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    In the north, shortly after Chen Hao left Beijing, Cao Kun, the ruler of the third town, rushed to Beijing without stopping.  After meeting and talking with Yuan Shikai, Cao Kun was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War and temporarily stayed in Beijing to serve.

    According to the plan made in advance by Chen Hao and others, Wu Peifu, the new commander of the third town, took more than ten officers of the People's Liberation Army to take over the third town of the Beiyang New Army.

    Wu Peifu was originally a senior military officer in the Third Town, and he had a letter of appointment written by Yuan Shikai.  Therefore, with the help of PLA officers, Wu Peifu quickly took control of the third town.

    In this way, the third town of the Beiyang New Army also fell into the hands of the People's Liberation Army.

    After Wu Peifu took over the command of the Third Town, after a short period of rectification, he led the army as planned and launched an attack on the First Association of the New Army's First Town, which was detained near Baoding.

    The First Association of the First Town led by Liangbi had no food or pay, so they shouted in vain that they wanted to go to Beijing to serve as kings. As a result, they were eliminated by the local troops of the People's Liberation Army and the Third Town. Liangbi also shot himself and died

    After Cao Kun came to Beijing to serve as Secretary of the Ministry of War, Yuan Shikai immediately sent a message and ordered Xu Shichang, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others to come to Beijing to report on their duties.

    Xu Shichang received the telegram, discussed it with Tang Shaoyi, and then followed Tang Shaoyi's suggestion and took a train to Beijing to meet Yuan Shikai.

    Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others learned that Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun were relieved of their military power as soon as they entered the capital. They immediately smelled something unusual and thought that both Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun were under house arrest in the capital by General Li Guangxin.  As a result, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others claimed to be ill and refused to accept Yuan Shikai's order.

    This situation was something Yuan Shikai had expected, but he didn't take it seriously.  During this period, Yuan Shikai sent several stern telegrams in succession, ordering Feng Guozhang and others to enter Beijing quickly, otherwise they would be severely punished.

    After a while, Xu Shichang rushed to Beijing with great interest.  Under Yuan Shikai's introduction, Xu Shichang met Li Guangxin, Xu Fang and other senior officers of the People's Liberation Army happily.

    Because Xu Shichang took a series of measures in the Northeast, such as opening commercial ports, borrowing national debt, and building railways, and implemented the New Deal in the Northeast, he resisted the encroachment and control of the Northeast by Japan and Russia to a certain extent.

    Therefore, Xu Shichang stayed in Beijing for a few days and then was sent back to the Northeast to continue to serve as the governor of the three northeastern provinces to prepare for the future war in the Northeast.

    Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others were shocked. They originally thought that the powerful Xu Shichang would also be placed under house arrest in Beijing.  After receiving this news, they couldn't help but hesitate.

    At the same time, the news that the First Association of the New Army¡¯s First Town led by Liangbi was wiped out by Wu Peifu¡¯s Third Town and the troops of General Li Guangxin also reached the ears of Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others.

    Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shikai's cronies in Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others' troops also began to put pressure on Feng Guozhang and others.  In addition, Yuan Shikai issued an ultimatum. If Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others did not come to Beijing, they would be punished for rebellion, and an order was issued to let the New Army's third and seventh towns march towards Duan Qirui's territory.

    In the end, his arms could not twist his thighs, so Duan Qirui was the first to give in and agreed to go to Beijing immediately.  After Feng Guozhang and others heard the news, they could only follow Duan Qirui to the capital.

    In this way, heroes such as Wang Shizhen, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and Cao Kun of the Beiyang New Army left the country one after another and went to Borneo, the base camp of the People's Liberation Army, to receive re-education.  As a result, the lives of these Beiyang heroes became more exciting and meaningful

    On January 10, 1909, Yuan Shikai came to the Tianjin Port pier in person to prepare for a meeting with the famous naval general Sa Zhenbing.

    Sa Zhenbing (1859-1952), also known as Dingming, was born in the famous Sa family of Fuzhou Semu people and was a famous naval general in modern China.

