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    The night in Beijing was heart-breakingly cold, and even though a thick cotton blanket was hung on the door curtain to block the wind, there was no fire pit in Baofu during this period.

    Yuan Shikai tightened his fox fur coat tightly, and the snow-white fur wrapped him tightly.  Everyone familiar with him knows that he likes this coat very much, because the fox fur used in this coat was hunted by him personally when he was in North Korea, so he is reluctant to change it after wearing it for decades, even though he is now far away from that coat.  The seat is only a stone's throw away, so I dug this out even after the weather got cold.  [.]

    "Your Majesty's nostalgia for the past makes Shi Qi deeply moved." Yang Shiqi walked in and saw this coat, and said with a smile: "Those heartless and unjust people in the south are really worth mentioning in front of Your Majesty."

    After being assassinated that day, Yuan Shikai felt that he was starting to be afraid of the cold, so he dug out this coat. Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi actually used it to make some remarks, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Xingcheng doesn't become a diplomat. This is yours."  His words can make a dead person cry."

    It can be seen that Yuan Shikai is in a good mood these days. In fact, he has been in a much better mood since Liangbi was eliminated. Moreover, the Qing court will abdicate in a few days, and he has returned to his previous calm and composed appearance.  Yang Shiqi was also happy for him and said: "Shiqi didn't mean to compliment you. Let's talk about Yang Qiu first. When he first achieved his achievements, people like Tang Hualong and Hu Ruilin pretended to volunteer to be Li Yuanhong's biggest foreign aid to protect him as the Taiping Governor, but they  Now after using it, he kicked them all away. At this moment, he simply launched a counter-revolutionary campaign and massacred three provinces. His unrighteousness is rare in history. Besides Nanjing, Sun Wen kept saying that he wanted to imitate the United States, but when it was his turn, he kicked them away.  Instead of Song Jiaoren, with the support of Huang Keqiang and Chen Qimei, he set up a presidential system to monopolize power! I didn¡¯t think that he was just a temporary one. But that¡¯s fine. Wait until you become the president. This presidential system will make you lose a lot.  Bond.¡±

    "What kind of president can you do? You can't count." Yuan Shikai narrowed his eyes and waved his hands repeatedly, but he couldn't stop the smile at the corner of his mouth.

    He has been good at everything in his life, but the older he gets, the more pretentious he becomes Fortunately, Yang Shiqi knows what he is thinking now. He has been holding back for so long since he came out of the mountain and is finally coming forward, and she is happy for him.  Just when he was about to say a few more words, Wang Yitang suddenly opened the door and walked in He accidentally opened the door curtain wider, causing the north wind to pick up snowflakes and sprinkle them in. Yuan Shikai, who was caught off guard, felt a chill all over his body and his face turned cold.  He came down and asked, "Shenwu, when did you get so panicked?"

    Wang Yitang didn't notice Yuan Shikai's expression. Although he considered himself a confidant but he had been in Japan and the Northeast for many years, and people like Yang Shiqi didn't understand his thoughts as well as others. He said carelessly: "Gongbao, Tang Juedun is here and wants to see you."

    When Yang Shiqi saw that he was still talking about palace protection, he snorted in his heart and scolded him for being unruly.  He didn't like this person. He had made countless purchases during his years abroad and became addicted to cigarettes. After returning to Beijing, he always relied on Yuan Shikai's favor and trust without distinction.  Yuan Shikai also frownedbut it was the time of employment, so he turned a blind eye to his rash intrusion and asked: "Tang Juedun? That Tang Juedun?"

    Yang Shiqi explained: "Have you forgotten, sir? Didn't Liang Qichao write to you a few days ago to recommend someone?"

