"6 doors..."Hearing such a number, Yan Shao couldn't help coughing.

Not only him, but even the other people who were doing it were embarrassed, especially the people in several other departments.

There is no way, but the army of nearly 40,000 people only has 6 guns, and it is a small cannon of 75mm caliber, which is really too cold. You must know that in the Chinese army at this time, 6 guns are only enough to equip a company, that is to say, the Anhui Revolutionary Army of nearly 40,000 people only has the heavy firepower of an artillery company—————— if the small cannon of 75mm caliber can also be regarded as heavy firepower...

However, Yan Shao also knew that no one could be blamed for this matter, after all, the Germans' arms had not yet arrived.

The German arms did not arrive, and they could not conjure up a batch of arms out of thin air.

It's just that the war is urgent, and we must find a way to strengthen the firepower.

Thinking of this, Yan Shao turned his head sideways to look at Katarina, who was sitting on his left. "How long will it take for the people's army in Nanjing to assemble and advance towards Dangtu?"

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Fu Xiuming and the others all looked over.

Although they don't like the organization like the Special Affairs Bureau, which is similar to 'Jinyiwei', especially when such an organization is in the hands of Yan Shao's lover—————— it is also because of this relationship, so when they see Caterina in the past, they are respectful, and they never dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, after all, even if Yan Shao is usually easy-going with them, it is difficult to say what will happen afterwards—————— according to their experience, women are very resentful.

And now. Any information related to Nanjing is very important, so although they are a little biased against the secret service, they still care a lot about what Caterina has to say.

Caterina is also well aware of the current situation. Unlike Yan Shao, because she is not from the same era, Katerina is not very optimistic about the current situation, so after seeing everyone in the conference room look over, she just groaned, and Katerina told the information collected by the Special Affairs Bureau. "According to the estimation of the Special Affairs Bureau, the Alliance will march towards Dangtu at present. In addition to the nearly 50,000 men of the First and Second Armies, there will also be as many as 40,000 or 50,000 stragglers, and the sum of the two will be about 80,000 or 90,000. Such a large amount. It's not easy to integrate, so it will take at least half a month..."

It is true that after determining the plan for attacking Anhui, Bai Wenwei, Xu Baoshan and others have begun to prepare weapons and ammunition. In addition, with the acquiescence of the Provisional Government. and the War Department, with the cooperation of the other 40,000 or 50,000 stragglers, were integrated into five infantry divisions.

In fact, Bai Wenwei's biggest headache now is how to integrate 40,000 or 50,000 stragglers, you must know that more than 10,000 of these guys can make more than 10 regiments, and 40,000 or 50,000 people can directly make 40 or 50 regiments, not counting all kinds of messy battalions, companies, or whatever.

And to be honest, if these troops were not reorganized, Bai Wenwei would not have the courage to take them into Anhui.

The reason is very simple, Bai Wenwei and his subordinates are all from Anhui, although he wants to snatch Anhui from Yan Shao's hands. But that doesn't mean he wants to make a mess of Anhui. Not to mention Xu Baoshan's bandit army for the time being, these 40,000 or 50,000 stragglers would really be brought into Anhui if they were not reorganized. It is conceivable what it will become, if that is the case, I am afraid that the first army under Bai Wenwei will be the first to fight with them—————— they are all Anhui people.

In order to avoid this kind of thing from happening, Bai Wenwei can only put as much thought as possible.

It's just that it's not easy to integrate these people together, after all, there are 4 or 50 people who can be at the regimental level alone, plus the battalion company or something, which almost makes Bai Wenwei have a splitting headache.

