Chapter 214: The Simple Majority (I)

"Report, Luoning was attacked by thousands of bandits, the county gentry in the city suffered heavy casualties, and the military rations were looted ()."

"Report, the Yiyang official warehouse was robbed, and more than 400 village warriors and gentry were killed."

"Report."

In the Governor's Mansion in Kaifeng, Henan, one news after another made Qi Yaolin look anxious, and his eyes focused on Zhang Zhenfang, who was sitting in the middle. Originally, he had been nominated for the vacancy of Jilin Province Governor a few years ago, but because the National Defense Army was eyeing him, Yuan Shikai was never worried about Henan, so he asked him, who had been the political envoy of Henan, to stay and help Zhang Zhenfang sort out the military and political affairs of Henan.

The general office of grain and straw logistics is a big fat difference, and the last time Hubei fought Beiyang, he only invested three towns, and he made millions up and down. This time the scale is even larger, there are more than 50,000 in Xinyang alone, and there are 20,000 or 30,000 in the township and security teams from all over the country, and now the Yi army is also here, which means that there are already 100,000 people in Henan who eat imperial grain! Grain alone costs thousands of quintals a day, and a little scraping of oil is also a few millions.

Although Henan has suffered disasters for two consecutive years, there are still three taels of oil on the ground, so he has been very fat recently, not to mention anything else, the filial piety of the people below alone is enough for 100,000 troops to eat and drink for several months.

But this fat difference went wrong because of Xiaxian (Sanmenxia), and the two battalions of the Yi army led by Zhao Qiqin were swallowed by the bandits without even a single slag left. Before he could come to his senses, within five days, Luoning and Yiyang were broken one after another, not to mention the countless deaths and injuries of the gentry and landlords in the city, the title deeds and real estate were all taken away, and the pro-Beiyang officials were killed cleanly, and what is more serious is that the military rations levied in these counties were all distributed to the hungry people by bandits.

It's a dead end!

What is military ration? That's something about the life and death of Beiyang! Now that Yuan Shikai is bedridden, Duan Qirui is eyeing him, he is already particularly eye-catching, seeing that the military columns have passed one after another during this time, if the army is defeated because of military rations, not to mention the president and the self-righteous Duan Qirui, I am afraid that this person in front of him will also pick his own skin ().

So seeing that Zhang Zhenfang didn't speak for a long time, he took the initiative to say in his heart: "I have all been humbled and failed to do a good job, and I ask you to supervise and punish him." ”

Hum! Zhang Zhenfang snorted coldly in his heart, this guy is clever and knows how to take the initiative to ask for punishment. But the robbery of military rations is a big thing, it is related to the front-line war, and a sentence of punishment can be flickered over? Quietly asked, "Do you know that the bandits did it?" ”

The calmer the questioning, the more uneasy Qi Yaolin became. Although there are many bandits in Henan, there are more than 100 bandits who can be called, but even the bandits who have been beaten to the point of being thousands of Yi soldiers have not come up with such a big deal after thinking about it.

Seeing that his face was dazed, Zhang Zhenfang had already scolded in his heart, and shouted with a cold face: "Stupid! Xiaxian County is located on the edge of the Yellow River, and further northwest is Tongguan in Shaanxi, where the bandits are all connected with the Northwest Swordsmen, who are few or more hundreds, but rarely hear of the size of several thousands. And the bandits can't get up all at once, they must have enough weapons, all from small to large, from weak to strong, but this time not only are there many people, but they are all high-headed horses, and I heard that there are hundreds of machine guns and cannons! Henan Siye, who else has this strength? ”

With such a reminder, Qi Yaolin suddenly thought about it, and her eyes widened: "What does the governor mean by the south?!" ”

"Who else but him?" Zhang Zhenfang also sighed in his heart, he didn't expect Yang Qiu to make the first move in this way, and as soon as he made a move, he had sinister intentions, making it clear that he wanted to cut off the grain road in Henan and trap tens of thousands of main forces in Xinyang! ”

Qi Yaolin was still a little unconvinced, Wu Shengguan and Xinye were all pinching in their hands, how could it be so simple for thousands of soldiers to enter and exit, and asked, "Is the governor suspicious?" He Yang Qiu can't come if he wants to. ”

"You can't get to the south, but what about the north?"

"North?" Qi Yaolin raised her eyes and looked at the map, and her eyelids jumped a few times. Shaanxi is sparsely populated and disguised thousands of people through the problem is not big, but to go south must go through Tongguan, Tongguan is stationed on the Yi army and Shi Congbin's troops, unless a mutiny is impossible, then there is only one left to cross Shaanxi to go to Datong, and then turn around and go straight south to Shanxi ()!

