He Wanquan did not come from Fengjun's system. He was a local bandit in Rehe. When Jiang Guiti was the governor of Rehe, he recruited He Wanquan. Later, Fengjun took control of Rehe, but due to Fengjun's main energy
They were all placed in the three eastern provinces, and the management of Rehe was neglected. Old-style figures like He Wanquan have been retained.
However, in the recent evaluations, He Wanquan's performance was very poor, ranking last among the Jehol armies. Sun Liechen was already determined to win his position as regimental commander. It was only when the Beiyang army violated the border that Sun Liechen retained it.
I gave him his official position and asked him to perform well, but I didn't know that this guy had already developed a rebellious mind.
The last time Fengjun entered the Pass, he instigated Feng Yuxiang's rebellion and almost killed Duan Qirui. This time Xu Shuzheng attacked Rehe and was prepared to make Fengjun suffer the same fate. However, Beiyang, the real direct descendant of Fengjun, could not recruit him at all.
He had already suffered a lot last time, and Xiao Xu would not make the same mistake again.
After getting to know him, he discovered He Wanquan's weakness. He was immediately overjoyed and sent lobbyists to encourage He Wanquan.
"That's true, but Premier Duan's family has a big business. Can he like me? What benefits can he give me if he goes over there? If he is still the leader, I won't do it!"
"Captain He, you are totally wrong. Premier Duan and Supervisor Xu cherish talents. As long as you join Beiyang, you will be promoted to a brigade commander immediately. Rehe is so big, and there is a lack of capable people."
Generals and guards, you will definitely be able to stand alone. When the time comes and you add the name of a guard commander, you will be the emperor of the country. Is there such a good thing in this world?"
When He Wanquan heard this, he immediately beamed, his face seemed to be blooming with joy, and he said loudly: "Zhengyi, Premier Duan is very interesting, and the surnamed He agreed."
"Okay, Captain He is a sensible person. Now the Beiyang Army has launched an offensive. As long as you open the city gate when the time comes and let the Beiyang armies enter the city, you will have done a great job. Just wait and be rewarded!"
He Wanquan nodded in agreement, and the lobbyist hurriedly sent a letter to Xu Shuzheng. With internal support, it would be much easier to break the city. At this time, Sun Liechen was summoning all the officials in the city to discuss defense matters. These people were all civil servants.
I am timid to begin with, and when faced with the situation of a large army attacking the city, I can't come up with any ideas.
Chu Mingyuan, the newly appointed director of the Bureau of Agricultural Reclamation, suddenly spoke: "Deputy Commander, although the Beiyang Army is coming fiercely, we don't need to panic too much. The three northeastern provinces have long implemented a national defense mobilization system in recent years. The military and civilians are integrated. In wartime, we can unite as one.
Didn't Chief of Staff Yang Yuting resist Guo Songling's rebels by relying on workers and students? Why can't we follow suit? As long as the people in Chengde are organized and cooperate with the army to fight, it is still possible to resist for three to five days.
.”
"Director Chu, you are a young man and don't understand these things!" Chief of Civil Affairs Liu Shouyong shook his gray head and sighed: "Chengde is different from the three eastern provinces. It turned out to be a Manchu palace outside the Great Wall, where a large number of Manchus lived.
The Mongolian princes and nobles are the most powerful people in this city. Is it possible to mobilize them to fight for us? You must know that this is a national feud!"
Chu Mingyuan snorted in his nose and said loudly: "This is the Republic of China. There are no princes or nobles. Everyone is an ordinary citizen. When it is time to fulfill his obligations, he must fulfill his obligations. As an administrative official, he should get
Show courage and shoulder your responsibilities instead of just passing the buck."
"Ignorant kid, I was an official in Rehe in the Qing Dynasty a long time ago. How dare you speak like this..."
"There's nothing wrong with talking like that!" Sun Liechen slammed the table and glared at Liu Shouyong fiercely. Sun Liechen was also from Green Forest and was a murderer without blinking an eye. Although he was a bit old now, he was still very scary once he showed his power.
"Mr. Liu, now that the war is underway, can you complete the mobilization work?"
Liu Shouyong was a little frightened by Sun Liechen's sharp eyes, and could only say tremblingly: "Please forgive me for my incompetence, and the deputy commander should not act rashly and arouse public anger."
"Stop talking!" Sun Liechen waved his hand, and then said: "Mr. Liu, from now on, you will be dismissed. Go home and take care of your children. Director Chu, you will take over as the Chief of Civil Affairs. Your first mission is to
If the people of the whole city mobilize to help the army defend the city, can they complete the mission?"
"No problem, don't worry!"
When Chu Mingyuan was in danger, he was not ambiguous at all. He immediately borrowed 300 elite soldiers from Sun Liechen and summoned all the patrol policemen in the city. Chu Mingyuan faced these patrolmen and said: "Everyone must know the style of the Beiyang Army.
The once prosperous city of Nanjing suffered a catastrophe. If they entered Chengde, everyone would not end well. Only by standing together with Fengjun, united as one, and protecting our homeland, can we have a chance to continue living the life we are living now. You must
We need to make it clear to the people. Every three families will send a strong man to obey the unified arrangements!"
After Chu Mingyuan explained clearly, these patrol policemen took action one after another, and gradually ordinary people in the city were mobilized to form militia teams.
At this moment, several patrol policemen suddenly ran over. All of them had bruises and swollen noses and disgraced faces. As soon as they saw Chu Mingyuan, they said: "We brothers went to Prince Kulitu's house, but before they even called for the door to be opened, they were arrested by the prince's house."
My evil slave was beaten and almost never came back."
Chu Mingyuan looked at these patrol policemen and snorted coldly: "Remember, this is the Republic of China, there is no such thing as a Mongolian prince, you lead the way, I will go meet him now!"
Several patrol policemen had no choice but to lead the way for Chu Mingyuan honestly, and they soon arrived at Kulitu's mansion. This guy was a prince of Mongolia, with a hereditary title. The palace occupied more than half a block and was very luxurious. Although it was full of
The Qing Dynasty was overthrown for nearly ten years, but for these Mongolian princes, the difference was not that big. They still enjoyed the glory, wealth, and dominance. Since the sky was high and the emperor was far away, no one cared about them. They were even worse than the princes of the Eight Banners.
Be comfortable.
When Chu Mingyuan arrived in front of the palace, he found that the door was tightly closed, and no one could see a living person. Chu Mingyuan was rejected. Chu Mingyuan was not angry, so he called two soldiers over and explained two things.
sentence.
The two soldiers quickly rushed to the door of the mansion, stuffed a metal pipe under the door, and after lighting it, they ran away. Just twenty seconds later, a loud noise was heard, and the entire door of the mansion was blocked.
It exploded into the sky. It turned out that Chu Mingyuan directly asked the soldiers to open the door with a blasting tube.
The power of this thing is indeed amazing. Not only were the two large wooden doors blown away, but even a large piece of the surrounding wall collapsed. In fact, it was not that there was no one in the house. There was a large group of thugs hidden behind the screen wall. As a result, this
Everyone in the gang suffered a disaster. Several people were simply killed by the explosion, while the rest were injured by the splashing bricks and stones. Their skin and flesh were torn apart, and their parents screamed in pain. It was a mess.
Chu Ming stayed far away, but he also felt a buzzing in his ears: "**, why didn't you tell me that this thing is so powerful? It's better for me to stay away."
The soldiers thought that seeing how fierce you were, they thought you were not afraid of the blasting tube! In any case, the explosion really had an effect. The soldiers were respectful to Chu Mingyuan, knowing that this man was a tough guy. And those in the palace were even more so.
I have completely lost my courage,
Just like the children of the Eight Banners in Manchuria, these princes in Inner Mongolia have been corrupted relatively quickly. They are not as brave as the Genghis Khan era, but they are just bullying others. Now that they have encountered people who are more ruthless and tyrannical than them, these guys suddenly softened.
Come down.
The whole palace was numbed by the explosion. Chu Mingyuan easily took control of the entire palace with his troops. Without any effort, a total of four to five hundred people were brought to the open space in front of the palace.
Chu Mingyuan did not talk to Prince Kulitu at all, but gathered more than 200 thugs from the palace alone. Chu Mingyuan looked at them, and then said: "Do you know how many pastures the palace has?"
This group of people didn't know what he meant. They all lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.
Chu Mingyuan smiled and said: "As far as I know, there are no less than 20 million acres in total. If it is divided equally among 200 people, one person will have 100,000 acres. He is already a medium-sized farmer and can live a comfortable life.
, no need to be a dog for others, I wonder if you are interested?"
These thugs didn't understand what was going on at first, but then their eyes widened and their breathing became rapid. Everyone was thinking silently in their hearts: One Hundred Thousand Acres Farm, One Hundred Thousand Acres
ah!
"Don't worry, I definitely heard it right. As long as you follow my instructions, Prince Kulitu's ranch will be yours, and Fengjun will be your strong backing. Your prince will never want to go back!"
"We did it! Sir, we can do whatever you want us to do. As long as we can give us pasture, we will work as cattle or horses for you."
With a thug in the lead, more and more people started shouting, "Get out of here, you bullshit prince!" Kulitu was usually stingy to everyone, and the little money he earned every year was constantly being deducted.
, it’s not worth working for him at all. As long as you can get 100,000 acres of pasture, you can fight for glory and wealth for the rest of your life, what should you not dare to do!
When Chu Mingyuan saw this, he finally showed a satisfied smile: "Very good, you will all follow Fengjun's instructions now to transport supplies and wounded people. If you do well, you will be rewarded. If you do not do well, you will be deducted from the pasture. What should you do?
You all know it in your mind."
As the saying goes, there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Chu Mingyuan took the lead and used a blasting tube to suppress them. Then he offered an offer that they could not refuse. The gang all took the bait obediently. In the blink of an eye, Feng Jun had 200 more people.
Among the strong men, only Prince Kulitu wanted to cry but had no tears.
Chu Mingyuan continued to take action, constantly smashing open the gates of the princes in the city, walking in a circle, gathering more than 1,500 strong helpers, plus other ordinary people, a total of more than 3,000 people were organized, all of whom became servants.
Sun Liechen, the civilian husband of the army, was very satisfied after receiving the report. He smiled and patted Chu Mingyuan on the shoulder.
"Well done, in this critical moment, we must cut through the knot quickly and show those princes to me to prevent them from colluding with outsiders!"
After having three thousand more civilians in his hands, he had more power to mobilize. Sun Liechen immediately sent a thousand people to Guangren Ridge to assist Wan Fulin, and left another two thousand to dig fortifications, transport various supplies, and do some work.
We are ready to resist the Beiyang Army.
At this time, Wan Fulin was fighting fiercely in Guangren Ridge. Chengde was surrounded by mountains, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wan Fulin, with less than 3,000 soldiers, set up defenses along the peaks of Guangren Ridge, using the mountain cover to fight with the Beiyang Army.
It was so lively.
Ta da da...ta da da...
The machine gun was firing in an orderly manner. Just by listening to the sound, you could tell that this was a veteran with rich combat experience. The soldiers who had just entered the battlefield did not know how to control the machine gun. Some of them simply pulled the trigger and fired bullets.
It's like popping beans, but the actual effect is very limited.
This veteran, on the other hand, fired in an orderly manner, and the bullets accurately harvested lives. Beiyang soldiers kept falling to the ground. His machine gun became a chokehold, sealing a section of the hillside in front of him.
, no one can rush forward.
However, the entire front is not so impregnable. On the southern front, the artillery of the Beiyang Army happened to fall on a section of the position. All the rocks were blown away, and most of the soldiers responsible for the defense were injured. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Beiyang Army swarmed up and attacked.
More than twenty people came up to kill him.
At this time, Wan Fulin also observed the situation here. He had no reserve team available, so he could only lead the guards and pounce on them like a tiger.
Although one hand was injured, the other hand could still be used. He was holding a pistol, and when he was still about thirty meters away, he fired the trigger continuously, and the two Beiyang soldiers were immediately hit.
At this distance, a Browning pistol could penetrate a brown bear, let alone a human body. The person who was shot had a ball of blood burst out from his chest, and fell to the ground without saying a word. The other guards also rushed in.
They went up and finally wiped out all the Beiyang troops. Wan Fulin was like a firefighter, trying his best to maintain the safety of the defense line.
Facing more and more casualties, Qu Tongfeng was at a loss. Xiao Xu also noticed that there had been no breakthrough here, so he could only place his hopes in other directions.
Chen Wenyun, commander of the Second Division, had already broken through the outer positions on the southern line and was approaching Chengde step by step. At this time, He Wanquan was responsible for defending the southeast of Chengde.
This guy immediately contacted Beiyang and decided to defect before the battle.
"He who knows the current affairs is a hero. I have decided to join Prime Minister Duan and Supervisor Xu instead of following Fengjun. Brothers have followed me for many years. Let's strive for glory and wealth again."
…
"Deputy Commander, He Wanquan has surrendered to Beiyang, the southeast gate is open, and the Beiyang army is about to attack them. Chengde is in danger!" rs!.