Chapter 150 Cracked

Guangzhou, the Presidential Palace. The latest chapter of the Holy Church

When news of the Eastern Route Army defeated by the Fujian Army came, Sun Yat-sen's already nervous mood suddenly became particularly heavy. At this moment, he looked at the more than ten civil and military officials who were arguing endlessly, and felt a disappointment that he had never felt before.

Hu Hanmin, Chen Jiongming, Liao Zhongkai, Wang Jingwei and others were still debating fiercely, all of whom were blushing and excited. More than ten other party elites at the meeting occasionally agreed or opposed the views of one side. The entire venue was bustling and chaotic.

The two sides of the debate were furious, and the entire meeting showed signs of losing control. The content of the debate had nothing to do with the defeat of the most critical Revolutionary Army Eastern Route Army. The focus was on the veteran of the Tongmenghui, Tan Yankai, who had just been removed from office by the Beijing government, who refused to attend the Guangzhou Central Special Session chaired by Sun Yat-sen. He left Changsha, Hunan, where the struggle was fierce and complicated. Despite the dissuasion of Cheng Qian, the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Law Protection Revolutionary Army, he led a huge delegation to "re-visit Sichuan".

This news has attracted great attention from major political forces in China and abroad. The British "Zi Linxi" has become the mouthpiece of the French government in China. The Far East Newspaper, which has made comments on the front page, exclaiming that the main revolutionary forces in China's southern camp are facing a crisis of re-choice, and China's political forces are heading towards extremely complex divisions and unions. China's political territory is likely to change due to Tan Yankai's trip to Sichuan.

As the news of Tan Yankai's visit to Sichuan came out, the three major Hunan forces, which were strengthening their preparations for mutual conquests, immediately ceased. Whether it was Fu Liangzuo's troops representing the Beiyang government and Zhao Hengti's troops, or Cheng Qian's troops representing the Southern government, they seemed panicked in the face of this sudden news.

The Chen Huan army, mixed between the two major forces, quickly contracted and steadily defended Yueyang. Tan Yankai, who was driven out of power by the northern government, attracted the powerful Sichuan army. If the Sichuan army really interfered in the situation in Hunan, the first one to be destroyed would probably be Chen Huan army.

The chaotic debate continued, and no one could convince anyone. The exhausted Sun Yat-sen was about to exercise his power and ordered the stop of this useless meeting. Secretary-General Ma Junwu had already quietly walked behind him and whispered in his ear: "Jieshi and Zicheng are back."

Sun Yat-sen was excited and grabbed the wooden hammer on the table and knocked it three times in a row. The venue immediately became quiet, and the red-faced and debated parties slowly sat down.

Sun Yat-sen did not announce the end of the meeting immediately, but instead summarized the fierce debate just now:

"The debate just now is very dangerous, especially the mentality of yours is worrying. Although the situation in Hunan is moving towards a complex trend, it still maintains the original order. There are no military conflicts or political debates. Our revolutionary forces still control most areas of southern Hunan and eastern Hunan. Not only did the enemy not launch an attack because of the sudden change in the political situation in Hunan, but instead contracted the defense line and left the conflict area. Therefore, there is no need for us to worry that the situation in Hunan will be out of control, and we cannot be pessimistic and disappointed. Before there is any perfect plan, we still need to pay close attention to the development of the situation in Hunan."

Regardless of whether they were convinced or not, they did not raise any objections after hearing Sun Yat-sen's words. Instead, Sun Yat-sen's calmness made many people calm down.

