"Where did the BJP come from? How I haven't heard of it. Fan Chuanjia, a member of the Yue Wang Club, frowned and asked, "How many people are in the People's Party, and they want us to do the internal response." ”

Bai Wenwei replied excitedly: "The People's Party is a revolutionary party formed by Mr. Yan Fu. ”

"Is that the big fleet? Enming also went to pick him up in person. Fan Chuanjia immediately showed a look of envy on his face.

"This BJP is very rich. Let us be the internal response, but we can't cheapen them. The cadres of the Yue Wang Association who attended the meeting immediately shouted.

"Anqing is our territory, and we must not let outsiders do whatever they want."

"They entered Anqing, what should we do?"

Although there were only 30 members when the Yue Wang Association was established in early 1905, the core members are now less than 200. But these "revolutionaries" rated their own power quite highly. As soon as they heard that foreign forces were going to enter Anqing, they became angry.

"Everyone be quiet," Bai Wenwei had long been accustomed to such a meeting atmosphere, and he temporarily stopped everyone from arguing, and then said loudly: "I have discussed with Mr. Yan Fu, they just want the lives of Enming's gang." After killing Eun Ming and other officials, the people of the People's Party left. Anqing is still our Yue Wanghui. ”

"And what if they don't leave?" Someone immediately asked.

"How many people are there in the People's Party?" Some people also asked Fan Chuanjia.

"There are quite a few people in that fleet, five or six hundred, to say the least." It was Xiong Chengji who took over the conversation. Xiong Chengji was born in the regular military academy of the Jiangnan Artillery Academy, and as soon as he spoke, the others were a lot quieter.

"How many people is the BJP going to send?"

"More than 3,000 people." Bai Wenwei replied.

"So many people? Then what should they do if they don't leave after they defeat Anqing? Someone in the Yue Wang Club shouted anxiously.

"We finally have so many revolutionary comrades in Anqing, but we can't let the People's Party come and pick the fruit."

"That's it, it's really not okay to let the People's Party and Enming go together, and when they lose both sides, let's come forward to take Anqing again."

The members of the Yue Wang Club have come up with all kinds of clever schemes, and Bai Wenwei only feels very familiar. Most of them have been mentioned by storytellers, and there is only one core idea, "I will pick the fruit and send it to your death." Bai Wenwei can understand these suggestions from comrades. Anqing is the goal of all comrades, and if Yan Fu suddenly breaks out and takes it away, the comrades will never allow it. In this regard, Bai Wenwei is no different from these comrades. However, Bai Wenwei is a revolutionary activist after all, and his vision is slightly broader. If you rely on the less than 200 comrades of the Yue Wang Society, it is simply unrealistic to want to take Anqing. The revolution must have help, and when this help comes from Yan Fu, who has a reputation for his words and trust, Bai Wenwei believes that it is still more reliable. So he tried to convince his comrades. "Mr. Yan Fu has always been true to his word, and I believe that since Mr. Yan Fu said that he would not stay in Anqing, he should not."

Before the words fell, someone immediately retorted. "Although Yan Fu is true to his word, but after defeating Anqing, their People's Party swept away Anqing, what should we do? Leaving a city of Anqing with nothing, what are we going to do? ”

"Exactly!" There was immediate support. In the eyes of these revolutionaries, they not only wanted to seize Anqing, but also to give Anqing all the functions in the hands of the Manchus, such as taxation, such as military strength, in short, Anqing should be seized by the Yue Wanghui in a "completely ideal state", and then immediately show superior ability to support the success of the revolution.

At this time, the Yue Wang Society had already joined the Alliance Society, and compared with the revolutionaries of this era, the Yue Wang Society was basically the same. None of them understood what the revolution was going to do, they just believed that after overthrowing the Manchus and coming to power. China will definitely get better. As for the means used, these people do not know at all. In general, the attitude of these revolutionaries towards the revolution was quite "unscientific".

In the face of these comrades, Bai Wenwei could only try his best to persuade, "We have already discussed with Mr. Yan Fu, this time Mr. Yan only took half of the gold and silver in the Anqing treasury, and the rest was to transport some equipment from the Anqing Machinery Bureau." ”

This was already a very fair distribution method, but the opposing opinions in the Yue Wang Association immediately rose, "This is absolutely not good!" They took these away, what do we do? Anqing is our territory, and we can't let any people from the People's Party come to spread wilderness. ”

It is also here that Xiong Chengji interjected very "out of time", "Is the People's Party waiting for us to make internal responses before leaving?" ”

Xiong Chengji graduated from a full-fledged military academy, and the problem is quite reliable. Bai Wenwei also asked Yan Fu this question, and Yan Fu's answer was, "We will march into Anqing, no matter whether King Yue will cooperate or not, we will fight." Because Yan Fu's tone was calm and steady, Bai Wenwei didn't feel anything wrong at that time. Now that he has been talking to his comrades for so long, he thinks of Yan Fu's words again, and he only feels that there is a bit of murderous meaning in them. He replied: "The BJP is only afraid that it has already begun to move. It should be under the city of Anqing within half a month. ”

Hearing this, the revolutionary comrades of the Yue Wang Association who attended the meeting immediately lost their voices. They didn't expect the People's Party to do what it said. With the "revolutionary habits" of these years, everyone first joined forces for a long time in connection with all uprisings, and even began to openly shout "revolution" and "rebellion" on the streets. What followed was a big to semi-public recruitment, tandem, please eat, please drink, and swear. In the end, when the appointed day of the uprising was launched, it was basically the main initiators and a few followers, either everyone simply dispersed, or a moth-to-fire uprising was launched. According to Bai Wenwei, the People's Party's contingent of more than 3,000 people set off as soon as it set out, and this kind of thing has always existed in the imagination of "revolutionary aspirants." In fact, these people have never seen it once.

Yan Fu's fame is too loud, and since the members of the Yue Wang Association learned that this attack on Anqing was personally led by Yan Fu, everyone couldn't help but believe it.

"Why don't we wait and see, and if the People's Party can break into the city, we'll help them." Someone has put forward such a suggestion that the two ends of the head and the rat are both ends. Contrary to Bai Wenwei's imagination, there are quite a few who agree. Bai Wenwei was very speechless, he really didn't expect that these comrades, who usually thought that as long as the east wind of revolution came, they would be able to make great progress, in the face of the revolutionary storm that Yan Fu really wanted to bring, would have such an attitude.

While Bai Wenwei and his comrades were discussing how to cooperate with the People's Party, several people in civilian clothes had already infiltrated Anqing City. Most of the members of this group were former officers and soldiers of the Anhui New Army, but after following Pu Guanshui to the base area, they were very moved by the revolutionary movement of the People's Party, and later joined the People's Party. Now their task is to try their best to convince the officers and men of the New Army to see if they can become internal responses and play a key role in the campaign against Anqing. Leading the team was an underground liaison of the BJP. Fearing that Anqing already knew some news about Fengtai County and Puguanshui, these comrades disguised themselves as ordinary people and entered Anqing. What reassures everyone is that compared with when they left Anqing a few months ago, the situation has not changed much, except that the weather is a little colder and the number of victims is less. At least on the surface, Anqing did not know about the major events that took place in Fengyang Mansion.

These comrades of the New Army all arrived in Wuhu at the same time as Yan Fu, and it would be too ostentatious to send them to Anqing by boat from Wuhu to Anqing. Seeing that there were no major changes in Anqing City, they were all relieved. The barracks are not in the city, but now everyone is ready to explore the truth first, and then talk about the matter of returning to the barracks. After all, there are rules in the barracks, everyone is familiar with each other, and these comrades of the new army all went out with Pu Guanshui, and they came back secretly, and there will always be all kinds of questions after being known.

