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    The war between the Beiyang Army, Anhui, and the Feng Clan did not stop due to the strong opposition of the people across the country and bad weather, nor was it affected by Xiao Yimin's public appeal for opposition to civil war and peaceful resolution of disputes. If it goes further, it can be obtained  Zhang Zuolin, who went to Tianjin to realize his ambition to expand and seize central power, showed his determination not to give up until his goal was achieved. With a wave of his hand, four divisions were urgently transferred from Shenyang and Changchun to the front line and launched into a fierce offensive.

    On the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in 1920, a special supplement of the French Far Eastern Journal suddenly published a series of detailed data amid a nationwide wave of public opinion opposing the civil war and criticizing Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin: The Zhili-Fengtian War began  By February 10, more than 42,000 officers and soldiers on both sides of the war were dead and more than 70,000 officers and soldiers were injured. More than 100,000 civilian houses in eight counties were destroyed by the war. As many as 1.5 million innocent civilians were forced to flee their homes.  Hundreds of thousands of people died from war disasters, hunger, cold and disease. Beijing and Tianjin were filled with fleeing victims. A huge wave of immigrants appeared throughout North China. Millions of people were dragged through heavy snow.  Take the family with you and make the arduous journey south.

    The supplement of the Far Eastern Times was immediately reprinted by all newspapers in the north and south of the country, triggering strong indignation among the people across the country and deep concern among European and American powers.

    The British government, whose interests in China had suffered the most, finally saw clearly the true face of the Nanjing government sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers. It could no longer bear the situation in North China to continue to rot. Zhu Erdian, the minister to China, took the lead in issuing an "immediate armistice negotiation" to the two warring parties in Beiyang.  " warning.

    Immediately afterwards, the British agency in China joined forces with European and American countries and the League of Nations investigation team.  Calls were issued in media such as Zi Lin Xi Bao and the Beijing-Tianjin Times, asking Xiao Yimin, Minister of Military Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of the Central Government of China, to step forward and use "more effective and positive measures to promote peace."  In the end, it was decided that the British Minister Zhu Erdian would lead the mediation team of twelve European and American countries to Nanjing to hold "formal talks involving China's 40 million people and world peace" with Xiao Yimin.

    Ten days later, the emergency meeting jointly held by the Nanjing camp, the "Twelve European and American Delegations" and the League of Nations investigation team came to an end.  Xiao Yimin, in the name of the Central Military and Political Minister, publicly issued an order: "Mobilize 300 medical personnel from the Nanjing Army General Hospital and the Sixth Field Hospital, as well as 30,000 soldiers from the Engineering Corps stationed in Nanjing, to go to Liaocheng and Dezhou, Shandong from now on to receive relief.  Millions of refugees from North China, and urgent repairs to the damaged areas of the Yellow River dam."

    As soon as the order was issued, the whole country was shocked, and people soon learned about it from mainstream newspapers.  For their own political purposes, the Duan Qirui Group repeatedly prohibited Nanjing from intervening in the situation in North China. Not only did it strictly prohibit the Nanjing Camp troops stationed in Shandong from going north to assist in the war, it also repeatedly rejected requests from Nanjing Camp troops and various southern charities to enter North China for disaster relief and rescue.

    ¡°The call to ¡°overthrow Duan Qirui¡± and ¡°reorganize the central government¡± resounded across the country. Governors and governors of southern provinces made comments one after another, questioning the governance ability of the central government in Beijing and placing great hopes on Xiao Yimin.  People from all walks of life across the country have called on Xiao Yimin to step forward, turn the tide, end the war as soon as possible and save all people.

    On February 25, just twelve days after the Spring Festival, the first central government meeting of the new year was held in the Capitol Building in Beijing.  President Duan Qirui had just finished his self-defense report, and Prime Minister Zhang Lan announced his resignation immediately after taking the stage to speak.

