Among the uprisings at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Anqing Uprising led by Xu Xilin was a very famous one.

In order to achieve the goal of opposing Manchuria, Xu Xilin and others gradually developed the idea of "tilting the Qing court with art", and they planned to use the method of donating officials to enable the members of the Restoration Society to learn military affairs and take the opportunity to break into the Qing court in order to grasp military power. So he donated a title to the Qing court and assigned him an alternate in Anhui. After many activities, in the winter of 1905, funded by Xu Kecheng of Shaoxing and recommended by Xu Xilin's cousin and Hunan Governor Yu Liansan, Xu Xilin, Ma Zonghan and Chen Boping each donated official positions and were allowed to go to Japan to study the army. However, after arriving in Japan, due to the obstruction of the Qing court's envoy to Japan, the plan to study the army was destroyed, and he had no choice but to return to China.

After returning to China, Xu Xilin and others planned to further enter the government and "use their power to capture the court". By mobilizing and using the relationships of all parties, Xu Xilin sought to prepare for the establishment of the Anqing Army Primary School. Later, due to the recommendation of his cousin Yu Liansan and Xu Xilin's own shrewdness and ability, he was finally reused by Enming, the governor of Anhui, in the thirty-second year of Guangxu. In winter, he arrived in Anqing and reported to the Fuyuan, and after Enming met him, he was sent to be the Anhui patrol officer Yin. He was cautious to greet him, with Enming as his teacher, Enming as his cronies, and sent him to serve as the head of the patrol police academy. Xu Xilin eats the Lu of the Qing court, but he never reforms his life. In February 1907, Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin agreed to hold an armed uprising against the Qing Dynasty in Anhui and Zhejiang at the same time. The uprising was originally scheduled to take place on July 19, but because the Yihui party members were arrested in Shanghai and confessed some alias codes of the revolutionaries, the governor of Liangjiang, Duan Fang, sent a telegram to Enming to take charge. Enming summoned Xu Xilin to discuss, and Xu Xilin saw that his alias was in the list, and the governor was pressing, so he decided to raise righteousness when the graduation ceremony was held at the Patrol Police Academy on July 8. Unexpectedly, Enming had something to do on this day, and asked for the graduation ceremony to be advanced by two days, but the uprising had to be held on the 6th. Foreign aid did not arrive, preparations were not made, and the uprising was worrying.

On July 6, 1907, Xu Xilin, a member of the Restoration Society, planned and organized the assassination of Anhui Governor Enming in Anqing, and led the student army to revolt and capture the ordnance station.

But now Chen Ke is back in 1905 and has a lot of dealings with Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin. But I don't know how Xu Xilin is doing recently, and whether it is still the same development as in history.

"Xu Xilin that Wen Qing said is the chief teacher of Anqing Army Primary School, right?" Pu Guanshui heard Chen Ke ask about Xu Xilin, and thought for a while before replying.

"That's him." Chen Ke was a little excited.

"Oh, this Xu Xilin has nothing to do and often runs to the new army. And he also has a relative, named Qiu Jin, who also came to Anqing and opened a girls' school. It is very famous in Anqing. ”

History has changed! Chen Ke thought helplessly. Historically, Qiu Jin was preparing to revolt with Xu Xilin at the same time in Anhui and Shaoxing. As a result, Xu Xilin failed, and the news leaked. Qiu Jin was arrested at the Datong School in Shaoxing and was justified two days later. Now Qiu Jin has actually arrived in Anhui and set up a girls' school in Anqing. This variable made Chen Ke a little puzzled.

"Does Wen Qing know these two people?" Pu Guanshui saw some clues.

"Recognize. Both men were revolutionaries. But they are Restoration. And we're not all the way. ”

"No wonder, Xu Xilin always runs to the new army. I communicate up and down and am very active. It seems that he is trying to incite the New Army to rebel. Pu Guanshui's voice was a little ill-intentioned.

