tsarist Russia. ”

When everyone heard this, they were silent for a while. After a long time, it was Yang Zhenhong who spoke: "At present, Tsarist Russia is deeply trapped in the situation in Europe and cannot extricate itself, and the possibility of direct military intervention is not too great, but it is the Japanese, so we have to be on guard." ”

"After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government was heavily indebted, the economy was exhausted, and its army was also in an unprecedented period of weakness. If they really want to get involved in our civil war, according to our current strength, the certainty of victory is still very large. Since the beginning of the meeting, Cai Ye has not said a word, only listening to the discussion, and now when he sees the topic of Japan, he can't help but express his analysis.

Zhang Xiaohuai couldn't help but echo Cai Ye at this time: "Although the Japanese Army has been in battle for a long time and has extraordinary combat power, its tactical dogma and lack of flexibility can only rely on the temporary courage of the soldiers, and it is not as strong as rumored. Moreover, our army is well-equipped and well-trained, and since its formation, it has experienced countless battles large and small, even in battles with the British Army, the world's number one power, and has not fallen behind. Although I dare not say that I have a full chance of winning against the Japanese army, it is still possible to remain undefeated. ”

Hearing this, everyone smiled, and the atmosphere in the audience was a little lively for a while. The biggest difference between the People's Army and other forces in the country is that when facing the armies of the great powers, they won victories against the British, and they obviously lacked the fear of the enemy that prevailed in the hearts of the Chinese people at that time.

Seeing this, Yang Zhenhong said to Zhang Xiaohuai: "In the face of Japan, we are not without the strength of a war, but the land battle is not hindered, but the naval battle..."

When everyone saw this, they all turned their eyes to the naval commander Qu Tongfeng. Seeing this, Xiao Mubai asked, "Comrades in the navy, what are your opinions?" ”

I saw Qu Tongfeng's resolute expression, slowly got up, and replied sonorously: "My navy is not full of victory, but it has the idea of victory!" ”

When Xiao Mubai heard this, he was very satisfied with the performance in the meeting. Since the 1840** War, China has been defeated repeatedly, defeated again and again, ceded land and paid reparations, and suffered humiliation, so that the Chinese people have long lost their due self-confidence in the face of foreign powers. Xiao Mubai can't control what others do, but the Communist Party, Xiao Mubai has to make it straighten his waist.

Immediately after that, the people discussed for a long time, and finally decided at the meeting that the KPA Army would once again expand by five armies, and immediately issue a mobilization to put the whole army under the unified command of the General Staff Headquarters and implement the policy of guarding against foreign powers, first the south and then the north, and unifying the whole country.