The journey starts from the Titanic

Putting down the phone, Situ Nan received another call from Song Ziwen. That guy had already regarded Wuhan as his possession.

"The top priority is to connect the Guangdong-Han Railway! The railway is in hand, I have the world!"

Situ Nan reminded.

The main force of the Northern Expedition was concentrated along the Guangdong-Han Railway. Hunan, Hubei and other areas far away from the railway had not had time to establish a ruling regime, but there were no strong opponents around, so there was no need to worry about being cut off.

It now appears that the construction of the Guangdong-Han Railway at any cost was really a bargain.

"Is there any good news on the front lines?"

Hearing the excited voice of Situ Nan in the study, Song Meiling walked in, with a faint expectation in her eyes.

"Of course." Situ Nan patted his thigh and motioned for the other person to come over. As soon as he finished talking about the frontline news, the woman in his arms got up and went downstairs. There was a rush of clucking high heels.

"Stubborn woman! Can't sit still for a moment."

Situ Nan smiled slightly and sniffed, there was a faint fragrance in the air.

Calm down, Situ Nan wrote to Wilson to discuss the situation in China, thinking that a new revolutionary regime would bring huge benefits to the United States.

Wilson is now the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. Congress, a bit worse than the Secretary of State, but undoubtedly has a lot of influence in foreign affairs.Situ Nan believed that this old friend would respond to him enthusiastically.

Fortunately, I am here. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Guangzhou government to easily deal with foreign ministers. However, it is still not suitable to come to the front. You should find a clever guy.

Situ Nan suddenly remembered Little Kadoorie, maybe that young and cunning Jewish arms dealer was a good choice.

Chapter 60 The Northern Expedition (8) Under Wuhan

The army of the Northern Expedition was on the Han River, and the vast areas south of the Yangtze River fell into the hands of the Guangzhou government. Wu Peifu's army had been wiped out.

Wuchang, this north-south strategic hub has iconic significance in the history of the Republic of China.During the 1911 period, the Northern Army went south and fought fiercely with the Southern Revolutionary Army. The Northern Power had ruled China for 13 years.

Now that the Southern Army is heading north, the war is about to burn to Wuchang City. For the citizens of the city, this is a disaster.

According to the tradition of domestic warfare, a party's army is rude outside the city and generally has to withdraw from the city and give the city to the victor. This way, the city can be prevented from being destroyed by war.

Song Weichen, the president of the Wuhan Chamber of Commerce frowned and walked into Wu Peifu's mansion. Wu Peifu met him in his busy schedule.

"Jade Shuai, depending on the face of the people in the city, can you...well, the Chamber of Commerce is going to submit a...cost, and you will definitely not neglect you."

Song Weichen said, looking at Wu Peifu pleadingly.Originally, when he wanted to use the term travel expenses, he changed it to expenses for fear of annoying Wu Peifu.

Now that the general situation is over, I hope that the other party will not be so stubborn and give up Wuhan to avoid being overwhelmed.

As for the travel expenses, the gentry in the city are not stingy. If they can send away these plague gods, they are willing to spend more money.

Well, the defeated army extorted a sum, this is also the tradition of the Republic of China, everyone will do a good job in face.

"Thank you, Chairman Song, for your kindness, and someone has his own plan."

Wu Peifu was noncommittal, put aside his teacup coldly, and was about to rush people after the meeting in less than 10 minutes.

Without getting a clear answer from Wu Peifu, Song Weichen couldn't help being disappointed, shaking his head and sighing and left.

Walking out of the door, looking back, the still arrogant Commander's Mansion flashed a trace of anger in his eyes.

"Damn, I really don't know how to promote, do you think you are invincible? Toast and not eat or drink fine wine, sooner or later I will clean up you!"

Song Weichen is not only the richest man in Wuhan, he owns a large number of industries, but he is also one of the shareholders of Wuhan Industrial Group. Song Ziwen's partner has been in close contact with Guangzhou in private. He knows a lot of inside stories and doubts that the Northern Expedition can take down Wuhan.

Wu Peifu seems to be stubbornly resisting. Song Weichen was worried about Wuhan at the same time, but he was also angry.

Wu Peifu didn't know that Song Weichen was worried about him, so what if he knew it?Song Weichen is just a merchant, how can he be compared with him, the Marshal of Soldiers and Horses?

Someone Wu sat on the chair, still motionless, his face gloomy. Obviously Song Weichen's kind persuasion evoked a scar in his heart and reminded him that Wuhan can't hold it anymore, so quickly withdraw, don't hold on.

