On the morning of December 5, the Emden slowly headed towards Wusongkou ().

The German sailors on the deck were loaded with guns and kept vigilant, and behind them were a formation of thirteen medium ships and transport ships, which in the past German sailors would have whistled and spat at them, venting their anger at their long duty, but today no one dared to mess around, because today's guest was the new owner of the warships behind (). Oh, God! The handsome noblewoman killer Captain Hakan, actually let a Chinese board his beloved cruiser, will China and Germany become allies?

Yang Qiu was very curious to check every corner of this famous cruiser, as a new European sabotage cruiser, it has only been launched for two years, it is worthy of being a masterpiece of German industry, the ship type is very beautiful, no wonder there is the Far East Swan's Ya.

In addition to Wusheng Pass, he also immediately ordered the naval battalion to take the initiative to retreat to end the confrontation after all the withdrawals into Hubei Beiyang, Zhu Erdian did not expect that things would be so troublesome that even Europe was alarmed, Prime Minister Gray also sent a telegram to inquire again, and Germany even nakedly said that it was ready to withdraw from the four-nation banking group, making the situation in the Far East that was faintly out of control even more unstable, and finally he had to let Ge Fu take the opportunity to step down, put aside the confrontation for the time being, and wait until the end of the peace talks and the establishment of the central government.

In addition to seeking an official identity, the most important thing is to complete the transaction with Germany and let the three provinces embark on the road of development as soon as possible. But because he is now the only irreplaceable pillar of the Wehrmacht, Song Ziqing and others deliberately strengthened the security force, except that Germany promised him that he would be escorted back and forth by Emden. Chu Yu's ship also followed south, and Yang Jingxiu's sailors followed him to Shanghai for a temporary rest, and the relationship with them had greatly improved before they could get the fullest new appointment, only as a supplementary force, so the core protection was still the guard battalion.

The faintly visible dock was crowded with people, and Chen Qimei ordered someone to pull up a note early

Under the banner, Wu Tingfang and other representatives of the north and south who negotiated in Shanghai whispered...... Jiang Zhiqing led his five regiments to make the dock impassable, and everyone was waiting for a .......

Suddenly.

A loud whistle interrupted all conversation. In the eyes of thousands, the milky white painted Emden slowly approached the dock. Under the propaganda of Dai Tianqiu and others, who took the lead in attacking the outpost, the first righteous hero, the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Force, fought a bloody battle to conquer the three provinces, surrounded and annihilated the fourth town of Beiyang, and not long ago defended the national system to confront the British...... Yang Qiu, who forced Beiyang to finally withdraw from Hubei, finally arrived in Shanghai with a dazzling halo, and in an instant, countless spotlights were aimed at this young man who was only 22 years old and mysteriously rose ().

"Colonel Hakan, thank you for escorting you all the way, and on my own behalf, I wish you to become the captain of the world's strongest warship." Yang Qiu smiled and said Hakan's careful thoughts. The latter was also very proud, because after this mission, in order to ensure secrecy, he would be transferred back to the Ocean Fleet along with the sailors who protected Yang Qiu.

When the two straight figures parted on the deck, the transport ship also approached the dock. Wearing a replica of a World War II American military uniform in a parallel world...... Heavily armed soldiers of the Guard Company were the first to detonate the welcoming crowd. A large Maxim machine gun with a small wheel, an all-color Han 1 machine gun on the shoulder, a brand-new German-made Mauser 98, an ammunition satchel with an ammunition satchel on the waist instead of an ugly bullet belt, and four neat grenades and pistol holsters on the side of the satchel. They were able and quick to separate a circle with their bodies, each with straight waists and sharp eyes, and the most surprising thing was that many of the soldiers who looked very strong at first glance climbed high with German rifles with small iron pipes on their guns.

However, they only looked away a little when the Emden lowered the gangway...... When the unspeakable figure appeared in everyone's field of vision, the flash suddenly exploded, crackling and crackling...... The soldiers of the guard company, who were not accustomed to this kind of scene, were vigilant, and only Wang Zhengting, who was accompanying him this time, seemed to enjoy the feeling of being noticed, and quietly pulled some distance from Yang Qiu.

More than a dozen warships, including Chu Yu and Hairong, continued to sail towards Gaochang Temple Wharf, which was the former Qing naval base, and Yang Qiu sent Chen Guofu to come back first in the hope of saying hello to Chen Qimei, not to mention that the navy would not even have a place to dock and replenish at that time.

