The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 2 Prayer to the "Overlord of Western Chu"
In the early spring of 1924, Wang Yaqiao, under the pseudonym Wang Qingyu, erected the banner of recruiting troops on the head of Huzhou city, and there was an endless stream of aspiring young people from all over the south and north of the Yangtze River.Calling relatives, inviting friends, neighbors, huh, huh, ran to the Baque Temple in Santianmen Mountain, Huzhou. In less than a month, five companies and a general team were recruited, about 500 people.During the labor movement, Wang Yaqiao and Li Lisan were good friends. He asked someone to send a message to Li Lisan, asking him to help recruit recruits from among the workers.Soon, more than 100 Shanghai youth workers came to Huzhou in small groups and put on military uniforms.

The headquarters of the Zhejiang Special Column is located in the Baque Temple.Ding Zixia and Huang Wendi were appointed as the chief and deputy chiefs of staff, He Zheren was appointed as the director of ordnance, and Wang Yaqiao's old classmate Xu Xiyong became the director of military supplies.For a while, the heroes gathered together, and the dragons and tigers leaped. Later, Fang Zhenwu, Hu Zongnan, Dai Li, Hu Baoyi, Yu Yanong, etc., who became influential figures in modern Chinese history, successively served as captains of each team and became Wang Yaqiao's capable generals.Wang Yaqiao, who has been wandering for most of his life, is full of ambition, and feels like he has wiped out all the talents in Jianghuai.

This morning, the mountain gate of Baque Temple was opened, and four horses shot out like arrows, from south to north, and went straight to Bianshan along the Yangchang path.The leader was Wang Yaqiao, riding a big black meteor horse.Immediately behind was Hu Baoyi and Dai Chunfeng (Dai Li's name at the time) sitting on a yellow puma and a mixed-haired horse, and at the end was Hu Zongnan riding a small white horse.The high-spirited Dai Chunfeng sometimes rushed past Hu Baoyi as if he was trying his best, and sometimes tightened the reins deliberately to let the mixed-haired horse slow down. He was between Hu Baoyi and Hu Zongnan, turned his head and shouted: "Shoushan! Hurry up!" Hu Zongnan's face was flushed, sweat was streaming down his cheeks, and he kept beating his horse's ass with a whip.But the little white horse didn't listen to the greetings very much, and licked its hooves as it ran, almost throwing him off the horse a few times.

Bianshan is located on the south bank of Taihu Lake. It is not high, 521 meters, but it is unique.Wu Xing is rich in mountains and rivers, and Bian is the respect of all peaks.According to local records, Xiang Yu once trained eight thousand disciples from the east of the Yangtze River on this mountain. After his death, Xiang Yu was named the God of Bianshan by Jiangdong's elders.As a result, Bianshan became famous far and wide.

If the outline of Taihu Lake is regarded as a giant bow drawn, then Huzhou is basically located in the center of the bow, and Bianshan is like an arrow ready to go.

Wang Yaqiao arrived at the foot of Bianshan Mountain and got off his horse; Dai Chunfeng rushed to the horse, took the reins, tied the big black horse and the miscellaneous horse to a century-old Gongsun tree; entered the restaurant, greeted the proprietress, and booked a private room Then, Wang Yaqiao and his party went up the stairs along the mountain road.

From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are a total of 1300 steps, which are divided into 26 plates, each with 50 steps.The four were young and strong, chasing after each other, crossing Biyan, crossing Longyan, and climbed to the top of Xiuyan in less than an hour.Although sweating and gasping for breath, when you climb to the top of the mountain, facing the breeze and looking north, you can see the vast expanse of Taihu Lake, rippling blue waves, white sails like clouds, as beautiful as poetry and painting.Looking back, there are mountains in the west, fertile fields in the east, and Huzhou City in the distance is like a strong fortress, guarding the strategic point of going directly to Hangzhou from the shore of Taihu Lake.The fatigue from climbing just now disappeared immediately.

