After the army was transferred from Tonghua to enter the customs, even if it was expanded, there were only two divisions in the mountains and one independent brigade in Linxi; 12 divisions and 3 independent brigades in the Kannai; After South Africa transferred troops to Mentougou, there were only three divisions left, a total of 17 divisions, four independent brigades, 17 division commanders, and 38 brigade commanders, but less than one-third of them were qualified.

"In this way, among the graduates of the second, third, and fourth phases, or the later phases, it is okay, but they must be excellent, pick out some colonel-level officers with a good foundation, let the military academy train them for one year, and then directly appoint them as division and brigade commanders in the base area, and train them with actual combat." Yang Rui commanded.

Xu Jingxi couldn't imagine the situation where a battalion commander suddenly jumped to a division commander, and said in surprise: "Sir, this is going to be an accident!" ”

"It takes 10 or even 20 years to train a qualified division commander, and we don't have so much time, so we can only fill it with human lives. If you don't train 50 qualified division commanders now, how will you fight with the Japanese in the future? Many of those devils were division commanders in the first day of the year, and we couldn't compare to them at all. This matter should not only be focused on the present revolution, but also on the national war in the near future. If you don't have enough experience, you can only do it! Yang Rui settled the matter categorically.

He was actually helpless. The commanders of the Manchu New Army, he only looked at Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Wang Zhanyuan, Meng Enyuan, Wang Huaiqing, Lu Yongxiang, Cao Qi, Chen Xiao, Jiang Guidi, Zhang Xun, and the others were either able to be officials. Either they will give money and it is useless; And those graduates of the Japanese non-commissioned officer school, he can't look down on any of them. One year of preparatory department, one year of military school, and one year of internship, so that you can become a division commander after three years? What a joke! In the first phase of the South African Military Academy, there were several battalion commanders who experienced the Russo-Japanese War, and there were even more regiment commanders. At present, all the graduates of the military academy have become company commanders, and they have been fighting for one year, and only after training have they been promoted to battalion commanders. The Manchus only had these ten people, and they didn't make fifty division commanders by themselves. How will the troops be expanded in the future? Fifty divisions will be strengthened to 700,000 people, and if there are not so many troops, then they can directly raise the white flag against little Japan.

Xu Jingxi saw that Yang Rui said resolutely. I had to write down this matter again, and then wait for Yang Rui's next question. Yang Rui saw him write it down, and only said: "Why is Qingyuan in Beijing in charge?" ”

"Qingyuan is the commander of the first division, and he has this ability. And he has a living brain. What went wrong. You can also act at the opportunity to solve it immediately. Xu Jingxi said.

"Qingyuan ......" Yang Rui's eyes moved away from his book, thinking that Qi Qingyuan's ability is enough, but from the perspective of the Northeast, he has cooperated with the Japanese before, and the righteousness is chaotic, Fengtian needs a pro-Japanese person to calm down, Zhang Rong is not a soldier. Only Qi Qingyuan can play this role, Yang Rui thought for a moment and said. "The most important thing to watch out for in the Northeast is the Japanese, Qingyuan can't move, let's let Lei Yizhen go to Beijing, appoint him as the commander of the 2nd Army, and Qingyuan as the commander of the 1st Army."

"Sir, we are considering that Tonghua is close to Fengtian, and Heilongjiang is far away from Fengtian, so let Yizhen stay and lead the troops to occupy Heilongjiang. Yizhen is gone, so if something happens to Heilongjiang......" Xu Jingxi didn't understand Yang Rui's arrangement, so he had to question.

"Beware of the Japanese first, the Russians naturally have a way to deal with it, Heilongjiang just let Zhengrui (Lu Mengxiong) go, he has a good relationship with those Russian Maozi. Let's not worry about the Russians, even if Heilongjiang is gone, they can come back. Yang Rui insisted, although he really wanted to tell Xu Jingxi that China could take advantage of the Russian Revolution to occupy the entire Outer Northeast, but he still held back.

