Chapter 53 Fifty-two, even if you win, you lose more than you gain

When Huang Xing organized a crusade against Yuan Jun in Nanjing, Cheng Dequanyang, the governor of Jiangsu, agreed and waited and watched. He left Nanjing for Shanghai on July 17 due to his illness.On July 25th, Yuan Jun had captured Hukou in Jiangxi Province. Cheng Dequan then sent a telegram to Yuan Shucheng, saying, "Nanjing's independence was done by Huang Xing and Chen Zhiji, the commander of the Eighth Division. It has been published separately in Guanfang. The navy, army and police are desperately trying to restore Yunyun." At this time, the headquarters of Yuan Jun in Shanghai was disbanded due to interference from outsiders, and Nanjing had nothing to rely on.Feng Guozhang and Zhang Xunnai each led their armies south along Jinpu Road. Huang Xing was defeated and withdrew from Nanjing. Chen Zhiji also canceled his independence and maintained order in Nanjing in the name of the division commander. On August 11th, He Haiming regrouped to challenge Yuan's army in Nanjing, and fought to the death with Feng and Zhang's two armies. On the 20th, on September 1st, Yuan's army made a large-scale attack. With no Austrian reinforcements outside He's army, the army fought hard alone, exhausted, and could no longer defend. Then it was captured by Yuan Jun.When Zhang Xun and his braided army attacked the city, they ordered the city to be plundered for three days as a reward. After Nanjing was captured by the braided army, it was devastated.

The Beiyang Army's combat mission to Nanjing was to attack the Taiping Gate with Zhang Xun's department, Lei Zhenchun's department attacked the South Gate, and Feng Guozhang's department attacked the North Gate.Zhang Xun knocked down a section of the city wall by digging tunnels and laying mines, and entered the Taiping Gate on September 1.After the city was broken, the Beiyang army set fire to Xiaguan, and there were still groups of remnants of the Yuan army fighting in the streets. At this time, He Haiming, the commander-in-chief of the Yuan army, hid under the haystack in the stable to escape.From September 1st to 3rd, Zhang Xun's soldiers raped and robbed at will, and he did not enter the city until September 4th.During the three days of washing the city, Lei Zhenchun's army was at the south gate, and Zhang Xun's army was at the north gate, as if dividing the sphere of influence, they burned, killed and looted house to house, from the ceiling to the gutter.Many women committed suicide by throwing themselves into the Qinhuai River.Since Huang Xing, the commander-in-chief of the Yuan army, was from Hunan, and most of the troops defending Nanjing were from Hunan, Zhang Xun hated the Hunan people the most. The Hunan guild hall was sealed up first, and countless Hunan people were killed.During the robbery, various strange phenomena appeared in the streets and alleys of the city. Some soldiers took off their military uniforms and used their rifles as shoulder poles to carry away their "trophies", some forced rickshaws to carry them for them, some They shot each other for looting.Although Zhang Xun won a battle, when the soldiers returned to the team for roll call, there were a lot fewer soldiers. These soldiers were not killed in battle but disappeared. Why did they disappear?It turned out that after they fought the war, the bosses were all rich and made a lot of money, so they went back home to enjoy their fortune.

The citizens of Nanjing used a strike to protest the crimes of the Braided Army. Zhang Xun used force to force the merchants to open the market. He believed that the seven things that were most important to open the doors were to order firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea shops to open first. , and the rest are ignored. On September 9, the Shanghai-Nanjing train opened to traffic for the first time. The citizens of Nanjing, old and young, rushed to the train station at the same time, wanting to take a train to leave Beijing to escape the looting of the braided army.The train station is crowded with people, and everyone is scrambling to leave the black hell of Nanjing.Because the looting of the braided army in Nanjing showed no signs of ending, and at the same time, it was heard that Zhang Xun was going to be stationed in Nanjing, so the Nanjing citizens spread the word to ten or ten to hundreds. It is deeply imprinted in everyone's heart.

