Yuan Shikai and his Beiyang clique regarded the Communist Party in the southwest as a greater danger and the number one enemy than the League. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Xiao Mubai, who was far away in Chengdu, naturally had no idea about this. At this time, Xiao Mubai sat in the office with a serious face, listening to the reports of Jiang Fangzhen and Cai Yi.

If you can bother these two to make a report to Xiao Mubai, it will naturally not be a trivial matter. What's more, this time the two of them made a report together.

The root of this matter actually has to start with the thirteenth ** Lama. In the late Qing Dynasty, the British army invaded Tibet for the second time, and even occupied Lhasa for a time. On the eve of the arrival of the Indian army in Lhasa, the 13th ** left the Potala Palace, crossed the Tanggula Mountain, entered Qinghai, went to Outer Mongolia, and when he arrived in Kulen, he intended to flee to Russia. Fortunately, at this time, he was dissuaded by the then Manchu minister in Outer Mongolia, so he was unable to make the trip. After that, the Qing court, which got the news, issued an order to deprive him of the title of the thirteenth ** without asking any questions. This incident naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Tibetan people, but the Qing court still insisted on going its own way, which also laid a hidden danger for the turbulent situation in Tibet in the future.

After that, ** rushed to Beijing to meet Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi, and asked for a golden book. But at this time, because the Qing court asked him to visit the Guangxu Emperor and his Empress Dowager Cixi with the courtesy of a minister, in the end, in view of the situation, ** had to kneel on one leg to pay homage. And all this made the **, who had long regarded himself as a god, feel a great insult, and also made him more dissatisfied with the Qing court in his heart.

After that, the XIII** returned to Lhasa. At this time, the minister in Tibet, Lianyu, was implementing the new policy reform in Tibet, and because of the various reforms he implemented, which touched the interests of the temple lamas and the Tusi heads, and caused turmoil in Tibet, Lianyu asked the imperial court to send Sichuan troops into Tibet to deter and suppress. It stands to reason that Tibet is the territory of the Qing Empire, and the central government has the right to send troops into Tibet in order to defend the frontier and consolidate national defense.

However, ** was strongly opposed, striving to withdraw the army, and requisitioning the Tibetan army to intercept the Sichuan army from entering Tibet. In March of the following year, when the Sichuan army arrived in Lhasa, due to the corruption of its military discipline, the robbery of Tibetans and the shooting of lamas, and feeling that their own safety was in danger, they fled to India with a small retinue, under the influence of the British, the former enemy. In this way, the Qing court then ordered the removal of the title of ** lama.

However, the situation in Tibet has not been eased because of this, but with the removal of the title of the 13th ** Lama, the contradictions between the two sides have become more acute.

When the news of the Wuchang uprising reached Tibet, the Sichuan army stationed in Tibet soon mutinied en masse under the organization of the Elders' Association, detained the minister in Tibet, Lianyu, killed the officers, and erected the banner of the "Han Revolution". However, because the leaders of these rebellious armies were all from Sichuan, the good and the bad were mixed, and instead they started a scuffle for the leadership of Tibet. In this way, the soldiers went out to loot and kill each other, which immediately aroused the strong dissatisfaction of the local Tibetans against the Sichuan army and the Han people in Tibet.

At this time, the British government also believed that now that China was in turmoil and the central power was unprecedentedly weakened, it was impossible to support the border areas, and that it was unable to take care of the border areas for the time being, so it could take the opportunity to separate Tibet from China. Under these circumstances, the British Indian Office, which had drawn up guidelines for the invasion of Tibet, began to make frequent contact with the 13th ** Lama who was staying in India.

In this way, the 13th **, who fled to India, began to publish the so-called "letter to the people", claiming that "the extinction of the Han people in Tibet in the general period is of the utmost importance". And with the support of the British and Indian governors, he sent his henchman Dasang Zhandong to sneak back to Tibet and plan an armed rebellion. Dasang, who sneaked back to Tibet, occupied the east, cobbled together 10,000 people to form the "Tibetan People's Army", and also began to besiege the Sichuan army in Lhasa, Shigatse, Gyantse and other places.

Immediately afterwards, due to Xiao Mubai's rapid dispatch of troops, the situation in Sichuan was quickly controlled. After supporting the supply of the army in Tibet and Sichuan, Xiao Mubai appointed Luo Changqi, the former counselor of the left, as the chief of the Tibet office, and the Sichuan army stationed in Tibet and the 3,000 border army in the Sichuan border area were reorganized by Xiao Mubai into a part of the Seventh Division of the Southwest Army.

But soon, the situation in Tibet became more and more volatile. It's far beyond what one Luo Changqi can control. With the support of the British, the Tibetan army began to prepare for a counteroffensive after replenishing a large amount of munitions and supplies.

