Chapter 95 Expansion (1) Xu Shao frame to vote

Despite being splashed with countless dirty water, one basin after another was deducted. After all, the League was the most influential revolutionary organization of our time. Even though the two provinces of Anhui and Hubei did not recognize the provisional government, the other provinces that had been restored still came under the banner of the provisional government. The main object of the Beiyang negotiations represented by Yuan Shikai was the provisional government.

On January 8, the provisional government issued 100 million yuan in public bonds, which were eventually subscribed for more than 7 million yuan nationwide.

On January 11, Sun sent a note to the consuls of various countries, hoping that the provisional government would be recognized by the foreign powers.

Sun's political adviser Inu Yangyi brought not very good news at a time when the provisional government was gearing up to break down negotiations and then using force to go on a northern expedition. The borrowing from Japan is to be discussed, and at the same time, the Japanese government conveyed a message to Guò Inuyoyi. That is, it is hoped that the provisional government will promote a constitutional monarchy, and build cooperation with Cen Chunxuan and Kang Youwei to jointly fight against Yuan Shikai.

Obviously, the Japanese government probably wants the country with civil strife in China the most, and the emergence of a pattern of the North and the South is probably the situation that Japan is most willing to see. This building can be described as harboring evil intentions. Sun would not have agreed to this under any circumstances, for the simple reason that this monarch was based on the banner of revolutionary violence to overthrow the Manchus, without which the alliance would have vanished.

The South and the North will continue to fight a war of words, and the focus of the debate is the issue of the state system. For this controversy, Hunan Tan Yanhong sent a telegram to President Sun Da to make strict representations to Yuan, and if the armistice expired and the state was not determined, all sides would be ordered to go to war.

This telegram is actually a bit standing and talking without backache, Hunan is going to go on a northern expedition. can't get around Hubei, which means that you can't get around Fang Jianxiong's territory. With the equipment of the Hunan army, if Fang Jianxiong didn't borrow the road, Tan Yanmin would just be happy not to send troops.

In fact, the Provisional Government originally thought so. However, now the situation has changed, Fang Jianxiong's troops have pressed the border, and the original plan for the Northern Expedition has been disrupted. In parallel history, the southern government was known as the Sixth Route Army, the First Army of Hunan and Hubei, the Second Army of Ningwan, the Third Army of Yantai, the Fourth Army of Qinhuangdao and the Fourth Army, and Shanxi as the Sixth Army.

Fang Jianxiong was born out of nowhere and stirred up, this history is a bit chaotic. The original First and Second Armies. Now there is only one Ning army left, and the main force is still pressed by Fang Jianxiong in Nanjing and dare not move, even if Fang Jianxiong withdraws, Nanjing is so close to Wuhu. How dare the Provisional Government take the Northern Expedition lightly? Fang Jianxiong took turns on all the troops in the country that claimed to be able to fight. The momentum of seeing who destroys who is coming up, who can stop it?

The Nanjing government, which had to face up to the reality, finally reached a solution after an emergency meeting and discussion. Send someone to negotiate with Fang Jianxiong. At the meeting, Chen Qimei was extremely enthusiastic and said that she would go to see Fang Jianxiong in person. This initiative was vetoed by Sun, and finally decided to let Cai Yuanpei go.

Cai Yuanpei was originally one of the initiators of the Restoration Society. Tao Chengzhang failed to launch the anti-Sun movement, and Cai Yuanpei did not agree with Tao Chengzhang's approach. It was considered a separatist revolutionary force. In principle, Cai Yuanpei can be regarded as a member of the Alliance. Because he had contact with Fang Jianxiong in Germany. Cai Yuanpei pointed out at the internal meeting: "When Fang Jianxiong was in Germany, he showed outstanding insight. At that time, he was only eighteen years old, and Fang Jianxiong, more than three years later, rose at a shocking speed. I hope you colleagues will think about it, what has everyone been doing in the past three years, but what has Fang Jianxiong been doing? ”

Although the vast majority of people don't say it, the sober people can't help but use Fang Jianxiong as a mirror in their hearts to compare themselves.

When the Provisional Government was preparing to continue to hold high the banner of the Northern Expedition, a commendation meeting was being held at the Hankou National Defense Army to award medals to the meritorious soldiers. The medal ranks are divided into four classes, the Order of the Gold Star for the Hero of National Defense, the Silver Star Medal for the Defender of National Defense of the First Class, and the Bronze Medal for Courage of the Second Class. Bronze Medal for Outstanding Contribution of the Third Class. There is no special or first-class medal awarded this time. The reason is simple, because the civil war was fought. Fang Jianxiong interestingly instilled a point of view in the army, that only by making meritorious contributions on the battlefield abroad can he get the special and first-class medals in the front.

Lao Drunk won a medal of bravery this time, and the name of the daimyo, which he usually doesn't have a chance to use, has the opportunity to use it this time.

Fang Jianxiong personally awarded the award, and when he read the name of Lao Zui, he was happy for a moment before he said loudly: "Yang Zui!" Medal of Courage of the Second Class! "There are three people who won the second-class Medal of Bravery, one is Li Yifeng, the other is Leng Yu, and the other is Lao Drunk.

Li Yifeng and Leng Yu consciously let Lao Zui go first, Lao Zui was a little embarrassed, but he was pushed up by Leng Yu. When Fang Jianxiong put on the medal for Lao Zui, he asked with a smile: "The acting company commander of the broken company on the south bank of the Ru River, I heard that you beat the remaining thirty people in a row?" ”

"Report to the commander, there are thirty-six people left. Unable to move, there were more than 70 wounded. The old drunk excitedly straightened his chest, wanting to make himself more powerful.

