Chapter 121 Sichuan "Road Protection Movement"

After Sheng Xuanhuai's plan to close the railway was spread to Sichuan, the gentry in Sichuan turned red-eyed all of a sudden, and immediately voiced their opposition. If you, Sheng Xuanhuai, don't take the railway away, we still have some hope to build it, and then make up for the loss.Well now, the railway and the rest of the road construction funds have been returned to the state. What is the use of a pile of stocks? We can't get back a penny of the principal, and the loss is too great!In short, the Sichuan Railway must maintain its original commercial status. Zaifeng's "royal cabinet" had already made the constitutionalists resentful, but the government's reckless actions at this time just allowed the constitutionalists to vent their dissatisfaction with the false constitution.Therefore, the Sichuan constitutional faction spontaneously formed a group-the establishment of the "Paul Road Comrade Association" to fight against the government's refusal.

The president of the Sichuan Baolu Comrade Association is Pu Dianjun, a leader of the Sichuan constitutionalists.However, the Baolu Comrade Association dominated by constitutionalists did not intend to use force to resist oppression from the very beginning.They are still doing the same old routines—strikes, strikes, refusal to pay taxes, marches and petitions, asking the government to give full consideration to their interests and aspirations. However, there are some radicals in Baolu's team, perhaps members of the Tongmenghui, or members of the party.In short, the background is not very simple.Fortunately, they know how to unite, love and divide labor. People without brains play with physical strength and throw bricks at the military and police to create chaos. People with brains use wisdom to distribute leaflets ("Discussion Book on Self-protection of Sichuan People") to encourage everyone to rebel .

This made Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan, a hero who has spent his whole life in the army and resolutely opposed "Tibet independence", so angry that he made the governor who wanted to "present facts and reason" determined to calm the situation.Although Governor Zhao has repeatedly defeated the Tibetan rebels controlled by the British, and his best skill is killing people, his ability to play tricks is not bad. Governor Zhao sent someone to politely inform Pu Dianjun and other leaders of the road protection, comrades, come to the Governor's Mansion quickly, there is a call from Beijing, and I have good news to tell you that your road protection matter has been settled!

Since Governor Zhao's character and reputation are not bad, Pu Dianjun and others didn't think too much about it, and went straight to the Governor's Mansion happily.When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, they realized that the so-called good news was just a trap to trap them, but it was too late to regret it, and they were all tied up as human flesh dumplings. Next, Zhao Erfeng made persistent efforts and sealed off the Baolu Comrades Association and the railway company. Zhao Erfeng thought that in this way, the rest of the crowd would have no leader, so there would be no trouble.But he was wrong and misjudged the power of the human heart.

Those who suffered losses due to the government's "closing the road" were already very angry in their hearts, and now he has added fuel to the fire by arresting the spokesperson of their interests. Under the new and old hatred, the frenzy of petitions is even stronger than before. Facing the parade, Zhao Erfeng finally couldn't restrain the bloodthirsty gene in his bones. Based on his past work experience, he lit up the butcher knife and directly suppressed it by force. By September, under the instigation of the Jianghu organizations Gelaohui and Tongmenghui, the "Road Protection Movement" had developed into a large-scale armed uprising against the corrupt Qing rule. Hundreds of thousands of rebel troops plunged the Qing army in Sichuan into the vast ocean of the People's War Among them, Zhao Erfeng also lost his life in the uprising.

A person who wants to show his strength never relies on violence alone, and those who challenge this norm will inevitably be eliminated by history. In desperation, Zaifeng had no choice but to quickly send troops from the nearest Hubei province to Sichuan for reinforcements. The one who led the troops into Sichuan was Duanfang, who was the most knowledgeable about railway repair among the royal family. It was early October at this time, and the transfer of the new army from Hubei gave the long-planned Wuchang Uprising an excellent opportunity. The knife is out of the sheath, the gun is loaded, and an unprecedented great change is about to sweep the vast land of China.

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