Fuzhou fell and Li Houji was defeated. This incident hit Chen Jiongming very hard. The northern part of Guangdong Province lost the last barrier, and the Guangdong army had to face the Northern Expedition Army's troops.

The victory or defeat will not be mentioned for the time being. Due to this military disaster, Guangzhou’s construction achievements in the past six months will definitely be ruined.

According to Chen Jiongming's original strategic concept, after the Northern Expedition Army was expelled from Guangdong by the Guangdong Army, it would be difficult to gain a foothold. At that time, there was only one plan to disband, so that the overall situation could be determined.

But unexpectedly, Li Houji was a vase, easily crushed by a group of mobs. This allowed the Northern Expedition Army to gain a temporary territory and a breath of breath. Although Xu Chongzhi himself had a strong sense of warlords in the old era, he was not a mediocre person after all. With his actions from Fuzhou, he actually stood firm.

When Sun Yixian received funding from the Soviet Union, he took the general trend of the Soviet Union's Red Gate and even created a considerable force. He joined forces with the chaos of Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other miscellaneous troops to gather in the southeast, intending to jointly attack Chen Jiongming and capture the prosperous Guangdong Province.

The residence of the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army of the Provincial Government, the deliberation hall was filled with generals in the army. Everyone looked solemn and silent. Only a middle-aged man anxiously crossed the steps back and forth, his two beards were dark and deep, highlighting the person's constancy.

He is Chen Jiongming, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army and the reformer who dominated Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Sir, don't hesitate. If you don't complete your army, everything will be over."

Those who were waiting for the people were all the direct descendants of the Guangdong Army and the humeral minister of Chen Jiongming, but except for one person speaking, the rest were silent, which obviously did not have much confidence in the current situation.

It's ridiculous to say that since Deng Keng's death, the only officer who can still speak out for advice now is Hong Zhaolin. Thinking back to the beginning, before Deng Keng was assassinated, he and Wei Bangping strictly maintained neutrality, but in fact they were both snakes and rats.

Who would have expected that at this time of hardship, the Guangdong Army officer who firmly supported Chen Jiongming was the most sincere to him.

Shaking his head, Chen Jiongming sighed helplessly: "It's not that I hesitated. Guangzhou is open all over the world and has no danger to defend. The previous line of operations is unfavorable. How can I stop the thief army? I was born here, how can I let my fellow villagers suffer such a disaster?"

In fact, the generals are not without the will to fight, but Chen Jiongming has always been indecisive and caring about the people's livelihood, and is unwilling to start the war easily. If the Commander-in-Chief does not have a firm will to fight, how dare they, as subordinates, advocate fighting? Not everyone can have the same feelings as Hong Zhaolin as the Commander-in-Chief.

Unlike the hesitation of the Guangdong Army leadership, Sun Yixian's headquarters was a busy scene at this time. The personal soldiers guarding the left and right were carrying Thomson submachine guns, all of whom were cold in their faces and were always on guard. Even in the center of this base camp, there was still no slackness.

Sun Yixian's eyes were fierce, and he always stared at the current strategic situation that was being previewed on the sand table. Compared to Chen Jiongming, a good player in the management of the place, Sun Yixian is more like a successful leader.

With clear goals, no hesitation, no means of any means, all actions and thoughts are poured into the layout of the hegemony.

He deeply understood that if Chen Jiongming was not eliminated for a day, he would not be able to occupy this rich territory for a day. In his eyes, he could let go of anything at present, and only the urgent task was to eliminate the "rebels" entrenched in Dongjiang.

Since he had this idea, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered all armies to besiege Huizhou. Sun Yixian placed the greatest hope of destroying the rebels on Xu Chongzhi's East-Road anti-bandit army. Just after the Spring Festival in 1923, Xue Yue received an order from the East-Road anti-bandit army to quickly return to Guangdong to attack Chen Jiongming.

Xue Yue is also a talented general. He looks like a handsome young man with beautiful eyebrows and eyes, but those who know his combat style call him "Tiger Crazy".

He dares to fight and fight, has a tough style, but he also understands the overall situation and is good at scheduling. He has always followed Sun Yixian, never leaving him, and has gained deep trust.

On February 1, grass grew and beaks were flying. Xu Chongzhi led three twelve brigades of the East Road to fight against the bandits, a total of more than 20,000 people, and the troops were divided into two routes into Guangdong. One route came from Zhangzhou and Zhao'an into Guangdong Raoping; the other route passed through Nanping, Longyan, Shanghang, and Fengcheng into Guangdong Dapu. The Zhangminda brigade where Xue Yue was located belonged to this route.

