The Republic of Heroes

Public opinion has boiled to the peak, Wu Bingxiang had to resign under pressure, ended his political career ahead of schedule, and planned to move to Tianjin to work as a public servant.As soon as the vanguard of the Chen faction fell, Chen Jintao regained his freedom and immediately protested to the Congress. The Police Agency abused its power to restrict the freedom of movement of government officials and demanded to see the President immediately to express his grievances. Feng Guozhang felt a headache. Just because he jokes about fighting doesn't mean he wants to go into the water to participate in the fight.

The students were finally released, and everyone cheered for everyone's persistence in winning. Wu Xiaoliang lamented the students' innocence: the government doesn't care about their lives, after all, they are just pawns on the chessboard.

Wu Xiaoliang bid farewell to Liang Yuchun and Tian Weilan, and returned to the preparatory office, Li Wuyi complained: "Brigade Commander, next time I will follow you no matter what you say."

"This time the prison was not in vain, and there was an unexpected harvest. Tomorrow, we will send people to Peking University to distribute leaflets, and recruit student soldiers in the name of the Northwest Frontier Defense Preparatory Office."

Yin Chengfu was a little puzzled: "The students are all future elites, can they join up with these rank and file?"

"Brother Zhen, don't underestimate ideals, he can make you do everything willingly."

Sure enough, there were as many as 200 people who signed up on the first day after the leaflets were distributed, and half of those who participated in the parade that day.Yin Chengfu said with sincere emotion: "Our brigade commander is really a former lucky general. After being in prison, he solved the headache before."

Wu Xiaoliang was surprised to find that Liang Yuchun, a man with glasses who was parading that day, was also there. This powerless white-faced scholar's passion for serving the country made people couldn't help admiring him.

When the student group was established, Wu Xiaoliang devoted himself to training in the military barracks. The bloody battles of the big politicians outside seemed to have nothing to do with him. However, Xu Shuzheng's sudden rush back made him realize that the political situation in Beijing had changed It's getting to the point where he has to clean up, and it's hard for him to stay out of it.

Xu Shuzheng actually came to the Northwest Frontier Defense Preparatory Office to meet Wu Xiaoliang in person, and said with a heavy expression when they met, "Weizhong, there is one thing you must know. The Fourth Mixed Brigade was targeted by Wu Zitang and did a lot of tricks. Although he was furious, he still acquiesced in his behavior. I have won the number for you again, and the troops are being pulled together. It will take a long time, and whoever laughs will not know the end."

Xu Shuzheng's statement also confirmed from the side that the struggle within the Anhui faction has become superficial, and if Duan Qirui mishandled it, it would easily lead to the disintegration of the Anhui faction.Wu Xiaoliang had already guessed that it was Wu Guangxin who did the tricks. This person was Duan Qirui's younger brother, and he was deeply favored by him. He was just a backward person, so it was only natural for him to be abandoned if he was worthy of his weight.

"Xiaoliang has recently recruited a group of students from various universities, which is already quite large. Please review them publicly." Wu Xiaoliang didn't want to continue those topics. The Fourth Mixed Brigade is not at the discretion of anyone, and if you want to eat it in one bite, you have to see if you have a good pair of teeth.

Wu Xiaoliang led Xu Shuzheng to the barracks. At first glance, this army is impressive. Apart from the neat military appearance and imposing manner, what impresses people most is the full aura. This kind of enthusiasm, like fire, can burn the people who are close to them.

Xu Shuzheng looked at the neatly lined up student regiment soldiers and nodded. This Wu Weizhong did have some tricks. The students in the university have always caused headaches in the name of being narrow-minded and good.

He cleared his throat: "Students, I am very moved to see your enthusiasm for serving the country..."

Xu Shuzheng's speech was well-regulated, and it was nothing more than emphasizing that serving the country with loyalty and obedience is the bounden duty of soldiers. Many students disagreed with this and whispered.After Xiao Xu finished speaking, the response was not enthusiastic, and the student soldiers did not see the excitement of the senior officer, so they couldn't help but feel a little bit uninterested.

Seeing that Xu Shuzheng's speech aroused disapproval, Wu Xiaoliang added: "Soldiers take obedience as their bounden duty is your first priority. However, the Ministry of the Army recruited you here not only to make you obey the orders of the chief, but to obey the orders of the officers. The land is the Northwest Frontier Defense Preparatory Office, so your ultimate goal here is to expel the Tartars and regain lost ground. Soldiers obeying their commanders is the foundation of victory in battle. The worst thing in the army is heroic individualism, and at least it hurts your fellow soldiers If it is serious, it will ruin the battle situation, so you have to keep this in mind, when we come here, we seven-foot bodies no longer belong to ourselves, but to the country and the entire Chinese nation."

The speech immediately aroused the sympathy of the students, and there was a round of applause, which could not conceal their excitement and pride.

Wu Xiaoliang lowered his hands to signal silence, and then he said: "All the students here have committed themselves to the country without hesitation. As the officers in the same robe, I swear here that I will never let you shed unnecessary blood and never participate in the civil war among the people of the country. , you are only born to defend against foreign enemies and regain lost land.”

When Xu Shuzheng heard what Wu Xiaoliang said, his heart skipped a beat. This was Wu Weizhong's statement, and it was also a kind of protest. He made it clear that he would not participate in the civil war, which was a passive resistance to the Prime Minister's policy of unifying China by force.In my heart, I complained that Duan Qirui was biased, which caused such a general to be alienated.

Although Xu Shuzheng's return to Beijing stabilized the political situation in the capital, the staff of the Research Department had no choice but to stop. Chen Jintao still sat firmly in the position of chief financial officer, so the Northwest Frontier Defense Preparatory Office became the biggest winner, and the financial funds were continuously allocated to the preparatory office.But what puzzled Yin Chengfu was that Wu Xiaoliang didn't buy guns and ammunition first, but bought a hundred trucks.

Seeing that the money was being spent like running water but not in exchange for armaments and weapons, he said distressedly: "Brigade Commander, why do we buy a lot of these iron lumps?" In his opinion, only buying arms is the last word.

"Zhenzhi, don't underestimate these iron bumps, they are all treasures." Now Wu Xiaoliang's biggest headache is gasoline, and he has a car but can't burn it, which is a problem that gives him an endless headache.

The situation changed overnight, and the whole city of Beijing was rumored that the governors of various provinces had expressed their opposition to continuing to use troops against the south, and the newspapers were also covered in mist. What's more, a certain newspaper even broke out that Ni Sichong, a die-hard governor who supported Duan Qirui, also opposed it. keep fighting.

Duan Qirui finally returned to Beijing in Hankou, without bringing back a single soldier from Wu Xiaoliang's Fourth Mixed Brigade.But the young brigade commander was beyond everyone's expectations. Not only did he not get angry, he even went to Zhengyangmen Station to welcome him back. He was very respectful and seemed to have no dissatisfaction. He found some clues, but was disappointed to find that Wu Xiaoliang was called into Duan Qirui's special car.