The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 631: Showing Power
Historically, this turmoil was resolved by Duan Qirui, so Teng Yuzao asked about Duan Qirui's attitude.

Although he also knew that in the original history, Yuan Shikai had already held great power, the commanders of the Beiyang troops naturally had to give face to Duan Qirui.

But now, Yuan Shikai is also a fallen phoenix. Although the Sixth Regiment of Shuntian Army is the former Second Regiment of Henan Army, the commander Wang Yingkai and Duan Qirui are old acquaintances when they were in the Wuwei Left Army, and even Ma Longbiao who was sent to Baoding also came from the Wuwei Left Army, but Wang Yingkai, at least for now, dare not disobey the order of the Ministry of Army.

What's more, Duan Qirui is not in the military academy now.

Even if Zhang Xiyuan and some teachers were escorted to the capital, Teng Yuzhao believed that it would not be a problem to release them on bail.

The problem is that Zhang Xiyuan may not be able to do his job as assistant.

When Teng Yuzao thought of this, he suddenly thought of a question. History did not mention that Duan Qirui should be held responsible. Could it be that Tieliang wanted to completely control the military academy?
"Commander."

Yang Shixiang frowned and said, "Tieliang wants to take the military academy into his hands."

"Damn it, how can that be possible? The Marshal has high hopes for this military academy. Besides, we originally wanted to run it ourselves, and now they want to kick us out. There is no such easy thing in the world."

Yang Shiqi suddenly raised his eyebrows and said with light in his eyes.

"The Marshal has always attached great importance to the military academy. There are thousands of students in this batch. If these people can come to our Zhi army, we can expand the army to 100,000 or 200,000, which will be enough for grassroots officers."

"Now Tieliang wants to arrest people, and the Marshal can just step in to stop him. With the Marshal's help, these students will definitely have a better impression of the Marshal, and it will be easier to recruit them in the future."

"If not, I will arrange it right away and find a reason to prevent Ma Longbiao's troops from getting on the train to Baoding, or simply stop the train to Zhuozhou to delay time. The Marshal can immediately send a telegram to the Queen Mother and ask her to stop Tieliang."

"Nowadays, it is no longer a matter of keeping your hair but losing your head. Many people in Liangjiang and Guangdong have cut off their braids. The court no longer cares about it, so this matter is not a big deal. The Queen Mother will definitely give the Marshal this face."

There was a telegraph room outside Donghua Gate in the capital city, which was used exclusively for transmitting official telegrams from the Zongli Yamen. It was very convenient to send a telegram to inform Cixi of urgent matters.

Teng Yuzao shook his head and said, "Don't pay attention to the railway for now, and don't stop the trains to Zhuozhou, so as not to attract the attention of the court. We will have a use for the railway in the future."

"Oh, Xingcheng."

Teng Yuzao told Yang Shiqi, "You must make a plan now. From now until the end of the year, if there is a change, how can you guarantee that there will be enough vehicles on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and the Langfang-Shanhaiguan Railway to ensure that we can transport troops at any time?"

Then he said to Wei Jinghai, "Ningbo, draft a telegram to the Queen Mother in my name. Remember, it's not time to tear each other apart yet. Be respectful enough and tell her that the military academy students cut their braids just to facilitate training and it has nothing to do with the GMD. It is recommended not to pursue it, so as not to cause unnecessary unrest."

"Also, you have to contact the troops Xia Yuanshou got off the train in Baoding. In case of emergency, have them stop Ma Longbiao's troops from entering the military academy to arrest people."

"Also, before the Queen Mother makes a decision to stop Tie Liang, Ma Longbiao led his troops to attack the military academy, causing casualties among the students. You ordered the Baoding Arsenal Guard to rush to the military academy and contact Zhang Xiyuan immediately."

The Baoding Arsenal had a battalion of direct troops serving as a guard, which was directly under the command of the General Staff.

