Chapter 217 Drink to quench thirst

The rumbling spring thunder swept over the city of Beijing (). &*．《》． Fastest Update**

In contrast to the eerie, drastic, and even far-reaching political changes in Nanjing, the city of Beijing is filled with a dull twilight like death, and not even the thunder can break it.

The whole city of Sijiu is full of an atmosphere of decadence, "traitors", "traitors", "Beiyang misleading the country" and so on, or scolding people without dirty words, or outspoken, or scolding mothers and insulting slogans pasted all over the streets and alleys, the policemen led buckets back and forth to brush, but after brushing here and there, they were so busy that they were dizzy and dizzy, and several partners were beaten with sticks.

A few days ago, Nanjing talked to itself about a telegram, directly abolished the central authority of Beiyang, but also ended Beijing's status as the national capital, Nanjing was established as the new capital of the Republic of China after hundreds of years of silence, Feng Shui transfer made many Beijingers suddenly confused, lost the status of the capital, here is nothing. Therefore, these days, there are people clamoring to cross the Yangtze River, and even the voice of restoring the constitution has suddenly risen a lot, and more people have begun to point the finger at Beiyang, believing that it is Beiyang's inaction that has caused Beijing to lose its status as the capital.

As soon as the southern announcement came out, the game of running and selling officials came to an end, and politicians are an extremely realistic group of people, especially at this moment, when the war is about to be won or lost, it is better to stay up and have some blood than to express their stance now.

The guards drooped their eyelids listlessly, and on weekdays, who didn't stuff a few pieces of ocean into the way in and out of the running officials, and now that no one came, even their pockets were deflated.

Duan Qirui's carriage stopped at the door, and the guards saluted, but the current head of the Beiyang Army didn't even cross the threshold with his eyes, and a few people were unhappy with him, hanging on their chests all day long, and it was said that he had to wipe the medal several times before going to bed every day and put it under the pillow, for fear that others would not know that he was the behavior of the three heroes of Beiyang, and secretly spitted.

Duan Qirui hurriedly walked into the backyard bedroom and saw Yang Shiqi and Yang Du chatting in front of the sickbed, and a British doctor was examining Yuan Shikai's body (). From his point of view, the old man is really serious, not to mention that his round face has lost weight, his spirit seems to be gone, and there are obviously a lot of dark and brown patches on his cheeks.

This appearance can't help but remind people of the fact that the man of the Yuan family can't live to be sixty, it seems that there are not a few years, right? Squeezed between Yang Shiqi and the two, lowered his voice and asked, "How is it?" Is there any improvement? ”

"It's still like that, I didn't get better last time, I'm afraid it's difficult to have a heart disease this time, and the doctor recommended surgery on the body, but the president didn't want to drag it out like this. (Baidu search ", watch the latest update of this book)" Yang Du shook his head and sighed. With the exposure of Zhao Bingjun and Wang Yitang's affairs, both of them have gradually faded out of the core of Beiyang, and Yuan Shikai had to summon him, so Duan Qirui was not surprised by his presence.

"What's the matter with Shibazumi today? Wusheng Pass opened? ”

"That's what happened in the past two days." Duan Qirui glanced at the doctor who was still examining, pulled the two away and said, "I'm here today for money." That Liang Shiyi hid in the French Concession in Tianjin, Lao Tzu sent someone to him and he didn't see him, he didn't call back, seeing that Henan was in chaos, and this month's salary has not been found! What do you say I should do? ”

Yang Shiqi's eyes were cold, how many moths did the old man's illness lead to? Nanjing abolished the Central Committee by talking to himself, Li Huangpi's incompetent man was actually praised as the president, and Yang Qiu didn't know what means he used to control the majority of the Congress in just a few days! It has done what Beiyang wanted to do the most. The interior is also not very peaceful, first Henan has been chaotic, Zhang Zhenfang repeatedly asked to send troops to support the suppression of bandits, Jiang Gui's Yi army was obviously stationed in Henan but refused to help after not being able to enter Shaanxi, and Xinyang couldn't move at all, seeing the Jinghan line around the pot of porridge.

