It turned out that on the sixth of this month, a brigade of the Yichang garrison mutinied first because of the riots. He turned his troops to burn and loot the city of Yichang and did everything.

At this time, Wang Zichun was preparing to dismiss 3,000 veterans from the First Division of the Hubei Army, but these veterans asked for a three-month salary to be dismissed. However, they were reduced to one and a half months. They were not allowed, and Wang Zichun was only willing to dismiss the military salary for one month.

On the afternoon of the seventh, the officers and soldiers made their final request at Sheshan, but Wang Zichun still refused harshly, without any room for reconciliation.

At this time, the news of Yichang's rebels reached Wuhan, and the officials and officials from all teams announced that they would give up their responsibilities of restraint and allow the soldiers to act freely.

At 10 o'clock that night, soldiers from various battalions began to mutiny, starting from Nanhu Lake, and soldiers stationed everywhere responded gradually. The soldiers in Chuwangtai in the city also began to mutiny. The soldiers guarding the city changed their troops and opened the city gates. The gunshots in the city gradually became dense, and stray bullets flew everywhere. In an instant, the streets and alleys were full of war.

The first goal of changing the war was to take the expensive wealth of each store. There were only a few bustling shops in the Changjie area to escape. The war broke into the door, and no matter the foreign currency, gold, silver jewelry, jewelry, and silk-forged clothes were looted. Those who refused to hand over were immediately stabbed by bayonets.

That night, in addition to the occasional gunfire, there were sounds of hitting the door, shooting, intimidation, and beating, and the sound of begging for mercy. The family members who had not yet been robbed were panic.

Wang Zhanyuan had no choice but to do anything in the Governor's Office. When the sky gradually became brighter and the gunshots gradually subsided, he could only go to the Hubei General Chamber of Commerce to cry and win people's hearts.

On that day, Wang Zichun ordered that all rebels would be discharged from the army, all wages would be paid, and three months of replenished wages would be paid. The robbery of property was allowed to be taken back to his hometown, and a train was sent to send back to his hometown for free.

When the train was halfway through, gunfire suddenly burst into loud sounds. The two infantry battalions of the First Mixed Brigade of Hubei, which had been hiding here, rushed up and shot. The soldiers then buried four or five hundred bodies. The rest got out of the car and surrendered. Wang Zichun had a clear order, and all those who had possessions of over 500 yuan were shot, and sixty or seventy people were shot.

Most of the property obtained on the train was returned to the owner, but when the news came, the morale of the army was in chaos, almost all the officers and soldiers of the First Division fled, with only three or four hundred remaining people in the camp. All the fugitive soldiers of the Second Division fled in Yichang, and more than half of the other brigades fled. All the remaining officers and soldiers were depressed and could no longer form an army. Only the group stationed in Yanglou Division was not affected and could still maintain the establishment.

This tragedy shocked the whole country, and Wang Zichun also lost the people's hearts as a result.

There were a group of frustrated soldiers in Hubei. These people had always had the idea of ​​returning to Hubei to rule, so they went to Hunan to persuade the Hunan governor Yi Heng and Zhao to send troops to aid Hubei. Yi Heng and Zhao Chu refused because of insufficient troops, but these people promised to use three heavy benefits to lure the Hunan army.

First, although Hunan's joint provincial autonomy is the best region in the country, autonomy cannot be kept alone and must not be isolated. It must join forces with provinces to organize joint autonomous governments in order to be invincible. As long as Wuhan is captured, the Yangtze River can be controlled and blocked. At that time, the joint autonomous government will be realized.

Second, Hunan has always had more troops and less salary. Now it has two divisions and ten brigades, and less than half of the military salary can be provided per month. After aiding Hubei, the two divisions of the Hunan Army can be kept in southern Hubei to assist in defense. The military salary will be provided by Hubei, which can alleviate the financial pressure in Hunan.