"Commander Yang is really young...... Mr. Chen, on behalf of all walks of life in Shanghai, welcomes you to Shanghai. Chen Qimei was the most positive, a few days ago Chen Guofu came back and told him that when Yang Qiu was very unaccustomed to the chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he had a faint premonition that this was an opportunity, so he immediately stepped forward and grabbed a good position.

Yang Qiu met Chen Qimei for the first time...... Combing the small parted hair that is common in old movies, the oil shine is extraordinary. If you don't know the details, I'm afraid anyone will be confused by this appearance, and said with a smile: "I've seen the governor of Hu, Chen Hua is not more important, and I hope that your predecessors will give you more guidance."

Cai Yuanpei, Wu Tingfang, and Tang Shaoyi, a representative from the north, also came over to say hello...... Regardless of Yang Qiu's attitude towards the party, at this critical moment of the rise and fall of the country, this young man who can influence the political direction of the three provinces in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and even the whole of South China, is something they must win over (). Then the reporters swarmed up and surrounded the mysterious young man, and the Shanghai correspondent of the French newspaper Le Figaro unceremoniously asked whether he was afraid of the British blockade when he came to Shanghai on a German ship, and also asked him about the future state system and other thorny questions.

Yang Qiu smiled and said in the face of dozens of Chinese and foreign reporters: "The confrontation that happened in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River was actually just a misunderstanding, I have ordered the withdrawal of all troops, and the tension has ended three days ago." ”

"Does this mean that you have accepted the terms of the British government?"

"Ladies and gentlemen! You will witness the birth of a brand-new, free and democratic Eastern country in the coming period, and at this time, Yang will not be able to reply to you for any negotiations and matters involving the country's foreign affairs, which will need to wait for Mr. Sun Wen to return and establish the central government. ”

"Listening to what Commander Yang means, are you supporting Mr. Sun as the president? But I heard that His Excellency Yuan Shikai of Beiyang is now the president, and his voice is louder. ”

"The Manchus have not yet been overthrown, and it is too far to say that these are still too far away. And I don't think anyone can choose for the people, but I personally support Mr. Sun, because he is the mentor who leads us to overthrow the decadent and mediocre. ”

After answering the question, Yang Qiu didn't accept any individual interview and got into the car, originally Chen Qimei wanted to sit in a car with him, but the car had just started Yang Du suddenly walked over with a smile: "Brother Ince, can I talk to the commander alone for a while?" Chen Qimei was a little annoyed that he was interrupted, but fortunately, he heard Chen Guofu say that Yang Qiu was going to stay here for a while, so he put on a very generous appearance and opened the car door.

Cars are still rare in China, and the roads and gasoline in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are the main reasons for restricting the appearance of a large number of vehicles, and this car was specially sent by the German minister when he heard that he was coming to Shanghai, and in order to ensure the secrecy, the driver was also a person found by the Wehrmacht itself.

He was not surprised that Yang Du was the first to come to the door. After coming back for a long time, after countless halos were shattered, the strategist in front of him, who looked handsome and had a dashing demeanor and understood the way of the emperor, could no longer affect his heart, and smiled and made a gesture of welcome ().

In order to ensure that the car in the center of the guard company's protective circle was driving very slowly, Yang Du also took this opportunity to secretly look at this crazy young man. At the age of twenty-two, he monopolized the military power of three provinces, and nearly a quarter of the population of China was in the area under his control, and those methods even reminded people of Yuan Shikai in his youth! No wonder news came from Beijing that after the decision to let Wang Shizhen withdraw to Xinyang, Yuan Shikai even smashed his beloved pen inkstone.

After Yang Du sat down, the car door was closed again, and he waited until the guards and soldiers on both sides came up to isolate the welcoming crowd on both sides before he first said: "I have heard for a long time that Commander Yang is young and promising, and today I saw that it was really extraordinary, and the answer with the reporter just now made Huizi admire." ”

Yang Qiu smiled and said: "Brother Huizi is a talent who is regarded as a right-hand man by the palace guard, and Yang should say something lucky." ”

"The commander called Du to a squirt, and Du also shouted Chenhua." Yang Du groaned slightly, and said bluntly after sorting out what he was about to speak: "A breakthrough has been made in the peace talks between the north and the south, Wu Tingfang and others have promised that after the abdication of the Qing family, Gong Bao will become the president, what Chen Hua said to reporters just now seems inappropriate, right?" ”

Yang Qiu didn't want to go around in circles, and said with a smile: "Brother Huizi means that the Qing family has abdicated?" ”

Counting other people's words all day long, but he didn't expect to be caught in front of him today, Yang Du shook his head and smiled: "No wonder Feng Huafu closed his door after returning to Beijing, and Chenhua is really powerful." Bashu is rich, Hunan fish and rice, and Hubei's geographical advantage! Chen Hua has 100,000 male soldiers...... I'm afraid no one will be reassured, right? ”

Yang Qiu shook his head with a serious expression and said, "If others don't know, will Brother Wanzi still not know?" From the end of Wusheng to the end of Dazhimen, more than 10,000 soldiers spilled blood on the battlefield, including more than 6,000 veterans of the eight towns. 100,000 soldiers...... Hehe Gongbao really looks up to the kid, if it weren't for the huge involvement of Nanjing and Huai, especially the annual salt tax of tens of millions, I am afraid that Yang would have already escaped into Yungui and fled. ”

Yang Du was secretly surprised, but he didn't expect Yang Qiu to see through Yuan Shikai's biggest worry, and began to understand why this young man could rise rapidly. Because he saw through the two hidden worries after Yuan Gongbao's big fight. One is that the north is not peaceful, and the Qing room is the negotiating capital in the north. The second is that now the north is the same as the south, after being tossed by the Qing Dynasty for so many years, there is no money for a long time, and no matter how much Beiyang can fight, it will depend on money to smash out, if it can't get the power of the central government as soon as possible, and obtain the two Huai salt taxes to deal with the aftermath of the big loan, so the Beiyang Army is afraid that sooner or later it will be tossed to death, so Yuan Shikai will grit his teeth and withdraw from Hubei, just in exchange for the compromise of the party in the south ().

So he pretended to be calm and smiled: "Chenhua is really an understanding person, and Huizi doesn't tell lies anymore." Nanjing Huang Keqiang is ready to accept Yao Yuping as the commander of the Northern Expedition, and his doing so will only make the north more unpeaceful.

Liangbi and others are already agitating for the Qing family to remove the palace guard, so it will take some time for the palace guard to stabilize the situation and persuade the Qing family to abdicate. Today, he sent a special order to tell him that if Chen Hua is willing to support him as president, then he will definitely persuade Qing to abdicate as soon as possible. As for the three provinces, they will also be handed over to Chenhua in the future, and after the establishment of the central government, he will immediately appoint Chenhua as a patrol envoy to the three provinces, and he can also organize the existing national defense force into an army, and only need to pay half of the taxes every year. ”

The idea is good, but it's a pity that Yang Qiu already had an idea, and he also said his conditions: "I might as well give a bottom to Brother Wanzi." Wushengguan gave it to me, I put back Sichen and five thousand brothers in the fourth town, and I will give five thousand Hanyang to the palace guard every year for the next three years, and hand over three million dollars! As for what Chen Hua said, that is my personal opinion, and the three provinces will not violate the resolution of the provincial governors' assembly. ”

Yang Du frowned, it is okay to exchange Wang Yujia and five thousand veterans for Wusheng Pass, the expansion of the Beiyang army is imminent, and a large number of veterans are needed. It is even more unexpected to have 5,000 Hanyang products made every year, but the three provinces add up to more than 20 million per year, and only 3 million are given, which is too little! But that's the last sentence...... One made his eyes light up. But before he could speak, Yang Qiu had already knocked on the door: "Lei Meng, send someone to escort Brother Wanzi back." I'm tired from the boat ride, and I want to take a break. ”

"Chenhua should take a good rest, Shanghai Tang has just begun." Yang Du didn't expect him to end the meeting in such a hurry, but he didn't want to say anything, so he had to give up, and just got out of the car door and suddenly blinked again: "By the way, tell Chenhua a piece of news, Mr. Sun has already set off from Hong Kong." ”

"Oh? That's great. ”

Yang Qiu relaxed his waist, looked at Yang Du's back and exhaled deeply, how long has he been reincarnated? Unknowingly, you have become a person who can influence the future of this country...... It seems that I am still a little uncomfortable.