Early the next morning, Yuan Su took the prisoners and set off back to Ningling County.
The 58th Regiment was originally going to rush to Kaifeng, but since Kaifeng was obviously safe and sound, he simply followed the First Regiment back to Ningling County, where the division headquarters is located, and then sent a message back to Kaifeng to report what happened yesterday. Because along the way
In order to keep an eye on the prisoners and take care of the wounded, the team moved very slowly and did not arrive at Ningling County until evening.
The troops left behind in Ningling County have already prepared to respond, including rescuing the wounded and setting up open space to detain prisoners.
Yuan Su ordered Du Yu to separate the prisoners, and those who served as officers in the civilian army were held separately, and other ordinary prisoners were held together. As for Zhou Baolin himself, special treatment was required and he was first held in a small dark room. Arrangement
After settling these matters, he sent someone to send a telegram to Kaifeng to explain the ins and outs of the matter, as well as the plan to deal with Zhou Baolin and others.
Kaifeng had just experienced the panic of a sneak attack, and the governor's office didn't send a reply until late at night.
As expected by the leader of the 58th Regiment, Zhang Zhenfang hated Zhou Baolin deeply and did not care about the importance of recruiting Anna and surrendering to the overall situation. In his opinion, the top priority should be to kill the chicken and show it to the monkey.
The hatred can also deal a heavy blow to the civilian army, and can even use this to claim credit from the fu.
Therefore, in this reply, Zhang Zhenfang asked Yuan Su to immediately send someone to escort Zhou Baolin to Kaifeng, and even said that if execution on the spot was not possible, just transporting the body back would be an option.
Yuan Su was disappointed with Zhang Zhenfang's loyal reply, but he had expected that Zhang Zhenfang was short-sighted and only focused on immediate interests, so he still prepared some countermeasures in his mind. He decided to report this matter to bei
Jing, directly reported to the Presidential Office his methods of easing the civil unrest in Henan. However, before submitting the report, he had to set a good example so that fu could see the feasibility of his methods.
Naturally, this example must start with Zhou Baolin first. If Zhou Baolin can successfully surrender to the government, and at the same time use the news of Zhou Baolin's acceptance of recruitment to influence the militia in other areas, it will be enough to prove that this method is not only feasible, but also effective.
Moreover, the effect is direct and fast, which is a real long-term peace and stability.
Yuan Su was not in a hurry to talk to Zhou Baolin. He could see that Zhou Baolin was a tough guy. The character of a tough guy is stubbornness and unyielding. Simple preaching would obviously not have a very good effect. He must first start with the actual situation.
Take action to make Zhou Baolin realize that the attitude of the government is different from that of the local government, and lay the groundwork for talking to each other.
Therefore, in the next two days, he deliberately ordered the prisoners to be treated well. Not only did he provide reasonably good meals, but he also arranged for someone to conduct household registration statistics and try to contact the families of these people. This seemed to be an intention to repatriate these people to their place of origin.
, but in fact it is naturally impossible to let him go so easily.
In addition, he also deliberately arranged some small details, such as the officers and soldiers of the 58th Regiment beating the prisoners, and the soldiers of the First Regiment stepped in to stop him. Another example was that he took the initiative to provide medical assistance to the injured militiamen, which was almost the same as the wounded soldiers of the First Regiment.
Enjoy the same treatment. Another example is to publicly release news that the provincial government will send relief supplies soon, and that all "common people" who participated in the rebellion will be properly resettled.
All these factors demonstrate the central government's attitude to appease the civilian army and their attitude that they will not kill or surrender.
On the afternoon of the third day, Yuan Su sent someone to take Zhou Baolin out of the dark room. Of course, Zhou Baolin did not stay motionless in the dark room during these three days. Yuan Su specially gave Zhou Baolin
There is a certain amount of time every day for air breaks. Moreover, the small dark room is close to the concentration camp where prisoners are held, so you can hear and see the situation outside through the window.
Zhou Baolin was taken to the study room where he was temporarily camped. Yuan Su signaled the guards to retreat outside the door, and then asked Zhou Baolin to sit down opposite the coffee table in a lukewarm manner.
"Zhou Baolin, who was born in Fengtai, Anhui, attended a private school in Anhui when he was a child. When he was young, he moved with his family to Xinyang, Henan. He also attended middle school in Xuchang. Later, he gave up his writing and joined the army and was assigned to the Sixth Town as the No. 1
Guards at the headquarters of the Six Towns. I never thought you were someone who had studied." After Zhou Baolin sat down, Yuan Su said in a very calm tone that these were all obtained from the prisoners.
He didn't know whether some of the information was true or not.
Zhou Baolin just looked at Yuan Su indifferently and did not speak.
