Chapter 49 Pleasure in the March of the Revolution

During the Revolution of 1911, the restoration of Guangzhou was not the result of bloody battles by the revolutionary army.Like most other parts of the country, the restoration of Guangzhou was the result of the revolutionaries and constitutionalists uniting, squeezing inside and outside, and finally the Qing bureaucrats who refused to cooperate left.Both the Patrol Battalion and the Banner Battalion maintain the status quo, but the governor has changed the governor.However, in Guangzhou after the revolution, many militiamen came. The civilian army is the revolutionary army.Although they didn't really fight the world with swords and guns, they thought they had meritorious service.Many people have been in the militia, and they will go home with a merit card, made of silver, as if they have won a Jinshi when they go home, and they can receive double gills in the ancestral hall—two portions of meat.But most people don't want to go home. They were originally triads or green forest heroes, and they finally entered the city, and they want to stay in the city to enjoy life.

Just like the revolution that many peasants understand, without the emperor, there is no law of the king. After entering the city, these heroes who joined the militia felt that they could do anything now.The militiamen don't have clothes, but they have guys in their hands. They don't have foreign guns, but they also have swords. What's more, they have a self-made bomb hanging on their body. Although it may not sound at all, if it is hung, it can scare people , Therefore, eating and drinking for free, extorting and robbing, there is a pass.Of course, they soon discovered that the most convenient way to get money was to smoke (opium) and gamble.

In this way, more than 20 militiamen from various places entered the city of Guangzhou, each occupying one side, opened smoking and gambling halls, and openly sold drugs and gambled.At the same time, they ask the new government for money and pay every day, and if they don't pay, they will cause trouble.They even blocked the road and robbed foreigners. They even dared to stop the motorboats passing by on the river and shot them non-stop.Due to the competition for territory and the source of goods, the various militias often clashed. If you kill them, I will kill them.The Biaotong (regiment leader) of one militia army was actually killed by another militia army on the street, and all his pistols, gold watches, gold chains, and wallets were taken away.It made the residents of the city feel anxious every day.Behind the order and chaos, there is unbridled luxury, enjoyment to the fullest.The officials and assistants of the various militias quickly corrupted, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, buying concubines and prostitutes, doing everything.Not only the heroes from gangs and green forests, but also the revolutionaries and officers of the new army were also banned, desperately indulging their desires.

In fact, at this time, the revolution had not yet succeeded, and the north was still in the hands of the Qing court.The Beiyang Army was quite fierce, and they counterattacked and took down two of the three towns in Wuhan one after another.To really overthrow the rule of the Qing Dynasty, it should have been serious.Enjoy or merge as soon as you occupy Guangzhou, it's a little early anyway.Of course, the revolutionaries also had sensible people, so they organized the Northern Expedition while rectifying the militia.Therefore, Hu Hanmin, the governor of the revolutionaries, and Chen Jiongming, the deputy governor, issued military uniforms to the militia and sent people to rectify them.Some really outrageous ones were abolished.The Northern Expeditionary Army was also organized, and even a female Northern Expedition team of dozens of people was formed. Before they set off, they were dressed and fully armed, and then their photos were taken and sent to newspapers.Soon, the Guangdong Northern Expeditionary Army arrived in Nanjing, led by Yao Yuping, a veteran revolutionary who had served as an officer in the New Army, as the commander-in-chief.

However, Guangdong's Northern Expeditionary Army reached the front line in Nanjing, fought two small contact battles, and then stopped.Officials eat flowers and wine in the city of Nanjing, treat guests in turn, you invite today, I invite tomorrow, take turns being the host and spending money, spending almost all day in the gentle and wine villages.There is something going on ahead, I can't find the command of the officer, and I finally found it, but I am intoxicated.Officers like this, soldiers follow suit, and often stay out at night.The Nanjing Provisional Government managed to raise money for the Northern Expedition, and the Northern Expedition Army sent it to restaurants and brothels.Once the money is gone, dare to come out with a whole team to grab it.

The militiamen who stayed in Guangzhou didn’t do much to rectify them. Military uniforms were issued and soldiers changed into them, but the officers refused to change them because they wanted to wear silk and satin that they got rich.As a result, officers in civilian clothes were always mixed in the queue when the officer was counting the school, which was very unsightly.The civilian army is not good, and as their leaders, the governor and deputy governor, they have no prestige.The merchants were very disappointed with the revolution.The order in the city was not as good as it was during the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, even though most of China's provinces were independent at that time, it seemed that the revolutionary army was powerful, with many people and many guns.However, these militiamen eager to enjoy themselves, especially the leaders of the militia, let alone the Northern Expedition, even self-protection is also a problem.Not only the militias in Guangdong are like this, but the militias in other places are probably not bad.Like Lu Xun, who personally participated in the revolution, said that Wang Jinfa who liberated Shaoxing, they hurriedly changed into leather robes before it was cold.As for women who drink wine, the revolutionaries seem to be particularly concerned about it, and they will desperately enjoy it if they have the slightest condition.It seems to be specifically against the Qing Dynasty. If you don't allow officials to go whoring, I will open it up on purpose.If you abstinence, I will indulge.For most revolutionaries, revolution is a kind of liberation.To liberate, first liberate your own desires.

Therefore, we can understand why the revolutionaries who occupied so many provinces were eager to compromise with Yuan Shikai.Even though Sun Yat-sen, the interim president, was actually not very willing, he still almost unanimously wanted to compromise with Yuan Shikai, and promised many times that as long as Yuan Shikai was anyway, he would support him as president.He didn't hesitate to fool Yuan Shikai into being the second Washington in the world and the number one Washington in China.After the president changed, Huang Xing, who stayed in Nanjing, felt that these militias were outrageous, and disbanded most of them. The Guangdong Northern Expedition Army was also sent back to his hometown.When I returned to my hometown, I found out that there were more than a hundred junior officials of the Northern Expeditionary Army who had married wives in Nanjing.Since most of these people still have one in their families, the chief ordered them not to bring these brides from the field, but not only the brides, but also the officers and assistants.Can such an army with a family and a mouth fight?God knows.Later, when Yuan Shikai took action to deal with the revolutionaries, the so-called second revolution, the revolutionaries were completely vulnerable.Li Liejun in Jiangxi fought a battle to some extent, but when Long Jiguang, the supporter of Yuan, came to the militia in Guangdong, he almost didn't fire a single shot, and he defected and fled for his life.In a blink of an eye, the governors of the two revolutionaries, Hu Hanmin and Chen Jiongming, became polished commanders and had to leave.Sun Yat-sen's hometown, the place with the most revolutionaries, changed color just like that, and Sun Yat-sen didn't save any face.