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    The revolutionary party in Taiyuan City held an emergency meeting, and the governor's office was also nervously discussing countermeasures. Although the patrol camp in the middle of the city only had three battalions with a strength of about a thousand people, it was the only reliable force currently controlled by the governor's office. Therefore,  Wu Bingguo, the commander of the middle route of the patrol battalion, was first summoned.

    The rest include Wang Qingping, the chief envoy in charge of finance, Li Shengduo, the envoy in charge of justice, Luo Chengxiang, the envoy in charge of education, Wang Dazhen, the envoy in charge of industry, and Lian Yin, the patrol officer in charge of public security. They are collectively referred to as the Six Constitutions.  The main component of the governor's Yamen.

    Normally, the governor's office is headed by the governor, followed by the chief envoy in charge of finance. However, in troubled times, Wu Bingguo, the commander of the middle road of the patrol battalion, who holds military power, and the patrol officer Daolian Yin, who has more than 500 patrolmen under his command, are naturally the main ones.

    "Commander Wu, how is the patrol battalion's deployment in the city?" Seeing everyone sitting down, the governor Lu Zhongqi, who was sitting at the top, was the first to ask.

    Although he is now relied on by everyone, some rules still need to be observed. When Wu Bingguo heard the governor's question, he immediately stood up and replied respectfully: "Master Qi, after five days of emergency repairs, the city wall has been repaired and troops have been stationed in major places.  , but the strength of the patrol battalion in the middle is limited, so the garrison strength everywhere is very thin. Please send additional reinforcements in time, otherwise the combat effectiveness of the patrol battalion may not be able to defend for a long time. "

    After pondering for a moment, Lu Zhongqi ordered: "Lian Daotai, please assign your patrol officers to Commander Wu to strengthen the defense of the city wall. I have already secretly deployed the front and left roads of the patrol battalion to come to Taiyuan. It only takes five days.  , they will be able to arrive, and the situation in Taiyuan will be under control by then, so everyone must ensure that there are no accidents in the remaining five days."

    Everyone was relieved when they heard that reinforcements from two patrol battalions arrived five days later. In their opinion, as long as the reinforcements arrived, Taiyuan could be saved, and their lives and wealth could also be saved.

    "Commander Wu, can you guarantee that Taiyuan will not be lost in the remaining five days?" Wang Qingping, the chief envoy, asked. Since reinforcements can arrive, the question now is whether the patrol battalion can hold Taiyuan for five days.

    Everyone knows that the current New Army is a volcano about to erupt. Whether it can survive this torrent depends on whether the patrol battalion can hold Taiyuan, so everyone is looking at Wu Bingguo.

    Wu Bingguo smiled bitterly and said after careful consideration: "My lords, I can only promise to do my best. As for whether I can defend Taiyuan, my subordinates cannot guarantee it."

    Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Lu Zhongqi asked in panic: "How could this happen? There can be more than 1,500 people in the patrol camp and patrol police. In addition, the governor's office has 300 people in Fubiao who can serve as a reserve team, and they rely on the city wall for defense.  , why can¡¯t you keep it for five days?¡±

    "Sir, the 43rd Mixed Association of the New Army is stationed outside Taiyuan City, the 86th Standard Headquarters and the 2nd Battalion are stationed at Wenshu Temple Camp, the 1st and 3rd Battalions are stationed at Xiaohe Camp, and the 2nd Battalion is stationed on the post.  The camp, the baggage team and the engineering team are stationed outside the south gate, the cavalry battalion is stationed near the Manchu Tomb, and the artillery team is stationed in Caiyuan Village. Taiyuan City has been surrounded on all sides. The combat effectiveness and equipment of the new army are also much higher than the patrol  The battalion, let alone the strength far exceeds that of the old army, and the subordinates really have no confidence that they can hold on for five days." After a pause, Wu Bingguo continued cautiously: "And now not only the new army is unstable, but also the patrol battalion.  Brother, the army is also disorganized and everyone wants to change!"

    "What? How could this happen? Where did you know?" Lu Zhongqi knew that Wu Bingguo would not deceive him at this time, so he asked in shock, now the patrol camp middle road is the only strength that officials of all sizes in Taiyuan City rely on, must not  Something went wrong.

    "Which brother in the patrol camp is not complaining?" Wu Bingguo said with a wry smile: "The imperial court treated the New Army soldiers and soldiers in the patrol camp so unfairly. New Army soldiers are well treated. They wear cotton uniforms in winter and canvas uniforms in summer and autumn.  The monthly salary of regular soldiers was originally 4 taels and 5 taels, but now it has been increased to 7 taels. The brothers in the patrol camp are treated poorly. The monthly salary of regular soldiers is only 3 taels and 3 taels, and they only have one set of autumn military uniforms every year, and even with this small amount of money  What I received was only 70% to 80%."

    Speaking of this, Wu Bingguo's tone gradually became a little angry. After all, he was also a member of the patrol battalion and was stationed in Taiyuan City. When he met with an officer of the New Army, he unnaturally lowered himself to the others and didn't care about anyone.  It's hard to take it all over my head.

    Lu Zhongqi secretly had a headache after hearing this, and looked at Wang Qingping, the chief envoy in charge of finance. The military salaries of the new army and the old army were paid by the chief envoy Wang Qingping. Naturally, he understood that what Wu Bingguo said was true, so he ordered it for the governor.  Nod your head to show that everything is real.

    Lu Zhongqi didn¡¯t expect that even the patrol camp would have such a big problem.??, secretly having a headache, he rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, and could only comfort Wu Bingguo and said: "Commander Wu, please tell the soldiers that I will improve their treatment as soon as possible. As long as they can hold Taiyuan, their treatment will be better in the future."  The treatment is the same as that of the New Army, and I will never break my promise!"

    Immediately, Lu Zhongqi looked at Wang Qingping and said, "Sir Wang, I will later allocate 10,000 taels of silver from the Shanxi Provincial Treasury and give it to Commander Wu for the purpose of laboring the army."

    If it were normal, Wang Qingping would definitely be unwilling. Even if the governor imposed the order, one or two thousand taels of silver would be deducted in the end. But now the patrol camp is related to whether Taiyuan can be defended, and Wang Qingping does not dare to risk his own money.  He was joking about his life and agreed happily: "Yes, sir."

    Wu Bingguo lost his temper and calmed down when he saw the governor being so conciliatory. The old army was different from the new army and could not get into the eyes of the Revolutionary Party. If Taiyuan fell into the hands of the Revolutionary Party, then they, the old army generals, would certainly have nothing to lose.  Good result, so Wu Bingguo also assured wisely: "Thank you for your grace, sir. Please rest assured, our patrol camp center will definitely do our best to defend Taiyuan."

    Like other provinces across the country, Shanxi has three political forces competing for political power.

    In addition to the ruling power of the Revolutionary Party and the Qing court in Shanxi, there is also a third force, that is, the constitutionalists.  The constitutionalists were led by Liang Xianji, Chairman of the Senate of the Provincial Advisory Bureau, and Yao Hongfa, the General Office of the Supervisory Training Office. They also paid close attention to the changes in the situation after the Wuchang Uprising. Of course, they also felt the actions between the new army and the old patrol battalion army. Therefore,  Shanxi constitutionalists passed messages to each other and discussed back and forth.

    The night of October 28th was destined to be a sleepless night for some concerned people.

    Under the dark night, a few middle-aged men in long robes and mandarin jackets gently knocked on the door of Liang Shanji's house.

    As the elder of the Constitutionalists and the leader of the Shanxi Constitutionalists, Liang Xianji naturally had to organize the members of the Shanxi Constitutionalists to discuss countermeasures at this moment. He now needed to make up his mind whether to help the revolutionary party or the Qing Dynasty.

    "President Liang, please tell me. Should we help the government stabilize the situation, or should we help the revolutionary party take Taiyuan? Now we need to make up our minds. According to the news I have received, the governor will order the 85th bid tomorrow.  We are about to leave, and the new army will definitely resist by then, what should we do?" A congressman in his forties or fifties asked anxiously.

    Many congressmen also began to discuss. They were all well-known figures in Shanxi. Their families had deep roots in Taiyuan. Many actions of the New Army and the government could not be hidden from them. They knew that the situation in Shanxi would change tomorrow, so they decided today  Hold an emergency meeting late to discuss countermeasures.

    "The Revolutionary Party is too domineering and is not someone we can work with. Speaker Liang, we should help the court stabilize the situation."

    ¡°As soon as the gunshots of the Wuchang Uprising were fired, Hubei, Hunan, and our close neighbor Shaanxi declared independence one after another. I think the court is running out of energy. We should help the revolutionary party so as to occupy a good position in the new government.¡±

    "Now that the New Army has favorable conditions around Taiyuan, I think the revolutionary party has a greater chance of success. We should help the revolutionary party."

    ""

    Finally, Liang Xianji stretched out his hand to calm everyone down and said slowly: "Everyone, the goal of our constitutionalists is to implement constitutional government, but the imperial court has lost its ethics. We went to Beijing many times to petition, and the result was a 'royal cabinet'. Now I  I am already a little disappointed with the court. The so-called preparations for the establishment of a constitution are nothing but a scam. I think the court is running out of energy. We are all locals from Shanxi. We should put the folks in the land of Shanxi first, regardless of the final outcome.  Whoever wins, whoever loses, try to prevent Shanxi from suffering turmoil."

    As soon as Liang Xianji finished speaking, several councilors echoed: "Speaker Liang is right, our families are all in Shanxi. No matter which party we support, we must aim to protect the stability of Shanxi and minimize the damage to Shanxi.  "

    Those present here are all locals from Shanxi. Naturally, they do not want to suffer any war, so they all nodded in agreement after hearing this.

    Liang Shanji continued: "Everyone, everyone must be aware of the current situation in Taiyuan. The New Army controlled by the Revolutionary Party has the advantage in terms of military strength, but it is also difficult for the government people to defend the city. If the war breaks out, they will suffer hardships.  We are still Shanxi people, so I propose that our Advisory Bureau, on the one hand, send representatives to persuade the governor to put the overall situation first and take the initiative to hand over power; on the other hand, we also contact the figures in the revolutionary party who have the power to command the army and ask them to take action  Don¡¯t go overboard.¡±

    Yao Hongfa, the general manager of the Supervisory Training Office, nodded in support: "Speaker Liang is right. No matter which side wins, we need the help of our Advisory Bureau to stabilize the situation. I think they will listen to our suggestions. I support Liang."Long advice.  "

    Since the two leaders of the constitutionalists have expressed their stance, other congressmen have also expressed their agreement.
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