He Fenglin gave a disdainful "hum" and said angrily: "That sounds nice. In that case, why didn't Governor Yuan bring his own troops for this act? In this way, wouldn't it be better for Governor Yuan to do this great feat by himself?
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Yuan Su changed his tone and said very solemnly: "Master He, if you really don't want to send troops, I can't embarrass you. But I'll tell you the ugly words first. If I can solve Guan Yunzheng and Ge Xingyu with my own strength, what will happen to you?"
I'm afraid there is no place for Mr. He in the text when I report to the top. Not only that, but if this trip fails, Mr. He can make a fuss about it."
After hearing what Yuan Su said, He Fenglin's face changed drastically. He struck the case angrily and yelled at Yuan Su, "Master Yuan, what do you mean by this?"
Everyone present knew the intention of Yuan Su's words just now, and it was clear that he was trying to force He Fenglin. This is a typical bureaucratic style. Once you get the excuse in advance, you will have room to make an issue later. Yuan Su put forward the battle plan today.
It was well said, but He Fenglin was the only one who was unwilling to send troops. This was an excuse. No matter whether Yuan Su succeeded or failed in the end, He Fenglin would definitely not get any good results.
Although Jiang Baili and everyone in the Third Brigade thought this was somewhat unethical, He Fenglin's annoying attitude from beginning to end was really unpleasant. He Fenglin could only blame himself for taking the blame.
"Master He, don't say that I, Yuan Su, don't give you face, so how can you give me Yuan Su face? Today, Yuan Su went south to Nanyang on the order of Governor Zhang to preside over the recruitment. When did you give me convenience? Now with me
What you are discussing is a major matter. As long as this matter is settled, Henan will be able to sit back and relax from now on." Yuan Su further said.
"Humph, it's not like you're asking your brother to die. Of course you can stand and talk without hurting your back." He Fenglin was still very angry, and he didn't even want to look at Yuan Su when he spoke.
"As a soldier, it is natural to die in battle. If Mr. He really cares about your brothers, you should understand that long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Rather than letting your brothers stay here all year round, you not only have to endure the pressure from the top
, we must also be wary of changes that may happen at any time in the mountains, so it is better to work hard and completely solve the problem at hand." Yuan Su said in a reasonable manner.
"You are full of benevolence and righteousness, and you speak so nicely. Even if I follow your orders and send troops into the mountains, if I still come back defeated, how can I explain it?" He Fenglin said angrily.
"Master He, first of all, we haven't determined the next action plan yet, so you don't have to be too anxious. If it is absolutely necessary to take military action, we will also make a series of careful deployments. It is the so-called pre-war deployment.
It is just to assess the risks on the battlefield. If the risk is too great, why should we take the risk? We will not take action until we are certain, what do you think?" Jiang Baili calmly persuaded He Fenglin.
After all, He Fenglin is a rough man, and he can't defeat these people in a polite way, but he still doesn't want to do it because of the boss's reluctance.
Sighing slightly, Yuan Su then said: "In this way, if you really need to trouble Mr. He to send troops by then, Yuan will offer a reward to the fierce brothers to go out. Not only that, all expenses for this battle and even the aftermath will be appeased.
All the expenses will be borne by Mr. Yuan. What do you think?"
He Fenglin thought for a while, and there were many reasons why he didn't want to send troops, including naturally not wanting to spend too much money. As the leader of an army, it was naturally not his turn to charge into battle, and he was very excited about the great achievements before him.
If Yuan Su was willing to bear the cost of sending troops, would not shirk the responsibility for the defeat on himself, and was still certain of victory, he would still be very willing to do this smooth favor.
When he thought of this, he deliberately said in a pretentious manner: "Master Yuan, this is what you have repeatedly requested to send troops. Not to mention that our department is currently short of funds. If there are any shortcomings in sending troops this time, then it is Master Yuan who insists on your own way."
The result. He has spoken to this extent, and I hope Mr. Yuan will take care of himself."
Hearing this, Yuan Su naturally knew that He Fenglin had agreed, and he immediately said: "Don't worry, Mr. He. Just as Brother Baili said, I will never take risks if I am not sure. With your support, Mr. He, I will win this battle."
It will definitely be nine out of ten, and when the time comes, Master He will be the first to win."
He Fenglin laughed twice and said speciously: "We will discuss this matter later."
At seven o'clock in the morning, the Nanyang headquarters received two more telegrams, one of which was from Yangji, and the other from Pucun. Most of the villages and towns below Nanyang are small and remote villages.
There are not many places equipped with post offices, so the telegrams sent from Yangji in the morning were sent from another nearby garrison.
As Yuan Su expected, these two messages were all reporting the surrender of other remnants of Li Zuting. A civilian army team in Pucun suffered heavy losses and originally planned to flee eastward when they encountered an official patrol. The patrol only had
The dozen or so people were originally scared to death. After less than five minutes of fighting between the two sides, the civilian army took the lead in surrendering.
According to the statistics, four teams have voluntarily or been forced to surrender to the official army, with a total of more than 500 people. Yuan Su immediately ordered that all the civilian army teams be gathered in Yangji for supervision, and only each team was sent to Yangji for supervision.
The leader of the team was escorted to Nanyang City for questioning. At the same time, he also asked Yangji to do a good job in the aftermath. Food and water must be provided to the prisoners, and necessary rescue measures must be taken for the seriously injured.
The aftermath relief supplies needed by Yangji will be compiled into a list and sent to Nanyang as soon as possible, and Nanyang will distribute and replenish them.