However, in order to prevent the unfavorable war, Xu Chongzhi also arranged a retreat and left four of the brigades to be stationed in Fujian Province.

The style is simple, but the defense is extremely strict. The Eastern Road Anti-Bandit Army Command is shrouded in it, making people feel sober.

Xue Yue felt a lot when he set foot on Fujian for the second time.

Back then, he dropped out of school at Baoding Army School, participated in the Guangdong Army aid to Fujian, and followed the army to invade Fujian. At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army was still Chen Jiongming, and the chief of staff Deng Keng was still alive. After walking through the ups and downs, the voice, appearance and smile of his comrades still appeared in front of him.

Now that we are revisiting the old place, things have changed. Our mentor Deng Keng was assassinated. The commander-in-chief of that year became the target of the attack. The good camp collapsed and the situation of the ** situation was ruined. It is hard to say who caused all this. The conflict between Sun and Chen was a political struggle. As a soldier, Xue Yue has always kept his duty and did not participate in this struggle.

But when Xue Yue thought of the current situation, he felt heartbroken.

Xu Chongzhi knew Xue Yue and Ye Ting were two rare military talents, and now he came to join the army on the order of the leader. He was very happy, so he arranged for them to serve as lieutenant colonel staff in the headquarters.

Soon, Xue Yue met Ye Yiwei, Li Zhangda, Xue Yue, Ye, and Li, who were also ordered by the leader to join the army, both worked together in Sun Yixian's guard group and experienced the "6-16" change together. Now that old friends meet, they naturally care about each other's well-being.

Xue Yue didn't stay in the General Staff Department for a long time, and Zhang Minda, the commander of the 8th Brigade of the Second Army, who had always been in high spirits, came to ask Xu Chongzhi for people.

Sun Yixian once lamented: "**Rely on two majors." These "two majors" refer to Deng Yanda and Zhang Minda. Zhang Minda was the first to contribute to the previous guide to Fuzhou and was a rare general in the Northern Expedition Army.

Zhang Minda grew up in Nanyang and knew all kinds of languages. He participated in the Tongmenghui very early. He was a loyal believer of Sun Yixian and a brave general in the party. In 1917, Sun Yat-sen went south to protect the law, and Zhang Minda immediately returned to the country to serve and served Mr. Zhongshan at the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

In 1918, he joined the Guangdong Army aiding Fujian in Zhangzhou and served as the battalion commander of the 57th Battalion of Xu's troops, and began to make his mark. During the battle of the Eastern Expedition Army returning to Guangdong, Zhang Minda was promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander of the 8th Brigade. He planned to find a group of talented young officers to serve in the 8th Brigade.

Xu Chongzhi met him, and the two had a good relationship, so he naturally asked with a smile: "Who do you want?"

Zhang Minda was not polite and said, "I have thought about it. One is named Ye Yiwei and the other is named Xue Yue, and they are the two of them." While speaking, he was ready to win, obviously he was determined to win these two people.

Xu Chongzhi beat Zhang Minda's firm chest and cursed with a smile: "Good you, Zhang Fei, it seems that he is prepared." With their relationship, this not only does not make Zhang Minda hate it, but is a close act. The two have worked together for many years and have been guarding Sun Yixian together, so they naturally have a deep sense of charisma.

But the two people the other party asked for were all juniors who were optimistic about by the Grand Marshal and all of them were in the Eighth Brigade. It would be difficult to explain to other generals. Although he was a little reluctant, he could not resist Zhang Minda's "strife" and had to agree to let him go.

Since joining the army, Xue Yue has been working in the headquarters. He has always wanted to go to the front line to command wars. This time he was able to be the colonel commander of the front line troops, which was exactly what he wanted, so he and Ye Jianying came to the 8th Brigade with Ye Jianying to take office. One served as the colonel commander of the 16th Regiment and the other served as the chief of staff.

In the following three years, Xue Yue and Ye Yiwei became comrades-in-arms in life and death. The two participated in the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Expedition side by side, leaving a brilliant mark in the history of modern China.

But at this time, they were still just two inconspicuous middle-level officers, and they did not even have their own direct armed forces. However, with their extraordinary talents and grand spirit, they left a good impression in the minds of the officers and soldiers.

