Since Sun Meiyao put forward those new conditions, the world is not peaceful again, and the Shandong overseer Tian Zhongyu is even more furious, you just ask for a price, but you can hit the idea on Lao Tzu's head, let me be ousted, and let Zhang Jingyao be the Shandong overseer, isn't this a tiger skin, just don't talk about it, just one word, suppress!

The officers and soldiers who had already retreated ten miles were surrounded again, but Tanaka Yu was not enough, so he also transferred his own guard brigade from Jinan Prefecture to surround Junshan, and not allow a grain or bullet to flow into the bandit area.

This time, the Sixth Mixed Brigade was also anxious, Yixian County was their territory, according to Sun Meiyao's conditions, if this place was assigned to the bandits, they would have to drink the northwest wind, from He Fengyu down, all of them were full of strength to wipe out the bandits, the encirclement was slowly shrinking, and the Sixth Brigade and the bandits' forwards had several exchanges of fire, and there were casualties among each other.

At this time, the legation panicked, the officers and soldiers went in to suppress it, the bandits were angry, the jade was burned, the safety of the Western hostages could not be guaranteed, the domestic resentment was boiling, the cabinet had to step down, the president could not be re-elected, and there were too many aspects involved, and no one could bear the responsibility, so they could only exert fierce pressure on the Beiyang government.

If the Beiyang government fails to guarantee the safety of Westerners' personal and property in China, the international community will take a series of coercive measures, including: stopping the benefits granted to China by the Washington Conference; suspend the refund of Gengzi compensation; Increase the number of troops stationed in China, take over China's water and land transportation organs, disband squadrons, and stipulate the methods of reform in China.

No matter which one is listed separately, the Beiyang government can't accept the move, not to mention that so many big moves are released together, President Li Yuanhong and Premier Zhang Shaozeng are busy like ants on a hot pot, while politely giving the foreign adults a small talk, while calling Tanaka Yu back to Beijing to report on his work, on the other hand, they also have to prepare tough measures.

Judging from Zhang Jingyao's recent performance and the bandits' rebellion, there must be a Japanese instigation behind this incident, but this kind of thing will definitely not be able to catch conclusive evidence, and if they take 10,000 steps back, even if they catch the evidence, the Japanese will deny it in every possible way.

It's not impossible to back down, the key is that the price demanded by the bandits is too high, and it is beyond the acceptable range of the government, so it doesn't matter if the bandits succeed this time, the bandits from all over the country will follow the same example and kidnap a few foreigners to blackmail the government, and then they will have to do it.

Therefore, the Zhilu Yu patrol made Cao Kun and Cao Laoshuai begin to secretly prepare a military solution, and the alternative general is Feng Yuxiang, who is the most capable of fighting in the direct line, and Feng has begun emergency training and is ready to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

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Sun Meiyao does not have Zhuge Liang's ability to sit firmly in the military tent, in the local saying, he is a typical bare head to provoke the hornet, can provoke or not, the conditions are proposed, the government not only did not agree, but also the army is pressing, the blockade is tighter than before, the news from the outside said that this time the government is determined to encircle and suppress.

The people in the cottage were panicked, Sun Meiyao had to transfer the West Ticket to the Baoqianggu, and personally led the elite up the mountain, and the defense of Chaoyunguan was handed over to other brothers.

Hug the calf is a flat-topped mountain peak on Jun Mountain, steep on all sides, there is no road to go up, in the early years, there are people to avoid war, chisel stone for the road, climb to the top of the mountain, open up the wasteland and farm, store water for drinking, have no quarrel with the world, but also called the paradise, just because the road up the mountain is too difficult, adult livestock can not climb on their own, only carry the calf up the mountain to use, the calf is named from this.

Powell, Catherine and other Western tickets were escorted by the bandits to the calf, looking up at the 90-degree cliff, everyone was dizzy, and several older foreigners immediately fainted.

However, the bandits had already prepared, and they made several large baskets for people to sit in, and there were pulley ropes on the top of the baskets, and pulled the baskets up, if not as hostages, this is also a unique way to travel.

Catherine Brown, a female reporter for Time magazine. Stanley sat in the basket, looking at the magnificent scenery outside, the Lunan Mountains in spring, lush, surrounded by mountains is really beautiful, but it is a pity that a gang of armed bandits under the mountain spoils the scenery.

After being pulled to the top of the mountain, the hostages saw an incomparable scene, the whole top of the hill is a flat land, the fields are verdant, the pond is clear, the thatched houses are full of smoke, the cows are grazing leisurely on the edge of the ridges, and in the distance is the beautiful scenery of thousands of miles, the countryside, towns, railways, lakes, at a glance, here is like the heavenly realm, you can look down on the whole world.

"It's like a fairy tale." Catherine was heartily amazed, and at this moment she even forgot the fact that she had been kidnapped.

But what happened next made her understand that this is not a fairyland, nor a fairy tale world, but hell.

