Jagged Warlord

Liang Qichao asked: "After talking for a long time, who is the number one you mentioned?"

Tang Hualong laughed, and said: "Zhuo Ru is so confused, there are only a few generals under Zhao Ti, except for his brothers, they are nothing more than Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling, Wan Youtian, and Wu Qingtong."

Liang Qichao suddenly realized, and said: "Among the four people, Wu Qingtong is the only one who is not Zhao Ti's direct descendant. Could it be that he is number one?"

Li Mohan smiled and said, "It's okay to tell you two, number one is Bao Dequan."

"Bao Dequan?" Tang Hualong frowned, and said, "This Mongolian Tartar is a bandit, can you trust him?"

Jiang Fangzhen interjected: "Although this man was born as a bandit, he was determined to get rid of the bottom line, so he has quite orthodox ideas. Now we are orthodox, and the Beiyang faction has become a rebel army, so Bao Dequan changed his old mentality of luck." attitude, formally cooperate with us.”

Tang Hualong said: "Could it be that Mohan meant to let Baode kill all or capture Zhao Ti, and then let him replace him?"

"Where is he so cheap? Henan is located in the Central Plains, and Shangqiu, one of my industrial bases, is located. I don't feel relieved when Henan is handed over to such a person." Li Mohan said: "However, I can't find anything suitable for a while. people to replace Zhao Ti."

Liang Qichao thought for a while and said, "I have two suitable candidates to recommend."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Mohan asked

Liang Qichao said: "One is Zhang Shaozeng and the other is Zhang Fenghui."

Zhang Fenghuang and Li Mohan had met and dealt with each other before. He also entrusted his subordinates Mark Cheng and Hu Chengxun to him. Now these two are already senior officers at the brigade commander level.Zhang Shaozeng and Li Mohan had only heard about it, but had never seen it.

Zhang Shaozeng, styled Jingyu, was born in Dacheng, Zhili, and lived in Tianjin.A student of the Tianjin Armed Forces Academy, selected by the Qing government, recommended to the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy's first artillery department, ranked first after graduation, "deeply bonded" with his then classmates Wu Luzhen and Lan Tianwei, and was known as the "Three Masters of Non-commissioned Officers" ".Li Yuanhong was appointed as the president, and Zhang Shao was appointed as the director of army training.

Li Mohan thought for a while and said, "Zhang Fenghui is very prestigious in Shaanxi, so it's not suitable to put it in Henan. Zhang Shaozeng is a good candidate." Both of them are members of the Progressive Party. Although the two parties have merged now, there are still internal The factions are divided, but there is no clear-cut or incompatible degree.

In Li Mohan's view, since the ruling coalition has been formed, it cannot be monopolized by his own National Party.

……Dividing line……

In Bao Dequan's house in Kaifeng, Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling, Wan Youtian, and Lu Ming from the SS Military Intelligence Department were sitting around a table of eight immortals.Lu Ming took out three checks and handed them to Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling and Wan Youtian respectively.

Lu Ming said: "The three are loyal to the prime minister, and the prime minister will naturally not treat you badly. In this operation, the prime minister will send troops to help the three generals."

Ding Xiangling hesitated, and said: "The things that Zhao Ti has done in the past few years are not authentic, and they will do everything that is good for their Zhao family. We have worked hard for so many years, no credit but hard work."

Wan Youtian nodded, and said, "That's what I said, but after all, I'm an old officer."

Bao Dequan said: "Two brothers, don't worry, the Prime Minister promised me that he would not kill him, but just seized the military power, let him become a rich man, and let him live for the rest of his life."

Lu Ming said from the side: "I am not surnamed Lu to scare you. How do you compare yourself to the Japanese soldiers? The Japanese soldiers were defeated by our SS, what chance do you have of winning? Shangqiu is the birthplace of our prime minister , A heavy army has been arranged for a long time ago, and there are thousands of aircraft, cannons and armored chariots alone, what do you have superpowers or something?"

Although Bao Dequan and others were in Henan, they also heard the news that the SS used a battalion of armored tanks to defeat the Eighth Division of the Beiyang Army in one fell swoop.The news was passed on through people's mouths, adding a lot of bluffing elements.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Lu Ming hit the iron again and said, "The Prime Minister said, we are all Chinese, why should we kill each other and let the Orientals and Westerners watch jokes and take advantage of it? The Prime Minister also said that the three The general can launch an attack in the name of remonstrance, so that he doesn't have to bear the notoriety of betraying the chief."

Wan Youtian coughed and said, "Actually, our Marshal Zhao didn't really want to be an enemy of the Prime Minister, but he was fooled by Duan Qirui's words, and secondly, he felt that Shangqiu alone was worse than the whole of Henan." Fu, can he not be jealous?"

Bao Dequan replied angrily: "Then make fun of the lives of the brothers? The SS is so easy to fight? Why doesn't he let his second brother Zhao Jie be the vanguard? This time it's me, next time say It might be your old Ding Laotian."

……Dividing line……

At night, the official residence of the Henan Governor's Mansion in Kaifeng was very quiet, with only a few guards walking back and forth outside the gate to patrol.

In the mansion, Zhao Ti was listening to an opera with his wife in his arms. The opera performed by the actor was called Fengyi Pavilion, and it told the story of Lu Bu and Diao Chan's private meeting in Fengyi Pavilion.Zhao Ti put his arms around Mrs. Westinghouse, and made some comments on Hua Dan who played Diao Chan.

