The Whampoa Military Academy in this time and space has finally opened. Unlike the history that almost started from scratch, the Whampoa Military Academy in this time and space was actually established after the merger of all the military academies on the ground of Fujian and Guangdong provinces. Including Chang Ruiqing's Fujian Army Martial Arts Hall, the Shaoguan Branch of the Dian Army Martial Arts Hall, the proposed law protection army officer school that has not yet been opened, and even the Mawei Naval Academy was forcibly moved by our Changda warlords to Changzhou Island outside Guangzhou, becoming the Navy branch of the Whampoa Military Academy!

In addition to the Naval Branch, there are two other branches in the Whampoa Military Academy now - the Army Branch and the Air Force Branch. The main force of the Army Branch is of course the Army Branch. The school building of the Army Branch is located in the original Huangpu Army Primary School in Guangzhou. The principal of the Army Branch is surnamed Jiang, but he is not Jiang JShi, but Chang Ruiqing's confidant, and Jiang Zuobin, the old friend of Jin Yongyan, the secretary-general of the Army Department and a fellow villager in Hubei.

Although this person had served as the deputy chief of the Beiyang government's Army Department, he, like Jin Yongyan, was an old member of the Tongmeng and the Kuomintang. He also made great contributions to the victory of the Xinhai Revolution. In the late Qing Dynasty, he was the section chief of the Military System Department of the Qing Dynasty. Although he was not very good at the official position, he was quite appreciated by Yinchang, the then Minister of Army at that time. It was because he suggested that graduates from the Japanese non-commissioned officers replace the old officers in the new army. As a result, a large number of Tongmeng members lurked into the new army of the Qing Dynasty, and greatly reduced Yuan Shikai's control over the Beiyang army.

The vice president and education director of the Army Branch are also from Hubei, named Huang Dawei, whose courtesy name is Ziyin and his pseudonym Yisun. He was a great traitor in history! However, it has not been revealed at this time. He used to be the chief of the army in Sun Yat-sen's Grand Marshal's Mansion. This time, Sun Yat-sen recommended him to be the chief of education. He has a diploma from the Royal Belgian Military Academy and Meiji University in Japan. Although he is stingy and not very likable, his military qualities are still very strong. He is also serious and rigorous in doing things. He is indeed very competent to be the chief of the education director of the Army Branch.

The Whampoa Military Academy in this time and space also set up a political department, and the director of the political department was recommended by Chang Ruiqing. However, it was not a figure in the middle G aspect, but Sun Yat-sen's grandson, Sun Ke... This was not Chang Ruiqing's flattery when he was hitting Sun Yat-sen (of course Sun Yat-sen was very happy about this recommendation), but instead considered the lessons of the Whampoa Military Academy in the early history. It was originally a crash course for several months. Most of the effort was to devote most of the effort to fight the two parties! In the end, the two party troops were really not in line with Chang Ruiqing's ideal of "nationalizing the army". So after he thought about it, he let Sun Yat-sen's eldest son with a head of British and American democratic thoughts be the director of the political department.

As for other instructors at the Army Branch of the Whampoa Military Academy, most of them are graduates from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School or Baoding Military Academy and Yunnan Military Academy within the National Revolutionary Army system. Among them, the director of the artillery department is Jiang JShi's brother, Wang Boling, who graduated from Japanese non-commissioned Officer; the director of the Inner Department is Li Jishen, who graduated from Army University and served as an instructor for a long time at Beijing Army University; the director of the engineering department is Zhou Jiacheng, who is the engineering department of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School and the Japanese mainland.

He graduated from the Military University and served as an instructor at the Beijing Army University. He went south to Guangzhou with Li Jishen; the director of the cavalry department was Wu Yurui, the former general of the Yunnan Army, and he graduated from the Japanese Army's cavalry department. He was a general of the Li Liejun system. He lost his military power during the reorganization of the Law Guardian Army a while ago, and now he was sent to the Whampoa Military Academy to be an instructor; the director of the baggage department of the military academy was Jiang JShi's cousin, Yu Feipeng, who graduated from the Beijing Military Control School.

