Why can't Yuan Shikai, who holds hundreds of thousands of troops, resist Cai E's 3,000-strong Defence Forces?

After Yuan Shikai's intention of calling himself emperor was exposed, public opinion was in an uproar. 19 15 12.25, sneaked back to Cai E, Yunnan, jointly electrified the provinces, declared Yunnan independence, and organized the national defense forces to beg Yuan. Immediately, Cai E, Li Liejun and Tang were appointed as the commanders-in-chief of the first, second and third armies of the national defense army, and sent troops from Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi to kick off the national defense war. 1965438+65438 In 2006+1610, 30 men of the First Army of Cai E officially set off from Kunming and attacked Xufu, Luzhou and Qijiang in southern Sichuan in three ways. The First Army is the old headquarters of Cai E. Not only is it small in strength, its salary is less than two months, and its ammunition ration is only enough for one month. At that time, Cai E was seriously ill and had to fight against it. Before departure, Cai E's speech was extremely tragic: "What we strive for is not victory, but the personality of the 40,000 people of the Republic of China." The object of his rebellion was Yuan Shikai, who had hundreds of thousands of Beiyang troops. Everyone knows the advantages and disadvantages. Before the Second Revolution, * * * almost owned half of the South, and it failed in less than three months. It can be said that the war to defend the country led by Cai E was at the absolute disadvantage of Mantis from the very beginning. However, things in the world are not simple strength comparisons. Because Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself unpopular, the national defense sports division became famous. At first, the national defense forces were invincible. Along the way, the Sichuan army abandoned the city and fled, only symbolic resistance. Yuan Shikai was in no hurry after the war. He sent three armies, one and two under the command of Cao Kun. Wu and Feng Yuxiang went to Sichuan to attack Cai E, and Ma Jizeng went to Hunan to attack the stronghold of the Dian army. The third route, led by Long, crossed Guangxi from Guangdong and attacked Yunnan. In late February, the Beiyang Army arrived at the front line in Sichuan, with a strength of 45,000, which is ten times that of the National Defence Force. Zhu De led the vanguard troops of the national defense army to encounter Beiyang Army, and defeated Beiyang Army in Mianhuapo. However, due to the disparity in strength, the rear support of the National Defence Force was not in place and it was forced to turn from defensive to offensive. The dominant Cao Kun did not take the initiative to attack, but held its ground. At the end of March, Cai E and Sichuan Commander-in-Chief Chen Yi reached a partial armistice agreement. The situation in Sichuan and Yunnan has entered a stalemate. People saw that Beiyang Army was not invincible, and it changed from initial awe to resistance. The change of people's thinking has caused great changes in the situation. Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and Zhejiang declared independence. Facing the wave of independence, many people volunteered to join the Beiyang Army, but they all had ulterior motives. These warlords want money and guns, and take the opportunity to expand their troops. Yuan Shikai looks for Zhang Xun first. Zhang Xun flatly refused to "Xuzhou is well defended". Yuan Shikai also called Zhang, made the 27 th Division stationed in Fengtian, and promised to seal the Hou. After Zhang first asked Yuan Shikai to supplement his salary and firearms, he immediately ordered organizations such as the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce to "telegraph to retain troops and maintain order in the Eastern Province". The Northern Warlords of Manchu Dynasty could not find a general for Yuan Shikai. He wanted to invite Duan to come out of the mountain, but Duan declined politely as an incurable disease, just like Yuan Shikai bullied Qing. He transferred Feng back to Beijing as the chief of staff and commander-in-chief of the Yunnan Army. Feng claimed that he could not get sick, and also contacted the governors of four provinces to cable the provinces, demanding that the national defense forces immediately cancel independence and Yuan Shikai cancel the imperial system, which is known in history as the "cable incident of five generals". This incident marked the serious division of Beiyang Army. Yuan Shikai took up Li's idea again and directed Yunnan military affairs in the name of "Deputy Marshal". Li said that he had resigned as vice president, and he could never be a "deputy marshal" again. Finally, Yuan Shikai had to do it himself, hang up the "Yunnan Temporary Military Affairs Office" in Xinhua Palace, and personally preside over the defense forces in Yunnan. At this time, Yuan Shikai's hundreds of thousands of troops also became a rabble. Facing the situation of betraying others, Yuan Shikai had to announce the abolition of the monarchy on March 22, 2006. When Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hunan and other provinces declared independence, Yuan Shikai was worried and angry and died on June 6. The so-called "Germany is not alone, there must be neighbors." Cai E, a generation of military spirits, rebuilt the Republic with 3,000 elite soldiers, achieved the success of defending the country and defending the country, prevented the revival of feudalism, and staged a miracle on earth that "3,000 Yues can swallow Wu", which will go down in history forever.