Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

Kong Jie said: "I think it is better to slow down. The battle in Qingdao consumed one-third of our ammunition. It is better to hold on.

You know, once the war starts, the Japanese will definitely support all the warlords.

Their current equipment is not good enough, but if they get support from Japan or other powers, it will still increase our difficulty.

Instead of doing this, we might as well take advantage of their independence and retake them under Yuan Shikai's order.

After all, if we don't declare independence, there will only be a few provinces that dare to stand up.

It would be great if we could seize the opportunity and win. There is no such great pressure at all."

Everyone nodded at this statement.

Shen Hao also thought it was good.

So he said: "Okay, let's do it this way. First, take down Li Liejun, since he dared to stand up and take Guangdong and Guangxi to establish his authority.

Then let him know how powerful he is."

Li Yunlong asked excitedly: "President Shen, what about Yunnan?"

Shen Hao said: "When President Yuan gives the order, we will take over Yunnan in one fell swoop."

"Yes!"

Tang Jirao, Cai E, and Li Liejun declared independence and openly opposed Yuan Shikai, which made Yuan Shikai extremely angry.

491. How to fight without military pay?

Yunnan demanded that Yuan Shikai abolish the monarchy.

At the same time, local military forces in Yunnan, such as Tang Jirao, were preparing to resist Yuan Shikai through armed warfare.

The slogan was, "Smash the dictatorship, smash the Hongxian Empire!"

The angry Yuan Shikai immediately ordered a counterattack.

Yuan Shikai had just become emperor and was enjoying his glory.

Unexpectedly, someone opposed him at this time.

What's more, the Beiyang government had already begun to split internally.

What made him even more uncomfortable was the lack of support from his direct subordinates, Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui.

In addition, Shen Hao, who did not obey orders, also gave him a headache.

The offer to confer the title of prince on Shen Hao was unexpectedly rejected.

This also made Yuan Shikai lose face.

Unfortunately, his strength was not enough to do anything to Shen Hao, so he could only pretend not to see it.

However, Yuan Shikai could not accept the rebellion of Tang Jirao, Li Liejun and Cai E.

Don’t you see your own level? How dare you rebel?

Yuan Shikai immediately ordered the establishment of the "Temporary Military Affairs Office for the Yunnan Expedition" and divided the troops into two groups to march south to suppress the rebellion, and appointed Cao Kun as the commander-in-chief of the two armies.

Cao Kun was ordered to lead the main force of the army into Yunnan from Sichuan, while the other flank force entered Yunnan from Hunan and Guizhou to support Yunnan Province.

In addition, Yuan Shikai also sent troops to order Shen Hao to attack Yunnan.

Originally, Yuan Shikai had no hope of receiving this order.

I thought Shen Hao would ignore it, but unexpectedly, Shen Hao directly chose to accept it.

This made Yuan Shikai overjoyed.

He felt confused and couldn't understand what Shen Hao was doing.

Then, I realized that Shen Hao obviously wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Yunnan.

However, Yuan Shikai didn't care about this at all.

Anyway, Yunnan was not under his control.

The Kings of Yunnan were Tang Jirao and Cai E. They were all graduates of the Tokyo Army Academy in Japan. They were old classmates and were on the same boat.

The local forces in Yunnan have never been under the jurisdiction of the Beiyang government.

Since he is not one of them, Shen Hao can just take it.

Shen Hao's reply gave Yuan Shikai great confidence.

A telegram was immediately sent to the whole country to announce Shen Hao's dispatch of troops.

The purpose, quite simply, is to deter those who want to follow suit and declare independence.

The fact is just as Yuan Shikai expected.

When Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to the whole country, everyone was shocked that Shen Hao actually accepted the order to attack Yunnan.

For a time, General Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang, and General Feng Guozhang, the governor of Jiangsu, who had originally planned to declare independence, both chose to wait and see.

Shen Hao still feels oppressed.

They also don't understand the specific situation.

If Shen Hao really listened to Yuan Shikai, they would not dare to act rashly.

In Yunnan, when Tang Jirao heard that Shen Hao was going to take action against Yunnan, he gasped.

He is very clear about Shen Hao's strength.

All the troops in Yunnan combined are not even one-fifth of Shen Hao's. How can they fight Shen Hao?

The internal conflicts within the National Protection Army, which was already disunited, intensified.

In Tang Jirao's mansion.

