Let's say that Sun Yuanqi and Tang Shouqian took advantage of the cover of the night, evaded the surveillance of Yuan Shikai's detectives in the darkest time before dawn, and went straight to Jingshi University by car. As soon as the day dawned, the plane soared into the sky from the Jingshi University Airport and headed straight for Datong, three or four hundred kilometers away. After the plane landed, he used the airport's radio station to contact Yao Baolai, Zhang Huizan and others.

At this time, everything was business as usual in Běijīng City, and nothing had happened. When Zhang Huizan, Yao Baolai and others heard that Sun Yuanqi arrived at Datong Airport early in the morning, their first reaction was that something big must have happened in Beijing, and they hurriedly rushed to the airport to meet them in a light car according to the order. As expected, as soon as Sun Yuanqifu met, he asked directly without waiting for greetings: "Zhishan, Shihou, how is the training of the 47th Brigade?" Do you have full control? If we assemble urgently, how long will it take to complete the assembly? ”

The 47th Mixed Association, the predecessor of the 47th Mixed Brigade, included the 93rd Bid, which was composed of students from Jingshi University and the affiliated middle school, and the 94th Bid, which was composed of the 4th Bid of the 2nd Battalion of the former Praetorian Guard. In the first year of the Republic of China, Jingshi University was moved to the area of Datong and Shuoping in Shanxi Province, maintaining a strong military threat posture against the capital, Saiwai and even Yan Xishan in the south, and it can be said that Jingshi University and the headquarters of the New China Party were the most stable backers in the suburbs of Beijing.

It is precisely because of the heavy responsibility of the 47th Mixed Brigade that Sun Yuanqi has always cared for it. When the situation in Outer Mongolia was tense at the beginning, the three provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu sent troops to the expedition at the same time, and later the troops were reorganized into the first division of the Outer Mongolian Army and stationed in the southern border of Outer Mongolia to deter the Kulen authorities from acting rashly. Later, the first tank developed by the World University and the Academy of Ordnance Science was finalized. Named "Qilin" because of its rapid movement and full body covering the deck, the first batch of finished products produced by the Beiping Iron Works was also handed over to the 93rd Regiment of the 47th Brigade for secret test training.

As a brigade commander. Yao Baolai replied: "Returning to the Prime Minister, the 47th Brigade is training jīng liang, and we can fully control it, if we assemble urgently, it is expected that we can complete the assembly of a regiment within 6 hours, and complete the assembly of all troops in the whole brigade within 24 hours." ”

Sun Yuanqi nodded slightly, and then asked, "Then what about the deployment of the enemy's forces in front of you?" ”

Yao Baolai said: "To the north of our army is the First Division of the Outer Mongolian Army of Feng Huanzhang (Feng Jishan), and to the south is the First Division of the Shanxi Army under the personal command of Governor Zhao Xingzhi. Echoing across the Yellow River in the west is the Second Division of the Shaanxi Army, which is enough to ensure that these three aspects can sit back and relax. The main military pressure on our army came from the First Army Division of Cai Huchen (Cai Chengxun) and the Third Cavalry Brigade of Zhang Xiangchen (Zhang Jiuqing) stationed in Zhangjiakou, as well as the Third Division and the Third Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army stationed in Nanyuan, and the 10th Division of the Beiyang Army stationed in Beiyuan.

"In particular, Zhang Xiangchen's Third Cavalry Brigade, with its skillful men and horses, came and went like flying, bullying our army for not equipping military horses on a large scale, and often plundered in the Yanggao and Tianzhen areas of our defense area. Our army couldn't catch up, so we could only look at the ocean and sigh. In view of the fact that Zhangjiakou is located near Gyeonggi, the slightest clash will cause an uproar, and our army does not dare to organize a large-scale encirclement and suppression. After a long time, the local garrison and the people have complained, and the people are extremely angry! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "The people are very angry? All right. We have grievances and revenge now! You have now quickly issued an order ordering the first regiment equipped with tanks to assemble at the Zhijin border as soon as possible, and the other departments are also moving closer to the first regiment one after another, ready to advance in the direction of Zhangjiakou at any time. If Zhang Xiangchen's Third Cavalry Brigade dares to come out again, you can let go of the battle. Teach them a hard lesson! ”

Zhang Huizan was overjoyed: "Can we finally show the tank?" Sir, is there something big going on in Beijing? ”

Sun Yuanqi's face was full of worry: "There is a big event in Beijing. Although it has not happened yet, it should happen immediately, and the slightest mistake will cause national turmoil, so you must be prepared for war, war! ”

"Oh?" Yao Baolai and Zhang Huizan couldn't help but glance at each other.

Tang Shouqian added: "According to relevant intelligence, this morning Yuan Xiangcheng will send troops to surround the National Assembly, coerce the legislators to elect a formal president, and then arrest important members of our party and the Kuomintang, and announce the dissolution of the parliament; In addition, troops will be sent to search and arrest the headquarters of the New China Party, with the intention of sweeping up the entire New China Party. In the early hours of this morning, Bai Xi and I received the information, and in a hurry, we had to take a plane and go straight to Datong, and then think about how to solve the crisis and rescue the comrades in Beijing. ”

"Huh? What kind of blow did Yuan Xiangcheng suffer, and why was he suddenly so mad? Zhang Huizan couldn't help but be surprised.

