Another group of officers who he felt were unreliable stayed in the Chinese army to "support military affairs" and were actually monitored and controlled. -Le-Wen-Xiao-Shuo-sent his cronies to take over the troops. After finishing all this, he sent someone to call Liu Zhipei over to find out how he managed to make the officers and soldiers rush out of the barracks and cause such a big disturbance.
Unexpectedly, it was not Liu Zhipei who arrived, but one of his soldiers. After asking, I found out that his nephew was killed last night.
"Liu gathered the general care brothers together, but he didn't come after waiting for more than an hour. The younger ones went to see him and found that he had been killed!" said the soldier, "We all have no idea. Later, someone sent a message saying that the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army had rebelled and were besieging the general, so everyone hurried over."
"Good on you, Ma Chengzu! It turns out you had a conspiracy a long time ago!" Liu Fengsheng deplored the tragic death of his nephew, and thought of the dozens of people who came outside when Ma Chengzu greeted him, which showed that he was well prepared. What happened today is really dangerous and unusual!
On the river, more than a dozen large boats were emitting black smoke, suddenly surpassing the sloop in front, and heading towards Humen, Shanghengdang Island and other places. On board were soldiers from the First Marine Expeditionary Team. .
Although blue flags symbolizing surrender have been hoisted in various fort camps in Humen, the soldiers are still very nervous. According to their usual training appearance, they crouched and carried their rifles with flash caps and bayonets attached. Be ready to jump out and jump into the fight at any time. The cannons on the sloops on the river were also equipped with scales, and the muzzles were pointed directly at the target. Always ready to fire.
There was no fighting during the landing, and there were only a few Taiwanese soldiers guarding the fort. Most of them are old and weak. These people don't even have the key to the gunpowder magazine of the fort. They usually guard the fort and report any suspicious things on the river in a timely manner. After the fleet approached, no general orders were sent out in Humen Village, and no one came out to direct the resistance. They watched the Kun bandits approaching. Before Liu Fengsheng's general order of "Stay where you are. No resistance is allowed" was passed, they dispersed in a hurry. The sailors boarded the forts everywhere, but they were already empty.
Liu Fengsheng was fully clothed and led all the officers to stand outside Humen Village. There were more than a dozen "elders" from Taiping Ruins beside him. It was the end of winter and early spring, and the wind blowing from the river was very chilly. Several "elders" were wearing thin clothes. He was already stomping his feet and waving hands a little impatiently.
In comparison, Liu Fengsheng's one-sidedness seems neat. It's just that compared to the completely numb "fathers", the mood of the surrendered generals is more uneasy. Regardless of a person's view of honor and disgrace, it is always a dishonorable thing to seek honor from the Lord. Furthermore, what will the Australians do to them after they surrender, no matter how many guarantees He Xin made. The surrendered generals were still murmuring in their hearts.
Seeing Australians wearing blue and gray clothes on the fort constantly landing from the river, they became increasingly worried.
I was beating the drum in my heart when suddenly an Australian soldier rushed over quickly and asked: "Who is Liu Fengsheng, the guard of Humen Village?"
Liu Fengsheng quickly responded: "It's a humble job."
"Senior Shi Zhiqi told you to meet the generals and gentry in Humen Village."
Liu Fengsheng hurriedly said: "Yes. I will go to my humble position right now."
The person who landed at Humen was Shi Zhiqi, the commander of the First Marine Expeditionary Team. At this moment, the deployment and takeover work of the Marine Corps was being arranged in the government office behind the Ya Niang Shoe Fort. Xi Yazhou asked him to launch local operations as soon as possible after occupying Humen and firmly control the key to Guangzhou.
He originally wanted to go directly to Humen Village to open a headquarters - there were many houses in the camp and it was a ready-made garrison camp. But the staff of the Ministry of Urban Affairs who came to respond just now said that a fierce battle broke out in Humen Village, and now the Yamen is full of blood and has not been cleaned up. Shi Zhiqi had no choice but to give up this idea and settled here now.
He had already roughly learned about the situation of the garrison generals and garrison troops in Humen Village from the Ministry of City Engineering. He was not interested in these old officers. But at the moment, there is a shortage of manpower, and everything is stretched thin. This kind of old soldier who kills the old soldiers without mercy and has set up a "warrant of surrender" can be temporarily used.
Liu Fengsheng and others, led by the guards, walked into the courtyard of the fort government office. They walked to a place about a foot away from the dripping eaves and quickly knelt down. A woman's voice came from inside: "The chief has an order. You don't have to kneel down. Please come in, General Liu!"
Liu Fengsheng was stunned for a moment, wondering why the Kun thief brought a woman with him during the war? He suddenly realized that his idea was "disrespectful". They were not "thieves" or even "Australians", but serious "chiefs". Thinking of this, he quickly stood up, walked a few steps, and signed up: "The humble general Liu Fengsheng will see the chief."
"No need to be polite, just come in."
