In the north, shortly after Chen Hao left Beijing, Cao Kun, the third town ruler, rushed to Beijing without stopping. After seeing Yuan Shikai talking, Cao Kun was appointed as the Minister of the Army and temporarily stayed in Beijing.

According to the plan pre-formed by Chen Hao and others, Wu Peifu, the new commander of the third town, brought more than ten People's Liberation Army officers to take over the third town of the Beiyang New Army.

Wu Peifu was originally a senior officer in the third town, and with Yuan Shikai's personal letter of appointment. Therefore, with the help of the People's Liberation Army officers, Wu Peifu quickly controlled the third town.

In this way, the third town of the Beiyang New Army also fell into the pocket of the People's Liberation Army.

After Wu Peifu took office as the commander of the third town, after a brief rectification, he led his army to dispatch as planned and launched an attack on the First Association of the First Town of the New Army, which was detained near Baoding.

The first town led by Liangbi had no food or salary, and he shouted that he would go to Beijing to serve the king. However, he was wiped out by the local troops of the People's Liberation Army and the third town. Liangbi also shot and committed suicide.

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After Cao Kun entered Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Army, Yuan Shikai immediately sent a telephone order to order Xu Shichang, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others to come to Beijing to report their work.

Xu Shichang received a telegram and discussed with Tang Shaoyi. Then he followed Tang Shaoyi's advice and took a train to Beijing to meet Yuan Shikai.

Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others learned that Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun were removed from military power as soon as they entered the capital, and immediately smelled an unusual meaning from it, believing that Wang Shizhen and Cao Kun were both under house arrest by General Li Guangxin. So Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others all claimed to be ill and did not accept Yuan Shikai's orders.

This situation was as expected by Yuan Shikai, and he didn't care about it. During this period, Yuan Shikai sent several stern telegrams, ordering Feng Guozhang and others to enter Beijing quickly, otherwise he would be punished strictly.

After a while, Xu Shichang rushed to Beijing with great enthusiasm. Under Yuan Shikai's introduction, Xu Shichang met with Li Guangxin, Xu Fang and other senior PLA officers very happy.

Because Xu Shichang took a series of measures such as opening commercial ports, borrowing government bonds and building railways in the Northeast, and implemented new policies in the Northeast, to a certain extent, resisted Japan and Russia's encroachment and control of the Northeast.

Therefore, Xu Shichang stayed in Beijing for a few days and was sent back to the Northeast to continue to serve as the governor of the three eastern provinces, preparing for future wars in the Northeast.

Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others were shocked. Xu Shichang, who originally thought that the high and powerful position, would also be under house arrest in Beijing. After receiving the news, they couldn't help but hesitate.

At the same time, the news that the First Town of the New Army led by Liangbi was eliminated by Wu Peifu's third town and the troops of General Li Guangxin also reached the ears of Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Shikai's confidants arranged by Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others in the army also began to put pressure on Feng Guozhang and others. In addition, Yuan Shikai issued an ultimatum that Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and others would not enter Beijing again, and invented an order to make the third and seventh towns of the new army march towards Duan Qirui's territory.

In the end, his arm could not twist his thighs, and Duan Qirui surrendered first and agreed to enter the capital immediately. When Feng Guozhang and others heard the news, they could only follow Duan Qirui and go to the capital.

In this way, the heroes such as Wang Shizhen, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and Cao Kun in the Beiyang New Army left the country one after another and went to Borneo, the base camp of the People's Liberation Army to receive re-education. As a result, the lives of these heroes in Beiyang became more exciting and meaningful.

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On January 10, 1909, Yuan Shikai personally came to Tianjin Port Wharf to prepare for a meeting with the famous naval general Sa Zhenbing.

Sa Zhenbing (1859-1952), whose courtesy name was Dingming, was born in the famous Sa family of Semu people in Fuzhou. He was a famous naval general in modern China.

