Yangzhou, Jiangsu, once a famous city that was rich in the world because of salt profits, although the salt merchants are no longer beautiful because of the salt administration in Shandong, but it still retains a bit of the wealth and prosperity of the past. With the death of Li Xiushan www.biquge.info Jiangsu was torn apart and civil strife was endless, and the city was once in chaos. Hui parties, salt lords, water bandits, and righteous teachers who rose up because they had no way out, all regarded Yangzhou as a cornucopia, and dozens of armed conflicts of various scales broke out around the city.

Each force has a different banner, but what needs to be done is always inseparable from the collection of grain and taxation. The more prosperous the city, the heavier the apportionment. Because of the industriousness of the war, the apportionment is extraordinarily frequent, even if the businessmen who hate the Lu family, after the continuous apportionment, they have also cursed Shandong from the beginning to curse all the marshals.

The salt flats outside the city were controlled by pro-Lu forces, schools in the city were forced to close, women did not dare to go out on the streets, young women did not dare to wear clothes that exposed their bodies, and they had to wipe their faces with black ash when they went out. The girls in each courtyard can only socialize for free, and they don't know who they are serving. At one point, there was even news that bandits rushed into the rich people's homes in the city to kidnap tickets, and they dared to release their guns during the day. Therefore, when there is finally an army, which will level the sons of heaven one by one, and announce that from today onwards, all order will be restored to the same as before, no matter whose banner it is playing, it will be supported by the people of Yangzhou.

The banner of Shandong, fluttering again at the head of Yangzhou City, obliquely beating the Lu army with the armed belt, lined up in a neat line, fell and walked forward, and appeared on the street. When this army appeared, even the salt merchants, who had always regarded Shandong as their enemy, breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I am looking forward to a regular army, as long as there is no war, anyone can come." ”

At the front of this team are two people, a man and a woman, the man is not very old and looks dignified, and the woman is graceful and good-looking. There are many female officers and female guests in Shandong, so it is not strange for men and women to join the horse, everyone only cares about the identity of the two, after all, in the future, these two people may be the masters who decide their own lives.

"I've seen this woman." An out-of-gas salt merchant stared at the woman carefully, and suddenly became excited as if he had discovered a new continent, "I'm still ...... Forget it, let's not talk about it. She came out of the eight alleys in the capital, called Xiao Afeng. You know Cai Feng, she followed him later. I heard that she landed in Shandong, and thought that she was an aunt with Zhao Guanshuai, but now it seems that this is not the case. ”

"Little Afeng? The one who not only did not cheat money, but came forward to bear a debt of 2 million for Cai Feng? Who is that man? ”

For men, most people are unfamiliar, but there are a few people who are helping to do business with the Cao Gang in Shandong, and the Lu army has a large number of soldiers in the gang, so there are many roads, and they quickly inquired about it.

"This man is terrible, Shandong listens to Zhao Guanshuai, Zhao Guanshuai listens to Mrs. Su, this man is Mrs. Su's brother, called Su Wenhu, I heard that he is a famous outlaw tiger. He was the one who entered Haizhou at the beginning, and now the whole of Jiangsu is going to be beaten down by him. ”

In fact, the whole of Jiangsu is now in Shandong's pocket, and the few areas that are not controlled by the Lu army are also under the control of Chen Xiushan's direct army. In order to avoid friendly friction, no one will touch that part of the territory for the time being. With Su Wenhu and his group, they can actually control the entire Jiangsu, in addition to the Lu army's own ability to kill and fight, the most important thing is Xiao Afeng's credit.

Several officers in the Soviet army were her suitors, and this time she rode to the Soviet Union alone, and with the cooperation of the Shandong intelligence and governance agency, she took out her former means of entertainment. Shandong's intelligence personnel have made efforts from this, which has also made this work smoother. After the Shandong fleet bombarded Jiangning with platoon artillery outside the city, the general trend had already been determined.

In the Yangzhou City Defense Headquarters, the blood has not yet dried up, and the corpses of guards in military uniforms and attackers in military uniforms and short shirts are scattered all over the courtyard. Qi Ying, the former overseer of Jiangsu, was tied up in the hall with five flowers, and more than a dozen short guns were put on his head.

A regimental deputy of the local garrison in Yangzhou, who was actually also the person in charge of Shandong's intelligence agency in Jiangsu, not only succeeded in taking control of the city, but also captured the culprit Qi Ying on the spot.

