The coalition telegraph room and the headquarters were separated by only a few courtyards, and they were not very far away. Visit download TXT//He Sui returned from Ma Buzhou and sent his confidants to each station to inform the officers above the battalion level to hold a meeting tomorrow morning, and he stayed in the telegraph room to draft a telegram to Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei. While he was thinking carefully, he suddenly heard a burst of gunfire from the direction of the headquarters. He hurriedly got up and walked out of the house, looking in the direction of the headquarters. At this time, I heard someone shouting in the distance: "Mutiny! Mutiny! Then there was another round of gunshots.

He Sui knew that there was a change, but his cronies around him were all sent out, so he had to hurriedly gather a few guards in the telegraph room and rush towards the headquarters.

At this time, it is the middle of the cold winter, the sky is high and the moon is clear, and the cold wind is blowing. Several bursts of gunfire completely shattered the silence of the night, and chaos was formed inside and outside the headquarters. When He Sui rushed in with people, he saw several figures running out and hurriedly shouted, "Stop! Which part of it? In the panic, people on both sides raised their pickers and aimed at each other.

"Counselor He?" Ma Buzhou panted and said, "It's not a good thing! The commander was assassinated, his injuries were serious, and the murderer had fled. The younger brother was about to go out to gather the people of the headquarters and search the whole city. Hurry up and take a look! ”

He Sui saw that Ma Buzhou was covered in blood, and his whole body was excited, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong: "Have you asked a doctor?" You go to the doctor first, ask for a few more, the sooner the better! After saying that, he led the people to run in. Ma Buzhou agreed repeatedly, hurriedly ran out, and soon disappeared into the night.

He Sui and the others walked to the entrance of the headquarters, and through the hazy moonlight, they saw someone lying on the ground, moaning in pain. He commanded: "Stay and examine the wounded." By the way, ask about the murderer. I'll go in and see the commander! ”

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the headquarters, the smell of blood came to my face. The electric lights that had been used to illuminate had long since been shattered, and the room was pitch black. He Sui groped into the house, and just after walking a few steps, he was tripped by a soft unknown object, and when he touched it carefully, it was a corpse with residual warmth! He Sui suddenly lost his soul and hurriedly shouted: "Commander! Commander! Suiqing! Suiqing! ”

But even though he cried out, he received no response.

He Sui's hands trembled so much that he finally took out the matchbox from his pocket. It took several rubs to brighten up. When I looked at it, it wasn't Wu Luzhen who was lying on the ground! He was still wearing the same military uniform he had just met, and the octagonal double dragon treasure star was shining on his chest, but at the moment he was covered with bullet holes. And the head is gone!

He Sui jumped up suddenly, cried and rushed out: "Come on! The commander has been stabbed to death, hurry up and take revenge with me! "As soon as I ran out of the door, I bumped into a person. His movements were so violent that he actually knocked the person on his back.

The person who came didn't care about the pain, got up and hurriedly asked, "Xufu?" What did you just say? The commander was stabbed to death? ”

He Sui heard that the person was the staff officer Zhang Shiying, and immediately cried loudly: "Yuhe, the commander let people die, you hurry up and gather the brothers to avenge the commander!" ”

Zhang Shiying quickly covered He Sui's mouth and dragged him into the house with all his might. He Sui struggled desperately. While scolding: "Hmm...... Zhang Shiying, your dog's day...... You're going to betray the commander too? Not...... Stabbing the commander to death, do you also have a share? Hmmm......"

Zhang Shiying slapped He Sui twice, and shouted angrily in a low voice: "You calm down!" ”

"The commander has been stabbed to death, how can you let me calm down?" He Sui hissed.

"So do you know who the murderer is? And how to avenge the commander? ”

He Sui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he stopped struggling, and asked in a choked voice: "Yuhe, do you know who the dog thief who stabbed the commander to death is?" ”

"Then you calm down and listen to me?"

"Hmm!" He Sui replied in a low voice.

Zhang Shiying said: "When I just came in, I heard the injured guard at the door say that Ma Buzhou had broken into the headquarters with four or five people before. After the gunshots rang out, several of them rushed out of the headquarters and opened fire on the guards at the door. From this point of view, there is no doubt that the murderer should be Ma Buzhou! ”

Tonight, Ma Buzhou's various abnormal behaviors flashed in He Sui's mind like a movie fast forward. He couldn't help but slap his thigh hard, gritted his teeth and said, "Not bad." It's Ma Buzhou's dog thief! I'll kill him alive and avenge the commander!" After saying that, he was going to rush out again.

Zhang Shiying had expected it. grabbed He Sui: "Calm down!" ”

He Sui gasped: "I saw Ma Buzhou fleeing with my own eyes, I must catch him with my own hands and chop off his dog's head to pay tribute to the commander!" ”

Zhang Shiying shook his head: "It is important to avenge the commander, but we have more important things to do now!" If you go to catch Ma Buzhou now, not only will you not be able to catch him, but I am afraid that after dawn, our Yanjin coalition army will be wiped out! ”

"Huh?" He Sui's eyes widened.

