Not to mention that Wang Shizhen and Yang Du immediately set off for the south, nor did it say that Sun Wen and Huang Xing had returned from Japan to Shanghai to "preside over the overall situation", not to mention that after Huang Xing established the Generalissimo's Office and reorganized the rebel army as the army of the Republic of China, they set off to the south to supervise the war, and Song Jiaoren, Tan Renfeng, Li Yuanhong and others who remained in Wuchang in a dilemma.

Now let's talk about Long Qian.

The Southern Army stopped in Changsha and did not move, which was seen by the world as a peace signal from Long Qian to the Sun family. The real reason is because Long Qian's condition is serious, and the Mengshan Army Headquarters has strictly sealed the news, except for a few generals in the core and a few people around Long Qian, no one knows that Long Qian was declared critically ill by the medical director Qi Shangming for a time.

This situation has made the headquarters desperate! Situ Jun even drafted a telegram ordering Wang Mingyuan to come to Changsha to preside over the overall situation, but Xu Si, who had been guarding Long Qian's sickbed for several days, refused, "You must not tell Commander Wang!" No one can sue! I'm sure he'll make it through! ”

I was in a coma with high fever for days, and it was difficult to feed me water. The coach is struggling on the death line, where can he still march? Feng Guozhu, who was leading the first division north, received a strict order from the headquarters to stop standing by on the spot.

In desperation, Situ Jun, the chief of the General Staff, who had always been gentle and calm, even cried loudly in front of Long Qian's hospital bed. Situ Jun knew in his heart that if Long Qian died, the Mengshan army was destined to split! Below Long Qian, no one can command the armies of the north and south! I can't do it, Wang Mingyuan, Lu Shan, Ning Shijun can't do it, and Fang Shengyuan and Chen Chao can't do it! The military horses of the north and south of the Mengshan Army can be like a finger, all relying on the personal prestige of Long Qian, who single-handedly created the Mengshan Army, because these generals who have formed their own strength are only subordinate to him!

Long Qian didn't even leave a "last word". Could it be that the new regime that has seen the light of day is dead? Situ was heartbroken and desperate.

In desperation, the head of the guard, Kang Jiyong, violently beat Qi Shangming, the medical director who was in charge of the treatment. was confined by Situ Jun. Qi Shangming was also wronged, and he thought about any way, and even "caught" the best Chinese medicine in Changsha, and tried to use the method of traditional Chinese medicine to treat it, all the decoction and acupuncture were used, but it had no effect, and Long Qian's whole body was hot every day, and he couldn't wake up.

Situ Jun said to Xu Si, "Madam, for the sake of today." I can't help but prepare for the worst. Standing and sounding far away, Wu Nian turned around. Bring Mr. Chen, the housewife, and the eldest son. This is the first time Situ Jun has called Xu Si "Mrs." Situ Jun repeatedly calculated that only Long Qian was the emperor and appointed his eldest son as the heir, which might save the great cause of the founding of the Mengshan Army.

Situ Jun was originally extremely disgusted with the imperial system. He hated the worship of pretending to be a god. Not even the Youth League joined. But now he realizes that the imperial system is a good way to save Mengshan's military career.

Xu Si showed rare courage. "I don't believe he's going like this! Wait another day or two, and if it doesn't work, do as you say. ”

A miracle happened. On the evening of August 31. Long Qian sobered up. Although the high fever did not subside, Long Qian was indeed awake.

"Why am I here?" He whispered to Xu Si and Zhang Hongcao who were guarding the bed.

Xu Si cried loudly, and Zhang Hongcao hid his face and wept.

"What are you crying about?" Long Qian struggled to sit up.

Zhang Hongcao cried and said, "Commander, Commander, you scared us to death." ”

Situ Jun, who came in a hurry, confirmed that Long Qian was really awake, and he was very lucky.

"What's going on? Situ, tell me about the situation. ”

"No, Commander, rest in peace, as long as you are well, the Mengshan army is invincible!"

Long Qian drank a bowl of white porridge and fell asleep. As the body heat subsided, the nerves that were extremely tense at the headquarters of the Mengshan Army relaxed. The next day, Long Qian began his work, listened to Situ Jun's report on the situation in the whole country, and sent a telegram of instructions to the Shandong and northern armies. When the news of the uprising came from Wuchang, Long Qian basically stopped burning, and his appetite recovered a lot, "Mr. Hong is coming, right?" ”

"Count the date, either today or tomorrow. The Seventh Brigade also came up. Situ Jun reported.

