Soon after An Guoliang ordered the radio station to be set up, Yang Qiu received a report that Japan had arrived and initially occupied Dongying. There are no pop-up windows in Qishuwu.

This news also poured ice water on the Wehrmacht, which has been immersed in the joy of victory during this time, and the Beiyang sunset is no longer visible, but it does not mean that the country is free of enemies! There is ethnic civil strife in the north, and polar bears are taking advantage of the fire to rob and eye. There are Britain and France in the southeast, and Japan is even more wolf-like, as long as the South Manchurian and Taiwan issues are not resolved, then this country will be locked on the continental shelf forever.

Yang Qiu took a deep breath, put down the telegram and crossed his fingers, his eyes swept over the officers of the Southern Front present, and stopped on Cai Yi's face: "Brother Songpo, what do you think we should do now?" ”

The Sichuan character in Cai's eyebrows has been maintained for a long time.

Internally, after the loss of the Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, it was only a matter of time before Chen Yan and the First Beiyang Army surrendered. After the Hebei First Army was surrounded in the narrow area from Luohe to Zhengzhou, Duan Zhigui fled back to Beijing as soon as possible, Cao Kun withdrew to Jinan overnight on the Jinpu line, and Li Chun also gave up entanglement with the 101st Brigade in Huai'an and retreated to Jining.

Ouyang Wu's 9th Division had almost cleared the Ni army and wiped out Qianjing, and also sent a brigade to the border between Anhui and Henan to prevent Chen Huan from moving south, leaving Zhang Xunjiang's defense army still resisting stubbornly in Xuzhou, but the 10th and 11th divisions had surrounded Xuzhou City after the strict order, and he could no longer escape. It can be said that the cutting off of the Zhengzhou Bridge was decisive for the Northern Expedition, not only encircling the Beiyang First Army and the Yi Army, but also seriously damaging Beiyang's confidence in continuing to fight.

But at this moment, the Japanese army suddenly appeared at the key position of the mouth of the Yellow River, and the situation suddenly became delicate, and the entire eastern section of the Yellow River could be navigated by gunboats, if the Japanese army blocked and helped Beiyang with naval artillery, it was even possible to destroy the Jinan Yellow River Bridge on the Jinpu Line, so the most important thing at present was that the Japanese army must not gain a firm foothold ()!

As a graduate of Lu Shi, he is very aware of the combat capability of the Japanese army, this is a difficult army, An Guoliang's cavalry regiment is only a lightly armed army, 80 mm mortars can not deal with the city wall, the lack of direct fire projection firepower will be very troublesome, and the cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city, with a huge cost of cavalry to attack the fortification, heavy casualties are almost certain.

But even if it is fought at any cost, what will happen next? What if the Japanese army again sent troops? The fact that the Dongying tidal flat is not suitable for landing operations does not mean that small units cannot be transported, and it will not take too long for Lushun to come over. Therefore, the key to this battle is not whether An Guoliang can take Dongying, but who can rush to support first.

Zhang Xiaozhun pointed to the map and said: "The Second Brigade has bypassed the periphery of Xuzhou, and controlled a train is heading towards Jining, at the latest tonight can get to Jining, if the border is successfully crossed, you can get to Jinan tomorrow morning, if you can gather a group of ships in Jinan, it will never take more than one night and one night." ”

"It's that simple!" Jiang Zuobin waved his hand, his face was also grim: "Unless Li Chun and Cao Kun don't want to live, who will let a military column pass through the jurisdiction?" ”

"That can only rely on the 101 Brigade, they have now crossed Lianyun (Lianyungang) and the East China Sea, there is basically no Beiyang main force in front, but this road water network is dense, trucks can not reach directly, so it will be three years later at the latest."