Although the Whampoa Military Academy Army Branch in this time and space did not have Soviet instructors as in history, its teaching capacity was definitely strong. At least it was more than enough to deal with those crash courses. Since the Northern Expedition was imminent, the National Revolutionary Army was also expanding rapidly and needed a large number of lower-level officers urgently, the Whampoa Military Academy Army Branch can only boost growth now.

The first and second phases of the Huangpu Army were composed of students from the original Shaoguan Martial Arts Hall and the Fujian Army Martial Arts Hall. They took a crash course for a few months at the Whampoa Military Academy. The first phase graduated in October 1918 and sent to the army. The second phase was all graduated at the end of 1918. The total number was about 2,500! The main part of the people who were brought over by Chang Ruiqing's Fujian Army were mostly children of Fujian gentry, including Chang Ruiqing's brother-in-law, the son of Pan Yucheng, the current Minister of Peasant Minister of the National Government... A considerable number of these Fujian gentry's children later mostly served as middle and senior officers in the National Revolutionary Army and the National Defense Army because of the golden sign of Huangpu Period I, which was considered a blessing in disguise (most of them joined the Fujian Army as hostages).

Starting from the third phase of the Huangpu Army, the military academies have begun to recruit students nationwide. Any young people with a high school degree can come to take the entrance examination. The planned enrollment quota is as high as 1,500 people per class! This enrollment scale is probably the largest among all military academies in the country. From this enrollment figure alone, the Beiyang side can roughly see Sun Yat-sen and the National Government's ambition to unify the world!

Chang Ruiqing's car drove into the gate of the couplet written by him, "Please go elsewhere for promotion and wealth, and do not enter this door if you are afraid of death." He drove inward along the straight road. On one side of the road were newly painted teaching buildings and student dormitories, as well as temporary tents and buildings under construction. On the other side of the road was a large playground covered with cinders. Young military officers in yellow military uniforms were lined up there, performing the prescribed coaching under the supervision of the instructors, and some students were practicing around a few old French fast cannons. Everyone was attentive. Chang Ruiqing's car with the general's logo entered, but no one looked at it.

After the car circled around the playground, it drove towards a small building behind the teaching building. It was the location of the Whampoa Military Academy and the Principal Office of the Army Branch. Because it was remote and easy to keep secret, it was also the place where the National Government Military Commission held a secret meeting. The principal of the Whampoa Military Academy was Chang Ruiqing, who served as the head of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he had an office here. However, he did not come to the military academy every day, but Jiang JShi, who served as the vice principal of the Whampoa, spent all day here. He also talked to the students of the first and second phases of Huangpu, and he had a meaning to take the military academy into his hands!

When the car stopped at the entrance of the small building, he saw Jiang JShi, who was rank lieutenant general, standing there waiting, and also came forward diligently to open the car door for Chang Ruiqing, and said with a smile: "Brother Yaoru, Mr. Sun and Premier Chen have arrived, just waiting for you, the principal."

Chang Ruiqing came out of the car. He looked at Jiang JShi with his sharp eyes flashing under the officer's big brimming hat, and smiled slightly, "Then let's go in quickly, we can't let them wait too long." As he said that, he reached out to take a bag from Yu Liu, an adjutant who followed him out of the car door. Then he strode into the building.

When he walked into a conference room on the second floor, it was indeed a prosperous place. In addition to Chang Ruiqing and Jiang JShi, the other eight members of the Military Commission of the National Government were all here! In addition, Sun Yat-sen's wife Soong Ching Ling, son Sun Ke, Kuomintang Organization Minister Xie Chi, and Minister of Military Preparation Ma Junwu and others also attended today's meeting. When Chang Ruiqing and Jiang JShi came in, the meeting had not yet begun, and everyone was chatting about the robbery on the Middle East Road.

Everyone here already knew that Chang Ruiqing was the real Zuomin, so when he walked in, everyone immediately kept silent and looked at him. Chang Ruiqing first saluted Sun Yat-sen and Chen Duxiu according to the procedures... He, the vice chairman of the military committee, was equal to the minister of the National Government in terms of level, and was a little lower than that of the Prime Minister Chen Duxiu. So he had to salute him when he saw him.

