Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

Ye Zhen laughed and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

Just now, Sister Yang suggested that since Shen Hao won the battle, Shuzhen should be married to him.

"and then?"

"And then, well, the master thought about it and agreed."

"Wow, really?" Yuan Shuzhen exclaimed in surprise;

"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you? I just came to ask for your opinion."

"Wow, what's there to ask? Of course I'll listen to my dad; whatever he says goes."

"Oh, oh, oh, you're behaving now? Your mood changes faster than turning the pages of a book. You were just saying your dad was an old fogey."

"Ugh, all you do is make fun of me."

Immediately, Yuan Shuzhen couldn't wait to fly to Guangdong.

Li Liejun, the governor of Jiangxi, never expected that Chen Jiongming would be so incompetent, and that he would be dealt with in less than a day.

Really miserable.

However, the uprising still had to take place; he still remembered the debt from the time Shen Hao stole a lot of his weapons.

Chen Jiongming's defeat dealt a heavy blow to the rest of the Allied forces.

The next day, outside Guangzhou, Shen Hao looked at the dense crowd opposite him and asked, "Zhang Woquan, do you really want to die?"

Zhang Woquan, commander of the Independent Brigade of the Guangdong Provincial Defense Army, commander of the Fifth Route Army of the Xun Army, commander of the Mixed Brigade of the Guangdong Army, and deputy military commissioner of the Guangdong Governor's Office.

He led his troops into Guangzhou, declaring that he wanted to oust Shen Hao and become the governor himself.

This was Shen Hao's idea.

Li Yunlong: "What are you afraid of? Let's beat those bastards. Their soldiers aren't even enough to fill my teeth."

Artillery battalion providing cover, the 1st Regiment attacking from the left, the 2nd Regiment from the right, warships blocking their retreat, trapping them like turtles in a jar.

Chu Yunfei said, "As long as Zhang Woquan is eliminated, only Su Shenchu's Second Division will remain in Guangdong."

However, Su Shenchu ​​did not oppose Yuan Shikai and was still willing to accept the leadership of the Beiyang government, so it was not advisable to touch him.

Shen Hao said, "Since you're willing to accept the leadership of the Beiyang government, then order his Second Division to encircle and annihilate Zhang Woquan. If he dares to disobey, deal with him too..."

Military power in Guangdong must be completely under my control, and there must be no dissent.

"Either be incorporated or leave."

Shen Hao didn't want to have an unruly army around him.

"Commander, Su Shenchu's Second Division is a motley crew, equipped with Hanyang rifles, which are far inferior to our Mauser rifles. In addition, we completely overwhelm them in terms of both the quality of the soldiers and the quality of their weapons."

"If we don't stop talking, we can clean it all up at once."

Shen Hao nodded and said, "I am now the Governor of Guangdong, the top commander of the army. If Su Shenchu ​​doesn't obey, we'll wipe him out."

"Yes"

Su Shenchu ​​received Shen Hao's order, and his face turned extremely ugly.

"When I was a division commander, he was still playing in the mud. How dare he order me around?"

"Commander, if we don't go, that would be disobeying orders."

"That's right, Shen Hao probably wanted to see this effect, to find an excuse to take you down."

"What can we do? Our Second Division, with less than six thousand men, isn't even fully equipped with guns. How are we supposed to fight others?"

"I'm not Chen Jiongming. Even the elite troops aren't up to par, you want me to lead the charge?"

Although Su Shenchu ​​grumbled and cursed, he still obediently sent troops from Gaozhou to assist in the defense.

Li Yaohan, the garrison commander of Zhaoqing, also received Shen Hao's order to come and assist in the defense.

He understood that this was a test from Shen Hao, and if he failed, he would lose Shen Hao's trust.

Zhang Woquan's mixed brigade was directly surrounded on all sides by Su Shenchu, Li Yaohan, Shen Hao, and warships on the sea.

Like a turtle trapped in a jar.

By the time he realized what was happening, Shen Hao had already ordered the artillery to fire, and the air was filled with the sound of gunfire.

A mixed brigade of more than 5000 men was surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. Their firepower was inferior to that of the enemy, and they were being bombarded by 3.2mm artillery shells. Where was their morale?

They didn't even have to exert much effort to defeat Zhang Woquan, which means...

From this moment on, Shen Haocai completely seized military power in Guangdong.

