It may be that Huang Shiyao realized that he should not be so gaffe in front of the juniors, he gasped and sat heavily on the chair, Huang Yunzhi looked at his father with some concern, and stepped forward to bring his father a cup of fragrant tea.

"I still think that you should think about whether to go north," Huang Shiyao stabilized his mood, took a sip of tea, and said to Yang Shuoming, "You also have to think about the reactions of the people around you, after all, everyone has made a lot of efforts to have your career today, you are the backbone of this place, it's good that you have nothing to do in the north, if something happens, it will be too late to regret it." ”

"You young people, you are too impulsive," Mrs. Huang glanced at her son and daughter, and then said, "Hanzhi, you are not alone now, don't get involved with them who have not yet started a family." ”

"Yes, Hanzhi, I heard that the envoy of Nanchang Zhang Zhen said that he was sick and couldn't go, can't he let Brigade Commander Xu take the troops over?" Wu Jie also persuaded, "It's better for you to stay and sit in the town." ”

"I understand what's at stake." Yang Shuoming smiled and said, "It's just that this time the situation is special, after all, Brigade Commander Xu is not familiar with the situation in the north, and the purpose of me accompanying him is to act at the opportunity." ”

"If you want to be Yue Fei, when will you score," Huang Shiyao sighed and said, "Our China is poor and weak for a day, once we fight with Japan, we will definitely suffer a big loss, why can't we endure the humiliation for a while, and wait until the national strength is strong, and then try to recover?" ”

"These '21 Articles' are a big conspiracy of the Japanese against our China, if we really let the Japanese put the rope on our heads, let alone ten years, we will not be able to turn over this in twenty years." Yang Shuoming said, "The purpose of my going north this time is not all to fight, but to make this worse." ”

may be the first time to hear Yang Shuoming's explanation, Huang Shiyao, Wu Jie, Huang Yunzhi and Huang Shengyun sisters and brothers were all stunned.

"You're going to be in a little bit more detailed." Huang Shiyao said.

"The terms of these '21 Articles' are so harsh, and Japan has secretly proposed them to our country, and they may also understand that our government may not accept them in their entirety. To a large extent, their purpose in doing so is to confuse the public, because no matter what happens in this negotiation, as long as the Chinese government finally signs and acknowledges the account, in the eyes of the outside world, it will be tantamount to signing a 'deed of sale,' and our people have always had the concept that 'the negotiator is a traitor,' so it is impossible for the Chinese government not to wear this 'traitor' hat." Yang Shuoming said, "The Japanese have come up with this '21 Article', except for Shandong, which they have already eaten, no matter how much actual benefits they can get in the end, as long as the Chinese government compromises, its legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese people will certainly be greatly reduced, and the danger of the national situation caused by this is likely to plunge the country into a chaotic situation." As far as Japan is concerned, China is too big, and once they enter into reunification and order, they will be like a snake swallowing an elephant, and a divided and chaotic China is, of course, the most suitable for them to eat bite by bite. ”

As a time-traveler who is familiar with history in later generations, Yang Shuoming's understanding of the conspiracy behind the "21 Articles" is undoubtedly much beyond that of people of this era.

In later history textbooks and some film and television literary works, the government of the Republic of China during this period is often portrayed as useless, but the fact is that in the face of the aggressive Japanese and the hopelessness of foreign aid, the Yuan Shikai government has been fighting until the last moment, and it is only when Japan issued an ultimatum to China, and the Japanese forced them to sign it by force. Although Yuan Shikai's government won back some sovereignty during the arduous negotiations that lasted for more than four months, Yuan Shikai was labeled a "traitor" and could not turn over, and the "Hongxian Empire" that he subsequently rectified and sought medical treatment in a hurry not only failed to regain its authority, but was regarded as turning back the clock of history, and finally ruined his reputation. As soon as Yuan Shikai died, China's political situation continued to be turbulent, the country was divided, and later, although the nominal reunification was temporarily achieved, and there was a "golden decade" of construction and development, but an indisputable fact is that the strength gap between China and Japan has become larger, and by the time the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, China no longer had the strength to fight Japan alone, so in this decisive battle related to the life and death of the Chinese nation, it will be sacrificed so heavily. ,

"So we don't hesitate to fight with them, and we also want to prevent the signing of the treaty." Wu Jie understood, and couldn't help nodding again and again, "Even if this battle is doomed to defeat our China." ”

"You're right, this bastard's 'twenty-one', you can't let it sign it anyway." Huang Shiyao let out a heavy sigh.

