Beiyang reactionaries

Duan Xun was promoted, and all the officers under him could be promoted.Under Duan Xun's command, Shang Zhen was second only to Li Jishen among the first-line officers.This time Duan Xun was promoted, how could Shang Zhen not be promoted.

"Shang Zhen."

"arrive."

"The 68th regiment (regiment leader Shang Zhen), the first mixed brigade of the former Sichuan army, and the second mixed brigade of the former Sichuan army will be reorganized into the No.17 independent mixed brigade. You will be the commander of the independent mixed brigade."

"Yes."

Shang Zhen was overjoyed.

Although two Sichuan army troops were mixed in, Duan Xun took away several big bosses of the Sichuan army, leaving only some cats and dogs.If I can't even handle them, I am not qualified to sit in that position.

Moreover, Shang Zhen has also received the rule of Duan Xun, and all the troops in Sichuan must submit their rosters.Duan Xun wants to set up an officer training group, and the first batch will have 500 people.At that time, Duan Xun can arrange whatever he wants for this group of officers.The formation of these Sichuan troops will be disrupted.

Don't worry at all.

As long as this independent brigade is successfully reorganized, the number of people must reach 9000.It is much stronger than the average division in China at present.

"General."

"how?"

"General Cheng Wu (Chen Heng) left suddenly this morning. I was worried that something might happen, so I sent a team to escort him away. The radio station at the general's place was not on at the time."

"well done."

Duan Xun nodded.

Shang Zhen is really smart.Duan Xun poured dirty water on Chen Heng, but Duan Xun would never do anything to Chen Heng.Then Duan Xun will be passive and his reputation will be bad.Now that Chen Heng is gone, everything will be easy to handle.

"Go, follow me into Chengdu."

72 Duchuan

Chengdu.

Sichuan's political, economic and military core city.Moreover, the Chengdu Plain, or the Western Sichuan Plain, has fertile land, developed agriculture, and a dense population. It is definitely one of the best cities in the western provinces.

Duan Xun finally came to Chengdu, which symbolizes the highest status in Sichuan.But before Duan Xun entered Chengdu, a big event happened.Yuan Shikai's direct descendant, Tang Xiangming, the governor of Hunan who most actively advocated Yuan Shikai's becoming emperor, declared the independence of Hunan on May 1916, 5.

The famous Erchen and Yitang in history, Tang Xiangming appeared.

Er Chen Yi Tang is known as Yuan Shikai's life-threatening soup.During Yuan Shikai's most difficult time in history, Chen Shufan from Shaanxi, Chen Yan from Sichuan, and Tang Xiangming from Hunan announced the independence of Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Hunan, which made Yuan Shikai angry and died.

Now Chen Yan was driven away by Duan Xun, but Tang Xiangming's declaration of Hunan's independence still caused Yuan Shikai, who was in poor health, to thump and lie on the bed directly.

Because I can't stand the blow.

Tang Xiangming is Yuan Shikai's direct line, the true direct line.Since Yuan Shikai was about to ascend the throne, Tang Xiangming was the biggest supporter, and of course Yuan Shikai also gave Tang Xiangming enough in return.

And in Hunan there are Cao Kun's Beiyang Army Third Division, Zhang Jingyao's Beiyang Army Seventh Division, Feng Yuxiang's Beiyang Army No.16 Mixed Brigade (Feng Yuxiang has been dismissed), these are all powerful units of the Beiyang Army.The Qian army attacked Xiangxi several times, but they were all beaten by Cao Kun.Cao Kun is based in Hunan, and with a little effort, he can even enter Guizhou.It's just that the situation is developing too fast, and the front line basically no longer fights, so Cao Kun just stood still.

But I didn't expect Hunan to suddenly declare independence.

Without the acquiescence of generals such as Cao Kun and Zhang Jingyao, Tang Xiangming would not have been able to declare Hunan independent.

The three battlefields of the National Defense Army, one is to Sichuan, the other is to Hunan, and the other is to Guangdong and Guangxi.Both Sichuan and Hunan blocked it, but the situation in the southeast was rotten, and Guangdong and Guangxi were the most troubled.Unexpectedly, Hunan, which was originally stable, suddenly declared independence, which was regarded as a fatal blow to Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai was speechless.

On June 1916, 6, in the midst of condemnation, Yuan Shikai, the hero of a generation, died.

Yuan Shikai is dead, and Li Yuanhong is the vice president, and he is currently acceptable to these southern provinces, so Li Yuanhong immediately came out as the president, ready to resolve the current situation.

And Duan Qirui needless to say.

