Xiaowa Village, Haicheng County, Xinmin Prefecture, an ordinary Zhuang household courtyard, a few strings of dried red peppers and corn cobs hung by the door, full of pastoral scenery, the difference is that the wall here is more than three zhang high, the bottom of the dry base is wrapped in thick bluestone, and there are watchtowers and arrow holes on it, making this village courtyard like a fortress.

There are two tables of eight immortals in the hall of the Lion Immortal Doutang, Zhang Zuoxiang and Tang Yulin take a few pro-soldiers to chew according to the case, the dishes are very ordinary braised pork, steamed pork ribs with tempeh, brine tripe, pig head, pig intestines, pig trotters, and a pig in addition to pig hair and pig dung are placed on the table. There are also wind chickens, bad ducks and other kinds of food, a group of people do not say a word, bury their heads in hard work, eat the juice dripping, and some people even suck the soup on their fingers.

On a chair next to him, a short man looked at the group of hungry ghosts reincarnated gourmets with a calm face.

Zhang Zuolin, the word Yuting, thirty-seven years old, as a bandit-born patrol battalion officer, his appearance is quite delicate, white and clear, and his eyebrows are sparse. Zhang Zuolin studied in a private school for a period of time when he was a child, and he was also a cultural person in the bandits' den.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, he joined the army and ate in the troops of the white-headed general Song Qing, and after the defeat of the Qing army, he fled back to Liaoxi. Later, he became a bandit. However, horse bandits are everywhere in the Northeast, and it is not easy to rob houses and houses. Zhang Zuolin had an idea, so he changed the bandit pole into a security team and collected protection money from the surrounding villages. Later, he became the head of the chamber of commerce of the new city government, was recommended to the Xinmin prefect, and became an officer and soldier again.

Zhang Zuolin is very good at doing things, and he treats the prefect of Xinmin Mansion as his father, and he also stammers with the housekeepers and subordinates around him, so he deeply understands the appreciation of Fu Zengyun and is relied on as an indispensable right-hand man. With a slight move, he squeezed out Wang Fengting, the patrol chief of Xinmin Mansion. It didn't take much effort for him to control the military power of the Xinmin Mansion. Within two years, the Manchu court gave full play to the iron-faced kung fu of the golden mask and the iron skin, and even declared "external neutrality", and also assigned the east of the Liao River to the warring sides as a war zone.

When the war starts, it doesn't matter what neutral zone it is. It is said that the Russian bandit army burned and killed silver and plundered, and did all kinds of evil. Bandits swarmed, and the people suffered. Xinmin Mansion in western Liaoning is an important town, and Zhang Zuolin is not only trying to maintain law and order in the territory, but also thinking about how to enhance his strength. His principle is that I will help whoever gives me benefits. At the beginning, when the Russian army was strong, he accepted guns and money from the Russian army to help the Russian army. Later, he was captured by the army and almost executed. After being released, he signed an oath with the Yue army, patted his chest to help him fight Russia, and became an iron buddy with Tanaka Yoshiichi of the intelligence agency. After the Russian War, Zhang Zuolin's troops not only did not suffer losses, but were expanded to three battalions. Zhang Zuolin, who survived in the gap between the two major wars between Russia and Russia, was left and right, and Zhang Zuolin was promoted again the next year. Zhao Erxun, the new general of Shengjing, and Shen Jinjian, the new prefect of Xinmin Prefecture, ordered Zhang Zuolin's troops to be expanded from three battalions to five battalions, and Zhang Zuolin became the commander (regiment commander).

During the Xinhai Revolution, he bypassed his old brother Wu Junsheng, led troops to cheer Zhao Erxun, and killed the revolutionary party, and the blood of thousands of people stained his top red, and by the time of the Fengtian Incident, he had 15 battalions of seven or eight thousand troops, becoming the most powerful army leader in the entire Manchuria.

"Full?" Zhang Zuolin asked kindly.

Tang Yulin wiped the oil on his mouth with the back of his hand and nodded: "I'm full, I have suffered death on the way, I don't dare to take the avenue, and I went around the path to report to the eldest brother." It was wind and rain, and two horses ran away. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhang Zuolin's mouth, and suddenly without warning, he gave Tang Yulin a resounding slap: "Fuck you!" There is also a face to show merit with Lao Tzu! Seven or eight thousand people, dozens of cannons, lost Fengtian City in less than one night, Lao Tzu killed you with one shot! ”

After speaking, he took out a ten-shot pistol from his waist, and Zhang Zuoxiang jumped up and hugged him: "Big brother, rest your anger, stop your anger!" The incident happened suddenly, and no one could have imagined that Xiao Yueben would move so quickly, and he would do it when he said it, and there was no recruitment beforehand. ”

Zhang Zuolin struggled and said: "Let go of me, let me let me kill him, Zhang Zuoxiang, and you are a deflated calf, Lao Tzu's hard work for more than ten years will be buried in the hands of you two kings and eight lambs!" My soldiers, my guns! ”

Zhang Zuolin roared angrily at first, and finally squatted on the ground and hugged his head and cried. Tang Yulin, who had walked out of the ghost gate, trembled with fright.

