"Snap" A crisp gunfire interrupted E Antai's words, and the sudden gunfire made all the officers in the war room stunned, and everyone present could be described as experts, this gunshot was crisp and short, and when I heard it, I knew that it was issued to the Colt revolver for the officer, and this gunshot was very close, it should be near the gate of the battalion headquarters.

If it is a rifle, it is possible that the soldier accidentally misfired because of the panic and nervousness, and the pistol for officers has almost no possibility of misfire! E Antai's heart tightened, and he hurriedly walked out of the war room and asked, "What's the situation?" ”

"Bang bang" A chaotic burst of gunfire rang out immediately, and the guards standing guard outside the door said a little nervously: "Report——, someone has attacked the battalion headquarters, and there has been an exchange of fire at the door!" ”

"How many are there?" E'antai asked in a deep voice.

"The situation is unknown!" The guard replied and continued, "Please transfer as soon as possible!" ”

Transfer? Where can it be transferred? This is his big camp! Besides, as soon as they moved, wouldn't it be even more chaotic for the officers and soldiers below to be leaderless! E Antai said without thinking: "Pass my order, hold on to the spot, reinforcements will arrive soon!" ”

Listening to the messy gunfire coming from the direction of the battalion headquarters, all the officers who came out were a little panicked, it was obvious that the other party attacked the battalion headquarters with the intention of capturing them all in one fell swoop!

Needless to say, this was a premeditated and organized action planned by Gong Wang Yixun to instigate the neutral constitutional radical officers of the Beiyang Naval Division! The abnormal behavior of the striker battalion on the other side is to create an opportunity for them!

The gunfire soon intensified, occasionally mixed with the explosion of grenades, and from the intensity of the gunfire, it was easy to judge that the opponent was quite numerous, and the offensive was also very fierce, it seemed that the plan was to fight quickly, attack the battalion headquarters as soon as possible and capture these high-ranking officers, so as to control the situation in one fell swoop!

"Get out over the wall!" E Antai said in a deep voice, a large number of officers and soldiers have gathered on the playground, and they should not have reacted to what is going on at this time, as long as they can get out, they can quickly control the situation!

Before the words fell, the general Balhu, who was following behind the officers, came out of the crowd, rushed to E'antai in two steps, and then put a pistol against his head, shouting: "Don't move, or I will kill him!" As he spoke, he took out a pistol from behind his waist and pointed it at everyone, and said coldly: "It's all robes, if you surrender, I guarantee your safety, and there will be fewer deaths outside!" ”

The officers couldn't help but look at each other, no one dared to act rashly, everyone knew in their hearts that this was definitely not a joke, once they moved, not only would they harm their own lives, but they might also cause E'antai to lose their lives.

Although Chang Guixiang was anxious and angry, he was helpless in this situation, but it was E'antai who calmed down first after being shocked, this Balhu Pingsuri was not radical in his thinking, how could he get involved with them? He said in a sullen voice: "Balhu, why are you messing around with them?" ”

"The implementation of the constitution and the equality of all ethnic groups is a good thing for all ethnic groups in Mongolia." Balhu said in a deep voice: "Now there are dead people outside at any time, and General Erong loves soldiers like sons, so don't delay, order them to surrender as soon as possible, they are all robes, and we don't want to kill each other!" ”

Without waiting for E Antai to speak, Chang Guixiang said: "Your Excellency ordered surrender, the camp is in chaos, and there will inevitably be heavy casualties." ”

With a slight groan, E Antai stared at Balhu and said, "Can you guarantee their safety?" ”

"I vouch for my life!" Balhu said in a deep voice: "As long as your lord orders to stop resisting, we will send you to Tianjin!" ”

"I can't trust you!" E Antai said: "We can stop resisting, but we don't need to disarm, and we don't need your gifts, we will go to Tianjin to ask the military gate for guilt." ”

"Yes!" Bal Tiger replied in a deep voice without even thinking about it.

E Antai continued: "And ——。 ”

Balhu said coldly: "My lord should know that there are dead people outside at any time!" ”

"It must be said!" E'antai said in a deep voice: "For the officers and soldiers who are unwilling to obey you, they must be released!" ”

"Twisted melons are not sweet!" Bal Hu said cheerfully: "I promise you!" ”

"Pass my orders! The battalion headquarters guard stopped resisting and all gathered at the door of the war room! E Antai said in a deep voice, he is not afraid of death, but he is very aware of the current situation, once he is killed, the entire naval battalion will definitely fall into a melee, night melee, no matter who loses or wins, the casualties will inevitably exceed imagination, and the Beiyang Naval Division will also be greatly injured because of this, this is not the result he wants to see.

Newport, Harbor.

On the deck of the flagship 'Qingdao', Guo Zhongmu looked at the Beiyang Navy Division camp with a worried face, he was not worried about the Yixin Department at all, as long as Yixun did not go crazy, he would definitely not attack the camp of the East China Sea Fleet in a frenzy, and the facts proved to be the same, the Beiyang Navy Division camp was in chaos, and the team that came straight to Xingang changed the direction of travel.

He was worried about whether E'antai would be able to quell this civil strife, although he only reminded the other party, but who would have thought that they would do it overnight? At least he didn't expect it, he was taken by surprise and unprepared, and this time it taught him a good lesson!

Seeing this situation, Guo Zhongmu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, estimating that it should be E'antai to control the situation, and immediately ordered: "Send a sentry to investigate the situation, make the flag clear, and show your identity, so as not to cause misunderstanding!" ”

The forward battalion, outside the big tent of the Chinese army.

The gunfire stopped after listening to it for a short time, and Yi Xun, who was riding on a horse and looking at the sailor battalion, couldn't help but be a little worried, after all, it was a hasty incident, and he didn't know much about Fuheng's organizational execution ability, and the gunfire stopped so quickly, it was very likely that it was a failure, and if he failed, he would never have a chance to get involved with the Beiyang Sailor again.

Monk Greenqin has a relaxed feeling, from the bottom of his heart, he does not approve of Yixun taking such a risk, even if he is lucky, he will face the accusation and even crusade of the Queen Mother and Yi Guocheng, the Queen Mother does not care, it is only a matter of time before they break openly, but Yuan Qi They can't afford to offend at present, even if Yi Guocheng takes care of the overall situation and doesn't care about it for the time being, but with Yi Guocheng's heart, this account will have to be calculated sooner or later, therefore, subconsciously, he hopes that this hasty action will end in failure!

"Sentry on the other side, report at any time!" Yixun commanded, turned over and dismounted, looked at Monk Greenqin and said, "Let's rest first, it is estimated that it will take an hour or two before the news comes back!" ”

Beiyang Navy Division Battalion.

The inside and outside of the battalion headquarters compound is full of soldiers who are holding torches, loaded guns, and live ammunition to hide their nervousness, and the officers and soldiers of the two teams outside the door of the war room are holding guns opposite each other, and the atmosphere is particularly tense.

Not long after, Fu Heng strode forward under the support of a group of officers, walked straight to the front of the two armies without fear, waved his hand and ordered: "Put down your guns." ”

Listening to the order, the officers and soldiers behind him put down the guns they were holding flat, and seeing this, E Antai also ordered: "Get the gunners up!" ”

The waiting battalion headquarters guard put down the gun, and Fuheng walked to the front of E'antai and saluted solemnly: "E-lord loves soldiers like sons, understands righteousness, and avoids a huge casualty, I would like to extend my most sincere thanks to E-lord on behalf of all officers and soldiers!" ”

"Humph!" E Antai snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly: "Sure enough, you sneaked back to the camp secretly!" After a pause, he continued: "The military gate has repeatedly emphasized that the army is not allowed to participate in political disputes. ”

Fu Heng said loudly: "The implementation of constitutional government is related to the national fortune of my Qing Dynasty for a hundred years, how can I stay out of it as a soldier?" ”

E Antai knew that the other party was eloquent, and he didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with him, so he said straightforwardly: "If Lord Fu wants to go his own way, I can't stop it, but everyone has their own ambitions, and not all the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Navy Division are willing to follow you." After a pause, there was a deep voice: "The officers and soldiers who don't want to follow you, I want to take them away!" ”

Fu Heng stared at him for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "Okay! I promise you! He didn't want to agree, but he knew that without the cooperation of the other party, there might be a scuffle, and in terms of numbers, they didn't actually have an advantage, and besides, the casualties were too large, even if he controlled the situation, it would be more than worth the loss.

E Antai dared to mention this condition and calculated the other party's thoughts, but the other party was so happy, it was also a little unexpected by him, and he didn't want Fu Heng to continue: "I will mobilize my thoughts, and Lord E will wait here with peace of mind." ”

E'antai was willing to wait here, and immediately said, "No, we are waiting outside the camp!" ”

"Yes! I sent you out of the camp. The corners of Fu Heng's mouth turned up slightly, "However, Lord E has to order to pacify the assembled department, otherwise it will be easy to make trouble!" ”

E'antai didn't want a chaotic situation, so he immediately bowed his head and said: "Out of the camp, I will send someone to pacify them!" ”

In Xingang, the warships of the East China Sea Fleet stationed in the harbor began to move slowly towards the opposite shore, and on the deck of the flagship "Qingdao", Guo Zhongmu, who had never been able to find out the news, was anxious.

