"Mr. Deng, I know your sympathy for the people of Sichuan, but you have found the wrong person. If you want to solve Sichuan's problems, you still have to look to the princes in central Sichuan and the Beijing government. I was only ordered to build the railway. As long as Sichuan
Once the Han Railway can be built, I will have completed my mission."
Seeing that Chang Yinhuai still wanted to resist, Deng Xihou became anxious. He climbed a few steps, hugged Chang Yinhuai's thigh, and cried bitterly: "Supervisor Chang, I am not an idiot. Sichuan will definitely not be like this. Now the country is booming.
, the vice president has a high prestige, and the unification of the world is the general trend. Anyone who still cannot understand the situation is a fool. I am willing to serve as the vice president's pawn in a humble position. I hope Supervisor Chang can take the sake of the tens of millions of people in Sichuan as soon as possible.
End separatism.”
Chang Yinhuai narrowed his eyes slightly. Listening to Deng Xihou's words, his mind was spinning rapidly. Zhang Tinglan had already sent a secret message, requesting that Sichuan be solved as soon as possible. Chang Yinhuai was also constantly deducing how to solve the problem in the fastest time.
Within that, Sichuan was included.
Deng Xihou is a junior among the armies in central Sichuan. However, due to the support of Zhang Tinglan and his contribution in the crusade against the rebellion in Southern Province, Deng Xihou has now controlled the Dongchuan area around Chongqing, which is also the strength of Sichuan.
Pai, if he can wholeheartedly work for Zhang Tinglan, he might not be unable to use it.
Thinking of this, Chang Yinhuai smiled and helped Deng Xihou up: "Jinkang, it's not that the vice president doesn't have Sichuan in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have invested so much money to build the Sichuan-Hankou Railway and realize the dreams of the people of Bashu. It's just that the country has just
Be stable, and don’t fight if you can. Don’t fight if you can. Otherwise, this mess will be impossible to clean up.”
Deng Xihou was nicknamed the Crystal Monkey. He was extremely clever and immediately understood what Chang Yinhuai meant: "Don't worry, Supervisor Chang. I will do my best to serve the Vice President even though I hold this humble position."
Since Deng Xihou came in, his self-proclaimed position has been constantly changing. Now he has become a humble position, and his intention to completely surrender has been very clear. Chang Yinhuai smiled and said: "Jinkang, you are not my subordinate. The vice president intends to train three people in Sichuan
Regular teachers, don’t miss the opportunity.”
Division commanders and division commanders have the same name, but their gold content is very different. For example, Zhang Henian, the commander of the Guards Division, has more than 30,000 elite soldiers and mechanized equipment. The combat effectiveness of a division completely exceeds that of the average army. And the Caotou King in Sichuan
Although there are many, there are thousands of people in each division, and they are not even fully equipped with rifles. I am afraid that the three or five divisions combined are no match for a basic division.
Zhang Tinglan did not attack the southwest directly, not to settle military accounts at all, but to settle economic accounts and public opinion accounts. Complete unification must be achieved at the minimum cost.
Deng Xihou had been in contact with Fengjun very early, so he clearly saw the general trend and it was better to surrender as soon as possible.
"Jinkang. Since Liu Xiang wants to unite to fight against Feng, you can just follow the trend. As for how to act, I will inform you."
The discussions here have been completed, and intensive preparations have begun, and the entire Bashu land has begun to move. Feng Yuxiang's troops quickly completed the reorganization, among which Sun Yue, who was originally affiliated with the Zhili Clan, was appointed as the commander of the First Reclamation Division in Xinjiang, who was originally affiliated with Jingguo
Yang Hucheng of the Army was appointed commander of the Second Division.
The so-called Jingguo Army was formed in 1917 in response to Sun Wen's hair care movement, when Yu Youren and other members of the Kuomintang arrived in Shaanxi. At that time, the Fengjun Army had just developed, and Lao Zhang also gave the Jingguo Army a large amount of arms.
