Cao Kun smiled bitterly: "Naturally, you can do it, but you have a respected status in the Beiyang group, and your every move has a far-reaching impact." Welcome to read// If the news of your visit to Sun Baixi comes out, won't the Beiyang group, which is already on the verge of life and death, fall apart? ”

Wang Shizhen glared suddenly: "Don't you want to go back to the countryside and not ask about the world?" What does the life and death of Beiyang have to do with you? ”

Cao Kun did not show weakness, and replied sonorously: "Even if the younger brother returns to the countryside, he is still a member of the Beiyang group after all, and the rise and fall of Beiyang will naturally haunt me at all times. But he can't be as free and easy as Brother Hire, and in a blink of an eye, he put aside the life and death of Beiyang who has dedicated himself to serving for more than 20 years! ”

Wang Shizhen shook his head and said, "Zhong Shan, what do you know?" Just as there is Zeng Wenzhenggong (Zeng Guofan) to have the Hunan army, and there is Li Wenzhong to have Huaiyong, and there is a big handsome to have my Beiyang lineage. Because only the great commander can lead our training, the army, the country, and the world, and the Beiyang system can also have the value of its existence. Now that the handsome man has gone west, and his successors are all busy people, what is the meaning of the existence of the Beiyang series? It's like a red rabbit BMW that travels thousands of miles a day, and an eighty-two-pound Qinglong Yanyue knife, which can only be made famous in history by Guan Erye; If it is used by ordinary people, I am afraid that the effect may not be as good as a blunt knife of a horse.

"In fact, as early as two or three years ago, when the commander led the troops south to quell the Wuchang rebellion, our Beiyang army was transformed, from the most elite national defense force of the Qing Dynasty to a tool to suppress the domestic people, and it had gone from the peak to the downhill, and on several occasions it could not even defeat the student army with no blood and bravery. Why? Because our army has long been corroded by all kinds of selfish thoughts, from division and brigade commanders to ordinary soldiers, they have lost their former vitality. It becomes dull.

"This twilight has become especially noticeable in the last year or two. First of all, when Waimeng Jebtsundamba declared independence, Sun Baixi ignored the repeated intimidation and threats of Tsarist Russia and swung his troops directly at Kulun. Frightened, Jebtsundamba fled in all directions; And in this process, none of our Beiyang divisions and brigades took the initiative to ask for help! Secondly, when the southern expedition to quell the rebellion of Sun Huang, Sun Baixi leaped thousands of miles with the strength of a brigade, successively pacified Hunan and Guangdong provinces, completely defeated the mighty Ji army in Guangzhou, and forced Fujian to surrender without a fight; And our Beiyang concentrated all our troops in three routes, exhausting all ammunition and food. barely won Anhui, Jiangxi and half of Jiangsu. Compared with the two, there is a difference of thousands of miles!

"Originally, the results of this southern expedition were so disparity, it should have shocked me from top to bottom in Beiyang. So it is right to secretly increase vigilance and be angry and strong. Unexpectedly, from the commander to the division and brigade commanders, they turned a blind eye, only thinking that Sun Baixi's victory was a fluke, but they provoked again and again until the outbreak of the war not long ago. The Great War exposed the weakness of our Beiyang at a glance. The combat strength is weak, and it will collapse at the first touch. There was a slight persuasion to surrender. Relying on such a force to try to make a comeback, it is really tantamount to a fool's dream!

"Yes, Wang was also a member of Beiyang, thanks to the grace of the marshal's 20 years of training and promotion, he should have been as concerned about the rise and fall of Beiyang as Zhong Shan's virtuous brother. But now the Beiyang group has decayed and decayed, and it has no idea what its ambitions are, so it can only blindly obey the mercy of the superiors and become a tool for power and profit. Rather than let it rot ugly. Until he was ruined in the end, and the disaster was even the deceased handsome. It's better to end its life with our own hands now, let it disappear with the handsome, and leave it for future generations to remember! ”