Sa Zhenbing has successively served as important military positions such as the commander of the Qing Dynasty naval system and the chief of the navy of the Republic of China, and has also served as the Prime Minister of the State.

When he was the deputy commander of the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty, he founded the Yantai Naval School. Sa Zhenbing went through various historical periods of the former Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the early liberation, and was an outstanding figure in the history of the Chinese naval.

Moreover, Sa Zhenbing helped the poor and benefited the poor throughout his life, and was called the "living Bodhisattva" by the people. He enjoyed a great reputation during his lifetime and was well-known after his death.

The People's Liberation Army led by Chen Hao is full of military generals, but only naval generals with practical experience. Therefore, Yuan Shikai brought hundreds of naval cadets from Borneo to personally meet the famous Sazhenbing.

I heard that the cruiser "Haiqi" ​​with the largest tonnage and best military equipment among domestic naval warships also arrived outside Tianjin Port. The Borneo Naval Craftsmen were cheering and shouting to visit the cruiser "Haiqi" ​​immediately.

Dong Haoqi, deputy commander of the Borneo Navy, discussed with Yuan Shikai, and then took a small boat with the students to meet Sa Zhenbing on the cruiser "Haiqi".

The "Haiqi" ​​cruiser was purchased by the Qing government from the United Kingdom in 1896.

After the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, the Qing Dynasty rulers were eager to rectify their maritime defense. Since 1895, they ordered 43 large and small warships from Britain, Germany and other countries. The Haiqi cruiser is the largest tonnage and best military warship among them.

The cruiser "Haiqi" ​​displacement is 4,300 tons, and the speed is 24 knots. The length and width of the ship are 6.1m in draft. It is equipped with 2 203mm main guns, 10 119mm secondary guns, 12 47mm secondary guns, and 4 37mm machine guns. There are also 5 torpedo tubes, with a staffing of 445 people.

Sa Zhenbing welcomed Yuan Shikai, Dong Haoqi and others boarded the cruiser "Haiqi". While arranging personnel to receive the naval cadets, he took Yuan Shikai and Dong Haoqi into the battleship conference room and began to negotiate with the two.

The members of the Liberation Party had already done the work of Sa Zhenbing, and Yuan Shikai also sent people to Sa Zhenbing to pass the air. He learned that the Qing court had been dead in name only, and the north and south of the country were almost controlled by the People's Liberation Army in Borneo, and Sa Zhenbing could only agree to accept the adaptation of the People's Liberation Army.

When talking about Sa Zhenbing's future tenure, Yuan Shikai said: "General Sa Zhenbing, because you were in command of the Beiyang Navy, you did not talk nonsense. You often took a ship to inspect the sea, and personally guided the naval officers and soldiers to practice naval driving techniques, perform combat techniques such as torpedo launching, target shooting, and preparation for combat practice.

Given your excellent performance, you will be promoted to Secretary of the Navy, responsible for merging the split North and South Navy and establishing a unified command system.

Moreover, in order to merge with the Nanyang Navy more easily in the future, you must also unify the official positions, flag styles, military uniforms and orders of the domestic navy with the help of General Dong Haoqi."

These are things that Sa Zhenbing had long wanted to do, and he smiled and accepted the new appointment.

Then, Dong Haoqi threw out a great advantage and said to Sa Zhenbing: "General Sa Zhenbing, our navy's strength is still too weak at present. Therefore, you can order better and more warships from Britain, the United States, Germany and other countries according to the specific situation of domestic naval personnel."

"Really? This is so good." Sa Zhenbing said overjoyed: "Can I order a new battleship from the UK?"

In a blink of an eye, Sa Zhenbing said anxiously: "Ah, the new battleship is too expensive and difficult to afford."

"As long as it can be used, of course you can buy a new battleship." Dong Haoqi smiled and said, "General Sa, our boss, Minister Chen, let me tell you that money is not a problem."

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