The roof of the interrogation room in the Nanjing War Department Prison is six or seven meters high, and the room is extremely empty, and you can hear echoes when you speak. Chai Dongliang sat on the chair and looked at the broken bullet in his hand in a daze.

The 11-millimeter Mauser is an old German gun more than 20 years ago, and it was copied by the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau 18 years ago. It has a tubular magazine that holds eight bullets from below, and the caliber of the ammunition is large, and the weight of the ammunition enters the human body and is extremely lethal, but the rate of fire is low and the weight is too large, so it was eliminated by Mauser 88.

Since the implementation of the new policy at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the new army of 36 towns has been organized and trained throughout the country, whether it is the Beiyang Army, the Ziqiang Army in the south, or the new army in other provinces, none of them have been equipped with such outdated weapons, and only the patrol green battalion and the river defense battalion have this kind of gun.

Anhui's green battalion soldiers also have this kind of gun, but the patrol battalions in Wuhu and Anqing have been abolished, some of them have been incorporated into the Anhui Revolutionary Army, some have changed careers to become patrol policemen, and the remaining part has either been sent two severance pay to go home to farm, or absorbed into the industrial park as workers, and the guns have long been handed over. At present, the Anhui Revolutionary Army is all issued by Mauser Baba, and the sailors and cavalry are equipped with Manlixia.

It is impossible for his subordinates to obtain this kind of gun from open channels, and they are not willing to use it. But what is the origin of those people with Anhui accents?

A square-faced soldier was escorted up, looking like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, full of childishness, and he was clearly a half-grown child!

"Governor!" The square-faced soldier saw Chai Dongliang, as if a child had met his parents, and shouted in surprise.

Chai Dongliang smiled and nodded: "You tell me in detail about the situation that day." ”

The soldier carefully searched his memory, for fear of missing any key plot point. Chai Dongliang has already heard most of what he said from Li Zhichang, and there doesn't seem to be anything new.

Xiao Bing recounted the situation in detail, and then said loudly with a crying voice: "Du Du, I really don't blame us for this, it was those Jiangxi people who stormed the bank, that person was not killed by us at all, I can see it clearly, he was shot in the back!" After being shot, he was pushed by the bullet and ran two steps forward, and he kept looking back. ”

This detail made Chai Dongliang very interested, after ordinary people were shot, the first thing they did was to look at the wound, and this person looked back, which means that he knew very well that he had been shot by a black gun, and it was even possible to know who the person who shot was.

"Anything else you'd like to add?" Chai Dongliang asked.

The square-faced soldier thought about it carefully, shook his head again, stood up and was just about to leave, Chai Dongliang stopped him and asked, "Is there anyone beating you inside?" ”

Xiao Bing shook his head and said: "No, I just can't eat enough, I sleep on the floor in winter, and it's very cold at night." ”

Chai Dongliang's face was gloomy, and the hearts of the officers of the army court who accompanied the interrogation immediately hung in the air. Is this ancestor easy to mess with? Who dares to put a gun against the head of Army Chief Huang Xing, who is not afraid?

Chai Dongliang suppressed his anger, and said to the square-faced soldier with a pleasant face: "You go down first, and I will send someone to bring you something to eat immediately." ”

The little soldier said with a crying voice: "Dudu, we really didn't do it. ”

Chai Dongliang nodded resolutely and said: "I believe, my soldiers will not cause trouble for no reason, don't worry, we won't cause trouble and won't be afraid!" Whoever dares to wronged you, I will stand up for you, and whoever dares to bully you, the king of heaven will not be finished with him! ”

With that, the corner of their eyes swept a few glances at the officers of the army court, and they hurriedly twisted their heads to the side to avoid Chai Dongliang's fire-breathing eyes.

Chai Dongliang waved his hand: "You go down first, and if you are wronged for two more days, I will take you home." ”

Hearing the word home, the square face howled and cried. Chai Dongliang's heart softened, and he wanted to smash the War Department prison immediately and rescue all the soldiers of the First Brigade who were imprisoned, but reason told him not to be so impulsive, and the more uncertain the situation, the more calm he became.

I asked several soldiers one after another, and the basic situation was the same, especially the soldiers who blocked the door of the bank with the small squad leader, and it was even more unanimous, it seems that they are not lying.

The last soldier to come out was a soldier with a mole in the corner of his eye, and he also roughly explained that the situation was still not much different from everyone. Just when Chai Dongliang was a little disappointed, the soldier with a mole in the corner of his eye trembled and said: "Governor, there is a matter, I am still unsure, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Chai Dongliang smiled and nodded, signaling that he was not nervous, and then asked softly: "You say it, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong." ”

The ruffle soldier pondered for a moment and said, "Dudu, I seem to have seen He Sanye in the crowd besieging the bank that day. ”

Chai Dongliang was stunned: "Who is Third Master He?" ”

"It's the cousin of Lord He Zudao who was originally in charge of our new army in Anhui, and then Lord He Zudao was not appointed by you as the head of the regiment, and then he disappeared, and He Sanye also disappeared."

