: South after the New Year

The government guild halls in Wuzhou gradually regained their liveliness.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the traditional Spring Festival and traditional vacation ended together, and the government preparation office was once again lively.

Xiong Xiling, Zhang Jian and others brought dozens of former members of Congress from Guangzhou to Wuzhou after the New Year to join the preparatory work of the government. Although members of Congress brought a sensational momentum, politicians have always been difficult for them to follow the rules. The addition of members of Congress quickly made the entire preparatory work more complicated.

The Progressive Party and the National People's Progressive Party and the old non-party bureaucrats always have strong disputes over some irrelevant minor issues, such as the name of the government, the names of various departments, responsibilities and authority, and the welfare of new Tianjin at all levels. So the expectations of the government's preparations are becoming increasingly unpredictable.

The military joint conference office hall on the second floor is also becoming more and more lively. Wu Shaoting doesn't care about the disputes downstairs at all. The longer the preparation time, the longer he sits in the position of military president, so why not do it? The war in Sichuan is getting more and more intense, and Mianyang, Chengdu, Ziyang and Luzhou are all in constant wars. Since the 7th Division issued the first victory of the meeting, the overall situation has finally turned back to the south.

Chen Jiong was obviously a little tired, and drank two glasses of warm water on a chair beside the window in the office.

Wu Shaoting and several tactical staff officers were surrounding the map platform not far away, correcting the markings of Sichuan battlefield one by one.

I don’t know how long it took, but Wu Shaoting suddenly spoke and asked Chen Jiongming: “How is it, have you investigated something?”

At first, Chen Jiongming saw Wu Shaoting busy, so he was not in a hurry to report on his situation in Dai Kan's army. An hour ago, he had just gotten off the boat and found almost nothing in the past three or five days after he went to Sichuan.

"Oh! Before the third mixed brigade started fighting, Brigade Commander Dai acted perfunctorily. Now he fought with the Third Central Division, and it was difficult to meet him, let alone the investigation results." He said with a wry smile.

"What is the attitude of the Third Mixed Brigade attacking Ziyang?" Wu Shaoting left the map platform, walked to Chen Jiongming slowly and asked again.

"Brig Commander Dai seemed to be determined to fight with the vanguard regiment of the Central Third Division. The Third Mixed Brigade was fighting almost without any effort, and the battle was very fierce. Unfortunately, the Guizhou Army was in short supply behind it and there was no heavy firepower on the front line, so it was still in a stalemate." Chen Jiongming replied.

"It seems that the Guizhou Army in Yibin can't stay there anymore." Wu Shaoting showed a secret smile.

"Ship Ting, you're right. The Sichuan Army Artillery Corps has been making trouble for the last incident, and our Guangdong Instructors Group is also making trouble. I think the Third Mixed Brigade can't return to Yibin, so I can only attack Ziyang." Chen Jiongming nodded and said.

"The Third Mixed Brigade of the Guizhou Army will conquer Ziyang sooner or later." Wu Shaoting said meaningfully, as if everything was in his own control.

At this time, the office door opened and He Fuguang walked in quickly with an unhappy expression.

He came straight to Wu Shaoting and Chen Jiongming, and He Fuguang threw the two telegrams in his hand on the coffee table and said angrily: "The Yunnan Army is simply making trouble! Five days ago, we asked the Yunnan Army to fire a few shots in Chengdu. Luo Peijin was really obedient. The day before yesterday, there was no attack until today, and even the scouts were not sent out. He just fought blindly. In the end, he didn't even know where the enemy was!"

Chen Jiongming laughed and said, "I had been expected, why should Chongshi be angry about this?"

He Fuguang snorted heavily and said angrily: "I'm not angry about this incident. Do you know that Lopezin, a blind man, has many shells landed on the village houses and accidentally injured the people nearby. This is the report just sent. In just five days, more than fifty people died of accidental injuries in Shuangliu County, and countless injured people. This number must be much more than the Beiyang Army that was killed. I am not a woman's kindness, and this stupid line is simply destroying the reputation of our coalition!"