Wang Yaqiao was impatient, so before everyone had a good look at the scenery of the lake and mountains, he looked around, chose a high platform, and personally inserted the wooden sign with the words "Xiang Yu's Spiritual Tablet, Overlord of Western Chu", and ordered a few brothers to untie the cloth that they brought up the mountain. The bag, pig's head and sheep's head, birthday peaches and melons were arranged in turn, and the bowl was filled with Yanghe Daqu... He pointed to the big golden-haired rooster struggling on the ground.Hu Bao nodded, and pulled out the pistol; Hu Zongnan pushed him with his hand, bent down and pulled out a self-defense dagger from his leather boots; Dai Chunfeng was the smartest, he ran over in three steps in two, He stepped on the chicken feet, held the chicken wings with his left hand, tightened the chicken head with his right hand, and pulled hard, blood gushed from the head, and he used the momentum to point the chicken neck at the wine bowl, and the chicken blood stabbed the inside and outside of the bowl.

Wang Yaqiao watched Dai Chunfeng's series of actions, both happy and surprised.The happy thing is that he handles affairs cleanly, and the surprising thing is that he is ruthless and merciless. After being trained well, he is a rare talent; otherwise...

Everything is in order, Wang Yaqiao is standing on the far left, Hu Baoyi, Hu Zongnan and Dai Chunfeng are on the right.Three sticks of incense were lit in the hands of the four of them, and the green smoke drifted with the wind, adding a bit of sacred color.

"I am Wang Yaqiao, a native of Feidong, Anhui. My name is Yuqing, also known as Wang Ding. I am the oldest in the Jianghu. My peers call me Wang Jiu, and the juniors respectfully call me Jiuye. I came to the world on February 1889, 2. I value affection and loyalty. , like to fight against injustice. I don't want to live a strange life, but I hope to die a fierce one!"

"Brother Hu Baoyi, from the hometown of Han Xin. Born on May 1891, 5. I was unlucky when I was young. Both my parents died. Thanks to my aunt and elder brother, I was raised by my aunt and elder brother. He served as Prime Minister Sun Zhongshan's bodyguard for five years. He was upright and not evil. , love and hate are clear."

"I am the same as the second brother. I also have the surname Hu, the word Shoushan, and the name Qinzhai. I was born in Xiaofeng, Zhejiang. In the 22nd year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, that is, on May 1896, 5, I was born in Zhujiatang Building, Chenjiapu, Zhenhai. Graduated from Huzhou Public Wuxing Middle School, used to be a teacher of Xiaofeng Primary School, and taught Mandarin, history and geography. This time, he was recommended by Brother Chunfeng to join the army, and he was highly valued by Brother Wang. He was like a fish in water. Although he was a scholar, he loved reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" since childhood. Loyalty and righteousness in Water Margin, I admire two people all my life, the far one is President Sun Wensun, and the near one is the revolutionary predecessor, Fenghua fellow Chiang Kai-shek..." Dai Chunfeng saw that he had made a teacher's mistake again, so he gently touched him with his left arm. After touching him, Hu Zongnan blushed, and immediately swallowed the rest of the words, and said politely: "I'm done talking, thank you!"

Dai Chunfeng coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Little brother Dai Chunfeng was hit by a lack of water, so his name is Yunong. He was born in 1896, and his birthday is younger than Zongnan. He is nearly thirty years old, and he is beaten everywhere. Wen and Wu are not capable of martial arts, and nothing has been achieved so far. I sigh that my heart is higher than the sky, and my life is thinner than paper. But Mr. Xiangmian said that I gave birth to a horse face, and I am a thousand-mile horse. Fortunately, I met Brother Wang, and I have a bright future I am not as eloquent as Brother Zongnan, I only believe that theory is action, and action is theory. From now on, as long as the three big brothers speak, I will dare to go up the mountain of swords and break into the sea of ​​fire, the younger brother, and there will be no difference."

After each introduction, everyone recited Wang Yaqiao's oath rewritten according to the "Tongmenghui Oath" in unison: "Kill corruption and help the poor, eradicate violence and bring peace to the good, overthrow autocracy, and do justice for the heavens. Be faithful and loyal, start and die. If you continue to do so, you will be punished by the public." .”

Then, everyone held the bowls in both hands, raised their necks, and drank the chicken blood wine.

Wang Yaqiao wiped his lips and said to the three younger brothers: "Brothers, today we worshiped the leader and made an oath in front of Grandpa Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and the heaven and the earth are witnesses! Now, the Qing Dynasty has fallen, the world is in chaos, warlords are fighting, and the people are suffering. We Since we are brothers, we should share the blessings and share the hardships. Unite like Liu Guanzhang, run across the world like Grandpa Xiang Yu, and live your life in vain!"

"it is good!"

The four brothers shattered the wine bowls with all their might, opened their arms wide, and hugged each other tightly.

(End of this chapter)