: Kill

The conference was held until 7 o'clock in the evening, and all the questions were finally explained clearly, so I ordered them to execute them in each unit.

After the meeting, Wu Shaoting was hungry and was about to go to the cafeteria to have dinner. As soon as he walked from the corridor of the venue to the front hall, a non-commissioned officer hurriedly chased him from behind. Wang Yun, who was following Wu Shaoting, stopped the non-commissioned officer and asked, "What's the matter?"

The non-commissioned officer said hurriedly: "Governor, Xiao Yaonan clamored to see you."

Wu Shaoting turned around and asked back, "Have you read the newspaper for him recently?"

The non-commissioned officer shook his head and said affirmatively: "Adminton Deng has instructed us not to give us any newspapers. We have not shown any newspapers for him in the past ten days, and even some books and paintings have been stopped."

Wu Shaoting nodded slightly. It seemed that Xiao Yaonan should be in the dark now. He said, "Okay, go back and tell Xiao Yaonan that I will come over after dinner."

Half an hour later, Wu Shaoting came to the small building in the side courtyard and met Xiao Yaonan.

Xiao Yaonan just put down the chopsticks for dinner and slowly wiped his mouth with a napkin. After seeing Wu Shaoting coming, his expression still maintained his former arrogance.

Wu Shaoting smiled lightly and said, "Are Commander Xiao satisfied with the recent meal?"

Xiao Yaonan responded coldly: "Do you think this is a big hotel?"

Wu Shaoting walked slowly to Xiao Yaonan, pulled a chair and sat down, and said, "What's the matter with Commander Xiao, are you in a hurry to find me?"

Xiao Yaonan sneered: "Governor Wu is very busy lately. He used to have time to play games with me, but now he won't see anyone for seven or eight days. I know Governor Wu is busy negotiating with *** now. According to the days, the negotiation is almost over. All Governor Wu is now starting to work on the aftermath."

Wu Shaoting nodded and said without hiding it: "Commander Xiao is indeed far-sighted. As I said, the recent post-care work has indeed made me so busy that I can't get out of my mind. But it doesn't matter. After this period of time, I will ask Commander Xiao to go to Guangzhou to discuss some games."

Xiao Yaonan snorted and said with a gloomy face: "Governor Wu, you really know how to pretend. Since peace talks between the north and the south are already a foregone conclusion, are you really planning to keep escorting me? Now that the armies of the north and the south have begun to pack and leave, shouldn't Governor Wu consider when to let me go?"

Wu Shaoting pretended to realize suddenly, nodded deeply, and said, "It turns out that Commander Xiao came to me for this reason?"

"Governor Wu, if you are so pleased, just give me a word, when will I let me go?"

"Commander Xiao..." Wu Shaoting pretended to be pondering, "Even if I let you go today, where can you go?"

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe you don't know yet that Commander Cao Kun has resigned. With the support of General Feng Xuanwu of Nanjing, he brought about 2,000 people along the Yangtze River to Jiangsu. Commander Cao just got on the ship seven days ago, and his subordinates are still moving one after another. Commander Xiao, you are Commander Cao's person, Commander Cao ignores your safety. Who will pick you up and resettle you after you go back?"

"What? Commander Cao resigned?" Xiao Yaonan looked shocked, but there was no disappointment on his face, and his eyes became more and more energetic.

"Yes. Specifically, it was because of Commander Xiao's affairs that he was forced to resign." Wu Shaoting said secretly.

Xiao Yaonan didn't think much, just thought that Wu Shaoting said that Cao Kun resigned because he was captured. Although this was surprising news for him, it was not bad news. Anyway, he had no feelings for Cao Kun. Now that Cao Kun has left, he doesn't have to explain anything to Cao Kun after he goes back. More importantly, after Cao Kun left Hunan, the power of Hunan must be under the jurisdiction of Tang Xiangming, and Tang Xiangming is a navy person. He has no close confidant from Jiujiang to Hunan. He must rely on himself to control the morale of the army. This is a great opportunity to stand out.

He immediately said: "No matter what Commander Cao, I, Xiao Yaonan, is a Beiyang soldier, and I have to give Beiyang an explanation no matter what. Since it is a truce, it is definitely a matter within the agreement to hand over the prisoners of war. You have no right to continue to seize me."

Wu Shaoting smiled and said, "To be honest, the President did not mention the prisoners within the agreement. So far, I have not received any news from the Beiyang Army about the release of Commander Xiao, let alone any official orders."

Xiao Yaonan's face suddenly changed and he asked coldly: "You... are talking nonsense! I, Xiao Yaonan, is the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition Army and the major general of the Beiyang Army. How could people forget this?"

Wu Shaoting sighed, and suddenly he stood up and turned to walk towards the stairs.

When Xiao Yaonan saw this, he also stood up and asked: "Who is surnamed Wu, will you let go of anyone?"

Wu Shaoting didn't say anything. He nodded to Deng Keng who was standing at the stairs waiting, and then went downstairs without looking back.

At this time, Deng Keng walked up, came to Xiao Yaonan, threw a newspaper that had been prepared on the dining table, and turned around without saying a word.

Xiao Yaonan's face was unstable. He quickly grabbed the newspaper and carefully searched for clues. His eyes suddenly locked on a title with his own name. He spent a little time reading this article, his face was pale in an instant, and the emotions in his heart surged violently in an instant. After they were combined, they could not express it. He threw the newspaper fiercely and wanted to curse, but all this was useless. Finally, he reached out and punched the wooden beam heavily, and said with gritted teeth: "Wu Shaoting, Wu Shaoting, you are ruthless, you are ruthless!"

Four days later, news came from the capital again, Cen Chunxuan signed an armistice agreement with the central government on behalf of the Guangdong military government. This was the news on March 17, and on the afternoon of the 18th, the Beiyang Army in Shaoguan received an order to retreat. Along with the telegram, there was a rumor that had just appeared recently. Yuan Shikai wanted to commend Wu Shaoting the title and military rank, and even mentioned in detail that Wu Shaoting was asked to go north to Beijing, and the President personally awarded the title.

This news made some officials of the Guangdong Military Government and the Governor's Office feel uneasy. They are all worried that it was deliberately designed by Yuan Shikai to lure Wu Shaoting to the north to conspire to frame him.

Wu Shaoting himself heard that the news was when he was visiting Mo Qingyu in Baisha Town, and the First Division headquarters forwarded the telegram to the temporary hospital.

After timely rescue, Mo Qingyu recovered well, but because the bullet injured his lungs, he must not smoke or drink in the future. He tried not to go out in cold weather to avoid being uncomfortable with the cold air. He lay in the hospital bed for more than a month, and his overall complexion improved. Starting from March, he insisted on caring about the news on the front line every day. Fortunately, after the New Year's Eve battle, the Beiyang Army and the Guangdong Army basically had no big noise, which saved him a lot of worry.

Deng Keng brought the telegram in and read it to Wu Shaoting and Mo Qingyu. After that, Mo Qingyu frowned and pondered: "If you want to say that Yuan Shikai took this opportunity to harm Governor Wu, I don't think he has the courage to do so. The whole country has been paying attention to the incidents between Governor Wu and the central government for a long time, and there was a case of Mr. Song last year. Yuan Shikai really wanted to attack Governor Wu, which was like digging his own grave."

Wu Shaoting nodded deeply and said, "Zhu Yi, what you said makes sense. Unless Yuan Shikai wants to publicly tell Quan Tianxia that he is a despicable villain and that all the governors of all provinces in the country will lose their confidence, he will never be so stupid."
Chapter completed!