Chen Ke can understand that Pu Guanshui regards the Anhui New Army as his own territory. Regardless of whether Xu Xilin was a revolutionary party or not, first of all, Xu Xilin tried to incite the New Army to revolt, which disrupted Pu Guanshui's calculations. Pu Guanshui naturally didn't have any good feelings for Xu Xilin.

Pu Guanshui suddenly smiled: "Since Wen Qing mentioned Xu Xilin, he already has a plan. Let's hear it. ”

"Although Anqing is the provincial capital of Anhui, it is located in a corner of Anhui. What I want to follow is the route of the common people, starting from the countryside, and the countryside surrounds the city. So Anqing doesn't mean much to me. However, if Anqing is conquered by the revolutionary army, Anhui will inevitably be in chaos. Wouldn't we be able to do so much less trouble? Chen Ke has no ill feelings towards Xu Xilin himself, and can even be said to have a good impression. However, Chen Ke believed that personal feelings must not play an important role on the road of revolution. Sometimes, sacrifice is necessary.

Pu Guanshui is a smart person, and he understood what Chen Ke meant when he heard it. He smiled: "Wen Qing asked me to help this Xu Xilin?" Once Anqing is occupied by the revolutionary army, Wenqing can immediately attack Fengyang Mansion. With these 8,000 people in your hands, it is really easy to defeat Fengyang Mansion. When the time comes, you can go east and west at will. And the revolutionary army in Anqing had to defend against the Qing army on the Yangtze River. Moreover, Anqing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is very inconvenient to march and fight. As long as they can hold on for a year, no, as long as they can hold on for half a year, Wenqing's side will be able to win a lot of territory. ”

"Probably. But looking at the water, you can stay here for two months, and I suggest you take a good look at what kind of new world the Fengtai County base area is going to build. After you read the base area, you will know how to help Xu Xilin. Speaking of this, Chen Ke suddenly sighed. Mr. Xu is a revolutionary aspirant, which I admire very much. But this time, Mr. Xu could only start an uprising himself. I hid behind and took advantage of it. ”

These words were so subtle that Pu Guanshui laughed after hearing them. "Wen Qing is not afraid, even if this Mr. Xu is the king's precursor, I will not think that Wen Qing deliberately cheated him. Although I am not familiar with Mr. Xu, I have also heard of seeking benevolence. Since he was going to revolt, he naturally raised his head and rushed forward. If you succeed, you're a real hero. I only think about instigating others to die, or engage in some conspiracy such as assassination, and I deserve to die. ”

Regarding Pu Guanshui's words, Chen Ke didn't know whether it should be regarded as Pu Guanshui's encouragement or something else. After all, this is the scheming man behind it, and it also belongs to the category of intrigue and intrigue.

Pu Guanshui saw that Chen Ke was still a little unbearable, and couldn't help but say, "Wen Qing, don't feel that you are sorry for this Mr. Xu. If you hadn't told me now, just because this Mr. Xu was in the new army, I would have wanted to destroy him. In fact, what I don't like the most is the revolutionary party like Sun Wen. Wenqing, you have also been to Beijing, you should know how many people want to revolutionize. But why don't these people want to go along with Sun Wen and them, because those democratic republican is the same as not saying it. Many people are now really waiting to see who can take on the heavy responsibility. Just let the guy who rebelled against him die. Wen Qing, you are doing practical things, and you are completely different from them. I don't think Wenqing, you have no morality. ”

Since Pu Guanshui said so, Chen Ke could only believe it. After eating at noon, Hua Xiongmao had basically selected the personnel to be dispatched. When you go home and look at it, what seems to be a very simple thing is actually as complicated as a large-scale battle. First of all, these 82 officers and soldiers are scattered in 16 counties, how to send these soldiers and the accompanying soldiers of the insurance regiment to their destinations, and how to communicate with each other. How to get the news within the agreed time, how to pick up and drop off the families of these new officers and soldiers.

