The Liberation Society is still more concerned about the movements of the People's Party, and although it does not have its own secret intelligence agency, it still collects information as much as possible every day. On the 10th day of the first lunar month, news about the movement of a large number of ships in Anqing during the Spring Festival reached Hangzhou, which really made the cadres of the Guangfu Association feel nervous. In the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the only one who can afford to use a large fleet is the People's Party. The news said that there were many steamships in this fleet, and the Liberation Association was convinced that this was the fleet of the People's Party.

Many cadres of the Liberation Association suspected that the People's Party was planning to continue to expand its territory along the river, but sources said that the fleet only stayed in Anqing for a while, and a large part of the ships entered Chaohu Lake along the river. It should have been to Fengtai County by water. What puzzled the cadres of the Liberation Society the most was that the fleet actually came from Wuhan, but there was no fighting in the Wuhan area, and it was said that the market was calm and the people's lives were not disturbed in the slightest.

The Liberation Society had a certain influence in the three towns of Wuhan, and they all knew that Wuhan was now three shocks in one day, and Zhao Erxun, the governor of Huguang, was most worried that the People's Party would take advantage of the lack of troops of the Hubei New Army to forcibly seize Wuhan. It is incomprehensible that such a large fleet did not cause war and panic.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, more accurate news came. The fleet moved a lot of steel from the Hanyang Iron and Steel Works, and although there was no fleet of this size to Hanyang in the future, a small fleet traveled back and forth and kept transporting steel.

After the cadres of the Liberation Association confirmed that the news was true, they blew up the nest. Regardless of their perception of the People's Party, the Liberation Association held that the People's Party was resolutely anti-Qing. Facts also proved that the People's Party adopted a policy of resolute military struggle against the Manchus. The People's Party, which had been holding back the Manchu Qing Dynasty for a year, not only did not attack Wuhan with armed forces this time, but moved a lot of steel like bandits, and obviously began to enjoy the dividends of the war. As the saying goes, "Take other people's hands short, eat other people's soft mouths." "The People's Party peacefully moved the supplies, making it clear that it had reached some kind of agreement with the Manchus, or at least with the Wuhan side.

The indignation spread at the meeting of the Liberation Party, and Tao Chengzhang did not convene the meeting to discuss the People's Party, but since the meeting began to tell the facts of the People's Party's transportation of materials, the invective against the People's Party occupied most of the content in the next half hour. There are many dialects in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are some differences in different accents and local words. The words in the big honeycomb-like venue made Tao Chengzhang a little dizzy when he listened. The only thing that can be determined is that all people's invective can be summed up in three words, "envy, jealousy, hate." ”

While Tao Chengzhang was thinking about how to calm this kind of anger, the anger automatically slid towards some kind of unified understanding. "Let's take Nanjing, that's what we want!"

"Yes, the People's Party is to build a lot of big cities, so we can have what we want, let's take down Hangzhou, isn't it that the surrounding places have been recovered. Conquer Nanjing, not to mention Jiangsu, I am afraid that Shanghai can be easily recovered. ”

"That's right, let's fight Nanjing now. There are many good things in Nanjing, as well as arsenals, and weapons and ammunition at that time will definitely not be worse than those of the People's Party. ”

Tao Chengzhang originally wanted to discuss the matter of attacking Nanjing, but he did not expect that the success of the People's Party would greatly promote the consensus of the Liberation Association to attack Nanjing.

Xu Xilin was usually quite excited, but since he returned to Hangzhou after inspecting the People's Party base area, he has become a little depressed. On the shrewd and capable face, the brows are always inadvertently furrowed. Some believe that Xu Xilin was worried about Qiu Jin, who was wounded in the Battle of Hangzhou, and the soldiers of the Liberation Army who were in the death squad. After all, these people were all born in the original military school of the Liberation Society, "Datong School", Xu Xilin is the founder of Datong School, and many of these people have a close relationship with Xu Xilin.

There are also some people who are more old in the city who think that Xu Xilin is worried about the battle against Nanjing, and the battle against Nanjing itself will not be easy. Not to mention the gap between the number of people and the defenders of Nanjing, the gap in weapons between the two sides is even greater. Most of these older people are veteran cadres of the Liberation Society, and they have experienced more things. Unlike those new participants who have obtained rifles and see artillery and feel that the Liberation Army has the strength to fight with the new army, these cadres have a level of awareness that "training is needed in the use of weapons", and getting weapons is not the same as gaining combat effectiveness. The battle of blood and fire has given these people a more advanced understanding.