Zhang Zuoxiang said boldly: "Big brother, what should we do?" Just getting angry is not the way to go. ”

Zhang Zuolin wiped his tears with the back of his hand, and said viciously: "Now you know how to find a way?" What did you do earlier? Seven or eight thousand people, dozens of cannons, is it easy for Lao Tzu to save this little bit of money? Kowtow to worship the temple door, I am a single person who also plays dog holes and drills, more than ten years before there is this situation, you can lose it overnight, mother a Labazi, Lao Tzu has to admire the ability of your two kings and eight lambs to lose. ”

Zhang Zuoxiang and Tang Yulin knew that they were at a loss, so they drooped their heads and let Zhang Zuolin scold, and the eight generations of their ancestors were all scolded.

"Where's Wu's big tongue? Why didn't you come with you, and was beaten to death by Xiao Yueben? Zhang Zuolin scolded for a long time, and suddenly remembered Wu Junsheng.

"Wu Da Tongue also escaped, but I didn't see him again when I left the door of Nanda Camp, I thought he went to the eldest brother first." Zhang Zuoxiang said in a low voice.

Zhang Zuolin suddenly shuddered all over, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Sensei asked, Wu Junsheng, this deflated calf, either took refuge in Xiao Yueben or took refuge in the advance army, this Wang Balamb has always been unconvinced of me, and I feel that the official was bigger than me back then, and now I have been wronged by my subordinates??? This deflated calf doesn't want to think about it, if he really has such a great ability, why is he not as good as me? ”

"Big brother, Wu Junsheng's surname is not very good, this guy won't take this step until he is exhausted, and if he has already hooked up with Xiao Yueben, can our brothers escape? I think it is most likely to join the advance army, the advance army will be promoted quickly, that Gu Nanshan was a small platoon commander a few months ago, and now he is the deputy commander! Kuang Haishan, who was originally just a company commander, is now a major general and division commander and Mongolian reclamation envoy! Wu Da's tongue was already hot, and he muttered several times, saying that he had a future with Chai Dudu in Anhui, and he was bored with Zhao Dudu in Fengtian! Tang Yulin interjected.

Zhang Zuolin sighed and said: "If the advance army enters Fengtian City, it will definitely be held responsible, you two brothers will not escape the death penalty, and I can't eat and walk around." ”

"Big brother, what should I do? You show me the way! Zhang Zuoxiang's heart hung in the air.

Zhang Zuolin said with a cruel smile: "Xiao Yue has already occupied Fengtian, now we just don't want to sell ourselves to take refuge, and people won't treat us as a dish anymore, and now the only way out is to make meritorious contributions." ”

Tang Yulin leaned over and asked, "Then how can you make meritorious service?" ”

Zhang Zuolin glared at him and scolded in disgust: "Stay away from Lao Tzu, a mouthful of stinky green onions??? How do you make meritorious contributions? I still have 300 guards here, and if I can't fight my army, I will not be able to kill a few employees of the South Manchurian Railway, and it will not be a problem to blow up the railway. Let's blow up the railway, Xiao Yue originally wanted to increase the troops, he had to rely on two legs, this day was freezing, and he had to freeze to death if he was tired and didn't die when he walked to Mukden. With this credit, maybe the command of my patrol battalion can still be maintained, if Lao Tzu's official is not lost, you two deflated calves still have a way out! ”

"Big brother, it's high!" Zhang Zuoxiang and Tang Yulin said in unison.

Zhang Zuolin glared at them and snorted angrily: "You two really make Lao Tzu uneasy!" ”

The Xinminfu railway station was in flames, and hundreds of patrol battalion guards in black uniforms rode low Mongolian horses to set fires everywhere. Zhang Zuolin rode on a horse and went on a rampage, cheering up the soldiers loudly: "Kill Lao Tzu, don't leave a single one, and kill all these little books." ”

The South Manchurian railway workers wearing six-button uniforms cried and ran in all directions, Zhang Zuolin's subordinates were all bandits, don't look at the poor ability to fight, killing these unarmed people is still in hand. Although the South Manchurian Railway was nominally commercial, it was in fact controlled by the military, and many of these railway employees were spies. Zhang Zuolin was ruthless, as long as he was himself, he would kill all the good and bad, and receive the bounty with the head of the person. The cavalry of the patrol battalion patrolled around the vicinity of the station, and when they saw a uniformed and kimono-wearing one, they cut off their heads and hung them on the horses' necks. Each horse is bloody, and with the hideous-looking patrol battalion soldiers, it looks like a group of killing gods who have escaped from hell.