As for the others, Chang Ruiqing just nodded to them and said hello. He now appears in front of a vote of veterans of the Kuomintang as a GCD member, so he does not regard himself as a junior when he sees them, so he will not be shorter than anyone else!

Sun Yat-sen also nodded at Chang Ruiqing with a smile. He pointed to an empty seat beside him: "Brother Yaoru, sit here."

Chang Ruiqing tidied up his military uniform and strode to that seat, but he did not sit down, but glanced at the military and political officials of the National Government in the room with bright eyes. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn. After a while, he heard Chang Ruiqing speak: "Mr. Sun, Premier Chen. All colleagues. The first national mobilization plan of the National Government Military Committee has been completed, and a total of 135,216 young people of appropriate age have been recruited! At present, all the recruits have arrived at the Beiguan Camp in Guangzhou. The Army Department and the General Staff Department

The recruit training headquarters, which has been jointly established, is composed of General Lan Jihao (Lan Tianwei) and Lieutenant General Lu Zixiu (Lu Yixuan) as the chief and deputy commanders, and more than 1,200 active-duty officers and more than 2,300 sergeants will be transferred from each unit to participate in recruit training. It is expected that all recruit training subjects can be completed before the end of September. All recruits will be supplemented into the First Army, Second Army, Third Army and Fourth Army in the early October... At the same time, more than 1,200 officers from the First Phase of the Whampoa Army will also complete the quick training, and supplementing them to the above four armies can basically meet the gap in low-level officers.

After the first to fourth armies are supplemented, each army will include three four-regiment infantry divisions, artillery (two battalions), one regiment of engineers, cavalry, and baggage corps, and another teaching regiment. The total force is about 50,000! The configuration of machine rifles will basically meet the current standards of the Japanese army. The rifles will be equipped with Japanese Type 38 rifles, and the machine guns will be equipped with civil Type 7 6.5mm caliber water-cooled machine guns developed by China** Gong Group. In addition, it will be equipped with a mortar battalion under the division level, and a mortar company under the regiment level, and a mortar company under the Shanghai Arsenal’s imitation of civil Type 7 81mm caliber mortar. The mountain field artillery is relatively weak, and only under the army-level direct team is equipped with an artillery regiment with 16 mountain cannons.

The above-mentioned troops will be the basic organizational method for the current China's Democratic Revolutionary Army. After the first phase of the military expansion plan is completed, the second phase and the third phase of the military expansion plan will be implemented in turn. The total strength of the National Revolutionary Army will be expanded to ten infantry troops, thirty infantry divisions, and some special branches of the directly affiliated military committee will exceed 550,000! It will become a powerful guarantee for overthrowing warlords, expelling the great powers, and unifying China!"

After he finished his report, Chang Ruiqing took out a stack of documents from the bag he brought with him and distributed them to the participants. Then he walked to the wall of the map in front of the conference table, picked up the teaching stick and pointed to the location of Guangxi on the map and continued: "What you are holding is the general outline of the Western Expedition Plan jointly formulated by the Army Department and the General Staff Department. According to this plan, among the four armies that expanded the first phase, except for the First Army, the Third Army, and the Fourth Army will all be incorporated into the Western Expedition Army. The number of the Western Expedition Army will be designated as the Western Expedition Army of the National Revolutionary Army. The commander will be appointed as the Deputy General Bai Jiansheng and Lieutenant General Lu Zixiu as the Chief of Staff of the Western Expedition Army...

The goal of this western expedition will be locked in Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and Sichuan Province. We strive to place all the four southwestern provinces under the rule of the Chinese Civil Government in three months! Among them, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan Province strive to achieve complete rule. The above three provinces will implement military and political rule in the 8th year of the Republic of China and become a reliable base for our Northern Expedition to the Central Plains! The situation in Sichuan Province is complex and the territory is huge, and it is difficult to completely pacify in a short period of time. The plan will allow Sichuan to be temporarily autonomous, but the salt tax in Zigong must be handed over to the Ministry of Finance of the National Government to directly manage."

