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- Chapter 214 Simple Majority (Part 1)
"Reported that Luoning was attacked by thousands of bandits. The county gentry in the city suffered heavy casualties, and all the confiscated military rations were robbed."
"Report, the official warehouse in Yiyang was robbed, and more than 400 rural warriors and gentry were killed."
"Report"
In the Governor's Mansion in Kaifeng, Henan, each piece of news made Qi Yaolin look anxious, and her eyes kept glancing at Zhang Zhenfang sitting in the middle. He was originally nominated to be the governor of Jilin Province two years ago, but because the National Defense Forces were eyeing him, Yuan Shikai was still worried about Henan, so he asked him, a former Henan chief envoy, to stay and help Zhang Zhenfang sort out Henan's military affairs. Since he had been in charge of the Xinyang garrison After the Tianjin Incident, he was asked to supervise the general logistics office of the army.
The General Office of Grain and Feed Logistics is a big fat man. The last time Hubei fought against Beiyang, only three towns were invested, but he made millions. This time the scale is even bigger. There are more than 50,000 in Xinyang alone. There are also 20, 30,000 local warriors and security teams from all over the country. Now Yijun is also here, which means that there are already 100,000 people in Henan who eat the royal food! The food alone costs thousands of tons per day, and a little bit of oil can cost millions.
Although Henan has been hit by disasters for two consecutive years, there are still three taels of oil left in the land, so he has been very fat recently. If nothing else, the filial piety of the people below is enough to feed and drink an army of 100,000 for several months.
But this lucrative job went awry in Xia County (Sanmenxia). The two battalions of Yijun led by Zhao Ti, together with more than a hundred carts, were swallowed up by the bandits without even a scrap left. Before they could recover, Luoning and Yiyang were defeated one after another within five days. The gentry and landlords in the city were killed and injured numerous times, and all the land deeds and properties were taken away in packages. Officials who were pro-Beiyang were killed cleanly, and even more What's serious is that all the military rations collected in these counties were distributed by bandits to the hungry people.
This is really life-threatening!
What is military ration? That is a matter of life and death in Beiyang! Now that Yuan Shikai is bedridden, Duan Qirui is eyeing him. He, as the Governor-General, is already particularly eye-catching. During this period, military trains are passing by one after another. If the army is defeated because of military rations, let alone the president and the headstrong Duan Qi. If you are lucky, I am afraid that the person in front of you will also peel off his own skin.
So when he saw that Zhang Zhenfang was still silent, he felt uneasy and took the initiative to say: "I have been humbled and failed to complete my errands. Please ask the governor to punish me."
snort! Zhang Zhenfang snorted coldly in his heart. This guy was smart enough to ask for punishment. But being robbed of military rations is a big deal. It is related to the frontline war. Can it be fooled by just a punishment? He asked calmly: "Do you know it was the bandits who did it?"
The calmer the question was, the more uneasy Qi Yaolin became. Although there are many bandits in Henan, and there are more than a hundred bandits with the same name, but even thousands of Yijun have been beaten without a trace, no one can think of anyone who can be so generous. Is it possible? Did several big bosses join forces?
Seeing his confused face, Zhang Zhenfang had already cursed in his heart, and shouted with a cold face: "Idiot! Xiaxian County is located on the edge of the Yellow River, and further to the northwest is Tongguan, Shaanxi. The bandits in that area have some connection with the northwest swordsmen. These The number of swordsmen ranges from a few to hundreds, but it is rare to hear that there are thousands of people. Moreover, bandits do not rise all at once. They must have enough weapons, and they all increase from small to large, from weak to strong. , but this time not only are there a large number of people, but they are also all powerful, and I heard that there are hundreds of machine guns and cannons! Who else in the wilds of Henan has this strength? "
With such a reminder, Qi Yaolin immediately thought the same thing and widened her eyes: "The governor means south?!"
"Who else could there be besides him?" Zhang Zhenfang sighed in his heart. He didn't expect that Yang Qiu would take action first in this way, and he had sinister intentions as soon as he made the move. He made it clear that he wanted to cut off the Henan grain road and trap tens of thousands of Xinyang's main troops. ! "
Qi Yaolin still didn't believe it. Wu Shengguan and Xinye were both in her hands. How could it be so easy for thousands of soldiers to come in and out? She asked, "Is the governor paranoid? He Yang Qiu couldn't pass even if he wanted to come" come."
"You can't get through from the south, but what about the north?"
"North?" Qi Yaolin looked up at the map and her eyelids jumped a few times. Shaanxi is sparsely populated and it is not a problem to pretend that a few thousand people can pass through, but if you want to go south, you must go through Tongguan. Tongguan is stationed with Yijun and Shi Congbin's troops. Unless they rebel together, it is absolutely impossible, so what is left Cross Shaanxi to Datong, then turn around and go straight south to Shanxi!
