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- Chapter 365 Twenty-one Gun Salute
From Huangpu Hospital to the dock, both sides of the road were crowded with people. Li Zhiyuan would take the "Tongxin" cruiser back to Lianyungang. After the news came, more and more people went to Huangpu Hospital to see Li Zhiyuan off. //www.//
Looking at the people outside the car through the window screen of the car, although Li Zicheng was very willing to perform a performance, waving to the people with this face that looked sick after makeup and without a trace of blood, but considering his current condition "Injury", Li Zicheng had no choice but to give up his plan.
"Huh!"
Suddenly on the side of the road, a banner caught Li Zicheng's attention. The banner was held by a group of middle-aged people who looked quite respectable. The banner read clearly.
"Calm down, what China needs at this time is calm down!"
The content of this banner gave Li Zicheng a chance to leave a deep impression.
Dozens of minutes later, at the dock, lying on a stretcher carried by a group of Army and Marine Corps officers and soldiers, surrounded by senior officials of the National Socialist Party, Li Zicheng boarded the ship. However, here, he obviously could not perform any "tiger body shaking" "Learning cheers from all the people, Li Zicheng is now only a wounded person, and a seriously injured person with unclear consciousness.
In the captain's room of the cruiser "Tongxin", as soon as Li Zicheng entered the captain's room, the first thing he saw was Han Wu sitting on the sofa in front of his desk. The Jiangsu Army Chief of Staff was leisurely holding a glass of wine. Coffee read several documents placed on the coffee table.
"Welcome back!"
Seeing Li Zicheng come in, Han Wu quickly put down the coffee cup in his hand and stood up from the sofa and nodded in greeting. He had boarded the ship two hours ago. When he first received the news of the attack on the envoy, he was shocked. It was not until he received a secret message that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sit down, Tianren, your affairs have been settled."
After wiping off the makeup on his face with a towel, Li Zicheng quickly walked to his desk. This warship was now his operational base. The reason why he chose to take the warship back to Lianyungang was very simple. This warship was captured from Japan. As long as the newspapers report the news of his return to Lianyungang, they will report on this warship. Correspondingly, people will pay attention to this warship. The existence of the warship will remind people that this "wounded man" Contributions made to the country.
It can be said that until now, every step of the entire plan has been carried out according to the plan. If nothing goes wrong, I will get what I want soon.
"Everything has been resolved."
Han Wu smiled and replied that it was after this incident that many people inside and outside the Jiangsu Army knew that the prestige of the military commander in the army was far higher than they imagined, and the same was true among the people.
No matter what, even if all plans have stopped now, after this time, Han Wu finally understood that the Jiangsu Army's surname "Li" was truly imprinted on the Jiangsu Army.
"Well, that's good. I can rest assured that you will do your job."
Sitting on the exquisite armchair, Li Zicheng affirmatively agreed.
"This time I am really exhausted. I have spent the past few days in bed. In Shanghai, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at me. Well, now on our own warship, this can also be done. Feel more relieved.¡±
"Excuse me, would you like me to make you a cup of tea or coffee?"
Even on the ship, due to confidentiality reasons, more people could not get close to Li Zicheng, so Han Wu temporarily acted as a waiter.
"Well, I want to drink some wine now!"
Li Zicheng leaned back comfortably on the chair and answered lazily.
¡°Drink some beer?¡±
Li Zicheng nodded, beer, this may be a new habit he has gained since Jiaoao Special Zone became his "territory", but the beer produced by the acquired German breweries tastes really good. It cannot be compared with the industrial beer of later generations.
"Jing Luushi, I think I should congratulate you now. You have once again taken control of everything, and in a way that is beyond ordinary people's imagination. I am extremely impressed by your courage and wisdom."
Han Wu, who was sitting on the sofa, said in a sincere tone.
"No need to flatter me, my chief of staff. This is completely different from what I thought in advance. I never thought that the risk I would take this time would be so great. To be honest, I never want to try it a second time. This fact is really bad for the heart.¡±
Feeling that there were still some traces of cosmetics on his face, Li Zicheng picked up the towel and wiped it again.
¡°My F¨¹hrer, noIn any case, you still succeeded. I think what you need to consider now is how to extract more benefits from this matter. "
As a soldier, Han Wu was always very direct. At first, when he received the telegram, he thought that the envoy wanted to be "famous", but later he learned that the envoy sat like this, but in fact It¡¯s about ¡°maximizing benefits.¡±
"Let me take a breath first, Tian Ren. You don't know how nervous I was when the assassin rushed towards me. Although I had been mentally prepared for a long time, when a person is really facing a gun, there is no preparation. Damn, I almost turned around and ran away if I could still move my legs."
