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The waterways are long. After the opening of the railway, people naturally landed in boats, which had the greatest impact on Hunan. The ore and mountain goods in the mountains will be continuously transported to Guangdong and Guangzhou by the railway, and the villages and towns along the railway will also form a prosperous bazaar.

It can be said that the sudden shortening of geographical distance will change the perception of Hunan people's own limitations, and will also change Hunan's geo-economy.

At the railway junction, business and industry will burst out with vitality. The railway is more like a bubbling vessel, nourishing the rapid development of Hunan's modern industry in the hinterland.

Economic development is of course important, but Chen Wenqiang is even more pleased with the military value of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, which has played a tremendous role in promoting the revolutionary strategy he envisioned.

From Liangguang to Wuhan, the army and weapons and equipment were able to rely on the railways to achieve rapid mobilization, and quickly push the revolution into the heart of China, even directly into the Central Plains.

Of course, on the other hand, the Qing army was also able to use the railway to carry out rapid mobilization, and it seemed that there were more convenient conditions for suppressing the revolutionary party in the southwest.

And the Qing court really thought so. The news of the opening of the entire line of the Guangdong-Han Railway was not only widely reported by newspapers and media, but also regarded as proof that the Chinese are not inferior to Westerners in terms of hardship and hard work, and wisdom; The Qing court also praised it, and the biggest hero, Chen Wenqiang, was naturally an open-minded official.

It's a pity that the fat shortage of a secretary of the Ministry of Posts and Communications still can't impress Chen Wenqiang, that is, he doesn't enter the capital and the center, which makes the Qing court very helpless, so he can only add a false title. In order to divide Chen Wenqiang's real power, the Qing court wanted to re-establish the post of governor of Guangdong and limit Chen Wenqiang's power to Guangdong Province. Again, this did not succeed. Chen Wenqiang did not accept the soft and hard, and firmly grasped the real power of the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Guangdong, which had been given to him.

If you want to come hard, then Lao Tzu will throw off the picks and quit. Not only did Lao Tzu quit, but also Lao Tzu's armed police, and Lao Tzu's ironcore, Wu Luzhen, the land governor, all quit. Formation and training of the new army. You also ask Gao Ming, lack of food and salary, Lao Tzu see how you appease?

Although he didn't shout like this, Chen Wenqiang did just this way, but he conveyed it tactfully through Zhang Zhidong and others.

The Southwest Revolutionary Army was at a time when its power was in full swing, and the Qing court was not only afraid that Chen Wenqiang and Wu Luzhen would release water in anger, but also that they would turn against it. Chen Wenqiang is a little more domineering, but he and Wu Luzhen are still working very hard in organizing and training the new army and resisting the revolutionary party, and the eastern front has always been relatively stable! And Wu Luzhen, the land commander, also has a lot of experience. Words such as "deep ditch barriers, impregnable" are often seen in the folds.

Because of this, the Qing court could only pinch its nose and admit Chen Wenqiang's domineering. As for how to use the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway to suppress the revolutionary party, it was put on the agenda. After deliberations, arguments, and final compromises from all sides, it was finally decided to transfer the first town of the Beiyang Army to the south and join the eighth town of the Hubei New Army to jointly exterminate the Southwest Revolutionary Party.

Wait until the Southwestern Revolutionary Party is pacified. The Qing court felt that having two new armies in the towns was enough to suppress Chen Wenqiang, and how to deal with it when the time came. The initiative was in the hands of the Qing court.

The plan was very good, but the biggest mistake of the Qing court was not to think that Chen Wenqiang, Wu Luzhen and the Revolutionary Party were one family. The Beiyang Army and the Eighth Town went south, seemingly aggressive, but they fell first.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

As soon as the Qing court ordered the transfer of troops, the army had not yet moved, and Chen Wenqiang and the southwest military government got the news. The intensive arrangement began.

If it is said that there is no psychological preparation for the large-scale siege of the Qing army, it is of course impossible. This was expected before the incident. But now that we have to face a different force from the old army, and it is a two-town man, we have to face a great enemy. Be cautious.

But at this time, it is still advantageous for the revolutionary army to face the enemy.

First of all, at the beginning of the revolutionary army's uprising, the Qing court always pinned its hopes on the nearby troops to successfully suppress it, thus giving the revolutionary army a chance to develop and grow; Later, the army continued to increase, but in fact, it was still the army of the neighboring provinces, and it was mainly the old army. This not only gave the revolutionary army the opportunity to recruit troops and seize cities and seize land, but also enabled the revolutionary army to increase its actual combat experience and train its officers and soldiers.

The second is the right time and place; Fighting in the southwest, the climate, environment, terrain, and topography are all not adapted to by foreign armies, especially the northern army, fighting in hot and humid jungles and mountains, and its combat effectiveness will certainly be greatly reduced. From the point of view of time, the rainy season will be more than two months away, and the operation will be even more unfavorable to foreign troops.

The last factor is also crucial, that is, Chen Wenqiang and Wu Luzhen, the two "Infernal Affairs" lurking in the system. This time, the Qing army went south to fight, and the Qing court had ordered Chenzhou and Yazhou arsenals to provide weapons, ammunition and other materials. In order to ensure the supply, the Qing court gave Chen Wenqiang 30% of the tariff as an advance payment, which not only allowed Chen Wenqiang to make a profit, but also choked the supply of materials for the Qing army.

