After more than ten days of arduous negotiations, the issue of the reconstruction of the Republic of China was finally decided, or Cai Yuanpei was the president, and Song Jiaoren was the prime minister, but such as the Ministry of Communications, culture. The directors of several departments, such as ministries, had to be conceded and awarded to some political party leaders, or influential Confucians.

Local financial subsidies were also officially included, the work plan of the Republic of China, the recovery of local finances, and the reorganization of local troops, Chen Xuan finally gave in, and the Republic of China recognized their status, but gave them a year to adapt.

These local powerful factions are very smart, a year later, the dust has settled in the country, if Chen Xuan wins with absolute strength, then handing over the financial and military power is also the right thing to do, and the key is not to dare not pay, but if Chen Xuan loses, then I'm sorry, if he doesn't fall into the ground, he is already very worthy of people.

January 1, 1916.

The government of the new Republic of China was officially established, and the representatives of all parties got the benefits, and naturally elected Cai Yuanpei as the president of the new government, and Song Jiaoren did not need to worry about it. The party is the largest party in China, with its own league and the people. The party people supported the new Republic of China. There are also many more Kuomintang members.

Worry about these or not, anyway, Huang Kan of the Baath Party and Zhang Binglin of the Progressive Party are staring, and Wu Qi of the Archives Bureau and Chen Guofu of the Party Affairs Office will also assist.

If you do a good job, you can get a promotion and a salary increase, if you don't do a good job, you will go home by yourself, and the "China Times" will also make your dereliction of duty public, if there is a crime, I'm sorry, the new Republic of China. The government is building a prison, and you must have a place.

With the establishment of the New Republic of China, the Baath Party's army was officially renamed the National Defense Force, and the Northern Expeditionary Army belonged to a branch of the National Defense Force.

The establishment of the New Republic of China means that Chen Xuan is not only a de facto secessionist party, but also nominally a stand.

The formation of Chen Xuan's troops in the East China Theater was basically completed.

"Marshal, the Beiyang Army is going south!"

Xia Yunru walked into Chen Xuan's office with a telegram, and now Xia Yunru is no longer young, but more mature and charming.

Chen Xuan took the telegram, and sure enough, Li Chun, the overseer of Jiangxi, was organizing an army to rush to Lushan, Ni Cichong of Anhui was also vigorously expanding his army, preparing to attack the industrial base of the Anshan Fuxing Party, and Feng Guozhang, the general of Xuanwu, was also vigorously expanding his army, and Yang Shande's fourth division and Lu Yongxiang's tenth division sent by Yuan Shikai to monitor Feng Guozhang were driven to Suzhou by him in the name of responding to the rebellion, which was used to resist the Northern Expeditionary Army of the New Republic.

"Tell Jiang Fangzhen and Jiang Zhongqi to be on guard, and at the same time let Xue Kai's Yangtze River fleet immediately set off, cooperate with Jiang Fangzhen and the members of the Baath Party in Wuchang to subvert Wuchang, notify the officers in the East China Theater, and speed up the formation of troops!"

"Yes!"

Xia Yunru saluted and walked out softly.

Beijing, Xinhua Palace.

Yuan Shikai was already crying and fainting in the toilet, originally thought that all the officers in Beiyang would support him, and he was also all kinds of dedication in the early stage, but he didn't expect that he had just announced that he would accept the throne, and it was too late to ascend the throne.

Chen Xuan in Shanghai was the opposite, at first Yuan Shikai didn't take it to heart, Chen Xuan has always neither listened to the tune nor the announcement, he didn't expect him to support him at all, and even thought about letting Feng Guozhang send troops to the town. Pressed it.

didn't think that in just a few days, Xiao Jin, who lived in Annan, was also reversed, and Yuan Shikai was still not in a hurry, Annan was 108,000 miles away from the capital, and he had his own Beiyang Army in front of him, so he couldn't sulk.

But then something was wrong.

The witty remark of 'six gentlemen who started with illness and sent their lives to Erchen Tang' gradually spread, and it turned out to be the Shanxi general Chen Shufan, the Sichuan general Chen Eun, and the Hunan general Tang Qianming successively telegraphed against Yuan Shikai as emperor.

Although Yuan Shikai already had an ominous premonition, he still didn't care, his main force in Beiyang was enough to sweep them away, but the situation was getting more and more wrong, his right-hand man Duan Qirui resigned and retired when he heard the news, and Yuan Shikai became more and more restless.

Facts have proved that Yuan Shikai's hunch is still very smart.

Immediately, Feng Guozhang contacted Jiangxi General Li Chun, Shandong General Jin Yunpeng, Yangtze River Parade Envoy Zhang Xun, and Henan General Zhu Rui, and secretly called Yuan Shikai, asking him to cancel the imperial system, known as the 'Five Generals' Secret Telegram' in history.

At this moment, Yuan Shikai's confidence collapsed directly, Beiyang almost betrayed, the original condition became more and more serious, the Xinhua Palace group of dragons had no leader and came to a standstill, and the powerful Beiyang Army gradually fell into a place of fragmentation, even if Yuan Shikai was at his peak, there was nothing he could do.

Moreover, Feng Guozhang, the king of Jiangnan, did not just ask Yuan Shikai to abdicate, but gave a speech in Jiangnan and met with the leaders of various parties. sleeve, and even sent a messenger to secretly contact Chen Xuan, promising that as long as Chen Xuan did not go north, he could leave Jiangsu intact to Chen Xuan.

Suzhou, north of the city.

