Beiyang reactionaries

"Peace?"

Duan Xun laughed out loud.

But looking at Yang Yongtai's eyes began to sharpen.

Peace?

This is not Sun Yat-sen's argument.Because Sun Yat-sen has been trying his best to encourage the French defenders to drive away the Beiyang army in Hunan and enter Hubei to continue the Northern Expedition. The ultimate goal is to overthrow the Beiyang government.At present, besides the direct generals of the Beiyang Army, the Guangdong-Guangxi Army headed by Lu Rongting is currently advocating peace. Even the Hunan Army led by Cheng Qian will not call for peace, but call for peace.

On October 1917, 10, Lu Rongting unilaterally declared a truce, rejecting Sun Yat-sen and Cheng Qian's intention to attack Yueyang.Yang Yongtai had joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party, and he was also a person whom Sun Yat-sen admired very much.But when Duan Xun came here suddenly to talk about peace, it was obvious that he had been wooed by Lu Rongting.

Today I am here on behalf of Lu Rongting.

"Mr. Yang, you can speak clearly."

"General Duan, don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. It is impossible for you not to know the current situation. Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) has left Beijing, and Feng Hejian is in power. Doesn't General Duan think about his situation?"

"My situation?"

"General Duan, you are now the supervisor of border defense in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the supervisor of the Southwest Smoking Ban. With these positions, you can justifiably control the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet. The garrisons are in Yichang and Yueyang, and you have extended your hand into Hunan and Guangxi under the pretext of opium. It can be said that you are now the most powerful prince in the southwestern provinces. When Duan Hefei was in power, this was no problem, because he needed General Duan is here to stabilize the situation in the southwest. But now that Feng Hejian is in power, isn't General Duan worried at all? Will Feng Hejian tolerate the existence of local princes like General Duan?"

Duan Xun looked at Yang Yongtai very funny.

Duan Xun had almost guessed the purpose of this buddy.So he smiled and asked, "Then according to what Mr. Yang means..."

"Peace, you can call for peace like Cao Kun, the governor of Zhili, and Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu. And as long as General Duan calls for peace, then Mr. Zhongshan, General Lu Rongting, the patrol envoy to Guangdong and Guangxi, will support you, and Feng Hejian will also support General Duan. It is to treat each other differently. And before I came, General Lu Rongting said that as long as General Duan is willing to stand up, then everyone is willing to recommend General Duan as the commander-in-chief of the six provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong."

Commander-in-chief of the six provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong?

What a great title.

But Duan Xun is really not rare.What's the use of having this name? Most of the armies in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces are under Lu Rongting's control.Even if I have this name, I can't command them.

If these troops obeyed his orders, then Duan Xun really didn't want to refuse.But an empty name is of no use to him at all.So Duan Xun stared at Yang Yongtai and said, "Mr. Yang, do you have any grudges against me?"

"Never."

Yang Yongtai shook his head.

Duan Xun suddenly patted the table and said, "Since there is no revenge, why did you kill me?"

"General Duan, everything I say is from the bottom of my heart, and it won't harm you in the slightest."

Yang Yongtai is a scholar, but he is still very courageous.Duan Xun patted the table and stood up, Yang Yongtai didn't panic at all.Duan Xun looked at Yang Yongtai so calmly, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yang, you still said that you won't harm me. Prime Minister Duan is my teacher and my wife's uncle. Now that he is in trouble, you ask me to turn against him." Such disloyalty and unrighteous behavior will make me stand in the world in the future. How will the people of the whole country think of me, with the reputation of being ungrateful and disloyal, how will I govern the region and lead the army in the future."

"Where the righteousness lies, a mere personal affair can stop it. A man should follow the righteousness instead of caring about a little personal affection. Everyone will only praise you for killing relatives for righteousness, and absolutely no one will criticize you."

Yang Yongtai has a brilliant tongue and wants to persuade Duan Xun.

"Mr. Yang, you are joking."

Duan Xun waved his hand.

Then he stared at Yang Yongtai and said, "Mr. Yang, you are a smart person and a sensible person. To be honest, I really don't understand how you could abandon Mr. Zhongshan and take refuge in Lu Rongting with your wisdom."

"This……"

Yang Yongtai was taken aback.

Originally, I came here to persuade Duan Xun.Because Lu Rongting is very afraid of Duan Xun.Lu Rongting didn't want to fight the Beiyang Army completely. If Duan Qirui hadn't been aggressive, he would never have fought with the Beiyang Army.

Although Duan Qirui has gone to the field now, Duan Qirui's direct line general Duan Xun is in Guizhou with heavy troops, and there are [-] troops in Hunan.If Duan Xun is ruthless, Lu Rongting will not dare to underestimate him in the slightest.

Moreover, Lu Rongting was also worried that Duan Qirui would come out again, so he hoped to persuade Duan Xun to bring Duan Xun onto his boat.

As long as Duan Xun is also willing to send a signal of peace, the blow to Duan Qirui will be very serious.After all, Duan Xun is Duan Qirui's number one general in the southwest, which is far more important than the statement issued by the previous direct generals.

