This is certainly a malaise and is not allowed in a country with a mature political system. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

But in China, the remnants of this feudal society are still deep-rooted and difficult to eradicate in a short period of time.

To instigate the uprising of the New Army, development and infiltration will of course play a great role, but if the commander gives an order, the impact will be even greater. Not only the revolutionaries in the army will respond positively, but those officers and soldiers who sympathize with the revolution and even have no position will obey the order and become the force of the revolution.

This is why Chen Wenqiang wants to take the lead in setting off, taking advantage of the news before the news comes out, subduing or controlling the new troops along the way, until he plots against Li Yuanhong in Wuchang. In this way, the revolution is half the success if it is won without a fight.

He set off at night, and as soon as it was dawn, Chen Wenqiang arrived in Changsha. There is a standard new army here, the standard commander Jiang Mingjing, a general arranged by Zhang Zhidong, and he can be regarded as a politically reliable cronie. Relatively speaking, the revolutionary party did not penetrate and develop very well in this standard, which is also because of the relationship between the standard and Jiang Mingjing. After all, this person is different from Li Yuanhong, who is not interested in the revolution and is not so soft-hearted.

Therefore, Chen Wenqiang took He Sui's new army, as well as more than 500 armed policemen who got on the bus from Chenzhou, to deal with Jiang Mingjing's standard army by surprise attack, which is quite sure.

What's more, Chen Wenqiang still has the official position of assistant of the Hunan New Army Coaching Office, thinking of controlling this target with the smallest armed conflict by capturing the thief and capturing the king first!

Things went smoothly, and Jiang Mingjing and other officers received a notice from Chen Wenqiang in the morning, saying that there was an edict from the imperial court that the new army in Hunan was about to be moved, and they were invited to a meeting at the railway patrol police yamen to discuss.

No one thought that Chen Wenqiang would put up a Hongmen banquet, no one expected Chen Wenqiang's face to change so quickly, and no one would have thought that Chen Wenqiang would pull the flag and rebel. That is, in the case of unpreparedness. The officers and officers who came to the meeting were all under control.

"Lord Chen, you, why are you doing this?" Jiang Mingjing's face changed, and there were black muzzles all around, as long as Chen Wenqiang waved his hand. They will be beaten into a sieve.

"I can't help it!" Chen Wenqiang sneered and said: "The imperial court wants to attack me, so I have to break the net." I have reached an agreement with the Southwest Revolutionary Party to make a joint revolution and overthrow the Manchus. Guangzhou had been recovered last night, the revolutionary army had already invaded Guangdong from Guangxi, and a large group of men and horses were rolling along the railway. Where to go, I am here to hear your answers. ”

Jiang Mingjing and the others looked at each other, this happened too suddenly, and their heads were chaotic all of a sudden. I don't know what to do.

"I have 3,000 men with me, and I should have surrounded your barracks by now." Chen Wenqiang said slowly: "If I kill you all and then tell the army in the name of the assistant, it will be said that you colluded with bandits and plotted against you, and you have been punished on the spot." You say, how many soldiers will avenge you? ”

Jiang Mingjing blinked his eyes and said with a wry smile, "Lord Chen." At this point, my brother will not hinder you from doing great things. You don't need to use our heads to stand up, do you? ”

"I don't want to kill, but to some guys who are double-stabbed—" Chen Wenqiang suddenly raised his hand, and with a gunshot, an officer staggered out clutching his chest and fell to the ground.

Wow, don't wait for everyone's exclamations to sound. Chen Wenqiang turned the muzzle of the gun, fired another bullet, and killed another person.

The exclamations subsided as soon as they began, and it seemed that they never came out of the gunfire. Jiang Mingjing and the others were dumbfounded, and their foreheads were sweating. No one expected that Chen Wenqiang, who was smiling normally, would be so ruthless.

"Who else wants to stand in my way." Chen Wenqiang said in a deep voice: "How are these two guys, you know it in your hearts, right?" They had killed the revolutionary party in the army and were die-hard loyalists of the Manchus. You guys, you should have an idea now, right? ”

Jiang Mingjing lowered his head, the two guys who died on the ground were indeed very hostile to the revolution, Chen Wenqiang was right, and he was not wrong to kill.

"Lord Chen, my brother has figured it out, and I am willing to attach the tail of the horse, but Lord Chen is the first to look forward."

Jiang Mingjing knew that if he didn't say anything, the next bullet would be for himself, and the officers below remained silent, still waiting for him, looking at his attitude. Therefore, the next person who kills Liwei is himself.

The corners of Chen Wenqiang's mouth twitched, and his cold gaze slowly swept over the officers, and a chill was terrifying.

