The Shandong problem has also been solved before this!
The Lincheng robbery plunged Tian Zhongyu into desperate passivity. His poor handling of this incident made foreign missions seriously dissatisfied with him, accusing him of being incompetent, inefficient, and timid.
They also criticized the serious banditry in Shandong and demanded that Tian Zhongyu must bear full responsibility for this incident.[]
On the contrary, Wang Hengyue and the Nationalist Government's quick response to the hostage robbery, as well as their vigorous and resolute solutions, once again impressed the world.
Powell praised the National Government in the newspaper and praised the National Government for solving the crisis with such swift means in such a short period of time, showing the demeanor of a mature government.
The domestic people also praised the Nationalist Government. In the hostage crisis, the Nationalist Government treated both Chinese and foreign hostages equally.
The Nationalist Government relied on all this hostage crisis to once again turn public opinion completely to its side!
At this time, Shandong Governor Tian Zhongyu, who was constantly criticized, had to face an extremely serious problem: two brigades of the Northern Expeditionary Army had entered Shandong!
There is no room for salvation. No matter how loyal Tian Zhongyu is to the Beiyang government, under the current circumstances, he must think more about himself.
In 1919 AD, on October 16, the 8th year of the Republic of China, just a few days before the change of flag in Northeast China, Shandong Governor Tan Zhongyu announced his resignation!
The Shandong issue was finally resolved!
Subsequently, Zhang Zuolin, the governor of Fengtian and the patrol envoy of the three northeastern provinces, announced that the Northeast would change its flag, and the last obstacle on the road to unifying China was removed!
The powerful strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the threat of more than a thousand cannons also made people in Hebei panic.
In Beijing, the intelligence system led by Dai Li also began to operate in all directions.
A bomb was thrown into the home of Su Xuanxian, deputy minister of agriculture and commerce of the Beiyang government, who was a staunch supporter of Beiyang and a staunch opponent of the Nationalist government at night. Fortunately, the explosion point was in the yard and no one was injured.
Su Xuanzhen's life safety was suddenly threatened.
The family was crying and noisy, and there was no quiet for a moment. Su Xuanzhen neither wanted to violate his "faith", nor did he want the lives of his family members to be threatened. Faced with such a dilemma, Su Xuanzhen submitted the application the next day.
He resigned and returned to Nanjing with his family.
The largest and most determined opposition group also left.
Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng, and Cao Kun also deeply felt the huge threat. Although they still had troops in their hands, they could no longer compete with the Beiyang Army.
On the 17th, the 28th Mixed Brigade of the Border Guards stationed in Hebei declared a battlefield uprising after secretly contacting the Northern Expeditionary Army.
Pandora's box has been opened!
On the 19th, the 29th Mixed Brigade and the 3rd Division of the Border Guard, which had no intention of fighting, successively announced uprisings. Beiyang's military strength in Hebei was sharply reduced.
Chaos in Hebei, chaos in Beijing, chaos in Beiyang!
Now only Hebei and Beijing are left in the hands of the entire Beiyang. Especially Zhang Zuolin's sudden change of flag has caused Beijing to directly face threats from both sides.
The war has progressed to this point, and there is no room for salvation in Beiyang.
Although they had hoped for Japan to intervene before, with the change of flag in Northeast China, the Japanese focused all their attention there and no longer had time to worry about Beiyang.
What's more, before that, the United States, Britain and France behind Wang Hengyue were enough to make Japan surrender.
"Quan Gong, I'm afraid it won't work." In the Presidential Palace in Beijing, Cao Kun looked disheartened: "Zhang Zuolin and Tian Zhongyu have surrendered one after another. Now we are in the front and can no longer withstand the offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
, defeat is only a matter of time!"
Duan Qirui was more aware of the current bad situation than he was. He remained silent and glanced at Xu Shuzheng.
Although Xu Shuzheng was resourceful and was Duan Qirui's indispensable think tank, there was obviously no good way to deal with the situation before him: "The Anhui clique fought against the Zhi clique, and the Zhi clique fought against the Anhui clique. They fought back and forth, but nothing could be done.
If we fight this situation, we will let outsiders take a huge advantage."
The "outsider" in his mouth is naturally Wang Hengyue!
Xu Shuzheng sighed: "There is no other way now. There is no other way but to surrender. Even peace talks will be rejected by Wang Hengyue."
Duan Qirui was a little reluctant: "Zheng Zheng, isn't there any other way?"
"Mr. Quan." Xu Shuzheng smiled bitterly: "I have thought of all the ways I can think of. The ministers of the United States, Britain and France have signed a joint note, asking us to immediately accept all the conditions proposed by the National Government, give up armed resistance, and restore peace in China. The day before yesterday, I
I wanted to see the Japanese minister to discuss countermeasures with him, but he stayed behind closed doors. We are now being pushed down by the wall, and everyone who sees us is like seeing the god of plague and avoids us!"
