After pacifying the merchant group, although Chiang Kai-shek was busy, he was in a good mood. In the battle to pacify the merchant group, the student army composed of students of the Whampoa Military Academy began to show its edge, captured the headquarters of the Xiguan merchant group in one fell swoop, and made the first contribution to the complete pacification of the merchant group, which was praised by all parties, and no one dared to say that a company would be disarmed if it was dispatched. Now the second batch of students has entered the school, the teaching regiment is also being formed, and soldiers recruited from Anhui, Jiangsu Province are coming to Guangzhou one after another. The most important thing is that Sun Yat-sen promised to allocate a considerable part of the guns and funds from Soviet Russia to form a teaching group, and the teaching group is in Whampoa, and he believes that it will not be long before he can form a strong army to fight on the battlefield.

Zhuang Jihua can finally determine that history is still developing according to the established line, and the whole person has returned to its original appearance, which makes Jiang Xianyun and others more sure that he is because of his poor judgment of the Northern Expedition, especially after Jiang Xianyun has the experience of Sun Yat-sen's temporary adjutant, he looks at Zhuang Jihua even more differently; In turn, Zhuang Jihua also admired Jiang Xianyun, although the two had some different views, their personal relationship became better and better.

On October 23, Feng Yuxiang sent a telegram inviting Sun Yat-sen to go north to preside over the plan, and on October 27, Sun Yat-sen issued a telegram response in Shaoguan.

The changes in the situation in the north naturally became the central topic of discussion among the military academy students on Huangpu Island, and most of them were appreciative of Feng Yuxiang's revolutionary moves, and most of them were optimistic about Sun Yat-sen's northward departure. But Zhuang Jihua had the opposite attitude in front of Chiang Kai-shek, while Chiang Xianyun had the opposite attitude.

Feng Yuxiang invited the prime minister to go north for two purposes, one is to unite with us to deal with Fengzhang and Anhui, and the other is to cover up the real reason for his coup d'état and win the support of the people. The inspiration of the revolution is only a secondary reason, and we can see from his published methods of dealing with the aftermath that he has no political ideas. ”

"*, what do you think is the real reason for Feng Yuxiang's defection?" Chiang Kai-shek asked gently. He now wanted to hear Zhuang Jihua's judgment. Half a year ago, Zhuang Jihua judged that the war of Zhifeng would end in direct defeat, although he was shocked at the time, he didn't really believe it, but he didn't expect it to be a prophecy, since he let him say it. Chiang Kai-shek asked himself if he could make such a judgment.

The contradiction between him and Wu Peifu is the uneven distribution of interests, mainly after the last direct war, Feng Yuxiang originally hoped to get the territory of Henan, but Wu Peifu gave Henan to his cronies, and even more absolutely Feng Yuxiang was the Shaanxi overseer before the war, and after the war, Wu Peifu did not even give him the Shaanxi overseer, Feng Yuxiang only ended up with a review envoy, and the accumulated contradictions formed a general outbreak in this war. Wu Peifu is in charge of the direct line, and no one except Cao Kun buys it, so he has successfully cultivated an opposition within the direct line, which is now regarded as self-defeating. Zhuang Jihua read some materials in Shaoguan and enriched his historical knowledge.

"What do you think of the outcome of the Prime Minister's trip north?" Chiang Kai-shek continued to ask.

"The students didn't think they would get anything. Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui will never let the prime minister take power and realize the righteousness of Sanming. At present, the situation in Yanjing depends on Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Zuolin, and Duan Qirui, any two of them can overwhelm the other one, politically Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui are relatively close, and their masters are all said to be themselves, and the two of them may join forces with a larger surname. Once Feng Yuxiang retreats, the prime minister lacks strength support in Yanjing, and it is impossible to make a difference. Zhuang Jihua was resolutely opposed to Sun Yat-sen's northward journey, for no other reason, when he visited the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, he knew that Sun Yat-sen died in Yanjing, so he said it very deadly, hoping to encourage Chiang Kai-shek to oppose Sun Yat-sen's northward movement.

