94 soldiers under the city

The busy and crowded paths were crowded with retreating troops and refugees, which gathered on the ferry in Hanshui, Fancheng, so crowded. Han, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, is full of water, and the gunboats of the Yangtze River Fleet, which sailed 500 tons of Jiangchu. Those large cargo ships sent from Hankou are often broken down, because these 100-ton ferries are overloaded every time. However, on the bank of the Han River, there are still many carriages and stretchers full of wounded who can't cross the river.

Li, who took the entourage to inspect the ferry, wanted to see this scene. His heart was like a knife, but he could not help it.

People seem to see the extraordinary identity of Li Xiang and his party, and they all gathered around to ask:

"How is the situation in Fancheng?"

"Will we give up Xiangyang?"

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"We will not give up Xiangyang!" Li wanted to say to the injured, "It's impossible to give up!" As long as I am here, I will never allow the Beiyang Army to destroy our home like last time! We have nowhere to retreat. Xiangyang is the last barrier to protect our home!"

However, when people asked Li Xiang when the ship would come to transport them away, Li Xiang was speechless. Even Li Xiang, a layman, can see that the busy Hanshui Channel has been operating at full capacity. People need to evacuate from this channel, the wounded need to evacuate from this channel, the indispensable strategic materials on the front line need to be transported in this channel, and the troops supporting Xiangyang also need to be transported in this channel...

Li Xiang walked all the way in silence, and the wounded lay in the snow. The bandages on his body were stained with blood and smoke, which looked like colored bark, and a few poor medical staff in a hurry were exhausted.

"I'll help." Ms. Xu Zonghan took two steps and turned back, "Li Shuai, in my name, I sent a telegram to Ms. Zhang Zhujun, president of the Shanghai Red Cross, asking her to organize a group of rescuers to come to Wuchang!"

"Oh?" Li thought for a moment, "Yes, yes, yes... Did you hear that? Son of a bitch, don't go!"

In Li Xiang's scolding, a golden eagle guard ran up to summon his feet.

There is a field hospital next to the ferry. Li wanted to go into the operating room, where he was operating on a soldier who was forced to hit the back with shrapnel. The faces of surgeons and nurses are whiter than their overalls. Li wanted to know at a glance that they were exhausted because of overwork and lack of sleep.

The injured man was moaning, and there was blood-red gauze in the basin next to the operating table. The doctor looked at Li Xiang and seemed to recognize him, but he didn't say anything. He bowed his head and continued to work.

The doctor was fooled by Li Xiang from Hankou Chinese and Western Hospital, the doctor who operated on Tang Yuewan. He has just finished an operation and is going to do the next one. I don't know how many it is today.

Another soldier with a head injury was carried to the operating table. He whispered something intermittently. When the bandage was removed from the wound, the blue veins on his forehead protrude and flowed like a waterfall of cold sweat. It must hurt very much," Li thought to himself. But he just clenched his teeth and moaned, and he didn't shout.

The situation on other operating tables is the same. Li Xiang, who killed people on the battlefield, felt dizzy and felt a little palpitated. Every time I come to the battlefield hospital, my heart is extremely depressed, as if I am about to suffocate!

Li wanted to leave the ferry with a heavy heart and passed a village destroyed by the artillery of the Beiyang Army. The dilapidated houses were demolished by the revolutionary army to build a shelter or burned as firewood. After all, this is a cold winter.

The revolutionary army shelter in this ruins is located in the underground shelter, which is cleverly disguised with bushes. Li wants to see Zhao Youcheng, who should have been in Fancheng.

"We have been unable to contact the reinforcements led by Zhang Zheng. I came out to find him." Zhao Youcheng explained.

"You are lucky." Zhang Zheng laughed and said, "If I don't patrol with the general, you don't know when to find it. The location of my headquarters is a military secret."

Everyone will laugh.

After that, everyone exchanged information and discussed the map for a while.

Li Xiang said, "Looking at this posture, the Beiyang army decided to seize Xiangyang at all costs. Our army can't hand over Xiangyang to the enemy, can't continue to retreat, and has nowhere to retreat. I don't want to fight the Yangxia defense again. You should all see the retreating wave of refugees in the area north of Xiangyang. You should be able to understand my feelings. I know that the defense of the city is not our specialty. Our specialty is to destroy the enemy in the movement, but this time, we can't retreat!" Finally, he asked, "Comrade Zhao, how do you understand this task?"

Zhao Youcheng didn't expect that Marshal Li would ask him such a question, but he didn't need to think too much about it, because everything was very clear and self-evident. He immediately replied, "We can't hand over the city to the enemy. Xiangyang is very important to all our soldiers and civilians in Ezhou. The loss of this city will not only frustrate the morale of the revolutionary soldiers and civilians, but also open the doors of Hubei, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces, which is enough to shake the Yangtze River Basin. I will take all measures to defend Xiangyang. I swear that I will never leave this city. I will do everything I can to stick to it, either hold on to Xiangyang or die in battle!"

After Zhao Youcheng finished speaking, he deeply felt the heavy burden on his shoulders. Have you overestimated yourself and overestimated your strength? The task is arduous, because the enemy has been under the city.

"There's no need to be so nervous." Li wanted to pat Zhao Youcheng's stiff shoulders, "Let's study the enemy and analyze their campaign attempts and tactical ideas. Let's have a beautiful battle to defend the city!"

Li Xiang came to the map, pointed to the two arrow signs representing the Beiyang Army on the map and said, "Use two wedges to insert the depth of our army's defense, and then meet at a certain point. This is the basis of the Beiyang Army's traditional zhan ideas and campaign attempts inherited from the German army. Because the Beiyang Army has an advantage in artillery, they can easily break through our defense line and insert wedges, creating an illusion of encirclement, thus forcing our army to retreat. However, as long as you use tenacious defense or counterattack to stop or smash one of the wedges, the other will hang in the air and lose its support.

Li Xiang seems to have a natural keen sense of smell about the strategic aspects of the overall situation.

"Tactically, the Beiyang Army, which is under the German Army, also has a rigid formula like his teacher." Zhang Zheng said, "Before the marching army attacks, it must be covered by artillery. As long as this order is disrupted, the attack of the Beiyang Army will be frustrated, and their troops will be defeated and retreated. The Beiyang Army could not withstand the sudden attack of our army, especially the bombardment of artillery and mortars. Every time we attacked the dense enemy with artillery, we beat them head-to-head. The Beiyang army was afraid of white-edged close combat. They began to shoot with guns one kilometer or more away from our army, and the bullet range could not even reach half the distance. They fired guns to embolden themselves, and at the same time, they also wanted to scare our soldiers. They are afraid that our troops will approach them in the counter-attack, and often lie down on the spot immediately or escape.

When analyzing the tactics and campaign methods of the strong enemy in Beiyang, they are trying to find measures and methods to deal with the enemy. In particular, we often consider how to eliminate or weaken the advantage of the German Air Force on the battlefield and the psychological impact of this advantage on our soldiers.

"During the defense of Yangxia, the battle with the Qing patrol battalion and the Beiyang army. At that time, we lacked artillery support, so we had to attack at the fire of enemy cannons and machine guns. We ran to catch the enemy, so that the enemy's artillery did not have time to revise the ruler to bombard us. The soldiers shouted in unison, "Go forward!" Rush up, which determines the end of the battle, because our charge is unstoppable. Marshal Li really talked to the big guy's heart.

Finally, Li wanted to conclude, "The best way to fight against the Beiyang Army is to change various methods to fight with the enemy during the day or night. We should get as close to the enemy as possible so that the enemy's superior artillery cannot bomb our forward positions or trenches. Every Beiyang soldier should feel that he is under the threat of the bayonet of the revolutionary army. I think it is precisely in this city battle that the enemy can be forced to accept close combat and defeat the trump card in the enemy's hand.

After Li wanted to get out of the shelter, the sun had set, and his psychology was quite optimistic.

"I finally found you." The Narcissus said and jumped out of the car.

"What's the matter?" Li wants to have a bad feeling.

"Look for yourself."

The daffodil handed me a thin piece of paper.

This is a clear code telegram jointly taken by Cai Yuanpei and other five special envoys to the Nanjing Provisional Government on March 2, 1992:

"President Sun Jian: Pei and others were ordered to welcome Yuan Jun to take office in Ning. On the 27th of the previous month, he reached Yuan Jun with this face, and Yuan Jun was also very willing to go south. As soon as the left-behind person was planned, he could go. On the 29th, the Beijing mutiny disturbed Jinbao. In the past few days, Yuan Jun has been apptifying the soldiers and civilians in various places. He should be stationed by various countries to restore order and calm people's hearts. He can't leave Beijing. It is not particularly appealing to the north, that is, the south should also have sympathy when he hears it. According to what he has seen and heard, Pei and others have made a telegram. I hereby send a telegram to show that he knows that Yuan Jun does not need to go south, and Yuan Jun entrusted Vice President Li Yuanhong Jun to Nanjing to listen. The purpose of Pei and others's welcome has been eliminated, and it seems that he should go back to the south to Chen. I would like to hear it first and pray for a reply. Yuan Pei and so on. Fish."

Miss Song Ling rang the door of Sun Yat-sen's office.

"Please come in."

"Sir, have you decided to give in again?"

She looked at the proposed document to move the national government from Nanjing to Beijing.

Sun Yat-sen raised his head from the document.

Even though she knew that Yuan Shikai had done it again and again, Miss Song was still puzzled by Sun Yat-sen's real power and repeated compromise.

"But sir, if Li Shuai can..."

"Good age," Sun Yat-sen interrupted her. After the mutiny in Beijing, there were mutiny in Baoding and Tianjin one after another. Duan Qirui, a general of the Beiyang Army, tore up the armistice agreement and launched a fierce attack in Xiangyang. Rumors have spread in the south, and people are panicked. Many rich officials and businessmen have brought fine and soft goods to the concessions of various countries, and there is an endless stream of people transporting clothes and cages.

Beijing, Tianjin, the general meetings of commerce, the councils and the Shunzhi Council, etc., shouted in unison; or accused the Nanjing Provisional Government of "discuss over the location" and "made this great change"; or wrote to Yuan Shikai, demanding that "declaration will never go south". Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Jiang Guiti and other Beiyang generals jointly called a telegram, advocating that "the interim government is located in Beijing, and it will be difficult for the president to leave Beijing for the time being, and a unified government must be formed on the eve."

During the Beijing mutiny, the embassy area in Dongjiaomin Lane was immediately under martial law, and soldiers from all over the world were armed with live ammunition. The ministers of various countries in Beijing gathered at the British embassies to discuss the response steps. It is said that "the current situation in China is the same as that of the Gengzi year, and there is no ability to maintain order, and all countries must do their own ways."

After this meeting, several actions have been taken:

I. Japan's warships in Yantai came to Dagu to communicate with telecommunications in Beijing, Tianjin, Dagu and foreign countries. The military news from various countries was transmitted from the radio of the Italian Embassy to Huangcun, from Huangcun to Dagu.

II. Countries urgently transfer troops to Beijing, and each country is limited to 200 people.

III. Organize the International Corps, and 700 armed personnel from the embassies will gather at the British Consulate at 10 a.m. on March 6 to inspect the streets of Beijing to maintain the situation in Beijing. On March 3, the foreign soldiers went out of Chongwen Gate from Chang'an Street and circled around the outer city, and returned to Dongjiaomin Lane from Zhengyang Gate.

After the mutiny in Tianjin and Baoding, various countries sent troops to Tianjin and Baoding. Because of the three places of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding, foreign military vehicles were on the way. On March 3, 150 American soldiers arrived in Beijing, and on the 5th, 400 Japanese soldiers arrived in Beijing. Britain sent four military officers from Beijing to lead 800 soldiers to Tianjin, and 30 soldiers from Tianjin to escort more than 70 boxes of bullets and other military items to Beijing. Germany transferred more than 100 soldiers from Qingdao to Beijing. Other countries also have soldiers every day. N come. There are foreign soldiers patrolling along the road in Baoding and Zhengding. There are many foreign soldiers stationed in Tianjin, especially the largest number of Japanese soldiers. Foreign heavy troops are stationed in Military Grain City, Beitang, Shanhaiguan, Kaiping and Tangshan.

The embassies of various countries are most concerned about the lives and property of overseas Chinese businessmen and expatriates in various countries. When it changed, they wrote to Yuan Shikai to request the protection of the lives and property of foreign businessmen. From the north of Chongwenmen in Beijing to the entrance of Zongbu Hutong, there is a lot of Japanese commerce. Since March 2, all Japanese stores will have two Japanese soldiers guarded by a gun. The British Embassy sent commissioners to visit expatriates in various places in Tianjin. The German envoy sent 20 soldiers to Zhili Jingxing to protect the coal mine. In an official document to Yuan, the diplomatic corps questioned whether Yuan would continue the treaties concluded by the Qing Dynasty.

Yuan Shikai replied to the ministers of various countries in a sub-letter, with the following contents: (i) to prevent countries from dispatching troops to Beijing separately; (ii) emphasizing that the capital is now calm, and there will be no surprise in the future, and how he can try his best to maintain the status quo; (iii) Li Chen's mutiny will never affect international relations, and all treaties concluded in the past by the Qing Dynasty are I will admit and keep it.

For a moment, the situation in the north seems to be very tense, as if "internal and external troubles" are coming one after another. Yuan Shikai took "dispatching the army" and "coping with diplomacy" as a good reason, saying that "it is difficult to do it for the time being."

After the mutiny subsided, the senior generals of the Beiyang Army issued a telegram, claiming that "the provisional government must be located in Beijing, and it will be difficult for the president to leave Beijing for a while", but a unified government "must be formed overnight". At the same time, various social groups in the north have also called the Nanjing Provisional Government, accusing the dispute over the construction of the capital as a tragic mutiny, claiming that if Yuan Shikai goes south, "we dare to fight for hundreds of thousands of compatriots, we will climb the rut and cry." Yuan Shikai's staff constantly reminded Nanjing: "Now that the whole country advocates revolution, people's hearts are turbulent, and it is difficult to maintain the order in the north. In the current situation, if we can't dispatch and press down in time to ensure local peace, it will easily cause a disaster for foreign troops against our country, which should be paid real attention to." The great powers seemed to deliberately cooperate with this kind of public opinion. British Reuters sent a special telegram: "The direct reason for this mutiny is that the politicians in Nanjing and Yuan have disputes. They do not trust Yuan, and they must ask Yuan to take an oath in Nanjing." The persistence of all politicians in Nanjing is full of enthusiasm, and they do not think about the overall situation. Today, the north is disturbed by this. This is the most dangerous future of the republic. The foreign diplomatic mission in Beijing decided to "give moral support to the existing ruling authorities" by sending more than 700 soldiers from various countries to patrol the streets of Beijing, and at the same time mobilize more than 1,000 soldiers from Tianjin to reinforce the embassy guards in Beijing.

The governors of all provinces who support Yuan Shikai have sent out telegrams one after another, declaring: "If you give up Nanjing, you will die if you leave Beijing, you will die. The situation in Jinling will be better than Yanjing. It is still a time to judge the situation and be accommodated." It is even asserted that if there is no further dispute, it will lead to the death of the soldiers, the people, the country and the death of the species.

In fact, Sun Yat-sen's first reaction to the Beijing mutiny was to send troops north to help Yuan Shikai calm down the chaos. He even telegramed to Beijing that Nanjing was ready to send troops to the north. However, Yuan Shikai said that the situation was stable and there was no need for "far labor brigade" in Nanjing.

The envoys of Nanjing finally understood that it is not only impossible to build the capital of Nanjing and Yuan Shikai to go south, but also the intention of Nanjing to send troops to the north is also extremely dangerous - not to mention that the foreign minister of Beijing is extremely dangerous to go north to the southern army. As long as the Beiyang army is concerned, the northward of the southern army is tantamount to the battle between the two armies. Cai Yuanpei called Sun Yat-sen in a row to report on the situation in Beijing in detail, and suggested that Nanjing change its original intention. Cai Yuanpei put forward two suggestions to Sun Yat-sen: "First, eliminate the request of Yuan Junnan's trip; second, determine the location of the provisional government to Beijing." The specific way to let Yuan Shikai take office in Beijing is: "Yuan Jun takes office in Beijing, and he agrees with Nanjing and Wuchang that the prime minister of the cabinet will organize a unified government in Nanjing and explain it to the temporary government office set up before Nanjing."

This is almost the only and final compromise.

The bottom line of this compromise is: whether Yuan Shikai goes south or not, the handover of the regime of the Republic of China must be carried out in Nanjing, because it symbolizes that Yuan Shikai received power from the Nanjing provisional government rather than the former dynasty.

Sun Yat-sen called back and agreed with Cai Yuanpei's suggestion. The wording of the telegram is full of helplessness, worry, and even anger:

...Unified organization, let Yuan Gong make a cheap judgment. Beijing, the original owner of the article, cannot establish a government because it is in the sphere of influence of outsiders. Today, there are a lot of troops, especially compared with the past. The public and others are also persible. What can I say? At this time, he organized in the north and threw himself into the net. He was afraid that it would be the continuation of Goryeo and Annan in the future. If you fight for it again at this time, you will be forced to talk about the public and have a love map. Therefore, the article wants to be dismissed within ten days to show the world. I still look forward to Xiangcheng, so I don't have to look for the north. Today, there is only a small movement of troops in the north, and the hearts of the people in the south are still not unified. Xiangcheng does not go south, and the provisional government migrates instantly. How can it not be separated on a different day? I still want to see the teaching.

The telegram is enough to show how unspeakable suffering Sun Yat-sen is in.

In particular, the Nanjing Provisional Government held a meeting to vote on Yuan Shikai's inauguration in Beijing.

At the venue sat Tang Zaili, a military attache sent by Yuan Shikai and Fan Yuanli, the undersecretary of education. Fan Yuanli handed Tang Zaili a simple speech prepared by Yuan Shikai before leaving Beijing. Tang Zaili stood up and read it to the legislators who attended the meeting:

"Since Shikai was elected as the interim president, the Nanjing Provisional Government has repeatedly urged the south to take office, and sent a special envoy to the north to welcome him on February 28. Since then, he went south as a deputy. The situation in the north of Nai is quite unstable. Letters and telegrams from provincial officials and the army come frequently. Xianyu Shikai should not leave Beijing for the time being, to maintain the overall situation, and even dissuade Shikai from going south with a mutiny. This wind can't last long. In order to take this wind urgently, I didn't dissipate the public, so I didn't leave Beijing and go south to take office. I understand that the princes and others must put the country first, regardless of etiquette, and consider the power. Yu allowed Shikai to take the oath in Beijing..."

is just a dozen words. As soon as Tang Zaili finished reading it, the legislators under the stage unanimously applauded and agreed, which was unexpected.

After the inexplicable "unified applause", the Senate of the Nanjing Provisional Government passed a resolution: "I. The Senate sent a telegram that President Yuan allowed him to take office in Beijing; II. After President Yuan received the call, he sent a call to the Senate to take the oath; III. After the Senate received the oath, he sent a telegram to accept office and notified the whole country; 4. Yuan Da After the president takes office, the names of the Prime Minister and the officials to be sent will be sent to the Senate and ask for their consent. Fifth, after the appointment of the Prime Minister and the State Council members are appointed, they will receive the matters of the interim government in Nanjing; 6. President Sun will begin to be dismissed on the day of the explanation.

Sun Yat-sen knows the so-called six articles. This is just the last face.

Sun Yat-sen thought of this and let out a helpless sigh: "I have my own moderation. Thank you for your hard work these days. If you want to go back to Shanghai..."

This time it's Miss Song's turn to take the lead: "I'm still willing to continue to assist you, no matter what your identity has changed."

Sun Yat-sen put down his pen: "Next, I will go back to my hometown to visit my eldest brother and wife. You can take advantage of this to take a big vacation."

Miss Song smiled decently and couldn't see any embarrassment.

