Chapter 943: Great Temptation
Zhang Zuolin then brought Tang 'Yu'lin and Zhang Zuoxiang) to the confidential room, and asked all the confidential personnel to retreat. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]。 For more recent chapters, visit:
A moment later, Ji Jincun brought a young man in revolutionary army uniform.
Zhang Zuolin's eyes shrank, and he recognized it, it was Hu Hanmin, the special envoy of Sun Wen of the Southern Revolutionary Party in Hong Kong who had been in contact with him last time!
Zhang Zuolin smiled: "Cousin Zhan, don't come unharmed?" ”
Hu Hanmin smiled: "Everything is fine, Brother Yuting, Mr. Yixian entrusted me to greet you." ”
Immediately afterwards, Hu Hanmin greeted Tang 'Yu'lin and others on the side) and greeted each other.
Zhang Zuolin asked: "Cousin Zhan, this time I came to Taiwan, didn't Mr. Sun have any new plans?" ”
Hu Hanmin nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Yuting, this time Hu came to discuss important matters with Brother Yuting!" ”
Zhang Zuolin was refreshed and asked, "What plan does Mr. Sun have?" ”
Hu Hanmin replied: "As we all know, now that Zhang Yi is not in the country, Xu Huaijin launched a war of reunification against South China, and now the Qing court is a little unable to hold on!" ”
Zhang Zuolin frowned and said, "The Qing court can't hold on? It's not so fast, although the situation is very tense, but the Qinling-Huaihe front, now the war is stalemate, I'm afraid that in the short term, I can't tell the winner, and the Qing court can support it for at least half a year! ”
Hu Hanmin laughed and said: "Brother Yuting, you also overestimate the strength of the Qing court, yes, now the war in the Qinhuai area is stalemate, and the Chinese Revolutionary Army has not yet gained the upper hand, Ling Chuanqing and Cai Ye launched several attacks one after another, but in the end they all returned in vain, and their morale has declined; But what else do you not know? ”
Zhang Zuolin's heart moved and asked, "What news?" ”
Hu Hanmin lowered his voice and said, "We have received accurate news, and now the Qing court's Cixi Lafayette and Emperor Guangxu have died one after another!" Yuan Shikai was afraid that it would affect the morale of the army, and the news was tightly sealed, and the number of people who knew the news was only limited to the important ministers in the court, and he was afraid that the governors and admirals of the provinces would not get the news! ”
Bombshell!
Definitely a bombshell!
Not only Zhang Zuolin, but all the people in the confidential room were suppressed by this news, Cixi and Guangxu died together, which was enough to make the Qing court fall into a place of no return!
Zhang Zuolin barely suppressed the shock in his heart, and asked in a trembling voice, "Really?" ”
Hu Hanmin nodded and replied: "It's true, this news is still top secret, even your Tribulus terrestris has not heard any news, I heard that in order to block the news, Yuan Shikai and Zaifeng secretly executed dozens of eunuchs and palace 'women' of the two palaces, and the entire palace has been surrounded by the Imperial Forest Army. ”
Zhang Zuolin muttered: "It's over, it's over, the defeat of the Qing court has been decided, this news, I'm afraid that it won't take half a month, and it will definitely be dug up by thistles!" At that time, once the news spreads, the Qing army will definitely be scattered, even if Yuan Shikai has the ability to reach the sky, he will definitely be helpless! ”
Hu Hanmin said with a smile: "Yes, so the Qing court can't hold on, Yuan Shikai has used all his tricks to try to turn the tide in order to be able to block the attack of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, but this is also the best opportunity for our revolutionary party!" ”
Zhang Zuolin asked, "How do you say this?" ”
Hu Hanmin replied: "Mr. Sun Wen intends to join hands with Yuan Shikai to resist the attack of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. Now the strategic intention of the Chinese Revolutionary Army has been fully revealed, it is nothing more than two battlefields, one is the Qinhuai battlefield and the other is the Taiwan Strait battlefield, the Qinhuai battlefield is positive, and a large-scale decisive battle will be carried out with a dignified division, but the Huaihe River and the Qinling Mountains are separated, and I am afraid that in a short period of time, it will not be possible to make a breakthrough at all; As for the battlefield in the Taiwan Strait, it is a strange soldier, like a sharp sword, stabbing into the abdomen of the Qing court, making the Qing court difficult to look at, and it is a strange match, this is Xu Huaijin's cleverness, but he didn't expect that Brother Yuting has now joined the revolutionary party, and when his strange soldiers were about to play a role, Brother Yuting took advantage of the situation to raise the banner of rebellion, imprisoned Tang Keqiang, occupied Kaohsiung Port, took Taiwan in one fell swoop, and cut off Xu Shuzheng's back road, which is equivalent to abolishing one of Xu Huaijin's arms! ”
"This ......"
Zhang Zuolin was a little hesitant at the most critical time, he couldn't help but hesitate, this is a decision related to the 'life' of his family, not only himself, but also the life and death brothers of the twenty or thirty thousand under his hands!
Although Hu Hanmin said it very well, but now the Chinese revolutionary army is strong, even if it fails, at most it will retreat to the Huai River, and at most take a step back, the worst situation will appear, it is just Zhang Yi's forces withdrawing from Guannei, but from the northwest to the 'Mongolian' ancient plateau and then to the three eastern provinces, it is still Zhang Yi's territory, and it will definitely not be shaken, more than a dozen divisions of the Chinese Revolutionary Army, hundreds of thousands of male soldiers, that is not blown out, it is fought with the Western powers with a knife and a gun, and the cohesion is so strong that it is definitely not something that can be shaken by a defeat!
Coming back, once Xu Huaijin leads the army to break through the defense line of the Qinhuai River in one fell swoop, even if the Taiwan Strait battlefield fails, it will be difficult for the Qing court and the revolutionary party to redeem the defeat on the frontal battlefield.
If you raise the banner yourself, then there is really no way back, it is good to say that you win, your future is absolutely bright, but if you fail, your fate will definitely not be good!
Hu Hanmin looked at Zhang Zuolin a little hesitant, a little anxious in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yuting, when we first met, there was an agreement, you help Mr. Sun Wen complete the great cause of the revolution, Mr. Sun Wen will entrust all the military power of the whole of China to you, and millions of heroes are at your disposal, think about it, what a glory it is, if you don't take this step, do you think you have a chance to sit in the position of chief of general staff or army chief?" ”
Zhang Zuolin's face changed, yes, if he is still in the Republic of China, there are people with more qualifications than himself, the current chief Xu Huaijin is almost the same age as himself, but he is two years older, with Xu Huaijin here, he will never have a chance, even if Xu Huaijin is dead, how can there be Zhang Yihu and Bagen, and Wu Peifu, who is one year younger than himself, even if these old people are dead, the younger generation of martial arts and triumph has risen, whether it is Cai Yi, Jiang Baili, or Zhang Xiaohuai in the northwest, Each one is more hopeful than himself! Even the Xu Shuzheng in front of him may not be in front of him, and he will never think about his future!
But he raised the banner of righteousness, in the military circles, I am afraid that except for that Huang Keqiang, no one can compare with him, this is his best opportunity, a Tang Keqiang who has no actual military power is definitely not his opponent!
Done!
Zhang Zuolin thought viciously, and slapped his big hand on the table! say