Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 576: The situation in Haozhou (4)

After staying in the corridor for less than thirty minutes, Shan Hu opened the door and walked out, handing a pile of letter paper into Tang Qiuli's hand. Tang Qiuli glanced through it, nodded, turned around and walked back to the office, following behind him.

Feng Zhi'an was wondering, what did Captain Huang give to the division commander?

Entering the office, Feng Zhian was stunned. Li Zonghan seemed to be a different person. His face was no longer sallow, but pale. His whole body seemed to be soaked with sweat. His tie hung crookedly around his neck, and a strand of hair was covered by it.

Sweat was dripping on his forehead, his eyes were dull, his gold-rimmed glasses were hanging on his ears, and he looked like he was out of his mind.--%.net

Tang Qiuli walked up to him and said calmly: "Mayor Li, thank you for disturbing me. Tang is leaving. By the way, I have one more thing to trouble Mayor Li. My troops are in Haozhou. I won't have a good day."

After a while, in the name of the city government, you immediately arrange to go to comfort Li Zonghan and ask the labor army, so that my soldiers can also have a good meal and good food. Isn’t this difficult for you? "

Li Zonghan came back to his senses, and did not care about his image. He nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, "I will do it, I will do it. I am guilty of a low position. Please show your respect, Vice Chairman Tang." Tang Qiuli did not say anything, turned and walked out of the office.

Inside, only the distraught Li Zonghan was left in a daze. Everything just happened was like a nightmare, making him shudder.

Suddenly remembering the task Tang Qiuli had given before leaving, he quickly picked up the phone and issued a series of instructions. After receiving the mayor's order, all the subordinate agencies of the city government were immediately busy, but everyone was very puzzled. Mayor Li

When did you change your mind? A few days ago, you were still clamoring to starve out these soldiers, but today you are ordered to send big fish and meat. The thoughts of being an official are really difficult to figure out, I can’t understand them?

Back at the corps station, Tang Qiuli handed the confession materials written by Li Zonghan to Feng Zhi'an. As soon as he flipped through a few pages, his expression changed. As he expected, there was really a big shot behind Li Zonghan, and it was none other than Tang Qiu.

Li's mortal enemy has been knocked down, but He Yingqin, who still has potential power, is making trouble behind the scenes, while Li Zonghan is just a pawn jumping in the front.

This Li Zonghan is a cousin of He Yingqin. He was able to obtain the official position of mayor of Haozhou because of his cousin He Yingqin. Therefore, Li Zonghan always wanted to repay his cousin's kindness. It happened that the Sulu garrison passed through the bloody battle of Shangqiu.

After that, the troops were reduced by more than half and retreated to Haozhou to rest and recuperate. He Yingqin learned about this from letters exchanged with Li Zonghan.

He started to think about it. He Yingqin hated Tang Qiuli to the core. The reason why he had fallen to where he was today was from being a man of influence and influencing the political situation of the Republic of China to being neglected and completely marginalized.

The transformation was all thanks to Tang Qiuli, who never reviewed his actions.

Therefore, he recruited Li Zonghan to Nanjing, gave him face-to-face instructions, and prepared to make a big fuss to undermine Tang Qiuli's prestige and express his bad temper. He Yingqin was very good at scheming and found out that he succeeded. Previously, Tang Enbo's Eighth Army was defeated.

When fleeing south, they committed treachery and looting in Haozhou, like locusts passing through the border, causing misery to the citizens of Haozhou. Therefore, the citizens hated the army, especially the army that did not resist.

As long as it is incited, the people's emotions are like sparks splashed on dry firewood, and they will immediately ignite a fire that reaches the sky. He Yingqin is indeed a veteran in conspiracy and knows how to use the people. His intentions are best for Tang Qiuli's troops.

, couldn't stand it, so it would be ideal to shoot at citizens and kill people. The more dead the better, he would secretly contact some people to impeach Tang Qiuli in the government and let him make a big mistake.

The idea was good, and the entry point was well chosen. After Li Zonghan returned to Haozhou, he followed his plan. First, he let the wind out, and tried his best to slander the Sulu garrison, inciting the antagonism between the citizens and the troops, and then

He fanned the flames and escalated the situation, and then used the excuse of the people's will to cut off the supply of supplies to the Sulu garrison, in order to anger the soldiers in the army and do irrational things, which also suits He Yingqin's calculations.

Feng Zhi'an broke into a cold sweat after reading it. It turned out that there was such a deep background behind the incident, involving high-ranking officials of the Central Committee. Although He Yingqin was no longer in his position, his relatives, friends and party members who had supported him for many years were still there. With this

The odds of winning were still very high if the matter was fussy. Fortunately, the division commander had the opportunity to restrain the troops from making rash moves and personally came to deal with the matter. Otherwise, there might have been a big mess and he himself would have been the culprit who ruined the troops.

Feng Zhi'an looked at the young teacher with complicated emotions, carefully handed Li Zonghan's confession materials back to Tang Qiuli, and asked: "Master, this matter is of great importance and involves too many things. How do you want to handle this matter?" Tang Qiuli asked.

Qiu Li changed the topic, "Commander Feng, it's time for Li Zonghan to deliver the things? Let's have a good dinner tonight."

Feng Zhi'an couldn't figure it out. However, when he saw the confident look of his teacher, he knew that Tang Qiuli had already made a plan in his mind. He felt very sad in his heart. He was already over fifty years old and thought he had a lot of experience, but he didn't see this happening.

