Although the final answer given by Sun Yuanqi did not completely satisfy Wang Xiluan, after all, the graduates of the law school and the law and politics school across the country can tear a small hole in the mutual election of members of the zhongyāng society, which is enough to comfort their peers.

This is also the proper meaning of the mínzhǔ style of government "judicial dúlì". But for officials in the political and legal system who are keen on campaigning, it is undoubtedly a head-on punch and a dizzy blow: without a political party, what kind of politics are you playing? This time it's really like "a group of eunuchs going to the Qinglou"!

However, under the leadership of Wang Xiluan, Xiong Yu and others, the Běijīng Law Society resumed its conference activities at the end of the year and re-edited and published the "Law Society Journal". Other local societies have also learned from the experience of the establishment of the Běijīng Law Society, and set up their own organizations to launch an attack on the Zhongyāng Society.

In the next month or two, the member elections in various provinces were relatively calm, and even if there were any disputes and contradictions, they were all within the controllable range, which made Sun Yuanqi breathe a sigh of relief. However, the situation in the frontier was tense, but it made Sun Yuanqi raise his heart to his throat:

The first is Outer Mongolia.

In the last few months of the first year of the Republic of China, almost all of the people from President Yuan Shikai to Vice President Li Yuanhong, from Premier Zhao Bingjun to Foreign Affairs Minister Lu Zhengxiang were busy with Outer Mongolian affairs. But Sun Yuanqi knew that the dog that bit people didn't bark, and such a big fanfare was nothing more than false intimidation, and they still adhered to Yuan Shikai's instructions after all: it is only advisable to negotiate calmly, and not act rashly.

Adhering to this purpose, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs communicated with the ministers of France, the United States, and Germany, hoping that they would come forward to exert pressure on Russia to cancel the "Russian-Mongolian Entente." First Germany put forward a claim for land interests in Shandong, and then Prime Minister Katsura Taro sent a note to China: If China agreed to the privileges seized by Tsarist Russia in Outer Mongolia, then Rì would do so in South Manchuria and Inner Mongolia, and then Britain and France also increased their troops on the border of Yunnan and Xīzàng, looking like they were eyeing each other.

Encouraged by this, Tsarist Russia took a tougher stance. On December 14, the Russian envoy to China put forward six conditions for Sino-Russian representations, stipulating that Russia would regard Mongolia as a sovereign state until China and Russia signed a treaty; All losses incurred by Daosheng Bank in China shall be compensated by China zhèngfǔ. A reply is given within 24 hours, otherwise it will be deemed a tacit acquiescence. The arrogance of the attitude is simply outrageous!

Of course, Tsarist Russia's evil deeds did not stop there.

On December 27, Tsarist Russia transferred troops from Vladivostok and forcibly occupied Hulan Province (now Hulan District, Harbin City).

On January 12, the Russian spy Sajinoo signed the "Mongolian-Tibetan Treaty" with the Outer Mongolian authorities on behalf of Thubten Gyatso, the main contents of which included Thubten Gyatso's recognition of Mongolian autonomy and the Dúlì declaration of Jebtsundamba, the recognition of Xīzàng's autonomy and the status of the religious leader Lama, and the fact that the two countries should always assist each other in the event of internal and external troubles.

At the same time, the puppet foreign minister of Outer Mongolia, Hangda Dorji, arrived in Moscow and asked Tsarist Russia to help Mongolia train troops and support firearms in the name of thanking Russia for his recognition of Li. They were then received by Tsar Nicholas II.

On January 26, more than 300 Russian troops invaded the Bintu Wangfu (now Zhangwu County, Liaoning Province) through Fengtian Liaoyuan Prefecture (now Shuangliao).

On January 27, the leader of the Kulun Mong army, Danbai Jiangcun, led a team of more than 1,000 people to approach the Bulgan River on the border between Xīnjiāng and Outer Mongolia, and began to build fortifications. Prepare for a long-term station. The distance between the Bulgan River and Dihua (now Urumqi) was only a few hundred kilometers in a straight line, and Yang Zengxin, the governor of Xīnjiāng, was in a hurry and hurriedly telegraphed Yuan Shikai; Perhaps he knew that Yuan Shikai was far from quenching his thirst, so he also sent a telegram to Sun Yuanqi when he called Yuan Shikai and asked what to do.

Sun Yuan was very dissatisfied with the aggressive attitude of Tsarist Russia and Outer Mongolia early on, but he couldn't find an excuse to meddle for a while. After hearing the news, compared with Yuan Shikai's soft reply of "waiting and seeing", Sun Yuanqi's attitude was extremely tough, and in addition to immediately ordering Yang Zengxin to send Altai Chief of Office Paleta to lead troops to inspect, he also made a serious complaint to Jebtsundamba of Kulun: If the garrison near the Bulgan River is not withdrawn within five days, all means will be used to fight back strongly.

Sun Yuanqi is not just talking and playing! After calling Yang Zengxin back, he immediately called the 47th Mixed Brigade of the Army stationed in Datong, Shanxi, the 2nd Division of the Shaanxi Army stationed in Suide, Shaanxi, and the 45th Brigade of the Army stationed in Ningxia, Gansu Province to quickly prepare for combat and be ready to go out of the Northern Expedition with half of the troops. At the same time, Yang Zengxin was ordered to repair an airstrip in the ancient city, less than 500 kilometers away from the Bulgan River, and to be ready for battle at any time in the First Brigade of the Northwest Air Force in Xi'an and the First Brigade of the Northwest Air Force in Lanzhou. The long-range reconnaissance plane had already taken off from the Anxi Fu Airport in the westernmost section of Gansu Province to take pictures and reconnoiter the Bulgan River.

