Kai understood Zhang Renjun's intention of sending Ji Xuan to Han, Zhenbei is not ancient, that is, the Lie Pian Chi is now a "revolutionary vanguard, although he is not a member of the League, but he is a cadre of the Restoration Society, and now even the newsboys on the street know that the Restoration Association and the Liberation Association are discussing the merger of the party, doesn't this Zhang Renjun know that he sent Wang Xuan over to "draw salary from the bottom of the kettle", which is clearly sowing discord.

This will be shaken for a while, and the commander-in-chief will not receive Wang Xuan at all, but now, the situation is a little different.

At present, the only southern provinces that are completely in control of the revolutionary party are Jiangbei, Hunan, Xijiang, Fujian, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and only Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi, and Xikang, which can barely be regarded as the revolutionary camp. Zhao Bei's previous strategic plan was to connect the revolutionary forces in the south and fight against the Beiyang forces in the north, so Ran tried his best to support the revolutionary cause of the southern provinces, and the Endeavor Association in Henan and Yan Xishan and Li Liejun in Jiangxi could be said to have been single-handedly supported by him.

We need to support these local powerhouses. On the one hand, it is also necessary to limit their Zhuo Quan, and not let them interfere with the commander-in-chief's strategy, so Zhao Bei Yizhen has been careful to maintain the balance. If the southern provinces really needed a leader of the revolution, then this person had to be Commander-in-Chief Zhao, not Li, which was ambition. At the same time, Zhao Bei will not allow other forces to take this power.

Zhao Bei had long seen clearly the Alliance's attempt to expand its influence in Guangdong, but Guangdong was too far away, and Zhao Bei couldn't reach it, so Gao Qi let Guangdong fall into the hands of the constitutionalists? It would be better for the League to be in charge, at least they were on the opposite side of Yuan Shikai, and it was under the guidance of this ideology that Zhao Bei decided to provide arms to the Alliance, and at the same time use the deal to subsidize the finances.

But now this Wang Xuan's suggestion has made Zhao Bei a little shaken, if he can limit the power of the Feng League to a certain range and at the same time obtain economic benefits from the production of the red price, this is a double deal.

However, Zhang Renjun should be regarded as a figure of the monarchy. This person has a close relationship with Yuan Shikai, and if he rules Guangdong, it may not be in line with Zhao Bei's wishes.

The so-called "lesser of two evils" makes it more appropriate for one side to govern Guangdong?

Zhao Bei was a little distracted for a while.

Actually, the key is still that issue: balance.

Seeing that the commander-in-chief was silent, Wang Xuan glanced at Tan Yantian, and Tan Yantian hesitated. %%Browser input -8.%% said: "Commander-in-chief, what Zhang Dudu means is that if the alliance will buy arms and need to use 10,000 yuan from the ocean, then Guangdong can pay 20,000 yuan for the same amount of arms." ”

Zhao Bei glanced at the two majors, and said unhurriedly: "The price of arms is easy to say, the key is this raw material issue, although Germany and the United States have said that they want to unilaterally strengthen the commercial and trade relations with the Hubei Army, but at present, far from quenching the thirst, the Guangdong side can get enough raw materials for the Hanyang Arsenal, and this matter is not negotiable."

Qi Jian's remark is not true, the raw materials sold to Hankow by German merchants alone are enough for the needs of the arsenal, and the reason why Ran wants to say this is to test Guangdong's position, and second, it is also the truth of the cunning rabbit.

"It's easy, Guangdong is close to Hong Kong. British merchants will not have trouble with silver, as long as there is silver, let alone sulfur and saltpeter, even warships can be bought," Wang Xuan said.

"Warship? Brag. Zhao Bei was slightly surprised, remembering yesterday's evaluation of Zhang Renjun by Liu Qingen, the superintendent of the Jade Arsenal.

"This warship is not a big ship, but a small ship for patrolling, and the dockyard in Hong Kong can be built."

"I see."

Zhao Bei was stunned, and he didn't pursue Wang Xuan's sin of bragging, and said, "Now Zhang Dudu can control the situation in Guangdong?" ”

"It's under control, it's under control." Wang Xuan nodded again and again, but his heart was humble.

In fact, this is also bragging, although the current governor of the eastern part of the province is Zhang Renjun, he is not the only powerful figure in Guangdong, a Guangxi army is also stationed in Guangdong, and the Guangxi patrol battalion is under the command of Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangxi.

Long Jiguang is a native of Yunnan and was born in the Tusi family. Since childhood, Cāo has been playing with guns and sticks, and he is a real martial artist. After the outbreak of the "Shushen Revolution", Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, announced that he was "outside the neutral" Guangxi governor Zhang Mingqi hurriedly echoed the neutrality, and sent a patrol battalion to Guangdong to assist Guangdong in guarding against the attack of the Fujian League troops, and the person who led the Guangxi army was Long Jiguang.

Later, the founding of the People's Republic of China broke out, the Guangxi patrol battalion did not listen to the command, and the governor Zhang Mingqi was elevated, Guangxi was controlled by the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Xiliang, Zhang Mingqi fled to Guangdong, and asked Zhang Renjun, the governor of Guangdong, to ask for troops. ##。 The Starter##

Originally, Zhang Mingzhi and Long Jiguang had led the army back to Guangxi, but it didn't take long for Xiliang to fall, and the League and the Guangfu Society jointly carved up Guangxi, they naturally couldn't tolerate Zhang Mingqi and Long Jiguang, on the one hand, they sent revolutionary cadres to instigate the party members in the Guangxi patrol camp, and on the other hand, they bribed the officers of the patrol camp with a lot of money, the troops were unstable, Zhang Mingji and Long Jiguang could not stand in Guangxi, Zhang Mingqi fled back to Zhang Renjun first, Long Jiguang relied on a small number of reliable troops and stayed in Tuxi for a while, Ben Daji hung the team back to his hometown in Yunnan, but his troops were either Hunan soldiers or Guangxi soldiers, and they were not willing to follow him to the Yanfei land in Yunnan, and they wanted to go to the world of flowers in Guangdong, so after weighing it again and again, Long Jiguang was heartbroken, and he still took the pack back to Guangdong, and did not go to the defense place designated by Zhang Renjun, but went straight to Guangzhou, occupied the original new army barracks, and called himself "Aiding Guangdong Guijun" Long Jiguang became the commander, and led the army to refuse to go there and kept asking Zhang Renjun for salary, not giving it to him. Otherwise, there will be a mutiny on the ground in Guangzhou.

So, the current Niu Dong Wang "has two." A Zhang Dudu, a dragon lice order, the two fight openly and secretly, and no one can do anything

In fact, in terms of military strength, Zhang Renjun is still stronger. Moreover, the natives of Guangdong all support this sharp official. If Zhang Dudu has a heart and a hard fight with the dragon lice order, Zhang Dudu has a higher chance of winning. But the problem is that if the two of them really kill each other, then it will definitely not be Zhang Dudu or Commander Long who will get the advantage in the end, but the Alliance.

The reason why the alliance has not launched a military advance to Guangdong for a long time is because the military preparations have not yet been completed, and on the other hand, it also has the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, counting on Zhang Renjun and Long Jiguang to fight to the death, and then take advantage of the scumbag. It is effortless to govern Guangdong. Because of this, the alliance secretly funded Long Jiguang, and some of the weapons and ammunition they purchased from the Hanyang Ordnance Engineer were directly stored in the arsenal of the "Aid to the Guangdong Gui Army".

Wang Xuan's visit to Wuhan was the main reason for dealing with the Alliance, but it was not necessarily a secondary reason to limit Long Jiguang's power by humility.

Of course, this truth cannot be told, if the commander-in-chief knows that Zhang Dudu is the only powerful faction in Guangdong, who can guarantee that the commander-in-chief will not bet on both ends?

Although Wang Xuan did not tell the truth, Zhao Bei did not know about the situation in Guangdong, and from the very beginning of his life, he attached great importance to this intelligence work. After the recovery of Jiujiang, the Military Intelligence Bureau had been set up by him, and some selected revolutionaries were sent to different provinces as the first batch of intelligence officers; Some went to the north, while others went to the south, with Tianjin as the general liaison station and Guangzhou as the general liaison station in the south, so those Republican Army intelligence officers stationed in Guangzhou became the eyes and ears of the commander-in-chief of the industry in Guangdong.

Of course, Zhao Bei knew about the struggle between Zhang Renjun and Long Jiguang, but it was only because he didn't have the strength to take care of Guangdong for the time being, so he didn't pay much attention to it, until this Wang Xuan arrived, and he asked by the way. But I got a false answer.

