In Anqing in April, although the climate became more and more pleasant, the streets were a little bleak, the streets were full of troops who hurriedly walked by, and some of the troops even had 'prisoners' who had just been caught, and from time to time there would be a few young people running for their lives, only to be held to the ground by soldiers and arrested.

Since the recovery of Anqing, the common people in the city have become accustomed to the increasingly lively life, and they are obviously a little uncomfortable with this kind of scene, so they recall some things when the Qing Dynasty ruled, and the chances of going out are much less, and even if they go out, they usually walk on both sides of the street as much as possible.

On March 28, the day after the [57 Incident], the Anhui military junta declared the Kuomintang an illegal organization in Anhui, forcibly disbanded several Kuomintang branches in Anhui, and began arresting Kuomintang members in Anhui, citing the fact that there were still assassins among the Kuomintang members in Anhui and that the Kuomintang had never given a reasonable explanation.

Within a few days, the Kuomintang branch in Anhui had been almost completely dismantled, and more than 200 Kuomintang members had been arrested.

It is also affected by this, the streets of Anqing and other cities, which have always been thriving, have also become a little depressed. Only the countryside and other places are far away from this kind of thing, so they don't have much impact for the time being.

On the other hand, although this kind of arrest has had a lot of impact on the lives of the people, there are very few people among the people who oppose it.

Yan Shao already had a high prestige in Anhui, and now he was assassinated. People from all walks of life in Anhui are also extremely indignant. In addition, since the Battle of Cihu River, the relationship between Anhui and the Kuomintang has been very bad, and the Kuomintang is more popular in other provinces. In Anhui, it is similar to a rat crossing the street, and many people and gentry are very hostile to the Kuomintang, which is also one of the reasons why the Kuomintang has not developed much in Anhui.

"There are fewer and fewer people caught in the past few days, I guess it's almost caught, right?"

Seeing a group of soldiers hurrying by in the middle of the street, there were a few young men with bruised noses and swollen faces who were beaten, and among the two middle-aged people walking against the wall, one with a fatter face sighed and said.

"Probably," the other horse-faced middle-aged man shook his head. My nephew works in the police station. He said that now he has only caught almost everything on the surface, and there are still some parts that have not been caught, and it is estimated that it will take a little time..."

"So—" groaned. The middle-aged man with a fat face hesitated. "You say, if we do this, will the Kuomintang be afraid that it will be a fight..."

Regarding the assassination of Yan Shao, the people were certainly very angry. But in the same way, the people don't like to fight. So at the same time as supporting. These people are also conflicted. On the one hand, I was very relieved to see the Kuomintang people being arrested, and on the other hand, I was worried that the Kuomintang would take action with Anhui because of this incident.

Fighting a war is not a game, it is a death...

Hearing the fat-faced middle-aged man say this, the horse-faced middle-aged man sighed again.

"Who knows..."

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If the '57' incident can still make some voices hear, then the fact that the Anhui Military and Political Affairs Department announced that the Kuomintang was an illegal organization and began to disband and arrest members in Anhui makes people a little unable to open their mouths.

Although the former embarrassed the Kuomintang. But as long as Yan Shao's side refuses to admit it, it is like what the Kuomintang did some time ago. No matter how angry the Kuomintang people are, they can't do anything about it.

Who told them to take the blame.

Of course, it's okay to lose, the problem is that they don't even have the size of their fists, and that's a problem.

But now the Anhui side has directly turned the Kuomintang into an illegal organization, and has also wantonly arrested the members of the Kuomintang in Anhui, which can be regarded as directly tearing the skin of the face, and it can be said that it has completely touched the bottom line of the Kuomintang.

If the Kuomintang people can tolerate this, then there is no need for this party to continue to operate.

You must know that the Kuomintang at this time was not the time when it was beaten by Beiyang after the Second Revolution and could not raise its head, and the current Kuomintang is regarded as one of the largest forces in the country anyway, and it is inevitable that there will be a little arrogance in the heart, and when facing the new organization of the National Socialist Party, which has just been established, it will have a little sense of superiority.

Now that he has been slapped in the face repeatedly, even if the people above can bear it, the people below probably can't bear it.

So the day after the Kuomintang began to arrest the Kuomintang members, the Kuomintang issued a solemn statement, demanding that the Kuomintang publicly apologize, release the arrested Kuomintang members, and compensate the Kuomintang for all the losses incurred in this incident, otherwise it will bear the consequences...

In Jiangxi, as a hardcore member of the Kuomintang, Li Liejun has also recruited the Jiangxi army under his command.

Jiangxi's Jiangxi army is not small, there are two divisions plus a brigade, but it lacks heavy equipment, and there are very few cavalry, so the two divisions are all 10,000 divisions, and that brigade is only 4,000 people.

If the two divisions are all combined, it is 20,000 people, plus more than 4,000 people, that is, more than 24,000 people.

Although a division on the side of the National Social Army has not yet been reorganized according to the new establishment, even the existing establishment has nearly 16,000 people, and the heavy equipment is sufficient, which is also the reason why Xiao Yongyan is confident that he can take Jiangxi with the strength of one division.

