On 7 April, a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the National Assembly in Guangzhou elected Sun Yat-sen as the extraordinary president and appointed Chen Jiongming as minister of the army and minister of the interior of the military government of the protector of France. In June, the Guangdong military government launched the Guangdong-Guizhou War, defeating the Gui system and unifying Guangxi. By this time, however, Xu Shichang of the Beijing government had resigned, and Sun Yat-sen had repeatedly issued political declarations during the Dharma Protection Movement, promising that if Xu Shichang stepped down, he would also step down at the same time. But at this time, Sun Yat-sen reneged on the contract, refused to step down, and planned the Northern Expedition. Chen Jiongming opposed the Northern Expedition and led more than 4,000 people to besiege the presidential palace and bombard Sun Yat-sen's residence. Sun Yat-sen fled Guangzhou and arrived in Shanghai on 14 August. The Northern Expeditionary Army returned to the division to defeat Chen Jiongming. In reality, however, Sun Yat-sen's second Dharma Protector Movement failed.

As an envoy of Soviet Russia, Marin of the Comintern took the opportunity to discuss cooperation with Sun Yat-sen. Li Dazhao met with Sun Yat-sen as the number one person in the CCP, but the actual negotiations were presided over by Ma Lin.

In September, Sun Yat-sen decided to reorganize the Kuomintang.

In September, Zhang Chun finally ushered in the graduation of college students and the college entrance examination for middle school students.

Most of the university graduates have chosen to stay and work in central Hubei Province. However, a small number of students were assigned to work in provincial party groups.

The central Hubei Autonomous Government has also promoted a number of grassroots cadres who have been working for a long time and have some experience to leading posts. A number of bureau-level organs in Yicheng, Dangyang, Yichang, Yuan'an, Baokang, and Xiangfan have been set up one after another, and although there are still no county magistrates and deputy county magistrates, government organs have already begun to work.

The military logistics academy that had just been established in Xiangyang was full of 320 students. The task is to pave roads, build bridges and transport, plus a certain amount of combat mission training.

Also at this time. Li Dazhao finally couldn't bear it anymore, resigned and returned to central Hubei to re-serve as chairman of the government. Sun Jing in order to take care of Cai Hesen and Xiang Jingyu. After all, Jingmen and Zhijiang are not far away, and they can get together after a while. He took the initiative to ask to go to Xiangyang to serve as the county magistrate and replaced Mao Shishan back.

Also coming back at the same time were Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin.

The two of them entered the architectural design institute together. The ancient city of Xiangyang and the ancient city of Jingmen, it seems that they will have to gnaw for a while.

Liang Sicheng published two papers in Xinmin Journal, "Investigation of Rainfall and Drainage System in the Ancient City of Xiangyang" and "Architectural Characteristics of Xiangyang Bell and Drum Tower". And Liang Sicheng made the article more scientific and rigorous. Liang Sicheng submitted a "Proposal on Principles for the Protection of Ancient Cities and Urban Planning" to the Central Hubei Autonomous Government. The proposal opposes the demolition of the city walls and gatehouses for the extension of roads in the old city. It is believed that the construction of roads in the old city should not exceed the width of the city gate tower. It is not recommended to use the railway track transport in the old town, and the public tram is sufficient. The old town is mainly preserved, supplemented by renovation. The development of the city can be planned and designed, and new urban areas have been solved.

Liang Sicheng's overall view. It's really Wu Yongen that they don't have, which may have something to do with the fact that he has seen some metropolises in the United States.

Liang Sicheng still looks honest, but his eyes will light up when he talks about professionalism on stage, but he mostly expounds from an academic point of view. Zhang Chun listened to it a few times. It's boring. Lin Huiyin is different. She reads a lot of books, has many hobbies, and most of them will be widely cited, and she likes to use the common language of ordinary people, which is simple and vivid. So most people just admire Liang Sicheng, but they all like to listen to Lin Huiyin's speech.

Lin Huiyin's excellence made Liang Qichao very nervous, and Lin Changmin was very proud. Liang Sicheng looked calm.

The defeat in the war to protect the French actually confirmed Zhang Chun's judgment of the predicament of the Kuomintang. Although Li Tiancai had already noticed it. But they don't dare to judge too early. But now it has been proved that Zhang Chun's judgment was correct. Li Tiancai's heart was cold.

Li Tiancai resigned from his post as commander-in-chief of the Yasukuo Army in Hubei, led the army to withdraw from Nanyang, and retreated to Xiangyang to accept the reorganization of the Hubei Autonomous Government. All members of the five-member team of the military headquarters arrived in Xiangyang to greet him as a sign of respect. The First Army of the Yasukuo Army was downsized into the Fifth Division, and Li Tiancai was reluctant to leave his post at all, saying that it would be good to serve as the commander of the Fifth Division, but he directly disbanded the officer corps, and those who were willing to go home went home, and those who were willing to go to the military academy went to study. But it was not possible to remain in the Fifth Division. to show that he was going to hand over the army to Zhang Chun completely.

Zhang Chun changed Xiangyang, Jingmen, and Yichang into cities to relieve the pressure of the lack of cadres.

Xiangyang City has jurisdiction over five counties: Xiangyang, Zaoyang, Gucheng, Baokang and Nanzhang, and Sun Jing is the mayor of Xiangyang City.

