Chapter 398 Snowy Night in Changsha

"Master, someone outside sent a invitation to Liuji Restaurant for lunch." The housekeeper invited a invitation to deliver it to Zhu Yaohua's hand and said respectfully.

"Invite me to dinner?" Zhu Yaohua frowned. There were many people who invited him to dinner, but he became the governor of Xiangtan. He held the local military and political power. He was afraid that not many people who invited him to dinner had the qualifications. Those with lower identities might have to go directly to the mansion to visit him.

Zhu Yaohua opened the invitation post and took a look, and his pupils immediately shrank.

"Xie Guoguang!"

"Master, the one Xie Guoguang next to Governor Tan used to be?" said the housekeeper.

"You don't have to worry about who it is. Don't tell us what's going on today." Zhu Yaohua said. Tan Yankai is quite famous in Hunan. His confidant Xie Guoguang knows a lot about everyone in the circle.

"Yes, Master."

It was snowing outside, and the business of Liuji Restaurant was very good. You could smell a spicy smell from a distance.

"Haha, Brother Jianye, you're finally here." There are no cars in Xiangtan yet. Zhu Yaohua came by carriage. Through the private room upstairs, he saw a luxurious carriage escorting over from a distance by more than a dozen soldiers. He got up and went downstairs to greet him.

"Even if Governor Tan left Hunan, he would still be in trouble. Now he is deeply trusted by Xingshuai. Maybe he can be ranked in the central government in the future. The champion brother is Governor Tan's right-hand man. He personally invited him, how dare I not come?" Zhu Yaohua complimented.

"Let's go, let's go upstairs and eat while talking." Xie Guozhong pulled Zhu Yaohua to the second floor.

At this time, the waiter in the restaurant was serving a small pot of fragrant chicken hotpot and put it on the refined charcoal stove.

"I went to Outer Mongolia and my mouth faded. I still felt satisfied with eating chili vegetables when I returned to Hunan. The hot Putian pepper has been so popular in one or two years." Xie Guozhong picked up some chili with chopsticks and blew it down and put it in his mouth. Local farmers picked it off when the sharp pepper was about to mature, but it was not red yet, so they picked it off, boiled it in hot water, and then dried it and marinated it with appropriate amount of salt. In winter, they were used to put it in hot pot. The spicy taste and the unique flavor after marination were cooked with the chicken. Chewing the chicken in his mouth, Xie Guozhong exclaimed that he was happy.

"What, there are no peppers in Outer Mongolia?" Zhu Yaohua also moved his chopsticks and said.

"If you have it, you can do it, so you can bear it if you have high prices. But the peppers you get taste the same as eating grass. Where does this spicy taste come from?" Xie Guozhong said.

"Yes, but I heard that the dishes in Outer Mongolia are also good, so I should be able to eat them." Zhu Yaohua said.

"It's just roasting whole lamb and roasting lamb legs. The beef, mutton and horse meat are very cheap. Those who go there are good things to be a big soldier. But eating too much will make you tired of it." Xie Guozhong smiled and said, "It's better to come back. I'm a southerner. Even if I stay in Hubei, it's much more comfortable than Mongolia."

Zhu Yaohua said, “Yes, no matter how good it is outside, it is not as good as your hometown. Brother Champion asked me to come over. Could it be just to eat Xiangtan’s hometown food, right?”

"Of course not, how are Brother Jianye doing under Zhao Hengxi now?" Xie Guozhong asked.

"It's normal. Although Governor Zhao has a little temper, it's not too difficult to get along with." Zhu Yaohua said.

"Why did I hear that Brother Jianye and Zhao Hengxi are not very happy to get along with each other?" Xie Guozhong said, "I won't go around with you anymore. Hunan Central is going to make a decision. With Zhao Hengxi's soldiers and the Central Committee are not worthy of carrying shoes, if a fight starts, if a division of the Hunan Army can resist the Central Army and the brigade head-on, it will be considered extraordinary."

"  The Northeast Army is so strong?" Zhu Yaohua was a little suspicious. People always like to look at others with their own standards. Zhu Yaohua is not good at it either.

"This is still the case when the central government does not use the plane." Xie Guozhong nodded, "I have seen many troops, including the Gan Army, Zhejiang Army, Gui Army, Gui Army, Sichuan Army, Hubei Army. They are all average. They are not much stronger than the Hunan Army. I used to think that the Min** team was probably the same. After I couldn't go to the Northeast, I realized that I was very wrong. Xingshuai already had the strength to attack the world.

