Sun Yuanqi never knew that Yang Du's divine power was so vast! According to the gains and losses of a station in Hankou, it can be deduced when Yuan Shikai of Zhangde will leave the mountain, and then decide when he will leave for Sichuan in Luoyang. There is no pop-up window to update quickly// And Yang Yongtai and Shen Xiangyun praised Yang Du's judgment, looking like "I have a relationship in my heart".

Sun Yuanqi was self-aware, and would never do anything for a layman to command an insider, and when he saw that everyone was unanimous, he did not put forward a rebuttal.

The night is already dark, and in recent days, the cars and horses have been tired, and the entertainment has been one after another, and Sun Yuanqi has long been sleepy. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, he went back to the house to rest.

At about two o'clock in the morning, Zhao Jingxing arrived in Luoyang with a total of five or six hundred people from the 1st Battalion of the 87th Standard of the 44th Mixed Association and the 44th Battalion of Horsemen. As soon as he stepped out of the carriage, Shen Xiangyun greeted him: "May I ask if it's Zhao Xietong?" In Xia Shen Xiangyun, the word Qiu Zhai, came to greet Hu Gong (Yang Du) on the order of Hu Gong! ”

"Brother Qiu Zhai, Zhao has admired his name for a long time, and he will be fortunate to meet him!" Zhao Jingxing gave him a standard military salute, "I heard that the adults arrived in Luoyang at about six o'clock last night, did you give any orders?" ”

Shen Xiangyun replied: "After the adults arrived, they just ordered the Beiping Iron Works to send more mortars and grenades, and strictly forbade the student soldiers who had not undergone strict training to enter the battlefield to participate in the battle, and the rest did not say anything. Now he's asleep. ”

Zhao Jingxing nodded, and asked again: "Is the tiger man resting?" ”

Shen Xiangyun said with a smile: "Naturally not, Hugong has been waiting for you!" ”

"Then we'll go and bother for a while!" After that, Zhao Jingxing took He Yingqin, Wu Keren and several other cronies across the horse and whipped up, and galloped straight outside the train station.

The meeting place is not as mysterious as imagined, it is an empty house next to the conscription office, and the original owner has long been unknown to the prefect of Henan Province. Zhao Jingxing pushed open the door, and a wave of heat and the smell of meat rushed to his face. When I looked closely, I saw that the candles were shining brightly in the room, and the mutton was stewed on the stove, and Yang Du and a stranger were sitting and chatting happily. Seeing Zhao Jingxing coming in, the two hurriedly got up.

Yang Du shook the paper fan in a bag: "Hurry, hurry, hurry, everyone come into the house." This autumn and winter night is cold, the most suitable for drinking alcohol and eating mutton! The mutton has already been stewed, and the wine is Du Kang, a specialty of Luoyang, of 'how to solve worries, only Du Kang'! ”

Zhao Jingxing frowned, and after entering the room, he sat down in a military posture on the Taishi chair, and said solemnly: "If you make a mistake by drinking, we won't drink wine." Let's get down to business first! The few cronies who followed Zhao Jingxing, except for Xue Yangyue and others standing guard outside the door, the others also did the same, sitting on the chairs in turn with their chests and faces upright, without blinking their eyes.

Yang Du closed the paper fan and nodded: "That's okay!" Before I do that, I would like to introduce you to two national warriors. This is Yang Yongtai, whose name is Changqing, and now he and I are colleagues. As for Shen Qiuzhai, I think you have already seen it, so I won't introduce it! ”

After Zhao Jingxing and the others got up to salute, they also introduced themselves: "Under Zhao Jingxing, the words and lines are stopped, and he is now temporarily serving as the 44th Mixed Association Commander." This is He Yingqin, the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 87th Infantry Standard, and the word respects; This is Wu Keren, the commander of the 44th Cavalry Battalion, whose name is Jingshan. They are all good brothers of Zhao. ”

After getting to know each other, Yang Du didn't mention drinking wine and eating meat, but asked directly: "What is your plan?" The telegram is vague, and I want to hear you say it carefully. ”

