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Precarious Chapter 15 The troops march into Taiyuan

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    After discussing the countermeasures, the other council members left one after another and returned home. Only Liang Sianji and Yao Hongfa were left in the living room.

    "Brother Boqiang, I thought you would choose to support the Revolutionary Party in order to gain civil power in Shanxi. I didn't expect you to actually think about reconciling the two sides and planning a 'peaceful transition'. This surprised me!" Yao Hongfa said with a smile.  The two of them have been friends for many years. They can talk about many inconveniences on the table, and there is nothing to talk about.

    Liang Shanji smiled bitterly and said a little lonely: "We constitutionalists have been pursuing constitutionalism for many years, but the imperial court finally launched a 'royal cabinet'. I have no hope for the imperial court. As for the revolutionary party, they pursue violent revolution and are at odds with us."  The reform ideas of the people are different, and I don¡¯t have any good impressions of them. In troubled times, I naturally don¡¯t want Shanxi to suffer losses due to the war, so I just want to help the fathers and fellow villagers of Shanxi.¡±

    "To be honest, I don't think we can successfully adjust. I have met Lu Zhongqi once. He is loyal to the court and will not give up his power for the sake of his own life. Besides, the new army and patrol battalion are currently old.  The army is already tit for tat, and it is a bit thankless for us to step forward now." Although Yao Hongfa supported Liang Shanji's suggestion at the meeting just now, it was because of the years of friendship between the two. Deep down in his heart, he did not  Not optimistic about the role of mediator.

    Liang Shanji¡¯s expression remained unchanged. He was not surprised that Yao Hongfa said this.  Having known each other for many years, he also knew this friend very well.  After a while, he said calmly: "Brother Yao, I know you want to help the Revolutionary Party seize control of Taiyuan and gain civil power in Shanxi. But have you ever thought about it, the Revolutionary Party and the government have the support of the army, and only  We constitutionalists only have some reputation. In troubled times, these false reputations are not important, and the revolutionary party may not care about them. Even if the revolutionary party needs to rely on people like us to stabilize the situation after taking Shanxi, you are sure to control these battles.  A tough guy? It's better to sit on the sidelines and remain neutral."

    Yao Hongfa¡¯s expression changed, and he was a little touched. His thoughts seemed to be simpler.  After pondering for a moment, he asked: "Brother Boqiang, I noticed that you have changed a lot recently. If you had been given the opportunity to control Shanxi's civil affairs before, you would have fought for it even if the chance was slim.  , why are you so open-minded now?"

    Hearing this question, Liang Xianji, who was drinking tea with a tea cup, was startled. He slowly put down the tea cup in his hand and said, "Maybe, since I got the news that the imperial court launched the 'Royal Cabinet', I have been a little tired and have been pursuing ten  It¡¯s always a little sad to have a goal of several years suddenly shattered.¡±

    Yao Hongfa knew that the scam of preparing for the establishment of the constitution had caused a big blow to his friends, but he never thought that the blow would be so big that it would make him so negative. He could only advise: "No matter what, the world of China has finally changed. I hope  The government established by the revolutionary party is better than the current government."

    Liang Shanji smiled slightly when he heard this and said: "Speaking of the 'Royal Cabinet', I remembered a person. He predicted a year ago that our petition movement would end in failure. The imperial court would not easily delegate power, and in the end it was very likely that it would become a failure."  He turned it into a fake Congress, which would lead to a stronger revolutionary atmosphere in the South. I didn¡¯t expect that everything he said was right.¡±

    "Oh, who is he?" Yao Hongfa asked curiously.

    "You should have heard of his name, that is Fang Xinghua, the commander-in-chief of Suiyuan." Liang Shanji replied.

    Yao Hongfa was obviously taken aback and asked with some surprise: "Is that the Dutong of Suiyuan who is in his twenties?" Seeing Liang Shanji nodding, Yao Hongfa was very emotional and asked with some suspicion: "I really didn't expect Fang Dutong  For such a young person to have such insight, he is not a revolutionary, is he?"

