Part 5 Chapter 19 Three Military Regions

The tense international relations were calmed down because of the successful Sino-Russian peace talks. After Liu Kunyi surrendered in Fuzhou, the defenders of Xiamen also disarmed. Next, the government sent personnel to control the administrative power of Fujian, without further details.

Beijing responded strongly about the joint guarantee of the six provinces. Chen Congyun personally sent a telegram to Zhang Zhidong, stating that this incident was an act of the six provinces against Beijing, especially when Sino-Russia relations were tense, which made the relatives feel sad and the enemy happy.

Zhang Zhidong was used as a soundtrack, and Chen Congyun would not say anything. Three days later, the new army of the two divisions set out from Xuanhua and encountered almost no decent resistance. Taiyuan conquered and a new temporary self-control government was established.

Shanxi took it, and Shaanxi's butt was exposed. Chen Congyun could be said to kick it as he wanted. He participated in the joint protection of the six provinces. At this time, everyone shouted for mutual assistance and expressed their loyalty to Beijing to the leadership of the central government. The more than 30 million taels of tax owed by each province were escorted to Beijing within half a month.

Just when provinces were worried that Chen Congyun would launch a civil war that swept across the country and unify the country with force, Chen Congyun ordered the new army to stop advancing and stopped by the Yellow River.

Why did Chen Congyun stop? It’s very simple, lacking people and money. In a word, it’s not the time to completely solve the national problems, and there is still a Northeast problem to be solved.

Although the city of Beijing in spring is still shrouded in the low temperature, the tender green on the branches can no longer be curbed, and the strong spring ripples in this thousand-year-old ancient city.

After getting ashore from Tianjin by boat, Li Yaozu's first feeling was that it was cold, not just cold. This season, wearing a single garment in Guangxi can deal with it. The temperature difference between the north and the south is so great that China has a vast territory.

Li Yaozu sent back to the General Staff for a meeting. When he boarded the ship from Guangzhou, Tan Zhonglin enthusiastically sent dozens of gifts of all sizes, half for Li Yaozu, and the other half for Li Yaozu to pass it to Chen Congyun.

Tan Zhonglin is undoubtedly a cunning guy. After the incident in Shanxi, he immediately called the whole country and said: Autonomous provinces should follow the lead of the central government and take the initiative to cut off local autonomous armed forces, leaving behind a number of armed personnel to maintain public order.

After the power was turned on, Tan Zhonglin immediately stated that he would cut the newly-organized 30,000 new troops and said that he could only leave 10,000 to maintain the place.

In response to his attitude, Li Yaozu's two divisions in Wuzhou became one brigade, and the Yunnan border reversed and arranged two divisions, plus a Vietnamese security division.

Ten years ago, Li Yaozu came to Beijing with Chen Congyun, but the journey was much harder than now. In recent years, Li Yaozu lived a very comfortable life. Naturally, all of this was thanks to Chen Congyun. Many times, Li Yaozu missed the desperate efforts of the French in Zhennanguan. Now, whenever he remembered, Li Yaozu was very proud of the fact that he fought with the French in Zhennanguan. Now, he always felt that Li Yaozu was booing.

Li Yaozu knew very well that Chen Congyun had absolute trust in him, otherwise no one would keep him, so he would keep him in Vietnam.

The sound of "Woo!" brought Li Yaozu back from his thoughts. But when Tianjin and Beijing were not yet connected to the railway, they walked on the official road. After a day of dust, they were covered in dirt at night, and it seemed difficult to come back.

"Sir, I'll be at the Beijing Station in ten minutes." The adjutant came over and said hello. Only then did Li Yaozu notice that the guards were already busy packing their things.

"Have you dealt with this big bag of small bags?" Li Yaozu said with concern, and the adjutant also said with a bitter face: "Sir, when you arrive at the place, you should do your business first, leave two people to check your luggage, and look for a car to pick it up."

Li Yaozu knew very well what Chen Congyun's personality was, so he ordered his men to wear plain clothes, and planned to quietly take the lead. Chen Congyun was so arrogant. When he met Chen Congyun, he would definitely talk about him.

