Chen Zikun, Chief of Staff Yan Su, Guard Captain Xue Bin and a platoon of guards arrived at Xiaguan Pier in Nanjing by boat.
As soon as the boat docked on the pier, they heard the military band on the shore begin to play.
A long red carpet was spread on the ground, as if Specifications for welcoming distinguished guests.
"Are you welcoming me?"
Chen Zikun and Yan Su looked at each other in confusion.
He was just a major general-level military escort.
He was not qualified to enjoy such treatment due to emotion or reason.
However, the only one docking at this time was his own boat.
No.
It might be welcoming others.
As soon as he arrived, he settled down.
Chen Zikun arranged his military uniform, calmly disembarked, and walked onto the red carpet.
Only then did he realize that there was a short-built soldier standing opposite him.
He was wearing a long dress, a sword in his ribbon, one eye slanted, a smile on his face, and three gold stars on his epaulettes.
Chen Zikun was surprised that Qi Xieyuan, the patrol envoy of Su, Wan and Jiangxi, deigned to come to greet him personally.
You must know that Qi Xieyuan is a direct veteran on the same level as Wu Peifu.
His qualifications are much higher than his own.
Even the governor of a province is a junior in front of him, let alone himself.
This newly released and still hot Jiangbei military envoy.
Chen Zikun's brain was quick.
There must be something fishy about the other party's welcoming him with such high standards.
He quickly stepped forward and paid homage: "Commander Fu, I humbly kowtow to you."
He was about to kowtow.
Qi Xieyuan hurriedly gave him support: "My virtuous nephew Kunwu, what are you doing?
Get up, get up."
Chen Zikun said: "Commander Fu is busy with military affairs, so why bother to come here?"
Qi Xieyuan said: "You are Brother Ziyu's thousand-mile horse, the rising star of our direct line.
You can beat Sun Kaiqin to the point of losing his armor in one trip.
I am anxious to see you, a brave general, haha."
Chen Zikun also laughed, but he said in his heart that if you put a high hat on me when nothing happens, you must have no good intentions.
After some greetings, Qi Xieyuan took Chen Zikun's hand to his own car and drove all the way to the city.
In the car, Qi Xieyuan asked some questions about the battle with the provincial army not long ago.
He was full of praise, praising Chen Zikun for being young and promising, and for his military skills.
Like God.
Chen Zikun and his entourage were arranged to stay in an extremely elegant garden in downtown Nanjing.
That night Qi Xieyuan hosted a banquet in honor of various officials, including the Anhui Army Governor, representatives of Jiangxi Military Affairs Supervisor and Fujian-Guangdong Border Defense Supervisor Sun Chuanfang, as well as various generals of the Jiangsu Army Gather at the Lion Tower.
The direct generals gathered together happily, and the wine was flowing.
Qi Xieyuan praised Chen Zikun again, praising him as the number one general under Commander Yu.
This time the troops were deployed in the southeast, it was a good time to show off their skills.
Everyone saw The wind drove them, and they all flattered Chen Zikun.
Chen Zikun took advantage of drinking two more glasses of wine, and he was also very proud.
No matter whether it was a high hat or a toast, he accepted everyone who came, and even got drunk.
After the banquet, Chen Tiaoyuan sent his sworn brother back to his residence.
After drinking a bowl of sobering soup, Chen Zikun sobered up a little and praised: "Fushuai is so hospitable.
I used to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but today I am actually high." " Chen Tiaoyuan said: "Where is it?
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I often drink liquor, but this girl from the south is easy to get drunk.
By the way, do you know where you live?"
Chen Zikun said: "What other allusions does this garden have?"
Chen Tiaoyuan said: "The name of the garden is Zhanyuan.
It used to be the residence of Xu Da, the founder of the Ming Dynasty.
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing lived here.
Looking at the whole Jiangnan, this garden is also one of the best."
Chen Zikun said in surprise: "Where do the others live?"
Chen Tiaoyuan said: "The provincial governors and representatives all live in hotels, but you are the only one who takes special care of me.
Fushuai heard that you came back from studying in the United States.
He was afraid that you would not be used to Jiangnan cuisine, so he hired a Western chef from Shanghai. , I specially cook foreign food for you."
