Zhang Xun's braided army disappeared. After waiting for several hours, the 8th Division, which was waiting seriously, never saw Zhang Xun's troops launch an attack. After receiving the news, Fang Zida hesitated for a moment and immediately ordered a small group of troops to be sent to the front line to move towards Zhang Xun's position. However,

After a while, someone from the front came back and reported that there was no one on the opposite position. Zhang Xun's braided army ran away at some point.

"Run away? Really ran away?" Surprised, Fang Zida was ecstatic, but he was not overjoyed, and continued to send small groups of troops to search forward to avoid being ambushed by Zhang Xun.

It was not until the afternoon that the front search troops finally reported that Zhang Xun's Braided Army had indeed escaped. At midnight last night, Zhang Xun quietly gathered his troops and retreated north. By noon today, the Braided Army had turned northwest.

Heading to Anhui.

When the news came, the entire Eighth Division cheered. At this point, the battle that had lasted for a week was finally over. The Eighth Division, which had suffered heavy casualties, finally firmly defended the city of Nanjing, repelled Zhang Xun's braided army, and was hit at the foot of the city.

Zhang Xun, who suffered a bloody head and a bloody head, had no choice but to withdraw his troops and withdrew from Jiangsu.

"Just like that?" Fang Zida still can't believe it. This battle was so difficult. Just when he thought he was going to make a last ditch effort, the enemy ran away and the Eighth Division won the final victory. In a daze,

, two lines of pure tears fell down, Fang Zida looked up to the sky and laughed, as if he wanted to release all the pressure accumulated in his heart at once.

"Deputy Commander Fang, should you send out a cavalry regiment to pursue us?" Huang Kaiyuan suggested, ecstatically.

"Don't chase poor bandits." Waving his hand, Fang Zida rejected the proposal. Not to mention that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry regiment was not strong, and although Zhang Xun retreated, the braided army should still maintain a certain combat effectiveness. Zhang Xun Fangzi, who has been on the battlefield for a long time,

It’s not as if Da has never experienced it before. Not only will a blind pursuit bring no relief, but it may also lead to the loss of a valuable cavalry regiment. What’s more, the Eighth Division, which has experienced a great war, needs more rest and replenishment. You must know that the Eighth Division now

It was almost crippled. If the Beiyang Army took advantage of the situation, the Eighth Division would no longer be able to resist it.

The news that Nanjing guaranteed victory in the war soon reached Beijing via telegram and reached the Prime Minister's Office. Song Jiaoren, who had been paying attention to the war situation, was overjoyed after receiving the telegram. He sent a telegram to Fang Zida in the name of the Prime Minister and the chairman of KMT, saying

Commendations and encouragement to the people of the Eighth Division. At the same time, Song Jiaoren ordered the Ministry of Finance to allocate 150,000 yuan to the Eighth Division as a pension for the casualties in this battle, and asked Fang Zida to rest and reorganize the Eighth Division as soon as possible and restore its establishment.

Zhang Xun failed to capture the 8th Division despite his life. In this battle, both his Braided Army and the 8th Division were almost destroyed. The Braided Army, which had suffered huge losses, might be doomed if it continued to fight. Zhang Xun did not dare to risk his old army.

They were all smashed in. In desperation, Zhang Xun had no choice but to quietly evacuate at night. After completely leaving the boundaries of Jiangsu, Zhang Xun, who had suffered a defeat, brazenly sent electricity to the whole country to express his acceptance of the orders of the Central Committee and the Army Ministry and led his troops.

Diversion to Anhui to avoid "conflict" with the 8th Division.

Zhang Xun slapped him in the face and pretended to be fat, as if the battle under Nanjing had never happened. Although due to certain political considerations, the Ministry of War in Beijing and even the Prime Minister's Office acquiesced in Zhang Xun's statement, but in fact everyone knew that Zhang Xun

Xun Xun was defeated by the Eighth Division and was driven out of Jiangsu again just like that year.

The outcome of the Battle of Nanjing caused great shock among all the forces. Zhang Xun was defeated in Nanjing. After receiving the news, Yuan Shikai summoned Duan Qirui. On the same day, the Ministry of War ordered the frontline troops not to contact the Jiangsu garrison. At the same time, it ordered the second

The army met Zhang Xun in Anhui and rested on the spot. In addition, the First Army stepped up its attack on Li Liejun, striving to put down the rebellion as soon as possible.

The victory of the Eighth Division also had a huge impact on the rebellious revolutionaries. On the day after the Battle of Nanjing, Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu who was hiding in Shanghai, made a public telegram to express his support for the central government, his opposition to separatism, and his clear-cut stance.

to Song Jiaoren's side. Later, Bai Wenwei, the commander-in-chief of the Anhui Yuan Army, made a public statement, saying that he was controlled and forced to take the position of commander-in-chief by the division commander Hu Wantai and the civil affairs chief Sun Duosen. In fact, he wholeheartedly supported

President Yuan, who supports Premier Song, has arrested the elements who forced him to rebel. The designation of the Anhui Army against Yuan was officially cancelled, and the entire army surrendered to Ni Sichong and Zhang Zhenfang.

Then, the Governor of Fujian, Sun Daoren, called the central government and stated to Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren that he was "grieved" by being coerced by his division commander Xu Chongzhi and others to announce the revolution. At the same time, he announced the cancellation of the Fujian Revolution. Followed by the Governor of Hunan, Tan Yankai

, he also called the whole country and announced the cancellation of the **, followed by Xiong Kewu and others from Sichuan...

At this point, Jiangxi's Li Liejun was besieged on all sides and was about to be defeated. He had no choice but to call Jiangxi to cancel the revolution and announced that he would step down again. By this time, the vigorous so-called "second revolution" came to an end like a farce, and the rebellions in various places were initially put down.