Li Zicheng took a deep breath of air and then sat down next to Han Wu. In front of the old man, Li Zicheng did not hide his feelings at that time. Even now, he still feels lingering fear.
"This is a human's instinctive reaction. Even if it were me, I can't guarantee that I can do better than you. Besides, you didn't run away. This alone is enough to prove to everyone that you have extraordinary powers. You have the courage. What¡¯s more, the rewards you gained from this experience are enough to make up for the fright you suffered. I believe that with this experience, your prestige among the army and the people will reach a higher level. Afterwards, you will learn from this. The other benefits gained from this assassination will also be immeasurable."
Han Wu was extremely excited when he mentioned "prestige". What is a soldier who can conquer others without fighting? Perhaps this is a soldier who can conquer others without fighting. In the past few days, he has come into contact with many people from Beiyang. The military officers all agreed that the president had "done it" this time, and even hinted that they would not resist if the Jiangsu Army went north.
"Haha, Tian Ren, I just discovered that you are so good at comforting people."
Li Zicheng smiled and patted Han Wu on the shoulder.
"Jing Luezhi, this is not to comfort people, but"
"It's the truth, right?"
After taking over Han Wu¡¯s words with a smile, Li Zicheng¡¯s expression became solemn.
"I have seen the changes in some Beiyang officers mentioned in your report. Their changes are not the most important. You must know that their changes are often due to interests. I know that there are people in the army who should take advantage of this matter for the Northern Expedition. The so-called cooperation of those people seems to have opened the door to Beijing to us!"
At this time, Li Zicheng had a sense of ridicule on his face. On the surface, it seemed that Yuan Shikai had indeed betrayed his relatives, and he seemed to have control of public opinion and the people's hearts, but they had forgotten one fact.
"Do those people really want us to take control of the central government?"
After asking in return, Li Zicheng picked up the glass of beer that Han Wu had just poured for himself. Cold beer was indeed very refreshing to drink, especially when people are upset.
"The reason why they support us is because first, the only one who can control them now is Yuan Shikai. Without Yuan Shikai's checks and balances, this chaos will be inevitable! We can defeat Yuan Shikai, but if we want to defeat Yuan Shikai, To stabilize the domestic political situation, we must also overthrow those warlords who have previously expressed support for us. Only in this way can we achieve the goal of stabilizing the country's political situation. How many years will this process take? Do we have that time?"
At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door of the captain's room.
"Secretary-General Li wants to see you."
The guard outside the door announced loudly.
"Invite him in." Li Zicheng stood up and pulled his slightly wrinkled shirt, and Han Wu stood up quickly. For the secretary-general who, as the secretary-general, controls most of the power of the security department, Han Wu was quite curious, especially during the Jiao'ao Incident. The Ministry of Security was always able to provide him with a large amount of military intelligence as soon as possible.
"Master!"
After Li Siqin, who was wearing a black suit, entered the house, he called him the same as before, completely ignoring the fact that there were outsiders standing here.
¡°Ah Si, sit down, it just so happens that Tim Ren is here too, let¡¯s chat together.¡±
Li Zicheng looked at Yoder beside him, and then said seriously.
¡°It¡¯s been five days now, but there¡¯s still not much response there!¡±
"There have been some reactions, but"
Looking at the young master, Li Siqin said seriously.
"However, I don't think that kind of reaction is a good reaction. After all, what we need is to obtain as many benefits as possible through this incident. However, Yuan Shikai's current intention is to calm down the matter as soon as possible, and failed Think of this, he will place all his hopes on your recovery, and when the time comes, you will naturally talk to him rationally!"
"Well, the nature of this matter is veryserious. "
Li Zicheng looked at them indifferently. Ah Si's answer made him feel for the first time that the plan had deviated from his own track, and a little cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.
"But¡¡"
Li Zicheng paused deliberately and glanced coldly at his two subordinates.
"Is there any other opportunity or way to tell Yuan Shikai how to end this matter?"
"Master, I have also considered this issue. Unless we use the cooperative relationship we have established with Liang Shiyi and provide advice to Yuan Shikai through Liang Shiyi, it will be difficult to change his attitude."
