What the company commander said was not entirely true, this patrol battalion riot, which was later called the "1111" incident by the Mengshan Army, was not besieged by the Fifth Town Headquarters, but by the Governor Yamen. About 800 officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion participated in the riots, all of whom were under the jurisdiction of the Jinan government. They heard that Long Qian had begun to abolish the patrol battalion in Wuding Mansion, and the army's morale was suddenly unstable, and several officers with ulterior motives in the battalion instigated it, so they provoked a mutiny, and the patrol battalion brigade stationed in Xicheng opened the arsenal and went straight to the governor's yamen, asking to see Zhou Futai to speak. The Governor Battalion is Zhou Fu's guard, of course, he will not let the rebels enter the Futai Yamen, and in the chaos, I don't know who fired first, and the Governor Battalion, which was already negligent in training and had not yet fought in the array, shot at the rebels who gathered in front of the Futai Yamen under extreme tension, which caused a big chaos.

This was the end of the afternoon of the 11th.

The officers and men of the patrol battalion who participated in the riots did not all carry weapons, and they were equipped with insufficient foreign guns and ammunition, but the patrol battalion was even more sparse, and it collapsed under the chaotic counterattack of the rebels, and some of the rebels climbed over the wall and rushed into the courtyard and opened the gate. Zhou Fu and his family were protected by more than a dozen hardcore henchmen and hid in the backyard, and even the governor's letter was left in the signing room in the front yard. Fortunately, the first company of the guard battalion of the Mengshan Army Headquarters, which arrived urgently, arrived in time, and a volley of guns fired over, and a white-edged charge rushed into the governor's compound, capturing or dispersing the rebels occupying the front yard.

At that time, Long Qian was still in Wuding, and the person in charge of the formation of the headquarters was Situ Jun, the acting chief of staff. Situ Jun is based on Zhou Fu's suggestion. Feng Guozhang's Admiral Yamen was selected as the headquarters of the Mengshan Army, and there were very few Mengshan Army troops who followed him into the city, and there was only one guard company and one engineer company that were completely organized, and the rest were staff officers and miscellaneous personnel from all major departments of the headquarters. As soon as the chaos broke out, Situ Jun ordered the nearest troops outside the city to be transferred into the city for reinforcements, and on the other hand, he sent a company of the guard battalion to reinforce the governor's yamen. Even if the guard company arrived, it did not lead to more serious consequences. If Zhou Fu is killed, or if Zhou Fu's governor seal is lost, it will be a serious political accident, and the former will directly affect Long Qian. The latter will have very adverse consequences for Zhou Fu.

Nineteen people died in the riot. Among them, 15 people died in the patrol battalion, three people died in the patrol standard battalion, and one person in the first company of the Mengshan Army Guard Battalion was killed on the spot after being hit in the head by a stray bullet. Countless people were injured.

After Situ Jun arrived. I don't know how many rebels took part in the riots. had to stick to the governor's yamen first. After the main force of the nearest guard battalion outside the city and the 17th standard troops of Feng Guozhu entered the city one after another, Situ Jun ordered Feng Guozhu to block the city gate and carefully search for the rebels. Chen Shu and Tang Shaoyi entered the city. That's what I saw.

Tang Shaoyi was anxious to see Zhou Fu, while Chen Shu wanted to go home first. So Chen Shu was escorted to the former Admiral's Mansion, while Tang Shaoyi went to the Governor's Yamen.

"Oh my God!" Tang Shaoyi got out of the car in front of the governor's yamen, and saw that under the light of the torches, the fully armed Mengshan army soldiers were guarding the yamen, and the corpses had already been removed, but the blood on the ground was like "My God!" Tang Shaoyi exclaimed.

Gu Xiaolin, the commander of the guard battalion of the Mengshan Army Headquarters who was in charge of the guard, knew Tang Shaoyi, "Please Lord Tang later, I will inform Chief of Staff Situ." ”

Situ Jun came out, "I'm sorry. Tang Fuzun, oh, it's Tang Futai, please go to the headquarters to rest for the night, Lord Futai is frightened, and it is inconvenient to see you. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"It's hard to put into words. Commander Long is already on his way back, probably tomorrow. Let's talk about that tomorrow. There are still rebels in the city, please don't walk around. By the way, Madame and Son-in-law are safe, right? ”

"Of course. They have been picked up. ”

"That's good." Situ Jun turned back to Gu Xiaolin and said, "Send a competent person to escort Lord Tang back to the headquarters." ”

