One in the mountains, thousands of years in the world. Zhuang Jihua was training troops on Huangpu Island to entertain himself, while outside Guangzhou, as the news of Sun Yat-sen's illness and hospitalization in Yanjing spread, the situation in South China, centered on Guangzhou, began to enter the track of accelerated change.

On December 31, 1924, Sun Yat-sen went to Yanjing from Tianjin with illness, and was immediately admitted to Union Hospital for treatment, which was confirmed to be advanced liver cancer after consultation by Union Hospital. At this time, Feng Yuxiang had already retreated to Zhangjiakou and assumed the post of Northwest Frontier Governor, and the Yanjing political situation was controlled by Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui. Before Sun Yat-sen entered Beijing, a temporary ruling axe controlled by Fengwan was established, with Duan Qirui as the chief consul. The military strength of the Anhui system has been exhausted in the three wars, and Duan Qirui, who knew the importance of the army, hoped to grasp some military power, so in early December, he suddenly announced that Lu Yongxiang, a general of the Anhui lineage, would serve as the military affairs supervisor of Zhili, and Yang Yide would serve as the governor.

Zhang Zuolin didn't do it at first glance, but although Zhang Zuolin was born reckless and had a very low cultural level, he had a good brain; With a roll of his eyes, he made a big flicker unique to the Northeast, vowing to help Lu Yongxiang restore the territory of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Duan Qirui is almost sixty people, and he can withstand his flickering, and he will be fooled so much that he can't find the north after a while. So it was agreed to hand over the direct subordinate to Zhang Zuolin's subordinate Li Jinglin, and Zhang Zuolin sent troops to escort Lu Yongxiang to restore the territory of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

If you want to say that the people of the Northeast are upright, Zhang Da flickered and patted his chest to ensure it, of course, he has to do it, otherwise how can we say that our Northeast is a "living Lei Feng"? immediately sent 100,000 troops to the south of the Yangtze River, and the vanguard was Zhang Zongchang, the famous general of the Republic of China who did not know how many soldiers, how many wives, and how much money; After Zhang Zongchang took Jiangsu, Sun Chuanfang of Zhejiang was scared, and hurriedly invited Zhang Zongchang into Shanghai, drinking wine every day, accompanied by little beauties, and soaking in small warmth; Let Zhang Zongchang happily pull Sun Chuanfang to worship him.

In Yanjing, Zhang Da flickered and continued to flicker, and said to Duan Qirui that Jiangsu gave Lu Yongxiang, but Zhang Zongchang made meritorious service but had no territory, do you see if you give him the position of Zheng Shiqi's Shandong Military Affairs Supervisor, Duan Qirui thought about it, Jiangsu is much richer than Shandong, if Zhang Zongchang stays in Jiangsu, Lu Yongxiang may not be able to sit still, so he nodded and agreed.

Next, Zhang Da flickered and began to put on small shoes for Lu Yongxiang, the small shoes clamped his feet, Lu Yongxiang was caught for a few months and couldn't stand it, resigned and left, and the same is the Anhui general, Anhui supervised the later Han Dynasty Wang Yitang. Now Zhang Da was satisfied, and Old Man Duan was dizzy.

However, Zhang Da made two small mistakes next, and these two small mistakes later evolved into two big things. The protagonists of these two mistakes are Guo Songling and Sun Chuanfang.

Sun Yat-sen's critical illness also made Tang Jiyao, who was hiding in Yunnan, suddenly burst out of character. In 1924, Sun Yat-sen became the generalissimo and appointed Tang Jiyao as the deputy marshal, but Tang Jiyao had no progressive heart at that time and liked cats in the corner of Yunnan. Now that Sun Yat-sen was critically ill, Tang Jiyao felt that he should make more contributions to the Chinese revolution, so he wanted to come out to Guangzhou to take up the post of deputy marshal, but he did not know whether the people of Guangzhou welcomed him, so he issued a telegram, that is, to raise the floors, and then decided according to the number of bricks and flowers whether to bring a guard to take office or bring an army of 100,000 to strengthen the revolutionary forces in Guangdong.

However, there was still a Guangxi between Guangdong and Yunnan, and the air force was relatively poor at that time, so he sent people to discuss with the two powerhouses in Guangxi: Shen Hongying and Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Huang Shaohong; If you want to say that the old man is enough to make friends, Shen Hongying not only agreed to borrow the way, but also promised to go to Guangdong with him to develop the revolution; But the three young people, Li, Bai, and Huang, just didn't agree. This made Tang Jiyao's old face a little uncomfortable, so he decided to help Guangxi develop the revolution first. Or contact Shen Hongying to take the lead, this eldest brother also raised a floor, announced his appointment as the commander-in-chief of the founding of the Gui Army, if you want to say that there is no quality, you have to see the reaction after you get up, bricks or flowers, you have to look at it. No, he sent troops to attack after he got up.

In fact, there are many flowers given to Tang Jiyao, such as Liu Zhenhuan, commander-in-chief of the Gui Army in Guangzhou, Deng Benyin and Shen Baofan of the Guangdong Army in southern Guangdong, and Chen Jiongming of Dongjiang.

The development of the situation finally made Chen Jiongming decide to go from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, but according to Chinese tradition, he still put on a show before going on stage.

