Yang Du got Yuan Shikai's direct notice, knowing that this delegation was based on him, he somewhat understood Yuan Shikai's choice, as his Dongweng, Yang Du asked himself to know Yuan Shikai very well, whether he was a speculator or a conspirator, to a certain extent, Yuan Shikai was very able to seize the opportunity, and he could also bend and stretch, and when facing an impossible enemy, he took the initiative to choose to retreat and surrender, to a certain extent, it can be regarded as a kind of self-knowledge.

Because of this, Yang Du, who was unwilling to take the lead in this matter, finally took the lead, these years, he more or less regretted, why didn't he stay in the northwest back then, although the northwest at that time, it was still so weak, but there was already a vigorous foundation, if he stayed at that time, it must have been promising, but Yang Yuanzhao, the leader of the northwest, personally invited.

In fact, there is no regret medicine to take, and if he knew that the northwest was developing so fast, he would never give up this opportunity.

Maybe this is a good time, maybe now the Northwest no longer takes Beiyang in his eyes, but in Yang Du's view, any war will produce casualties and waste, if Yuan Shikai really made up his mind and bowed his head, it would be equivalent to the entire North China would fall in one fell swoop, which would save much time in the Northwest. A Beiyang delegation with a special mentality embarked on a journey like this, and their mentality will bring earth-shaking changes to the situation in China as a whole in the future.

The same thing happened to the revolutionary party, which also received an invitation from the northwest, and they were a little earlier than Beiyang, but they did not get the supreme leader. Just spent a moment in the Northwest Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The difference is that the revolutionary party is more than Beiyang. There are many arrogant ones, and some are optimistic about the northwest. Or rather, some enlightened landlords have defected to the northwest, and the rest are some careerists and short-sighted people, who, with the help of the rich Jiangnan, in 1913, the tax revenue actually exceeded 280 million silver dollars, which is a lot of money, in addition to the expenses and wages. Spending office funds, the remainder, 12 additional armies, up to now, the entire South has accumulated 157 infantry divisions, almost 2.3 million troops.

Unlike the old army in Beiyang, the southern army basically pulls heads, and there may be two or three divisions, which may not be as strong as a town in Beiyang. This is also the real reason why Beiyang looks down on the south, but the huge army has given the revolutionary party confidence and the idea of extravagant hope. Many people are interested in the railway hub cities in the northwest, and even more in the prosperity of the northwest, and some high-level officials and officers who are close to the Japanese. A series of conditions were also privately agreed upon, with a minimum of 20 divisions of munitions. In the next two months, it will be shipped from Japan to southern China. In the next month and a half, the revolutionary party will reorganize 25 divisions and strive to increase the total strength to about 2.8 million.

The revolutionary party was very cautious, and when some people secretly contacted Japan, and even had evil thoughts about the northwest, except for a few people at the top level, the rest of the people did not know that even if the northwest used money and connections to penetrate into all aspects of the south, it was impossible for it to completely rebel against the entire revolutionary party.

For the Northwest, whether it is Beiyang, or the revolutionary party, there is no need to worry, the strength of the Northwest is based on the strength of all aspects, perhaps in 1911, Beiyang and the revolutionary party united, do their best, will cause a little trouble to the Northwest, but three years later this year, in the case of rapid development for three years, they really have nothing to worry about, do not do more to consider the excuse and impact, rather than whether the combat effectiveness can be achieved, in the eyes of the military, say more than 1 army, You can solve Beiyang or the revolutionary party in one fell swoop, of which Beiyang is a little troublesome, and you need 4 divisions, and the revolutionary party, 2 divisions will look up to him.

This is not arrogance, this is the self-confidence that comes with great strength, which has not yet used real motorized infantry units and tank units, but only the initial regularized infantry.

Now, the tiger has not yet wielded its might, but the other party's kitten showed its claws first, which is more or less ridiculous, this is the northwest does not know, the northwest knows, and it makes him look good in minutes.

Now, the Northwest really knows a little something, the Beiyang delegation has not yet set off, the news has been transmitted to the headquarters of the Intelligence Bureau through the network of the Intelligence Bureau, not to say, the intelligence of the Northwest has been laid out throughout Beiyang, some information was actively leaked by Yang Du, coupled with the analysis of the Northwest intelligence personnel, and finally summarized to the Northwest.

