In Yang Xiaolin's view, the political struggle is a broken matter. But this is really not possible if it is not solved, when the Qing Dynasty is still there, he and Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen do not agree with each other, and later, although they stood on the same front because of the Russian invasion, the contradiction still exists.

Their dispute can be summed up in four words: ism, leader, state, responsibility.

Doctrine is the difference in ideology, and it is also the root of the dispute, Lao Yuan wants to establish his Beiyang autocracy, Sun Wen wants to learn Western democracy, and he adheres to the supremacy of gold and iron. This dictates that they will inevitably compete for the position of leader, because that means power. They all want to get the country in the direction they designed, and for the sake of the group behind them, they have to fight because it's a responsibility! They must be held accountable to the group behind them that supports them.

It is time to make the last choice, China has little time to waste, and it must slow down its pace, at least not let the Japanese throw China away.

Little Japan had reached an agreement with the Netherlands, and the Indonesian matter would soon be resolved, and Commander Yang had received accurate information, and the Japanese had formulated their next strategy.

After getting Indonesia, of course, it is necessary to digest this fruit, just as China must go through a period of rest after winning the victory over the Russians. However, in the Japanese General Staff Headquarters in Tokyo, small Japan determined its development policy, and was prepared to adopt a policy of compromise with Britain, France, and the United States, and to keep a low profile in the South Seas in order to dispel the wariness that the Western countries had arisen against Japan during this period.

And for China, little Japan should adopt a strategy of containment. The Japanese side clearly pointed out that the Chinese should not be allowed to develop too smoothly after winning the war against Russia, especially the Chinese navy, and the Japanese military department gave clear instructions to ensure that the Japanese navy has absolute suppressive superiority over the Chinese navy.

In the course of the Sino-Russian War, the combat capability of the Chinese troops made the Japanese clearly aware that China had surpassed Japan in army construction, and the two sides would one day choose a way to settle the hatred between the two countries. And in terms of resources and sustained combat capabilities, even if Indonesia is obtained. Japan is no match for China either.

Little Japan is a very interesting people, sometimes they think differently from other people, and when faced with trouble, they always like to solve bigger problems. Now that there is a war with China, if nothing else, at least North Korea will not be able to keep it, and Taiwan is also a bit hanging.

Therefore, we cannot fight now, and if we want to fight, we must wait for Japan to become the hegemon of Asia and have enough resources to use. The successive defeats in Tohoku had made the Japanese realize that it was unstable to expect other countries to pay for their own wars.

Their steps have already begun. Now, on the one hand, it is in contact with the Philippine military organizations that oppose the United States, and on the other hand, there is news that Japanese Prime Minister Saionji will have confirmed that he will pay a state visit to Siam.

All of this is aimed at expanding Japan's influence in Asia. In short, containing China is not wanting to go to war with China now, but compromising with the West is to relax the vigilance of Britain, France, and the United States in order to get more practical benefits from them.

This people, when they cry out to you, do not be afraid. But when they bow to you, you have to pay attention to whether they have a sharp knife in their hands behind their backs.

Yang Xiaolin knew that Japan was one step ahead of him after all, and China had not yet completely solved the Russian troops. There is even a debate in the country about the appropriateness of using the means of war. His order to Sa Zhenbing to go to Nansha was ignored, and Sa Zhenbing listened to Lao Yuan's order to lead troops to Beijing.

Yang Dagui doesn't need his general to tell him whether there is any point in military action, I decide, you just think about how to do things well. As for whether the decision is correct or not, I will take responsibility. There is no need for those people in the country to tell him whether he should choose the way to fight to solve the problems of the Russian army, I will choose the way, and the result is not satisfied, you can say. If you have to discuss everything with Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen, it is really difficult to catch up with Little Japan.

So. There's really not much time left, and that should really be solved.

March 6 of the first year of the Republic.

The situation in Beijing is becoming more and more tense, and armed conflict may break out in the whole city at any time. Militia and young people have built temporary fortifications and positions around the office building of the Prime Minister's Cabinet, and the banner of defending the democratic regime is flying on the roof of the Prime Minister's Cabinet building.

Confronting them was the armed police and city defense power that Yuan Shikai mastered. The demonstrations are long gone, and the public opinion of the newspaper has been controlled by Lao Yuan. Chinese newspapers are monitored by the Beiyang government, and the foreigners' newspapers have remained silent for the past few days.

In such a situation, it is the ordinary people who suffer the most. They don't really have to worry about democracy or autocracy, and they have always thought that political struggles are the business of the big people and have little to do with them.

Although Mr. Sun Wen put up slogans on some streets with the slogan "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband", the common people always felt that this matter was not so serious. It's not that Lao Maozi is fighting back, Yuan Shikai has always been good as president, not to the point of perishing, right?