, wanting to support the Jingguo Army in its confrontation with Beiyang.
However, after the turmoil in Russia, Fengjun's main focus was on the north, and he neglected to support the Yingguo Army. Now, the Yingguo Army has also been incorporated and belongs to the Northwest Army. Of course, it can only be regarded as a collateral branch. .
In fact, clues can be seen from Feng Yuxiang's arrangements. He sent Sun Yue from the direct line and Yang Hucheng from the Jingguo Army to Xinjiang in order to drive them away. As for Sichuan, which has the most oil and water, it is still controlled by his cronies. In the Third Sichuan Division Among them, the commander of the first division is Lu Zhonglin, the deputy commander is Song Zheyuan, the second division commander is Shi Jingting, the deputy commander is Zhang Zhijiang, the third division commander is Han Fuju, and the deputy commander is Shi Yousan.
In addition, people such as Liu Yufang, Li Mingzhong, Zhao Dengyu, Tong Linge, Sun Lianzhong and others also followed Feng Yuxiang southward. The three divisions plus auxiliary troops totaled more than 40,000 people. Feng Yuxiang falsely claimed that he was one hundred thousand, and moved southward from Shaanxi in a mighty manner. Guangyuan, an important town in northern Sichuan.
The Northwest Army was known for its ferocity and ferocity. Feng Yuxiang's large-scale march south was a huge shock to the princes in central Sichuan. Liu Xiang hurriedly summoned people from all walks of life to discuss the strategy against Lao Feng.
Liu Xiang, Liu Wenhui, Liu Cunhou, Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao, Yang Sen, Wang Lingji, Lai Xinhui and other Sichuan military leaders all gathered in the capital and discussed countermeasures for half a month.
Since the Republic of China, especially after the death of Lao Yuan, control has been lost. There have been wars in the southwest almost every day, and there have been constant melees. They often come to power one day, step down the next, and come back the day after tomorrow. They are still using the knife in the morning, but they are united in the afternoon. , it was simply a mess.
However, after Zhang Tinglan took control of the Central Plains, the central government became increasingly powerful, and these military leaders in Sichuan became more and more restrained and did not dare to start wars at will. Otherwise, it would give the central army an excuse to enter Sichuan, which would be bad.
On this day, everyone gathered together again to discuss the strategy to deal with Feng Yuxiang. Yang Sen spoke first: "Everyone, in my opinion, we must fight, and we must fight hard. We must not let the Northwest Army enter Sichuan. Everyone knows that the Northwest Army But in this barren land, if this group of people arrives in Sichuan, they will probably rob whatever they see, and it’s not impossible for them to cover the land for thousands of miles."
"That's right, we must not only fight, but also fight hard. It is best to fight all the way to Shaanxi and Gansu, and take over all the territory in the northwest!" It was Liu Cunhou who spoke this time.
Liu Cunhou first developed in Sichuan with the support of the Yunnan clique. After these years of war, Liu Cunhou's power has been severely reduced. As the saying goes, those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big troubles, so he did his best to help.
Liu Xiang, on the other hand, remained silent. After thinking for a while, he said: "There is nothing wrong in not allowing the Northwest Army to enter Sichuan, but we have to consider the central government's wishes. If Zhang Tinglan takes advantage of the war, Opportunity, if we move into Sichuan in a big way, I'm afraid we will suffer."
Liu Xiang's father Liu Wenhui shook his head: "I don't think it's possible. Isn't Zhang Tinglan working on some kind of First Five-Year Plan? I heard that a lot of money was spilled out, building factories and building roads everywhere. I'm afraid he won't be able to care about it for a while." Not with us."
Tian Songyao on the side also suddenly sighed: "Speaking of it, Zhang Tinglan is also very capable. In just a few years, three-quarters of the entire world has fallen into other people's hands. I saw the newspaper a few days ago and heard that A 40,000-ton warship has been launched, which is six or seven times as large as the Zhenyuan ship back then. It’s really infuriating to see how many people are competing against each other!”
