July 8, 1909 AD, Duliu Town, Tianjin.
Duliu Town is an ancient town with a thousand years history.
It was built during the confrontation period between Song and Liao Dynasties.
In 1404, the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, extensive construction work was carried out and it gradually became a market town.
The three rivers of Nanyun River, Ziya River and Daqing River meet here.
By the Qing Dynasty, it had developed into a very prosperous market town.
This is also the only way for the Jinpu Railway.
It is the first station after the Jinpu Line leaves Tianjin.
The Beiyang Army has a military station here, which is also an important stronghold for them.
However, yesterday, the owner changed here.
After the People's Liberation Army broke through the Wuqiao defense line, Wu Peifu personally led the troops to cut off the rear in order to allow his old superior Cao Kun to withdraw, and fought and retreated.
However, when they retreated to Duliu Town, the Beiyang Army who had cut off the rear finally couldn't hold on and the entire line collapsed.
Wu Peifu sat in the conference room of the military station with a dark face, but now he was not as a master, but as a prisoner of war.
"Huh?"
Wu Peifu glared at the People's Liberation Army guards guarding him, feeling unconvinced in his heart.
He felt that he had lost too unfairly.
When he was in Wuqiao a few days ago, he didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, and his 29th Town was blown to pieces by a lot of artillery shells.
Town 29 was mainly composed of new soldiers.
It could withstand such overwhelming bombardment and was broken through by the opponent in less than 2 hours.
Then he retreated all the way until he was caught by the People's Liberation Army.
He didn't understand how he lost.
At this time, three PLA officers walked in with documents under their arms.
Wu Peifu understood that this was for interrogation.
"Come, look at me and smile."
A second lieutenant officer first took out a strange-style camera and said to him.
Wu Peifu was embarrassed immediately.
I was captured, but you still laughed at your sister.
The second lieutenant didn't care whether he was crying or laughing, he just clicked and took a picture of him.
What's the point of taking pictures during interrogation?
This battle made Lao Wu stunned for a while.
Then, he was surprised to see a photo spit out from the camera, which was eight one-inch photos connected together.
Damn it, this camera is too fast.
According to his understanding, it takes a long time to develop a photo.
How can it be so fast?
However, even though he was curious, he didn't ask any more questions.
After all, he was now a prisoner of war.
"Sir, please cooperate with our investigation and answer our questions."
The three officers sat directly opposite him and began a routine interview.
The major in the middle of the "name" took out a notebook and started asking questions, and the person on the left picked up a ballpoint pen and started taking notes.
"I am Wu Peifu."
Old Wu was a bachelor, so he didn't play any tricks of keeping silent.
Although I don't understand how I lost, if I lose, I lose.
Now that I am a prisoner, I naturally have to admit defeat.
He has made up his mind to say what he can and will not say anything he cannot.
"gender" "" Wu Peifu was immediately embarrassed.
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He glared at them fiercely, touched his beard, and said angrily: "Don't you have eyes?
You can't tell the difference between men and women?"
"This is the procedure, please tell me your gender," the major in the middle said without changing his expression.
Wu Peifu replied angrily: "I am a man."
"age" "35" "Military rank" "Army Major General" Ten minutes later, when the questioning was over, the major handed him a filled-in form and said, "If the content above is correct, please sign."
Wu Peifu took it over and looked at it.
It was all the basic personal information that was asked just now, such as name, place of origin, position and so on.
He signed his name quickly.
After the three officers got the form back, they also signed their names in the interrogator and recorder columns on the form, cut out a photo of him and pasted it on it.
Then he packed up his things and got ready to leave.
"Hey, you've finished asking now," Wu Peifu couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, we have finished asking."
The major who led the team went out without looking back.
Wu Peifu really couldn't figure out what this meant.
He was also a controller after all, but they didn't interrogate some military secrets and just asked a few basic information.
Next, the guards took him to the hospital for physical examination and blood tests.
Then he was asked to sign a physical examination form.
Finally, he was sent back to the prisoner of war camp by his guards.
This time, the prisoners of war in Beiyang were held separately by officers and soldiers.
The prisoner-of-war camp for senior officers was the original military station barracks.
Wu Peifu is familiar with this place, but this is his first time as a prisoner of war.
It's unknown how he was feeling at the time, but as soon as he entered, he saw a few acquaintances chatting in the yard.
Duan Qirui, Zhang Shaozeng, Xu Shuzheng, Pan Juying, Wei Zonghan, Zhang Huaizhi, Zhang Yongcheng, and several senior officers above the command level from the First Army and the Second Army, except for Feng Guozhang who was drowned, are basically all here.
"Ah, Minister Duan, you are here too."
Wu Peifu stepped forward and gave a military salute.
"Ziyu, you're here too."
Duan Qirui waved his hand and showed a wry smile: "Hey, even you have been defeated.
Now the situation is really over and the overall situation has been decided."
Everyone shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
Wu Peifu said unconvinced: "The People's Liberation Army also uses heavy artillery to bully others.
If we fight openly and honestly, we may not lose, at least we won't lose so ugly."
Duan Qirui said: "Yes, people have this kind of capital.
If you have foreign guns and cannons in your hands, will you still play with swords and spears with others?
They don't need any tactics at all.
They just use heavy artillery to attack them.
We are I can't stop it.
Wu Ziyu, why don't you stop me?
Don't be dissatisfied, you haven't fought hand to hand with them.
If you have fought with them, you will know that they don't only know how to use heavy artillery.
Not to mention that they all have pistols.
They basically won't fight with you even with bayonets.
Not an opponent” Speaking of this, Duan Qirui thought of the battle that night.
The Beiyang Army and the People's Liberation Army had a bayonet melee and were defeated.
