The officers of the Third Brigade who were present did not make a fuss with the people of the Seventeenth Division. On the contrary, they all had sullen expressions, either sitting on their seats or standing up, staring motionlessly at the "emotionally excited" officers.
"The officer maintained a posture that he might counterattack at any time.
Cheng Shichang saw that the scene had turned out like this. Although it was a scene he did not want to see, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The people of the Seventeenth Division were so excited. He expected that Yuan Su should retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Thinking of this, he once again persuaded Yuan Su on the side: "Captain Yuan, Master Yuan, we are all our own people, there is no need to make such an unpleasant scene. Look, everything is fine originally, why bother? Even if there is no military discipline,
Any issues regarding military conduct can be reported to Governor Zhang, and Governor Zhang will definitely give Mr. Yuan an explanation, right?"
However, even when the situation was out of control, Yuan Su still maintained a calm attitude. Except for the look on his face getting darker and darker, the anger in his eyes became more and more obvious. He did not turn his head to look at Cheng Shichang, but was very
He said to him coldly: "Master Cheng, I advise you to sit down first."
Cheng Shichang was startled, and he quickly asked: "Master Yuan, what exactly are you trying to cause..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Su nodded to Du Yu who was standing aside. Du Yu suddenly pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the sky and pulled the trigger. The gunshot sounded like a "bang", overwhelming the excitement of everyone present.
The quarrels and curses were like a starting gun, stopping the chaotic situation just now.
All the officers of the 17th Division, including the senior leaders of the division, suddenly stopped talking, and the scene seemed to be frozen for an instant. These people looked at Du Yu in surprise, and then looked at Yuan Su in surprise.
A sense of crisis suddenly emerged. Could it be that no one brought weapons to the banquet this time, and there were not many followers even outside. On the contrary, since it was a banquet hosted by the Third Brigade, the Third Brigade must have prepared it in advance.
Just be prepared.
As expected, not long after Du Yu opened fire, there was a burst of restless footsteps downstairs of the restaurant, mixed with some cold shouts. The footsteps quickly came up the stairs, and it didn't take long.
, a group of soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms with live ammunition appeared at the entrance of the stairs. These soldiers seemed to have planned it for a long time. After going upstairs, they did not wait for anyone's orders at all, and directly formed two teams and spread out around the entire venue.
Within a minute, the entire banquet hall was surrounded.
Everyone looked at the soldiers of the Third Brigade around them with dumbfounded expressions. They never expected that an originally joyful celebration banquet would turn into a crisis-ridden Hongmen Banquet in an instant!
It took a while for Li Qian to react. He shouted at Yuan Su angrily and asked: "Master Yuan, what are you going to do? I respect you as the nephew of the president. I went to the banquet today without a guard. Why?
Are you going to arrest us all?"
A staff officer at the 17th Division Headquarters suddenly stood up and said coldly: "Master Yuan, are you planning a mutiny? Even if you arrest us all, do you dare to arrest Governor Zhang?"
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Yuan Su had no expression on his face and said in a cold voice: "Master Li, don't worry too much. Today, Yuan will discuss the matter. It has been explained beforehand that while rewards are based on merit, punishment must also be meted out. The Fifty-Nine Regiment of the Seventeenth Division
Commander Li Jie, leader of the 60th Regiment He Gang, and leader of the 61st Regiment Wang Ruoxiang, allowed their subordinates to loot and disturb the people in Shangqiu City, and even kidnapped as many as 23 women. Only 11 of them have been rescued so far.
Our Third Brigade, the Fifty-seventh Regiment, and the Fifty-eighth Regiment fought hard at the front, but you wreaked havoc in the rear. Not only did it almost destroy the strategic plan formulated by the headquarters, but it also greatly damaged the reputation of our Zhengfu Army.
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After hearing these words, the leaders of the three regiments and the officers of the regiment changed their faces once again. Everyone was angry before, but now faced with the soldiers of the third brigade who were heavily surrounded by guns and live ammunition, they heard Yuan Suhan's scolding about joining the stock.
Even if they were still drunk, they were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat. They were not stupid people. Most of them were going to have an operation on themselves in the situation in front of them. They never expected this.
"Master Yuan" turned out to be so vicious and cruel.
Li Qian was well aware of the virtues of the three regiments under his command. As the actual person in charge of the Seventeenth Division, he also wanted to thoroughly rectify military discipline. Unfortunately, the Seventeenth Division was a force affiliated to the Dudu Mansion, and the division had to deal with more than just
Military affairs also include many political factors. But even so, this is ultimately an internal matter of the 17th Division, and it is not the turn of outsiders to interfere.
"Master Yuan!" Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, put on the majestic attitude of a deputy division commander, and shouted to Yuan Su with a loud voice, "I will definitely give you an explanation for what happened before, but please Yuan Su
Sir, make it clear that this is our Seventeenth Division's own business, and it is not our turn to let Mr. Yuan do the punishment for us. If Mr. Yuan insists on doing this, you can either take us all down, or I will send someone to telegraph the matter truthfully.
