Chapter 188: Public Offering (1)
"Anhui military junta? How I've never heard of it! β
Looking at the few young men in black military uniforms standing in front of him, Wu Yanggu said with an ugly face.
"Because it was just established...", Qin Zhen looked at his watch. More than 30 minutes ago, to be exact..."
"This can't be..."Clenching his fists, Wu Yanggu couldn't accept the fact that Anqing had been recovered one step ahead of him.
Unlike him, however, most of the Forces nouvelles officers were more happy and dazed when they heard the news, and their eyes were less hostile than those of the League.
They attacked the city for a long time, and the casualties were not small, but a guy who suddenly appeared announced that Anqing had been recovered, and even the military government had been established, and it was impossible not to be angry in their hearts.
But the officers of this group of new army are mainly disgusted with the Manchu government, so they will be willing to help the people of the League, for them, as long as they are not Manchu people sitting in the position, others actually don't matter, even if Zhu Jiabao is the governor they have no opinionββββββ the first governor of Anhui in history is indeed Zhu Jiabao, and the deputy overseer is Wang Tianpei of the League, only later the Huang Huanzhang of the Jiangxi army had to flee over the wall overnight, so after learning that Anqing has been recovered, the war spirit suddenly disappeared...
By the way, Huang Huanzhang was invited by Wu Yanggu, but most of the revolutionary army at this time was no different from bandits, and the same was true of Huang Huanzhang's department. After entering Anqing, Huang Huanzhang's troops plundered, resulting in chaos in the city.
The person was invited by Wu Yanggu, and he was naturally extremely angry when things got like this. even reprimanded Huang Huanzhang in person and told him to get out of Anhui as soon as possible.
And then...
He was fed seven bullets in a row by Huang Huanzhang...
Putting aside the fate of Wu Yanggu in history for the time being, an officer soon stood up and asked. "I don't know who your leader is?"
"Yan Shao, Yan Dudu. The chairman of the Advisory Bureau, the chairman of the Innovation Association, and the boss of the Yushi Group..."When he said this, Qin Zhen said with a little pride.
Hearing that it was Yan Shao, the officers were a little surprised, and at the same time, Wu Yanggu also felt a little bad.
In today's Anhui, there are not many people who are qualified to sit in the position of governor of Anhui, but Yan Shao is definitely one. And I'm afraid it's still the most qualified one. After all, whether it is the chairman of the Innovation Association or the director of the Advisory Bureau, Yan Shao can get huge support at the local level, not to mention that everything Yushi Group has done in Anhui over the years has also made the people of Anhui have a very good opinion of him. It can be said that in addition to not being from Anhui, Yan Shao has almost no shortcomings...
Since 06, Wu Yanggu has been planning revolutions and has been running for this. Now we can see that big things can be done. But suddenly someone picked the fruit, Wu Yanggu was naturally unwilling, and he was also thinking about other ways in his heart, and at this time, the officer who stood up earlier said.
"But how could Mr. Yan suddenly stand up...... Revolutionary? β
"Yan Dudu had long been disillusioned with the Qing court and plotted to overthrow the Manchus, and even formed the Reform Society, which is our current organization. The Innovation Guild you know about right now is just a cover for this organization outside..."After speaking, glancing at the people of the Wuyang Valley Alliance, Qin Zhen continued. "In order to be able to overthrow the Manchus. Yan Dudu has been secretly accumulating strength, until some time ago when he felt that the time had come, he sent Li Luliang to take a boat straight to Anqing, the gunshots and explosions you heard just now were caused by the clash with the patrol camp in the city when we broke into the city from the dock..."
"Patrol battalion?"
"That's right, when we broke into the city, we were blocked by the patrol battalion, but we were quickly defeated and captured a lot of soldiers, but not everyone in the patrol camp was inclined to the Qing court, plus we have also done a lot of work in the patrol camp in the past few years, so soon most of the patrol battalion soldiers in the city chose to surrender to us, only a few stubborn elements chose to resist, but they were also routed by us..."
"Later, the governor led his troops to rush into the governor's yamen and captured the governor Zhu Jiabao, and you all know what happened after that..."
