For Chen Wenqiang, local militarization has advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to judge; But judging from the current crackdown on bandits, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the saying goes: a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake. Although Chen Wenqiang brought elite soldiers and strong generals from Qiongzhou, the suppression of bandits is not a war, and it is impossible for the policemen who are not familiar with the local people to complete the task without relying on the local indigenous villagers. Therefore, on the one hand, he had to recruit indigenous police, and on the other hand, he had to rely on local militia groups to defend against bandits.

In this regard, his method is to set up a militia coaching office to train and supervise the militia to exercise its normal functions, which is also a kind of control in disguise. In addition, he is also prepared to formulate strict rules and regulations in terms of the purchase, requisition, and storage of guns and ammunition, so as to minimize hidden dangers.

Judging from the enthusiasm of the group training, the business gentry had great enthusiasm, while the traditional gentry were more negative. With the advancement and implementation of local autonomy, Chen Wenqiang believes that in the future, the militia can be controlled by members of the Consultative Bureau with new ideas in various places, and become the hidden force of the constitutionalists.

All in all, in short, Chen Wenqiang has a think tank in the matter of suppressing bandits, collecting information, planning and research, and mobilizing the forces of all parties. Clearly it is the police, patrol battalions, and militia groups, and in the dark, there is the power of the rivers and lakes he controls.

There is an obvious characteristic of the bandits in Guangdong, that is, there are many bandits, ranging from hundreds to more than a dozen, each of whom is a bandit and does not belong to each other. This situation of "bandits everywhere" has undoubtedly increased the difficulty of extermination. But in it, there is also a certain connection, that is, the party. In Guangdong in the late Qing Dynasty, the triad was the most prosperous, and "the triad was the mother of thieves." Whoever wants to be a thief must first join the association, and once he has joined the association, he will think of evil."

To put it simply. Not all bandits are bandits, but most of them are from bandits. Grasping the joint of the party is extremely beneficial to the extermination of bandits. And Xingyitang's eyes and ears, coupled with Xu Chunshan and Li Jiajun's original backgrounds and connections, have become a means for Chen Wenqiang to use.

Cracking down on bandits is a complicated task, and Chen Wenqiang naturally has to adopt a multi-pronged approach.

Another characteristic of the bandits in Guangdong is that they are relatively concentrated in the economically developed Pearl River Delta region. Especially in the South China Sea, Panyu and Shunde, it is the most rampant. This is undoubtedly also a favorable factor, because of the proximity to Guangzhou, the speed of the transfer of troops, the wealth of the localities and the ability to provide funds, and the enthusiasm of the business gentry for public order is high.

Of course, Chen Wenqiang will not always put the work of suppressing bandits in the first place, but it is a task that he must complete to make a good start, lay a good foundation, and train a group of capable teams to arrest and suppress thieves. Naturally. He set his sights on the two prefectures of Guangzhou and Zhao, where bandits were most rampant, but the heavy fist was to first smash the three counties of Nanhai, Panyu and Shunde.

Naturally, this overall plan will not be known, and Chen Jiongming will feel confused.

At the meeting that convened the gentry of the Shunde County Township Bureau, Chen Wenqiang was polite and kind, and what he said was mostly clichés. What "Baoliang attacked", what "reported and bundled", and what "shielded and connived". Severe punishment will not be slackened", these are the provisions of the government that have long been in place. Does it work to say it all over again?

Of course, there is something new as well. For example, the chief of the county police department was appointed, and twenty police officers went with him; For example, he commended Lu Tianji, a gentry who volunteered to organize a regimental exercise, generously paid for guns and bullets, and appointed three militia coaches; For example, two militia coaches were stationed in each township regiment*; For example, ruffians and hooligans are registered as much as possible, and they will be interrogated as key suspects when they are cleared; For example, change the extortion bonus......

In fact, there are a lot of changes. But it seems that they are all slow and urgent strategies, rather than the thunderous Qingxiang that everyone expected. Moreover, Chen Wenqiang frankly told everyone about the arduousness of suppressing bandits, and he had to wait until he had convened a meeting of the county squires to formulate a perfect and effective strategy for clearing the townships. And after inspecting the banditry in various places, it can be completed.

The meeting was a bit lengthy, but the good gentleman was a little disappointed, and the bad gentleman was secretly happy. The so-called 1908 Great Qing Township, although Chen Wenqiang swore an oath, it is estimated that it is also an impossible.

After the meeting ended, all the squires respectfully said goodbye and left, and Chen Wenqiang showed a meaningful sneer. On the table was a list of attendees, several of whom had been crossed by him. No one knew that he wanted these guys to go under the knife, and he did it mercilessly.

