Jagged Warlord

Spring is here, everything is revived, and the earth is full of vitality.The grass sneaked out and covered the field all of a sudden.Raise your eyes and look far away, a thousand miles away.They are tall and green, swaying in the wind, so soft, so dazzling.The fields in the morning are extraordinarily fresh.The vast and boundless fields are covered with a layer of gold by the bright red sun.The dewdrops on the grass blades are like gems set on emeralds, glowing with colorful brilliance.

After Li Mohan came to Xuzhou, he stayed in the mansion of the inspector of the Yangtze River. Although Yuan Shikai hadn't given himself a title, it was not important, strength was the most important thing.

Li Mohan's breakfast is very simple, multigrain porridge, steamed buns, and snacks.This made the cook who was cooking for Zhang Xun a lot easier.During breakfast, Liu Musheng came to see him.

"Master Liu, it's so early? Have breakfast together." Li Mohan said

Liu Musheng was so blunt, he sat down after bowing slightly. "Master, do you still remember the Duan Qingxi I mentioned to you before?"

"Remember." Li Mohan looked up at Liu Musheng

"It turns out that he was an official in Xuzhou, not under your rule, young master, but now Xuzhou is also in your pocket, young master. Shouldn't you be a corporal, young master?" Liu Musheng asked

"It should be, it should be." Li Mohan swallowed a mouthful of steamed buns, "After breakfast, we will go together."

The Duan family is the richest family in Xiao County.The Duan family has two mansions in the north and south, and two pawnshops in the east and west in Xiaocheng.There is a garden covering an area of ​​six to seven hundred acres outside the city, at the northern foot of Tiger Mountain in the west of the city, and the Hongyu Mountain Villa for his family to escape the summer heat.In the southeast of the county seat, the Duan family's land stretches as far as the eye can see.There are as many as 18 villages, including Dazhuang, Erzhuang, Shizhuang, Liuzhuang, Shaozhuang, and Haodian, formed by the farm workers hired by the Duan family.In addition, there are many mansions, bungalows and gardens in Xuzhou, Nanjing, Jinan, Wuhan, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and other places.It is a veritable home of Zhongming Dingshi.Grandfather Duan Guangying was a Jinshi in the third year of Xianfeng and an editor of the Imperial Academy.He was also the only Jinshi in the eight counties of Xuzhou during the Xianfeng period, and died in Henan Grain Storage and Salt Fadao.His father, Duan Shuyun, was a tribute in the 11th year of Guangxu. He successively served as the Secretary of the Criminal Ministry, the Director of the Guizhou Department, Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft, Qinghe Road of Zhili, Gaolei Yang Road of Guangdong, the Department of Education in Guangdong, and the General Office of the Southern Section of Jinpu Railway.After the Republic of China, he served as a patrol envoy in Hubei.

When Duan Qingxi met Li Mohan for the first time, he was very surprised. He thought Li Mohan was also a martial artist, but Li Mohan was not only young, but also had the demeanor of a Confucian general, which made Duan Qingxi feel more favorable towards him out of thin air.Moreover, Li Mohan kept calling Duan Qingxi Mr., but he called himself a student. This made Duan Qingxi, a traditional intellectual and bureaucrat, very useful.

As the largest landlord in Xiao County, Duan Qingxi joined Li Mohan's staff. Naturally, he wanted to cheer for his Dong Weng. Duan Qingxi set an example first. 12% shares invested in Xuzhou Electric Lamp Factory.With the example of Duan Qingxi and Li Mohan's overt or covert implementation of the new policy with military force, the new policies in the [-] counties under Xuzhou were successfully implemented.

Afterwards, Li Mohan came to visit Zhang Wensheng's family members in the yard where Zhang Wensheng's family was under house arrest.

Zhang Wensheng had one wife and three concubines. Although Mrs. Zhang came from a small family, she was dignified and generous. Before Zhang Wensheng gave birth to a son, she was named Zhang Wenxiang.One of the other three concubines was an actor, the other was a prostitute, and the other was bought from the countryside.

As soon as Mrs. Zhang saw Li Mohan, she said neither humble nor overbearing: "Marshal Li, you also took Xuzhou, so what do you mean if you keep holding us women and children? Could it be that you are afraid of my master and want to take us as hostages?"

Tie Luohan frowned, and shouted: "Presumptuous. Will my commander-in-chief be afraid of him?"

