"Yes, the person who assassinated Wang Hengyue was Qi Shousan, the helmsman of Chongqing Xinzi Banner! Wang Hengyue was caught on the spot during the assassination, and a company of people was sent to take the assassin to Chongqing and hand him over to the brigade commander for disposal."
Wu Xiangzhen came down from the hospital bed: "You said, Wang Hengyue is the garrison envoy of southern Sichuan and the commander of the independent mixed division. I am the brigade commander. Logically speaking, he is my superior. But why did Wang Hengyue want to hand people over to me?
That?"
Yao Guichan thought for a while and said: "Because the brigade commander is a member of the president and a disciple of the emperor, and Wang Hengyue is just a prince."
"That's right, that's wrong." Wu Xiangzhen said slowly: "Wang Hengyue is not a person who is afraid of trouble, but he is shrewd. The dispute between us, Liu Cunhou and Hu Jingyi is between Beiyang and Sichuan, and a little higher up, it is between the central and local governments.
Whoever gets involved in the dispute will not be able to escape. Wang Hengyue didn’t want to get involved at all, so he threw this hot potato to me. As for him, he was hiding in southern Sichuan and enjoying himself, watching with cold eyes, and then made his own choice."
Yao Guichan nodded frequently: "In this case, what should we do?"
"What Wang Hengyue threw was a hot potato, but we are just ovens for roasting potatoes. No matter how hot the potato is, we are not afraid of it!" Wu Xiangzhen suddenly became very conceited: "When we entered Sichuan this time, we were originally prepared to solve the Sichuan problem. Now, we are not afraid of the potato.
It’s a great opportunity to deal with Liu Cunhou first, then deal with Hu Jingyi, and then”
He said this and did not continue. Yao Guichan smiled knowingly.
"However, we can't let Wang Hengyue be so proud." Wu Xiangzhen's face straightened: "You, send someone to bring the assassin and the officer who led the team, interrogate the assassin as soon as possible, and confirm the confession. Then create public opinion that the assassin is trying to assassinate.
Wang Hengyue, the founder of the revolution, wants everyone to know who sent the assassin!"
"I understand!" Yao Guichan said respectfully.
In less than a day, news spread throughout Chongqing that Wu Xiangzhen, commander of the 4th Beiyang Mixed Brigade, and Wang Hengyue, the leader of the revolutionary movement, were assassinated one after another!
Moreover, there was still a rumor that the person who sent the assassin was the Chongqing garrison commander Liu Cunhou, commander of the Second Division!
The news is spreading from Chongqing to the outside world with unstoppable momentum.
Subsequently, the news was also published in newspapers. Although there was no clear name, anyone with a discerning eye could tell from between the lines that the murderer behind the scenes was directly Liu Cunhou!
Public opinion in Sichuan was in an uproar for a while!
I'm afraid half of the ordinary people in Sichuan don't know who Wu Xiangzhen is, but Wang Hengyue's name is unknown to everyone in Sichuan.
Regardless of his reputation as a revolutionary leader, what Wang Hengyue did in the face of this natural disaster is enough to make people give thumbs up and talk about it.
Now, such a good official who loves his people as his own son has been assassinated? Is there any royal law or heavenly justice?
The calls to find out the real culprit behind the scenes and severely punish the culprit are getting louder and louder than ever.
This is exactly what Wu Xiangzhen needs!
"Report, Wang Mingzhang, commander of the first company of the third battalion of the first regiment of the independent mixed division, escort the prisoner to Chongqing, delivery completed!"
As soon as he saw this energetic young man, Wu Xiangzhen liked it from the bottom of his heart: "Okay, it's been hard, thank you. Wang Mingzhang, um, this is a good name. Come on, sit down. I'm injured, so I won't get up."
Got it!"
"Yes!" Wang Mingzhang responded loudly, and sat down on the stool, with only half of his buttocks resting on his hips, and his body was straight.
The more Wu Xiangzhen looked at it, the more he liked it: "How old are you?"
Wang Mingzhang stood up with a bang: "Report to the brigade commander, twenty-one!"
"Sit down, sit down." Wu Xiangzhen waved his hands repeatedly: "You have become a company commander at the age of only twenty-one. Great, you are young and promising. How about you? Did you encounter any difficulties on the way? There is no need to stand up and say it."
"Yes, thank you, Brigadier Wu! We encountered a sneak attack by some people on the way."
"Sneak attack? Who are they?" Wu Xiangzhen frowned.
"Must be a professional soldier!"
Wang Mingzhang said, took out a pistol, stood up and placed it in front of Wu Xiangzhen, then returned to his stool and sat down again: "Report to the brigade commander, we seized it from the killed attacker!"
Wu Xiangzhen carefully inspected the gun, put it aside, and sneered: "It was Liu Cunhou's people who did it!"
As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face again: "Wang Mingzhang, how many people like you do you have under the Southern Sichuan Governor?"
Wang Mingzhang obviously hesitated.
"Ah, haha, forget it if you don't say it, forget it." Wu Xiangzhen didn't care and suddenly said: "Why don't you go back, just stay here and work with me."
"this"
Just when he was feeling a little embarrassed, Yao Guichan opened the door and walked in. He glanced at Wang Mingzhang and said, "Report to the brigade commander that the interrogation is over. It was indeed Liu Cunhou who did it!"
Wu Xiangzhen snorted coldly: "Liu Cunhou is so brave, what about assassinating me?"
