Chapter 213: Tianyou's decision
The three civil strife of the revolutionary army undoubtedly made the condition of the patient, who had not yet recovered, aggravated again. Especially when he heard that the Third Army deployed in southern Fujian was defeated by the Southern Fujian Army and suffered heavy casualties, Guo Tianyou couldn't hold back. In the frightened eyes of the loyal generals, he vomited a mouthful of black blood and passed out. For a while, it is really unknown where the revolutionary army will go next!
Just when the governors of all parties were paying attention to the movements of the revolutionary army and seemed to be a little impatient, Shuhan Road was far away in the southwest. Then there was a rumor that a commander of the Shu Han army actually launched a mutiny. The governor of Shu Han Dao directly led his troops to death, and announced that he would officially take over the military and political power of Shu Han Dao.
The governor who had been in charge of Shu Handao for many years died in his own generals for unknown reasons, which naturally triggered the generals loyal to him to raise troops to resist the so-called rule of this military commander. What's more, the governor of Caiyun Dao, who was a neighbor of Shu Han Dao, suddenly played the banner of avenging his brother-in-law, and resolutely led his army regardless of the reactions of various factions in the country.
Crossing the border between Shu Han and Caiyun, the soldiers approached Shucheng, the capital of Shu Han, so that this Taoist government, which is known as the source of the Han Dynasty in the land of abundance, once again fell into a state of war and chaos, and the people were in a state of misery.
The changes in the south and the southwest undoubtedly made Xu Bin realize that there was no way to stop the civil war. All he needs to do is to raise the momentum of thunder and start his own war to sweep the south and even the whole country. Even if he thinks now, it is best to give him more time, but unfortunately if he continues to sit idly by, this Longhua Kingdom will be torn apart by these governors and warlords who are keen on fighting for territory.
Soon, the Xu Jiajun, who had already assembled on standby, and the first division of the Second Army Li Chengbing, which was stationed in Anzhou Mansion, converged with the two main divisions of the Ganzhou Army. With more than 200,000 troops, they directly crossed the border between Gannan and southern Fujian, and attacked southern Fujian Province on a large scale.
For the outside world, the so-called Xu Jiajun is more concerned about the affairs of the revolutionary army. Xu Bin directly published in the People's Daily the secret agreement signed by the governor under the banner of Hokkien autonomy and the little devil. Zuihou only attaches eight big characters written by Xu Bin himself, showing Xu Bin's attitude towards this kind of thing.
These eight words are 'national thieves, everyone will be punished', once the news is leaked, no one thinks Xu Bin is nosy. Especially everyone knows that the Xu Jiajun is not moving, and there is almost no ability to block their entry.
Even the governor of southern Fujian was when he learned that Xu Jiajun had accidentally intervened in the civil strife of the revolutionary army. It was undoubtedly taken aback. Because he knows very well that Xu Bin and Guo Tianyou have a good personal relationship, and the two have also met several times in Ganzhou. Even Tianyou once went to Gannan Province to check the local people's conditions, and once lamented that he was not as good as Xu Bin.
It is clear that he dared to rebel against the revolutionary army. The biggest backstage boss is undoubtedly the little devil behind him. After learning about the Hokkien army on the front line. Defeat and retreat are not formed. Even after learning about the traitorous agreement he signed with the little devil. Many military officers and ordinary people who supported his so-called Hokkien people's slogan of autonomy no longer believed him at all.
The governor of southern Fujian, who tasted what it means to rebel against his relatives, did not care about the criticism and doubts of the outside world, and directly asked for the assistance of the army and navy stationed in Dongtai Port. In the face of this propped up governor of southern Fujian, it doesn't seem to work much, and the little devil naturally doesn't want to be caught in this civil war again. Especially when they learned. This time, Xu Bin used 200,000 elite troops.
Even if they sent all their army forces to Dongtai Port, they would not be able to delay the crisis of the fall of southern Fujian. In a sense, the little devil already knows that the rising Xu family army of Longhua Kingdom. It's no longer something they can suppress. The only thing they could do was to cause chaos for the Xu family army and consume their strength. Buy time for them to reserve training troops!
Seeing that the master behind him didn't stretch out his hand to pull him, the governor of southern Fujian naturally knew that he was abandoned as an outcast. Soon, when the main force of the Xu family's army approached Fuzhou City, the capital of southern Fujian, the governor who had only been in office for less than half a month, he committed suicide by swallowing a gun in the governor's mansion that had just hung up a sign.
The Xu family army, which successfully captured Fuzhou City, also did not stop the speed of attacking the city and allocating land, and directly recovered the whole territory. It was only in the area bordering southern Fujian and Nanbin that the march stopped. At the same time, because the little devil colluded with the governor who swallowed a gun and committed suicide, the military port in Fuzhou City was not destroyed.
Xu Bin immediately ordered the Admiralty to officially station a naval fleet that was towed by more than a dozen ships to rebuild the Haode Navy. Of course, secretly, not only are there naval warships stationed here, but also Liliang of the Dongtai Naval Fleet as a deterrent to the ghosts. At the same time, there is also a Sea Shark-class submarine formation, which also escorts the naval detachment all the way here.
