With the establishment of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, Li Donghan became the commander-in-chief, Jiang Fangzhen became the chief of staff, and the other officers were promoted.
Everyone was very satisfied. Weren't they fighting for status and benefits? Now that the uprising had succeeded, Li Donghan immediately gave them benefits, which made them even more loyal to him.
Because they knew that as long as Li Donghan was around, their military interest group would exist. Only then would they be able to maintain their current interests and even obtain more.
What was left was the reorganization and expansion. Li Donghan's first choice was, of course, to recruit the children of the farmers as usual.
However, the war had just broken out, and many people were so scared that they did not dare to come out. Therefore, the recruitment of soldiers could not be completed in a short period of time.
They were all veterans. Although they had bad habits, there were still some who met the recruitment standards of the Revolutionary Army.
Moreover, they did not need much training. They could take part in the battle with their guns. They just needed to hone their fighting will!
Just like that, about 1,000 people were recruited into the Revolutionary Army. In the blink of an eye, they changed from captives to the Revolutionary Army. Their identities were different!
This was also a helpless move. The recruitment quota this time was really too large. It was far from enough to even reach this thousand or so people. They still needed to continue recruiting soldiers from the commoners.
However, this was not something that could be done in a few days! The addition of new recruits would inevitably lead to a decline in combat effectiveness. This required time to adapt!
On the morning of the second day, the first telegram was sent out from the telegram office that had been sealed off for a day. It was a nationwide telegram!
And this message shocked the entire country!
Eastern Guangdong was independent!
On the 11th, the new army in eastern Guangdong launched an uprising. With Li Donghan as the leader, they quickly occupied Huacheng and defeated the Qing court. Now, they had control of Huacheng!
He also established the Eastern Guangdong Military Government and elected Li Donghan as the Eastern Guangdong Governor!
That was the general idea. Most of it was true. Only the military government had not been established. It was only based on the 49 associations that the Chinese Revolutionary Army had been established.
However, this did not stop Li Donghan from shamelessly taking over the title of governor. After all, in everyone's eyes, this was normal. The uprising was led by Li Donghan's new army, and Li Donghan had quite a bit of prestige in eastern Guangdong.
It was only natural for him to become the governor, but in fact, this was only Li Donghan's self-proclaimed title. The uprising had just succeeded, and the military government of East Guangdong had not been established yet. There was nothing! Everything was up to Li Donghan!
However, no one cared about these things at this moment. Everyone was shocked by this nationwide call!
Because yesterday, there was an announcement in Hubei. It was also the uprising of the new army and the establishment of the military government. Hubei became independent!
Just a day later, the same electricity was sent out from eastern Guangdong again. Everyone had the same thought. The sky of the Qing Dynasty was about to change!
If two provinces declared independence one after another, would more provinces become independent? Many people had this question, but no matter what, the independence of East Guangdong was a major event that shook the entire China.
Li Donghan's name was also known throughout the country, especially in the eyes of those with real power!
On the other side of the world, in America, it was already night time when East Guangdong sent out the nationwide electricity supply. However, there were already people who couldn't wait.
When the door was knocked on and the awoken Sun Xu heard the news, he immediately lost his sleepiness and looked at his secretary in surprise.
"Really? The uprising in Eastern Guangdong also succeeded?" Sun Xiao said in surprise and disbelief.
He knew very well that after many uprisings in eastern Guangdong, the revolutionary forces had been consumed greatly. It was impossible to organize an uprising in a short period of time, but he did not expect it to really succeed.
And this was only the second day of the Wuchang Uprising. Sun Xu couldn't stop the fire in his heart. He slapped his thigh and said,"That's great. Zhan Tang did well this time. I knew he wouldn't let me down! Also, Su Gang had made a great contribution this time!”
Sun Bin said happily. Zhan Tang was Hu Hanmin's character. He thought that the Eastern Guangdong uprising was led by the Alliance, which was a surprise for him.
Hearing this, the subordinate beside him felt a little embarrassed and reminded him in a low voice,"Sir! The uprising in eastern Guangdong was led by a new army general named Li Donghan. Zhan Tang and the others did not seem to know about this before!”
Sun Xiao was stunned, but he instantly returned to normal. To be able to get to this point, one had to be thick-skinned.
"That doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if he's from the Alliance or not. As long as he's fighting against the Qing Dynasty, he's our comrade.”Sun Mo said righteously.
"By the way, who is this Li Donghan?”This guy was wanted by the Qing Dynasty and had been hiding abroad all year round. The domestic revolution was completed through his subordinates, so he really didn't know much about Li Donghan.
"I just asked the comrades who worked in Eastern Guangdong before. They said that Li Donghan studied at Delizhi Military Academy and was the highest-ranking general of the Eastern Guangdong New Army! His status was very high and his family background was prominent. His family also had quite a bit of influence in Eastern Guangdong!”
The subordinate's words made him nod slightly. Li Donghan's ability and status in Eastern Guangdong made Sun Xu pay more and more attention to him. After returning to the country, he wanted to meet Li Donghan.
Thinking of this, Sun Xiaobo couldn't wait any longer!
"Book a ticket for the nearest time immediately. I want to return to China as soon as possible! They would use their actions to support the cause of the revolution and call on more compatriots to stand up against the decadent rule of the Qing court!”Sun Xing said.
He had thought of this when he found out that the uprising in Jiang City had succeeded yesterday. Unfortunately, a mere uprising was not enough to prove anything. It was very likely that it would be destroyed by the Qing army.
The situation in the country was still unclear. Moreover, Sun Hao also planned to raise some revolutionary funds to return home, but now he heard that the uprising in eastern Guangdong was also successful.
Sun Bin knew that he couldn't wait any longer. The revolution needed him now. He had to stand on the front line with his comrades.
" But we haven't finished our fund-raising work yet. Those revolutionary supporters…"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Sun Xu. With the Alliance's repeated failures in the country, the overseas Chinese who originally supported Sun Xu couldn't help but waver.
They also doubted whether Sun Bin had the ability to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but these failures had undoubtedly caused them heavy losses.
As a result, fewer and fewer people believed in the Alliance, and it was becoming more and more difficult for Sun Mo to raise funds! It was precisely because he knew this that Sun Mo wanted to return to China. It would not cost much to continue staying in America!
Sun Xu's face was filled with hope as he said,"No need. I won't bring back a single dollar this time! Money is just a worldly possession!"
"But I will bring the most important thing with me, and that is the revolutionary spirit! I want to use our endless revolutionary spirit to infect more compatriots to devote themselves to the cause of revolution!”
(To be continued)
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