On the border between Anhui and Jiangsu, as the weather warms, many farmers are busy in the fields. It's just that while they are busy, these farmers look at the dirt road next to the farmland from time to time, and their faces are ready to throw things away and run away immediately...

No wonder they were like this, because on the dirt road not far away, two groups of soldiers were facing each other nervously. One of them is the Anhui Revolutionary Army wearing pure black military uniforms, while the other side is the People's Army with a relatively mixed uniform...

After the First World War of Cihuhe, although the alliance in Nanjing did not say anything on the surface, it was actually resentful. Because of that conflict, the alliance not only did not reap the slightest benefit, but suffered heavy losses.

Whether it is the eighty or ninety thousand people's army, or the reputation that the League has lost in the conflict, as long as it is mentioned, it is enough to make the people of the League feel distressed.

But then again, although the loss of eighty or ninety thousand civilian troops at one time was definitely a big blow to the Alliance, there was no one in the Alliance who was not relieved by this.

The reason is also very simple, because there is no money in the treasury, the League has always had a headache for the more than 200,000 people's troops gathered in Nanjing, and now it is less than 80,000 or 90,000 at a time.

So while being annoyed, no one on the Alliance's side felt a little relieved...

Of course, the appearance is still pretended, so after the end of the Cihu River War, there will often be some patrolling civilian troops at the junction of Anhui and Jiangsu. It's like deliberately showing the discord between Anhui and Nanjing...

Originally, this had nothing to do with Yan Shao, after all, the people of the Alliance were looking for them in Jiangsu. Yan Shao is the governor of Anhui, and no matter how great his power is, he can't control Jiangsu.

The problem is that the military discipline of these people's troops is not very good, and Nanjing has not guaranteed their daily supplies. Now that they are released from Nanjing, I can think about it with my knees and know what will happen to Lu Dao.

It's just the first day, and the Dangtu city government has already received more than a dozen cases, all of which are related to the people's army. In addition, some merchants who went to Nanjing said that they were extorted and even robbed by the people's army on the way.

The latter is out of control, but the former is the duty of the junta.

So after the news reached Anqing, Yan Shao and Fu Xiuming had already made a decision just that day. The garrison stationed in Dangtu was ordered to patrol along the border between Anhui and Jiangsu, and if it was found that the civilian army was disturbing the people. Immediately step forward to stop it, if the other party is stubborn......... If necessary, the junta allowed them to shoot ...

There was already a gap between the revolutionary army and the people's army, and this situation occurred. Naturally, there were quite a few clashes between the two sides. There were even fights a few times, and if they hadn't been restrained by each other, I'm afraid they would have been fighting a long time ago.

But even so, the atmosphere on both sides is getting hotter and hotter, and even the farmers who are busy with farm work in the field feel it—————— and a few times they even hit the farmland, how dull they are to feel it...

Naturally, when this situation occurs, Anhui and Nanjing are also in a war of words.

Just due to many things in the past. In addition, Anhui has just recently cooperated with Beijing in the suppression of the rebellion in Outer Mongolia, so public opinion is always on Anhui's side.

"But I still hope this situation ends soon..." Looking at the two teams of soldiers staring at each other not far away, a farmer who was working in the field raised his head and wiped his sweat.

"yes," a middle-aged woman who seemed to be his daughter-in-law nodded next to him. The two groups of people are staring at each other all day long, looking like they might fight at any time, so how can we work with peace of mind..."

After all, if there is a real fight, bullets don't have eyes, so when they usually work, these people work with one eye, pay attention to the movement on the side of the road with one eye, and as long as there is something slightly wrong, they immediately pull their legs and run...

Originally, this was a good field, and the neighbors in the village always envied them, but now, they are envious of those neighbors—————— although the land is a little worse, but there is no danger to their lives, right?

As the couple muttered, a young man who looked like their son, who was helping with the work next to them, interjected. "Okay, don't complain, didn't the government say that if there is any loss, they will compensate for it..."

Since the beginning of the standoff, the Tu city government has sent people over and said that it will compensate the affected farmers and pay for medical expenses if anyone is injured in the conflict. The farmers who were affected in the past have also been sent to the hospital by the city government for treatment, and the injured people are also compensated with 10 yuan...

In comparison, the peasants in Jiangsu are more pitiful, not to mention whether they dare to ask for compensation. You must know that those people's soldiers will come to make trouble because they don't have money, let them lose money, hehe...

After listening to the young man's words, the couple finally stopped.

On the one hand, the son is indeed right, on the other hand, they are such a single seedling, in the eyes of many parents in this era, the eldest son of heaven and earth is the greatest—————— which is actually similar in later generations, naturally, there are many opposite...

After listening to him, the couple finally stopped. However, the young man looked into the distance and said indignantly. "If I were to say that there is no need to talk to those bastards about the 'don't shoot the first shot' rule, just shoot them all, and save them from always running over to find trouble..."