For the arrival of this naval fleet, which was converted from a nearly 20,000-ton flagship of little devils, the fishermen of southern Fujian were undoubtedly the happiest. Because they finally saw the navy that belonged to their country, their arrival would change when they went out fishing. The crisis of being crushed by the little devil warship on the rampage, as for the little devil, he has not yet figured out how the last combined fleet was destroyed.
Faced with the arrival of this naval fleet close to the strength of their sub-fleet, they also gritted their teeth but did not dare to make the slightest move. Because they all know that those fleets are the warships of the two sub-fleets of their 88th Fleet, after being repaired and painted with the white paint of the Xu Jiajun, they have turned into the warships of the Xu Jiajun Navy.
This kind of provocation and insult of Chiguoguo undoubtedly makes the little devil navy, who has always been arrogant, angry. But they know that once there is a problem with their navy, whether the strategic land of Dongtai Port can be preserved is really a problem!
Just after Xu Bin led the commander of the Second Army, Li Chengbing, to secretly arrive in southern Fujian, let Xu Jiajun arrive at the Nanbin border. Send a letter to the officers and soldiers who seem to be waiting for Nanbin, hoping to meet with Guo Tianyou. At the same time, all the imprisoned officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army and the Third Army were sent to the Revolutionary Army, so that most of these revolutionary officers and soldiers from Nanbin and Western Guizhou could return home safely and reunite with their families.
As a result, Xu Bin did not expect to send the letter for a long time, but he did not get a reply from the revolutionary army, but what he got was the top-secret information of the intelligence department that Tianyou's injury had deteriorated and would soon die.
It's just that due to the situation, now sometimes awake and sometimes unconscious, those subordinates who are loyal to him can still hold their patience for the time being, hoping to wait for the leader to announce who will take over these two places. As for the letter of invitation sent by Xu Bin, it was impossible for these generals to agree.
When Xu Bin felt that as soon as Tianyou died, the revolutionary army would face a situation of being torn apart, and began to consider whether to take Nanbin and Guixi by the way. An old acquaintance who visited Minnan Mansion late at night suddenly brought a handwritten letter forwarded by Mrs. Guo Tianyou. In the letter, Mrs. Guo stated that Guo Tianyou hoped that Xu Bin would take over the revolutionary army when he was dying.
Because in Guo Tianyou's view, several generals of the revolutionary army either only have military talent and no political talent. Either they are good at political affairs, but they are negligent in military affairs, and they are not the best candidates to take over the two places.
During his tenure as prime minister, he truly understood how difficult it is to be the leader of a country. There were always countless telegrams and approvals that he needed to deal with. Faced with an almost empty treasury that can run mice, where does he take out a huge amount of funds to improve Longhua's people's livelihood and economy?
Not to mention governing a country, just Nanbin and Guixi, under his rule for so many years. But it is not as good as Xu Bin who has been in charge of Gannan for just two or three years, which makes the people near Nanbin and Gannan envious of the life of the people there.
Even on the two borders, there have been some people near the border who did not recognize themselves as Nanbin people, but said that he was Gannan people. In order to get the same tax treatment and job opportunities as the people of Gannan.
He also knew that it was not Li Shichang who did it, but the Sun Kingdom. The secret agreement that Xu Bin later sent to the press undoubtedly confirmed his speculation. The reason why this governor of southern Fujian dared to rebel was that there were really little devils behind him.
It is clear that the revolutionary army has been able to get to this day, in fact, it is more because of the generals he has chosen, loyal to or worshiped him. Only then did he, a leader who was also not good at military affairs, be able to firmly serve as the commander-in-chief of the military.
But once these subordinates are put in places of high authority, long-term political affairs will wear out the fearlessness of their soldiers, and they will gradually immerse themselves in the taste of power. This is different from the military government of the Xu family army implemented by Xu Bin, in which the army is only responsible for protecting the people and military training, and is not allowed to interfere in government affairs at will.
The rights of the military generals of the Xu Jiajun were restricted to a certain extent. At the same time, the provincial inspection institutes under the control of Xu Jiajun not only supervised local government officials, but also supervised military generals and officers. Let these people not dare to squander the power and trust given to them by Xu Bin at will.
He also knew that he didn't have much time left, and when Tianyou learned that Xu Bin had arrived in southern Fujian, he also wrote a personal letter to meet with him to talk about the prisoners of southern Fujian and the Third Division. Guo Tianyou was thinking about the current situation in the country, as well as his evaluation of Li Shichang, as well as his understanding of other governors.
He finally realized a truth, that is, there will be no second person except Xu Bin who has the ability to dominate the country in the future. And he found that Xu Bin was very fast every time he moved, both in terms of timing and speed. is clean and neat, which undoubtedly reflects Xu Bin's style of ruling and commanding the army, and also reflects how strong the officers and soldiers of the Xu family army are.
Isn't this kind of young governor who can stabilize the country and govern the country when he gets off the horse is the hope for the future of Longhua Kingdom? As a person who will devote all his life to the great cause of Longhua's revitalization.
In the end, it was decided to invite Xu Bin to the Nanbin Governor's Mansion for a talk, and he wanted to announce that the revolutionary army would join the Xu family army and accept Xu Bin's command in front of those generals. In addition, I also hope that Xu Bin will be kind to these generals who have followed him all his life in the future, which can be regarded as his old commander to arrange a better way back for these generals. So what choice will Xu Bin make? (To be continued......)