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    Chapter 142 Two Heroes Fighting for the Southwest (3)

    Qiu Wenbin didn't even have time to restrain his friend's broken and charred body. Dust and stone chips were flying around him. The bullets hitting the wall and splashing stones scratched his face, causing pain.

    Although the Han Yuan-style pistols were of excellent quality, they were self-defense weapons after all and could not suppress so many mutinous troops of the Guizhou Army. These usually not so good Guizhou troops seemed to have changed into a new army, and they rushed towards the post house with howls and screams.  At this most critical moment, the well-trained soldiers from the guard squad finally rushed out. After taking the Mauser 98 and the ammunition package thrown at him, Qiu Wenbin took one last look at Huang Zelin's body, clutched the gun and issued the order.  Order: "Six men guard the gate!"

    "Machine gun put it on the wall."

    "Zhijun, go protect the clerks and give them your pistol! If anything happens to them, I will kill you!"

    "Grenade" The soldiers in the guard squad who received the most rigorous training and experienced more than a dozen battles, large and small, showed their superior strength and quickly threw a round of grenades, and more than a dozen grenades were scattered.  On the main street, amidst the booming explosions, the Guizhou soldiers who did not expect that their opponents would have so many bombs fell on their backs. Before they could react from the grenades, the Han-1 machine gun that had climbed up the wall let out a unique roar.  .

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    The unique sound of three long and two short shots was more terrifying to the ears of the rebels than demons. They lacked machine guns and had never experienced war. The Guizhou army, which still stood straight and charged, did not understand how difficult it was for infantry to break through the machine guns, let alone the battle in Hubei.  After the lack of continuity of 20-round magazines was exposed, the guard company has taken the lead in issuing 30-round magazines, which has better continuity of firepower.  Moreover, the German-made 7.92mm pointed bullets are also more penetrating. Several rebel soldiers hiding behind brick walls were shot to death through the wall because they did not know the power of the bullets.

    "Squad leaderlook!"

    Amid the reminder from his comrades, Qiu Wenbin saw fire lights in the direction of the Governor's Mansion and the Privy Council two streets away. His heart suddenly dropped to the bottom. The dense gunshots and two fires confirmed that tonight's action was by no means aimed at Huang Zelin.  and himself, but a carefully planned rebellion!

    "Squad leader what should I do?" A young man from Chongqing named Zhijun ran over with a bag and two railway company clerks who had picked up pistols, and shouted: "I'm afraid it won't work if we continue like this.  We don¡¯t have much ammunition, so it won¡¯t last long!¡±

    "I have an idea." A clerk, quick to wit, pointed to the back wall and said, "There is a pond in the back. There is a business owned by a foreigner across the three streets. I know the boss. No one dares to go in if there is a foreigner's sign."

    Qiu Wenbin nodded: "Zhijun, take everyone to retreat to the foreign bank. If you can't bring a gun, just blow it up. I have to do one thing first to cover you."

    The soldier thought he was going to retrieve the body and quickly stopped him: "Squad leader, no, there are too many rebels outside!" Qiu Wenbin waved his hand: "Don't worry, I don't want to die yet! Such a big thing happened in Guiyang, I have to  Send a telegram back immediately. Their attention is now on the government and military camps. There must be no movement at the telegraph station. There will be no chance after tonight!" After saying that, he immediately arranged for the machine guns and clerks to withdraw first, and he  After taking a few soldiers to cover for a few minutes, they quickly rushed to the telegraph station amidst the explosion of grenades.

    As he expected, the telegraph station was not attacked and no soldiers were stationed. It seemed that both sides had temporarily forgotten this place.  When Qiu Wenbin led the soldiers into the telegraph room, he only saw the telegraph operator and apprentice hiding under the table and shivering. He took out a handful of silver dollars from his pocket and shouted: "Quick, send a telegraph!"

    The telegraph operator was old and felt a little stupid when he saw the silver dollars. He had never seen a military commander who spent money to send telegrams.  But now that there were loud gunshots outside, he didn't even dare to say a word, and quickly asked his apprentice to crank up the hand generator.  Since it was not a radio, we had to follow the telephone line, so the news of the Guiyang mutiny arrived in Xiangtan first, but the translator at the Xiangtan telegraph station was not on duty at the time. It was not until he went to work the next day that he suddenly realized the delay, but he  He didn't know that Yang Qiu was already in Changsha, so he sent the telegram to Wuchang first.

    Qiu Wenbin didn¡¯t know that the telegram had been delayed. After sending the telegram, he did something that was later considered to change the situation in Guizhou.

    A grenade was stuffed under the telegraph machine.

    Late at night, Guiyang City was like a hell on earth. Screams and screams were heard from every place, and flames shot into the sky from everywhere.  Why did the mutiny occur?  There was no historical Guizhou army's expedition to Hubei. Why would the two factions with similar strength suddenly come to blows and fight?  The mystery was temporarily obscured by the sound of gunfire.

