Yang Du saw that Sun Yuanqi did not refuse, and his mind suddenly became lively: "Baixi, don't forget that we still have a team of more than 1,000 people in the northeast!" ”

"Oh, by the way, how are they doing now?" After Sun Yuanqi returned from the Northeast, he almost forgot about the students who stayed in the Northeast. No pop-up window is updated quickly // Occasionally when he thinks of asking Yang Du, he will only answer:

"They're recruiting now!"

"They're training now!"

"They're probably doing a drill, right?"

"They're probably still drilling, right?"

……

All in all, everything works fine. It's just that the food and bedding are constantly replenished, the ammunition is being transported one by one, and even the mortars are going to 40 one after another, and for such a long time, not even a single bandit hair has been touched.

Yang Du blinked: "They have now been trained into an army, although they can't be compared with the six towns of Beiyang, but they are much better than the ordinary miscellaneous army." The key is that these people are your students and are quite loyal to you, so naturally there will be no farce of wolves in the sheepfold. As long as you are equipped with weapons and have them to defend you, you will be guaranteed that there will be no mistakes after you arrive in Sichuan. ”

"Weapons......" Sun Yuanqi was a little helpless. Today, in addition to producing steel helmets, mortars and artillery shells, the Beiping Iron Works can only produce simple grenades and mines. As for the complex rifle and cartridge, it is still in the late stages of development and has not yet been officially finalized. If you really need a large number of guns and ammunition, you have to open your mouth to the imperial court.

Yang Du disagreed: "As the saying goes, the emperor is not a hungry soldier." Since the imperial court has sent you to Sichuan to take charge of the pacification. You can't fight those bandits with your bare hands, right? I don't think so. You made a presentation to the imperial court, saying that in view of the current chaos of the new army in Sichuan, there is no distinction between soldiers and bandits, and it is difficult to enter Sichuan to quell the rebellion this time, and I implore the imperial court to allow you to recruit a mixed army by yourself. If the imperial court doesn't allow it, you just have an excuse not to go to Sichuan; If you allow it, then after you enter Sichuan, at least you will have the power to adapt. ”

Sun Yuanqi touched his stubble and thought for a moment: The imperial court has always been extremely strict in its control over the army, and it is estimated that it will not approve it. You can get away with it. The point is, what if it is approved?

It seems that later history textbooks say that the government of the Republic of China was established in Nanjing on January 1, 1912, and then the Qing government signed the edict of abdication. The whole country is moving towards a republic. It was now October 14, 1911, less than two and a half months before the victory, and I could get through this time by delaying myself on the road. As soon as the government of the Republic of China was established, the Sichuan issue was easily solved, and he could return to Beijing in the name of justice.

Thinking of this, Sun Yuan nodded: "That's fine." By the way, how many people are in a mixed association? ”

Shen Xiangyun opened the drawer, took out a document and handed it to Sun Yuanqi: "My lord, the Mixed Association is just a temporary transitional unit. There is no certain standard. If calculated according to the standard of two infantry standards, one battalion of artillery and one cavalry, and one team of engineers and baggage soldiers, there are about 5,500 people. However, the actual number of people is high and insufficient, and the normal number is around 4,200. The few are like the First Mixed Association stationed in the provincial city of Mukden, with only three thousand people; The 13th Mixed Association stationed in Qingjiangpu, Jiangsu, was even smaller, with only 2,400 people. ”

Sun Yuanqi took the document and saw that it listed in detail the garrison locations, the number of officers and soldiers, and the weapons and equipment of the 18 mixed associations of the Qing Dynasty. After reading it, he threw it aside, frowned and said, "Even if we follow the smallest mixed association, wouldn't there still be a gap of 1,400 people?" In case the imperial court allows us to build our own association. Where are we going to recruit so many people in a hurry? ”

Yang Du laughed: "Baixi, then you are too noble and forgetful, right?" The last time I went to the Northeast to prevent the epidemic, you gathered more than 3,000 people in Shanhaiguan within 20 days, and now you are only short of 2,000 people, so it is difficult for you? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "This is different from last time!" Last time the Northeast epidemic prevention, although there was also a danger to life. But as long as it is handled properly, it is not a big deal. This time Irikawa is a real knife and a real gun. On the battlefield, who can say for sure whether life or death is true? In case of casualties, wouldn't I be ashamed of the parents of students all over the world! ”

Yang Du opened the folding fan with a "bang": "It depends on Baixi's ability!" ”

"What am I capable of? What else do I have besides teaching? Besides, even if Liu Bowen is reborn and Zhuge Liang is reincarnated, who can guarantee that no one will die or be injured during the war? Sun Yuanqi replied.

"In all the use of military law, the whole country is the first, and the country is secondary; The whole army is the first, and the broken army is second; The whole brigade is the first, and the broken brigade is second; The whole pawn is the first, and the broken pawn is second; The whole army is the first, and the army is second. Therefore, a hundred battles are won, and the good ones who are not good are also; The soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones are also good. Yang Du shook his head and recited: "This passage is from "Sun Tzu's Art of War? "Seeking Attack" is an immortal masterpiece of your Sun family's ancestors. This time, the imperial court ordered you to temporarily act as the governor of Sichuan, control the armies, and be responsible for suppressing and pacifying the affairs. Note that it is 'suppression' and 'pacification', as long as you can persuade the young students in Shu to let them put down their swords and guns, solve the problem peacefully, and surrender the soldiers without a fight, you can also achieve the goal of counterinsurgency, how can there be casualties? You must know that the soldiers of the Mixed Association are your students, and those young people in Shu have also grown up reading the textbooks you compiled, and the palms and backs of their hands are full of meat! ”

Sun Yuanqi couldn't help but be silent, and said for a long time: "You better help me prepare the seal first." The imperial court allowed us to recruit troops, and whether we wanted to enter Sichuan or not, were still between the two. It's too foolish to talk about the future now. ”

Half an hour later, Sun Yuanqi took the written fold and went to Zaifeng to bargain. As soon as Sun Yuanqi went out on his front foot, Yang Du entered the telegraph room with his back foot and ordered in a low voice: "Send this secret telegram to the Northeast." Also, don't forget to burn the manuscript after sending it. ”

Now let's turn our attention to the Northeast.