Liu Fengsheng hurriedly walked into the room and saw that the room had been tidied up. There was only a large table in the middle, and something unknown was hung against the wall, covered with a curtain. Two Australian soldiers stood on both sides of the door, one on the left and the other on the right, with short muskets hanging on their bodies. The Australian chief is a man in his thirties. At first glance, he is dressed the same as a soldier. There is a female soldier next to him. He didn't dare to look any further, and quickly lowered his head, holding his breath and waiting for questions.
"Are you Liu Fengsheng?" Shi Zhiqi looked at the respectful middle-aged man in front of him. He had read Liu Fengsheng's information: he was born in the army, joined the army at the age of sixteen, accumulated military service to the rank of Qianzong, and won another military exploit during the She'an Rebellion. , obtained the title of "guerrilla", and spent several years on activities before filling up the garrison duty at Humen Village.
"Yes, this is the humble general."
Shi Zhiqi thought about how difficult it was for him. After more than 20 years of military career, he not only worked hard in battle but also gave money and made connections. It was not easy for him to climb to this position. According to the information, he only married his wife when he was in his thirties and became the CEO of Qian, and it was only in recent years that he purchased a house in Guangzhou. According to the materials, he was greedy for money and stingy. No wonder the Ministry of Urban Engineering persuaded him to surrender without much effort.
"I heard that there was a fierce battle in your office today?"
"Yes." Liu Fengsheng immediately recounted what happened early this morning, how he prepared to summon the generals to discuss surrendering to the Senate, how Gao Xidian and Ma Chengzu launched an attack, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides in the Chinese military office.
"... Gao Xidian and Ma Chengzu were arrogant and rebellious, trying to block the chariot with their arms to resist the heavenly soldiers. Now they have wiped out all these ugly creatures! The leaders ordered the camp gate to show the power of the Song Dynasty and the Senate..."
Shi Zhiqi nodded slightly. Ma Chengzu knew this person, so it was expected that he would resist so fiercely. Only he had no impression of who Gao Xidian was. These people were still able to fight despite being completely hopeless. There were still loyal ministers and righteous men in the Ming Dynasty.
But he didn't hate Liu Fengsheng in front of him. If the whole place was full of loyal ministers and righteous men, the Senate would stop messing around. In the final analysis, human beings are animals that adapt to the general trend. As long as the Senate leads the general trend and those who understand current affairs are the majority, the world can be in their pocket.
He nodded slightly and said: "Although they do not understand the current affairs and do not obey the king's will, they will fight to the end. They are still Zhu Ming's loyal ministers. There is no need to give orders for the head, and the body should be buried as soon as possible. Leave a mark for the family in the future. Come and collect the body.”
Liu Fengsheng said quickly: "The chief is kind and kind..."
"I now appoint you as the temporary captain of the 1st Battalion of the Guangdong Corps of the National Army. You should go back to the camp now and go through the handover procedures with the people I sent - you can rest assured that our promises are valid, and yours All personal property can be taken away; for those that cannot be taken away temporarily, I have informed the receiving staff to arrange a house as a temporary warehouse for you to store your private property."
Liu Fengsheng quickly knelt down to thank him. Shi Zhiqi frowned and said: "Our senate does not allow the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping. You can avoid this in the future. After the handover, you will lead your troops to Hong Kong Island for training. You will have your own arrangements on how to go. You just have to restrain your subordinates and wait!" He glanced at Liu Fengsheng again and said, "I know that there are many bad habits and old rules among the officers and soldiers. Now that you have newly surrendered, I will not care about you. But you must remember that you are absolutely not allowed to disturb the people. If you do anything to disturb the people, you will never be lenient." !”
Liu Fengsheng hurriedly said: "The people in charge of this humble position are all local indigenous people, and they will never disturb the people."
Shi Zhiqi nodded: "I can trust you. You must restrain your subordinates and obey orders. You will have a great future in the future. Go ahead."
He said something, and Liu Fengsheng responded. He didn't know how big the position of captain was, but he understood it when he went to Huangpu Island for training. Logically speaking, as long as people move places, there must be a departure fee. He also expected the Australians to send a generous "reward", but he did not mention it until Shi Zhiqi said: "You go ahead." I couldn't help but feel disappointed: they say Australian Life Insurance is generous, but it is so stingy.
However, he did not dare to mention it, nor did he dare to show his disappointment, so he bowed out respectfully. Then Shi Zhiqi met with officers at all levels above the Foreign Affairs Commission of Humen Village in batches and said some words of comfort.
The last people to meet were the liaison officers and the gentry from Taipingxu. For them, the Australians are already old acquaintances. Every year Taiping Ruins pays a "reasonable burden" to the Australians, so the arrival of the Australians this time did not cause panic. After Shi Zhiqi said a few words, he sent the gentry away, leaving the liaison officer to ask about the food problem of the garrison.
According to the plan, the Marine Corps will leave a company here to guard Humen Village.
"Don't worry, chief, the town has made preparations," the liaison officer said respectfully, "There are thirty shi of grain in the warehouse at any time."
"Your place is the key pass of the Pearl River. The joint logistics headquarters is going to open a supply station here. Please do your best." Shi Zhiqi saw the liaison officer's frown and smiled, "What? Are you afraid that you will be poor?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare." The liaison officer was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. (To be continued.)