"That's itβ" Tapping his head, the officer in the lead touched his chin. I wonder what you're here for? β
Seeing that he had finally stepped into the topic, Qin Zhen raised his voice directly. "I have come this time on the orders of the Governor to invite you to join the military government. Now that Anqing has been recovered, coupled with the Wuhu and Dangtu places in the hands of the governor, Anhui has recovered a small half, and the recovery of the whole province is just around the corner, and now is the best time for you to work with us to create a great cause against the Qing Dynasty..."
Hearing Qin Zhen say this, many officers of the New Army were very moved.
At this time, the officers of the New Army, who had already been bribed and co-opted by Yan Shao, also stood up and made some encouragement to their companions.
Seeing that the new army behind him had the intention of agreeing, Wu Yanggu and the other alliance people, who were still thinking about what to do, suddenly became anxious, and knew that if the people of the new army really chose to support Yan Shao, then the matter would be troublesome, so he hurriedly stood up and said.
"I object, the governor is a person who has passed through a province, how can it be decided by the words of your family, and Anhui is the Anhui of Anhui people, let alone controlled by a person from another province..."
Hearing Wu Yanggu say this, the people who were originally a little excited suddenly hesitated.
Not to mention anything else, the governor of Anhui asked a provincial person to do it, which really made them a little unhappy.
And hearing Wu Yanggu's words, after glancing at the appearance of the others, Qin Zhen said with a smile. "That's why the Governor will invite you into the city, and the Governor has made it clear that he is only acting for the time being, and when the situation stabilizes, a new Governor will be re-elected..."
Yan Shao had long known that someone would use this to oppose him, so he specially instructed Qin Zhen to say so before leaving.
"Mr. Yan is really noble...", the officer led by him said appreciatively, and he no longer hesitated in his heart.
Someone starts, and the rest will naturally follow.
Although Wu Yanggu and they want to oppose it, they have no reason, after all, they have already made it clear that they will hold another public election in the future, and the public election, that is, everyone chooses together, and everyone has already said so. They can't say that they have to choose one of their allies to be the governor.
"Let's go, let's go in too..."Seeing that the person was almost gone, Wu Yanggu gritted his teeth and said. Anyway. This position of governor must not be given to anyone else! β
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In the process of recovery, most of the patrol battalions chose to surrender, and only a small part held out to the end, and it was about to collapse, so the damage caused to the city by this uprising was not very large. It's just that after all, there has only been a battle just now, so the city is very bleak and desolate.
Although the scene in front of him seemed a little desolate, both Wu Yanggu and the other officials of the New Army showed a hint of joy on their faces. No matter what the attitude, but at least in the overthrow of the Manchus. Everyone present was still able to reach a unified opinion.
After walking for more than 20 minutes, Qin Zhen and Wu Yanggu finally came to the gate of the governor's yamen. And I was a little surprised to see that many celebrities in the city had gathered in front of the door, talking and laughing with each other.
Seeing Wu Yanggu, they seemed to be a little surprised. Qin Zhen said with a smile. "These are all invited to come after the recovery, just like the governor once said, the position of the governor is to be re-elected, so the governor invited the gentry and celebrities in the city to come and participate in the public ceremony..."
Hearing Qin Zhen say this. Zhang Ying and other New Army officers nodded in understanding. However, Wu Yanggu and the other people in the alliance looked a little ugly.
At this time, seeing a large group of soldiers coming over, those celebrities hurriedly dispersed to both sides, revealing Yan Shao and a few people who were originally surrounded on the road.
Seeing Zhang Ying and Wu Yanggu, Yan Shao hurriedly greeted them with a smile on his face.
And after seeing Yan Shao, both Zhang Ying and Wu Yanggu had to admit that the young man in front of him, who was nearly thirty (28 years old), looked really good, at least the warm smile on his face was easy to make people feel good.
"Mr. Yan?"
After seeing Yan Shao, Zhang Ying asked tentatively.
"It's Yan..." said Yan Shao stretched out his hand and shook Zhang Ying. Then he shook hands with Wu Yanggu and others. After greeting each other, he pointed to the governor's yamen behind him with his hand. "Everyone, please come in..."
Yan Shao showed great enthusiasm throughout the whole process. made Zhang Ying's favorability also increase a lot. Therefore, he didn't make any excuses, and followed Yan Shao into the yamen together.
