Fujian, Mawei Port.

A large number of boxes and purples loaded with munitions were unloaded from the Japanese freighters arriving at Mawei Port, and thousands of dock workers were pushing second-in-command carts to carry things, and Mawei Port almost became an oversized arms warehouse!

Several staff officers of the Fujian Army Logistics Bureau and the Armaments Bureau were sweating profusely and comparing these weapons and ammunition in the same way. What to be transported to the warehouse of the Armaments Bureau under the Hongshan Bridge, and which to be distributed to the troops, need to be dealt with immediately...... These things could not be spent overnight at the docks of Mawei Harbor, because a Japanese freighter laden with weapons and ammunition would arrive in Mawei early tomorrow morning.

Chang Ruiqing stood in a corner of the dock, and Yan Hao, the director of his logistics bureau, spot-checked the mountains of munitions while walking, opened a box from time to time, took out the rifle inside and pulled the bolt, checked the quality of the barrel and parts, nodded and smiled at Yan Hao with satisfaction: "It's all good guns!" According to Okamura Ninji, this batch of rifles was originally to be sold to Tsarist Russia, and Tsarist engineers were stationed in the Japanese arsenal to supervise the production...... Originally, it was going to be sold for 30 silver dollars, but now 20 yuan will be sold to us and Mr. Sun! ”

Yan Hao smiled faintly, lowered his voice and said, "That's not because the Japanese think we don't have money...... It's all Liu Bo, that kid will cry poor! ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded slightly: "This shows that the Japanese devils are bent on letting us and Beiyang have a fish to break the net!" The bigger the civil war we Chinese fought, the happier they became...... If we defeat Beiyang, they may be able to get more rights and interests from Feng Guozhang and Wang Shizhen! ”

Yan Hao nodded silently and did not answer this question. Now it's a big battle between my side and Beiyang. That's a brotherly frying! These Japanese are outsiders and don't pull the fight, even if they still hand knives on both sides, this is clearly afraid that the Chinese will not die enough!

As soon as he thought of Chang Ruiqing's purchase of Japanese arms, he couldn't help but sigh. Chang Ruiqing ordered no less than 80,000 Type 38 rifles before and after, plus the weapons and equipment produced by the arsenals in Fujian and Shanghai working overtime, it was enough to arm 10 infantry divisions! Why Chang Ruiqing still orders weapons at any cost. It's like I can't wait to spend all the money in my hand! He calculated privately, the money he got in exchange for tying up the ticket Pu Yi last time should have been spent by him now, right? Buy it like this again. What should I use to pay the bills? It's also strange to think about.

Chang Ruiqing slapped his face and said to Yan Hao: "Fight the war and fight the logistics!" These things are all pressed on the Logistics Bureau and the Armaments Bureau, and they must be grasped well! In addition to weapons and ammunition. It is necessary to stock up on some raw materials, especially brass, which is used for the production of ammunition, and parts for artillery and firearms. There are also military uniforms and rations, and a lot of reserves are also needed! ”

At this time, Chang Ruiqing's adjutant Yu Liu walked over quickly, and he was followed by Jin Yongyan, the head of the Fujian Army Martial Arts Hall. Seeing Jin Yongyan, Chang Ruiqing ordered: "Principal, you came just in time, the course of the first phase of the lecture hall should be readjusted, and it is best to shorten it to graduation before the end of September this year." In addition, there are a few more crash courses...... We need a lot of mid- and lower-level officers right now! ”

Jin Yongyan's expression was a little solemn, and after listening to Chang Ruiqing's words, he asked rhetorically: "What, do you really want to fight with Beiyang?" ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded, and said calmly: "After the autumn harvest, a general mobilization order will be issued, and I estimate that a total of 30 infantry divisions will be formed in Fujian and Guangdong. More than 500,000 revolutionary troops! ”

Jin Yongyan and Yan Hao, who was in charge of logistics, gasped, and Yan Hao lost his voice: "500,000!" How much does that cost? ”

Chang Ruiqing gritted his teeth: "The revolutionary army, you can save some money...... Each soldier is paid 5 yuan, and the officer is paid 20 yuan! 500,000 troops, 7 million a month (including military rations and vegetable money) should be enough to maintain. ”

