"Marshal, war has always been a catalyst for new technologies, and I think this unprecedented scale of European warfare must also be the same, the combination of artillery and internal combustion engines, that is, it can obtain powerful attack power, and it can also have a strong mobile surname, which is an inevitable trend in the future, but now this weapon is still very immature, and it is not enough to change the way of war."

"Brother Baili's eyes are indeed keen, we are a rising country, so we must work technological change, only in this way can we surpass the powers, but this quality of weapons may not make the French willing to pay for it, but also increase the reliable surname!"

At this time, good news also came from Guizhou, Liu Xianshi's subordinates were completely defeated, Liu Xianshi was electrified to go to the field, and the Guangdong army's Longjiguang Department was also completely defeated, and the internal hidden dangers of protecting [***] were eliminated, and soon the soldiers pointed to Wuhan and Hanyang again.

At this time, Duan Qirui also received a report from Xu Shuzheng, in which Xu Shuzheng gave a lot of introduction to Sichuan's strength, pointed out that the current situation of the Beiyang Army could not compete at all, and also emphasized the point of view of participating in the war to save the country, so that Duan Qirui could make up his mind as soon as possible and take Yuan Shikai, otherwise the situation of Beiyang would only become more and more dangerous.

Duan Qirui also attaches great importance to Xu Shuzheng's opinion, he also knows that Xu Shuzheng is a very proud figure, there are not many people in his eyes, it is rare to be able to praise Sichuan's actions so much, and it also shows the strength of Sichuan's opponent, Duan Qirui immediately made a judgment and began to step up contact with powerful factions in various places.

An undercurrent is constantly surging in Yanjing, Xinhua Palace is the center of this undercurrent, Yuan Shikai, the emperor who has just been in office for more than two months, is old at this time, he has no energy to take care of the concubines, he is not jealous, and he has no energy to deal with the powers, how can the old Yuan not understand the painstaking planning for so long, and the majority of those who support him as the emperor, how can he become a loner in a blink of an eye, not only the southwest opposes himself, but even the Beiyang generals around him are all against him, Those who are loyal to themselves are a bunch of incompetent people, and they are simply useless.

Old Yuan Jianxiong's life, at this time, Lao Yuan suddenly found that he had taken the most wrong move, consumed the prestige accumulated in his life, and was also saddled with a thousand years of infamy, the bright dragon robe, the bright dragon chair in Lao Yuan's eyes became hideous and terrifying, and the golden dragon on it seemed to be about to completely tear Yuan Shikai apart with its teeth and claws.

Old Yuan suddenly felt suffocated, his face flushed, at this time, the eldest prince Yuan Keding and Yang Du came to the main hall one after another, just saw Yuan Shikai's face in pain, they hurriedly called a doctor, and finally let Yuan Shikai return to normal, Yuan Keding saw his father like this on the side, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart, the old Yuan called the emperor The eldest prince did not make a small contribution, what he most longed for was to become the prince, and he could inherit the great treasure in the future, and also reign in the world, but now this situation makes Yuan Keding look very frightened.

Lao Yuan didn't want to look at this son at this time, but looked at Yang Du: "Mr. Huizi, if there is any bad news, tell me about it, I want to open it, I can hold it!" ”

Yang Du saw Lao Yuan's miserable face, and his heart was also sour, "Your Majesty, the protector [***] has surrounded Wuchang and Hanyang, Lu Rongting of Liangguang also sent troops to attack Fujian, and Sun Wen's people and horses also ran to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai to make waves!" ”

Speaking of this, Yang Du stopped, and saw that Yuan Shikai had not changed, on the contrary, there was a trace of a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: "Huizi, these are small things, you tell me the truth, are those people below already secretly communicating with Qiao Yu and want to let the old man step down?" ”

"Your Majesty Mingjian, Xu Shuzheng has gone to Yucheng, it is said that Qiao Yu has promised that as long as you can abdicate, Sichuan will strike without a fight, support Beiyang rule, and support the central political axe to participate in the European war!"

"Duan Zhiquan agreed?" Lao Yuan asked again, and Yang Du nodded: "Duan Qirui has already contacted the Beiyang generals everywhere, but I'm afraid that there will be results soon!" ”

"Zhiquan is still too tender, Qiao Jiazaburo is scheming and far-sighted, we old-fashioned characters can't compare, Zhiquan is only afraid that Beiyang will be buried if it goes on like this, but these are not old men can manage it!" Yuan Shikai's tone was suddenly extremely gloomy, and he looked at Yang Du, his eyes were very eager: "Mr. Huizi, do you think I can still return to Huanshang Village?" I want to be a fisherman! ”

The desolate and sour meaning in Lao Yuan's words was almost that the listener cried, the listener was sad, and Yuan Keding on the side was suddenly heartbroken, his father had no ambition, and his prince was completely out of play.

"Father, don't say that, there are loyal soldiers to you, Zhang Jingyao of Wuchang has sent a telegram, he swore to live and die with Wuchang City, Wu Xiangzhen, Li Shanzhi two mixed brigades also rushed to Wuchang, there are 50,000 soldiers, Feng Guozhang in Nanjing also said that he would send troops to support, in addition, the minister said Zhiyi came to visit several times, saying that when necessary, he would send troops to help his father, you must not be discouraged!"

