God is fair to everyone, it is not only Yang who is facing a desperate situation, it is not only Sun Wen who has problems, and the opportunity does not belong only to Yuan Shikai alone. China's problems are not up to the Chinese themselves at this time. When you don't clench your fingers into a fist, there are as many eyes as there are outside staring at you, and things can change as much as there are!

Zaitao has been back for half a month, and Lord Belle hasn't gone anywhere in the past half a month, just squatting at home. He didn't want to go out to see Shijie outside, the people on the street were talking about the Republic of China, talking about Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen, scolding Yang Da Ghost, Bei Le Ye didn't want to hear the names of these three people, so he stayed in his house.

To use a suitable word now, Zaitao has stayed at home.

He didn't get the money that Yuan Shikai gave him, Lord Belle is not short of money now, some of the old things in the house are antiques, and if he takes one and sells it, it will be enough for him to live for a few years. The whole day is sleeping, waking up and lying in bed looking at the beams, thinking something only he knows.

Zaitao was not willing to wait for death for the rest of his life, but he really didn't want to, or didn't dare to go out.

At ten o'clock in the morning, he was still in bed and didn't get up, Fu Jin came back from buying some vegetables from outside, pushed the door in and saw Zaitao still lying down, and couldn't help complaining: "Master, you also get up and shake and shake, you are not afraid of lying down when you are always lying down." ”

Zaitao was reluctant to go out, those maids and servants had already run away, and she could only handle the affairs of the family alone, which really made her feel a little tired. However, she didn't say a word to complain about Zaitao, and after dragging Zaitao up from the bed, Fujin went to the back to fetch water and wash vegetables.

Lord Belle got dressed and walked to the backyard, moved a stool to sit next to her and helped her: "Why are there so many rotten dishes today?" ”

The woman glared at him: "It's good to be able to buy it!" You don't go out every day and don't know what's going on outside, and now they all say that the negotiations are about to break down, because Commander Yang in the northeast insists on not giving up his troops, and he is still constantly provoking the Beiyang Army in Jinzhou. In the south, there was also a military rebellion in Guangzhou. There may be a war soon, so everyone buys more food at home, and the price of this dish is ridiculously expensive. Just this dish is still something that people have been rewarded by our family before, and they are only kept for us. ”

Zaitao snorted coldly: "I know that's the case!" Can their gang of rebellious ministers and thieves govern the world? ”

The corner of Fu Jin's mouth smiled bitterly: "Master, I always feel that it is a little unpractical for us to go back to Beijing, why don't we go to other places?" ”

"Where?"

"You can do it anywhere, Shanghai, Tianjin, there are many places to treat people. We still have some money, so we can't stay under Yuan Shikai's nose. Duan Qirui's gang has come to look for them several times. To be honest with you, I worry about you being alone at home every day when I go out, and your temperament is really unreassuring. ”

Zaitao's expression was a little melancholy: "Alas, haven't you thought about it to me?" But I can't let go of the emperor and Lafayette in the imperial city in my heart! If I hadn't lost to Yang Dagui in the Northeast, the army of more than 100,000 would have been gone, how could the Qing Dynasty have come to this point today? The master didn't have the face to go to see the emperor, and he didn't dare to knock on Lafayette. But I always want to stay by the emperor's side, and I can see the imperial city every day, which is a little more comfortable. I've been waiting for Galeries Lafayette for a hundred years. It's always okay to kowtow a few times from afar, right? ”

How could his mind not know? It's just that it doesn't make sense for Zaitao to still have such thoughts now, and she doesn't know how to enlighten him. But as long as Zaitao feels comfortable in Beijing, then in Beijing.

The woman squeezed out a little smile on her face: "Okay, then don't you go?" I won't talk to you about it anymore. I don't believe it yet. Can we live with our necks bent? ”

The two of them cleaned up the dishes together, and were about to go to the front to cook, when a figure broke in through the door. Zaitao was stunned for a moment, he had been back for so many days. There was never anyone in the house.

