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Chapter 177: The Legend of Xianghu Lake (1)
01 Out of nowhere a rich man appeared

As early as when Cai E raised the flag to oppose Yuan, the nephew of Guizhou Guard Liu Xianshi and party member Wang Wenhua responded positively. Zhang Pengnian, the principal of Guizhou Nanming School, actively lobbied to welcome Dai Kan of the National Army into Guiyang to discuss Yuan's affairs. .

At the meeting, Dai Kan said that although the National Defense Army has moral resources, it is obviously weak. Cai E went to fight Sichuan, Li Liejun went to fight Guangxi, and Tang Jiyao defended Yunnan alone, facing enemies from all sides.It is said that Li Liejun is a well-known hero among the party members, and he is the most capable of fighting, but his brother did something wrong. He said that he met a rich man named Li Wenfu in Guangnan, and Li Wenfu led the whole family and tenants. Li Liejun was beaten into a panic.

Is there a mistake?Li Liejun is a famous general, how could he be beaten up by a local rich man?This can't be true, can it?
it is true!
It is said that after the local rich man defeated Li Liejun, he was shocked and said, "Is there any mistake? I just figured it out now. It turns out that my rich man, Li Wenfu, is the famous general in the world."So what, I simply took the tenants directly to Yunnan and arrested Cai E and Tang Jiyao.

There are different teachings: famous generals encounter local rich men, and it is really painful to fight wars.The tenants of the owner's family entered Yunnan, and bandits came one after another.It is said that Li Wenfu, a local rich man, went straight to Yunnan, and this guy insisted on having a way. He did not know where to get a large number of bandits, swarmed to make trouble, and exploded in all directions, making Tang Jiyao complain and exhausted.

The Li Wenfu mentioned by Dai Kan actually existed in history, but you will not find his name in serious military history, because he does not belong to the regular combat series, and he appeared completely out of thin air, adding to the obstacles of the National Defense Army.

Li Wenfu is from Guangnan County, and the people in Longtan Township basically plant all the land of his family, and they are all his family's tenants.At that time, two echelon regiments of the National Defense Army occupied Guangnan County, which angered Li Wenfu, so he stepped forward to provoke.Afterwards, the party members blamed Tang Jiyao for all this. Look at the weapons he equipped for the Second Army of the National Defense Army.These single sounds are not bad. Tang Jiyao also made a lot of cold weapons such as spears, spears, and forks from ancient times, and let the second army of the National Defense Army carry them on the road. How do you think this battle will be fought? The combat effectiveness of the National Defense Army is comparable to Compared with Li Wenfu, a local rich man, he is obviously at a disadvantage.

The equipment of the regular army is not as good as that of a local rich man. This matter is a bit hanging.

What's more, Yunnan was dizzy by a local rich man Li Wenfu, which led to the opening of Buddhism. Ma Jizeng, the sixth town of Beiyang, was taking the road from Xiangxi to Yunnan.If Ma Jizeng wins, everyone should stop fighting this battle, surrender quickly, surrender, and run away.

After listening to Dai Kan's introduction, Wang Wenhua was overjoyed, so he took the initiative to invite Ying and said: "I can't control the local rich man Li Wenfu, and I don't want to. Let Tang Jiyao worry about it."I think you hand over this Ma Jizeng to me, I am sure to kill him under the horse.

Dai Kan was taken aback: Don't, don't, Wang Wenhua, you are just a scholar, you don't know the dangers of war, let alone Ma Jizeng's power.Do you know who Ma Jizeng is?He came out of the battlefield. During the Second Revolution, Ma Jizeng was only a brigade commander under Li Chun in Beiyang Sixth Township. Because he beat Li Liejun so hard, he was promoted to division commander.It is said that this person is best at inventing combat techniques before the battle, and he only uses any trick once, and will never repeat it next time.In short, it is the people who use the soldiers, the antelope hangs its horns, and there is no trace to be found.He is Yuan Shikai's most valued general, not to mention anything else, just mentioning that Tang Tianxi, Yuan Shikai's personal guard, is under Ma Jizeng's subordinates, which shows how high Yuan Shikai's expectations are for this man.

When Wang Wenhua heard this, he immediately became excited: I want to fight, I want to fight this Ma Jizeng, and hearing you say that this man is so powerful, I can't help but want to fight.

Dai Kan was in a hurry: You want to beat Ma Jizeng?How to play?
Wang Wenhua pressed close to Dai Kan's ear and whispered a few words.Seeing that Dai Kan was beaming with joy, he said, "A clever plan, it really is a wonderful plan. Then Ma Jizeng from Xiangxi, I will leave it to you!"

