At the same time as announcing the telegram, Qiao Yu personally went to Guiyang, and according to the agreement, Cai Ye also came as scheduled, plus Zhang Bailin and Liu Xianshi from Guizhou, the three provinces and the four parties gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Since Sichuan began to vigorously aid Guizhou, the economic development momentum of northern Guizhou is very violent, the Guizhou-Chongqing railway is also under construction, Zhang Bailin's position is more and more consolidated, and Liu Xianshi because of the opium problem, although he did not step down, but he is also disgraced, now Guizhou is strong and weak, Zhang Bailin naturally knows that these are the results of Qiao Yu's support, so when he saw Qiao Yu coming to Guiyang, he hurriedly led the staff to greet him.

"Bailin, has Cai Yi been overseed?"

"It's already here, just waiting for the patrol envoy to come, not only Cai Yi arrived, but the Kuomintang also sent people to come, the original Jiangxi Governor Li Liejun is the leader, as well as Xiong Kewu, Tang Jiyao is all back, and they want to jointly oppose Yuan Shikai!"

Qiao Yu's brows furrowed tightly when he heard this, "Bailin, it's not about fighting a war, the more people the better, it's useless to get some miscellaneous waste, but it's a drag, Xiong Kewu once caused trouble in Guiyang, and Tang Jiyao is not a good thing, this kind of person must be driven away!" ”

The ghosts of these people in the Kuomintang are still lingering, in fact, Qiao Yu also admires Sun Wen's indomitable spirit, but this spirit is used in the wrong place, especially after the establishment of the Republic of China, Sun Wen is bent on seizing the lost power, so he does not hesitate to open a bad example of warlord scuffle, and does not hesitate to betray state power, not even the slightest opportunity, Qiao Yu will definitely not give the Kuomintang a chance to fish in troubled waters.

Zhang Bailin also nodded again and again: "What the marshal said is very true, the KMT is not enough to succeed and more than to lose, but Cai Yi seems to be interested in cooperating with the KMT to introduce a force!" ”

"Cai Ye wants to confront us, okay, just let them go, but we must not give the Kuomintang any help, nor give them a chance to take power!"

After entering the city, Cai Ye and Liu Xianshi also came to greet them, and there were a few people behind them, it was Li Liejun and others, Qiao Yu did not look at them, but shook hands with Cai Yi: "Songpo, the military situation is urgent, we will immediately discuss the strategy of sending troops, as for other idle people, don't participate!" ”

Qiao Yu said that he was so angry that Li Liejun and others were angry, they didn't bully people like this, they were all well-known figures in the early days of the Republic of China, but now they are down, but they don't even say a kind word, and Xiong Kewu, Tang Jiyao and others are still down-and-out because of Qiao Yu.

Even Cai Yi looked a little embarrassed, he originally wanted to win over the power of the Kuomintang and increase the capital to resist Qiao Yu, but now that Qiao Yu didn't buy it at all, he didn't have a good way, so he had to smile bitterly, and followed Qiao Yu directly to the secret room, leaving Li Liejun and others ashamed, and they were looked down upon everywhere without power.

Qiao Yu sat opposite Cai Yi, Liu Xianshi and Zhang Bailin accompanied each other below, Qiao Yu took the lead in speaking: "Songpo, Yuan Shikai went against the grain and openly abandoned the republican form of government, we must not sit idly by, Sichuan is willing to unite with Yunnan and Guizhou provinces to jointly oppose Yuan Shikai." ”

"It's great that Qiao Shuai can be like this, I also hope to unite all forces to oppose Yuan, although the Kuomintang is down, but the reputation is still there, is it okay to use them to publicize it?"

"Brother Cai, what the world wants to speak in today's world depends on strength, and empty words are useless, not to mention that these people are still shouting! Regardless of them, the Sichuan side is willing to assist the Yunnan army and the Guizhou army with 10 million arms and materials, including 4 million for the Guizhou army and 6 million for the Yunnan army. ”

Qiao Yu promised 10 million arms and materials with one mouth, which made Cai Ye and Liu Xianshi speechless, no wonder Qiao Yu looked down on the Kuomintang, when will they be able to take out something with real money, then they will have dignity, when can they have such strength in their own hands!

However, the two of them immediately found that in Qiao Yu's arrangement, there was no plan for the Sichuan army to send troops, and Cai Yi's brows furrowed, "Qiao Shuai, why didn't the Sichuan army send troops to fight at the same time, our troops in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are thin, and it may be difficult to shake Beiyang by relying on us alone, is it possible that Qiao Shuai wants to be the first rat at both ends?" ”

"Songpo doesn't have to be angry, of course Sichuan has to send troops, but now the Sichuan-Han Railway has reached the last moment, and it will be able to run through the whole line in a month at most, and at that time the army materials in Sichuan will be able to be quickly mobilized, and the Sichuan army will directly attack Hubei, strive to cut off the Yangtze River, and annihilate the Beiyang Army south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, but before that, the Sichuan army is inconvenient to launch an offensive!"

For Qiao Yu's explanation, Cai Ye also nodded: "I didn't expect that such a difficult Sichuan-Han railway can be successfully repaired, I congratulate Qiao Shuai here, the long-awaited railway of the Sichuan people has finally been realized in Qiao Shuai's hands, but since the Sichuan-Han Railway can be repaired in just one month, we might as well wait, and then the three provinces will jointly raise troops, so that we can be sure!" ”

"Cai Dudu, the soldiers are fast, although Sichuan launched later, but Qiao Shuai has vigorously built roads in recent years, and the speed of the Sichuan army's mobilization and march is definitely above the two armies of Yunnan and Guizhou, so we don't have to shirk it, the three southwestern provinces are in the same breath, and Cai Dudu's worries are a little too much!" Zhang Bailin spoke out at this time, of course he knew that he would be hit first, but since Qiao Yu said so, he could only cooperate.

