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The Northern Expedition was on the Han River, and the vast area south of the Yangtze River fell into the hands of the Guangzhou government, and Wu Peifu's army had been wiped out.

Wuchang, the north-south strategic point, has symbolic significance in the history of the Republic of China. During the Xinhai period, the Beiyang army moved south and exchanged fierce fire with the southern revolutionary army, and the Beiyang regime ruled China for 13 years.

Now that the southern army is going north, the war is about to burn to Wuchang City, which is a disaster for the citizens in the city.

According to the tradition of domestic warfare, if an army is rude outside the city, it is generally necessary to withdraw from the city and give the city to the victor, so as to avoid the destruction of the city in battle.

Song Weichen, the president of the Wuhan Chamber of Commerce, walked into Wu Peifu's official residence with a frown, and Wu Peifu met him in his busy schedule.

"Yushuai, for the sake of the face of the people in the city, can you ...... Well, the Chamber of Commerce is ready to present a ...... The cost will definitely not slack off the military masters. ”

Song Weichen said, looking at Wu Peifu with a pleading face. Originally, he wanted to use the word toll, but when the words came to his lips, he changed it to an expense for fear of annoying Wu Peifu.

Now that the general trend has gone, I hope that the other party will not be so stubborn, give up Wuhan, and avoid the misery of life.

As for the cost of the journey, the gentry in the city were not stingy, and if they could send away these plague gods, they were willing to spend as much money as they could.

Well, the defeated army extorts a sum of money, which is also the tradition of the Republic of China, and everyone will do a good job in terms of face.

"Thank you, President Song, for your kindness, I have my own plans."

Wu Peifu was noncommittal. Coldly put down the teacup. In less than 10 minutes of the meeting, it was time to rush people.

Without getting a clear answer from Wu Peifu, Song Weichen couldn't help but be disappointed, shook his head and sighed and left.

walked out of the door, glanced back, and the still arrogant Marshal's Mansion, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

"Damn, you really don't know how to lift, do you still think you're invincible? Toast without eating and drinking, and sooner or later clean you up! ”

Song Weichen is not only the richest man in Wuhan. He owns a large number of industries, and is also one of the shareholders of Wuhan Industrial Group, Song Ziwen's partner, and has been in close contact with Guangzhou in private. knows a lot of insiders, and I don't doubt that the Northern Expeditionary Army can take Wuhan.

Wu Peifu seemed to be stubbornly resisting, and while Song Weichen was worried about Wuhan, he was also a little angry, and if he had the opportunity, he didn't mind teaching the other party a lesson.

Wu Peifu didn't know that Song Weichen was worried about himself, so what if he knew? Song Weichen is just a trader, how can he be compared to him, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses?

Wu sat on a chair, not moving, and his face was gloomy. Obviously, Song Weichen's kind persuasion evoked the scars in his heart and reminded him that Wuhan couldn't hold on, so hurry up and withdraw, don't hold on.

Wu Peifu is such a proud person, it is really ...... to give up Wuhan Where is this going to be in the back of the face?

"Is it really impossible to hold on? Do you really want to extort a sum of money and run away in disgrace? ”

Wu Peifu shook his head, and couldn't think of a good way for a while. He regretted it so much, he didn't expect the enemy to hide his strength. Waiting for himself to send troops south to die, he just did what the other party wanted.

But who could have predicted that the enemy would be even stronger than Zhao Hengti said? Wu Peifu really shouldn't complain about Zhao Hengti's incompetence, thinking that he was exaggerating.

The passing year is not good, and I fled here from Tianjin not long ago, and now I have to flee again. Famous in this life...... A pain in my heart, I am really unwilling!

Wu Peifu has the heart to make a last stand. But thinking of the overwhelming aircraft and artillery of the Northern Expeditionary Army in the Battle of Xianning, the impetuous heart sank again.

After Song Weichen left, the Marshal's Mansion held a military meeting, and Wu Peifu cheered up and arranged the Wuhan defense operation.

However, the generals present were not in good spirits and did not have the confidence and calmness of the past. Liu Yuchun and other fierce generals were "reimbursed" in the Battle of Xianning, if Liu Yuchun was still there, Wu Peifu did not hesitate to think that he would be the commander of the Wuhan garrison, leading the remaining army and the enemy to the death, even if the final loss would make the enemy pay a heavy price, maybe he could buy time for himself, regroup his troops and horses, and make a comeback.

The rest of the millionaires, delicate and expensive, do they have the heart to die?

Wu Peifu guessed maliciously in his heart.

His idea was right, in history, the main force of Beiyang in the Battle of Wuhan was still there, and some Beiyang warriors such as Liu Yuchun fought bravely, and the result was extremely bloody.

However, none of this qiē will happen.

After the coup in Beijing dealt a heavy blow to Wu Peifu and was stabbed in the back, he had a new view of the loyalty of his subordinates.

What was particularly upsetting was that the material supply of the Beiyang Army was not in place for a long time, and they urgently asked Qi Xieyuan in Jiangsu and Sun Chuanfang in Zhejiang for help, but they were all rejected under the pretext of coping with the attack of Li Zongren's troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Li Zongren's Third Front Army set out from Changsha and marched east along the Yangtze River into Jiangxi, occupying De'an along the way, threatening Jiujiang and cutting off the route for Qi Xieyuan and others to rescue Wuhan.

