The Kuomintang are all die-hard elements, and if they don't hurt them, they won't know how high the sky is! This Hu Xiaolian is indeed a dark horse that has sprung up, and the pair of orphans and widows in the palace are very concerned about the war in the south. In any case, even if it is for show, you must take Hanyang! ‘

In the study, Yuan Shikai blushed and muttered with an unkind face.

"What Gong Bao said is very true, but this Hu Xiaolian did have two battles with his troops. If Feng Guozhang's attack on Wuchang before and his defeat by the Yangtze River Fleet was just due to luck, then the matter of the Eleventh Mixed Association later is enough to illustrate the problem. This Hu Xiaolian is really incomprehensible, he can be in charge of the army, he can run an industry when he gets off the horse, and he has a close relationship with foreigners. Stubbornly defended Anhui, the place of four wars, and also pulled up a strong army of six towns, it stands to reason that this person's scheming, courage and means are really good, but he acted in a low-key manner, and he obviously laid Nanjing but gave it away. Sitting on tens of thousands of elites of the two armies on the waterway, it is not an exaggeration to say that the soldiers are strong and strong, but they are low-key and difficult to figure out! Gong Bao, is it an official position to win over? ”

Yang Du, as Lao Yuan's henchman, was naturally present, nodding in agreement while touching his chin and analyzing.

"What Yuzi said is very true, but there is no need to be in a hurry, let's wait for Hanyang to take it over. It hurt him and let him know how badly I was being treated, and it would be much easier to win him over again. Didn't Xingcheng go to Wuhu? Hurry up, get to the bottom first, probe the wind, and wait for the results to be prescribed. As long as it's not with the Southern People's Party, it's easy to do, just fight and pull at the same time! We can afford the price in Beiyang, the Kuomintang in the south, hum! ”

Yuan Shikai waved his hand and replied with a sneer.

Here in Beijing. Just when Lao Yuan was angry in the palace and hid in the study to discuss with Yang Du how to deal with Hu Rui, the culprit, Feng Guozhang and the Alliance Association in Wuchang were also not idle, and even Yang Shiqi, who rushed to make peace and find out, was not idle.

Since Li Chun's 11th Mixed Association was completely annihilated by the Anhui army that came to aid Hubei, the Beiyang Army immediately gave up the Meiniang Mountain that had been successful, and retreated until Caidian. Li Chun was killed, Zhang Jingyao and Wu Jinbiao were captured alive, and more than 3,000 people were annihilated, which caused the morale of the Beiyang Army to be depressed for a while, and the Anhui Army almost reached the point of talking about the tiger's color.

Yuan Shikai's secret telegram had just arrived in Feng Guozhang's hands. Except for Su Dingkun's second regiment, which was transferred to Guishan, and a new 75th mountain artillery battalion, the rest of the Anhui Revolutionary Army packed their bags, boarded a boat, evacuated Wuchang, and returned to Wuhu.

Your Commander Huang alone can be worth 100,000 male soldiers, so what do you want us to do?!

After receiving the telegram. Feng Guozhang, who was not a person at the two ends, immediately took action and gritted his teeth and gave the order for a counterattack. German and Japanese advisers of the Beiyang Army wielded command knives. Wave Fang Xuan in front of the position. drove the soldiers to launch round after round of attacks. For a time, on the position of Meiniang Mountain, which had just been recovered, the sound of artillery rumbled, and it was shrouded in black smoke of artillery fire all day. After losing the powerful foreign aid of the Anhui Army, the Hunan Army, which had already suffered heavy casualties, was unable to support itself, and the situation in Hanyang became dangerous again.

"What kind of medicine is sold in this Hu Xiaolian gourd? Wuchang is the place where the Kuomintang is the first righteous, how can you say that if you withdraw, you will withdraw?! There is such a big movement in the newspaper, Gong Bao, don't blame you for being so popular. Even I was confused. ”

Standing by the river, looking at Hanyang with the rumbling of cannons and black smoke billowing in the distance, Yang Shiqi held the secret telegram sent by Yuan Shikai with his hands behind his back, and muttered to himself thoughtfully.

"Master, it's windy by the river, pay attention to your body."

A generous domestic servant put a cloak on Yang Shiqi with his waist and said respectfully.

"That's it, that's it, the things ordered by the palace guard haven't been done yet, let's go, turn around and rush to Wuhu."

Yang Shiqi shook his head, sighed, and ordered.

"Meiniang Mountain and Fairy Mountain are all lost in one day, the situation in Hanyang is precarious, if there are no reinforcements, Hanyang's loss is only a matter of time."

Huang Xing stiffened his head and blushed his face, and took the lead in speaking.

