At dawn, Ge Yunfei and his party arrived in Xuzhou, and the battle had already ended. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Previously, Ge Yunfei rested for half a night in a village outside the city gate, and only left for the city at dawn. Wen Biao was waiting here at the North City Gate, and when he met Ge Yunfei to inquire about the situation? "Returning to the Overseers, the battle ended at 3 a.m., Zhang Xun was killed by a grenade, and all his officers were killed. The Braided Army resisted in the barracks for an hour, and our three regiments broke into the barracks respectively, and the Braided Army tried to escape through the east gate, but was blocked by Wang Deyi. “

"When the pigtailed army saw that there were soldiers in ambush outside the city, they lost the will to resist and surrendered! The special operations team showed great courage and settled the battle in an hour. Captain Lu is still in the Wuding Military Headquarters and has already cleaned up the battlefield. At this time, Zhang Meng whispered to Li Zhong, the eyes of the two sides met, Ge Yunfei nodded, Li Zhong didn't seem to say what he wanted to say. Soon, Ge Yunfei and Wen Biao came to the Wuding Military Headquarters, and although the scene of the fierce battle was cleaned up, the clues could still be seen.

"Report to the overseer, his subordinates led his troops to attack the Wuding military headquarters with great success, Zhang Xun was killed by a grenade, and about 25 officers at all levels of the Braided Army were killed in battle," Lu Jian, the leader of the special combat team, raised his hand and saluted. "How's the casualty?" "Back to the Overseers, 12 wounded and not killed!" "Very good, give a commendation. You have a day off and withdraw tomorrow! "Subordinates obey orders!" Walking into the courtyard, there are neatly placed corpses of the dead on the field, and there are about sixty or seventy at a rough glance, and there is no doubt that these people are all diehards of Zhang Xun.

A corpse covered with a white sheet in the middle of the front row, Wen Biao lifted the sheet and said, "Overseer, this person is Zhang Xun!" Ge Yunfei stepped forward to check, only to see Zhang Xun's face dark, and he couldn't see what his expression was. Give Zhang Xun and the officers who died in battle to their families, don't embarrass them, and bury the officers and soldiers who have no families on the spot! "One of his subordinates was ordered to go." Overseer, the proclamation has been posted. "What about the guy named Liu Qi?" "It's been dealt with, Overseer, and in two hours, a train will pass through Xuzhou." Wen Biao reminded.

"You take me to send them! I don't want to see them again! "Yes!" "Report to the overseer, Xuzhou officials ask the general to come to the city government!" "Send a report to President Yuan Da??????。"

A train from Beijing to Nanjing arrives in Xuzhou. Wen Biao sent Li Zhong, Zhang Meng and others to the car, at this time several generals came down from another carriage, Wen Biao was sure to see that it was Jiang Fangzhen, chief of staff of the division, Zhang Yaowu, vice president of Jinan Military Academy, and a group of more than 30 people arrived in Xuzhou (Zhoucun Jiangwutang was relocated to Jinan and renamed Jinan Military Academy). Everyone met and greeted each other, and went directly to the Wuding Military Headquarters.

In the capital, in the presidential palace (Zhongnanhai Jurentang), Yuan Shikai finished breakfast, painted a cup of tea and prepared to start the day's work. Duan Qirui and Yang Du, the commanders of military and political affairs, hurriedly entered. The two hurriedly entered early in the morning, and Yuan Shikai was a little surprised. "My lord, this morning Shandong overseer Ge Yunfei sent a telegram from Xuzhou, this is the full text of the telegram, please take a look." After reading the telegram, Yuan Shikai said without any expression on his face: "What do you two think of Ge Yunfei's unauthorized use of troops and strangulation of Zhang Xun?" ”

The subordinate officials thought that Zhang Xun supported the army and respected himself, and the Wuding Army under his command did not belong to the jurisdiction of the War Department. Zhang Xun recruited troops and bought horses, and actually beat Ge Yunfei to dig up his wall, which was his own fault. You can do all of that. If I were Ge Yunfei, I would be indignant. I didn't expect Ge Yunfei to take Xuzhou lightly, once again demonstrating his military talent! Duan Qirui praised. Yang Du said: "Ge Yunfei is worried that you will stop it, so it's okay, he did it for you what adults can't do." "The matter has come to this, and how to deal with the aftermath is the top priority."

