Chapter five hundred and eighty first: the situation in the north
In early to mid-May 1928, the war in the North was in full swing. The Northern Expeditionary Army continued to attack the Beiyang Army. The Beiyang Army was beaten and retreated steadily, and successively occupied Shijiazhuang, Dezhou and other places. Although the Japanese troops sent armed troops to occupy
Jinan played a certain role in delaying the offensive of the Northern Expeditionary Army, but this effect was completely dissipated after the Northern Expeditionary Army withdrew from Jinan.
On the 19th, the Northern Expeditionary Army launched the final general offensive. The troops were divided into three routes and used the Jinpu Line, the Jingsui Line and the Jinghan Line to press the army towards Tianjin and Peiping. At this time, no matter how stupid you are, you can already see it.
, the Beiyang Army has lost its momentum, and there is no chance of counter-defeat. The city of Beiping is also full of sorrow and joy. Some are happy and others are sad, presenting a severely polarized scene.
Most of them are liked by ordinary people and students. Although the Jinan incident and the withdrawal of the Northern Expeditionary Army have had a great impact on the discussion of the Northern Expeditionary Army, at a large level, the Northern Expeditionary Army is still very popular with ordinary people and some people under the slogan of the Three People's Principles.
Young students like it, but the reputation of the Beiyang Government has been bad since Yuan Shikai, so the Northern Expeditionary Army is naturally more popular than the Beiyang Government.
Of course, these are just the feelings of most ordinary people and young students, but it is a different feeling for the superstructure and power, whether it is for the Beiyang town government or the forces of various countries.
Beiyang Zhenfu lost the war and lost his country. Naturally, it was impossible to be happy. However, other countries were worried that the Nationalist Government would defeat Beiyang Zhenfu and promote the unification of China. Once China was unified, it would not be good news for them.
, they want to carve up China and gain benefits, so naturally a chaotic and weak China is easier to deal with, and is more aligned with their interests, rather than a unified China.
When Japan sent troops to Jinan before, it was not because they were worried about the unification of China after the Northern Expeditionary Army defeated the Beiyang government. It was just that they did not expect that Chairman Chiang was so decisive and chose to abandon his troops to protect the commander-in-chief.
Beiping, Wumen, Li family.
"Dad!" In the yard, Li Lianxin was dressed in white at home. When she saw her father coming back, she hurried up to greet him and asked, "How is it? What did Marshal Zhang say?"
Nearly a month has passed. Li Lianxin, who has always been beautiful and always looks confident and calm, has lost the calmness on her face. Her eyes and expression showed a look that was not nervous before. She looked at her father, Li Musheng.
, and Li Musheng seemed to have aged several years during this period. His whole person gave people a feeling of twilight, and his expression had an unspeakable heaviness.
"There is no hope." Li Musheng sighed heavily, with a look of loneliness and exhaustion.
"Really, is there no hope at all?!" Li Lianxin's expression froze when she heard this, and she said bitterly. Although she had already guessed this possibility in her heart, she still found it difficult to accept the fact when she heard the truth.
"No more. Marshal Zhang is already preparing to withdraw his troops and leave Peiping to return to the three eastern provinces."
Li Musheng sighed, his tone tired and bitter. Nearly a month ago, he was still full of energy, confident and satisfied, fighting with Huo Qiubai, but now.
"Unexpectedly, I still lost to Huo Qiubai in the end."
Li Musheng said, with a bit of self-deprecation and bitterness on his face. A month ago, he and Huo Qiubai had a tit-for-tat confrontation over the issue of overthrowing the South and the North. In the end, he won and brought Wumen to support the Beiyang government.
In the end, Huo Qiubai and the Kuomintang people ended up dead because of their plot against Lin Tianqi. At that time, he felt that he had won.
But now, he knows that he has lost. Even if Huo Qiubai is dead, he has also lost in this matter.
"Then what do we do now?"
Li Lianxin's face suddenly became bitter and worried. She looked at her father and saw that Marshal Zhang was already preparing to return to his hometown in Dongsan Province. Naturally, there was no suspense about the war situation anymore. But the question was, what should they do and what should Wumen do?
What should I do? Marshal Zhang can still take his soldiers back to his hometown in the three eastern provinces, but where is their Wumen?
"us...."
Li Musheng's face showed a tired and bitter look. To be honest, he didn't know what to do at this time. Marshal Zhang could still retreat to the three eastern provinces, but their Wumen really retreated this time.
There is no way back,
In this war, their Wumen could be said to have put all their chips on the Beiyang town government. On the frontal battlefield, they contributed money and food to the Beiyang government, and behind the scenes, they even helped the Beiyang government clear out the Kuomintang underground in the north.
personnel, and directly carried out a round of purge-style massacres, killing thousands, if not tens of thousands, of underground members of the Kuomintang.