Ba Yougong realized that his military ability was very good, but in fact, the first thing completely stumped Ba Yougong. There is no map of Anhui. Puguanshui's new army map is of poor quality. It was Chen Ke who provided the map of Anhui. He Ying hasn't done anything else these days, and under Chen Ke's guidance, she has used translucent paper to trace a lot of the hiking atlas that Chen Ke brought with him from the 21st century. In particular, the map of Anhui has been basically completed. These base maps are then prepared by the Surveying and Mapping Section of the Insurance Corps for more detailed maps. As soon as such a detailed map was taken out, Ba Yougong was stunned. Compared to the map brought by Puguanshui, this map is more than a little bit fine. The new officers and soldiers looked at the mountains, hills, and many other place names on the map, and after comparing them with their memories, they were able to find the exact location of their home.

With a specific location, there is a route to march, where to assemble, how to get home. How far the road is and how long it will take. Among the personnel brought by Pu Guanshui was the staff headquarters that he personally trained. Together with the staff of the insurance regiment, the insurance regiment began its first modern operations in the true sense of the word.

All officers above the company level of the 359 Brigade came to attend the military meeting. After listening to what Chen Ke said, these soldiers, who had no modern military knowledge, all felt a kind of confusion. Everything Chen Ke said was reasonable, but every sentence made everyone feel incomprehensible. Why make things so complicated? This is a common confusion among the officers of the Insurance Corps.

"Brigadier, aren't you just going home? Everyone work hard and work harder. Can you do such a hassle? Wu Xingwang asked. He is a native of Fengtai County. Since the Shanghai era, he has followed Yuwen Badu. Now he is the company commander of the 413 company of the 2nd regiment. For various data calculations, route planning. Wu Xingwang couldn't figure out the meaning of this matter at all.

Chen Ke smiled: "I now hope that everyone can complete this within a month." After a month, the transportation force of the insurance group will have to be transferred to other work, and it is impossible to devote more force to this. ”

"A month?" Wu Xingwang was stunned. There are more than a dozen areas, some of which are four or five hundred miles away from Fengtai County. I complete a round trip in a month, and I don't know how many people I have to bring with me when I come back. The comrades immediately felt that the complexity of the matter was far more complicated than the work on paper. Not only Wu Xingwang, but the others frowned.

This was already a huge plan beyond the imagination of these comrades, and everyone knew that it would be absolutely impossible for them to carry out the work of drawing up a plan on such a scale alone. The comrades looked at Chen Ke with different eyes.

It is not without people who can consistently maintain a serious attitude, Shang Yuan, He Zudao, Xiong Mingyang, Hei Daoren, Lu Huitian, and several other comrades are like this. And most comrades either think things are simple or complicated.

"Neither humble nor arrogant" and "guard against arrogance and rashness" are all exhortations to those who cannot face problems in a realistic manner. Grandpa Mao has written various articles to talk about being able to "seek truth from facts", and Chen Ke always felt that he couldn't read it before. This time, he suddenly realized why some comrades looked arrogant or impatient, while others were completely different. In Chen Ke's view, those comrades who are emotionally unstable first want to achieve a certain goal. As long as they can achieve this, they can do anything.

However, Chen Ke was not angry, such a performance only shows one thing, these comrades have no experience. Chen Ke also had such impetuous days back then, first aggressively, then touching a gray nose, and then hitting his head and bleeding. Then the fear began. Hold back when you do things. This is all human nature, and Chen Ke does not feel that such an attitude is problematic. If the comrades had had enough experience, they would naturally not have behaved like this.

The officers and men of the Anhui New Army have the same attitude, and they all hope to return home as soon as possible to settle their affairs. Everyone returned to their hearts one by one.

The General Staff Department with Pu Guanshui and Chen Ke as the core began to operate. The General Staff Department was first divided into three departments, the route formulation department, the distance calculation department, and the logistics planning department.

The insurance regiment is forced to educate knowledge, and those who can enter the general staff must master culture, arithmetic, and basic military skills. Pu Guanshui's staff department pays more attention to professional training, and the basic knowledge training is much worse. The insurance group is much stronger.

