Gongyuan 1919, August 28, 8th year of the Republic of China.

All the defenders of Changsha have been assembled!

Standing in front of them was Wu Peifu, commander-in-chief of the Beiyang Hunan Battlefield.

His face was quite calm, looking at the division commanders, brigade commanders, and regiment commanders in front of him, Wu Peifu said in a very steady tone: "Not long ago, I received a letter from the great president of the south, Wang Hengyue. The purpose of his letter is only one, and that is to persuade me to surrender, so do I surrender or not? ”

He paused and looked at his officers and soldiers: "I, I'm ready to surrender!" ”

Suddenly, there was a burst of whispers in the ranks. Yushuai, what's wrong? Previously, he was still frequently mobilizing the team there, preparing to defend Changsha, why was he ready to surrender in a blink of an eye?

When the troops quieted down, Wu Peifu continued: "Not for anything else, just for a sentence in Wang Hengyue's letter, fighting a civil war is not a skill, having the ability to fight with the great powers!" Brothers, that's right.

How many years of civil war have we fought since the overthrow of the Manchus? How long will this civil war continue? Some time ago, there was an airplane-to-plane battle above our heads, but our planes were no match for the planes of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and they were shot down without much effort. But that's not all, there are more advanced aircraft with the Great Powers. We have exhausted all this strength in the civil war, and the distance between us and the great powers will only be widened farther and farther, and we will only be bullied by others riding on our necks!

I know that some people may not like to hear what I say. But if you don't like to hear it, you have to say it. The words are ugly, but this is the reason! Anyway, I don't care what you think, I don't want to fight anymore! It doesn't matter if I am a defected general, or if I am a surrendered general, in a word, the civil war will not be fought! ”

With that, he turned around and walked into his headquarters......

Civil war, no one likes to fight and no one wants to fight!

Just like Wu Peifu said, since the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty, China has fought a civil war for too many years, and the vitality of China is being consumed in the civil war little by little, which is not what the people of China want to see!

The Battle of the Northern Expedition, the only one that could be called a big war, took place in Hunan. And this battle did not last long, and under the control of the efforts of Wang Hengyue and the generals of the Northern Expedition, the losses of both sides were reduced to the lowest point.

Among them, there were not only the meticulous use of troops by the "Three Marshals of the Northern Expedition" to strategize, but also the conscious reduction of losses by both sides.

If you want to fight, you will fight with the great powers. This is what President Wang Hengyue said.

A.D. 1919, August 29, 8th year, Changsha.

The gates of Changsha were opened.

On this day, under the command of Wu Peifu, all the Beiyang Army in Changsha and even Hunan "surrendered" to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

It was not a surrender in the real sense, but the soldiers of Beiyang did not want to continue fighting.

They are all disciples of the future Wehrmacht, and their strength is used in unison!

Although Wu Peifu did not win the Battle of Hunan, he was not unjustly defeated at all, and even his reputation was not damaged in any way.

He did his best to retain the strength of the Beiyang Army and the strength of the Chinese soldiers, and from this point of view, his merits far outweighed his excesses.

The Battle of Hunan was the only defeat in his life, but even so, many years later, he still relished his descendants: "The most proud thing I have done in my life is to open the gate of Changsha and let Changsha avoid a war regret"

Yes, maybe Wu Peifu is modest, he will fight many battles in the second half of his life, and there are many exploits that are enough to make him famous in the annals of history, but this time, it can also make his name glorious in Hunan!

The soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army had already lined up outside Changsha to welcome them.

The victor does not have the heroism of the winner, and the loser does not have the defeat of the loser!

Whoever is there can walk out of here with pride.

The team came out one by one, no one ordered them to hand over their weapons, they could carry their own weapons or even change into better ones.

Because from this moment on, they have also become: the national "revolutionary" army!

Sun Chuanfang also walked out, and when he saw Zhang Xiaohuai, who had defeated him, he said convincingly: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang, I am not as good as you in the war." ”…,

"Fight, I'm not as good as you." Zhang Xiaohuai replied with a smile.

Sun Chuanfang laughed "haha", and when he talked about this proud thing in his life, he couldn't help but say: "If you want to fight with Xiao Riben now, your Deputy Commander Zhang will command me, and I will be your striker, and I will beat Xiao Ri Ben all over the ground!" ”

No mustard, no hostility. From this moment on, they became a family.

Suddenly, everything around me fell silent.

"Liu Zhaocheng, commander-in-chief of the Sun Wu Legion of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Li Zongren, chief of staff, have arrived!"

With this voice, Liu Zhaocheng and Li Zongren, who were famous in Hunan, appeared side by side outside Changsha.

Everyone is looking at them, with an attitude of looking up.

"Northern Expedition Zishuai" is famous all over the world! Now, these three handsomes have appeared here together!

Then, Wu Peifu slowly walked out of Changsha.

"All of them, salute!"

With this sound, all the soldiers raised their hands.

