On July 13, the Jiangxi Provincial Assembly held a special meeting and publicly appointed Li Liejun as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangxi Anti-Yuan Army, Ouyang Wu as the governor, and declared its separation from the Beijing government.

  On July 14, Huang Xing rushed to Nanjing and organized the First Division and Eighth Division stationed in Nanjing to discuss the plan to coerce Jiangsu Governor Chen Qimei to declare independence. That night, Huang Xing led a group of soldiers to storm the governor's office, Chen Qimei was frightened and had to pretend to agree, then Huang Xing issued a telegram announcing Jiangsu's independence in Chen Qimei's name.

  On July 17th, Anhui Baiwen Wei announced his departure.

  On July 18, Chen Qimei of Shanghai and Hu Hanmin and Chen Jiongming of Guangdong jointly declared independence.

  On July 20, Xu Chongzhi forced the Governor of Fujian, Sun Daoren, to declare independence, and Xu Chongzhi took over as Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Yuan Army.

  On July 25th, Tang Shaoyi was forced to resign under pressure.

  On August 4th, Xiong Kewu, the commander of the Third Division of Sichuan, took office as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anti-Yuan Campaign and declared independence.

  On July 22, Sun Yat-sen sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai advising him to resign, the telegram said: "...... Today, you have no other strategy but to resign. ...... If you must oppress the people to satisfy your desires, good words will not be listened to, and I cannot bear the long suffering of the people in the southeast due to war, I must oppose you with the same determination as I opposed monarchy."

  Is Guofu advising Old Yuan to resign and retreat? Unfortunately, Old Yuan didn't buy it, and this telegram also became a huge joke, solidifying Sun's reputation as a big cannon.

  Yuan Shikai received a telegram from Sun Yat-sen and immediately issued an order to remove Sun's full powers in organizing the national railway. At the same time, he strengthened his deployment, exerting all his efforts to suppress the anti-Yuan uprisings across the country, and ordered the arrest of Huang Xing, Chen Qimei, Xu Chongzhi and others.

  The two sides have finally torn their faces and started a big fight.

  Wang Zhenyu dropped a sentence while discussing with everyone: "Never expect to achieve good wishes through evil means, our China is chaotic just because of this means."

  On the night of July 26, Li Zongren, the commander of the First Division, and his main officers sat motionless in the division headquarters. Until the clock given by the German general struck midnight, Li suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "Action!"

  As a long, drawn-out assembly whistle sounded, the thousands of officers and soldiers of the First Brigade immediately turned on the lights in their barracks, and the entire camp was suddenly illuminated. The officers gave urgent orders one barrack at a time, while the squad leaders shouted to their own squads: "Check your equipment, rifles, bayonets, hand grenades, bullet belts, canteens, backpacks, and dry ration bags are all complete, answer when finished, begin."

  "Done""Done"The long-term training made the soldiers very familiar with completing the inspection work.

  Then group after group of soldiers ran into designated positions under the leadership of officers and completed assembly.

  Li Zongren took a look at the Western-style pocket watch issued to him by the Military Equipment Department, and the whole process did not exceed five minutes. He nodded in satisfaction at these vigorous subordinates: "Gentlemen, according to the order of the Garrison Commander's Mansion, we will punish the traitor King Changde who has surrendered to the rebel Yuan, to uphold the national dignity."

  What is Guoti? Although the soldiers have learned about culture, they are still not very clear. Never mind, Li Zongren raised his right hand and shouted: "Long live the commander, long live the fierce tiger brigade".

  The soldiers stood at attention and shouted: "Long live the commander-in-chief! Long live the fierce tiger corps!"

  Board the ship.

  Fifteen 5,000-ton cargo ships had been waiting at the Yuanjiang Wharf in Anjiang, and the first column of the Mountain First Travel Li Zongren's troops and more than 5,000 fully armed officers and soldiers began to board the ship in an orderly manner. The artillery equipment was directly delivered to five cargo ships dedicated to transporting weapons and ammunition by giant tower cranes, which made Li Zongren very happy.

  In just one hour, all combat units and equipment had completed their deployment.

  Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi exchanged a glance, then gave the order to set sail.

  A long whistle was blown, and a huge fleet rushed straight to Changde, the curtain of war slowly opened.

  Life is always full of all kinds of strange encounters, and we can even make such a conclusion that no one's life can be replicated.

  Wang Zhenya's life is a classic example of unexpected encounters. At the age of 42, he was still a staunch anti-revolutionary two years ago. However, during the Xinhai Revolution, he became a revolutionary hero after capturing Jingzhou and was known as one of the famous generals of the Hubei Army, along with Wang Zhenyu, earning them the nickname "The Two Kings of Hunan". He was later appointed by Tan Yankai as the garrison commander of Lizhou. In this process, a person named Li Zhizhong played an important role.

  On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out. To prevent the new army in Hunan from emulating the Wuchang Uprising, Yu Chengge, who was then the governor of Hunan, immediately thought of Wang Zhenya, a former official in Yunnan and Guizhou who had a reputation for military strategy and literary talent. He hastily summoned Wang to come to the province to assist him, hoping that he could emulate Zeng Guofan's loyalty to the Qing court during this critical moment. Yu Chengge petitioned the Qing court to appoint Wang to go to Hubei, where Wang was captured by revolutionaries in Changde and executed. The atmosphere was extremely tense at the time. Li Zhong knew Wang and stopped them, saying: "This man can still be used. If you trust me, I will take care of him."