Mrs. Zhang was a whole head shorter than the tall and burly Tie Luohan, she was not afraid, she still said: "Then why didn't you let us go?"

Li Mohan shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Before I was busy with things, I didn't take care of it. It's not that I plan to send troops to escort you to Haizhou to reunite with Zhang Wenzheng's family." Wen Zheng, you can call him very affectionate.

Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed, but then asked: "We are leaving, where are the belongings in that house?"

A concubine said in a shrill voice: "Sister, it's good that we can leave. What else do you miss? What's missing, let the master buy it again."

Mrs. Zhang ignored him, just looked at Li Mohan

Li Mohan thought for a while and said, "As long as you can handle the things in this room, you can take them away."

After finishing speaking, Li Mohan waved again, and the two horses brought a large wooden box.Li Mohan pointed to the wooden box and said, "This is 40 oceans, which is a little gift from me to Wenzheng."

After that, Li Mohan kept his promise and sent a team of soldiers to escort Mrs. Zhang and [-] Chinese merchant tickets to Haizhou to reunite with Zhang Wensheng.Zhang Wensheng was also very grateful, and wrote a letter to Li Mohan to express his gratitude, praising him for his demeanor of the ancients.

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At Shangqiu Railway Station, flags were flying, mules and horses were neighing, a brigade of SS soldiers dragged artillery and machine guns, and the same number of peasants drove hundreds of carts full of various supplies to the railway station. Lead the team to transport the boxes of goods to the train.

These SS soldiers did not wear black military uniforms, but instead wore dark green military uniforms. There were no marks on the military uniforms, only the "Central Plains Volunteer Army" embroidered logo on their chests.He wore a steel helmet painted dark green, and the matte paint was still inconspicuous under the blazing sun, without any reflections.

The train station was bustling with people coming and going. When a few men with southern accents saw these soldiers, they asked the locals, "I heard that this is the site of the SS. What kind of army is this volunteer army?"

The person who was asked was a little old man in his fifties, who raised his eyes and looked at him, "Is it a foreigner? Let me tell you, this little Japanese is harming the people in Shandong. General Li wants to go north to Shandong to fight against the Japanese, but President Yuan refuses to let him go." Ah, there is no other way but to use such a banner, which means that President Yuan and General Li did not go there, but they went voluntarily. What is this called?...Oh, yes, to avoid international disputes."

Several people smiled wryly and shook their heads, their faces full of helplessness.

"Hey, if all those officials are as stubborn as our General Li, how dare foreigners be so arrogant?" The little old man walked away shaking his head.

"Dear comrades-in-arms, fellow compatriots, the Chinese men will never sit back and watch the atrocities of Japan's invasion of our country and the killing of our compatriots. Even if we fight to the death, we will all die in Shandong, and we will not bow to the Japanese invaders. At the same time, we I also want to warn all the citizens that anyone who dares to take the opportunity to attack us at this moment will be regarded as a traitor and will be subjected to our cruelest revenge. Even if we disappear completely this time, as long as we can arouse the national feelings of the people and the great rejuvenation of the country, we will All of them will write a strong and colorful stroke in Chinese history."

A young military officer in the 24th grade held a simple trumpet in one hand and loudly encouraged the soldiers.His name is Gao Qizhan, and he is a trainer who belongs to the Political Training Department under the General Staff. He is responsible for encouraging the soldiers, instilling nationalist thinking in their daily lives, and keeping their ideology from deviating.

A group of young officers and soldiers were immediately stimulated with enthusiasm, wishing to go to Shandong immediately to fight the Japanese army to the death.

Among those few people, one of the oldest murmured: "If everyone in our country has such blood, why worry about the country not being strong!"

"Sir, let me send a name card to that Li Mohan first." One person asked

"Okay, Xikun, go deliver the post, let's find an inn to stay first." The middle-aged man nodded

Not long after, the young man named Xikun came to the gate of the patrol envoy with a name card. The guard stepped forward and stopped him, "What are you doing?"

"My name is Chang Maokun, and I'm here to deliver greeting cards." He handed a name card to the guard.

"Wait." The guard took the invitation card and gave it to the guard at the door, and the guard at the gate sent the invitation card all the way in until it was in Liu Musheng's hands.

Liu Musheng opened the greeting card and said with a smile, "Why is Liang Qichao here?"