Fushan and Alder reported Qiao Yu's request for du li command to the country. The Allies were also worried. They positioned the Chinese ** team as just cannon fodder. What they valued was that the Chinese obeyed orders and worked tirelessly.
The characteristics of the Chinese army are to use the Chinese as a colonial army. There are Britain and France as officers. The Chinese army relies on these officers to command. In the eyes of the Allies, only in this way can the basic combat effectiveness be guaranteed. Otherwise, the army commanded by the Chinese will be just a bunch of people.
Cowards, a bunch of lambs.
However, since Qiao Yu had insisted, if Britain and France refused, they would not be able to get additional troops. In the end, the British and French leaders thought about it over and over and decided to agree to this condition, but they asked Sichuan to add another 100,000 workers, and the number of workers working in Europe must reach more than 400,000.
As soon as Qiao Yu saw the agreement from Britain and France, he immediately began to order preparations to participate in the war. While Qiao Yu was busy, the newly elected president Li Yuanhong sent Qiao Yu a telegram, asking Qiao Yu to support him.
After Lao Yuan was driven out, Li Yuanhong happily became the president. He thought he could rule the world and experience the glory of this president, but soon Li Bodhisattva knew what he was like as the president. Now China is the most powerful.
Among the two powerful forces, the Sichuan clique is now fully infiltrating into Yunnan and Guizhou, and does not care about Bei Jing's affairs, and Bei Jing still falls in the hands of the Beiyang clique, to be precise, Duan Qirui's clique, as Prime Minister
Duan Qirui, who firmly controlled all power in his own hands, regarded Li Yuanhong as a rubber stamp and nodded to the president.
The Bodhisattva was still angry, and the conflict between Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui finally broke out over the issue of participating in the war. The Allies had already received the necessary support in Sichuan, but Britain and France still hoped to bring the Beiyang government in. Although Sichuan could
Provide more considerate services, but the remuneration is too high, which has almost shaken their colonial foundation in the Far East. Therefore, bringing Beiyang in, on the one hand, they can get more benefits, and on the other hand, they can restrain Qiao Yu. It is definitely a very good idea.
pretty good idea.
It was out of this consideration that Zhu Erdian found the government of Beiyang and promised that once Beiyang could send troops and workers, he could reduce the Boxer Indemnity and provide a loan of five million pounds. The British threw out such a big bait, and suddenly
Everyone in Beiyang was excited. Five million pounds was almost equivalent to fifty million taels of silver. This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money, and it could also exempt the Gengzi indemnity.
Calculating this is definitely an astonishing wealth. During this war with Sichuan, Beiyang was also introspecting. They also saw that Beiyang had been surpassed by Sichuan in terms of armaments. The reason why Beiyang has become the number one power in the world since the late Qing Dynasty
, it is because the Beiyang Army has excellent equipment, which brings strong combat effectiveness, which is also the foundation of Beiyang. Now that it is being surpassed by Sichuan, how can Beiyang be reconciled?
Therefore, it has become Duan Qirui's established strategy to obtain this fund and then use it to strengthen the army, and Li Yuanhong also wants to take a share of it and use it to cultivate some of his direct descendants to check and balance Duan Qirui. It is precisely because of this
Before the money was even seen, the two sides began to fight each other, and the city of Beijing was in a state of chaos. After all, Li Yuanhong was alone, so he thought of Qiao Yu, a powerful foreign aid, so he sent electricity to Qiao Yu and asked for support.
"Jun Zuo, this Li Bodhisattva is also interesting. Doesn't he know how this president came to be? He really wants to become the third force besides Beiyang and Sichuan. Isn't this a wishful thinking!"
"Brother Baili, people's ambitions are related to their status. The higher the status, the greater the ambition. When Li Yuanhong was the vice president, he must have thought that he could just remove the word "vice". But now he wants real power. The people's hearts are not enough.
What an elephant!"
"Jin Zuo, it would be good if you support Li Yuanhong. At least it will make Beiyang busy!"
"No need, the European war is the best time, not just for Sichuan, but also for China. If done properly, it is best to get all the tariff power across the country, and then make a breakthrough on the concession issue, and the border issue will also
Being able to open up a new situation will be of great benefit to the country. We still mainly support the Beiyang forces and let them stabilize North China!"
Jiang Baili nodded slightly when he heard this. This is what makes Qiao Yu more convincing. Although the political struggle is about life and death, Qiao Yu can always stand higher, see further, and put the interests of the country into consideration.
Put it first.
"Brother Baili, what should be the name of this first batch of troops sent to Europe?"
Jiang Baili hurriedly took out a document and handed it to Qiao Yu: "Jin Zuo, the Beiyang side has not yet coordinated and has not decided to declare war with Germany. Therefore, it is better for the first batch of troops to be in the name of volunteers. The total number is 50,000.
Around the people, the originally captured bandit laborers have basically completed their labor reform, and 15,000 people were selected from them. In addition, many Beiyang troops were captured this time, and the best 10,000 were selected from them, and some were selected from the Sichuan army.
Three thousand officers joined it as the backbone."
"This arrangement is good, but there is still a shortfall of more than 20,000 yuan. Brother Baili, how are you going to arrange it?"
