After sending Tang Shouqian away, the situation in the capital took a turn for the worse.
First, the Army's Third Division surrounded the Congress venue and the New China Party Headquarters as planned. Then, despite the threat of a joint telegram from the 11 provincial governors of the Sun family, they brazenly used weapons to invade the New China Party Headquarters building and carry out their long-awaited arrest. arresting action. However, the key targets Sun Yuanqi and Tang Shouqian had already escaped, and the arrest operation naturally ended in vain.
At this time, Sun Yuanqi understood that there was no point in covering up Xingzang anymore, and finally came forward to issue the first communication today. In addition to severely condemning actions such as intimidating Congress and besieging the headquarters of the New China Party, the telegram also made its own statement on the current situation. The statement includes:
1. Immediately stop the siege of Congress and restore the personal freedom of Congress members;
2. An investigative committee shall be formed by the Congress and the Cabinet to investigate the real culprits behind the incident;
3. Severely punish those involved in the incident;
4. The Congress shall formulate the constitution and no one may interfere;
5. In view of the fact that the army units stationed in Nanyuan and Beiyuan and the Beijing Police Department did not play any role in blocking the incident, but on the contrary maintained a tacit attitude, they must be completely reorganized.
??Finally, Beijing and China are required to respond to the above content within 24 hours, otherwise the New China Party has the power to take any action.
From the perspective of ordinary people, this statement does not threaten to shout and kill, nor does it mean to eradicate the roots. It is reasonable to ask for peace and justice. But when people who know the inside story read it, they feel that the content of the statement is a hidden secret. What does "Congress and the Cabinet form an investigative committee to investigate the real culprits behind the incident"? Who doesn¡¯t know that the National Congress is now dominated by the New China Party and the cabinet is controlled by Sun Yuanqi! Who doesn¡¯t know that the real culprit behind the intimidation of Congress and the siege of the New China Party headquarters is directed at the Presidential Palace! It is also necessary to "severely punish those involved in the incident", which completely denies Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang Clique a way out!
Yes, Sun Yuanqi is not prepared to leave a way for Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang Department to survive!
Originally, Sun Yuanqi thought that Yuan Shikai was slightly conservative in his thinking. But he was a nationalist who was patriotic and loyal to his country. He also had a good command of the army. In addition, he had limited time, so he was ready to lower his profile and work together with him to overcome the difficulties and jointly deal with the upcoming World War I. I didn't expect that he would be so crazy and use such cruel and despicable tactics in an attempt to kill himself and the New China Party in one fell swoop. It's tolerable. What is intolerable?
As the saying goes, "There is no turning back when a bow is fired." Since Yuan Shikai secretly carried out this ruthless act behind his back, a huge rift appeared in the relationship between the two parties. Obviously it is no longer realistic to talk about cooperation. Sun Yuanqi also didn't want someone to stumble or shoot someone behind his back when he was fighting desperately against foreign countries, so he might as well take this opportunity to catch them all. And indeed, as Yang Du said, now is the best opportunity to deal with Yuan Xiangcheng!
Use excessive demands to force the other party to refuse. This skill is the result of Sun Yuanqi's learning from Taizu.
After the three major battles ended and before the Battle of Crossing the River broke out. Both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party were exhausted and needed some time to gather their troops and restore morale in order to cope with the outbreak of the next war. So the Kuomintang and the Communist Party sat down at the negotiating table and began peace negotiations. In fact, everyone had ulterior motives. As everyone knows, in the end, the Nanjing Republic of China government refused to sign the "Internal Peace Agreement" and pushed away the olive branch extended by our party, thus forcing our army to launch a cross-river campaign. Drive the Chiang Dynasty to an isolated overseas island.
But what¡¯s the real reason?
In fact, in the face of the overwhelming power of the People's Liberation Army, it is the Nanjing National Government that needs the most time to recover. The reason why they refused to sign the Civil Peace Agreement. It was because the Red Dynasty never let up on the most sensitive issue of war criminals of the Republic of China government, and the "list of war criminals of the civil war" listed by him not only included Chiang Kai-shek, Li Zongren, Sun Ke, He Yingqin, Chen Guofu, Chen Lifu, etc., but also others The most heinous accomplices (such as Hu Shi) included almost all party and government officials in the Republic of China government. If you sign this, wouldn't it mean that you are sending yourself to the cell with your own hands? Can the friends play happily together in the future?
Of course, this trick was not originated by Taizu. He also copied the achievements of his predecessors. For example, during the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion in the Han Dynasty, King Wu Liu Bi and others made a request to Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty to "clear the emperor's side and punish Chao Chao for his mistakes." Who is Chao Cuo? That was the teacher of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty ("Prince's Family Order"). In the era of "the king of heaven and earth, the king, the teacher", how could the teacher be killed casually! However, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty did not take the usual path. In order to calm the situation, he said "I don't love anyone but thank the world" and directly beheaded Chao Cuo, who was wearing court clothes, in the east city of Chang'an!
There are those who can be cruel, and there are those who cannot be. For example, at the end of the Jingnan Campaign in the Ming Dynasty, King Zhu Di of Yan's army came to the Yangtze River. Emperor Jianwen on the other side saw that things were not going well and quickly negotiated a peace. The price offered by Zhu Di wasIt was to kill Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other traitorous officials. In the end, Emperor Jianwen was not cruel enough, and his uncle broke into the palace and took the throne.
Sun Yuanqi didn¡¯t know how cruel Yuan Shikai was, but he was certain that a hero like Yuan Shikai would never give up the power to control his own destiny to others, let alone wait for death with his neck cleansed! Despite this, he was still curious about what kind of reply Yuan Shikai would give.