Speaking of Zhang Xun, he is really a monster in modern Chinese history. His braided army did everything from murder to arson.Before the Qing emperor abdicated, he once led the army Qin Wang, Qin Wang's army was blocked by foreign soldiers in Tianjin, and he returned to Dezhou disgruntled.This time he heard that the Revolutionary Party was "rebelling" in Nanjing again, and "Yuan Gongbao" was going to fight the Revolutionary Army again, so he volunteered to lead his troops to suppress the "bandits".Yuan sent him to attack Nanjing with Feng Guozhang, which was giving him a great opportunity to restore the territory in the south of the Yangtze River that he had lost due to the Revolution of 1911.

After Zhang Xun and the braided army captured Nanjing, they plundered wantonly, making the sky dark and the earth trembling. Even Yuan Shikai was surprised when he heard it, so he sent electricity to all the military divisions in Nanjing. "According to Reuters, it is said that all the houses, shops and huts in the city of Nanjing were robbed, and women, young and old, rich and poor, were mostly raped, and the rest took refuge in other people's homes. The officials saw nothing and ignored the so-called declaration of not hurting one person and not alarming one household, and completely abandoned the declaration. Many Japanese houses were also killed, and those who came from the Japanese Consulate Office were shot by soldiers. Three people were shot and one person was injured. Going south to fight crimes and save the people. If this kind of rape is true, it will ruin your reputation and enforce military laws. Check that the soldiers of all countries are civilized, and even captives are not abused. Our country has reduced civil strife and self-mutilation of the same kind is already acceptable. Pity, what an innocent good citizen, who has been trapped by bandits for a long time, and looks forward to rescue every day. Those who hear it will cry, and those who see it will be heartbroken. If you use the behavior of thieves, especially if you follow the example, the newspapers spread in various countries are barbaric. Fine. And the chaotic party takes advantage of the gap, insists on the excuse, and it is more enough to incite people's hearts. When will the overall situation in the southeast be determined? Various headlines, etc., who has no family and wife, enlists in the army as a soldier, and retires as a civilian. Change the place to see, Can't bear it? The people pay taxes to pay, and the soldiers contribute to defend the people. If they can't defend them, but instead disturb them, what is the conscience? Those who are officials and elders, how can they bear it? The president has ruled the army for decades, and he has been known to protect the people. For the purpose of the people, hearing this situation, I can't help but weep. Immediately spread the news to all the officials, cut down the commandments, and make open and unannounced visits. If there is evidence of rape and robbery, they will be dealt with strictly according to the military law, so that they can be washed in case. Protecting the life and property of outsiders is a common practice of civilization, and we should pay special attention to it, so as not to spoil the overall situation because of minor incidents."

Zhang Xunfu and Yuan Dianyi: "Grand President Jun Jian: Yu Dian, I would like to hear this. On the day under the city of Nanjing, all armies fought for merit and swarmed in. They fought with the bandit army for a day or two in the streets. The whole city was full of turmoil and bullets. The army fled, took the opportunity to plunder, the bandits assisted the torture, became more and more brutal, and there were many cases of fake officers and soldiers. At this time, the order was in disorder, and the orders of each army were different, so it was difficult to rectify without severe punishment. Xun Yin broke the sensibilities , followed by dispatched capable soldiers to patrol the streets and markets, and there were more than 200 Fa-rectification practitioners anywhere, and it was useless to intercept their clothes. After that, it gradually calmed down. This is common to foreigners living in Jinling. Today, according to Reuters, the soldiers in blue are monopolized Most of them are words. Zha Xun's army entered the city, occupying only a corner of the northeast. This place is remote and there are not many households. The rest of the prosperous areas are all divided by various armies. It is not difficult to check who is looting and who is not. When our army seized the key points of Tianbao City last time, the bandit army repeatedly dressed up in military uniforms in an attempt to sneak in. Moreover, the theory of blue clothes is difficult to prove as conclusive evidence, so why should it be used to defend it. I should ask Jian to be fair The officers came to Ning, went to the victims’ homes in person, and made a thorough investigation, so that the whole army will be honored with clear confidence.”

