() The large conference room in the front hall of the Guards Headquarters was filled with smoke at this time. The atmosphere seemed a bit gloomy. Zhu Panzao, Chen Guangyuan, Lu Jin and the senior staff officers of each master, half an hour ago
People arrived here one after another. Now they were all sitting around the conference table casually, either holding teacups and slowly sipping tea, or puffing out cigarette rings. Everyone knew that today was the first official meeting of the Guards.
At the military meeting, the content discussed at this meeting was naturally about how to invade Hubei.
However, from the leisurely and contented faces of these senior generals, there was no sign of any nervousness or seriousness at all. On the contrary, it looked like an ordinary tea party.
"Look, it was said to be a ten o'clock meeting. It's already past ten o'clock now, and our Commander-in-Chief is still missing. Wow, this style is really inspiring." Zhu Panzao said with a hint of teasing.
Yi said, after saying these words, he did not forget to take a puff of the cigarette and deliberately puffed out the cigarette in a decent manner.
"Come on, Ziqin, it was said to be ten o'clock. Didn't you just arrive not long ago?" Tian Wenlie said expressionlessly. The two of them arrived at the venue on time. As for the others, they were more or less on time or to varying degrees.
Those who arrived after the scheduled time. Just like Zhu Panzao, it was almost a quarter past ten when he arrived, but he was a little surprised when he walked in. He didn't expect that the meeting hadn't started yet.
It is strange to say that everyone does not know much about Yuan Su, but from the previous battles in Liaodong, it can be judged that Yuan Su will never make any mistakes when doing serious things, and he will definitely do it
Meticulous. However, today's meeting was half an hour past the scheduled time, and Yuan Su has not shown up yet, which is indeed a bit strange.
For Tian Wenlie, he even guessed that Yuan Su did this on purpose, because Yuan Su had already guessed that many generals would not be able to arrive at the venue on time. They had to wait anyway, so it would be more honorable to let his subordinates wait for his general. If this is true.
As he thought, he had to admire Yuan Su's shrewdness and foresight.
"Brother Huanting, why are you speaking up for that stinking young boy now? Are you still admiring him for his success in Liaodong? I have said it many times before, that time in Liaodong
The war can be directed by anyone, because the outcome has been determined from the beginning, and the Japanese would not dare to fight a war." Zhu Panzao said in a conclusive tone. Perhaps for a moment he admired Yuan Su.
, but as time went by, especially after being appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Guards, I felt extremely unconvinced.
"I don't care what he was like before. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we have to be more patient. His Majesty the Emperor's remaining hope lies with us. If he continues to mess around at this time, Beiyang will be completely doomed." Tian Wenlie said seriously.
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"You also said that the great emperor puts his hopes on us. It's us, not Yuan Su, a young boy. Let's not talk about how much Yuan Su weighs. Even if he is a little smart, he will still be a little smart.
He is not someone we can trust. We in Beiyang are talking about qualifications. Who is Yuan Su? He came out for no reason and claimed to be the nephew of the great emperor. Only then did he gain some titles and status. What's more, it was rumored that he had something to do with the Southern Revolutionary Party.
Everyone, tell me, can you trust such a person?" Zhu Panzao said with a strong emotion.
Some other people soon started talking among themselves. Most of them agreed with Zhu Panzao's view. Of course, the main reason was that they were dissatisfied with a young man being the commander-in-chief. As for colluding with the Southern Revolutionary Party, perhaps
It can be used as an excuse to cause trouble, but whether it is actually true requires further verification.
Tian Wenlie himself was also very dissatisfied with Yuan Su. From Yuan Su secretly operating the Luanzhou Military Group to now becoming the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, these two points were something he could not overcome in any case. But even so.
, he can still control his emotions as much as possible, allowing himself to deal with the current matter more rationally.
"If there is really anything wrong with him, I will definitely not make it easy for him, but now, now we must suppress our personal emotions first and focus on the overall situation." Tian Wenlie said again with emphasis.
"Hmph, by the time he wants to betray us, I'm afraid it will be too late." Zhu Panzao said angrily.
"In short, I agree with what Mr. Zhu said, but what Mr. Tian said is not unreasonable. The best thing we can do now is give Yuan Su a slap in the face first, so that he can remember in our hearts that we are watching him, and we should not make things too big.
Otherwise, how can we explain to His Majesty the Emperor if the situation in Hankou has not been resolved yet and we are in a mess internally?" Lu Jin interjected. His words were very tactful, but in fact he was using a compromise method to resolve this issue.
A quarrel.
Just when Zhu Panzao was about to express some complaints, the attendant outside the door sang loudly: "The commander-in-chief is here!"
Not long after, there was a sound of quick footsteps in the corridor outside the door, and the door suddenly opened, and Yuan Su and the officials of the Young Zhuang faction strode into the venue. The generals who had arrived at the venue earlier looked a bit lazy now.
Except for the adjutants, staff officers, and staff who habitually stood up and saluted, the division commanders including Tian Wenlie remained indifferent and had no intention of giving Yuan Su any face.
Yuan Su's face was very calm, and he did not even look around the venue. However, the adjutants and generals who followed Yuan Su frowned one by one, not hiding their anger towards these rude people.
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"Everyone, sit down." Yuan Su said simply, and then he calmly sat down on the front seat.
After the young people were seated one after another, Yuan Su motioned to his adjutant Du Yu to begin explaining the agenda of today's meeting, as well as giving some detailed introductions to the current situation in the four provinces of Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Shaanxi. All the division commanders were
They looked absent-minded. They had already learned about these contents, and now they naturally thought that this was a waste of time.
"Time waits for no one," after Du Yu finished his report, Yuan Su quickly took over the words and said directly, giving people a feeling of being overwhelmed, "the longer we delay here, the development of the domestic situation will affect us.
The situation becomes even more unfavorable. Therefore, this military action against Hubei must be carried out quickly."