131 Night 2

After the smoke, the air in the whole city is cold and windy, and under the ink-like dark night is half of the city turned into ruins. Between the broken walls, there are the whimpers of the cold wind and the whimpers of the homeless, accompanied by the roar of the Ejiang River outside the city, which is gloomy and creepy.

That night, Liu's garden had colorful lights, fire trees and silver flowers, and the lights were extremely brilliant in this night. The sadness of a city has made Feng Guozhang alone in Liu's garden a great joy.

A row of big red photos is full of exquisite and elegant waterside, with colorful lights on the opposite empty field, and you can't see the darkness here. There were more than a hundred tables on the empty field. In front of the banquet, the bamboo was full of magnificent Qing officials, and their clothes and chests were full of beasts. In the meantime, they were surrounded by a few suits and leather shoes, blonde and blue-eyed foreign lords.

Because the night banquet was greeted by foreigners, Feng Guozhang set the evening banquet as a buffet for foreigners, and the banquet looked very loose and casual. The Beiyang officers also took off their Beiyang uniforms and changed into the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty beasts. Even those Hankou gentry and Jinhua merchants who forcibly invited them to the banquet also put on the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty animals donated. In the group of people, everyone casually talked about the current situation while eating melon seeds, eating western cakes and eating chicken wings.

Under the brilliant lights, he wore a dazzling red blood, and the spirit of Feng Guozhang, which was the focus of all people, had never been better. The Wuchang Party members were beaten by him. He did a good job of Yuan Shikai, gave Real Madrid a coat and a title. Naturally, he was very comforted and happy. For a while, he ordered people to pick up good fruit and dishes and send them to the table, and then asked Pan En, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, who crossed the Wuchang River with the armistice and discussed the river, when he would come back.

After a while, Chen Zisheng suddenly said loudly, "Dear Yajing, Lord Feng has something to announce!"

In an instant, the empty field became silent.

"Fortunately, Mr. Ge Fu, the British Consul of Hankou, came forward, and Pan En, the president of the International Chamber of Commerce, personally entered Wuchang to mediate peace. He first traded Hankou, and Wuchang made a three-day truce." Feng Guozhang said with a smile, as if all the lights were gathered on his heroic body.

Pan Enzheng, who had just returned from Wuchang, was standing beside him with a smile. He exchanged eyes with Ge Fu, and the excitement in their eyes could not be suppressed. The flamboyant personality of foreigners makes him hold his head high and can influence the history of 5,000 years of ancient civilization. Can they be proud?

Feng Guozhang looked up around the table, raised his glass and looked at the dark night sky. He said with great compassion: "How many days and months did the Civil War last? The people of Hubei and the Chinese people are deeply affected by the war, and they can't share a peaceful and beautiful life all over the world. Tonight, Hankou and Wuchang can sign an armistice agreement. Even if it is only a three-day partial armistice agreement, it heralds the beginning of a better future. Perhaps tomorrow will be a north-south armistice. Gentlemen, let's raise our glasses and drink together! For the sake of national happiness and world peace, if the north and the south can turn into jade and silk, I will be really happy in my heart.

"For peace!" Everyone raised their glasses and praised loudly, and the atmosphere was more warm.

Li Chun and other Beiyang generals under the First Army of Feng Guozhang came to Pan En and Ge Fu, and Yin Yin persuaded them to drink and congratulate them. Pan En's white man blushed and raised his glass to socialize with the demeanor of the old British mansion.

