New Warlords 1909

First, although Hua Fei did not directly answer the question of unifying southern Anhui by force, in his eyes, southern Anhui is a unified existence.Whether you admit it or don't want to, there is no premise for discussion or negotiation at all.

Second, the most important and most sensitive thing is that Hua Fei is not disgusted with the election of Yuan Shikai as the interim president by the Senate, and even used the word "respect", which shows that he is still very happy with this result.It's not surprising to think about it, Hua Fei is not a member of the Revolutionary Party, and the relationship with the Revolutionary Party is said to be very stiff.Now that Yuan Shikai is elected as the interim president, it is beneficial and harmless to Hua Fei!In particular, his two sentences hope that the North and the South will reconcile as soon as possible and implement the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.Many people praised him greatly, and their impression of Hua Fei increased infinitely.

Third, in the land reform bill, Hua Fei used Tai Chi hands.Neither said it would be implemented in southern Anhui, nor did it say it would not be implemented.As for the civil affairs, don't use it to fool people.When you control all the power in southern Anhui, the so-called civil affairs are just your tools.

Therefore, Hua Fei did not give a clear answer to the question that the gentry and local tyrants were most concerned about.All the representatives of the gentry who participated in the military exercise looked heavy when they returned.Not to mention Hua Fei's suffocating and powerful military power, even if all the township regiments in southern Anhui were united, they might not be his opponent.Whether it is weapons and equipment or the military literacy of soldiers, they are not on the same level at all.More importantly, the representatives of British businessmen in the entire Yangtze River Valley seemed to stand by Hua Fei's side after attending the banquet specially held by Hua Fei.The representatives of foreign businessmen from Shanghai include Americans, French, Germans, Italians... They all seem to be friends of Hua Fei.

This problem is very serious.

Especially with the spread of newspapers, the power and effect of the Anqing military exercise expanded countless times in southern Anhui with the words of people.Many important officials of the military government fell silent after reading the newspaper.It is conceivable that the order for reorganization will be issued soon.What to do then?procrastination?resistance?Or is it attached to Hua Fei?Why do you feel that there is no way out that is bright and promising?

The effect of this exercise obviously exceeded Hua Fei's expectation.The biggest harvest is that the representatives of British businessmen in the Yangtze River Basin extended their friendly palms to Hua Fei.They proposed to report to the British government, recognize Hua Fei as the only legal military and political representative in Anhui, and hand over the tariffs of cities along the river to Hua Fei's military government.In exchange, Hua Fei shall not harm their existing interests in Anhui and provide convenience for their investment in Anhui.

For foreigners who only pay attention to strength and interests, they don't care who is in charge of Anhui.Through military exercises, Hua Fei told all foreigners who is the most powerful military force in southern Anhui.If you don't cooperate with me, what you will ultimately damage is your interests in the Yangtze River Basin.

Although the temporary friendship is fragile, it is enough for Hua Fei.Hua Fei understood very clearly that these foreigners would never become friends.All he needs is to use the influence of foreigners to check and balance the rash actions of the United Township Group in southern Anhui, so that he can smoothly take over Wuhu, Tongling, Dangtu and other cities!

Only five days after the military exercise, Hua Fei left [-] guards in Anqing, led [-] new troops, and headed to Tongling by boat.Li Zongyue, the governor of the Tongling Military Government, was about to refuse to hand over power, but the participating representatives who rushed back from Anqing all tried their best to persuade Li Zongyue not to confront that fool.No reason, because it is not an opponent at all!

Li Zongyue then tried to use the excuse of delay to prevent Hua Fei's new army from entering the city.But no, the guards came to the city and bluntly said that they were ordered to take over the defense of Tongling.If you don't open the city again, it will be regarded as a disobedience to the order of the commander of the Chinese army, and all the generals and officers will be punished by military law.

What?Are you going to shoot back?Well, look at the four thousand heavily armed and menacing army outside the city!Look at the rows of neatly arranged artillery!Everyone believed that as long as the gunfire from their side rang out, the entire city would be razed to the ground in an instant.

Just when Li Zongyue turned his head hesitantly, he suddenly discovered that the original thousand defenders at the top of the city had become only a few dozen people!What about people?Where have all these people gone?This person has all run away, what a fart to resist!

After successfully taking over Tongling, it will be easier to take over Wuhu, Dangtu, Guichi, Xuancheng and other places.After all, there is no name for confrontation, and there is no capital!It has to be said that the newspaper reports on the Anqing military exercise still caused a lot of psychological pressure on the military governments in various places.Let them lose the will and confidence to resist from the very beginning.

(Actually, it wasn’t until yesterday that I slowly recovered. The manuscript has been saved, but I can’t be sorry for the rewards of the two brothers. I wrote a chapter overnight to enjoy!)

