Chapter 436 Guangdong Incident (II)

Rushing to the Nanyuan barracks with Zhao Bei were also senior generals such as Lan Tianwei and Zhang 'Ji' Yang. Obviously, it seems that they rushed to the Nanyuan barracks after meeting at the presidential palace first, which is slightly different from the treatment of Duan Qirui, Duan Zhigui and others, and as for whether those people have 'exchanged' opinions on the issue of the "Guangdong incident" in the presidential palace, Duan Qirui and Duan Zhigui are not clear.

As a "marginal person" like Duan Qirui and Duan Zhigui, Admiralty Chief Tang Xiangming is the last senior general to rush to the Nanyuan Barracks, and his position as "Admiralty Chief" was obtained by political speculation, and the gold content is insufficient, so it is only a little better than Duan Qirui and others who are Beiyang "generals", therefore, it is difficult for Tang Xiangming to enter the power circle of the presidential palace, he can only hover on the edge of this power circle, but closer than Duan Qirui.

Tang Xiangming didn't have a car to sit on, he came in a carriage, which was somewhat different, after all, there were either war horses or cars in the Nanyuan barracks, and those baggage carriages were removed, and the four-wheeled box carriage was the one of Chief Tang, and what was even more surprising was that Chief Tang did not wear a regular navy uniform when he came to the meeting. Instead, he put on a set of navy dresses, tricorne hats, and small swallowtails, showing the aristocratic atmosphere of the navy everywhere.

When Chief Tang walked into the small hall of the barracks with the naval saber that was also inherited from the former Qing Dynasty, it was only five minutes before the official meeting began.

Taking advantage of the free time of the five minutes before the meeting began, Duan Qirui, chief of the War Department, and Tang Xiangming, chief of the Navy Department, seized the time to 'exchange' information, and the two learned that whether it was the action of the army or the navy, Mr. President was already in the 'chest', and the army and navy had already been informed of the military plan, and the reason why they were now holding a special 'door' military conference was mainly to coordinate the actions of various units and to communicate with the representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

The wall clock on the wall rang nine times, and it was time for the meeting.

"Now, roll call!"

An adjutant of the 'chamberlain' of the presidential palace held a list and stood beside President Zhao Da, who was presiding over the meeting, and read out the names of the participants one by one in the order of the list.

"Duan Qirui, Chief of the War Department!"

"Here!"

"Admiralty Chief Tang Xiangming!"

"Here!"

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Every time the adjutant recites a name, the person whose name is called must stand up, raise his head and 'chest' and shout "to", even Beiyang veterans like Duan Qirui and Duan Zhigui must strictly abide by the military salute, this is not like in the past in the Beiyang Army, when the meeting is held, the old marshal glances at the conference table with his eyes, and knows who is coming and who is not.

That's all the senior officers who held the meeting. Whoever came and who didn't come can see it clearly at a glance, this is called "clear at a glance", which is Yuan Shikai's unique skill back then.

Now, Zhao Bei can also "see clearly", but he just wants to roll call names before the meeting, one by one, not only to see who came and who didn't, but more importantly, to take this opportunity to remind the officers present, "You are all my subordinates."

If you are a subordinate, you must obey the orders of your superiors, whether you are told to go to Daoshan or to go to the sea of fire, you must carry out the order, and the reason why the Republican Army was able to defeat the Beiyang Army is because the military orders are unified and the authority of the commander-in-chief is unquestionable.

Every time these generals are named, it is to remind them of their horns, and when they develop habits in the future, whether they are happy or not, but this body movement is familiar, and this can be regarded as "conditional counter-shooting" training.

After completing this "conditional counter-shooting" training. The adjutant put away the list, took a few steps back, and stood behind Zhao Bei.

"Now, a meeting."

Zhao Bei cleared his throat and said four words in a straight voice, so this important military meeting began.

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In this "Guangdong Incident", Long Jiguang and Zhang Renjun, the two local small warlords, started a war, from the heart, Zhao Bei was a little gloating, otherwise, he would not have deliberately taken a secret telegram to Zhang Renjun on the eve of Long Jiguang's official attack, this purpose is to make Zhang Renjun prepared, not to be defeated, so that Zhang Dudu and Commander Long can not help anyone, the two tigers compete, then, let President Zhao Da be the Bian Zhuang of the tiger.

As a matter of fact, Zhao Bei knew five days ago that the League's 'radical' faction was going to launch an armed uprising in Guangzhou, and this news was deliberately leaked to him by several high-ranking cadres of the League.

Ever since Wang Zhaoming "first exposed" the "truth" of Tao Chengzhang's assassination, the League has become a "thatched pit" and has begun to emit a stench, and not only the people standing outside the "thatched pit" have hid far away, but even the people standing in the "thatched pit" have jumped out one after another, trying to keep a distance from the word "alliance."

No way, who made that Chen Qimei not stable enough? If he had been able to stand up and shout "I didn't kill Tao Chengzhang" at that time, then perhaps the League would have been able to "clear the clear" and then debate with the opposition. and await the special court to produce conclusive evidence to try the Dow assassination case.

In order to save the reputation of the Alliance, Huang Xing, Tan Renfeng and others even called on the people to calm down in the newspapers, and sent people to look for Chen Qimei everywhere, wanting him to stand up and defend a few words.

However, Chen Qimei was a thief with a weak heart, and he actually fled at the first time, which is tantamount to the Alliance's 'agitation' faction and not recruiting himself, this time, even those who held a skeptical position began to change their positions, and public opinion was almost one-sided to reprimand the League for fighting, and those cadres in the United Front who were born in the Liberation Society were even more avenging, and many people even carried pistols to the docks and stations to wait, just waiting for Chen Qimei to 'show up', and then let him see the power of the Liberation Society.

To tell the truth, Zhao Bei didn't expect Chen Qimei to run away, he was originally going to have a protracted battle with the Alliance, but now, the original prepared "combination punches" are no longer needed, relying on Wang Zhaoming's "straight punch" alone, the Alliance has already been beaten to the eye.

The farther Chen Qimei escapes, the better, instead of catching him and fighting with the Alliance, it is better to let Chen Qimei die with the charge of "assassin", as long as Chen Qimei is on the run, then the Alliance will not be able to turn over. It is precisely for this reason that after Chen Qimei fled to the Xiamen 'Gate' public concession, Zhao Bei only forced the concession authorities to expel him through foreign 'relations', instead of making an extradition request. A golden cicada came out of its shell, but the gunman didn't find a chance to get off the phone, and Chen Qimei disappeared without a trace.

Chen Qimei's disappearance has affected the League, not only the idea of "re-establishing the League" has disappeared, but also the League's "radical" forces have also been divided, and many cadres have published newspaper statements, announcing that they have drawn a clear line with the League.

Zhao Bei originally thought that the League would collapse like this, but he really did not expect that the top leaders of the League would decide to 'stand up' and take risks and launch an armed rebellion in Guangzhou, in a vain attempt to take this opportunity to restore cohesion, and by the way, occupy a rich base area and confront the central government.

However, this effort to save the League is doomed to be futile, since the people's hearts have been dispersed, then don't blame the traitors inside, perhaps to show the center that he is no longer a member of the League, or maybe he does not want to see Guangdong fall into the soul 'chaos', several senior cadres of the League leaked to Zhao Bei through various channels to 'expose' the secrets of the armed insurrection in Guangzhou, so Zhao Bei was not only able to calmly arrange counterattack measures, but also reminded Zhang Renjun in a timely manner, so that he could hold the city of Guangzhou in a short period of time and wait for the center to "reinforce".

However, with Zhang Renjun's current strength, it is indeed impossible to resist the all-out attack of the Alliance, so the current central government must make strategic arrangements as soon as possible, and before the fall of Guangzhou City, it must extend its tentacles into Guangdong.

After Long Jiguang and Zhang Renjun fought and lost both, it was time for the central government to go down the mountain to pick peaches, and at that time, not only Guangdong would fall into the control of the center, but even Guangxi and Fujian would also fall into the hands of the center. In that way, the central force will be stronger, and it will be easier to solve the problem of Anhui, Jiangsu and other provinces.

It is precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Bei made clear instructions at the Nanyuan Military Conference:

First, it immediately sent a telegram ordering the United Front troops in the Hangzhou area to march to Fujian immediately, forcing the troops of the Fujian League to return to their original positions, and not allowing them to enter Guangdong to fight.

Second, the Admiralty immediately organized a task force and dispatched cruisers such as "Haichen" and "Haiqi" to Guangdong to wait for an opportunity to enter the waters near Guangzhou, so as to deter the local powerful factions by force and maintain the authority of the center.

Third, he sent a telegram to Wang Zhixiang, the acting governor of Guangxi, ordering him to do everything possible to prevent the Confederacy troops in the Guidong region from entering Guangzhou eastward, and if necessary, Wang Zhixiang could order the troops loyal to him to open fire on the Confederacy troops, but considering that Wang Zhixiang was only a puppet figure supported by the Confederacy in Guangxi, and his strength in his hands was indeed quite limited, it was necessary to give Wang Zhixiang a bigger hat, which was the "Patrol Envoy of the Three Provinces of Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guangxi", and was fully responsible for the local military affairs of Yunnan, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces during the war. Assist the central force southward to conquer the rebels.

Fourth, they sent telegrams to Xu Baoshan, the governor of Jiangsu, and Meng Enyuan, the envoy of the southeast patrol, ordering them to immediately send the 'elite' troops south to Hangzhou, to take over the defense of Zhejiang after the Hangzhou United Front troops marched into Fujian, and to decide whether to continue to march into Guangdong according to the development of the current situation.

Fifth, the Central Committee sent a telegram to the whole country, formally defining the "nature of the Canton Incident," declaring Long Jiguang a "rebel 'rebel' element," and at the same time declaring the "radical" elements of the League who participated in the "Guangdong Incident" to be "rebel 'rebellious' elements," and sending troops to recruit them.

On the one hand, there is a military threat, and on the other hand, public opinion is prepared, and it can be said that if there is no foreign interference, the central government will be able to win this large-scale military expedition to the south.