Several people accompanied Sun Yat-sen to walk back, Sun Yat-sen was affected by the sentinel's interest, and said as he walked: "If all the soldiers are like the Whampoa students, how dare the great powers bully our China, the Whampoa students have not disappointed my hopes." ”

In addition to Zhu Peide, the armies are leaving for the designated positions one after another, and Liu Zhenhuan and Yang Ximin also said that they will set off in the near future. It's coming, it's about to start. If it weren't for Chen Jiongming in the last Northern Expedition, we might have drunk the Yangtze River. ”

"Wait for all the armies to arrive, let them come and see, if they have such a spirit, we will have defeated Nanchang a long time ago, and we will be able to hit Wuhan and Nanjing with two percent."

"You said that this time we can fight in Nanjing and oust the direct family." Sun Yat-sen stopped with great interest and turned back to ask.

"If the military is killed, it will not be a big problem to hit Nanjing." Wen Susong hesitated and replied. Now that the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War is underway, the main force of Qi Xieyuan, the overseer of Jiangsu, is attacking Lu Yongxiang, the overseer of Zhejiang, and Wu Peifu is gathering men and horses in Yanjing to prepare to deal with Zhang Zuolin of the Feng department.

"What do you think, Whampoa Twins."

Zhuang Jihua and Jiang Xianyun looked at each other and didn't speak.

"Young people should have the ambition to think about the world, your principal and political commissar have mentioned the two of you in front of me more than once, saying that you are the elite of Whampoa, the future pillars of the country, how can you cower and let go of your guts." Sun Yat-sen saw the hesitation on the faces of the two of them, so he encouraged.

Jiang Xianyun said hesitantly: "The students thought that the outcome of the Northern Expedition was unpredictable. ”

Zhuang Jihua still didn't speak. Sun Yat-sen smiled, he didn't expect that these two young people were not optimistic about this Northern Expedition, but he also appreciated that these two people did not cater to their backbone. Then he smiled and said, "Why?" Tell me about your basis. ”

When Jiang Xianyun saw Sun Yat-sen's appearance, he was encouraged and boldly said: "The students have no basis, but they feel that there is Chen Jiongming's business group making trouble in the future, and there is a strong enemy in front of them, and it may not be easy to win." ”

When Sun Yat-sen heard this, he was silent and said: "We will completely leave Guangdong and return Guangdong to the people of Guangdong, and I think that the incident of the merchant group will soon subside, as for Chen Jiongming, he will naturally support our Northern Expedition if he wants to get Guangdong." ”

"It seems that you agree with him too? Zhuang*, don't be bored, you can talk about it too. ”

Zhuang Jihua was in trouble, he thought about it for a long time, this Northern Expedition is not in his memory (in fact, there is, but his bad history... But he referred to his existing memories and analyzed various situations and came to a very bad conclusion, so he hesitated whether to go along with Jiang Xianyun or share his thoughts and thoughts.

Seeing Sun Yat-sen's encouraging eyes, he said ruthlessly: "Let the prime minister down, and the students are more pessimistic." ”

Sun Yat-sen was still not angry: "Then let's talk about it." ”

The students thought that the business group incident might have twists and turns, and Chen Jiongming was not credible. Liu Zhenhuan and Yang Ximin are also not credible. The revolutionary army was internally unstable, and it was better for the Northern Expedition to lead but not to launch than to be defeated, and it was better to be defeated for a long time than to drive straight in. ”

Sun Yat-sen felt strange, the long drive was actually the worst result, so the smile was gone, but he still encouraged Zhuang Jihua to continue with questioning eyes.

Zhuang Jihua swallowed his saliva and felt that it was still not too intense, so he said cautiously: "The Prime Minister's decision to leave Guangdong is a victory for them in the eyes of the merchant group, will they gain an inch?" Whether Chen Jiongming will attack Guangzhou when the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army penetrates deep into Jiangxi is difficult to carry out if these problems are not resolved. And the core of all the problems is the merchant group, and the students thought that before the Northern Expedition, they had to solve the problem of the merchant group and... Chen Jiongming, at worst, he has to solve the business group. ”

"Well, it seems that the two of you have similar views, but you don't know that the political axe has agreed to be seized in batches and the ordnance is released, and Chen Bolian and Chen Gong are not wanted." While they were talking, Song Qingling just stood quietly aside, and when he heard that neither of them was optimistic about the Northern Expedition, a trace of melancholy crossed his eyes.