Zhou Fu is in a hurry. Being frightened is a trivial matter, mainly because he was worried that the news of the Jinan riot would affect his future after it reached the imperial court, and he secretly blamed Long Qian for disturbing himself, didn't the imperial court know that the green camp was already rotten? If you think it's easy to do, why bother to take it all with the patrol battalion? Seeing Situ Jun coming in, "Can Admiral Long return to the provincial capital tomorrow?" He's good at everything, but he's too careful about what he does. ”

the cut? Situ Jun despised it in his heart, no matter how big or small the Manchu officials, almost all of them were virtuous, and if they win, they fought for merit, and if they lost, they were blamed. But this is not the time to deal with Zhou Fu, "My lord, as far as the subordinate knows, the commander of my family has reported to you about the principle of rectifying the patrol battalion, and the plan is practical and feasible, and basically implements the principle of keeping it voluntarily and using it only according to the quantity. When did you talk about the need to abolish it as a whole? What's more, Wuding Mansion has not yet begun to rectify the patrol battalion, how did Jinan get the news? There must be something strange about this. After all the trouble-making officers and men are arrested and interrogated in detail, the truth will certainly be ascertained. ”

"Don't disturb the people...... "Zhou Fu is not bad, and he is still thinking about the people at the moment.

"If the rebels hiding in the city are not eliminated, the people will be even more unsafe." Situ Jun stood up, "I have left the headquarters of the guard battalion behind, and the Yamen of Futai is safe." Oh, just now Tang Shaoyi and Lord Tang came, and I have already placed him in the barracks to rest considering that my lord is tired. I'm going to check on the security of the city, and I'll rest early. ”

"Has Shaochuan arrived?" Zhou Fu's eyes lit up, "It's okay, when the situation is settled, Ben Fu will see him off again." ”

Tang Shaoyi came to the headquarters of the Mengshan Army in Xicheng, which was originally the headquarters of Yuan Shikai's Wuwei Right Army, and Yuan Shikai was directly subordinate to the governor, and the master here was replaced by Feng Guozhang, and now it has become the headquarters of the Mengshan Army.

Tang Shaoyi had just washed in the guest room, and Chen Chao, who had seen his daughter, was in a hurry to come over to meet him. They had a lot of contacts in Yizhou and were already old friends.

"Tang Futai has worked hard all the way. Thank you for taking care of the little girl's family. Chen Chao bowed his hand, "Chen, let's accompany the adults to dinner." ”

"Ah, Mr. Yuezhi, let's not be polite to each other. There is no rush to eat, please be seated. What's going on today? It seems that quite a few people died. After all, it was a peaceful season, and countless people died at once. It's not a trivial matter. ”

"I don't know the specific situation, I only know that the road is a disturbance by the Jinan Mansion patrol battalion. Fortunately, the riots have subsided, and there will be news soon. ”

"What about retreat? Isn't he in the provincial capital? Tang Shaoyi was anxious to see Long Qian.

"I'm rushing back from Wuding. I guess it's coming tomorrow. Chen Chao sat down, "My lord is now high in the sky, which is gratifying." ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled bitterly, "Brother Yue, this errand is to roast me on the fire." Japan and Russia in the Northeast are competing for power, and there is no way to avoid it. I'm going to be this governor. Where is it comfortable in Yizhou? ”

"There aren't many people who are so developed at such an age. It's just a sigh for the people of Yizhou, they went to a good official. Chen Chao said with a smile, "I have talked to Chen several times about adults, and I am also worried about adults. The situation in the Northeast is indeed critical...... In case of a Russian exchange of fire. How do I respond? Really help Japan attack Russia. Expelled the Russians by the hands of the Japanese? ”

"Never! Is Retreat in favor of sending troops to help Japan? ”

"Nope. He said it was a tiger at the front door and a wolf at the back door. ”

"Yes, yes. I'll just say, look back like a torch. It will never be so short-sighted. Okay, when I see him tomorrow, Tang will ask for advice on the political situation in Fengtian......" Speaking of this, a gunshot was heard in the distance, followed by several gunshots.

"Don't worry, adults. Feng Guozhu's troops have already entered the city, and it is said that the patrol battalion that caused the rebellion is no more than 1,000 people, and it will soon be quelled. Let's go, let's talk while we eat. ”

Tan Shijie, the patrol battalion manager, took four or five cronies to hide in a courtyard on Furong Street, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. To a large extent, he provoked this riot, and according to the instructions of Lord Feng Guozhang, let him act at his own time. As soon as the news of Long Qian's rectification of the patrol battalion came, Tan Shijie thought that the best opportunity had come, killing two birds with one stone, if the matter was big, it would not only be a blow to Long Qian, the new commander, but also a trouble for Zhou Fu, the dog governor who fully supported the Mengshan Army. The Mengshan army has few troops in the city, so if it is not launched at this time, when will it be? He graduated from the Tianjin Wubei Academy and participated in the three-way siege of Zhengjiazhuang as a platoon commander, when he was under Lord Cao Kun.

