They disturbed Xinzhou just entered the dusk, then unceremoniously closed the city gate, the garrison patrolled the streets all night, and the shops along the street also brushed the unwilling but helpless to go out of business, the young men did not know the confusion and distress of the boss and went home to hold the children and play with their daughters-in-law, of course, the streets did not dare to go, but the joy of the boudoir was more than that of the shoppers, and the officials could not manage it at that time.

Sun Liangcheng is a new person, at this time the most leisurely, from time to time to receive reports, outside the camp tent there are ill-intentioned people stretching their necks to look back and forth, Sun Liangcheng just lightly said, he knew, and dealt with the past, completely upright and not afraid of the shadow crooked look, undoubtedly made those Shanxi officers very surprised, in all fairness, put themselves in their shoes, they can't do it.

At midnight, most of the military and police in Xinzhou City were listless and routine, Sun Liangcheng, who had been idle all day, also began to arrange it tightly, and the generosity of the day turned into a killing at night, and the spies who had not yet evacuated were all lured into the camp tent by Sun Liangcheng, and were killed, and then the people wrapped their horses and hooves, quickly got out of the camp tent, and went straight to the east gate of Xinzhou, and after killing the stunned defenders of the East Gate Bar with lightning speed, they occupied the east gate of Xinzhou, and then released signal flares, Sun Lianzhongjun, who had long been stationed outside the city, quickly rushed in after receiving the signal, and joined forces with Sun Liangcheng to capture Xinzhou.

After receiving the notice, the three-person committee had just organized the army at hand to resist, but Sun Liangcheng pounced on it viciously, and crushed these troops who had just been organized and had not left the county government like a big wave of sand, Feng Pengzhu was captured on the spot, Zhang Peimei did not know where to go, Tan Qinglin Qiao turned to dress up as a woman, and wanted to get out of Xinzhou, but after being reported by the broad masses of the people, he wanted to raise a gun and cut himself, but he was shot in the chest by Sun Liangcheng's department, and was seriously injured and arrested.

Overnight, the head of Xinzhou City changed its flag, and Sun Liangcheng was counted, Sun Lianzhong still entered Xinzhou City, but this time they did not commit any crimes in autumn, and everything was fine as soon as the notice was posted, after all, the grain, grass, ammunition and baggage in Xinzhou City were readily available, and it was much better than forcibly conscripting the common people, as for the source of soldiers, it was easy to do, and it would be good to directly supplement those Shanxi troops, of course, loyal people have been in all dynasties, Yan Xishan has worked so hard to run Shanxi, how can there be no supporters? It can even be said that eighty out of nine people in Shanxi support him, especially in the middle and lower ranks of the army, and if these people come over, sooner or later they will have to turn back and fight back, but Sun Lianzhong also has a way to escort all those disobedient officers and soldiers and Jin army officials from Wutai to the school field, lined up, pressed on the ground, and let those Shanxi soldiers who defected to come be executed by their own hands, even if they have a letter of surrender, it will be considered that there is a letter of surrender, and it will break the thoughts of these people. Almost at the same time as the school's name, it was a telegram to the whole country, announcing that it supported Kong Geng as the envoy of Shanxi's army, and at the same time urged Yan Xishan to go to the wilderness.

After receiving Sun Lianzhong's telegram, Kong Geng of Yangquan was shocked, Sun Lianzhong attacked Xinzhou City, he didn't know about it at all, he didn't expect Sun Lianzhong to be bold and reckless, cutting first and then playing, which really made him lose his sense of proportion.

Xia Douyin said: "General, the matter has come to this, you still have to make an idea." ”

Kong Geng said hatefully: "These two damn minions are so bold and reckless, don't they make me unable to load and roast on the fire?" I'm upset right now, I don't know what to do, Dooin, you're a person with an idea, you might as well tell me what you think now, and help me get an idea! ”

Xia Douyin said: "When Taiyuan was recovered, the future was bleak, wasn't Yan Xishan also pushed to the throne of the governor of Shanxi by everyone?" ”

Kong Geng glanced at him and wanted to say something, but he wanted to say nothing.

Xia Douyin smiled slightly: "The military is artificial, Taiyuan in Shanxi back then can be described as a stormy and precarious, I don't know when the soldiers of the imperial court will kill and rush over, such a crisis Yan Xishan can still bear it, not to mention that the general has now returned to the imperial court, and there are Sun Lianzhong, Sun Liangcheng and other strong generals, and the strength is comparable to that Yan Xishan, this kind of situation is much better than when Yan Xishan took the throne, I don't know how much better, I hope that the adults will make a decision not to miss the opportunity." ”

Kong Geng stared at Xia Douyin and said, "Do you really want me to do this?" ”

Xia Douyin looked straight and said: "General Jin can keep the whole of Shanxi, and Yixue has been suppressed by Yan Xishan for many years. ”

"Defeated?"

"The general is a ruling and loving general, even if he is defeated, he is still the division commander, but he is just changing places."

"So it seems that I am harmless?"

"If the general is loyal to the government, it is another matter if he dies on the battlefield."

