The sun had set, and night had covered the land. ―The first release of the full-text version of the novel―The city of Guiyang was lifeless, there was no figure in sight on the street, even the watchman did not dare to walk on the street, and the soldiers who were originally patrolling the streets had already been transferred to the city wall to defend and defend the trembling city together with those strong men.

In the afternoon, news came from outside the city that the republican army had driven to the outskirts of Guiyang, defeated the Luo Kuibu Qianjun besieging Xiaobeishan in one fell swoop, and was now rushing towards Guiyang City, and could launch an attack on Guiyang City at any time.

As the pivotal center of Guizhou's old army, Guiyang is already in danger.

The auditorium of Guiyang School of Political Science and Law is transparent. An emergency meeting is being held here, and this is also the most sorrowful "plenary meeting" held by the Guizhou Elders' Association since the Guizhou Revolution, and the number of attendees is less than one-fifth of the total number of the elders' association. Among all the heavyweights, only the chairman Guo Chongguang attended the meeting, and the others were nowhere to be seen, as for Liu Xianshi, the "Guizhou Town Guard" appointed by the old Huijun after the Guizhou Revolution, he was also slow to disappear.

As a result, the meeting could not be held at all. The participants were all depressed, accusing each other, complaining to each other, and deeply regretting that they should not have listened to the proclamation of Liu Xianshi and Liu Xianqian's brothers to launch a mutiny.

When they got up, they were also confused. I knew that there was a Republican Army standing next to it. I knew that Commander-in-Chief Zhao was also a revolutionary. But everyone just forgot about the phrase "the party is fighting together."

The elders of the association were also the same party, they wanted to drive out the communist association and become the master of Guizhou themselves, and the reliable troops left by the governor of the communist association at that time were only a few hundred people. In the face of such a huge disparity in power, there was no reason why the elders of the Elders would not take the risk, and their idea was to cut it first and then cook the raw rice into rice. Let the grass life party people have hardships and can't say it.

What's more, they once thought that the Republican Army would not react strongly to this, because the Communist Party had always been at odds with the southern Sichuan envoy Tian Zhenbang, and Tian Zhenbang was supported by the Republican Army. Therefore, Tian Zhenbang's interests are the interests of the Republican Army, and if the Communist Party engages in friction with Tian Zhenbang, it will engage in friction with the Republican Army, and Commander-in-Chief Zhao has also made a telegram on the "southern friction issue, and has euphemistically criticized the Communist Party's ambition to "covet neighboring provinces." It can be seen that the commander-in-chief also has opinions on the Communist Party.

Since meeting Liu Xianqian in Wuhan, his envoy has been going back and forth between southern Sichuan and Guiyang, acting as a liaison between the two sides, and it is through them that Tian Zhenbang not only sent guns and bullets to the Guizhou Elders' Association, but also sent a secret letter, swearing that once Guizhou drove out the Communist Association, Tian Zhenshou's envoy Tian Zhenshou will definitely live in harmony with the Guizhou Elders' Association, and try his best to create public opinion for its seizure of power.

The above reasons are enough for the Guizhou Elders' Association to take a risk, join hands with the Hunan Constitutional Friendship Association, and overthrow the Communist Association in one fell swoop.

After the Guizhou Rebellion, although the revolutionaries reacted strongly, President Yuan Da in the north did not dare to blatantly support the actions of the Guizhou Constitutionalists, compared to the Hunan Constitutional Friendship Association. The food appearance of the Guizhou elders is too ugly. It was enough to overthrow the army, but he actually killed the governor of Guizhou, who was officially appointed by President Yuan Da, which simply made President Yuan unable to step down, and it is no wonder that Yuan Shikai only appointed a new governor of Hunan. However, they have taken a cautious wait-and-see attitude towards the coup d'état in Guizhou.

In fact, Jiao Dafeng's death can be attributed to an accident, and the elders did not intend to immediately execute this CCP cadre when they planned the coup. On the issue of whether to conduct a "public trial" or "gift" Jiao Dudu's exit, the elders did not reach an agreement, but before they could make up their minds, the people who were eager to seize power had already made up their minds, and the inner jiān who was lurking beside Jiao Dudu was eager to make meritorious contributions, and actually killed Jiao Dudu on the spot, which made the elders fall into passivity, and the support from the presidential palace that they should have received became very weak.

