Chapter 218: Cracked

Wang Jingwei sat down and said seriously: "Prime Minister Liao sent me to inform you of two important things. One thing is to hold a leadership meeting of the Tongmenghui at the Government Hall at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. President Wu must attend."

"Tomorrow afternoon?" Wu Shaoting thought about it carefully. He still had to go to the non-commissioned officer school to teach tomorrow afternoon. He was not so relaxed as the principal. At the same time, he also thought that Liao Zhongkai and Hu Hanmin were really funny. The news of the meeting was only one day in advance, which really made people dare to be hasty.

"This meeting is very important. President Wu rarely attended the previous meetings. Premier Liao explained it again and again this time." Wang Jingwei looked at Wu Shaoting's thoughtful look and quickly added with emphasis.

"Okay, I'll try to be on time." Wu Shaoting reluctantly agreed, "What about another thing?"

"The second thing is even more serious. Mr. Sun is going to return to China." Wang Jingwei said excitedly, his eyes flashing with a sparkling luster, and his whole body seemed excited.

"Mr. Sun is coming back? When and where?" Wu Shaoting asked quickly. The news is indeed significant, which means that his plan to occupy the mountains and become king in Guangdong has a major hidden danger. If Sun Yat-sen did not return from the United States and went directly to Shanghai, and then went north to Nanjing to be sworn in as the interim president of the Republic of China, but came directly to Guangzhou to organize a congress, that would be a headache.

Wu Shaoting did not like Guangzhou to become a place where the National Tongmenghui gathered, and he did not want Sun Yat-sen to come to Guangzhou. These people are difficult characters, and with his current power, he may not be able to control the overall situation. Especially during the period when Sun Yat-sen just returned to China, his influence was very huge. If he didn't do anything he had worked hard to manage, he would give in.

Wu Shaoting is currently very familiar with his power and ability. It is still okay to deal with the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government. If he fights against the central government of the Republic of China, he will be seeking death!

"Mr. Sun sent a telegram on the ship. He and Zhu Zhuowen will arrive in Japan on the 12th of this month and are expected to return to China on the 21st." Wang Jingwei said.

"Where will Mr. Sun get ashore?" Wu Shaoting asked again.

"Mr. Sun's ship is from the United States to Shanghai, and it should be landed in Shanghai. The meeting tomorrow afternoon is to discuss the work of welcoming Mr. Sun. Now the provincial capital announced that the ** has sent a special call from Guangzhou to ask the preparations for the congress. Premier Liao has not yet confirmed the detailed conclusion on convening the congress. He just called back and asked the provinces to hold the provincial parliament first, and then discuss it separately. If the congress is held in Guangzhou at that time, we should welcome Mr. Sun to Guangzhou." Wang Jingwei talked happily.

When Wu Shaoting heard this, his face couldn't help but change, but he quickly concealed the past.

"I will never have to establish the capital of Guangzhou when convening a representative conference in Guangzhou, right? This is something that has never happened in the ages. Guangzhou is the gateway to southern Xinjiang. How can it become the capital of a great power?" He said with a pretentious concern.

"It is generally impossible to establish a capital of Guangzhou. I believe that representatives from other provinces will not agree to this resolution. However, at present, Guangdong is the safest place in the country. It is also a way to hold a representative meeting here and then move after the capital decision is settled." Wang Jingwei said.

Wu Shaoting pondered for a moment and took a breath in secret. It seemed that the days ahead would not be better.

He didn't say much, nodded slightly, and said, "I understand!"

Wang Jingwei smiled and said, "Anyway, these are just speculations, and everything will be concluded after the meeting tomorrow."

After Wang Jingwei left, Wu Shaoting's mood seemed a little dull. Although Sun Yat-sen was a historical celebrity and the father of the Chinese revolution, he was also a powerhouse, and he always wanted to control the highest decision-making power. Wu Shaoting was ready to dominate Guangdong, slowly accumulating strength, waiting for the warlord period to arrive before gradually completing unification. This is a judgment made after historical predictions.

But Sun Yat-sen would not do this. He did not know the future domestic situation, nor did he take the current situation into a more subtle way. He only hoped to complete domestic unification in the overall situation, with the most fabrics American-style split situation.

