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Beijing, Yuan Zhai, the radio from the Northwest, was placed on the table of the Eight Immortals as usual, at this time, Yuan Shikai did not tune to the drama channel and listened to the performances of those masters invited by the Northwest, but according to Xu Shichang's suggestion, he listened to the whole process of the Northwest military parade.

As a generation of heroes, Yuan Shikai's sense of danger is almost very keen, in the past few decades, he was able to start from ordinary soldiers, and gradually walked to the president of Beiyang, the most powerful person in the whole of China, thanks to this foresight, this time is no exception, the northwest hides its claws, but the coercion brought by the faint comeback, but Yuan Shikai is very vigilant, which is also the real reason why he does not accept the good conditions of the Japanese,

The introductions one by one seem to be a bit flat and straightforward, and they look disorganized, but Yuan Shikai can feel a certain strength from these flat and direct narratives and disorganized. After receiving Xu Shichang's telegram before, Yuan Shikai still had a little doubt in his heart. But now, that kind of doubt is no longer there, and the northwest has begun to show its minions, but Beiyang, the revolutionary party, not many people have tasted it. Thanks to his multiple eyes, at the last moment, he grasped such a unique opportunity.

To be honest, after the rise from the Northwest, he was full of curiosity about Yang Yuanzhao, the founder of the Northwest, such a young man who was only twenty-five years old at the time, even now, is only 30 years old. He has achieved far more than he has achieved as an old man, and Yuan Shikai, who is very proud of his life's achievements, is really inferior to Yang Yuanzhao in the northwest.

What is the place in the northwest, poor and backward, Shaanxi, maybe before the Han and Tang dynasties. It can also be called the foundation of the world's hegemony, but after the Song Dynasty. It has been completely reduced to a frontier, and there is nothing else but war and barrenness, but such a place has built a super industrial base. The battle of Zhangjiakou woke up Beiyang. also woke up Yuan Shikai, and the contact with the northwest also made him feel the huge power hidden under the volcano in the northwest, and for him, occupying the supreme position was the first choice. However, in the case of inability to occupy it, or in the case of danger, it is the most correct choice to avoid danger and maintain a certain level of safety.

Since the Northwest dares to show this strength to the world, to the revolutionary party and Beiyang, it means that the northwest has begun to solve the problem of reunifying China, and even Beiyang and the revolutionary party have the idea of conspiring to seize China, not to mention the Northwest, which is more powerful and has a tighter organizational structure. You can't do anything, the live broadcast in the chatterbox continues, and the names of heroes and warriors appear on the radio one after another, maybe these names can be written into history in the future and have greater glory, but Beiyang, a group with huge influence in the late Qing Dynasty and now, is destined to be eliminated.

In the past few years, on the surface, Beiyang has been developing well, its strength is expanding, its territory is expanding, and its income is growing, Yuan Shikai has never had any sense of security, he is old and has little energy, since young people have this strength and strength, then why don't he make an attitude, they have reached this age, what else can not be put down.

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai rang the electric bell. 30 minutes later, the most important military commanders in Beiyang and a group of intermediate generals, at least 7 commanders, 4 army commanders, and the military leaders who controlled at least half of the strength of dozens of towns in Beiyang, entered Yuan Shikai's study one by one, and the closed-door meeting lasted all night, and after fierce quarrels and persuasions, a consensus was finally reluctantly reached.

The first impact of the big military parade appeared, once as the entire Qing Dynasty to do a big military group, single-handedly held up the fate of the entire Qing Dynasty, and even concentrated the results of the entire Westernization Movement, China's largest military force, has already expressed his attitude, and then through special channels, a message was transmitted to the northwest, Yuan Shikai wanted to visit the northwest.

Yuan Shikai is coming, this is an earth-shattering event, although Yang Yuanzhao's footprints over the years are almost all over the land of China, but Beijing City and Nanjing City, he has not been to it once, of course, in 1911, the Northwest officially stood on the political stage before it was counted, at that time, he was just a businessman.

After 1911, the Northwest confronted Beiyang and officially became independent, coupled with the confrontation against Russia, the reputation of the Northwest was greatly enhanced, and as the de facto leader of the Northwest, it was really inconvenient for him to appear in the hinterland of the other party's forces, even if he took a train to Jiujiang and Shanghai to inspect, he was fully prepared.

For a politician, as long as the interests are attractive enough, he can put aside everything, and even the treaties that have been signed can be torn up, not to mention in one of his own turf, kill a huge influence, and even a confidant opponent.