Before the garrison arrived, the family had also been harassed, and the young man was even given a rifle butt, so naturally he did not have a good impression of these people's soldiers. After the garrison rushed over, some of the daily supplies, such as drinking water, were purchased from the homes of the local people, and it was inevitable that some things would be revealed when talking to the people.

For example, in the event of a conflict, they are never allowed to fire first unless the other side fires the first shot. But as long as the opposite one fires the first shot, then fight to the death! Something happened to be carried from above!

Youth is at a young and vigorous age. Naturally, he didn't understand the truth in this, but when he heard his words, his parents were talking to him. "Don't talk nonsense. It's not like you didn't see that there were several deaths in the war, but a few days ago..."

Hearing his parents say this, the young man's face also changed, and his mouth, which was originally muttering, was obediently closed...

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Nowadays, the relationship between Anhui and Nanjing is getting worse and worse, and the news of border conflicts will reach Yan Shao's desk every once in a while.

And rightfully so. If we can improve the relations between Anhui and Nanjing, many people have also raised it.

Although now Yuan Shikai has become the president, and Sun Yat-sen has officially stepped down. After leaving Nanjing, even the Senate was moved to Beijing, leaving only one Huang Xing as the head of the Nanjing Detention Office, specifically responsible for the demobilization of the remaining civilian army. But after all, the League occupies Jiangsu, Jiangxi and other provinces. We, on the other hand, happen to be caught in the middle, so it is necessary to improve relations with the Alliance..."

Sitting on the sofa, Li Liang rubbed the teacup in his hand and said.

His words also aroused the approval of Zong Wu and others.

"That's right, although Nanjing is abandoning its own martial arts, this is not something that can be completed in a short time after all, and the alliance still has a lot of power in the south. This is especially true in several provinces around Anhui, and it is still necessary to have a good relationship with them..."After Li Liang finished speaking. Zong Wu echoed.

"It is necessary to build a good relationship, but there are also some things to be careful about..."Seeing that Li Liang and Zong Wu had already spoken, Fu Xiuming on the side also spoke. Recently, the garrison in Dangtu often sent back news of clashes with the Nanjing People's Army, especially in recent times, because the Nanjing Garrison began to dismiss the troops, those people's troops seemed to be nowhere to be found, and even their emotions became a little unstable, and they often took the initiative to provoke trouble at the border..."

"Naturally, after the Battle of Cihu River, we don't have to worry about these people's troops, but if something happens in Nanjing, all those people's troops will run to Anhui...... If they come over in a dignified manner, we will naturally not be afraid, but if they just want to run to Anhui to loot, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold all the positions with our existing forces..."

Frontal advance is not the same as skirmishing attack, the former is to concentrate forces to advance, the goal is obvious, easy to defend, the latter...

A dozen or twenty soldiers, find a village and loot it casually, then turn around and leave, and by the time you arrive, the gang will probably be gone. This is really unpreventable, and judging from the current situation in Nanjing, the probability of this happening is not low.

Yuan Shikai took office, Sun Yat-sen left Nanjing, and there was only one Huang Xing left, but there was really no way.

When there were still more than 200,000 people's troops in Nanjing, the "Minli Bao" criticized at that time, "There are soldiers everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River!" There are so many officers! Not only did the War Department not know if there were enough of these soldiers, but it also didn't know how many soldiers there were! There is no way to investigate, and there is no way to dismantle, and it is necessary to organize these troops, and it is not easy to make up this and not that. The army demanded a salary, but the War Department did not dare not agree. Alack! In the long run, these soldiers will be enough to perish our country! ”

Not long ago, the Jiangxi army in Nanjing and a part of the Gui army even mutinied because of the problem of unpaid wages, and the rebels looted in the area of Taiping Bridge and Baimen Bridge in Nanjing, which had a very bad impact. In fact, this mutiny is almost the same as the Beijing mutiny at the end of February—————— if you don't pay money, I will rob it, do it myself, and have enough food and clothing.

At the time of the mutiny, Huang Xing was on business in Shanghai, and when he got the news, he hurriedly took a night train to rush back. By the time he returned to Nanjing, it was already dark, and the mutiny had been suppressed by the various ministries stationed in Nanjing.

To tell the truth, Huang Xing also felt guilty about this mutiny, because some troops in Nanjing at that time were not only in arrears of military salaries, but also extremely meager in supply, and some troops could not even eat enough. You must know that he is the Minister of the Army, and he can't even solve the problem of eating for the troops under him, how can he not feel guilty in his heart.

It's just that although the mutiny has been suppressed, the problem of unpaid wages has not yet been resolved. Originally, he wanted to ask Yan Shao to find a way to help solve part of it according to his past friendship, but after the battle of Cihuhe, he was embarrassed to ask for help at the door, and it turned out to be because of the problem of unpaid wages. It made him feel like he was on pins and needles.

