Chapter 582 Yuan Shikai's order

After listening to Duan Qirui's remarks, Yuan Shikai only thought for a moment, and immediately ordered: "I ordered Wu Fengling's Third Central Division and Ma Longbiao's Sixth Central Division to be mobilized to Chongqing within ten days. He Zonglian's First Division is on standby at any time, responsible for supporting Hunan and Sichuan provinces, appointing Wang Zhanyuan as the General Office of Military Affairs of the Middle and Upper reaches of the Yangtze River to coordinate the logistics of the three provinces. Where is the Central Division now?"

Lu Jianzhang rushed to say, "I have arrived in Jiangxi."

Yuan Shikai nodded slightly and continued, "Let Tianzhongyu settle in Ganzhou and set up defenses between Chenzhou and Ganzhou. Notify Li Chun and Tang Xiangming that if he wants to maintain his position as a general, he will provide me with the First Central Division."

Everyone present had never seen Yuan Shikai speak like this before. Today was an extraordinary day. First Li Yuanhong and now he is the president. It seems that the situation in Beiyang has really become unpredictable.

Lu Jianzhang nodded quickly and agreed, "I understand, please inform me immediately."

Yuan Shikai lowered his head and thought for a moment, obviously considering whether he had any other omissions. Sure enough, he soon thought of the movement in the southeast. Now that Fujian is not in his hands, the eastern line can no longer rest as peaceful as before. He sighed lightly and said in a vague tone: "Who is in charge of Wenzhou now?"

Lu Jianzhang couldn't wait to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't speak a word. He had no news about Wenzhou. He quickly closed his mouth in shame again, looking very embarrassed.

Yuan Shikai glanced at Lu Jianzhang. He knew that since Lu Jianzhang lost the Shaanxi Governor and returned to Beijing to report his duties, he had always been unwilling to accept it, so he always wanted to show it in a situation. However, he felt a sense of contentment. Now it was not the time to let Lu Jianzhang go out, but I believe that this time was almost here.

Zhang Yiao, who had been silent, took over the conversation and replied: "Last time the Zhejiang military government sent a telegram, reporting that Wenzhou is in chaos. Before leaving, Cao Kun and Yang Shande were still in harmony, but when they arrived in Wenzhou, they seemed to have changed two people. Because there is no one in charge in Wenzhou, these two have soldiers, guns and backstages, they refuse to give in and fight openly and secretly all day long. I even heard that the subordinates of the two people often had quarrels and fights."

These news were sent from the Secretariat to Yuan Shikai's desk earlier. Either Yuan Shikai had forgotten it after reading it, or he had no concern about the dynamics in the southeast direction at all.

Yuan Shikai's face changed drastically. He was as majestic as before, but now he was cold.

Everyone knows that the President has always been uniting the unity and unity of Beiyang, but Cao Kun and Yang Shande fought for power and profit at this time. Isn’t this just the gun that hit the president? Although Cao Kun is an old man from Beiyang and has much deeper qualifications than Yang Shande, Yang Shande is from the second town of Beiyang, and he is the confidant of the president’s direct troops. The reason why Zhang Yiao said that Cao Kun and Yang Shande had a backstage was because Cao Kun’s backstage was General Feng Xuanwu, and behind Yang Shande was no one else, but the president.

Everyone present couldn't help but start to guess that this scene has happened now, and Cao Kun's previous defeat in Hunan, I'm afraid that Yuan Shikai would definitely support Yang Shande and attack Cao Kun.

"Does Yang Shande have any telegram reports sent?" After a while of silence, Yuan Shikai asked coldly.

"The only message sent from Wenzhou in the past month is Cao Kun's new eighth division." Zhang Yiao said without hesitation. Although he is not young, he still knows all the work under his jurisdiction.

"Cao Kun also knew to ask the Central Committee for battle, but Yang Shande was just concerned about fighting for power and profit. Hum, hum!" Yuan Shikai said coldly, but there was a kind of disappointment in his eyes.

Everyone can see that the President still has high hopes for the people who came out of the Second Town of Beiyang, but unfortunately things are contrary to their wishes now.

"Zhongren, I will write an order later to transfer Yang Shande to the north to serve as deputy commander of the Fourth Central Division, and take office within a period of 20 days. Cao Kun was promoted to Wenzhou garrison, responsible for the organization of the New Eighth Division and the Songhu Alliance under his command, Yang Shande and Zheng Rucheng. The Army Department immediately assigned a new and 40th Division number and asked Cao Kun to reorganize the Songhu Alliance into the Fortyth Army Division." Yuan Shikai had almost hesitated and immediately drafted a series of orders.

"I understand." Zhang Yiao nodded calmly.

However, at this time, Duan Qirui immediately stood up and said worriedly: "President, the Songhu Alliance has only 4,000 troops, and has always been an old subordinate of Yang Shande and Zheng Rucheng. Now Yang Shande and Cao Kun are in a disagreement. At this time, Yang Shande and Cao Kun suddenly transferred Yang Shande and handed over the Songhu Alliance to Cao Kun to take charge. I am afraid that the Songhu Alliance may not be convinced and may even backfire. It is better to transfer Yang Shande and the Songhu Alliance together, leaving only the New Eighth Division to station in Wenzhou. Furthermore, within a 20-day period, will Yang Shande be transferred to the Songjiang Governor's Office besieged suddenly, and it is afraid that it will cause chaos in Shanghai."

The reason why he stood up and sang a counter-topic at this time was that on the one hand, it was due to the struggle between himself and Feng Guozhang. Cao Kun is now under Feng Guozhang, so he naturally did not want Feng Guozhang's power to grow gradually. If possible, he did not even want Cao Kun to be promoted to the garrison commander of Wenzhou.

Lu Jianzhang also said thoughtfully: "I heard that Zhejiang Governor Zhu Rui has been unwilling to cooperate with our Beiyang operations. Before, he ordered the three provinces to dispatch troops south to restrain Fujian, but Zhu Rui openly disobeyed. Now he suddenly assigned Wenzhou to Cao Kun, but I am afraid that Zhejiang will be dissatisfied."

Yuan Shikai smiled coldly and said, "Zhu Rui, the governor, was supported by the province. The province can make him become the governor, or he can let him step down. As for the reorganization of the Songhu Alliance, the new Forty Division, Wu Peifu will be the division commander. Wu Peifu is finally a new face. He has been following Hua Fu before. The old general of the Songhu Alliance will somehow inherit Hua Fu's face. The military expenditure of the new Forty Division will be directly handed over to the Army Department next month."

Duan Qirui's face was not good-looking. Both Cao Kun and Wu Peifu were from Feng Guozhang, but he still tried his best to swallow this. At this time, the president hoped that he would at least do a good job in superficial work. Fortunately, he was still prepared and still had his own forces to develop in Zhejiang.

"Just like this, organize my orders and the dynamics in the south into power, and send them to the northern provinces, so that everyone below can know that this is not a time for a joke. Whoever dares to just focus on himself as before, don't blame me, Yuan Yuan for destroying his relatives for justice!" Yuan Shikai gave a deep and solemn command.

Withdrew from the President's Office, Duan Qirui returned to the Army Department in the North Sea with steady steps.

As soon as he walked out of Huairen Hall, he saw the Senate Adjutant Jiang Hezheng waiting next to the carriage at the door. It seemed that after Duan Qirui came out, he immediately came forward to greet him.

"What news?" Duan Qirui asked. When he came to the Presidential Palace, the adjutant did not come with him. Of course, there were important matters that he had to notify him as soon as possible before he rushed over again.
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