In view of this situation, after consulting Xiao Mubai, Luo Changqi had to take the officers and soldiers of the 20th Regiment of the 7th Division, which were originally stationed in Tibet and Sichuan. Began to withdraw to the Qamdo area of the Kawabe, garrison.

Of course, this matter is not over, and it is of course rejoicing to see the Tibetan army withdrawn by the Sichuan army. Having won such a big victory and drove away the Han people, can you not rejoice? In this way, the ** and its Tibetan army, which controlled Lhasa, Shigatse and Gyantse, became more and more rampant. With the support of the British, they began to march towards the riverside, because the riverside area is also a traditional Tibetan land, and of course they have to regain the territory.

And the Tibetan area of Sichuanbian, which has been transformed by Zhao Erfeng, also began to have large-scale riots, and those Tusi and leaders who were ousted from power made a comeback with the support of **, and led the remnants of the forces to start a crazy counteroffensive. Although it had been prepared, it still made the Seventh Division stationed here anxious. For a time, the information of the riots in the Sichuanbian area flew to Chengdu like snowflakes.

Such a big thing happened, Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff, and Cai Yi, commander of the Chengdu Military Region, who received the news, can still sit still! You must know that the Sichuan border is bordered by Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and once the Sichuan border is lost, the two provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan are bound to be turbulent. What's more, Tibet has been China's sacred and inalienable territory since ancient times, and the British wolf ambitions instigated the west, how can they tolerate it.

After listening to the reports of the two, Xiao Mubai leaned back in the chair and sighed deeply. The problems in the border areas, especially in the ethnic areas, have always been the most complicated, and this can be seen from the separatist forces that have been a headache for the leaders of the republic for decades in another time and space. Of course, the main reason for this series of factors was actually because the Manchu Qing Dynasty was weak at that time, and the revolution occurred in the country, and the society changed drastically. When the power of the central government was unprecedentedly weakened, the imperialist powers that thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it took action one after another, among which Tsarist Russia supported the independence of Outer Mongolia and Britain supported the Western Revolution.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mubai's eyes were cold, although Outer Mongolia himself can't take care of it, then Tibet is in front of him, since this is the case, then you don't want to make any trouble.

Having made up his mind in his heart, Xiao Mubai finally spoke: "The Tibet issue is not complicated in nature, after all, since ancient times, Tibet has been an inalienable part of our territory in China, and it is not indispensable to exercise jurisdiction over it and send troops into Tibet. But the trouble is that there is the shadow of the British behind this. Therefore, if we want to completely solve the Tibetan problem, we have to face the British in the end. To put it bluntly, the real opponent we are about to face is the British Empire, which claims to be the empire on which the sun never sets. Baili, Songpo, are you ready? ”

Hearing Xiao Mubai's last sentence, Jiang Fangzhen and Cai Ye were a little stunned, although they knew that there were British people behind them, but they didn't think as far-reaching as Xiao Mubai. At this time, the British Empire was a veritable global hegemon, and its prestige was really not spoken. To say that the two have no concerns about this is obviously impossible. However, is it because they are worried about Britain that they let themselves and others sit back and watch Tibet become independent from Chinese territory? In this way, he and others have to bear the infamy of the ages.

After a short silence, Jiang Fangzhen and Cai Ye, who raised their heads again, both showed a resolute look on their faces.

"My generation of soldiers serve the country in the army, in order to ensure the territorial integrity of the country, not to be trampled on, and not to infringe on dignity. In this unprecedented situation, the country is weakened and unable to look around. And the imperialist powers, with their wolf ambitions, their will not die, their deception of our nation, their humiliation of our people, and the tragic division of our national territory, how can our soldiers stay out of the way? If so, what face will he have to face the Chinese people again? Chairman Xiao, please give an order! After Cai Ye said this, his eyes were full of tears, and then he and Jiang Fangzhen stood up and gave Xiao Mubai a standard military salute to show their determination.

"Okay, Baili and Songpo, I am very pleased that you can say such a thing. You go back and get ready as soon as possible, make a battle plan, and wait for orders at any time. Be prepared to fight a local war with the British. Xiao Mubai was very satisfied with the attitude of the two.

Although the British Empire dominates the world, it is estimated that it is absolutely impossible for him to have another war against China. At this time, the two major military blocs in Europe were facing each other, and war was about to break out, and the British Empire, which had devoted all its energy to it, really didn't have the extra energy to estimate this bit of nonsense in the Far East.

Of course, there may still be a probability of fighting a local war and teaching a lesson to the local forces in the southwest, which do not know the height of the sky. However, in a local war, Xiao Mubai really didn't scare the British. It is precisely because of this that Xiao Mubai decided to march into Tibet to quell the rebellion by force.