"All the people who climbed the mountain this way are about to fall apart ()."

On the banks of the crystal clear Dagou River, several black canopy boats leaned against the riverside, and Jiang Fangzhen, who had not moved his body for a long time since becoming the principal, saw the boat and quipped: "Finally, there is a boat to sit on!" By the way, you won't wait for us to come down again, will you? ”

After coming out for a long time, Lei Meng gradually got used to Jiang Fangzhen's big mouth, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Principal Jiang can rest assured, the waterway from here to Liuzhou is smooth, and there is no need to climb the mountain." ”

Hearing that it could go straight to Liuzhou, Jiang Fangzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, but soon thought of a question: "Is the river deep?" Safety and protection along the way. Lei Meng understood what he meant and promised: "Principal, rest assured, the bandits of this generation in southwest Guizhou and northwest Guangxi have all set off with Tang Jiyao and Wang Zhixiang, and most of them are cliffs and river bays along the way, and there are troops along the way to meet them." ”

"Hehe, it seems that Butcher Tang has finally done a good thing and pulled away the bandits from the two provinces." Jiang Fangzhen smiled slightly, stretched his waist and was just about to get on the boat, when Yang Qiu, who was walking behind, suddenly rubbed shoulders, and took the lead in stepping on the bow of the boat and smiled mischievously: "Brother Baili, you are not a gentleman enough, have you forgotten that we still have a lady?" ”

"Yes, yes, ladies first." Jiang Tongzhen was also amused by him, and laughed and let go of half of his body. After so many days of grinding his ears and temples, Miao Luo was not as shy as before, and after white-eyed Yang Qiu, he took his hand and jumped onto the bow of the boat. Maybe it was because the boat was too heavy all of a sudden, the hull shook slightly, and she didn't stand firm yet, she let out a soft cry and fell into Yang Qiu's arms.

Since entering Guigui, the two have sat in the same car and held hands many times, but it is the first time that they have hugged each other like this. Although it was an accident, the nephrite jade entered his arms, and the fragrant prickly ji still made Yang Qiu involuntarily wrap his arms and hold the plump in his arms and was unwilling to let go ().

The tight arms made Miao Luo's last trace of strength gone, and a pair of peppers were clinging to the wide chest... The feeling of numbness made a layer of mist flash in his eyes.

The two hugged so quietly, as if they had forgotten the time, and the people next to them didn't know what to do. Lei Meng and dozens of soldiers of the guard company hurriedly turned their heads to look east and west, as if there was some major enemy situation nearby. Jiang Fangzhen suddenly remembered that this person was actually only twenty-three years old and had not yet arrived... Still a big boy. But this big boy has already grasped the future of several provinces in the southwest, and is even slowly moving towards the peak of political power. Is young politics a blessing or a curse for a country that is now in the throes of new ideas? Thinking of this, he frowned quietly, looked up at the sky and coughed, and said with a smile: "Patrol... If you don't leave, you won't be able to reach Liuzhou tonight. ”

Coughing softly, Miao Luo, who had been in close contact with Yang Qiu for the first time, finally woke up, only to find the strange atmosphere around him, and he was so ashamed that he went into the cabin. Looking at the slender and beautiful back disappearing into the black canopy, Yang Qiu glared at Jiang Fangzhen: "Brother Baili, I heard that you are still single, why don't I introduce you?" ”

"Inspector, let me go." In the laughter of the two... The boat slowly drifted away from the shore.

Dagou River means "bent river" in Zhuang language, the waterway is narrow and winding and deep, and the beautiful scenery along the way is constantly cliff axe... The scenery of the bell hanging upside down and the ancient vine hanging in the sky can be seen everywhere, and the river water is clear and seems to be spotless, so the two simply moved a small chair to sit on the bow of the boat and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Although Miao Luo had the heart to sit down, she felt very embarrassed by the gaffe just now, and she was reluctant to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the river, so she came to the stern alone and set up the camera given to him by Yang Qiu to preserve this unique experience.