Three months ago, Tan Shijie was sent by Feng Guozhang to take over the Jinan patrol battalion. It was not that Feng Guozhang had the foresight to expect that Long Qian would take over as the governor of Shandong. Zhou Fu strictly ordered Feng Guozhang to be dealt with strictly, so Feng Guozhang was exempted from the pipe belt and several other people, and transferred to another place, and transferred several people from his new army to take over the patrol battalion for rectification. So Tan Shijie was promoted to one level and became the pipe band (battalion commander).

After Tan Shijie arrived, he found that the patrol battalion was really rotten to the bones, not to mention training, and even normal military discipline could not be maintained. Tan Shijie thought that he was afraid that he would not be able to turn the situation around all at once by relying on the few people he brought, so he adopted a gentle approach, using the special money allocated to him by Feng Guozhang to win over the officers, and then establish a relationship first. This is also Feng Guozhang's failure to govern the army leniently and conniving at his subordinates. If it was Duan Qirui, who was honest and old-fashioned, he would never do this.

Tan Shijie's approach really worked, and the officers of the patrol battalion quickly accepted this bold new commander. Two days ago, Tan Shijie received a secret letter from Zhili, ordering him to control the troops and act at the right time. Tan Shijie knew that the old chief wanted to make some trouble for Long Qian himself.

The opportunity is coming soon, since Long Qian's even the commander's chair has not yet been hot, he used a knife against the patrol battalion, then don't blame himself for being polite. Since Long Qian took office as the commander, Tan Shijie spared no effort to publicize the news that would be unfavorable to the patrol battalion. These people are most afraid of being dismissed, especially the officers who are accustomed to eating empty salaries and drinking the blood of soldiers, who have no skills and are driven out of the barracks, and many of them are cut off from their lives. And the new admiral rectified the patrol battalion, the ordinary soldiers were fine, and the officers would definitely not be reused by the new admiral, so it was very simple, almost without much effort, he mobilized his troops and went to the governor to petition.

Tan Shijie's original plan was to lead the troops to attack Long Qian's headquarters. If you can take advantage of the chaos to kill Long Qian, who is regarded as a big confidant by Yuan Dashuai, this credit will be great. Back to the Beiyang Army, at least one battalion will be taken over, that is a strictly trained elite, where will it be the current gang of uncles who disturb the people more than enough and cannot go into battle?

He knew that the Mengshan Army had occupied Lord Feng's mansion, but he didn't know that Long Qian was not actually in Jinan. But his men didn't have the courage to attack the Admiral's Palace, and many of them didn't want to rebel, but to maintain the status quo and discourage the Admiral's foolish intentions. Therefore, the subordinates did not go to the governor's mansion, but went straight to the governor's yamen, hoping to force Zhou Fu to achieve their goal. They were right, didn't the Admiral have to listen to the Governor?

Who knew that things were not as simple as they thought. Zhou Fu didn't see them at all. Later, it got out of control, and as soon as the gun went off, Tan Shijie knew that things were in trouble, and he was afraid that his pipe belt would come to an end. Waiting for the Mengshan Army reinforcements to arrive quickly, the big thing will go.

Tan Shijie has a person from Jinan Mansion under him, and his family lives on Furong Street, and when the troops are completely dispersed, the Mengshan army of the brigade has entered the city, and the subordinate pulled Tan Shijie, and a few good friends left the army (in fact, it has been completely dispersed and unorganized), copied the path, and went back to his home in the alley. A few people changed into civilian clothes, and planned to wait for dawn to go out of the city to make another plan. But this night, the Mengshan army locked the city gate tightly, divided the area and severely searched for the routed soldiers. The loudspeakers were erected and shouted vigorously for the officers and men of the patrol battalion to surrender. He also said that the first evil must be done, and he never asked. Tan Shijie has long lost the ambition of yesterday, and all he left behind is regret.

At dawn, tired and anxious, he was finally confused. Unexpectedly, the family members of the subordinate slipped out of the back door to report the case, and a team of Mengshan Army soldiers suddenly broke into the door, and there was no time to resist, and Tan Shijie and several others were all arrested. (To be continued......)