    Sa Zhenbing successively held important military positions such as the commander of the navy of the Qing Dynasty and the chief of the navy of the Republic of China. He also served as acting prime minister.

    When he served as deputy commander of the Beiyang Navy in the Qing Dynasty, he founded the Yantai Naval School.  Sa Zhenbing experienced various historical periods in the pre-Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the early liberation period, and was an outstanding figure in the history of the Chinese Navy.

    ??????????????? Sa Zhenbing has been helping the poor and creating welfare throughout his life, and is known as the "Living Bodhisattva" by the people.  He enjoyed a great reputation during his lifetime and a good reputation after his death.

    The People's Liberation Army led by Chen Hao has many army generals, but it lacks naval generals with actual combat experience.  Therefore, Yuan Shikai took hundreds of naval cadets from Borneo to personally visit the famous Sa Zhenbing.

    I heard that the "Haiqi" ??cruiser, the largest and best-armed among domestic naval warships, has also arrived outside Tianjin Port. The Borneo naval cadets cheered and shouted that they wanted to visit the "Haiqi" ??cruiser immediately.

    Dong Haoqi, deputy commander of the Borneo Navy, who led the team, andAfter some discussion, Shikai and the students took small boats to meet with Sa Zhenbing on the cruiser "Haiqi".

    The cruiser "Haiqi" ??was purchased by the Qing government from Britain in 1896.

    After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty were eager to improve coastal defense. Starting in 1895, they ordered 43 large and small warships from Britain, Germany and other countries.  The cruiser Haiqi is the largest and best-armed warship among them.

    The cruiser "Haiqi" ??has a displacement of 4,300 tons and a speed of 24 knots.  The length, breadth and draft are 6.1m.  Equipped with 2 203mm main guns, 10 119mm secondary guns, 12 47mm secondary guns, and 4 37mm machine guns.  There are also 5 torpedo tubes and a personnel strength of 445.

    Sa Zhenbing welcomed Yuan Shikai, Dong Haoqi and others onto the cruiser "Haiqi". While arranging personnel to receive the naval cadets, he took Yuan Shikai and Dong Haoqi into the battleship's conference room and began to discuss with the two.

    Members of the Liberation Party had already done the work of Sa Zhenbing, and Yuan Shikai also sent people to communicate with Sa Zhenbing.  Knowing that the Qing court existed in name only, and that both the north and south of the country were almost controlled by the People's Liberation Army of Borneo, Sa Zhenbing could only agree to accept the adaptation of the People's Liberation Army.

    When talking about Sa Zhenbing's future appointment, Yuan Shikai said: "General Sa Zhenbing, because when you were commanding the Beiyang Navy, you did not just talk, you often took ships to cruise on the sea for inspections, and personally guided naval officers and soldiers to practice navigation and driving skills and  Demonstrate combat techniques such as torpedoes, target shooting, and battle preparation drills.

    In view of your excellent performance, you will be promoted to Minister of the Navy, responsible for merging the divided northern and southern navies and establishing a unified command system.

    Furthermore, in order to merge with the Nanyang Navy more easily in the future, you will also need to unify the official positions, flags, uniforms and orders of the domestic navy with the help of General Dong Haoqi.  "

    These are things that Sa Zhenbing has wanted to do for a long time. Hearing this, he accepted the new appointment with a smile.

    Then, Dong Haoqi threw out a big deal and said to Sa Zhenbing: "General Sa Zhenbing, our navy's strength is still too weak at present. Therefore, according to the specific situation of domestic naval personnel, you can order more new ones from Britain, Germany and other countries.  Much more battleships¡±

    "Really? This is great," Sa Zhenbing said overjoyed: "Can I order a new battleship from Britain?"

    In a blink of an eye, Sa Zhenbing was worried about gain and loss again: "Alas, the new battleship is too expensive and difficult to afford."

    "As long as it can be used, of course you can buy a new battleship." Dong Haoqi smiled and said: "General Sa, our big boss, Minister Chen, let me tell you, money is not a problem."  

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