In the following days, Wang Zhenyu was very busy, every day he went down to each squad and shed to talk with the soldiers, understand their actual difficulties and needs, and give them proper treatment. In addition, Wang Zhenyu had a very good advantage, that is, he never forgot what he saw. This point has been proven in his later sales career, plus now there are only thousands of people under him, so he easily remembered the appearance and name of each soldier under him. These are all his greatest assets in this era, as for that cheap uncle who was the commander-in-chief, Wang Zhenyu clearly remembers that there is no such person's name in history textbooks, probably being ruthlessly eliminated during the turbulent Republic of China era, silently mourning for a moment.

  On the evening of the 14th, Wang Longzhong sent a messenger to inform the military council, and Wang Zhenyu went with Ma Xicheng as usual.

  Not yet in the door, Wang Longzhong was already scolding loudly there:

  "Despicable scoundrel, despicable." Obviously, Wang Longzhong had encountered something very unpleasant. Wang Zhenyu hadn't even entered the department when he heard his uncle's angry roar from afar.

  Wang Zhenyu carefully went in to pay his respects to his uncle, and when he saw that the others had arrived one after another, Wang Longzhong suppressed his anger, but was unwilling to say much.

  Wang Zhenyu saw Biao Tongqian also standing there, and after saluting, he asked in a low voice: "Biao Tong, what's going on?"

  You are obviously also very angry, but he can't follow Wang Longzhong's lead and lose his temper, so he can only grit his teeth and say: "The Changsha side has given us a reorganization order through Commander Huang, and our division will be reorganized into the First Division of the First Aid to Hubei and Hunan Army."

  Wang Zhenyu didn't understand: "This is a good thing, congratulations on your promotion."

  "Hey, why would those sinister literati be so kind? At the same time, they abolished our Hubei Aid Command Headquarters. Governor Wang was appointed as the commander of the First Cooperation, and I was made the Chief of Staff." Qīn Héng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He then handed over the reorganization order from the wartime General Command to Wáng Zhèn Yǔ.

  Here is the translation:

  "Appoint Wang Longzhong as the commander of the First Brigade of the First Division of the Hubei-Hunan Relief Army, Liu Yutang as the commander of the Second Brigade, and Gan Xintian as the commander of the Third Brigade. The original command center of the Hubei-Hunan Relief Army is hereby abolished." Wang Zhenyu understood at a glance that Tan Yanqin was indeed a shrewd person. On the surface, everyone had been promoted, but in reality, the command power of the Hubei-Hunan Relief Army, which originally belonged to Wang Longzhong, had been divided into three parts and effectively taken back.

  Wang Longzhong slammed his fist on the table: "They killed General Jiao and General Chen, they have a guilty conscience. A bunch of bastards who only know how to fight for power and profit. War is about to break out, but now they want to reorganize? The most despicable one is that bird Commander-in-Chief Huang Xing, isn't he the leader of the Tongmenghui? He actually agreed to this! At this time, taking away my military power, do they still expect me to sacrifice for them?"

  Wang Zhenyu took a closer look and indeed found the large seal of the General Command Headquarters during wartime and Huang's signature on this written order. Changing generals before a battle is a major taboo in military affairs. It's unknown from which angle the famous Huang Xing issued this order in history.

  "Cloud grandson, after I've finished killing the Tartars, we'll head back together to Changsha to settle scores with those two bastards surnamed Tan and Mei, and avenge Director Jiao's death. Hmph!" Wang Zhenyu didn't dare say anything, and could only let his uncle Wang Longzhong continue ranting and cursing at the table...

  Thereafter, a military meeting was held, and the newly appointed Deputy Chief of Staff, Qing Heng, announced the combat order of the wartime headquarters: The 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Hunan-Hubei Relief Army is ordered to assemble at Qinduankou on the night of the 15th, then cross the Han River along the route specified by the liaison officer designated by the headquarters, and ambush outside Zongguan, waiting for the attack order. Commander-in-Chief Huang.

  Apart from Wang Longzhong being depressed due to his power being curtailed, most of the officers seemed relatively excited. It's been almost a month since they left Changsha, and finally, they can go into battle, kill enemies, and make achievements. Everyone has thoughts of promotion, wealth, and returning home in glory, their wives and concubines are all waiting! The sooner they finish fighting, the sooner they can return home and hurry to work on their land.

  Wang Zhenyu was no exception, but he wasn't in a hurry to go back and water the fields. The residual memories clearly told him that the previous Wang Zhenyu had neither a wife nor a concubine, and if he really wanted to water the fields, he would have to go to the brothel. However, since being scolded by his uncle after getting into a conflict with a rascal in the brothel, this Wang Zhenyu never dared to go again.

  Wang Zhenyu was also very excited, not because he had to rush back to water the fields, but because he suddenly had the opportunity to indulge in his addiction and personally participate in this war that would affect history. This was too thrilling! Later generations wouldn't have such opportunities, those officials' children, rich people's children, military officers' children, what kind of thrill and excitement could they get from taking drugs or racing cars? Experiencing war and racing against death was the real thrill. It was a different kind of mentality, one that challenged death, that was the true king.

