"What a big appetite! Since I have been training in Beiyang for more than ten years, I am afraid that it is the first time that someone dares to condescend to us to offer such conditions! ”

Yuan Shikai put down his chopsticks and said with a cold face.

"Hmph, what can the general of the defeated army do, this is the consequence of losing the battle!"

Ma Longbiao said loudly.

He was born in the Huai Army, and he was brought up by Li Zhongtang at the beginning. In the Beiyang Group, Ma Longbiao, who is an old qualification, has always been very uneasy with Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen and others. Now that the opportunity to fall into the well is in front of us, it is strange to let it go.

"Gong Bao, this Hu Xiaolian is definitely not a person who is interested in profit. Huapu suffered a defeat in Hanyang, but how could he feel better Hu Xiaolian? This time is the time to recuperate, and besides, he just swallowed Wuchang and Hanyang, although Li Songqing abdicated to make way for Xian, but he still stayed in Wuchang, and he didn't dare to say that he didn't have the intention of making a comeback. It is not difficult to understand that we want to withdraw from Hankou and hand over the whole of Hubei. As long as our garrison in Hankou exists for a day, Wuchang and Hanyang will always be threatened. As for the territory of Zhejiang and Anhui...... Hehe, when he Hu Xiaolian went south along the Shanghai-Nanjing line, most of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai were beaten down by him, but Zuihou handed it over to the Alliance. If you really want the territory of this province, Weishenme didn't take advantage of the situation to occupy it?! This Anhui is the place where he started Hu Xiaolian, and the Anqing Manufacturing Bureau is the lifeblood of tens of thousands of troops. ”

Duan Qirui frowned and slowly analyzed.

"Zhiquan, there are no outsiders here, just say anything directly."

Yuan Shikai pushed away the steamed duck in his hand and said categorically with a dark face.

"If you want to cover it, this is a plan to kill three birds with one stone! First, pretend to be greedy. so that we can relax our vigilance, thinking that she Hu Xiaolian is nothing more than that; second, fight the snake on the stick, take the opportunity to sit on the ground and raise the price, and take the whole of Hubei without a fight; Third, if you want to cover up, you should buy more time and take the opportunity to rest and recuperate for the future. ”

Duan Qirui said with a spicy analysis......

"Gong Bao, the second son should not be underestimated! In the future, the great enemy of our Beiyang will definitely not be the League and the like. Twenty he Hu Xiaolian! There is no other reason, you can see the shadow of the palace guard back then. ”

Yang Du said suddenly in shock.

In parallel history, as Yuan Shikai's confidant and master, Yang Du's life can be described as a mixed reputation. Helping the CCP to him, asserting that the Bolsheviks could finally get the world with him. Instigated Yuan Shikai to claim that the emperor also has him! But it is undeniable that Yang Du, who is keen on the art of the emperor. There are real skills! The vision is very hot and vicious!

Not because of positions, interests and other factors. Look at people with tinted glasses. In Yang Du's eyes, Hu Xiaolian, who was inconspicuous before, as a dark horse in the Yangtze River Basin, succeeded by no chance. First of all, this person is the same as Yuan Shikai, he knows how to advance and retreat, and can endure it! When there is not enough strength. The wise choice is to retreat for the time being, keeping the living liliang for the future. At that time, Yuan Shikai was forced to step down by the Qing court in the name of inconvenient legs. He handed over the military dog and went back to his hometown to fish. One fishing is four whole years! After returning from Germany, he took advantage of the chaos of the 34th mixed horse artillery battalion of the Anhui New Army and the new army was wantonly purged, and returned to Anqing to devote himself to Zhu Jiabao. Taking advantage of the general taboo of the officers of the New Army who stayed in Japan, he smoothly ascended to the post, and secretly cultivated party henchmen in the purged New Army in order to plan for the future.

"Huapu fought a good battle, people are afraid that we don't dare to fight anymore, that's why the lion opened his mouth!"

Yuan Shikai grimaced and sighed through gritted teeth.

