The parade gathered together from all the streets and alleys. The crowds were so huge that they were hard to count. When they were all gathered, they rushed towards the Governor's Mansion. Then the entire Fengtian was shaken. Except for the main industrial and commercial people, not everyone
A few ordinary people were also in a state of mind to watch the excitement and joined in, making the parade unprecedentedly large.
These people are also full of hatred for Duan Zhigui. The issue of voting has caused them heavy losses. Now that someone is taking the lead, the people are willing to vent their anger.
When the parade arrived outside the Dudu's Mansion, Duan Zhigui's guards had already been alerted. They piled sandbags on the left and right sides of the mansion gate at the intersection. Behind the sandbags, there were a large number of guards with guns and ammunition ready to block the parade.
When the marchers saw that they could no longer move forward, they simply stopped and shouted slogans.
"Let him go immediately and return my blood and sweat!"
Thousands of people chanted together, and the momentum was terrifying. The guards were also very nervous. Even though they were holding weapons, the gap in the number of people between the two sides was really too big. If there was a misfire, I'm afraid
It's a catastrophic disaster.
Duan Zhigui heard clearly in the palace that this highness was ruthless when trying to make money, but when the real big deal came, he had no idea.
He kept circling on the ground, like a donkey pulling a mill. Fortunately, at this time Lu Lin led his men and rushed outside the Governor's Mansion. Lu Lin led a total of more than 300 soldiers and more than 100 policemen.
Their menacing appearance finally gave the guards a sigh of relief. Lu Lin directed his men to form a solid human wall to separate the parade.
He rode a tall horse and held a whip in his hand. He arrived in front of the parade arrogantly and said contemptuously: "Listen, you mud-legged people, come and go wherever you want. If you dare to act wild again, I know you, but I don't know the whip."
you!"
As he spoke, Lu Lin flicked a crisp whip, which made everyone nearby feel their ears shake.
"Sir, we are here to ask for an audience with General Duan. We want to petition him, please pass the message!" Qiao Ruixuan spoke on behalf of everyone. Suddenly many people agreed with him and shouted, asking for an interview.
Duan Zhigui.
Lu Lin glared with his triangular eyes and pointed at everyone with his riding whip: "You are nothing, the general can be seen by you if you want. Get back as soon as possible and don't make yourself uncomfortable!"
When Qiao Ruixuan saw Lu Lin blocking him, he took out a book of ten thousand words from his arms, which had the fingerprints of Fengtian merchants on it. He raised his hands and sent it to Lu Lin.
"Sir, since you won't let us see the general, please give this petition to the general. This is the voice of tens of thousands of people in Fengtian. Please do it!"
Lu Lin snorted contemptuously: "Boy, don't you understand people's words? The general is busy with everything and has no time to read nonsense. Who do you think the public is? I tell you, it's worthless, give it all to me.
Get out of here!"
"This is the Republic of China, and public opinion must be respected, even the president is no exception!"
Seeing how arrogant and domineering this guy Lu Lin was, the people of Fengtian were completely angered. There was anger in their eyes. Even in the Qing Dynasty, they would not dismiss the Book of Wanmin. This Zhigui was too deceptive.
"The Republic of China? What is the Republic of China? President Yuan is the Republic of China!"
As he spoke, Lu Lin waved his riding whip and knocked the Wanyan Book to the ground, falling right into the muddy ditch nearby.
Lu Lin didn't care at all and continued: "When the President becomes the emperor, the world belongs to the President. You bunch of stupid heads, please be honest..."
Lu Lin was about to speak, but with a pop, an object hit his left eye, and sticky, smelly liquid flowed down. It was a stinky chicken. I don't know who was so angry.
, the throw just hit Lu Lin's eye.
The guy who was so arrogant a second ago changed his appearance in an instant. Everyone present couldn't help laughing. Lu Lin was also completely angered. He suddenly spurred his horse forward, talked about the riding whip, and pointed at the people in front.
Just smoked it out.
When the whip came down, two or three civilians were beaten to pieces, which was so miserable. Lu Lin sent him away wildly, and then waved the riding crop one after another, injuring more than a dozen people in an instant.
This completely angered the marching people. Several young and strong people rushed to the front and grabbed the end of the whip while Lu Lin was waving it. Then another person rushed up and everyone worked hard together.
Then he pulled Lu Lin off his horse.
At this time, Lu Lin threw a dog into his excrement, and the people around him rushed up and beat the domineering guy. Lu Lin also brought many people over, but the soldiers with live ammunition did not dare to shoot casually. After all, there was a possibility of accidental injury.
Lu Lin. The more than 100 police officers were duty-bound. They swung their batons and rushed forward, trying to rescue Lu Lin.
Both sides started fighting instantly. There were many young and vigorous people in front of the parade. They grabbed sticks, bricks and other objects and fought with the police. The police did not expect that the other party would be so powerful. In an instant, they started fighting.
Many people were beaten until their parents screamed.
The situation in front of the gate of the Governor's Mansion was like a pot of porridge. The enthusiasm of the marching people was completely aroused. They kept pushing forward, and the fighting became more and more intense.
At this time, Lu Lin, who had been beaten with a bruised nose and face, managed to crawl out of the crowd. This guy was covered in bruises and his eyes were swollen like peaches.
