On the general platform where the Siping Guard Regiment was stationed, He Rui made a gesture to Xu Chengfeng. Xu Chengfeng pulled the trigger, and a long tongue of flame spewed out from the muzzle of the light machine gun, and the warhead whizzed over the heads of the looting guard regiment. In the courtyard

A long row of bullet holes was punched in the wall. Amidst the flying dust, the officers and soldiers in the open space unconsciously crouched down, and some hid directly under the table.

He Ruitu raised his hand, and the sound of the machine gun suddenly stopped. The officers and soldiers in the audience looked frightened, and after a moment of relief, He Rui smiled and said: "Today, I have prepared two things for you, one is bullets, and the other is ocean.

You guys can choose for yourself!"

Everyone looked at each other in shock. Several officers and soldiers retreated slightly towards the crowd, trying to sneak out. However, they were forced by the cultural instructor who had surrounded everyone with rifles and returned to the crowd with their hands raised. He Rui asked loudly on the stage: "What do you want?"

Where to go?”

One of them was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Original He, I want to go home."

He Rui pointed to the patches of white silver coins at his feet, "You can go home. Let's register in the register first, press your fingerprints, and get the money before leaving."

Where did the soldiers dare to take it? In the end, they were forced by the cultural instructors at gunpoint to walk to a small table. Two cultural instructors had already taken the roster and registered them one by one. The soldiers were checked, their fingerprints were pressed, and they carefully took two silver dollars.

He put it in his pocket. After that, He Rui ordered his people to escort the man to the barracks, collect his luggage, and release him to the camp.

One after another, the soldiers of these garrison regiments were lined up in a long queue and registered one by one to go through the "discharge formalities". The camp was busy but orderly, and no one dared to make any mistakes. Unknowingly, it was almost night, but fortunately it was the right time.

It's summer and it's not too cold at night.

Before nightfall, He Rui finally dismissed the soldiers of the garrison. The officers above the company and Commander Song were put under house arrest in the rear camp. Only a dozen soldiers knelt down and begged even under gunpoint, saying that they were all from other places.

People are already homeless. If they are driven out, they have no idea how to make a living.

He Rui asked people to guard them in an empty house to temporarily settle the matter.

Everyone had been busy all day, nervous and excited. When they relaxed, they suddenly felt exhausted and weak. However, He Rui was full of energy and good spirits. He checked the roster and said to everyone:

"Comrades, it's not time to rest yet, please hold on a little longer." He issued an order, and according to the list during the day, he ordered people to invite the local leading figures to come to the meeting again.

Xu Chengfeng looked tired and forced himself to ask: "Captain, what if they don't come?"

He Rui lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "Ha! Bring your guns and invite them. Those people probably have to come!"

Xu Chengfeng smiled knowingly and immediately led the people into the city.

At around 11 o'clock in the evening, Siping's prominent figures gathered in front of He Rui again. However, this time the venue was poorly decorated and there was no food or wine. Only some tea was placed in the regimental headquarters.

Xu Chengfeng led the way and asked local officials and gentry to visit Captain Song and his party. Looking through the window, he saw all the officers of the security regiment huddled in, looking at each of them withering away. There were also several officers who were addicted to opium.

Tears and runny nose were streaming down my face, one yawn followed another.

He Rui let out a long sigh, "To be honest with Mayor Peng and all the gentlemen, Captain Song told me today that the chaos in Siping and the complexity of people everywhere have made him extremely annoyed, and he has been exhausted mentally and physically for decades. So.

Commander Song disbanded the guard regiment and left all the weapons and equipment to me. Commander Song and his brothers prepared to continue their studies at the military academy in our army. I also tried hard to retain my brothers, but Commander Song had his mind set.

Ding, even if I am an officer, it is not easy to force others to do anything. It is a pity that the Song regiment leader is good at military affairs and is familiar with the place. He is a rare talent. He feels deeply reluctant to leave. But after all, it is a new arrival and there are some big things, so he has to leave the regiment from Song Dynasty.

"It's a long time coming"

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other in silence.

He Rui raised his voice and smiled at Peng Minsheng: "But it's okay. Captain Song has a rest, studies, and calms down. Then he can better serve the local area and protect his hometown! What does Mayor Peng think?

?!

Peng Min was agitated, and immediately bowed and said: "What Governor He said is absolutely true. I will only follow the Governor's lead!"

"What do you think?!"

A group of officials and gentry jumped up and bowed one after another: "Commander He, as long as he has an order, he will not dare to disobey it!"

He Rui waved his hands and said humbly, "Everyone is serious, this is the Republic of China, not the Qing Dynasty. What is important now is that everyone is equal, unites sincerely, and serves the country. There is no such thing as superiority or inferiority. Everyone has also seen that He

He is a rough man and does not know how to manage people's livelihood. This time, he was ordered by the central government and Marshal Zhang to go to the local area. He felt that the matter was very difficult and he was at a loss what to do, so he invited you all to come here late at night to discuss what should be done. I would like to ask you all.

