Unlike Zhao Shouhong, whose popularity has risen, Yuan Kai, who has been using tricks and tricks to win over his cronies, is now becoming more and more difficult to use his methods. In August 1916, General Feng Guofu of Jiangbei Province, General Li Chun of Jiangzuo Province, General Zhu Rui of Ningjiang Province, General Jin Yunpeng of Qilu Province, and General Tang Xiangming of Nanyuan Province jointly sent secret telegrams to the generals of each province, jointly requesting Yuan Kai to abolish the imperial system, and at the same time Punish the culprit, known as the secret telegram of the five generals in history.

Since Yuan Kai proclaimed himself emperor, he paid too much attention to balancing the forces of all parties, and as a result, he neglected all the old brothers who started his own business.Therefore, Feng Guofu, Duan Ruiquan and other important figures all said that they would not be sick, making Yuan Kai almost useless for a while.After Cai Songpo launched the War to Protect the Nation, Feng Guofu and others were even more wise to protect themselves, only sticking to their own territory, and refused to fight a decisive battle with the National Defense Army.

Not only are these bigwigs completely throwing their hands away, but even their generals who lead the attack are well aware of it.Although these people obeyed Yuan Kui's dispatch on the surface, they led troops to the front to attack the National Defense Army.In fact, they are just defending themselves, and they are not active in attacking.If it weren't for these internal conflicts, how could the well-known Northern Region Army be so unbearable, leaving Cai Songpo powerless to fight.

Cai Songpo also saw that the opponent was trying to work abroad, so he simply cooperated with the opponent's actions and pushed forward little by little, forcing the Northern Territory Army to retreat slowly.Yuan Kai has always known that he is unstable internally, but in the face of the enemy, it is difficult for him to free up his hands to solve internal problems.But now it seems that it is a huge mistake not to solve the internal problems first.

Many important generals who he relied on as the Great Wall expressed their opposition to the imperial system, which made Yuan Wei fall into a besieged situation on all sides.Knowing that the defeat could no longer be recovered, Yuan Kui had no choice but to announce the "Revocation of the Imperial Order".

"The Republic of China was founded, and there were many changes. The virtues are as good as you are, and the people who are worried about the country are afraid of disasters. Many masters restore the monarchy, so as to eliminate disputes and achieve long-term peace. Since Kuichou, there are endless words. I have repeatedly reprimanded, and it is extremely severe. Since last year, the situation has been so different that it is almost unstoppable. It is called the Chinese state system. It is not enough to survive unless it implements a constitutional monarchy. If there is a dispute between Mexico and Portugal, it will definitely be Vietnam and Burma. In the continuation, there were a large number of people who advocated the monarchy, and what they said made sense.

Chapter 655 Yuan Wei abdicates

Given the original status, there should be a responsibility to maintain the state system, and it is unforgivable to declare it repeatedly.After the Acting Legislative Yuan agreed that the National Congress should resolve the state system, the national representatives of all provinces and regions unanimously agreed to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy and endorsed it in combination.

The sovereignty of Hualan is based on all the people, and since it has been voted by the National Congress, there is no room for discussion.However, in the end, he suddenly ascended to the big position, broke his oath, had morality and integrity, and couldn't explain himself.But the court insisted that the oath of the head of state was rooted in the position, and should be violated according to the public opinion. The blame was so severe that there was no excuse for it.As for the changes in Yunnan and Guizhou, the decree is determined to slow down, and any papers to persuade them to advance are not allowed to be submitted.Immediately convened the Legislative Yuan in advance, in order to hold an early meeting, solicit opinions, and make a comeback.

I worry about the rest of my life, have no intention of coming out to the world, flee to the world, don't know the reason for the chaos, the republic event, fallacies are pushed by public opinion, try to maintain it, try my best to support the crisis, but I know how to save the country, but I don't know anything else.Hualan has recorded in the history books for thousands of years that the calamity of the emperor's princes and grandchildren can be recorded all over the place. Why is Yudu so greedy for a high position?It is because the representatives of the people do not understand the sincerity of his resignation, and part of the people's hearts are suspicious of the thought of rights, and their temperaments are separated, which leads to severe ranks.

