Sun Wen's two shellings of the Guangzhou Military Supervision Office finally found an excuse for Wang Hengyue!

The day after the second bombardment of the Overseer's Office, Wang Hengyue sent a telegram to the whole country, severely condemning the incident. In the message, Wang Hengyue said:

"Revolutionary political axe, revolution for the people of the world, revolution for the sake of the revolution of the world, not revolution for the sake of one person's revolution! The generalissimo Sun Wen, known as the generalissimo of the military and political axe, used the Ming Cook as an excuse several times to organize the political axe, organize the army, or fight Yuan by force, or the Northern Expedition by force, and there were many responders.

Before the bombardment of Guanyin Mountain, all the troops stationed in Guangzhou were opposed, the military and political axes were all opposed, and Sun Wen also insisted on going his own way and forcibly shelled it. It also put forward five demands, such as recognizing the military and political axes as the supreme leadership body of the provinces that protect the law; Recognize that the Generalissimo has full authority to command the army; Recognize that the Cantonese overseers are to be elected by the Cantonese people, and if necessary, the generalissimo may be appointed, and so on.

What is the difference between such behavior and that of a great scholar?"

The wording of the message was harsh, and it did not give Sun Wen face again.

Sun Wen reacted quickly, and immediately sent a telegram to the whole country, severely accusing Wang Hengyue of being a rare warlord in the country.

Then Wang Hengyue continued to power on

This is the famous "Kawaho Electric War".

Wang Hengyue's subordinates knew very well that as long as Heng Shuai fired such a harshly worded telegram, war would soon break out

Sure enough, a large number of Ding[***] began to assemble, and the first target to be captured was only one:

Guangxi!

The situation in Guangxi was in chaos, and the voices of opposition to Lu Rongting were heard endlessly, and they demanded that Lu Rongting immediately give a reasonable explanation, but Lu Rongting ignored all of them except for foreign banks.

The army became his last straw, but it was such a straw, and now it looks so fragile

Several major elite Gui troops have been bought by Wang Hengyue one after another, and even put on an offensive posture against the troops who are still loyal to Lu Rongting.

Subsequently, the news that shocked Liangguang came that the arsenals and machinery bureaus in Guangdong and Guangxi had all been mortgaged by Lu Rongting! As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in Liangguang. They have launched severe condemnations against Lu Rongting. Under such circumstances, Lu Rongting's diehards also quietly buried their heads.

On January 8, 1918, Wang Hengyue issued the famous "force mediation power".

In the telegram, Wang Hengyue Li blamed Lu Rongting for all kinds of crimes, and asked Lu Rongting to go to the field immediately, and he would personally go to Guangzhou to deal with the aftermath. Mediate the relationship between the parties and resolve the Guangxi issue.

For this reason, this telegram is also known as the "aftermath telegram".

When he said, Wang Hengyue sent troops from Yunnan and Guizhou to Guangxi! Wang Hengyue personally commanded the First Route Army, which threatened Guangxi from Yunnan.

Along the way, there was almost no resistance. The generals of the Gui family, who had long been bought, urged the soldiers to stop resisting and wait for the arrival of the Ding[***].

Those Gui soldiers who received Wang Hengyue's military salary also didn't want to fight anymore at all. In Wang Hengyue's military career, there has never been a battle as easy as this one.

The cities of Longlin, Bagui, and Baise fell into the hands of Wang Hengyue.

This is a war without suspense, and the Gui army, which Lu Rongting has painstakingly managed, collapsed with a bang.

For those generals who surrendered, Wang Hengyue was kind enough to appease, and after arriving in Baise, he personally summoned the two young generals of the Gui family:

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi!

Those who are familiar with Heng Shuai's temper know that these two Gui generals will soon be promoted

"Report to the patrol envoy, Li Zongren is ordered to come!"

"Report the patrol envoy, Bai Chongxi is ordered to come!"

Wang Hengyue raised his head and said with a smile:

"Okay, sit!"

The two young generals sat down upright.

"Li Zongren." Wang Hengyue first named Li Zongren's name: "Accepted my military salary and refused to fight, is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes." Li Zongren did not hide it at all: "The reason for collecting military salaries is that the soldiers have not been paid for several months, and if this continues, the soldiers will mutiny, and even plunder the place and harm the people, so Li Zongren has to do so." But if Li Zongren wants to attack his former colleagues, I will never be able to do it, and I am willing to be punished by the patrol envoys! ”

Wang Hengyue smiled slightly: "Bai Chongxi, what are you talking about the current situation in Guangxi, which I am looking forward to the most, ah?" Did I want to seize Guangxi for a long time? ”

Bai Chongxi said calmly: "What the patrol envoy wants is not Guangxi."

"Oh, why?"

"Every step of the tour is planned and step-by-step. It took eight years to seize Sichuan, but as soon as Sichuan arrived in the hands of the patrol envoys, the entire layout of the patrol envoys had already been completed, and the two places of Yunnan and Guizhou were seized with lightning momentum, and now they have sent troops to Guangxi. ”

Wang Hengyue smiled noncommittally and looked at the two of them: "One of the two of you is the battalion commander and the other is the company commander, the officer is too small, let me be the regiment commander." ”

This order was unexpected, and Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi glanced at each other.