Miao Luo was not beside him, Yang Qiu also turned to the current battle situation, turned his head and asked Lei Meng, who was standing beside him, "Is there any radio contact?" Lei Meng pointed to the boat in front of him and shook his head: "The telegraph operator is still trying... However, he said that there are mountains everywhere here, and I am afraid that he will have to wait until Yizhou to get in touch. ”

"The patrol envoy actually doesn't need to ask, Guilin one. I can't hold it. Jiang Fangzhen leaned back in his chair and said, "No matter how accurate Lu Rongting's marksmanship is, it is impossible to kill Tang Jiyao with one shot." What's more, he is over fifty years old, and after Liuzhou was cut off, even if he got the news, he didn't have a way to go north... There is only one mixed concord and two patrol battalions left in Guilin, and the total is less than 4,000 (). The Gui army has not fought for a long time, and it can't compare to the tigers and wolves in Tang Jiyao's hands who have been fighting for more than half a year, and he must know that we are chasing after us, and if we want to survive in the dead, we can only take Guilin with all our might! Otherwise, you can only be a rogue in this life! Speaking of this, he sighed: "The essence of Guangxi for a hundred years. It's a pity. ”

This last sentence made Yang Qiu's body shake slightly, and after waving his hand to let Lei Meng avoid it, he asked in a low voice: "For so many days, Brother Baili seems to have never asked me why Tang Jiyao suddenly went south to Guilin." ”

Jiang Fangzhen put down his hand, smiled and shook his head: "What's the difference between asking or not?" The patrol envoy set up this bureau after Guiyang, deliberately allowing Tang Jiyao to be safely entrenched in the southwest region of Guizhou, and ignored his self-proclaimed governor of Guizhou, watching him co-opt the mountain bandits, so that he could get out of Cai Yi's hands for a long time and cultivate his ambition little by little! Then he put on the illusion that the seven brigades would fight a decisive battle in Guizhou, forcing him to retreat to Guangxi and seek a way out. ”

"Then he can also go back to Yunnan." Yang Qiu said.

"Back to Yunnan? Go back and continue to be his co-president? Jiang Fangzhen said: "Once a person's ambition is opened, it is difficult to take it back!" Tang Jiyao didn't want to work under Cai Yi for a long time, otherwise why would he actively lead troops to Guizhou? It is a dead end for him to go back, and it is also a dead end to defend the southwest of Guizhou, and the only way to take Guangxi is to survive in death! In fact, even if the inspector doesn't send someone, he will have to take this step in the end. ”

Yang Qiu didn't seem to hear his words, and looked at a sword peak standing abruptly in the middle of the river in front of him, his eyes were profound: "The sword box is hidden, and the dust is buried without seeing the light, and the sharpness is very ordinary." Baili Brother One. I really don't want to fight a civil war anymore."

Jiang Fangzhen was shocked for no reason in his heart, for other people of this age, he laid out such a delicate chess game, and even if he pretended to be done, he would inadvertently lose his form, but he was extremely calm from beginning to end, and these four limericks showed that he had begun to conceive of the future again! It can be seen that the mind is really deep and terrible. He took a long breath and said, "The patrol doesn't want to fight, but someone wants to fight!" This time, you won one of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou in one fell swoop. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it for you in the future. In fact, the patrol envoy does not have to blame himself, one place for three provinces, and anyone will do it! What's more, if the southwest division can be ended as soon as possible and the provinces can be placed under unified management, it will also make the people suffer less in the future. ”

Yang Qiu glanced at him deeply, and suddenly opened the topic and asked, "Brother Baili, guess where Lu Rongting will go if he is defeated?" ”

"Is this still a guess? I'm afraid the Inspector will make fun of me. Jiang Fangzhen spread his hands and said: "Vietnam can't go, and Zhennan can't come up." Guangzhou has Long Jiguang, and taking refuge in him is equivalent to offering Guangxi's hands. There are only two roads left. Go to sea to Nanyang to be a fool and go north to Hunan one. Find the patrol to move your rescuers. ”

Yang Qiu smiled dumbly: "If you look for me, you don't have to give Guangxi both hands?" ”

"Unless you don't want Guangxi to be stable as soon as possible, don't go to the sea."

