Twenty-five-year-old Dong Yongwei did not put on a dress as fashionable as a young man of his age, but was still dressed in traditional Chinese style, and waited anxiously in the telegraph room.

He used to work as a secretary in the Hubei Governor's Office, and Li Yuanhong invited him to go with him when he left Nanjing, but he finally decided to stay in Hubei.

Although Li Shixing, the new governor of Hubei Province, is a student of Mr. Zhan Tianyou, a typical European and American doer, he is still very important to him, and he originally wanted to stay in the provincial government, but he did not expect to be transferred to the three provinces to inspect the embassy as the director of the office.

From the provincial secretariat to the three provincial inspection offices, I don't know how many people have died of envy, you must know that now there are many young people who want to come to the national defense force system, and even many overseas students have come to the three provinces to seek work, especially the large-scale construction of factories such as Hanyang, the unusually comprehensive start of construction of the Hanchuan Railway, the proposal of free education, etc., so that those young people who are accustomed to seeing good education and industry in Europe and the United States abroad see hope, but only those of them who have been in Hubei from the beginning understand that compared with those external changes, While many details have been overlooked, they have silently changed the three provinces.

Like the radio in front of you.

Perhaps it was the deep-rooted idea of building an army through informationization, and the Wehrmacht under the leadership of Yang Qiu had not yet begun to improve ordnance on a large scale because of manufacturing restrictions, but it did not hesitate to catch up with the trend of the times in terms of troop command information; in addition to Germany providing 40 radios before and after, it also set up a special telegraph discipline at the National Defense University, and in order to command smoothly, it also gritted its teeth and purchased five sets of battlefield telephone systems from the United States at a high price. In fact, these things have a complete manufacturing process and process in the data machine, but the current domestic conditions cannot be made, so they can only spend money to purchase. With the use of one radio after another, the communication between the divisions and brigades of the Wehrmacht is far more open than that of the current domestic armies.

Of course, Dong Yongwei didn't know this, he only knew that the communication between the three provinces was much smoother now, and in addition to the army, even the provincial governments of the three provinces had issued a special one to make up for the lack of cable telegraphs. But today he is not waiting here for government contact, but for news from Guiyang. Originally, this was supposed to be the job of Chen Guofu, the secretary of military affairs, but the kid accompanied the envoy to the opening ceremony of Changsha University, so he came here and waited.

The war in Guizhou touched the hearts of many people, and the news that the Autonomous Society was slaughtered overnight made these people red-eyed, and a provincial-level government recognized by the central government was bloodily disintegrated without warning, and at the same time, it made everyone deeply feel how difficult it was to consolidate the revolution, so everyone agreed with the dispatch of troops to Guizhou, even if it could not be incorporated into the national defense force system in the end, it was necessary to rebuild a stable government.

The telegraph room was very busy, especially this time to patrol the three provinces, so two radios were specially sent to accompany it, one for the military and one for the government. People who come in and out know him, and when they see him sitting in front of the idle military radio today, they can guess what they are waiting for, and they always ask, "Is there any news?" ”

Dong Yongwei shook his head, according to the time, he should have received the telegram yesterday, but now the telegram from the fifth division and the first brigade has not arrived, will there be an accident? I heard that Cai Songpo is a top student who graduated from the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, but even if he suffers a loss, he will not be defeated to the point where he can't even send a telegram. Seeing that it was past noon, and the opening ceremony of the new university was over, a slight ticking sound suddenly ran him away from Ji's.

The telegraph operator first replied with a few simple syllables, confirmed the identity of the other party, and began to listen carefully, which was not a simple task, and in the past two months, the National Defense University had barely trained a group of telegraph operators and translators from the Navy, so each telegraph operator was an elite in the Wehrmacht. The telegraph operator quickly wrote down the notes, and then took out the code book from his personal pouch, which was supposed to be done by the translator, but now there are not enough translators, so he has a part-time job for the time being.

