Ma Longtan listened to Zhang Tinglan's introduction, and said a little unhappily: "Humble words, is this the jihua formulated by Yuting?" ”

"No, it was agreed between me and Chief of Staff Yang."

"The murderous spirit is too heavy, everything must be left on the front line, the same is true for the revolutionary party, you young people may not understand, but I have seen too much, now the southern revolutionary party is winning one after another, if they really replace Lao Yuan, they will naturally settle accounts with us, why bother erecting a mortal enemy, just defeat it."

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ma Longtan extinguished the actions of the revolutionary party many times, and even killed many revolutionaries, but he was getting older and older, and the Confucian moderation in his bones became more and more dominant, and no one could say what the future situation in China would be, so he was unwilling to kill, and it was precisely because of his thoughts that the revolutionary party could continue to grow.

Zhang Tinglan has always believed that some things can be compromised and tolerated, and some things are absolutely non-negotiable, and the revolutionary party's attempt to start an incident in Mukden and mess up the nest is beyond Zhang Tinglan's red line and is absolutely unforgivable.

"The little nephew thinks that the evil is all done, the grass must be cut to the roots, the revolutionaries and the Japanese side are not clear, as long as there are still remnants, there may be chaos at any time, the place is uneasy, how can Mukden develop the economy, I think we must take decisive action, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go!"

Ma Longtan saw that Zhang Tinglan insisted on his own opinion, and the old man was also a little unhappy, originally Zhang Zuolin sent troops to Fengcheng, he was very dissatisfied, even if there was a little chaos in the revolutionary party, there was no need for Zhang Zuolin to send so many troops, could he Ma Longtan still not deal with it?

In the final analysis, he still doesn't trust him and wants to take away his power, thinking of this, Ma Longtan is very unhappy: "Humble words, since you think the matter is serious. Then it's up to you to deal with it, and I'll let the local authorities cooperate with you. ”

After Ma Longtan finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and put out a jiashi to send off the guests, Zhang Tinglan and Yang Yuting had no choice but to leave, and after returning to the camp, Yang Yuting frowned: "Humble words, it seems that we are a villain, and the guard of Ma Zhen is not welcome." ”

"Neighbors, welcome is secondary. What I'm worried about is this attitude of Ma Longtan, the eastern province is next to North Korea, and the southernmost point is Ludae, which happens to be surrounded by Japanese Shili, and it is also the area with the most serious Japanese infiltration. However, Ma Longtan's vigilance is insufficient, and there will be other hidden dangers in the locality. ”

As if to prove Zhang Tinglan's judgment. Just as they were back in the barracks. A staff officer sent news that there was a large-scale civil unrest in the Xiuyan area near Fengcheng, and the hungry people smashed and looted grain stores and major warehouses, with a scale of several thousand.

After getting the news, Yang Yuting said with a grim face: "Humble words, there is a civil unrest at this time. It's always unsteady. ”

Zhang Tinglan was also alert, they took out the map, and Zhang Tinglan pointed with his hand: "Neighboring Ge, Xiuyan is next to Fengcheng on one side." One side is close to the Zhuang River, the location is very important, once there is a problem here, it will affect the entire Liaodong. ”

"That's right, if this is a simple civil unrest, it's easy to do, just appease, if there is a revolutionary party behind it, it will be really troublesome."

Yang Yuting's worries are not unreasonable, although the revolutionary party in the past was full of enthusiasm, but its strategy was too poor, and it often only acted brutally, so it was not difficult to deal with. However, this time they did not rush into trouble, and if they knew how to instigate civil unrest to attract the attention of the Feng army, it would prove that the revolutionary party had changed its style of acting, and it was all the more worthy of caution.

"In humble terms, I suggest that we take the initiative to go to Xiuyan and solve the civil unrest, and then use Xiuyan as the base camp to find out the situation of the revolutionary party first, and then seize the opportunity to eliminate them in one fell swoop. As for Fengcheng, which is heavily guarded by Ma Longtan, there should be no problem. ”

Zhang Tinglan agreed to Yang Yuting's proposal, and the next day he took the initiative to ask Ma Longtan to resign, and wanted to go to Xiuyan to solve the civil unrest.