"You forgot? Zhou Fulin can appear in Zhengding City! Zhang Shiying reminded, "There is no doubt that Ma Buzhou was bribed by Zhou Fulin to assassinate the commander." Since he can buy Ma Buzhou, he will definitely co-opt and collude with other generals! Zhou Fulin was originally the co-leader of the Eleventh Association of the Sixth Town, and his henchmen were densely packed in the army; Li Chun and Wu Hongchang also did not support the revolution very much, but they did not oppose it because of the situation. If the news of the assassination of the commander comes out now, it will definitely cause great confusion in the hearts of the army. Tomorrow morning, Zhou Fulin, Li Chun and others came out to clean up the situation, and naturally changed their flag and took refuge in Yuan Shikai. I'm afraid that by then, not only will the Yan-Jin coalition army be wiped out, but the revolutionary righteous people in the coalition army will also be gone! ”

He Sui slapped his thigh again: "I said why Yuan Shikai has been near Zhangde and not going north!" It turns out that he has made up his mind early on to assassinate our commander, so that he can annex our sixth town without much effort! ”

Zhang Shiying nodded: "Now it is only three or four hours before dawn, and the top priority is to preempt Zhou Fulin and the others and save the troops as much as possible." Only by preserving the troops can we live up to the commander's ambitions during his lifetime, be worthy of his spirit in the sky, and have the opportunity to avenge him in the future! ”

He Sui also calmed down at this time, no longer thinking about arresting Ma Buzhou to avenge Wu Luzhen, and choked up: "Yuhe, I'm already in a big mess, I really don't know what to do." What to do, you just say it. What I should do, He will never shirk! ”

Zhang Shiying said: "The most important thing now is two things, the first is to quickly gather their own people inside and outside the city, control the railway station, especially the station warehouse, not to mention the mountains of grain, grass and ammunition, there are more than 300,000 taels of cash alone, which is the biggest foundation for us to live in the future, and there is no room for the slightest mistake." I'll do it myself! The second thing is to quickly contact Cheng Ziyin's department and tell them the truth about the commander's assassination——"

"Do you want to tell them the news of the commander's death?" He then hesitated.

Zhang Shiying replied categorically: "Yes! Including Zhou Fulin's conspiracy to seize the Sixth Town assigned by Yuan Shikai, they all told them. After receiving the telegram, they were asked to quickly assemble their troops and abandon their baggage and go south as soon as possible. I hope to see them at the train station by 7am tomorrow morning! ”

"Why didn't we go north? The Beiyang Army striker is close to us! ”

"It is precisely because the Beiyang Army forward is close to us that we can't go north." Zhang Shiying explained, "We have hoarded too much silver, ammunition, and grain, which will inevitably lead to a sluggish march, and it is easy for the Beiyang Army to catch up, and when the time comes, we may run out of money and men." If Cheng Ziyin's department goes south, the situation will be different! The most direct effect is to strengthen the strength of our revolutionary army and stabilize the hearts of the people in Zhengding City. More importantly, Cheng Ziyin's appearance not only represents himself, but also Sun Baixi! Sun Baixi now controls the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, and is currently second only to Yuan Shikai in real power, and no one in China dares to underestimate him.

"Although the Beiyang Army ranks first in domestic combat power, with a number of 100,000, it is not invincible. They were first transferred from Zhili to Hubei, where the war was raging, and the dust was not washed, and they were transferred back to Zhili. There is a cloud in the art of war: 'He who seeks profit for a hundred miles will step on the general.' 'How much more are they traveling thousands of miles?' Yuan Shikai's soldiers were declared, in addition to wanting to give in to our army without a fight, but also because the Beiyang Army under his command had not yet rested, and he did not dare to rush north. He didn't dare to start a war against our Sixth Town, so how could he provoke Sun Baixi? Therefore, after Cheng Huchen arrived in Zhengding early tomorrow morning, we will send a telegram to the whole country, announcing that the Yanjin Allied Army will change its flag and accept the reorganization of the 44th Mixed Association, and go to Shaanxi on the same day! ”

"Shaanxi? Why don't we go to Shanxi! As soon as I came, Niangziguan was nearby, which was convenient for movement; Second, Yan Baichuan is not only our revolutionary party, but also a student of Sun Baixi, and Yuan Shikai does not dare to provoke; Third, Shanxi is adjacent to Zhili and Beijing-Tianjin, and our army can go down from Niangzi Pass or Pingxing Kandong at any time to avenge the commander! He then suggested.

Zhang Shiying shook his head: "No, let's go to Shaanxi!" Before his death, the commander made it clear that if there was an accident in the north, let us defect to the governor of Shaanxi Zhao Xingzhi. Are we going to disobey the commander's orders before his bones are cold? Moreover, Shanxi is too small to accommodate too many troops, and if we stay in Shanxi, the soldiers' food and salary will be insufficient, and it will arouse Yan Baichuan's suspicions. Moreover, Shanxi is the land of four wars, and we are easily pushed out by Yan Baichuan as cannon fodder.

"In contrast, Shaanxi is completely different. The west of Shaanxi is thousands of miles, not to mention stationing in one town, even three or five towns are no problem. And now Zhao Xingzhi has to defend against the covetousness of the Henan Yi Army on the one hand, and resist the two-way attack of the Gan army on the other, and the strength is weak. This time, we carried silver, ammunition, and grain, which can be described as a charcoal in the snow. After defeating the Gan army, we can take the opportunity to ask to be stationed in Gansu or Qinghai, and they will not refuse. Isn't it far better than sending people under the fence in Shanxi?

"As for avenging the commander, it's easy to kill Ma Buzhou's dog thief. But the surname Ma is just a dog, and the real killers should be Yuan Shikai and Zhou Fulin, one plots and the other buys the murderer. It is not easy to kill these two people, with the strength in our hands now, let alone Yuan Shikai, I am afraid that even Zhou Fulin will not be able to kill them. If it is an assassination, how much is the difference between Shaanxi and Shanxi? ”

Seeing that He Sui was about to speak, Zhang Shiying interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Now that the time is pressing, let's hurry up and go separately!" If there is anything, I will talk about it when Cheng Ziyin arrives tomorrow morning. Otherwise, you and I will not be able to save our lives, so what else can we talk about? ”

He Sui nodded silently, got up and bowed deeply in the direction of Wu Luzhen's body: "Commander, He is temporarily out of company." I'll come back to see you when I'm done! (To be continued.) )

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