Cheng Biguang fell into painful and contradictory self-blame.
At first, because the Beiyang government excluded dissidents, the country was in chaos, and because I was from Guangdong and was ostracized by Navy Chief Liu Guanxiong, I pulled the fleet to Guangzhou, followed Sun Yat-sen and held high the flag of protecting the law, hoping to show my lifelong ambition.
Negative. After arriving in Guangdong for more than two years, he gradually realized the true intention of the southwest warlords to follow Mr. Sun and hold high the banner of protecting the law. These people were just for their own selfish purposes and in the name of Mr. Sun, they implemented warlord rule that broke away from the central government.
Lin Shuo changed the Yuan Dynasty to the Republic, and the central government orders were gradually unified. The original Beiyang warlords were deprived of military power one by one. The army no longer interfered with local government affairs, and the world gradually stabilized. Only Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan-Guizhou still used the excuse of safeguarding the Republic of China and disobeyed government orders.
Now the country is using troops to regain lost territory in Siberia, but the southwestern warlords are ready to move. Regardless of national justice and national danger, they are planning to send troops to the "Northern Expedition".
Cheng Biguang realized that he was following the wrong person and dragged down the naval officers and soldiers who followed him.
Cheng Biguang was in a dilemma and wanted to become a monk, but Lin Baoyi was full of complaints and jealousy.
The Northern Navy is preparing to start building several new class-one ships with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons. However, as the commander-in-chief of the Navy, he is like a beggar and can hardly even pay his military salary. He can only send his sailors to
Casinos in Guangzhou charge "rates" one after another.
Lin Songzhuang is so lucky. He made the right move when he took the ship. This little captain who was his subordinate is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. He is so majestic that he is seen in the newspapers inspecting the shipyard almost every day.
Supervising the news of the construction progress of new ships, life was very prosperous.
At this time, it was the Guangxi warlord Mo Rongxin who held the power in Guangdong. Mo Rongxin ignored Sun Yat-sen at all, and the Generalissimo's Office was completely empty. Sun Yat-sen wanted to use the guards to deal with Mo Rongxin, but Mo Rongxin got the news, and Governor Mo
He sent troops to disarm the guards of the Grand Marshal's Palace and shot dead the officers and dozens of soldiers who planned to deal with him.
Sun Dapao couldn't bear it anymore and decided to mobilize the navy to attack Mo Rong's new military governor's mansion on Guanyin Mountain.
However, in order to control the fleet without any accidents, Cheng Biguang strictly ordered most of the ships to be concentrated in Huangpu, making it difficult for outsiders to approach. Mr. Zhongshan's nephew Sun Zhenxing crossed the naval cordon by boat and was shot by the navy and was even severely wounded and died. Mr. Zhongshan expected that the navy would
Cheng Biguang
, Lin Baoyi would never break up with the Gui clique. So, he crossed Cheng Biguang and Lin Baoyi, personally led a small number of guard troops, suddenly arrived at Baietan, and boarded the navy "Yuzhang" and "Tong'an" parked there.
ship and issued combat orders to the two ships.
From the provincial river to Baietan, it divides into two streams, the north and the south, so this place is known as the "mainstay". The Morong New Governor's Office at the foot of Guanyin Mountain was originally the governor's office of the Qing army. It has solid defenses, but naval warships
and the mainstay fort and artillery are enough to pose a threat to the Warlord's Office.
Under Mr. Sun's strict order, the navy's "Tong'an" and "Yuzhang" suddenly fired at Mo Rongxin's military governor's office. The explosion tore apart the tranquility of Yangcheng's midnight, and the shells accurately landed near Mo Rongxin's military governor's office.
, fire exploded and smoke rose into the sky. The whole city of Guangzhou shook and the earth shook. People suddenly woke up from their sleep and looked through the windows. They saw the artillery fire in the Baietan area reflected the river red, but for a while it was not clear who was fighting with whom.
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After Wen Shude and Wu Zhixin commanded the warship to fire the cannon, no people on land were seen attacking Guanyin Mountain as planned. Not only that, even Mo Rongxin's defensive position on Guanyin Mountain was silent. It turned out that the armies were afraid of the Guangxi clique and actually violated the agreement.
Mr. Zhongshan's agreement was to stand still. However, Mo Rongxin, who was shot, had actually received a secret report. The bandit commander was about to order a counterattack, but his chief of staff Guo Chunsen repeatedly discouraged him: "You can't fight back! You can't fight back!"
Mo Rongxin was furious: "What? Are you waiting for Sun Dapao to kill me?"
