During this period of time, Luo Yue has been supervising the soldiers' grenadier and mortar shooting training at the training ground, because for the People's Army, these are all brand new weapons, which have never been used before, but in future wars, these are important fire support weapons, and even offensive weapons, so soldiers must master the performance characteristics, use methods, accuracy and maintenance skills of these weapons as soon as possible. In addition, as a middle-level combat commander, it is also necessary for Luo Yue to understand the performance and power of these weapons, as well as the mastery of these weapons by his own troops, so that he can set up corresponding tactical arrangements in future battles.

Of course, the operation and use of grenadiers and mortars are very simple, and Luo Yue's regiment has also used them in the battle in Qingzhou, although only a few cannons have been fired, but after all, they have participated in actual combat, so by this time, the soldiers can basically master it, but the proficiency should be strengthened, and the accuracy of shooting should also be improved. In fact, whether it is a grenadier or a mortar, if used properly, it can achieve accurate strikes on the battlefield, but this requires hard practice in peacetime, and a large amount of shell consumption and time accumulation.

At this time, Luo Yue was pinching the stopwatch to check the time when the soldiers disassembled and assembling the mortars, only to see a guard running over and saying, "Commander Luo, the political commissar invites you to go to the division headquarters." ”

Luo Yue nodded, so he followed the guard to the tent of the division headquarters, only to see that Deng Kai, the political commissar of the division, was waiting for him here. Luo Yue saluted and said, "Political commissar, what is the matter with me." ”

Deng Kai said: "Head Luo, I came to you to let you see these people? With that, he took Luo Yue to a tent, only to see that there were 4 people in the tent, all of them were dusty, ragged, and there were a lot of blood stains on their bodies. Deng Kai said: "Captain Luo, look at them, are there anyone you know?"

When Luo Yue heard this, he also watched everyone carefully in turn, and suddenly said, "Li Zhuangyong?

Li Zhuangyong laughed miserably and said, "Battalion commander, we meet again." When Li Zhuangyong defected from the People's Army, Luo Yue was still the battalion commander, and Li Zhuangyong didn't know that he had been promoted to regiment commander, so he still called him by his original military title.

Luo Yue's heart was also quite emotional, in fact, he was still quite optimistic about Li Zhuangyong, and he was even ready to promote Li Zhuangyong to be a platoon commander, but he didn't expect that Li Zhuangyong would defect from the People's Army, and the two met under such a situation.

It turned out that after Jing Binting, Zhao Sanduo, Li Zhuangyong, Xia Sizhi and others retreated to the Daimyo's Mansion, they collected the remnants of other rebel forces in Long, and Yuan Shikai also intended to leave this city, so that the remnants of the rebel army had a place to gather, so that the Beiyang New Army could be annihilated together in the end. Moreover, the Daimyo's Mansion was close to Shandong, leaving very limited room for the rebels to maneuver.

As a result, after nearly a month of fighting, the armed forces of the rebel armies were basically dispersed by the Beiyang New Army, and all other prefectures and counties except the Daimyo Mansion were also captured by the Beiyang New Army. Yuan Shikai thought that there was only one lonely city left, and the rebel army must have no fighting spirit, so as soon as his army arrived, the Daimyo's Mansion was not ready to be captured. So he personally led the army to attack the Daimyo's mansion, and still used the tactic of encircling three and missing one, leaving only the rebel army to flee from the east.

After gathering the remnants of the various armies, the number of rebels in the Daimyo Mansion reached more than 15,000 people, and under the leadership of Jing Binting, Zhao Sanduo, Li Zhuangyong, Xia Sizhi and others, they defended the Daimyo's Mansion and resisted the attack of the Chun army. Of course, several people also knew that the Daimyo's Mansion would definitely not be able to hold it, and they also discussed and decided that when they really couldn't hold it, they would retreat into Shandong, and even surrender to the People's Army.

This is also Li Zhuangyong's suggestion, although Li Zhuangyong is reluctant to contact the People's Army, but he also knows that the People's Army is not a pure army, will not kill the rebel army, if the rebel army surrenders, the People's Army will definitely accept it, of course, the People's Army will break up the rebel army, divided into various troops, but such an outcome is much better than being surrounded and suppressed by the Qing army, and in the People's Army, I believe that most people can have a good result, and Li Zhuangyong himself will be dealt with with by the People's Army.

It is precisely with this base that Li Zhuangyong and others did not panic, and the Beiyang New Army launched two attacks on the Daimyofu City in a row, but they were both met with desperate resistance from the rebel army, not only failed to capture the Daimyofu, but also suffered more than 600 casualties. Yuan Shikai was also surprised, he didn't expect this group of thieves to have such combat effectiveness at this time, so he didn't dare to be careless, and immediately transferred artillery, concentrated dozens of large and small artillery, and bombarded the Daimyo's mansion.

After a day of shelling, the soldiers and civilians in the city of the Daimyo Mansion suffered thousands of casualties, and the city wall was also blown up several gaps, so Yuan Shikai personally supervised the battle, and the Beiyang New Army launched an attack on the Daimyo's Mansion again, and the two sides fought fiercely on the city wall for half a day, Yuan Shikai even shot three new soldiers who retreated from the battle, forcing the Beiyang New Army to fight to the death, and the rebel army was finally defeated, and was attacked by the Beiyang New Army into the city of the Daimyo's Mansion.

