1908 Far East Maniac Chapter 237 (Part I)

However, Xie Tai had no intention of getting involved in the dispute between the north and the south. But I see it in front of me. This Nanjing is more chaotic than Shanghai and Wuhan. Stay here for an extra day. Those machines and equipment bought from the United States are more dangerous. So after discussing a few words with Feng Ru in a whisper. The two decided that it would be better to get out of here as soon as possible.

"Mr. Mo. Your suggestion just now is very good, if the British ** ship can go to Wuhan as soon as possible. We can work with you...... Those machines and planes must be loaded on board in your name. Xie Tai said to Morrison.

Morrison smiled and agreed. And the conditions were prescribed: "Two are aircraft specialists." And to go to Wuhan. Now the Republican Army attaches great importance to aircraft. If you go to Wuhan. They're going to buy your plane. They might even hire you to serve them! If that's the case. I hope that the two will be able to introduce me to the relevant officials of the IRA. I'm going to do an interview. I wonder if the two of you are willing? ”

Xie Tai agreed without thinking about it. Isn't it just an interview? It's a big deal to bring this foreigner directly to the Republican Army's current affairs propaganda committee. Over there. He can interview as much as he wants.

A few people were trading on the side of the road. Not far away, the party was still fighting.

The soldiers on both sides were mixed. The young men who were scattered saw this. Some of the brave ones stopped. Pick up the guy from the side of the street. Turn around and join the warband. The scene is getting more and more chaotic. From time to time someone falls. Those who didn't fall scolded while beating. South-to-North Tune. No one knows what the other party is scolding. "Smack!" “”

Two crisp gunshots. The chaos on the street was finally over. The brawler gradually stopped. Look in the direction where the shot came.

A young officer with a delicate face was standing on a table on the road. He carries a leather bag in his left hand. The right hand was raised above the head, and a revolver in his hand was still bubbling blue.

The two were put by this officer. And at the moment. Behind him. There were also a dozen officers in the same costume standing. Neither of them were belted. Seems to be out and about. Judging by the military uniform. They are clearly not the Beiyang Army either.

"Stop it! Haven't the civil war been fought enough by the Chinese fighting the Chinese? If you don't agree with each other, you will stick to each other. And what is the difference with banditry? ”

The officer raised his pistol. shouted loudly. Then jump off the table. He handed the purse to an officer behind him. Put your hand back in the holster. Striding towards the scene of the fight.

"It's Deputy Commander Xiong!"

"Commander Bear! Commander Bear is coming! ”……

A group of soldiers who came after that came out of the crowd. He threw the weapon in his hand and rushed over to intercept the young officer. A handful of tears and a handful of snot poured bitter water. Pour out grievances and grievances to the fullest. The marching youths also gathered around. The crowd is also gossiping.

"Yuan Shikai wants to be disarmed. Why don't you cut Beiyang? Just cut our Southern Revolutionary Army? ”

"Anyway, we have also contributed to the revolution. Why did he Yuan Shikai unload the mill and kill the donkey? During the siege of Jiangning. We've also fired guns. Let's come out and be soldiers. It's just to be a soldier for so many years. In addition to being able to carry a gun to fight. There is no craftsmanship at all. Disarmament and no severance pay. Without the army, we will starve to death. If you don't want to starve, you can only become bandits. ”

"We're not one of those parties. Anyway, we are also the new army of Fujian and Zhejiang. It's about disarmament. should also be cut first, those will be the party and the green forest, just say that Xu Baoshan, the salt lord in northern Jiangsu, he was born as a bandit. Why didn't he lay off his soldiers and instead sealed the town guard? Our revolutionary fathers have been laid off. Even the officers and soldiers drove out of the camp. Yuan Shikai did so. How to convince people to take it orally? ”

