The 116th Shanghai Beach arrives as soon as it arrives

The officers and men of the 31st Mixed Brigade of the Central Army poured down from the train one after another and came to Anting, a small town in the south of the Yangtze River.

All the more than 7,000 soldiers and all the weapons and baggage came from Shandong by train, went south along the Jinpu Road to Pukou, and then changed to a ferry to cross the Yangtze River. I got on the train again at Xiaguan Railway Station, and it took me more than half a day to get to Anting Town, which is at the gate of Shanghai. This road can be regarded as allowing the soldiers from the northern Central Plains to enjoy the scenery of the water town, and Chang Ruiqing and other core high-level leaders of the mixed brigade used the time to stop to add water and coal, and secretly inspected and measured the terrain along Jinpu Road.

Maybe they all have a vague feeling in their hearts that they may have to fight all the way back to the north in the future, right?

The Jiangnan water towns around Shanghai have been the richest areas in China since the Ming and Qing dynasties. After the Opium War, Shanghai opened its port, surpassing Guangzhou in just a few decades, becoming China's largest treaty port and probably the biggest cash cow. Historically, during the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War, Lu Yongxiang was defeated in Zhejiang, and once wanted to abandon Zhejiang to protect Shanghai! Because the financial income of a small Shanghai is more than that of the whole of Zhejiang! It's just that the generals under him have already made a lot of money in Shanghai and Zhejiang, and no one has the fighting spirit to fight with Sun Chuanfang's flower soldiers, and as soon as they arrive in Shanghai, they all hide in the concession as a duke!

And now, Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng actually want Lu Yongxiang, who is guarding the cornucopia of Shanghai, to lead troops to fight Guangdong, which is really a bit self-talking.

It is this Anting, although it is only a small town, but compared with the county seat in the north, it is much more lively and prosperous. Outside the train station, there are rows of shops and liquor stores, as well as countless hawkers hawking on the street, and as for the pedestrians and merchants, they are surging back and forth on the streets. It did not appear panicked because of the arrival of the Beiyang Army, and it seems that the military discipline of the Fourth, Sixth, and Tenth Divisions stationed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces is still good.

Chang Ruiqing and the others also got off the train and watched the officers at all levels of the mixed brigade restrain the team there. More than a dozen soldiers in brand-new khaki tweed uniforms were already waiting on the platform. The officer in the middle is about forty years old, with big ears and a wide mouth, a Chinese face, and a military uniform of a lieutenant general of the Beiyang Army.

He saw Chang Ruiqing, who was wearing a major general's uniform, and a number of subordinates getting out of the car, and strode up to meet him. Lu Yixuan, who was beside Chang Ruiqing, saw his brother, so he smiled and introduced: "This is my brother, Lu Yongxiang, the commander of the 10th Division of the Army and the envoy of Songhu, I didn't expect him to come to Anting in person to greet Brother Yaoru." ”

It turned out that he was Lu Yongxiang, tall and strong, with a lofty instrument, a good Shandong man (Lu Yongxiang is from Shandong), but Chang Ruiqing knew that this person was a little vain. Historically, he controlled the two ointment lands of Zhejiang and Shanghai, and held the fourth and twelfth elite divisions. It was supposed to be the pillar of the Anhui system, but he didn't dare to fight, he refused to go out when he crusaded against the southwest, he didn't dare to do it during the Zhiwan War, and he didn't dare to send troops during the first Zhifeng War...... In the end, the direct warlord came to the door, and he had to resist again, but he was still defeated and lost, and he lost his territory and went home to eat himself! But then again, most of the warlords in the Beiyang Anhui system are useless goods in this category, and Lu Yongxiang has lasted long enough.

Although he didn't look down on others very much in his heart, on his face, Chang Ruiqing was still extremely respectful, and he stood upright, and saluted him very solemnly. Lu Yongxiang looked at Chang Ruiqing, who was a head taller than him, nodded with satisfaction, and returned a military salute: "It's good that you guys are here, I can rest assured that I have a mixed brigade of you to help Fujian!" General Yaoru, let's go to the yamen of my brother's escort first...... In this ten-mile world of flowers, my brother is the east, how about asking the brothers to play well for ten days, and then go to help Li Peizhi defend Fujian? ”

Chang Ruiqing arched his hand and said with a smile: "Thank you General Zijia, that brother is better than being respectful." ”

He didn't want to go to Fujian right away. He still has a lot of things to arrange in Shanghai, and there are many aspects to contact, and ten days may not be enough! As for Lu Yongxiang's money, Chang Ruiqing didn't want to save for the other party. Anyway, he guards the cornucopia of Shanghai, it's super easy to get money, if you don't help spend a little, maybe people will think you look down on people!

Lu Yongxiang took Chang Ruiqing's hand and slowly walked along the platform, where his special train was waiting, and it would take less than an hour to get on the train to Shanghai North Railway Station. The subordinate attachés of the two followed behind a group, and everyone greeted each other and laughed, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm. Chang Ruiqing's wife Wang Ruonan and his aunt Zhao Xianger each took a few maids to follow at the end, there was no word between the two women, and the maids on both sides were naturally cold, but there was an atmosphere of cold war...... It seems that there is no hope for the three-p night of the warlord of Changda.

