Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

This was originally released by the Japanese Minister to the Kingdom, Hioki Masu. Originally, no one paid much attention to it, but now it has suddenly become popular, which surprised Hioki Masu.

However, the front page headline of the Guangdong East Daily suddenly released a bombshell news.

'Li Houji, the military governor of Fujian, colluded with Japan and attempted to harm our compatriots. He intended to be their running dog!

Such traitors should be punished by anyone.

It has seriously threatened the security of Guangdong and Guangxi. I am deeply concerned and must impose sanctions!'

One stone caused a thousand waves!

Of course, this statement was not just an insult to Li Houji, but also a deeper insult to Yuan Shikai, after all, Yuan Shikai also cooperated with Japan.

Smart people seemed to have noticed that something was wrong.

Li Houji also saw the newspaper and was even more furious.

But it is true that he met with the Japanese ambassador, Yoshiki Yoshiki.

Now there is yellow mud falling down the crotch of my pants, it must be shit if not shit.

Just when Li Houji was thinking about how to explain to Shen Hao, his subordinates suddenly came to report.

"General, more than ten warships suddenly appeared in Quanzhou and Fuzhou near the sea and are attacking our troops."

Hearing this, Li Houji's face changed drastically and he was shocked. Before he could say anything, another guard reported urgently:

"Report to the general, Longyan, which borders Guangdong, has been attacked. The enemy's firepower is very strong. Request for support."

452. With President Shen's support, the Japanese are nothing

Li Houji's heart skipped a beat; his bad premonition became reality.

"Send two regiments over there and defend Fuzhou to the death"

"Yes"

His general's mansion was in Fuzhou.

This was previously the Governor-General's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang. It was expanded somewhat during the reign of Yao Qisheng in the Qing Dynasty.

After the Revolution of 1911, the Fujian-Zhejiang Governor's Office here was changed into the "Fujian Governor's Office" by Li Houji.

In 1914, Xu Shiying, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of China, was appointed as the Fujian Provincial Governor (Chief of Civil Affairs). After taking office, he expanded the road.

Fuzhou is located on the sea, and although it has coastal defense artillery, its firepower is not enough.

They are all coastal defense cannons left over from the previous Qing Dynasty, and the equipment has not been updated at all.

If Fuzhou was destroyed, then Li Houji would be finished.

Among these southern provinces, the warlord forces have the least presence in two provinces - Jiangxi and Fujian.

From the beginning to the end, the two provinces have never produced any local forces that can be put on the stage.

Fujian Province, in particular, has been invisible for a long time since the Xinhai Revolution and has long played a supporting role in the warlords' melee.

Fujian's army has no local warlord forces. Among all the warlords, Fujian has always relied on the big warlords to survive.

Immediately, Li Houji sent a telegram to Yuan Datou requesting support.

He knew that he could not withstand Shen Hao's attack alone.

After sending the telegram, Li Houji slumped on the stool alone.

He cursed after the break.

"Shen Hao, I am your ancestor for eighteen generations. Did I provoke you? Why are you hitting me?"

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"If you have the guts, go and hit President Yuan."

"Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Before Li Houji finished scolding.

The guard hurried over again.

"General, the defenders of Quanzhou could not hold out for half an hour before they collapsed under the enemy's artillery fire!

The officers and soldiers all chose to surrender."

"So fast!!"

Li Houji made a big fuss.

Pacing back and forth in the Governor's Palace, looking for a strategy.

"What do we do now, General?"

"What should I do? What should I do? How do I know what to do?" Li Houji said anxiously.

Xu Shiying, the Fujian governor who was at odds with Li Houji, sent a telegram to Shen Hao expressing his willingness to surrender.

"How many troops do we have?"

"Your Excellency, there is a regiment in Fujian that belongs to us. Do we want to surrender?"

Xu Shiying said: "Since Li Houji came to Fujian, he has been suppressing me and wants to drive me out.

Now is my chance to turn the tables, I can’t miss it.

What's more, not only is Li Houji incompetent, but the troops under his command are also incompetent.

The equipment gap is too big and we can’t hold on for long.

Even if we don't surrender, Li Houji will surrender.

Instead of doing this, it is better to hand in the surrender letter as soon as possible, so that we can still make a contribution. Once President Shen takes over Fujian, our surrender will be useless. "

"Sir, if we surrender to Shen Hao, will it anger President Yuan?"