As a result, the Guizhou Elders' Association not only lost the commanding heights of public opinion, but also lost the possibility of peace talks with the rebel army, and on the crusade order of the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, the Guizhou Elders' Association has become a sinner of the republican system, not only has no right to sue for peace, but also does not even have the right to surrender

"Wipe out" is a vernacular text. The meaning is very clear, it is impossible for the members of the Elders' Association who participated in the coup d'état in Guizhou to be forgiven, and if it is not good, it will be the end of one person's death and annihilation.

The Qianjun controlled by the elders is not angry. As soon as the troops of the Republican Army entered Guizhou, it was like entering a no-man's land, but in just a few days, the "autumn wind" that came to "sweep away the fallen leaves" had already blown under the city of Guiyang. Let everyone start to tremble.

The day before yesterday, a telegram was sent to "strongly condemn" the shameless act of betraying the revolutionary cause, and as for the few liaison officers he sent in Guiyang, they had already said goodbye. ―Full text version of the novel debut―

The reason why the Guizhou Elders' Association was driven to a dead end so quickly was entirely because they misjudged the situation. They wanted to learn from the calmness of the revolutionaries in the south in the "Wushen Revolution" who won in the chaos, but in the end they only ended up being a laughing stock of Handan toddlers.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Now that the Republican Army has been killed in the city, and the hearts of the elders have been dispersed, let's go back and prepare for the future. ”

Guo Chongguang, the president of the examination association who was sitting in a chair, patted the table. He snorted reluctantly, then stood up, waved his hand, and motioned for the meeting to end.

The old congregation dispersed in a hurry, and the majority of those who were unwilling to be finished like this accounted for the majority, and after returning, they began to discuss the escape, and the originally lifeless Guiyang City suddenly became lively. Carriages, horses, and guards can be seen everywhere on the streets, and some of the strong men who were forcibly pulled to defend the city also took advantage of the chaos to flee home, and the soldiers also left their posts without permission, watching the opportunity to rob on the street, and there were almost no defenders on the city wall.

The rebel army has not yet reached the city, and Guiyang has become an undefended city.

As the soul of the Guizhou Elders' Association, Guo Chongguang did not go home, he sat in the auditorium of the Political Science and Law School in a daze, his mind was empty, until a servant rushed into the auditorium

"Master, go, go! Don't go again. It's fish on the chopping board! The servant took Guo Chongguang's arm and lifted him up from his chair.

"Guo Zhong, where are you going to take me?" Guo Chongguang was a little dazed for a while.

"Sir, Madame has ordered someone to prepare the carriage. After packing up the softness, let's go out of the city immediately, go to the countryside to hide first, and then find a way to leave Guizhou. Hide in the concession. ”

The servant said as he helped Guo Chongguang towards the door of the auditorium.

But before he got to the door, a person had rushed in outside the door, Guo Chongguang looked at it, but it was Liu Xianshi, the guard of Guizhou, and there was a person behind him, it was his brother Liu Xianqian.

"Where's the president?" Liu Xianshi grabbed Guo Chongguang's arm.

"Go home and wait for death." Guo Chongguang snorted angrily.

"Waiting to die? What are these words? Even if you can't hold Guiyang, you can escape. Liu Xianqian said.

"Let's go? Where to go? The Republican Army came from northern Qianbei. The troops of the Communist Association have also arrived from northern Yunnan. Yesterday, the war report said that they had occupied Xingyi Mansion, which is the hometown of your Liu brothers, even you have nowhere to go, where can I, a person from Guiyang, flee to? ”

Guo Chongguang laughed miserably, his face turned pale, and the servant also burst into tears when he heard this.

Liu Xianshi and Liu Xianqian glanced at each other, and the two grabbed Guo Chongguang's arm, pushed the servant aside, and held Guo Chongguang hostage from left to right.

"President, why be so depressed? The Republican Army and the Communist Party will attack from the north and south, and Guizhou really can't hold it, but we don't have nowhere to go. To tell you the truth, this time I returned from Guiyang, not alone, and another distinguished guest also returned to Guiyang with me, but he never showed up. Today, I asked him to come out and say a few words, and after listening to him, the president will decide whether to stay in Guiyang and wait for death. ”

Liu Xianqian said a few words coldly, shouted outside the door of the auditorium, and a man walked into the auditorium. Dressed in a short game, he looks like he is only about twenty, and he is very young.