Chen Zikun said with emotion: "Shuai Fu treats me so well, why should I repay him?"
Chen Tiaoyuan said: "It's getting late, I'm going back, brother, have a good rest, there is a military meeting to be held tomorrow."
After saying that, he picked up his military cap and left.
Yan Su sent Chen Tiaoyuan out of the door.
When he came back, he found Chen Zikun pacing back and forth in the room with a sneer on his lips.
"Envoy of the Guard, you are not drunk," Yan Su said.
"Qi Xieyuan's ecstasy soup can't get me drunk.
I've already guessed what his plans are."
Chen Zikun said with a smile.
Yan Su smiled and said: "Qi Xieyuan wants us to contain Sun Kaiqin so that he can deal with Lu Yongxiang with all his strength."
Chen Zikun said: "I'm afraid it's more than that."
A formal military meeting was held the next day.
Qi Xieyuan formed the "Rebel Army" and appointed himself commander-in-chief.
The troops were divided into five groups.
The first group was composed of elite Soviet troops and focused on attacking Shanghai.
The second group was led by Chen Tiaoyuan and took a defensive position in Yixing.
The third group was led by the Anhui Army to attack Guangde, Zhejiang.
The first three groups were led by Qi Xieyuan himself.
On the fourth route, Sun Chuanfang, the Superintendent of the Fujian-Guangdong Border Defense, served as the commander.
He led his troops and a division of the Jiangxi Army to attack Zhejiang from Xianxia Pass.
On the fifth route, Jiangbei Guards envoy Chen Zikun served as commander and led his troops to attract the Jiangdong Provincial Army and prevent Sun Kaiqin from assisting Lu Yongxiang.
The generals took their orders respectively.
At a young age, Chen Zikun was on par with Qi Xieyuan and Sun Chuanfang and served as the commander of the army.
He was even more proud and even a little elated.
After the meeting, Qi Xieyuan found Chen Zikun for a heart-to-heart talk.
"Nephew Kunwu, the success of this rebellion depends entirely on you.
Lu Yongxiang is entrenched in Zhejiang and is supported by financial resources from Shanghai.
He has strong troops and sophisticated weapons.
It is really difficult to deal with it.
Although we are a five-way army, With hundreds of thousands of troops, our strength is actually very limited.”
Chen Zikun said: "Commander Fu, there is no need to worry.
It's just that our army is short of food, food and ammunition.
I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for a few days."
Qi Xieyuan said: "I have planned this for a long time.
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One hundred thousand oceans, one thousand rifles, and two hundred thousand rounds of ammunition have been loaded on the ship.
My nephew will take it with him when he goes back."
Chen Zikun was overjoyed: "Thank you so much for Fushuai, I will leave Sun Kaiqin to me."
Qi Xieyuan patted Chen Zikun on the shoulder and said: "You are a formidable young man.
After you successfully deal with Lu Yongxiang this time, I recommend you to be the patrol envoy of Huaijiang River.
You can go to the next level."
"Thank you, Fushuai."
Chen Zikun stood up, snapped to attention, and saluted.
Qi Xieyuan smiled and held up his hands: "I wish you immediate success."
After seeing off Qi Xieyuan, Chen Zikun sneered: "The patrol envoy on the Huaijiang River wants to send me away.
Who will be the governor of Jiangdong?"
Yan Su responded: "Qi Xieyuan had his own plan and made us cannon fodder.
He and Sun Kaiqin fought to the death of both sides so that he could take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the territory of Jiangdong Province."
Chen Zikun said: "Who cares about that in a fight?
I not only want to be the governor of Jiangdong Province, but also the envoy of Songhu Guards."
Yan Su said: "Would you accept the funds for the firearms given by Qi Xieyuan?"
"Take it, of course, we are helping him fight the war after all, why not?"
Chen Zikun returned from Nanjing with a full load.
With 320,000 taels of silver from the bottom of the well and 100,000 oceans sent by Qi Xieyuan, his military expenditure was extremely sufficient.
The mortars and portable machine guns imported from the United States were equipped with troops, and the military strength was greatly increased.
However, the intelligence coming from the provincial capital is not optimistic.
Since the last defeat of the provincial army, Sun Kaiqin has replaced a group of incompetent officers.
