The First Warlord of the Republic of China

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spn "Commander, no, if we take the lead in launching a civil war, wouldn't it be justified? At that time, it will be shit or shit. We might as well wait and see what happens. We don't need to rush to take Nanjing. We need to adjust our troops first. If Yuan Shikai and the Kuomintang engage in a two-sided attack, although our current five Class A divisions in East China will not be defeated, they will not be enough to deter Yuan Shikai."

Sun Zhendong quickly persuaded Jiang Yu, and Jiang Yu immediately calmed down. It will be a matter of time before Nanjing is taken down. There is really no rush. He took a bite of the steamed bun and said, "Then wait and see what happens. There is no need to mobilize troops, I don't believe Yuan Shikai dares to turn against me, so go to the military building first."

As soon as Jiang Yu came out, the driver immediately drove over, and Jiang Yu got in directly.

Under the protection of a company of guards, Jiang Yu's convoy drove towards the military headquarters building. After a while, Jiang Yu arrived outside the military headquarters building. After showing his credentials, the heavily guarded guards outside let the convoy pass.

As soon as he entered the headquarters building, Zhou Zhengye, the staff officer in charge of duty today, immediately took a telegram and handed it to Jiang Yu, saying: "Commander, Yuan Shikai sent a secret message, claiming that Japan is planning a conspiracy against the commander, intending to make him join forces with the Kuomintang. Launch an armed crusade against East China.”[

"Oh?" Jiang Yu took the telegram in surprise and read it. He didn't expect Yuan Shikai to communicate with him so soon. It could be seen that Yuan Shikai really didn't want to turn against him.

In the telegram, Yuan Shikai reminded Jiang Yu that the Japanese had contacted him and offered attractive conditions to support him in launching a crusade against Jiang Yu.

For example, you can lend Yuan Shikai 5000 million yen on conditional terms, and at the same time provide Yuan Shikai with 20 Japanese-style rifles and some medicines.

The condition is that Yuan Shikai cooperates with the Kuomintang to overthrow Jiang Yu.

"Call the personnel to hold a military meeting immediately." Jiang Yu said to Zhou Zhengye after reading the telegram.

"Yes." Zhou Zhengye hastily sent someone to notify the top military officials to come to the military headquarters for a meeting.

Half an hour later, in the conference room, the top leaders of the National Defense Forces gathered together, and Sun Zhendong first described the current situation to everyone.

Jiang Fangzhen got up after listening and said: "Commander, it is obvious from the activities of Japan behind this time that Japan's policy towards China at this time is to try to cause civil turmoil in China and support the weaker side to defeat the strongest. As a result, China fell into a state of warlord separatism and eventually became a mess."

"That's right. Japan is determined to destroy China. It is not only stirring up civil strife in China, but also selling opium to China for a long time, intending to make China lose as much labor force as possible. The rise of our National Defense Forces has made Japan vigilant. Therefore, we It has become the main target of Japan's attack." Jiang Yu nodded and said, "At this time of turmoil, we should try our best to maintain China's internal stability, what do you think?"

Tang Hanmin got up and said: "Commander, my subordinates think that since Yuan Shikai is unwilling to turn against us, the Japanese are willing to support Yuan Shikai, and the Kuomintang is now the number one chaotic party in the country. It is better to let Yuan Shikai and the Japanese make false claims and exchange loans and arms. First deceive the hand. Then pretend to launch a crusade, and we will take this opportunity to wipe out the rebellious party in one fell swoop, so as to prevent future troubles forever."

"Well! This is a good idea." Jiang Yu nodded.

"In terms of military affairs, the Kuomintang actually has little power. Instead, it wants to prevent riots launched by the Kuomintang from attacking factories and government agencies. If the Kuomintang openly wages war with us, then Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujian, Guangzhou and other places will generally be in chaos. It’s just a good opportunity to completely control these provinces.” Jiang Fangzhen was deeply influenced by Jiang Yu, and immediately thought of the issue of land grabs.

"This vote is decided like this. Since Little Japan wants to crush us, we will let them steal chickens and make a fortune, and at the same time strengthen our power." Jiang Yu set the countermeasures loudly.

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Beijing!

Yuan Shikai was also holding a secret military meeting. Yuan Shikai told Duan Qirui and others the conditions offered by the Japanese. Duan Qirui asked, "Is the President going to war with the National Defense Forces?"

