Beiyang reactionaries

very direct.

Duan Xun didn't beat around the bush, he just said it directly.Let Yang Wei, who had always been calm, be calmed down.Yang Wei is a little confused now.

Really confused.

There is no doubt that Duan Xun is a direct descendant of the Beiyang Army.Otherwise, at Duan Xun's age, and not a rising warlord in [-], how could he possibly have the current status.Being able to be so young and having such a high status now shows that Duan Xun is definitely a direct descendant of the Beiyang Army's direct line and is supported by the high-level Beiyang Army.

But…….

Undoubtedly defeated.

Does this mean Yuan Shikai?

This is not at all what the general of the Beiyang Army said.So Yang Wei couldn't help but asked, "Why?"

"People's hearts."

"People's hearts?"

Duan Xun smiled and said to Yang Wei: "Mr. Yang, you have also been in Beijing, and you should have heard of some things. When many generals of our Beiyang Army go to Beijing to report on their duties, they always go to the Ministry of War first. Of course, this is the procedure. But after they went to the Ministry of War, the first thing they went to was Chief Duan’s house. Then they went to the President’s place. Some local generals even went to Beijing on business, just went to see Chief Duan, and then left Beijing. You can Know why?"

"It's not just because Chief Duan is the chief of the army and he is in charge of the world's military. The main reason is that, in the eyes of many people, although Chief Duan is only six years younger than the President, in terms of body, he doesn't know that he is younger than the President. How much better. Therefore, everyone agrees that when the president can no longer hold the position of president, the future president of the Republic of China must be Chief Duan. So this can be regarded as these generals have established a good relationship with the future president in advance.”

Yang Wei nodded.

Yang Wei has also heard of such things.

"Mr. Yang, do you think Mr. Duan would have such an idea under such circumstances? Has Mr. Duan ever thought about becoming the president, the head of state, and leaving his name in history?"

"Should have thought about it."

Yang Wei already understood what Duan Xun was going to say at this time.

"It's not that I should have thought about it, but I must have thought about it. Who can refuse that temptation, although that position is not the previous emperor's position, but it is not much different. If Prime Minister Duan said that he hadn't thought about it, then I would be the first to not believe it. Not only It’s just Prime Minister Duan, you said that Feng Hejian (Feng Guozhang), other generals of the Beiyang Army, have they ever thought about it? They must have thought about it, because that is a position above ten thousand people.”

"Mr. Yang, to tell you the truth, I have thought about it too. I am 27 years old this year. After 20 years, I am not yet 50. Will I be able to dream of becoming president by then? Even after 30 years, I will If I’m under 60, can’t I dream of being president? Anyway, I think I have a chance, or everyone has a chance.”

"But, you said. If the President is successful, then the future China will be his Yuan family. If the President dies, his eldest son Yuan Keding will be the emperor. If Yuan Keding dies, his son will be the emperor. Then What do you think we people are?"

Listening to Duan Xun's words, Yang Wei nodded frequently.

Although Yang Wei is a prodigy, he was a bit confused at the beginning.I have never considered the ideas of these Beiyang army generals before.Therefore, although he scolded Yuan Shikai, he felt that if he wanted to prevent Yuan Shikai from becoming emperor, the only hope was the Northwest Army's Northern Expedition.

But hearing what Duan Xun said, there are also a lot of objections within the Beiyang Army.

Then things will be much easier.

Duan Xun continued: "Mr. Yang, I'm not bragging. If all the troops of the Beiyang Army support the President, then these troops in the South will not be able to make waves at all. In front of the Beiyang Army, these troops are all mobs. I won't say anything For other troops, just my 29th mixed brigade is pulled out, and a mixed brigade is more than enough to beat the two divisions of your Sichuan army."

Duan Xun is very confident in his troops.

Not to mention the two divisions of the Sichuan Army, even the one division of the Beiyang Army, Duan Xun is not afraid.If they fought face to face, Duan Xun would be absolutely sure to kill a division of the Beiyang Army.

"It's a pity that the president took this wrong step. As you said, the president will definitely betray everyone, and he will not be safe at the end of the day."

"General Duan, I want to ask who wants to lock me up here."

"I."

Duan Xun readily admitted.

Then he said: "The president will choose to take the throne within the year, and the south will be in chaos. Sichuan is the most important place among them. Mr. Yang, I can't let you mess up Sichuan."

"General Duan, since you know that Yuan Shikai is bound to lose, then you should come out and oppose it all the more."