"I know that this Yan Xishan is unreliable, so the governor should report to the president and send troops." Qi Yaolin found the back of the mat and immediately suggested sending troops to Shanxi to levy, but it was not easy to send troops.

At this moment, the troops that Henan can fight are all on the front line of Xinyang, and the rest are all rural and brave ruffians, how can they be the opponents of the two brigades of the Jin army. Unless the troops are transferred from Zhili, but there is only one division and a few mixed brigades left in Zhili, if it is really withdrawn, it will not even be enough to defend Gyeonggi. The three northeastern provinces are far away from water and can't quench their thirst, and Duan Zhigui in Anhui can draw a lot out of his hands, but it's not very peaceful over there, Yang Qiu is so troublesome, the Kuomintang has long hated Beiyang to the bone, and if it is taken away, it may not be enough to fight Nanjing and Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Qi Yaolin saw that he didn't speak for a long time, and his heart was dark, he had long heard that this person and Yuan Shikai were not so dealing, after Yuan Shikai fell into seclusion in the early years, who in Beiyang had not been suppressed? Only he continued to stay as a salt transport envoy and made a lot of money, and this time seeing that the catastrophe was coming and revealing his old foundation, he couldn't help but snort coldly, and secretly thought that he should send a telegram to Beijing when he went back in a while.

"Immediately transfer the patrol camp to clear the attack, and then contact the Yi Army, see if you can stop going north for the time being, and then exterminate this bandit party first, otherwise they will not be at peace when they go north." Zhang Zhenfang tapped his fingers on the table a few times, and continued: "It's up to you to handle this matter, supervising the grain and straw is the top priority, and you must not go wrong again, otherwise the old man will not be able to protect you." ”

The last sentence made Qi Yaolin scold in his heart, this Zhang Zhenfang obviously saved the idea of taking this opportunity to get rid of his own fat difference, but unfortunately he couldn't come up with a good way for a while, so he had to nod and walk out. But as soon as he arrived at the door, he was slammed by the guards who rushed in, and before he could stand firmly, he heard the guards shouting: "Dudu, it's not good!" Xuchang urgently reported that the train transporting ordnance to Xinyang two hours ago was blown up by bandits when it passed by Xuchang Station! Now those bandits are attacking Xuchang City, and they have also set up artillery, and the two battalions guarding there have retreated. ”

"What!"

When Henan was turned upside down by the powerful firepower of the cavalry regiment, Nanjing finally ushered in the day of the provisional congress in chaos.

Yang Qiu deliberately changed into a new military uniform, put on a hat and asked Murong Han to check it carefully, and then walked downstairs quickly to prepare to attend the extraordinary congress by car, but when he walked to the door, he saw Zhang Jizhi actually waiting outside ().

"Elder Zhang, why didn't you go to Congress?"

Yang Qiu greeted him with a smile, but he looked down on this person in his heart. Although his reputation for saving the country through industry was earlier than himself, he was very influential in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he once became the chief of Nanjing's political and industrial affairs, but after the peace talks between the north and the south, he actually took refuge in Yuan Shikai, and also revealed the news that Nanjing was going to restart the parliamentary system in advance, which is a typical political wallgrass.

"Isn't this waiting for the Patrol Envoy to be with you, I don't know if the old man has the honor to share a car with you." Zhang Jizhi knew what the outside world thought of him, and he smiled without any embarrassment on his face, but like an old friend who had known each other for decades.

Yang Qiu secretly reminded himself to pay attention to the fact that it was not idle for those who could mix well in the political arena of the early Republic of China, and they should not come to the door to show their foreign appearance. So he warmly invited: "Mrs. Zhang is polite, Yang is a junior, and it should be me who said to be invited." After finishing speaking, he also sent Lei Meng away and personally opened the car door for Zhang Jizhi.

"The Inspector is gracious." Zhang Jizhi didn't give in, and sat in the car with a smile.

Yang Qiu was just about to get into the carriage, Zhang Xiaozhun suddenly ran from behind and stuffed a document to him, and whispered a few words, this scene made Zhang Jizhi see that there must be something big in his heart, otherwise how could he delay the time to attend the Congress.

