It can be said that the incident involving Tang Tianxi, Lei Zhenchun and others was passed over in a confused manner.
Whether it is Tian Wenlie, Lu Jin, Tang Tianxi, Lei Zhenchun and others, for them, the so-called "just in case" is just a temporary excuse. For Yuan Su to take over the Central Guards so quickly,
Absolute power of domination, how could it not arouse people's doubts afterwards?
It's a pity that it was too late when doubts were really raised. What's more, after sending off Tang Tianxi, Lei Zhenchun and others, Yuan Su acted in an orderly manner. Not only did he pose as if he wanted to give Hankou a decisive battle, but he also
Everything was drafted into a detailed telegram and sent back to Beijing as soon as possible.
Originally, Tian Wenlie and Lu Jin wanted to discuss this matter with Yuan Su in detail to see if it was possible to release Tang Tianxi, Lei Zhenchun and others from Kaifeng first. However, after Yuan Su arranged for these people to be placed under house arrest in Kaifeng, Zhengzhou
They will soon face an extremely huge problem, that is, how to appease and control the subordinates of these generals. Including the first division, the second division, the third division and the fifth division, almost all troops at all levels
The command unit was very dissatisfied with the "kidnapping" and "house arrest" of the commander, and various signs indicated that a mutiny was likely to occur.
Yuan Su held three consecutive meetings at the headquarters to discuss the placement of personnel in various ministries.
Naturally, Tian Wenlie and Lu Jin were both in a state of distress. They had not paid attention to anything else for the time being. They only hoped to resolve the current major crisis within the Guards as soon as possible. Of course, they also proposed to immediately release those generals under house arrest to ease the current situation.
situation. However, it was firmly denied by Yuan Su.
Yuan Su told Tian Wenlie and Lu Jin in a very authoritative tone that since he dared to take this step, he must be well prepared to deal with the subsequent turmoil. He only asked Tian Wenlie and Lu Jin to stabilize the emotions of their subordinates first.
Okay, and make some preparations for preventive measures to avoid being unable to respond in time when unrest occurs. As for the situation of the other divisions, he promised that he would suppress them all within seven days.
Judging from their expressions and tone of voice, Tian Wenlie and Lu Jin felt that Yuan Su was very confident. However, after all, this matter was currently in a turmoil. No one knew what they were doing, and it was not clear what methods Yuan Su would use to suppress these troops.
.If military action is really taken to suppress it, it will inevitably turn into a fratricidal war within the Guards. Even though it is impossible to defeat the suppressed troops because they have lost the backbone of their leadership, this battle will definitely make the Guards more likely to fight against each other.
The guard's vitality was severely damaged. The gains outweighed the losses.
"In short, the first thing you should do is to arrange the situation under your respective troops, and the second is to make certain preparations. Leave the rest to me. Whether I can do it or not, I will be responsible for the consequences alone." Yuan Su did not.
After talking more nonsense and emphasizing these words again, the last discussion meeting ended.
In these three discussion meetings, no detailed results were discussed from beginning to end. They only emphasized controlling the situation of their respective troops and allocating troops to prepare for the attack on Hankou. Other than that, the most work
, or through the two official agencies of the General Headquarters and the Henan Dudufu, using public opinion to provide a formal cover. Yuan Su hopes that the recent changes within the Guards will be directed into a situation of war against Hankou, so that
Shifts the focus of most conflicts and focus.
It has to be said that it has played some role in guiding public opinion, at least it will not suddenly make the outside world think that the Central Guards are in complete chaos.
As for suppressing the reactionary sentiments of the lower divisions, the key reason why Yuan Su seems so confident is that this plan has been prepared for three months. During these three months, the headquarters has been thinking of ways to
The bribery of lower-level officers is mainly concentrated at the regimental level, while the brigade and division headquarters select all officers who are easy to cooperate with.
The reason why we chose officers from the regiment headquarters is because this class is relatively far away from the division headquarters, and therefore does not have that deep relationship with the division headquarters and its old superiors. In addition, there is also the need to bribe these officers from the regiment headquarters.
It can provide them with more incentives. In addition to giving them large sums of money, it can also promise them promotion.
Long before taking action, Yuan Su had already roped in quite a number of regimental-level officers. The key reason why the divisions were still quarreling so fiercely was that the division and brigade levels were fanning the flames. However, even if they fanned the flames, they could not really achieve the goal.
The reason for the military riot was that the grassroots troops still maintained a calm and wait-and-see attitude. Otherwise, as soon as the news came out the day after the arrest of those division commanders, the troops outside would have started to make a fuss.
During the ten days from mid-March to late March, Yuan Su focused all his work on taking over the command of several divisions under the Guards Army. Under his planning, the First Division was the first to launch the attack.
There was an internal mutiny. During a division meeting, two regiment commanders led their troops to surround and attack the division headquarters. They arrested all the remaining division officers and took control of the division headquarters and brigade headquarters.
