Gong Ren took a path to avoid the Qing army, disguised himself as a student on the Yangtze River, took a boat upstream, and went straight to Li Shende Hall, the headquarters of the Independence Army in the British Concession, when he arrived in Hankou.

Gong Ren arrived at the headquarters in a hurry, and saw Tang Caichang arguing and talking with a group of leaders. Gong Ren couldn't care much more, and shouted: "Commander-in-Chief Tang, hurry up and save the front army-" explained the situation of the front army in one breath.

Everyone was very anxious after hearing Gongren's urgent report, and they were ready to do a big job one by one, but Tang Caichang sat on the chair and said nothing. Yang Hongjun slapped his thigh and shouted: "When is it, don't do it yet, if you don't do it again, you will wait for the Qing army to make us dumplings." Li Yunbiao shouted: "Why didn't Kang Youwei send us the money, what about the money he said?" What about money? Zhang Yaoqing and Gu Tianhu also rolled up their sleeves and stretched out their arms, as if they were about to rush out to kill the enemy.

Bi Yongnian said to Tang Caichang with a gloomy face: "Since you have torn your face, just do it!" ”

Only then did Gong Ren know that the other armies had not yet moved, and he roared angrily at Tang Cai: "On Jiuhua Mountain, the lives of more than 200 brothers are in danger, and you are sitting here watching the tiger fight, what kind of drama is this, if you don't save it, the front army will be finished." ”

Tang Caichang asked Gongren softly: "You really haven't received an order to let you not act." Gong Ren said, "No, we haven't gotten any news." Tang Caichang sighed and said, "I have sent several people to give you orders, telling you not to act for the time being, some of them can't cross the Yangtze River Pass, and they are back." Some did not come back, it seems that the Qing army was caught, and they all complained that the Qing army blocked the Yangtze River too strictly. ”

Gong Ren no longer paid attention to Tang Caichang, and said to all the dragon heads: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are all brothers who were born and died together, and your lips and teeth are cold, you will not die without help." Hurry up and don't hesitate! ”

There was another commotion among the dragon heads, and Yang Hongjun, Li Yunbiao, Zhang Yaoqing, and Gu Tianyou were clamoring and shouting, "Commander-in-chief, hurry up and give an order!" "Hurry up and pay us, we will send troops immediately, maybe it's still too late." Bi Yongnian looked at Tang Caichang nervously, and said a little anxiously: "Brother Fochen, when is it, when it is interrupted, it will be chaotic!"

Tang Cai often made a gesture to everyone, his eyes only looked at one point, and said a little pleadingly: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me!" We now have a trilemma. The first difficulty, Kang Youwei's money has not been available for a long time, once the war starts, eating, drinking, and Lazar, asking for money everywhere, I am empty-handed, where can I go to raise funds? This second difficulty, Zhang Zhidong is different from Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, and Wang Zhichun, the governor of Anhui, Zhang Zhidong has long had the intention of being the king of Qin, and has been secretly in contact with us many times. Once Zhang Zhidong and us unite, King Qin will be successful, once the war with the Qing Dynasty starts, Zhang Zhidong's hundreds of thousands of horses are not vegetarians, don't we take eggs and touch stones? This third difficulty, we gathered people to fight Wang Zhichun, a long-distance attack, I don't know what the odds are. Besides, what to do in the rear, it must be difficult to take care of the beginning and the end, and take care of one and lose the other? Therefore, the time is not yet ripe for the uprising, and I advise you leaders, to be calm and not impatient, to focus on the overall situation, and wait a little longer, wait a little longer-"

Tang Caichang said this, and several dragon heads nodded again and again, but most of them still slapped the table and stared, shouting at their father and scolding their mother. Bi Yongnian said to Tang Caichang solemnly: "Brother Fochen, it seems that you are counting on Kang Youwei and Zhang Zhidong on the other, and I don't think you can count on any of these two." Let's talk about this Kang Youwei first......" He saw that Tang Caichang and the leaders were staring at him and pricking up their ears to listen to his opinions, so he said solemnly, "Kang Youwei raised 600,000 yuan overseas, but he only sent us 200,000 yuan, and Liang Qichao also raised a lot of money in Honolulu, but he didn't send us a penny." Now that the uprising is imminent, it is the time when the money is urgently needed, but the 400,000 is delayed? ”

Tang Cai often said: "I have urged many times, he just said to send money, but the money has not arrived." ”

Bi Yongnian sneered and said: "Then, I can only say that Kang Liang and the others are drawn from the bottom of the kettle and have capital and power. It turned out that I still had a glimmer of hope for the second duke, hoping that they could make some contributions to the country and the people, and that they could give up the selfish interests of one party and give up the major affairs of the revolution or King Qin. From now on, I declare that I will completely sever relations with these two men and never have any more dealings with them. I also advise you to cut off relations with Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao as soon as possible from now on, so as not to be burdened by the two of them in the future. ”

When Tang Caichang heard these words, his face changed slightly, and he said: "Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao are the forerunners of the Restoration, and Liang Qichao is my mentor, how can I deceive my teacher and destroy my ancestors and do this unkind and unrighteous thing?" ”

Bi Yongnian sneered again and said: "The revolution is a big thing, or is it your partisan feelings, and the friendship between teachers and students is great?" ”

Tang Caichang was silent, paused for a while, and said: "No matter what, Mr. Kang Youwei and Mr. Liang Qichao are right to listen to the emperor's will. As far as I am concerned, it is not bad to resolutely obey the dispatch of the two gentlemen, and this general direction cannot be changed. ”

Bi Yongnian sneered again, and said mockingly: "In this way, your original words of protecting the emperor in the open and revolutionizing in the dark are not true, and your real purpose is to protect the emperor under the pretense of the vanity of the revolution." Bi Yongnian snorted and said, "I really complain that I was blind at the beginning and didn't see the true face of your Lushan." After saying these words, Bi Yongnian took out a short knife from his waist with his right hand, pulled a wisp of the corner of his clothes with his left hand, and slashed it with a knife, the strand of cloth was cut and grabbed in his hand, Bi Yongnian threw it to the ground and said: "The relationship between the two of us has been cut off from now on......