Go to Kaifeng and summon the fifty-seventh and fifty-eighth regiments in the city to arrest these law-breakers."
His words were very obvious. He wanted to use the 57th and 58th regiments who entered the city with him the day before yesterday as an example to let Yuan Su know that there was more than just the third brigade in Shangqiu City.
Since Yuan Su dared to make such a decision today, he would naturally not be afraid of the two regiments brought in by Li Qian. He sneered, ignored Li Qian at all, and turned to Du Yu: "Arrest people according to the list."
Du Yu solemnly said "yes", then stepped forward and ordered the arrest.
They had already told each other their names and positions when they were drinking at the wine table. Even if everyone in the 17th Division did not want to cooperate, all the officers in the Third Brigade could identify them on the spot. First, the three regiment commanders whose names were read out by Yuan Su were arrested, and then
Seven or eight officers from the regiment were also arrested. These people were in disarray, shouting and resisting, and asking Li Qian and Cheng Shichang for help.
Li Qian was almost going crazy and shouted angrily: "Okay, Yuan Su, that's great. If you don't give me face, I don't have to give you face anymore. Who of you dares to arrest someone? Adjutant Chen, go call someone."
Just as Adjutant Chen was about to stand up, Dai Fengxiang, who was sitting beside him, suddenly reached out and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Mr. Chen, please sit down first." Dai Fengxiang said in a cold voice, as if he was completely different from when he was trying to persuade him to drink.
Adjutant Chen looked down and saw Dai Fengxiang's other hand pressing on the holster on his waist. He immediately stayed in place and did not dare to move. After a while, Dai Fengxiang forcefully pushed him back to his seat.
The other officers of the Third Brigade also changed their faces one by one, and several regiment officers even pulled out their pistols. The senior officers sitting with the chief stared directly at the officers of the 17th Division Headquarters,
Although none of them spoke, everyone's expressions already hinted that "if you dare to move, you will immediately turn your back and deny the person."
"Yuan Su, you, do you really want to rebel?" Li Qian lost his temper and said bitterly to Yuan Su.
"Master Li, these cancers are causing harm to the country and the people. The more severe you punish them, the more the virus will spread to the entire army. As a soldier and an officer, do you want to see your team be called a rabble? Just
Want to see your team compared to the bandits? What Yuan did today is something you, as a division commander, should have done long ago. It’s okay if you didn’t dare to do it at the beginning. I’m going to tell you today, you don’t
Whatever you dare to do, I dare to take it all to the street below." Yuan Su first said something to Li Qian in a stern tone, and finally gave a stern order to Du Yu.
Under Du Yu's command, the soldiers tied up a total of eighteen officers from three regiments involved in the case, and pushed them downstairs. Some of the tied officers resisted from the beginning, but now one
Everyone's bones were weak and they begged for mercy, but no one dared to say a word for them.
After a while, the eighteen officers were escorted to the street outside the main entrance of the restaurant. Under Du Yu's order, the soldiers forcibly escorted the officers to kneel on the ground. Upstairs, Yuan Su walked to the side of the banquet hall.
From the fence on the side, you can see the situation below the street. Not only that, even Li Qian, Cheng Shichang and others hurried over. When everyone saw the officers kneeling in formation below,
, and immediately understood what Yuan Su would do next.
Everyone present was a soldier, so they knew very well about this formation. It was clearly a shooting execution.
The officers kneeling on the side of the street were still struggling, crying, and begging for mercy. They thought this was just an ordinary banquet. Even if they couldn't get any merit, it didn't matter. At most, they just had good food and drink. Looking back now
Get up, no wonder this banquet is so sumptuous, but it turns out to be the last meal.
"Get ready." At this time, Du Yu, who was standing downstairs, gave the order to the soldiers.
The loaded soldiers stood still behind the officers. After hearing the order, they immediately cocked the rifles in their hands, raised them smoothly and pointed them at the backs of the officers' heads.
Hearing the series of "clattering" sounds of loading, it was like the cold laughter of the Lord of Hell. Some of the kneeling officers were so frightened that they couldn't stand up and crawled on the ground. But even so, the soldiers at the rear were stunned.
He showed no mercy and still moved forward and aimed at the back of the head.
When everything was ready, Du Yu turned around and looked up at Yuan Su who was standing by the fence on the second floor, waiting for Yuan Su's final order.
Before Yuan Su could speak, Li Qian couldn't help but shouted: "Don't shoot, don't shoot!"
Yuan Su ignored Li Qian and gave Du Yu his final order: "Execution."
"Bang bang bang" a series of gunshots rang out, and the wailing and crying sounds in the street below suddenly fell silent.
Li Qian staggered back a few steps, and Cheng Shichang quickly stepped forward to help him. Both of their faces were extremely pale.