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"More than half a month..."Yan Shao muttered in a low voice, and raised his head after half a sound. Then it should be regarded as half a month, and within half a month, the troops of Suzhou, Huizhou and Anqing will be concentrated in Dangtu, and they must withstand the attack of the alliance in Dangtu, and..." "Send telegrams to foreign companies in Germany, Britain, the United States, and even France, and ask them to get some munitions for us, especially machine guns, if we can have artillery, it would be better, as long as I can get it, I can afford as much as I want...", Yan Shao said and looked at Fu Xiuming and Zhang Ying again. Forget about the cavalry, this time it is estimated that it will not be of much use, but since there is artillery, then we can't really use artillery as infantry..."

After pausing to take notes, Elano looked up and said. "Rifles or machine guns should be fine, these foreign companies should be in stock, but the artillery is probably ...... In the past, this kind of equipment was only bought by the Qing court, and I am afraid that there may not be many foreign companies in Shanghai..."

"If not, ask them to get it from the army of the colonies, and I will pay three times the price, and I don't believe they will get it..."100% profit is enough for the capitalists to take risks, 300% of the profits...... Even if Yan Shao asked them to sell the rope that hanged themselves, I'm afraid they would be happy.

He knew very well the essence of the capitalist, and when he heard Yan Shao say this, Elaline nodded and said no more, because if the price was three times higher, I am afraid that the foreign companies in Shanghai would really try their best to get some active equipment from the garrison of the colony.

In fact, after the meeting, Eleanor immediately contacted the major foreign companies located by telegram, and put forward the intention of buying a batch of artillery at three times the price—————— the artillery ordered from Lihe Foreign Company was still in Germany, and now it was probably too late to ship, so he had to do so.

The affairs of Nanjing have been more or less heard by various foreign firms in Shanghai.

Yan Shao was originally their most important trading partner in China, and every year they didn't know how much they profited from the transaction with Yan Shao, so they naturally didn't want Yan Shao to fail, and Yan Shao was willing to buy it at three times the price this time, so the major foreign banks in Shanghai were very active, in addition to making up a large amount of arms from the inventory. 12 German-made 75mm mountain guns were also turned out...

The British, in particular, even bought two 105mm light howitzers from the colony's garrison that had been 'scrapped' just an hour earlier, and are still negotiating more weapons.

It can be said that this time except for some Japanese foreign companies. Almost all foreign firms are on Yan Shao's side.

And now the only thing Yan Shao should be happy about is that this matter has not yet spread to the United States and Europe, otherwise if those car companies in the United States and Europe know about it, I am afraid that they will be happy to scrape together a sum of money to support the alliance to clean up their biggest competitors...

At the station of the First Division of the Anhui Revolutionary Army in Suzhou, after sorting out the necessary items, the soldiers who were originally stationed here began to pack up their things and move in the direction of Dangtu.

Originally, the garrison in Suzhou was a division. It's just that the situation in Suzhou is relatively special, this is the first line of Anhui to resist Yuan Shikai, although Yan Shao expects that Yuan Shikai will not go south. But no one can say what the final situation will be, maybe I don't know what happened to Lu Dao, where Yuan Shikai got a sum of money.

Therefore, although the Dangtu side is now about to be overwhelmed by a large army, Yan Shao still left two regiments of troops here. At the same time, by order of the junta. The commander of the 2nd Brigade who remained there. Soldiers registered in the reserve have also been called in with the cooperation of the local government.

In the face of the government officials who came to the door, as well as the soldiers standing behind the officials, some of the young people seemed more resistant, but some were very cooperative. And this emergency call for reserves was not without compensation, and at the same time as the call-up, almost every family was compensated 30 silver dollars, which is almost equivalent to the annual income of an ordinary person.

At the same time, the commander of the 1st Brigade also opened the arsenal and took out a thousand 1904 Mauser rifles from it and distributed them to these reserve units.

"You say. There won't be any problems this time..."

Look at the soldiers of the 1st Brigade who marched from outside the city, standing on top of the city wall. Soldiers from several local security regiments hesitated.

When they heard the news from Tu's side, they were naturally a little worried in their hearts.

