Since yesterday morning, the main town camp and several other camps around Tangshan have been busy.
It has to be said that in the past few months after being transferred from outside the customs to Zhili, Twenty Towns experienced many accidents. First there were military revolts and then uprisings. The Qing Dynasty was finally done with the troubles, but it was really difficult for Twenty Towns.
Because the Military Admonition Command has undergone a major change of personnel, the senior military officers have not recovered until today.
Now that we can finally go back to our hometown and stay away from the troubled and troubled areas of Kinki, everyone, whether they are officers or soldiers, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Therefore, from the headquarters to the auxiliary department, from the auxiliary department to the standard department, everyone is actively packing their bags.
I packed my equipment and wished I could board the train and return to the border one day early.
It was already close to nine o'clock at this time. Normally, most of the barracks in the headquarters would have turned off the lights and extinguished the fires. Now that Pan Tongzhi has taken office, he naturally cannot tolerate any mistakes in the main town, so he has tightened his grip on discipline.
Apart from taking a shower early and taking a rest, everyone had nothing else to do.
But today was very different. The entire camp was still brightly lit and full of people. People could be seen moving around everywhere, and various collision and friction sounds could be heard from time to time, as if a party was being prepared.
There are too many things to sort out in the main town camp. There are more than a hundred war horses alone, and there are also three small-caliber artillery and matching artillery shells. It takes many times to transport them back and forth. And in order to catch up with tomorrow morning
On the first train, everyone must seize the time to sort out the priority transfer items.
In the commander's custody room, Pan Juying was checking the list of materials with several logistics officers. Tomorrow morning he would lead some officers from the main town to take the first train back to the customs. Although the tasks that should be handed over have been handed over, the things that should be taken care of have been handed over.
The subordinates were responsible for everything, but at this time, there was still an uneasy feeling lingering in his heart.
He finally got to the official position he had today, but he didn't expect that things were not as simple as he imagined. The commander's seat was not yet warm, and all kinds of troubles came one after another.
Let’s forget about the past. After all, starting from tomorrow, the twenty towns will start to return to the outside of the customs one after another. All the mess in the customs will be wiped out. It’s just a problem for Fan Guozhang, the leader of the Forty Association. This is not something that can be done just by returning to the outside of the customs.
Instead of solving the problem, he has even realized that it will develop into a longer-term struggle.
Every time he thought about this, he couldn't help but feel upset. No matter what, as the highest official, he couldn't even earn back this face. It was really hateful and annoying. However, being angry was of no use. Fan Guozhang was not only a veteran but also a senior official.
, and at the same time he has a direct political background.
At this time, someone knocked on the open door of the detention room.
Pan Juying turned to look out the door and saw his adjutant Yan Jingfeng. He asked, "What's the matter?"
Yan Jingfeng did not rush back to Yan Jingfeng's words, but walked up to him and lowered his voice and said: "Sir, I just received a telegram from Luanzhou. There may be something wrong over there at No. 79."
Pan Juying immediately frowned and said angrily: "Something happened again? At this time?"
Yan Jingfeng did not answer, but subconsciously glanced at the logistics officers present.
Pan Juying understood that at the critical moment when Twenty Towns were being transferred, even big things had to be handled outside the customs. He definitely could not make too much noise at this time. Immediately, he turned around and said to the officers: "Today
That’s it for now, you can discuss other matters after you go down and let’s all be dismissed.”
Everyone was very understanding and responded one by one, and then quickly exited the prison room.
Pan Juying asked Yan Jingfeng again: "What went wrong again?"
Yan Jingfeng handed the telegram document in his hand to Pan Juying. He said calmly: "The telegram was sent by Zhang Jiangong, the agent of the Seventy-Nine Bid. According to the meaning of the telegram, he wanted to report that someone in the bid was colluding with foreigners.
, and conspired to incite the soldiers under the banner to leave Twenty Towns."
After hearing these two charges, Pan Juying no longer even bothered to read the message. His face suddenly became more solemn and he asked angrily: "What? Who is so bold?"
Yan Jingfeng is a man with brains. He deliberately said: "The people Zhang Jiangong reported are Yuan Su and Yuan Zijing."
At present, the main town has only received a telegram. It is not clear whether the matter is true or not. Moreover, everyone in Twenty Town now knows Yuan Su's background. Such a big matter cannot be talked about casually. Therefore, he
Only then did he deliberately add "the person Zhang Jiangong reported" to his words.
After Pan Juying heard the name, his face changed again, and he said in surprise: "Yuan Su? How could it be him? It's so good, why is he messing around?"
Yan Jingfeng said subconsciously: "Sir, we don't know the truth of this matter. It is just a telegram from Zhang Jiangong. Now that the Republic of China has been established, those people below have absolutely no reason to make any more revolutions. Therefore, even if it is true,
I believe it won’t be as troublesome as imagined.”
Taking a slow breath, Pan Juying calmed down his emotions first. He really agreed with Yan Jingfeng's words. Furthermore, Yuan Su was Yuan Shikai's nephew. He had led troops to suppress the Revolutionary Party during the Luanzhou Uprising. He should not have done anything like this.
What kind of disobedient act was it? But looking back, he thought, although he could see that Zhang Jiangong was a cunning villain, Zhang Jiangong also knew Yuan Su's identity, and secondly, reporting collusion with foreigners and conspiracy to mutiny was a big crime.
Does Zhang Jiangong have the courage to spread this rumor?
After thinking about it, this time things will definitely not happen out of nowhere!
"How can it be so simple! It's really disturbing. We are going to get on the train tomorrow, but something like this happens at this time. How should I deal with this? How should I explain to the superiors? What should I explain to the superiors?
?" Thinking of this, Pan Juying couldn't help but get angry again.
As previously considered, trouble will have to wait until he returns outside the customs, at least after he gets on the train. As long as his people leave Zhili, by then he should be perfunctory, but not
I had a perfunctory excuse at least, and I just said that I didn't know anything about it during the trip.
Not only did this incident happen at the wrong time, but it is also a major matter involving Yuan Shikai's nephew. It is not right for him to handle it, and it is not right not to handle it. If you handle it well, you will be a sinner, but if you handle it poorly, you will offend others!