Chai Dongliang's eyes lit up, when the Anhui New Army was reorganized into the First Brigade of the Anhui Revolutionary Army, Zhang Guangcheng, a guerrilla who was in charge of He Zudao and the patrol battalion, was appointed as the commander of the two regiments, but the deputy regiment commander and the officers of the battalion, company and platoon were all enthusiastic young people who admired the revolution, and these two people were tantamount to being hollowed out. Later, Kuang Haishan also reminded Chai Dongliang that it was strange that these two people were missing. Chai Dongliang took it seriously at all, feeling that these two people were just NPCs in the game, insignificant characters.

Could it be that after these two people were set aside, they deliberately came to trouble themselves without feeling happy? Or do they want to regain control of the 1st Brigade?

If they are looking for trouble for themselves, then they are wrong, Chai Dongliang has never been afraid of trouble, and if he does not go to find trouble with others, he will not follow, if he wants to regain military power, it will be even more wrong, now the first brigade has been replaced, all officers have participated in officer training, and Chai Dongliang himself has personally taught them a few theoretical lessons. Of course, the textbooks are all provided through the book friend group, and they are just learned and sold now.

In the next step, Chai Dongliang plans to build an army academy in Anqing, personally serve as the principal, and accept all the officers of the army as students.

Although these two guys are not smart, they are also old fritters in the officialdom, they can still understand this situation, and they will definitely not do stupid things that harm others and themselves, unless they have a backing behind them, and the power of this backing person is not small!

Chai Dongliang bit the pencil in his mouth and thought stupidly

Dividing line

The weather in Nanjing this year is also strange, it is already early spring but it is still cold and windy, and passers-by are bent their necks, their hands in their sleeves, and they stomp their feet while walking. The dirty water poured on the street by the roadside residents froze, and the children happily slid on it, falling on their backs without crying, getting up and continuing to play, all of them with red faces.

More than 40 miles away from Nanjing City is Qixia Mountain, Qixia Mountain is also known as Setshan, there is "Qixia Jingshe" built in the mountain in the Southern Dynasties, and it is named after this. The mountain has three peaks, the main peak Sanmao Peak, Zhuo Li Tianwai, also known as Fengxiang Peak; A mountain in the northeast, shaped like a Wolong, is called Longshan; A mountain in the northwest, shaped like a tiger, named Tiger Mountain. Qixia Mountain is well-known in the south of the Yangtze River, not only because there is a Qixia Temple, there are thousands of Buddha rocks carved in stone in the Southern Dynasty and the famous relics pagoda of the Sui Dynasty, but also because of its deep mountains and lush forests, the spring is clear and the stone is steep, the scenery is intoxicating, and it is known as "the first bright and beautiful mountain in Jinling". In previous years, in the early spring, tourists were full of people who came to visit. This year is a cold spring, the weather is cold and cold, where is there anyone going up the mountain to enjoy the scenery?

There is a small restaurant on the mountain road, there are three or four rooms in front of the restaurant, and there are three or four rooms in the back, an old couple guards the shop, the old man hides in the house and takes a nap on the fire, and the old lady looks out of the door from time to time to see if there are any guests who come to the door.

The old man yawned, and when he saw the old woman looking out, he smiled helplessly and said, "Look, who will go up the mountain on this cold day?" ”

The old lady turned around and scolded: "Dead old man, you won't say an auspicious word?" If you don't open again, what do I see you do? Open your mouth under a tree, waiting for the old owl to poop for you to eat? ”

The old man said with a bitter face: "You stinky mouth"

The old lady crossed her waist and scolded: "I have a bad mouth? Halfway up the mountainside, the mouth of the horse widow, don't think I don't know your little flower intestines, yesterday I said that I was going to chop wood, and I only cut a few firewood after a while? Say, did you work for the horse widow's house? ”

The old man couldn't cry or laugh, he didn't know how to explain, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "Old woman, don't scold, there seem to be a few people on the road who are coming for us." ”

The old woman looked around, and sure enough, there were three men on the mountain road, thick satin-faced cotton robes, fox and otter collars, the old woman sighed and said, "Where would this kind of person come to our small shop?" ”

The old man is not young, but his eyes are good, he shook his head and said: "It's for our shop, don't you see the black fat man in the lead, pointing at our house?" ”

The old woman was pleasantly surprised: "Quick, poke the fire, sit on the pot of hot water, and then clean up the game, these people are tired of eating big restaurants in the city, and they may want to eat a game to change their stomachs." ”

The old man saw it well, and the three of them really came to his shop. A young man with a smoky face craned his neck and asked, "Do you have a room?" Behind him was a fat black man, and a short, middle-aged man with a gloomy face.

The old man nodded and said, "A few masters, where are we going to have a room in the small shop in the mountains?" But the beds are all clean, and the straw is freshly waddled. Make sure there are no fleas or lice. ”

The young man frowned and said, "Straw? Let the master sleep in the straw pile? ”

The black fat man next to him glared at him, and the young man with a smoky face immediately retreated to the back, the black fat man wore a black cotton jacket with dark flowers and silk, a snow-white fox skin scarf around his neck, and a hexagonal melon skin hat. This person's dress and appearance are definitely the standard template for the thousands of years of annihilation merchants.

The black fat man looked at the surrounding environment, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Just live here!" ”

The young man with a smoky face and the stout man seemed to be very afraid of him, especially the stout man bowed at ninety degrees and said, "Yes! ”

The old man muttered in his heart, why does this person seem to have a spring on his back? And the voice is a little stiff, as if he is learning to speak.

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(To be continued)