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Volume III Aftermath 142 Expansion of the Army

"Snort-" Chen Jiongming took a breath and looked at Situ Meiden with some consternation, he was shocked by Situ Meiden's generosity.

This batch of arms is worth at least tens of millions of dollars! It is enough for the Guangdong Army to be expanded into divisions with the equipment level of the armies of the two great powers, and if it is based on the establishment of the squadron, it can equip at least four divisions.

Especially those machine guns and cannons, even more amazing! A battalion of pistol guards, a mortar regiment, a battalion of mountain artillery, a heavy artillery battery.

Chen Jiongming immediately calculated how to use these weapons. On the basis of the original 20,000 troops of the Guangdong army, it will be expanded into two armies of 50,000 or 60,000 people, and after the training of the troops is completed, it will naturally be no problem for the Guangdong army to sweep through the troops of other provinces in Guangdong.

At the beginning of this year, the warlords of the two factions of Guizhou and Yunnan, who controlled the power in Guangzhou, divided the spoils unevenly, and began to clash, which later intensified and began to fight.

Chen Jiongming was aware of the good opportunity for the Cantonese army to return to Guangdong, so he paid attention to the situation in Guangzhou and generally secretly gathered strength, waiting for the best opportunity.

Now things have suddenly changed dramatically, not in the Guidian dispute in Guangzhou, but in the arms and materials brought by Situ Meideng.

Without waiting for Chen Jiongming to speak, Situ Meiden took out another list and said with a smile: "We are also going to provide an armored company composed of 20 vehicles and a flight team composed of 10 aircraft, and strive to capture Guangzhou as soon as possible."

Of course, the armored company and the flying team have us, and we have the gunners and machine gunners you need. As long as you nod your head, let's send a thousand or a hundred troops into the battle. ”

"This-" Chen Jiongming really didn't know what to say. This old Situ really has nothing to say to himself. Chen Jiongming swallowed his saliva.

Plane? Armored vehicles?

Chen Jiongming was a little dizzy with happiness. Xindao: Is this still the level of the people's **lord war?

Although those armored vehicles only speed up the steel plate on the front of the truck and load two machine guns, there are few such luxurious equipment in the country?

Ostentatious!

Chen Jiongming was surprised by Situ Meiden's generosity.

"Thank you. Thank you. With such sophisticated equipment and tenacious soldiers, the Guangdong army will definitely be a strong force, and it will no longer be a problem to recover the whole province. Chen Jiongming said confidently.

"If you have such strength, why bother ??????" Chen Jiongming looked at Situ Meiden with some confusion. The other party is too generous. He knew that the Zhi Gong Party had an army in Nanyang.

"Why bother, do you?" Situ Meiden smiled, as if he knew what the other party was thinking.

"To tell you the truth, we have a lot of troops, and we train hard, but we lack battlefield experience. So those who come to help you fight the war also accumulate experience by the way. Also, this amount is too big, I can't give it to you for free like last time, and you have to give me an IOU if you don't have any money! ”

"Okay. No problem. Chen Jiongming nodded, accepting Situ Meiden's explanation. For him, since he had a falling out with Sun Wen, conquering Guangzhou and unifying Guangdong is the best opportunity to prove himself. Therefore, he is only allowed to succeed and not to fail.

Previously, through the Guò Zhi Gong Party, a group of officers were recruited from Nanyang in the Guangdong Army, including many artillery units. Now this batch of weapons has come, and it is clear that it was also prepared for these people early.

After adding a large number of advanced weapons, the Guangdong army lacked reliable technical troops, and these could only rely on the Zhi Gong Party to provide relevant talents. After Chen Jiongming and Situ Meiden discussed, the Zhi Gong Dang was ready to send a force of 1,000 troops to strengthen the Cantonese army, which also included a team of advisers.

This made Chen Jiongming excited.

At the same time, in the face of the large number of Nanyang factions in the Guangdong army, Chen Jiongming was a little worried, and he smiled and said to Situ Meideng: "Brother, you gave the gun to people again, do you want to swallow my troops?" ”

This is very straightforward, and only people who know each other can say it. Situ Meiden smiled, "It's actually not a big deal to swallow you." However, I am not unfamiliar with your belongings.

With our strength alone, we do have the ability to conquer Guangdong Province and even Gui Province. We also have troops in western Guangdong, and Hainan Island has also been infiltrated by us, as long as we want?????

We want to find a good friend in China, after all, our goal is in Nanyang. As for why do you want to interfere in the affairs of the mainland? Because we believe that this country will be in danger of being destroyed in the future, we want to build a number of heavy industries and military industries on the mainland, so that we will not be bullied in the future. ”

"Won't it?" Chen Jiongming felt that Situ Meiden was a little alarmist.