Therefore, no matter under formal or informal circumstances, Yang Yuanzhao would not go to the area where the strength of Beiyang and the revolutionary party is concentrated, let alone their capitals Beijing and Nanjing, coincidentally, Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen are also the same, the three most powerful forces in China almost all take the initiative to avoid entering each other's spheres of influence.

Now, this balance has been broken, and Yuan Shikai's move seems to represent a certain attitude, a certain attitude of compromise and dedication.

Since Yuan Shikai has made such a difficult decision, then there is no hesitation, China's railways are already very convenient, especially in a big city like Beijing. This is an important node connecting the entire North China and Northeast China, and from Beijing to Baotou, it is also born from China's own research and development, the first railway, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, for so many years. Through a series of transformations, the railway is which railway, and even the trajectory has not changed much, but the internal is completely different.

The total distance of the railway from Beijing to Baotou is only more than 700 kilometers, and at an average speed of more than 120 kilometers per hour, it is only five or six hours of driving, as Yuan Shikai knows. He just did the work of the generals under him, and the personnel under him have not yet come and communicated, but among the generals, there are also those who recognize and those who do not, at this time, there is a lot of fanfare. It can only be said that it is a surprise, but it is not conducive to the next process.

In Yuan Shikai's opinion. Before the Northwest has a clear reaction, and even before meeting the high-level leaders in the Northwest, it is not good to do things too early, but fortunately, the entire Beiyang can be said to be airtight by him. Through the secret arrangement of his subordinates, he quietly left Beijing, boarded the train to Baotou, and traveled with him. It includes the vast majority of the military high-level in Beiyang, Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng, Wu Peifu, Sun Chuanfang, etc., it can be said that most of the essence of the entire Beiyang follow Yuan Shikai to travel.

Such an action can be said to be amazing, such a large number of high-ranking officers, leaving Beijing, in a short time, perhaps according to the arrangement of Yuan Shikai and others, will not be leaked, once a long time passes, it will inevitably have an impact.

But Yuan Shikai still did this, he has served as the minister of Beiyang for many years, he has this confidence, manage his troops well, the most important thing is that Yuan Shikai has confidence in the northwest, and the strength shown by the northwest has been undoubtedly demonstrated through the military parade, even if some changes occur in Beiyang, the northwest can also clean up these turbulences with his help.

Yuan Shikai has such self-confidence, and the Northwest also has this self-confidence, in the northwest, after Yang Yuanzhao got the news that Yuan Shikai came to Baotou, he was surprised, with joy, Yuan Shikai's arrival represents a certain attitude, combined with the heat and warmth he carried, as long as this part of the people fell to the northwest, plus the power of the northwest's secret control, it is basically not a problem to solve the remaining pro-Japanese Beiyang officers, it can be said that as long as Yuan Shikai acts, the overall situation in Beiyang has been decided, but it is only about the price paid. Just the northwest can completely overwhelm Beiyang, not to mention, there is also the help of Yuan Shikai, who occupies most of the forces in Beiyang.

For this person who once overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became China's first president in history, Yang Yuanzhao still admires it, and is full of expectations and vigilance for the meeting with him, this is a hero, whether it is in North Korea, or in Beiyang after Li Hongzhang, Yuan Shikai can be called a character, and he is not highly evaluated in history, whether it is North Korea, or the Wuxu Reform, and then to the Xinhai Revolution, but such a low evaluation, or even a negative evaluation of the character, But step by step, he reached the highest level of China, the first president, and even the restoration of the emperor.

History will evaluate Yuan Shikai's merits and demerits, because of the emergence of the Northwest and Yang Yuanzhao, Yuan Shikai did not go through any step in the history of later generations, and is still one of the three major forces in China, the actual leader and commander of Beiyang. At the beginning of the 20th century, in this era when China coincided with the 3,000-year great change, Yuan Shikai was an existence that no one could get around, whether it was Zhu Erdian, Feige, or some other diplomatic envoys, basically when talking about China issues, he only talked with Yuan Shikai alone, which is enough to prove his strength.

Yuan Shikai came to Baotou, the meaning of this, needless to say, plus Yang Du's previous description, it is not difficult to grasp Yuan Shikai's attitude, after 2 years of accumulation in the northwest, it is ready in all aspects, and it is possible to unify the whole of China at any time, it is time to end all the unstable factors and put China under one voice, but the goal is there, how to do it, how to start, this is a huge problem that plagues the northwest, and now, an opportunity and conditions suddenly appeared in front of him, Yuan Shikai softened, how to make good use of this is the most critical. (To be continued......)