"I knew that Yan Xishan was unreliable. The Commander-in-Chief should quickly report to the President to send troops." Qi Yaolin found someone behind the scenes and immediately suggested sending troops to Shanxi to collect troops. However, sending troops was not easy.
At the moment, all the troops in Henan that can fight are on the front line of Xinyang, and the rest are just local ruffians. How can they be the opponents of the two brigades of the Jin army. Unless troops are transferred from Zhili, there is only one division and a few troops left in Zhili.If the Chengdu Brigade is really taken away, it won't even be enough to defend the capital. The water far away in the three northeastern provinces cannot quench the thirst in the immediate area. Duan Zhigui of Anhui can draw a lot of it, but there is no peace there. If Yang Qiu makes such a fuss, the Kuomintang has long hated Beiyang. If it takes away the water, it will want to attack Nanjing and Su. I'm afraid Zhejiang is not enough.
Seeing that he had not spoken for a long time, Qi Yaolin felt dark in her heart. He had long heard that this man and Yuan Shikai were not like that. After Yuan Shikai fell and lived in seclusion in the early years, who in Beiyang had not been suppressed? He was the only one who continued to serve as the salt transport envoy and made a lot of money. This time, seeing the impending disaster and showing his old skills, he couldn't help but snorted, secretly thinking that he should send a telegram to Beijing when he returned home.
"Immediately mobilize the city patrol camp to clear it up, and then contact Yi Jun to see if we can stop going north for the time being and wipe out this gang of bandits first, otherwise they will not be safe if they go north." Zhang Zhenfang tapped the table with his fingers a few times. He continued: "Let you handle this matter. Supervising the management of food and crops is a top priority. Don't make any mistakes again, otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
This last sentence made Qi Yaolin curse in her heart. This Zhang Zhenfang obviously wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the idea of ??monopolizing the job. Unfortunately, he couldn't come up with a good idea now, so he had to nod and walk out. But as soon as he reached the door, he was hit hard by the guards who rushed in. Before he could stand still, he heard the guards shouting: "Captain, it's not good! Urgent report from Xuchang. The train transporting ordnance to Xinyang passed by Xuchang two hours ago. We were blown up by bandits when we were standing there! Now those bandits are attacking Xuchang City and have set up cannons. The two battalions guarding there have been defeated and have retreated."
"What!"
When Henan was turned upside down by the cavalry regiment's powerful firepower, Nanjing finally ushered in the day of the Provisional Congress in chaos.
Yang Qiu specially put on a new military uniform, put on his hat and asked Murong Han to check it carefully, then hurried downstairs to prepare to take the car to attend the interim parliament, but when he reached the door, he saw Zhang Jizhi waiting outside.
"Mr. Zhang, why didn't you go to Congress?"
Yang Qiu smiled and greeted him, but he looked down on this person in his heart. Although his reputation for saving the country through industry was earlier than his own, he was very influential in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he once became the chief industrial officer of the Nanjing Government. However, after the North-South peace talks, he actually defected to Yuan Shikai and revealed in advance that Nanjing would restart the parliamentary system. , a typical political wallflower.
"Aren't you waiting for the Inspector to come with you? I don't know if I have the honor to drive with you." Zhang Jizhi knew how the outside world viewed him. He smiled without any embarrassment on his face. Instead, he looked like an old man who had known him for decades. friend.
Yang Qiu secretly reminded himself that those who were able to thrive in the political arena in the early Republic of China were not easy-going, so don't make a fool of yourself when the time comes. So he warmly invited: "Mrs. Zhang is very polite. Yang is a junior, so I should be the one to invite you." After saying that, he dismissed Lei Meng and opened the car door for Zhang Jizhi himself.
"The inspector is very polite." Zhang Jizhi did not give in, and got into the car with a smile.
Just as Yang Qiu was about to get into the carriage, Zhang Xiaozhun suddenly ran up from behind and handed him a document and whispered a few words. Zhang Jizhi saw this scene and thought that there must be something big, otherwise why would his attendance at the Congress be delayed? .
After seeming to give some instructions, Yang Qiucai slowly got into the carriage and said with a smile: "Let Zhang Laojiu wait for a long time." After that, he quietly ordered on the wall of the carriage: "Let's go."
As the car drove slowly, the scenery outside the window began to move backwards. When the car left the gate, dense cavalry and guards surrounded both sides, completely shielding the car from the outside world. Zhang Jizhi saw that he was still holding the document and said tentatively: "The inspector is really a busy man. He doesn't forget to read the official documents even when he is in the car."
