"Master, Niu Chuanshan has already imprisoned Guo Tai, and those county magistrates have also been reprimanded. The other two conditions have not been agreed to yet. They said they want to discuss whether the price the master is asking is too high, and Niu Chuanshan dare not agree!"
Wang Tianhe reported to Qiao Yu.
"Tianhe, it's best if he can't stand it. Otherwise, how can we expand our power? Strengthen the surveillance of Niu Chuanshan. This guy hasn't completely given up yet. He will definitely want to fight back. We will take this opportunity to defeat the rest of the forces in Chongqing.
Catch them all in one fell swoop!”
Qiao Yu actually had his own plan to force the palace directly. He had already received news that Duan Fang, the Minister of Railway Supervision, had arrived in Wuhan. The court was also putting pressure on Zhao Erfeng. The old man was expected to return to Chengdu soon, and the Revolutionary Party had obtained
As for arms, it would be strange not to start a war. Chongqing's preparations for war are obviously not sufficient. The biggest problem lies with the Chamber of Commerce.
Although these big businessmen are tied to Qiao Yu and support Qiao Yu's plan, they are rich and unwilling to take risks. Their greater wish is to defend Dongchuan, and they do not even have the ambition to control the whole of Sichuan.
Not to mention affecting the situation across the country, and the most important thing at the moment of revolution is to dare to take risks, so Qiao Yu thought of forcing Niu Chuanshan to make the court take drastic actions first, and then took the opportunity to put pressure on the Chamber of Commerce, telling them that the crisis was at hand.
Only then can we let go and get started.
However, if this doesn't go well, he will be playing with fire. Therefore, Qiao Yu tightened his control over Chongqing to avoid unexpected situations. The only thing he supervises is the water defense battalion. This army has 1,500 or 600 people and is fairly well-equipped.
, with sufficient supplies at the port, it attracted the most attention from Qiao Yu, who deployed many spies. In addition, he mobilized the first batch of men of the Hun Cheng Association, ready to go into battle at any time.
The water defense camp was also frequently mobilized and alerted. Although it was very secretive, it could not escape Qiao Yu's surveillance.
Niu Chuanshan kept using excuses not to implement Qiao Yu's conditions, but Qiao Yu directly sent several teams to control Dazu, Jiangjin, Jiangbei, Changshou, Yongzhou and other counties around Chongqing.
Officials reported to Niu Chuanshan one after another, hoping that Master Daotai would come forward to stop it. Many people came to Niu Chuanshan's home every day to cry and complain. However, Master Daotai seemed to have no regard for worldly affairs. No matter how much he cried and begged, he would not even show his face.
However, Niu Chuanshan's attitude cannot be hidden from Qiao Yu. Although this gentleman is silent, Mr. Huang is sneaking in and out of the government office, contacting helpers everywhere. Some people in Chongqing support Qiao Yu, and naturally there are others who oppose it.
, some old-school businessmen are extremely repulsive to factories. Most of them live on the privileges of the government. Now with the expansion of the power of the chamber of commerce, the space for these people to bully the people is getting smaller and smaller, and they do not have the ability to transform and run factories, so they can only
Being able to watch the market shrink a little bit, naturally regarded Qiao Yu as a thorn in his side. Seeing that Lord Daotai seemed to be trying to deal with Qiao Yu, they all jumped out. The rich would pay, and some would help.
Both sides are stepping up their preparations, and Chongqing has become a little nervous. Three days have passed quickly. Everyone in the water defense camp has been mobilized, and all the officers in the Daotai Yamen have also been mobilized to strengthen their alert.
There is no way out.
The spies placed in Daotai Yamen also passed on the information. Niu Chuanshan planned to leave Daotai Yamen quietly tonight and prepared to go to the military camp of Shuifang Camp. It seemed that the operation would be at night. At this time, Qiao Yu's conference room
All officers at battalion level and above from the China Mixed Association were present, and Qiao Zhen also participated. His border guards also expanded to a thousand people, the backbone of whom were veterans who had spent their entire lives fighting on the Sichuan border and had strong combat effectiveness.
"Young Master, there are not many people in the water defense camp, so let's give it to the second bidder. We will definitely take them down easily. Niu Chuanshan doesn't know what to do, so he even took them away and it's over. The rest are just some trash, not worth a damn."
Mention!" Han Yong seemed confident and took the initiative to challenge...
"Deputy President, you can't take the credit. We are all eager to compete for the first bid. In the past, we were at the forefront. How can we fall behind now? Don't worry, Vice President, we don't need one bidder at all, only two.
