On the 15th, Lu Rongting was renamed the Governor of Guangxi and the Commander-in-Chief of the Liangguang Protectorate Army, appointed Liang Qichao as the general staff officer, and officially announced his independence by telegram. At this time, Liang Qichao was still on the way to Yuegui.

Liang Qichao was in a hurry when his father died of illness. None of his relatives and friends revealed the news, so he was kept in the dark. It was a thrilling trip for him to sneak through Zhennanguan, and when he arrived in Nanning, Guangxi had been independent for more than ten days.

The Guangxi uprising and the announcement of joining the Protector Army were of great significance in the revolution that overthrew Yuan. It not only connected Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, but also strengthened the power to protect the country and overthrow Yuan. It also shows that the national defense movement is not launched by one person in one province, but that a spark can become a prairie fire, which has a great impact on other regions.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Guangxi Uprising was no less than the victory of the Protector Army in a major battle, because its contribution to the Protectorate of Yuan was more than the two points already mentioned above.

The most interesting thing is that Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces all have textbook models. Before independence, they first deceived Yuan with money, and after achieving their goal, they used Yuan's weapons to overthrow Yuan.

Someone joked: "Yuan has been deceitful all his life, but when he was defeated, he was teased like this by those who opposed him, which is really unpleasant." ”

Before the independence of Guangxi, Long Jiguang had occupied the pass on March 9, and Long's son Long Yungan also launched a three-way local team in southern Yunnan to attack Gejiu, Mengzi, and Lin'an.

These offensives were launched by the Protector Army in Sichuan and a strategic retreat.

In order to ensure the safety of the rear, the Second Army led by Li Liejun set out from Wenshan, Kunming and other places, and fought fiercely in Guangnan and Funing with the Cantonese army assembled by Long Jiguang, the "Yunnan Investigation and Handling Envoy" appointed by Yuan Shikai.

Long Jinguang himself moved his headquarters to Baise, and his forward Li Wenfu had entered the vicinity of Tufuzhou.

It seems that Yuan's strange army has achieved the effect of strategic raids, and Long Jinguang at this time is also full of ambition.

But the good times didn't last long, and bad news fell from the sky. Lu Yuguang and Gui Jun, who were sent by Lu Rongting to support Long Jinguang, suddenly launched a military mutiny, and on a rainy night, they quietly disarmed all the troops of Long Jinguang's cronies, and detained Long Jinguang and his son Long Yungan.

Long Yungan is Lu Rongting's son-in-law, and Lu Yuguang is Lang's uncle, and he never dreamed that his relatives would suddenly change their faces.

He asked to meet Lu Yuguang, and the brother-in-law said that his closest relatives were private, but Yuan Huguo was public, and he could not abolish the public because of his selfishness. Long Yungan then asked someone to send a telegram to his wife and mother-in-law, and asked his wife to plead with her mother Tan, and asked her mother-in-law to persuade her father-in-law to let his father and son live.

Soon after, Nanning called back, and the telegram said: Although each other's political views and positions are different, relatives are still relatives, and they will definitely not befriend their in-laws and sons-in-law. However, I would like to ask my in-laws and son-in-law to send a telegram to Long Jiguang in Guangzhou, asking Long Jiguang to respond to independence and participate in the National Defense Movement.

Long Jinguang's father and son were already prisoners of their in-laws at this time, and how could they dare to disobey the demands of their in-laws, so they signed the telegram that had been prepared, persuading his brother Long Jiguang to become independent in Guangzhou.

The three-way military campaign launched by Long Yungan in southern Yunnan was also extinguished by Liu Zuwu's second division stationed in Mengzi by Tang Jiyao.

Long Jiguang's father and son were captured alive, and Long Yungan's strange soldiers were annihilated in southern Yunnan, and these bad news have not yet reached Beijing.

Emperor Yuan, who was in Beijing, heard a series of good news in the first half of the period, and on March 12 Yuan Shikai ordered that Long Jiguang be promoted to supervise the military affairs of Yunnan and to be the envoy of Yunnan. Pity this "Yunnan general" is already a prisoner of the ranks, and there is no chance for him to accept a new life.

At this time, he was under the podium of the independence conference in Baise, trembling his hands and reading the telegram of the independence of Guangxi Province that his in-laws sent to him.

After the independence of Guangxi, Wang Zutong, the Guangxi envoy sent by Yuan Shikai, asked Lu Rongting to allow him to leave the country. Lu immediately agreed, and also gave Cheng Yi 20,000 yuan to escort him out of the country.

