The Republic of Heroes

"Xuegong, Xiaoliang thinks that instead of going south to Tai'an, it is better to go east to Linzi."

Wu Xiaoliang spent the past few days in the car looking at the map and analyzing the situation in Shandong to kill time. At this time, there are two powerful forces in Shandong. The first is Zhang Zongchang who occupies the Jiaodong area. Although this person is old with him, But after all, it happened more than ten years ago, and strictly speaking, the two were still enemies back then, so it remains to be seen which side this person counts as.As for the other force, that is Han Fuju, the commander-in-chief of the Second Army in the Yimeng generation. Since Wu Xiaoliang chose to come to Shandong as the acting chairman, he is his natural enemy in a sense, and Jinan is under the control of the Japanese army. In the process, he has been circling in his mind where to choose the place to stay.

There are no local warlords in Yucheng and Pingyuan. However, after a long war, it is deserted and deserted, and it is north of the Yellow River, far away from the hinterland of Shandong, so this is not the best choice.In the end, Wu Xiaoliang set his sights on Linzi, where the Jinan Yanjiaoji Railway goes east. It is very close to the sea, which is convenient for the transportation of external supplies. It is also in the hinterland of Shandong Province, far away from the marching route of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and has not been ravaged by the melee between the North and the South. , is densely populated, and the industry, agriculture and commerce are relatively intact. It is really a rare treasure.

Seeing that Wu Xiaoliang rejected his proposal bluntly and proposed to go to Linzi instead, Chen Tiaoyuan looked a little embarrassed, but then laughed again.

"Weizhong really looks like a torch. Linzi was the capital of Qi State in ancient times. It is also a very suitable place to choose. When I arrive at the station in front of me, I will call a special train to transfer."

Wu Xiaoliang originally wanted to refuse, but Chen Tiaoyuan insisted repeatedly that he must be sent to Linzi safely and then returned to Nanjing.When passing through Jinan, he personally negotiated with the Japanese who controlled Jinpu Road, and then transferred to the Jiaoji Railway to Linzi.This made Wu Xiaoliang even more incomprehensible to Chen Tiaoyuan. He always felt that this person was neither warm nor warm to him, but sometimes he seemed to be acquainted with him.For example, in the matter of going to Linzi, if Chen Tiaoyuan insisted on going to Tai'an again and again, Wu Xiaoliang would have no choice but he did not insist, but chose to compromise and actively prepared for escort.

But after the Yanjiao-Ji Railway passed through Zhoucun and Changshan, Wu Xiaoliang realized that he was too optimistic about the situation in Luzhong.This year's Shandong is obviously a year of severe drought. The innumerable small rivers and ditches should have been flowing continuously, but now they are all dry and low. The rice fields in the field are even listless. , there will be a riot in the Shandong border.

Wu Xiaoliang suddenly remembered a movie about rape that he had seen in his previous life. Even the daughter of the landlord's family was willing to sell herself for stuttering food. One can imagine how terrible it is for these native farmers to have no food.Since he came here, he was determined not to let such a tragic and appalling tragedy happen.

Just when he was worried that the farmers did not have rainwater to irrigate their food, Li Zejun, who was in another carriage, raised his heart. Three or four miles away from the special train, he found a horse team, which had already Followed them for a long time.Due to the poor maintenance of the Jiaoji Railway on weekdays, the speed of the trains was forced to be so slow that they could even catch up with horses, so these people actually followed them for dozens of miles.

It was not clear whether these people were friends or foes, and they had no idea who they belonged to, but the lances on their backs clearly told everyone that they were well-trained regular soldiers, not bandits who robbed houses.

Fortunately, after these horse teams followed for a while, the horses did not continue to follow due to lack of physical strength. However, this still cast an ominous shadow on Li Zejun's heart. In order not to cause unnecessary panic, Li Zejun did not say anything about it. Come out, but wait for the development of the situation. After all, he is a polished commander here. Except for a few capable guards, most of Wu Xiaoliang's guards are former military police from the Fengjun Gendarmerie. To be honest, he doesn't trust him. these people.

Although these horse teams kept a sufficient distance, they found that Li Zejun was not the only one of them. Colonel Li came to the carriage where Chen Tiaoyuan and Wu Xiaoliang were, and after saluting them respectively, he lowered his body to face Chen Tiaoyuan who was sitting on the sofa Whispered a few words.

After Wu Xiaoliang found out that Chen Tiaoyuan had heard this, his expression immediately became very ugly.

"What is this Liu Zhennian going to do? He should have disarmed him in the first place!"

Colonel Li didn't answer, but asked for instructions: "If there is nothing else, I will go out first!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Tiaoyuan rarely pulled him to sit down, "Come on, sit down." Under Colonel Li's surprised gaze, he continued to smile and said: "You Ting, I want you to stay this time. Would you like to help Acting Chairman Wu?"

Colonel Li didn't expect that Chen Tiaoyuan would ask such a question, and he was stunned. How would he answer this?Is it a happy promise?Or refuse?Shouldn't you ventilate yourself about this kind of thing in advance?When did Chief Chen become so hasty?

His thoughts changed, and he replied: "Everything is entirely up to the commander's arrangement!"

Chen Tiaoyuan is his chief officer. He suddenly proposed to keep him by Wu Xiaoliang's side. There are two possibilities: one is to test, and the other is to really want to help.At this time, the chief officer does not communicate with his subordinates, but suddenly raises a question, so that he can see a point of the most true thoughts in his heart when his subordinates are caught off guard.Colonel Li's reaction was really fast, he didn't show any flaws, and after he finished speaking, his back was drenched in cold sweat in an instant.

"Chairman Wu is short of talents, I recommend you to stay, don't let me down!" After finishing speaking, Chen Tiaoyuan turned to Wu Xiaoliang and said, "Weizhong, this Li Youting is a good material, he graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy , It’s a pity to stay in my headquarters as a senior officer, he was born with the appearance of leading troops to kill the enemy.”

It seems to be a discussion, but it has a tone and appearance that cannot be refused. To be honest, Wu Xiaoliang has a good impression of Colonel Li. No matter where he is from, staying will definitely be a great help to him.

"Thank you so much! The gift of charcoal in the snow is none other than Xue Gong!"

Wu Xiaoliang responded immediately, and suddenly remembered the name Chen Tiaoyuan said just now, and couldn't help asking:

"Who is Liu Zhennian that Xue Gong just mentioned?"

Chen Tiaoyuan showed a rather disdainful expression.

"When I was still serving as the guard envoy in Xuzhou, this person was just a regiment commander in Jiaodong. Later, Fengjun entered the pass and went south. Zhang Zongchang occupied Shandong, and surrendered Fengjun without firing a single shot. The dog-meat general continued to let him As the head of the regiment, by the time of the Northern Expedition this year, he was already a division commander with tens of thousands of soldiers. However, since Zhang Zongchang was driven to Jiaodong by Han Fuju, he was driven to Changle by Zhang Zongchang, not far from Linzi, Weiwei. You have to be careful with this person."