Chapter 47 Fengtian: One meeting ruined independence

During the Revolution of 1911, although the Northeast was a land of prosperity for the Manchus, the anti-Qing forces were quite strong.Not only the revolutionaries have been cultivating here for many years, they have a good market in the academic circles, they also have influence in the local Lianzhuang Association, and they even have many contacts with some green forest heroes in the mountains.In addition to the sixth town of Beiyang, the twentieth town and the second mixed association that originated in the northeast, on the eve of the revolution, its commanders Wu Luzhen, Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei were all revolutionaries.Zhang Rong, Military Counselor of the Governor's Office, who is deeply trusted by Governor Zhao Erxun, is also a secret revolutionary party.Wu Jinglian, chairman of the Fengtian Advisory Council, was originally an active member of the constitutional petition, but his disappointment and resentment towards the Qing government's false constitutionalism and real grasp of power also led to resentment.Although Wu Luzhen and Zhang Shao had successively entered the customs, given the situation at the time, relying on the remaining forces to instigate the independence of the Northeast should not be a problem.In fact, when Lan Tianwei, Wu Jinglian, and Zhang Rong held a meeting in Beidaying to discuss independence, a battalion commander reported the news, and Zhao Erxun, the governor of the three eastern provinces, was ready to walk.According to the Fengtian Customs report, Zhao Erxun was going to leave the customs and return to Beijing.

However, the gentry in Fengtian is different from other places because there are many bandits and semi-independent armed forces in this place.On the one hand, the gentry had different factions, and they were at odds with each other. On the other hand, some gentry had close ties with local armed forces and even bandit beards.Although he is a head behind Wu Jinglian in terms of reputation and qualifications, he and Zhang Zuolin, the commander of the battalion recruited by the beard, are brothers, and they have a close relationship, but they are actually very powerful.In fact, a local gentry like Yuan Jinkai and a bearded soldier like Zhang Zuolin didn't have a fixed opinion on whether to revolutionize or protect the emperor.But, never, never, never, when the Revolutionary Party and the Constitutionalists conspired to independently form a new government, they forgot about Yuan Jinkai and did not leave a place for the local power faction.In this way, Yuan Jinkai, who had no position, gained a position. He urged Zhao Erxun not to leave, and strongly recommended Zhang Zuolin.Zhang Zuolin was not in Fengtian at this time because he went to fight the tribal rebellion in Inner Mongolia.At this time, Zhang Zuolin served as the commander of the Fengtian Qianlu Patrol Battalion, with fifteen battalions of soldiers, almost 5,000 horses.After receiving Zhao Erxun's order and the secret letter from his brother Yuan Jinkai, he didn't hesitate at all, and led his troops back to the provincial capital day and night, quietly making arrangements.At this time, the bearded Zhang Zuolin of the past also had a position. He wanted to protect the Dashuai (the governor was used to be called Dashuai in the late Qing Dynasty) and at the same time protect the Dashuai.

However, the anti-Qing forces were not aware of it, and according to the scheduled deployment, on November 11, 1911, in the name of establishing a security committee, Zhao Erxun was invited to a meeting of the Advisory Council, where he decided to announce the restoration of peace ( Many places declare security first, to protect the environment and the people, tantamount to semi-independence, and then independence).The meeting was presided over by Wu Jinglian, and the participants included not only local gentry, but also many students.Before the meeting, Lan Tianwei ordered his troops to leave Beidaying and enter the city, but there was no movement.At the beginning of the meeting, Zhao Erxun's speech was interrupted by the revolutionaries, but at this moment, Zhang Zuolin jumped onto the stage, drew out his pistol and slapped it on the table fiercely, shouting: "As a soldier, I, Zhang, I only know how to obey orders to protect Marshal Zhao, and those who refuse to accept it, although I, Zhang, is easy to make friends, but this pistol of mine does not make friends!" At this time, people found that Zhang Zuolin's people were all over the front and back of the Consultative Council, and the second mixed There is not even a shadow of the soldiers of the Association.At that time, Lan Tianwei was wearing a kimono and didn't bring anyone with him.In this situation, I can only say nothing.Seeing that the situation was not good, Wu Jinglian slipped away.Lan Tianwei's staff officer told him that the Beijing government had issued an order to remove him from his position and replace him with a standard.He understood that he had been calculated, and his troops did not listen to him, so he had to leave quietly.Zhang Zuolin didn't want to start the killing ring, he killed people for Zhao Erxun, and let them go with his eyes closed.

