After a period of recruitment, the three divisions of the Anhui Army plus one regiment have been fully established, and at the same time, more than 38,000 people have all been equipped with new Mauser 1904 rifles, compared with the armies of the great powers of the same era, at least in terms of infantry weapons have reached the same standard—————— in order to meet Yan Shao's requirements, Lihe Foreign Company purchased a lot of 1904 rifles from the German Foreign Company in Shanghai, and delivered them a few days before the fall of Hanyang.

With these latest rifles, the original Hanyang-made and fast rifles naturally had no need to be used, and in addition to the later seizures of the 1st and 2nd Divisions in Hefei, Huizhou and other places, almost more than 20,000 old rifles were thrown into the arsenal and sealed.

Originally, according to the meaning of some people in the military junta, in fact, the people in the Ministry of Finance, these guns were sealed and stored for the use of the reserve or militia in the future, or simply sold to the revolutionary army or private individuals to make some extra money for the military government.

The problem is that Yan Shao purchased 100,000 Type 1904 rifles from Germany this time, which can fully meet the needs of the reserves, so these old rifles are also in an embarrassing position, and they are sealed in the arsenal and don't know what to do with them, after all, they can't always be thrown in the arsenal and watch them rust.

As for the money, could it be that Yan Shaocha is tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands? ，

This time Huang Xing came, just giving Yan Shao a chance to deal with it.

Of course, you can't give him more than 20,000 rifles, but it's okay to draw a few thousand. Anyway, these rifles are useless against Yan Shao, and they can also take this opportunity to ease the relationship with the Alliance. As for whether it is useful or not, I will say another matter.

"Kegong, the governor has allocated 5,000 rifles from the storehouse, and they have now been loaded onto the ship. It will be installed in a few hours..."

In the guest room of the Governor's Mansion, Huang Xing was using breakfast, and at this time, Xiao Yongyan walked in and said to Huang Xing.

Picking up guns from the arsenal must go through the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the military government is responsible for this matter by Xiao Yongyan.

Although the people in the Ministry of Military Affairs felt a little unhappy about cutting a piece of meat from their own body and giving it to others. But for those old rifles that have been eliminated, Xiao Yongyan didn't care much about them. Therefore, he did not embarrass the people of the League in this matter, nor did he do anything inside, but very generously transferred 5,000 rifles from the warehouse. And most of them were made in Hanyang, which was originally used by the new army, and only a small part were fast guns.

"Oh? It's true? Hearing Xiao Yongyan's words, Huang Xing happily put the rice bowl in his hand on the table.

After arriving in Anqing yesterday, Yan Shao arranged Huang Xing in the guest room of the Governor's Mansion. After all, 5000 rifles is not a small number. In a hurry, Yan Shao didn't have the ability to load them all onto the ship. Therefore, Huang Xing could only be allowed to stay in Anqing for one night.

After a busy night, the 5,000 rifles that Huang Xing requested were finally sorted out before dawn and had begun to be loaded on the ship.

"Naturally..."Xiao Yongyan smiled slightly before continuing. I don't know if you finish your meal first, or go straight over? ”

"Naturally, let's go over first..." This time the chopsticks were also placed on the table, and Huang Xing walked out of the room directly with Xiao Yongyan.

At this time, Tian Tong and the others also finished breakfast in their respective rooms, and were about to go to Huang Xing to talk about things, when they happened to meet Huang Xing and Xiao Yongyan who came out of the room.

Huang Xing, who had done the work, was extremely happy at this time. Seeing Tian Tong, they hurriedly repeated what Xiao Yongyan had just said. However, Huang Xing believes Xiao Yongyan's words, which does not mean that Tian Tong and them also believe it.

looked at Huang Xingle and Xiao Yongyan walking forward side by side. Tian Tong and the others glanced at each other.

"Kegong is just too kind, he doesn't guard against anything, these guys have killed so many of us in Wuhu, how can they be kind enough to send weapons to us..."Falling at a distance of seven or eight meters away from Huang Xing and them, one of Huang Xing's entourage said with some sadness.

