It is said that Suzhou is no better than Nanjing and does not have as many peripheral positions. Although Fang Jianxiong has a dark heart, he still would not engage in such activities as destroying historical monuments. Suzhou's city wall has been relatively well preserved, and it was not destroyed until the 1960s and 1970s.

in the hand.

Hamilton continued to salute. According to regulations, the battle plan had to be readjusted. On this issue, Fang Jianxiong was very strict. Regardless of the opponent, each unit must draw up a thorough battle plan before the war. Of course, this thoroughness is based on pre-war

On the premise of investigation...

Whether it was Suzhou or Nanjing, Hamilton had conducted pre-war reconnaissance work half a year ago with his staff in civilian clothes. So he knew the situation in Suzhou relatively well.

The Suzhou garrison is the temporary 23rd Mixed Association of Fengjing. You can have a reference for how to compare the specific combat effectiveness of the Ninth Town.

As Nanjing fell, Suzhou was shaken, and the revolutionary party in the new army began to prepare for action. After Fang Jianxiong's Anhui Revolutionary Army passed Zhenjiang, it almost stayed under the nose of Suzhou.

In the Qing Dynasty, Jiangsu, Ning, and Su were divided. The governors of Jiangsu and Jiangsu were stationed in Jiangning, and the governor of Jiangsu was stationed in Suzhou. Governor Cheng Dequan, a native of Yunyang, Sichuan, was a poor scholar in his early years. He joined the Northeast and started as a staff member. He served as a general in Heilongjiang and patrolled

Fu, Governor of Fengtian and other positions. In 1910, Cheng Dequan was transferred to Jiangsu. The first thing he did after taking office was to visit Zhang Qian, Shen Enfu and other local gentlemen. He maintained good relations with him and was known as an enlightened governor.

On October 16 after the Wuchang Uprising, Cheng Dequan invited Zhang Qian to Suzhou to discuss important matters. Zhang Qian drafted the "Report to Reorganize the Cabinet and Announce the Constitution" on his behalf, and the governor of Shandong Sun Baoqi and others jointly submitted the memorial. Zhang Qian was born as a scholar and a leader of the constitutionalists

Characters. When the situation across the country was unclear after the Wuchang Uprising, Cheng and Zhang still held on to the banner of constitutionalism.

After that, Cheng Dequan carefully guarded the city of Suzhou to prevent the revolutionary party from causing trouble. Unexpectedly, Fang Jianxiong came out of Anhui, and he just took care of Anqing. He also led his troops to attack Jiangning. At the beginning, everyone thought this guy was cowardly! Jiangning!

It is the most important town along the Yangtze River, with more than 30,000 garrison troops including the Ninth Town. How many troops can that poor place in Anhui send out?

Who would have thought that the result was shocking. The troops stationed in Jiangning in the Ninth Town were first suspected and rebelled by Zhang Renjun. Then Fang Jianxiong's Anhui Army opened the city gate of Jiangning in one morning. This speed and combat power really scared everyone.

light.

Seeing the Anhui Revolutionary Army rolling in and having already passed Zhenjiang, the New Army's temporary 23rd Mixed Association was ready to move again. Cheng Dequan was completely uneasy and summoned Zhang Qian, Shen Enfu and others to discuss it all night.

In the end, the mainstream opinion was that Jiangsu belonged to Jiangsu people, and Anhui people should not be allowed to dictate. Under this tone, Zhang Qian, Shen Enfu and others elected Cheng Dequan as the governor and announced the liberation of Jiangsu overnight.

Fang Jianxiong was still busy working on how to successfully capture Suzhou and then march into Shanghai. However, due to Fang's mischief, history had slightly changed. Originally, after the liberation of Shanghai on November 3, the death squads entered the second phase.

