Chapter 686 Supervising the Coast Guard

At the Mawei Military Port in Fuzhou, a military transport ship from Guangzhou slowly docked at the shore. When the gangway was lowered, Chen Jiongming and a group of staff walked down from the ship quickly. Several specialists who came to greet the Fujian Provincial Government and the Sixth Division quickly came to greet him.

"Chen Dingkun, the Second Lieutenant of the Military Affairs Department of the Division Command, saluted the Chief of Staff."

"Peng Shouyuan, the Provincial Government Advisory Council, came to greet him by the governor's order. Lord Chen was exhausted and worked hard all the way."

Chen Jiongming replied to the officer and shook hands with Peng Shouyuan. He did not say much politely and said in a hurry: "Yu hastily taken over as the General Staff of the War Zone this time. He was not prepared before and would look up to you for help in the future. Wuzhou military orders are nervous, so I dare not delay too much. We will go to the provincial government immediately."

Peng Shouyuan nodded and said without daring to neglect, "If you have effective power, you must do your best. Please come here to ask Lord Chen, the special car is ready."

Chen Jiongming followed everyone to the outside of the military port, and at the same time asked Chen Dingkun about the current situation of the Sixth Division.

Chen Dingkun walked all the way and said that after getting in the car, he sat next to Chen Jiongming, trying to describe the situation of the Sixth Division in a simple and clear manner.

"Commander-in-Chief Xu began to shift the focus of the Sixth Division to northern Fujian as early as last month. The First Division and the Second Division were already in Nanping, Wuyishan and Ningde areas. The Third Division was transferred from Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou to Fuzhou to strengthen Fuzhou's defense to deal with the threat from Wenzhou."

"Where is Commander Xu now? Is Fuzhou?" Chen Jiongming asked.

"The day before yesterday, he was handling logistics affairs in Fuzhou, and now he has returned to Nanping. If Lord Chen wants to rush to the division headquarters as soon as possible, he will be able to arrange traffic as early as tomorrow morning and take a speedboat along the Minjiang River. It will take about four hours to arrive." Chen Dingkun replied respectfully.

"No hurry. I still have some military affairs in Fuzhou, which may take three or five days. If there is anything to explain to the division headquarters, you can forward it to Fuzhou." Chen Jiongming said calmly.

"Mr. Chen, aren't you going to Nanping?" Chen Dingkun was a little surprised, "But Commander Xu said that the order above was to take action in early July, and today it was the end of the month."

"You don't have to worry about this. I know that the above commands are tight. I have a sense of my own." Chen Jiongming said confidently.

"I understand, I will definitely convey Lord Chen's instructions as soon as possible."

"Before I came, I heard that Sun Tui'an resigned from public office and lived in seclusion? What's going on?" Chen Jiongming asked again.

After Li Houji entered Sichuan, Sun Daoren was forced to retreat to the second line. After that, Wu Shaoting launched the Fujian War and drove away Li Houji. Sun Daoren was still in the Fujian military government and was still looking forward to meeting Wu Shaoting and finding a more decent identity. But he knew that the situation in the south was changing. Wu Shaoting hurriedly handled the Fujian affairs and returned to Guangdong.

Xu Chongzhi and Sun Daoren laid conflicts in the previous position of the "second revolution". Xu Chongzhi has always resented Sun Daoren's grievances and even forced himself to hand over military power. Therefore, after the end of the Fujian War, he took control of the military power in Fujian and joined forces with Zhu Chenggui to continuously exclude Sun Daoren.

In the end, Sun Daoren was overwhelmed and had to resign, but he still lived in seclusion in the suburbs of Fuzhou, hoping to make a comeback.

As Xu Chongzhi's subordinate, Chen Dingkun naturally did not dare to say anything bad about Xu Chongzhi, and said submissively: "Mr. Sun is old and is very powerful and unwilling to do so, so he retires and goes to the hospital."

Although Chen Jiongming didn't know the conflict between Xu Chongzhi and Sun Daoren, he heard that Sun Daoren was unwilling to decline before, and immediately guessed some of the situation in his heart. He said: "This time, Mr. Sun needs the help of his arm. Please arrange it for me. I will visit Mr. Tui'an this afternoon or tomorrow morning."