  However, Wang Zhenyu still had a lingering worry in his heart. Due to various reasons such as the system, history textbooks did not elaborate on the process of the Wuchang Uprising, including the upcoming counterattack against Hankou. The textbook was written in black and white, with Huang Xing and Huang Dada rushing to Wuchang with the militia, fighting bloody battles, followed by the establishment of the Nanjing Provisional Government. There wasn't even a proper transition between these events, and this kind of history textbook that lacked basic sequence and causal logic could only serve to make students dislike and despise history from then on.

  Wang Zhenyu also saw on the forum some information about this piece of history, specifically speaking, the conclusion is not much different from that in textbooks, but the process was very turbulent. Huang Xing indeed fought bloody battles, but the result was that the Beiyang Army was defeated, and even Hanyang was lost. Wang Zhenyu vaguely remembered the content of the post on the forum, a certain unit of the Beiyang Army crossed the Han River from Xiaogan, attacking the people's army from the side and rear, and under the double attack, Hanyang fell. This major military defeat finally scared Li Yuanhong, the governor-general, to flee 40 miles from Wuchang overnight, causing a big joke. Because the north and south decided to stop fighting soon after, but the southern army's ceasefire agreement could not be signed because the seal was taken away by Governor-General Li.

  In the end, a brave little adjutant chased for forty miles overnight and finally caught up with Li Dazhao's effective seal. Huang Xing's performance was not much better than Li Yuanhong's. After the loss of Hanyang, he probably thought that Wuhan had already been defeated and it was impossible to do anything. He abandoned his troops and ran to Nanjing to continue the revolution, for which Zhang Shizhao, also a revolutionary party member, gave Huang Xing the "honorable" name of "fleeing general".

  Wang Zhenyu believed that even if his appearance had a butterfly effect, it would still be impossible to change the basic development trajectory of history. It's not like Yuan Shikai in Beijing could count on his fingers and say, "I observed the celestial phenomena last night, and there is a later generation of foolish disciples who have joined the people's army." This person has a bad omen, and will definitely be the master of the world in the future. We should surrender to the people's army as soon as possible. Now it's the end of the Qing dynasty, not the Qin dynasty when the great ancestor cut off the white snake. Since such brainless things are impossible, then the people's army will definitely lose this battle.

  Hanyang is still in our hands now. If we lose this battle, I'm afraid it will be the fall of Hanyang and Commander Huang's escape to the east.

  Wang Zhenyu really wanted to do something to change this terrible situation, which was probably the common psychology of all crossers. However, he wasn't arrogant enough to think that his small pipe band could go to the wartime headquarters and tell Huang Xing, "Brother Keqiang, we can't fight like this, the enemy is too strong, we need to find a softer target. We won't go to Hankou, just defend Hanyang well and believe me, without our Northern Expedition, the Qing dynasty will still be finished! Yuan Shikai was actually also a revolutionary comrade!

  I estimate that others not only won't believe me but will also think I'm a spokesperson for the Qing army, an enemy sent to shake his unyielding revolutionary will. Next, it's likely to be dragged out and shot or have my head offered as a sacrifice to the flag. Wang Zhenyu doesn't want any of this; he has made up his mind to muddle through in this era and currently has no plans to reincarnate again. After all, I'm not a living Buddha from a secret sect who can constantly play with reincarnation. My appearance in this era is also largely an accident, and I should thank the Party and thank the government.

  So, when doing anything, you must make it clear where you are, and never think that you are a future generation, seeing more and knowing more, predicting the future can easily rewrite history, this is not time travel.

  Since man is insignificant and words are light, just follow along, this is also one of Wang Zhenyu's life maxims in later generations.

  After the meeting, Wang Zhenyu didn't have the mood to communicate with Wang Longzhong who was still in a state of fury. He was thinking about going back early and then checking out which night market to go to tonight. However, General Qingshan grabbed him and said he had something to entrust him with, asking him to stay behind for a while longer.

  It's not a big deal, just before the expedition, they planned to hold an inspection ceremony, and the association decided that Wang Zhenyu would serve as the officer on duty. This officer on duty doesn't have any special significance, it's just that tomorrow the first one to be inspected by Huang Xing happens to be the first association, so naturally the officer on duty of this association will also be the first to report to Huang Xing. Wang Longzhong is a rough man, although he can't understand the situation, he knows the way of being an official, it's just about getting recognized by his superiors. Although Huang Xing is currently only the war-time commander-in-chief appointed by the Hubei military government, in reality, his prestige is enough to make all the militia in southern China look up to him. Following the principle that "the fat water doesn't flow into other people's fields", Wang Longzhong, who is rough but has a subtle side, naturally let his nephew take on the role of officer on duty for tomorrow's inspection of this association, it would be good for his future career development to leave an impression on a big shot. Wang Zhenyu naturally had no objections and then rode his horse back to Qinduankou.

  On the morning of November 16, Huang Xing, a veteran of the Xinhai Revolution and later a legendary figure repeatedly eulogized in history textbooks and countless revolutionary TV dramas, arrived at Qinduankou. The various units had already received advance orders from the wartime headquarters to depart before Commander-in-Chief Huang inspected all the troops participating in the battle, and each unit must enter the designated position for inspection.