It was just that Wu Peifu was able to put down his arrogance and put the war first, but Tang Xiangming, who was stationed in the rear area of Yueyang, was not so generous. Wu Peifu had been causing trouble for a whole year. The good-looking Hunan governor and Hunan general could not enter the official residence in Changsha.
I just have to settle in Yueyang.
The territory of Changsha and Yueyang is only a trivial matter. After all, Tang Xiangming was born in the navy, and Yueyang is close to the rear. He can be more proud of himself here. However, the central government has specially given instructions to form the 12th Division of the Central Army.
This was the source of Tang Xiangming's constant chagrin and anger. Yuan Shikai fulfilled his expectations by asking him to serve as the commander of the Twelfth Division. However, Wu Peifu did not cooperate, and in the end, the Twelfth Division became the laughing stock of the entire Central Military System.
Expectations turn into disappointment, good things turn into bad things, this feeling cannot be swallowed no matter what.
Therefore, Tang Xiangming agreed to Wu Peifu's request perfunctorily on the surface, and also dispatched a supply force to Changsha to organize logistics dispatch work with ulterior motives. His purpose of doing this was naturally to deceive Wu Peifu, and on the one hand, he made Wu Peifu and the outside world think that he was broad-minded.
, regardless of past grievances, the enemy will naturally put aside personal grudges at present; on the other hand, it is to encourage Wu Peifu to persist in resisting the enemy on the front line, so that Wu Peifu will not think that there will be no follow-up reinforcements, so he simply throws away Changsha and goes all the way north to retreat to Hubei.
Next, you have to work hard to stop the National Defense Army.
After Yueyang's baggage troops arrived in Changsha, they brought a sum of funds, arms and daily supplies to Changsha. Although the total price was not more than 100,000, a rough estimate was 70,000 to 80,000. This really made Wu Peifu feel quite emotional, thinking that
Tang Xiangming really had some magnanimity. So he became increasingly determined to hold off the National Defense Army in the southwest of Changsha, and then waited for military mobilization from other provinces to defeat the entire National Protection Movement at the level of a major battle.
It has to be said that it is precisely because Wu Peifu is now full of confidence and expectations that it finally became the turning point of the major changes in the North-South conflict. Human nature is like this. If you go too fast from the ups and downs, it will inevitably lead to extreme consequences.
reaction.
Cao Kun arrived in Ezhou in early December. He did not rush to Hankou to prepare for entering Sichuan. In addition to the situation in Sichuan being relieved, another more important point is that he had no intention of leading his troops to leave Hubei from the beginning to the end.
.Since it was planned from the beginning to use the war to protect the country launched by the south to reorganize the new situation in Beiyang, we certainly could not let this war end so quickly. Fortunately, Chen Huan put up a certain posture in Chongqing, which made the protectorate
The Chinese army had no choice but to move to Hunan. This really gave him an excellent opportunity.
The so-called opportunity is not only that he no longer has to think about entering Sichuan, but also that once the conflict area between the North and the South is moved to Hunan, it will be easier for him to operate behind the scenes. As an old subordinate whom he single-handedly promoted, Wu Peifu has been working hard from the beginning to the end.
In the end, he only obeyed his orders. In addition, he failed to obtain the innate conditions for the Hunan Governor three years ago, so it was easy to control this war.
After wasting three or five days in Ezhou, Cao Kun finally sent a telegram back to Beijing, explaining the situation in Sichuan and saying that now that the National Guard Army had moved to Hunan, he should strengthen the control of Hunan and Guangzhou.
For military alert, there is no need to mobilize troops and troops to enter Sichuan and add to the futile act.
Immediately, he personally invited Duan Zhigui, who was also stationed in Hubei, to come to Ezhou for a while.
Duan Zhigui and Duan Qirui are from Hefei, Anhui Province at the same time. There are rumors that they are related. However, in fact, the two have little contact either personally or in official matters. However, according to the speculations of the busybody,
Duan Zhigui is five years younger than Duan Qirui, but he may be Duan Qirui's uncle.