"What the adults said is extremely true, I think this matter will be handed over to the media, revealing the fact that Zhang Xun is digging the corner of Ge Yunfei's wall, and letting the media make a fuss about the braids. In this way, even if someone sympathizes with Zhang Xun, they dare not be blatant. "Chenzi's suggestion is safe, and this matter will be left to you." Duan Qirui interjected: "My lord, the lower officials suggest that Ge Yunfei be appointed as the acting military affairs of Jiangsu and serve as the Yangtze River inspection envoy, so as to deter the Jiangnan Revolutionary Party!" "My lord, Ge Yunfei's loyalty is commendable, and Chief Duan's suggestion is advisable!"

"Chief Duan, announced in the name of the Ministry of War that Ge Yunfei, the overseer of Shandong, is acting for military affairs in Jiangsu and concurrently serves as the Yangtze River inspection envoy." After Duan Qirui left, Yang Du said: "After Ge Yunfei occupied Xuzhou, Ling Brother was taken care of by him in the coal mine in Xuzhou, and I told Ge Yunfei privately. "Ge Yunfei is a good hand at making money, and he is also a good hand at fighting, but he is sharp, and it is inevitable to cause trouble." "My lord, there is always a time when the edges and corners are smoothed, at present, the intersection of various political forces is becoming increasingly fierce, and now is the time to employ people, and he will inevitably become the trump card in your hands in the future!"

Yuan Shikai understood what Yang Dudu knew? At present, the *** led by Sun Wen is growing stronger and stronger, and it is impossible to avoid the important and light. Although Ge Yunfei is young and frizzy, after all, he is loyal to himself "with all his heart", and his energy cannot be distracted in such a situation. It is a wise move for Jiangsu to hand over the control to Ge Yunfei, and now the biggest threat to himself is **** In fact, Ge Yunfei chose this time to make a move on Zhang Xun, just because he thought of Yuan Shikai when he was in a hurry.

The next morning, Ge Yunfei, Jiang Fangzhen, Wen Biao, and Zhang Yaowu sat together to discuss. "Overseer, strangled Zhang Xun, what will Lord Yuan think?" Jiang Fangzhen asked. "Zhang Xun is loyal to the Qing court, and Lord Yuan has a lot of complaints, but there are many old and young people in the previous dynasty, but they value Zhang Xun very much and praise his pigtail army, so even if Lord Yuan wants to get rid of Zhang Xun, he must also take care of the influence of all aspects. Now I'm cleaning up the portal for Lord Yuan, and the timing is just right. ”

"What is the conclusion of the think tank when Zhang Xun is eliminated this time?" "The think tank believes that the current power is getting bigger, so after getting rid of Zhang Xun, Yuan Shikai will let me act in charge of Jiangsu military affairs, and possibly concurrently serve as the Yangtze River inspection envoy!" As expected, at this time, a subordinate walked in with a telegram in his hand and said, "Overseer, a telegram from Chief Duan!" Ge Yunfei took the telegram and glanced at it and said with a smile: "It can be said that you have a heart!" ”

Jiang Fangzhen was overjoyed after reading the telegram and said: "Good luck can't be stopped, General Duan ordered the Wuding Army to be transferred to the 5th Division and reorganized into the 5th Brigade. "Zhang Yaowu!" "Here!" The vice president of the Jinan Military Academy stood up. "This Overseer now formally appoints you as the commander of the 5th Brigade of the 5th Division, and will telegraph to the War Department later." "Thank you, Overseers!" Zhang Yaowu was overjoyed. "Chief of Staff, during this time, you personally supervised and completed the reorganization of the Wuding Army, and all the graduates of the military academy this year were incorporated into the 5th Brigade!" "Yes!"