After the original protagonist left, the meeting continued. The Security Association of the Three Eastern Provinces was established, with Zhao Erxun as the chairman, and Yuan Jinkai and Wu Xiangzhen, a standard leader left by the original 20th Town, as the vice-chairmen.Zhang Zuolin is in charge of the Military Department of the Security Council.Later, Wu Jinglian and Lan Tianwei, who originally wanted to force Zhao Erxun to enter the pass, fled into the pass. Zhang Rong, who insisted on refusing to walk, was assassinated by soldiers ordered by Zhang Zuolin.So far, the revolution in the Northeast has died in such a muddle-headed way.

In the whole incident, the biggest winner was Zhang Zuolin.After Yuan Shikai, China's warlords looked decent, most of them evolved from the former Beiyang Army and the New Army, only three were from the patrol battalion, and one was Zhang Xun, which was a branch of Beiyang and had always been closely related to Yuan Shikai.The other two, one is Lu Rongting from Guangxi, and the other is Zhang Zuolin from Northeast China.The former is the leader of the Southwest Warlords, while the latter has surrendered to the Beiyang faction and is regarded as one of the three major factions of the Beiyang Zhiwanfeng. .Generally speaking, the patrol battalion is an outdated army, and it is difficult to become successful.However, Nanlu and Beizhang came from bandits and were good at fighting.In those days, the army that fought more battles had stronger combat effectiveness. After the two were recruited, they were used to exterminate those comrades who refused to be recruited. Therefore, they naturally fought more battles than other patrol battalions, including the new army. .In addition, the bandits have good marksmanship, strong individual combat ability, and strong cohesion.Therefore, regardless of Guangxi or the Northeast, Lu Rongting and Zhang Zuolin, who were originally bandits, are really not afraid of the new army.At that time, even if the Second Mixed Combination Association still obeyed Lan Tianwei's orders, it was really hard to say who would win the battle between the two sides.It's just that Lu Rongting agreed to participate in the recovery, while Zhang Zuolin participated in the reaction.In any case, with this opportunity, the south is in Guangxi, and the north is in Fengtian. Both former bandit leaders became local military leaders because of the Revolution of 1911, and started their career of dominating one side in the future.Both are heroes, and they don't know a lot of characters, but they are both extremely smart.In comparison, Zhang Zuolin did more than Lu Rongting. Relying on the treasure land of the Northeast, he developed rapidly. In the final stage of the Beiyang period, he even took charge of the Beijing government.And Zhang Zuolin's opportunity, to a large extent, was actually given by the Revolution of 1911.Because the party preparing for the uprising was too careless and did not do things well, it did not consider leaving a place for Yuan Jinkai and Zhang Zuolin at all.At the same time, Lan Tianwei, who is known as one of the three outstanding non-commissioned officers, is too careless and believes too much in her own personality charm. She doesn't control the troops, but she is full of confidence.Things started in a hurry, only to find out that everyone had betrayed their relatives, and it was not bad to be able to save their lives.Originally, Zhang Zuolin had no idea, no proposition, and no preparations, but he seized an opportunity that fell from the sky and became famous in one fell swoop.

Zhang Zuolin, who was on the political stage, did not stop doing anything, and even issued telegrams one after another, demanding that he go south to serve as the king and destroy the revolutionary party.Although it was just for show, let the people of the country know that there is a soldier named Zhang Zuolin in the Northeast.