In one day, Yang Rui only made up the whole plan, and it can be determined that because of insufficient intelligence, this is only a draft, and it is incomplete, for example, there is no wartime logistics plan, there is no return and battle plan for the South African 4th Army, and the enemy around Yanzhou is too expected to revolt in the new army. However, despite this, the outline of the whole war came out, and all that remained was to take the time to finish him. After reading the plan, Yang Rui's main consideration was the coordination of the entire plan and other aspects. This includes intelligence, diplomacy, commerce, education, propaganda, and other aspects must be matched with the battle plan, because intelligence comes first, and a month later, Yang Rui met with Liu Boyuan of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"How can we make the Manchus and Guangxu lose their popularity within two years?" Liu Boyuan is a confidant, Yang Rui is not polite, he asked this question at the beginning, if he does not defeat Guangxu's popularity, it will not be good for him to act in the future.

Yang Rui's question had already been written in an article sent to the Northeast General Staff six months ago, and Liu Boyuan had already thought about it very thoroughly, and had also done a lot of work. "Sir, we have analyzed that the key to achieving such an effect is still in Congress. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was not monolithic, Guangxu, Zai Ze, Yixuan, Qingliu, and Shanqi were all fighting with each other. Although Guangxu and Qingliu had discord, they both opposed the opening of the parliament and wanted to take over the power of the parliament; Zai Ze, Yi Xuan, and Shanqi sometimes have contradictions, but they all insist on opening the Diet and hope to expand the power of the Congress, and the current situation seems to be dominated by conservatives.

However, the focus now is not on whether to convene the National Assembly, but on the next prime minister, Zaifeng, Zai Ze, Shanqi, and Qingliu's Qu Hongji are all competing for each other. Zai Ze was one of the five ministers who went abroad because of his merits, and he was preparing to establish a constitution at that time because he and Yuan Shikai cooperated to persuade Cixi, so he had the highest reputation in the constitutionalism of the government and the opposition. We have calculated that we should make every effort to push him to the position of prime minister, and after he sits in this position, we will assist Guangxu to defeat him, and even prompt Guangxu to close the parliament, so that the contradictions between the constitutionalists and the conservatives and the imperial party will break out in an all-round way. ”

What Liu Boyuan said about Yang Rui was roughly clear, but what he wanted was the details, so he only said: "How to do it?" ”

"The first step was to assassinate the current Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Prince Li, and cause a vacancy. disrupted the pace of Guangxu cultivating Zaifeng as the next prime minister; The second step is to release unfavorable news about Zaifeng, Shanqi and Qu Hongji, so that they cannot take the position; Step 3. Since Zai Ze is in power, let the elected parliamentarians first abolish the rights of the elected parliamentarians, and then propose to reduce or abolish the king-appointed councillors, and finally propose the abolition of the Bide Yuan, the Internal Affairs Office, the Eight Banners System, the Hanlin Yuan, the eunuchs, etc., and ask Guangxu to give the National Assembly greater powers, which eventually caused contradictions between the Manchus and the Hans;

The fourth step is to mobilize people from all over the country to go to Beijing to file a complaint. opposition to Parliament; At the same time, in terms of public opinion, the uprisings in Ganzhou, Shangluoshan, Dabie Mountain, Pingxiang, Chongqing, Qingyuan, Longyan and other places, as well as riots in various places. In addition to shouting the slogan of resisting donations and interest, it is also necessary to play the slogan of recalling the parliament and returning to power, so that the constitutionalists' argument that 'constitutionalism can eliminate civil strife' is completely bankrupt;

The fifth step is to get out of the game. The card that Guangxu can use when he loses control against Congress is the card of public opinion. And the cards that can be used by the Congress are the cards that protect the Constitution, and there are even more cards that contradict the Manchus and Hans. When the fire is small, we will add firewood to that side, and the greater the turmoil, the better. "Liu Boyuan is like a wizard, who portrays the Manchu political arena as smoky and fragmented in a few words.

