The uprising in Fuzhou was on the night of October 19, and then it succeeded in occupying the telegraph office, thus cutting off the telegraph line from the outside world, and although the embassy area in Okurayama also had a telegraph connection, because Chen Jingyun sent people to temporarily blockade that side, the foreign consuls there did not know the truth of the matter.

The next day, as the fighting was still going on, Chen Jingyun did not order the blockade to be lifted, and it was not until the early hours of the evening that the blockade of the telegraph office was lifted the next morning, and the first telegram in two days was issued.

And this telegram was the telegram of the Fuzhou uprising. As soon as the power came out, the whole country was shocked!

Originally, the situation in the whole country became turbulent because of the Wuchang Uprising, and there were uprisings in various places in the next few days, but due to the small scale, they were all extinguished by the Qing army, so until the 19th, the revolutionary cause of the whole country was still only the three towns of Wuhan. Everyone was paying attention to the war in Hubei, and at the same time, everyone was guessing that there would be the next Wuchang, and the next large-scale uprising would break out there. That's Fuzhou, that's Fujian!

In the hearts of everyone, if the Wuchang uprising in Hubei is a little spark, then the uprising in Fuzhou is a barrel of fire oil sprinkled on the spark, which caused the people all over the country to fight bravely in an instant.

The terms Fuzhou and Chen Jingyun appeared on the headlines of newspapers all over the country in an instant, and many newspapers even rushed to issue multiple editions to compete for everything about Fuzhou and Chen Jingyun.

"Extra! Extra! Fuzhou revolted yesterday, and the revolutionary masses supported Chen Jingyun as the governor and led the army and the people to resist the Manchu dictatorship! This is the newspaper in Wuhan, and the whole article is festive, and the implication is that the Fuzhou uprising will cause a large-scale uprising across the country, and the Hubei military and political axes will lead all the revolutionary provinces to overthrow the Manchu dynasty.

"The new army in Fuzhou is in turmoil, and the bandits are headed by Chen Jingyun to build a pseudo-military and political axe!" This is the newspaper on Yanjing's side, Tianjin is the old nest of Beiyang, so naturally he will not be polite to Chen Jingyun, and the one who scolds him is called happy, and he almost said that Chen Jingyun is a demon.

"The British consul said that he was seriously concerned about the turmoil in Fuzhou, and said that Britain would strictly abide by neutrality and not take sides with it!" This is the newspaper on the other side of the Shanghai Concession.

From the point of view of public opinion, the newspapers in the concession are much more intense, whether it is Hubei or Yanjing, they all have a clear political bias, unlike the concession, they can say whatever they like, regardless of the reactions of all parties in the outside world, this is not scruples and naturally it is said casually, the revolutionary party, the constitutionalists, the neutrals, all parties will scold when they put pen to paper, and there are those who are scolded and are extremely happy, and there are not a few who are scolded and vomit three liters of blood, and there are more who are scolded and refuted with a pen. For a while, newspapers in various places set off a new round of verbal warfare, and all sides scolded and scolded each other. In this way, the newspaper industry began a period of lucrative profits in the early Republic of China, and with the profits, the newspapers could continue to guide the country, so that people from all walks of life were very happy to run newspapers, and for a time various newspapers emerged one after another.

As soon as the Hubei military and political axe received the telegram from the Fujian military and political axe, they immediately sent out a telegram, and they did not care who Chen Jingyun was, they immediately expressed their support for Chen Jingyun's noble behavior, and Li Yuanhong also sent a congratulatory telegram in his personal name. At the same time, other parties, including Sun Wen, Huang Xing and others, also sent congratulatory messages one by one.

Behind the telegram, people from all sides were looking for all traces of Fuzhou and Chen Jingyun.

Although it was not cold in Yanjing in October, the house seemed to be full of cold.

