Chapter 64: The Battle of the Jinghan Line (4)

At this moment, Song Jiaoren was waiting uneasily outside Fang Jianxiong's headquarters, rushing to Wuchang all the way, and after seeing Ju Zheng, he learned about the current situation in Wuhan, and couldn't help but be secretly entangled in his heart.

The alliance has always been very mixed, Fang Jianxiong took the initiative to challenge Beiyang's move, and the alliance was divided into many factions. There are roughly three categories, the first category is represented by Chen Qimei, and his argument said: Fang Jianxiong and Yuan Shikai are not good things, and dog-eat-dog just looks lively. The second voice is represented by Huang Xing, who believes that Fang Jianxiong is very ambitious, and he is not a member of the Alliance, once he defeats Beiyang on the Jinghan Line, the domestic political situation is finally clear, and it will be chaotic again. He should be absorbed into the alliance as soon as possible, and if it doesn't work, it must reflect the situation after restraining and preventing this person from becoming bigger in the future. The third voice came from some military generals, such as Xu Shaojiao in Nanjing, who said: Yuan Shikai is insidious and cunning, and it is not credible. Fang Jianxiong should be supported to defeat Yuan Shikai, and overthrowing the Qing family by force is the right move to clean up the source. Xu Shaojiao also said that the main reason for the current instability in the Nanjing army is that the provisional governments in various localities have not shown solidarity with the other party's Jianxiong moves, and the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd divisions in Jiangsu have already fled hundreds of people to Hanyang, most of whom are young officers, and many of them were originally members of the alliance.

As a result of the controversy, a joint meeting of representatives of the governors of the provinces finally decided to continue the peace talks. Only by leading the peace talks between the north and the south can it be possible to have more say after the battle between Fang and Yuan. Of course, the premise is that Yuan Shikai wins. However, all forces are indeed optimistic about Yuan Shikai, and Fang Jianxiong's Anhui Revolutionary Army has only been built for a few days? Dare to confront Beiyang for many years?

Some newspapers in Shanghai. has begun to sing about Fang Jianxiong, and at the same time exaggerate the power of Beiyang, calling it "a mayfly shaking a tree". Of course, there are also newspapers that applaud Fang Jianxiong, saying a little more excessively: Under the current situation, the Fang clan has the threat of Yidi outside and the pressure of Beiyang inside. This is difficult to seek, and it goes against the current. He is a rare great man today, and the Anhui Revolutionary Army can be called the backbone of the nation.

Arguments in the newspapers are common. Song Jiaoren didn't care too much. His mind was all on Fang Jianxiong, a key figure, and as a result of the quarrel between the alliance, he decided to make Song Jiaoren have a hard trip. The other party Jianxiong conducts persuasion education. He was advised not to go to war, taking into account the rarity of the current situation of peace talks.

It's a pity that along the way, seeing the posture of the Anhui Revolutionary Army before the war, Song Jiaoren was originally fifty percent sure, but now one percent is gone.

"What did Li Songqing do?" Song Jiaoren complained in a low voice, and Ju Zheng shook his head with a wry smile as he listened: "Li Songqing himself is difficult to protect, once the Fang clan wins this battle, the three towns of Wuhan are afraid that they will have the surname Fang." ”

"Is that true?" Song Jiaoren asked in shock, Ju Zheng nodded, and said with a gloomy expression: "Fang Jianxiong called the British. The people's hearts and morale are all on his side, and the younger generation of the Hubei army has crossed to the north one after another, and now it is difficult for you to find one or two young officers in Wuchang, and the student soldiers from all over the country have all come to Hanyang. ”

Song Jiaoren suddenly discovered. Fang Jianxiong has become an unpredictable factor. Its momentum is like a wild horse that has escaped from the leash, and there is no way to stop him.

Looking ahead, it had been ten minutes since the guards had entered, and there was still no movement in it. The guards at the door, with strange guns, stared at the two of them with dead eyes. The ill-intentioned kind.

Song Jiaoren thought of a question, could Fang Jianxiong, who was so strong militarily that he had no opponent, be able to tolerate the alliance? Especially in the attitude of the alliance to deal with Fang Jianxiong's matter, it is obvious that he has lost points in front of the people of the world. Song Jiaoren couldn't help but secretly regret it, and he knew that he should strive to make the alliance express his stance at the meeting and support Fang Jianxiong's move. It's good to behave, now that the situation is out of control, once Fang Jianxiong wins, won't the North-South peace talks become a joke?

There was finally movement inside, two soldiers carried horse lanterns to open the way, and Hamilton, the deputy chief of staff, accompanied a foreigner out with a stern face, this foreigner was well acquainted, the British consul in Hankou, Ge Fu, this foreign devil came out angrily, and it seemed that Fang Jianxiong did not escape to cheap. Song Jiaoren's heart tugged, Fang Jianxiong refused to see him for a long time, this is an attitude.

Finally, the adjutant Duan Feng came out and invited the two of them in with a smile. When Song Jiaoren and Ju Zheng followed in, Ju Zheng asked, "What is the foreigner Ge Fu doing?" Song Jiaoren immediately pricked up his ears, and Duan Feng, who was walking in front, said angrily: "Ge Fu, on behalf of the Hankou Concession, warns our army that within five hundred meters of the concession, there is a wartime forbidden area, and the warring parties are not allowed to enter this area. ”

Song Jiaoren immediately felt a strong sense of humiliation as well, this is the territory of the Chinese!