After seemingly giving orders, Yang Qiu slowly got into the carriage and said with a smile: "Let Zhang Lao wait for a long time." After speaking, he quietly commanded: "Let's go." ”

As the car slowly moved, the scenery outside the window began to retreat backwards, and when the car left the gate, the dense cavalry and guards surrounded both sides, completely shielding the car from the outside world. Zhang Jizhi saw that he was still holding the document, and said tentatively: "The patrol envoy is really busy, and he doesn't forget to read the official document when he takes the car." ”

"Elder Zhang, let's call me Chenhua." Yang Qiu smiled slightly, waved the document in his hand and did not hide it: "This is the news from Henan just sent, yesterday evening, a group of bandits broke through Xuchang City, and even the train burned several cars, hey ()!" He said here and deliberately sighed: "Henan, it's really not reassuring." ”

Zhang Ji's eyebrows jumped twice, he is not a fool. Xuchang is an important station on the Jinghan line, and Beiyang has always been heavily guarded, so how can bandits break through a city with a regular army in charge? If the bandits were so strong, I am afraid that the affairs of the world would not be their turn to speak, so it must be the Wehrmacht who did it! But how did he arrange for people to get there? Is Zhang Fenghui defective, or Shi Congbin? Otherwise, it's Yan Xishan! ”

Thinking of this, the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily, Yan Xishan is one of the few important members of the Kuomintang in the north, if he defects to Yang Qiu, won't it mean that this time the provisional congress will become a family? hurriedly laughed dryly: "What the envoy said is right, the country is restless, and there are many bandits, so it is time for someone to stand up and take care of it." ”

Yang Qiu put aside the document and said: "What Elder Zhang said is right, the country is chaotic and the people are poor, and the poorer they are, the more chaotic they are, so we really can't delay it any longer this time!" Otherwise, it will be a crime against the country and the people, and it will be a matter of harm to future generations, and we will never tolerate it. ”

Zhang Jizhi nodded: "What the envoy said is right, it's just the words of impeaching the president, will it?" ”

"Yes!" Yang Qiu knew what he was worried about, and said bluntly: "But we can't stop doing things because of the meeting, Beiyang has changed, the internal **, each seeking personal gain, losing power and humiliating the country, signing a traitorous treaty, and the dignified central government Fu also runs the way of assassination!" It's shameless! They can no longer represent my 40,000,000 compatriots, so we must stand up. ”

Seeing his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Zhang Jizhi had the urge to slap him. You can go to the "bandits" to beat Xuchang, but you don't let Yuan Shikai carry out assassination. Are there still few treaties signed by the southwestern and foreigners? Your ass isn't clean, either. But if you think about it, you can't say that after all, now the whole country is excited by the Song case and the secret agreement, and even Yuan Shikai's base camp in the north is paraded every day, so he doesn't want to do anything to advise Wei Zheng, and the most important thing now is to ensure that the Republican Party can continue to occupy a seat in Congress, and not be swept away.

In the past few days, he has talked to Zhang Taiyan and Li Yuanhong about this matter one after another, but he is still not at ease, so he took the opportunity to participate in the Congress to meet this young man who has risen rapidly in person, and saw that he was determined to pass impeachment today, and sighed and said: "The heart of the patrol envoy for the country can sing and cry, but the old man still can't bear to see the military disaster continue ()." ”

His words were just a gesture, what kind of military disaster prolonged? Now even if the National Defense Forces don't fight, Yuan Shikai will also do it, so Yang Qiu showdown said: "Don't hide it from Zhang Lao, I have already discussed with the vice president, after this impeachment, he will be the interim president, and the capital is also tentatively located in Nanjing, and the minister is currently being agreed, since you are the party leader, you might as well nominate a few people to discuss and discuss together?" ”

Zhang Jizhi is not surprised to set the capital of Nanjing, but it is really unexpected to let Li Yuanhong become the interim president! So looking at Yang Qiu for a while and didn't speak, what did this young man pay attention to? Why don't you just go on stage? He obviously has the idea of reaching the top, why do you want to help Li Yuanhong for a while?! But having said that, there are many people in China who are afraid that he will come to power, and if he really rolls up his sleeves, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Congress to guarantee the passage of the impeachment case, but if Li Yuanhong takes office, it will be a different situation.

It can be seen that this young man's mind is too deep, and his political skills are even more varied, making people unpredictable.

His stunned eyes didn't hide from Yang Qiu's eyes, and he smiled slightly in his heart. The matter of temporarily appointing Li Yuanhong as interim president was carefully considered, and he even had a deep discussion with Li Yuanhong, mainly because the whole country has not yet been reunified at the moment, and the Kuomintang Socialist Party is far from being a monopoly, and instead of constantly entangled after coming to power, it is better to seize the opportunity to seize real power and let the old fox entangle and fight with these people, so that he can concentrate his efforts on industry and commerce and national development, as long as he firmly grasps the party and controls the financial and military powers, and waits until the country is stable and the official general election is held to reach the top.

"Elder Zhang, the Congress is coming, you should have a plan, right?"

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the seat of the National Assembly, Yang Qiu smiled slightly: "It's up to you whether you can participate in the righteous act today and save the Republic of China, all we need is a simple majority!" ”……

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