    Yuan Shikai slapped Guangguang's forehead and said with a smile: "I'm old, my memory is bad. It was recommended by Liang Qichao, who said he had liver and gallbladder and was good at managing affairs, and his ability in managing affairs was ten times that of his. He specialized in economics and was able to understand the body.  Da Yong is particularly specialized in bank currency. The whole country is afraid that there will be less talented people from his right? Didn¡¯t he say that he would not arrive until next month? Why did he suddenly come early? "

    Yang Shiqi was very disdainful of Liang Qichao's letter in which he boasted that Tang Juedun was unparalleled in the world, but he was not the kind of person who put everything on his face. Thinking about it, he said: "I think it may have something to do with Guizhou!"

    Wang Yitang also said: "The day before yesterday, Cai E just sent a nationwide telegram saying that he would send the Yunnan Army into Guizhou Yang Qiu immediately said that the National Defense Forces were also going to suppress the bandits. The two telegrams were only one hour apart, so Guizhou must definitely have  When the fight started, Tang Juedun suddenly returned to China early, possibly because of this matter.

    It¡¯s not that Yuan Shikai didn¡¯t know about the recent affairs in Southwest China, but he didn¡¯t even bother to ask.  From his point of view, he still wished that Cai Songpo and Yang Qiu would fight to death in Guizhou There were high mountains and dense forests, many bandits, and the people were poor and had many kinds of opium. So just taking Guiyang and controlling Guizhou were completely different things. Within a few months, there was a chaotic war.  I couldn't stop it at all, so I deliberately ignored it.

    But he didn't ask who else came to the door. He patted his knees and said, "Cai Songpo must have complained to Zhuoru, so he came to disturb my old man to rest in the middle of the night. Go and tell him that I have already gone to bed. Let's talk tomorrow."  After finishing, he stood up and walked into the inner room.

    Wang Yitang looked at his back and was slightly startled. This was a good opportunity to intervene in the southwest, and he just let it go in vain?  He quickly asked Yang Shiqi: "Xingcheng, what does Gong Bao mean? At this time, there is only one breath left in the south. It is a good opportunity to intervene in the southwest. Why"

    "The ability recommended by Liang Qichao"?Good guy?  He thinks that others are fools, and doesn¡¯t know what little thoughts he has!  Cai Songpo?  It's just a pawn of his, trying to take over Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi with the help of the Yunnan Army!  What to do?  Don¡¯t you want to use the southwest to threaten the central government in the future, protect his little emperor, and try to restore the Qing Dynasty?  Yang Shiqi rolled his eyes at him and continued: "These people can be used, but they cannot be sustained, let alone moved!"  Keep them to give the emperor and the queen mother peace of mind.  As for Southwest Shenwu, do you really think I don¡¯t want to take care of it?  But what do we care about now?  The southwest is thousands of miles away, and Wu Shengguan is about to be returned to Yang Qiu. It is empty talk to try to control it if the troops cannot be sent there.  "

    Wang Yitang was not a waste after all, and said in confusion: "The army can't get through, but it can still be done with some support. The mountains in Guizhou are sparsely populated, and bandits are rampant. Even if Yang Qiu takes Guiyang, the Yunnan Army will probably not give up. This  The battle will be fought in a few months, so we might as well provide Tang Juedun with some ordnance and ask him to send it to Cai E, so as not to let them have their hands free."

    "What Shen Wu said is right, but how can we have any extra ordnance to give away now?! Your Excellency has already prepared for Duan Zhigui to recruit 250 battalions for use. The loan promised by the foreigners has not yet been received. Do we still have the money on hand?"

    Wang Yitang chuckled: "We don't have anything to do with the foreigners, do we? The Han-Sichuan Railway was destroyed by Yang Qiu, and there was a chorus of support from the three provinces, and we can't move. The Guangdong-Han Line involves too much, and the British are watching, but there is no  Yunnan-Sichuan-Tengyue Railway Company? ¡§. You might as well send someone to give Tang Juedun a hint and just sell the company to the Japanese. It can still be done for two to three million."