Of course, it may be that Qi Xieyuan and others are too busy to take care of themselves and have no intention of rescuing.

nesting in Wuhan, Wu Peifu felt trapped everywhere, secretly complaining bitterly, and really felt that he should not be allowed to do it every day.

Open the map and think carefully, Hubei has fallen into the enemy's encirclement, Central China has changed hands is a foregone conclusion, and Wuhan is almost unable to hold on.

For now, the only way to do this is to take the initiative to withdraw from Wuhan and save the last capital. I hope that after the Northern Expeditionary Army gets Central China, it will be blocked by the Yangtze River, and it should not continue to pursue northward in a short period of time, right?

Of course, their next step may be to go down the river and point to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, like the peasant army of the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom at the end of the Qing Dynasty...... This is just time to buy yourself and reintegrate the army in the Central Plains to counterattack.

Wu Peifu is most lacking time now, from Shanhaiguan to Beijing to Wuhan, the situation is changing too fast, and in just two months, the direct world has almost fallen apart, and he has no time to mobilize enough strength to deal with this qiē, just like being dizzy by a series of combination punches.

Wu Peifu had the intention of retreating, but he didn't want to withdraw lightly, so he ordered the troops stationed in Guishan, Snake Mountain, Hongshan and other positions outside the city to fight back desperately, and on the surface, he had to pretend to be defending Wuhan.

was rectified by Wu Peifu, and the defenders in the city finally regained some confidence. After all, Wu's name is there. The Beiyang soldiers are still quite superstitious about the name of "Jade Shuai".

This is also related to Wu Peifu's generous reward. The Beiyang soldiers in this year are like uncles, there is not enough silver to coax, and the orders of the king of heaven are not easy to use.

Well, it's all the rules of the old Beiyang, and that's how it was when Yuan Gongbao was there.

In order to compete for the important hill outside Wuchang City, the Northern Expeditionary Army dispatched almost all the planes and poured bombs and bullets on the heads of the Beiyang Army without mercy.

The deployment of the air force greatly reduced the casualties of the infantry, and after seizing the hilltop positions outside the city one after another, the artillery of the Northern Expeditionary Army began to aim at Wuchang City, condescendingly. Led but not triggered, he ordered the Beiyang Army to withdraw from Wuchang within a time limit with a stern tone, otherwise the jade would be burned, and the crime would be unforgivable.

The cannon roared outside Wuchang City, and after a few days, it fell silent again. It made the Beiyang army and the people in the city feel very depressed, although not a single shell fell in Wuchang City, everyone understood that this was only temporary.

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Every day, a large number of pieces of paper fall from the sky, which are the propaganda leaflets of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which list the various crimes of Wu Peifu and other Beiyang warlords.

Wu Peifu has no problem with his private morality, he doesn't love money, he doesn't take concubines, and he doesn't buy property wantonly. But it is undeniable that his personal "nobility" does not show the incompetence and perverse behavior of the Beiyang government at all.

On some kind of Cheng dù, Wu Peifu is an accomplice!

Then again, even if he doesn't have any money in his private account, does he still have less money in his control?

"Shaft son dare?"

Wu Peifu gritted his teeth in anger and tore up the leaflet that fell to the Marshal's Mansion, and the military heart that he had finally cleaned up was affected by this small leaflet again. (Didn't he know that it would be easy for the Northern Expeditionary Army to blow up the Marshal's Mansion?) ）

The morale of the Beiyang Army in Wuchang City dropped to the lowest point, and many soldiers took off their uniforms and sneaked away, or surrendered to the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the city. These soldiers are not stupid. Joining the army is just a part-time job, and it is not worth working for Wu Peifu.

Moreover, many people began to understand that Wu Peifu and other Beiyang generals were all things that brought disaster to the country and the people, and they had a lot of money in their pockets. Aren't they all people's fat and people's ointment?

Well, that's the power of propaganda. The initial results of the offensive were achieved, and even many middle- and lower-ranking officers of the Beiyang Army had the idea of going away. Especially a group of young people with ideals, their blood is not cold, and they want to make a career.

In the past few years, what the Beiyang government has done is indeed unpopular, and Cao Kun bribed the election, and there is nothing to say about the national law. Now that it is falling apart, the pent-up contradictions will also erupt.

Wu Peifu is not unaware of the enemy's sinister intentions, but there is no good way to do it so far. Once the bomb pressure is too severe, it is easy to provoke a mutiny, and then the Beiyang Army in Wuhan City will be finished without the enemy's attack.

Time is pressing, the enemy is about to attack, and Wu Peifu's desire to retreat north is even stronger. Speed up the collection of various supplies, hoard ships, and secretly transport supplies to the north.

Of course, I haven't forgotten that I have ruthlessly blackmailed those gentry in Wuhan, how can I not leave the rich city to the enemy Thinking of Song Weichen's "good intentions", right?