On the other hand, in addition to the Jiangxi army, which was being mobilized in Jiangxi, Guangdong, which was controlled by the Kuomintang, and Fujian, which was basically controlled by the Kuomintang, all had troops making changes, and as long as something happened in Jiangxi, they might support the troops at any time.

At the same time, in terms of public opinion, the governors of all provinces are all generating electricity, hoping that the two sides can calm down, and several provinces such as Yunnan can generate electricity, hoping that Beiyang, as the central government, can come forward to mediate this matter.

'Prevent the incident from escalating further and causing a resurgence of fighting...'

After all, no matter what, Beiyang is also the central government, and Yuan Shikai is the president, and this kind of thing is Yuan Shikai's responsibility.

But after discussing it with Yang Shiqi and others. Yuan Shikai already had a new idea.

That's right, Yuan Shikai really admired Yan Shao, and what happened in Mongolia before. The two sides also experienced a honeymoon period, but...

It was precisely because of that incident, coupled with the changes that have taken place in Anhui in the past year or so, that Yuan Shikai suddenly realized that Anhui was the biggest threat to his future. And unlike other forces, the Anhui side is getting stronger over time, and the more time they have to give. They will also become stronger, and time will be on their side.

If Yuan Shikai really let it go like this, it will not be easy to deal with it in the future.

That's right. Yuan Shikai made a 'big loan for the aftermath' from a foreign consortium to solve his financial problems, and the total amount of the entire loan was as high as 25 million pounds, equivalent to 267 million silver dollars, which was enough for Yuan Shikai to solve a considerable part of the domestic problems.

But. It is not really possible that all this money will be spent on armaments. Not to mention anything else, the cost of preferential treatment after the abdication of the Qing family needs to be withdrawn from this amount every year, otherwise Yuan Shikai would not be able to pay so much money at all.

And it is obviously impossible to rely on this account.

In addition, there are also indemnities made by the Qing Chamber in the past, such as Gengzi indemnity, etc., which also need to be withdrawn from this money.

So in fact, there is not a lot of money that can really reach Yuan Shikai's hands in the end...

In other words. Yuan Shikai's hands are actually quite tight, and Yan Shao is there. When I was in Outer Mongolia, tens of millions of supplies, I didn't even blink my eyes, and this ability made Beiyang envious at the same time, but also deeply terrifying.

In these years, there are two things that are the most real, the same is money, and the other is guns.

As for rights? As long as you have these two things, it becomes a very simple thing to have rights.

The problem is that as long as the environment cooperates, if you have money, you will definitely be able to have guns, and if you have money, you may not be able to have money (big money).

Yan Shao not only has a gun here, but also has a lot of money, if he continues like this, it will become a big disaster sooner or later in the future—————— in fact, it is already a big disaster now.

So if you don't take this opportunity to get rid of it as soon as possible, according to Yang Shiqi and others, Yuan Shikai will regret it sooner or later. So Yuan Shikai's position on this matter is also very simple, it's okay to shout slogans, but if he really asks him to stop it, there is no way...

What he hopes most now is for the Kuomintang and the Kuomintang to fight to the death first, and then his Beiyang will come out to pick up the bargain.

If you are lucky, you may be able to take this opportunity to completely unify China.

If things really get tricky, he can choose to join forces with the Kuomintang.

Anyway, the Kuomintang is a rabble, as long as Anhui is settled, the Kuomintang will not be a problem...

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Because Anhui began to arrest the Kuomintang in its territory, the relationship between the two parties can be said to have been lowered to the lowest point in history. Almost every day, reports of a war between the two sides are issued, and what is most concerned about in China now is undoubtedly this incident...

In Anqing's Governor's Mansion, the conference room was already full of most of the leaders of the military government, and only a few did not come—————— such as Zhan Tianyou or something, this kind of technical and technical nature, basically left after visiting, after all, they have a lot of things to do, and they have little room to speak about this kind of thing...

"The current situation is clear to everyone, and there is no room for easing the contradictions between us and the Kuomintang..." In the past, when it was still the Reform Association, I told the people in the Association that I was going to carry out the doctrine pursued by our party in the order of 'military administration, discipline administration, and constitutional government,' and according to my original plan, I originally planned to wait until the end of the year, but it is obvious that the current situation will not give us so much time, so we can only launch it in advance..."

"The current situation is already obvious, Li Xiehe in Shanghai, Cai Yi in Yunnan, and Cheng Dequan in Jiangsu, these local powerful factions, do not want to see us fall out with the Kuomintang, but we can basically ignore the voices of this kind of people, the real need for the relationship is the Beiyang side, Yuan Shikai obviously wants to take advantage of the fisherman, so the telegrams sent these days, although they have always said that we should keep restraint on both sides, but there is no actual action at all. According to the information just received by the Special Affairs Bureau, several main divisions and subordinate units in the north are being mobilized and preparing for combat, and they obviously intend to wait for us to make a move with the Kuomintang..."

"Governor. In that case, wouldn't we be taking advantage of Yuan Shikai's intentions by doing this now..."Hearing Yan Shao's words, Zong Wu hurriedly spoke.

