Black Flag Army

On November 7, 1914, the German army defending Qingdao was defeated and surrendered. The three-month battle of Qingdao finally ended. The Japanese army lost more than 1,500 people in this battle, while the German army lost only more than 400 people. After occupying Qingdao, the Japanese army did not withdraw from the occupied Chinese county town, but demanded a huge ransom from the Beiyang government. After receiving the ransom, they returned the looted Jimo, Laoshan and other places to the Beiyang government.

On the morning of November 10, in Beitang City, Outer Mongolia, Di Xiong was reading the detailed account of the Qingdao battle in the Justice Daily. In order to get the real battle situation as soon as possible, the Tianjin Intelligence Station specially sent an intelligence team to Qingdao. After obtaining detailed information, they sent it to the Justice Daily newspaper in Beitang City by telegram.

Di Xiong suddenly sighed while reading the newspaper. Lan Jinchun, who was sitting opposite him and also reading the newspaper, asked, "Why are you sighing, big brother?"

Although Lan Jinchun became the principal of Zhengqing School, she still liked to go to Di Xiong's office whenever she had free time. She felt that even if she just talked nonsense with Di Xiong, she would be very happy.

Di Xiong said: "There are more than 60 Japanese warships parked on the sea of ​​Qingdao at this moment. If I had a submarine, I could sneak over and sink a few of them. It would be great. Unfortunately, I don't have a navy, let alone a submarine."

Lan Jinchun said: "Once we have recovered Outer Northeast and have a port, we can build a navy."

At this time, Wu Chunfeng knocked on the door outside. After getting permission, he came in and said to Di Xiong: "Brother! After taking over the city of Daranza in the south, our strength has been connected from north to south. The Tsarist Russian army has completely withdrawn from Outer Mongolia, and even the chief adviser Ivanov has left. The Outer Mongolian army has many internal conflicts and no longer poses a threat to us. Can we call the Kulun intelligence team back? I heard that Bian Zhimei was tortured terribly by the prime minister's bastard sons in Kulun and was infected with syphilis. Fortunately, Beihai Pharmaceutical Factory, with the help of several German pharmaceutical technicians, developed anti-syphilis drugs and sent them to her urgently."

Di Xiong said: "Bian Zhimei has made great sacrifices for intelligence work. She cannot be tortured to death. She can come back. Send an action team to rescue her, but the Kulun Intelligence Team cannot come back. Sun Xiaotie will be the team leader. When we take down Kulun in the future, we cannot do without the support of the Kulun Intelligence Team."

After Wu Chunfeng left, Lan Jinping from the next office came in and said, "Now we have two brigades of troops plus a brigade of recruits, which means we have three brigades. Can we officially raise the black flag of the Justice Army? We are still using the flag of the Erdene Special Guard Brigade, which is not legitimate and there is no way to explain it to the Han refugees! Some of the knowledgeable people among them are here for the purpose of our Justice Party. This was also the promise that Tian Mengxue made to General Liu Yongfu on behalf of the Justice Party! General Liu is almost eighty years old and is old and sick. He won't last many more years."

At present, the three brigades of the Justice Army, in addition to the original First Brigade, have also added a Security Brigade and a Guard Brigade. After the Battle of Selenge River, many herdsmen who participated in the war returned home, and some people stayed and wanted to join the army. After the captured soldiers in the Mulun Army were released, they also wanted to continue to serve in the army. As a result, the Royal Palace Security Corps was seriously overstaffed and was upgraded to a Security Brigade. Subuda served as the brigade commander. The previous commander Bagen had been killed in the Battle of Selenge River. The Guard Brigade was recruited from the young and strong Han people who fled to Beitang City. The brigade commander was Liu Chengliang, a veteran who made contributions in the Battle of Mulun City. Whether it is the Guard Brigade or the Security Brigade, it can only be regarded as a second-line force. The real elite force is still the First Brigade. Di Xiong also ordered the establishment of a rural soldier self-defense force in the counties, towns, and townships under Beitang City and Mulun City, which is considered a third-line force. After the self-defense force assumes the most basic protection, the elite troops can be withdrawn.

Di Xiong thought for a moment and said, "It's time to raise the official flag. We have been waiting for this day for almost three years, and I don't want to wait any longer."

The black flag of the Justice Army was slightly different from the Justice Party flag. It only had the Big Dipper and the double swords, but no dove of peace. Di Xiong believed that for soldiers, there was only war and the war preparation stage, not peace. On November 11, 1914, Di Xiong announced to the public that there was no longer any Royal Palace Guard Brigade. The armies of Beitang City, Mulun City, and Blanza City all raised black flags, and were called the Black Flag Army to the outside world and the Justice Army to the inside. The commander of this army was, of course, Di Xiong.

On the evening of November 15th, in Kulun City, Sun Ji Pot Patching Shop, Sun Xiaotie received a five-member action team from Beitang City. Since Liu Zhendong and Leng Hanbing took away a group of elite action team members, four members of this action team were drawn from the army, and the team leader was Di Xiong's guard Liu Zhennan.