Old officers like Nie Jinku have been dismissed and replaced by young and promising young men.
Among them, the chief officers at the brigade and regiment level basically all attended military schools, and many even graduated from the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School.
The provincial army recruited 20,000 new troops, all with new guns and artillery, and the total number of troops reached 60,000, ten times more than the Jiangbei Army.
The Huaijiang River was also naturally dangerous, so if you wanted to cross the river to attack it, your chances of winning were extremely slim.
On the other hand, Chen Zikun's army was mainly composed of bandits.
Although it had strong combat effectiveness, it lacked experience in positional warfare and difficult battles, and its discipline was even more lax.
It could do well in fighting with the wind, but if there was a slight setback, the entire army would collapse.
Moreover, the weapons are mainly machine guns and rifles, with very few artillery pieces.
There is a serious lack of suppressive firepower, and they are simply unable to compete with the four artillery regiments of the provincial army.
Even so, Chen Zikun still raised the banner of the Fifth Route against the rebel army, temporarily established the Jiangbei Army Crash Course to provide military training to officers above the platoon, and reorganized a pistol battalion into a military police company to be responsible for improving military discipline.
The two regiments stationed in the field have withdrawn, and the entire army has been deployed along the Huai River.
Soldiers are organized to learn swimming in the river every day.
Zeng Jiao collected a large number of sailboats and sampans and gathered on the shore, pretending to cross the river.
The northern part of the Yangtze River is full of troops, and the southern part of the Yangtze River is frightened.
The provincial army's three divisions and five mixed brigades have all moved to the south bank, ready to attack the invading enemy at any time.
The gunboats of the Marine Police Corps have also arrived, patrolling the Huaijiang River day and night to prevent the Northern Army from crossing the river.
There are even biplanes from the Jiangdong Provincial Air Force flying reconnaissance in Jiangbei.
In late August, news came from the provincial capital that Lu Yongxiang, He Fenglin, and Sun Kaiqin formed the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai coalition forces.
Lu Yongxiang served as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces to fight against Qi Xieyuan's rebel army.
At the same time, Zhang Zuolin sent a telegram from Fengtian to express that once there was war in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he would send troops southward. , came to help, and Sun Yat-sen from Guangzhou also sent a telegram to express support for Lu Yongxiang, saying that if war broke out, he would send troops to the Northern Expedition.
Former Anhui clique bosses also gathered in Shanghai.
Xu Shuzheng, Qu Tongfeng and others gathered their old troops to organize and train the new army.
The Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau worked overtime to produce machine guns, rifles, artillery and various types of ammunition to arm the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai coalition forces.
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War is about to break out.
In the Jiangbei Protector's Office, a military meeting was being held.
It was already September, the weather was still extremely hot, and the cicadas on the big locust tree kept screaming, which made people extremely depressed.
Chief of Staff Yan said: "Lu Yongxiang is surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Feng Zhang is far away from the customs.
The water far away cannot quench his thirst.
Sun Wen is harassed by Chen Jiongming and has no direct troops at his disposal.
The Northern Expedition is just an empty talk.
According to the In my opinion, the chances of winning against the rebel army are very high this time.
Zhejiang and Shanghai will be in his pocket sooner or later.
Unfortunately, we have attracted most of the Jiangdong Provincial Army for him in vain.
If we take the lead, we will probably not get a share of the pie. " Chen Zikun said: "It is purely a dream for our brigade to cross the river and defeat the provincial army.
Qi Xieyuan also expected this.
He just asked us to contain Sun Kaiqin.
As long as he succeeds in the Shanghai front, he will immediately send troops to capture Jiangdong.
They make a lot of money, and at most they can give me the title of Huaijiang Patrol Envoy."
Yan Su said: "The guard has a thorough understanding of how we should respond."
Chen Zikun said: "I already have countermeasures.
Where is the Chief of Staff?"
Su Qingyan, who had not been seen in Nantai for a long time, said: "The ship has docked at the pier."
Chen Zikun led everyone to the dock and saw a bulk steam cargo ship with the British Union Jack flag quietly parked on the riverside.
"How many people can this boat carry?"
Chen Zikun asked.
"Prepare a camp properly."
Su Qingyan said
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