Beiyang reactionaries

[-] shots?

Where did Chen Jiongming buy such a large amount of Hanyang made?And where did Chen Jiongming get the money?According to the current market price, so many made in Hanyang are not cheap at all.The southern Fujian region where Chen Jiongming is located is a poor place. Even if Chen Jiongming has an opium tax, it is impossible for Chen Jiongming to spend so much money to buy so many weapons.

What does he want to do?

Mo Rongxin could imagine that for these weapons, Chen Jiongming's finances must be almost bankrupt.After all, there are not more than a few million, so it is impossible to buy so many weapons.But in southern Fujian, how much money can be earned in a year.

According to the current market price, even if Lu Rongting wants to buy [-] rods made by Hanyang, he will be very cautious.Where did Chen Jiongming get the money to buy so many weapons?

This is to burn the boat.

Chen Jiongming estimated that he spent all his money to buy these weapons, and then expanded his army to prepare for war there.No matter how stupid Mo Rongxin was, he knew that Chen Jiongming must be plotting against Guangdong.He would only ignore it if he plotted against Guangdong.

What are you afraid of spending money on?

As long as Guangdong can be won, the money can be earned back.

Chen Jiongming's goal must be Guangdong.Thinking of this, Mo Rongxin really couldn't sit down.

"Xu Chongzhi's large army is moving to Zhangzhou?"

"Yes. According to the marching speed of Xu Chongzhi's troops, they can reach Zhangzhou within two or three days."

"It seems that their target is the Chaoshan area."

Mo Rongxin felt a severe headache.

After getting older, Mo Rongxin really didn't want to fight, and didn't want to think too much about things.Mo Rongxin just wanted to be a good governor of Guangdong, but now the situation was critical, and Mo Rongxin had to react.So Mo Rongxin thought for a while and said, "Come here."

"Lord Overseer."

"Give power to Guilin, and Chen Jiongming, the Fujian and Guangdong Army, purchased [-] rifles made in Hanyang, expanded the two armies, and prepared for war in Zhangzhou."

"Yes."

Mo Rongxin still didn't want to make a decision by himself, so he sent a telegram to Lu Rongting in Guilin, hoping that Lu Rongting would issue an order.

"Guannan (Shen Hongying), continue to inquire about Zhangzhou."

"Yes."

209 Contradictions between Guangdong and Guangxi 3

"Brother, read today's newspaper."

Guilin.

Lu Rongting had just received a telegram from Mo Rongxin, saying that the Aid Fujian and Guangdong Army had purchased a large amount of ammunition, newly created the designations of the Third Army of the Guangdong Army and the Fourth Army of the Guangdong Army, and was preparing for war.Lu Rongting was actually not afraid of Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army.Although Chen Jiongming and Xu Chongzhi have long been famous, they were the famous generals who recovered Guangdong and Fujian in the year of [-].But Lu Rongting didn't think that their little army could make any progress.

There are only a few of their troops combined, and their weapons and equipment are far inferior to those of the Guangxi troops.In war, Lu Rongting was not afraid of the Cantonese army.

Lu Rongting was actually worried about Sun Yat-sen.

How do you evaluate Sun Yat-sen?

Anyway, while Lu Rongting despised Sun Yat-sen for accomplishing nothing, he also feared Sun Yat-sen's prestige in the south.In terms of grasping the hearts and trends of the people, Lu Rongting, an old-fashioned warlord who was born as a bandit, was far inferior to Sun Yat-sen.

Don't look at Sun Yat-sen losing nothing every time, but Sun Yat-sen can rise again every time.Every time many people betrayed Sun Yat-sen and left Sun Yat-sen.But Sun Yat-sen was always able to find new allies and new people who believed in Sun Yat-sen's theories.

Rising again and again.

This is not something that can be explained by luck, but that Sun Yat-sen really grasped the aspirations of the people and grasped the changes in the domestic situation.Every time Sun Yat-sen was able to find a breakthrough point and rise again.

So Lu Rongting was still very afraid of Sun Yat-sen.