Sun Yat-sen continued: "What is urgently needed to solve at present is the internal problems, especially the leadership and mutual coordination between the various departments of the Revolutionary Army. So far, the two brigades of the Guangxi Army, the Shengtao Division of the Yunnan Army, the Hunan Army and the Jiangxi Army, have not obeyed the central government well. Not only did they not actively go north to assist in the war, but they instead occupied major cities in Guangdong and forced taxes from all walks of life in Guangdong in the name of the Law Protection War. The huge taxes obtained were not paid to the government, which made our Western Route Army unable to open up the situation in the Guangdong-Jiangxi battlefield for a long time, and the Eastern Route Army did not receive strong support in the Guangdong-Fujian battlefield, which led to the failure of the Northern Expedition Law Protection Law Protection, which is much more important than Tan Yan-kai's delegation to visit Sichuan! Now I announce the reconciliation, and you guys go back and think about how to solve the problem of unity within us."

With a guilty and depressed look, Sun Yat-sen slowly stood up and left the venue, leaving the participants with a tired figure.

In the study, Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up when they heard the footsteps. Sun Yat-sen waved his hand slightly when entering the door, sat down and looked up at the two beloved generals who had returned in a desperate situation. After a long time, he sighed helplessly:

"The responsibility for defeat is not yours. If the Fifth Brigade of the Guangdong Army had not retreated one after another, the entire battlefield would not have been decayed in an instant. You can still fight tenaciously under the siege of two enemy divisions. In the end, although you failed, you successfully broke through the encirclement and brought nearly half of the revolutionary army back to northern Guangdong safely, which is already a great achievement!"

"Sir..." Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian were moved. The latest chapter of the Holy Church

Chiang Kai-shek, who was getting thinner, said angrily: "The Guangdong army is too shameless. They cannot defeat the enemy on the other side. The reason for retreating is completely a conspiracy. They are killing people with a knife, and they want to use the enemy's power to destroy our revolutionary army that threatens the entire Guangdong army. They are afraid of our army's political propaganda, afraid of us awakening the Guangdong people, afraid of us occupying Guangzhou and controlling Guangzhou, so they set up this huge trap on the battlefield on the Eastern Front...

"Sir, because of the quiet retreat of the Fifth Brigade of the Guangdong Army, the three brigades of the Fujian Army surrounded our army, resulting in the sacrifice of more than 2,000 outstanding officers and soldiers, and the remaining more than 3,000 people were all injured, and more than 2,000 people! How many revolutionary forces can withstand such unnecessary consumption?"

Liu Bingxian said with red eyes: "Sir, this is a shame that Bingxian has never experienced since joining the army. We are not defeated by enemies twice as much as ours, but are plotted against by our own people! This revenge must be avenged, otherwise we will be sorry for the two thousand dead heroes..."

Sun Yat-sen raised his hand in pain and stopped the two of them from talking again:

"Jieshi, Zicheng, don't say it again. It's my fault that such a problem occurs. It's because I don't have a good leadership, it's because I haven't educated the army in my hometown, it's because my influence and prestige are not enough to convince the generals of the Guangdong Army. This is the fundamental reason for the failure of the Eastern Front battlefield!

"You sit down... sit down, rest for a few days, then bring the remaining brothers back from northern Guangdong, continue to station in Guangzhou, and then expand the army vigorously and train with all their strength. I will solve the problem of money. This time I will never look at other people's faces again. I finally see clearly that only by controlling Guangzhou and experiencing a strong deterrence to all the troops with different ambitions can we protect the overall situation of our revolution and our central government."

Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian looked at each other and moved the chair to sit down. They still couldn't help but feel shocked. This was the first time they heard their teacher Sun Yat-sen's statement so pessimistic and firm.

Sun Yat-sen drank half a cup of tea, put down the cup, raised his chest, and showed a kind and firm look in his eyes again: "Do you know the news of Tan Zu'an in Hunan visiting Sichuan?"

Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian were shocked: "When did it happen?"

"The day before yesterday, Tan Zu'an left Changsha the day before yesterday. He was accompanied by a military and political delegation of more than 50 people. He took a passenger ship, entered the Yangtze River through the Xiang River, and headed to Sichuan." Sun Yat-sen replied worriedly.

