121 at the end of the mountain

Huang Xing stood on the stone steps in front of the pier, staring at the drizzling night sky, waiting for the arrival of the passenger ship. At this moment, he is just a bustling crowd waiting for the boat to take refuge on the dock. An ordinary middle-aged man with a black face squeezed in the corner. A few days ago, he was riding a high-headed pure blood horse and a command knife. The prestige of Commander Huang, who was like the wind on the battlefield, has disappeared.

Tang Hualong looked at the sad Huang Xing and said, "Brother Keqiang, take it open. Away from here, it is another pattern. It doesn't matter if you don't wait for this place where the mountains and rivers are exhausted.

Huang Xing just looked at the dark and ink-like opposite side of the river. After a long time, he exhaled a turbid breath in his chest and said, "Opportunity, I watched it slip through my fingers. How can the revolution cheer up after this setback?

Tang Hualong and Hei Jingjing stared at Huang Xing. He was originally a big man of the constitutionalist faction and was caught up by the revolutionaries. But after all, he is a figure. He and Li Yuanhong's accomplices overcave many revolutionaries and designed such a big picture for Huang Xing to ruin the revolutionary situation like this. He was excluded in Wuchang and saw that the revolutionary situation in Hubei was no longer possible, so he discussed with Huang Zhongyu and others like Huang Xing. Huang Xing actually treated each other with sincerity, but Tang Hualong always felt some regret in his conscience, which was inevitable. Huang Xing spoke to him so heartily, so he smiled indifferently and took out heartfelt words and said, "If he wants this position, it's not a big deal if we give up. I said something unlucky. Keqiang is like this now. It's really not as good as being in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The three towns of Wuhan and the whole of Hubei can no longer be defended. What's the use? It's better to send away Li Yuanhong, Sun Wu and others. On the contrary, it seems that we are trying to keep this family business by looking at the time of the confrontation against the Beiyang Army?

"Alas!" Huang Xing sighed and knew that Tang Hualong's unlucky words were the truth. He shook his head and said, "The general trend is gone."

Tang Hualong looked around and whispered, "It's not necessarily the general trend. Li wants to have no letter for a long time since the expulsion of Hankou's forces, which I think is very strange. Lixiang is a ghostly scary person. How can he stand loneliness? Every move he does must be earth-shaking.

"Oh?" Huang Xing's eyelids jumped. When he was in filial piety, the Japanese Dayuan mentioned Li Xiang. Unexpectedly, Tang Hualong looked so highly of him. It's just that people are about to leave. Dayuan and Li Shucheng can't get in touch with Li Xiang. No matter how much you think about it, it's useless. If Li Xiang can really create miracles and try his best, I will also keep him from standing in the revolutionary camp and can't let him die.

"I'm just guessing. Look at the creation... The ship is coming." At this time, Tang Hualong meditated on the baby daughter who was fooling around with Li Xiang.

Huang Xing and his entourage boarded the passenger ship to Shanghai.

On the night of Chu Tian, it was as dark as ink. The water near Xiaogan is warm and cold. It is already very close to Feng Guozhang's territory. Ren Feng Guozhang's imagination is a mess, and he can't believe that Li Xiang has been under his eyes.

The autumn rain as thin as hair wet Li Xiang's military uniform, and the cold and nervousness made him tremble.

Li wanted to avoid Xiaochang and went straight to Xiaogan. Unexpectedly, he encountered many robbery, burning and robbery of the Beiyang army along the way. The people of the Jinghan Railway from Xiaochang to Xiaogan and the nearby villages fled to the north or into the mountainous area. Unfortunately, it rained heavily in a few days and the mud drowned on the road, which made many of the escapees sick, frozen and starved to death. On the way, the corpses were full of wild, and no one buried their bones, which was unbearable to see.

When he met the Beiyang army that burned the village and grabbed grain, Li wanted to annihilate it without mercy. He found the treasure and helped the refugees. He hoped that they could survive until he repel the Beiyang army and waited for a good ideal life.

"Handsome." Zeng Gao's voice sounded from behind, "Lv Zhongqiu's intelligence network has finally been contacted. Now Hubei is too chaotic."

