Hankou, National Defense Forces Command.

After the command center moved forward to Xiaogan, it was still very busy here. The new recruits sent from Yichang, Xiangyang and other places need to be placed for training immediately. The ammunition produced by the Hanyang factory every day was distributed. The grain and fodder transported from various places had to be transported to the front line. There were still tens of thousands of civilians who needed to be managed. In addition, it started raining again in the past two days, and the raincoats were collected from various places. The rain boots were suppressed. Before this was over, Hang Zhi sent another telegram this morning and had taken Changsha. He also told the Fourth Division of the Hunan National Defense Forces, which was being selected with Tan Yankai, to arrive in Yueyang five days later, and asked the Military Affairs Department to distribute guns and ammunition as soon as possible. Faced with so many things, Zhang Wenjing, the new Minister of Military Affairs, only felt his mind swollen.

Because foreign merchants refused the order on the grounds that the rain gear was military supplies, they were worried about going there to find tens of thousands of urgently needed rain gears, and heard that they would add another 20,000 troops. Not only was they not happy, but their face turned pale. When they heard the door creaking again, they simply said without raising their heads, "Either give me rain gears or get out!"

"Haha, there is no rain gear. Do you want two thousand guns?"

The familiar voice made Zhang Wenjing tremble. He raised his head and saw Song Qing hooking his hat, leaning against the door frame with a smile and looking at him: "It's not bad. If the director has not seen him for a few days, I will see that the Minister of National Defense should be the Minister."

"Go to you! You are different from the general consultant?!" Zhang Wenjing jumped up and hugged hard, and joked: "The Sichuan girl is very affectionate, I thought you were so happy that you were no longer in love with Shu!"

"I thought, but unfortunately the smell... was scared away." Song Qing smiled and poured a glass of water to the table full of copywriting, pointing to it: "It seems that you are still really bitter..."

"That's right, hey!" Zhang Wenjing felt bitter: "The commander ran to the front to command. Commander Xiao said he didn't understand these things, just trained the recruits and the Hanyang factory. Now... I'm almost a housekeeper! Look... I don't count on asking me to raise 30,000 rain gear in five days. I also pulled 20,000 Hunan recruits in one breath this morning. They are not afraid that Beiyang will not be defeated, so they will hold us to death first! The salary will be closed tomorrow. This time the entire army will be illuminated and repaid and combat allowances. Each soldier alone is 12 yuan, and the 20,000 Hunan recruits are even 300,000 officers! My pocket is almost hollowed out!"

"Twenty thousand Hunan recruits!" Song Qing's eyes lit up. He didn't know what Yang Qiu had done to fight against Hunan, so Zhang Wenjing immediately said the recent things in detail, and finally did not forget to say a few words: "Twenty thousand recruits, Hanyang made 4,000, Japanese 30-type gold hook rifles, 3,000 ten-door gold hook rifles, 5-bit seven-cannon... Now the new recruits in Hanyang have increased to 5,000! Those guys don't know how to restrain themselves, what do you need to do? Chu Wangtai has seen the bottom of it. Hanyang's strength has been all on ammunition and grenades recently. The German-made Mauser 98 recruits can't use them, so I asked me to find 10,000 guns and ammunition to supply them!"

"Isn't the Commander's relationship with Germany very good? Are you running out of money? Can't you buy more?"

"The money can still be maintained. Hanyang Factory and Shen Shukai spent more than 2 million yuan on purchases, and Germany traded more than 1 million yuan. During this period, the new recruits settled their families, the military pay and pension were almost a million yuan, and there were also a lot of employed civilians and ships. You got more than 1 million yuan. If you go to Hunan, Tan Yankai would have to make some blood. The remaining ones are enough to buy two divisions of rifles and bullets.

The problem is that we can’t buy it even if we have money now! The German minister promised to sell the equipment of the three divisions that could be sold when the war ended. We all walked in France and the United States, but now these ghosts are holding Yuan Shikai in a group. It is impossible to make up for the formal channels. Yangjiang was blocked by the navy again after smuggling words."

Song Qing didn't listen to these naggings at all. In his opinion, so many problems were actually in Beiyang! Foreigners supported Yuan Shikai in groups to support Yuan Shikai, to put it bluntly, they wanted to find someone who could continue to maintain their interests after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, so they refused to trade before the war ended, because they were all optimistic about Yuan Shikai. If they wanted to break the situation, they had to let the great powers see their strength! The weak would not be respected. So they immediately walked to the map, looked at it for a long time and breathed out, and said with a tilted corner of their mouth: "Commander Changsha's move is really fierce! He killed three birds with one stone..."

"Three birds in one stone? Why didn't I see those three birds?"

Song Qing lowered his voice and said, "The first bird naturally calmed down Tan Yankai, and lost Mei Xin and Gan Xingdian. Not only did he avenge Jiao Chen and block Youyou's mouth, establish a revolutionary prestige, but he also earned the Fourth Division in vain! The second one is the two who just arrived..."