Chen Jiongming immediately restrained his smile and asked, "Is this really the case?"

He Fuguang said impatiently: "This is a power-up issued by the Shuangliu County Government. You can read it yourself, even the names of the deceased are listed one by one! I really don't know what Ropekin is doing!"

Chen Jiongming sighed and said seriously: "After all the Guizhou army is attacking with all its might. Even if Luo Peijin dares not advance into Chengdu, he should at least play a role in hindering. He is good enough, he only knows how to run away, and he can't even aim or investigate. This matter cannot be tolerated, otherwise there will be a big mess."

The two of them looked at Wu Shaoting together.

Wu Shaoting picked up the first telegram and read it quickly, and said in a deep voice: "Give Luo Peijin a telegram, ask him to give me a profound review, and order me to take down Shuangliu County within five days."

He Fuguang was very surprised. Wu Shaoting was a leader who cared for people's livelihood in Guangdong Province. You can't just think that Sichuan is not his own jurisdiction, right? This is related to the reputation of the entire Southern Alliance! He said in almost exclaiming: "Shishou Ting, is it just a review! We can completely use this opportunity to give Yunnan a warning!"

Chen Jiongming was about to nod, but after careful, he felt that He Fuguang's words were a bit suspenseful, and he was finally silent.

Wu Shaoting said calmly: "Chongshi, we still need the Yunnan Army to play a role in the Chengdu battlefield. If you are unhappy, it will be detrimental to everyone. Furthermore, even if we want to severely punish Luo Peijin, will Tang Jiyao nod? "

He Fuguang insisted: "Tang Jiyao would never ignore this matter. This is something that affects the overall situation in our south!"

Wu Shaoting strengthened his tone and said, "If he can't take Shuangliu County in five days, we will discuss this issue again. Now, let's talk about the content of the second telegram." He had already held the second telegram in his hand.

He Fuguang had no choice but to sigh. He felt that Ropekin could not take Shuangliu County. As for what to do in the future, there was nothing to say. He sorted out his collar and said without emotion: "Wu Fengling's people arrived in Chongqing with the Central Third Division just arrived in Chongqing yesterday, and Ma Longbiao also came with the vanguard of the Central Sixth Division. It is expected that the Central Third Division will rush to Ziyang within today to meet Lin Changzeng's vanguard regiment. As for Ma Longbiao's troops, they may attack Hejiang."

Chen Jiongming immediately looked at Wu Shaoting and said, "Ship Ting, it seems that the Guizhou Army cannot take down Ziyang."

Wu Shaoting chuckled and shook his head, saying unchangedly: "No, Dai Kan will still take Ziyang, and it will be faster than I expected!"

Chen Jiongming frowned and asked in confusion: "But the follow-up troops of the Third Central Division have arrived. There are more than 4,000 troops in three regiments. Daikan has only more than 2,000 troops, with backward equipment and incomplete supplies. How is it possible?"

Without waiting for Wu Shaoting to explain, He Fuguang said first: "You actually went to Yibin some time ago, so naturally I don't know what we are doing. The Glorious Cavalry Regiment has already entered Sichuan."

Chen Jiongming was surprised at first, then gradually felt relieved. He knew that the Glorious Cavalry Regiment would definitely take a wonderful step.

He Fuguang sighed slightly and continued, "The most important thing now is Hejiang. I really don't understand the deployment of General Songpo. It took only two days to get from Hejiang to Luzhou, but General Songpo seemed to have only handed over the front line to Yang Shaoji and pinned the division headquarters on the spot in Hejiang. The problem facing the 7th Division is not to attack Luzhou or Chongqing's attack from the flanks. This has caused a lot of trouble!"

Wu Shaoting threw the telegram back to the coffee table. He hardly looked carefully, and then said seriously: "General Songpo's deployment must have his meaning. From now on, all the needs of the 7th Division will be as sufficient as possible. I believe that General Songpo will fight an unexpected battle."
Chapter completed!