54 Yuan Shikai's Special Envoy

For the industrial and commercial class in the city, they still don't have much psychological resistance to the Huafei army entering cities in southern Anhui and other places.After all, Hua Fei abolished a series of exorbitant taxes in Luzhou Prefecture, encouraged industry and commerce, and even provided low-interest loans to businessmen who opened factories.All his deeds showed that this notorious Hua Lengzi still took good care of businessmen.

If it wasn't for some accidents caused by the land reform bill, if it wasn't for Hua Fei's overbearing, holding military power and refusing to let go, it would have made the revolutionaries taboo.I believe that his entry into southern Anhui this time will probably be a happy situation for everyone.

Many people sighed secretly, even though the business class in each city did not object to Hua Fei, they still maintained a subtle alienation and neutral attitude.After all, if you want to do business in southern Anhui, you will always have some inextricable connections with local gentry and local tyrants from all over the place.Now the township groups in southern Anhui are united to protect themselves. This situation is deadlocked. I don't know when it will be resolved!

Successfully took over cities such as Yanjiang, Hua Fei did not garrison troops in the city.Instead, the original civilian army was quickly reorganized.The young and strong civilian army with no complicated background was selected as the defense army, and the civilian army along the river and other cities was reorganized, and the fourth regiment of the defense army was expanded.The remaining militias were either disbanded or reorganized as patrol police bureaus, responsible for local security.

Hua Fei did not interfere with the administrative teams in each city.Just follow the model of Luzhou government, set up a military government election office, and prepare for the election and formation of a new government.In addition, the special financial office of the former Luzhou government was changed to the financial and taxation office of the military government, which was responsible for taking over the taxation and customs duties of various places.

Hua Fei's actions made the revolutionaries in the Anqing Provisional Government dare not speak out, and dared to say that it would not work.Although Hua Fei was called the military and political chief of the Anhui Provisional Government, in this way, the power of finance, taxation and public security in the area along the river fell into his hands, making him the actual power in this area.

For the revolutionaries who have no force at all, what else can they do but protest and refute?Ask for help from the Nanking central government, which is almost on the brink of dissolution.Sue the new president in Beijing, President Yuan has not yet taken office.Let's talk to Hua Fei face to face, but everyone doesn't know where the Hua army commander has gone.Let the revolutionaries in the local governments contradict Hua Fei's decrees, but Hua Fei hardly issues any decrees, as long as you don't compete with him for financial and taxation rights.Let everyone resign and protest!Many people hesitated, and their words became vague.After all, it is not easy to ask for a meal these days!

So the revolutionaries aimed their hopes at the gentry and local tyrants in southern Anhui.However, after seeing the power of Hua Fei's military exercise, and now seeing him again without firing a single shot, after successfully taking over cities such as Yanjiang, he quickly expanded the fourth regiment of defense troops.In such a situation, and Hua Fei has never mentioned the land reform bill, it did not push everyone to the edge of a cliff.Therefore, more squires are not willing to make trouble at all, and hope to sit back and wait for a good opportunity.

"Report, there is an urgent telegram from Hefei. President Yuan Shikai of Beijing has sent a telegram, and he is about to send a special envoy. Please see the commander!" On the warship near Wuhu, Guo Tong quickly walked into Hua Fei's room with a telegram.

"Oh?" Hua Fei put aside the spy information at hand, stood up and took the telegram, and said, "Yuan Shikai, he is finally here!"

"Master, everything is within your expectations! We have controlled the cities along the river, and Yuan Shikai couldn't hold back before he officially took office." Guo Tong came up and said with a smile, "You said this time, Yuan Shikai will Who is Young Master Feng?"

"These are all secondary!" Hua Fei walked out of the room with his head down holding the telegram, stood on the deck and looked at the turbulent river and said, "Yuan Shikai must not be underestimated. He has already Keenly sensed the changes in Anhui, and sent a special envoy here. I don’t know what his motive is? Guo Tong, you remember, our biggest crisis is not Yuan Shikai, nor the revolutionaries. It is ourselves, but along the river of these cities!"

Guo Tong obviously couldn't understand Hua Fei's words. He tilted his head and thought about it. Seeing that he couldn't figure it out, he had to put aside and ask, "Master, when will we get back to fat?"

"Immediately! This time round Feifei, I'll just bring the poisonous people! Your guard battalion and all the new army guards, still maintain the status quo, don't transfer. Tell Huada, the Yangtze River and other cities will be handed over to him. Let him keep Be vigilant, if there is any movement anywhere, telegraph me immediately!"

"Yes!"

In Sanhe Huazhai, Hefei, Liang Shiyi, Yuan Shikai's aide, had been waiting for Hua Fei for a long time.Liang Shiyi can be regarded as Yuan Shikai's confidant and staff member. Yuan Shikai sent him to Hefei this time. From one aspect, we can see how much Yuan Shikai attaches importance to Hua Fei's armed forces!

