Chapter 144 Good Intentions
Cangzhou Commander Ling Zijie's eyes lit up, "Please come in!"
When Ling Zijie and Master Dai Qi met, they bowed to each other and said, "Brother Qi, Licheng was lost. I was too late to support you. I am sorry that you suffered."
Master Dai Qi sighed, "Brother Zijie, it's hard to put it into words."
Ling Zijie smiled and said, "I was very surprised to hear that you took the lead in surrendering the National Salvation Army.
I remember your grandparents were in Cangzhou. Fortunately, you came back, otherwise I would have to send them to Beijing and hand them over to the President for disposal."
Master Dai Qi groaned, "Don't mention it, brother, I had good intentions, but I almost got labeled a traitor.
However, I captured the commander of the National Salvation Army, Feng Qi, so I didn’t suffer humiliation in vain, and I could also show my loyalty to the President.”
Hearing this, Ling Zijie looked at the woman who was being escorted by the guards behind him, "Is this woman Feng Qi?"
Master Dai Qi nodded, and Ling Zijie took a few steps closer. He was 1.8 meters tall, and when he got in front of Feng Qi, he found that she was one or two centimeters taller than him.
Although she was tied up and her hair was messy, she was a killer on the battlefield and had a murderous aura that was overwhelming.
Ling Zijie moved a few inches closer to her and looked her in the eye, only to see that she was looking down at him coldly with an indifferent look.
Ling Zijie was a notoriously ruthless general, and there were countless people who feared him. But this time, he inexplicably felt a chill down his spine and hastily took half a step back.
He deliberately joked: "The National Salvation Army really has no one. A woman like this is only fit to kill pigs in our hometown."
Master Dai Qi smiled awkwardly, "I heard that the President has issued a bounty order. Should we take this man to Peking immediately?"
This sentence reminded Ling Zijie, and he immediately asked the Presidential Palace for instructions. The Presidential Palace was very happy when they heard it, and asked them to stay on the spot and make sure to keep a good look after this person.
The Presidential Office will make a big fuss about this matter, send someone special to carry out the execution, and then invite all major newspapers to witness the incident in order to dampen the morale of the National Salvation Army.
Master Dai Qi was stunned for a moment, "Not taking him to the capital? Executing him directly in Cangzhou?"
"Yes, the president has thought it through more carefully than we have. He must be afraid that the night will be too long and dreams will arise. The commissioner is expected to arrive before dark, and the execution will be carried out tomorrow morning at the latest. You go down and have a rest. I will leave this person to me. I will stay up all night and will never let her escape."
Master Dai Qi was a little embarrassed, "Let me take care of it together with you."
"Tsk, are you afraid that I will take all the credit?" Ling Zijie frowned, "Well, the President has ordered us to stay where we are for now, so we don't have much to do.
The National Salvation Army has lost its commander and is probably in chaos. The remaining two armies can deal with them.
I will host a banquet to welcome you and celebrate your success."
Ling Zijie said to the outside: "Staff Officer You, disband the troops. Prepare a banquet and call all officers above the regimental level."
Master Dai Qi took the time to look at Feng Qi, only to see him nodding slightly at him.
Three hours ago, the National Salvation Army captured Licheng at the cost of one bullet.
After Luo Jiu entered the city, he immediately convened a second combat meeting.
Taking Licheng was smoother than expected, but she knew that this opportunity was rare. While the enemy thought they would hold on to Lu Province after taking Licheng, she launched a decisive attack and caught them off guard.
Luo Jiu: "The 2nd, 3rd, and 19th divisions will stay and garrison Licheng with Staff Officer Cheng. I will leave the 8th Artillery Regiment to you, and all the rest will be divided into three groups.
The Northern Army, with Commander Feng as the commander-in-chief, must occupy Cangzhou before dark.
The Western Route Army, Captain Ma is the commander-in-chief. Immediately appoint Captain Ma as the deputy commander of the National Salvation Army and lead the Western Route Army to capture Kaifeng tonight and occupy Henan Province. "
Ma Zhanshan was flattered and said, "I just arrived, this is not appropriate."
Luo Jiu waved his hand and said, "There's nothing inappropriate. Time is urgent and we have to divide our troops. Except for a few of us, most of us have never been commanders.
But you don't have to worry, all the division commanders will cooperate with you. You have given up everything to join the war of resistance, which shows that you are a hero with a sense of justice. The whole army admires you.
At times like this, you don’t have to get hung up on the details; it’s important to seize the opportunity.”
Ma Zhanshan accepted the order and said immediately: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will definitely live up to your trust."
Luo Jiu nodded, "I will lead the southern army southward. We will advance all the way south. Invade Su Province, and our ultimate goal is Zhenjiang, 500 miles away."
Everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried. "The attack distance is too far, Commander, please think twice."
"I have thought it over. Jiangsu Province is by the sea and is close to Shandong Province. If we don't take it down quickly, the Beiyang government and the Japanese will collude and this place will become their landing place, and they will engulf us.
Although this battle is difficult and dangerous, as long as we win, our army will occupy the four provinces of Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Jiangsu, and the entire territory will be connected into one piece. It is like a dagger inserted into the heart of the enemy.
The North can lead troops into Beijing at any time. Whether it is to seize Yuan Datou or fight the foreign devils, it only takes two or three hours to raid.
From the south, he can eye Nanjing and Shanghai covetously, and take over the four provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian at any time.
As long as we win this battle, we will no longer be the lord of a small city, but a force capable of competing for the whole world.
If we win this battle, the surrounding warlords won't have to worry about anything. Even if Yuan Shikai wants to do something, he has to think about it carefully.
Cangzhou is only a stone's throw away from Beijing. If he wants to do anything to us, he has to see our expressions first."
Feng Qi slammed the table and said, "Fuck! If I can't take Cangzhou, you will be punished by military law."
Ma Zhanshan also stated, "I will definitely take Kaifeng, even if it means fighting to the last soldier."
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Deputy Commander Ma, don't be so pessimistic. I will send you two secret weapons to ensure that you can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
As for Cangzhou..." Luo Jiu looked at Master Dai Qi who was temporarily arrested to listen to the lecture, "I heard that you and the commander of Cangzhou graduated from the same military academy. Are you sure you can persuade him to rebel?"
Dai Qi shook his head in panic, "Absolutely not, Commander. Ling Zijie is a cruel, treacherous and cunning person. He and I are not of the same kind and we don't have a close relationship.
He is a distant relative of Yuan Datou, how could he surrender? "
Luo Jiu touched his nose and said, "Then let's use a counter-espionage plan."
Luo Jiu worked with everyone to develop a specific battle plan, including the handling of unexpected situations, support, and retreat routes if the battle was impossible.
"Oh, right? If we take over Licheng, Yuan Shikai might get furious and mobilize the troops closest to us to attack us in Licheng.
We may run into them face to face during this expedition, so we must remain alert on the road. Load your guns and be ready to fight at any time! "
After Luo Jiu gave his final instructions, he left Cheng Yaoyao to lead more than 30,000 people to garrison Licheng and handle the follow-up work.
The other 200,000 troops were divided into three groups and marched rapidly forward.
In this way, Feng Qi pretended to be captured and was taken into Cangzhou City by Master Dai Qi and more than twenty guards.
Ling Zijie was in high spirits at the moment. He was drinking and eating with a group of officers, while Feng Qi sat on the bench and quietly took out a knife to cut the rope on his hand.
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