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The Shanghai-Nanjing Line connects many cities in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Since it was officially opened to traffic in 1908, it has been the busiest railway line in China. The Shanghai "Shenbao" once predicted: With such a railway, Chinese trains will run at the forefront of the East.

After the Shanghai-Nanjing Line was opened to traffic, it ran quickly and was widely welcomed. It carried 3.23 million passengers in the year it opened. Since the train can arrive on the same day, it is much different from the slowness of taking a boat in the past.

It was also from that time that the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway became the first choice for most people traveling between Shanghai and Nanjing. The train leaving Nanjing at midnight ran at an irregular pace because it had to stop at various small stations in succession.

After waiting patiently for a while, I was able to set off again. After leaving the station, the faster the train ran, the undulating waves seemed more like laughing and cursing.

"Why"

After letting out a sigh, he retracted his gaze out of the car window and leaned heavily on the back of the sofa in the luxury box. Who would have thought that this middle-aged man with an unassuming appearance, a round face, a plump figure, and a round figure

The man was Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu, the governor who "raised the flag of justice for the first time", but now his face was full of sadness.

At this time, he unconsciously stretched out his hand and took out a cigarette. He flicked the cigarette twice on the surface of his fingers and casually looked at the time: 5:12. Then he put the cigarette in the corner of his mouth and struck a match.

Blocking the wind with one hand, he lit the cigarette. After losing the match, he held the cigarette in his hand and puffed slowly and steadily. His eyes glanced at the land outside the car window again and again.

At this time, he once again saw in front of his eyes that in the Nanjing Governor's Mansion, Huang Xing and others surrounded him with hundreds of soldiers, with guns pointed at his forehead, and ordered him to announce Jiangsu's independent petition against Yuan Tongdian and hand over the governor's seal.

Recalling the scene in Nanjing, there was no anger on his face, but some hidden worry.

“I don’t know how many people will be displaced.”

With a sigh, the carriage door was pushed open.

"Captain Cheng really cares about the country and the people."

Hearing the words, Cheng Dequan looked up and saw a strange young man standing outside the door.

"Who are you?"

Surprised, he looked behind the man again. There seemed to be no one standing behind him. No, didn't Huang Xing send ten people to "escort" him to Shanghai for treatment? Who was he? Why were those people there?

Didn't you stop him?

"Dudu Cheng"

Giving a respectful salute, Li Siqin said with a smile.

"I am Li Siqin from the Security Department of Longhai Railway Company"

As he spoke, he handed over his business card.

"Longhai? You, they..."

Looking at this young man in surprise, doubts surged out of Cheng Dequan's heart.

"Captain, those who escorted you have got out of the car now."

Li Siqin, who was standing in front of Cheng Dequan, smiled and said that after getting on the train at Zhenjiang Station, he had already ordered his subordinates to get rid of those "guards".

"oh"

Shocked, Cheng Dequan looked at the person in front of him in surprise.

Longhai, Liuhe, Li Zicheng, several terms appeared in his mind one after another. Thinking of the military coup of the Third Division in Xuzhou, Cheng Dequan was suddenly shocked. Could it be...

"Captain Cheng, our chairman already knows that the governor's power to become independent is actually a threat from the Communists. Therefore, we have been specially sent to rescue the governor."

"oh"

With a soft response, Cheng Dequan didn't say anything, but a wave of waves arose in his heart. Li Zhiyuan sent someone to save him. He, what did he want? He was just a fallen governor who was forced to "treat an illness."

Yuan Shikaisheng, he is a rebel, Sun Huangsheng, he is just...

"Captain Cheng, this is a personal letter from our chairman to you."

While talking, Li Siqin took out an envelope from his pocket. It was a letter written by the young master to Governor Cheng. He did not know the content of the letter, but when the young master ordered the rescue of Governor Cheng, he could vaguely guess what the young master meant.

"puppet?"

Mu's words only made Li Zicheng laugh. The word was a bit too unpleasant. In this ward of Longhai Railway Hospital, Li Zicheng did not look "seriously injured" at all. He was just wearing a hospital gown.

That's all.

"Do we need puppets?".

After asking the question, Li Zicheng nodded first, then shook his head.

"We need some puppets, but they are not Cheng Dequan"

Need some puppets, but not Cheng Dequan

Li Zicheng's words made Mu a little confused. What did it mean?

Noticing the confusion in Mu's eyes, a smile appeared on Li Zicheng's moist, crescent-shaped lips.

"Well, why do you need a puppet?"

The strange rhetorical question only made Mu Yi startled.

"Because we need Jiangsu?"

Mu's answer made Li Zicheng shake his head. Is it as simple as just needing Jiangsu?

"We need Jiangsu. To be precise, what we need is a safe and peaceful external environment. If Cheng Dequan steps down, who will be the governor of Jiangsu in the future?"

As he spoke, Li Zicheng counted two people on his fingers.

"The first one is Feng Guozhang, and the second one is Zhang Xun. If Yuan Shikai talks about merit and rewards, they are just these two people. What kind of people are they?"

