New Warlords 1909

Hua Fei frowned.And slowly let go.Go to Qin Mu!The surrounding guards moved quickly.Look a little nervous.After all, Qin Mu still held a grenade in his hand!

"Qin Mu! I remember you!" Hua Fei looked at Qin Mu who still had his eyes closed.Slowly said. "Whether it's Xiao San or all the brothers who died in the second regiment. They are all heroes. They are all warriors of my first army. They are all well-deserved heroes of our country!"

"The battlefield. It is the home of the soldiers' glory! If one day. We only have the last bullet left. Remember. Please leave him to me!"

Qin Muqiang's suppressed emotions instantly collapsed.I saw him let the tears roll down like a dam break.Open your eyes and salute Hua Fei with all your life force.Then hand the grenade to the gendarme.whispered. "Please keep this safe for me. I'll go with you! Zhou Fulian. I'll leave it to you to handle the matters of the mistress!"

"Commander! Commander. Company Commander Qin is just grieving for a while. Please, Commander Qin, for the sake of the countless military exploits that Company Commander Qin has made. Please spare our company commander!" Deputy Company Commander Zhou Tang looked at Hua in pain. fly.begged.

"Forgive the company commander!" The remaining soldiers of the third company begged in unison.

Hua Fei looked at these soldiers who were more or less injured.Look at the two gendarmes looking at him.Sighed. "Qin Mu. The military law of the army is supreme! Merits must be rewarded and mistakes must be punished! I hope you will pass this lesson and understand a truth! We must take responsibility for all the merits and demerits we have done!"

"Yes!" Qin Mu saluted Hua Fei again.Then he turned around and strode away.

Looking at the firm back of Qin Mu leaving.Hua Fei slowly relaxed.Qin Mu overcame a psychological obstacle on the battlefield.Can everyone else get through it?In battle and killing.How not to lose your mind.How is not a psychological breakdown.This is a pressing question word.I persevered.I almost didn't hold on a few times in the middle.I challenged one of my limits.Challenged a potential continuation challenge! !

138 Resurrection

"The First Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army occupied Shanghai, and the new King of Shanghai was born!"

"The situation in Shanghai is turbulent, and the situation of the revolutionary battle is reversed!"

"The seven warships of the navy have changed their flags, and the strength of the revolutionary army's navy has been strengthened!"

"Sun Wen, the leader of the Revolutionary Party, issued a statement congratulating Hua Fei on his occupation of Shanghai! He also claimed that he will return to China soon to form a new revolutionary government!"

"The governors of all provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have sent telegrams to support the military operations of the First Army of the Revolutionary Army, and call on the central government in Beijing to stop all counter-revolutionary actions!"

"Representatives from various countries in the Shanghai Concession issued statements one after another, maintaining their neutrality towards the civil war in China, and at the same time demanding that the Beijing government and the local government of the revolutionary party in the south protect the rights and interests of all countries in China!"

Almost on the second day, relevant reports from major newspapers flooded in.Everyone understood what the First Army's successful occupation of Shanghai meant to the Beiyang Army.Shanghai, the richest and most industrially concentrated area in the early Republic of China, has always been the logistical support base for the Revolutionary War.A large number of soldiers are recruited here, and a large number of weapons are concentrated here to support the provinces.Hua Fei succeeded in occupying Shanghai. If nothing else, just considering its military and economic strength, there will be a major crisis.

If it is said that Hua Fei was originally a small warlord in the locality, but during the second revolution against Yuan, Hua Fei used military victories one after another, a steady political offensive, and a balanced diplomatic strategy, so that he quickly came to China. Before this big historical change stage.

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers under his command control two provinces and one area.Formed a temporary alliance with the revolutionaries, foreigners acquiesced in non-interference, and received strong support from countless industrial and commercial entrepreneurs in the Suzhou and Shanghai areas.As for the support of ordinary people in Nanjing and other places who have suffered from military disasters and yearn for a stable life, they can be found everywhere.Affected by the public sentiment business group, the public opinion in the entire Jiangnan area is also extremely inclined to Hua Fei.In particular, Hua Fei made a public declaration before marching into Jiangsu.The helplessness of having to end war with war for the sake of the country, the people, and peace.Especially after he entered Nanjing, he severely punished the soldiers and bandits who caused chaos in Nanjing, and wanted dozens of military officers including Xu Baozhen and Zhang Xun, the leaders of the rebel army, which won the appreciation and support of countless pure and passionate students.

