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

Chapter 7

On the morning of November 11, Sun Wancheng and others accepted Wu Yanggu's order and contacted more than a dozen people including Xia Zhongqian, Li Cisong, Dai Gaowu, Chen Xingyi, Zhou Menglan, the backbone of the Hefei Provincial Student Association, and returned to Hefei quickly to plan the uprising.At that time, it was rare for officials not to be greedy, and it was rare for the people not to complain. People in the Qing Dynasty rebelled and ran around like grasshoppers after autumn.Sun Wancheng and others took advantage of the panic that local official trees fell and the monkeys scattered, formed a death squad of students from Luzhou Middle School, wrapped oranges in black cloth, disguised them as grenades, and rushed into Luzhou Mansion, shouting loudly. The magistrate came out to answer, otherwise, the Luzhou government would be blown up and the city of Hefei would be bloodbathed.The prefect Mutien did not dare to fight, so he disguised himself and fled.Immediately afterwards, Sun Wancheng announced the establishment of the Luzhou military government sub-government in Hefei Academy, and appointed himself the commander. The Qinglong flag was pulled out at all gates of the city and replaced with five-color national flags.Subsequently, Sun Wancheng received a letter of appointment from Xu Shaozhen, commander-in-chief of the Jiangsu Allied Forces.

At the same time, Wang Yaqiao followed the instructions of the commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Uprising, Bai Wenwei, and together with Li Yuanfu, Wang Chuanzhu, Li Xiaoyi, Zheng Yian and others, occupied the Daxingji in the eastern suburbs of Hefei when there was no leader and no news. Li Hongzhang enjoyed the hall and also established the Luzhou Military Government Branch.Li Yuanfu was the commander, Wang Yaqiao was the deputy commander, and Wang Chuanzhu was the chief of staff.Open the warehouse of Li's house, seize the pawn of Li's family, and use it as military pay.

Two tigers cannot fit in one mountain.The two sub-governments refused to give in to each other, friction continued, and grievances grew deeper.Wang Yaqiao was only 22 years old, full of vigor, and advocated the use of force to resolve disputes. Li Yuanfu disagreed: "It is the best policy to subjugate the enemy without fighting. As long as our soldiers are strong and strong, his surname Sun can only be a grandson, and he dares to swallow an elephant with a snake." ?”

Wang Yaqiao was so angry that his teeth itch, but there was nothing he could do.Li Yuanfu is kind to himself, and he is also the commander. Wang Yaqiao understands who is the big and small king.

Li Yuanfu is not a vegetarian either, he wants to hide his strength and bide his time, and when his strength is strong, he will compete with Sun Wancheng.He turned around and patted Wang Yaqiao on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "brother, I can't drink hot porridge in a hurry. Playing politics is about strength. Recently, Cuozhen confiscated a batch of shotguns and bird cannons, and some townsmen, please excuse me Let’s take a trip, take over the guns, train the townspeople, and be prepared..."

Three days later, it was almost dusk, Wang Yaqiao had just returned to the headquarters after a day of training, and before he had time to drink his saliva, a fast horse rushed in, and the guards panted and reported urgently: "This morning, Commander Sun sent someone to deliver a letter in his own handwriting. , for a lunchtime treat, we wanted to have a drink with Commander Li to clear up our suspicions, make friends, and resolve the conflict between the two governments peacefully. In the end, it turned out to be a grand banquet. Li Yuanfu, Wang Chuanzhu and others had just stepped into the Hefei Academy when they were ambushed by Sun Wancheng It's gone."

After Wang Yaqiao heard this, his eyes were bloodshot, and he yelled: "Sun, you are deceiving people too much. Brothers, gather, if you have the guts, come with me to avenge Commander Li!"

That night, Wang Yaqiao led the troops back to Daxingji, planning to march into Hefei City early the next morning and fight to the death with Sun Wancheng.

"Tap...tap...tap..." In the middle of the night, gunshots erupted all around Li Hongzhang's hall, like fried soybeans.It turned out that without waiting for Wang Yaqiao to organize a counterattack, Sun Wancheng had already hit the door and wanted "one pot".

Wang Yaqiao immediately organized a counterattack, but the soldiers were weak and the guns were inferior, how could they stop it?
Wang Yaqiao threw off his cotton-padded coat and his back was bare. In the bitter cold wind, he raised his pistol high, facing the dense bullets, shouting and shouting, commanding the battle.Seeing that the opponent's firepower was too fierce, the brothers were lying on the ground, daring not to raise their heads, firing their guns indiscriminately to fight back, so he cursed fiercely: "Grandma, I will fight with you!" He turned around and picked up a bamboo basket of grenades, and rushed to the door.The personal guards He Shouding and Yao Litang saw that the situation was not good and that the game was over. They pressed him to the ground with force after he had just run a few steps. Then, the two of them worked together, and each of them dragged him by one leg and dragged him away. Going back; regardless of his scolding and resistance, each of them raised an arm, pulled and pulled him, and forced him out of a secret tunnel in the backyard, and fled to Shanghai in the dark of night...

Shanghai Beach, Shiliyangchang, brightly lit, a paradise for the rich, hell for the poor.