"That's all." Li Yaozu was also very helpless and couldn't help but complain that Tan Zhonglin was coming.

As soon as he jumped off the platform, Li Yaozu heard someone shouting, "Brother!" The voice was a little familiar. Li Yaozu couldn't help but look at him along the sound. On the bustling platform, Li Yaoguo was waving to him.

"Lao Ba, why are you here?"

Li Yaozu was also dressed in plain clothes and ran over with two guards.

"Brother, do you want to have a sudden attack? Just arrived in Tianjin yesterday, Wan Shusheng came to shoot a telegram overnight. Lord Shen already knew that you were here today and sent me to pick you up."

Li Yaoguo's words made Li Yaozu feel warm. Otherwise, it would be an old brother. If Wan Shusheng had not finished handling some things, he would have come to Beijing. At that time, Wan Shusheng said that Li Yaozu would stay in Tianjin for a few days. When Li Yaozu saw Chen Congyun was anxious, he still came early.

"Sir, are everything okay?" Li Yaozu couldn't help but ask. Li Yaoguo sighed softly: "I am still in good spirits, but I am too tired. I often only sleep for three or four hours a day. I don't listen to it no matter how I persuade you. This time you are here, please advise you and be careful of your health."

As he spoke, the two brothers walked out, and a Ford car was waiting at the door of the station. This was the first time Li Yaozu saw this thing, so he couldn't help but look around and saw that the driver in front was actually a foreigner, and he couldn't help but be more curious.

"Lao Ba, what's this thing?" Looking at Li Yaoguo standing by the car door after opening the door, Li Yaozu was a little afraid to go up.

"Let's talk about it!" Li Yaoguo smiled and pushed Li Yaozu into the car, and shouted to the front: "Drive!"

"This is something produced by an adult in the United States, called a car." When Li Yaoguo explained, the car started and drove away. Li Yaozu couldn't help but be surprised and looked around and said, "How did this thing go?"

"A car, as the name suggests, is driven by a gasoline internal combustion engine. As long as gasoline is added to the engine, it can be started. Forget it, I can't explain it clearly to you." Li Yaoguo saw that Li Yaozu was still stunned and couldn't help but smile and started to fight haha.

The car soon arrived at Chen Congyun's official residence. Li Yaozu was really poor. After the freshness passed, he actually felt motion sickness, especially because he couldn't smell the smell of gasoline. As soon as he got off the car, he lay down on the side and vomited wildly.

"Oh, I'm so sad that I won't sit this thing after I've been beaten to death." After Li Yaozu vomited, he took the guard's handkerchief and lowered his head to wipe his mouth. Someone in front of him was talking to him.

"Li Yaozu, you are born with a poor life and you can't enjoy good things."

Li Yaozu heard this voice as if he was struck by a crush. He raised his head suddenly, threw the handkerchief, and stood attentively and saluted: "Sir!"

"Here you come!" Chen Congyun came up with a smile, with a strong sense of warmth in his eyes.

"Why do you want to go out to pick me up in person? Really, really…." Li Yaozu was so excited that he was a little uncomfortable. Chen Congyun pretended to be angry and raised his foot to kick him. Li Yaozu stood there and smiled foolishly.

"What are you talking about? If you weren't for your brothers who had been through life and death, my corpse would have been buried in Vietnam. Now you are a rank-in officials on the side, why can't I take it?" Chen Congyun said, holding Li Yaozu's hand tightly. The past events inadvertently climbed into his heart.

"Hey, there are still a few old brothers left in the Longzhou troupe training back then?" Chen Congyun couldn't help but sigh.

Li Yaozu couldn't help but say sadly: "Yes, the five hundred brothers who worked hard in front of Zhennan Pass back then are not many left now. Five years ago, the monument of the Zhennan Pass victory, which you built according to your wishes, is now full of grass. Before coming to Beijing this time, I went to take a look again. I wanted to scold the local leader, but I thought about it, and just hired someone to pay for it. I went to check it out every few days and sorted it out."

