Editing Wuchang Uprising (section)

== Establishment of Hubei military government ==

On 11 October, the mutineers established a military government representing the Hubei province, and persuaded one of the high-ranking officers in the New Army, [[Li Yuanhong]], to be the temporary leader.{{sfn|Esherick|Wei|2013|page=107}}{{sfn|Bergère|Lloyd|1998|page=204}} Li was initially resistant to the idea, but he was eventually convinced by the mutineers after they approached him.{{sfn|Esherick|Wei|2013|page=141}} The newly established military government were able to confirm that foreign powers would not intervene in the uprising, and they went on to raise the "iron blood 18-star flag" while signaling for the other provinces to follow their suit.{{sfn|Bergère|Lloyd|1998|page=205}} On 12 October, the revolutionaries marched toward the rest of the province, capturing [[Hankou]] and [[Hanyang District|Hanyang]] in the process.{{sfn|Bergère|Lloyd|1998|page=204}}