"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers... The latest declaration, Guangxi infighting, Yunnan warlord Zhang Shusheng fisherman profited......"

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers...... The Gui clan fought fiercely, Shen Lu and the two were both defeated, and the Yunnan warlord Zhang Shusheng suddenly rose up......"

“…… The southwest added another variable, Zhang Shusheng of the Yunnan system was strong and strong, and the soldiers under his command were one hundred, and the Gui system was defeated......"

Guangzhou, Shanghai, Yanjing...... In China's major cities, early in the morning, people begging for a living just took to the streets to be attracted by the sound of newspaper boys selling newspapers one after another. Some people care about national affairs and have the world in mind. Others don't. Many numb Chinese people can't save a few dollars every day, but they always like to spend a little money to buy a newspaper and see where the warlords are fighting again. In special times, hearing the news of the dead is also a pastime. Under self-comfort, I feel that I am still alive, and it is a good thing.

When the elite and wealthy people, teachers, and workers opened the newspaper, they were shocked to find a black-and-white photograph that had taken up a considerable place on the front page, with an elite army marching into the city in a neat row against the backdrop of a city that was still under the smoke of gunfire. Judging from the photos, this unit has a strict posture and is well-equipped, especially the heavy machine gun that was carried into the city, which caught the attention of countless people.

The photo below reads: On March 23, 1924, the troops of Zhang Shusheng, the victor of the Battle of Guilin, were entering the city.

The report on this war in the "Declaration" began as follows: According to this newspaper, when the situation between the north and the south was critical and the warlords in the north were facing each other, Zhang Shusheng, a warlord of the Yunnan faction, attacked Guilin for a long distance at the invitation of Lu Rongting. After several days of hard fighting, he finally gained de facto control of Guangxi. The author has personally seen that Zhang Shusheng's subordinates are well-disciplined and well-trained, and they are all tigers...... There is also a new newspaper, the Guangzhou National Daily, which reports on the melee in Guangxi like this...... The local warlords headed by Zhang Shusheng disregarded the general righteousness, the overall situation of reunification, and the cry of Mr. Sun, and violated the spirit of Sanming and righteousness...... The general meaning is almost the same: exclaim, there is another powerful warlord in the southwest!!

Zhang Shusheng put down the newspaper summaries in his hand, these are the latest reports published by several heavyweight times across the country that have been edited by the Ministry of Special Intelligence. The above are all reports on the battle of Shenlu in Guangxi, except for the pertinent reports, they are basically one-sided and bad. The report of the "Declaration" is the most pertinent, and this press release from the city of Guilin faithfully records the shock that the reporter felt at the time. There is a sentence in him that predicts the surname, which makes Zhang Shusheng can't help but look sideways: The elite of the Dongchuan Army should be the first in the country.

Unfortunately, based on a few heavy machine guns in the photo, it is clear that no one will believe the reporter's ethereal feelings on the spot. At a time when information is backward and communications are seriously underdeveloped, the shock of a simple military entry ceremony is difficult to convey to the people of the country through a lonely newspaper.

They have become accustomed to the boasting of the warlords, and in the end it always turns out that the armies that the warlords boast about are rags. If the war is not fought, it is very good at harming the people.

Zhang Shusheng put away the newspaper and called Mao Yunxian: "In addition to the military enlargement meeting at noon, what other meeting arrangements do I have this afternoon?" ”

Mao Yunxian replied respectfully: "District Mayor, there is still a meeting on Guangxi's infrastructure that you need to attend. ”

Originally, I wanted to take some time to look at the automobile production line, but just received an emergency call from the automobile factory, saying that a key piece of equipment in the bearing factory was broken. Bearing-type auto parts could not keep up, resulting in both automobile production lines stopping to wait for parts. "Remember, I don't go back to eat at night, I go directly to the canteen of the automobile factory to eat."

"Yes, District Chief."

At noon, the Guilin Campaign Military Summary Conference and the Dongchuan District Military Enlargement Conference.

This was a very important meeting, and in addition to Jiang Baili, Chen Jun, and Chu Shiwen, who were far away in Guangxi, the three chief military and staff officers, other regiment-level cadres and officers at and above were present.

“…… During this attack on Guilin, the problem of transportation became a major problem, and the transportation of baggage and personnel became very difficult because the entire line was an improvised road...... It is worth learning from the method of flexible use of trucks and heavy machine guns to form mobile fire by front-line troops............ After eight years of regular military training and after growing up through the Xundian-Xuanwei Campaign, the militia finally showed its due might in the Guangxi operation, allowing the gluttonous people to see the big army in a small area.

This victory was huge, and it was far-reaching, and it proved the value of the militia's existence.

Why do we spend so much money to feed the troops? It's just a matter of raising soldiers for a thousand years. Only when the soldiers are strong can they occupy more territory. Only by occupying more land can we get more resources, more people, and more living space. As a result, more troops will be expanded, and more powerful defensive and offensive forces will be had...... I'll give you the simplest example, a key material for the production of engines, which we don't produce in Dongchuan District. In the past, we could only buy it back little by little from Lu Rongting, but now, we can mine it ourselves, because Guangxi is ours!! ”

Zhang Shusheng didn't talk too much about the big truth, the big truth is usually talked about every year, every month, every day, maybe the grassroots instructors who have ready-made teaching materials are much better than themselves. What class contradictions, what potential national contradictions, Zhang Shusheng only roughly mentioned. On the contrary, he used the most simple and understandable words to admonish these middle and senior officers.

"Now I announce!"

With a "snap", the officers of the militia stood neatly and straight, waiting for the final order to expand the army. The military expansion conference has also officially entered the final stage.

