The victory of the Northeast Army in Hami did not attract attention at home, and now there is a war in the country, and the Beiyang Army has become a pot of porridge in the southwest, of course, no one pays attention to the border Xinjiang in the borderlands. Therefore, during the entire battle of Hami, the Central Plains newspaper did not even mention it, and the only ones who were shocked were the forces in Xinjiang.

After the news of the defeat of Hami and the annihilation of the defenders reached Ili, Yang Zengxin vomited blood and fainted on the spot. The entire Xinjiang Overseer's Office was in turmoil. The heads of state were in fear. What made them even more frightened was that this time the Northeast really dispatched 100,000 troops, not just a pretense as Yang Zengxin said at the beginning. What's more, Hami, which is the barrier of Xinjiang, was captured by the Northeast Army, and Xinjiang can be said to be in no danger to defend. Xinjiang's army still has 8,000 people, but basically they are all old and weak soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is really limited, and even if such an army is ten times more than that, there is no possibility of victory against the 100,000 troops in the northeast.

When Yang Zengxin woke up, it was already a few hours later. The room was deserted.

"Take care, Overseer! This Xinjiang still needs the overseer, you are in charge. Batu said with a worried face.

Yang Zengxin smiled bitterly and shook his head. Said a little weakly: "They all went to Hongwenguan, right?" "Hongwenguan was established after Yang Zengxin took power in Xinjiang, with the purpose of promoting Chinese culture in Xinjiang. And the Northeast delegation lived in it.

Batu's face changed, and he said angrily: "Yes! Overseer, Jin Shuren, these shameless things have gone to praise the stinky feet of the Northeast Mission. The usual slogan is earth-shattering, but it is unreliable at a critical time, it is really a wall grass! ”

"Batuu! Don't blame them, it's human nature. Hami was breached. We are no longer qualified to make a copy. Go, invite the head of the Northeast Mission, Liu! They won in the Northeast, and I hope they can run Xinjiang well. Protect the integrity of China's territory. Yang Zengxin said lonely. He was also young, and he was bent on doing something for the mountains and rivers that were about to break. Thanks to his efforts over the years, Xinjiang has been able to maintain relative independence under the strong environmental feeding. This is also what Yang Zengxin is most proud of.

"Yes!" Batu pursed his lips and nodded.

Yang Zengxin's ouster in Xinjiang did not alarm anyone, neither did he electrify the wilderness, nor did he electrify the whole country to announce the change of banners like Fengjun. After Yang Zengxin and Liu Huachun had a deep talk. Only three days later, Yang Zengxin packed up his soft clothes, took Batu and other attendants who were willing to follow him, and went directly east along the official road. At the same time, Liu Huachun, head of the Northeast delegation, was appointed by Feng Yong as the governor of Xinjiang Province to take over the government affairs of Xinjiang. Feng Yong's order was very sudden, and Liu Huachun was stunned when he knew about it. You must know that although Xinjiang is deserted, it is a huge province after all, holding the life and death of millions of people, although the governor under the Northeast Governor's Office only has administrative power, no military power, but for Liu Huachun, who was originally only the vice minister of foreign affairs, it is indeed unbelievable that he suddenly became a feudal official, and it is a big leap in his life.

The Northeast Army in Hami also received Feng Yong's order, and the army was divided into two. Among them, 30,000 elites of the Western Military Region, under the leadership of Zhang Xiaoshan, made a detour to Qinghai and prepared to enter Tibet! At the same time, the Northeast Governor's Office issued a proclamation bringing the two western provinces of Xinjiang and Tibet under the rule of Northeast China. Feng Yong also announced on the spot that Zhang Xiaoshan, commander of the Western Military Region, would concurrently serve as the overseer of Tibet. Cui Xiaolong, political commissar of the Western Military Region, served as the overseer of Xinjiang.

After the Northeast issued a statement, the national media immediately turned their attention to Beijing and the Northeast. Contrary to everyone's expectations, the Beiyang government also issued a statement agreeing to the Northeast Governor's Office to recommend candidates for the two overseers in the southwest. And the two were made exactly the appointments.

In other words, from that moment on, the two provinces of Xinjiang and Tibet officially fell into the hands of the Northeast. The tacit understanding between the Northeast and the Beiyang has puzzled all forces across the country. Some people rejoice, some people are sad.

Yunyang, Sichuan, Cai Yi's temporary headquarters.

After more than half a month of entanglement, Cai Yi relied on the new recruits in his hands to trap Wu Peifu's 70,000 elite army in eastern Sichuan. And even more so through constant fighting. The gradual improvement of the combat effectiveness of the units of the New Army, and now Wu Peifu has already felt the pressure from the New Army, shows that Cai Yi's training has been very fruitful. After all, Cai Ye has nearly 100,000 troops in his hands, 30,000 more than Beiyang. Once these armies are adapted to the war and mature, with Cai Yi's commanding ability, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Wu Peifu to please him.