"Headmaster,* I think this judgment is reasonable, but I still think the prime minister should go north." Jiang Xianyun interjected: "At present, Yanjing is the center of China's political situation, and the eyes of the whole country are focused on Yanjing, and the people hope to see the prime minister go to Yanjing to deal with the aftermath, even if it can't solve anything, as long as the prime minister goes, he will not disappoint the hopes of the people." ”

"But nothing can be achieved." Zhuang Jihua retorted.

"No, at least one result can be achieved, that is, to expose the essence of Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui's warlords to bring disaster to the country, so that the people can see this gang of guys clearly, and then sympathize with the revolution and support the revolution." Jiang Xianyun said confidently.

"Instead of wasting time and energy on this, it is better to rectify Guangdong with peace of mind and prepare for the eastward expedition to Chen Jiongming." Zhuang Jihua shouted unconvinced.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at Zhuang Jihua and smiled slightly, he actually agreed with Jiang Xianyun's judgment on this point, but he felt a little caught Zhuang Jihua. This man is shrewd and tactful, but he is very practical, and he will only choose the outcome that is best for him, so you will not be able to escape from my palm. He looked at the two of them, and his heart was very satisfied, these two people were a moment of Yuliang, [***] There is Jiang Xianyun, I have Zhuang Jihua, no, Jiang Xianyun I will also pull over.

"*, don't get excited, I support Wushan at this point, and the prime minister's advantages to going north outweigh the disadvantages."

But the principal ,...., Zhuang Jihua didn't know what to say, he couldn't say that Sun Yat-sen couldn't come back if he went.

"If the prime minister can achieve the best results and not achieve the results that Wushan said, it will be beneficial to the revolution." Chiang Kai-shek waved his hand to stop him from continuing.

"I came to you for another thing, this time we have played a prestige in Huangpu, and the prime minister is very happy, so he proposed that our Huangpu Military Academy come forward to unite the young people of various military academies in Guangzhou. The Prime Minister's idea is very good, and I want the two of you to make specific preparations, with * as the main and Wushan as the assistant. ”

Zhuang Jihua still didn't give up, and was still thinking about how to get Chiang Kai-shek in and let him stop Sun Yat-sen from going north. In fact, he thinks highly of Chiang Kai-shek on this point, since Chen Jiongming's rebellion, Sun Yat-sen is very wary of military power, so he has not allowed Chiang Kai-shek to interfere in party affairs and government affairs, except for the party department of the Whampoa Military Academy, Chiang Kai-shek basically cannot interfere in extracurricular affairs, and his status in the party is equivalent to an alternate member.

"However, principal, the prime minister is not in good health, and the affairs of this trip to the north are complicated, and the prime minister does not know if he can support it." Zhuang Jihua still wants to make a final effort.

"*, don't talk about this, the prime minister's health is not good, but the prime minister has always put the country first and promised the country with his body, and this reason cannot stop the prime minister." Chiang Kai-shek seemed to understand Zhuang Jihua's thoughts, but he didn't expect that Sun Yat-sen would never come back if he went.

"*, I just said that you are the main thing, Wushan assists, what do you think?"

Zhuang Jihua sighed secretly in his heart, and also agreed with what Chiang Kai-shek said, even if he told Sun Yat-sen that he would never return, Sun Yat-sen would resolutely go north.

He cleared his mind for a while, and then felt that something was wrong, so he said: "Headmaster, I have never done such a federation before, Wushan has led strikes before, and I have experience in this area, so I should run errands for him." ”

Jiang Xianyun smiled: "*, don't be modest, strikes and federations are two different things, I think you can do it completely." Like the last debate and the troupe, didn't you do a good job? ”

"I'm low difficulty, but you're high difficulty, you can't do well, but you have to smash our Huangpu brand."