"The students thought that the political axe would make concessions, but it is still doubtful whether the merchant group would accept it, and at the same time, we must prevent another kind of risk, that is, the merchant group colludes with Chen Jiongming, once these two forces collude, Chen Jiongming has an army, and the merchant group has funds, and the harm of their union will be far greater than that of going it alone."

"Do you think they're going to collude?" Sun Yat-sen stared at Zhuang Jihua with a serious expression.

"I don't know, the student lacks the necessary information, so he can only make a guess."

"If you were Chen Lianbo, what would you do?" Sun Yat-sen asked.

Zhuang Jihua pondered for a while and said: "If the student is Chen Lianbo, I will take both light and dark hands, push the boat along the river on the surface to support the Northern Expedition, and even give the seized ordnance to the political axe, and even donate part of the military salary." Secretly, I contacted Chen Jiongming and Wu Peifu, and then bribed the remaining generals in the Yunnan-Guizhou army, and when the Northern Expeditionary Army reached Nanchang or the Suzhou-Jiangxi border, I would cooperate with Chen Jiongming to seize Guangzhou, and then wave my army north to block the Guangdong-Jiangxi border and cut off the logistics supply of the Northern Expeditionary Army. If the Jiangxi army that retreated to the border of Jiangsu and Jiangxi at this time combined with the direct army of Jiangsu and Hubei to counterattack, then the Northern Expeditionary Army could only be trapped in the central part of Jiangxi, and in the case of a shortage of money and ammunition, the internal will inevitably be shaken. ”

Zhuang Jihua's strategic plan made Sun Yat-sen more and more afraid the more he listened, his face finally changed greatly, Wen Susong handed his eyes vigorously, Zhuang Jihua then changed his tone and said: "However, judging from Chen Lianbo's current measures, he has not thought of this layer, perhaps it is the loose internal organization of the business group that makes him unable to implement this strategy." Moreover, this is also the student's family statement, and the prime minister can be determined in conjunction with other information. ”

Sun Yat-sen's face was serious, and after thinking about the meeting, he said resolutely: "No, even if this idea may have a very low surname, but once it is implemented, I am afraid that Jiangxi will be the place where we will be buried." ”

Zhuang Jihua was solemn and admired when he heard this, a great man like Sun Yat-sen could admit his mistakes to a small person like him in person, and he did not pretend to be false.

Then Sun Yat-sen said: "There is a situation you may not know, this Northern Expedition was actually conceived at the beginning of the year, and I sent Ye Gongqiu to negotiate with Zhang Zuolin and Duan Qirui, and the three of them jointly rebelled. At this moment, Zhang Zuolin and Lu Yongxiang have already begun to launch, and we can't help but take action. ”

Zhuang Jihua knew that Sun Yat-sen was a little shaken, this was asking for his opinion, thinking of this, he couldn't help but be extremely proud, what is the Northern Expedition, the military plan, the three joint anti-straight, these are all historical events, he can participate as a student who has not graduated, and he can also express his opinions, which is not on anyone...

Zhuang Jihua suppressed the excitement in his heart, but his face still showed a trace of joy.

"Prime Minister, students don't know what to say."

"Let's say, Zhong Kai has already said that you are Zhuang*, talented and bold. How did I become cringe now? ”

"Yes, the student will be straightforward."

"The purpose of the revolution is to bring down the warlords and rebuild China. If the purpose of the Northern Expedition was to oppose the three schools, then the students thought that the purpose of the Northern Expedition was contrary to the purpose of the revolution. Zhuang Jihua then explained: "The three anti-direct seem to be to defeat the direct warlords, but what about the result of the three anti-straight? Militarily speaking, there are three outcomes: victory and defeat, defeat is self-evident, and the direct forces are stronger, and the fight is tied, so what if everyone maintains the status quo and wins? Who of the three anti-straight families contributed the most, naturally Zhang Zuolin. Yanjing is close to the northeast, and once the direct line is defeated, Zhang Zuolin will drive the army into North China, and his power is likely to expand to Anhui, Shandong, at this time he is the most powerful person in China, so what will he do with Yanjing's political axe? For us, the best outcome is that the prime minister becomes the prime minister or the president, but will Zhang Zuolin do it? Maybe yes or maybe not, but whether it is the prime minister or the president, he is a puppet at his disposal, he will not abide by the five-power constitution, let alone support the righteousness of the three mings. At the beginning, Wu Peifu overthrew Duan Qirui of the Anhui system under the banner of long live the laborers, but what did Wu Peifu do after coming to power, what is the difference between it and the Anhui system? They are warlords, and it is impossible for Zhang Zuolin, as a warlord, to surpass Wu Peifu and Duan Qirui. Therefore, after the success of the three anti-direct factions, we may have to start preparing for the three anti-Feng. ”

"Whether it is the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War or the Zhifeng War, it is essentially a warlord melee, and if we participate in this warlord melee, we will lose more politically than we gain militarily."

