From Nantai to the provincial capital, it is most convenient to take the waterway.
The Huaijiang River is dotted with white sails and hundreds of boats are competing for the water.
The ship Yan Su and Gong Zijun are on is a cargo ship that sails on the Huaijiang River all year round.
The boss of the ship is a man in his fifties. , sitting in the stern of the boat with squinted eyes, smoking a bag of dry cigarettes, his calm and stable appearance is reassuring.
"You'll be fine if you take my boat."
The boss of the boat said, pointing to an apricot-yellow flag.
This small flag is rough in workmanship, but it is made of serious silk and satin material, with a dragon with teeth and claws embroidered on it.
Yan Su said it was a python, not a dragon, because a dragon has five claws, while the animal on the flag only has four claws.
"This gentleman seems to be quite knowledgeable, but you are wrong this time.
This is the flag issued by Mr.
Long, how can it be a python."
The boss of the ship argued seriously as he knocked soot on the soles of his shoes.
Long Ye is a big water bandit who roams the middle reaches of the Huaijiang River.
Any ship flying his flag can travel safely upstream and downstream.
Water bandits from all walks of life are trying to save their face.
Of course, if they encounter a trap set by the water police, they will It’s time to take a break, and you won’t have to pay a penny less.
Sailing against the current is the most difficult and dangerous.
There is a place called Laohutan in the middle reaches of the Huaijiang River.
The current is fast and full of hidden reefs.
If you are not careful, you will hit the rocks and sink the ship.
When encountering such dangerous shoals, you always have to rely on trackers to pull it across.
When the boat arrived at Laohutan, a group of trackers hunched their backs and pulled the ropes on the shore, shouting slogans and moving forward step by step.
No matter old or young, they were all naked, because no matter how strong their clothes were, they could not withstand the wear and tear of the ropes, and Trackers need to stop drinking water constantly.
It is easy to catch cold when the clothes are wet.
It is better to be naked.
As the cargo ship moved forward slowly, Gong Zijun looked at the trackers and sighed with emotion: "The laborers are working hard."
"No matter how hard it is, it's all about making ends meet."
The boat boss filled a bag of tobacco leaves and started smoking again.
Suddenly, a speedboat passed by from the side, its motor blaring.
Standing on the bow was a dark-skinned man with a large red silk belt tied around his waist.
Two box cannons were inserted diagonally.
He looked majestic and majestic.
"Look, that's Mr.
Long."
The boss of the ship became excited and pointed at the robot ship and shouted.
Yan Su narrowed his eyes and looked over, nodding secretly: "What a man.
He is indeed the most famous water bandit on the Huaijiang River."
The water bandits intercepted a boat without a flag in front of them.
The men jumped on the boat vigorously and threatened the boatman to hand over their money.
The people on the cargo ship silently watched the bandits looting.
No one helped or said anything. , it seems that what happened is an ordinary thing.
"In broad daylight."
Gong Zijun's chest heaved with anger.
As a soldier, it was really a shame that he couldn't protect the people.
But he is not wearing a military uniform now.
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In order not to cause trouble, they both dress in casual clothes and pretend to be teachers.
Otherwise, no one would dare to take them.
"Keep your voice down, young master."
The ship's boss advised.
The cargo ship slowly sailed past the robbed ship.
Hun Jianglong glanced sideways at the apricot-yellow flag on their bow and blew a sharp whistle.
The ship's boss quickly waved his hand in greeting: "Long "You are mighty."
Listening to his tone, he seemed to be very proud to know this water bandit.
Gong Zijun sighed and got off the cabin.
At noon the next day, the boat arrived in the north of the Yangtze River, which is still dozens of miles away from Nantai County.
There is a small dock on the riverside, and there are several ferries parked all year round for the business of ferrying across the river.
Of course, they are also for the water bandits.
Otherwise, the business will not be able to continue.
The two got off the boat, hired two donkeys and two porters from a nearby village, and returned to the county town with their luggage.
Returning to the Protector's Office, Chen Zikun was overjoyed when he recounted his experience in the provincial capital and praised: "You have made great contributions."