"If we really want to fight, although it seems that our China's chances of winning are very small, it is not completely impossible to win, and if we can end the scattered state of the Chinese people through such a war, and let all strata of the country unite and bury themselves in construction, ten years later, Japan will no longer dare to underestimate our China." Yang Shuoming said, "This is the meaning of this struggle. ”

"Okay." Huang Shiyao pondered for a long time and nodded with difficulty, "I hope that, as you said, we Chinese can unite through this crisis and rise up from now on." ”

Listening to Huang Shuyao's words, Huang Shengyun's eyes were full of joy, he was eager to try and just wanted to express some opinions, but he met his father's stern gaze, he smiled, walked quickly to his father's side, and pinched his father's shoulders as if flattering, Huang Shuyao's face was slightly gloomy, and he glanced at Mrs. Huang, and shook his head helplessly.

Nanchang, the town guard embassy, Zhang Jingyao's mansion.

"He, Duan Zhiquan, is simply dizzy this time! Why do you really want to fight the Japanese? Zhang Jingyao, the guard of Nanchang Town, held the urgent telegram sent by the Beijing War Department, and was sweating profusely for a while, "I really don't understand what he thinks!" ”

Duan Qirui was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Jingyao's refusal to go north because he said he was ill, and asked him to "leave immediately, don't delay any longer." Zhang Jingyao immediately went numb after receiving the telegram, and he felt that Duan Qirui was really angry this time, and he was afraid that it would not work to delay any longer.

At this time, Zhang Jingyao's two younger brothers, Zhang Jingshun and Zhang Jingyu, looked at their elder brother who was sitting on pins and needles, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

The two of them were also afraid now, and the elder brother stacked the envoy who led the troops north to himself.

At this time, although the three Zhang brothers were wearing military uniforms, they were actually not close to real soldiers at all. Among the three brothers, only Zhang Jingyao himself entered the Beiyang New Army Camp School and the Baoding Military Academy. Military leaders like the Zhang brothers have the ability to loot people's wealth on weekdays, but it is easier to let them defend the country against foreign aggression than to ask the sow to go up the tree.

"He Li Chun didn't go, why did he ask Lao Tzu to die?" Zhang Jingyao screamed frantically there.

"That's Lao Duan, he, the army commander-in-chief, can't command Li Chun." Zhang Jingshun said angrily on the side, "He knows that the surname Li won't listen to him, so he stares at us." ”

"If you go, once the fight starts, you will be sent to death in vain, but if you don't go, you will save Lao Duan's face, and we will be confused in the future." Zhang Jingyao's other younger brother, Zhang Jingyu, said, "The lesser of two evils, we still have to go." ”

"Go? Fuck it! Do you go or do I go?! Zhang Jingyao said angrily, "You're also dizzy? ”

"Big brother, listen to what I'm saying." Zhang Jingyu hurriedly said, "We don't want to go, aren't there anyone who is willing to go?" ”

"What fool wants to go?" Zhang Jingyao asked.

"The guy surnamed Yang in Ganxi, I heard that he has been rectifying his people for a while, as if he is preparing to be ordered to go north." Zhang Jingyu said.

"That kid is very good at drumming, and after a year of hard work, he turned the enclave in western Jiangxi into a treasure land with extensive wealth." Zhang Jingyao said with some doubts, "Will he be willing to let go?" ”

"It looks like ah, a few days ago I heard that he had reorganized all the bandits and bandits around him, and got two brigades of soldiers out," Zhang Jingshun also said, "This kid not only makes money, but also has a very good set of leading troops to fight, if it weren't for the fact that his soldiers are not easy to mess with, I would have taken his territory a long time ago." ”

"This kid has some ghost ideas, he can fight, such people are generally more famous, I guess he probably wants to go to Beijing to show off to Lao Yuan Xian, and mix a better official, so he wants to go north." Zhang Jingyu said, "His Fifth Mixed Brigade was originally under the control of our Sixth Division, what I mean is to give him a small number of men and horses, and we will go north in the name of it, big brother, you don't have to go in person in the name of illness." ”

"That's a good idea." Listening to his brother's idea, Zhang Jingyao's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Great!" Zhang Jingshun clapped his hands and applauded, "He'd better take all the people away, let's just take over his territory." ”

"He has a good soldier, not only is he rich, but he is also very generous, he has always been polite to us, and he has also helped us with weapons, so it would be better for us to provoke him less." Zhang Jingyao said, "That kid came out of nowhere, I don't know what the background is, but the War Department confessed in a daze, which shows that he is likely to be a very talented person, we can't offend him for the sake of fighting for land and salary, besides, with his shrewdness, I'm afraid he won't leave a back." ”

"Big brother is wise." Zhang Jingshun smiled flatteringly and said.

"Your idea is very good," Zhang Jingyao looked at his younger brother Zhang Jingyu and let out a long sigh of relief, "That's it, give him 2,000 men and horses, and let him take him to Lao Duan to pay the errand." ”

After listening to Zhang Jingyao's words, Zhang Jingshun and Zhang Jingyu also breathed a sigh of relief as if they were about to be amnesty, and fortunately they finally escaped the catastrophe.

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