"Mr. Zhang, please call me Chen Hua." Yang Qiu smiled slightly and waved the document in his hand without concealing it: "This is the news from Henan that was just sent. Yesterday evening, a group of bandits broke into Xuchang City, and even the trains were blocked. Several vehicles were burned, hey!" He said and deliberately sighed: "Henan is really not reassuring."
Zhang Jizhi¡¯s eyebrows jumped twice, he was not a fool. Xuchang is an important station on the Beijing-Hankong Line, and Beiyang has always been heavily guarded. How could a mere bandit break into a city with regular army leaders? If the bandits were so strong, I'm afraid it wouldn't be the turn of people like me to speak out about the world's affairs, so I can definitely say it was the National Defense Forces who did it! But how did he arrange for people to go there? Was it Zhang Fenghui who switched sides, or Shi Congbin? Otherwise Yan Xishan! "
Thinking of this, the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily. Yan Xishan was one of the few important members of the Democratic Party in the north. If he defected to Yang Qiu, wouldn't it mean that this time the Provisional Congress would become a family? He quickly laughed twice and said: "The inspector is right. The country is restless and bandits are everywhere. It's time for someone to step up and take charge."
Yang Qiu put aside the document and said seriously: "Mr. Zhang is right."The country is in chaos, the people are poor, and the poorer it becomes, the more chaotic it becomes, so we really can¡¯t delay it any longer this time! Otherwise, it will be a crime against the country and the people, and a disaster for future generations. We will never tolerate it. "
Zhang Jizhi nodded: "The inspector is right, butif we impeach the president, will it"
"Yes!" Yang Qiu knew what he was worried about, and said bluntly: "But we can't stop doing things just because we will. Beiyang has changed. There is internal rebellion, each seeking personal gain, losing power and humiliating the country, signing a traitorous treaty, and the dignified central government has returned They are practicing assassination! How shameless! They can no longer represent our 40 million compatriots, so we must stand up."
Looking at his upright and awe-inspiring appearance, Zhang Jizhi had the urge to slap him. You can hire "bandits" to attack Xuchang, but don't let Yuan Shikai carry out assassinations. Are there still few treaties signed between Southwest China and foreigners? Your butt is not clean either. But I want to think about it, but I can't say it. After all, the whole country is now agitated by the Song Dynasty case and the secret agreement. Even Yuan Shikai's base camp in the north has parades every day. He doesn't want to do anything to remonstrate with Wei Zheng. The most important thing now is to Ensure that the Republican Party can continue to have a seat in Congress and not be kicked out.
In the past few days, he had talked to Zhang Taiyan and Li Yuanhong about this matter, but he was still worried, so he took advantage of the opportunity to attend Congress and came to personally meet this young man who was rising rapidly. When he saw that he was determined to pass the impeachment today, , sighed and said: "The patrolman's desire to serve the country is worthy of praise and tears, but as an old man, he still cannot bear to see the war disaster continue."
His words are nothing but pretentiousness. Why is the military calamity continuing? Now even if the National Defense Forces do not fight, Yuan Shikai will still take action, so Yang Qiu showed off his cards and said: "To be honest with Mr. Zhang, I have already discussed it with the Vice President. After this impeachment, he will serve as the interim president, and the capital will be tentatively set in Nanjing. The candidates for ministers are currently being decided, and since you are the leader of the party, you might as well nominate a few to discuss with us."
It is not surprising that Zhang Jizhi decided to make Nanjing the capital, but it was really unexpected for Li Yuanhong to serve as the interim president! So looking at Yang Qiu without saying anything for a while, what on earth did this young man pay attention to? Why don't you just go on stage yourself? He obviously had the idea of ????reaching the summit, so why did he have to help Li Yuanhong for a while? ! But having said that, there are many people in China who are afraid of him taking the stage. If he really rolls up his sleeves, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Congress to pass the impeachment case this time. But if Li Yuanhong takes officeagain It's a different situation.
This shows that this young man has a deep mind and his political skills are all kinds of unpredictable.
His astonished eyes did not escape Yang Qiu's eyes, and he smiled slightly in his heart. The temporary appointment of Li Yuanhong as the interim president was carefully considered, and he even had a deep discussion with Li Yuanhong. The main reason was that the country was not yet unified, and the National Socialist Party was far from being a dominant party. Rather than having constant disputes after coming to power, it would be better Seize the opportunity to seize real power and let the old fox quarrel with these people. You can concentrate on industry, commerce and national development. As long as you firmly hold the party, control the finance and military power wait until the country is stabilized and formal elections are held. It doesn¡¯t hurt to reach the top.
"Mr. Zhang, Congress is coming soon. You must have some concerns, right?"
Seeing that they were approaching the seat of the National Assembly, Yang Qiu smiled slightly: "Whether we can join in the righteous cause today and save the Republic of China depends on you. What we need is just a simple majority!"
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