"Brothers are willing to revolution, and they are willing to follow Lord Chen."

"The Manchus have no way to oppress the Han people, and they should rebel."

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In the midst of his gossip, Chen Wenqiang smiled slightly, and slowly stretched out his hand to point: "You, you, and you, you." I sent someone to protect me and went to the barracks to give an order, ordering the soldiers to leave the camp empty-handed and go to the east of the city to change their clothes. ”

"Yes, I will obey my lordship." The officer who was pointed saluted and received the order.

"You will be wronged first, and when the big thing has been decided, I will ask you to come out and serve." Chen Wenqiang was not at ease with the others, waved his hand, and asked his subordinates to escort these people down, leaving Jiang Mingjing alone.

"Brother Jiang, I have sent someone to protect your family, and it will definitely be fine." Chen Wenqiang squinted his eyes and said to Jiang Mingjing: "The death words of this standard are all in your thoughts, don't say that I won't give you a chance." If you are sincere, you will be a revolutionary hero. ”

Jiang Mingjing finally sighed, Chen Wenqiang could be regarded as pinching him to death, so he could only bow down helplessly and said: "Brother is willing to be a revolutionary hero, and he is willing to suppress the soldiers, so as not to cause chaos." ”

"Okay." Chen Wenqiang beckoned a few elite subordinates and ordered them to protect Jiang Mingjing closely, and if there was chaos in the barracks, he would take Jiang Mingjing out to shout and suppress.

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"My lord, do you want to wait for the new army to be subdued before setting off?" He Sui caught up with some anxiety and wanted to prevent Chen Wenqiang from boarding the train and rushing to Wuchang.

"The follow-up crew should be in the car for a few hours." Chen Wenqiang shook his head and said, "I bring a thousand people enough to protect myself, you don't have to worry." The soldiers are very fast, and I have already sent someone to inform Li Yuanhong and ask him to convene a meeting of his generals. Time waits for no one, and it is a good time to take it without a fight before they get the news. If the news leaks somewhere, it will take a lot of effort. ”

He Sui reluctantly got out of the way, and after Chen Wenqiang walked by, he quickly caught up and said, "My subordinates will rectify and subdue this new army as soon as possible, and then rush to Wuchang to assist the adults." ”

Chen Wenqiang stopped. Looking back and smiling: "Remember, you can display the flag after ten hours, and you don't have to sneak around anymore." ”

"Understood, sir." He Sui nodded vigorously, saluted, and watched Chen Wenqiang board the train.

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Guangzhou is recovered! Guangzhou is recovered!

After a midnight of hustle. When another morning came, the people had fully accepted this reality, and the newspapers were scrambling for the extra numbers. The notices put up by the junta were read aloud around the people. Enthusiastic young people flocked to the recruitment office in front of the headquarters of the Guangzhou Revolutionary Army, the original Admiral's Mansion, to sign up for the army.

But the gates of the city remained closed, the flags at the head of the city were not changed, the telegraph office was controlled, and the news only spread inside the city, but it was difficult for it to leak outside. Even when it reached the outside of the city, the telegraph offices were controlled by the patrol and armed police. Relying on people or horses to deliver the letter is simply too late.

The soldiers and officers of the revolutionary army patrolling the streets were surrounded by the crowd and asked what kind of remarkable person the commander of the revolutionary army was. The soldiers' faces glowed with pride, their chests were held high, and their posture as they patrolled the streets became more and more standard. Even the patrol officers who had been in action last night were proud, boasting to their fellow villagers that they had already been comrades of the revolutionary army for a long time, and how they fought bravely from the inside and outside. In one fell swoop, Guangzhou was recovered.

Song Fuhua and other high-ranking officials of the Guangzhou Military Government, who arrived by boat from Yazhou, were busy with their own work. It is necessary to take over the civil work in Guangzhou in its entirety. It is also necessary to maintain the stability of the market, and even more importantly, to appease the people, and to advance and enter and exit the gate of the military government, the former governor's office, which is really busy. Notices were mimeographed and quickly posted throughout the city. exempted most of the Qing court from exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes; warn businessmen not to raise prices and disrupt the market; The Qing soldiers who were hiding were advised to surrender their guns as soon as possible. The junta is not to blame......

Some of the bold food stall owners had heeded the advice of the junta's propagandists, cut off their braids, and shouted, "Braids for wontons." "Braids for buns." And so on, and so on. There was a large basket next to the stall. The braids were put into a mess, and the junta men paid for them in points, and the stall owners were given double or triple the amount of money, for which they also worked hard to score.

