Chapter seven hundred and thirty fourth cleaning the house
Cannons were rumbling outside the city. A tall officer led a group of soldiers and poured into Baoding. They were covered in dust and smoke. It looked like they had been marching for a long time and experienced a big battle. Some of them were still injured.
It was Fu Zuoyi who led the Jin army to break through Beicheng, which had the smallest number of rebels, and entered Baoding.
"Brother Fu, thank you for saving me in this time of crisis!"
Fu Zuoyi hurriedly said: "The Jin army is responsible for the situation turning into this. I really deserve the trust of the vice president. Brothers are all here to atone for their sins. If you have any tasks, just give them your orders."
In fact, the responsibility for the fall of the Jin army's defense line lies with Yan Xishan, not Fu Zuoyi. He also led the army in the rear. When he learned that there was a problem on the front line, he immediately rushed to Baoding. He has no fault or merit. And in terms of military rank, Fu Zuoyi is better than Rong Zhen.
It should be high, but it is very rare for his posture to be so low.
"Brother Fu, how many troops did you bring this time?"
"There must be more than 3,000 people, and some of them haven't made it yet!"
Rong Zhen nodded: "Brother Fu, you immediately bring more troops to Nancheng, and leave another thousand people to help me clean up the rebels in the city."
"no problem!"
Fu Zuoyi agreed without hesitation. With this new force, Rong Zhen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he issued a strict order to wipe out all the rebels in the city without leaving any one behind.
This group of wealthy gentry and merchants did commit a serious crime. They stabbed Feng Jun at the most critical moment. If Fu Zuoyi hadn't arrived in time, Baoding would have changed hands. Rong Zhen was absolutely responsible for this kind of disaster.
They would not let him go. The soldiers used their companies as units and quickly dispersed. If they saw anyone running around, they would shoot them on the spot, regardless of whether they were wronged or not.
Soon the streets of Baoding were filled with blood, and two to three hundred powerful armed forces who fished in troubled waters were killed. Baoding's internal troubles were finally eliminated.
At this time, the sound of artillery outside the city became more violent. The rebels' second round of fierce attack began again. Time is also very precious for both armies. Wang Chengbin and the others also knew that if they could not reach Beijing quickly,
, the only way waiting for them is destruction.
Therefore, they concentrated all their firepower and fired fiercely at the defenders. As soon as Fu Zuoyi's men and horses were pulled up, two to three hundred people were killed. However, he was indeed a strong general. He still gritted his teeth and stood shoulder to shoulder with Feng Jun.
Combat.
While the fighting was fierce in Baoding, the chaos in the capital also reached its most critical moment. Not only the people were fleeing, but many people were taking advantage of the chaos to fish in the troubled waters. Even the President Li Yuanhong could not sit still. This Bodhisattva Li from Zhongnanhai
He ran to Prince Qing's Mansion to find Zhang Tinglan and wanted to find a solution. However, after arriving here, Li Yuanhong also received a rejection. Zhang Tinglan did not see him at all.
However, Li Yuanhong simply refused to leave. It was nowhere as safe as here. While he was waiting, Tang Shaoyi, Zeng Youyi, Wang Shuhan and other important cabinet officials also rushed over. Everyone looked grim.
Tang Shaoyi grimaced and called Shen Hua over: "Hurry up and let us see the Vice President. The sky is falling. The cabinet was just attacked with mortars. We are all in a circle of hell!"
When Li Yuanhong heard this, he stood up in a hurry and was frightened: "Shaochuan, how come the situation has reached this point? What on earth is Zhuo Yan thinking? Has he run away and left us in the capital to be shot? If not,
Let’s leave quickly and go directly to Fengtian.”
"The President and the Vice President did not leave, but they were discussing important matters and couldn't get away."
"What is the important matter? Can't we even know about it?" Wang Shuhan also asked with some dissatisfaction. Shen Hua was dumbfounded by the question and didn't know how to answer. Facing the questioning of these cultural relic officials, he also raised his fists. Duryodhana was so anxious that he almost cried.
At this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came over: "Don't make it difficult for him, everyone, just tell me if you have anything to do!"
When everyone heard this voice, they looked up quickly and saw Zhang Tinglan walking out with three young people. One of them was a black boy in his twenties, who was a punch taller than Zhang Tinglan and was very strong. Several people also knew him. He is none other than Ji Yonghua, the son of Ji Jinchun, the patriarch of the Feng dynasty.
After he walked out, he nodded to Zhang Tinglan, and then left directly. Others didn't know what he was doing. As for the other two people around Zhang Tinglan, it was a bit strange. One of them was Liu Shaoqing, the director of the Military Supplies Audit Bureau. Everyone I really don't understand what the point of talking to a military supply manager is at this time.
The other one surprised everyone even more. It was Young Marshal Zhang Xueliang who came. After Zhang Zuolin died, Zhang Xueliang went abroad to study. According to everyone's guess, it was Zhang Tinglan who assigned him, after all, as the prince of the previous dynasty Master, it is no longer appropriate to stay in Fengjun any longer.
Some people even speculated that Zhang Xueliang would stay abroad for the rest of his life and would never have the chance to return to China. However, Zhang Xueliang actually came back, and judging from what he meant, he was very close to Zhang Tinglan. Otherwise, he would not have been talking to him in secret for such a long time at this juncture. .Everyone was making random guesses in their minds, but one thing was that everyone present was relieved. Zhang Tinglan smiled so calmly, so he must have had a proper way to deal with it.
Zhang Tinglan looked at everyone with a smile, and then said: "I know you must have a lot of questions, but we have to talk about things one by one. I can tell you one thing first. There is an army of 20,000 people. Once we enter Beijing, the chaos will be settled immediately."
All the people present were human beings. In this chaotic time, with the army, everything is available. When they heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Shaoyi also smiled and said: "I'd like to say, you already have an army, why bother to let it go?" Everyone is afraid of this!"
Zhang Tinglan also smiled awkwardly and said: "Mr. Shaochuan, to be honest, I just remembered that there is a surprise army near the capital, and I am really ashamed!"
Zhang Tinglan did not tell lies. He had indeed just remembered that this unit had actually entered the border six years ago, but it was used as a secret weapon at the time and was not used. It was only when the crisis approached that Zhang Tinglan suddenly I thought about it.
This unit was the escort team of Changlu Salt Field. Counting this, it was during Zhang Xun's restoration, when Feng Jun entered the Pass, Zhang Tinglan took the Changlu Salt Field into his hands, and then arranged a regiment of people to disguise themselves as guards. Workers became a force deployed by Fengjun in the pass.
Most of the current staff of the Fengjun Army have joined the Fengjun Army in recent years. They are not familiar with the situation of the Changlu Saltworks. Although many veterans are placed in it every year, everyone just thinks it is an ordinary industry and did not expect it. There is also an elite army hidden.
After Zhang Tinglan remembered it, he secretly told himself that he was confused. If he had remembered it earlier, he would have been more calm, but it is not too late now. He has more confidence to cope with the situation in front of him.
"Everyone, as the saying goes, if there is no chaos, there will be no rule. If there is chaos, there will be no rule. I can safely and boldly say that after so many years, the foreign powers have invaded and controlled me in all directions. How many of these people in the capital are working for foreign masters?
I'm afraid no one can tell for sure."
Cleaning the house before treating guests is by no means an empty talk, and only at such a chaotic moment can one see the true meaning of inviting guests.
Liu Shaoqing also smiled and said: "The great powers have deployed a large number of intelligence agencies in China. We usually emphasize the need to strengthen counter-espionage, but it will take a long time to catch them all. Now that they have all jumped out, we can catch them all at once.
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When Tang Shaoyi heard this, she nodded, and at the same time she was secretly shocked. Zhang Tinglan indeed had a hidden intelligence agency. It seemed that Liu Shaoqing was one of the intelligence leaders.
Tang Shaoyi's guess was correct. Liu Shaoqing initially managed military supplies, but he achieved outstanding results and was gradually discovered and taken seriously by Zhang Tinglan. After Zhang Tinglan's observation, Liu Shaoqing was able to do a good job in management largely because he was good at it.
It is very important to be good at using data analysis.
In fact, good mathematical knowledge is of great value in various industries. It can be used to manage military supplies, and the same is true for espionage work.
Although Chang Yinhuai and Feng Yongshuang were conscientious in their intelligence work, they still used the old-fashioned yamen style.
In espionage work, there are quite a few things that require mathematical analysis, but they do not have this concept. In addition, radio technology is developing more and more, and deciphering and monitoring has become a very important source of intelligence. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan authorized Liu Shaoqing to secretly establish
A military intelligence audit office.
Just after taking office, Liu Shaoqing deployed a group of mathematics experts to decipher some secret messages and obtained a lot of useful information for Fengjun. The Military Intelligence Audit Office also grew stronger.
This Zhili army rebellion actually shocked Zhang Tinglan. He had not received any information in advance, which was almost unimaginable. You must know that Zhang Tinglan and Wu Peifu have cooperated for many years and had already planted spies among Wu Peifu's subordinates. Once there is any
Zhang Tinglan will know about any trouble in advance.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Tinglan confidently and boldly sent his army south. The result was that the intelligence system he trusted most had no warning at all. This shock made Zhang Tinglan even more frightened than the military failure.
To put it bluntly, there was a problem with Fengjun's intelligence system. When he thought of this, Zhang Tinglan broke into a cold sweat. He could only use the power of the Military Intelligence Audit Office without hesitation.
The arrival of Liu Shaoqing allowed Zhang Tinglan to regain control of the situation and finally get rid of the unfavorable situation. Zhang Tinglan said to everyone: "Our opponents have long been no longer direct rebels, but the black hands of the great powers, who are manipulating the political situation behind the scenes.
, fanning the flames, I have issued a strict order, this time these poisonous needles must be cleaned up. We must clean the house before we can continue to treat guests, otherwise we will only invite a bunch of bad guests! Now is an opportunity, and various departments also
We all need to work together to clear out those half-hearted bureaucrats. We can’t take any of the problematic people.”