Xiao Afeng and Su Wenhu got off the horse and saluted each other, Su Wenhu said: "This time, your intelligence agency has made a great contribution, and in front of the handsome, it is really glorious." ”

"Brigade Commander Su has won the award, thanks to Miss Afeng's big face, so many troops can revolt against Qi. The trend of the times, even if it is Qi Ying's hardcore descendant, seeing that he has gone, he does not dare to go against our Lu army. ”

Xiao Afeng shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, it's all the credit of the handsome." Without the policy of the marshal, it would be difficult for us to win the hearts and minds of the people in Jiangsu, and without the money from Zhengyuanhui, there would be no way to make so many troops anyway. In this Yangzhou uprising, Yanding, Zaohu, and Huidang all contributed a lot of strength. ”

"That's nature. Our salt industry policy in Shandong is good news for Yanding. They used to work for salt merchants, and their income was pitiful, but after joining the Shandong Salt Factory, they had a salary, public holidays, labor security and pensions, so their lives were not too comfortable. Now Qi squinted his eyes and said that if he wanted to take all of this, how could they agree. In this Yangzhou uprising, the biggest contribution was the salt workers, and even Qi Ying's guards were directly crushed by the salt workers. ”

Su Wenhu walked into the hall and looked at Qi Ying twice, "It's you, kill Li Xiushuai?" ”

"Suicide...... Li Xiushuai committed suicide. Qi Ying's mouth was not blocked, he knew that this was his last hope, and if he was sent to Zhao Guanhou, there was only one way to die. Hurriedly said:

"I deposited a sum of 400,000 yuan in HSBC, and only I know the passbook and the seal, even if you get the passbook, it will be useless. As long as my brother is allowed to live, I am willing to take out 400,000 yuan and give it to Your Excellency as a greeting gift. I vow to retire from the military and never get involved in integrity again...... Locally, I still have a lot of troops, as long as you let me go, I promise to assist you as the overseer of Jiangsu, and you can have as many as you want from the kind of rotten goods around you. ”

Su Wenhu shook his head, "I only know that I listen to the words of the big lady, listen to the words of the big lady, and don't care about anything else." I will do whatever the commander wants me to do, and if the commander wants me to send you to the army, I will carry it out. Come! Take him to the front! ”

The soldier pushed Qi Ying, who was begging for mercy loudly, to the station, and Xiao Afeng looked around, and his eyes fell on this wooden young officer again. He is not very old, he has already reached the level of a brigade commander. Of course, it was because he stood in the right line at the critical moment, and was called brother by Mrs. Su, but his own talent obviously cannot be underestimated.

During this time, the two cooperated to capture Jiangsu, and there was a hazy feeling between each other. Although this feeling is not as vigorous as Cai Songpo, the dragon and phoenix among the people that day, Xiao Afeng, who has experienced twists and turns, may need such a blandness.

She suddenly smiled, "You chase me, do you also mean that the handsome or the lady?" ”

Su Wenhu shook his head, "The eldest lady said that I should marry a daughter-in-law, and I want to find a woman to take advantage of." I think you're good, so I want to marry you. But there are rules in Shandong that you are not allowed to marry by force, and I am destined to be an overseer, so if you don't want to, say it as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the handsome misunderstands me and marries me, it will make me unlucky. ”

Xiao Afeng added his forehead with his hand and said, "Wood." Su Wenhu didn't react, outsiders didn't want to disturb them, in the entire hall, only these two people looked at each other, and after a long time, they held back a sentence, "You should go and send a telegram to Anhui, Jiangsu has arrived, Anhui, it is time to act." ”

Fu Liangfu's headquarters has been moved from Bengbu to Hefei, and he now admires his foresight more and more. If it weren't for the fact that he had always insisted on fighting a sit-down war with Shandong, and had successfully used the strength of the three divisions and one brigade to contain the old, weak, sick and disabled of the two battalions in Shandong, his own troops might have followed in the footsteps of other armies and would have been wiped out.

The situation in Hunan has stabilized, Luo Chongxuan is still the provincial commander, and Tan Yankai is still the overseer, but the two of them are now each protected by a company of Lu troops day and night. Moreover, in the provincial council, a new pro-Lu faction has emerged, and it is conceivable that it will not be long before the provincial leaders of Hunan's overseers will be replaced.

The Sichuan Army, which was stationed in the upper reaches of Yichang, fought against the two divisions of the Lu Army and was defeated repeatedly. Although the four armies of the sea, land and air gods were on the ship, the famous Li Shenxian in Sichuan did the practice of sacrificing ninety-nine eighty-one flying swords, each sword is said to have unpredictable power, killing more than one million Lu troops. However, the Lu army was outnumbered, and it was said that there were five million troops, and the Sichuan army was outnumbered and difficult to win. The steam fleet of the Lu army rushed to the battlefield again, and the immortal law was most afraid of the foreigner machine, which was something that had been known since the Duck Slice War. Therefore, Li Shenxian changed to Chengdu and cursed Zhao Guanhou for not living to be one hundred and fifty years old. The Sichuan Navy also moved in with the whole army, so as not to be sent down to feed the fish. The army lost its water support, and no one was willing to send troops for fear of being bombarded by artillery every day.

