10801908 Far East Maniac Chapter 324 Between North and South

Xu Shuzheng's action is fast. After leaving Monteon. Non-stop to drive away Fengyang. Because the smooth recovery is too urgent, there are constantly people left behind. Half of the horses in the team were also killed, and by the time he appeared under Fengyang City, there were less than 100 cavalry troops of more than 200 people left. And all of them were exhausted and dusty.

When he arrived in Fengyang, Xu Shuzheng did not dare to delay. ordered his subordinates to raise the banner of "Henan, Anhui, Shaanxi and Zheng Provinces Supervising Military Envoys" and swaggered into Fengyang City. The officer of the Yijun guarding the city gate did not dare to slack off when he saw that the other party was very big, and the layers of reports went up, and handed Xu Shuzheng's name thorn to Jiang Guidi, the president of the Yijun Army.

When this Xu Shuzheng's famous thorn was handed over to the Chinese army, Jiang Guidi was talking to a few staff cronies in the Chinese army's big tent, and when he received the famous thorn, Jiang Guidi was slightly stunned, and said in amazement: "Who is this Xu Shuzheng?" This "Four Provincial Overseers." Is that him?.

The leader of the Goshha who handed over the name stab replied: "Junmen, that Xu Shuzheng looks like he is only in his twenties, and he doesn't look like a soldier when he speaks. It's like a showman, not someone pretending to be an Overseer, right? Do you want to send someone to take it down and torture it first? ”

"If someone else is pretending, then this person is a little bolder. Let him come in alone, and I'll say a few words to him. ”

Jiang Gui pondered the piece, put the famous thorn on the table beside him, and made a look, and the staff members stood up and hid behind the screen, leaving only a few personal Goshha guards left and right, and the knife was unsheathed. The gun is on the shoulder, and he looks murderous.

Not long after, Xu Shuzheng followed the leader of Goshha into the big tent of the Chinese army, arched his hand at Jiang Gui, and said a few polite words first.

"In Xia Xu Shuzheng, I saw Jiang Dashuai. I heard that Jiang Shuai managed the army in a good way, and when I saw it today, it was really well organized, and there was a difference between the upper and lower falcons, and among the armies of the provinces, it could be regarded as a rare strong army. ”

"Scenery, scenery. Knowing that there is a difference between the dignity and inferiority of my Yi army, why do you contradict this commander so much? ”

Jiang Zhudi was very satisfied with the other party's flattery. However, the words in this mouth were not polite, and as soon as he came up, he gave Xu Shuzheng a dismount.

Xu Shuzheng was slightly stunned, he didn't know why the other party said that he contradicted him, as for what "Jing first, Jing" meant, he was a little confused, and when he was pondering Jiang Gui's words, he heard a Goshha scold.

"Seeing the handsome, if you don't kneel down and salute, isn't this just a confrontation with the handsome? Scene, scene. Our Yi army has strict rules, and will treat soldiers like sons, and soldiers and attendants will be like fathers. ”

Listening to Gosh's words, although Xu Shuzheng's face was expressionless, he was extremely annoyed in his heart.

"I respect you as the governor of Anhui, so you said some good things, but you are on the nose and face! What kind of thing you are Yijun, others don't know, but I know very well! Although it is dressed in the skin of the new army, but in this bone it is still the old trick of the Manchu defense battalion, others say that the Beiyang Army is the "remnant of the Huai Army", but if you want me to say, your Yi Army is the real "remnant of the quasi-army,!" kowtow in the army to greet him, and he really thinks he is someone else's godmother! What the hell! ”

After the thought in his heart circled around his mouth, Xu Shuzheng still swallowed these words back. He also knows that in the current Anhui, this Jiang Guidi is still the emperor of the soil, although there are still some Beiyang troops in southern Anhui, but that little bit of people is really not enough to make Jiang Guidi bow down.

Therefore, after a little hesitation, Xu Shuzheng also walked towards Jiang Gui and asked a thousand, although he did not kowtow, but this thousand was decent. Then Jiang Guidi's face was a little better-looking.

But perhaps because he didn't kowtow, this Jiang Lao Cauldron didn't order his subordinates to sit after all. Xu Shuzheng could only stand and reply.

"Scenery, scenery. Are you really the "Overseer of the Four Provinces,?" Jiang Gui's inscription is back to business.

"The overseer of the four provinces

Xu Shuzheng said without raising his eyes, now that he has come back to his senses, the "situation" of feelings is the mantra of this Jiang Laoguo, no wonder Goshha, who has the same accent, has also learned decently.

"What the hell is this" Four Provinces Overseer Envoy? ”

"This is a new official position created by President Yuan Da. Although he was in charge of this military operation in the south, he did not have the right to dispatch troops, but he had the responsibility of coordinating various ministries and supervising the march. ”

"Scenery, scenery. So to speak. Isn't this the "prison army" of the former Ming Dynasty. Is it? In the past, the Ming Dynasty sent eunuchs to the front line to supervise the army, but the result was not enough to succeed and more than defeated, framed Zhongliang, greedy for military resources, a good Ming Dynasty called these prison soldiers to play the country is not like the country, the army is not like the army, the result is called the Qing Dynasty to pick up the cheap, into the customs, if not, how can it be the turn of the flag people in this world to sit? ”

Listening to Jiang Gui's words, Xu Shuzheng's heart became even angrier. suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Jiang Shuai misunderstood what President Yuan meant, Xu came to Fengyang, not to supervise Jiang Shuai's army. It only acts as a military liaison, which "overseers." It sounds good, but in fact it is the role of a senior military staff officer, and Xu will never dare to ask Jiang Shuai for command. ”

"Oh? I see. Okay, come on, please ask Staff Officer Xu to go down to eat and rest, and then invite him to come over and talk tomorrow. Jiang Gui listened. Immediately smiled, nodded and called Goshha. ordered to prepare a banquet for Xu Shuzheng and others.

Xu Shuzheng saw that Jiang Gui didn't take him seriously at all, and the anger in his heart was a little uncontrollable, and asked: "Dare to ask Jiang Shuai, yesterday I heard that you were withdrawing the horse team from the west to Fengyang, this matter is a little strange, isn't Jiang Shuai going to be ordered to go west to attack the southern rebels?" ”

Jiang Gui was not angry, and said with his short beard: "The matter of this commander's march is really a secret in the army. It's inconvenient to tell Staff Officer Xu now.

Since Staff Officer Xu is running around, our Yijun can't slack off the distinguished guests. Come on, find a few officers who can drink, and find a few Qingwan people. Accompany Staff Officer Xu to be happy. ”

After speaking, with a wave of his hand, a few Goshha couldn't help but say, and when they came up, they put Xu Shuzheng down.

After Xu Shuzheng left, the staff members who were hiding behind the screen walked to Jiang Guidi's side, and one of them said: "Junmen, this Xu Shuzheng came here with all his hard work, why didn't Junmen shine to him first?" The Republican Army messenger who came over a few days ago promised a bunch of benefits, and now Yuan Shikai also sent someone over, if he didn't explain the benefits, why should we ask our Yijun to work for Beiyang? ”

Another staff member also said: "Yes, now that the confrontation between the north and the south has begun, it seems that the two sides are evenly matched, and the military gate is sandwiched between the north and the south. ”

Jiang Yan smiled silently, took a few sips of tea brought by a maid, and then slowly said his idea.

"Scenery, scenery. Ladies and gentlemen, shop around for this shop. If the seller is standing face to face, and wants to sell the thing, then whoever has a fair price, now a Beiyang, a united front, all want to sell their things to the old man, but the old man is not in a hurry to buy it. The old man wanted them to meet and make them understand. The things in their hands are the same, and whose things the old man will buy depends on whose price is fair. Didn't this Staff Officer Xu go to the reception banquet? Well, invite the messenger of the IRA and let them meet at the banquet, then, are you afraid that they will not be able to give a fair price? ”

This idea looks good, everyone is full of words at the moment, although some people think it is inappropriate, but under Jiang Laoshuai's prestige, who dares to disturb everyone Yaxing?

As a result, Hu Mo, a secret envoy sent to Fengyang by the Republican Army, was also invited to a luxury restaurant in Fengyang. Xu Shuzheng, the plenipotentiary representative sent to Fengyang by Yuan Shikai, sat on a wine table, and under the introduction of the officers and guests who accompanied the wine, the two talked happily. Of course, as for what they have in mind, I'm afraid only they know it.

At the same time that the secret envoy of the Republican Army and the plenipotentiary representative of Yuan Shikai were drinking and talking, in Jiangsu, a neighboring province of Anhui, a senior officer was also making a difficult choice, he had to put himself in the right position between the north and the south, and the slightest wrong step would be the abyss from which there would be no return.

This high-ranking officer is Tang Xiangming, the acting chief of the Navy Department of the Republic of China government, and the river defense fleet

Cause.

Since he was ordered to enter Pukou, Tang Xiangming has been sitting in Pukou, and his original idea was to respond to all changes with the same attitude, but with the arrival of an old servant, his mood immediately became agitated.

That old servant was the old butler of the Tang family. Tang Hualong and Tang Xiangming brothers all grew up under his watch. Knowing the roots, and at the same time being loyal, the Tang brothers can trust others, but they trust this old servant very much, so. Tang Xiangming also had no doubt about the authenticity of the letter brought by the housekeeper.

What's more, this letter is indeed Tang Hualong's handwriting, the Tang brothers have been together day and night for so many years, and they have been reading hard under the same lamp for so many years, and the other party's handwriting is also recognizable.