Zhao Jingxing took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Yang Du, the word "top secret" was written on the cover, and then he said slowly: "Our 44th mixed association is divided into four teams to go south, we are the first team, mainly responsible for escorting Mr. into Shaanxi, moving slowly in the direction of Xi'an and Hanzhong. Sixteen hours later, the second team arrived, with the purpose of staying in Luoyang to receive weapons, reorganize the students, and wait for the follow-up team. The third team is expected to arrive in Luoyang four days later, join up with the second team, and march west after regrouping, aiming at Xi'an.

"As for the fourth team, a small number of them have arrived in Taiyuan at this time and began to prepare for the preliminary work. According to the marching plan of the second and third teams, the follow-up troops will choose an opportunity to move south from Jilin Prefecture and go straight to Taiyuan. Our goal is to capture Xi'an and Taiyuan at the same time, and strive to recover the two provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi on the same day, so the plan is codenamed and Dilian. ”

Yang Du finished reading and handed it to Yang Yongtai beside him, and then said, "And Dilian? The name is elegant, and the plan is shocking. If everything goes according to plan, there is a good chance that it will work. It's just that at the moment, there are too many uncertainties. ”

"For example?" Zhao Jingxing asked cleanly.

Yang Du said: "For example, when will Master Sun leave Luoyang." He is extremely reluctant to let students who have not undergone rigorous training follow him into Sichuan, but how long does it take to train students well, a month? Trimester? Or half a year? By that time, the daylily will be cold early! Fortunately, the imperial court will not give him so much time. Just a few hours ago, Chang Qing and Qiu Zhai and I had already said that he would leave after Yuan Shikai left the mountain. But when Yuan Shikai will come out of the mountain, who can say for sure? ”

"It is impossible for the fourth team to stay in Jilin for too long, otherwise it will show its feet!" He Yingqin reminded.

Yang Du frowned: "Not only that, but the situation in Shaanxi is also very urgent. According to the latest news, because the 39th Mixed Association guarding Xi'an was requisitioned by the imperial court to go south to recover Hubei, Shaanxi is now empty of troops. Affected by this, the Alliance and the Elders' Association have met frequently recently, and they are constantly moving, and it is estimated that they will be raised soon. It may even erupt inadvertently like the Wuchang Uprising.

"If they fail, Xi'an City will inevitably strengthen its defenses, and it will be difficult for us to fish in muddy waters when we pass by, and we will only attack strongly, and the consequences will be unpredictable. If we succeed, we are even more in a dilemma. Respond to them? In the end, we worked hard to make wedding clothes for others. Exterminate them? is an enemy of the revolutionary party, and he has broken off with the imperial court in Shanxi, so he is afraid that it will be difficult to be a man at both ends. So we must get ahead of them and start an uprising! ”

Zhao Jingxing rubbed the stubble on his chin: "We'd better organize troops to enter Shaanxi now, fill the emptiness of troops caused by the 39th Mixed Association going south, and deter the Alliance and the Elders' Association by force, so that they will be restrained in the near future, and they will not dare to act rashly until we make a move." - But in the end, it is still a question of when Mr. will leave Luoyang. ”

"You Mr. Sun are sometimes unreasonable!" Yang Du was a little distressed, "Now in addition to seeing when Yuan Shikai will leave the mountain, I can only hope that someone will move him to leave as soon as possible." ”

"Then I'll try to persuade Mr. tomorrow." Zhao Jingxing was not very sure.