"I would like to ask Mr. Hong to go to Wuchang on my behalf. Talk to Song Jiaoren and them, what's the point of civil war? Most of them were staunch republicans, and it was estimated that it was possible to bring about a peaceful settlement of the Wuchang incident. Wuchang, we must occupy it! But we can still work together. ”

Hong Yuecheng came to Changsha that night, learned about Long Qian's story, and said with a smile, "Chief Situ is too worried, the destiny of heaven, how can it be like what you think?" But the second lady is powerful, worthy of the heroine, which makes Hong admire! If the news comes out, it's bad! ”

Hong Yuecheng agreed to negotiate peace with Wuchang, and now that the advantage is on his side, there is basically no danger for Hong Yuecheng to go to the "enemy camp" alone. After discussing the negotiation points with Long Qian, Hong Yuecheng set off for the north under the protection of Wang Zhifeng's selected team.

Originally, he wanted Changsha and Wuchang Avenue to go to Wuchang, but when he went to Yuezhou, he heard that the Ninth Town Uprising Force had gone south, so he obviously did not come to surrender. In order to make sure that everything is perfect, Wang Zhifeng, who is in charge of the defense, suggests getting out of the way, going to Linxiang and Jiayu, and going to Wuchang.

This delayed some time. Hong Yuecheng and his entourage of more than a dozen people arrived in Wuchang City, and it was September 14th. On the way, he had already heard the news that the northern army had conquered Beijing and that the Manchu court had fled west to Baoding, which further strengthened Hong Yuecheng's confidence in the peace talks.

After Hong and Wang entered the city, they did not rush to see the head of the alliance in Wuchang, but first found a small shop to stay, Wang Zhifeng went to the Wuchang station of the Military Intelligence Bureau to investigate, and after confirming the safety, Hong Yuecheng was connected to Wuchang station, and listened to the report of the head of Wuchang station on the situation in Wuchang, only to know that the ninth town of Ludao was controlled by Lin Shuqing and brought to Puqi and Xianning to resist our Northern Expedition army, and did not obey the command of Tan Renfeng and Song Jiaoren. Became Tan Song's main assistant in Wuchang. More importantly, Huang Xing is here! It has been confirmed that a few days ago, a grand welcome ceremony was held in front of the Governor's Mansion of Huguang in Wuchang, and a huge slogan was pulled out - Huang Xingdao.

"It seems that Sun Wen has returned to China." Hong Yuecheng pondered and said, "The great changes in the southeast have given the Sun family a foothold." The ninth town went south, showing the basic attitude of the Wuchang side, and it seems that they do not have much sincerity in peace talks. ”

Wang Zhifeng is an important figure in the Military Intelligence Agency. Long Qian's main assistant in intelligence is not just the big guard in charge of his own safety, Hong Yuecheng retreated, "Don't show up, I'll go see Huang Xing, in case things don't cooperate, you may be taken hostage." You immediately sent someone back to Changsha to report the situation here, and suggested that the 7th Division of Yuncheng should immediately move south to promote peace by war. ”

Wang Zhifeng has already severely criticized Wuchang Station. The level of intelligence transmission is really poor! Huang Xing has been in Wuchang for several days. The headquarters didn't even know anything! This is not a problem of impassable roads, reflecting the extremely low level of operation of this intelligence station, but now is not the time to deal with it, Wang Zhifeng agreed with Hong Yuecheng's opinion. Talks must take place. It can only be Hong Yuecheng to talk about. Wait for Hong Yuecheng to write the letter. Wang Zhifeng did not use people from Wuchang Station, but selected two members from the members of the special operations team he led to be reliable and reliable, and ordered them to return to Changsha immediately.

Do it all. Wang Zhifeng sent two guards to escort Hong Yuecheng to the headquarters of the rebel army.

reported his name and identity, and Hong Yuecheng was immediately taken in. Soon met Huang Xing, Tan Renfeng and Song Jiaoren.

"I have admired the three daimyo for a long time! See you today, what a blessing! Hong Yuecheng clenched his fists and arched his hands, "Contemptible Hong Yuecheng, for the Mengshan Army Senator, on the order of my marshal, came to visit the three gentlemen." ”

Tan and Song hurriedly returned the salute, but Huang Xing was more indifferent, just pointed to the chair, "Mr. Hong, please sit down and serve tea." ”

"Mr. Hong, please be seated, please be seated. Mr. Hong came from Changsha and worked hard all the way. Compared with Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren is much more enthusiastic.

