Chapter 30 of Part 4: Change

Li Yaozu walked over quickly and whispered to his ears: "Martial throne, the wife has not woken up when I got the news just now."

Chen Congyun threw the telegram in his hand to Keze and said, "I'll leave it to you to deal with it, I'll walk around."

Along the platform, Chen Congyun walked slowly along the way, and a deep bitterness appeared in her heart. It was difficult for Chen Congyun to explain clearly the relationship with Yuxiu. The doctor said that Yuxiu's life was no longer dangerous, but she seemed to not want to wake up.

"Woo!" A long whistle sounded, Chen Congyun struggled to come back to his senses from the vortex of emotions.

"Chen, there is a top secret telegram. The person who sent the telegram said that only you can see it." Keze shouted, Chen Congyun was stunned and turned around and walked slowly over.

A young man wearing a civilian costume stood at the stern and said, "Li Hongmin, the head of the Jiangning branch, is here to report."

Ke Ze left with tactfulness, Chen Congyun bowed to Li Hongmin and said, "What's the situation?"

"I have destroyed the telegram according to regulations, so I can only dictate it. The military commander and the department are going well, the source, the Datong line, has fallen into my hands."

Chen Congyun smiled with satisfaction and smiled at Li Hongmin: "Call back, let Zhao Xinglong be a promising profession as a horse thief."

Li Hongmin was a little confused about the meaning of this statement. This may not be a code word. If you shouldn't know, don't ask about it. This is the discipline of the Military Affairs Bureau.

"yes!"

After Li Hongmin went down, Keze came over and said, "Sink, the ship is ready, cross the river."

At the city of Tianjin, Liu Yongfu's three divisions arrived one after another, but it was already dark. It was obviously unwise for the troops to launch an attack immediately after a day. Liu Yongfu ordered the barracks left by the Beiyang soldiers in the small station to be stationed on the spot, and ordered Zhang Guangming to send a team of cavalry to welcome the command center led by Aftershock.

In the middle of the night, aftershock rushed to the small station, had a short rest, and immediately held a military meeting to discuss the attack on Tianjin.

It was already midnight in Tianjin, and there was still a busy scene everywhere. Wang Shizhen went to Nie Shicheng to discuss the joint operations. Duan Qirui led the guards to supervise the soldiers to build fortifications. Feng Guozhang was the only one in the command center to handle related matters.

"Huapu! Where is Wang Shizhen and the others?" Yuan Shikai rushed in like a gust of wind, looking around with anxiety on his face.

"Mr. Yuan, you are back, it's great. Pinqing went to Nie Shicheng's place, and Zhiquan went out to supervise."

Yuan Shikai sat in the middle and said with a gloomy face: "How did you command? The artillery association actually sent a cavalry to the death? It was simply confused."

A wave of shame flashed across Feng Guozhang's face and said, "I am incompetent! Please punish me."

Yuan Shikai hummed twice and said, "Forget it, send someone to call Zhiquan and the others back immediately. Remember, don't let Nie Shicheng know that I'm back." Feng Guozhang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes!"

Yuan Shikai sat on a chair, looked at the map, shaking his head while looking. Yuan Shikai did not expect that before Ronglu left Beijing, he asked Cixi to send someone to call him back halfway and asked Yuan Shikai to return to Tianjin alone.

After a day of rapid horse racing, Yuan Shikai kept thinking about why Cixi called Ronglu back? It was a strange thing to have nothing to do here. After thinking about it, Yuan Shikai suddenly realized that Cixi was going to run away. At the beginning, the Beiyang soldiers could not defeat the Japanese soldiers, so how could Cixi expect the Beiyang soldiers to be able to defeat the new army in the South China?

"I want me to be cannon fodder, so you can go far away, there is no door." Yuan Shikai sneered to himself.

Not long after, Wang Shizhen and the other three walked into the door. Just as they were about to salute, Yuan Shikai raised his hand and said, "Forgive it! Let's sit down."

All three of them still saluted honestly, and Yuan Shikai's stiff face showed an undetectable and satisfied look on his face.