Jiang Xianyun couldn't help but smile, and Chiang Kai-shek also smiled slightly, both of them were used to Zhuang Jihua's way of speaking.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't care about it and began to be unreasonable: "Whoever is responsible, you two do this, don't let me down, let alone the premier." ”

Zhuang Jihua thought about it and felt that it was better to pull a few more people, so he suggested: "The principal should simply catch a few more strong men, like Li Zhilong, He Jinhan, and Zeng Guangqing, they will also be arrested." Three stinkers top one Zhuge Liang, and a few more, and there are several Zhuge Liang. ”

Chiang Kai-shek finally couldn't help laughing, he knew that Zhuang Jihua wanted to be like this, always trying to hide himself, and then looking for the most beneficial result for himself, and he said that these people were all in the KMT, which also reassured him.

"You can discuss it." He actually didn't care too much about such a federation, but Sun Yat-sen's orders he couldn't help but do it, at least make an appearance.

Zhuang Jihua was helpless, he didn't know what would happen to this federation now, but he didn't feel good.

Jiang Xianyun was very excited, he had long wanted to set up such an organization, but he had not had time to raise it since he entered the school, and now it is justified.

On 28 October, Sun Yat-sen convened a military and political conference in Guangzhou to discuss policies and guidelines for dealing with changes in the situation in the north.

On November 3, Sun Yat-sen issued a generalissimo order, ordering the base camp Hu Hanmin to stay in Guangzhou, acting as the generalissimo, and establishing [***] Commander-in-Chief Tan Yanmin to garrison Shaoguan. In order to cooperate with Sun Yat-sen's northward journey, the Central Committee of the Kuomintang issued a secret circular to the whole party, pointing out that "the premier's northward trip is in response to the demands of all comrades in the north, and hopes that the party affairs in the north will be carried out and developed, and that he will not lightly seek compromise with various factions." He called on "all my comrades to make timely efforts to propagate the organization, so that the group will be consolidated and the power will be full." ”

On November 10, Sun Yat-sen issued the "Manifesto of the Northward Movement", in which he comprehensively expounded his purpose and righteous position on the north, proposing that "the purpose of the national revolution is to create a country with freedom of reading, and to support the interests of the country and the people." "Externally" to abolish all unequal treaties and privileges; change the nature of the foreign debt, so that the Great Powers cannot use it, so that China will be trapped in the status of a sub-colony". Internally, it is necessary to realize "a political program based on the three principles of nationality, civil rights, and people's livelihood, and in response to the current situation, enumerating remedial methods as the minimum." He advocated "convening a national assembly to seek China's reunification and construction."

On November 12, Sun Yat-sen attended a farewell party from all walks of life in Guangzhou and delivered a speech. We should encourage everyone to build Guangdong well and make it the source of the revolution. There is a big difference between this speech and Zhuang Jihua's speech in his previous life, and the biggest difference is that he went to the East to fight Chen, not the Northern Expedition. In this speech, Sun Yat-sen exhorted the whole party that the eastward crusade against Chen was an inevitable measure to consolidate the fundamental land of Guangdong, and asked the comrades in Guangdong to actively work to achieve this goal.

13 Zhuang Jihua watched helplessly as Sun Yat-sen boarded the Yongfeng ship and headed north, he felt powerless for the first time, and he couldn't find a way to stop it.

The Yongfeng ship passed through Whampoa, all the teachers and students of Whampoa lined up on the shore, Chiang Kai-shek boarded the ship, and asked Sun Yat-sen to go ashore to say goodbye to the teachers and students of Whampoa, and Sun Yat-sen set foot on Whampoa for the fifth and last time. Accompanied by Hu Hanmin, Wang Jingwei, and others, Sun Yat-sen went ashore on a motorboat, and seemed to know that it would be difficult for him to return to the campus, where he had placed his greatest hopes, and he inspected the student dormitories, classrooms, and canteens one by one, and watched the tactical exercises performed by the students.

Sun Yat-sen then gave a short but enthusiastic speech to all the students.