Sincerity is not enough to touch people, and wisdom is not enough to make things up. If it is true, it is not virtuous, so what's wrong with others?Suffering my life, laboring my soldiers, so that the people are confused, the business is withered, the heart is introspective, the good use is hale and hearty, and the self-obedience is what I regret.The Acting Legislative Yuan transferred the case of Chen Pushing Dai, but I still thought it was inappropriate, so I canceled the case of recognizing the throne on December [-] of last year. Qu Zhengshitang returned all the letters of pushing Dai Dai to the Acting Legislative Yuan of the Senate, and forwarded and destroyed them. .All preparatory matters should be stopped immediately, and I wish the sincerity of the ancients to harm themselves, so as to reconcile the virtues of heaven and life, cleanse their hearts and minds, and calm things down.

Those who advocate the monarchy intend to consolidate the foundation of the country, but patriotism is not the way to do it, and it is enough to harm the country; those who oppose the monarchy are also expressing their political opinions, but they must not go too far and endanger the country. Please arouse the conscience and donate Opinions, work together, and help each other in difficult times, so that I am Chinese in China, avoid the disaster of fighting in the same room, and turn turbulence into peace.In short, all parties are guilty, but one person!

Today's admitted case has been withdrawn.If there is disturbance in the local area, it will be self-inflicted, and all misfortune and good fortune will be brought on by itself. This president has the responsibility to rule the whole country, so he cannot just sit back and ignore it.Now Lu Yan is in poverty, the rules and regulations are lingering, the officials are not cultivated, and the real talents have not improved. When I think about this, I worry about it in the middle of the night.If we follow this path for a long time, what will be our country?Afterwards, all civil and military officials should eradicate their accumulated habits and strive to achieve their best. All major officials who should be promoted and reformed should fulfill their duties and carry out their strengths. Don't rely on empty words or hold prejudices. Rewards must be punished, which is the outline of the system and governance. I will treat the officials, the army and the people as a community.

Yuan Kui has never been formally enthroned, the Hongxian Monarchy is only circulated internally, and the name of the Republic of China has not been changed to the outside world, and Yuan Kui is still the title of President.Yuan Kui tried to take advantage of this and continue to be his great president.Liang Qichao, who had already served in the Western Special Zone, sent a telegram to Duan Ruiquan in his own name, hoping that he could urge Yuan Wei to step down.

This telegram was also obtained by Yuan Kai. When he saw Liang Qichao's telegram, he thought it was Zhao Shouhong's intention, and was immediately frightened out of his wits.After the battle against the two countries, Zhao Shouhong's name has already been established, and now no one regards the Northern Territory Army as the first Hualan Army.Once the Western Special Administrative Region army is involved in the civil war, it is estimated that the Northern Territory Government is in danger of being razed.

In desperation, Yuan Kai sent a telegram to the field the next day, and ordered Feng Guofu to contact various provinces to hold a meeting in Nanhua City to discuss the aftermath.After Feng Guofu acted as President temporarily, the warlords of various provinces held a meeting in Nanhua City, but because they disagreed, the meeting ended without result.

Cai Songpo believes that this will inevitably lead to the division of the country.What's more, the Cochin Army has been fighting hard for many years, and the economy of Cochin Province is also embarrassing.In order to take into account the overall situation of the country, Cai Songpo said that as long as the country reopens the parliament and the government is elected by the people, he is willing to return to the army and support the new national government.

Zhao Shouhong did not attend the meeting, Cai Songpo made another statement, and the remaining warlords had nothing to say.Feng Guofu immediately announced that Duan Ruiquan would act as interim prime minister, and that the whole country would start re-election of parliament at the beginning of next year. The warlords from all over the country had no choice but to agree to this.

The civil war situation has temporarily calmed down, but the negotiations with the Wa country are still going on.Cao Rulin and Gu Weijun negotiated with representatives of the Wa State in Fengtian City. The two believed that since the Hualan army had won, the Wa State should pay a sufficient price. They demanded that the Wa State forces withdraw from the entire Hualan and recognize the Western Special Zone’s control over the occupied Yizhou Island and Beili Island. Asia has sovereignty and at the same time has to pay reparations.

Relying on its own naval power, the Wa Kingdom not only demanded that Hualan return Yizhou Island, but also retreated from the entire three provinces of Mingbei.The two sides quarreled in meetings and quarrels, but they still couldn't tell the difference.

The navy and army of the Chinese and Japanese sides are still preparing for the war intensely, and there is a tendency to resume the war if the peace talks fail.At this moment, an unprecedented sea battle broke out on the Ocean of Storms.

