Chapter 289: Strategic Choice

readx; Although the assassination of Chen Jingyun in Fuzhou was strictly sealed, so many people were present at the time, and it was still in public, and the news could not be concealed at all; after an afternoon and a night of circulation, many people already knew the news the next day, and even not only in Fuzhou but also in other places also learned of the news one after another, and the generals of the Nationalist Army stationed in other places sent telegrams one after another to inquire about relevant matters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

After all, the news is boiling, and people are more or less speculating whether Chen Jingyun is dead or injured, and the large group of generals of the National Army are even more worried.

In order to calm the hearts of these people, Chen Jingyun personally instructed to reply to the telegram one by one, telling those generals: I, Chen Jingyun, are not dead yet, don't think about any way back, or even fight for the position of heir.

Since the matter has already been spread, the Nationalist Army cannot but express its position on this matter. After all, this matter is different from the previous assassination attempts, most of the previous assassins were arrested without even seeing Chen Jingyun's face, at most it was a plot, but it was not carried out at all, and the national army did not make a big fanfare. And this time it was really assassinated, if Chen Jingyun didn't say anything about it, it would be too abnormal.

So early the next morning, the Nationalist Army sent a telegram informing them of the assassination and saying: "Those who conspire to destroy the peace in the country will eventually be eliminated, and the great Chen Jingyun will lead the great Nationalist Socialist Party to build China into a great country." However, in the telegram, the Nationalist Army did not point out who planned this murder, and did not even mention the relevant words of Beiyang and Northern Political Axe, but only said that the Nationalist Army would not give up on this assassination, and the Nationalist Army would use the means of winter and cold to destroy all enemies.

After this telegram was sent, the whole of China was alarmed, although the assassination activities in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China were endless, but there were few cases involving people in such a high position as Chen Jingyun, and almost every time a political figure with great influence was assassinated, it would trigger a political storm, such as the assassination of Tao Chengzhang before, which directly triggered the collapse of the League, resulting in a complete break between the Guangfu Society and Sun Wen, Huang Xing and others, and thus fell to the constitutionalists, becoming the main force of the Progressive Party in the National Assembly and competing with Song Jiaoren's Kuomintang.

And this time, Chen Jingyun's assassination will also cause a storm, although Chen Jingyun is not dead, not even injured, but this cannot hide the fact that the storm is coming. In addition, the National Army and the Beiyang Army on the Jinpu Line have already engaged in military confrontation, and people are guessing that this assassination is estimated to be related to the Beiyang Army, and it is good that Chen Jingyun is dead, but now Chen Jingyun is not dead, so the next war in southern Jiangsu is estimated to break out.

While people were speculating, an even more shocking news came from Yanjing, Yuan Shikai's convoy was ambushed by a bomb, killing and injuring many people on the spot, and even Yuan Shikai was said to have been injured.

After this happened, the radio waves of the entire land of China were transmitting the same news: Yuan Shikai was stabbed!

Chen Jingyun was just assassinated on April 3, and Yuan Shikai was also assassinated on April 4, these two events actually followed one after another, which makes people have to wonder: "What happened to China?" ā€

Chen Jingyun was also stunned when he heard the news at the beginning, the Investigation Bureau has always had a plan to assassinate Yuan Shikai, but the assassination he personally ordered Chen Cai to carry out should not happen so soon, if it is properly prepared, it will be at least ten days and a half months later, how can it be so coincidental.

After calling Chen Cai over, he asked, only to know that Chen Cai acted in advance in order to retaliate for the assassination of Chen Jingyun by the Beiyang side.

After understanding the matter before and after, Chen Jingyun pondered, the assassination is actually nothing, the key is how to look at this matter. Just now Chen Cai had reported to him that the windless operation had failed, and several members of the operation had killed two on the spot, and the remaining few had fled, although the explosion had killed and injured many people around Yuan Shikai, but it had not succeeded in killing Yuan Shikai I heard that he was only slightly injured.

The two assassinations that followed were both very coincidental, and they happened only one day apart, and both succeeded in breaking through the outer defenses, almost succeeding, but neither succeeded.

If it continues to develop according to the customary surname of the matter itself, then it is the Nationalist Army and the Beiyang Army that continue to fight against each other, and then the more they scold, the more they scold, and finally succeed in triggering a war between the Nationalist Army and the Beiyang Army.

Chen Jingyun was in the study, as he usually thought, his fingers began to tap on the tabletop, and there were rhythmic tapping sounds in the study.

Half a day later, he called Chen Cai in again: "Prepare the evidence, and then mobilize relevant public opinion to create a momentum!" ā€

Chen Cai said: "Don't worry, there is a lot of evidence in Beiyang, I'll go and prepare!" ā€

However, Chen Jingyun shook his head and said: "It's not the Beiyang side, it's the revolutionaries!" ā€

Chen Cai was stunned when he heard this: "Young master, what is this?" ā€

"Don't worry about it so much, pour this matter on Sun Wen and them, well, plant the matter over there in Yanjing on their heads as well!" Chen Jingyun stood up at this time: "They revolutionaries originally started by assassination, and this time it is not impossible for them to attack me and Yuan Shikai at the same time in order to compete for central power!" ā€

Chen Cai heard Chen Jingyun say this, although he still didn't understand why Chen Jingyun did this, he still nodded and said: "Young master, don't worry, the Investigation Bureau will immediately prepare relevant human and physical evidence!" ā€

There is such a thing as evidence, it is said that there is, and if it is not, there is none, and in terms of the ability of the Investigation Bureau, it is easy to falsify all kinds of evidence.