Third, when Hunan now purchases arms from the Hanyang Arsenal, it must be approved by Wang Zichun. After the Hunan Army aided Hubei to conquer Wuhan, the arms can be given priority to the Hunan Army.

These three heavy benefits cannot help but make Yi Heng and Zhao excited. At this time, because there are too many soldiers and too little salaries within Hunan, the central government cannot cooperate with the salaries, and conflicts between the soldiers are born, and there is a possibility of a civil war breaking out.

It is also a very good idea to make a situation outside, to win a territory in Hubei, to solve the problem of military pay and arms sources, and to resolve internal conflicts in this way.

When Hunan was discussing this issue, Lu Dangping, the commander of the Second Division, voluntarily led troops to fight directly to Wuhan, and most of the other divisions and brigades expressed their willingness to aid Hubei.

On the other hand, Xiong Wu, the former governor of Sichuan, also sent representatives to Hunan, saying that the Sichuan army was willing to send troops to Hubei, and the Sichuan and Hunan provinces jointly assisted Hubei, which increased the confidence of success by a few%.

On the 20th, the Hunan side officially decided to send troops, electing Hengyi Zhao as the commander-in-chief of the autonomous army to assist Hubei, and Jiang Shubin, a native of Hubei, was appointed as the director of the autonomous army. At the same time, the two main divisions and brigades of the army to assist Hubei began to assemble. A Hubei army regiment, who had been in Hunan for many years, joined the Hubei army to support Hubei, to show that aiding Hubei was expelling Wang Zichun at the request of the Hubei people.

At the same time, the Hunan Army also issued a telegram, saying that the Hunan Army was purely trying to expel Prince Chun and had no other intentions. After expelling the king, "all the affairs of Hubei were returned to Hubei."

At this time, Hubei was at its weakest time. There was originally a Hubei No. 1 Mixed Brigade who could still fight, but when the Mixed Brigade heard the news of the Hunan Army's aid to Hubei, it simply announced its independence, and neither joined the Hubei Army nor the Hubei Army.

As a result, from Yanglou Department to Wuhan, it became almost blank. Wang Zichun was about to resign and step down. At this time, the news that Liu Jingxiao led his army south became a life-saving straw. He sat in the railway station every day and waited, asking from time to time: "Where is the Dingbian Army?"

After hearing Ding Chong say this, Liu Jingxiao understood how difficult the current task is.

There should be about 40,000 troops in the Hunan Army's two divisions and two brigades, while the Hubei Army's first regiment in the Yanglou Division calculated 2,500 people, and the fourth infantry battalion of Dingbian Army, plus the force transferred by Wang Zichun, the maximum number of troops was 3,500, and the total number was only 6,000.

With 6,000 enemies of 40,000 troops who can fight in the Hunan Army, and they have to defend for ten days, what a difficult thing!

But Liu Jingxiao calmed down instead. The greater the risk, the higher the reward. If the Hunan Army could be resisted, the future glory and wealth would definitely not be able to escape.

The overall situation is not chaotic, which is one of Liu Jingxiao's great advantages. He said to Ding Chong: "Ship Ding, thank you for your appreciation! If you don't say anything, I will go to the front line. When my successor team arrives, I will transfer them immediately!"

Ding Chong was relieved when he saw that Liu Jingxiao was not shocked. He said, "This time when Zichun passed by Baoding, he saw the powerful soldiers of the Third Division. After comparing our Hubei troops, he couldn't help but say, 'Look at other people's troops.' He also wanted to train a strong soldier, but unfortunately he was too hasty and was too impatient to cause this disaster. But Brother Liu, don't worry! This strong soldier is probably yours!"

Liu Jingxiao was not polite either. He replied: "I will also need Ding Shuai to support him in the future!"

Ding Xin nodded and said, "It has reached this point. You can use the weapons of the Hanyang Arsenal. You are now the commander-in-chief of our Hubei Army. You are the main commander of the big and small matters. You can inform us at that time and let Zichun approve it!"
Chapter completed!