"Brother Ma Ji, I have met President Guo."

The young man hugged his fist at Guo Chongguang, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Is he?" Guo Chongguang looked at the Liu brothers, a little dazed.

"This Brother Ma is the righteous son of the former Guangxi Governor Lu Ganqing (Lu Rongting), and he is very highly regarded by the Governor Lu. Liu Xianqian said.

Ma Ji nodded and said; "The Admiral ordered me to assist Brother Liu, but it is up to people to make things happen, and the situation in Guizhou is now out of control. If President Guo was not afraid of hardship, he brought his family with me. To tell you the truth, there is a French Catholic church in the south of the city, I have already set up a few days there, and the French priest agreed to let us take refuge there, and when the limelight passes, we will find a way to follow the French to Vietnam, and if President Guo is willing, he can also go to Admiral Lu. ”

"Lu Ganqing is in Yunnan now? Why did he send you to Guiyang? Guizhou has changed the sky. What does it have to do with him? Guo Chongguang asked.

"In fact, Admiral Lu is just doing things for the French, and now the Communist Association occupies northern Yunnan. But Admiral Lu still occupies southern Yunnan. However, the stakes are so high that I can't say more. ”

Ma Ji's words made Guo Chongguang suspicious, he thought about it for a while, and decided to go his own way.

"Under the fence, the rì is not comfortable. If the Republicans want to kill, let them kill them. Guo Chongguang sighed, shook off the Liu brothers, and motioned for the servant to go with him.

Liu Xianqian glanced at Liu Xianshi, Liu Xianshi walked up a few steps, stopped Guo Chongguang, and said, "President Guo, since you don't want to go." Can you hand over the balance of the Guizhou Army to Zaixia? Although the money was not much, it was only more than 200,000 taels of silver. But this money can repay the favor of Admiral Lu. ”

"Favors? This favor is enough for our class to be stretched out, but I'm afraid it's enough? ”

Guo Chongguang sneered sadly, he finally understood that this "Xiangqian Incident" was a farce at all, and the borrowers of these elders were just puppets pinched in their hands, no matter how this incident ended, they would not be the ones who benefited in the end.

"Give! Here's the money you have to use to great use. ”

Guo Chongguang sneered, but he still took out a bill of exchange and handed it to the Liu brothers

The Liu brothers accepted the bill of exchange, didn't talk nonsense to Guo Chongguang anymore, and led Na Ma Ji to leave the auditorium in a hurry.

"Guo Zhong, you go and drive the carriage here. The old man was so tired that he couldn't walk. ”

Guo Chongguang motioned for the servant to go and catch the carriage. When the servant was gone, he sat alone in the deserted auditorium.

Without waiting for the servants to bring the carriage, a strong man broke into the auditorium and walked straight to Guo Chongguang. Hit him a thousand.

"You are?" Guo Chongguang looked at the strong man. It feels familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen it.

"The villain is Lord Liu's horse." The strong man stood up straight and said.

"Oh." Guo Chongguang nodded. "Tell your family Master Liu, he takes his Yangguan Road. If I cross my single-plank bridge, I will not go to wait for Rongting. ”

The strong man said coldly: "Lord Liu called the villain, not to invite President Guo, but to ask the villain to give President Guo a ride." ”

"Give me a ride?" Guo Chongguang was a little strange. looked intently, but was surprised to find that the strong man had an extra dagger in his hand, and the light of the horse lamp flashed cold.

"Master Liu said that since President Guo is unwilling to leave, then please also ask President Guo to keep their whereabouts secret. So the villain came to give President Guo a ride. ”

"You

Guo Chongguang suddenly woke up, and before he could make a move, the strong man had already waved his arm quickly. The cold light of the dagger turned into a silver-white light, gently sharpening Guo Chongguang's throat.

Guo Chongguang fell down with his hands on his throat, but he did not immediately lose his breath, his body twitched, and he was struggling in a pool of blood.

The strong man held a dagger in his hand and looked around. But no one else was in sight, and just as he was wondering, there was a sudden flash of light outside the window of the auditorium, followed by a cannon shot.

"Concubine!"

The glass of the window shrouded in the light, reflecting the pool of blood at the feet of the strong man.

The Battle of Guiyang began.