Chapter 64: The Storm (4)
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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the flag at the gate of the Chengnan Advisory Bureau was unfurled, and the red and black star flags of the League and the big Han political axe flags with black characters on a white background were hung high.
On the wide steps, the newly baked Han political axe governor Pu Dianjun and deputy governor Zhu Qinglan led more than 100 new governors of various ministries and departments to make a collective appearance, waving frequently in the orchestral music played by the military band, attracting tens of thousands of people in the audience to cheer the sky.
The hundreds of policemen who maintained order were sweaty and embarrassed by the tens of thousands of people watching the ceremony, shouting and firecrackers rang out, and seeing that something was about to happen if the celebration ceremony was not stopped, Xiao Yimin hurriedly squeezed behind Zhu Qinglan, the deputy governor, and Yang Wei, the new police director, to remind him.
Zhu Qinglan and Yang Wei, who were shocked, shouted and screamed, and the military and political dignitaries hurriedly ended the celebration.
More than 100 governors returned to the council hall with a satisfied face and continued to discuss the establishment and selection of political power in each county.
This meeting was different from the previous election of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Ministers of the various departments, and there were nearly 200 people present, who did not contribute to the victory of the revolution? Who doesn't have three relatives and six relatives? In particular, a group of industrialists and capitalists, in the six-month-long road protection movement, they contributed the most money and the greatest effort, and naturally they have to make up for it, even if they can't be high-ranking officials such as governors, department heads, ministers, etc., can't they even be county magistrates?
In the blink of an eye, the entire council hall was like a street market, with noise, questioning, and scolding one after another, and there was almost no humble gentleman to be seen, let alone a good atmosphere of politeness and harmony.
Sitting in the middle of the rostrum, Governor Pu Dianjun, Deputy Governor Zhu Qinglan, Speaker Luo Lun and others were pale and sweaty, and Yin Changheng, Minister of Military Affairs in the position of military attache on their right, looked solemn, but there was a smile in his eyes, which was interesting to watch, and he turned his head and whispered a few words to Xiao Yimin, the deputy minister of military affairs beside him.
At Yin Changheng's warm invitation, Xiao Yimin climbed with him to the high place of the city wall east of the South Gate, and the calm smile on Yin Changheng's face disappeared, he pointed to the south and east sides of the city, and asked worriedly:
"Brother Yiming, if Brother Fool's guess is correct, the South Sichuan Road Army and the East Sichuan Road Army will soon arrive, and more than 100,000 soldiers will come to the city, what should we do? What will happen to the two governors and the provincial political axe? ”
Xiao Yimin shook his head helplessly: "Little brother doesn't know, it's too late to send people to contact the rebels from all walks of life at this time, how can you say that everyone has contributed to the road protection movement, and now that the revolution has succeeded, everyone has come to the provincial capital, can't they even mix a bowl of rice?" ”
Yin Changheng stomped his feet in pain: "Hey! Under-considered, under-considered! I have long reminded that no matter what, we must first appease the rebels from all walks of life, otherwise there will definitely be problems, but the group of people sent by the League all patted their chests and said that there is no problem, because they are an organized and convicted alliance of revolutionary parties, and the revolutionaries will not harm the revolutionary interests for their own selfishness, and all the rebels are revolutionary armies under the leadership of the League, and their arrival will only strengthen the revolutionary strength and momentum! This time, it depends on how they clean up. ”
"Brother, aren't you the military commissar of the Sichuan Alliance, why don't you persuade more?" Xiao Yimin asked a little puzzled.
"Hammer Commissioner! The lungs are all blown up, if it weren't for everyone's repeated recommendations and all kinds of revolutionary truths, Lao Tzu would not have done this hammer minister at all, just now I saw their true face of fighting for power and profit, and it would have been too late to regret it, alas! ”
Yin Changheng looked very distressed, and frequently high-fived his face full of sadness.
Xiao Yimin didn't know what he was thinking, so he smiled slightly and whispered comfort: "Brother don't be so angry, the establishment of the new regime is definitely not smooth sailing, it is normal for some contradictions and chaos to appear at present, I believe that it will be slowly solved What the younger brother is worried about is the army from all walks of life, just as the brother was worried about just now, if their wishes are not satisfied, more than 100,000 or 200,000 people from all walks of life will pour into Chengdu City, I am afraid it will be even more chaotic, and it may cause great changes." ”
"That's right! It's ridiculous that those people are still arguing over the official positions of a few sesame mung beans, and all the crises finally fall on you and me. ”
Yin Changheng grabbed Xiao Yimin's arm and asked anxiously, "Brother Yiming, what is your countermeasure?" ”
Xiao Yimin shook his head: "It's difficult! If the enemy arrives, it will be simple, just hold the city gate and the city wall, it's a big deal to fight, but all the so-called 'revolutionary comrades' who come, what can the younger brother do? This matter has to be decided by the two governors, the council and the elder brother, and the younger brother will do as he is told. ”
Yin Changheng nodded heavily, suddenly thought of something, looked at Xiao Yimin and asked politely: "Brother Yiming, there is a proposal in the preparatory meeting in the past few days, whether it is the new army or the border army, my Sichuan army will be reintegrated, and three towns will be formed, that is, three army divisions, and the ranks of the Beiyang Army will be reorganized following Yuan Shaobao's example, what is your opinion?" ”
Xiao Yimin replied without hesitation: "I definitely support it, this is a matter of time or time, and it is better to be one step earlier than one step later." ”
"Good! Brother Yiming is really generous, with your opinion, a big thing can be done! It's just that Lord Zhao will ...... there" Yin Changheng won't say anything about this.
