He originally thought that the attack on Ge Xingyu would be an easy task, just like destroying the dead. However, He Fenglin never expected that the battle would actually be delayed for more than five days, during which time additional troops had to be sent for reinforcements.
After Ge Xingyu's remnants and Guan Yunzheng's remnants were severely damaged, they gradually broke into pieces and began to carry out guerrilla warfare in the mountainous areas. He Fenglin's troops were not afraid of hunting tigers, but were afraid of swatting flies, so they were harassed by several guerrillas.
Chaos. In the end, after reinforcements entered the mountains, a large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign was launched, and the most extensive combat methods were used to curb the guerrilla tactics of the civilian army.
On May 3rd, the official army finally defeated the last militia force and successfully captured Guan Yunzheng and Ge Xingyu.
Two days later, He Fenglin's squadron returned to Nanyang and officially announced the results of the battle to the outside world. With their arrogant propaganda, the government troops completely wiped out the militia forces in the mountainous areas of southern Henan. That night, He Fenglin, Yuan Su and representatives sent by the Henan Governor's Office
Officials held a large-scale press conference in Nanyang. Regardless of whether it was a large newspaper or a small newspaper, whether it was a local newspaper or an inter-provincial newspaper, all reporters and representatives who could be present were invited.
In fact, preparations for this press conference began three days ago, but no one expected that He Fenglin would delay the war until today. Although there were some disappointments, at least everything was over.
As representative fu, he announced that the military martial law in Henan Province has officially ended. From now on, all people's livelihood construction will return to normal. The suppression of Bailang's uprising will no longer be the main task of Henan Province. The purpose of his announcement is naturally to hope that
Henan Province will return to normal as soon as possible, and it will also have some psychological impact on Shaanxi. Even if Bai Lang still plans to return to Henan, there is no longer a foothold in Henan.
After the news was released, the whole province of Henan was shocked. The Bailang Uprising, which had been vigorously tossing for a year, was finally over. For many people, they seemed to hate the oppression of the government, but this time Bailang
The uprising may not necessarily bring much benefit to the people. The so-called "rob the rich and give to the poor" is just a slogan, and there are very few militia troops who can actually do this.
Even a militia leader with strict self-discipline like Zhou Baolin has to consider the food problem of his troops most of the time. There is no extra material to distribute to ordinary people. Not to mention that the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. If you get an advantage, you will forget your roots.
Yes, there are also those who have planned to fish in troubled waters from the beginning, and many people have become complacent after gaining power, and instead become like the government, extorting taxes and exploiting the common people.
Whether it is a war between the people's army or the government's army, the people caught in the middle are always a vulnerable group. In the eyes of many people, they don't care about robbing the rich to give to the poor, nor the appeasement of the government and the army, or the government's promises, as long as there is no war.
I can barely survive.
The flat top of the mountainous area in southern Henan gave the Beiyang government a great encouragement in the overall situation. After more than a year, it finally saved the Beiyang army's face and prevented them from being embarrassed when discussing these topics with foreign envoys.
.And in the same few months, the name of Zhong Yangjun and Yuan Su became a hot topic. It seems that there are many rays of light that cannot be concealed. Somehow or deliberately arranged,
The two were brought to the public together.
President Yuan Shikai also seemed to have changed his previous opinions on Yuan Su. Although he was greatly annoyed by Yuan Su's arbitrary assertions, in the end he managed to clean up the situation in Henan beautifully, and also strictly abided by the rules in subsequent actions.
According to Yang's order, the Third Brigade was not mobilized to carry out any military operations, but local troops were simply coordinated to take action on their behalf. This is very gratifying at this point.
What's more, Yuan Shikai keenly realized that if the central yang army wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a name for itself, it must also have a commendable soul figure to assist in publicity. Just like a movie star, an army also needs an obvious figure to
This will highlight the uniqueness of this army.
The Zhongyang Army is a brand new army system that is different from the Beiyang Army. It is not only the elite among the elites, but also needs to get rid of the influence of various political factions within Beiyang and be loyal to the head of state wholeheartedly. Because of this, this drastic military reform
It is necessary to innovate and innovate.
The key lies in the word "new". After the Henan War, the Central Army can appear with a new attitude, a new look and a new hope for national defense. And with the birth of this new army system, the soul figure will naturally
It should be a brand new "rising star".
Since Yuan Su can return from his lost ways, and he is indeed a brand-new face, he has to be said to be the most suitable candidate. What's more, as the only military and political figure in the Yuan family who can take the stage, Yuan Shikai is more
Every effort should be made to cultivate and support them.