"Thank you." Hong Yuecheng sat opposite Huang Xing, and didn't speak, just stared at Huang Xing's fat face.

Tan Song had made peace talks with the Mengshan Army, but Lin Shuqing's actions disrupted their plans, and because there was no suitable candidate. It is said that the matter is serious, and it is obviously not enough to send Sun Wu or Liu Gong to Changsha, and it should be Tan and Song who go alone, but both of them have concerns, so the matter is put aside. When Huang Xingdong came, he did not agree to negotiate peace with the Mengshan Army, and was obsessed with military rectification, perhaps because the battle in western Guangdong had formed a grudge between the two sides.

"Mr. Hong, Long Qian sent you here, why did you do it?" Huang Xing wore a new army uniform, but it didn't fit well, his fingers clasped the teacup, and Man Sheng asked.

"Mr. Huang, Mr. Tan, Mr. Song," Hong Yuecheng straightened out his thoughts, "the situation in the whole country has changed dramatically, the Manchu abdication is imminent, and the marshal of my family does not want a civil war, so he sent me here to seek a peaceful solution to the Wuchang problem with you." ”

"What's wrong with Wuchang?" Huang Xing asked sharply.

"Wuchang is the thoroughfare of nine provinces, the geographical location is extremely important, no matter what attitude Wuchang holds, my marshal is going north, Wuchang is must occupy! In order to avoid senseless bloodshed and sacrifice, Hong was sent to discuss the reorganization of the various departments of the Wuchang Rebel Army, and to solicit your opinions on the establishment of New China. ”

"What a big breath!" Huang Xing's color changed, "Listening to Mr. Hong's meaning, Long Qian wants to swallow Wuchang in one bite, and include tens of thousands of revolutionary troops in Wuchang into the Mengshan Army?" ”

"Mr. Huang understands well. However, this statement is incorrect. Hong Yuecheng was calm and composed, "The Mengshan army has become a general trend, as long as it is not blind, it will not be denied that the Mengshan army will seize the world!" However, my handsome family is not trying to annex your department, but to co-compile it! In the future, the armed forces of the whole country will be reorganized into a unified national defense force. In order to show his sincerity, the marshal of my family stationed troops in Changsha, suspended the northward advance, and released enough goodwill to Wuchang. Otherwise, can a mere Ninth Town be able to stop the advance of our southern army?! ”

Negotiations must be backed by strength! The Shandong Army and the Northern Army have won many victories, and in Hong Yuecheng's view, even if there is no Southern Army, the world is surnamed Long. What's more, tens of thousands of elites are parked in Changsha, and the Seventh Division of the Shandong Army has cut off the Luhan Line and can move south at any time. In this situation, where do you need to look at Wuchang's face.

"That's nonsense!" Huang Xing was furious, "Where are you talking about peace, it's just a surrender!" Huang has been involved in the revolution for decades, not to mention that he has tens of thousands of tigers in his hands, he is single-handed, who have he ever been afraid of? Long Qian wants to take Wuchang without a fight, don't think about it! ”

"Ha Lu Ha," Hong Yuecheng looked up and smiled, "There are no vain people under the fame of the capital, and I don't think so!" Three-year-old children can see the big picture clearly, but some people are willing to be blind! Hong Yuecheng made a blank face, "The Northern Army has been sent to Beijing, and Beiyang is tied." The Shandong Army marched west into Henan, cut off the Luhan Railway, garrisoned the Yanshi Division and did not go south, and the Guangdong Army did not enter Fujian eastward and threatened Zhejiang...... Also, the main force of the Southern Army under the command of my marshal is two divisions and six brigades. It's my Mengshan military lineage who is authentic, Kehengyang, and stopped moving forward in Changsha, so why did you come? Could it be that they are afraid of the more than 10,000 remnants of the Ninth Town and the Twenty-first Association? It's just that my family has the overall situation in mind, and he doesn't want to kill more and waste the country's vitality in vain! If the marshal of my family is a private man with a surname and waives his army to the north, let alone Wuchang, even Jiangning would have been defeated long ago! What Mr. Huang said disappointed Hong. It's ridiculous. ”

Song Jiaoren saw that Huang Xing was going to be angry. hurriedly interjected, "I just listened to Mr.'s opinion about the army, I don't know how you want to compose it?" ”