Zhao Bei didn't debunk Wang Bai's tricks in person, and now he really can't stretch his hand too long. Since Zhang Dudu and Commander Long are fierce, then they will fight, maybe they can get some benefits from it.

"You Guangdong is one of the few rich provinces, and now Zhang Dudu has devoted himself to the revolutionary cause. Naturally, we should work hand in hand with Comrade Zhuo Ming. It is prudent to seek teeth for the elderly folks in Guangdong. ”

Zhao Bei made an official tone, still weighing the matter in his heart, glanced at the bill of exchange on the coffee table, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In fact, since the final payment of the last munitions, the League has fallen into a financial crisis, and it can't even get its military salary, so what confidence does it have to buy weapons from the commander-in-chief again? Others say that the League will be a "poor soldier and silent force", indeed. But then again, what a pound this year. Isn't the powerful faction a poor soldier? President Yuan Da is a poor soldier, and President Zhao's ear order is also a poor soldier. In essence, they have no difference from the Alliance, but they have real and capital, and the Alliance does not have the strength and capital, so the Alliance is in financial crisis.

In the officers' club, Zhao Bei verbally promised to pay four divisions for the troops of the League and the Liberation Society. Four divisions are nearly five people, and even if it is calculated according to the military salary standard of the Republican Army's B division, it will be necessary to allocate nearly 100,000 oceans of military pay every month. This is not a small amount, and if it weren't for the urgency of the current situation, he would not have agreed to the assistance. Wouldn't it be better to have this salary and recruit four more B divisions by yourself?

Zhao Beizheng was distressed by this co-ordination. The Zhang Renjun and Zhang Dudu of Guangdong willingly sent someone to send 500,000 oceans, although it is a complete picture, but after all, this is also a nose. If you don't accept it, I'm really sorry for my status as commander-in-chief.

"That's, that's. Zhang Dudu has always loved Gu Ruzi, and he never takes personal gain in office. ”

Dou Xuan was a little unsure of the commander-in-chief's intentions. I had to say a few words. Originally, the commander-in-chief met with him late at night, which surprised the chief, but now the commander-in-chief is playing Tai Chi again, which is even more confusing.

Wang Bai was a realist, and he insisted that the Southern Revolutionary Party was by no means monolithic, although Commander-in-Chief Zhao was a member of Guangmei, and Dou was now sitting on two provinces and was strong. How can people look only to the leaders of the revolutionary party? It was for this reason that he confidently went south to Wuhan and presented a rich greeting gift to the commander-in-chief.

"To tell the truth, in fact, I am very envious of Zhang Dudu, Guangdong is the coastal trade zone, whether it is to go to the import or to export, it is much easier than our inland provinces, plus close to Hong Kong, even if the strong want to block the import can not do, which is like us, now to buy raw materials have to count on foreign businessmen, finally bought raw materials in Shanghai, but also through the Yangtze River transportation, this road is quite difficult, if you encounter the inspection of the warships patrolling the powers, it is not good to say that the raw materials will be confiscated. Speaking of which, your Zhang Dudu is a blessed man, and being a governor in Guangdong is much more comfortable than being a governor in an inland province. ”

Zhao Bei sighed half-truthfully, but Luo Gui said. If he is really asked to change positions with Zhang Renjun, he may not be willing to do it, Guangdong is rich, but it is also a hot potato. The Alliance and the Restoration Society all want that plate. Otherwise, why would they be willing to give up Yunnan to the Communist Association?

Now the situation is becoming clearer and clearer, the League and the Liberation Association have decided to merge to form a large political party, they obviously intend to establish their own base in the south, and it seems that they have the intention of pulling the Communist Association into it, if they succeed in achieving their goal, second, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian, Xijiang and even Hunan will be able to join together, and at that time, the Republican Army will have to stand aside.

Although Zhao Bei's support for the southern revolutionary forces does not mean that he will watch the leadership of this revolution be taken away by others, the "co-master" of this revolution can only be him Zhao Zhenhua, not the Alliance, not the Guangfu Society, not President Tao, and not Mr. Sun.

Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, Zhao Bei is unwilling to see the Alliance or the Liberation Association enter Guangdong. Perhaps, it is a wise choice to maintain Guangdong's current special situation of standing side by side with strong numbers.