Chapter 226 Revolution

Before leaving, Hu Chuyuan had already discussed every detail with Lu Guangxuan and Duan Qirui in the telegram. Of course, the whole process was the most beneficial to Hu Chuyuan. Duan Qirui did not care about the whole process, and Lu Guangxuan was a little unhappy.

Although, the idea of mutiny was basically the first put forward by Lu Guangzuan, and he was also in the middle.

This is the struggle.

The first-in-chief and the second-in-chief do things, and the second-in-command always suffers. Lu Guangyuan is the second person in the new army system except Hu Chuyuan.

Since you proposed, and you are the person who is most likely to stabilize the situation besides Hu Chuyuan, you have to go.

Duan Qirui has three divisions in Zhili area. The main work of rebellion is basically done by him, but on the surface, he accepts Lu Guangxuan's wisdom, at least he can only be regarded as Lu Guangxuan's right-hand man.

Hu Chuyuan pushed it all.

He can't be on the front line of the mue, which is not good for him at all.

People should be insidious as appropriate. If you want to engage in such an honor as a mue, you should give it to others.

After all, the gap between Lu Guangyuan and Hu Chuyuan is still far away, and it is impossible to become the leader of the new army by one uprising.

The army is very real.

Originally from a radical revolutionary land system, but now it has gradually turned to the pragmatic head of the government system, Li Kaiye is a good proof of this.

... From Liaocheng to the north, the Jinghan Railway has been destroyed. At first, the engineers got off the bus to build the railway. Finally, Hu Chuyuan ordered the whole army to suspend road construction, gather on the spot, guard the railway from Kaifeng to Texas, and wait for the arrival of the Jianghuai Eighth Division to march north together.

The 12th Jianghuai Division stationed in Dezhou has begun to take action, and a regiment has been sent south to respond and cooperate with the 6th Jianghuai Division to repair the railway.

On the afternoon of March 19, the 8th Jianghuai Division arrived in Gaotang County, and the troops of the three divisions went to Texas together.

Because it did not get the direct order of Hu Chuyuan, the 12th Division did not act and attack without authorization. It just cleared the Yihe fist in Texas, and then concentrated on repairing the railway.

Entering Texas City, what Hu Chuyuan could see was already a mess. There were a large number of corpses left on the ground that had no time to burn. There were righteous and fists, soldiers, and more innocent people.

When it comes to the church, the bodies are more frightening and horrible.

Because it happened to be the time of gathering and praying, Yihequan seized the opportunity to rush in and killed all the people in the church, and the old, weak, women and children were not let go.

In fact, most of the religious believers are women.

This is a very common fact in the history of Chinese missions. You can say that they are ignorant, but they are just victims of violence and oppression, and want to seek a kind of spiritual comfort and protection.

Walking in Texas, Hu Chuyuan only felt that he had come to hell.

Walking, watching, my heart was dripping with blood.

He knew that he would never forgive himself or Lu Guang Quan and Chen Shanyuan in his life.

He couldn't stand it any longer. Just as he was about to ask about the current main movements of Yihequan, Li Cunyi suddenly ran over and told him that tens of thousands of Yihequan suddenly appeared outside the city, ready to attack the city, and also prepared siege equipment.

Hu Chuyuan was slightly surprised and thought, didn't they see that the new army had entered the city?

He hurried back to the wall.

The boxers gathered on the west side of the city. It had been hidden in the area of Xiazhuang Town before, but now it suddenly appeared. The scale of more than 20,000 people rushed over like ants.

Because a regiment of the 6th and 12th divisions of Jianghuai is repairing the railway, the new army concentrated near the city is also close to 20,000... The number of people is not the point. As long as the new army is really released, a thousand people can deal with tens of thousands of bandits.

Duan Qirui is still relatively nervous. He has mobilized the troops of the two regiments to dig trenches in front of the city, and hundreds of machine guns have been set up and ready to shoot at any time.

On the side of the new army, the atmosphere is unprecedented tension and silence, and silent.

Opposite, the Yihe fists seemed extremely excited, waving knives, shovels and hoes in their hands, waving various colorful flags, some of which wrote the words "anti-Qing and destroying the ocean", and some wrote the words "admonished" and "helping the sky".

Looking at them from afar and witnessing their madness and arrogantness, Hu Chuyuan had only countless confusions in his heart.

He doesn't understand why people can be so crazy.

Is this the so-called fearless?

Duan Qirui also climbed the wall and asked Hu Chuyuan with his head down, "Your Excellency, is there a warning to shoot?"

Hu Chuyuan thought carefully for a moment, sighed and said, "No need. What you commit is a crime of death. Shoot again when you get close."

Duan Qirui nodded silently and said, "Well, I'll arrange it."

Hu Chuyuan said, "Let's arrange it according to your plan. I'll just wait for the result."

After saying this, he walked down the wall and didn't want to see the final result.

He asked people to prepare a bench behind the wall and sit in silence.

In the long wait, the shouts in the distance have been getting closer and closer. The Yihe boxers continue to shout horrible voices, proclaiming the protection of immortals, and proclaiming the slogans that all the things of foreigners and foreigners make the gods angry, as if they were really possessed by gods and invulnerable.

It seems that they are only a few hundred meters away from the city wall.

Suddenly, there was a gunshot outside the city wall.

At this moment, all the machine guns suddenly broke out, and a large number of bullets spewed out, and the sounds were mixed together, as if the whole world was about to crack.

The small-caliber howitzers began to roar, and the shells were vented on the battlefield. However, those Yihe boxing bandits seemed to be crazy and rushed over faster.

Someone rushed too fast and was hit by a machine gun. His body seemed to be torn by some invisible claws in an instant, and his body was suspended in the air at the moment he was hit. It was not trembling as expected, but torn apart in an instant.

The result of hundreds of machine guns sweeping was extremely cruel. Tens of thousands of civilian boxers killed and injured most of them in just dozens of seconds. At this time, the people behind wanted to escape, and it was too late to run. The troops were still shooting fast, just like an unstoppable killing machine.

More people were killed. In the charge, thousands of soldiers rushed out ruthlessly and cruelly, shooting with bayonets, and shooting all the way.

Yihe Quan's plan to seize the city almost collapsed in a few minutes, leaving more than 10,000 corpses, which were everywhere, and blood stained the whole battlefield.

Hu Chuyuan didn't see it, but he could imagine it.

He has seen similar scenes.

Buddha said that in the cycle of cause and effect, if you do something wrong, you will eventually be punished. If you kill people, you will naturally be killed.

The destructive power in the legend of Yihe Boxing is ultimately caused by the indulgence of the Qing court. In fact, it is not amazing, and it can't be compared with the Nian army at all. The new army at this time is far from comparable to the Xianghuai armies in those years.

The boxers in the Texas government were almost eliminated in a few days, and more boxers were forced to flee to Jizhou and Cangzhou.

Hu Chuyuan carried out the mobilization of various armies through a telegram, and began to clean up from Tianjin, Baoding and Dezhou. The three-way army besieged the central government and compressed the boxing bandits to the area of Cangzhou.

He has six divisions that can be mobilized. Although the number of people is less than 1/3 of Yihe Boxing, the actual combat effectiveness is a difference between heaven and earth.

In April, the Third Route Army had completed their own clearance and began to force the boxers to Cangzhou, and the Third Route Army also squeezed towards Cangzhou.

Cangzhou City has been guarding, mainly relying on the strength of the people in the city, plus thousands of rifles from the Cangzhou Green Camp.

On May 17, Hu Chuyuan completed the final encirclement in Cangzhou. More than 170,000 Yihe boxing bandits were defeated in Dalangdian Township. The boxing bandits seemed to hide in the reed field of the lake beach, but they also died in a large area of shelling, and were forced to rush out and shot by machine guns.

Hu Chuyuan himself can't bear to watch this scene, but he also knows that a severe blow must be given to continue to maintain domestic peace. Moreover, he does have to crack down on the pedantic forces in China, so that the "Caihua Movement" will start a bigger prelude from now on.

He has been staying in Texas, relying on the telegraph network to continuously command all kinds of troops.

He used to be a soldier, but now he is good at this kind of large-scale scheduling. Perhaps the background of a businessman makes him very good at considering the overall situation, fully considering the terrain, supplies, transportation and other issues, and considering all the options of the opponent.

From the day he made the plan, he knew that there were only three final encirclement sites, including Dalangdian.

All the named admirals who participated in the war, even the 31 new military divisions in the whole country, were cultivated and appointed by him, from their appearance to training, to being pushed to study abroad, and then arranged and promoted one by one when they returned to China.

Hu Chuyuan asked about all this in person.

Hu Chuyuan is the commander-in-chief, and they will definitely complete the task.

On the night of the successful siege, Duan Qirui, who was still carrying blood stains on his body, came to find Hu Chuyuan, and Hu Chuyuan was sitting in the government office of the governor of Texas.

Hu Chuyuan vaguely remembers this magistrate. He was originally a member of his Hu party, but he didn't make much progress in these years. Anyway, he stayed with this Texas magistrate for seven or eight years.

The grades are not bad, but they are not very good.

As a result, as soon as Yihe Boxing came, he ran away first.

Two days ago, the magistrate ran back to find Hu Chuyuan. He thought that he was a direct line, or he could be exempted from a capital crime. He could be transferred to the county magistrate by dozens of boards, but as a result, he was thrown into prison and shot him together with other criminals in a few days.

Hu Chuyuan is not cruel and very considerate to his subordinates. Unfortunately, there are too many officials he can use. Everyone is grabbing the position. If his performance is not good, he always gives up the position. He will certainly not cover up for such a big mistake.

Pragmatism, pragmatism.

You are pragmatic, and Hu Chuyuan is more pragmatic.

In the past few days, Hu Chuyuan temporarily became a magistrate in Texas, handling large and small affairs in Texas.

While reading the newspaper at night, Duan Qirui came in, and Li Cunyi did not stop at the door.

Entering the gate, Duan Qirui came forward and said, "Your Excellency, everything is ready. After a while, we are going to Beijing... You, are you really not going together?"

Hu Chuyuan put down the report in his hand, nodded and said, "I won't go. You work hard!"

"This...?"

Duan Qirui still didn't believe it. He said again, "Then let Lu Guangzuan do this. In case he takes up all the good things, should I deal with him?"

Hu Chuyuan thought for a moment and said, "National affairs... I shouldn't have taken it for granted, but Lu Guang Quan is not the kind of unreasonable person. He, he knows it in his heart. If he wants to make a revolution, I can fulfill him. However, the Kaihua movement has not achieved much good results, and it has also provoked a righteous and fist. He should also be very clear about the foundation of the revolution. I guess there must be a lot of repetition in this matter. You might as well let Lu Guangxue go first. In case something happens, I'll come out and clean up the mess!"

Duan Qirui thought for a while and said, "Then I... let's say that we have put you under house arrest?"

Hu Chuyuan nodded and said, "You can say whatever you want!"

Duan Qirui said, "This is a little difficult to do. If the teachers of each division know the truth, I'm afraid they will leak the truth. If everyone doesn't know it, if everyone believes it, I really think we have eaten the leopard's gall and actually put you under house arrest... If we lead the army together, we really can't eat it. Let's go!"

Hu Chuyuan thought about it. Originally, he really discussed the name of "under house arrest" to let him stay in Texas for the time being and wait for the situation to change.

He thought about it a little and said, "Well, I will leave for a visit to Laiwu, Shandong Province tonight. When I arrive in Laiwu, you can move according to the situation! At that time, I will be a little far away from Zhili. The distant water can't save the near fire, and it's normal to watch the situation for the time being.

Duan Qirui nodded slightly and said with a sigh of relief, "It's much better, and I have something in my heart. As for Lu Guangzun, I don't think he will be too out of order. If he is out of order, my troops here also have an advantage. Li Kaiye is in the northwest, Zhang Shiying is in the south, and he can't save the near fire in the distant water!"

Hu Chuyuan said yes.

What should I do? In fact, Hu Chuyuan didn't want to ask in too much detail.

What's more, the mue is a step-by-step thing. Where the gun is fired, it has changed a lot.

The key is to prevent Ronglu's Northeast Corps from going south. Jinzhou must be well guarded. As long as Jinzhou is well guarded, the Northeast Corps can't come down. Lu Guangquan and Duan Qirui have the final say here. Lv Han and Ye Fu locked the gate of Bohai Bay again, and other troops came from the sea, and the [***] team could not get in. ...That's enough.

This step has been discussed, and the preparations have been well prepared. The divisions participating in the mutiny have made ideological mobilization from superiors to subordinates, from division commanders to platoon commanders, and organized a big campaign to Yanjing around the Chinese League.

When Duan Qirui left, Li Cunyi, who was guarding the door, seemed to sigh slightly.

Naturally, there is no need to tell him about the mutony, but Li Cunyi's reputation in the army is not low, and he is also an old officer with connections. He has already understood it in his heart.

Looking up at the moon, Li Cunyi has a feeling in his heart that is difficult to give up.

He didn't expect that the Qing Dynasty was really over.

Although he also hates people, the Qing Dynasty is really about to end like this, but he is a little reluctant in his heart. How can he suffer? He has also been a member of the Qing Dynasty for more than 50 years. With such a blink of an eye, he said that it was gone.

Which country's business is this?

Is this right or wrong?

Li Cunyi can't explain it clearly.

Even he can't explain it clearly. How many people in the Qing Dynasty can make it clear?

Revolution?

There is no future in today's China!

To be honest, if Emperor Guangxu was a Han man, Hu Chuyuan's estimation would have ended here, and Lu Guang's estimation was the same. Let's just forget it. Anyway, the constitution has been established.

China, in fact, it's not a bad thing to have a constitutional monarchy.

Not to mention China, it's almost the same in Asia. It's not a good thing to be too radical.

But how can those people in the Ming Dynasty be soft? They actually let the Manchu people enter the gate and cause such a thing?

Did you make trouble with the Qing Dynasty and be the emperor yourself?

Hu Chuyuan said that he really didn't have this idea, and it was not completely absent. He really didn't dare to gamble.

He doesn't have to gamble.

He can do anything now, but once he gambles on his emperor's life, he can do it well. He is the emperor under the constitutional monarchy. Maybe, all his achievements in his life will be ignored. The money he has finally earned should be confiscated and confiscated.

Why do you suffer?

If a good person doesn't do it, do you have to go to a gray-tailed wolf?

What should I do?

Hu Chuyuan doesn't think much about it.

(to be continued)