"From now on, the militia will gradually expand into two reorganized regular divisions and two reserve divisions on the basis of one regular division and one reserve division. The commander of the first division of the militia regiment, Wu Tiejun, and the instructor Li Junming. The commander of the Second Division of the People's League, Tao Qian, and the instructor Chu Shiwen. Tie Sanqian, commander of the first division of the reserve division, and Zhuge Sheng, instructor...... Lu Ziyun, commander of the second division of the reserve division......"

It is imperative for the militia to expand its army, otherwise it will not be able to defend the meat of Guangxi, let alone being hit at the door. Since the finances are acceptable, Zhang Shusheng chose to expand the army with the surname Li. Maintaining the most elite regular army in China, training and reserving a first-class reserve force in China, and then urgently expanding the number of troops in wartime will be very sure of the so-called "elite Northern Expeditionary Army armed by Mr. Sun" a few years later.

“…… The equipment of the various units will also be gradually modernized. The order was read out. Zhang Shusheng finished reading this army expansion plan that made people either happy or sad. In the face of absolute power, he allows others to be happy or disappointed, but must not cause cognitive problems because of this, "I hope that everyone can learn from it, whether they are promoted or demoted." is still what I said, I, Zhang Shusheng, will always have clear rewards and punishments. This time, I saved face for a very small number of people and didn't drive you home. Sending you to the company is not only a severe punishment for you, but also an attempt to give you another chance. If you still fail the assessment, you can apply for retirement by yourself, no need to notify me!! And if he can learn from the pain and prove himself with practical actions, I guarantee that there will be no artificial obstacles to his promotion in the future. ”

The dragon gave birth to nine sons, nine kinds. For those who did not perform well, Zhang Shusheng did not hide them, but directly dismissed two regiment-level deputy officers through the army expansion conference and directly sent them back to the company. Fortunately, the size of the unit was not large, and there were no problems with the principal officers at the regimental level, and several of these deputy officers who had problems were clever and made small subjective mistakes. Zhang Shusheng did not stab them to death with a single rod, but he also gave them an extremely serious punishment.

Of course, if you dare to be dissatisfied or have bad intentions when you are transferred to the company, then I'm sorry, the branch developed by the special intelligence department of the militia group, the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau in the dense army, will be the first to greet you. Not to send you to retirement, but to send you to a court-martial.

The officers below, no matter how high or low they were, couldn't help but feel cautious in their hearts, even if they asked themselves to be 100% loyal and not afraid of death.

This regimental commander, who is usually very talkative, is always so iron-blooded and ruthless when dealing with major matters related to the entire militia group.

After the military enlargement meeting, Zhang Shusheng returned to his office, stood in front of the huge map of China, and began to ponder again.

Today, the situation in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou is extremely delicate.

In the past, Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou were mixed with large and small forces, but after the "joint efforts" of Zhang Shusheng and Tang Jiyao in the past two years, the situation in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou at this time has changed greatly.

Tang Jiyao occupied all of southern Yunnan and Guizhou, and Zhang Shusheng entrenched in northern Yunnan and newly occupied all of Guangxi, so that there seemed to be only two families in Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou, but instead of changing peace, the situation worsened.

This kind of cross-shaped confrontation between forces makes both sides dare not act rashly. Zhang Shusheng was mainly constrained by the overall number of troops. Tang Jiyao was afraid of Zhang Shusheng's troops, which were well-equipped and well-trained. One side has few soldiers, and the other side has many soldiers, and they come and go, and there is a draw.

Whether it is Zhang Shusheng or Tang Jiyao, they have no strength to fight for the time being. Even when Zhang Shusheng took advantage of the chaotic battle in Guangxi and took Guilin in one fell swoop, Tang Jiyao did not move. Either side moves first, and the loss is greater.

Zhang Shusheng didn't dare to move, once he waved his army south to attack Tang Jiyao, Tang Jiyao's troops in Guizhou were estimated to go to his nest. The same is true for Tang Jiyao, whether it is the base camp or Guizhou, it is impossible to resist the strong attack of Zhang Shusheng's army. Only the cross-shaped tension can make the two sides face off smoothly.

"In this way, I will be able to develop the economy with peace of mind for at least a year." Zhang Shusheng nodded with satisfaction, he had never had any negotiations with Tang Jiyao, but the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding, and the confrontation line was far away.

And the most amazing thing is in Qujing, the main traffic road from Dongchuan to Guangxi, the two sides even often intersperse with each other. Tang Jiyao transported money and grain from Guizhou back to Kunming, and Zhang Shusheng transported goods from Dongchuan District to Guangxi to the sea...... At a transportation meeting held in the afternoon, the experts seriously discussed the two proposals. One is a road construction plan drawn up by Lu Ziming, a returned road expert, and the other is a feasible analysis report drawn up by water conservancy expert Feng Zhen on the feasibility of building small hydropower stations in Guilin and Nanning.

After Zhang Shusheng listened carefully to the reports of the two, he listened to the discussions of others, and he, a layman, did not express too many opinions, but finally concluded: "You are experts, and I, a layman, will not point fingers." I won't talk about small hydropower stations, but I mainly consider flood control. As for the construction of roads, I would like to make two points. First, the situation in Guangxi and Yunnan is similar, there is a lot of rain, and the construction of roads must take into account the problems of road hardening, drainage, and anti-collapse. Second, some special lots, do not need to be deliberately saved, you can choose a construction plan with a higher cost, such as pouring cement or asphalt. I hope that all the scholars and technicians present here will complete this batch of Guangxi infrastructure construction plans in the two major aspects of transportation and hydropower with full enthusiasm. ”

(To be continued)