The cannons on both sides of the Huai River rumbled, fierce battles were raging, and Chen Zikun, who was far away in the provincial capital, was also facing a test of life and death, and the patrol boats of the marine police were cruising back and forth in the river, in case they discovered that this inconspicuous coal ship had 500 elite soldiers hidden in it, not to mention the failure of the surprise attack, his life might not be saved.

Fortunately, the marine police did not bother to care about this cargo ship with the rice flag, the foreigner's ship was not their dish, they checked the cargo ship of the Chinese, then there was oil and water to be wielded.

The sky was overcast, a few river gulls flew over the river, the cool breeze was blowing, Chen Zikun stretched out his hand to measure the direction of the wind, and said, "It's going to rain." ”

A dark cloud drifted in, and the rain began to fall.

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Jiangdong Provincial Governor's Office is located in the center of the provincial capital, it was originally the Qing Dynasty Zhentai Yamen, as soon as the war began, Sun Kaiqin appointed his brother Duan Haixiang as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, leading the army north, he wanted more than just to solve a Chen Zikun, this time the war between Jiangsu and Zhejiang, in fact, has been brewing for a long time, it can be regarded as the continuation of the last Zhiwan War and the Zhifeng War.

Sun Kaiqin went to Hangzhou last week and held a military meeting with Lu Yongxiang and He Fenglin, and Lu Yongxiang told him that Zhang Zuolin of Fengtian had promised that as soon as the battle started here, the Feng army would immediately go south, and offer 300,000 oceans as military expenses, and Sun Wen of Guangzhou also said that he would lead his troops to the north in response.

A full-scale war is about to kick off, and what Sun Kaiqin has to do is to march into the Central Plains, detour back to Qi Xieyuan's back, cut off the connection between Wu Peifu and the Jiangsu army, and work with Fengzhang to the south to solve the direct remnants, at the meeting, Lu Yongxiang promised to assign the territory of Henan and Shandong provinces to Sun Kaiqin. The current premise is that he successfully contains Wu Peifu's main force.

Sun Inspector is not good at fighting, but he boasts that he is the same as Liu Bei, knows people well, and does not blame him for Duan Haixiang's last failure, but instead handed over the whole army to him to command, 60,000 horses, even if one person spits on a mouthful, he can drown Chen Zikun, this battle is basically no suspense, the only thing to worry about is Wu Peifu's third division.

The weather is cold, the air is moist, a few magpies in the back garden are chirping, Sun Kaiqin is wearing a silk trouser gown, leisurely admiring the chrysanthemums, and said: "This crab claw chrysanthemum is blooming well, pick two pots and send them to Lao Duan." ”

The fifth aunt was too disgusted and said: "How can anyone give chrysanthemums, if you want to send gold bars, you will send gold bars and beauties." ”

Sun Kaiqin said with a smile: "Xiao Wu, you are so vulgar, how can the relationship between our brothers be understood by your women's family, and when Henan is defeated, I will let Lao Duan be the overseer of Henan." ”

The fifth aunt was too surprised: "Really? What can I do with my cousins? ”

Sun Kaiqin said: "Let's get a county magistrate, and the fertilizer and water will not flow into the fields of outsiders." ”

"Sir, you're so nice." The fifth aunt was too coquettish and drilled into the arms of the Overseer.

Suddenly, the adjutant came in with a military report, and his face was full of joy: "Overseer, good news from the north." ”

Sun Kaiqin couldn't wait to take the battle report and saw that it was Duan Haixiang's handwriting, the handwriting was crooked, and it should have been written hastily: The army has crossed the river.

"Okay, I knew Lao Duan wouldn't let me down." Sun Kaiqin laughed, the Huaijiang River is the biggest obstacle, the army has crossed the river, and the front is the plain of Pingchuan.

"Master, do you want to have a banquet, and I will accompany you to drink two cups?" The fifth aunt asked.

"If you want it, you want it, take out the old daughter Hong, and first take two jars and send them to the army to reward the brothers." Sun Kaiqin said.

The adjutant was just about to leave, and Sun Dujun said again: "Call Brigade Commander Ma and them, and everyone will be happy together." ”

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In the evening, the lights of the Overseer's Office were bright, in order to celebrate the victory of the front, Sun Overseer set up a banquet to entertain the military and political officials, the rain was falling, the sentry in front of the office stood still, the sound of silk and bamboo in the courtyard was endless, and the windshield of each car reflected the ghostly light under the dim electric light.

At the wharf of Shuiximen in the provincial capital, a team of black-uniformed policemen drove over and announced that they would take over the place, and the sentry was wiped out by the police after a little hesitation, and it turned out that this team of policemen was pretended to be the Jiangbei Army that had already infiltrated the provincial capital, and the leader was Xue Bin, the commander of the pistol battalion.

Xue Bin commanded his men to quickly occupy the wharf, and used a flashlight to draw a circle in the river, the light pillar of the flashlight penetrated the rain and fog, and Chen Zikun on the boat ordered: "Dock." ”

The cargo ship came slowly, leaned on the trestle, the hatch opened, and the five hundred bucket hats came out in one row, gathering in the dock cargo yard, the rain was not heavy, Chen Zikun looked around at the fierce faces under the hats, and did not say anything: "Brothers, the success is tonight, do it!" ”

The soldiers dressed as 500 provincial troops marched into the city in a double column, and when they encountered a patrol police post, the policemen in raincoats did not dare to ask questions when they saw the heavily armed troops passing by.

"Where is this going?" A policeman muttered to himself.