Chang Ruiqing didn't have the heart to fight between the two women in the housekeeper now. He was introducing his younger brother Chang Ruiyuan to Lu Yongxiang.

"General Zijia, this is Brother Ruiyuan, who has just turned 20 years old this year, and has worked as an errand in Zhang Shaoxuan's team before, and now that the errand is gone, he wants to do some small business in Shanghai."

"Well said, well said." Lu Yongxiang understood what the other party meant as soon as he heard it. Guarding Shanghai by himself is a feng shui treasure land that is fat and retains oil, and he can make a fortune naturally lying down...... It doesn't mean that everyone in the Beiyang series has such good luck! Those who are bitter haha have no fat land to scavenge (in fact, Lu Yongxiang is not very good at scavenging, but the land is too fat!) ), can only engage in some business to subsidize public and private expenses. And to do business, it is natural to come to Shanghai, where thousands of merchants gather. Therefore, when he saw the head of his Beiyang army, there were always nine out of ten who wanted to do business in Shanghai, and asked him to take care of one or two.

For this kind of request, he Lu Yongxiang has always refused to return the ticket. Now that you are making a fortune, don't you allow others to make a small fortune? That would be the wrath of the people. Besides...... If the warlords of the whole country put their money in Shanghai to invest and do business, then who else has enough to eat and support and send troops to attack Shanghai? As soon as this cannon goes off, the big guy's investment will come to naught!

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At this time, in a garden house in the concession of Shanghai Tan Mansion, Jiang Jshi, who was ordered to contact Chang Ruiqing, was walking around the living room, looking a little irritable.

After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped and snorted coldly: "Lu Rongting, a repeated villain, the Northern Army has already hit the door!" He was still half-hearted there, and secretly contacted Feng Guozhang's secret envoy, what did he want? Do you think that the surname Feng can really stop Duan Qirui from crusading against the southwest by force? ”

In this large living room, in addition to Jiang Jshi, there is only a middle-aged man with a thin body, wearing a white cloth robe, and a pair of round-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, this person is Zhang Jingjiang, one of the four elders of the Kuomintang and praised as a revolutionary saint by Sun Yat-sen.

He had just informed Jiang Jshi of the setbacks encountered by the Guangzhou Protector Military Government, and now seeing Jiang Jshi's impatient look, he just smiled slightly: "Kai-shek, Lu Ganqing (Lu Rongting)'s reaction is all expected. The Hunan troops that Fu Liangzuo had recruited in Hunan had turned back to Granny Tan. In Lu Rongting's view, now is a good opportunity to accept and negotiate peace with the Northern Army! After all, the 8th, 20th, and 28th Divisions of the Northern Army, as well as the Anwu Army in Anhui, were all moving to Hunan. The 31st Mixed Brigade and the 16th Mixed Brigade were ordered to aid Fujian...... If he waited for the soldiers from all walks of life in the northern army to gather, he Lu Ganqing was afraid that he would not be able to eat and walked away. ”

Jiang Jishi sneered disdainfully: "Their Beiyang is just a plate of loose paper tigers!" The brothers have persuaded Chang Ruiqing of the 31st Mixed Brigade to secretly join the Chinese Revolutionary Party! When he arrives in Fujian, it will not be long before he will raise troops against Li Houji, and then the Beiyang soldiers in Fujian will be defeated without a fight. How could the remaining three divisions in Hunan and the so-called Anwu Army be the opponents of the three armies of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Hunan? ”

"Oh?" Zhang Jingjiang was stunned when he heard this, and his eyebrows gradually twisted: "Brother Kai-shek, you just said that Chang Ruiqing will raise troops against Li Houji as soon as he arrives in Fujian?" Did he give you such a promise? ”

"Of course not!" Jiang Jshi waved his hand: "This person is still planning to step on both sides, and he doesn't want to turn against Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng!" ”

"Then what do you say......"

Jiang Jshi smiled heavily and made a push gesture: "Let's just push him!" ”

"Push?" Zhang Jingjiang's eyes rolled, and he already understood what the other party meant: "Are you going to force him to Liangshan?" ”

Jiang Jishi sneered: "This Chang Ruiqing is not trivial, he has more than 7,000 people in his hands to form a mixed brigade, and secretly there is a red brigade that does not know the depth, and there are secret funds of 250,000 taels of gold...... If he and Beiyang openly turn their faces and vote for Mr. Sun, then we will be developed! Not to mention Fujian, even Liangguang is not a problem! ”

"And what do you want to do?" Zhang Jingjiang frowned slightly: "After all, he only has a mixed brigade of soldiers now, don't ...... it"

Jiang Jishi waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Jingjiang: "Brother Jingjiang, I know the severity." His Chang Ruiqing's strength is the key to our turnaround, brother, I don't want him to lose like this! Of course we have to think of a foolproof solution......"

Zhang Jingjiang nodded: "That's true." By the way, Kai-shek, can you arrange for him to meet me? I'd like to meet this character in person. ”

Jiang Jishi said with a smile: "Hehe, I almost forgot, Brother Chang Ruiqing wants to ask Brother Jingjiang for a favor, and he will come to visit." ”

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