"My lord—" Chen Jiongming held back a lot of questions, and just wanted to ask, but Chen Wenqiang raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Competing for Survival." Chen Wenqiang only paused slightly, and then arranged the work, but instead of answering questions, the work he explained did not seem to be very urgent.

"Yes, sir." Chen Jiongming bowed down to receive the order, hesitated for a moment, and retreated.

Shunde, Shunde, Chen Wenqiang leaned his body into a chair, and had already decided to start the first step of suppressing bandits from here. The smoke screen had been released, and all he had to wait for was the arrival of the required munitions and the arrival of the required personnel.

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After a muffled thunderstorm, then wind, and then heavy rain. The rain came and fell so hard that the torrential raindrops and the whirlpools of the wind whipped down from the sky like cruel whips twisted together, mercilessly striking the heads, faces, and bodies of men.

is deep and steady, and proficient in strategy, which can be regarded as a more pertinent evaluation of Song Fuhua. And he has always had great ambitions, and in 1902 he said: "The world has been full of hardship and politics for a long time." If there is a hero, it will be located in Wuchang, strangle Jiujiang in the east, and go down to the south of the Yangtze River; Go north out of Wusheng Pass and break the Yellow River Iron Bridge; Xitongshu; In the south, grain is taken from Hunan. Tie the head of the governor to the elbow, and then you can get the ambition of the world."

When Song Fuhua spoke, many fellow travelers also ridiculed him as a "crazy student". But when he discussed the revolutionary strategy with Chen Wenqiang, Chen Wenqiang quite agreed. Although Chen Wenqiang advocated that the southern coastal areas should be the first to raise an uprising, set up a revolutionary banner, lead the revolutionary tide, and train the revolutionary army. But Chen Wenqiang did not give up his plan to revolt in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, that is, in the hinterland.

The grand strategy of launching three ways at the same time and fighting a decisive battle in the heart of the heart can be said to be the final formation of Chen Wenqiang and Song Fuhua's first consultation, and the synthesis of Wu Luzhen's professional military opinions.

Now that the revolution has come to this point, the road ahead is still bumpy, but the prospects are already showing the light of victory. Not only the successive victories of the Southwest Revolutionary Army, but also Chen Wenqiang's operation and development within the system, but also the rapid increase in the appeal of the Revival Association.

Overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese, and enthusiastic young people in China, all the revolutionaries who were deeply inspired by the sound of the revolutionary horn and were determined to devote themselves to it, are under the coordination and guidance of all branches of the Renaissance Association. Constantly rushing to the battlefield of the revolution.

These people have new ideas, beliefs, ideals, spirit, and will, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the elite of this era. Their participation has made the revolutionary army stronger, more stable, and more combative. Meantime. The gathering of talents in all walks of life has also put the operation of the base areas on the right track.

“…… Now we are a revolutionary party; In the future, we will be the party of the revolution. Now, it is a time of destruction of the old, and later, it will be a time of new construction. Now, for the enemy, it is to show the spirit of iron and blood. Fight with them; In the future, we will show political views on the enemy parties and fight against them......"

“…… Foolish Fei did not want to smash the Yellow Dragon and achieve the complete success of the revolution. However, when I thought about Comrade Chen's words again last night, I felt quite reasonable. As he also said, if the revolution is to be completely successful, it will lead to a large-scale civil war in the whole country. Under the covetousness of the great powers, Japan and Russia are the most worried. There is a danger of division. If so, will we not be sinners through the ages? And I don't want to be a careerist......"

“…… If the revolution does not succeed completely, and the country is not divided, compromise seems possible. As for the political system, it is foolish to think that the cabinet system is better. For example, if our party wins more than half of the seats in the National Assembly, it will be in the DPRK. It can form a one-party cabinet and retreat to the opposition, or it can closely supervise the government so that it will not dare to act recklessly. It also makes it afraid to be afraid of ......."

On the whole, Song Fuhua did not seem to have a good impression of Japan, and he wrote a poem during the First Sino-Japanese War: "You should be generous in boiling the Yellow Sea, and enter the Han Pass with your head in hand." When the Russo-Japanese War broke out, Song Fuhua also kept an eye on the course of the war, but he was not concerned about Japan's victory or defeat but about China's fate.

In essence, Song Jiaoren was a "patriot who did not love the imperial court", and he clearly pointed out in his article that "the doctrine of our people can be written in a big book and called 'patriotism'." In his view, the Qing court was the greatest obstacle to the country's strength, so he used the Yellow Emperor's year instead of the Qing Dynasty in the magazine to show his opposition.

On the other hand, he was "energetic, very intelligent, eloquent, and eloquent." Through reading a large number of Western books, coupled with his travels to various countries, he has a considerable understanding and understanding of Western politics.

