After the success of the Xinhai Revolution in Hunan, in order to protect the fruits of victory and support the Wuchang Revolution, under the call of the revolutionary military government at that time, many peasants, handicraft workers, and young intellectuals enthusiastically joined the army, resulting in a surge in the number of troops in Hunan, and in a short period of time, six army divisions were established successively. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the surge in the number of troops provided sufficient troops for Hunan in the next war to aid Hubei and Jiangxi, when Yuan Shikai became the president of the Republic of China and the war between the north and the south calmed down, the problem brought by the huge number of troops to Hunan was the financial pressure and administrative appointments that had been overwhelmed. At this time, how to dismantle the army has become a top priority in front of Governor Tan Yanhong.

Tan Yanmin, born in a family of eunuchs, was regarded as a representative of the Hunan constitutionalist faction in the late Qing Dynasty, and was the new governor elected by various forces in Hunan after the murder of Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin. After taking office, he survived between revolutionaries and constitutionalists. Externally, it is necessary to "continue the revolution", on the one hand, to assist the revolution in other provinces in accordance with the demands of the revolutionary party, and on the other hand, to obey the words of the constitutionalists and to persuade the old bureaucrats who refuse to do so to join the new government; Internally, it is necessary not only to maneuver between the party members and officers to maintain a youthful face at all times, but also to face the constitutionalist bureaucrats and laugh with each other. At this time, Tan Yanmin was really trembling in his life, like walking on thin ice.

On one side are the revolutionaries who are around, on the other side is the powerful Beiyang clique, and on the other side is the southwest clique like a giant, and it is precisely these three forces that are incompatible with each other. For Tan Yanmin, who has multiple identities, the stage of the Republic of China government seems to be even narrower than during the Xinhai period.

Everything since the revolution has made Tan Yanmin understand the necessity of currying favor with each other. Huang Xing came to Changsha as a cloth cloth, he could fire a salute 21 times, and organize a grand welcome ceremony, Changsha Derun Gate could be changed to Huangxing Gate, and Pozi Street could be changed to Huangxing Street. Yuan Shikai was not satisfied with the rampant behavior of the Hunan Kuomintang, so he could secretly send his close secretary as a representative in Beijing, and allocate tens of thousands of yuan a month to make him move among the dignitaries and nobles in Beijing. Even, he was able to tolerate Yu Qinyi, who was a member of the Communist Party, as the commander of the First Division of the Hunan Army.

Rao is like this, in the game involving the interests of all parties, he still needs to rely on people everywhere. Tan Yanmin, who is in the game, naturally has a deeper understanding of this than others.

Just like this disarmament, although it was able to reduce Hunan's financial burden and eliminate the drawbacks of the commanders of various units in supporting their own troops and not obeying constraints, he still carefully solicited Huang Xing's opinion first, and after obtaining his understanding, he asked Yuan Shikai's central government to send a procuratorial envoy to Hunan to supervise and correct his name. Wait until everything is done at home before you can start working.

The six army divisions were respectively commanded by Yu Qinyi, Zhao Chunting, Zeng Jiwu, Wang Longzhong, Mei Xin, and Cheng Qian. Although the ideological tendencies of the commanders of each division were different, in Tan Yanmin's heart, he had long been worried about the chaos in the military, and believed that for the sake of social stability in Hunan, it was very necessary for these troops to be dismantled.

The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Fourth Division, Wang Longzhong, who was inclined to the Kuomintang side. Although the officers and men of this unit had the merit of fighting a bloody battle in Hubei Province, a large part of them were deeply dissatisfied with the murder of revolutionary fathers Jiao Dafeng and Chen Zuoxin by the masterminds behind the constitutionalists. On the other hand, middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers often used the merits of aiding Hubei to blackmail Tan Yanhong's military government. Such a powder keg, no one will leave it by his side, and to open a knife on them, for Tan Yanmin, who has long been disgruntled, will naturally not be soft. With only a "co-optation" and "division" technique, the Fourth Division was quickly abolished.

After that, Mei Xin's Fifth Division became the target of Tan Yanmin's dismissal, and although there were a few twists and turns this time, it was successfully eliminated in the end.

Although the two divisions were successfully dismantled, Tan Yanmin at this moment, the rebellious momentum of the heroic and dry clouds back then has long been ethereal. For him, the most important thing at this time is how to get out of the entangled and troubled world after the revolution unharmed. Yuan Shikai in the north, Xiao Mubai in the southwest, plus a Kuomintang that is not very peaceful, and the huge pressure from several parties has already made Tan Yanmin feel almost out of breath.

Not only did the Communist Party develop organizations in the army in Hunan, but Yuan Shikai also kept buying off those generals, and among the remaining four division commanders, Zhao Chunting had already thrown himself into Yuan Shikai. In order to buy off Hunan's army, Yuan Shikai not only directly set a clear price, but also promised to train a Central Army division in Hunan, and all the treatment was modeled on the Beiyang lineage, and the officers and soldiers needed were all transferred from the four divisions in Hunan. In other words, joining in is equivalent to entering the Beiyang system, which is a temptation that many Hunan generals cannot refuse in this era when the central name is still very useful.

