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spn November 1917, Fukuoka, Japan.

Fukuoka, known as Hakata in ancient times, was once the birthplace of farming in the Japanese pirate kingdom. It was also the ancient battlefield where the Yuan Dynasty attacked the Japanese kingdom, and it was also the place where the Japanese kingdom Toyotomi Hideyoshi was revived. As one of the ancient capitals in the eyes of the Japanese people, Fukuoka represents

With a springboard spirit.[]

Through it, Japan, a Japanese nation, can look at Asian countries with its eyes full of desire and ambition.

Today is the Hakushu Festival for Fukuoka people. In order to commemorate the so-called scholar Kitahara Hakushu, a grand event is held from November 1st to 3rd every year. On the fishing boats in the river, people lit fireworks and hummed and sang.

Nursery rhymes and songs, while drinking and having fun on this intoxicating night.

In a hot spring hotel near the river, a man's figure is revealed in the door facing the river. The night wind is like a knife, but he stands upright, with eyes like a falcon, staring at the singing and dancing on the river, and at those drinking alcohol by the river.

The ronin shouted loudly and pushed savagely, but the festival night seemed so confusing.[

I don't know when, it started to rain lightly in the gray night sky, and the dim yellow light emitted by the only two or three street lamps was completely blocked by the rain and fog.

"Overseer, it's raining!"

The adjutant took off the coat from the clothes rack and put it on Cai E, who was standing there looking at the river in ecstasy. Cai E didn't say anything, and still looked at the river quietly. There was a familiar local accent coming from that direction just now.

The cry of selling.

"サンザシのskewerし...おいしいサンザシのskewerし" A hawking sound with a Chinese accent came from far and near along the river. Cai E suddenly moved his brows for no reason and showed a reluctant smile.

"Overseer, what's wrong?"

"A Chinese man selling candied haws on a stick." Cai E said without looking back.

"Oh, it's all because China is too poor!"

Cai E nodded: "Back then, those in our sergeant school had special funds from the government. However, many students at the same time wanted to broaden their horizons and study Western learning from foreign countries, but they were short of money and had to choose to live across the water.

Japan. Listening to this voice, I’m afraid they are work-study students.”

The cry of candied haws hawking came from far and near. Even in the night rain, the voice, which was different from the philistine of Japanese vendors, was like an episode in the rain, which made Cai E fascinated.

There was a touching tone in the hawking voice, which sounded very familiar. It instantly reminded him of the young man he met in Yunnan, and his heart moved.

"Yingchuan, do you still remember Zhang Shusheng?"

"Zhang Shusheng? Is he the militia leader who gave the governor a magical medicine and made him completely recover? Why did the governor suddenly mention him?" Adjutant Cai Yingchuan closed the other two doors and brought a cup from the country.

of freshly brewed fragrant tea.

Cai E nodded slightly and said softly, "It's a pity that Brother Baili and he are just acquainted. If they meet, they will definitely become close friends for a while."

"General Baili and the governor are brothers and fellow sects. They not only helped the governor to fight against Yuan, but also came to Japan to take care of the general. Now that he has returned to Japan to serve in the presidential office, he is one step ahead. After the governor returned to China, he still supported each other.

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"I have long been tired of leading troops to conquer Yuan's Northern Expedition. At that time, the so-called three heroes, brother Runnong served as the director of Hunan's transportation, and brother Baili first served at Baoding Military Academy, and then helped me to fight against Yuan. Now they are gradually taking action.

Yan Wu stood thinking, alas, I am the only one who first worked hard in the military and got into a seriously ill body that is about to die. Now I am lucky enough to survive and return to China again, so I can live a good life." Cai E's deep voice seemed to reveal something.

With some kind of enlightenment, "I just realized now that Brother Baili is much better than me."

"The warlord was afraid that he was underestimating himself, so he swore to fight against Yuan to protect the foundation of the Republic of China. The president praised the warlord as a giant of the country."

"Yingchuan, you don't understand. Back then, my mentor and Brother Baili had frequent disputes. I had several private conversations with him. Brother Baili once said that Japan was a huge danger to China. This is in line with what Commander Zhang said.

Almost exactly the same. In the general direction, I am not as good as Brother Baili. He looks at the problem from the perspective of the nation and the national destiny." Cai E still stared at the riverside and laughed in a low voice: "I

When talking to him about Captain Zhang, he also called him a stranger. If..."

