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When Wu Chongxi's coded telegram was discussed, Zhao Wushengguan, chairman of the United Front, greeted several distinguished guests at the railway station, all of whom were important figures of the United Front, such as Tang Hualong, Ju Yue, Tan Renfeng, Xie Zhi, Li Suohe, Xiong Chengji, and so on.

Now that the United Front has defeated the Second Army of the Beiyang Southward Advance in southern Henan and won a brilliant victory, all the members of the United Front are excited, and while they are excited, they have also begun to calm down and begin to seriously consider the development of their own camp.

As the leader of the united front, Zhao Bei has long suggested that a congress of all party members of the united front be convened as soon as possible, but it is only because of the congressional election and the confrontation between the north and the south that this proposal can only stay on the draft plan, and now, an armed confrontation between the north and the south has been divided, and the rise of the united front is unstoppable. After inviting them to a meeting at Wushengguan to discuss the details of the convening of the congress, these people rushed over.

These were only the first representatives of the United Front Party members to arrive at Wushengguan, and after the war between the north and the south, many of them were either in Wuhan or Changsha. The closer it is, the faster it comes

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Xiong Chengji is the first catty. The one who got off the train was also the first person to shake hands with Zhao Bei.

"The commander-in-chief fought this battle beautifully, but unfortunately because of party affairs, Xiong was unable to watch the whole battle. Not seeing the moment of victory is really frustrating

Seeing Xiong Chengji shaking his head and sighing, Zhao Bei said with a smile: "Weigen, it's more appropriate for you to focus on party affairs, don't look at me as the chairman of the committee, but when it comes to organizational ability, I'm not as good as you." I command the battle at the front. If you are rectifying party affairs and cleaning up social organizations in the rear, this in itself is also serving the operations at the front, and without a stable rear, how can the officers and men at the front fight with peace of mind? So, you don't have to sigh so much that you didn't see the moment of victory, this victory belongs to me, to you, to all those who fight for China's strength, and to all revolutionaries! ”

Zhao Bei's words are true and false, Xiong Chengji stayed in Hunan to deal with party affairs, although he was able enough, but it may not be without Zhao Bei's purpose of deliberately keeping his subordinates at a distance from him, and Zhao Bei has always maintained the necessary vigilance against this revolutionary father. The reason why Wu Luzhen was beaten by the commander-in-chief last time. It is precisely because he has been too close to Xiong Chengji.

Although the United Front has now been established and Zhao Bei has become the leader, this does not mean that Xiong Chengji and Zhao Bei are completely consistent in their political positions, in fact, since they have been associated with Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing. Xiong Chengji is becoming more and more enthusiastic about this parliamentary politics, so he is the one he has for Zhao Bei

There were objections to the three-step plan of governing the country in a "military administration, scraping the government, and constitutional government," and he, like Soong Jiaoren, believed that the National Assembly would play a decisive role in political life in the future.

Zhao Bei is a time-traveler, of course, he knows that this ideal cannot be realized in this era, and what China needs most is a political strongman who has the strength and courage to see the future development direction. But Xiong Chengji is not clear about this, so this can be seen as the main difference between the two on political views, and this difference cannot be bridged.

understands this, and it is also understood why Zhao Bei deliberately kept his subordinates at a distance from Xiong Chengji, this person is not like Song Jiaoren, Song Jiaoren has no foundation in the army, but Xiong Chengji not only walked out of the Anhui New Army, but also was the hero of the Anqing Uprising, and Zhao Bei's Republican Army originated from the Anhui New Army uprising, so. Xiong Chengji still has some influence on revolutionary soldiers. Zhao Bei did not want the army to be disturbed by any "heretical" ideas, and the ideas of Xiong Chengji and Song Jiaoren and others were "heretical" in Zhao Bei's view. "Contrary to the background of the times and the quality of the people" heresy. ”

But for now, there is a need to unite them. The United Front can't play on Zhao Bei alone. However, Zhao Bei will not let them control the United Front, in fact, Zhao Bei's intentions are very far-reaching in the convening of this congress.

It is precisely because of this far-reaching intention that Zhao Bei will immediately convene the acting curtain after the victory and go to Wushengguan for a meeting. We should complete the important adjustment of the power structure of the United Front before Beiyang launches a counterattack. 7. The induction muscle is slashed in summer, and Di is tired

Zhao Bei and Xiong Chengji exchanged a few words, and then they were busy meeting with other people, especially Tang Hualong, who paid more attention to Zhao Bei.

Tang Hualong is the elder brother of Tang Xiangming, acting chief of the navy, and now Tang Xiangming is also the commander of China's river defense fleet. Joining the United Front, Tang Hualong has the credit for this.

Tang Hualong is now the governor of Jiang Nan. But it has been hollowed out, and it is the people sent by Zhao Bei who really hold the power in Hunan, but now that Tang Hualong has made contributions to Tang Xiangming's uprising, this situation may be able to change.

"Tang Dudu, you are really the first hero of my united front in this uprising of the river defense fleet, and when the congress is officially convened, I will definitely ask for credit for you!"