Chen Dingkun was a little abrupt, but he nodded quickly and said, "I understand."

Chen Jiongming immediately said: "In addition, can the former Fujian Coast Guard be organized? Is the chief officer still Peng Yuefeng?"

Without waiting for Chen Dingkun to answer, Peng Shouyuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, turned around and said, "Peng Yuefeng is his brother, and he is currently working in the Maritime Affairs Bureau."

Chen Jiongming said strangely: "Marine Affairs Bureau? Why did Peng Yuefeng, a soldier, go to the civil service office?"

Chen Dingkun explained: "Mr. Chen doesn't know that the Fujian Seaguard is an old battalion, with loose troops and incomplete equipment. Commander Xu did not interfere with the military affairs of the Seaguard. However, due to financial problems in recent years, Governor Zhu has abolished all the seaguards in Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Ningde, leaving only a few battalions in the three counties of Fuzhou. My brother did serve in the Seaguard before, but because the seaguard was revoked, he had to be transferred to the Seaguard Bureau."

Chen Jiongming nodded slowly, pondered for a moment, and said, "So that's the case, it's okay. Other things can be discussed later, but today I will meet Peng Yuefeng." The Fujian Coast Guard was the earliest marine organization in modern China. Although the development of the Coast Guard almost stopped after the Great Revolution, and now there are very few left to be abolished, he is now using these few battalions.

The car drove to the Fuzhou Provincial Government Office. This was the courtyard of the previous Guardian Envoy Office. It was just a redecoration, but it was nothing more than changing the soup and not changing the ingredients. Zhu Chenggui sent his confidants to the door to greet him. Chen Jiongming gave a simple greeting and went directly to the hall of the office. He did not even intend to meet Zhu Chenggui, and immediately arranged his entourage and staff to find an office space and immediately devoted himself to official duties.

Zhu Chenggui was much more worry-free, so he simply did not bother Chen Jiongming, and just arranged a dinner party for the evening. It would not be too late to meet and talk to him again at that time. As for the office items Chen Jiongming needed, they should be handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle, and ensure that they are comprehensive and comprehensive.

Chen Jiongming spent several hours summarizing the information sent by the Strategic Intelligence Bureau. After that, Chen Dingkun invited Peng Shousong and the two had a secret talk in the conference room. His only purpose of finding Peng Shousong was to get Peng Shousong back to the Coast Guard, reorganize the only three remaining battalions in Fuzhou, and temporarily organize them into a regiment, which will come in handy in five days.

"Five days? This is too nervous!" Peng Shousong was a little surprised. He was different from his younger brother. Peng Shouyuan didn't study much, he was very reckless, and his tone of speaking was also careless.

"It's important, the time is fast, and five days is the maximum grace. The Coast Guard is always a regular force in his early years. Moreover, this battle will not be too difficult, it's just to use the Coast Guard to boost the momentum." Chen Jiongming said slowly.

"Mr. Chen, you must have no idea about the Coast Guard. When I was in charge of the Coast Guard, my army was desolate, my morale was sluggish, and the people were dispersed. In addition, most of the military government's funds were spent on the army or the navy. Who cares about a miscellaneous unit used to land at sea? After Lord Zhu abolished the Coast Guards in Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Ningde, the remaining three Fuzhou battalions had not improved for a long time. Most of the officers and soldiers were just stumbled, and there were even people who were seasick and afraid of water. How could they get on the boat to cross the sea?" Peng Shousong said sighing.

Chen Jiongming really didn't expect that the troops that claimed to be fighting at sea actually had landslides?

"It's so desolate?" he asked.

"Otherwise, I will not give up my post in the army easily. The Coast Guard will be cut off sooner or later, and there will be no future. Alas!" Peng Shousong shook his head helplessly.

Chen Jiongming pondered for a while, and finally said determinedly: "Director Peng, no matter what the Coast Guard is, they will be activated this time. This way, you don't have to worry about other things in these five days. Just remove those who are catching fish in troubled waters. At that time, no matter what the war is, they will only restrain the shore."