After the telegram was translated, the telegrapher had already taken the lead in moving, and when he handed the note to Dong Yongwei, he squeezed his fist fiercely: "Director, Guiyang has taken it!" ”

A sentence that Guiyang was taken and suddenly blew away the haze in everyone's hearts like a violent wind, and many officers present high-fived each other, and Dong Yongwei even trotted all the way to the stable, and he wanted to send the telegram to Yang Qiu at the first time.

His speed was indeed very fast, and Yang Qiu, who had just finished attending the ceremony of changing Bailu Academy to Changsha University, had just finished cutting the ribbon and got the news that he had arrived a day late. Later, it took a day to find a suitable place to send this telegram after learning that the telegraph station in Guiyang had not been repaired, so the communication with the outside world was very difficult, and the mountainous wireless telecommunications in Guizhou could not be contacted for a long time.

According to Su Xiaohu's description, the teaching battalion took Guiyang before the arrival of the Yunnan army, and when Tang Jiyao arrived before he gained a firm foothold, the battle was fought from the evening until the arrival of the first brigade the next morning, Tang Jiyao hurriedly withdrew from Guiyang, and is currently stationed in Pingba Tiantai Mountain in the southwest of Guiyang, while another Yunnan army brigade arrived in Huishui under the leadership of Liu Cunhou, forming a semi-encirclement situation in Guiyang, but Tang Jiyao's losses were not small, and thousands of people were lost in Guiyang City, so the two were unable to continue the attack for the time being. The same brigade traveled south from Chengdu to the south, and could only hold on to Guiyang for the time being, waiting for Yin Changheng's second brigade and most of the baggage to arrive.

Taking Guiyang is the southwest means that the strategy of entering the southwest has taken the most solid first step, although Guizhou is poor, but like most provinces in this era, resources and wealth are mostly concentrated here, and occupying here is equivalent to taking half of Guizhou. However, the remaining half was too much of a headache, which was the main reason why Yang Qiu was reluctant to start the western offensive so early.

Jiang Fangzhen frowned at the telegram when he saw him return to the office, vaguely guessed some of his thoughts, and said: "You should be happy to take down the Guiyang Patrol Envoy, why are you sad?" ”

Except for some exchanges between the two when they first arrived, Jiang Fangzhen spent most of his time at the National Defense University after arriving in Hubei, and did not interfere in politics and military affairs, only asking for funds to build a new campus and other matters a few times. Seeing that he came back to Changsha this time, he actually took the initiative to speak, Yang Qiu also put down the telegram and rubbed the somewhat swollen sun, and said bitterly: "Brother Baili came all the way from Hubei, won't he just say a word?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen took off his military hat and held it in the palm of his hand, and asked on the stool next to him: "Guizhou is small, but it is not peaceful. The mountains are high and the forests are dense, the people are fierce, and there are many Tusi families who are divided and autonomous. There is a lack of fertile land and arable land in the territory, and it is basically of little value except for a few coal mines. It is said that there are many people in poor mountains and bad waters, and Guizhou is the best example, bandits are rampant in the territory, guns are rampant, and the most serious is opium! All these have given Tang Jiyao and Liu Cunhou the convenience of entrenching themselves in Guizhou for a long time.

Commander, your forced ban on smoking in the three provinces has been effective, but it is difficult in Guizhou, the local people regard the cultivation of opium as their only source of livelihood, and if you cut it off, I am afraid that Tang Jiyao will die of happiness, so if you want to ban smoking, you must first let the people grow other crops, and you can see a good income, but this item cannot be solved in a year or two.

Although Yunnan is not rich, it is not poor either. After Chongjiu, Cai Songpo expanded the army and won over the gentry, promulgated a new policy and threatened to help Sichuan and Guizhou, but did not express his stance on the ban on smoking, that is, he was afraid of cutting off the financial route, so the Yunnan army could get millions of dollars every year by relying on opium income alone, which was enough to support a considerable army. In addition, Britain and France have great interests in the southwest and the peninsula, and they definitely don't want you to kill them, so they will definitely support Yunnan more after taking Guizhou. Jiang Fangzhen said dryly, poured a glass of water before summarizing his words: "You have three troubles!" First, the National Defense Force needs to maintain a military strength of about three brigades in Guizhou for at least a year, and invest about 4 million yuan to reorganize and arm an elite infantry division. Secondly, after Zhang Bailin and others were slaughtered, there is no prestige person to serve as governor of Guizhou at present. Third, in addition to military spending, if you want to make Guizhou long-term peace and stability, you need to allocate at least 5 million yuan per year to develop people's livelihood, which is not counting the cost of free education! ”