The sound of cannons in front of Zhennan Pass seemed to appear in my ears again at this moment. Chen Congyun couldn't help but look up at the south side, and whispered unconsciously: "The sound of cannons in front of Zhennan Pass is loud."

At this time, Ruan Xiaozhen, who was following behind, stepped forward, smiled at Li Yaozu, and pulled Chen Congyun for a moment and said, "What's going on? Lord Li came from Guangxi from afar. Why are you doing these old things?"

Chen Congyun hurriedly said, "Yes, let's not talk about these things, go in." As he said that, he took Li Yaozu's hand and walked in.

When Li Yaozu saw Ruan Xiaozhen's waist was a little swollen, he paused slightly, suddenly showed a look of ecstasy, and bowed to Chen Congyun and said, "Congratulations."

Chen Congyun was stunned for a moment, then understood, and immediately smiled bitterly, "Congratulations, no matter what, everyone's belly didn't move, or everything was going on, Xiaozhen was the last one to find out the movement. If you were half a year later, the child would hold his hands." Even though Chen Congyun said that, the pride on his face was still revealed.

After the assassination, the old Chinese doctor directly became Chen Congyun's private doctor. Not to mention that his medicine was really effective after taking it, the yin and yang harmony was quite effective. In nearly a year, none of the women in the official residence missed the net, and all of them were moving. Chen Congyun always thought that it might be because his body changed during the time travel and he was not reborn. Now it seems that the power of traditional medicine is infinite. Just for this, Chen Congyun recently talked to the heads of relevant departments, proposing that while learning modern Western science, he should not forget to develop and protect traditional Chinese medicine. For this reason, the Ministry of Finance also allocated funds to establish the first Chinese medicine university and Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which collected a lot of famous domestic doctors.

After entering the house and sitting down, the two of them reminiscent of the past. Chen Congyun also asked a group of women to come out to pay homage to Li Yaozu one after another. This made Li Yaozu feel more that the relationship between the two had not changed much due to changes in their status. Chen Congyun was still the same Lord Shen back then, and he still regarded himself as his brother.

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The General Staff’s conference room was noisy and the atmosphere was so lively. There was no way to avoid it. The division-level officers must attend the National Military Enlarged Conference held by the General Staff this time. From Vietnam to Beijing, these officers have not been together for a long time. It would be strange if they are not lively.

This meeting has not started yet, and many people have discussed where to go to the meeting and have fun.

Keze, who had a serious face, now has a half of his head. Although he is only in his early fifties, Keze is undoubtedly the number one hero in the construction of the new army over the years, and is also one of the most trusted figures Chen Congyun has always firmly occupied the position of Chief of Staff and also served as Deputy Minister of National Defense. The minister is Chen Congyun.

"Silent!" Keze let out a light voice, and the scene immediately became quiet.

"Everyone, welcome to the President of the Republic and the Supreme Military Chief of the country, Mr. Chen Congyun."

"Papapapapapapa!" The warm applause suddenly sounded, and Shen Congyun, dressed in military uniform, stepped in with a solemn and majestic expression.

"Sit down! Let me talk first. At today's meeting, General Keze plays the lead role. I'm here to listen. Everyone can think of me as air and say whatever they have." Chen Congyun spoke in this tone, just because he didn't want to ruin everyone's mood. There was a burst of laughter at the scene, although this joke was not very funny.

After Chen Congyun said that, Keze waved to the door, and immediately came in. He held two thick piles of materials and sent a copy to everyone present.

After doing this, Keze slowly walked to the big map, pulled the cloth and picked up the long pole.

"Everyone, what you see now is the distribution map of the national forces. So far, the actual control scope of the central government is Liangjiang, Zhili, Henan, Shanxi, Fujian, Guangxi, and some areas of Liaodong. You should see that the tasks facing the army are still very arduous. To this end, the General Staff has formulated a five-year military plan, proposing to use uncontrolled areas such as the Northeast to make a fuss in the next five years to build an army of 30 reorganized divisions. Now everyone must understand that this meeting is a full-army reorganization meeting. The General Staff plans to establish the three major military regions of the South, the North and the Central Plains. Now, please Mr. Chen Congyun announce the personnel arrangements of each military region."