"General! Isn't the Northeast an ally of our Southwest? How did it get mixed with Beiyang? Kang Engu, who served as Cai Yi's chief of staff, asked confusedly.

"Allies?" Cai Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. When he first found out about it, he was also angry. Cai Ye is a very emotional person, and he is very loyal to the country and the individual. Feng Yong's obvious behavior of stepping on two boats made him feel a sense of humiliation of being betrayed. However, Cai Yi calmed down and thought about it, he could also understand Feng Yong. While smiling bitterly in my heart, I also secretly felt a headache.

Cai Ye never thought that his wisdom was inferior to others, and on the battlefield, even in the face of the most dangerous environment, he never gave up. But politics is not military, there are few clear wins and losses in politics, and there are no permanent friends. Just like there are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests. Moreover, a political leader often has to consider the interests of the entire system, rather than relying solely on his own likes and discs to make decisions. Compared with Feng Yong's more mature political skills, Cai Ye is far behind. That's where he suffers.

"Who said the Northeast is our ally?" Cai asked.

"Uh......" Conn froze. Yes, the Northeast and the South-West have never concluded an alliance, neither economic nor military. But the two sides share common interests that lead them to act in unison on many fronts, and both sides feel like the most hardcore allies. But no matter how good the allies are, there will be interests involved, and when this interest is less than the common interest, the alliance between the two sides will be unbreakable, but once the interests between the allies exceed the common interests, the allies will also become competitors. It will even become an enemy who wants to put it to death and hurry up.

"Our southwest and northeast have always been competitors, competitors competing for national rights. It's just that the two sides have a common enemy, Beiyang, and the strength of Beiyang is extremely strong, and neither of us can be the opponent of Beiyang. Now the power of the North Ocean has been greatly weakened. Our southwest already has the power to protect itself, and the northeast naturally wants to seek greater benefits as much as possible. Xinjiang and Tibet may be Beiyang's gift to the Northeast Armistice. "Cai Ye has experienced a lot, and finally understands some political things.

"General, without the containment of the northeast, if Beiyang concentrates all its forces, our southwest will not be able to resist. Could it be that Young Marshal Feng will watch our southwest fall? Conn said suspiciously.

"Of course we won't watch us perish. The northeast doesn't leave us a lifeline, if we can't drive the Beiyang Army out of the southwest before the financial collapse of the Governor's Palace, our troops will collapse without attacking. And the time for our financial persistence is the critical period for whether our southwest can survive. Cai said. But I thought of it in my heart. It is no wonder that the attack momentum of the Beiyang Cao Kun Department has been much smaller in the past few days. On the other hand, Xu Shuzheng's division of the Beiyang Army also stopped its advance and is now in a confrontation with the Dian Army. It turned out that all this was to consume the already scarce finances of the southwest. It's really insidious.

"The lifeline? General, the merchants of the Northeast are too dark. When military supplies are transported to our southwest, they will increase tenfold, isn't this taking advantage of the fire to rob! No wonder people say that the Northeast is the birthplace of banditry. This idea of robbery has been integrated into the bones of the people of the Northeast. Conn said dissatisfied.

"Hey! Even if it's expensive? This is indeed our only lifeline. Grace, time is running out for us, and we must deal with the enemy on the other side as soon as possible. A ruthless look appeared in Cai Yi's eyes.

"General, you won't want to?" A look of horror appeared on Conn's face. In the past few days, when Cai Ye inspected the terrain, he had this idea, but he couldn't believe it all the time.

"Not bad! This is our only chance! Cai Ye said firmly.

"But there are still a lot of people in this area who have not been evacuated, and if we do this, it will cause a lot of victims!" Conn explained.

"There is no way to do this, if we can't repel the Beiyang Army, the entire southwest will fall into the hands of Beiyang. At that time, it will be the common people of the entire southwest who will suffer. Another point of grace you have to remember is that this is in a state of war, and war is all about doing everything you can to achieve the ultimate victory! Cai Ye said firmly.

"But once the flood gets out of control, it may even cause the entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River to become a disaster area, and there will be more people suffering at that time!" Kang En also wanted to persuade him.

"It's okay, if we just blow up a levee, and it's not the rainy season, the Yangtze River has limited water, so it won't cause a large-scale flood." Cai had previously conducted a careful study of the Yangtze River basin under the control of the southwest. Learned of an excellent location, where the terrain is extremely low, originally formed by a dry lake. The lake is directly connected to the mouth of the Yangtze River, but the entrance is blocked by silt. Cai Ye has personally explored the terrain and can become a good battlefield. As long as the Beiyang Army is introduced here, and then the silt at the mouth of the river is blown up, it will definitely be able to achieve the purpose of flooding the enemy army. But the only concern is that this area is not small, because it is a dry lake, the soil is fertile, and there are many people living here. Although some ran away because of the war, there were still some lucky people who stayed. Once they decide to use their own plan, these people will be swallowed up by the flood, and no one can say how much they will survive.

(To be continued)