"boom……"

Suddenly, several gunshots came from outside the window first, and the musicians of the theater troupe made a blow. The gunshots also interrupted Zhao Ti's fun. Before he could react, the next second, there were gunshots like popping beans one after another. Sounds sounded around the governor's mansion, and along with gunshots, there were several violent explosions.

Confused, Zhao Ti grabbed a pistol hidden under the table and was about to rush out of the room. When he figured out what happened, the captain of the guard rushed in.

"Overlord, something is wrong. Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling and Wan Youtian have turned against each other."

"What?" Zhao Ti was like thunder when he heard the news, "How is it possible?" Zhao Ti couldn't believe it.If Wu Qingtong rebelled, he would still believe it, but how could Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling, and Wan Youtian follow their own horses for so many years, how could they rebel?

But the facts did not allow him to believe it. Not long after, Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling and Wan Youtian rushed into the front yard wearing guards.Several loyal guards took Zhao Ti and fled to the backyard, saying that they would cut a hole in the wall so that Zhao Ti could escape.

bang bang

Before the guards had time to dig the wall, the remonstrance troops had already chased after them, and the two guards fell in response.A group of soldiers raised their guns and surrounded Zhao Ti.

"I, Zhao Ti, ask myself that I treat you well on weekdays, why did you rebel?" Zhao Ti asked loudly.

The soldiers were afraid of Zhao Ti's power and were at a loss for a while.

At this time, Bao Dequan came out from behind the soldiers and said loudly: "Commander, we are not rebelling, we are admonishing soldiers. The two generals Ding Xiangling and Wan Youtian, I and I have already felt the call of President Li Yuanhong and Premier Li Mohan to abandon the dark and turn to the bright." Commander, you have been kind to us in the past, but you were deceived by Duan Qirui for a while, I hope the commander-in-chief will wake up."

"You guys~~" Zhao Ti was furious, but after a few seconds, he immediately put on a smiling face and said, "You are all old brothers who have been with me for many years. If you want to find a better future, I, Zhao Ti, naturally don't Two words. How about this, you withdraw your troops first, and I will send a telegram immediately, and I also support President Li Yuanhong and Premier Li Mohan."

Baodequan laughed and said: "If I had known today, why bother to do so, now and then, there is no such shop after passing this village. I advise you to give up resistance immediately, commander-in-chief. We will remember the kindness of the past and will not harm you Marshal, just send him to the capital to enjoy Qingfu."

Zhao Ti was a little panicked, he said: "Are you all doing it for glory and wealth? I have a lot of treasures in my cellar, you just take them."

Bao Dequan sneered and shouted loudly: "Take it."

Emboldened by their courage, several soldiers stepped forward and fired Zhao Ti's gun, cutting Zhao Ti's hands backwards and forcing him out of the Governor's Mansion.

Subsequently, Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling, and Wan Youtian quickly captured Kaifeng's four gates and the arsenal, and completely controlled Kaifeng City.In the Governor's Mansion, Lu Ming held a map of Henan and said to Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling and Wan Youtian: "The four regiments of the SS are on their way from Shangqiu. What Jie and the other three generals have to do is to deal with Zhao Jun and Zhao Jie's patrol battalions, as well as Wu Qingtong's troops."

Wu Qingtong served as Nanyang's guardian envoy. This position should have been Ding Xiangling, and Wu Qingtong was not Zhao Ti's direct line, so Ding Xiangling was the first to stand up and said, "Zhao Jie and Zhao Jun are both prodigal sons. They only know how to collect money, eat and drink. Playing and smoking opium, under his leadership, Hongwei's military discipline is lax, and its combat effectiveness is very poor. Wu Qingtong's soldiers and horses are only slightly better than theirs."

Lu Ming thought for a while and said, "I can give the Prime Minister an idea. After you captured Zhao Jie, Zhao Jun, and Wu Qingtong, you will share their soldiers, horses, and weapons. Our SS has a captive and a copper coin." Won't take a single bullet."

Bao Dequan gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother Lu, you are really interesting."

Lu Ming laughed, and said: "As long as you follow the Prime Minister, you will not need to talk about the glory and wealth, but more importantly, you will be able to leave your name in history. When the history is compiled in the future, the three generals will set things right, abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and put the righteousness of the nation first. Deeds of righteousness will definitely be praised by future generations.” Thousand wears flattery but does not wear it, the Military Intelligence Department has already done their homework, and the result of their analysis of the characters of Bao Dequan, Ding Xiangling, and Wan Youtian is that these three people are all good-looking , especially Bao Dequan, who had a good chance of blocking the bandits in the past, and wanted to clean up for himself.

Hearing this, the three of them felt a little flustered, and Ding Xiangling said: "It's not too late, Lao Wan and I will go south immediately to deal with Zhao Jun and Zhao Jie. We're going to trouble General Bao here in Kaifeng."

As soon as Bao Dequan heard this, he was unhappy, and said: "What do you mean by this, am I, Bao Dequan, a person who is afraid of death? You are all going to fight, how can I enjoy happiness in the rear?"

What the three of them said was insincere, it was false to go south to beat Zhao Jie and Zhao Jun, but it was true that they wanted to grab more territory and troops.