"Not necessarily—" The other man shook his head. Since they can agree, things will definitely be given, but it is difficult to say what kind of equipment will be given..."Obviously, I don't believe that Yan Shao will be so kind and send them equipment.

Seeing that he was about to leave the Governor's Mansion, Tian Tong shook his head and said. "Don't talk about it yet, let's talk about it when we get to the place, remember, open the box first when we get to the place, lest these guys fool us with some garbage..."

While speaking, Huang Xing and Xiao Yongyan had already walked out of the Governor's Mansion, and Tian Tong and the others also followed closely behind. Outside the gate of the Governor's Mansion, a number of cars were neatly lined up there, and when they saw Xiao Yongyan and them coming out, the driver standing next to the door hurriedly opened the door.

After a lot of time, Huang Xing and others, who arrived at the dock by car, happened to see a large group of workers, who were busy loading wooden boxes onto the boat.

Unlike Huang Xing, who only cared about being happy, Tian Tong and the others were more wary of Yan Shao, so after stopping a few porters, Tian Tong and the others opened the wooden box and happened to see a few Hanyang-made poles neatly placed inside.

Although the rifles seemed to be a little old, Tian Tong and the others could also see that these rifles were in good condition and had been carefully maintained before. It's not like they've thought they've been, it's just some that fools them.

Seeing Tian Tong's appearance, Huang Xing looked a little embarrassed, and his old man had the best face, and Tian Tong and them also made him feel a little ugly.

On the other side, Xiao Yongyan just sneered twice.

As a member of the Reform Society sent to the Martial Arts Academy, Xiao Yongyan certainly knew whether the relationship between the two organizations was harmonious. "Well, I didn't make any mess to fool you..."

Seeing that Tian Tong and they also seemed to be a little flustered, Xiao Yongyan sneered.

The situation of "......" was not the same as what he and others thought, which of course made Tian Tong and them a little embarrassed, and Xiao Yongyan's words made them very ugly. But who told them to doubt first, so the last can only endure with an ugly face.

5000 rifles is not a lot, but it is definitely not a small amount. It took several hours for the workers on the docks to finish loading everything.

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5,000 rifles is definitely not a small number for the people's army.

What's more, in addition to guns, Yan Shao also donated a lot of ammunition in friendship—————— anyway, even if the 8mm caliber bullets are kept, they can't be used. It's better to be a favor.

During the whole process, the Anhui military government was extremely enthusiastic, arranging not only weapons and ammunition, but even a cargo ship to Shanghai. Don't talk about Huang Xing, even Tian Tong, who was originally a little hostile to Yan Shao and others, was suspicious, could it be that they made a mistake in the first place? In fact, there was someone else who killed Pei Junyuan, not Yan Shao as they expected, and even his original attitude changed a lot.

This kind of change fell in the eyes of Yan Shao. Naturally, it caused a burst of dark laughter.

However, Huang Xing and the others didn't think about it so much, in fact, they were in a hurry, so the weapon had just been loaded on the ship. They brought up the matter of leaving.

It is also necessary that they are not in a hurry, because at this time, the Jiangsu-Zhejiang coalition army is about to hit the city of Nanjing, if they can send weapons and ammunition earlier, they will definitely be able to fill in a lot of help for the capture of Nanjing.

At this time, Huang Xing and the others didn't know what to do. In fact, Nanjing is very easy to attack. History has only taken a few days.

"Thank you so much this time..."Before leaving by boat, Huang Xing held Yan Shao's hand tightly.

Although the contact between the two was only a little more than a day, Huang Xing had already greatly improved his opinion of Yan Shao and the Anhui military government. In his heart, he no longer even believed that the Wuhu incident was done by Yan Shao, but felt that it was likely someone else.

Not only him, but even Tian Tong and them thought so, after all, Yan Shao and them were too enthusiastic during this time.

"Where..." shook it back, and Yan Shao smiled very enthusiastically. It is also my honor to make some contributions to the recovery of Nanjing. Everything in Nanjing will be handed over to Kegong, and I hope to hear the good news sooner..."

"Don't worry. Nanjing will definitely be recovered! Looking at Yan Shao's enthusiastic face, Huang Xing also said solemnly.