After finding a vacant room and sitting down, Wu Yanggu directly became embarrassed.
"Some time ago, Zhu Jiabao became suspicious of the new army, so he let the soldiers of the new army be stationed outside the city, not long ago the 31st mixed association stormed the city gate, and the casualties were not small, I wonder if the boss of Lu Daoyan can let the soldiers outside the city enter the city to rest and recuperate?"
"It's naturally no problem to recuperate..."After a slight mutter, Yan Shao looked up at Wu Yanggu. But other soldiers can not enter the city, now Anqing Xinding, suddenly a large number of troops into the city, it will inevitably make the people in the city panic, and the patrol battalion and the new army of the old feud I believe that the people here are very clear, just now the two sides have exchanged fire, at this time if the outside soldiers come in, it is difficult to say whether there will be any friction, if there are bad people instigating trouble, it is even very likely to cause a big chaos, which will also have a bad impact on the stability of Anqing and the recovery of Anhui. β
When talking about the villains, Yan Shao glanced lightly at Wu Yanggu and the other people from the Alliance, but he didn't say that it was them.
Wu Yanggu naturally hated this, but Yan Shao didn't specify it after all, so he didn't want to say anything. And he did have such an idea in his heart, for example, after letting the new army enter the city, let the part controlled by the alliance make some trouble, if he can kill Yan Shao, it is naturally the best, if not, it is not bad to say that he is driven out of the city.
On the other hand, although Zhang Ying and other New Army officers did not know Wu Yanggu's plan, they could also see that Yan Shao was targeting the people of the Alliance. However, they felt that what Yan Shao said was right, at this time, even for the sake of stability in the city, it was not appropriate to put thousands of soldiers into the city, not to mention that the contradiction between the new army and the patrol battalion has been going on for a long time, and there was another exchange of fire just now, and the casualties on both sides were not very good.
At this time, the officers of the new army were still more concerned about the overall situation, and there were also many people among the officers who were bought by Yan Shao, so after thinking about it for a while, these people did not insist.
After Wu Yanggu's question was asked, it was naturally Zhang Ying's turn.
"I heard that Mr. Yan plans to make another public announcement, but I don't know if it's true?"
This one. It is also what Zhang Ying and they are most concerned about at the moment.
"Of course." Yan Shao said with a smile. "The position of governor is very important, after all, it is impossible for a certain person to have the final say, it is better to be able to make a public announcement. Choose a governor who can be recognized, so that there will be less trouble in the future, and Anhui can be restored sooner..."
"I don't know when the public announcement will be held?" Public action is also Wu Yanggu's biggest concern at the moment, so he didn't wait for Zhang Ying to ask, he had already opened his mouth to ask.
Yan Shao thought for a moment and replied. "How's it going to be tomorrow? Tomorrow, at this time, the city's celebrities and Forces nouvelles officers will be able to participate..."
Hear tomorrow. Wu Yanggu instinctively wanted to object, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this time was actually very beneficial to him.
That's right. Tomorrow, it seems that there is no time for Wu Yanggu to prepare, but in fact, Yan Shao is the chairman of the Advisory Bureau and the chairman of the Innovation Council after all. As long as he sent a telegram, hundreds of gentry and celebrities from all over the country would soon arrive by boat. Speakers and presidents who support them.
Contrarily. If the public announcement were held tomorrow, at least he would have time to lobby the officers of the Forces nouvelles to support him. As long as they have their support, even if the gentry in the city support Yan Shao, at most they will be evenly matched.
And at that time, he could also take this opportunity to drive Yan Shao out of the city with the help of the strength of the new army.
That's right, after the patrol battalion was incorporated, Yan Shao's strength seemed to be a lot, but Wu Yanggu firmly believed that this rabble under his command would never be the opponent of the new armyββββββ he knew best how weak the combat effectiveness of the patrol battalion was, as for those soldiers in black uniforms. Maybe the weapons were good, but he didn't think these people would be very strong in combat. After all, they're just a bunch of 'security guards'...
In Wu Yanggu's opinion, no matter how good these security weapons are, they cannot be the opponents of the regular army, thinking of this, Wu Yanggu nodded and agreed to Yan Shao's proposal.
Since Wu Yanggu agreed, Zhang Ying and the others naturally could not object.