When I went up to see that it was Zhao Erxun, this really made Zaitao very happy: "Lao Zhao is here?" You're just in time, you're about to cook. Let's have two drinks together, I haven't seen you for so many days, what are you busy with? ”

Zhao Erxun and Zaitao originally came back by train, but when his son came to pick him up at the station, he broke up with Belle Ye.

After Zhao Erxun entered the door, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, first adjusted his breathing, and then reflexively closed the door: "Zaitao, what do you want to do?" ”

Zaitao was stunned by what he said, Zhao Erxun had never spoken to him in such a tone! He had no idea what was going on: "What's the matter, Lao Zhao?" ”

Zhao Erxun walked up to him with a pale face: "I'll just ask you what you're doing these days!" We came back from the Northeast together, on a train! Zaitao, I just want to know why you didn't go to see the emperor after you came back? ”

Zaitao lowered his head: "How can I have the face to see the emperor?" ”

Zhao Erxun looked at Zaitao's expression, his expression finally eased, and his tone became a lot calmer: "Master, this is your mistake!" The emperor heard that we came back together, and he kept thinking that you could go there, but he couldn't see you, and the emperor was a little angry. ”

When Zaitao heard this, his eyes suddenly widened: "Really?!" ”

Zhao Erxun nodded: "When did I lie to you!" Master, the emperor has something important to do, which is related to the revival of our Qing Dynasty! Now is the time to employ people, but the big guys are looking forward to you being able to share the emperor's worries, what are you hiding at home all day? Do you still have the surname Aixin Jueluo? ”

Zaitao was a little excited: "Lord Zhao, tell me!" What does the emperor have to do? If it is really for our Qing Dynasty, you will never give up! ”

Zhao Erxun smiled: "Good, good!" I told the emperor that you would definitely go out, and you didn't disappoint me. This is not the place to speak, sir, borrow a step from the house. ”

As he said this, he stood up, pulled Zaitao and walked to the back hall. The woman looked at the figures of Zaitao and Zhao Erxun, and suddenly felt an inexplicable fear, she didn't know where this fear came from, it was an intuition that made her shudder.

At this time, Zaitao seemed to have rediscovered his life goal, he didn't notice the woman's face at all, and walked into the house with Zhao Erxun. As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Erxun suddenly stood still, and took out a scroll of holy decrees from his arms: "Long live the secret decree." Lord Belle knelt down to pick it up! ”

Zaitao hurriedly knelt down in accordance with the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, and raised his hands above his head: "Minister, take the order!" ”

Kong landed the latest information in front of Yang Xiaolin, and only when he returned to the hotel where he was staying, when the information was placed in front of him, Yang Xiaolin's uneasy heart could calm down a little.

Kong Landing didn't wait for him to look at it and began to report today's latest situation: "Commander, the information we have obtained has been able to verify that what Mu Mo said is not wrong at all. Lao Maozi's troops in Heilongjiang did have 200,000 troops, the Japanese Third Army was in Korea, and Oshima Hisashi was in Dalian, and their combat intention was very clear, that is, the Third Army was killed from Korea at the same time as they landed in Dalian. Cooperate with the landing of the Japanese army, and at the same time cut off our retreat into Changbai Mountain. ”

Commander Yang walked to the bathroom and washed his face, and hung his coat on the washing rack inside: "The two Japanese armies, it is estimated that the strength will not be less than 200,000 people, plus Lao Maozi's troops in Heilongjiang, and the coalition army composed of the British, we have to face nearly 450,000 enemies!" And that's just the first batch! Sa Daoyi is really ruthless, he looks at me like this! ”

The Northeast Volunteers now have only 134,000 people, although they claim to have 400,000 militia in the Northeast. But how much combat power these 400,000 people have, Yang Fighting Ghost knows very well in his heart! It's okay to let them cover the villagers, and the militia in the old area can even fight with the main force, but they must not be counted as their own armed forces and used as regular troops.

A handful of cold water was poured on his face, and Yang Xiaolin felt a lot more comfortable. Raise your head without wiping your face, and let the water droplets drip down on their own. Although Sa Daoyi is a politician, he has given up the opportunity to surprise in the military, but it is undeniable. This trick is also very powerful!