Duan Qirui's face darkened, and after a while he let out a long sigh.
When did Beiyang end up in the situation it is in today? Just a few years ago, Beiyang was still so strong that it even had the possibility of unifying the whole country.
Was it caused by civil strife? Was it the contradiction between the Anhui clique and the Zhili clique that gave the South an opportunity to take advantage of? Maybe, but that's not all.
Is it that Wang Hengyue's troops are too strong and Beiyang cannot resist? There are some reasons for this, but it is not all!
As a soldier, Duan Qirui is unwilling to lay down his weapons and surrender, but the current situation does not allow him to have more choices.
"Quan Gong, save the lives of the soldiers and protect Beijing from the flames of war. In this way, we have finally done some good things and our descendants will be able to scold us less." Xu Shuzheng sighed and said.
Duan Qirui and Cao Kun were startled for a moment, then heard Xu Shuzheng continue: "Our reputation has been very bad, and now people are scolding us all over the country. There are only two ways before us, one is to continue to resist
In the end, the outcome is both good and bad; one is to choose to go down to the field with dignity. The former way is nothing more than allowing all our troops to be annihilated, and we will either commit suicide or become prisoners. The latter way can also save the lives of most of our soldiers, after all, they
Followed us for so many years.”
Duan Qirui's expression turned gloomy: "Zhongshan, you are the president, you make the decision."
Cao Kun smiled bitterly: "The Zhili and Anhui cliques fought and fought, and ended up in this situation today. Forget it, forget it, and Zheng, let's draw up the conditions for stepping down."
On October 21, 1919, the day after the change of flag in Northeast China, the Beijing government sent a secret telegram to Wang Hengyue, the president of the Nationalist Government, proposing the conditions for resigning: "First, ensure that the safety of life and property of all officials of the Beijing government will not be infringed, and allow them to choose where they want to go.
to settle in a place; second, to ensure the safety of the surrendered Beiyang army officers and soldiers; third, "
"Promise, all of them!" After seeing this secret message, Wang Hengyue laughed loudly: "I didn't want to harm them. They are not bad people in the essential sense. They have done bad things and they have done it for this country.
A lot of good things. Not only will their lives and property not be infringed upon, but after they leave office, I will invite them back to hold official positions in my government and continue to exert their power!"
"Chiang Zhongzheng did a great job this time." Jiang Baili said: "He went to the Northeast and peacefully resolved the Northeast issue. If the Northeast had not changed its flag, maybe Beijing would not have chosen to surrender so quickly. I think Chiang Zhongzheng
This person has some talents, you can consider reusing him, for example, let him take charge of his own role."
Wang Hengyue smiled: "Chief of Staff, this person can indeed be used, but you cannot give him too much power. He is like a double-edged sword. If you use it well, you will be handy. If you use it poorly, you may hurt yourself.
Cut yourself until your blood drips."
Jiang Baili didn’t quite understand what the president meant!
Wang Hengyue did not explain too much: "Call back to Beijing and we accept all their demands. At the same time, add these few sentences in the telegram. The first contribution is to recover Mongolia, and the second contribution is to protect overseas Chinese by force. The Paris peace talks are unfavorable, because
Sin. However, if the country is weak and its interests cannot be protected, all the responsibilities should not be borne by the monarchs. You don’t have to worry. National construction and national growth are not achieved overnight and require long-term operations. When you are in the prime of life, why hide it?
Retreat? The government is so big that there is a place for all the kings to stand. The country is big, and there is a place for all the kings to stay. When the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Beijing, it would not settle accounts in the future, and it would not harm the place. Wang Hengyue tried his best to invite all the kings to come to Nanjing for a discussion.
Let’s discuss the country’s future plans together.”
After giving the instructions word by word and checking them carefully, I had someone go and send the telegram.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Chief of Staff, the Beijing problem is about to be solved. Shandong is already in our hands. We have two brigades in Shandong. I think it would be better to transfer two to four more divisions into Shandong."
Jiang Baili immediately understood what Wang Hengyue meant. Heng Shuai was going to deal with the Japanese army in Shandong.
It's not yet time to start a war, but once the time comes, Hengshuai will definitely solve the Shandong, Japan, and of course Northeast issues without hesitation.
Hengshuai usually looks like he is not doing his job properly, but everything has been quietly arranged. He always does the right thing at the right time and place.
You can't find such a person hidden in the crowd, but once he roars, it's enough to shake the whole world.
The country is about to be unified, and the nation is about to be unified. A unified country is enough for Wang Hengyue to flex his muscles.
Wang Hengyue is ready, China is ready, and the Chinese nation is ready!!.