In the 9th year of the Republic of China, that is, in February 1920, the Yunnan Army stationed in Guangdong led to a total chaos due to the internal struggle between Li Genyuan and Li Liejun. The Guangzhou military government collapsed and the extraordinary parliament also split. The military leaders and members of Congress who opposed the Guangxi clan left Guangdong one after another.

On June 29, Sun Yat-sen sent Zhu Zhixin and Liao Zhongkai to Zhangzhou to urge him to return to Guangdong to expel the Guangxi clique and provide financial assistance. Guangdong generals Xu Chongzhi and Deng Keng also told Chen Jiongming that Chen Jiongming had no intention of returning to Guangdong, but could not withstand internal and external requirements. He secretly made an appointment with Fujian Governor Li Houji to withdraw his troops, and Li Houji would provide military expenses and money to exchange for the Guangdong army to withdraw from Fujian territory. The Fujian army stationed in southern Fujian was taken over by the Fujian army.

Chen Jiongming was selfish in preserving his strength and was unwilling to consume his strength, so he secretly sent Huang Qiang, Jin Zhang and others to secretly collude with politicians of the Guangxi clan and its affiliated factions. Gu Yingfen and Liao Zhongkai advised Chen ineffective, but Zhu Zhixin thought Chen Jiongming was capricious and returned to Shanghai in anger.

Because he was originally close to Chen Jiongming's faction, Zhong Yang also got this information from the other party, which was not unprepared. Not only that, Zhong Yang also heard a person's name from Chen Jiongming, that is Chiang Kai-shek! History is rolling forward with its appearance, and Zhong Yang did not intend to stop it. Instead, he fueled the fire behind it and planned to get a share of the pie.

Faced with Chen Jiongming's twist, Sun Yat-sen believed that it was necessary to invite Chiang Kai-shek to Fujian to promote the Guangdong army to return to Guangdong to rebuild the revolutionary base. On July 16, Chiang arrived in Zhangzhou from Shanghai via Gulangyu, and the next day, he met with Chen Jiongming, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, and talked about the overall situation. At this time, under Chen Jiongming's conspiracy, the Guangdong army actively expanded its private army and added it to more than ten brigades. Among them, Ye Ju, Chen Yanxiong, Chen Jiongguang, Yin Ji, Weng Shiliang, Zhong Jingye, Yang Kunru and others were all domineering and selfish, and were incompatible with Xu Chongzhi's army who advocated the revolution. Chiang was very worried and believed that staying in Zhangzhou would not help the overall situation, so he turned back to Shanghai and reported everything to Sun Yat-sen.

"Zhong Yang, what are you going to do? Do you have to agree to Chen Jiongming's request?" The person who spoke was Gu Yuejun. He is now the secretary-general of Zhong Yang, and is also responsible for many foreign affairs in the underground palace, which is deeply trusted by Zhong Yang.

"We will give money when he wants money, and we will give arms when he wants, but we will urge him to return to Guangdong as soon as possible." In fact, Zhong Yang also knew that Chen Jiongming's current plan was nothing more than to use this return to Guangdong to collect more funds and arms for his army. Moreover, with so much new learning in Zhangzhou, Chen Jiongming could not leave just by saying that he would leave. He had to make sure that the entire situation would develop in a direction that was beneficial to him before he would choose to come back.

After saying this, Zhong Yang looked at Zhou Hua who was sitting aside: "How is Hu Hanmin's where? Is there any new news?"

Zhou Hua is now the intelligence leader of the entire underground palace, specializing in spying on information. After more than half a year of hard work, Zhong Yang finally has his own intelligence team. Zhou Hua was originally a person with a firm personality, calm handling and clear thinking, and his family background was simple. Zhou Hua and Gu Yuejun's family in Dongguan also moved to Guangzhou and moved into the place arranged by Zhong Yang, and there was no problem with loyalty.

Zhou Hua said: "I have sent additional personnel to watch Hu Hanmin. It is said that he has had contact with Liao Zhongkai recently, and I also heard that when he left, he sent a lot of money, which should have been handed over to Sun Yat-sen."

