Compared with the situation in Xi'an, Yan Xishan seems to be like a fish in water in Taiyuan, and he seems to be much calmer. No pop-up window update fast //

Shanxi Governor Lu Zhongqi only arrived in September 1911, and the Wuchang Uprising occurred within a few days of receiving India, followed by Changsha, Jiujiang, Yuezhou, Tengchong, Kunming and other places were recovered one after another, and Taiyuan also had a tendency to be rumored. Lu Zhongqi is not a bad person, but his thinking is a little old-fashioned, and when he saw this, he quickly summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

Based on the analysis of the situation in each province, they unanimously agreed that the Forces nouvelles were the source of the troubles and that they must be strictly guarded against. How to prevent it? After discussing and discussing, they finally came up with two methods: first, the 43rd Mixed Association and the two bidders of the New Army stationed in Taiyuan were transferred to southern and northern Jinxi respectively and isolated; The patrol battalions stationed in other places were transferred to the provincial capitals for deterrence.

Second, the Forces nouvelles do not fire bullets in peacetime. Especially in the process of transferring out of Taiyuan, it is necessary to first draw and then fire the bullet. This is almost exactly what Shaanxi did.

Naturally, the revolutionaries will not sit idly by.

Shanxi is adjacent to Zhili, Beijing and Tianjin, the atmosphere is relatively enlightened, the mind is quite emancipated, as early as 1902 set up a military academy, the formation of the new army. There were many revolutionary parties throughout the province, especially the New Army stationed in Taiyuan, and almost most of the middle and upper-level generals were members of the League. In addition, there were many gentry who were sympathetic to the revolution, and many favorable conditions were created for a successful uprising.

But there are also many unfavorable conditions, such as the lack of bullets in the hand, and more importantly, the situation around Shanxi: the north is the deserted Inner Méng, the west is the unknown situation of Shaanxi, and the south and east are heavily guarded Henan and Zhili.

At this time, Yuan Shikai was working with the revolutionary party in Wuhan, in order to protect the back road and deter the imperial court, a large number of Beiyang strong troops were stationed in Zhengding, Zhili, and Taiyuan could be reached directly by railway within half a day. The revolutionary party did something in Taiyuan, and it was done well, but it was the center that blossomed, and if it was not done well, it was directly made of dumplings, and there was no life!

Because of this. The revolutionaries hesitated. On the one hand, Huang Guoliang, the 85th standard commander of the 43rd Mixed Association, and Qiao Xu, the 86th acting standard commander of the 43rd Mixed Association, bargained with Lu Zhongqi in the hope of firing some bullets first, and on the other hand, they were in full swing preparing to launch an uprising. At this time, Yan Xishan arrived in Taiyuan with the 88th bid of the 44th Mixed Association.

Lu Zhongqi is the same as Chang Geng, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu. Simply thinking that the new army passing through other provinces is more reliable than local goods, he also wants to use Yan Xishan's military might to coerce Huang Guoliang, Qiao Xu and others to transfer out of Taiyuan as soon as possible. As everyone knows, Huang Guoliang and Yan Xishan are classmates at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and they are so good that they wear a kùzi. Lu Zhongqi's move to take advantage of the situation is completely to lure the wolf into the room. On the surface, Yan Xishan forced the 43rd Mixed Association to go on the road as soon as possible, but secretly he had already mingled with Huang Guoliang, Qiao Xu, Yao Yiwei and others.

Of course, Yan Xishan will not simply pin his hopes on the Shanxi New Army, he is conspiring with the Shanxi Revolutionary Party at the same time. I also seized the time to recruit the student army that came to sign up from all over the country. I don't know if he Yan Xishan's influence is not enough, or Taiyuan is too remote, through his fellow villagers, classmates, colleagues, etc., he quickly used local youth in Shanxi to form two battalions; But not many students came here to sign up, and by the end of October, the 88th had just been filled.

There are daily telegrams and news exchanges between Taiyuan and Luoyang, and when he heard that more than 5,000 students had signed up in Luoyang by the end of October, Yan Xishan felt a lot of emotion at the same time. I was also thoughtful.

By November 5, the 85th and 86th bids had already left Taiyuan, and one arrived at Baijingpu, which was 100 miles away. A rooster post near Eighty Miles. Lu Zhongqi felt as if he had gone to a big stone in his heart, and he suddenly felt refreshed, his meal was fragrant, his sleep was sweet, and even his wife, who was tasteless and regrettable in her daily eclipse, was also clear-eyed.

It was a Sunday, and early in the morning, Yan Xishan took twenty or thirty people into the city for breakfast, and then Cheng Ziyin, Zhang Huizan, Zhou Yinren, He Chengjun and others also took their men from different city gates to the city. The rest of the student soldiers marched into the city one after another from morning to noon, and after entering the city, they gathered along the secluded streets and alleys to the designated target. Because the student soldiers are full of faces. It's no different from the young people studying in the academy, and it doesn't attract any attention at all.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the rich people who had eaten three meals in Taiyuan City had eaten and drunk enough and were ready to take a nap; Those who have eaten two meals have just brought the dishes and chopsticks to the table. The students gathered in clusters from the east and west to various strategic points, without waiting for the gendarmes and patrol officers to come forward to ask questions. Hearing a gunshot at the door of the governor's office, everyone took out the masturbation hidden in their waists and shouted loudly: "Drive out the Tartars and restore China!" "Swiftly pounce on various targets.

After the new army left, there were only patrol horse battalions and more than 300 "flag guards" in Taiyuan City, and there was no vigilance, most of them were lying on the kang with a full meal. Hearing the shouts of killing, those who reacted quickly slipped away through the back door, and those who were slow continued to lie on the kang and pretend to be dead, and no one resisted at all.

Yan Xishan and some of his cronies killed the guards of the governor's yamen, and they did not encounter any obstacles until they reached the backyard. Bumped into two old women walking out of the upper room, and the cronies fired a few shots into the sky, and asked viciously: "Say!" Where is the governor? ”

The two old women had never seen this kind of world, they had already sat down on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Army, military master, slave maid has not seen the face of the master!" The other was a little calmer: "The governor went to the Yamen of the domain in the morning, and it seems that he has not returned yet. ”

The two had inconsistent confessions, and the soldiers were about to be rough when a middle-aged man in a robe walked out of the room, and said while buttoning his clothes: "Everyone, Lu thinks that he is not thin on everyone, why is this? Besides, I only came to Shanxi on August 15, and it has been less than two months since I received the print, so what harm will it do to Shanxi? ”

Before the words fell, someone shouted: "He is Lu Zhongqi!" ”

There was a burst of gunshots, and Lu Zhongqi fell in a pool of blood with bullet holes, and he couldn't see it alive.

At this moment, a young officer wearing a military uniform and carrying a long knife rushed out of the room, and asked sharply, "What are you doing here?" The only thing that answered him was a flurry of gunfire, and Lu Zhongqi's eldest son, Lu Guangxi, also fell at the foot of the steps, only two or three steps away from his father's body.

Yan Xishan didn't even look at it, and coldly ordered: "Go into the house and search to see who else is inside!" ”

As soon as the cronies swarmed in, there was the sound of rummaging through the cabinets in the house, mixed with the screams of women and the crying of children. After four or five minutes, the cronies finally pulled out an elderly man from the house, who was still holding a crying child in her arms, who looked to be no more than three or four years old. The cronies reported to Yan Xishan: "Report to Lord Biaotong, this is the wife of the Tartar lackey Lu Zhongqi, Tang. And her grandson. What should I do? ”

Yan Xishan nodded and didn't speak, turned around and walked out.

The cronies looked at each other. Among them, there is a humane: "Cutting the grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows." Han Jiān's lackey, the whole family should be damned! After saying that, he shot Tang down. Others followed suit, and gunshots rang out like fried beans. The child's crying stopped abruptly.

The two old women before were so frightened that they fainted, and the bold ones were also scared to see this, and they muttered and begged for mercy: "The military master spares his life!" The military master spares his life! ”

The cronies said disdainfully: "It's not a good thing to cover for the Han Jiān lackeys!" "Say just shake your hand and shoot it. After a while, there was not a single living mouth in the entire courtyard. Yan Xishan had already walked to the door, turned around and said coldly, "What are you doing in a daze." Why don't you hurry up and go to the Yamen of the Domain? It's our Shanxi's money bag, and we can't afford to miss it in the slightest! ”

The battle in Taiyuan City came to an end in only two hours, and at this time, the 85th and 86th standards were rushing back, still halfway through.