Lu Yongxiang is also a little out of order, Lu Yongxiang originally belonged to the Anhui family and was Duan Qirui's subordinate, but the boss Duan Qirui had already resigned and gone into hiding, even if he wanted Feng Guozhang to be soft, but Feng Guozhang might not be able to trust him.

And Chen Xuan's Northern Expeditionary Army is fighting hard, and it may go north at any time, it is said that Li Qingquan has already entered Qingpu, and he really has a strong enemy outside and no reinforcements inside, and he even has to worry that when Chen Xuan's troops go north to Suzhou, Feng Guozhang will give him a knife, that is, I don't know how to die.

"Fuck, fuck! Make it clear that you won't let Lao Tzu live, Feng Guozhang, raised by the little lady, beware of Lao Tzu everywhere, this is not a way for Lao Tzu to live! It's a big deal that Lao Tzu defected to Chen Xuan, and Lao Tzu should also be the Northern Expeditionary Army! ”

Lu Yongxiang smashed the furnishings in the camp, and his generals trembled, knelt on the ground, did not say a word, and did not dare to anger Lu Yongxiang, and Yang Shande and his subordinates, who participated in the meeting, were also helpless.

And Duan Qirui is good, let Xu Shuzheng pass the word, let Lu Yongxiang stick to it, and wait for the situation to change.

Hold? To put it nicely, Chen Xuan's Northern Expeditionary Army has more than 20,000 people all the way to Li Qingquan, and there are planes and tanks to help fight, how to fight?

And he has already offended Feng Guozhang by surveilling him all these years, if Feng Guozhang takes a cold breath when he fights fiercely with Chen Xuan's troops, everything will be over.

"Division Commander Lu, just complaining won't solve the problem, and when Chen Xuan's army goes north, we really have no hope."

A staff member in his 30s surnamed Han beside Yang Shande stroked his beard, and the old god said.

"What advice does Mr. Han have?"

Lu Yongxiang now has to ask.

"What else can I suggest, the president of the capital is now unreliable, either surrender to Feng Guozhang, or defect to Zhang Xun, but you and our Yang Dashuai have offended Feng Guozhang a lot over the years, this old boy is a person who holds grudges, it is certain to lose the army when the time comes, it would be good to be able to live, and Zhang Xun is conservative, it is difficult to become a big weapon, it is said that not only does he still have braids, but even his subordinates are also braided soldiers, and he wants to support the restoration of Xuantong and be a famous minister through the ages!"

"Phew! As for Zhang Xun, this old thing, Lao Tzu doesn't go to him even if he dies, I said Brother Han, what is your idea in your heart, do you just wait for death? You'll have to show your brother a clear way! ”

Lu Yongxiang's last words were to Yang Shande.

Yang Shande took a sip of tea slowly, and then sighed and said:

"Brother Zijia (Lu Yongxiang), I don't understand what you say, you are the confidant of Minister Duan (Duan Qirui), Minister Duan has his own arrangements, and now that the president has fallen, Yang is really a lonely ghost!"

"Brother Yang, don't laugh at me, if Duan Dashuai is in the court, the younger brother naturally has a way to deal with it, but now that Duan Dashuai is in the wilderness, who does the younger brother count on to go? I won't hide it from you, Duan Dashuai asked me to stick to Suzhou, but you and I all know the current situation. How to keep? What about the top? Is it true that someone in my land has no way to live? ”

"It's not that there is no way to live?"

"Brother Yang, please say quickly, Lu is grateful for his great kindness!"

"Brother Zijia really wants to know?"

"Grateful for the great grace!"

"Okay! Since Brother Zijia said so, Yang also said it in vain, and Brother Zijia also listened to it, we offended someone Feng, and it is impossible to defect to him, and Zhang Xun does not know current affairs, and sooner or later he will be a knife of goods, since Duan Dashuai is unable to protect us, and he is not in the court, then we don't care about betrayal, since the road in the north is impassable, what about the south? ”

"South? Aren't we just at the southernmost point。。。。。。 You mean......!? ”

"Why does Brother Zijia ask knowingly!"

"But I heard that Chen Dashuai's soldiers are all going to be reorganized, if they are thrown over, will our team still be there?"

"Brother Zijia's words are wrong, does Brother Zijia have the ambition to compete for the world?"

"Why does Brother Yang make fun of the little brother, how can someone Lu have that ability, never mention this again!"

Lu Yongxiang is not the king of Jiangnan who has power in several provinces, so he naturally does not dare to think about it.

"What is Brother Zijia worried about? After the reorganization of the army, didn't Chen Dashuai also let us continue to lead the troops, have you heard of Zhang Xiaozhun, the former Nanjing Provisional Government. The government, he went to Suiyuan to join the army, and he didn't mention his great reputation, but after a few years, he relied on his own ability to become the commander of the first army and the deputy commander of the South Route Army, Lushun was captured by him and Commander Li Jinxu, this is a foreign war, the reputation of a national hero can't run, isn't this exactly what my generation of soldiers want all their lives, and now the opportunity is in front of me, what else is there to say? And Chen Dashuai's subordinates are the first priority, you look at the new Republic of China that has been formed today, how many people who are not members of the Baath Party are also in high positions, with the ability of you and my brother, I don't believe that it will not stand under Chen Dashuai's hands! ”

Lu Yongxiang can achieve today's status, naturally he is not a stupid person, thinking that Yang Shande has already defected to Chen Xuan, and he doesn't know what benefits Chen Xuan has given him, so he speaks for Chen Xuan so hard.