When Duan Qirui and their current status come, there are many things to consider.

After all, the fate of their family and friends is almost one with them.

If they're finished, so will their families...

There are many people in this world who are not afraid of death, but what is really difficult to part with is family and so on. Naturally, I dare not say that I am cold-blooded and ruthless to sit in this position, but there are definitely not many people who will be concerned about their families, and more people are still a little reluctant to have the power they have now.

From high power to worthless, not everyone can withstand this kind of great change.

Therefore, they can only find a way out now, lest it come to an end...

Having said that, after all, they have followed Yuan Shikai for many years, and if there is even the slightest possibility, they will never betray Yuan Shikai, but now...

What really made them lose confidence now was not the current situation, but Yuan Shikai's body.

Maybe it's because of the curse that the men of the Yuan family can't live to be 60 years old, and now Yuan Shikai's health is getting worse and worse, so he usually doesn't talk about it, even when he talks about important issues, he looks sick, and for Duan Qirui, this kind of blow is the biggest.

After all, Beiyang is the one who needs someone to lead the most, if Yuan Shikai is no longer a leader, then what should they do?

Compared with Yuan Shikai, Yan Shao at this time was only 30 years old, to be precise, he was 30 years old, and he was only 29 years old. And what about Yuan Shikai? I'm afraid it's enough to choke even two or three years...

If there is any bad news from the front, I am afraid that it will be greatly discounted in the next two or three years.

That being the case, why do Wang Shizhen and them have to give a way to go to the dark?

Even if they don't think about their families. Think about yourself, right?

To be honest, at this time, there are really few people in Beiyang who are really dead set on Yuan Shikai.

As for why they agreed to withdraw Feng Guozhang, on the one hand, because Feng Guozhang continued to stay in the front and would only bury tens of thousands of troops, but also because they needed these tens of thousands of horses as a bargaining chip...

Today's Beiyang has become more and more bureaucratic, or it is a very bureaucratic group, which is so. Naturally, they need to think about their own retreat.

If it is just to survive, this is not a way out, because now the National Social Army is still thousands of miles away. Even if you walk a hundred miles a day, it will take ten days to do it. They can now completely abandon Yuan Shikai, move into the concession of Tianjin with their families, and follow the example of those princes and nobles of the former Qing Dynasty, no matter how powerful Yan Shao is, it is impossible to threaten them.

The way back they want is. Even if Yuan Shikai failed. They still have some power...

After all, if there is not even a soldier in his hand, Yan Shao does not need to pay attention to them Beiyang people, because they are of no use to Yan Shao—————— if they insist on saying anything, at most, they need them to come forward to stabilize the situation in North China, after all, they have great influence in the north, and if they help. Yan Shao can stabilize the situation in an extreme time.

But then again, what if you don't have them?

It's like being stationed in Outer Mongolia. Cao Kun, who is now hurrying back, is afraid that if there is no one to help, I am afraid that his more than 10,000 people will all starve to death on the prairie. At this time, Yan Shao sent a telegram to the past, and he still wouldn't run over to be loyal?

There are other generals in the local area, after Yuan Shikai falls, is it possible that they still dare to confront Yan Shao?

That's why Duan Qirui and the others need Feng Guozhang's tens of thousands of people to come back, and with these tens of thousands of people, they also have bargaining chips.

Similarly, although the war some time ago caused great losses to Beiyang, the remaining troops are still one of China's most capable armies. What's more, in the war some time ago, the losses of the National Social Army were not small, if it could be supplemented by these tens of thousands of people, I am afraid that the strength of the National Social Army would not decrease, but would increase a lot.

And if Yan Shao really wants to go his own way, then there will be no casualties of 20,000 or 30,000 people, I am afraid that it will not be able to hit Beijing, and the pros and cons of this, Duan Qirui and they believe that Yan Shao will make a choice.

Therefore, Feng Guozhang's tens of thousands of horses must be withdrawn, not only for the sake of those tens of thousands of soldiers, but also for their interests.

However, now Yuan Shikai is not dead after all, so this can only be regarded as a relatively preliminary idea in Duan Qirui's heart, and because there is still a Lu Jianzhang between them, they don't dare to act rashly at all.

Although Yuan Shikai was sick, no one dared to ignore this fat old man with a round face.

At the same time, perhaps because he saw something, after Duan Qirui and the others withdrew one after another, Yuan Shikai closed his eyes slightly, and said softly in a voice that only he could hear. “…… I'm not dead yet..."

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The white wolf's hatred for Yuan Shikai is a little inexplicable, but in history, this person is indeed very hostile to Yuan Shikai. But even so, he is the leader of the White Wolf Army after all, and as the leader, he must be responsible for his brothers.

Therefore, although he also knew that if he could lead the brothers to block Feng Guozhang's retreat for a while, the Nationalist Army on the opposite side would be sure to eat Feng Guozhang's tens of thousands of people, at least a considerable part of the men, but in the end, he still rejected the proposal passed by the Special Affairs Bureau.

If he does this, he may be able to surround the Beiyang Army with the National Social Army, but I am afraid that thousands of his brothers will all die.

In the final analysis, the white wolf is still a little self-aware, and knows very well that if he leads his brothers around Henan like a rogue, maybe Feng Guozhang will have nothing to do with himself, but if he really dares to take his brothers on Feng Guozhang's way, then his thousands of brothers will definitely not be the opponent of the Beiyang Army.

Fortunately, he also knows that if he wants to clean up Beiyang, this is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Therefore, he sent a lot of brothers to destroy the road in Beiyang after all, basically destroying the road when encountering the road, and meeting the bridge when encountering the bridge. If it weren't for the fact that there were very few tunnels in China at this time, especially road tunnels, I am afraid that even the tunnel white wolf would have to blow up...

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"Looks like this guy wasn't fooled..."

Glancing at the information from the Special Affairs Bureau, the telegram was still on the table, and Liu Guangyuan leaned back against the table and said with a smile.

"Normal." With his arms in his arms, Fu Xiuming said a little indifferently. "We originally used others as cannon fodder, can we expect people to be really fooled. I didn't expect him to do this..."

"Yes, since the bridges and roads have been destroyed, I believe that Feng Guozhang's retreat speed will be much slower. In this way, if the cavalry is counted, at least we can delay him, so that our main force can surround it from both sides..."Speaking of this, Liu Guangyuan sighed regretfully. "It's a pity, if the trucks in the baggage battalion were more reliable. We'll be able to chase it in a truck..."

Heard Liu Guangyuan say this. Fu Xiuming's face showed a hint of recognition.

At present, the two most commonly equipped units in the National Socialist Army with motor vehicles are the artillery unit and the baggage unit. The former requires vehicles to tow artillery, and at the same time, it also needs vehicles to carry the ammunition needed for combat, and the latter is naturally to carry all kinds of materials needed by the troops.

Incidentally, the baggage battalion is also the only branch of the Nationalist Army that has not undergone any changes except for cavalry after the start of the new military reform.

Cavalry, mainly because it plays a smaller and smaller role on the battlefield now. The cost is not at all, so the quantity has remained the same. And what about the baggage battalion...

Seriously. Since the establishment of the army has expanded, the baggage battalion should naturally also be expanded, after all, after the number of people has increased, the materials to be carried by the baggage battalion have also increased.

However, the reality is that since the troops began to use a large number of motor vehicles, the transport efficiency of the baggage battalion has been improved by the use of a large number of motor vehicles. It is fully capable of meeting the needs of more than 10,000 people with the current establishment.

And because you don't have to take care of animals such as camels and horses, you won't have as much trouble working as you used to.

But even so, the baggage and artillery units still have a problem, that is, the reliability of the vehicles. Due to the technical skills of this era, the reliability of the car is actually not very high, especially when used in the field.

If you were driving on a flat road in the city at a speed that wasn't too fast, you could still use cars in this era. However, at this time, China's roads are basically dirt roads, and even if you drive slowly, the car is extremely bumpy and prone to breakdown.

And if you're driving in a place where there's not even a road...

I'm afraid that I haven't run many kilometers yet, and the car has broken down...

"Anyway, let the cavalry go up first, you don't need to do anything else, as long as you can drag Feng Guozhang down, it will be considered a success..."

"Hmm..."Liu Guangyuan nodded slightly. Now there are almost 5,000 cavalry in the army, and if they are dispatched together, they should be able to succeed..."

Although cavalry is no longer very practical, four legs are still faster than two. And if it was a retreat, Feng Guozhang would not be able to retreat while repairing trenches and machine guns, and the cavalry would be able to exert some combat effectiveness more or less...

"Speaking of which, have you heard of it...", Fu Xiuming suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter?" Liu Guangyuan was a little strange.

"The Governor wants to do the business of private banking..."

"Oh, I've heard that." Liu Guangyuan said suddenly. "It is said that the governor wants to better promote the development of the industry, so he plans to set up his own bank and make loans at a lower interest rate in the future, so that our industry in Anhui can also develop better..."

"Yes..."Fu Xiuming sighed, then looked at Liu Guangyuan. Lao Liu, on this matter...... What do you think? ”

"What do I think?" Liu Guangyuan smiled. "Actually, isn't it good now, why are you so careful..."

Hearing Liu Guangyuan say this, Fu Xiuming shook his head. "We're not against the Governor, we're just ...... We're just a little worried..."

"Worried about what?" Turning his head sideways, seeing that there was no one else around, Liu Guangyuan asked with a smile. "I'm worried that the governor has been staying in his position, or is it worried that the governor is ...... Emperor? ”

Hear here. Fu Xiuming's face tightened, and at the same time, Liu Guangyuan took two steps forward and patted him on the shoulder. "Okay, I know that you are afraid that the governor's power is too great. There are other thoughts that pop into my head, but I don't think the Governor is that kind of person, let alone ...... If that's the case, it's not necessarily really bad, aren't Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom all constitutional monarchies? In addition to the United States and France, there are several non-imperial countries among the great powers, and if the governor wants to be emperor one day, it may not be the end of the world. Let's do our own thing..."