All the members of the Shanxi Consultative Bureau were "invited" by Yan Xishan's subordinates to the governor's mansion with guns, and at this moment, the blood stains at the door had not had time to be wiped dry, and the corpses of the governor's family were being transported out one after another, which made the councilors tremble.

Seeing that the parliamentarians had arrived one after another, Yan Xishan nodded with satisfaction. came to the stage and said loudly: "Brother Yan Xishan, the word Baichuan, we are from Wutai in Daizhou, Shanxi." When he studied in Japan during the Guangxu period. Fortunately, Mr. Zhongshan was encouraged to join the League, and since then he has taken revolution as his vocation and is determined to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore China. After returning to China, he successively contacted comrades in Taiyuan and other places to propagate the revolution, and was fortunate to have the support of his fathers and elders in Shanxi. Now Yan should respond to the time and the will of the people, and recover Taiyuan. In fact, it depends on the lives of his brothers, and Yan does not dare to take credit. Now that the Shanxi Military Government of the Republic of China is about to be established, the members of the Consultative Bureau are invited to work together to elect the governor of the military government, and to form various government departments as soon as possible to better serve the people of Shanxi; The second is to recover all the prefectures and counties of the province as soon as possible. Prevent the Manchu Tatars from counterattacking. ”

Yan Xishan's speech, from Sun Yat-sen to the elders of Shanxi, and then to his brothers, thanked him all over again, but did not mention Sun Yuanqi in half a word, Cheng Ziyin and Zhang Huizan looked at each other unconsciously, and their faces were solemn.

After Yan Xishan stepped down, Liang Shanchai, chairman of the Shanxi Consultative Bureau, was pushed onto the podium and sang a few high-pitched words insincerely. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cheng Ziyin turned sideways to Yan Xishan on the side and said, "Brother Baichuan, the election of the governor of the Shanxi Military Government has a lot to do with it, should we inform Mr. first?" Even if you don't tell Mr., you should inform Zhao Xietong about them, right? ”

Yan Xishan seemed a little helpless: "Yan also knows that the matter is serious, but now that Taiyuan has just recovered, he must paste the notice of Anmin as soon as possible." Moreover, the 85th and 86th bids of the 43rd Mixed Association are also catching up, and we must seize the opportunity to cause people but not people. The so-called 'urgent follow-up', Yan has to do this, I think Mr. Sun and Zhao Xietong will also understand Yan's hard work! ”

Liang Shanchai said on the stage: "...... Now that Shanxi has been recovered, it should take the opportunity to achieve a republic. We may wish to adopt the method of voting to elect the governor of the Shanxi military government from among all the people present, which can not only reflect the will of the people, but also show the legitimacy of the military government. ”

Zhang Shuzhi, the commander of the first battalion recruited by Yan Xishan in Shanxi, suddenly jumped onto the stage from under the stage at this time, pushed Liang Shanji behind him with his shoulder, and shouted: "We are going to choose Yan Baichuan as the governor of the capital!" No votes, vote by show of hands! With that, take the lead and raise your left hand.

The parliamentarians were still hesitating and looking around, and Zhou Jue, the commander of the second battalion recruited by Yan Xishan in Shanxi, suddenly got up from the audience, took out his waist and slapped it on the table, his eyes swept over the councilors, and he said word by word: "Raise your hand in favor!" ”

In this case, the fool also knew what tricks Yan Xishan was playing, so everyone had to raise their hands one after another. After Zhang Shuzhi raised his hand after inspecting everyone, he said with satisfaction: "Unanimous approval!" Now that the Governor has been chosen, let the meeting be dismissed. ”

The councillors dispersed.

Cheng Ziyin and Zhang Huizan smiled bitterly at each other, and then got up and found Yan Xishan: "Brother Baichuan, Xi'an and Taiyuan have been successfully recovered, and now the biggest crisis we are facing is that the Qing army is along the Zhengtai line, crossing the Niangzi Pass, and going straight to Taiyuan." The younger brother Mao then recommended himself, and was willing to go east with Zhang Huizan with the 1st Battalion of the 88th Bid and the student army recruited later to guard Niangzi Pass! ”

Yan Xishan also knew that these people were not of the same mind as himself after all, and staying in Taiyuan was also a big problem, so he wished they would leave early. Cheng Ziyin's strategy can not only clear up the involvement, but also drive away the wolf and resist the tiger, which can be said to be in the middle of the game. smiled immediately: "Since Brother Cheng volunteered, Yan dared to disobey his fate!" (To be continued...)