Seeing that everyone was quiet, Yuan Shikai began to arrange the work: "Yansun has been responsible for party formation affairs recently and is familiar with the House of Representatives and the Senate. Yansun is fully responsible for sending troops to surround the Congress; Zhi'an once personally set up the Beijing Patrol Department to monitor the capital. The territory was well understood, and Zhi'an took the lead in monitoring the movements of the New China Party Headquarters and arresting Sun Baixi, Tang Zhexian and others; Zhiquan, as the chief of the army, had the convenience of mobilizing the army. He contacted Cao Zhongshan (Cao Kun) and mobilized the elite of the Third Division to quickly enter the capital. The matter will be handled by Zhiquan. All troops must enter the city at six o'clock in the morning and then be handed over to Yansun and Zhi'an for command. Xingcheng and others will stay in the presidential palace for coordination. Do you have any objections?"
"No!" Who dares to object at this time? Could it be that they thought they were living a lively life and it happened that the watchdog of the Presidential Palace did not have a midnight snack, so they planned to sacrifice their lives on the spot and cut off the meat to feed the dogs?
Yuan Shikai nodded slightly: "Since you have no objections, let's follow the plan! The rise and fall of our Beiyang Group depends on this, I hope you will work together and move forward bravely!"
"yes!"
When everyone saw that the arrangements had been made, Yuan Shikai also showed signs of depression and stood up to leave one after another.
It was already a cold spring in the first month of the year in the capital. It was almost two o'clock in the morning, and the weather was even bone-chilling. When Zhao Bingjun walked out of the door, he saw his secretary Cheng Jingshi standing outside the carriage waiting for him. Cheng Jingshi hurriedly walked up to him and took Zhao Bingjun's briefcase attentively: "Sir, how come today's meeting has been postponed to this time? The temperature has dropped sharply in the past few days, and your body is not so strong, so you can't stay up too late!" He opened the curtain in the carriage and helped Zhao Bingjun in.
The silver frost charcoal fire is blazing in the carriage. Zhao Bingjun couldn't help but shiver in comfort, and responded casually: "What can I do? This afternoon, the commander suddenly received the news that Sun Baixi sent troops to Fujian and Sun Tui'an changed his flag. He was so excited that he vomited blood and fainted. Earlier We have just woken up. If this happens, how can we not be by your side?"
Cheng Jingshi made the smoke for Zhao Bingjun and said: "Even if you have to stay by your side, sir, you should take care of your body! However, Sun Baixi's sudden dispatch of troops to Fujian was really unexpected. Before this, I had always thought that after the southern expedition to counter the rebellion, , the president and Son Baek-hee should have been able to coexist peacefully for a period of time. Moreover, the relationship between the two parties in Congress has become increasingly gentle recently, and formal consultations on the presidential election have begun, which seems to confirm this. I did not expect that Son Baek-hee would be so bold. Also No wonder the president is so angry. But the president is not a bodhisattva. Sun Baixi is so arrogant, how can he let it go?"
Zhao Bingjun was leaning on the pillow. He took a nice puff on the cigarette and then replied: "Yes, so the commander-in-chief is going to show Sun Baixi how powerful he is! No, it's not about how powerful he is, but he wants to seal his throat with a sword!"
"Oh?" Cheng Jingshi's hand movements stagnated slightly. "Did the president agree to our assassination plan again?"
Zhao Bingjun shook his head: "It is a hundred times more powerful than the assassination plan we proposed before! You can say that. Compared with the current plan, our previous plan was just a child's play house!" While speaking, he suddenly remembered something important: " By the way, according to our intelligence, where will Sun Baixi and Tang Zhexian live tonight? Is there anything unusual happening at the New China Party Headquarters?"
Cheng Jingshi replied respectfully: "My lord, because such a big thing happened in Fujian, Sun Baixi and the others have been staying at the New China Party Headquarters building to deal with related matters today, and they should stay there tonight too. Why, the president plans to do something about it Sun Baixi, Tang Zhexian and the New China Party Headquarters will do it together?"
Zhao Bingjun said: "It doesn't stop there! The commander-in-chief is planning to dispatch Cao Zhongshan's third division stationed in Nanyuan into the city soon. One unit will take advantage of the joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Senate tomorrow to surround the Congress and force the election of the president immediately; The other department surrounded the headquarters of the New China Party and the residences of important officials such as Sun Baixi and Tang Zhexian. They captured all the leaders of the New China Party and determined the overall situation in one fell swoop. We were responsible for surrounding the headquarters of the New China Party and capturing Sun Tang and others. The stakes are too high to be careless.¡±
"Let's do it tomorrow!" Cheng Jingshi was shocked.
"Yes, the commander-in-chief is also afraid of long nights and many dreams!"
The carriage fell into silence, with only the smoke from the pipe floating in the air with a thick aroma. It took a long time before Cheng Jingshi said: "The president is so generous. It seems that he is going to make a desperate move!"
Zhao Bingjun said: "The commander-in-chief has no choice! Now our Beiyang Department lags behind Sun Baixi in terms of military strength, territory, industry, and technology. The longer the time goes on, the less favorable the situation will be for us. The earlier we take action now, the better our chances of winning will be. Big. And the Marshal is nearly sixty years old. Although Zhao has not studied medicine specifically, he has some knowledge of medical science because he has been ill for a long time. In the past, the Marshal was in good health, but this time he vomited blood and fainted. I felt that he was described as haggard, mentally exhausted, andEverywhere is showing signs of aging. I'm afraid that even with the help of magical elixirs, it will be difficult to return to the toughness before. Can he not be anxious? Of course, these are private conversations between you and me, please do not spread them to the outside world! "
Cheng Jingshi smiled and said: "No matter how ignorant I am, I still know what I can say and what I can't say. Don't worry, sir, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"
Zhao Bingjun took the last puff before putting down the ivory pipe in his hand: "When you go back later, send someone to check the situation at the headquarters of the New China Party and the residences of Sun Baixi, Tang Zhexian and others to make sure everything is safe. My body and bones are really not good anymore. I need to go back and have a rest quickly, I¡¯m still busy tomorrow!¡±
Cheng Jingshi said: "Don't worry, sir. I will do my best in my humble position and make sure there are no mistakes!"