Peng Shousong asked seriously: "Mr. Chen, are you really planning to launch the Coast Guard? Since the beginning of the Coast Guard, they have never participated in a civil war, let alone fighting abroad. In the early years, Mr. Tan Yunjin established the Coast Guard, thinking that the Coast Guard was an offensive army and hoped that the Coast Guard could fight abroad and was awesome. Unfortunately, the national strength was not strong and his own territory could not be defended, let alone fighting abroad!"

Chen Jiongming was deeply moved that the Coast Guard's unsuccessful climate just reflected the weakness of the country. He emphasized and said, "The Coast Guard will show its strength sooner or later. As long as the Coast Guard can make its breath this time, I will definitely submit a proposal to the Ministry of National Defense to revitalize the scale of the Coast Guard and lay the foundation for the strong wind of the Republic of China."

Peng Shousong said solemnly: "Peng is full of thoughts with Lord Chen's words. Please rest assured. I will do my best to rectify the Coast Guard and never let Lord Chen down!"

Afterwards, Chen Jiongming explained some details to Peng Shousong, but did not disclose the combat plan of the Coast Guard. He only asked Peng Shousong to sort out the Coast Guard first, and a formal combat order would be issued in a few days.

Just after seeing Peng Shousong off, it was getting late, and Zhu Chenggui sent someone to invite Chen Jiongming to the banquet.

Chen Jiongming was about to go out when he suddenly received a notice saying that a business representative from Hengrong Trading Company asked for a meeting at the side door.

Of course he knew the background of Hengrong Trading Company, so he immediately sent someone to the conference room.

The visitor was a middle-aged scholar, thin and tall, and looked nothing so cunning. He was just an ordinary teacher. He bowed politely to Chen Jiongming. After everyone else left the conference room, he introduced himself: "I am Wu Yusheng, the director of the accounting department of Hengrong Trading Company, and the head of the Fujian Provincial Military Statistics Department."

Chen Jiongming nodded. The Military Statistics Department is a department that specializes in military expenditure accounts in the southern provinces and provincial governments, but the department actually does not have much legitimate official duties. It has gradually changed to the cover department of the Intelligence Department since last year. He asked directly: "What important news is there with Mr. Dai?"

Wu Yusheng said: "At noon, I just received a telegram from Manager Dai in Shanghai, which had already been transferred to the Nanping Division Headquarters. However, Commander Xu passed the decision by Lord Chen, so he came to disturb the visit."

Chen Jiongming asked again: "What's the situation?"

While taking out the documents from the briefcase, Wu Yusheng introduced: "Last night, Hangzhou received a tip. Lu Yongxiang and Wu Guangxin met alone and planned to launch a mutiny on July 7th to quickly force Zhu Rui to step down. At the same time, he also planned to assassinate Lu Gongwang."

Chen Jiongming's face changed and he said seriously: "The news is reliable?"

Wu Yusheng nodded and said, "It was the intelligence personnel who heard it with their own ears. In addition, starting early this morning, the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division of the Army took action, set off from their respective garrisons and gathered towards Hangzhou. It would take only five days to occupy the county towns around Hangzhou."

Chen Jiongming asked again: "What was Lu Gongwang's reaction?"

Wu Yusheng deliberately paused, looked up at Chen Jiongming, as if it was a hint, and said in a low voice: "It is better to let Lu Gongwang keep it in the dark. However, Lu Gongwang will naturally notice the movements of the Ninth Division and the Tenth Division. The winner will depend on who will move faster."

Chen Jiongming suddenly realized that the "top" that Wu Yusheng mentioned naturally did not refer to Hengrong Trading Company, but to the Strategic Intelligence Bureau above. Wang Changling obviously made a profound analysis and decided to let Lu Yongxiang and Lu Gongwang fight each other.

Wu Yusheng continued: "As for the next step of action, it will be ordered by Lord Chen."

Chen Jiongming knew that he should plan the overall situation at this time, but Wu Shaoting specially delegated power to him, so there must be no mistakes. He nodded slowly and said deeply: "I understand. From now on, all new information will be transferred to me as soon as possible. You go first."
Chapter completed!