"Gong Bao, this big loan for the aftermath has not come down yet, and at the moment our Beiyang accounts are really not rich. Soldiers and horses need money everywhere, Li Chun's Eleventh Mixed Association was wiped out, and Ma Jizeng's One Mixed Association was almost disabled, no matter from the silver or the team, we can't send troops on a large scale now! ”

Liang Shiyi said bitterly.

"Gong Bao, the three towns of Wuchang are divided by rivers, and without the help of the navy, it is difficult to send troops. The Yangtze River Naval Division surrendered to Anhui, Hanyang was newly defeated, and the Hankou garrison had already become a tired soldier. The time and place are favorable, but we don't occupy any of them! As soon as the guns rang out, Yan Sun was telling the truth! ”

Wang Shizhen, who was gradually withdrawing from the Beiyang group, also hurriedly stood up and persuaded him.

"Yan Sun, Pingqing, needless to say, I understand, I understand. Starting from the training of the small station, we in Beiyang have piled up a lot of silver, and what we burned in the war is silver. The matter of the aftermath of the big loan still needs Yan Sun to worry a lot, as for this Hu Xiaolian...... Since I was a soldier in Beiyang, how could I have been coerced like this?! If we agree, what face will we have to face the world in the future?! I'm afraid that the group of mouth cannons in Nanjing will be bullied! I personally went to talk to Zhu Erdian about this matter. ”

Yuan Shikai waved his hand with a gloomy face, and paused to decide.

"My lord, this ......"

A young man sitting in the corner changed his face when he heard this, and he got up in shock and was about to say something. didn't want to, but was pulled by Duan Qirui.

"Youzheng, you're too impulsive! If it goes on like this, sooner or later it will be a bad thing! ”

After the banquet was dismissed, Duan Qirui called the young man to his house, crowned the door of the study, and reprimanded him with hatred.

Xu Shuzheng, a native of Liquan Village, Xiao County, is a general in the Beiyang Army, and Duan Qirui is a general. The teenager became famous and had the praise of a prodigy. But it is very good, that is, it is emotional, has a small belly, is jealous, and is easy to be impulsive.

"Zhi Shuai, just now during the banquet, did you old weishenme not persuade the adults? This Chinese revolution has turned the sky upside down, and it is also our Chinese own business! He Hu Xiaolian provoked us to make trouble when the Beiyang was not good, no matter how much we can't borrow the knife of the British to kill people! When this spreads, how will we face the people of the world in Beiyang in the future? ! How else can adults sit in the position of the president?! ”

Xu Shuzheng's temperament was anxious, and as soon as he entered the study, he asked impatiently.

"Youzheng, you have also seen today's situation, even if we dissuade it in many ways, can Gong Bao listen to it?!"

Duan Qirui smiled bitterly and waved his hand, and asked helplessly.

Xu Shuzheng was stunned, then snorted for a while, lowered his head and stopped talking.

"Again, in all fairness, what do you think of Hu Xiaolian?"

Anhui is among the people. Duan Qirui admires this talented Xu Shuzheng the most. At the moment, he was not an outsider, and asked unexpectedly after a moment of silence.

"can play with an old and spicy character like Zhu Jingtian in the palm of his hand, this person's scheming and ability can be regarded as quite good. In all fairness, if it were me under the same conditions, I would never have been able to train such a strong soldier in Wuhu for more than three years. I have read the report of the Battle of Hanyang, and the Anhui army has left us far behind in terms of equipment and tactics. With a large number of rapid-fire guns and portable artillery, our Beiyang has lagged behind a lot. If it weren't for the short time for his Anhui army to become an army. If the team expands too fast and the training can't keep up, our losses in the Battle of Hanyang will be even greater. ”

Xu Shuzheng paused and said calmly.