Since the outbreak of the Western Continent War, the weak Teutonic navy has been hiding in the port to preserve its strength, and handed over the command of the North Storm Ocean to Saar.The Saar Kingdom completely blocked the sea passages of the Teutonic Kingdom with its huge local fleet, causing its resources to become increasingly scarce.

The war on land was getting bigger and bigger. With the tanks and submachine guns imported from Hualan and the large supply of poison gas, the Teutonic Kingdom quickly caused heavy damage to the Allied forces.The Allied Powers suffered successive defeats and soon lost Paris, and the Gaul government was forced to move to Bordeaux.

There are more and more large-scale battles, and the supply of saltpetre in the Teutonic State has become tense.Although Zhao Shouhong concentrated his efforts on building the Central Asia Railway after capturing the Central Continent, and opened a car transport line to replace caravan and airship transport, the goods transported still could not keep up with the consumption rate of the Teutonic Kingdom.

Under such circumstances, the Teutonic Army Staff Headquarters believed that a decisive battle should be carried out with the help of the navy to break the naval blockade of Saar in one fell swoop.As long as the Saar Kingdom is unable to block the North Storm Ocean, the Teutonic Kingdom will be able to replenish supplies more quickly through the sea transportation line.

William II also felt the lack of supplies, because the supply of ammunition was not available, and the Teutonic army could not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, and missed a favorable opportunity in vain.Admiral Scheer, the commander of the Teutonic High Seas Fleet who just took office, received the task, which was personally signed by the Teutonic Emperor William II, asking him to break the sea blockade of Saar.

Scheer is a seasoned admiral, and he immediately decided to send a battlecruiser fleet to attract the Saar Kingdom to attack, and then use the main fleet to destroy the Saar Kingdom strategic cruiser fleet, so that the Saar Kingdom fleet will be at a disadvantage in terms of speed.

Chapter 656 The White Eagle Declares War

Without the advantage of speed, the Saars did not dare to disperse and organize a sea encirclement. The Teutonic Congress received supplies from the sea, especially Chile's saltpeter and Argentina's copper mines.

What the senior officials of the Teutonic navy did not expect was that the Saar people had already cracked their naval code, and when the Teutonic state was preparing to dispatch the fleet, the Saar people were also ready.As the land war became more and more difficult, the Saar people urgently needed a victory to boost the morale of the Allied Powers.

Both sides were preparing for a major decisive battle, and then they all used almost the same strategy.After the Teutonic Navy changed the code, the Saarians could no longer decipher it within a short time.In order to draw out the Teutonic fleet, Saarland sent its own battlecruiser fleet to encircle and suppress the Teutonic cruiser fleet that was bombarding the coastline of Saarland.

To the surprise of the Saar people, this cruiser fleet happened to be the bait released by Admiral Scheer.The pursuit battle broke out between the two sides, and the Saar country hoped to destroy the cruiser fleet as soon as possible and find the location of the Teutonic main fleet.Admiral Scheer quickly seized the opportunity and dispatched the main force of his High Seas Fleet.When the Saar people found out that their side had fallen into a siege, it was too late.They tried to retreat while shelling, but the Teutonic battlecruisers rushed up and bit them tightly.

Historically, the Teutonic state lacked battlecruisers, which was also one of the weaknesses of the Teutonic state.However, with the launch of the two most advanced Teutonic battlecruisers built by Hualan, Lieutenant General Spey then led this fleet to sink two Saar country battlecruisers in the Falkland Islands and returned to domestic.Under the ebb and flow, the battlecruisers of the Teutonic Kingdom should not be underestimated.

The speed of the battlecruiser optimized by Hualan is two to three knots faster than that of Saar's domestic product, and the artillery is also sharper.With the cooperation of the battleships, the Teutonic High Seas Fleet completely wiped out the Saarland battlecruiser fleet led by the Lion before the Saarland main fleet arrived.

Before the war, Jericho, the commander of the Saarland fleet, made a big mistake. When the fleet set sail at the same time, he even forgot the only seaplane carrier, the Campania.The seaplane carrier is a new type of ship, and no one knows what role it will play in naval battles.Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the whole navy treats them so contemptuously.