Wu Shaoting was thinking about how to deal with the boss Sun Yat-sen, but he even forgot to eat at noon.

Deng Keng knocked on the door and walked in, asking, "President, do you want to deliver the food here?"

Wu Shaoting shook his head, sighed, and said, "No, I don't want to eat at all now."

Deng Keng then handed over the telegram from his home under his armpit and said, "President, I just received a telegram from Jiangxi ten minutes ago. Nanjing was liberated five days ago. However, some friction occurred within the revolutionary coalition of the five provinces."

Wu Shaoting raised a little bit of spirit. The restoration of Nanjing was good news. At least there would be more choices in the capital plan when the Republic of China was founded, and Nanjing was even more likely. In this way, it could be regarded as indirectly sharing the possibility of Sun Yat-sen coming to Guangdong. He received the telegram and looked carefully. The coalition forces of the five provinces besieged Nanjing for three days. Zhang Xun's Jiang Defense Camp tried hard to ask Feng Guozhang to go south to reinforce but failed, and finally retreated to Xuzhou.

The telegram also included a Jiangxi newspaper's message. After the coalition forces of the five provinces conquered Nanjing, Huang Xing advocated continuing to go north, the Gan army advocated returning to support Wuhan, the Fujian army urgently wanted to withdraw and quell the rebellion due to unrest in Fujian Province, and the Shanghai army and the Zhejiang army hoped to defend Nanjing because of news of Sun Yat-sen's return to China, so they hoped to take charge of the overall situation after Sun Yat-sen returned to China.

Not only did the revolutionary army in the five provinces come up with a variety of opinions, but there were also problems with supply replenishment in each province.

The old bureaucrats and gentry in various provinces began to compete for rights and interests, ignoring the revolutionary army fighting on the front line. In fact, since the operation of the six towns in Beiyang, many provinces have no hope of success in the Northern Expedition, so they do not pay attention to the supply of troops from the province. Except for Guangdong Province, which is still insisting on raising food and pay to export to the front line, other provinces almost cannot enter or exit.

The situation of the coalition forces in the five provinces in Nanjing was very bad. The soldiers reduced from two meals a day to one meal, and from one meal to one meal. Originally, the Second Division of the Revolutionary Guangdong Army had steamed buns to eat, but later they were divided into parts to help other provinces. They were evenly matched and everyone couldn't eat well.

There were differences among the top leaders and hunger and coldness below. Even if the coalition soldiers conquered several cities in a row, their morale gradually declined.

"If the same goes, the military rations of the other four provinces are all counted as our Guangdong Province." Wu Shaoting threw the telegram on the table. Although he was very unhappy, his face was a little excited. He saw a hope that the Soviet, Zhejiang and Shanghai were in chaos, and he was waiting for Sun Yat-sen to take charge of the overall situation.

Because some time ago, there was rumors in China that Sun Yat-sen established the Tongmenghui North America Fundraising Association in the United States, I believe that these coalition soldiers are looking forward to this foreign funding.

"President, the overall situation is not very clear now, otherwise we will let the Second Division return to Guangdong first." Deng Keng said with suggestion.

"The more uncertain the overall situation is, the more we must persist in the revolutionary Guangdong army, so that we can reflect the revolutionary determination of our Guangdong people. What's more, Keqiang is on the front line when the troops are in full force. Now let him withdraw, I'm afraid there will be no result." Wu Shaoting said slowly.

Deng Keng sighed heavily, not knowing what to say.

"Shi Yuan, the supply to the Second Division cannot be interrupted, so as much as you should. If the funds are not enough, you can move it from the military academy preparation office. The Second Division is on behalf of our Guangdong Revolutionary Government, and you cannot lose the face of the Guangdong Revolutionary Government." Wu Shaoting said instructed.

"I understand." Deng Keng nodded.

"In addition, Mr. Sun is about to return to China. If nothing unexpected happens, I will also go to Shanghai to welcome Mr. Sun. Please help me deal with this matter first, including all the situations I did not live in Guangdong." Wu Shaoting said again.
Chapter completed!