"Attention all artillerymen, the scale is 800, the elevation angle is 25 degrees, and you are ready to release." Following the order of the artillery platoon leader, the artillery platoon that came with the team manipulated the five [-]mm Krusen Mountain Cannons in their hands, and started to shoot at the top of the mountain. The first round of shelling took place.Soon, thick smoke rose from the top of the mountain, and Xiaoyan Mountain was covered by smoke and dust in a short while, and screams came one after another. Obviously, the rebel army, who had no knowledge of artillery defense, suffered heavy losses.

Chapter 52 Only Kill the Chief Evil

"There are all of them, and they charge in a scattered formation." Pan Wenhua waved his hand in front of the formation, and the soldiers of the independent regiment drew up a neat line of skirmishers and rushed towards the top of the mountain.The well-trained soldiers of the Independent Regiment moved quite nimbly. They moved towards the top of the mountain in a zigzag shape using all the bunkers around them with the prescribed tactical movements that they had trained in usual times.The neat line of skirmishers charged forward in waves. Although there were rebels shooting at them along the way, there were very few casualties.

When approaching 200 meters in front of the position, half of the people stopped suddenly. They raised their Xiakou rifles and launched precise shooting at the top of the mountain.The shooting level of these soldiers fed with bullets is much higher than that of their opponents. Even at a distance of 200 meters, they can at least hit eight out of ten. I saw that the rebels on the top of the mountain were shot one after another. For a while, the opponent's firepower was greatly weakened.

The other half of the charging soldiers took the opportunity to approach the top of the mountain. As a row of grenades exploded on the top of the mountain, the soldiers of the independent regiment rushed up with rifles with bayonets attached.Before the rebels recovered from the explosion, the glaring bayonet had already stabbed their chests.Most of these party members who did not have much revolutionary will surrendered, and the few who wanted to resist were directly suppressed. As for the leader of the rebel army, Li Shi was also arrested in a state of serious injuries.

It took only 10 minutes before and after, and the whole battle was over. Seeing the soldiers of the Independent Regiment walking down the mountain with the captives on their backs, Chuo Habu couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect Taoist Zhao to be so good at training soldiers, and his combat effectiveness is too strong. I It seems that the new army in the Northern Territory is nothing more than this."

"Don't you dare? I have trained these soldiers to only deal with petty thieves. How can they compare with Lord Yuan Kai's well-trained new army." Although Zhao Shouhong's words were modest, Chuo Habu's face turned pale. His subordinates didn't even defeat the little thief.However, Chuo Habu was very aware of the combat effectiveness of the banner soldiers, and he was a man without ambitions, so he didn't pay much attention to Zhao Shouhong's words.

"Forget it, since you've won, let's escort the enemy chief Li Shi back. If you have time, you can go to see Qiu Cao. I heard that this year will be held in Zhangde Mansion for Qiu Cao. At that time, the Northern New Army and the Self-Strengthening Army will all be there." , That's a grand event for me, I believe it must be an eye-opener." Chao Habu laughed at himself, then shook his head and was about to leave.

Zhao Shouhong was taken aback for a moment, he suddenly remembered that this year's Zhangde Autumn Exercise will be the time when Yuan Kai's reputation will be greatly shaken, but after that, he will enter a period of political low ebb.If possible, you should really take a good look at this famous autumn exercise in modern history. After all, this is the most formal military exercise in the history of the post-Jin Dynasty.

"My lord, please stop, I have something to say." Seeing that Chuo Habu was about to leave, Zhao Shouhong immediately stopped him.

"What? What else is there?" Chuo Habu looked at Zhao Shouhong unexpectedly and said.

Zhao Shouhong looked at the captives outside and said, "My lord, although these people are rebels, most of them have been deceived. I think the court should only punish the culprits and treat the rest leniently. This also shows that the court is magnanimous. Make the chaotic party unpopular."

"What you said is reasonable, so I'll listen to you. I'll take Li Shi back and take him into custody first, and then I'll hand over the other prisoners to you." Chohabu waved his hands.Zhao Shouhong was overjoyed and immediately expressed his thanks.

The bannermen and the patrol battalion followed Chuo Habu to leave, and they took away the chief criminal, Li Shi.Seeing that Chuo Habu was going away, Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly, and said to Pan Wenhua beside him, "Bring all the captured prisoners here, I want to give a lecture."

"Yes, my lord." Pan Wenhua already knew that Zhao Shouhong was going to release those rebels, and he was quite happy in his heart.

The captives were driven by the soldiers and slowly gathered together.Looking at the lazy captives, Zhao Shouhong said: "I know very well that you people should all be members of the Gelaohui. Is there anyone in charge here? I want to have a few words with him."

After Zhao Shouhong finished speaking, no one answered him, and everyone looked at him with vigilant eyes.Zhao Shouhong turned cold: "I just want to communicate with your chief helmsman. Since there is no one in charge here, you are useless. I will drag you all to the foot of the mountain to beheaded, and then you will be beheaded on the spot." Bury."

Hearing Zhao Shouhong's order, the soldiers were about to attack, and the prisoners suddenly became chaotic. At this time, someone in the team suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute, I am in charge here. One person does the work and the other is in charge. Please let me go." My brothers." A tall and thin man turned and walked out of the team, and said to Zhao Shouhong.

"Oh? That's good, please take a step to speak." Zhao Shouhong made a gesture of invitation, and then strode into the military tent.The man knew that he would die if he didn't go, so he didn't have any thoughts of fear at the moment, and immediately followed with big strides.

Entering the tent, Zhao Shouhong waved his hand with a smile and said, "Please sit down."

The tall and thin man looked at the guards on both sides, and sat down on the chair indifferently.

"I don't know what position my brother holds in the elder brother's association?" Zhao Shouhong laughed.

"I am in charge of Liziqitangkou. As for which pier it is, I am sorry to tell you." The tall and thin man said sonorously and forcefully, without the slightest sign of fear: "Although we were defeated and captured, my elder brother is always strong. You man, you can kill or cut whatever you want, I will not surrender."

"Did I tell you to surrender? I think you are a man too. That's all right. I'll put you back today. You tell your tiller that I want to meet with him to discuss some important matters. If you If you don't trust me, you can inform me in advance and I will go there by myself, and we will meet again when you confirm that it is safe." Zhao Shouhong said.

"What? You let me go?" The tall and thin man was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Then what about my brothers?"

Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said, "Be hostage here first, and when I see your helmsmen, I will release them all. You can rest assured that I promise not to abuse them while they are here."

The tall and thin man looked at Zhao Shouhong and nodded, "Okay, I'll go back now, and there will be news within three days. If my helmsman doesn't want to see you, I will volunteer to come back and share weal and woe with my brothers. Kill whatever you want." After speaking, he flipped up his clothes and turned around to leave.

Seeing the man walking away, Pan Wenhua frowned and walked to Zhao Shouhong's side and said, "Chairman, why do you want to see their helmsman? It seems too dangerous."

Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said: "You don't understand, the elder brother will be deeply entrenched in Zhongchuan. Without their cooperation, it would be difficult for us to gain a foothold in Zhongchuan for a long time. I want to meet their helmsman this time just to control these people for us. What’s more, the Gelaohui are all poor people, many of them are in their prime, if they are used by us, whether it’s as a job or as a soldier, it’s the best resource.”

Chapter 53 Brainwashing the Helmsman

"But I'm worried that those people won't give in easily." Pan Wenhua said.

"It doesn't matter, I have my own way to surrender them." Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly, and then waved his hand: "The whole army returns to the Shu capital to station outside the city. Remember to keep a close watch on those prisoners. Let's wait and see what happens."

Zhao Shouhong took hundreds of soldiers and horses of his own, guarded the captives, and quickly returned to the capital of Shu. After paying a mission to Xiliang, he lived in the barracks.Two days later, the tall and thin man returned to Zhao Shouhong's barracks and told him that he had contacted the tiller, and he agreed to meet him in a forest north of Shudu.

After Zhao Shouhong agreed, he decided to take only four cyborg guards to the appointment.Although Pan Wenhua tried hard to dissuade him, he was unmoved, and finally Pan Wenhua had to agree.In order to prevent the other party from misunderstanding, Zhao Shouhong ordered all the troops to stay in the barracks, and no one was allowed to follow. Then he took four guards and rode towards the designated target.

The Shudu Plain is located in the west of the Zhongchuan Plain, adjacent to Deyang and Ziyang in the east, Meishan in the south, Ya'an and Aba in the west, and the Longquan Mountains in the east are the dividing line between the Shudu Plain and the hills in the basin. The beauty of mountains, plains and hills is here.

Shudu is located on the Shudu Plain, with a mild climate, abundant rain, and fertile land. It is a very important grain-producing area in Hualan Kingdom. Due to the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project, there are many rivers here that are good for irrigation and there are few floods. It is an out-and-out land of abundance.

Sighing at the magnificence of the mountains and rivers of the motherland, Zhao Shouhong led only four guards, admiring the scenery of lakes and mountains along the way, and swaggered towards the forest designated as the joint.After walking slowly for half an hour, they finally approached their destination. The four guards watched the surroundings vigilantly, looking for traces of the enemy, but they didn't see anyone until they entered the woods.

Zhao Shouhong was not surprised by this situation at all, he still held the rein with a smile, and walked slowly through the woods. "Boss, someone is coming." A guard reminded, and soon there was the sound of clothes scraping against branches, and countless people came from all directions, completely surrounding the entire forest.

"Helmsman, none of the brothers on the nearby hills have issued a signal. It seems that the officers and soldiers are not in ambush." ​​A member of the party said to a strong man. The man nodded, and then walked towards Zhao with a large group of followers. Shou Hong came.

"This must be the helmsman of the Gelaohui in the area near Shudu. May I ask Gao's name?" Zhao Shouhong jumped off his horse, smiled and cupped his hands at the visitor.