    "It's not like that. He was born as a bandit and has been in the old army of the patrol camp. He should not have anything to do with the revolutionary party." Liang Shanji shook his head and said.

    Yao Hongfa chuckled and said: "It doesn't matter even if he is a revolutionary party. He is still in Guisui and far away from Taiyuan, and he has nothing to do with us."

    "That's right." Liang Shanji nodded.

    What the two of them didn¡¯t know was that Fang Hua was leading the 10th Battalion of Cavalry to Taiyuan quickly. At this moment, the 10th Battalion of Cavalry had just passed through Xinzhou and was still one day away from the provincial capital Taiyuan.

    "Sir, our army has been marching for a day. I suggest taking a rest overnight and continuing the march tomorrow morning." Zhao Yuan has been appointed as the deputy commander of the rear route of the patrol battalion, and he will be responsible for the specific operations of this expedition.

    "Well, okay. Let's camp and rest nearby tonight, recharge our batteries, and continue our journey tomorrow. We must arrive before the new army captures Taiyuan, otherwise we will miss Taiyuan." Fang Hua nodded.

    ??At this moment, several more officers gathered around, including Zhang Erhu. After returning to Shanxi, Zhang Erhu returned to Datong Prefecture to command the army. During this expedition, after passing through Datong, Zhang Erhu followed with two hundred cavalry.  Hua said somewhat nonchalantly: "Even if the New Army captures Taiyuan, we can still take it back before they have a stable foothold."

    Fang Hua glared at Zhang Erhu and reprimanded: "What nonsense? If the New Army takes Taiyuan and they defend the city, even if we can capture it, how many men and horses will we lose? If the loss is too big, we will rely on  What will control Taiyuan?"

    As soon as Fang Hua spoke, Zhang Erhu said brightly: "Sir, I know I was wrong."

    "In the future, you have to rely on your brain to do things. Don't think about fighting and killing everything. It would be best if you can defeat the enemy without fighting. Then consider using troops as a last resort." Fang Hua hates that iron cannot be made into steel.  said.

    "Yes, sir, I remember." Zhang Erhu put away his smile and said seriously.

    Seeing that Zhang Erhu had listened to his words, Fang Hua nodded slightly, and then told the officers surrounding him: "Now everyone should take the time to rest. We will march quickly to Taiyuan tomorrow."

    Several camp management leaders agreed one after another, and then divided up to arrange the camps for their subordinates.  Seeing a few people leaving, Fang Hua couldn't help but look south in the direction of Taiyuan, thinking silently in his heart: "Taiyuan, here I come!"

    By the way, Fang Hua sent Fan Yi to Taiyuan to establish an intelligence station a few months ago.  Fan Yi did not disappoint Fang Hua. With the help of money and some favors, he quickly established an intelligence network in Taiyuan. Although the establishment time was short, the intelligence obtained was not comprehensive, but it was able to play a very important role.  It has a big effect.

    The Wuchang Uprising broke out on October 10. Shortly after the Shanxi governor's office received the telegram from the court, the intelligence station in Taiyuan sent the telegram back to Suiyuan. After receiving the telegram, Fang Hua immediately ordered the patrol camps stationed in Guisui and Datong.  The battalions on the rear route gathered urgently, replenished weapons and ammunition, packed their bags, and were ready to set off at any time.  It can be said that Fang Hua built the patrol camp's back road, and officers at all levels were promoted by Fang Hua. In addition, Fang Hua has used his own private wealth to support the army for a long time, and his prestige among soldiers is also very high.  , so the people on the road behind the patrol camp carried out Fang Hua's orders without hesitation.

    Until the day before yesterday, Fang Hua received intelligence from Fan Yi. The intelligence showed that there were constant movements between the new army and the old patrol camp troops inside and outside Taiyuan City. Fang Hua judged that the new army was about to take action, so he made a decisive decision and immediately led the tenth battalion of lightly armed cavalry.  Let¡¯s rush to Taiyuan.
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