New Warlords 1909

Subsequently, Yuan Shikai formulated the key points of the mercenary phalanx for the four provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu; the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway and the Jinpu Railway were used as transportation lines; Wuhan and Xuzhou were used as the starting point of the attack; The troops of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou provinces acted as a containment force. \In order to achieve this operational policy, the following operational deployments have been determined:

1. The troops marching southward along the Jinghan Road mainly targeted Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces.With the Beiyang Sixth Division stationed in Xinyang as the main force, the Henan First Division and the mixed brigade as the reserve force, attack from Hubei to Jiangxi; the troops of Ni Sichong stationed in northern Anhui, the [-]st Guard Army of Lei Zhenchun in Henan, and the troops of Zhao Ti The Yi Army attacked Anhui Province; the Second Beiyang Division was the general reserve team in the direction of Jinghan Road.In addition, the Beiyang Sixth Division and the Hubei First Division of Li Tiancai were stationed in Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hankou respectively.The other part of Li's division and the first part of Lei Zhenchun's guards and reinforcements set up defensive positions from Jingzhou to Xingou and Caidian to guard against Hunan Province.

2. The troops advancing south along Jinpu Road mainly targeted Nanjing, Jiangsu.With the Fifth Beiyang Division stationed in southern Shandong and the Zhang Xunwu Guards stationed in Yanzhou as the main force, the Fourth Beiyang Division stationed in Tianjin and part of the Shandong Mixed Brigade as reserves, attacked Nanjing via Xuzhou; the other part of the Shandong Mixed Brigade defended Jinan ; The Xubaoshan Department of Yangzhou is a containment force.

3. The Gongwei Army, the first part of the Second Beiyang Division and the first part of the Fengjun Army are responsible for defending Beijing.

4. Use He Zonglian's [-]st Division stationed in Zhangjiakou as a mobile force to prepare for the Guangdong army going north by sea, or prepare to attack Guangdong by sea south.

5. Jiang Guitiyi's army was stationed in Zhangjiakou area to defend against the Mongolian army's harassment.

6. A part of the Fujian Army was transferred to Shanghai, and a part of the Third Division was transferred to Xiling, Nanyuan, Dingxian, etc. to accompany it in case of accidents.

7. The third division and the other part of the first division were transported to the south by sea, and the landing place was temporarily determined.

In addition, corresponding arrangements were made for Hunan and Guangdong, where revolutionaries served as governors.As for Hunan, once Tan Yan responded to Yuan, he would send troops from three directions to attack: one was Tang Jiyao in Guizhou who stationed in Zhenyuan and went straight to Changde; the other was Lu Rongting who sent troops from Guangxi to attack from south to north; Attack south.Regarding Guangdong, if Chen Jiongming declares independence, he will appoint the deputy guard envoy Long Jiguang as the governor of Guangdong and order him to lead his troops to attack Guangzhou.Another navy was sent to cruise in the seas of Fujian and Guangdong to prevent the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong from being united with Nanjing.

When Yuan Shikai sent troops to the south one after another, and the signs of war were clearly visible, Sun Yat-sen once again called on the revolutionaries to abandon their illusions and use force to challenge Yuan.He pointed out: "There is really no other way but to solve the problem by force as soon as possible."Sun Yat-sen called Tan Yan, the governor of Hunan, and Chen Jiongming, the governor of Guangdong, respectively, asking them to declare independence immediately and ask for Yuan, but Tan and Chen both made excuses in their reply calls.Sun had no choice but to go to Guangdong to launch a campaign against Yuan in person, but was immediately dissuaded.Sun also suggested that Chen Qimei should declare the independence in Shanghai first and fire the first shot against Yuan.Chen Qimei, Huang Xing and others firmly disagreed, thinking that "resisting the enemy with a few miles of land is like throwing a stone at an egg."At this time, the navy stationed in Shanghai came to approach and was willing to declare independence.Sun Zhenxi suggested that the navy should attack Jingu by sea.Chen Qimei and others opposed the navy's first attack, thinking that "the sea and the land must be launched together".Soon, the navy stationed in Shanghai was ordered by Yuan Shikai to go to Yantai.After Sun heard the news, he was eager to dissuade him, pointing out that the navy "is going to Yantai, and there may be changes."Chen and Huang believed that "the navy expresses its agreement first, and it is absolutely necessary to change later."As a result, the navy was controlled by Yuan after it went north.