Sun Yat-sen silently looked at Zhuang Jihua who was talking, and couldn't help but think of an article Liao Zhongkai gave him, yes, it was written by Zhuang Jihua, and talents are rare. But you don't know that I have already contacted Feng Yuxiang and Hu Jingyi, and Wu Peifu will be defeated this time. When Zhuang Jihua said that Zhang Zuolin was going to drive the army into North China, Sun Yat-sen felt that his original idea was a little simple.

Will Zhang Zuolin abide by the agreement and not enter North China? If he doesn't abide by the agreement and insists on marching his army into North China, will Feng Yuxiang and Hu Jingyi be able to stop him? Zhang Zuolin has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and Feng Yuxiang and Hu Jingyi may be difficult to do, so Zhang Zuolin will inevitably control the Yanjing political axe, and his central revolutionary plan will be frustrated. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hesitate about the decision to give up Guangdong.

"*, the warlords of the north are fighting, this situation is favorable to us, if we do not enter the northern expedition, will the hope of the people be disappointed." Sun Yat-sen frowned and asked.

"Prime Minister, if we do not carry out a military Northern Expedition, this is mainly because our strength is insufficient, especially because the Guangdong base area is unstable. The students suggested that the Northern Expedition should be cut and not felled, and that it should be cut again and again. ”

"The Northern Expedition is not felling, and it is not felling." Sun Yat-sen was a little strange and didn't quite understand.

"Yes, if you don't cut down, you don't carry out a military Northern Expedition, and if you don't cut down, you want to launch a political Northern Expedition." Zhuang Jihua explained.

"Political Northern Expedition?"

"Yes, the Political Northern Expedition. The main means is propaganda, clearly pointing out to the people that this is a warlord war, which will only bring suffering to the country and the nation, setting off an upsurge of opposition to the warlords throughout the country, so that the idea of opposing the warlords and overthrowing the warlords will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and at the same time vigorously propagating our party's proposition, pointing out that only by building China in accordance with the righteousness of the three Ming boils can the war be eliminated and the people can live a stable life. In this way, political and public opinion preparations were made for the future military Northern Expedition; In addition, militarily, taking advantage of the warlords' inability to intervene in Guangdong, they completely solved the Dongjiang Chen Jiongming, pacified the merchant groups by force, rectified all armies, and established a new army with Whampoa students as the backbone. ”

"It is useless for a warlord to talk to him about faith, the country, and the nation, because they only believe in strength, and only when your fists are harder than his, he will listen to you and respect your pursuit."

Sun Yat-sen listened silently, thinking while listening; Jiang Xianyun looked at him with admiration, and secretly sighed in his heart that I was not as good as him; Only then did Wen Susong understand why Chiang Kai-shek and Liao Zhongkai attached so much importance to Zhuang Jihua.

Sun Yat-sen pondered and said, "*, Wushan, how about you two come to me and be my adjutant?" ”

The two of them were stunned for a moment, standing there not knowing what to say.

"What, don't want to?"

Zhuang Jihua was stunned and said: "No, no, it's just..., it's just...., happiness came too suddenly, and there was a lack of mental preparation." ”

Everyone was stunned, and suddenly laughed together, Zhuang Jihua stood there, he thought it was nothing, is it so funny, this is popular language. Seeing his appearance, everyone was even happier, Jiang Xianyun laughed and thought, you are a good village*, you are so presumptuous in front of the prime minister. Wen Susong easily endured and said to Zhuang Jihua: "You Zhuang Jihua, you are usually flamboyant in school, and you are so presumptuous in front of the prime minister. ”

Sun Yat-sen said with a smile: "Young people are presumptuous, so they are young people." ”

Jiang Xianyun said at this time: "It is our honor that the prime minister wants to promote us, but we are still cadets of the military academy, and whether it is appropriate to suddenly occupy a high position before completing our studies is still for the prime minister." ”

Sun Yat-sen also felt that Jiang Xianyun's words were reasonable, and thought about it and said: "You are right, you can't do anything that pulls out seedlings to help grow. In this way, during this time, you will serve as my temporary adjutant, and you will also take care of the affairs of the escort team, and after returning to Guangzhou, you will return to the school with the team to complete your studies. ”

Later, after Wen Susong returned to school, he reported to Chiang Kai-shek and made a detailed report, and explained Zhuang Jihua's idea in detail.