Hua Fei didn't feel very deeply about all these changes.He was just excited to know that after occupying the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, countless stocks of guns and ammunition were seized.Especially bullets and shells.There are countless numbers, enough for the First Army to fight continuously for another year.Although the manufacturing science and technology of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau may not be as advanced as that of foreigners, the technological content of the bullets and shells is not large, and the reserves over the years are indeed rich enough.

The most rare thing is that there are a large number of ready-made skilled workers in the manufacturing bureau. Although the war broke out, most of them lived in Shanghai, and few people fled.After Hua Fei took over the manufacturing bureau, he issued an order to rectify order and strengthen security defenses on the second day.Announcement of resumption of production.In the early stage, it mainly produced bullets of various diameters such as 7.62mm and 7.92mm.The standard rifle bullet of the Huafei army is 7.62mm, but many captured Mauser rifles and pistols, plus some machine guns and many guns in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau use bullets of 7.92mm, so both bullets need to be produced!

Battle of Shanghai.Annihilated more than 3000 people from the Northern Army.Captured tens of thousands of captives.Among them, nearly 1000 people under Zhang Xun's department all changed their flags and turned against the water.He has made some contributions to the attack on the manufacturing bureau!Nearly 80.00 people were killed in Huafei's unit.Among them, [-]% of the loss is in the attack and manufacture of local battles.

In addition to the navy, the two cruisers Zhao and Yingrui were seized.The main battleship Haitian of the cruise fleet is being repaired at the Jiangnan Shipyard.It has a displacement of 203 tons.Equipped with 22mm caliber heavy artillery.Except for the cruiser Haitian.The other four warships are all gunboats of the Yangtze River Fleet stationed in Shanghai.The navy was joined by seven warships.The total number of ships has reached [-].In terms of number, it is already much more than the navy of the central government.Especially Haitian.Zhaohe.Three large warships should join in.Makes the overall combat strength of the navy.There is a leap in texture.

For three days in a row.Hua Fei hardly had a moment to spare.Continue to participate in receptions held by various circles in Shanghai.And the revolutionaries in Shanghai.business representatives.The foreigners conducted a series of meetings and spies!Achieve many secret promises that are not known to outsiders!Most of these commitments exist in form.It is nothing more than some guarantees that the rights and interests of various forces in Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places will not be violated.And as an exchange price.They will support Hua Fei's initiative for self-government in Shanghai and Jiangsu!

It is also reasonable for foreigners to come to the door.Especially Americans and Germans.When Hua Fei was the governor of Anhui.They are working with Hua Feidi.Get many benefits.Both countries are emerging capitalist countries.The influence and interests in China are weaker than those of countries such as Britain and France.But through cooperation with Hua Enclave.Their interests and influence are further strengthened.This is also the fundamental reason why the governments and parliaments of the two countries decided to continue to support Hua Fei and to acquiesce to the second revolution to a certain extent!

Although Britain, France and other countries did not support the revolutionary government.That's because although the Revolutionary Party tried its best to avoid touching the interests of foreigners.But for tariff rights and many other aspects involving sovereignty.Still insist on it!Moreover, the revolutionary government has no de facto centralized leadership.Not Yuan Shikai's opponent.This is why they rejected the revolutionary party government after the Revolution of [-].A big reason to support Yuan Shikai.

No matter where they stand.Undoubtedly yes.That party must be the one that can gain benefits!Hua Fei has long understood this truth.Although it is not certain that the British, French and other congresses will fully support him.But through a series of cooperation.Hua Fei has made them understand.I am a force that can cooperate!For sovereign rights and interests such as sensitive tariffs.Hua Fei kept avoiding talking about it.Not to give up.It's just not the right time!

This is also one of the reasons why he has always held on to military power and never entered politics.On the one hand, it is because of his lack of political literacy, and on the other hand, once he takes power, the issues related to sovereignty must be faced and cannot be avoided!This is what Hua Fei is unwilling to face at present!Give it to the revolutionaries.Then he can not only avoid this sensitive issue, but also mediate in the middle, so that at the right time, it is not impossible to force foreigners to voluntarily surrender these rights!