"That's not enough!" Yan Hao still shook his head: "With the financial revenues of Guangdong and Fujian, it would be good to have an average of 4 million a month...... A deficit of 3 million in a month. It's 36 million a year! ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled coldly: "Money is not a problem, one Jiangsu plus one Shanghai, no less than seventy or eighty million a year (including the customs duties of Jiang Customs and the salt tax of northern Jiangsu), and then even 1 million revolutionary troops can afford to raise them!" As for the start-up capital, I already have a solution. ”

Jin Yongyan nodded: "I understand, Yaoru, you can rest assured that before the end of September, all the students of the first phase of the martial arts hall will become qualified officers." Also, as long as you help me get young people with the equivalent of middle school education, I can train them in less than 6 months! After expressing his determination, he stepped forward and leaned into Chang Ruiqing's ear, and said in a low voice: "Yaoru, there is a secret telegram from the Guangzhou Protector Military Government, Mr. Sun has already boarded the Haiqi cruiser, and Benmawei is here!" ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled faintly: "Great, it seems that Generalissimo Sun finally can't hold his breath and deigns to come to Fuzhou to see me!" ”

In the past few days, Sun Yat-sen has been under great pressure from all sides, both from Beiyang, from the imperialists of various countries, and from within the Protector Military Government and the Kuomintang, although he seems extremely calm on the surface, but it is inevitable that he will feel weak in his heart, after all, the total strength of his and Chang Ruiqing together is less than 100,000. Therefore, Sun Yat-sen's secret telegram inviting Chang Ruiqing to Guangzhou to discuss major matters also flew over like snowflakes.

It's just that our Changda warlord is cold, and always shirks and refuses to go. Three days ago, he simply invited Sun Yat-sen to come to Fuzhou to meet him in a callback. After Sun Yat-sen thought about it again, on June 6, 1918, he took Jiang Jshi and Xie Zhi to secretly board the cruiser Haiqi and went north to Fuzhou.

At this time, Sun Yat-sen was sitting in the luxurious officer's lounge on the Haiqi, holding a telegram in his hand, and looking at it with a gloomy face. Jiang Jishi and Xie Zhi stood on his left and right, and they all had angry expressions on their faces.

Of course, this telegram was not sent by Chang Ruiqing. Although our Changda warlord is now trying to get more favorable terms of cooperation from Sun Yat-sen, this is all expected by Sun Yat-sen. Besides, Chang Ruiqing's conditions will not be so outrageous. The great leader of the future is always his Sun Yat-sen's.

The telegram that could make Sun Yat-sen angry like this was, of course, sent by Chen Jiongming, who was in charge of the north-south peace talks in Shanghai! And it's also openly electrified!

As for the content, it is to urge Sun Yat-sen to go north to Shanghai and participate in the hearing of the "independent investigation team"! He also used a compassionate tone to persuade Sun Yat-sen, "Don't ruin the hard-won peace situation with your own face." He also asked Sun Yat-sen to show "the frank spirit of a revolutionary, have the courage to face doubts from all sides, and resolve the crisis of confrontation between the north and the south." and to explain the truth with the eloquence of Mr., and to correct the hearing and hearing of the world" and so on.

The last signatures of the telegram were Chen Jiongming, Tang Jiyao, Liu Shixian (Guizhou overseer and governor), Lu Rongting, Xiong Kewu (Sichuan overseer and governor), and Tan Yanhong, who had just regained the throne of Hunan overseer. All of them are powerful people on the side of the Protector Junta!

Sun Yat-sen put down the telegram. His expression slowly calmed down, and he suddenly slapped the table again: "They are forcing me to go into the wilderness!" Where the hell am I sorry for these people? All of them helped the Beiyang warlords to oppose me? Do you think I'm a bully? ”

Jiang Jishi on the side thought for a moment and said calmly: "Sir." These are just warlords with no ambitions. In my heart, I just want to dominate one side and be their soil emperor. Originally, they followed you to protect the Fa, but they were afraid of the unification of Beiyang by force, but now that they see that Tan Yanmin has been reinstated, Beiyang is also very divided, so they ......"