Yan Su said: "It took more than 20,000 yuan to finally get some peace.
I have a hunch that they will never give up."
Chen Zikun said: "As long as he doesn't quarrel now, it will be fine.
In Beijing, Cao Kun is currently running for president and is focusing all his energy on this.
He is definitely not willing to fall out with the Anhui clique so early, so we can only compromise.
This time, You two have been wronged.”
Yan Su said: "The guard is so polite.
This humiliation is nothing.
I even brought you a gift from Governor Sun."
As he said that, he took out the cardboard box containing the cap badge.
Chen Zikun looked at it and laughed loudly: "Sun Kaiqin is so brave.
Well, my men will go back and ask the brothers of the first battalion to nail the cap badge on the bamboo hat.
It’s a bit like a regular army.”
Yan Su said: "The number of people at home is far from enough.
If the bandits come back or the provincial army attacks, we will not be able to stop them."
Chen Zikun said: "In the past few days since you were gone, Gai Longquan, the guy known as the White Wolf, brought people to attack the county town again."
Yan Su was shocked: "How about the loss?"
Chen Zikun said with a smile: "We didn't suffer any loss, but we did knock out several of Gai Longquan's teeth."
Yan Su didn't quite understand.
Chen Zikun shouted: "Adjutant Zhao" "Yes" Zhao Yufeng, who had not seen him for many days, stood up and explained to Yan Su: "Chief of Staff, we have many soldiers in the city now, and we are waiting for them to attack the city."
When the bandits besieged the city, the county sent three groups of people to ask for help.
Zhao Yufeng went to Xuzhou to find Chen Tiaoyuan, Chen Qingfeng went to Kushuijing to find Chen Shou, and the third group sent by County Magistrate Liu went to Jiangnan to find Nie Jinku for help.
Zhao Yufeng has the longest journey and just came back a few days ago.
Zhao Yufeng came back with his troops.
After he arrived in Xuzhou, Xu Hai garrison envoy Chen Tiaoyuan immediately sent an emergency telegram to Wu Yushuai in Luoyang.
Although Wu Peifu wanted to experience Chen Zikun, he did not want him to die in the hands of bandits.
Therefore, an elite infantry battalion was mobilized and took the Longhai Railway to Xuzhou overnight, and drove into the Jiangbei area in the name of an exercise.
The Third Beiyang Division is the most powerful army in the world.
It is absolutely no problem to pick a battalion from it to fight against a regiment of local miscellaneous troops.
Moreover, the Third Division is all fully equipped troops, with one battalion having five hundred soldiers.
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No. 1 person can keep up with the provincial army The regiment's troops are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.
The 1898-style rifle originally manufactured by Germany's Mauser, the bayonet, water bottle, and raincoat are all imported foreign goods.
There are also two extremely sharp battalion water machine guns, which are also authentic British products.
Maxim.
With such an infantry battalion in the city, no wonder Chen Zikun was so confident.
Let alone bandits, even if Sun Kaiqin personally brought troops to attack, he could resist for three to five days without any problem.
"Gai Longquan has suffered a big loss and his vitality has been greatly damaged.
He will probably not be harassed for a while.
What he is guarding against now is a sneak attack by the provincial army.
I am waiting for these grandsons."
Chen Zikun said with a sneer.
There is a saying called eager for revenge, which is used to describe people like Nie Jinku.
He was blinded by hatred and began to plan an attack as soon as he returned to the Jiangnan station.
Duan Haixiang, the commander of the Second Division, replenished a batch of firearms and ammunition to the 11th Regiment, and sent an artillery battalion to cooperate with the attack.
I heard that the city wall in Nantai is very thick, and it is absolutely impossible without artillery.
This artillery battalion is equipped with two German guns.
Build a Gruson 57mm mountain cannon, which can blast through even the thickest city walls.
Nie Jinku was very careful and carried out Marshal Sun's request.
All his men disguised themselves as bandits.
In fact, pretending to be bandits was the easiest, because bandits' costumes were not uniform.