Fang Jianxiong looked the old drunk up and down, and said with a smile: "Yes, the military posture is very good." I heard that you have worked in Beiyang before? ”

Speaking of this, Lao Zui's face darkened, and he snapped and said: "The humble position is the origin of the Beiyang Martial Arts Hall. When Gengzi was sixteen years old, he followed Nie Dashuai to fight foreign devils, and none of the students in the school surrendered, except for the humble position, all of them died in battle. The lowly duty was also stunned by the cannonball, so he was able to save his life. ”

"Nie Shicheng? A good man! History will always remember this name! At the mention of this name, Fang Jianxiong couldn't help but be in awe. In the year of Gengzi, the Eight-Nation Coalition Army attacked Beijing, and Nie Shicheng, who was garrisoning Tianjin, was killed in battle.

"The lowly post later joined the small station, and Lord Yuan was also soft to the foreigners, so the lowly simply took off his military uniform and left. But he didn't know anything but being a soldier, so he had to live on an errand. It wasn't until he entered the team of the marshal that he saw hope. I believe that the handsome man will not soften his bones against the foreigners. Lao Zui suddenly spoke loudly excitedly, Fang Jianxiong listened to Yan Sù's nod, and said to him very seriously: "Well said, the highest medal of the National Defense Force can only be produced on the battlefield abroad, I believe that in the future, you will definitely become a recipient of the Gold Star Medal of the Special National Defense Hero." ”

After the commendation meeting, the affairs in the army can be put aside for a while for Fang Jianxiong, and the appearance of Zhang Xiaohuai has relieved a lot of work pressure. The rest and recuperation of the troops stationed in Wuhan and the work of the newly organized troops were all lost to Zhang Xiaohuai. Zhang didn't have any opinion on this, but felt taken seriously, didn't wait to go home to visit relatives, put down his luggage and went all out to work.

On the 12th, Xu Shaojiao also came to Wuchang, and Fang Jianxiong personally went to the dock to greet him. Xu Shaojiao's defection is quite different from Zhang Xiaohuai's surrender. Xu Shaojiao was entrusted with important tasks in the provisional government, and his ability to give up his post as commander of the Nanjing garrison to come to Wuhan meant complete disappointment with the provisional government.

It was a good day, the sun was shining, and the winter sun was always so warm. Seeing a number of dignitaries of the Wehrmacht waiting on the dock, Xu Shaojiao suddenly felt right.

Fang Jianxiong was in front, followed by Jiang Fangzhen, Zhang Xiaohuai, Yang Xizhang, Zhang Zhenwu and others.

When they met, Xu Shaojiao strode forward, saluted and said loudly: "Xu Shaojiao has seen Commander Fang!" ”

After Fang Jianxiong returned the salute, he laughed and said, "Old brother, don't be so strict, I'm not used to it." ”

Regarding Xu Shaojiao's arrival, Fang Jianxiong thinks that no matter how serious he is, he can't take it too seriously. The reason is very simple, Xu Shaojiao was previously in charge of the Ninth Town, and his popularity is excellent, and his influence is not comparable to ordinary figures at all. Xu Shaojiao's abandonment of Nanjing and his defection to Wuchang was not too much of a heavy blow to the provisional government militarily. It marks that Fang Jianxiong has become a very attractive center in the domestic power. Some talents who have already found positions in the independent provinces, once they are unsatisfactory, the first choice is naturally Fang Jianxiong. Instead of being like in history, most people voted for Beiyang because of disappointment with the Provisional Government, and then were buried.

Xu Shaojiao couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion when he said this to Fang Jianxiong, but he didn't know what to say. In the end, you sighed and said, "Fuguo, you should have stayed in Nanjing at the beginning." ”

Fang Jianxiong didn't say anything at the time, led Xu Shaojiao into his car, and said after the car was on the road: "Nanjing is indeed a good place, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are both ointmented places, if you don't take these places, first of all, you don't want to become the target of public criticism, and secondly, it also has the intention of leaving it to the alliance and letting them destroy their reputation." To put it bluntly, I didn't want these places at the time, and I really didn't have any good intentions. The Alliance's influence in the country is too great, and before it grows stronger, it doesn't want to confront the Alliance head-on. Now it is different, after the victory of the war against Beiyang, the strength and prestige of our army have been fully established. After comparison, compared with the people in these places, they know very well who is the real army that fights the world for the people. ”

Fang Jianxiong is really telling the truth from the bottom of his heart, Xu Shaojiao is very comfortable when he hears this. This is a sign of trust, and he immediately said: "I came to Wuchang, not to ask for any high-ranking officials, but to be able to do something." ”

Fang Jianxiong shook his head with a smile and said, "That's not good, I left the post of deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces for my elder brother." At present, there are many things going on in the army, such as the training of the newly formed units, the change of equipment of the existing units, and so on. Zhang Runnong is now busy with his feet not touching the ground all day long, and he can't wait to be used by one person for eight people. Since the elder brother is here, I will help him, Bengbu, an important town in Jiangbei, Anhui Province, still lacks a reliable person to sit in the town, and I have to work hard for Brother Xu to take a trip. Bengbu is the key point of the Jinpu line, and the Sixth Infantry Division is tentatively garrisoned, and the elder brother goes to take on the position of division commander. The division gave priority to replacing the new 7mm Mauser rifle with a 70mm 11-year infantry gun. In the future, once the north and south fight again, the 6th Division is likely to be in front. ”

After that, Fang Jianxiong looked at the other side with a smile, and Xu Shaojiao listened and said with a stern expression: "Understood, don't worry, Brother Fuguo, Xu is here in Bengbu." ”

Fang Jianxiong continued: "Brother Xu, our army's current strategic focus is to open up the waterway of the Yangtze River, and the four provinces of Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Anhui are connected together. (Site. Your support is my biggest motivation. )