Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Collusion of the Betrothal Ceremony

Ask for collections, ask for Sanjiang tickets, and ask for recommendations. Uh, ask for a lot, Da Luo Luo will also pay, today's four watches!

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Just when Wu Shi, Chang Ruiyuan and Zhang Wensheng were bargaining and discussing the big business of buying and selling the army. In the lounge on the second floor of St. Joseph's Cathedral, there was also a deal.

Inside the house, there are two fragrant teas. Chang Ruiqing and Jiang Jishi sat opposite each other, holding the tea cup, talking and laughing in a low voice.

Jiang Jshi got straight to the point, and as soon as he came up, he revealed his intentions and dishes. He was ordered by Sun Yat-sen to pull Chang Ruiqing into the gang. Joining the Revolutionary Party or joining the Kuomintang is fine, or even win-win cooperation. The condition is to use the forces of the revolutionary party and the Kuomintang to help Chang Ruiqing gain a foothold in the south.

Seeing that the other party showed his hole cards as soon as he came up, Chang Ruiqing stopped beating around the bush. In fact, although he was a red revolutionary, he did not reject the Kuomintang, especially now that the power of the Kuomintang was on the rise, and Sun Yat-sen would soon be able to use the Protectorate War to build up his own armed forces - the Cantonese army came. And the first target of this Guangdong army in history was precisely Fujian Province! If his soldiers really arrived in Fujian, most of them would be sent by Li Houji to take the lead in resisting the attack of the Kuomintang Cantonese army.

And even if he was lucky enough to defeat the Yue army, the Gui army, and the Dian army? A large number of Beiyang giants are still waiting to be settled, and the overseers of Guangdong and Guangxi can't take their turn, and they will be sent to the ends of the earth (Hainan Island) and other places to be a town guard! This is a little far from waking up to the power of the world.

Thinking of this, Chang Ruiqing gently turned the teacup in his hand and said thoughtfully: "It's easy to talk about joining the People's Party, it's not a secret, my brother joined the League when he joined the student army in Xinhai Year, and he was a believer of Mr. Sun early on. For Mr. Sun's Three People's Doctrine, the brothers also strongly agreed. ”

Jiang Jshi smiled and said in his heart: "I believe everything with this person!" Being a socialist, a believer in the Three People's Principles, and a 'devout' Catholic, uh, what a genius! ”

Chang Ruiqing paused, and then continued: "This time in the Great War between the North and the South, the Northern Army will be launched in three aspects at the same time, namely Sichuan, Hunan, and the march from Fujian to Guangdong. Among them, the main battlefield will be in Hunan, Duan Zhiquan's plan is to remove Tan Zu'an (Tan Yanmin) as the Hunan overseer, make him a full-time governor, appoint Fu Qingjie (Fu Liangzuo), who is also from Hunan, as the overseer, and at the same time send northern troops into Hunan! ”

Jiang Jishi frowned slightly, and his face couldn't help but become solemn. At this time, Hunan did not belong to the southwestern camp, but acted as a buffer between the northern and southern armies in the name of autonomy. Moreover, Hunan overseer Tan Yanmin is not good at commanding troops, Hunan's military strength is not strong, and it is impossible to resist the invasion of the northern army······

And for Sun Yat-sen's camp, such a situation is inevitably not a rare opportunity. On the one hand, the Gui warlords who ruled Liangguang felt threatened by the Northern Army and would inevitably strengthen their cooperation with the Kuomintang and the Revolutionary Party, which gave Sun Yat-sen the opportunity to organize the Cantonese army. On the other hand, the Yunnan army commanded by Li Liejun will inevitably be sent north by Lu Rongting, and maybe he will be able to carve out a territory in Hunan! Of course, the premise of this qiē is that the southwest side can win this great war between the north and the south.

"But there's no need to worry about it." Seeing Jiang Jshi's melancholy face, Chang Ruiqing smiled and said: "The situation in Beiyang must be known to Brother Jie, it is completely a plate of scattered sand······ Duan Zhiquan's unification of force is actually unpopular within Beiyang! Everyone knows that as soon as the mountains in the southwest are flattened, it is time to cut the feudal domain in Beiyang. This time, Duan Zhi Lao was first outside and then inside, which was really a taboo for soldiers. ”

Hearing Chang Ruiqing's words, Jiang Jshi shook his head with a wry smile: "Beiyang is not in harmony internally, but how good is it in the southwest?" Isn't it the same mess? ”

Chang Ruiqing just smiled and nodded, the southwest is indeed chaotic, but the enemy is current, so it will naturally unite some, and the Beiyang heroes are busy grabbing territory, who is willing to work hard?

