Years of the Republic of China 1913

Zhang Xun's braided army disappeared. After waiting for a few hours, the Eighth Division, which was waiting solemnly, did not see Zhang Xun's troops launch an attack. After receiving the news, Fang Zida hesitated for a while, and immediately ordered the front line to send a small group of troops to move to Zhang Xun's position, but After a while, someone came back from the front and reported that there was no one in the opposite position, and Zhang Xun's braided army ran away at some point.

"Run away? Really ran away?" In addition to being surprised, Fang Zida was ecstatic, but he was not overjoyed. Instead, he continued to send a small group of troops to search forward to avoid being ambushed by Zhang Xun.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the front search troops finally reported that Zhang Xun's braided army had indeed run away. Just in the middle of last night, Zhang Xun quietly assembled his troops and retreated northward. By noon today, the braided army had turned to the northwest and continued Go to Anhui.

When the news came, the entire Eighth Division cheered. So far, the week-long battle finally came to an end.The Eighth Division, which suffered huge casualties, finally firmly held Nanjing City and repelled Zhang Xun's braided army. Zhang Xun, who was beaten to death under Nanjing City, had no choice but to withdraw his troops and withdrew from Jiangsu.

"Win like that?" Fang Zida still couldn't believe it until now. The battle was fought so hard. Just when he thought he was going to make a final fight, the enemy ran away, and the Eighth Division won the final victory.In a daze, two lines of 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 a cavalry regiment to pursue?" Huang Kaiyuan, who was ecstatic, suggested.

"Don't chase after poor bandits." Waving his hand, Fang Zida rejected the proposal, not to mention that the combat power of the cavalry regiment is not strong, and although Zhang Xun retreated, the braided army should still maintain a certain combat power. It's not that Da didn't experience it before, and chasing at a loss not only won't please him, but may lead to the indiscriminate loss of the precious cavalry regiment.What's more, the Eighth Division after the war now needs to rest and replenish its troops. You must know that the Eighth Division is almost disabled now.

The news of Nanjing's victory in the guaranteed war was quickly transmitted to Beijing by telegram and to the Prime Minister's Office.Song Jiaoren, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, was overjoyed when he received the telegram, and sent a telegram to Fang Zida in the name of the prime minister and KMT chairman, expressing his commendation and encouragement to the Eighth Division.At the same time, Song Jiaoren ordered the Ministry of Finance to allocate 15 yuan to the Eighth Division as a compensation for the casualties of this battle, and asked Fang Zida to rest and reorganize the Eighth Division as soon as possible and restore the establishment.

Zhang Xun tried his best but failed to win the Eighth Division. In this battle, his braided army and the Eighth Division almost lost both sides.If the braided army with huge losses continued to fight, it might be over. Zhang Xun didn't dare to throw all his money into it.In desperation, Zhang Xun had no choice but to withdraw quietly at night. After completely leaving the border of Jiangsu, Zhang Xun, who had suffered a defeat, brazenly telegraphed the whole country to express his acceptance of the orders of the Central Committee and the Ministry of the Army, and led his troops to transfer to Anhui. Avoid "conflict" with the Eighth Division.

Zhang Xun slapped his face to pretend to be fat, as if the great battle under the city of Nanjing never happened.Although out of some political considerations, the Beijing Army Department and even the Prime Minister's Office have acquiesced in Zhang Xun's statement, but in fact everyone knows that Zhang Xun was defeated by the Eighth Division, just like in the past. Driven out of Jiangsu territory.

The results of the Battle of Nanjing caused great shock among various forces.Zhang Xun was defeated in Nanjing, and Yuan Shikai summoned Duan Qirui after receiving the news. On the same day, the Ministry of the Army ordered the front-line troops not to contact the Jiangsu garrison. At the same time, it ordered the second army to meet Zhang Xun in Anhui and rest on the spot.In addition, the First Army stepped up its attack on Li Liejun, trying 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 second day after the end of the Battle of Nanjing, Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu who was hiding in Shanghai, sent a telegram publicly, expressing his support for the central government and opposing separatism, and he took a clear stand on Song Jiaoren's side.Afterwards, Bai Wenwei, Commander-in-Chief of the Yuan Army in Anhui, issued a public statement, saying that he was controlled by the division commander Hu Wantai and civil affairs chief Sun Duosen, and was forced to assume the post of commander-in-chief. In fact, he wholeheartedly supported President Yuan and Premier Song. Yes, those who forced him to rebel have been arrested, the title of Anhui Discussing Yuan Jun has been officially cancelled, and the entire army has surrendered to Ni Sichong and Zhang Zhenfang.

Then, Sun Daoren, the governor of Fujian, went to the Central Committee of the Telegraph and stated to Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren his "grievance" that he was coerced by his teacher Xu Chongzhi and others to declare independence, and at the same time announced the abolition of Fujian's independence.Followed by Tan Yankai, governor of Hunan, who also telegraphed the whole country, announcing the cancellation of independence, followed by Xiong Kewu and others in Sichuan...