    Immediately afterwards, two-thirds of the Democratic Party members among the members of Congress announced their resignation collectively. More than 80 civil and military officials serving as ministers and deputy ministers of various central government ministries and central military and political agencies also announced their resignation from their current positions. The Beijing Central Committee  The government was paralyzed.

    February 28, nine o'clock in the evening, the office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Nanjing Camp.

    "The first phase of the mission has been successfully completed!"

    Xiao Yimin folded the "Beijing-Tianjin Times" in his hand and placed it on a large pile of news newspapers. He turned to Bao Jiqing, Yang Du, Wang Lingji, Gu Weijun, Sun Baoqi, Lin Baishui, Wu Peifu, Chen Jiongming, Zhu Qinglan and others present here, and said happily  He smiled and said: "Tomorrow afternoon, more than 300 central congressmen and ministers and deputy ministers of various ministries who have resigned from the central government will arrive in Nanjing. The two Beiyang factions are fighting to the death. Who would have imagined that it would end like this? I hope it can end with  This will prompt a truce between the two factions.¡±

    "It's hard to say."

    Bao Jiqing knew the characters of Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin who were riding a tiger very well: "The North China battlefield will not change much in the short term. Although the Zhiwan and Feng cliques have been fighting for more than two months, neither side has yet reached exhaustion.  The situation was unsustainable. Zhang Zuolin had to pay such a heavy price and would definitely not be willing to withdraw outside the customs with empty hands. And after Duan Qirui suffered such a huge blow, he could only maintain his current position by winning, otherwise he would lose all the morale of the military and the people, and he would never be able to win again.  There¡¯s no chance of a comeback.¡±

    Gu Weijun, who has been in charge of foreign negotiations for the past few days, smiled: "European and American powers basically sway left and right."Duan Qirui was disappointed. As our army controlled most of the three major arteries of the Beijing-Hankou Railway, Longhai Railway, and Jinpu Railway, and firmly occupied the entire Yangtze River Basin and all provinces along the southeastern coast, the great powers in order to maintain the interests of various countries  There is no doubt that interests in China have to adjust their China policies and adopt a more pragmatic attitude to cooperate with us.  "

    "Shaochuan, after these days of negotiations, you should have an idea. Can the biggest differences between the great powers and us be reconciled?" Xiao Yimin asked.

    Gu Weijun replied: "On the whole, differences can still be resolved through repeated negotiations. The biggest question for the great powers now is whether we have the ability to control the Northeast? There is also Shanxi, which has never expressed its position and is outside the two major political powers of the north and the south. And then  In addition, after Henan's troops were drained by Duan Qirui, the coalition forces of the two generals Liu Zhenhua and Zhang Wei, whom we secretly supported, suddenly launched an attack and occupied large areas of southern and western Henan that were empty of troops, and drove out Zhao Ti, who was on both ends of the army.  Luoyang, so European and American ministers who did not know the relationship were very worried about triggering a nationwide war.

    "As long as some time passes and the situation becomes clearer, I think everything will not be a problem. The focus of the current stalemate in the negotiations is still the distribution of interests between Tianjin and Qingdao."

    Wu Peifu quickly expressed his position: "Qingdao's interests cannot be given away. It was finally taken back, how can it be given away easily again?"

    Xiao Yimin nodded: "Qingdao must not let it go, and Tianjin cannot let it go. This is our bottom line. However, Xiamen and Fuzhou can consider relaxing tariffs and investment restrictions. Opposite Fujian is Taiwan occupied by Japan. We must not let the Japanese forces stay together.  Dominate."

    Gu Weijun¡¯s eyes lit up: ¡°It works!¡±

    "Yes, it is indeed a good move! The reason why Fujian has repeatedly violated our leadership in Nanjing is entirely due to the Japanese forces. Since we are not able to solve it in the short term, why not mess up the whole situation and make it worse?  Complex? As long as we control the borders of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Zhejiang on three sides of Fujian, and then make progress in a planned manner. Step by step, we will eventually be able to steadily control the entire Fujian. For the long-term goal, temporarily giving up immediate interests is nothing." Yang Du  Speak your opinion and get support from most people.

