Wang Hengyue went on this expedition and won four battles and four victories, all the way to Jiangdazong. The rebels he killed were frightened by the news, and the Dalai Lama fled. The news had already reached Rong County!
The elders of Rong County have long regarded Wang Hengyue as one of their own. This time Captain Wang, no, Leader Wang once again showed his power and defeated the rebels. Why not celebrate with great joy and lights and colorful decorations?
Two months after Wang Hengyue's expedition this time, Deng Yong and Chen Qifeng had already delivered the well drilling machines. Li Shenchun and Li Qizhang had their own interests involved in drilling wells, so Yan's work was unusually smooth!
According to this speed, the salt can be produced smoothly in about ten days at most.
Zhao Erfeng did not break his promise, and indeed wrote a letter to his brother Zhao Erxun, telling him that Wang Hengyue wanted to assist the Rong County local government in opening a machine bureau. This did not require Zhao Erxun to provide any money. Wang Hengyue had made great achievements and had
For the sake of his younger brother, Zhao Erxun also agreed with Wang Hengyue to start the machine bureau on a trial basis.
It's just that Shangfeng agreed, but it would take a lot of trouble to get the money.
Wang Hengyue had only 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver in his pocket. He deducted some more to buy salt mining machines. He also asked Kleiman to deduct some more to buy a batch of bullets. Where would he get the money to start the machine bureau?
I really feel unsure.
Just when Wang Hengyue was worrying about money, something big happened in Sichuan!
"My lord, my lord!" Ma Xiao rushed in with sweat all over his head: "We have just received an urgent report that the revolutionary Xiong Kewu, together with Wang Songting, the leader of the Leshan Brotherhood, launched the Guang'an riot!"
"What? Xiong Kewu?" Wang Hengyue stood up immediately.
This Xiong Kewu is famous. He is an old member of the Tongmenghui. He is also a native of Leshan, Sichuan. He will be the actual ruler of Sichuan for a long time and the planner of many uprisings in Sichuan. Although he has suffered repeated defeats, he has been famous for his repeated defeats.
Move Sichuan!
In the winter of 1906, the Tongmenghui headquarters ordered Xiong Kewu to return to Sichuan and co-chair the work of the Sichuan Tongmenghui with Xie Fengqi and Huang Shuzhong. The liaison party launched an armed struggle. Xiong Kewu first went to Chongqing, Luzhou and other places to meet with Zhu Zhihong, Xie Fengqi and She Ying, and then went to Chengdu to meet with Huang Shuzhong.
A secret meeting of the armed struggle was held in Caotang Temple. After the meeting, Xiong Kewu changed his name to Qiu Jichuan and went to Chongqing, Luzhou, Yibin, Pingshan, Jingyan, Yongning, Yongchuan and other places to contact the revolutionaries, set up agencies, develop alliance members and appoint responsible persons
, laying the foundation for launching an armed uprising.
On October 1, 1907, he, She Ying, Xie Fengqi and others organized an armed uprising in Jiang'an and Luzhou, but failed due to the incident. Then he went to Chengdu, where he organized an armed uprising with Huang Fang, Yang Wei and Xie Chi on October 4.
, also failed due to leaks. Although the Luzhou and Chengdu uprisings failed, the Sichuan party members were not discouraged. They were eager to try again, vowed to avenge the dead comrades, and decided to organize another uprising in Yibin on the evening of December 13. However,
, because the traitor Lei Dongyuan secretly reported the entire plan of the uprising to the government, the uprising failed again.
In the spring of 1908, Xiong Kewu and She Ying sneaked to Tokyo, Japan, to buy guns and ammunition. With the assistance of Wu Yuzhang and Miyazaki Tozo, they purchased more than 30 pistols and more than 2,000 rounds of bullets, and transported them back to Sichuan in the winter. Later, he and She Ying,
Zeng Shengzhai and others decided to launch an armed uprising in Guang'an.
"How is the riot now?" Wang Hengyue asked hurriedly.
