Years of the Republic of China 1913

Song Jiaoren's telegram to Fang Zida reassured him a lot. He didn't mention Chen Qimei's suicide in the telegram. Song Jiaoren is very satisfied with the contributions made by Nanjing and Shanghai.As for the revocation of Fang Zida's position as deputy division commander of the Eighth Division by the Ministry of the Army, Fang Zida will recommend a replacement for the Eighth Division, and ask him to make arrangements before returning to Beijing to report.

On the way back to Nanjing, Fang Zida thought about it a lot. It stands to reason that his position in the Eighth Division was just an expedient measure. After he left, the power of the Eighth Division should be returned to the teacher Zhao Hengti. He was vigilant, but Zhao Hengti's overly low-key and cooperative attitude always made him feel abnormal.

What's more, Zhao Hengti has been the commander of the Eighth Division for so many days, and has always been at odds with the Eighth Division. If Fang Zida hadn't eliminated Lin Hu decisively with lightning speed, the Eighth Division might still be in disarray until now.According to Fang Zida's idea, it is best to transfer Zhao Hengti from the Eighth Division and take another post, and re-select a reliable person to take over the position of division commander, but now the Eighth Division has eliminated internal troubles, reorganized, defeated Zhang Xun, and held Nanjing, although it was mainly due to Fang Zida's efforts, Zhao Hengti still had a lot of credit as the nominal teacher.

Zhao Hengti's division commander will continue to serve, so it is especially important to take over Fang Zida's position as deputy division commander.Now in the country, there are quite a few generals who lead troops and are talented, but most of them are from Beiyang. It is absolutely impossible for Fang Zida to use someone from Beiyang as the deputy division commander.As for the KMT side, either they are too old to command, or they are full of revolutionary ideas and are not suitable for this deputy division commander. After much deliberation, Fang Zida can only choose from the original eighth division personnel, and the most qualified The most suitable ones are Wang Xiaozhen and Huang Kaiyuan.

It stands to reason that Wang Xiaozhen is far more suitable than Huang Kaiyuan, whether it is military experience or prestige at the grassroots level.However, Fang Zida quickly ruled out the possibility of Wang Xiaozhen, because once Wang Xiaozhen became the deputy division commander, it would inevitably lead to a situation where he could not get rid of it. Zhao Hengti, who was already in a weak position in the Eighth Division, would not be able to get along with Wang Xiaozhen at all. Compare.In addition, Wang Xiaozhen's attitude towards Sun Wen and others is also the main reason for Fang Zida's hesitation. If Wang Xiaozhen and Sun Wen hook up after he leaves, and even pull the Eighth Division to join him, Fang Zida's previous efforts will all be wiped out. Wasted.

In this way, Huang Kaiyuan is the most suitable candidate.Huang Kaiyuan, an old official, is very good at bragging and flattering. These Fang Zidas have been taught for a long time. If he becomes the deputy division commander, although he will not be able to fully control the Eighth Division, he can at least fight against Zhao Hengti and Wang Xiaozhen and form a subtle relationship. balance the situation.After careful consideration, Fang Zida made a decision, returned to Nanjing and immediately sent a report to Song Jiaoren, recommending Huang Kaiyuan to take over his position.

After staying in Nanjing for only one day, after Song Jiaoren's order from the Ministry of Army arrived, Huang Kaiyuan officially took over as the deputy division commander and concurrently served as the commander of the mixed brigade.Before leaving Nanjing, Fang Zida specially invited Huang Kaiyuan to have a conversation. Huang Kaiyuan is a smart man. Fang Zida would understand what to do if he gave him a hint. He patted his chest and assured Fang Zida that as long as he was in the position of deputy division commander, the Eighth Division would always be Fang Zida. Zida's troops.

"What is my army? The Eighth Division is KMT's army! It is the country's army!" Fang Zida corrected seriously, and Huang Kaiyuan immediately nodded in agreement, but as for what he really thought in his heart, only he knew.

They did not accept Zhao Hengti and others' suggestion that the Eighth Division held a farewell party for Fang Zida. After dealing with the affairs, Fang Zida left Nanjing very low-key.On the way back to Beijing, news came from Shanghai that Zhang Huchen and the others had already left for the north.

Thinking of Jiang Zhiqing, Fang Zida was inevitably troubled.Fang Zida even had murderous intentions towards this character. If it wasn't for the fact that Chen Qimei's incident had caused too much trouble, and it was obvious that Fang Zida had taken too much action now, perhaps Fang Zida would have really made people do it.But now, the aftermath of Chen Qimei's incident is still unresolved. Instead of taking action against Jiang Zhiqing and others, he has to ask Zhang Huchen to ensure Jiang Zhiqing's absolute safety. What will he do in the future?Fang Zida could only smile wryly. When the time comes, he will take every step. Jiang Zhiqing, who is not yet developed, can't pose any threat now.

Beijing, Ministry of the Army.

It was Fang Zida's first time here.After getting off the train, he did not go to the Prime Minister's Office. According to the order of the Ministry of War, he must first step down and be investigated.

Of course, after arriving in Beijing, he informed Song Jiaoren first before leaving for the Ministry of War. Fang Zida, who returned to Beijing without any guards, went directly in a car and went alone.

"Stop! This is the War Department. Where are you from? Go away!"

