Chapter 412 of the 108931908 Far East Madman enters Beijing

When he heard that Xu Bozheng was going to leave him, Duan Qirui was really unhappy, "I understood that Xu Shuzheng was going to preside over border affairs, so Duan Qirui's mind immediately became active, it is impossible to preside over border affairs without military power, perhaps, the Beiyang Army can borrow the corpse to resurrect the soul?"

Of course, Xu Shuzheng understood Duan Qirui's thoughts. So he smiled bitterly and said, "Chief, haven't you understood it now?" Our Beiyang is over, and there will be no Beiyang in the future, even if there are so many old and young people carrying the banner of Beiyang, but it can no longer be regarded as the real Beiyang. This country is no longer the same country that it has passed, and will not allow the army to be torn apart. Zhao Zhenhua's revolutionary army is completely different from the Beiyang Army, that army is not maintained by the loyalty of soldiers to officers, that army is only loyal to the supreme leader, that is, Zhao Zhenhua, even though I can control the military power in the northwest, but I cannot use the army as a private political tool. Chief, to be honest, I don't want to see Beiyang die out like this, but Zhao Zhenhua's military management methods are far better than ours in Beiyang, and he is in his army. A soldier is not a soldier who works for an officer, and an officer is not a soldier's food and clothing, it is a brand new army. ”

After all, Duan Qirui is a seasoned soldier, although he didn't fully understand Xu Shuzheng's words. But I also know that the other party will not look back. Xu Shuzheng has been a staff officer under him for so long, and he can understand this person by himself, although this person is a little arrogant, but if he meets someone who is more talented than him, he will also respect him very much, perhaps, Zhao Bei relied on this to make Xu Shuzheng change his court.

Now, Duan Qirui can't wait to see that President Zhao, what kind of charm does the other party have that can make so many people work for him.

Everyone was waiting left and right in the railway station, but the trains that came behind were all loaded with troops of the United Front, but Zhaobei's special train was nowhere to be seen.

Finally, a few more whistles were heard, and then, the special train of Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, arrived belatedly, belching black smoke and drove into Beijing's Daqianmen railway station, and only then were the reporters waiting outside the train station allowed to enter the dining station. And the envoys of various countries waiting in the waiting room finally walked onto the platform.

The military band played sonorous military music, and the 21 gun salute also rang out at the right time. In this warm atmosphere, President Zhao's special train slowly stopped. Some of the doors of the carriages were also pulled open from the inside, and some officers leaned out of the doors and looked to the left and right, and the Mauser pistols in their hands were also open.

"The President has arrived! Attention! Salute! ”

As an officer shouted, RUF soldiers on the platform lined up beside the train, raising their guns in salute. Later, the soldiers of the Beiyang Army also welcomed President Zhao with a military salute, with gray military uniforms on one side. On one side is the yellow military uniform, which is deliberately competing for morale and military appearance, which immediately makes the atmosphere of the scene solemn.

The military music was still playing, and so was the salute, but soon the sound of the guns stopped.

Then, Zhao Bei stepped out of the carriage of the special train, followed not only by his guards, but also by Duan Zhigui, Wu Fengling and other senior generals of the Beiyang Army, except for Duan Zhigui, the others were prisoners of war who were captured by the United Front in the last Henan Campaign, and this time they were able to follow President Zhao Da back to Beijing and Tianjin. To some extent, you can also see the meaning of harmony between the north and the south.

But can the North and the South really work together?

In this regard, Duan Qirui did not have much bottom in his heart. Although Xu Shuzheng's performance made him realize that Beiyang may really be finished, but as a soldier who is proficient in the art of political struggle, Duan Qirui knows very well that becoming the center is only the first step for Zhao Bei to grasp the highest power, whether he can really become the leader of this country, and Zhao Bei's next political skills, not to mention those constitutionalists in the south, even he Duan Qirui, now he is also dissatisfied with this year's light president.

was shouted at by a 27-year-old young president, which made these gray-haired old generals in Beiyang embarrassed.

"Contemptible, Duan Qirui, on behalf of all walks of life in Beijing and Tianjin and the citizens of the whole country, I would like to welcome President Zhao Da to visit the national capital!"

Duan Qirui walked up and welcomed Zhao Bei on behalf of Beiyang, in the face of such a small and powerful person, he Duan Qirui has faintly become the new head of Beiyang, but now that Zhao Bei has arrived in Beijing, how long can this Beiyang situation be maintained, Duan Qirui himself does not have much bottom in his heart.

"Let Mr. Duan wait for a long time. I have heard the name of Duan Zhiquan for a long time, and Zhao has been a god for a long time, and I will see it today. Duan Zhiquan is indeed a tiger general in the army, and in the future of army affairs, General Duan will assist in the whole battle. ”

Zhao Bei also said a few polite words, but this was also made clear, although the affairs of the War Department in the future will be under the management of Duan Qirui, but it is only assistance, and it is President Zhao, Chairman Zhao, and Commander-in-Chief Zhao who finally make the decision.

Zhao Bei's extra-string voice Duan Qirui could hear it clearly, although he was very unconvinced, but he could only endure it, who said that the Beiyang Army couldn't beat the revolutionary army? In this era where strength is everything. Strength is everything, Duan Qirui can now serve as the chief of the War Department, just to take care of Beiyang's face, not necessarily really value his talent.

