Chapter 218 Heroes Twilight
Since the return of the Hei Province's southern detachment, Yuan Shikai has just re-trustred Wang Maoru, but he cannot stop the military emergency. He wants Wang Maoru to send troops again, but he can't help but be embarrassed.
After March, the Beiyang Army's deployment in the south suddenly subverted. Yuan Shikai's army suffered several defeats in Hunan. He hurriedly ordered other troops from the four eastern provinces to move south, but the small warlords from all over the country could not move. He had no choice but to ask whether the Hulunbuir Guardian was willing to lead troops south. Wang Maoru expressed his willingness to send troops again. This time he sent his cavalry brigade, namely the Fifth Heilongjiang Cavalry Brigade. He led by Gong Xiaoqi, the commander of the cavalry brigade, Guo Songling served as the staff of the cavalry brigade, set out from Alshan and headed south across the Korqin territory. This cavalry brigade is different from the infantry brigade. The infantry brigade can take a train, but the cavalry brigade has more than 3,000 people and more than 3,000 horses, and he has no way to take the train, so he can only go south slowly.
Yuan Shikai was helpless when he saw this. He rode a horse from Hulunbuir to Hunan. When did he want him to guard the border with peace of mind and no need to send troops. Wang Maoru was also happy to develop the economy and people's livelihood in Hulunbuir. He just said that if he went south, he wouldn't really go this time. It's almost spring. It's time for war. What if Xu Lanzhou seized the opportunity and swallowed Hulunbuir? Can he still cry and ask Yuan Shikai to come back like a child? Hulunbuir has devoted almost all his financial resources and resources.
At this time, Zhang Zuolin seized the opportunity and expressed his willingness to lead the army south, so he led the 27th Army Division to fight to protect **. Yuan Shikai also had to keep some troops in Fengtian to guard against the Japanese and some to guard against the rebellion of the royal family. The only ones in the four eastern provinces who could go to war were Wang Maoru's black army, Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division. Besides, in the last battle to wipe out the White Wolf Bandit Army, the 27th Division went to Hunan, and it was natural to send Zhang Zuolin this time.
Yuan Shikai promoted Zhang Zuolin to General Shengwu. However, he no longer controlled Heilongjiang and Jilin, and was promoted to Wang Maoru to the rank of General of Beiyang. He controlled Hulunbuir and Xibutha civil and military officials to express his comfort to Wang Maoru.
The south was in a state of unstoppable momentum. Cai E designed to defeat the 16th Mixed Brigade of the Elite Third Division of the Beiyang Army in Sichuan. The brigade commander Feng Yuxiang led his army to Chengdu Prefecture to stop the decline. Li Liejun attacked Hunan at this time, and Guangxi Lu Rongting also led the Guangxi New Army to expel Long Jiguang who respected Yuan Shikai, and drove Long Jiguang to the sparsely populated Hainan Island to become the local emperor. Afterwards, Cai E defeated Wu Xiangzhen's troops of the Fourth Mixed Brigade of the Beiyang Army. Chen Huan, the Sichuan Governor, was furious and ordered Feng Yuxiang and Wu Xiangzhen to fight back.
On the outside, Japanese Minister Hiraiyi submitted a diplomatic opinion to Yuan Shikai on behalf of the Japanese government. He said: "According to the instructor of our government, the Beijing government has no ability to quell the chaos due to the spread of civil strife in China. Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou are also maintaining the republic and cannot be regarded as a rebellious party. The government has now recognized it as a warring group." Soon, Britain, France, Russia and the United States ministers went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and asked Yuan Shikai to abolish the imperial system. Yuan Shikai was overwhelmed with pressure from various countries, and suddenly he was suddenly
He received a letter of death. It turned out that it was Feng Guozhang, the governor of Jiangsu, Jin Yunpeng, the governor of Shandong, Li Chun, the governor of Jiangxi, Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang, and Zhang Xun, the general of Xuzhou, who asked Yuan Shikai to quickly cancel the imperial system. These five people were the confidants of the Beiyang Army following Yuan Shikai. Now the five people were on the phone to oppose it, which made Yuan Shikai suddenly startled and angry. Finally, he fell ill in bed due to uremia. After rescue by German doctors, although Yuan Shikai was not in danger of life, he had to receive daily painful treatment.