In the evening, several militia leaders headed by Li Dian were escorted to Nanyang City in batches. Yuan Su, Zhou Baolin, He Fenglin and others went to the detention center in person to interrogate these people. After meeting, these leaders heard that it was Yuan
Su and He Fenglin rushed to express their willingness to surrender, just hoping to have a way to survive.
Yuan Su first promised everyone that as long as they surrendered sincerely, the government would treat them leniently. After these people's emotions stabilized a little and each of them felt a little more settled, Yuan Su then began to formally question. According to everyone's opinions
From the oral confessions, it can be concluded that Li Zuting and Guan Yunzheng and Ge Xingyu had already been in conflict with each other, and there had been many frictions before. Later, because the officers and soldiers spread rumors that Li Zuting had accepted the government recruitment, Guan Yunzheng and Ge Xingyu just kept doing it.
Yesterday evening, troops were gathered to launch a surprise attack on Li Zuting's troops in Hexi Mountain.
The scene was chaotic at that time, and many people were separated. As for Li Zuting's current whereabouts, some said they saw him fleeing into the mountains to the south, as if he was going to cross the mountain border to Hubei, while others said he was captured by Guan Yunzheng's people.
Some people also said that they vaguely saw him being beaten to death by Ge Xingyu himself.
"So, Li Zuting is missing, your second commander is also missing, and the one with the highest status among you right now is Li Dian, right?" After listening to the confessions one by one, Yuan Su asked lukewarmly.
"Yes, yes, although Siguan Li is young, he has always been the commander's think tank. Among us brothers, Siguan Li is now the most qualified." A small leader was afraid that Yuan Su would kill the leader as a warning to others, so he quickly praised him.
"Yes, yes, that's right, it's Siguan Li." Others also echoed.
Li Dian's face became embarrassed for a moment. He knew that the formation of the civilian army could not catch the eyes of the official army at all. He was pushed out by everyone just because he wanted to be a standout. But he couldn't say anything. Could it be that everyone said it?
I am, but I deny it and say no. Isn’t this asking for a joke?
Yuan Su took a look at Li Dian. He really gave him the impression that he was a scholar. Scholars are a treasure these days, especially those in the military. Intellectuals like Jiang Baili have always been in high demand for military positions. He also
Seeing Li Dian's embarrassment, he immediately said reassuringly: "You don't have to worry. Since everyone says that you are the most qualified now, from now on, until Li Zuting appears and surrenders, your team will be led by you."
Hearing this, Li Dian breathed a heavy sigh of relief and quickly said some kind words gratefully.
Yuan Su raised his hand to interrupt and continued: "I must reiterate that you are surrendering now and accepting the recruitment of our government. In other words, from now on, your team will be under the command of the government and the army. If you are just desperate,
If you surrender with your talents, but in your heart you don’t want to be used by the army at all, then you should speak out as soon as possible.”
Everyone hurriedly said: "No, no, no, in fact, the young people have wanted to surrender for a long time, but the commander-in-chief said that they still need to think about it for a while."
"Yes, yes, Chen Ergou came back last time and brought a message from the officer. From then on, we were planning to surrender as soon as possible. It's a pity that the commander has always been indecisive."
Yuan Su said calmly: "You don't need to say such things. If you surrender sincerely, then it is naturally good. But if you just want to change your past and become ordinary people, this will not work.
It's difficult to handle. As long as you speak up now, I can arrange it immediately. But after today, I will regard you as surrendering. At that time, all regulations will be strictly in accordance with the official system and will not be tolerated.
If you have any more regrets, do you understand me?"
Several leaders looked at each other, each with varying degrees of hesitation. Although they wanted to surrender in their hearts, they didn't know how the officers and soldiers would treat them.
What's more, judging from Yuan Su's tone, it seems that he will not have a good life in the future. If he could become an ordinary citizen and completely break with the past, it would be a good way to save his life and live a good life. But then again,
When they came back, these leaders, who had been with Li Zuting for half their lives, had always survived by robbing families, and suddenly they became ordinary people. They knew nothing, so how could they make a living?
Thinking about it, surrendering is just to change your skin. With this new official skin, you are much better than ordinary people.
Therefore, after a small leader made his first statement, the others also expressed with absolute certainty that they accepted the recruitment and were willing to correct their evil ways and serve the officials in the future.
After hearing the answers from these people, Yuan Su smiled and said: "Very good. You guys should have a good rest today. I will arrange your first task tomorrow morning, which is to attend a press conference and officially announce your people's plan to the outside world."
The army has accepted the recruitment of the army. I will arrange the details of your reorganization in a few days. From now on, you must make your identities clear."
"That's it, that's it, let's act like adults."
"Brothers, from now on, we will definitely serve the official."
After coming out of the detention center, Yuan Su summoned Dai Fengxiang, Zhou Baolin and others for a brief meeting. He decided to integrate Li Dian's troops into Zhou Baolin's Du Li regiment, but this was only a temporary integration. After all,
He did not want Zhou Baolin's regiment to be dishonest from top to bottom. Even if Zhou Baolin was effective in running the army, he could not 100% guarantee that these people would be united.
He planned to separate the du li regiment and the newly formed troops from each other when he officially expanded the Class A combat brigade after finishing the work in Henan, so as to avoid the interference of previous small groups and small forces and completely divide the militia.
Influence.
The top priority was just for temporary coping, on the one hand to avoid He Fenglin's rush to recruit them, and on the other hand to give these militiamen a title as soon as possible, so they were placed under the name of Zhou Baolin's regiment.
Zhou Baolin naturally made no sense. He even said that even if they were not split up in the future, he would definitely find a way to train his troops so that they would never see even a little bit of gangsterism in the future.
After discussing this matter, everyone immediately began to discuss tomorrow's press conference and the next step in the mountainous area after recruiting Li Dian's militia.