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After Fang Shaohua returned to Hangzhou, although he washed and tidied up, the scars on his body were hard to cover up. Yang Wei looked at Fang Shaohua in astonishment, and those who didn't know thought he was robbed halfway.

Fang Shaohua kept silent about Tang Shengzhi's sarcasm, but from Fang Shaohua's eyes, Yang Wei had already guessed the clue, and immediately became furious.

Apart from being obsessed with gods and Buddhas, Tang Shengzhi's biggest characteristic is his arrogance, and he likes to do his own thing. Since he was a student, he has boasted that he is Jiang Baili's favorite student. During the Northern Expedition, he led four The army swept across the two lakes, and they were even more proud.

When Tang Shengzhi marched into Nanjing, Yang Wei thought that it would not be easy to use Tang Shengzhi as a springboard to join the Northern Expeditionary Army, but he never thought that Tang Shengzhi would fight Fang Shaohua, whom he sent, and the two soldiers fought without beheading. , This has been the rule since ancient times. Tang Shengzhi's dismounting has not only made Yang Wei lose face.

Yang Wei looked at Fang Shaohua, his gaze was like a torch, and he said, "What did Tang Shengzhi say? If you dare to say it, I have already guessed the result."

Fang Shaohua gritted his teeth, his eyes behind the black-rimmed glasses shone coldly. The reason why he refused to tell Tang Shengzhi's humiliation was more for his own dignity. Even in front of Yang Wei, he couldn't tell the story of his humiliation. He just said coldly: "Mr. Tang said that he will enter Hangzhou soon."

Yang Wei sneered, then nodded and said: "Okay, if I want to surrender, if he doesn't accept his kindness, then we can only fight each other."

As soon as this remark came out, Yang Wei immediately swore an oath to the army.

It happened to be a heavy rain that day, and the soldiers stood in the rain, and all of them were drenched like chickens. However, under Yang Wei's strict training, they had already gotten used to the harsh environment, and they stood upright and unmoved.

Yang Wei also stood under the pouring rain. After being silent for about ten minutes, he wiped the rain off his face and said loudly, "Is it raining heavily?"

The soldiers below didn't know what Yang Wei meant, so they only responded with sporadic voices. Yang Wei immediately asked again loudly: "Speak up for me, is it too loud?"

The soldiers immediately answered in unison, their voices were deafening.Yang Wei nodded in satisfaction, and said impassionedly: "But the hail of bullets we will eat next is bigger than this rain, and what will fall will not be rain but bullets! I will tell you clearly today that our good days must It's over, because someone doesn't let us live in peace, the Northern Expedition doesn't accept us, and wants to wipe us out on the spot, what do you think we should do?"

In the past, under Yang Wei's teaching, the soldiers under him already had the awareness to stand up and fight, and without thinking, they shouted confidently: "We want to resist!"

The morale of the soldiers was high, and even with this morale, Yang Wei was full of confidence. He waved his hand and said: "Well, listen carefully, everyone will be paid half a year's salary first, and if they lose, there will be no more money." The military pay has been paid, what kind of life our relatives and neighbors will live, whether we want to be captured by the defeated army or a victorious army depends on ourselves, can we win?"

Before Yang Wei finished speaking, the soldiers all replied in a majestic and passionate way: "Yes!"

After Yang Wei's arrogant oath, the soldiers are full of confidence in the battle. Yang Wei knows that when leading troops to fight, momentum is even more important than strength, and only by grasping the will of the people can the soldiers follow him sincerely.

However, at this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army made a mistake that was exactly the opposite of Yang Wei's move.

Due to successive battles, the Northern Expeditionary Army was in short supply of military supplies, so they had to collect grain and distribute donations everywhere. However, the current situation is turbulent and the people are struggling to make ends meet.

Although the Northern Expeditionary Army hadn't reached Hangzhou City yet, the organizations that collect food and donate came here first. Although they publicized that the Northern Expeditionary Army was fighting for the people and fighting for the country, ordinary people couldn't understand the truth behind it. , They only know that Yang Wei has indeed done a lot of good things for the people in just a few months.

When Yang Wei was in power, the taxes and profits were extremely low, which made the people and merchants taste the sweetness. He also quelled the "chaotic" gangs in Hangzhou, and brought peace to the people. .

Yang Wei didn't intend to make money from the common people. Compared with Yang Wei's honesty and integrity, the image of the Northern Expedition Army in the eyes of the common people was immediately at a disadvantage.

The fighting spirit of the soldiers was high, and the people resisted the Northern Expedition. This matter soon reached Tang Shengzhi's ears. Tang Shengzhi, who was offering incense, unhurriedly put incense on the Buddha statue, turned his head and cursed: "This bastard Yang Wei! Didn’t I give the common people “ecstasy” drugs? If you don’t donate food, don’t donate food. When Hangzhou City is conquered, if you want to donate to me, don’t want it.”

The staff officer Tian Weiguo who stood by sighed helplessly and said: "Commander Tang's words are wrong. If the soldiers and civilians are separated, even if they can conquer the country, they will not be able to sit still. The reason why Yang Wei can be loved by the people must be that The reason, fighting against him now, I’m afraid it will lose the support of the people.”

Tang Shengzhi was so angry that he gritted his teeth. If the food requisition failed this time, it would be no different from bandits if he forcibly collected food. Taking the overall situation into consideration, he could only bite the bullet and ask the higher-ups for military expenses.Blood Quenching Mountains and Rivers 129

But before Tang Shengzhi reported the matter, he received a phone call from Chiang Kai-shek himself in Wuhan.

During the phone call, Chiang Kai-shek had already learned about Tang Shengzhi's refusal of Yang Wei to join the Northern Expeditionary Army and the failure of grain requisition. He was very angry about this, and couldn't help reprimanding him: "I have already learned about your treatment of Yang Wei in Wuhan. It is really stupid." Ji, although Yang Wei is a miscellaneous army, why refuse since he is taking refuge in it? It’s fine to refuse, and it hurts his face. You know that the morale in Hangzhou City is now high, the soldiers and the people have decided, and they plan to work together to fight the Northern Expedition Army. What's the benefit?"

Tang Shengzhi had no words to refute, so he had to let Chiang Kai-shek scold him, and put all his anger on Yang Wei.

Fortunately, at the end of the phone call, Chiang Kai-shek couldn't say: "Forget it, since I have already refused, there is no other way. Anyway, it's just some wandering soldiers. We need to solve it quickly. In the future, we will deserve our name, and the people's hearts will naturally It's clear at a glance."

With Chiang Kai-shek's words, Tang Shengzhisong was relieved, but fortunately Chiang Kai-shek did not continue to criticize.

At the same time, Tang Shengzhi, who had been reprimanded for a while, was so angry that he decided to send troops to Hangzhou City immediately. He must fulfill his promise and make Yang Wei kneel down and beg for mercy.

After hearing the news that Tang Shengzhi had dispatched troops, Yang Wei looked at the sky that was dyed blood-red by the sunset glow. In a few days, the sky in Hangzhou would be dyed red by the flames of guns. Although Yang Wei wholeheartedly wanted to join the Northern Expedition, since Tang Shengzhi was so decisive, Yang Wei had no choice but to move quickly in order to survive.