Thirteen Mixed Associations. Inciting new troops to advance

City, Cheng Dequan was forced to agree to the uprising after being pressured. Now because Fang Heizhai's army is pressing down on the border, Cheng Dequan out of personal interests, and the Jiangsu gentry out of local interests, took the initiative to announce the uprising. The time is ahead of schedule, and they are in time.

The decision was made before midnight on November 3rd.

Early on the morning of the 3rd, news spread that Suzhou was restored to power. Governor Cheng Dequan, Ministry of Civil Affairs Zhang Zhangqian, Minister of Finance Ying Dehong, Wu Tingfang as Minister of Negotiations, and Zheng Yan as Minister of Law Enforcement. Later, the original thirty-one association commander Gu Zhongchen was

Appointed as Chief of Staff, Liu Zhijie was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Army.

The next day, the Jiangsu Governor's Office sent people to the direction of Nanjing to inquire about the news. At the same time, Minister of Civil Affairs Zhang Qian, Minister of Negotiation Wu Tingfang, and Chief of Staff Gu Zhongchen led a group of gentry to prepare for the task of leaving the city. The target was Anhui who was heading towards Suzhou.

The revolutionary army is coming.

This trip is euphemistically called "Labor Army"! In fact, it is to hold back the Anhui Revolutionary Army. Suzhou has been liberated, so don't go there. The sad thing is that Suzhou has not received any news about the Anhui Army's action in Zhenjiang.

Leng Yu was eager to make meritorious deeds and got up early in the morning. The watch on his wrist showed Commander Fang's excellent graduation award. The time showed four-thirty in the morning. After half an hour, the secret service group set off at five o'clock sharp.

The leading company commander, Wang Mazi, took his "bandit soldiers" on the train and searched ahead. After the special agent group was the main force of the army, the train captured in Zhenjiang played its role. Fang Jianxiong was finally able to occupy a carriage to do his job.

's headquarters.

After Zhenjiang were Changzhou and Wuxi. These two places were still under the control of the Qing army. However, in the face of the large army, the officials and gentry in the two places did not dare to resist at all. Changzhou officials and gentry decided to go out of the city to welcome them, bringing supplies for the laborers.

Unexpectedly, the Anhui Army advanced along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, but the vanguard regiment ignored them and rolled forward. Finally, when they reached the main force, they met the young Commander Fang and received an affirmative reply: "As long as the liberation of Anhui is announced, Anhui will be conquered."

The army stopped entering the city and fought all the way to Shanghai."

Naturally, Laojun's supplies were accepted with a smile, and Changzhou was extremely satisfied. Two hundred thousand taels of silver, plus some supplies and all the train skins, saved the city of Changzhou from the war. The Anhui army crossed the border and left before the officials and gentry were happy.

At the end, people from the Tongmenghui jumped out, and the Revolutionary Party headed by He Jian announced that he would become the commander of the military-government sub-prefecture. Well, this fake power was so timely that local officials and gentry did not dare to resist.

Before the Anhui army arrived in Wuxi, people from the Tongmenghui met them on the road. A group of people led by Qin Yuliu came to work for the army and said that Wuxi had also been liberated. Qin Yuliu was the commander-in-chief of the military and political branches of Wuxi and Jingui counties.

It was probably only at this time that so many commanders would spring up all over the country. Qin Yuliu and others met Fang Jianxiong. After a brief meeting, they asked the Anhui Army to support some ordnance. Fang Jianxiong laughed.

Fortunately, the people of Wuxi were already prepared and asked to contribute 200,000 taels of silver to the revolution. Fang Jianxiong reluctantly accepted the offer and provided 3,000 Hanyang-made rifles and some bullets.

Just like that, Wuxi has also passed. The protection fees in Changzhou and Wuxi have been collected, and Fang Jianxiong is quite satisfied. At the same time, he regrets a little, why not also collect some protection fees in Zhenjiang? Well, I will collect it later.