"Smack!"

"Huang Xing, will you fight at all?! Are you embarrassed to ask for reinforcements?! Who forced away a town in Hubei and the Yangtze River Fleet with Anhui's military aid?! In the previous Hankow counterattack, who insisted on going his own way? What are you fooling about, breaking the kettle and sinking the boat, and as a result, more people drowned than those who were killed by Beiyang on the battlefield! A little blood of our Wuchang People's Army has been smashed in your hands! There is only a group of recruits left in Wuchang who won't even put their guns, what do you say?! ”

Huang Xing didn't speak, but after a sip, an officer slapped the table, pointed at Huang Xing's nose, and asked loudly.

Objectively speaking, the revolutionary spirit of the leaders of the League, Sun and Huang is worthy of recognition, but they are extremely naïve and taken for granted in terms of ideology and concepts. Yuan Shikai's signing of the "Twenty-one Articles" was more or less coerced, while Sun's direct attempt to cede Outer Mongolia and Northeast China to Japan was active and eager. In their eyes, the territory outside the gate has not been Han since ancient times, and if it is lost, it will be lost, and it is not worth being sad.

Thinking about what kind of scenery Huang Xing was when he came to Wuchang, Li Yuanhong and Li Dudu personally led the horse, erected the banner of "Huang Xingdao", and swaggered through the market, it seems that since he Huang Keqiang, the opposite Beiyang will fall apart. As a result, not to mention the defeat in Hankou, even Hanyang and Wuchang were in danger, and the most infuriating thing was that Commander-in-Chief Huang's appearance was too ugly, and he tried to seize the command of the Wuchang People's Army as soon as he came up, although he was unanimously opposed and gave up, but the Wuchang military government was more and more resentful of Huang Xing.

"A group of young master soldiers in the Anhui Army, unruly and disobedient to commands, left when they left, and they are also dragging their feet here!"

Huang Xing said stiffly.

"Hmph, Commander Huang is so generous, he defeated the blood and bones of our Wuchang People's Army in Hanyang, isn't it enjoyable, and he still wants to defeat a town of the Anhui Army in Hanyang to feel at ease? ! Young master soldiers, people brought food, drink, and ammunition by themselves, and they also brought the Yangtze River fleet, how can you say that young master soldiers? ! If I remember correctly, since Commander Huang came to Wuchang, he has always been a fiasco against Beiyang, and only the Anhui army won three consecutive victories, first relieving the siege of Wuchang. Later, he thwarted the conspiracy of Beiyang's flank detour in Guodi Mountain, and Zuihou even annihilated the Eleventh Mixed Association! If I want to say that such a unit is as right as possible, I will still be a baby! ”

Sun Wu sneered and sarcastically said disdainfully.

"Hahahahaha, that's it! It is! Commander Huang cleanly asked Staff Officer Huang to send it to the full salary, and the custodian obeyed his words! It's just that it was a town when people came to aid Hubei, and I don't know how many people will be left after your Commander Huang's hands! ”

As soon as Sun Wu's words came out, they immediately aroused the echo of the military and political dignitaries present.

"For the sake of today, it is better to give up Wuchang. It is the best policy to dismantle the equipment of Hanyang Iron Works and Qiao Running Field, and move to Shanghai as a whole! Ince has already started to arrange it in Shanghai! ”

Huang Xing was annoyed for a while, pretended not to hear, and continued through gritted teeth.

"Wuchang is the land of righteousness, and 40,000,000 compatriots have been awakened by our guns. Wuchang must not give up! ”

One of the senators present didn't care about anything. Slap the table. roared.

"Commander Huang's good calculation, the previous attempt to seize Wuchang's military power was unsuccessful, this will have a greater appetite, and he actually wants to swallow it together with the righteousness of the Central Provisional Government and the arsenal! Shameless! ”

"Chen Qimei is something, she hit the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau in a hurry and was arrested. zuihou wasn't rescued by the Anhui army?! I only heard that he Chen Qimei and Chen Dadu's ability to prostitute and smoke big cigarettes is quite good, but I never thought that this skillful ability is not bad! ”

"The generals are incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted! Huang Xing, you are incompetent in command, and you are embarrassed to openly shout here to give up Wuchang?! If there are any more people who abandon Wuchang, they will be killed! ”

"Humph! I don't know why Commander Huang's adviser from Japan was not at the scene. I'd like to hear what this Mr. Osaku has to say! ”……

Huang Xing's words undoubtedly stabbed the hornet's nest, and the Haohaode military conference immediately turned into a criticism meeting. The so-called important members of the Wuchang Military Government, who had long been complaining about Huang Xing's Songzuo, attacked him one after another, criticized him verbally and penually, and scolded Huang Xing bloody!