After being broken by a word, Yang Qiu got up instead: "Brother Baili is right, Guangxi will definitely be greatly damaged after this chaos, and it will take at least one or two years to recover." Lu Rongting is older, but this person speaks of faith and righteousness, and his prestige is enough to be a usable person. Looking at his deployment after the incident, he always maintained a mixed army in Zhennanguan, which shows that he was very jealous of the French, and placing him here can also reduce the penetration of foreign powers into Guangxi. ”

Jiang Fangzhen agreed with his idea, took over the words and continued: "After the end of this battle, in order to ensure a smooth transition, the Third and Fifth Divisions will have to stay here for a period of time, and Huguang will become very empty. If you want to go to the sea, you also need to offend Guangdong, where the KMT is very strong, which is likely to cause the KMT to protest, and may even push them to Yuan Shikai's side! Therefore, the expansion of the army has become imperative! In view of the current finances, my suggestion is not to expand the number of divisions for the time being, but to recruit two infantry brigades each from the rural children of Yunnan and Guangxi, according to your old method, and that officers can be drawn from the crash course and other units and deployed to Hunan for training, so as to ensure that the pressure on Jiangxi is maintained and that Hubei can be supported. In addition, after the Yunnan Army and the Gui Army were reorganized, they went to Wuhu and Liujing, and then set up six National Guard Corps, which were transferred to Sichuan, Hunan, and Hubei for appointment, and at the same time transferred six National Guard Corps from the three provinces to be stationed in the two places, so that in addition to the original three guard regiments in Guizhou, there are nine guard regiments in the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guizhou, and they can basically undertake the tasks of border and ensuring the safety of the people.

Xikang and Tibet have been unstable lately, and the 7th Infantry Brigade will definitely be stationed for some time. The four newly formed infantry brigades also have to undergo at least half a year of training, so within half a year, you will only have three divisions and the sixth and eighth brigades at your disposal, and the mobile force is very insufficient! At present, the guard company around you is actually already two regiments, so I suggest that it is better to use them as a team and then draw qualified soldiers from each division to form two guard divisions as a mobile force ().

Also, last time you said that within two years you would make radio accessible to all brigades. I asked the telegraph operator that they were currently calling with the division number and the brigade number, and the first division and one brigade were called by the code 11 brigade, so that the call of the new infantry brigade would be confused. I think we should use the old method, the division number remains the same, but the brigade number is changed to the order arrangement, that is, the first division is under the jurisdiction of the 123rd brigade, the second division is under the jurisdiction of the 456th brigade, and so on, so that the call number will be very clear, even if the regiment is equipped in the future, you can also use the number of the 182nd regiment to call the 182th brigade and the 2nd regiment.

The 16th and 17th Brigades are the old Sixth and Seventh Infantry Brigades, the 18th Brigade is the Eighth Mountain Brigade, the four new brigades are the 19th to 22nd Infantry Brigades, the two Guard Divisions are the 23rd to 28th Brigades, plus 18 guard regiments, with a total strength of about 200,000.

Moreover, in the future, once it is necessary to expand the divisions, they can be quickly merged into divisions, and even if some new units are added, the combat effectiveness will not be too reduced. ”

Jiang Fangzhen had completely entered the corner, and Li Mo was also very attentive to it, and even the beautiful scenery of the strange peaks next to him did not affect the two of them, until Lei Meng shouted and found that the boat had passed through Yizhou, and it was only less than fifty kilometers away from Liuzhou.

At this time, the telegraph operator finally connected to the radio station responsible for monitoring Guilin. The news was as expected, after nearly five hours of fierce fighting, Tang Jiyao's troops successfully took Guilin, Liuzhou was also lost half an hour ago, and Lu Rongting's whereabouts are unknown.

"Send this news back to Wuchang immediately, and call the whole country in my name! Then send a telegram to Beijing and Nanjing, requesting permission for our national defense forces to use all necessary forces to encircle and suppress the remnants of Tang Jiyao, who are destroying peace in the southwest, and seek justice for Guangxi! After learning the news, Yang Qiu immediately ordered the 14th and 5th brigades of the Fifth Division (with a new number, thank you for the suggestion of "the world is up to me") to attack Liuzhou first, take advantage of Wang Zhixiang and Liu Xianshi's unstable foothold to cut off the main artery of Guangxi, and at the same time, the Third Division, which had already arrived at the destination, bypassed Guilin and continued to move south to Yangshuo, blocking the road for Tang Jiyao to flee to Guangdong, and at the same time, the Third Division, the 17th Brigade, the 18th Brigade and the First Division immediately encircled Guilin.

No one thought that when Tang Jiyao led more than 10,000 remnants of troops to defeat Guilin and split the political scene in Guangxi, the news had just come out, and the Southwest Campaign had entered the final stage.