Chapter 63: The Arrivals (Second Update)

  Yang Yongtai nodded, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea. The smile on his face remained, clearly very satisfied with Mao Fengzhi's answer.

  The sound of the tide, the wind and the crane's cry, many people know that Lin Hu has lost, and Xu Chongzhi, a general under Sun Wen, has stationed troops on the border. If it were in the past, these people would have welcomed him with cheers, but now they are worried because Mao Feng is still here! Many families' sons have been recruited into the army, and many wealthy households have paid to support Mao Feng's troops. If Xu Chongzhi comes over and wants to settle accounts, what a scene it will be?

  Dong Hao met a guest at this moment. The guest looked very ordinary, wearing the same clothes as an ordinary peasant, and was in his thirties.

  He came in and handed a letter to Dong Hao, who took it without hesitation and opened it to read. He finished reading quickly and thought for a moment before saying: "Mao Feng will definitely go to Sun Wen, this is beyond doubt. I have already donated 300,000 yuan, as for the remaining 700,000 yuan, I will donate it in batches, so there's no need to worry about it!"

  The guest nodded, and he continued: "Master sent me, there's another thing, Master told you that no matter what, you must get along well with this person, even if it means getting married. In a few days when the situation is more stable, Fifth Miss will come here, at that time please help arrange for Brother Dong to receive her."

  "What?! Fifth Miss?! What's going on?! Mao Feng just married the youngest daughter of the Ding family, and...and is this saying that Fifth Miss is to be a concubine?!" Dong Hao was shocked.

  "The guest said calmly: 'There's no need for you to worry about this, it's the master's decision.'"

  Dong Hao nodded and responded, the guest left quickly, but Dong Hao was far from calm. He knew what identity the fifth miss had - she was Pan's fifth miss, although born out of wedlock, this girl was quite intelligent and had made a fortune on her own, which was also quite prominent in the direct line of the Pan family. Many aristocratic families wanted to form an alliance through marriage, but the Pan family didn't agree! It seems that the Pan family attaches great importance to Mao Feng!

  At this time, another guest came to visit, and Dong Hao still met the visitor in the hall. After talking with him for a few words, the visitor bid farewell and left.

  Dong Hao did not see him off, still sitting in the chair, he muttered: "Sun Dapao also asked me to support this person well, and asked if I can make a move in the city, isn't this asking me to die? Two-handed preparation? That's also who? Is Mao Feng such an easy-to-deal-with person?"

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  Sun Yat-sen received Dai Jitao's telegram that night, and there were also people like Wang Jingwei around him. Sun Yat-sen passed the telegram to everyone for circulation. After everyone had read it, Sun Yat-sen said: "Everyone knows this person's attitude, what do you think? Let's discuss it."

  Wang Zhaoming said: "I think we can agree, but not completely agree. This unit can return to a regiment, and the weapons can also be given to them for a regiment, but they must hand over Chao Mei River. We do not allow warlords here, everything must be under government control!"

  "Not bad! Not bad, what Chow said makes sense!" Hu Hanmin, who had rushed to Shanghai, said.

  Nothing unexpected, Wang Zhao-ming got the recognition of Sun Wen and others. Sun Wen had not yet expressed his attitude, he quietly listened, he looked at everyone's expressions after that, he also nodded and said: "What Zhaoming said is very reasonable, this military expenditure can't be spent like this, I think we can inform Feng about our actual difficulties, since we will all be comrades in the future, then we shouldn't be like this, it will only cause trouble, it will only lead to discord! He has a private heart, that's because he doesn't understand us, and to dispel his private heart, we need to show him our sincerity! Revolution is not one person's revolution, nor is it one team's, it is the revolution of an entire generation or even several generations!"

  "Mr. Sun, this is a serious matter! Chen Jiongming is an example!" Hu Hanmin reminded him to say. Sun Wen knew Hu Hanmin's mentality very well.

  He waved his hand and said, "He is not Chen Jiongming. Since he has reached his current position at such a young age, he must have his own ideas. He can be influenced because of his youth! His thinking is not yet fully mature, hoping to influence him from the ideological point of view, making him one of us, a comrade in our revolutionary ranks!"

  At around 10 o'clock at night, Dai Jitao knocked on the door of Mao Feng's residence. After a whole night of discussion with Mao Feng, by dawn, Dai Jitao stood beside Mao Feng with red eyes, his spirit lifted as he looked at the two rows of military officers in front of him, who were all key officers of the Chaozhou troops at that time.

  Under Mao Feng's command, the military orders were carried out without being questioned by the on-site officers. Some of them simply obeyed, which also made Dai Jitao even more confident and valued Mao Feng even more.

  After Guangzhou's defeat, Chen Jiongming stepped down after receiving a telegram. Following this, the commander of the 2nd Division of the 3rd Army in Chaozhou City, Mao Fengzhi, sent a telegram responding to Sun Yat-sen. Immediately afterwards, Meizhou and Swatow also responded one after another. The situation in Guangdong underwent a fundamental change once again. Many domestic bigwigs and politicians discovered that Chen Jiongming had been attacked from both sides, the situation in Guangdong had undergone a fundamental change, and it was only a matter of time before Guangdong would be ruled by Sun Yat-sen.