The tough Yuan Shikai was knocked down by disease.
The leader among the Beiyang Governors who was the first to boycott Yuan Shikai's imperial system was Feng Guozhang, the Beiyang Dog among the three Beiyang masters. This Jiangsu Governor is a local powerful faction, and his subordinates are all elites of the Beiyang Army. His public opposition caused Yuan Shikai to panic. Yuan Shikai overestimated his influence so much that he believed that as long as he ascended to the top, everyone would support him. How could Feng Guozhang and other Beiyang Governors openly opposed it? The three provinces of Guizhou, Guangxi, and Yuan Shikai was not afraid. He knew that these three provinces did not have much military strength.
, It's just that the flies on the frontier is not enough to pose a big problem. However, Feng Guozhang's telegram was a death, and soon, several military commanders expressed their support. Wang Maoru took the opportunity to rectify the army and threatened to support Yuan Shikai. At this time, Yuan Shikai was also preparing to mobilize the army, but found that except for one Ni Sichong, there was only one Wang Maoru under his command. Anhui Governor Ni Sichong and more than 10,000 Wang Maoru (on the surface, the Beiyang Army Department was registered in the list of 15,000 people). How could these two people fight against the Beiyang boss?
The more Yuan Shikai thought about it, the more angry he became, the more angry he became. The more angry he became, the more dangerous he was. He was originally just uremia, but it became worse and worse, so he could not work. Many people came to force Yuan Shikai to abolish the imperial system. The people of the Yuan family were also stupid at this time. I don’t know what to do. Yuan Keding ran to the Ministry of Transportation in a frustration and asked Liang Shiyi that these two people were still very glorious when Yuan Shikai was there, but when Yuan Shikai fell, they lost all their abilities. Liang Shiyi was just a manager of wealth, and Yuan Keding was only a honorary consultant of the Model Army, and could not suppress the generals of all the Beiyang soldiers. The two had no choice but to ask Xu Shichang to come out to adjust, and Yuan Shikai was indeed too ill. Soon, Xu Shichang invited Duan Qirui to discuss abolishing the imperial system. Yuan Shikai sighed on the hospital bed and had no choice but to sign abolition of the abdication agreement.
Under internal and external pressure, Yuan Shikai was forced to abolish the imperial system and abolish the "Hongxian Reign" on March 22, 1916. However, according to the North-South Agreement, Yuan Shikai was still the president, but this president was in poor health and could basically not handle official documents.
Finally, the imperial system was removed. The Republic of China finally did not need to be called the Chinese Empire. The name of the Republic of China was restored. It planned to recover the 30 million Hongxian government bonds issued to be emperor. However, it was found that the government had no money and it was worth changing Hongxian government bonds to five-year government bonds. Isn’t this a joke? Hongxian’s government bonds were 30 million, and where to go and who should I get them back? Although the big head of the government bonds was bought by the Japanese, the common people frantically sold the government bonds, almost triggering an economic crisis. The Beiyang government ordered officials from all provinces not to call them emperors anymore. The Secretary of State Lu Zhengxiang was removed from his part-time job, appointed Xu Shichang as Secretary of State, and Duan Qirui as Chief of Staff, quelling the rebellion in the south.
After the abolition of the imperial system, the south fought for power and the north was not stable.
Wang Maoru calculated the time mentally. When he heard that Yuan Shikai was uremia and had no choice but to abdicate, he first made a mockery and threatened to attack Feng Guozhang, but he transferred the cavalry brigade of the Heilongjiang Expeditionary Force back. Instead of returning to Hulun City, he was stationed in Zalantun and stationed together with Li Pinxian's Fifth Heilongjiang Infantry Brigade and Li Delin's Third Heilongjiang Infantry Brigade. Afterwards, Wang Maoru led the artillery brigade, the guard brigade and the command's staff office arrived in Zalantun, saying that he was ready to lead troops into the pass at any time to support Yuan Shikai and be ready to fight against the rebels at any time.
