108908 Far East Maniac Chapter 370 is inefficient and efficient

Miao Enyuan, a native of Tianjin, joined the Huai Army as a soldier in his early years. Yuan Shikai Xiaoqi... Sixth, he was one of the first junior officers to join the New Army, a veteran of the Beiyang New Army, and he served as the acting governor of Jilin for a period of time during the Russo-Japanese War. After the war, he was given the rank of commander by name, and served as the wing commander of the Jilin Patrol Battalion, and stayed in Jilin until the "Wushen Revolution." broke out, and the Qing court in order to suppress the revolution in the south. had to recruit military talents and integrate them into the first and second armies, and Meng Enyuan left Jilin at that time.

After that, Meng Enyuan followed Wu Fengling, the commander of the fourth town of Beiyang, to respond to Yuan Shikai's constitutional initiative. made great contributions to Yuan Shikai's usurpation. was appointed as the brigade commander of the fourth town of Beiyang, and later the fourth town was reorganized into the first division of the Beiyang Army, Meng Enyuan still served as the brigade commander, when the powerful factions of the north and south met each other because of the congressional election. Wu Fengling was ordered to lead part of the First Division to Henan and join Feng Guozhang's Second Army of the Beiyang South, while Meng Enyuan led the other part of the First Division from Xuzhou to Pukou, crossed the Yangtze River to Nanjing, and joined Wang Shizhen's First Army of the Beiyang Southward Advance.

It is precisely because of this that Meng Enyuan and his troops were not wiped out by the United Front in Henan with Wu Fengling, and he was still circling the UNITED Front troops in the direction of Nanjing and Hangzhou, although only as a brigade commander. But because he is a veteran of the Beiyang New Army when he was training at the small station, and he is already in the age of knowing his fate, in the Beiyang Army in terms of seniority, he Meng Enyuan is also a well-known figure, even the president of the first army of the Beiyang South, Wang Shizhen, the southeast tour envoy, saw him Meng Enyuan, and he had to call him "old general", although Wang Shizhen was only two years younger than him.

But in the Beiyang group, if you want to be promoted. It's not enough to be old and experienced. If the official rank is not enough, it is unlikely that he will be promoted several levels in a row, unless Yuan Shikai personally orders the promotion. Otherwise, you can only slowly accumulate qualifications and ranks, and rise step by step.

Meng Enyuan is the brigade commander, and according to common sense, his next rank should be division commander, but now. But he wanted to ascend to the sky in one step and be a "southeast patrol envoy", which of course broke the rules of Beiyang. But more importantly, the news made Beiyang's high-ranking figures worry about Zhongzhong.

Because Meng Enyuan did not take a telegram to ask the officials of the Beiyang Center by himself, but a group of brigade commanders and regiment commanders jointly took a telegram and asked the new head of Beiyang, President Xu Shichang and President Xu, for the official hat of the "Southeast Patrol Envoy", and then put it on to General Meng.

In Xu Shichang's opinion. This telegram is extraordinary, almost threatening the center, and it is similar to yesterday's telegram supporting Yuan Keding as the acting president of the Republic of China.

However, it seems that the subordinates cannot be blamed for it. The so-called "upper beam is not right, lower beam is crooked", this is all learned from the president of Yuan Da, when the "New Year's telegram" came out, almost all the senior generals of the Beiyang Army sent a telegram to support Yuan Shikai as the "regent", although this move helped Yuan Shikai smoothly wrest the central power from the hands of the Qing court into his own hands, but at the same time, it also made those Beiyang generals realize their own strength, the power of unity.

The First Army of Beiyang Southward Advance is the essence of the Beiyang Army, there are many veterans of the Beiyang New Army in the army, and there are several generals whose official rank is higher than Meng Enyuan, although the qualifications may not be comparable to Meng Enyuan, but this rule is the rule, according to Xu Shichang's plan, he is ready to let Zhang Yongcheng, the commander of the Fifth Division, take over as the president of the First Army, and at the same time revoke the official position of "Southeast Patrol Envoy", but now that this telegram of support comes out, this plan can be regarded as a failure.

This telegram made Xu Shichang very worried, although it was late at night, but he still had no intention of resting, he had not closed his eyes all night last night, and until now, his eyes were the same as the British Minister Zhu Erdian, red and red.

Not only did Xu Shichang not rest the county, but Duan Qirui, Duan Zhigui, Jiang Chaozong, Zhao Bingjun, these Beiyang Wenchen generals also did not sleep, and now at this time, everyone has no doubt that Xu Shichang has said a few days ago, and now Beiyang has reached a critical juncture of life and death.

They met and discussed, but in the end they found that in order to resolve the immediate crisis, it was necessary to first cease war with the United Front, or else. The situation in the north is turbulent, how can the situation in the south be controlled?

What's more, what happened to the First Army of Beiyang in the south has been divided until now, and whether Wang Shizhen's assassination was done by the United Front is also unclear, and the whole pot of porridge.

It is precisely for this reason that Xu Shichang made two important decisions: first, to immediately achieve a ceasefire with the United Front, and the two sides to resolve the issue of the distribution of central power through negotiations; Second, send a reliable veteran of the Beiyang New Army south to Nanjing as soon as possible to get in touch with the First Army of the Beiyang Southward Advance, what is going on there.

With regard to the first decision, Tang Shaoyi and Zhao Bingjun have just conveyed to the British minister Zhu Erdian the Beiyang side's request for peace, and the British minister is now discussing with the Japanese, American, and French ministers, and will soon make a decision on whether or not to participate in mediation.