    When Yang Shiqi heard that he was Japanese again in the end, he was dissatisfied and said: "Shenwu should pay more attention to government affairs. Seeing that Qingshi is about to abdicate, it is better to prepare as soon as possible for your Excellency to take over as the president, but don't let Nan Mian take advantage of it again.  There is no gap." After saying that, he also left. Instead, he left Wang Yitang, who had come to report, in the room, and spat fiercely at his back: "What the hell, what's wrong with the Japanese? The Japanese are so rich, they make themselves so arrogant.  Like! When Yang Qiu becomes the king of Southwest, you will cry!"

    When Bei Falcon had no choice but to control the southwest, the battle for Guiyang also entered the most critical stage.

    The cityscape of Guiyang in the early morning is full of traces of fierce battles. Cannonballs set fire to wooden houses, and charred wood and ashes were everywhere. A night of chaos left people completely devastated, especially the Yunnan Army who was so red-eyed.  After entering the city, people were killed, burned, looted and destroyed wantonly.  The streets were filled with corpses, and besides soldiers there were also many ordinary people. Many men and women were naked, and they looked like they had died of abuse.

    In the gap opened by the explosion in the east of the city, the corpses of several National Defense Force soldiers were lying like this. The blood stains along the stones stained the rubble underneath them red. There were many Yunnan Army corpses around them.  A temporary position covered with rocks and houses became the last line of defense for the training camp. A night of fierce fighting reduced the number of the training camp by nearly one-third. There were less than 400 cooperating Qian troops left. Most of them took advantage of the chaos last night.  Escape secretly.  The barrel of the Maxim heavy machine gun stretched out from the gap. The machine gun and everyone were checking the bullets. They didn't carry much when they came out. The consumption in one night was almost bottomed out.

    "What a fool, surrender as soon as possible!"

    "Brothers on the other side, you can't escape. I won't kill you until you disarm!"

    The Yunnan Army, which was facing a confrontation hundreds of meters away, was hiding in a bunker and shouting. It seemed that they were proud of themselves, but they were actually afraid of being shot by machine guns. Especially the attack on Maxim by the National Defense Forces was an unsolvable problem.

    "coming!"

    Qiu Wenbin stuffed the frozen and hard steamed bun into his mouth and pointed to the distance.  Following his fingers, he vaguely saw dozens of Yunnan troops dragging two 57mm mountain-mounted cannons in the mist. Tiesheng became angry when he saw the cannons, because these cannons were made by the Hanyang Factory!

    "Shoulder, be careful." As soon as the shouts rang out, two flames flashed in the distance.  There was a rumble of explosions, and the shells began to fall continuously. The fire was splashing and the smoke was filled. The shrapnel flying in all directions wreaked havoc among the crowd, like a sickle cutting wheat, passing over the heads of the soldiers. It was bad luck.  was hit directly and thrown high into the air.

    Because the distance was too far, the machine gun fire was just a waste of bullets. The soldiers in the training camp were fed up with the pain of not having cannons, so they could only hold on to their guns and wait for the Yunnan Army to rush up. However, this time the opponents also learned the lesson and were slow to come up.  Letting the cannons work alone, Qiu Wenbin became a little anxious when he saw a few more cannons coming from outside the city. He immediately led people around the city wall, preparing to kill the two cannons in the front.  After running a few hundred meters and climbing up to a bungalow, the machine gunner immediately pressed the magazine into the gun chamber.

    The roaring sound of machine guns startled the surrounding Yunnan troops, who immediately organized firefights with the guard squads. The artillerymen quickly hid in civilian houses, allowing the machine gunners who lost their shooting angle to vent all their anger on the infantry.  Seeing that the Yunnan troops were surrounding him more and more, Qiu Wenbin was about to give the order to withdraw when he saw a sudden agitation within the Yunnan troops, and then they began to run toward the southwest as if they were dead

    "Squad leader, look!"

    As the soldiers shouted excitedly, a brilliant flying tiger flag appeared in the distance!  .

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