The sign at the entrance of the Anhui Governor's Yamen has been replaced with two, on the left is the Anqing Municipal Committee of the People's Party, and on the right is the Anqing Municipal People's Government. However, both signs are very simple, but the logs are casually painted with varnish, and then the names are written by someone who is good at writing. Zhang Yu, the mayor of Anqing City, didn't take these two brands too seriously. Anqing City, the most advanced outpost of the People's Party, now has only one battalion of garrisons. This battalion is a full-fledged unit of the 44 system, with a total of 1,000 men. No one in the troops, including Zhang Yu, thought that these 1,000 people could defend Anqing by force. It is no secret that the Hubei New Army will still fight. The troops know this. However, the troops did not have the idea of picking on their own devices, and the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army naturally had the practices and customs of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, and the troops had already drawn up the retreat route and retreat plan. After determining the way back, the troops began their work without any worries.

Under Zhang Yu's organization, this battalion was not so much a garrison as a task force. Restore order and run the life of the city. Zhang Yu and his comrades are in full swing. Since returning to Anqing, the first thing to restore is the city's sanitation, and then the dock has at least resumed operations. Although the number of merchants has decreased greatly, the order of life in Anqing has returned to normal. Next, the People's Party opened a cooperative and established the Anqing City Bank. Relying on the grain transported from outside and the issuance of the renminbi, Anqing's life can also be maintained. Anqing City, which has experienced three wars in the past six months or so, has finally been able to operate normally.

Now in the People's Party, Zhang Yu undoubtedly has the largest office. The office of the governor of Anhui is now occupied by Zhang Yu and the secretary of the municipal party committee. Early in the morning, Zhang Yu arrived at the office early. Today, he has an important job, that is, to hand over the task of the wounded soldiers of the Hubei New Army. In the Battle of Hefei, the People's Party captured many wounded soldiers. The wounded soldiers who could not withstand it were already dead, and the wounded soldiers who could withstand it were completely out of the danger period. Now that the war is about to start, the People's Party will send these wounded soldiers to Anqing, and then Zhang Yu will send them across the Yangtze River, so that the repatriation work will be completed.

Although Anqing now claims to be complete in both the party and government teams, in fact, everyone does not take this seriously at all. Zhang Yu is also the mayor of Anqing City and the head of the Anqing Armed Forces Department, and the secretary of the municipal party committee is Lu Zhengping, the political commissar of the battalion. The two sets of party and government bodies are completely the same as those of the military, and they have given the title of civilian organs. Since the main leaders are all soldiers, it is natural that they are not so warm when discussing the issue of repatriation.

"There is only one company of troops escorting the prisoners, should we keep this company?" Lu Zhengping asked. Although his current status is actually higher than Zhang Yu, Lu Zhengping is still not used to dictating orders to his old boss. When discussing problems, I couldn't help but focus on Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu replied, "I have already sent a report to the Military Commission, so let's wait for the reply from the Military Commission." "When war is going to break out at any moment, even if it's just one more company, it's likely to have a different impact on the war.

"In addition, it is said that there are some ashes of the war dead sent this time, where do the families put them in the mourning hall?" After all, Lu Zhengping is engaged in political commissar work, and he has sufficient sensitivity to these civil affairs work. Before the repatriation of the prisoners, the People's Party sent several captured new officers and soldiers from Hubei to Wuhan to inform Zhao Erxun, the new governor of Huguang, who had only been in office for a few months. And let them inform Zhang Biao, the commander of the eighth town of the Hubei New Army. Hopefully, they will be able to send a boat to pick up these new officers and soldiers.

There was no response from both the military and the government in Hubei, but many family members of the captured Hubei New Army rushed to Anqing to prepare to pick up their relatives. The People's Party arranged for them to live collectively in the Maying military camp in the west of the city. Of course, there were a lot of spies from the Hubei New Army mixed in with these people. The BJP has arrested a number of people with guns, but these people insisted that they were relatives after they were caught. After the BJP confiscated their guns, they remained in the barracks.

Faced with this question of memorial, Zhang Yu replied: "Let them set up their own order hall in the horse camp." By the way, inform the traders who are engaged in this funeral in Anqing, and let them prepare to sell paper money, incense and candles or something. They are not allowed to raise their prices. ”

After discussing the details for a while, the two felt that there was basically no problem, so Lu Zhengping went out to arrange work.