"Huang Keqiang and Song Dunchu?" Zhang Wenjingmei didn't expect Song Qing to think of them, but what does this matter have to do with them? When he saw him, he said immediately: "These two are from Hunan! Now that the army is approaching, they must rely on external forces to move our National Defense Forces, just like the commander used the right to embezzle the left, and then he could seize power in one fell swoop! But now? There are less than three thousand guns left that just arrived in Hunan Yihui, and they will be gone after two or three days!"

Zhang Wenjing understood a little. Yang Qiu directly dug the roots of the two men this time! But what is the third bird?

"It's Li Du!"

"Du Li?" After his heart shrank, Zhang Wenjing suddenly understood that this was a clear shock to tell the old fox that since it could move Hunan, it could naturally move Wuchang under his nose! If Su Xiaohu and the Pioneer Brigade could work hard, compared with Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei, even foreigners would have to face this side!

After seeing him understand, Song Qing continued, "I am not worried about Sichuan now. Comrades lack weapons and lack command from Heng. Sichuan's chaos gave Zhao Erfeng a chance to survive. The 3,000 border guards in his hands are more than enough for the armed forces of the Society, but it is difficult to cover Xiaohu! No matter what, they have some wealth. If they take down Chengdu, they can borrow money from the bank. The military expenditure can basically be maintained. I am just worried that the commander will not take down Tan Yankai this time... and he has been slow to move the position of governor Li, and he is holding the constitutionalist in private. I know that he does not want the two provinces to be too turbulent, but this may not be a long-term solution! Now is the military period, we can use the military control system to control civil rights. Once the war is over... these people will probably join hands, and it will be fine at that time."

Zhang Wenjing is a smart person and thought about this problem for a long time, but he also knew Yang Qiu's difficulties. In fact, for several months, they have seen it clearly. Yang Qiu has the ability, means and ability, but he started too late in connections and prestige. Now he has finally made a fortune, but the status of the old fox and Tan Yankai has also been announced to the world. Unless there is definite evidence, he will be bitten and hurt the popularity he has finally accumulated.

After obtaining the three provinces in the future, how can we resolve the crisis of civil rights loss?

Song Qing smiled slightly: "Don't think about it anymore. Maybe the commander has already had an idea. Let's be good soldiers. Don't worry too much about these things. Going back to the future will lead to civil rights... Humph! As long as there is a gun, those people will not dare to do anything to us!"

He said this and made Zhang Wenjing feel much more relaxed, and the topic gradually turned to the current situation. Both of them understood that although the situation is very good now, if they lose, it would be a disaster for Yang Qiu and them! Especially at this moment, Xiaochang has fallen, which has even added a little bit of tension.

Song Qing obviously has more say in military issues, but at present, he can only vaguely guess that Yang Qiu was still guarding Xiaogan to consume the Beiyang's vitality. He has not yet come up with a real decisive battle plan, and seems to be waiting for something. The first division is also a bit abnormal. Apart from sending a small army to train troops to continuously harass the supply line, there are almost no big moves! Is the real fist that Yue Peng? He is still unclear about these, and needs to know after seeing Yang Qiu. Thinking of this, he feels a little hot, and immediately said: "The army I brought back must rest in Hankou for a few days first. They are all veterans and have good strength. If you replace the equipment as soon as possible, you will be an elite soldier."

"Don't worry, I still know this." Zhang Wenjing knew that he was going to the front line, so she smiled and turned her eyes to Wuchang City outside the window: "I'm going to cross the river later. Do you want to go and see the wonderful faces over there before leaving?"

The weather changed overnight in Changsha, Hunan. Wuchang on the other side of the shore must have been extremely exciting these days. But he was not interested in these things. He shook his head and took his hat back and walked out. What else is more satisfying for the soldiers than fighting the strongest army? Just as Song Qing thought, Wuchang City has been shrouded in the wind and rain. While the sparse Dong Yu Hanche's body was also caught by the news from Hunan like a slap that caught many people off guard.

In the second floor of the Advisory Bureau, Wang Anlan stood behind Li Yuanhong. Seeing him grabbing Yang Qiu and giving it to the pistol, he kept touching the words "First Supervisor of China" on the handle of the gun, he knew that this was a final choice. He hurriedly said: "Duke Li, one thought of anger, one thought of ignorance! Now... it's probably too late!"

Wang Anlan's words made Li Yuanhong gradually let go of the gun. Tan Yankai, who seemed powerful, claimed to have 60,000 troops in four towns, was actually taken down by two battalions without bloodshed. What tools are hidden behind this? Tan Yankai, who can make his sleek and steady work, cannot bow his head and indulge Yang Qiu in his actions. In the end, he simply gave up his military power. In the end, he allowed Hang Zhi to station in Changsha, and took the initiative to reduce the selection of the four towns into the Fourth Division for people to drive... What political exchanges did it occur on the night of September 14th?

