Beiyang reactionaries

183 Questions about staying in France

"Old Zhi (Duan Qirui), this is the main newspaper content these days."

"De Gong (Duan Xun) did a great job."

Duan Qirui looked at these newspapers and couldn't help but patted the table.Then he said: "De Gong has made the British dumb. In the past half a century, there are not many people who can make the British bow their heads. De Gong is also honoring the country and not embarrassing me."

It's over.

Duan Qirui was very happy.

Duan Qirui hates Zhu Erdian very much, because since Zhu Erdian became the British ambassador to China, he has been dictating China's affairs as the emperor of China.As early as Yuan Shikai was alive, Zhu Erdian interfered in China's affairs.After Duan Qirui took control of the Beijing government, Zhu Erdian still regarded himself as the Supreme Emperor of China.He also points and points at Duan Qirui, interfering in everything.

This made Duan Qirui very angry.

Duan Qirui wanted to introduce Japanese forces, so why didn't he want to use Japan to fight against Britain.

Duan Qirui is of course very happy to see that Britain is deflated.After thinking for a while, he said, "Talk to Zhu Erdian and ask him to hand over Guan Yu quickly. If the UK continues to detain our Guan Yu and refuses to give it back, don't blame me for not giving me face."

Eric Techman was right about this incident.

He can't back down, because if he takes a step back, people will see the reality of Britain's presence in the Far East.But in the end, under pressure, he took a step back.Although both Duan Xun and Eric Tekman said that the confrontation between the two armies was a misunderstanding.

But being able to get the British consul to tell the misunderstanding itself shows that the UK has taken a step back.After all, Duan Xun really bombarded the British warships with cannons, and in the end he was able to make the British major incidents smaller. This alone is already embarrassing for the British.

The same is true for Duan Qirui.

In the past, Duan Qirui was very jealous of Britain, so he hated Zhu Erdian very much, but he still didn't dare to lose his respect for Britain.But after seeing the British bluff this time, they immediately underestimated the UK.Duan Xun has already fired two cannonballs, one time he bombarded a merchant ship, and the second time he directly bombarded a British warship.

But what about the UK.

It turns out that the United Kingdom is just bluffing and does not have much countermeasures.Facing a local general like Duan Xun, there was nothing he could do.Thinking about it this way, Duan Qirui's fear of the UK was greatly eased, and instead he began to underestimate the UK.The same is true of the UK.

"Old Zhi, what do you mean..."

"If they don't give us Guanyu, they will send a telegram to Degong. Tell him to take over the Chongqing Customs and the sub-customs in Wanxian. The Mengzi Customs in Yunnan is also taken over."

Xu Shuzheng smiled slightly.

The United Kingdom has lost face this time.After suffering from Duan Xun, those powerful factions in China will probably underestimate Britain.

"I see. I will warn Zhu Erdian very tactfully."

"Yes, that's how it should be."

These bloody Brits.

Of course Duan Qirui also understands that the reason why Britain is so weak is not because Britain is really weak.It is because Britain is currently deeply involved in the European war. Although everyone says that the European war is about to end, it is not over after all.Germany still has millions of troops.

Moreover, in the past few years, Britain has also suffered heavy losses, with millions of casualties.It is so easy to go back to the Far East.

"Old Zhi, but De Gong (Duan Xun) should be warned. He is too courageous. If you let him go, you don't know what will happen in the future."

"kindness."

Speaking of this, Duan Qirui's face became serious.

Well said.

Although the matter was resolved satisfactorily this time, it was still a fluke.Since Duan Xun went out to lead troops, he has become bolder every time.When he first entered Sichuan, he directly ignored the then governor of Sichuan, Yuan Shikai's important general Chen Heng, who occupied Luzhou to intercept taxes and wantonly expand the army.Then he even got into trouble with his boss and friendly army Zhang Jingyao, and shot Zhang Jingyao's people and the Sichuan army without permission.Moreover, they directly reorganized the defeated Sichuan army and drove away Chen Heng's important generals.One by one, it is definitely a rebellious generation.

Needless to say, all kinds of bold things after that.