Later, similar situations occurred in the Third Division and the Fifth Division, but there were some differences in the process. For example, during the mutiny, fierce exchanges of fire occurred, causing heavy casualties, or the brigade headquarters directly replaced the division headquarters, completing the
The most important thing is that most of the logistics supplies are currently concentrated in Zhengzhou. Those troops transferred to Luoyang, Xuchang and other places do not have much supplies, and there is no hope of the rebellion succeeding.
However, the mutinies launched by the following divisions were only small-scale power seizures. In other words, they only obtained partial military power and could not fully use the division headquarters to issue orders to other troops. But it was precisely because of these mutinies that the previous resistance
The situation was under great control, and the situation was suddenly reversed.
Regarding the real solution to the issue of command authority of the 1st, 3rd and 5th Divisions, Yuan Su used the bribed officers to contact other officers and expressed that the headquarters was willing to send commissioners to negotiate below.
Peacefully resolve current conflicts and appease military morale.
After the news of the negotiations came out, the situation within the Guards was further consolidated.
So in the last few days at the end of March, the General Headquarters sent a number of commissioners to Luoyang, where they received officers of various levels of combat troops from the following divisions. Although the entire negotiation process took some time,
The progress was not as complicated as imagined. It was nothing more than an explanation of the previous changes in the headquarters and the situation in Zhengzhou, and then detailed personnel arrangements for each department.
After some promotions and placements, a new division headquarters was quickly reorganized. The commander of the first division was acted by Yuan Su himself, but the daily work and combat command were handled by deputy division commander Tang Lingsheng, who had just been promoted from the commander of the first brigade.
.The third division has Tian Wenlie as acting division commander, but in fact the mid-level officers promoted from below still handle the official affairs of the division.
The Fifth Division has Jiang Baili as its acting commander. Although Jiang Baili is young, he is a prestigious and famous person. Especially after the Fifth Division was reorganized into the Central Military Commission, a large number of junior officers were freshmen from the Baoding Military Academy.
Students who have recently graduated naturally respect and admire the former principal.
For Yuan Su, he has only completed the takeover of these divisions on the framework. It will take a long time to truly integrate these troops into his own circle and completely become people who only follow his orders.
It took a period of running-in and adjustment. The top priority can only be said to be barely making do.
To deal with the rebellious mood of the following divisions, the most important thing is to firmly control the military supply. As long as they have control of military pay, food, weapons and ammunition, these divisions will still have the mentality of being defensive in the end, and they will gradually
Just be content with the status quo. Then you can provide Yuan Su with more time and opportunities to win over.
By early April, the Commander-in-Chief had managed all the aftermath work, and the situation within the Guards had finally stabilized.
At the same time, the Xinhua Palace in Beijing kept sending telegrams to ask the headquarters for the latest situation. There was such a big chaos within the Guards. How could Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui not be worried? For them, the Guards
The army is almost the last military force of the central government at present. The warlords in other provinces and regions in the country see the decisive battle between the Guards and the Beiyang Military Reform Commission. Whichever side has the advantage, they will follow suit and fall to that side.
Not only that, there were also many doubts in Yuan Su's explanation of the Zhengzhou Incident reported to Xinhua Palace.
Especially Yuan Su's plan for a surprise attack on Hankou. This plan itself was too bold, so bold that it was impossible to succeed. Now that the secret has been leaked by Zhu Panzao, there are too many things in the process.
Flaw. For this reason, both Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui suspected whether Yuan Su had bad intentions. Three months have passed, and there has been no movement from the Guards. There is even news of secret contacts with Hankou.
, how can it not make people suspicious?
Before April, Yuan Su only responded to the telegrams sent by Xinhua Palace after a while. After all, he had more important things to do at that time. After April, with the arrival of the Guards,
The situation was getting better, and he began to formally respond to various questions from the Xinhua Palace. Basically, he answered truthfully, including why the troops were not dispatched in time, the detailed plans for Hankou, and the current military operations that were about to begin.
Originally, the Xinhua Palace was preparing for another candidate to replace Yuan Su as the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards, but it was somewhat excusable for Yuan Su's active return to power. Furthermore, the central government currently has no suitable candidate to replace Yuan Su.
According to the speculation of the Xinhua Palace Military Council Office, after Yuan Su detained several division commanders and staff officers, he is now actually the most powerful branch of the Guards. The total strength of the First Corps and the Tenth Division is nearly
One hundred thousand, excluding the two central armies in Henan and Qu Tongfeng's troops, already accounted for one-third of the Guards' strength.
At this time, several other central divisions were torn apart, and there was no way to compete with Yuan Su's direct troops. At this stage, Yuan Su had become a climate. Not only could no action be taken against him, but he had to be relied on everywhere. It is precisely because of this.
In the end, after some hesitation, Yuan Shikai did not complain about Yuan Su's absurd and reckless handling of Tang Tianxi, Lei Zhenchun and others. Instead, he sent a special message on April 10th, which did not mention the Zhengzhou Incident.
He openly allowed Yuan Su to make personnel transfer arrangements within the Guards.
Openly allowing Yuan Su to make personnel transfers was indirectly acquiescing to Yuan Su's aftermath. This incident not only had a considerable impact on the central government, but also caused many bureaucrats to begin to speculate about Yuan Su's future status and his new role.
