The cannon outside the city rumbled, and a tall officer with a group of soldiers poured into Baoding, they were covered in dust and gunsmoke, and they looked like they had been marching for a long time, and they had experienced a big battle, and some of them were still wounded, and it was Fu Zuoyi who came. He led the Jin army, broke through the Beicheng, which had the smallest number of rebels, and entered Baoding.

"Brother Fu, when you are in danger, thank you for saving me!"

Fu Zuoyi hurriedly said: "The situation has become like this, it is the responsibility of the Jin army, and it is really a shame to trust the vice president." The brethren have come to atone for their sins, so whatever you have to do, just tell me. ”

In fact, the Jin army's defense line was lost, and the responsibility lay with Yan Xishan rather than Fu Zuoyi, and he also led the army in the rear, and when he learned that there was a problem on the front line, he immediately rushed to Baoding, and he had no merit. And when it comes to military rank, Fu Zuoyi is even higher than Rong Zhen, but it is very rare for his posture to be so low.

"Brother Fu, how many centaurs did you bring this time?"

"There are more than 3,000 people, and some of them haven't made it here!"

Rong Zhen nodded: "Brother Fu, you immediately take the men and horses to increase the number of troops in the southern city, and leave another thousand people to help me clean up the rebels in the city." ”

"No problem!"

Fu Zuoyi agreed without hesitation, with this new force, Rong Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately he issued a strict order to exterminate all the rebels in the city, leaving not a single one behind.

These gentlemen and wealthy businessmen did commit a big taboo, they stabbed Fengjun at the most critical time, if Fu Zuoyi hadn't arrived in time, I was afraid that Baoding would have changed hands. For this scourge, Rong Zhen will never let go, the soldiers quickly dispersed in a company, and when they saw those scurrying around, they were shot on the spot. It doesn't matter if you are wronged or not.

Soon the streets of Baoding were full of blood, and two or three hundred powerful armed forces who were fishing in troubled waters were killed, and the internal troubles in Baoding were finally cleared.

At this moment, the artillery outside the city became more intense, and the second round of the rebel onslaught began. Time is also precious to both armies. Wang Chengbin and the others also know that if they can't get to Beijing quickly, the only way waiting for them is destruction.

Therefore, they concentrated all their firepower and opened heavy fire on the defenders, and Fu Zuoyi's men and horses had just pulled up. There were two or three hundred people killed, but he was indeed a fierce general, and he still gritted his teeth and fought side by side with the Feng army.

At the time of the fierce battle in Baoding, the chaos in the capital also reached the most critical moment. Not only did people flee, but many people took advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters. Even President Li Yuanhong couldn't sit still. This Li Bodhisattva ran from Zhongnanhai to Qingwangfu and came to Zhang Tinglan to find a way, but after arriving here, Li Yuanhong also had a closed door, and Zhang Tinglan didn't see him at all.

However, Li Yuanhong simply did not leave. There is no safety here, and while he was waiting, Tang Shaoyi had wings. Wang Shuhan and other important members of the cabinet also rushed over, and everyone looked grim one by one.

Tang Shaoyi had a calm face and called Shen Hua over: "Hurry up and let us meet the vice president, the sky is falling, just now the cabinet was attacked with mortars, and we are all going around the ghost gate!" ”

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he also hurriedly stood up in fright: "Shaochuan, why has the situation reached this point, what is he thinking, has he already run away and left us in the capital to be shot?" If it doesn't work, let's hurry up and go directly to Mukden. ”

"President, the vice president has indeed not left, but he is discussing important matters, and he really can't get away."

"Can't we even know what's important?" Wang Shuhan also asked with some dissatisfaction, Shen Hua was suddenly dumbfounded, he didn't know how to answer, facing the questioning of these cultural relics masters, he was also invincible with two fists and four hands, and he almost cried out in a hurry.

At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came: "Don't be embarrassed for him, tell me something directly!" ”

As soon as everyone heard this voice, they hurriedly looked up, only to see Zhang Tinglan walking out with three young people, one of whom was a black boy in his twenties, who was a punch taller than Zhang Tinglan, and was very strong. There are several people who also know him, it is Ji Yonghua, the son of Ji Jinchun, a veteran of the Feng family.

After he walked out, he nodded at Zhang Tinglan, and then left directly, and the others didn't know what he was doing. As for the other two people around Zhang Tinglan, it is a little strange, one of them is Liu Shaoqing, the director of the Quartermaster Audit Bureau, everyone really can't understand what to talk about with a person in charge of munitions at this time.

The other one surprised everyone even more, it was the young marshal Zhang Xueliang who came. Since Zhang Zuolin died, Zhang Xueliang went abroad to study. According to everyone's speculation, this is Zhang Tinglan who sent him out, after all, as the crown prince of the previous dynasty, it is not suitable to stay in Fengjun anymore.

