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Wuhan.

This is the summer of 1913, and it is another hot summer day.

In the oval office, a huge map of China has been hung under the bloody five-star red flag. Li Xiang is pointing to the north-south war area on the map and said grimly to Zeng Gao and Li Xiping: "War finally broke out - the Second Revolution! If we had been tough enough in 1911, nothing would have happened to the second revolution today.

Zeng Gao and Li Xiping listened silently.

"We will not declare independence for the time being - I will not tremble like a mental patient in front of Yuan Shikai, and I will not give up our rights and the fruits of the revolution! - Continue to prepare! If the Beiyang army gets involved, it will resolutely fight back!"

"Do you have the right to send troops to war without the approval of the Hubei District Council?" Li Xiping asked.

The democratic construction in Hubei has begun to take shape, so Li Xiping asked such a question.

The iron-fisted Marshal Li replied, "If a robber breaks into your home, you don't have to run to the police station to get approval to shoot him to death. You may get stuck in a lengthy debate in Congress and keep your hands completely unable to move. As the commander-in-chief and according to the regulations of Ezhou, you have the right to do so.

Li Xiping smiled slightly, but Zeng Gao frowned slightly.

Li Xiang sighed, "In the past year, I have done everything possible to prevent this crisis. Now, they have to do everything we can for this country. In my opinion, the ongoing second revolution is like a repeat of the Xinhai crisis on a larger scale. Yuan Shikai's Beiyang reactionaries are testing the weak links of our force. We must meet their threat and not get involved in a nationwide war.

"Is it possible?" Zeng Gao grinned and smiled bitterly.

"Try it." Lixiang sincerely said to them, "I have been the head of Hubei for more than a year, and I have also spent a year preparing, avoiding, and making the decisions I have to make tonight. What I want to let you know is that this decision is not just for Hubei. This decision is also for China.

Li thought that this decision was to stand by and watch the force mastered by Li Liejun and other reformers being eliminated by Yuan Shikai. Sun Yat-sen could only rely on him when he had no force. He used the hand of Yuan Shikai to eliminate political enemies. Anyway, those guys can't do anything with them, but get in the way.

After consulting with his second general, Li Xiang issued his first official statement on the "Second Revolution" just before noon:

"Deliberately ignoring the responsibility of maintaining national peace is something that cannot be tolerated by provinces that support the Provisional Treaty of the Republic of China."

At the same time, a farce is being staged in the Hubei District Council, and the Kuomintang reformists are attacking the indecision of the Kuomintang revisionists.

Zhan Dabei said wishfully, "This is the path of appeasement. Li Shuai should lure Yuan Shikai to have a showdown. I think Yuan Shikai is too cunning to risk a full-scale armed conflict with the southern provinces.

Jiang Yiwu started from the military aspect: "Time is of great significance. We must remember that the Beiyang Army crushed Xiaogan within five days of the Xinhai Revolution and swept Yangxia in two days."

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When Yuan used troops to the south, although he had torn his face against the Kuomintang and was full of traitors, he was still very polite to Mr. Sun Yat-sen.

However, Sun Yat-sen can't help but show a solemn attitude. He is generating electricity to Yuan,

Original message: "Beijing President Yuan Jian: Wen went north last year and shook hands with the public. He heard that the public was full of people's country and bitterness. It is said that the people are expected to be in the public, not only in the provisional government, but also in ten years, the president is the public. This statement is not only for the public, but also for the people. Since then, although the passionate people have been blaming in public, the original intention of the text has not been easy. Since the occurrence of the He Tusong case, the evidence announced that there were all kinds of surprises. Unexpectedly, the public words and deeds were so indignant and disgrined. And the public borrowed money illegally, with combat expenses, mobilized troops for no reason, and quickly fought the disaster. Once the dissidents had gone, the military provocations were still provoked, so that the Southeast People's Army, Hogo rose up, and the public's words were gathered in the public. At this time, Yi Gong must take the words of calming the chaos, so no matter the soldiers and civilians in the southeast, they do not rebel against the country, do not disturb the order, and do not disturb the chaos; even if it is called chaos, who causes chaos? There is no self-resolve in the future world. The public is trapped in injustice, and today, at this time, he must persuade the public to take advantage of this, and the tree is angry. This is a self-made plan, which is not a national plan, but a public plan. The Qing Emperor resigned and public plotted. The Qing Emperor couldn't bear the suffering of the people, and Gong Ning endured it? If Gongguo wants to achieve a war, it should be used when he is loyal to the Qing Emperor, not at this time. The person said that although the public wanted to retire, and his subordinates were involved, they could not make a decision. However, everyone had their own difficulties. Wen resigned on the same day and recommended the public to the people. There was inherent criticism. It is said that Wen knew the meaning of the Northern Army, but he did not know the entrustment of the people of the seventeen provinces. At that time, he did not move. People's advance and retreat are more than enough. If it is said that people are involved, they can't be free, and if they are not excused, that is, they are self-incompetent, and the public will not be able to do it. As a public servant, if you are opposed by the people, you should retire, not to mention that the people fight with death! Kill an innocent person to win the world, but you still can't do it. What's more, she shed the blood of the world to follow your own desire! There is no other way for the public to resign today. In the past, he came for the most important thing in the world, but today he left for the disaster of the world. The source is bright. What a pity for the public! If the public can do this, Wen will strongly advise the soldiers and the people in the southeast. It is easy to feel evil as goodwill, and do not make the public have the worries of riding a tiger. If the public wants to show off the people and can't speak well. Wen can't stand the people of the southeast who have been trapped in the military revolution for a long time. He must oppose the determination to oppose the absolute monarchy and one of the public without hesitation. For the last piece of advice, I can only judge it!"

Sun Yat-sen issued a power at the same time, slightly cloud:

"Beijing Senate, the House of Representatives, the State Council, the provincial governors, the Minister of Civil Affairs, the military, the division, and the brigade commanders: In Jiangxi incident, all parts of Nanjing responded by secondary, and unanimously took the discussion of Yuan as the symbol... At this point, the scourge of bloodshed in the country is one of the Yuan's body. I heard that the Yuan family is determined to treat it with military strength, regardless of victory or defeat, and the people are suffering. It is inevitable. ... It is not only the disaster of the Republic of China, but also the laughter of all countries. ... Yuan should not be asserted on the pretext of the support of his subordinates and refuses the request of the people of the southeast. The people are at the risk of maintaining the Republic of China. When the people continue, they hope to put the people's lives first and the country as urgent. They also persuade the Yuan family to resign as soon as possible to stop the scourge of the war! If the Yuan family is stubborn and does not listen, he will want to sacrifice the people of the country to become his own business, and the public will not allow this culprit! At this time, only after the people, they will not return to it.

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Beijing.

Zhongnanhai, Sea Banquet Hall. Yuan Shikai held a military meeting here as usual.

Yuan Shikai threw two long telegrams of thousands of words from Sun Dapao into the waste paper basket, but repeatedly studied Li Xiang's short thirty-five-word telegram.

At this time, the Beiyang generals talked stalkingly, and Yuan Shikai was surprised by the optimistic estimate of the prospects of the war in the South.

Duan Qirui, the commander-in-chief of the army, said proudly, "At present, the war in Jiangxi and Anhui is only some scattered targets that must be clamped down. The war has actually been won. In the bandit forces throughout the south, large-scale resistance will end before the beginning of winter.

"Do you have any opinion on the possibility of Li Madman's intervention?" Yuan Shikai put down Li Xiang's telegram and asked as if nothing had happened.

There have been reports that Li Chun and Lei Zhenchun have judged that the possibility of intervention is zero.

Duan Qirui felt that their report was in agreement with his own opinion, so he said, "It's very unlikely. If Li Madman and Li Liejun jointly raise troops, or if he intervenes at the beginning of the South, it will be decisive. We are no longer worried about them participating in the war. We are no longer servile. The Hubei army claims to have 300,000 troops, of which no more than 40,000 are deployed in Tongguan and Wushengguan. They have just ended the war between Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet, and more troops are still staying at the desert border. At most, only 20,000 to 30,000 people can leave the customs. Isn't it looking for death? Now our navy has a base in the Yangtze River. If the Hubei army goes south to Jiangxi, it will definitely suffer extremely heavy casualties."

For the evaluation of the combat effectiveness of the Hubei army, Duan Qirui used to say with a little bloody words: "In the face of the strong offensive of the Beiyang Army, they will bleed like a river, if they interfere."

