Early in the morning, Song Zhewu, who had just finished his morning with the guards, after a simple wash, saw that there was still some time before breakfast, so he took his adjutant Liang Bi and his personal guards out of his headquarters in Xiaogan City, and walked slowly along the street. Liang Bi followed behind him with his guards, vigilantly watching the situation around him.

The early risers on the street have already opened their doors to do business, because it is still early and there are not many pedestrians on the street. Song Zhewu walked around, excitedly thinking about the things that had happened in the past few days that made him very happy, and his mood was very good now!

Xiao Guodong and Zhang Yafei led their troops to basically control Hankou and Hanyang on the night of the 1st, and on the 2nd, with the help and cooperation of the police organized by Liu Wendao, the mayor of Hankou Special City, they cleaned up the stragglers of the Gui family in sections by street, but the Fourth Route Army was not difficult for them, and those who did not resist only confiscated their weapons, and those who were unwilling to join the Fourth Route Army were sent across the river. On the same day, all the defeated troops of the Gui system were cleared, and the situation in Hankou and Hanyang was completely controlled.

Relief centers for the victims of the disaster have also been opened at the racecourse of foreign businessmen in the six countries, providing relief to more than 100,000 victims each time. Although Xiao Guodong was a little puzzled, he still followed Song Zhewu's request and not only widely distributed the leaflets, but also used their radio truck to repeatedly broadcast propaganda in the streets and alleys, emphasizing that Song Zhewu, the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, was ordered by Chairman Chiang of the Central Political Axe to provide disaster relief in Hankou.

At present, not only the people of Hankow, Hanyang, and Wuchang, but also the people of Nanjing and Shanghai, under the deliberate and continuous reporting and propaganda of the Central Daily, know that Chairman Chiang instructed Song Zhewu, commander-in-chief of the Fourth Route Army, to provide relief to the victims in Hankou. At present, the racecourse of the six foreign merchants in Hankou has been covered with tents, most of which are trophies taken from the warehouse set up in Hankou by the Gui family, and a small number of them are bought by Xiao Guodong from foreign companies.

Seeing that the victims had food and clothing, Mayor Liu Wendao praised the chairman of the committee for his wisdom again and again. Liu Wendao even organized merchants in Hankou and Hanyang to donate money for the relief of the victims, and the merchants felt that the Fourth Route Army attacked Hankou and Hanyang, blocking Hu Zongduo's 19th Army and preventing him from returning to Hankou, so that Hankou was saved from a war; The merchants also felt that the Fourth Route Army had strict military discipline, fair trading, and vigorously rectified the order in the urban area. As a result, they enthusiastically pledged to raise more than 300,000 oceans in only half a day. Liu Wendao said in front of everyone that all the money would be used to help the victims, and asked businessmen to send representatives to supervise.

Liu Wendao also joined forces with celebrities from all walks of life in Hankow, Hanyang, and other places to send a joint telegram to Chiang Kai-shek in Jiujiang, vigorously praising Chairman Chiang's diligent administration and loving the people. Of course, the newspapers inevitably criticized the Gui faction's crimes of reckless militarism and disregard for the sufferings of the victims.

In the seizures of Xiao Guodong in Hankou and Hanyang, there were not only a large number of weapons and ammunition, various military supplies, but also a large amount of food. All of these were prepared by Li Zongren to hold out in Wuhan for a long time and were prepared for the Seventh, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Armies, and the number was very large and sufficient.

According to Song Zhewu's order, not only weapons, ammunition, and all kinds of military materials, Xiao Guodong took them all according to the order, but also all kinds of equipment, materials, and personnel of the Gui department's repair institutes and hospitals in Hankou and Hanyang were also taken away by him. In a word, as long as it is something of the Gui family, as long as Xiao Guodong thinks it is valuable, it will not be left. In Zhang Yafei's words: "As long as it is a place of Gui, even the ground must be scraped and taken away." Looking at the steady stream of materials that were transported to Xiaogan, the quartermaster chief Le's mouth couldn't close, and he said that it was too big.

Regarding the large number of rifles and ammunition seized this time, Song Zhewu is not ready to give up this time. His troops have always used Type 38, but Type 38 ammunition is 6.5 caliber, which cannot be found in China, so they have to rely on imports. Song Zhewu now feels that at that time, because he was bent on fighting the army, he completely ignored the problem of logistics and supply, which was really a big failure, and now the problem of buying 6.5 caliber ammunition is not big, and the guns are now a little difficult. However, fortunately, there are still tens of thousands of rifles in his warehouse, and it is no problem to replenish the loss of rifles used by more than 100,000 people in Baozheng, but there is no more in the increase of troops.