In Anqing City, in addition to the People's Party, there is also a political force. They are the Yue Wang Hui who returned to Anqing. Now the reputation of King Yue in Anqing is very low, and the people of Anqing still remember the trouble that King Yue will bring, and no one will pay attention to them except for brothels and casinos. And this time, Chen Duxiu and others strictly disciplined the Yue Wang Society, and all members of the Yue Wang Association were absolutely not allowed to gamble with prostitutes, and now the Yue Wang Club is ignored in Anqing. Chen Duxiu was not discouraged, he took the initiative to ask to take on the work. So he was assigned the task of guarding the families of those Hubei New Army soldiers who were temporarily living in the horse camp.

More than 400 people from the Yue Wang Society were divided into three shifts, guarding the key points of the horse camp, and patrolling day and night. In the morning, Chen Duxiu was on duty, and he took the patrol team out to inspect. Halfway through, Bai Wenwei and Fan Chuanjia brought a few people to join the team. Chen Duxiu knew that there must be something wrong with them, so he slowed down. Sure enough, Bai Wenwei grabbed Chen Duxiu, "Mr. Chen, there is news from the Alliance. Mr. Sun had already gone to Nanyang, saying that he wanted to rebuild the headquarters of the League in Nanyang. ”

"Reconstruction?" Chen Duxiu was very surprised by this word. Literally, the word means that the headquarters of the League has been destroyed. Even if the headquarters of the League no longer remains in Japan, it can only be said to be a "transfer". Could it be that the alliance is really torn apart? Although the Yue Wang Society broke away from the Alliance, Chen Duxiu was still very concerned about the Alliance. "What the hell is going on?" Chen Duxiu asked.

Bai Wenwei's face was very ugly, and he took out two letters, "This is what I received today." ”

The first letter was from Sun Yat-sen, in which he praised the contribution of King Yue for "initiating the occupation of the provincial capital by the revolutionary forces", followed by a statement of continued sincere cooperation.

The second letter, signed by Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, said that the Huaxing Society, which had been operating in the two lakes, had been re-established, and as "neighbors", they hoped to cooperate with the Yue Wang Society.

Chen Duxiu is a smart man, he has already guessed that Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren have parted ways. Sighing slightly, Chen Duxiu put the letter away.

"Mr. Chen, what does the letter say?" Xu Youfeng, who was following Chen Duxiu, asked.

"See for yourself." Chen Duxiu didn't want to speak ill of the Alliance, so he handed the letter to Xu Youfeng.

"Mr. Chen, what should we do if the alliance moves to Nanyang? Do you want to work with Mr. Huang Xing? Fan Chuanjia had already read the letter, and he asked a little anxiously.

"Company Commander Fan, since we have decided to cooperate with the People's Party, let's not provoke other forces." Chen Duxiu replied. His words were already very polite. And Bai Wenwei simply glared at Fan Chuanjia. After returning to Anqing this time, some of the people in the original Yue Wang Association were quite honest. However, it was seen that the People's Party had only left one battalion of troops in Anqing, and the number of Yue Wanghui had reached four hundred. Those who were already unconvinced by the BJP began to move again. Fan Chuanjia is one of the representatives.

"Marshal, why should we be subordinate to the People's Party?" Fan Chuanjia knew that this was unrealistic, but he still couldn't help complaining, "Dashuai, you have an outstanding reputation in Anhui, so you should be the mayor of Anqing." ”

"What can I do if I become the mayor of Anqing? Can't let the Hubei New Army get away again? Chen Duxiu asked.

Now Fan Chuanjia is silent, and the Hubei New Army will still call sooner or later. This news is no secret. If the People's Party withdraws, then King Yue will definitely not stay behind to defend Anqing. When there were thousands of people, King Yue would not be able to hold Anqing, and now it is even more impossible for four hundred people to hold it.

As he was talking, he saw a messenger of the People's Party running from afar. The herald brought news that the wounded soldiers of the Hubei New Army had arrived in Anqing, and Zhang Yu asked King Yue to prepare to receive the wounded soldiers. Waiting for the herald to run away, Xu Youfeng returned the letter to Chen Duxiu. And they all said no more, but went to the camp of horses. When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Xu Youfeng took a chance to leave Chen Duxiu's side, and he called a person from the Yue Wang Association and gave instructions for a while. The man quietly left the camp.