I thought that Wang Hengyue would punish him, but he didn't expect to be promoted?

"Don't worry, this regiment leader is not so easy to do." Wang Hengyue put away his smile: "In my Ding[***], there were the Sichuan army, the Yunnan army, and the Guizhou army before, and now there is the Gui army. You say, how should I deal with Gui Junna? ”

"There is no distinction between the Sichuan army and the Gui army, both are fixed [***]." Li Zongren didn't have time to think about it, and blurted out: "It's not difficult for the patrol envoy to rectify it, eliminate the people of Lu Rongting's department, sort out the Gui army according to the fixed [***] organization, and select credible people to serve as officers, so that the Gui army will truly become the patrol envoy's troops." ”

Wang Hengyue nodded slightly.

Bai Chongxi said: "There is another big thing, it is only a matter of time before Lu Rongting goes into the wilderness, but what about the Gui army and the Yue army who are fighting fiercely in Lianghu and Beiyang? ”

"There is a Hubei Yasukuni coalition army there, but I don't think they are Beiyang opponents." Wang Hengyue groaned: "I think that those who are willing to withdraw from the Gui army and the Guangdong army will be withdrawn to Guangxi for reorganization. Military salaries and weapons shall be arranged in accordance with the prescribed [***] allocation"

I thought for a moment: "Bai Chongxi, if you want to enter Hunan for the second time, are you willing to go?" ”

"At the behest of the Ranger." Bai Chongxi said quietly.

"Okay, I got it." Wang Hengyue smiled and said, "You guys go down and rest first." ”

"Yes!"

As soon as Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi went out, Lin Tianlong followed in.

"Heng Shuai, there are eight battalions of Gui Jun to surrender."

"Yes." Wang Hengyue stood up and moved his muscles: "There will be more and more Gui troops surrendering, we suddenly get so many troops, it may not be a good thing, we must immediately reorganize it, and we must appease the hearts of officers at all levels to avoid drastic changes." By the way, how is Nanning doing? ”

"Around Nanning, there are about 20 battalions of troops, these are not to worry, they have also sent people to contact us, I believe that the Nanning Gui army is also reluctant to fight." Lin Tianlong quickly said: "It's just that in Nanning City, Lu Rongting still has two teams of guards, these guards are loyal to Lu Rongting, and they are also the old foundation of Lu Rongting's family. ”

Wang Hengyue thought for a while: "All the way into Guangxi, we only encountered sporadic battles, my idea is to avoid fighting as much as possible, it is not difficult to get Guangxi, and quickly restore order in Guangxi is the first priority." ”

All the way into Guangxi, in addition to the Gui army defecting one after another, the local gentry and people who were already extremely disappointed in Lu Rongting also welcomed Wang Hengyue greatly!

I am able not to carry out the battle as much as possible!

Wang Hengyue is not afraid of war, and it is extremely beneficial for the local people that order in Guangxi can be restored one day earlier.

"Heng Shuai." Lin Tianlong hesitated: "I want to go to Nanning." ”

"What, you're going to Nanning?" Wang Hengyue was stunned for a moment, and then understood: "You want to persuade Lu Rongting?" Let him give up resistance? ”

"Yes!" Lin Tianlong said calmly: "Looking at Lu Rongting's current appearance, he is ready to resist to the end. Once the fighting breaks out, the damage to the local and people in Nanning is enormous. Lu Rongting is now a trapped beast, if someone can persuade him at this time, I think, he can go into the wilderness. ”

Wang Hengyue hesitated a little: "Once Lu Rongting knows what you have done, he will definitely hate you to the core, and I am worried about your safety." ”

Lin Tianlong smiled: "How does Lu Rongting know that I am Hengshuai's person?" And how do you know that I am one of the participants in the scam? Besides, even if he did know, I thought he wouldn't hurt me. The reason why he put on such a posture of breaking the boat is actually in my opinion, just looking for a way back for himself. ”

"Oh, tell me about it." Wang Hengyue was a little curious.

"Yes." Lin Tianlong sighed slightly: "Lu Rongting knows that he can't do anything, why do he have to fight to the death?" He was afraid that once he went into the wilderness, he would be hurt, after all, there were too many people in Guangxi who hated him now. Another point, Lu Rongting is already empty-handed, bankrupt, even if he goes to be an apartment, he has no capital. ”

Wang Hengyue nodded while listening, waited until Lin Tianlong finished speaking, and said:

"What you say is reasonable, in this way, I agree with you to go, after you meet Lu Rongting in Nanning, tell him that I will send someone to escort him out of Nanning, whether he wants to go to Shanghai or Hong Kong, I will satisfy him. As for his life after he goes into the wilderness, there is nothing to worry about, I will give him a sum of money so that he can spend the rest of his life in peace. ”

"Heng Shuai is wise, if Guangxi will soon belong to Heng Shuai." Lin Tianlong said seriously.

"I am not wise, but you are wise." Wang Hengyue said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "Tianlong, but Nanning, everything must be cautious and careful, as soon as you see that the situation is not right, withdraw immediately, don't delay." ”

"Yes, thank you Hengshuai for your concern!"

(To be continued)