Huang Xing, who had already been scolded by the newspaper, was annoyed and angry in the face of such a mess, and he didn't do it on the spot! turned around and returned to Nanjing with the guards, leaving behind the mess of the three towns of Wuchang and no one cared about it. Li Yuanhong, who had been ignored since Huang Xing came, stood in the corner and watched coldly, and after seeing Huang Xing being squeezed and slapping his ass and leaving, Li Yuanhong couldn't help but say three times.

It's time for this Li Dudu to appear, and it is none other than Li Songqing to turn the tide!

"Sanniang...... Greetings, Father. ”

In the living room of the General Headquarters of the Anhui Revolutionary Army, Sanniang blushed shyly, hesitated for a moment but gave a military salute and offered a cup of tea.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes!"

Old man Hu, who saw his prospective daughter-in-law for the first time, smiled happily, happily took the tea bowl offered by his prospective daughter-in-law, and praised it repeatedly.

"Dad, no, Dad! Can you pay attention to the impact, this is also the headquarters, how bad is the impact of your trouble! Is there something we can go home and say no, you unexpectedly have a sudden blow......"

As soon as he returned to Wuhu, he didn't say hello and killed the cheap dad who came to the door, Hu Rui couldn't help but break his thoughts.

"Evil obstacles! Do you have this nightmare to talk to your father?! Hmph, if you don't come to see me, I'll have to come to see you! Hmph, I think that your father was free to enter the consulates of Citigroup and Germania back then, why couldn't he enter your headquarters?! I'm your father, I'm here to see you, an unfilial obstacle, and my daughter-in-law, what's wrong with that?! ”

Old Man Hu picked up the mahogany cane, banged on the carpet, and scolded angrily.

"Master, you are angry, angry. Young Master, he didn't mean that. ”

Uncle Shan, who was waiting on the side, hurriedly came out to help Old Man Hu pat his back, and explained his way.

For decades, the friendship between Uncle Shan, as a housekeeper and the two generations of the Hu family, has long surpassed the master and servant and risen to the level of relatives.

"Dad, can't I be wrong......"

Hu Rui pursed his lips, and under Uncle Shan's hint, he hurriedly apologized.

Although there is no blood relationship, but I feel my conscience and say that this spoof cheap dad is definitely digging out his heart and lungs for himself. At the beginning, he spent 100,000 taels of snowflake silver, and he went around to seek the position of the 34th Mixed Association of the Anhui New Army, which led to today's family business. The expansion of the Anqing Machinery Bureau and the introduction of equipment, the old man is also doing his best to run around, that is, now, the relevant personnel of the chief officer's external procurement, a large part of them are veterans recruited by the old man Hu.

"You're the one who does big things. This dad knows! At that meeting in Shanghai, the senior management of the foreign bank heard that your name was respectful, and the status of your father also rose steadily. What kind of thing is he Chen Qimei, I can't eat when I see his rotten sores! He was able to sit in the position of the governor of Shanghai, and that was with the help of your shili. Other people can't see through it, my father has been teaching both officials and businessmen, and he has been teaching foreigners for a lifetime, and he can see that you are retreating and advancing, digging a pit and waiting! Good boy, so calculating! Our old Hu family has good feng shui. For hundreds of years, you have finally become such an emperor! Ahem, don't say much about other falls, this Yan girl is good, and my father is paying attention to all of them. People are genuinely willing to follow you. You have to be good at others. It is normal for a husband to have three wives and four concubines, but the elders and young are orderly. You have to count that. Don't treat people lightly! There are three unfilial pieties, and you are not young, and such a big family business must be inherited by an heir......"

Old Man Hu nodded, knocked on his crutches, and began to preach.

He has been a comprador for most of his life. The old man's insight and eyesight were not said. Although he is still conservative in his bones, he is at least more open in thought than the parents of feudal families in the same period!

I am still very satisfied with Yan Sanniang, the prospective daughter-in-law, with a big pelvis, a big buttocks, and a big milk plate. After the report of the cedar tree and his own observations. The old man found that although his prospective daughter-in-law was born in the rivers and lakes, she was clean and self-conscious, intelligent, generous, and most importantly, would love men. As for what he showed up, Old Man Hu laughed directly. There's also a queen pinch over there in England! What's wrong with your daughter-in-law being an officer?! Wouldn't this little couple be able to spend more time together when they work together?

"Handsome ......"

The big man hesitated to stand at the door of the living room, and the nearly two-meter-tall cringe in the corner, trembling and tentatively calling.