It was a smooth journey. In the afternoon, Suzhou City was approaching, and a group of people were already waiting outside the city. The vanguard had to stop, sent people up to inquire about the news, and came back to report that the people of Suzhou had liberated themselves, and to express their deep affection for the Anhui Revolutionary Army.

Friendship.

This made Leng Yu so depressed that he wanted to cry. What the hell did he do all the way? Changzhou, Wuxi, and Suzhou are all the same trick. Can you please stop making noises? If you don't revolt, we will beat you to death.

After a comparison, the people of Zhenjiang are still more courageous.

If you haven't said anything yet, please report it later.

Fang Jianxiong did not scrape land in Nanjing because he considered that Nanjing is too close to Wuhu, and both the waterway terminal and the train station are needed. In addition, the relationship with the Ninth Town is also good. Fang Heizhai is not polite to the people of Changzhou and Wuxi.

Yes. It’s all the way

It’s a place with many rich people. If we don’t plunder it, I’d be sorry for the army’s hard work. Fang Jianxiong was very satisfied with the enthusiasm of the people in Changzhou and Wuxi. He looked at Zixiong in the carriage and called Zheng Quan to discuss how to let the people go back to Suzhou.

Support the revolution.

It seems that Zheng Quan and Li Muyan have different values ​​of existence. Zheng Quan has a strategic vision and economic acumen. Along the way, he helped analyze the public sentiment in Shanghai and Nanjing and made some suggestions. In principle, don't be soft on the benefits that should be taken, Anhui

Although the army will not stay, but this trip cannot be in vain. Zheng

Quan suggested that it is not advisable to stay in Shanghai for a long time. Like Nanjing, it has attracted people's attention and forget about the local backlash. The key line is the British sphere of influence. It is better to search for it and manage Jiangbei and Anhui as the best strategy. In the future, we will wait and explore.

Take Jiangxi and Hubei, and take the material resources of the two places to form an atmosphere.

For a long time, Fang Jianxiong has indeed lacked a figure who views Anhui's forces from an overall strategic perspective. The emergence of Zheng Quan has greatly made up for Fang Jianxiong's shortcomings in this regard.

Fang Jianxiong's attitude towards Zheng Quan was also different. He took the initiative to talk about some of his ideas and said: "If the Anhui Revolutionary Army wants to become a strong army, it must pass the Beiyang Army. Therefore, strategically, it is still necessary to take the initiative to march north.

Take the initiative to seek engagement with the Beiyang Army. The purpose of the Eastern Expedition is to ensure that there are no worries. As far as the current situation is concerned, we must find opportunities to severely damage the Beiyang Army, so as to establish the prestige of the Anhui Revolutionary Army as the strongest army."

Regarding this strategic concept, Zheng Quan expressed some views: "The Beiyang Army is currently mainly concentrated in Hubei, and Henan and Shandong are mainly local forces. If our army wants to go north, Shandong and Henan will be the first to bear the brunt. If we want to hit Beiyang hard, we must

First we take Henan, and then we take a look at the route behind the Beiyang Army in Hubei."

This conversation between the two on the train laid the strategic foundation for Fang Jianxiong's command. Fang Jianxiong was about to call Hamilton and others to discuss important matters when the train stopped and guards came to report that Suzhou had been liberated. The Minister of Civil Affairs

Zhang Qian and others brought local gentry to work for the army.

"What? Are you doing this again?" Fang Jianxiong's eyes lit up. The people of Suzhou are very wealthy, and they have heard about this for a long time. Fang Jianxiong is still very happy to avoid fighting, but the protection fee cannot be charged too little, right?

"Okay, let them meet in the car." Fang Jianxiong said arrogantly, Zheng Quan quickly persuaded: "Commander, no matter what you want to do, you can still get by with face, right? Zhang Qian and others are still in the country

Very influential.”

Fang Jianxiong, who has always had a fairly good reputation, is relatively easy to listen to and immediately nodded to express his acceptance of reasonable opinions.
Chapter completed!