The long-lasting political reform trend; at the same time, it also caused considerable repercussions in various places across the country. Of course, for many local governments, they did not really know what the Zhengzhou Incident was about, but the central government strengthened Yuan Su's military power.
It's obviously a signal.
In Kaifeng, the reason why Zhang Zhenfang supports Yuan Su is that he naturally wants to protect his son-in-law. At the same time, selfishly speaking, he also hopes that Yuan Su can take up the position of commander-in-chief of the Central Guards and provide assistance and personal assistance to Henan in the future.
The protection of power will inevitably increase.
As early as when Yuan Su was planning to take action in Zhengzhou, he had already begun to convey some information to Zhang Zhenfang, informing him that signs of internal unrest in the Central Guards were becoming more and more obvious. Later, when the time was ripe, he further stated that he
The Central Guards must be completely controlled to help the central government reverse the current predicament.
After getting Zhang Zhenfang's consent and support, Yuan Su dared to make such a drastic arrest.
Zhang Zhenfang is not a capable politician. In his understanding, he only cares about how to consolidate power, so he goes all out to stand on Yuan Su's side.
After accepting the officers who were transferred from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng, Zhang Zhenfang specially arranged several different houses to separate these people for house arrest. However, even so, his attitude towards these people was still polite, and he would set up house arrests from time to time.
Banquet, gathering with old friends such as Lei Zhenchun and Tang Tianxi. At the same time, I also used the opportunity of the gathering to say some words of comfort to these people. In short, I tried my best to eliminate the dissatisfaction and grievances of these people.
After all the general arrangements for Zhengzhou were completed, Yuan Su held another military meeting to formulate a combat plan to launch a military attack on Hankou. Although he never gave up the plan of a surprise attack on Hankou, it was only when
Now that he has just taken over the power of the Central Guards, he must first use a war to cleanse the army.
Use war to cause casualties among soldiers, and then gradually replace the troops with new recruits.
This process not only targets soldiers at the grassroots level, but also includes some non-commissioned officers and junior officers at the grassroots level. These combat-level organizational units are the part that controls the combat effectiveness of the army. Yuan Su's idea is to use control of the recruit camp and officer school to
During recruit training and officer training, an ideological concept of loyalty to himself begins to be instilled.
As for the plan to surprise Hankou at this time, it may not be completely useless at this time. Yuan Su did arrange for a unit to sneak into Hankou secretly in batches. Although the intention of the operation was exposed, fortunately Zhu Panzao did not know the specific actions taken by Yuan Su at the time.
plan, so Cao Kun now had no idea where to be on guard.
According to the latest news sent back from Hankou, the unit secretly lurking in Hankou is still safe and sound and has not been exposed. At the same time, it has completed the relevant in-depth lurking. Some people have even infiltrated into some official Hankou agencies.
As a handyman or a low-level employee. Everything is waiting for Yuan Su to issue an order. This special force lurking in Hankou will immediately take action and stand in the attack on the center of Cao Kun's army.
At the military meeting, Yuan Su did not mention the special force lurking in Hankou. He only conducted more detailed research and discussion on the offensive route and layout. It was finally decided to concentrate the troops in Xinyang, and Xinyang would launch the first main offensive.
Seize Suixian County, an important transportation town connecting Xiangyang and Wuhan areas.
It is expected that the combat mission of occupying Suixian will not last more than three days. Three days later, Nanyang will launch a diversionary attack on Xiangyang. At the same time, strategic weapons and logistics resources are quickly concentrated in Suixian, making adequate preparations for the next direct attack on Hankou.
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In terms of offensive deployment, Jiang Baili led the fifth division as the vanguard, responsible for seizing Suixian and establishing frontline support points, and then responsible for opening up the front line to attack Hankou; Tian Wenlie's second division was used to contain Wu Peifu of Xiangyang, and its main task
It was to ensure that Wu Peifu would not split his troops to attack Suixian from behind and rush to the aid of Hankou. Yuan Su used the 1st Corps and the 10th Division as the main battle units. After Jiang Baili opened the battle line channel, the troops divided into two groups, one going through Suixian and along the 2nd.
The fifth division opened a channel to attack Hankou head-on, while the other route went directly south from Guangshan County to Macheng and attacked Wuchang from the northeast.
After the deployment was completed, the troops began to be transferred at six o'clock in the morning on April 19, officially transitioning from a pre-war state to a combat state.
From the internal turmoil of the Guards to the rapid rectification and aftermath, and then to the launch of military operations on April 19, the whole process took less than a month and completely exceeded the expectations of the outside world. In the eyes of many people, the Guards
There will definitely be a delay of one to two months here, and further action will not be taken until mid-to-late May at the earliest.
It is precisely because of Yuan Su's quick response that many people were surprised and even more impressed. Gradually, the name "Yuan Su" once again became the focus and attention of the whole of China. But now
The social commentary on "Yuan Su" has gradually changed. After all, what Yuan Su did before can be described in a positive way, but now it is to defend a Beiyang imperial regime that is about to collapse. There are really many things that make people feel uncomfortable.