Song Jiaoren was the forerunner of constitutionalism. His philosophy of governing from beginning to end was to implement constitutionalism, and he had been doing this since he became prime minister. At first, Song Jiaoren always wanted to use political means to solve the riots that occurred in several provinces.

The problem is that on the one hand he was greatly influenced by constitutionalism, on the other hand

On the one hand, he was also concerned about public opinion and the slander of some shameless literati. However, the other party regarded his goodwill retreat as weak and could be bullied, and even went so far as to negotiate unreasonable terms with the government and offered such a high price.

Song Jiaoren was angered and made up his mind immediately.

Yes, Song Jiaoren was a banner of constitutionalism, but don’t forget that he was a revolutionary who overthrew the Qing Dynasty. He was a member of the revolutionary party who overthrew the Qing Dynasty. He suffered a lot of blood and deceit. What has he not experienced? Local forces and warlords tried to use it.

It is simply ridiculous to use this method to force him to submit. After making the decision, Song Jiaoren immediately rushed to the Ministry of National Defense and convened

Minister of National Defense Duan Qirui, Chief of General Staff Wang Shizhen, Deputy Minister of National Defense Feng Guozhang and others put forward the proposal to speed up the reorganization plan of the National Defense Forces and have the central government send troops to quell the riots in various places as soon as possible. At the same time, in the name of the head of government, they also proposed to the head of state, the President

Yuan Shikai officially issued an official letter from the Prime Minister to resolve the problem with tough measures.

"President, Song Dunchu is going all out this time. It's not easy to force him into this position!" Duan Qirui, the Minister of National Defense at the Presidential Palace, didn't seem to be nervous at all. On the contrary, he looked relaxed and calm.

smile.

"Haha, President, you didn't see Song Dunchu rushing to the Ministry of National Defense. He was so angry." Feng Guozhang laughed at the side.

Yuan Shikai's health has been going up and down in recent days. He covered his legs with a blanket and half leaned on the imperial chair. He closed his eyes slightly and said: "Dunchu described himself as a pioneer of constitutionalism. How could he know how to manage a country as he imagined?"

Simple?

Politics is a good thing, but it also has to be divided into the right people. Is it possible for you to talk about constitutional government and principles with some unreasonable guys? Song Dunchu can make such a decision this time.

It seems that he is not a confused person."

"President, do you mean...?" Feng Guozhang asked hesitantly.

"Song Dunchu means what I mean. The local government resists the central government and attempts to overthrow the kingdom, which is absolutely intolerable. Song Dunchu is the prime minister of the state, and he is responsible for government affairs. Since he has made the decision, I, as the head of state,

It should be supported. I have approved this official letter from the Prime Minister. Zhiquan and Huafu will coordinate with your Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Department on how to send troops, and come up with a detailed plan as soon as possible. (1_1) Sir, are you okay with the General Staff Department?"

Yuan Shikai asked Wang Shizhen on the side. Wang Shizhen smiled faintly and nodded.

"Back to the President, the Ministry of National Defense has drafted a plan to mobilize the Second Division, the Third Division, and the Fifth Division to march respectively, and to mobilize the First Division and the Sixth Division as the second echelon to cope with unexpected events." Duan Qi

Rui said immediately and asked Yuan Shikai to correct his preliminary plan.

"Mobilize five reorganized national defense divisions, totaling more than 100,000 people. These troops should be enough to deal with the local troops in several provinces." Yuan Shikai nodded, thought for a moment and then said: "In this way, the Jiangsu Eighth Division will be mobilized south from Zhejiang.

Cooperating with the Third Division to march into Fujian, what do you think, Mr. Pin?"

"I think so. It is said that the boundaries of Zhejiang are somewhat unstable after the riots in several provinces. The Eighth Division moving south from Zhejiang can suppress Zhejiang. Secondly, it can also strengthen its power against Fujian. After all, the terrain in Fujian is complex, so more troops would be good.

of."

"Okay! Let's do it this way, Zhiquan and Huafu. When you go back, you will come up with a specific plan according to this. The general staff will then report it to me and Song Dunchu."

"yes!"

Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang quickly stood up and agreed, and when they saw that Yuan Shikai had no explanation, they left in a hurry.

"Jinqing! You are doing a good job." After Duan and Feng left, Yuan Shikai said to Wang Shizhen with a smile.

There was no trace of pride on Wang Shizhen's face. On the contrary, she shook her head and said: "President Miao Zan, some things Shizhen just pushed, the key is that some people have ulterior motives. If they are not trying to preserve their strength, they are trying to

No matter how powerful I, Wang Shizhen, am, I cannot afford to fight against the central government's idea of ​​separatist power."

"That's true." Yuan Shikai nodded and sighed: "Local separatism has always been a taboo in the country. Back then, the Tang Dynasty was powerful and powerful, but in the end, it died because of the vassal towns. Now that the Republic of China has been established for more than three years, it is time to deal with these people.

If we don't take action now, it will be more difficult to solve the problem when the tail is too big. However, this matter is still thanks to Ping Qing's planning. Without Ping Qing's plan, how could they jump so fast and suddenly? "

Wang Shizhen did not accept Yuan Shikai's words, but asked: "President, how will the first few people deal with it?"

"Do they know the details of the people sent by Qing Qing?"