Now that the weapons and ammunition have arrived, Huang Xing and the others have no reason to continue to stay. After bidding farewell to Yan Shao and others, Huang Xing and Tian Tong took the boat arranged by Yan Shao and went down the river to Shanghai, and then from Shanghai to Zhenjiang—————— originally in history Huang Xing went to Shanghai first, and then to Nanjing.

However, history had changed by this time, and at least in history, Huang Xing did not stay in Anhui for a day. So when Huang Xing rushed to Nanjing with weapons and ammunition, Nanjing had been recovered with the efforts of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang coalition army. This also made Huang Xing not leave a mark in the process of Nanjing's recovery, but in fact, he did nothing in the history of Nanjing's recovery.

In later films, there were once movies that said that it was the restoration of Nanjing led by Huang Xing. But in fact, Nanjing was abandoned by Zhang Renjun and Zhang Xun on the night of December 1, and Huang Xing only arrived in Nanjing after that, so Nanjing's recovery actually has nothing to do with Huang Xing, just like the Wuchang Uprising has nothing to do with Sun Yat-sen.

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Just when Huang Xing took the 5,000 rifles and matching ammunition given by Yan Shao and went to Zhenjiang by boat, the representatives of the Wuhan provinces had already gathered in the Hankou concession.

At this time, Wuchang was suffering from the shelling of the Beiyang Army, and if the meeting continued in Wuchang City, it was difficult to say whether a shell would fall from the top of the head and then give the delegates of the meeting a spoonful.

Therefore, at this moment, the delegates of the provinces could only hold meetings in the concession of Hankow.

It's just a matter of holding a meeting in the concession, which is a bit awkward anyway.

"Alas..."Sitting in his own room, Zong Wu let out a long sigh.

Although he took the initiative to come to Wuhan for the meeting, it was only after arriving in Wuhan that he found that things were not so simple.

First of all, since Wuhan was the place of the first uprising, the provincial delegates soon regarded the Wuchang military government as a temporary central government. However, with the Provisional Government on their side, they had to meet in the Hankow Concession, which was somewhat ...

In fact, Zongwu and they are already good, because as one of the most important cities in the Yangtze River area, Yan Shao also has an office in Hankou, so Zongwu and Li Guoyun can at least live in the office. If you are a representative of other provinces, the accommodation conditions are not as good as theirs.

Listening to the sound of cannons and explosions coming from Wuchang's side from time to time, although Zong Wu didn't have to worry about any safety issues. But I always feel a little aggrieved.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Minister Zong, are you there?"

Although it was through the door, Zong Wu could still hear it, and the person who spoke was Li Guoyun.

Although the positions of the two sides were different, Zong Wu hurriedly raised his voice. "Is it Vice Minister Li? Come in! ”

With Zong Wu's permission, Li Guoyun opened the door. And walked in from the inside.

"Deputy Minister, is there anything wrong?"

After all, they belong to both sides, except when there is a meeting. The two don't usually have much contact, so now Li Guoyun came over to find him, which made Zongwu a little strange.

However, at this time, Li Guoyun didn't care much about Zongwu's words, but just said a little excitedly. "The news just came that Nanjing has been recovered!"

"Really?" Hear this. Zong Wu was also stunned. Although he was sure. Nanjing will definitely be recovered, but I don't think it will take at least a while. After all, Nanjing is also a fortified city anyway, and it is not so easy to be captured, how could he have thought that he would hear the news of Nanjing's recovery so quickly.

At the same time, Li Guoyun said happily. "Of course it's true, the telegram has spread all over the country!" After speaking, Li Guoyun handed the telegram to Zong Wu, and what was written on it was Lin Shuqing's telegram of recovery.

"Good!" Hearing the news of Nanjing's recovery, Zong Wu was also happy.

Although at this time the capital of China was Beijing. But Nanjing still occupies an important position in the hearts of the Chinese people. Now that Nanjing has been restored, how could Zong Wu be unhappy.

As happy as Zong Wu is Li Guoyun. Even if he was more inclined to Yuan Shikai, but Nanjing belonged to the Qing court, and he would naturally be happy when Nanjing was restored.