Cai Ye also knew very well in his heart that since Sichuan had provided arms so generously, it was for the Yunnan army to rush ahead, and Cai Ye had no choice now, "Since Qiao Shuai is like this, the Yunnan army is willing to take the lead in revolting, but Sichuan's military supplies must be supplied in a timely manner, and the Sichuan army must also send troops quickly!" ”

"Don't worry, Songpo, the Sichuan army will send troops from the northeast, attack Hubei all the way, attack Shaanxi all the way, and strive to succeed in one fell swoop and clear Yuan Shikai's henchmen!"

After getting Qiao Yu's assurance, Cai Yi finally put his mind at ease and continued to ask: "Qiao Shuai, since we want to jointly oppose Yuan Shikai, I hope that the three southwestern provinces can set up a joint command headquarters to jointly command the armies of the three provinces, so as to avoid fighting separately and being wiped out by Beiyang!" ”

"This is natural, it's always bad for the dragons to have no leader, it's just that how the three provinces should unite is still a problem!" Of course, Qiao Yu agreed with Cai Yi's proposal.

Zhang Bailin suggested on the side: "I think the three provinces will be called Hu [***], Sichuan is the most powerful, Qiao Shuai is the commander-in-chief of Hu [***], and Cai Du is the deputy commander-in-chief!" ”

"No!" Liu Xianshi finally interjected on the side: "Although Qiao Shuai has outstanding prestige and strong strength, Qiao Shuai has already said that Sichuan cannot be launched with Yungui for the time being, so the promotion of Qiao Shuai as the commander will undoubtedly destroy Qiao Shuai's plan and drag Sichuan into the war!" ”

Liu Xianshi was disgraced by Qiao Yu, and almost lost the throne of the Guizhou Protector Army, and during the first Guizhou Rebellion, Liu Xianshi's nephew Wang Wenhua also died at the hands of the Sichuan Army, Liu Xianshi's vigilance against the Sichuan Army is the deepest, but now there is no way, he has to cooperate with Cai Yi and Qiao Yu, but he is absolutely unwilling to Qiao Yu to be his boss, if Qiao Yu is appointed commander-in-chief, then the little people under him will not be swallowed by Qiao Yu, of course, he is also very wise, and used Qiao Yu's reasons to oppose Qiao Yu, Let him have nothing to say, Qiao Yu saw this trick clearly, but he didn't care at all.

As long as the Dian army and the Guizhou army used Qiao Yu's arms and ate Qiao Yu's military rations, Qiao Yu was confident that the two armies would be in the bag, Qiao Yu provided guns and artillery, but bullets and shells also had to be provided by Sichuan, which was tantamount to choking the life of the two provinces, and as long as Sichuan stopped supplying at the critical moment, it could seriously weaken the combat effectiveness of the two armies.

The logistics of the Sichuan army are good, but once the soldiers follow Sichuan and are used to eating wine and meat, will they still be willing to eat wowotou, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, the truth is the same since ancient times, but Yunnan and Guizhou provinces do not have this kind of conditions, this is sugar-coated shells, but the Yunnan army has no way to refuse!

"What Envoy Liu Hujun said is right, the commander-in-chief will hand it over to Cai Dudu, and you will be in charge of the two armies of Yunnan and Guizhou, and take the lead in attacking Yuan Shikai!"

"Since this is the case, then I might as well be respectful, but the Yunnan army and the Guizhou army all rely on the delivery of materials from Sichuan, and I suggest that another agency be established to manage materials and coordinate military operations!"

"Well, this is a very good idea, I think it is better to set up a joint meeting of the three provinces, with the participation of the chiefs of staff of all parties, to discuss the operational policy and coordinate the issue of logistics and troop resources!"

Qiao Yu proposed the establishment of a joint conference of the three provinces, Cai Yi knew very well in his heart that his side was in a weak position, and there was no way to compete with Sichuan, and the establishment of such a joint conference could avoid the Yunnan army being controlled by the Sichuan army to the greatest extent, and it was also one of the best ways at present, but this joint conference was very powerful, and it must be managed by the right person, this person must be capable and prestigious, and more importantly, the Yunnan army and the Sichuan army can accept it.

Of course, when thinking about this problem, Qianjun was automatically excluded, they didn't have this strength at all, Cai Ye thought about it, and looked at Qiao Yu again, and suddenly Cai Ye found a smile on the corner of Qiao Yu's mouth, and Cai Ye immediately understood that the most suitable candidate for this was Jiang Baili.

Jiang Baili has excellent insight in military issues, can plan a suitable strategy, and he has a friendship with Cai Yi, and now he is serving in Sichuan, he is the most suitable candidate!

"This matter is going to bother the Baili brother!"

"Well, it has to be Jiang Baili!"

The situation of the union of the three provinces is becoming more and more clear, Jiang Baili has become the chairman of the joint meeting of the three provinces, Li Gengen and Zhang Bailin of Yunnan are the vice chairmen, after the candidates are arranged, Qiao Yu and Cai Ye have entered the next topic, that is, the problem of the scale of the troops, now the Guizhou army has a division under Liu Xianshi, plus local troops, the total number is about 13,000 people, Zhang Bailin holds a brigade of troops, all of which are trained by Sichuan equipment, and the combat power is not weak, and the Yunnan army now has about 16,000 troops, The total strength of the Sichuan army has exceeded 60,000, and how to allocate troops is also a big problem.

"Qiao Shuai, now that Beiyang has begun to mobilize troops, I am ready to personally lead the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army Reading Brigade to advance into Hunan, burn the war beyond the southwest, and lead an army by Liu Xianshi to attack Guangxi!"