The journey starts from the Titanic

Lin Yimin said in detail.

"So there is still a year left? Great." Song Ziwen rubbed his palms excitedly.

"There is such a statement, but it can't be true. Even if the weapons and military conditions are mature, the training of new-style officials is still a problem. Moreover, the northern Wu Xiucai has 100,000 soldiers and dominates the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, so he can't do anything with him."

Lin Yimin said here, squinting, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, a look of confidence.Not long ago, Little Kadoorie reported that Shaoshuai Zhang in the north was preparing to buy a large number of weapons, and Lin Yimin was secretly surprised by the large number of weapons in the army.

Why did Feng Zhang buy so many weapons?Isn't it against Wu Peifu?Two tigers fight, there must be one injury!

Lin Yimin hopes that Feng Zhang will win, so that Guangdong and Guangxi can easily drive off the influence that is directly in the south and profit from it.This is the idea from the bottom of his heart, whether it can be done, you have to watch the current situation develop.

Under Lin Yimin's instructions, Little Kadoorie was more enthusiastic about Zhang Shaoshuai, and even offered him a lot of discounts on prices.

Zhang Shaoshuai seems to be really interested in Xiao Kadoorie's proposal and hopes to go to Nanhua to see the "goods".Little Kadoorie naturally agreed and arranged for Zhang Shaoshuai to go to Nanhua.

Coincidentally, if you count the intelligence bureau that planned the transformation of the Tiger Head Gang from a gang to a military group, all the chess pieces that Situ Nan laid in China had their own ideas, and they secretly reached a certain tacit understanding.

Situ Nan felt this tendency somewhat, but there were too many things to take into consideration, and she was secretly indulging in some kind of thousands of miles away.

After all, every interest group has its own demands, and it is impossible to completely succumb to someone's will.The contributions of the Nanyang people deeply stimulated those who stayed in the country. In the past two years, the proposal of the Northern Expedition has gradually become stronger among the ambitious young people such as Liangguang and Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen. They communicate with certain generals in the army. , Secretly reached a tacit understanding.

In a few years, even if Nanhua does not order the Northern Expedition, it is estimated that they will go "alone".

Since the Guangdong-Guangxi War, the development direction of Guangdong and Guangxi is completely different from the history that Situ Nan is familiar with. After recuperation, Chen Jiongming and others have almost achieved the goal of building Guangdong into a model province.

The original solid foundation, coupled with the strong investment of Meihua Company, under the government-led industrial construction plan, the prosperity of Guangdong and Guangxi has gradually surpassed the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River with Shanghai as the center.

The prosperity of Shanghai is abnormal. There are too many foreign forces to interfere, and it is impossible to guide the surrounding areas to build and develop in a planned way. On the contrary, under the governance of the Zhi Gong Party, Guangdong is organized and has gained more and more support from the people. , The development momentum is much more stable.

In history, when the Kuomintang ruled Guangdong and Guangxi, it did not build much. It relied on the merchants to severely exploit and squeeze the potential of Guangzhou and other places.

Today's Guangdong and Guangxi base areas are much stronger than historical ones, and it is no wonder that Lin Yimin and Song Ziwen will nourish their ambitions for external expansion.

In recent years, the situation in Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other provinces has been turbulent. Beiyang warlords and local warlords have been wrestling back and forth, wantonly exploiting, and the people complained.

The Guangdong Army and Gui Army, which have initially completed normalization, will certainly not spend too much effort on confronting those "militias."The forces in Guangdong and Guangxi are fully capable of external expansion, but they still have the same words. They have no energy to deal with the territories that have been shot down, so they have turned a blind eye to the surrounding situation for the time being.

Zhi Gong Dang and Meihua Company have firmly suppressed the internal tendency of external expansion politically and economically, and concentrated their energy on industrial construction and immigration.

In Guangzhou, Chen Jiongming was also troubled by this. He looked at the old man Deng Keng and said with a wry smile: "It is good for young people to desire to make contributions, but for the time being, they will bear it.

With such a large stall that we have rolled out, the project is entering a critical moment. If troops are mobilized outside, those projects will be in trouble if they stop."

Chen Jiongming said patiently.It is estimated that Nanning is similar!

"I know! I'll let those below guys talk about soldiers first!" Deng Keng said with a smile. In the General Staff, he has practiced a lot of combat plans against the surrounding forces. The young and strong factions who came out of the military academy are eager to make achievements. .

"Our troops are indeed stronger than other forces, but the number is a bit small. Except for the construction of the Corps, it is only more than 40,000. Although we do not plan to mobilize troops outside, we must be prepared!"

Deng Keng smiled.After Chen Jiongming nodded, it was much easier for him to ask the Ministry of Finance for money.

"Forty thousand people are still less? I know, you want to train those soldiers as officers. We can raise five or six Beiyang soldiers at the cost of raising one soldier.

Now Nanhua has much less support for us. We must rely on ourselves for everything. We cannot raise taxes arbitrarily. The pressure on the government is also great!"

Chen Jiongming declined Deng Keng's proposal to expand the army secretly.

"Okay! I'm just talking about it." Deng Keng was not disappointed at all. In addition to raising more than 40,000 regular troops, the Guangdong Army also has 50,000 construction corps. Those people were cut out from the original army and had received basic training. Military training is the reserve source of the Guangdong Army.But to hit the attention of these people, you can only wait for the completion of those large-scale engineering projects.