"Who is that Chen Jingyun?" Tie Liang held the telegram in his hand, his face full of anger: "Isn't there Songshou in Fujian, isn't there Sun Daoren, why did you let this Chen Jingyun rebel!" ”

At this time, Xu Shichang said: "This person was originally the standard of the thirty-eight standards!" ”

"New Army, New Army, I think those New Army are all revolutionary parties!" Zhi Xun said in a strange manner: "I said in the early years that the new army is unreliable! ”

At this time, Zaifeng shouted: "If you don't train this new army, do you expect the Green Battalion and Eight Banners to fight?" ”

Several important ministers next to him also spoke one after another, saying that the new armies of the north and south could not be unified. Indeed, now Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army is still fighting the revolutionary party in Hubei, and this side can't talk nonsense without brains.

Seeing this, Zhi Xun didn't speak!

"Hubei has not yet been pacified, and Fujian is in chaos again, alas!" At this time, Zaifeng himself also sighed, so many days have passed since the incident in Hubei, Yin Chang and Feng Guozhang have also arrived in Hubei, and there are quite a few troops under their hands, why haven't they finished cleaning up those revolutionary parties. He is not a stupid person, and all kinds of reasons are naturally known, it is nothing more than Yuan Shikai making a stumbling block, and the Beiyang Army will not be able to help if Yuan Shikai does not come out of the mountain.

Shaking his head and not thinking about this, he immediately asked: "Let's talk about it, how to deal with it in Fujian!" ”

Xu Shichang said: "Fujian is located in a remote area, and it was better to take the sea route, but now the navy has gone to Wuchang some time ago, and it will not be able to vacate for a while and a half. ”

"Can this new army in the south be relied upon?" Zhi Xun spoke again, but this was not bad. In this world at the moment, except for the Beiyang Army, which can be firmly controlled by Yuan Shikai, the new army in the south is probably not very good, let alone mobilizing them to encircle and suppress the revolutionary party. However, if the new army to the south is not transferred, it will not be able to deal with it for a while.

"Why don't you let Feng Guozhang send another town over!" Someone suggested it below.

At this time, Zaifeng gritted his teeth: "Fujian is located in a remote area, and it will not affect the overall situation for a while." Feng Guozhang didn't have many troops there, so he had to use them in important places like Hubei. As for Fujian, after pacifying Hubei, it will naturally be able to fight in one go! ”

After Zaifeng made a decision, the Qing court naturally made corresponding arrangements, but it did not let Chen Jingyun affect the overall situation. Regarding Zaifeng's arrangement, Yuan Shikai still nodded.

"It's a bit of knowledge, and I know that Fujian is far less important than Hubei!" Yuan Shikai said with a smile.

And Yang Du beside him also said: "Fujian is naturally inferior to Hubei, but I can't help but pay attention, I think, I still have to send someone over!" ”

Yuan Shikai said: "Don't worry! No hurry! ”

Yuan Shikai said that he was not in a hurry, Yang Du knew why Yuan Shikai said this after a little thought, it was nothing more than wanting to watch the chaos in the south, and the court would beg him to come out of the mountain, and then restore real power, form a cabinet, etc., before this Yuan Shikai hoped that the south could be chaotic. Yang Du, who saw through Yuan Shikai's thoughts, didn't say anything and continued to drink tea.

For the revolution in Fujian, although the Qing court was shocked, but it did not divide too much thought, from the military level, there was not even the slightest reaction, although Feng Guozhang on the Hubei front had the intention to intervene, but the court and Yuan Shikai did not give an order, he could only watch. As for the real power figures in the surrounding provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang, although they received orders from the Qing court, in order to prevent the new army, they dared to mobilize the new army, and the old army was ineffective, so they could only watch dryly.

The Qing court chose not to do it for the time being, and Chen Jingyun had guessed that due to Fujian's geographical location, it was destined to become the main battlefield of the north and the south, and might even become a forgotten place. But there were also advantages to this, as Fujian's geographical advantages allowed him to avoid many wars. Unlike Henan, Hubei and other provinces, because it is a battleground for soldiers, warlords have suffered an unknown number of wars for decades.