After Jiang Fangzhen drank the water, he smacked his lips: "To use a German proverb, you rushed to the enemy with a strong will, but stepped into the swamp. ”

Song Ziqing, who had been sitting next to him, smiled dumbly: "In that case, Brother Baili, why didn't you remind the commander earlier, and still watched us step into the swamp?" ”

"There are pros and cons, and I haven't said the pros yet." Jiang Fangzhen smiled: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Guizhou is the central artery in the southwest, and the national defense forces can attack Yunnan and Guangxi, and defend Hunan and Sichuan. Now that the initiative in the southwest has been firmly pinched in the hands of the patrol envoys, the previous price seems heavy, but through Guizhou, not only can a good fighting force be trained, but also prepare for taking the entire southwest! Guangxi 1. There is a large enough and stable access to the sea! ”

Yang Qiu's heart shook slightly, he really can't underestimate the cattle of this era, Jiang Fangzhen may not be able to lead troops, but few people can compare with the theoretical kung fu all over China, and he can see at a glance the importance of Haikou to himself, and deliberately smiled: "I listen to these words, why does Brother Baili seem to be instigating Yang to fight a civil war?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen glanced at Yang Qiu and said, "Is there less civil war?" Since you can't avoid it, then just fight it and fight early. Only in this way can it be ended as soon as possible and the vitality of the country can be preserved (). ”

Song Ziqing showed a solemn expression for the first time, everyone fought a civil war before, but the Wehrmacht basically responded passively, but now this Jiang Fangzhen actually put forward the idea of taking the initiative to fight! Isn't that too dangerous? Through this period of understanding, he can understand Yang Qiu's thoughts, but active fighting and passive fighting are completely different things, will it be too ji?

Jiang Fangzhen didn't seem to be too conscious at all, looked at Yang Qiu's eyes, and said to each other: "The previous three provinces were a piece of waste paper full of all kinds of words, so the patrol envoy needs to forcibly wash off the ink with a big action like [An Min]!" Now that the paper is getting white, it's time to start writing. ”

If the previous words made people admire Jiang Fangzhen's vision, then these few sentences completely saw through the core of the [Anmin] plan, and even a thoughtful person like Yang Qiu suddenly shrank his pupils, and only after a long time did he look at him calmly and said: "Brother Baili, you know, I don't like politics very much. ”

Jiang Fangzhen replied unceremoniously: "But you must learn to use politics!" Because the army needs to understand why they are fighting, and the people need to have a clear goal to strive for! Looking at his delightful gaze. Yang Qiu understood that he was reminding himself to come up with a political program as soon as possible, if the capture of the three provinces was just a chain reaction of self-defense, then sending troops to Guizhou meant that the national defense army was slowly turning defensive into offense! An army that has never had a goal or idea is unable to undertake offensive tasks, and Yang Qiu, who has never been involved in politics in the parallel world, suddenly found that it was not only his own needs, but also the people below who urgently needed a political program to lead them.

On February 10, two days before the abdication of the Manchu government, more than 10 newspapers in the three provinces, including Hankou's Hubei Daily, Chengdu's Shu Bao, and Changsha's Xinbao, simultaneously published a signature by Yang Qiu, the envoy of the three provinces, which not only gave a detailed explanation of the [Anmin] action and the march into Guizhou in the three provinces, but also put forward for the first time the new concept of "national social democracy", holding that the state is an absolute thing, and that no democratic process must first violate the principles of the state. At the same time, he held that the boundaries between various ethnic groups should be abolished, a great alliance of nationalities should be advocated, and he proposed the establishment of a joint parliament of the three provinces to unify thinking, raise a common voice, and strive for the legitimate interests of the more than 80 million people of the three provinces.

A huge test stone was thrown into the chaotic political pond in the early years of the Republic of China......!