As for the second decision, someone has already been sent to do it. However, the liaison representative has not been seen until now, which has made everyone in the room anxious.

Finally, a confidential officer walked into the conference room. whispered a few words in Xu Shichang's ear.

Xu Shichang nodded and said, "Please let him in."

Moments later, an officer walked into the conference room. It is Kyung

Lu Jianzhang, senior staff officer of the Small Reserve Command and head of the Military and Political Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of the Interior. Now "the curfew in the city is also under his control."

Lu Jianzhang is a native of Mengcheng, Anhui Province, graduated from the Beiyang Military Academy, and is also an old man when Yuan Shikai was training at the small station, and is a veteran of the Beiyang New Army.

As soon as the telegram from some of the generals of the First Army of the Beiyang Southward Advance recommended Meng Enyuan as the southeast tour envoy, Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui thought of Lu Jianzhang almost at the same time, and both of them thought that it was most appropriate for Lu Jianzhang to act as a liaison representative to go south to Nanjing, not only because he was a veteran of the Beiyang New Army, but more importantly, his relationship with Meng Enyuan was extraordinary. Lu Jianzhang and Meng Enyuan are sons and daughters, and Lu Jianzhang's son Lu Chengwu is Meng Enyuan's son-in-law.

Therefore, this move actually has the purpose of killing two birds with one stone, one is to find out what happened to the First Army of Beiyang's southward advance, and second, to use Lu Jianzhang's kinship relationship with Meng Enyuan to win over Meng Enyuan, even if the fact that Meng Enyuan served as the southeast patrol envoy cannot be changed, it is necessary to ensure that Meng Enyuan is on the side of the Beiyang center.

"Lang Zhai, I have made the meaning clear, this time you go south, you must contact Meng Shucun to get in touch with him, and personally hand over this handwritten letter of mine to him. Beijing and Nanjing are far apart. The British envoy just called and said that a Japanese destroyer was planning to go south to Fujian, and that it was just right to take you along the way, so don't be delayed. Pack up and set off immediately, and as soon as you arrive, the Japanese destroyer will immediately set off. ”

Given the time constraints. Xu Shichang didn't say much wordy, only briefly explained a few words, and gave Lu Jianzhang a letter, urging others to set off as soon as possible.

Lu Jianzhang also knew the urgency of this matter, but before leaving the conference room, he still raised a catty. requirements.

"President Xu Junjian, this trip is a difficult and dangerous road. The future is uncertain, and I don't know if Jianzhang can come back alive. However, for the benefit of the Beiyang group. Even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, Jianzhang has also broken through. Before Jianzhang set off, there was still a reluctant request, and he hoped that President Xu Haihan

"You say, for loyal and brave generals, Beiyang will never treat them badly." Xu Shichang nodded, Lu Jianzhang's worries were not unreasonable, now the situation in Nanjing is unclear, and it is strange everywhere. It does need to be done with caution.

"Jianzhang has a nephew, also in the Beiyang Army, the day before yesterday from the front line news, his troops were defeated by the Southern Army in the battle of Fangshunqiao, and now life and death are unknown, and I hope that President Xu will personally inquire about this matter

"This matter is easy, I will immediately order someone to send a telegram to the front, and then send someone to consult with the United Front, and if he is captured, I will find a way to ransom him."

Xu Shichang nodded and asked, "What's your nephew's name?" ，

"The surname is Feng, and the name is Yuxiang."

Lu Jianzhang said his name, put a note with his nephew's name in front of Xu Shichang, then saluted, stepped back, turned around, and left the conference room quickly.

The room was quiet again.

A moment later, Duan Qirui snorted coldly. said: "There are many officers in our Beiyang Army who are like this, others say that we are the remnants of the Huai Army, let's not be unconvinced!" It's strange to be able to win a battle like this! ”

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and a few were not convinced, and they wanted to say a few words, but Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui both kept a straight face, and swallowed back when the words came to their mouths.

Have ties of kinship or friendship? What's there? The reason why Beiyang became Beiyang is because of this. Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle, no matter how reliable outsiders are, they are not as reliable as this "relatives and relatives", it doesn't matter if you can't win the battle, the key is that once you lose the battle, at least when you escape, there is a response on the battlefield.

Why was Feng Guozhang able to flee the battlefield in disguise? Isn't it because of the group of horses around him? Without those loyal guards, he Feng Guozhang would probably be the same as that Cao Ling. also died on the battlefield in southern Henan.

That's right, don't be unconvinced! Feng Guozhang and Feng Dashuai are now living happily in Shanghai's public ancestral world, or are they protected by that group of loyal Ma Yi.

To say that although the efficiency of Beiyang's intelligence collection is lower, but for some things related to their own interests, the generals of Beiyang are all attentive, and the news that Feng Guozhang is hiding in the Shanghai Public Concession is what the Beiyang generals learned yesterday. It spread in private, and I didn't dare to talk about it publicly.

Everyone actually felt strange that Henan was not ordinarily far away from Shanghai, and Feng Guozhang was able to break through the blockade of the Southern Army and escape to the Shanghai concession so quickly, and it didn't seem too much to call him a "brave general".

Although there is no public talk about Feng Guozhuan "Long-legged general." But many Beiyang generals have also opened their minds, and now, Feng Guozhang has pointed out a way out for them, even if this Beiyang really collapses, they will not worry about nowhere to go.

Therefore, many Beiyang officers have begun to transfer their property and family members to the Tianjin Concession, and some officers have even disposed of all movable and immovable property in only half a day.

In some things, Beiyang is indeed efficient.