Under such circumstances, one can imagine how the Nationalist government would treat their Wumen once the Beiyang government was defeated and the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Beiping.
"You go and send a message to all my colleagues on my behalf. In this situation, it is time for us to consider a retreat."
After pondering for a long time, Li Musheng opened his mouth and said.
Li Lianxin also had a bitter look on her face when she heard this, but she knew she could only do this at this time and nodded.
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Wu family, in the hall!
Elder Wu, his son Wu Siguo, his daughter-in-law Li Xuemei, and his granddaughter Wu Xiaoxiao also gathered together. The atmosphere was heavy. Under normal circumstances, elder Wu and Wu Siguo and his son would handle major external matters, and basically they would not interact with Li Xuemei.
Talk to Wu Xiaoxiao more, but this time the matter has reached a moment that affects the life and death of their entire Wu family, and it has reached a moment that cannot be concealed.
"That Marshal Zhang is going to retreat to the three eastern provinces."
After a long silence, Elder Wu spoke leisurely. Wu Siguo, Li Xuemei and Wu Xiaoxiao were shocked by their explanation, and their faces became more worried.
"Then what should we do? Did the door owner and Marshal Zhang say anything?"
Wu Siguo asked.
"When the disaster comes, we all fly away. In this case, Marshal Zhang probably has no intention of taking care of us anymore. There is no need to rely on the sect leader. The situation is only worse than ours. This time it is the sect leader who led everyone to defect to Beiyang. The current situation
To reach this point, it is more difficult for him than for us. At this time, we can only rely on ourselves."
Elder Wu shook his head and said, seeing the situation clearly.
"This time our Wumen defected to the Beiyang government and killed so many people from the National Government. Once the war is over, we will never let us go easily. We must make plans as soon as possible."
"Si Guo, you go prepare. On the one hand, find a way to contact Tianqi. If you can contact Tianqi, with his strength, the matter will turn around. On the other hand, prepare the way to go abroad. If there is no contact,
There is really no other way to go to Tianqi, so going abroad is the only and safest way for us."
After thinking for a while, Elder Wu spoke again. When the matter reached this scene, he could think of only these two safest ways. One was to contact Lin Tianqi. If he contacted Lin Tianqi and took action with Lin Tianqi's strength, he believed that he could resolve the matter.
In the current situation of their Wu family, the second option is to go abroad. If they fail to contact Lin Tianqi, they can only go abroad. This is the safest.
"good!"
Wu Siguo nodded when he heard this and said nothing more immediately.
Wu Xiaoxiao next to him heard a complicated look in his eyes.
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"Unexpectedly, Mr. Lin really expected this."
Ming City, Daming Festival, in the hall, looking at the newspapers on the table, Xu Hong sighed, with a look of admiration and joy on his face. Lin Tianqi told him before leaving that Beiyang would be defeated and told him not to
He also listened to the idea of getting involved in the war, so he stayed honest in Mingcheng during this period.
Fortunately, he was honest, otherwise his life would have been difficult at this time.
Thinking of this, Xu Hong was filled with admiration and admiration for Lin Tianqi, but also felt happy.
"Now, I'm afraid the other people in Wumen will have a hard time."
Xu Yanzhu next to her chuckled when she heard this, with a hint of schadenfreude. Although Xu Hong was also a member of the martial arts sect, the same strength did not mean the same intention. At this moment, he was fine and watched other people feel sad. What a feeling.
Still pretty good.
At the same time, thinking of Lin Tianqi, Xu Yanzhu's beautiful eyes sparkled again.
Since she felt that Lin Tianqi didn't care much about her, Xu Yanzhu also tried to date other men. However, every time she saw other men, she would involuntarily compare them with Lin Tianqi. However, after each comparison, she
She didn't care about those men anymore, and she really wanted to throw them away.
"By the way, Dad, did Mr. Lin tell me how to contact him after he left for the south?"
Thinking of Lin Tianqi, Xu Yanzhu couldn't help but ask.
"Contact, it seems that Mr. Lin really didn't say this at the time."
Hearing his daughter's question, Xu Hong also realized that when Lin Tianqi suddenly went south, he really didn't tell him how to contact him, but he thought about it.
"But it should be fine. Since Mr. Lin originally expected that the Beiyang government would be defeated and told me not to get involved in this matter, he will definitely contact me again when the time comes."
Xu Yanzhu nodded when she heard this and said no more.
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"Gang Leader, Miss, Mr. Lin has received news."
At the same time, Tianjin, the Dajiang Gang, the Wu family, and Ma San rushed in from outside with a letter. Wu Sanjiang and Wu Qingqing in the room were instantly shocked when they heard this.