These speculations can only be said to be a small part of the guesses, Xu Xilin himself did not fully understand his troubles, which is what Xu Xilin is most troubled about. Among the cadres of the Restoration Society, Xu Xilin is a very distinctive one. If Cai Yuanpei is the first in knowledge in the Restoration Society, and Tao Chengzhang is the first in action, then Xu Xilin is undoubtedly the first in the extremely rare "official". The reason why he did not put himself in the pursuit of fame was because Xu Xilin believed that it was absolutely unacceptable to work hard for the Manchus. But Xu Xilin's talent is beyond doubt. When he was there with Enming, Xu Xilin was appreciated by Enming for his extremely mellow political skills and excellent work ability, and became the main person in charge of a series of new schools in Anhui. The surrounding "colleagues" gave Xu Xilin a nickname, "Xu Xiaodao", because of jealousy. It is to the effect that Xu Xilin is good at drilling. However, Enming was able to accept Xu Xilin as a disciple, but it was really not because Xu Xilin only had the ability to drill camps, but the real "officials" were the fundamental reason why Xu Xilin could be reused.

After going through a series of battles, contacts, training, and incidents, Xu Xilin found that his feelings for the Restoration Society became more and more complicated. The enthusiasm of the young comrades to overthrow the Manchus is real, and the disorder, or ridiculousness, of the young comrades' work is equally real. The experience with Enming made Xu Xilin realize how much investment is required to control a larger project. The investigation in the People's Party made Xu Xilin more aware of what it means to "govern the world".

Whether it is military or civilian, what is needed is not impulsive revolutionary fervor, but a ruthless order. Even if you don't need to be ruthless, you have to be meticulous and rigorous. As for why he did this, Xu Xilin actually did not fully understand that Xu Xilin's experience was not enough to raise his knowledge of revolutionary theory to the level of systematic consideration of problems, and his revolutionary consciousness was not able to "move from spontaneous to conscious". Despite this, this "first official" in the Restoration Society still felt uncomfortable, his thoughts flickered, he couldn't concentrate, and what he saw in front of him always made him involuntarily give birth to many associations. For a while, I thought of the so-called reduction of the inspection in the base areas of the People's Party, and at another time, I remembered the days when I was an official in Anhui.

"Comrades, who is willing to take the lead?" Tao Chengzhang was also unwilling to waste the morale that had finally risen spontaneously. He asked aloud.

"Our comrades in Jinhua dare to take the lead!" Someone immediately shouted.

"Okay, all comrades who dare to take the lead will be given a settlement fee first, and they will definitely be rewarded after they conquer Nanjing." Tao Chengzhang immediately gave a monetary stimulus.

Hearing Tao Chengzhang, who can call the shots, say this, the comrades of the Liberation Society in other places immediately became excited.

"We in Yiwu will never dare to fall behind."

"Our comrades in Wenzhou are willing to send death squads!"

Looking at the enthusiasm of the comrades of the Liberation Society gradually swelling up to attack Nanjing, Xu Xilin felt an indescribable sense of discomfort. Even now, Xu Xilin still did not find a reason to attack Nanjing. In the news from Nanjing, there was an atmosphere of panic in the Jiangnan New Army and in the city of Nanjing. It is absolutely impossible for them to take the initiative in the short term, and it is unlikely that the Liberation Society will be attacked from Nanjing in the next few months. Why don't you spend your precious time putting order in order in the area that has been restored? Completely eradicate the remnants of the Manchu Qing and unite the gentry class. In fact, Xu Xilin has already sent his cronies to start some liaison work. The results were still good, at least the enlightened gentry who had previously supported the Restoration Society expressed considerable interest in "convening the Zhejiang Regional Council".

And there is another more important thing, that is, the Liberation Society occupies most of the prefectures and counties in Zhejiang, and the number of money warehouses and granaries in charge is quite large. How to effectively use these money and grain, especially to avoid the misappropriation of these money and grain, is what Xu Xilin is most concerned about. Tao Chengzhang sent a reliable veteran cadre of the Restoration Society to take over the money and grain depot, and the results were not optimistic. In some places, the money and grain depots have been misappropriated and a large part of them have been used privately. And who exactly embezzled it, there is no definite information until now. What is even more serious is that in some places, the "Liberation Society" simply refused to cooperate with the people sent by Tao Chengzhang. Although everyone is a member of the Restoration Society, those local Restoration Societies also admit that Tao Chengzhang and others are the leaders of the Restoration Society, but in the face of the problem of controlling "money and food" in reality, the local Restoration Society does not care too much about breaking hands with Tao Chengzhang and other leaders of the Restoration Society.

Tao Chengzhang originally also thought that it was necessary to get a good grasp of rectifying the local gentry in Zhejiang and unite the forces of all parties. However, because of the problem of money and grain depots, all capable cadres had to be sent to the local authorities first, and the original plan to unify Zhejiang had been completely put on hold. Moreover, in the Battle of Hangzhou, most of the backbone of the Restoration Society were involved in the war, and the casualties were quite large. This is undoubtedly worse for solving internal problems.

Even so, Tao Chengzhang still insisted that he must capture Nanjing, and Xu Xilin couldn't persuade him. Tao Chengzhang's opinion is very simple: if Nanjing is not captured, it will not be enough to grasp the huge economic benefits. Even the current financial revenue of Zhejiang Province is not as much as that of Nanjing, as long as Nanjing is occupied, the Guangfuhui will be able to use Nanjing as a base to form a strong army. Then go back to clean up Zhejiang.