Xiao Yimin couldn't help but wonder: "The gods are mysterious, can't you just say it?" There is no problem with the teacher, since he was dismissed by the Manchu court, especially in the provinces of the country, he has the idea of removing his armor and returning to hiding, today at noon General Zhu and Speaker Luo came to my house to inform the meeting, the teacher clearly expressed his support for the new political axe, his only request is to allow the border officers and soldiers who are unwilling to continue to serve to return to their hometowns, and the rest was intended to be handed over to the younger brother to command, now that he has a comprehensive plan, of course the younger brother will focus on the overall situation, what should be done to the decision of the Supreme Council, otherwise he will not become a vacillating hypocrite? The younger brother cares a lot about his reputation. ”
Yin Changheng smiled and laughed, praised Xiao Yimin and then whispered for advice: "Brother Yiming, Brother Fool feels that the rebels from all walks of life will arrive soon, the council and the two governors are soft surnames, and they will definitely not be able to come up with a good way, at most, they will temporarily close the city gate and invite the leaders of the rebels from all walks of life to enter the city for consultation, but before that, we must not let 200,000 rebels pour into Chengdu, otherwise something will definitely happen!"
"Brother Yu will say hello to you first, our Ministry of Military Affairs must be in the front, in addition to strictly controlling the new army, relying on your Zhenzi battalion a lot, at least before the meeting has no results, the Zhenzi battalion guards the north gate and the west gate, and the other two gates are handed over to Brother Yu to be responsible, and the new army and the patrol army will jointly guard it, and there will be no chaos in Chengdu."
"Simon is not something that a younger brother can manage." Xiao Yimin hurriedly reminded.
Yin Changheng waved his hand and said confidently:
"Don't worry, I'll go and give you the order signed by the two governors later, Fengshan and his Manchurian guards have a good relationship with your brother, and the Zhenzi battalion temporarily assisted in guarding the west gate is completely forced by the situation, presumably Fengshan can understand, and after the matter is over, the whole army will be reorganized, is it possible that Fengshan still wants to stay in Sichuan to retire?"
Xiao Yimin sighed in his heart, and immediately nodded and agreed, Chengdu is where his industry is located, and hundreds of thousands of people are his fathers and villagers, so he can't let this place suffer from military rebellion.
After the two said goodbye, Xiao Yimin returned home with the guards on horseback, reported the meeting to Zhao Erfeng and presented the order of the Han political axe.
Zhao Erfeng didn't look at it, threw it aside, and directly called Xu Weiyue to discuss together, and the three of them quickly made a plan, and Xu Weiyue took the document stamped with the seal of the governor of Sichuan to personally go to the Mancheng General's Mansion to coordinate, Xiao Yimin immediately returned to the camp, mobilized troops to arrange defense, and Zhao Erfeng still returned to the governor's palace and watched the changes.
After Xiao Yimin returned to the camp in the north school field, he immediately sounded the assembly call.
Xiao Yimin stood on the review stand on the north side of the field, overlooking the two thousand brothers in front of him, his heart was surging for a while, he didn't use the microphone that had already been placed, walked to the edge of the front desk in a few steps, slowly took off his military hat, and threw it aside.
At sunset, Xiao Yimin shouted loudly in his loud voice:
"Brothers, I ask you to remember this day, November 27, 1911 in the new calendar, I, Xiao Yimin, together with my brothers, broke out of the Manchu army, from now on, everyone in our Zhenzi battalion is no longer a lackey of the Manchu Dynasty, no longer any army of political axes, we belong to ourselves, we control our own destiny, and we don't have to look at any face to live!"
The faces of the officers and soldiers in the audience were full of astonishment, and a pair of incredible eyes stared at Xiao Yimin on the stage.
Xiao Yimin continued to roar:
Brothers may ask, "Who do we really belong to?" Good! Today, Xiao Yimin, I will tell you clearly, we come from all over Sichuan, from ordinary people's families, we are born and raised by our parents, and it is my brothers and sisters and fathers and villagers who love me and love me, in a word, we come from the people, so we belong to the people and must belong to the people! Since you are a soldier and pick up a gun, you have to protect your family, protect your fathers and fellow villagers, and protect the people of the whole world!
"From today onwards, we no longer belong to anyone, everything we have belongs to the people, we are the people's army! I, Xiao Yimin, swear here: for the rest of my life, I will give priority to tens of millions of fathers and villagers in Sichuan, for all the fathers and villagers to be well fed and warmly dressed, and in order to no longer be bullied by anyone, I, Xiao Yimin, will go to the soup and die without regrets! ”
There was silence in the audience, and the officers of each team were so emotional that they could not help themselves.
It was the first time for the soldiers to see their admired and respected commander so excited, the first time they said everything for their fathers and villagers, and the first time they knew that they did not belong to the imperial court, did not belong to the political axe, but only belonged to their own fathers and villagers and the people of Sichuan.
On the high platform, Xiao Yimin took out the dagger on his waist, grabbed his long braid and returned it with a knife, and the sharp dagger easily cut the braid.
Xiao Yimin slowly raised his braids, suddenly threw them more than ten meters away, and roared hoarsely:
"Brothers, if you are willing to follow me Xiao Yimin, cut off the pig's tail at the back of your head, and if you want to keep this pig's tail, as long as you leave your weapons and equipment, I, Xiao Yimin, will give him the passage fee and send him home!"
"Your Excellency, we're going with you—"
"Whoever goes, Lao Tzu killed him!"
"Fatty, help me cut it, the heavy machine gun on Lao Tzu's back is too heavy......"
There was a lot of noise and commotion on the field, whips were thrown to the ground, and the brothers were flushed and shouted with great excitement, and not one of them left.
In less than five minutes, 2,000 braids were scattered all over the ground, the rearranged formation was even more neat, and the 2,000 officers and men stared at the platform with blazing eyes and enthusiasm, and their morale became unprecedentedly high.
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