Xue Yue led his troops to Dapu. Zhang Minda told him that when Chen Jiongming saw the army was approaching, he was afraid that he would attack him from the front and back, so he simply claimed to step down. The four divisions of Hong Zhaolin, whose troops issued a "**" telegram in Shantou. Although Sun Yixian had some doubts, he still sent Li Liejun, chief of staff of the headquarters, and Yao Yuping, the appeaser, to Shantou and Huizhou, to pacify the rebels, and ordered Commander-in-Chief Xu Chongzhi to lead his troops to take over the Chaoshan area.

"Brig Commander, our brigade is also going to Chaoshan area?" Xue Yue asked uneasy. It is true that Hong Zhaolin is a capricious person, but his loyalty to Chen Jiongming is also from the bottom of his heart. He had contact with the other party before, and Xue Yue has always been vigilant about this Guangdong general with a different personality.

After hearing this, Zhang Minda shook his head and comforted the newly recruited subordinate: "No, Commander-in-Chief Xu has led his troops to Chaozhou. He has ordered our brigade to gradually advance towards Songkou, Meixian and Xingning. The Beiyang warlord government has appointed Chen Jiongming's cavalry Lin Hu as the Chaomei Guardian Army and the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army. Lin Hu has nearly 10,000 troops, lurking in Xunwu area on the border of Guangdong and Jiangxi, which is a great threat to our brigade. The task of our brigade is to monitor the Lin army and ensure the safety of this side."

Zhang Minda said, coughing violently. Xue Yue quickly patted his back and asked the adjutant to bring a glass of boiling water.

Due to the urgent march, Zhang Minda was seriously ill and coughed continuously. He drank a sip of water. After the situation calmed down, he stared at Xue Yue's eyes and reminded solemnly: "This war should be calmer. After the troops arrived in Meixian, I want to go to Guangzhou for treatment. The daily affairs of the troops will be in charge of the Chief of Staff Ye Yiwei. Boling, you and Chief of Staff Ye must see the situation clearly, be careful and beware of Lin Hu's attack."

"Brig Commander, don't worry. We will be alert." Xue Yue's face was sober, and he nodded seriously and responded, obviously remembering this in his heart.

In fact, there is no need for Shangguan to remind him, Xue Yue dared not underestimate Lin Hu. This person is Li Liejun's classmate, with excellent grades and a rare good general.

Lin Hu was originally the most powerful general under Lu Rongting, but later he led his troops to re-submit Chen Jiongming and became the most war-friendly force among the Guangdong Army. He was a fierce man who was very afraid of by the officers of the Northern Expedition Army of the ** Party, and most of them were unwilling to face this tough bone and were afraid of it.

Only a competitive and competitive general in the army, who dares to volunteer automatically to serve as the pioneer who specializes in tackling tough problems and face the powerful forces led by Lin Hu.

Unexpectedly, shortly after Zhang Minda left, Hong Zhaolin's troops rebelled again. Xu Chongzhi led the eastward anti-threspassing army to be cut in half, and the situation was very embarrassing. They were attacked by Lin Hu's troops from the border of Jiangxi in Jieyang, and they entered Fengshun Yaodi Yanling Pass and lost their troops.

But to be honest, Hong Zhaolin's behavior does not constitute a rebellion, at most it is a false surrender. However, using the word "rebellion" can easily arouse the whole army's unity and make the officers and soldiers share the same hatred for the enemy.

This method of playing word games is sometimes very useful, and for the overall situation, people like Hong Zhaolin, whether they are Zhang Minda, Xue Yue, Ye Yiwei, etc., do not take them seriously.

In Meixian, what Xue Yue was most worried about was Lin Hu's troops. What was expected now really happened, especially the loss of Yanling Pass, which poses great threat to the entire army. He took two steps at three steps and came to the brigade headquarters to discuss countermeasures with his staff member Ye Yiwei.

Ye Yiwei frowned: "The most urgent task is to regain Yanling Pass and block the surging Lin Hu's troops. I have asked the commander-in-chief, and I will lead the Eighth Brigade to organize a counterattack and regain Yanling Pass at all costs. I have reported to the Brigade Commander Zhang Minda who is recuperating in Guangzhou. Brigade Commander Zhang heard that he was traveling back to the front line to supervise the battle with illness."

Xue Yue clenched his fist and looked solemn, obviously he had made a decision. He saw him decisively: "With the brigade commander in charge, we are more confident. Our regiment will fight the vanguard in this battle. Even if we sacrifice our entire regiment, we will also have to take down Yanling Pass."

Because he was close to Sun Yixian, when Zhang Minda resigned and recuperated, Ye Yiwei temporarily led the brigade commander of the 8th Brigade and commanded his troops.

