Years of the Republic of China 1913

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The battle in Shanghai went smoothly. After the 31st regiment arrived, the Yuan army that had been established for only one day was wiped out. After the 31st Regiment successfully merged with the Shanghai Army Corps, except for one battalion left to take over the defense of the Manufacturing Bureau, the rest of the battalions, with the assistance of the Shanghai Army Corps, continued to clean up the scattered remnants of the Yuan Army and began to attack members of various gangs.In other words, when Fang Zida dispatched the 31st regiment, he planned to take this opportunity to clean up the Shanghai gang system.Of course, gang members, the revolutionary party, and kmt are intertwined internally, and it is completely impossible to really destroy them by hand, but to kill some of the subordinates, and take the opportunity to remove some bigwigs who defected to the revolutionary party, this point Fang Zida was still able to do it.The so-called "Where there are people, there are Jianghu. Gang members and people in the Jianghu have existed for a long time in Chinese history. Even decades later, there will still be a black society, but the key is in whose hands this kind of power is held. , controlled by whom, this is what Fang Zida needs to do.

The 31st Regiment took a brutal move, and arrested thousands of gang members in the name of rebellion after killing Yuan Jun. Among them, there were several members of the Qing Gang, and some other gang members were quick-witted and quick to change their political direction. , denounced the rebellion of the Revolutionary Party, and declared support for the central government.That is, they fled into the concession in panic and hid themselves in fear.All of a sudden the whole of Shanghai was cleared up, and the people who were frightened by the gunshots gradually calmed down, and then they saw those hooligans and gangsters who were always extorting, committing crimes, etc. being arrested by the soldiers one by one, and they were astonished. I couldn't help being elated, cheering and shouting long live the Central Committee.

Fang Zida's chess move in Shanghai can be said to have been successful, but it is a pity that he failed to catch Chen Qimei on the spot.Shanghai is no different than other places, there are many concessions, Chen Qimei and others entered the concession after escaping, Tao Deyao could only helplessly send troops to guard outside the concession, and could not enter the concession.

In this regard, Fang Zida issued an order from Nanjing to let Tao Deyao first control the rest of the area except the concession, and let the gang bosses who voted for KMT cooperate to sort out and rebuild law and order as soon as possible to ensure stability in Shanghai.As for Chen Qimei and others, let's start with strict surveillance.

The smooth situation in Shanghai didn't make Fang Zida too excited. The Eighth Division's headquarters is full of worries, especially Fang Zida, who has not closed his eyes for more than 20 hours. Now his eyes are red and his heart is full of anger.

After killing Lin Hu and controlling the Eighth Division, Fang Zida focused all his attention on Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places, and never paid attention to the north.In his mind, the Eighth Division is now in his hands. With Song Jiaoren in Beijing, the Eighth Division is a unit directly under the Ministry of the Army, and all the Beiyang armies have become friendly forces. For his own people, the north is absolutely safe. Just beware of the revolutionaries in the south.

Just like this, when reorganizing the regiments and battalions of the Eighth Division, Fang Zida transferred most of his troops to the north and concentrated them in Nanjing.Who would have thought that Zhang Xun's troops would suddenly enter Jiangsu, capture Xuzhou City, and quickly head south towards Nanjing, posing as if they were going to attack Nanjing.

After receiving the news, Fang Zida was taken aback. You must know that the garrison strength of the Eighth Division north of Nanjing is only one and a half regiments, and these troops are scattered in various counties. It is not so easy to mobilize in a short period of time.In addition, Zhang Xun's sudden attack made Fang Zida suspect that Yuan Shikai secretly ordered the army to go south in one fell swoop while the Eighth Division's attention was all on the south, and completely swallowed up the Eighth Division in order to gain the dominance of the Beiyang family.But after careful analysis, Fang Zida vetoed this doubt again. Although he and Yuan Shikai had only met a few times, the real conversation with each other was only about the aftermath of the big loan. From Fang Zida's feeling, Yuan Shikai, who always valued righteousness and reputation, It is absolutely impossible to make such a stupid move at this time, not to mention that Song Jiaoren has been officially appointed as the Prime Minister, and the Beiyang faction and the KMT faction have already obtained a political alliance in Beijing. Yuan Shikai is not so mentally retarded if he stabs his allies in the back.

After receiving the news that Zhang Xun's troops were going south, Fang Zida first confirmed the authenticity of the matter, and then sent an urgent telegram to Beijing.One telegram was sent to Song Jiaoren, and the other telegram was sent to the Ministry of War for an explanation.In addition, Fang Zida also sent a liaison staff officer to rush north to contact Zhang Xun's department, asking Zhang Xun to stop going south immediately and act according to the order of the Ministry of Army.

Song Jiaoren, who received the telegram, was also shocked. He hurried to the Ministry of the Army and asked Duan Qirui, the chief of the army, about the matter.

"Brother Zhiquan, what's going on?" Song Jiaoren slapped the telegram from Fang Zida on the table with an extremely serious expression.

"I have also received this telegram, Brother Dunchu, please read it." Duan Qirui took out the same telegram with a wry smile: "I understand that Brother Dunchu came here to inquire about the crime, but I will not hide it from Brother Dunchu. I just found out about it too.”

Song Jiaoren looked at Duan Qirui with doubts and mistrust. Duan Qirui poured him a glass of water while explaining: "Whether you believe it or not, Brother Dunchu, I can assure you. It is definitely not an order from the Ministry of War, and the President is even ignorant of it. Before Brother Dunchu came, I had someone send a report to Zhang Xun, telling him to turn southwest and enter Anhui immediately, and exit the border of Jiangsu."