"Absolutely don't know!" Wang Shizhen replied decisively.

"I don't know what's best, I don't know what's best..." Yuan Shikai slowly closed his eyes and said softly: "Then I don't know..."

"Understood!" Wang Shizhen nodded understandingly, and never mentioned the matter again.

The day after Song Jiaoren formally delivered the Prime Minister's official letter to Yuan Shikai, Yuan Shikai approved the proposal to use tough measures to solve the problem of local warlords. At the same time, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff also came up with response plans as quickly as possible and

Submit to the Presidential Office and the Prime Minister's Office.

After receiving the plan, Song Jiaoren calmed down and still wanted to make a last-ditch effort. He sent telegrams to the local provinces in the name of the Prime Minister, reaffirming the original government's attitude and asking the local governments to cooperate with the central government to solve the problem as soon as possible. But he gave

These people did not seize the last chance. On the contrary, all of them

He was ignored, and several people even regarded Song Jiaoren's well-intentioned telegram as a piece of toilet paper and threw it into the toilet. After waiting for two days, Song Jiaoren did not receive even a reply, and finally he was cruel

Gritting his teeth, he notified the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff in the name of the Prime Minister to start operations against the riots in several provinces.

The Ministry of National Defense, which had been prepared for a long time, gave an order, and the Second Division, the Third Division, and the Fifth Division rushed to the rioting provinces at lightning speed. At the same time, the Eighth Division of the Jiangsu National Defense Force, which had been prepared after receiving the order from the central government,

The division was also divided into two regiments, led by deputy division commander Wu Peifu, and entered Zhejiang, aiming directly at Fujian.

The central government's tough attitude and sudden actions made those local forces and warlords who were self-sufficient to panic. They quickly mobilized their troops to keep the Central Defense Forces out of the province and must not let them enter their own territory. At the same time,

They hurriedly sent telegrams to the government, saying that the local situation was under control and that there was no need for the central government to intervene and that it could be solved with their local capabilities.

It is hoped that the central government will immediately withdraw the order to send troops. In addition, someone also sent a private message to Song Jiaoren. They first talked about the friendship and friendship through the revolution that year, and then made substantial modifications to several previous requests, hoping that the central government would not interfere with local affairs.

In order to deal with the affairs, it is enough to postpone the time limit for the reorganization of the National Defense Forces. As for other proposed financial support, public compensation, etc., not a word was mentioned, and only asked the central government to withdraw troops immediately.

In addition to these, they also did not forget to always use the power of skilled public opinion. The unscrupulous literati they bribed complained about local forces and warlords in newspapers, trumpeting that Song Jiaoren had gone from a constitutionalist to a dictator now, and

Yuan Shikai was complicit in trying to eliminate democratic ideas with dictatorship

Thinking about the use of military force to oppress innocent people, etc., newspapers were all over the place criticizing Song Jiaoren and Yuan Shikai's articles. The words and sentences were shocking, the words and sentences were extreme, and they were extremely deceptive.

, almost pouring all the dirty water on the heads of the central government and Song Jiaoren and others.

Song Jiaoren was well prepared for this. He was very familiar with this set of tricks. He took action at the same time as the other party. The government immediately counterattacked and published articles in major newspapers to point out the real intentions of the local government and warlords, and stated that

The government has already made efforts to resolve this issue politically

, but those who try to split the country simply do not listen to the advice and insist on going their own way. They are simply cutting off the country and the people. In order to maintain the unity and integrity of the country, it is completely reasonable and legal for the central government to send troops. We call on the wise people across the country not to be fooled by certain

Deceived by human disguise.

Similarly, in order to cooperate with Song Jiaoren's actions, Fang Zida's men also started to act intensively. The literati published articles in newspapers to deeply criticize and expose local forces and warlords. At the same time, they investigated the unscrupulous literati who had been sold.

Using some of the evidence in hand, such as accepting bribes, demanding bribes, smoking opium, jealous fights in the flower house, etc., several people were sent directly to prison, so that they could taste the consequences of betraying their morality in prison.

Don't look at the arrogance and arrogance of local forces and warlords who dominate their own territory. In fact, the military power in their hands is not strong. Some troops called patrol battalions and local divisions often have thousands of people.

Because of the shortage of troops and the lack of blood, the actual number of soldiers is less than half, and some even have only a few hundred people and are called a mixed brigade. On weekdays, fighting is more like a

Acting, everyone takes old-fashioned guns and shoots them into the sky randomly, and both sides shout loudly. In this way, you and I fight for three to five days with almost no casualties. They are just joining in the fun. Even if they accidentally give

Most of the unlucky ones who were beaten to death either accidentally fell into a ditch while walking or were killed by bullets falling from the sky. It can be said that there were no real ones who were shot to death.

No matter how many such troops there are, they cannot be an opponent of the elite National Defense Forces. Back then, the Beiyang Army could hold back ten with one force, not to mention the National Defense Forces, which had been reorganized and had completely new weapons and equipment? When the National Defense Forces entered several provinces and local warlord forces at extremely fast speeds

At the moment of contact, the warlord's armed forces, which I had just said were the best in the world, collapsed at the first touch. The soldiers threw away their weapons, cried for their fathers and mothers, and fled back in a hurry.

"No! Brothers, run! If you don't run, you will die! They are really fighting!" (To be continued...)
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