After Keze finished speaking, everyone present showed excitement. Being able to attend this meeting means that they will advance to a large extent.

Chen Congyun stood up with the manuscript and looked around for a while. Those present stood up straight.

"I declare that the commander of the Northern Military Region is aftershock. Deputy Commanders Liu Yongfu and Wan Shusheng have six armies and eighteen reorganized divisions. The commander of the Central Plains Military Region is Cao Yi, Deputy Commanders Hu Yu and Wang Chao, with two armies and six reorganized divisions. The commander of the Southern Military Region is Li Yaozu, Deputy Commanders Clawson and Carlmondo have two armies under his jurisdiction. He also serves as the governor of Vietnam and also manages six guard divisions in Vietnam. The chiefs of staff of each military region are as follows..."

With Chen Congyun's orders, everyone here smiled and the water rose. However, everyone's excitement was different. In general, this distribution conveyed an important message that the Northeast is the top priority at present, and most of the reorganized new troops were placed in the Northeast.

"The letter of commission will be sent to you in the afternoon. What I want to tell you is that there are many difficulties before us, but everyone must unite and overcome these difficulties together."

After announcing the appointment of personnel, Chen Congyun left. The allocation of the remaining specific personnel, such as the arrangements of officers at all levels of the division and brigade, would be made by Keze and the leaders of the military region to sue. During a reorganization, Chen Congyun sent a signal to the entire army that he would take action against the Northeast, which was enough.

When he returned to the official residence, Chen Congyun called Sheng Xiaoqi and ordered: "Prepare more wine and food, the house will definitely be very lively today."

As expected, the morning meeting just ended. Li Yaozu, Wan Shusheng, Cao Yi, and Hu Yu, the first brothers who followed Chen Congyun to work together. Chen Congyun was in the reception room and greeted the old subordinates to sit down and talk.

"Sir, you are so biased. Why are there six armies in the Northern Military Region and only two armies in the Central Plains Military Region? No, no, you have to give me a few more mixed brigades, otherwise you won't be able to live this day." Although Cao Yi expressed his dissatisfaction, his smile was still very bright. He was excited at the time and was the first to come out of the retreating soldier. He did not expect that he would be today.

"Cao Yi, you guy, haven't seen each other for many years? He actually asked the adults to ask for guns when they met. Are you so cold? You, the commander of the military region, still shouted, how can I live as the deputy commander?" Wan Shusheng smiled and coaxed Cao Yi, Li Yaozu and others laughed together.

"That's right, this kid always eats the bowl and looks at the pot. He is so envious that I drool in the colorful world of Liangjiang. I won't mention that I stay in the poor valley of Guangxi. Besides, my deputy commander is still a foreign devil, so it's difficult to get along with. No, you have to give me some preferential policies. I'm not greedy. Just give ten or eight mixed brigades." Li Yaozu interrupted the side, and everyone laughed again.

"Haha, Li Yaozu, considering that your defense zone has to deal with the French frequently, I have accompanied you two foreigners as deputys. You can't show off. You should listen to their opinions more. Cao Yi and Li Yaozu, the army organization is determined to be dead, but people are alive. If you want to organize, I don't have a way to do it yourself." Chen Congyun first cut off their thoughts, but there is something in his words.

"Sir, don't leave half of your words." Cao Yi heard some meaning and hurried forward.

Chen Congyun didn't have much scruples to speak with a group of old and hard-core subordinates. He thought about it and said, "Brothers, everyone should be mentally prepared. Sooner or later we will fight with the Russians for the Northeast. This is also the central idea of ​​my reorganization of the army. The Russians' desire for territory is endless, but they are Chinese neighbors in the region, so this battle is inevitable. They will not give up without fighting the Russians all over the ground. Judging from the national strength and actual situation of the two countries, it is impossible for the Russians to use the power of the whole country in the Northeast, so the French would not agree, and the Russians would not It will consume a lot of money for the Northeast issue and weaken their influence in Europe. So, I asked the General Staff to make an estimate that thirty reorganized troops will definitely win this battle. The future is difficult to predict. Once the war between China and Russia begins, it is very likely that your troops will go north quickly, and the strength to control the local area will be weakened. What should I do? I will give you a trick to loot some people's wealth and civilian paste in the local area and establish some security groups. At present, all the reorganized new troops will need to be replaced, and the standard equipment is K98. The weapons used to be used, isn't it a pity to waste them? Understand?"