Xu Xilin felt that this reason seemed reasonable, but it could not stand up to scrutiny at all. If occupying a big city can achieve such an effect, then Fengtai County, where the People's Party started, is a really poor place, and after occupying Anqing, why did the People's Party regard it as a hot potato and hurriedly throw it to Yue Wanghui? After King Yue, who was the local snake of Anqing, occupied Anqing, he would collapse within a few months. Except for hundreds of die-hard elements who were forced to leave their homes and run away to Hunan, the Yuewanghui, which was once known as a 100,000-strong congregation, can now be said to be no more. Speaking of "lessons from the past" is not far away, is this lesson from the past just "resolutely not to have a relationship with the People's Party"? If it is so backbone, why should the Liberation Society beg the People's Party to send a medical team? Xu Xilin didn't see the difference between what the Restoration Society was doing now and the Yue Wang Society.

But this kind of thing can't be said so bluntly.

A large reason why these comrades from all parts of the Liberation Society who gathered in Hangzhou have such enthusiasm is that they did not receive benefits from the local political power in various parts of Zhejiang after the political power fell into the hands of the "Liberation Society," or the local benefits were limited and did not satisfy these comrades. They gathered in Hangzhou under the call of Tao Chengzhang in the form of small or large shares. These days, Tao Chengzhang encouraged everyone's morale with the wonderful situation after the conquest of Nanjing, and today they were stimulated by the People's Party, and these comrades are full of fighting spirit. If Xu Xilin said something depressing now, it would be extremely inappropriate.

Not only could he not say discouraged words, Xu Xilin had to stand up and say some words to encourage morale to everyone against his will. For Xu Xilin, this kind of "hypocrisy" is just the basic skill, and when he was under Enming, he behaved more mellow than now. Tao Chengzhang encouraged all the comrades of the Restoration Society, and on the other hand, he stared at Xu Xilin with a slightly reproachful eye, and Xu Xilin immediately cheered up and said something wrong with more devotion.

Since it has been decided to attack Nanjing, it is necessary to arrange the number of ways to attack. There are many merchant groups in Zhejiang, and there are quite a few merchant groups with armed or hired armed forces. Some of the armed forces gathered under the banner of the Liberation Society this time were sent by merchant groups, and some were independent armed forces who wanted to make a fortune.

Tao Chengzhang said loudly: "Comrades, if you want to fight Jinling this time, I will say it in advance. Jinling is an important place, and there are many people who have built the capital here and opened the country. Not to mention, the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom occupied Jinling and established a country. In this attack on Jinling, we need all of you to do your best and not be afraid of sacrifice. Brother, I repeat, after success, perhaps because there is absolutely no way to appoint a president for the time being, to be elected by everyone, or for a term of five years, or for eight years, although the term is indefinite, but it cannot be passed on to children and grandchildren. It is not known whether it will be used in the form of civil government, or it will be determined to be anarchic and not have a president. However, it depends on the level of our citizens at that time. But in any case, the throne can never be usurped. Those who have great skills come out and do things for everyone, and the rest of the people will never be like today, suffering to the extreme, the poor to the poor, and they are still happy to 12,000 as emperors and officials. At that time, there will be no land, no big rich people, no bitter people, the taxes will be lighter, the tax customs will be abolished, and the soldiers will be fewer. ”

This is Tao Chengzhang's "Longhua Association Constitution" on the political system, Tao Chengzhang spread this article everywhere, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has a great influence, many local forces are willing to defect to the Guangfu Society, it is because of the recognition of this new government's organizational philosophy. Most of the people had been bullied by the local government, and although they were bent on revenge, they were deeply afraid of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's suppression. Therefore, many comrades responded to the call and came to assemble together to attack Jinling. Now listening to Tao Chengzhang reiterate the purpose of the Restoration Society in public, everyone knows that Tao Chengzhang will never break his word and get fat, thinking that once he can attack Nanjing, he will not only be able to make a lot of money, but also be able to return to his hometown and become the leader of various places. For the country, it is a good thing for the individual, so they make noise together.

"Conquer Jinling City and establish a new Republic of China!" Someone shouted. This is what Tao Chengzhang told people to shout at this time.

When everyone heard this slogan, they felt that it was very much in line with their hearts, and many people were already impatient to shout along.

"Conquer Jinling City and establish a new Republic of China!"

"Conquer Jinling City and establish a new Republic of China!"

For a while, the slogans shook the sky, and the comrades waved their fists or struggled to shake what they could in their hands. Some of the young and vigorous simply stood on the stool and roared loudly in a condescending manner. Soon it became blushing and the neck was thick. In such an atmosphere, the mass mood of the comrades soon reached the level of almost madness.

The military operation to send troops to Jinling was formalized.