Hearing Zhuang Jihua's words, Yu Peidi was not angry although he didn't want to admit it. Since arriving in Guangzhou, Yu Peidi has had a great deal of confusion about Guangzhou. This ancient city has changed in terms of its appearance, but it is by no means as big as imagined, and the beggars and opium houses along the streets are still the same, the Indian police in the Shamian Concession are still holding batons to show off their might to the Chinese people, and there are people demonstrating on the streets almost every day, and the social order is chaotic. But when you dig deeper, you find something different, people here are more confident about the future than people elsewhere, and most people have sunny smiles on their faces, not the numbness and sluggishness. It is not uncommon to see students speaking to citizens on the streets, and soldiers collecting taxes along the way, but the young officers are concerned with the Northern Expedition and how to eliminate the warlords; They hated opium and regarded it as the enemy of the revolution.

They are really like themselves at the beginning, Yu Peidi sometimes thinks like this, how could he not be enthusiastic at the beginning, thinking that overthrowing the Qing court and realizing the republic can make the country strong, drive away foreigners, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, but the republic has been 14 years, the country is torn apart, there have been wars for many years, and the situation of the people of the country is worse than that of the Manchu Dynasty.

The world is impermanent, how similar is the original accusation of Kang Liang's party and today's young people's accusation of themselves, Yu Peidi did not distinguish it, nor did he ask for an explanation, but just sighed softly.

"The reason why I say you are not disrespectful to my predecessors, but just some of my personal views on the situation in China today." Zhuang Jihua looked at him coldly, and saw that Yu Peidi was indifferent, so he continued: "When I say that there are your mistakes, I don't really mean you personally, but many people, including some old League members who participated in the Xinhai Revolution, and the situation of the country falling apart today is caused by them. After the Xinhai Revolution, many Kuomintang members believed that the revolution to overthrow the imperial system was complete, so they turned to the struggle for power and profit, and they gradually degenerated into warlords and politicians under the banner of revolution, fighting for the interests of small groups, leaving the interests of the country and the nation behind. ”

"Take the Sichuan Army as an example," Zhuang Jihua saw that Yu Peidi was always silent, and couldn't help admiring his calmness, so he decided to increase the intensity of the attack, sure enough, when Zhuang Jihua said about the Sichuan Army, Yu Peidi's expression became serious: "In Sichuan in 18 years, Jin Gong served as the Sichuan Governor, and Mr. Yang Shukan was the governor, they were all Kuomintang, and Sichuan was one of the few provinces in the country where our party held power, but what happened next?" Jin Gong and Yang Shu turned against each other, and then our party lost Sichuan, and then later, in 22 years, Jin Gong was almost alone in charge of Sichuan, but I think Jin Gong at this time was no longer a revolutionary. ”

Yu Peidi's expression finally changed, and he said to Zhuang Jihua with some anger: "Young people don't talk too crazy, how much do you know, it is not up to you to judge whether the revolution is revolutionary or not." ”

"General Yu, don't be impatient, you listen to me finish speaking." Yu Peidi was angry, but Zhuang Jihua calmed down: "Revolution or not, you can't just rely on me, nor can you rely on yourself to say it, I think you have to look at his words and observe his deeds." Jin Gong advocated inter-provincial self-knowledge 18 years later, why did he advocate inter-provincial self-knowledge? It's not because he is against the Generalissimo Mansion in Guangzhou, so he wants to find a support in politics, so he wants to advocate the autonomy of the provinces, and further analyze why the Jin Gong is against the Generalissimo's Office, in which we can see the competition of interests, mainly the internal power struggle between Yang Shukan and the Jin Gong in Sichuan; It is a pity that they forgot that they were members of the Kuomintang when they were fighting, and a party member, no matter what position you occupy, must abide by the party's discipline and implement the party's decisions, but Jin Gong did not, and when the Central Committee made a decision that was unfavorable to him, he embarked on the road of using the strength in his hands to confront, which was undoubtedly his first step on the road of warlords. ”

When Zhuang Jihua said this, Yu Peidi felt a chill in his heart, he didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to know so much about the Sichuan army, analyze it profoundly, and whip it to the bone.

Since then, Jin Gong has been out of the ranks of our party, until 22 years, he has gradually fallen into a predicament, before returning to the prime minister, the only thing Jin Gong did not do is to take refuge in the Beiyang political axe, and he has done all the other things Zhao Hengti has done. Jin Gong of this period cannot be regarded as a revolutionary in any way. ”

Yu Peidi stopped, and sighed later: "How can you blame Jin Gong?" You are young and do not know the origins of this. It's been a long story. In the League, there was a difference between the Huangxing faction and the Sun Wen faction; Most of our Sichuan soldiers were followers of General Huang Xing, and after the defeat of the Second Revolution, General Huang Xing opposed the formation of a revolutionary party. ”

"This is an excuse, and many people use such excuses, and they are all last resort, so today's China is divided as a last resort." Zhuang Jihua said sharply.

In the face of Zhuang Jihua's sarcasm, Yu Peidi was speechless. But Zhuang Jihua was not finished, he continued: "In the history of the Western powers, there are also many princes who have encountered this kind of last resort, but look at what people do. The main thing is that after Xinhai, many members of the League who held power began to degenerate, turning from hot-blooded young people to bureaucrats yearning for power. ”

"It's a depravity." Zhuang Jihua finally said. Yu Peidi couldn't find a reason to defend herself and the Sichuan army at all, she had to be silent, but it was not the purpose of Zhuang Jihua to attack him today.