While explaining, he took out a draft telegram from the drawer, Song Jiaoren glanced at it and nodded slightly.

"That's good. You know the current situation in Zhiquan. Before the rebellion is over, your own people started fighting first. This is simply nonsense! Zhang Xun's courage is too great. Who gave him the order? It must be strictly investigated! "

"Strict investigation is for sure, but..." Duan Qirui agreed, and shook his head again: "Brother Dunchu, based on my analysis, Zhang Xun didn't have anyone to give him orders when he went south, it was entirely on his own initiative. I guess It was because Admiral Zhang Xun was in charge of Jiangsu back then, and he was unwilling to be defeated by you kmt people, so he wanted to take this opportunity to take back Jiangsu."

"If this is the case, this person must not be available, and the Ministry of the Army should immediately dismiss Zhang Xun and investigate."

"Brother Dunchu, don't you know what's going on with Zhang Xun's troops? Do you think the Army Department's dismissal investigation is useful?" Duan Qirui asked with a wry smile.

After being taken aback for a moment, Song Jiaoren also showed distress.Zhang Xun's troops and the Beiyang Army are not in the same system. Judging from the fact that he still has braids, let alone the Ministry of the Army, even the prime minister's order to dismiss him may not work.Zhang Xun's soldiers can be said to be completely his personal soldiers, and they only listen to Zhang Xun's orders alone. Even President Yuan Shikai, at most, only listens to Zhang Xun.

After thinking for a while, Song Jiaoren said: "In any case, this kind of situation must be stopped, and our central government must make a decision! Otherwise, even if this rebellion is extinguished, there will be no guarantee that no one will support themselves in the future. In this way, your army The Ministry will continue to contact Zhang Xun's Ministry and ask him to withdraw from Jiangsu immediately. As for the incident in Xuzhou, he can not be held accountable. If he insists on going his own way, he will be removed from his post and investigated, and will not be tolerated!"

"Okay! Just do as Brother Dun Chu ordered!" Duan Qirui agreed without hesitation, and Song Jiaoren felt relieved after seeing this, discussed with him about the counter-insurgency, and then returned to the Prime Minister's Office.

After arranging to send power to Zhang Xun again, Duan Qirui left the Army Department and went directly to the Presidential Palace.

"President, Zhang Xun is a domineering man. He did not listen to the dispatch of the Ministry of War and entered Jiangsu without authorization, captured Xuzhou, and forced Nanjing. At the beginning of Song Dynasty, he had already ordered his subordinates to reprimand Zhang Xun and let him withdraw from Jiangsu."

"Oh, there is such a thing? What did you do, Zhiquan?" Yuan Shikai narrowed his eyes and asked calmly.

"Song Dunchu is now the Prime Minister. He is the Prime Minister's order, and the humble position can only follow through. Besides, Zhang Xun is too courageous. This matter must be strictly prohibited." Duan Qirui glanced at the seat sitting there. Yuan Shikai, who was surrounded by old gods, asked hesitantly: "I don't know if the president thinks... is it because of a lowly position..."

"Isn't it? You've done a good job!" Yuan Shikai smiled kindly, nodded encouragingly and said, "Song Dunchu and I, Yuan, are both supporters of constitutionalism. Since we want constitutionalism, your Army Department is of course under his jurisdiction. Inside, the Prime Minister has an order that must be carried out as a subordinate, not to mention such a major event! Zhang Xun is lawless and attacks friendly troops without authorization. This is an act of a warlord. Your Ministry of the Army must punish him severely!"

With Yuan Shikai's statement, Duan Qirui was completely relieved, and continued to report Song Jiaoren's attitude and reaction to Zhang Xun's matter to Yuan Shikai. At the same time, he suggested that Yuan Shikai send a report to Zhang Xun in the name of the president. With a telegram from President Yuan Da, Zhang Xunhui was quite obedient.

"There's no need for that." Who would have thought that Yuan Shikai waved his hand to refuse, and said, "Nowadays constitutional government, these matters are within the purview of Prime Minister Song, and it is inconvenient for me to intervene. Once I do this, sensible people will know that I, Yuan, are for the country, and outsiders I thought I wanted to be a dictator, hehe, Zhiquan and Dunchu should discuss it with you. Of course, if the Congress passes it, if there is such a request, I, Yuan, will definitely support it."

Duan Qirui knew Yuan Shikai well, he was taken aback for a moment and then laughed, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

"How is the progress of the first army and the second army?" Seeing that Duan Qirui understood what he meant, Yuan Shikai smiled slightly, and asked about this instead.

"Except for Zhang Xun's department, all other departments are proceeding as planned."

"Okay! That's good, Zhiquan, it's not too late to suppress the rebellion, let them hurry up, time waits for no one!"

"The humble official understands, please rest assured the President."

After thinking for a while, Yuan Shikai asked again: "I heard that the Eighth Division of Jiangsu has suppressed Shanghai? Chen Qimei's rebellious army has been put down? Is there such a thing?"

"It's true. News came from Shanghai that Chen Qimei was defeated and vomited blood, and fled to the foreign concession."

Nodding his head, Yuan Shikai clapped his hands and praised: "The Eighth Division is really a strong army, and I didn't expect Fang Zida from KMT to be both civil and military. Hehe, the Eighth Division is directly under your army department now. Zhiquan, you have to make good use of this sharp blade. As long as you use it well, you can do a lot!"