On October 14, the Qing government, which had no choice but to issue an edict, appointed Yuan Shikai as the governor of Huguang to supervise the "suppression and pacification" of the Wuchang Uprising Revolutionary Army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It's just that at this time, how could Yuan Shikai, who was already sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, easily agree? As a result, he quickly pushed down the appointment on the grounds that he had not recovered from his foot.

On the same day, the Minister of War Yin Chang supervised the division to the south, and at noon, the second and fourth towns of the Beiyang New Army arrived north of Hankou by train, and advanced to Liujiamiao Station.

Also on the same day, Xiao Mubai, who integrated Yunnan, issued a telegram and began the Northern Expedition.

In fact, the sensation caused by Xiao Mubai's telegram on October 14 was not limited to Yunnan and Hubei, but affected the entire situation in China.

Yunnan is better to say, after all, sending troops means that the war will not be fought in Yunnan in the future, and the people of Yunnan will not have to suffer from military disasters.

Needless to say, the current situation for the Hubei military government can be described as enemies on all sides, and the nominal Hubei military government actually only controls the power of the three towns of Wuhan, and at this time, they wish that the revolutionary parties in other places would immediately revolt in order to share their pressure and distract the attention of the imperial court. At this time, Xiao Mubai's power-on was just in line with their wishes.

Xiao Mubai's telegram and sending troops out of the province may not be a big deal in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of those who care, especially in the eyes of many wait-and-see forces in the south and the Qing court in the north, it is unusual. Even Yuan Shikai, who was still fishing in his hometown in Henan, frowned slightly after hearing this.

Anyone with a heart can know with little effort that since Xiao Mubai led the Kunming Uprising, he has completely controlled the situation in Yunnan in less than four days. Such a fast movement can be described as incredible in the eyes of all forces. This is naturally not the same as the fact that the Hubei military government only nominally controls the whole province, but in fact only controls the three towns of Wuhan.

Just after Xiao Mubai announced the telegram, Yan Weidong, Li Gengen, and Li Hongxiang, who had been gearing up for a long time, couldn't wait to lead their troops into Guangxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces after receiving the order.

Yan Weidong and Chang Bin. One of the two came out of the patrol battalion system, and the other was from the former mountain bandits. Neither of them has gone to a new-style school, nor has they stayed in school, but their own abilities are good, plus in the past few years by Xiao Mubai's side, under the teaching of words and deeds, their vision has also been opened up a lot, and they have learned a lot of skills.

They all cherish this hard-won opportunity to lead the army alone, and at the same time, they also know that this is a test that Xiao Mubai gave to themselves and others.

Chang Bin, who was beside him, saw Yan Weidong showing an inexplicable smile, and immediately walked over two steps and said, "Brother Yan, do you miss your wife in the family?" ”

The two of them are old acquaintances, and Yan Weidong didn't care about Chang Bin's jokes, but just turned around and scolded with a smile: "you!" ”

After the two smiled and said a few more words, Yan Weidong ordered: "Hurry up, arrive in Yongzhou before dark, and then rest for a day!" ”

Guangxi is mountainous, the road is not easy to walk, this has been three days from Guangnan, but it has just arrived at the boundary of Longan, and there is still a way to go to Yongzhou! What's more, I have to go north to Guilin.

When the 1st Division was already located in the south of Guangxi, the 2nd Division was under the leadership of Li Gengen? It has rapidly advanced to the vicinity of Guiyang. Although the road from Yunnan to Guizhou is also very difficult, how could Li Gengen, who has a strong army and is ambitious, put these in his eyes. After three days of trekking through mountains and rivers, the two infantry regiments of the Second Division set off in advance finally lived up to the expectations of their division commanders and arrived at the foot of Guiyang City on time. Another infantry regiment is still escorting the artillery regiment through the mountains of Guizhou.

Because of this, Li Gengen also saw that the Manchus did not have much military strength in Guizhou. Although there are also a lot of patrol battalions, in Li Gengen's eyes, it is not a great obstacle, with the two infantry regiments in his hands is enough to sweep the entire Guizhou Province. For this reason, he has enough confidence in his second division.

In recent years, although Guiyang, which has gradually declined, is becoming less and less than before, its geographical and political status has not weakened despite the weakening of the economy. Guiyang, that is the only place to pass from Hunan to Yunnan. Because of this, the newly formed new army is stationed here.

On this day, the people in Guiyang City suddenly found that the patrol battalions in the city seemed to be in chaos, and the soldiers walked through the streets one after another, but looking at their direction, they were running towards the city wall. Some ill-informed people don't know what's going on: "Is this something wrong?" Could it be that the bandits have come over? That's not right, this is a provincial town. ”

Someone immediately replied to him: "It's not a bandit, it's the revolutionary party!" ”

"Revolutionary party?" Some people are puzzled

"It's the revolutionary party from Yunnan, and it's the Communist Party."

"Yunnan?"

"Well, that's them."

"Aren't they in Yunnan, why did they come to our Guizhou?"

"It's not easy, of course, in order to overthrow the corrupt rule of the Manchus. No, I heard that they have already arrived outside Guiyang City. "This person is obviously very concerned about the current situation, and he is talking about it in a set way.

"That's fast! But who is this Li Yuan? Isn't the leader of the revolutionary party in Yunnan called Xiao Mubai? Someone continued.

Immediately, someone showed a look of disdain: "Who is Xiao Mubai, the leader of the revolutionary party, with tens of thousands of strong soldiers under his command and a general like a cloud, how can he personally bring people to Guiyang?" The name of this soldier is Li Gengen, who is said to be the commander of the second division under Xiao Mubai, leading tens of thousands of troops! ”

"Tens of thousands? My good man, there are only a thousand officers and soldiers in this Guiyang City. It's unstoppable, isn't it? ”

"I guess I can't stop it, I heard that the revolutionary party has to cut braids everywhere it goes, and I guess this braid can't be kept!" Speaking of which, the man touched the braid at the back of his head again.

"Braids or no head?" Obviously, some people were frightened: "The hair and skin of the body can be easily cut off by the parents." ”

"Hey, if your ancestors said the same thing two hundred years ago, I guess there would be no you by now." The man scoffed, then walked away.

Not to mention the panic in Guiyang City, even Shen Yuqing, the Guizhou patrol, was also panicked at this time. What kind of person Xiao Mubai is, others don't understand, but it is impossible for Shen Yuqing, who was once the political envoy of Yunnan, not to understand that he can occupy a high position in the control of a town at a young age, and his own ability is needless to say.

The terrible thing is that this person actually endured for four years, and once he rose up, he occupied Yunnan, and at this time he sent an army to Guizhou. What made Shen Yuqing sad was that the new army, the most powerful standard of Guizhou's new training, was sent to Sichuan as early as September to assist the Sichuan army in quelling the rebellion. At that moment, Guiyang had to be ordered to strengthen its defenses, but there was no other way.

In contrast to the sorrow of Shen Yuqing, the governor of Guizhou, the revolutionaries in Guiyang City were overflowing with joy. For a long time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was like a mountain pressing on their heads, and countless revolutionaries went forward to fight for the overthrow of this mountain. Now, after so many years of revolution, we have finally seen the dawn of the dawn.

At this time, there were two major forces in Guizhou, that is, the revolutionary party headed by the autonomy faction and the constitutionalist faction, which had long been deeply disappointed with the constitutional government of the Qing court. Hearing the news that the Yunnan Revolutionary Army was pressing the border and the soldiers were approaching the city, they knew the situation in Guiyang City well and they were able to hold it down, and they ran separately and contacted each other on the same day. As for the patrol of Guizhou, it has long been deliberately forgotten at this time.

Li Gengen, who was stationed outside the city, received a message from the revolutionaries in the city, and when he saw Guiyang with the city gate wide open, the depression in his heart can be imagined. This time in the army, Li Gengen can be said to be high-spirited and full of ambition, wanting to show his ability wholeheartedly. I just didn't expect that in the end, it was indeed such a result. hurried all the way, but when he walked to the city of Guiyang, he entered the city without firing a shot.

On October 17, 1911, Guizhou was declared liberated.