02 Rules are more important than winning or losing
Wang Wenhua, a party member, led the Guizhou army into western Hunan to take the life of Ma Jizeng, a famous Beiyang general, on January 1916, 1.

However, Wang Wenhua is just a scholar, why is he so sure?
Wang Wenhua used a ruthless trick: fight without declaration!

War is an extreme method of politics, and it happens under certain extreme circumstances. No more talking about reasoning.The opponent pokes you to death, and the result is the same.In short, war is not the goal, but a helpless choice as a last resort.

Soldiers on the battlefield are the ones who understand this truth best. They all know that winning or losing is not important. The winner is not necessarily justified, and the loser is not necessarily unreasonable.Whether to win or lose, what is emphasized is military tactics, and has nothing to do with right and wrong.So what soldiers pursue is not to win. As I said, it may not be correct if you win. Is it necessary to win?

Since soldiers don't seek to win, what should they pursue?Is it still possible to pursue losing everything?
It's not right to pursue losing. What soldiers pursue is a sense of honor and dignity.It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, God only knows which side the truth is on, and soldiers don't take responsibility for it.What the soldiers pursue is a standard and fair rule of war, which requires every soldier to be upright and aboveboard.The result is not important, but the rules in the process of advancing to the result are the most important.

Open and fair rules of the game are a necessary condition for the healthy operation of a society.The more just the society, the lower the cost of living for people, because there are rules to follow and laws to follow, and life is enjoyable, like a fish in water.And a society that does not obey the rules is the most painful society, because everyone does not obey the rules, which means that this society has no rules.A society without rules is more terrifying than hell. It increases the cost of survival, makes people's happiness index plummet, and their pain index continues to rise.

Therefore, what the soldiers pursue is a social law that is conducive to the future and is open and just.Once this goal is lost, soldiers will become tools of violence that prey on the weak.Violent tools have no sense of dignity and honor. An army without a sense of honor is no longer a soldier. Their goal is to win, and the best way to win is to choose unarmed civilians as opponents. At this time, the entire society will fall, and In the beginning, it was just a change in the rules of war.

All in all, if soldiers pursue an upright war, declaring war is essential.To fight without declaring war, and to be caught coldly by the opponent, is to aim at winning, not at just social rules.You may end up winning, but instead you win a terrifying world that scares even you.

Taking a step back, war also has an extreme situation, and that is sports competition.Whether the rules are important or whether winning or losing is important, this issue is most clearly reflected in sports competitions.If any athlete thinks that winning or losing is more important than the rules, and stabs his opponent with a knife as soon as he enters the court, he wins, but the whole sport is lost.

It is precisely because sports competition does not emphasize winning or losing but rules, it has gained a strong vitality.By the same token, a society that values ​​rules must have strong vitality, while a society that only values ​​results will be unreliable in its development.

But this principle does not make sense to Wang Wenhua.He came here to take Ma Jizeng's life, you have to argue with him that winning or losing is not important, how could it be unimportant?If Ma Jizeng is not killed, the foundation of Yuan Shikai, Emperor Hongxian, will be deeply rooted and unshakable.

Of course, we can continue to argue, saying that Yuan Shikai is not important whether he is the emperor or not, what matters is whether he followed the rules, whether... If you continue to talk about it, Lao Wang's muzzle will come to you.Even at this juncture, you are still chattering, don't you mean to seek a beating?
Shut up, on New Year's Eve, the Beiyang soldiers were immersed in the joy of celebrating the Spring Festival, and Wang Wenhua shot.

The sudden gunshots once again told us the truth: easy to know, hard to do.

03 more beautiful than little girls

After that, the scholar Wang Wenhua fought a fierce battle with Beiyang Maji in western Hunan.Half a month later, Wang Wenhua fulfilled his promise to Dai Kan and forced Ma Jizeng to commit suicide.

Ma Jizeng committed suicide?so easy?Didn't it mean that he is a fighter who can play in the Beiyang Super League?How did Wang Wenhua do this?

Wang Wenhua really couldn't say anything about this matter.Those who really know the inside story are the people around Yuan Shikai, but they won't tell.

It's so mysterious, what's going on?

The cause of Ma Jizeng's suicide can be traced back to a long, long, long time ago.How long?It's been a long time since Yuan Shikai's boyhood.In his youth, Yuan Shikai was the young master of a wealthy family. He lived a very prosperous life. Every day, he led a group of fox friends and dog friends to rob the neighborhood and run rampant in the countryside.When the villagers saw it, they rushed to avoid it.