Sun Xiaotie said to Liu Zhennan in surprise, "There was a gunfight between the army of Defense Minister Danbijian and Commander-in-Chief Wutai today, resulting in many casualties. The city has tightened martial law. How did you get in?"

Liu Zhennan, who was wearing the uniform of a Mongolian officer, smiled and said, "It's very simple. I killed a few lone Mongolian soldiers, put on their clothes, and came in. When I entered the city gate, the sentry didn't check me and saluted me!"

Sun Xiaotie glanced at Liu Zhennan's shoulder straps and said, "This is your major's uniform, of course they have to salute you!"

Liu Zhennan asked, "Aren't Danbijian and Wutai from the same group? Why are they killing each other?"

Sun Xiaotie said: "When the Russians were here, they were the boss and they could only be yes-men. Now that the Russians are gone, they all want to be the boss and no one will give in, so they started fighting. Hundreds of people died but there is still no winner. Now each of them occupies half of the city."

Liu Zhennan said: "Then it will be difficult for us to rescue Bian Zhimei? Whose territory is the Prime Minister's Mansion now?"

Sun Xiaotie said: "The Prime Minister's Office is in Wutai's territory, but the Prime Minister is the boss among the civil servants after all, and none of them dare to be rude to the people in the Prime Minister's Office. I just need to send the message in one day in advance, and Xiaocao will open the door for us, so it shouldn't be a problem to enter the Prime Minister's Office."

At this time, a conflict had already occurred in the Prime Minister's Mansion. While Prime Minister Kang Daduo was not at home, the eldest son suddenly led people to attack the third son's yard. The third son's guards were not as fierce as the eldest son's guards, and were beaten with blood and fled in all directions. When the eldest son rushed into the third son's bedroom, the third son was lying on Bian Zhimei happily. He was kicked off the bed by the eldest son and punched several times. The third son fainted at that time. Bian Zhimei was held down by the eldest son, gagged with a towel, tied up her limbs, stuffed into a sack, carried out of the yard, and put on the back of a horse. The eldest son jumped on the horse and rode out of the Prime Minister's Mansion. More than a dozen of his guards also followed on horseback.

The eldest son was very dissatisfied with his father for giving Bian Zhimei to the third son. After his head injury healed, he planned to take Bian Zhimei back. He rented a house outside in advance, and when his father was not at home, he snatched Bian Zhimei and ran to the rented house. In this way, even if his father came back, he would not be able to find him. He planned to enjoy Bian Zhimei's body in the rented house.

After the unexpected situation happened, the maid Xiaocao climbed up the wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion and sent an emergency signal to the other side of the street. Gao Dachui, who had been monitoring the Prime Minister's Mansion, hurriedly reported the news to Sun Xiaotie.

Sun Xiaotie said to Liu Zhennan, "You don't need to go into the Prime Minister's Mansion. Go directly to the outer courtyard rented by the young master. This will make the task easier to complete. But you have to be quick. The young master is very cruel and may kill Team Leader Bian."

Liu Zhennan asked, "Do you know the location of the yard that the young master rented?"

Sun Xiaotie said: "The Prime Minister's Office has been under our surveillance, how could they not know?"

There was a gunshot, followed by a scream. The eldest young master entered the room in the yard and had just poured Bian Zhimei out of the sack when the gunshot rang out. The eldest young master recognized the screams from his men and knew something was wrong, so he quickly drew his gun and rushed out.

At this time, Sun Xiaotie, Liu Zhennan and others had sneaked into the yard of the eldest young master's rented house. They had encountered a guard of the other party before. Sun Xiaotie was negligent for a moment and was pinned to the ground by the other party. The two of them were entangled in an instant. Liu Zhennan shot and killed the guard in desperation. However, the gunshot happened to alarm the eldest young master in the room. At this time, the eldest young master thought that the third young master was bringing people to attack, and immediately summoned his guards to get rid of the other party.

In fact, as the deputy leader of the intelligence team, Sun Xiaotie did not need to participate in the dangerous operations of the action team, but out of concern for Bian Zhimei, he insisted on taking part in the operation. Liu Zhennan and his team were not familiar with the terrain and also needed a guide, so he was allowed to join.

In fact, the eldest young master's guess was not wrong. The third young master now brought a dozen guards on horseback and was rushing to his rented house. Because he was ambushed by his brother, the third young master was very angry at this time. When he came out, he arranged for the guards to bring gasoline and torches, intending to take back Bian Zhimei and then burn his eldest brother to death.

An unexpected gunfight broke out in the yard of the rented house. Liu Zhennan and his men were blocked by the eldest young master's guards, and the two sides opened fire in the yard. As the other side had more people, Sun Xiaotie was careless and was hit by a bullet in the leg, and Liu Zhennan reacted in time and shot and killed two of the other side's guards. A team member dragged Sun Xiaotie behind. At the critical moment, Sun Xiaotie noticed the maid Xiaocao hiding not far away. The other side gave a signal to let them hold the enemy while she went to rescue Bian Zhimei. Sun Xiaotie told Liu Zhennan that in this situation, Liu Zhennan could only choose to believe her, so he turned over and jumped not far from the eldest young master, and then threw a grenade at the eldest young master, and the eldest young master's guards reacted very quickly. They hurriedly knocked down their master, and the two guards were blown away, and the eldest young master was already frightened.