Therefore, in accordance with the requirements of the script, a conference to save Guangdong was held in Shantou in November, and the meeting was unprecedentedly grand and overcrowded. At the meeting, someone proposed to ask Chen Jingcun to be reinstated; then sent a representative to Chen Jiongming's temporary line in the Lin family ancestral hall in Shantou to ask Chen Jiongming to be reinstated and take on the responsibility of saving Guangdong; Chen Jiongming prevaricated again, and then agreed on the law n chapter, and finally on December 16, Chen Jiongming announced that he would be reappointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Salvation Army at the request of representatives of all parties. After being reinstated, in accordance with the practice of the Republic of China, Chen Jiongming first issued a statement, saying that he was reinstated at the invitation of the people for the happiness of the townspeople. Then he discussed with the representatives of various parties how to restore the happy life of the people in Guangzhou, but militarily he was not very worried.

In his opinion, although the Cantonese army did not enter Guangzhou in recent years, it was because he, the commander-in-chief, did not come forward, and the various armies acted differently at the critical moment, resulting in defeat. There is nothing to worry about in this attack to command the actions of the various armies with his own prestige, and besides, he is still prepared to have a killer weapon, and when the time comes, I am afraid that the situation like the sudden appearance of the Yu army last time will be rewritten.

Shantou, Chen Jiongming, the ancestral hall of the Lin family, was temporary, and the first few days were different from the high friends, and the noise was endless, today here is heavily guarded, and the air is filled with tension.

In the middle of the line, Chen Jiongming was holding a military meeting, and unlike the impassioned representatives of all sides, the generals at the military meeting had heavy faces and spoke cautiously.

"Jing Shuai, I thought we should be on the defensive at present, at present, Guangzhou's strength is growing rapidly with the assistance of Soviet Russia, our strength is already small, our advantage is that the soldiers are well trained and well-equipped, I suggest waiting for them to attack and engage in field battles with them." At the meeting, Lin Hu said softly, just looking at the name, you will think that this is a bearded and bold man, but in fact, he is a gentle and elegant Confucian general, he currently has more than 20,000 people under his command, and he is the most powerful of Chen Jiongming's generals. His words made Chen Jiongming's heart feel a little cold.

"Yinqing, what if they don't attack?" Ye Ju, the number one general under Chen Jiongming, asked, and without waiting for Lin Hu to answer, he said: "As you said, our advantage is that we are well trained and equipped strongly, but now that Soviet Russia is helping Sun Yat-sen, several batches of weapons have been landed in Guangzhou, and every army in Guangzhou has Soviet Russian advisers to help train, and it will not be long before our advantage will become a disadvantage." ”

"I also think we should launch it, Chief of Staff Deng's revenge has not been avenged, and Sun Cannon is killing people and burning the city in Guangzhou, how can we, as Guangdong soldiers, stand by and watch! Commander, do it! Hong Zhaolin said loudly that he was born in the army, and he followed Chen Jiongming and Deng Keng from Xinhai, and fought bravely and fiercely, and he always thought that Deng Keng was assassinated by Sun Yat-sen, so he always wanted to avenge Deng Keng.

"Yes, Yinqing, look at Shantou today, the competition commander ascended to the top and shouted, isn't there a crowd of applicants." It was Chen Jiongming's staff officer Ye Yuanqiu who spoke, he began to follow Chen Jiongming when he was in Zhangzhou, and he was very familiar with the Chen generals.

"But Tang Jiyao is far away in Yunnan, and it is not yet known whether Jiangxi Benren will cooperate with our actions, and how can Deng Benyin be counted on at both ends. Jing Shuai, I'm on them.... Lin Hu said suspiciously.

"Yes, Jing Shuai, these people are unreliable, and it is better to rely on us than to count on them." Xie Wenbing interjected and said that his qualifications were not as good as those of the previous ones, but he also had doubts about doing it immediately, so he expressed his support for Lin Hu.

"Big brother, we are short of guns and ammunition, and a year ago we hit the city of Guangzhou, but the troops ran out of bullets. The situation is not as good as it was last year. Chen Jiongming's cousin Chen Jiongguang was also a little puzzled, especially worried about the lack of ammunition in the troops.

"Everyone, Yin Qing is right, but I look at them this way, I don't think we can count on Tang Jiyao in Yunnan, but Fang Benren and Deng Benyin are not; When we lose, we naturally don't say anything; But if we win, even if it's a slightly bigger one, then both of them can be mobilized. With the doubts of his subordinate generals, Chen Jiongming felt that he couldn't help but say something to encourage morale. Chen Jiongming has always adopted a strategy of forbearance towards Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen, as the founder of the Republic of China, has too high prestige, and it is politically undesirable to be an enemy with him.

"When the time comes, not only Deng Benyin, Fang Benren, but also others will fight with us. Guangzhou: We have decided this time. Chen Jiongming slapped it hard on the table, but he roared in his heart: Sun Yat-sen, you are waiting for death in Yanjing, I want to completely drive the Kuomintang out of Guangzhou before you die, what is the United Russia and the Communist Party, it's all fucking nonsense.

"As for military pay, don't worry, I have raised 8 million Hong Kong paper in Hong Kong, of which 4 million have been purchased and are on their way to Shantou. This time it won't be the same as last year. As soon as Chen Jiongming's words fell, the generals attending the meeting were overjoyed, and they exchanged their heads and ears, and a buzz suddenly sounded in the venue.

"Then what are you afraid of, Jing Shuai, you say, how do we fight?" Hong Zhaofu said loudly.

All the generals also stood up and said loudly: "I am willing to listen to the orders of the generals." ”

Chen Jiongming touched his beard with satisfaction, and then motioned for everyone to sit down, picked up the baton, and Ye Yuanqiu opened the military map that was covered. Chen Jiongming pointed to the marked situation map and said.