After the restoration of Hankou and Hanyangyang, the situation in Wuhan and even Hubei became even better, and all aspects of work were gradually put on track. In order to do a good job in daily military and political work, after discussion between Li Yuanhong and Cai Jimin and others, it was decided to set up a strategy department to deal with military and political affairs. daily affairs of the house.

The Strategy Department was a military and political institution established by the Hubei revolutionaries during the Xinhai Revolution. There are 15 people in the strategy, composed of Cai Jimin, Zhang Tingfu, Wu Xinghan, Gao Shangzhi, Cai Dafu, Xu Daming, Wang Wenjin, Chen Honghe, Xie Shiqin, Deng Yulin, Wang Xianxian, Mou Hongxun, etc. It was the highest organ of revolutionary power at that time, with the secretary and the second staff department, which coordinated all military and political affairs. Later, it was reorganized into the General Staff Department and was subordinate to the Hubei Military Administration. Prefecture.

The main persons in charge of the strategy department are Cai Jimin and Zhang Tingfu.

Zhang Tingfu (1883-1912), whose name is Qingcheng, was born in Peijiabao Village, Handan County, Hebei Province. When he was a teenager, he entered the Lianting Academy in Guangping Mansion (now Yongnian County) to study.

In 1903, he was admitted to the Beiyang Yaocun Army Primary School, but was expelled from school because of his anti-Qing ideology and connection with revolutionaries.

In 1907, he was admitted to the Baoding Beiyang Armed Forces Accelerated School. During your studies, you will join the League. After graduation, he served as a trainee non-commissioned officer and platoon commander in the Hubei Army.

In 1909, together with Cai Jimin and others, he organized a research group of the general school, and a corporal class was attached. In the name of academic research, he propagated the revolution and organized tens of thousands of lower-ranking officers, soldiers, and regimental members, and became a revolutionary group with great influence in the New Army.

Hubei Military Administration. After the establishment of the government, the insurrectionary troops were used as the backbone to recruit new recruits nearby, and the Eighth Association was pre-organized, and the Fourth Association was temporarily formed, and Zhang Tingfu served as the commander of the Fourth Association.

In several fierce battles with the Qing army, Zhang Tingfu successively held important positions and was the main general of the Wuchang city defense force.

He was wounded in two fierce battles with the Qing army, until he was seriously wounded and carried back to Wuchang for treatment. Without waiting for the wound to heal, he went to the front again, and led the seventh standard to defend the Jianghan Pass and the Siguandian area, and repelled several attacks by the Qing army.

Zhang Tingfu is known as the "Three Heroes of Li" and is Li Yuanhong's right-hand man.

On 12 October, Li Yuanhong convened a meeting of military officers at the Consultative Bureau.

After communicating the situation in Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Li Yuanhong made the following speech: "Today, the uprising of the revolutionary army is the beginning of the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the restoration of Han land, the abolition of autocracy, and the establishment of a republic. Inheriting the party and most comrades from all walks of life in the military and academia, I recommended my brother as the governor, I have no virtue and no learning, how can I take on this great responsibility, but the will of the people is difficult to resign, and I should be ordered. As soldiers, we must embrace the spirit of breaking through the cauldron and sinking the boat, sweep away all worries, and resolutely do it.

"But the revolution must be full of force, and many of my colleagues do not know the purpose and are temporarily evasive, so you should inform them quickly, and come quickly, so that we may expand our army and prepare for war. In particular, veterans must not have the idea of running away. Those who are of good character or excellent in conduct and class will be appointed by the military assistant, and after the meeting, it is planned to send someone to say that Zhang Biao is back, and I will give the governor a seat, so that they will be our commanders. Zhang Ru is obsessed and unscathed, he is our enemy.