Li Xiang suddenly turned around and strode into the temporary shed. Zeng Gao said, "Commander-in-Chief Huang personally participated in the street battle on the front line of Xiaogan that day. The enemy's cannons fell close at hand and were unmoved. The entourage was always forced to avoid it. His heroism is so. Unfortunately, the defeat could no longer be recovered by blood, and he was furious and wanted to leave Hankou. Li Yuanhong sent someone to comfort him and asked him to go back to Wuchang to have a rest.

"Huang Xing." Although Li Shang always said Huang Xing and Huang Xing shouted, he still admired this revolutionary predecessor in his heart. Huang Xing suffered such a big defeat, but Li Xiang felt faintly unhappy in his heart, and his mood was like outside

** It's as gloomy as rain. Somehow, he suspected that Huang Xing's bad days had not yet come to an end, and the Wuchang Group behind Li Yuanhong had more vicious moves. Li thought, "The soldiers are in danger, and Huang Xing is too hasty. Did you meet the person he sent to contact me?

Zeng Gao turned his eyes and knew that Li Xiang was just proof of one thing. He nodded and said, "Yes, Li Shucheng and a Japanese Dayuan. However, when they left the city, they met Feng Guozhang's siege, and finally they were wrapped up by refugees and returned to Hankou.

There is also a Japanese. Li Xiang said with a dry smile, "Japan's consistent policy towards China is to incite civil strife and undermine the unification of China. The Japanese Dayuan is so active that his motivation is not pure. But it finally shows that Huang Xing still has a trace of trust in me and can think of me at this juncture of crisis. Since I went south, I have been thinking about only one thing. I will never act for private hatred, and not to make the revolution created by countless revolutionaries shed blood and sacrifice in 1911. But the exclusion of Hankou is like a thorn in my heart, which makes me worried. Now, it's finally a little more comfortable."

Li Xiang's words were straight to his chest. Zeng Gao didn't expect that Li Xiang admitted it so generously. Zeng Gao's face couldn't help blushing slightly. He still suspected that Li Xiang would use his anger for his private hatred. He led the troops south and did not make a specific combat plan. He thought that Li Xiang just wanted to conform to the heart of the army and went south to apply for a trip. I've done something. Now after listening to Li Xiang's words, it's like I'm measuring a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain.

For a long time, Zeng Gaofang said, "Marshal, don't blame us for being careless. Now the war situation seems to be very clear. We are in a hurry to come for the cause of the revolution. The civilian army in the first battle of Xiaogan was really defeated. The general led his army south overnight, and all kinds of elites were also going south to gather, but there is still no specific combat plan, so the soldiers are not sure. I don't know what the general is going to do?

Li wanted to touch the beard scum that had not been shaved for a few days, frowned and muttered, "Now the war situation seems to be extremely clear? No, it remains to be seen. I'm waiting! The time is not ripe. How can I act rashly like Huang Xing?

Zeng Gao leaned down and said solemnly, "Do you still have to wait? What are you waiting for?"

Of course, he is waiting for Feng Guozhang to be removed by Yuan Shikai, but it's just the historical trend before Li wants to travel through. Now Li Xiang is not sure and dares not say it. Li wanted to hesitate and asked, "How is Huang Xing in Wuhan?"

