Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Let's decide like this first, and then it depends on the specific situation. Others have caught it, so too."

At this time, Wang Yunpeng said: "Now everyone has captured it, but Beijing has not taken it down yet. After all, Beijing is still the capital of the Qing court. Theoretically, one person can be selected from the Qing court and proclaimed himself emperor and continue the Qing court. Therefore, as long as Beijing has not been taken down, the Qing court will not be completely destroyed. I think the attack on Beijing should be stepped up a little, so as to avoid the long nights and dreams."

Qin Zheng said: "I think it is not necessary to attack Beijing until it is time to use force. If Beijing can be captured peacefully, of course, it will be better. After all, it can avoid the damage caused to Beijing by war. This city is almost all cultural relics. And it is still very likely to achieve peaceful acceptance of Beijing. Now the person in charge of Beijing is Zhang Zhidong. I think although he is a little scholarly, he is not the kind of person who can be buried with the Qing court. Therefore, we can contact Zhang Zhidong, explain the righteousness and persuade him to open the city and surrender to avoid losses."

Xu Jichao said: "It is probably a little bit short of contact between our people and Zhang Zhidong. It is best to have an intermediary to pass the message and persuade Zhang Zhidong. This will be better. I think it is appropriate to let Tang Shaoyi go."

Tang Shaoyi was one of the representatives of the Qing court who participated in the Tianjin negotiations. After being captured by the People's Army in Tianjin New City, he became a prisoner. However, Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai had a close relationship, and now the East China Government and Yuan Shikai have a good relationship. Therefore, for Yuan Shikai's sake, he did not make things difficult for Tang Shaoyi, and he also intended to release Tang Shaoyi to Nanjing. However, after Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai had several telegrams, he decided to stay in Tianjin. Now Tang Shaoyi is an official of the Qing court. Before the final result of this battle, it is not advisable to go to Nanjing. Moreover, Tang Shaoyi stayed in Tianjin. As an informal representative of Yuan Shikai in the East China Government, he could communicate with Yuan Shikai and the East China Government on behalf of Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai made this arrangement, of course, knowing that the East China Government is really going to completely destroy the Qing court. In the great changes of this era, if he wants to have a place in it, he not only needs to understand the trends of the East China Government in a timely manner, but also needs someone to observe the great changes at close range and promptly feedback to himself in order to determine his next plan. Now that Xu Shichang is here in Beijing, there is no need to worry. If Tang Shaoyi stays in Tianjin and acts with the East China Government, he can also observe the trends of the East China Government for himself. In this way, he can fully control the situation of the great changes in the times.

Although Tang Shaoyi accepted this job, although he was working for Yuan Shikai, he was also considerate for himself. After all, at this time, as long as anyone with a little bit of intelligence, he knew that the Qing court was definitely not a rival to the East China Government. Changing dynasties was not only inevitable, but also right in front of him. Although Tang Shaoyi and Yuan Shikai had a close relationship, Bi Jing had not yet reached the level of life and death. In the great changes of this era, he first considered his own interests. Before, Tang Shaoyi and the East China Government had no intersection, but now he can take this opportunity to establish a good relationship with the East China Government, and naturally he will benefit in the future.

After discussion, the East China Government also believed that this arrangement was acceptable. First, it was Yuan Shikai's relationship, and now it was necessary to stabilize Yuan Shikai, so it was not advisable to refuse. Second, Tang Shaoyi was a Qing court official, so this identity may be available in the future, and now it is the time to use Tang Shaoyi.

Xia Bohai said: "Tang Shaoyi is a suitable candidate. If you don't want to send him to contact Zhang Zhidong now, I think it's still a little early. Although Zhang Zhidong is the head of Beijing now, his experience is mainly local and has not deep roots in Beijing. Now the Yehenara clan and Zai Tian are both captured by us. The Qing royal family and the Manchu powerful may not be convinced. Moreover, Tongzhou and Baoding are still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the Qing royal family and the Manchu power may not give up. I think it's better to capture Tongzhou first and Baoding completely sever his fantasies, and then send Tang Shaoyi to Beijing to persuade Zhang Zhidong."

Xiao Jianjun said: "Attacking Tongzhou, Baoding is not a big problem, it can start tomorrow."

Xia Bohai said: "That's good."

At this time, Wang Yunpeng said: "Although we have not captured Beijing yet, it is only a matter of time. It is nothing more than that Zhang Zhidong is willing to surrender, so we will accept Beijing peacefully; if Zhang Zhidong refuses to surrender, then we will conquer Beijing by force, so we should now prepare to take over the management work after Beijing."

