didn't notice the foreigners who got into the car, walked near the recruiting point, looked at the long queue that could barely be seen, Fu Xiuming asked softly. "How many people have been recruited now."

Seeing that it was Fu Xiuming coming, several officials in the recruiting point hurriedly stood up. "Report, now we have raised 1,037 people..."

Hearing them say this, Fu Xiuming nodded.

At present, the military government is not very manpowered, and a large number of people are needed in almost every place, so for the extremely critical recruitment, only one recruitment point has been arranged in several more important cities.

Although there is only one recruiting point, because Yan Shao was exempted from agricultural tax not long ago, and the Anhui Army is even more generous than the New Army, there are very many young and strong people who apply for the draft.

"If you count this point, there should be more than 5,000 people, and at this rate, more than 25,000 people should be able to do it within this month..."

Thinking of this, Fu Xiuming nodded with satisfaction.

"When the three divisions are all assembled, the next step can be carried out."

Almost all the people in the Reform Society know the three stages of Yan Shao, that is, the three stages of military administration, discipline administration, and constitutional government. Now it has entered the stage of military government, that is, the establishment of a military government and the elimination of the warlords, and if you want to sweep away the warlords, strong force is indispensable.

Fu Xiuming admits that he has a certain utilitarian interest in participating in the revolution, but he still wants to change the country in his heart. It is also because of this that he is willing to follow Yan Shao. Now it seems that he was not wrong in his original choice.

"Next, I have to go to the martial arts academy again, otherwise it will be considered a large number of troops. There will not be much combat effectiveness without enough officers. ”

Thinking of this, Fu Xiuming walked towards a car of his own.

Next, he had to go to the Martial Arts Academy to see how it was going, and if he could, he would try to draw some students from the academy and insert them into the army that was about to be expanded.

"But Minister, do you want to contact the Special Affairs Bureau first? Let's see if they can give a list of members of the League? ”

Hearing that Fu Xiuming was going to the Martial Arts Academy, Xiao Yongyan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned his head.

He used to be a student of the Innovation Society in the Martial Arts Academy, and he was very familiar with the situation in the Martial Arts Academy. Almost a third of the students there are affiliated with the League. If you get the people of the League into the army, it will be troublesome in the future.

"Hmm..."nodded, Fu Xiuming agreed. You're right, it's better to have someone from the Secret Service check it out first. ”

Although now the League has recognized the rule of the Reform Society in Anhui. But whether it is Yan Shao or Fu Xiuming, they all know the way. The people of the League did not give up control of Anhui at all.

"Alliance, when will we be able to completely remove them from Anhui..."Thinking about these guys hiding in the shadows, Fu Xiuming became a little headache.

However, he also knows very well that the alliance will develop in Anhui for many years, and the tree has deep roots and cannot be easily dug up. "It seems that it's still for the people who rely on the Special Affairs Bureau..."

It's just that when he said this, he was somewhat reluctant in his heart.

Although the innovation will be able to develop smoothly in Anhui. The Special Affairs Section has made great contributions. But for this kind of organization similar to Dongchang and Jinyiwei, whether it is Fu Xiuming or Li Liang, they all have an instinctive dislike.

Especially with the fact that the Special Affairs Section is in the hands of Katarina...

Although as early as the time when the Innovation Society was founded. Yan Shao had already put forward the three stages of 'military administration, discipline administration, and constitutional administration,' and now he had entered the military and political stage as planned.

The problem is that organizations like the Special Affairs Section are in the hands of Katerina, and she is Yan Shao's lover. At the celebration reception after the public ceremony, Yan Shao also said that he would use his own money to subsidize the military government, which regarded the military government as his own.

No one knows whether China will be a family again after the success of the revolution, and whether Yan Shao will willingly step back from his position after tasting the taste of power...