"Um¡¡"
In silence, Li Zicheng opened a wooden cigar box inlaid with exquisite golden lace on the coffee table in front of him and took out a cigar from it.
¡°The finest cigars, this was a gift given to me by a Cuban overseas Chinese when I first arrived in Shanghai.¡±
Li Zicheng took out a cigar from the cigar box and handed it to Han Wu. Ah Si did not smoke. Then he picked up a lighter on the table and lit the cigar.
"Is there no other way?"
The cooperation with Liang Shiyi was a secret move. Liang Shiyi took the initiative to seek cooperation, which made it easier for him to carry out his work in the capital. After all, what he had to face was not a presidential palace with everyone working together, but a presidential palace with two minds. , such a presidential palace couldn¡¯t be easier to deal with.
Silent, Li Siqin was silent, while Han Wu was smoking his cigar and kept silent. He knew that the less involved he was in this kind of thing, the better. If it weren't for the fact that the manager had no intention of letting him leave, otherwise he would be afraid that he would I've already left the office.
"How about a military coup!"
When Li Siqin's eyes suddenly lit up, Han Wu was so frightened by those words that he almost dropped the cigar in his fingers to the floor.
What?
Military rebellion?
"Can you take advantage of the current situation to plan a military coup for the garrison in Beijing and Tianjin?"
¡°Jing Lue Envoy, this must not be done!¡±
Han Wu quickly spoke out to dissuade him.
"As a result of the strategic changes, the military discipline of the Beiyang Army collapsed due to the mutiny in the late Qing Dynasty. The mutiny's impact on military discipline was far beyond imagination. Furthermore, if military intervention in politics becomes a habit, it will not be a blessing for China!"
Military intervention in politics!
Han Wu's words made Li Zicheng silent for a while. Indeed, military intervention in politics is not what he needs. What he needs is a pure army, not an army that can step forward to intervene in the country at any time. Having such an army is absolutely impossible. It¡¯s not a blessing to the country, but do I have any other choices now?
"Instigating a military coup in the Central Army, well, this is a good idea."
When speaking, Ah Si seemed a little hesitant. As he spoke, he glanced at Han Wu, who had just spoken out against him.
"Now among the Central Army, especially the grassroots officers, the backlash against the assassination of the general manager is very strong. With a little planning, I believe that the goal can be achieved! If there is a mutiny in the Central Army, Yuan Shikai will realize his last root. The pillars had collapsed, and by then"
"By then, Yuan Shikai's prestige will have dropped to its lowest point, and your idea of ??using Yuan Shikai to suppress local factions will probably come to nothing."
After flicking the ashes in the ashtray, Li Zicheng thought about it. At first, his idea of ????initiating a military coup was very simple. He just wanted the military coup to become the last straw to overwhelm Yuan Shikai, but But they overlooked one point. The military coup was likely to give the outside world the illusion that Yuan Shikai had lost control of the army. In this case, the provinces would naturally become disloyal and want to use Yuan Shikai to achieve their goals without any bloodshed. The method naturally failed.
As long as Yuan Shikai maintains control over the provinces and Beiyang groups, he will be able to use Yuan Shikai's prestige to achieve causes that align with his own interests and those of Yuan Shikai, whether it is establishing a "national army" or centralizing power. On these points, he will We all have common interests with Yuan Shikai. Only with Yuan Shikai's support can we achieve twice the result with half the effort.
But if Yuan Shikai's prestige disappears, then this person will have no use value. In the future, if he wants to achieve those goals, he will need to spend more time, and now whether it is for China Or for myself, what is lacking is precisely time.
I don't have time to spend time with those people, and Yuan Shikai doesn't have time either. Even if he delays for a day, the situation will become more and more unfavorable to him, because Yuan Shikai has no time. From now on, Yuan Shikai still has at most one year, and in this Within a year, I needed Yuan Shikai's support to do too many things.
Time, time is getting tighter and tighter, and over there, Yuan Shikai hasn't even figured out what he means, this matter
Even if he provided advice to Yuan Shikai through Liang Shiyi, how could Liang Shiyi, the Secretary-General of the Presidential Office who tried to use the government to gain power, sit back and watch the State Council become powerful? This time I returned to Lianyungang, in a certain way, I sent a signal to Yuan Shikai. Can he understand it? If he can't read it, who should he use to tell him what he needs in a subtle way?
