Chapter 56 The Republic of China

"I also think so, we must solve this problem, otherwise we will not only waste huge financial, material, and human resources, but it will also be difficult to achieve the desired effect once a war breaks out." The person who said this was undoubtedly the relatively rigid former German Army artillery captain, Hamilton. It is precisely because of Fang Jianxiong's reuse that Hamilton cherishes his position in the Wehrmacht even more. As long as he was in the workplace, this German in his early forties was always meticulous about his work. It can be said that the fact that the Wehrmacht General Staff was able to erect it was all due to him.

An unexpected debate leads to an impromptu meeting that eventually turns into a heavy event.

From the afternoon to the early morning of the next day, the lights in the headquarters were still bright.

Yin Ruizhi led a few female soldiers to deliver breakfast, and when he entered the door, he was choked by the black smoke and miasma. The early spring night is cold, the doors and windows are closed, and a bunch of smokers get together, how can there be a good one.

Raising his eyes and looking at this formation, Yin Ruizhi couldn't say what he felt in his heart. In front of the big round table, the bigwigs who are usually in strict military uniforms ripped off the discipline buttons one by one, pointing around the table.

"The last one, let's talk about it, how many infantry divisions A and B are combined?" Fang Jianxiong's voice was hoarse, and Yin Ruizhi felt distressed when he heard it, so he stepped forward and glanced at it, the ashtrays were all full, and the table was full of cigarette ash. Glancing at Yin Ruizhi on the side, Fang Jianxiong said in a low voice: "Take it first, and we'll go to the cafeteria to eat by ourselves when we go back." ”

Yin Ruizhi had no choice but to retreat with a few female soldiers. Glancing at this guy with some complaint. But look at the stubble growing on his chin. His hair was messy, his clothes were untidy, and he felt uncomfortable.

"On the basis of the existing equipment and personnel, there is no problem in organizing eight divisions of type A, and the troops of Jiangxi and Hunan provinces are each organized into four division of type B. Together with the security forces of the states and counties, it will be enough in the short term. It was Jiang Baili who spoke, he hadn't slept all night, he also lost his elegant demeanor, and his lips showed signs of cracking. I still look very excited.

"The 105th and 150th artillery regiments shall be composed of two for each of the first to meet the needs of the present. For the other six regiments, the shelves were set up first. Find a way to absorb the artillery students who stayed in Japan from all over the country. Within two years at the latest, these ten heavy artillery regiments will be built. Zhang Xiaohuai showed a relaxed smile on his face, this night was very exciting and difficult for everyone.

The outcome of the quarrel was unexpectedly satisfactory, combined with the current domestic road conditions, logistics and other factors, and finally reached an agreement to equip each infantry division with a 75mm artillery regiment and 30 120mm mortars for regimental firepower reinforcement. Considering that the Japanese army was superior to the Wehrmacht. Mortars of caliber 81 and 60 are equipped with more than the previous ones, and are used for fire support at the battalion and company levels. There is a clear difference in the B division, one division has three infantry regiments, plus a 75 artillery battalion, 120 heavy mortars are not, and the 81 and 60 mortars are respectively fire support at the regimental and battalion level, and the number is also reduced by half. There are about 17,000 people in a division of the first type, and only about 9,000 people in a division of the second type.

This is really not eccentric, mainly because of insufficient equipment. There is a shortage of qualified officers. However, from the point of view of equipment, the combat effectiveness of a B division is not much worse than that of a town in Beiyang. Now the troops that can fight in Beiyang are five towns. In terms of force comparison, the Wehrmacht has gained the upper hand by a large margin.

On the other hand, Beiyang does not want to expand its army. Still stumped by financial problems. The Nanjing Provisional Government, without Fang Jianxiong's matchmaking, wants to reorganize the troops that can fight is just empty talk.

"If the reorganization is completed in three months, I think it should be fine. According to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Nanjing Provisional Government claimed to be able to reorganize the Northern Expeditionary Army into 10 infantry divisions, and it would be good to be able to reorganize five infantry divisions similar to the B Division. Moreover, Nanjing used Japanese weapons, Meiji 41 type 75 mountain guns, with a range of only 6,000, compared with the 9,000 range of the German-made 75 mountain guns we were equipped, it was still worse. "Hamilton, the German guy, has not changed his meticulous character.

"There is a problem, in today's China, each province still has its own troops, and these must be taken into account. We can't just rely on the troops in our hands to conquer the world, the main target is still the Beiyang Army. In Nanjing, Xuzhou will reorganize five infantry divisions, and there are five more infantry divisions in Nanjing. It is estimated that it will take a year and a half to complete the reorganization. The key is still a matter of time, as long as we are ahead of the curve and can seize the initiative on the issue of forcing Yuan Shikai to take up his post in the south, and reunify China within a year, it will not be an empty word. ”

When Fang Jianxiong was waving his hand vigorously and powerfully, Yin Weijun came in from outside and said loudly: "Nanjing emergency telegram, welcome Yuan Tuan to the north today, with Cai Yuanpei as the special envoy, Wei Chengu, Liu Guanxiong, Shu Yongjian, Song Jiaoren, Zeng Zhaowen, Huang Kaiyuan, and Wang Jingwei as the welcome members. This matter, special telegram to inform! ”