"We all know Yuan Shikai's abacus. He was afraid that he would not be able to control the Southern Revolutionary Army and wanted to cut off dissidents. We can't say yes! We must carry out the revolution to the end! Huang Xing, Yuan Shikai. The alliance will be afraid of Yuan Shikai, but our recovery will not be afraid of Yuan Shikai! This revolution was provoked by our Liberation Society. It's a big deal, let's go to Hubei to join the Republican Army, but Commander-in-Chief Zhao is a member of the Restoration Society. I won't starve to death. ”

"In the past, the Qing court engaged in diplomacy. At least there is a clear stream overseer. If a traitorous treaty is signed. The clear stream can also be on the dredging one. Scolding. I didn't see the emperor of the Qing court beating them with sticks. It's good now. The republic is republican. The emperor has fallen. The president went up. But we're just handing out flyers on the streets. Shout slogans. As a result, he was beaten by the stick of the Beiyang Army. How can this president be more domineering than the emperors of the past? ”

"Yuan Shikai is engaged in a fake republic. We can't say yes! We must carry the revolution through to the end! Let's make a real republic! ”

……

The soldiers are scolding. Learning is also scolding. Everybody's face was indignant. I can't wait to find out President Yuan. Question one.

The young officer who had fired the shot raised his hand. Waved vigorously. shouted: "Comrades. Ladies and gentlemen, Mostly quiet! The officers and men of the revolutionary army need not be in a hurry. Isn't disarmament just a motion that hasn't been cut yet? Don't make trouble, everyone. Now zhèngfǔ is in financial difficulty. We revolutionary soldiers also have to share our worries. Disarmament. The republic zhèngfǔ will also find a way out for everyone. Now each is doing a big job. I can't be a soldier anymore. You can also go to jǐng chama. As for the representations on rì. Self-existence zhèngfǔ to do. As for whether it is done well or not. It also has its own public opinion. You shouldn't fight in any case. ”

The officer's words temporarily suppressed the anger of the crowd. Help the soldiers go their separate ways. Separate sides of the street face each other. The marching youths also stepped aside. But the weapon in his hand was not thrown. The wounded on both sides were also carried down

A middle-aged officer walked out of the Northern Army. Stand still before the young man." Didn't salute either. Just glanced at each other. He asked, "Where is this brother?" These people are your hands |? Lead them back quickly. Our ministry is being ordered to crush the mob. Join forces with the mob against zhèngfǔ. You can't afford to be charged. ”

The young officer pulled out a document from his uniform. Handed it over. said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Contemptible Xiong Chengji." He is currently the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition. As for the "mob" you are talking about. The contemptible didn't see it. I saw only a group of patriotic youths expressing their opinions on the street. Now the republic has been established. They took to the streets to distribute leaflets. There was no robbery. He didn't hit anyone. How can it be called a "mob"? ”

The Beiyang officer looked at the documents. Snorted coldly: "Shout down President Yuan." This alone is an unforgivable sin. Do you have to wait for them to go to the presidential palace and set fire to the mob? Chief Xiong's southern expedition is hard. Since you have returned home, you don't have to worry about it. ”

"Contemptible people are not homecoming. Man is on duty. Passing through the expensive ones. I saw that there was military infighting. Nature has to be managed. And. This is no idle business. ”

Xiong Chengji pointed to the injured youth. said: "Do you have a warrant for beating these students?" If there is no warrant. It is a violation of military discipline. Now the building ** has not been disbanded. I am still the deputy commander-in-chief of Jian**. The Beiyang Army is also under construction. You're just a small squad officer. I'm your boss. Now I order your troops to immediately regroup and return to camp! ”

The Beiyang officer was stunned when he heard this. Xiong Chengji: Although this is a bit tricky, he really can't find a basis for refutation. At present, China's armed forces in the north and south are unified into the construction sequence. The supreme commander is President Yuan Shikai. Bei Huangxing and others were senior officers second only to Yuan Shikai. According to the iron law of the army that subordinates obey their superiors. Xiong Chengji is indeed qualified to give orders to him. Merely. Nothing like this has ever been heard of before. In the end, obey this order or not. Rather, let it be hesitant.