Even when fighting with Cao Wu, there were more than 200,000 most elite Northeast Army in Outer Mongolia. There were Beihu and Outer Xing'anling. The ones who really entered the pass were just troops with a lower combat power. Zheng Shiqi's Beiyang Fifth Division had some foundation and had not even been able to hold on for ten days, so Cao Wu was decided to fight. Now Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi are also completely leaning towards the central government. What can Hunan do to support it?"

"I don't boast about the Northeast Army as well. Wu Peifu's power is always known. Zhao Hengxi is seeking death this time!" At the end, Xie Guozhong took a sip of wine and said.

"Didn't you say that the general is exempted from death?" Zhu Yaohua shook his hand with chopsticks, "Shishou Xing is quite famous for benevolence and righteousness, probably not."

"This is the moment, and that is the moment. In the past, the Republic of China was not decided, so Xingshuai naturally had to treat the defeated generals preferentially. However, now the unification of the country is no longer something that many people can stop. If there are still people who interfere with the unification of the country for personal wealth, they will naturally kill chickens, police and monkeys. Even if they are not shot, they will have to be imprisoned for several years. Xingshuai has already greeted the great powers, and even if they escape into the concession, they can still be caught. " Xie Guozhong said.

"Originally, General Xing transferred Governor Tan to Hubei to sound the alarm for Zhao Hengxi. Unexpectedly, Zhao Hengxi was not aware of the situation, so he had to use force. However, the central government did not want Hunan to experience too many wars, so the army mainly rebelled and tried to reunify peacefully. It really didn't work. It would only be solved by force at the beginning of next spring. I heard that Brother Jianye and Zhao Hengxi were incompatible, so Governor Tan specially sent me to persuade him."

"This, Xingshuai only gave Hunan a division. Now there are three divisions and five brigades in Hunan. I wonder how Xingshuai plans to arrange these people?" Zhu Yaohua asked. Not everyone is on the same mind as Zhao Hengxi to fight against the Central Committee. It's just that the central government's disarmament is too fierce, which directly leads to the majority of senior officers being laid off. In order to protect their own interests, of course, a considerable number of people are unwilling to hand over power.

"There is only one division in the organization, so it depends on who is willing to surrender to the central government and then compete for his ability." Xie Guozhong said, "Zhao Hengxi is 100% going to be pulled down. His team will inevitably be disbanded. You can have some space free. Brother Jianye, think more about it yourself. I am just responsible for passing on a message. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on you. The Central Army has accumulated 4 divisions in Hubei, and the Hunan Army cannot stop it no matter what. Zhao Hengxi has had a few days to live. After this meal, I will still rush to see Tang Rongyang."

Xie Guozhong put the vegetables in the hot pot and ate them with relish, but Zhu Yaohua had no intention of tasting the food in front of him.

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After eating a Mongolian special dish in Kulun, he went north again with Wang Houchun. At this time, the railway between Kulun and Ulan-Ude had been completed. The army from Kulun could directly take the railway to reach the border between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union. After the defeat of the Soviet Union, the permanent fortification group built of reinforced concrete was started. Except for the vast majority of the Soviet prisoners who were taken to the Gansu area in Shaanxi to build railways, there was still a permanent fortification group that had been built with nearly 20,000 people who went there for a day.

A few years have passed and the scale has begun to appear. The core bunker, even if it is a 210mm heavy howitzer, is not helping. In this era, the Northeast has also mined in Outer Mongolia nearby iron ore. The steel produced is mainly used for permanent fortifications here, and the excess is used to produce rails.

After inspecting the fortification group, Ye Chong took the train to the east, crossed several special zones such as Beihu, Outer Xing'anling, Dongzhou, etc., and inspected the training of the border troops, as well as the development of people's livelihood.

After leaving Kulun, Ye Chong's guards were significantly strengthened. The Han people in several special zones were allowed to carry guns, and the control of ordnance was not strict. There was no trouble. The ordnance was not open to local Russians, which was somewhat unfair to the Russians. This was also due to practical considerations. However, the Northeast issued a clear decree that stipulated that after 20 years, the permits for carrying guns for Russians in the country would be gradually opened. That is to say, Russians were allowed to hold guns legally after 20 years of naturalization in the Republic of China. With these 20 years, the number of Han people immigrated will far exceed that of the Russians. If they cannot control this place, Ye Chong could find a piece of tofu to kill him. Although it took a while, it calmed down some of the Russians' distortions.