After Chen Cai went out, Chen Jingyun turned to look at the map of China on the wall, he had been looking at the map since the war in southern Jiangsu, trying to find a strategic direction for the next development of the national army. He first looked forward to the contradictions between the Kuomintang and Beiyang caused by the congressional election, and even expected Song Jiaoren to be assassinated as in history, and then the Kuomintang and the Beiyang Army began to fight a second revolution, and then he Chen Jingyun would be able to act at the opportunity, whether it was to unite the Kuomintang Northern Expedition or take the opportunity to take Jiangxi, there was a lot of choice.

However, seeing that the parliamentary election has now been completed, it seems that Yuan Shikai is planning to fight with Song Jiaoren's Kuomintang in the Congress, and then the signing of the aftermath loan has not triggered a crusade against the whole country, but the contradictions between the national army itself and the Beiyang Army have become more and more open, and the smell of war has become stronger and stronger. If this continues, it will be very unfavorable for the Nationalist Army, and if the southern provinces are not co-opted, it will be very difficult for the Nationalist Army to fight against the Beiyang Army, which has sufficient money and food, and if one does not do it well, those southern warlords will fall to Yuan Shikai's side.

Since God didn't give him another chance, then he created an opportunity for himself, although this assassination had nothing to do with the Kuomintang, but if he Chen Jingyun insisted on pulling Sun Wen and them, who would dare to say that this thing was not done by Sun Wen. As for Yuan Shikai's side, Chen Jingyun wanted to see if this person was a hero.

That night, Chen Jingyun summoned Yuan Fang and other personnel from the General Staff Department and asked about the formation of the mixed brigade, Yuan Fang said: "Now that the three mixed brigades have completed their preliminary reorganization, they will be able to exert their complete combat effectiveness after a period of running-in!" ā€

Chen Jingyun said: "A few of you plan to come up with a plan to attack Jiangxi and Anhui as soon as possible!"

Hearing that Chen Jingyun actually said that he wanted to fight Jiangxi, Yuan Fang and Chen Yi were stunned, many people in the Nationalist Army wanted to take Jiangxi, in order to change the current layout of the Nationalist Army's coastal line, and adjust the deployment of military forces after seizing Jiangxi, at that time, not only can they march to the inland areas at any time, but also can greatly expand the strategic space of the Nationalist Army, at least the Nationalist Army does not need to continue to deploy heavy troops in Fujian and even Jinhua and other earths to guard against the revolutionaries, and there is no need to worry about fighting with the Beiyang Army. The Kuomintang army suddenly gave the Nationalist army a halt and broke off.

However, Jiangxi has always been controlled by Li Junlie, and it is the territory of the revolutionaries, and it is not easy to find a reason for the Nationalist Army to start a rash attack, and if it is not done well, the warlords in the south will unite against the Beiyang Army.

So it has never been possible, and now Chen Jingyun suddenly said that he would make a plan to attack Jiangxi and Anhui, which is not a trivial matter.

"Commander? If you rush to send troops, are you afraid? Yuan Fang was a little worried, thinking that the Nationalist Army was engaged in a military confrontation with the Beiyang Army in southern Jiangsu, and a large-scale war might break out at any time, and it was not suitable to send troops to Jiangxi and Anhui at this time!

Chen Jingyun said: "Your staff only needs to get the plan out and do a good job in the relevant affairs of the operation, and you don't have to worry too much about other things!" ā€

Whether or not to attack Jiangxi is not purely a military issue, the focus is on political issues, and military personnel can do a good job according to their own instructions, and other political affairs should not be mixed too much.

Yuan Fang heard Chen Jingyun say this, it was not good to continue to speak, although he was a little worried in his heart, but he also knew that Chen Jingyun said this today should not be the result of a fever, the national army has grown step by step to this extent, every decision made by Chen Jingyun is well thought out, maybe not every decision is wise and great, and it is impossible to be all correct, but no matter what the decision Chen Jingyun chooses after repeated thinking.

At this time, Yuan Fang could only say: "For the attack on Jiangxi and Anhui, the General Staff has also formulated relevant plans before, and the Military Intelligence Department has also collected relevant intelligence information!" According to the analysis of the Military Intelligence Department, if you attack Jiangxi, there will not be too much resistance, and our army will send two divisions to defeat Li Junlie's troops! However, the Anhui side is a little more complicated, mainly because of the Beiyang Army on the Jinpu line, if we want to take Anhui, they will not be indifferent, and it is very likely that they will send troops, and then we may be in a two-front dilemma! ā€

Chen Jingyun said: "Then let Nanjing and Zhenjiang guard it, there is a navy to block the Yangtze River, are you afraid that they will not be able to fly over!" Even if it is a two-front battle, you have to take Jiangxi down for me, and as for Anhui, your staff will plan and come up with a plan for me! ā€

The Jiangxi and Anhui issue has never been a military issue, but a political issue; in the past, it was not that Chen Jingyun could not fight, but that he had no excuse or did not dare to fight, for fear that rashly taking action would cause a joint resistance from other warlords, but now that he has a reason for being assassinated, the southern warlord cannot make irresponsible remarks about his own troops in Jiangxi.

Excuses, sometimes people know it's fake, but it's also necessary.