It's messed up, it's all messed up! In just a few days, the two northwestern provinces were in chaos!

The news that the Northwest Army had ambushed and blown up the Zhennan Wang train quickly spread throughout the prefectures and counties of the two provinces when it was deliberately disseminated by well-intentioned people, and the local civil and military officials were panicked and at a loss.

What is the Northwest Army going to do? If the Northwest Army rebelled, where should these officials go? Against or in favor? Or is it self-preservation?

However, at this juncture, the cable telegraph and the railroad were under military control, and they could neither learn about the outside nor communicate with the outside world.

All the officials had a premonition of impending disaster, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

Ningyuan City, Daotai Administration.

Zhang Hongmiao, who is in his early forties, was pacing back and forth in the signing room with his hands behind his back with a gloomy face, and had just received a report from Kuaima that a large-scale riot had broken out in Suiding County, and the rioters had smashed the county school, looted shops, and besieged the county government, which had completely gotten out of control.

Premeditated, this is definitely a premeditated riot! Otherwise it would not have been possible to break out in such a riot! No, it should be impossible to break out into a riot!

He has been an official in the northwest for more than ten years, and has been in office for four years, Zhang Hongmiao not only knows the situation of the prefectures and counties under his jurisdiction, but also knows the history of the northwest very clearly.

Before Yuanqi operated in the northwest, the most important feature of the imperial court's ruling policy on Xinjiang was to implement ethnic isolation to prevent Han people and Han culture from entering the northwest, to promote the Manchu language, to mint and issue special currency, and to restrict economic exchanges with the mainland.

In addition, it is strictly forbidden for Han Chinese from the interior to enter the northwest privately, and even merchants must submit an application for examination before they can be allowed to leave the customs, in addition to this, it is also strictly forbidden for the officers and soldiers stationed in the garrison to stay in the local area after demobilization, and they are not allowed to set up families in the local area.

After Yuanqi operated in the northwest, it can be said that this isolation policy was completely abolished, and a steady stream of immigrants on the basis of advocating the equality of all ethnic groups rapidly expanded the population of the northwest and promoted ethnic integration.

Although the number of immigrants in the northwest is large, the resettlement of immigrants is well organized and thorough, and the immigrants not only bring about population growth but also bring huge amounts of money, and have a huge role in promoting local education, commerce, agriculture, animal husbandry, industrial transportation, and other aspects.

Moreover, because of the large number of immigrants, the imperial court has always adopted a policy of recuperation and appeasement for all ethnic groups in the northwest, and there are basically no ethnic contradictions, and even if there are, they are so small that they can be ignored.

The two northwestern provinces that have been suppressed can be said to be thriving, and there is no reason for riots to occur at all!

However, the front foot ambush exhibition of the Northwest Army blew up the Zhennan Wang special train, and a large-scale riot broke out in Suiding on the back foot. And he dared to conclude that this was just the beginning!

What exactly does the Northwest Army want to do? Do you want to overthrow the constitution and restore the monarchy? Or is it trying to stand on its own?

After going back and forth for I don't know how many laps, Zhang Hongmiao stopped and looked up to the sky and sighed, no matter what the Northwest Army wanted to do, in his opinion, it was tantamount to asking for his own death!

The Northwest Army wants to kill himself, he can't stop it, and he can't stop it, but he doesn't want to be martyred for the Northwest Army and resign! Hang the seal and seal the office, and rush back to the mainland as soon as possible! It is better to lose an official than to give up your life, not to mention that it may affect your relatives, and rebellion is a big crime for the nine clans!

"Your Excellency!" Staff member Zhu Xinwei rushed in with a pale face holding the corner of his robe, "Martial law, martial law in the whole city!" ”

"Martial law?" Zhang Hongmiao couldn't help but be stunned, when he heard the news that a large-scale riot broke out in Suiding, he ordered martial law, what is so strange?

"It's a military division." Zhu Xinwei added: "The streets are full of officers and soldiers with loaded guns, and there are ....... around the government office. ”

Garrison mutiny? Mutiny? Zhang Hongmiao's face suddenly turned pale, "Feng Ya!" Close the yamen immediately! ”

Soon after the gate of the heavy and sturdy government office was closed, a group of cavalry stopped outside the yamen, and the officer led by him glanced at the closed gate and said coldly: "Shout, if you don't open the door, you will break the door and enter." ”

Five minutes later, a huge explosion sounded, and a section of the wall connecting the gate of the Daoya collapsed in the explosion, and a group of officers and soldiers quickly rushed into the bureau, and soon Zhang Hongmiao, the Daotai, was "invited" out.

The officer sitting on horseback looked at Zhang Hongmiao, who was angry, condescendingly, and said contemptuously: "Send a telegram to the Governor's Mansion and implore the Northwest to govern, otherwise, the chickens and dogs will not stay." ”

Zhang Hongmiao's face suddenly turned pale, although he knew that with Yuan Qi, it was impossible for the northwest to stand on his own, but there was no need to waste his lips and tongue with these Qiu Ba, and he would be obedient if he didn't want to die, otherwise, it would be really possible for the entire government office to not stay.

Gongning City, temporary office compound.

