The headquarters of the 6th Brigade was located in the former Changsha New Army Command Post, which was rearranged according to Wehrmacht standards after Hang Zhi arrived, and one of the second batch of radios delivered by Germany was also sent here, making it truly the largest and most complete military base of the Wehrmacht in Hunan.

When Yang Qiu arrived with Zhang Taiyan and Tan Yan, there was already a lot of people here, and several senior officers Hang Zhi and Zhang Tingfu who were in Changsha had all arrived, and the news of the sudden mutiny in the neighbor's house caught everyone off guard.

"Guizhou is in financial difficulties, the number of new troops is very small, only about one regiment, or the old eight towns helped them train and form, and most of the later period followed the training of the Yunnan army, and ammunition and materials were also provided by the Yunnan army. According to our understanding, this unit has been under the control of Huang Zelin, commander of the Guizhou Army. Song Ziqing introduced: "There is too little valuable information on the telegram sent by Qiu Wenbin, but I think that the soldiers of the New Army have received ideological education, and the Autonomous Society is also developing internally, so it should not be them who have defected." And judging from the killing of Huang Zelin, it should be a certain unit of the old army, and now the main force of the new army will definitely not be able to stop one after losing command, and it is estimated that Guiyang has fallen at this moment. ”

Yang Qiu's eyebrows were tightly locked, he knew about the 22nd Guizhou Incident in history, but he always thought that it would not happen because the conditions were insufficient (). The cause of the second two incidents is actually very simple, it is still the lack of experience in governing the party, and they have to introduce conservative constitutionalists, party contention and the mixing of careerists such as Liu Xianshi, as well as the chain reaction caused by the manipulation of Yunnan's black hands, the problem is that in the incident at that time, Guiyang's troops were weak, and more than 3,000 people, including the new army in Guizhou, went north to aid Hubei, resulting in the emptiness of the army to give Liu Xianshi a chance.

"Any further news?"

Song Ziqing shook his head: "We sent a telegram to Guiyang, but there was no news over there, either the radio station was destroyed or the rebels deliberately did not answer." The current method is that a regiment of the Third Division had just arrived in Suining yesterday, and it was originally planned to carry out the [Anmin] operation, and if we wanted to find out what was going on in Guizhou as soon as possible, it would be better to draw a reinforced company to quickly enter Guizhou and pick up Qiu Wenbin and them by the way. ”

From Suining into Guizhou, all the way is mountainous and rugged, and it will take three days to reach Guiyang at the earliest, if Qiu Wenbin and they are killed, it will be too late, if they are clever, then they have escaped from Guiyang on the way back, it is better to wait patiently for a few days, so Yang Qiu did not say anything. What he wanted to know most now was what was going on, and he looked at Tan Yan, who was silent, and asked, "Governor Tan, are you familiar with Guizhou?"

As the leader of the Hunan constitutionalists, he is more familiar with all walks of life in the southwest, and said: "I have heard some things about Guizhou before, and after the uprising of the Autonomous Society, in order to expand its influence, many constitutionalists were recruited, and these people formed the Constitutional Preparatory Committee together. But last month, there were rumors that the constitutionalists said that the autonomous society was good at interfering with power, forming a party to accumulate wealth, and only caring about the people of the society in terms of administration and employment, so they were very unhappy, and they also divided a lot of robes and brothers, but they didn't expect it to be now. ”

Yang Qiu asked, "Does Governor Tan think that this time it is the Constitutionalism and Autonomy Society?" ”

Tan Yan nodded: "Other than that, I can't think of any other reason, it's just that they are so lottery, I'm afraid it is the people of Guizhou who suffer." ”

"Guizhou is already barren, these people don't want to settle the people's hearts and resume production, and they tear each other down for their own si, and they even make trouble to meet each other ()! It's really hateful, and I still have the face to say that Ge Taiyan has seen a lot of stability in Hubei during this time, and just now I saw Yang Qiu fighting at the expense of destroying his reputation in order to promote the new policy, thinking of the chaos and movement he saw in Nanjing, he suddenly proposed with emotion in his heart: "Patrol, Guizhou must not be chaotic, not to mention that the Hanchuan Road still has to go Guibei, if the hungry people pour into Hunan, it will not be good for us, in my opinion, or not, we will send troops to stabilize that side first." ”

From the bank's name Southwest, you can guess Yang Qiu's thoughts, so Song Ziqing also thinks this is a good opportunity and agrees: "Mr. Binglin is right, Guizhou is very important to us, and I am in favor of sending troops to help the junta stabilize the situation." ”

Since Yang Qiu took the initiative to ask himself just now, indicating that he had regarded himself as a core personnel, Tan Yan no longer had any scruples, and said: "Although Brother Binglin has a good mind, at this moment, the central government is already suspicious of the patrol envoy, if we rashly enter Guizhou, I am afraid that others will say that we provoked a civil war." It is better to report the affairs of Guizhou to Nanjing first, and by the way, ask for peace and order, and wait for the appointment of the president to be in action. ”

"I'm afraid that Nanjing's final order was not given to us, but." Zhang Tingfu shook his head beside him, glanced at the southwest and said, "Lead the Yunnan army into Guizhou." ”

These bloody words hit Yang Qiu's mind, got up and walked to the window and quietly looked at the soldiers outside who were exercising, secretly thinking in his heart.

