Because of his meritorious contact, Cheng Ziqing was appreciated by the high-level of the French Concession and was appointed as a special liaison officer, who was responsible for the contact between the concession and Chen Zikun, and reported directly to the Consul General when there was something.

With Cheng Ziqing threading the needle, things were much easier, and the public concession quietly returned the military supplies imported by Chuntian Foreign Company, which had been temporarily detained, and acquiesced in the passage of Chen Zikun's troop carrier through the Huangpu River waterway.

Qi Xieyuan sent Liu Yuke to Chen Zikun to send 1,000 brand-new Mauser rifles, 100,000 rounds of 79-caliber bullets, and 30,000 Xianyang, urging him to deal with Sun Chuanfang as soon as possible.

The spy group finally came in handy, and the 800 elites led by Xue Bin arrived at Baoshan on the cargo ship of the British Taikoo Steamship Company, and approached the Wusong fortress.

The Wusongkou Fort was not under the jurisdiction of the Songhu Protector Army, but was garrisoned by the Beiyang Marine Corps, and the naval side was neutral in this war, and after the coordination between Britain and the United States, the Jiangdong Army and the Navy reached an understanding that the Jiangdong Army was allowed to build a position near the fort to block the Zhejiang Army.

Although he couldn't take over the fortress and choke the throat of the Huangpu River, he was able to successfully wedge a nail behind the enemy, which was also a good result for Chen Zikun.

Lu Yongxiang, who was stationed in Zhabei, quietly infiltrated the concession and met with the Japanese consul general in Shanghai to beg for assistance, but the consul general ruthlessly rejected him and advised him to immediately electrify and go to the field.

On the eve of the war, the Japanese consul general did not have this attitude, at the beginning he tried his best to trick Lu Yongxiang into recruiting the Fujian army to expand its strength, and sponsored 10,000 rifles, but only a month has passed, and his face has become like this, which really makes people feel that the world is impermanent.

Coming out of the consulate, Lu Yongxiang was discouraged, and He Fenglin persuaded him to fight again, after all, there were still 30,000 soldiers in his hands.

"Forget it, it's powerless to return to the sky, why bother to kill again, I have made up my mind, and I'll go to the field with electricity today." Lu Yongxiang looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling the end of a hero.

He Fenglin is Lu Yongxiang's brother-in-law, and the two are grasshoppers tied to a rope, since Lu Dashuai doesn't want to fight anymore, he also said happily: "Okay, I will also go to the wilderness with you and leave Shanghai for them to rob." ”

The two frustrated people found the staff in the army and wrote a brilliant telegram, scolding Qi Xieyuan for being the culprit of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang war, and Cao Kun being the mastermind behind the scenes, saying how he sympathized with the soldiers, cherished the people, and couldn't bear to suffer from the misery, so he relieved himself of military power and retired to civilians.

After the announcement of the power, the two immediately packed up their softness and left Shanghai on a Japanese steamer, leaving in a hurry, without even notifying their son Lu Xiaojia.

When the Shanghai Maru passenger ship of the Nissin Steamship Company passed through Wusongkou, Lu Yongxiang saw the position built by the Jiangdong Army on the shore and couldn't help sighing: "There are talented people from all over the country." ”

The river wind was cold, blowing his robe, He Fenglin said: "Dashuai, the wind is blowing, let's enter the cabin." ”

Lu Yongxiang looked at the vast land in the distance again, sighed lowly, and went into the cabin.

……

The Jiangdong army entered the Wusong fortress, and Lu He and the others suddenly abandoned the army and fled, which not only surprised the rest of the Zhejiang and Shanghai army, but also Qi Xieyuan and Sun Chuanfang, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the matter of Chen Zikun establishing contact with the concession authorities soon spread, and the two marshals couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

Qi Xieyuan and Sun Chuanfang are much older than Chen Zikun, they have experienced the Gengzi Change, the tragic history of the Eight-Nation Alliance's entry into Beijing, and they hate foreigners and fear foreigners in their hearts, and if they are not careful, the interests of foreigners will be touched if they are not careful.

Chen Zikun found Sun Chuanfang and had an open and honest talk, saying that the foreigners did not want to fight again, and he was not interested in fighting for Shanghai.

Sun Chuanfang is not stupid, he has already heard about Qi Xieyuan secretly sending arms to Chen Zikun, if he insists on fighting for Shanghai, I am afraid that he will have to face the blows of Qi and Chen at the same time.

So he decided to accept it when he saw it, but the benefits that should be fought for could not be lost at all, Sun Chuanfang insisted on the integration of Lu Yongxiang's troops, and Chen Zikun agreed to come down.

Immediately, Chen Zikun went to Qi Xieyuan's station and asked him for merit and reward, saying that he had persuaded Sun Chuanfang not to compete with Fu Shuai for Shanghai.

Qi Xieyuan's shrewd old fox immediately understood that he had been fooled, and the arms and the ocean were pitted by Chen Zikun's little slippery head, but he didn't suffer a loss if he could achieve his goal.

"You can't let Xin Shuai run for nothing, did he say he wanted something?" Qi Xieyuan asked.

Chen Zikun said: "Xin Shuai is short of soldiers and wants to incorporate Lu Yongxiang's troops. ”

Qi Xieyuan hesitated, but agreed.

"And what about you, nephew?" Qi Xieyuan asked again.