The liaison officer and the comrades of the New Army settled up at the secret liaison station of the People's Party in Anqing, an ordinary compound in the west of the city. Traditional Anhui architecture, that is to say, white walls and black tiles, the courtyard wall is extremely high. These local comrades from Anhui have gradually become accustomed to the newly built houses in Fengtai County these days, with red bricks and red tiles, plus glass windows, and they are happy when they look at them. Everyone couldn't help but start to compare the honest house with the new house in Fengtai County in their hearts.

The far gate was hidden, and after the group went in, they found that no one was there. Everyone shouted a few times, but no one responded, and when they were confused, there was a knock on the door, and a man in his thirties came in from outside, but it was Huang Yuedong, the stationmaster of the Anqing Liaison Station. Seeing so many people in the courtyard, he was startled at first, but he recognized the liaison officer at a glance. Huang Yuedong was relieved. Close the door and lead the comrades into the main hall. Huang Yuedong asked about the general situation. I heard that these new comrades turned out to be from the New Army. He had a strange look on his face.

Those who can be liaison officers are all clever comrades, and when they see Huang Yuedong's expression, they know that something big is wrong. Since you want to fight Anqing, the more you know about Anqing, the better. The liaison officer asked what had happened recently.

Huang Yuedong looked at the party members of the New Army, "Do you know Liu Shicheng of the New Army?" ”

Several members of the New Army shook their heads a little, and some bowed their heads to reminisce. However, Xie Jinfu, a member of the New Army, asked: "Is it Liu Shicheng from the baggage battalion?" ”

"It's that Liu Shicheng. The day before yesterday, there was a mess in the city, and Liu Shicheng pushed their battalion officers down from the second floor of the brothel, and then ran away with the prostitute. Now he is wanted. Don't rush back to the New Army barracks these days. ”

"Why?" There was something strange about the liaison.

"What do you think, that Liu Shicheng is alone, his clothes, money or something, I'm afraid he is still in the barracks. If he doesn't take his luggage, in this winter, with a woman, where is he going? ”

"How can Liu Shicheng be jealous of a battalion officer?" Xie Jinfu, a party member of the New Army, who is also a low-ranking officer in the baggage battalion, asked strangely. In my impression, Liu Shicheng is not a person who dares to beat his boss.

"I also went to inquire about the news, and the brothel is not very clear. But as far as they are concerned, it seems that it is not that they are jealous, but that Liu Shicheng directly turned his face with the battalion officials. ”

Everyone was very interested in what was going on, but they couldn't figure it out, so fortunately they didn't speculate. Huang Yuedong introduced the information he collected on weekdays, and there was no news from the People's Party in Anqing. Anhui is originally very different from the north and south, and after the flood, no one in southern Anhui is willing to go to the Huaibei disaster area. The news is extremely closed.

Although I don't know if someone of Anhui Governor Enming's level has gotten any news, there are no rumors about the People's Party in the market, and the comrades feel a lot more relaxed. After the fatigue of this journey, everyone is also tired. Except for Xie Jinfu, who felt very curious and took the initiative to go to the New Army camp to have a look, the other comrades all wanted to take a break. Seeing that Xie Jinfu volunteered, everyone didn't stop him, but he just told Jinfu to be careful, so he let him go by himself.

When everyone slept and didn't see Xie Jinfu come back, the comrades felt that something was wrong. Is something wrong? After waiting for a while, the moon came up, and the comrades were like ants on a hot pot. Something must have happened, but not knowing what happened is the most uncomfortable feeling. Every time there was a sound of footsteps at the door, everyone hoped that it was Xie Jinfu, but they were worried that it was the officers and soldiers from Anqing. Everyone knows very well what the People's Party is going to do, it is really going to rebel, and if it is caught, it will really be killed.