Zeng Gao saw that Li Xiang was uncomfortable all over his body, and he was not happy. Li likes to carry everything by himself, and there is a mystery everywhere. What do you always want to hide? He pondered for a moment, took a breath and said, "Commander-in-Chief Huang retreated to Wuchang, and the Wuchang military government held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. Chairman Li Yuanhong, please ask Commander-in-Chief Huang to report on the course of the Xiaogan Campaign. Commander-in-Chief Huang made an impromptu speech, and Huang Xing, who was defeated, was full of anger. At the venue, he loudly accused Sun Wu and other Hubei officers of in poor execution of orders and failure to implement the battle plan. Huang Xing said it all, but after the defeat, his temper was still as big as Xu, and there were many people who offended him. Many people in the military government were furious and got up one after another, rudely denounced him for commanding incompetence. Because there was a table in front of everyone, the quarrel resounded through the house. In the end, it was Li Yuanhong who came forward as a peacemaker and advised everyone not to be angry. After everyone calmed down a little, they would discuss how to take the next step. At this time, Commander-in-Chief Huang proposed inappropriately that he would give up Wuchang, clean up the remnants, and take advantage of the current. In this way, we can join the Southern Revolutionary Army and attack Nanjing. Obviously, for the party members in Wuchang, Commander-in-Chief Huang's attack on Nanjing was an excuse, but it was true to retreat and escape. There was an uproar in the room, and almost everyone opposed Huang Xing's proposal to give up Wuchang. Staff officer Fan Tengxiao said angrily: Xiaogan has not been defended, and Wuchang intends to give up. May I ask what other ability can attack Nanjing? If the Hunan and Hubei armies are still available, Wuchang can certainly defend. Finally, Zhang Zhenwu set the tone: Wuchang is the first place of the national revolution. If it is abandoned, it is certain that the people of the provinces will collapse of the country will collapse... If Wuchang is lost, the enemy is in the upstream. Even if we can capture Nanjing, what is the meaning? In the end, we may be as meticulous as Hong Xiuquan. In the end, Zhang Zhenwu couldn't suppress his excitement. He pulled out the pistol at his waist and shouted: Anyone who dares to give up Wuchang again is a traitor and will be killed without mercy! Li Yuanhong, Sun Wu, Liu Gong and others stood up and applauded one after another, and almost everyone in the room agreed with Zhang Zhenwu's words. In such an isolated situation, Huang Xing's face turned gray. It was still Li Yuanhong who seemed to be humane. He said that he would take a rest with Commander Huang and pull the unlucky man out of the venue. That night, Commander-in-Chief Huang left Wuchang sadly. He went out of the city from Caohu Gate, that is, he went to Shanghai with Li Shucheng, Tang Hualong, Hu Ruilin, Chen Shanshan and Huang Zhongyu.

Huang Xingru, a repeat of history, was driven away by Wuchang Group, and the future old Taishan also went to Shanghai. Huang Xing, a frequently defeated general, is bound to become a joke for thousands of years. Li Xiang couldn't believe whether Huang Xing really proposed the plan to give up Wuchang and lose Nanjing. Li Xiang shook his head and said, "Huang Xing attacked Feng Guozhang in the fierce rain and night in the battle of Xiaogan. After Sun Wu withdrew, he could still stick to the lonely city of Xiaogan. After the city was broken, he started a street battle with the Beiyang Army and led the revolutionary party to sacrifice their lives and try his best to do everything he could. Would such a hero make such an unwise proposal?

Zeng Gao did not answer immediately, but looked at Li Xiang up and down. At the same time, he was thinking that Wuchang and Nanjing were far away. Such a long-distance military operation not only lacked supplies, but also lacked transportation, and may be in danger of being attacked by the enemy on the way. It is an impossible adventure. Plan. So, why is there another argument that Huang Xing suggested withdrawing from Wuchang?

Zeng Gao said for a long time, "The marshal's suspicion is absolutely reasonable. I'm really convinced. Because the source of this information is just hearsay, and there is no intelligence officer in the Advisory Bureau. This must have been deliberately fabricated by some warlord politicians in Hubei for some political reason. Because such rumors have been widely spread in the streets and alleys of Wuhan. If it weren't for the scattered waves of people with intentions, how could the content of the military conference spread so clearly?

Li Xiang did not have the slightest excitement and excitement because he saw through the conspiracy of the Wuchang Group. On the contrary, his face was even more gloomy and even more * rain outside the shed. He muttered and asked in a low voice, "Who is the boss-in-chief of the Wuchang People's Army?"

The power vacuum formed after squeezing out Huang Xing is bound to make all factions of the Wuchang Group fight for the battle. Now Feng Guozhang is staring at the three towns in Wuhan, and the situation in Hubei is so bad that they can't imagine it.