Liang Shiyi took refuge in Tianjin, and on the grounds that the old man did not give an order, he clung to the Bank of Communications and the two million pounds given by the British in his hand, but he didn't allocate it, who doesn't know what his idea is? Zhao Bingjun and Wang Yitang have also stepped up their activities recently to scrape money everywhere, they should want to flee to Japan, seeing that the war is imminent, these guys are all showing timidity, what should they do?

He glanced at Yuan Shikai, wishing that there could be any panacea that could make this Beiyang Optimus Prime get better immediately, otherwise, let alone fighting, I am afraid that he will be in chaos first. At this time, after the doctor's examination, Yuan Shikai turned over and saw Duan Qirui, asked people to raise the pillow, and asked after ordering a few stools to be moved: "How is Henan?" ”

Everyone knows that the key to this battle is in Henan, as long as Henan can be protected and dragged to death by the National Defense Army for a few months, the Kuomintang behind him will rebel, but it is not easy to drag it to death, Duan Qirui smiled bitterly: "Jiang Gui promised to let Yijun help, but he ordered it to go down for a long time and there was no movement, and he urged him to ask for military salaries." Zhang Zhenfang also sent three telegrams to me, asking me to send the 6th Division of Zhili to Henan to exterminate this group of rebels. ”

"The 6th Division and the 1st Division are responsible for defending Gyeonggi, and if they are withdrawn, the 1st Division and the 23rd Division will remain, and the latter is still in Shanhaiguan." Yang Shiqi reminded a few words, but Yuan Shikai didn't make any statement, and continued to ask: "What about Xuzhou?" ”

Duan Qirui replied: "Xiangyan (Duan Zhiguizi) sent a telegram yesterday, saying that the Second Army is ready, just waiting for your words." Cao San Fool and Li Chun were also the same as Chen Eun, asking for troops to be sent as soon as possible, but. He squinted at Yang Shiqi and gritted his teeth: "Liang Shiyi is nesting in Tianjin, and he just won't take out the money if he gets stuck, and no one can touch the money without you. ”

Yuan Shikai didn't seem to see him gritting his teeth, and sighed: "It seems that the old man is really sick." Didn't the British side say a few days ago that they could continue to take out loans? Is there any news? ”

Yang Du flattened his mouth and shook his head: "Originally, the British said that they could continue to take out loans, but as soon as the Nanjing resolution came out a few days ago, they changed their words, and in my opinion, they wanted to wait for the situation to become obvious before making plans." Japan did come with two ships of munitions, and it seemed that they did not want you to fall, but the matter of loans was not mentioned. ”

"Sure enough, there is no good thing! The old man is really blind. Hearing that Britain and Japan had withdrawn the loan plan again, Yuan Shikai couldn't help but pat the edge of the bed. He understands that as long as he says a word, Liang Shiyi will not dare to continue to deduct money, but the problem is that the exchange of two million pounds into silver dollars is only about 20 million, and it is obviously not enough to fill this hole, and without the support of follow-up money, this battle will be very difficult to fight. Thinking of this, he coughed violently a few times, waved his hand and said, "Zhiquan and Xianzi go out first, I have something to talk to Xingcheng." ”

Duan Qirui originally wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw that he looked displeased, he had to retreat with Yang Du, and as soon as the two left, Yuan Shikai immediately sighed: "Xingcheng, it seems that this time we are going to suffer ()." ”

Yang Shiqi snorted and felt uncomfortable in his heart, remembering those things back then, he said with tears: "Don't say such things, President, we still have more than 100,000 horses in our hands, and we haven't fallen to the point where we are casually pinched and beaten!" Yang Qiu is not without worries, Li Liejun has completely quarreled with him, Jiangxi is on the edge of Hubei, and he has to guard against it. Guangdong Long Jiguang and Lu Rongting are feuds, unless he doesn't want Guangxi to be peaceful, otherwise he can only pass the pass of Long Jiguang first. I've already called over there in Anhui, and Ni Si rushed to me to promise that I would definitely be able to take it.