Guo Chunsen hurriedly explained the interests and told him that if he fought back, he would be at odds with all parties and the navy, and he would probably be attacked more violently. So he couldn't bear to take a breath of anger and ordered the troops to cut off the power and lights, and to stand still.
Mo Rongxin grabbed the phone and asked Cheng Biguang: "Why did your warship fire at me?"
The sound of artillery had already awakened Cheng Biguang and Lin Baoyi. When they found out the situation, they immediately felt that the situation was serious. Mr. Zhongshan's decision was unexpected and not what they wanted to see. They immediately decided to send the "Haichen" ship there
Baietan, to prevent the two ships "Yuzhang" and "Tong'an" from continuing their bombardment.
The sound of cannons in Baietan suddenly started and stopped suddenly.
After receiving Cheng Biguang's order, the two ships "Yuzhang" and "Tong'an" withdrew from the battle. Captains Wu Zhixin and Wen Shude were afraid of being questioned by Cheng Biguang, so they left the warship and followed Mr. Zhongshan to the Generalissimo of Shimin Soil Factory.
After that, Mo Rongxin shamelessly apologized to Mr. Zhongshan and promised to allocate part of Guangdong's finance to the military government. Secretly, he bribed assassins to kill Mr. Zhongshan. Fortunately, Mr. Zhongshan's guards were vigilant and on guard.
Nothing serious happened. The Guangxi Clan was hit hard by this, and although they were unwilling to let it go, they did not dare to take any action for the time being.
But Captains Wu Zhixin and Wen Shude were unlucky. The next morning, Cheng Biguang came to the door. As soon as he entered the door and saw Wu and Wen, he shouted angrily: "What on earth do you want to do?"
His face turned pale with fright, and he didn't know how to answer. At this time, Mr. Zhongshan came out and said to Cheng Biguang: "I ordered them to do it. I just want to teach Mo Rongxin a lesson." Cheng Biguang couldn't get angry with Mr. Zhongshan, and immediately scolded Wu Wen with a bluffing face.
Two people: "Come back with me!"
In the end, Cheng Biguang and Lin Baoyi dismissed Wu and Wen from their posts despite Mr. Zhongshan's dissuasion. After the storm, the Pearl River returned to calm. But in the calm, undercurrents were surging.
A month later, Cheng Biguang's naval headquarters office received three invitations. One was from HSBC Bank manager Chen, one was from Telegraph Bureau director Chen Zuozhen, and the other was from Provincial Council member Su. Contents
They all invited Cheng Biguang to attend the banquet. Cheng Biguang took a look and felt that Congressman Su's banquet was held on a cruise ship near Haizhu Island, where the headquarters was located, which was safer, so he decided to reject the other two invitations and go to Congressman Su specifically.
banquet.
Cheng Biguang has been restless recently and often can't sleep at night. Stopping the bombardment of Guanyin Mountain and punishing Wu and Wen made it difficult to resolve the rift between him and Mr. Zhongshan. The "support Cheng Daimo" trend set off by local soldiers in Guangdong also made him
Pushed to the focus of the struggle between Guangdong and Guangxi. The more he wanted to stay away from the political dispute, the more he was trapped in the whirlpool. It was difficult to make decisions about advance and retreat, it was difficult to have both left and right, and his future was uncertain. Cheng Biguang's mood was really bad. The guardian navy officer was brought by himself
Now, it is difficult to realize the original intention of heading south. Even the military pay is today and there is no tomorrow. The morale of the military is unstable and crises are everywhere. It is uncertain when something will happen. Will this fleet split again? Will it kill each other or help others? What if?
If that's the case, wouldn't Cheng Biguang be guilty of a grave crime?
Recently, he has been receiving anonymous letters, threatening letters and leaflets against himself. To be honest, as a soldier, he is not afraid of death. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1898, he was shot in the abdomen and his uniform was stained with blood, but he was not afraid either. Yuan Shikai thought
When he proclaimed himself emperor, he treated him with "extreme courtesy", but he noticed that Yuan Shi
Kai had ambitions to become emperor, but although he was powerless to stop him, he was filled with worries and worries every day. Every day, "the yang is soft and cautious, and the sun fills the garden with grain and birds, and the self is dark." In letters to friends, he often said, "If you hate yourself, you will die soon."
But now, he had to consider: If he died, who would entrust the future of this navy to him?
In the evening, Cheng Biguang cheered up and went to the banquet. After a few drinks during the banquet, he said goodbye and returned to his residence. After all, he was 60 years old, and this little wine had made his "cheekbones slightly red." Just as he was about to take a rest, he telegraphed
Secretary Chen Zuozhen’s message
The words came after him, and he told Cheng Biguang to come to the banquet tonight. Cheng Biguang and Chen Zuozhen were not familiar with each other. However, they were so kind and could not refuse, so they had to frown and board the boat to go to Chen Zuozhen's banquet.