It is said that one day, a Henan opera troupe came to perform in the vicinity. When Yuan Shikai heard the news, he set off early, hurried to the stage, took a good seat, and waited for the good show to start.After the opening scene, Yuan Shikai flicked his eyes around in the crowd, but he didn't know what he was flicking about.Tired of touching, he tilted his head inadvertently, and the corner of his eye glanced at the stage. At that time, Yuan Shikai heard a few bang bang bang bang bangs in his chest, as if he had been hit by a hammer, and he couldn't even breathe. Come.Between his ears, there was even a roar, he only heard himself shouting silently: Mother, can little girls really be so beautiful?

At this time, on the stage, there was a little Huadan, who was young and beautiful, and was humming and learning to sing on the stage.Yuan Shikai's eyes were fixed on Xiaohuadan's pretty face, and when his blood was surging, there was only one thought in his mind: This beautiful little girl belongs to my father!

At that time, Yuan Shikai didn't say anything, but called his friends and whispered in a low voice.After the play was over and the crowd cleared up, Yuan Shikai took people to the backstage, and when he saw the beautiful little girl coming out, Yuan Shikai yelled: "Where are you going!"Someone is coming!Gently stretching the ape's arms, he held the little girl under his armpit, turned around and left.

The little girl was terrified, screaming and screaming, the troupe rushed out, was blocked by Yuan Shikai's friends, and threw down a few coins: My young master Yuan fell in love with your little girl, and she has brought it home as a pawn. Wife, leave these money for you, if you think it is too little, then you owe a beating.

Hey, listen to me, when that... the theater troupe caught up and wanted to talk, Yuan Shikai's cronies rushed up and kicked him to the ground: What else are you talking about?Where does all this nonsense come from?Our young master takes a fancy to your daughter, so you can have fun secretly!
By the time the troupe got up again, the gang of wicked young men had already fled away.

Fleeing to a deserted land, Yuan Shikai was so anxious that he took the little girl into the crop field: You can keep the wind for me, I am a little... a little too fond of little girls here, so let's use this as a bridal chamber.

In the crop field, the heart-piercing screams of the little girl and Yuan Shikai's strange giggles sounded.After a while, the screams and strange laughter stopped suddenly, and there was a dead silence in the crop field.

All the fox and dog friends poked their heads into the crop field in amazement: What's the matter?Why is there no movement?It should be that the movement is getting more and more exciting, right?
Hearing a crash, Yuan Shikai's big head poked out from the crop field, and a huge drop of sweat hung from the tip of his nose: Hey, brothers, I made a mistake, I made a mistake...it's all messed up.

How did you twist it?All the fox friends asked anxiously.

This...Yuan Shikai's expression looks like he is about to cry, but also like he is about to laugh, and it is more of the weirdness of wanting to cry but not tears, and wanting to laugh without sound: This, this... This is not a little girl, but a fucking little girl And a pretty little boy.

Little boy?All the fox friends and dog friends were taken aback, wouldn't they?How can a boy... But brother, it seems that boys can use it too, right?dont you agree?
04 The mysterious call in the dark

The handsome boy Yuan Shikai got from the troupe was from Henan and his name was Tang Tianxi.

As for the relationship between Yuan Shikai and the young boy Tang Tianxi, there is no statement at present, but there are many speculations.There are many kinds, but in fact there are only two kinds. One point of view is that the relationship between Yuan Shikai and Tang Tianxi is a purely superior-subordinate relationship, a relationship between leaders and trusted employees, nothing more.Another point of view is: the relationship between Yuan Shikai and Tang Tianxi is a step further than the previous one. As for how far this step has gone, please, can you have a little taste, don't ask for such details, okay?
All in all, this matter cannot be said in too much detail.We only know that Yuan Shikai accepted Tang Tianxi as his personal servant when he was a boy.

Since then, the two have never been separated.

When Yuan Shikai went to North Korea to start a business, Tang Tianxi followed him personally.Yuan Shikai trained at a small station, and Tang Tianxi was the sentry officer of the third battalion on the right wing of the Wuwei Youjun. This position is equivalent to a company commander.Later, the new army was rebuilt, and Tang Tianxi was promoted to the leader.Later, the third town of the army was established, and Tang Tianxi became the tenth standard of the town.

When the Republic of China was established, Yuan Shikai used Tang Tianxi's tenth bid as his guard.

In 1912, Tang Tianxi was promoted to the commander of the Seventh Mixed Brigade and concurrently served as the commander of the northern section of the Beijing-Hanzhou Line.This official position is quite important. Yuan Shikai's home is in Zhangde, and Tang Tianxi is actually looking after Yuan Shikai's house.At this time, the friendship between Yuan Shikai and Tang Tianxi could no longer be expressed between superiors and subordinates, they were already a family.

30 years of friendship, 30 years of mutual trust, this is Yuan Shikai and Tang Tianxi.