Teng Yuzao continued, "Tell them to tell Zhang Xiyuan not to panic and to try to appease the students. You can tell the students that I am trying my best to stop the Army Department from pursuing the issue of cutting the queues, and I have sent troops to prevent the Shuntian Army from entering the school. I guarantee that no student will be arrested."

"Tell the guards to set up a cordon outside the military academy to prevent Ma Longbiao's troops from entering the school."

"If necessary, you can fire shots to demonstrate, as long as there is no real fighting." Yang Shiqi at the side suddenly interrupted.

Yang Shiqi's words made Wei Jinghai stunned, and he looked at Teng Yuzao again. Yang Shixiang also said hurriedly, "Marshal, this is not appropriate, what if a conflict arises..."

Teng Yuzao thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Lianfu, Xingcheng's suggestion is also feasible. It is not a bad thing to show our power now. We also need to let the court know one thing: I will definitely be the prime minister."

Teng Yuzao turned around and continued to say to Wei Jinghai, "Do as Xingcheng said. In a word, let these students and teachers understand that I, Teng Yuzao, will not only protect their Anqing, but also have the ability to protect them."

Yang Shixiang said hurriedly when he saw Wei Jinghai turn around and leave.

"Chief of Staff, you heard the Marshal's words clearly. Tell your guards to try not to start a real fight, or you will be severely punished."

Seeing Teng Yuzhao nod slightly, Wei Jinghai responded and walked out quickly.

Teng Yuzao looked at Li Yulin again, "Qionglin, this reminds me of the arsenal."

"The weapons and ammunition in our arsenal cannot be kept in the factory warehouse for a long time. They must be shipped back in time. I want to know how many weapons and ammunition are left in the factory warehouse now?"

"Xingfu."

In the past year, Li Yulin's way of addressing Teng Yuzao was somewhat confusing. Teng Yuzao had already figured out something. He discovered that when Li Yulin was in a low mood, he, like everyone else, called him "Marshal", which was somewhat inconsistent with his relationship with Li Yulin.

Teng Yuzao and Li Yulin were not in a teacher-student relationship, and he had never taught Li Yulin. Li Yulin was only one year younger than him, and at most they were just senior-junior relationships.

Moreover, when the first battalion was formed, Li Yulin was already serving as a sentry leader in Sheng's army. He was asked by Teng Yuzhao to be his assistant. The two had a good relationship, like brothers, and they always called each other by his courtesy name.

Now, Li Yulin started to change his address again, and Teng Yuzhao couldn't help but feel relieved.

He knew that Li Yulin should have let go of his worries by now.

Even in his mind, Teng Yuzhao was comparing himself with Yuan Shikai's trusted general Wang Shizhen, who was known as the Dragon of the Beiyang. In some aspects of their personalities, the two men were somewhat similar.

"The weapons and ammunition produced by the arsenal are regularly shipped back to Tianjin every two months and stored in the warehouse in Xigu."

"There are now more than 40,000 Mauser rifles, 15 to 18 new 75mm German-style recoil cannons, about 13,000 artillery shells, and more than 2.8 million Mauser rifle shells in the Baoding Arsenal warehouse."

Because the Ordnance Department's arsenal in Tianjin has already started producing light machine guns, the arsenal in Baoding, which is a joint venture with the Germans, no longer produces heavy machine guns such as the Maxim.

However, the firearms used by the Zhi army are now more complicated. They include not only Mauser K98, but also a large number of Mosin-Nagant rifles captured in the battle against the Eight-Nation Alliance, as well as Japanese Golden Hook rifles.

Therefore, there are two newly built bullet production lines for 7.62 and 6.5 calibers, so the bullet production here is very large.

"Since you think it's important to ship it back in time, let's change it to monthly delivery from now on."

"No."

Teng Yuzao said seriously, "There are Shuntian troops in the north and south of Baoding. It's not safe there. We will transport them back every half a month."

(End of this chapter)