Following the announcement of the two horses in the northwest to accept the reorganization, Tan Yanmin, the nominal overseer of Hunan, also expressed his willingness to accept the reorganization, and Zhao Hengxi, the real power figure in Hunan, once accepted the assistance of the National Defense Army's 3,000 rifles, and the connection with the National Defense Force was even closer, so after Tan Yanmin, Zhao Hengxi also said that the Hunan Army was willing to accept the reorganization - this time he hung the other leg of the three-legged Hunan Cheng Qian.

Since the people of Hunan drove away the former overseer Zhang Jingyao, Hunan has been torn apart, at first there were Tan Yanhong's people's army, Zhao Hengxi's Hunan army, Cheng Qian's National Revolutionary Army, Feng Yuxiang's Beiyang Army and Wu Guangxin's Anhui Central Army, Wang Zhanyuan's subordinate Sun Chuanfang's Hubei Army, and later Hubei Overseer Wang Zhanyuan was driven away, Sun Chuanfang's Hubei Army became a direct Beiyang Army, Feng Yuxiang also took refuge in the direct Beiyang Army after the sneak attack on Sichuan failed, and the direct line and Anhui were reorganized by the National Defense Force, Half of Hunan became the territory of the Wehrmacht. On the other half of the Hunan territory, Tan Yanmin, Zhao Hengxi and Cheng Qian competed for power and profit, but they never dared to cross the jurisdiction of the National Defense Army.

At this time, Tan Yanhong, the former overseer of Hunan, announced his acceptance of the central government, and Zhao Hengxi, commander of the Hunan Army, followed closely and also expressed his acceptance of the reorganization, which indeed put the veteran Kuomintang member Cheng Qian in an awkward position - at the same time, he also put the Beiyang Military Government represented by Wang Maoru and the Kuomintang (Note 2) government represented by Sun Liwen (Note 1) in a position where it was impossible to advance or retreat, and Hunan, the most chaotic and powerful place in China, became a thorn in the hearts of the Beiyang government and the southern government.

The winter of the ninth year of the Republic of China was particularly cold, and this year's drought and displacement were everywhere. I don't know how many people won't survive this winter. And colder than winter, once the civil war between the north and the south breaks out, it will inevitably be devastated. Therefore, with regard to the Hunan matter, the National Defense Force headed by Wang Maoru and the Beiyang War Department had no choice but to be cautious and deliberate again and again.

Looking back on the ninth year of the Republic of China, a lot of things happened during the year, first of all, the national defense army took advantage of the battle of Zhiwan to enter the customs in a big way, and annexed the Anhui system in one fell swoop, and defeated the direct line. The footsteps of the National Defense Force did not stop because of this, and after the annexation of Zhiwan, they coerced Zhang Zuolin's Northwest Army. Before the end of the year, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places were recovered, and most of the territory laid by Yuan Shikai was accepted. The provinces that have not yet accepted the rule of the Beiyang military government include Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Xikang, of which Xikang Province is subordinate to Sichuan and belongs to the Sichuan warlords. The Gui warlords and the Kuomintang fought for Guangdong and Guangxi, the Sichuan warlords fought for the Yunnan army, and the Guizhou army fought for Sichuan, and at the same time the Sichuan army itself was also at war with each other...... However, after reunification, he also had a very troubled problem: what should the Kuomintang do? What to do with this party?

The Kuomintang is a typical example of the party leading the army, and its behavior is learned from Soviet Russia. Today, there are only two armies in the world that are governed by the party. One is Soviet Russia, and the other is the Kuomintang army. However, the Kuomintang army in China did not brainwash and educate the soldiers' minds, they only paid attention to the officers and the upper echelons, and did not have a deep influence on the soldiers.

Wang Maoru knew that the party army was not a national army. A national army is an army created for the sake of the state, while a party army is an army created to protect the party's survival, such as the SS in Germany during World War II, the Red Army of the Soviet Union, and so on. The Wehrmacht is the real **. The KMT's army is just a party army, and no one is allowed to be called ** except for the Wehrmacht. If the KMT is not properly handled, the state disputes will not be properly handled, and even if the north and the south are temporarily reunified, new problems will arise in the future, and Wang Maoru must not seriously consider them.

The officers and men of the National Defense Force asked for the extermination of the Kuomintang army, fought with the warlords in the southwest, and after the elimination of the Zhejiang army, they once again eliminated the local ** armed forces by force. In this list, Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu are the most, and they are all eager to fight. After the completion of the reorganization, Zhang Zuolin's army has arrived in Wuhan, Hubei Province, where it is undergoing intensive training and reorganization, and the Phoenix Army has all been reequipped and equipped with 200 wheeled towed 75 mm domestically produced domestic Krupp field guns produced by the First Military Factory of the National Defense Forces in a timely manner. It was the first time that Zhang Zuolin had so many field guns, two hundred field guns were lined up, and he couldn't see his head when he looked from one side to the other, how could this not make him thirst for a battle with confidence? In Mongolia, Wu Peifu was even more eager for a war, and he carried out Wang Maoru's request, gradually encroaching on the land of the Russians in northern Xinjiang, and had penetrated deep into Siberia. Because of the civil war in the Russian army, most of the adult men are fighting in the Tatar steppe, and some old and weak women and children can resist, so Wu Peifu actually annexed a million square kilometers of land in Outer Mongolia and the Western countries did not notice it. Wu Peifu is also very confident, and he is also eager to fight and establish a real prestige.

