Jagged Warlord

After You Min was arrested, he was imprisoned in the secret prison of the Military Intelligence Department. This place is different from ordinary prisons. It is neither dark nor humid. Instead, it is sunny and the food is plentiful. Except that there are strong iron bars on the windows. outside.

"Huh?" Early this morning, the sunlight hit You Min's eyes and woke him up. He squinted his eyes and got up, then sat up.There was a small opening in the iron door of the cell, and toothpaste, toothbrush and teacup for brushing his teeth were handed in from the outside, as well as breakfast for him, a bowl of oatmeal, an egg, and three meat buns.

"Hey, what are you going to do with me?" You Min shouted towards the prison door, but no one paid any attention to him.

"Let me out!" You Min slammed on the iron door again, but no one paid any attention to him.You Min gave up and had no choice but to finish his breakfast and continue to lie back on the bed to sleep.

At noon, the cell door opened, and a jailer came in pushing a small cart. There were several plates on the cart. When the jailer opened the plate, he saw that there was exquisite Western food inside.

"It's interesting, the decapitation meal is still made in such a foreign style." You Min felt a sense of relief.

"Mr. You~" At this time, an officer in military uniform appeared at the door with a sullen face as if everyone owed him money, "You Min, someone came to see you."

"Who?" You Min just wanted to stretch out his hand, but he could only retract it.

"Prudential, long time no see." The person who came in said hello to You Min loudly.

"Bo Ziming?" You Min's eyes lit up, "Why are you here?"

Bo Ziming smiled and said, "Isn't it just like you that was arrested by Li Mohan?"

"I heard that you were captured after the battle at Peach Blossom Mountain." You Min said, "Wu Dazhou is not a real person. Not to mention that the timid enemy escaped during the Peach Blossom Mountain encounter, this time, Wu Dazhou unexpectedly Wear a pair of pants with that Qu Tongfeng."

Bo Ziming didn't believe it, and said, "Wu Dazhou is such a person? Is there a misunderstanding? Why do I think he is not such a person?"

You Min was furious, and shouted: "Know people, know faces, but don't know your heart~I'll tell you~" Then You Min told how he went to Jiangyin to persuade a certain artillery commander Fang Gengsheng, the division commander Xiao Guangli, etc. to revolt, and then how he led the troops. I went to Shandong to participate in the discussion of Yuan Jun, and later explained the ins and outs of my disagreement with Wu Dazhou.

Bo Ziming frowned after hearing this, and said, "Why is Wu Dazhou so credulous to Duan Qirui? Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang faction have lied to us time and time again, Wu Dazhou shouldn't have done it~!"

You Min also sighed, and said: "I can put aside my personal honor and disgrace, but Fang Gengsheng and Xiao Guangli both trusted me to revolt. Now that they have come to this point, it is I who have delayed them both." Future."

Suddenly, someone interrupted their conversation, "You two, what are you talking about?" Li Mohan didn't know when he would appear at the cell door.

"Who are you? Why did you eavesdrop on us?" You Min shouted

Li Mohan smiled and said: "This cell is equipped with a monitoring system, so we can hear you snoring at night. We listened in a fair manner and did not eavesdrop."

"You~" You Min stood up awkwardly, pointed at Li Mohan and asked, "Who are you?"

"Prudential, don't be impatient, let me introduce you. This is Li Mohan, the governor of Shandong and the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party." Bo Ziming pulled You Min back.

You Min was taken aback, with an expression of disbelief, "You are Li Mohan?"

"Many people have this reaction when they meet me for the first time. Why, is there a big gap between me and the rumors?" Li Mohan asked with a smile

You Min has a straight temper, he said: "Where did we say that you are a brutal, cruel, and murderous rough warrior. I didn't expect it~~I didn't expect~~"

"I didn't expect him to be such a polite and handsome man?" Li Mohan laughed loudly and said, "It seems that my image in the hearts of you revolutionaries is really bad."

Bo Ziming also laughed, and said, "Before meeting you, the warlord, how could I, Bo Ziming, have imagined you in a good way?"

However, You Min was not in such a good mood as Bo Ziming, he asked: "Since you have taken me, you have obeyed Qu Tongfeng's order. If you want to kill or cut, it's up to you."

Li Mohan put on a straight face when he heard the words, and said disdainfully: "What is Qu Tongfeng? He is just the defeated general of our Chief of Staff. If Duan Qirui and I hadn't reached a ceasefire agreement, Qu Tongfeng would still be in the prisoner-of-war camp." Be his teacher."

Upon hearing this, You Min felt that he still had hope, and asked, "Then what are you going to do with me?"

Li Mohan asked: "Of course it is upholding justice. However, you have to tell me the ins and outs of the matter in detail."