Xiaocao saw the eldest young master and his guards rushing out of the Prime Minister's Mansion gate. The guards at the gate did not dare to stop them, so she rode a horse and chased after them. The guards thought she was also one of the eldest young master's subordinates, so they did not stop her.

Soon, Xiaocao took advantage of the exchange of fire in the yard and ran all the way to the eldest young master's room. Seeing that Bian Zhimei was still tied there, Xiaocao quickly untied her and handed her a dagger. Bian Zhimei had just regained her freedom when she asked Xiaocao, "I heard gunshots in the yard. Are Sun Xiaotie and the others here?"

Xiaocao said: "Yes, your husband and several of his friends were engaged in a gunfight with the young master's guards. I signaled to them to hold the young master back. Now that you are saved, let's run quickly."

Before Xiaocao finished speaking, a torch was thrown in. Xiaocao was so scared that she almost screamed. Fortunately, Bian Zhimei was quick-witted and quickly picked up a basin of water nearby to put out the torch. It turned out that the third young master and his guards had also fought with the other guards of the eldest young master at the door. A guard who was injured in the eye suddenly lost his mind and threw the torch directly into the eldest young master's rental house. Seeing this, the third young master knocked the guard to the ground with one punch and shouted: "Qiqige is still in there, do you want to die?"

Bian Zhimei and Xiaocao inside also heard the Third Young Master's voice. Bian Zhimei immediately said to Xiaocao, "Come with me to support Sun Xiaotie and the others. The gate has been blocked by the Third Young Master. We can only run out of the back door of the yard. I found two grenades in the room. Take one and listen to my instructions later. Bian Zhimei said to Xiaocao, "Come with me to support Sun Xiaotie and the others. The gate has been blocked by the Third Young Master. We can only run out of the back door of the yard. I found two grenades in the room. Take one and listen to my instructions later. Blow up the Eldest Young Master's gang to death."

The gunfight in the yard had been going on for about ten minutes. The young master's guards relied on their numerical advantage to suppress the action team with firepower. Although Liu Zhennan, who had the best marksmanship, had knocked down several guards, two of his action team members were shot and injured, one of whom was seriously injured. At this moment, two grenades exploded behind the young master, and the young master and the remaining guards were instantly blown to the ground. Bian Zhimei and Xiaocao immediately stepped on their bodies to meet up with Liu Zhennan and his team. Seeing that Bian Zhimei was fine, Liu Zhennan and his team immediately carried the injured Sun Xiaotie and the seriously injured action team members, and fled from here through the back door on horseback, without caring about the life and death of the young master and others.

The third young master shot and killed the seriously injured eldest young master, then rode a fast horse to catch up, leaving the guards behind, and shouted as he chased: "Qi Qi Ge! Come back with me!"

The third young master's fast horse was a good one and soon caught up with Liu Zhennan and his party.

Sun Xiaotie said to Liu Zhennan, "This Third Young Master is not a good guy either. Not only did he ruin Team Leader Bian's life, he also had prostitution outside and contracted syphilis, which he passed on to Team Leader Bian. Please get rid of him."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhennan took off the sniper rifle from his back and aimed.

Bian Zhimei said: "Forget it! He has syphilis and won't live long..."

Before Bian Zhimei could finish her words, Liu Zhennan's gun fired. The third young master screamed and fell off his horse.

Liu Zhennan smiled and said, "I am a kind-hearted person. I cannot bear to see others die from pain and suffering. It is better to give him a quick death."

After arriving at Sun's Pot Repair Shop, the seriously injured member of the operation team died because he did not receive timely treatment, so everyone had to find a secluded place to bury the body. Bian Zhimei said to Xiaocao: "I am going back to Beitang City. Are you going back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, or are you going with us?"

Xiao Cao said, "Sister! I don't want to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion and live a life worse than pigs and dogs. Let me go to Bei Tang City with you."

After obtaining Liu Zhennan's consent, Bian Zhimei packed some things and let her get on the carriage.

One of the team members knew medical skills and removed the bullet from Sun Xiaotie's leg and bandaged it. Sun Xiaotie could not get out of bed for the time being. When Bian Zhimei came to the bed to say goodbye to the injured Sun Xiaotie, Sun Xiaotie hugged Bian Zhimei tightly and sighed, "We have just reunited and we have to separate. God is so cruel to us."

Bian Zhimei smiled and said, "Look at how sad you look, it's like you're a real couple. When Kulun is taken back into the hands of the Justice Party, we will definitely meet again. I'm leaving, please let me go!"

Bian Zhimei and Xiaocao sat in the carriage, while Liu Zhennan and three members of the action team rode on horseback to protect them in front and behind. The sentry at the city gate saw Liu Zhennan's major uniform and did not dare to stop them, so the group left the city gate smoothly.