Behind the scenes, it now seems that this young teacher is the one who hides his secrets and has a deep rift in his heart. He is calm at every turn and can see through the essence of the incident at a glance. He sighed secretly. He is old and feels a bit like a hero in his twilight years.

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Li Zonghan had really worked hard and had sent a lot of chicken, duck, fish, dozens of slaughtered fat pigs, trucks of vegetables and rice and noodles. Since the troops arrived in Haozhou, he had not had a decent meal. According to*

* It is the practice of divisional troops that each unit's military expenses are fully supplied, and no unit is short of money.

However, the ground in Haozhou is evil. Quartermasters and purchasers can't buy anything with their white bags. Those vendors and shops are all of the same caliber. They are for people to eat, not for people to see.

The Japs ran away and the defeated soldiers were given food, not to mention the beasts who harmed the people. Meat and vegetables were not bought, and they also heard harsh words and became very angry.

I had no choice but to go to the countryside to buy some coarse grains and dry vegetables, so I could cope with being half hungry and half full. Now, as soon as the division commander arrived, the situation immediately changed. That bullshit mayor personally sent things to each company's cooking class.

Showing off their skills, the tangy aroma of meat filled the entire camp. The soldiers talked and laughed happily while swallowing their saliva.

Tang Qiuli stood at the door and looked at the soldiers with a smile. In fact, their requirements were very simple. As long as they could eat enough, they did not ask for big fish or meat. When the passing soldiers saw the division commander, they all saluted solemnly.

Looking at his teachers with burning eyes, Tang Qiuli felt a kind of sincere respect from their gazes, and he returned the courtesy solemnly.

At this moment, Feng Zhi'an pulled Shan Hu aside and asked him quietly: "Captain Huang, I'm still confused about something. How did you get that Li Zonghan to tell the truth so easily that he didn't even dare to tell a lie and even wrote it in his own hand?

The one who handed over the materials? I think that guy looks like a dead pig who is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water?"

Shan Hu grinned and told Feng Zhian angrily that it was actually very simple. I asked someone to tie him to the leg of the table, put a grenade into his arms, and tied the string with a rope. We hid in the back room and slowly

Slowly tighten the rope. Unexpectedly, this guy is very tough and grits his teeth tightly. He simply closes his eyes and behaves like he's doing whatever he wants.

I signaled to a soldier, took out another grenade, pulled the string in front of him, and then stuffed it into his arms. The fuse smoked "chichi", and the guy screamed and passed out.

After waking up, he said whatever he asked, and shook out the things he didn't ask. He even carried his wife behind his back, raised two wives, and made a lot of public money. All of this was explained. In fact, it was a stink bomb.

, will not explode at all.

Feng Zhi'an shook his head, sighed repeatedly, stretched out his thumb towards Shan Hu, and said: "Captain Huang, absolutely, you have a way, neither beating nor scolding. I have lived with this interrogation method for most of my life, and still can't

This is the first encounter. It’s true that a strong general has no weak soldiers. It’s really eye-opening to follow the division commander today.

I was worried that the army would privately torture current officials and bring the case to the Executive Yuan, which would also be a loss to the division commander's reputation." Shan Hu secretly laughed, where is this? If it fell into the hands of Brother Qiuquan, it would be worse than this.

It's a hundred times worse. Those in the special operations detachment are experts at interrogating prisoners, and there is no mouth they can't pry open.

Night fell over Haozhou City, and it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. The soldiers, who had had a good meal, went to rest contentedly. The entire camp was silent, and the sentries were vigilantly watching the movements around them. Patrols passed through the camp from time to time.

The entire camp had a heavily guarded atmosphere.

Only the room where Tang Qiuli was resting was still brightly lit. Feng Zhi'an and Shan Hu were sitting beside him. Feng Zhi'an waited for the opportunity to report to Tang Qiuli about the situation of the troops. In the battle of Shangqiu, the troops were severely weakened and suffered close to casualties.

One-half, the current strength is more than 21,000 people, many regiments are not fully organized, and several regiment leaders have been killed in battle.

In addition, after arriving in Haozhou, a series of incidents targeting the troops occurred, which caused the morale of the army to fluctuate. Many soldiers felt that they had no hope of success, because many soldiers of the 29th Army were recruited in the Pingjin area.

He was far away, shed blood and sacrificed, but was treated like this, and it was inevitable that he would feel unfair in his heart.

However, things are getting better now. As soon as the division commander came to relieve the troops, the soldiers had a backbone, and Li Zonghan personally sent a gift of condolences. When dinner was served just now, I walked around everywhere, and the morale of the soldiers was basically restored.

The mood has stabilized, but there is one question that everyone is concerned about. With so many troops reduced, will the division revoke the designation of the Sulu Garrison Corps and integrate the troops into other corps?

From Feng Zhi'an's words, Tang Qiuli clearly grasped the inner pulse of the former 29th officers and soldiers. In their hearts, they still missed their old troops. However, Tang Qiuli did not feel anything strange.

, that army is the same. When it was first formed, this temperament has been left in the army. No matter what designation it is changed to, it cannot be changed, especially the 29th Army is still the old foundation of the Northwest Army.

Isn't it true that he often missed the time when he was in the Blood Hand Regiment? Just when he was about to have a detailed talk with Feng Zhian, Qiuquan came in and nodded to Tang Qiuli. Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Feng Zhian: "Feng Zhian

Commander, come and watch a good show with me again."

(To be continued)