"Why don't you contact Germany? Take the Jiaoji Railway, and if it is fast, the Qingdao garrison will be able to reach Jinan overnight. Li Shucheng's proposal was just spoken, and it was immediately vetoed by Cai Yi: "Germany is not easy to enter, what if they take the opportunity to occupy Dongying?" Is it also a fight with Germany? ”

The cavalry regiment is in dire need of support, but the road ahead is blocked, so what should it do? Just when everyone was getting more and more anxious, Cai Ye suddenly looked up at Yang Qiu, and the two glanced at each other, and the latter looked at each other and turned to each other's thoughts, this is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity! A good opportunity to force Yuan Shikai to go into the wilderness early! So Yang Qiu nodded slightly: "Wu Tingfang and Wang Zhengting are in Beijing, send a telegram to them to convey to Yuan Shikai on my behalf, our army requests to transit Jinan!" ”

"Our army requests to transit Jinan ()!"

The telegram of just eight words weighed more than a thousand catties in Yang Shiqi's hand, and even Duan Qirui frowned deeply. Although they were slower than Yang Qiu to get the news, they still learned that the Japanese sent troops to occupy Dongying first, and now Yang Qiu's cavalry regiment is storming, but the cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city, so the Wehrmacht must support it in a big way. But now that the road is in the hands of Beiyang, Li Chun is stuck in Jining, Cao Kun is entrenched in Jinan, and the Jinpu line is cut off.

So all eyes were on Yuan Shikai, who was sitting on the Taishi chair and didn't speak as if he was dead.

The Jinghan line has been broken, and the Jinpu line is the last straw in the hands of Beiyang, if it is allowed to cross, then the back road of Li Chun and Cao Kun's retreat cannot be guaranteed, and once the Second Army is gone, Beiyang will be completely finished!

"Daddy, can't o! Yang Qiu's wolf ambition, what kind of transit to support Dongying, in my opinion, is to take the opportunity to cut off the back road of the Second Army! If the Second Army is gone, we will really have to go back to our hometown. Yuan Keding shouted anxiously, after he bribed the assassin to assassinate Yang Qiu was exposed, he had been living in seclusion, and he finally dared to come out until he finally dared to come out when it was a matter of life and death in Beiyang, and he didn't know Yuan Shikai's mind better than him, so he tried his best to persuade him not to let go of the channel.

Duan Zhigui didn't care about being afraid that Yuan Shikai would scold him for escaping, so he stepped forward and echoed: "Father Qian, you have to think twice!" Once this brigade is allowed to transit Jinan, Li Chun and Cao San can only disarm and surrender, and our last breath will be gone! ”

With Duan Zhigui's support, Yuan Keding's Jun face was distorted, and he said viciously: "In my opinion, not only should they not be allowed to cross the border, but Li Chun and Cao Kun should be urged to hold on, anyway, Japan has also come in, Qian Crisp contacted Japan and asked them to send the navy to bombard Dongying, and then let them send troops to cut off the Jinan Bridge and make a draw!" ”

Hearing the two in, singing and persuading himself not to let the Wehrmacht cross, Yuan Shikai's face was also uncertain, how could he, who had played power tricks all his life, not know the consequences of opening the crossing, but if he didn't open up, he could avoid the possibility of being ousted from power? The First Army was gone, tens of thousands of elite troops were packed with dumplings, and the Sixth Division was disabled by the way. The Second Army also had no fighting spirit at all, and if it continued to fight, it would only live a few more years ().

But he was reluctant to give up the power in his hands, and understood that once he opened his mouth, it would mean that Beiyang, which had dominated the late Qing Dynasty for decades, would completely collapse, and the glory and wealth of his Yuan Gongbao life were in Beiyang, and without Beiyang, it would be difficult to even be a fool.

Hesitation, uneasiness and unwillingness, like a poisonous snake, stirred desperately in his heart, and his body devastated by the smoke and poison began to spasm, he forcibly raised his head to look at Yang Du, who had not spoken: "Huizi, they all say that you have the heart of the Seven Tricks, according to your opinion?" ”

Yang Du smiled bitterly secretly, the heart of the seven tricks, what's the use? In front of Yang Qiu's one-strength reduction meeting, the Seven Tricks Heart also had to be put away. Seeing Yuan Shikai clutching the edge of the stool with both hands, and the green tendons on the back of his hands suddenly endured the pain, he was also a little reluctant in his heart, but what was the use of being reluctant at this moment? Losing is losing, the game of hegemony is so cruel, what should be done now is a way out, there are so many ways out of Beiyang! So he glanced at Liang Shiyi, who was hanging his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Do you really want to hear what Gong Bao said?" ”