"Mr. Liang, our young master is back!" Just as Butler Liu entered the room to report, Hua Fei's hearty laughter rang out in the courtyard.

"Hahaha... Mr. Liang, I have been admiring you for a long time. Mr. Hua is busy with work, so I am a little late, forgive me!"

Following this voice, a young boy in military uniform walked in.Could this be the legendary Hua Lengzi, the commander of the Chinese Army?Liang Shiyi secretly felt weird and didn't believe that at such an age, he could be in charge of a province's military affairs?According to the available information, from the time he mortgaged his family property to Shanghai, until he attacked Anqing and Nanjing, and then retreated back to Luzhou, he did not rush forward.Step by step, he was bold and adventurous, but also calm and calm, until now he has created a situation in which he is in charge of the military and government of half the province, so Yuan Weiting has to look at him with admiration and attaches great importance to him.Such a mature and weird step strategy, could it be made by such a young person?There must be an expert behind this!But why let this hairy kid come forward?

Liang Shiyi was thinking over there, but Hua Fei was really stunned here.What do you mean?What's happening?Seeing that this man is also an old man with a dignified appearance and a bold personality.Why do you see yourself, not responding for a long time, staying there silently?Yuan Shikai's core confidant should not be dumb!

"Ahem, Mr. Liang, are you okay?" Hua Fei leaned forward and asked with concern.

"Ah? I'm rude, I'm rude!" Liang Shiyi realized, feeling ashamed.He is a Jinshi in the Jiawu Division. He has never seen any kind of person or scene.But now he lost his composure in front of a mere junior, which really made him a little ashamed.

"Your Excellency must be Hua Fei, the military and political chief of the Anhui Provisional Government, right? The old man Liang Shiyi, under the orders of the President, came to meet the military commander Hua!"

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!" Hua Fei repeatedly saluted.

"Although this old man has never met Commander Hua, he hit it off right away. I think Commander Hua must be a straightforward and bold person." Sitting down with Hua Fei as the host and guest, Liang Shiyi did not pretend to be false and straight to the point, " So the old man will not talk about those nonsense. This time, the old man is ordered by the President to come to see the Chinese Army Commander. Firstly, it is to praise the Chinese Army Commander for his contribution to the establishment of the Republic of China. Second, the Chinese Army Commander has the number of troops Ten thousand, this military expenditure is definitely not a small number. The old man sent 50 yuan for military expenditure, and asked Commander Hua not to worry about the treasury's embarrassment, and hope to accept it! Three years ago, the President hoped that Commander Hua could condescend to attend his inauguration ceremony, so that Reward thin noodles."

Liang Shiyi spoke extremely fast, he just wanted to observe Hua Fei's reaction.If everything about Hua Fei's current situation is planned by someone behind the scenes.Then in the face of Liang Shiyi's remarks, Hua Fei's response can very well confirm this guess.

Hua Fei smiled. It can be said that he is very satisfied with the result.Yuan Shikai finally couldn't ignore his existence and began to win him over.He not only sent Liang Shiyi, an important confidant, as a special envoy, but also sent 50 yuan in military expenses.In Hua Fei's opinion, this military expenditure is more real than anything else!

"Thank you, President, for your kindness!" Hua Fei said neither humble nor overbearing, "The reunification of the north and the south of the Republic of China, and the abdication of the Qing royal family, all of this is due to the President! A certain Hua, a martial artist, only fought a few small battles. No credit for it! As for the military expenditure, it’s really a timely gift! Even if the President doesn’t send Mr. Liang to send it, Hua still has to send a telegram to Beijing to ask the President for it! As for the President’s inauguration ceremony, Hua is only I am the military and political chief of a province, and with the busy military affairs, it is really difficult to get away, so please ask Mr. Liang to plead guilty to the President on my behalf."

"Hua is here to congratulate President Yuan Da on his inauguration as the President of the Republic of China. I hope that under the governance of the President, the country will prosper, the people will be rich and the army will be strong. I hope that the Chinese nation will be revived as soon as possible!"

55 National interest

Flawless!This is the most real feeling in Liang Shiyi's heart.With a thick skin, this is what Liang Shiyi couldn't help feeling!Originally, he was given 50 silver dollars. Although it was called military expenses, it was regarded as a bribe to win Hua Fei.In order to allow him to fully support Yuan Shikai's assumption of the post of President of the Republic of China, it is also to seek help for him to stay in Beijing.

But Hua Fei was fine, he accepted it carelessly without saying anything, and accepted it with peace of mind.It seemed that if Liang Shiyi didn't send the 50 silver dollars, he would really go to Beijing to make trouble.The Nanjing Provisional Government has been established for several months, and the Nanjing government has never sent you a military noon!