Xu Jichao said: "Hasn't Beijing's administrative team been built long ago? What else do you need to prepare?"

The East China Government has indeed been ready to take over the management of Beijing. The candidates for Beijing mayor have been determined. It is Zeng Dong, the current Qingdao Mayor. He was one of the young officials that the East China Government has focused on cultivating. Before he became the mayor of Qingdao, he served as the mayor of Jinan for a period of time. He had very rich experience in managing big cities. The administrative team provided to Zeng Dong had 56 people, 16 veterans, and 40 local naturalized residents. They were basically experienced and young. At the same time, there was a National Guard with more than 500 people responsible for managing the public security work in Beijing after taking office.

Wang Yunpeng said: "Does it still need to be established in Beijing Management Committee?"

Xia Bohai said: "This is still necessary, because our battle is not done just by capturing Beijing. The Beijing Management Committee is not only responsible for the battle command and organization of the later attack on Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places. This is not something that Beijing's administrative agencies can handle."

Wang Yunpeng said: "So who should I send?"

Xia Bohai looked at Qin Zheng and said, "Old Qin, I'm afraid you can only go there this time."

Once the Beijing Management Committee is established, the supervisor can only be one of the five giants. However, due to military work, only Xia Bohai, Qin Zheng and Xiao Jianjun are competent. Xia Bohai and Xiao Jianjun are obviously impossible to leave Qingdao, so only Qin Zheng is the most suitable candidate. Moreover, during the Far East War, Qin Zheng served as the director of the Northeast Regional Management Committee and had experience in this area.

Qin Zheng nodded. He also knew that this errand could not be pushed away. Of course, Qin Zheng did not intend to refuse, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I will deal with the work at hand, and I guess I will set off the day after tomorrow."

Xia Bohai said: "Old Qin, you went to Beijing this time. I have another imagination. You have met Zai Tian. Why not comfort him by the way. It is best to convince Zai Tian to cooperate with us." After a pause, he said: "Just let Zhou Ping go with you. Yehenara also needs someone to comfort and communicate. As for people like Longyu and Jinfei, only Zhou Ping is the most suitable candidate, so you two can only work hard."

Qin Zheng thought about it and thought it made sense, because Cixi, as well as the queen, concubines of Guangxu, female officials around Cixi, as well as Prince Qing Yili, Prince Chun Zaifeng's concubines, etc., really needed a female staff to manage it. Although the East China government has vigorously promoted the status of women, there are not many female officials at the top of the government. Only Zhou Ping and Fang Guizhi have reached the level of ministers. However, Zhou Ping's qualifications and ability can enter the Executive Yuan, but Qin Zheng is one of the five giants. It is not suitable for both husband and wife to be in a high position, so Zhou Ping surrendered to the Ministry of Health. This time, Zhou Ping is indeed a suitable candidate for managing and appeaseing the captured female members of the Qing court.

Qin Zheng said: "As it is, I suggest sending the prisoners to Tianjin for supervision first. After all, the Sifang Military Camp is too small. Even if we capture Beijing, it is not advisable to supervise the prisoners in Beijing until there is no stable situation."

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Of course there is no problem with this, everything is up to you."

After the meeting ended, Qin Zheng returned home and told his family the resolution of the meeting. At this time, Luo Yue had left Qingdao first and went to Shanghai, because this war, and the combat mission on the southern front, were to attack Hubei. In this battle, the Marine Corps had important combat tasks, so Luo Yue naturally had to command it himself.

Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping went to Beijing, so Zhou Weiying was the only one who stayed in Qingdao. However, although there are five children at home, there are three servants who go to school and kindergarten, so they can take care of themselves. Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping can also go to Beijing with confidence.

On the next day, the People's Army launched an attack on Tongzhou and Baoding on the two southeastern lines.

In fact, this was the fourth day of the war. However, because the People's Army was very well prepared before the war, all the troops and firepower were arranged in place. After the Qing army suffered a crushing defeat on the first day, its morale was low. Although its troops were not weak and it built a relatively solid defense line, it was still no match for the People's Army. First of all, the Tongzhou defense line lasted for only 3 or 4 hours before it was broken by the People's Army. Of course, the People's Army's armored train once again played an important role in this battle, bombing the Qing army's positions with heavy artillery on board, and at the same time completely destroyed the confidence of the Qing army.

However, the main general of Tongzhou, Tie Liang, had fought against the People's Army several times, but he could not beat him, but he had a lot of experience in escaping. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately gave up Tongzhou and fled back to Beijing.
Chapter completed!