His rhetorical question only made Mu Yi frown. Both of them were soldiers. Feng Guozhang was okay and reasonable, but Zhang Xun...

"So, what we need is not just a puppet, but someone who can prevent Yuan Shikai from appointing other people as governor, and Cheng Dequan is the best candidate. Firstly, he is the former governor, and secondly, this person...

…”

"Easy to master"

Mu immediately answered.

"right"

Nodding vigorously, Li Zicheng lit a cigarette, the smile on his face growing wider.

"Cheng Dequan had no soldiers or power in his hands, but he maintained Jiangsu with vigorous courage, agile means, and fair heart. He worked hard to maintain political and social stability, and thus won praise from the society. He can be regarded as China's

Among the centrists, if we want to open up the situation and maintain external stability, no one is more suitable than Cheng Dequan."

Although he was sure, Li Zicheng smiled in his heart. It was someone like Cheng Dequan who could make Huang Xing use a gun to threaten "anti-Yuan". It was also someone without soldiers who could satisfy his needs.

"Feng Guozhang is Yuan Shikai's confidant. He has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. He is fair, but he likes to make money. Zhang Xun also has tens of thousands of soldiers, and his soldiers are all like bandits. If the former is the governor of Jiangsu, we will definitely be in Liuhe.

Suffering heavy oppression, if the latter is the governor of Jiangsu, I am afraid that the 20 million people in Jiangsu will suffer, so..."

The smile on his face faded and Li Zicheng said seriously.

"We can only choose him Cheng Dequan."

After flicking off the cigarette ashes, Li Zicheng leaned forward slightly amid the smoke.

"Now that we have instigated the rebellion of the Third Division, in the name of replenishing the Third Division, I plan to send some people into the Third Division. In this case, we can control the Third Division, and then the Eighth Division. Zhao Nanpo is the Eighth Division.

The military judge of the division has many old friends in the 8th Division. If we can instigate rebellion against the 8th Division, then the 8th Division can also fall into our hands. Then we can use the name of reorganization and expansion to

Exchange the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Division and the 8th Division, and when we replenish the officers, bring in our people, and then we will have the 3rd Division and the 8th Division under our control."

At this point, Li Zicheng's eyes flashed with excitement. In fact, this method of adding sand and poaching is the most effective way to dismantle warlords in China more than ten years later. It is not only used by a certain faction, but also

Even decades later, it was still used by the country. Of course, it had been changed to "cadre exchange" at that time. Through the exchange of cadres and the mixing of sand, the original boundaries of the army were broken, and some people were promoted on the surface.

, reuse, but in fact...

Li Zicheng's words only shocked Mu Xin. He looked at his old friend in surprise. He, he thought...

"Zhiyuan, you..."

“Be prepared for anything unexpected”

Li Zicheng smiled after uttering four words.

"We must not only have armed police, but also other forces, whether it is road police or armed police. Well, it is only a force on the surface. As for behind the scenes... the Jiangsu Army has three divisions. No matter what, these three divisions,

They are all under our control. Only in this way can we be invincible."

When mentioning the three divisions of the Jiangsu Army, Li Zicheng felt secretly happy. On the surface, they were three divisions, but in fact, they were not even as good as the one division of the Beiyang Army. However, this just provided him with "communication and poaching."

, take the opportunity of "mixing sand", promote some people, and transfer some people out, and finally, take advantage of the internal changes in the three divisions to completely control these three divisions.

Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Maybe you don't want to "participate in and discuss politics", but as long as you hold the barrel of three divisions of guns in your hands, even Yuan Shikai will have to give yourself three points in the future.

"Then, Cheng Dequan..."

Before Mu could finish speaking, Li Zicheng interrupted him directly.

"Cheng Dequan, he will be his governor of Jiangsu. We will cooperate with him to build Jiangsu into a national model province. As for military affairs, they are still in our hands. Of course, I don't mean to control the army directly, but indirectly.

, Whether it is the government or the military, we just need to hide behind the scenes."

He who knows himself is wise. Maybe others don’t know, but how can he not know the ability of Liuhe now? The current Liuhe must not attract the “attention” of others. The best way is

"Hide your strength and bide your time, hide the needle in the fabric and keep your edge hidden"

After spitting out twelve words, Li Zicheng smiled and revealed his plan.

"Now, for us, the most important thing is development, and development is the last word."

More than a hard truth, as long as the industry develops, he can seize the huge industrial profits brought by World War I in a year's time. If he can seize the opportunity...

Li Zicheng's words made Mu fall into deep thought. After thinking about it for a moment, he raised his head and looked at Li Zicheng.

"Zhiyuan, if you follow your plan, then the key is..."

"As long as the Eighth Division captures the Eighth Division, Jiangsu will be named Li."

When Li Zicheng, who was wearing a hospital gown, spoke, his face flashed with the joy of success. Only by seizing the military power in Jiangsu would his "injury" be considered "worthwhile".

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