Thinking of this, Zeng Gao sighed, "They are determined not to let Hunan people get this position again. Jiang Yiwu and Tan Renfeng are the most qualified people in this position in Wuchang. Unfortunately, they are all from Hunan, and it is difficult to pass the level of the consultation bureau. The older the revolutionary qualification, the better. Huang Xing was so embarrassed to step down. Sun Wu colluded with Li Yuanhong and even sought skin with the tiger. Even the revolutionaries of the Hubei Department were excluded. Liu Jing's cousin Liu Gong was also sent to Xiangyang from Wuchang. Sun Wu's character was so bad that he squeezed away all the people who threatened him. In the end, he didn't sit in the position of commander-in-chief, and went to Zhang Jingliang, who took advantage of the 29 standard system of the eight towns of the new army.

At this point, Zeng Gao's heart suddenly felt cold. He suddenly realized that since Li Yuanhong became the governor, he had done nothing, but did everything well. The revolutionaries, constitutional gentry, Sun Wu, Tang Hualong and others scrambled. No one got any benefits, but the biggest winner was Li Yuanhong. The power of the Wuchang revolution has been completely left behind - such an important position as the commander-in-chief of the civilian army has fallen into the hands of reactionary old officers like Zhang Jingliang, and the situation in Hubei is more rotten than they can't imagine. Thinking about this, Fang Cun was in a mess and sat in a daze without saying a word.

"Zhang Jingliang?! ...It's not a good thing at all. When we crossed the river to fight against Hankou, he rebelled with the flag soldiers in Wuchang to save Li Yuanhong. After being cleaned up by Xiong Bingkun, hasn't he been in prison? When was it released? How could he be the commander-in-chief of the civilian army? The person from the Wuchang Advisory Bureau was kicked in the head by a donkey? Li wanted to speak louder and louder until he roared. It was not until then that he really knew that the situation was serious and couldn't help screaming like an ant on the hot pot. Zhang Jingliang is a hardcore royalist, which is unknown among the officers and soldiers of the eight towns.

Zeng Gao shook his head and said with a wry smile, "The Qing court launched a shade Chang because of the party struggle. It is not surprising that Wuchang launched a Zhang Jingliang because of the party competition. What's more, Zhang Jingliang also paid out of his blood and took out his wife and handed it over to Wuchang as a hostage.

Li Xiang laughed angrily and said, "Zhang Jingliang's mind is full of loyalty and foolish thoughts, and he looks like a domestic slave. Even if the revolutionary choked his mother's neck, he dared to sell the revolutionary.

The bitter smile on Zeng Gao's face was even stronger. He turned his eyes to the dark night sky. From time to time, the drizzle flashed a bright light, like silver silk. He sighed, "This matter has been settled, and we can only accept the reality. We are here to guess and worry. It's better to think about how to plan in the future. Huang Xing has left Hubei. Do we still want to fight with Feng Guozhang? I felt regretted when I asked Gao. Now there is no way out. Why do you have to ask so much?

"Fight, only fight. We have been building a new army, and our military heart is not stable. Now when you go to Xiaogan and then retreat, the army's heart is bound to be scattered and out of control. Li doesn't want to lose to Yuan Shikai and doesn't want to learn from Yan Xishan. He had an idea and suddenly thought of Feng Guozhang, "That's right! What's going on with Feng Guozhang? Wuchang is a different general. It's impossible for him not to know.

The equipment of the Beiyang Army is one level higher than that of Li Xiang's People's Army. It can't withstand strategic defense, and it can't withstand the fierce battle in the position. Li wants to ask Feng Guozhang, how do you want to fight? Zeng Gao muttered, "Feng Guozhang's Beiyang army is nervously preparing for the battle in Hankou, and the relevant information is constantly sent by Lv Zhongqiu. In particular, after Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui met in Xiaogan and Zhang Jingliang became the commander-in-chief of the Wuchang People's Army, the signs of the Beiyang Army's attack on Hankou became more and more obvious. Feng Guozhang personally inspected the north bank of the Sandao Bridge, and the headquarters of the Beiyang First Army was located in Lukou. Duan Qirui responded to Xiaogan and sent more troops to maintain the smooth railway transportation from Xinyang to Xiaogan. The Beiyang army began to block the northern gateway of Hankou. The train from Xinyang to Hankou ran more diligently and the transportation was very busy. The Beiyang Army in Xiaogan also forcibly recruited people's husbands and people's food, which we encountered a lot on the way. The Beiyang Army is also increasing the width of the official road and adding telephone lines.