In terms of talent, Zhao Bei is not under Duan Qirui, he himself can concurrently serve as the chief of the "Ministry of Railways", why can't he concurrently serve as the chief of the Ministry of the Army? In the final analysis, this is a political maneuver, not to drive people to a dead end, and to become the center in the shortest possible time. Occupy the moral high ground, and then slowly

"Duan's appointment as army chief is just an expedient measure, if he wants to promote young talents. Duan is never in love with stacks. ”

Duan Qirui's words were a little with a gun and a stick, and Zhao Bei also understood, so he said with a smile: "How can there be so many young talents? Now Qu Zhi is coming, but there are only a few people Jiang Baili, Zhang Yunong, and Cai Songpo, and their military talents are not below me, but others say that they have a little less experience. There is still a need for experience, and Mr. Duan has deep experience. Both civil and military, do not be presumptuous. ”

Zhao Bei's words are also ambiguous, no matter how you interpret them, it can be seen as his words to appease Duan Qirui, or it can be seen as his counterattack to Duan Qiruiyuan's view of young talents, and clearly tell Duan Qirui: You don't do it? Someone did it!

Duan Qirui closed his mouth sensibly, if he continued to speak, there would be no way out for both sides, and it would definitely not be Zhao Bei who would suffer at that time, so he took a step back and introduced Zhao Bei to those senior generals and civilian personnel in Beiyang, among these people, only a few people Zhao Bei had seen before, and most of them had only heard of his name, and now, these historical celebrities had become his subordinates, and this situation really made Zhao Bei very emotional.

Traveling to this era, Zhao Bei originally planned to sit on the territory of Central China for a few years, and then unify the country, but the development of the situation was so fast, in less than a year, he actually became the center and became the supreme leader of the country, which was somewhat dreaming.

However, entering the center does not mean that you can do whatever you want. In the future of the country, not to mention those local military strengths, even the constitutionalist members in the National Assembly are potential political enemies, and if they want to truly make decisions about the cadres, Zhao Bei must continue to struggle and continue to play political tricks, and these people in front of him may be able to come in handy.

To put it mildly, even a piece of paper has a hairy purpose.

The people of Beiyang finished stammering President Zhao, and then the envoys of various countries in China, these people's performance is somewhat similar to that of the people in Beiyang, some people are also stammering, such as the United States and Germany's ministers in China, and some people are gloomy and perfunctory, such as the British and Japanese ministers in China, those two people are unhappy, like two resentful women who have just been abandoned. Just greet the head of state of this country according to diplomatic etiquette, and do not even bother to talk nonsense.

The mood of the British and Japanese ministers was understandable, and it was a very bad situation for Britain and Japan for a politician who was strongly anti-Japanese and at the same time had a favorable opinion of Germany to seize the central power in the country. It could not only lead to a further anti-Japanese wave, but could also make the situation in the Far East more elusive, directly affecting the foreign policy of both countries. It also affects the careers of the two.

"Mr. Minister, please consider my suggestion again, it is necessary to take decisive action against this country."

The Japanese minister kept pouting in front of the British minister, but the British minister shook his head resolutely.

"I understand your apprehensions, Mr. Hikoyoshi Ijiin, but it would be very foolish to turn them into diplomatic or even military action, and I firmly oppose them, and the British Government will never support any reckless action by the Japanese Government. If the Japanese government takes unilateral action regardless of the opinions of its allies, it is likely to exacerbate the current international contradictions, which is very dangerous. I strongly suggest that Mr. Minister convey my views to the Japanese Government, for it seems to me that it is necessary to maintain the present diplomatic strategy, that is, to listen to his words and watch his deeds, and to be fierce does not mean to be bold. ”

Zhu Erdian glanced at the Japanese minister with a sad face. He gave a bitter warning, and he knew very well in his heart that the Japanese government was trying to drag Britain into this pool of troubled waters in the Far East, and then fish in troubled waters. But the British government has made it clear that Britain will never shift its strategic focus from Europe to Asia, and that it must keep its eyes on the continent in the face of the challenge of aggressive Germany.

Therefore, the British government's scraping order to Zhu Erdian is very clear: it is necessary to prevent China from forming a strategic alliance with Germany in order to achieve this goal. Britain could even engage in "friendly and sincere consultations" with China on the issue of tariffs and international reparations

But would Zhao Bei really seek an alliance with Germany?

Standing on the steps outside the train station, Zhu Erdian saw Zhao Bei and Duan Qirui walking out of the station side by side, followed by a large group of reporters and soldiers, and then, a small car drove out of the side door of the train station. Zhao Bei and Duan Qirui got into the car side by side, escorted by the cavalry, and headed towards the city, followed by the diplomatic carriages of the German and American legations.

"These American nouveau riche have to intervene in everything, if China, the United States, and Germany really have common interests, it is indeed very troublesome for the British Empire, what do Americans want? Railway? Market? Looks. It is necessary to start tariff negotiations with China as soon as possible. I think the Americans will be vehemently opposed to raising tariffs. ”

Looking at the president's car that was gradually moving away, Zhu Erdian showed a strange smile on his face, which made the Japanese minister standing beside him puzzled.

It's in this weird atmosphere of deceit. Zhao Bei, the president of the Republic of China, has entered Beijing.