"Brother Jingtian once mentioned that this Hu Xiaolian is extremely disgusted with Japan. At the present stage, the new army in the provinces hired a large number of Japanese officers as military advisers. It is regarded as luring a wolf into the house. True. Taking advantage of the rise of the Southern Revolutionary Party, Japan's opportunity to carve up China was ripe, and the wolf's ambition came to light. According to Brother Jingtian, this Hu Xiaolian is not a hot-blooded and patriotic person, and he has not forgotten the duty of soldiers to protect their families and defend the country. If what I expected, the palace guard will come up with the British's hand this time. In fact, I want to borrow a knife to kill people and get rid of this stumbling block! People expected that our Beiyang would be poor, and it would be difficult to use troops on a large scale, and Gong Bao also expected that this Hu Xiaolian would face the threat of the British. I will definitely choose to be loyal and unyielding. The Far East Fleet is not just talking, once the Yangtze River valley is blocked, relying on the old ships of the Yangtze River Naval Division alone is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. Kung Pao is really murderous! ”

Duan Qirui affirmed bitterly.

"Zhishuai, if the second son is really like this, wouldn't it be that the people of Anhui and Wuchang were poisoned by artillery fire?"

Xu Shuzheng reacted quickly, was directly taken aback, and asked nervously.

Although the nineteenth century was a glorious century in England, the current empire of the sun never sets is gradually taking the slope of Xiangxia. Europe's emerging industrial powers have been trying to challenge Britain's supremacy, challenging the old Shijie order. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and England is still recognized as the shijie boss, and it is still far from being poor. China, mired in civil war, is not in that sense strong enough to easily challenge the huge sun that never sets. The huge Far East Fleet could easily destroy the entire Chinese navy, and the coastal cities would be under the threat of naval artillery.

"Brother Jingtian is such an old and spicy person, what he said must be true, and this matter is almost nine out of ten. If this is the case, and Zheng, on the day of his Hu Xiaolian's defeat, even if you and I do our best, we must save his life. In today's China, there are not many such people......"

Looking at the sunset outside the window, Duan Rirui sighed and said faintly.

Beijing's Yuan Shikai made a murderous move, secretly meeting with the British Minister Zhu Erdian, and when the personal mood of the Beiyang Group was fluctuating, the Ye family in Wuchang was also experiencing an "earthquake".

"How's that going to be?! How is it good?! ”

Looking at the coat that his daughter put on, Old Man Ye lamented excitedly with a cane.

The pine-green wool tweed was roughly on the shoulder, and on the shoulders was a pair of glittering epaulettes, and three gold stars cast in red gold with the floor of the woolen material shook dazzlingly. After all, the Ye family was also a once glorious big family, and it was also the number one person at the foot of the imperial city back then. Over the years, when Mr. Ye traveled north and south and set up the family business in various places, he also really saw it. When the Qing Dynasty was still there, the imperial court reformed the military system, abolished the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion, organized and trained a new army, and adopted a Western military establishment. Zhang Biao, the eighth town of the original Hubei New Army, is a deputy commander (equivalent to a lieutenant general, an old-style general soldier), Mr. Ye has not seen it, and the new military uniform on this adult is not as good-looking as this, and the materials and workmanship are not of the same grade. If I'm not mistaken, according to this statement, Zhang Dacai has two, and these three Venus are almost orthodox! My obedient, "in charge of guarding the town, guarding the danger, Suihe the army and the people, equalizing the political punishment, and cultivating the armament" This was a real feudal official in the Qing Dynasty, and he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command!

Whether it is the Beiyang Army or the People's Army in Hubei, the military uniforms worn are all blue-gray, and the only people in China who wear green military uniforms are the Anhui Army, which is nicknamed "green skin"! Yes, yes, didn't the group of soldiers who came to send people back that day also said that they were from the Anhui army! Can there be a ...... of this level in the Anhui army

Thinking of this, Old Man Ye couldn't help crying bitterly, this is going to kill him! Is this Anhui Army's Hu Dashuai easy to provoke?! I didn't see that the invincible Beiyang Army was beaten to the ground, Wuchang and Hanyang were all preserved, and now nearly 30,000 troops in two towns are stationed in Wuchang. It's not good for his own kid to collide with anyone, but he collided with Hu Dashuai. If you don't give it on the spot, it's polite to beat it to death at this moment!

Thinking of this, Old Man Ye cried even more sadly, almost to the point of grief and indignation. This is the rhythm of breaking the house.

"Master, according to your instructions, the prayer post has been ordered, and the 500,000 gift money sent has been returned intact. Sir, you look at ......"

The old butler also looked sad and waited with his head bowed to the side, and reported.

