Speaking of which, don't look at Zhao Hengti being two years older, Cheng Qian's foundation is much deeper than him. Not to mention anything else, Lin Xiumei, the second division stationed in Changsha, Gan Xindian, the third division, and Wang Longzhong, the fourth division, have a good relationship with Cheng Qian, and all three of them are old people from Chen Zuoxin's line. As soon as Chen Zuoxin died, everyone consciously or unconsciously moved closer to Cheng Qian, who was still in power, firstly, everyone had studied in Japan, and secondly, Cheng Qian was appointed by Huang Xing as the chief of staff, and in everyone's hearts, he was naturally able to represent the organization and Huang Xing. In contrast, Zhao Hengti is a little inadequate, he served in the Guangxi New Army before the revolution, and it is indeed a bit pitiful to talk about connections.

But in this way, Cheng Qian, who was originally just invited by Tan Yanmin to assist him, became a pivotal figure in Changsha City overnight. Every time he saw the burning ambition in Cheng Qian's eyes, Tan Yanmin felt very uncomfortable.

Therefore, although Tan Yanmin still discussed matters with Cheng Qian, the relationship between the two has changed from being close at the beginning to being estranged.

The arrival of Zhao Hengti gave Tan Yanmin another choice, and he felt that he could finally have a reliable force under his hands. So he immediately allocated money and salary, and asked Huang Xing to help appoint, and rebuilt the 16th Brigade, with Zhao Hengti still serving as the brigade commander. Of course, it is a brigade, but in fact, it is almost a division in terms of number of troops and equipment, so this unit has naturally become Granny Tan's Royal Forest Army.

In addition, at the moment, both Cheng Qian and Zhao Hengti are eyeing the throne of the commander of the first division. Therefore, openly and secretly, there are more battles, and the contradictions are getting bigger and bigger, but this is exactly what Tan Yanmin wants to see. But if there is something really going on, he still hopes that the two of them can join forces to help him.

Zhao Hengti did not directly answer Tan Yanmin's words, but mentioned another matter: "Governor, I'm afraid the matter of disarmament has to be put on the agenda, at the moment there are five divisions in Changsha alone, and the armies in other places are not counted, and the finances of Hunan Province alone may not be able to support it." ”

Tan Yanmin snorted, and then turned his head to look at Cheng Qian, Cheng Qian knew which one Tan Yanmin asked, but he just pretended to be stupid and didn't break it. just said to Tan Yanmin very calmly: "Governor, as Brigade Commander Zhao said, Changsha is still full of five divisions, so naturally I don't care about any more travelers." ”

Tan Yanmin gave Cheng Qian such a choke, hurriedly picked up the teacup, took another sip, and bypassed the topic: "Brother Songyun, what do you think of this disarmament of Yiwu?" ”

Cheng Qian played Tai Chi: "Governor, disarmament is certain, but how to cut, how much, who to cut and who not to cut, this requires you to make a decision." ”

After listening to Cheng Qian's words, Tan Yanmin felt a blockage in his heart, but now if he wants to maintain the situation in Changsha, he still needs to rely on him. In addition, Granny Tan's biggest characteristic is that she can endure, so he immediately smiled: "Hehe, Songyun is making fun of me again, isn't it?" Where can we talk about arbitrariness, decision-making, and the like, and you have to help me get an idea, right? Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has fallen, and all kinds of ruins are waiting to be rebuilt, we still need Songyun, Yiwu, you comrades and I will work together to build my Hunan Province. ”

Cheng Qian suppressed his dissatisfaction and said: "What the Governor said is very true, it was indeed Song Yun Meng Lang just now. However, in my opinion, what the governor wants to do now is not to disarm, but to control the land of Changsha alone, and at the moment he does not dare to say anything else, and it is the right solution to transfer the troops other than the first division out of Changsha and then take the opportunity to dismantle it. ”

Granny Tan nodded again and again: "What Song Yun said hit the point, but how should this be adjusted?" You also know that Tan's governor is really aggrieved! I can't afford to mess with these soldiers, hehe"

The conversation continued, but Zhao Hengti did not interject again. He can see that Cheng Qian and Tan Yanmin are already at odds with each other. That's easy to do, the candidate for the commander of the first division must be himself.

When I came back from Nanjing, I was struggling with funds, so I brought back the Hunan officers and soldiers of the 16 th Brigade. Now it seems that the 300 Guangxi student soldiers can be regarded as a big gift to Wang Zhenyu, the righteous brother.

Zhao Hengti suddenly remembered one more thing, wasn't the brigade commander of the Ninth Brigade who made Tan Yanmin restless his righteous brother Wang Zhenyu?

He suddenly felt an inexplicable relief in his heart, he still remembered the affairs of Nanjing, and he had never seen such a righteous person as his righteous brother Wang Zhenyu, otherwise he would not have bowed to this person if he had always been high.

Wang Zhenyu can be regarded as his own person, thinking of himself, what Zhao Hengti lacks in the Hunan army is actually connections, which is also the evil result of serving in Guangxi all the year round. Doesn't the arrival of this righteous brother give him a chance to build a network?