"Today I am going to Yanjing, because there was a coup d'état in Yanjing, Cao Kun and Wu Peifu were overthrown, and this is the result of the influence of the northern comrade movement of our party. But did the revolution succeed because of this? I would say no. Feng Yuxiang, Hu Jingyi, and others telegraphed and said that they could not ask about politics, which was very dangerous. What is revolution, revolution is politics, it is a major event related to the people of the whole country, and now Feng Yuxiang and others are launched in the front, regardless of politics in the back, let it develop, so this Yanjing revolution has absolutely no hope of success. Although this incident could not achieve the effect of the central revolution, I still wanted to go, because only when I went and expressed the attitude of our party could I influence the people in the north and make progress in the revolution in the future. ..., it has been thirteen years since the establishment of the Republic of China, the country is still in chaos, warlords are rampant, and wars are endless, among which some comrades in the party are depressed and busy chasing fame and fortune. However, I would like to say that the revolution is not to open a company, to join the revolution is not to buy shares, not to pay dividends, but to save China and the people, so only with the determination to sacrifice everything can the revolution have any hope of success. ”

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"Today's Whampoa students, if they can endure hardships and stand hard work, they will be able to inherit the revolutionary cause, continue their lives, and practice their doctrine. Mortals will always die, as long as they die as they deserve...... If I couldn't die two or three years ago: now there are students, all of you, if you can complete my unfinished ambition, you can die! ”

Sun Yat-sen's high hopes brought tears to the eyes of the teachers and students present. Chiang Kai-shek Liao Zhongkai then delivered a speech in which he exhorted all the students to keep in mind the premier's instructions and work hard for the revolution.

Zhuang Jihua took the stage to accept the regimental flag of the National Revolutionary Army Teaching Corps awarded by Sun Yat-sen on behalf of all the students.

Then Jiang Xianyun strode onto the stage, stood upright, raised his right hand, clenched his fist, turned around, and faced Sun Yat-sen.

Nearly 1,000 people in the audience raised their right fists at the same time, and word by word erupted from their chests: "We swear to the prime minister and keep in mind the prime minister's teachings"

"We swear an oath to the Prime Minister, bearing in mind the Prime Minister's teachings"

"Resolutely fight warlord imperialism to the end"

"Resolutely fight warlord imperialism to the end"

"Willing to shed the last drop of blood for the liberation of the nation's reading power"

"Willing to shed the last drop of blood for the liberation of the nation's reading power"

"We take the oath."

"We take the oath."

The voices of a thousand young throats roared, high-pitched and enthusiastic.

"We swear ......"

Thousands of young faces, solemn and excited.

"We swear..."

Qiandao's resolute gaze flashed with fanaticism.

"We swear..."

Thousands of straight bodies, towering under the banner of the Hunters, let the wind howl, let the flames rise, fearless.

"We swear..."

……

…….

They are highly educated in this era, when the country is in danger and the nation is in crisis, they do not choose to escape, they do not look for a secluded harbor, they devote themselves to Huangpu without regrets, and in the next 20 years, their blood will be sprinkled all over the land of China, and most of them do not live until peace comes, but at this moment they have only one thought, to save China.

"Reading the new order, thousands of battalions are shouting; Kai-shek, the good soldier you bring! Sun Yat-sen said excitedly and loudly, but the left and right attachés had their own thoughts, Liu Zhenhuan and Yang Ximin's faces were uncertain, Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei's eyes flashed, and Chiang Kai-shek was complacent.

The Yongfeng ship gradually drifted away, carrying away the greatest figures of modern China. Sun Yat-sen arrived in Yanjing on December 31, died of illness on March 12, 1925, and the coffin was laid to rest in the stone pagoda in Biyun Temple in Xishan of Yanjing, and was not buried in the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing by the Nationalist Axe until May 1929.

This is the most admired figure of Zhuang Jihua in this era, countless defeats have not weakened his courage in the slightest, each time he has stood up again with a hundredfold courage, led his supporters to launch another attack, his personality charm conquered him, he was even willing to sacrifice all his "ingenuity" for him, willing to fight for him. After finally deciding that he could not do anything, Zhuang Jihua suggested to Chiang Kai-shek that such a ceremony should be held, hoping to bring some comfort to this venerable elder and pioneer of national liberation.

(The second chapter is almost exhausted, and the writing speed is a little slow, so try to try to have two sections a day in the future.) ）