From Zhang Zhenwu taking a car north after explaining the aftermath to being shot in the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department, it was only a few days' work. During this time, Fang Wei followed Zhang Zhenwu's orders, led a regiment of more than 600 generals and more than 1,000 military commanders, bypassed the obstacles set up by Li Yuanhong, and would arrive in Xiangyang Mansion to meet Zhang Guoquan who came to greet him.

Yuan Shikai's execution of Zhang Zhenwu did not intend to cover it up, and the China Broadcasting Company has always been well-informed, so early the next morning, Fang Wei heard the news of Zhang Zhenwu's killing from the radio and the announcement posted by Yuan Shikai. Hearing the news, Fang Wei's eyes were split. But the matter came to this point, so he had to pack up his emotions and hurry to visit Zhang Guoquan.

Last night, in order to welcome the arrival of the Hubei General School Troupe, both the guests and the host pushed their glasses and changed the lamps, and they were both drunk. Zhang Guoquan still hasn't woken up from a hangover, and when he heard that Fang Wei had an urgent military situation to see, he had to reluctantly get up to greet him. After meeting, he asked inarticulately: "Brother Xuchu, what is the emergency military situation, and why bother you to come here in person?" ”

After all, Fang Wei was only twenty-five or sixteen years old, and when he heard Zhang Guoquan's inquiry, tears almost fell: "Commander Zhang, Minister Zhang Chunshan Zhang was arrested in Beijing at midnight yesterday and unfortunately killed. Then he cried loudly.

"Zhang Chunshan?" It took Zhang Guoquan a long time to react to who Fang Wei was talking about, and he couldn't help but reprimand: "Brother Zhang is the first righteous father of Wuchang, who dares to kill him?" Brother Xuchu, this kind of joke can't be made! ”

"How dare Fang make such a joke? It's already on the radio! Fang Wei choked up and said, "Li Yuanhong, a remnant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, has always hated us revolutionaries. Minister Zhang is not afraid of power, and he blames him a lot, so he hates Minister Zhang even more. This time, Minister Zhang went north. In fact, it is a trap set by Li Yuanhong and Yuan Shikai, two dog thieves. After arriving in Beijing, he first gave him a warm reception to dispel Minister Zhang's vigilance, and then took advantage of his unpreparedness to arrest him and shoot him on the spot on trumped-up charges, so as to prevent future troubles. This is an unjust prison, we have to avenge Minister Zhang! ”

Zhang Guoquan was quite sad at first. Immediately, his heart moved, and a few traces of joy flashed on his face: Zhang Zhenwu's death, wouldn't the Hubei General Regiment and the Military Order Division Guards have nowhere to go?

Although he is currently serving as the commander of the Xiangyang Military and Political Branch. His subordinates claim to have three elite soldiers, but they know their own family background. The so-called elite soldiers of the Three Associations are nothing more than desperate green battalion soldiers, ruffians who eat mixed food, and strong men forcibly pulled from the countryside. In fact, there are few fast guns and mountain guns in the whole army, and good equipment is spears and shuttles. The worst ones are sticks and hoes. These rotten sweet potato rotten bird eggs are simply vulnerable. It is estimated that most of them will be able to escape without a war!

As for the leaders and officers in the army, they are all the backbone figures of the secret society "Jianghu Society" in northern Hubei region, because Zhang Guoquan served as a "big brother" in it when he was in the society. Now that one person has attained the Tao, those little brothers naturally want chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven. But these little brothers are okay to play three knives and six holes, and they are abducted and cheated, but when it comes to leading troops to fight, they don't know anything.

And what about the school regiment? Zhang Zhenwu took advantage of his position as deputy director of the Hubei Military Command Department to privately organize them into a general corps. Fang Wei, a confidant and confidant, served as the head of the regiment. It can be said that the vast majority of the members of the general corps are qualified officers who have undergone formal training and battlefield tests. As long as there is a sufficient supply of soldiers, they can be organized into three or five associations at any time!

As for the military order guards, it is more than 1,000 elite soldiers from the six brigades that Zhang Zhenwu recruited and Li Yuanhong wanted to dismiss, well-trained and well-equipped, and it may be an exaggeration to use one as ten, but these more than 1,000 people are definitely more than enough to deal with a co-operation under Zhang Guoquan!

If the "elite soldiers" of the three associations under his command are matched with the generals' colonels and the military command guards, what will be the effect? It is completely free to crisscross in the northwest of Hubei Province, and if the sky is beautiful, it is not even ruled out that he may sit on the throne of the governor of Hubei Province! Thinking of this, Zhang Guoquan couldn't help but blush, his heart was beating faster, so he asked tentatively: "Brother Xuchu, now that Brother Zhang has passed away, please also ask the virtuous brother to mourn and change." The deceased is gone, the living are like this, I don't know what the virtuous brother plans for in the future? What will happen to the generals and the military order guards? ”

Fang Wei replied with tears in his eyes: "Minister Zhang had already expected that this would be a lot of good luck before going north, so he ordered Fang to lead the general regiment and the military order division guard team to immediately move to the direction of Xiangyang and Yunyang, and join forces with Commander Zhang. If he encounters an accident, Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong, the two dog thieves, will definitely chase and fight fiercely, but he is afraid that Xiangyang is not a place to live, so he has set three strategies: upper, middle and lower. ”

Zhang Guoquan was suddenly surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Zhang is really a god!" I just don't know what the upper, middle and lower strategies are? ”

Fang Weidao: "The best policy is to take the initiative to surrender to Sun Baixi and Sun Zongchang, and ask the governor of Sichuan Jiang Zhongzheng and the governor of Shaanxi Zhao Xingzhi to quickly send troops into Hubei to kill Li Yuanhong to avenge Minister Zhang." General Chief Sun once served as a student envoy in Hubei, not only with great grace, but also everywhere, and the province of Kefu and Hubei must be at the snap of his fingers. When the time comes, Minister Zhang's revenge will be avenged, Commander Zhang, your wealth will not be reduced, and Fang's wish will be fulfilled, which is the best policy. ”

Zhang Guoquan was noncommittal, and continued to ask: "What about the middle strategy?" ”

Fang Weidao: "The middle strategy is to take advantage of Li Yuanhong's unpreparedness, you and I immediately divide our troops into two routes, one route is to attack De'an Mansion, and then go south along the Luhan line; Attacked all the way to Anlu Mansion, went straight down the Han River, and outflanked Hanyang and Wuchang at the same time. Since the first uprising, the dog thief Li Yuanhong has acted perversely, killing revolutionary heroes and dismissing revolutionary volunteers, and the whole province has been outrageous, and mutinies have broken out several times in various places. Once we hold high the banner of righteousness and approach Wuchang, there will inevitably be comrades who will respond everywhere, and finally recover the whole province and succeed in rebuilding. However, after expansion and reorganization, Li Yuanhong now has 8 towns under his command, which is far better than you and me. If we meet him in battle, we can be the governor if we win, and we will not escape death if we lose, and the probability of victory and defeat is about the same, which is the middle policy. ”

Zhang Guoquan used to be a splash, and he dared to fight with his life; Now as a commander, who has just tasted power, how can he still be willing to take risks? At that moment, he waved his hand again and again: "This plan is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, inappropriate, inappropriate!" So what's next? ”

Fang Wei was a little disappointed: "The next strategy is to take advantage of Li Yuanhong's failure to react, we will pack up the money, grain and materials of Xiangyang and Yunyang, retreat to Sichuan or Shaanxi as soon as possible, and accept the adaptation of the Sun forces." The troops of Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces have always been insufficient, and General Sun is also generous and tolerant. When the timing is right, you can also avenge Minister Zhang. It's just that most of the generals under General Sun's command are his students, and the chances of us being promoted and appointed and even leading the troops to go out will be very slim in the future, but the advantage is that there is plenty of food and clothing, and there is no need to worry about life. It's the next step. ”

The upper, middle and lower strategies were all said again, but Zhang Guoquan was silent with his hands on his cheeks.

After a long time, Fang Wei urged: "Commander Zhang, how do you think you should choose?" ”

Zhang Guoquan took the case and said loudly: "The so-called 'rather for the head of the chicken, not for the queen of the cow', Brother Xuchu, Zhang has never read any books, but he knows that there is a Liu Bang in history, he is just a small pavilion chief, but he has established the Han Dynasty for 400 years; and Liu Bei, who is a weaver of straw shoes and sells mats, can still divide the world into one; and Zhu Hongwu, who has been a monk and has to eat, still sits on the dragon chair and is the emperor!" If the situation is turbulent today, you and I have tens of thousands of troops, occupying Xiangyang, which is known as the most important in the world, is the time to make great promises, why destroy your future and send people to Sichuan and Shaanxi? ”

Fang Wei glanced at Zhang Guoquan and sneered in his heart: If you really have the ability and then say this, it is called heroism. You don't have half the ability, and you still want to support the army and stand on your own and claim the king, I think it's purely tired and crooked! I still want to compare with Liu Bang, Liu Bei, and Zhu Yuanzhang, I really don't know how the word "death" is written!

Zhang Guoquan said again: "Brother Xian, between the foolish brothers, it is better to follow Brother Zhang's testament, and you and I will join forces." The foolish brother is a few years old, and he is half a landlord, so he took the position of commander; Although there are few people under the command of the virtuous brother, they are well-trained and well-equipped, so they will wronged you to be a deputy commander. Then we occupied Xiangyang and Yunyang, and when the time came, we gradually encroached on Yichang, Jingmen, De'an and other places. In this way, the upper is the governor of the capital, and the lower is also the prefecture and county, isn't it happy? ”

Although Fang Wei is young, he has been rolling in the conspiracy circle of the provincial capital Wuchang since Shouyi, and his knowledge is naturally extraordinary. Seeing Zhang Guoquan's loud words and his eyes rolling, he guessed that he had the idea of annexing his generals and military commanders. originally expected Zhang Guoquan to have a fight with him to see if he could use his own strength to avenge Minister Zhang, but he didn't expect Zhang Guoquan to have bad intentions. At that moment, he stood up and said in a deep voice: "Commander Zhang, Li Yuanhong is not a good stubble, do you think he will allow you and me to become independent in Xiangyang?" You and my brother, the younger brother might as well tell you clearly that on the way to Xiangyang, Li Yuanhong has already dispatched troops to surround and intercept him, and it is estimated that a large number of troops will be pressed within three or five days. Minister Zhang's upper, middle and lower three strategies are good words, and the younger brother advises you to consider choosing which one! There are still some affairs to be dealt with in the army, so the younger brother will not bother much. Leave! ”

After speaking, Fang Wei walked away, leaving Zhang Guoquan to sit in the barracks with a pale face.

Fang Wei said that he wanted to return to the army to deal with affairs, but in fact, he had already made up his mind in his heart: since Zhang Guoquan is unreliable now, he has no choice but to go to Yunyang, where Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Hubei provinces are handed over, and then implement Minister Zhang's best policy; If Sun Yuanqi is not moved, it is not too late to implement Minister Zhang's central policy. Therefore, as soon as he arrived in the army, he ordered his headquarters to quickly pull out the camp and set off, moving in the direction of Yunyang Mansion in a rapid marching posture. Then he sent telegrams to Sun Yuanqi in Beijing, Jiang Zhiqing in Sichuan, and Zhao Jingxing in Shaanxi, on the one hand, expressing his intention to surrender the money, and on the other hand, asking Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces to quickly send troops into Hubei to kill Li Yuanhong to avenge Zhang Zhenwu. (To be continued.) )

ps: In a few days, Uncle He is estimated to be very busy, I'm afraid it will be a break for a while? Ten days?