While speaking, Tian Songyao glanced meaningfully at Deng Xihou. Deng Xihou also felt Tian Songyao's meaningful gaze and said hurriedly: "No matter how big the warship is, it can't reach Sichuan. Our resistance to Feng Yuxiang is to protect the people of Sichuan, which is a matter of course.
, I don’t think the central government will take care of it.”
After several people discussed it, they finally formulated a strategy. These military leaders formed the Sichuan Allied Forces to jointly deal with Feng Yuxiang. Liu Xiang served as commander-in-chief, Yang Sen and Wang Lingji served as deputy commander-in-chief, Liu Wenhui served as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and Tian Songyao was responsible for staying in Chengdu.
Everyone else followed the Counselor for Military Affairs.
At the end, Liu Xiang set his sights on Deng Xihou and said with a smile: "Brother Jinkang, I have long heard that your equipment is well-equipped and your soldiers are well-trained. Just lead an army alone and go north to Bazhong, and then
What do you think about seizing the opportunity to sneak attack Hanzhong and cut off Feng Yuxiang's escape route?"
"There is no problem. Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that I will complete the mission."
Liu Xiang's arrangement is also very interesting. It is obvious that the main battlefield is on the front line of Guangyuan Jiange, and Bazhong has been far away from the front line. The theory of a sneak attack is also deceptive. After all, it is not that easy to cross the Daba Mountain. In fact, Liu Xiang's arrangement is
It is clear that he does not trust Deng Xihou.
This guy had close contacts with the central government. If he was betrayed by him at the critical moment, it would be too late to regret it. Deng Xihou also saw this, didn't care, and happily agreed to Liu Xiang's order.
Sichuan's army was also mobilized. Liu Xiang led a total of more than 30,000 soldiers to the north, and at the same time he recruited 200,000 civilians. The momentum was huge. However, when Liu Xiang was going north, Tian Songyao secretly found the residence of Deng Xihou.
As soon as the two met, Tian Songyao grabbed Deng Xihou's sleeve and said with a smile: "Crystal Monkey, tell me the truth, is the Vice President planning to attack Sichuan this time?"
"Tian Donggua, can you ask me about this kind of thing?"
"Why can't I ask? If you don't know clearly, that would be strange. We guys are opening the skylight and speaking out. I'm not like Liu Xiang's group of people who still want to separatize and dominate the southwest. The reason why the Vice President didn't attack Sichuan is not because of others.
The strength is not enough, but there is no time to spare. If nothing else, as long as the Sichuan-Hankou Railway is built, the army will go directly south from the Lu-Han Railway, and then go west from the Sichuan-Hankou Road. How many people and horses will be able to march into Sichuan? According to me
In my opinion, instead of waiting for others to fight, it is better to surrender in advance and sell it for a good price."
When Deng Xihou heard Tian Songyao's words, he couldn't help laughing: "Tian Donggua, there are so many people in Sichuan, and this is the first time I have found that you are so discerning."
"Monkey, don't think that everyone in the world is stupid, but you are smart. I have been thinking about this since Chang Yin Huai entered Sichuan. If you surrender early, you will be a hero, if you surrender late, you will be a sinner!"
"Okay, that's good if you have this idea. It just so happens that you are now ordered to guard Chengdu. When the time is right, you can hand over Chengdu directly and get to the vice president. It will be a great achievement."
When the war came, an undercurrent also surged in Sichuan. Chang Yinhuai also issued an urgent order. He led three rapid strike divisions into Sichuan. However, in order to conceal people's ears and eyes, Chang Yinhuai did not show them directly and placed them in the open.
There was only one division, and the other two divisions were all mixed into the railway engineering corps.
Now the opportunity has finally come, and these engineering soldiers have all shown their ferocious true colors. There are nearly 25,000 troops in total, and they have already begun sharpening their knives.