"General Yu, it's been many days since I arrived in Guangzhou, I don't know what I think of today's Guangzhou?" Zhuang Jihua changed the topic.

Yu Peidi had not yet recovered from his depression, and he was silent for a while before he said: "Guangzhou confuses me, some are familiar and some are strange. ”

"Oh," Zhuang Jihua asked with interest, "I don't know those familiar, those unfamiliar?" ”

"I don't know what you think of the current cooperation between the KMT and the CCP during the Cultural Revolution?" Yu Peidi did not answer Zhuang Jihua's question, but asked rhetorically.

Zhuang Jihua pondered slightly, and then said: "If we want to end the current chaotic situation in China as soon as possible, cooperation between the KMT and the Communist Party is a shortcut. ”

"But I heard that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was a conspiracy of Soviet Russia to subvert the Kuomintang from within." Yu Peidi said.

"Hehe, I've heard it too, and I've never taken this kind of rumor to heart." Zhuang Jihua smiled when he heard this.

"Rumors? You're not worried at all? Yu Peidi asked.

"What is there to worry about, our party's strength is more than ten times that of [***] strength, our party holds political power, controls the army, and the people's identification with the Kuomintang is far stronger than [***], if we lose to [***] in this way, it can only be that our party has implemented the wrong policy and guidelines and lost the support of the people." Zhuang Jihua said lightly: "If the people don't want our Kuomintang anymore, then it will not be [***], or the Republican Party, or any other party that will defeat us." The key lies in ourselves, and if we don't fight for it, we can't blame others. ”

Later, Zhuang Jihua said in an accentuated tone: "However, as far as the premier implements the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the development of the revolutionary cause is obvious to all, so I believe that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is the fastest way to succeed in the revolution." ”

Yu Peidi didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to say this, but if you think about it carefully, Zhuang Jihua is not wrong, how can there be a natural leader.

"I heard that the National Axe is about to be established, who do you think can be the chairman of the National Axe?" Yu Peidi asked again.

"I don't know, but if I had to choose, of course I would choose Mr. Liao Zhongkai, but I don't have the right to vote." Zhuang Jihua said with a smile. Then he asked.

"What does Senior Commander Yu think of the Sichuan Army in the future?"

Yu Peidi was a little vigilant in his heart, and he was originally suspicious of today's coincidence with Zhuang Jihua, so he had been going around in circles with Zhuang Jihua, trying to find out Zhuang Jihua's intention.

Xiong Kewu discussed with them privately several times, but it was not clear what the purpose of the base camp was, and they also put forward several ideas, but their ideas were all from the perspective of the base camp's arrangement for them, and they definitely did not expect that the Sichuan army would be completely reorganized, and the reorganization plan was proposed by the young man in front of him.

The reason why I didn't expect a complete reorganization is because since the Republic of China, there have been no examples of complete reorganization, and there are also Hunan Army, Dian Army, Fu Army, Guangdong Army, etc. in Guangdong, and the organizational situation of these armies is exactly the same as that of the Sichuan Army.

"In the future, the Sichuan army will naturally follow the orders of the base camp and participate in the revolution, but the Sichuan army has been marching for a long time and fighting hard, and it needs to rest and recuperate. However, in the past few days, we have discussed with Mr. Hu Zhantang, Wang Jingwei, Liao Zhongkai, and Xu Chongzhi, but the place of rest and recuperation has not been determined, and the military salary has not been determined. Jin Gong is also worried about this. Do you know what the princes of the base camp thought during the Cultural Revolution? ”

Zhuang Jihua said in his heart, of course I know, but I can't tell you, and I need your cooperation.

"Actually, there is no need to worry, now the base camp is seeking to establish a national political axe, and the matter of the Sichuan army will naturally be suppressed."

"Why?" Yu Peidi asked puzzled.

"As far as I know, after the establishment of the national political axe, it is necessary to rectify the province's finances and troops, and all armies are no longer allowed to privately intercept taxes. Zhuang Jihua said enlighteningly.

Yu Peidi didn't expect Zhuang Jihua to immediately reveal such a big secret to him, and looking at Zhuang Jihua's appearance, the news was ten and nine stable, after they arrived in Guangzhou, they also contacted the Sichuan Central Committee members in Guangzhou, and only learned about the news of the establishment of the national political axe from their mouths, but this Zhuang Jihua not only knew the actions to be taken after the establishment of the national political axe, he was not only very suspicious of Zhuang Jihua's identity.

Zhuang Jihua didn't expect that his few words made Yu Peidi suspicious of him, and he still continued: "The new deal axe naturally has a new atmosphere, and it is inevitable to recover the finances. ”

"Recover the fiscal taxes, what will happen to the army's supplies in the future?" Yu Peidi asked.

"Naturally, it will be given by the national government." Zhuang Jihua said.

"Can the national political axe afford so many troops?" Yu Peidi asked suspiciously. In addition, the Sichuan army currently has nearly 100,000 troops in Guangdong, and this is only the army that supports the base camp, and there are also Deng Benyin's eight subordinate armies, Chen Jiongming's remaining troops, etc., and more importantly, the finances of these two armies cannot be recovered.

"Of course not, so we have to reorganize the army." Zhuang Jihua said firmly.

(To be continued)