The main battle faction was represented by Yong Xingbao, deputy chief of the general staff of the National Defense Forces, Wu Peifu, commander of the Xuanwu Corps, Zhang Zuolin, commander of the Phoenix Corps, and Zhao Zengfu, commander of the Qilin Corps

The word is disputed.

After comprehensively considering the opinions of all parties, Wang Maoru carefully thought about it before tactfully rejecting the invitation of the soldiers of the Wehrmacht to invite war, and for the time being, there will be no war with the Kuomintang. Therefore, he sent Zhang Kuian and others to Guangzhou to meet Sun Liwen and invited Sun Liwen to go north to talk. Wang Maoru also wrote to Sun Liwen, saying that whether there is war or peace in China depends on your decision.

When Zhang Kuian asked what the purpose of the trip was, Wang Maoru said that he would recover Guangdong, buy off the KMT, let the KMT abandon the concept of governing the army with the party, arrange for the KMT to restore its legal party status, and allow the KMT to recruit party members in the north, but the KMT could only engage in political work and would absolutely not be allowed to taint the army. As for Sun Liwen, the leader of the Kuomintang Party, Wang Maoru said with a smile that the possibility of the president of the Republic of China could be used as a condition. Zhang Kuian was taken aback and said the president? Let Sun Liwen be the president?

Wang Maoru laughed and said, "Why can't he do it?" ”

Zhang Kuian shook his head and said: "This person is too idealistic, likes to talk big, and has the reputation of Sun Dacang, if he becomes the president, he may make some shocking remarks." ”

Wang Maoru said: "This is the reason why I invited Sun Liwen to go north, his greatest wish in his life is to be president, he can be president, he can cooperate with the Japanese, he can also cooperate with other people (future Russians), if I support him to be a puppet president, he will also cooperate with me." If the KMT leader abandons the party army, national reunification is not far off. ”

Zhang Kuian sighed: "Xiu Shuai didn't see it, and now the subordinates who follow you all want you to be president." ”

Wang Maoru smiled and said: "This day won't take too long, but you still need patience, and you can't be in a hurry." As long as we unify the whole country, abolish the warlord system, and take the whole team into our own hands, won't those politicians without soldiers be left to us to fiddle in the future? This is called casting a long line to catch a big fish, if it does not give enough benefits to politicians, how can it bring us benefits? If Sun Wen is on his back this time, you will try to convince Chen Jiongming that although this person is a soldier, this gentleman loves peace and has no ambitions, and Chen Jiongming can be a provincial governor or a division commander in the future, he can choose, this is the condition for Chen Jiongming. Later, if you have time, you can go to Guangxi again and see if you can convince Lu Rongting. Alas, this old bandit is not easy to convince, you have to pay attention to your own safety, Lu Rongting is very cunning...... Forget it, don't go at all, I can't lose a general in case something happens. Zhang Kuian secretly remembered that Wang Maoru wanted to solve the matter of Guangxi together.

At the beginning of January of the 10th year of the Republic of China, the National Defense Force Headquarters issued a reorganization message, with the 25th Division Wu Guangxin, the 31st Division Chen Guangyuan, and the 37th Division Liu Zhida reorganized into the Tenth Army of the National Defense Army, the commander of the corps was Jiang Dengxuan, the former commander of the Seventh Division, and the chief of staff of the army was Liu Xiangjiu. These three provinces are the three southeastern provinces, opposite the Japanese invasion and occupation of the colony of Taiwan, and the Fuzhou tragedy caused by the Japanese in Fuzhou last year is still vividly remembered, so the coastal defense of these three provinces has become the top priority.

At the end of January in the tenth year of the Republic of China, it is also the spring year of the lunar calendar, and all parts of the country celebrate the Spring Festival. At that time, the headquarters of the National Defense Forces ordered the Zhu Xi Division of the 24th Division stationed in Jiangsu, the Zheng Shiqi Department of the 22nd Division stationed in Shandong, and the Fei Chaogui Division of the Sixth Division to reorganize and form the Jingwei Corps of the 11th Army Corps, with Fei Chaogui, the former commander of the Sixth Division, and Ji Jinchun as the commander of the Sixth Division. The Jingwei Corps was responsible for the defense area of Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan provinces, but they did not border the Southern Revolutionary Army compared to the Qiqi Legion, so the focus of defense was on guarding against the possible landing of the Japanese - Wang Maoru asked Fei Chaogui to strictly guard against the Japanese, and at the same time not take the initiative to provoke, but in the event of a provocation, it must not insult the national dignity. If the Japanese pose a threat to the Chinese, the army cannot lose confidence and pride at the expense of causing a war, and the soldiers cannot bow their heads, even if they cause a war, as long as the reasons are justified, all of them will be handed over to the national government to solve.

On February 1, the 10th year of the Republic of China, Premier Jin Yunpeng ordered the removal of Lu Chao from the post of governor of Sichuan, the removal of Xiong Kewu from the post of Sichuan overseer, the appointment of Liu Cunhou as the governor of Sichuan, and the appointment of Liu Xiang as the commander of Sichuan security. After pacifying the last army of the Anhui system in Zhejiang, as soon as the Chinese New Year began, the hand of the national defense army could not wait to reach out to Sichuan.

PS: Note 1: Due to some special reasons, this person will be replaced by Sun Liwen's name in the future to avoid unnecessary trouble

Note 2: The KMT was the name of the Chung Hsing Society and the Guangfu Society, which was later changed in 1919, but due to some special reasons, the old name KMT is continued in this article.

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