Chapter 23 On the side of the couch, there is a tiger

"The President has arrived!"

With the loud roll call of the guard officer, everyone in the conference room quickly stood up. Yuan Shikai, who was dressed in an extremely majestic manner www.biquge.info appeared at the door, and when he saw everyone, he smiled and said, "Everyone sits, don't be so constrained in etiquette." ”

Wang Shizhen said with a straight face: "President, the ceremony cannot be abolished. Only by making it clear that the upper and lower levels are inferior and each of them does its own thing well, can the country progress and develop. ”

"Hire Qing," Yuan Shikai shook his head, "What's the use of our own people in Beiyang talking about this?" People have never seen us as if we were the central authorities. ”

When the participants heard this, their hearts were all in shock, and they said in their hearts: It's finally here.

After consulting with other forces in China, Yuan Shikai finally proclaimed himself the first president of the Republic, and then promulgated a series of laws such as the Constitution of the Republic, the Civil Code of the Republic, and the Criminal Law of the Republic. This is really a very wise move, relying on these things, Beiyang can quietly strive for a lot of benefits for itself, and it can be obtained without much effort.

But the Black Dragon Society on the side of the couch just sent people to congratulate them lukewarmly, and there was nothing else to say. If you want to go to Handan to do business, that's no problem, and the other side is very welcome. But want to send someone to accept the departments at all levels? Excuse me, who are you?

In this case, there are many people in Beiyang who are inclined to directly kill the remnants of the feudal Daomen of the Black Dragon Society. As for the mines, factories, machinery and equipment after they are killed, they can just be distributed to these meritorious men who sweat and shed blood for Beiyang.

Yuan Shikai stretched out his hand, suppressed the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Zhezi, you first tell everyone what the situation is in Handan, and what are their plans." ”

Although Yang Du is young, he is already quite an assertive person, and he has some insights on current affairs and the situation. It's just a pity that he inevitably has some literati arrogance, and he is not liked by those big and rough people up and down Beiyang. Except for Wang Shizhen, Xu Shichang and a few other people, few people like him anymore.

Yang Du stood up, took in the doubts and hostility in the underground, and his face was silent, he just cleared his throat, and said: "President, ministers, the situation in Handan can be summed up in a few simple words, that is, - arrogant soldiers, cannot be copied!" ”

"What do you mean?" There are some generals below who whisper to each other, and there are also those who don't read much, but can guess the meaning, sitting there watching Yang Duzhi sneer.

"What's the noise?" Duan Qirui stood up and reprimanded loudly: "What kind of system is it to be so noisy in front of the president!" ”

In the three heroes of Beiyang, Wang Shizhen is the role of the mastermind and military advisor, and Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang are the second generals. Now that Duan Qirui stood up like this and reprimanded, the little ghosts in the Quartet immediately died down.

After Duan Qirui sat back in his seat, Yuan Shikai said slowly: "If you have anything to say, wait for Zhezi to finish speaking, it's not good to interrupt someone's speech like this!" Tetsuko, you go on. ”

"Yes, President." Yang Du glanced at the buns, and there was still some contempt in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously. Grabbing a baton, Yang Du pointed to the location of Handan on the map on the wall, and said: "The Black Dragon Society originally started near Handan, relying on the co-optation of local bandits, ringing horses, and various gang forces. There are nearly a million gangs under his command, and the number of soldiers who can fight is probably 100,000, or more. ”

"In terms of equipment, according to my observations near Handan, their weapons are very advanced, and many of them are first-class equipment even in the world. When the Black Dragon Society held a military parade west of Handan last month, everyone also saw it. This is a photo taken by some foreigner friends during the military parade, and everyone can take a look. ”

Among these people in the Beiyang Army, Feng Guozhang's department and the Black Dragon Society have directly fought each other, and the others have only heard that the gang of peasants are very capable of fighting, but they don't know how they can fight. If you want to say that they can fight, their Beiyang Army is also very capable of fighting.

Now that they look at the troops in the photos with strong equipment and momentum, these people can't help but be amazed, and they think at first glance that they have seen the armies of the great powers. There was a loud uproar, and the crowd could no longer hold back and began to talk loudly.

Feng Guozhang sat there with a straight face, like a door god, and no one dared to provoke him. However, Cao Kun has always been a person from all over the world, and he has a good relationship with many people, so someone quietly asked: "Zhong San, is the black dragon really so powerful?" ”

Cao Kun was stabbed in the stomach with a bayonet in the battle more than a month ago, and he still hasn't recovered yet, he raised his eyelids and said weakly: "Alas, in fact, the black dragon can fight just like us. It's just that their various departments are very closely connected with each other, and while they are fighting, several times as many troops have popped up, and this cannot be defeated. ”

Feng Guozhang heard Cao Kun's nonsense on the side, glanced at him covertly, and then sat down again.

The original battle was not as simple as Cao Kun said, the opponent's infantry and artillery coordination, infantry tactics were not under their Beiyang Army. Even the most proud bravery of their Beiyang Army could not have much upper hand under the opponent's decisive assault. The soldiers on both sides attacked several times with white knives, and they were all evenly matched.

Then, when the troops outflanked from the flanks arrived, they were completely defeated and crushed. The root of the matter is not what Cao Kun said, he is just a dead duck with a hard mouth, putting gold on his face. But the person who listened showed a look of approval on his face.

It's not because they're really shallow, and they believe it after listening to a few nonsense words. It's the nature of most human beings, who don't change their deep-seated beliefs until they're taught to be human. These generals have always considered themselves the strongest soldiers in China, and to make them admit that there are people who are better at fighting than them, they must be pinned to the ground and beaten hard.

Over there, Yang Du's report is also nearing the end," ............ The Black Dragons implemented a three-tier military service system of township soldiers, county soldiers, and field troops in the territory under their control. In the event of an emergency, if the field troops are damaged, they will be replenished from the local garrisons. When the garrison was damaged, it was recruited from among the villagers. Therefore, when they are fighting, it is easy for them to pull out an army several times the number of standing troops. (To be continued.) )