Chapter 353: Peace Talks Succeed

At this time, Jiang Baili was only 31 years old, and he was still a little unbreathable, and he suddenly showed a surprised expression after hearing Yan Shao's words. Seeing him like this, Yan Shao smiled and said. "Brother Baili, the latest establishment of the National Social Army, should be very clear, how about it, it's not a grievance Brother Baili..."

When he said this, Yan Shao's words were somewhat meaningful.

Hearing what Yan Shao meant, Jiang Baili just smiled and didn't say anything more.

Although the Guards Regiment has begun to be newly formed, it is still a secret, at least to the outside world. If Jiang Baili can know the Tao, there is only one reason, that is, there are people within the National Social Army who have been bought by Beiyang.

It is not surprising that at the beginning of the war, although the difference in the strength of the Kuomintang Army and the Beiyang Army was only 30,000 or 40,000, the huge gap between the two can be seen from the map alone. After all, at that time, Yan Shao had only one Anhui in his hands, but Yuan Shikai had almost the entire north in his hands, especially after sending troops to quell the rebellion in Outer Mongolia, his rule over the north was naturally on a higher level.

Of course, there will be people who choose to throw themselves into Yuan Shikai because of fear, and the secrets will be leaked out, although these people have been purged by the Special Affairs Bureau in the end, but the leak is a leak after all.

This is also another reason why Jiang Baili will be pleasantly surprised, after all, the current military system in Beiyang is still inherited from the former Qing Dynasty. The strength of a fully equipped division is only more than 12,000 people, but what about the side of the National Socialist Army? According to the latest military system, there are more than 18,000 people, which is a full one and a half brigades more than the soldiers on the Beiyang side. The gap is staggering...

And if the most reluctant can really be as Yan Shao promised, a military...

That's more than 50,000 people, which is even more than Beiyang and Guoshe. The forces of any one place are more enormous.

As for the so-called merit of being able to convince the public, Jiang Baili didn't think much about this.

After all, at this time, he didn't know how famous he was in the future life, although he was confident, he would never be inferior to anyone, but he would not think too highly of himself. And what Yan Shao said is also very reasonable, no matter what, he is a newcomer after all, and he will be awarded a high position as soon as he comes in, which will inevitably be unconvincing to the publicβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” and it is easy to cause trouble when he comes up...

Yan Shao and Jiang Baili chatted very speculatively all night. As a result, I forgot the time while chatting.

Meanwhile...

"Ahh It's past 2 o'clock, when will the governor come out..."

Except for him. More than 100 people stood around the house, standing there like pillars. Fortunately, it was barely summer at this time, and it was southern, so it was not cold even though it was late at night. Otherwise, just stand there all night. Tomorrow I am afraid that there will be many more sick people.

On the other hand, at the manor, Caterina, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed in her underwear and holding a handful of cards in her hand, covered her mouth with her left hand, yawned, and complained. "What the hell is going on with that guy, didn't he say he would be back soon?!"

"Who knows...", looking at the cards in his hand with some caution, Elaline replied without raising his head. Maybe it's something that gets bogged down..."

"Hmph, maybe it's an excuse to run to some vixen!" That being said, Caterina herself wasn't convinced. It's not that Yan Shao is really loyal to them, if that's the case, there won't be three people here now. It's just that Caterina and the others are very clear about Yan Shao's personality, and they know that his vision is actually very high. I don't look down on ordinary vulgar powder at all, and I went to Qinglou a few times because of this reason, I only ate some wine and foodβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” I can't help it, it's really boring to be shriveled and shriveled.

Besides, they also know very well that Yan Shao does have a lot of business to do at the moment, so they are not very worried.

It's just that after waiting for so long, Caterina felt a little unhappy, so she muttered there.

As for Lu Ying...

Listening to Caterina muttering there, she could only smile bitterly.

After all, as a woman who has been nurtured by traditional Chinese virtues from childhood to adulthood, in private......... The three of them sat here, and she didn't dare to slander Yan Shao, so she could only sit there and smile bitterly.

It's just that when looking at Caterina and Elaine, Lu Ying's eyes are full of envy, especially when she looks at their figures...

Although now Lu Ying can also be called the 4 words of childish face and big breasts, but compared with Caterina and them, she is a little worse in some aspects, plus she knows very well that Yan Shao prefers the one with meat, so she is inevitably a little envious in her heart, but then again, with her current figure, if she is plump in some places, I am afraid it will become a little ugly...

By the way, the three of them were playing there to fight the landlord ...

From a certain point of view, they are actually happy, after all, they are not like Wu Qianqiu and them standing outside the house like a telephone pole blown by the night wind. At least they can sit cross-legged on the bed, and they still have playing cards in their hands to play games, and they are really stronger than Wu Qianqiu.

It's just that seeing that the time is getting later and later, they yawned, and they still complained about Yan Shao.

At the same time, Yan Shao was still very talkative, talking about many things with Jiang Baili there, and he didn't expect that there were so many people waiting for him...