"Dad, you can take a break from your tea, and I'll take a look."

Hu Dashuai, who finally found a savior, immediately jumped out and interrupted the old man's chatter.

"Dashuai, the Wuchang Station of the Ministry of Intelligence is in an emergency, Feng Guozhang has captured Meiniang Mountain and Fairy Mountain day after day, and Hanyang is in an emergency! At the military conference, Huang Xing openly called for the abandonment of Wuchang and the relocation of the Hanyang Gun Factory and Iron and Steel Factory to Shanghai. He was constantly opposed by the military and political leaders of the Wuchang Military Government, and was ridiculed and scolded, so he left his son and went back to Shanghai! According to internal sources, Li Yuanhong, the governor, has come back again, and he strongly advocates asking us for help, and intends to ask us to garrison the three towns of Wuchang! ”

The big man, kowtowed on his heel, saluted, and whispered.

As expected, it seems that Li Songqing is out of the way! Feng Guozhang This is an old account and a new account, and the three towns of Wuchang must be precarious this time. How are our troops at Turtle Mountain? ”

Hu Rui's thick palm patted the newspaper, with a villainous expression.

"Report to the commander, there is no new news from the telecommunications room. However, the secret report of Wuchang Station said that at present, there is only one Liu Yutang and our troops stationed in Guishan in Hanyang who are still insisting on resisting, and Feng Guozhang is still more afraid of our Anhui army, and the total direction is mainly placed on Liu Yutang's Hunan army. The Second Regiment and the Mountain Artillery Battalion took advantage of the terrain to attack the Beiyang Army many times with superior artillery fire. In addition......"

Halfway through speaking, the big guy scratched his head and stopped.

"Simply be it, have something to say, have a fart! Don't mother-in-law! ”

Hu Rui said angrily, saying that half of the gods and half of the horses are the most annoying!

"Dashuai, just now the Beijing Station of the Ministry of Intelligence sent a secret telegram to Yuan Shikai to recruit Yang Shiqi, and the people are already on the way. However, we withdrew from Wuchang to Wuhu and pounced, and this person should have already come to Wuhu. ”

The big man straightened and reported.

"While beating and pulling, slapping a sweet date, Lao Yuan is so calculating! Hehe, it seems that we are really in the eyes of Beiyang, okay, you go and get busy. The telecommunications office stared at the point, if Li Songqing sent a telegram, he would press it first, and wait for Yang Shiqi to come before making a decision. Hanging on both sides, we are now fragrant pots! ”

Hu Rui waved his hand and gestured.

folded the telegram and stuffed it into his pocket, turned around, Sanniang behind him was already sitting on the side, carefully peeling the orange for the prospective father-in-law, and the meridians on the orange petals were carefully removed. Seeing that Hu Rui was back, Sanniang kept in her hands, casting a hint of searching eyes.

"Dad, let's have a meal together, and the family is reunited! It's time to celebrate, let's have a drink! ”

Hu Rui pursed his lips and said to the old man.

"Tsk, the perfect combination of the royal sister, the queen and the three from the four virtues, it's hopeless! The best! ”

Someone is silently YY in his heart.

On the other hand, Li Yuanhong is also doing Zuihou's efforts. After seeing the terrifying combat effectiveness of the Anhui army, Li Yuanhong was extremely cautious about inviting the Anhui army to enter the three towns of Wuchang, for fear that these proud soldiers would not leave as soon as they came. finally got rid of Huang Xing, and Li Dudu's good life has not been enough. The Anhui army also left a mark and a mountain artillery battalion on Guishan, Li Yuanhong has always been famous for knowing soldiers, and this Hu Dudu is using Hanyang as a bargaining chip.

So, on the evening of Huang Xing's departure, Li Yuanhong sent Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting to the US Consulate in Wuchang. It is hoped that the consulate will try to make a three-day truce, and in addition, it will make a condition that it is willing to accept a constitutional monarchy. is even willing to withdraw from Wuchang unconditionally, compared with Li Bodhisattva's personality, this time it is considered to have spent blood.

That night, more than half of the Hunan army's Liu Yutang's cooperative battle was lost, and the remaining more than 1,000 people were forced to retreat to the direction of Guishan and join forces with the Anhui army left behind. Yang Xizhang, deputy chief of the General Staff Department, Cai Hanqing, deputy director of the Inspection Department, and Zhang Zhenwu, deputy director of the Military Affairs Department, also took advantage of the darkness of night to lead more than 400 people, including their respective escorts, personnel of military government organs, recruited death squads, and student soldiers, to cross the Han River and go straight to Guishan. (To be continued......)