Chapter 142 The third force
Guangzhou gradually became hotter around the Qingming Festival. On the reviewing stand of the North School Field, dozens of revolutionary heroes and Guangdong powerful people stood in ancient times. The school field was surrounded by officers and soldiers from various departments of the Guangdong Army and the people around them. Tens of thousands of eager and envious eyes were all staring at the five hundred officers and soldiers of the model battalion of the Revolutionary Military Guard Brigade who were sweating profusely on the playground.
The officers and soldiers' neat formations during the exercise, their masculine and standardized movements and loud shouts of killing, which often won the shocking cheers of the military and civilians in Guangzhou.
Amidst the tide of applause and cheers, Sun Yat-sen, who was standing in the center of the front of the reviewing stand, nodding frequently, his rosy face was filled with relief and pride. Looking at the movements of the audience, like a strong officer and soldier in front of him, he couldn't help but turn around and ask the young general standing solemnly behind him: []
"Zi Cheng, what method did you use to train an army to be enforced, like a single person?"
"Sir, I've been awarded. The officers and soldiers of our guard brigade have performed today, thanks to the rigorous training in the first three months and the long-distance training for fifty-eight days. Moreover, one-third of the 5,000 soldiers are veterans with more than three years of military experience. Most of the battalion commanders graduated from the Sichuan Army Officer School. Although our combat effectiveness and military discipline are far above the various departments of the Revolutionary Army,..." Liu Bingxian hesitated when he said this. He really didn't want to let the teacher who was so happy that he smiled.
Sun Yat-sen was quite surprised when he heard this. He talked about this revolutionary brigade that had walked from Sichuan more than once. He has always been proud of his own revolutionary team with advanced equipment and strong combat power. He has always believed that this army that is loyal to him is definitely the most powerful army in the country.
This is a team with firm revolutionary beliefs. On the way from the fourth to Guangzhou, they once raised the brilliance of warlords and local armed forces along the way. Countless powerful men along the way were jealous of the exquisite equipment of this passing passenger army and kept planning attacks and disarming operations in secret.
However, the strict military discipline and military qualities shown by this strong army shocked everyone. During the marching of more than 50 days, the alert Liu Bingxian held two simulated practical exercises. The powerful combat power shown by his troops was impressive, and no one dared to test his edge.
In the end, the Zhao Hengti Division of the Beiyang Army, which quietly launched an encirclement, and Chen Huanshi, who was both fishing for profit, changed color. After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, the two largest warlords in Hunan had to stop all military blocking operations. They watched the troops calmly leave, and the powerful men who were hiding in the dark dreaming of getting a piece of the pie were even more frightened and fled in the wind.
Sun Yat-sen looked at the five hundred officers and soldiers who were performing assassination performances in the audience in confusion. After a while, he turned his head and asked in a low voice:
"Zi Cheng, I think the officers and soldiers have reached a very high level in terms of mental outlook and military technology, and are far better than the Zhejiang Army and the local Guangdong Army in all aspects. Even if they are compared with the powerful Japanese Army, they are not much inferior... Are you not satisfied with your subordinates?"
Liu Gongcheng took a secret breath, thought for a while, and finally answered frankly:
"What the gentleman said is that the reason why students are dissatisfied is not to pretend to be modest, nor to belittle themselves, but to feel that the headquarters and..." Compared with the army, there is indeed a big gap, and it is even less than the direct guard brigade under the command of the Sichuan Army, Xiao Yimin, who is known to the very few people.
"We can't compare the military literacy and combat experience of officers and soldiers. Just as General Xiao Yimin commented, we still have a long way to go to become a truly strong army... This is not the personal opinion of the students, and Brother Jieshi also has this view."
Chiang Kai-shek, who was standing beside Liu Bingxian, saw Sun Yat-sen looking over, and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered:
"What Zicheng said is that we are indeed not as good as the Sichuan Army. It is difficult to surpass them within at least five years. After years of German military ignorance and training, the army has rich practical experience. It has defeated the Yunnan Army, the Beiyang Army and the Yunnan-Guizhou Alliance, cultivated batches of military talents, and has its own military schools and arsenals. Looking at the whole country, all the troops are far behind..." The army is behind."
Sun Yat-sen frowned, thought for a while and whispered: "I remember you submitted reports on military construction one after another. Let's do it. After the dinner, you two come to me and let's discuss it carefully."
Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian whispered, looked at each other and looked forward. The five hundred officers and soldiers in the dust just finished their performance, and warm applause and praise sounded again.
The careful Chiang Kai-shek saw very clearly that Chen Jiongming, Xu Chongzhi, Li Jishen and other generals standing in the front row had extremely complicated expressions, especially Chen Jiongming, who had just been appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army by Sun Yat-sen. His smile seemed as far-fetched as his applause. The surprise in his eyes was mixed with worry. He seemed to be quite concerned about the elite troops below the stage who had been stationed in Guangzhou for less than two or three months and were deeply trusted by the revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen.
Liu Bingxian was not as careful as Chiang Kai-shek. This young general who was conscientious and dedicated to making great achievements was becoming more and more mature and stable. For several months, he and his five soldiers were excluded by local forces. If Mr. Sun hadn't rejected the opposition, Liu Bingxian and his five thousand brothers would have been jointly led to northern Guangdong by the Guangdong Army, the Yunnan Army and the Hunan Army, etc., which were gathered inside and outside Guangzhou, they would have been "revolutionary armed forces" such as the Guangdong Army, the Yunnan Army and the Hunan Army, to garrison in northern Guangdong.
As Liu Bingxian, who was stationed in Guangzhou became longer and longer, understood the position of his third brother Xiao Yimin more and more. In nearly three months, everything that the various units of the Revolutionary Army showed made Liu Bingxian extremely disappointed.
