The Republic of Heroes

Wu Xiaoliang came to the dormitory with guard Li Wuyi, another guard Hu Liuyi was trying to persuade the little beggar to take a bath, but the little beggar lowered his head and rubbed the hem of his clothes with both hands, without saying a word.Li Wuyi and Hu Liuyi were also born as beggars. Wu Xiaoliang not only took them in, gave them names, but also gave them guns.So the two of them understood the little beggar very well, and they didn't force him. If they had changed to other soldiers, they would have stripped off their clothes and thrown them into the river to be washed clean.

When Hu Liuyi saw the brigade commander enter the room, he could be regarded as seeing someone who could call the shots, and said angrily: "This guy doesn't know what is good and what is bad. Let him wash his body and make it clean. It seems to be harming him." Li Wuyi followed suit. , "That's right, that's right. I don't know good people."

Wu Xiaoliang saw some clues. Could it be that she is a woman with such a coy attitude?Immediately, Hu and Li were screened back.

"Little brother, how old is this year? Do you have a name? Why is she disguised as a man?" Wu Xiaoliang originally just lied to him, but the little beggar undoubtedly thought he had slipped up, so he stammered:

"I, my name is Mei...Mei Jinxue, 15 years old, was forced to do so because of water bandits' pursuit."

Wu Xiaoliang praised: "Good name!" A non-scholarly family cannot have such a name, but he doesn't know why he is so downcast.

"Why did those water bandits chase you down?"

"They were bought by my father's enemies. In the family, only my brother and I escaped."

Wu Xiaoliang sighed in his heart, in the troubled times, countless families were destroyed, and this Miss Mei was also a miserable person.

"Miss Mei can rest assured to live here. My two guards asked them to find another place to live. After the war is over, I will send you to your relatives and friends."

The little beggar's words were not very good, and there were many concealments, Wu Xiaoliang lost interest, so he left after a few words of comfort.

The next day, the leading cavalry of Wang Ruxian's Eighth Division had arrived in Baishui Town, and Cai E really withdrew his troops, retreating very quickly without leaving any traces.At the same time, Wu Xiaoliang personally led a company of cavalry to go north to meet Fu Liangzuo, governor of Hunan.

Fu Liangzuo has recently betrayed his relatives, hiding in Yueyang is extremely desolate, Shang Zhen's mixed brigade in Shanxi is scattered like birds and beasts, only his horse guards follow around.Hearing that Wu Xiaoliang, the commander of the [-]th Mixed Brigade, came to welcome him and return to Changsha, he couldn't help crying with excitement.

"This son of Wu Weizhong is really a kind person." Wu Xiaoliang's dissatisfaction with his contempt earlier disappeared without a trace.

Wu Xiaoliang's going to Yueyang to meet Fu Liangzuo was not a whim. The young general Dezhi is the easiest to get a reputation for domineering. Once the reputation of domineering is confirmed, he will make countless invisible enemies like Xu Shuzheng.He had been in government agencies for many years in his previous life, so he naturally knew the importance of reputation, so he ignored the objections of his subordinates and went north to meet the disgraced and betrayed Governor of Hunan.Moreover, this is an act that kills two birds with one stone. In addition to giving people the impression of being humble and courteous, the most important point is that Fu Liangzuo is currently the Governor of Hunan. With the banner of Governor Fu, his future actions in Hunan will be justified.

Wu Xiaoliang entered Yueyang City that night, and Fu Liangzuo, Governor of Hunan, greeted him from a distance. He saw that the brigade commander was extremely young, not much different from the rumors that he was under 20 years old. He sighed: At such an age, he can defeat Cai Tan and Tan are two battle-tested veterans, heroes come out of youth, and we are old.

"Brigade Commander Wu, a young hero, defeated two rebels in an instant, I admire you." Fu Liangzuo saluted from a long distance away.

Seeing this, Wu Xiaoliang hurriedly got off his horse, trotted all the way, supported his slightly trembling body with both hands, and said solemnly: "Qing Commander is so generous that Xiao Liang is offended." Without waiting for Fu Liangzuo to say more, he raised his right hand, "Qing Commander, please .”

"Okay, okay!" Fu Liangzuo nodded repeatedly, he was satisfied with the face given by the younger boy.