In fact, the ins and outs of the matter are not complicated. The Beiyang government requested that most of the Northeast Army be disbanded on the spot.But the bandits from Shandong and the red beards from the northeast refused to disband. On the contrary, the Chinese Revolutionary Party once again showed its naive political side. Ju Zheng, Wu Dazhou and others agreed to disband the Northeast Army of the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

Different from Ju Zheng and Wu Dazhou's ideas, You Min believes that the Revolutionary Party must maintain a certain number of troops so that the people of the Beiyang faction will not dare to go too far.However, Juzheng didn't support You Min's point of view, thinking that You Min was trying to pull the mountain, as if he was the local emperor, and even caused Qu Tongfeng to shoot and kill You Min's brigade commander Zhao Desheng.

Bo Ziming sighed and said, "Both Mr. Sun and Commander Juzheng are too immature."

You Min was a little surprised. He asked, "Ziming, why did you say that? Mr. Sun Wen has always been the leader of our revolution. How can the leader be so wrong?"

Bo Ziming took out a book, handed it to You Min, and said, "I thought so before. But after I read this book, I realized where Mr. Sun was wrong and where we were wrong."

You Min took the book and read it aloud, "My View on Nationalism?"

Bo Ziming said: "This book was written by Li Mohan and Li Dujun. What is said in the book is easy to understand. After reading it, I agree with it very much, but I am annoyed why I didn't think of it before."

You Min opened the book casually, read a few paragraphs roughly, then frowned, and read it carefully again with a serious expression.After reading it for about ten minutes, You Min closed the book and said to Li Mohan, "Reading a few pages from Your Excellency is better than me, You Min, reading a few years."

Li Mohan said: "After reading this book, Mr. Liang Qichao also felt that the nationalism advocated by their Progressive Party is the same as the nationalism. He agrees with the views in my book very much, and Mr. Liang will come to Jinan soon as a guest."

You Min said: "If the Chinese revolution had been guided by such political theories from the beginning, and had a leader like Dujun Li, I am afraid that there would be no regrets about how to buy a fake republic."

Li Mohan said: "It's not too late now. I'm just a governor of Shandong. I can only benefit the people of Shandong. If I can go further, I can benefit the [-] million compatriots across the country."

You Min thought for a while, stood up, saluted Li Mohan, and said, "As long as you don't give up, I, You Min, are willing to follow around and lead the horse and pedal."

Li Mohan smiled, put his hands on You Min's shoulders, and said, "You are too modest. But right now, I'm afraid I can only give you the position of regiment leader, for fear of wronging you."

You Min replied: "I am for the revolution, not for wealth."

"Okay." Li Mohan said: "However, I have one more point to explain. Each of our troops is equipped with trainers who are responsible for political work, and your army will be no exception in the future. But you don't have to worry too much, they are just in charge of the soldiers. Ideological work, not the ancient army supervisor. Our SS is a one-manager system, and the military commander is the largest.”

After Li Mohan said this, You Min felt more at ease. He said: "If you can trust me, You Min, Governor Li, please let me go back. I will call up the old department and put them all under your command."

"Governor Li, I am willing to be a guarantor for You Min." Bo Ziming said

"Of course I can trust you." Li Mohan nodded and said, "Then how much time do you need? Do you need me to send troops to respond?"

You Min said: "The shortest is three to five days, and the longest is seven or eight days. I will pull the team to gather around Zhoucun, and hope that the warlord will send troops to meet it."

"Okay. No problem, I'll wait for your good news." Li Mohan said to the guard at the gate: "Get ready, I'm going to have lunch with Mr. Bo and Mr. You at noon."

……Dividing line……

After letting You Min go, Li Mohan immediately sent a telegram to Duan Qirui in Beijing, claiming that Qu Tongfeng's methods in dealing with the militia in Shandong were so simple and rough that it led to a mutiny, causing innocent people in Shandong to suffer and so on.Li Mohan pointed out that since these militias are in Shandong, they should be recruited by himself, the governor of Shandong.

After Duan Qirui received Li Mohan's telegram, Xu Shuzheng read it immediately. Xu Shuzheng smiled and said, "Isn't this just right? Those Northeast red beards refused to be included, and they made a big fuss in Shandong. In addition, in Shandong, there have been many thieves since ancient times. It's just a good time to sharpen this crazy student who is young and ambitious."

Duan Qirui smiled and said, "That's what I mean too. However, after all, we have taken him tens of millions. You see, he also sent a telegram asking for the number of his troops."

In the original plan, Duan Qirui only gave Li Mohan the numbers of Shandong First Division and Shandong Second Division, a total of two divisions.The reason why the designation contains the word "Shandong" is to distinguish it from the Beiyang Army of the Central Army.As the Central Army, the Beiyang Army can be stationed anywhere in the country, and can also be mobilized across the country, but the designation with the mark "Shandong" indicates that the army is a local army and can only be stationed in Shandong. There is no Ministry of War order, the scope of activities cannot exceed Shandong Province.