The first thing is to look at the map and determine the direction. Then, the various materials collected by the insurance team in the past six months came in handy. It can't be said that drawing a straight line on a map is a route. People are not birds, and if you say that you can fly in a straight line, you can fly out of a straight line. Crossing mountains and rivers, this is all about detours. In addition to these constraints of the natural environment, the constraints of the human factor are equally important. Where there is a card, there is difficulty. The information collected by the insurance regiment, as well as the information provided by the new officers and soldiers in Anhui, needs to be carefully considered. Count in the plan.

Once a route is decided, dozens of abacus crackle and dial. How much distance is traveled, how fast each person is traveling, this needs to be calculated.

Hua Xiongmao and Chai Qingguo played an important role in the formulation of this military plan. Both of them were people who traveled from south to north, and both had very practical experience and views on long marches. Hua Xiongmao is more calm, he is a red face, for those who are too radical plans, such as thinking that they can walk more than 100 miles a day, Hua Xiongmao will look at each other very seriously and question, "Where there is no road, how can you walk 100 miles a day?" ”

Chai Qingguo sarcastically ridiculed those conservative plans, "Thirty miles a day? You can climb there, you can climb it. ”

Ba You, who worked as Pu Guanshui's deputy, also participated in the approval of the plan. However, Ba Yougong said little, this artillery pipe band is not good at this kind of plan, and he is very self-controlled, and he does not want to make mistakes in public.

After spending two days summarizing everyone's route, we had to put it together and make an integrated plan. On the scratch paper, the blackboard lists all kinds of unary, binary, and ternary equations. In the General Staff, only Chen Ke and a few people know advanced mathematics, so everyone will not do any calculus for the time being. If there was a long list of equations on the blackboard, including various professional symbols and a dozen important parameters, it is estimated that most of the people in this staff department would go crazy.

It took four days for a set of primary plans to be worked out. Chen Ke found the plan crude and outrageous. A lot of factors are not taken into account. Even this rough plan made Chen Ke thoroughly understand the strength of industrialized China in the 21st century, if the squadron in the 21st century carried out the plan, there were computers in the software, roads, railways, and airplanes in the hardware. There are satellites on communications, there are cordless telephones and corded telephones. Plans can be made in great detail.

The current plan is just to tell you when to leave, when to meet, how long to walk each day, and how many miles to walk in order to achieve this goal. As for the specific situation along the way, it is necessary to rely on these comrades to give full play to their own subjective initiative and overcome all kinds of difficulties and unexpected incidents.

On the one hand, the General Staff Department taught the officers and men of the Anhui New Army these plans, and on the other hand, prepared transportation capacity and supplies and dry rations along the way according to the plan. It is also necessary to teach everyone some methods of filtering drinking water and provide drinking water equipment to carry.

For the first time, the officers of the insurance regiment realized that fighting a war was such a complicated matter. The officers and men of the Anhui New Army originally thought that the insurance regiment was nothing more than a group of rural buns, and they were old people who needed them to teach military knowledge. After seeing the ability of the insurance team to make a detailed plan, they were impressed by the insurance group, and even a little convinced.

Whether it is the insurance regiment or the Anhui New Army, Chen Ke and Pu Guanshui, who led everyone to formulate plans, are admired by the five-body cast.

Before setting off, Chen Ke and Pu Guanshui repeatedly emphasized discipline and the attitude of giving full play to their subjective initiative to overcome all difficulties and achieve their goals.

The newly formed temporary mixed force numbered more than 400 people. Everyone lined up neatly and listened to the mobilization. Pu Guanshui issued the instruction with a serious expression. "There is no hurdle that cannot be crossed, but if you stop in front of this hurdle and do not move, you will never be able to pass."

Chen Ke was not as excited as Pu Guanshui, after all, these soldiers were going home to save their families. They're not going to back down. The question now is whether the main transport force can withstand the checkpoints and difficulties of all directions.

At this time, I heard Pu Guanshui say loudly: "I will personally lead everyone, I am talking now, along the way, whoever dares to stop us, we will beat them down." Did you hear that? ”

"I heard you!" All the officers and soldiers involved in the operation shouted together.

Pu Guanshui's voice was originally high, but after listening to everyone's reply, his voice became even higher, "Besides, I don't care what the new army did before." Now everyone is going to save people, these are all brothers. Have you learned the song "Three * Laws, Eight Attentions"? After this departure, everyone sang ten times. Let's do what we sing in this song this time. The officers and men are one, and the top and bottom are unanimous. Settle down and rescue everyone's loved ones. ”

During the operation of the General Staff, it was impossible for everyone to work non-stop, and during the break, Chen Ke taught the officers and men of the Anhui New Army the military songs of the Insurance Regiment such as "Three * Laws, Eight Attentions", "Unity is Strength", and "Little Poplar", and these healthy and energetic classic songs of later generations quickly captured the hearts of the officers and men of the new army in 1906. also captured Pu Guanshui's heart.

"The comrades who remain in Fengtai County must obey the orders of Brigade Commander Chen. Just teach me what I need to teach. What you should learn from others, you should learn from them. Don't think that people are local, our provincial city is stronger than others, this time everyone has also seen, people are stronger than us in more places. Teach well, learn well! Hear no. ”

"I heard you!" The new officers who remained in Fengtai County also responded. This is their sincere attitude, and the operation of the staff headquarters this time has indeed dispelled the arrogance of these new officers and men that they are "the best in the world."

"Go eat now, leave when you're done. Disband! Pu Guanshui shouted.

"Kill!" The officers and men of the insurance regiment shouted in unison. Only a small half of the new officers and men in Anhui memorized this rule during their training during the two days of rest. They shouted in unison.

"Look, look! That's what you're going to learn. Pu Guanshui said loudly, and many of the new officers and soldiers were red-faced, so they heard Pu Guanshui shout again: "Do it again." Disband! ”

"Kill!" More than 400 people shouted in unison. Then, everyone began to disperse and go to eat in order.

Lunch was simple and fast. The luggage was ready, the warriors carried their marching packages on their backs and lined up neatly. According to the plan, there were 200 people in the first batch to set off, and Pu Guanshui watched the comrades stand in an orderly formation. Only then did he turn his head, "Wen Qing, then I'll go first." I'll take care of the outside stuff. I will hurry up and ship the food back. ”

Chen Ke nodded slightly, "Guanshui, thank you for your hard work." ”

"This time, I originally wanted to come to help Wen Qing, but Wen Qing helped us a lot. I'm ashamed. ”

"Haha, I didn't even go out of the barracks. What a help. If you want to say such polite words, wait until the comrades of the New Army have settled their families. I'm waiting for you and the comrades of the New Army to finish their work early and come back early. ”

"I'll do my best." After Pu Guanshui finished speaking, he saluted Chen Ke. Chen Ke returned the military salute seriously. The two of them were not hypocritical, and Pu Guanshui strode up to the first batch of comrades who set off and waved his arms. The team then started.

At the front of the team, the military flag of the Anhui New Army was played in order to deter the checkpoints in various places, and Pu Guanshui led the team with his head held high. The troops had just walked a few steps. But there was a burst of singing behind him. It was a song they had never heard before, and the soldiers of the second group of insurance regiments sang a send-off song together. This is also the song that Chen Ke taught the insurance group - "Camel Bell".

Send your comrades and embark on a journey. Silent two tears, camel bells ringing in my ears.

The road is long and foggy. Revolutionary careers often break up, the same and two loves.

Comrades-in-arms, comrades-in-arms, dear brothers, beware of the cold wind in the middle of the night, take care of yourself all the way.

The tune is melodious and the lyrics are sincere. When the officers and men of the Anhui New Army heard this song, they knew that it was a blessing from the soldiers of the insurance regiment to the comrades-in-arms of the insurance regiment. But they also hope, or rather think, that this is a blessing for themselves. No one in the officers and men of the Anhui New Army even noticed the word revolution in the song.