Time passes day by day, and Beijing is still noisy. Although Congress has been closed, those members of Congress are still staying in the capital. Fastest update [New] Naturally, these members of Congress are well aware of the news that is currently being reported in the country.
However, they still hold some hope in their hearts, that is, all this is just a misunderstanding, and it is a matter of political opinion, not a political struggle.
However, there has been no news about Song Jiaoren, and some Kuomintang members are still aware of the seriousness of the situation. But for them, how much can they do now? Without the Congress, what can these members do?
No, apart from publishing editorials, calls and appeals, everything else has no effect.
By mid-May, there were rumors that a cavalry brigade, an infantry brigade and an artillery brigade from the Second Town were already in Shandong, joining forces with Wang Huaiqing and Jin Yunpeng from the Fifth Town. The Second Town and the Fifth Town were continuing to move to the south of the province.
At the same time, the Zhang Xun Department of the Jiang Defense Army in Xuzhou also openly accepted the order of the Beiyang Government's Army Department. On the one hand, it was ready to welcome the second and fifth towns to move south, and on the other hand, it was preparing to advance into the hinterland of Jiangsu.
Zhang Xun's public acceptance of the order was not a big deal in his own eyes, but it caused extremely significant repercussions to the outside world.
Even though the frequent transfers of the Second and Fifth Towns, as well as the Henan Li Chun Department, have become well-known hot news. But after all, there are no official positive reports on these military operations, so everything is just an operation hidden under the surface, even if it needs to be explained.
It can be said to be troop deployment at any time.
However, Zhang Xun's actions completely broke the Beiyang government's long-standing silence, and exposed from the front that this was a military operation under the orders of the Ministry of War, which seemed to pierce the last layer of thin and transparent window paper.
It has to be said that when the news of the power supply from Xuzhou came out, Sun Yat-sen launched a stronger response in the afternoon alone, calling on the people of the country to unite and oppose the perverse actions of the Beiyang government headed by Yuan Shikai.[ ] And for the first time, he made it public
pointed out that the aggressive military actions of the Beiyang government must be a conspiracy to suppress opponents by force in order to maintain the authoritarian dictatorship of Beiyang.
In addition, the Kuomintang held another intra-party conference and passed the "Provisional Agreement to Defeat Yuan by Force with Force" in just one night. The next day, the "Platform" was distributed to all provincial consultative bureaus, and even the northern provinces also received it.
In this telegram of the "Program", the Kuomintang people clearly stated that they would restore the revolutionary army system during the Great Revolution and organize the revolutionary army to conquer Yuan in the north today.
Shortly after the "Provisional Program to Defend the Yuan Dynasty by Force with Force" was issued, Sun Yat-sen, with the support of the gentry and some bureaucrats in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, established the "Seven Provinces Revolutionary Military Government" in Shanghai and served as the interim chairman of the military government.
Immediately, he sent Huang Xing to Nanjing to take charge of military affairs, and ordered Chen Qimei to reorganize the revolutionary Shanghai army in Shanghai. He also sent Wang Zhaoming to Guangdong to contact Hu Hanmin and assist Hu Hanmin in preparing revolutionary funds for the Northern Expedition and organizing the revolutionary Guangdong army. He also personally wrote a letter to Li Liejun.
message, appointing him as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Vanguard,
The situation between the north and the south suddenly became tense, and the people at the border between the north and the south became even more frightened. Those who had the ability hurriedly moved to other places for temporary shelter, while those who did not have the ability could only secretly pray that war would not break out.
On May 15th, the weather in Luanzhou gradually turned hotter, but the temperature difference between day and night was still very large.
In the past half month, convoys of horse-drawn carriages under the military banner entered and exited the city gates every day, transporting batches of purchased military rations and distributing them to various military warehouses for storage.
The previous series of actions did not attract the attention of the First Mixed Brigade at first, but during this period of time, sensitive news continued to come, which gradually made each regiment and battalion realize that a war was imminent. [New] Especially the departure from the second town.
After the news was reported, each regiment felt increasingly nervous. Although their military appearance had been greatly improved compared to before, they still lacked the enthusiasm of upright soldiers in their bones.
People will die in war, so the soldiers of the First Mixed Brigade naturally do not want to get involved in such a big incident.
So many people in each regiment and battalion were secretly discussing. Now that the Second Town has moved south, will their First Mixed Brigade, which is affiliated with the Second Town, follow suit? If they really want to go south, what role will they play?
combat mission?
Although many soldiers are frightened, some officers, especially young officers, are eager to make a name for themselves on the battlefield. Without war, there will be no military exploits, and without military exploits, there will be no future. This is what young officers have read
Our most basic common sense.
