Back to the Republic of China as a commander

When interviewed by two reporters, Wang Zhenyu's reply was very careful and organized, which directly overturned the two's understanding of the rude and uneducated soldiers of this era.At the same time, Shao Piaoping and Huang Yuansheng were very surprised by the courage and courage of this young civilian army officer.

Shao Piaoping: "Wang Guandai, I'm very curious about why you dared to take such a big risk and lead a lone army deep into the heart of the Tazi soldiers to carry out such a night attack."

Wang Zhenyu: "At that time, I didn't think much about it at all. I just followed the persistence of a revolutionary soldier. No matter what, I had to fulfill Commander-in-Chief Huang's order and destroy the baggage of the Tartar army."

Huang Yuansheng: "What about the subsequent ambush? As far as I know, you had already succeeded at that time. Why did you take the risk of carrying out such an ambush if you didn't retreat in the dark?"

Wang Zhenyu: "If you don't eat the fat delivered to your door, you will be sorry for those sacrificed martyrs. And it was precisely such an unplanned ambush that forced all the enemy troops to return to Yudaimen, and I was able to bring them to Yudaimen." Seeing my brothers swaggering back from Zongguan’s original road! Hehe, now that I think about it, I’m lucky. The two great journalists wrote brilliantly, but this point must be written truthfully. Otherwise, readers will think that I can pinch and count. It’s a fortune teller, that brother will really have to find a place to set up a fortune-telling stall in the future. Hehe”

Wang Zhenyu's sincerity, wit and humor made everyone laugh.Interview activities have also become easy and pleasant to take.But at the time of the deadline, Wang Zhenyu read the manuscript, and it was reporting a military operation here and there, and it was completely a fascinating legendary novel. (In fact, the surprise attack on Yudaimen really made these two serialized in later reports.)

At the end of the interview, Shao Piaoping even held Wang Zhenyu's hand a little excitedly and said, "Wang Guandai, if the militia has such a courageous and insightful young officer like you, the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty is just around the corner!"

Then Huang Yuansheng frowned and said to Wang Zhenyu: "Wang Guandai, do you think this revolution will win?"

Wang Zhenyu came from a later generation. He naturally knew that from the perspective of the original purpose, the Revolution of [-] was a failed revolution, and it was a very failed revolution. The hands of the Qing powerful group were transferred to the hands of the Beiyang collective and some so-called revolutionary new warlords.Then the sky is still the same, the earth is still the same, the great powers have become more domineering, and the lives of the common people have naturally become more difficult.Therefore, although the Revolution of [-] was great, it was the beginning of a disaster for ordinary people.

But for China, this is just a new birth pain, inevitable.

It is naturally impossible for Wang Zhenyu to say these words to Huang Yuansheng, after all, it is a taboo in any era to speak lightly.He just held the hand of the famous reporter of the Republic of China very forcefully and said: "The revolution has always been just the beginning, not the end. There is still a long way to victory, and it is worth our generation's lifetime struggle and pursuit."

As for the last sentence, Huang Yuansheng recalled it for a long time afterwards.Until a few years later, Huang Yuansheng was shot and killed by an assassin ordered by Sun Yat-sen in the United States. At the moment before he died, he suddenly remembered this sentence and seemed to understand everything.

Although Hanmin Daily is only a tabloid, the newspaper industry in China is only that big at this time, and the newspaper offices in Shanghai even gather on one street.

Once the news was released, in the era when there was no intellectual property protection, major newspapers and periodicals reprinted the article jointly published by Shao Piaoping and Huang Yuansheng. This was the only time in history that the two co-authored an article.

The name Wang Zhenyu and Wang Zhenya (later renamed Wang Zhengya), who took Jingzhou out of the country, were soon touted as the two gods of war in the civilian army, although neither of them is currently a heavyweight in the civilian army.But let the reporters write brilliantly, and now it has become the hope of this revolution.

Both of them are from Hunan, but their names are so close, people who don't know the inside story mistakenly think that they are brothers, and there are rumors that the royal family will destroy the Tartars, but they don't know who is the elder of the two kings. Second-rate.