"Son, get out of here!" After Yuan Shikai heard his son mention Zhiyi, he immediately became angry in his chest, and kicked Yuan Keding on the shoulder fiercely, kicking the eldest prince out of the first class.

"Bastard, until now you still think about yourself, your father is persecuted by me today, if you don't have 21 articles for your father, you won't be discredited, you won't be in a hurry to be the emperor, and you won't fall into this step, I want to kill my father, I want to harm China!"

The black clouds of Yanjing City overwhelmed the city, Sichuan was a good scenery at this time, all battlefields were victorious, Zhang Bailin succeeded as the governor of Guizhou, and most of Guizhou fell into the hands of Qiao Yu, although Cai Yi still tried his best to protect his own interests, but Yunnan still had to rely on Sichuan's financial resources, so Cai Ye had no practical way, it seemed that Duan Qirui was about to agree to force Yuan Shikai to abdicate, Sichuan was about to usher in the most important development opportunity, and the joy in Qiao Yu's heart was naturally indescribable.

Just three days ago, there was good news on the battlefield of the northern front, Liu Xiang and Chen Shufan reached an agreement, the Sichuan army officially took over the entire Hanzhong region, and the cavalry division led by Liu Yunhong also invaded the territory of Gansu, marching all the way and occupying Tianshui.

The situation of Zhang Guangjian, the governor of Gansu, was extremely critical, the battle into Sichuan, Zhang Guangjian's descendants lost a lot, in the hurry to escape, most of his subordinates scattered, and because Zhang Guangjian supported Yuan Shikai as emperor, he lost all his prestige, Hui, the clan warlords were also dissatisfied with his rule, especially Ma Anliang, his subordinates were used as cannon fodder by Zhang Guangjian, and the huge casualties made Ma Anliang feel distressed, but Zhang Guangjian's subordinates also suffered a lot of losses, and they had lost the ability to suppress the forces of all parties, so Ma Anliang fled back to Gansu, On the one hand, he contacted all parties to prepare for the expulsion of Zhang Guangjian.

Zhang Guangjian is now sitting on pins and needles, regretting it more than once, and after Shaanxi and Shanxi read the power, the connection between Gansu and Yanjing was also cut off, and he could not get the support of Beiyang, and his position was even more unstable.

"Governor, someone is coming!" When Zhang Guangjian was at a loss, he suddenly heard that someone came to visit, and he was a little surprised, and when he took the business card, Zhang Guangjian was even more shocked, it turned out that the name card said that Zhou Lang, a trade consultant of Sichuan Investment Company, was actually a person sent by Sichuan, and now the two sides are at war, how could they send someone to come, isn't it to negotiate, so Zhang Guangjian hurriedly asked his subordinates to invite the other party in.

Zhou Lang is not very old, just in his early twenties, he is the first batch of students of Sichuan University, the status of Sichuan University is getting higher and higher, industrial development, for science and engineering, economy and trade, law and other talent gap is becoming more and more serious, these college students are all regarded as treasures, have signed contracts before graduation, and even got salaries, becoming a well-deserved pride of the sky, and later generations of peers are very different.

However, Zhou Lang is an exception among these people, he only studied at Sichuan University for a year and a half, and then he took the initiative to drop out, relying on less than 100 yuan of capital to help buy agricultural products, and soon took advantage of the convenience of the First World War, his wealth skyrocketed, and soon became a millionaire, and then cooperated with the Sichuan Investment Bank, participated in the development of coal mines in Guizhou, and made a lot of profits, this time he also came to Lanzhou with a mission to visit Zhang Guangjian.

"Governor Zhang, I heard that your life is not very good, so I came to you, hoping to solve your problems."

Zhang Guangjian is a provincial official, how can he look at a young businessman in his eyes, not to mention that he is still ashamed to help himself, he really doesn't know whether he lives or dies.

"Hmph, as the ruler of a province, everything is fine, you don't need to worry about it!"

"Governor Zhang, soon you will not be the governor of Gansu, and you really don't hide it [***] think that you are Yuan Shikai's lackey, and you are about to raise troops to crusade against Gansu, not only that, Ma Anliang and others will also drive you down, you won't be able to sit on this throne for long!"

"Who the hell are you, were you sent by Qiao Yu?"

"Zhang Dudu, I am a businessman in Sichuan, but I can help you solve the current predicament, and I can also keep your position!"

Zhang Guangjian gradually calmed down, knowing that the other party must have been sent by Qiao Yu, since Qiao Yu was willing to talk to him, it meant that he still had the value of use, so Zhang Guangjian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Say, if you have any requests, as long as you can accept them, I will agree!"

"It's very simple, this is a Gansu development contract, as long as you sign it, Sichuan will do its best to keep your position as the governor!"

Gansu is not a rich province, but Gansu has a huge attraction for Qiao Yu, mainly because of Gansu's attractive natural resources, Gansu's nickel ore reserves account for more than 60% of the country, nickel occupies an important position in the military industry, is the main raw material for the production of high nickel alloy steel, the production of guns, warships, and various industrial equipment are inseparable from nickel, Sichuan is now producing a large number of arms and weapons, relying on the supply of Sichuan Limahe nickel ore, but the scale of this nickel mine is too small, It is not enough to support the further development of the military industry, so it has become an inevitable choice to take the Jinchuan nickel mine in Gansu Province.