"Sir, Lord Yuan has been inaugurated as president in the capital." The telegraph operator said with joy in his hand holding a telegram.

This Lord Yuan, President Yuan is an idol in the minds of many people, forcing the Qing Emperor to abdicate, beating the revolutionary party in the south to the ground, and turning into the most powerful person in the Republic of China, the president.

Yuan Pengfei touched his smooth head, feeling more comfortable, the pig's tail could finally disappear openly, and he didn't have to take that wig to go out for a meeting.

The joy was to be shared, and he waved his hand and ordered: "Pass the order, the whole army will cut the whip, and give me a plank." The cooks slaughtered pigs and chickens, giving me a lively celebration. ”

"Yes."

The herald replied happily and trotted out.

Yuan Pengfei cut his braids on the day of the Wuchang Uprising to pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs.

But he didn't dare to be too big, he was not the most powerful, and the tigers and wolves were entrenched around him. There are six towns of Beiyang in Nanjing, and there are five patrol battalions of Zhang Zuolin in Fengtian.

He dared to order the whole army to cut the debate, in case Lao Yuan misunderstood, he had to send Zhang Zuolin to attack him.

You must know that during the Wuchang Uprising, the little new army in Fengtian City was not honest, and they were suppressed and disarmed by Zhang Zuolin.

Not all patrol battalions are vulnerable!

Of course, thanks to this blessing, Zhang has become the lieutenant general and division commander of the 27th Division, and the minister of military training outside the Guan, and he has already soared.

It's not enough to just be happy, but you also have to get personal contacts, send a telegram to congratulate you and show your sense of existence.

Yuan Pengfei waved his hand and called the secretary over and said, "Xiao Zhang, send me two telegrams, one to President Yuan, to congratulate him on his inauguration." The other was sent to my brother Zhang, to congratulate him on his promotion to divisional commander. Add more beautiful words! ”

Secretary Zhang nodded, he had a good grasp of this matter, he had gone to a private school and a new-style school, and he wrote a few beautiful words, which was much better than Yuan Pengfei, a guy who didn't have three liters of ink in his stomach.

But before he could go out, the operator just now came back, "Sir, President Yuan Da has appointed you as the envoy of Sanjiangkou Town." ”

Secretary Zhang stopped and congratulated: "Congratulations sir, the town guard envoy is the general soldier of the second grade in the previous dynasty, and now this kind of position has to be held by a brigade commander or division commander." ”

"That only means that my money was not spent in vain, what else can it mean? It's not for me to be the guardian of Bingcheng Town, what is a good town in a county town. Yuan Pengfei complained impatiently.

Of course, he was just a little angry, if he really wanted to throw off his arms and do it, with his financial strength, go to the camp of the Southern Revolutionary Party, pick any province to claim the king and hegemony, and make a provincial overseer as if it were a joke.

But that's just a matter of thinking, his bullshit system can't tolerate him messing around. If he dared to do that, he would have to return to the mission before he was halfway through the implementation.

An unimportant town guard is already the bottom line, and if you continue to go up, you will get into trouble.

"Xiao Zhang, add another telegram of thanks." Yuan Pengfei licked his lips, "Also, send a secret telegram to the activities in Beijing to allocate 200,000 oceans, those Manchu princes and ministers are down, and they definitely need to sell their property."

Forget the prince's mansion, it's too ostentatious, get me a similar house. Take advantage of the low price, collect all the good things for me, don't be Huo Huo by these guys who don't feel sorry for Ye Tian. ”

Secretary Zhang was stunned for a moment, then reacted and responded, and went down to execute. But he still secretly thought in his heart: the chief is the chief, and 200,000 oceans are like 20 yuan in his place, so light and fluttering.

With all the important matters dealt with, Yuan Pengfei stretched his waist and walked briskly from the side door of the mansion to the military camp next door to have fun with the soldiers under his command.

In the past few years, he has not been idle, in addition to the replacement of new and old soldiers, that is, to update weapons and recruit and train more soldiers.

Although the regiment under his command is only a small infantry regiment, its men and horses can withstand half a brigade of the Beiyang New Army, and its combat effectiveness can be compared to a division.