This name seems very legitimate. Wang Maoru is like Yuan Shikai's lackey. He is preparing to attack the rebels with his master, and it sounds like he is actually going to attack Feng Guozhang. This makes the military leaders in the four eastern provinces laugh out loud. Didn't you, Wang Maoru, have fought Bai Lang, Mongolian rebels, and have won a small victory in conflict with the Ji army? Why are you crazy and want to attack Feng Guozhang?
Who is Feng Guozhang?
That is one of the three heroes of Beiyang, and now the pillar of the Beiyang warlords. Feng Guozhang was a descendant of Feng Sheng, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty (plus, the grandfather of the crosstalk master Feng Gong), graduated from the Beiyang Wushu Academy, and once served as chief of staff for Nie Shicheng. Later, he guarded Shanghai Pass and made great contributions to prevent Tsarist Russia and Japanese forces from entering the Central Plains. As one of Yuan Shikai's three heroes, he personally trained countless non-commissioned officers and generals for the Beiyang Army. The Qing court asked him to go south to eliminate the Wuchang Uprising. Feng Guozhang led his army to Hubei and remained unmoved, which forced the Qing court to use Yuan Shikai. It can be said that Yuan Shikai was also Feng Guozhang, but it was Feng Guozhang who was defeated. If Feng Guozhang had not taken the lead in sending a telegram, who would dare to oppose Yuan Shikai? Even Duan Qirui had to resign and return to his hometown to recuperate in the name of avoiding disaster.
Feng Guozhang's hair is thicker than your Wang Maoru's thighs, but if Wang Maoru's fool really fights with Feng Guozhang, it would be nice. There is a saying that those who watch the fun are not afraid of things, and they are waiting to watch the fun. They all expressed their support for Wang Maoru's actions, saying that if Wang Maoru came out of the customs, they would definitely support them fully, so that the army outside the customs would also see the strength of our Northeast Army. Wang Maoru naturally knew that they laughed at him on the surface, but he sneered, are you really fools? I worked so hard and did such a big move. Here (Zalantun) gathered 20,000 troops not to defeat Feng Guozhang, but to conquer the entire Heilongjiang.
At this time, within the headquarters of the Heilongjiang Army, Xu Lanzhou frowned and practiced hard. There were all subordinates around him, including Chief of Staff Li Jinglin, Chief of Martial Arts Li Shuwen, his trusted trusted Zhang Fugui, Commander of the ** Regiment, Chen Fugui, Commander of the First Infantry Brigade, Ren Guodong, Commander of the Second Infantry Brigade, Xu Jiafu, Chief of Staff Xu Jialu, Commander of the Second Guard Battalion Xu Jialu, Captain of the Big Sword Zhang Xiangwu, Martial Arts Teacher Huodiange, Commander of the Cavalry Battalion Hu Yunshan, and Commander of the Artillery Ou Chenglin. The officers under Xu Lanzhou have a characteristic, that is, they are all skilled in martial arts. Xu Lanzhou himself has extraordinary martial arts skills, so his subordinates cannot be reused without some martial arts. It also caused Xu Lanzhou's subordinates to fight, even bayonets are the most powerful, but they cannot shoot guns and cannons. In addition to the characteristic of bravery, Xu Lanzhou's army has another characteristic, which is that his military discipline is poor, and the reason for his poor military discipline is that he has little money, so how can Wang Maoru be as rich as Wang Maoru.
Originally, there were only more than 10,000 troops in Heilongjiang Army, but after Wang Maoru arrived, Xu Lanzhou had to expand his troops to 14,000, and he spent more money. The soldiers beat twice a day, and one was rare, and the training was impossible to guarantee. The army was also equipped with many long spears, big swords and cold weapons to meet the needs of weapons. Even Xu Lanzhou's guard sword team was a gathering of heroes in the martial arts world in the Republic of China, such as swords, spears, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, sticks, spears, whips, maces, hammers, crutches, meteors, and pointed, thorns, thorns, blades, velvet ropes, chains, hooks, and Emei thorns. Xu Lanzhou entrusted important tasks to this sword team to undertake the guard work, which shows that Xu Lanzhou loves martial arts...but he is not the director of martial arts, but a soldier, and a general holding heavy troops...!~!
Chapter completed!