Yang Rui smiled: "I know that many elected legislators only recognize money, they are easy to buy, the third step is not difficult, and the fourth step is not difficult." But I would like to know how Prince Sedori was assassinated, and if he was assassinated. It must have aroused the alarm of the Manchus; There are also Zaifeng, Shanqi, and Qu Hongji, who have always had no bad deeds, how can you release unfavorable news? These two steps are not taken well. Then the rest of the stuff is going to be hard. ”

"Sir, Prince Li Shiduo is sixty-six years old, he is already in his last years, and this person is still lustful, and he will even go to the alley to call Mr. Woman, if he dies in bed from overwork after taking aphrodisiacs, then no one will doubt it." Liu Boyuan said, "Since Shiduo is dead, then Zaifeng, Zai Ze, Shanqi, and Qu Hongji will definitely think of a way to fight for this position." Although Zaifeng has no bad deeds, his wife has always been selling officials, and if those things are published in the newspaper, then he will definitely lose the election, and this matter can be completely done by Zai Ze's people;

Shanqi has always been very famous, has a good reputation, is not greedy, and is known as a virtuous king, but he is now in charge of the security of the capital, and there are more than 20,000 patrols and patrols under his hands, Guangxu has long been very taboo about him, and he is still good friends with Xiaogong Wang Pu Wei, as long as it is rumored that he and Pu Wei have conspired against him, then Guangxu will not agree to him as the prime minister; And Qu Hongji, this is the easiest to do, the assassination group Yang Dusheng is his fellow countryman, when he went abroad to the five ministers, because of his arrangement, Yang Dusheng was the attaché of the five ministers, that is, he instructed to transfer the target, give the news, and let Wu Yue not blow up Tieliang to bomb the five ministers, once this matter broke out, plus his position against the constitution, then he not only could not be selected, but would be dismissed and imprisoned. ”

Zaifeng Fujin's attitude, Shanqi's dissatisfaction with Guangxu and befriending Pu Wei Yang Rui had already received a secret report, and now it is indeed feasible to think about it, but Qu Hongji's matter is not so simple, Yang Rui heard and said: "If we just publicize Qu Hongji and instruct Yang Dusheng to let Wu Yue blow up the five ministers, Qu Hongji may not be able to admit it, and he can be said to have been wronged." ”

"You can persuade Yang Dusheng to do this, in addition," Liu Boyuan took out a photo from Wen Jiàn's bag like a treasure, and said: "Qu Hongji and Huang Xing are both from Shanhua, Hunan, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty sees this photo, then ......"

Yang Rui took the photo from Liu Boyuan's hand, and saw Qu Hongji in official uniform and Huang Xing in a suit sitting together drinking tea and talking, Huang Xing seemed to be saying something, and Qu Hongji was staring and listening. If it weren't for the PS pictures of later generations, Yang Rui might have thought that this photo was real, it seems that the technology of the Military Intelligence Bureau is still good.

Liu Boyuan thought that Yang Rui would be surprised, but after seeing him, he still looked as usual, so he also accepted the idea of offering treasures. Said: "This is done by the people in the technical department, and it took a lot of thought, except for Mr., I am afraid that ordinary people still can't see the truth or falsehood." ”

Yang Rui smiled: "P's is not bad, the two most important chairs are exactly the same." The person who gets along with this idea and the person who does the work should be credited. ”

Chapter 85

Liu Boyuan couldn't help but grin when he heard Yang Rui's praise. He said again: "The first two steps are done, then the third step can be launched, the Yang Du that Mr. said is more prestigious than the few councilors we bought, and the reputation outside is also extremely good, if he can cooperate, then the matter will be very easy to handle." "Yang Du's matter was told to Liu Boyuan by Yang Rui, and the Military Intelligence Bureau thoroughly investigated this person after receiving the news, and found that this person was really a good card. As long as he can help, then it will be done.

