Chapter 27 26. Recovery of Nanjing

The revolutionary army lost Hankow on September 12, and on the 14th they gained Shanghai, which was even more important than Hankow. On the 15th, the whole province of Chekiang became independent, on the 16th Guanghua Prefecture, after the retreat of Hanyang on October 7, on the 12th they lost The capture of Nanjing did not weaken the revolutionary forces, but flourished.The Nanjing attack was a tough battle, and the battle went through a tortuous and complicated process. At that time in Nanjing, there were Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangjiang, and Tie Liang, the general of Jiangning.Zhang Xun set up a base camp in Yizhiyuan, Nanjing, and used extremely cruel means to suppress the people of Nanjing. The area around Yizhiyuan and the pontoon bridge was lined with murderous looks, and pedestrians were deterred. Anyone who cut their braids was arrested or killed regardless Countless, hairless heads hang high in the Daxing Palace and Huapailou area, and the whole Nanjing has become a world of terror.

The Yuhuatai, Mashen Temple, and Moling Pass outside Nanjing are Xu Shaozhen's defense areas.Xu is the commander of the Ninth Town of the New Army and the admiral of Jiangbei. He and Zhang Xun almost fought for the revolution.Xu advocated participating in the revolution, but Zhang opposed it, so Xu went to Shanghai alone to defect to the revolutionary camp, and organized the Soviet, Zhejiang, and Shanghai coalition forces in Shanghai to attack Nanjing. secretary general.Subordinates: Bo Wenwei, Commander of the Ning Army, Lin Shuqing, Commander of the Zhen Army, Liu Zhijie, Commander of the Soviet Army, Hong Chengdian, Commander of the Shanghai Army, Zhu Rui, Commander of the Zhejiang Army, Li Tiancai, Commander of the Song Army, Ding Huaijin, Commander of the Shanghai Army Vanguard, etc.The headquarters of the coalition forces is located in the Zhenjiang Western Affairs Bureau.

On the third day of October, the allied forces fought against Zhang Xun's troops at Xiaolingwei, and Zhang's army was defeated.On the fifth day of the lunar new year, the Li Tiantian Division of the Song Army captured the two mountains of the Wulong Shogunate, and the Zhu Rui Division of the Zhejiang Army also occupied the key pass near the horses and captured Xiaolingwei. During this battle, Ding Huaijin (named Shi Sheng), a member of the alliance, wrote "Xinhai Restoration of Shanghai and Nanjing", which records the events, which are recorded below: In the autumn of 1911, Yu returned to Shanghai with his comrades from Japan and organized death squads. Hu Yilu (named Yang Zeng), a classmate studying in Japan in Ningbo, gave a speech to express his demeanor. The words and preface are recorded here: Mr. Shi Sheng formed the death squad to return to China and participated in the important mission of restoration , Blessed by this word to act bravely, and all the people with lofty ideals in the same team, admired and presented it with respect. Yezai is refreshing and autumn is high, Luohong is not a merciless thing, and he sacrificed his life for the country.

Recovering Chunshen, less than 100 revolutionaries participated in the battle. Comrade Chen Yingshi was pushed to supervise the Shanghai Army, and Li Tiancai was urged to lead his troops back. Yu also urged Li's first army to occupy Niaolong and Shogunate Mountains outside Jinling City to take advantage of the situation; guard Jinling The one was Zhang Xun, the braided general, who sent the defense troops in the city to attack at dawn. Seeing that the white flags had been hung on the two mountains, he was stationed at the foot of the mountain and dared not enter.Zhu Xiren from Zhejiang Province attacked Zijin Mountain, but there was no artillery team for a long time.The genius of Li Yue, who used to have a fort on the river to shoot at the city of Nanjing, unfortunately, our army has no artillery skills. I met a British traveler at the foot of the mountain, who knew that he was in the navy, and invited him back to the fort. The spirit turned freely, fired three cannons, and attacked important places such as the Arctic Pavilion in the city.When Zhang Renjun, Governor of Liangjiang, Zhang Xun, Admiral Zhang Xun, and the meeting halls of the ministers and ministers were in the hall, they heard the sound of artillery and scattered.Not two days later, the British Consul and Daoist Guo Mou were ordered to fly a white flag to discuss the war, and Nanjing was restored.

