Wang Jueshuai must go to the Hubei General Chamber of Commerce to take charge at the end of each month, saying that the army will pay the funds on the first day of next month, and the Chamber of Commerce will raise funds as soon as possible.

The amount is as low as 600,000 yuan, and as high as nearly one million yuan, which is a regular necessary fund, but it is not discounted, so the chamber of commerce dare not object.

But most of this money was spent on Wang Zichun's pocket, and only a small part was used to pay the salary.

In addition, Wang Zichun has many ways to make money, such as transporting small copper coins produced by the Hubei Official Money Bureau to the north for profit, appointing private individuals to serve important positions in various counties, etc.

Meng Ding's words were quite unfair, but he didn't have much affection for the Hunan Army, thinking that the Hunan Army's aid to Hubei was just to realize Great Hunanism.

Just as there is Great Fengtianism in the northeast and "Greater Yunnanism" and "Greater Guangxiism" in the southwest, some Hunanese people also have the strange idea of ​​"Greater Hunanism".

Great Hunanism naturally includes Hubei. No matter how nice it sounds, "the two lakes are one and do not distinguish each other" is actually just to turn Hubei into a colony of Hunan.

The front door drives wolves and the back door comes with tigers, so naturally Meng Dingguo doesn't want to see him. Liu Jingxiao admires his love for his hometown and asks casually: "Dingguo, where are you from?"

Meng Dingguo replied: "I am from Wuxue!"

Liu Jingxiao responded casually, but did not continue to ask.

After the entire army crossed the Yangtze River, they boarded the Guangdong-Hankou Railway.

The Guangdong-Hankou Railway was originally planned to be built from Wuhan to Guangzhou, but because of the funding, it has only completed the section of the railway from Wuhan to Changsha, which is about 730 miles long and is located in Wuchang.

Before the Hunan Army aided Hubei, it had planned a plan to attack Wuhan by train, so it began to detain trains from the Hubei Railway Administration and prepare to take a train to attack Wuhan by train.

This was a clever strategy, but such a big move could not be hidden from Hubei. Hunan thought of a trick to hide the truth and sent a telegram to Hubei and said: "The Hunan Army will change its defenses, please drive a few more trains to assist in military transportation."

Wang Zichun had long heard of the movements in Hunan, so the Hubei Railway Bureau asked him for instructions with this telegram, which confirmed that the Hunan Army attacked Hubei.

Wang Zichun immediately ordered all trains to be opened, and the railway between Hunan and Hubei stopped on the same day. That night, Hunan sent another telegram saying that the troops had no choice but to send buses, and Hubei was not fooled.

There are only seven passenger and freight trains in Hunan, most of which are from Hubei, and Wang Zichun threatens the safety of his family. As a result, many train staff fled, and most of the trains stopped, affecting Hunan's preparations.

In order to transport Liu Jingxiao's troops, Hubei mobilized all passenger and freight trucks, but it took quite a while to get on the bus.

The train ran very fast and arrived at Puqi Station that night. Commander Zhou Zaizhi, who was stationed on the front line, had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw Liu Jingxiao, he walked over and said, "Teacher Liu, you have been waiting for a long time. You are here at the right time! If you are one day late, I'm afraid everything will be too late!"

Liu Jingxiao also recognized the other party at a glance, grabbed Zhou Zaizhi's hand and said affectionately: "Captain Zhou! I just came, listen to you! Come on, tell me what are the movements in the Hunan Army now?"

Zhou Zaizhi replied: "The Hunan Army has prepared almost the same thing now. Today, we have issued a general mobilization order. Now we have two brigades in front of us!"

It turned out that although the Hunan Army had decided on July 20, it was not until today, that is, on the 28th that the general attack order was officially issued, which was delayed for eight days in vain.

As he said that, Zhou Zaizhi handed over the two newly received telegrams to Liu Jingxiao. One was a telegram from Yi Hengzhao, Hunan to assist Hubei. On the telegram, Yi Hengzhao sent a polite ceremony and then a soldier. He asked Wang Zichun to follow the people's will and resign automatically and return the Hubei regime to the people of Hubei. Otherwise, he would have to act on earth and seek justice for the people of Hubei.

Another letter was Wang Zichun's resignation. Wang Zichun just sent a phone call to the Beijing government to resign. Once someone answered, he, Wang, could immediately get rid of his family and return home. At the same time, he also thanked Brother Yi for his concern for him.

Of course, in the bureaucratic dictionary, there are all kinds of words, but the word "做" is missing. Once you sit in this position, you will be reluctant to go. Wang Zichun actually rejected Yi Hengzhao's proposal.

Then Zhou Zaizhi said: "This afternoon, I made my last effort to peace to Hunan. I sent people to Sanxi to explain to Lu Dangping, and said that the train would be connected immediately and should not misunderstand. As a result, Lu Dangping actually said: 'You only have two ways, one is to turn against the king, and the other is to surrender! Otherwise we will not be polite!' I really bully people and treat us Hubei people as scarecrows!"

While speaking, Commander Zhou Zaizhi was excited and clenched his fists, and his blue veins were exposed. Liu Jingxiao couldn't help but secretly applaud. Zhou Zaizhi was indeed Wang Zichun's first tiger general, so he asked: "Captain Zhou, how many troops do your regiment have now?"

Zhou Zaizhi was very respectful to Liu Jingxiao. He said: "Our regiment is composed of four infantry battalions and direct regiments. Each infantry battalion has four infantry companies. In addition, there is an independent battalion that is temporarily mobilized, with a total of more than 4,300 people!"

There are five battalions of a regiment, more than 4,300 people. Liu Jingxiao has never seen such a large organization before. No wonder this person is the only one who is loyal to Wang Zichun. But he has a difficult situation now. He sent someone to find a map and pointed to it and said, "Besides, you and I have a total of more than 8,000 troops together. It is not a big problem to guard the front line of the Yanglou Division. However, the border between Hunan and Hubei is thousands of miles. What if the Hunan Army does not pass by us?"

Zhou Zaizhi was prepared for a long time. He pointed to the map and said, "Our left wing is Chongyang and Tongcheng, which is Wang Tianlong's territory, the right wing police, and Shishou is Liu Zuoqing's territory. They are all semi-independent forces and have never obeyed Jue Shuai, but they have even greater conflicts with Yi Hengzhao."

Zhou Zaizhi said again: "Although their troops are not large, it is no problem to let them drag the Hunan Army for a few days!"

Zhou Zaizhi solved the biggest problem in Liu Jingxiao's mind, so he pointed to the map and shouted: "Come on, go and shoot the telegram! In my name, Wang Tianlong is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the left wing, and Liu Zuoqing is the commander-in-chief of the right wing!"

He is now the commander-in-chief of the Hubei army on the front line, so he naturally has the right to appoint him. Zhou Zaizhi said again: "But the most important thing is our journey!"

Liu Jingxiao nodded: "That's right! Yangloujing is a must-fight place for military strategists, and the main force of the Hunan Army must be here! Okay! Besides, let's have a good fight with them tomorrow!"

As he said that, Liu Jingxiao went to Zhou Zaizhi, but unexpectedly, the two of them laughed out loud with the same firm eyes.
Chapter completed!