The night gradually shrouded, more than 100 miles away from Xiamen Island, around a small village. In the heavy rain, there were officers and soldiers wearing gray Beiyang Army uniforms, dragging rifles or unarmed hands. The sheltered places were already crowded with people, and the higher-ranking officers were stationed in the few dozen or so houses in the village. The lowly soldiers sat in the mud in the rain in twos and threes, and everyone looked at the ancestral hall in the village, and their mouths were scolding.

"His grandmother, who has been a soldier for so many years, has never suffered this kind of crime, not counting without food or drink, and not even a place to shelter from the rain!"

"Damn, he also said that he had a three-month salary, but now he doesn't even have a stutter, and he has let the revolutionary party run around everywhere, and I don't know if I can go back to Fuzhou?"

"I said, we're still lucky! Those who were sent to Xiamen to beat them were called miserable! Thousands of people went up, but none of them came back! Annihilation! ”

"It's not a blind command surnamed Tang? Thousands of people landed on that island in a daze, and they didn't scout it beforehand, and as a result, they all became targets for the revolutionary party, poor my brother, I'm only 16 this year, where do I still have the face to go home to see my grandmother! ”

"Do you still want to go back to see your grandmother? It's so beautiful...... Where are we now? When you run out of ammunition and food, can you run all the way back to Shandong hungry? ”

"What then?"

"Waiting to die! When the army of the revolutionary party is full of food and drink, they catch up and shoot us all one by one! ”

These remnants of the defeated army turned out to be the remnants of the two mixed brigades of Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping! There are about two or three thousand more people. The rest is not completely wiped out on Xiamen Island. It's that he disappeared all the way away......

The senior officers of the two mixed brigades, along with their retinue, were now gathered in the best building in the village, the ancestral hall. The ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall were piled up in a fun pavilion www.biquge.info and burned as firewood, baking the soaked clothes of these senior officers.

Tang Guomo, Yao Jianping and Ma Buyun sat closest to the fire. There was some food around me that I didn't know where I got it from. There were also a few bottles of bad wine. All three of them held wine bowls in their hands, and there they were drinking and complaining to each other.

"Buyun, I blame you for everything this time! You are the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and you should go to the former enemy to command, how can you shrink behind? The thousands of brothers on the island were leaderless, and this was the total annihilation of the revolutionary party! ”

"What's the use of me going up? Don't you see that people are prepared? As soon as the landed brothers jumped off the boat, cannon and machine guns beckoned up...... Half of our bodies were soaked in water. What else can I do, I can only hold on! ”

"Yes, you can't blame Buyun this time, if you want to blame it, you can blame Xinchang's badness! His soldiers had besieged the city of Zhangzhou. I don't know what's going on, I just withdrew when I said I would, and as a result, the Gao Yi Brigade in Zhangzhou City and the rebel army on Xiamen Island came to a flank attack, and we were caught off guard......"

"Hmmm! It was indeed Chang Ruiqing's fault for losing the battle this time, and it was all caused by his withdrawal of troops for no reason. Otherwise, how can there be 10,000 people in our three brigades, even if the revolutionary party cannot be defeated, there will always be a draw! When we return to Fuzhou, we will send electricity to Beijing. Sue him hard! Don't think it's okay with Xu Shuzheng's support, this time it's not over! ”

The three of them complained to each other. It's become a blame-shifting scapegoat again. Unlike the soldiers outside, they did not fear at all that the revolutionary soldiers would come after them and kill them. Such heavy rain. The other party is also busy with fierce fighting and pursuit for a day, and it should be sleepy and tired at this time, not to mention that Chang Ruiqing still has a brigade of soldiers near Zhangzhou! The revolutionary party and Zang Zhiping will never leave them alone and concentrate on finding their own bad luck, right?

Therefore, the trouble they are facing now is no longer the revolutionary party, but how to explain it to Beijing! The three of them found a scapegoat, and began to think about how to expand the army again. Losing a battle this year is no big deal. As long as the team can be pulled up after the defeat is completed, as long as there are soldiers in hand, Beijing will not dare to hold them accountable, and they will have to be given additional officials and knights, so as to use them to stabilize the situation in Fujian.

After discussing for a while, the three of them decided to use the funds on the books of the provincial government and the Supervision Office to raise new soldiers as soon as they returned to Fuzhou, first replenish the losses of the two mixed brigades, and use the stocks in the Fuzhou Manufacturing Bureau for weapons...... In addition, it is necessary to conceal something from Beijing and underreport the losses, but you can't let Duan Qirui know that their team has completely collapsed, otherwise there will be other Beiyang troops entering Fujian to replace them!

When I was discussing how to fool the Beijing government, I heard a burst of people outside shouting and neighing, and I didn't know what was going on. Tang Guomo's face, which had just looked a little better, suddenly became gloomy and stood up: "What's wrong?" Hurry up and check it out? Why don't you rest, Ming'er still has to hurry! ”

A few little messengers immediately jumped up and rushed out in big strides, but they were all silently reciting Amitabha Buddha in their hearts. Everyone knows that now is the time when the morale of the military is fluctuating, but don't make any mutinies or anything like that.

As soon as I walked into the courtyard, I saw a soaking second lieutenant officer crawling in, and shouted loudly in a hoarse voice: "Oh no, no, Fuzhou, something has happened in Fuzhou!" ”

The sound reached the ancestral hall, and Tang Guomo and the three of them all jumped up, and they all rushed to the courtyard at once. Tang Guomo pointed at the second lieutenant and said, "What happened in Fuzhou?" Say it! Say it! ”

The second lieutenant recognized Tang Guomo, and he was busy and saluted: "Lord Superintendent, I am a trainee officer of the supplementary battalion of the 1st Mixed Brigade in Fujian, and I have been ordered by our battalion commander to report to Brigade Commander Yao......"

There was a crisp snap, and Tang Guomo, who was already angry, had already pumped up a big ear scraper: "Fuck, do you have any ears?" Lao Tzu asked you what happened in Fuzhou! ”

The second lieutenant covered his cheeks and reported: "It's Chang Ruiqing's soldiers approaching Fuzhou!" ”

"What!" The three of them exclaimed at the same time: "When did it happen?" ”

"In the afternoon, I received a telegram from the Mawei Naval Academy, saying that Chang Ruiqing's regiment arrived in Minhou County at about six o'clock in the afternoon...... The governor of Saskatchewan has already gone to the provincial capital. Let the superintendent hurry up...... Hurry up and get an idea! ”

The courtyard was suddenly silent, and everyone was stunned by the news, and they didn't know how long it took before they heard Tang Guomo muttering, "Now." What time is it? ”

Someone present took out a pocket watch and opened it to see: "It's 3:30, it's July 24, 3:30 in the morning......"

When Tang Guomo heard this, he sat down in the muddy water with a puff: "It's over, it's all over...... Fuzhou City is already surnamed Chang! ”

"Supervisor, what should we do then?" Ma Buyun on the side seemed to be unwilling, and asked in a low voice.

Tang Guomo suddenly shouted loudly: "What else can I do? Let's go. Let's go to Quanzhou first. Let's talk about it later......"

……

"Brigade commander, I just received a telegram from the Second Road Command, in the first battle of Xiamen, Tang Guomo and Yao Jianping's troops were defeated!"

Xu Zuyi stood side by side in front of Chang Ruiqing. Holding a telegraph in his hand. This young officer, who always looks elegant on weekdays, has been running in the rain for nearly 40 hours, his military uniform is already dirty and smelly, and the contours of his face have become deeper, and he looks like a knife and axe. However, the facial expression could not hide the joy.

Chang Ruiqing's appearance was not much better, the beard on his face had already been drilled out, glowing with a deep blue light, and he looked particularly majestic. He was holding his hands behind his back in a warehouse full of wooden boxes. Several soldiers opened one of the boxes in front of him, and it was full of silver ingots!

Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction. Zhong Zhijie, the captain of the guard on the side, instructed: "Send someone to seal this warehouse, there is no warrant from me." No one is allowed to enter! ”

He turned around, took the telegram from Xu Zuyi's hand and glanced at it twice, before smiling slightly: "Summoning the officers above the battalion level to the conference room for a meeting, we are going to prepare to enter Fuzhou!" ”

After speaking, Chang Ruiqing strode outside. Walking out of the warehouse, I walked into a row of factories that looked a little dilapidated, and there were rumbling machines in several of them...... This is one of the earliest modern industrial enterprises in China, the Fujian Machinery Bureau, and it is also the location of the Fujian Silver Dollar Bureau opened by Li Houji.

Chang Ruiqing's troops had arrived here just an hour earlier. Since he did not know the situation in Fuzhou City and the specific results of the First Battle in Xiamen, Chang Ruiqing did not order his troops to enter Fuzhou City for the time being, but temporarily stationed in the Fujian Machinery Bureau.

When he walked into the conference room of the Jiqì Bureau, the troops directly under the 31st Mixed Brigade and the officers above the battalion level of the 2nd Road had already arrived. Seeing Chang Ruiqing coming in, there was an uproar, and everyone stood up. Although they all looked a little tired, they all tried to stand up straight, and their military appearance was neat, and it seemed that they had cleaned up as much as possible.

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, while he walked to the main seat in the middle of the conference table, took out the telegram sent by Bai Chongxi and put it on the table, with a smug smile on his face: "Everyone, Supervisor Tang and Brigade Commander Yao have been defeated by the army of the rebellious party...... In Fujian Province, now only our armed forces loyal to the central government are left! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

The officers were silent. Chang Ruiqing's tone is light, but it contains a unique confidence and domineering.

“…… Now most of Fujian Province is in our hands! Now that we have this opportunity, this is our place! We're going to take root here and grow stronger! No one wants to take Fujian away from us! Now, I order, the 4th Regiment to stay in the Fujian Machinery Bureau...... Give me a good idea of this arsenal and mint! The rest of the departments, pack up the army, and let's enter Fuzhou City early tomorrow morning! ”

"Swear to follow the brigade commander to the death! Resolutely support the brigade commander! I don't know who shouted at the bottom, and then there was a sound of harmony.

Chang Ruiqing smiled and took a deep breath. In fact, he also knows that in this troubled era of the Republic of China, there are few "resolute" and "sworn to die" so-called followers and supporters, and most people are mercenary. Otherwise, the struggle would not have been like that after victory......

And now he can barely control a province, and he can be regarded as a big warlord who dominates one side. Naturally, they can bring official hats and silver tickets to these followers, and these people have finally shouted out their slogans for the first time, and they can't care too much about whether it's true or not...... In this troubled world. It would be nice to have someone to follow!

Chang Ruiqing nodded, the expression on his face was still heavy: "Disbanded now, go back and have a good rest, tomorrow we will let the people of Fuzhou City see a mighty army!" ”

The officers roared up, and after saluting Chang Ruiqing, they poured out one after another, everyone was beaming, their faces were happy and expectant...... Save one! How many official hats do you have to arrange? The army will definitely need to be expanded. And how many positions are there for battalion commanders and regiment commanders? The big guy really didn't follow the wrong person!

Chang Ruiqing looked at the backs of these subordinates leaving, and slowly calculated in his heart.

How to manage the territory of a province......

At this moment, two familiar figures suddenly squeezed in from outside the conference room. It was Wu Shi and Kim Yongyan.

As soon as Wu Shi saw Chang Ruiqing, he said loudly: "Brother Yaoru, Sa Dinggong is here, he is here with us!" ”

……

Outside the city of Fuzhou, next to the Hongshan Bridge, the Fujian Machinery Bureau is now the real center of Fujian Province. Both inside and outside the bureau are Chang Ruiqing's soldiers. Standing guard in the rain with a rifle on his shoulder. There were many more officers and men stationed in vacant factories and warehouses, and some set up tents in the courtyard of the Bureau, and went in and out to wash and prepare dinner, and there were always six or seven thousand people.