After the defeat of the revolutionaries, the central government defined Sun Wen, Chen Qimei, Niu Yongjian, He Haiming, Li Liejun, Bai Wenwei, Tan Renfeng, Chen Jiongming, Ju Zheng... and others as first-class criminals in the war, and ordered all localities to arrest them.

The above-mentioned persons were arrested and brought to justice. Soon, Li Liejun, Bai Wenwei, and Chen Jiongming were taken to Beijing. Sun Wen, Ju Zheng and others had fled to Japan, and Chen Qimei and others were hiding in the Shanghai Concession and their whereabouts are currently unknown.

These have little to do with Fang Zida. What he is most concerned about now is the reconstruction of the Eighth Division of Nanjing. After the war, the Eighth Division was scarred, and most of its main elites were lost. Although they won the final victory, they still had to rebuild the Eighth Division.

It's not a simple matter.

These days, Fang Zida is recruiting troops and striving to replenish his troops in the shortest time. On the other hand, he is making arrangements for the pensions of wounded and wounded soldiers and officers. In addition to the 150,000 yuan allocated by the central government, Fang Zida has also added an additional 100,000 yuan to the fund.

Personally supervise the entire pension process.

Under Fang Zida's strict implementation, the entire pension process progressed smoothly, and the families of the injured and injured soldiers were basically satisfied. In addition, the training of new recruits after recruitment is also an important key, which requires Fang Zida's full attention, coupled with the extreme improvement of weapons and equipment after the war.

After a huge loss, replenishment was also an important issue. Fang Zida, who had hardly had any rest since the war, lost a lot of weight after being busy doing these tasks all day long.

"The Army Ministry called and said that the Eighth Division's weapons supplementary requirements have been included in the proposal. In view of the current heavy losses of various departments, the Eighth Division is also asked to temporarily overcome the difficulties..."

The staff officer read the telegram from the Army Department in Beijing, and Fang Zida frowned. Although the telegram sounded nice, it was actually a hollow dumpling with no benefits at all. What is an already-ru proposal? What does it mean to temporarily overcome difficulties?

?To put it bluntly, the Eighth Division will not be given weapons replenishment now. You wait slowly. The War Department will consider you when the weapons are available.

Regarding this matter, Fang Zida also directly telegraphed Song Jiaoren, but Song Jiaoren was unable to do anything. Leaving aside the fact that there was nothing wrong with the Army Department's reply, other Beiyang ministries also needed weapons to counter the rebellion, not just the Eighth Army.

In addition, although the central government's finances have been slightly relieved after large-scale borrowings, overall funds are still very tight, and China's own weapons production capabilities are not strong. Arms mainly rely on imports, and large quantities of them are imported in a short period of time.

Arms are not that easy at all.

"What is the situation of Jinling Manufacturing Bureau and Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau? Can they support us with a batch of weapons in a short time?" Fang Zida asked.

"It can still be done with a little supplement, but it will be difficult to support it in large numbers. Deputy Commander Fang, you also know the current situation of the manufacturing bureaus in the two places. Because of the technology, there is no problem with the maintenance of firearms, but you have to make it yourself, whether it is materials or

There are difficulties in terms of quality." Wang Xiaozhen knew the situation of the two manufacturing bureaus relatively well. When Fang Zida asked, he immediately shook his head and said.

After thinking about it, Fang Zida had no choice but to ask various ministries to collect repairable weapons and send them to the two manufacturing bureaus to try to repair a batch of them for use. As for the replenishment of new weapons, they can only wait for the future. In this battle, the Eighth Division must

It is estimated that it will take less than half a year to restore the original combat effectiveness, and Fang Zida can only do as much as possible.

"Deputy Commander Fang, Mr. Fujita wants to see you."

"Fujita? What is he doing here?" Fang Zida was stunned. This Fujita Ichiro is the logistics officer of the Eighth Division and one of the Japanese consultants of the Eighth Division. Fang Zida, who has never been very cold to the Japanese, took over the Eighth Division and

These Japanese consultants have not met each other a few times, and they usually only have business contacts. But having said that, these Japanese consultants are still competent in their work in the Eighth Division, especially during the Battle of Nanjing, Fujita Ichiro was in charge of logistics.

, I have done a lot of practical work, and it can be said that I have a certain amount of credit.

However, he suddenly asked to see him. Is there any logistical problem? After thinking about it for a while, Fang Zida asked someone to take Fujita to the backyard of the division headquarters to wait for a while, and then go there after finishing the work at hand.

Ten minutes later, Fang Zida arrived at the backyard. Ichiro Fujita, who was short in stature but had a strict military style, had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Fang Zida coming in, he stood up quickly, saluted respectfully and bowed.

"Mr. Fujita, please sit down. You have been working hard these days for rest and recuperation." Fang Zida replied with a pleasant smile. Logistics work is very important for rest and replenishment of troops recently. Ichiro Fujita has been cooperating with the division headquarters to keep the logistics in order.

In view of this, Fang Zida was very grateful to him.

Ichiro Fujita is a China expert, and there was no obstacle to the conversation between the two parties. After sitting down, he first reported the logistics situation carefully and made several reasonable suggestions to Fang Zida. Fang Zida recognized this and happily encouraged the other party.

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"Deputy Commander Fang, I have one more important thing to do." Fujita said seriously.

"Oh, please tell me something. Do you need any support from the division headquarters for logistics work?"

"No, it's information about some people." Fujita smiled slightly and said, "I know your country is looking for rebels. What a coincidence. Just today I just received news from a friend in Shanghai. Chen Qimei and others are hiding in the Shanghai Concession.

The rebels plan to flee overseas tonight, so I will report to you, Deputy Commander Fang, immediately."
Chapter completed!