Shulan, located at the confluence of Zhangguangcai Ridge and Lao Ye Ridge in the Changbai Mountains, was only a small town located in the northeast of Jilin Province at the end of the Qing Dynasty, less than 200 miles away from Jilin Province. This town, which is not bustling, was a little tense and noisy because of the sudden arrival of a force of more than 2,000 men a month ago. Fortunately, although these soldiers were dressed differently from the regular army and held guns in their hands, their attitudes were relatively kind, and the military discipline was good.

This team is Zhao Jingxing, Yan Xishan, Jiang Zhiqing and others. After Sun Yuanqi left, they entered the sea like dragons and returned to the mountains with fierce tigers, and they were completely uncontrolled. With Yang Du's connivance, the team soon expanded to 2,500 people.

In the first three months, they did as Yang Du said, conducting strict military training in Binjiang Hall, and training a group of students, farmers, and unemployed people into standard soldiers. Three months later, they began to encircle and suppress the surrounding bandits, and the object of encirclement and suppression was not limited to Bloodbeard at all, as long as it was a bandit, they were the target of their extermination. In front of 2,500 people, 800 rifles, and 70 mortars, the bandits with at most one or two hundred people and a lock of men had no ability to resist at all.

Compared with the extermination of ordinary bandits, Zhao Jingxing and others have instead turned into a siege but not a fight, a battle but not annihilation, and a flight but not chase. In just three or four months, Bloodbeard was chased by them in the border area of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Fengtian, and Inner Mongolia, but the overall trend was to gradually approach the direction of Jilin Prefecture.

A month ago, Zhao Jingxing and the others were tired of playing, so they directly took down the bloody beard and completed the task cleanly. Then they came to Hulan to settle down temporarily, preparing to deal with the cold winter, and by the way, they watched the movements of Jilin Mansion nearby. Anyway, as long as they want to make a move, any lock of bandits can be a bloodbeard.

Until three days ago, their somewhat peaceful life was shattered by a news item on the radio: the Wuchang New Army uprising.

In addition to Zhao Jingxing, most of the people in this anti-bandit team joined the League in Japan, such as Yan Xishan, Jiang Zhiqing, Cheng Qian, Xu Shuzheng, He Chengjun, Chen Yi, Jiang Zuobin, Zhang Huizan, Zhou Yinren, He Yingqin, Zhu Shaoliang, and others. As young students who are grassroots non-commissioned officers, they all grew up in the school that Cai Yuanpei was responsible for organizing, and they were not less exposed to revolutionary ideas. As soon as they heard that the revolutionary party had risen up and established a military government in Hubei, everyone was enthusiastic.

What provoked them even more was that the main force of the Wuchang New Army uprising was some soldiers of the Eighth Battalion of the Eighth Town Engineering Battalion of the Army, but in fact, the full strength of the engineering battalion was only 667 people. Aren't these people and guns stronger than the 8th Engineering Battalion?

Like Jiang Zhiqing and Xu Shuzheng, after listening to the news, they directly pulled over the map of Jilin Province and began to draw on it: "The army of Jilin Province has a total of 23 towns and one town of the provisional army, as well as the fourth battalion of the front road patrol, the sixth battalion of the new training patrol, one battalion of the horse infantry guard of the Jilin Governor's Mansion, and one battalion of the military police, with a total strength of about 17,000 people. Among them, only 12,000 people in the 23rd Town were really capable of fighting.

"Although there are many people in the 23rd Town, they must be stationed in various parts of the province, and the only ones who are really stationed in the provincial capital are the first and third battalions of the 89th standard of the 45th Infantry Association, the second battalion of the 90th standard, the third battalion of the 23rd standard of the horsemen, the third battalion of the 23rd standard of artillery, plus the liaison offices of various departments in the provincial capital, etc., a total of only five battalions, and a full 3,000 people.

"We set out from Hulan, and we can reach Jilin Mansion in two days and nights with a rapid march, and we can easily take it with our hearts and minds. When the time comes, we will also set up a military government, and publicly recommend Boss Zhao as the governor, and everyone of our brothers will get a minister to do! ”

Zhao Jingxing said lukewarmly on the side at this time: "Don't forget, our team is still in the name of Mr. Sun, and now Mr. Sun is still in the capital!" Mr. Sun has the friendship of teachers and students and the grace of cultivation with you and me, do you want to trap Mr. Sun in danger? ”

Everyone was silent.

Zhao Jingxing said again: "As long as Mr. Sun is still in the capital for a day, I will not allow you to move." Otherwise, the brothers will have to meet each other! ”

Everyone snorted one after another: "Boss Zhao, how could we do such an unkind and unjust thing!" ”

"Boss Zhao, we're just talking!"

"Boss Zhao, we are iron buddies, lifelong friendship!"

……

Despite what everyone said, the atmosphere in the camp in the next few days was obviously a little weird, and many non-commissioned officers even connected in private, not knowing what they were discussing.

At this time, Zhao Jingxing received a telegram from Yang Du. (To be continued.) )