226 Retreat on

Beijing, Scylla Hutong.

Since entering Beijing, Yuan Shikai has not been seriously in the Prime Minister's government of Dongtangzi Hutong for a while. He just stayed in his old nest in Scylla Hutong and watched the changes of the capital and the south with all his strength. After half a year of turmoil, Beiyang has also been thrown up and down, making Yuan Gongbao, who has always been well-maintained, look a little older.

Yuan Shikai has re-eigned the political stage, and he is not worried that someone may move a house for him one day. Some people say that it is understandable that he has a "unre-of-a-night sleep." Therefore, when Yuan Shikai was used, he did not take office immediately, which was his reason. When you arrive in Beijing, you seldom enter the Forbidden City and rarely go to the Prime Minister's Hall of Dongtangzi Hutong, which is also his reason.

"Father, have you read Duan Juntong's message? In the bitterness of the Beiyang Army, the officers trained by dozens of our small stations, the front line of the cooperative battalions are scrambling to send urgently needed to supplement, but the Yangtze River waterway is not connected, and the Beijing-Han Railway is not connected. He knows that it is difficult for us to deliver food, ammunition and other supplies to the front line... He has ruined his father's explanation, and there is still face here. I'm bitter! Do it for him first! And Feng Juntong, who watched Duan Juntong make a fool of himself in Hankou, did not reach out and pull a hand, so that Beiyang lost the army and humiliated his prestige. It should also be done!"

It was talking about Yuan Keding. From the beginning, he shouted that he was going to do Duan Qirui. Now that Duan Qirui has planted such a big heel in Hubei, Yuan Keding is the most blatant opponent of Duan Qirui. Or is Mr. Yuan the most aware of Duan Qirui's future threat? Think about it, if Mr. Yuan wants to inherit Beiyang from his old man, the first nail to be pulled out must be Duan Qirui! After that, there are two other two of the three heroes of Beiyang...

Yuan Shikai smiled and left the fold in his hand. He still knew his son's dark thoughts, but he didn't go to break it. It's a good thing that my son has such an eye. He glanced at Zhao Bingjun, who sat aside and only smiled without saying anything: "What should I do? Its logistics supply line has been repeatedly hit. Transport troops were attacked, logistics supply warehouses were destroyed, and similar reports came one after another. Naturally, you know very well what will it mean if the combat troops lose ammunition and replenishment? In order to ensure that the front-line operations could proceed smoothly, Duan Qirui also spared no effort and suddenly sent the Mixed Association from Xinyang to deliver ammunition and supply to the front line. Unexpectedly, his transport force was reimbursed by the Li Crazy Army, and half of our huge supply materials fell into the hands of his enemies. Duan Qirui besieged and suppressed the madman Li twice, but he fell to the end of losing soldiers and generals... This defeat is not a crime of war! The lonely army went deep into the hinterland of Hubei, and the Beiyang generals had been opposed to it before. Duan Qirui complained nothing more than an order for me to retreat. Moreover, he even thought of an excuse... He officially sent a note to the consuls of various countries stationed in Hankou and announced that the purpose of the battle against the bandit army in Hubei had been achieved, so he retreated from the current defense area and restored the original situation to show the sincerity of the Beiyang army to make peace..."

Yuan Keding said hatefully, "This is not knowing to admit that he lost to Li Madman in the Hubei battlefield!" Good boy, it can also be regarded as defeating Beiyang, and he is not famous all over the world! The Southern Democratic Party has not shouted against the sky! The Beiyang Army has made such a big scandal, and the prestige has been swept away for decades. Duan Qirui can't absolve himself from the blame!"

Yuan Shikai still smiled. He had already figured out the thoughts of Yuan Keding, the eldest son. Yuan Keding, the prince of Beiyang, did want to suppress Duan Qirui and other Beiyang generals, and he felt a little jealous that Duan Qirui and others stole the limelight. All kinds of piles are mixed together, which makes him not like Duan Qirui and others now. But when it comes to this war, if Duan Qirui is really done, it will be admitted to the world that the Beiyang army was defeated in Hubei.

Now, the Beiyang Army is at least in the active position in Hubei, although it is only the initiative to retreat, at least as Yang Shiqi and Yang Du said, there is still a war of words to fight. Duan Qirui, a boy, actually saw the situation so clearly. Over the years, there have been some people in his screen, so he should be vigilant...

How to deal with this madman Li? To be honest, Yuan Shikai also feels that he has a headache. All the original means are of no use to him at all. This guy is soft and hard. Even if he is forced into the most dangerous situation, this guy can always struggle ashore and get some benefits...

Judging from the previous combat practice, the miscellaneous army of the Southern People's Party can indeed rarely defeat the Beiyang Army. However, most of the Li Crazy Army that participated in the battle on the front battlefield of Hubei this time is the Qing Hubei New Army. Naturally, the quality and equipment of officers and soldiers are naturally better than those miscellaneous troops. This is what Yuan Shikai didn't expect. After this battle, Yuan Shikai finally had a new understanding of Li Madman's direct revolutionary army.

Feng Guozhang, who has been fighting for the war, said in the "Opinions on the Rapid Settlement of the Hubei Incident" to Yuan Shikai after the war in Qianjialing: "The center of the enemy's resistance is neither the people of the thirteen southern provinces, nor the will of the important people of the Alliance and the Democratic Party, let alone all of them, including some local miscellaneous armies. Millions of people's army lies only in the resistance of Li Xiang's direct army, with Li Xiang as the center and young officers of the Hubei New Army as the main body. With the existence of this army, we can quickly and peacefully resolve the incident, and there is no difference between seeking fish.

Feng Guozhang highly respects Li Madman, believing that if he doesn't solve Li Madman, it is difficult to make peace!

In this battle, Beiyang not only underestimated the combat effectiveness of Li Fengzi's army, but also ignored a more important factor, that is, the strength of the local people. Before the beginning of the battle, the local people, under the organization of Li Xiang's government, cooperated with the revolutionary army to destroy the main traffic arteries between Wushengguan and Xiaogan, as well as the Jinghan Railway. Even the land between this area was turned over one layer and became new soil, so that the Beiyang Army could not use it, and its combat effectiveness was corresponding. It has weakened. In addition, the local people actively responded to the government's call to clean up the walls and organize various forms of militias and self-defense forces to cooperate with the revolutionary army. When the power of the people is organized, that kind of power is the most terrible. That is to say, as Li Madman shouted in the famous People's Daily: "The deepest root of the great power of war exists among the people. The main reason why Beiyang dares to bully us lies in the unorganized state of the people of Hubei. Overcoming this shortcoming, we put Beiyang in front of tens of thousands of us who stood up and made it rush into the fire like a bison. We will scare it with a call, and this bison must be burned to death.

That's exactly why the Beiyang Army was the enemy in Hubei. At the same time, the logistics supply lines of the attacking Beiyang Army troops were almost cut off, and the food bombs of the front-line troops were almost used up.

In this case, under such circumstances, what choice could Yuan Shikai have? He had no choice but to give the order to retreat from the whole line.

Yuan Shikai wrote an order in his heart and said, "The bandit army is tenacious and is still lurking in the area of the Beijing-Han railway line. In order to avoid unfavorable situation, our army should quickly turn to the north position in order to restore its combat effectiveness, and should be closely guarded against the pursuit of the bandit army.

Yuan Keding's face was embarrassed, and failure was such a pain.

Yuan Shikai talked stalkingly, and his face did not fluctuate at all. The city government in his heart was deeply confused. When talking about the reason for this withdrawal, he said, "The main force of our army has entered Yangxia Pingdi, and Wuchang is in front of us. It is not difficult to attack and occupy Wuchang. However, according to the purpose of this battle, in order to save the Chinese civilization from catastrophe, the people of the three towns of Wuhan suffered less military disasters, and in order to show the sincerity of peace, after defeating a large number of bandits, they had to return to the original place..."

Obviously, Yuan Shikai is also looking for an excuse for his withdrawal. Many people still believe this excuse. After all, Feng Guozhang has an advantage in Hankou, which is indisputable. But now the withdrawal of troops is helpless, so we have to quarrel.

Anyway, the Beiyang Army did begin to retreat.

Yuan Shikai is not afraid of Li's madman or anything else, but he is afraid that he will destroy the peace agreement. Now he takes the initiative to withdraw his troops and give him Hubei. I hope that the madman Li will get such a big advantage, so don't always embarrass him and go to the north-south peace. It's just that this madman Li really can't see through it. If you want this guy to follow Lao Yuan's script, Lao Yuan is really not sure. The madman Li is soft and hard. I still miss Li Yuanhong. This fat man is really good, but his ability is too poor. He lost to Li Madman...

Thinking of the madman Li, what exactly does this boy want? In the stormy era, is such a person a blessing or a disaster?

Yuan Shikai had a headache. Suddenly, he felt that Zhao Bingjun had not spoken. He suddenly turned his head and asked him, "Zhi'an. Are you recuperating again? What do you think? Let's talk about it!"

Zhao Bingjun seemed to be suddenly awakened from his thoughts by Yuan Shikai's words. Oh, there was no usual romantic smile on his face. I'm just frowning and thinking about something.

"Yuan Gong, Li Madman, what he did in Hubei, to be honest. We will soon see what we are looking for. His People's Daily must have echoing actions! Just by examining what he did in the Wuchang Rebellion, we can understand that there is no People's Daily calling for him to gather the Democratic Party in major cities. The turmoil in 1911 can spread so quickly, half of the country in a blink of an eye! Sun Cannon is such a person who can amplify cannon. He is righteous everywhere and does not know how to use such means. He has never caused such a huge trend! Recently, the group of guys who waved the flag and shouted for him in the People's Daily must have action. Let's just wait and see... I'm just worried that the changes in the situation in Hubei will inevitably break the balance of foreigners in Hankou. What will the foreigners do?"

Yuan Shikai's face moved and said coldly, "Now Hankou is not the tail of our Beiyang... Let's think about how to win this war of words with Li Madman. The prestige of the Beiyang army can no longer be lost, otherwise who will be afraid of us!"

Zhao Bingjun was stunned: "Mr. Yuan, Xiao Dongyang is increasing troops in the northeast. We have to guard against the situation. The story of Jiawu is not as good as well! Hankou, I'm afraid it's an excuse. After all, it's too far away from the Dongying Islands, and the first one is our Beiyang!"

In the First Sino-Japanese War, someone once said that he was the culprit, and he also hated Xiao Dongyang. But Zhao Bingjun is right. The first to conflict with Xiao Dongyang must be his Beiyang territory.

But Yuan Shikai also looks like iron and has no intention of giving in at all. He said, "I, the tens of thousands of new troops in Beiyang, the Beiyang Marine Division, are all furnishings? The Mauser and Krper equipped by the Beiyang Army are much more advanced than the Imperial Army of the Little East. Britain and France, these powerful hegemons, the original agreement of concerted action in the Beijing diplomatic corps, are not allowed to interfere alone, and Xiao Dongyang is in chaos!"

He added another sentence firmly: "In Bohai Haikou, I have been operating in Beiyang for 20 years. It is no longer the era of Li Laozhongtang. The ship is strong and powerful, and there is a deep and unshakable momentum. It is difficult to repeat the story of Jiawu!"

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