Zhang Tinglan led the army to Xiuyan in the starry night. Xiuyan is located in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula, with beautiful mountains and rivers, especially famous for its abundance of Xiuyan jade.

Entering the territory of Xiuyan, Zhang Tinglan felt that the situation was a little wrong, it seems that the people here are very resistant to the army, since the establishment of the independent brigade, the discipline is very good, it can be said that there is no crime in the autumn, why these people seem to have a lot of grievances, not welcome at all!

"Head Zhang, Xiuyan is different from other places." Zhao Pei said with a wry smile: "Xiuyan jade is famous all over the world, the Qing court has sent a large number of garrisons, and now more than ninety percent of Xiuyan are full of people, and they are resistant to our Han army, so when you come to Xiuyan to do things, you must be careful and don't get into trouble." ”

"Trouble? Manchurian nobles have made a mess in the world, and it would be good if we didn't find trouble with them, and if we dare to make waves, we are looking for death. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Tinglan looked at Zhao Pei again, and then asked, "Staff Officer Zhao, how many people have been making trouble in Xiuyan in recent years?" How is it all handled? ”

As soon as Zhao Pei heard Zhang Tinglan's words, he knew that the young regiment leader was murderous, and he didn't dare to hide anything, so he could only tell the truth: "Ordinary Manchurians are fine, and there is not much difference from us Han people, only a few big Eight Banner nobles, all of them are yellow and red ribbons of the former Qing Dynasty, they are very restless, I heard that they have joined the Zongshe Party." ”

As soon as Zhang Tinglan heard the three words of the Zongshe Party, her head buzzed, and she immediately knew that things were going to be bad, and a trace of horror flashed in Yang Yuting's eyes. Both of them knew very well that the revolutionary party and the Japanese were inextricably linked, and that the Jongsha Party was single-handedly supported by the Japanese.

Now that the Zhuanghe Revolutionary Party is in contact everywhere, most of the Zongsha Party will also join it, and with the Japanese behind it, once it breaks out, it will definitely be a big trouble.

"Staff Officer Zhao, since Xiuyan has the activities of the Zongshe Party, and Ma Zhenshou Weishenme does not take decisive action, Fengtian also arrested Shanqi and Shengyun some time ago, these people are bent on restoring the imperial system, and there is no good thing, how can they be allowed to mess around?"

Facing Zhang Tinglan's questioning, Zhao Pei looked embarrassed and couldn't say anything. When Zhang Tinglan saw Zhao Pei's appearance, she also guessed the reason, most likely because Ma Longtan deliberately waterproofed.

These old people who came from the Qing Dynasty in the past all thought that they were deeply favored by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Reading an incense heart, he also indulged in the activities of the General Socialist Party. Take Shanqi and Shengyun as examples, after Zhang Tinglan caught them and squeezed them dry, they were sent to Beijing, and many officials of the Beiyang government came forward to intercede, and after a period of delay, these two guys were released again.

Yuan Shikai is still like this, not to mention Ma Longtan. In fact, this is also Zhang Tinglan's bad historical study, during the period when Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, the Zongshe Party was supported by the Japanese. Actively expanding the army, some people in the Japanese government and opposition want to take advantage of this opportunity to instigate the independence of Manchuria.

It's just that later Lao Yuan died, and the Japanese changed their course and supported Zhang Zuolin. Manchurian and Mongolian independence was suppressed. However, the current situation is different, because of Zhang Tinglan. Zhang Zuolin did not completely fall to Japan. On the contrary, it is still waging soft resistance against Japan, restricting Japan's expansion of shili everywhere.

Therefore, many people in the Japanese government and opposition advocated using the Zongsha Party to launch a riot and split the three eastern provinces.

Although Zhang Tinglan does not know this history, he also knows very well that the current situation is very bad, and it is not only the revolutionary party. The Jongsha Party also joined in, so the army was ordered to speed up the march. They had been out for more than a day, and news came that there were five or six thousand hungry people. During the siege of Xiuyan County, a large number of police guards were injured or even killed, and things almost reached the point of being out of control.