Before the fleet was dispatched, the sailors of this battleship thought it was very lucky to be able to participate in naval battles just after serving. Many people wrote letters to their families to express their determination to fight.Maybe it was Jericho's carelessness, or maybe he didn't like this kind of warship without cannons at all. Anyway, it wasn't until three hours after the main fleet left the anchorage in Scapa Flow that the captain of the seaplane carrier Schwancai Got the message.

Hearing that the main fleet had set sail for three hours, the officers and soldiers on board were excited and demanded to catch up.In order to be able to join the battle in time, Captain Schwan is ready to risk everything.Regardless of the danger of being attacked by Teutonic submarines when sailing on a single ship, he ordered the warships to set sail immediately to catch up with the fleet.

At the same time, Captain Schwan ordered the radio watch to switch on immediately, and kept calling the main fleet.After the warship sailed out of the anchorage, the two shifts of the main boiler staff worked in turn to keep the warship at a maximum speed of 21 knots to catch up with all its strength.

At 8 o'clock in the morning on August 31, the seaplane carrier "Campania" finally got in touch with Jellicoe. At this time, they were only two hours away from the main fleet.Jellicoe woke up after receiving the telegram. It turned out that he forgot to give the sailing order to the "Campania" before departure.

Jellicoe considered that the "Campania" was in a single-ship sailing state, and there were Teutonic submarine activities nearby.In order to prevent accidents, Admiral Jericho ignored Captain Shiwan's repeated requests and forced them to return immediately.His first naval battle was ruined like this, which made the entire ship's officers and soldiers quite frustrated. Captain Schwan was extremely angry, and he directly sent a telegram to Jellicoe. The telegram only wrote one sentence: " you are an idiot."

Captain Shiwan's words came true later, because there was no aircraft for high-altitude reconnaissance, and the main fleet of Saar Kingdom could not accurately determine the position of the battlecruiser fleet, and the result was long overdue.When Saar's main fleet arrived at the Jutland battlefield, the last battlecruiser Invincible was sinking slowly in the smoke.

The furious Admiral Jericho immediately ordered the battle fleet to attack, and he wanted to destroy the Teutonic fleet with powerful firepower.Four Elizabeth-class battleships with 381 mm caliber main guns rushed to the front, using their powerful firepower to bombard the Teutonic fleet.

The Teutonic fleet was not to be outdone, and the two sides quickly exchanged fire.Scheer is good at using auxiliary ships. He used destroyers to carry out torpedo assaults at dusk, and caught the Saar people by surprise.The naval battle between the two sides continued until it was completely dark before coming to an end.

After a day of fighting, six Saar battleships sank and all battlecruisers were destroyed.The Teutonic Kingdom also suffered. Three battlecruisers and two battleships were sunk, and as many as thirteen destroyers were sunk.Admiral Scheer knew that his goal had been achieved, and if the entanglement continued, the Teutonic Kingdom would suffer losses.

The naval blockade of Saar State has existed in name only, and the strategic goal of the Teutonic State has been achieved.If you continue to fight, the gains will outweigh the losses.Therefore, Admiral Scheer ordered the fleet to retreat at night, and at the same time ordered the accompanying minelaying ship to lay mines in the Horn Waterway, so as to prevent the opponent from pursuing.

When Jericho discovered that the Teutonic fleet was retreating, it was already after dawn.In desperation, he had no choice but to lead the fleet back with heavy losses.After the battlecruisers of the Saar Kingdom were wiped out in World War I, the battlecruisers of the Teutonic Kingdom had a place to use. They used their powerful firepower and extremely fast speed to start a sea guerrilla war.

Many of the old battleships that the Saar people used to block the North Storm Ocean were sunk one after another, and the Saar country had to shrink their defenses.After taking a breath, the Teutonic state immediately launched a rush to transport by sea, and obtained a large amount of supplies from various countries in the South New World.The Teutonic state broke the blockade at sea, and it went smoothly on land, which severely damaged the White Eagle state.Once the Teutonic country recovers and obtains a steady stream of supplies from the sea, the Allied Powers will surely fail, and a lot of money of the White Eagle Kingdom will be wasted.

Half a month later, the White Eagle State declared war on the Allies on the pretext that the cruise ship was sunk by a Teutonic submarine.The White Eagle Country officially joined the First World War, but the White Eagle Country that had just joined the war was not ready for war.