"What? Ten million? ”

Song Weichen walked into the Marshal's Mansion again, his face was a little more confident, and his heart said that it was very beneficial, Wu Peifu finally "knew the current affairs", but he didn't expect the other party's appetite to be so big.

It's not that 10 million silver dollars can't be taken out, Song Weichen's family property is more than 10 million, but to come up with this amount all at once, let alone him, even the Wuhan Chamber of Commerce is not easy.

"What? You must know that the soldiers under his command are a little impatient, and this commander is not good at restraining them too much. Wu Peifu sneered. Song Weichen has a close relationship with the south, how could he not know?

"Alright! I will definitely wait for the meaning of the big handsome to the Chamber of Commerce, and I believe that the big man will be satisfied. ”

Song Weichen gritted his teeth and had to respond.

When I got home, I calmed down and sneered in my heart. Still want 10 million? Dream on!

What kind of bastards is the Beiyang Army, Song Weichen knows too well, in the year of Xinhai, he suffered heavy losses.

After a while, a young man appeared in Song Weichen's study.

"The shape is great, why is Mr. Song so worried?" Dai Chunfeng said with a smile.

Today he deliberately wore a white suit, and the cold aura on his body was lighter, and he looked more sunny, just like those talents who came back from Hankou.

In order to cooperate with the capture of Wuhan, Absinthe specially sent this proud general to infiltrate Wuchang, and the war progressed smoothly, and Dai Chunfeng contributed a lot. After listening to Song Weichen's explanation of Wu Peifu's conditions, Dai Chunfeng smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Old Song, I'm afraid that Wu Peifu will die!" ”

"Oh?" Song Weichen's heart was cold, thinking that this young man who was in harmony with the spring breeze was going to be ruthless.

……

Dawn, quiet, the moon faded, the east was bright, and Wuchang City was silent in a rare tranquility.

The Henan 3rd Division, which was stationed with security guards in the south of the city, quietly opened the city gate, and the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, who had been prepared for a long time, rushed in with steel tuna in their hands, and pounced on the Wuchang City headquarters and ordnance warehouses in an orderly and rapid manner according to the predetermined plan.

The faint sunlight shone on the young face, and the clothes were stained with crystal dewdrops, and the arrival of this group of uninvited guests woke up the citizens of Wuchang who were sleeping unsteadily in their dreams.

They looked out curiously, countless soldiers dressed in colorful clothes came to the city like heavenly soldiers, and the Beiyang Army surrendered one after another, gave up their positions, drooped their heads, like a dead father, and did not have the arrogance that could not be lost on weekdays.

Li Junqing stood on the city tower, watching the five-color flag in Wuchang City fall, replaced by an unfamiliar five-star red flag, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.

He is the commander of the 3rd Division in Henan, and opening the security door is a conspiracy planned by him and Dai Chunfeng.

"Providence is like this, Master Li is just more decisive than others, no matter how you say it, you can find a way for the brothers under your command to live."

Dai Chunfeng smiled and handed Li Junqing a check from the Meihua Bank with 500,000 written on it.

Before that, Li Junqing had already received the same check, and now he has received exactly half of the time.

With one million in hand, Li Junqing's face looked a lot better, slightly reddened, and finally settled in the future. Coupled with the savings from the army, it is enough to live a good life.

It's a deal, and rightfully so.

Wu Peifu will lose, the ship is sinking, and the people below will naturally not follow him to death, besides, Wu Peifu has secretly withdrawn from Wuchang last night, pressing a batch of precious materials to the north, leaving the ignorant Li Junqing and others to defend in the city.

If Dai Chunfeng hadn't mentioned it, Li Junqing wouldn't have known about it.

The catastrophe came and flew separately, so he didn't feel guilty at all, and after this battle, he didn't plan to fight anymore. Well, what's so bad about being a husband with peace of mind?

The two of them thought about their hearts and fell into a brief silence.

"Wuhan will soon usher in large-scale industrial construction, which may be even more prosperous than Guangzhou. To open a factory, Master Li may be reluctant to invest in a factory, but buying land and a house is also a good choice. ”

Dai Chunfeng smiled faintly and floated away.

In other words, just after experiencing a not too fierce war, the land price in Wuhan is really low!

……

As soon as Wuchang is gone, Wuhan will be gone.

Wu Peifu withdrew from the city to the north bank of the Yangtze River in time, frightened, secretly called luck, saw the main strategic stronghold of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Wuhan, had to pinch his nose and admit it, and ordered the Beiyang Army to take the initiative to evacuate Hanyang and Hankou, and take the remnants of the defeated army to sit north to Luoyang.

Of course, he was unsuccessful in blackmailing Song Weichen, but he received other compensation.

After the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Wuhan, it stopped after driving Wu Peifu out of Hubei, and the Second Front Army began to rest.

Song Ziwen got his wish and took over Wuhan with the working group.

He had already been appointed chief executive of Wuhan, and as soon as the fighting had ceased, he could not wait to carry out a large-scale political reform, transplanting the practice of Guangzhou to Wuhan, and purging the old and sluggish bureaucracy with vigorous young officials...... (To be continued.) )

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