Chapter 105: The Xinhai Revolution, Hangzhou is restored
In the early morning of October 15th, Hangzhou Sihai Restaurant, which is also the property of Hu Hang's family, is not far from the governor's yamen, which became the headquarters of this operation, not only the high-level of the Baaxing Party and Zhenhua, but also several powerful factions in Hangzhou who supported the uprising also came here, and the top floor of the restaurant was packed.
Chen Xuan asked people to block all the doors and windows with quilts, so as not to cause the suspicion of the government when the lights in the restaurant came out, and the people in the restaurant also tried to keep their voices low.
At four o'clock in the morning, the spies reported that the various strongholds were ready for an uprising as soon as the time came, and that the room was occupied by representatives of the Confederacy, the Liberation Society, and several smaller revolutionary organizations, as well as representatives of the merchant gentry, and Baath members.
At this time, the atmosphere in the room seemed to be frozen, and the people present did not dare to come out, after all, what they were doing now was a business that lost their heads, and the revolutionary leaders of this era were either great literati, or big business owners or representatives of our gentry, and it was impossible to charge into battle, not that they were afraid of death, but that it was indeed not their specialty.
Chen Xuan stared at the sand table in the center of the room, wanting to do his best to find out the loopholes in this action plan and make up for it, but now how can he calm down and say bold words, but when it comes to the real thing, nervousness, fear, excitement, and excitement are mixed together, and he can't tell what it feels like.
At 4:40, the needle drop in the room can be heard, the sky outside has gradually brightened, I don't know if it is a psychological reason, the street outside is also quiet and terrible, the tea flag and wine on the side of the street are shaking like ghosts in the morning breeze, and the atmosphere is even more gloomy.
"Signal ready!"
Chen Xuan's hoarse voice broke the dead silence in the room, Chen Xuan swore that his voice was never like this, he kept telling himself to be calm, to be calm, the people in the room seemed to come to life.
"Yes! Commander! ”
One of Jiang Zhongqi's subordinates took out the flare gun in his arms and checked it methodically.
The attack on the governor's yamen was personally commanded by Chen Xuan, and Chen Xuan's subordinates not only gathered their own platoon of personal guards, but also had a company of elite guards downstairs.
"Prepare for the attack!"
"Yes!"
Another guard extinguished the light in the room, directly lifted the quilt blocking the window, carried a lamp in his hand and drew three circles on the left and right outside the window, Chen Xuan saw that the doors of several houses outside the governor's yamen suddenly opened, and a group of people quietly carried a few large bags to build a temporary machine gun position 200 meters from the yamen gate, and a small cannon was also pulled out.
The various commanding heights next to the yamen were also full of people, obviously making the final arrangements, and several small boats also appeared on the small river next to them.
Holding a pocket watch, his body trembled slightly, his eyes were fixed on the watch hands, his heart fell with the rotation of the second hand, and the atmosphere in the room was tense and terrifying.
As the thin second hand coincided with the place of 12 o'clock, Chen Xuan shouted:
"Action!"
The flare gun by the window rang softly, and the orange-red flare shot out and gradually rose into the air, cutting a beautiful arc in the dawn of the night.
Chen Xuan quickly took out his pistol and ran downstairs, and Jiang Zhongqi led the personal guards to follow.
At the same time, the entire city of Hangzhou seemed to wake up all at once, and a large number of people with white towels tied to their arms suddenly walked out into the street like ghosts, and rushed to their respective targets with shouts led by members of the escort team in camouflage uniforms.
Chen Xuan ran downstairs, and it happened that a deafening cannon sounded, at such a close distance, the cannonball naturally could not miss, and the gate of the governor's yamen was torn apart in the sound of cannons, and then a row of hands ** threw into the high wall of the governor's yamen.
Chen Xuan shouted, took the lead and rushed over, how could Jiang Zhongqi let Chen Xuan take the lead, quickly overtook Chen Xuan with a gun in both hands, and rushed into the governor's yamen, and the other members of the escort team followed up quickly, when Chen Xuan crossed the gate, the army of the governor's yamen reacted, and a group of people shouted meaninglessly like headless flies.
But everything was too late, the escort army of the governor Yamen was taken by surprise, and the performance was not much stronger than the bandits exterminated by the previous escort team, and there was no power to fight back under the impact of Chen Xuan's team, and some people who wanted to fight back were directly beaten into a sieve by the double guns of the pro-guard team, and some people constantly put down their weapons and surrendered.
The attack team was fast but not chaotic, and after handing over the surrendered Manchu soldiers to the families of the big families in Hangzhou who participated in the uprising who followed up, they rushed towards the planned target, and the Qing soldiers were directly blinded, and those who reacted slowly were directly knocked to the ground, and those who reacted quickly put down the guns in their hands, knelt on the ground and held their heads in their hands, and barely picked up a small life.
The attack went amazingly smoothly, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the planned point had been occupied by Chen Xuan's men, and the machine guns had been carried to the gun tower of the governor's yamen, and if nothing else, everything was settled.
Chen Xuan walked to the governor's lobby, and the follow-up helpers also carried the sand table in the restaurant.