  Guangxi and Yunnan are both shocked, they are still waiting to see Mao Feng's true stance, whether he will fully accept Sun Wen's leadership or follow the same principle of righteousness and obedience, but in reality still belong to his own armed forces.

  That afternoon, Lin Hu issued a telegram announcing his resignation! At the same time, Lin Hu said he would go to Hong Kong for treatment! In Lin Hu's room, Mao Feng stood in front of Lin Hu, and outsiders would never guess that Mao Feng still treated Lin Hu like this, still maintaining the appearance of a subordinate meeting a superior.

  Lin Hu felt a sense of melancholy, he could no longer control Mao Fengzhi, and he also knew that Mao Fengzhi had his own thoughts and his own path to follow, it was impossible to force him. Moreover, Mao Fengzhi was someone he had personally promoted, and from the way he had been treated during this period of time, Lin Hu could see that Mao Fengzhi was not an ungrateful person! With him around, Lin Hu would not be a rootless reed! It was precisely because of this that Lin Hu would not have a falling out with Mao Fengzhi, as it would be mutually beneficial to cooperate.

  Lin Hu warned Mao Feng, and also told him about some of his military experiences. However, after saying all this, Lin Hu looked extremely tired, and soon fell asleep.

  After Mao Feng came out, he let out a sigh of relief. This was not a tense relief, but rather that he could finally put down the stone in his heart about how to deal with Lin Hu. No matter what choice he made, there were pros and cons, but now it was the best choice! Keeping Lin Hu by his side would be like having a time bomb. As long as Lin Hu could leave, letting him go to Hong Kong was the best option.

  Mao Feng had just left, and Lin Hu slowly opened his eyes. He had been pretending all along, and everything before was just an act. He had been coldly observing from the sidelines, and he could sense the changes in himself since he got injured. He was very clear about what situation he was facing now!

  He smiled wryly, knowing in his heart that the previous method was the most suitable for himself. What could he do if he wasn't willing to accept defeat? Losing is losing, this is reality. He had underestimated Xu Zhong and overestimated his own subordinates, which led to Liu Xuguang's betrayal and being defeated by Xu Zhong's concentrated forces. Everything was a result of his own actions. He no longer had the opportunity to turn things around, having lost control of the army. Now he could only retreat in defeat, there was no other way out! The only consolation was that his remaining troops were taken over by Mao Feng, whom he didn't resent. Who doesn't have ambition? Mao Feng's treatment of him was already quite good!

  Lin Hu let out a soft sigh, slowly closed his eyes, and this time he fell asleep quickly. He really fell asleep.

  The people of the various regions are boiling over with excitement, and many ordinary citizens are overjoyed. Not having to fight would be a blessing, a great good fortune! The military flag has been changed from the five-colored flag to the blue sky white sun red earth flag.

  The troops were not restless, and the soldiers expressed their support for Mao Fengzhi's leadership under the leadership of officers at all levels! Meizhou and Shantou also successfully raised the Blue Sky with a White Sun flag.

  Lin Hu had always supported the Beiyang government, unlike Chen Jiongming. After Chen Jiongming's betrayal, Lin Hu hung the Five-colored flag, while Chen Jiongming hung the Flag of the Republic of China!

  New military uniforms have also started to be produced and transported, and will soon be distributed to the troops. On the 19th, Mao Feng was appointed to a new position as acting commander of the Third Army and commander of the First Division! Major General rank! This appointment was naturally announced externally, and such an appointment was also sensational for a time. A 19-year-old major general, this is how rare it is.

  The day before, Liu Xuguang's third division finally managed to scrape together a force of over 2,400 men through various means and sent them back to Chaozhou. Liu Xuguang also tried his best to retain them, wanting to maintain the combat effectiveness of the three divisions. He had originally wanted to eliminate the dross and streamline the troops, but many of the old soldiers were eager to return to Chaozhou, and many of them were from Guangdong Province. As he watched this force leave, Liu Xuguang's feelings could only be known to himself.

  The Third Army of the Republic of China. This is Mao Fengzhi's formal designation number. Mao Fengzhi's military uniform and those of his main officers have been sent over, and looking at the small golden stars on the shoulder badges, Mao Fengzhi doesn't think much of it, but this is all superficial, after all, things will be as they are, and the rules of the game must be followed.

  Ba Wei saw Mao Feng wearing a new suit, he still went forward to congratulate him. He maintained his confidence in Mao's future. This time, he came to remind Mao that once the transaction with Germany was known by Sun Wen and others, how would he handle it?

  "Don't worry, I'm still me and you're still you. As long as I'm here, the deal goes on! No one can interrupt this transaction, and I hope you feel the same way!"

  After nodding, he said: "This time I came to tell General Mao a good news, that is, the ships carrying weapons and equipment as well as the first batch of instructors have set sail from Germany and will arrive here in a month!"