That afternoon, Yuan Su specially summoned the heads of various regiments to Luanzhou for a meeting. Even the two heads of the Shanhaiguan Customs and Defense Regiment rushed over. The five heads of the regiment, together with several staff officers from the brigade, the whole meeting was even
There was no prior notice, and everyone knew clearly that the purpose was to discuss the conflict between the North and the South and how the First Mixed Brigade should respond.
After the leaders of each regiment entered the venue and took their seats, it took a while for Yuan Su to enter the venue accompanied by Du Yu.
When he entered, Yuan Su was still holding a telegram in his hand, and his face looked a little solemn. He first signaled to everyone that they did not have to stand up to salute, and then said in a firm tone: "I just received a telegram from the Army Department, ordering our troops to
Set off to Shandong within a few days and meet up with Governor Feng’s main force.”
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
Almost all the generals did not expect that the order would come in such a hurry. To say that no order was sent at all when the second town was set off, it was obvious that Feng Guozhang had no intention of mobilizing the Luanzhou troops from the beginning.
Even though the situation is getting more and more serious now, and a war is about to break out, the expectations of the regiment commanders and even the staff are that after the war breaks out, in order to increase pressure on the south, or to support the front line, the first mixed brigade will be dispatched only then.
"In any case, we had anticipated this order earlier, but it was just sooner or later. Since there is an order from above, we still have to act according to the order. So I sent a telegram yesterday afternoon to urge you to come, just to discuss the departure.
." After a slight pause, Yuan Su said in a calm and powerful tone.
"Commander, the strategic supplies our brigade headquarters has raised are almost complete. Furthermore, it is an order from the Ministry of War. Obviously, the Ministry of War will provide a certain amount of funds for our departure. This matter should not be too troublesome."
Li Jinfu, the leader of the third regiment, said seriously.
"I will contact the headquarters and the army about this matter. Anyway, five days is neither long nor short. The key now is two points. One is the military arrangements after we set off to Shandong. How to join
The second is the military operation in the town; the second is how we should handle it during the military operation." Yuan Su changed his tone and said calmly.
"Speaking of it, once we set off to Shandong, we will naturally have to obey the instructions from the main town. But in my opinion, the main town did not give us orders in Luanzhou before, and this transfer is the instruction of the Ministry of War.
, maybe after we arrive in Shandong, the people in the main town will not put us to much use. It is just to do logistics and build momentum." Yuan Jixi said analytically, although he is in this group
He is still a newcomer, but he is a top student in the Army Preparatory Academy, so he hopes to be able to perform to some extent.
"What Commander Yuan said is absolutely true. We don't need to worry too much about the arrangements after arriving in Shandong. As for what you mean by being careful, Governor...could it mean that we have something to gain from it?" He Qigong asked thoughtfully.
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Although Yuan Su didn't express any attitude, based on He Qigong's understanding of Yuan Su, since he was going to send troops this time, he definitely couldn't get nothing in return.
Yuan Su really meant this from the bottom of his heart, but if someone else had said these words, he would be very happy that someone could see through him. But these words came from He Qigong.
For now, the thing he is most worried about is not that he will be under great pressure to send troops to fight against the South, but that many of his generals and soldiers have participated in the Luanzhou Uprising before.
Revolutionary patriots, such as He Qigong, are the most typical intellectuals and supporters of revolutionary beliefs.
Even though he has been cultivating his subordinates with "down-to-earth" and "pragmatic spirit" in the past year and a half, for those with faith, the revolutionary desire in their hearts will never be erased.
Therefore, what he is most worried about now is that once the North-South war breaks out and the First Mixed Brigade is involved, some soldiers and generals with revolutionary sentiments in the army will have psychological changes. Passive fighting is still a trivial matter, and these are the only things he is afraid of.
If someone defected before the battle, not only would he not be able to guarantee his personal strength, but he would even be suppressed by the Beiyang government, let alone expect to win a decent share of credit in the war.
"Ke Zhi, what I'm worried about is not what to hunt, but how to control our attitude towards the revolution in the south. To tell you the truth, I personally don't have too bad opinions on those politicians in the south. I also hoped that Mr. Song could resolve the issue between the north and the south by going north.
China's contradictions. Not only that, I also have full respect for Mr. Sun and others. If they don't adjust, we will go south. But now that there is this order, alas... I really don't know what to do." Yuan Su
He said with great emotion.
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[Zhang Xun (1854-1923), formerly known as Zhang He, also named Shaoxuan, Shaoxuan, nicknamed Songshou Laoren, and posthumously named Zhongwu, was a native of Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province. A Beiyang warlord and a modern warlord in China. In the late Qing Dynasty, he served as the admiral of Yunnan, Gansu, and Jiangnan.
; After the Revolution of 1911, he served as the governor of Jiangsu and the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River. In 1917, he launched a coup in an attempt to restore the monarchy. After the failure, he lived in seclusion in Tianjin. Because all the Dingwu troops under his command had braids, he was known as the "Braid Commander".]