"Plan an assassination against yourself, thereby pointing the finger at Yuan Shikai, and then use it as a tool to maximize your interests"
What is the maximization of interests is nothing more than the distribution of powers and responsibilities of the government. According to Yuan Shikai's idea, there are ten ministries in the central government and five administrative departments in each government. However, Yuan Shikai controls the most important five ministries, including the Ministry of Finance. , the Ministry of Justice is a must for entering the central government this time, but Yuan Shikai is not willing to delegate power at all. He Yuan Shikai will not make concessions without taking these "three shots". But now that he has been shot three times, Yuan Shikai If you don't understand your own thoughts, wouldn't those three shots be in vain?
After thinking for a long time, Li Zicheng raised his head and asked Li Siqin.
"Besides Liang Shiyi, is there anyone else in the capital? I mean people who can influence Yuan Shikai's decision!"
Someone who can influence Yuan Shikai¡¯s decision!
Li Siqin's mind sank slightly. Just as he was meditating, there was a knock on the door. When the door opened, it was Li Zicheng's secretary-general Zhang Yilin who walked in. As soon as he entered the office, he held a telex newspaper in his hand. .
"After a brief envoy, Liang Zhuoru sent a power of attorney!"
Liang Qichao sent one point of power?
After receiving the telegram from Zhang Yilin, Li Zicheng was stunned when he looked at the contents of the telegram. In the thousand-word telegram, on the one hand, he excused Yuan Shikai, and on the other hand, he persuaded Jiangsu to stay calm. In this special situation At this time, we need more reason and calmness. We must not let the conspirators and rioters succeed!
Conspirator? Rioters?
Is this referring to yourself?
No!
Carefully examining the contents of the power supply, Li Zicheng squeezed out a smile on his face. The conspirators and rioters Liang Qichao referred to were exactly what he wanted - the revolutionary party!
In 1902, Britain signed an alliance agreement with Japan, an emerging country in Asia, to deal with the Russians who threatened the British colony of India. When World War I broke out in 1914, Britain had only a few old-fashioned warships left in the Far East. Facing the elusive German raiders, cruisers disguised as merchant ships, they would tear off their camouflage and open fire when they encountered prey. The defenders had to Only with enough patrol ships to resist, the British were helpless.
In order to appease the furious British Chamber of Commerce and parliamentary parties, British Admiralty Minister Churchill assured them that Britain's ally in the Far East, Japan, would fill this strategic gap. However, facing the Japanese allies who were trying to dominate Asia, the British cabinet was divided on whether to invite the Japanese navy to assist in escorting. British Foreign Secretary Edward? Sir Gray bluntly stated that Japan cannot be allowed to join the Allied Powers because Japan has great ambitions. It not only wants to eat up Germany's sphere of influence in China, but also wants to drive all European colonial forces out of Asia and replace them.
Starting from the end of 1914, as the German navy intensified its raids, especially the gradual implementation of "unrestricted submarine warfare", Britain, which was in an extremely difficult situation, had to change its original intention and ask Japan to participate in Allied escort operations. Unexpectedly, Japan's Okuma Shigenobu cabinet put on airs and delayed the decision to send troops to Europe.
During the Sino-Japanese conflict, as a price for Britain's intervention in mediation, Japan sent a destroyer fleet to participate in escort missions in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean waters, which meant that the Japanese army would directly participate in the European war. Faced with Britain's request for help, the Japanese did not raise their negotiation price much higher because Japan had already lost its bargaining capital. Japan's sphere of influence in Asia even needed Britain to maintain, rather than Japan to safeguard British interests. .
But even so, Japan still received a guarantee from the United Kingdom that after every Japanese warship was sunk, Japan would receive 1.5 times the warship compensation of the same tonnage from the United Kingdom after the war. If it was a British naval warship, it would compensate similar warships. If it was a German warship, The battleships were capital ships. After receiving a satisfactory reply from the British government, in March 1915, Japan officially agreed to dispatch a fleet to Europe.
After more than a month of preparations, the Mediterranean dispatch fleet, commanded by Major General Yasuzo Sato, set out from Nagasaki with the armored cruiser "Akashi" as the flagship and eight destroyers, all Japanese-style destroyers at the time.
"Pay attention to searching the sea surface. If it is correct, we should encounter a "new high" in this area!"
