No matter how Zhou Zhongju and Yan Bing objected, they could not change Yang Xingguo's determination to enter Beijing. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, in order to reassure the two people, Yang Xingguo also had a compromise.

In Yang Xingguo, although there are risks in entering Beijing this time, there is no problem for him to leave the capital safely and smoothly.

Therefore, at the beginning, Yang Xingguo only planned to bring a company of guards into Beijing.

As soon as this idea was proposed, it was vetoed by Zhou Zhongju and Yan Bing.

At the strong request of the two people, the compromised Yang Xingguo could only increase the escort from a guard company to a guard battalion.

Then a cavalry regiment was transferred from the cavalry division and dispersed to the periphery of the capital as a company to pick up Yang Xingguo out of the city at any time.

Finally, in order to ensure Yang Xingguo's safety in the capital, three squadrons were drawn from the special operations detachment, led by Wang Hong, the deputy detachment leader, to enter Beijing in advance and lurk in order to deal with possible accidents after Yang Xingguo entered Beijing at any time.

Yang Xingguo was ordered to agree to enter the capital to face the saint, and when the news reached the capital, many people were stunned, and expressed their admiration for Yang Xingguo's courage.

Of course, there were also happy among these courtiers, such as Yuan Shikai.

As soon as he received the news that Yang Xingguo was about to enter Beijing, Yuan Shikai began to convene his staff to discuss how to get rid of Yang Xingguo in the capital, even if he couldn't get rid of Yang Xingguo, he had to leave Yang Xingguo in the capital and break away from the Liaodong Army.

In Yuan Shikai's opinion, if this matter is done, with the strength and status of the Beiyang Army in the court now, it is easy to swallow tens of thousands of elites of the Liaodong Army and turn them into his subordinates.

A few days later, Yang Xingguo, who had been speeding all the way, arrived in the capital and met Cixi at the second **** meeting.

In order to buy more time for the peaceful development of the Liaodong Army, and also for the safety of his own trip, he asked for the silver he urgently needed from the imperial court. No matter how unwilling Yang Xingguo was, he finally gave Cixi a big gift in front of the courtiers.

As the ruler of the Great Qing Dynasty, Cixi did not have so much politeness to talk about, and as soon as she came up, she asked Yang Xingguo why he didn't send the Fengtian Japanese army away at the beginning, and he also took the opportunity to let the Japanese army leave so many weapons before leaving Liaodong.

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes in the court were focused on Yang Xingguo, some worried, some gloating, and some calm.

After brewing his emotions a little, Yang Xingguo immediately put on a helpless posture and replied: "Please calm the anger of the Queen Mother, there is really no way for the last general!" ”

"In order to drive the Japanese army out of Liaodong, the Liaodong Army under the command of the last general lost a total of 40,000 or 50,000 people, of which more than 40,000 were killed in the battle alone!"

"When they joined the Liaodong Army, the last general had promised them. Join the Liaodong Army to fight the Russians and Japanese, and if you unfortunately die in battle, you will give their families fifty taels of silver in support! ”

The reason why he didn't say the one hundred taels of silver was because Yang Xingguo didn't want the court to misunderstand what his plans were, and the pension for the soldiers was even higher than that of the imperial court. Combined with the support of the imperial army, Yang Xingguo, who had been divided into a few points, finally positioned the pension reported to the imperial court at fifty taels, which was slightly higher than that of the imperial court.

If there is really someone in the court who targets him, take this matter as a matter.

I can completely explain that the Liaodong Army is fighting in Guan, and the population in Guanzai is not large. If there was no generous pension, no one would be willing to join the Liaodong Army to fight the Chinese and Japanese.

Sure enough, as soon as he said the amount of the pension, a military general in the court stood up and questioned himself about this matter.

And Yang Xingguo immediately explained what he had thought about a long time ago.

After it was over, even if this military general was unwilling, he didn't expect this problem to be resolved by himself so quickly. But in the face of the dozens of pairs of eyes around him looking at him, he could only retreat helplessly.

At this time, Cixi spoke: "This matter is understandable, I have been there, it is indeed very desolate, and there is not much population. Yang Aiqing recruited troops to fight the Russians and Japanese by increasing pensions, which was also a helpless move. Don't discuss it anymore! ”

Speaking of this, Cixi's tone changed, and she continued to question Yang Xingguo: "But, Yang Aiqing, the mourning family still doesn't understand, what does the pension have to do with your disobedience to the holy decree and the interception of a large number of weapons in the Japanese army?" ”

Yang Xingguo hurriedly replied: "It has a relationship, and it has a lot to do with it!" ”

"According to the promise made by the last general to all the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army, the pension of fifty taels of silver for a soldier who died in battle, and more than 40,000 soldiers is more than two million taels of silver! Including the pensions of the wounded soldiers, it all adds up to three million taels of silver. ”

"The counties occupied by the Liaodong Army, because of the impact of the Russo-Japanese War, almost all the people fled. No one means no taxes. In order to raise three million taels of silver and give an explanation to the soldiers who died in battle, the last general can only find a way from the capture! ”

"Of all the seizures, only weapons and ammunition are the most valuable. In order to seize enough weapons and ammunition to exchange enough pensions for the dead soldiers, the last general can only make this decision and intercept the weapons and ammunition of the retreating Japanese troops! ”

Seeing that the expression on Cixi's face had slowly become moved, Yuan Shikai, who was afraid that the situation he had carefully created would be cracked by Yang Xingguo, could only stand up by himself and said to Yang Xingguo with a sneer.

"General Yang is really generous, and he gave three million taels of silver to the soldiers who died in the battle. With so much silver, if it is given to the imperial court, do you know how much you can do? ”

"The queen mother, the minister thinks that Yang Zongbing is a strong word. Now that the Russo-Japanese War has ended, and the Japanese army has also been driven out of Liaodong, the Liaodong Army will hardly encounter any major incidents, and the minister does not believe that General Yang will really take three million taels of silver to pay pensions to the families of the soldiers who died in the war! ”

The implicit meaning in Yuan Shikai's words is very obvious: the war is over, and the role of the Liaodong Army is not so great. There is no need for Yang Xingguo to pay his pension completely. At that time, even if the remaining officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army have opinions, it will be nothing, anyway, the Liaodong Army will no longer need to fight.

However, to Yuan Shikai's surprise, Yang Xingguo not only did not get angry because of his cynicism, but a sneer flashed on his calm face.

Without waiting for Yuan Shikai to retreat to his position, Yang Xingguo decisively denied it: "Lord Yuan's words are wrong! If the last general does not issue a pension as promised, the remaining officers and men of the Liaodong Army will lose confidence in the last general and the imperial court. ”

From now on, they no longer believe in the last general, and they don't believe in the imperial court. The combat effectiveness of the entire Liaodong Army will also be greatly reduced! ”

"In this case, if the Liaodong Army encounters another battle, can it still defeat the enemy?"

Yuan Shikai was unmoved and continued to mock: "Fighting, the Liaodong Army has already defeated the Japanese army, in Liaodong, and even the entire Guanwai, it is a dominant family, how can there still be a fight?" “

Yang Xingguo didn't get angry and said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, who told Liaodong that there is no more fighting!" (To be continued.) )