"Jinzuo Mingjian, this part of the gap will be left to the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. The total number of troops in the southwest has exceeded 150,000, of which the total number of Sichuan troops is about 70,000, and the numbers of the Yunnan and Guizhou armies are really too many.
Moreover, the combat effectiveness is uneven and must be rectified!"
Sending troops abroad to fight is a very good opportunity to eliminate dissidents. Jiang Baili cooperated and pointed the finger at the Yunnan Army. Qiao Yu was very satisfied. In fact, if Sichuan's reserves are included, the total military strength has exceeded 100,000. However, this kind of
Qiao Yu said that the Sichuan Army was 70,000, which is 70,000. Otherwise, how could we abolish the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army?
"Jun Zuo, I have communicated with Zhang Bailin. The operation of eliminating the old and weak in the Guizhou Army has begun. It is planned to reduce the 30,000 Guizhou Army to 12,000. All the main officers will be sent to the Border Defense University to re-study.
Ten thousand people were selected from the eighteen thousand people to participate in the army to assist Europe. However, there has been no movement from the Yunnan Army. Cai E did not have any reply on the disarmament plan, and there seemed to be some unfavorable messages for Jun Zuo, saying that Jun
You are exchanging the lives of Chinese people for the support of the great powers. You are the biggest lackey of the great powers in China!"
Qiao Yu had long known that sending troops to Europe would definitely be criticized, but after actually facing such a thing, he still felt very uncomfortable.
"Brother Baili, you know better than me why we joined the war. This kind of message must be thoughtful. If it is the innocent words of a pedantic scholar, it doesn't matter. If some people want to use this to force me, then don't blame me.
It's ruthless to fall out, I don't believe anyone in this world has a clean butt!"
Seeing Qiao Yu's murderous look, Jiang Baili also smiled bitterly. It seems that Mr. Junzuo's temper has increased due to his promotion. However, Jiang Baili also hates those who talk nonsense. The one who criticizes the most now is Sun Wenyi.
One of the people in the clique was initiated by Liang Qichao. Liang Qichao's purpose should be to support Cai E, and Sun Wen's clique has the shadow of the Japanese behind it, so we must pay strict attention to it.
Sichuan made huge profits in World War I. The Japanese knew best, but they would never want to see China become truly powerful, and it was inevitable to let their lackeys come out to shout flags.
"Jin Zuo, Xu Shuzheng has arrived in Chengdu with the Beiyang delegation. He wants to discuss with you how to participate in the war. Should you meet him now?"
"Of course I have to see you, now nothing can happen without Beiyang's cooperation!"
Soon Xu Shuzheng arrived at the handsome manor. Qiao Yu was waiting for Xu Shuzheng in front of the guest room. This was the second time the two met. Xu Shuzheng looked energetic and confident this time.
"Qiao Shuai, Bei Jing has reached a consensus on the issue of participating in the war, which is to stand on the side of the Allies, but there are still some specific strategies that we need Qiao Shuai to support!"
"Youzheng, I have promised you a long time ago that I will fully support it. This is the best opportunity to take back China's sovereignty. You must not miss it!"
When Xu Shuzheng heard Qiao Yu's statement, he felt confident. The two of them had finished sitting down. Xu Shuzheng spoke first: "Qiao Shuai, there is some misunderstanding between President Li Yuanhong and Prime Minister Duan. I hope Qiao Shuai can mediate it. Now
You are the only one in China who has this weight!"
Xu Shuzheng evaded the important point and just said it was a misunderstanding. Qiao Yu did not point it out and smiled slightly: "The President is the head of state and should be respected, but Prime Minister Duan has been at the center for a long time and has a clearer understanding of the world situation. I think Prime Minister Duan should be more pragmatic.
And it’s enough for the general manager to retreat into retreat!”
Qiao Yu said the word "Qixu" nicely, but in fact he supported Beiyang in treating Li Yuanhong as a rubber stamp. Xu Shuzheng was naturally very satisfied.
"Qiao Shuai, I heard that Sichuan is preparing to send the first batch of troops to Europe?"
"Well, the first batch of troops has entered Europe in the name of volunteers. It is now being prepared. The sources of troops are mainly selected from bandits and prisoners. However, I have not yet decided who will be led by them. I initially plan to let Lu Jianzhang serve as the commander-in-chief.
, In addition, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Long Jiguang, I am also planning to ask Deputy Commander Xu for a person, namely Zhang Xiaohuai, to serve as chief of staff and jointly command this army. Do you think this is appropriate?"
When Xu Shuzheng heard Qiao Yu's introduction, he secretly thought that Qiao Yu was really cunning. Lu Jianzhang and Long Jiguang were both high-ranking officials at the governor level who were captured during the war to protect the country. Now that Shaanxi and Guangdong have changed their leaders, these two people have become
It was very embarrassing. Being able to go abroad to fight would also be very attractive to them. Moreover, these two people were from Beiyang and could better command the prisoners. In addition, they could also win the favor of Beiyang and achieve multiple things with one stone.
"Qiao Shuai, I think this arrangement is very suitable. Prime Minister Duan is also planning to set up a war participation committee, which will be mainly responsible for recruiting and training troops. After all, going to Europe thousands of miles away to participate in the war is not a small matter, and it must be carefully weighed and properly weighed."