He, like Li Liang, belongs to the Lord and the faction. And now the development of Anhui is just right, if you do it like this, it is inevitable that you will be a little rash.

Within the junta, there are not a few people who oppose the move. So after Zong Wu spoke, some people nodded in agreement.

“…… The question is..."Shaking his head slightly, after signaling Fu Xiuming for them not to speak. Yan Shao continued to speak. "We have already torn our faces with the Kuomintang, and now we have a bad relationship with the Kuomintang, I believe everyone here knows very well, even if we take a step back now, who dares to say that the Kuomintang will regard this concession as weakness? And since there was the first assassination. It's hard to say that there will be no second time. I was lucky this time, what about next time? Besides, who can guarantee that the other party is targeting me alone? ”

Hearing this, Zong Wu and the others were also silent.

In fact, this is also what they are worried about, this time the Kuomintang is assassinating Yan Shao, but what if they are also targeted next time?

Many of them had seen the scene of this incident, and when they saw the tattered car that had been blown up, everyone had heart palpitations. At the same time, I was also conjecturing. What would happen if they were to encounter something like this?

But not everyone travels in bulletproof cars...

And they can't sit in the car all the time, in case someone takes advantage of their inattention and gives them a black gun...

"It's easy to dodge with an open gun. It's hard to defend against dark arrows..."

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Originally, according to Yan Shao's plan, it was launched at the end of the year, and by then the strength of the Kuomintang should have almost accumulated, and in a year's time, it should be able to defeat Beiyang before the outbreak of World War I.

But now...

Since the Kuomintang has given him an excuse to do so, it would be a pity if he wasted it, not to mention that if he really waited, there might not be such a good reason.

"Actually, the one who should thank me the most should be Song Jiaoren..."

Thinking so in his heart, the corners of Yan Shao's mouth also curled up slightly.

With such a thing, whether it is the Beiyang side or the Kuomintang side, the attention will be focused on him, and Song Jiaoren is estimated to be able to live for many more years.

"Okay, let's talk about the next plan..."Yan Shao nodded at Wu Qianqiu, and soon Wu Qianqiu walked over with a map, and then hung it on the wall of the conference room.

"Everyone knows the current situation, now surrounded by several provinces around our Anhui, Hubei Li Yuanhong and Yuan Shikai have a close relationship, but a wallgrass, as long as there is no accident, he should not be involved in this matter, and on the other side, Jiangsu's Cheng Dequan is a neutral faction, it is estimated that he will not be easy to fight, but many of his troops are related to the Kuomintang, so it should be noted that there is also Zhu Rui from Zhejiang, this person was originally a member of the Guangfu Society, but now he has defected to Yuan Shikai, there shouldn't be any action before Yuan Shikai sends out his troops, and after that, it's Li Liejun from Jiangxi..."

"The first person we want to do is Li Liejun."

"Li Liejun is the number one hardcore member of the Kuomintang, and it is very unlikely that he will betray the Kuomintang, and at present, Guangdong and Fujian, which are controlled by the Kuomintang, need to pass through Jiangxi if they want to reinforce them, so if we take Jiangxi first, we can block their road first, and after that, we can deal with Yuan Shikai in the north wholeheartedly..."

"But..."After hesitating for a moment, Li Liang looked at the map. Now that Zhu Rui has thrown himself into Yuan Shikai, if we make a move with Yuan Shikai, will Zhu Rui give us a knife on the flank? In this case, we need to deploy some troops in Zhejiang's position, and we are already inferior to Beiyang in terms of troops, will this be some..."

"Minister Li can rest assured about this..."Hearing Li Liang's question, Fu Xiuming replied with a smile on the side. Zhu Rui is a wall grass, if Beiyang fights well, he will definitely get involved, but as long as we beat Beiyang in the first battle, he will not dare to act rashly..."

"So the key is in the first battle..."

"As long as the first battle is good, there will be no problems in the next ones, but if the first battle is not fought well, we may be attacked on all sides..." You guys should be fine here..."

"Don't worry, Du Du..."Smiled, Liu Guangyuan touched his chin. I've been training for more than half a year, but it's just for this day..."

"Yes..."Hearing Liu Guangyuan's words, everyone else in the Ministry of Military Affairs also smiled.

Since the Battle of Cihuhe, the nine divisions of the National Social Army can be said to have undergone hellish training. The combat effectiveness has been greatly improved, and every division does not dare to say that it is stronger than Beiyang in terms of quality, but it can be said that it has reached the point where it can be used.

can be used, which means that even if it is compared with a strong army like Beiyang, it will not be too bad, and after counting the advantages in equipment, Fu Xiuming and others are absolutely confident that they can win the opponent.

Of course, the advantage in equipment is not the source of the confidence of Fu Xiuming, after all, no matter how good the equipment is, if the battle is not fought well, he will only be the captain of the transportation brigade. Another reason why they are so confident is that in the past half a year, the people of the Special Affairs Bureau have conducted very detailed investigations of several main divisions in Beiyang, and this investigation is even so detailed that it is clear what the platoon commander of each platoon is called...

Know yourself and know your opponent, win all battles...

That's all... (To be continued......)