Although Zhang Xun replied to Yuan to shirk responsibility for the looting of Nanjing, the atrocities committed by the Braided Army were witnessed by both Chinese and foreign, so Yuan Shikai, the Beijing General Staff Headquarters, and the Ministry of the Army all called to investigate thoroughly, which made him extremely troubled and had to appeal again and again. complex.The following are Zhang Xun's second and third telegrams to Yuan: Zhang Xunfu Yuan Dian 2: "Grand President Junjian: Gongmi. See the Yangdian in the west of Lu, pass on the Jun Order, and respect you. This time Nanjing advocated chaos and independence, and the city's Luyan has been corrupted again. When it reaches the city, everyone The army gathered, street battles continued, the bandits broke the army, took the opportunity to burn and plunder, and the order was out of order at that time. In addition to looting by the army, it is unavoidable to take things whenever they see them. It is inevitable to send a team to patrol the market. If there are looters with clothes, regardless of the army and bandits, they will immediately execute the law. A total of more than 200 people were executed. , It is useless to intercept the clothes, and hand them over to the chamber of commerce for the owner to claim separately, and reprimand the officials who are not strictly restrained. This is common to both Chinese and foreign businessmen and people. We will still do our best to inspect with all the troops, seriously investigate, and be practical. If you commit a crime, you will be punished severely. I would like to make a reply, and I will beg to investigate."

Zhang Xunfu and Yuan Diansan: "Great President Junjian: Yuri Telegram is respectful. Responsibility and questioning are very frightening. This time, the rebels occupied Jinling, repeatedly quarreled, retreated and poisoned themselves, and the local order has been destroyed. The armies of the sea and land gathered together to besiege the whole city as a front. The stronger the attackers, the stronger the defenders, the more residents migrated to hide, and the more people suffered from the indiscriminate disaster. Now that the rebellious leader knew that the situation was invincible, he fled without a trace. Tens of thousands of thieves, bandits, and unemployed vagrants gathered in one corner without restraint. They blackmailed at will and ravaged in many ways. The words were convincing, and those who heard it were chilling. Xun et al. Contrary to this, they repeatedly passed through the orderly battalion and told the soldiers, Observing discipline and not interfering with kindness is the most important thing. Reposting a collection of earnest warnings from all officials is nothing more than repeated orders and repeated orders. However, the people and bandits are trapped in a tight siege, which is a plan to cut their wrists and seek salvation. Wisdom and courage are beyond our power. Now that the fortified city is broken, our army advances like a wall, charging melee, bandits and bandits are stubborn, and are still trying their best to resist. The sly ones throw away their weapons and search everywhere, and flee one after another. The local hooligans, grab the leftover clothes They pretended to be soldiers, took the opportunity to rob, and enjoyed it for a moment. It was exactly the same as when Xunqian attacked Tianbao City, the rebels had straw hats and blue clothes, trying to disrupt the trick. Thieves advocated first, bandits followed, deserted alleys, There are also dozens of rooms and nine empty spaces. At that time, our army, division, brigade and regiment battalion joined the army and paid attention to occupying key points. The security was very high, and we could not suddenly divide our troops to go out and arrest. The remnants of the evils were gradually cleared away, and the public and private affairs were all gone. Xun and others drove into Ningyuan to inspect the situation. Although it was not as severe as what Reuters said in the telegram, it was devastated everywhere, and the witnesses were heartbroken. On the one hand, they will show signs to recruit exiles, and separate them strictly. Apply for the military order, capture the robbery criminals, and set up the punishment at any time. Soldiers have a hand in hand, and they also wiped their tears and killed them. There are many lenient holidays. About a hundred people were killed in a few days. All the stolen goods will be collected by the chamber of commerce. An. Xun and Guozhang, the supervisors came to the south separately, and they were unable to surrender without a fight, and they were also unable to avoid disasters before the battle. , only caused our army to be severely slandered by him, not only Xun and others were unwilling to acquiesce, that is, all officers and officers in the army were fully educated, and they were willing to knowingly let go and abandon their names. If the words are covered up, it is not allowed to slander and confuse the hearers. The president should be invited to send officials to Ning to conduct a thorough investigation and conduct an impartial review, so as to dispel rumors and determine right from wrong. It is a shame to blaspheme Jun Cong, and Fu Xi will learn from him."