Cao Kun pondered for a long time before saying, "I didn't expect Brother Pingqing's thoughts to be so far-reaching, but the younger brother was abrupt just now." Since you want to visit Sun Baixi, then the little brother wishes you success. After a pause, he continued: "Just now Brother Pingqing asked me what my impression of Sun Baixi was, and the little brother roughly talked about his personal feelings. How so? Very young, very elegant, humble and polite, treat people kindly, there is no arrogance, quite a bit of a mentor and friend. But the bookish and bookish atmosphere is too heavy, and he does not have the momentum of a high-ranking person like a handsome, nor does he have a deep city like a senior member of the court. If you didn't know him before, you would definitely think that he was a teacher in the academy or a middle-level official in the government, and you would never have thought that he was the prime minister of the cabinet with a lot of money and millions of soldiers. ”

Wang Shizhen said: "After Brother Zhongshan said this, Brother Fool became more curious about Sun Baixi!" Now that the third division has disappeared, Brother Zhong Shan has nothing to do, why don't you wait for the funeral of the handsome man to end, can you accompany me to see Sun Baixi? After all, you and Sun Baixi have an elegant side, and you just want to be an iceman from it, so as not to be a little embarrassed when the two sides meet for the first time. ”

Cao Kun hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "It's okay!" The younger brother originally planned to go north to worship the handsome man and die calmly, but he didn't expect Prime Minister Baixi to be extrajudicial and forgive Cao's sins. Although he may think that this is a trivial matter, Cao Mou can't help but be ignorant of Entu, and he should come to thank him afterwards. Now that Brother Hireqing has been invited to go with him, he is what he wants, and he doesn't dare to invite him! ”

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Since using Cao Kun to release a signal of reconciliation to the Beiyang system, Sun Yuanqi has more often stayed in the telegraph room of the Shanxi Governor's Mansion with Yang Du, Liu Mingzhao and others, analyzing and deducing the recent changes in the situation according to the continuous flow of intelligence from home and abroad.

Although Sun Yuanqi wanted to go back to the capital to have a look, he knew that it was unlikely to happen in the near future. On the one hand, it is because the capital is now holding Yuan Shikai's funeral, although Sun Yuanqi has sent a special envoy to pay tribute, but if he goes back, the atmosphere in the capital will inevitably change, and it will inevitably dilute the solemnity of the funeral. On the other hand, there are still several Beiyang powerhouses stationed around the capital, and Sun Yuanqi, who escaped by luck last time, is obviously unwilling to take risks again. - Even if he wanted to, the others would not dare to let him go easily!

At present, Sun Yuanqi could only listen patiently to Chen Xunen's report on the telegrams he had just received: "My lord, information from Beijing says that the German governor of Jiaoao, Melwadeck, secretly issued an order a few days ago, demanding that once a war breaks out in Shandong, the German troops stationed in Beijing and Tianjin should quickly go south to join the war without delay, and violators of military discipline will be punished. This was also confirmed by Tianjin.

According to Qingdao, Germany has recently built two permanent batteries on the east side of the Wadsey Heights, which are expected to be equipped with two 120-mm rapid-fire cannons to support the German forces in the direction of Fushan. Fushan is located in the east of Qingdao city. The main peak is 368 meters high, which is the highest peak in the urban area and its surroundings, and can be called the natural barrier of Qingdao. The defensive intentions of the German army can be imagined. ”

Sun Yuanqi turned his head sideways to look at Liu Mingzhao, who was painting in the upper circle in the Qingdao area: "Bo Cheng." According to previous intelligence statistics, how many troops and equipment did Germany have in the Far East? ”

Liu Mingzhao stopped the pencil in his hand and replied: "Germany has five battalions of the army in China, with a total strength of about 10,700 people. The equipment includes 17 ships, 2 aircraft, 53 heavy guns, 47 light guns, 30 machine guns, 47 machine guns, and more than 15,000 rifles. Plenty of ammunition. Enough for more than three large-scale battles. ”

Sun Yuanqi asked again: "Then has the Japanese side started to prepare?" ”

Liu Mingzhao nodded: "According to the news from all over Japan, the Second Fleet of the Navy, the 18th Independent Division stationed in Kurume, the 29th Infantry Brigade stationed in Shizuoka, and the Fourth Brigade of the Siege Heavy Artillery have all been moving frequently recently, and the total strength is expected to be more than 50,000 people. It is estimated that these troops will be the main force in the future attack on Shandong. ”