Hua Fei understands this opportunity, that is the First World War that will break out soon!

The next few days.The revolutionaries who returned from various places visited one after another to discuss the formation of a new revolutionary government and the decision to continue the Northern Expedition!Regarding the new revolutionary government, Hua Fei avoided talking about it, pointing out that Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai still recognize the central government in Beijing, and what Hua Fei is seeking is autonomy!As for the formation of the local self-government, Hua Fei decided to hold public elections at the right time, and now the military government will take over for the time being.The military government only needs to control the police power and financial and taxation power, as for transportation, education, and civil affairs.Administrative matters such as construction, industry and commerce, and agriculture will basically remain the same as the original government!Following the original situation in Luzhou Prefecture, set up a military government supervision office to accept all complaints and accusations about government actions!

The revolutionaries were of course dissatisfied with Hua Fei's behavior, but almost all the military power was in Hua Fei's hands, and Hua Fei and Yuan Shikai were in a state of confrontation.If you want to win Yuan, you must rely on Hua Fei's military strength.Plus the usual weakness of the revolutionaries.Soon they compromised on Hua Fei's policy, only seeking Hua Fei to set up a local public election council and form a new local government as soon as possible.

After dealing with these matters, Hua Fei then negotiated with the local business group in Shanghai to discuss disarming the business group.As for the safety of the market area, it is jointly protected by the local police and Hua Fei's army.Merchants are extremely sensitive to the disarmament of merchant groups, and negotiations are very difficult.Hua Fei didn't have time to do it himself, so he handed over the specific affairs to Mo Haiyu and others. He also discussed with all the senior officers of the military department about the new military subordinates and the military issues in Zhejiang since the Second Revolution began.He has always maintained an apparent neutrality, but after the revolutionary situation turned bad, he tended to Yuan Shikai.And finally sent troops to assist the Beiyang Army in Shanghai.There has been no response to the truce and autonomy negotiations for Beijing, so Hua Fei, the staff and others are considering it.Whether to continue to take military action to put pressure on the Beiyang government in Beijing.

Representatives from Germany, the United States, and others were also hinted at by Hua Fei.Put pressure on Beiyang and call for an end to the civil war.Join the negotiating table as soon as possible.Just when everyone was high-spirited and complacent, a telegram ordered the Zhejiang military plan to be annulled in an instant.

"An urgent call from northern Anhui, Yuan Shikai mobilized about 5 troops to gather in Xuzhou. It turns out that the second division stationed in Xiaoxian County has launched a battle against Huaibei!"

Hearing this news, Hua Fei's face was extremely serious.I thought that Yuan Shikai would compromise with them after a series of casualties, but I don't know what stimulated him and made him react so strongly.You must know that the entire Beiyang Army had only 20 troops before the Second Revolution. After the battle losses and deaths, it currently has only 15 troops.Among them, it is necessary to garrison important areas in Gyeonggi, and use troops in Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan!Being able to allocate [-] yuan to continue attacking Huaibei is almost Yuan Shikai's greatest ability!

This is not normal!Yuan Shikai is definitely not such an impulsive person, why should he put all his eggs in one basket and make this bet?

Since you choose war, let's fight!Hua Feidi reacted extremely quickly. On the same day, he sent troops to occupy the Bank of China and Bank of Communications in Shanghai, and ordered the provinces to take over the branches of these two banks in various places in the name of Commander-in-Chief Yuan Jun.The Bank of China, formerly known as the Bank of Great Qing, was the second major bank of the Republic of China government along with the Bank of Communications.Taking over these two banks will deal a serious blow to Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government finances.

At the same time, in the name of a private person, I wrote to the consulates in Shanghai, affirming my longing for peace, and expressing my personal indignation at the central government forcibly violating public opinion and imposing dictatorial military rule!He also stated that he would use military force to fight back against the Beiyang government's violation of civil rights, and asked all countries to temporarily stop paying their own tariffs to the Beiyang government.

Without waiting for the consulates to respond, Hua Fei sent a telegram to the whole country in his own name, angrily accusing the Beiyang government of disregarding the development of people's livelihood, disregarding the danger of the country and the nation, resorting to military action, and plunged the land of China into the quagmire of fiery war. War criminals, this is naked crime!

