Chapter 282 Entering the Capital

In the evening of July 14th, Jingshi Jurentang!

Wang Yingkai stood alone in front of the window, looking at the green vegetation outside the window, and could hear the chirping of summer insects from time to time.

Many office workers outside Jurentang rushed around, and no one looked at all kinds of documents scattered on the ground. As the breeze blew, the pieces of paper on the ground flew up, looking like the bleak autumn and winter season.

Wang Yingkai stood for a long time. Although the legs supporting his fat body began to numb, he still did not move!

The sound of the cannon outside seems to be getting closer, and the unique rattling sound of the machine gun seems to be ringing in my ears, all of which means that the pace of the Feng army is getting closer and closer.

However, Wang Yingkai doesn't care about all this. Now he recalls the days when he followed Yuan Shikai to prepare for a new army and remembers the days when he founded the Beiyang Standing Army with Duan Qirui, Zhao Dongyun and others after Gengzi.

I still remember that I talked with Duan Qirui, Zhao Dongyun and Wang Shizhen about how to build a large army of ten towns and how to recover Northeast China in one fell swoop. The Beiyang people in those years were united.

However, this unity completely disappeared after Yuan Shikai's death. Since Yuan Gong was assassinated, everything has changed. They, Zhao Dongyun and Duan Qirui and others raised forces to overthrow the feudal dynasty of the former Qing Dynasty. Although a civil war broke out for power and profit among Beiyang generals, it was resolved peacefully.

And he also successfully ascended the position of President of the Republic. The Southern Federation, where the Beiyang army went south, retreated steadily. At that time, the North Sea was extremely majestic, and at that time, he was also the first republican person in the world.

But the dazzling aura has not retreated. Zhao Dongyun betrayed Beiyang again and tore up the Tianjin agreement and entered the customs!

What made Wang Yingkai even more unbelievable was that the army he had formed with all his heart was vulnerable in front of the Feng army. The battle of Tangshan almost completely buried the hope of the direct army to win.

Now Fengjun has entered the capital, which is only a shot away from his Jurentang, but why did it become like this?

Wang Yingkai can't figure it out!

Is it really bad luck and fate is not on you?

The sound of gunfire outside became more dense. Wang Yingkai could even see the smoke and dust after the explosion of the cannonballs outside. At this time, a colonel hurried in: "President, the rebels have captured the Chaoyang Gate, and it will be too late if you don't leave!"

Wang Yingkai did not look back and laughed at himself, "Go? Where else can I go?"

Do you want to escape from the two palaces in those years, but today's China is not China in the year of Gengzi. Where can you escape from?

Fengjun has already surrounded the capital. Can he escape? Even if he can escape, where can he escape? Now the whole Zhili has fallen into the Feng army. In the east is the three eastern provinces, the south Zhili has fallen into the hands of the Feng army. Shanxi in the west is the territory of Wu Fengling, an ally of Zhao Dongyun. Do you want to flee to northern Mongolia to be a savage?

Well, it's all over!

On the night of the 14th, Wang Yingkai issued a telegram, saying that he did not bear the burden of the presidency due to physical reasons and resigned from the position of president in order not to delay the great cause of the republic.

As soon as Wang Yingkai's telegram came out, he almost admitted defeat and surrendered to the Feng army!

And such a significant electricity came out, which undoubtedly caused an uproar!

The first response was Duan Qirui, who was in Jinling. He issued a telegram saying that the domestic situation was difficult, and he hoped that Wang Yingkai would put the overall situation first and withdraw his resignation.

Wang Shizhen, Zhang Huaizhi, Wang Ruxian and others also issued a telegram to retain Wang Yingkai to continue to serve as president.

The reasons for retaining Wang Yingkai are many different, but one thing they all have in common is that as long as Wang Yingkai does not surrender, he can continue to carry the banner of the anti-communal coalition. Even if Zhao Dongyun beats the capital, he cannot justly ascend to the presidency.

After Zhao Dongyun saw Wang Yingkai's resignation, his heart, which had been raised since entering the customs, was finally relieved.

Leading a large army to enter the customs, they are not only subjected to huge military pressure, but also overwhelming political pressure. Since they entered the customs, many people in China have criticized themselves for destroying the overall situation of the domestic republic, especially many people in the northern provinces are opposed to their entry into the customs, otherwise Qi Rui, Wang Shizhen, Zhang Huaizhi and Wang Ruxian will not send troops to the north directly.

Now I finally have an understanding that whether others like it or not, as long as Wang Yingkai is willing to take the initiative to announce his opposition, he can succeed to the presidency in accordance with the republican Constitution.

And this is very important for Chinese people who pay attention to orthodox reputation!

Wang Yingkai announced his resignation. Although Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen, Wang Ruxian and Zhang Huaizhi strongly opposed it, the opinions of the generals within the direct army were very unified, that is, surrender!

The first surrender was the remnants of the 11th Division and the 12th Division. These two divisions have actually been completely defeated under Wang Yingkai's announcement. On the eve of the surrender, more than 4,000 remnants were gathered near the Forbidden City, and tens of thousands of other people were either killed or injured or escaped.

