Volume 2 Chapter 22 Eastern Expedition and Northern Expedition (Final)

In Sanhe Town, the mixed group that withdrew here last night still chose to be stationed outside the town, which is already an unwritten tradition of the Anhui Revolutionary Army. The so-called upward and downward effect, Fang Jianxiong can lead by example, who dares not to be convinced?

After retreating to Sanhe Town, Li Qianyu did not relax his vigilance, but strengthened his vigilance. He and Li Yifeng took turns on duty, one night and one day.

When Dongfang was white, Li Qianyu blew out the lamp on the table and went out to check the post. Those people in Hefei City, Li Qianyu felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart, and even felt ashamed because he had been close to these people before. Li Qianyu did not one-sidedly deny the revolutionary will of the League, but he was deeply angry at their short-sighted practice of rushing for power.

Walking around the camp to check the post while stepping on the morning dew, Li Qianyu thought in his heart, it was still what the instructor said. The greatest enemy of the Chinese revolution at the present stage is the Beiyang military bloc, and any disunity at the present stage is undesirable. If you want to defeat the huge military bloc of Beiyang, you should unite a force that can be united. This is the reason why Fang Jianxiong persuaded a group of subordinates to give the alliance military power.

Pity. The kindness of the instructor is seen as weakness by these people! When Li Qianyu was thinking so, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the quiet morning on the distant avenue. At first, it was a very weak voice, but then it became more and more clear that a large number of horses were daring to come in this direction, and in the territory of Anhui, it could only be cavalry.

Judging from the direction, it was the direction of Anqing, and Li Qianyu was shocked. Or give the order to prepare for battle.

Syllable! The forward sentry fired his gun, signaling the opposing team of horses to stop. Li Qianyu set up roadblocks on the avenue, not for tolls, but out of vigilance.

Fang Jianxiong was in the middle of the horse team, and when he heard the gunshot, he reined in and said, "What's the situation?" ”

Duan Feng immediately went forward to investigate, and soon came back and said, "In front is Sanhe Town, where Li Qianyu's mixed brigade is stationed. The humiliation has been informed that the marshal is here. ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Qianyu and Li Yifeng had already trotted forward in the fog, and they didn't bring a single guard. Seeing this, Fang Jianxiong smiled imperceptibly with satisfaction. Roll over and dismount and hurry up to meet it.

"Dashuai!" Seeing Fang Jianxiong's feet like the wind stepping forward, Er Li was moved in his heart for a while, and he unanimously stood up and saluted.

"Good work!" Fang Jianxiong returned the salute casually. Pulled the two of them to sit down directly on the roadside stone and said, "Tell me about the situation." ”

The two of them carefully explained the matter, and Fang Jianxiong sneered in his heart when he heard it. Chen Qimei, who was a dog, was really from the White Party. "You have done a good job, based on invincibility, based on morality. Although the League is different from our philosophy and has done too much, we cannot take the initiative to shoot at the anti-Qing forces. Fang Jianxiong's words were high-sounding, and when they fell into Er Li's ears, they were all worried about Fang Jianxiong. I feel that the boss is too kind, and I will suffer if I continue like this.

However, Er Li was accustomed to obeying Fang Jianxiong's instructions and did not immediately object.

"You send someone to Hefei. After contacting Li and Ji, they said that I was here, and the local affairs of Hefei will be imitated in the future by imitating the Anqing system, and the parliament will elect the local governor to manage government affairs. Public order is the responsibility of the Patrol Police. The military does not interfere in politics, so please rest assured. ”

Fang Jianxiong was talking, there was a signal corps from the front to report, and someone from Hefei was coming. Fang Jianxiong was shocked when he heard this, nothing would happen, right? Li Qianyu hurriedly went to take a look, and soon came back with Ji Guangen.

Fang Jianxiong looked like an old acquaintance. hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Brother Ji, why did you touch it at this time?" ”

"Oh, the ...... Fuguo, no, the commander is also there, so it would be better. It's not prosperous, so I came here overnight. Ji Guangen didn't forget to praise himself, but Fang Jianxiong still affirmed it: "Brother Ji rushed overnight, hard work, what important things to report?" ”

Ji Guangen is indeed very hard, and last night he learned that the people of the Alliance decided to set up a military and political branch office today, and felt that this was a good opportunity. Overnight, he brought an entourage, and the fast horse called to open the city gate, and rushed to Sanhe Town to ventilate and report. The guards of the city gate are all the old patrol battalions, and they are also smooth, which shows that it is strange that the people of the League can succeed.

Wu Yanggu didn't sleep all night, and went out of the city yesterday to see Er Li, but he didn't expect Er Li to lead the troops to retreat. Wu Yanggu didn't see anyone either, and was directly blocked back by the guards. Such a thing was unimaginable before, which shows Er Li's vigilance.

When they returned to the city, the people of the League had already begun to prepare for the establishment of the military and government sub-government, and a group of people gathered together for a one-night meeting to elect Wang Tianpei as the temporary commander of the military and government sub-government, and Hu Wantai as the deputy commander and commander of the first division of the Hefei People's Army. This so-called First Division was formed by a mixture of the Security Brigade and Ji Guangen's patrol battalion. Everyone elected Wu Yanggu as the Minister of Civil Affairs, but Wu refused on the grounds of physical discomfort and closed his door, so as to maintain a little personal position.

Also those who didn't sleep all night were those from the Alliance, who were very excited compared to Wu Yanggu's worries. It seems that as long as they hold high the banner of righteousness and raise their arms and shout, the people of Anhui will follow suit to oppose Fang Jianxiong, the dictatorial warlord.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the ceremony of the establishment of the military and government branch was held, and the venue was selected on the large stage of the City God Temple. Wang Tianpei, Hu Wantai and others, who were proud of the spring breeze, appeared on the rostrum, and the venue arranged overnight was draped in red and hung with colors, which was so lively.