But the deterioration of the situation finally proved that they were destined to be unable to escape. The armed confrontation has seriously affected their lives, and those who do small business are afraid to set up their stalls anymore, and many shops have closed. The streets were full of people with guns, who did not dare to send their children to school, and the factories stopped production, and their lives were greatly affected, and the mood of the common people became more and more impetuous in this situation.

After the police went to surround the Prime Minister's building, the law and order situation became more and more chaotic day by day.

"It's time to finish."

Lao Yuan in the presidential palace also said the same. His face was much lighter than a few days ago, because Sa Zhenbing's troops had already arrived outside Beijing and were about to quietly enter the city tonight. Sun Wen had just a group of militiamen in his hands, and Sa Zhenbing's troops could easily defeat them!

The situation in Mongolia is also going very well. There was no sign of Yang beating ghosts coming back, and he was still fighting. He already knew about Feng Guozhang's unauthorized withdrawal of troops, and he made the reaction that Yuan Shikai expected.

Yang Xiaolin sent a telegram in the morning to accuse Lao Yuan of demolishing his platform, this person is really different from Sun Wen, he didn't say anything after sending a telegram to himself, but Lao Yuan soon received a telegram from Jiang Baili, and all the Beiyang officers in Mongolia were controlled by Yang Dagui, including Duan Qirui.

Looks like the beast was really angry.

Lao Yuan sent two telegrams in a row to explain to Yang Xiaolin, and he asked Yang Xiaolin to rest assured that his move was completely aimed at Sun Wenlai, and he had no intention of demolishing his Yang Ghost Terrace.

But that guy didn't make any reply, and later the power generation was Cai Yi's return, Cai Yi told Yuan Shikai that Commander Yang went to the front line, because Feng Guozhang's departure from the army had a certain amount of chaos, and now Commander Yang is trying to find a way to make up for it.

Lao Yuan could only say no more, he asked Cai Ye to tell Yang Xiaolin, those Beiyang Army generals in Mongolia You can lock them up, don't do it, it won't come to that point.

It seems that Yang Dagui is really angry with himself for plotting against him. It doesn't matter, as long as he honestly fights in Mongolia, he just comes back and gives him an explanation. Didn't he want the entire Chinese army to become volunteers? Fulfill him. China is Beiyang, and you can only put up a name if the army gives you.

Yuan Keding stood next to him in a police uniform, carrying a pistol in his waist, and it looked like that: "Dad, the deployment for attacking the Prime Minister's Cabinet Building has been made, and the inside line has just come out. Now just wait for Sa Zhenbing to enter the city, and you can give an order. ”

This time Yuan Keding can be said to be very positive, as Yuan Shikai's eldest son, he is also very keen to let Lao Yuan go further. Lao Yuan went up, and he was also the prince. So now you have to behave well, tonight the eldest prince personally commands the battle.

Lao Yuan glanced at him: "Have you prepared the artillery?" “

"It's all together, four 70 mm caliber field guns, more than 20 shells, I'm sure I'll blow up their building for you!"

Lao Yuan raised his hand and slapped him on the head: "Fried!" Just know how to blow up! If you dare to shoot at that building, I'll kill you!" ”

Yuan Keding stood there stunned, he really couldn't figure it out, these five cannons were not easy to make, and the old Yuan didn't use it after wasting so much energy?

Lao Yuan tidied up his clothes, and he felt that he had no need to explain to this son: "Listen, pay attention to me when you attack at night, those people written on my list must live!" Especially Sun Wen and Chen Tianhua, they must live. ”

Old Yuan's thoughts, Yuan Keding will not understand. It's very simple to kill Sun Wen, just like Yuan Keding said, a few cannons are enough, and there is no need for Sa Zhenbing's people to enter Beijing. But Lao Yuan didn't want to end this struggle in that way, he knew very well that although it was said that the winner was the prince and the loser, some things were indeed the opposite.

If Sun Wen and Chen Tianhua were killed in that building, they would probably become heroes defending democracy in the future, and many people would continue to fight against themselves in their footsteps. Especially during this period of time, someone broke out some irregular behaviors of the generals in Beiyang, and it was really not good to kill Sun Wen directly.

The best way to do this is to catch them and make them submit, and even if they don't give in, they can be tried and investigated, and some charges that they are unwilling to bear can be blamed on them. For example, I can say that the corruption of Beiyang dignitaries reported in the newspapers during this period of time was all smeared by Sun Wen, but I can say that they took the initiative to provoke this struggle, and it can also be said that they were responsible for the explosion of the martial arts hall and the arson of the cabinet.

Even if you, Sun Wen and Chen Tianhua, don't want to admit it, Lao Yuan doesn't believe that your revolutionary party is so strong! There are one or two who are willing to cooperate with you, and you can carry this black cauldron!

Yuan Shikai is like this, if he passes a few shots, it will really save trouble. Compared with Yang Du, he cares too much about his reputation and means, and he is not enough to have no lower limit. (To be continued......)