One battalion is enough. The equipment of the water defense battalion cannot compare with ours. They have almost no heavy machine guns. As long as a few Maxims are placed, it will be enough to wipe them all out!"
Just when several people were actively asking for a fight, Qiao Zhen suddenly interrupted: "Lao San, how can I be so sure that something is wrong? Logically speaking, the water defense camp is not our opponent at all. They are not hitting an egg with an egg. Niu Chuanshan is not stupid.
Would he be so reckless?"
As soon as Qiao Zhen said these words, Qiao Yu immediately felt uneasy. Niu Chuanshan was a relatively shrewd bureaucrat. How could he be so wrong? If the water defense camp could deal with him, why didn't he use it earlier? Logically speaking, Niu Chuanshan also knew it.
If that doesn't work, how can we explain what's happening in front of us?
"Tianhe, is there any news from the artillery team?"
"Master, there is nothing unusual about them at all. I have already monitored them closely!"
"No! The situation is so tense now. How could they not make any move? There must be something wrong with the artillery team. We must have been negligent!"
Qiao Yu had a thought in his mind, not to mention that Niu Chuanshan was preparing to directly bombard him with artillery. There were four 75mm mountain cannons and four 75mm field cannons in the artillery team. The rest were just rubbish.
If they are not a threat, these eight cannons are more dangerous. The range of the mountain cannon is relatively small, but it is still more than four kilometers. As long as it is hidden in any corner of Chongqing, it is enough to hit Baifu and the factory area. There is no such thing in Chongqing now.
Thinking of such a large area in later generations, Qiao Yu broke into cold sweat. It seemed that he was too careless.
It's now five o'clock in the afternoon. It seems that tonight is the time to take action. Time is running out. If several cannons suddenly fire at your mansion at this time, not only will the casualties be unbearable, but there will also be chaos.
The morale of the army has been lost, and if the water defense battalion comes out again, I am afraid that my side may really collapse. I have made such a big mistake. I really look down on the world by going smoothly.
After all, Qiao Zhen has experienced a war, and her mentality is much better than that of ordinary people. "Lao San, don't worry. No matter if there is one or not, we won't be afraid as long as we guess it. At worst, we can just move to a safe area. They can bomb this mansion as long as they want."
How about it! As long as no one is harmed, it will be fine, and the artillery is not a small thing, it will definitely leave clues!"
"Well, just do as the second brother said. Tianhe, please quickly send more manpower to investigate the abnormal situation in the city. The artillery must be found. In addition, dangerous locations such as Baifu, factory area, and chamber of commerce must be stepped up.
Be on guard, evacuate the personnel as soon as possible to avoid being attacked by artillery! I will lead the first team to go to the artillery team and control the artillery team. Brother Han, you will lead the troops to solve the water defense camp as soon as possible. Second brother, you will be responsible for evacuating all the people.
, and try to maintain public order as much as possible!"
The original feeling of relaxation suddenly disappeared, and everyone took action. Qiao Yu took the first mark and went straight to the camp of the artillery team. This artillery team had a total of eighteen cannons, eight new cannons, and the rest were old bronze cannons.
, the strength of the troops was around 500, but they were not fully staffed and the management was not strict. Many people were not in the barracks, but were having fun outside. Qiao Yu's army rushed into the barracks like a whirlwind and quickly eliminated a few sentries.
, directly enter it.
The commander of the artillery team was named Deng Hua. He was also very upset and could not calm down. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to be an enemy of Qiao Yu, but as a soldier he did not dare to disobey orders, and as an old-school person,
He still had his heart set on the Qing court, so he agreed to cooperate with Niu Chuanshan.
But now that Qiao Yu's army suddenly arrived, Deng Hua knew that the matter was exposed. Their only chance of winning was to be surprised. Now as long as they were noticed by others, he also knew that he would never be Qiao Yu's opponent in a head-on confrontation, so he asked his men to give up resistance and do everything they could.
took prisoners.
Qiao Yu also came to the camp. At this time, Liu Yunhong pressed Deng Hua to come to him. In addition, Wang Huai also controlled all the prisoners.
"Lord Xietong, a total of 347 prisoners were captured. In addition, fourteen cannons were seized, and two mountain cannons. The two field cannons were missing!" Wang Huai reported the situation to Qiao Yu, and Qiao Yu
Yu nodded slightly and looked at Deng Hua again.
"Commander Deng, tell me how you turned into a magician. Don't let me trouble you! Where are those cannons hidden? Tell me quickly!"