It is even said that in order to cover up the large number of men and horses, the six battalions under his command are stationed in six places, except for the battalion next to him, the others are stationed far away in the rural barracks, and they dare not show their heads.

Of course, now that he has the title of town guard, he doesn't have to worry about causing trouble after revealing his strength.

In the barracks, except for those who were standing guard, all the other soldiers gathered in the center of the playground. The commander of the first battalion announced the inauguration of the president and the order for the cutting of braids by him, the commander of the regiment, and the vigorous cutting of braids began.

But cutting off this braid is not such an easy task.

Because this braid is not a simple hair, it has been deeply rooted in the heart and has become one of the important organs of the human body.

Just like wearing shackles for a long time, I was not used to it at first, but then I got used to it, and when I smashed the shackles one day and returned to freedom, I felt uncomfortable, and even took the initiative to put the shackles back on.

Those veterans that Yuan Pengfei brought from Yuanbao Town trusted him completely and unconditionally, and of course he was not ambiguous in the face of this kind of order, wasn't it just a braid!

But for many people who have just joined the army for a short time, cutting this braid means breaking with the old forces. Without the baptism of revolutionary theory, it is undoubtedly very difficult for them to do so.

Seeing this, the battalion commander Lu Xu did not force them, but took the lead himself, and wanted to be the first to cut the braids in front of the soldiers of the whole battalion.

He also has a lot of new education, but sitting on a stool at the moment, it feels like a guillotine. His heart was beating fast, his breath was short, he was trembling, and he was in a cold sweat.

And when the shaver behind him cut off his braids, it was as if he had cut off his own head.

A moment later, when the shaver's voice rang in his ears, he opened his eyes, touched the stubble on his head and smiled, feeling much more relaxed.

Taking the big oil braid that had hung on his head, he slammed it to the ground in front of the whole battalion, "Brothers, take a good head, let the braid entrench on it, suppress the whole body unpleasant. It's better to just cut off the braids instead of breaking it off. ”

"Yes."

The sound was sparse, but the backbone of each company was shouting.

Lu Xu was a little dissatisfied, the tiger's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted loudly: "Cut the braids!" Cut your braids! ”

"Cut the braids, cut the braids!"

This time, everyone was shouting in unison.

"Sanjiang Town Guard Envoy Lord Yuan has arrived!"

Everyone looked over, only to see Yuan Pengfei slowly walking in, surrounded by a group of guards.

He reprimanded: "The head of the town guard envoy Yuan is not Lord Yuan. ”

"Hello Commander!"

The soldiers of the whole battalion immediately straightened their chests and greeted in unison.

Yuan Pengfei also looked at everyone with his head held high, "Hello brothers, haven't you had time to cut your braids yet?" Then hurry up, otherwise you won't be able to catch up with the pig-killing dish at noon, and it's not good to be hungry. ”

The cooking class is also very powerful, the screams of the flower pigs continue to sound, and the two big fat pigs are reimbursed, which is enough for these people to eat with their mouths full of oil.

"Brothers, I'll go to the cafeteria to wait for you, I'll finish cutting the whip, and I'll go to the canteen to eat fatty meat. Yuan Pengfei beckoned, and he took the first step.

Lu Xu said suddenly: "Brothers, is the head of the regiment handsome in this hairstyle?" ”

"Handsome!"

"Is it good to learn from the regimental commander?"

"Good!"

The upward and downward effects, the top boss has cut it, and the people who rely on others to eat below, how can they not cut it?

And Yuan Pengfei was really a little confused when he heard the sound of "handsome", touched the green stubble on his head, and asked the guards beside him: "Am I really handsome?" ”??

"Commander, you are really handsome!"

"Yes, we have the most handsome regiment leader!"

If the guards had the heart in mind when they said this, he could also pretend to think that they were right. But with the following Chang County Order, he can't deceive himself.

"Yuan Dashuai must be handsome, you are the most beautiful man in Sanjiangkou, who dares to say no, I often have to ask in person, is he blind!"