With Ma Jizeng's suicide, the situation in Hunan was temporarily settled, and the next step was a very smooth march.

If Long Jiguang, the overseer of Guangdong, can still nest in Guangzhou, then Tang Qianming, the overseer, is not even qualified to stay in Changsha.

The reason is very simple, he sent the Hunan army that was enough to protect his safety to Hengyang to resist Cheng Qian, Lin Xiumei's army.

Originally, this action was also necessary, at that time, Yiyang still had Ma Jizeng, and it seemed to be very stable (if Tang Qianming knew that Ma Jizeng was concealing losses, it is estimated that he would not see it that way). Therefore, it is the king to smash the capital in his hand to Hengyang and fight with Ni Sichong, but he didn't think that Ni Sichong was a bastard, and he ran away directly with 20,000 horses by water.

As a result, the troops that were originally going to reinforce were directly exposed to the attack of the Protector Army, and among the more than 10,000 Hunan troops, there was another figure that no one noticed, Lu Diping, the commander of the Third Regiment of the First Division of the Hunan Army. To say that this old man's official luck is not good, he has been tossed for a few years, and he is still a regiment commander, but he is much stronger than the officers of the other old fourth divisions, and he can be regarded as a man.

Lu Diping, who can be a man, was the first to spread the news of his own defeat among the regimental-level officers of this Hunan military camp, coupled with the confusion caused by Ni Sichong's escape, sorry, on January 19, this Hunan army had a mutiny in Hengyang, the division commander who commanded the army was arrested, and this army collectively surrendered to the first division of the Youth Army. Yang Yongtai, who was acting with the army, immediately ordered Tao Zhiyue to lead his troops into the city, and Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, who were half a step late in the Hunan Protector Army, could naturally only be stationed outside Hengyang City.

This news is a bolt from the blue for Tang Qianming, and for Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, the effect is almost the same.

If it is said that before the Youth Army entered Hengyang, the two sides were still friendly troops, and after this opening, the relationship between them was awkward. Especially on the 21st, Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei received the news that the Youth Army had entered Guangdong, which basically meant that the territory of the two of them would be sandwiched between the territory of the Youth Army since then.

Beat? The Hunan Protector Army under Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei died more than 10,000 points, while the other party had 25,000 people, and it is said that this is less than one-tenth of the total number of youth troops. The most important thing is equipment, whether it is Lin Xiumei or Cheng Qian, they can only sigh that creation makes people, a small role like Wang Zhenyu at the beginning, but now it has become a climate.

If you don't fight, you will be wrapped in the middle, sooner or later it will be the fate of people and me, for characters like Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, it may not be their wish to let them sit and wait for the ordinary moment to come.

Just when the two were undecided, Yang Yongtai took the initiative to visit the two of them at Cheng Qian's headquarters.

"Brother Songyun (Cheng Qian's character), Brother Xiumei (Lin Xiumei's character, real name Lin Zukun), I didn't expect that Guangzhou would say goodbye that day, Zaijian was actually on this battlefield" Yang Yongtai No matter how high his status is, he is polite to everyone when he treats people.

Cheng Qian was dissatisfied with the Youth Army at the moment, and deliberately did not answer the call, Lin Xiumei could only smile bitterly when she saw this: "Yes, when the three of us are all comrades of the Alliance, I don't think that after a few years, we will already be our own party." ”

Yang Yongtai deliberately turned a blind eye to Cheng Qian's indifference, and still smiled: "Brother Xiumei's words are wrong, when I joined the League, it was just to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and build a new Republic of China, not for my own personal gain." Today, our army is just to fight against Yuan Thief and the Beiyang government and maintain the new Republic of China. If the goal is the same, how can we get the view of the party portal? ”

Lin Xiumei laughed at herself when she heard this: "You, you, if you talk about eloquence, even ten Lin Xiumei are not as good as you." Since everyone is an acquaintance, let's avoid those unnecessary politeness, what do you have to say, you can say it bluntly, Song Yun and I both know that you Yang Yongtai is a master who has nothing to do but ascend to the Three Treasures Palace. ”

Yang Yongtai seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago, and he pretended to smile profoundly: "Brother Xiu Mei is really fast-talking, in fact, I came to the door today to ask for nothing else, just thinking about my past friendship and seeking a way out for everyone." ”

Cheng Qian finally spoke when he heard this: "What kind of way out, you are nothing more than a lobbyist for Wang Zhenyu, a kid." To tell the truth, your youth army also deceived people too much, relying on the large number of people and guns, they seized this Hengyang City. But you should also talk about morality, in Changsha at the beginning, who was the one who kept Wang Zhenyu safe and sound after your family Wang Zhenyu launched a rebellion, it was me and Xiumei, otherwise his Wang family's uncles and nephews would have to die; In this battle of Hengyang, who dragged Ni Sichong's troops for your youth army, so that you defeated Ma Jizeng's army. Oh, now that you have the initiative on the battlefield, you will bully your allies in turn? I'll make it clear today, I'm not afraid of where this lawsuit will bring down Premier Sun! ”

Yang Yongtai had been smiling and listening to Cheng Qian's every question, but when he heard Zuihou's words, he suddenly snorted coldly and said: "Brother Songyun, Yang is not talented, I also heard Cheng Tan Gonghuxiang's words that day, and now it seems that it is indeed exaggerated." Do you really think that our Youth Army is Sun Wen's army, and do you really think that this anti-Yuan defense war is led by the Chinese Revolutionary Party? Jokes, big jokes. ”