It's not that he didn't think about taking advantage of the 22 incident to take Guizhou, but first, he felt that it would not happen again, and second, his foundation was too shallow, and if he expanded too quickly, he would see the fate of Tang Jiyao, the great warlord in the southwest. What's more, Guizhou is barren, although it has two major resources, coal and aluminum, but the road facilities determine that even if they are mined, they cannot be used on a large scale, and now the funds for the construction of the three provinces are not enough, and dragging such a big burden on Guizhou is enough to make the finances bankrupt.

But now that the incident still happened and was in advance, he had to consider the situation after the Dian army entered. From a geographical point of view, Guizhou is the southwest central artery, if the Yunnan army controls Guizhou, it can join forces with Jiangxi and Guangdong to threaten Hunan, whether it is Cai Yi or Li Liejun, or Guangdong Chen Jiongming is not a soft-hearted person, not to mention Tang Jiyao and Liu Cunhou These ambitious people. In the parallel world, the southwest is the most chaotic place where the civil war is fought, and the forces of all parties have been fighting since the Republic of China, so it is a super quagmire.

Originally, his idea was to wait for the stability of the three provinces, all the weapons purchased from Germany and the United States were in place, and after the construction began, he forcibly unified the southwest with a thunderous force, but now I am afraid that he must intervene first ().

The war conference room was quiet, and everyone was waiting for his order. From the military's point of view, this is a good opportunity to win Guizhou's right to gain superiority in the southwest, but in terms of civil affairs, Guizhou is a heavy burden.

As the chief of staff, Song Ziqing was more aware of the current predicament, three of the five divisions were pinned down to implement the [Anmin] plan in the three provinces, the elite first and second divisions were dragged in the direction of Wusheng Pass and could not be withdrawn, the two brigades were even more backward troops, and the soldiers did not even complete the basic training for three months, and it would be very dangerous to pull them up to deal with the Yunnan army, and the 12th regiment guard team had only just begun to build.

Moreover, the topography of Guizhou is extremely unsuitable for infantry artillery tactics, because heavy weapons such as artillery are basically inaccessible, whether from Sichuan or Hunan... A long supply line will cause a lot of trouble, on the contrary, the Dian army is not only far from the short road, but also much easier, and the advantage is more obvious.

"Ziqing, is there any information about the Dian army?" While everyone was waiting, Yang Qiu slowly walked to the map.

"Not a lot." Song Ziqing sorted out the news of the Dian army that he had received recently, and introduced: "After the heavy nine, the Dian army has made great adjustments under the leadership of Cai Songpo... At present, the total strength is about 40,000, divided into three armies. The core of this is still the Forces nouvelles. Although Yunnan is not as good as Hubei and Sichuan, it is also a wealthy province in the southwest, and it is backed by the French-controlled Annam, so I don't think Cai Songpo will give up this good opportunity. Judging from the rapid expansion of the troops, he must have bought enough weapons and equipment, plus he has a very good set of training, I think the Dian army is not far behind. ”

Yang Qiu scratched his head a little... Judging from Song Ziqing's words, the lack of intelligence is still very serious. But you can't blame everyone, after all, it's only been four months since the uprising... There had been a war before, so a lot of things had to be built up slowly. Fortunately, the memory has not been blurred, from the historical point of view, the Yunnan army is a relatively capable force, of course, it cannot be compared with the period of the Protectorate War, because without the bloody tempering of Sichuan and Guizhou, no matter how well trained the army is, it is impossible to compare with a unit that has experienced the test of actual combat. The only thing to worry about is that the lack of heavy weapons means that it will be more difficult to clash with the Dian army.

The first and second divisions will definitely not move, at least not before Beiyang withdraws from Wusheng Pass. The 3rd Division and the 6th Brigade were to be responsible for the Hunan mission, which was more important than the loss of Guizhou to stabilize the three provinces, and the 3rd Division had been damaged too much before... Recruits need to be honed and honed with low-intensity tasks first, and let them accept that the gains of the big war outweigh the losses too early, and only Sichuan can be mobilized ().