Seeing that Xue Yue was facing such a dilemma, he still maintained a clear mind and could distinguish the main and secondary tasks of the current mission, Ye Yiwei nodded with satisfaction: "At the critical moment, you must let the tiger play the vanguard, take care of it."

With Ye Yiwei's approval, Xue Yue did not dare to waste time. He immediately went down to rectify military affairs and organize tomorrow's war. Hong Zhaolin's troops cut into the east road to the thief army's belly, which was a big threat. In order to avoid being cut in half by the Guangdong army and falling into a situation where they fight.

Xue Yue felt that it was necessary to organize a charge suicide squad, regain the occupied headquarters' positions, and repel the Guangdong army led by Hong Zhaolin, so that the army of our formation could end two companies and form one group.

The reason for discussing with Ye Yiwei is mainly because organizing a charge suicide squad must select the brave men in the army, and also concentrate light machine guns and submachine guns to break through the enemy formation with powerful firepower. This kind of dispatch is almost impossible without Ye Yiwei's approval.

The most important thing is that this is a duty of power. Xue Yue is not a reckless person, so of course he understands the measure.

That night, accompanied by Ye Yiwei, Xue Yue came forward to organize the entire brigade and announced tomorrow's combat plan. It took only 3 hours to complete the pre-war preparations and detailed arrangements. Even Ye Yiwei had to sigh that Zhang Minda's military management ability was indeed extraordinary.

The next day, Xue Yue personally led a brave team to charge. Stimulated by the rewards of silver and the promise of the official title, the members of the suicide squad fought bravely, one to ten. After a day and night of fierce fighting, they finally defeated the enemy and broke the pass, regained the important land, and won the great victory in Yanling Pass. The morale of the Guangdong army officers and soldiers following Sun Yixian was greatly boosted.

Xue Yue also showed his strength in the army because of winning this tough battle and attracted attention from the top.

At the same time, the situation in Guangzhou was also panicked because of Chen Jiongming's departure.

Tianhai Pavilion, with the warm sea breeze blowing the spring scenery along the coast, the flowers are red and the willows are green, and the scenery is pleasant.

Unfortunately, the few people sitting upright on the sofa were not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery of early spring.

"The current situation is getting more and more troublesome. Chen Jiongming is indeed a capable person, but in this kind of struggle, he is so irresponsible."

The person who spoke was Huang Shaoguang. He is no longer a deacon of the Ministry of Finance. Because the internal structure of the Ancient Chinese Society has undergone tremendous changes. Let’s not mention this for now, the most important thing now is to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

"Alas, the commander-in-chief is not ungrateful. The military defensive factor in retreating to Huizhou is one reason, but the most important consideration is to ensure that Guangzhou is not destroyed by the war."

Chen Ze and Chen Jiongming have been dating for a long time, so they naturally understand each other's behavior. Although they are worried, they are also firm in their attitude when defending Chen Jiongming.

Huang Shaoguang did not argue about this matter, but looked at Zhong Yang sitting on the master's seat. He finally needed to decide such a thing.

Faced with the inquiry from everyone, Zhong Yang was still calm and calm, and his face remained unchanged: "It is almost inevitable that Chen Jiongming would not want to fight hard again in military affairs. Guangzhou is flat and leaning against the coast, which is not conducive to defense. In order not to allow Sun Yixian's warship to bombard the houses again, it was also expected that he would withdraw to Huizhou."

Huizhou has many hills, mountains are undulating, and there are many natural dangers. However, defense is enough to block the troops of the eastern anti-bandit army. Cooperating with Lin Hu's troops around the periphery, the Guangdong army has more chances of winning.

But more importantly, it is to avoid Guangzhou from falling into war. But you must know that the southeastern provinces are the richest, and the Guangdong provinces are the most. However, Xiguan accounts for almost most of the commercial share in the southeast, and its wealth is incredible. Chen Jiongming certainly cannot bear the damage of such an eternal name.

This information was collected by the Intelligence Department and was analyzed by the General Staff before it was taken here for everyone to check it out. It was not a great secret, so Zhong Yang did not shy away.

In fact, only Gu Yuejun, Zhou Hua, Chen Ze, Huang Shaoguang and Zhong Yang were the only ones who held the meeting here. The rest of the people had their own work and had no time to come here for a meeting.

At Zhong Yang's instructions, Zhou Hua also corrected his thoughts and said in a cold voice: "Since Deng Keng's death, the most capable person in the Guangdong army belongs to Lin Hu. This person was originally from the Guangxi clan, but because of his personality, he was not favored by the top of the peak. Now he serves under Chen Jiongming. According to the information, he is a person worthy of our struggle."...

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