At this time, the Battle of Protecting the Nation broke out, and Hunan was blooming in all directions. Yuan Shikai appointed Ma Jizeng, the deputy in charge of Jiangxi military affairs, as the commander of the aid to Hunan, and led the sixth town from Jiangxi to Hunan. I won't go into details here.

When Ma Jizeng rushed to Hunan excitedly, Tang Tianxi went to see Yuan Shikai, knelt down and wept bitterly, and said: I can't repay the kindness of President Meng's 30 years of nurturing, and I want to go to the front to fight Cai E.

Yuan Shikai was overjoyed: Idiot, everyone is on the front line, who will take care of the safety in the rear?

Tang Tianxi cried and refused: I have been guarding the rear for 30 years, and I have never had the opportunity to serve the president. Today, I have to obey me once, and I must be allowed to go to the front.

Yuan Shikai shook his head: How about we wait for the next time, and we will definitely let you go next time.

Tang Tianxi cried until he was half dead: not next time, just this time.If you don't let me go this time, I will kneel here and not get up.

Look at you... Yuan Shikai sighed helplessly: If you have to go, you have to be careful. When you arrive in Hunan, you have to obey Ma Jizeng's restraint.Then Ma Jizeng is very good at fighting, and you will definitely not suffer by following him.

Yuan Shikai is old.

He is really old, and his brain is seriously not enough.If he went back ten years, he would definitely think of such a question: Tang Tianxi was staying in the rear well, why did he suddenly think of going to the front line?

Yeah, why?

No historian has seriously considered this question.In fact, many historians don't even know about Tang Tianxi's existence. After all, this character is relatively hidden, and his personal style that appears in history is super weird, making it impossible for people to think rationally.

So, what are the distinctive features of Tang Tianxi's personal style in history?
This distinctive feature is... The feature will be discussed later, let's continue to study this question: Tang Tianxi, why did he have a whim and asked to go to the front line?
Why?Could it be that there is a mysterious call somewhere?Summoned Tang Tianxi to the front line in Hunan?
What is the basis for this conclusion?

The basis is: the six towns of Beiyang are masters of horror and ghosts, and any unexplainable strange things that happen to this army are normal.

In addition, Ma Jizeng was really dead.This death incident made Tang Tianxi's personal style full of unexplainable spirituality.

05 Cai E rescued people who were released from prison
It is said that Tang Tianxi took the initiative to invite Ying. After going to the front line in Hunan, he had just gained a foothold when visitors came to the door.

Who is it?
Zhao Hengti.

What is the history of this person?
Zhao Hengti is well-known in the history of Hunan.He was a student studying in Japan sent by Yuan Shikai when he was in power in the late Qing Dynasty, and he took the same ferry as Song Jiaoren when he went east.Before he went to Japan, he agreed that he would study as a teacher and come back to be a teacher who eats chalk dust. But after he arrived in Japan, due to the increasingly tense national affairs, he changed his studies to military affairs and entered the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy. After graduation, he returned to Guangxi. Train new troops.

While training, the Great Wuchang Revolution took place. Zhao Hengti took action immediately. After Guangxi declared independence, he organized a student army, led by him, and went north to protect Great Wuchang.Not long after, peace was negotiated between the north and the south, and Zhao Hengti was ordered to drive to Nanjing. Before leaving, he borrowed 5 yuan from Li Yuanhong for the departure fee.After arriving in Nanjing, Zhao Hengti returned the loan. Li Yuanhong was frightened by this strange incident, because there were many troops who borrowed money from Wuchang at that time, but Zhao Hengti was the only one who paid back the money, so Li Yuanhong could not understand.

After that, the peace talks between the north and the south were successful, and the Nanjing government began to dismantle the army. Zhao Hengti led his army to have nowhere to go, and wanted to return to Guangxi, but all the officials who declared independence in Guangxi at the beginning also ran to the north. The new governor Lu Rongting did not welcome him.In desperation, Zhao Hengti decided to propose his fiancée.

Zhao Hengti's fiancée, whose surname is Tong, has an older brother, Tong Meicen, who is an adviser to Tan Yankai, the governor of Hunan.With the help of this relationship, Zhao Hengti led his army to Hunan and ended his life of wandering around without a fixed place.

After that, Song Jiaoren's assassination case broke out quickly. Based on this, the Japanese Mitsui consortium contributed funds, and the Kuomintang members rioted everywhere.Hunan did not perform very well. It took a lot of effort to declare independence, and then quickly declared that it was not independent.Tan Yankai, the governor at that time, was ordered by Yuan Shikai to go north to face the crime.And Tang Xiangming, and Wu Xiangzhen, who is currently under General Chen Huan in Sichuan, entered Hunan as the investigation envoy of Hunan and began to repair the Kuomintang.

(End of this chapter)