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As the top leader of the plan to attack Fujian, Sun Yuanqi naturally knew when the Zhejiang army invaded Fujian, when the planes bombed Gushan, and when the ships visited the Minjiang River, but he did not know how all parties would react after learning the news. . Therefore, on the day the plan started, he, Tang Shouqian, Yang Du and others stayed at the New China Party Headquarters building to receive and process intelligence from various places in a timely manner and maintain communication with the front line.
Generally speaking, the plan to attack Fujian is progressing very smoothly, especially when Sun Daoren announced his resignation without firing a shot, promised to stay in office after a little effort to persuade him to stay, and even changed his banner and surrendered voluntarily, which made Sun Yuanqi and Tang Shouqian even more energetic. Although the Japanese and British ministers strongly protested after hearing the news, Sun Yuanqi didn't care too much, because one was an evil neighbor who would have to fight with each other sooner or later. There was no point in ogling or saying nice things now. It was better to just fight. The other is the old empire that is struggling to its death. Although it still insists on bossing around, its strength is not as good as before, especially now that Germany is firmly dragging it in Europe, and it has no ability to intervene in the Far East.
What Sun Yuanqi is most concerned about is Yuan Shikai's reaction.
According to relevant intelligence, the Presidential Palace was in panic for a while that afternoon, and then Zhao Bingjun, Duan Qirui and other Beiyang officials were summoned into the palace one after another, and they have not come out since. According to the speculations of Yang Du and Chen Xun'en, Yuan Shikai should have been furious after receiving the information that the Zhejiang army had entered Fujian and Sun Daoren had changed his banner, and he quickly called Zhao, Duan and others to discuss countermeasures. As for what measures Yuan Shikai will take to deal with it, it is still unknown because Sun Yuanqi's intelligence network has not yet penetrated into the key positions of the Presidential Palace.
Seeing that at twelve o'clock in the night, those people had not come out of the Presidential Palace, Chen Xun'en, who is currently the Secretary of the State Council Secretariat, advised: "The Prime Minister, the General Director, and the Secretary-General, my subordinates feel that Yuan Xiangcheng, Liang Yansun, Duan Zhiquan, etc. will have to discuss all night. In order to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. The current situation is complicated and all aspects of the impact need to be considered when formulating a countermeasure. It cannot be done overnight. No one can say when they will be completed. My lords, you don¡¯t have to wait long here. Your subordinates are here to guard you. Just wait for the news here, you should go back and rest early!"
Yang Du also said: "What Bai Xi, Zhe Weng, Yan Ji said is very reasonable. Let's go back and rest early! Even if Yuan Xiangcheng and the others come up with countermeasures now, they will need to be implemented tomorrow, right? We can Sleep peacefully!¡±
Sun Yuanqi saw that Tang Shouqian was nearly sixty years old and couldn't bear it after a busy day, so he agreed. Unexpectedly, not long after returning to his residence and falling asleep, he heard someone banging on the door and shouting: "Prime Minister, wake up quickly, my subordinate Chen Xun'en has urgent information to report!"
Sun Yuanqi quickly put on his clothes and got up. When he opened the door, he saw Chen Xun'en with a look of panic on his face. He hurriedly asked: "Yanji, what happened?"
Chen Xun'en swallowed his saliva and quickly replied: "Report to the Prime Minister, according to the latest intelligence, Yuan Shikai is preparing to mobilize Cao Kun's third division stationed in Nanyuan to Beijing, surround our New China Party headquarters tomorrow morning, arrest the Prime Minister, you and General Zhi Weng, Secretary-General Xizi and others; in addition, they will send troops to surround the Congress, force the members to elect an official president, and then arrest the members and dissolve the Congress!"
"Is the information reliable?" Sun Yuanqi immediately asked.
¡°It should be reliable, it¡¯s the news from the intelligence personnel we placed around Zhao Bingjun!¡±
"Quick, inform Zhe Weng, Xizi and the others!" Sun Yuanqi immediately raised his wrist, and he could vaguely see from the light that it was almost four o'clock in the morning.
Chen Xun'en said: "My subordinates have taken it upon themselves to send someone to invite them!"
While talking, Tang Shouqian, Yang Du and others walked over quickly in disheveled clothes. After Chen Xun'en finished introducing the situation, before Sun Yuanqi could ask questions, Yang Du shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that Yuan Xiangcheng, a heroic man, would actually make such a stupid move at the end of his life. He was really blinded by the power and brought about his own defeat!"
Tang Shouqian said: "Whether Yuan Xiangcheng's move is to make people stupid and self-defeating, Tang doesn't know very well, but if Baixi's intelligence hadn't been timely, our whole party would have been killed tomorrow."You will become a turtle in a urn and a prisoner under the stairs! It can be seen that although Yuan Xiangcheng's plan was to use his sword to deviate from the vanguard and put the soldiers in danger, he also hit the vital point with a fatal blow, which is not unscrupulous! "
Sun Yuanqi said: "It's less than three hours before dawn, and the time left for us to react is very limited. Let's quickly discuss how to deal with Yuan Xiangcheng's tricks!"