After speaking, he waved his hand at Fu Xiuming, and Liu Guangyuan walked outside.

In fact, this dialogue between the two of them also represents the two attitudes within the Nationalist Party today.

Due to the existence of the Special Authorities. At present, there are basically no opponents of Yan Shao in the Kuomintang Socialist Party, and even if they have such thoughts, they can only hide them in their hearts and dare not express them at all.

Party politics in these years were not as weak as in later generations, and assassinations were frequent. In many party groups, it has even become a means of dealing with internal members. Although the Kuomintang is insensitive to assassination because of Yan Shao's relationship. But if there are people who oppose Yan Shao with great fanfare, it is impossible for him to continue to stay in the party.

Although the Secret Service Bureau is not omniscient, internal control is something that every spy organization does, and there are so many people in the National Socialist Party, and there are not many means of communication these days, if anyone really opposes Yan Shao, unless he has always hidden this idea in his heart, it will be difficult not to expose it.

And because of this. There are usually only two types of voices in the party, one is the same as Fu Xiuming. supports Yan Shao, but is a little worried about Yan Shao's growing power. After all, what they are fighting for is not a country where Yan Shao is alone.

Therefore, while supporting Yan Shao, Fu Xiuming and the others hope that Yan Shao's rights can be restricted to a certain extent.

Especially in the recent period, anyone can see that Yuan Shikai's failure is already doomed, unless an accident occurs, otherwise it will be sooner or later at most.

It is also the case that many people have popped up in the party, and it is not surprising that some of them even —————— Yan Shao advocated imperialism, after all, there are speculators in any era. And if Yan Shao is really the emperor, they are the ministers of the dragon, if they succeed in the most remarkable, even if they are not famous now, they can reach a high position in the blink of an eye, who is not willing to do such a good thing.

In addition, at this time, the constitutional monarchy and other systems were also advanced systems, Britain, Germany, Japan and many other countries belonged to the constitutional monarchy, and the Russian side was simply the imperial system (although we all know that the current Tsarist Russia is a mess inside, but at least on the surface it is strong enough, before World War I, even Britain and France called it a European steam steamroller, which shows that the big is confusing), and now the system of the National Socialist Party is originally autocratic, and it still makes Anhui very good, and Yan Shao's own prestige is also very high, So there aren't a lot of people who resist.

Although Yan Shao only smiled and didn't speak to those who persuaded him, Fu Xiuming and Li Liang were a little worried, after all, ......... Not everyone can resist the temptation to take the throne.

Correspondingly, Liu Guangyuan and others seem a little indifferent.

Because as mentioned above, the current Anhui is originally authoritarian, and although it is a little worse than dictatorship, it only needs one thought to achieve it. Under this system, Anhui's development far exceeds that of other provinces, and Liu Guangyuan naturally has little resistance.

"Alas..."Looking at Liu Guang's distant back, Fu Xiuming sighed.

On the other hand, the things about private banks that the two mentioned not long ago are now making rapid progress.

Due to the relationship with a certain foundation, the construction of the headquarters building of Yushi Bank has started in Anqing, and the employees of the bank, who are also employees of the former China Construction Bank, have also begun the registration and investigation work.

After all, this is the job of borrowing money to get out of the country, and you can't even know who the person who borrowed the money is.

"Now, here you go..."

Covering her mouth with her hand and yawning gently, Elano handed some documents to Yan Shao.

"What is this?"

"The progress of the bank—" said Eleanor as he stretched out his arms in the air.

Originally, she was working as the boss of the group, but now that she has another bank, the work has naturally become much heavier.

"Originally, when I was resting in the hospital bed some time ago, I still felt that this life was quite idle, and I wanted to go back to work earlier, but now I miss my past life..."

"It's normal..."Yan Shao smiled. When I was in school, I wanted to grow up early and never have to go to school again, but when I grew up, I realized that I was actually happiest when I went to school, although homework or something can almost crush people, but at least life is much less stressful..."

"Strange..."Hearing Yan Shao say this, Elanon's face showed a hint of suspicion. How come I haven't heard you talk about this experience before? ”

After all, she has been with Yan Shao for almost ten years, and she has also asked Yan Shao a lot of past things, and in desperation, Yan Shao can only revise some of her past stories and move them out.

As for the current paragraph...

"Ahem..."It seemed that he felt that he had slipped his mouth, and Yan Shao hurriedly changed the topic. Don't you feel a little tired, do you want to find more helpers to help? ”

"It's easy to say," Elano gave him a blank look. Where to find so many trustworthy people? ”

Although it may seem like nothing now, the bank is definitely no less important than the car company in Elano's planning, so it is natural to hope to find a few trustworthy people to help. It's a pity that talented people may be easy to find, but trustworthy people...

Such people are extremely rare for everyone ...

However, after listening to her words, Yan Shao smiled and spoke. "So, what do you think of Otsuki girl? Now Fumiko has a lot of schoolwork, and she comes home late, so this time is just the right time for her to find something to do........."