Yuan Shikai was ready to formally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor amidst the support, but Lao Yuan also had a few worries in his heart. The first was Beiyang. Although Lao Yuan was swayed by profit, he was still not confused. Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and other former veterans
The associates all opposed the imperial system, which made him feel a little guilty. The second point was the southwest. Sichuan and Yunnan were all outside Yuan Shikai's control. If these two places joined forces to launch an attack, I'm afraid something bad would happen. The third point was the great powers. The attitude of the great powers now is ambiguous.
, which left Lao Yuan wondering.
"Keding, as a father, I have always felt that my energy has been somewhat lacking in recent years. I don't know whether it is right or wrong to ascend the throne and become emperor. You should think more about things. After all, this family business belongs to you young people!"
"Father, you have always been my destiny. Now the people of the world are looking forward to your coming to rule the world, and the children are also looking forward to your blessing and protection!" The eldest prince Yuan Keding said with joy on his face.
The color on the face of my second brother Yuan Kewen is not good-looking.
"Dad, brother, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first!"
"Second brother, stop, you are going to call me father. Why don't you even know any etiquette?"
Although Yuan Kewen was also the son of Yuan Shikai, his biggest hobbies were playing chess, calligraphy and painting, and he was also good at singing. He was a famous fancier. He and Yuan Keding did not have the same temperament.
"Brother, dad has not officially proclaimed himself emperor yet. What's wrong with me calling him that? But brother, don't focus on being the prince, or you may bring disaster to our family!"
"Second brother, how are you talking? Are there any rules anymore? Father, everyone is waiting for you, so how can there be any trouble? Don't talk nonsense at this great time!"
"Hmph! Maybe someone is talking nonsense. Dad, although the friends I know support you on the surface as emperor, I have long seen that those people are disdainful from the bottom of their hearts, and now the newspapers are full of all kinds of
Objection to the article, why are you still being deceived by your elder brother!"
"Second brother, what do you know about those friends who are cats and dogs? They are useless!" Yuan Keding continued to scold his second brother Yuan Kewen. At this time, Yuan Shikai, who had been silent for a long time, slammed the table and said, "I still
He’s not dead yet, you all shut up, Kevin, tell me the truth, no matter what is said in the market now, I want to listen to the truth!”
Yuan Kewen took a peek at his father and saw that Yuan Shikai's hands were shaking uncontrollably and his face was red. He was obviously extremely angry. He also knew that he had made a mistake and said, "Dad, this kid is talking nonsense just to piss off my brother. You
Don’t be angry!”
While he was talking, there was another cry outside, "Oh! Your Majesty, you can make the decision for me. I have been with you for so many years. Even if I am not a queen, am I not worthy of being an imperial concubine?"
Why do I have the face to meet people? I might as well just die!"
A gorgeous woman came in crying and threw herself in front of Yuan Shikai, "Your Majesty, I have been serving you for many years. You said you wouldn't treat me badly the day before yesterday. Why did you give it to an imperial concubine? Why?
She should be the imperial concubine!"
Just as the concubine was crying, another gust of fragrant wind came in, and several concubines came. They immediately surrounded Yuan Shikai, and they all cried sadly, shyly and touchingly.
"Your Majesty, please be considerate of us!"
Yuan Shikai's head was instantly swollen by these women. He hadn't really become emperor yet, but these women were jealous all day long, making the family uneasy. The noisy old Yuan could hardly have a moment of peace.
During this period, Yuan Shikai had more and more gray hair on his head, and patches of age spots appeared on his face, making him look much older.
While these concubines were noisy, Yang Du quickly came to the main hall. Yang Du's face was covered with sweat and he looked very anxious, "Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Sichuan has turned on electricity to oppose the imperial system!"
When Yuan Shikai heard this, his head felt as if it exploded. He looked at the concubines who were asking for favors and favors and felt extremely depressed, "Get out of here, get out of here!"
Yuan Shikai shouted loudly like a wounded beast. The concubines and Yuan Kewen all left in despair. Only Yuan Keding retreated to the main hall and listened carefully to the situation. Yang Du took a few steps and handed the power supply to Yuan Shikai.
There are four telegrams in total, and the contents are similar. They are all against Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor. However, the identities of these four people are really shocking. The first telegram is from Sichuan patrol envoy Qiao Yu, and the second telegram is from Beiyang Su.
General Duan Qirui, the third was Liang Qichao, leader of the Progressive Party, and the fourth was Cai E, the governor of Yunnan.
Any one of these four people can give Lao Yuan a headache. Among the four power calls, Qiao Yu and Duan Qirui were both more polite. They just accused Yuan Shikai of listening to the villain's slander and called for the National Congress to be reconvened to allow Yuan Shikai to truly
Listen to the voices of the people and carefully consider state issues, rather than listening to the nonsense of some people.
Liang Qichao and Cai E were very loud in their calls. They directly warned Yuan Shikai that if he persisted in his own way, he would be despised by the people and plunge China into a raging war. This was a statement of war. Old Yuan was already very
Da Yuan's head was getting bigger and bigger, and seeing those words almost turned into daggers stabbing into Lao Yuan's words, his breathing became more and more rapid.
"Xizi, give me an idea!"
"Your Majesty, there is nothing to be afraid of when troops come to block you and water comes to cover you. Sichuan and Yunnan are both provinces located in the southwest. As long as you take good defense, you can block them in the southwest. Your Majesty's march routes to the two southwest provinces are only four.