This is only one of them, if forced to do so, Chen Wenqiang and Wu Luzhen are also ready to cooperate with the revolutionary army to annihilate the Qing army in one fell swoop, and then quickly go north, Chen soldiers in the three towns of Wuhan, and the Qing court for a final showdown.

Chen Wenqiang personally attended the opening ceremony of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, and took the train from Shaoguan to Chenzhou, and then to Changsha for a circle, and after making some arrangements, he rushed back to Guangdong and had secret discussions with Wu Luzhen and others in Gaozhou.

"I'm about to get married, and I can't be idle!" As soon as Wu Luzhen met, he joked: "I'm afraid I won't be able to take the time to attend the wedding, so I'll give you the gift money first." ”

"If I don't have it, I'll scold you for being stingy." Chen Wenqiang smiled and greeted several other officers, these officers have either followed the revolution since Qiongzhou, or are members of the Restoration Society, the Alliance Association, and the Revival Association, and after Chen Wenqiang's secret investigation, there is no doubt about loyalty, but even so, they do not all know Chen Wenqiang's true identity.

"You're a rich man, no matter how much I get, you won't be able to look at it!" Wu Luzhen stretched out his hand to invite Chen Wenqiang to sit down, pondered for a while, and said: "Another hundred artillery pieces have been transported to the southwest from the Yazhou Arsenal, and some of the artillery will be transferred from Yazhou and me, and the rest will be supplemented by their own training." In terms of numbers, this is already enough to match the Qing army in the two towns. As for the ammunition, it also needs to be supplied by the Yazhou Arsenal. After all, the military industry in the southwest has just begun, and the output has not yet kept up. ”

"The quantity supplied—" Chen Wenqiang paused and said, "Do your best!" My advice is to hide the number of artillery and the strength of the army, and then use it suddenly in a key battle to try to win in one fell swoop. ”

As the assistant of the Supervision and Training Office, Wang Xiaozhen's position is very important, and with him sitting in this position, the formation and training of the new army will be in the hands of the United Front. For the Qing army's southward movement, he believes that it is a good time for Yi Zhi to launch a large-scale campaign, and he is finally able to show his identity and make a revolution in a dignified manner, and he is quite looking forward to this.

"According to the latest information, the revolutionary army has nearly 40,000 horses, and with the fact that we will immediately form a complete three-part mixed association, it is quite certain that the Qing army will be wiped out. It can even crush and defeat tens of thousands of old troops in the surrounding area, so that the revolutionary situation can be changed in one fell swoop. I think it's feasible to hide your strength first. I have always believed that instead of defeating the Qing army, it is better to annihilate the war to be more fruitful and promote the development of the revolution. Wang Xiaozhen talked eloquently, quite high-spirited.

The number and progress of the new army in Guangdong were concealed from the Qing court, which only knew that it had been organized into a mixed association, and the other two temporarily existed as the old army, but the difference was only a name.

As for the new army that has been formed, Wu Luzhen and Wang Xiaozhen are quite relieved. Not only are most of the officers in important positions in the new army revolutionary, but also because the education of soldiers is also different from that of other units, and they do not miss any opportunity to inspect and stimulate the revolutionary will of officers, men, and students.

Just after Chen Wenqiang started the war with Macao and Portugal, Wang Xiaozhen and others respectively convened all the students of the Army Cadre Academy and the Army Primary School to give lectures, and after some encouragement, bluntly said that those who are willing to go to the front line to kill the enemy stand on the left; Those who do not want to go to the front for personal or family reasons should stand on the right.

At that time, most of the students were standing on the left. Wang Xiaozhen and others wrote down the names of the students on the left and right respectively. Since then, the students on the "left" have been deliberately cultivated, and the students on the "right" have been eliminated one after another.

Compared with the army cadre academy, which is older and more ideological, Wu Luzhen, Wang Xiaozhen and others also pay more attention to the Guangdong Army Primary School. The Army Primary School was directly under the Military Garrison Department, imitating the German and Japanese military systems at that time, with a three-year school system, and recruiting young people aged about 15 years old. After graduation, the cadets are promoted to the Army Preparatory High School, which lasts for two years. After graduation, he entered the Army Cadre Academy for two years of training, and finally entered the army as a junior officer.

The news of the enrollment of the army primary school has made many aspiring young people fascinated. Some children from poor peasant families resolutely walked hundreds of kilometers from the mountains to apply for the exam. Among them are Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, Huang Shaohong and others, who are famous in history.

These young people are simple-minded and full of heroic spirit, and they are precisely where the hope of the country and the nation lies in the future. Moreover, they were more receptive to new ideas, more disgusted by the corruption and incompetence of the Qing court, and more inclined to radical action.

"The military deployment of the Qing army after it moved south is not clear, and it is not known whether we can play a role." Wu Luzhen smiled faintly and said: "If the main attack is on the Eastern Front, we can flank the revolutionary army in front and back and take him by surprise; If the Qing army had assembled in Guilin or Kunming, it would have been a different arrangement. ”

"I don't think it's very likely that the main attack on the Eastern Front will be the same." Chen Wenqiang smiled and said, "When the time comes, let's be adaptable!" I hope that the time for the great launch of the revolution will be postponed a little, because the communication and arrangements between the parties have not yet been perfected, and it may be disadvantageous to act in a hurry. ”

…………… (To be continued.) )