"Simple, the Wuchang army as a whole joined the Mengshan army. The structure of the armed forces has been basically retained. Re-grant a unified number. In principle, officers and assistants at all levels should remain in their original posts, and the salaries and benefits of officers and men should be based on those of the Mengshan Army, but they must absolutely accept the command of the General Headquarters of the Mengshan Army. A new central government will be formed. The Mengshan Army will be transformed into a national defense force, and the Wuchang Volunteer Army will naturally become a member of the glorious national defense force and realize its long-cherished wish to defend the new republic. ”

What Hong Yuecheng said was indeed Long Qian's original intention. Long Qian has two basic principles, which are fully endorsed by Hong Yuecheng. That is, it is politically inclusive and inclusive of all political factions (the Longqian clique is still a relatively single military bloc, and its occupied areas have established military governments and implemented military control), but militarily it is not allowed to exist independently of the Mengshan army. Hong Yuecheng completely agreed with this, but what he said was a little blunt. If you do this errand in the distance, it will be much more tactful. Hong Yuecheng has the capital to be arrogant, especially when the Mengshan Army has already won a decisive victory in the north, Hong Yuecheng relies on his absolute military superiority and does not take this point of Wuchang's troops and horses in his eyes.

"Dreaming!" Huang Xing took the case, "Long Qian got up by tying up Cixi, and after Cixi's death, his waist changed and he acted as an urgent vanguard against the Qing Dynasty. Now we want to swallow up our revolutionary army without a single shot! It's just wishful thinking! Someone's coming......"

"Huang Gong," Song Jiaoren hurriedly stopped, "The two countries are fighting each other, and they still don't kill them, not to mention that everyone is anti-Qing lineage?" ”

"When am I going to kill him?" Huang Xing sneered, "Buckle up!" Let him see how I can defeat Long Qian'er! ”

Hong Yuecheng paused, and then Ha Lu Ha Da laughed, "No wonder the big man looks down on you, you can't even judge the situation, a bunch of fools who deceive the world and steal your name!" The blood of the front-line soldiers was shed in vain. Then he got up and walked out with his head held high.

"Brother Keqiang, this kind of war is inevitable," Song Jiaoren was very disappointed, "Keep the army, we still have the capital to negotiate, and we have exhausted this little army, what can we talk to others?" Brother Keqiang, you are too conceited! ”

This is a very harsh criticism. But Huang Xing was not angry, "Only when he hurt Long Qian did he know the strength of our alliance." Didn't you hear, where is he negotiating? It's just a surrender. When the troops join the Mengshan Army, they must absolutely obey Long Qian's command, where is the capital? In case he disarms and mixes up, wouldn't this bit of our party's armament be a meat bun beating a dog? Besides, how do you know that we will be defeated? I have been to Lin Shuqing's department twice, and the morale is high, and the guns and ammunition are abundant, and I can't defeat Long Qian's department. ”

"Keqiang, that can't detain Long Qian's envoy, isn't this completely broken off the hope of peace talks with Nanmian? What's more, one of their large armies has entered Henan, in case we go south to Wuchang, we are attacked in the north and south, where is the chance of victory? Tan Renfeng also felt that Huang Xing was too presumptuous.

"Beiyang is still there, and they will not dare to go south with the whole division." Huang Xing said loudly, "Let's teach Long Qian a lesson first, let him know that although Beiyang was defeated and the Manchu court was also killed, the leader of China was our alliance, not the Mengshan army!" ”

"Okay, okay," Tan Renfeng stroked his beard, "Since you are under Mr. Sun's orders, then you are responsible." After saying that, he went to himself.

Huang Xing has always been engaged in military affairs in the Alliance, and now that he finally has a decent army, he can't help but be full of confidence. Since the negotiations broke down, Huang Xing reported on the situation of Sun Wenwuchang on the one hand, and on the other hand, he began to reorganize the army, and officially awarded Lin Shuqing the number of the First Division of the Chinese Revolutionary Army under the original Ninth Town (Lin Shuqing's Department had always used the old number of the Ninth Town), and appointed Lin Shuqing as the division commander; With Li Yuanhong's division as the second division, he was also the division commander, and Li Shi was the deputy division commander, stationed in Hankou, Hanyang, and prepared to defend to the north. Huang Xing did not trust Li Yuanhong, since Li had lost his sincerity and was respected in the army, Huang Xing reluctantly gave Li Yuanhong a deputy division commander.

Huang Xing knew that the battle with the Mengshan army was inevitable, handed over the civil affairs of Wuchang to Tan Song, and prepared to go to the first division that had gone south to supervise the battle.

Huang Xing has not yet moved, and the situation has changed again. (To be continued......)