"Report to the Commander! The Manchu thieves swept away, the rebels were killed, and all the rest surrendered! ”
"Report to the Commander! The Qing court dog official Zeng Yun and his family members were all captured! ”
Good! Chen Xuan was in a good mood, he never thought that this operation would be so smooth, no wonder the Manchu government south of the Yangtze River would be destroyed and occupied by the revolutionary party.
Governor Yamen, this is a proper provincial **, the vigilance is so lax!
"What about our casualties?"
"Report to the Commander! Seven of us were wounded, and there was no sacrifice! ”
"Good! Order Company Commander Zhang, occupy a favorable point, and be on strict alert! Zeng Yun is under temporary house arrest. ”
"Yes!"
The herald gave a standard military salute and turned to leave.
"Yiyang, your team is really powerful, you have defeated the governor's yamen without a single casualty!?"
It was Zhang Binglin of the Restoration Society who spoke, and he felt unbelievable that Chen Xuan had laid down this place in less than a quarter of an hour, and the others also happily agreed.
"Mr. Taiyan, everyone, you have won the award, we are just prepared to fight unprepared, many things have been planned in advance, and the reaction of the Qing soldiers is also in our estimate, so the attack is so smooth."
"Know yourself and know that you will not be defeated in a hundred battles! Yiyang can be called a famous general in ancient times! ”
Hearing Zhang Binglin's excesses, Chen Xuan made a big red face, and hurriedly retreated modestly, but fortunately, the herald helped him relieve the siege.
"Report to the Commander! The Telegraph Bureau and the Silver Dollar Bureau have been taken, the Machine Manufacturing Bureau is still on the offensive, Chief Jiang (Jiang Fangzhen) has surrounded the New Army camp, and the two sides are facing off and negotiating, but Chief Jiang reassured the commander that everything is in the estimation! ”
"What about the Qing army's rule over Xiao Xingyuan?"
"As soon as Xiao Xingyuan led his men out, he was killed and wounded by our gunmen, Xiao Xingyuan has been blocked in his mansion by our people, and Company Commander Zhang (Zhang Xing, who attacked the governor's yamen with Chen Xuan) has sent people over for reinforcements, and I believe that the surname Xiao will not be able to escape."
Chen Xuan took out a piece of paper and wrote down that Hangzhou was successfully recovered under the leadership of the Baxing Party and with the full cooperation of Zhang Binglin and other revolutionary groups, and that Zhejiang Governor Zeng Yun was captured, and Zhang Binglin and others also signed.
"Notify the telegraph office, and immediately telegraph the whole country in plain text!"
Chen Xuan handed the draft telegram in his hand to the herald.
"Yes!"
The herald took the telegram, saluted, and hurried to the telegraph office.
"Report to the Commander! The machine bureau and the arsenal have been taken, the Qing soldiers on the Guancang side have also laid down their weapons and surrendered, Xiao Xingyuan also abandoned his weapons and surrendered after the mansion was opened, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Hangzhou has gone! ”
"Good! The captives were handed over to Chief Jiang for disposal, and the teams immediately went to the streets to maintain order, so that the common people did not go out for the time being. ”
"Yes!"
After the herald went out, Zhang Binglin also exerted his literati temperament and opened his mouth to admonish Chen Xuan.
"Yiyang, isn't it a little too much, although those hooligans are not good people, they are not guilty to death, right?"
"Mr. Taiyan, I, Chen Xuan, am not a person who loves to kill, but in troubled times, the most important thing to do now is to restore order in Hangzhou as soon as possible, these ruffians are indeed not guilty to death, but if they are allowed to do evil, it will be difficult to play the role of killing chickens and monkeys, and I don't know how many Manchu widows and young people come out to make trouble! At that time, I don't know how many people will die. ”
Zhang Binglin thought about it, so he didn't interject, Chen Xuan couldn't rest assured that he couldn't go to the new army camp, so he handed over the work in hand to Yu Youren, and repeatedly explained to Yu Youren, and now the work is mainly to restore peace, but don't be polite to those who should be killed.
Then he brought his own personal guards, and rushed to the new army camp after mentioning Xiao Xingyuan, and along the way, he also shot many rebels who wanted to profit from the chaos, and called on the people to take them at home and not go to the streets.
Many people from various revolutionary groups also wore white towels around their arms to help the officers and soldiers of the Baath Party maintain order, and students from various colleges and universities also came out.
Chen Xuan first went to the martial arts school, the Hangzhou martial arts school has long been infiltrated by Du Yuesheng, most of the teachers have already joined the revival party, Chen Xuan's arrival caused a lot of sensation, with the assistance of the instructors, the people of the Hangzhou martial arts school completed the reorganization, put on the camouflage uniforms that had been prepared for a long time, and now Chen Xuan's team expanded to eight or nine hundred people.
After the weapons were also in place, Chen Xuan led this temporarily formed team to the new army camp.
The students of the Martial Arts School have long been influenced by revolutionary ideas, even if they are not members of the Baath Party, they have joined some progressive organizations, and the enrollment time is not short, and they still have basic military knowledge.