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Originally, the next day's peace talks should have started at 9:30 in the morning, but due to Yan Shao's stay up late, he had to be postponed to more than 2 o'clock in the afternoonβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”.

Of course, it is mainly inside the family, and there are really few people who dare to reprimand Yan Shao outside.

In any case, the peace talks have finally begun once and for all.

It's just that when the peace talks began, looking at Jiang Baili sitting in the corner of the long table, whether it was the people on Duan Qirui's side or Yan Shao's side, their eyes looked a little weird.

At some point, if a group begins to reach maturity. Then it's really hard to hide any secrets in this group. In addition, during the day, Yan Shao had to catch up on sleep, so as not to be caught by public opinion because of his lack of energy during the peace talks, so soon all the middle and high-level in the military government knew about it. Yan Shao was there with Jiang Baili all night last nightβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” everyone in the military government knew that Yan Shao's three fiancΓ©es belonged to the kind of city and country, so they would not doubt Yan Shao's sexual orientation, but they felt a little strange what happened to Yan Shao in Jiang Baili last night.

Naturally, the same is true for Duan Qirui's side, although Anqing is not the territory of Beiyang, but the house where Jiang Baili lives is not far from Duan Qirui's, and more than 100 people stood in the next room for the night. Even if Duan Qirui and Yang Du reacted sluggishly, it was impossible not to notice it.

As long as they thought that Yan Shao had only stayed here for more than half an hour yesterday, but it had been a whole night with Jiang Baili, Duan Qirui and Yang Du looked at Jiang Baili with a little strange eyes. Jiang Baili, who was sitting in the corner, was a little uncomfortable...

Sitting in the first place, Yan Shao naturally didn't notice it at all, but so what?

Although it is still half a step away. But to its current status. There are really only a handful of people who can give him a look.

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Poured himself a glass of juice, and watched his subordinates discuss with the people of Beiyang there, Yan Shao drank it by himself, and only interjected to say something on some key topics.

On the whole, the atmosphere of the peace talks was quite good.

This is of course because of Yan Shao's enthusiastic attitude at the beginning, but more importantly, the people in Beiyang know very well that unless they are no longer interested in their careers. Otherwise, it is better to calm down now, otherwise it will be time to join the national government in the future. I'm afraid I'm going to have a lot of small shoes to wear...

Since Duan Qirui had already obtained Yuan Shikai's permission before leaving, the aspects of the peace talks were very wide, and generally speaking, there were only a few points.

First of all, it is the issue of the disposal of Yuan Shikai after he stepped down.

This is very important, if Yan Shao doesn't plan to let Yuan Shikai go, then even if he knows that he can't beat him, Yuan Shikai can't be arrested.

Yan Shao also showed generosity in this regard, saying that as long as Yuan Shikai voluntarily stepped down, then Yan Shao would not pursue anything against Yuan Shikai, and his own personal property and his family would be protected by the national government...

This promise is exactly what Yuan Shikai wants most, as for him to stay in the new government and continue to exert influence on Beiyang or something, Yuan Shikai has never thought about this kind of thing. After all, with his prestige in Beiyang, if he continued to stay, it would definitely arouse Yan Shao's suspicions.

He knows his own body, he doesn't have long to live, if he doesn't let go of everything generously at this time, and is suspected by Yan Shao, it will be a disaster for him and his family, in this case, it is better to take this opportunity to reap some more benefits.

Of course, these benefits are all behind the scenes, and it is impossible to give them explicitly...

Although some people in the military junta, especially those on the side of the army, feel sorry for the brothers who were killed and injured in the war some time ago, they also know that it is most appropriate to do so. And after all, in a way, they don't really have any reason for this war...

In addition, the most important point in the whole peace talks is the whereabouts of Duan Qirui and other Beiyang members...

This is the most important point, after all, Duan Qirui and others worked so hard to promote the peace talks, just to be able to do their best to retain their rights after the peace talks. If there is nothing at the end, why are they working so hard to promote peace talks?

Yan Shao's placement of Duan Qirui is also very simple, first of all, Duan Qirui himself, after the new government is established, he will be the representative of Beiyang, taking over the position of Li Yuanhong's vice presidentβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” Li Yuanhong has always been the grass on the wall during the whole war, basically did nothing. Moreover, the contradiction between Yan Shao and the Kuomintang is very deep, and there is no need to give any face to the people in Wuchang Shouyi, and the position of vice president naturally does not need to be left to Li Yuanhong.

Having said that, at this time, the Shouyi members of Wuchang had actually split, such as Sun Wu and Zhang Zhenwu in the Three Martial Arts, who had taken refuge in Li Yuanhong. Jiang Yiwu was from Hunan, so he returned to Hunan to follow Tan Yanhong...

In addition, in terms of the military, the position of Minister of National Defense will naturally be Fu Xiuming, and Feng Guozhang will assume the position of Vice Minister.

As for Wang Shizhen, although this old man is the eldest of the three heroes of Beiyang. But this person has a bit of a dragon that doesn't see the end, so basically nothing happens to him.