"But this power supply is led by Chen Jingcun!" Sun Yat-sen pointed to the signature at the end of the telegram and said hatefully: "Does he also want to oust me from power and become the overseer of Guangdong?" ”

Xie Zhi, the new head of the Kuomintang Organization Department, sighed and said to Sun Yat-sen: "Sir." You probably don't know yet...... The leaders of the People's Army and the local gentry who were suppressed by us are now gathered in Hong Kong, plotting to support Chen and drive Sun! ”

Sun Yat-sen took a breath, and a murderous aura flashed on his face: "I really regret that I didn't do it like Chang Ruiqing did to deal with the local tyrants and inferior gentry in Fujian." Kill the last batch! Then they won't dare to oppose me...... But the most hateful thing is this Chen Jiongming and these warlords, they are like this, how can I step down? Are you really going to Shanghai? ”

"Never!" Jiang Jishi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sir, we can't retreat, we can't get up again if we take a step back...... And now Beiyang, imperialism. There are also southwestern warlords who have joined forces to bully us, which is actually an opportunity! ”

Sun Yat-sen's eyes widened, and he just looked at Jiang Jishi. Jiang Jshi's face seemed to glow, and he talked eloquently: "What can they do if they join forces?" If Beiyang wants to fight, it can't do without money! But what imperialism is most reluctant to do is money! Not to mention providing military spending to Beiyang, even if it is to increase tariffs a little and reduce the exploitation of China, it is absolutely unwilling! And those Southwestern warlords. Lu Rongting is a dry bone in the grave, vulnerable! Xiong Jinfan is internal and external troubles in Sichuan, Tang Jiyao's eyes are staring at Sichuan, Liu Shixian is not a character at all, Tan Yanmin is just a wall grass, and it is not worth mentioning, these so-called pressures are empty.

However, our loyal comrades of the Kuomintang and the officers and men of the French Protector Army have become unprecedentedly united under such pressure! Because everyone knows that things have reached the most critical time, and if you don't fight, there will be nothing! And the real left-left people, Chang Ruiqing, must also feel the danger now. According to the intelligence, during this period of time, he was frantically buying arms from Japan, and the arsenal of the China ** Industrial Group under his control was also working overtime to produce, and now the weapons and ammunition in his hands are estimated to be able to arm 10 divisions, which shows that he has made up his mind to join us! And these are real revolutionary forces. ”

Sun Yat-sen's expression did not move, and he asked lightly: "Even if Chang Ruiqing joins us, we only own the territory of two provinces...... Can you defeat all of China with two provinces? ”

"Yes!" Jiang Jshi nodded heavily: "The human, financial, and material resources of Fujian Province have been completely mastered by Chang Ruiqing!" As long as we can copy his methods, we can completely grasp the Guangdong ...... Although there are only two provinces, there are also nearly 40 million people, and according to the current mobilization standards of the European war, it is not a problem to form an army of one million!

Although the territory of Beiyang is large, it is just a plate of scattered sand, and all warlords have their own ghosts, and no one is willing to really fight with us! Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui can only use two divisions of the Presidential Guard and three divisions and three brigades to participate in the war, with a total strength of 70,000 or 80,000 at most! As for the other Beiyang warlords, I'm afraid that as soon as they hear that we have a million troops, they should be so frightened that they should bow their knees and surrender, right? ”

Jiang Jshi sneered. Then he said: "Sir, in fact, we don't need to eliminate all the Beiyang warlords, as long as many of them can keep their immediate interests, they can be won over!" For example, Lu Yongxiang and He Fenglin in Zhejiang and Shanghai, they have formed an alliance with Chang Ruiqing, and Lu Yongxiang's daughter has also formed a couple with Chang Ruiqing's younger brother...... As long as we let Lu Yongxiang and He Fenglin continue to reign as kings and hegemons in Zhejiang and Shanghai, they will definitely take refuge in the Protector Military Government.

There is also Wu Peifu, the commander of the 3rd Division of the First Elite Division of Beiyang. It is said that he has joined the GCD, so it is not difficult to win it over. And Feng Yuxiang of the 16th Beiyang Mixed Brigade has long been in contact with us, and it is entirely possible to fight back at that time. Let's talk about those people in the Beiyang Feng department. was originally born as a bandit, but it was just a sign of Beiyang, so we just need to agree that Zhang Zuolin dominates the Northeast. It should be possible to pull this force over as well. By the way, there is also Yan Xishan in Shanxi, he has dealings with us, his Jin army will never be our enemy, once the Northern Expedition army approaches Beijing, as long as we promise him a little benefit, he will definitely stand on our side.