Of course, this is not to say that Chen Jingyun can sit back and relax. This great cause of revolution on a national scale, the struggle between the north and the south, etc., had nothing to do with him for a while, and even if he spoke at this time, not many people could listen to him. Now the people who can influence the political situation in China are still Yuan Shikai, Qing Ting, Sun Wen, Huang Xing and a few other people, and other local governors like Chen Jingyun are all characters who watch dramas and just follow the trend. They don't have much to do in the whole country, but they still have a lot to do in the province.

For Chen Jingyun, the top priority now is how to deal with Qin Yunian in Changle County, dozens of miles away, Qin Yunian's thirty-seven standards have a total of three battalions, of which the second battalion Yuan Fangbu has been thrown into Chen Jingyun and has become the fifth regiment under Chen Jingyun, and now there are two battalions and more than 1,000 people left.

On the day when the Fuzhou uprising began, due to the lack of information, Qin Yunian did not even get the news, and when he got the news of the Fuzhou uprising, it was already the morning of the 20th, and it was only because he received Sun Daoren's letter of persuasion that he knew what happened in Fuzhou. He was immediately frightened and immediately rushed to Fuzhou with his troops.

In the afternoon, he arrived outside Fuzhou with more than 1,000 men, and the troops in front had even had a skirmish with the Nationalist army.

After Chen Jingyun in the city heard the news of Qin Yunian's arrival, he immediately took the first regiment and the artillery regiment out of the city for reinforcements. Of course, it was inevitable that an envoy would be sent to persuade him to surrender.

But after a while, the messenger sent returned, and the answer was one word: No!

After getting the news, Chen Jingyun was not surprised, Qin Yunian was not one of those wall grasses who could surrender with a casual pull, this person was a model of an old-fashioned soldier, although he was loyal to Sun Daoren, he was also loyal to the imperial court.

Since you don't surrender, let's start fighting. Chen Jingyun was also not ambiguous, personally commanded a fierce attack by thousands of troops, because of his self-knowledge, he did not personally command, but only sat in the town, and then Feng Qin and other staff officers of the headquarters and the commanders of each department specifically commanded the operation, but although the strength of the national army exceeded the 37th standard more than three times, but because there were too many new soldiers a few days ago, and the 37th standard was the longest elite division of the 10th town, the national army was actually hundreds of casualties for a while.

That night, in the temporary headquarters, Chen Jingyun looked around at the group of officers below, his face dark. Although he knew that he could fight the 37th standard, he did not expect that with a total strength of nearly 4,000 people and 18 guns, he would not be able to take the position defended by the opponent's 1,000 infantry, which made him very angry.

After glancing at the officers below several times, he said: "Today is not a good battle, especially the second regiment!" ”

The second regiment is also Lin Wenying's regiment, Lin Wenying can't rely on the position of regiment commander after serving as the chief of military affairs, so Chen Jingyun asked Peng Shousong to act as the head of the regiment, originally this second regiment was the foundation of the engineering battalion and the party, a total of more than 400 people, but these two Peng Shousong pulled people everywhere, and they managed to get together nearly 1,000 people, half of whom were recruits who couldn't even hold guns. What's more, Peng Shousong has never received a single military salary from Chen Jingyun's hands now, so that the recruits and veterans who have been brought in have not been paid military salaries in the past few days, and they will work hard if they don't get military salaries!

In the evening, the position of the second regiment was immediately collapsed by Qin Yunian's counterattack, and many were killed and wounded, and even more escaped. Based on this, in the face of Chen Jingyun's scolding, Peng Shousong did not dare to refute loudly, so he could only scold Chen Jingyun psychologically: "If you don't pay the army, how can you fight!" ”

Unexpectedly, the next moment Chen Jingyun said: "The fiasco of the Second Regiment needs someone to be responsible, and now Peng Shousong, the acting head of the Second Regiment, was dismissed, and Lin Feitai was transferred to the head of the Second Regiment. ”

As soon as Chen Jingyun's words came out, Peng Shousong's face immediately turned pale, Chen Jingyun wanted to scold him, but he didn't expect Chen Jingyun to take his position, and immediately shouted: "Chen Jingyun, why are you taking my position!" ”