Jinan, Shandong, Governor's Mansion, Yuan Shikai has received three orders from Wang Jundao to him, namely Cixi's edict, Guangxu's holy decree, and the order of the Military Aircraft Department, all of which are to ask Yuan Shikai for guilt.

The reason for the guilt is very simple, the Eight-Nation Coalition captured Tianjin, invaded Yanjing, Shandong is the closest to Zhili Province, and was almost the first to receive the order of King Qin, but it did not send a single soldier from beginning to end, you must know that in Shandong, it is the right army of Wuwei, it is part of the Wuwei Army, it is the armed force guarding Gyeonggi, but it ignores the safety of Gyeonggi, which is a blatant disobedience to the edict of the Queen Mother, the holy decree of Guangxu, and the order of the Military Aircraft Department.

The three orders are not only to ask for the guilt, but also to say the way to deal with Yuan Shikai, of course, the way to deal with it is very euphemistic, that is, Yuan Shikai has worked hard in the past, although he did not send troops to the king this time, but there are other reasons, but the blatant disobedience to the holy decree and the edict led to the almost fall of Yanjing, Cixi and Guangxu were almost captured by foreign soldiers, even if there are extenuating circumstances, it is difficult to escape the responsibility, according to the discretionary discussion, it was decided to appoint Yuan Shikai as the deputy general of Ili.

Yuan Shikai read these three orders from beginning to end countless times, until he memorized almost all the orders word for word, and then sat on the chair.

In fact, Yuan Shikai has been deeply concerned about the situation in the Zhili area, especially the Beijing-Tianjin area, and thought that things would develop in the direction he expected, that is, the Qing court was defeated by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the Beijing-Tianjin region was completely eroded.

Unexpectedly, a dragon and tiger army appeared out of thin air, completely disrupting his deployment, not only repelling the coalition forces in Yanjing, but also controlling Yanjing as quickly as possible.

Because of the threat of the Tiger Army in the southeast of Shandong, Yuan Shikai after getting Yanjing to be controlled by the Dragon and Tiger Army, he thought hard about countermeasures, and has been in a dilemma, after careful calculation and estimation, he concluded that although the Dragon and Tiger Army occupied Yanjing, it was impossible to really control Yanjing, because the Dragon and Tiger Army had to face at least two direct threats, one was the internal Manchu Qing, and the other was the external coalition army.

Even if you take a step back, the Dragon and Tiger Army is really powerful, but if you want to completely gain a foothold in Yanjing, which has been ruled by the Qing court for more than two hundred years, and defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance, it is completely impossible to do more than half a year, and during this period, the Dragon and Tiger Army will definitely go through the most difficult period.

Yuan Shikai originally planned to wait, and when the Dragon Tiger Army reached this difficult trough, he would make another move, but he didn't expect that the Dragon Tiger Army once again "disappointed" him.

In just one month, the Dragon and Tiger Army purged almost all the Manchu forces in Yanjing and launched an attack on the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Yuan Shikai originally thought that the Dragon and Tiger Army was seeking his own death, but what surprised him was that the Dragon and Tiger Army triumphed all the way, and in less than half a month, it not only completely defeated the Eight-Nation Alliance, but also recovered the lost Tianjin.

Now the Dragon and Tiger Army, with the power of victory and the myth of undefeated, has been thoroughly rooted in the hearts of the people in the entire Beijing-Tianjin region.

Yuan Shikai knew very well that if the Eight-Nation Alliance failed, the next target of the Dragon and Tiger Army would definitely be himself, but he didn't expect this day to come so quickly, and it was so unbelievable to him, he never expected it to appear in such a way.

He read the three orders countless times, and couldn't find anything to refute, and the person who wrote the order counted almost any excuse he could find, so that he couldn't find any opportunity at all, it seemed that his deputy general Ili could no longer shirk, and the right army of Wuwei, which he had spent nearly a year building up in Shandong, could not be taken away, and only his five hundred personal guards could be taken away.

Because the Wuwei Right Army was the armed force of Gongwei Gyeonggi, how could it be brought to Xinjiang Province? Moreover, the three orders have made it very clear that because Yuan Shikai led the right army of Wuwei to ignore Gyeonggi when he was in danger in Gyeonggi, he had removed his right to command the right army of Wuwei.

Although the deputy general of Yili was nominally to assist the Ili general Chang Gung in charge of the military and political affairs of the western areas of Xinjiang Province such as Ili and Tacheng, in fact, the area was mixed, various ethnic minorities lived together, and the Han people accounted for only a small part, coupled with the sparse population, the harsh climate, the extremely backward agriculture, commerce, and industry, and the inconvenient transportation, making him the deputy general of Ili was tantamount to sending him from the governor of Shandong to the frontier to work as a coolie.

Yuan Shikai knew very well that when he received these three orders, there would definitely be corresponding rumors in northern Shandong, and he didn't think that people who could command the Dragon and Tiger Army to defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance would not think of this.