However, Duan Qirui himself was very noble, and he often felt contempt for Duan Zhigui, a fellow clan member, because Cen Chunxuan, who was known as the "official butcher" at that time, denounced Duan Zhigui as "the son of Zaoban, a slave of the Li family, who offered prostitutes for luck, and was despised by everyone"
”, which caused Duan Qirui’s family background and personal dignity to drop a lot. However, Duan Qirui’s own background was not very good. Only his grandfather had followed Liu Mingchuan to organize regiment training, and accumulated military exploits to serve as the commander of the Mingzi Battalion.
, my father is an honest man who works at home, so he only keeps his dissatisfaction in his heart and never expresses it openly.
Duan Zhigui was well-known as a slippery man in Beiyang official circles, and he was best at following the trend. Precisely because Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor was gaining momentum not long ago, Duan Zhigui himself also benefited greatly from it, so he was very enthusiastic during this period.
Yu supported the imperial system and strongly advocated the suppression of the National Guard Army.
For Cao Kun, the situation in the entire Central China region is now under his control, and only Duan Zhigui is a wavering hidden danger. Earlier when he set off for Beijing to attend Yuan Shikai's enthronement ceremony, he specifically discussed this matter
I had a brief discussion with Duan Zhigui, but did not get the desired results, and almost made the matter a big deal.
The situation in Sichuan and Hunan has now laid the foundation for the situation. Cao Kun was active in Beijing a few days ago and won the support of a group of Beiyang bureaucrats. Although he failed to persuade Duan Qirui to come forward, Duan Qirui has now been dismissed by Yuan Shikai
, and the Anhui faction forces under Duan Qirui were also very excited because of this incident. It can be said that everything is ready, except that Duan Zhigui can be dealt with clearly.
Just because we were unable to reach an agreement with Duan Zhigui before does not mean that we will still be unable to reach an agreement in the future.
Cao Kun has been around the Beiyang Group for so many years. Apart from Duan Qirui, who is almost stubborn and loyal to Yuan Shikai, he has never found another person like him. Let alone a slippery snob like Duan Zhigui.
As long as the stakes are clearly stated, the rest will be solved easily.
Duan Zhigui had more or less guessed Cao Kun's ambition. He was in Hubei, and he met Wang Zhanyuan and others all day long without looking up or down. How could there be so many airtight walls? He had heard some rumors, plus he had met with Cao Kun before.
Kun's contact. I was still hesitating whether to sue Cao Kun on the day Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, and simply drive Cao Kun away from Hubei, so that I could be more proud. But on the one hand, I wanted to wait and see for a while. After all, I wanted to wait and see for a while.
Running from both ends, I have a more comprehensive understanding of domestic public opinion. The imperial system seems to be very popular, but there is also opposition; the more important point is that now that Duan Qirui has resigned, the direct forces within Beiyang have gradually become stronger, and I
I dare not offend Cao Kun easily.
Since he did not dare to offend easily and wanted to wait and see what happened, Duan Zhigui went happily to Cao Kun's invitation to meet in Ezhou. It was only a day's journey from Hankou to Ezhou. When Duan Zhigui arrived in Ezhou, Cao Kun went to the city gate in person
Welcome. The two greeted each other and then headed to the mansion where Cao Kun was staying with laughter.
In the small living room on the second floor of the mansion, after the refreshments were served, Cao Kunping withdrew from the crowd and was alone in a room with Duan Zhigui. He seemed very unhurried, and continued to chat with Duan Zhigui on some common topics, and mentioned
As far as what I saw and heard during my previous stay in Beijing, only what I saw and heard gave an extremely appropriate hint of the slightest hint of the existence of the imperial system within Beiyang.
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[Continued, no air conditioning, no fan, only a bottle of toilet water]