Li Sichi's division, plus more than 20,000 troops directly under the 19th Army brought by Tao Rong, plus the soldiers recruited in Hankou, it is estimated that it can make up about 40,000 people, not only can a division be formed, but also the divisions directly under the division that have been in arrears can be made up. Before the semi-automatic in his plan came out, he would use 7.92 caliber rifles to facilitate the supply of ammunition when adding new troops in the future.

As for the grain, Song Zhewu did not bring back all the food, he only brought back enough military rations for his hundreds of thousands of people for three months, and the rest was left in Hankou to help the victims, and it is estimated that it is enough for two months.

Gao Zongbao and Sun Li not only blocked Hu Zongduo in Zhujiahe, but also incorporated more than 20,000 people from Li Sichi and Tao Rong, which made Song Zhewu very happy. For a long time, he had been worried about the combat effectiveness of his young unit, which was neither in firepower nor in technical and tactical terms, but in actual combat experience. The previous victories were either based on superior firepower, numerical superiority, and even the element of taking risks, none of which can tell the story. And this battle of Zhujiahe really gave Song Zhewu real confidence in his heart, and he can now say loudly that his army is already a strong army.

Li Sichi's army was Hu Zongduo's starting unit, which was not only well-equipped, but also numerous. Not only a complete division, but also a strengthened division compared to the domestic troops, and even the division after the downsizing of the disarmament that has just begun. In particular, his troops are all veterans with actual combat experience, which makes Song Zhewu especially happy.

This time, Song Zhewu did not plan to only need young people in their twenties, but relaxed the conditions to thirty years old. The reason for this is that he believes that the vast majority of his 100,000 young people will grow up to become officers in the next eight years, and having these people as the backbone will be enough for the officers he needs to expand the army in the future.

Mixing the people brought by Li Sichi and Tao Rong into the army can greatly improve the experience of his troops in actual combat, and by the time of the War of Resistance Against Japan, some older soldiers and officers can go to the reserve work, and some can even go to the teaching team as instructors. Newly recruited recruits cannot do this in half a year in order to develop combat effectiveness. Li Sichi and Tao Rong's people are different, as long as they are directly mixed with the troops of the Fourth Route Army, after a month of training, they will soon be able to integrate into the Fourth Route Army.

Of course, what made Song Zhewu happiest was that he finally had planes, although there were no pilots yet, and these planes could not bring him strong support. But his air force has finally started, and he wants to use these planes to train his own pilots, and if it goes well, maybe a few years later, he will give the people a huge surprise to the Chinese people and a cruel lesson to the little devils.

As a traverser, Song Zhewu knew better than anyone the enormous role of a powerful air force. He had to have not only his own aircraft, but also his own aircraft factory. It all started here.

Because Hu Zongduo was electrified to go to the wilderness, Tao Jun and Xia Wei in the Jiangxia and Wuchang areas in the south of the Yangtze River were also electrified to go to the wilderness, and Chiang Kai-shek did not break his promise, and immediately arranged for them to go to Nanjing first, and then go abroad from Shanghai. The forces of the Gui system in Wuhan, and even the entire Hunan and Hubei, all collapsed. Liu Zhi led his troops all the way unhindered and quickly advanced.

In addition to leaving Hu Zongnan and other troops to garrison Huangpo, monitor the two divisions of Li Yixuan and Zhengzhong. At Li Mingrui's repeated requests, Chiang Kai-shek agreed that Yin Chenggang's division would return to the Seventh Army and participate in the attack on Guangxi. So Master Yin Chenggang has already left.

Liu Zhi led the rest of the troops to advance in the starry night, and entered Wuhan on the evening of the 2nd, and Chiang Kai-shek immediately appointed Liu Zhi as the commander of the Wuhan garrison. At the same time, He Jian was appointed commander of the pursuit and suppression, and together with Li Mingrui's Seventh Army, Chen Jitang of Guangdong, Long Yun of Yunnan, and Zhu Peide's troops to attack Guangxi. Strive to eradicate the foundation of the Gui family in one fell swoop, so that Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi will no longer have the strength to compete with themselves.

Upon learning of Liu Zhi's entry into Wuhan, Song Zhewu immediately telegraphed Xiao Guodong and immediately handed over the defense of Hankou and Hanyang to Liu Zhi. In addition to leaving some people to continue to recruit troops in Hankou, Hanyang, and Wuchang, at the request of Liu Wendao, the people who were in the Six Nations Foreign Merchants Racecourse to provide relief also stayed and continued to provide disaster relief, and after Chiang Kai-shek arrived, he was evacuating. In addition, the Deming Hotel was used as the temporary office of the Fourth Route Army in Hankou.

The rest of the Fourth Route Army drove back to Xiaogan early the next morning, and Song Zhewu knew that if his troops did not come back, Chiang Kai-shek would suspect that he was going to get involved in Wuhan.