"Who knows? Maybe he knew he didn't have much time, so he was so desperate? Sun Baixi speculated maliciously, "Of course, now that the situation is urgent, we don't have the time or strength to guess why Yuan Xiangcheng is crazy, and the most important issue at the moment is how to deal with the upcoming turmoil." ”

Zhang Huizan hurriedly said: "Brother Zhishan, then you first accompany Mr. and Chief Yu Weng back to the brigade headquarters, and I will go to gather the troops and immediately prepare to march in the direction of Zhangjiakou, so as not to delay the fighters." ”

Since Sun Yuanqi escaped from the headquarters of the New China Party, he was thinking about how to prevent Yuan Shikai's possible tricks and how the situation would develop in the future, so as soon as he sat down in the headquarters of the 47th Mixed Brigade, he began to issue orders at a low price:

All troops in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet, Xin, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Hubei provinces were ordered to cancel all outings and vacations, distribute weapons and ammunition, and immediately enter a state of combat readiness. Provincial governors, division and brigade commanders must stick to their posts and wait for notices at any time;

The planes of the aviation regiments of the western provinces were ordered to transfer to Xi'an, Taiyuan, and Datong in batches and cities close to the Beiyang-ruled area. Since the afternoon, China Airlines has suspended flights from Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces, and at the same time controlled flights from other provinces to leave sufficient margin to assist the Air Force in its operations.

ordered Bloomage Bank to suspend the exchange of government bonds of the Republic of China and Zhili, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei and other provinces, and to sell off the public bonds it held, so that Yuan Shikai fell into a financial crisis in the short term;

The China Broadcasting Corporation was ordered to pay close attention to the current developments in the three places of the Presidential Palace, the National Assembly, and the New China Party Headquarters in Beijing, and report them in a timely manner. At the same time, all news on the news channel of the radio station must be reviewed by Datong before it can be released, and it is ready to insert various telegraphic announcements at any time;

ordered the Zhiyong Pharmaceutical Company to strengthen the supply of medicines to the Beiyang ruling area, and cut off the supply of all special drugs that can be used for military purposes, such as artemisinin, penicillin, sulfonamides, and oxytetracycline;

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When Sun Yuanqi issued the order, Tang Shouqian had been pondering on the sidelines. After Sun Yuanqi was temporarily idle, he asked in a deep voice: "Baixi, the old man has been thinking about it on the way over, why did Yuan Xiangcheng's feelings suddenly change drastically?" As far as I know, since he joined the government at the end of the Qing Dynasty, he has always been known for his steady reforms, and he has also suffered from the poison of the country, so it stands to reason that he should sympathize with the revolution and favor the republic. And before and after the first year of the Republic of China, he did all the same, why is he suddenly going to fight back now and besiege the Congress and the headquarters of our New China Party? Is it because we sent troops into Fujian and Sun Huian (Sun Daoren) changed the flag? ”

Sun Yuanqi didn't expect Tang Shouqian to suddenly ask this question, frowning and thinking for a moment before answering: "I think this question can be viewed from two aspects, first of all, Yuan Xiangcheng himself. Sun also got along with Yuan Xiangcheng for a long time, objectively speaking, Yuan Xiangcheng has both courage and ability; can not only attract talents, but also do not lack of skills, and patriotic and defensive, good at governing the army, can indeed be regarded as the best candidate for the president. Sun is also ashamed of these aspects.

But at the same time, we must also see that Yuan Xiangcheng's obsession with power is far beyond ordinary people. It is rumored that he had told Rong Lu during the Wuxu Reform, which led to the coup d'état of the Empress Dowager of the West, the imprisonment of Emperor Guangxu, and the failure of the Restoration. Although it is a rumor, it can also be seen that Yuan Xiangcheng has a few points. As for the later resignation and demotion and return to seclusion, I am afraid that he did not let him see the best yín Wei, but it made him realize the importance of power. Before and after the Republic of China, he sympathized with the revolution and favored the republic, which was not only the trend of the times, but also a cover for him to seize power by means of the revolution, but it had nothing to do with his steady reform.

"It was precisely because he was extremely obsessed with power that he was dissatisfied with the high position of the Qing court, and finally forced the palace to abdicate the throne, making the former emperor and queen become a down-and-out mother and son in the Forbidden City; Therefore, he was dissatisfied that Li Huangpi was on a par with him, and finally took the opportunity to trick him into Beijing, making Vice President Xi Rì a prisoner of Yingtai; Therefore, dissatisfied with the Kuomintang's finger-pointing everywhere, there was finally a southern campaign to quell the rebellion, which made the former revolutionary father become a politician in exile in Fuso. In the past year or two, our New China Party has constrained him in the National Assembly and the Cabinet and has divided power everywhere, and it is conceivable that he will inevitably become the target of his eradication. As for our sending troops into Fujian, it was just that he found an opportunity to break out! ”

Tang Shouqian asked, "What about the other aspect?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Another aspect should be boiled down to system or culture. You said that Yuan Xiangcheng had suffered from the poison, so he should sympathize with the revolution and favor the republic. In fact, since the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, there are still fewer people who have suffered from the poison? Far away, Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, near Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Zicheng, once they turn over and call the shots, who doesn't think about being the emperor and the world? Who would have thought of sympathizing with the revolution and in favor of the republic? This is caused by China's thousands of years of system or culture, and the people's consciousness always feels that every country must have an emperor, otherwise the country will not be a country. Of course, there is no superiority or inferiority between the republics and the republic, only the difference between which system is more appropriate at a certain stage and in a certain period. ”

PS: This chapter was written in a hurry, not satisfied. I'm sorry!!