Fujian Province Changsa Zhenbing. Now he is sitting in the office of the general office of the Fujian Machinery Bureau, holding a cup of good Tieguanyin in his hand. The smell of tea floats faintly throughout the room. However, his attention was not on the fragrance of tea, but was completely expressionless by the face opposite him. The giant man who looked a little unshaven was attracted to it. That person is Chang Ruiqing, who has a heavy army! At present, Fujian Province is the real number one.

Sa Zhenbing slowly raised the teacup, took a sip lightly, and said lightly: "Yaoru, the situation in Fujian can be stabilized this time, thanks to you...... The old man will definitely ask Duan Zhi for you, and there is always a position for the Fujian Bandit Supervisor and the commander of the First Division of the Fujian Army. At this, he seemed to feel that something was wrong, and hurriedly added, "Even if it is the Overseer and the Governor, it is only a matter of time. ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and shook his head: "Ding Gong, look at what you said, it seems that the junior wants to plot against your overseers." Sa Zhenbing was stunned for a moment, and also felt that his last sentence was a little inappropriate, and just wanted to say a few words of remedy, but Chang Ruiqing said it unhurriedly.

"The younger generation has nothing to hide in front of Ding Gong, the younger generation does have great ambitions, the overseer or something, it's really not in the eyes of the younger generation, it's not that the officials are small, but this overseer system is one of the root causes of the current chaos in China! So the juniors themselves won't be Overseers! The ideal of the younger generation is to let China no longer have any overseers, of course, Ding Gong and your overseers can still be for a while, and in the future, there will always be a minister of the navy. ”

Hearing Chang Ruiqing speak so directly, Sa Zhenbing's face couldn't help but show a surprised expression, his mouth was wide open, he didn't know what to say, so he had to listen to Chang Ruiqing talking there alone.

"The team of the younger generations has just opened, and it is the time to establish the rules, and there are not many troops in Fujian now, so it is just necessary to establish this rule together, so as not to expand the team in the future, but it will be difficult to move!

The first rule that the younger generation should set is that the army must obey orders and listen to commands! What is the use of a disobedient army? And in order to make the army absolutely obedient, the way for the younger generations is to start with the system and establish a set of systems for strict management of the army, just like the eastern and western powers! Now the younger generation plans to establish such a system in Fujian, hoping that Ding Gong can help each other. ”

After speaking, Chang Ruiqing stood up and bowed ninety degrees to Sa Zhenbing. Sa Zhenbing's eyebrows gradually twisted, and he looked at the other party deeply. He had studied in England and knew what was going on with the military systems of the Western powers, and he also knew that China's current military management system was fundamentally a warlord system! The military has become a complete instrument of private ambition, even the navy.

This warlord system is indeed the root cause of civil strife in China, but it is extremely beneficial to the generals who control the army. Can this Chang Ruiqing succeed?

Chang Ruiqing looked at the look on Sa Zhenbing's face, and laughed out loud: "Ding Gong, I also know that this rule is not easy to stand!" However, if anyone can be the first to establish this rule in China, he will undoubtedly become the final winner in troubled times! Saying that, he leaned over to Sa Zhenbing again, and said in a sincere tone: "Ding Gong, if the younger generation can clean up this troubled world, he will definitely run a navy at that time, and he will be ashamed of saying anything!" ”

Hearing the word "Jiawu", the corners of Sa Zhenbing's mouth twitched, he raised his head and looked at Chang Ruiqing with blazing eyes: "This is true!" ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded silently. Sa Zhenbing also stood up, stretched out his hand to hold Chang Ruiqing's right hand, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Okay, good, good, just for those naval comrades who died in the First Wu Year, the old man also wants to stop you!" Yaoru, just say, how to legislate this rule? ”

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