"Brother Yaoru, you are Xu Shuzheng's henchman, this time you should send troops to Hunan, right?" Jiang Jshi thought for a while, and then said: "The shape of Hunan is complex, the strength of the local soldiers is very strong, and it is a battle between the north and the south, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Brother Yaoru to find a foothold, right?" ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and waved his hand: "Brother won't go to Hunan, it's not a secret, brother wants to go to Fujian this time!" I don't know if Brother Jie has a way for Brother Jie to gain a foothold in Fujian? ”

"Fujian?" Jiang Jshi nodded slowly: "Zhiqing's brother-in-law Xu Ruwei has some old habits in Fujian, and there are also many followers of Mr. Sun in the Fujian Navy. But ······"

Chang Ruiqing looked at Jiang Jshi sincerely, and said word by word: "Xu Ru will help his brother take Fujian, and his brother will help Xu Ru take Guangdong!" How is it? ”

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When Chang Ruiqing and Jiang Jshi quietly left the lounge one after the other and came to the church hall, there were already many guests arriving. Mainly the local celebrities and gentry in Beijing and Tianjin, Chang Ruiqing's cheap parents are smiling and greeting there.

Wang Ruonan's car had also arrived, and a group of little Loli went to the makeshift dressing room prepared by the church to dress up. Bishop Du Paul of the Catholic Church also walked into the church in a robe and crown, accompanied by a big-bellied Frenchman, who was the big Ban Bloom of Schneider & Co. Chang Ruiqing walked over with a smile, chatted with the two Frenchmen for a while, and finally exchanged business cards with Bloom Taipan······ The world war was over in 1918, and I wonder if I could buy some second-hand guns at a discount from the French?

Seeing that the time was approaching noon, the real bigwigs in the Beiyang system finally began to show up. The first one to arrive was Zhang Wensheng, probably selling the ten battalions that were supposed to be dismissed at a good price, and his yellow face full of smoke was actually a little ruddy, and he also chatted and laughed for a while when he saw Chang Ruiqing.

The next came Xu Shuzheng, the deputy minister Xu Da who was reinstated from his post was obviously in a good mood, probably because the plan for "reunification by force" was progressing well, right? talked a lot more than usual, and pulled Chang Ruiqing into the corner alone to teach the opportunity.

"Yaoru, the Shandong area has been a ringing horse since ancient times, especially in the Yimeng Mountain area, and even the team of our Beiyang Fifth Division has to go around. So after you go, be sure to keep it secret! Don't let anyone know that you have 250,000 taels of gold with you! Otherwise, those Shandong ringing horse ants will bite and kill elephants······ Also, when you arrive in Yishan, you must fight quickly, copy the nest of the Red Brigade, take the gold and leave. After returning to Beijing, I will prepare to go south to Fujian to fight, Li Houji has already taken care of Zhi Lao, he is originally our Tongshan villager, and you will not be sad if you go there. If you can take down Guangdong, there will always be a town guard. ”

"Please rest assured, the students must remember the teachings!" Chang Ruiqing immediately patted his chest. In history, he naturally knew what Duan Qirui's "unification by force" would look like, but with his small mixed brigade, he couldn't reverse the general trend of Beiyang's imminent decline, so at this moment he had already made up his mind and was ready to find an opportunity to "make independence······ Maybe seven or eight of the ten Beiyang warlords are working on this idea right now, right?

Xu Shuzheng naturally didn't know what Chang Ruiqing was thinking, nor did he know how complicated the situation he was about to face. He just smiled with satisfaction, then took out a gift slip from his pocket and handed it to Chang Ruiqing: "This is a little bit of heart between me and Zhi Lao, it is a house, just in Shijia Hutong, just for the second old man to take care of his life." When this engagement ceremony is over, take the second elder to Beijing as soon as possible. ”

Chang Ruiqing took the gift list with both hands, and just as he was about to say two words of thanks, he heard the voice of the French priest Du Paul: "Please sit down, relatives and friends, the engagement ceremony is about to be held!" ”

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