As soon as these words came out, everyone boiled. Tang Caichang's face changed suddenly, and he arched his hand and said to Bi Yongnian: "Big brother...... You...... You...... Why bother! Brother, I'm at fault, and you can't treat me like this. We grew up with bare butts together, studied in the academy together, and participated in the uprising together, you are the soul of my rebels, you, you can't pull me down like this......"

The four dragon heads looked at each other, both anxious and frustrated, and shouted to Bi Yongnian: "Bi Da Longtou...... You...... Why bother, can't you say something slowly? ”

Those who were inclined to revolution threw their anger on Kang Liang and the others, and scolded the royalists. At this time, Tang often sighed and had nothing to say. Gong Ren shouted: "Bi Longtou, you finally understand. ”

Bi Yongnian said to Tang Caichang again: "Although you and I have severed our brotherhood, I still have to say some things. The second you are counting on Zhang Zhidong, and I don't think Zhang Zhidong is safe. When the imperial court was in turmoil and the Eight-Nation Alliance's attack on the capital of Beijing was not guaranteed, he fought with the British and watched the Beijing Incident. If Beijing is not protected, he will take advantage of Britain and the Independence Army, and if Beijing is stabilized, he may turn his back and attack the Independence Army. Your so-called allies, in my opinion, are nothing more than bombs, and at any time, they will blow up the Self-Reliance Army to pieces. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, you look at me, I look at you, and then they all looked at Bi Yongnian one by one, hoping that he would come up with a big idea. Gong Ren asked: "In this way, the situation is extremely urgent!" Isn't there a good solution? ”

Bi Yongnian snorted slightly and said: "As the saying goes, the first strike is the strongest, and the second attack suffers, I think it is better for us to make the first move and occupy Wuhan." Wuhan is the center of Hubei, the hinterland of China, and you are still worried about no money, no food and no guns? We occupied Wuhan, used it as a base, and then united with the National Revolutionary Party to fight against Beijing. I think it's better to sit and die than to sit and die. ”

Yang Hongjun, Li Yunbiao, Zhang Yaoqing, and Gu Tianyou, the four leading leaders, were all elated when they heard that there was money and food, and they said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes." "yes, yes." "Let's do it, kill it!"

Tang Caichang's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, with our current situation, we are not Zhang Zhidong's opponent." Brother Songfu, don't overestimate the strength of the Elders' Association and the Triad, these people are for the people in peacetime and soldiers in wartime, to put it bluntly, they are just some ordinary people, like a plate of scattered sand. Once the battle starts, a few people can be worth a soldier, you should know in your heart. Zhang Zhidong not only had countless battalions, but also trained the new army five years ago, although there were only a few battalions, but they hired the German Berensdorf as the chief instructor, and trained the army according to foreign drill codes, using foreign guns and cannons, which was completely different from the old-style army. Their forces are concentrated and can attack us at any time, while our troops are scattered, although they claim to be 400,000 people, but there are neither guns nor artillery, and the battle line has been stretched by almost half of China. That's why I say, be careful, be careful, be careful, and think about the lives of hundreds of thousands of our brothers. ”

Tang Caichang's words seemed to move a few dragon heads again. Yang Hongjun, Li Yunbiao, Gu Tianyou and others bowed their heads and remained silent.

Bi Yongnian sighed deeply and said, "Could it be that we are just waiting for Zhang Zhidong to turn his face and cut off all our heads one by one?" He saw that Tang Caichang couldn't count on it, and said to Yang Hongjun, Li Yunbiao, Gu Tianhu, and Zhang Yaoqing: "Now, I think our brotherhood can only make its own decision, are you willing to follow me to seek a way out for the brotherhood?" ”

The four dragon heads shouted in unison: "As long as Bi Da Longtou gives an order, dare to go on the knife and dare to break through the sea of fire." ”

Bi Yongnian nodded and said, "That's good!" Now we have only one way, and that is to concentrate our forces and kill Anhui. ”

Gu Tianhu and Zhang Yaoqing followed Bi Yongnian and shouted: "Follow Bi Longtou and kill to Anhui-" The two of them looked at Yang Hongjun and Li Yunbiao, and saw that the two of them did not express their position. Gu Tianhu and Zhang Yaoqing glanced at each other again, and then whispered, "But...... What do we eat and drink along the way? ”

Bi Yongnian said: "Don't worry about eating and drinking, how Qin Lishan fights out, we will fight out!" ”

When Gu Tianhu and Zhang Yaoqing heard these words, they lowered their heads and stopped talking.

Bi Yongnian saw that the four dragon leaders no longer responded, and they all lowered their heads and thought about their own thoughts. After a pause, Yang Hongjun asked: "If you don't fight Wuhan, why do you want to go on an expedition to Anhui?" ”

(In the end, the four leading dragons will not follow Bi Yongnian to Anhui, and listen to the next decomposition.) Thank you for your strong support, please collect, please comment, please vote, please vote, please move the gold finger, click on the top or step on it. ）