Just thinking about it, the other side heard Cheng Qian say: "As far as I know, the Ninth Brigade was formed relatively late, when it was just formed in the army, when I went to convey the order of the War Department at the beginning of the year, the department was only a battalion of men, less than nine hundred, and now it is only three or four thousand. Brigade commander Wang Zhenyu is Wang Longzhong's nephew, this Wang Zhenyu is still young, although he relied on luck to make some achievements in Hankou Yudaimen, but his qualifications are just that, my suggestion is that the governor might as well transfer him to another post, and the rank can be promoted to lieutenant general. As for the position of brigade commander, I mean to choose another virtuous one, and if this army is in hand, it will be beneficial to you as the governor. ”

In fact, Cheng Qian was thinking of his own calculations, don't look at him and Wang Longzhong belong to the same alliance group, and they have a good personal relationship. But the current situation is that Wang Longzhong has lost effective control of his troops. Of the two brigades of the Fourth Division now in Changsha, one has been thrown on his side, and the other is on Tan Yanhong's side; To put it mildly, Wang Longzhong has become the commander of the light pole. This person, no matter how good the relationship is, once it loses its usable value, there is no need to have any scruples.

For the Ninth Brigade that appeared temporarily, Cheng Qian's wishful thinking was to replace the brigade commander and take this unit into his own hands. In this way, in the future, the Fourth Division will be dismantled, and the troops under the name of the Fourth Division can be directly incorporated into their own First Division; of course, the premise of all this planning is that they can become the commander of the First Division, and if they can't be the commander, then everything is not to be discussed.

Cheng Qian will calculate, how can Granny Tan not? Tan Yanmin's brain turned around in a flash, and everyone felt a little harry when they saw him, in fact, this was the most shrewd.

Tan Yanmin pretended not to know and asked, "Is there a suitable candidate for Songyun?" ”

Cheng Qian really thought that Tan Yanmin had taken the bait, and hurriedly said: "This is naturally there, Zhang Xiaozhun is a good candidate, although he is a little talented, but he doesn't care about these temporary appointments." ”

Tan Yanmin's mind turned, and he was also a mutually acceptable figure, but he was very cunning, and he didn't express his position immediately, but asked Zhao Hengti's opinion again.

Zhao Hengti was shocked in his heart, Cheng Qian's hand was obviously taking the opportunity to expand Shili, and with his understanding of Tan Yanmin, although Tan Yanmin knew Cheng Qian's plan, he would inevitably choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight with an attitude of being happy to see it, which was a big bad situation.

He naturally said a few perfunctory words, and already had an idea in his heart, he had to find a time to meet his sworn brother secretly and give him a reminder, after all, this is also his own person, for himself who is also unstable now, multiple friends and multiple paths are necessary, and he can't let his righteous brother suffer this loss.

Roughly there is a way, Tan Yanmin is not in a hurry, he warmly invited Cheng and Zhao to have dinner with him, but the two of them accepted it happily......

At 10 o'clock in the morning of March 29, the first year of the Republic of China, the heroic troops of the Xinhai Revolution, the meritorious service of the Hankou counterattack, the children of the Huxiang people, and the 9th Brigade of the Tigers entered Changsha under the military order of Tan Yanhong, the governor of the Hunan Military Government, and held an unprecedented grand ceremony to enter the city.

This is an honor, you know, when the first batch of Hunan troops returned to Changsha, no one greeted them, let alone any entrance ceremony. Of course, there is a reason for this, Wang Longzhong was murderous and rushed back and forth at that time, how do you ask Tan Yanmin to greet him, it is very good to be able to deal with the past without eggs.

This time, the ceremony of entering the city caused a sensation in the provincial capital, and Changsha was empty.

This is a historical allusion, in 1895, Liu Kunyi was ordered by the Qing court to command the Hunan army of 60,000 to arrive in Liaodong and the Japanese invaders decisive battle, bloody battles for several months, but the result was a complete defeat. In the end, Li Hongzhang, a famous paster in the Qing Dynasty, had to sign the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" that humiliated the country and left a disaster for future generations. The news came back to Hunan, and since the Qing Dynasty in the Zeng State Domain, the Huxiang people, who were arrogant and considered to be the first in the world, were beaten up. Hanging their heads and pausing their feet, people with cloves and weepersing can be seen everywhere, and they all cry: "In a war with Japan, I am really a Hunan person who has misled the country." ”

In China, which was lifeless at the time, the Hunan people were indeed an outlier. Even Liang Qichao wrote that China's Hunan is equivalent to Japan's Satsuma, and if China dies, unless the Hunan people die.

Perhaps it is this kind of pride that makes outsiders seem inexplicable that created the Hunan people of that era, taking the world as their own responsibility, and the country cannot live without Hunan for a day, which is definitely not boasting. For thousands of years of Chinese history, Hunan has existed in obscurity as part of Hubei and Jiangxi. But at the moment of crisis in the chaotic times at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Hunan people suddenly broke out. And it has become the focus of the world, and we can only sigh that one side of the landscape raises one person.

Wang Zhenyu seems to have returned to Hunan in the midsummer of 2006, and the whole Changsha is also crowded, full of Huxiang people's heartfelt maneuver, everyone is trying to squeeze forward, all hoping to see the proud demeanor of the Hunan Army Tiger Brigade that has made miraculous achievements. The elated children even followed suit, walking back and forth like soldiers, and the whole Changsha was completely boiling.