Chapter 52: The Lobbyist

can do the position of the patrol envoy, it is all the role of the old treacherous and cunning, what does Chen Zikun mean by this, Sun Chuanfang and Qi Xieyuan are like a mirror in their hearts, Shanghai is a fragrant bait, but neither party can swallow it alone, either the three are divided equally, or the price is paid in exchange, in short, no one can run in vain.

Now among the three giants, Qi Xieyuan's power is the most powerful, he is the patrol envoy of Su Wanjiang and Jiangxi, with an army of more than 100,000 under his command, and Sun Chuanfang has just annexed Zhejiang, and he has not had time to digest it, only the strength of the first division and seven brigades, Chen Zikun and Sun Chuanfang are in a similar situation, they have just eaten Jiangdong Province, and the position of the superintendent has not yet been hot, and the army under his command is called 70,000 troops, but it is only a book number, most of which are short-eaten, and the real has not been carefully counted, and it is estimated that it will not exceed 40,000.

Sun Chuanfang is a famous general in Beiyang, Chen Zikun is a direct rising star, the two of them have a strong combat effectiveness, which offsets the disadvantage in terms of troops, the three parties are basically equal, if any two of the three parties form an alliance, then the third person will be defeated.

The three-legged situation is very intriguing, and the former enemy military meeting in Jiuting Ancient Town did not reach any substantive agreement, but only touched each other's bottom up.

Coming out of the restaurant, it was getting late, Chen Zikun returned to the station with the guards, passing through a small town, but saw the ruins of the wall, the remaining smoke, and a mourning dog whining in front of the ruins.

Chen Zikun rode on a horse and looked around, his heart was sad, and he turned back to Zhao Yufeng and said: "Draw up an order, each brigade and regiment will form a law enforcement team, and those who harass the people will be severely punished." ”

As he was talking, the soldiers in front of him came out of the courtyard, talking and laughing, the placket of the military uniform was open, and the hat was worn crookedly, so that it was impossible to tell which part of the soldiers it was.

When the soldier's private entry into the private house, he was either a traitor or a thief, and Chen Zikun immediately gave an order: "Take it!" ”

The guards rushed up and tied up the soldiers, and Zhao Yufeng came out with his nose covered within half a minute of entering the courtyard, with a very strange expression: "Dashuai, don't go in." ”

Chen Zikun had already smelled blood, turned over and dismounted and walked into the yard, only to see the door wide open, an old woman fell dead at the door, and there was a ** female corpse lying on the bed in the bedroom, with angry eyes wide open, disemboweled, obviously just killed, the cabinet drawers in the house were turned into a mess, and there was nothing of value left.

Back at the gate of the courtyard, the soldiers had already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, Chen Zikun waved his hand: "Shoot!" ”

Zhao Yufeng commanded the guards to pull the ruffians to the corner of the wall and was about to execute, when suddenly a group of people came from a distance, and the leader shouted: "Stop!" ”

Chen Zikun motioned for Zhao Yufeng to pause, and waited for the gang to come over and ask, "Which of you is the biggest?" ”

The highest rank in this group of soldiers was a lieutenant colonel, and when he saw Chen Zikun's lieutenant general's gold epaulette, he hurriedly stood up and saluted: "The small one is the 76th Mixed Brigade of the Jiangsu Army." ”

Chen Zikun pointed to the soldier in the corner of the wall and said, "This is your subordinate?" ”

The lieutenant colonel snorted, "Yes...... The little ones were ignorant, and they collided with the big handsome, and asked the big handsome to spare their dogs' lives. ”

Chen Zikun said: "It's getting late, why don't you go back to the camp, what are you wandering around outside?" ”

The lieutenant colonel said: "I was ordered by my boss to carry out military affairs. ”

Suddenly, there were several strange screams from the ranks, like the struggle of the gagged people, and the faces of the GIs were very abnormal, as if they were hiding something.

Chen Zikun said: "Take it all." ”

The guards fanned over, the hand-held machine guns were raised, a small group of Jiangsu troops immediately disarmed and surrendered, and a local woman in military uniform was found from the team, about sixteen or seventeen years old.

"This is the military you perform? What's your boss's name? Chen Zikun asked coldly.

