Mr. Yuan laughed heartily, "You are optimistic, Zhiquan. You are right. Chen Tianhua is really awesome. The funny thing is that before, I always thought he was nothing to worry about. Now it seems that I was totally wrong!"

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Duan Qirui smiled and said: "In the early stage, we became cicadas, but later on we may become hunters. Mr. Yuan, can you tell anything from the south during this period?"

"Are you talking about Shanghai Army Chen Qimei, or Guangzhou?" Mr. Yuan said with a smile.

"Mr. Yuan Ruizhi, it is Chen Qimei and Guangzhou who are beginning to be uncontrollable and ready to make a move. We now have the possibility of cooperation with them!" Duan Qirui said with a smile.

"We have been defeated in a row, I'm afraid, now they look down on us a little!" Mr. Yuan knocked on the table.

"The moon waxes and wanes, and when it reaches its peak, it will wane. When it reaches its peak, it will be broken. During this period of time, people from Lei Zhenchun, the Intelligence Department, discovered that Chen Qimei and the Guangzhou side were engaging in multi-party alliances. They couldn't help themselves and were ready to make a move. I guess, Chen Tianhua

You might suffer a loss!"

Mr. Yuan laughed and said, "It's good to suffer a loss. No matter which one of them suffers, we can sit down and have a good talk!"

Both of them understood it well and looked at each other laughing. Only Yuan Shizi on one side was a little confused. Looking at the two of them, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

All the major forces in the world were carefully planning their secret plans, but at this time, Chen Tianhua had returned to Meiguang New City from Wuchang and returned to the Governor's Mansion where he had been away for half a year.

From the time he returned to Meiguang Xincun in mid-April, for almost two months, he went non-stop from Meiguang to Guangde, and then from Guangde to Anhui Province to conduct research and inspections, inspecting various prefectures and key departments under his jurisdiction.

Anhui Province and northern Jiangsu are the most important food supply areas for the entire Central Plains battlefield. Facing the situation in the north, from Song Xiaoniu to Gu Zhunian, there are a total of 180,000 troops.

Although Jiangnan is prosperous, war is a waste of money and military supplies cannot be neglected. In addition to the field army, there are also many local security forces.

The southern Anhui area was the first territory to be taken over by Chen Tianhua himself. After Mao Xin took over, he implemented the Jiangnan New Deal with little effort.

Now, the influence of the Jiangnan New Deal has been deeply rooted in the entire Anhui Province. It is also the place where Chen Tianhua feels most at ease, except for the two autonomous regions, Jiangsu Province and Hubei Province. Wuhu is also one of the bases of the Yangtze River Fleet.

This time he went to Wan Province. What made Chen Tianhua happy was that Mao Xin had managed Wan Province for several years and had not only revived the economy that had been hit by the war, but also mobilized a large number of civilians to build the Huaihe River Embankment, which was hundreds of miles long.

Huaihe residents are protected from natural disasters to the greatest extent.

Anhui Province was able to complete such a large project with only its own efforts, and it did not have much impact on people's livelihood. Chen Tianhua couldn't help but admire the governing ability of this old brother Mao Xin.

Twelve years ago, the friendship between the two people was forged in the wild boar forest from Changxing to Meishan. Although Mao Xin was sometimes stubborn, his approach of doing everything personally and leading by example was quite praised by the local people.

For example, when Chen Tianhua came to northern Anhui this time, he heard that when the Huaihe River dam was being built, Mao Xin, the governor of the province, actually rolled up his trousers, put on a waistcoat, and carried the stones himself.

Chen Tianhua warned Mao Xin many times about Mao Xin's hands-on approach to governance, saying that this was not the case when he was the mayor, but now he had to stand behind and direct in order to see things clearly.

But unfortunately, this man was really as stubborn as a bull. He agreed in front of Chen Tianhua, but immediately forgot about it as soon as he turned around, and continued to go his own way, leaving Li Qing helpless.

Seeing that the other person was in his forties but already looked like a fifty-year-old, Chen Tianhua was also filled with sighs.

But with Mao Xin's character, there is nothing he can do. We can only hope that his body is as strong as his character. Otherwise, if this person falls, it will be a big loss for Chen Tianhua.

After inspecting Anhui Province, Chen Tianhua inspected the light industry, food processing industry, equipment manufacturing industry, etc. in southern Jiangsu before setting foot in Chongming Autonomous Region.

The 8,000-ton ship that has been studied for a long time at the Hailing Shipyard in Chongming has finally been successfully launched. This is the largest ship independently developed since the beginning of the Jiangnan regime.

On the day of the launch, the entire Hailing Town was deserted. Even the salt workers from the Hailing Salt Field, Commander Yu Dapeng of the East China Sea Fleet, Deputy Commander Ding Changdong and other naval admirals came to attend the launch ceremony.

Moreover, Ding Changdong, deputy commander of the fleet, personally led the cruiser to preside over the maiden voyage of this super ship.

This warship named Qi Yuan is 170 meters long and about 45 meters wide. Compared with the 4500-ton battleship of the East China Sea battleship, it is nearly twice the size.

This is a veritable iron-clad battleship.

There are five-story buildings above the deck. The main naval gun is a 307mm German Krupp cannon, the side guns are all 205mm heavy guns, and four external torpedo launch tubes are mounted.

There are a total of twenty-five heavy artillery pieces of 125mm or above and sixteen 75mm rapid-fire cannons on the ship. These long-range attack weapons are loaded with so many that it makes people feel numb just looking at them.

There are four steam boilers, the horsepower is very high, and the speed is not inferior to that of the Haizhihao cruiser.

In Chen Tianhua's view, the birth of this cruiser with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons means that he can roam the sea and compete with the Japanese in offshore waters.

We learned from the shipyard that a second warship of the same size will be launched at the end of the year and delivered to the East China Sea Fleet for use.

It has great advantages, but it also has its weaknesses. It has poor maneuverability and flexibility. If it fights alone, it can easily become the target of the opponent. Therefore, it must be equipped with corresponding frigates to use it as a mobile sea fortress and a powerful firepower point.

use.

For the sake of safety, Chen Tianhua asked Yu Dapeng's East China Sea Fleet to conduct multiple drills at the Chongming base to work out a combat plan for the frigate and Qiyuan, and only when they could use it skillfully could they be put into the battlefield.

Chen Tianhua didn't want the Qi Yuan, which had just entered the battlefield, to die before it left the ship. In a naval battle, large tonnage did not necessarily mean victory.

After all this work, when I returned to Wuchang, it was already July, and the weather was already the hottest. It was extremely urgent for the Northern Yuan Group to complete its tasks for the second half of the year, and the staff headquarters immediately became busy.

According to the annual drama, in addition to the battlefield in northern Henan, the Southern Army is preparing to open up the battlefield in Shandong Province, leaving the Northern Army unable to take care of it.

Participating in the Lu Province Campaign, Song Xiaoniu's front army was the main force, and Yang Shanxin's troops in Su Province were combined, with a total of 80,000 main field troops, and more than 30,000 logistics troops established by reserves and militia, totaling 110,000.

A division was established with Song Xiaoniu as the commander of the front army, Yang Shanxin as the deputy commander, and Feilai as the chief of staff. Four A-type divisions were under the jurisdiction of Feilai, Zeng Xin, Yue Zefei, and Butcher.

Among them, the new one is the cavalry division, with a total of 20,000 cavalry.
Chapter completed!