Subsequently, Sun Yuanqi took time out of his busy schedule to inspect Datong in Shanxi, Xi'an in Shaanxi, and Lanzhou in Gansu, especially to inspect the army's preparations for war and the production and research and development of military industrial enterprises, so as to show Outer Mongolia and Tsarist Russia their stubborn determination not to give up the use of force to solve the problem, and hoped that they would not make a mistake and go all the way to the >

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The focus of the visit was on the China Academy of Aeronautical Technology in Xi'an.

The predecessor of the China Academy of Aviation Technology was the Aircraft Research Institute of Jingshi University, which was changed to its current name in April of the first year of the Republic of China, and was ready to move to its current location. This is a mountain basin in the remnants of the Qinling Mountains, located in the south of Xi'an City, nearly 100 kilometers away from Xi'an City. Although the distance is long, the area is much larger than the original. The Shaanxi Army mobilized thousands of troops and tens of thousands of migrant workers to solve many problems such as laying cement roads, building dormitories and factories, and solving drinking water and electricity problems in half a year, and it was officially put into use at the end of last year.

Sun Yuanqi came to the research institute accompanied by Zhao Jingxing, the governor of the Shaanxi Army, Qian Nengxun, the chief of civil affairs, and others. Seeing Sun Yuanqi's puzzled expression, Zhao Jingxing hurriedly introduced: "In order to prevent someone from spying on intelligence or vandalism, Chen Gongqia (Chen Yi) led the first brigade of the first division of the Shaanxi Army to be stationed here to strictly defend it. ”

"Does it work?" Sun Yuanqi asked.

In later generations, when the J-15, J-20, and Liaoning had just appeared, there were many wall-climbing parties and grass crawlers outside the Shenyang Airport in Shenyang, Huangtianba Airport in Chengdu, and Dalian Shipyard, holding cameras and DVDs waiting for the moment when the miracle appeared. The vast majority of these people are enthusiastic military mistresses, and even many of them have come here from other places. Of course, there are also traces of spies from various countries, who want to take the opportunity to spy on intelligence.

Qian Nengxun, who was transferred from the governor of Shaanxi to the chief of the Shaanxi army, replied at this time: "Why is it not effective? Every once in a while, you can always catch a few to spy on the military. Even as soon as the research institute started construction, people frequently came to peep. ”

"Who are they?" Sun Yuanqi was a little curious.

"It's everywhere! There are those of the Beiyang Army, the party, and other local forces in China. There are also a lot of foreign countries, what the United States, England, France, Germany, Russia, as long as it is a big power! The largest number of them is Dongying small rì, on average, one out of every two foreigners caught is a rì devil, and even many Chinese are hired by rì! Qian Nengxun replied through gritted teeth.

Sun Yuanqi shook his head and sighed: "Wolf ambition! ”

When he arrived at the door of the research institute, experts and scholars such as Li Fuji, Zhang Yihui, Nie Fan, and Zhang Zeyu were waiting at the door. Everyone hasn't seen each other for a long time, and they don't mention it when they meet. Later, Sun Yuanqi inspected and inquired about the progress of the research, and everyone in the institute knew the current tense situation in Outer Mongolia and the main purpose of Sun Yuanqi's inspection. Zhang Zeyu couldn't help but ask, "Sir, do we really want to go to war with Outer Mongolia?" ”

Sun Yuanqi stopped: "I'm afraid it's going to be hit!" If the Outer Mongolian authorities can rein in the precipice, cancel the dúlì, and start peace talks with Zhongyāngzhèngfǔ, we will naturally not take the initiative to start a war with Outer Mongolia. It's just that now Jebtsundamba and others are dreaming of being the emperor, and they have the support of Tsarist Russia behind them, asking for money for money, guns for guns, and I'm afraid they don't want to live the bitter life of the past. Moreover, in the past few months, zhongyāngzhèngfǔ has behaved so weakly, which has also made their ambitions swell and become invincible.

"But I think it's okay to fight, peace talks didn't fall from the sky, nor did they come from begging bitterly, but real knives and real guns in exchange for one life at a time! A fight can also let the group of lamas and princes in Outer Mongolia know that although our Central Plains is temporarily in a low mi, the emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and this is enough to beat them. Let them shed blood and taste the greatness, lest they always think that they are the boss, Tsarist Russia is the second, and they themselves are the third. ”

Zhao Jingxing said: "With those rusty knives and a few thin horses in Outer Mongolia now, which is our opponent?" The students felt that if they really wanted to go to war with Outer Mongolia, the difficulty was not in the war, but outside the war. For ourselves, the problem is logistical supply; As for the opponent, we have to consider how deeply Tsarist Russia intervened in the war. In addition, we must always be careful of the dumping from zhongyāngzhèngfǔ, which we are desperately working in Outer Mongolia, Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren, who are making wind and rain in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and stabbing us in the back. ”rs！。 (Go.)