At this point, Li Liejun in Jiangxi was besieged on all sides, and his defeat was imminent. In desperation, he had no choice but to electrify Jiangxi to cancel independence, 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 failure 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, etc. as the first-class criminals of the war and wanted them all. The above-mentioned persons were arrested and brought to justice.Soon, Li Liejun, Bai Wenwei, and Chen Jiongming were escorted to Beijing. Sun Wen, Ju Zheng and others fled to Japan.

These have little to do with Fang Zida, what he is most concerned about now is the rebuilding of the Nanjing Eighth Division.After the war, the Eighth Division was scarred, and most of the main elite lost half.Although they won the final victory, it is not easy to rebuild the Eighth Division.

These days, on the one hand, Fang Zida has been recruiting troops, striving to replenish his troops in the shortest possible time; on the other hand, he has to make arrangements for the compensation of casualties and officers.In addition to the 15 yuan allocated by the central government, Fang Zida also added another [-] yuan, and personally supervised the entire process of the pension.

Under Fang Zida's strict implementation, the entire pension process went smoothly, and the families of the casualties were basically satisfied.In addition, the training of recruits after recruitment is also an important key, all of which require Fang Zida's full attention, coupled with the great loss of weapons and equipment after the war, replenishment is also an important issue, and he has been busy doing these tasks all day long. Fang Zida, who had hardly rested, almost lost a lot of weight.

"The Ministry of the Army called. The eighth division's supplementary requirements for weapons have been included in the proposal. In view of the heavy losses of the various ministries, please ask the eighth division to overcome the difficulties for the time being..."

The staff officer read the telegram from the Beijing Army Department, and Fang Zida frowned when he heard it.Although it sounds good in the telegram, it actually draws a hollow gnocchi, which is not at all economical.What is an already-ruled proposal?What does it mean to temporarily overcome difficulties?To put it bluntly, the Eighth Division will not be supplemented with weapons now. You wait slowly, and the Ministry of the Army will consider you when it has weapons.

Regarding this matter, Fang Zida also telegraphed Song Jiaoren directly, but Song Jiaoren was helpless.Not to mention that there was nothing wrong with the reply from the Ministry of the Army, the rest of the Beiyang departments also needed weapons to counter the rebellion, not just the Eighth Division.In addition, although the central government’s finances have eased a little after large borrowings, overall funds are still very tight, and China’s own weapons production capacity is not strong, and arms are mainly imported. Importing a large amount of arms in a short period of time is not so easy at all. thing.

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

"Small additions can still be done, but it may be difficult to get a large number of support. Deputy Master Fang, you also know the current situation of the manufacturing bureaus in the two places, because there is no problem with the maintenance of firearms in terms of technology, but you have to make your own, whether it is materials or There are difficulties in terms of quality." Wang Xiaozhen knew the situation of the two manufacturing bureaus quite well, and when Fang Zida asked, he immediately shook his head and said.

After thinking about it, Fang Zida had no choice but to let the various departments collect repairable weapons and send them to the manufacturing bureaus of the two places first, so as to try to repair a batch for use.As for the addition of new weapons, we can only wait for the future.In this battle, it is estimated that it will be impossible to restore the Eighth Division to its original combat effectiveness within half a year, and Fang Zida can only do so much.

"Deputy Master Fang, Mr. Fujita asked to see me."

"Fujita? What is he doing here?" Fang Zida was taken aback. This Fujita Ichiro was the logistics officer of the Eighth Division and one of the Japanese advisers of the Eighth Division.Fang Zida, who has always been not very interested in the Japanese, has not met these Japanese advisers a few times after taking over the Eighth Division, and usually only has business contacts.But having said that, the work of these Japanese consultants in the Eighth Division is still competent, especially during the Battle of Nanjing, Ichiro Fujita was in charge of logistics and did a lot of practical work, which can be said to have some credit .

However, he suddenly asked to see himself, is there any problem with the logistics?After thinking about it for a while, Fang Zida ordered Fujita to be taken to the backyard of the division headquarters to wait for a while, and then go there after finishing the work in hand.

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

"Mr. Fujita, please sit down. The rest of the work has worked hard for you these days." Fang Zida replied with a pleasant face. The logistics work is very important for the recent rest and replenishment. Ichiro Fujita has been cooperating with the division to make the logistics in order. In view of this aspect, Fang Zida is still very grateful to him.

Ichiro Fujita is a China hand, and there was no obstacle in the conversation between the two parties. After sitting down, he first reported the logistics situation seriously, and made some reasonable suggestions to Fang Zida.For this, Fang Zida recognized it very much, and happily encouraged the other party a few words.

"Deputy Master Fang, there is one more important thing to come here." Fujita said seriously.

"Oh, please tell me if you have anything to do. 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 that your country is looking for rebels. What a coincidence, just today I received news from a friend in Shanghai, Chen Qimei, who was hiding in the Shanghai Concession, etc. The rebels plan to flee overseas tonight, so I will report to you, Deputy Commander Fang, right away."