It is not surprising that Wang Shizhen was actually trusted by Yuan Shikai in history. In 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and Yuan Shikai's first request for his comeback was to let Wang Shizhen handle Hubei military affairs. It's just that because Wang Shizhen had a deep relationship with the Qing court, he opposed Duan Qirui's republican declaration, and on February 12, the fourth year of Xuantong (1912), Pu Yi abdicated. Wang Shizhen tried his best to fight for the preferential conditions of the Qing room. In order to express his loyalty to the Qing court, he was unwilling to countersign the edict of abdication, and resigned and retired to his hometown of Zhengding. As a result, Wang Shizhen did not even participate in this war between the north and the south, and now there is naturally no reason to hold a position in the new government...

In general, the main positions in the new government will be filled by the national social department. The Beiyang will play a secondary role. This is also within the tolerance of Duan Qirui and others.

After all, they have failed, and it is impossible to be cheeky enough to ask for something that may not belong to them. What they are getting now is much worse than what they have now, but at least it allows them to maintain some rights without becoming destitute.

What's more, the most important point is that compared with Beiyang, the national government is obviously more authoritarian, and the local councils and councilors are basically just vases, so it can be said that they have no rights at all.

If you join the national government, although your status is definitely worse than that of the original Beiyang government. But the power in the hand may not be much worse, and it may even be higher if there are fewer constraints...

In general. Beiyang will be directly incorporated into the National Socialist Party, and Duan Qirui and others will join the National Socialist Partyβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” which is also within the conditions of the peace talks. However, even if Yan Shao does not ask for this, I am afraid that Duan Qirui and they will take the initiative to join, after all, anyone can see that the future Chinese Nationalist Government is the mainstream.

The addition of Beiyang will also help Yan Shao stabilize the situation in the north and solve the problem of excessive power in the party, especially the latter point is simply very important to Yan Shao...

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In addition to these crucial issues, there are still many issues that need to be negotiated, so although Yan Shao has tried his best to pursue speed, the entire peace talks still took a week, and this is still the case when Yan Shao and they have almost become a family.

When the news of the peace talks came out, whether it was Beiyang, public opinion, or ordinary people, they were relieved, after all, it meant that the war was over.

To be honest, this war that lasted for more than two months really scared them.

After all, this was a real war with thousands of casualties every day, unlike the skirmishes they had seen between warlords in the past.

Of course, the success of the peace talks or something is a good thing for some people, but not for others.

For example, the local emperors...

If Yan Shao and Beiyang were both defeated or one of them won a miserable victory, their life as emperor could continue, but now...

Many people have already begun to consider whether to surrender to Yan Shao, and Zhu Rui has already sent people over when the battle is decided...

However, if the success of the peace talks is not a good thing for some people, it is simply a catastrophe for othersβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” such as the Kuomintang...

Everyone knows how deep the feud between Yan Shao and the Kuomintang is, and although the strength of the Kuomintang is not strong, it occupies a lot of territory, such as Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, etc., in addition to Sichuan and other places where there are many Kuomintang members...

Even if Yan Shao and the Kuomintang have no enmity, they will not be able to let them go...

The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty...

The territory in their hands is their sin, and their greatest sin is that they do not have the strength to defend the territory in their hands.

The reason why Li Liang and the others did not oppose Yan Shao at the beginning was because they were unwilling to anger Yan Shao on this issue, and the other reason was that they also took a fancy to these sites...

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"The North-South Peace Talks Have Been Successful..." In Guangdong, looking at the newspaper in his hand, Murakami Sheng's face showed a wry smile, and after laughing for a while, Murakami Shengyi tore the newspaper in his hand completely.

And looking at Murakami's slightly crazy move, Gao Sencheng and the others, who were also sitting in the room, had no intention of stopping them, because now their mood was not much different from Murakami's.

Not to mention what the original plan was, everything is now going on in an orderly manner for them. For example, to help the Kuomintang train troops, for example, to provide all kinds of assistance to the Kuomintang.

Murakami and others were confident that it would only take a year for the Kuomintang to regain its strength.

Now, however, what they lack most is time...

Because the National Socialist Party and Beiyang have already decided the winner, they don't have time anymore...

"Now that the North-South peace talks have been successful, I'm afraid that the Kuomintang Army will go south in a short time, and there is no domestic saying about what we should do..."

Clapping his hands and slapping off some scraps of paper on his hands, Murakami looked at Gao Mori on the side.

"The meaning of the headquarters is that we should return to China first, and as for Guangdong...... It's enough to leave a few people..."

Hearing this, Murakami Sheng already understood the meaning of Toushan Man and others, which was to abandon the Kuomintang.

"Do you still want to do this after the last day..."Shaking his head helplessly, Murakami stood up from his seat, and then glanced in the direction of the north. But...... I'll be back! ”

Maybe Murakami didn't know that 'I'll be back' or something is usually something that villains say. And when they came back later, they were still greeted with failure... (To be continued......)