    Early the next morning, when the news of the Guiyang mutiny had not reached Yang Qiu due to telegram delays, he had already gone to the Hunan Consultative Bureau under the protection of soldiers, but just nowHe frowned at the door, only to see a crowd of people waiting outside the gate who had suffered great losses due to the tax reform, the unemployed gathered by the squires and landowners, the local gangsters and the government officials of the Lijin Bureau.  There were hundreds of people in the dense crowd.

    Another warlord might have simply shot and arrested people. Who would be willing to explain so much? The guns are the biggest these days!  But Yang Qiu walked into the conference hall under surprised eyes as if he didn't see it.  The conference hall looked a bit like an auditorium in the 1950s and 1960s. Banners had been hung on the rostrum. Tan Yankai and others had been waiting here early. When they saw him, they immediately stood up to greet him.

    "Everyone, sit down. I don't have many rules. I just need to finish my errands." As soon as Yang Qiu asked everyone to sit down, there were voices protesting against the tax reform. Tan Yankai quickly stood up and said, "It's nonsense, really.  This is nonsense! Come here, drive these people away."

    Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a fat-headed congressman suddenly stood up: "Governor Tan, don't be angry, now that we are a republic, we should listen to the opinions of the people, right? Over in Nanjing, I heard that President Lian  The government is open to everyone. Let's listen to your opinions. It doesn't matter, right? Sir, do you think so?" Tan Yankai's face changed and he yelled angrily: "Tang Zhendong, what do you mean? The inspector came to us today.  It is an honor for everyone in Hunan to host the meeting, how can we allow unscrupulous people to run amok?"

    Yang Qiu narrowed his eyes and looked at the fat and fair deputy speaker carefully. He just read the letter reporting him yesterday, and it jumped out today. Who else would beat such a person if not him?  He grabbed Tan Yankai and said with a smile: "President Tang's words still make some sense. Since Yang is appointed by the central government, he should naturally open up his voice."

    "Your Majesty the Inspector is wise." Several congressmen immediately stood up and flattered them. Tang Zhendong also slowly sat down as if he had won. He glanced at Yang Qiu secretly and snorted coldly. How many people have implemented the New Deal since ancient times?  people?  What's more, it still triggers such extensive tax reform.

    After everyone sat down again, Yang Qiu did not mention the meeting, but clapped his hands first. In everyone's surprise, nearly a hundred soldiers suddenly rushed into the conference room, not to mention congressmen like Tang Zhendong.  Even Tan Yankai's expression changed drastically and he asked hurriedly: "Inspector, what are you"

    "Everyone will know in a moment." Yang Qiu winked at Lei Meng, who immediately brought up a thick stack of reporting letters. He picked up the first letter without opening it first, and continued: "  Originally, we were going to talk about the New Deal today, but Yang changed it temporarily, so let¡¯s solve some things first.¡±

    As soon as they heard that the New Deal was no longer discussed, the meeting room exploded. Those officials who had prepared for a long time didn't know what to do. But before they could come up with a solution, Yang Qiu had already handed over the first letter.  He gave it to Zhang Taiyan who was sitting next to him: "Mr. Binglin, you are highly respected, so you should read it."

    "You're welcome, Inspector." Zhang Binglin took the letter, stood up and slowly opened the letter and said: "Check, Tang Zhendong, the deputy chairman of the Hunan Advisory Bureau, privately purchased 200 long guns last month and hid them in his hometown, using the excuse of bandits to deceive the governor's secrets.  Build a security team, set up a Liqa to exploit the countryside"

    Before he finished reading the letter, Tang Zhenzhen, who was just about to use the Republic to suppress Yang Qiu, trembled all over, and cold sweat ran down his forehead. He quickly stood up and shouted: "Your Excellency, Governor Tan  , this is a rumor! A rumor! Tang established the security team with his own money in order to stabilize the township, but he never set up a private security team! Nor did he deceive the government. "

    "You don't have the final say whether you want to be blinded or not, and it doesn't matter what I say." Yang Qiu took out the New Deal newsletter, stood up and walked to him, pointed to the second item and said, "This is the newsletter I sent ten days ago. Look,  Clear! Any firearms that have not been registered by the Firearms Management Office of the Inspecting Envoys of the three provinces, armedturn in the firearms on your own within ten days, and those who disband private army training will not be held accountable. Anyone who fails to hand over the firearms within the time limit and resists the new policy will be punished once  If verified, family property will be confiscated, expelled from the province, and serious offenders will be shot without mercy."

    Yang Qiu raised his head and glanced around: "I remember, today is the eleventh day, right?"

    "No! This is wrong! My brother's security team reported to Governor Tan, and there was a signed approval." Tang Zhendong hurriedly took out Tan Yankai's original approval from his arms, but Yang Qiu didn't even read it.  He threw it to the side and spread his hands: "Give me the approval from the Firearms Management Office of the Inspection Mission or the army."

    Isn¡¯t this a scam?  When the security team was established, there were no patrol officers yet!  Tang Zhendong was so angry that he was trembling all over, but Yang Qiu didn't give him a chance at all. He turned around and asked, "Lei Meng, how is the matter with the Yongzhou Security Team?"

    Lei Dahu Daorou had been waiting for cooperation for a long time. He stood up quickly and said: "Report to the commander, after the time limit passed in the early hours of last night, a company of the third division went to the door to disarm. Unexpectedly, the security team dared to open fire and rebel, so brothers  We can only forcibly disarm. A total of 37 people were killed, and the rest were all captured" Lei Meng deliberately glanced at Tang Zhendong and sneered: "The deputy speaker'sBrother he resisted and was killed by a cannonball!  "

    "Cannonshells!"

    This sentence made everyone dumbfounded. Yang Qiu not only really sent out troops, but also pulled out cannons!  Oh my God, is this a war?  Still disarm!  Just when everyone in the conference room was sweating, Yang Qiu slammed the table. Not only was Tang Zhendong so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, but other people's eyes flickered and they dared not look at each other.

    "Very good! Even if the army dares to move, is this still a military government fugitive?!" Yang Qiu glanced at the crowd and said coldly: "No need to interrogate, we will all be shot! As for Chairman Tang, he purchased guns privately, indulged his brother, and resisted the army  He was also shot and his house ransacked!"

    "Just a few words, like a gust of cold wind, made everyone's teeth tremble. Who doesn't have a few guns at home these days?  Moreover, I have never heard of the Firearms Management Office of the Patrol Office!  This is how to do?  After the soldiers pulled the stunned Tang Zhendong out, Yang Qiu pointed to the letter in a long tone: "The next letter"

    "Member of the Hunan Advisory Council Liao Xinglian has two long guns in his possession"

    ¡°Shot to death¡­ransacked the house.¡±

    "Current Changsha Police Chief, former Hunan City Patrol Camp Management Leader Chen Mingqiu"

    "Shoot them to death and confiscate their homes."

    "Changde Country Squire Jiang"

    ¡°Consequently ransacked homes and expelled people from the province¡­¡±

    There was silence in the entire large conference room, only the sound of reading the letter and the constant "shooting and ransacking the house" could be heard. Everyone's face was ashen. In just ten minutes, less than half of the seats in the conference room were empty, but there was still a large number of people who saw the report letter.  The piles made even Tan Yankai tremble.  Seeing that almost all the big fish were caught, Yang Qiu asked someone to bring a big fire pot, picked up a letter and shook it: "Support the New Deal Hand over your gun. If you believe it, I will throw it in. If you don't support it  I specially sent soldiers to read it to you!"

    Is there still a choice?  Almost immediately everyone expressed support for the New Deal. Yang Qiu immediately asked someone to bring paper and pen. After everyone signed the proposal for the New Deal, he immediately handed it to Chen Guofu and loudly said: "Publish it in the newspaper! Let everyone read it."  "

    It was lively inside but equally cold outside. When Tang Zhendong and other prominent Hunan officials in the past were detained on charges of concealing guns and other charges, those who protested were all frightened. No one expected that Yang Qiu would actually take action.  Got it!  The timid ones ran away immediately, but the few brave ones saw that there were fewer and fewer people around them, and knew that the situation was over and disappeared without a trace.

    On the morning of February 2, the previously harmonious National Defense Forces suddenly launched a military operation code-named "Anmin" in the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan. More than 50,000 soldiers began to collect weapons scattered among the people and crack down on bandits and bullies everywhere. In just one day, a total of 3,000  The remaining people were arrested, and 511 people were killed on the spot.  According to subsequent statistics, more than 35,000 firearms of various types and 310,000 rounds of ammunition were seized during the three-month campaign.  A total of 130,000 people including various militia groups and autonomous armies were disbanded, and more than 30,000 people were killed and arrested. Especially Brother Pao from the three provinces became a key target. Because Brother Pao had previously participated in the assassination case, almost all of them were killed.  As a target, he shouted to fight and kill.

    The impact of this operation was huge. After the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. Appreciators believed that heavy laws should be used in troubled times. Critics believed that Yang Qiu was disregarding human life and abusing force. Some people suggested that the central government should immediately dismiss Yang Qiu and investigate.

    These are all things for later.

    After the new policies such as tax reform and tax reform finally began to be implemented slowly at gunpoint, Yang Qiu also got the belated news of the Guizhou mutiny

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