When the matter was revealed, the lieutenant colonel turned his bachelor up, and said with a stiff neck: "Our Jiangsu Army has its own Qi Marshal under its jurisdiction, so you should take care of your subordinates." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Shoot those murderers, tie them up and send them to Fu Shuai Zhongjun, and the little girl will be sent home." ”

Zhao Yufeng said: "This little girl is born of a water spirit, it's better to be ......" Before she finished speaking, she was blocked by Chen Zikun's sharp gaze, "I mean, I can't keep it when I go home, and it was robbed by others." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Then put two sentinels in front of her house." ”

Zhao Yufeng said: "The handsome man is merciful, but how many families can we protect?" ”

Chen Zikun sighed: "Protecting the family is a family, after all, I also have a part in this military disaster." ”

There was a burst of gunfire behind him, and the soldiers were lying in a pool of blood.

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Back at the camp, Chen saw dozens of soldiers gathered around a lively discussion about something, holding a variety of civilian items in their hands, satin clothes, robes and horse coats, pots and pans, candlesticks and lanterns, and even a few ancient books bound in thread.

Chen Zikun was furious and ordered all the soldiers to be tied up and immediately shot.

The soldiers knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy, but Chen Zikun was unmoved, waving his hand and said: "I said a long time ago that you are not allowed to harm the people, but you just don't listen, and it is too late to beg for mercy now." ”

These soldiers are the men and horses of the Seventh Mixed Brigade, Chen Shou's subordinates, Chen Zikun's descendants, military discipline is still like this, and other troops are even more conceivable, thinking of the sarcastic words of the lieutenant colonel of the Jiangsu Army, Chen Zikun's heart stinged and he was even more angry.

The officers begged for mercy for the soldiers, arguing that they had just gone in and taken something out of a room where no one was there, and that they had not killed anyone, had not set fire, had not spoiled women, and that this little property was not worth a few dollars, and that it would have been too harsh to shoot them.

Brigade commander Chen Shou also rushed to Chen Zikun to plead guilty, tears fell, willing to guarantee these brothers with his own life, Chen Zikun hated and said: "The death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped, even if it is thrown on the street, you can't pick it up, these black sheep, all pull down and beat the military stick, fifty each!" ”

The law enforcement team dragged these soldiers down and beat them violently, and the screams were endless, but Chen Zikun's mood did not improve, and the scenes in Beijing's Nanyuan Barracks came to mind.

"If Feng Huanzhang's troops were here, such a thing would definitely not happen." Chan thought to himself.

Zhao Yufeng came to report: "Handsome, Sun Chuanfang sent someone to see you." He handed over a business card.

Chen Zikun looked at the business card, which was printed with the name of "Chen Yi", which seemed to be a little familiar.

"Let him in."

A short time later, an elegant middle-aged man in casual clothes in his thirties walked into Chen Zikun's headquarters.

"Shaoxing Chen Yi, meet Kun Shuai." The man smiled and had an extraordinary demeanor.

"Mr. Chen, please sit down, come here, watch the tea." Chen Zikun was very polite, at this time he had already remembered that he had heard Yan Su mention this person, Chen Yi, the word Gongxia, Shaoxing people, had gone east to Japan to study in the artillery department of the non-commissioned officer school, after the Wuchang Uprising, he was the director of the Military and Political Department of the Zhejiang Governor's Office, and he could be regarded as a famous man in Zhejiang.

After sitting down, Chen Yi said: "Actually, my experience with Kun Shuai is quite similar. ”

Chen Zikun said: "Interesting, you might as well talk about it." ”

Chen Yi said: "In the thirty-third year of Guangxu, I was a second-class section member in the War Department, and in the twelfth year of the Republic of China, Kun Shuai was also a second-class section member in the War Department. ”

Chen Zikun laughed: "Sure enough. ”

In a few short words, the sense of distance quickly narrowed, and Chen Yi asked: "I saw the soldiers being beaten, and I don't know what crime I committed?" ”

Chen Zikun said: "Robbing people's property. ”

Chen Yi said: "Kun Shuai's management of the army is strictly prohibited, admirable, around Shanghai, the military disasters continued, Lu Yongxiang's soldiers retreated and looted, and the troops under the command of Fu Shuai looted again, the people were miserable, miserable, Songjiang is still good, I heard that Jiading, Qingpu area ten rooms and nine empty." ”

