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The continuous drizzle has stopped, but the lead-gray clouds in the sky have not dispersed. The round sun is red like blood, swimming in the clouds without vitality, and a shadow quietly brushed the ruins of the broken city of filial piety.

In Xiaogan Peking University Camp, Duan Qirui is restlessly staging back and forth in the house at this moment. Although it has not officially taken over Hubei affairs, everything is only waiting for the handover of Feng Guozhang's official documents, and everything seems that the overall situation has been decided. However, since he lost contact with the stations of the Beijing-Han Railway in the north last night, an ominous feeling has always been around his mind. Recalling two consecutive events recently undoubtedly deepened his feeling.

The North-South War. On the side of the Southern Army, Li and Huang led the people of the two lakes to guard Hanyang, Guishan Xianghe, all of which were naturally dangerous. Although the Northern Army was brave, it was difficult to fly across. He did not care about Feng Guozhang's Ke Hanyang, while the Jiangsu and Zhejiang allied forces were extremely angry. Unexpectedly, he attacked Ningyuan with all his strength. In the important town of Jinling, there are Zhang and iron negative corners, which are also the mainstay of the stream. Zhang and Tie didn't support it, so they were supported by the Southern Army. At this point, the two sides have become equal.

Duan Qirui deeply realizes that nothing is the trend of people's hearts. Although there are sages, it is difficult to do.

The Confederate Death Squad is brave and can fight against the rain of bullets with flesh and blood. Last night's incident must have been done by these dead party members.

"That's good! The world turned upside down overnight!" Duan Qirui breathed a sigh of relief and sighed slightly, "Li Xiang..."

Duan Qirui said the name silently. At this moment, he remembered the night when he was attacked, the young and ferocious face, waving a long knife, bravering the rain of bullets, and rushing to him with blood all over his body.

The Northern Army uses Maxim's machine guns to fire four or five hundred times a minute, which can be the combat effectiveness of a large team. Therefore, there are many casualties in the Southern Army, but they don't care about these deaths and injuries. The rain of bullets rushed at me fearlessly. That kind of religious madness has scared him to this day.

"Reconsideration!" This is another headache for him. Ge Fu, the British consul of Hankou, was responsible for mediation and persuaded the two sides to truce, and the issue of peace arises from this. In order to stop Feng Guozhang from the main station, Lord Yuan even gave him a tone order to transfer him out of Hankou. In this way to limit the attack of Beiyang, now Li wants to launch a counterattack. In the end, Beiyang is not suffering from dumb losses with his eyes open. Even if he is always at peace, there is always a sense of depression and resentment in his heart at this time. Although he was not loyal to the Qing court, at least he fought with the Beiyang army in all directions, and he had already developed the kind of unintracted and fearless atmosphere. But now, there is always a feeling of being tightly bound by an invisible rope.

Alas! Looking at Lord Yuan's use of troops, it can be seen that from now on, Lord Yuan is the hub of national settlement. First of all, when the incident happened in Wuhan, Lord Yuan was full of use. The commentators suspected that Lord Yuan must have the sadness of a good bow and a cunning rabbit. He should not be ordered, but he actually obeyed the edict. Nai Fujing took office, and Zhang Shao once intercepted arms. Wu Luzhen's police who planned to cut off the back road have come one after another. Lord Yuan was in danger. Feng Guozhang began to realize that the general trend had gone, and it was not possible for one person to save it. Although Lord Yuan is strongly supportive on the surface, it has the intention of a change.

Although Lord Yuan entered the cabinet, the aristocratic government was overthrown. But the current situation is still unsatisfactory. Lord Yuan's power is all obtained by protecting the full court. Since it has been re-defeated, it is impossible not to pretend to be powerful to hide the eyes and ears of the public. Once you want to do the opposite, it is unreasonable to agree with the republic. And although the nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty have been avoided, the habit of holding the elbow has not been eliminated. Lord Yuan is still in a dilemma. He is often blamed, the suspicion of the nobles inside, the hatred of the party members, the pistol bombs, and the danger is in the ascendant. This can't be helped to make Duan Qirui feel great sadness and anger for Lord Yuan.

In this turbulent and turbulent autumn of war, strength is the truth. "The hard fist is a good man." Otherwise, why do foreigners run to the land of a great country and do whatever they want? Why are the ancient ministers and people of the ancient country bullied by the Japanese in the east on their own land? Beiyang, why do you call for wind and rain in China? But his epiphany not only did not make him feel relaxed, but also plunged him into deeper pain.

Duan Qirui sometimes can't help thinking: What on earth is Lord Yuan thinking? The Beiyang army only needs to recover the three towns in Wuhan, and it is not a big defeat for the southern army. Since then, the negotiations with the Southern People's Party can thoroughly grasp the initiative, and the conditions are not up to our Beiyang. The Beiyang Army did not know that there was a court, but only that there was Lord Yuan. Lord Yuan is really worried, and there is no need to toss out so many tricks at all. If you are uncertain, you will only miss a good opportunity.

