Chapter 203 Thief

A unit of troops was deployed to the north along the official road and field paths. The villagers, who were busy in the field, looked up and saw a team of soldiers running over, leaving a piece of dust rolled up, and the dust raised by the troops kept falling on the leaves. The trunk is also full of dust. The soldiers went further and further, and after a while, the road in the field returned to silence.

After a rain after lunch, the river was foggy, and the distant mountains and nearby arable land were also shrouded in layers of clouds. The army's convoy splashed mud and struggled on the muddy road, while the mule and horses with ammunition boxes in the field were also struggling forward. The army also marched in the mud, the rain wet their glued rainproof cloak, and the rifles were also carried on their shoulders. Under the cloak, two rows of bulging bullet bags make them look bulky and bloated, like a pregnant woman who has been pregnant for several months.

"I have a gun on my shoulder, the bullet is loaded, and the bayonet flashes coldly..."

The marching team was full of songs. Although it was raining, the song was majestic.

"Excited, rush to the battlefield, who dares to stop the charge! I vowed to restore the rivers and mountains, sing triumphant songs and return them to my hometown..."

Following the soldier humming the military song, Zhao Sheng wiped the muddy water on his face, and squeezed out a wry smile on his face full of muddy water. The mud-hanging military boots weighed a few pounds. After a few days of marching, his leg was like being filled with lead.

"... put on the bayonet, put on the bayonet, move forward! I'm afraid that the mountain will block the road, I'm afraid that the river is deep in front, with a bayonet, a bayonet, and move forward..."

The singing at this time is more heroic, but Zhao Sheng, who sang along with him, couldn't shout a heroic voice until the last sentence, "Go! Kill!" It's time to find some essence.

He trotted beside Zhao Sheng, and Liu Daye, who was carrying a gun, squeezed to the platoon leader and asked.

"S sir, when do you think we can get to Zheng County?"

Liu Daye is a clerk in Zhao Jialiang. When he was a soldier, he didn't expect that his platoon leader was the young master. Isn't the young master in the provincial capital Shangyang School? Although I have doubts in my heart, I don't dare to ask in detail.

"Tomorrow!"

Zhao Sheng answered and continued to drag his heavy steps forward.

If you don't triumph, you will die!

It seems that Zhao Sheng has seen the day of triumph. As long as he goes on like now, it is estimated that he will not survive until the end of the year, and the whole of China will be restored and nationally liberated, but the premise is that he must go on.

"S sir, do you think we will fight with the Beiyang Army when we go to Zheng County?"

"Bullshit, the Beiyang Army is also a friendly army!"

The soldier next to

answered, but Zhao Sheng stared at him. His words were a little out of place. In Zhao Sheng's view, Yuan Shikai's ambition has been shown since Yuan Shikai refused to go to Nanjing to serve as vice chairman of the Military Commission and ordered the troops to attack in the direction of the capital without authorization.

"S sir, if we get to Zheng County, what if the Beiyang Army doesn't want to do it!"

"It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders!"

When he said this sentence, Zhao Sheng pulled back the glued satirstler on his waist and obeyed the order. The Beiyang Army refused to obey the military order, that is, the rebels, and he must not tolerate the rebels.

"I hope... the young master's gun doesn't want to be stained with the blood of the Han people!"

Calmly, Zhao Sheng shouted, "Brothers, hurry up, don't let the three rows surpass us!" He shouted and accelerated his steps again.

When the vast majority of soldiers marched on the field path, in addition to the "Wild Horse" pickup trucks that dragged artillery on the official road, there were also some transport vehicles, and gray-green cars often passed by.

An officer and a driver often sit in the front row of a car. There are other officers in the back row. When the convoy passed by, more mud spots would be splashed on the soldiers marching by the roadside, but the soldiers just buried their heads forward. Occasionally, when the transporter passed by, some soldiers who could not walk would be pushed into the car to rest for a while.

At this time, it was already dark. The troops in a neat line at the time of departure are now gone. Every soldier was covered with mud and sweat, and the expressions on his faces were close to collapse. He marched nearly a thousand miles in ten days, and all of them were on the verge of the limit.

The Mustang, struggling in the mud, stopped by the roadside. A young general jumped out of the car, and then several staff members jumped off the car. There was a smile on the general's face.

Looking at the officers and soldiers who were on the verge of the limit, Xiao Yuren's eyebrows, who stood by the roadside after getting out of the car, flashed with some pride. The three divisions of the First Army were divided into five routes and advanced from the two directions of northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu. Except for the occasional exchange of fire, the whole process was as simple as marching. The prefectures and counties along the way were all easy to protect. Official position.

"Sier, a deputy platoon leader of the Ninth Division escaped with two soldiers!"

A motorcycle parked next to the car and the report of Staff Officer Shao, who received a report from the messenger, made Xiao Yu's pride fade a little. He sneered.

"Order the gendarmerie troops to catch them regardless of life or death or cost!"

deserters will inevitably appear during long-distance marches. From Fuyang City, soldiers continue to flee, and even grass-roots officers.

"Sier, the 6th Division Gendarmerie Battalion caught three deserters yesterday,..."

"Order the 6th Division to set up a military court during today's break!"

Coldly promised that Xiao Yuren did not continue to talk. With a large number of Qing army troops being incorporated into the Guangfu Army, the initial chief officer in charge of life and death had been replaced by a temporary military court, in order to avoid "officers" using military law to eliminate Huangpu officers anyway.

Standing by the roadside and staring at the sweaty face, Xiao Yiren did not show much emotion. Now the First Army is grabbing time with the Beiyang Army. He must seize the control of Shandong and Henan before them.

Beheading his head and breaking his body, thinking that he could cross the Yellow River tomorrow, Xiao Yuren's face showed some sneering. As long as the Guangfu army crossed the Yellow River, the first step of chess should be done well, and the rest depends on the actions of the north.

With anger on his face, Yuan Shikai described it as bleakly returning to the governor's mansion, so that he was a little afraid of seeing people. If there is a rumor in the library, it is inevitable to talk about it in private. One pass, two, two pass, four, all know that Vice Chairman Yuan has fallen. Sun Baoqi and Yang Shiqi, the two vice-chairmen, thought that Yuan Shikai and the representatives of the Guangfu Army would immediately go to discuss with them after meeting. Unexpectedly, there was no movement. Sun Baoqi could stand it, but Yang Shiqi thought that he could not listen to nature.

"Mu Han," Yang Shiqi's eyes were tight.

"Let's go and find the vice chairman to ask? What's going on?"

"It's not very clear yet. The Guangfu Army occupied Shandong and Henan in order to break our foundation. Without Shandong and Henan, even if we take down the capital, the commander-in-chief will hand over the military power and go to Nanjing to take office."

"But there is no way to let them force it like this. Let's go!"

Yang Shiqi pulled him and said.

"Let's go and have a look!"

"slow, slow! If you go there, you have to find a way to take it out. Let's stop it first.

Yang Shiqi thought for a moment and said.

"This matter is indispensable. His role is very important. Now he is in an important position in Nanjing. I have to send him a telegram as soon as possible. I have a way. Let's meet Xiangcheng first.

"Bu Wu" refers to Xu Shichang. His status can be said to be the most prominent among the people in Beiyang. Sun Baoqi also thought that this matter had to be discussed with Xu Shichang. He immediately sent someone to send a telegram, and then went to the courtyard where Yuan Shikai lived with Yang Shiqi. As soon as he entered the hanging flower door, he saw a short and fat figure with his hands in the corridor, bending his waist very hard, as if his back could not bear the load.

"Uh-huh!" Yang Shiqi deliberately made a fake cough.

Yuan Shikai turned around when he heard the sound and looked at it without saying anything. He turned around and went inside. Sun and Yang then followed silently.

"Do you all know it?"

"I heard about it."

In Sun Baoqi's voice, without any emotion, the representative of the lieutenant colonel sent by the Guangfu Army had made it clear when he came that the Beiyang Army must accept the adaptation.

"Nothing!"

Yang Shiqi's attitude is very indifferent.

"Nothing?"

Yuan Shikai stared at Yang Shiqi.

"We need to keep the army in front of us. First of all, how can I not go to Nanjing to take office? I can't figure out how to put this fold.

"No!" Yang Shiqi quickly said.

"You must not ask yourself not to go to Nanjing to perform your duties. You have to find a high-sounding reason, and you have to find a way to let the vice chairman stay here.

"Ah, ah!"

Yuan Shikai's spirit was refreshed.

"What's the reason?"

"The most important thing now is to make the government believe in the vice-chairman. The reason why he doesn't go to Nanjing is not because the vice-chairman doesn't believe in the rule."

When Yang Shiqi talked about the vice chairman, he always seemed to be a little unaccustomed to it, but if he was not used to it, he had to get used to it. The commander-in-chief was the title of the restoration army to govern, and it was obviously no longer appropriate to call Yuan Shikai a commander-in-chief.

"The problem is here. Zhang Nanpi first invited the Guangfu army to enter Wuchang. The ruler went to Wuchang to welcome him personally and took him to Nanjing as the position of political adviser. It can be seen that although the government did not touch the government and county officials, he was very wary of the governors and governors in various places, not to mention that the vice chairman still holds the army of the three towns."

"Yes!" Yuan Shikai nodded deeply, and his eyebrows were full of sadness.

"The meaning of Nanjing is very clear. The military has its own staff. I, Yuan Shikai, am not a soldier, and how can I interfere with the military order of the Guangfu Army, so I have to go to Nanjing to perform my duties. In addition, the three towns of the Beiyang Army have not been adapted to the Guangfu military system so far..."

The meaning of Lieutenant Colonel Lu Guozheng's words are very clear. Yuan Shikai must go to Nanjing, and the Beiyang Army must adapt. This is the bottom line of Nanjing.

"Reconvenation of the military system!"

"The change must be changed. I'm afraid they certainly don't want us to change the flag and change the name. The army is the foundation. Although the government starts from the commercial sea, it is prosperous in the military. How can they not know this?"

"This is secondary, but the most critical problem is that if I don't go to Nanjing at the beginning, I'm afraid I'll have provoked the suspicion of the government."

Yuan Shikai sighed, and then shook his head again.

"I'm suspicious. I'm afraid that if I go to Nanjing here, I'm afraid there will be more bad luck. My personal safety is secondary. I'm afraid that I will suffer from many friends and subordinates."

He said so, but in fact, Yuan Shikai was reminding them that he, Yuan Shikai and Beiyang had long been together.

Yang Shiqi nodded and said again.

"Today's governance, what Shanghai can create today's business is due to the great local power. Although the government must say that he will build a consultation bureau in various places and invite local talents to discuss politics, but this is only a discussion rather than a decision on the government. It is inevitable rule to reduce the power of the local government. Zhang Nanpi is invited to send officials in Nanjing to various places. This All of them are for him to centralize power in the central government! If we hold on like this now, even if we fix Zhili..."

"As long as the capital is taken down, the vice-chairman will be the first contributor to the restoration of the world. At that time, even if the vice-chairman goes to Nanjing alone, if he is in power against the vice-chairman, I'm afraid he will have to worry about the people in the world."

"Seizing the capital, except for the Qing Dynasty, is what we have agreed!"

At this time, Yuan Shikai felt more comfortable and calmed down and said.

"Look at you, how can I not go to Nanjing? If I don't go to Nanjing now, it is the top priority. If I go to Nanjing, I will only be afraid of winning the name of the capital, and they will return to...ruling! And how can we protect the restoration of the army from the Yellow River!"

When he said the last few words, Yuan Shikai lowered his voice. Now the first army of the Guangfu Army from the south, but the thorn in his heart, Henan and Shandong, must not be able to be saved, but he didn't even want to lose Zhili. If the Beiyang army captured the capital like that, it would be rootless.

"This is a little difficult, and the most important thing is the reason!"

Yang Shiqi pondered for a while before saying.

"If there is no suitable reason, I'm afraid it's difficult to govern."

"I don't know if the vice chairman remembers that the countries of the Xinchou Treaty agreed to station troops in Beijing and Tianjin?"

At this time, Yang Shiqi lowered her eyes and medited for a while, and then began to speak.

"Huh?"

Yuan Shikai was suspicious and looked at Sun Baoqi with some surprise.

"The Beiyang Army wants to seize the capital and dedicate it to power. The exhibition of troops around Beijing and Tianjin will naturally attract the vigilance of all countries! Naturally, a ruling axe dignitaries are needed to negotiate with various countries! Although the ruler wants to invite the vice chairman to Nanjing to take office, the ruler also knows that the powers of the countries are not able to provoke them. If there is no member who is familiar with the ministers of the countries to consult with the countries and negotiate with the countries, in case something happens in the north... This is not what the ruling is willing to see!"

Listening to Yang Shiqi's escape plan, Yuan Shikai finally smiled. The reason why Beiyang one or two towns arrived in Baoding stopped moving forward. On the one hand, it was because of the recovery army from the south, and on the other hand, he did not understand the attitude of various countries.

"This escape plan may be useful! It is not only high-sounding, but also can be shown. However, "

Yang Shiqi lowered his voice again and said.

"Vice Chairman, you have always heard of a story about the general in the previous year?"

"There are many stories about Nian Bangyao. I don't know which one I'm referring to?"

"The story of his class teacher returning to Beijing."

Yuan Shikai thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."

It is said that after Yongzheng's accession to the throne, Zhao Nian Canyao was from the Qinghai class, and Yongzheng personally welcomed him in the suburbs. He witnessed the military appearance in full swing, which was extremely spectacular, and he was vigilant in his heart. At that time, in the middle of summer, Yongzheng, in order to show compassion, ordered the soldiers to unload their armor and rest. Unexpectedly, Nian Bangyao's subordinates turned a deaf ear. Later, Nian Bangyao himself knew that after Xie En, he took out a small flag from his arms and shook it a few times. Suddenly, he thundered with joy and unloaded his armor like a mountain. Yong Zheng thought that the imperial edict was not as good as the military order. If Nian Bangyao had the intention to usurp the throne at this time, his surname and fate would not be guaranteed, so from then on, he made up his mind to kill Nian Bangyao.

After listening to Yang Shiqi's story, Yuan Shikai knew that he had finally returned to the place where he didn't want to let go.

"Do you mean the right to hand over troops?"

"Yes!"

Yang Shiqi nodded and replied.

"The sense of doubt is precisely the reason why the ruling wants to relieve the vice chairman's military power. We have no capital to challenge the ruling now. The first army of the five-way march alone can compete with Beiyang, so we have to drag it, but even if we want to drag it off, we have to show some sincerity!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shikai's heart is full of mixed flavors. It is gratifying that his Beiyang army can become a concern of governing, but at the same time, he understands that his problems are all in the Beiyang army.

"I, the new army of Beiyang in the three towns, is confident that I am invincible in the country. No wonder the government will have some doubts, but Weiting's loyalty can be shown!"

"Loyalty can be shown, and it should also be shown! If you don't show it, you can't see the rule!"

"What a table method!"

"Except for the thousand and five patrol battalions, the others in the third town are all newly recruited soldiers, stationed in Shandong and Henan. The vice chairman might as well hand over the third town for adaptation when he goes to explain the strength of northern diplomacy. As for the first and second towns..."

"Wait for the restoration of Beijing Normal University before adapting!"

Yuan Shikai immediately understood Yang Shiqi's method and handed over the third town that had not been fully trained and equipped, while the first two towns still attacked the capital. After the capital was occupied by the capital, his reputation of Yuan Shikai was probably... Thinking of him, he called Zhang Yilin to invite him.

"This method is good, that is, it shows the mentality and blocks the idea of governing. It hands over the third town. In order to win the hearts of the world, it is bound to force the vice-chairman again, and the vice-chairman can negotiate in the north and wait for the restoration of the capital. At that time..."

Sun Baoqi praised that the idea seemed to taste what he wanted, but in fact, the vice-chairman handed over was just a chicken rib.

"And let the officials of the first and second towns see how the restoration army is adapted!"

"Please send a telegram to Zhiquan and tell him that he must not stop the friendly army of the restoration army, and he is ready to adapt."

Zhang Yilin was just stunned and agreed without saying anything.

At this time, Yuan Shikai asked Sun Baoqi again.

"You help me write a telegram to plead guilty. You must be smart, and in addition..."

"Vice Chairman, this is urgent! The vice chairman sent this telegram, I'm afraid it will lead to suspicion of the government again!"

Yang Shiqi shook his head and dissuaded him. When Yuan Shikai cast a doubtful look, he continued to speak.

"Vice-Chairman, if we want to get this happen, we must have someone to help the vice-chairman speak in Nanjing..."

"Bu Wu?"

Only then did Sun Baoqi think of Xu Shichang mentioned by Yang Shiqi when he came.

"Bu Wu, although he is in power, he still can't do it. If he wants to do things, he has to rely on others! However, I'm still relying on Bu Wu to deal with Nanjing!"

(to be continued)