Looking at the telegrams that came one after another, Zuo Zongtang's face was extremely ugly, and he said in a heavy tone: "In just a few days, the three prefectures, the four halls, and Kyushu County have called one after another, imploring the Northwest to govern. In a few days, will local officials all telegraph the Northwest Autonomy? ”

The whole of Xinjiang is only six prefectures, ten halls, three prefectures and twenty-three counties, which is almost half of the place!

Li Yunlin was silent for a moment before he said: "The Northwest Army ambushed the Zhennanwang special train, and the cable telegraph and railway were controlled by the chaotic army, and the local officials were inevitably panicked. Moreover, the students secretly believed that most of these local officials were held hostage and persecuted by the rebel army....... ”

After a pause, he raised his head and looked directly at the other party and said, "In my humble opinion, the top priority is to restore cable communication and railway transportation as soon as possible, and the forces controlled by the rebel army are beyond imagination....... ”

Zuo Zongtang was silent with a gloomy face, this change was fast and violent, obviously premeditated and carefully planned, otherwise it would not have been possible to have such an effect, and he still can't judge, who is the mastermind behind the scenes? In other words, he still can't judge whether the mastermind behind this scene is Feng Renxuan, the governor of Anxi!

The reason why he adopted a wait-and-see attitude and did not dare to act rashly was precisely for this reason that no one knew better than him how difficult it was for the northwest to have what it is today, and he did not want the northwest to be in chaos, and he did not want years of hard work to be ruined.

If Feng Renxuan is in turmoil, then a big chaos in the northwest is inevitable, and what he needs is not to send troops to quell the chaos, but to preserve his strength and keep the railway line to the northwest. If not, then you can completely let go of your hands and feet to calm the chaos!

Li Yunlin knew his concerns, and seeing that he was silent, he continued: "In the student's humble opinion, these days have passed, if Feng Zhitai is in chaos, the Anxi army should have already come to the city. ”

That's not necessarily, Zuo Zongtang didn't think about it, Feng Renxuan, as the actual controller of the Northwest Army, even if he didn't have the heart to make chaos and stand on his own, he was now forced to a dead end, in this case, it was very likely that he would be forced to start a rebellion, he had to guard against it, and he didn't dare not guard against it!

However, it is not okay to continue to wait and see, it will only worsen the situation, and there will be no way to explain it in the future, after pondering for a long time, he asked: "Is there any news from Tang Bingcan?" ”

"Nope." Li Yunlin said softly: "The railway to Turpan has been damaged in many places, and it may take a few days to use the railway to transport troops. ”

"Can't wait." Zuo Zongtang said in a deep voice: "Send a cavalry regiment to recover Balikun, if the chaos is large, then turn to Hami for help, and be sure to establish communication with the prince." ”

In fact, he didn't even know if Tang Bingcan could be trusted, and let him lead his troops to encircle and suppress the rebels in Turpan first, and open up wired communication and railway communication with Hami, which was a temptation in itself, and he didn't dare to pin his hopes on the other party.

Doge's Palace,

Looking at the telegrams sent by the local governments and counties, the Empress Dowager Ci'an's heart was beating for a while, how big is the power of these chaotic parties in the northwest? How good is that?

This time they forcibly asked to inspect the northwest with the king of Zhennan, who would have thought that there would be such a big mess, if the northwest really declared self-reliance, how she and her mother dealt with themselves is a trivial matter, and there will be no murder on the left and right, but how will Yuan Qi treat the royal nobles of the Jingshi?

She didn't dare to think about it, she swallowed her anger, and let Yuan Qi promote the constitution of the Qing Dynasty, the purpose was to extend the Qing Dynasty.

Hami, State Agency.

Yi Zhizu stood in front of the large northwest map and pointed to Balikun, "It's already the fifth day, and there is still no news, so I can't wait any longer, send troops to Balikun to see if I can get in touch with Gong Ning......." ”

Su Shun said quietly: "There are a lot of liaison officers and sentinels sent to Balikun, all of them are mud cows into the sea, and it is obvious that Balikun has a lot of troops. ”

Zhao Liewen also did not approve of sending troops to Balikun, and continued: "Hami does not have many troops, and it is too risky to divide Balikun again." Moreover, Balikun is 12,300 miles away from Gongning, and it is not difficult for the rebels to cut off wired communications. ”

"It will take less than a few days to lay a cable telegraph all the way from Balikun to Gongning!" Yi Zhishu said in a deep voice: "You can't wait passively!" We must take the initiative! ”

Su Shun glanced at him and muttered softly, "If Gong Ning also rebelled, this move would be meaningless." ”

"How could it be pointless?" Yi Zhizhi said: "If there is chaos in the northwest, the railway line will inevitably be greatly damaged, and Balikun is also a passage to march." ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhao Liewen, "As for Hami's safety, there is no need to worry, if there is a slight disturbance, we will retreat directly to Lanzhou." ”

After a slight groan, Su Shuncai said: "The situation of Balikun is unknown, if you want to take it in one fell swoop, I am afraid that it will not work if there are fewer troops, at least two regiments, in this way, Hami's troops will be empty, in order to prevent accidents, it is better to transfer some troops from Lanzhou or Xi'an." ”

Yi Zhizu shook his head slowly, "There are already rumors of a rebellion in the northwest in the inland provinces, once the troops are dispatched to come, it may cause panic, and it is better to be safe until it is confirmed." ”

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