"Then let me ask you, why don't we go back to Shandong now? Then why were the British able to rule such a large place, and how many Indians were not more than the British? If you are interested, I can show you some information, and you will understand what kind of fate will befall this country and nation. ”

Stuart said. As Situ Nan became stronger and stronger, most of his predictions worked, so Situ Meiden gradually believed in Situ Nan's judgment.

"Okay!" Chen Jiongming was a little unimpressed, but he didn't say it.

"If you don't think the above reasons are credible, let's spend money on a good investment environment for our businessmen!"

Situ Meiden laughed. "You are not the only one who can lead the troops who is favored by us, I am more optimistic about you! At least you're worth more than this batch of arms. I would rather have you as one of us. The main thing is that your philosophy is the same as ours, and we are like-minded. Looking at the whole country, there are countless warlords, many who rule a province, and there are also those who rule several provinces, such as Cao Wu in the north and Fengzhang in the northeast.

They are all momentary heroes. But how to say it? It's not hundreds of years ago now, and with so many foreign forces, how easy is it to unify by force?

To do the best is just a Yuan Shikai. Can Yuan Shikai bring hope to the country? Therefore, if there is no economic and political cooperation, the best result of simple unification by force is just a bunch of small warlords under the big warlords.

With the support of our arms, he briskly transferred troops to Beijing to create a favorable opportunity for you to return to Guangzhou. ”

"Why not choose Wu Peifu? He's very strong! Chen Jiongming said.

"He is Guan Gong, Guan Gong can fight, often wins battles, but in the end he fails. Wu Peifu is a high-minded and arrogant person, superstitious about force, and we are not optimistic about him. The direct family is in the land of four wars, and the future is full of turmoil, which is not suitable for investment and construction. And the model county you promoted in Zhangzhou fit our philosophy very well, so I had the opportunity to convince the top of the party to cooperate with you. ”

Situ Meiden spoke eloquently.

"Don't worry! After the deed is completed, most of our people will withdraw to Nanyang, and will not interfere with your rule in Guangdong, let alone oppose the construction of your model province, and our direction is the same. On the contrary, a large amount of money will be provided to build Guangdong. ”

Stuart Meden put his heart in his heart. Chen Jiongming felt the sincerity of the other party. At least in terms of politics, the other party has no ambitions and will not pose a threat to Chen Jiongming. He was full of admiration for the Zhi Gong Party in Nanyang and daring to snatch food from foreigners.

After receiving the strong support of the Zhi Gong Party, Chen Jiongming was full of confidence in regaining power in Guangzhou. Then he and Situ Meiden had a long discussion about how to build a model province in Guangdong. On behalf of Meihua Company, Situ Meiden said that he would vigorously cooperate with Chen Jiongming in economic construction.

At the end, Stuart remembered an important question. "Once it is done, Sun Wen will definitely return to Guangzhou, you have to be cautious in how to deal with it, I hope you have a resolute attitude, being occupied by people is not what you and I want to see."

"Don't worry! I've got my own measure. Chen Jiongming nodded, feeling that the other party himself was going to reject Sun Wen. Thinking about the grievances between the court and Sun Wen, he immediately relieved himself.

With a package of promised deals, after a short stay in Zhangzhou, Situ Meiden visited some prominent figures in Guangzhou, creating favorable conditions for the return of the Cantonese army to Guangdong.

After Situ Meiden left, Chen Jiongming thought about it for a long time. He found his confidant Deng Keng and told the other party of Situ Meideng's intention.

"Mother! Big brother, this time we're going to raise our eyebrows. After recovering the whole province, we must build it well, and we must not let those guys come over and make trouble. Deng Kengjian said excitedly.

asked Chen Jiongming again if he had signed any harsh conditions.

"Not really. Just made an IOU, they are quite good at being good at this aspect. Chen Jiongming said.

"That's good. When we return to Guangdong, we will grit our teeth with the money we owe them, and we will be able to pay it back in a few years. Deng Keng said.

"By the way, when Kizan was leaving, he reminded me that after we conquered Guangdong, Sun Wen would definitely come back, how should we treat him then?" Chen Jiongming said with a frown.

"Mr. Sun, what do you say? Forget it, since they are all separated, let's go our separate ways! But ask for a clear conscience. Deng Keng sighed.

Deng Keng is the chief of staff of the Guangdong army and the number two person in the Guangdong army, Chen Jiongming must reach agreement with the other party on this issue, otherwise there will be civil strife.

"What a clear conscience!" Chen Jiongming smiled, and made up his mind in his heart. Then Chen Jiongming instructed Deng Keng to strengthen the training of the troops. For a while, the Guangdong army recruited troops, and it was not lively, which made Deng Keng, the chief of staff, busy.

Speaking of which, Deng Keng is also a tragedy. Historically, after the Cantonese army returned to Guangdong, Deng Keng banned smoking in Guangzhou according to Chen Jiongming's order and was assassinated. However, Sun Wen accused Chen Jiongming of doing it, and in fact the Kuomintang was even more suspicious, and it is still a mystery who is right and which is wrong. However, the Kuomintang, which has a "history of destroying pottery", cannot be convincing.

