Zuo Gongxian replied politely: "I implore Inspector Tan to judge the situation and change the flag as soon as possible, so as not to cause the war to start and the lives of the people of Sanxiang will be ruined!" ”

Tan Yanmin said: "The controversy over independence and anti-Yuan in our province can be described as protracted, and the dust did not settle until a few days ago. And it's a big deal, let me think about it for a few days! ”

Zeng Guangxi sneered: "Think about it for a few days? I'm afraid that Changsha has been bombed into ruins at that time, and whether the Governor's Mansion exists or not is still two words, do you want to think about it for a few more days? ”

Zuo Gongxian also said: "It's not a secret, just when I was talking to Brother Zu An, the Second Division of the Hubei Army gathered in Changle, Hefeng, Laifeng, and Xuan'en in Hubei Province had already crossed the border and rushed straight to Lizhou and Yongshun Mansion in our province. Although Brother Zu An had also adjusted the military deployment in northwest Hunan to deal with the incoming enemy in the direction of Hubei, no matter the number of soldiers or weapons and equipment, the defense army there could not match the second division of the Hubei Army that came prepared.

"Lizhou is only 600 miles away from Changsha, and there is no danger in the middle, and now the guns and ammunition of the Military Uniform Bureau have been destroyed, so the army's resistance can be said to be minimal. If nothing else, a few days later will be enough for the Northern Army to come to Changsha City! At that time, it will not be a matter of whether Brother Zu An is willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, but everyone is rushing to sell you to the Northern Army along with Hunan! ”

"What joy in life, what fear in death!" Tan Yanmin's face was awe-inspiring: "At that time, it was only one death before being bound to the Northern Army, and surrendering at this moment is only one death, which is also death, why not save your name and raise your body to martyr the revolution?" For thousands of years, he has been a loyal martyr! 'When it runs through the sun and the moon, life and death are sufficient. The earth is based on it, and the heavenly pillar is respected. The three outlines are really fate, and morality is the root! ’”

Zeng Guangxi secretly pursed his lips: If you are really a loyal martyr. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he should have committed suicide and martyrdom, why did he survive until now, and still sit on the throne of Hunan Governor in vain?

Zuo Gongxian hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Zu An's words are wrong! As everyone knows, Hunan's declaration of independence this time was not Brother Zu An's intention, but Brother Zu An's compulsion to do so because of the party's compulsion. The so-called 'unintentional evil, although evil is not punished', and Brother Zu An has great favor for the people of Sanxiang? Again. Now the central Zhengshuo is in the north, not Sun Yat-sen, Huang Keqiang and others. Even if Brother Zu An was martyred at this time, it would be difficult to escape the name of a rebellious minister and thief a hundred years later, and An can be called a loyal martyr? ”

Tan Yanmin was silent, as if what Zuo Gongxian said touched him a lot.

Zuo Gongxian hurriedly took the hot railway: "Brother Zu An, rest assured, Mr. Sun has always cherished talents. Never confined to the view of the door. For example, Qian Ganchen (Qian Nengxun), the former governor of Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, is now the chief of civil affairs in Sichuan; General Yao Zhishan (Yao Baolai), the former commander of the Second Co-Commander of the Qing Janissary Army, is now the commander of the 47th Mixed Brigade of the Army. Brother Zu An's article is famous all over the world, if he can be reasonable and change his flag in time, he will definitely be able to win Mr. Sun's blue eyes! ”

Tan Yanmin feigned surprise and said: "Why did you surrender to Premier Sun Baixi instead of President Yuan?" ”

Zeng Guangxiok stood up. said angrily: "Brother Zhizhong, let's go!" The axe blade and neck are still unrepentant, and the younger brother wants to see if this Governor Tan can see Yuan Xiangcheng alive! ”

"Houchen, don't be impatient!" Zuo Gong first stretched out his hand to stop Zeng Guangxi, who was on the verge of going berserk, and continued to say to Tan Yanmin in a harmonious voice: "Brother Zu An's question is very reasonable, I'm afraid that most people have this question. Zuo didn't dare to speak out to deceive the Fang family, and just wanted to list four facts for you to judge for yourself. First, Yuan Xiangcheng was born in the ninth year of Wenzong Xianfeng (1859), and is now fifty and five; Mr. Sun was born in the second year of Guangxu (1876). It's only eight out of thirty now. The difference between the two is 17 years.

"Second, Yuan Xiangcheng is so rampant in the world because of the well-equipped and well-trained 80,000 Beiyang elites under his command; Although Sun Yuanqi's corporal is not as elite as the six towns of Beiyang, the number of soldiers is not less than 80,000, and there are also planes to help, so they should barely be able to fight. Of course, Mr. Sun's fame in the world is not due to his martial arts. It's about culture. For today's young students, who has not read Mr. Sun's writings? Who hasn't received Mr. Sun's favor?

"Article 3: In addition to exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes, Yuan Xiangcheng's method of making money can only borrow money from foreign bank groups as collateral against national sovereignty. And this time, the independence of the four provinces and the coalition army fought against Yuan. One of the main reasons is precisely borrowing. Mr. Sun not only does not rely on exacting taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but also exempts himself from normal taxes, and his financial resources come from the many industries he founded, such as monosodium glutamate, electric lights, radios and other objects have entered thousands of households, the paper money issued by Bloomage Bank, the minted silver dollars circulated throughout the country, and various special drugs with a price higher than gold are marketed all over the world.