Guangdong.

This is the headquarters of Sun Yat-sen, or the headquarters of the revolutionary party.Not to mention Sun Yat-sen, but Hu Hanmin, Liao Zhongkai, Chen Jiongming, and Xu Chongzhi under his command are all Cantonese. They have propagated the revolution for many years and have huge connections in Guangdong.

This is the most terrible.

Compared with the strength of Chen Jiongming's Cantonese troops, Lu Rongting was worried about those local factions in Guangdong.When I was fighting Chen Jiongming, if these people turned against me, it would be the most deadly.

While Lu Rongting was thinking, Tan Haoming walked in.

"what happened?"

"Duan Xun accused us of growing opium in Guangxi. Many newspapers published this news today. Dai Kan, the Office of the Southwest Anti-smoking Association, issued a statement on behalf of Duan Xun, condemning our cultivation of opium in Guangxi and condemning us for disregarding the law for selling opium. Ask us in Guangxi to accept the Southwest Smoking Ban Inspection by the supervisory department."

"Say we grow opium? Want to come to our place to check?"

Lu Rongting took the newspaper and looked at it, then couldn't help laughing.Lu Rongting was born as a bandit, and he didn't care about his reputation. All his actions were based on his own interests.If it is really possible to grow opium, Lu Rongting is also very willing.After all, after Duan Xun sealed off the important opium bases one by one, the domestic opium price rose in a straight line.Now being able to grow and sell opium is the best business.No business can compare with the opium business.

However, Guangxi is different from the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

Due to the land and weather conditions in Guangxi, the effect of opium planting is not very good, and the quality of the opium after planting is also average, and it cannot be sold at the high price of Yunnan soil (Yunnan opium) back then.Although Lu Rongting also tried to grow opium in Guangda, but the scale is not large.

It cannot be compared with the original three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.

It is not wrong to say that you grow opium yourself, but it is awkward no matter how you look at it.I only grow a little bit of opium in Guangxi.In China that I did not go to, which province does not grow opium.

As long as it is a province where opium can be grown, those warlords are eager to grow opium to make money.

condemn yourself?Want to check the opium situation in Guangxi?

joke.

"Brother, Duan Xun didn't make an excuse to attack us in Guangxi, did he? Before Duan Xun's troops invaded Yunnan, they used opium as an excuse to drive away Tang Jiyao. Before the war, I remember that all the newspapers were accusing Tang Jiyao of planting Opium. Did Duan Xun use the same trick? What if he uses this as an excuse to attack us?"

Tan Haoming asked Lu Rongting nervously.

In the last battle in Hunan, Tan Haoming was really frightened.Starting from Changsha, it retreated all the way, and suffered another disastrous defeat in Baoqing, losing tens of thousands of Guangdong and Guangxi troops in Hunan.

Duan Xun's troops also impressed Tan Haoming deeply.

very powerful.

In particular, Tan Haoming secretly escaped from Baoqing and met Liu Duanshang's special warfare brigade in the middle. Liu Duanshang almost wiped out his entire army when he was beaten by Liu Duanshang.If Tan Haoming hadn't run fast in that war, he would have become a prisoner.Tan Haoming will never forget that battle.

So Tan Haoming really didn't want to fight Duan Xun.

"Looking hopeless."

Lu Rongting couldn't help scolding Tan Haoming.

Tan Haoming is Lu Rongting's brother-in-law for decades, and also his brother-in-law.If it weren't for this, Lu Rongting would have thrown Tan Haoming into the cold palace long ago when he suffered a disastrous defeat in Hunan.Even if Hunan cannot be kept, it will not lose tens of thousands of troops and flee to Guangxi in embarrassment.At that time, tens of thousands of troops were lost, but they were all Lu Rongting's confidantes, which greatly reduced Lu Rongting's strength.But because Tan Haoming is his brother and the person he trusts most, he is still appointed as the governor of Guangxi.

But seeing his current appearance, Lu Rongting still couldn't bear it.