Soon, the just-established Democratic Party Interim Committee in Nanjing immediately issued a statement supporting Hua Fei's call, and called on the Beijing General Prosecutor's Office to arrest a group of war criminals headed by Yuan Shikai, arrest them and send them to the Supreme Court for trial!

These bloodless political offensives are no less than the hail of bullets on the battlefield.Although the Beiyang government quickly counterattacked, under the alliance of the Democratic Party and Hua Fei, coupled with the general tendency of public opinion in various places and the loss of the support of most countries, the Beiyang government is obviously at a disadvantage.

Yuan Shikai, who was in Beijing at this time, didn't know that continuing to use troops was a desperate move!But Yang Shiqi said something to him, if Hua Fei cannot be completely eliminated at this time, it will be a holiday.When its wings are full, it will be an enemy!It was this sentence that made Yuan Shikai make up his mind to continue fighting!In war, it is often a kind of determination to compete!Yuan Shikai was about to be unable to hold on, and Hua Fei was also about to be unable to support the soldiers. Whether it was the exhaustion of the soldiers or the dispersion of troops, it was not suitable for a big battle at this moment!Then there is no way to gain the upper hand politically.The result must be achieved by military force.

Radio waves flew out from Shanghai quickly, and an encrypted order was sent to various places in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai.The first order was to ask the regiments stationed in Huaibei to stand firm and block the attack of the Beiyang Army, so that there is no danger of failure.At the same time, the legions in Fuyang, Bozhou and other places were ordered to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the Beiyang army in Henan, Hubei and other places from taking advantage of the fire to loot.

The third order was for the defenders in Hefei, requesting that the Hefei military headquarters quickly mobilize all the forces that could be mobilized, all go north to support the battle in Huaibei, and immediately dispatch two regiments of civilian troops. (The militia and construction corps consisted of about 500 people) came to Shanghai to deliver weapons and ammunition from the Manufacturing Bureau.

The fourth order was to the defenders in Wuhu, Tongling, Anqing and other places, ordering them to support Anqing except for the necessary security forces to prevent the Beiyang Army in Jiangxi and Hunan.At the same time, we waited for an opportunity to assist Li Liejun in counterattacking Beiyang in Jiangxi.

The fifth order was to all the troops in Nanjing and other places in Jiangsu, ordering them to hand over the prisoners to the police station for temporary custody, and all the troops to gather in Yangzhou and stand by.At the same time, Hua Fei also personally led the regiments of the First Division. **The two regiments of the third division assembled towards Yangzhou by boat.

The sixth order was for the Air Force bomber formation, ordering them to station at Bengbu Airport immediately.Start supporting the Huaibei battlefield and maintain continuous bombing and harassment.

The seventh order was to the various naval ministries.The original fifteen gunboats and the four new Yizhi gunboats formed the first detachment.Join the battle build-up sequence at Yangzhou and head north along the canal.Join the battle against Xuzhou!Some officers and some sailors on the other three cruisers were exchanged to a certain extent, and Hua Fei stationed a company of guard troops on each warship.Monitor their movements and behaviour.Order them to block all Beiyang government military ships and merchant ships on the East China Sea, and cut off all maritime material trade in Beiyang.At the same time, in order to increase the inspection range of the sea surface, the six aircraft of the Wing Loong Aircraft Factory were quickly refitted, all redundant armor and weapons were removed, and a fuel tank was installed to improve the range. The surface of the East China Sea.

After seven consecutive orders, almost non-stop, Hua Fei quickly started the pace of war again, launching a more comprehensive battle against the Beiyang Army.This battle has been fully upgraded and developed into a real navy and army battle!Not only began to gather and mobilize troops in the military, launched a counterattack against Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army, but also blocked sea routes, controlled banks, guided public opinion, made diplomacy with foreigners, and launched an all-out war against the Beiyang Army economically and socially.

In addition, Hua Fei also challenged Commander-in-Chief Yuan Jun with Huang Xing's appointment, declared that all provinces had entered a state of war, and activated a war mobilization order.Although this order may only work in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai, it is enough!The biggest advantage of the war mobilization order is that all production finances give priority to serving the war, mobilizing and organizing a large number of cheap labor to join the logistics support army.

