As a layman at first glance, Li Houji's judgment was not entirely correct. The small plane that flew over Dengfeng at low altitude did belong to the Republican Army flying team, but it did not take off from somewhere near Dengfeng, in fact, this small plane came from Balidian, Ruzhou Prefecture.

Balidian is located in the north of Ruzhou Prefecture, because it is the nearest town in Henan Province, Balidi, so the name, although it is only a small town with a population of less than 1,000 people, it is indeed controlled by the Endeavor Association. There is a battalion of Endeavor troops stationed in the area around the town, and because Balidian is located right in the middle of Ruzhou City and Dengfeng City, only fifty miles away from Dengfeng City, it actually acts as a strategic outpost of Endeavor Society.

Contrary to Li Houji's speculation, Endeavor has not advanced towards Dengfeng, at least not for now. Like the Beiyang Army, Endeavor maintained the necessary restraint, after all, the main operations of the rebel army were in Hunan and Guizhou.

Endeavor can maintain restraint, but it does not mean that they will not move, because Ruzhou Mansion is located in the southeast of Henan Province, which is very close to Dengfeng, and is next to Kaifeng Province in the northeast, if you want to use aircraft for reconnaissance, Ruzhou Mansion is a good base, and Balidian is a good place to set up a front-line airfield.

The flying team stationed in Balidian had only two planes. There are only five pilots, and even with the addition of ground staff and security troops, it is only the size of a company, and its strength can be described as insignificant, but such a pocket force made a bold attack on the second time it was stationed in Balidian and carried out a "strategic" reconnaissance of Dengfeng City.

To carry out this "strategic" reconnaissance. It was indeed not an easy task, in order to ensure that the sufficient range was achieved, the plane that carried out the reconnaissance mission was modified as necessary, the seats that could have sat for two people were removed, and the pilot who piloted the plane could only lie on the plane, and the co-pilot did not act randomly, and his place was replaced by a tin bucket, which was filled with gasoline to ensure sufficient range.

After such modifications, this small American-made plane can reach a flight distance of 100 miles, which is enough to fly back and forth from Balidian to Dengfeng.

The aircraft was named "Tianniu".

It was in piloting such a plane that detachment leader Meng Fei completed the reconnaissance mission, and when his plane returned to the airport and landed, it was greeted like a hero.

The distance of 100 miles is enough to fly over the English Channel, and if Meng Fei was performing an air show in Europe, his feat would definitely cause a sensation in the world.

However, Meng Fei himself does not care much about this false name, his dream is to fly the Chinese themselves to fly the plane into the blue sky, even if it is only a few miles, after all, this is the Chinese's own plane.

Returning to Balidian at the same time as Meng Fei was also a special unit: the Republican Special Operations Regiment.

In this attack on Henan, the special operations regiment dispatched only two battalions, with General Staff Officer Liu Gengchūn leading a small one-pound battalion to stand by in southern Henan, while regiment commander Zhu Daniu led a special operations battalion composed of officers and soldiers from Henan to infiltrate northern Henan to attack and harass the Jinghan railway line, disrupt communications, and delay the movement of the Beiyang Army. %%Browser Input-8.%%

The railroad battle has achieved very good results. The Beiyang Army, which was moving in the direction of Henan, had to allocate more troops and station them along the railway. To protect the railway, Zhu Daniu accepted it when he saw that it was good, and wisely chose to retreat and retreat to Balidian to rest and recuperate; once the time was ripe, the special operations battalion would attack again, go deep behind the enemy to attack and harass, and cooperate with the actions of the main force.

Zhu Daniu arrived at Balidian a thousand hours ahead of Meng Fei, and in order to arrange the barracks and meals for the troops, he had to go to meet with the leaders of the Endeavor Society.

The Endeavor troops stationed in Balidian were originally only a battalion, but with the smooth advance of the rebel army in Hunan and Guizhou, the Endeavor Association in Henan could not sit still, and the originally determined strategy of "responding in situ" was changed to "taking the initiative." "Trying to bring the whole of Henan into the sphere of influence of the Endeavor Society. Therefore, this Balidian is about to become a springboard for the southern-Henan Revolutionary Army to advance northward, and as a necessary preparation before the attack, Deng Gang, a senior cadre of the Endeavor Association, took the lead in leading the staff group to stationed in Balidian, requisitioned a wing room of a large local family, and hung up a sign, which was the advance staff headquarters.

In fact, the person who issued the reconnaissance mission to the flight detachment was Nawang, but he did not have the authority to directly issue orders to Meng Fei, so this reconnaissance mission was issued by the General Staff of the Republican Army in Wuhan, and the commander-in-chief Zhao Bei also intended to test the actual combat ability of the flight team, so this catty. The reconnaissance mission naturally fell on the head of the "Tianniu Detachment" led by Meng Fei.