Along the way, Ye Chong ate all the delicacies and wild game from Mongolia to the sea cucumber. However, there were not many dishes served at each meal, and they were all local specialty species, which was not a shame.

After reviewing He Rui's Northern Expedition Army, he met with Ma Zhanshan at Haicunwei, and personally visited Haicunwei, the largest military port in the Far East. Ye Chongcai entered Nanman Road along Zhongdong Road, headed straight south, passed Harbin, Changchun, Jilin, Fengtian and other cities, and then returned to Beijing along Jingfeng Road. This time he made a big circle, which took nearly two months, which was the longest time that Ye Chong had gone out.

"Why did you go out so long this time? If you don't come back, you won't be able to live a year." As soon as you returned home and sent out the messy child, Xu Nan complained to Ye Chong.

"After a long walk, it was almost twenty thousand miles away. It would naturally take longer." He smiled and told Han Ying, Xu Nan and others about their experiences on the road. Before they knew it, it was already late at night, and they all returned to their rooms.

"It's really strange. Others are running all the way, but at least they have to lose weight. You're fine. When you go out and get two pounds of meat." When you finally went to bed, Xu Nan and Han Ying hugged Ye Chong's arm on the left and right.

Ye Chong proudly bragged to the two of them about some famous dishes he had eaten along the way.

"It turned out that I went to enjoy my life. Why didn't you think of taking us with me?" Xu Nan asked.

"Come on, the food is delicious, but the weather is indeed cold. The coldest time is tens of degrees below zero. If you accidentally freeze you, the fun will be great." Ye Chong shook his head repeatedly. The few people talked again. Then he fell asleep.

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Pingjiang had an uncommon atmosphere at this time. More than 500 military trucks filled several streets of Pingjiang City, and more than tens of thousands of pack horses. The people who had never seen such a big scene were all amazing from a distance. If it weren't for the Central Army, if it weren't for Zhang Jingyao's troops before, these people would have been away from a distance. But after night, the soldiers had already begun to artificially separate the people.

"Chi--------" The electric-driven saw wheel rotates at a high speed that is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. The round wood was sawed into wooden boards and wooden strips, which were astonishingly fast. It made the local old carpenter who was manually slashing the wooden boards. If this was replaced with manual labor, I don't know how many times it would be slower.

The winter night came early. The brigade of soldiers wearing military coats got on the truck with guns. The cold wind blew in through the gaps in the curtains built on the truck.

The long convoy lined up far along the road, and the snow on the ground was frozen by frost. The surface was very hard. But it couldn't withstand the crushing of trucks. The car was better, but it was very difficult for the car to move forward with the carriage carrying supplies behind it. Fortunately, Pingjiangji City is less than 200 miles away from Changsha, and no matter how difficult it is, it is only so far. Gripping your teeth, you can still hold on.

In addition to some simple sleds that were urgently created, ordinary carriages could only slowly get on the road.

Less than two hundred miles away, the convoy came from the night and took more than eight hours to finish. The soldiers on the truck ate dry food in a hurry and replenished their energy. They were ready to attack the city at any time.

"Captain, the troops sent a telegram, it's time to start." There is only one telegraph bureau in Hunan. Since the announcement of Hunan, Zhao Hengxi has conducted strict investigations on this aspect. However, at this time, Northeast China used secret codes. After bribing the two people from the Telegraph Bureau, he used the telegraph bureau to transmit intelligence in a panic. With the level of the Changsha Telegraph Bureau at this time, deciphering the secret codes of the Northeast Army is tantamount to dreaming.

" **Are you ready?" Zhang Zhu said.

"It's all done.  Let's take action first."

"Very good, then start." Special Forces is a general term. Not all special forces members have magical shooting skills. They also have these psychological qualities and flexible and changeable people are active on the enemy's territory.

Zhang Zhu and a few people used ox carts to transport a truck of **, covered with gasoline and thick thatch. Two oxen pulled the cart forward with their efforts.