"It has been suppressed." Ma Xiao gasped and told what happened.
It turned out that when Xiong Kewu was ordered by the Tongmenghui to return to China to prepare for the uprising, Xiong Kewu valued Wang Songting as a gang force. Wang Songting was one of the leading men of the Leshan Ge Laohui, and controlled the gang forces and power in the Dadu River, Qingyi River, and Minjiang area.
Extremely rich.
Because the Tongmenghui did not have its own armed forces, in addition to mobilizing a small number of lower-level officers and soldiers of the Qing army to participate in each uprising, the Tongmenghui mainly relied on the teams of gangs such as the Ge Laohui. When Xiong Kewu analyzed the favorable conditions, he listed Wang Songting's forces as the Sichuan Tongmenghui who could directly
A force to command and wield.
Xiong Kewu decided to launch the Guang'an Uprising on March 1, 1909.
Before the action, Wang Songting followed Xiong Kewu and She Ying to wait for Dazhu, Changshou, Linshui, and Guang'an to make preliminary contacts. According to the plan, the uprising team was divided into two groups: one group, She Ying commanded 400 river transport workers to enter Guang'an City from the east gate and meet with Liao Tengxiao.
In advance, he led dozens of people lurking in the city to capture the security camp; on the other hand, Qin Bing, Wang Songting and others summoned gang members from neighboring counties in Guang'an to follow Xiong Kewu's orders and attack the Guang'an Zhizhou Yamen.
Xiong Kewu and Wang Songting successfully marched into the prefecture office in unison with shouts without encountering any resistance. Xiong Kewu immediately changed his original plan and led his team to attack the security camp.
After breaking through the gate, Wang Songting and Qin Bing were responsible for searching the barracks on both sides separately. There were only a few soldiers, and they were rushed into a room and locked up. After that, Wang Songting was ordered by Xiong Kewu to ask She Ying to send someone to move the firearms quickly. However,
She Ying's team was unable to enter the city because the Qing soldiers strictly guarded the city gates, so most of them dispersed on their own.
At this time, the Qing soldiers sounded the sound of drums to assemble the troops. There was a melee between the two sides, each with casualties. After all, the Qing soldiers were numerous and well-armed, and the insurgents were outnumbered, so they had to break out separately, and most of them rushed out of the city.
Gate. Wang Songting himself was defeated and fled to eastern Sichuan.
"It failed after all." Wang Hengyue sighed softly.
Although I was prepared for the failure of this uprising, I still felt a little regretful when I heard about it.
At present, the conditions for the uprising are still not mature, and we need to continue to endure. However, although the Guang'an Uprising failed again this time, it was a tough battle, which expanded the influence of the Revolutionary Party and shook the foundation of the Qing Dynasty in Sichuan.
"Sir," Ma Xiao said hurriedly: "Xiong Kewu and Wang Songting are both from Leshan. They may sneak back to Leshan. We have ordered Leshan and its surroundings to be closely inspected. Once the rebels are discovered, they will be arrested immediately and executed without mercy!"
Wang Hengyue nodded, vaguely remembering that Wang Songting was indeed caught in Wanxian when he was preparing to sneak back to Leshan, and was subsequently killed in Wanxian.
What about Xiong Kewu? Will Xiong Kewu return to Leshan?
Leshan is Zhang Xu's territory, and he can't reach there. But what should he do if Xiong Kewu appears in Rong County?
"Inform all platoons to conduct strict interrogations, especially for strangers from other places." Wang Hengyue thought for a moment: "If you catch a gangster, you are not allowed to humiliate them casually, and they are all brought to me safely."
"Yes!" Ma Xiao responded, and then became worried: "Sir, the higher-ups have issued a shoot-to-kill order, just in case..."
"What if?" Wang Hengyue sneered: "If I don't kill the rebellious party, it will be carefully examined. Who dares to make irresponsible remarks against me?"
He said and waved his hand: "Go and tell the brothers what I mean!"