Continue to serve as his prime minister, chief of the army, and really hold the power.The same is the great president, Li Yuanhong is far worse than Yuan Shikai.Even when Yuan Shikai was betrayed, he still had people who supported him, and he still had his own direct descendants.After all, the Beiyang Army was built by Yuan Shikai alone, and there are still many Yuan Shikai's direct descendants in this army.Even Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang didn't dare to do anything to him, even though they wanted to stand up to Yuan Shikai, at most they wanted him to step down.

If Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang really killed Yuan Shikai, then their reputation would be very bad.Neither Duan Qirui nor Feng Guozhang would do that kind of stupid thing.Therefore, after Yuan Shikai died, Duan Qirui even spoke highly of Yuan Shikai and wanted to bury Yuan Shikai in a state funeral.This is all because of the origin of the Beiyang Army.

Duan Qirui relied on the Beiyang Army to become the Prime Minister and Chief of the Army, and Yuan Shikai must not be completely denied.If Yuan Shikai is completely denied, it is to shake the legitimacy of his own ruling.Therefore, Duan Qirui needs to respect Yuan Shikai's history instead. This is the only way to respect the history of the Beiyang Army and Duan Qirui's history.

But what about Li Yuanhong?

Li Yuanhong's roots are in Hubei.Li Yuanhong rose up in Hubei in the year of [-]. After he used his wrists to drive out the Hubei Revolutionary Party, the Gongjin Association, and the Literature Club, he took control of the powerful Hubei army.

It was precisely because of the Hubei Army that Li Yuanhong was able to speak loudly.

It is a pity that after these few years, the Hubei Army has been dismantled step by step by the Beiyang Army, and the powerful Hubei Army in the year of [-] has long since disappeared.Even Li Yuanhong's favorite aides, Chen Heng and Deng Hanxiang, took refuge in other people one after another.Now Li Yuanhong doesn't have any direct troops.Faced with Yuan Shikai, Duan Qirui was a little difficult to deal with.

After all, Yuan Shikai is Duan Qirui's old boss for many years, so don't go too far.

But Li Yuanhong is nothing.

If it weren't for bridging the current situation in China and not wanting to fight against the national defense army that has become the mainstream, how could Duan Qirui accept Li Yuanhong as the president.But even if Li Yuanhong became the president, Duan Qirui still firmly grasped the state power.

After Yuan Shikai's death, not only Li Yuanhong became the new president, but also people like Liang Qichao were included in the cabinet.The Progressive Party led by Liang Qichao made great efforts in this war to protect the country.

Several core members of the Progressive Party, including Cai E and Dai Kan, are the main forces in this war to protect the country.

"Yuan Shikai is dead. Hey—"

Although he knew that Yuan Shikai would definitely die, Duan Xun was still a little uncertain when he heard the news of Yuan Shikai's death.Not really surprised, just a sense of melancholy.Yuan Shikai, who had been in China for many years, just died.

Yuan Shikai is dead, and the war between warlords in China is about to begin.Whether Duan Qirui or Feng Guozhang, later Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin were all powerful and overwhelmed the whole country for a while.But they are not Yuan Shikai after all, and they cannot suppress China's powerful faction.The central government cannot suppress the local warlords, and in the end there can only be wars between warlords.

"Speaking of Yuan Shikai, history gave him a chance. It's a pity that he didn't seize it. It's a pity."

Yang Wei smiled.

Then he said: "Yuan Shikai himself is an old-fashioned official. He is used to the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty and is used to solving everything with strength. He has no understanding of the real republican thought. Of course, I guess he doesn't want to understand it either. Therefore, all Yuan Shikai's thinking stays in the The limited thinking of the officials of the Manchu generation. He was able to reach the position of the President only because he seized the opportunity. He himself has no clear political ideals and goals. The way he handles things stays in the old Manchu style. Officials and the old thinking of the Qing Dynasty cannot adapt to the new republic and the new social changes, so failure is inevitable.”

"maybe."

Duan Xun was just melancholy. In fact, Yuan Shikai died, and Duan Xun was still very happy.Anyway, Duan Xun has no feelings for Yuan Shikai, and whether he dies or not has nothing to do with him.On the contrary, Duan Xun knew a little bit.

That is, with Yuan Shikai's death, Duan Qirui will take power.

This is a good thing for Duan Xun.

I am Duan Qirui's direct descendant, and China will be the center of Duan Qirui's control for many years to come.With a background like Duan Qirui, Duan Xun will have a much better time in the Southwest.

"Brother Xinye (Yang Wei), I am now in charge of Chengdu. Things are complicated and there are too many things to deal with. Now it makes me a headache, but I can't get a clue. Tell me, where should I start?" Go ahead."

The most important thing is to quickly stabilize Sichuan.

Entering Chengdu is just the beginning. Since entering Chengdu, Duan Xun has been really busy.But even so, Duan Xun didn't figure out a clue.It is because there are too many things.