Some said that they were unwilling to bow their heads and kill, so they picked up samurai swords and rifles and tried to resist, but these people killed them one by one, and then beheaded them for meritorious service. An unorganized rabble is certainly no match for a premeditated patrol battalion.

Near the Xinminfu station, all the houses were set on fire, the fire lit up the night sky, and the cursing and cries of the person resounded in the sky, the gunshots sounded like popping beans, and the walls of the station were stained red with blood, which looked shocking.

Zhang Zuolin laughed on the horse: "Happy, I have been suffocated by Xiao Yueben for so many years, and finally this evil breath!" ”

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At the Sakura izakaya in Mukden City, Saburo Kuroda stood at the window and looked out with great interest, and a group of soldiers marched through the city to reinforce the west gate.

"It's really worthy of the elite fifth division of the imperial army!" Saburo Kuroda couldn't help but say.

As the head of Mitsui & Co.'s central China region, Baron Kuroda received a special task to provoke young officers stationed in Manchuria to start a war against China. Prime Minister Saionji Gongwang's surname was not tough enough, and he was a loyal supporter of Ito Hirobumi, and he always pursued the policy of seizing Manchurian interests but not occupying Manchuria, which made the elders of Yamaprefecture Aritomo very unhappy. Therefore, politicians from the first line of Shanxian County planned this Mukden Incident. Yama Youpeng knew too well about the Western powers, and the British and American countries would at most condemn the Japanese and the United States, and it was impossible for them to send troops to prevent the Yue army from occupying Manchuria. With the tension on the European continent, where will the great powers have time to care about the conflict in distant China? The only people who could afford to send troops were the Russians, who had 80,000 garrisons and armed men in Manchuria, and the bombing of Xinminfu was probably the work of the Russians.

However, Yama Prefecture also knew Russia, and Nicholas II's attention was in the Balkans, and it was impossible for him to fight a big war similar to the Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria, and it is estimated that the bombing of Xinmin Mansion was an incident planned by some guys who were very close to the middle and lower rank officers of the Yama Dynasty. Otherwise, it would not have been possible for the Russian political axe to sit idly by and watch the international investigation team investigate the incident without any reaction.

Since it was unlikely that the Great Powers would intervene on a large scale, there was not much risk in occupying Manchuria, so Yamaguchi Aritomo took advantage of the Xinminfu bombing and the turbulent situation in the country to plan the Mukden Incident through Baron Kuroda Saburo of Mitsui & Co.

It has only been a little more than two days since the battle, and the Yue army has already occupied Fengtian, Jinzhou, and Huludao, and the Yue army there in Jilin is also preparing to take Changchun. This situation is simply wonderful, Yamaprefecture Aritomo must be very satisfied, Kuroda Saburo will inevitably be more appreciated by the Marquis Inoue of Mitsui & Co., and promotion and wealth are just the proper meaning of the question.

Thinking of this, Kuroda Saburo was even more proud.

The wooden sliding door was opened, and a low-browed woman walked in, and she said respectfully, "Today I will serve the Baron." ”

Saburo Kuroda laughed and said, "The most beautiful part of a woman wearing a kimono is her neck, especially when she bows her head, which is really intoxicating." ”

The woman wore a peach-colored honjo kimono, precious Italian silk and exquisite embroidery, and the value of this outfit alone exceeded the annual salary of ten ordinary people. The eyebrows are trimmed as thin as willow leaves, and the face is also coated with thick palace powder according to his preference, and you can smell the fragrance from afar.

Saburo Kuroda laughed and said, "Come here, beauty, come with me and enjoy the view, see that this fire is even more gorgeous than the fireworks on Obon." ”

The woman walked up to him deferentially, and Kuroda Saburo unceremoniously pulled his hand through her large neckline and grabbed her soft flesh.

"Your Excellency!" The woman said coquettishly.

Saburo Kuroda smiled: "Don't be embarrassed, maybe when you remember in ten years, you once served me, and it will make you excited for a lifetime!" ”

The woman smiled without saying a word, and that shy expression made Kuroda Saburo's index finger move even more.

Kuroda pushed her down on the tatami mat, and a hungry tiger pounced on her and crushed her underneath. The woman pouted and said, "My lord is so rude." ”

Kuroda laughed, "Rude? Deep down in a woman's heart, she longs for a rude man to violate her fiercely. ”

The woman looked at him with curious eyes and said, "Do adults understand women's minds very well?" ”

Kuroda said, "Of course. ”

The woman smiled sequently: "Oh, is it true? ”

It's just that there is a hint of imperceptible coldness in this smile!

(To be continued)