After Yuan Shikai defeated the revolutionary army one after another in the Battle of Kuichou, he awarded a large number of medals and promotion orders.Zhang Xun got Xunyi and the governor of Jiangsu.Yuan's original intention was to give the governor of Jiangsu to his confidant Feng Guozhang, but in the battle of Nanjing, the braided army under Zhang Xun's command was the first to attack the city. In order to show selflessness and reward meritorious service, he had to change his plan. The governor of Jiangsu was given to Zhang Xun.Therefore, after Feng Guozhang incorporated the remnants of Yuan's army inside and outside Nanjing, he led his troops across the river without saying a word.

After Zhang Xun became the governor of Jiangsu, the huge Nanjing city immediately lost the atmosphere of the Republic of China, and the atmosphere of the Qing Dynasty was completely restored.He absolutely forbids his soldiers to cut off their braids, which have become the distinctive emblem of his army.When he saw people in suits with short hair, he got angry, and when he saw people with braids, he called them comrades. As a result, the trend of dragging braids and fake braids became popular in Nanjing.He absolutely forbids to use the words "former Qing", and he believes that the area under his rule should still be the "Great Qing Dynasty".

He painted the pillars and pillars of Jiangsu Dudu's Mansion with vermilion, and brought back the drummers and gunners from the old Liangjiang Governor's era. They played three times a day and fired three times.All this is the official system and ostentation of the Qing Dynasty.He not only restored the General Office of Donations, the General Office of Grain and Taiwan, the General Office of Supervision and Sales, Daotai, Prefect, County Magistrate, etc., but all of them were "Zhawei".In the city of Nanjing, there is a magistrate "Jiangning Fuyang", and two magistrates "Jiangning County Zuo" and "Shangyuan County Shen".In the magistrate's yamen, the criminal names Old Master, Cha Kuai, etc. were restored.The county magistrate sat in the hall and restored the rattan, small strips and other instruments of torture.All the officials in Nanjing, big and small, dragged their braids and went to the court in sedan chairs. When they had an audience, they had to hand over their manuscripts.All of these are the rules of Liangjiang Governor's Yamen. In the 1911 Uprising, when Zhang Xun was driven out of Nanjing City by the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Allied Forces, the police in the city once welcomed the revolutionary soldiers into the city. Zhang Xun held a grudge for this. After recovering Nanjing this time, he first dismissed all the policemen in Nanjing City and used braided soldiers Stand guard instead of the police, and then recruit a group of Beiyang police from the north.The battalions of the braided soldiers used dragon-headed arrows, and the officers wore the blue uniforms of the Qing Dynasty. The military flag of the Republic of China was not allowed to be hung in the barracks, but the red and white centipede flag.The national flag of the Republic of China was also not allowed to be hoisted, and a red flag with the word "Zhang" hung on the mast in front of the Jiangsu Dudu Mansion.Yuan pretended not to be aware of all these strange phenomena, but the foreign envoys were very surprised by this. They once questioned the reason why the national flag of the Republic of China was not hung in Nanjing.Yuan waited for the foreigners to protest before sending a telegram to reprimand Zhang Xun for not banning the flying of the national flag. On September 17, the five-color national flag appeared in Nanjing. When Zhang Xun was messing around in Nanjing, the braided soldiers burned, killed and looted indiscriminately.One day, he killed the wrong person and wounded three Japanese, and the whole of Japan was shocked. The soldiers even petitioned Japanese Foreign Minister Makino to send troops to China.Yamaza, the Japanese envoy to China, lodged a serious protest to the Yuan government, demanding that the Chinese government apologize to Japan and depose Zhang Xun at the same time.Yuan sent Zhang Xun's fellow villager Li Shengduo to Nanjing to investigate, and Li advised Zhang to make concessions to the Japanese so as not to cause the deterioration of the relationship between the two countries.Zhang Nai negotiated directly with Funatsu, the Japanese consul in Nanjing. As a result of the negotiation, Zhang Xun personally apologized to the Japanese consulate (September 28), and Japan gave up its request