"There is no doubt that Feng Guozhang wants to take Hankou and change another Real Madrid gossip." Li wanted to sneer and said, "Feng Guozhang's performance is so positive. Those Hankou are really a great achievement. I'm afraid Yuan Shikai will be unhappy. Yuan Shikai also raised the thief's self-respect, threatened the Qing court with the revolutionaries, and threatened the revolutionaries by the northern Western army. In the end, Yuan Shikai met the source left and right, and everything was fine.

Zeng Gao shook his head and said, "Yuan Shikai took advantage of the great victory of Xiaogan to send Liu Chengen as his representative, deputy Cai Tinggan, went to Wuchang to discuss peace with Li Yuanhong, and decided to enter Beijing by himself. Unexpectedly, Li Yuanhong was tough at this time. This alliance under the city was not negotiated. Li Yuanhong also sent a reply letter to Yuan Shikai, which was also published in the newspaper. Li Yuanhong, a group of people, was still not so tough after losing, and Yuan Shikai could only be more tough. If Li Yuanhong's spirit is not frustrated, there is no hope for peace. I'm afraid that his half-length prestige will also be paid to the east. I guess that Yuan Shikai will step up the deployment of Feng Guozhang and others and send troops to attack Hankou.

Li wanted to frown. A drop of rain leaking from the shed was on the tip of his nose, and then rolled to the ground. He didn't feel it. Zeng Gao handed over a wrinkled newspaper clipping, and then he came to his senses. At a glance, it was Li Yuanhong's open letter to Yuan Shikai.

Comfort deacon: Cai and Liu came to describe the virtue and meaning. Seeing that the deacon looked down on the Han compatriots, he couldn't bear to harm each other, which impressed me. If you open four articles, if you can do it, you will be full of happiness. The Han people have been subject to autocracy for more than 260 years. Since the Wuxu coup, it has been repaid since the reform of the autocratic system, the preparation for the constitution, and the shortening of the term of the Congress. Why is it not the iron and blood of the people? ... outside the public, swung to be neutral, on both sides of Manchu and Han, if nothing is done. In fact, the public's selfishness is unswayed, and then he dares to do so brazenly and wants to reap the benefits of fishermen. ... Half push and half, with skill, want to fight for a person's private wisdom, with the voice of today's Han revolution, with the arrogance of the Hu Lord, take advantage of his shock and loss of his fear to usurp, and want to retain the control of the Central Plains, but pretending to rely on the constitutional monarchy... Can the public fruit return? Together with me, I will help the great righteousness, and I will see 40,000 trillion people, all of whom will be converted to the public. In the future presidential election, it will not be difficult to hunt the first president of the Chinese Republic. ... Mencius said: "Although there is wisdom, it is better to take advantage of the situation. Although there is a description, it is better to wait for the time." Compatriots across the country have been looking up to the deacon for a long time. Please don't show people with a mask again. If you lose your true face, Yuanhong will advise you. Yu Shi Cai and Liu Erjun dictated it. The book is not full of words, but I hope to learn from it!

Li Xiang is amazing. Li Yuanhong is really not simple. Rejecting Yuan Shikai's alliance under the city, he opened Yuan Shikai's fig leaf again, and also showed his feelings to the national revolutionaries. Such openness did not seem to embarrass Huang Xing. But... Hankou is in danger.

Li wanted to touch the scar on his forehead. This action almost became a habit and said, "Yuan Shikai was posed like this by Li Yuanhong. What's his public reaction? What is the reaction of the Qing court?