Liu Bingxian was anxious: "So, has Tan Zu'an reached a consensus long ago between him and Xiao Yimin and Zhang Lan from Sichuan?"

Sun Yat-sen shook his head: "It can't be said that now. The newspapers that Hunan supports Tan Zu'an said that this was just a long-determined return visit, and the purpose was to discuss the cooperation between Sichuan and Hunan provinces in industry, commerce and people's livelihood development. However, General Cheng Songyun sent a telegram from Yueyang last night to the central government. He said that the two garrison brigades loyal to Tan Zu'an and the two hundred young soldiers and young students selected from various parts of Hunan had already entered Sichuan in batches a week ago and went to four.

The Sichuan Army Officer School came to "" and I'm afraid Tan Zu'an had already reached a private agreement with Zhang Lan and Xiao Yimin. In addition, the Sichuan Army occupied Yichang, Wang Lingji, deputy commander of the Sichuan Army, was commanding the Sichuan Army's First Army to force western Hubei step by step in the name of assisting in the formation of the Yichang region's garrison troops and police teams at all levels of governments. I'm afraid that the Sichuan Army will soon appear in the Hunan-Hubei border area and quietly infiltrate into northern Hunan and western Hunan... Alas! If the Sichuan Army enters Hunan, it will be troublesome!"

Ma Junwu stepped in and reported: "Sir, Wang Zhaoming is asking for a meeting."

"I was just about to hear his opinion when I asked him to come in." Sun Yat-sen happily ordered.

After a while, Wang Jingwei, wearing a white silk linen shirt and a dark blue dark flower tie, stepped in. After saying hello to Sun Yat-sen, he moved a chair and sat next to Chiang Kai-shek, nodded with a smile to Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, then turned to Sun Yat-sen and reported in a low voice:

"Sir, the latest news in Shanghai, in the name of protecting the normal production of Daye Iron Mine, Sichuan Xiao Yimin sent a regiment of Sichuan troops to occupy the main mining area and terminal of Daye Iron Mine. Major General Wan Lianfeng, the Political Director of the Sichuan Army General Command, was holding negotiations with the parties on strike."

Sun Yat-sen suddenly stood up: "How can this work? How can you do this randomly?"

Wang Jingwei stood up, walked around the table, and respectfully helped Sun Yat-sen sit down:

"Sir, don't worry. The Japanese side has made a public protest statement, but has not sent warships and marines to Daye yet. It is estimated that Duan Qirui and others from Beijing did not expect Xiao Yimin to do this. Han Yeping's situation is getting more and more complicated. Please don't worry too much, let's discuss countermeasures slowly."

Sun Yat-sen sat down in a daze, looked at Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, who were also shocked, turned to Wang Jingwei, who looked calm and asked, "What do Zhao Ming thinks about this?"

Wang Jingwei sighed: "The student's opinion is that Xiao Yimin is going to leave Sichuan."

"How is this possible? Brother Zhaoming, although Sichuan has gained many years of development opportunities, it has never interfered with the political situation outside the province... For a long time, Xiao Yimin and Zhang Lan have expressed Sichuan's strategic propositions more than once. They have almost all their energy focused on the development of Sichuan's industry and commerce, agriculture, transportation, and water conservancy construction. Moreover, the Kangzang area has become the focus of disputes and confrontation between the UK and Sichuan. In order to implement the Xikang Million Immigration Plan, Xiao Yimin invested almost all his income and his wealth. How could he get involved in the national political situation at this time? The biggest possibility is probably for the benefit point of Yichang, right?" Liu Bingxian put forward his own opinion.

Wang Jingwei smiled and nodded, instead of commenting, he asked Chiang Kai-shek around him: "Brother Zicheng's opinion also makes sense. Brother Jieshi, what do you think?"

Liu Bingxian looked at Chiang Kai-shek nervously, and Sun Yat-sen also turned his concerned gaze to Chiang Kai-shek's face. Chiang Kai-shek pondered for a moment and said something that moved everyone.

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