to replace Zhang Xun.However, although the Japanese issue was resolved, the United States and the United Kingdom have repeatedly put forward requests to replace Zhang Xun.Because foreigners had such a request, it was just a good excuse for Yuan to replace Zhang Xun. Moreover, Yuan was pro-American and British diplomatically at this time, which made him more serious about the proposals of the United States and Britain. In early October, he sent Zhang Xun's old friend Ruan Zhongshu to Nanjing, told Zhang Xun the opinion of the diplomatic mission tactfully, and asked him to resign voluntarily, so as not to cause greater diplomatic pressure. Zhang Xun was happily being his "Governor of Two Rivers". Hearing Ruan Zhongshu's words, he was so angry that one Buddha was born and the other two ascended to heaven. You can do whatever you want, you don’t need to scare me with foreigners, and you don’t need to ask your boss to persuade me.” Ruan returned defeated and returned everything Zhang had to Yuan.Yuan was also a little troubled by Zhang Zhuai, so he sent Li Shengduo, Liu Enyuan, Qian Nengxun, and Duan Zhigui to Nanjing one after another to persuade Zhang to accept his new appointment—the Changjiang patrol envoy.Duan Zhigui had the longest speech. He said: "The president really has difficulties, and he doesn't want to cause diplomatic difficulties." Then he conveyed Yuan's intention and asked Zhang to be reassigned as the patrol envoy of the Yangtze River. At the first level, the governor is only in charge of the military of one province, while the patrol envoy is in charge of the military of several provinces. Sure enough, Zhang was tempted, and at the same time he had no ability to dare to disobey orders, so he put forward three transfer conditions: first, he was allowed to be reimbursed for the 650,000 yuan he spent during his tenure as governor of Jiangsu; The third is that he must have actual power to control the water police in the five provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu. Duan Zhigui returned Zhang Xun's conditions to Yuan, and Yuan accepted them all without thinking. On December 16, Yuan issued a new personnel order, transferred Zhang Xun as the patrol envoy to the Yangtze River, and appointed Feng Guozhang as the governor of Jiangsu.The official position of inspecting envoy, in Yuan's original meaning, is also the same as reclamation envoy, inspection envoy, etc., with empty titles. How did he know that Zhang Xun had soldiers in his hand, and he made an appointment to take up the post, so the inspecting envoy The official position later became a big warlord who surpassed the governor and divided several provinces. During the Second Revolution, Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang, was neutral.Zhu Rui, whose name is Jieren, after the Wuchang Uprising, he was the Qing Army's coordinator, led the Zhejiang Army, joined the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Allied Forces to attack Nanjing, and was responsible for attacking Zijin Mountain. Because there were no cannons, he could not attack.Ding Huaijin, the staff officer of Chen Yingshi, the governor of the Shanghai Army, led the vanguard of the Shanghai Army to assist in the attack. He specially brought a team of artillery from Shanghai, and used the riverside fort to fire three cannons into the city. The target was the Beiji Pavilion in the city. Zhang Xun and other priests held a meeting in the Beiji Pavilion. They heard the sound of gunfire and dispersed. Within two days, Taoist Jiang and the British leader were ordered to hang a white flag to ask the revolutionary army for a truce, and Nanjing was restored.Ding Huaijin has a poem chronicle, and there is a sentence in it: "Two Zhangs (that is, Zhang Renjun and Zhang Xun) should be frightened, and they want to take refuge with a cannonball." After the founding of the Republic of China, Zhu Rui served as the governor of Zhejiang. During the Second Revolution, both Zhu Rui and Cai E, the governor of Yunnan, declared neutrality. Although Zhu Rui remained neutral, Yuan also wanted to purge those who were neutral. Therefore, on September 25, he sent a telegram to order Zhu Ruike to come to Beijing to negotiate a proposal.When Zhu received the telegram, Nai Trent went to Beijing, changed into a set of military uniforms, and waited for summons at the Chengqi Office of the Presidential Palace in accordance with the ceremony of Xinjiang officials entering the President.Suddenly, a Chengqi official quietly walked up to Zhu and said: "The president ordered that Dudu Zhu is one of his