As the oldest English-language newspaper in China today, the editors of "Zi Lin Xi Bao" would turn a blind eye to it, and they naturally reprinted the news of the surprise attack on the Yudai Gate and the victory of the civilian army.

On November 1911, 11, it was already winter in Beijing, the capital of the Qing Empire. The cold wind was raging, and the earth was covered with thick silver clothes. There were few pedestrians on the streets, and the dark red palace walls of the Forbidden City were still high. Standing there, it looks very abrupt in the whiteness.The entire imperial city still looks so majestic and majestic, but the traces of decay cannot be concealed by the vast white snow.

The war in the south was very difficult, and Yuan Shikai, who was ordered in the face of danger, monopolized power like Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms, raising his own self-respect.Although there are many princes and nobles in the Qing Empire, few have the strength and thoughtfulness to defend the 200-year-old foundation created by their ancestors; Aside from sighing, I really can’t come up with any good regulations; a large number of rotten scholars who claim to be Confucius and Mencius students shout at the gate of the palace every day to be loyal to the country, but I don’t see a few who are really brave enough to go south to find the rebellious party. .The entire empire is like a large wooden ship with holes everywhere and a lot of water, it must be repaired badly, but it is not known when it will finally sink.

In Zhongnanhai, Yuan Shikai's eldest son, Yuan Keding, was dragging a broken leg, walking through the white snow to find his father. After a closer look, this Mr. Yuan was holding the latest issue of "Zi Lin Xi Bao".

"Father, take a quick look. The newspaper said that Mr. Feng and the others were defeated in Hankou." Yuan Keding yelled as soon as he entered the door.

Yuan Shikai was sitting in the hall at the moment, having just finished discussing several important matters with Xu Shichang and others.

The current situation in Beijing is also very unstable, and various chaotic forces are active.Especially the banner people who knew that the general situation was over seemed unwilling. They were all afraid that after this change, their iron rice bowl would not be guaranteed, and Liang Bi and other princes who knew soldiers even created a kind of socialism party, saying that they wanted to Swearing to defend the Qing Dynasty to the death, they even publicly declared that Yuan Shikai was the living Cao Cao in this world.

These petty fights may not be a big deal, and it seems that it is not enough to worry about at present. What really worries Lao Yuan the most is the first town guarding Beijing.Most of the officers and soldiers in this town are bannermen, and they are not as good as the other five towns in Beiyang who only recognize him as Yuan Gongbao.This problem has troubled Yuan Shikai for a long time since his comeback. No one wants to have such an unreliable weapon that can threaten his life under his eyes!As for forcibly dismissing and transferring away, it is not practical. If Yuan Shikai really wants to do this, the less courageous princes of the Zongsha Party may really jump over the wall in a hurry.These second-generation ancestors have no other skills. If they mess around and make Beijing a mess, then their plans to force the palace will be greatly affected.

But now, this problem that made it difficult for Yuan Shikai to sleep at night has been completely solved, and the dog-headed military strategist Yang Dugang thought of a coup for him.The method is also simple, just let people secretly transfer the weapons and ammunition of the first town.Without their weapons, these bannermen are no different from ordinary people, so they are naturally not afraid of what they are doing.

With this clever trick, the big stone that was weighing on Yuan Shikai's heart was finally lifted to the ground.I just ordered the people under my command to do it, and before I had time to be proud, my son's yelling at the door ruined my rare good mood these days.

But it was about the front line in Hubei, and Yuan Shikai had to pay attention. He waved his hand to signal the others to back down.

"What's the defeat? Why didn't I receive a report? What are you yelling about, Kedingwu?" Yuan Shikai had been an official for a long time, and when he lost his temper, he spoke in a calm and steady manner.

Yuan Keding, who is familiar with Lao Yuan's character, knew that he was really angry when he heard it. He shrank his neck and said softly, "The newspaper said that the Yudaimen Station in Hankou was blown up by the rebels, and our troops on the front line in Hubei lost their supplies. , the war may have to be postponed again.”