After some fictitious stories, the two sat down quietly. Fu Liangzuo entered today's topic and asked: "The rebels in Guangxi and Sichuan have been repulsed, and now only Tan Zu'an is left. I don't know whether Wei Zhong wants to appease or suppress?" Wu Xiaoliang thinks he is right It is the best policy for Tan Yankai to appease him first and then seize his military power, but he can't express his position rashly, otherwise he will be suspected of being threatened by his subordinates with power. He must first listen to Fu Liangzuo's thoughts.

"Please show me the commander-in-chief."

Seeing Wu Xiaoliang's humility and politeness, Fu Liangzuo was more satisfied in his heart, so he thought of supporting him, and said with a smile: "Weizhong, according to the foolish opinion of this old man, we can comfort him first and then suppress him. He Tan Zu'an has a very high reputation in the local area, and he will be destroyed if he is beaten. It’s not worth it for the people’s hearts. After appeasing Tan Zu’an, and then cutting off his wings Zhao Yiwu, he will become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered when he loses his military power.”

Fu Liangzuo's analysis was so thorough, Wu Xiaoliang put away his contempt and thought to himself: How did you end up in such a situation with your analysis so clearly?Fu Liangzuo also smiled wryly in his heart, why didn't he understand the game of Hunan at the beginning, but he was in the middle of the game, blinded, and wanted to save face, so he ended up in today's betrayal.

In just a few days, the situation in Hunan turned around and became clear.Wu Xiaoliang, commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, welcomed Fu Liangzuo, governor of Hunan Province, into Changsha City and became a powerful and powerful figure in Changsha City.At the same time, with the consent of the Beiyang central government, Hunan proposed a peace agreement by telegram, with Tan Yankai as the governor of Hunan, and then sent someone to contact Tan Yankai to urge him to accept the peace agreement proposed by the Hunan Governor's Mansion.

Tan Yankai was at the end of his life, and the two reinforcements failed. The Hunan Army itself was unable to compete with the Beiyang Central Government, so he had to accept the peace agreement, relinquish the post of Governor of Hunan, and entered Changsha City on October 24 to become the Governor of Hunan.

Seeing that the situation was settled, Fu Liangzuo felt disheartened when he knew that one of the warlords had come to an end, so he submitted his resignation to the central government and recommended Wu Xiaoliang, Major General of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, to succeed him as the warlord.This was beyond Wu Xiaoliang's expectation. He showed his favor to Fu Liangzuo only for the convenience of doing things in Hunan, but he didn't expect that Fu would value him so much, so he couldn't help being moved.

Wu Xiaoliang went to the Governor's Mansion to express his gratitude, but unexpectedly Governor Tan Yankai was also there. Since Governor Tan entered Changsha City, his impression of the commander of the Fourth Mixed Brigade has been completely overturned.Before the two armies fought, it was rumored that he was domineering, violent, and malicious, but it was only after seeing him that he found out that the other party was polite and humble.This strong contrast increased Tan's favor. If Hunan wanted to change the military governor, he naturally hoped that a humble and polite soldier like Wu Xiaoliang would succeed him.

As early as before the Beiyang Army went south, someone asked Tan Yankai, who was the governor of Hunan, whether he could take the next best thing and become the governor of Hunan.Tan Yankai replied: "How can a person who is used to a mother-in-law be a daughter-in-law again?" Now that she has to be a daughter-in-law again, the mother-in-law must of course choose someone who is good to serve her.This time, he came to propose this idea with Fu Liangzuo, and the two hit it off.

The person I care about came unexpectedly, Tan Yankai said with a hearty smile:

"Brigade Commander Wu, young hero, the old man and Qing Shuai plan to jointly protect you as the governor of Hunan."

Fu Liangzuo, who was robbed of the conversation, glanced dissatisfied at Tan Yankai, then motioned for Wu Xiaoliang to sit down, picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip, and said slowly: "Weizhong, I am about to resign, and I am going to put the burden of Hunan on you. , Governor Tan is also in favor of it, I hope you don't refuse."

Wu Xiaoliang was overjoyed. With the support of two heavyweights, he took a big step forward in his road of supervising Hunan.