"It's easy to say, Zhang Jiexian, thanks to the perseverance of my brothers, I have become the helm of this place. I don't know what to call it?" The burly man immediately reported his name.

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "I, Zhao Shouhong, have long admired the heroism of the heroes in the world, and have longed for the elder brother's association for a long time, so I will meet the helmsman today."

Zhang Jie frowned slightly and said, "It seems that my brother should be a member of the officialdom. I don't know where the official is?"

"I'm just a member of the Ankang Taoist now, and it's nothing to worry about." Zhao Shouhong waved his hand seemingly casually, but in fact he secretly gave orders to the four guards. Their muscles immediately tensed up, and their eyes Secretly guarding the surroundings.

Zhao Shouhong's words caused a gasp. In the eyes of these ordinary people, Taoist priests are already quite high-ranking officials. They never imagined that this young man who is less than 20 years old can reach such a high position. They did not expect it at all.

Zhao Shouhong looked around and said, "I'm here to meet friends today, and I only brought four entourages with me. Brother Zhang doesn't need such a big battle to welcome you." He looked around at the hundreds of people, They all look like they are facing a big enemy, which can't help but be a little funny.

Zhao Shouhong's words made Zhang Jiexian blush. A young man has such courage to come to the meeting with only four people, so he seems timid and fearful.He waved his hand and said, "These are just my ostentation to welcome the lord. Now that the lord has arrived, you all go back. You two, Liu San and Zhao Qi, stay, and the others go outside the woods and wait."

"Helmsman, this can't work, I'm afraid the government has some conspiracy." A steward approached Zhang Jiexian and said in a low voice.

"You son of a bitch, what kind of conspiracy can he have with just a few people here, get out of here, so as not to embarrass me." Zhang Jie yelled and cursed, and made the congregation retreat from the forest. Due to the cover of the thick leaves, they It won't be long to see what's going on here.

"I don't know what the lord wants to do when you come to me?" Zhang Jie looked at Zhao Shouhong indifferently, not paying attention to this thin young man at all.

"I know that the Gelaohui is an organization established by the poor in order to unite and help each other and not be bullied by the powerful. But have you ever thought that even if you have your own organization, you are still poor when you unite so many brothers? Why? Today I The purpose of coming here is to find a clear path for you, so that the members of the Gelaohui can become truly prosperous, and you can also become a high-ranking official." Zhao Shouhong said.

"What?" Zhang Jie's eyes widened. Not to mention him, even the two people next to him were a little dazed. At this moment, Zhao Shouhong made a gesture with his hand, and the four guards shot like arrows. go out.Before the three of Zhang Jiexian recovered from their senses, four guards had already stretched out their hands to control them.Their throats were blocked, and the three of them were unable to shout for help. Two of the guards reached out and took out a handkerchief from their waists that was stained with ether, and knocked Zhang Jiexian's entourage to the ground.

Zhao Shouhong walked up to Zhang Jiexian with a smile and said, "I will make the Gelaohui truly rich, but first of all you must be truly loyal to me. In order to ensure your loyalty, you need to do something small." Zhao Shouhong waved his hand, and one of them The biochemical guards took out the brainwashing machine they carried with them, and put it directly on Zhang Jiexian's head.

Zhang Jie rolled his eyes up for a while, but then he calmed down.In just half a minute, the brainwashing machine had instilled in it the idea of ​​absolute loyalty to Zhao Shouhong.The guards let go of Zhang Jiexian, only to see him knelt in front of Zhao Shouhong with a thud and said, "Zhang Jie pays his respects to your lord first."

"Get up, just call me boss in the future." Zhao Shouhong helped Zhang Jie up first, and he was very satisfied with the smooth operation of this operation.

"Tell me how many members of the Old Brothers Association you can control, how many people there are in the entire Zhongchuan Province, and how many steering handles are there?" Zhao Shouhong asked. He needs to understand the situation first so that he can control all this force.

Chapter 54 International students from the Western Mainland

"I have more than 50 people under my command, which can be regarded as the relatively large helm of the Gelaohui. In addition, the largest helm of the Gelaohui in Zhongchuan is Luo Zizhou, Hu Chongyi, Hou Baozhai, Qin Zageng, and She Ying. The total number of people is more than 300 million. Among them, She Ying is the most powerful, and he is mainly active in the vicinity of Chongshan City, Qin Zaigeng is the least powerful, in the area of ​​Meizhou Prefecture near Chongshan City in central Sichuan, Luo Zizhou is in northern Sichuan, Hou Baozhai is in southern Sichuan, and Hu Chongyi's territory is in western Sichuan near Western Xinjiang." Zhang Jie first explained to him carefully.

Zhao Shouhong gasped when he heard that, he only knew from the history books that Zhongchuan's elder brother would be very powerful.But I didn't expect that they have spread all over Sichuan, and there are so many people, it's no wonder that after the founding of the New Hualan Kingdom, they will be disbanded.Without absolute control, such an organization cannot be tolerated by any leader.

"You brought all the helmsmen of Sichuan to Shudu for a meeting. I want to meet them." Zhao Shouhong said.

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