In Sichuan Province, at this time, some people put forward the slogan of expelling Yunnan and Guizhou and making Sichuan independent. Wang Jiling, one of the five generals of the Sichuan army and the chief general nicknamed Wang Lingguan, suddenly returned to the division and vigorously preached that the Sichuan people would return to Sichuan and the Guizhou people would return to Guizhou.

Yunnan, Guizhou and poor provinces have always regarded Sichuan as a colony, planted all the soil in Sichuan, and used the wealth of Sichuan to enrich themselves. Wang Lingguan, who held the power of the army, suddenly shouted such a slogan, obviously preparing to start a war with Yungui.

There are also rumors that the princes of central Sichuan reached a dirty deal with Zhao Governor of Shandong, exchanging the beauties of Bashu for Lu Zao's guns, although Yunnan and Guizhou insisted that Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan were one, and those who tried to split the three provinces in vain would be spies in Shandong. However, there have been a few Luzao fast guns in the Sichuan army, and a group of elite Sichuan troops have returned to Sichuan, but it is also an indisputable fact that in the area of the two lakes, it is difficult for the Anhui army to do anything.

Although Anhui can plunder Shandong, the Lu army of Lianghu can also plunder Anhui. Anhui is also the mulberry of the Anhui bigwigs, if the hometown is lost, who can bear this responsibility? Fu Liangfu has changed from thinking about how to fight to wanting to guard like this, and the biggest thought in his heart is how to escape.

The one million silver dollars brought from the capital were originally intended to be distributed to the soldiers as military salaries before the war, and at the same time a batch of food was purchased and sent to the front line in the capital. However, Fu Inspector first changed the pre-war salary to the post-war salary to promote the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and then in line with the principle of economy, he implemented a tender for grain procurement, and the lowest price was awarded. Relying on this method, 800,000 silver dollars were left, and then the money changed from the surname Wan to the surname Fu. With this money for self-defense, you should have peace of mind......

Lei Zhendong's loud voice woke Fu Dujun from his worry-free dream, "Auxiliary commander! We can't go on like this, the troops are seriously short of food, and most of the troops, except for our guard regiment, can only eat two porridges. Also, when will the military pay be paid? ”

"Military salaries...... Didn't we just pay our salaries? ”

"The problem is provincial banknotes, and in Anhui, provincial banknotes are not as good as Lu bills. Especially now, the depreciation of provincial money is so great that the brothers below can't buy anything with the provincial money, and they want to make trouble. Listen to me, I followed Xiang Cheng to lead troops in the former Jin Dynasty, and I know best what I want to be a soldier. Eating food as a soldier is nothing more than the word salary. At present, there is a shortage of food and salary, and it is difficult to maintain discipline. This is where Zhiong Sangzi is, if the soldiers mutinied, who will bear the responsibility? ”

Fu Liangfu also knew that when the Lu army was repairing water conservancy in Anhui before, he brought Lu Piao into Anhui. Because there is a discount for the purchase of Lu goods, it is very popular in Anhui, and within a few years, Anhui people accept Lu tickets and pay the same amount as a total of tickets, but they reject provincial banknotes. In addition, he was too diligent in issuing provincial banknotes, so that the value of the currency fell all the way, and it is now almost a waste paper, but if it is a silver dollar...... Who will pay for this silver dollar? He thought about it again and again, gritted his teeth and said, "I want to find a way to get a batch of reckless votes to send it down." ”

The three divisions and one brigade guarding Anhui included the first division and one brigade of the former Anhui Provincial Army, and two divisions composed of Anhui workers who went overseas to serve as laborers. When they work overseas, they receive paramilitary training, and when they return home, they conduct drills, which are relatively low-difficulty. The Anhui people are the most reliable to defend Anhui Province, and no one has ever doubted their loyalty.

In the early morning, the soldiers drank all the thin rice porridge in three or two sips, and then received a few reckless tickets with the portrait of Zhao Guanhou in the company commander's shout of "pay paid". Although Xu Youzheng purchased a large amount of bread from Fusang, the problem was that this food might be better used as a heart shield than eating, and some of the bread had expired due to poor storage, so the soldiers would rather eat this rice porridge to get enough food than eat it.

They are all villagers, and the prestige brought by the rank and level of the military will be greatly discounted. Several soldiers surrounded the always loyal company commander and shouted, "I can't live this day, if we want to fight, and we won't be given enough food to eat, and this kind of broken paper will be used as military salary." Didn't we say that we want to fight Shandong, and when we finish fighting Shandong, this ticket can still be used? When I worked part-time in a foreigner's house, my life was better than now, and it was better to go back to my country than overseas, so we didn't do it anymore. ”

The company commander did not rebuke this rebellious remark, but poured some tobacco leaves out of his purse, took out a roll of provincial banknotes, and then lit them with fire. Smoking this expensive money-saving cigarette, he was silent for half a minute, and only when he was about to burn his hand did he throw away the rest of the part, and scolded,

"Damn, this shit can't even roll a cigarette, what else can I do? If you don't do it, I want to stop doing it for a long time! I was born honest, and my biggest idea was to farm at home and be an honest farmer. Whether it is Zhang Dashuai or Li Dashuai, as long as I am fed, whoever is the president can be the president. I worked overseas and earned some silver dollars, and as soon as I got off the ship, I was forced to exchange them for public bonds. Then he was dragged to the barracks for training, as a soldier, carrying a gun, and being beaten! They told me it was a return to faith, but I never said I would be happy to! Now if you want us to fight Shandong, do you know who is in Xuzhou? It's the brothers who have worked with us in the foreigners! ”

He has always been silent, and the soldiers dare to bully him. But when the honest man started the fire, it was extraordinarily moving. The soldiers nearby were all attracted to him, and someone asked, "Commander Mi, how do you know who is on the other side?" ”

"Someone from the other side came, said hello, and brought some food to my family. What, want to report? As you see fit! I'm not afraid of anyone now. I am an officer here, and I sound very majestic, but like you, I drink porridge and gnaw on foreign nests. My family is worse than me, and I am about to starve to death, but the fellow on the other side sent some canned meat to save my family. ”

"Just your family sent it, what about my family?"

"Yes, we are from a village, what about our family?"

It was about their own families, and many people came over to ask, Mi Mancang said: "Some villages sent it, and some villages didn't have time to send it, so they were discovered by Fu Fushuai's soldiers, and the two fought each other, and the food couldn't be delivered." In some villages, there is no need to send it, and there are no more people, so who will give it to eat...... Anhui's crops this year would not have been received to this extent, but if all the grain in Anhui was used as military rations, our families would not have eaten it. What if you don't starve to death. ”

The soldiers were silent, some stretched out their sleeves to wipe their tears, and others chanted the names of their loved ones. Mi Mancang said: "In the foreigners, everyone knows how the Shandong brothers treat us." There are also many of them who are also our fellow villagers in Anhui, and now they are settled in Shandong. They are different from us, they are not arrested, but they voluntarily enlisted in the army. According to what they said, in order not to live the same hard life as us, you have to carry a gun and fight hard. Let's think about it, let's shoot at the person who delivered food to our family on the other side, and shoot at a poor guy who has sold his strength on the construction site? I can't shoot this gun. ”

"If you can't open it, you have to open it!" It was a regimental deputy in the army who spoke. Unlike these people, he is a military academy graduate and a descendant of Xumen. Pingsu has no contact with these soldiers, and he does not get along with cadres who are not from military schools. However, in line with the principle of leading troops, he wanted to check whether the military salary was paid according to the amount, and he didn't want to hear such rebellious remarks.

The officer with the pistol came straight to the rice mancang, he had been dissatisfied with this company commander for a long time, in his opinion, this simple old peasant, only suitable for serving the crops, not a soldier at all. Cowardly, courageless, will only bow down to the superiors, and is destined to have no effect. This is an opportunity to dispose of him.

I thought that this cowardly guy would salute himself and admit his mistakes as before. I didn't want the other party to come over to me, and my eyes were round...... How dare he look at himself like that? I have to give him something powerful.

The horsewhip brought a wind in the air, and there were more blood marks on Mi Mancang's face, but he didn't cry out in pain, nor did he retreat, but said coldly: "Deputy Tuan, I said I don't want to do it." I can't shoot at my own folks, and I don't want to do it for a living. I'm going to be discharged from the army, I'm going to pay my public debt, I'm going to pay back the silver dollars I owe, and I'm going to go home to feed my family. ”

"Nonsense!" The white face of the deputy of the regiment turned red angrily, "When is it now?" To be discharged now is to be a deserter! Whoever wants to be a deserter must die. Come, tie him up! Rectify the Dharma on the spot! I'd like to see who else dares to be a deserter. ”

The surrounding soldiers, in a circle, walked towards the two, and the regimental deputy urged the soldiers to step up, but he didn't notice that these soldiers were not as obedient as usual. The lack of food supplies, strict military law, and war-weariness have brought their emotions to a critical point. Now, this graduate of the military academy is throwing the fire on the medicine line and detonating all this.

Someone took out the public bond that he had put close to him, tore it to shreds, and threw it into the air. Subsequently, more and more people, following his example, tore up the public debt. Scolding, roaring, accompanied by the flying public debt, like paper money used in funerals, fluttering in the wind.