Lu Rongting also treated his in-laws very favorably, and brought Long Jinguang and his son from Baise to Nanning, and asked them to live comfortably in the mansion, but they were not allowed to act casually. For Long Jiguang's subordinates, Lu also magnanimously allowed them to choose freely and let them stay.

After the independence of Guangxi, promoting the independence of Guangdong became the most important work of the National Protector Army.

If Guangdong and Guangxi go in opposite directions, it will be unfavorable to Guangxi, so Lu Rongting and others will go all out to win over Guangdong.

First of all, their approach is to attack the heart, Lu Rongting and Liang Qichao jointly called Long Jiguang and Inspector Zhang in Guangdong. Toll. Jun, Dianyun:

"Guangdong Longshang General and Zhang Xun are the same envoys: Former President Yuan Shikai conspired against him, and the gods and men were angry. Since Yunnan and Guizhou, Hunan and Shu have played their work, the trend of public opinion is obvious. The governor of Pontus, together with the general staff of his army, jointly sent a telegram to persuade Yuan to abdicate in order to thank the world, but he did not answer. Now he has been invited by the army and the people to go out to beg for thieves. Guangdong and Guizhou are next to each other, friendship is the same lip and tooth, and the two governors belong to each other, and they are singing together, which is very fortunate. The military plane is urgent, and it is hoped that it will be restored within 12 hours. Lu Rongting, commander-in-chief of the Liangguang National Defense Army, and Liang Qichao, general staff officer. ”

Guangdong did not reply, and Lu Rongting and Liang Qichao immediately used the name of the Liangguang Protector Army to inform the Guangdong military and civilians, and Wenyun:

"The commander-in-chief and general staff of the Liangguang National Defense Army are to tell the story: Former President Yuan Shikai deliberately plotted rebellion, made himself an emperor, harmed the people and humiliated the country, and committed crimes. Since Yunnan and Guizhou, Hunan and Shu have performed their work, and the public opinion is compelled to do so, which is clearly visible. The commander-in-chief and the general staff could not bear to form a company of troops and misery for the people, so they sent a telegram to Yuan to persuade him to abdicate in order to thank the world. Yuan is still unrestrained, and he is still solid. The commander-in-chief and the general staff of the General Staff were not obligated to do so, but at the request of the military and civilians of Guigui Province, they sent the army to apply for the discussion. Guangdong General Long Jinguang, patrol press Zhang. Naruki, who has been a colleague of the commander-in-chief for a long time, is in the general staff officer, and has been a pusher. Fang Ji Keming is righteous, and he has the same hatred, and he has made a righteous fortune through e-commerce, but he is unexpectedly ignorant of conscience and willing to rebel. The commander-in-chief and the general staff had no choice but to temporarily move the division to the north to serve the Eastern Expedition first.

"Now I have commanded the strong army and surrounded the provincial wall. If Jiguang and Mingqi can repent and surrender to sincerity, they should be renewed. If you are obsessed and refuse to die, you will not be able to escape the annihilation of the head of the canal. My fathers and sons in Guangdong are well aware of the current situation, and their loyalty and righteousness are fulfilled. Yang is safe and happy, don't worry about the emperor, and wait for the army to calm the clowns. Officials of all sizes in Guangdong should continue to serve as before, and they should not be abandoned. When the survival of the country is in danger, it is the day when our soldiers are serving their lives, and they are determined to be obedient and disobedient, and they are cautious to follow the rules. The troops stationed outside the province have the responsibility of guarding local law and order, and they must not leave the flood areas without permission and cause trouble.

"The army inside and outside the city should stimulate the conscience of heaven, go against the obedience, and never resist the enemy's righteous brigade and poison the living beings. But if you can roll up your armor and return, you will be beautiful with your comrades. To be the provincial capital, that is, to secure Guangdong, to save Guangdong, that is, to save China. The commander-in-chief and the general staff of the Commander-in-Chief are thinking of defending the country, and they are in the same room to fight in the same room. Therefore, the temporary stay in the festival should be rushed, and the police should be preached, and the good words should be heard. This one! ”

Since most of Long Jiguang's subordinates were Yunnan soldiers, Lu Rongting and Liang Qichao jointly issued a proclamation to the Yunnan soldiers in Guangdong:

"I would like to inform the generals and soldiers of Yunnan in Guangdong, you are not serving the duties of the Republic of China and receiving the salary of the Republic of China? The origin of the armies is Yunnan, and they are not the first to advocate the national army, and the righteous voice reverberates the world? Today's Yunnan Army is set in Sichuan in the west and Hunan in the east, which is a national merit and a goal. Both Chinese and foreigners are amazed, saying that Yunnan people are really good men. Thousands of Yunnan soldiers in Duyue were used by Long Jiguang alone, gambling the lives of the monarchs in exchange for their own titles.

"You don't know the situation, you are willing to serve, Chinese and foreign people call you hateful, and the commander-in-chief and general staff call you pitiful. The monarchs entered Guangdong the year before last, not to help Yuan Shikai, but to help the central government of the Republic of China. Fuya. He Du Zhujun, that is, Gui Jungu also helped. Now Yuan Shikai betrayed the Republic of China and proclaimed himself emperor, the inner one was abandoned by the people, and the outer one was explicitly rejected by the friendly countries.

"What is the relationship between the monarchs and the Yuan family? What is the virtue of Yuan's Yu Zhujun? Even now, I am still desperate for it in my dreams. Who does not die? Death is a rebel ghost, why did it come? The commander-in-chief and the general staff office have led a strong division that has overwhelmed the whole of Guangdong, and once it is handed over, the odds of victory will be immediate. Therefore, those who do not storm the provincial city for the time being, one takes care of the whole place and does not want to erode, and the other thinks that all the kings are good men, and they can greatly contribute to the country in the future. For this reason, I earnestly inferred that if I surrender my arms and surrender to sincerity on the same day, and wait for the dispatch, my current status will still be preserved, and his future fame will not be limited. If you are obsessed and always obey the law, the Commander-in-Chief and the General Staff will not be able to forgive you. This one! ”

Guangdong is the birthplace of the revolution, and although Long Jiguang is entrenched in Guangdong, the flame of revolution is lurking everywhere. Since the uprising in Guangxi, Guangdong has been in instability.

The first to start the incident was Chen Jiongming, who had secretly sneaked back to the Dongjiang River in Guangdong Province from Singapore, and was a very influential fighter of the Xinhai Revolution in the region. He launched an uprising of the Dongjiang garrison and the people's army, and took the lead in raising the banner of opposing Yuan Huguo.

Chen Jiongming, born in 1878 in Haifeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, was originally known as Jie, the word praise, and the word competition, and was a talent in 1899. In 1906, he went to Guangzhou to study at the Guangdong School of Law and Politics, and graduated with honors in 1908.

In 1909, he served as a member of the Guangdong Consultative Bureau, and successively put forward proposals such as the "Case for Abolishing the Accumulation of Corruption in the Government Bureau", "Abolishing the Local Rectification Act", "Preparing for the Establishment of Urban and Rural Local Autonomy", "Preparing for the Construction of the Huihu Railway", and "Prohibiting All Gambling". In November, together with Qiu Fengjia and others, he was promoted as a representative and went to Shanghai to participate in the joint meeting of the provincial advisory bureaus and join the alliance;

During the Xinhai Revolution, he actively participated in the liaison work of the Guangzhou New Army Uprising, and successively served as the head of the Establishment Section and the deputy head of the Dispatch Section under the Coordination Department of the Guangzhou Uprising Leading Organ, and was also determined to be responsible for leading the selection team to attack the patrol police coach's office.

After the Wuchang Uprising, he was sent by the Southern Branch of the League to Dongjiang to organize the People's Army uprising and recover Huizhou.

Guangdong Military Administration. The government was established and he was promoted to deputy governor, and soon after, he was appointed acting governor. In the Second Revolution, he declared the independence of Guangdong, denounced Yuan Shikai, and fled to Xiang after defeat. Hong Kong transferred to Singapore.

Chen Jiongming led the rebel army into Huizhou, but was defeated and scattered by Long Jiguang's army because its strength was too thin.

However, Chen Jiongming's troops were scattered in eastern Guangdong, claiming to be the Protector Army, and claiming to support Huang Xing as the commander-in-chief. All over the country responded, and for a while, Xu Qinjun, Wei Bangping's army, Lin Hujun, Zhu Zhixin's army, Deng Keng's army, Ye Xiasheng's army, He Haiming's army, Li Yaohan, Lu Lanqing's army, and so on, gathered in the shadows, and there were soldiers everywhere.

Immediately afterwards, the head of the regiment, Mo Qingyu, became independent in Chaoshan, and the town guard made Long Shichu and Daoyin Feng Xiangrong independent in Qinqian.