A grand show that everyone can attend?

Zhang Binglin didn't like the idea. www.biquge.info Although Qin Lang's grand plan sounded beautiful and operational, he just didn't like it.

He took great risks and went to Beijing to deal with the disaster created by the League, not so that Yi Shui would announce to him that Qin Lang had a plan to solve that disaster, but that he and his comrades would need to give up most of the gains made in the past few years.

It's like someone has a sore on their hand, so the doctor decides to have his hand and leg sawed off and tells him that healed and that he will never have a sore on his hand again.

Although, to some extent, the doctor had a point, no one would accept this treatment option.

If only it could still be called a treatment plan.

"I don't like the plan." Zhang Binglin bluntly told Yi Shui, "No matter what Mr. Qin wants to do, he is asking us to give up most of the results that have been achieved. Mr. Yi, you should be well aware that we have paid a lot of energy and cost for this, and it is impossible to accept his arrangement. ”

He was angry, just controlled very well and barely showed it. Yi Shui secretly sighed, with an apologetic expression, trying to make his statement sound less like an ultimatum. "But you have to accept it, there is no second option beyond that, and it's already too late."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, it's been executed for a while, close to a month."

Yi Shui tried his best to express his apology, but it didn't make any sense, a little cheap apology wouldn't make Zhang Binglin feel better.

Qin Lang's plan had dealt a heavy blow to his organization—he certainly thought so—that just a month ago, his comrades had three fully equipped divisions, and now they were two, with only half the number in the organization, thousands of officers and soldiers had to leave the army, and the rest would be dispersed far from Beijing, plus Zhang Shaozeng had decided to go to Washington to replace the unlucky Colonel Tan Jinyong......

Overall, from Zhang Binglin's point of view, none of the news is good news.

Yi Shui thought that he would be angry, and he was a little worried, maybe he would not be able to withstand such a blow, then he really needed a doctor.

He looked at Zhang Binglin cautiously, waiting for his reaction.

But Mr. Zhang looked calm, giving the impression that either he had foreseen such a situation or had accepted it. However, this is not the case, Yi Shui's news is neither what he expected, nor is it within the scope of his immediate acceptance, but it can't surprise him: in a month, he spent the same amount or even more time going to Beijing through an extremely tortuous but safe circuitous route, temporarily losing contact with the outside world, if Qin Lang had a plan, he would definitely not wait for him for so long.

Although he should have done it - at least Yi Shui should.

"As a partner, I think you should talk to me about it before you start the next step." He condemned, still keeping his anger under control.

This is a good sign. Yi Shui thought and explained at the same time: "I discussed it with the others, and they agreed to implement Qin Lang's plan. ”

"Others?"

"Tao Chengzhang, Zhang Shaozeng, and Chen Tianhua." Yi Shui mentioned a few names, and then went on to explain, "We don't have much time, the situation here is terrible, the review of the military's Guangzhou Bay graduates over and over again, if we don't act immediately, sooner or later someone will not be able to withstand the pressure." ”

"Mr. Yi, you are hinting that someone will betray your comrades!" Zhang Binglin's voice has been raised, and his efforts to control his emotions are losing their effect.

As the leader of the organization, he didn't like the hint, whether it was fact or unfounded speculation. Yi Shui understood his feelings, but was unmoved, and continued to state the information he knew: "According to what we have, after the review began, at least hundreds of people took the initiative to cut off contact with the organization. ”

"That doesn't prove that they're going to betray others."

"Sooner or later, someone will do that." "Cutting ties is only the first step, and once these people realize that doing so doesn't keep them safe, they'll do more." ”

"But our criteria and procedures for selecting new comrades are strict......"

Zhang Binglin still tried to argue, but his efforts were meaningless. Yi Shui has discussed this with others, and Tao Chengzhang, Zhang Shaozeng and Chen Tianhua share his views, but the problem is that the standards and procedures they have developed are not as accurate and effective as they believe.

Only a real threat can make the revolutionaries, who are becoming more and more aware of whether they really want to take part in a cause that is likely to kill them, or simply want to catch up with the latest trends.