"I think that the revolution will succeed with 100,000 degrees of certainty for the following reasons: 1. When our province is on a business trip to garrison various troops, and when they hear the banner of righteousness fluttering in Hankou, they will immediately respond accordingly and come to receive orders one after another. 2. The contact between the party members in various provinces has been effective, and there is no problem in responding to the agreement. 3. Most of the officers in the armies of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou were sent by our army; In the Beiyang army, there are not a few officers brought by Wu Luzhen; Among the upper- and middle-level officers in the armies of the three eastern provinces, about 50 of them were transferred from Hubei, let alone the lower-level officers. The above-mentioned officers are all worthy of the great revolutionary aspirations, and with these facts in mind, our cause will certainly succeed. Time is in a hurry, so I won't say much. It is an urgent task for everyone to go back, do your duty, gather your old classmates as soon as possible, encourage the soldiers, and prevent them from having the idea of escaping. ”

From Li Yuanhong's speech, it is not difficult to see that Li Yuanhong first expressed his attitude toward the revolution, and this is very important. Because, as everyone knows, he was not a revolutionary before, or was led by everyone to the nose and embarked on the revolutionary road. What kind of attitude he had towards the revolution was of great concern to everyone. Secondly, it convincingly summarized the excellent situation of the current revolution and pointed out that the revolution will win, so as to build up everyone's confidence and boost everyone's fighting spirit. He also pointed out the key work in the next step, on the one hand, to mobilize all localities to respond to the Wuchang Uprising, and on the other hand, to expand armaments and prepare for war.

From these remarks, it is easy to see that, judging from his attitude towards the revolution, he has basically completed the transition from passive to active. Finally, from this speech, we can clearly see the state of his work.

Please keep in mind that Li Yuanhong said these words on October 12, the day after Li Yuanhong took office. Why do you want to emphasize this, as mentioned earlier, because many historical books and materials, in the account of Li Yuanhong during this period, he did not say a word, and when he opened his mouth to speak, he must be "don't harm him, let him go, this is the crime of killing his head", and so on. Some information even said out of nothing that in order to prevent Li Yuanhong from escaping, Li Yuanhong was under house arrest at this time, and someone watched over him. If so, how could there be such a speech on October 12?

After the meeting ended, Li Yuanhong immediately wrote a letter to Zhang Biao, urging Zhang Biao to conform to the trend of the times and throw himself into the revolution. so that he himself can become, "the son of the Yellow Emperor, the great man of the Han Dynasty", otherwise he will be "born as a rat and die as a demon".

After Zhang Biao saw the letter, he scolded Li Yuanhong in front of the messenger. Zhang Biaozhi is also a lover, after the abdication of the Qing court, he has always been loyal to the Qing court, until his death, and his heart has not changed.

On 13 October, Li Yuanhong issued a "Proclamation of Li Proclamation, Governor of Hubei Army": "Overnight, the soldiers recovered the whole of Hubei without bloodshed, and the neighboring provinces responded and the comrades welcomed it. Yuan Hongde is shallow, and he is the choice of the governor. Ascending the altar, there are four ends. Said enthusiastic, tenacious, brave, Shen Yi. Since the great merit, the tree of great cause, relying on these four concepts, to compete for success, to the liver and gall, willing to encourage with the toast. ”

Since the military and political . After the government issued the first notice of peace of mind, the notice became military and political. An important channel of communication between the government and the public. Whenever there is a proclamation, there will always be a lot of people surrounding to look at it, and everyone wants to understand the military and political affairs through the proclamation. Government, military and political. The government also wants to spread the word about what it wants the citizens to know through the announcement.

As a result, for a long time, street signs, and onlookers, have also become a scene on the streets of Wuhan. The notice also became Li Yuanhong and the military and political. The public opinion tool of the government. For example, now, Li Yuanhong is using the notice to express his nostalgia and exchange ideas with the citizens, and it seems that Li Yuanhong has used the form of the notice to the extreme.

The drastic changes in society will always stir up all kinds of social dregs, and this must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them to do bad things.