Fang Jianxiong knew that Sun had accepted his conditions, and stood up excitedly and said: "Call back, the United Autonomous Region will electrify the whole country, and I am glad to hear that the Yuan delegation is going north, and this southern province is eager to unify the grand event of the Republic of China." I ask Xiangcheng to go south as soon as possible, so as to achieve the great cause of the establishment of the republic, and to the wish of all 40,000 compatriots of the Republic of China! ”

After saying this, Fang Jianxiong said again: "Telegraph to Wang Zhengting, if Tang Shaoyi can't agree to our three points, he will withdraw." The day the negotiations broke down, that is, at the time of the Northern Expedition of our National Defense Forces. ”

After Yin Weijun went out, in the face of everyone's questioning eyes, how could the reorganization that had just been discussed be fought again. Fang Jianxiong said with a smile: "Don't worry, I did this because I didn't expect Nanjing to force Yuan Shikai to accept the conditions." Don't worry, Yuan Shikai won't fight now, he has to think about how to deal with the Ying Yuan delegation first. ”

"I'm sleepy, I'll go back to sleep first." Yawned, German Bob has been working all night, this brother is still very interesting. "Let's go back and let people tidy it up, I can't stand it, it's all scattered, go back to sleep." Fang Jianxiong dropped a sentence very irresponsibly and staggered out the door.

Nanjing, at this moment, is holding a grand farewell ceremony. The group that went north to welcome Yuan was excited, and everyone was full of ambition. Judging from the large shì, the Qing family has abdicated, isn't the Republic of China coming? It seems that after the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, a good era will come. Anyway, the people who saw them off and the people who got on the train were very excited, and the fathers and elders of Nanjing sent them across the river very much.

How to say it, with the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the people's armies in Nanjing seem to have reined in a little. The Nanjing Provisional Government was also able to take care of these ragged people's armies in various localities.

President Sun Da, who personally sent him across the river, was shaking hands with all the members one by one, and the gongs and drums were noisy and firecrackers were ringing in unison at Pukou Station, and everyone on both sides of the Yangtze River knew it. Today is the day when the southern provinces welcome the Yuan regiment to the north.

The train hissed and started slowly, and Sun, who had a solemn expression, kept holding his hat and dancing, until the train disappeared, Hu Hanmin quietly walked to his side: "Wuchang call back!" After taking the message and looking at it, Sun's face showed a relaxed expression and said, "I want to go to Wuchang." ”

"Yat-sen, no. Fang Fuguo is ambitious, and he will go rashly, fearing that he will be controlled by him. Hu Hanmin hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade, Sun Yixian shook his head and said: "You don't understand, if you don't see it with your own eyes, if you talk about it face-to-face, you always have something short in your heart." ”

On the train, watching the scene speeding away on both sides, the members of the mission sat and talked to each other in the box.

"Now it depends on how the talks are going in Shanghai, it's not easy! Not easy! How many years, how many comrades have gone one step ahead and have not seen today. "It's the handsome guy Wang Jingwei who is talking about it, and there is an elegant beauty next to him, and Chen Bijun is also. This pair of lovers can be regarded as a good story today. Speaking of which, these two people were born in wealthy families, and they both received a good education since childhood, but they both joined the revolution and carried their heads in business.

If there is no later defection to the enemy, even if the couple is not welcomed, they will still be praised more than discredited in the annals of history. It's a pity that there is no if, and now history has also changed, and whether the couple has a chance to be traitors is a question mark.

The tripartite talks in Shanghai finally reached a final result on this day. Wang Zhengting, a representative of the United Autonomous Region, made harsh remarks at the beginning of the meeting, saying that if he could not accept our conditions, it would show that Beiyang did not have the sincerity of the republic. In this case, there is nothing to talk about, and today's day of the end of the negotiations may be the time to announce the continuation of the Northern Expedition.

With the backing of a strong military force, Wang Zhengting's remarks were very convincing, and after Tang Shaoyi adjourned the meeting at noon, he officially announced that he would accept the conditions of the provisional government and the United Autonomous Region at the afternoon meeting. The results of the tripartite talks were announced.

The first is the government system, which is determined to be the cabinet system, with Yuan Shikai as the interim president, and the cabinet is elected by the general election. The Senate was reorganized and the Provisional Constitution was amended to form the Constitution of the Republic of China. Secondly, the capital is Nanjing, and Yuan Shikai will go south to take office, but because many affairs in the north are not settled, he can only go south after the end. Finally, the military dignitaries of the three parties gathered in Beijing to discuss the establishment of the whole team. The last article was put forward by Tang Shaoyi in the morning, and was finally determined after being approved by the three parties.

No matter what Yuan Shikai's intentions are when he throws out the last one, what can be seen is that a short period of peace has finally come. The scene of peace between the north and the south and the celebration of the three parties was captured by photographers and placed on the front pages of major newspapers.

Although there were still some forces throughout the country that continued to be loyal to the former Qing Dynasty, and although the warlords in the provinces were still de facto emperors, the establishment of the Republic of China eventually appeared in the form of writing. It seems, there is a reason to cheer!

"It's the Republic of China!" This headline became a hit in the next day's newspapers! The cheers seem a little impatient! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the www.biquge.info of Qidian to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )