10841908 Far East Maniac Chapter 364 is on the ground

Qiu Li, Zhengding Mansion, Zhengding City, Railway Station. At present, the "Former Enemy Command of the Northern Expedition" of the United Front is located here, and this command is upgraded from the "Former Enemy Command of the Western Front of the United Front", and the former enemy's commander-in-chief is still Lan Tianwei, chief of the General Staff who commanded the Xinyang Campaign.

Zhengding City was taken last night without a fierce battle, which shows that the Beiyang Army troops have generally lost their fighting spirit, and it seems that it will not be a problem to take Beijing and Tianjin in one go.

But as the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, Lan Tianwei did not dare to take it lightly, he was very aware of the current balance of forces between the two sides, although the number of Beiyang troops in Zhili was limited, but in Shanxi, there were still 10,000 or 20,000 Beiyang troops, if this force advanced to the east, it would pose a serious threat to the flank of the Northern Expeditionary force.

Therefore, since leaving Zhangde, Lan Tianwei is most concerned about the battle situation on the northern front, but the intelligence on the western front, in order to confuse the Shanxi Northwest Army. He even specially sent a cavalry regiment to act as a feint force to the junction of Jinnan and Zhili to disperse the action.

Fortunately, until now, the Shanxi Northwest Army has not shown any signs of being transferred back to Zhili, and the RUF troops in Shaanxi have crossed the Yellow River the day before yesterday and are rapidly advancing to the Jinzhong area with the RUF troops advancing north from Henan. Even if the Shanxi Northwest Army were to be transferred out of Shanxi and march eastward, it would not pose a serious threat to the Northern Expeditionary Army, because their rear roads would be unsafe.

Now, Lan Tianwei can finally sleep peacefully.

Late last night, after learning the news that the Shanxi march was going well, Lan Tianwei set up a marching bed in the former enemy headquarters, and slept until dawn this night.

The telegram was photographed from the chamber of the General Headquarters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the United Front, and the content was simple. Commander-in-Chief Zhao Bei planned to inspect the front line. The command of the former enemy was ordered to prepare for reception, and the commander-in-chief's train arrived at noon.

Lan Tian Wei Lixuan began to arrange, on the one hand, to receive the commander-in-chief, on the other hand, to rest the troops, several days of fighting, all the officers and soldiers are very tired, yesterday's Zhengding battle is basically the end of the strong crossbow, the Zhengding is not based on the strength of the combat effectiveness of their own troops, but on the weakness of the enemy troops, now, it is indeed time to take a good rest of the troops.

The troops were resting, but as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Lan Tianwei did not dare to slack off, and after breakfast, he took his adjutant and staff officers to the front line in the north to conduct on-the-spot investigations, whether the retreat of the Beiyang Army was a rout or a tactical retreat. in order to make appropriate tactical adjustments.

But as soon as they arrived at the front, they received reports that the front-line troops had captured several "messengers" of the Northern Army. "The two leaders reported their names, one was called Song Jiaoren and the other was Zhang Xiaozhun.

Hearing the adjutant's report, Lan Tianwei was a little surprised, so she hurriedly ordered to bring people to the front.

As soon as the people arrived, Lan Tianwei was even more surprised, because these two "messengers" were indeed Song Jiaoren and Zhang Xiaozhun, Song Jiaoren was one of the leaders of the Alliance, and Lan Tianwei, as a member, had known each other for a long time. He also planned an anti-Qing uprising in the Liaodong branch back then, and as for Zhang Xiaozhun, he worked under Xu Shichang back then, and he also had a relationship with Lan Tianwei. The two also know each other.

"Two, why are you here? Also to Beiyang as a messenger? ”

Lan Jianwei didn't talk nonsense, exchanged a few words, and immediately cut to the chase.

Song Jiaoren smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it, the two of us are here to be lobbyists for Beiyang, begging the commander-in-chief to raise his noble hand, collect troops and stop fighting, so that we can all take a breath."

"Lobbyist? Do you work as a lobbyist for Beiyang? If Runnong came over alone to be a lobbyist, it would not be surprising, but you Song Yuchu was from the United Front, so why did you come to Beiyang as a lobbyist? If those villains know about this, they will have to sue you in front of the commander-in-chief, "Eat inside and crawl outside." ”

Lan Tianwei has a good relationship with Song Jiaoren, so he has no scruples when he talks about it, and he really disagrees with Song Jiaoren's move in his heart.