Zeng Gao smiled and said, "Yuan Shikai should have seen the open letter written to him by Li Yuanhong when he was in the Xinyang army. He said nothing at that time. The Qing court should have seen it, but it still had no choice but to issue an order to appoint Yuan Shikai as the Prime Minister due to pressure at home and abroad. Yuan Shikai still pretended to be a gesture and did not say goodbye. After the Qing court's promotion, he began to lead the guard to the north. He arrived in Beijing and lived in a private apartment in Scylla Hutong. The next day, he entered the court, met the Empress Dowager Longyu and vowed to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty. Later, he went to Dongjiaomin Lane to visit the envoys of the imperialist powers in Beijing and published political opinions: Yu Zhi's idea was to retain the emperor of this dynasty, that is, the constitutional monarchy. From the former Manchu and Han dynasties, it should have been swept away. Especially important problems are the preservation of China, which cannot but rely on the patriots of all parties to sacrifice their policies and help me, so as to avoid the division of China and all the consequences in the future. Therefore, for China's plan, it is necessary to set up a strong government immediately. If it is delayed for one day, it will be dangerous for one day.

"Retaining the emperor of this dynasty is a constitutional monarchy?" Li wants to laugh, but Yuan Shikai wants to be the emperor himself. How is Yuan Shikai's cabinet group?

Zeng Gao hesitated and said, "Liang Shiyi, Tang Shaoyi and others, who were removed by the Qing government, also arrived in Beijing one after Yuan Shikai entered Beijing to help Yuan Shikai form a cabinet. Now Yuan Shikai has announced the cabinet list. The cabinet members are mostly his party members or friends, such as Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan, Vice Minister Hu Weide, Minister of Civil Affairs Zhao Bingjun, Minister of the Army Wang Shizhen, Vice Minister Tian Wenlie, Minister of Duzhi Yan Xiu, Minister of the Navy Sa Zhenbing, Minister of Justice Shen Jiaben, Vice Minister Yang Du, Post Minister Tang Shaoyi. At the same time, he asked Zhang Jian, the leader of the constitutional faction, to serve as the Minister of Industry and Commerce, and Liang Qichao to serve as the Deputy Minister of Justice to show his willingness to cooperate with the Constitutionalists. Although Zhang and Liang thought that it was not yet time to join hands and declined, his "friendly" attitude had a great impact on the constitutionalists in the provinces that have been involved in the revolutionary camp and Liang Qichao, who is still advocating a constitutional monarchy in Japan. The imperialists almost unanimously applauded Yuan Shikai's power. The day before he formed the cabinet, Juldian excitedly sent an urgent telegram to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asking for support for the "new government". British Foreign Secretary Gray said, "We have extremely friendly feelings and respect for Yuan Shikai... Such a government will receive all the diplomatic assistance we can." The mission in Beijing not only actively provided financial assistance to Yuan Shikai, but also made a resolution to "guarantee Yuan Shikai's status and give him a chance to act cheaply" to help him consolidate his position.

Due to the extremely rapid development of the revolutionary situation, the imperialists realized that "all attempts to save this country by force have lost the possibility", so they colluded with Yuan Shikai and intensified the planning of political conspiracy in order to extinguish the revolutionary fire. Li thought that he knew it in his heart.

Zeng Gao's face was no different, and he hesitated and said, "Not long after Yuan Shikai arrived in Beijing, he met Wang Jingwei, a newly released member of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and said to Wang that he had long sympathized with the revolution. Later, he ordered Yuan Keding and Wang to worship as brothers, so as to attract Wang to serve for himself. Yuan Keding once proposed three conditions to Wang to solve the current situation: "Take Yi's father as the interim president" and "North-South unification". Yi's father used the "in the name of the emperor" for Mongolia and Tibet, and asked Wang Zhi to discuss with the revolutionaries in the south. Then, adhering to Yuan Shikai's will, Yang Du colluded with Jiang Jingwei to announce the establishment of the "State Freemasonry" in Beijing, and wrote to the Cabinet of the Cabinet, asking for "to make an order and declare the implementation of a truce." And ask for an order to convene the Provisional National Assembly to discuss the issue of monarchy democracy with a view to a peaceful conclusion."

"Is there such a thing?!" Lixiang was really shocked. Wang Jingwei, a reckless hero among the revolutionaries, had some signs at this time.