Feng Guozhang also turned to Pan En and said with a smile, "Wuchang incident, Ruiqian abandoned the city and fled, telegramed to Beijing, and our Qing government was even more flinque. Zai Ze and others were stunned to suppress it. They thought that in a corner of Wuchang, as soon as the soldiers arrived, the day could be flattened, so there was an orb to suppress it on the 21st. At that time, the air was permeated, and a big disaster was coming. Qingdi and Zhangde, usually kept returning, but they made urgent calls to inquire. Xiang Cheng thought that under the change of this trend, the people's mind was not once. It could not be calmed down by military strength alone, and advocated both suppressing and suppressing. My generation is beating around, according to the above. The regent only knew that the opportunity was critical. Although he was focusing on the use of troops, he was suppressing on the one hand and caressed on the other hand. He was also willing to listen to the regent, and Zai Ze and others were incompetent to oppose it. The only difficult point is not to suppress the policy, but to use Yuan Gong. Relatives and nobles are afraid of Yuan Gong, but the six towns of Beiyang are not only the soldiers that Yuan Gong has been trained for many years, but also for outsiders, and they agree that it is not Yuan Gong who can deal with the incident. Due to the situation, he has to use Xiangcheng. Therefore, on the 23rd, there is an order of Yuan Gong to supervise and deal with the matter. With Yuan Gong's talent and experience, he belongs to others. For the current situation, the reform of words, and the words of Fujin, it is purely from the auspices of Yuan Gong, and we just follow. Hankou and Hanyang threatened the south with troops. After the capture, they decided not to enter the army, but only cleaned up the north and south of Hehuai to consolidate the north..."

Feng Guozhang said proudly, turning his eyes left and right. The Beiyang generals were enthusiastically praising and shouting, but the Hankou gentry who were hiding in the corner were mostly silent. Feng Guozhang kept everything in his eyes and kept it in mind.

"We have said before that Yuan is the only one who can save the situation in China." Ge Fu smiled and said loudly, "Wuchang is in chaos. We have been looking forward to Yuan to come out to preside over the overall situation, and now we have finally got what we wanted. Our friends will definitely give Yuan the greatest support.

Ge Fu loudly announced his support for Yuan Shikai, and the Beiyang generals cheered. In this semi-colonial and semi-feudal China, foreigners undoubtedly have a great influence on China's internal affairs, as can be seen from Ge Fu's words. Those Hankou gentry Jin, who also had sympathy for the revolution and fantasies, were pale and their hearts fell into hell.

Feng Guozhang's face suddenly turned red, as if he had drunk, and his heart beat rapidly. Yuan Shikai was so praised and respected by foreigners. Even Feng Guozhang, who is Yuan Shikai's beloved general, is really glorious. After all, the Lord is glorious, and the slave is also rising.

"For Lord Yuan!" Feng Guozhang proudly raised his glass and invited him.

Everyone raises their glasses.

Feng Guozhang added, "Now that the matter has been settled, Mr. Ge Fu's contribution is inexplicable. Let's drink to Mr. Ge Fu and the friendship between the two countries!"

After hearing this, Ge Fu quickly raised his glass, "President Pan En has contributed a lot."

"Cheers together!" Feng Guozhang raised his glass with a smile, and said to those Beiyang generals who were still a little reserved, "Don't be polite. Eat wine and drink!"

The Beiyang general cheered, let go of the conversation and laughter, and let go of his belly to eat and drink. Since the battle to the south, the suffering has been enough. The revolutionaries are tenacious. Even these powerful Beiyang elite soldiers can cope with headaches and even chills. They are really physically and mentally exhausted. The mountain of corpses and the sea of blood have climbed over, and you can still stand in Hankou. It's time to enjoy it. Eat well and drink well. After returning to the camp, I will call my subordinates to send a few women to have a midnight snack. Women in the south, with thin skin and tender flesh, are as charming as the mountains and rivers in the south.

Feng Guozhang paced around the table with a smile, looking up at all sentient beings, and Chen Zisheng and Zhang Lianfen hurriedly followed. Walking to the edge of the crowd, the noise was a little less. He asked, "The three-day truce in Wuchang, Hankou, has also had a sign of peace. This matter should be telegramed to Lord Yuan immediately. Have you taken it?

"Pan En just came back, and I reported the good news to Lord Yuan." Zhang Lianfen nodded in a hurry.

Chen Zisheng smiled and said, "Your excellency has made such a great contribution that he will definitely be able to sit in Huguang."

This flattery can't let Chen Zisheng shoot alone. Zhang Lianfen immediately said, "In the south, the Huguang consortium is tied with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium. I heard that Chinese businessmen in Hankou raised funds to build the building of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hankou, which shows the wealth of Hankou. We are going to squeeze the Hankou Chamber of Commerce tonight.

