"I don't want to make such predictions, but as I said just now, all we can do now is prepare for the worst outcome. The fastest update of the novel [ ] Maybe there will be a turn for the better, after all, it is still just
Conflicts within the scope of Congress, but Mr. Song’s mysterious disappearance may eventually lead to catastrophe." Yuan Su said calmly, his face already looked very serious. As a person who is well aware of the progress of history, even if history has already happened
There have been various changes, but for now, these subtle changes have obviously failed to shake the trajectory of historical progress.
Everyone present sighed, and everyone's expressions showed varying degrees of regret and helplessness.
After a slight pause, Yuan Su began to explain in detail the next preparations for Luanzhou. First, emergency reserve funds. War is a huge drain, and it is impossible to launch a war without strong economic support; secondly, it is emergency reserve funds.
The first step is to strengthen the arms supply link and immediately send people to Tianjin. Fengtian signs a phased supply agreement with the government-run arms agency, and at the same time applies to the second town for logistical support. Finally, the entire army enters a state of war preparation, which can be called a preparatory exercise to the outside world.
Soldiers and officers at all levels are required to maintain optimal mobilization status and accept orders at any time.
In addition, everyone also discussed the war warning plan of the General Staff, including the time, location and scale of the supposed outbreak of the Civil War, as well as which troops the Beiyang government would dispatch to fight. After the war broke out, the mobilization of troops also
Level-by-level planning was made, such as how many troops to invest in the first mixed brigade, follow-up troop replenishment after the war expanded, etc.
The order from the brigade headquarters was passed on that day, but the regiments, battalions and areas where the army was stationed did not realize that the order was serious. Most of them believed that it was just a preparatory exercise.
On the one hand, most soldiers in the army have not experienced large-scale battles all year round. The most recent firefight was the Luanzhou Uprising, but that time could only be regarded as a local small-scale refutation. [ ] It can only be said that most soldiers have long lost their understanding of the war.
Sensitivity, personal thinking is very lacking in the sense of crisis.
On the other hand, it is because everyone knows that Yuan Su is a "good officer". He has been strictly reorganizing the army since he took office. He first organized training for the whole army and then organized an exercise. This is obviously a logical thing.
Not only did the various regiments not have such thoughts, but the local county governments also had no psychological preparation.
However, when the fund reserve order issued by the brigade headquarters was distributed to various counties and counties, it aroused some suspicion. In addition, although Luanzhou is not an important big city, it is not too far from Beijing and Tianjin.
It didn't take long for the news to reach here. The turmoil in the Congress was an extremely sensitive signal. Some knowledgeable intellectuals and some old bureaucrats unanimously combined the order of the Luanzhou Brigade Headquarters with this incident.
But after all, there is no official news. Even if a few people realize that a big change is going to happen, they can only whisper in private and dare not make any blatant announcement.
After another day, Yuan Su decided to send people to Beijing and Baoding to inquire for more detailed information. After some thinking, he asked Gao Shun to go to Baoding first and then to Beijing in the name of recruiting chemical plant technicians.
.Of course, the main purpose is to inquire about real information. It would also be best if you can complete the recruitment work in your spare time.
On the afternoon of the second day after Gao Shun set off, news came again from the capital that the parliamentary meeting had been suspended.
This news was a news telegram forwarded through the Second Town Headquarters of Baoding, Zhili Province. In addition to informing the Congress that it was suspended due to riots, the telegram also explained the whole incident in detail. On April 20
On the 7th, when discussing the issue of national politics, the Kuomintang had another quarrel with other political parties, and a fight broke out at that time. [] The Presidential Palace ordered the deployment of military police into the venue to maintain order. This move not only failed to stabilize the situation, but actually
This aroused dissatisfaction among more legislators.
Some people even made remarks after the meeting, saying that the Beiyang government sent troops to interfere with Congress and force members of Congress to vote for the "presidential system" political system.
On the 28th and 29th, many newspapers in Beijing published articles written by some congressmen. The Kuomintang and congressmen from other parties launched a fierce round of writing. On the evening of the 29th, some newspapers suddenly and inexplicably
were attacked by gangsters. However, the scale of the attack was not very serious, that is, stones were thrown unexpectedly, or there were isolated incidents such as throwing firecrackers and Molotov cocktails.
In view of the growing crisis in Congress, the Presidential Office and the Government Council have always believed that Congress should be temporarily closed. Because of this, Congress has been put into a state of disruption.