At this moment, Tang Jirao was like an ant on hot pan.

Shen Hao's sudden attack caught him off guard.

All the staff immediately became anxious.

"Tell me, what should we do now?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, their hearts filled with increased pressure.

Facing Yuan Shikai, they still had the confidence to fight, but facing Shen Hao, they really felt like Alexander.

"General Tang, I think Cai E and Li Liejun are overestimating their capabilities. If they want to go, let them go. I don't think we can pay for the military pay."

"Yeah, it's already this critical moment, and you still care about others?"

“I agree with this proposal.”

"Since Cai E wanted to attack Sichuan, he had the support of the Tongmenghui.

Why should we pay for the military?”

Everyone was talking at once, and it just touched Tang Jirao's heart.

Then he said: "Well, you are right. Send a letter to Cai E and Li Liejun immediately and tell them to solve the military pay of the First and Second Armies by themselves. We can't do anything about it."

"Yes, General Tang."

Then, Tang Jirao asked again: "So how do we deal with Shen Hao? What do you think?"

"Shen Hao is very powerful. If he wants to attack Yunnan, he will first attack Li Liejun's Second Army. Should we support Li Liejun now? After all, the lips and teeth are interdependent."

"Support is a fart. Cai E's First Army and Second Army were both formed temporarily and have little combat effectiveness.

Shen Hao and he are not on the same level at all. It's just like hitting a rock with an egg. So why fight with Shen Hao?

One brigade can wipe them out."

"I agree with this. The military pay of their two armies has been paid by us for a long time. How can they be qualified to challenge Shen Hao?

Not to mention Shen Hao's elite troops, they couldn't even defeat Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army.

The equipment is far inferior.

These two armies can't even be equipped with a Hanyang rifle, and half of them are armed with broadswords. I don't think this battle can be fought."

Everyone was talking at once, and none of them was optimistic.

Hearing this, Tang Jirao also felt a headache.

Now he felt a little regretful, regretting getting involved with people like the Tongmenghui.

Before that, he had consulted Shen Hao specifically.

Regarding their declaration of independence.

But Shen Hao’s idea is that you guys can be independent and I don’t care.

But now he is obeying Yuan Shikai, which makes Tang Jirao very angry.

I feel that Shen Hao is not trustworthy.

But no matter how angry Tang Jirao was, he had no other choice but to bite the bullet.

Tang Ji said, "Let's not discuss these issues now. Let's see what method we can use to deal with Shen Hao."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

Faced with Shen Hao, who owns airplanes, battleships, and the largest military factory in Asia, they really don't know how to fight Shen Hao.

Even if the equipment is the same, they will definitely win.

What's more, the equipment is very different.

Not to mention Shen Hao's army, even if they were asked to fight the Japanese, they would be trembling with fear.

However, Shen Hao was able to completely wipe out the Japanese.

This is not even on the same level.

What's more, with Tang Jirao's financial resources, he can't afford to fight this battle. If the battle lasts more than a month, Tang Jirao will go bankrupt.

They really don't know how to fight.

Suddenly someone said, "How about surrender?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at the man.

They all nodded in their hearts, but Tang Jirao was the King of Yunnan, and they were all Tang Jirao's direct descendants.

To say this is like slapping yourself in the face.

Once surrendered, Tang Jirao, the King of Yunnan, would definitely step down. This was inevitable.

They will also lose power.

Power is like poison; once you have it, it is difficult to give it up.

Sure enough, Tang Jirao's face immediately darkened and anger rose in his heart. These were all his direct subordinates, but they did not consider him and chose to surrender at the beginning.

Tang Jirao angrily said, "Fuck you, I've been using lots of money to support you, you bastards, you just met a strong enemy and you want to surrender, what do I need you for?

Take him out and shoot him!"

"General Tang, I am wronged. I didn't mean it."

"General Tang, please forgive me. I won't dare to do it again next time."

As the sound became farther and farther away, a gunshot was heard outside.

boom!

The others were horrified.

At this moment, they were somewhat glad that they were not the first to surrender.

Tang Jirao looked at everyone sitting upright and felt annoyed.

The inexplicable anger grew.

"Are they all fucking dead? I'm asking you a question. What should we do now?"

Everyone looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you.

No one could come up with a solution, hesitating.

Seeing this, Tang Jirao felt even more irritated and powerless.