Heavy soldiers were stationed in Hankou, but they watched the party members of Wuchang show off their power, and Li Xiang dared to move the earth on the head of Beiyang. This feeling is like eating a mouse shit.

In addition to distress, Duan Qirui often falls into deep thinking.

Why can Li Xiang be so arrogant? What kind of magic can Li think of declaring war on the Beiyang Army so crazily? At present, Li Xiangzhi's army is only tens of thousands. Although there are many dead soldiers, the newly recruited army is blunt and dwarfed. However, the Beiyang Army has trained 30,000 elite troops in Hubei for a long time, and has broken through the Huangxing two lakes allied forces of 100,000 outside Xiaogan City. The Northern Ocean is sharp, and who doesn't hear about the Southern People's Party? Why does Li Xiang dare to point his gun at the Beiyang Army and struggle desperately for an empty revolutionary ideal in this doomed invincible war?

At present, in the Li Xiang Revolutionary Army in Hubei, there are less than 10,000 people who actually belong to the Hubei New Army, but our 30,000 elites in Beiyang are bound by the order of "truce and peace". Why is this? The more he thought about it, the more he felt at a loss, and the more he felt at a loss.

Thinking that Lord Yuan decided to go out of the mountain at the beginning, Duan Qirui and other Beiyang generals were sincerely supported. Lord Yuan said that he was also in favor of suppressing and using it. But he never thought that he would touch, but in the end, there was an "truce agreement", so what's the reason to suppress it? This order made him feel depressed in anger and made him even more anxious. At present, Li Xiang's sword is sharpened, but what are we all doing?

At first, I just appreciated the intention of Lord Yuan, and he was also single-minded to be the main and faction. Now I really want to fight the main battle and want to pinch Li to death. Only in this way can this depression be relieved.

In recent days, there have been a long-time spy report that Li wants to move frequently from the Beiyang army's eyes to the Beijing-Han line, and he keeps moving day and night, pointing directly at the key areas of the Beijing-Han Railway, making Hubei full of sword-drawn tension and the imminent gunpowder ignorance. Duan Qirui knew very well that this was by no means what Li wanted to show to the Beiyang Army. Who would think that a " Armistice Agreement" guaranteed by foreigners can bind Li Xiang. Li Xiang is a madman who dares to fire at foreigners and will be bound by this thing? So what exactly does Li want to do?

Thinking about it so carefully, his empty heart is even less secure. The news that followed last night finally confirmed that his anxiety was not unfounded.

As soon as dawn, Duan Qirui summoned Beiyang officers and intelligence personnel in Hankou to hold an emergency meeting to study the current situation and possible countermeasures.

Duan Qirui walked around anxiously, not looking at the clock against the wall. Those muddy accounts are not coming slowly.

In fact, those muddy accounts are not slow. They are also in a hurry here, but Duan Qirui, who is waiting, can't help but be anxious.

Since Lord Yuan came out of the mountain, the Beiyang army has been so passive today. Thinking of this, Duan Qirui shuddered. How could he calm down?

Duan Qirui sat down impatiently, picked up the tea on the table and brought it to his mouth and put it down.

Xu Shuzheng and others rushed in with a cold wind, only feeling a heat wave coming to their faces, warmly dissipating the cold air, and feeling indescribably loose and comfortable all over their bodies.

Xu Shuzheng calmed down and saw Duan Qirui sitting on the gossip porcelain seat with hot tea. The tea had not been hot for a long time, but his mind was no longer on tea at all.

Fu Liangzuo came out from behind Xu Shuzheng and said, "Enforcement, emergency reinforcement must be made!" At this moment, this is the only big one.

Wu Guangxin unbuttoned the button on his neck and said, "Don't underestimate the madman Li, it will make us disgraced!" This time it's so big that I don't know how to explain it to Lord Yuan. Only suppress, suppress fiercely! It doesn't matter what the Armistice Agreement is that we fought first.

Duan Qirui didn't say a word and listened quietly, as if he was thinking. Seeing them coming, I calmed down.

Qu Tongfeng was anxious: "Your Excellency, on the whole, the events of the Beijing-Han Railway will only expand. Now our supply line is too long, resulting in the empty rear troops, and the Feng Jun's faction is self-respecting and does not listen to our deployment. Once the incident continues to expand, the madman Li is desperate to destroy the railway and the iron bridge. He is afraid that it will be difficult for all departments of the Beiyang Army to maintain the smooth supply in the rear, and there is even a risk of defeat. If so, won't we live up to Lord Yuan's trust? Therefore, please consider whether it can be done by Xiaogan, or ask Feng Juntong to transfer some troops back from Hankou to solve the urgent need.