"By the way, when Li Zongren called just now, he said that he would establish a joint command center. Nanhua sent a lot of staff to Nanning, and I think they have plans."

Chen Jiongming said.

"It's great, it's necessary." Deng Keng said excitedly, thinking of something, and looked at Chen Jiongming in surprise, "You said the phone, he called you from Nanning?"

"That's right! You have been in the barracks for too long, and I don't know what happened outside. Our railway plan has been successful. You can take the train directly from Guangzhou to Nanning in one day.

Think about it, Guangxi also raises 20,000 troops, and Nanhua also secretly dispatched more than 10,000 soldiers who participated in the Nanyang War to station in western Guangdong, which adds up to more than 70,000.If such a powerful army does not send it, I think Wu Peifu can't stop it!

You know, the Canton-Han railway goes directly from Guangzhou to Wuhan.Meihua Company is the major shareholder of this railway..."

Chen Jiongming smiled openly, his smile a bit conspiracy.

"That's a lot!" Deng Keng smiled. "Maybe you don't need to take a boat this time, you can take a train to Guangxi."

Through the plan to go north by railway, the staff has conducted a lot of drills. If the army from Guangxi also joins in, he will be more certain to take down those coveted sites.

"Then the telephone line is probably built along the railway?"

"That's right!" Chen Jiongming nodded. This is no less expensive. It is much more convenient than radio and telegraph regardless of efficiency.Smooth transportation and communication have greatly promoted the exchanges between the two places and integrated Guangdong and Guangdong into one.

Deng Keng was relieved that he wanted to establish a joint command and combat system even more urgently.The Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou is exactly the same as the Nanning Military Academy. They both developed from the South China model. They share the same family. Students from the two schools have regular exchanges, and the language is generally understood...

"Don't worry, take your time! We must know that our enemy is not only on the battlefield, but also a poor and backward society. In Guangdong alone, construction will not be easy. If the territory expands, the supporting construction forces If we don’t keep up, our strength will be wasted in vain. You know, this thing is the biggest change."

Chen Jiongming clicked on his forehead and said earnestly, "We are not Wu Peifu. He can fight and is very active in military construction, but the area under his governance has not changed much. So, even if he is very prestigious now, that is also true. It's just a personal prestige."

Chen Jiongming, the visible enemy, is not worried, but it is really difficult to change at least part of a society to be changed.In this regard, he got closer to the Zhi Gong Party and became a thoroughly planned, pragmatic and cautious reformist.

Deng Keng nodded, his face was solemn, he felt a little heavy on his shoulders, and he sighed in his heart. Chen Jiongming's gaze was farther than himself, not just confined to military expansion, which was why he admired the other party.

In terms of personal morality, he is better than most politicians.Although the Kuomintang still had some illusions about itself and tried everything possible to wink its eyes, Deng Keng stood firmly on the side of Zhi Gong Party and Chen Jiongming.

Of course, there is a more important reason. The de-warlordization policy of Guangdong and Guangxi is well done. Both the society and the military have spared no effort in system construction and have formed a well-functioning system. It is not just that anyone has a hot head. You can take the army and the government as your own.

When some members of the South China delegation left Shanghai and visited Guangzhou, they received a warm welcome. Guangzhou citizens swarmed to the dock and waved colorful flags.After all, the relationship between Nanhua and Guangdong is too close, maybe there are relatives in the Nanhua delegation.

"The Prime Minister can't come this time, he wants me to greet you." Huang Sande said with a smile, and when he set foot on Guangzhou, he felt like returning home in a beautiful dress, so excited.

"Brother Huang, we are also happy that you are here. Guangzhou is very different now, you have to take a good look." Chen Jiongming smiled and shook hands.Deng Keng, Chen Tianming and others went to the dock to greet them.

The development of Guangdong and Guangxi has been fruitful. The two sides should have in-depth exchanges on what to do next.

Chen Jiongming accompanied Huang Sande and others to secretly visited the arsenal, railway, and steel plants under construction to show Guangdong's development achievements.

In the subsequent secret meeting, Huang Sande commented: "The development of Guangzhou gave me a lot of confidence, and your achievements are obvious to all. Some places are ahead of Nanhua, but I am worried about the current situation. I know, Many people are thinking about the Northern Expedition and overthrowing the Beiyang government in one fell swoop. I want to know what can be done with your strength?"

Deng Keng smiled confidently: "The Guangdong and Guangxi have built a large-scale military system that can arm a 100,000 strictly trained army. Rifles, bullets, mortars, and machine guns are completely self-sufficient. The only thing missing is heavy weapons. However, considering that the enemy’s equipment is worse than ours, it’s good not to bully others.

It's just that the current industrial construction plan has not been completed, and we can't let go, so our plan is to endure first and support neighboring forces against the northern forces.They are a buffer between us and Wu Peifu.But once we do it, I can guarantee that our army will advance to the Yangtze River within half a year."

After speaking, he pointed to the Yuehan Railway on the map.

"What about the east? Can you eat it?" Huang Sande asked again.The east he said refers to the Yangtze River Delta in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

"As long as the supplies are abundant, it will be no problem to hit Shanghai. But I don't recommend this. According to the report of Meihua Company, we are not able to digest such a large site."

Deng Keng glanced at Chen Jiongming, a little unwilling.