Although he was not satisfied with the commander-in-chief's name and the name of the detachment, Meng Fei still confidently completed the reconnaissance mission and returned to the field airfield unscathed.

When Meng Fei took the reconnaissance report and returned to Nawang, he was just in time for Nawang to blow his beard and stare at Zhu Daniu, making an awkward quarrel about the special operations battalion's attack again.

Di Gang hoped that the special operations battalion would go to Luoyang and disturb it near Luoyang, so as to respond to Liu Zhenhua's Henan-Shaanxi coalition army and provide convenience for them to capture Luoyang. But Zhu Daniu refused to go to Luoyang because he was ordered to carry out raids along the Jinghan line. He wouldn't go anywhere else, and the order didn't work for him, and he especially hated Deng Cai for trading with him about the barracks.

"Yo! What is this for? I think it's appropriate for you to sing operas, one sings Guan Gong, one pound sings Qin Qiong, Guan Gong fights Qin Qiong, and fights it for hundreds of rounds. I'll just stand aside and sell tickets, and after making money, we'll buy a few more planes. ”

Meng Fei stuffed the reconnaissance report to the net, pointed at Deng Net, and then pointed at Zhu Daniu, looking afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

"Captain Meng, you came just in time, you are all officers of the Republican Army, easy to talk. Now the rebel armies of the north and the south are about to join forces, but Luoyang is not in the hands of our own people, and if we want to complete the battle, we must take Luoyang. Captain Meng, you talk to Captain Zhu, so you can cooperate with us

Deng Gang explained a few words, and Meng Fei understood why the two didn't deal with each other.

"Sir, you're not right. Although Regiment Commander Zhu and I are both officers of the Republican Army, he is in the Army, I am the Air Force, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, so I can't control him, he can't control me, not to mention that his rank is higher than mine. You, let's take a telegram and go to Wuhan and tell the General Staff to go.

Meng Fei put on a hippie smile. However, he also knew in his heart that Di Gang was ignoring this matter. Moreover, when he was in Wuhan, he had spoken to Zhu Daniu in the officers' club, and knew that Zhu Daniu had "memorized" the Qunzhi Society. The commander-in-chief's behavior is very dissatisfied, although now the Qunzhi Society has become the Endeavor Society, but it can't change his opinion of Deng Wang and others, not to mention that it's the net, even Yang Wangpeng, the leader of the Endeavor Society, is here, and he can't command Zhu Daniu, not to mention, Zhu Daniu didn't get the order to let him obey the orders of the Endeavor Association at all, and Zhu Daniu went to Balidian just to pass by and rest for a few days.

In fact, Meng Fei was also wrong, the General Staff of the Republican Army could not command Zhu Daniu, and the special operations regiment directly belonged to the General Headquarters, and only the General Headquarters had the right to give orders to Zhu Daniu.

Meng Fei was reluctant to meddle in this matter, and the net was helpless, so he had to read the reconnaissance report first, and asked Meng Fei some details. Suo xìng left the staff, but the net put the foot out, 10,000. I bumped into a foreigner inside. knocked the other person into a stumble.

"You? How do you run around? Beware of being killed by a sentry. Zhu Daniu snorted angrily.

"I'm here to protest!" The foreigner shouted in stiff Chinese, and subconsciously waved his right hand, only to realize that he was not holding a civilized stick in his hand.

"Yo! Who is this? Meng Fei walked out of the staff headquarters and grinned at the foreigner

"My name is Melinado, I'm Italian, and I'm now the manager of the Taohuayu Railway Bridge Management Office on the Yellow River, and I was kidnapped here by him. I used to think he was a bandit, but now, I found out that he was also an officer. I ask this gentleman officer to do justice to me and let me go, for I have been missing for many days, and my family is worried about me, and I should at least send a telegram to explain the situation to them. The foreigner took off the top hat on his head and bowed slightly to Meng Fei.

"I said Captain Zhu, why are you running around with a foreigner captive?"

For a captive can run around the world. Meng Fei was quite surprised and looked at Zhu Daniu.

Zhu Dayou said seriously: "This foreigner is a technician of the railway bridge, and he has been managing the Yellow River Iron Bridge for some years, I arrested him, so as not to be arrested by the Beiyang Army to repair the bridge, I am doing this for his good, he doesn't appreciate it, what can I do?" ”

Meng Fei was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood Zhu Daniu's intentions, so he patted the foreigner on the shoulder. He said with a smile: "Mr. Merinado, there are wars going on everywhere now, for your safety, you will stay here with Head Zhu for a few more days, as for when he will send you back, it depends on the development of the situation." If I were you, I would never go back to the Yellow River Iron Bridge now, it would be too dangerous, it would be better to stay in this Balidian. ”

I nodded very kindly, turned around and whistled and left.