"Eat inside and out? Even if it is. I'd like someone to sue, and I'd like to see how the Commander-in-Chief would punish a general secretary who eats and crawls. Originally, I led a delegation to Beijing. I wanted to take the opportunity of the victory in southern Henan to negotiate with Beiyang, but now, if this war does not stop, there is no way to talk about this negotiation. You know, when the General Affairs Committee sent a peace negotiator, the commander-in-chief nodded too much in this matter, why didn't he wait for the talks to come out, and the Northern Expedition began again? Isn't the commander-in-chief afraid of being told backtracking? Now, there are already newspapers accusing the United Front of being belligerent.

Song Jiaoren had a helpless expression and complained to Lan Tianwei.

Lan Yaowei said: "Blunt Chu, you are wrong to blame the commander-in-chief, this Northern Expedition is not the decision of the commander-in-chief alone, but the unanimous decision of all the officers of the General Staff, and the commander-in-chief is just complying with the will of the people."

"Conforming to the will of the military and conforming to the will of the people, the commander-in-chief may have a reason, but now the people want peace between the north and the south, is this not the will of the people? Why should what you can get in Congress have to be on the battlefield? ”

Song Jiaoren asked questions like a cannonball, but Lan Tianwei couldn't find anything to refute for a while.

Perhaps seeing that the expression on Lan Tianwei's face was a little disapproving, Zhang Xiaozhun, who had not spoken much, also began to express his opinions.

"Xiuhao, you are in the south, you may not know the situation in the north, and now the "Eight Banners outside the Guan" in the three eastern provinces are jumping up and down with the support of the Japanese, wanting to take advantage of the opportunity of the Great War to mess up the Northeast, if the situation in the Northeast is out of control. It will give Japan and Russia an opportunity to take advantage of, so this time, we are not only here to be lobbyists for Beiyang, but also to ask for the lives of the people, for the future of the country, this battle should not be fought

Seeing Zhang Xiaozhun's angry face, Lan Tianwei patted him on the shoulder and said: "Runnong, what you said is not very good, as if this civil war was provoked by our revolutionary soldiers, if it were not for Beiyang wanting to eliminate the revolutionary forces, if it were not for Yuan Shikai's contempt for the Congress and the Constitution, this north-south war would not have broken out at all, and the culprit of the current situation is Beiyang!" Other than that

The General Staff of the Republican Army has long drawn up a plan to deal with the Great Northeast issue, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty will inevitably suffer a shameful defeat if it moves against the trend of the times. ”

"Say it lightly! Behind the flag man stands Japan! Behind Japan stands the United Kingdom! Britain was very dissatisfied with the pro-German position of the commander-in-chief of your army, and if your army attacked Beijing and Tianjin now, it would only force Britain to the side of Japan."

Zhang Xiaozhun looked distressed. Unlike Lan Tianwei, he has only commissioned Japan, he has also been to Germany, and Jiang Fangzhen has inspected the military in Germany and France, so he has a clearer understanding of the situation in Europe, and he has also seen the contradictions between Britain and Germany more thoroughly.

"Xiuhao, you are now the former commander-in-chief of the enemy. With real power in your hands, can you order a truce at the front? Song Jiaoren asked.

"No, no! Wu did not have the authority to order an armistice.

Lan Yaowei hurriedly shook the fork, and she was also surprised in her heart. It seems that these two people can't stay by his side anymore, so it's better to throw these two hot potatoes to the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief has both civil and military skills, and he should be more clever than Commander-in-Chief Lan to deal with them.

"Don't stay here, both. This is the front line, and it is not easy to say when the counterattack of the Beiyang Army will come. It just so happens that the commander-in-chief is going to the front line to inspect at noon, so you should hurry south with your entourage, and now go to the Zhengding railway station and wait. When the commander-in-chief comes, you will tell him directly, "I, I am only concerned about the war, not the matter of peace." ”

"It's okay, since you don't care about anything, let's go find Zhao Zhenhua

Song Jiaoren arrived simply, pulled Zhang Xiaozhun and left, and the two industries did not bring a few entourages, in order to protect their safety, Lan Tianwei had to send another cavalry platoon to escort them south to Zhengding.