Suddenly Cai E stopped and let out a rough snort, which seemed to express his sudden anger.

Cai Yingchuan poked his head out of the house, and with the help of the weak street lights, he saw that a group of people had gathered by the riverside. Noisy voices suddenly sounded, breaking the tranquility of the night rain by the riverside.[

On the riverside, the young man looked at the cart that had fallen to the ground. The candied haws of sugar rolled everywhere and was trampled by dirty feet. He was about to stand up when he was knocked down by a few ronin.

"Don't bully others too much." The young man suddenly burst out with great strength, turned over and stood up, and when he turned his right hand, he had a dagger.

"Hahaha... What a Chinese pig. He bumped into our Japanese people and wanted to resist without paying compensation." A ronin leader seemed to be irritated by this Chinese. He had bullied Chinese students many times and was already used to that kind of behavior.

After kicking the coward who couldn't let out half a fart, he pulled out the wakizashi kodachi from his belt and said provocatively, "If you want to fight, just use this and I can kill you, a China pig."

The ronin onlookers cheered, and their arrogant voices could be heard far away. Each one of them staggered drunkenly, urging the leader of the ronin to teach the lowly Chinese pig in front of him a lesson.

The young man firmly grabbed the dagger in his hand and smiled sinisterly, "A scholar cannot be killed without humiliation. I am not afraid of death. Especially when facing a beast like you."

"Baga!" The ronin leader was enraged and was about to stab him with the kabashi-kodachi in his hand.

When the young man saw that the opponent was stabbing him with a knife, he turned his body, lowered the dagger, and leaned down to stab him in the waist.

"Ah!" Two miserable cries sounded almost at the same time. The ronin was stabbed in the right waist by the young man's desperate blow, and the knife was slashed across, injuring the flesh. The young man was also cut with a small sword against his shoulder, leaving a blood groove two fingers wide.

Blood suddenly spurted out and splashed everywhere.

"Ahem..." The young man didn't even cover his wound, he raised his dagger and wanted to fight again.

The tenacity of the Chinese youth finally angered this group of rogues. The original fight alone was about to turn into a group fight. Looking at the bright light of the sword under the street lamp, the young man lamented in his heart: Mother, no one will take care of you until you die, but my son

There is no shame.

"Hey!" The young man who was surrounded by people saw that he was about to escape and encountered this group of Japanese beasts again. He wanted to rush forward and pull a cushion. However, he saw that the surroundings suddenly became restless, and the beasts that had originally surrounded him so densely retreated to one side.

.Looking back, I saw a man dressed as a soldier, holding a pistol in his hand and pointing it at these beasts. Not far behind him, there was a young man in a suit who also took out a pistol and pointed it at this group of rogues.

"Kneel down and apologize to this young man!"

"Baga, who are you if you dare to cause trouble to our Black Dragon Society?" The leader of the Ronin, Jiu, was also frightened and woke up. Seeing the opponent's military uniform, he guessed what he was doing and scolded him.

"CaiE!"

The gangsters finally retreated. I don't know if it was because of the murderous intent on Cai E's face, or because the little leader of the Black Dragon Society knew the details of the visitor. In the end, he knelt down and apologized at gunpoint, and the young man escaped.

One life.

...two hours later

"General Cai, the Japanese nation has very strong evil roots. There was the Sino-Japanese War of 1898 and I have personally witnessed it during my four years of studying in Japan. For various reasons, Japan will be a great disaster to China in the future. General Cai, you are one of the most powerful people in our country."

A rare general must pay attention to the Japanese ambitions." The injured young man Huo Dingguo, who had just bandaged his wound, grabbed the hand of the general in front of him and struggled to get up, but Cai E reached out to stop him. "General Cai

, the junior studied in Japan for four years. In the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, I was used to seeing the ferocious anti-China faces of various Japanese soldiers. They talked about how to invade China's interests all day long. Once this group of soldiers takes control of the military in the future, it will be me.

China is in serious trouble."

"If you think about it carefully, not only now, but also today, those classmates of mine have the same face. However, they are already in high positions now. Hideki Tojo and Yoshio Shinozuka are all not simple people.

I'm afraid he will be more capable of causing trouble in the future." Cai E personally put a military coat on him and listened to Huo Dingguo talk for more than an hour. He was already filled with emotion. This man is indeed a rare genius. If he hadn't caught up with him,

I am afraid that a future genius in the Chinese military will die by the river on this rainy night.