Therefore, once he disobeys his orders, he will be greeted by the attack of the Dragon and Tiger Army, and the Dragon and Tiger Army is famous and dignified to crusade against him, and he does not think that his tens of thousands of horses can defeat the Dragon and Tiger Army.

Just kidding, the front army of Wuwei, the rear army of Wuwei, the middle army of Wuwei, the left army of Wuwei, the army of Qinwang in various provinces, the Boxers, etc., were all defeated by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and the Eight-Nation Alliance Army was defeated by the Dragon and Tiger Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Dragon and Tiger Army is strong, which can be seen.

Although there are now nearly 100,000 people in his armed guard right army, there are only more than 20,000 people who can really be called elite soldiers, and the remaining 70,000 people have only been recruited and recruited through various methods in the past half a year or so, and their training is insufficient, and their weapons and equipment are extremely poor.

As for the combat effectiveness of more than 20,000 elites, it is not necessarily much stronger than the Wuwei Front Army, the Wuwei Middle Army, the Wuwei Rear Army, and the Wuwei Left Army.

Rather than being exterminated by the Dragon and Tiger Army, becoming' After all, General Ili is a feudal official at the same level as the nine governors of the Manchu Dynasty, and the rank of the deputy general of Ili is not only slightly lower than that of the governors of the provinces, but when the time comes, as long as he uses a little means to overthrow the Ili general, and the governor of the province in charge of the eastern part of the province, he will be able to completely control the military of the entire western part of the province, although the population of the province is sparse, but the hell is vast, if he can get the support of Russia, then there will be no opportunity in the future。

After making up his mind, Yuan Shikai began to think about how to explain to his cronies that if he wants to develop in Xinjiang Province, one of the indispensable items is talent, and his subordinates have now gathered a large number of military and political talents, as long as they can be brought to Xinjiang Province, even if they can't take the army, there is no problem, after all, the army is formed by talents.

Yuan Shikai believes that he can set up a team of nearly 100,000 people in Shandong in just half a year, and as long as he is given enough time, he can also raise a team in Xinjiang Province.

And he also believes that at least in three years, it is impossible for the Dragon and Tiger Army to get involved in Xinjiang Province, and three years is enough for him to train a strong army that really belongs to him, not an army in Shandong that does not have much sense of belonging to him.

Where did Yuan Shikai know, Wang Jundao thought of these and then sent him to Xinjiang Province as the deputy general of Ili, if the deputy general wants to take the position, he must first kill the general, even if he Yuan Shikai is capable, it is not a day or two can do it, and when Yuan Shikai has the opportunity to overthrow the Ili general Chang Gung, it will definitely take a period of time to consolidate his position, recuperate, and finally develop.

And what Wang Jundao wants is Yuan Shikai's development in Xinjiang Province, and the better the development, the happier he is, if there is the support of Russia, it will be better, when Yuan Shikai develops in Xinjiang Province, he will have already developed well, he can wave his troops to the west, directly sit and collect Yuan Shikai's fruits, if possible, and then drive him west, let him help him expand the territory, and when the time is ripe, then go to 'receive'.

Of course, Yuan Shikai would not know Wang Jundao's thoughts, if he did, he was afraid that even if he risked all his net worth, he would fight Wang Jundao to the death in Shandong, at this time, he was thinking about how to pull away as many talents as possible under his command.

Before Yuan Shikai could think of the best way, a personal guard captain came to report urgently: "Dashuai, Mr. Xu and his family are missing. ”

Yuan Shikai was shocked when he heard this, he was still planning how to bring as many talents under his command as possible to Xinjiang Province, but he didn't expect to be absent now, Xu Shichang is not only his sworn brother, but also his chief staff, although the two have differences in political opinions, but Xu Shichang's disappearance is equivalent to making him really break his arm.

Yuan Shikai stared at the captain of the guard, and said in a dignified voice: "What the hell is going on? Be clear. ”

was stared at by Yuan Shikai, the captain of the guard was like sitting on pins and needles, and hurriedly said: "In the morning, Mr. Xu accompanied Mrs. Xu and Miss Xu to visit Qianfoshan and Daming Lake, and the guards all knew that Mr. Xu liked to go out with his family, so he didn't suspect too much, but until noon, he didn't see Mr. Xu come back, and the four guards who protected Mr. Xu did not come back to report, and the guards in the house went out to look for it, but they searched for a long time, and searched the entire Jinan City, but they couldn't find any trace of Mr. Xu and his family, and even the four guards were nowhere to be found. Marshal, do you want to notify the Jinan battalion and ask the army to help find it? ”

When Yuan Shikai heard this, he couldn't help but think that Xu Shichang's adopted daughter Xu Qingyun was still missing, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Forget it, let him go, if he was kidnapped by someone, he can disappear without a trace in half a day, and it is useless to send more people to find it, and if he left by himself, then there is no need to look for it, because even if he finds it, he will leave again." ”