Looking at his face in the mirror, Yang Xiaolin asked, "What's the situation in Xingtai?" This battle will be the hardest we have ever fought, and the war will not end in months or even days, as it has done before. It is necessary to be mentally prepared for long-term combat! Entering the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare again, and the northeast being razed to the ground, these can happen. He must do his job as a fellow villagers! ”

Kong Landi said: "Chairman Chen has made preparations in this regard, and he has introduced three plans, the first is in publicity, insisting on the slogan of 'defending the homeland, defending the fruits of victory' for propaganda, and calling on the people to support us. The second is to demand that all people in the Northeast cut back on food and clothing and save food rations as much as possible, so as to ensure that the war can be fought for a longer time. One of the zuihou is to make a promise to the people of Northeast China that we will compensate for all the houses and property damaged during the war after the victory. ”

After a few years of bullets and bullets in Liaodong, Chen Tianhua is more practical than those returnees around Sun Wen. He did not say that everyone should die for the revolution, and he did not say that the common people must obey their orders. The so-called victory will compensate the common people for their losses in the war is just an attitude, and the real losses cannot be compensated with artillery fire. But this attitude has never been expressed by the Manchus, at least so far, nor has Sun Wen and Yuan Shikai.

Such a statement also conveyed a message to the common people, that is, the Northeast Volunteer Army believed that the final victory belonged to them.

"Also, Chairman Chen also said that we will face unprecedented difficulties in this battle, so the situation of mutiny and surrender to the enemy will inevitably occur, and he believes that it is basically impossible for us to put an end to this situation, so he decided to delegate power to various local councils, and the upper and lower levels have a one-line contact to ensure that each place can be independent when a war occurs, and also reduce the possibility that a chain reaction will be caused by a person's defection."

Yang Xiaolin's hands supported the basin, and he was very satisfied with the arrangement made by Chen Tianhua, and this brother fulfilled his promise and jumped down with him.

"Good! What about Huang Bao? ”

Kong Di suddenly had a very playful smile on his face, shook his head and didn't speak, which meant that Huang Bao's Jihua still hadn't made progress.

Yang Xiaolin also laughed: "Oh, you said that the second pole is the same, he is usually the best at making trouble with me, I really hope he makes some mistakes, he is still like a different person!" ”

Kong landed and said: "What does Huang Bao mean can you change Jihua?" Inform the second pole and let him cooperate? ”

Yang Xiaolin thought for a while, Huang Bao usually doesn't change his thinking, but now it may be that the pressure is too great, forcing him to have such thoughts. Commander Yang walked out of the bathroom, picked up the cigarette on the top of the cabinet and lit one, took two puffs and thought for a moment, and finally he decided to let Huang Bao make up his own mind.

"Tell Huang Bao and let him do it himself. Whether or not this thing will achieve our goal, I will not blame him. But I hope he can calm down, and the more nervous he is, the less he panics. ”

Kong Landing said: "Okay, I'll send him a telegram." Also, during today's negotiations, Sun Wen conditionally agreed to dissolve the federal government. ”

Yang Xiaolin's eyes suddenly lit up: "What conditions?" ”

"Quite simply, he said that as long as Yuan Shikai promised the republic and could accept the election, he would immediately dissolve the federal government."

The corners of Commander Yang's mouth smiled bitterly: "This Sun Wen!" It would be strange if Lao Yuan could agree! Now that he has been like this, he still has to make conditions with Yuan Shikai, and he still doesn't give up his democracy, Lao Tzu really admires him a little. ”

Kong landed and glanced at Yang Xiaolin: "Aren't you the same?" Maybe Sun Wen is also saying now, you have mixed up like this and still don't give up the gun and surrender, and he admires you very much. ”

Yang Xiaolin didn't say anything more, waved his hand to let Kong land and send a telegram to Huang Bao, and he picked up a combat jihua sent by Cai Yi on the table, ready to read it again carefully.

Kong landed and just opened the door, Tai Wangu pushed open the door and came in: "Commander, Miss Yuan Er has something to see you." ”

Yang Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, Yuan Zhongzhen? What is this girl doing here? (To be continued......)