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Wang Shizhen had already returned to Nanyuan in Beijing on the 16th to prepare for the coup. 【】

Early in the morning of the 18th, Yuan Shikai led everyone to prepare to go to Beijing, accompanied by the officers and soldiers of a regiment responsible for protecting the safety of everyone, and the officers and soldiers of the entire 2nd town would rush to Beijing after the coup d'état.

When Yuan Shikai set off, there were already secret agents who reported Yuan Shikai's whereabouts to the regent.

The regent and Zhang Zhidong and others knew that Yuan Shikai had set off and rushed to Beijing, and they were immediately relieved, they were really afraid that Yuan Shikai would rebel, if this was the case, the Great Qing Kingdom would have no army to be the opponent of the Beiyang New Army, so they could only wait for destruction.

On the way, Yang Du asked: "My lord, don't we publish an article about the coup d'état?" Occupying the moral high ground will facilitate our actions and reduce a lot of resistance. ”

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "Huizi, you think too much, is there any need now?" If you publish an article, it will let them get the news in advance, but it is not conducive to the action of the troops, I have studied many examples of the Xia Empire's wars, they never play these false things, they all fight first, and then declare war after winning, this is the case with the war against Japan and the war against the United States, we will do the same this time, and we will talk about it after we win. ”

Yang Du thought to himself, the adults had learned badly from the Xia Empire, and they actually started to play this kind of small means, and with the powerful force of the Beiyang New Army, they should enter Beijing City in a dignified manner.

Yuan Shikai asked again: "Huizi, did Bu Wu send a telegram?" Where has he been? “

"Lord Hui, the telegram sent last night has reached Tianjin, and it should meet us in Nanyuan today." Yang Du replied.

Yuan Shikai continued: "Huizi, this time I want Xu Shichang to be the premier of the Government Council, and you and Song Jiaoren, who was recommended by the Xia Empire, to be the vice premier, how do you feel?" “

Yang Du thought for a while and said: "My lord, Bu Wu himself is good at government affairs, and he has improved a lot in the border special zone in the past few years, and he will definitely be qualified for the post of prime minister of the government affairs yuan; Song Jiaoren knows that he has served as vice governor, vice foreign minister, and governor in the Xia Empire, and there should be no problem in coming to us to serve as the vice premier, and he can be competent, otherwise the Xia Empire will not recommend him; As for me, it's better not to be a deputy prime minister, after all, I'm not good at government affairs, and I think it's better to go to the parliament, where I can cooperate with the work of adults, and can play to my strengths, which is also in line with my character. “

Yuan Shikai was stunned when he heard Yang Du say this, after all, the vice premier is a high power, Yang Du actually took the initiative to resign, but he also has good reasons, Yang Du is good at giving advice and balancing the relationship between all parties, going to the parliament can indeed give full play to his strengths, balance the interests of all parties, and save himself a lot of trouble, so he nodded in agreement, and then said: "Okay, then you go to the parliament as the speaker, then you see who is more suitable to replace you as the vice premier?" “

Yang Du thought about it for a while and said: "My lord, there are 3 reference candidates, the first one is the most suitable person I feel, Zhou Xuexi; The second candidate is Zhang Yilu; The third candidate is Liang Shiyi. “

Yuan Shikai thought about it for a while and said: "Zhang Yilu is definitely not good, I have already made arrangements, as for the other two, I will think about it again." “

Wang Shizhen's tactics are very simple, that is, to encircle three and lack one, and the officers and soldiers of the 3rd town stationed in Nanyuan are responsible for attacking Zuo'anmen, Yongdingmen, and You'anmen on the south city wall. The officers and soldiers of the 4th town stationed in Tongzhou were responsible for attacking the Dongbian Gate and Guangqu Gate in the eastern city, and the Desheng Gate and Anding Gate on the north city wall, and the 4th town was only responsible for encircling and feinting.

The west gate was kept to facilitate the escape of the Qing nobles, as long as they escaped from Beijing, there would be no place for them to live; And if they escape, they will take over the city of Beijing intact, so that this thousand-year-old city will not be destroyed by artillery fire.

If they did not escape, they would be responsible for attacking Guang'anmen and Xibianmen on the western city wall after the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Town who had arrived from Baoding.

In this way, all seven gates of the outer city were blocked, cutting off Beijing's connection with the outside world.

After all the 7 gates of the outer city are occupied, troops will be sent to surround the other 7 gates of the inner city.

Wang Shizhen's idea was to strive for no fighting in the inner city, the imperial dynasty and the palace, to coerce them to surrender, and to take over the inner city of Beijing intact; It is believed that as long as they know that the officers and soldiers of the 9 towns in the border have entered the customs, and the provinces south of the Yangtze River are occupied, the Manchurians in the inner city of Beijing will not hold out for too long and surrender in the case of water and food cuts.

At 9 o'clock in the morning of the 18th, the officers and soldiers of the two towns stationed in Nanyuan and Tongzhou, under the leadership of the officers, drove out of the barracks and rushed to their respective predetermined goals, and the coup d'état aimed at overthrowing the Qing Dynasty officially began.

The movements of the two Beiyang New Army were reported to the regent in the fastest time, and Zhang Zhidong, Zhao Erxun, Shixu and others soon knew about it. However, at this time, they didn't think that Yuan Shikai would rebel, and immediately ordered someone to contact Yuan Shikai, but Yuan Shikai couldn't be contacted at all on the way to Beijing.