(After the mutiny, Huang Xing was so anxious that he repeatedly sent telegrams to the Beijing government.) Asking for appropriations: "It's urgent. In the past, you could rely on military money for relief, but now you can only sit in a poor city! The army's food has not been distributed for several days, and today there is only one porridge a day in several places, and the daily wage demanders have almost broken the threshold! The dangerous situation is getting worse day by day, and there is a tendency to collapse. If there is no money to save Ning (Nanjing) within two days, there will be chaos! "Not to mention for the time being, Yuan Shikai has no money at all. Even if he has money, it is impossible to give it to Huang Xing, so after receiving the telegram, Yuan Shikai just sat happily and watched Huang Xing's jokes.

As for the members of the League who accused Huang Xing of disbanding the People's Army afterwards, to be honest. They are so capable, why didn't they stand up and raise money to solve the problem of military salaries in the first place? Don't say anything when you have a problem, and only stand up afterwards ... ）

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After listening to Fu Xiuming's words, the faces of the people present became more or less ugly.

If the enemy is attacking from the front. Even if another 100,000 people's troops Yan Shao came, they would not be afraid. But if it's 100,000 stragglers, just with the mentality of running in and grabbing a sum and leaving, then even if Yan Shao's troops are doubled, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold all the places...

Thinking of this, Yan Shao looked up at Fu Xiuming and Xiao Yongyan, who was sitting on the side. "How is the reorganization and replenishment of the troops going now?"

"It's going well..."Fu Xiuming said without thinking about it. As the three divisions of the old base, we have already drawn some people from the prisoners to replenish them, and then we only need to conduct some more training, and most of our combat effectiveness can be restored..."

"The problem of the remaining six divisions is more troublesome. However, we have started to recruit new recruits from the local area and install our people in the army. As long as there are no accidents, it won't be long before these troops can be completely subdued..."

The people of those six divisions originally came to Anhui in the hope of having something to eat. As long as this wish is granted, there is little chance that they will cause trouble. Naturally, being small doesn't mean that there isn't, but before the battle of Cihuhe, Yan Shao had already bought a lot of people, and even some of the division's commanders' adjutant were informants for the development of the Special Affairs Bureau.

And when the new soldiers and officers are added, even if those people want to do something, they will not be able to do that. Because the new additions are all Anhui people, and what about the original officers in the army? It's all from other provinces...

Although Yan Shao was very repulsive to this kind of xenophobia that was common during the Republic of China, this kind of sentiment made Yan Shao not have to worry about the rebellion of these troops. Of course, Yan Shao is actually a native of other provinces, but after the establishment of the military government, Yan Shao successively promulgated a number of new policies, and abolished more than 30 harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and now Yan Shao's status in Anhui has long been as stable as Cai Yi in Yunnan...

After that, Fu Xiuming talked about a lot of things about the troops, such as the reorganization of the troops, and the training plan after the new recruits were added, etc...

These are all related to the future of the military government, so Yan Shao and Li Liang also listened very carefully.

Especially Li Liang, you must know that the military expenditure of the Ludao military government is all from the Ministry of Finance, so Li Liang naturally wants to find out where the money of the Ministry of Finance is spent...

According to Fu Xiuming, the original three divisions will recover most of their combat strength by the end of April, while the other six divisions will form combat strength in June and July.

The normal meeting lasted about half a day, starting at 8 o'clock in the morning and continuing until 2 o'clock in the morning.

After talking about most of the content, Fu Xiuming, Li Liang and others retreated from the office in turn, leaving Yan Shao alone in the office looking at the documents.

I don't know how long it took, but when it was already getting dark, the office door was pushed open by Elano and Caterina.

"You're here..."Seeing Elino and Caterina, Yan Shao's hands were crossed together. What do you think? Where is the new French minister now? ”

Seeing that the cup on Yan Shao's table was empty, Caterina stepped aside and poured Yan Shao a new glass. That guy seems to want to stay in Shanghai for one night, communicate with other consuls in Shanghai or something, and then come to Anhui..."

"It's normal, it's all in Shanghai, it's impossible not to communicate with other consuls..."Gently touching Katarina's slender hand, Yan Shao took the cup from her hand and took a sip. So, that guy can't come tomorrow? ”

Listening to Yan Shao and Caterina where 'that guy' came to 'that guy', Elaline frowned slightly, after all, she was French, but she also knew Yan Shao and Caterina's personalities, and she could only say helplessly. "Anyway, don't be too rude tomorrow, and......... I think that guy, ahem, I think the minister is probably here not only to see our car assembly line, but also for other purposes..."After saying that, Elaline's face also turned a little red.

Just now, she felt that it was too rude for Yan Shao and Caterina to say that 'that guy' came to 'that guy', but who knew that she herself followed 'that guy'...

After noticing this, Yan Shao and Caterina immediately snickered, and did not pause until they saw that Elano seemed to be a little annoyed.

"Then again, if it wasn't for watching the assembly line, what was the purpose of that guy coming to Anhui..."

"Who knows...", shaking his head slightly, Elaline said softly. But I don't think it's a bad thing..."

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Thanks to the three classmates of Changzhi small landlord, ㄚ-Chen Du and the wind of disillusionment, especially the small landlord of Changzhi, the real local tyrant -、- (to be continued......