In Liang Shiyi's eyes, Hua Fei's reluctance to attend the inauguration ceremony of the President was undoubtedly a very prudent and prudent move.You know, the inauguration ceremony of the great president is an extraordinary honor!Many people want to participate, but he must first have that qualification!But Hua Fei, without hesitation, politely and modestly refused!what reason?It's not because he doesn't want to leave his base camp!

Hua Fei is really as young as he looks on the surface?Was he Hua Lengzi already prepared for this?Is there really no expert behind the scenes?If what he saw was true, then this Hua Fei was by no means an idler.Combining all his actions and behaviors in the past, under this young and seemingly rude body, there must be a magical soul hidden!

Of course, Hua Fei didn't expect that Liang Shiyi's evaluation of him had risen countless times, which would directly lead to Yuan Shikai's increasing emphasis on him by several levels in the future.In fact, if Hua Fei heard Liang Shiyi's heartfelt feelings, I'm afraid he would really feel embarrassed.Relying on his foresight of history, he has gained one or two opportunities in this turbulent era.But even so, most of his actions are full of risky gambling.This is related to Hua Fei's adventurous character, and most importantly, Hua Fei has to take risks.To get more than you can imagine, you have to take more risks than you can imagine.Even if every time, you are not sure in your heart!

Soon after Liang Shiyi returned, big news came from Beijing.First of all, Cao Kun's subordinates mutinied in Beijing, which disturbed the residences of diplomatic missions from various countries and caused protests from various countries.Yuan Shikai refused to go to Nanjing to take up the post of president on the grounds that the army was uncertain.The provisional Senate had no choice but to finally agree to Yuan Shikai's inauguration as the provisional president in Beijing.

Yuan Shikai's little trick not only allowed him to stay in his old lair, but also moved the entire Nanjing Provisional Government to the north, thereby gradually disintegrating the revolutionary party government and achieving the goal of monopolizing power.

Hua Fei, who is far away from the political vortex, doesn't seem to care about this. Every day, besides leading the Poison Special Forces out for training, he also runs to the Jagged Military Academy to supervise the construction progress of the school building.These student military cadets from the Jagged Military Academy are the source of Hua Fei's future grassroots officers, so Hua Fei can't help but ignore them!

After Yuan Shikai successfully assumed the presidency, the appointment of Hua Fei was issued quickly.To the surprise of many people, Yuan Shikai did not appoint Hua Fei as the governor of Anhui, but appointed him as the governor of Anhui.At the same time, Sun Yuyun and other interim government officials were transferred to Beijing to take office, and Bai Wenwei, the commander of the First Army Army stationed in Pukou, was ordered to lead his troops to Anqing, and took office as the governor and civil affairs chief of Anhui!

Very clever balance emperor technique!It even implies a sinister trick to kill with a knife!As a loyal revolutionary, Bo Wenwei led the First Army Army to station at Pukou and guard the gate of Nanjing. He was an important military force of the Nanjing government.Now he is transferred to Anhui and appointed as the governor of Anhui.This is undoubtedly an irresistible temptation for the revolutionaries!

In this way, without the protection of the First Army, Nanjing's city defense will be even more empty.The transfer of a revolutionary army in Anhui will make Hua Fei's military situation in the Yangtze River valley no longer exist, and the conflict of interests will inevitably aggravate the military tension.Regardless of whether they happen or not, for Yuan Shikai, there is a lot of benefit and no harm.If Hua Fei wins this confrontation, his relationship with the revolutionaries will be completely broken.If Hua Fei fails in this confrontation, then he has no choice but to join the Beiyang forces.In other words, for Hua Fei, no matter whether he succeeds or fails in this move, his final outcome and destiny is to seek refuge in Beiyang and Yuan Shikai!

So vicious!Hua Fei gritted his teeth lightly, the key problem is that he still has nothing to do.Based on the original Ninth Town of the New Army and other Zhejiang Army, the First Army of the Army was organized into the First Army of the Ministry of the Army and became an important main revolutionary force of the Nanjing Provisional Government.The First Army of the Ministry of the Army is very different from Hua Fei's self-proclaimed First Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. With the financial and human support of the central government, his first army has a full quota of more than 3 people.Unlike Hua Fei's First Army of the Revolutionary Army, plus the Defense Army, there are currently only three regiments of the main new army, ten regiments of the Defense Army, and a scale of more than 1 people.

The most important thing is that Hua Fei had several confrontations with the Zhejiang army in Nanjing.Now that they are stationed in another place, the power situation has undergone subtle changes, and it is impossible to make something happen!

Just as everyone was busy trying to grab a place in the new government, Hua Fei received a belated news message.This made him fly into a rage, and he overturned the table, scaring Guo Tong, who was by the side, into silence.I have seen the young master get angry, but this is the first time Guo Tong has seen such anger.Guo Tong understood that as long as the young master got angry, the problem would be very serious.