Unexpectedly, the gentry of Hefei City came very cooperatively, and Li Weiyuan also came. Ji Guangen didn't appear, and the alliance automatically ignored him. "A lost dog, killing him is no different from pinching an ant to death." This is what Sun Wancheng said.

The members of the alliance are high-spirited, and they are all dressed up in great spirits, and it seems that the world is also turning over in this world. Among them, there is only one person who is a little uneasy, this person is Hu Wantai, this gentleman is slippery, it is really history, this person was promoted to the commander-in-chief after the Wuchang Uprising, before the Anhui uprising, but before the fact this person was afraid of absconding, resulting in the uprising no one to lead the defeat.

In the matter of Hefei, Hu Wantai was lucky, and felt that there were countless governors in various places at the moment, and the alliance would be the bull's ear for the world's righteousness, and Fang Jianxiong would not dare to mess around. In fact, yesterday Er Li suddenly withdrew from the camp and retreated, and Hu Wantai already felt that it was not good. Before I came today, I made a little arrangement, just in case.

"The League first advocated the armed revolution and focused on its implementation so far, the success of Wuchang's uprising, and the response of the world, which are the results of our League comrades who have been fearless of hardships for many years and forgot to die to awaken the world. ……。 Wang Tianpei was making an impassioned speech, and someone quietly walked into Hu Wantai's side in the middle of the road, and after muttering a few words, Hu Wantai's face turned pale, and he quietly withdrew from the rostrum and disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, Fang Jianxiong appeared at the gate of the city with Hu Yaozu's spy battalion, followed by a mixed brigade. The patrol battalion guarding the city gate saw that the situation was not good, and when they were about to escape, Ji Guangen shouted: "Stand up for me, put down your guns and stand in line!" ”

When the soldiers saw that it was Ji Guangen, they put down their weapons and stood in line. When Ji Guangen turned around and smiled to flatter, Fang Jianxiong said with a smile: "Brother Ji has a high prestige in the patrol camp!" ”

Ji Guangen, who was riding on the horse, trembled in his heart, his body shook a few times and almost fell down, Fang Jianxiong stretched out his hand to help him and said with a smile: "I am absolutely relieved of Brother Ji, but Brother Ji, if you want to continue to lead troops in the future, you have to go to Wuhu Army University for half a year to study." ”

As soon as Ji Guangen heard this, he understood that Fang Jianxiong didn't want to unload the mill and kill the donkey, but at the moment, these old departments basically had nothing to do with him. "Listen to the commander!" Ji Guangen hurriedly confessed, lest Fang Jianxiong had doubts in his heart and moved to kill. There are these fools of the League as an example.

"Brother Ji, the old department in the patrol battalion also needs to go to Wuhu for half a year for further study. Don't worry, after you come out, you will have the position of the head of the regiment. Fang Jianxiong made a promise, and Ji Guangen calculated in his heart that Fang Jianxiong's troops had three battalions in one regiment, and the number of people was indispensable compared to now, but the equipment was earth-shattering. After settling the accounts, I made a lot of money. Besides, with such a garbage team, how can there be such an elite spirit than with the Anhui army?

The mixed brigade quickly entered the city and went straight to the station of the security brigade. Ji Guangen was quite useful, and took the initiative to ask Ying to clean up the original patrol battalion headquarters, Fang Jianxiong was worried about his safety, and sent a special platoon to protect him.

Firecrackers rang out at the venue, and Wang Tianpei and others held the newly made sign of the Hefei Military and Government Branch to show the public, and at the peak of excitement, no one noticed that Hu Wantai was gone.

The security brigade was stationed, and Er Li led the troops to appear and announced that the commander had arrived in Hefei, and all the security brigades had returned. Several regiment commanders and battalion commanders are all from the Alliance, and they are all celebrating the establishment of the military and political sub-government, and the company and platoon commanders at the grassroots level are all officers of the original patrol battalion, where do they dare to resist the orders of Marshal Fang.

The sound of firecrackers had not stopped, and the horse team appeared outside the venue, facing the rostrum. The first one was Fang Jianxiong. The whole venue suddenly fell silent, and only the sound of firecrackers was still making the last struggle. There were no less than 1,000 people and gentry present, and none of them dared to speak out. Finally the sound of firecrackers stopped, Fang Jianxiong rubbed his ears and said to himself: "It's so lively! ”

A cadre of gentry led by Li Weiyuan on the rostrum fled from the rostrum one after another, and the remaining 30 or so congregations of the alliance watched the changes in the audience like chickens. Fang Jianxiong rode his horse forward slowly, and the crowd automatically gave way.

"Fang thief, suffer death!" A timid guy actually pulled out a gun on the rostrum, Sun Wancheng, Wang Shande and others hurriedly hugged Tai: "Ancestor, are you going to kill everyone?" Wang Tianpei's face was like ashes, and he howled.

Fang Jianxiong turned over and dismounted, stood under the stage and looked at the people above, and said lightly: "What, when I saw Commander Ben, I didn't come down to salute, do you want me to go up and salute you?" Wang Tianpei, that's what you learned about military affairs in Japan? ”

Wang Tianpei and the others stepped down with difficulty, and when they walked up to Fang Jianxiong, they laughed miserably: "You won!" ”

Fang Jianxiong smiled disdainfully: "You are also worthy of being my opponent?" Yuan Shikai is about the same. Come and send ten oceans to each person, and give the situation as a gift! The soldiers of the special service battalion rushed up, all of them disarmed and escorted away one by one. (To be continued......)

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