Zhang Yu is perhaps the only person in the entire People's Party who cares about the fate of the League, and he has been collecting news about the League. This is not that Zhang Yu cares about the "revolutionary comrades", Yue Wanghui once joined the League, even today when he announced his withdrawal from the League and fully cooperated with the People's Party, there are still many people in the Yue Wanghui who still have illusions about the League. Although the current Yue Wang Hui has been spurned by the citizens of Anqing City, Zhang Yu, as the mayor of Anqing City, still does not dare to underestimate Yue Wang Hui. After all, the People's Party has only one battalion of troops in Anqing, while Yue Wanghui now has nearly 400 people.

Since the return of the Yue Wang Society to Anqing, many people who had left the Yue Wang Society have returned. Those who defected to the People's Party were sent to Hefei by Zhang Yu, and some former members of the Yuewanghui were reluctant to go, and these people chose to rejoin the Yuewanghui. The number of members of the Yue Wang Society has recovered. Of course, some members of the Yue Wang Society "returned to the Yue Wang Society" under Zhang Yu's arrangement, and their task was to provide it to Zhang Yu. Xu Youfeng is the person in charge of this part of the people. Send the latest news to Zhang Yu. Xu Youfeng found Chen Duxiu and began to Zhang Luo.

Some of the families of the Hubei New Army who are waiting for their families have been here for five or six days, and some have just arrived. When they heard that their relatives were about to arrive, they all gathered at the gate of the camp with trepidation. The People's Party provided the list to the military and political authorities in Hubei, and it is clear that the Hubei side did not publish these lists. It was through the soldiers that families learned about the capture and repatriation of their loved ones. But who survived and who died, they only saw the roster after they arrived in Anqing.

When they saw the names of their relatives who were still alive on the roster, their families were naturally overjoyed. The families of those who saw their loved ones killed in the war wept at the time, but they held on to the hope that the BJP had been mistaken. When they heard that their relatives were coming, no matter which family they were, they all stretched their necks and began to look with anxiety on their faces.

When the long line of wounded soldiers finally appeared in view, the family members couldn't help but rush forward. The members of the Yue Wang Society immediately lined up to block the family members who were about to rush out. "Don't mess up, don't mess up." The soldiers of the Yue Wang Society shouted. finally blocked the family members, but there was a dense sound of running behind them. The people of Yue Wanghui turned their heads to look, but they saw the officers and soldiers of the Hubei New Army rushing quickly. When they entered the city, they were told that some of them had come to meet them by their families. Most of them thought it was a joke by the BJP. Unexpectedly, when they saw their familiar relatives from a distance, the soldiers were all ecstatic in their hearts. After experiencing that brutal blood-type battle, they really didn't expect to be able to see their relatives so soon. I also saw some people with guns blocking their relatives, and they couldn't control so much, and everyone ran to their relatives.

"Get out of the way." Chen Duxiu saw that the situation was out of control, and hurriedly shouted.

The people of the Yue Wang Society hurriedly flashed aside. The two streams of people rushed directly together.

Everyone is looking for their relatives, reunited with their relatives, rejoicing, calling father, brother, meat, jumping, laughing. Those who haven't found their relatives for a while can't help but wander around the crowd, and when they see the villagers and neighbors they know, they begin to ask if their family members are here.

In this jubilant atmosphere, suddenly someone began to cry. It was the relatives who were sure that their loved ones had died in the war and began to weep bitterly. Looking at this scene of pain and joy, both the people of the Yue Wang Association and the comrades of the People's Party had mixed feelings.

The people who can come to Anhui from Hubei are all not short of money, and their number is actually limited. At least more than half of the Forces nouvelles had no one to pick them up. Watching other people's families reunite, these soldiers of the Hubei New Army were also extremely uncomfortable.

The People's Party saw that everyone had seen almost it, and the leader of the team shouted with a loudspeaker: "Brothers of the Hubei New Army, fathers and elders of Hubei." We have sent someone to inform the Governor of Huguang and Zhang Biao of the Eighth Town of the New Army, and ask them to send a boat to pick you up. Now the ship has not arrived. But we can't let everyone stay here any longer. If you want to cross the river now, we have a boat to send it. If you want to go back to Jiangbei, then please go on the road. ”

Hearing this, the faces of many family members of the new army changed. They hurriedly grabbed their relatives who had just been reunited. The leader of the People's Party thought that everyone had misunderstood his statement, and he shouted again: "Ladies and gentlemen, we don't mean to cause harm to everyone when we ask everyone to leave quickly. This is about to go to war again, and it's really inconvenient for you to stay here. I ask for your understanding of our difficulties. ”

"Comrade, can you let us rest here for a while?" A soldier of the Hubei New Army shouted.