Wu Peifu strode over and saluted Liu Zhaocheng, who can be called his junior: "The general of the defeated army has seen the commander-in-chief!" ”

Liu Zhaocheng returned a military salute: "How can Yu Shuai say that the general of the defeated army is here?" Today, Yushuai raised the army to vote, so that the thousand-year-old city of Changsha was prevented from being devastated by war again, and the merit will remain for eternity! ”

As he spoke, the god said: "The Great Presidential Decree of the National Government!" ”

Wu Peifu's body is straight.

"Appointed, Wu Peifu is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sun Wu Corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and the third division is reorganized into the independent third mixed division of the National Revolutionary Army, and Wu Peifu is also the division commander!"

Wu Peifu said loudly: "Loyal to the national government, wholeheartedly revolutionary, and serve the country!" ”

"Loyal to the national government, wholeheartedly "revolutionary", and serve the country"! All the soldiers shouted loudly with Wu Peifu.

With the surrender of Wu Peifu and most of the Beiyang Army in the Hunan battlefield, the Battle of Hunan ended.

This battle destroyed most of the forces of Beiyang, not only to obtain Hunan, but also to make the Beiyang government no longer have enough strength to hold another big battle.

Hunan is determined, the world is determined!

In the Battle of Hunan, the names of the four people will always be remembered by everyone: Liu Zhaocheng, Zhang Xiaohuai, Li Zongren, and Wu Peifu.

It was these four people who single-handedly contributed to the end of the Battle of Hunan and prevented the whole province from falling into the terrible flames of war again. Hunan, which has always been permeated by the flames of war since the confrontation between the north and the south, finally got a rare opportunity to rest and recuperate.

General Headquarters of the Sun Wu Corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"On the Hubei side, Wang Zhanyuan still has about three divisions in his hands, plus local troops, the number is about 60,000." Wu Peifu, who has been promoted to the deputy commander-in-chief of the Sun Wu Corps of the Northern Expeditionary Army, carefully introduced the situation in Hubei: "Hubei's strength is insufficient, and it is only a matter of time to seize it by force, and I expect Wang Zhanyuan to have no determination to continue to resist to the end, so I can lead the third division to take Hubei directly, and Wang Zhanyuan should surrender without a fight!" ”

"If you can, try not to fight!"

Liu Zhaocheng nodded, and suddenly asked curiously, "I heard that Wang Zhanyuan is very greedy?" ”

"That's what you say." Wu Peifu laughed: "But this person is still quite righteous, and he also understands Entu Bao." There's such an interesting story. Wang Zhanyuan lost his father when he was young, and later his mother also died. Wang Zhanyuan had no choice but to leave the country, all the way to the west, but he didn't know where the destination was. One day, when he arrived at a small restaurant next to the Jinghan Railway, he walked in and asked the shopkeeper for two catties of meat and a pot of wine. The shopkeeper intercepted him and asked him for money, but Wang Zhanyuan squinted his eyes and said, "Lao Tzu never has money on him, he wants a fist, but he has a pair" When the shopkeeper heard this, he carefully looked at this arrogant person, and said to him, "I see that your earlobes are square, you are a blessed appearance, and you will not live under people for a long time." It's better to be like this, now that the south is at war, and when the country is employing people, you might as well go to the army, or mix up an official and a half-job. How about pestering me for the ticket tray? , Wang Zhanyuan hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, when I send it, I will definitely repay it!."

Who would have thought that after Wang Zhanyuan joined the army, he was promoted in the army again and again, and his official fortune was prosperous, and more than ten years later, he became the overseer of Hubei. After the restaurant owner heard about it, he went to Wuchang to meet Wang Zhanyuan. But he didn't expect that Wang Zhanyuan didn't receive him at all, but just asked the guards to send him to the hotel to eat, drink and entertain. After waiting for more than two months, the boss never saw Wang Zhanyuan and went home angrily.

When he got off the train back in Handan, the boss was dumbfounded: why did his restaurant disappear? A two-story luxury building was erected on the spot, and a plaque on the big red paint door read, "Handan Hotel, four golden characters, the boss was shocked into a cold sweat." Suddenly, firecrackers rang out in unison, and gongs and drums were noisy. A group of soldiers walked out of the hotel, tǐngxiōng tǐngxiōng gathered their stomachs, walked upright, came to the boss, and stood up and saluted. It turned out that these were all arranged by Wang Zhanyuan to be given to the restaurant owner, and the boss secretly admired himself from the bottom of his heart for his vision and did not look at the wrong person. ”

Liu Zhaocheng and Li Zongren laughed when they heard this: "Since he Wang Zhanyuan knows how to repay others, then we don't embarrass him, as long as he doesn't resist the Northern Expeditionary Army, he can take all his family property with him, and he can go wherever he wants." ”

After Liu Zhaocheng finished speaking, he thought for a while: "Wu Peifu, with the Third Division as the forward force, send troops to Hubei, promote peace with war, try not to fight if you can, and strive to solve the Hubei problem peacefully!" ”

Wu Peifu said loudly: "Yes! (To be continued...)