Wang Yaqiao, He Shouding, and Yao Litang have no relatives, but they are young, have plenty of strength, and are not afraid of hardship or tiredness. However, "the poor eat the poor" prevails in Shanghai. Wusongkou carries grain and coal, and Shiliupu helps people carry luggage. , Hong Gang, Subei Gang and other monopolies, working hard is fine, but you must pay "protection fees."At the end of the day, I'm so tired that I can't stand upright, and the money I earn is not enough to live on, and I have to hand over half to the "housekeepers" of the gangs.The three of them were young and vigorous, so they argued with them.Those people are "local snakes", and they said "Ala, Nong" again. Wang Yaqiao and others couldn't understand the chicken and duck talk.The result of the quarrel is that fists speak; but there are so many people in the family, and they are the ones who are beaten and injured, and there is no suspense.Forced to have no choice but to find a corner of the wall or an abandoned bridge hole at night, they huddle together to keep warm; during the day, they rely on picking up broken pieces and picking up garbage piles to satisfy their hunger.

One day, Wang Yaqiao and others held sticks and were picking food from a garbage dump. Suddenly, a mangy dog ​​with something in its mouth ran past Wang Yaqiao's eyes.Wang Yaqiao's heart was moved, so he immediately went after him.The dog ran fast, and Wang Yaqiao chased it fiercely, waving the wooden stick while chasing... Seeing that the chaser was running for his life, Huagou spit out the things in his mouth and escaped.

Picking it up, Wang Yaqiao was pleasantly surprised. It turned out that it was a frozen white steamed bun.

The two brothers were very happy and disappointed when they took the spoils: "It's like an ice egg, there is no fire, how can it move?"

Wang Yaqiao smiled bitterly, and comforted: "It's okay, I'll think of a way."

At night, the weather is extremely cold.

In a ruined temple, Wang Yaqiao hugged his two brothers tightly, feeling sore in his heart.At this time, to talk about the principle that "Heaven will send a great mission to the people, one must first suffer from the will, toil the muscles and bones, and starve the body and skin" is purely brainwashed with waste oil.

Yao Litang lowered his head and murmured, "Brother, I want to go home..."

"We are wanted by Sun Wancheng, wouldn't we be seeking our own death if we go back?" He Shouding asked rhetorically.

"If we go back to seek death, we will be hungry ghosts; if we don't seek death in Shanghai, we will almost become hungry ghosts."

Hearing the argument between the two siblings, Wang Yaqiao had nothing to say.They both have a point.As a big brother, it's really heartbreaking to be in such a situation.These days, he is always thinking about the way out in his heart. If there is no way out, how can there be a way out?He put his right hand into his bosom, squeezed it, and took it out.Under the dim street lights, the general outline can be seen dimly.Yao Litang took it, sniffed it, and shouted: "Steamed buns?" He Shouding snatched it, sniffed it, and said sharply, "Steamed buns! Where did you get them?"

Wang Yaqiao broke the steamed bun into three pieces, gave the biggest piece to Yao Litang, and kept the smallest piece for himself.All three were hungry and ate it in a few bites.Yao Litang smacked his lips and said, "It's delicious! It's so delicious!"

"From now on, you will follow me for nothing, and you will have snow-white steamed buns every day!"

"Really?" Yao Litang expressed doubts.

"You bastard, when did Brother Wang let go of the empty gun?" He Shouding asked again.

Then, Wang Yaqiao expressed his idea of ​​establishing the Anhui Labor Federation.He said: "There are a lot of Anhui people working as coolies in Shanghai, at least 10,000+, but they don't form a group, their wages are cheaper than others, they are owed a job, and they are always bullied. Why don't we organize the villagers? The ugly society has turned us into ghosts, what else do we care about? We can only survive in danger and fight our way out."

The next night, with axes in hand, they plucked up their courage and robbed a bank.After getting it, Wang Yaqiao immediately led them to buy new clothes, take a good bath in the bathtub, and then went to a small hotel to have a big meal.Yao Litang rubbed his stomach, looked left and right, and muttered, "Brother, tonight is really like a dream!... If someone finds out, you will be sent to jail?"

Wang Yaqiao took a sip of tea, thought for a while, and said, "Don't cause trouble if you have nothing to do. Don't be afraid of trouble when things happen. Brother, think about it, those rich people have too much money to spend, and they save it in the bank to have babies, while we Is it fair to wait to starve to death with no money or wealth? We can’t do it casually, and now we are forced into a desperate situation, which is tantamount to borrowing their spare money to save lives.”

The next day, the three brothers walked out of the inn and split up.Wang Yaqiao was well-informed and was responsible for searching for Anhui celebrities living in Shanghai to win the support of the upper class; He Shouding was honest and solid, and went to the blacksmith to order 50 pairs of axes; Mobilize them to join...

Eighty or ninety years have passed, and history has already returned to ashes and ashes to ashes.The Ax Gang, the workers' mutual aid and self-defense organization that made the "big three tycoons" stay away, black-hearted contractors panicked, and local hooligans frightened by the news, has become more and more outrageous.The memories of the famous movie star Zhao Dan can give us a glimpse of the leopard and understand some real situations at that time:
At that time, I had just entered the film industry, and I was filming on the upper floor of the Continental Hotel, which is located on the east side of the racetrack.Just as they were shooting, they suddenly heard shouts of killing outside the window. Everyone leaned over to look, and saw hundreds of people holding up steel axes and shouting towards the south, and on the other side, nearly a hundred people were also facing north.In an instant, the two streams of people strangled together, the ax light and the shadow of blood, extremely tragic.At this time, the siren sounded suddenly, and both sides stopped fighting at the same time and quickly evacuated the scene.Suddenly, there was no one on the whole road, leaving only bloodstains and scattered knives, axes and iron bars.That scene was really soul-stirring...

Guns, knives, and swords are all self-defense weapons. Why does Wang Yaqiao have a soft spot for axes?
(End of this chapter)