The hostages were taken to a natural cave in the top of the mountain, which was stinking, disgusting, and poorly lit, and when they got used to the darkness, they were surprised to find that it was actually a cell.

There is some hay on the ground of the cave, but the cave is damp, the hay is already soaked, and there are some people in the corner who describe the withered tree, with big heads and thin arms, sitting still like an old monk, there are men and women, old and young, I don't know who it is.

"Oh God, what are they?" Catherine covered her mouth and exclaimed, in fact, she already had a faint answer in her heart, these poor people should be meat tickets captured by bandits, and they have been imprisoned until now because they did not receive the ransom.

A Western hostage suddenly bowed her head and vomited, the environment of Chao Yunguan was bad enough, the environment here was ten times worse than Chao Yunguan, if she had to choose, she would rather die.

The bandits pulled the skinny elephant skeleton people up from the rotten grass, lifted them up and walked to the edge of the cliff, the Western hostages suddenly became nervous, staring intently, only to see the bandits kick off the top of the hill without hesitation, slap the face, and continue to kick the next one, and those who stood side by side on the edge of the cliff did not have the slightest intention of begging for mercy, let alone resisting, so they were kicked down the mountain and fell to their deaths without saying a word, as if that was their fate.

"God, let this be over quickly." Catherine turned her face in pain, she used to be proud of her profession, thinking that as a journalist, she could withstand any cruel reality, but the tragic scene of holding the calf still made her tremble and fear.

What kind of people are these, they don't have any conscience or mercy in their hearts, they are simply the embodiment of Satan.

Powell gently patted the young junior on the shoulder and comforted her: "This is almost over, believe me." ”

Responsible for cleaning up the cave cell is the mountain leopard and his brothers, those skeleton-like people are the waste tickets kidnapped by the cottage over the years, that is, the hostages who cannot get the ransom, some people have been locked up for several years, in fact, the pass is closed, the cottage does not care about this mouthful of food, but now facing the blockade of officers and soldiers, the number of people on the top of the house has skyrocketed, and the diet has to be restricted, and it is not interesting to keep these waste tickets and waste food.

Seeing the disgust and fear of these foreign tickets one by one, the leopard in the mountain was angry and scolded: "Lao Tzu is not here to make room for you, I really don't know how to lift up." ”

The hostages bowed their heads in horror, they knew that the Drill Mountain Leopard was one of the most ferocious bandits and could not afford to offend.

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In the dark night, Chen Zikun crossed the blockade line of the officers and soldiers, and infiltrated the bandits' control area with the help of the cover of the night, although the bandits arranged a large number of dark sentinels on the periphery, but due to lack of nutrition, nine out of ten bandits were night blind, plus the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the five fingers could not be seen, the dark whistle became a decoration, and Chen Zikun successfully penetrated into the back wall of Chaoyunguan.

Chaoyunguan has been in disrepair for a long time, the earthen wall has long been dilapidated, and there are gaps everywhere, Chen Zikun jumped into it very easily, and the view was quiet, and there was not even a sentry person.

Chen Zikun tiptoed around the Taoist temple to search, and found that this place had been empty, the bandits were very smart, gave up this stronghold with a significant goal, stood by the empty hall and thought for a while, he went straight into the backyard, opened the door of the breeze with a bayonet, the little boy was very alert, and got up with a bone, his eyes shining: "I knew you would come." ”

"Oh, how did you guess?" Chan took the bayonet.

"I know how to tell fortunes." Qingfeng said proudly, "You're here to save people, it's too late, those foreigners have been sent to Guding." ”

Chen Zikun turned around and left, Qingfeng said in the back: "If you don't go up, there is only one way to hold the calf, and there are traps all over the place, and the master of Dazhai has long been on guard against this." ”

"Listening to your tone, it seems that there is a way to go up the mountain?" Chen Zikun has always had a feeling that this little Taoist boy has been in the bandits' den for so long, it must not be simple.

Sure enough, Qingfeng grinned and said, "I know a secret passage, maybe I can go up to the top of the mountain." ”

"To be able to go is to be able to go up, where is the possibility?" Chan said.

"There is a secret cave behind the Taoist temple, and if you burn a fire in the cave, smoke will come out of the top of the cave, which is something that the master discovered when he was there, and I have also entered it."

"Do you know where this hole is?"

"I know, but I can't tell you in vain."

"Say, what do you want?"

"I want to go down." Qingfeng's eyes were full of hope, "I don't want to be a Taoist boy anymore." ”

"Okay, after the deed is done, I will take you down the mountain and be a servant with me." Chan stretched out his hand.

"A gentleman's word."

"Whip the horse!" Qingfeng reached out and struck him.

The two came to the dense forest behind the Taoist temple, and sure enough, they found a cave, and held up a lantern to shine it, the cave was bottomless, dark and boundless, and extended in all directions.

Chen Zikun gasped, this hole was too deep, if there was no guide to climb in, I was afraid that I would be trapped in it.