The weather in Nanning, Guangxi in late autumn still makes people feel hot. The cool sea breeze blows on the ocean at night makes the hot people feel a little cool. Li Youtian, the head of the Nanning Arsenal, was very busy these days. He remembered that when he faced the arrogant British man, he was so angry that he was so angry that the British man looked despised the Chinese man and his arrogant eyes deeply hurt his dignity. Yesterday he received instructions from his superiors that Governor Lu Rongting would come to the warehouse to inspect the batch of British arms in person and asked him to prepare for reception.

Early in the morning, he checked the security situation of all aspects of the arsenal and personally checked the unit that extracted the ammunition in the future of the arsenal. "Head, someone outside is looking for you. He said it was your niece!" A soldier ran into the army and said to Li Youtian. "Niece?" Li Youtian asked in a puzzled question, and in a blink of an eye he followed out of the warehouse gate.

There was a girl of seventeen or eighteen standing outside the warehouse. She was tall and elegant, with bright brown hair, dark blue eyes and a very noble delicate and depressed look, which made people have a kind of affinity and closeness.

"Uncle! Why? I don't know me anymore. I'm Xiao Sisi!"

"Ah! It's Sisi. I really can't recognize her as a uncle," Li Youtian then remembered that she was the daughter of a friend from a Sichuan hometown. She hadn't seen her for ten years in a flash, so she hurriedly said, "Xiao Si, go, go back with me to see your aunt!"

"Head, Governor Lu is about to arrive. You are leaving now, right?" The people around him reminded. Li Youtian thought about it. It was true that it was not the time to go home. He smiled and said to his niece: "In this way, I'll ask someone to take you home and have some rest first. Uncle has business to do here." Then he told the person to take her home.

"Report, head, Governor Lu and others have arrived at the gate! There are a lot of officials with them." The soldiers standing guard at the door ran over in a panic and said in a angrily manner. While speaking, Lu Rongting, accompanied by everyone, came to the gate of the arsenal. It was the first time Li Youtian saw Lu Rongting, but it could be easily recognized from everyone. In the middle, a short and fat man was about forty or forty years old. He had a big head, a big face, a pair of cunning gray eyes, and two eyes thieves, and turned around, as if he was searching for something anytime and anywhere, and seemed to be thinking about something. Behind him, his think tank Mr. You Ergou. If someone said he didn't know Lu Rongting, it would be trustworthy. If someone said he didn't know You Ergou, he wouldn't believe it if he killed others.

Lu Rongting couldn't wait to inspect the arsenal, and he was worried about it. Since he took charge of Guangxi, his troops were unable to compare with other warlords in terms of quantity and equipment, which was very troublesome for this. Therefore, the Yunnan Army has always occupied Xilin and Tianlin in western Guangxi, and his troops have no choice but to deal with the Yunnan Army. For this reason, he specially collected two million silver dollars and purchased a large number of arms in the UK through Hong Kong relations, hoping to arm his direct troops in one or two years, improve his position in Yuan Shikai's heart, and at the same time further occupy Guangdong and Guangxi and dominate southern Xinjiang.

Today he accompanied the British agent to inspect the preservation of the arms. He hoped to purchase a batch of heavy weapons from the British government again. "Sir, thanks to your country's help, I was able to buy high-quality guns and ammunition at such a low price," Lu Rongting, with a fat head and big ears, had a smile on his face and said in a compliment: "You can rest assured about some people who express concerns about the use of arms in your country. I, Lu Rongting, is absolutely loyal to President Yuan and guarantee your country's interests in Guangxi. However, now the west side of Guangxi is the Yunnan Army, and the north side of Guizhou is controlled by the Sichuan Army. Both the Sichuan Army and the Yunnan Army are trying to invade Guangxi. Therefore, I hope that your country will sell a batch of heavy weapons and equipment at a reasonable price to respond to the crisis."

"General! According to the information we have obtained, the Yunnan Army is now competing for territory with the Sichuan Army, and it is still unknown whether the Yunnan Army can defend Yunnan." The British Consulate Agency in Guangzhou said slowly and in a messy tone, "At this moment, the Yunnan Army has removed Xilin, and your army has recovered Xilin. Why not take this opportunity to move westward to Yunnan and then annex Yunnan? Our British Empire will give the greatest convenience in military training and weapons and ammunition!"

Lu Rongting narrowed his eyes, nodded slightly, and did not give a positive answer. Although he was a warlord who was profit-oriented, he also knew that the world was not that good and so cheap to eat. The British's purpose was to make an idea of ​​Guangxi. "Then? I don't know what your country has. You and I are friends, so why not just say it?" Lu Rongting stopped and turned around and asked. "Actually, it's nothing. As long as Guangxi completely opens trade and sets out a small piece of land in the Beihai port city and rent it to our country as a trade distribution center!"

Lu Rongting's heart skipped a beat. He thought that it wasn't that equivalent to selling off his country? He had become a traitor and he didn't need others to overthrow himself. Even his subordinates in Guangxi would be betrayed. He could never agree to this point. Thinking of this, his face remained unchanged and said in a rare way: "Mr. It's easy to open up trade. As for renting land, he had to discuss with the Guangxi Parliament and various factions, which I can't live alone. But I also hope that the next batch of arms of your country will arrive as soon as possible. I also want to explain to all walks of life in Guangxi." Afterwards, Lu Rongting and the agent inspected the arsenal and inquired in detail about the arms allocation plan. Seeing that the latest fast guns were allocated to four divisions of his own line, Zhuo Shi was satisfied. The agent who didn't know the inside story was a little puzzled, why were the weapons assigned to four divisions, and no other troops were left? It was not easy for British agents to interfere too much.

Li Youtian accompanied Lu Rongting and the others cautiously. After sending them away like a master, he hurried home, hoping to know his friend's recent situation in Sichuan. When he entered the door, he saw his wife and Ji Sisi sitting in the room talking and laughing. When the two saw Li Youtian come back, Liang Sisi said first: "Uncle Li is back. I just talked to my aunt about the home-cooked conversation." Li Youtian smiled and nodded and replied: "Oh! Xiao Si, are you here in Nanning this time?" Before he finished speaking, Liang Sisi's expression changed and he quickly inserted his mouth and said: "Father asked me to bring you a letter." He also took out a letter from the accompanying package and handed it to Li Youtian.

"Xiao Si, I haven't seen each other for many years. Come and go out to buy some vegetables and treat them well!" Li You filled in the letter and turned to his wife's instructions. His wife had already gone out, so she lowered her head to open the letter. After reading it, her face changed. Sometimes she looked up at Liang Sisi. "Uncle Li, do you think my father's words make sense? The national revolution is in a slump. The uncle and father were originally the earliest group of members of the Tongmenghui, but now the Tongmenghui and the Kuomintang have been abolished by Yuan Shikai. Mr. Sun and Huang Xing were also forced to leave abroad. Now, it can be said that only Sichuan is the last base for the Chinese revolution in China."

Li Youtian did not answer positively and walked back and forth. "But, as far as I know, did Sichuan not express support to Yuan Shikai for the Peking government? It is said that Lin Sheng's troops did not join forces with Mr. Sun's Nanjing government to oppose Yuan Shikai, and lost the Nanjing government and was eliminated by the Beiyang army. Isn't this a fact? He is still sending troops to attack Tang Jiyao now, intending to annex Yunnan in one fell swoop?"

Liang Sisi smiled slightly and said calmly: "Uncle Li, tell you the truth! The purpose of my niece's visit to Nanning this time is to unite all forces that can be united and overthrow the regime ruled by warlord Lu Rongting. Our People's Army is about to attack Guangxi. As for why we attack Yunnan and Guangxi, I don't know very well. However, if you can take a trip to Sichuan, you will see that the people there and the lives of the people have been greatly improved, and the urban construction and industrial economy there will be incomparable to other places. Anyone under the rule of the People's Army is peaceful.

Wait, freedom. The fundamental reason why my father introduced the Kuomintang and the People's Party was that he saw the true equality of everyone and saw China's prosperity hope!" Liang Sisi's tone became more and more excited. Finally, she explained: "Of course, the People's Party of China is not known to most people now. At the same time, the armed forces of the People's Army are too weak to compete with Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army and the imperial powers, and had to bow their heads to recognize the Beiyang government. I know that my uncle and relatives and friends are in Sichuan and Guizhou. If you don't believe it, you can write a letter and I can bring it to convey it."

Li Youtian listened to his niece's words and pondered silently. He recalled that he and his fellow men fell into the Qing government in order to overthrow corruption, roared their heads and dissipated their blood. I don't know how many people they sacrificed. After decades of struggle, they still didn't see the prosperity of their motherland. China still lives in a semi-feudal and semi-colonial area. Although he doesn't know much about the Social People's Party, he definitely believes in his old friend's character. He remembered that when Lu Rongting accompanied the British agent to inspect the arsenal today, the British agent was arrogant and ignored the expressions of the Chinese. This is all because China was too backward and too poor. "Okay! Then how do you want me to help you? I am just a leader in the arsenal and do not have an army in my hands."

"It's great, Uncle Li, you can get your help. It will help the liberation of Nanning. Now we have convinced some troops stationed in Nanning, but these troops have very little ammunition. I hope you can help get some bullets. And when the People's Army attacks Nanning, blow up the arsenal when necessary."
Chapter completed!