Zhao Bei's kind words made Tang Hualong feel a little weak. Speaking of Tang Xiangming's change of position, the most critical factor in this is the victory in southern Henan, which not only defeated the second army of Beiyang south, but

and the murder has shattered many people's confidence in Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang Group. He was afraid of "... It was precisely this factor that prompted Tang Xiangming to lead the Jiangfang Fleet to revolt, so in the matter of the fleet uprising, the real first hero was Chairman Zhao, and all the officers and men of the United Front who fought bravely on the front line.

"Where, where. If it weren't for this victory in southern Henan, how could the younger brother make up his mind so quickly? To tell you the truth, yesterday my brother sent me a telegram, he said, now the cruiser fleet is under the leadership of Liu Guanxiong and is heading south, yesterday has passed Haizhou, at most another day or two, you can sail to the Yangtze River, the cruiser fleet is full of big ships, if it conflicts with the river defense fleet, the brother has no chance of winning. This time, Tang came to attend the meeting, on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also came to ask the commander-in-chief for his brother. ”

Tang Hualong's words made everyone present focus on the naval issue, Liu Guanxiong is a veteran of the Beiyang Navy, who participated in the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, because of the defeat, the Beiyang Naval Division was wiped out, and most of the generals of the Navy were also punished by the Qing court, if it were not for Yuan Shikai, Liu Guanxiong would not return to the Navy again, and in exchange, Liu Guanxiong also took refuge in Yuan Shikai, which is Yuan Shikai's henchman, although the main force of Beiyang now lies in the army, but the navy is also the focus of Yuan Shikai, the north-south confrontation, Many Beiyang Army troops were transported to the southeast by sea, and Liu Guanxiong led the cruiser fleet to the south, and the original purpose was to escort the transport fleet.

However, due to the annihilation of Feng Guozhang's Beiyang Southward Second Army in southern Henan, Yuan Shikai's northern territory was suddenly exposed to the United Front. In order to ensure the safety of Zhili, Shandong and other regions. Yuan Shikai had to change the plan of the march, and the Beiyang troops, which were supposed to be escorted south by Liu Guanxiong's cruiser fleet, stopped their operations and continued to garrison the north, but the cruiser fleet did not stop advancing, and continued to sail towards Shanghai and Nanjing under the leadership of Liu Guanxiong.

Now is not the dry season, several large warships in Liu Guanxiong's cruiser fleet can sail freely in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and even a few cruisers can sail straight to the Wuhan River, this cruiser fleet is indeed a hidden danger, although the revolutionary army in Hubei is not worried about this fleet, but as a naval general, Tang Xiangming is more afraid of this fleet, after all, the combat effectiveness of the two sides is too far apart, if it really fights in the Yangtze River, the river defense fleet has no chance of winning, and the naval battle is not better than the land battle, Naval warfare is about whose ship is big and who has more guns, this truth, the famous general of the Ming Dynasty Qi Jizhu has already understood.

"Don't worry about Tang Dudu, you can tell Brother Ling if he feels that the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are not safe. Then it is completely possible to pull his river defense fleet to Wuhan, I will ensure his safety and supplies, and also guarantee his position as chief of the admiralty, it turns out that there is also a fleet in the republican army sequence, and now it is just the right time to take the opportunity to merge together, this is the most powerful modern war machine of our united front! ”

Zhao Bei's words put Tang Hualong at ease, although Tang Xiangming announced the uprising of the Jiangfang fleet, his fleet was basically still patrolling around Chongming. Neither went out of the mouth of the Yangtze River nor went to Hangzhou, because he was not only worried about encountering Liu Guanxiong's cruiser, but also worried that if he went directly to Hangzhou, his command might be relieved by the United Front.

Now that Zhao Bei has spoken, Tang Xiangming's concerns seem to be able to be put aside, but Tang Hualong still has a question.

"May I ask the chairman, if the Jiangfang fleet comes west to Wuhan, won't there be no fleet of our army in the southeast? In this way, Shanghai and Nanjing will not be so easy to attack. Although the North and the South are now planning to negotiate peace, if they do not succeed. Or can only see victory and defeat on the battlefield. ”

Seeing Tang Hualong asking, everyone else had the same question, so they all moved their eyes to the chairman.

Zhao Bei smiled faintly and said, "Shanghai and Nanjing are not the targets of the United Front now. In the southeast, our army should still take a defensive position and should not attack rashly. Now, the primary goal of our army is the Northern Expedition, to pursue the Beiyang Army with victory, and to fight along the Jinghan Line. In addition, we must also take advantage of this opportunity to seriously rectify our inner front, otherwise our enterprising spirit will be consumed by the interference from within, and this is exactly the pound of this meeting. Important content. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and when they heard what Zhao Bei said, the chairman seemed to be planning to rectify party affairs, and this kind of rectification was likely to be different from the kind of rectification presided over by Xiong Chengji and Tan Renfeng.

The United Front was negotiated at the outset of the United Front, a loose political coalition formed primarily for the purpose of winning the parliamentary elections, with a certain amount of freedom of action within the small organizations within the United Front.

But now, judging from Zhao Bei's words, combined with the series of actions in recent days. He seems to have the intention of further consolidating the power structure of the United Front, and he has taken advantage of the very good opportunity when the United Front's army has just won a decisive victory on the battlefield under the command of the Chairman, at a time when the voice of the opposition within the United Front will become very weak.