"Hahaha. Mr. Yang, do you think I am such a naive person?"

"How to say?"

The weather was very hot. Duan Xun took a fan and slowly fanned the wind, saying: "The President will definitely fail, but his failure is not caused by external factors, but an internal matter of the Beiyang Army. As for how to solve it, it is up to Chief Duan (Duan Qirui) and Feng Hejian (Feng Guozhang) should be concerned. I am just the brigade commander of a small mixed brigade, and I have the guts to make such a move.”

"General Duan, but you can gain the reputation of being against the imperial system. With this reputation, you can gain the support of people all over the world."

"Mr. Yang, I respect you for being a genius, so I have told you so much. But you can't fool me and let me fall into a situation where there is no end. Mr. Yang, I am not afraid to tell you. Since I have come to Sichuan this time, I have no plans to leave Sichuan. As long as the president takes the throne, Sichuan will be in chaos. If Sichuan is in chaos, if I don’t eat half of Sichuan, I will not be called Duan Xun. Of course, if things go well, I dare to eat even Chengdu.”

Duan Xun was smiling, but Yang Wei looked at Duan Xun with inexplicable horror.

Ambition.

This is naked ambition.

Of course, as long as people are ambitious.But those who are ambitious and have such a precise gaze are the ones who do big things.In fact, Yang Wei had already thought of a lot, but many of them were reminded by Duan Xun.

But seeing Duan Xun so confident, Yang Wei suddenly felt that Duan Xun was really scary.Perhaps the situation in Sichuan is under his control, and he is just waiting for an opportunity.Once there is chaos in Sichuan, it is an opportunity to win Sichuan.

"General Duan, sometimes you have too much appetite and it's easy to overwhelm your stomach."

"It's okay. My teeth have always been good, and my appetite is even better. Mr. Yang, you know who will hold the power of the Beijing government once the president has something to do."

"Duan Qirui."

There is no doubt about it.

Originally, Feng Guozhang was also very strong, but unfortunately Feng Guozhang was outside all year round, and Duan Qirui always controlled the center.So gradually Duan Qirui's strength surpassed that of Feng Guozhang.Don't look at Duan Qirui being excluded by Yuan Shikai in the central organization, but once there is anything in the central government, Duan Qirui still needs to come out of the mountain in the end.

"Mr. Yang, haven't you heard about my relationship with Mr. Duan?"

"Are you of the same race?"

This was the first thing Yang Wei thought of.Because Duan Qirui and Duan Xun are both surnamed Duan, maybe they are relatives.Duan Xun shook his head and said: "Mr. Duan's hometown is in Anhui, and mine is in Yanzhou, Shandong. Mr. Duan and I are not from the same family. But Mr. Duan was my teacher when I was in Baoding, and I am Mr. Duan's student. And I She just got married and married the niece of President Duan's direct relative."

Yang Wei didn't speak.

I didn't expect this young officer to have such a background.But also, without such a background, how could there be the current status.

"Mr. Yang, think about it. Once there is chaos in Sichuan, President Duan will want to use someone he trusts to sit in Sichuan. Who do you think he will choose? Isn't it logical that I will be the governor of Sichuan?"

Yang Wei didn't expect Duan Xun to even think of what happened after Yuan Shikai.

so horrible.

However, Yang Wei didn't want to be led by the nose by Duan Xun, so he sneered and said, "General Duan, don't forget that you are just the brigade commander of a mixed brigade. Currently, Sichuan has three divisions of the Sichuan Army, and three mixed brigades. The Beiyang Army of the Brigade, General Chengwu (Chen Heng) has his own guard troops, and some local troops. And once Sichuan is in chaos, the Dian Army and the Guizhou Army will be close at hand. Maybe the Beiyang Army in the two lakes area will also Come in, when the time comes, your position as the commander of the mixed brigade will be too low, and your troops will not be able to control the situation."

"Mr. Yang is right."

Duan Xun nodded.

Yang Wei is right. At that time, it is estimated that there will be tens of thousands of people in Sichuan, or even nearly 10 people.But Duan Xun still said calmly: "Mr. Yang, don't underestimate my mixed brigade. My mixed brigade is said to be a brigade, but in fact I have tens of thousands of troops in my hand. And it is precisely because of the large number of troops that there are Opportunities. At that time, the Yunnan Army, Guizhou Army, and Sichuan Army that oppose the imperial system, and the Sichuan Army and Beiyang Army that support the imperial system, and the swinging troops will be a big melee anyway. Only in this way will I have a better chance.”