Zhao Jingxing understands that revolution is naked and bloody violence, which can destroy all social ethics and human morality. No pop-up window update fast // Don't look at the usual monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, husbands and wives, teachers and students are the pillars of social stability, once a revolution breaks out, these can be trampled on the soles of the feet. Therefore, the danger that may lead to Sun Yuanqi is not enough to make these enthusiastic young people give up the revolution. Even when necessary, they will not hesitate to elevate themselves or even kill them.

Zhao Jingxing has secretly estimated: In this team of 2,500 people, all the students are trained by themselves. However, when the revolution broke out, only the nearly 100 security guards of Jingshi University and the 1,200 students of the Beijing Affiliated High School of Jingshi University could really take care of Mr. Sun's safety, plus the soldiers they could control, at most 40% of the troops.

In normal times, these are enough to ensure Zhao Jingxing's right to speak in the team. But in the face of the brothers and sisters who were lured into delirium by revolutionary ideals, Zhao Jingxing had no chance of winning. They joined forces, and the endless calculations, virtual and real feelings, were simply unguardable. Zhao Jingxing felt like he was sitting on a volcanic crater, and he could be overwhelmed by the surging hot magma at any time, and his bones were gone.

Yang Du's telegram was undoubtedly a life-saving timely rain. After receiving the telegram, Zhao Jingxing did not dare to delay for a moment, and quickly summoned the leaders of the team to his room for a meeting.

After sitting down, Zhao Jingxing went straight to the point and said: "The latest news I have received is that the Qing court has issued an edict at 9 o'clock this morning, ordering Mr. Sun to temporarily serve as the governor of Sichuan and take up his post as soon as possible. It is expected that in the next 48 hours, Mr. Sun will leave Beijing and head south. In other words, the last worries will soon disappear. ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then cheered: "Great! ”

The laughter, scolding, and discussion in the room were intertwined, and the dull atmosphere of the past few days was swept away.

Xu Shuzheng said loudly: "Boss Zhao, then we will now order all departments to prepare and be ready to open at any time?" ”

Jiang Zhiqing said: "There are about 88.6 kilometers from here to Jilin Province, and they are all rugged mountain roads. Even at the normal speed of the infantry, it would take at least 13 hours or more. During the period, it is necessary to keep it secret, and to rest and reconnoitre before the battle is launched. Only by deploying it now can we ensure a smooth attack after 48 hours. ”

Zhao Jingxing said: "No hurry, no hurry. I have one more important piece of news to announce here. ”

The crowd fell silent.

Zhao Jingxing said: "According to Mr. Sun's request, the imperial court may give us a mixed association number and weapons, and we will recruit soldiers by ourselves and accompany Mr. Sun into Sichuan to quell the rebellion." The details will be released later today. ”

After hearing the news, everyone was a little surprised: What do you mean? Mr. Sun knows that we are going to make a revolution and wants to recruit us?

Zhao Jingxing saw that everyone didn't speak. He continued: "Everyone here should know that Mr. Sun has studied in the United States for many years and has traveled to Europe several times, so his vision is extremely broad. Although he was somewhat ambiguous and conservative politically, he was very open-minded. He had close contacts with the revolutionary Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the royalist Mr. Liang Rengong (Liang Qichao), and the constitutionalist Mr. Zhang Qiyuan (Zhang Jian). And as far as I know, not only did he not reject the revolution, but he also secretly supported it, such as the mortars used in the previous revolutionary uprisings. It's all with the consent of the gentleman. I have been with him for so many years, and my political attitude is slightly similar to that of him. ”

"What do you think about the fact that the court gave us a number?" Yan Xishan asked.

Zhao Jingxing replied: "I think we should accept this number for the time being. ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. Yan Xishan said.

Zhao Jingxing got up and took a map of the whole country from the bookshelf. Spread it out on the conference table: "I can roughly guess your plan. You want to attack Jilin Prefecture first, set up a military government, and then organize the troops in the city to attack in all directions and occupy the whole province of Jilin, so that you can gradually get involved in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Fengtian and other places in the future. Another very important point is that Jilin and North Korea face each other across the river. After the signing of the Treaty of Annexation between Japan and South Korea in August 1910, Korea had effectively become a Japanese colony, and the Japanese government and opposition secretly supported the Chinese revolution. In the course of the uprising, even if the imperial court cut off the source of ammunition, we could get support from Japan through Korea. That's what you think. Right? ”

Yan Xishan nodded: "It's basically not bad." ”

Zhao Jingxing said: "In my opinion, there are several issues that are worth paying attention to. First, as the land of the Qing court's longxing, the three eastern provinces have always been the forbidden territory of the Manchu government, and in the event of turmoil, they will inevitably gather heavy troops to come to crusade. Not to mention, the garrison of Fengtian Province alone has the third town, the twentieth town, the first mixed association, the second mixed association, and so on. At least more than 30,000 people, most of these are old Beiyang, and their combat power should not be underestimated. And what about us? There are only 2,500 people, and even if the 23rd Town is incorporated as a whole, it will not exceed 15,000 people, and it will have to be stationed in various places to prevent the diehards from counterattacking. What are the odds of winning?

"Second, we are all outsiders, not to mention that we have never dealt with the gentry of Jilin Province before, even with the local revolutionary party, I'm afraid we don't have any contact, right? In this way, the support we were able to receive from the beginning of the capture of Jilin Province was extremely effective. Moreover, this is the hometown of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, with backward education, closed folk customs, and the gentry are absolutely loyal to the Qing court. Not only may they not support us, but they may even stumble us in the war!