Zhong Yang said, "Oh, he is quite enthusiastic about revolution. Ignore him and let them make trouble. Guangzhou City is almost in our hands. Just wait for Chen Jiongming to arrive, let him be our shield."

Through the news reported by Zhou Hua, Zhong Yang was surprised to find that Hu Hanmin, who often reached out to Liu Jinyang to get money, was not greedy for money, and his private life was impeccable. He basically handed over all the money he got to Sun Yat-sen, which can be said to be used for the cause of the revolutionary party. This also changed Zhong Yang's view of these politicians. Although the efforts they made may not change the status quo of China, at least they are doing their best to do these things. People always have two sides, and they can not simply evaluate them as good or bad.

Although Zhong Yang has always been ashamed of his private life, he really admires Sun Yat-sen's efforts for the revolutionary cause in his heart. However, they always have different ideas and do not plan for each other.

Zhong Yang said: "I tried to keep a low profile recently and do nothing. We just need to wait for the situation to develop further."

Zhou Hua nodded and replied, "I understand, I will continue to give orders."

Seeing that Zhou Hua was already pale, Zhong Yang also smiled and turned to look at Gu Yuejun: "Yuejun, how is the operation of the Classical Literature Society?"

Gu Yuejun said: "The preliminary preparations have been fully in place, the funds, venues and personnel have been in place. You can soon contact the upper-class celebrities in Guangzhou City and get their support."

Zhong Yang said: "Well, it's better to have their support after all. Try to spend more time collecting these ancient cultural classics. Even if it's not originally, it doesn't matter. We only need the contents in it. This matter is very important to me, so please ask you to handle it."

Gu Yuejun said: "Yes, I understand."

"Okay, since that's the case, let's wait patiently and see what direction the situation is moving."

Now Zhong Yang has sufficient soldiers and food, and has a huge industrial foundation and business team. He is no longer a small warlord in these places that can be shaken by the changes in the situation. Therefore, he has no worries about the changes in the situation. With the number of land soldiers with nearly 200 people and the security team with more than 700 people, let alone those village militias whose numbers have exceeded 2,000 marks, the force guarantee is not weak.

It is precisely because of enough confidence that Zhong Yang is so confident that he no longer needs to worry about the interference of those small characters. He is still considering the eyes of the great powers, so he dare not blatantly raise the banner, but secretly develop something that cannot be put on the table.

On the other hand, the situation in North China is not optimistic. On July 5, Duan Qirui ordered the Border Guards to mobilize urgently in the name of border defense supervision. Lower-level officers of the Border Guards jointly wrote a letter to ask for instructions on the location and combat mission. Duan gave them a brief lecture and encouraged them to fight bravely. If this battle cannot be won, not only will he fail personally, but the Border Guards must not exist, and the fate of all officers and soldiers will be unimaginable.

On the same day, five brigade commanders of the Northwest Army all sent a telegram to keep Xu Shuzheng still in charge of his original position. The Duan general Ni Si, who was unable to afford to get sick for a long time.

He rushed to Beijing, but his illness was severe. As soon as he arrived in Beijing, he went to Beidaihe to recuperate. Beijing suddenly became a rumor city, fearful city, and dignitaries went out to Beijing to take refuge. The embassy area and foreign hotels in Dongjiaomin Lane were all full of customers, and Zhang Zuolin also moved to the Fengtian Guild Hall to strengthen his vigilance.

At this moment, the Duan Sect actively prepared for the war, and the Zhi army also laid out its defense line and spared no effort. At 1:00 on the 7th, Zhang Zuolin did not say goodbye to anyone, quietly took a car out of Beijing, got off at the Military Grain City, and immediately declared "neutral outside the country"!

On July 10, Cao Kun called the Beijing Ministry of Education to pay attention to the fact that Japan secretly assisted the sect. The United States, Britain and France

The country oppressed the Japanese minister and expressed its attitude. On the 14th, the Japanese minister was forced to issue a declaration, saying that he would never help. At this point, the great powers finally showed their fangs. In fact, each warlord was based on his own authority, and in the judgment of the situation, he was also influenced by the attitude of the great powers. On the surface, it seemed that the struggle between Zhi and Anhui was caused by the uneven distribution of internal interests between them, but in fact it was a conflict of interest between European and American powers and Japan in China.