own people. Don't stick to your appearance. Please change into plain clothes to see me." At the same time, he led him into a dressing room, took out a set of ready-made fox fur robes and mandarin jackets, and gave them to Zhu. Zhu put them on and looked in the mirror. The points are short", it seems to be tailor-made.The Chengqi official said respectfully: "The president knows that Dudu Zhu came to Beijing for the first time, and he must have not made an order, so I prepared it for you first." Before Zhu had time to say thank you, the Chengqi officer had already led him to Jurentang , a short, fat, old man with white beard and beard, sitting in the middle of the hall with a pleasant face, also wearing a fox fur robe and mandarin jacket, the color, pattern, and material of which are the same as those on Zhu.It was the first time Zhu had an audience with Yuan. He knew that the old man was the prestigious President Yuan, and he was so nervous that he couldn't even speak, but he expected that the president would act like an old acquaintance, asking him to sit down, and then He talked nonsense, and laughed when he talked about happiness, which made Zhu slowly relax his tension.When Zhu Zheng felt relieved, Yuan suddenly changed the topic to the Southern Discussion Movement, and asked Zhu by surprise: "Jieren (Zhu Ruizi), if you are against me, you should declare independence; if you are against the enemy party, you should make it clear." , What is your intention of declaring neutrality?" Zhu was very embarrassed by this question, and could not answer a word.Seeing Zhu's embarrassment, Yuan immediately changed his mind with other words, and his face was always kind and friendly, as if he didn't care about Zhu Zhongli's question. At the end of the talk, he stood up and said, "You should go back early, the local security is important." .” A few days later, Zhu Rui still wore the fox fur robe and mandarin jacket given by Yuan to the presidential palace to bid farewell to the president. After arriving at the presidential palace, the weather changed completely. It's like doing a grand ceremony.Zhu walked into Jurentang, where there were also armed soldiers in full body armor. Yuan Shikai wore a set of dazzling gold-rimmed generalissimo uniform, and sat tall. Before Zhu could speak, Yuan warned Zhu a stern , What "soldiers must not be without discipline" and "soldiers should take obedience as their bounden duty".These words were completely in the tone of the chief reprimanding his subordinates. Zhu was so frightened that he couldn't say a word, and he didn't dare to lift his head. He was sweating profusely, and his underwear was soaked. This time when Zhu was in Beijing, he only met Yuan twice, and the two meetings were completely opposite, which made Zhu feel like a King Kong, confused. Yuan used to play tricks to play tricks on his subordinates, "embracing him with virtue, and then showing him prestige", which made his subordinates very fond of his tactics. Cai E, the governor of Yunnan, took a neutral position with Zhu Rui. Yuan Yu issued an order on September 25, 2nd year: "Cai E will be allowed to take sick leave for three months, and come to Beijing for recuperation. Tang Jiyao will be transferred to act as the governor of Yunnan. Liu Xianshi will be sent as an envoy to protect the army in Guizhou." On October 10, Cai E handed over the governor's seal letter to the army commander Xie Ruyi, and quietly left Kunming, which is beautiful and spring-like all the year round, without saying goodbye to anyone.Civil Affairs Chief Luo Peijin also left Yunnan with him.Originally, Yuan had a hard time with Yunnan, but now Yuan's military has expanded to the south of the Yangtze River, and he has unified the whole country in momentum, so he doesn't pay attention to Yunnan, so he used a fake March to transfer Cai E to Beijing. When Cai E arrived in Beijing, Yuan Yiyang went on a gourd and used the trick he used to deal with Zhu Rui to deal with Cai.But Cai E is not Zhu Rui, he is brave and knowledgeable, calm-minded, and strong-willed, so Yuan's tricks have no effect on Cai at all, whether Yuan is real or fake, Cai simply ignores it.Yuan took this "Bao Gugu" (Baoqing people in Hunan called him Bao Gugu) as helpless, and felt that it was difficult to deal with him, so he refused to let him leave Beijing, and sent spies to monitor Cai's every move. Yuan originally had a plan to kill Cai, and fabricated a piece of false information, slandering Cai's plan in Yunnan to break away from China's territory, establish another country, and proclaim himself