The Fourth Route Army took the initiative to hand over Hankou and Hanyang, which surprised and pleased Liu Zhi. I was surprised that Song Zhewu, a small warlord, handed over Hankou and Hanyang so happily, and immediately withdrew like a burning buttocks, as if he was afraid that if he walked slowly, his troops would be swallowed by him. Looking at the troops of the Fourth Route Army, Liu Zhi thought to himself, I just have that heart, and I don't have such a good mouth! Happily, they all said that I, Liu Jingfu, was a lucky general, and it seemed that it was true, and I almost didn't go through any major battles along the way, and I took Hankou from Song Zhewu, a small warlord, and I didn't use Chairman Jiang to "bleed".

After receiving Liu Zhi's telegram, Chiang Kai-shek was also very happy, this Song Wenge was really different from other local powerful factions, and the anointing place of Wuhan Three Towns did not make him moved! It seems that for him, he has to put more thought into it, if he is with himself, his plan to cut the domain will be of great help.

He immediately ordered Yan Daogang, the chief of the guard: "Tell Liu Jingfu that I will arrive in Hankou tonight." At the same time, I called Han Fuyu again and told him that I was very relieved that he obeyed my orders and did not let his troops continue to march towards Wuhan! If you want him to come to Wuhan, I want to see him. At the same time, he also called Song Zhewu and asked him to come with Han Fuyu. ”

Yan Daogang turned around to go out to send a telegram, but as soon as he walked to the door, he was stopped by Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek advised: "The telegram to Han Fuyu should be as polite as possible in my tone. ”

After receiving Chiang Kai-shek's telegram, Song Zhewu knew that Chiang Kai-shek's current crusade against the Gui family had come to an end, and now he had begun to deal with the Northwest Army in full swing. Because when Xiao Guodong came back yesterday, he brought him a three-day Central Newspaper, which published an article signed by woodcut, which read: "Feng Yuxiang accepted the resolution of the Soviet Far East Political Branch in February, and the Northwest Army under the command of Feng Yuxiang occupied most of Shanxi, Hebei, and other areas north of the Yangtze River, formed an alliance with the Soviet Union, and finally incorporated North China into the territory of the Soviet Union. And to put it conclusively, the Soviet side was specifically responsible for Borodin in this matter. ”

If Feng Yuxiang accepted Soviet aid, Song Zhewu believed; said that Feng Yuxiang openly betrayed the country, Song Zhewu absolutely did not believe it, which was obviously to create early public opinion for the Northwest Army that crusaded against Feng Yuxiang.

However, Song Zhewu was still very happy to meet Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the party-state who had ruled China for more than 20 years. He was curious to know whether Chiang Kai-shek was the same as the Chiang Kai-shek he had known in his previous life in the literature.

This one thing made Song Zhewu very happy! So much so that at the banquet yesterday to celebrate the achievements of Xiao Guodong, Zhang Yafei, Gao Zongbao, Sun Li and others, and to welcome Li Sichi, Tao Rong and other officers to join the Fourth Route Army, Song Zhewu made an exception and drank a lot, Song Zhewu's amount of alcohol not only surprised Li Sichi, Tao Rong and other people from the original 19th Army, but also Xiao Guodong, Zhang Yafei, Gao Zongbao, Wu Jin, these old classmates were also surprised. After drinking two catties of spirits, I still want to be fine, and I still talk and laugh with everyone.

Excitedly, Song Zhewu wanted to walk around at will, but before he knew it, he came to the east gate, and Song Zhewu suddenly had the feeling of climbing a height.

Seeing that Song Zhewu was about to go up to the city tower, without waiting for the adjutant Liang Bi to order, eight guards had already rushed in front of Song Zhewu and went up the city tower along the horse road.

Song Zhewu returned a salute to the company commander on duty who saluted him on the city wall and went up to the city tower, at this time the guards had already checked the city tower and retreated downstairs, Liang Bi didn't want to disturb Song Zhewu, so he didn't go up, but arranged for the guards to block the two entrances that went up.

At the beginning of April, the grass and trees in the north have just sprouted, and here in Wuhan, the green leaves are stacked and the grass is all over the ground. In the fields, even some unknown wildflowers, have long been competing to bloom, scattered among the grass, which is very beautiful.

Standing on the city tower, in the warm spring breeze, mixed with the fragrance of grass, trees and soil, and the breeze blowing, Song Zhewu couldn't help but feel refreshed.

As far as the eye can see, on the plains around Xiaogan, the farmland is in rows, the seedlings more than a foot high are swaying in the breeze under the breeze, and many plots are already cultivated by hard-working farmers. If you don't know, you won't believe that a big battle has just taken place here.

Far away at the end of the horizon, a series of blue-gray mountains are rolling and winding eastward, which is the famous Dabie Mountain, a red mountain range that gave birth to the three main Red Armies of the Red Fourth Front Army, the Red 25th Army, and the Red 28th Army.

(To be continued)