Episode 187: If you want the uprising bonus, you have to uprising
On the morning of March 7, the day after the Ming army's ultimatum was delivered to Mu Hu, the propellers of three large planes at Xuzhou Dongjiao Airport were roaring, and soldiers of the People's Guard were loading luggage onto the plane. A dozen accompanying officers
Wrapped in a military coat, he stood beside the runway, waiting to board the plane.
Xuzhou is no better than Beijing. There are not many foreigners, and there are no foreign reporters. That is to say, after Xiang Xiaoqiang came, more domestic reporters came. Now, Xiang Xiaoqiang stood on the lawn, in the strong wind, facing the ten people in front of him.
A reporter came and shouted:
"... We have submitted an ultimatum to the Qing army in Beijing, and it has been 24 hours now... The Qing army in Beijing not only failed to surrender as required by the ultimatum, but instead talked about the future of the country and the happiness of the people.
, as if they are not about to enter a prisoner of war camp now
The Qing army, but I am like a member of the Ming Congress... Damn it, don't be funny, these bad people are worthy of talking about the future of the country? Are they worthy of talking about the happiness of the people? Without them, how could the country and the people be like this?
How much did Mu Hu's deputy commander spend on it? Have you made it back now?...
"That guy kept saying that he was the one who overthrew Guangwu. Bah! Do you blush when you say this? Guangwu escaped on his own, okay? At least there were people in a large carriage who testified that Mu Hu also acted like a fool at that time.
Like x, he looked up at the sky and stared blankly at Guangwu flying away... If nothing else, during the martial law period in Beijing, Mu Hu
How many orders have you signed to execute citizens? Why? Just because someone picked up the leaflet! This executioner with blood-stained hands is now pretending to be like Washington and Franklin... Do you want me to give him a Statue of Liberty?
Send it away? I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people..."
"General Xiang!" a reporter interrupted him and asked, "As we all know, Her Majesty the Queen said a famous saying..."
He waved to Xiaoqiang and said with a smile:
"Her Majesty the Queen has said many famous quotes, and I have also heard of this famous quote. Haha... If I write a biography for Her Majesty the Queen in the future, this famous quote will be a good embellishment... But in the end it is just a sentence
A 'famous saying' is not a national policy set by the imperial council, nor is it an 'imperial edict' with legal effect. We are a constitutional country, and the era in which the emperor casually said a word and the whole country worshiped it as a god has passed.
...current
The situation is that the war to regain the homeland has reached the final moment. The Ming army attacked the city of Beijing and ordered the remaining Qing captives to surrender. However, the remaining Qing captives not only refused to surrender, but instead taught us how to govern the country... As a soldier, I cannot accept this.
! Now, I will fly to the battlefield in Beijing and personally command the troops in the Battle of Beijing. I will enter Beijing with the troops, and then I will pull out the executioner, strangle him with my own hands, and then use his head as a chamber pot."
After saying that, Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed to the stunned reporters, turned around and got on the plane.
…
The weather in North China began to gradually improve on the 6th. At noon on the 7th, Xiang Xiaoqiang's three DC-3s, escorted by twelve fighter jets, landed at Tangshan Airport. After a simple lunch, Xiang Xiaoqiang's commander's armored convoy walked along the Jingtang Highway
Heading west. At three o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at a regiment-level headquarters only one thousand meters away from the front line.
"stand at attention--!!!"
With the sound of neat leather boots, two rows of People's Guard soldiers stood at attention and raised their guns in salute. Xiang Xiaoqiang only brought Hu Jiong and Xiu Xiu with him, raised their hands in return, and strode into the bunker until they came to observe
room.
This bunker was also a semi-underground temporary fortification, made of logs and sandbags. Xiang Xiaoqiang half-crouched in front of the gun scope and carefully observed the Qing army's position one thousand meters away.
In addition to the leader of the regiment, there were several young staff officers and guards in the observation room. Most of their eyes were focused on Xiu Xiu.
And Xiuxiu has long been used to it. Not only is she an adjutant, she is also Xiang Xiaoqiang's wife, and she also has the legendary "princess" status. In addition, because she is a navy, she is very eye-catching wherever she goes in a navy uniform.
"What's going on with the Air Force?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang asked without looking back.
Xiuxiu immediately replied:
"Back to your lord, Commander Li has called. The Army Aviation Department has completed preparations. The ultimatums to the Eight Banner Divisions in the suburbs of Beijing have also been loaded on the planes and are ready to take off at any time."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded with satisfaction, looked at the sky, then at his watch, and said:
"Call Commander Li and tell him it's time to start. Try to clean up the area around Beijing today. Also, ask him to prepare the parachute commandos, which may be needed."