Kong Geng smiled slightly and said: "Dou Yin, you have analyzed it so thoroughly, it seems that you have taken a lot of benefits from the southeast!" ”

Xia Douyin said: "The general's words are an insult to Douyin, Douyin loves money and takes it in a proper way, and will never do such a treacherous thing!" Now the southeast has become the center, full of vigor, unstoppable to dominate the world, for the sake of the general, this is the best way out! Even if the general doesn't go to the center, Doo Yin will stay with the general and do his best. ”

Kong Geng glanced at him meaningfully, did not speak, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Although the situation is there, it is still unclear, and I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses, if you let Sun Lianzhong and them are in the open, we are in the dark, and when the situation is clear, we are showing up, isn't it the same?" ”

Xia Douyin was stunned for a moment, only to feel that after hearing these words, he was full of loss, and his enthusiasm instantly became dull. But he still has the attitude towards the superiors, and said: "The general strives to be safe, and he admires his humble duties very much." Again, everything is the general's final say, and the lowly position only obeys the order. ”

Kong Geng glanced at him and saw that his face was gloomy, so he knew that he didn't appreciate his opinion, but it was better to take his time to set up his own sect and pick a mountain.

"There is a matter of humble duty that has to be said in the throat, if you offend the general, I hope that the general Haihan."

"Dou Yin, you are talking about what you are talking about, you and I are subordinates, we are really brothers, you can say anything you want. Brother is not the kind of person who can't tolerate others talking. ”

Xia Douyin said: "Sun Lianzhong has already surrendered to the general, no matter whether the general knows about Xinzhou or not, everyone in the world will be done by the general, and Yan Xishan will think so." ”

"What's wrong with Yan Xishan? Lao Tzu doesn't pee on his pot, what can he do? ”

Kong Geng said jokingly.

"Where is the central government in power, and what should we do?"

Kong Geng was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, thought carefully, and finally said in a low voice: "Douyin, what do you think Chang will do?" ”

Xia Douyin smiled bitterly: "The ruling generals are like clouds, and the strategists are like rain, and there may be different views on the general's reaction, please redeem the humble and dull, and I can't guess whose opinion the ruling lord will adopt." However, if the general does not express his position at this time, I am afraid that he will make the group of people in the central government suspicious. ”

"Hey! That's it! Kong Geng said distressedly: "It's really a dilemma! Doo-in, what do you think I should do? ”

Xia Douyin said: "Even if the general department takes the lead, Yan Xishan will not let go of the general, the general may be safe and sound in a short time, once Xu Yongchang's gang of people help Yan Xishan kill Sun Lianzhong and occupy Xinzhou City, the general only has Yangquan on his side, how can he protect himself?" What does the central side think of the generals? Therefore, he felt that the general should still obey the heavens, ascend to the position of the Shanxi military envoy, and use Xinzhou and Yangquan as bases to compete for the hegemony of Shanxi. ”

"In this way, my brother has to be respectful and obey his fate?"

Kong Geng said bitterly, becoming the Shanxi Protector or Protector is what he dreams of, but now he is not ready for anything at this juncture, and becoming a Shanxi Protector at this time is really enough for him to drink a pot.

Xia Douyin looked at Kong Gengdi hesitating, and his heart was even more lost, the world has always been fought out of the pile of dead people, so afraid of moving forward, how can he achieve great things after being afraid of wolves and tigers, slow to say that he and Chang Zhenbang are far inferior, that is, Yan Xishan in Taiyuan City is far inferior, no wonder Kong Geng has deep qualifications and great ability, but he was thrown away by Yan Xishan far away, luck may be part of it, but more is this person's temperament, it is really difficult to be alone, and he is only worthy of being a brigade commander and division commander.

Under the prodding of Xia Douyin, Kong Geng finally responded to Sun Lianzhong's telegram, ascended to the position of Shanxi's military envoy, and sent a telegram to the whole country accusing Yan Xishan of nepotism and neglecting the people's livelihood. At the same time, a telegram was sent to the central authorities, expressing their obedience to the arrangements of the central authorities and the hope that the central authorities would cooperate in sending troops to expel Yan Xishan.

Yan Xishan was furious after receiving the information, and immediately found someone to draft a telegram, and sent it to the whole country to characterize Kong Geng as a rebellious minister and thief who was punished by everyone, claiming that only when Kong Geng's head was hung on the city gate tower in Taiyuan, Shanxi could achieve peace, and let people immediately recover Xu Yongchang, appoint him as the guard of Xinzhou Town, and transfer Zhao Chengshou's brigade, Sun Chu's brigade, Li Peiji's brigade, and Lu Fengnian's brigade to Xu Yongchang to be sent by him to form a Shanxi rebel army, with Xu Yongchang and Fu Zuoyi as the chief and deputy commanders-in-chief respectively stationed in Yangqu and Shouyang, Xiyang formed the Sanyang defense line, that is, to resist Kong Geng, and Sun Lianzhong's posture also had the meaning of Sanyang Kaitai.

When the news reached Xinzhou City, the people's hearts were even more panicked than before, Chang Zhenbang looked up at the sky, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and said, "People's hearts are really unpredictable, things are getting more and more interesting, I didn't expect a small Shanxi to have such a big energy, it seems that there is a good show to be staged." ”

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