As for the future of the revolution, Song Fuhua was gradually influenced by Chen Wenqiang, and after thinking calmly and rationally, he also somewhat agreed with Chen Wenqiang's conclusion about the two outcomes of the revolution.

If the revolutionary army is strong enough to sweep across the country and destroy all hostile forces, this will naturally be the best result; If we are unable to achieve this goal, we will not hesitate to risk a large-scale and protracted civil war, ignoring the disintegration of the country, and it is better to retreat to the next best thing and achieve a limited goal by means of compromise and conciliation -- that is, to overthrow the Manchu court.

"Of course I'm not a careerist-" Song Fuhua frowned and stopped writing, as if to emphasize to himself. He got up and walked slowly to the window, looking out at the wind and rain. The louder the thunder, the sharper the wind, and the heavier the rain, it means that it is white rain. Other people's introductions, his experience, and some of the characteristics of the rainy season.

When Brother Keqiang arrived, it should be the sunrise of Yunkai, and it should be sunny, right? Song Fuhua smiled slightly, he still knew Huang X's temperament, and he wouldn't be a careerist. is also a backbone member of the Huaxing Association, is also a Huxiang person, and is also a traditional scholar, Song Fuhua and Huang X have a lot in common.

There was a knock on the door, and Zhao Sheng, commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, walked in with a raincoat. Without waiting to take off his raincoat, he hurriedly asked, "Sir, has the headquarters sent a telegram back?" Do you agree to fight the defense city again? ”

Song Fuhua smiled and signaled him not to worry, walked to the table and took out a secret telegram from the drawer, raised it at Zhao Sheng, and said, "I just arrived, and I have agreed to carry out large-scale material delivery, but-" He deliberately lengthened his voice, paused and said: "The time is in a month, and we have to make preparations." ”

Zhao Sheng wiped the rain on his hands on his clothes, took the translated telegram and read it, and nodded excitedly, "Great, this large batch of materials, the quantity is amazing!" With these supplements, the revolutionary army will be able to take the initiative to attack, and there is great hope for the recovery of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. ”

"I'm afraid this is also the last addition." Song Fuhua solemnly reminded: "The headquarters has done its best, and it is very stressful to be able to bear huge debts!" ”

Zhao Sheng was silent for a moment and agreed: "That's true. Raising such a large amount of weapons, ammunition, machinery and equipment, even the Qing court is very difficult, right? ”

The financial difficulties of the Qing court were obvious. In a great Qing Empire, it is difficult to even raise funds for the five ministers to go abroad. In addition to the Gengzi indemnity, which overwhelmed the Qing court's finances, of course, the five ministers were temporarily dispatched to study abroad, and there was no budget system at that time, so the funds had to be raised by the local government. As a result, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly sent a telegram to the governors of the provinces at that time to ask for help, that is, to ask for money.

What I didn't expect was that the governors of the provinces, who had always been shirking the payment of money, were unusually positive this time, and Zhili, Hubei, and Jiangsu each pledged 100,000 taels of envoy funds, and even remote and poor provinces like Xinjiang all pledged 10,000 taels, and finally raised more than 800,000 taels of silver for the budget of the inspection delegation.

In order to suppress the Southwest Revolutionary Army, the Qing court gritted its teeth and pulled money and goods, but the total amount of silver was only two or three hundred thousand taels, and the number of bullets was only two million yuan, which was even less than the number listed on the transportation list.

"Even with the replenishment of this batch of materials, we still have to adhere to the principle of long-term combat and steady development." Song Fuhua pondered for a moment and said with a wry smile: "In my opinion, this government affairs and economic management are not easier than fighting a war!" ”

"Sir, I'll just fight." Zhao Sheng smiled and added, "Of course, logistics is very important. There is no food, let alone a war, and hunger will also starve the troops. ”

Song Fuhua nodded with a smile, pointed to the documents on the table, and said, "What do you think about the field army and garrison army to be divided into troops?" ”

Zhao Sheng thought for a while and said: "From a logical point of view, it is true that local recruits can form a garrison and conduct semi-full-time military training. But this is a new thing, and the effect of implementation, I also say that it is not very good. ”

"Then we will pilot it in southwest Yunnan first." Song Fuhua paused and shook his head helplessly, "Lack of experience is a big shortcoming, so I can only grope for it." ”

"To innovate, to reform, it is inevitable to explore and try." Zhao Sheng looked out the window and said with a smile: "This rain was still falling urgently just now, but now it is going to stop." ”

Sure enough, the thunder was moving away, the wind was weak, and the rain was thinning. The clouds were inverted, and one after another could be seen rolling in mid-air, on the gray clouds.

…………….. (To be continued.) )