When Li Yaozu heard this, he immediately nodded violently. Seeing Wan Shusheng smiling sinisterly on the side, he said to him: "Brother Wan, don't turn your elbows out. I dare not tell Aftershock these words. This kid is now the commander of the military region and is shaking."

"Who is saying bad things about me behind my back!" A burst of laughter came from the door, and aftershock's figure appeared at the door, and he stood attentively and shouted: "Aftershock has seen the military throne!"

"After Shock, what do you mean? Now you are the commander, so you call him sir. Do you want to show you a little taller?" Cao Yi smiled gloomyly and ran the aftershock.

"Nonsense! I'm a habit, is it a military throne?" As he said that, aftershock smiled at Chen Congyun.

"That's right, I don't dare to make this joke, otherwise Li Wei and I would have invited Aftershock to have American coffee." Zhao Xinglong's round body also appeared, with a document in his arms.

Chen Congyun sat in the middle and smiled without stopping. When he saw Zhao Xinglong bringing in a document, Chen Congyun couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Xinglong! What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

After saluting, Zhao Xinglong smiled and said, "It's nothing. The commanders of these three military regions are here. Our Military Bureau has done some small information. I guess they can use it. Isn't it a pole to curry favor with them."

"What information?" Aftershock asked quickly. The people present showed great interest. They were all senior officials at the moment. They all knew that the information from Zhao Xinglong was all good things.

Zhao Xinglong looked at Chen Congyun and saw that his face was still smiling, so he felt relieved and said, "Don't move around, I'll tell you aftershocks. Everyone's intelligence is different, I can't give it to you for nothing, you have to exchange it for something. You are the same, don't think about eating ready-made ones. For this information, our brothers from the Military Affairs Bureau have been busy with a lot of work. If there is no benefit, what can we eat?"

Aftershock and Zhao Xinglong had the best relationship, so he naturally spoke the most casually. Seeing that Chen Congyun kept laughing, he immediately said: "Hi, brothers, this kid dares to show off his character to us, and he even puts his words in front of the military throne. You can't spare him easily."

Li Yaozu was thinking about the information and immediately rushed up and responded: "That's right, I dare to act with the commanders and deputy commanders of major military regions and turn him back. Brothers, take him down."

As he said that, Li Yaozu rushed forward, Cao Yi and others followed, held Zhao Xinglong, snatched the documents in their hands, and then divided them according to the name of the military region written on it.

"Military, you have to make the decision for me." Zhao Xinglong complained to Chen Congyun. Chen Congyun saw that these guys were the same as before, and could not even straighten his waist.

After all, in front of Shen Congyun, everyone did not dare to make too much noise. After a while, they all took the documents and looked at them, and their eyes gradually became solemn.

"What does the Mongolian mean? Want to be independent? He also united with the Qing princes in the Northeast!" Aftershock was the first to watch, his face suddenly darkened.

"The area outside the mouth is vast. Aftershocks, you can't do it recklessly. You have to fight one batch after another. Now we can't deal with them openly. Consider secretly supporting some princes, giving money and guns, and letting them fight first. Your troops are going to be expanded, and new recruits need to be tested in actual combat. You can learn from Zhao Xinglong. The profession of horse thieves is still very promising. Of course, it depends on the target. Some people still insist on following the central government. It depends on your means." Chen Congyun said in a bad mood. Aftershock nodded repeatedly: "What the military throne teaches is that they have to change their clothes anyway. 10,000 or 20,000 m1888, and they won't make the princes' mouths sway, so they can follow the central government wholeheartedly. In addition, military throne, you may nod your title or something, and your division is famous."
To be continued...