"Stop, what are you doing? I wonder if there is a curfew now?" A small group of soldiers immediately stopped him when they saw the carriage moving on the street.

"June, it's cold now, and this car of charcoal is in a hurry to use it in the restaurant tomorrow. You are fine. We won't leave the city, we will be in the east of the city." Zhang Zhu smiled and took a bag of oil paper. "There are some hot cakes here and a few tea eggs. The soldiers have worked harder to guard the night, and take them to warm up. Oh, by the way, there is also a bottle of rice wine here."

"There are also guarding the east side of the city, so you are afraid you can't get through." The soldier in charge took the things and his tone improved a lot, "Let's go around the alley where Yang's shop."

"Thank you, Mr. Xie, I will go to the east of the city if you have time another day, and invite you to drink." Zhang Zhu was very happy and then walked forward with two special forces members dressed in waiters.

"Hey, I said it's just a charcoal transport truck. Do you need three people?" After several people walked a distance, some soldiers said suspiciously.

"Maybe they happened to come out to do business together, why are we doing so much? Come, come, drink, drink, this ghost weather, I don't know what the hell is doing. I want to have an unhappy relationship with the central government, which makes us come out to find trouble in such a cold day."

Just as the group of people were drinking the stuff in the oiled paper bag just now, the cow with a tail was mooing madly towards the city gate to the southeast.

Bang!   At the gate of the city, under a dark shadow, a gunshot sounded, hitting the ** on the ox cart.

"Boom!" The extremely violent explosion drowned the entire city gate. The dozens of soldiers guarding the city gate were not even able to figure out the situation, and the bodies were blown away.

"  Enemy attack,  Enemy attack!"

The explosion woke up the defenders of Changsha City. However, in this dark night, the moon hid in the thick clouds, and it was obviously not easy to catch several perpetrators.

The reaction speed of most Hunan troops was not slow, but it was definitely not fast. When the squadrons arrived in the southeast of the city, the other two city gates also heard explosions one after another. Zhao Hengxi, the Hunan governor, was awakened directly from his sleep. The army inside the city was busy with the explosions coming from the crowd, and they were wearing torches everywhere to hunt down those who started to become pupa. But the special forces team ran too fast under the cover of the dark night.

Zhao Hengxi didn't even wear clothes neatly, so he came out to complete the team himself. The chaotic situation in the city was slightly curbed, and a louder explosion sounded at the east gate. The shouts of the Northeast Army shook the earth. The Hunan Army guarding Changsha City were shocked. Unexpectedly, the Northeast Army would launch an attack at the critical moment of the year.

"He's *mom, didn't he say he would wait until the spring next year before fighting? He didn't tell the credit at all." Zhao Hengxi couldn't help but curse. The night was too dark, and Zhao Hengxi couldn't figure out how many people had arrived in the Northeast Army, and where the main force was. He only knew that there were shouting and explosions everywhere. At this time, the few people could turn on their homes in Hunan, and most of them were usually spared. In the sudden attack, these Hunan troops could not organize effective resistance at all. In the street battle, in the face of the Northeast Army's submachine guns and light machine guns they carried, they were definitely not opponents with limited single-shot rifles.

Tan Yankai is a famous family in Hunan. Although his father, Tan Zhonglin, was not as famous as Li Hongzhang, Zuo Ningbo Tang and others among the late Qing ministers, was a rare powerful faction in the Qing government. He successively served as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of Works, the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, the Governor of Sichuan, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and in 1899, he served as the Governor of Zhili and the Minister of Beiyang. Later, because of the Concession of Cixi, Hong Kong Kowloon, was given to Britain.

Dissatisfied, he resigned from office and returned to Hunan to retire. Tan Yankai also served as the governor of Hunan. Although he was squeezed out by Zhao Hengxi with military power, the forces in Hunan are still mixed. Except for military inferiority to Zhao Hengxi, other aspects are not comparable to Zhao Hengxi. Under Tan Yankai's rebellion, many Hunan soldiers even fought back. The resistance that Zhao Hengxi organized in a hurry was immediately hit by a fatal blow.

More and more Central Defense Army soldiers poured into Changsha City. The shouts of the sky, the scattered and ridiculous footsteps resounded in the snow. This night was destined to be a sleepless night for all Changsha people. They didn't know what would happen later, and they didn't dare to escape. They could only hide at home and wait in fear.


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