As soon as Chang Ruiqing finished speaking, the conference room was filled with sighs. You should know that the jurisdiction of the National Government is only Guangdong and Fujian Provinces! Now the Army Department and the General Staff Department have taken out a big plan for four provinces in one breath. Can these members of the Military Commission and the Kuomintang members not be excited? Of course, apart from the excitement, they are still a little worried. Not to mention the messy provinces of Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, they all have some strength! Especially these provinces have formed an alliance with Chen Jiongming... This war is probably not so easy to fight?

Sun Yat-sen coughed lightly, and the room immediately became quiet. Everyone turned their eyes to Sun Yat-sen. He saw him put down the documents in his hand and looked at Chang Ruiqing with a smile: "Brother Yaoru, the task of the Western Expedition has been handed over to you. I have confidence in your talents. So the specific combat plan does not need to be discussed at today's meeting... As long as you think you can, I, the chairman of the Military Commission, will take care of it." His tone was already sluggish: "It's just the hostage kidnapping incident in the Northeast, how do you plan to solve it? Hong Kong Governor Situ Ba has come to Guangdong in person to find me, hoping that I can exert my influence and help resolve the hostage incident."

As Sun Yat-sen finished speaking, Chen Duxiu smiled and agreed, "The Red Brigade is so lawless this time that it has kidnapped dozens of foreign hostages in one go. What if the army of the great powers is brought to the army? The difficulty of our Northern Expedition will be greatly enhanced! I think this Red Brigade should be under the leadership of the Intelligence Bureau of the Army Department."

Chang Ruiqing was stunned for a moment. The Red Brigade has always been his core force. Whether it was Sun Yat-sen or Chen Duxiu, they just pretended not to see it and never said a word. But this time, the two of them sang together... Thinking of this, Chang Ruiqing's face had already sunk and snorted disdainfully: "The army of the great powers has long been rampant on China's land. What's wrong with a few more? But our Chinese army has many territories on China's land and will not allow them to enter! Isn't the Middle East Road where the robbery happened this time the territory of the already devastated Tsarist Russia?"

Everyone in the room shook their heads slightly, thinking that Chang Ruiqing was really too ignorant of the importance. Sun Yat-sen smiled slightly and was about to persuade him. He heard a peaceful voice in the corner, with a slight accent from Su Bei: "I think Situba's request is a good opportunity for Mr. Sun to get rid of Zuomin's suspicion. Mr. Sun will always deal with imperialism when he becomes the leader of the country in the future! If people always think that it is a terrorist, it is not convenient. Why not take advantage of this incident to issue a statement and send a special envoy.

Go to the Northeast to participate in hostage rescue. Of course, the Red Brigade is not led by Mr. Sun now, so you can ignore Mr. Sun's statement, so that the whole world will know that Mr. Sun was wronged by the Beiyang government. As for whether the Red Brigade is to be commanded by the Intelligence Bureau... My opinion is that it is best to wait until the revolution wins across the country before considering it. After all, there is no airtight wall in the world. If imperialists know that the Red Brigade is our Intelligence Bureau, wouldn't it be equivalent to confirming that Mr. Sun is Zuo Min's false accusation?"

After hearing this, Sun Yat-sen felt reasonable. He slowly nodded and turned his gaze to Chang Ruiqing. Chang Ruiqing sighed softly in his heart and nodded slowly to Sun Yat-sen. The one who said just now was Zhou Elai! He saw him sitting upright with a sincere smile on his face, looking at Sun Yat-sen calmly. He looked like a peacemaker!

After a while, he heard Sun Yat-sen speak lightly: "E-la-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-s

Zhou Elai interrupted again, "Mr. Sun, this is also an opportunity to carry out work on local warlords in Northeast China. If we can take this opportunity to win over Zhang Yuting to the National Government, then the future Northern Expedition will have more help and less obstacles."

Sun Yat-sen focused his head and turned to Sun Ke beside him and said, "Zhesheng, let's go on behalf of me." As he said that, he pointed to E-she again: "Let this young comrade and Comrade Wang Zhaoming go together. On the surface, they are your assistants, but in fact they are the ideas. Do you understand?" (To be continued...)

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