¡° It is not only Sun Yuanqi who is looking forward to Yuan Shikai¡¯s reply, but also people at home and abroad who care about the Municipal Bureau. However, intelligence showed that after Sun Yuanqi sent out the power, the Presidential Palace was busy for a while, and then fell silent, and no announcement was issued, as if this silent silence was countering Sun Yuanqi's high-profile statement.
Some people speculated that President Yuan was discussing countermeasures with his staff, so he remained silent for the time being. Some people also speculate that President Yuan Da dismissed Sun Yuanqi's statement at all. What he has to do now is to prepare for a decisive battle with Sun Yuanqi. Why waste words on a meaningless dispute? Among the 40 million people in China, only a few people know that Yuan Shikai is now in a coma due to vomiting blood. It is unclear whether he will wake up in the next 24 hours. How to respond to Sun Yuanqi's statement?
During this silent waiting, the news successively revealed by the media from all sides made the people even more worried:
The 47th Mixed Brigade originally stationed in Datong completed its assembly later that day and then gradually advanced towards Zhangjiakou. As everyone knows. The First Army Division and the Third Cavalry Brigade of the Beiyang Department are stationed in the direction of Zhangjiakou. Any inadvertent move by both sides may kick off the war.
The First Division of the 3rd Army Division and the 10th Army Division stationed in Beiyuan, which had previously breached the New China Party Headquarters Building, advanced five miles toward Jingshi University and began to build defensive positions on the spot. The target was pointed at Jingshi University, which was more than ten miles away. Not to be outdone, Jingshi University immediately announced a temporary suspension of classes, recruited some students to join the army, and began to distribute weapons and strengthen vigilance to take active measures to deal with various possible provocations.
Air force fighter jets from all provinces have assembled in batches towards cities in Xi'an, Taiyuan, Datong and other areas surrounding the Beiyang rule. For this reason, the airports in many cities have been temporarily closed. Flights to northern China are already hard to find. China Airlines stated that the current situation will last for a long time, and the specific date of lifting the ban is to be determined.
In addition, Navy Chief Jiang Zhiqing led the First and Second Fleets to also issue a call. He expressed that the entire Navy fully supports the decisions made by the National Assembly and the Cabinet, and called on the capital to respond to Prime Minister Son Baek-hee's statement as soon as possible.
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Seeing that the situation was getting out of control little by little, the thugs surrounding Congress showed no intention of dispersing. Members of the House and Senate could only spend the most miserable day in the venue since they entered politics. Not just hungry. And they were frightened, and everyone looked at each other in mourning. Those political opponents who usually attacked each other like black-eyed chickens when they met, now did not even bother to raise their eyelids, for fear of wasting their little physical strength.
Fortunately, the thugs were so kind in the evening that they allowed some things to be brought in, which allowed the congressmen to temporarily escape from the cold and hunger situation. But the news brought by their entourage made them fall into the ice cellar: What, the New China Party Headquarters Building was breached by the Third Beiyang Division? Sun Yuanqi has fled to Datong and is now ordering the capital to release all MPs within 24 hours? Both the New China Party and the Beiyang Clique are sharpening their knives. Ready for war?
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At this time, all the members of the New China Party had also learned the news, and everyone had mixed feelings. Some were thankful that Sun Yuanqi had escaped, some were cursing Yuan Shikai for being crazy, some were worried about the current situation, and of course there were also those who had joined before. The New China Party expresses regret. As the Secretary-General of the New China Party, Yang Yongtai comforted loudly at this time: "Chairman Sun had vaguely heard the news that Yuan Xiangcheng would be unfavorable to us, so he made some preparations, but he did not expect that Yuan Xiangcheng would be so hysterical and dare to hold Congress hostage. Besiege the headquarters of our New China Party! This kind of person was not elected as the president by the Congress. This shows that you have a clear vision and a deep knowledge of people, and that you are responsible for the country and the people. Yang Du represents Comrade Sun here. Changhe and the Party of New China would like to express their gratitude to you!
"Yuan Xiangcheng dared to act so recklessly, which fully shows that he was at the end of his rope and had no choice but to make a desperate move. However, with everyone's efforts, he failed to achieve any results in all his desperate efforts, and his final defeat can be just around the corner! Chairman Sun has now issued a telegram, asking Yuan Xiangcheng to reinstate you as members as soon as possible personal freedom. In this case, Yuan Xiangcheng dares to violate the name of the country, go against the trend and bring about his own destruction? SoYou can rest assured that when you walk out of this building tomorrow at the latest, you will see a completely different country! "
There was silence in the big lounge at first, and then they began to whisper among themselves, discussing where the country's political situation would go, and soon it became loud.
Li Zhaofu quietly asked Yang Du beside him: "Mr. Xizi, how do you think Yuan Xiangcheng will respond when he receives Chairman Baixi's statement?"
Hearing Li Zhaofu¡¯s question, Yang Du shook his folding fan and replied casually: ¡°Who knows?¡±
In fact, Yang Du still had some objections to Sun Yuanqi's 24-hour delay. In his opinion, as soon as the thugs surrounded the Congress and the headquarters of the New China Party, Sun Yuanqi could identify them through the radio as the Third Division of the Army, and then issue a condemnation message, and then planes would launch bombings inside and outside the capital to prevent Yuan Shikai from being killed on the spot. , but also to scare him into fleeing the capital. Simple, crude and direct! Why do we need to be polite before fighting like now? (To be continued)