the "King of the Han Dynasty".Yuan personally approved the word "should be investigated" and filed this false information.This move has a deep meaning, because he found that Cai is a serious and serious person who is good at running the army, and he really wanted to win over Cai as a confidant cadre. This file can be extracted at any time to accuse Cai of treason. This is the so-called "use it or kill it". During Cai's stay in Beijing, Yuan Pai served as the vice president of the Compilation Department of the Ministry of War, and Duan Qirui was the president. In November, he was sent to organize a political meeting with Li Jingxi, Liang Dunyan, Fan Zengxiang, Baoxi, Ma Liang, Yang Du, Zhao Weixi, etc. Li Jingxi was the chairman, and he organized a military research meeting with 11 people including Yan Xishan, Zhang Shaozeng, Yin Changheng, and Jiang Fangzhen. After the failure of the second revolution of the Kuomintang, there was a political secret that few people knew except for a very small number of Yuan's cronies.It turned out that Yuan had decided to gradually carry out the plan of "abolishing provinces and diverting routes" before using troops to the south.This plan is to abolish the provincial level, and make the province below the province (a province can be divided into several provinces) as the highest unit of local administration.The Taoists set up Daoyin to manage the civil affairs, and set up guards to manage the military affairs.This plan is going to be implemented in several provinces and regions first, and then fully promoted to achieve the goal of abolishing provinces and diverting routes across the country.Why did he decide on such a plan to shrink the administrative area?He is to avoid the disaster of Fanzhen.In the early days of his use of troops, he carried out this plan quietly. He appointed Li Chun as the Jiangxi guard, Wang Zhanyuan as the Hunan guard, Zhang Xun as the governor of Jiangbei, Ni Sichong as the guard of northern Anhui, and Long Jiguang as the guard. Guardian envoy of Guangdong.In this series of personnel orders, there is not a single governor in the name, and he originally intended not to set up a governor in these areas.In addition, there was only Zhu Qinglan, the military guard in Heilongjiang. After Tang Jiyao, the governor of Guizhou, was transferred to the governor of Yunnan, he only promoted Liu Xianshi as the military guard of Guizhou and did not give him the name of governor. The province's army, these three provinces do not have a governor, that is, to abolish the governor first to achieve the second step of abolishing the province and setting up roads. However, Yuan's plan was completely opposed to the Beiyang soldiers.In the past, they "only knew that there was Yuan Gongbao, but not the Qing Dynasty", and later "only knew that there was President Yuan, but not the Republic of China". Shoulder to shoulder with the king", Yuan used them to conquer the world, and they used Yuan as a bridge for personal fame and wealth. At the beginning of using troops in the south, some people advised Yuan not to act too hastily on the issue of abolishing provinces and governors, because it might affect the morale of the generals in front.Yuan naturally understood this truth better.After the military victory in the south, some people persuaded him not to carry out this plan, because the unified situation was not stable enough. If the generals of the Beiyang army were depressed, wouldn’t it be a great opportunity for the Kuomintang to revive, because this approach It is to lower the status of Beiyang soldiers and reduce their power. Before the world is completely stable, it needs to be considered in the long run.The plan was therefore postponed indefinitely. The secret gradually leaked out, and slowly spread to the ears of the soldiers of the Beiyang faction. They began to be dissatisfied with their "old man", so everyone grabbed their own troops and created small circles in the big circle (the Beiyang faction) (Later Anfu, Feng, Zhi, Anhui, etc.).They did not completely obey Yuan and took a tough attitude when it came to issues related to interests and positions. For example, Zhang Xun raised conditions when he was transferred from Nanjing. After Yuan defeated the Kuomintang in the Battle of Ganning, on the surface he unified China, and his military power spread from the north to the south. But from then on, the Beiyang military system was no longer what he wanted and could be manipulated by him.It seems that his prestige has increased in appearance, but in fact his control has been relatively weakened.