The regent was very annoyed, broke several precious vases in succession, and said angrily, "Look, this is what you call a loyal minister?" Without an order, you dare to transfer troops privately? If I had killed him according to my orders, he would not have been in the situation today. ”

Zhang Zhidong said: "Lord Wang, things are still unknown now, so let's wait for the exact news slowly." ”

The regent ignored Zhang Zhidong and shouted: "Tie Liang! “

Tie Liang hurriedly took a step forward and said, "What does the prince command?" ”

"Arrange your officers and soldiers of the 1st town to the inner city, and at the same time, all the officers and soldiers in the inner city are under your command, and they must be defended."

"Yes, my lord, the city is in the people, and the people will be in the city if they are not in the city!" Tie Liang assured.

The regent waved his hand and said, "Go and defend the city!" “

By half past nine, it was basically confirmed that Yuan Shikai had rebelled, because the officers and soldiers of the two towns had surrounded the 3rd gate in the south of the city and the 2nd gate in the east of the city, and some officers and soldiers were advancing towards the north gate. At this time, Zhang Zhidong and others were also helpless.

Shi Xu suggested: "Lord Wang, we must immediately contact the ambassadors of various countries for mediation, otherwise they will be able to enter the inner city in the afternoon." “

Zhao Erxun retorted: "The ambassadors of various countries can't help, and now they can only seek help from the Xia Empire, first, immediately contact the Xia Empire's ambassador Wu Wenbin in Beijing to see what the attitude of the Xia Empire is, and whether he is willing to persuade Yuan Shikai to give up the sword and negotiate peacefully; Second, immediately contact Xiao Xuguang, the metropolitan governor of the Northern Theater Command of the Xia Empire, Xiao Fuma will definitely not let Yuan Shikai commit trouble, and if he can, ask him to send troops to support the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible. “

The regent's eyes lit up, maybe this is the most reasonable solution, no matter how strong Yuan Shikai's Beiyang New Army is, it is nothing in front of the Xia Imperial Army. So he arched his hand to Yixuan and said, "Lord Wang, this matter still needs you to come out." “

Yixuan knew that it was a special period, and now was not to help the regent, but to help the Qing court, and they were both prosperous, so he had to say: "Lord, then I'll try!" I'm not sure how it will work, though. “

At the same time, at 10 o'clock in the morning, Duan Qirui sent a telegram to reprimand the Qing court for cruelty to Zhongliang, perverse behavior, and no need to exist, and decided to send officers and soldiers from 9 towns into the customs to overthrow the Qing court, return the Chinese people to a good future, and protect the personal safety of Lord Yuan Shikai.

After Duan Qirui announced the telegram, the officers and soldiers who had been prepared for a long time boarded the train one after another and set off for the Guannei.

Because it was a clear telegram, the news was sent to the regent Zaifeng as soon as possible, and after reading the telegram, Zaifeng sat on the chair with his buttocks, and the telegram fell to the ground. He kept saying, "It's over!" It's definitely over! “

The others picked up the telegram and, after reading it, felt that the situation had spiraled out of control.

Not long afterward, the governors of Jinan, Kaifeng, and Taiyuan sent telegrams, claiming that the three places were attacked by the Beiyang New Army and were occupied by the Beiyang New Army one after another.

At about 11 o'clock, a telegram came that the three provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang were under attack, and that the new army was attacking fiercely, and the three provinces would not hold out for long.

All the ministers of military aircraft were stunned, this is not a simple coup d'état, this is the rhythm of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, the whole country from south to north, many provinces have been attacked at the same time, and many provinces have been occupied, it seems that Yuan Shikai has premeditated.

Moreover, Jinan, Kaifeng, and Taiyuan fell at the same time, and the entire city of Beijing was surrounded by the new army, and there must be a new army stationed in Tianjin, and even the nine towns in the border special zone will enter the customs, and the new troops stationed in Shanhaiguan will definitely also enter the customs, and the place they must pass through is Tianjin, and it seems that there is no way to escape now.

At half past eleven, Yixuan replied that the ambassador of the Xia Empire was not in Beijing, and that he had gone to Shanghai a few days ago and could not be contacted now.

At 12 o'clock, Xiao Xuguang, the commander of the Northern Theater of the Xia Empire, sent a telegram back, claiming that this was the internal affairs of the Great Qing State, and the Xia Empire could not interfere, and that it had an agreement with the Great Qing State that the troops of the Xia Empire could not casually step into the territory of the Great Qing State, and it was only stipulated that when the Great Qing State was threatened by a foreign enemy, it could seek the help of the Xia Empire, and now it was not a foreign enemy, it was an internal affair, so it was inconvenient for the Xia Empire to interfere.

And Wang Yingkai, the deputy general of the frontier who commanded the battle in the south, has now landed in Hangzhou Bay, and then immediately established a headquarters to keep in touch with the progress of troops in other places.

There is certainly no problem with the troops in the direction of Guangzhou, and it is estimated that the troops have now entered the city of Guangzhou, and after occupying Guangdong, the troops can continue to march towards Changsha.

There were not many officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty stationed in Fujian, and he arranged three officers and men of the mixed association, and he would definitely be able to quickly occupy Fuzhou and Xiamen, and then quickly set off for Jiangxi.

As for the four mixed associations led by himself, after occupying Hangzhou, he must quickly occupy Shanghai, Suzhou and Nanjing, and the speed must be fast, but he cannot be compared to Feng Guozhang, and it is best to occupy the entire Jiangnan by himself, then his own credit will be great. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.