Chapter 657

The White Eagle Kingdom does not have a compulsory military service system, and the standing army has only 5000 people. It is like a drop in the bucket for this number of people to be thrown into the millions of battles in the Western Continent.The advantage of the White Eagle Kingdom lies in its relatively large human resources. They immediately began to recruit recruits from the country to go to the battlefield of the Western Continent. At the same time, they also dispatched the Storm Ocean Fleet to the North Sea to help the Saar Kingdom blockade the Teutonic Kingdom.The arrival of the White Eagle fleet greatly increased the strength of the Saar fleet, especially the six battlecruisers, which gave the Allied Navy the ability to block the Teutonic coastline again.

The combat at sea has improved, but the combat in the army is lackluster. The weapons of the White Eagle Kingdom are not advanced, and those soldiers are recruits who have not yet completed basic training. Letting these people directly enter the battlefield to face cruel trench warfare is no different. for murder.

At this time, the White Eagle government had no choice but to silently endure this disguised murder of soldiers, because they had no time for systematic training.Those soldiers who have not been trained for a long time can only complete their technical and tactical learning on the battlefield, but such learning is really expensive.The first batch of 70 troops sent to the Western Continent lost more than half of it after only one month of fighting. Such a high price was not something the White Eagle government could bear.

The people of the White Eagle Kingdom have plenty of money, but they cherish their lives very much.In such a battle of filling pits with people, the people of the White Eagle Kingdom seemed very uncomfortable.The domestic government is under increasing pressure from public opinion. At this time, the people of the White Eagle Country thought of the East, a big country with almost unlimited population.

The White Eagle Kingdom and the Sa'er Kingdom have the same idea, and they will pay for the recruitment of Hualan's extremely powerful army to serve as cannon fodder on the battlefield of the Western Continent.This can not only draw Hualan into his own camp, but also reduce the losses of the white people, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.However, Hualan and the Wa Kingdom are still at war. At this time, it is impossible for Hualan to send troops to the Western Continent. For this reason, the Sal Kingdom and the White Eagle Kingdom have joined forces to put pressure on the Wa Kingdom, asking them to sign a peace agreement as soon as possible.

In fact, Japan is not willing to fight anymore, and Hualan's submarine war has begun again. Sumitomo, Mitsubishi and other consortiums with a large number of merchant ships in their hands have suffered more and more losses at sea. Their companies have not grown because of the war. , but getting weaker and weaker.Faced with such a situation, the Japanese government is also helpless.

After the last battle of Qilu, the Wa Kingdom learned from the pain, and also introduced several submarines from the Sa'er Kingdom.However, these submarines are old, and the purchase time is short, and Japanese engineers have not yet figured out how to build them.At this time, the second war broke out. In order to attack Hualan, Wa had no choice but to send these submarines out to attack Hualan's merchant ships.

It's a pity that Hualan's experimental destroyers were equipped with a new type of sonar system, so those submarines were found out early, and they were all sunk with depth charges, which caused great losses to the Japanese.Because of the unequal underwater combat, the Wa Kingdom was eager to end the war and return to the track of making money.However, the Wa country suffered too much loss in this war, and they could not sign the contract with such an ending, so the negotiations were delayed.

After being pressured by Saer and White Eagle, Wa showed a cooperative attitude, and the threatened Feng Guofu government also sent a telegram to Cao Rulin, asking them to sign a contract as soon as possible.Cao Rulin and Gu Weijun were also very embarrassed that the contract could not be reached. The people of the Japanese country insisted on not letting go, and there was nothing they could do.

Just when the Huawa contract was difficult to deliver, another major event happened in the Raksha Kingdom.After the contract was signed last time, Hong Luo, who was knocked out by Brusilov, returned to St. Petersburg on behalf of Kamenev.At the meeting of the Hongluo government, he described Brusilov's violent behavior with embellishments, and claimed that he was allowed by the bourgeois provisional government for the purpose of suppressing the Hongluo regime.

For those bourgeois government officials, Hongluo representatives have long disliked them, and this incident became the fuse.The Hong Luo government began to distribute guns to mobilize workers, intending to completely seize power.It was precisely because the bourgeois provisional government noticed this move of the other party that it sent troops to suppress the Hongluo government and declared the cloth party illegal throughout the country. As a result, Ulyanov was forced to go into exile again.What happened a few months ago turned Rakshasa into the orbit of a capitalist government, but today, a few months after this incident broke out, Rakshasa's political situation has changed again.

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