Subsequently, Lu Yongxiang also began armistice negotiations with the Feng army according to Wang Yingkai's order. Lu Yongxiang said that the first division was willing to continue to be loyal to the republican government, um, that is, the republican government after Zhao Dongyun took charge, while Zhao Dongyun promised Lu Yongxiang to continue to be the commander of his first division and lower those officers. They followed the precedent of the first mixed brigade. The lieutenant was appointed after retraining in the military academy, while the school officer was transferred to other units of the Feng army.

But the first division must also be reorganized according to the formation of the Feng army!

And the surrender of the remnants of Lu Yongxiang's First Division officially announced the end of the battle of the Beijing Division, and the Feng army officially took over the defense of the Beijing Division!

On the 16th, Zhao Dongyun, who had been waiting outside the city for more than a day, couldn't wait to wear a full set of senior official dresses, white gloves, and set foot on the land of Beijing under the support of the soldiers of the 9th Division.

When entering the capital, although the street still has traces of war, it can be clearly seen that it has been cleaned up nervously. The Feng soldiers on both sides of the road are moving forward happily one by one, and a large number of people can be seen waving the five-color republican flag to welcome the Feng army into the city.

What's a little funny is that these welcome ceremonies were not done by Fengjun himself, but by Zhao Bingjun, a cabinet authority in Beijing. Why? In order to make a good impression on Zhao Dongyun, who is about to enter the capital!

As mentioned above, this republican cabinet actually has little to do with Wang Yingkai, Zhao Dongyun and others. At the beginning, it was under the consideration of preventing various families. Basically, those cabinet candidates are neutral, and considering that many territory in China are actually controlled by major warlords, this cabinet has no power, even Zhili can't even control it.

Now that Zhao Dongyun has moved into Beijing, it is certain to take office as president. In this way, a new cabinet will definitely be formed, and Zhao Dongyun is different from Wang Yingkai at the beginning, because everyone knows that Zhao Dongyun controls the two major provinces of Dongyun and Zhili, and there may be Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in the future. In this way, the subsequent republican cabinet can become a powerful cabinet and manage many provinces in the north.

For these reasons, there are countless people who want to flatter Zhao Dongyun!

Riding on a war horse, Zhao Dongyun went all the way to the Jurentang on the west side of the Forbidden City, and Wang Yingkai, the original owner of this place, quietly left the place yesterday and then entered the British embassy. If nothing unexpected happens, he will go to the Tianjin Concession like Feng Guozhang as his apartment.

Zhao Dongyun still wanted to put him under house arrest, but although Wang Yingkai announced his dismissal because of the defeat, he was not stupid enough to rely on Zhao Dongyun's kindness to ensure the safety of his life. After the electric power was released, his back foot hid in the British leg. He ran to the foreign embassy. Zhao Dongyun was really I didn't have the courage to get him out of the British embassy.

Now Zhao Dongyun is walking on thin ice, and he has to be cautious about any incident that may cause conflict with the great powers!

When Zhao Dongyun walked into Jurentang, he looked at this Western-style foreign-style building Zhao Dongyun and felt strange. He came back to this place for the first time in his two lifetime, let alone live here.

Since Wang Yingkai moved in and worked here, this building has given strong political significance in the past six months and has become a symbol of power of the Beiyang Republican government!

Staying in this building means that you have become the supreme leader of this country!

This place has been cleaned in the early stage, and I can't see the mess that a few days ago. Zhao Dongyun went in and looked carefully and finished it in the living room. Then he looked up at a group of literary ministers and military generals who followed him, smiling: "Sit down. I didn't have a chance to sit in this place before!"

With that, Meng Enyuan beside him laughed and said, "What the president said is that we have gone through all kinds of hardships for today!"

After Meng Enyuan took the lead in sitting down, Lin Yongquan, Fang Biyong and others also sat down together. In addition to these senior generals, there were also many important members of the State Council who followed Zhao Dongyun to Beijing, including Xiling, Zhao E, Zhou Ziqi and others.

Zhao Dongyun did not put on the same airs as before, but put down his figure and talked with these subordinates. The atmosphere was very harmonious. While talking, Zhao Dongyun suddenly said, "Now that we have also arrived in Beijing, it's time to prepare for this cabinet!"

Zhao Dongyun has already had a plan for the preparation of the new cabinet. After all, this time he formed a cabinet differently from the first cabinet last year. At that time, the cabinet was a compromise product of all parties, and this time the cabinet has nothing to do with other Beiyang warlords. It is completely Zhao Dongyun. In addition, Zhao Dongyun's government agencies are often arbitrary in terms of employment, especially when appointing senior generals and dignitaries, and there will be no such thing as letting subordinates discuss candidates.

"The ministries of this cabinet still copy our original candidates for the bureaus of the State Council, but this cabinet prime minister!" Zhao Dongyun looked at the crowd when he spoke. He had seen the eyes of several people!