Strategy

"I must send someone to Fujian." Wu Shaoting threw the unfinished steamed buns in his hand on the coffee table and finally spoke.

The eyes of He Fuguang and Deng Keng both fell on Wu Shaoting.

Deng Keng asked, "Governor, what are your plans?"

Wu Shaoting said calmly: "Several figures of the Fujian military government may not all surrender to the Beiyang government. I don't believe that Li Houji has such great ability. He settled the entire Fujian province in just a few days. The most urgent task is to create a momentum. No matter what method is used, a unit still facing a revolution in Fujian must be found."

Deng Keng said in confusion: "Governor, what are you worried about?"

Wu Shaoting's expression was very serious, staring at Deng Keng and said, "What I am worried about is that Guangdong is surrounded by three provinces. Even if Hunan, Guangxi and Fujian only siege but not attacking, sooner or later, our Guangdong Province will have a fire in the backyard."

Deng Keng and He Fuguang looked at each other, and they vaguely guessed the so-called "fire in the backyard". Although they didn't know much about ***, since Governor Wu took this matter so seriously, there must be a crisis.

Wu Shaoting stood up and walked towards the communication room. Deng Keng and He Fuguang followed quickly. When they arrived at the communication room, Wu Shaoting ordered in an orderly tone: "I'll call Wang Yun, deputy director of the Secret Service Department, and immediately sent a detective to closely monitor officials of commercial and political units at all levels in Guangzhou and report the progress at any time."

The *** clerk quickly recorded the telegram. Although he didn't know why the governor was monitoring his own people, he knew it was an urgent matter and hurriedly sent the telegram.

"Governor, you are..." Deng Keng said in surprise.

"You don't have to worry about this. I'll draw a telegram to Ma Jinchun, the Director of the Guards' Office, and ask him to go to Fujian as soon as possible to understand what is happening in Fujian Province, and report it back as soon as there is news." Wu Shaoting interrupted Deng Keng. At this time, he did not have so much leisure and elegance to explain his behavior.

"Yes." Deng Keng agreed heavily.

Wu Shaoting slowly turned his back and looked outside the hall door, his eyes looked very sharp. After a while of silence, he suddenly muttered to himself, "I'm having a big time now."

The situation of the three provinces siege made him feel very serious. Although he had expected this situation in advance, it was a pity that he didn't expect it to come so quickly. Now his only confidence is to rely on Liu Zhenhuan and Liu Guxiang in Guangxi to be able to revolt smoothly. At the same time, he also hopes to find an alliance force in Fujian to break the dilemma of the three provinces siege. There may not be no candidates for the alliance force in Fujian. He knew that Xu Chongzhi, a Guangdong man, was the most suitable.

While Wu Shaoting was working hard to inquire about the situation in Fujian Province, Wang Changling and Zhu Zhixin, who had gone to Liuzhou a few days ago, had already set off for Xilin to meet the Yunnan warlord Yang Ximin. The journey from Liuzhou to Xilin was far away. In addition, the two of them had to avoid the eyes and ears, and the trip was not very fast. They first took a boat from Liuzhou and arrived in Donglan along the Li River. Then they transferred from Donglan to horse-drawn carriage and bumped on the mountain road for several days and nights.

On the afternoon of the 20th, Wang Changling and Zhu Zhixin finally arrived at a small village town in the southern suburbs of Xilin County.

The town is not big, and the coachman told Zhu Zhixin that the town is called Xixiang Town, and he also specifically pointed out the camp of the Xixiang Town Guard Team. The entire territory of Xixiang County belongs to Yang Ximin's army governance. This is the junction of the three provinces, and it is a must-pass place for business travelers and travelers. Both economic and strategic have great significance. Unfortunately, Xilin has a strong terrain and is destined to be just a small place.

The wind and dining were sleeping in the open and bumpy along the way. Wang Changling, a soldier, couldn't stand it, let alone a scholar Zhu Zhixin. The latter had heatstroke on the road, but he was still weak and had a blue-white face. After getting off the carriage, Wang Changling helped Zhu Zhixin pick up a seat in an open-air tea shop on the side of the road, ordered a pot of herbal tea and two bowls of clear noodles, and had a hot dinner with pickles.

Forget it, Wang Changling was going to the town guard team. Before leaving from Liuzhou, Liu Zhenhuan and Liu Guxiang did not send a telegram in advance because they were not familiar with Yang Ximin, but just wrote a letter as a visit. Yang Ximin naturally did not know the arrival of Wang Changling and Zhu Zhixin, so they had to ask someone to inform him in advance.

"Brother Wang, go first. Alas, I'm so tired. Let me sit for a while longer." Zhu Zhixin said weakly. His bowl of noodles has not been finished yet, and it can be seen that he has no strength to eat.

"Okay, don't go anywhere here. I'll come." Wang Changling shook his head helplessly, then stood up and walked towards the town.

The guard camp was in the west of the town. After asking two people, Wang Changling finally came to the door. This was a small yard with a booth at the gate, but there was no soldiers on duty. He looked around for a while and couldn't find anyone, so he had to walk in. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard a noise on the porch. He looked at the sound and saw a few shirtless soldiers gathered together to gambling with Pai Jiu.

This kind of thing is common. In the past, this phenomenon was often seen in the military camps in the western suburbs of Guangzhou.

Wang Changling walked to the porch, coughed, and said slowly: "A few brothers, come from Liuzhou. Can you ask if you are the masters in charge here?"

Several soldiers turned their heads and looked over. A young soldier was about to scold him, but an elderly veteran saw Wang Changling's officer-like aura at first sight and quickly pulled the young soldier back. The veteran stood up and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing with us lord?"

Wang Changling was not in a hurry to reveal his identity, but said: "I am here to come here by Liu Zhenhuan, Liu, Liu."

When the veteran heard Liu Zhenhuan's name, he immediately changed his attitude and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is General Liu's envoy. Come with the young man first. The young man will go to our team officer." After he said that, he handed the card in his hand to the person beside him, and specifically reminded him not to lose. Then he walked around in front of Wang Changling and led Wang Changling into the inside.

Just after the veteran and Wang Changling walked into the yard, another gambling soldier stood up and left. However, he did not go to the yard, but sneaked out of the gate.

After seeing the captain of the security team, Wang Changling showed Liu Zhenhuan's letter, but the captain was illiterate and pretended to understand. Since the visitor claimed to be Liu Zhenhuan's person, he could not prove his identity at the moment, so he simply pushed it to the people in the county to deal with it. The captain politely greeted him, and then asked the veteran to send a few people to send Wang Changling to the headquarters of the county town.

The veteran was a little reluctant, and he wanted to go back and make a comeback, but since he had to obey the order, he could only obey it. After coming out, the veteran called a few soldiers and followed him out of the yard to escort Wang Changling to the county town.

Wang Changling first went to the open-air tea shop to find Zhu Zhixin, and then everyone set out.

Xixiang Town is not too far from the county town, but the mountain road is a bit difficult to walk. At this time, the sky is getting late and the sun sets in the west. The Yunnan soldiers leading the way are chatting nonsense. Wang Changling and Zhu Zhixin just walked silently.

As soon as the group walked downhill, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly came from behind, as if someone was chasing him.

Wang Changling looked back and immediately found several figures on the upper part of the hillside. With the projection of the sunlight reflection, it could be seen that these people were holding rifles. He couldn't help but be surprised and shouted quickly: "There are people behind."
Chapter completed!