"Who knows," said the other with a long sigh. I hope that the governor will have good luck and win this battle, otherwise, we will just live a good life..."This is also what the people of Anhui are most worried about now, after Yan Shao sent troops to arrest the gentry and officials of more than 30 counties and towns, the people who learned the news basically no longer suspect Yan Shao, and in addition to some things in the past, they have also believed that Yan Shao is indeed capable of governing Anhui well, who knows that there is such a thing in Lu Dao...

"yes..."

When he said this, the soldiers on the city wall all looked worried.

After receiving the telegram from the military government, the troops originally stationed in Suzhou, Huizhou, and Anqing began to move out one after another and rushed to Dangtu. The infantry regiment originally stationed in Dangtu also began to build fortifications in the area of Cihu River, more than 20 miles away in Dangtu County.

The Cihu River is not very wide, the widest place is only more than 100 meters, and the narrowest place is only tens of meters, but this is the only dangerous place outside Dangtu.

On the other hand, after receiving the order of the military government, the Dangtu County Government also mobilized many local people to assist the two infantry regiments of the Third Division in building fortifications in the area of the Cihu River. Since Dangtu and Wuhu are both the cities with the strongest control by the military government, and the identity card, household registration system, and reserve system are also the strongest in implementation, it is easy to mobilize a large number of young and strong people from the local area.

When Tu's people were the same as the people of Wuhu, they had benefited a lot from Yan Shao, and this time they learned from the government that the people of the League were poor and crazy in Nanjing, so they came to Anhui to grab things, so when building fortifications, these people were very hard-working, and almost none of them were lazy...

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The matter was urgent, and there were many things that needed to be coordinated by Yan Shao and others, so Yan Shao and the others were busy for almost a whole day before they had time to go home.

Not long after returning to the Governor's Mansion, Yan Shao saw Kaoru Otsuki, who was wearing a plain white kimono, hugging Fumiko and Lu Ying and whispering something.

Seeing that Yan Shao was back, Kaoru Otsuki put Fumiko on the ground, and then patted her on the head. "You go outside to play first, I have something to tell you Uncle Yan..."

Hearing Otsuki Kaoru's words, Fumiko nodded very obediently, and then called Yan Shao and Lu Ying sweetly, and then ran out of the house like a girl.

Wait until Fumiko disappears from the house. Kaoru Otsuki stood up from her seat and said with some hesitation. "Brother Yan, I heard that Bai Wenwei in Nanjing seems to be sending troops..."

"yes. You've heard that too? Ever since Kaoru Otsuki opened Fumiko, Yan Shao had already guessed that Kaoru Otsuki might be going to talk about it, so he didn't deny it, but said with a light smile.

"Hmm..."Nodding slightly, Kaoru Otsuki raised her beautiful face and looked at Yan Shao. I heard that there are 80,000 or 90,000 enemies this time, do you want to ...... Do you want me to go to Nanjing and think of a way..."

As once said, Yan Shao once let the people of the group's Japanese branch pay attention. If someone from the Alliance comes to find Kaoru Otsuki's mother and daughter, they will send the news back to Anhui.

But it's just like it happened in history. No one had ever looked for the mother and daughter, as if they had been forgotten.

Especially since Sun Yat-sen served as interim president in late December, more than two months have passed now, and Kaoru Otsuki has no feelings for Sun Yat-sen at all.

However, in any case, the two have not divorced after all. In other words, she is still Sun Yat-sen's wife today. has been taken care of by Yan Shao for so many years. Otsuki Xun also wanted to repay Yan Shao, so after hearing that Yan Shao was facing a crisis, he discussed it with Lu Ying, and wanted to go to Nanjing to see if there was a way to stop this dispute—————— although she was just a woman and didn't know how to do military, Bai Wenwei had 80,000 or 90,000 people on her side, while Yan Shao had less than 40,000 people, and they were scattered all over Anhui.

Although Kaoru Otsuki has a lot of confidence in Yan Shao. But the difference in strength is too great, and Otsuki Kaoru naturally wants to repay Yan Shao.