"It was also done by his men!"
"Okay, has the painting been deposited?"
"painted."
Wu Xiangzhen suddenly rolled down from the hospital bed: "The evidence is conclusive, prepare to arrest!"
"etc!"
A voice sounded. Wu Xiangzhen looked and saw that it was Wang Mingzhang who was speaking. He asked with a smile: "Young man, do you have anything to say?"
"Brigadier, I don't know whether to say something or not."
"speak!"
"Yes, I think that although Liu Cunhou's evidence is conclusive, arresting him will easily lead to negative consequences. Liu Cunhou is the garrison envoy of Chongqing and the commander of the second division. He has thousands of men and guns in his hands. If a dog is anxious, he will jump over the wall, just in case."
Wang Mingzhang's words made Wu Xiangzhen silent for a long time before he said, "What do you think?"
"My subordinates thought that they would attract Liu Cunhou in the name of holding a meeting, arrest him on the spot, and then control the second division to solve the problem in one fell swoop. If Liu Cunhou was not fooled, he would use the main force of the fourth mixed brigade to control the second division and then control the second division.
Send an elite force to carry out a surprise attack and capture Liu Cunhou, so that the impact can be minimized."
Wu Xiangzhen frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I have ideas and insights! Gui Chan, send a secret message to the president to explain the situation, and at the same time follow what Wang Mingzhang said
Do it! As for who to send to arrest you if the arrest fails, this, this"
Wu Xiangzhen suddenly turned his attention to Wang Mingzhang: "I think it's just you, how about taking your company to arrest him?"
Wang Mingzhang hesitated again, then lifted his chest and said, "Yes!"
"Okay, you are a young man after all. Remember, if you can capture him alive, you can kill him if you can't. Go ahead and prepare to go!"
When Wang Mingzhang walked out, Yao Guichan was a little worried: "Brigade Commander, he is Wang Hengyue's man, does the Brigade Commander really want to send him?"
"Yes, he is Wang Hengyue's man, so what does arresting Liu Cunhou or beating Liu Cunhou to death have to do with us? We are just maintaining order. If Liu Cunhou's subordinates want to blame, they can only blame Wang Hengyue." Wu Xiangzhen said with a half-smile but not a smile.
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Yao Guichan suddenly realized: "I understand"
At this time, Liu Cunhou was already in a mess.
The man sent to assassinate Wang Hengyue not only failed, but was captured by others. Now, he was actually taken to Wu Xiangzhen's place! Wu Xiangzhen was originally thinking about how to deal with himself, but now he was given an excuse?
And how come Wu Xiangzhen was assassinated inexplicably? Maybe Wu Xiangzhen will blame himself for this!
"Guardian, it's not good, it's not good!" Gao Deguang rushed in in a panic.
"Why are you so flustered?" Liu Cunhou, who was already uneasy, frowned.
"Qi Shousan recruited them all as soon as he entered!"
Liu Cunhou trembled: "Trash, you can't even handle such a small thing! Forget it if you can't kill Wang Hengyue, why did Qi Shousan fall into their hands!"
"Guardian, not only this, I also heard even more terrifying news." Gao Deguang looked nervous: "Wu Xiangzhen is already preparing to attack us?"
"What? The news is reliable?"
"Yes, absolutely reliable! Wu Xiangzhen is planning to convene an emergency military meeting tomorrow, send you the garrison envoy, and then capture him in one fell swoop!"
Liu Cunhou shook his head and sat down.
Gao Deguang looked at him: "I just went to the 4th Mixed Brigade to inquire. The 4th Mixed Brigade has begun to mobilize. I guess they are going to take action by force!"
Liu Cunhou clenched his fist and hit his forehead hard several times.
It’s over, it’s all over! I have worked hard to operate in Chongqing for so long, but now it’s all over because of my anger! Beiyang, I want to kill them all!
"Guardian, what should we do now?"
"What to do? I know what to do?"
Gao Deguang looked outside and said: "The guardian, judging from Yuan Shikai's temper, I guess he will not let us go lightly after he has dealt with us. In this case, it is better to give it a try!"
"Spell it out?" Liu Cunhou opened his eyes: "How to spell it out?"
Gao Deguang said in a low voice: "We have 800 soldiers in Chongqing City, and we can quickly mobilize more than a thousand soldiers outside the city. In addition, there are 5,000 soldiers stationed in various places in Chongqing. How can we just sit back and wait for death?"
"What do you mean?" Liu Cunhou shuddered.
Gao Deguang said coldly: "Since Beiyang will deal with us sooner or later, let's take action in advance to deal with Wu Xiangzhen's Fourth Mixed Brigade, and then electrify the whole country and make all Chongqing independent! Hu Jingyina is also constantly oppressed by Beiyang, or he can become our ally
!Even if things don’t work out, taking advantage of the chaos in Sichuan to run again will increase the possibility of success!”
Liu Cunhou took a deep breath. This matter is really too big. If something goes wrong, your head will be lost!
"Guardian, we can't hesitate any longer, otherwise Beiyang's guns will be aimed at our heads!" Gao Deguang's voice suddenly rose.
Liu Cunhou was circling back and forth, upset, and suddenly stopped: "You are a knifeman for me and a fish for me? Damn it, since Beiyang wants my life, I will kill them first! I secretly ordered all the officers and soldiers of my second division.