Cheng Qian was furious when he heard Yang Yongtai's ridicule, this sentence pointed to Cheng Qian's sore spot, thinking about three years ago, Cheng Qian was in charge of the army, Tan Yanmin was in charge, and it was indeed the situation of public management of Hunan. However, because Sun Yat-sen recklessly launched the second revolution, Cheng Cheng was exiled to Japan after losing the war. It was also for this reason that Cheng Qian then refused to swear allegiance to Sun Yat-sen and refused to join the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

This time, he was willing to obey Sun Yat-sen's orders, but he only wanted to use his name to return to the army in southern Hunan, because these troops were in the hands of Lin Xiumei, the guard of Lingling Town, and although this Lin Xiumei had a deep personal friendship with him, he was a follower of Sun Yat-sen: "Yang Yongtai, you have to pay attention when you speak, this is in my Cheng someone's headquarters, no matter how powerful your youth army is, it is a matter of one sentence for me to take you down." ”

"Hey, Commander Cheng is angry, I'm scared, but Brother Songyun, what can you do if you kill me Yang Yongtai alone? Can you find a new way out for yourself and for the tens of thousands of brothers under your command? If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid your subordinates' military salaries next month will be very problematic, since the two of you are not interested in listening to what Yang says, then Yang will leave. ”

After saying that, Yang Yongtai got up to leave, Lin Xiumei hurriedly grabbed Yang Yongtai: "Brother Yongtai stays, Songyun is also entangled in all kinds of things these days, and the pressure is too big and he doesn't choose to speak, why should you care, for the sake of everyone's friendship for so many years, it doesn't hurt if you have anything to say." ”

Lin Xiumei looked at Cheng Qian as she spoke, Cheng Qian thought of the military salary that had not yet been settled in the headquarters, so she could only grit her teeth and say: "Brother Yang's words were sharp just now, I was fascinated, so I will apologize to Brother Yang." ”

Yang Yongtai sat back in his seat, picked up the teacup and pecked lightly and said: "Everyone has been friends for so many years, this little opinion is nothing, a small matter, a small matter." ”

This can be regarded as easing the atmosphere and exposing the unhappiness just now.

"Hehe, in fact, there is nothing to say, just one thing, let's clear up this affiliation. This day goes forward, on the territory of Hunan, and even on the ground in the whole of China, there can only be a banner, the war has been going on until now, Lao Yuan is estimated to be doomed, and Sun Cannon is also unreliable, everyone had better think more about themselves and their brothers" Speaking of this, Yang Yongtai secretly looked at Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei, both of them were thoughtful, and then continued: "Here, I might as well give a bottom to the two old friends, the youth army has about 200,000 field troops alone, Moreover, with all the standard equipment, it was only the Second Army of the Youth Army that defeated Ma Jizeng, and it was the Third Army that was currently marching into Guangdong, and what was in front of you was only the army of the First Division and one division. Moreover, in Anjiang, a complete military industry, a well-developed heavy industry, and a prosperous business doomed the youth army to be much richer than your army. What do you think? Brother Songyun, Brother Xiumei, do you want to continue to go all the way to the black and follow Sun Cannon, or do you want to change your mind and lead the team to become a member of our youth army and fight a big country together? ”

Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei both involuntarily took a deep breath when they heard this, in fact, before they met Yang Yongtai, they already had the idea of this direction. And he also tested the minds of the officers, including Tang Shengzhi and others, and roughly got to the bottom. Therefore, it is not impossible to say that it is impossible to join the Youth Army, after all, it is not shameful to cling to the strong, it is better than being beaten up and then surrendering. But even if you sell your body, you can't post it upside down, otherwise it will be too worthless. All they had to wait for was a good time to make a choice. Lin Xiumei still said politely: "The stakes are very high, and it would be good for us to discuss it with our brothers." ”

It was Yang Yongtai who was stunned this time, you must know that Wang Zhenyu did not incorporate this statement at the beginning of his time, but asked to drive the Xiangnan Protector Army as the vanguard of the headquarters to enter Jiangxi, that's all. But listening to Lin Xiumei's tone, these two old bastards have the idea of joining the gang, Yang Yongtai thought no, I have to hurry back and report to the marshal by telegram, so he got off the donkey and said: "Yes, then I will leave first......

On January 23, 1916, the situation in Hunan changed again, and Cheng Qian and Lin Xiumei's National Protector Army announced that they would collectively join the National Socialist Youth Army and be reorganized into the Ninth Division of the Tiger Youth Army, with Cheng Qian as the division commander and Lin Xiumei as the chief of staff. The first division of the Hunan Army in the Hengyang uprising was also included in the ninth division, Tang Shengzhi and Lu Diping were promoted to brigade commanders (exceptions), the department was directly subordinate to the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, which was also the first unit to join Wang Zhenyu, which was just the beginning. In fact, Cheng Qian, Lin Xiumei, Tang Shengzhi, and Lu Diping also took this opportunity to leap onto the stage of history, known as the leaders of the Hunan Gang of the Youth Army, and formed a relationship of antagonism, restriction, and cooperation with the Xiangxi Department headed by Liu Xing and Zhou Bin. And Yang Yongtai also became the biggest backer of the Shonan system because of the relationship between persuading the southern Hunan system.

These are all later words, and the real problem is that Hunan Overseer Tang Qianming is going to be finished......