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    Li Shucheng, the host of the "King Overthrow Movement", personally contacted Zhang Hanqing on behalf of Hubei Province.

    Hubei, which is separated from Shaanxi by a strip of water, has long been in Zhang Hanqing¡¯s eyes.  Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that "Huguang is well versed in the world". Hubei, known as "the thoroughfare of nine provinces", has outstanding people and is known as "nine-headed birds in the sky and Hubei guys underground" to describe the shrewdness of its local people.  At that time, Wuchang, the provincial capital, was a famous city with the highest priority. It was located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and controlled the north-south transportation hub. Wuchang relied on the Yangtze River's strong sky, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The river below the Qingshan Mountain was defended by the navy. There were concessions from various countries above the Qingshan Mountain, and the enemy could not pass through. Wuchang City  Lining the river, it is not easy to forcefully cross the river and land on the shore.

    Hanyang Arsenal is also another important factor: Hanyang Arsenal, Shenyang Arsenal and Taiyuan Arsenal are known as the three major arsenals of the Republic of China. Although Liaoning now far surpasses Hanyang in terms of military industry capabilities, Lanzhou Arsenal is believed to soon stand out and become one of the largest arsenals with huge investment.  The fourth largest, but as an important military supply base in the belly of China, it is still coveted by all parties - Hanyang was also famous for manufacturing rifles during the Anti-Japanese War.  Wu Peifu was not interested in the position of deputy envoy to Luyu, but he had a soft spot for Hubei Province, and he also took a fancy to Hubei's military potential, financial and material resources.  For the Northwest People's Army, because the Lanzhou Arsenal is under preparation and the Beijing-Hankou Railway and Jinpu Railway are controlled by the Zhili Clique, all military supplies needed by the army need to be transferred from Beijing to Suizhou, and then transferred to Lanzhou via Ningxia and northern Shaanxi.  Everywhere is difficult.  After the victory in Wuhan, Zhang Hanqing's Northwest People's Army, China's earliest arsenal, had the opportunity to be supplemented nearby, thus forming a lasting combat effectiveness.

    In terms of economic development, Hanyeping Company, located in Lianghu, is the largest steel company in China and has unique advantages in developing industry.  1,000-ton ships on the Yangtze River east of Wuchang can freely go to sea and have good water transportation conditions. Therefore, it is also the last station of the British and American sphere of influence on the Yangtze River.  There are other important railway trunk lines, the Beijing-Hankong Railway and the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, whose intersection is also in Wuhan (currently, due to the complicated terrain and difficult engineering of the section from Shaoguan to Zhuzhou, which is more than 400 kilometers, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway only extends to the Zhuzhou section. Historically, the Zhuzhou section  The Shao section was delayed until 1936 before it was fully opened to traffic. At that time, it was known as the railway with the highest railway engineering and construction standards in China. At the same time, due to the opening of the Wuhan Yangtze River section railway ferry, the Guangdong-Hankou Railway was announced to be connected), Jinghan means Beijing to Hankou, Guangdong-Hankou  Guangzhou to Wuchang is the most important north-south railway trunk line in China. It connects six provincial capitals, dozens of large and medium-sized cities, and is connected to multiple railways. It plays an extraordinary role in China's national economy.  role.

    Moreover, once Hubei Province is under its control, the Beijing-Hankou Railway, one of the two major transportation (and economic) pillars that the Zhili Clan relies on to navigate China's political arena, will be owned by the Zhili and Fengtian (People's Army), declaring its advantage in rapid troop transport in the future Central Plains battlefield.  Vanished.

    Zhang Hanqing had been planning for several months to enter Hubei, and now he finally had this good opportunity.  Therefore, Li Jinglin's 5th Division and the newly reorganized 6th Division of the Jingguo Army Hu Jingyi formed the East Route Army to guard Tongguan, with Hu Jingyi as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.  The 2nd Division of the Northwest People's Army and the 4th Cavalry Division formed the Southern Route Army, which was stationed in Ankang, Shangnan and other cities on the border of Shaanxi and Hubei, and was personally led by Zhang Hanqing and Han Linchun.  Both armies were well prepared to enter Hubei and were waiting for the opportunity.

    In order to ensure that the Northwest People's Army has the justice to send troops and to avoid causing resentment among the Hubei people as much as possible, Zhang Hanqing and Hubei representative Li Shucheng made the following guarantees:

    ? 1. After the king is successfully driven out, the entire Hubei province will implement "autonomy", abolish the military governor, and immediately hold an elected provincial governor;

    2. The Northwest People's Army only sent one division to be stationed in Hankou, and military expenses were provided by the Hubei Province's financial quota;

    3. The Northwest People¡¯s Army only requires the management rights of Hanyang Arsenal;

    4. The Northwest People¡¯s Army will ensure the public security and economic stability of Hubei Province, as well as the interests of Chinese and foreign parties in Hubei;

    5. Unless requested by the government, the troops stationed in Hubei will never interfere with local police and government affairs;

    6. The troops stationed in Hubei will negotiate with the north and south and warlords from all parties to ensure that Hubei is a neutral place and will not be disturbed by all parties.

    In order to attract the Hubei army to the maximum extent, Zhang Hanqing sent representatives to lure Zhao Hengti from Hunan to send troops north on the grounds that Zhili and Feng were at odds, and promised that the Northwest People's Army and Fengjun would act as a strong restraint for Wu Peifu to join the war group.

    In addition, Zhang Hanqing also took the opportunity of Xu Lanzhou's return to Beijing to "report on his work" and sent him to communicate in detail with Zhang Zuolin stationed in Shenyang, Sun Liechen, and Guo Songling in Tianjin about the situation in Central China, and asked the North China Army to be prepared to attack along the Beijing-Hankou Road and the Han Dynasty once Wu Peifu sent troops.  Jinpu Road sent troops to cover its retreat.  When they foresaw the prospect of the Northwestern People's Army taking over Hubei and greatly increasing the strength of Fengjun's army, the senior officials in Fengjun's military and government almost went crazy.  Zhang Zuolin mobilized two divisions of the Northeastern Route Guard Army to immediately leave the border, and adopted a high-pressure posture, so as to prevent Wu Peifu's troops from moving lightly when the war started in the south.

    Even so, the borders of Shaanxi and Hubei are close to each other."With Zhang Zuolin's current influence, what does this position mean?" This strengthened his determination.  Although Feng Yuxiang was driven out of a foothold by Zhang Hanqing in the previous battle for Shaanxi, he actually appreciated Zhang Hanqing's methods when the situation was hostile.  Politics is dirty, military is tricky, and heroes always cherish each other.

    The Northwest People's Army began to secretly recruit ships to transport artillery and baggage.  Prepare to take advantage of the People's Army's new weapons and send a lightly-armed unit into Hubei in advance. Under the leadership of Li Shucheng, organize the preparation of military supplies and fodder in the towns along the Han River.

    Before the war even started, the Zhili clique was already torn apart, which made the people's army have a very high chance of winning this war and their confidence doubled.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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