At ten o'clock in the evening, it was supposed to be a quiet time, but the lights were still brightly lit in the building of the Guards General Headquarters. It was not like there were only officers and soldiers on duty as usual. On the contrary, it was as if they were on a big battlefield. Part 1
Everything was busy up and down. In the small conference room on the second floor, several senior staff were smoking cigarettes in a muffled manner. The smoke was filling the air, making the atmosphere even more gloomy and serious.
At the head of the conference room, Yuan Su did not sit down. He stood behind the seat and was reading the liquidation report that had just been compiled. In front of him was Adjutant Du Yu and another officer from the Communications Department. The latter two had expressions on their faces.
He was very solemn, and this solemnity was even more serious than that of the other officers sitting around the conference table.
The report document in Yuan Su's hand records the various losses caused by the riots that occurred yesterday and today in Xinyang City. Yesterday's situation was naturally not bad, and the police in Xinyang City alone were able to respond on the first
The suppression was suppressed for a time, and several party members and out-of-control student leaders were arrested extremely smoothly. However, the turmoil in the city that had just subsided not long ago was ten times, a hundred times, or even worse than yesterday's situation.
Many shops in Xinyang City were smashed, many residences were attacked, and a building in the county government was burned down.
More than 500 people were injured in the riots. Of course, this includes marchers and innocent people. As for the police officers who were killed by the thugs, county government officials and even soldiers who came for reinforcements later, there were actually
More than 30 people. There were also 20 or 30 people killed during the suppression of the unrest. Although most of them were violent thugs, there were still some innocent students and civilians who were trapped.
After reading the document, Yuan Su's chest was filled with blood. He originally had the urge to throw the document in his hand to the ground, but in the end he took a deep breath and remained calm, just to express his emotions.
It hit the conference table hard.
"Did the security department find out anything?" he asked calmly.
"Commander, it has been confirmed that he is a member of the local Chuanzi Society, and the arrested students basically made no secrets. They directly said that they were responding to the call of the revolution and aimed to use actions to overthrow the monarchy. The words were sonorous and powerful. At first glance,
They are seriously influenced by those revolutionary ideas." Du Yu said while shaking his head and sighing.
"Huh, you actually made it right under my nose." Yuan Su said angrily. He had previously thought that the Chinese Revolutionary Party was indeed a people with beliefs and ideas, but now faced with the various actions planned by these people,
Let yourself be completely unable to accept this so-called belief and concept. Even though these actions were not formulated by the top leaders of the Revolutionary Party, the followers of the party below have done such small actions again and again. It can be said that they are doing whatever it takes to achieve the goal.
"Commander, this matter must not be tolerated. However, with such a big mess happening here in Xinyang, I'm afraid it won't look good from the overall perspective. Those gangsters in the south are the best at making trouble, and they will definitely seize this matter and make a big deal out of it.
The article not only confuses right and wrong, but also spares no effort to smear us. In any case, most of the people marching in the past two days are students. These people are more like serving people than young masters. Call them bad, they are just accepting
People are instigating you, so educate them well, but they won’t listen. This is the only way to be stubborn." Du Yu then added.
"You are right. The violent actions they planned will be profitable for them no matter whether they succeed or not. If it succeeds, it will be a victory for the revolution. If it fails, they will have other things to say. This
It is indeed troublesome." Yuan Su said without denying it, but he did not appear melancholy or helpless when he spoke. On the contrary, he gradually became determined and cold.
He will naturally not be merciful to such educated hooligans, and at the same time, he also firmly realizes in his heart that if these people really take power in China in the future, he is afraid that his reputation will never be cleared from now on.
Let alone jumping into the Yellow River, even if you jump into the Pacific Ocean, you will be crucified as a "national sinner", "Northern lackey", "minion of the dark old society", "executioner of innocent students".
These descriptive sentences are not unfamiliar at all. Whether they are upright like Duan Qirui or other Beiyang generals with integrity, they can never escape the shadow of being painted in a bad light by those in power. Even if some people in later generations will defend them, for example, Wu Peifu ordered to
The shootings and arrests of marchers were criticized by some people in power as "massacre" and "reactionary." However, some people defended it as only a dozen people died during the suppression, which was not considered a "massacre" at all.
The arrests and firing orders were also made because "thugs" disguised as marchers were causing trouble. The people arrested by the soldiers were not innocent people, but just a few "thugs" who took the lead in making trouble.
Now Yuan Su truly understands the situation Wu Peifu was in at that time, but he doesn't have so many worries.
"Now even if we disclose the truth of the entire incident, we will be regarded as sophistry and distortion of facts by the Southern Revolutionary Party and those who believe in revolution. On the contrary, the attacks made by those in the Southern Revolutionary Party will be regarded as the truth. In this case, we
There is no need to laboriously explain or clarify. In short, you only need to do a good job in resolving the aftermath and be fair, and the people in Xinyang City will be able to distinguish right from wrong." Yuan Su explained in a calm tone.
Du Yu actually didn't want Yuan Su to do this. It would be even worse if he didn't explain it at all. After the Chinese revolutionaries described and criticized it, it would soon become a puddle of sewage that cannot be washed away.
.However, he also knew that the top priority was just a sideshow, not the real main business. The Guards were already fighting in Xiaogan, Wuchang and Xiangyang, so the turmoil in Xinyang City could only be briefly touched upon.
"In addition, I will never allow something like this to happen again in Xinyang in the future." Yuan Su did not just say this to Du Yu. He faced everyone in the conference room and said in an unquestionable tone.
Everyone present cheered up. Some people quickly put out their cigarette butts, while others were sitting in a serious position.
"Organize a special military and police force to conduct a serious and thorough investigation of the local party. All people related to the party will be brought back for investigation. Schools across the city are ordered to require students to resume classes on the same day. If they are unwilling to resume classes, they will be expelled immediately. Studying is the way to go.
It’s a rare thing. These students have nothing to do but play around all day long, failing the school and the country’s expectations, and wasting money and food. It’s really infuriating. Since these people don’t want to study, then simply give the resources to others who want to
Come those who are studying." Yuan Su solemnly continued the arrangement.
"If this...is the case, wouldn't those students have nothing to do? I'm afraid they will become more inclined to the revolutionary and chaotic parties and hate us." A senator's staff said with some worry.
"It's better to do some ideological work for them first, let them know that it is a rare opportunity to study, and then resume classes first," Li Dian suggested.
"Give them three days to think it over carefully. If they do not resume classes after three days, they will all be expelled. Make everything clear in the expulsion notice. It is not because of the unrest in the past two days, nor is it an official official statement.
I am dissatisfied with the political stance of these students because the school has limited resources and will not waste resources on some libertines who do not study." Yuan Su said in a strong tone. On the surface, his words may be a bit of sophistry and cover-up.
, but at the same time it also reflects the true thoughts.
Because Yuan Su does not want to control these students, even if these students are deceived, they can often distinguish right from wrong only after experiencing all this. As the saying goes, the authorities are blind to the beholder, if these students can never get out of this circle to look at the problem
, then you will never understand the objective truth.
"Then, that's it for now." Li Dian nodded slowly and said.
"Starting from tomorrow, military martial law will be implemented in the city, all civil gatherings will be canceled, and a curfew will be issued. We can protect the people's most basic rights, but we must not condone some criminals to take advantage of these rights. We must not let the people mistakenly think that this is okay.
Abuse these rights. The prison has started a torture investigation, and all those who planned the riots yesterday and today but have not been arrested will be put on a map and offered a reward." Yuan Su said again.
"yes."
With the various strict orders issued by the Guards General Headquarters, the atmosphere in Xinyang City suddenly became serious.
Naturally, there are mixed opinions about Yuan Su's actions. Many people refute that these orders are all against civil rights and have curbed the development of some private industries in Xinyang. As for those who support Yuan Su, they are naturally the officials and gentry, and some reasonable people.
people in society, as well as some bourgeois businessmen. The violence in the past two days was really unexpected. Whether businessmen, people in society, or officials, they were all more or less injured in the violence.
Even if no actual harm was caused, it is really disappointing that the original demonstration suddenly turned into a bloody conflict.
Even though there are still some people who try to distort the facts and falsely claim that it was the police and the army who attacked the marchers first, and then the masses rose up to fight back. It is believed that everyone in Yangcheng witnessed it with their own eyes. Even those who were brought in to fill up the numbers were just
The farmers who were asking for a free meal and drink all knew what happened when the incident occurred. Even these farmers were very frightened. Some of them were accidentally injured by the military and police, but there is still no doubt about how the incident happened.
Because they know very well that even if they make false claims, they will not receive compensation from the government.