"Don't talk nonsense about things that haven't been decided yet." Feng Guozhang said this, but his heart was very proud, but his face became more and more serious. Feng Guozhang will not forget because of his complacency. He said with more thoughts in his mind. In fact, the armistice and negotiation are also a lot of luck. Nowadays, although Hankou and Beiyang are on the offensive, as far as the national situation is concerned, they are alone and surrounded by bandit parties on all sides. In a letter to me, Mr. Yuan confessed that the Beiyang army was attacked on all sides. Moreover, when the Beiyang army attacked Hanyang, it suffered heavy damage. The officers and soldiers of the Eleventh Association suffered 570 casualties. There are only 1,0943 soldiers left on the front line of the Eighth Association. Only the third bridge and the eighth association in the first battle have suffered more than 100 casualties, and other cooperatives have also suffered casualties. It is that the number of soldiers has decreased but not increased, which is particularly worrying... We executed Ma Rong and others this morning to see that they are unyielding. Human bombs were also staged on the dock. We thought that Wuchang also understood the current situation and would not agree to a truce and negotiate. I didn't have hope. I broke the jar and fell. I simply recovered Wuchang. Unexpectedly, Wuchang did not have the will to continue to resist. It was really a fluke.

In fact, the great victory of the Beiyang Army in Hankou cannot save the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. However, the generals of the Beiyang Army knew in their hearts that the Qing Dynasty would disintegrate, but the Beiyang Army would not disintegrate. When chaos comes, as long as they hold the barrel of the gun in their hands, it will not disintegrate.

"It's by no means a fluke!" Chen Zisheng affirmed that he was very confident in the strength of the Beiyang Army. "The successive defeats have frightened the Wuchang Party members. They don't have the courage to fight with the military commander again."

"That's good. If they really dare to fight, they will die. Feng Guozhang's face was full of smiles. Isn't he full of confidence? He nodded to them and said, "Even if there is a truce, we can't relax. There is also a Li Xiang in the north. Even if it is not a climate, it is also a confidant.

Feng Guozhang's words were full of emotion and some regret. After all, before going south, he took Li Xiang, the newly rising star like a comet in the Wuchang War, as the biggest opponent of this trip, but the comet fell too fast to make a real fight so far.

When Chen Zisheng heard Feng Guozhang mention Li Xiang, she couldn't help but feel it for a while. Li wants to rise with the rise of Wuchang, and his record is undeniably brilliant all the way. He was so bold that he turned the gun in Hankou and dared to fight against foreigners under the pressure of the Beiyang army. Since the fiasco of Gengzi, the humiliating "Xinchou Treaty" has been signed, and the Chinese people have completely lost the last bit of courage to fight against foreigners. Even Sun Wen and other revolutionary giants are the same. The external purpose of the League fully shows the weakness of foreigners. The combination of internal and external forces is destined that Li Xiang can only fall like a comet. This is the current politics of China. The general of the Beiyang Army is also a Chinese. Although he is the enemy, there are many people who admire Li's bold courage.

Chen Zisheng's heart was moved and he remembered something. He said, "The medicine that my army brought into Hankou has been exhausted; there are few ammunition, especially shells left. The workers and technicians of Hanyang Arsenal have already fled, and it is impossible for us to produce it ourselves in a short time. The same is true for food. In order to satisfy their hunger, the soldiers have eaten all the food they can eat in Hankou. Half of Hankou was burned by the fire. Only the concession that was deliberately avoided was intact, but it was impossible for us to harass the concession, so we couldn't find much military resources to supplement. I have sent a lot of people to contact Xiaogan many times to destroy military resources. Lord Duan Juntong's reply is: Li Xiang has become quite active in the north recently, constantly disturbing my Beiyang supply line. The military stations set up by Mr. Duan on the Beijing-Han Railway have been broken several times, and a large section of the railway has been damaged. It becomes more difficult to transport military resources through the carriage and horse post road. It was said that the Beiyang army went to the rear to transport supplies and dust medicine. Li wanted to attack fiercely, and the situation was extremely unsatisfactory. I have urged in a heavier tone, but the answer is either 'the Second Army is working hard to solve the supply' or 'the rear Wusheng Pass - Xiaogan Railway Avenue is threatened by Li Xiang's powerful troops, and the main force of the Second Army is working to clean up the enemy on the flank and back'. Our first army is now concentrated in Hankou, and the problems we face are really tricky. If a mutiny arises, what will tens of thousands of people in our first army take to eat and fight on the first line of Hankou? ......”