Seeing Kaoru Otsuki's concerned look. Yan Shao was also a little moved in his heart, but he couldn't cry or laugh at the same time he was moved. "Why don't you have confidence in me, do you really think that I will definitely lose?"

Thinking so in his heart, Yan Shao involuntarily stretched out his hand and rubbed it on Otsuki Kaoru's face. "Please, I'm not so down-and-out that I need a woman to save my life, am I? Don't worry, there will be no problem, this time I will not only win, but also win beautifully, so that the people of the alliance will never dare to have the slightest thought from now on..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao glanced down at Da Yue Kaoru and hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and said. "And...... Even if you go to Nanjing, I'm afraid it won't be of any use..."

Yan Shao's hand suddenly pressed on his face and rubbed it, such an intimate gesture made Otsuki Kaoru also surprised, because in the past time, Yan Shao still respected Otsuki Kaoru. It was only when I heard his words later that Kaoru Otsuki's expression darkened.

Indeed, since 7 years have passed, Sun Yat-sen has not thought about looking for their mother and daughter, and the status of their mother and daughter in Sun Yat-sen's heart can be imagined, even if she really went to Nanjing, I am afraid it will not be of any use.

Seeing the gloomy appearance of Otsuki Kaoru, Yan Shao sighed, but he didn't say anything.

After signaling Lu Ying to accompany Da Yue Kaoru more, Yan Shao turned around and returned to his room.

This time, since the people from the Alliance Association came to the door, Yan Shao must give them a lesson that they will never forget. Moreover, at today's meeting, Yan Shao also thought of a very good way, if he used it well, maybe he would not only make the alliance suffer a big loss, but also greatly expand his strength.

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After Yan Shao left, Lu Ying stepped forward and stood beside Otsuki Kaoru, reached out and patted her on the back and comforted her softly. "Don't be sad, actually..."

"Don't worry...", shaking her head, Kaoru Otsuki interrupted her. Actually, I saw it a few years ago, so there's nothing to be sad about..."

Saying that, Otsuki Kaoru looked up at Lu Ying. "Can you do me a favor?"

"Of course!" Lu Ying said without hesitation.

"I want to write something, please help me send it to Nanjing...", Kaoru Otsuki returned to the room and took out a paper and pen, and then began to write in front of Lu Ying. And looking at the words on the paper that were almost as beautiful as Kaoru Otsuki, Lu Ying's eyes widened more and more...

A few days later, in the temporary presidential palace in Nanjing, Sun Yat-sen was busy with official business.

Recently, he has a lot of things to be busy with, especially things outside the city, although Sun Yat-sen did not give a clear answer to Bai Wenwei's application, but this attitude is actually tacit to some extent...

"But with such a big chance of winning, if you don't make up your mind, I'm afraid you'll regret it in the future..."Thinking so in his heart, Sun Yat-sen also let out a long sigh.

But just as he turned his gaze back to official business, there was a knock on the door outside.

"What's the matter?" Hearing a knock on the door, he stopped the pen in his hand, and Sun Yat-sen raised his head without raising his head.

"Here's a letter from you." Hearing Sun Yat-sen's voice and standing outside the door, Hu Hanmin hurriedly replied.

"My letter?" Sun Yat-sen was a little strange, but he still spoke. "Come in..."

With permission, Hu Hanmin pushed open the door of his office and walked in from the outside, still holding an envelope in his hand.

"Whose letter?" After Hu Hanmin walked in, Sun Yat-sen asked with some curiosity.

"This..." hesitated for a moment, Hu Hanmin did not answer, but handed the envelope to Sun Yat-sen. Let's see for yourself..."

Taking the envelope and looking at the name of Kaoru Otsuki on it, Sun Yat-sen frowned slightly, but when he opened the letter, he was taken aback in his heart, because the envelope contained a divorce agreement...

"This..." (To be continued......)