"How can there be cats that don't eat fishy, isn't it too little?"

Wiped away tears. Old Man Ye became even more uneasy.

The Anhui army is benevolent and righteous, which the people of Wuchang know that people do not disturb the people, and the trade is fair. But if you want to say that the official doesn't like money, the old man Ye won't believe it if he kills him! 500,000 dragon oceans. It can be used to pay military salaries for a while.

"Master, I'm afraid that this Hu Dashuai really doesn't look down on our little money. Master. You're an old man who has traveled far and wide. That's called a well-informed! If you compare our Hubei People's Army with the Anhui Army, it is called Huazi! The ironclad warships by the river, the electric guns of a water, this is not the master of burning money, there are many industrial companies in Anhui, and the family business is big, I am afraid that they really don't look down on us. That day, my wife asked me to pay a hundred dragons from the account to the group of military masters who sent the young master back. People don't look at it and refuse it directly! said that we are really insulting to him, and said that there are rules in their camp, three disciplines and eight points of attention, and they are not allowed to collect money. ”

The old butler faithfully helped analyze.

"That's what I said. But no matter how small a house finch is, it's not a piece of meat. Our family also has to chew grain, there are wars everywhere, business has basically stopped, and we have always relied on eating our old books to maintain our support. I'm afraid I can't really take out this more, after all, the family business is there......"

The old man of the Ye family also sighed for a while, the family background is like this, no matter how much he has, he can't take it out.

"Master, the old slave is bold, isn't it that this handsome drunkard doesn't mean to drink......"

The old butler said tentatively with great audacity.

"In view of the present state of affairs in China, and the resumption of war at the time of the North-South peace talks, in order to ensure that the interests of the British Empire in China are not harmed, on behalf of the British Government, I hereby announce the blockade of the Yangtze River valley and the prohibition of any arms from flowing into the Yangtze River valley. The Imperial Far East Fleet will remain blockaded at the mouth of the Yangtze River during the peace talks until a stable and unified new regime is born. ”

British Minister Zhu Erdian solemnly held a press conference and announced the decision in public. Subsequently, the governors of the provinces were informed by radio. After the telegram was issued, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all sectors of society reacted strongly.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this telegram is targeted, who has the largest territory in the Yangtze River Basin? Anhui Hu Xiaolian!

After reading the telegram, the League headed by Chen Qimei applauded and cheered, and secretly stepped up its harassment of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau in Shanghai, ready to beat the water dogs at any time. The mouthpiece of the League, Minli Bao, even said that it would abide by all the existing interests of Britain in the Yangtze River valley, and was willing to further cooperate with the British government to jointly develop existing resources. The flattering face of the clothes is really shocking. Most of the governors of the provinces who have been restored look at their noses and noses, and they look at their hearts and minds, and they look at the development of gaffes with cold eyes.

As the initiator, the Beiyang Group is unanimously silent on the surface, but in fact there is indeed a turbulent undercurrent in private. The Japanese government conveyed its "concerns" through the Japanese officers who served as instructors in the Beiyang Army, and they were very dissatisfied with the Beiyang Group's attitude of actively moving closer to Britain. The general of the Anhui department, "Little Fan" Xu Shuzheng, this time was unexpectedly generous and stable, and he jointly signed a cronies and secretly sent someone to Wuchang. faithfully conveyed the meaning of Beiyang Duan Qirui, on the day of defeat, he will save his life at all costs.

"Bastard!"

In front of everyone in the war room, Hu Rui roared and slammed his fist against the wall, regardless of the bloody lake, gritting his teeth and standing silently in front of the map.

"Sir, my opinion is to temporarily suspend the military operations that were previously formulated. I know that there is an allusion in your country called lying on the salary and tasting the gall, and I beg your pardon, even now that Germany is now very difficult to directly refuse the terms of the British. As your Chief of Staff. I must fulfill my duty, and I beg you, to cancel the action jihua that was made before. ”

A solemn Prussian military salute was solemnly dissuaded by the old chief of staff Berman.

"Dashuai, the students also implore Dashuai, let's take a step back, our little belongings are all on the edge of the Yangtze River, and all of them will be gone in one bombardment!"