Sun Yat-sen had no other choice, and decided to send people to instigate several battalion commanders of the Nanjing Eighth Division who were loyal to the revolution to "take a risk" first, so as to set up the banner of begging Yuan.Huang Xingchu insisted that he couldn't do it, thinking that it would make "the eight divisions fight among themselves first". Later, seeing that Sun Yat-sen had made up his mind and was planning to go to Nanjing in person, he had no choice but to obey Sun Yat-sen's opinion, so he made up his mind to challenge Yuan by force.However, Huang also thought that Sun was "not good at fighting in the army", and he was afraid that Sun would "take himself lightly in the battle" and be caught in an accident. In order to keep Sun "in charge of major affairs", he volunteered to go to Nanjing to command the battle on behalf of Sun.

106 Soldiers Self-improvement Federation

After everyone left the conference room, only Wang Meng and Qin Man were left.Hua Fei glanced at Qin Man, and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what have you always wanted to say?"

Qin Man didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately said, "Young Master, about one-third of the military officers at all levels have joined the Revolutionary Party. I'm worried that you will arouse their suspicion when you launch the Soldiers Self-improvement Association at this time. Young Master, Yuan Jun The army is pressing down on the country, and it should be continuous, and it will be chaotic! Why don't I send people to monitor all these people immediately, just in case

Hua Fei seemed to expect Qin Man to have such doubts.He formed the Soldiers Union, deliberately avoiding the suspicion of a political party, in order not to want the soldiers under his command to interfere in politics!The purpose is to avoid the intensification of conflicts with the Revolutionary Party!He needs revolutionaries, he needs temporary allies.The revolutionaries are idealistic though, and it will bother him!But Hua Fei knows better that if he wants to build a brand new China, he cannot do without the assistance of these passionate and ideal revolutionary party members!

What he needs to do is not to reject the revolutionaries, but to grasp and use the revolutionaries without affecting the control of the army!This kind of use is a win-win cooperation!

"You have detailed information, so I will leave it to you to replace the iron-blooded military academy cadets! I believe that most officers joined the Revolutionary Party not to defect from our First Army. I want to give them a chance! Besides , We have also formed an alliance with the First Army of the Anqing Army. If we behave recklessly and cause misunderstandings at this time, it is tantamount to breaking our own arms, and the gain is not worth the loss!" "In addition, I need to dispatch some personnel from your reconnaissance team. Join the newly formed place Military Intelligence Bureau, strengthen military intelligence collection and investigation! The main tasks of your secret security reconnaissance team have shifted to internal surveillance, intelligence monitoring, deciphering analysis, and counterintelligence.”

Hua Fei finally decided to divide the secret investigation team into two.One is to enhance efficiency, and the other is to avoid the hidden dangers caused by the fact that all the power of intelligence is in Qin Man's hands.After thinking about it, Hua Fei decided to reorganize the Military Intelligence Bureau, rather than splitting up the Secret Investigation Team.This will not only alleviate Qin Man's speculation, but also allow the Military Intelligence Bureau to operate quickly.

Qin Man was shocked when he heard this.He really couldn't think of why Hua Fei would suddenly split up the secret investigation team.Under his painstaking management for more than a year, this reconnaissance team has begun to take shape and capabilities.Hua Fei wants to split up in one sentence, how can you make him feel bad.

Qin Man couldn't figure out why Hua Fei would do this, but he understood that since the young master made such a decision, as a subordinate, he shouldn't ask such a sensitive question.

"Master, may I ask, who is in charge of the Military Reconnaissance Bureau?" Qin Man resisted.said resentfully.

"Hua San!"

"Master Hua third?" Qin Man heard.His face softened slightly.Hua San is the adopted son of the Hua family.The prestige among the elders of the Hua family is not inferior to that of Hua Da Hua Er.Especially Qin Man.When forming the secret investigation team, Hua Sandi really helped a lot.So except Hua Fei.Qin Man was most convinced by Hua San, and split half of the secret investigation team to Hua San.Qin Man's psychological balance eased slightly.

"Yes, young master. Qin Man obeys!" Qin Man calmed down.continue. "Master. Now that we have formulated a battle plan against Yuan. Do we need to electrify the whole country? Declare war on Yuan?"

"Power on?" Hua Fei shook his head.replied. "No. No need. Because I have declared war!"

"War has been declared?"

"Yes! I said it. As long as they set foot in Anhui, then I will use absolute force. Make the other party pay an unbearable price!"

Soldiers Self-improvement Federation?When the news spread throughout the army with the meeting.Immediately aroused a voice of discussion.All the original descendants of the Ding family of the Hua family.Almost all elation.Excited!In recent days.They can be annoyingly pestered by those revolutionaries.Seeing the revolutionary party running around in the young master's army.No matter how anxious these cronies are in their hearts.There is no way!

But now the young master finally took action.All revolutionary soldiers.Not affiliated with any political party.No interference in politics.Not to be associated with….Others don't matter.Just this first one.Not affiliated with any political party.Isn't it the young master's warning against the recent rampant activities of the revolutionaries?

Almost immediately, these direct-line officers began writing and submitting application forms with reference to the newly promulgated Military Federation Regulations and application qualifications issued by the Personnel Organization Office.

Some military officers who had already joined the Revolutionary Party or were considering joining the Revolutionary Party fell silent. Some immediately applied to withdraw from the Revolutionary Party, while others continued to remain silent. It seemed that they were still hesitating.

At the same time, Cao Yuan, Mo Haiyu and others were chatting together.Among them, Mo Haiyu was the most excited.He kept urging Cao Yuan, "Cao Yuan, what are you talking about? Should we join the Military Federation or not? In my opinion, the Military Federation is no different from an ordinary political party! Just join the membership, It must be a soldier!"

"You and I are also senior generals of the First Army. Hua Fei stipulates that all division chiefs must be members of the Army Federation, otherwise they can only serve as substitutes. I don't want to be an acting adjutant of the Second Division, but you should take one." Idea!"

"Hai Yu, did you come to the First Army just to be an official?" Cao Yuan asked suddenly.

Mo Haiyu thought for a while and replied honestly, "To be honest, I saw Hua Fei doing so well at first, so I had an impulse to serve the country and serve the people! However, this is not the same as our military chief officer , It’s not a contradiction! It turns out that my family strongly opposed my joining the army, but since I was promoted to the adjutant of the Second Division, my father told me that the First Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army is a place where I can stay. They never They have definitely passed me, but this time, they have to admit that my original choice was correct!"

"We have never joined the Revolutionary Party because you said that revolutionaries are not enough to accomplish great things! I believe in you! But why... don't you believe even Hua Fei?"

Cao Yuan remained indifferent, and murmured thoughtfully, "Yes, revolutionaries are indeed not good enough to achieve great things! But the ideals of the revolutionaries are still fierce to batch after batch of passionate people! They shouldn't join Hua Fei's army, this is Hua Fei's biggest taboo!"

"I really don't trust anyone! Hua Fei, finally started to fully control the military power! I can't see where our First Army will be taken!"

"At least, what we do is for the country, and it's all correct, isn't it?" Mo Haiyu refuted Cao Yuan so seriously for the first time, "What Hua Fei mentioned is to strengthen the army, the country, and the people. What's wrong with this? Why do you always look at everyone with suspicion! Is Hua Fei so unworthy of our trust?"