He had already realized that the outcome of the civil strife in the Beiyang Naval Division might be the opposite of what he expected, otherwise he would not have been unable to find out the news, at least it showed that the situation was very complicated, and he ordered the fleet to move to the south coast, just to be able to support if necessary!

The fleet had just arrived on the south shore, and the news finally came back from the sentry groups that had been sent out - about a hundred men had been escorted out of the camp, including many officers.

Hearing this news, Guo Zhongmu couldn't help but be confused, and after carefully smacking for a while, he realized that it was very likely that the people who were escorted out of the camp were E'antai and other senior officers, if E'antai put down the rebellion, it was absolutely impossible to escort the rebellious officers out of the camp at this time!

"Herald!" He commanded in a deep voice: "Send two battalions to meet and try to avoid firefights!" ”

Fu Heng didn't want to kill E'antai and other officers at all, it was not conducive to him stabilizing the army's morale, and he also knew the relationship between King Gong and Yuanqi, and when he heard the report that Guo Zhongmu sent troops to respond, he simply ordered the officers and soldiers who were guarding E'antai to withdraw to the camp gate and wait.

Seeing that Guo Zhongmu sent troops to respond, E Antai was also completely relieved, waiting outside the camp with peace of mind, Chang Guixiang breathed a sigh of relief, a hanging heart was steadily put back into his stomach, he felt like walking in front of the ghost gate tonight, put his mind at ease, he cared about the situation in the camp, and asked softly: "Fuheng will not be untrustworthy?" ”

"Yes!" E Antai said firmly: "He doesn't dare to do things too much, because he needs to win people's hearts and stabilize the army's heart!" ”

The day gradually brightened, and at seven o'clock, the camp gate finally opened, and a group of officers and soldiers slowly walked out, and after a gathering and counting, E Antai's face was a little ugly, more than 12,000 people, but only less than 2,000 came out, and slightly 20% were officers.

After roughly asking a few officers who came out, E Antai learned that Fu Heng was lobbying and agitating a group of officers and soldiers in the name of King Gong and Yuan Qi, firstly, the officers and soldiers did not understand the real situation and were worried that they would be purged if they did not obey, and secondly, Fu Heng was clever and eloquent, and he tried his best to incite the great righteousness of the country and the nation, and his personal future, and most of the officers and soldiers were moved by him.

"It's too ugly!" Chang Guixiang's face was angry.

"Fuheng, you don't know that you can coax all the birds in the trees to the ground." E Antai saw it openly, cheered up and said: "Gather the team and go to the port!" ”

On the other side, the former Feng battalion, the Chinese army's big tent.

Hearing that Fuheng had completely controlled the 10,000 or so troops of the Beiyang Navy Division, Yixun couldn't help but be overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "This Fuheng is not only able to speak but also capable, and his knowledge is also extraordinary, but he is also a rare talent!" As he spoke, he looked at Monk Greenqin, "When are we going to cross the river?" ”

After not sleeping all night, Monk Greenqin was a little sleepy, yawned, and said listlessly: "The sixth master might as well wait and see ...... again." ”

"Still waiting?" Yixun was a little puzzled and said, "What are you waiting for?" ”

After lighting a cigarette, Monk Greenqin spoke: "Naturally, it is to wait and see the reaction of Yi Guocheng and the Queen Mother." If the sixth master doesn't accept it, there will be room for maneuver in the matter, after all, the sixth master is not involved in this matter, and when the time comes, he can push two five or six, and push it cleanly. If you receive these 10,000 horses, there will be no room for maneuver. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Fuheng is now desperate, there is no other choice but to take refuge in the sixth master, and now it should not be the sixth master who is anxious, but Fuheng!" ”

Isn't that authentic? Yi Xun glanced at him suspiciously, thinking about it, it is indeed reasonable, now the cable telegraph communication is extremely fast, wait a little longer, and see the reaction of Yi Zhishu and the Queen Mother is also a good choice, at least there is a way out.

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, backyard.

Before Yi Zhishu got up and finished washing, the little guy came to report, "Director Cao is out asking to see him, saying that it is an urgent report from Tianjin!" ”

Tianjin Urgent! Yixin did it so quickly? Yi Zhixiang wiped his face indiscriminately, and walked out of the room quickly, seeing this situation, Yan Kexin hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up, let people send them to the study house early!" ”

As soon as he saw the courtyard gate that Yi Zhizhi came out of, Cao Gensheng hurriedly greeted him and reported: "The big treasurer, the Beiyang Navy Division was in civil strife last night, and E Antai and others were expelled from the camp. ”