Feng Guozhang suddenly laughed, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, which made Chen Zisheng and Zhang Lianfen feel cold. He said calmly and said with hatred, "It's not to worry that Li Xiang doesn't have Hankou as the foundation, that is, a ratt is, a bandit. This is just Duan Qirui, an old man, who is alarmist and looks for an excuse to pull my hind legs. We have been working together for half a lifetime and fighting secretly for half a lifetime. I still don't know the twists and turns in his intestines?

Feng Guozhang is naturally very clear that if his combat force, China's leading modern equipment, loses ammunition and supply supplements, what will it mean? But now he still believes that this is Duan Qirui's alarmist words. Seeing that he has made such great achievements, he is jealous and pulling his hind legs in a way!

Chen Zisheng and Zhang Lianfen are not surprised. They all know the complex and powerful relationship within the Beiyang Army. It's just that Feng Guozhang laughed. In an instant, this dark corner became a place in full view of the public.

Feng Guozhang raised his glass to everyone from afar, and this glass, like the bloody red wine, is the most prestigious, which is the classic produced by the "first garden in the world", Europe, France, and the Romani LaRomane-Conti vineyard.

Romany Conti Winery is one of the oldest vineyards in the world today. The connomy's praise for Romani Conte wine focuses on the change of multi-level aroma, elegance and a mysterious quality. The owner of the garden, Aubert, once described it as: it has the fragrance of withering roses, which makes people stay and return. It can be regarded as "something left in the world" when the immortals fly back to the sky. Such a famous wine, even in Europa, is priceless. Of course, Feng Guozhang can't contribute. This is the private collection of Pan En, a gentleman in the old British mansion. Drinking such wine, in the words of foreigners, if anyone has a cup in hand and takes a sip, I'm afraid there will be a feeling of an emperor. Feng Guozhang took a taste, and the taste was mellow, but it was unique. It's just that the fragrance is too greasy. I still prefer Maotai brewing, which is easy to change from time to time and mellow.

Zhang Lianfen looked at Feng Guozhang, who was thinking about it, frowned and asked for advice. "Since Lord Juntong has understood the current situation, the strategy to deal with it must be determined?"

Feng Guozhang's eight-character eyebrows sank slightly and unfolded again. He said with a smile, "There is no medicine and ammunition. You can sell it from foreigners in Hankou. Foreigners are very enthusiastic about this. If you don't have money and grain, you can ask the Hankou merchants and gentry for it. They have a lot of money and grain. You should know that some of them have sponsored the bandit party, and some children have joined the bandit party. These people have fallen into my hands, and now that they have fallen into my hands, I can only lose money to avoid disaster.

Feng Guozhang made it clear that it was the Hongmen banquet that invited Hankou Shen Jin to come.

"Find them to raise money?" Zhang Lianfen was shocked from the bottom of her heart, and her head rose to the boss. Chen Zisheng is also frowning secretly. The people's grievances in Hankou are boiling, which will only arouse greater people's grievances. Although Wuchang signed a temporary truce and peace agreement under the threat of the Beiyang Army's guns, the people's grievances are like a tide, blindly the power is bullied by force, and the deeper the suppression, the greater its expansion will be. When there is a truce, people's minds are at ease, and the people's grievances will slowly subside. But at this ** moment, there is little excitement, and I'm afraid that people's resentment will rise again. People's grievances are like a tide, such as the Yangtze River**. Once they break out, they will collapse. The first army of Beiyang in Hankou is at the forefront. I don't know if it can turn the tide?

Originally, Chen Zisheng and Zhang Lianfen also encouraged Feng Guozhang to knock on Hankou Shen Jin tonight, so that Governor Hu Guang would be better able to scrape oil on them in the future. But he never thought that Feng Guozhang would raise military supplies from them, which was a huge amount of money. Half of Hankou City was destroyed, and many Hankou gentry's family businesses were also involved or affected. In this way, it may force some people to bankrupt and force some people to turn to the bandit party here.

Feng Guozhang naturally knew their scruples. He sneered and said, "I am the first gangster to rush, and there is no way back to go. Humph! I don't want to be this villain. Do I still want Yuan Gong to be? Duan Qirui just wants me to be this villain, and he will be a good person after difficulties.