Of course, Song Yu's father also has great ambitions in politics, but great ambitions do not mean that he is mature in politics. Otherwise, I wouldn't think that I could get Yuan Shikai by relying on parliamentary politics, and finally put my life on the line. Moreover, the thing of great ambition should be synonymous with ambition.

There is a question, Song Jiaoren has always wondered why Huang Xing and Chen Qimei don't like Fang Jianxiong, Chen Qimei mentioned that Fang Jianxiong didn't even hide the disgust on his face. Song Jiaoren had never seen Fang Jianxiong, and he planned to go to Anqing last time, but Fang Jianxiong arrived in Hanyang first and gave up the trip. I never thought that I would have to go on a trip in the end.

Fang Jianxiong's temporary office is very simple, just an ordinary house. After walking in, I can hear the sound of Didi coming from time to time, which should be next door. Fang Jianxiong was signing an order, and seeing that the two of them were quite polite, he took the initiative to step forward and arch his hand: "The name of Song Yu's father, Jianxiong has been admired for a long time!" ”

Seeing that Fang Jianxiong's face was relaxed, and he didn't seem to take foreigners too seriously, Song Jiaoren had no confidence in convincing Fang Jianxiong, so he could only do his best, and replied lukewarmly: "I just want to ask, what does Commander Fang think about the opening of the Shanghai peace talks?" ”

After saying this, Song Jiaoren regretted it a little, and he couldn't say it at this time if he was angry. Unexpectedly, Fang Jianxiong didn't look angry at all when he heard this, but laughed hehehe, raised his hand and beckoned the two to sit down before saying: "The prerequisite for peace talks should be that the two sides are evenly matched. From my point of view, the South is now a scattered mess, each fighting its own battle. If it weren't for the Anhui Army, Hanyang wouldn't be able to hold it, and the deputies at the negotiation table would be able to harden their waists? If I am not mistaken, the Nanjing and Shanghai sides have now decided to form a provisional government. Excuse me, is the interim government presidential? Or is it the prime ministership? If the peace talks are successful, Yuan Shikai will act as the president, and then I ask, is it going to be changed to the prime minister's cabinet system? ”

Song Jiaoren shook his head fiercely, looked at Fang Jianxiong with a strange expression for a while, and said, "What system to adopt has not yet been determined." However, the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China is the consensus of our generation. Song Jiaoren deliberately avoided the issue of Yuan Shikai acting as president, which was an important prerequisite for peace between the north and the south.

"Actually, I am not in favor of forming any provisional government. Because such a government is destined to be a short-lived government. It will even bring disaster to the people of Nanjing! Fang Jianxiong put away the smile on his face, Song Jiaoren was about to refute, Fang Jianxiong had already continued: "Brother fisherman, don't be in a hurry to refute, wait and see." That's it, whether it is peace between the north and the south, or the provisional government, don't count our Jianxiong. I'm a soldier and I'm not interested in politics. Someone, send off! ”

Fang Jianxiong said in a resolute tone, turned around and left. Song Jiaoren and Juzheng were angry in their hearts, but they didn't know how to attack?

"Fang Fuguo, you deliberately started a war and sabotaged the peace talks, aren't you afraid of leaving the eternal infamy in the annals of history?" Song Jiaoren shouted, Fang Jianxiong stood and turned around, smiled, and said lightly: "What is history?" History is written by people and is written according to the needs of the rulers. And I am destined to be a winner! This, I firmly believe, never wavered! You can continue to talk to Yuan Shikai. When I returned to China that year, I met Zhang Jingjiang on the ship, and I refused his invitation to join the League. In fact, I have always believed that such a loosely structured organization as the League will not be able to achieve victory in the turbulent and sinister political environment in the future. ”

This time Fang Jianxiong really left, and the guards came forward to see off the guests, and the meaning of leaving without leaving was very clear. Song Jiaoren and Ju Zheng's faces turned pale and consciously left. The mood of the two is not the same, and the feeling that Fang Jianxiong is simply arrogant to the extreme! Song Jiaoren was thinking about the loose organization and seemed to be touched. However, this touch was just like that, and it quickly disappeared, because we had to face an embarrassing problem, is the result of the peace talks between the North and the South still useful?

On the way back, Song Jiaoren kept thinking about how to solve the crisis in front of him. After thinking about it, there are just a few articles, the first is to inform the Shanghai side, and the second is to launch a media mouthpiece, and the other party is a verbal and written attack. The problem is that it is difficult to say how effective this second article is, and it may even be counterproductive. The third is that we can only suspend the peace talks and wait for the outcome of the war.

There was silence in the Hanyang headquarters, and the hands on the watch went to 4:59 on the 18th. In the direction of Caidian, Comfort is looking at the time, and the watch is a prize for excellent performance. In the direction of Aoyama, the 1st Brigade, escorted by naval warships, has quietly arrived at the designated place. Tian Jiyang was also constantly looking at his watch, and pricked up his ears to listen, and opened his eyes to look at the sky of Hanyang. Wang Jingluo was also looking at the watch, as a member of the short-term class in the first phase, he and Li Yifeng were somewhat stressed compared to those in the long-term class. Although both of them are brigade commanders, Li Yifeng has already made meritorious contributions in northern Anhui, but Wang Jingluo has not made an inch.

The pointer finally pointed to zero, and the precise thinking of the Germans came into play, and Hamilton, who was like a machine, exclaimed: "It's time!" Fang Jianxiong, as the commander-in-chief, nodded.

"Let's go!" Hamilton let out a loud shout, and three red flares were lifted into the air one after another. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )