Chapter 60: Attack
On the evening of October 9, after Xiao Mubai finished inspecting the barracks, he went back to his residence. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info just didn't rest early as usual, but changed into civilian clothes, and then quietly left the house with Chen Chuan, and didn't even bring other personal soldiers.
The two walked all the way at night, and then stopped in a small alley, Xiao Mubai groaned for a while, walked slowly into the alley, and then knocked on the door of one of the small courtyards, and after a while, the courtyard gate was opened, and a young man in a short shirt came out.
This person came out and saw Xiao Mubai and Chen Chuan, and after showing joy on his face, he said, "Come in!" ”
When the two walked into the main hall, the man stretched out his head and glanced at the alley outside, and after finding that there was no one else, he quickly closed the door, and then brought Xiao Mubai and the others into the main hall.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Xiao Mubai had already found that there were many people in the main hall, about eleven or two. It's just that he only knows six of them, these six people are Li Hongxiang, the commander of the 75th standard, Shen Wangdu, the supervisor of the martial arts hall, and Du Hanfu, the instructor, Xie Ruyi, the third battalion of the 19th standard of the artillery team, Han Fenglou, the 19th battalion of the engineering, and Li Fenglou, the 19th battalion of the machine gun.
These Xiao Mubai in the room who saw him walk in, although they all knew the bottom in their hearts, they still couldn't stop the ecstasy in their hearts when they saw the real person. Although they had received a notice tonight that there would be important instructions to be conveyed above, they didn't know who the person who came to convey it was, and seeing Xiao Mubai at this time was indeed a little unexpected for them.
As soon as he entered the door, Du Hanfu, who picked Xiao Mubai in, said with a smile: "This is Xiao Mubai's system, everyone must have known each other for a long time!" Indeed, the name Xiao Mubai is not an unfamiliar name to the revolutionaries in Yunnan for a long time.
"Xiao Command!" All the people stood in unison and saluted.
"Hello everyone." Xiao Mubai smiled and returned a salute.
"Ladies and gentlemen, haven't you always been speculating about who the general secretary of our party is? No, it's standing in front of you right now. Du Hanfu broke the news again with a smile.
"Okay, Zhong Qi, don't make fun of me. Is everyone here? Xiao Mubai's face was bitter, this kid, why is he so uneasy.
"Except for a few people who can't get out of the barracks, everything that can be reached has arrived." Du Hanfu replied seriously.
Hearing Xiao Mubai's words, everyone in the room was quite excited. No wonder they are not excited, the commander of the Qing army turned out to be the supreme leader of the revolutionary party, and no one will believe it when they say this! But that's just the way it is.
When everyone came back to their senses, Xiao Mubai's face began to become grim, and he said in a deep voice: "Comrades, this time I summoned everyone to come here to tell you a good news. After studying and deciding, our party decided to launch an armed uprising against the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan at 10 o'clock on the night of October 10. ”
Xiao Mubai's words were like dropping a bomb on a calm lake, and for a while, everywhere in the room began to exchange ears, and a low voice of discussion sounded. But there is no doubt that all the young people are starting to turn rosy.
"Everyone, please be quiet." Hearing the noise in the room, Li Hongxiang said in a deep voice.
Everyone gradually relented, suppressed the excitement in their hearts, and shifted their eyes to Xiao Mubai.
"This uprising, in our favour as never before, will take place in several parts of Yunnan at the same time. Judging from the current situation, the forces controlled by the Manchus in Kunming mainly include the strength of one battalion of the Governor's Office Guard, and the situation of the three outposts of the patrol battalion is unknown. It's not the same as we are. Tomorrow afternoon, in the name of a night exercise, I will summon all the officers of the 19 towns to Wuhua Mountain, so as to detain all the officers who are desperate for the Manchus, such as Jin Yunpeng and Wang Zhenji, and then you will each go back to take control of the troops and receive weapons and ammunition. ”
"Next, I announce the order that the 75th Standard, led by Li Hongxiang, will enter the city after 10 o'clock in the name of night exercises, disarm the guards of the Governor's Office and the patrol battalion, and control the telegraph office, the ordnance office, the governor's office, and other important places, as well as the main main streets."
"Yes." Li Hongxiang replied in a deep voice.
"The seventy-six bids were led by Shen Wangdu, passing through the northwest of the city, occupying Yuantong Mountain and other important places around Kunming."
"Yes."
"Do you have any other questions?"
"Do we need to contact the Alliance for this uprising?" It was Shen Wangdu who asked, they all came from the Alliance, and they still have a certain affection for the Alliance after all.
Xiao Mubai didn't answer in a hurry, and muttered for a while before saying, "No need, we are not the same people as them." ”
"What about Governor Lee?" Li Hongxiang suddenly asked, this question is also what many officers want to ask. Li Jingxi's official reputation is not bad, and now I don't know his political leanings, so it's really hard to start.
"I'll try to convince you, but I can't put him under house arrest first." Xiao Mubai had already had a belly case, and said to the officers at the moment.
Seeing Li Hongxiang nodding in agreement, Xiao Mubai suddenly said solemnly, "This uprising can only succeed, not fail." All for the motherland, all for the nation. ”
"Understood! For the motherland, for the nation. The young officers replied reflexively, their faces flushed with excitement.
When the gang broke up, everyone's faces were bright and they left excitedly.
The next day, Xiao Mubai, who had been in the barracks for a day, suddenly issued an order in the afternoon. In this regard, except for the Communist Party members and officers who have long been aware of this, everyone else is a little confused.
"Commander Xiao, I don't know what the important thing is to summon us today?" Jin Yunpeng asked in a weird way, because he was from Beiyang and had a tough backstage, Jin Yunpeng had never taken Xiao Mubai very seriously. He couldn't understand how the imperial court could put such a boy who didn't have any hair in a high position under the control of a town.
"General Senator Jin, don't be impatient." Xiao Mubai was as calm as ever.
Jin Yunpeng had to snort twice and then sit down and wait. In his opinion, Xiao Mubai was simply panicked when he was full, and he had nothing to do with night military exercises, so it was better to go to Wanhualou to drink two glasses of flower wine when he had this free time.
Time passed minute by minute, and the officers above the new army management band arrived one after another. At this time, Xiao Mubai showed a relieved smile on his face.
"Commander Xiao, now that everyone is here, what can you say?" Jin Yunpeng couldn't help but say again.
Xiao Mubai sat on the main seat and glanced at Jin Yunpeng, smiled slightly, and clapped his hands lightly three times. Outside the gate behind him, a platoon of guards suddenly poured in. Everyone was holding submachine guns, and the black muzzles were pointed at everyone.
At this time, not only Jin Yunpeng, but also the officers all found out that something was wrong. The exception, of course, is those officers who are members of the Communist Party.
"Xiao Zicheng, who are you?" Jin Yunpeng was a little flustered, looking at Xiao Mubai incredulously, his lips trembled, he thought that Xiao Mubai was going to attack him.
"What do you mean, Lord Commander?" The one who spoke was Cai Yi, who served as the commander of the 38th Association, this famous general who protected the country in later generations. At this time, he was far less famous than later generations, because he studied under Liang Qichao, although he was more sympathetic to the revolutionaries, he did not approve of their ideas of violent revolution, and politically preferred a constitutional monarchy. Cai Ye's face was gloomy and scary, and anyone who was pointed at a gun for no reason would not be indifferent.
"I'm sorry Brother Songpa, I'm sorry everyone!" Xiao Mubai spoke unhurriedly, stood up and walked in front of Jin Yunpeng, looked at the stunned Jin Yunpeng, and said lightly: "General Senator Jin, I'll tell you the truth." I've been waiting for this day for four years. ”
Jin Yunpeng suddenly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave, and his whole body was cold. He is not stupid, on the contrary, he is still very smart, obviously he has understood the meaning of Xiao Mu's words. Not only him, but many have already understood. At this time, the faces of the officers present changed drastically in an instant, those who yearned for revolution were full of joy, those who were neutral were terrified, and those who were desperate for the Manchus were full of grayness.
"Xiao Zicheng, how are you doing?" Jin Yunpeng, who had figured out the key, was quite calm.
"It's nothing, it's just that you can stay here a little longer." Xiao Mubai listened, and still looked calm.
After saying that, without waiting for any reaction from these officers, he asked the guards to take them down for custody.