Lu Rongting has little understanding of economic construction, but he is still relatively friendly to the people in his hometown, in the time when Lu Rongting ruled Guangxi, although he did not carry out any construction he wanted, but also did not carry out expropriation, and he was also very honest, when he died, the funeral money was donated by others, and the people of Guangxi gathered hundreds of thousands of people to see him off.

Qiao Yu's proposal to allocate a section of coastline to Guangxi is naturally a great thing for Guangxi, Lu Rongting also knows that Qiao Yu will not be attentive without anything, and he must have some plans for Guangxi to think about it so thoroughly, so he asked: "Qiao Shuai, you can consider it for the people of Guangxi, Lu admires, but I don't know if Qiao Shuai has any requirements?" ”

"Hehe, Lu Gong is fast, my younger brother has a shipyard in Qinzhou, I hope Lu Gong can allocate a ten-kilometer range of Qinzhou Wharf to the shipyard, and I am ready to build a railway from Guiyang to connect Nanning directly, and then extend to the railway of Qinzhou port for freight purposes!"

Qiao Yu has been planning an outlet to the sea since he became the governor of Sichuan, the geographical location is relatively closed, and the Beibu Gulf, which is far away from the sphere of influence, has become Qiao Yu's naval base, first worked hard to establish the Qinzhou shipyard, and now asks Lu Rongting to agree to build a railway, it is Qiao Yu's bureau, even if Lu Rongting does not agree, Qiao Yu will do this, but at that time it is to use force to solve the problem.

Among the people present, Cai Ye and Tan Yanmin were the first to see Qiao Yu's plan, but these two people saw from different angles, Cai Ye paid more attention to the military value of this railway, from Sichuan to Nanning, which means that Lu Rongting's nest is always under the threat of the Sichuan army, and this railway will also be connected to the port, and the sea power of the Sichuan army will have a way out, once that time comes, Sichuan will no longer be a dragon trapped in the inland, but a five-clawed golden dragon that can fly for nine days, reigning in the world, At this moment, Cai Ye really felt the depth of Qiao Yu's scheming.

Tan Yanmin also noticed that what Sichuan asked for in Hunan was economic cooperation, and it was still the case in Guangxi, Tan Yanmin gradually understood that this was Qiao Yu's means to tie them to the Sichuan chariot, but Tan Yanmin had no way to resist, so he could only watch what Lu Rongting should do.

Lu Rongting was also thinking about it in his heart at this time, he had experienced countless ups and downs, of course he knew the value of the railway, but he had a deeper thought, if Guangxi can have an outlet to the sea, and there is also a railway, it is definitely a great thing for the people of Guangxi, he has no ability to benefit the people, can he refuse this for his own selfishness, which is of great benefit to the people of Guangxi.

"Qiao Shuai, Guizhou, Guangxi has rugged terrain, presumably it will cost a lot to build the railway, I don't know how to get this money?"

"Lu Gong, Sichuan can give all this money, and after the opening of traffic, Sichuan will enjoy the profits of railway operation in the first twenty years!"

"Qiao Shuai, I promised!" Lu Rongting thought about it again and again, and said in a deep voice: "The railway is a matter for the benefit of Sangzi, and I can't stop it, but Qiao Shuai I have a request, that is, Sichuan will never be able to use this railway to transport troops without the consent of someone Lu!" ”

Lu Rongting agreed to Qiao Yu's heart, which was naturally very happy, but he still had some concerns, Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "Lu Gong, I can guarantee that as long as the Gui army does not commit the southwest, the Sichuan army will never commit Gui!" ”

Lu Rongting nodded, the two agreed on this matter, and everyone present could also be a witness, if anyone violated the agreement, their reputation would naturally be damaged, and after discussing the matter in Guangxi, everyone focused on Guizhou again.

Although Liu Xianshi repeatedly explained that he was seriously ill, everyone understood that Liu Xianshi had bet on the wrong treasure, and at the critical time, the two ends of the first rat would naturally not end well, and Qiao Yu had already said that he would promote Zhang Bailin as the governor of Guizhou, which means that Liu Xianshi's fate has been determined.

"Princes, although Liu Xianshi is a member of the protector [***], but he colluded with Yuan Shikai's lackey Long Jiguang, conspired against each other, and has become a traitor to the protector [***], I suggest that he be dismissed from his position as the protector of Guizhou now, and he will be expelled from the ranks of the protector [***]!"

Qiao Yu opened his mouth is murderous, although Cai Yi also guessed Liu Xianshi's fate, but he is still a little unwilling, if Liu Xianshi is taken, it means that Guizhou completely falls into the hands of Qiao Yu, this meeting Cai Ye saw very clearly, Qiao Yu is seeking economic interests on the issue of two lakes and two Guangzhou, and there are not too many territorial claims, then Qiao Yu's expansion direction is likely to be Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, if Guizhou is occupied by Qiao Yu, then Yunnan will be really dangerous.

"Qiao Shuai, I don't think this matter is appropriate, the three southwestern provinces did not set up a leading body at the beginning, there was only a joint meeting as a link, that is, Liu Xianshi and you and I are equal, and they are also the commander of a province to protect [***], and it is not right to let Zhang Bailin replace him!"