After all, unlike Wu Yanggu, they may have some ambitions, but their greatest wish is to overthrow the Manchu Qing, otherwise so many provinces will become independent, and it will not be possible to give up the governors to the revolutionary party and the constitutionalists to do itββββββ of course, the biggest possibility is that they are not like the revolutionary party to reach a unified opinion.
Seeing that the two groups of people agreed, Yan Shao also smiled and gave them gifts out of the governor's yamen. When he returned to the room, Caterina hugged him from behind, and the fullness of her chest was pressed against his back.
"It seems that they have already bitten the bait..."After speaking, he bit Yan Shao's earrings.
"They didn't have a choice..."Reaching out to hold her in his arms, Yan Shao said with a smile. The longer it dragged on, the better it would be for me, and they knew that very well, so now they had to nod their heads in agreement, and..."Reaching into the black uniform, they caressed the astonishing plumpness. "It's up to you to do the rest..."
After speaking, when he touched the bulge on one of the plump bulges, he even gently twisted it with his fingers.
"......" her body tensed, she couldn't hold back her moans, and when she looked back at Yan Shao, Katerina's bewitching face was already full of spring. It depends on your next performance..."As she spoke, she had already straddled Yan Shao's waist...
On the side, Elanon, who was sorting out the information, glanced at them with disdain, and then buried his head and continued to work.
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Wu Yanggu also has a place to live in the city, and now that Anqing has been recovered, they can go back directly and openly. As for whether Yan Shao will do it, they are not worried about this, because at least Yan Shao's reputation in the outside world is still very good.
What's more, it was the eve of the public announcement, and if they suddenly had an accident, it would also be a big blow to Yan Shao's reputation, and they didn't believe that Yan Shao would do such a stupid thing.
"Old Wu, what do you say to do now?"
After returning to the residence, Sun Yuyun sat directly opposite Wu Yanggu and asked.
On the side, Cheng Enpu and Zhang Huitao also looked over.
The situation of the Anhui League was very complicated, and Wu Yanggu went east to Japan in 1905 to join the China League and served as the chief league member of the Anhui branch. In 1906, he returned to Hefei, Anhui Province, and founded a model primary school and a rapid normal school, which were used as a base for activities to propagate the revolution and develop members of the League.
It's just that although Wu Yanggu was a member of the Anhui League, not long after he returned to China, Sun Yat-sen sent Sun Yuyun and Cheng Enpu, acting general directors of the General Affairs Section of the Alliance, to Anhui to "share the revolutionary affairs of Anhui Province". Wu Yanggu was mainly active in Hefei, Cheng Enpu was mainly active in Yingzhou, and Zhang Huitao, who led the Huaishang Army in Shouzhou, fought for their own battles. In this way, the League will have two centers and three leaders in Anhui.
In fact, if it weren't for the Anhui Alliance being so messed up, Lu Chuanguang wouldn't have been able to hide their drama for so long.
Back in the room, Wu Yanggu groaned.
"Since the surname Yan wants to play the public act, then we will play with him, and the longer this matter drags on, the worse it will be for us, and it is actually a good thing to make a public announcement tomorrow..." In a while, you will go to the side of the new army, win them over, and find a way to get them to stand on our side, and in addition, those gentry and celebrities in the city, you will also send some people over, and you can pull as many as you can. Although the man surnamed Yan is wealthy, he is a provincial person after all, and it is impossible for everyone to lean towards him..."
Wu Yanggu was the oldest among all the people here, so after listening to his words, Sun Yuyun and they quickly nodded.
"Let's go..."
But before they could leave, Wu Yanggu had already stopped them again.
"Wait..."
"What's wrong?"
Stopping to leave, Sun Yuyun and the others turned their heads to look back.
After thinking about it for a while, Wu Yanggu continued. "I'm sending two people to the new army garrison outside the city to get the comrades ready..."
Hearing Wu Yanggu say this, Sun Yuyun also understood what he wanted to do, so he turned around and left after nodding.
It's just that at this time, they don't know what to do, their every move is actually under the surveillance of the Special Affairs Section, and even what they said when they visited the homes of some local gentry to seek support was recorded clearly by the people of the Special Affairs Section...
They were defeated from the very beginning of this matter ... (To be continued......)