What a proud person Wu Peifu is, and he gave up Wuhan, which is really...Where is his face behind?

"Is it really impossible to hold it? Is it really going to be blackmailed and then run away dingy?"

Wu Peifu shook his head, but couldn't think of a good way.He regretted it too much. He didn't expect the enemy to hide his power and wait for him to send his soldiers south to die. He just did what the other side wanted.

But who can predict that the enemy is stronger than Zhao Hengti said?Wu Peifu really shouldn't blame Zhao Hengti for incompetence, thinking that he is exaggerating.

The fleeting years are unfavorable. I only fled here in a dingy manner from Tianjin not long ago, and now I am going to flee again. This world famous name... I feel a pain in my heart, I am really unwilling!

Wu Peifu had the heart to fight for the last time, but thinking of the overwhelming aircraft and cannons of the Northern Expedition Army during the Battle of Xianning, his impetuous heart sank again.

After Song Weichen left, the Marshal's Mansion held a military meeting, and Wu Peifu gathered up his mind to arrange the defense operations in Wuhan.

However, the generals present were in low spirits and did not have the confidence and calmness of the past.Liu Yuchun and other Titans were "reimbursed" in the Battle of Xianning. If Liu Yuchun is still there, Wu Peifu does not hesitate to think that he will be the commander of the Wuhan garrison, commanding the remaining army and the enemy, and even if he loses his defense, the enemy will pay a heavy price. , Maybe I can buy time for myself, reorganize the army and make a comeback.

The remaining few-millionaires, delicate and expensive, do they have a desperate heart?

Wu Peifu guessed maliciously in his heart.

He was right. In history, the main force of Beiyang in the Wuhan campaign was still there. Liu Yuchun and other Beiyang warriors fought fiercely, but they fought extremely bloody.

However, none of this will happen.

The Beijing coup hit Wu Peifu hard. After being stabbed in the back, he had a new perspective on the loyalty of his subordinates.

What was particularly annoying was that the Beiyang Army's supplies were not in place for a long time, and they urgently asked Qi Xieyuan of Jiangsu and Sun Chuanfang of Zhejiang for help, but they were all refused as an excuse to deal with the attack of the Northern Expedition Army Li Zongren.

Li Zongren's Third Front Army set off from Changsha, moved eastward along the Yangtze River into Jiangxi, occupied De'an along the way, threatened Jiujiang, and cut off the route of Qi Xieyuan and others to rescue Wuhan.

Of course, Qi Xieyuan and others may be overwhelmed and have no intention of rescuing.

Nesting in Wuhan, Wu Peifu felt trapped everywhere and cried secretly. It really felt like every day he should not.

Open the map and make a careful calculation. Hubei has fallen into the enemy's circle, the change of hands in Central China is a foregone conclusion, and Wuhan is almost unable to hold it.

For the present plan, the only way to take the initiative to withdraw from Wuhan is to save the final capital.It is hoped that after the Northern Expeditionary Army gains Central China, it will be blocked by the Yangtze River, and shouldn't continue to pursue it northward in a short time?

Of course, they may move down the river in the next step, targeting the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, just like the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom Peasant Army in the late Qing Dynasty... This is just to buy time for themselves and reintegrate the Central Plains army to counterattack.

What Wu Peifu lacks most now is time. From Shanhaiguan to Beijing and then to Wuhan, the situation has changed so fast that the whole world has almost fallen apart in just two months. He has no time to mobilize enough power to deal with all this, just like being combined by a series of combinations. The punch was confusing.

Wu Peifu had the intention to retreat, but did not want to withdraw easily. He ordered the troops stationed in Guishan, Snakeshan, Hongshan and other positions outside the city to fight back desperately, pretending to be guarding Wuhan firmly on the surface.

After being rectified by Wu Peifu, the defenders in the city finally regained some confidence. After all, Wu's name was placed there, and the Beiyang soldier was quite superstitious in the name "Jade Commander".

This is also related to Wu Peifu's generous reward.The northern soldiers of this year are just like the uncle. They don't have enough money to coax them, and the orders of Lao Tzu, the king of heaven, are not working well.

Well, they are all the rules of the old Beiyang, which was the case when Yuan Gongbao.

In order to compete for the important hills outside Wuchang City, the Northern Expeditionary Army deployed almost all its planes and poured bombs on the Northern Army without mercy.