"yes!"
Xiuxiu turned around and went to do it.
After a while, a roar gradually sounded in the sky. Looking out from the observation window, four large black dots appeared in the sky. After a while, several small black dots appeared.
——Those were four "Swan" twin-engine bombers, as well as several escorting fighter jets.
This time the leaflet distribution was on a large scale. It was no longer like before. A dive bomber flew to a certain place, and then the bombardier pushed open the hatch cover and dropped a bundle of printed matter, covering only a small area at a time. - This time
It was scattered continuously, and the leaflets were like snow flakes, covering the entire Qing army's trenches.
About an hour later, a communications soldier came to report that the Army Airlines had finished dropping off the leaflets and had all returned.
"Very good," Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at his watch and said with a smile, "It is now half past four. If there is any Eight Banners Division that has not surrendered at half past five, we will completely annihilate it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Jiong pointed outside and shouted:
"Look, sir!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang turned around and looked out the observation window, only to see a black spot appearing in the distance and approaching quickly. Hu Jiong had good eyesight and said immediately:
"Sir, a white flag is coming!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang leaned over to take a look at the gun scope, and sure enough, a Qing soldier was riding a horse, carrying a white flag on his shoulders, trotting over. He didn't dare to run too fast, as if he was afraid that a shot from here would kill him.
It was lifted. After running for 200 to 300 meters, he stopped his horse and kept waving the white flag.
"Haha! Okay!" Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed and ordered, "That's right."
Sure enough, this Qing soldier was sent by the Eight Banners Division opposite, demanding surrender negotiations.
"What? Negotiation?" Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned, "What kind of negotiation is there for surrender?"
The Ming army soldier who came to report said with a wry smile:
"Reporting to your lord, he said that their division commander only asked for the 'uprising bonus' and did not want anything else. He said that as long as he agrees to this only request, he will lead the entire division to surrender immediately."
Xiang Xiaoqiang laughed out of anger:
"If you don't want anything else, what else does he want? Do you want me to make him the commander of the People's Guard? Damn it... tell him that it means surrender and nothing. If he wants the uprising bonus, why not do it earlier?
Gone."
"yes!"
"return!"
Xiuxiu suddenly spoke up and stopped the soldier.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiu Xiu in surprise. This was the first time Xiu Xiu did this.
The soldier also hesitated and turned around:
"Husband...well, Lord Adjutant, what are your orders?"
Xiuxiu blushed and realized what she was doing. She bowed to Xiang Xiaoqiang and said softly:
"My lord, please forgive me..."
Then, she ran to Xiang Xiaoqiang and whispered a few words.
While listening, Xiang Xiaoqiang rolled his eyes and slowly smiled.
Then, he waved his hand and Xiuxiu stepped aside.
Xiang Xiaoqiang spoke in an official tone and said to the soldier:
"Well, well... I'm also very embarrassed to tell them about the uprising bonus... Uprising bonus, uprising bonus, as the name suggests, you have to 'uprising'! You don't show any signs of uprising now, I
I want to give you a bonus, but there’s nothing I can do!”
The soldier was startled and asked tentatively:
"My lord, what you mean is..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang shook his head and said:
"Let those guys from the Eight Banners Division know that if you want to be rewarded for the uprising, you have to perform meritorious service. Of those surrendered generals who received bonuses before, which ones did not perform great meritorious service? Right! Well... As for what meritorious service the Ming Dynasty army needs them to perform now...
Let them figure this out for themselves, it’s not like I want the bonus. Okay, okay, let’s just tell that Qing soldier.”
The Ming army soldier also rolled his eyes and nodded thoughtfully:
"Oh... I understand, little one. The master is wise and the madam is wise. Yes!"
"Wait a minute!" This time it was Xiang Xiaoqiang who stopped him. "Tell them if any house in Beijing was robbed, set on fire, or a woman was molested while doing the work. In short, it caused unpleasant consequences.
The good influence is to embarrass this commander, that is, he can’t get along with me. This commander doesn’t waste any effort and just shoots the division commander himself. That’s all, do you understand?”
"Yes! Got it!"
The soldier stood at attention, turned around and ran away.
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at Xiu Xiu with a smile and nodded. Xiu Xiu couldn't hide her secret joy and lowered her head with a smile.
"Okay, let's wait and watch the show tonight. We're going to the city tomorrow. I want to see what that kid Mu Hu looks like, how many heads he has, and how thick his tail is."
Xiang Xiaoqiang lay down in front of the gun scope and said with a smile.