"It can be seen that you are a man, and you can fight with the army in the east of Henan for a year, and make the army play around. You can be regarded as a person who understands military affairs. Since you are not a mother-in-law, then I also
Don't beat around the bush. Please read this message first." After a moment of pause, Yuan Su said lightly, then took out the document he had prepared and handed it to Zhou Baolin.
Zhou Baolin still didn't speak, but he quickly took the telegram document, opened it and looked through it carefully.
This telegram was Zhang Zhenfang's previous reply from Kaifeng, asking Yuan Su to deal with Zhou Baolin immediately.
"That being the case, there is nothing to say. Mr. Zhou has been taking it lightly these past few days. As long as you can let go of my brothers, my head, Mr. Zhou, is nothing at all. Just take it away." After reading the telegram.
, Zhou Baolin then spoke, but his tone was calmer than Yuan Su.
"Sure enough, he is a man. The message I am showing you is not announcing the date of your death. You should pay attention to the date of the message. It was sent three days ago. If I really want you to die, you should know the date of your death three days ago.
Already dead. To be honest, I am originally from Henan, and now I can’t bear to face such a big mess in my hometown. This time I took the initiative to ask for a military expedition south from Zhili. My purpose was not to kill, but to eradicate.
Dilemma." Yuan Su said calmly.
"Really? I recently heard that the central army attacking Shangqiu should be your army?" Zhou Baolin asked coldly.
"Yes, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Yuan Su, the Commander-in-Chief of Shanhaiguan. Your people's army is revolting just to have a bite to eat. The purpose of my trip is to find the root of the problem and solve all problems from the root.
Question. I can guarantee that under my governance, everyone will be able to eat." Yuan Su said in a very popular way.
"I am very pleased that you are determined to eradicate the problem, but you may have taken the problem too simply." Zhou Baolin said with a sneer, with a bit of ridicule in the expression on his face and the tone of his words.
"Perhaps I think too simply, or maybe you think too much. I know that people like you, the first batch of militiamen who revolted, have other ideas, such as supporting Han to fight against Yuan, supporting the second revolution, and so on.
Why should we establish du li's uprising regime? I know the country's affairs better than you. Before I went south, I personally visited Mr. Song Dunchu and Mr. Song. In your eyes, the so-called revolution is ugly, and it is just used to cover up your
It's just atrocities." Yuan Su said quietly. The content of what he said was very important, but his tone was not necessarily very intense.
"Have you seen Mr. Song?" Zhou Baolin asked coldly. Fu sent a commissioner to go south to Shanghai to welcome Mr. Song to the north. The commissioner responsible for the reception was none other than Yuan. After being attacked by an unidentified assassin at the train station
At that time, I led the team to protect Mr. Song's safety. Because of this, Mr. Song and I can be considered to have a friendship." Yuan Su said simply.
"So what? You, the Beiyang government, keep saying that you want to promote North-South cooperation, and you even invited Mr. Song to go north in a decent manner. What's the result? Mr. Song is now under house arrest, the so-called Congress is full of smoke, and North-South cooperation is just empty talk.
, in the end it’s not about fighting each other! Your Beiyang government is completely backpedaling on its promises, and you have made it clear that you have no intention of cooperating from the beginning to the end. You are just using Mr. Song as a guise to delay time." When mentioning this issue,
Zhou Baolin couldn't help but feel a little emotional. It's not difficult to imagine that the "revolutionary thoughts" in this person's heart were very serious.
"Speaking of North-South cooperation, you are not the only one who feels sorry for it. I also hope that this matter can be solved completely. We, China, have finally emerged from the shadow of decadent feudalism. We should work hard to promote national unification, work together as one, and integrate the country.
We will strive to develop rapidly in order to make the country prosperous and the people strong, and get rid of the situation of being controlled by foreign powers. As a Chinese, who doesn't want their motherland to prosper? Who doesn't want the dignity of our country to stand in the world?" Yuan Suzhengse
said.
"You keep saying this, but why can't things be negotiated? Why do we still have to fight each other in the end?" Zhou Baolin sneered and said sarcastically.
"You sound as if you know all the inside stories. Could it be that since the North and the South can't cooperate, the responsibility lies entirely with the North? Why don't you think about it, who started to mobilize troops first after the crisis came out of the Congress? Who first advocated military crusade everywhere?
Even Mr. Song himself has repeatedly warned that conflicts between the north and the south should never be fought. Once a war breaks out, the conflict will inevitably become more serious. I have been traveling in the north this year to investigate the inside story of the whole thing. You guys
People who claim to support the revolution, is it possible that you know more than me?" Yuan Su said angrily.
"Since you know, then tell me, whose fault is it that the North and the South are in the current situation? The interim government has emphasized that as long as the "Provisional Agreement" is abided by, it doesn't matter who becomes the president. But your Beiyang government has been in these two years
What have you done? You only act in the opposite direction, you only think about dictatorship, and you only protect your Beiyang interests first." Zhou Baolin said unswervingly.dd