"Third, it is now the end of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and the Northeast will soon enter a cold and severe winter. More than half of our core troops are from the south, how much combat power can they have in the ice and snow? This is highly debatable. The Qing army has been stationed here for many years, and it is completely familiar with winter warfare. It is a major military taboo to use one's own shortcomings against the enemy's strengths.

"Fourth, how much impact can I have if I wait here? Jilin is located in the northeast corner, although the area is not small, but the population is only 3.7 million, which is not as rich as the Jiangnan province. Heilongjiang has a smaller population of only 1.4 million. Occupying this place was inconsequential to the Qing court; In the eyes of others, we are just bigger bandits!

"Fifth, because of the fact that we are separated from the south by Zhili and Mukden, if we want to survive in Jilin, we must rely on Japan or Russia. But these two countries have coveted our territory for a long time, and now that we have a request for him, can they not sit on the ground and take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail? At that time, will we choose to betray our country for glory and take refuge in Japan and Russia? Or do you not give up an inch of land and resist the pressure of the Manchus, Japan, and Russia? ”

These five questions made Yan Xishan fall into deep thought.

Cheng Qian asked: "Then what should we do according to your intentions?" ”

Zhao Jingxing pointed on the map: "If I choose, I choose here!" ”

"Shaanxi?" Everyone couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

Zhao Jingxing nodded: "Yes, it's Shaanxi." When we were studying at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, the textbook used by the military geography instructors was Gu Zuyu's "Minutes of Reading History and Public Opinion." You all remember the passage that mentions Shaanxi in it, right? ”

Everyone couldn't help but recite in a low voice: "Shaanxi is the upper reaches of the world, and the people who control the world are also." Therefore, Shaanxi is in trouble, although it is small, it must be big, although it is weak, it must be strong, although it cannot be the hero of the world, it will also be immersed in prostitution and rampant, causing a catastrophe in the world. Shaanxi is Shaanxi, and the safety of the world is also related, but not afraid? ”

He Yingqin stood over and gestured back and forth on the map: "Senior brother, Jilin and Shaanxi are thousands of miles apart, how can we go there?" ”

Zhao Jingxing said confidently: "The key is that Mr. Sun wants to temporarily act as the governor of Sichuan, and there is also a number of mixed associations!" ”

"Railway!" Several senior brothers shouted in unison.

"Yes, it's the railroad." Zhao Jingxing slid his finger on the map: "There are two roads into Sichuan, one is to go south along the Luhan Railway, and then transfer to a small steamer in Wuchang to go up the river; The other is to go south along the Luhan Railway, transfer to Zhengzhou and transfer to the railway to Luoyang, walk into Shaanxi, and then enter Sichuan from Hanzhong. Now that there is a revolution in Wuchang, the Hubei section of the Luhan Railway is no longer open to traffic. If Mr. Sun wants to enter Sichuan, he can only go from Shaanxi, and we have a reason to go to Shaanxi. ”

Xu Shuzheng added: "In the name of the new mixed association, we got on the train from Jilin Prefecture and changed to the Luhan line in Beijing, but it took three or four days to reach Luoyang. With a little rectification, you can justifiably enter the border of Shaanxi and go straight to Xi'an. Shaanxi officials, big and small, would never have imagined that we had traveled thousands of miles to Xi'an, and it turned out that we wanted to reform their lives! ”

Jiang Zhiqing was also excited: "What's even better is that the Shaanxi garrison only has the 39th Mixed Association, but the 39th Mixed Association was just transferred out of Shaanxi by Feng Huafu (Feng Guozhang) a few days ago and incorporated into the Second Army as a reserve force to exterminate the Hubei Military Government. Now that the middle door of Shaanxi is wide open, we just took advantage of his illness to kill him! ”

Zhao Jingxing said: "My preliminary plan is this: after the meeting is dismissed, you will go back and order all departments to prepare for the opening. As soon as Mr. Sun got the number of the mixed association, we sent someone to Jilin Mansion overnight to ask the station to transfer the train to ensure that we needed to go south.

"We have 2,500 people, but we keep claiming that there are only 1,000 people. The standard establishment of a mixed association is 5,600 people, and even if the actual establishment is reduced to 4,200 people, we still have a gap of 3,200 people. Therefore, one thing we still need to do now is to issue an urgent conscription order to the schools affiliated to Jingshi University in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, and other places, ordering young people who are interested in joining the army to rush to Luoyang, Henan Province, to assemble as soon as possible. Through the Jingshi University system, I will pay the full amount of travel expenses to each student who joins the army. As for all the brothers who have joined the revolutionary party, you need to use your own channels to dispel the concerns of the school teachers, and not let them really think that we are recruiting soldiers to go to Sichuan to quell the rebellion.

"Tomorrow morning we will march in the direction of Jilin Province, and then take the train south. After arriving in Luoyang, the troops were divided into two groups, the first group of 1,000 people was led by me, escorting Mr. Sun into Shaanxi first, and moving in the direction of Hanzhong to make a posture of entering Sichuan; The second group was led by Brother Baichuan, who stayed in Luoyang to collect students, and then entered Shaanxi and raised righteousness when passing through Xi'an.

"What do you disagree with about the above plan?"

The crowd shouted, "Agree! "Agreed!"

In this good situation of "top stickers", Yan Xishan slowly raised his hand: "I have a different opinion!" (To be continued.) )