They could wear military uniforms, plain clothes, or costumes.
Women’s clothes are fine, as long as they wear a big hat.
Someone was sent to wholesale five hundred large Nantai bamboo hats.
The brothers of the 11th Regiment dressed up in disguise and set off with two mountain cannons.
The north of the Yangtze River was desolate and barren, but the south bank across the river was much better.
There were many fishing boats and cargo ships on the dock.
The soldiers arbitrarily commandeered the ships, crossed the river north, gathered on the shore, and rushed to Nantai County as a whole team.
They want revenge In fact, just when Nie Jinku sent someone to buy 500 bamboo hats, Chen Zikun received the news and guessed that the provincial army was preparing to attack.
He asked Chen Shou to set up a lot of secret sentries on the north bank to report immediately as soon as there was news.
Before the regiment had finished crossing the river, the county town over there knew about it.
Nowadays, Nantai County is well-equipped with troops.
In addition to a reorganized infantry battalion sent by Wu Peifu for reinforcements, there are also two battalions compiled and trained by Chen Zikun and a security regiment.
The first battalion was adapted from Chen Shou's Kushuijing pole.
It had 300 brothers who knew how to shoot and were very courageous.
The second battalion is a group of 300 people selected from the civilian army who participated in the county defense war.
Most of them are farmers and unemployed people in the city.
They have seen blood and have some combat experience.
They may not be able to capture the city, but they can defend the city and the city.
Maintaining law and order was enough, and Chen Zikun personally served as the commander of the second battalion.
The security regiment was adapted from the original county security regiment, with more than 80 people.
They were given weapons and equipment eliminated by the first and second battalions.
The main tasks of this regiment are to maintain public order and collect taxes, which is equivalent to patrol police and tax collection.
The police complex is nominally controlled by Magistrate Liu, but in fact no one can mobilize a single soldier without Chen Zikun's warrant.
The former head of the security regiment, Qiu Fuzhao, did not die, but he became a fool.
He sat in the sun at the gate of the regiment all day long, drooling, looking at the passing people with a pockmarked face and not knowing what to say.
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Crazy talk.
Although he offended many people when he was the head of the security team, after he became a fool, he had no worries about eating and drinking.
Every day, someone would bring food to him, and after eating, the empty bowl would be brought back.
Someone recognized the person who delivered the food.
She is the maid of Xia Jingxi, the daughter of the Xia family.
The 11th Regiment of the Provincial Army, disguised as bandits, rushed to the gates of Nantai City, only to find that something was wrong.
The county town was not panicked as expected.
Instead, the city gates were opened wide, the suspension bridge was lowered, and not a single figure could be seen quietly on the top of the city.
No.
The injury on Nie Jinku's butt had not yet healed, so he lay on the sliding pole and ordered: "Come on, whoever rushes into the city first will be rewarded with a fifty-fifty reward."
The soldiers rushed forward with strange screams.
They thought there were only a hundred bandits recruiting people in the city, but they didn't know that just when they rushed to be fifty meters away from the city wall, lights flashed all over the city.
A row of rifles came out, the black muzzles like the empty eyes of death.
Experienced soldiers can tell the enemy's military quality from the sound of gunfire.
Although Nie Jinku is a loser, he has been a soldier for more than ten years.
He concluded that the volleys on the city wall were fired very methodically and were definitely not the work of bandits. for.
Then the machine gun rang out, and the continuous firing sound of the battalion's water machine gun was heart-stopping.
The rain of bullets harvested lives like a fire sickle.
Nie Jinku knew that this time it was over.
The army was defeated like a mountain.
The brothers of the 11th Regiment were suddenly attacked.
They immediately threw away their armor and turned around and ran away.
A group of men and horses came out of the city gate, leading a big flag fluttering in the wind.
Although Nie Jinku's mouth was crooked, his eyesight was still intact.
Very good, he clearly saw a string of small letters written on the snow-white flag pants: "The Third Division of the Central Army."
It’s time to take my life, Wu Peifu is here: