Volume 2: Across the Sea

Chapter 22: Eastern Expedition, Northern Expedition (End)

In Sanhe Town, Hun Cheng, who evacuated here last night, still chose to be stationed outside the town. This has become an unwritten tradition of the Anhui Revolutionary Army. As the saying goes, Fang Jianxiong can lead by example, who dares to be unconvinced?

After retreating to Sanhe Town, Li Qianyu not only did not relax his vigilance, but instead stepped up his guard. He and Li Yifeng took turns on duty, one night and one day.

When Dongfang Lu turned white, Li Qianyu blew out the lamp on the table and went out to check the posts. Li Qianyu felt contempt for those people in Hefei from the bottom of his heart, and even felt ashamed because he had been close to these people in the past. Li Qianyu did not deny the Tongmenghui one-sidedly. They have a revolutionary will, but they are deeply angry at their short-sighted approach of rushing to seize power.

Stepping on the morning dew while walking around the camp to check the posts, Li Qianyu thought to himself that the instructor said it was good. The biggest enemy of the Chinese revolution at the current stage is the Beiyang Military Group. Any non-unity at this stage is undesirable. .If you want to defeat Beiyang, a huge military group, you should unite all the forces that can be united. This is the reason why Fang Jianxiong persuaded a group of subordinates to give the alliance military power.

It's a pity that the instructor's goodwill was regarded as weakness by these people! Just as Li Qianyu was thinking this, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the quiet morning on the distant road. At first it was a very weak sound, but then it became clearer and clearer that a large number of horses Those who dare to come in this direction can only be cavalry in the territory of Anhui.

Judging from the direction, it was the direction of Anqing. Li Qianyu was shocked. He still ordered to prepare for battle.

Bang! The sentry in front fired a gun to signal the cavalry coming from the opposite direction to stop. Li Qianyu set up roadblocks on the road, not for toll collection, but for precaution.

Fang Jianxiong was in the middle of the cavalry. When he heard the sound of gunshots, he reined in his horse and said, "What's going on?"

Duan Feng immediately went forward to inquire, and soon came back and said: "The front is Sanhe Town, and Li Qianyu's mixed brigade is stationed here. The humble officer has informed the commander-in-chief that he is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qianyu and Li Yifeng were already trotting forward in the mist, without a single guard. Fang Jianxiong showed an imperceptible smile of satisfaction when he saw this. He turned over and dismounted and hurried forward to greet them.

"Commander!" When Er Li saw Fang Jianxiong's feet coming forward like the wind, they felt moved in their hearts, and they stood at attention and saluted in unison.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Fang Jianxiong returned the greeting casually. He took the two of them and sat down directly on the stone on the roadside and said, "Tell me about the situation."

The two people explained the matter in detail, and Fang Jianxiong sneered in his heart after hearing this. Chen Qimei, indeed, revealed the background of the White Party. "You have done a good job, standing on an invincible position and standing on morality. Although the Tongmenghui has different ideas from ours and has gone too far, we cannot take the initiative to shoot at the anti-Qing forces." Fang Jianxiong's words were high-sounding and fell into Er Li's ears. They were all worried about Fang Jianxiong. He felt that the boss was too kind. , you will suffer a loss if this continues.

However, Er Li was accustomed to obeying Fang Jianxiong's instructions and did not immediately express any objection.

"Send someone to Hefei. Contact Li and Ji and tell them that I am here. From now on, local affairs in Hefei will follow the Anqing system. The local assembly will elect local governors to manage government affairs. Public security will be handled by the Patrol Police General Administration. The military will not interfere in politics. Please rest assured about this."

While Fang Jianxiong was talking, a signal soldier came from the front to report that someone was coming from Hefei. Fang Jianxiong was shocked when he heard that, what would happen? Li Qianyu hurried to have a look, and soon came back with Ji Guangen.

Fang Jianxiong saw that he was an old acquaintance. He quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother Ji, why did you touch him at this time?"

"Oh, Fuguo..., no, the commander is here too, that would be better. If things don't work, I'll come here all night long." Ji Guangen didn't forget to compliment himself, Fang Jianxiong still affirmed it and said: "Brother Ji, I traveled all night to come here." You're on your way and working hard, is there anything important you want to report?"

Ji Guangen was indeed working very hard. He learned last night that people from the Tongmenghui had decided to set up a military and political branch today, and thought this was a good opportunity. He took a follower overnight, quickly called for the city gate to be opened, and came to Sanhe Town to report the news and guard the city gate. They were all old members of the patrol battalion, and everything went smoothly. This shows that the success of the Tongmenghui people was a strange thing.

Wu Yanggu didn't sleep all night. He went out of the city to see Er Li yesterday. Unexpectedly, Er Li led his troops to break out of camp and retreat. Wu Yanggu didn't see anyone and was blocked by the guards. Such a thing was unimaginable before. This shows Er Li's vigilance.

When they returned to the city, people from the Tongmenghui had already begun busy preparations for the establishment of the military and political branch office. A group of people gathered together for a night of meetings and elected Wang Tianpei as the temporary acting commander of the military and government branch office, and Hu Wantai as deputy commander and commander of the First Division of the Hefei People's Army. This so-called first division was composed of the Security Brigade and Ji Guangen's patrol battalion. Everyone recommended Wu Yanggu to be the Minister of Civil Affairs. Wu refused on the grounds of physical discomfort and stayed behind closed doors to protect some personal rights. position.

Also staying up all night were those from the Tongmenghui. Compared to Wu Yanggu who was worried, they were very excited. It seemed that as long as they held high the flag of righteousness and raised their arms, the people of Anhui would follow suit and oppose Fang Jianxiong, the authoritarian warlord.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the ceremony for the establishment of the military and political branch was held. The venue was chosen on the stage of the City God's Temple. Wang Tianpei, Hu Wantai and others, who were proud of the spring breeze, appeared on the rostrum. The venue was decorated overnight and was decorated with red and colorful decorations, making it very lively.

Unexpectedly, many gentry from Hefei City came very cooperatively, and Li Weiyuan also came. Ji Guangen did not show up, and the Alliance automatically ignored him. "Killing a lost dog is no different from killing an ant." "This is what Sun Wancheng said.

All the members of the alliance were high-spirited and dressed very energetically. It seemed that everything in the world was changing in a matter of seconds. There was only one person who looked a little uneasy. This person was Hu Wantai. This man was naughty. Historically, this man was in Wuchang. After the uprising, Anhui Juyi was promoted to the commander-in-chief. Unexpectedly, this person was afraid of absconding, resulting in the uprising failing without a leader.

Regarding the Hefei incident, Hu Wantai was lucky. He felt that there were countless governors in various places, and the Tongmenghui was the leader in righteousness in the world. Fang Jianxiong did not dare to mess around. In fact, yesterday when Er Li suddenly pulled out the camp and retreated, Hu Wantai already felt that something was not good. Before coming today. , made a little arrangement, just in case.

"The Tongmenghui initiated the armed revolution and has been implementing it to this day. The Wuchang uprising has been successful and the whole country has responded. This is the result of our comrades in the Tongmenghui who have braved hardships and sacrificed their lives for many years to awaken the world..." Wang Tianpei was giving an impassioned speech, and there were people on the way. He quietly walked into Hu Wantai's side, and after muttering a few words, Hu Wantai's face suddenly turned pale, and he quietly exited the podium and disappeared into the crowd.

At this moment, Fang Jianxiong appeared at the gate of the city with Hu Yaozu's special agent battalion, followed by the army of the mixed brigade. The patrol battalion guarding the city gate saw that the situation was not good, and was about to flee when Ji Guangen shouted: "Stand still for me, get your guns

Everyone, put down and stand in line!"

When the soldiers saw that it was Ji Guangen, they all put down their weapons and stood in line. When Ji Guangen turned around and smiled charmingly to please him, Fang Jianxiong said with a smile: "Brother Ji has a high prestige in the patrol camp!"

Ji Guangen, who was riding on the horse, felt his heart tremble, and he shook a few times and almost fell off. Fang Jianxiong stretched out his hand to help him and said with a smile: "I am absolutely assured of Brother Ji, but Brother Ji, if you want to continue to lead troops in the future, you have to go to the Wuhu Army."

It only takes half a year of further study at university."

As soon as Ji Guangen heard this, he understood that Fang Jianxiong was not trying to kill the donkey, but now these old troops basically had nothing to do with him. "It all depends on the commander!" Ji Guangen quickly confessed, lest Fang Jianxiong had doubts in his heart and had murderous intentions.

We have these idiots from the Alliance before our eyes as examples.

"Brother Ji, a former member of the patrol camp needs to go to Wuhu for half a year to study. Don't worry, you will be the leader of the regiment after coming out." Fang Jianxiong made a promise, and Ji Guangen made a calculation in his mind. Fang Jianxiong's troops have three regiments.

The number of people in this battalion was almost the same as it is now, but the equipment was completely different. After such a calculation, it made a lot of money. Besides, how can leading such a rubbish team be as elite as leading the Anhui Army?

The mixed brigade quickly entered the city and went straight to the security brigade station. Ji Guangen was quite useful and took the initiative to ask Ying to clean up the original patrol camp headquarters. Fang Jianxiong was worried about his safety and sent a special agent platoon to protect him.

Firecrackers went off at the venue, and Wang Tianpei and others held up the newly made sign of the Hefei Military and Government Branch in public. At the peak of excitement, no one noticed that Hu Wantai had disappeared.

At the security brigade station, Er Li led his troops and announced that Commander Fang had arrived in Hefei and that the entire security brigade had returned. Several regiment commanders and battalion commanders were all members of the Tongmenghui, and the association was celebrating the establishment of the military and government branch. The grassroots company and platoon leaders, then

They were all officers from the former patrol battalion. How could they dare to resist Marshal Fang's orders?

Before the sound of firecrackers stopped, the cavalry appeared outside the venue, facing the rostrum. The leader was Fang Jianxiong. The whole venue suddenly became quiet, only the sound of firecrackers was still making its final struggle. There were no less than a thousand people and gentry present.

, no one dared to make a sound. Finally the sound of firecrackers stopped, Fang Jianxiong rubbed his ears and said to himself: "It's so lively!"

A group of gentry led by Li Weiyuan on the rostrum fled off the rostrum. The remaining thirty or so members of the alliance watched the changes in the audience dumbfounded. Fang Jianxiong rode his horse forward slowly, and the crowd automatically made way for them.

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"Fang Thief, die!" A cowardly guy actually pulled out a gun on the rostrum. Sun Wancheng, Wang Shande and others quickly hugged the wife: "Ancestor, are you going to kill everyone?" Wang Tianpei's face turned ashen.

Howled loudly.

Fang Jianxiong turned over and dismounted, stood under the stage, looked at the people above, and said calmly: "Why, you haven't come down to salute me when you see me, the commander. Do you want me to go up and salute you? Wang Tianpei, just learn the military you learned in Japan.

To these?"

Wang Tianpei and others struggled to get off the stage, and when they walked up to Fang Jianxiong, they laughed miserably: "You win!"

Fang Jianxiong smiled disdainfully: "Are you worthy of being my opponent? Yuan Shikai is about the same. Come, give each of you ten yuan as a gift to show off your situation!" The soldiers from the secret service battalion swarmed up, all disarming their weapons, and each one looked at one.

They were escorted away one by one.
Chapter completed!