The topics that Cao Yuan and Mo Haiyu discussed were extremely taboo to outsiders.Especially after Hua Fei established the Military Federation, all discerning people can see that Hua Fei is the first step to fully control the army.Everyone has to admit the fact that at least in the first division, no one dares to disobey Hua Fei's order!They accuse and talk about the army commander so much, aren't they afraid that this word will reach the army commander's ears?

Cao Yuan glanced at Mo Haiyu in astonishment, stood up and proudly looked into the distance, and said softly, "If you want to join, join in! I, Cao Yuan, just want to keep my own freedom! If one day, I find that this place is no longer When it suits me, I'll leave!"

"Cao Yuan! Cao Datou, Datou!"

Mo Haiyu yelled several times, but Cao Yuan walked out leisurely without stopping to look back.

Mo Haiyu stood there, stunned for a full 5 minutes, then suddenly turned around and said to the other officers behind him, "Are you willing to join the Military Federation?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Okay! Let's submit the application report together!"

Strong army!strong country!Strong people!This is the three-power party program of the Military Federation.When these six words were introduced into the Jagged Military Academy, a group of passionate youths were immediately overwhelmed.Although there are many students who are originally from the revolutionary party or have just joined the revolutionary party.Compared with the revolutionary party's soft-hearted Three People's Program, Hua Fei's three-strong proposition is undoubtedly more iron-blooded, and it makes people feel that kind of firmness!This is military style!

For a while, the Jagged Military Daily conducted extensive discussion and refutation of the three-power doctrine of the Military Federation.In particular, Hua Fei proposed that the soldiers should be a pure soldier, not to interfere in politics or interfere with internal affairs.What is a pure soldier?Hua Fei's article pointed out that a pure soldier is one who dares to fight, fights to the death, and obeys orders!

Only by daring to fight can we have the courage to face any powerful enemy with our heads held high.Only in a battle to the death can one have the pride to go to righteousness and be able to serve the country and the people without fear of sacrifice.It is the bounden duty of a soldier to obey orders!If a soldier does not obey orders, he cannot be called a soldier, but a bandit with a gun!

With the discussion and controversy about pure soldiers in the Jagged Army newspaper, the name of the Military Federation spread throughout the country for the first time.Many college students and social youth also joined in this great debate.However, more people are wondering, the Northern Central Army has already suppressed the border, but what is Hua Lengzi in Hefei doing?What kind of military association are you messing with?What are you playing?

Not to mention the discussion that the Military Federation has caused across the country, but to say that many iron-blooded military academy students are preparing to apply to join the Military Federation, but they are embarrassed to find that the application requirements are quite harsh.The most basic condition for applying to join the Military Federation is to be awarded a third-class battle merit!

Rather than lacking in excess, Hua Fei hoped that the military federation he formed would be an elite military union, rather than a large and broad organization.In this way, the sense of honor of the Military Federation can be enhanced, and the cohesion of the members of the Military Federation can be increased.

Just when the cadets of the various military academies secretly lamented their lack of military exploits, an order from the military staff was quickly issued.All the cadets of the military academy will immediately report back to the military department, and arrange to enter the divisions as temporary substitutes or standby substitutes.

War is coming!This is time, a real war!All students understand that whether they can make meritorious deeds, whether they can win third-class meritorious service, this opportunity is here!

But Hua Fei, who is in the military headquarters, understands whether the First Army of the Chinese Revolution can be reborn and forged the title of elite, and it is this time to fight!

107 swearing-in

Under Hua Fei's war mobilization, the entire territory of Luzhou Prefecture moved quickly.At this special moment, the civilian army training on weekdays finally showed a strong effect.With the assistance of a large number of militias, logistics support and transportation tasks will be greatly facilitated!Moreover, after all the troops were transferred, the militiamen assisted in local security, which also made some people with unruly intentions withdraw their plans to take advantage of the fire.

"Report! Report from Wang Zixia, assistant commander of the First Army!"

Um?Hua Fei, who was inspecting all kinds of military intelligence at the military headquarters, immediately raised his head, Assistant Commander?what happened?Who appointed it?

"Come in!"