  Later, Li Zhizhong went to find Wang Zhenya and had a frank discussion about the situation, pointing out that Chen Guo was right, talking about the Three People's Principles, and talking about the people's republic. Wang Zhenya was convinced and delighted, with laughter overflowing outside the door. Three days later, Wang Zhenya surrendered and respected Li Zhizhong as his senior. Whether this is true history or not, we can't know for sure. It's likely that it was indeed a major trend at the time, otherwise it would be unlikely that just a few words could completely reverse someone's political stance.

  Thus, Wang Zhenya's road was smooth sailing afterwards, from a humble official of the Qing dynasty to a revolutionary hero who took Jingzhou, and then to governing Xiangyin County, becoming the number one figure in the Changde region, all this happened within just two years. Wang Zhenya even changed his own name, now called Wang Zhengya.

  Our comrade Wang Zhengya is now having a very prosperous day, Changde is indeed a place of good fortune, the Yuanjiang River must pass through here to enter Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, which means that at least in terms of business tax, Wang Zhengya's income will not be less than Wang Zhenyu by a single dollar. No wonder later generations, Wang Zhengya was able to share power with the Fenghuang Military Group in western Hunan, guarding such a golden location, and indeed having no shortage of military supplies.

  However, Wang Zhengya also faced the same problem as Wang Zhenyu, that is, in the small Changde territory, various forces were mixed. Compared to Wang Zhenyu's efficient handling methods, Wang Zhengya was much slower and had not yet achieved military and political unity. But it didn't matter, now he controlled the ports of Taoyuan and Xiangyin, and money was not a problem. Soon he expanded his army from 4 regiments with 4000 guns to 12 brigades with over 11000 people, just as he was about to take action to eliminate various counter-revolutionary elements in the territory. The Second Revolution broke out...

  The small environment is always affected by the big environment, Wang Zhengya had to put down his plan to clear the house and called his brother-in-law Qinghe and son Wang Yuying to discuss countermeasures, which side he should stand on would be better?

  You Heng did not rush to speak, he had already considered the whole situation before coming. For his brother-in-law who took him in when he was at his lowest, he still felt grateful, so this time's plan must be even more careful and cautious.

  It was Wang Yuwen who spoke out, a young man with a straightforward and outspoken personality: "Father, what's there to hesitate about? If it were me, I'd directly support the Northern Army. President Yuan got money from the Five-Nation Consortium, while Sun and his gang have nothing, not even a single cent. Are they going to use their revolutionary prestige to deceive us into sacrificing our lives for them again?"

  Wang Zhengya scolded, "You rascal, what nonsense are you spouting? How many times have I told you? You must think thrice before speaking, don't rush to speak out. Why haven't you changed your ways?"

  Wang Yu Yin was scolded by his father and felt very resentful in his heart. He pouted and refused to speak.

  "Sir, I heard that Zhejiang Governor Zhu Rui and Yunnan Governor Cai E have declared neutrality through telegraph. Why don't you do the same? Our Changde is located at the border of North and South. If we rebel against Yuan, the consequences are predictable. How will you protect yourself in the future? But if we don't rebel against Yuan, General Tan's army is just across Dongting Lake, and they'll probably come after us soon. What a dilemma!"

  Wang Zhengya thought for a long time and shook his head: "Brother-in-law, this time it's possible that brother-in-law will have to make a solo decision. You're right, but being neutral requires strength too, we only have tens of thousands of troops now, how can we be neutral? I've made up my mind about this war, it's definitely going to be won by President Yuan with his abundant military supplies and food. We can't take sides, we can only stand on his side. As for Tan the commander in Changsha, don't look at him declaring independence today, I know this man, as soon as there's any movement, he'll definitely turn to Old Yuan. From this, it can be seen that although we've taken some risks, it's not impossible to defend ourselves, and there aren't many strong enemies around us, so I've decided to support President Yuan and attack the rebels Sun and Huang."

  Wang Yu Yin immediately went out in high spirits to send a telegram supporting Beijing, while Qing Heng could only shake his head and leave with a sigh.

  On the morning of July 26, Wang Zhengya, the garrison commander of Lizhou Town, telegraphed nationwide that he did not recognize the order of independence declared by the Hunan Governor's Office. He announced that Lixian County resolutely supported the Beijing government and called on the military and civilians in Changde to unite closely around the central government led by Yuan Shikai, and resolutely crush the criminal activities of a handful of rebel elements led by Sun and Huang.

  Mantis catching cicada, oriole behind, Wang Zhengya was really not concerned enough about his neighbor Wang Zhenyu. This is also a common problem of the former Qing officials. In fact, as long as one day's work is spent at the Nanmen dock, looking at the number of foreign ships passing by on the Yuanjiang River, it can be inferred what kind of shocking changes are taking place in Xiangxi and Anjiang. Unfortunately, Wang Zhengya didn't have this time, and the people below didn't have this brain, so they calculated and calculated, but actually left out Wang Zhenyu who had a wild ambition for Changde.

  Life has no replay, regret is incurable...