Therefore, the relevant telegrams of the Nanyang press conference were sent to various resources of Be Fu, and Yuan Su, a rising star, was packaged with great fanfare and made him the most dazzling spokesperson of the Central Yang Army.
In just a few days, several authoritative newspapers in Beijing published special news focusing on Yuan Su and the Central Yang Army, including Yuan Su's life experience, resume and personal honors, as well as the prelude to the reform of the Central Yang Army.
Planning and implementation details at this stage. By the way, the Henan War is intertwined, so as not to let the civil unrest in Henan have more impact, but also to convey the notice of the end of the civil unrest in Henan. Fu came forward to plan
The content of special news will naturally maximize the beautification. Fu has repeatedly emphasized that the focus is on "Zhong Yangjun", and Yuan Su is just the "spokesperson" of Zhongyang Army. However, as the reports are published one after another, the content is still unconscious.
There are some deviations.
No matter how good their imaginations are, the chief writers of major newspapers are not military experts after all. They don’t know much about the Central Yang Army, which was only born less than a year ago. What’s more, behind the Central Yang Army, there are also connections with the "Second Revolution"
"There are countless connections, and if you are not careful, you will go over the edge. In contrast, Yuan Su is a real person with flesh and blood. Wouldn't it be said that he has done several great things in the past few years since he became an official?
There is nothing to write about, even if you really don’t want to stir up trouble, it is much easier to make up a random person than an army. The public opinion campaign under fu’s instruction actually turned Yuan Su into the protagonist, the central yang army
On the contrary, it became a foil. Many people who read the newspapers in recent days thought that it was under the wise leadership of Yuan Su that the Central Military Army was able to achieve great results in Henan and successfully curb the expansion of civil unrest.
Even Yuan Su himself never imagined that what he did in Henan would have a great impact in the north. He also never imagined that in order to cater to the status of the "rising star" of the Central Yang Army, he would actually
With a "new resume", a down-and-out child whose name could not be found in the family tree suddenly transformed into the orthodox Yuan family of Xiangcheng with upright roots.
He lost his father and mother when he was young, and his family was poor, so he had to sell his property and go around to avoid debts. However, he was said to be unfazed by the poor family and devoted himself to studying. He even listed the respected teachers of several academies where he studied in the past, saying that he was from
He was a student of a famous teacher. In fact, he was just a student of the famous teachers at that time. Not to mention that many of the famous teachers listed were unknown to him. Even a few of them had already passed away at that time. It was really ridiculous.
Not only that, the incident of Yuan Su presiding over disaster relief in Shanhaiguan in the past was also dramatized. It was as if he was writing a romance novel, writing a special account of several things that happened to him in Shanhaiguan, first of all, in a timely manner
He provided disaster relief, and later privately raised funds for disaster relief. Even the cases of Father Dou and Zhao Fangyu, which had been covered up by the government before, were exposed again. It seemed to beautify him into a gentleman who is not afraid of power, is selfless, and upholds justice.
Although Yuan Su feels that many of these reports cannot withstand scrutiny, in the future peaceful era, countless scholars and experts will inevitably jump out to "crack down on falsehoods" and "examine". But for now, whether in public or in public,
Privately, he felt that it was really necessary for Fu to make such a big fuss.
Publicly speaking, the Beiyang government is currently at a critical stage of building credibility. Due to the massive public criticism from the Southern Revolutionary Party and warlords, many intellectuals have great distrust of the Beiyang government. Intellectuals are precisely at the point when China is developing in this era.
If we cannot win over this group of people, it will not only hinder the progress and development of the country, but also cause extremely serious negative effects.
The Beiyang warlords are all old-school people who do not know how to use the power of information in the new era. This time Yuan Shikai originally planned to promote the Central Army, but accidentally turned it into an operation to create a "Beiyang star". To a lesser extent, this is
The Beiyang government began to understand changes and learned to use public opinion tools to build momentum; more generally, it used a "political star" to bring hope to the people, and with hope, various conflicts could be alleviated.
Privately speaking, even if Yuan Shikai did not have this campaign, Yuan Su would secretly arrange some public opinion momentum to raise his reputation to a higher level by quelling the chaos in Henan. His purpose in doing this is just to gain more
Political capital and personal qualifications can then be used to raise the banner of the Young Leaders. Fu's public opinion building has brought great help to Yuan Su.