When Yuan Keding heard this, he guessed that Yang Du was about to make a surrender speech again, and he glared and pulled out his pistol: "Yang Du, you shut up for me!" Beiyang has not fallen to the point of surrender! ”

Yang Du glanced at his pistol, then looked at Yuan Shikai, who endured the pain and did not stop him, and sighed: "What can Brother Keding do even if he kills Du?" If you lose, you lose, and you can win by contacting Japan? Dongying is safe, but it has been in power for a few years! If it weren't for the Qing family's willingness to fall, they would just be clowns jumping off the beam! Do you really think you can compare with the virtue and beauty behind Yang Qiu? Today's words are not for myself, nor for the palace guard, but for the sake of Beiyang, for the sake of thousands of people up and down Beiyang! It's been so long, don't you still know Yang Qiu's temper? This move is decisive, and the killing is not spared, today it is rare to be able to send a telegram in a consultative tone to ask for transit, if you refuse, seeing his cavalry team being disabled by the Japanese army, I dare to assert that the entire Beiyang will be buried with them!

Du dares to make a bet with Brother Keding here, as long as the news of Beiyang does not let go of the border today, Henan and Jining will definitely be a battle of slaughter tomorrow! Cao Kun and Li Chun will also raise their hands to the south in surrender.

Xu Shichang, Feng Huafu, Duan Zhiquan, Chen Eun, and Li Chunshi have come to this, why not think about it for everyone? Wu Tingfang and Wang Zhengting are waiting outside for a reply at the moment, they have promised that as long as they are handed over peacefully, except for a few who enter the country, they will never pursue what Beiyang did before, and also said that the palace guards can continue to enjoy the treatment after the head of state retires, and can they be so elegant in exchange for Brother Keding? ()！ A few days ago, I went to Zhu Erdian with Brother Yansun, he has changed his mind and no longer supports us, Germany and the United States all shook their heads, although Japan did not reply, but from the point of view of personally sending troops to occupy the mouth of the Yellow River, it is impossible to support it, France is partial to the southeast, Russia is trying to find a way to split Mongolia, and it has not entered to support us! ”

Although he is a brother of Keding, everyone understands who these words are said to, especially the last few sentences hit Yuan Shikai's heart, the rise of Beiyang depends on the support of the great powers, and he can also rely on Zhu Erdian to get out of the mountain, and now these are all gone, Beiyang has no industrial base of its own, and he can't even make a few guns, how can he fight against Yang Qiu, who is supported by virtue? Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai's gaze slowly swept around, as if he was still seeking the last support.

Seeing this, everyone avoided their eyes, and even Duan Zhigui, who had previously persuaded not to open the crossing, avoided it, because everyone knew that Yang Du was right, if it was rumored today to continue to resist, then the entire Beiyang would be pulled in to cushion their backs! So after Yang Du made it clear, they were relieved, and they had to plan for their future at this point.

Seeing that everyone was either silent, or avoided their eyes, Yuan Shikai also closed his eyes in pain and coughed violently, and after stopping the cough for half a while, the red blood on the square scarf was impressive, and Yang Shiqi saw this, and fell to his knees and cried: "Da Jin!" It's already like this, it's better to stop and take care of your body, Shiqi is willing to spend more than a lifetime with you! ”

Who is Yang Shiqi? Yuan Shikai is the most confidant, and his words are equivalent to announcing the end of Beiyang.

"No, you can't let Yang Qiu cross the border! Daddy, can't o! To make a tie, we can make a tie! Yuan Keding saw that even Yang Shiqi persuaded him to go into the wilderness, and he was so angry that he was brandishing a pistol like crazy, but who would pay attention to him at this time? After Duan Qirui made a look, the guard at the door stepped forward to grab the pistol and walked out with him.

Looking at his son's back, Yuan Shikai's face flushed, and when he barely stood up with a slight tremble, he shook a few times and then pushed Jinshan to fall down like a jade pillar.

(To be continued)