Ge Yunfei continued: "Wen Biao! "Here!" "Your unit is temporarily on standby in Xuzhou, and the training content is mainly field combat. I'm going to Shanghai, and when I get back, you're going to have a major operation!" Everyone went their own way, Ge Yunfei looked at his watch, got up and went to the station. A train arrives, and in the flow of people who get off the train, intelligence chief Shan Feng and a guard appear. "The Overseers are here to pick them up, I can't afford it!" When I met, Shan Feng was rarely ridiculed.

"They are all busy, I can only pick up the station, we go directly to the restaurant to eat, there is a major matter to tell you??????。" During the banquet, Ge Yunfei said: "I received news from the top that someone wants to assassinate Song Jiaoren, this person is called Hong Shuzu, this person colluded with Ying Guixin, the chief inspector of Jiangsu in Shanghai, I heard that Ying Guixin is a youth gang in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, what is the intersection between him and Du Yuesheng." "I went to Shanghai before, I seem to have heard of this person, he is the spy director of Chen Qimei, the overseer of Shanghai!"

Shan Feng continued: "In view of the fact that Du Yuesheng and Ying Guixin both belong to the same group of people, they should have some understanding. However, there are many factions in the Green Gang, and it is not clear whether there is any intersection between them. "According to what I know, Song Jiaoren left Beijing for Shanghai after the New Year, and we must stop this assassination." "The overseer was promoted to the Yangtze River Patrol Envoy, whether he went to Shanghai openly or secretly!" "Naturally, it's a secret trip, if I face flattery, can I do anything else?" After spending the Chinese New Year in Xuzhou, Ge Yunfei and Shan Feng boarded a southbound train and headed to Shanghai via Nanjing.

In the Du Mansion in Shanghai's "New Town", early in the morning, Du Yuesheng and his wife were having breakfast, and a subordinate came in and reported: "Mr. Du, Mr. Shan is here!" When Du Yuesheng heard this, he immediately put down his chopsticks and said, "Hurry up and invite Mr. Shan in!" Du Yuesheng ran out in three steps and two steps, and when he saw Shan Feng, he hurriedly saluted and said: "Boss Shan, I won't announce when I come to Shanghai, I'll pick you up!" "Yuesheng, look who's coming!" "Boss Du, don't come unharmed!" Ge Yunfei smiled.

Du Yuesheng was taken aback when she saw it, and hurriedly knelt on one leg to salute: "Ge ??? Sir, you are here, and the small sin deserves death! "Mr. Ge came to Shanghai this time on a secret business, and he can't reveal his identity, understand?" "The little one understands!" Du Yuesheng hurriedly got up and said, "Mr. Ge, Mr. Shan, please." After the guest and host sat down, Du Yuesheng sent his subordinates away: "Governor Ge is above, please accept a small bow." The great kindness of the Overseer is to serve as cattle and horses. ”

"Okay, I can see your performance, this official didn't look at the wrong person, you are very good and outstanding. This time I came to Shanghai secretly to prevent a secret killing, let me ask you if you know this person Ying Guixin? "Back to the Overseer, I know him. He is also a member of the Youth Gang, and he was previously well-known in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This guy is appreciated by Chen Qimei, and now he is Chen Qimei's spy director. Ying Guixin has visited the house twice, and I don't have a good impression of this person. ”

Du Yuesheng cautiously continued: "Overseer, if the Qing Gang is not concerned about Chen Qimei's face, I will not take care of him." Could it be that Ying Guixin has something to do with the secret killing? "He was one of the masterminds behind the murder. From today onwards, you will secretly monitor this person, and all his activities will be under surveillance, especially who he is in contact with, and who he will come into contact with. "Rest assured, the Overseers are all in their hands!"

"My identity can't be revealed, so I'll live in your house for the time being!" Du Yuesheng was overjoyed when she heard this, and immediately ordered her subordinates to Zhang Luo.