Chapter 314 Meng Enyuan's Choice
On May 1, 1917, Miliukov sent a note to the governments of the Allied countries, claiming that Russia abides by the various treaties signed by the Tsarist government and wants to carry out the world war to the "victorious end". On May 3 and 4, at the call of the Bolsheviks, workers and soldiers of Petrograd held demonstrations and marchs to protest the imperialist policies of the Provisional Government. The Provisional Government was forced to remove Miliukov and Guchkov from their posts. On July 1, the Provisional Government launched an attack on the front line and was defeated in a crushing defeat. The Provisional Government asked the front line soldiers to continue attacking Germany, but the Russian Provisional Government was once again hit by the German team, and most of the soldiers on the front line were unwilling to continue fighting. Therefore, the Russian government was surrounded by the German-Austrian coalition forces, and 300,000 Russian soldiers were captured.
On July 16, 1917, demonstrations between workers and soldiers broke out again in Petrograd, and there was a tendency to move into an armed uprising.
On July 17, 1917, the Provisional Government dispatched troops to massacre protesters, killing more than 400 people, and at the same time arrested and killed the Bolsheviks, closed the Soviet Pravda, and disarmed the Red Guards. Then, the Bolshevik leader Lenin was ordered to be wanted. The Soviets, which were usurped by the Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries, had become an appendix to the Provisional Government. The coexistence of the two regimes ended. On July 21, Kerensky replaced Lewov as prime minister of the Provisional Government. On August 6, the second (provisional joint) government led by Kerensky was established. Its main members were the Cadets, Mensheviks and Social Revolutionaries. The Russian commander-in-chief Kornilov launched an army to attack the Soviet workers, peasants and soldiers, and Russia fell into chaos.
From this, it is not difficult to understand the confusion of the officers of the Amur Military Region outside Russia who are in the Far East. Which government should they obey and which government should they support? The Provisional Government has been in constant conflict from the beginning, and the two factions in the local areas are constantly in war. Wang Maoru's plan to release the snake almost attracted almost all the Red and Russian forces in the Far East to Harbin. Fighting with Belarus such as Horvat avoided a problem, that is, the emergence of Soviet guerrillas spread throughout the Far East.
Wang Maoru hid everyone. He made a bet, and the bet was done. He briefly helped Belarus. He eliminated all the troubles in the Far East and failed... and had no effect on himself. When the Soviets obtained weapons, they immediately organized a semi-professional militia--of course, these people must be composed of Bolsheviks or supporters of Bolsheviks. In history, Zhang Zuolin removed about 4,000 people from Bolsheviks.
The Ershevik Red and Russian soldiers, but more Bolsheviks were broken into pieces and lurked in the Far East, forming one Red and Russian guerrilla team after another, and continuously fighting with the later Interference Army to exchange fire with their logistics. Their logistics were not peaceful for a day. Although the Red Army was also a guerrilla expert later, the Red and Russians were the founder of guerrilla warfare. They used guerrilla warfare to drag out 200,000 troops of the Interference Army, making the entire Far East terror every day.
Wang Maoru didn't know whether he lost or won. The 4,000 Bolsheviks in history have now become 20,000, and 20,000 inexperienced semi-professional militia units. In the conflict with Belarus, Wang Maoru had the double-destructive tactic. In the end, only three thousand Red Russia survived. The strength of Red Russia in the Far East was almost wiped out in one fell swoop.
Of course, Belarus is not easy to live, but Belarus suffers relatively less losses. Belarus is composed of professional soldiers and its combat effectiveness is far stronger than that of Red Russia.
"Very good, very good." Wang Maoru was smoking a cigar, squinting his eyes and thinking about this gamble with history. Now he couldn't tell whether he lost or won, but Wang Maoru felt that no matter whether he lost or won or won, he was a big player, and he no longer had to look at history with no means to do anything.
The cavalry and cars in front of him were always protecting him. The convoy was unhappy and Wang Maoru was afraid of death. Zhang Zuolin's death in later generations gave him a big shadow, so he valued his own safety particularly. Zhang Zuolin died, and there was also a playboy, Zhang Xueliang, who inherited his legacy, but if he died, his two sons Wang Zongding and Wang Zongfu were only two years old. How could he inherit his legacy? He was afraid of death, so he brought a brigade to Jilin Mansion.
At this time, the Jilin Governor Meng Enyuan was also a little embarrassed. Wang Maoru said that he was a guest, but in fact he was forced. He wanted to kill Wang Maoru, but his strength was not good. He only had more than 20,000 people in total, and there were more than 20,000 people in one division, and there were six divisions. In addition, the police force, forest protection force, water police force, militia patrol team and other 140,000 troops were the best in the four eastern provinces.
How to fight? After the fight, I am afraid that one of his subordinates would immediately chase him with the flag of revenge.
Meng Enyuan still called his confidant Gao Shibin and said, "Rubudream, what do you think?"