But now send someone to look for Xie Jinfu, Anqing is so big, it's night, where to find it? I didn't know how long I waited, and with the sound of footsteps, someone finally knocked on the door. It is a signal of two long and two short. The comrades were immediately overjoyed and secretly opened the door, and Xie Jinfu slipped in through the crack in the door. Everyone returned to the hall in silence, and without waiting for the liaison officer to criticize Xie Jinfu, they saw Xie Jinfu's indescribable expression, "I have inquired about Liu Shicheng's matter, and that prostitute is Liu Shicheng's cousin." was sold to Anqing because of the flood, and when the camp official went to the brothel, it was Liu Shicheng who was guarding the door outside. Later, Liu Shicheng's cousin sent the battalion officer out, and the two met. ”

Listening to this almost storytelling, Huang Yuedong had a smile on his face. And the comrades of the new army were gloomy and frightening. With the help of the People's Party, these new officers and men sent their relatives to the base areas. When the house was divided this time, everyone's relatives were also assigned the house, and the land was also temporarily allocated. As long as nothing major happens, everyone's families will be able to survive this year safely. But in the disaster area, the lives of the people are not so lucky. Selling sons and daughters is just one of the norms. Many did not even have the opportunity to sell their children and daughters, and no one went to the disaster area to buy people, and the people struggled to die on their own. In the newly established base areas of the People's Party, because of the formation of camps for the disaster victims, the people have a way to live. Elsewhere, the people were left to fend for themselves.

"Then why did you come back so late?" The liaison asked.

Xie Jinfu gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I went back to the barracks, and this matter spread widely. The brothers in the baggage camp were very annoyed one by one. And I heard that Liu Shicheng seems to have been caught. ”

"Comrade Xie Jinfu, how dare you go back to the New Army?" The liaison was in a hurry.

"Now everyone is worried about the people in the family, where is the heart to care about me? I just said that I took a leave of absence and came back secretly to do some personal things. Everyone didn't care. No one in the New Army knows about the affairs of our People's Party. I've got that to figure out. ”

The liaison didn't know what to say, but Xie Jinfu wasn't ready to listen to what the liaison had to say, and then he said indignantly: "The brothers of the New Army are soldiers and work hard, but their families have to starve to death, just starve to death, but they are still sold to a brothel, and they can't hold their heads up in this life." This world really can't go on. I decided that no matter what, I would go back to my brothers in the New Army and tell everyone that if they are reversed, they will be reversed, and it will be better than this day! ”

The other comrades of the new army nodded one after another, "Although the base area is suffering now, you can see that everyone can have a good life this year, why do you have to work hard for these people in the government!" ”

The liaison officer, who is also an old party member, hurriedly said: "Comrades, this kind of thing cannot be rushed. Since Anqing has not yet received news from our People's Party, there is no need for us to leak the news. If we can open the city gate, why should we bother to attack it? ”

Xie Jinfu immediately retorted: "What you said is not right, we don't say anything about the senior officials in the new army, the brothers of the new army are just serving as soldiers for food." Who really wants to die for the court? Don't let the brothers of the New Army know that our People's Party is for the welfare of Baixin and create tomorrow, and the two sides will fight like this, and it will be us ordinary people who will die. I don't think that's going to work. You can't let the brothers die for those royal whites. ”

This makes a lot of sense, and the liaison can't say it's wrong. After thinking about it, he said: "In this case, let's go and contact the reliable brothers of the new army first, didn't you say that Liu Shicheng was arrested?" It is best to wait until Liu Shicheng's matter has become clear before telling everyone the truth about our People's Party. ”

Xie Jinfu sneered, "There's no need to be so troublesome, if Liu Shicheng is really arrested, I will ask the brothers in the baggage camp to ask how to treat Liu Shicheng." Those battalion officers are not things, do you think they will feel that they are wrong after encountering such things? They will only think that Liu Shicheng actually dares to beat Shangguan, which is a big crime. As for Liu Shicheng's sister, hum! Those bastards don't have any mercy. ”

Looking at the liaison's surprised look, Xie Jinfu said categorically: "Don't believe it, it's really like this!" ”