'Military administration, discipline administration, and constitutional government' are very nice and reasonable to say, but what if Yan Shao artificially stays China in the stage of discipline and administration? Whenever he thought of this, Fu Xiuming would shudder, but he didn't have the courage to stand up against Yan Shao.

On the one hand, it is because of the feelings that have been followed for many years, and on the other hand, it is respect from the heart.

And although Yan Shao didn't act like a revolutionary many times, he never missed every step he took, and Anhui did undergo great changes in the years since he returned to China, so Fu Xiuming didn't know if he should stand up against it...

"Boss, don't let us down..."Looking at the recruiting point in the distance again through the car window, Fu Xiuming said silently in his heart.

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Just when Fu Xiuming was still feeling a headache for the Alliance, in a stronghold of the Alliance in Anqing City, Wu Yanggu, Sun Yuyun and others were also discussing the current situation.

It's just that it can be seen from their faces that neither Wu Yanggu nor Sun Yuyun seem to have much confidence, and even their fighting spirit has almost been lost.

Even the light in the room became a little dim because the windows were all closed, as if Wu Yanggu and the others were in the depths of their hearts.

From the moment Yan Shao announced the 'exemption from agricultural tax', they knew that no one in Anhui could shake Yan Shao's position. And the current ongoing recruitment has made them lose the possibility of overthrowing Yan Shao by force.

Of course, there is still some time before the end of recruitment, and it will also take some time for those on the outside to change from ordinary people to real soldiers. As long as Wu Yanggu and they can seize this opportunity, they may not be without the certainty of winning.

The problem was that the only new army currently under the control of the Confederacy had now followed Zhang Ying north to conquer a few cities that were still loyal to the Qing court. The part that remained in Anqing had nothing to do with Wu Yanggu, in other words, they had lost the opportunity and ability to overthrow Yan Shao by force.

"I have the trust of Mr. Sun..."

I think of the scene when Sun Yat-sen talked to him a few years ago. Wu Yanggu couldn't help but sigh.

Although after he rushed to Anhui, Sun Yat-sen sent Sun Yuyun and them to this matter, Wu Yanggu has always been very dissatisfied. But that's not the case anymore.

On the side, Sun Yuyun and the others were also gloomy, and Sun Yuyun himself was playing with the pen in his hand, and he didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking.

I don't know how long it took to say that a person suddenly walked in outside.

"Old Wu, Old Sun..."

Hearing someone call themselves, Wu Yanggu and Sun Yuyun both raised their heads. It was discovered that it was Cheng Enpu, another leader of the League in Anhui.

"Emp, why are you here?"

Some time ago, Cheng Enpu went to Yingzhou and was responsible for dealing with some local things. It stands to reason that it is obviously impossible to come back without a period of time, so seeing Cheng Enpu actually appear here now, Wu Yanggu and Sun Yuyun's hearts were a little strange.

Taking a towel from a shelf in the room, Cheng Enpu wiped his face carelessly and said to the two. "Don't talk about that yet. I'm here because there's a telegram from headquarters. I'm going to show you two..."

"Telegram?" It was a little inexplicable, but Wu Yanggu still took the telegram. "Is there any instruction from headquarters?"

"It's not..."Cheng Enpu's face was a little complicated. You'll know what to say after you see it..."

"Inexplicable..."Saying this, Wu Yanggu opened the telegram, but just after a few glances, his expression suddenly became nervous, and he raised his head after half a sound. Is the above true? ”

Seeing Wu Yanggu become like this, the other people in the room all looked over.

However, Wu Yanggu did not explain the contents of the telegram to them, but pulled Cheng Enpu and Sun Yuyun out of the room and stopped in a relatively secluded place.

"Old Wu. What the hell is going on? What is it on telegram that makes you so nervous? "Wu Yanggu's appearance. made Sun Yuyun a little nervous.

Shaking his head, Wu Yanggu handed the telegram to Sun Yuyun. "See for yourself..."

It was a little inexplicable, but after receiving the telegram, Sun Yuyun still took a closer look. But just a few glances have already made him look as big as Wu Yanggu and Cheng Enpu.

"Is that true?"

Wu Yanggu didn't answer his question, just looked up at the ceiling.

The content on the telegram was simple, it was about Wuhu.

At the beginning, Lu Chuanguang and them, as members of the Wuhu branch of the Alliance, were responsible for the fundraising work of the Alliance in Wuhu, and the object of fundraising was the Yushi Group at that time. At the beginning, they did a good job, not only developed a lot of middle and low-level personnel in the group, but even the high-level people also came into contact with two, these two are Zong Wu and Duan Min.

If things continue like this, it's hard to say whether the Alliance will erode the entire Rainstone Group. After all, at that time, except for a few old people such as Ke Fu, most of the group were young people, and they could not be said to have any good feelings towards the Qing court.

Fortunately, at this time, Yan Shao announced his purpose to the top management of the group, which made Zong Wu and Duan Min, who were already about to join the Alliance, cut off contact with the Alliance, and also informed Yan Shao of this matter.

Knowing that the alliance had actually begun to erode into the group, Yan Shao was also taken aback. So he quickly asked the people of the Special Affairs Section to find a way to control the people of the Wuhu branch of the Alliance in their own hands, after all, even if they were killed, the Alliance could send another group of people, and it was easy to startle the snake by doing so.

Many people knew what happened after that, and through coercion and temptation, Lu Chuanguang and others were completely controlled by Yan Shao. 'Vote for the name' made it impossible for them to betray Yan Shao at all.

After that, Yan Shao gave them thousands of yuan every year also made the Tokyo headquarters of the League very satisfied, and even praised Lu Chuanguang and others many times at the conference, and the matter has been delayed.

It wasn't until 10 years ago, because a member of the League happened to go to Wuhu, that it turned out that Lu Chuanguang and the others were spending almost every day, and the money they spent on it was obviously not enough for their income to support.

The League soon suspected that they had embezzled the revolutionary funds that were supposed to be given to the League, and sent a number of people to investigate it. It wasn't until it was confirmed that this was the case that a few students were transferred from the Anqing Martial Arts Academy, intending to execute Lu Chuanguang and them. I want to make an example.

As a result, Pei Junyuan and more than a dozen other people who were in charge of this matter were all executed by the special affairs department that had already prepared it.

More than a dozen people died in Wuhu for unknown reasons, which caused a great shock at the headquarters of the Tokyo League. It's just because they don't know the true face of their opponents that the alliance doesn't act rashly.

Afterwards...

Due to the two events of the 'Imperial Cabinet' and the 'Baolu Movement', almost all of the League's energy was involved, and even the matter of finding the real culprit was gradually forgotten.

Until Yan Shao suddenly rose up and snatched Anqing from the hands of the Alliance.

The Confederate people aren't all idiots. Although their ingredients are indeed very mixed. Yan Shao's sudden rise proves that he has always hidden his strength, Wuhu is his old nest and foundation, and Pei Junyuan and they are in Wuhu. Even the people of the Confederacy will sense that something is wrong no matter how low their intelligence is.

What Tokyo wants to know most now is whether this matter was Yan Shao's doing, if not, forget it, if so, then there is enough reason for the alliance to do anything. Even a military crusade is not indispensable.

It's just that with Yan Shao's prestige in China. If you really choose to fight by force, you must have real evidence that you can get it, and the alliance will send this telegram to Wu Yanggu for this purpose.

As for what he received, it would be Cheng Enpu instead of Wu Yanggu, considering that Anqing is now within the range of Yan Shao's power, if the telegram is directly sent to the Anqing Telegraph Office, no one knows whether it will be known by Yan Shao, so he sent the telegram to Yingzhou first, and Cheng Enpu sent the telegram over.

Now Yingzhou has recognized the status of the military junta. But at least in the eyes of the Alliance, Yan Shao was deeply involved there. It's also safer to send the telegram there.

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After reading the telegram, Sun Yuyun finally understood why Wu Yanggu was going to pull him out.

Indeed, this telegram is indeed not something that can be known to others, and the people in the room just now are not outsiders, but after the public announcement, Wu Yanggu and they have to be vigilant.

After all, more than 40 people went to participate in the public ceremony, but they only got more than 30 votes, which includes Zhang Ying and Li Guoyun, no matter how you look at it, it is a very strange thing.

"I've also heard about the Wuhu side, but I didn't expect it to be the one surnamed Yan who did it..."When he said this, Sun Yuyun was still a little incredulous, after all, Yan Shao had an excellent reputation in Anhui, and his attitude towards them was also good.

Although the relationship between the two sides is slightly hostile because of the competition for Anhui, Sun Yuyun's sense of Yan Shao has always been very good.

"There is no evidence yet, and it is not certain that Yan Shao did it..."Shaking his head, Wu Yanggu said softly, but in his heart, he already believed at least eighty percent.

After all, Wuhu is Yan Shao's power range, and almost every Anhui person knows the Tao, where even the governor's speech is not as good as Yan Shao's speech. More than a dozen people from the Alliance died there, and it is really hard to imagine that this matter has nothing to do with Yan Shao.

However, Yan Shao's reputation in Anhui is very good, and the new policy of 'exempting agricultural tax' announced some time ago has caused a sensation in the whole country and even half of the world. If there is no real evidence to say that he did it, I am afraid that no one will believe it, but will think that the alliance wants to seize the territory, and it will also be a blow to the reputation of the alliance abroad, so the most important thing at the moment is to get convincing and real evidence, as Tokyo said, and even if the alliance chooses to use force to fight, no one will object.

"What do we do now?" Putting the telegram on the table, Sun Yuyun asked softly.

"Be cautious, and then slowly inquire about what happened in Wuhu, and most importantly, find Lu Chuanguang's whereabouts."

The people sent to Wuhu by the alliance were all killed, and it was naturally impossible for Lu Chuanguang and them to stay in Wuhu. So early, Yan Shao had already arranged for a fake identity to be sent to other places, and at the same time, Yan Shao also sent someone to bring their parents and relatives to Anhui.

For Yan Shao, they are already their own people after all, although he may not reuse them, it is obviously impossible to sit idly by and watch their parents and relatives be meaninglessly implicated because of this matter.

In this regard, Lu Chuanguang and the others, who thought that they would be thrown away as disposable items, were naturally grateful, and then took the travel fee given to them by Yan Shao and went incognito.

is still staying in Wuhu, and only Zhao Ming is left.

And Wu Yanggu and Sun Yuyun can choose the object, obviously only Zhao Ming is left.

"I'm going to leave for Wuhu..."

Saying that, Sun Yuyun was about to turn around and leave, but he had only taken two steps and Wu Yanggu had already grabbed his right hand.

Looking back, Sun Yuyun was a little strange. After sighing, Wu Yanggu said. "Remember, be careful and secretive when you act, if you let the people of the Reform Society know our purpose, I'm afraid we will all be worried about our lives..."

Hearing Wu Yanggu's concerns, Sun Yuyun originally wanted to say that this was impossible, but after thinking of the fate of Pei Junyuan's more than ten people, his heart was cold.

"Don't worry..."Nodding, Sun Yuyun said with a straight face. I'll be careful..."

Seeing that Sun Yuyun really took his words to heart, Wu Yanggu also nodded.

Later, Sun Yuyun rushed to Tongling by boat, and then entered Wuhu by land, making some camouflage on the way. On the other side, Wu Yanggu also informed the other members that Sun Yuyun was going back to Japan...

Most of the members were not suspicious of this, and only a few of them had their eyes twinkle slightly when they thought of the previous telegram. (To be continued......)