Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The battle of Ji'an ended like a child's play. When Long Yunfei's cavalry appeared in front of Li Chun's scouts, Li Chun didn't care about the life and death of Hu Hansan, a sworn brother, because there were at least seven or eight such brothers in Jiangxi. indivual.

Li Chun's very decisive commander quit Jiangxi and went to Nanjing, where Feng Guozhang had already planned to reorganize the Sixth Division, and Li Chun would also serve as the commander of the Sixth Division.

In the battle of Ji'an, the [-] troops disappeared in less than a day. When the news came out, the whole province of Jiangxi was in an uproar. Lin Hu, the commander of the third division of the Gan army guarding Nanchang, was still hesitating whether to revolt like Ouyang Wu.Because he was different from Ouyang Wu. During the second revolution, he took advantage of Lao Yuan and turned against him in Hukou. If he turns back now, Li Liejun may not let him go.

It's a pity that time waits for no one. He hesitated so much, and the officers under him would quit. On the night of February 2, there was a mutiny in Nanchang. In fact, there was not much movement. The army of a regiment surrounded the division headquarters, and then Lin Hu tied up.

On February 2, Tao Zhiyue and Li Liejun led the First Division of the Youth Army into Nanchang City.

Later, Li Liejun merged the three divisions of the Jiangxi Army into the Jiangxi Guard Army as agreed, and then took the post of commander-in-chief. Then he led his troops to Fujian with the 100 million yuan start-up fee provided by the Youth Army.There, Xu Chongzhi's army was engaged in a tug-of-war with Li Houji's army outside Fuzhou.The two sides have been fighting each other for 30 days, and they are already at the end of their strength, and no one has the energy to deal with the other.The most important point is that compared with Li Houji, who controls the Fuzhou Arsenal, Xu Chongzhi's ammunition stored before the uprising and obtained from Wang Zhenyu is gradually running out.You must know that if there are no bullets, no matter how many rifles there are, the effect is not as good as a fire stick.

Therefore, while Xu Chongzhi urgently telegraphed Sun Yat-sen to inform him of the truth, requesting the dispatch of a batch of ammunition supplies as soon as possible, he ordered his troops to suspend the attack and wait for reinforcements.

On Li Houji's side, of course, he also saw the reality of the guards, but he had no choice but to follow suit because of his lack of troops. He called the Nanjing Yangtze River Patrol Envoy and the Ministry of the Army in Beijing to send reinforcements as soon as possible. , while ordering the department to be on strict alert.So this situation, which was called a sit-in war by later historians, lasted for more than half a month at a stretch. If Li Liejun didn't come again, it might not be a big problem if it continued for another half a year.Anyway, it’s just how impatient the boss above is, and the gang of soldiers below are very satisfied with the status quo. The boss is urging him tightly, rushing two steps, firing two shots, then lying on the ground to listen to the other party’s voice, and looking at the sun in the sky when it’s over, When we were not far from the back of the mountain, everyone stopped work for dinner, and it was another day.According to Xu Chongzhi's chief of staff Luo Yiqun's report to Sun Yat-sen, this army has no revolutionary spirit at all except in the name of revolution.But now Sun Yat-sen can rely on such an army. At this moment, Chen Jiongming is also risking the territory of Guangdong being seized, leading the second division of the Guangdong army into Fujian, and the battle situation in Fujian and Zhejiang is about to undergo earth-shaking changes. . .

"What, Nanchang is also lost?" Yuan Shikai felt a burst of uncontrollable pain in his chest. These days, bad news kept coming, and Lao Yuan's health was getting worse day by day.The lower body is in severe pain every day because of uremia, but it is hard to talk about it.

Yuan Shikai punished Yuan Keding, Yang Du and others not long ago, but they just stopped calling.With the situation at hand, Lao Yuan knew that it would be of no avail even if all those who had tampered with the monarchy were killed.

Just yesterday, February 2, when Li Yuanhong announced the independence of Hubei and urged him to abdicate as soon as possible, Yuan Shikai fainted directly in Ju Ren Tang.So when I saw Li Liejun's announcement of Jiangxi's independence today, Yuan Shikai was not in Ju Ren Tang, Zhongnanhai, but in the Presidential Palace in Iron Lion Alley.It seems that he was hit by the news of Hubei's fall yesterday, and Yuan Shikai did not faint again when he saw the news of Jiangxi's fall today.

"It's too fast. A huge province can't last for even a month. It takes only a day to lose a province. This is not an attack. This is the speed of the march." Yuan Shikai dropped the message, as if I don't want to watch this thing anymore, I just sighed alone on the bed.

The aunts and wives who served Lao Yuan hurriedly called in the person who worked for Lao Yuan, but Lao Yuan shook his head at the visitor and said, "Duan Zhiquan doesn't know the general idea, and I have nothing to say. You can help me with the matters in the south." Tell Hua Fu and Pin Qing to let them think about it, and don't need to ask me again. In addition, please ask Mr. Xu to come out, organize the government, and raise supplies. Beiyang still has to find a way to maintain the situation. Well, yes, send someone Please Lei Zhenchun come to my place."

This Lei Zhenchun is also top notch, he was originally serving as an army envoy and commander of the Seventh Division in Henan, but he was transferred to be the director of the Military, Political and Law Enforcement Division of the Beijing Division.This was originally a fat job, but Wang Yaqiao and the others were tossing around in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Sorry, even the old nest was given to the so-called Iron and Blood Salvation Association.Lao Yuan originally planned to replace this old boy, but firstly, there was no suitable candidate at that time, and secondly, the situation gradually stabilized later (the Beijing station went into a latent state), so the director has not been replaced.

Moreover, Lei Zhenchun is also very active and loyal on the issue of the imperial system, which is very rare for Lao Yuan.That congressman didn't open his eyes, so Director Lei immediately went to arrest him, and then he made up a charge of fornication and disorderly party, and then he understood.

Such a loyal and good comrade, Yuan Shikai naturally thought of him when he wanted to do something at this critical time.

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, Zhenchun is here." Although Yuan Shikai resumed the title of President of the Republic of China, Lei Zhenchun, who regarded himself as a vicious dog and a loyal dog, didn't care about these things, and he still called Lao Yuan as His Majesty the Great Emperor.

Lao Yuan seemed to be somewhat satisfied with this, so he didn't try to correct the mistake: "Zhenchun, how did you do with the tasks assigned to you last time?"

Lei Zhenchun immediately remembered what was going on. Last time the old man asked him to kill Chen Qimei, the leader of the rebellious party active in Shanghai, he was a little bit embarrassed at that time.Because this Chen Qimei is not simple, he is from the Green Gang, he is also a prominent figure in Shanghai, the most important thing is that he is also an expert in assassination, it may be difficult to kill such a person easily.

But Lei Zhenchun still replied respectfully: "Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, this matter has been settled, and the operatives have entered the concession in Shanghai and are making arrangements. They will start when Chen Yingshi, a fat fish, takes the bait."

Yuan Shikai was half lying on the bed at the moment, with his back resting on a thick pillow. He was also a fine person. Lei Zhenchun's words just now were obviously perfunctory to himself, saying it was the same as not saying it.But in times of crisis, there are only so many people who can use it.Yuan Shikai nodded with great difficulty and said: "Zhenchun, this matter has been done well, but let's not worry about it for now. I have another important matter that will determine the future for you to handle. After finishing this errand, For the provinces in the south, you can just pick one and go to govern.”

Lei Zhenchun is very clear about Beiyang's current situation. He doubts whether the old man's promise can be fulfilled, but besides the old man, who else can he rely on now?In the past few years, the law enforcement department has done many bad things. If the old man hadn't protected him, he would have been taken care of by others. He naturally bowed and said: "Please order from His Majesty, Zhenchun will definitely go through fire and water, and will not hesitate to do so."

Yuan Shikai nodded in satisfaction, motioned for Lei Zhenchun to sit down, and ordered the others to leave.Then he grabbed Lei Zhenchun's hand and said: "This time the southern rebellion, I miscalculated the opponent. I only thought that Cai E was our confidant, but the real opponent was Wang Zhenyu, who pretended to be a pig and eat a tiger." Guy, careless, careless."

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, don't blame yourself. I think Wang Zhenyu is just a clown. He won't be able to toss around for a few days. At that time, the soldiers in front will use their lives. His fate will be the same as that of Bai Lang and his ilk." Lei Zhenchun did not forget to comfort Lao Yuan.

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "I have a piece of news from Japanese diplomats. This news is related to the case of Prince Qing's Mansion. Wang Zhenyu's pocket. That is to say, Wang Zhenyu, who was a hostage in Beijing back then, actually did so many things under our noses, and the most ridiculous thing is that I listened to Xiong Bingsan's words, thought this kid was a fool, and let him go Him. From the looks of it now, this is simply letting the tiger go back to the mountain."

Lei Zhenchun couldn't hold back immediately: "It's him, damn it!"

If you want to say what Lei Zhenchun's greatest wish in life is, it's definitely not to get promoted and get rich, but to get rid of the guy who made himself ashamed in Beijing back then.Now Lao Yuan actually told him that the mastermind of those incidents was Wang Zhenyu, how could you make him not angry.

"Your Majesty, tell me, what should I do?" Lei Zhenchun asked almost gnashing his teeth.

What Yuan Shikai wanted was such an effect. He coughed a few times and said calmly: "It is impossible for us in Beiyang to defeat Wang Zhenyu and the others by military alone. I have no idea how long Nanjing can last. Those foreign devils also There is no good thing. Seeing that we have narrowed down, even the loan has stopped. After much deliberation, I can only find some experts to kill Wang Zhenyu. This youth army is based on this person, and he is still young. He is young, and there is no one who can succeed him. Once something happens to him, the youth army will be full of excitement. At that time, we Beiyang will have a chance to turn the tide of the war. So Zhenchun, this matter is not the same as killing Chen Yingshi. Hooligans are different, you must keep it secret and implement it yourself, if you don’t succeed, you can only be benevolent.”

Lei Zhenchun nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry, I will arrange it right away. No matter what this time, I will settle the old and new accounts together. I must kill Wang Zhenyu, a reckless boy."