This time he was even more daring, and even directly fell out with the British.Duan Xun is really a master who can cause trouble.But Duan Xun can't punish Duan Xun much.In Duan Xun's current position, it can be said that he is rich, well-mannered, and prestigious.Among Duan Qirui's Anhui cadres, Duan Xun's strength can already be ranked among the top few.Moreover, Duan Xun has also done his best for Duan Qirui in recent years, helping Duan Qirui stabilize the southwest, and performing well in the second attack on Hunan, which can be regarded as a great contribution to Duan Qirui.Apart from other things, Duan Qirui is quite interesting to his direct descendants.

But it can't be left alone.

What if Duan Xun makes trouble again next time?

Yunnan is the territory of France, especially in southern Yunnan. France relies on the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway to have a strong influence in Yunnan.Coupled with the United Kingdom, and Japan, which is currently entering Sichuan strongly, this will cause big things if you don't pay attention to it.

Duan Xun is a person who can't rub the sand in his eyes. What if there are conflicts with these countries.

"Youzheng (Xu Shuzheng), what do you think?"

"Old Zhi, you should give De Gong something to do. Otherwise, he won't settle down."

"matter?"

Xu Shuzheng nodded.

"Mr. Zhi, think about it. There will be a congressional election soon. After the election, there are still a lot of things that Mr. Zhi needs to deal with. If something happens to De Gong at this time, it will be very troublesome. So give him some things to do, and Let him do it himself. After we have stabilized Beijing, let him go back to Sichuan."

"Do it yourself. You mean Shaanxi?"

"It's Shaanxi."

After thinking for a while, Duan Qirui said: "It's also a good way. Sun Yat-sen has already been driven out of Guangdong by Lu Rongting, and these people are still making trouble in Shaanxi. Chen Shufan, an idiot, sent so many troops into Shaanxi, but he didn't solve them. . Virtue is still very good at fighting."

"Old Zhi, that's what I mean. Let him solve the Shaanxi problem, so that we can successfully complete the congressional elections and sort out other issues. I heard that Yu Youren has returned to Shaanxi, and the Jingguo Army in Shaanxi may cause trouble. Big things."

"Okay. Just give him an order like this. Let him personally serve as the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi aid force, and help Chen Shufan get rid of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army."

"Yes."

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Duan Qirui had a headache because of Duan Xun who always caused troubles, so he wanted to do what he could do to prevent Duan Xun from causing troubles.At this time, Duan Xun was receiving batch after batch of various teams in Chongqing, all because after this incident, they came to see Duan Xun, or defected to Duan Xun.

There are chambers of commerce, groups of students, and some political groups.

Today, Duan Xun met a very famous person in Sichuan.

Wu Yuzhang.

Wu Yuzhang is a very experienced revolutionary party in Sichuan, and can even be said to be the real leader of the Sichuan Revolutionary Party.Later history generally regards the Wuchang Uprising as the beginning of the [-] Revolution. In fact, long before the Wuchang Uprising, the Sichuan Revolutionary Party had launched an uprising in Rong County and established the Rong County Military Government.It was half a month earlier than the Wuchang Uprising.At that time, the military government of Rong County was presided over by Wu Yuzhang.

Moreover, Wu Yuzhang is not only well-known in Sichuan, but also a big figure in Chinese academic circles.He has a very good relationship with many bigwigs in the current Chinese academic circle.

"Mr. Wu, I have admired your name for a long time."

"General Duan, I don't dare to be. This time the general drew his sword to fight against the British hegemony, which really boosted the aspirations of the people of the country. What General Duan did is something that will be remembered in history."

"Mr. Wu, I have won the prize."

Duan Xun clasped his fists.

In fact, Duan Xun had already sent someone to contact Wu Yuzhang, because Wu Yuzhang was very famous in the academic circle.Duan Xun currently wants to vigorously develop education in the Southwest, and he definitely needs a university student like Wu Yuzhang who has gone out of Sichuan.Moreover, Wu Yuzhang's entry into Sichuan can bring a large number of academic leaders into Sichuan.It is of great benefit to vigorously develop Sichuan education.