Years of the Republic of China 1913

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"It's too much to deceive! It's too much to deceive!"

In Yanzhou, Shandong Province, Tian Zhongyu, the guard who claimed to have an eye disease, was so angry that his hands were shaking and he was walking around in the house.The Eighth Division was marching northward, and he got the news immediately that Fang Zida was so tough, which made Tian Zhongyu startled and frightened, and didn't know what to do for a while.

Speaking of Tian Zhongyu, he can also be regarded as an old man of the Beiyang family. He entered the Beiyang Zhili Armed Forces Academy to study artillery in the Qing Dynasty. After graduation, he served as the first commander of the Beiyang First Town Artillery Team. Later, he went to the Northeast with Xu Shichang. , served as the chief counselor of the Supervision and Training Office and the supervisor of the Jiangwu Hall of the three eastern provinces.After the founding of the Republic of China, Tian Zhongyu was transferred to Shandong, acting as the civil affairs chief and serving as the guardian envoy of Yanzhou. In terms of qualifications, he was not inferior to Cao Kun and others of the third division.

It's just that Tian Zhongyu does not belong to Yuan Shikai's direct line, but the people of old Yuan's brother Xu Shichang, who have been drifting away from the core of Beiyang. Because of this, when Beiyang built the division, the position of commander of the Fifth Division did not fall to him. , just took the position of Yanzhou guard envoy, although there are thousands of people under him, these teams are just ordinary patrol battalions, and their combat effectiveness is extremely average.

"It's all the bad idea of ​​you bastard! It's good now, the Eighth Division came here instead of delaying the matter, what should I do? What should I do!" Tanaka Yu, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, became more and more angry , The more I thought about it, the more I regretted it, and I couldn't help turning around and yelling at Zhang Peirong.

Zhang Peirong is the sentry officer in the patrol battalion and Tanaka Yu's confidant.When the Ministry of National Defense and Fang Zida's order arrived in Shandong, Tian Zhongyu originally planned to cooperate, but Zhang Peirong's words made him change his mind.

Zhang Peirong said that although Tian Zhongyu is the acting chief of civil affairs in Shandong and the guardian envoy of Yanzhou, he is far inferior to Zhang Xun in strength. Once he takes the initiative to reorganize the patrol battalion, if the reorganization fails and Zhang Xun is annoyed, the consequences will be disastrous.After all, the central yang army is far away, and Zhang Xun's military guards are close at hand. Zhang Xun has always been rebellious, and even President Yuan wants to sell three points of face.It is absolutely impossible for Zhang Xun to be at the mercy of the Ministry of Defense for such a big matter.Tian Zhongyu's active cooperation is equivalent to offending Zhang Xun. If this braided handsome rushes to attack the patrol battalion in a fit of anger, how can Tian Zhongyu resist it?

From this point of view, it is better to delay this matter, on the one hand to see how the situation is, and on the other hand to see how Zhang Xun will respond.In case Zhong Yang can't do anything about Zhang Xun's words, isn't it a big loss to hand over the military power so easily?If Zhong Yang's attitude was tough, it would be because Zhang Xun, the big man, was at the front first, and it would not be too late to make plans at that time.

But no one thought that Fang Zida's movements would be so fast and his determination would be so great.On that day, Tian Zhongyu sent the telegram after receiving Zhang Xun's response. Who would have thought that only one day after the telegram was sent, the Eighth Division would kill him without saying a word, which made Tanaka Yu, who was a little complacent, suddenly feel as if he had been killed. Hitting his head with a stick, he was stunned.

Zhang Peirong, with his head down, was sweating profusely, and he was still screaming aggrieved.It's true that this idea is my own, but it's decided that you, Dashuai Tian, ​​took it yourself!And at the time, I praised myself for the good idea, why did I put all the responsibility on myself in a blink of an eye now, hey!I blame my cheap mouth, okay, what kind of cleverness are you playing?

"Marshal, now is not the time to get angry." Aside, a middle-aged man dressed as a literati persuaded, this person is Zhou Lin, Tian Zhongyu's master.

Seeing Tian Zhongyu stop and look at him, Zhou Lin held the folding fan upside down and pointed to the side: "The important thing right now is the attitude of the Eighth Division, that is, the attitude of Fang Zida. I didn't take it to heart, but I have to know that many things have been changed over the years. Who knew it would cause such a big trouble. It seems that Zhong Yang is going to come for real this time, especially Fang Zida, who is cruel and merciless. He is decisive in doing things and is by no means a person who is easily fooled."

"Then tell me, what should we do?" Tanaka Yu asked anxiously.

"Three-pronged approach!" Zhou Lin seemed to have thought of a good countermeasure, and said without hesitation: "First; please call the commander immediately to express his support for the reorganization of the National Defense Forces, and let Qingdao's Ju Lao come forward to deal with it. Second; Send someone to contact Fang Zida immediately, saying that the previous telegram was not the commander's original intention, but was forced by Zhang Xun. Thirdly, please ask the commander-in-chief to resign from the post of guard envoy to Zhong Yang."

Tian Zhongyu was stunned, sat down slowly, frowned and said after thinking: "The first one is feasible. It would be great if Mr. Ju can come forward to deal with it. No matter how tough Fang Zida is, he will always show off some face of Mr. Ju? As for the second Article [-] is fine, but the third article..."

Seeing that Tian Zhongyu was still reluctant to take the position of guardian envoy at this time, Zhou Lin couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said: "Commander! Since the National Defense Force is going to be changed, can this guard envoy be retained? It's better than Zhong Yang ordering it to be revoked at that time." Resigning voluntarily can still save a bit of face. Moreover, the commander-in-chief did this for Zhong Yang and Fang Zida to show his attitude, otherwise how would he believe in the sincerity of the commander-in-chief?"

"This..." Tian Zhongyu was very entangled in his heart. Although the guardian envoy was just a show, Tian Zhongyu was really reluctant to part with it, but the current situation was like this. Zhou Lin's words were true. After thinking about it, he finally just Can sighed and nodded.

The matter is of great importance, and Tanaka Yu immediately moved after making a decision.Xu Shichang is his old superior and the brother of President Yuan Da. Tian Zhongyu sent a power call to Xu Shichang in Qingdao for help, and Xu Shichang could not stand idly by.After receiving Tian Zhongyu's telegram, Xu Shichang couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. Although he was not involved in the Shandong matter, why didn't his connections and sophisticated political vision know the details?Can't see the mystery?In Xu Shichang's view, the reorganization of the National Defense Forces is a good step in the construction of the national army, and he absolutely supports it. Xu Shichang also agrees with both hands for the reorganization of the patrol battalion.I thought that Tian Zhongyu would proceed with the overall situation of the country and accept orders calmly, but who would have thought that this kid would lose his head, want to play tricks and deceive others, and be so greedy for power, these actions really disappointed him.

In fact, even if Tian Zhongyu didn't come to this telegram, Xu Shichang planned to invite Tian Zhongyu to Qingdao for a good talk in the next few days, so that he could change his attitude and cooperate with the reorganization of the National Defense Forces.Unexpectedly, Fang Zida's actions were so fast and the situation would change so much. It seemed that Fang Zida had made all preparations long before the reorganization.

Now that Tian Zhongyu took the initiative to give in, as the old superior Xu Shichang hated Tian Zhongyu for not being up to date, he still had to give him a hand.Immediately wrote two telegrams and sent them to Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren respectively, asking them to say hello to Fang Zida. Although Tian Zhongyu is not very talented, after all, he has made meritorious service to the country and he can still win it. Well, don't be too harsh, it's best for the patrol battalion to be reorganized peacefully, but everyone should discuss it carefully and don't fight, so as not to lose their lives.

When Xu Shichang's telegram was sent to Beijing, Tian Zhongyu's resignation telegram also reached the Ministry of National Defense. At the same time, his master Zhou Lin was entrusted by Tian Zhongyu to rush south with his personal letter.

The army of the Eighth Division made rapid progress. Wu Peifu, who had been prepared for a long time, as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, arrived in Xuzhou in only three days, and the front of the troops was close to Shandong.After arriving in Xu*zhou, Wu Peifu's army did not stop at all. It took half a day to enter Shandong, and arrived in Zao*zhuang on the fourth day.

On the day Wu Peifu arrived in Zaozhuang, Zhou Lin finally arrived. When he just entered Zaozhuang, he bumped into the strong and powerful Eighth Division. His little face turned pale, such a strong army was not something Tanaka Yu's mere patrol battalion could compete with, and he secretly rejoiced that Tanaka Yu had listened to his advice, otherwise, as soon as the army arrived, the patrol battalion would be wiped out. Such an army might not even be able to please Zhang Xun's braided army.

Although he couldn't see Fang Zida, and even Wu Peifu didn't see it, Tian Zhongyu's personal letter to Zhou Lin was brought to the Eighth Division. Uneasy, he was taken to the 29th Regiment for temporary placement, waiting for the final arrangement of the matter.

"What? Is Tian Zhongyu really convinced?"

"That's right, this is a handwritten letter from his master. Brother Zhang Ming, please read it." As soon as Fang Zida entered the house, Wu Peifu told him about it. In surprise, he took the letter and read it carefully. I couldn't help laughing.

"This Tian Zhongyu is really knowledgeable about practical affairs. That's fine. He can save us a lot of energy by doing this." Fang Zida said, and soon after the news from Beijing came, there was a telegram to intercede for Tian Zhongyu. Several copies, but Fang Zida didn't take it to heart. When the situation is unclear, these things can't be taken seriously, but today's handwritten letter from Tanaka Yu made him completely relieved. Since Tanaka Yu has completely surrendered, he will be released when the time comes. One size fits all.

"Brother Zhang Ming, I think the overall situation of Tian Zhongyu's matter has been decided. I'm afraid the original plan of marching will have to be slightly changed. How do you think it will be arranged?" Wu Peifu didn't expect it to be so smooth. From a military point of view, he asked cautiously.

Fang Zida waved his hand and said grandly, "Ziyu is the former enemy's commander-in-chief and the chief of staff. This time I am just going with the army when I enter Shandong. Brother Ziyu can make all the military arrangements!"

"Okay!" Wu Peifu, who had been fully authorized, was not hypocritical, and immediately issued an order to let the 29th regiment set off immediately, and take Tian Zhongyu's master Zhou Lin to Yanzhou as soon as possible, and must fully take over the defense of the patrol battalion within two days.