Chan sighed: "I am preparing to meet with the two commanders tomorrow to discuss the formation of a joint law enforcement team, and kill a few black sheep to set an example." ”

Chen Yi said: "Xin Shuai really didn't see the wrong person, Kun Shuai's department is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, if Shanghai is under your rule, such a thing will definitely not happen again." ”

Chen Zikun said: "What does Xin Shuai mean? ”

Chen Yi smiled, stretched his face over, and said in a low voice: "Xin Shuai has just eaten Zhejiang, his foothold is not stable, and his heart is not enough, but he is unwilling to let Shanghai be occupied by Fu Shuai alone, so he is willing to help Kun Shuai take advantage of Shanghai!" ”

Chen Zikun's pupils shrank and said, "How is Xin Shuai going to help me?" ”

Chen Yi said: "Xin Shuai supports you with 100,000 rounds of ammunition and 5,000 shells, and commands a division and seven brigades. ”

Chen Zikun stared at Chen Yi for a while, and suddenly smiled: "Sun Chuanfang really said that? ”

Chen Yi nodded seriously: "A gentleman's word." ”

Chen Zikun said with a smile: "I think it's a soldier who is not tired of cheating, Sun Chuanfang wants Shanghai, and he doesn't want to go to war with Qi Xieyuan, so he instigated me to merge with Fu Shuai, he took advantage of the fisherman, and said that Xin Shuai is cunning, and it is true, but unfortunately I Chen Zikun is not stupid, he Sun Chuanfang's foothold is not stable, I Chen Zikun is not like this, eat a Jiangdong Province, I have a stomachache, so let's support Xin Shuai 500,000 bullets, let him fight with Qi Xieyuan." ”

Chen Yi's face was a little embarrassed: "Why did Kun Shuai say this, Xin Shuai is a kind heart." ”

Thinking of a scorched earth village, Chen Zikun suddenly became anxious and depressed, and he didn't bother to slap the table with diplomatic rhetoric, and his voice raised an octave: "Damn, Lao Tzu just doesn't want to fight anymore, I don't want to abuse the people anymore, Sun Chuanfang is willing to fight with Qi Xieyuan as much as he wants, Lao Tzu doesn't help each other, no matter who occupies Shanghai, Lao Tzu should be given that military spending can't be less!" That's it, send-off! ”

Chen Yi was stunned by his sudden outburst, his face turned pale for a while, and after hearing the words "sending off", he suddenly stood up and bowed to the end: "Chen Yi thanks Kunshuai for the people of Jiangnan." ”

Chen Zikun waved his hand to let the guards who came in after hearing the news go out, took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm not angry at you, I really can't bear Li Min to suffer. ”

Chen Yi said calmly: "Kun Shuai Gaoyi, Chen admires the five-body throw, I am indeed a lobbyist for Xin Shuai this time, you understand, since you don't want to fight anymore, Xin Shuai is not reluctant, let's give Shanghai to Qi Fushuai, but this price has to be talked about, I have a plan to dedicate to Kun Shuai, after the fact, you have more chips in your hand." ”

Chen Zikun said: "I would like to hear about it. ”

Chen Yi came over and whispered a few words, and Chen Zikun said, "Good plan, thank you Mr. Chen." ”

"Then I'll take my leave." Chen Yi arched his hand and floated away.

After a while, the adjutant came to report that Qi Xieyuan sent someone to visit.

It was Liu Yuke, chief of staff of the Jiangsu Army, who was followed by several guards, holding a black lacquer tray covered with a red cloth, and came to Chen Zikun, uncovering the red cloth, revealing a bloody head.

Chen Zikun remained silent: "The gift from Fu Shuai is so special"

Liu Yuke said: "This is the black sheep sent by Kun Shuai, and he has been beheaded by Fu Shuai's order." ”

Chen Zikun glanced at it, and sure enough, it was the head of the lieutenant colonel who led the team to rob the people's daughter, it seems that Qi Xieyuan really spent money in order to invite people to buy people's hearts.

"Chief of Staff Liu must have come not only to give his head, right?" Chan said.

Liu Yuke said: "Fu Shuai said, defeat Sun Chuanfang, half of our family in Shanghai, as long as Kun Shuai moves troops here, Fu Shuai will definitely support it with all his might!" ”