In the letter, Tang Hualong moved with affection and reason, but in fact, there was only one purpose: to say that Tang Xiangming would return to the revolutionary armed forces of the United Front and arm against Yuan.

After reading the letter, Tang Xiangming quickly burned the letter to ashes, and then paced back and forth on the foredeck of the "Tongji" warship with his hands behind his back.

"Tongji" was not a real battleship. It was only a training ship, which was used by the navy to train sailors and officers, so it used a steam engine while also retaining a full set of sail rigging. It seems to be a bit outdated among all the ships, but it is indeed the last large steel-hulled warship built by the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, which was built after the First Sino-Japanese War and has been in service for more than ten years now. Although it is not old, it is indeed a little unable to keep up with the pace of military revolution.

However, such an old ship is still one of the main forces of the Chinese Navy, and since the cruiser "Haitan" is still in the hands of the Republican Army, there are indeed only a few large warships that Tang Xiangming can command now, and now because of the outbreak of the Civil War. All the warships of the river defense fleet that could be sent into the Yangtze River basically came.

Sailor drills were still going on on the deck and mast of the warship, and the sound of passwords came and went, but this did not affect Tang Xiangming's train of thought, he was still thinking about Tang Hualong's suggestion.

Will you defect to the United Front, or will you continue to recommend Beiyang to play?

This is a difficult choice, and it is indeed difficult for Tang Xiangming to make up his mind.

For Tang Hualong's thoughts, Tang Xiangming can guess a few points, that Hunan Governor now wants to be the Governor of Real Power, and he also wants to play a greater role in the United Front, and install his cronies in the United Front General Affairs Committee, so that he will definitely choose to stand on the side of the United Front, although his position of "Hunan Governor" is indeed given to him by Yuan Shikai.

People are always realistic, and Tang Hualong is no exception. Now he is in Hunan, one of the provinces where the United Front is strongest, and after the recent battle of Hunan-Hubei, Hunan's Junxian forces have been almost swept away, and it has become the sphere of influence of the Republican Army. It is impossible to be the governor there, and it is impossible not to obey Zhao Bei's orders, which Tang Hualong understands. Tang Xiangming is also considerate.

When he was appointed as the governor of Jiangsu by Yuan Shikai, Tang Hualong was also grateful, but the governor of Jiangsu was short of fat, and everyone was red about Tang Hualong's chance. But without waiting for the governor of Tang to sit on the chair, he was reappointed as the governor of Hunan, and so on. It is no wonder that Tang Hualong has an opinion on Yuan Shikai, and choosing the side of the United Front may not be Tang Dudu's counterattack of "courtesy exchanges".

But it's even more gambling, this time, Tang Hualong bet all his bets on the side of the United Front, and. He also wanted to further increase the stakes and pull Tang Xiangming to the gambling table, and the brothers worked together to make a big political gamble.

But for Tang Xiangming, this bet seems to be a bit too big, in his opinion, it is better for the brothers to bet on one side, no matter which side wins, the Tang family can profit from it, and Zhiyan can also guarantee that there will be no profit or loss.

However, the benefits promised by the United Front are also very tempting, Tang Hualong can be appointed as the governor of Jiangsu, and Tang Xiangming can be appointed as the official chief of the Navy of the Republic of China, without worrying about kicking him away after Beiyang sits firmly in the country.

This determination is not easy to make, Tang Xiangming can only jump on the foredeck.

Before Tang Xiangming could make up his mind, an adjutant hurried over and presented a telegram.

"Commander, a telegram forwarded by the Pukou Telegraph Office. Deputy Commander Liu had already led the cruiser fleet out of Dagu and escorted a convoy south. This time, the cruiser fleet went south, "the sea is chipping and the sea is folding." All three major ships were dispatched. As a precaution, the Admiralty ordered our Jiangfang Fleet to send ships to meet in Chongming. ”

"Got it, you call back and tell the Admiralty that our fleet is in urgent need of medium charcoal and vegetables, and I hope to allocate funds as soon as possible so that they can be purchased nearby."

Tang Xiangming looked at the telegram, gave an order with an expressionless face, and then walked to the side of the ship, looked at the rolling Yangtze River, and sighed in his heart.

The "Deputy Commander Liu" on the telegram was Yuan Shikai's confidant Liu Guanxiong, Yuan Shikai originally planned to appoint him as the acting chief of the Admiralty, but in the end he appointed Tang Xiangming, although he knew that this was Yuan Shikai's expedient measure, but Liu Guanxiong was still angry.

Therefore, this time, Liu Guanxiong personally led the main force of the cruiser fleet to the south, but I am afraid that it is not as simple as escorting the transport fleet.

It is an obvious fact that Yuan Shikai is not at ease with Tang Xiangming, a wall grass sandwiched between the north and the south, just as he is not worried about Jiang Guidi and Zhao Kui.