Xu Shiying shook his head and said, "President Yuan is now obsessed with ascending the throne and becoming emperor, which is unpopular.

Almost half of the cabinet ministers, including Army Chief Duan Qirui, Foreign Minister Sun Baoqi, and Secretary of State Xu Shichang, resigned.

Now, Feng Guozhang and others are also quite dissatisfied and are waiting for an opportunity.

The era of President Yuan has passed, and now the era of President Shen has arrived.

Moreover, Shen Hao has a very good reputation, a strong prestige, the largest force, and the best weapons and equipment.

Moreover, it also takes a tough stance in foreign warfare.

It would be good for everyone if such a person surrendered early."

"Sir, what should we do now?"

"Send a telegram to President Shen to let him know our intentions.

When Fuzhou's military strength is depleted, we will immediately take advantage of the situation and capture the leader first. We should first capture Li Houji, which will also be our credit."

"Yes"

The voice just fell.

A guard hurriedly said: "Report, Quanzhou has fallen, and 3,000 troops have arrived in Putian and are approaching the south of Fuzhou.

Li Houji sent two regiments to support Fuzhou."

"Report, Longyan has fallen"

Hearing this, Xu Shiying's eyes lit up.

“This is a good opportunity for us, and whether we can succeed depends on this one time.

Take down Li Houji and surrender to President Shen"

"It's an adult"

Everyone had no objection, as everyone here was Xu Shiying's direct descendant.

He is also the target of Li Houji's suppression on a daily basis.

They had the worst equipment, their salaries were withheld, and their status was low, so they had long been dissatisfied.

At the same time, Fuzhou position.

The sound of gunfire and artillery fire continued.

In Fuzhou, many people are hiding in their positions and dare not show their heads.

"How the hell are we going to fight this? The enemy's firepower is too strong."

"The enemy is coming"

An old soldier saw a new recruit aiming at something with a Hanyang rifle and immediately slapped him in the face.

"Why are you taking it so seriously? Be careful you get beaten to death."

The recruit wondered: "How do we fight?"

The old soldier took a puff of his cigarette and said, "Look at me."

After saying this, he leaned back against the position, without showing his head, and casually raised his gun and fired a shot into the air.

New recruit: ???

"How to fight?"

The old soldier said: "Damn it, it doesn't matter who we work for, why should we take it so seriously?

The amount of equipment and manpower we have is not even enough to fill the gap in eastern Guangdong.

Look at the battleship on the sea. President Shen is the only one in the country who has it.

Moreover, I heard that people there can eat meat once a week, and the new recruits get five dollars a month, which is one dollar more than us. The most important thing is that their money is paid on time every month.

Never defaulted"

Hearing this, everyone looked envious. Although they were said to get five dollars a month, they usually only got two or three dollars. The regiment commander and company commanders would deduct a little from them, and now they haven't received their salary for two months.

"So you mean we surrender?"

“Nonsense, President Shen’s soldiers have such strong firepower, it’s only a matter of time before they lose.

Besides, they are all the Japanese, they are real manly.

We can't fight our own people.

Anyway, if we win, we won't benefit, and if we lose, we will just have to serve in another place.

If we are really recruited by President Shen, then our good days will come."

“I think what the third brother said is right.”

“makes sense”

"What if he kills us?"

"I haven't heard of President Shen killing prisoners. Anyway, I won't fight."

“I don’t fight either.”

"Then we just shoot into the air."

Since many soldiers were not active in combat and there was a huge disparity in firepower, all the positions in Fuzhou fell in less than an hour.

More than 3,000 navy troops, all landed.

More than 4,000 people were captured.

However, all these prisoners of war were made to squat on the ground.

At the same time, Li Yunlong also received the news that Fuzhou and Quanzhou had been captured.

I was so anxious that sweat appeared on my head.

"Damn it, letting Forrest Gump take the first place, isn't that cheating?"

Although he was complaining in his heart, Li Yunlong had no choice because the navy could go directly to Fuzhou, the heart of Fujian.

The Fuzhou Governor's Office has now been surrounded by its own troops.

Xu Shiying shouted to the guards of the Governor's Mansion with a loudspeaker: "Now, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Longyan, Xiamen, and Putian have almost all been captured.

It is estimated that the large force will arrive at the Governor's Palace in less than ten minutes.