Another veteran policeman said: "Recently, there have been frequent troop movements, and this midnight troop transfer is afraid that the front line is tight." ”

The troops were walking in unison on the empty streets of the provincial town, when suddenly four gendarmes came from the opposite side, stopped the procession and shouted: "Which part?" ”

"Lao Tzu is from the garrison brigade." Xue Bin, dressed as a major, stepped forward and slapped the gendarmes to a stumbling stumbling moment.

"How do you hit someone!" The gendarme covered his face and questioned.

"Beat you, I'm going to kill you, delay the military plane, can you afford it!" Xue Bin waved his hand, and five soldiers came up, holding Thompson's hand-held machine guns, and forced the gendarmes into the corner and tied them up.

The gendarmes were terrified, because they knew that the garrison brigade was not equipped with such guns at all, and that the provincial army never wore hats on rainy days.

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The troops were divided into three routes, the first road was 150 people, led by Chen Zikun himself, and went straight to the overseer's office, the second road was 100 people, responsible for occupying the police department and the telephone office, and the third road was 250 people, led by Xue Bin, and the responsibility of this road was the greatest, and the garrison brigade was handed over to them.

The soldiers guarding the door dozed off with their rifles, and suddenly a car came, and the lamppost pierced through the rain and fog, and the soldiers stood up straight and waited for the commander to arrive.

This is a British-made Rover sedan, parked at the gate of the office, the door opens, the adjutant gets down first, opens the rear door, a major general officer calmly gets out of the car, takes the military cap from the adjutant and puts it on his head, his riding boots are extremely shiny, and the saber with a gold wire handle hangs on his waist, which is very majestic.

"Stand upright!" The sentries straightened their waists, and the major general, who was extremely tall, returned a military salute with his white-gloved right hand on the brim of his hat, and hurried in the door, when the sentry was wondering that he had never seen this strange young general, he waved his hands, and blood splattered from the throats of the two sentinels, and two soldiers quickly jumped out of the car, dragged the body aside, and took over the sentry post with a rifle.

The adjutant was pretending to be Double Happiness, and he took out his flashlight and shook it, and with a cacophony of footsteps, a hundred and fifty soldiers rushed over and poured into the Overseer's office.

The Overseer's Office usually had a battalion of guards, and by this time they had already slept, and it was rustling and raining outside, and the GIs were sleeping soundly, and no one noticed that the rows of rifles on the gun racks had been taken.

In the flower hall of the back house, the card game is still continuing, there are pastries and tea on the coffee table, opium smoke, the handsome little girl gently shakes the fan, fanning the overseer, sitting opposite Sun Kaiqin is the brigade commander of the garrison brigade Ma Chun, he is also Sun Kaiqin's sworn brother, marksmanship is very good, it is said that he can shoot the bow left and right, and shoot double lights.

Sun Dujun was very bad luck tonight, he lost seven or eight games in a row, and he was full of guns, which made him very depressed, and just after this game, he lost another two hundred oceans, and said while shuffling the cards: "Little Five, master, I can't change seats with you, it's too bad to sit on this outlet." ”

The fifth aunt twisted her waist and said, "Don't want it, people still want to win more." ”

Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice said: "Sun Dujun is frustrated in the casino, the battlefield must be proud, the commander of the Duan division is victorious, the army is heading north, and the good news is frequent, this is a great joy." ”

Everyone turned their heads together, and saw a young major general walking over, taking off his white gloves and saying, "Inspector Sun, it's time for you to end, I'll fight for you." ”

Sun Kaiqin said suspiciously: "Who are you?" When the guest came, the housekeeper didn't make a noise. ”

He thought that the other party was sent by Lu Yongxiang.

The major general smiled: "I am an uninvited guest, my name is Chen Zikun." ”

Sun Kaiqin was shocked, the fifth aunt screamed even more, Ma Chun pushed the card table, and took out two picks from his waist to fire, he was fast, but Chen Zikun was faster than him, everyone didn't see him shoot, the gunshot rang out, snapped twice, Ma Chun's picks flew into the sky, and his hands shook and hurt.

"Someone, where are the guards!" Sun Kaiqin jumped up and shouted.

Chen Zikun walked over and sat down at the card table unceremoniously: "Your guards have all been disarmed by me, and the provincial city is under my control, Sun Dujun, now I give you two choices, one is to leave the table and never play again, and the other is to sit up and continue to play." ”

This word was a pun, Sun Kaiqin couldn't hear it, he pondered for a moment, lifted the fifth aunt, and sat back at the card table: "Shuffle the cards." ”

In the end, it is a Beiyang veteran, and the opponents can still stay calm after entering the office, Chen Zikun can't help but admire.

Sun Kaiqin said: "If I guessed correctly, Chen Hujun didn't bring many men, although my main force is still three hundred miles away, but there is still a garrison brigade in the provincial capital, two supplementary brigades, and eight hundred armed patrol officers, do you think you can control the overall situation if you occupy the office and detain me?" ”

Chen Zikun said leisurely: "What Sun Dujun said is not false at all, I brought five hundred elite soldiers, but since I dare to go deep alone, I naturally have my reasons." ”

The game continued, everyone trembled and accompanied Chen Zikun to play mahjong, Sun Kaiqin just threw out a red middle, Chen Zikun shouted: "Hu! "Pushing the mahjong cards in front of you, everyone's nose is almost crooked, it is the easiest way to bring down Hu, there is nothing to pay attention to.

Sun Kaiqin said disdainfully: "Xiao Chen, the mahjong tiles in the provincial city are not this rule, you must win five or eight." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I don't care about your previous rules, now you have to follow my rules, isn't that the reason, Brother Sun?" ”