There are also two poems about Nanjing's recovery, and there are two lines in it: "Two Zhangs (that is, Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangjiang, and Zhang Xun, the admiral) should be frightened, and they want to take refuge with the sound of a cannonball." After the recovery of Nanjing, Zhang Xun led his people to withdraw from Linhuai and transfer to Xuzhou.Li Tiantian's army entered first, and the Zhejiang Army and the Shanghai Army's vanguard troops entered separately. At that time, they successively entered the coalition forces in the Jinling area.Yu Ji sent a telegram to urge Prime Minister Xian to return to China as soon as possible, and advised Li Tiantian to reunify the capital as soon as possible, leading his troops to aid Hubei, and the turmoil was calmed down.At the beginning of the recovery of Nanjing in 1911, Yaohuamen became a military center, and the governor of Suzhou Cheng Xuelou also came to station. He arrived here with artillery for more than a day to participate in the battle of Zijin Mountain. He had a strong horse. spirit.At that time, two monks came from the city of Jinling, and they wanted to call on the governor to report the military situation. When they saw Cheng Naizhi, they said: "People in the city are in panic, and Zhang Dashuai, Aiji, and Xiaomaozi have gone north."There are two lines in Yu Jishi's poem: The lame general wants to ride a horse, and the bald monk brags.At that time, Zhu Xiren (Rui), the commander of the Zhejiang Army Association, saw it and laughed at him. Yun Keji had a chat with Yingshi as the governor of Shanghai Army.

This is Ding Huaijin's (Shi Sheng) personal experience in recovering Nanjing. It is not only of historical value, but also relaxed and interesting. Xu Shaozhen, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces who recovered Nanjing, was born in Panyu County, Guangdong.Li Xingrui, governor of Liangjiang, appointed him as the general office of the Liangjiang military preparation department, and also the commander of the ninth town of the new army.The Ninth Town is the first new army in China to implement the conscription system.When Wang Shizhen and Ding You, the admiral of Jiangbei and Jiangfang Minister of the Association, resigned, the Qing court sent Xu Jianshe to be the admiral of Jiangbei.At this time, he was already sympathetic to the revolution, and he introduced members of the Tongmenghui, such as Bai Wenwei, Leng Yu, and Zhao Sheng, as supervisors.After the establishment of the Nanjing Provisional Government, Xu voluntarily abolished the headquarters of the coalition forces, and the headquarters was handed over to Huang Xing, the chief of the army, under the direct jurisdiction.Mr. Sun Yat-sen once appointed Xu as the governor of Nanjing Garrison. Later, Mr. Sun Yat-sen dismissed the interim president, and the Nanjing Garrison Department was merged into the Nanjing Left-behind Mansion.In order to reward Xu for his revolutionary achievements, Mr. Sun Yat-sen donated 1 million yuan of 80% government bonds. Xu proposed 14,000 yuan as the subsidy for Minli Daily, 10,000 yuan as the end fee for the women's Northern Expedition, and the rest will be returned to the government. Quite a good reputation.

Xu's immediate boss is Jiang Fang Minister Zhang Xun, and the two almost duel for the revolution.When the Allied forces conquered Nanjing, they captured Zhang Xun's concubine, Xiaomaozi, and Xu placed her in Chen Shan's home in Menlianqiao.Because Xiaomaozi is famous, it is said that tickets can earn 100,000 yuan to help the army pay.Xu disagreed, and sent Tao Xun to escort Xiao Maozi to Xuzhou and return Zhang Xun.Zhang Da was overjoyed, and sent braided soldiers to the station to meet Tao Xun, and returned the 100 trains detained to the Railway Bureau as a reward. After the Qing army captured Hanyang, the Qing court granted Yuan Shikai the title of first-class marquis.Yuan Shikai had already been appointed to form a cabinet at this time, and he was no longer interested in honors such as marquis. His resignation memorial can be seen from the internal and external situation of the Qing court at that time:

"Cabinet Prime Minister Yuan Shikai knelt down to express his love, earnestly took back the title, and respectfully prayed for the holy lesson: On the eighth day of this month, an order was issued: "I respect the decree of the Empress Dowager Longyu, and the Prime Minister Yuan Shikai is loyal to you." Since he was appointed, he has planned the country and helped the overall situation. He has made great contributions. He is the first-class marquis of Xifeng, and he will be awarded with the special award. You are not allowed to resign. I admire this.' Kneeling and listening, admire It's inexplicable. Fu Nianchen has been favored by the country for a long time, and he has encountered many unique situations. This year, the incident in Wuhan has caused him to return to Xinjiang. There is no way to stop the danger. It has lasted for several months, and the effect has not been paid. The country's situation has collapsed, and the hearts of the people have collapsed. I would like to record the embarrassing situation since I was appointed, and I would like to explain it to my sage: the incidents in various provinces began with the rise of the army, and then the government and the people responded. Before January, three out of ten provinces fell, and even Ji Eastern Xia in Xinjiang also had many separations. The imperial court obeyed the sentiments of the people, allowed the performance of the Zizhengyuan, and promulgated the constitutional creed. At the beginning of the dynasty, the purpose of establishing a constitutional monarchy was set, hoping to save the overall situation. Although the Kinki army gradually entered the scope, and the Shandong province canceled its independence, it was said that the original intention was expected to be fulfilled. After Hankou came down, the navy continued to rebel, Hanyang was conquered, and Jinling was restored. In the end, the Allies came forward to introduce, respecting humanity, cessation of war and business, so they sent representatives to discuss the overall situation, and negotiated for ten days, but it was ineffective. In other words, the times in the hinterland provinces are uncertain, and in the near future, Kulun, Yili, Hulun and other places have also reported changes one after another. With hundreds of years of defense, there are also signs of rebellion. The ministers are worried and anxious, fearing that the overall situation will break down, which will cause trouble. Worrying Zongshe had no choice but to tell the truth. He was summoned by Mercy Sheng to ask the princes and ministers to seek agreement, so he was ordered to convene an interim parliament to make a referendum on the state system. The original intention of the ministers has been reversed, but they still hope that the parliament will be convened, or Don't place too much emphasis on the republic, and still have the hope of the monarchy, but the venue of the meeting and the official election law cannot be discussed, and those who have sent telegrams are not only the gentry who always look forward to the time, the governor who has done a lot of work, and has insight into the external situation. The envoys, that is, the merchant associations in various ports, also insist on the Lord's republic. The minister sits alone and ponders, and every time he weeps, he really doesn't know why the people's hearts are so deviant? Why is the country's power so against the maintenance? This minister has no status in his duties In terms of military affairs, from the beginning when a minister started a family to supervise the division, it was a matter of military importance, and asked for payment to increase the number of troops. After receiving approval, he dared to go. He ordered his ministers to go to the former enemy in person to encourage the soldiers and restore Hankou. If they took advantage of the momentum to advance, Wuchang might not be defeated. At that time, the government and the opposition suggested that all walks of life were arguing with each other. Engaged. The minister obeyed Xuande's intention and stopped the attack. After entering the capital, he raised the salary and searched for simple weapons, all of which were in short supply. The total salary of the divisions in Shaanxi and Henan was tens of millions. ZTE claimed meritorious service, and those who sold their salaries from various sources reached one hundred million. Today, those who prepare the military food know this month but not the next month. Fortunately, the kindness of the lotus has given them many times. Internal money, to avoid starvation and collapse, but the soldiers cannot increase, the salary cannot benefit, care about one thing and lose the other, stick to one side and right to the other,Jingxiang in Jiangning cannot be saved, and all the disadvantages are sitting here.At the same time, the party members incited everywhere, and the bandits took the opportunity to steal.The civilian army can increase at any time, but our army only has this number.The armies organized by the three eastern provinces were mobilized and arrived immediately, and the bandits in the Qin, Jin, Anhui and Henan rings were suppressed repeatedly but have not been clarified, so the military has not improved so far.There is another thing about this minister's duty without status.The military is difficult; the diplomatic complex is difficult, that is, the railway transport of troops, the payment of customs duties, and the foreign business groups also invalidate the treaty and demand the protection of life and property. , Reasoning and seeking, how to mediate.There is another thing about this minister's duty without status.As for politics delayed by the military, corruption is the same as before, and talents are pushed away by theories, it is not easy to rise up, and it is still a small one.The subject is in a declining and sick body, receiving favors like this, accepting appointments like this, but the guilt is accumulating day by day, and it is useless, so I should ask myself to be reprimanded. Holy care, but if you receive a high title again, you will be tired of the court's appreciation of the title; you will live up to the expectations of the army and the people of the whole country, how can it show the world and set an example for the group?Only when kindness is taken back into order, the envoy's heart will be a little clearer, so as to avoid the crime of heavy ministers, and there is no need to be too eager to screen camp.The reasons for all appeals to be retracted into fate are justified and respectful, and I am begging for the emperor's sacred instruction.Sincerely. "

In Yuan's memorial, he wanted to imitate Zhuge Wuhou's example as a teacher, and also wanted to portray himself as a first-class figure in Shi Kefa. Unfortunately, he had two minds, so he was neither strong nor moving, but from his memorial, we can see that It shows the internal and external situation of the Qing court at that time.Yuan may have emphasized the seriousness of these situations, but the difficult circumstances at the time were real. At that time, the disciples of the Eight Banners of Fengtian had sent a telegram, expressing it very fiercely, but it was only a statement. The telegram was as follows: "I, the disciples of the Eight Banners, have received the grace of the country for generations, and I cannot bear to sit and watch the monarch abdicate. The name of the republic is deceitful, and the revolutionists still don't do anything. The Eight Banners of the Eastern Province will definitely organize a death squad, join the Northern Army, regularly march south, meet Iraq with blood and iron, and play electronically first." Intimidating the revolutionary army, even the Qing government did not pay attention to it. This is exactly what Yuan Shikai said: the revolutionary army fought more and more, and the more they fought, the more courageous they fought.