The death of his henchman, coupled with many reputations, made Chen Jiongming disheartened. As a result, in order to compete for power in Guangzhou, Sun Wen re-bribed the Dian army and the Gui army to attack Guangzhou, and in order to avoid the war from destroying the city of Guangzhou, Chen Jiongming took the initiative to retreat to Dongguan and has been in a state of collapse ever since??????

The Zhi Gong Party's Meihua Security Corps in western Guangdong has also quietly expanded to 2,000 people, well-equipped, strict military discipline, and hidden control of the Leizhou Peninsula, which can not only cut off the return route of the Gui army to the north, but also wave the army to cross the sea and attack Hainan.

And Li Zongren, a general who has always been favored by Situ Nan, with the support of Meihua Company, also secretly expanded his troops, and faintly had a tendency to become self-reliant.

After contacting some related households in Guangzhou, Situ Meiden rushed to Jiangmen in central Guangdong and the Leizhou Peninsula in western Guangdong.

As he threads the needle behind his back, a great net against the Gui warlords is gradually unfolding. At the same time, military personnel and a large number of armaments from the South Seas were quietly heading north to secretly equip the designated troops.

Just when Chen Jiongming and Situ Meideng were plotting to seize power in Guangdong, Sun Wen, who was in Shanghai, ordered an embarrassing situation.

The revolution is a dinner and needs money, and he is in an awkward position, watching the Song family's industry flourish step by step, he is a little anxious.

It's just that because of his marriage to Song Er, Song Jiashu was so angry that he died early, and he became persona non grata in the Song family. Fortunately, Jiang Ji's financial speculation business is good, and he can help him occasionally, and of course his life will not be difficult.

After losing Chen Jiongming's troops, he almost became the commander of the light pole again, but Xu Chongzhi pulled out more than 3,000 troops from the Guangdong army and is now stationed in southern Fujian, which makes him happy. It is a pity that military spending cannot be obtained, and Xu Chongzhi's troops can only rely on a strong revolutionary spirit to survive tenaciously.

Sun Wen didn't know that after parting ways with Chen Jiongming, Guangdong's shape had undergone amazing changes. The Cantonese army, which he identified as a rebel, was reorganized and expanded, and its size expanded to about 60,000 people, and it was well-equipped.

Chen Jiongming was organized into two armies. He personally served as the commander and commander of the First Army, and Deng Keng was the chief of staff of the Guangdong Army and the commander of the First Division. Loyal friends Ye Ju, Xie Yi, and Chen Changxiu served as the commanders of the second, third, and fourth divisions respectively.

The commander of the Second Army was Zhang Chengdong, who came from Nanyang. Zhang Chengdong came on a ship of the Nanxing Steamship Company with a large amount of munitions, and for the sake of this batch of munitions, the officers and men in the army could only secretly admire it.

There were also 300 generals and colonels, almost all of whom concentrated the essence of the army. What's more, these elites in the army also brought their own mentors and instructors, 15 Germans with rich experience in World War I.

According to the agreement between Situ Meiden and Chen Jiongming, the Chinese children of Nanyang were concentrated and assigned to the newly established 5th Division of the Guangdong Army, and this future essence of Nanyang Chinese force was assigned to the command of Zhang Chengdong.

The US-China Security Regiment buried by the Zhi Gong Party in western Guangdong also secretly got a nickname and was designated as the US-China Independent Regiment.

Zhang Chengdong was better at special operations in the dense forests of Nanyang, and now he had to command an army in an upright manner, although the opponent was a group of opium-smoking rabble, and he began to feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, he brought a team of staff officers, all of whom were born to fight German staff officers and elites who had been sent to various ** schools in recent years by the Zhi Gong Party in recent years. After coming from Nanyang, the small Zhangzhou became lively.

In April, taking advantage of the bastards of the Guidian warlords and having no time to take care of it, Chen Jiongming sent troops to Chaoshan and took down Chaozhou Shantou lightly. We began to secretly receive arms from the South Seas while recruiting troops in the local area.

Because Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army lacked technical arms, artillery, machine gunners and other technical arms could only be served by sergeants sent from Nanyang. Chen Jiongming selected some clever young men to follow the Nanyang instructors to learn artillery, machine guns, armored vehicles, airplanes and other techniques.

In May, the vanguard of the Nanyang Army, which was part of the 5th Division, secretly disembarked from Shantou aboard the Nanxing Steamship Company. After several secret troop moves, the number reached 3000.

Then, after Chen Jiongming transferred the troops trained by Nanyang instructors in the Guangdong Army to the Fifth Division, and added a number of new recruits, this special team was formed, and a glorious history began.

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