"The matter is too confidential, Yang Du just said to assist us, not to join us. It can be seen that he is just half-hearted. When you plan, you can only use him as a part, you can't let him know all the news, and then you have to have a backup plan, even if he doesn't help or can't help, you can make sure that things get done. Yang Rui said, he only felt that Yang Du was still a little hanging. What exactly should I do in the fourth step? Where did you let the people go to the capital to sue the emperor? It's not a very easy thing to do, is it? ”

"Wherever there are victims, let the people go. We can't come forward, we can only support behind the scenes, and we can't really find a few people who are old and miserable in the peasant association. It's actually quite simple to sue. After the Congress opened, the tax donations were heavier, and these were all the members of the Congress who raised their hands to guò, just sue for this; There is also the case of railway state-owning. Once Zaizawa ascended to the throne. Now the statute of the National Assembly has been changed, and in the past, two-thirds of the parliamentarians had to approve it, but now it is half in favor, and we only need to buy some parliamentarians, and the bill can be passed. The Sichuan, Han, and Cantonese Han dynasties all involved the interests of the gentry, and once the state was stated, it would inevitably affect their income. They're going to make trouble.

Sir, it doesn't really matter what you sue. As long as they caused a sensation in the capital, the people of Guangxu would naturally explain how they spoke, as long as they found the door of the imperial party. Liu Boyuan said very easily, in his opinion, as long as things come to this point, then the fire will burn by itself, and all he has to do is control the rhythm and heat.

Liu Boyuan's state-owned railway case made Yang Rui mention the historical road protection movement, which is a good excuse, but the original story of the matter is not so simple, this is Sheng Xuanhuai's refusal to make up for the losses caused by the shareholders of the railway company because of speculation in rubber stocks, during which there are also official factional battles, the joints in this are very complicated, and things cannot be like the road protection movement. But Liu Boyuan was right in the end, since a gun was sent, how to make it, it was Guangxu's business.

"The National Assembly will meet on September 20, you must make a plan before then, and have you read the plans of the various base areas?" Yang Rui asked.

"I saw it at the staff." Liu Boyuan said.

"Then pay attention to the coordination with the actions of the various base areas, and the plans of Xingjian's side must also be suitable." After Yang Rui finished speaking, he thought about it again, and suddenly felt that this kind of cooperation was still not good. The action of the Revival Committee in the next two years is an extremely huge plan, which involves too many things, and it will require the cooperation of the General Staff, the Logistics Department, the Political Affairs Department, the Military Intelligence Bureau, the Commercial Department, the Foreign Affairs Department, the Education Association, and the Propaganda Department. In this case, it is necessary to set up a righteous command and let all departments draw backbones. And to set up a command, then location and security are extremely important. Although it will be safer to go abroad, Yang Rui still likes to stay in China, and Shanghai has convenient transportation and has a certain amount of power here.

Yang Rui determined that the location of the headquarters was in Shanghai, but he thought that it would be better to change to a bigger place, and besides, if he stayed in this place for a long time, he would naturally be exposed. He only wrote down this matter, and then looked at Liu Boyuan, who was waiting: "What is the situation in the northeast, is it safe in the mountains?" The Americans and Japan seem to be fighting fiercely? ”

"A lot of detectives were sent in, Manchu, Japanese, American, British. But there was no big move, it was nothing more than asking to see Wang Qinian and Han Dengju, giving gifts, wooing, tempting, and provoking, but those who wanted to do it did not, including the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was no action for the time being, they only arranged the new Sixth Town and the Seventh Town of the Manchu and Mongolian New Army in Tonghua and Jilin to prevent us from doing it. Liu Boyuan talked about Wang Qinian, Yang Rui thought of his stand-in, only to hear him say again: "The Americans can't build the Jinai Railway now, and they came to the Tonghua Railway Company and asked to extend the railway line to the north with us." However, before I came, they found Mu Xiangyue again, and they actually wanted to merge our section, as well as the South Manchurian and North Manchurian railways together for combined transportation. Anyway, the thunder was loud, but there was no substantial progress. Their consul general in Mukden, Si Dede, did everything to open up the situation, which is really ......"