After speaking, he handed the newspaper to his father Yuan Yuan with both hands across the table. Yuan Shikai took it over and took a closer look, but the result was different from what Yuan Keding expected.Not only was he not angry, but he even laughed after a while.

Yuan Keding was a little surprised: "Why is father laughing? Could it be that the news is fake?"

Yuan Shikai waved his hand and said: "The news should be true. A few days ago, Hua Fu sent me a telegram saying that the militiamen counterattacked Hankou. Although they were defeated, almost all the ammunition stored in Yudaimen was exhausted. Please let me dispatch another batch. Give it to him. I thought it was weird at the time, but comparing the two, it should be true. Your loyal and patriotic uncle seems to have really suffered a big loss in Hankou! Haha!"

"Ah, Master Feng is deliberately deceiving his father. How can this be?" Yuan Keding suddenly understood, but thought of another aspect of the problem.

Yuan Shikai shook his head with a smile: "Come here, my silly son, do you know that the most important thing in the way of being an official is those four words?"

Yuan Keding stood on the inner side of the table, stood next to his father and thought for a while and said honestly: "Loyal? Get promoted and get rich?"

Yuan Shikai's eyes slanted, and he patted Yuan Keding lightly on the head: "Wrong, it's a lie."

"I have already told Feng Huafu that the supplies in the capital are also in short supply, and he can't adjust them. Hehe, okay, isn't he wholeheartedly trying to wipe out the rebellion and protect the Qing Dynasty? Without supplies, let me see what he can do to wipe out those rebels Party." Yuan Shikai's original intention was to fake beatings, to raise the bandits' self-respect, so as to force the Qing emperor to abdicate.But this Feng Guozhang wanted to learn from Zeng Guofan, and he actually fought. He took the initiative to defeat the militia in Hankou.At that time, Yuan Shikai was really afraid that Feng Guozhang would wipe out the civilian army. After severely reprimanding him for advancing alone, he had already sent Duan Qirui to take over the military power in Feng Guozhang's hands overnight.As for the nobleman Feng Guozhang, Yuan Shikai issued an order to transfer him to be the leader of the Imperial Guard.The order is now in Duan Qirui's hands, so it's time for Duan Qirui to go to Xinyang, right?Old Yuan thought to himself.

But the point of this meeting is not here. Yuan Shikai thought of another question when he looked at the newspaper: "Silly son, look carefully. Although this newspaper is something for Westerners, it is a good thing. Compared with those who claim to be clean , it’s much easier to use the censor who doesn’t do practical things. With these newspapers, you can know what the people below are thinking and doing, and you can bypass the people below to know the truth of the matter. In this way we Those at the top will not be deceived and deceived by the people below, and this state affairs can be handled slowly."

"But father, do the people below dare to lie to us? Aren't they afraid of being exposed and dismissed?"

Looking at Yuan Keding, this silly son, he seemed to really not understand, Lao Yuan sighed, how could he raise such a half bucket of water after being shrewd all his life.

"There are no truths and lies in this world. For the superiors, there are only the truth and what they want to hear. You are at the top, and the promotion, honor and disgrace of the people below are all tied to you. They dare not tell lies unless it is a last resort. , but they dare not tell the truth, they will only flatter you, flatter you, and tell you what you want to hear. If you want to hear the truth, they will tell the truth, and if you want to hear the lie, they will tell the lie. The problem is This kind of falsehood says that no one will die, but if you really believe it, big things will happen. You see, with this newspaper, it will be different. They don't rely on us for food, they say what they see, this is the truth .That’s why my father asks you to read more books and read more newspapers on weekdays.

Yuan Keding rolled his eyes, as if he had grasped the point.

"Go on. By the way, tell me to go on. In the future, every issue of this, um, Linxi Daily, will send me a copy." Yuan Shikai felt that he had succeeded in teaching his son, and his mood was much happier.Unexpectedly, a few years later, in order to deceive his father, his son actually came up with a trick to fake newspapers, and he really played tricks.