The Beiyang Army, who were fighting on their own, were defeated by the People's Liberation Army's three-person fighting team.
Everyone talked for a while and sighed.
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All the smart people present could see that Beiyang was at the end of its rope.
Wu Peifu said: "When they caught me, they only asked about some basic information such as my name and position.
It's really strange."
Xu Shuzheng smiled: "Haha, why do they need to ask you?
Our place has long been infiltrated like a sieve by the Socialist Party of Science and Technology.
They already know a lot of information that we don't know."
"This" Wu Peifu was speechless.
He didn't want to mention it anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "Where did this guy Zhang Xun go?
Isn't he here?"
He found that everyone looked at him strangely.
"What's wrong?
I said it wrong?"
Old Wu asked in surprise.
He knew that Zhang Xun was captured by the People's Liberation Army, but he didn't see anyone here.
"We were just talking about this.
He was publicly tried by the People's Liberation Army in Xuzhou the day before yesterday and was shot."
Zhang Shaozeng sneered a few times and said: "Haha, Zhang Xun also found it himself.
The military discipline of his subordinates is too poor, and he refused to rectify it.
Xuzhou The People's Liberation Army used their heads to win over the people."
Xiao Xu also sneered: "Also, he has a braided army under his command, and he is clamoring for the restoration of the Qing Dynasty.
This violates Wen Desi's taboo.
Whoever doesn't die will die if he doesn't die."
Zhang Xun's popularity among the Beiyang Army was not good.
Except for Feng Guozhang, who had some friendship with him, everyone else had a cold or even bad relationship with him.
So in the original time and space, he fell out with Beiyang.
Xiao Xu added: "The Socialist Party of Science and Technology has dispatched a total of 9 divisions this time.
I think that no matter how powerful Wang Pinqing and Wang Shizhen are, they may not be able to defend Beijing."
Duan Qirui patted his forehead and said helplessly: "Now let's see what the old man does."
Beijing, Prime Minister's Office.
The Prime Minister's Office in Beiyang is the former official residence of the Beiyang Minister Yuan Shikai.
The brand has been changed.
Apart from adding some modern supplies, basically nothing has changed.
At this time, Yuan Shikai was having a meeting with a group of confidants.
At present, the People's Liberation Army has been divided into three groups.
The 1st Division, 10th Division and the rebellious Lantianwei 15th Town have broken through the Zhangjiakou defense line.
Now they have captured Xuanhua and are marching towards Beijing.
After the 2nd Division and 3rd Division broke through the Handan Defense Line, they went north along the Beijing-Hankou Railway and have now reached Zhuoxian County, Zhuozhou.
The strongest group is the First and Second Divisions, a total of 5 divisions, personally commanded by Chief of General Staff Xin Jie, and has now arrived in Tianjin.
Several troops that originally went to defend the People's Liberation Army were all defeated and returned.
In the two towns commanded by Cao Kun on the Wuqiao defense line, there were 30,000 people, but less than 7,000 people fled back to Beijing.
Zhang Zhenfang's 30th Town on the Handan Defense Line was completely wiped out.
Wu Fengling's 4th Town also lost most of its troops and lost all its heavy weapons.
Less than 6,000 people escaped, and many even lost their guns.
The troops defending Zhangjiakou suffered the worst.
The Shanxi patrol battalion was completely destroyed and Jiang Guiti was killed.
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He Zonglian's No. 1 town only escaped back to one target.
He Zonglian was seriously injured by the cannon and has not yet woken up.
For Beiyang, the current situation is extremely critical.
The only complete troops left are the Guards Zhen and the Second Heavy Artillery Association under the personal command of Wang Shizhen.
In fact, they only formed one standard.
Including the defeated generals who escaped and the temporarily collected troops, the total strength was less than 50,000.
The People's Liberation Army's troops attacking Beijing this time included nine divisions, with a total strength of 240,000.
This is just the number of people, not to mention the gap in equipment.
"Haha, this is just a dream.
Now the situation is over," Yuan Shikai said with a sad smile.
Just now, Wu Luzhen, the commander of the Sixth Town stationed in Changchun, Jilin, sent a telegram asking Yuan Shikai to recognize the situation clearly and comply with the revolution.
"Prime Minister" Wang Shizhen wanted to say something, but then shut up.
The Beiyang bosses were all silent, and no one in the entire conference room spoke.
There is no way, it is useless to say anything now, because there are only two ways now, one is to surrender, the other is to be beaten up by the People's Liberation Army before surrendering.
"Forget it, I can't let this thousand-year-old capital be destroyed by war."
Yuan Shikai said to Xu Shichang: "Brother Juren, please contact the Party of Science and Technology for surrender.
My request is very simple, that is, to preserve the lives and property of everyone in Beiyang. " Xu Shichang nodded silently.
After everyone dispersed, Yuan Shikai left behind his nephew Yuan Naikuan, and then called his eldest son Yuan Keding and whispered instructions to them.
Yuan Keding's expression changed greatly: "Ah, father, why don't you ask others to do this?"
Yuan Naikuan's expression also became more like a ghost.
"This stupid thing can only be done by our Yuan family.
This is to save the future of your brothers.
We are clearing some obstacles for Wen Desi.
It is difficult for him to do this kind of thing, so we can only do it."
Yuan Shikai said gloomily.
He said with a face: "Humph, I have sold my life to them for most of my life.
Now it is appropriate to use their lives to pave the way for my Yuan family."
"Yes, father, I understand."
Yuan Keding and Yuan Naikuan looked at each other, and both gritted their teeth and agreed.
"Do it cleanly.
It's best to be dry as the weather has been dry recently.
Pay attention to fire prevention."
Yuan Shikai left these words and turned around and went out
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