Soon, the news of the liberation of Nanjing spread throughout Hankow and into the ears of the provincial deputies.

The liberation of Nanjing also caused the provincial delegates to quickly make a decision, that is, to leave Wuhan and go to Nanjing to convene a meeting on the preparation for the establishment of a provisional government.

I don't dare to say anything, although it is safe to hold a meeting in Hankou, but no matter how you look at it, it also feels like a parasitic fence. Moreover, the preparatory meeting for the new government was held in the concession, which also made people feel a little awkward. Although there are no such problems in Wuchang, it is somewhat dangerous in Wuchang when it is not known when the armistice agreement will be stopped.

So Nanjing has become the most suitable place.

It's just that at this time, people didn't know that Nanjing had just been recovered, and a struggle had already been set off there because of power.

The revolutionaries of this era certainly have a lot of enthusiasm, but they also have their own utilitarianism, after all, there are very few pure revolutionaries in this era.

Therefore, Nanjing has just been recovered, and Lin Shuqing, the governor of the Zhenjiang Military Government, was stationed in the Liangjiang Governor's Office, which is today's Changjiang Road Presidential Palace. The officers and soldiers under his command also occupied all the houses next to the governor's office, and after entering the governor's office, Lin Shuqing also called himself the governor of Jiangning.

After Xu Shaozhen, commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang coalition army, arrived, the town army did not allow Xu Shaozhen's subordinates to enter the governor's office, Xu Shaozhen directly ordered to set up artillery in the Arctic Pavilion in the case of extreme anger, ready to bombard the governor's office at any time, which also made Nanjing, which had just been recovered, suddenly fall into chaos, if it wasn't for someone mediating later, and let Cheng Dequan, the governor of the Soviet army, become the governor of Jiangsu, I am afraid that Nanjing will be re-entrenched in the war just after recovery, but these have nothing to do with Yan Shao.

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In the recruit training camp outside Anqing City, Yan Shao was reviewing the recruits who had completed more than half of their training courses.

Compared with when they first entered the barracks, after more than a month of drills, the recruits at this time already have some military temperament. Although the gray training uniform is not as handsome as the daily uniform, the uniform dress is always much better than the original factory uniform.

“…… There is still a month to go, and the training of the recruits can be over, and then we don't have to worry about what the Alliance and Beiyang will do to us..."Looking at the neatly standing recruits, Yan Shao nodded with satisfaction and said to Zhang Ying and a few others beside him. "In addition, there is a regiment left in Suzhou, although it is enough now, but more than 2,000 people are still a little thin after all, so wait until the training is over, Deputy Chief Zhang, you will take another regiment of troops to the north, and you must hold Suzhou firmly..."

"Please rest assured, we will do our best to complete the task..."Hearing Yan Shao's words, Zhang Ying, who had already returned from Suzhou, nodded and said with a straight face.

sighed. "The number of troops is too small, and it is overstretched, but after a while, the machine guns from Germany should be able to arrive, and by that time there will be 2 regiments of troops, and there should be no problems..."

Although Anhui is not big, it is definitely not small, and the attitude of the surrounding forces cannot be regarded as friendly. There are also many places where Yan Shao wants to deploy troops, Suzhou is one, Wuhu is one, Huizhou is one, and there are also troops in Anqing who are responsible for the response in the play.

Therefore, correspondingly, the strength of three divisions plus one regiment is relatively thin.

It's just that if there are too many recruits, it will also have a great impact on the combat effectiveness of the troops, plus Yan Shao does not have enough officers in his hands, and the three divisions are already considered the limit, and if there are more, even if the weapons are good, they can only be regarded as a rabble, so for the time being, they can only rely on these more than 30,000 people to defend Anhui.

In Yan Shao's deployment, Suzhou was assigned to 2 regiments, Huizhou was also 2 regiments, the second division and the guards regiment were stationed in Anqing, responsible for ensuring the safety of Anqing, and if there were problems in several other places, they could also be directly responded, and the third division was deployed in Dangtu and Wuhu.

These two places are the foundation of Yan Shao, and it is necessary to ensure safety. (To be continued......)