Soon after Wu Dezhen sent out the telegram, a large number of heavily armed Sichuan army troops continued to appear on the streets of Wuchang City.

Bang Da - Bang Da -

The uniform footsteps of countless Sichuan soldiers resonated, making the entire ground tremble rhythmically, and the momentum was amazing, so frightened that the citizens of Wuchang who had just probed out of the window to check the situation hid back in their homes, and hurriedly closed the doors and windows, for fear of being affected by the pond fish.

Lu Dayong, the commander of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army, was dressed in military uniform, and a dense large number of Sichuan troops appeared in Wuchang City behind him, waved his hand with a cold face, and ordered: "Order, anyone who dares to resist with weapons will be killed!" ”

Immediately, a large number of Sichuan troops swarmed out from behind Lu Dayong, rapidly advancing towards various government departments and strongholds occupied by the rebel putists.

Bang - Bang -

Boom - Boom -

Dense gunfire rang out one after another throughout Wuchang City, interspersed with several loud grenade explosions from time to time.

"Those who resist with weapons will be killed!"

"Those who resist with weapons will be killed!"

……

While shouting to deter the rebel putputists, the various units of the Sichuan army made steady progress and kept strangling the rebel putists.

Those so-called rebel coup d'état elements were originally a rabble of party thugs and the like, and the former soldiers of the Hubei Army of the young marshal were just some smoking waste, let alone resisting the encirclement and suppression of the Sichuan army, and they could not even break through and escape.

The Sichuan army only encountered some trouble when attacking the provincial government office building, because Wu Dezhen and others took many important officials of the provincial government, including Li Yuanhong, hostage.

"Get out of the way for us, or I'll kill them!" There are these provincial government dignitaries to bury Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu is worth it even if he dies, haha......" Wu Dezhen, who was in a desperate situation, laughed a little hysterically.

Want to threaten Li Yuanhong and other government officials as hostages?

Lu Dayong smiled disdainfully, raised his hand, and ordered: "Order, all sharpshooter teams are in place immediately, find the right time to snipe the rebel putists, and don't worry about the safety of the hostages!" "He doesn't care about the safety of the hostages. It's their luck to survive, and they're unlucky to die.

Bang - Bang -

As the order was given, the sharpshooter teams soon opened fire, and the slightest outcrop of rebel putschists in the provincial government office building were killed one by one.

Meanwhile. A large number of troops of the Sichuan army poured into the provincial government office building.

Bang - Bang -

The sound of gunfire echoing in the hallway room continued to ring, and a fierce battle ensued in the building, but it didn't last long before it completely subsided.

Li Yuanhong, who was lucky to survive and was embarrassed, walked out of the provincial government office building and saw Lu Dayong. Immediately, he asked in a loud voice with a blue face: "Division Commander Lu, in that situation just now, why did you ignore the lives of many important officials of the provincial government and order the troops to attack?" ”

Lu Dayong just glanced at Li Yuanhong coldly, and immediately made the angry Li Bodhisattva completely wilt.

"There is no why, the battle is needed! Governor Li, instead of thinking about these problems, you should think about how to deal with the aftermath and restore normal order to Wuchang City as soon as possible. Lu Dayong said coldly, without giving the Governor of Li any face.

Facing Lu Dayong's toughness. Although Li Yuanhong was a little dissatisfied, he didn't dare to attack on the spot after all, but when he thought of the Southern People's Party sending troops to Hubei, the little caution in his heart turned again.

As if guessing Li Yuanhong's restless thoughts, Lu Dayong suddenly said coldly at this time: "If Governor Li has any thoughts that he shouldn't have, I advise you to dispel them as soon as possible, because our young marshal is still alive!" ”

"What!" Li Yuanhong exclaimed, Rao was shocked on the spot when he heard such amazing news.

Let Lu Dayong tell the news that Wang Mo is still alive, of course, it is himself, and this is naturally to deter Li Yuanhong, the old fox who fell with the wind. lest he hide behind and make some kind of trouble. Although Li Yuanhong does not have military power in his hands and cannot make much trouble, it is still a trouble. Anyway, with the unfolding of the war in Qingdao, it is estimated that the news that Wang Mo is still alive will not be hidden for long.

Lu Dayong didn't pay any attention to Li Yuanhong, who was full of shock, but led the Second Division of the Sichuan Army to the front line quickly. Fight against Li Liejun's Jiangxi army.

……

Beijing, War Department, Military Intelligence Conference Room.

Knowing that the Kuomintang was fighting to seize the Hubei and Sichuan armies, Yuan Shikai couldn't stop laughing, he really didn't expect the Southern Kuomintang to be so dizzy and die like this.

"Great President. Now that the Southern Kuomintang has sent troops to Hubei, do we also have to take action? Otherwise, if the KMT takes control of Hubei, they will be able to threaten Gyeonggi security along the Gyeonghan line. ”

Most of the Beiyang officers asked Yuan Shikai for war, and after nearly a year of rearmament warfare, all units of the Beiyang Army were strong and strong, and they were eager to start a war immediately and completely wipe out the Southern Kuomintang.

The military heart is available, Yuan Shikai is naturally very happy, with a smile on his face all the time, and from time to time he nods appreciatively at a certain Beiyang officer.

"No!" Yang Du stood up and expressed his opposition to the immediate war, and said, "President, the Southern People's Party has indeed started a war with the Sichuan Army, but once our Beiyang Army goes south, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be forced by our pressure to temporarily shake hands and make peace and join forces against us again." ”

Chen Huan, deputy director of the General Staff Headquarters, also expressed support for Yang Du's opinion, saying: "That's right, President, I also think that this is not the best time for us to move south. He suggested that we might as well wait and see the development of the Hubei incident for the time being. When the Sichuan Army and the Kuomintang are both defeated, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort if we wave our army south! ”

Yuan Shikai is also a person who has been in the army for many years, so he naturally understands that this is not the best time for the Beiyang Army to send troops, but he still shifted his eyes to Yang Shiqi, wanting to hear the opinions of this staff member whom he regarded as his right-hand man.

What is more unexpected is that Yang Shiqi did not oppose or provoke Yang Du's opinion this time, but supported it with a clear attitude: "President, I agree with Ye Zi's opinion, we should not wave our army south at this time, so as not to stimulate the Sichuan army and the Kuomintang army that are fighting. ”

A group of Beiyang officers originally wanted to wave their troops south and level the entire south in one fell swoop, but they couldn't help but feel frustrated when they heard that all the core staff members were opposed to sending troops immediately.

Knock - Knock -

Yuan Shikai knocked on the table and said in a deep voice: "Okay, just wait and see what happens for the time being, sooner or later we will have to wave our army south and fight against the southern rebels, you don't need to worry about not having the opportunity to show meritorious service." However, there is one point that the ministries still have to step up their armament warfare. If anyone slacks off, go back to their hometown and farm, don't say that the old man didn't remind you! ”

"Yes! Obey the President's teachings! ”

A group of Beiyang officers responded awe-inspiringly.

At this time, a communications soldier hurriedly walked into the conference room and handed Yuan Shikai a message.

When Yuan Shikai saw the message on the telegram, his expression was very strange, and without saying anything, he passed the telegram to a group of Beiyang officers to read.

After reading the message, Duan Qirui said with a stunned face: "Bandits? What kind of bandits of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army are crazy, right? Not only did he ambush and kill 400 people of the Japanese Railway Wing, but he also arrogantly issued an ultimatum to the British and Japanese forces? ”

"This kind of guy who doesn't measure himself is simply killing himself! They just died, for fear of angering the foreigners of the Entente countries and causing us trouble. Yang Shiqi did not hide his disgust and disdain for this Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army, and then turned his head to Yuan Shikai and said, "President, I suggest that in the name of the central government, reprimand these bandits for their wanton behavior and dissociate themselves from their relations, so as not to be angered by the foreigners of the Entente countries." ”

A group of Beiyang officers spoke out one after another to express their agreement with Yang Shiqi's opinion, and these people can still maintain the pride and pride of the world's strongest army in China, but they can't straighten their waists at all in the face of foreigners. No one was willing, or rather, no one dared to provoke the Westerners of the Entente.

"I disagree!" Yang Du stood up and retorted loudly, looking very excited, "In any case, the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army warned the British and Japanese coalition forces not to burn, kill, loot and plunder on our territory, and not to invade Qingdao under the pretext of attacking the German army, all of which are safeguarding our country's territorial sovereignty, and they have done what our central government wants to do but can't." Not only do we not commend him for such patriotic deeds, but we also condemn him in the name of the central government, are you not afraid of being drowned in the saliva of the people of the whole country? ”

Yang Shiqi smiled coldly and retorted: "It is better to be drowned by the saliva of the people of the whole country than to anger the foreigners of the Entente countries and lead to the disaster of the destruction of the country!" Moreover, wouldn't it be ridiculous if the central government was dragged into the water by a group of bandits with a few impassioned slogans! ”

"That's right, how can the central government be dragged into the water by a group of bandits?"

"These bandits who don't measure themselves are killing themselves, and we can't bear the blame for them!"

"Yes, we must get rid of the relationship with this bullshit Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army as soon as possible!"

……

Instead of approving the actions of the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance to safeguard the country's territorial sovereignty, the officers of the Beiyang Army, who were full of stars, could not wait to suggest that the central government publicly dissociate itself from this group of daring bandits.

Seeing the reaction of these Beiyang officers, Yang Du was full of disappointment, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yuan Shikai and said, "The president ......."

Before Yang Du's words could be spoken, he was blocked back by Yuan Shikai: "Yezi, I am the same as you, and everyone present is like you, wanting to safeguard the territorial sovereignty of the country." But you have to understand that impulsive and reckless behavior can lead to the destruction of the country. The matter was not negotiable, and the central government had to publicly denounce the foolish actions of the Yimeng Autonomous Coalition and seek the forgiveness of the Entente representatives. ”

That's right, just as these people in the Beiyang Army discussed, after Wang Mo led the Yimeng Autonomous Alliance Army to capture Jiaoxian and control the Jiaoji Railway, he immediately telegraphed to say that he was responsible for the ambush of the Japanese army, and issued an ultimatum to the British and Japanese coalition forces, ordering them to immediately stop burning, killing and looting all parts of Shandong, and not to use the excuse of attacking Germany to occupy Qingdao.

As soon as Wang Mo's telegram was issued, it immediately attracted the attention of the people across the country. (To be continued.) )