Chapter Twenty-Nine: Peace in the Cracks of War

On the map of China now, in addition to the Beiyang Army and the Black Dragon Society, the largest force is Zhang Zhidong, which dominates the three towns of Wuhan. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAfter the Gengzi Fist Rebellion, it was Zhang Zhidong who proposed and united the governors of the south, which led to the later "Southeast Mutual Protection". In the north, especially in Hebei, when the war was in chaos, the princes of the south and their new armies were watching from the sidelines.

After the news of the fall of the Qing Dynasty came, Zhang Zhidong was first confused and puzzled, and then suddenly discovered a God-given opportunity at this time. In the south now, the new army of Chengclique is the strongest in his hands. Drawing his sword and looking around, there was no one around him who could fight. Whether it's Henan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, or Hunan, it's all some rookies.

Then, when the Hubei New Army was trying to expand their sphere of influence in all directions. The two forces that were close together, the Beiyang Army and the Black Dragon Society, quickly reached a reconciliation. Although they fought a game in the middle, but both sides had scruples, and it became a better choice to turn around and annex other weak forces first.

The Black Dragon Society chose to develop in the northwest direction, apparently intending to enter Shanxi, and it is very likely that Mongolia will be in the bag. The choice of the Beiyang Army was to develop southward, and their horseshoe had already entered Jiangsu and Henan, and also incorporated a group of green battalions outside the Guan.

According to reliable sources, Yuan Shikai also borrowed a large amount of money and is vigorously organizing and training a new army. I don't know what happened to Handan, but it is said that several local garrisons have been set up. Zhang Zhidong woke up from the dream of the first person in the south, and if it continues to develop like this, it will not take two years for both the Beiyang Army and the Black Dragon Society in Handan to far surpass his Hubei New Army in strength.

What should he do in this situation? What can be done to keep this foundation in Hubei from being annexed by the aggressive Beiyang Army? It stands to reason that he has invested too much energy in Hubei and built a lot of factories, which should still be very promising. Previously, he even had plans to build a large steel plant. Now it seems that if you want not to be swallowed up by the evil neighbors in the north, you will have to develop even more rapidly.

However, in this way, he ran into another problem.

In the land of China, the idea of great unification is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that no matter which force wants to annex the world and unify the four seas. Even if you only think about separating one side in your heart, you have to show ambition, otherwise, those talents under your command who have a little pursuit will go to the master.

Why can the Black Dragon Club gather talents with big votes? Well, that's because they're very good at fighting, and they've won foreign wars, which gives them a good reputation. Why is there an endless stream of internal talents in the Beiyang Army? Of course, there are reasons for investing a lot of money before, but it is also related to Yuan Shikai's obvious ambition to unify the world.

In the land of China, it is not possible to live a small life behind closed doors. Reunification is the trend, and division is unpopular. But what if there is no talent? Zhang Zhidong was very troubled by this.

In the end, his solution is to use his strengths to deal with the current dangerous situation. Therefore, he wants to use political means to solve the current dilemma. Just when he and Yuan Shikai were chatting with a telegram. South........ Something went on further south.

Mr. Sun Wen, who had wandered in Europe and the United States for several years, landed in Guangzhou.........

And then, there were all sorts of war of words. Everyone is an old fox, and no one wants to play with anyone. No matter how bad the people in the League are, they still have a political slogan. No soldiers, no money, no fear, this is a new era, with a different way of playing.

Originally, Sun Wen's slogan was "Drive out the Tartars and restore China." Founded the Republic of China, equal land rights. Now that the Qing Dynasty has been suspended, it is natural that there are only two sentences of "equal land rights and the establishment of the Republic of China".

The Manchurians near the Gyeonggi region were killed one by one in the great turmoil that spread to the north, and then they were killed, and they all died almost. The remaining remnants either fled to the concession, or collectively changed their ethnic composition and turned themselves into Han Chinese.

For example, Gui Sanye and others will no longer talk about how their ancestors were. Now I am working honestly in Handan City to receive a salary. There are also those who are okay, such as those who have resisted the foreign coalition together, and they can also get some positions such as police and junior officers of the local garrison.

It's a little better, that's Zai Yi and others. Out of the consideration of buying horse bones, and because Zai Yi was really pitted too badly, His Excellency Lin Mengchu, the Black Dragon King, had a rare kindness and let him invest in some factories and import and export companies. Don't want him to participate in the operation, just invest some money in it and sit and wait for dividends.

Out of some bad taste, the girl also gave Zai Yi the title of a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and asked him to be responsible for compiling the history of the Qing Dynasty. Zai Yi has nothing to do with such an arrangement, although he used to be above 10,000 people under one person, but now isn't the Qing Dynasty all dead? It's not bad that the remnants of the previous dynasty can get such an ending.

Probably because of some abnormal mental conditions after his son's death, Zai Yi seized the opportunity to write a Qing history manuscript and wantonly attacked Cixi and other Manchu princes and nobles. Usually, he also publishes articles in some local tabloids in Handan to expose the corrupt behavior of the upper class of the Manchurians, saying that they often play unsheltered conventions on the beach, and there are also Haitian feasts and the like.

This kind of crazy behavior even Chen Cheng was sideways. He said to the girl in private: "Isn't that Zaiyi's behavior suspicious?" Even if you want to prove that you have drawn a clear line with the past, you don't need to find them so black, right? Look, what kind of Cixi eats three cows, two pigs and other things in one meal, this *** Cixi is not a monster, where can she eat so much? ”

"This is not bad," Lin Mengchu said disapprehantly: "He also wrote about Cixi's big winter asking the guards to jump into Daming Lake to catch bracelets, that one is even more outrageous." But the common people like to listen to these nonsense stories, so his column is quite popular. ”

"Forget it, I don't understand what they think anyway. And these local natives too, probably we can't even think of going with them. ”

"Speaking of the local natives," Lin Mengchu said, "What do you think we will do when we attack Shanxi next year, how about letting Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi play as the strikers?" ”

"Well, Yan Xishan can say that Fu Zuoyi probably can't be a striker to attack Shanxi."

"Why?" Miss Lin's eyes widened, "Could it be that he can't take refuge in Beiyang?" ”

"Well, although it's a different world, Fu Zuoyi in this world is only seven years old now." Chen Cheng spread his hands, "I really don't think a seven-year-old child can play any role. ”

"...........", the girl was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Yan Xishan's words, he is preparing to go to Japan to study military affairs, but now that we are stronger than Japan........ Hey, wait, if you talk about it like that, then what Guo Songling, Jiang Dengxuan and the like, won't they go to Japan to study? ”

"I think if you really want to study military affairs, it's better for the army to go to Germany, and the navy to go to England."

"Eh, because you're a German fan?"

"No, I'm not a German fan, I just hate Japan."

"Actually, there are a lot of interesting things in Japan..........

"Artists and gentlemen, for example?"

"..........." (To be continued.) )