The first is to go north from Sichuan to Shaanxi and then threaten Beijing. The second is to go straight down the Yangtze River to attack Wuhan. The third is to attack Hunan from Guizhou. The fourth is to attack Guangxi from Yunnan. There are four roads in total. Your Majesty only needs to strengthen the alert and select the police.
If the soldiers defend well, they will definitely be able to block the army in the southwest. In addition, Your Majesty should also strive to disintegrate the opponent. Qiao Yu did not shout to fight or kill this time. I guess he will not send too many troops. Sichuan is now owned by the great powers.
As a supply base, the great powers will not easily allow him to send troops abroad, which will affect the production of materials, so we can do our best to appease Cai E, and we should use both soft and hard measures to deal with Cai E."
After Yang Du finished speaking, Yuan Shikai nodded slightly, "Xizi, you were the one who suggested that I change to a monarchy system. Now, when the country is in chaos, loyal ministers are needed the most. Xizi, you must not betray me!"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best!"
Yang Du bowed and left. At this moment, he suddenly saw Yuan Shikai's snow-white hair on his temples and the age spots covering his cheeks. Yang Du felt sad in his heart. Yuan Shikai was such an old man and he still had the energy to achieve it.
Do you advocate your own monarchy and constitution? At this moment, Yang Du felt for the first time that he seemed to have chosen the wrong person, but at this step there was no turning back, he could only go on firmly! Fu was mobilizing troops and wanted to surround him.
Qiao Yu has not been idle in blocking Sichuan and Yunnan. He is very aware of the mobilization ability of the Beiyang Army. Moreover, now the Beiyang generals are interested in watching the excitement. No one will really work for Lao Yuan. But after all, this is the establishment of the Sichuan Army.
This is the first large-scale battle since then, and there absolutely cannot be any problems.
Qiao Yu invited Jiang Baili, Wu Tong and others together to carefully study the battle plan on the map.
"Commander, judging from the environment in the southwest, Yuan Shikai will definitely use Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces as blockades to contain the troops in the southwest from attacking across the board. We mainly deal with the enemies in Shaanxi, Gansu, and the two lakes. Therefore,
Northern Sichuan and eastern Sichuan are both main battlefields, but Dongchuan is related to the safety of the Yangtze River waterway and the smoothness of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway. It is the main battlefield of this battle. I suggest that the commander immediately sends troops to control the Sichuan-Hankou Line. This must not be allowed to happen.
This economic artery that is about to be connected has been destroyed by Beiyang. If necessary, you can rely on the power of the Allied Powers!" Jiang Baili suggested on the side.
Qiao Yu nodded repeatedly, "The Sichuan-Hankou Line is the most important, and there must be no room for error. Ark, what does Xia Douyin mean now?"
Wang Lingji hurriedly replied: "Commander, Xia Douyin is very opposed to Yuan Shikai proclaiming himself emperor, but he is weak and has to obey our arrangements!"
Disobey Qiao Yu's orders.
"In this case, let all his troops be mobilized. If a war breaks out, they must attack Wuchang first. Our troops will then leave Sichuan and control Yichang. There must be no mistakes in the Yangtze River waterway and the Sichuan-Hankou Road!"
"Commander, since we have adopted an offensive posture on the eastern front, we should lure the enemy deep into the northern front. The Shaanxi-Gansu army is not weak in combat power, but its logistical supply is difficult. As long as we lure them into Sichuan, we can wait for an opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
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Wu Tong's suggestion is very pertinent. A full-scale attack will put too much pressure on Sichuan. In addition to these two routes, Sichuan also has to assist Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in sending troops, so it must try to save its strength!
"Well, it's absolutely possible, but the Shaanxi-Gansu armies are relatively fierce. We must hit these two armies hard to hurt and cripple them. In addition, the Qinzhou Shipyard must also be protected. Guangdong's Long Jiguang is still
Being loyal to Yuan Shikai, he is likely to threaten the safety of Qinzhou Shipyard!"
"Don't worry, Commander, I have sent Pan Wenhua with 1,200 people to defend, and the British have also promised to help maintain the Qinzhou Shipyard!"
The European War was in full swing. The Qinzhou Shipyard, with the help of the British, had begun to build cargo ships, mainly cargo ships of about 3,000 tons, all relying on British technology. In addition, a group of workers were introduced from the Mawei Shipyard. The British were now building cargo ships for Germany.
Submarines are a headache. Now the naval war in Europe is to a certain extent a competition between shipbuilding capabilities and submarines. Whoever cannot survive will be doomed. In this case, the United Kingdom will definitely spare no effort to protect the Qinzhou Shipyard. Of course, Sichuan also has enough
power, otherwise Britain might sell the shipyard to Beiyang. The virtues of the great powers are similar.
During the discussion, a staff officer sent a telegram requesting the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou to form a coalition to jointly safeguard the republican government and resolutely oppose Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor!
Qiao Yu looked at it and said, "Wu Tong, immediately generate electricity in the name of Sichuan and persuade Yuan Shikai to abandon the imperial system and respect the republican system. If he insists on going his own way, the southwest will inevitably launch military remonstrances and raise troops to calm the situation. Don't say that you are unforeseen!"
In such a beautiful day, I hope everyone is happy. I will continue to code and pray for collection.