Some people even speculate that Zhang Xueliang will stay abroad for the rest of his life and will never have the opportunity to return to China, but Zhang Xueliang actually came back, and depending on the meaning, he is still very close to Zhang Tinglan, otherwise at this juncture, he would not have talked with him secretly for so long. Everyone was speculating wildly in their hearts, but there was one point, everyone present was relieved, Zhang Tinglan smiled so calmly, I thought there must be a proper way to deal with it.

Zhang Tinglan looked at everyone with a smile, and then said: "I know that everyone must have a lot of questions, but things have to be said one by one, I can tell you one thing first, there is a force of 20,000 people, has entered Beijing, and the chaos will be calmed down soon." ”

All the people present were human spirits, in this chaotic time, with the army, there was everything, as soon as they heard this, they were all relieved, Tang Shaoyi also smiled: "Humble words, you already have an army, why let everyone suffer from this!" ”

Zhang Tinglan also smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Shaochuan, I can't hide it, I just remembered that there is a strange army near the capital, which is really a little ashamed!" ”

Zhang Tinglan didn't tell a lie, he did just remember that this unit had actually entered the customs six years ago, but it was not used as a shadow at that time, but when the crisis came, Zhang Tinglan suddenly remembered.

This army is the escort team of the Changlu Salt Field, and it is still when Zhang Xun was restored, when the Feng army entered the pass, Zhang Tinglan grabbed the Changlu Salt Field, and then arranged a regiment of men and horses, disguised as guard workers, and became a liliang placed by the Feng army in the pass.

At present, most of the staff of the Fengjun army have defected to the Fengjun in recent years, and they are not familiar with the situation of the Changlu salt field, although there are many veterans planted in it every year, everyone just thinks that it is just an ordinary industry, and I did not expect that there is still an elite army hidden here.

Zhang Tinglan also remembered it, and secretly called himself confused, if he could have remembered it earlier, he could have been more calm, but it was not too late, he had more confidence to deal with the situation in front of him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as the saying goes, there is no chaos, there is no order, and there is great chaos. I can safely and boldly say that after so many years, the aggression and control of the foreign powers over me has been all-round, and I am afraid that no one can say how many of these people in the capital are working for foreign masters. ”

Cleaning the house before having a treat is by no means an empty phrase, and it is only at this chaotic juncture that you can see the face of the individual.

Liu Shaoqing also said with a smile: "The great powers have planted a large number of spy agencies in China, and we usually emphasize the need to strengthen counter-espionage, but if we want to find out all of them, it will take a long time, and now they have all jumped out, and they can just catch them all!" ”

Tang Shaoyi nodded when she heard this, and at the same time she was secretly shocked in her heart, Zhang Tinglan really has a hidden intelligence agency, it seems that this Liu Shaoqing is one of the intelligence leaders.

Tang Shaoyi's guess was not wrong at all, Liu Shaoqing was originally in charge of military supplies, but he made remarkable achievements, and was gradually discovered and valued by Zhang Tinglan. After Zhang Tinglan's observation, the reason why Liu Shaoqing can do a good job in management is largely because he is good at using data analysis, which is very important.

In fact, haode mathematical knowledge is especially valuable in various industries, and it can be used to manage military supplies and carry out espionage work.

Although Chang Yinhuai and Feng Yongshuang are also conscientious in terms of intelligence, they still use the old-fashioned yamen.

And in espionage work, there are quite a few things that need to be analyzed mathematically, and they don't have this concept. In addition, radio jishu is becoming more and more developed, and deciphering and listening has also become a very important source of intelligence, so Zhang Tinglan authorized Liu Shaoqing to secretly set up a military intelligence audit office.

As soon as he took office, Liu Shaoqing dispatched a group of mathematics experts to decipher some ciphered telegrams, and obtained a lot of useful information for Fengjun, and the Military Intelligence Audit Office became stronger and stronger.

This direct army rebellion actually shocked Zhang Tinglan very much, he didn't get any news in advance, which was almost unimaginable. You must know that Zhang Tinglan and Wu Peifu have cooperated for many years, and they have long installed secret agents among Wu Peifu's subordinates, and once there is a disturbance, Zhang Tinglan will know in advance.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Tinglan was relieved to boldly send a large army south, and the result was that the intelligence system he trusted the most did not have any warning at all, and this shock made Zhang Tinglan's heart beat more than the military defeat.

To put it bluntly, there was a problem with Fengjun's intelligence system, and when he thought of this, Zhang Tinglan was shocked into a cold sweat, and he could only use Liliang from the Military Intelligence Audit Office without hesitation.

The arrival of Liu Shaoqing allowed Zhang Tinglan to regain control of the situation and finally get rid of the unfavorable situation. Zhang Tinglan said to everyone: "Our opponent has long been not a direct rebel, but the black hand of the great powers, they are manipulating the political situation behind their backs and fanning the flames. We have to clean the house before we can continue to entertain guests, or we will have to invite a bunch of bad guests! Now is an opportunity, and all departments must also cooperate to get rid of those half-hearted bureaucrats. (To be continued......)