Duan Qirui's mind was getting clearer and clearer at this time. Listening to their discussion, he meditated for a long time before he said, "In the current situation, the madman Li can't really threaten the safety of the Beiyang Army. Now Lord Yuan means to avoid conflict, truce and negotiate, and transfer troops to increase conflicts. I'm afraid it's not appropriate.

A ladle of cold water poured the hearts of Fu Liangzuo, Wu Guangxin and Qu Tongfeng. He thought that the army could at least give a flexible response. Who knows that the army is so unwilling? Why has the Beiyang army ever been so cowardly? A burst of despair and resentment rose from my heart.

They don't understand how the military seems to have changed since they stationed in Xiaogan. Every inch of territory in Hubei was shot and shot by the Beiyang Army! Are you willing to watch it become the hands of the madman Li? What's more, didn't you, Feng Juntui, lead us south to suppress the bandits in order to eliminate the promiscuous bandits? Although Lord Yuan said that he should focus on caressing and supplement it with suppression, the bandit party is unwilling to end the caresment. Can't we still get back?

Not all of these Beiyang officers can really understand the intertwined, sincere and inseparable complex relationship between the military and politics of North and South China at this time, and it is impossible to understand the various political power and diplomacy adopted by Yuan Shikai, who was scheming, to force the orphaned widow in the Forbidden City to bow down and obey. Naturally, it is difficult to really understand Duan Qirui's pruise at this time.

Duan Qirui seemed to see through their minds, sighed gently, and explained, "Since I have been honored and humiliated by Lord Yuan, I also supervised Huguang and was in charge of the military affairs of Hubei Province. Now even the first army has to take my hand. Since Lord Yuan trusts me so much, I have to listen to Yuan Da. Human. Although I supervise Huguang, you should know what kind of person Lord Yuan is. If you want to go to war, can you step over him? Let's see what will happen to Feng Guozhang..."

Duan Qirui's words were not finished, and everyone blew up the pot first.

"How can you be attacked by Li Madman without fighting back? Don't this make us wait to die with our eyes open?"

"To fight a soldier is to use all the weapons at hand. If you don't fight back, what else do you want us to do?

Seeing that the crowd was excited, Xu Shuzheng stood up and waved his hand and repeated, "This is Lord Yuan's order. What can I do? We must obey absolutely and stop embarrassing the army.

The young and vigorous officer stood up and said, "Lord Yuan's order should be obeyed, but he can't sit and wait to die!" According to Shangfeng's instructions, we can't leave if the enemy doesn't come, but if the enemy comes, can we still leave? If you can't leave, you have to get up and fight. How can there be no reason not to fight back?"

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Duan Qirui thought that what everyone said was reasonable, and he felt quite embarrassed for a while. Meditate for a long time, bite

Ya said, "If it doesn't work, let's act according to the situation. If the enemy is coming, you can shoot at it if it doesn't work. But it is necessary to make sure that the deprovocation is not self-opened and make limited concessions.

Everyone was relatively speechless for a moment, and their expressions were complicated.

Xu Shuzheng listened quietly and said, "Act according to the opportunity? My lord, I can't even make an overall plan. In this way, if they mess up, won't you be afraid of ruining Lord Yuan's big plan?"

Fu Liangzuo, Wu Guangxin, Qu Tongfeng and others immediately looked at them angrily. The contempt in Xu Shuzheng's tone has always been so unpleasant. Xu Shuzheng is arrogant and has always been out of line with them. However, Duan Qirui is obedient to him, which makes them even more jealous.

Fu Liangzuo sneered and said, "Now that we need troops, it is naturally for the sake of loyalty to Lord Yuan, which has nothing to do with the court of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. We have 400,000 Beiyang strong brigades, enough to play a play! Let's learn from Zhao Kuangyin, play a Chen Qiao mutiny, and add Lord Yuan's yellow robe!"

Beiyang has thought about this, but no one is as loud as Fu Liangzuo.

Qu Tongfeng was shocked and said with a smile, "Brother, don't laugh! Lord Yuan still has feelings for the court, not to mention the orphans and widows in the Forbidden City are also pitiful..."

Xu Shuzheng's face became more disdainful, but his tone was very calm: "What else can you do besides nonsense? How much do you know about Lord Yuan's big plan? You can talk nonsense about these rebellious words here. It doesn't matter if you die, but it tarnishs Lord Yuan's reputation.

"You Zheng," Duan Qirui frowned at his subordinates who were angered by Xu Shuzheng and muttered, "What do you think?"