When mentioning the "New High" protected cruiser, Major General Sato Yasuzo's eyebrowsI wrinkled my head and felt a burst of pain, but what was more, it was a shame, an unprecedented shame. The Japanese Navy lost too many warships under unprecedented air strikes. For Japan, from Arashiyama to Lianyun, the "Haizhou" overseas The "Bay" area has even become a word like "Tsima" in Russian, a word like Waterloo.
After that disastrous defeat, it would take at least ten years for the severely weakened Japanese Navy to recover. However, the Chinese who won the victory were like the Japanese Navy after Tsushima. Their maritime power expanded rapidly. "Hanoi", "Hanoi" The two-ton Japanese first-type dreadnought "Settsu" was salvaged from the water and transported to Lianyungang for repairs. The "Tongxin" that Li Zicheng is now aboard, the protected cruiser that takes the meaning of "four seas and one heart", is also It was also a warship of the Japanese Navy, so much so that even now when Yasu Sato refers to that warship, he still can't help but call "Tongxin" with "New High".
When Major General Sato Yasuzo's words suddenly stopped, the entire "Akashi" armored cruiser fell into a terrible silence. Everyone on the bridge only felt a burst of shame and anger. The Japanese Navy warship was captured by the enemy. What kind of shame and anger is that!
"HmmTongxinhao!"
"Hi!"
The commander's words shocked everyone. Although the "Akashi" was too old and far inferior in firepower and tonnage compared with the "New High", coupled with eight destroyers, it was enough to defeat those "China" ships. A warship operated by an Army landlubber.
"Sir, are we going to sink him?"
Captain Saito Hanroku asked Sato Kozo in a serious tone, almost holding his breath, while Major General Sato Yasuzo frowned slightly and said in a serious tone.
"We want to give them a big gift!"
A great gift!
Sato Yasuzo secretly discussed this task in his heart. This was an order from the military headquarters yesterday, in order to give Li Zhiyuan, the Chinese who was regarded as the number one enemy of Japan, a great gift from the Japanese navy. !
"Sir, the Japanese fleet has been discovered!"
The sudden shouts from the bridge of the "Tongxin" only shocked everyone's souls. Everyone turned their attention to Xiao Baoheng at the same time. Who can forget the heavy damage the Army Air Force inflicted on the Japanese Navy?
"The entire ship is on combat readiness immediately! Contact the air force!"
Xiao Baoheng responded immediately.
Siren!
Suddenly, the alarm sounded from the captain's room, but Li Zicheng, who had just squeezed out a smile, was stunned. After being stunned, the phone rang.
"As a result, we encountered"
Suddenly, the sound of gunfire coming from outside made Li Zicheng stunned. Is there a war? The Japanese knew they were on the ship, so why did they choose
"It's the Japanese Navy's Mediterranean dispatch team that fired a salute to us!"
The voice on the phone only made Li Zicheng breathe a sigh of relief.
? Japanese Navy? Fire a gun salute?
The sound of cannon continued to be heard from the captain's room, and with every salvo, Li Zicheng would count the sound of the cannon silently in his heart.
"Nineteen times!"
When the cannon shot reached nineteen, Li Zicheng frowned. Sure enough, there was another cannon shot, and then another, this twenty-one shots! This is how a head of state is treated!
When the sound of the cannon fell, Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and cursed.
"Damn Japs!"
"Sir, I don't understand why we have to give a twenty-one ring to a colonel!"
Captain Saito Hanroku looked at Sato Kozo with dissatisfaction on his face. Although there was no questioning in his words, his tone was full of questioning. What a great opportunity this was. Originally, they had a chance to sink this ship. It was a warship, and the commander ordered them to fire, but they fired a salute of twenty-one guns!
"Do you know who is on that warship?"
At this time, Sato Kozo's face was filled with a sneer.
"Li Zicheng, that Huaihai Economic Envoy!"
It's him! Captain Saito Hanroku trembled all over, and then immediately spoke loudly.
"Your Excellency, it's too urgent to fire the cannon now. He, he is from Japan"
Sato Kozo, who had a sneer on his face, did not even look at the excited Saito Hanroku.
"Twenty-one rings!"
Twenty-one rings, so what? Even if all these warships are destroyed, as long as Li Zicheng is killed, it will be worth it! Saito Hanroku thought so in his heart.
"That's the treatment of the head of state! If you want to kill Li Zhiyuan, let Yuan Shikai do it!"A China falling into civil strife is in Japan's interest! " - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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