Taught me."

Everyone immediately disagreed, and they all complimented and tried their best to support. Most of them had wandering eyes and calculations in their minds. The situation was progressing too fast at the moment, and many people couldn't keep up with it. It's not that these people wanted to deliberately fight. Everyone just wanted to fight.

Unexpectedly, He Rui's attack was so clean and tidy, and he immediately eliminated the security group after establishing his power. Everyone was a little at a loss for a while.

Even the two presidents of the chamber of commerce were so frightened that they considered using the weapons in their hands to protect themselves. After thinking about it for a moment, the two of them suddenly felt that something was wrong. Although the person in front of them did not have many people at the time, the background behind him was too large.

Deep and tough, who can afford to offend Dashuai Zhang or the Japanese? With the little capital he has, even if he takes advantage in Siping, he will still die without a burial place if someone slaps him over.

Thinking of this, the two chamber of commerce presidents said tremblingly: "General He, I don't know how much your military expenses are, but we are willing to serve you wholeheartedly!"

"This matter is not an urgent matter. I invited you here today to ask how to govern Siping!" He Rui glanced at the officials, put away his smile, turned cold, and spoke in a stern tone, word for word.

Siping Mayor Peng Minsheng finally came to his senses. He tried his best to speak in a voice that did not tremble: "Please give me some instructions from the military governor! But if there is a military order, a humble official will surely go through fire and water!"

"Although I don't know how to govern the city, some of the young people under me are very interested, so I want to send a few brothers to study with Mayor Peng, Director Duan, and everyone from the Finance and Taxation Bureau. Whether they can become successful, then

It depends on their own destiny. I think you all have high moral character and high respect, so you should not hesitate to cultivate the younger generations."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts became heavier and heavier. Governor He's intentions were obvious. Not only did he want to seize military power, he would not let go of the political power either.

Seeing that the security regiment had been disbanded by He Rui, Governor He was obviously well prepared and had taken care of everything up and down. The situation in Siping City was already over, and everyone could only agree to come down.

Police Chief Duan Changgui rolled his eyes and stood at attention and saluted He Rui, "Report to Governor He. From now on, I, Duan Changgui, will be Governor He's man. Duan Changgui will do whatever Governor He tells me to do. Come through water, go through fire, go through fire and water."

I will follow you to the death!!”

He Rui glanced at him unexpectedly and said with a smile: "Director Duan is interested. I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Duan Changgui felt uneasy, and when he saw He Rui taking over, he immediately felt certain and replied loudly: "I think that in the city, public security is the top priority. I have very little talent. There are more than 200 police officers in Siping, so I ask the governor to send more capable people."

Brothers, work with me to clean up the team, so that you can benefit the place and serve the commander-in-chief!"

"Oh?!" He Rui laughed and patted Duan Changgui on the shoulder: "Oh, Brother Duan is really talented, but He was wrong before. It's his fault!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Marshal! You must do your best in your humble position!" Duan Changgui responded loudly.

At this moment, the situation was settled, and the military and police had all come to light. The Siping officials and the gentry only felt sinking in their hearts. Looking up, in the light of the torch, He Rui was dressed in military uniform, with a stern expression, and he looked particularly tall and majestic in the dark night.

Peng Minsheng was experienced in the world, and after hearing the news, he said, "What Governor He said is absolutely true. Peng suggested that from today on, Siping City will have assistant mayor, assistant police chief, assistant director of finance and taxation, etc. Everyone should unite sincerely and serve.

Marshal He!"

The remaining officials and gentry immediately agreed. Such a good law has only been proposed today, which is really a blessing for the people of Siping.

After everyone had finished expressing their opinions, He Rui waved his hands and said with satisfaction: "Everyone, it is inappropriate to disturb everyone so late. It is getting late. Everyone will stay here. I will send someone to take everyone back tomorrow."

Everyone knew that they could not escape, so they could only express their gratitude. Then they were taken away by He Rui's men.

He Ruiqiang kept working hard. Those who followed the demobilized soldiers of the garrison sent the news back.

The local soldiers have returned home. The soldiers whose homes are nearby have left in groups. There are also some soldiers who do not know that they are far from home or have something to do, so they gather together and sleep in some open areas.

So far, there have been no cases of dismissed soldiers gathering to cause trouble or plotting evil intentions.

Compared with Guannai, Siping, which has a higher dimension, has long days and short nights in summer. It is just after the summer solstice. At 4:30, the sky is filled with rays of light, and the red sun has begun to appear on the horizon.

He Rui walked out of the house and woke up Xu Chengfeng, Cheng Ruofan and others who were dozing off. At the gorgeous sunrise, he handed a scroll printed in Tianjin into their hands.

Xu Chengfeng rubbed his eyes and yawned. Cheng Ruofan opened the document and saw four large characters written on the top of his head, "Ancillary Notice".
Chapter completed!