Fortunately, Jing Binting, Zhao Sanduo, Li Zhuangyong, Xia Sidong and others had already made preparations, and when they saw the loss of the Daimyo's Mansion, they immediately led a small number of elite troops to retreat to the * siege. The Qing army did not press too hard, but firmly held the north and south, and allowed the rebel army to retreat into Shandong Province. Yuan Shikai led his army into the Daimyo's Mansion on the same day and reported his victory to the Chun Ting.

Because the battlefield had been unfolded on the border of Shandong at this time, and the nearest place was less than 20 kilometers away from the border, the Jinan garrison did not dare to be careless, and deliberately increased the mobile strength of another battalion, so as soon as Li Zhuangyong and others entered the territory of Shandong, they were discovered by the patrol team of the People's Army, but their army was a large number, with nearly 200 people, and the patrol team did not dare to easily block it, but closely tracked and monitored it on the one hand, and reported to the border garrison station on the other. Not long after, the garrison station sent a company of troops to intercept it. However, the rebel army followed Li Zhuangyong's advice and did not resist, choosing to surrender to the People's Army. And Li Zhuangyong also took the initiative to report his name.

Because of the defection incident, Li Zhuangyong's name was quite well known in the People's Army, so after the defenders of the garrison station heard about it, they did not dare to be careless, and immediately sent troops to send them to Jinan.

Seeing that Luo Yue recognized Li Zhuangyong, Deng Kai said: "That's it, ask you to recognize the person, if you can confirm it, report it to the Military Commission, and the Military Commission will decide on the disposition." ”

At this time, Li Zhuangyong said: "Battalion commander, I escaped from the People's Army and violated military discipline, so if I want to kill and dispose of you, I will never frown, but these brothers who came with me did not violate the military discipline of the People's Army, they all came to join the army, and I hope that the People's Army can contain them." ”

When Deng Kai heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Are you still here to be a good man?"

Li Zhuangyong said: "I am not a good man, but I do things by myself, and I will never affect my brothers, and since I escaped from the People's Army, I have not done a single thing that hurts heaven and reason, I have done all I have done to fight the imperial court, kill foreigners, and I have never pretended to be the name of the People's Army, and I know that the People's Army is a reasonable army, so I brought my brothers to defect." ”

At this time, Xia Si said bitterly: "Dare to ask the two commanders, I don't know what Brother Li will do with your army, will he be beheaded?"

Luo Yue glanced at him, saw that he had big ears, a leopard head and eyes, a long beard under his chin, and his appearance was quite good, and said: "What kind of punishment is the body, I can't say for sure now, but if we can be sure that what Li Zhuangyong said is true, after he left the People's Army, he really did not do anything that hurt nature and reason, then the possibility of death penalty is not great, and it should be a few years of hard labor." ”

Xia Si said bitterly: "If he is serving hard labor, why not let him join the army with his guilt and make meritorious service to forgive his sins?" I have heard Brother Li say that your army is also responsible for overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, so it is not right for Brother Li to escape from your army when it is time to employ people, but he really has no bad intentions, and he still has some courage, and the two armies may be useful in the battle array, not to mention that he brought us to join your army, why not be accommodating. ”

Deng Kai realized that this person spoke in a very good tone, and he also had a southern accent, so he asked, "I don't know what this gentleman is called?" ”

Xia Si said bitterly: "In Xia Si Pain, the word Zhuo Chun, the ancestor is from the Hunan Yiyang people." ”

Deng Kai nodded and said, "Looking at Mr. Xia's appearance, it doesn't look like a Boxer." ”

Xia Si also smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, it's not the Boxers below. Originally for Ren Shun Tianfu general judgment, only because of the sadness of the government corruption and incompetence, betrayal of the country for peace, perverse behavior, so the absolute fame, determined to reform, Guangxu 26 years (1900), in the next Hanyang Arsenal supervisor, had and the leader of the righteous Qi Association Tang Caichang plotted Hubei to stand on his own, only because the matter was not confidential, Tang Caichang was killed, and in the next and lobbied fellow villager Hu Zuyin to do something unsuccessfully, so he went east to Japan to avoid trouble, and later because of the Gengzi National Revolution, he returned from Japan in the next attempt, and tried to assassinate the old demon of Cixi. However, the Qing court was very strict in its precautions, and there was no way to start the assassination. I didn't intend to meet Brother Jing and others in Hebei, so I also participated in it, and I didn't want to still fail. However, I heard Brother Li talk about the strict discipline and bravery of your army, so I wanted to meet you earlier, but I didn't want to see you when I was in trouble today. ”

After listening to Xia Sipain's self-introduction, Deng Kai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "Mr. Xia said that he had traveled east to Japan, I don't know if Mr. Xia will have contact with Xingzhong?"

Xia Si listened bitterly, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, at this time there were many various Chinese revolutionary organizations in Japan, such as the Xingzhong Society, the Huaxing Society, the Fuxing Society, etc., and of course, the Royalist Society, among which the Xingzhong Society, which was founded by Dr. Sun, was of course the most famous, but there were really not many people in China who knew about this organization, and I couldn't imagine that overseas Chinese would know about it, so he said: "Do you also know that there is a Xingzhong Society?"

Deng Kai laughed and said, "Have you heard of it?"

Xia Si nodded bitterly and said: "When I was in Japan, I was introduced to Mr. Sun Wen, the leader of the Xingzhong Society, and he also persuaded me to join the Xingzhong Society, but at that time, I was going to return to China to assassinate the old demon Cixi, so I will give up for the time being." ”