Guan Ziqing also ignored the officers at all levels who were angry at the scene, quickly followed, and followed the persuasion bitterly.

"Berman. Thank you for your dedication, xiexie. Master Guan, there is no need to be like this, people who read are arrogant, and they will not kneel and bend down easily. It's a little thing, it's not worth it. All imperialism is a paper tiger. Let's look at the warships of his Far Eastern Fleet. Can you drive ashore? ”

Hu Rui turned around and sneered.

"Dashuai, think twice!"

Tang Qianming, who had been silent, knelt down desperately, crawled to Hu Rui's side on his knees, and persuaded hoarsely.

He was born in the UK. And even the huge gap between the navies of the two countries. The ships of the entire Yangtze River Fleet are all combined, which is almost equivalent to one battleship of the Far Eastern Fleet! In terms of the quality of soldiers, there is no comparison, ten years of the army, a hundred years of the navy. The construction of the navy is inseparable from a stable political environment and a long-term huge investment. If there is a real exchange of fire with the Far East Fleet, all the current possessions will have to be lost, and the Chinese Navy will completely lose the sea and lose hope of reconstruction.

"I want to ask you, what is the duty of a soldier?!"

didn't pay attention to Tang Qianming, who was kneeling on the ground, ready to die. Hu Rui glanced at the officers present and asked unexpectedly.

"Defend the country! Soldiers should fight, and they should kill the enemy! We are very weak, the army has only six integrated divisions, and the total tonnage of naval ships is less than one battleship of others! But just because we're weak doesn't mean we have lost the courage to fight! If we retreat today, then we will not be able to raise our heads for the rest of our lives! How far is the UK mainland from China?! And how many British troops are stationed in Asia?! Will their warships be able to sail ashore to fight?! ”

Staring at everyone, Hurui roared and roared.

"Pass the order, from today onwards, our Anhui Revolutionary Army will be renamed the National Defense Army, vowing to fight for the rise of China! Defend the country and expel foreign humiliation! Brother Zhuxin, I understand your worries, ten years of the army, a hundred years of the navy. If this battle loses all the money of the navy, then China will completely lose the sea. It is not easy for the navy to accumulate this bit of money, so you can take the Yangtze River fleet upstream and leave the river defense gunboat fleet behind. After the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau resumed work, it took half a month to successfully imitate a new German-style mine. All the production has accumulated so far, there are more than 100 pieces. The entire river defense gunboat team was dispatched, with four armored gunboats as the main force, to carry out mine-laying operations. Even if I fight until the whole army is annihilated, I will bite off a big piece of his meat! ”

Looking at Tang Qianming, who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, Hu Rui said lightly.

"Da Shuai, Da Biao has been following you since the thirty-fourth mixed association. We are wearing a military uniform, taking the military salary given by the people, and eating the military food saved by the people. I'm sorry for this military uniform! It is only natural for soldiers to protect their families and defend the country! In Chaohu, Anhui Province, the hometown of labor and management, if labor and management take a step back under the shells of the British, the brothers present will go to pick up my family's ancestral grave! ”

Wang Dabiao, the commander of the Fourth Division, roared angrily.

They are all diehard loyalists of the Hu family from the teaching camp, and they are absolutely unambiguous at critical times.

"Second stunned, who told you to take the lead with me?! Dashuai, my third division is full of men with handles, I didn't say it, I followed you! Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the hometown of labor and management, if I take a step back under the shells of the British, the brothers present will also go to pick up my family's ancestral grave! ”

Zhu Yudao, the commander of the Third Division, also slapped the table and roared......

A subordinate with red eyes and a determination to express his determination, Sanniang silently stood by Hu Rui's side. The thin-skinned villain rarely took the initiative in public, holding Hu Rui's hand with his fingers interlocked.

"Why bury bones, why do you need mulberry elm land, where is life not green mountains! Telegraph the whole country to protest the British government's gross interference in China's internal affairs! From now on, our Anhui Revolutionary Army will be renamed the National Defense Force, and it will refuse to accept the barbaric conditions of the British government! (To be continued......)