Cheng Biguang went to the banquet alone, without any guards.
After leaving Chen Zuozhen's house, Cheng Biguang took a small fishing boat back to his residence.
After boarding the wooden plank road at the pier, a person suddenly appeared on the opposite side. Cheng Biguang instinctively sensed the danger and turned around to go back to the boat to escape. However, he saw the person pull out a pistol and fired several shots at the old general.
Cheng Biguang was shot several times and fell into a pool of blood. The assassin immediately fled without a trace.
The next day, the navy veteran passed away with regret.
Sun Yat-sen's secretary-general Zhu Zhixin personally planned the assassination. The reason was that Cheng Biguang had been working hard to maintain the independence of the navy and did not follow Mr. Sun's orders to participate in the struggle of warlords to seize power. Cheng Biguang had become a party-controlled navy at this time.
the main obstacles.
Cheng Biguang was stabbed to death, and people within the Protector Navy panicked.
At this time, President Lin Shuo issued a "Message to the Navy", hoping that the officers and soldiers of the navy would work together to fight the national crisis, and assured the officers and soldiers participating in the Southern Guardian Fleet that whether they were returning with the ship or returning from leave, the Republic Navy would forget the blame and give them the chance to return.
Naval officers and soldiers are assigned corresponding positions.
Due to the expansion of the fleet, the Republic Navy does need personnel now.
Wei Zihao, Cheng Yaoheng and others secretly mobilized the Dharma Protector Navy to return north.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when Sun Yat-sen was pushed out by the Guangxi warlords, under the instigation of Wei Zihao and others, the cruiser "Haichen", Yongfeng, Yongxiang, gunboat Chuyu, destroyer Tong'an, transport ship Fu'an and the officer's ship
On a dark and windy night, the Feng Wu quietly left its anchor position, left the inland river of Guangzhou, and headed for the coast of Fujian.
"Wei Zihao, Cheng Yaoheng and others betrayed the Revolutionary Army and ran away with the fleet!" Tang Tingguang, the captain of the Haiqi, was ordered to work with the Zhaohe to recover the "defected" warship and personnel, but the Fujian officers and soldiers on the ship were unwilling to commit suicide.
They killed each other and refused to carry out orders, which eventually turned into a bloody conflict. Sixteen Fujian officers and soldiers on the Haiqi were killed, and the remaining more than 200 people were imprisoned. Naturally, the warship was unable to move.
Wei Zihao and Cheng Yaoheng fearfully led the "defected" guardian fleet back to Fuzhou. Although everyone was exempted from punishment, all the officers and soldiers were called one by one by personnel sent by the Navy Command for questioning, and then the officers were arranged to Fuzhou
Naval Academy Re-Study.
In the first class, General Sa Zhenbing lectured in person. He was even more heartbroken when talking about the past, and was very sorry for Cheng Biguang's death, even though the two of them had fallen out with each other.
"Since you are in the navy, you must keep your country and nation in your heart, otherwise you are not worthy of wearing this military uniform!" General Sa said no more and asked every officer to read "History of the Opium War", "Summary of the Sino-French Naval War" and "
"History of the Sino-Japanese War", write down your reading experience, and the veteran general will personally review it.
Wei Zihao, Cheng Yaoheng, Li Guotang and other generals who usually strictly exercise self-discipline passed the disciplinary review and were allowed to continue boarding the ship. The remaining personnel were assigned to the administrative department and lost the command of the warship. The first batch of 89 people from the Fuzhou Naval Command Academy
Officers and 620 cadets from the 1st and 2nd phases of the Fuzhou Naval School officially entered the Republic Navy fleet.
At least these officers and non-commissioned officers who have received a good patriotic education will not be at the mercy of some chief officers just because of their selfish desires.
As the country gradually became more stable, the prestige of Lin Shuo and the Chinese Renaissance Party in the eyes of ordinary people gradually formed. The rebels were first worried that his family would be discriminated against and attacked by ordinary people, and secondly, those who dared to use the army to resist the central government would be
They will be severely punished, and even hiding in the concession is not safe.
Lin Shuo was by no means as gentle and tolerant as the warlords of the Beiyang period. As long as the defeated were electrified and sent to the field, nothing would happen. They could hide in the concessions and wait for opportunities to rise again.
Anyone who dares to defy the central government will definitely be held accountable. Lin Shuo has always behaved like a tyrant in this regard.