If your vitality is severely damaged, it will take several years to slowly recover. What you worry about most is not the time, but that other alien forces will not give you time to recover!
These are not the things that worry Yuan Su the most. Although he is the only elite unit in Dongzhili near Liaoshen, they will not let the mob in Rehe march to Jinzhou. But Duan Qirui clearly To cultivate Xu Shuzheng to take charge of the three eastern provinces, this alone makes people think that it is selfish. Since it is selfish, then on the one hand, it is to cultivate Xu Shuzheng, a close confidant of the direct line, while at the same time attacking the Yuan family's only force that leads the army, it seems to have endless motives. .
Of course, the national crisis is at the forefront and national justice comes first. Even if Duan Qirui really intends to suppress it, he cannot have any room for opposition now. In the face of foreign aggression, he still has very clear principles and positions. He cannot If you can avoid it, then have the courage to take responsibility. With a sense of luck, Japan may not dare to really go to war with China in Liaoshen.
"Zhiquan, are you going to deploy troops from Zhili to Liaoshen? Then you mean to let the two divisions Yuan Keli and Zhu Ziqin be responsible for facing the Japanese head-on?" Yuan Shikai asked quietly. In fact, it was Even he was considering whether there was something behind Duan Qirui's arrangement.
"Not only Yuan Huiban and Zhu Ziqin's troops, but also troops from Beijing and Rehe have to prepare for war. I estimate that at least six divisions will be deployed in Liaoshen, including three central yangs. The master will be the main force." Duan Qirui said with a firm tone and a calm mind.
"What will happen to the capital if the capital guards are mobilized?" Someone else raised a question.
"There used to be four military divisions in Nanyuan and Beiyuan, but now they have been reorganized into two central divisions. There is nothing wrong with sending one division to Liaoshen and leaving one division to guard the capital. What's more, bei jing is mine. In the capital of the Republic of China, our country currently has a local conflict with Japan. It is expected that Japan would not dare to send a fleet directly into the Bohai Sea to approach Tianjin. This not only escalates the local conflict to a national war conflict, but also affects the influence of Western countries in Tianjin. A direct threat. No matter how courageous Japan is, it would never make such a cunning move to create enemies on all sides." Duan Qirui said confidently.
This statement makes sense, and everyone present can understand this truth.
After Yuan Shikai pondered for a while, he turned to Yuan Su who was sitting next to him and asked extremely seriously: "Ke Li, are your troops likely to be qualified for this important task? This is a major matter related to national sovereignty. If you can, you can, and if you can't, you can't. Don't pretend to be fat. If something goes wrong, even if you are my nephew, you will not be able to escape responsibility."
On the surface, it seems that this is Yuan Shikai's last chance to give Yuan Su a choice, and it is also a paradoxical hint that Yuan Su will do what he can. But in fact, when Yuan Shikai said these words, Yuan Su had no way out. In front of so many people From a human perspective, can he, the soul of the Central Army, dare to say "no"?
After taking a deep breath, Yuan Su suddenly stood up, straightened his chest and replied solemnly: "It is the duty of the country, and Yuan Su is bound to do so. Our Tenth Division of the Zhongyang Army and the First Corps of the Zhongyang Army are willing to serve the Liaoning Army." Shen Qianqian, vows to fight the Japanese thieves to the end. If the Japanese thieves dare to invade the country, every thief who comes will kill the thief, and every inch of land will be fought for."
He was going to be forced to the front line anyway, and he didn't care that the corps system had not been officially approved yet, so he simply took this opportunity to let the word out. Earlier, Yuan Shikai promised to let him prepare the first corps first, but now he
In the presence of so many senior staff, it is better to make a record in their minds first, so as to save a large number of people being dragged out when the time comes and Zhong Yang will be caught off guard.
Yuan Shikai nodded with relief and said encouragingly: "Okay, very good. Keli, please don't let me down. From now on, I will appoint Yuan Keli as the commander-in-chief of the unified defense battle of the three eastern provinces, with full power."
Responsible for the military affairs of the former enemy in the Liaodong Peninsula. Xu Youzheng is the Governor-General of Military Affairs of the three eastern provinces and is fully responsible for the establishment of border defense forces, provincial-level local reserves, and the expansion and rectification of military affairs in the three provinces."
Xu Shuzheng stood up, stood at attention solemnly, and responded in a voice like a bell: "Yes, I will definitely live up to the expectations of the president."
After receiving the order, Yuan Su and Xu Shuzheng sat down together again.
At this time, Yuan Shikai's expression became more and more meticulous and severe. He stood up slowly, looked around at everyone present, and said with both sigh and determination: "Since the Opium War, our Chinese nation has repeatedly suffered defeats against foreign aggression. Today
I met with you to discuss how to rewrite China's eighty-year history of humiliation. Taking back the sovereignty of Qingdao is to allow the people to regain their national confidence and to demonstrate the prestige of our country to the world. This battle must be won but not defeated. It must be defeated.
If the Japanese invaders know, how can we, China, have no one?"
Everyone sitting around the conference table stood up one after another. Although there were still a few strange bedfellows or timid people, more people still felt excited and excited. For many Beiyang soldiers, the Opium War, the Sino-French War,
The Gengzi National Disaster was not a profound shame or humiliation. The only thing that cannot be forgotten is the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894.
The Sino-Japanese War was defeated by Japan, and this deep hatred has been hidden in my heart for a long time. Today, Japan is at war with Japan because of the Qingdao issue. Even though they know that the country is poor and weak, and the military power is disparate, the Beiyang soldiers would rather stain the battlefield with blood and use all their strength.
Come to Bo for a chance to avenge your past humiliation.
What's more, even if there is a clear gap between national power and military power, the current focus is on the impact of the international situation and the domestic situation. It is obvious that Japan does not dare to really fight with China at this time, so China still has a good chance of retaining power at a very small cost.
Qingdao.
The honor and disgrace of the country, the honor of the military and the national hatred accumulated for many years ignited the blood of most people in the venue at this moment. Everyone echoed Yuan Shikai's words and excitedly shouted "defend the country's sovereignty to the death" and "this battle will be won."
"Slogan. At this moment, even Yuan Su was deeply touched. For a moment, he put all considerations behind him, and instead felt quite honored to be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy.
After the military advisory meeting ended, the news about rejecting Japan's request to resolutely regain Qingdao's sovereignty quickly spread in the Presidential Palace. This news brought an extremely exciting atmosphere to the entire Zhongnan Hai. No Chinese person is convinced from the bottom of his heart.
Traitor, and under such an atmosphere, the consciousness of the country and the nation was suddenly refined to the maximum extent, and everyone was delighted that the president could make such a decision.
Also on this day, several important departments such as the Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of the Army held several separate meetings within the departments to conduct detailed analysis and predictions on the recovery of Qingdao's sovereignty from all aspects.
The Presidential Office naturally has to coordinate the overall situation, and it also needs to think about how to use the recapture of Qingdao to promote the imperial system. It also has to consider the consequences if the military operation fails; the Ministry of Finance needs to provide financial support for the recapture of Qingdao, which not only includes
The military funding allocated to the War Department, as well as the preferential treatment given to the Germans and the various aftermaths after the handover of sovereignty, are by no means a small number.
The Ministry of War is currently under the heaviest pressure. Although a series of plans were made to regain Qingdao, in the end because Yuan Shikai was hesitant and even decided to divide Qingdao into a neutral theater, most of the previous plans were changed again and again.
Changes, and they are all general drafts and ideas.
Time is very tight right now. According to German speculation and the information obtained by bribed British people, the Japanese army is likely to launch an attack on Qingdao in early October. It is now almost the end of September, and there are less than 20 troops left.
In a matter of days, it was necessary to complete the mobilization of more than 12 divisions from two areas and the handover of military defense into Qingdao, which meant that everyone had to be busy.
In the next two days, even Yuan Su had to help at the Army Department. After holding relevant discussion meetings, he became a member of the Army Department, coordinating various departments, departments, and offices to carry out a series of military accounting work.
It was not until September 22nd that he had to rush back to Luanzhou to take charge of the dispatch of his troops to Liaoshen, and then he got out of the Army Department.
Basically, everything that should be fought for in this trip to Beijing is in place, including the imperial proposal, the formation of the Corps, the situation of the Qingdao issue, etc. The only unexpected thing is that I have to go to the front line to confront the Japanese army in Lushun. But fortunately, this is
It is a matter of contributing to the country and the nation. Regardless of whether they have complaints or not, all the ministries under their command must accept this order without hesitation. At the very least, they can achieve unity in executing this order. Fu and the Ministry of War provided Yuan Su with many things.
Economic and political support. Priority was given to 500,000 cash for the expansion and deployment of the First Corps of the Central Yang Army and the Tenth Division of the Central Yang Army. Yuan Su was also given special military powers to be able to use them when necessary.
At this time, you can form or expand your own army.
On the day he returned to Luanzhou, although it was already evening, Yuan Su still convened an emergency meeting with his subordinates.
During the time when he left for Bei Jing, the establishment of the Army's First Corps had been basically completed. Each brigade, each headquarters and directly-administered units had formed a basic system. During the previous meeting in Bei Jing, he made
The promise was to transfer the First Corps and the 10th Division to go north together, but in fact the three brigades under the First Corps are now distributed in Huai'an, Huaibei, and Shangqiu. Not to mention that he has no intention of transferring all three brigades. Even if he wants to,
It is also very troublesome to mobilize.
Therefore, during the meeting and discussion, the headquarters agreed that only the 1st Brigade and the 10th Division could be temporarily arranged to go north.