"Bullshit! The Japanese are obviously trying to provoke a civil war in China. If we really start a fight with that kid surnamed Jiang, we won't be in the arms of Japan. It may be difficult to compete with Japan in the future." Yuan Shikai looked a little excited, although Yuan Shikai spent money In the eyes of others, he is a fool, but he also has a side of great wisdom and stupidity. The shrewd Yuan Shikai immediately saw the Japanese conspiracy.

"That's good. If there is a fight with the National Defense Army, I'm afraid..." Duan Qirui stopped talking, but Yuan Shikai asked very curiously: "If there is a fight, how long can we resist?"

"It won't exceed 48 hours at most." Duan Qirui said seriously. [

"No way! We now have an army of 40 at least." Yuan Shikai couldn't believe it. Now the Beiyang Army has expanded its strength to 40 through borrowing from the East China Bank, and its strength is still increasing.If there was a fight, how could it be impossible to last for 48 hours?

"As far as I know, Jiangyu has established 5000 military camps in the northwest in the name of the land reclamation militia. They call them production corps, and each corps has 30 people. In East China, there are also five production corps And the National Defense Force has a standing force of 50 Class A divisions, and each division has a strength of [-]. In other words, once a fight breaks out, the National Defense Force can not only mobilize [-] standing troops, but also draw nearly [-] second-line troops. Military strength." Duan Qirui said that Yuan Shikai took a breath, and Duan Qirui continued: "And these are not important. If we fight with the National Defense Army, we will fight a civil war. Our Beiyang Army soldiers participated in Outer Mongolia In the war against Russia, I have seen the powerful combat effectiveness of the National Defense Forces. Once they fight with the National Defense Forces, the Beiyang Army will not have any will to fight, and they may even defect. They only need to send one or two divisions to the city. President, you can only... "

Yuan Shikai fell silent after hearing this, and sighed for a while: "There will be a war between China and Japan in the future. It all depends on this kid. I only hate that I, Yuan, can't give birth to such a son."

Duan Qirui didn't speak anymore, but he thought in his heart that if the eldest son Yuan Keding had Jiang Yu's worth, he wouldn't be so unlucky.

"Based on the current domestic situation, Jiang Yu's entanglement in East China has become more and more entrenched. He has also rectified the administration of officials and developed people's livelihood, making all industries in East China flourish. , Hubei, and Hunan, and even controlled the provinces in the northwest. This country within a country has controlled most of China. And the Huadong Group has vigorously developed industry, and now it can manufacture large quantities of arms, and the Huadong Group is getting richer and richer We can't compare with them in war, and we don't have as much money as them. In addition, that kid is so young, and my Beiyang faction has already tried to stop them. If we make trouble, we will bear eternal infamy in the future. Instead of this, it is better... "Yuan Shikai's dream of fighting for hegemony has been crushed by the current situation.

"Old man, I think Jiang Yu is very restrained. If ordinary people use such strength, they would have already competed in the Central Plains and won the world. But he didn't. After starting the navy, he also gave us a loan to build the army, and even sent people to provide military guidance. It can be seen that it is not his ambition to strive for world hegemony, but just wants to strengthen China’s military power in order to deal with the future war with foreigners.” At this moment, Duan Qirui suddenly Not President Yuan Shikai, the title of an old man immediately warmed Yuan Shikai's heart.

"That's right, it's pretty good that this kid can do this." Yuan Shikai nodded.

"As the old man said just now, if we interfere with it, we will definitely be wiped out by this kid's affection, and then only infamy will be left in the history books." Duan Qirui said, history is always written by the victors, since we have defeated East China with all our strength. The faction can only compromise, Duan Qirui continued: "Now we are in a state of cooperation with the East China faction. Since they have shown enough sincerity, we should also show enough sincerity to cooperate sincerely with the East China faction. If We cooperated sincerely, defeated the foreigners in the future, revitalized China, and will be famous in history and praised by future generations."

The development of the East China faction has forced the Beiyang faction to compromise, while Jiang Yu showed no political ambitions, which enabled the two factions to live in peace and quickly reach a consensus.

At this time, a confidential telegram was sent to Yuan Shikai.

After Yuan Shikai took the telegram and read it, he immediately made a phone call and ordered: "Immediately summon the Japanese ambassador, Jiro Yamaza."

The second is coming!