The Republic of Heroes

Wu Xiaoliang closed the newspaper, thinking that political strife was his biggest headache, so he made up his mind to focus on the Northwest Frontier Defense Preparation Office after returning to Beijing, ignoring their nasty things.

At noon, Wu Xiaoliang's men and horses were all ferried across the river. After leaving the dock, they headed for Hankou Railway Station. Hubei is the territory of the direct general Wang Zhanyuan, and he didn't want to stay here any longer.Near the train station, there was a commotion in front, and there was loud gunfire. Just as Wu Xiaoliang wanted to ask about the situation, the cavalry company commander rushed over.

"Brigade Commander, there are people from the No.16 mixed brigade in front, and they clashed with the Hubei Army."

It turned out to be Feng Yuxiang's army, which is also a direct general, and now even he has been sent out. It seems that the Beijing government has left empty nest for the Southern Expedition.However, the two parties are both directly related, so there should be no conflict.

"Let's go, let's go ahead and have a look." Wu Xiaoliang wanted to meet the defected general who was famous in later generations.

Wu Xiaoliang pushed aside the guards and walked to the front, only to see people on both sides rattling swords, guns loaded, knives unsheathed, and several of them were lying on the ground with blood on their bodies, crying again and again, he sternly shouted: "Stop, we are both in the army robes, How is it proper to face each other at gunpoint?"

When the conflicting soldiers saw a major general approaching, they felt a little guilty, lowered their guns, and took a few steps back.

Wu Xiaoliang walked to the middle and said coldly: "Where is your officer? Let him come to see me"

"Haha, the little ones are disobedient. I, Lao Zhang, will teach them a lesson on behalf of their chief. What's the big deal?" The soldiers stepped aside, and a sturdy officer came striding over.

There are three copper flowers on the red brochure, it is a colonel, and a soldier shouted: "Commander, have a ball with them, and beat them down together."

The head of the colonel scolded: "Little bastard, you know what a fart, do you still talk about the superiority and inferiority of the upper and lower?" After speaking, he came to Wu Xiaoliang.

"It's you?"

"It's you?"

The two spoke in unison.

Wu Xiaoliang looked surprised: "Zhang Dahu! Why are you?"

"Hey, little brother..." He glanced at Wu Xiaoliang's yellow and orange major general epaulettes, and changed his words: "General Wu, I have a big size, Zhang Zongchang, and you gave it to me, so don't call it wrong again."

Wu Xiaoliang laughed loudly: "Yes, yes, Captain Zhang told the brothers to put away their guns, let's catch up on the old days."

The leader of the regiment is Zhang Dahu, the leader of the Jinchuan County Receiver's Office, who was renamed Zhang Zongchang by Wu Xiaoliang's spoof.

"You bastards, take the guy away, and don't scare these cowards in Hubei."

Zhang Zongchang's soldiers simply put away their guns and put the safety on, looking at the nervous Hubei soldiers with disdain on their faces.What a group of arrogant soldiers, Wu Xiaoliang praised secretly.

Wu Xiaoliang ordered the soldiers of the Fourth Brigade to rest where they were. He and Zhang Zongchang sat down at the roadside tea stand. The hawker was still in shock from the conflict just now, so Zhang Zongchang urged him repeatedly to come up to refill the water.

"You and I should still be called brothers." Wu Xiaoliang said, he didn't feel bad about this big tiger. "You are older, my brother will call you Brother Zhang."

Zhang Zongchang saw Wu Xiaoliang's frankness and frankness without twitching, and he felt very sorry for his temper. He smiled: "Brother Wu's promotion is much faster than my old Zhang. Which commander will you be a high-ranking officer with?" In his impression, Wu Xiaoliang He has no strength to restrain a chicken, and has no ability other than literacy and hyphenation. Being a major general in high ranks is all luck.

"The Fourth Mixed Brigade." Wu Xiaoliang took a sip of tea and replied very flatly.

"Oh, to be a high-ranking officer for Brigadier Wu..." Zhang Zongchang stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking. In the establishment of the Fourth Mixed Brigade, the brigade commander is the only one who can have the rank of major general. Brigadier Wu, the wind and rain?Seeing that he is less than twenty years old, this is too incredible.

"Could it be...you are the Wu Weizhong who almost became the governor of Hunan and caused President Feng to run away?" Zhang Zongchang's superiors and colleagues talked about Wu Xiaoliang's name, but he didn't know that he was a bandit. Wu Xiaoliang had his name, so he was surprised to find out that Wu Weizhong and Wu Xiaoliang were the same person.

"Exactly!" Wu Xiaoliang didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, and sighed secretly, it seems that there are no secrets in the officialdom.

"Hey! I really can't tell. Brother Wu looks so weak that he is the rumored Wu who shaved his head. He's amazing, amazing!" Zhang Zongchang has a rough and open-minded nature, but he has a natural awe of the strong, and immediately put away his contempt. .

Wu Xiaoliang heard that the outside world has spread such viciousness about himself, there is no guarantee that his name will also have the effect of stopping children from crying at night, he couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Zhang, why did you vote for Feng Yuxiang's team? Didn't you go to vote for Fengtian Marshal Zhang a year ago?" Wu Xiaoliang was very curious about his joining the immediate Feng Yuxiang army.

"Hehe, Brother Wu has a good idea. I am indeed the Marshal Zhang I am defecting to, and I am also the commander's cronies, but I offended the leader. That bastard is too much. Old Zhang killed him in a fit of anger, and then voted for Guan. Here, Brigadier Commander Feng is so heroic and righteous that he promoted me to be regimental commander in less than a year."

What Zhang Zongchang said was calm, but Wu Xiaoliang could feel the near-death in it, just talking about how extreme things the regiment leader had to do, in order to attract the man who knew the current affairs in front of him, draw a knife and bleed, and escape.

Zhang Zongchang didn't know what was going on in his heart, but he continued to sigh: "Old Zhang is lucky to be in Brigadier Feng's army, but he has never seen such a good officer before." Bowl of tea, wiped his mouth and said: "Old Zhang thinks he is promoted quickly, which is rare in the army. Hehe, your brother is better than Lao Zhang, take it!"

When Wu Xiaoliang heard that he had gone through so many ups and downs, he was also moved with emotion.

"Brother Zhang is going south with Feng Huanzhang, but is he going to enter Sichuan?"

"That's right, but the team didn't go any further when they got off the bus in Hankou. The brigade commander was not in a hurry at all during the half-month stay, but he was anxious to hurt us subordinates."

Wu Xiaoliang felt sad for a while, Duan Qirui seemed to spare no expense in order to succeed in the Southern Expedition, and sent all his direct line troops, now even the direct line troops have been sent out, but can they be at your disposal?The way of political struggle does not ask whether right or wrong is right or wrong. The enemy always agrees and I oppose, and the enemy opposes and I agree.Feng Yuxiang's stagnation in Hankou is by no means fear of war, he seems to smell a hint of conspiracy.

Zhang Zongchang is gearing up: "Lao Zhang is about to get sick these days, so I wish I could have a quick fight. I had a chance today, but your brother messed it up. They say that Cai E is powerful, isn't he here?" If you are embarrassed in front of you, my old Zhang said, these people are famous, but they can’t help beating them, they just scare people.”

Wu Xiaoliang was about to say something when guard Li Wuyi rushed over.

"Report to the brigade commander, the station has sent someone over to convey the message that the special train has been arranged and will leave immediately."