"Everyone, you have seen the crisis and the combat effectiveness of the Nanyang New Army. Now you are talking about your plans? Are you fighting the Nanyang New Army to the death with the Nanyang New Army under Tianjin City? Do you have any other opinions?" Yuan Shikai said, and his eyes swept around. At this time, when he said this, the three people on the other side were all spirits, and their faces suddenly became a little weird.

"Only the leader of the masters is here!" Wang Shizhen turned around and looked at the two colleagues. The three of them exchanged their eyes, stood up together, and said loudly.

Yuan Shikai reached out to signal everyone to sit down, then stood up, took a few steps slowly, pondered for a while and said with a stern look: "Everyone, the Qing Dynasty should have disappeared during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. Chen Congyun led the new army of the South China Sea to fight back. Now the minds of the people of the country have changed. The emperor has reformed. The empress dowager moved the knife, which made Chen Congyun's heart cold and the hearts of many ambitious people across the country. Now the Qing Dynasty's aura can see whether the empress dowager can save the emperor's life. If the emperor is gone, the Qing Dynasty's aura will be exhausted. Chen Congyun cannot stop it, so there is no need for us to make enemies with him at this critical moment. Even if both sides are defeated, Chen Congyun still has a chance to make a comeback, so we will not have such a good life."

Yuan Shikai said it all, and the three of them finally understood what he meant. Wang Shizhen said hesitantly: "Mr. Yuan, what do you mean?"

"Thirty-six strategies are the best! Taking advantage of the fact that the New Army of Nanyang has not yet discovered our intentions, leaving a newly formed town, and the remaining troops immediately retreated to Shanhaiguan and then to Fengtian. Even if the world changes in the future, we will have a place to make peace."

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In the Zhili Admiral Mansion, Feng Yi hurried in and walked quickly to Nie Shicheng. After a low whisper, Nie Shicheng's face changed drastically and he said in surprise: "What? Yuan Shikai is going to run away? This bastard!"

Nie Shicheng angrily brushed the teacup in front of him to the ground. After a crisp bang, Nie Shicheng calmed down.

"Military Gate, Yuan Shikai ordered his retreat as soon as he came back. What should we do? Why don't our subordinates stop him?" Feng Yi said with grief and anger. Nie Shicheng shook his head and said, "It's useless. Yuan Shikai was famous for being able to escape when he was in North Korea. He couldn't be unprepared for me. When Yuan Shikai left, more than 10,000 Wuyi's army should probably explain that he would be in Tianjin."

Feng Yi approached Nie Shicheng and whispered: "Military Sect, the Empress Dowager deposed the emperor, which made Chen Congyun famous for his military service. Yuan Shikai saw the general trend clearly before he was about to run away. We can't wait for others to fight."

Nie Shicheng said in a daze: "What do you mean?"

Feng Yi smiled and said, "If Yuan Shikai can run away, we can't... It is reported that the emperor issued three secret edicts on the same day, ordering him to rescue the emperor. Tan Sitong visited Yuan Shikai overnight and asked him to send troops. As a result, Yuan Shikai directly sold the emperor. We don't have to learn from such villains as Yuan Shikai, we can..."

Nie Shicheng suddenly woke up, turned his head and sternly said to Feng Yi: "Bold!"

Feng Yi knelt down suddenly and shouted to the side: "Military, I'm for your own good. In all dynasties, if things are broken in those dynasties, aren't it all because of women interfering in politics? Now that Chen Congyun is famous for his army, it's better to vote for him."

"I'll cut you!" Nie Shicheng said as he pulled out the sword from his waist and put it on Feng Yi's neck.

"Military Gate, even if you kill me today, I will finish my words. After the empress dowager re-trained the government, Chen Congyun raised an army to help the king. Take a look, except for Liu Kunyi, who else has stood up and said "tick"? From a broad perspective, since the Daoguang period, the Qing Dynasty has lost power and humiliated the country and cedeed countless land and paid compensation, but why did the empress dowager refuse to reform? After all, the Manchus did not regard us Han people as human beings, but just treat Han people as slaves... "

"Feng Yi, who taught you all these?" Nie Shicheng interrupted Feng Yi and asked with a sneer.

At this time, someone outside the door laughed loudly and said, "I taught him." As he spoke, a young scholar with a righteous face came in at the door.

Nie Shicheng's face suddenly changed, and the knife in his hand suddenly pushed forward, and a hole was gently cut on Feng Yi's neck, and bright red blood immediately overflowed.