Lu Lin was already mad. He ran to the front of the house frantically and immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot. But he had not lost his mind yet. After all, there were hundreds of police officers entangled with the marchers, and he could not even shoot his own people.
Beat them all to death.
So they fired a warning shot first, and suddenly there was a loud sound of gunfire in front of the house. The businessmen and people marching were also frightened. Just as they were stunned, the policemen ran out rolling and crawling. Some of them were unlucky.
Dandan was simply dragged out by his companions.
When Lu Lin saw one of his own people running out, he hurriedly ordered to point his guns at the people and shoot! At this critical moment, gunshots suddenly rang out from behind the parade, and Lu Lin was startled.
At this time, hundreds of soldiers from the army rushed in from outside. These soldiers wore their hats crookedly and looked disheveled. They all had guns in their hands. They rushed in front of the Governor's Mansion and started to confront Lu Lin's men.
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"What do you want to do? This is the Governor's Mansion. Do you want to rebel?" Lu Lin asked loudly.
These soldiers did not care about the common people and were not afraid at all. The leader, a formidable officer in his thirties, asked loudly: "I just want to rebel. Duan has ruined our jobs. We can't drink from the northwest wind. Now
We've come to see Duan Zhigui, as long as he agrees to support us, we can say anything, otherwise don't think you have guns, what I have in my hands is not a decoration!"
The two groups of soldiers confronted each other, and the pressure from the marching public immediately disappeared. They hurriedly took away the injured people and gradually retreated to the back.
These soldiers did not appear randomly. They were from the artillery battalion of the ** Brigade. The officer who spoke was Yang Yuting. It can be said that what was happening in front of him was just a play directed by Lao Zhang and Zhang Tinglan.
Although Zhang Zuolin nominally went to become a review soldier, he had already kept his eyes on the city. Duan Zhigui sent people to detain Liu Shucheng and others, and then sealed the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce. Lao Zhang was very aware of these situations, so he immediately found Zhang Tinglan.
come over.
"Tinglan, you are the cause of all these things, it's up to you to come up with a countermeasure!"
"Seventh Master, I think we must correct our position this time. We can neither attack the people of Fengtian to please Yuan Shikai, nor can we directly confront Duan Zhigui in order to win over public opinion. What we need to do is to be a mediator!"
What Lao Zhang admired most about Zhang Tinglan was his clear mind. What he said played into Zhang Zuolin's hands and offended the people, which was shaking his own foundation. Zhang Zuolin would not be so stupid.
But if Duan Zhigui is offended, and Yuan Shikai behind him is also a complete fool, after all, Lao Yuan holds the right to justice, if Lao Yuan turns to support Feng Delin, Lao Zhang's idea of conspiracy to be in heaven will be easily shelved, and it is best to mediate in the middle
method.
"Seventh uncle, I suggest that you immediately send a telegram to Yang Shiqi to tell the situation in Fengtian in detail. Yang Shiqi and Duan Zhigui are competing for favor with each other, and he will definitely file a complaint in front of Lao Yuan. In addition, the more important thing is that we must take Fengtian to
We must control the situation to avoid the overflow of public opinion, and also suppress Duan Zhigui’s momentum.”
When Zhang Tinglan said this, he whispered a few words to Lao Zhang. Zhang Zuolin smiled happily and nodded repeatedly. He quickly arranged for Yuan Jinkai to send a telegram, while he mobilized the troops of the 27th Division to make complete preparations.
Zhang Tinglan was not idle either. He transferred 300 capable personnel from the Armed Police Corps and asked them to disguise themselves as ordinary people and mix among the parades. When necessary, they should bear the responsibility of protecting the people. It was these people who brought Lu
Lin and the police gave him a beating.
In addition, Yang Yuting was invited over and discussed with him, asking Yang Yuting to command the soldiers in the artillery camp. Once there was a possibility of bloodshed, they would rush out to stop the bloodshed.
Although people were killed or injured in the conflict, it would make the matter worse and make Duan Zhigui even more disadvantaged, but Zhang Tinglan's conscience did not allow him to do so. He was the driving force behind the scenes, but he did not want to be the real executioner. In the end, he was not a murderer.
A decisive and heroic figure.
It is precisely because of these preparations that the situation in today's parade occurred, with two groups of soldiers confronting each other with real swords and guns.
At this time, Zhang Zuolin rushed in with some guards not far away. When he saw the soldiers, Lao Zhang's eyes suddenly widened.
"You bastards, what on earth do you want to do? How dare you come to the Governor's Mansion and act wild? I will kill you!"
When these soldiers saw Zhang Zuolin coming, they all looked horrified: "Commander, we are also forced to have no choice. Duan has ruined our jobs!"
"Commander Zhang, these are all your soldiers. How dare you do this without your order? Stop pretending, just wait for the general to deal with you!"
Lu Lin spoke sarcastically at this time, and Lao Zhang glared with a fierce look on his face: "Who do you think you are? You have the right to interrupt. Get out of here. I, Lao Zhang, will go see the general now."
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As he spoke, Zhang Zuolin dismounted from his horse and walked towards the gate of the mansion alone, head held high.