Taking advantage of the shortage of the war, Japan stretched its minions toward the Zhili area when Britain, France and other countries were unable to look east, and in fact occupied Shandong. These actions have touched the heartstrings of European powers. Compared with China, which is still a mess, the main targets of the powers' defenses are still Japan and the Soviet Union, which had just completed the October Revolution.

This is also a good time for Zhong Yang to rise. Taking advantage of the moment when everyone's eyes are on warlords such as Zhian and Anhui, they will complete real industrialization reforms in Guangzhou and accumulate the strength to start.

As Zhong Yang expected, on the evening of July 14, Zhi and Anhui officially opened fire. The Zhi army was known as the anti-rebellion army and divided into two routes. Wu Peifu was the commander-in-chief of the front enemy and the commander-in-chief of the West Road; Cao Yong, the commander of the Jiyu garrison and the commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, was the commander-in-chief of the East Road; Wang Chengbin, the commander-in-chief of the First Mixed Brigade, was stationed in Zhengzhou as the commander-in-chief of the rear road. The Western Road was the battlefield of the main forces of both sides. The Zhi army was in Gaobeidian and the Anhui army was in Zhuo.

Zhou, Gu'an and Laishui.

On the 15th, the First Army of the Anhui Army took the 15th Division as the vanguard and attacked the Third Division of the Zhi Army. The Zhi Army withdrew from Gaobeidian. On the same day,

The Anhui Army on the East Road attacked the Yangcun Zhijun from Liangzhuang and Beijimiao. The Zhijun set up cannons beside the railway bridge, but the two sides won and lost.

Decision.

On the 16th, Tianjin drove to the Japanese road protection team and forced the Zhi army to withdraw from the railway line two miles away, so the Zhi army's defense line was opened.

With a gap, the Anhui Army took advantage of the opportunity to enter. The Zhi army abandoned Yangcun and retreated to Beicang, so the Beijing-Tianjin Railway could not be opened to traffic.

From the 14th to the 16th, a total of two wars were fought in the three-day war, and both the Zhi army were defeated. The Zhi-Anhui two factions began the Cold War after Feng Guozhang came to Beijing to take over as president, which lasted for three years. This was also a feature of the Beiyang warlords' rule - the Cold War was long and the hot war was short. The Zhi-Anhui two years of Cold War, but the war lasted only three or four days. What was particularly strange is that the lineup of the two factions was not clear, and the truly hostile one was the border guards commanded by Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng, and the Zhi army led by Cao Kun and Wu Peifu in the Zhi army. The two factions of the other provinces remained silent and watched the success or failure.

Compared with the situation in northern China, Zhong Yang didn't care much. The only thing he needs to pay attention to now is the situation in Guangzhou. In mid-July, the Zhi-An War in the north broke out, and only five days later, Duan Qirui's border defense army, which was claimed to be invincible, was completely destroyed.

The Guangxi clan was secretly colluded with the direct army in the north, so he planned to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the situation and plan to send troops into Fujian. This was a wishful plan to kill two birds with one stone. On the surface, it was to attack Fujian, and when it went out, it would destroy the Guangdong army first. At the same time, it used Fujian territory as a bribe to lure the navy. So the navy Lin Baoyi sent Chen Jiongming, claiming that regardless of whether the Guangdong army agreed or not, the navy would support the Gui army to attack Fujian. This time, Chen Jiongming felt the situation was serious and believed that his existence was incompatible with the Guangxi clan.

However, because the military preparations were not completed, Chen Jiongming still chose to hold his troops in a strong military force. Because of this, Zhong Yang, who was unwilling to continue waiting, finally added the last powerful weight to the balance - he sent a batch of heavy artillery and enough ammunition.

The Guangxi regime's plan to attack Fujian also forced Chen Jiongming to return to Guangdong, and at the same time connected with the Fujian army and cooperated with all their strength. The large number of arms sent by Zhong Yang finally touched Chen Jiongming and gave the other party enough confidence. On August 12, Chen Jiongming swore a oath in Zhangzhou Park and returned to Guangdong in three ways.

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