Today, Chen Jiongming, who occupied Chaoshan, Huizhou and half of Guangzhou, has dominated the country. Not only has he controlled half of the Guangdong civil affairs, tax affairs and army, but he has also become a vague agent of the landlord class and local wealthy business groups. The other foreign troops who devoted themselves to the revolution have dominated the party, grasped the guns, set up cards to collect taxes, and made a clever name list. There are many people who smuggled minerals and opium. The army's style is scattered and domineering. Where can there be any of the style of a revolutionary army?
The civil servants gathered around Mr. Sun Yat-sen were even more unbearable. Opening their mouths means the country and nation, shutting up means violent revolution. They either wander around Hong Kong, Macao, Beijing and Shanghai to launch Apple's life, or they are keen on organizing one large-scale lecture after another. In the end, there is no clear phased strategy, nor a set of effective specific implementation plans. Even the government structure in Guangzhou cannot be built, let alone hope that they will go deep into the people to listen to the voices.
As the revolutionary leader, Sun Yat-sen had no choice but tolerate the harmony and disadvantages of various forces within the party for lofty revolutionary goals and a political situation of unity and progress. In order to ensure the upcoming war of protecting the law, Sun Yat-sen had to rely on various military forces and forces to control the gun.
Many times, Sun Yat-sen, who was exhausted for the revolutionary class, could only sigh helplessly that "the water is clear and there is no fish." It is precisely because of this that Liu Bingxian, who firmly followed Sun Yat-sen, could only bury all the pain in his heart and train his army more actively. He knew very well that as long as he firmly grasped the shocking armed force in his hands, he would be the greatest support for Mr. Zhongshan and the greatest contribution to life. He also believed that all difficulties would be overcome. Although the road to revolution was rugged, the future was extremely bright.
The military exercises with a report and deterrence nature ended, and the revolutionary party's military and political officials left one after another, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were also dispersed. With the strong support of Mr. Sun, Liu Bingxian's Guard Brigade was able to sit steadily in the North School Field and finally declared his existence to the forces entrenched in Guangzhou, the revolutionary base camp, through the display of military appearance and military level.
Five thousand officers and soldiers started normal military training again, and the officers and soldiers of the model battalion who had just completed the exercise continued to train the newly recruited five recruit companies.
Chiang Kai-shek, who had just been appointed as the leader of the Eastern Route Army of the Caoming Army, did not leave with the military and political officials. He and Liu Bingxian walked side by side on the edge of the school field, looking at the thousands of officers and soldiers sweating in the playground and whispered. The main content of the talk was the upcoming war of protecting the law. At that time, Liu Bingxian's security brigade would follow Mr. Zhongshan to fight in the north.
The two walked on the edge of the wide playground. During the conversation, the sun was already westward. The officers of various departments who had completed the training blew the gathering whistle, but the two war horses ran towards each other at this time.
The officer immediately came to the two of them and raised his hand to salute, and then sent a notice to the two of them to rush to Shimin Earth Factory immediately.
Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian were very surprised. They asked the people who came and immediately ordered the adjutant to prepare horses and follow the commander to fight horses out of the camp.
The atmosphere in the lobby of Da Wushuai Deer is heavy.
In the afternoon, more than ten civil and military officials, including Chen Jiongming, Xu Chongzhi, Secretary-General Yang Shukan, *** Chief Ma Junwu, Hu Hanmin who had just returned from Guangxi, gathered together.
After reading the telegram, Sun Yat-sen saw Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian coming in a hurry, signaling them to sit down, and then said:
"Everyone, based on the information we have obtained, it is estimated that the First Army of the Army has completely occupied Yichang at this moment... What is heartbreaking is that the Western Hubei Law Protection Revolutionary Army sent a telegram to surrender the revolution in just three days, and was attacked by "the army and the Beiyang Army Wang Zhanyuan's troops from both sides! They were suppressed like this. I still don't know whether it is bad or good for Zhan Dabei and others who are in contact on behalf of our headquarters."
Xu Chongzhi stood up and asked anxiously: "Sir, isn't Zhang Yan's troops going south to suppress Di Wang Zhanyun, the troops, echoing each other with Yichang? How is the situation of Zhang Yan's troops?"
"I don't know! I'm afraid there will be news tonight or tomorrow."
Sun Yat-sen shook his head repeatedly.
Chen Jiongming shook his head regretfully: "It's still too hasty and too early. We should wait patiently for the opportunity. We must say that this is a big mistake of our special team. Yichang just issued a power outage three days ago, and Duan Qirui ordered the attack on the same day, which gave the Sichuan Army this opportunity, and there were only three days before and after!
"You might as well think about it. If the army had not been prepared for a long time, how could it have been so fast to attack Yichang? The first army of Wang Lingji of the Sichuan Army must have planned it. I boldly speculated that the Sichuan Army must have been coveting Yichang for a long time, and it is inevitable that this result would not have been possible.
"Please note that this is another military expansion after the army sent troops to occupy Hanzhong. The next step of the Sichuan Army is likely to be strongly involved in the national political situation. We have to be careful to deal with the other side!"
Everyone was shocked. If the Sichuan Army was really as Chen Jiongming analyzed, the whole situation would have become extremely complicated. If the troops were strong..." The army defected to Duan Qirui's faction, it would definitely be a huge blow to the Kuomintang. The Northern Expedition Protector who was nervously preparing for it would be likely to be still in the womb.
Chiang Kai-shek and Liu Bingxian, who had just sat down, suddenly burst into cold sweats. The two looked at each other and both noticed the shock in each other's eyes.
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