Xu Shuzheng smiled and said, "It's nothing. It was the strategy set last night to guard Hankou and Xiaogan. How crazy Ren Li's madman is. With his mob, he still dares to provoke our Beiyang camp, that is, he is really looking for death. As long as we keep these two important towns, we will take the initiative of Hubei, and we are not afraid that he will turn the sky around. If we fight back indiscriminately, it will be the heart of the madman Li. Isn't what he wants is a melee between the north and the south, which makes the peace discussion completely hopeless? Lord Yuan will never agree to this! What's more," Xu Shuzheng suddenly paused when he came here. Seeing that everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively, he continued: "Let's fight back. The madman Li comes and goes like the wind, and he shoots for another place. We haven't had an idea to eliminate him before, but what's the result? I can't touch their side at all! I don't know how many years and months it will take? The gains outweigh the losses. For the harassment of the madman Li, we might as well restrain the defense. Naturally, he will be helpless.

Although Fu Liangzuo and others were unhappy at Xu Shuzheng, they had to admit that he was reasonable.

The work of Li Madman's army has penetrated into the residents. The villagers almost escaped from nothing like the slogan "empty room clear field" on the wall of the Beiyang occupied area, and it seems that they have actively assisted Li Madman. Therefore, during the battle, the movement of the Beiyang Army was leaked to Li Madman in detail, but the information about Li Madman in the Beiyang Army was completely unknown. The behavior of the madman Li is capricious, and he can move after staying in one place for only a few days. In the steep mountainous areas, its guerrilla operations are very convenient. On the contrary, the operation of the Beiyang Army is very clumsy compared with the crazy Li, who is as light as an ape, because of the heavy equipment of the troops and individuals. Therefore, no matter how hard you pursue it, it is difficult to achieve great results.

Moreover, the "revolutionary" morale of the madman Li was very strong. The residents of the bandit area started to support the madman Li, and even women and children used bamboo baskets to help transport grenades. The Beiyang Army is often surrounded and attacked by enemies with big knives and falls into a bitter battle. It is more difficult to eliminate the madman Li than to eliminate the beard in the northeast. It's not because of the strength of the madman Li, or the trouble.

After a long time, Duan Qirui smiled and said with a relaxed face, "This is simple. The next step is to hand over to Feng Guozhang and take over the First Army as soon as possible.

Wu Guangxin said, "If you leave like this, Feng Juntong will be willing..."

Fu Liangzuo was surprised and said, "Lord Yuan's order, what else can he do if he doesn't leave?"

Xu Shuzheng sneered and said, "If you come, it will be our military unification."

Duan Qirui smiled and said, "Of course he doesn't want to. This is a reasonable thing. After a long time, he turned his hand to make concessions, and he was willing. Don't you hate me to death?" He shook his head and didn't say anything more. This is the words of Feng Guozhang's heart. He said it thoroughly and clear, and everyone nodded silently.

"After Feng Juntong returns to Beijing, it may not be of great use!" Xu Shuzheng's eyes flashed faintly, and a few words broke out of his teeth, "He is the main soldier, and he has been in the imperial guard, and the Zongshe Party does not regard him as his own. After several twists and turns and many years of worries, Lord Yuan's thoughts are beyond our reach. This cannon has been lit, do you understand?"

Duan Qirui was stunned by his tone. He shook his body and stared at Xu Shuzheng and said, "You mean..."

"If Feng Juntong returns to Beijing, he will not go to Chahar to serve as the commander of the imperial guard." Xu Shuzheng said slowly, with his eyes glowing like gray and green, "Will you believe it?"

Duan Qirui believes it! He has figured everything out. Unexpectedly, he tried his best to crowd out and suppress Feng Guozhang, but he made him rise again.

Duan Qirui's heart beat wildly, trying to hide his panic and uneasiness, and said, "It's too sudden. The thunder is too late to cover his ears, and he can't recover for a moment. I remember that Feng Guozhang was stuffed into the imperial guard. At the beginning, he was like exiled in the North Sea. How dare Lord Yuan had been prepared for it for a long time!"

Xu Shuzheng laughed and said, "Only when the imperial guard is in the hands of Feng Guozhang can Lord Yuan rest assured in Beijing. Tao Beile, Liang Bi stares at Lord Yuan and us like a thief every day. How can we achieve it? Don't you hear that if you guard against this, you will be alienated from it? Thanks to you, you are familiar with the art of war, but you don't know how to build a plan and secretly plan to do it! He used his mind to guard against Lord Yuan and us, so he just fell into Lord Yuan's plan!" Xu Shuzheng smiled and said, "Feng Juntong is different from Lord Yuan. He openly opposes making peace with the people's army, and strongly emphasizes organizing the army to attack the south. He has won the trust of Liangbi and other relatives and nobles, so that he can find out the situation of the royal family. This is in the art of war! It's unprepared and unexpected!"

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