"Don't forget that Madman Li also has a navy!"

Duan Qirui's tone is full of contempt for the naval power of the Hubei army: "Those chicks who have just studied in a deep blue naval school for a year will have a very poor cooperation. I believe that their navy will have no less chance of bombing their army than ours.

Yuan Shikai had a smile on his suspicious face.

Duan Qirui's next speech was a little out of tune.

Duan Qirui's judgment on the possibility of the army participating in the war in Hubei is not completely arrogant. As a senior commander with long combat experience, his conclusion is based on a large amount of intelligence analysis. Unfortunately, the Beiyang Intelligence Agency, especially the intelligence agencies in Hubei, made a historic mistake on whether Li Xiang would participate in the war.

Li Xiang may be too good at acting. Even Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing don't think he will participate in the war. The conflict between him and the reformists is very deep, and Yuan Shikai is the driving force behind the scenes.

Moreover, Lei Zhenchun's intelligence department is mainly scattered in Shanghai and Ning. There is nothing we can do. The Kuomintang's activities in the Yangtze River Delta are too rampant and too attracting attention. Although what they do is secret, these people who come from the alliance always do things in a high-profile way. All rebellions are created for fear that the world will not know.

At the same time, with the development of the war situation and the "retroverted" performance of Li Xiang in front of Li Chun, it is less and less likely for Li Xiang to directly participate in the war.

Recently, Li Xiang's large-scale gathering of troops in the area bordering the Beiyang forces in the north of his Hubei District made the Beiyang army nervous, and the "intelligence" object of the wind and cranes shifted to Li Xiang. Li Xiang's large-scale railway transportation began, the Hubei District Government is buying a large number of narcotics and drugs from foreign countries, the Hubei army is repairing ferries on the Yellow River, etc. However, the information from the intelligence department about the movement of the Hubei army is often contradictory. It is likely that after an intelligence claiming that the intervention of the Hubei army is imminent, another piece of information that the signs of the intervention of the Hubei army is not obvious will be sent to Duan Qirui's desk.

What Duan Qirui saw was a conclusive report appreciated by the spy boss Lei Zhenchun. The report said: Although it should be considered that Li Xiang is still likely to intervene on a large scale in the Civil War, considering all known factors, it can be concluded that it is probably impossible for Li Xiang to intervene this year. During this period, the intervention will probably be limited to continuing to provide covert support to the rebels.

Although intelligence documents are used in this report that should absolutely prohibit, such as "may." Probably this kind of word, but similar reports will undoubtedly mislead Duan Qirui seriously.

In the analysis materials prepared for Yuan Shikai, Lei Zhenchun concluded that although Li Xiang said that the Hubei army was moving north, there was no convincing sign that Li Xiang did intend to participate in the war in an all-round way.

Li Xiang is undoubtedly afraid of the consequences of the war with the Beiyang Army. Their Hubei district plan is so large that the whole plan and economy of the regime will be endangered by the huge consumption of the war.

This one is full of "possible." Probably the most powerful evidence of such words is that Li thought that he had not declared "independence" yet. This is crucial.

Of course, not everyone is so optimistic within the Beijing Military and Political Law Enforcement Department of the Beiyang Intelligence Agency. They have indeed received information with a considerable degree of credibility. For example, in the information provided to Beiyang, a former Qing Dynasty official who lurked after the restoration of Shaanxi Province not only marked the detailed deployment of the Hubei army in Tongguan, Shaanxi Province on the map, but also clearly pointed out that the Hubei army was about to leave the customs. The former Qing Dynasty official had many colleagues serving in the army of the Hubei army, which gave him the ability to know which army is where.

In addition, the Beijing Military and Political Law Enforcement Office, a Beiyang intelligence agency, also received information about the "fierce debate" on the participation in the war at the meeting of the leadership of Hubei District in Wuchang. However, this information was judged as level D-3 by the Beijing Military and Political Law Enforcement Department of the Beijing Military and Political Law Enforcement Office of the Beijing Military and Political Bureau of the Beiyang Intelligence Agency. According to the source and reliability of the information, the Beiyang intelligence department divides the intelligence into different levels of A, B, C and D, and there are four levels in each level, indicating the accuracy of the intelligence. Well, the information at the level D-3 is basically equivalent to a piece of waste paper.