Jingmen City has jurisdiction over three counties: Suizhou, Yicheng and Zhongxiang, and Dong Biwu is the mayor.

Yichang City has jurisdiction over three counties: Zhijiang, Dangyang and Yuan'an, and Chen Jizu was transferred to Yichang as mayor.

The original First Army selected more than 10,000 qualified people to be scattered and distributed to various units, and then companies and platoons were transferred from each unit to Xiangyang to form the Fifth Division. If it weren't for the fact that more than a thousand officers came out of the military academy, it would have been a real trouble. More than 30,000 other people have all retired and returned home. Most of these people are the children of peasant families of the Yichang and Jingmen Xiangyang generation, many of them are from Lazhuang Dingla, and some are already forty or fifty years old, and it is their wish to go home. Those who remained were all under the age of twenty, or those who were somewhat educated and physically attained.

The fighters assigned to other units, although only as auxiliaries, were trained. The difference is that, in addition to training, the study of the troops is more intensive than that of the school. Because the shifts are all advanced gadgets. If you don't learn it, you don't know how to use it at all.

Due to Li Tiancai's acceptance of the adaptation, Zhang Tian moved to Baokang.

Zhou Rong and Zhang Linyue turned the mountain upside down in Suixian, and the bandits should be killed and resettled. Gradually calm down. Zhang Yang also began to build the same road in Suixian, but this road has to cross the Dahong Mountain, even if it is widened on the basis of the previous mountain road, it is not a matter of one or two days. Yang Linyi, the county magistrate of Suixian, is also organizing the people to renovate the roads in the territory, but fortunately, the roads between Suixian and Zhongxiang have been completely opened.

The militias in various parts of Suixian County already have some ability to protect themselves. Zhou Rong concentrated his troops in Liulin Town for rest, and the high-intensity suppression of bandits that lasted for several months made this army show a murderous atmosphere.

Zhang Linyue's troops also returned to Tianmen to recuperate. The two divisions had already received orders, and the target was Wuhan.

The Department of External Relations has established a secret liaison station with Wuhan. This system is separate from the operational group system of the military department. The Darkmoon is the most secretive part of the action group, and it is also self-contained.

Wu Peifu won Nanyang for nothing, but Sun Chuanfang told him that although Li Tiancai had retreated, Zhang Chun had an extra division out of thin air, and Zhang Chun, who had five divisions, was a man-eating beast. At any time, you can rush out and hurt someone.

However, at this time, the Zhifeng War broke out, and Wu Peifu had no time to take care of Hubei, so he just ordered Xiao Yaonan to be cautious in everything and not to provoke Zhang Chun.

Xiao Yaonan, who is fifty-seven years old, may not be able to fight, but he is an old oilman in officialdom, good at using friendships, bribery and other means to win over generals, just one year, no matter how capable he is, it is impossible to clean up Wang Zhanyuan's forces.

Zhang Chun occupied central Hubei Province, and several counties in northwestern Hubei were basically in a state of autonomy. Sun Chuanfang occupied southern Hunan. Even if Xiao Yaonan integrated five mixed brigades, plus his twenty-fifth division, it would only be two and a half divisions. If it weren't for the fact that the Hanyang Arsenal produced half of China's guns and ammunition, and there was a lot of oil and water, this Hubei overseer really wouldn't have much to do.

Xiao Yaonan also planned to make friends with Liang Qichao and a group of generals under Zhang Chun at first. But Liang Qichao was just perfunctory, and the generals of the Fourth Army, the people he sent out couldn't even see him. In addition, a large number of gentry and wealthy people came to sue and support Xiao Yaonan, so he didn't plan to win over this thorn again.

However, because of this, Xiao Yaonan has realized that a battle with Zhang Chun is difficult to avoid.

In particular, after the Yasukuo Army's water ships had taken control of the waters of the Yangtze River from Yichang to Jingzhou, Xiao Yaonan knew that if the trade of the autonomous government of Hubei and Central Hubei was not restricted, I am afraid that Central Hubei would develop even faster. So Xiao Yaonan ordered a blockade of central Hubei.

But Xiao Yaonan also has Xiao Yaonan's difficulties, in all places, Xiao Yaonan dares to start, but the concession is not good, and many foreigners' business houses are doing business with Hubei Province. It is almost impossible to completely block it. But this order played a very good role in Xiao Yaonan winning the hearts and minds of the gentry and wealthy households.

He learned the lesson of his predecessor Wang Zhanyuan, no longer excessively withheld salaries, collected money, and made up for the troops' salaries and supplies. Tang Chunpeng, Shi Xingchuan, Sun Wu, Xiong Xiangsheng, Wu Zhaolin, Ying Longxiang, Chen Shike, Qin Shifan, Cai Hanqing, Fu Chucai, Yang Zhangxu, and others all recommended President Li Yuanhong as generals of the General's Palace, and let them hang their idle posts and receive salaries. makes these Hubei veterans happy. Shi Xingchuan even sent a letter to Li Tiancai, praising Xiao Yaonan as a "believer". However, Li Tiancai was very disdainful of Shi Xingchuan. Ignore him at all.

The battle of Zhifeng was won by the direct line, and the Feng department withdrew from the customs area. Wu Peifu and Cao Kun were brilliant in this war.

Wu Peifu got the benefits of Sun Chuanfang and was seeking to raise troops to aid Fujian and support Sun Chuanfang to seize the territory of Fujian. (To be continued......)