"I'm Fang Zida, please see Chief Duan." Standing at the door, Fang Zida in a neat suit said to the guard who stopped him.

"I don't care what Fang Zida and Yuan Zida are you? No one can see you without an official letter!" The guard was very vigilant, and he stretched out his hand to push Fang Zida who was blocking the main entrance, but before he could raise his hand, he was pulled away by his companion Living.

"Brother, he said his name is Fang Zida!"

"What square and round... er... what did you say? He is that Fang Zida?" The guard who was cursing was stunned for a moment, and after regaining his senses, he looked at Fang Zida in front of him and asked tentatively, "Are you from Shanghai? "

"Yes." Fang Zida smiled and nodded.

Some wondered whether the person in front of him was really Fang Zida who had been making such a fuss these days, the guard hesitated for a while and told him to wait, and hurried in to report.

After waiting for a long time, a young lieutenant colonel rushed out. This military officer, Zida, had met once before. He was Duan Qirui's adjutant Luo Fengge, who was also Duan Qirui's godson.

"Brother Zhang Ming, when did you arrive in the capital?"

"Just arrived, there was a comforter who went out to greet him in person, Zida was terrified." Fang Zida said with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Brother Zhang Ming is too polite, don't we as adjutants just do errands?" Luo Fengge joked with a smile, and at the same time pointed at Fang Zida and reprimanded the guards: "You all have to open your eyes to see clearly, this is Yuan No. Fang Zida, the deputy commander of the Eighth Division, and Fang Zhangming, the deputy commander Fang showed his power a while ago! He defeated Zhang Xun's braided army in Nanjing, tsk tsk, amazing! Awesome!"

Luo Fengge was so exquisite that he only mentioned Fang Zida's record and didn't say anything about Shanghai. Fang Zida didn't hold back, just smiled and said a few modest words.

"Brother Zhang Ming, come with me, the chief has been waiting for you for several days."

"Please comfort my brother."

"Hehe, we are all our own people, if you are somewhere, please!"

"Please!"

After entering the Ministry of War, Luo Fengge took Fang Zi to an upstairs room. After entering the door, he politely told Fang Zida to wait here for a while. Chief Duan was having a meeting with the new Deputy Chief Xu and would come over soon.

"Senior Xu?" Fang Zida had already arrived in Nanjing when Song Jiaoren took over as prime minister, and then there were a lot of reorganization of the Eighth Division, plus the subsequent battles of Shanghai and Nanjing. .Except for the chiefs who knew about it, the new deputy chief didn't know anything about it. It was the first time he had heard of the deputy chief Xu mentioned by Luo Fengge.

"It's General Xu Youzheng." After pouring a cup of tea, Luo Fengge said.

"Oh, it's Xu Shuzheng. I didn't expect him to be promoted to deputy chief." Fang Zida, Xu Shuzheng's name, has long been heard, but never seen.

Xu Shuzheng served as the director of the Department of Military Studies and the Director of the Military Horse Department. One can imagine.

In order to prevent Fang Zi from waiting, Luo Fengge specially chatted with him, and asked curiously about Nanjing and Shanghai.Luo Fengge is Duan Qirui's confidant, Fang Zida dare not neglect, besides, he also knows in his heart that Luo Fengge's question may be due to Duan Qirui's order, so he picked some things to talk about right now, but he said it very measuredly, Those who can be told and those who cannot be said are well grasped.

Soon, half an hour passed, and Duan Qirui hadn't come yet.Raising his hand and looking at his watch, Luo Fengge quickly said knowingly: "Brother Zhang Ming, please sit down for a while. I'll go and see Chief Duan."

"Thank you, brother comfort." Nodding his head, Fang Zida knew Duan Qirui's little trick, so he didn't expose it, and sat there quietly tasting the Yuqian Longjing in front of him.

Another ten minutes passed, and finally there were footsteps outside, Fang Zida got up and looked at the door, only to see Duan Qirui finally came.

"Brother Zhang Ming, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I kept you waiting for so long." Duan Qirui said apologetically as soon as he entered the door, and after sitting down, he shook his head and said, "These revolutionary parties have made a mess in the south. , now the Northwest is not peaceful, it is really a headache!"

"Northwest? What happened to Northwest?" Fang Zida asked in surprise.

"You don't know?" Duan Qirui was taken aback for a moment, then remembered something, tapped his head with his fingers and smiled and said, "That's true. Brother Zhang Ming's journey to the north has been blocked, so it's only natural that he doesn't know. Just happened on the 3000st, when Bai Lang, a bandit from Henan, gathered [-] people and fled to Shaanxi. He raised the banner of revolutionaries and rebelled against the central government. Now it is said that he has nearly [-] people, and he has successively captured Qian* County, Hu* County, and Long* County. Waiting for seven counties, the Army Department is dispatching troops and generals to counter the rebellion."

"What else? Who is this Bai Lang? How come I've never heard of it?" Fang Zida was taken aback and asked hastily.

"A rogue, as early as the Manchu Qing Dynasty, gathered 200 people to occupy the mountain and became king. Over the years, he has gradually grown. Originally, the central government wanted to wait for the localities to be pacified before carrying out the suppression. Who would have thought that this guy would suddenly appear while the Revolutionary Party rebelled. Head, what a coward!"

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