In order to further maintain the normal social order, Li Yuanhong issued a proclamation on 13 June to rectify public order: "Those who harbor bad people will be beheaded, those who buy and sell unfairly will be beheaded, those who harm outsiders will be beheaded, those who disrupt business will be beheaded, those who are traitors will be burned and killed, and those who disobey righteous teachers will be beheaded." Those who are happy to lose food and salaries will be rewarded, those who will help the soldiers will be rewarded, those who will protect the concession will be rewarded, those who guard churches will be rewarded, those who lead the people to surrender will be rewarded, those who persuade the villagers will be rewarded, those who report the situation of the enemy will be rewarded, and those who maintain business will be rewarded. ”

While maintaining social order, Li Yuanhong and the military and government. The government also established strict discipline for the revolutionary army. It was called the eight articles of the army by the soldiers and people at that time: "1. In the army, from the governor to the soldiers, all discipline will be observed, and violators will be beheaded." 2. Regardless of whether it is the original or the newly recruited soldiers, there are groups of those who do not return to the establishment, as well as those who flee in disguise without permission from the establishment. 3. Those who trespass into people's homes to extort property and set fires without permission will be beheaded. Fourth, in the army, if any cadre does not comply with the restraints, he will be beheaded. 5. Officers and men who are not dispatched and who disobey orders will be beheaded. 6. Those who set off guns without authorization to intimidate pedestrians will be beheaded. 7. Among the soldiers, if there is a personal vendetta and kills a compatriot, he will be beheaded. 8. If there is a strong person who works as a military uniform in a pawnshop, he will be killed. ”

Special times require special policies. Serious illnesses require heavy medicine, and in troubled times, these proclamations to rectify order have played a tremendous role in restoring a stable society.

Since the Constitutional Petition and the Pro-Road Movement fell silent, the Consultative Bureau has snubbed a lot of military and political affairs. After the government opened its office here, it immediately became lively.

Politicians and businessmen, celebrities, women leaders, and representatives from all walks of life came one after another. Revolutionaries from neighboring provinces sent people to learn from the experience, and foreign consuls in Han also sent people to congratulate them. Congratulatory messages from overseas Chinese organizations, international friends, and revolutionary organizations flew like snowflakes.

As long as he could, Li Yuanhong met with him in person, and visitors often asked to see Li Yuanhong by name, wanting to see the country's first revolutionary governor with their own eyes.

On this day, Li Yuanhong was meeting with Leng Gongzhao, a representative of the northern revolution. Li Yuanhong attached great importance to the revolutionary movement in the north and in the rear of the Qing court. He knew that if the north could take action, the Qing court would have no time to take care of Wuchang. Therefore, he learned in detail about the situation of the revolutionary movement in the north and expressed his full support.

Leng Gongzhao said that the revolutionaries in the north are not small in strength and have a lot of enthusiasm, but there are many groups, and everyone is doing their own thing, and they cannot form a joint force. He said that he hoped that Hubei would send people to guide and organize.

Li Yuanhong immediately expressed his approval, thinking that the person sent over still had high requirements for him, and his character and ability must be very good. Therefore, for a while, he couldn't think of a suitable candidate, and he needed to discuss with Cai Jimin and others.

The next day, Yang Shijie returned to Hubei from Beijing and reported to Li Yuanhong that the revolutionary parties in Beijing, Tianjin, Baoding, and other places were eager for Hubei to send people to guide the revolution.

Yang Shijie, a native of Chuyang, Hubei (now Xiantao). The word Shuwu, formerly known as Zhiming, is a fighter for the democratic revolution.

In 1905, he studied in Japan, joined the League and the Communist Association, and returned to Wuchang in 1910 to secretly prepare for an armed uprising. In 1911, he was appointed as the Hubei representative of the Federation of Provincial Governors' Offices, and the following year he was appointed as the military and political officer of Hubei. Minister of the Interior of the Ministry of the Interior.

He participated in the Second Revolution, went to Japan after the defeat, and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party in 1914. In 1915, he participated in the founding of the "Great China Daily" in Hankou, went to Guangzhou in 1917 to attend the extraordinary congress convened by Sun Yat-sen, and later returned to Hubei to exercise military independence, and founded the "Jiangnan Evening News" in Shanghai in 1925.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he organized anti-Japanese armed forces, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as a specially invited member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hubei