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Volume Four The Battle of Unification Chapter 672 The dispute over the ownership of Shanghai

Feng Yuxiang didn't expect that Xiushuai's guards would react so much just because of his own questioning words. He even suspected that Wang Maoru was deliberately setting up a trap and shooting him... But if he thought about it carefully, there was no need to shoot him. It was just a misunderstanding. He was almost used to it. But he still said stubbornly: "XiuShuai, do you treat your subordinates like this? The subordinates just verbally bumped into you, there is no need to do this, right?"

Wang Maoru waved his hand, Li Ziqi took the gun away, and Wang Maoru said: "Is Xu Shuzheng guilty? That's the past. Let me ask you, have you ever killed someone before?"

"Killed." Feng Yuxiang said.

Wang Maoru nodded: "I remember the Luanzhou mutiny, you even killed your colleagues, right? What crime did they have to do if you need to do it? Will their descendants look for you?"

"At that time..."

Wang Maoru waved his hand and said, "I won't say much about the past mistakes. He will probably not appear in front of you again in this life. Just think he is dead. Xu Shuzheng, there will naturally be a military court to judge him, not me to decide his life and death." Feng Yuxiang was about to refute, but looking at the cold expressions of Wang Maoru's guards around him, he turned his head and said nothing.

Lu Chengwu asked to continue asking, and Feng Yuxiang kicked him and said angrily: "Follow me, don't embarrass you, go." Lu Chengwu then left crying.

After they left, Feng Yinbin said, "Feng Huanzhang is so rude that he actually shouted at Xiushuai..."

Wang Maoru laughed and said, "It's okay to do it, it's not bad, he is like this." Although Wang Maoru expressed his indifferentness, Feng Yinbin remembered it in his heart. It seemed that he had a natural hostility towards Feng Yuxiang, and he tried to suppress Feng Yuxiang all the time.

As for Xu Shuzheng's trial, he was finally acquitted because of Lu Yongxiang's big conspiracy. Wang Maoru decided to let Xu Shuzheng go to the Western Regions to suffer. He directly ordered Xu Shuzheng to be appointed as the commander of the 280th Regiment of the 94th Brigade of the 33rd Division of the White Tiger Legion. A Beiyang general was demoted to serve as the colonel of the National Defense Army. It can be said that he was promoted to three levels in a row. He was demoted to three levels in a row, which really made Xu Shuzheng very embarrassed. Xu Shuzheng could not refuse. Once he refused, he became a deserter.

In the Western Paradise in the prison, Xu Shuzheng was really familiar with the management regulations and military laws of the National Defense Forces. He adopted extremely severe punishment methods for deserters and National Defense Forces. Xu Shuzheng had to go to the Western Regions and became one of Wang Maoru's more than 400 regiment commanders. However, Xu Shuzheng later became a busy man, leading the 280th Regiment to fight fiercely with the Soviet guerrillas in the Western Regions, and eliminated a large number of Western Regions national elements who resisted China, turning his reputation back in the second half of his life.

After the Supreme Court finished trial of Lu Yongxiang for not guilty, the final work of the Battle of Zhejiang came to an end, but the issue of ownership between the governor of Zhejiang and Shanghai became a national problem. Whether Shanghai will become a provincial unit or continue to belong to Jiangsu has always been the center of discussion. Two years ago, the ignition point was triggered because of the issue of ownership in Shanghai, and the conflict between Zhi and Anhui gradually turned into the Battle of Zhi and Anhui.

Jiangsu Governor Zhang Jian went to Beijing on behalf of Jiangsu gentry, strongly demanding that Shanghai County return to Jiangsu's rule, while officials from Songhu, headed by Gu Weijun, demanded that Shanghai ** be divided into municipalities directly under the central government. The debate between the Soviet faction and the Shanghai faction officials also attracted the attention of other officials. Especially because of the concessions, Shanghai had to become a direct-government city alone after the founding of the Republic of China. However, if Shanghai continues to maintain a direct-government city, this will have a serious impact on Qingdao, Xiamen, Tianjin and Guangzhou, which also have many concessions.

President Xu Shichang, Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng and Army Chief Wang Maoru discussed urgently and listened to opinions widely. Xu Shichang supported Shanghai to return Jiangsu, while Jin Yunpeng became a good person to support Shanghai to become a direct-government city. Therefore, Wang Maoru's third vote became the top priority.

As a Shanghai native and Wang Maoru's brother-in-law, Gu Weijun stayed at Wang Maoru's home every day and refused to leave. Zhang Qian and other Jiangsu officials took the lead in accepting the merits of the National Defense Forces' reorganization and petitioning in front of Wang Maoru every day. Wang Maoru had no choice but to live in the Army's yamen and dare not go home. This debate became the last legacy of the Battle of Zhejiang, and also made Wang Maoru feel embarrassed.