"It's okay to rest here, and we still provide you with food, although it's not much, but each of the new army brothers still has seven days' dry food. In addition, if there are relatives who want to pay tribute to their fallen relatives here, we also sell incense candles and yellow paper. Because our troops don't have these things to use, we have to pay to buy them from merchants. Rest assured, there will be no price increase to pit you. ”

After listening to such a humane treatment, the faces of the new army and their families looked a lot better. At this time, I heard someone shouting: "Everyone, we don't want these anti-thief things, they have killed many of our brothers, and we must not give up with them." ”

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. The people of Yue Wanghui all brought guns, and many people were ready to raise their guns to aim at the crowd. Chen Duxiu saw that the situation was not right, and immediately shouted: "No one is allowed to use a gun." Our comrades from the Yue Wang Association went back to the city. ”

Hearing Chen Duxiu's order, the people of the Yue Wang Club held back their anger and began to retreat. During the retreat, I heard someone shouting from the prisoners and their families: "Who are you?" You are not our brother, why are you shouting? Hearing this, it was obvious that the newly released captives had picked up the people who had just screamed.

Moments later, several of the released captives had dragged people out of the crowd. The Yue Wanghui, under the supervision of the People's Party, searched the families and their luggage. At that time, Zhang Yu and Chen Duxiu strictly ordered that they could search their bodies, but they must not take any property from the people, and there was no forgiveness for violators. So a lot of weapons came out. Everyone can see the person who was dragged out, and everyone has an impression. The man had a nice pistol with him. The pistol has been confiscated and is now in the possession of Chang Hengfang, the king of Yue.

The man, seeing that he had been pulled out, had clearly failed in his attempt to incite the captives. He simply stiffened his neck and shouted, "You are blind, look at who I am!" ”

The officer among the captives looked over carefully, and one of them couldn't help but shout: "He is the pipe band of the whole battalion." ”

As soon as these words came out, the new army and their families were stunned.

The Hubei New Army was full of battalions, and they were responsible for searching for the revolutionary party. It is equivalent to supervising the army, these Manchurians regard themselves as superior, and they are very arrogant on weekdays. Now seeing the appearance of a full battalion of people, still officers, the new army already knows it. Although the Hubei authorities did not send ships, they were actually prepared at all.

Seeing that his identity was exposed, the pipe belt in the camp sneered, "Don't believe the words of these bandits to buy people's hearts, we will definitely kill these people when we come back one day." ”

But the family members obviously didn't believe this, and suddenly someone shouted: "Everyone go back to Hubei by yourself, don't go with him." The new army that returned to Hubei some time ago was tossed miserably by these people. ”

The difference between the old and the new sources of soldiers will inevitably affect the intrinsic quality of soldiers. The old army "is a rabble, comes and goes inconsistently", "the inside and the outside are uncertain, and it is difficult to distinguish between the good and the bad", and "the accumulation of habits and disadvantages will lead to a fatal situation." The "new army" reorganized from this will inevitably carry a strong old army habit. Zhang Zhidong also tried to reorganize the old army at first, but after discovering that the middle battalion of the Protector Army, which was reorganized from the left battalion of Wu Kai, "did not see any improvement in training", he "ordered the whole bank to be abolished". From then on, he basically gave up the reorganization of the old army and concentrated on "recruiting another strong". When recruiting recruits, in addition to requiring physical fitness, it is stipulated that they must report their home address, protect their neighbors, and refuse to accept "those who are restless and have committed crimes". Most of the recruits recruited in this way must be simple and strong young people. That is to say, compared with the Beiyang New Army, which was semi-reorganized from the old army, the Hubei New Army, which was basically composed of new soldiers, had relatively simple soldiers, few prejudices and no habits.

However, Hubei did not relax at all in its efforts to deal with the New Army. The purpose of these family members was to leave the Forces nouvelles with their loved ones as soon as possible.