Of course, while issuing the mobilization order, Hua Fei, in the name of the commander of the First Army, also called on the revolutionaries to help him organize fundraising, raise military expenses, and expand the production of the arsenal!Just three days after the announcement of the donation was made, the amount of donations harvested in Shanghai alone reached 1000 million yuan.This greatly exceeded Hua Fei's expectation!

Most of the 1000 million yuan are from major merchants and chaebols in Shanghai and industrial and commercial entrepreneurs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!The reason why the merchants and chaebols in Shanghai secretly supported Junshang was very simple, because they felt that Hua Fei could defend Yuan Shikai's attack, and once the desire for autonomy was realized, Hua Fei's policy of promoting business and benefiting business could be vigorously implemented, which would be extremely beneficial to them. good!Besides, even without these policies, with Hua Fei's current military strength, it is more than enough to be King of the Sea.How can such a powerful person not curry favour?

The industrial and commercial entrepreneurs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are even simpler. Many of them have benefited from Hua Fei's favor and have formed a symbiosis of interests with Hua Fei.Whether it's for repaying their favor or for themselves, they must do their best to assist Hua Fei in his northward battle!Some other entrepreneurs are either hindered by the affection of their partners or for long-term investment. Who knows if they will turn to Pacific Bank and Galaxy Investment for help when they encounter difficulties in the future!

Since most of the deposit accounts of businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are in the Pacific Bank, the 1000 million yuan in aid is basically cash in place quickly.Adding the Shanghai Customs Treasury and Tax Bank, plus some Treasury Bank in the Manufacturing Bureau, Hua Fei raised more than 300 million in cash in a short period of time, which greatly eased his urgent needs!Of course, the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications cannot be let go, but they are financial institutions after all, and the depth of their involvement is too extensive, so they cannot move for the time being!

With this more than 1000 million war funds, not only is there no need to worry about the distribution of military noon, but the military supplies will also be sufficient and can be replenished and transported as quickly as possible.Moreover, various military weapons factories have temporarily suspended operations due to financial problems, and are producing at full speed at full speed!In addition, the industrial construction along the Yangtze River in Anhui Province will not slow down the construction process due to a shortage of funds!

Although Hua Fei's military orders were encrypted, the military transfers in various places still attracted the attention of the reporters. Following the news reports, the dynamics of the all-out war in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai were still unfolding before the eyes of the world.Especially the actions of the navy, cutting off all the materials exported to the north in the East China Sea!The news immediately caused bombardment reactions everywhere.The supplies of many merchant ships were unable to go north, and had to be unloaded at Shanghai Port.Some people contacted the shippers to discuss waiting, and some people discussed using railway transportation for transshipment, but the railway was basically cut off.So some merchants simply sold them at low prices in Shanghai, causing a frenzy of commodity dumping!

After hearing the news, Mo Haiyu, who was in Shanghai, immediately telegraphed Hua Fei and decided to apply the special war law. The military has the priority to purchase all these dumped materials.Hua Fei immediately called back and agreed.

This unintentional behavior greatly benefited Hua Fei.Many merchants in the North purchased all kinds of goods from Southeast Asia or abroad, but the sea routes were blocked, and it was unknown when the war would end.Although it is possible to park in Shanghai Port, the cost is increasing.So I had to dump it, as long as I didn't lose money, I was lucky.

As a result, a large amount of steel, cotton cloth, kerosene, gasoline, grain flour, etc. that Hua Fei urgently needed were purchased by Hua Fei at a low price.As for other fuels, cotton yarn, sugar and other products, they were snapped up by the gathered merchants.As for the occasional opium, it was destroyed publicly without any sympathy!

The sea blockade caused the Beiyang government to react more intensely than Hua Fei had imagined. The military intelligence personnel hidden in various places quickly sent back news. Almost on the same day, many big businessmen and industrialists in the north called the Presidential Palace to express their deepest gratitude for the sea route being blocked. big worry.Yuan Shikai also understood what it meant to be blocked by sea routes, so he ordered the three cruisers Haiqi, Hairong, and Haichen as the main force that night, and a formation of eight warships went south. most of the power.