Therefore, the strength of the Beiyang side only seems to be strong, but it is actually vulnerable, as long as we can achieve the confluence of Fujian and Guangdong this time, it will not take two years. Mr. will definitely be able to enter Beijing and become the president! ”

After listening to Jiang Jshi's analysis, Sun Yat-sen was silent for a long time, and the expression on his face was still a little solemn: "I also know that Beiyang is scattered sand, but we also have difficulties...... Not to mention a million troops. Even 500,000 we can't afford it! Now the key is still a money word! As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Xie Zhi, the big butler of the Kuomintang at the moment: "Huisheng, how much money do we have now?" ”

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"We must get these 15 tons of gold! Without this money, we would not have been able to organize hundreds of thousands of revolutionary troops...... So I tend to accept the conditions put forward by Chen Duxiu and Mao ZD! ”

Chang Ruiqing knocked on the table and said to several of his confidants and brothers.

At present, China's GCD obviously also has factions...... There is no way around this, there will be struggles where there are people! What's more, none of these people are fuel-efficient lamps.

With the continuous expansion of the organization and influence of China G. Now there are two major factions within the Chinese G. According to later historians, one faction is the "Ordnance Engineer School" led by Chang Ruiqing and Wang Yaqiao; One faction is the "theoretical school" led by Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, and Mao ZD. And in the history of this time and space, the First and Second Plenary Sessions of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Central Committee, which can be regarded as an important turning point, have become the first wrestling between the "ordnance school" and the "theoretical school" of the Central G!

The cause of the wrestling was a "plan for cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party" put forward by Chen Duxiu and Mao ZD at the preparatory meeting of the "Second Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee" held in early June. On the surface, this plan was to ensure the interests of the Chinese and the G after cooperating with the Kuomintang, but in fact it was to "unite Sun Yat-sen and control Chang Ruiqing", and to use Sun Yat-sen's power to restrain Chang Ruiqing in order to change the situation in which Chang Ruiqing was dominant in the party.

Although in terms of the strength of these two factions, the "ordnance faction" has an overwhelming advantage. However, Mao Zd, the real core figure of the "theoretical school", chose a very favorable time. At present, China's revolutionary cause is at a critical crossroads, and it seems that the forces of revolution and counter-revolution are about to embark on a decisive battle to determine China's future and fate!

At this time, Chang Ruiqing not only needs to maintain the unity of China and G, but also urgently needs the huge military expenditure of 15 tons of gold promised by the Russian Communist Party! Now he has a short cash reserve on hand, and if he does not get this money, it is simply impossible to organize a revolutionary army of hundreds of thousands.

Without such a powerful army, although Chang Ruiqing had a way to defeat the Beiyang warlords, it would not be enough to deter the imperialist powers who tried to interfere in the Chinese revolution, nor would it be possible to completely eliminate the feudal warlords and establish the "dictatorship of the bourgeoisie" in China in the shortest possible time.

And Chang Ruiqing knows better than any Chinese of this era that history is running out of time for China! If China wants to reap enough of the benefits of a future World War II, it must hurry.

So after weighing it again and again, Chang Ruiqing finally decided to make concessions to Chen Duxiu and Mao ZD.

Hear Chang Ruiqing's final decision. Wang Yaqiao smiled and sighed softly: "It's okay to take a step back, the key trade unions and spies are still in our hands...... Besides, Chen Duxiu and Mao Zd's demands are also reasonable, and the formation of a military committee under the joint leadership of the two parties is beneficial to the establishment of a unified revolutionary army! ”

Bai Chongxi also nodded: "Yaoru, the key is the seats in the Military Committee, and the idea proposed by Mao ZD is to set up 10 members, with half of us and half of the Kuomintang...... On our side, you and Chairman Chen are the natural candidates, who are the remaining three going to arrange? ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and nodded, of course he knew what Bai Chongxi meant. At present, Wu Shi, the No. 2 person in the Chang Department, has gone to the Northeast, and it is impossible for him to become a member of the Military Commission. Bai Chongxi naturally wants to occupy a position, and at the same time improve his status! Chang Ruiqing will definitely meet such a reasonable request, and Wang Yaqiao's status and qualifications are famous, and there is no doubt about a member of the Military Commission. But who should be the member of the Military Commission?

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