"Neighbor Ge, Staff Officer Zhao and I rushed to Xiuyan immediately with the vanguard troops, you followed with a large army, and at the same time reported the situation to the marshal, let him be prepared, and once there was trouble in southern Liaoning, let him immediately send troops to support."

Yang Yuting also knew that the matter was serious, and hurriedly said: "Humble words, in troubled times, you must be ruthless at this time." Zhang Tinglan also nodded yes.

Zhao Pei also knew that the matter was serious, and hurriedly led the way in front, Zhang Tinglan took three hundred soldiers, as well as a sniper platoon, and two war horses each, and hurried to Xiuyan County.

After a day of galloping, Xiuyan County finally appeared in front of him, Zhang Tinglan didn't care about the lack of people and horses, and rushed directly to the city, only to see that there were dozens of people wearing bells and whistles guarding the city gate, holding all kinds of rifles in their hands, and they were not regular troops at a glance.

They saw Zhang Tinglan rushing over with the cavalry, and one of them jumped out and blocked Zhang Tinglan's way.

"Which unit are you from? Hurry up and stop, you are not allowed to enter Xiuyan! ”

"Yes, you corrupt officials just want to rob us of our food, but you are not allowed to enter."

This gang of bandits is even more arrogant than the regular army, Zhang Tinglan's face is gloomy, looking at the current situation, I don't know if Xiuyan has fallen into the hands of this gang of thieves, but Zhang Tinglan will not be polite.

Waved his hand behind him, and suddenly the gunshots rang out, Tian Mu lifted the leading guy with a shot, and at a distance of dozens of steps, these people stood still again, it was too easy to shoot them, and soon these guys turned into corpses.

Zhang Tinglan rushed into Xiuyan with his soldiers, and at this time, Xiuyan County was already in chaos, with thousands of people, besieging several blocks where the county government was located.

Inside were Xiuyan's military police, trying to guard, but their condition was not good, outside among these refugees, there were five or six hundred thugs with guns, they were five times as many as the military police, and they were mixed among the people, using the common people as a cover, and the muzzles of their guns were aimed at these military police. Once they shoot, I am afraid that whether the military and police can hold it is still between the two.

At this time, a middle-aged man in a black cloth robe jumped on a high platform and shouted to all the refugees: "Fathers, brothers, everyone look, their Han people are in power, and the warehouse is full of grain, and they don't give us a little bit at all, they want to starve us to death." In the past, we ruled them, but now that they are in power, we have to rectify us, old and young masters, we are all children of the Eight Banners, we can't let others bully, everyone will drive the Han people away, and Manchuria will be up to us! ”

After this guy shouted, many people below shouted hello, and some of the thugs pointed their guns at the military police in the encirclement and were about to shoot.

At this time, they suddenly heard a rapid gunfire outside the city, these people were all frightened and inexplicable, they didn't know what was going on, at this time a rapid sound of horses' hooves came, Xiuyan County is not big, Zhang Tinglan rushed in with his subordinates.

From a distance, he noticed that the crowd was like a sea of people, besieging the county government, seeing this, Zhang Tinglan breathed a sigh of relief, at least the county town did not completely fall into the hands of these people.

But what followed was a rage, if he came a little later, he was afraid that Xiuyan would change the sky, so Zhang Tinglan waved his hand unceremoniously, and his subordinate cavalry swept towards the crowd like a gust of wind.

At the same time, they all opened fire, and the dense bullets hit these chaotic crowds, and dozens of people were killed in a short time, blood flowed all over the ground, and they got closer and closer to the crowd, and the cavalry did not slow down, and directly hit these people.

Suddenly, countless people were knocked into the air, fell heavily to the ground, broke their arms and legs, and screamed everywhere. The guys who led the shouting just now were also dumbfounded at this time, this cavalry seemed to come out of hell, killing people was like chopping melons and vegetables, and they were not soft at all! (To be continued......)