Actually, this is a good thing, but it is not good enough: the level of threat is a little low, and it does not make everyone recognize itself.

According to Qin Lang's opinion, the number of potential betrayers should be higher.

This was the mistake of those bureaucrats of the Manchu Empire, who were both stupid and incompetent. These people are subjecting to endless scrutiny not really trying to find out who in the army is revolutionary, or inclined to revolutionary, although in the end they can get many names from the overly frightened informers, but that's an added bonus. Most bureaucrats just want to use this opportunity to fight and get rid of the guys they don't like, some bureaucrats want to weaken the influence of Americans, and some bureaucrats just want to do good.

His Excellency the Vice-Chancellor was a thorn in the side of many, he was too young, too American, too powerful, but his political opponents had always lacked the opportunity and reason to attack him, but now Liangbi personally provided them with everything they needed: he personally commanded a failed search operation, used too many troops unnecessarily, and finally ordered the artillery to fire at targets in the city of Beijing.

His last move was utterly stupid. The officials who attacked him put forward two speculations that would lead to serious consequences: if there were rebels in the artillery, they would use the opportunity to shell the Forbidden City, endangering the emperor's safety or frightening him; Or even if there are no rebels in the artillery, but the gunner may not aim or even the shells may deviate from the target on their own, then the same result will be the same.

There were also Manchu dignitaries and high-ranking officials in Beijing, as well as diplomatic envoys from Western countries.

The bureaucrats, skilled in political struggle, did not waste much time in raising the situation to a dangerous level that could lead to diplomatic disputes, and they even had the joint support of Western diplomats - with the exception of the American minister, Mr. Conger expressed only limited concern - and could not remain indifferent to the emperor's partiality.

Eventually, just a few days ago, Liangbi was severely reprimanded and had to stay at home for deep introspection.

That is, he lit a fire and ended up burning himself.

Stupid political game. Yi Shui shrugged disappreciatively. "We should be glad that the bureaucrats of the Qing Empire, who were busy with internal struggles, did not seriously conduct the censorship, otherwise the whistleblower would have appeared."

"I'm not as sure as you are about that, Mr. Yi." Zhang Binglin showed a bit of stubbornness. Yi Shui came to an unfortunate and bad conclusion, he repudiated the elaborate selection system and the loyalty of many revolutionary comrades, and Zhang Binglin could not accept it without reservation.

And he was wondering if this was Yi Shui's own conclusion or Qin Lang's thoughts.

He was worried that this was Qin Lang's idea—worried that this was a little trick by Qin Lang to sabotage his organization. But this is an even worse inference, if it is true, then Qin Lang has already succeeded, and the big trouble that the alliance will create creates a wonderful opportunity, and he is helpless about it.

Zhang Binglin began to have a headache.

His reaction did not escape Yi Shui's observation. Even without Qin Lang's reminder, he knew how Zhang Binglin would think about the whole thing: just like his organization, Zhang Binglin had not yet encountered a real crisis, and was still full of blind trust in his carefully selected comrades, and at the same time had some obvious distrust of Qin Lang, so the final conclusion was simple, his thinking would go astray.

In the same way, Yi Shui knows what he should do and doesn't have to do anything. Zhang Binglin is a smart man who will eventually return to the right direction, and his comrades will also help.

There was no need for him to persuade Zhang Binglin, as doing so would only lead to the opposite of what he expected.

This topic should be put aside for now.

"Even without thinking about potential whistleblowers, we had to make a complete overhaul of the deployment across the organization." Yi Shui returned the topic to Qin Lang's plan, "You put all your eggs in the same basket, this is a serious mistake. ”

Zhang Binglin realized that Yi Shui was negating something more...... Qin Lang denied them, while Yi Shui just adjusted them according to his instructions, and now he was just telling him the result. And he was still reluctant to accept Qin Lang's plan, and at the same time, he was wondering why others agreed to accept it.

He began to think about his actions. Perhaps, after arriving in Beijing, you should meet Tao Chengzhang first, instead of finding Yi Shui directly......

Maybe you should stay in Guangzhou Bay instead of wasting too much time venturing to Beijing.