Chen Zikun said: "I don't have such a big appetite, so according to the agreement with Fu Shuai, we will be half of our family in Shanghai." ”

Qi Xieyuan's face changed on the spot, and he said angrily: "Chen Kunshuai has a good appetite, so he will give it to you." ”

Chen Zikun laughed: "Fu Shuai, I'm making fun of you, although Shanghai is good, but it is Jiangsu's territory, it should belong to you, how dare I fight with you, I have two conditions." ”

Qi Xieyuan said: "You say." ”

"I'm not as greedy as Xin Shuai, Fu Shuai can help me spend on military spending, I estimate that more than two million should be able to block it."

Qi Xieyuan remained silent: "What else?" ”

"I'm going to garrison troops at Wusongkou."

"I'll give you three million, so don't garrison it." Qi Xieyuan cut the railway.

Chen Zikun smiled and didn't smile: "The troops have been stationed in Wusong Fortress, those navies are not honest, I have to help Fu Shuai watch the point, and besides, I have promised the brothers that they will stay in Shanghai to see the world of flowers, and then swallow back what they say, I Chen Zikun can't do this." ”

Qi Xieyuan said: "How many soldiers have you stationed in Wusong?" ”

Chen Zikun didn't blink his eyes and said, "A division." ”

"No, no, no." Qi Xieyuan waved his hand and refused, "There are too many divisions, and one regiment is about the same." ”

"That's a regiment, thank you for making it complete." Chen Zikun said with a smile.

Qi Xieyuan reacted, shook his head and smiled: "Virtuous nephew, what can you do in Wusongkou with a small regiment?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "My two wives often go shopping in Shanghai, but they also like to provoke right and wrong. ”

Qi Xieyuan was almost laughed at by him, stationed a regiment in Shanghai to help his wife fight, this absurd reason is also what Chen Zikun said.

But since he has already agreed, let him go, a regiment is only more than a thousand people, and it can't be the climate, and he can see this army die by putting a brigade next to him.

……

The next day, the three giants gathered again in the century-old shop of Jiuting Ancient Town, this time the atmosphere was much more harmonious than the last time, the three marshals talked happily and talked for an hour, the agreement to divide Lu Yongxiang's estate was initially reached, Shanghai was under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu, Lu Yongxiang's remnants were incorporated by Sun Chuanfang, and Jiangsu paid Chen Zikun two million oceans of military expenses, and a regiment of Chen Jun was permanently stationed in Wusong.

Sun Chuanfang is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, after hearing that Chen Zikun is going to garrison troops in Wusong, he also asked to station troops in Songjiang, and after some bargaining, Qi Xieyuan promised Sun Jun a brigade to live in Songjiang.

The agreement was reached, and the three marshals were in a good mood, just waiting for the remnants of the Lu army to surrender, but suddenly bad news came, the former boss of the Anhui department, Xu Shuzheng, came out of the mountain!

Over the years, Xu Shuzheng has not been idle, wandering around the southeast, organizing people to fight against the direct line, but Lu Yongxiang looks down on him at all, only using him as a disguise, now Lu He abandoned the army and ran away, the Zhejiang army has no leader, Xu Shuzheng knows that the opportunity has come, he has an old relationship with the two divisions of the Central Plains Fujian Army of the Zhejiang Army.

Previously, the battle between Jiangsu and Zhejiang, although fierce, but the casualties were not many, and the Zhejiang army still had four complete divisions and one brigade, with complete guns and sufficient bullets, and it was completely ready for a battle.

Xu Shuzheng was ordered to take over the post of commander-in-chief, quickly shrank the front, re-armed, and set up three lines of defense in Zhabei South City, which resisted stubbornly.

The situation is even more severe, and the flames of war are bound to affect the concessions, and the Ministry of Industry and Bureau has sent additional manpower overnight to block the entrance to the concessions, and the borders are also covered with barbed wire and thistles, and the marines of various countries stationed in Shanghai have patrolled the streets one after another, as if they were facing a great enemy.

The French Concession sent Cheng Ziqing to contact Chen Zikun urgently, asking him to inform the other two commanders that they must exercise restraint and not spread the flames of war to the downtown area of Shanghai.

There was a sudden change, Chen Zikun was also quite tricky, Xu Shuzheng was far more difficult to deal with than Lu Yongxiang, this person did everything, and the withdrawal of the army into the urban area was to rely on the concession to make the opponent have scruples, and this battle was difficult to fight.

However, Cheng Cheng Ziqing smiled and was not in a hurry at all: "Chen Dashuai, my brother has a plan for you to ensure that this matter is properly resolved." ”

"Oh, please." Chen Zikun was very interested, he knew that Cheng Ziqing had a wide range of friends, and the more such people were, the more unique solutions they had.

Cheng Ziqing said: "Actually, it's very simple, just arrest Xu Shuzheng." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Xu Shuzheng is cautious, and it is not easy to arrest him. ”

Cheng Ziqing smiled: "This is Shanghai Beach, Ala's territory, even if it is a mouse hiding underground, it is a gossip to find out, Allah knows where he is hiding, this person is indeed very cautious, he is afraid of being assassinated, he does not dare to live in Huajie, but hides in a house on Nanyang Street in the public concession." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Since you know where he is hiding, why don't you just tell the Public Concession Patrol House and let them arrest him." ”

Cheng Ziqing smiled slyly: "It's better to sell this favor to Chen Dashuai." ”

Chen Zikun understood that the other party must have a plan, so he said: "Say, what do you want?" ”

Cheng Ziqing said: "Not long ago, there was a little misunderstanding between Zhang Xiaolin and your brother, and Boss Zhang asked me to bring you a message, as long as you spare his life, you can do anything." ”