On the way south, Song Jiaoren and Zhang Xiaozhun saw many United Front troops heading north. The morale of the army surprised them very much, and the loud military song also made the two of them refreshed.

"The clothes are torn, the rice bowls are empty, and the flood is poor all over China. Why poor? Corrupt officials are ruthless, local tyrants are inferior, and they brutally oppress our people! , swords and guns raised, the battle flag is red, and the crusade is fierce and stubborn! When you open your eyes, the revolutionary army is majestic and the national morale is high. Do not extinguish the fierce and stubborn vow not to return. ”

"This is the "Rebellion Song" during the last rebellion war, and now it seems that the lyrics have been changed."

Song Jiaoren is no stranger to this military song, but now he is really not interested in appreciating it, he knows very well that Zhao Bei continued the Northern Expedition this time "in accordance with the will of the army", on the surface it was to protect the Congress and the Constitution, but in fact he went to Beijing to seize power, and wrested power from the hands of Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang into his own hands. Military strongmen from this revolutionary background abound, and power is better constrained by law.

And this is also the main reason why Song Jiaoren agreed to rush to the southern front line with Zhang Xiaozhun to be a lobbyist for Beiyang, in order to go south as soon as possible, he even got on a two-wheeled carriage, which made him suffer a lot.

However, these hardships are worth suffering, because just before going south, Xu Shichang personally promised Song Jiaoren that if there was a truce, Beiyang would fully respect the Congress, and the list of cabinet members would be completely decided by the Congress, which was actually an admission that Song Jiaoren and others had been pursuing for a long time The "party responsibility cabinet system" This quid pro quo was enough to allow Song Jiaoren to venture to the front line.

If you miss this opportunity, then I am afraid that there will be no chance in the future, only to seek a balance between the Beiyang Group and the military gap of Commander-in-Chief Zhao, this is the way for the Congress to survive now, Song Jiaoren hopes to form a "three-legged" situation, Beiyang side, Zhao Beibei side, Congress side, any two of them combined. can restrain the other side, and this is the wishful thinking of the constitutionalist parliamentarians in the United Front.

But if Zhao Bei commanded the army to occupy Beijing. Then, this central power was actually transferred from Beiyang to the commander-in-chief, that is, the commander-in-chief's family was dominant, and the Congress could not help him. If he wants to be the "Napoleon of China". No one can restrain him.

So, Song Jiaoren worked tirelessly and followed Zhang Xiaozhun to the Zhengding front, they originally planned to take the military train of the United Front along the Jinghan Railway to Henan to visit Zhao Bei, but they were surprised to know that Zhao Bei was going to the Zhengding front line to inspect, which made the two a little excited.

Song Jiaoren sat in the carriage, thinking about how to persuade Zhao Bei to "accept it when he sees it", but Zhang Xiaozhun put his mind on the ranks of those revolutionary armies.

I stayed in Beiyang for almost half a year. Although Zhang Xiaozhun did not integrate into the Beiyang group, he had a deeper understanding of the Beiyang Army, he had completely lost confidence in the Beiyang Army, he knew that relying on such a force could not save this declining country, he was depressed for a while, until he saw these United Front troops here.

"That's the hope for this country."

Looking at the revolutionary officers and soldiers passing by, listening to their loud military songs, Zhang Xiaozhun sighed in his heart, and regretted his choice to stay in the Beiyang Army even more. After inquiring with the cavalry platoon commander who was responsible for protecting them, he learned that Jiang Fangzhen was still in charge of logistics in Wuhan and could not meet him, so he couldn't help but feel even more lonely.

The front line is only more than 20 miles away from the Zhengding railway station. Not long after, Song Jiaoren and Zhang Xiaozhun rushed to the Zhengding railway station, and an adjutant placed them in the waiting room and waited for the arrival of the commander-in-chief.

The wait was more than two hours, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Bei arrived late and arrived in Zhengding on a train transporting heavy arms. Song Jiaoren and Zhang Xiaozhun hurried to the platform to greet each other. When Zhao Bei got off the train with his entourage, the two of them were surprised to find that there was a group of blonde and blue-eyed foreigners who rushed to the Zhengding front line with the commander-in-chief, and judging from the accent. All of them are Germans!