"You were born as a cowherd boy, but you were able to make a living across the ocean and study in Japan. You are really smart. Your conversation is even more extraordinary. Your views on military strategy have surpassed those of me who were ignorant back then.

Brother Li has a lot to offer. Get a good sleep, and I will take you back to China tomorrow. After learning what I have learned, I will definitely show off my ambitions."

"General Cai, thank you!"

The young Huo Dingguo may never have thought that he, a genius studying at the Japanese Army Military Academy, should have died on this rainy evening, because in history, Cai E in front of him would die earlier than him.

However, because of the arrival of a passionate young man, the world has undergone too many subtle changes. Cai E did not die, and Huo Dingguo did not die because of Cai E. Moreover, both of them had feelings for Japan, a Japanese country.

of deep hatred.[

If a genius dies, he will be famous for generations to come. If a genius does not die, he will naturally create something earth-shattering.

Half a month later, Beijing

"Brother Baili, when I was in Japan, in addition to traveling around, I also thought carefully about the domestic situation. Now the situation is in chaos and it is difficult to correct it on my own. Are you still willing to stay in Beijing?"

Cai E put down the small blue and white porcelain tea cup in his hand. After recovering from his illness, he looked so energetic and powerful. The general who had scolded Fang Qiu and raised the banner of rebellion against Yuan was back again. "The power between the north and the south is a mess."

, there are all ambitious people on the left and right, and I don’t want to get involved anymore. I just want to return to Yunnan and set up a high-level military academy.”

"Brother Songpo, now that I have responsibilities, it is really difficult for me to leave. Now that you have seen the situation clearly, how can Baili not see it clearly? But now that my mentor Ren Gong is still in office, how can I leave alone? My mentor back then

What a lofty and lofty ambition to reform and strengthen, but now I am completely disheartened. I want to go to the West for inspection next year, and I want to go with you..."

Jiang Baili is dressed in a military uniform and has an upright face. His short hair makes him look even more heroic. Like Cai Songpo, who has recovered from illness, he is also in the prime of life and has a leisurely and upright air. "Back then, Baoding Military Academy had so many restrictions that it was really difficult for me to show off.

ambition."

"The two seniors are determined to be strong. If they can work together, they will definitely cultivate many generals who are good at fighting for our country. Recruiting good talents widely, supplemented by Western military training and education, and then training generals into elite troops, this is the way

The way for Chinese soldiers to strengthen themselves.”

Huo Dingguo said with stern eyes.

"Brother Songpo, if you can set up a military academy when you return to Yunnan this time, you will be worthy of a hundred miles of talents. When you return to China next year, you will definitely put aside these shackles and jointly run a school in Southwest China with you."

"Okay! It's a deal!"

The two high-fived each other and made an agreement for next year.

One month later, in December 1917, the Kunming military government!

"Song Gong, are you really not willing to raise your arms and shout again to form the Jingguo Army with me and protect the foundation of the Republic of China?" Tang Jiyao, wearing a medal ribbon, bowed to Cai E who was sitting next to him with sincere words.

"This time I return to Yunnan, I have already given up my intention to conquer the north and south. You don't need to persuade me. You and I have different ambitions, so let's just say goodbye." Cai E was slightly disappointed, but the matter was reasonable. Tang Jiyao devoted himself to it.

In the confrontation between the North and the South, even if he could see the strategic crisis, he could not spend a penny to build a military academy. "When the war breaks out, all lives will be ruined. As a man, you must be fair and virtuous. As a soldier, you must take the country as your own responsibility.

Rather than blindly fighting for power, even if thousands of years pass, he will leave his name in the annals of history." After saying that, Cai E left without looking back.

"Song Gong, have a good trip!!!"

Tang Jiyao, who was in a complicated mood, saluted the back of Song Gong who had escaped death with the most dignified military salute in his life.

When Cai E left the military government, Huo Dingguo and Cai Yingchuan hurriedly greeted him, "General Governor, how are you doing?"

"You don't need to call me warlord anymore! I walked out of this gate today. From now on, I will have nothing to do with the Yunnan Army."

"Then where are we going? Without the support of the military government, the military academy may not be able to run." Cai Yingchuan looked disappointed.
To be continued...