A group of foreign journalists in Min Lane in the eastern suburbs are also encouraging discussions on this matter.

"On the day of the mutiny," said Mo Lixun, a reporter of The Times in Beijing, "I was walking along the street called Wangfujing, and I happened to see that the house near my house had caught fire. Across the street was the largest market in Beijing. This huge building, together with a theater covering several acres, also He was set on fire by the soldiers. The rioters quickly took control of the whole East City. They robbed Jie from door to door. Many people started a fire because the oil lamp was knocked down - of course, many of them deliberately set fire, causing far more damage than the looting. I used to think that the third town was a completely trusted force, but now when I see the officers and soldiers pile up the stolen things in the foreign affairs compound under the eyes of the president, I think this scene is really terrible, and the officers are worse than soldiers, because they are commanding the robbery.

Mor Jun came to a conclusion that he thought was great: "China's future depends entirely on how to deal with this situation. If you take a muddy approach and bribe people to gag them, then the country will be doomed.

"In the chaotic mutiny, there is a phenomenon that caught my attention." Mo Li followed a mysterious smile.

"Quickly, don't sell it!"

"The residence of the Manchurian people was not damaged, and no shop opened by the Manchus was robbed, and there was no attempt to break into any mansion of the Prince of Manchuria, including the palace, of course. The residence of the empress dowager's father, Grandpae Huizheng, was looted and set on fire by gunners in the third town. His family fled to the neighboring Nishi Hongan Temple in Japan to take refuge. However, this is the only exception. Mo Lixun's conclusion is: "It must be because of fear that the Han people do not touch Manchu's property. At present, the number of Manchu soldiers in Beijing greatly exceeds that of the Han people, at least four to one. They are a group of cowardly, decadent and weak people, otherwise they can take the opportunity to do something great to restore the dynasty.

"In March 1, the anti-repressing troops sent by Yuan Shikai went to the streets, and the third town of the mutiny was ordered to leave the capital and move to Liangxiang, Liulihe and Zhuozhou. The law enforcement team arrested a lot of people in the street, all of which were not the officers and soldiers of the third town. When they met the pedestrians with packages in their hands, they were in a hurry and immediately ordered the guards to catch them, straightened them on the spot, and hung their heads in the public. There are three bamboo poles or wooden poles to hang the human head on a shelf, and some are hung directly on the telegraph pole. There are bloody heads hanging in the south of Dongsi, Dengshikou, Xidan, Xisi and Qianmen Bridge, to show President Yuan's determination to resolutely maintain public security and kill a hundred people. No less than 30 or 40 people have been killed. Mo Lixun said, "At the beginning of the 20th century, in which other country in the world, there was a bloody head hanging high?"

Foreign journalists agree that Chinese people who do not understand the true meaning of republic are fighting for the "rein republic". China is indeed a "very awkward country that is difficult to evaluate with Western ideas".

Japanese reporter Atsuke Sahara said: "In any case, I have no confidence in a republican China, because Chinese people, regardless of their status, are all small tyrants in terms of their temperament and temperament. However, at present, Chinese people are almost full of the idea that they can get blessings from the republic. And they don't know what the republican system is, and it's useless for them to act blindly and argue with them. In my opinion, let go of the Chinese people and let them taste the pain, and then a political party will come out to save the current situation, wake up and save the people. Without the emperor, Yuan will never be able to govern this country... I hope the great powers can realize the serious situation in China without an emperor and the impossible for China to establish a republic. You have seen the actual situation of riots in Beijing and its adjacent areas. The people of the Far East, especially China, are used to being ruled by an autocratic monarch. The emperor is like God in the East. It is impossible to unite the people without the emperor. I want to say that China is so pitiful! China is really a very awkward country that is difficult to evaluate with Western ideas!"

Zidane, the Far East Commissioner of Paris Daily, said with an authentic Beijing film: "China is strange, and it is quite rare to find the truth. Sun Yuan's victory or defeat cannot unify China in any aspect. The provinces are suspicious of each other and jealous of each other, that is, there are sages, and they are also dedicated to the interests of their provinces. There are no people who are willing to sacrifice public welfare and take care of the overall situation.