"My son-in-law, Tianhua, bows to my father-in-law." Chen Tianhua came to the Li Mansion on the South Embankment of West Lake, and bowed to Li Cunzhi in a formal manner in the central meeting hall.

"Hey, come on, please come up. I don't dare to be a leader anymore. You are now the Grand Marshal of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, that is, the head of state. I should salute you!"

Li Cunzhi said quite seriously, but his sitting posture did not change at all. His words seemed half true and half false.

"Yes, my father-in-law is joking. My son-in-law is just an initiative and temporary responsibility. He is not a head of state. In a republic, the head of state must be elected in Congress and more than half of the members must support you.

, and be the one with the highest votes.”

"Besides, no matter what role my son-in-law plays in the future, there is one role that will never change, and that is the third son-in-law of the Li family."

Chen Tianhua also gave a half-truth and half-false reply.

Li Cunzhi felt very at ease after hearing this, waved his hand and said:

"You haven't been home for more than half a year, right? Go to Nanyuan to see your mother-in-law, and then come to East Academy. I have made an appointment with Sun Yong and Pinzhang to come over and discuss it."

He knew very well that at this time, Chen Tianhua's personal relationship was over, and the next step was to talk about military and national affairs.

Now the identities of the father-in-law and his son-in-law have quietly changed. He is the commander-in-chief of the military government of Zhejiang Province, while his son-in-law is the land and sea marshal of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. State affairs have been infiltrated into private affairs.

Since Chen Tianhua's political ideas were put forward, Li Cunzhi has repeatedly thought about the current situation. Only Li and Chen can join forces to first stabilize the south and then seek the north. As for some of the original family's narrow ideas, they must now be adjusted.

On the one hand, Chen Tianhua suddenly raised his flag to rebel, and successfully repelled the encirclement and suppression of the Qing Dynasty and Yuan Gongbao, forcing the other side to resort to foreign mediation, forming a situation of armistice between the north and the south and autonomy across the Yangtze River.

This situation was created by Chen Tianhua with his own ability and courage. His authority and influence have been formed, and his military power is also strong. Other independent provinces, including Zhejiang Province, can only look up to him and dare not make mistakes.

On the other hand, to quell all aspects of Jiangnan, the big and small princes, and the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, strong allies are needed. At this time, as the father-in-law, Li Mansion should clearly support his son-in-law Chen Tianhua. In the future, when we share peace, Li Mansion is also the founder of the country.

Hero.

Regarding these, Li Cunzhi and Li Pinzhang had an in-depth exchange of views with Li Pinzhang the night before yesterday. He clearly told Pinzhang that the situation had changed suddenly. From now on, the Li family would only follow and support Chen Tianhua, and could not surpass it.

Li Pinzhang naturally understood his father's intentions, assessed the situation, and determined that the situation was man-made. He expressed his support for his father's decision on the spot. From now on, he would cooperate with Chen Tianhua's actions and be consistent with the outside world.

It is said that Chen Tianhua went to Nanyuan to pay homage to his mother-in-law Bai Suling. His wife and two children were there, so naturally he had to chat with her for a while.

Bai Suling already knew about her son-in-law's shocking actions from her daughter Li Shuzhen. She was worried at first, but now she is particularly happy.

The son-in-law suddenly jumped over the dragon's gate, and Li Pinzhang could only catch up with him. No matter how hard he chased, he could not catch up. His position in the family was much more stable, and his worries were basically eliminated.

After staying with him for a while, Chen Tianhua stood up and left, saying that he would rush to the East Academy to discuss some matters with his father-in-law.

"Go quickly, don't keep your father-in-law waiting." Bai Suzhen waved her hand and said, men's affairs are all big things.

When Chen Tianhua walked into the living room of the East Academy, Li Pinzhang and Sun Yong had already arrived. They exchanged greetings with each other and then sat down to drink tea.

"Huazhi, what are your specific plans and plans for the next step?" Li Cunzhi asked straight to the point.

"Reporting to my father-in-law, my son-in-law believes that we should first pacify the south of the Yangtze River. At present, it is mainly Jiangsu and Jiangxi. Both are remnants of the Qing Dynasty and are still controlling the administrative offices. The power in Jiangxi is weaker. I have arranged for Chen Er to go to Ganzhou.

The brigade and the industrial and mining militia will completely eliminate Nanchang and other places, and Jiujiang has been captured."

"Jiangsu is more complicated, mainly in Jiangning Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other areas in southern and central Jiangsu. It is understood that the Jiangning Prefecture garrison alone has 20,000 to 30,000 people, including Tie Liang, Zhang Xun, etc.

The loyal generals of the Qing army are defending the city, so I want to form a coalition with the Zhejiang army to jointly capture Jiangsu."

"Yes, brothers Hua, Jiangning Prefecture, Zhenjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, that is, the southern and central areas of Jiangsu, have Jiang Defense Forces, patrol battalions, and the New Army, which is the Ninth Town Division of the Qing Army. They have to deal with them in total.

There are more than 40,000 to 50,000 troops in the army. Together, we only have 20,000 to 30,000 troops. It will be difficult to capture the fortified city of Jiangning." Sun Yong spoke first.

"Yes, little brother-in-law, a few days ago, Shanghai Chen Qimei gathered the Shanghai Guards and the brothers from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Hong Gang, with fifty or sixty thousand troops. However, they came back defeated, with the loss of troops and generals, and their vitality was severely damaged. They could no longer organize a coalition, so they had to

I look at the ocean and sigh." Li Pinzhang also added.

"I have considered this. I can gather 20,000 troops over there. If you contribute 10,000, it will be 30,000. Plus your four shallow-water gunboats, my Yangtze River Fleet can send out ten gunboats to assist with naval guns.

The strongest city walls and fortresses will be destroyed, this is our strength." Chen Tianhua further explained his troop formation.

"I heard that there are fifteen ships of the Qing Navy in Zhenjiang. Some of them retreated from Jiujiang. They were originally going to assist the Qing Army in Wuhan, but they were intercepted by you in Madang. As a last resort, they returned to the Zhenjiang base.

, several ships are still under repair."

Sun Yong still knew the military situation in Jiangsu relatively well. In fact, he had been thinking about this piece of fat, but it was too big to swallow. But when Chen Tianhua intervened, the situation was completely different.

"I have long paid attention to the navy of the Qing Dynasty, whether it is the cruise fleet or the Yangtze River Fleet. Not only are the armored ships precious, but the officers and soldiers on the fleet are even more precious. We must do our best to win them over and not let them become the burial objects of the Qing Dynasty.

We cannot let Yuan Gongbao from the north win over us."

It can be said that Chen Tianhua has a clear grasp of the military situation in Jiangsu. The shadows of his military coordination office have long been deeply involved and are doing further work.

"Very good. It seems that the wise son-in-law of Hua has been spying on Jiangsu for a long time and has studied it thoroughly. He must have a battle plan. I agreed to form the Hubei-Zhejiang coalition army, and the Zhejiang army appointed Sun Yong to lead the team.

Cooperating with you, I believe you have a tacit understanding of cooperation, and Jiangsu’s chances of winning this time will be high."

Li Cunzhi, who was listening carefully, suddenly spoke, and his words were in the affirmative, which was equivalent to giving a battle order.

"Thank you, my father-in-law, for your strong support. Brother Sun and I will definitely work together, and we will be able to capture Jiangning, Zhenjiang, Suzhou and other places, and strive to bring all of Jiangsu under our control." Chen Tianhua stood up to express his thanks.
Chapter completed!