After reading this cable, Yuan Su became more and more confused about the situation in Beijing, and at the same time realized that the situation was getting worse and worse. Whether the Presidential Office and the Government Affairs Council deliberately closed Congress, or they had no choice but to adopt such a policy, this
It is a decision with great impact.
He believed that the South would definitely seize this point to stir up trouble and build momentum. At that time, it would be more likely to criticize the Beiyang government for forcing the closure of Congress with self-respect, and the next step would be to implement the dictatorial politics of the Beiyang government headed by Yuan Shikai. This alone
The handle was enough to trigger the break between the North and the South, even if Song Jiaoren was not assassinated!
Chen Wennian forwarded the telegram to Yuan Su. After Yuan Su read it, Chen Wennian, who was standing aside, couldn't help but said worriedly: "What on earth is the president doing? If he issues such an order at this time, wouldn't this make things even more troublesome?
The bigger it is!”
Yuan Su let out a long sigh and said: "They must have expected that the trouble will get bigger and bigger. In any case, there is absolutely no room for change in the current situation. I think we need to speed up preparations for war."
Chen Wennian originally wanted to say something, but now he is really confused. The inexplicable North-South cooperation, the inexplicable congressional crisis, and now the inexplicable war. All of this is too weird. But he knows very well.
, it is impossible to clarify this matter even if you say something. As Yuan Su said just now, all this is obviously expected by those in power.
After a slight pause, he immediately asked: "Captain, if there is a war between the north and the south, do we really want to get involved?"
Yuan Su said: "It's hard to say this. I've said it before. The reason why we need to be prepared for war is not just in case of emergencies. Although our First Mixed Brigade is a very independent unit, it is still an integrated unit after all.
In the second town. Based on the current stationed position in the second town, it is very likely that they will become the vanguard force."
Chen Wennian lowered his head and thought for a moment, but said nothing for a while.
Yuan Su sighed again and continued: "Well, it would be great if we could not mobilize our team. At that time, the strategic materials we have prepared can be resold to make a business. Besides, with my current situation,
We are in a situation where we really don’t want to get into trouble with the South. Alas, if you don’t fear ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.”
Chen Wennian nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand, I will take care of this personally."
In early May, the sensational congressional crisis finally hit the whole of China like a rock. Although there were many news reports and calls on these aspects, and there were also exchanges of letters between the capital and local governments, but before that
Many people only regard this as a political game between the North and the South, and do not realize that this is a huge crisis.
As the Presidential Palace ordered the temporary closure of Congress, people in various provinces and places changed their previous attitudes and woke up like a bolt from the blue. In addition, young intellectuals and radical social activists from all over the country added fuel to the debate and criticized the matter.
, flagrantly set off a huge storm of public opinion against the Beiyang government.
Especially in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, the Kuomintang people were frequently active, organizing speeches and editorials. Compared with other places, they used unambiguous rhetoric to criticize and denounce the Beiyang government's actions in an almost egregious manner. Within a few days
At the same time, there was a wave of demonstrations in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to protest against the Beiyang government’s closure of Congress!
This whirlwind of opposition to Beiyang is like an infectious disease, spreading crazily in South China.
This was not only the case among the people, many local officials and warlords from the Kuomintang also took advantage of the situation. While sending messages to accuse the Beiyang government, they aggressively rectified the military strategy, showing a tough and powerful attitude.
On the same day, Lin Boxen sent a special telegram from Shanghai to Luanzhou. Part of the telegram introduced the developments in the south, and the other part asked Yuan Su what the Beiyang government meant!
The emotions of people at all levels in the South have become increasingly difficult to control, and the slogan of armed crusade against Beiyang has become more and more obvious. It is mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Anhui, Hunan, Fujian, Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces. Not only the governors of these provinces responded to the Kuomintang one by one
The call, together with the local bourgeois gentry, also followed behind and beat gongs and drums. For the bourgeois gentry class, they have been fighting for the qualifications to join politics since the end of the Qing Dynasty, and finally completed the bourgeois revolution, but now they are still
There is no way to go to the central government to gain the right to speak, so people's hearts are naturally restless.
Faced with Lin Boxhen's questioning, Yuan Su himself was also full of doubts. In the end, he could only reply truthfully with a message, saying that he was also surprised by this incident and that he could not predict what actions the Beiyang government would take subsequently.
Despite this, he still added a specious hint at the end of the message that perhaps a war between the North and the South was imminent!
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[I’ve been drinking every day recently. I used to drink well, but now I’m really in a mess. I haven’t saved the manuscript at all. These chapters were written in a hurry, so I hope you’ll forgive me. Dear readers, have a happy Chinese New Year, but also be sure to pay attention to your health.