    Chen Jiongming said: "The Chaoshan area is our focus of construction in the next three years. A division of our police force has been stationed there. All the work Yishuai suggested for the national customs station has been carried out in advance. The preparations for the Guangdong Coast Guard Force have been completed. South Australia  The expansion of the military port has also entered the preparation stage, and we are confident that we can control the entire border area between Guangdong and Fujian and the associated sea areas."

    Everyone nodded frequently, and a major decision was passed.

    Zhu Qinglan saw Xiao Yimin looking at him, smiled slightly, and said: "Yan Baichuan hasn't called me back yet. But I don't think the problem is big. Although Liao Zhen, who was transferred to the commander of the Mongolian Group Army, took three divisions from Yulin and Jiuyuan to the north.  However, the two divisions of Deng Xihou's troops remaining at the Yulin base, as well as the two garrison divisions on the line from Jiuyuan to Yulin, still formed a huge deterrent to western and northern Shanxi. In addition, the four divisions of generals Liu Zhenhua and Zhang Fang controlled the  In most areas such as western Henan and Luoyang, Shanxi is actually under three-sided oppression by our army. With Yan Baichuan's shrewdness and calculation, he will not be able to see the situation clearly. The reason why he has not expressed his stance for so long is probably a matter of face.  "

    Bao Jiqing interjected: "We will be able to capture Henan soon. By then, the Anhui local forces who are interested in us will drive away the warlord Wu Guangxin. Without Henan and Anhui, Duan Qirui should give up. Plus more than ten people who want to maintain their own strength  Wanbeiyang local troops have secretly surrendered to us, and Duan Qirui and Cao Kun, who were exhausted and suffered heavy losses, can only surrender."

    Everyone laughed, but Xiao Yimin looked solemn: "Although the situation is extremely beneficial to us, we must not take it lightly. Every plan and every action plan must be carefully considered! Once the two main divisions of Wang Jian Group Army  Going north to Liaoxi will inevitably involve issues such as follow-up support for the three divisions of Zeng Chaoran's group army. Although there are Beiyang armed forces who have surrendered to us along the way to provide help, we must not give up the fight for Duan Qirui and Cao Kun. Moreover, the Beiyang group  There are also a lot of talents, but the decadent and rigid system and the incompetence of the commanders over the past two decades have suppressed the performance of most people. As long as these people are not traitors to the country, they are all worth fighting for."

    Everyone looked at Xiao Yimin, who was becoming more and more stable, and secretly admired Xiao Yimin's open-mindedness and tolerance. At the same time, they were also very happy for their choice.

    After the meeting, the entire Nanjing camp's action plan began to show positive changes: the external negotiations in charge of Gu Weijun quickly broke the deadlock and entered a new stage; the external united front in charge of Yang Du and Sun Baoqi launched a warm welcome ceremony to let the people who left the central government  Hundreds of political elites who hurriedly came to Nanjing and pinned all their hopes on the Nanjing government were deeply moved; Bao Jiqing and Wang Lingji were responsible for commanding military operations.The policy adjustments were completed, and the 200,000 elite troops assembled on the front line in Shandong under various names were ready for war.

    Lin Baishui's responsible political propaganda set off another wave of calls for political reform, paving the way for the highly anticipated Xiao Yimin's rise to power.

    On March 1, Xiao Yimin, who was well prepared in all aspects, held a grand meeting in Nanjing with representatives of the "Twelve European and American Delegations" and the League of Nations investigation team who had successfully completed a series of negotiations.

    On March 2, Zhang Zuolin was shocked to learn that the 200,000-strong army from the south had quickly moved northward with the tacit consent of Duan Qirui and Cao Kun, and decisively ordered the entire army to withdraw outside the pass.

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