Chapter 304 The Flaws of the Revolutionary Army

Anqing City Revolutionary Army Headquarters.

Seeing Fan Chuanjia with a depressed expression coming in, Xiong Chengji and Bai Wenmo, who had been waiting in the study for an impatient period, stood up to greet him. Xiong Chengji strode forward a few times, grabbed Fan Chuanjia's arm, and asked anxiously: "Brother Chuanjia, thank you for your hard work, what did Wang Jin say, have you agreed?"

Fan Chuanjia shook his head with a heavy face. Without waiting for his friend who changed his face to speak, he hurriedly explained: "It is impossible for us to be left in the "Luo Revenge", but he did not block the gap. He also left a few newspaper operators to give me. But..."

Xiong Chengji and Bai Wenmo looked at each other and saw disappointment in each other's eyes. Without the strong help of "Revenge" to shaking the flag and shouting, the momentum of the Revolutionary Army will definitely decline a lot. Especially for the former New Army forces, which have always been the backbone of the Revolutionary Army, it will be a big blow without the propaganda advantages!

Fortunately, Wang Jin was not angry and completely cut off relations with the Revolutionary Army, leaving a mercy, and left extremely scarce talents for the New Army to run its own newspaper. Although he was very sorry for not being able to master the "Revenge", the current situation is still within the scope they can accept.

At this time, seeing Fan Chuanjia's expression seemed to have something unfinished, Bai Wenmo hurriedly gave Xiong Chengjiye a wink, and then pulled Fan Chuanjia down, resting and chatting. He and Fan Chuanjia were also old acquaintances, even more familiar than Xiong Chengji. Fan Chuanjia came to Anqing in February 1904 to participate in the Standing Army of the New Army stationed in Anqing, organized a "classmate reunion" with Bai Wenmo and others, served as the horse and artillery camp to promote revolutionary ideas, and organized a group of aspiring people to prepare to arm the anti-Qing struggle. In 1905, under the recommendation of comrades such as Bai Wenmo, he joined the China Alliance. The two had a close relationship, so how could they not know how the other party had a temper?

In front of the two old friends, Fan Chuanjia had nothing to hide. After stopping Wang Jin outside the city, he told all the things he said and did. Finally, he sighed: "Our revolutionary army has really treated others unfairly!"

"I understand Wang Jin's talent, we did treat him badly. But for the unity of the revolutionary army, I was helpless." The embarrassment flashed across Xiong Chengji's face, and then quickly returned to calm. He asked curiously: "Do he really think so?" As he said that, he looked at Bai Wenmo's expression and wanted to see what he thought about this?

"It's a rare talent!" Bai Wenwei frowned and pondered for a moment, feeling that Wang Jin's statement was very reasonable, and he couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, he felt a little regretful for the first time in his heart. He didn't suggest Xiong Chengji to keep Wang Jin. Did he do something wrong? Fan Chuanjia nodded with a wry smile. Seeing that Bai Wenwei Lan was acting like this, the depressed expression on his face became even more serious...

It turned out that in order for the Revolutionary Army to last longer, Wang Jin could not help but tell the situation before and after the "Xinhai Revolution" in the future when talking to Fan Chuanjia, and hoped that the Revolutionary Army would be inspired by it and avoid detours. Although the current situation is definitely different from history, what has changed is only local history, and the general trend is still basically the same as in history, which is of great significance and practical effect.

Later historians have studied this history before and after the Xinhai Revolution and have also come to many insightful conclusions. Wang Jin happened to be obsessed with a novel of the fictional history of the Republic of China before traveling through time, and was deeply impressed by it. Combined with the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty at this time, he came to a conclusion that "the current time is not the best time to overthrow the Qing Dynasty."

First of all, on the eve of the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, due to agricultural harvest failure and the subsequent soaring grain prices, many civil unrest broke out in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and other places. The Democratic Party and the Congregation Party participated. Some troops in the new army were sent by the Qing court to suppress the civil unrest. Ordinary soldiers from poor backgrounds witnessed the corruption of the court and empathized with the sufferings of the people, which prepared public opinion and the foundation for the comprehensive outbreak of the revolution.

When the gunshots of the Wuchang Revolutionary Army sounded, they immediately responded. This was one of the innate conditions that the Anqing Uprising did not have. Although it is not good for the weather now, neither the soldiers nor the people were forced to a dead end by the court. As long as there is a food to eat, few people would rebel with their heads. If the world responded, it seemed a bit difficult for the people to follow.

Secondly, the reason why the Xinhai Revolution was launched by the new army and received response from most Qing army was half because of the incitement of the Democratic Party, while the other half was because of the reduction of military pay and unreasonable arrears. Not only the Hubei army, but even the army of other provinces, whether it is the new army or the old army, is mostly facing the problem of military pay arrears. If there is no money or food, who is willing to work hard for you?

At that time, the Qing Dynasty's finances were at its end. Therefore, it was not so much that the Revolution of 1911 was a reformed uprising, but rather a mutiny caused by the riots, at least in the early stage. This was exactly what the Anqing Uprising lacked. At least in Anqing City, the military pay was paid in full, which can be proved by the number of troops participating in the uprising. The 31st Mixed Association's total number of officers and soldiers was more than 4,400, and only about 2,000 people took the initiative to participate in the revolution. The old army led by the patrol battalion almost did not turn to the revolution in a system. At least in the eyes of the old soldiers, the court had not yet reached the time of "heaven angry and people resentment".

Finally, the reason why the Xinhai Revolution quickly evolved from a mutiny to a comprehensive revolution that affected various provinces after the outbreak was entirely because the "constitutionalists" who had high hopes for the court turned the gun. For various purposes, many officials from the border were also sympathizers and supporters of the constitutionalists. Therefore, when the funny "royal cabinet" of the Qing court was established, the constitutionalists had completely given up and began to gain some tacit understanding with the revolutionaries. When they found that the court was weak, they decisively participated in the "revolution".

This is the biggest innate deficit of the Anqing Uprising. Without the response from various provinces, it would be difficult to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule by relying solely on the power of a province. Later generations said that "there is no revolution in the era of post-arm guns", and without the division and disintegration within the ruling group, it is difficult to succeed. The current "constitutionalists" are waiting for the court to give the next "constitutional parliament". At least for now, they do not support the revolution. Because revolution means war, the collapse of the old order, and the re-division of the interest cake, which is not what they are willing to see.

The so-called "heroes are created by the times". Only by moving with the times can we achieve twice the result with half the effort.

If we summarize it in a textbook-style sentence, then the current social situation is that "the revolutionary time is not yet ripe."
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