After thinking about it, this stable Beiyang officer still decided not to risk his future. Besides, beating these young people was a verbal order from the boss, where was the warrant? So. He decided to go down this step

The Beiyang officer saluted. Xiong Chengji's ID back. said: "Since the chief is willing to vouch for these mobs and despicable people, let them go." However, if you dare to make trouble in the future, you will destroy the prestige of the president. All the officers and men of our Beiyang Army will not agree! ”

Xiong Chengji returned to the Beiyang Army and returned to the camp. The soldiers of the Southern Revolutionary Army did not leave immediately. Instead, they surrounded Xiongji. Continue to complain.

"Don't talk about it, everybody. I know all of your difficulties. It is not only your new army in Fujian and Zhejiang that will be laid off this time. The new army in Guangdong and Hunan was also among those who were laid off. Don't scold Huang Xing. He is also a good woman, and it is difficult to cook without rice. The southern provinces are now in extreme financial difficulty. The South Expedition has not been paid full pay for two months. The army is also endless. Do you think that we revolutionaries are willing to disband the army? Xiong Chengji motioned for everyone to be quiet. Explain it painstakingly. But from the heart. He was also very disgusted by the disarmament. For old-fashioned characters like Yuan Shikai. He had no confidence.

Xiong Chengji opened the Guangxi front a few days ago. Huang Xing was ordered to report to the north. But when he took a boat to Shanghai, he knew that Yuan Shikai's mansion intended to be disarmed. This is a request for comments from all parties. So Xiong Chengji and Huang Xing teased them in Shanghai. Ask the revolutionary party for instructions. After receiving the order of the Liberation Society, Xiong Chengji left Shanghai. Rushed to Wuhan with a telegram from Tao Chengzhang. Go to meet with Zhao Bei, commander-in-chief of the Republican Army. But when they got to Nanjing, the steamer was requisitioned by the Beiyang Army. The trip was delayed.

On the issue of disarmament. The interests of Zhao Bei and the interests of the Restoration Society are basically the same. This time, Yuan Shikai disarmed under the guise of rectifying the military system. Hubei's revolutionary army was also among those cut. In the disarmament program. Yuan Shikai zhèngfǔ gave - the establishment of the army division. Other words. If the IRA agrees to disarmament. So. There are only more than 20,000 descendants left under the command of the north.

In order to force the Southern Revolutionary Army to disarm. Shikai has made it clear that the various armies zhèngfǔ. Stop expanding the army. In addition, the various bureaus and customs offices were asked to stop disbursing funds to the army in the south. The southern provinces ordered that the army should not raise funds on its own. This move in turn led to a conflict of interests with the gentry group. Some monarchists take advantage of this contradiction to fish in troubled waters. Crowding out the revolutionaries. Got the power of the party. Fang's situation is a little out of control.

If the United Republican Army puts pressure together. Maybe you can force Yuan Shikai to pay his military salary. Solve the urgent needs of the revolutionary army in the south. If there is enough military pay. Disarmament is not a problem at all. Raise troops and disarm. In the end, it is a financial issue. The Republican Army sits in Hubei, Sichuan. There is also Sichuan salt and high profits. The issue of military salaries is not big. For Yuan Shikai's orders can be disobeyed. But the Restoration Society and the Alliance did not have that kind of confidence. Yuan Shikai said that he would lay off their soldiers. They don't even have the slightest capital to resist.

What's even more infuriating. This disarmament. Yuan Shikai only cut the southern army. However, the Beiyang Army was not among the layoffs. It's just favoritism. Although Yuan Shikai's excuse was that the Southern Revolutionary Army was mostly a rabble. But in the eyes of the revolutionaries. Yuan Shikai's move was to weaken the power of the revolutionary party.

Unite with the Republican Army to resist Yuan Shikai's disarmament action of favoring one over the other. This is the main purpose of Xiong Chengji's trip to Wuhan.