The handover to Guangzhou went very smoothly, without any hiccups.

However, to Shen Hao's surprise, people from all walks of life in Guangdong actually sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai, recommending Su Shenchu ​​as the Governor of Guangdong.

Damn, this is incredibly shameless.

Yuan Shikai first sent a telegram to Shen Hao, inquiring about the situation of the Guangdong army.

When they learned that Shen Hao had completely taken control of the Guangdong army.

He directly ordered the removal of Su Shenchu ​​from his post as commander of the Second Division and sent him back to Beijing to serve as an advisor in the Ministry of War.

At the same time, a formal telegram was issued.

"Shen Hao is hereby appointed with the rank of General, Governor of Guangdong, and concurrently Chief Civil Administrator. He shall have full authority to appoint all officials in Guangdong."

This silenced everyone in Guangdong.

Shen Hao is now practically the local tyrant of Guangdong.

177. The Governor's Mission Has Arrived

After taking office, Shen Hao's first task was to clean up the military's clutter.

As before, we don't accept opium smokers, the elderly, the weak, the sick, or the disabled.

In the end, only 3000 people qualified for the second division under Su Shenchu.

Of the 3500 qualified soldiers in Zhang Woquan's mixed brigade who surrendered, only 3,500 were qualified.

Li Yaohan was promoted to major general and brigade commander by Shen Hao, who also allowed him to expand the army.

After three days of reorganization, Shen Hao finally completed the integration of the entire Guangdong army.

As for the new recruits, they were all scattered, and the veterans led the new recruits.

The veterans, those with some education and those who had rendered meritorious service, were all promoted.

Currently, Shen Hao is short of talent under his command.

On January 8, 1913, according to the "Order on Unifying the Organization of Local Administrative Offices in Various Provinces" promulgated by the Beiyang Government, the local administrative offices were changed from a two-level system of provinces and counties to a three-level system of provinces, circuits (cities), and counties.

Each province had a Civil Affairs Chief, each circuit had an Inspector (Circuit Governor), and each county had a County Magistrate.

Guangdong was divided into six circuits: Guangzhaoluo Circuit, Shao Circuit, Qing Circuit, Gaoleiyang Circuit, Qiongya Circuit, and Qinlian Circuit.

Shen Hao promoted Wei Yunzhi to the position of Dao Yin of Shaodao and Yang Kenan to the position of Dao Yin of Gaoleiyangdao.

Others have not been transferred yet, and there are no familiar personnel available.

Shen Hao currently has a large number of official positions waiting to be distributed, so he's not in a hurry.

People from all walks of life in Guangzhou noticed that after Shen Hao entered the Guangzhou Governor's Office, there were no major developments.

　14 This put their minds at ease, as they were afraid that Shen Hao was a greedy warlord who would ruin their business.

After consolidating his military and political power, Shen Hao received instructions from Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai ordered the First Army, led by Duan Zhigui, to attack the northern part of Li Liejun's Jiangxi army.

Shen Hao's 18th Division attacked Jiangxi from the south, creating a pincer movement.

And Tang Xiangming led ten warships to attack Jiujiang, Jiangxi, along the Yangtze River.

It can be said that the army of more than 50,000 men drove Li Liejun into a desperate situation.

Moreover, the Second Revolution also gave Yuan Shikai an opportunity to intervene in the South.

He ordered Feng Guozhang and Zhang Xun's Wuwei Army, totaling 25,000 men, to attack Jiangsu and Anhui, with the main force focusing on Nanjing, the revolutionary army's stronghold.

Shen Hao sent Chu Yunfei and Zhang Yi to attack Jiangxi this time.

After all, the military merits shouldn't be claimed by Li Yunlong alone.

It's still necessary to ensure that everyone receives equal treatment.

How could others not have their own thoughts?

Originally, Shen Hao planned to make Li Yunlong the governor of Jiangxi after he captured Li Liejun.

A telegram was sent to Yuan Shikai, but Yuan Shikai did not agree.

After all, Li Yunlong wasn't one of Yuan Shikai's men, so he naturally wasn't at ease with him.

Instead, he appointed Vice President Li Yuanhong as the concurrent governor of Jiangxi.

This greatly disappointed Shen Hao, so he stopped paying attention and focused on stabilizing Guangdong first.