"Fourth, the main targets of Yuan Xiangcheng's southern expedition are Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu provinces, and at this moment, the Beiyang Army is following the White Wolf Bandit Army into Anhui, preparing to compete with Bai Liewu, the governor of Anhui, and there is no time to take care of Hunan for a while. Now Mr. Sun's 2nd Division of the Hubei Army has entered Lizhou and Yongshun Province, and it is less than 10 days away from Changsha.

"These four facts, I don't know if Brother Zu An agrees? I believe that after you agree, you will definitely make a wise choice! ”

Tan Yanmin thought for a long time before he sighed and said: "The matter of abandoning the dark and turning to the light is based on the high opinion of the middle brother, but the contemptible people still have a few small requirements, I hope that Prime Minister Baixi can agree!" ”

The negotiations officially entered the bargaining stage.

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Sun Yuanqi was still a little surprised when he received the joint secret telegram from Zuo Gongxian and Zeng Guangxi, but he quickly let go of his emotions and hurriedly sent people to invite Yang Du, Chen Xunen, Yang Yongtai, Jiang Zhiqing and others to come over to discuss.

After reading the telegram, Yang Du handed it to Yang Yongtai beside him, and then shook the folding fan and said, "Tan Zuan, this is a lion's big mouth!" Not only did he want to continue to hold the position of governor, but he also wanted to retain the original army, withhold fifty percent of the tax revenue, appoint officials himself, and not allow the central government to interfere in local politics. What kind of surrender is he? It's clear that the mountain is king! ”

"He's used to being a mother-in-law, and he can't be a daughter-in-law!" After Yang Yongtai became the head of the cabinet, his demeanor was obviously much more flamboyant, "A local warlord like him who doesn't know how to raise is clearly ignorant of the sky, so we have to give him a little bit of power." For example, let the plane bomb Changsha and Changde for three or five days, and keep it to make him obedient! ”

"Just as Chang Qing said!" Jiang Zhiqing also said: "Mr. doesn't need to spend so much time talking to him, anyway, Liu and Yin's Second Division of the Hubei Army have already broken through Lizhou and Yongshun, and it should be easy to capture Changsha, at most, it will be a few more days of delay and a few more shells." If it is resolved through negotiations, Hunan will inevitably become a sandwich rice, leaving a huge hidden danger for the future. Why bother? ”

Yang Du looked at Sun Yuanqi: "Baixi, what do you think should be done?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Although Hunan suffered a catastrophe before, and ninety percent of the guns and ammunition were lost due to bombing, and the Hunan army has only one division and a newly formed brigade, it should be easy for Liu Bocheng and Yin Shuoquan to command the troops to pacify Hunan, but in my opinion, it is better not to fight or not to fight, and whether it can be resolved through negotiation or through negotiation." Because it is easy to destroy Hunan, it will only take a month or two at most; But if you want to rebuild it, it won't be completed in a month or two, and it will take at least three or five years to recover! ”

Everyone knew Sun Yuanqi's temperament, so he had no choice but to give up the idea of attacking Hunan by force.

Yang Du said slowly: "Yang understands that you want to completely get Hunan through force, which is indeed a long-term view, but the current situation is ever-changing, and the opportunity is fleeting, and we are not allowed to use force as we want." Just like the current Anhui, although the Beiyang Army in northern Anhui is murderous and eager to try, and the Yuan army in the south of the Yangtze River also swore to the Northern Expedition and prepared to cross the river on the eve of the war, it seems that a big war is about to break out, but according to confidential information, Yuan Xiangcheng has already sent people to contact Hu Wantai, the commander of the Anhui First Division stationed in Anqing, and the defection is only a matter of moments. As long as Hu Wantai defects, Anhui will not attack.

"At present, we don't know who Yuan Xiangcheng contacted in Hunan and when he plans to launch it. In case the people instigated by Yuan Xiangcheng take the lead in capturing Changsha and are appointed as the governor by the Great Presidential Palace, can we continue to march and attack Changsha? Now that the situation is urgent, what Bai Xi said about surrendering without a fight is the best policy! Of course, it is also in our long-term interests to resolve Hunan peacefully and preserve its vitality as much as possible. ”

Everyone was a little relieved.

Yang Du continued: "There is also a key point, that is, now is a rare opportunity, once this is over, we don't know when we will have this reasonable opportunity to raise troops in the future, so we must not stop in Hunan." This time, Yuan Xiangcheng will include Anhui, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Shanghai and other places in one fell swoop, and the strength has risen sharply, if we are only satisfied with seizing Hunan Province, the future situation will be very unfavorable to us! ”

Jiang Zhiqing got up when he heard this, and walked to the map: "Can't stop at Hunan? Is Mr. Wanzi going east to compete with Yuan Xiangcheng for Jiangxi, or to the west to attack Yunqian, or to the south to seek Liangguang? ”

Yang Du shook his fan and replied: "Jiangxi is Li Xiehe's (Li Liejun)'s territory. Li Xiehe is known as a soldier, and the combat strength of the Jiangxi army under his command is not weak, even Yuan Xiangcheng does not dare to underestimate him, which is a hard bone. Why should we provoke him? Moreover, Jiangxi is mountainous on all sides, the soil is barren and the people are poor, and the gain is not enough to gain, so it is better to give it to Yuan Xiangcheng!

"As for the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, the land is narrow, the people are fierce, and the poverty is even worse than that of Jiangxi, and Cai Songpo (Cai Yi) is far superior to Li Xiehe's military talent, so it is better to attack Jiangxi. Moreover, if we take the power of Hunan without a fight to attack the two Guangzhous, the two Guangzhous will be in the hands of the clouds and Guizhou. So we should go south to get Guangzhou, and it's better to take Guangdong first! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian. )

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