He shook his head, letting his mind stay on the ongoing conversation. "The Confederacy's assassination was nothing but an accident."

"The Alliance's assassination is just a minor issue." Yi Shui used a Qin Lang-style disapproving tone. This is Qin Lang and Rachel's view, limited to Zhang Binglin's organization, for Qin Lang and 11a, it is a big problem, and it will become a problem for the US government.

He will turn it into a problem for the US government. Another one he's working on.

Of course, they have nothing to do with Zhang Binglin, and there is no need to tell him. Yi Shui thought for a few seconds and reconstructed his words. "What I want to say is that in the future...... Not now, not in the future," he emphasized the word, "whether we are prepared to destroy the Manchu Empire and its remnants of supporters in a war, or to remove by force those obstacles that must be removed to build a modern state, three divisions are too few." ”

Yi Shui knew many of Zhang Binglin's ideas. They had had a lot of discussion over the past few years, and they had agreed that the Manchu Empire must be destroyed by war and its remnants of supporters must be eliminated, and that only force could solve the obstacles to the creation of a new state - all of them were influenced by Qin Lang and believed that the American Civil War was an excellent proof - so Zhang Binglin did everything in his power to turn the three divisions of the new army into a working force, and refused any kind of reorganization. His idea was good, but it was doomed to failure.

"Three divisions, this little strength may only be enough to control Beijing, and it does not include the area beyond the city walls." Yi Shui made a brief summary of his words.

Zhang Binglin knew he was right, but he was not unprepared for it. "With three divisions of well-trained officers and soldiers, we can expand the army."

"Then time and money will be difficult obstacles to overcome." Yi Shui affirmed, "Our enemies and competitors won't give us time to expand our army, and the area that three divisions can control can't provide enough money for us to expand our army and fight war, so what are you going to do?" Increase the type and amount of taxes, and finally win the war but lose the hearts of the people, or seek the support of Western countries? ”

However, this is all a situation that Zhang Binglin does not want to see, he knows it, and Yi Shui also knows it.

And Yi Shui knows better. "Even if you decide to seek support from Western countries, you won't find supporters. It's not because you've been branded with Washington, it's because you're not a good investment compared to your competitors, you're only a slim force that doesn't seem worth investing in. ”

"Compared to Yuan Shikai?" Zhang Binglin thought for a moment, and then squeezed out a mocking smile. "It's just that in the current situation, he's really worth investing in better than me."

"First of all, Yuan Shikai," Yi Shui confirmed his speculation, and then added, "There are some other options, including Liangbi." ”

"And that Dr. Sun?"

"No, not him."

"But he's famous, and he's going to get even more famous."

"And yet he didn't even have a platoon." Yi Shui shrugged his shoulders to express his opinion of that Dr. Sun, and then returned to the topic. "You have three divisions, but it doesn't make sense, most people will think that you are just supported by the senior officers of these units, after all, the army is like this, soldiers obey officers, subordinates obey superiors, as long as you can put your own people in key positions, a little person can take away the whole army."

He's still right. Zhang Binglin reluctantly admitted and nodded. "Please continue."

"So we don't need to turn all three divisions into comrades." Yi Shui spread his hands, "We only need a few people to control the troops, and then most of them are placed in key positions in other troops." ”

"But you let thousands of people out of the army."

"That's the first step." And then the second step, "they will join the new 6th Army in various regions, which is being formed and reorganized, as senior officers and non-commissioned officers, in their individual capacities." In addition to this, the Manchu government had agreed to form several new brigade-sized units with those who were about to be sent to other regions. I have made secret agreements with many bureaucrats that they will provide adequate help. ”

"What?" Zhang Binglin thought that there was something wrong with his ears, "Manchu bureaucrats? ”

"They just want to get out of sight of people they don't like, reduce the influence of the Americans in Beijing, and weaken the power of Liangbi, I fulfill their wishes, and of course they will meet my little request."

"I don't think there will be many of them."

"Not much, not much more, but I don't need everyone's support. In addition, you should know," Yi Shui remembered what Qin Lang often said, "The problems that can be solved with money are not problems." (To be continued.) )