Yang Du shook the folding fan and said with a smile: "According to this calculation, isn't the strength of the Japanese army exactly five times that of the German army?" It seems that little Japan still has a bit of a way, and actually understands the truth of the 'five rules of attack' in "The Art of War". It's just that I don't know if they've ever heard that 'if you fight for profit for a hundred miles, you will capture three generals; Fifty miles and fight for profit. Then the general's words? ”

Tang Shouqian replied solemnly: "It is estimated that it hangs!" They even learned our words so much that they lost their arms and legs. "The Art of War" is not long, it is not short, can they still learn it all? ”

The telegraph room burst into laughter.

After a while, Chen Xunen continued to read: "President Li Da in Beijing sent a telegram, saying that he had recently received a telegram from Sun Yat-sen, Huang Keqiang, Li Xiehe (Li Liejun) and others from Tokyo, to the effect that the Kuomintang people raised troops to resist Yuan that day, purely because the situation forced Yuan Xiangcheng to assassinate the Kuomintang leader Song Dunchu, and also tried to seize the Kuomintang, dissolve the Congress, and sabotage the republic. Sun Huang and others clearly saw the opportunity, so they didn't care about the glory and wealth, regardless of the bloodshed and sacrifice. resolutely crusade against the strong enemy with a weak momentum, and fight to the death for the Republic of China and the people. In the end, the enemy is strong and I am weak. Unfortunately, the defeat caused the revolutionary aspirants to go into exile.

Now Yuan Xiangcheng's obvious bad deeds of sabotaging the National Assembly and opposing the republic are obvious to all, which shows the foresight of the Kuomintang at that time. And now that Yuan Xiangcheng is dead, the new president will succeed to the throne, and he should start with the people. Therefore, I implore President Li Da to revoke the arrest warrants for the Kuomintang and allow them to return to China, so as to make a modest contribution to the people's livelihood and civil rights. President Lebanon did not dare to be self-conscious, so he specially called the adults and asked what to do? ”

Sun Yuanqi was slightly stunned: "What, isn't it already a democratic republic now?" Why does the new president succeed to the throne and have to carry out amnesty for the world and the people? ”

Yang Du said disdainfully: "When Sun Yat-sen was the president of the Nanjing Provisional Government, he hastily formulated the "Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China", which stipulated that the provisional president had the power to announce amnesty, amnesty, commutation of sentence, and restoration of power. In my opinion, this is true foresight! Baixi: What is your opinion? ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Originally, it didn't matter if Sun Yat-sen, Huang Keqiang and others came back, but at the moment we are intensively preparing for a war with Japan in Shandong, and Sun Huang and others have a lot to do with the Japanese side. I don't think more is better than less, so let's let them stay honest in Japan! They want to do their best, so they might as well wait for the country to settle down, but they are not in a hurry. ”

Tang Shouqian also said: "The Kuomintang has always been very restless, and now the country is in trouble, and the old man does not approve of letting them return to China now to make trouble." It's just that when you call Li Huangpi back, you need to think carefully about it, so as not to make him think that we are authoritarian and arbitrary, and leave a pretext for the Kuomintang to attack in the future. ”

Yang Du shook the folding fan and replied leisurely: "The reason is easy to find!" The Book of Sui? The Criminal Law Chronicle lists 10 articles on serious crimes, including conspiracy, rebellion, rebellion, rebellion, injustice, disrespect, unfilial piety, etc., and stipulates that those who commit these ten serious crimes are not included in the amnesty, and even if they encounter amnesty, they must be specifically removed. Sun Huang and others called the army a rebellion and attempted to overthrow the regime of the Republic of China, which was a rebellion that could not be pardoned. Although Li Huangpi has the power of amnesty and amnesty, he can't be blessed with Sun Huang and others! Why should we worry about the lack of reason? ”

Sun Yuanqi stroked his palm and praised: "Okay, let's give Li Huangpi four words back: heinous!" (To be continued.) )

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