In the end, Wang Maoru took into account the huge relationship and power of Jiangsu officials, and decided to temporarily return Shanghai County to Jiangsu's rule in the three votes, and then all the titles of Shanghai's Songhu Guardians and the Guardians were abolished. However, in the following years, Shanghai officials after several struggles and struggles, eventually made Shanghai the second directly under the jurisdiction of Beijing and Changchun. (After the tenth year of the Republic of China, the Republic of China implemented an eight-level classification, namely, provincial prefectures, counties, towns, villages and towns. The state-level directly under the jurisdiction of the state except for the provinces, only the state-level directly under the jurisdiction is allowed. Therefore, the Greater Beijing area is collectively called Youzhou, the central Beijing city is still called Beijing, the Changchun area is called Changhuaizhou, the Shanghai area is called Songhuzhou, and the central city is Shanghai.)

The post of governor of Zhejiang was eventually served by You Shuen, a native of Zhejiang. You Shuen was the last imperial examination and Jinshi. The top scholar in that term was Zhang Jian and the last one was You Shuen. Therefore, You Shuen has always been a small official in Beijing and then served as an official in all parts of the country. His last county government was to be the county magistrate in Heishan County, Liaoning Province. Later, the Qing Dynasty was gone, and he became the county magistrate of Baoding, Zhili, and later transferred to the capital to serve as the deputy mayor of Beijing. Now he has become the governor of Zhejiang, but his ancestors are really smoking.

The National Defense Forces' reorganization of the Zhejiang Army was also in an orderly manner. After the defeated 80,000 Zhejiang Army was defeated, only 60,000 remaining defeated soldiers were left. The Zhejiang Army was then divided into four parts, most of which were reorganized into the 36th Division.

However, at the beginning of its establishment, the 36th Division was formed based on the A Division. The total force was 18,000, and the other organization remained unchanged. The 103rd Brigade, 104th Brigade, 105th Brigade, and the Zhejiang Army was a general who was defeated. The officers of the Zhejiang Army were the only ones who continued to serve as the regiment commander. The brigade commander and the division commander were both from the National Defense Forces. Among them, the commander of the 36th Division was Liu Zhida, who was known as the white general. The three brigade commanders were also from the National Defense Forces, namely Shideshan, Luo Guang, and Ai Qingyang. In addition to being reorganized into the 36th Division of the National Defense Forces, the remaining soldiers became the police and armed police in Zhejiang Province and Shanghai, respectively, the 3rd Brigade of the Jiangsu Armed Police (located in Shanghai), and the 2nd Brigade of the First Brigade of the Zhejiang Armed Police. In addition, some soldiers sent some money to go home to farm. Those who had no land at home and needed to divide the land were directly sent to the Western Regions Garage Army.

All the officers of the Zhejiang Army's voluntary surrender were generous. Xia Wei was transferred into the 22nd Brigade of the Ghost Car Corps as brigade commander, Zhang Zaiyang was brigade commander of the 97th Brigade of the Ghost Car Corps, and Yang Huazhao was brigade commander of the newly formed 95th Brigade of the White Tiger Corps. The former police chief Xia Chao made the greatest contribution in the battle of Zhejiang and quickly assisted in stabilizing Zhejiang after the war. Wang Maoru entrusted him with important tasks and transferred Beijing to Beijing as mayor of Beijing. Xia Chao made the most correct decision at the most correct time and achieved the greatest achievements. However, Xia Chao left the military since then and never commanded any armed forces since then. Lu Yongxiang's deputy Yang Yuxun was rushing to appeal for the Zhejiang Army to accept reorganization during the battle of Zhejiang, so he served as the magistrate of Shanghai after the war ended.

The war in Zhejiang ended, and the war between Jiangsu and Zhejiang (Jiangsu Direct Zhejiang and Anhui) lasted longer, but the disaster caused was smaller. The reason why the war lasted so long was due to the sudden winter rain. In the face of absolute strength, although Zhejiang resisted, it still could not stop the footsteps of the National Defense Forces. The torrent of bullying history made it impossible for anyone to resist. Wang Maoru stood above this torrent and controlled the direction of the flood. Unifying the country was not only a private matter of Wang Maoru, but also the voice and expectations of all the soldiers of the National Defense Forces. Wang Maoru could only control the way and speed of unification, but could not stop the situation of national unification.

In fact, the battle in Zhejiang was destined to be the result from the beginning. Lu Yongxiang's initial hope was to gain troops and respect himself to create a good way out for his future. He did not really want to fight for kings and hegemony. He was bewitched in some subsequent behaviors and thought that he could really reverse the tide. This was like some men who were overly indulging in their hearts after seeing a beautiful woman, but they could not catch up with her physically. Lu Yongxiang's thoughts exceeded his strength, which led to his paleness.

The decision to fight Lu Yongxiang was made long ago. The richer the place in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is, the more it is, the more it is. The poorer the place in the northwest is, the stronger the resistance. Wang Maoru used troops to Zhejiang, and the Zhejiang army did not want to confront each other, but wanted to rely on resistance to obtain greater capital. Don’t you know that under the heavy pressure of the National Defense Force, all negotiations cannot be discussed.

Wang Maoru also knew that if he negotiated with Lu Yongxiang, who was in a prosperous place, he would not know how many harsh conditions he would put forward. The longer the time he went, the more it would be unfavorable for him to unify the whole country. Now he has taught Lu Yongxiang a lesson, regained the wealthy places Jiangsu and Shanghai, and finally consolidated his territory.
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