Now it's important that you get well quickly!

Liang Shiyi and Duan Qirui almost turned their faces in order to fight for that sum of money recently, and Yijun also has to speak in person, otherwise Jiang Gui will be a two-faced master. And Henan! Thousands of bandits are actually Yang Qiu's people, who came around Shanxi, Yan Xishan said that he wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, and also arrested a few officers to take the blame, but who is he? If we had won, I'd bet he'd be the first to telegraph.

There are more than 700 miles in Henan on the Jinghan Line, and I heard the soldiers who escaped that the people sent by Yang Qiu had hundreds of machine guns, and if they made trouble, something would happen! Now everyone is waiting for you to get well, as long as you say a word, the Yijun and Henan side will not dare to delay, only two or three thousand people have no food to replenish, and they are wrapped in the middle by an army of 100,000, which is enough for him to have no return. ”

He said it quickly, and Yuan Shikai also understood in his heart that whether it was Liang Shiyi, Duan Qirui, or Jiang Guidi, they were actually looking at themselves, as long as they could get better, they were just jumping off the beam, but could they get better? Thinking of this, he looked at the cabinet next to him and pointed to Yang Shiqi: "The second drawer on the left." ”

Yang Shiqi opened the drawer and saw that there was only a small silver box inside, and took it out and placed it on the quilt. Yuan Shikai was just about to open the box when footsteps came from outside.

The guards beckoned to Yang Shiqi at the door, and after the latter walked over to talk a few words, his eyes lit up and his face was a little more joyful. Seeing this, Yuan Shikai asked, "Xingcheng, what's wrong?" ”

"Good news ()! Good news! Yang Shiqi hurriedly walked in and said excitedly: "Just got the news, Jiangxi Li Liejun sent a telegram, saying that Jiangxi does not accept Li Huangpi's order, will not participate in the Northern Expedition, and will not hand over military power to Yang Qiu!" ”

"Hehe, it's good news, the old man has been lying down for so long, and it's time to wait for the opportunity." When Yuan Shikai heard the news, his face couldn't help but flash a hint of ruddy, and he slowly opened the silver box with his strong body.

Yang Shiqi has been paying attention to this box that he has never seen before, and when he opened it, he naturally paid special attention, but when he saw the contents clearly, his eyes widened violently, because there was actually a big cloud of smoke paste inside. He knew that Yuan Shikai never smoked a lot, so how could he keep this thing? Looking at his haggard face and eyes that had lost their lustre, he suddenly understood that he was trying to lift his spirits with a big smoke!

It may be nothing in normal times, but at the moment his body is already very bad, and even the British doctor said that he must be operated on as soon as possible, and opium is used in this case, that is, drinking water to quench his thirst! Frightened, he hurriedly knelt down: "Gong Bao, don't ah, big smoke is very harmful, only those foolish people think that they can cure all diseases!" ”

A palace guard made Yuan Shikai's hand tremble slightly, but what else can be done now? Either get up on your own, or Beiyang will die of internal consumption first. Why would he be willing to take this step? He himself knows his body best, and he has no choice! can only fight, even if it lasts for two years, as long as he can pass the level in front of him, he can arrange the aftermath. So he laughed miserably: "Xingcheng doesn't need to be persuaded, they all say that my Yuan family boy can't pass sixty, and the old man has to fight for it this time!" ”

He picked up a little opium with his fingernails, took out the cigarette gun that had been prepared from under the bed, and after examining it for a long time, he gritted his teeth and slowly lit the fire, and said to Yang Shiqi: "Send a telegram to Xiangyan and order Ni Si to be impulsive!" Tell Long Jiguang again that he will be a prisoner for life when he returns to Guangxi. Let Chen Huan hold it first, and wait until Ni Sichong solves Anhui, and then cooperate to win Wusheng Pass! ”

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the cigarette gun, and slowly leaned up under Yang Shiqi's anxious eyes