That's why Lu Rongting sent Yang Yongtai to persuade Duan Xun.

Even if Duan Xun does not issue a statement, at least he must ensure that Duan Xun's troops in Hunan will not attack.But Yang Yongtai hadn't finished speaking, but Duan Xun was questioning Yang Yongtai's choice.

"Although Mr. Zhongshan has no strength, he holds the revolutionary righteousness. No matter how he fails, he will eventually be able to rise again. Because his identity as a revolutionary leader has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, batch after batch of young students will defect to him, so as long as he himself is not discouraged , then he will be able to stand up again after all. But Lu Rongting, a bandit seized the opportunity to get his current position. He is just an old warlord who swayed from side to side. As long as he is defeated once, he will never stand up again. A warlord who has no Political goals are just warlords without political ideas. From Mr. Yang’s point of view, how could he think that Lu Rongting is more suitable for refuge than Mr. Zhongshan.”

"Mr. Zhongshan and General Lu only have differences on some issues, but they have the same views on the issue of law enforcement."

Yang Yongtai still defended himself.

Duan Xun shook his head and said: "Mr. Yang, why deceive yourself and others. You said that President Feng is now in power, do you believe it yourself? I guess President Feng himself would not believe it. I am not afraid to tell Mr. Yang that my troops are in Zhi Jiang gathered more than 2 people, all logistics materials, weapons and ammunition were prepared. He had already made preparations to attack Baoqing directly, and then went south to capture Hengyang. He completely cut off the law-protecting army. At that time, I can Let the French protectors be trapped to death in Changsha. But I didn’t do it because Prime Minister Duan called me and asked me to wait. Do you know what this means?”

"Advance by retreat."

Yang Yongtai said it involuntarily.

Duan Xun smiled and said: "Mr. Yang, you are indeed a smart person, and you guessed what Prime Minister Duan was thinking right away. There is one more thing, I will not hide it from you. Xu Shuzheng convened a meeting of the military governor again. Do you think Mr. Feng Can the president suppress Premier Duan? And let me tell you one more thing, Cao Kun, governor of Zhili, will also attend this meeting. How did the warlords persecute Li Huangpi (Li Yuanhong) back then, so how will they persecute our Feng? Great President. It is impossible for Premier Duan to remain in opposition all the time, and he will soon return to the center of power. There will inevitably be another big war. Do you think I will foolishly shout peace with you?"

Yang Yongtai was completely stunned.

Although Yang Yongtai is very powerful, how can he compare with Duan Xun in terms of intelligence.Duan Xun knows everything Yang Yongtai knows.Yang Yongtai may not know what Duan Xun knows.

Feng Guozhang wants to be in power?

Where is that easy thing.After approving the resignation report of Prime Minister Duan Qirui on October 10, Feng Guozhang followed Yuan Shikai's example and established the Generalissimo Command Office.This was the method Yuan Shikai used when he was centralizing power, in order to weaken the power of the Ministry of War.If this department is successfully established, the power of the Grand President will be greatly increased.But just after he announced the establishment of the Generalissimo's Command Office, he was sprayed wildly by the generals of the Beiyang Army.

Duan Xun even directly stated in the telegram that President Feng wants to take the throne?

The opposition was too loud, and the Generalissimo's Command Office, which had been established for only two days, was taken down.There is also the great defeat in Changsha, which was also considered by many Beiyang Army generals to be the cause of the internal strife in the Beiyang Army, and Feng Guozhang was criticized for it.

Duan Qirui is preparing to hold another meeting of the warlord regiment.

This time it is in Tianjin.

As Duan Qirui's direct general, Duan Xun knew all these news clearly.Because Duan Qirui needs Duan Xun to make a clear statement, this information must be shared with Duan Xun.So although Duan Xun is in the southwest, he is well aware of the situation in Beijing.In this regard, Yang Yongtai is completely inferior to Duan Xun.

Yang Yongtai was indeed surprised.

It is not surprising that Duan Qirui held a meeting of the military governors.After all, Duan Qirui is a powerful faction, so he should call his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.But what caught Yang Yongtai off guard was that Cao Kun was going to participate in this warlord's meeting.

Shouldn't it be?

Just a week ago, Cao Kun and the three governors of the Yangtze River sent a telegram to oppose the war and support the peace talks between the North and the South.But in just a few days, Cao Kun, a powerful faction of the Beiyang Army, wanted to attend the meeting of the Warlord Army instead, and he really couldn't figure it out.

"However, Mr. Yang can go back and tell Lu Rongting that I really have no plans to fight him in the short term. After a while, when the Prime Minister reorganizes the attack, my troops will probably move as well. As for the others , everyone understands, so there is no need to say more. You can't convince me. "

"General Duan, I understand what you mean."

Yang Yongtai nodded.

Although he failed to convince Duan Xun, he still gained a lot from coming here today.Lu Rongting has not grasped a lot of news about the internal affairs of the Anhui Clan.Although Duan Xun didn't care at all, it was very important news to Yang Yongtai.Since Duan Xun could not be persuaded, Yang Yongtai was about to leave Chongqing.