Immediately sent the matter of the riots in Guizhou to Nanjing, and suggested to the War Department that our army should send troops to stabilize Guizhou and defend it, after throwing out a big hat, Yang Qiu made up his mind: "Send a telegram to Chengdu... The Sichuan [Anmin] operation is temporarily under the unified command of Shi Xiaolou. The First Brigade and the Second Brigade of the Fifth Division immediately went south to Yibin and Luzhou. At the same time, let the Fifth Division Training Battalion stationed in Yibin immediately enter Zunyi and tell Su Xiaohu and Yin Changheng that from now on they should be ready to recover Guiyang at any time. ”

Hang Zhi next to him was already waiting for the order, and when he heard that there was no transfer on the Hunan side, he looked at Zhang Tingfu with some disappointment, and asked with a dry smile: "Commander, the road from Luzhou to Guizhou is far, and the mountain is high and the road is narrow and difficult to unfold. ”

Song Ziqing didn't know what he meant, and smiled slightly: "Brigade Commander Hang still has some truth in what he said, it is better to draw troops from the third division and the sixth brigade to form a mixed regiment, and go to Wuyang River to enter Shi Bing and cooperate with Su Xiaohu from the flank." ”

With his words, the Changsha telegraph station and the brought radio sounded at the same time, and a battle related to the future leadership of the southwest was about to break out.

The telegram was sent to Nanking at a rapid pace, once again putting the Nanjing government in a dilemma.

In the parallel world, the Nanjing Provisional Government did nothing in the 22 Incident, and finally watched Tang Jiyao enter Guizhou and kill. But this time it was different, because it was Yang Qiu who sent the news this time, and this young man, who had already given both the north and the south a headache, not only brought the news, but also took the initiative to ask Ying to send troops to pacify and defend the southwest of the country.

"Phew! This guy actually has the face to say that he is defending the life of the Revolution! "Hu Hanmin, the secretary of the unified government, has just come back from Shanghai to take out a loan from Japan with the railway, and the 3 million yuan has just made the Nanjing government breathe a sigh of relief, but the ass has not yet been hot, and something happened in Guizhou again! said angrily: "This matter must not be agreed!" He has now controlled the three provinces, and he has long been eyeing the southwest, if he puts it into Guizhou again, it will not be the three provinces, but the four, five, and six provinces! ”

There is a reason why Hu Hanmin did not agree. He was the former governor of Guangdong, and he had a good relationship with Chen Jiongming, and understood that if Guizhou was lost, the national defense forces would be able to form a strategic advantage over Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, so that within two or three years, the three provinces would be slowly eaten away (). If he lost Guangdong, he would lose his greatest political capital, so he resolutely disagreed with the authorization of the National Defense Forces to enter Guizhou.

If you don't agree, you can stop him if you don't agree? said that Jiang Zuobin, the deputy commander of the army, sighed in his heart and said: "What is the use of him posturing, whether we agree or not?" In the past few days, he has carried out a large-scale rebellion in the three provinces, and people have been killed and arrested every day, but who has seen a reporter farting? ”

The matter of his son and the Northern Expedition has made Huang Keqiang anxious and physically and mentally exhausted, if it weren't for the obsession in his heart, he might have put down everything and gone home, and said hoarsely: "You can't say that, we promise that it is the authorization of the Central Committee, and if we don't agree to him, we will send troops from Si, and the whole country can see his face as a warlord." ”

"Warlord." Jiang Zuobin shook his head: "Minister, are there still fewer warlords in the south now?" He has long been a warlord, and he is the biggest warlord in the country! It's just that no one dares to call it out. ”

"It's a warlord who can't let him continue to grow bigger, so I just go to the president and ask him to authorize Cai Songpo to lead the Yunnan army to maintain stability in Guizhou, anyway, the distance over there is close." Hu Hanmin was still not convinced, and shouted: "If you really can't let Lu Rongting go, it's better than his family being alone." ”

Jiang Zuobin got up and said, "Cai Songpo is a good person?" The Dian army is not considered a warlord?! What's more, now it is Yang Qiu who sent a telegram first, and instead of replying, we will lead the Yunnan army into Guizhou, which is equivalent to completely tearing his face with him! ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, does it really depend on him taking Guizhou and annexing the entire southwest?" Hu Hanmin looked at Jiang Zuobin angrily, who sneered at him for not knowing the overall situation, and said: "Minister Huang, since Jiang is the deputy minister of the War Department, he has to say something. Wang Jingwei had already called before, and it had been a few days since the abdication of the Qing room! As soon as the Qing room retreats, we will hand over the power to Yuan Shikai, and we can't offend Yang Qiu at this time. So I think it's okay to do nothing, he will go on his own if he wants to go! If everyone thinks that it is better to use the Dian army, they will simply send two telegrams for Cai Songpo to go with him, and as for which of them will take Guizhou in the end, let Yuan Shikai have a headache. ”

Jiang Zuobin was just about to go out after speaking, when he saw the secretary rushing in from outside, happily raising the telegram in his hand, and shouting: "Minister! Good news, good news! Minister Wu sent a telegram, and he said that the Manchus had promised to abdicate! ”！。