And this time, Yang Qiu was so strong and so high-profile! Two days ago, he hinted in public that he wanted to capture the murderer, and two days later he took Changsha and killed Mei Xin and others for counter-revolutionary crimes. Hundreds of people died in vain all night. I heard that when the Hunan Consulting Bureau held a meeting, the seats were reduced by half! If this set of tools were used in Wuchang...

Li Yuanhong was so cold that he finally put away his pistol. Wang Anlan was right, he missed the opportunity! Maybe this generation wouldn't come! His vision was much deeper than ordinary people. This action was too decisive and ruthless, and his methods were extremely powerful! After the Fourth Division of the Hunan Defense Forces entered Yueyang, it was equivalent to pointing a sword directly on Wuchang's back. Yang Qiu knew that he could not shake his prestige in Hubei for the time being, so he simply took this opportunity to use Hunan soldiers to deal with him!

Now he was fighting in front of him and took the opportunity to clean up Hunan and half-encircle Wuchang. In addition, there was another brigade who had arrived in Chongqing and was about to attack Chengdu in the north... Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan were already faintly condensed in his palms. If the person in the north was forced to sit down and negotiate... Who in the country would not look at his face?!

The news about the September 14th incident in Changsha (Nineteenth lunar month 14th, 1911) also reached Huang Keqiang's ears. Faced with the sudden change in the two lakes, he no longer had the excitement of coming first, and looked at Song Jiaoren with a worrying look: "Dunchu, it seems that the situation here is actually not as good as we heard in Shanghai. Yang Qiu is now using the Beiyang pressure to seize military power. Yesterday, he drove Changsha south. Now we can't move him, but we also have to watch him erode the two lakes and Sichuan bit by bit. If this continues, I'm afraid..."

"I can understand your mood." Song Jiaoren leaned against the window, looking at the hazy rainy Hankou, with a lot of thoughts: "That Yang Qiu... I can't understand it either, but from the past few days, he still has the responsibility for the enemy at the moment, at least in the righteousness, this person is still standing very steadily."

Huang Keqiang looked sad and angry: "I can't say that. So many heroes went on one after another to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Now that the big thing is over, they bowed to someone and made wedding dresses for others. How can I be worthy of them in the Nine Springs?"

"But..." Song Jiaoren wanted to say something again, but when he saw Huang Keqiang, he seemed to have an idea and asked, "Keqiang, what are your plans?"

Huang Keqiang immediately said: "I have contacted Tan Renfeng, Hunan. He suggested that I become the governor of the two lakes so that I can regain power."

"Keqiang! You have to consider it well. If you really serve as the Grand Governor of Two Lakes, let alone Yang Qiu, Li Yuanhong and Tan Yankai will have a rift in their hearts. If the morale of the army is completely disrupted, who can save the situation?" This suggestion made Song Jiaoren's mind immediately show Huang Keqiang scolded the robbery of the people. He knew that Huang Keqiang had no selfish intentions, but the establishment of the Grand Governor of Two Lakes was really suspicious of robbing power. The two factions in Hubei were incompatible, but they would never tolerate someone riding on their heads! He immediately said: "I know and agree with your thoughts on re-concentrating the power of the two lakes! But it is already difficult to turn the tables in the two lakes, unless it is Beiyang... In my opinion, it is better to weaken the power of various places with the law and slowly concentrate the power of the country after the founding of the country."

Huang Keqiang shook his head and raised his broken hand with determination: "Dunchu, you are right, but the great cause is just beginning to come true, and the whole country is watching Hubei. If I can't wait to seize power and finally get captured by Yang Qiu, how can my party face the country in the future?! I know this will cause countless infamous reputation, but my heart is firm. I will personally lead the Hunan Association to fight against Beiyang tomorrow! As long as I can win a few games, I can slowly seize the power. Dunchu, you are in Wuchang, and you will contact everyone in Wuchang. When I am on my triumphant day, you will hold a representative meeting to propose the Grand Governor of the Two Lakes!"

After these words, Song Jiaoren frowned quite: "Keqiang, since you have made up your mind, I will not advise you. But you must be careful at this time and not to sway the morale of the army. In the end, we need to cooperate sincerely to fight against the enemy!"

"You can rest assured, I still know this. Yang Qiu still needs our big banner now. I don't dare to give up at this time. If Yang Qiu can establish authority through victory, I, Huang Keqiang, may not lose to him!" With the support of Song Jiaoren, Huang Keqiang was very happy: "When you are selfless, you are fearless. I have long put life and death aside. It is a blessing that I will not die in the battle in Guangzhou. Only by striving to protect the party in this life can we repay the martyrs who die!"

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