Gao Shibin sighed slightly in his heart. The more he faced Wang Maoru, the more he felt the huge pressure. This pressure was like Mount Tai. In fact, he recognized Wang Maoru's suggestion, which was to let Meng Enyuan be the governor, and he was a literati, so he would naturally become the prime minister. Wang Maoru liked to lead troops, so he would continue to be his national military marshal. The best of all three things was the best. He knew that what Meng Enyuan couldn't let go of the most was military power. Although his uncle was born as a small merchant vendor (a Tianjin fisherman who bought fish and shrimp in his early years), he had been prosperous and strong for so many years because he had an army. The premise for Wang Maoru to support him as president must be to control the army, and this was also the point of contradiction between Meng Enyuan and Wang Maoru.
"Uncle, it depends on whether you want to be the president." Gao Shibin said, in fact, he had an idea in his mind.
Meng Enyuan smiled bitterly. Who doesn’t want to do the president, but can he do it? He is a small vendor. He must first think about the capital and profit before doing anything. Who doesn’t want to be a president is a bastard, but can he really do it? People are more conscious, and Meng Enyuan is a self-aware person.
Seeing his decadent expression, Gao Shibin said, "Uncle, there is only one opportunity. Now it seems that the war between the North and South is about to begin, and the government has no time to take care of the Northeast. The Northeast is now the dominant force of Wang Maoru. Duan Qirui ignored Wang Maoru's revocation of the Middle East Railway, let alone occupied Jilin."
"He dares-" Meng Enyuan said angrily, "Why? What's the name? He can only be famous for his master."
Gao Shibin said with a bitter look: "Is the master famous? Look at what name he had when he beat Xu Lanzhou? Isn't it just a reason after he beat him? It's just a fake one. After occupying Heilongjiang, the Beijing government not only did not punish him, but instead praised him. After they fought Jilin, they were making a name - uncle, you forgot that when Zhang Kui'an was in Beijing, he had been falsely accusing you of supporting the restoration with Zhang Zuolin's subordinate Yuan Jinkai?"
Meng Enyuan felt cold in his heart. Supporting the restoration was the biggest mistake he had done, not without evidence. He also went to Beijing to support Zhang Xun himself. Unfortunately, the restoration only succeeded for less than eight days, and Zhang Xun was completely defeated by a Wang Maoru's division. Speaking of which, if Duan Qirui had not stopped him and taken care of the interests of all parties, Beijing would have been occupied by Wang Maoru alone. He went to Beijing in a high-profile manner, but he ran back secretly. Gao Shibin knew about this and had opposed it at the beginning. Unfortunately, he thought that the warlords in the country were like him and were nostalgic for the country. Alas, he made a mistake.
He walked a few steps left and right and suddenly asked, "How about working with Zhang Zuolin?"
"The front door drives wolf and leads tigers to the back door." Gao Shibin said.
Meng Enyuan said in surprise: "Ji Army is like this..." No wonder he is a soldier who is a soldier and is flattered. His generals are either bandits or their relatives and nephews. It is definitely not possible to fight. Wang Maoru, his army is all graduated from military academy, all of whom are professional soldiers, and the army is well-weaponed, with sufficient military pay for soldiers, and they are well-funded in battles and injuries. They all fight for their lives. As long as they are not blind, they can tell who is powerful.
Gao Shibin said again: "Uncle, I think Wang Xiusheng is the reason why he lets you be the president. He still knows his qualifications and influence, which is far inferior to you."
"Tell me in detail." Meng Enyuan said.
Gao Shibin analyzed: "Wang Xiusheng rose in the early years of the Republic of China. He first defected to Yuan Keding to form a model regiment. Later, he formed a battalion of soldiers, named the first battalion, which was actually a regiment of soldiers. The soldiers of the battalion were all officers and regular graduates of military academy. Soon after, they entered Henan to eliminate Bailang and made great contributions. They attached great importance to Yuan Shikai and focused on cultivating and supporting him. Later, because of their contributions to the aircraft, they petitioned to station in the frontier and obtained a brigade of soldiers, and then they found their home. From the early years of the Republic of China to the present, it took six years.
, He had a common people who became the governor of a province, and the speed of promotion was unprecedented, but he also had a fatal weakness, that is, the promotion was too fast and the foundation was too shallow. And you, uncle, have been through decades of war in the previous dynasty, and you were a general in the Republic of China. Now, you are still one of the only veterans in the Beiyang system. In fact, uncle, you are a president with enough qualifications. If you want to go to the next level, you must get your help and use your fame to command the princes."
Meng Enyuan stroked his beard and moved a little. Yes, why can't I, Meng Enyuan, be the president? I was on an equal footing with you, Duan Qirui. Meng Enyuan probably forgot that no one could see anything else. Yuan Shikai looked down on him because he could change his mind. At that time, Cixi looked down on him because he could flatter him. Meng Enyuan became a little fluttered and said, "Okay, host a banquet to entertain Wang Xiusheng. If he supports me as the president, hum, I will support this Black and Ji coalition."
Gao Shibin was also very happy. After all, not everyone can be the prime minister. As long as he let go of his military power, Wang Maoru will definitely support himself as the candidate for the prime minister.
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