Stade was just a young man in his twenties, and behind him was a group of American banks headed by the Morgan consortium. In March and April of this year, Roosevelt stepped down and was replaced by Taft, the former secretary of the Army. He was Roosevelt's chosen successor, and his election was inseparable from Roosevelt's strong support - because the former president was assassinated, Roosevelt took over halfway, so he could serve another term as president, but he gave up this opportunity and supported Taft instead. However, according to the intelligence of the United States, Taft did not have the flexibility of Roosevelt, and his attitude towards the big bourgeoisie was not clear, and while insisting on antitrust, he supported their expansion abroad and advocated gold-dollar diplomacy, which broke the delicate balance that Roosevelt had previously tried to maintain in East Asia. The Americans made a mistake, but this was beneficial to the Renaissance, and if they had been hitting a wall in the Northeast, they would have to choose to support the Renaissance Revolution in the end.

"Their actions in the northeast were not supported by the foreign powers, and the British did not want the Americans to seize the interests of Japan and Russia in South Manchuria, so they could not build the Jinai railway in conjunction with the British Bowling Company. They had to look for another opportunity to come up with what kind of rail intermodal transport. Yang Rui thought about the Steder who jumped up and down, and was very funny, "We don't want to support the Americans in the Northeast, especially don't support that guy Stade." ”

"Sir, he is an important figure in the layout of the Americans in the Northeast. If you don't support him...... "Liu Boyuan doesn't know why Yang Rui would say such a thing, the rejuvenation army Wang Qinian's department can gain a foothold on the Huadian side, at first it relied on the Russians to guard against the Japanese, and now that the contradictions between Japan and Russia have eased, it should rely on the Americans. But now Yang Rui is ......

"Stade used to mess with Harriman, then Harriman ran out of money, and now he's messed with Morgan. Morgan showed us a face in New York, so we can also show a face in the Northeast. Yang Rui was very annoyed when he thought of the 50 million dollar installment loan reported by Zhang Kun, if it was such a loan method, what would you do with it, he said in a low voice: "We just don't support the Americans." At present, our position is still pro-Russian, and we want them to firmly believe that in the event of war, we will help them defend the mountains and forests of Liaodong to the death, prevent the Japanese from going north from Korea or Tonghua, and remove the Japanese threat to the Trans-Siberian Railway. In the Northeast, if you want to curry favor with the Russians, you should catch a few more Japanese spies and send them over; The best thing to curry favor with the Americans is not to support them, let them go out on their own and come back with a broken blood, and then they will remember us. ”

Yang Rui is very accurate in the diplomatic strategy of the northeast, the Russians are arrogant but weak, even if they know that the Fuxing Society was once anti-Russian, they have to rely on Wang Qinian's troops to guard the Tumen River area in Liaodong. However, they also forbade the Chinese from approaching the Mudanjiang. At present, the Dongqing Railway and the Sino-Korean border are the east-west boundaries, and the Siberian Railway from Harbin to Vladivostok via the Mudanjiang River is the northernmost point, and the area to the south is the sphere of influence given by the Russians to Wang Qinian's department. Historically, this mountainous land was allocated to the Japanese when they lost Siping and retreated to Changchun, but now it is cheaper for the Renaissance Society. The price of getting such a large piece of land is nothing more than for Wang Qinian to act like a pug in the face of the Russians, fantasize that he is a Cossack, and help them maintain law and order, suppress bandits and civil unrest, but that's all.

As for the Americans, in China, they are still not in the flow compared with the forces of Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Russia, and there is no need to curry favor too much. Only when they go out and are beaten by the foreign powers will they understand that if they want to gain any benefits in China, they must tightly tie up the Revival Society, otherwise they will gain nothing. It can be said that in the face of the Americans, Yang Rui does not want to be subordinate, but to dominate. Now in addition to business in the United States, other including rubber stock loans are found in Dutch banks, Yang Rui just wants to see whether the Americans are bullish or his own bullishness, and he will never ask them to borrow money before the Americans do not recognize this article. (To be continued......)