The revolution, under years of propaganda, has indeed been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even the son of Admiral Li Zhun supported the revolution and interrupted his studies and resolutely returned to China, which can be seen.

However, the people at the bottom of society don't care who wins the world and who becomes the emperor, the long-term feudal oppression has made them numb and cowardly, unless they get the benefits of the relationship, that frozen heart can be a little melted.

And these are what the Guangzhou military government is doing, although the steps are small, but people can feel it. The wolf-like officials and yamen are gone, the military master has become kind, and he has bought a lot of things......

The recruitment office in front of the headquarters of the revolutionary army was noisy and crowded, and the young people opened their mouths, and the shouts of I want to sign up and I want to sign up were mixed together, making several officers in the recruitment office sweat profusely.

A young officer suddenly strode out of the gate, and came to the front with a few soldiers frowning, scanning the crowd with serious eyes, and when the noise was a little quieter, he said loudly: "Everyone is a hot-blooded young man who is aspiring to revolution, and he should have the consciousness of abiding by discipline!" Please line up, keep quiet, and show the qualities of a future revolutionary soldier. If there is any more crowding and loud noise, then he will not be qualified at the first level, and the revolutionary army will not accept such people. ”

"Everyone line up, come in order, don't make a lot of noise, show your quality." A few soldiers shouted to maintain order, and after a short time, the people became much more disciplined, and the noise became quieter.

Guangzhou Railway Station, crowded, but in good order. At the sound of the officer's command, the troops boarded the train one by one, and then roared north with the sound of the whistle.

Locomotives and wagons, all of which were prepared in advance, and the entire railway was at the disposal of the revolutionary army during the night and day. Every three hours, a train departs, loaded with soldiers, and marches to the front.

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The reconquest of Guangzhou was only the first step in the plan, and only continuous action could make the Qing court lose sight of one or the other, and provoke a national response.

Just like a figurative analogy: the Qing Dynasty was a big tree, or a tree more than 300 years old, and it is not easy to pull out this big and old tree. It is difficult to pull out the roots of the tree with special force, and if you twist it too much, the tree will definitely break. There is only one way, and that is to shake the soil from side to side, first loosen the soil at the roots of the tree, and then, without using great force, pull it up. Therefore, to pull up a big tree, you must not only have strength, but also know how to pull it out.

In Wuchang Rouge Lane, in an inconspicuous house, a group of Fuxing Association cadres are enthusiastically discussing the plan for the uprising, and the mastermind of it is Huang Xing, who has been sneaking to Wuchang for a long time.

"The uprising is tonight, and it will never change." Huang Xing said categorically: "The news of the first uprising in Guangzhou has just been conveyed by secret telegram, and the Qing court has not had time to strengthen its vigilance, but the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable the situation will be for us. ”

"I agree." Jiang Yiwu took the lead in expressing his position, "Revolution, we can't look ahead and hesitate, Guangzhou has set an example for us." ”

The president of the Zhenwu Society groaned for Yang Wangpeng for a while, and said: "Then let's start, the recovery of Guangzhou overnight has shown that the power of the Qing court is not as strong as we imagined, and the horn of the revolution has been sounded, so we should not be afraid of sacrifice and add another firewood to the fire of the revolution." ”

"Yes, the Qing court seems to be powerful, but it is already rotten." Huang X smiled and cheered everyone up, "I still have to keep it a secret now, because there is a crucial figure who will play a key role in this Wuchang uprising." When the uprising breaks out, you'll know who he is. ”

Sun Wu nodded, glanced at everyone, and said: "The key to the success or failure of the uprising is in the Chuwangtai Armory, as long as the armory is taken, the big thing is half the success." Come, let's confirm the matter of contacting and attacking Chuwangtai, and lead the army to attack directly at the beginning of the operation, and the hope of success is great! ”

The Wuchang Uprising in history relied on the soldiers of each battalion to fight separately, and overnight, the rebel army drove away the governor Ruizi and the commander Zhang Biao, occupied Wuchang, and created a miracle in the history of the revolution. Everyone in the world calls it accidental, but behind the accident there is its inevitability.

Under the requirements of Zhang Zhidong, the soldiers recruited by the Hubei New Army must be literate, and then the proposition test will be taken. At that time, a group of patriotic young people with progressive ideas, such as Zhang Nanxian, Li Liuru, Jiang Yiwu, Liu Jing'an, and Jiang Bingling, joined the Renaissance Society one after another.

In such an environment, unlike the Beiyang Army, the Hubei New Army has great revolutionary potential, and when the opportunity is ripe, it will explode with a bang.

…………… (To be continued.) )