Everyone discussed the other details of the plan again, and after eating the mutton in the pot and seeing that the sky was white, they dispersed. When Yang Du sent Zhao Jingxing out, he suddenly asked in a low voice: "Okay, how many of the pipe bands above the forty-fourth mixed camp are our own people?" ”

Zhao Jingxing did not hide it: "Those who can obey the orders of Mr. or Zhao at any time include Cheng Qian, the 87th Infantry Commander, He Yingqin, the 87th Battalion 1st Battalion Commander, Chen Yi, the 87th Battalion Commander, Cheng Ziyin, the 88th Deputy Commander, Zhang Huizan, the 88th Battalion Commander, and Wu Keren of the 44th Battalion of the Horsemen. ”

Yang Du pondered silently for a moment before saying, "Since this is the case, you can't escort Baixi into Sichuan." You stay and lead the army to capture Xi'an, and leave the escort to Jiang Zhiqing, the deputy co-commander, and Jiang Zuobin, the 3rd battalion of the 87th standard. ”

Zhao Jingxing stared at Yang Du without speaking.

Yang Du seemed to know what Zhao Jingxing was thinking, and explained at the moment: "Although Cheng Ziyin is loyal to Baixi, he is brave and unscrupulous. Shanxi is Yan Baichuan's hometown, relatives and friends don't know how many people are old, and the robes in the army are all over the top and bottom, how can Cheng Ziyin beat him? If this move is successful, Yan Xishan will inevitably become the governor of the military government, and he may still listen to Baixi in name, but it is difficult to say once it involves vital interests. In the future, Cheng Ziyin and Zhang Huizan can bring the 1st Battalion of the 88th Bid out of Shanxi, which is a great achievement!

"Most of the people in Shaanxi are their own people, so they can rest assured, but they have to be guarded against. In this world, it is people who are most worthy of trust, and the most unbelievable are also people, so never believe that others will not betray you. After some tests, it may be able to prove that a person is credible, but it can only show that he was trustworthy before, and as for the future, you still need to pay attention to observation, because people will change. Therefore, the first trick of employing people is not to believe any word or thing of others. Although Cheng Songyun is now his own person, who knows what will happen after becoming the governor?

"And Shaanxi has the solidity of rivers and mountains, the benefits of soldiers, the east out of Tongguan is directly taken from the Central Plains, the south of the Qinling Mountains is fertile for thousands of miles, since ancient times is the foundation of the emperor's beginning. Baixi was the governor of Sichuan, and it was justified to go south to Sichuan at this time. With Xi'an as a link, we occupy the land of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces in one fell swoop, which may not be enough to win the world, but if we support the revolutionary party, the revolutionary party will have the advantage; Assist the imperial court, and the imperial court will be safe for the time being; Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, you can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"If Cheng Songyun is made the governor of Shaanxi, after a little repetition, we have no soldiers and no food in Shaanxi, there is a Sichuan rebel party in the front, and Yuan Shikai Beiyang Army in the back, we will become fish and meat on the case, and we will be slaughtered by others. Moreover, the troops that captured Xi'an are the main force of the 44th Association, and they are the foundation for you, the commander, to live and survive. If you don't hold it firmly in your hands, you can only stay by Baixi's side for the rest of your life and be the head of a security guard! ”

Zhao Jingxing was silent for a moment, saluted Yang Du and rode away.

As Yang Du expected, in the early morning of October 19, the revolutionary army strengthened its offensive forces. Under the command of He Xifan, the commander of the Second Co-ordinator, about 2,780 infantrymen, plus cavalry, engineers, artillery, etc., a total of more than 3,000 people launched the operation. The revolutionary army was large in numbers and had high morale, but it was a pity that the recruits accounted for half of them. The Qing army is all veterans, and there are naval warships to help, although the defeated army is unbearable, it can also be a draw.

The turnaround came at noon. The warships, which played an important role, had to withdraw from the battlefield and sail downstream because of the exhaustion of coal. Then the revolutionary army occupied Liujiamiao Station.

It seems that stimulated by this news, Yuan Shikai couldn't hold back any longer, and took the initiative to show goodwill to the Qing court the next day, asking that other conditions could be suspended, and he first controlled the waterway armies as a minister of the Qin Mission, and went to Hubei to supervise the suppression. The imperial court actually reciprocated the favor and agreed to all the six conditions put forward by Yuan Shikai in one go.

Zaifeng finally put the "toad essence" in the cage with his own hands and released it with his own hands!