If the power of Beiyang is far away in the north, and there is a Hubei in the middle, then in the face of the pressing step by step, close to the southwest of Hunan, Tan Yanmin has always had a feeling of thorn in his back. Tan Yanmin never believed that for a neighboring province like Hunan, which is tightly choking the throat of the southwest, the Communist Progressive Party would ignore it after it successfully brought the entire northwest under its control. If you want to say that the Communist Party really doesn't care, Tan Yanmin doesn't believe it when he kills him.

The military in Hunan Province has become the focus of contention between the Beiyang and Southwest sides, and Tan Yanhong, as the governor of Hunan, knows that it is time to make his own choice. If he continues to sway from side to side and be erratic, he will not even have the opportunity to go to the concession to be an apartment in the future. But choosing to stand in line is also a technical job, and the slightest carelessness will break your bones. After some discussion with his staff and after several trade-offs, Tan Yanmin finally chose the Communist Progressive Party, which was close at hand, defeated the British, and was about to sit on most of the world.

Subsequently, during the preliminary test of the Hunan military and political officials, Tan Yanmin found that except for Zhao Chunting, the other three division commanders all had brisk faces. This scene also made Tan Yanmin happy about his choice.

The plan was decided, and after some secret discussions with the southwestern side by telegram, a relevant agreement was soon reached with Shen Bingkun, the newly appointed premier of the autonomous government. Who is Shen Bingkun, Tan Yanmin naturally knows that the members of the former Qing Dynasty are now above 10,000 people under one person in the Communist Progressive Party. Although the overseer of Hunan can no longer be in the future, Shen Bingkun promised to leave him a position as a provincial governor, although he is a deputy, but it is better than the governor he is afraid to be all day long.

On New Year's Day in 1913, Tan Yanmin issued a telegram announcing that Hunan Province would join the people's autonomous government. On the same day, the 17th and 18th Divisions of the People's Army stationed on the border between Hunan and Guizhou crossed the border one after another and drove from two directions to various parts of Hunan, preparing to take over the local garrison.

Hunan's move to the southwest surprised many people, at least for Yuan Shikai, he definitely did not expect this situation.

Zhongnanhai Yingtai. Standing in the cold wind head-on, Yuan Shikai was silent for a long time, and Duan Qirui, Yang Du, Liang Shiyi and others who were also standing next to him all looked sad and worried.

"It seems that we still despise Tan Yanmin a little!" Like everyone else, Yuan Shikai did not feel too much threat to Hunan, which has always been decent, and also thought that Tan Yanmin would always stay in Hunan and wait for the domestic situation to become clear. But I didn't expect that now before the big war between the People's Army and the Beiyang Army broke out, Hunan had already fallen to the southwest. In this way, the impact on the overall strategy of the Beiyang Army is not insignificant.

"Before, he kept promising that he would never join any party." Yang Du, who had been in charge of contacting Tan Yanmin before, showed an iron-blue color on his face at this time because of excessive anger.

"President, do you think we should speed up the movement of our troops in Shandong and Jiangsu? It's okay to say that Hunan is neutral, but now that it has fallen to the southwest, then Hubei and Jiangxi will be greatly threatened, and Jiangxi is good to say that it is the territory of the Kuomintang Party, but Hubei? Maybe when the time comes, even Vice President Li will fall to the southwest! At this time, Duan Qirui was not worried, his words could be said to be to the point. Sooner or later, Beiyang will have to compete with the southwest for the world, but now the other party is steadily taking one step at a time, taking the lead everywhere, and will soon complete the strategic deployment, which makes Duan Qirui feel an unprecedented crisis.

The so-called three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and Duan Qirui expressed his attitude, so naturally it was the turn of Liang Shiyi, who was praised as the "God of Wealth" by Yuan Shikai. I only heard him speak: "The batch of loans that the British promised us to increase has already arrived, and if necessary, we can take it out now." ”

At this time, those who can stand here are all people who are attached to the Beiyang ship and have vital interests.

"Just do what Zhiquan wants, you can keep an eye on the wingman over there. In addition, turn around and say hello to Vice President Li, and let the Hubei side also move. Also, the training of recruits should be completed as soon as possible, and you should also keep an eye on Zhiquan over there, because the southwest side will not leave us much time. After saying this, Yuan Shikai turned around and left alone, leaving only a bleak back for everyone. At this time, he felt more tired than ever.

Everyone looked at each other for a long time before they sighed at each other and left. At this time, Beiyang seems to have given people a feeling of storm.

In response to the changes in Hunan, no matter how the Beiyang side responded, but for Zhu Erdian and Yijiyuan Yanji, who had already learned the news at this time, their faces were blue and angry, the expansion of the southwest was the result they were extremely unwilling to see. This also made them even more determined to contact the ministers of various countries in China as soon as possible after the cocktail party was held to jointly curb the development of the Southwest Group. (My novel "The Frontier of the Great Power" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "dd" and follow, hurry up! )

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