"Feng Yi, you are bold!"

"Nie Shicheng, you are confused!" The visitor laughed loudly, slowly walked to Nie Shicheng, reached out to grab the knife, and gently lifted it up. Nie Shicheng seemed to have time to take his strength, and watched him move the knife away.

"Nie Shicheng! Open your eyes and look at the world. Since your army, you, Nie Shicheng, have fought countless fierce battles. Why did you fail in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894? The root of this Qing Dynasty is the corruption and incompetence. If you go to the whole army to inquire, how many brothers are willing to fight with their own people? Our opposite is not foreign devils, but our own new army. Why did they come? Isn't it because the empress dowager took the emperor and stopped the reform? Those who change their minds and move against the trend of history are stupid! Confused!"

Nie Shicheng was a little dizzy when scolded. After a while, he calmed down and looked at the person in a cold voice: "Who are you?"

The visitor saluted Nie Shicheng and said, "Wu Yuntian, the stationmaster of the Tianjin Station of the Nanyang New Army Military Information Statistics Bureau, has met Lord Nie."

"Wu Yuntian? Are you not the deputy battalion officer of the artillery camp?" As he spoke, Nie Shicheng's face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Wu Yuntian coldly and said, "Good boy, I remember you came from Tianjin Wubei Academy, right? There are many people like you in my Wuyi Army, right?"

"The military gate has praised it! Wu Yi's army has always been from the military gate." Wu Yuntian smiled, and another military salute was heard.

"I didn't expect that even Feng Yi had surrendered to you! Haha, don't be polite, if I didn't agree to your conditions today, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out? Tell me, where is my guard?" Nie Shicheng smiled a little bitterly, a kind of bitterness in the end of the hero.

"Brothers, I have a stomachache at night and are all resting. It's okay!" Wu Yuntian replied very simply. Nie Shicheng slowly put the knife back and sat on the chair and smiled: "Okay, brothers, it's okay. Tell me, what are your conditions?"

Wu Yuntian smiled, took out a pocket watch from his arms, looked at the time and said, "Nie Junmen, it's three o'clock in the morning. In another hour, the new army will launch an attack on Tianjin City. As long as Nie Junmen cooperates with the elimination of Yuan Shikai outside the city, you will still lead the troops, but you will have to accept the reorganization. What rewards will be given in the future will not be decided by me."

"How to cooperate?"

"It's very simple. As long as you fight here and three red signal flares are sent on the top of the city, our people will come in."

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Outside Tianjin City, Liu Yongfu and Aftersho stood nervously outside the city, holding their sightseeing glasses for an hour.

"Sheng, do you think the people from the Military Intelligence Bureau are reliable?"

Aftershock smiled and said, "What are you anxious about? Now it's less than an hour away from the total attack. Even if you can't go ahead, you can't wait long."

While the two were talking, three red signal flares suddenly appeared on the top of the city wall! They were like three beautiful rainbows, cutting through the night sky.

"It's done! Haha!" Nie Shicheng slapped his thigh and was overjoyed!

Aftershock suppressed his excitement and tried to calm down, saying, "The Military Affairs Bureau consumed millions of taels of silver every year, which seems to be in vain! Zhao Xinglong, this kid, has a set."

At the east gate of Tianjin City, the Beiyang New Army lined out of the city were lined up, and suddenly a muffled sound came from the sky, dong!dong!dong!dong!

"No, it's a 75mm field cannon!" Duan Qirui on the top of the city exclaimed and immediately fell down with a clever heart.

A burst of shells fell into the advancing team, and the sound of gunfire turned Tianjin City into a mess in an instant.

Yuan Shikai, who had already taken the train out of Tianjin City, heard the sound of gunfire-like guns and cannons in the city, and his face changed drastically. He looked into the city from the carriage. The light from the guns and cannons in Tianjin City illuminated the sky.

"What's going on? Why don't you go and inquire?"

In the darkness, the south gate of Tianjin City opened, and the New South China Army rushed into the city like a tide and rushed straight to the east of the city.

"Catch Yuan Shikai alive! Yuan Shikai betrayed the emperor!" I don't know who shouted this first, but it soon spread throughout Tianjin.
Chapter completed!