"Cai Dudu, you are a little pedantic, what is a bad name, what is not a good word, Liu Xianshi and Long Jiguang colluded with ironclad evidence, the Gui army has invaded Guangzhou, and the evidence has been found in the correspondence, I think this scum should be taken down, the Gui army is not talented, Lu is willing to personally send troops to eliminate Liu Xianshi and Long Jiguang's division, and completely eliminate the lackeys loyal to Yuan Shikai!" Lu Rongting got the benefits of Qiao Yu and became the patrol envoy of the two Guangzhou, so he naturally wanted to repay the favor, and although Long Jiguang was defeated, his elder brother Long Jiguang also led a division on the border between Guangxi and Guizhou, and it was still an opportunity to completely eliminate this force, so Lu Rongting naturally stood up.

Tan Yanmin also smiled slightly: "What General Songpa said is still reasonable, it is indeed unjustifiable, we have to deal with Beiyang next, not even a name, it is indeed not good, I propose that we set up a political committee in a total of seven provinces to lead the action of protecting [***] in the seven provinces, and I suggest that Qiao Shuai be the chairman of the committee, and then each province will send a chief official as a member, and everyone will vote on everything, so that we can also deal with Liu Xianshi, I can also deal with Beiyang, I don't know what everyone thinks! ”

"I agree!" Xia Douyin was the first to express his position, he was able to jump from a division commander to the high position of the governor, all thanks to Qiao Yu's support, naturally he had to support unconditionally, followed by Zhang Bailin, he had a grudge with Liu Xianshi since the beginning of the Republic of China, Zhang Bailin almost died in the hands of Liu Xianshi, if Qiao Yu hadn't sent someone to rescue him to Zunyi, and then he has been supporting, I am afraid that Zhang Bailin can still live until now is still a question.

Now that Zhang Bailin has finally become the governor of Guizhou, and Liu Xianshi is about to fall completely, how can Zhang Bailin not support Qiao Yu at this juncture.

With Xia Douyin and Zhang Bailin's statement, Cai Ye and Lu Rongting were left without expressing their position, after Lu Rongting heard Tan Yanmin's suggestion, he couldn't help but think in his heart, in this committee, Qiao Yu has already occupied four votes and has an absolute advantage, but he has two provinces in his hands and two votes, which is also a very good situation for himself, so Lu Rongting nodded and agreed without hesitation.

In the end, only Cai Ye was left, and now Cai Ye has no way, "I also agree, but I have another suggestion, that is, the protection [***] should maintain the offensive it should be, Wuchang and Hanyang should be taken down as soon as possible, and then go straight down the river to attack Nanjing, give Beiyang a strong blow, the Dian army is not talented, and is willing to undertake the attack mission!" ”

Cai Ye took the initiative to ask for battle, Qiao Yu naturally understood what he meant, Cai Ye saw that the current protection [***] has completely become Qiao Yu's world, and if Cai Yi wants to change the passive situation, it is best to expand the sphere of influence of the protection [***] and pull in more provinces, it can be said that this is a good way to dilute Qiao Yu's power.

"Brother Songpo's proposal is very good, but the top priority is to take Liu Xianshi, the internal troubles have not been eliminated, and it is not a way to continue the war, I suggest that Zhang Bailin lead 10,000 Guizhou troops to attack Liu Xianshi from the Wang Zan Xu Division of the Huichuan Army, and the Dian Army and the Gui Army should respond from two fronts, and Liu Xianshi must be completely eliminated!"

This was also the first military order of the Military and Political Committee, and everyone immediately nodded in agreement, and soon a large net to encircle and suppress Liu Xianshi had been launched, but the Sichuan army had already started a larger-scale offensive in the direction of Beichuan.

Lu Jianzhang was ambushed by the Sichuan army in the first battle of Jiange, and finally had to surrender, so that Shaanxi suddenly had no leader, and the situation was extremely critical, Yuan Shikai immediately appointed Chen Shufan to succeed him as the governor of Shaanxi to resist the invasion of the Sichuan army, and at the same time urgently transferred the 16th mixed brigade into Shaanxi to assist in the defense. The brigade commander of the 16th mixed brigade is the famous northwest king Feng Yuxiang, and now he is only a small brigade commander, Feng Yuxiang is still very clear about the situation in the country, and the protection [***] is huge, and there are many internal contradictions in Beiyang, Feng Yuxiang is not optimistic about Lao Yuan, but he is still a small brigade commander can not set off any waves.

Only able to lead the order to enter southern Shaanxi, to defend against the attack of the Sichuan army, and at this time the Sichuan army in Liu Xiang has crossed Guangyuan, into southern Shaanxi, the victory of the sword pavilion, so that Liu Xiang's position in the Sichuan army is more and more important, after repelling the Shaanxi and Gansu coalition army, Liu Yunhong led the cavalry division to directly pursue the Gansu governor Zhang Guangjian, and Liu Xiang's task is to attack Shaanxi, forcing Chen Shufan to fall to protect [***], and then affect Yan Xishan in Shanxi.

As long as there is a problem in Shaanxi and Shanxi, Yuan Shikai will definitely not be able to hold on, Duan Qirui will also speed up the pace of replacing Yuan Shikai, it can be said that the mission is very important, just before Liu Xiang left Sichuan, Qiao Yu specially sent a telegram, telling him to control the scale of the war, try to limit the scope of the war to the Hanzhong region, and the whole division only has twenty days of arms and materials, which is not enough to fight for a long time.

However, although his head was put on a tight spell, Liu Xiang was still very excited, the Sichuan army is now thriving, Liu Xiang is a member of the Sichuan army, how can he not be eager to make meritorious contributions, as soon as he entered Shaanxi, Liu Xiang knew that it was Feng Yuxiang's 16th mixed brigade responsible for guarding Hanzhong, and the first confrontation between the two began!