After receiving the information, the Ministry of Intelligence was very happy, the Northwest did not have much plan for Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party, just secretly guarded, but looking at such a large territory, it is always depressing to not get it, since Yang Yuanzhao is not allowed to fight, then it is always okay to rebel and peaceful evolution, the intelligence department has gradually developed and corrupted in the past 3 years, and has attracted some people, but it is far from completely subverting Beiyang, there is a large distance, at most it can let the Northwest Army fight Beiyang and the Revolutionary Party. Save some effort.

But now, the northwest has received accurate news from Yang Du, Yuan Shikai's heart has been shaken, and next, it is necessary to make this shaking even larger, and strive to completely dispel the luck psychology in Yuan Shikai's heart.

It is already the seventeenth day of the first month, and the government agencies and factories in the northwest have already started construction, and the whole Baotou is preparing for the plenary meeting in March.

The matter is very important, Shi Lei notified Yang Yuanzhao as soon as possible, and Yang Yuanzhao also called the responsible persons of the government and the army together to discuss this matter, there are less than 20 days to go, that is, the day of the conference, how to deepen the impression and establish a mighty image of the northwest.

After discussing for a long time, but there was no result, a military representative seemed to be slightly dejected and said: "You can't pull the soldiers out, let's do it with real knives and guns!" ”

The speaker has no intention, listens intentionally, has been troubled by the heart, in an instant, suddenly enlightened, by the way, every grand festival in the future, isn't there a military parade, the Northwest also does this, although the time is only 20 days, but the Northwest Army from the beginning of its establishment, queue training and team training are not stopped, find the best training, with a division and a phalanx, each phalanx of 25 people in a row, 14 rows, plus the leader is only 352 people, from the almost 27,000 people selected 352 people, It can be said that it is one in a hundred, and such personnel are not excellent, but the movement is a little big and there are a lot of personnel.

In the end, the entire parade phalanx reached 142, not only every army division will produce a phalanx, but each of the 102 regular divisions currently in the northwest will produce a phalanx, special forces and independent forces, naval forces and semi-independent air force units, all have a unit.

142 phalanxes, almost 50,000 people, such a scale, in the entire history of the world, is still a minority, but otherwise, how to show the majesty of the Northwest Army, just 50,000 well-trained, uniform, and imposing phalanx, it is enough to make some people's hearts completely dispel the ghost idea.

The plan was decided that in the name of Yang Yuanzhao and in the form of Victory Day, it was decided that on March 3, that is, the day before the plenary session, a grand military parade would be held, in addition to the 142 foot phalanxes, there were also more than 30 equipment phalanxes.

Cumulatively, light machine gun phalanxes, heavy machine gun phalanxes, mortar phalanxes of various calibers, and various artillery phalanxes from 37 to 255 mm, all chose to be towed by trucks through the parade area, and the Air Force also chose 4 phalanxes, hot air balloon phalanxes, small attack airship phalanxes, small transport airships and large attack transport airship phalanxes.

Of course, it is impossible for the Northwest to produce such backward things as airships, and the airships participating in the phalanx are temporarily drawn from the materials exported to Germany, and once the entire parade is completed, these airships will be repainted, packed, sent to ships, and shipped to Germany.

With the addition of the equipment phalanx, there are about 171 phalanxes, according to the time of a walking phalanx through the rostrum is 1 minute 06 seconds, the time for the entire phalanx to pass is about 3 hours, plus before and after, it is almost 4 hours, which is a huge test for Baotou's organizational ability.

However, even if there is hope in case, it must be carried out, this is probably the best way to show strength in peacetime without war, some people may think that the northwest is grandstanding, but people with vision can see the power of the northwest from the middle, especially Yuan Shikai, who is older than the army.

The new topic has not yet been notified to the countries, the Revolutionary Party and Beiyang, but there is nothing about it, according to the current feedback, the ambassadors of various countries will arrive within three days before the plenary meeting, and it will not be too late to be notified at that time.

The order has already been issued, and in the channels of the military, it has quickly dispersed in other directions in China, and the entire army is jubilant when it arrives in the capital and accepts the review of the leaders, even if it is in the theater of war, and is still urgently preparing for war, waiting for the Japanese to attack Shandong, the First Army has also transferred a lot of personnel to return to Baotou to participate, and from top to bottom, all of them are the best in the queue, or even the best in the ranks, and strive to show the strength of the northwest and the spirit of the northwest in front of the whole world. (To be continued......)