Early the next morning, an announcement from Hubei and Hubei shocked the entire country!
Jiang City's uprising had succeeded!
With Jiang Yiwu, Sun Wu, and the others as their leaders, the Revolutionary Army swiftly took over the Governor's Manor and the Eighth Town's headquarters. By dawn, almost the entire Rivertown had fallen into the hands of the Revolutionary Army.
The news shocked countless people. Although there were many uprisings in the country, very few of them succeeded.
Many of them failed on the verge of success. The Qing government's stubborn resistance was still strong, and from this day onwards, the national situation would undergo a fundamental change.
Countless members of the revolutionary party cheered, while the Manchu nobles in Beijing were extremely shocked and furious. They quickly ordered the other troops in Hubei to destroy the rebels!
He even ordered the Northern Army to go south and quickly suppress the rebels so as not to affect other places!
However, the Beiyang Army was an army established by Yuan Shiqing. It had unparalleled prestige and basically only listened to Yuan Shiqing's orders.
At this time, Yuan Shiqing was too powerful and was feared by the Qing Dynasty. He had already resigned and returned to his hometown. However, this did not mean that Yuan Shiqing did not care about the world.
In fact, Beiyang was still firmly controlled by him. This was just a means to counter the Qing court.
Therefore, when the Northern Warlords faced the Qing court's orders, they basically obeyed in secret and disobeyed in public. Yuan Shiqing wanted the imperial court to see that the world would not work without him!
This attitude of the Northern Warlords further boosted the might of the Revolutionary Army, causing the flames of revolution to rapidly spread. In a short three days, the three towns of Wu Han had all fallen into the hands of the Revolutionary Army.
Of course, this was all in the future. In fact, Li Donghan received the news half an hour after Jiang City was electrified.
Although he had stayed at home last night, he had been paying close attention to the situation. He had even sent someone to wait in the telegram room!
He was the first to know about the success of the Jiang City Uprising, and he heaved a sigh of relief. History did not change because of his existence. The Jiang City Uprising still erupted at the original time!
Then, his next plan could begin! Hence, Li Donghan arrived at the headquarters of the 49th Association early in the morning and immediately summoned the officers above the commanding level to hold a military meeting.
In the conference room, more than a dozen officers were already seated. Sitting next to Li Donghan were, of course, Jiang Fangzhen, Na Qi, and the other two commanders. This time, Li Donghan did not intend to avoid them.
There were some things that didn't matter to them. In the North Drill Ground camp, there was no room for them to stir up trouble!
Seeing that it was early in the morning, Li Donghan called everyone over. They had not even eaten breakfast, so Li Donghan's direct subordinates naturally did not have any objections.
Only the 98th Biao Leader, Yang Deshan, and the Cannon Biao Leader, Wu Daishan, looked unhappy because the guards had directly pulled them out of the Wan Chun House!
The two of them had spent too much energy last night, so they were feeling weak now! And that Qi did not join them in their filth.
As one of the few new officers in the Manchu army, he was determined to achieve some results in the 97th bid, and then he could replace Li Donghan as the commander.
However, after Li Donghan's beating yesterday, she had become obedient. She knew that there was no benefit in being stubborn with Li Donghan now!
The entire 49th Association was under Li Donghan's tight control. In the end, he would definitely be the one to suffer. Therefore, he treated Li Donghan like he was a superior and temporarily tolerated him.
Li Donghan did not care what the three of them were thinking. In his eyes, the three of them were already dead. He just wanted them to live a few more days!
The meeting room was quiet. Li Donghan sat at the head of the table with a serious expression. His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the sound was exceptionally clear in the room.
Even the three of them knew about Li Donghan's habit. They subconsciously shut their mouths and sat upright!
Soon, Li Donghan's cold voice sounded in the room.""I just received news that last night, there was a rebellion in the new army in Hubei! Now, they had already occupied Jiang City and appointed Li Yuanhong as the Governor of Hubei! And make a national announcement!"
As soon as Li Donghan's voice fell, exclamations came from the room, all from the three of them.
Although Jiang Fangzhen and Chen Chengyun were equally surprised, they did not do anything about it. Instead, they looked at Li Donghan in unison, treating him as their backbone and listening to Li Donghan's orders at the critical moment!
As for the Qi trio, their performance was much worse. Yang Deshan and Wu Daishan's listless expressions suddenly woke up and they looked at Li Donghan in horror.
Yang Deshan swallowed his saliva and said,""M-Sir, you're not joking, right? The new army of Hubei rebelled? Did you succeed?"
After all, everyone knew that although Eastern Guangdong was thousands of miles away from Hubei, it did not mean that it was safe. If Hubei succeeded, the revolutionary party in Eastern Guangdong would not be calm!
Li Donghan did not answer. He stared coldly at Yang Deshan, causing him to shrink back and not dare to say anything.
However, Na Qi couldn't care less. He was a Manchu, and the actions of the new army in Hubei were truly harmful to their interests.
As someone who had studied in Japan and was determined to restore the glory of the Qing Dynasty, this was treason. They all deserved to die!
"Damn the revolutionary party, they are all traitors. The Regent King will definitely send an army to kill them all! They won't be able to be arrogant for long!"
Although he looked very strong on the surface, he was worried and afraid in his heart. The original Qing Dynasty was in danger.
The success of the Jiang City uprising had undoubtedly opened a floodgate. He was not sure what the situation would be like in the future!
When he said this, he also quietly observed Li Donghan and the others. The rebel in Hubei was the new army.
The new army of Eastern Guangdong was all here, but almost all of them were under Li Donghan's control. Once Li Donghan had any intentions, there was basically no other outcome.
Na Qi also marked Li Donghan as a dangerous person in his heart. It seemed that he had to suggest something to General Fengshan of the Flower City.
He had originally wanted to slowly weaken Li Donghan's influence, but now he could not wait that long!
Ignoring Qi's emotions, Li Donghan said to everyone,""I called everyone here today to appease the soldiers below!”
"This is a critical period. We can't be careless in any situation! In order to prevent the rebels from causing trouble, I now give the order!”As soon as Li Donghan finished speaking, there was a loud bang. All the officers immediately stood up.
Only the three of them who had just arrived weren't used to the rhythm of the 49th Association. They were half a beat slower and made a fool of themselves.
However, no one cared about them. Li Donghan directly ignored them and ordered in a deep voice,
"Seal off the North Drill Ground camp and prepare for battle! Without my orders, no one is allowed to enter or leave. Violators will be punished according to military law!”
"Yes, sir!" All the officers shouted in a deep voice! The sound echoed in the room, indicating that the giant beast of the 49th Mixed Association was gradually revealing its fangs!
(To be continued)
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