Merinado flicked his fist in anger. Shouting: "I protest! I protest"

But before he could finish protesting, an officer hurried into the staff and handed him a copy of a telegram.

I had just finished reading the telegram transcript, and my eyebrows fluttered to the room. The staff officer said, "Everyone! Good news! The League and the Liberation Association officially announced their merger to form the Chinese Kuomintang, with Tao Chengzhang as the party premier and ten secretaries-general. Our Commander Yang Wang is also one of the secretaries-general! Commander Yang Wang has sent a telegram announcing that all of us will join the Kuomintang.

Ladies and gentlemen, from now on, we are all members of the Kuomintang! ”

Seeing that everyone in the room was excited, Zhu Funiu walked back to the house and asked curiously, "The Liberation Society has also joined this Kuomintang?" And what about our commander-in-chief? He is also a member of the Liberation, so won't he also become a member of the Kuomintang? ”

Nawang was in a good mood and actually answered Zhu Daniu's question.

"Of course, your Commander-in-Chief Zhao should be considered a member of the Kuomintang by now, and. He supports Tao Chengzhang's power, and with this credit, he is also one of the ten secretaries-general, and he is on an equal footing with our Commander Yang Wang. ”

Zhu Daniu scratched the back of his head, turned around and walked out of the staff headquarters, muttering: "Equal? Think beautifully! Your Commander Yang Wang also sent a telegram to support the leader of the Alliance. ”

However, he was so knowledgeable that he saved some face for Endeavor and didn't say it out loud.

"Mr. Mai, don't run around, beware of being killed by the sentry as a spy. Come with me. ”

Zhu Dayou pulled Merinado, who was stunned at the door, and dragged him towards the assembly point of the special operations camp.

"I protest! I protest! ”

Melinado protested in vain, and by this time he suddenly remembered his Italian homeland, but he quickly threw away the little thought, because it was so far away, and even the British could not do anything with the revolutionary army of the South. What is Italy?

At the same moment when poor Mr. Melinado lodged a verbal protest with Head Zhu Daniu. Far south in the suburbs of Guiyang, Guizhou Province. Another foreigner was also verbally protesting to a senior IRA officer.

The difference was that the foreigner was not Italian, but French, and he was a Catholic priest, and the person he protested against was a brigade commander of the Republican Army.

"I protest! I strongly protest! You trespass into churches and read sacred beliefs! Are you not afraid of going to hell? ”

Holding a silver shelf, the French priest shouted emotionally, and the Si Feng and the monk behind him also helped him, but their Chinese language was far inferior to that of the priest.

Zhang Yukun, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Republican Army, held his hands behind his back. Standing calmly in front of the French priest, he waited for the other party to finish protesting, and then he replied lightly: "This is not a concession, there is no extraterritoriality, your protest is invalid, and as a place of mission, your church dares to secretly hide the important criminals of the revolutionary army, and it is already a noble hand if you are not taken down on the spot." ”

By Zhang Yukun's side, in addition to a group of soldiers of the Republican Army, there were also a few catties of kneeling and a lot of flowers, and the people who were tied up were none other than Liu Xianqian, Liu Xianshi, Ma Ji and others, and there was still one person standing next to them, but it was Guo Zhong, the servant of Guo Chongguang, the president of the Guizhou Elders' Association.

Although the French priest insisted that the IRA had violated the treaty by entering the church to search it. However, Zhang Yukun didn't pay attention to it, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers escorted the prisoners away.

Zhang Yukun turned around and left, but Guo Zhong knelt down in front of him, kowtowed, and said, "The chief has captured the murderer of my master." This head was kowtowed to the chief on behalf of the Guo family. ”

Zhang Yukun motioned for Guo Zhong to stand up and said, "You don't have to be so polite, if you hadn't come to report the news." We can't hold these people yet. Don't worry, I'll send a telegram to my boss explaining the situation. This can be regarded as Guo Chongguang's atonement for his crimes. His family property may be preserved. But I'm surprised that Guo Chongguang died in the auditorium of the Political Science and Law School. You weren't with him at the time, but how did you know that these people had sent someone to kill him? ”

Guo Zhong said: "The old man didn't breathe at that time, and with his last breath, he wrote two Liu characters under his body with blood on his hand and speculated, which was the master who left the name of the murderer to the villain." The Bu people knew that the Liu brothers were hiding in this heavenly church, so they went to the army to report to the army. ”

"It's rare for you to be so loyal. Guo Chongguang is one of the masterminds of the Qianbian Revolution, it is not a pity to die, and you don't have to feel sorry for him, even if he is not killed by the Liu brothers, the military tribunal of the revolutionary army will not let him go. ”

Zhang Yukun waved his hand and motioned for Guo Zhong to retreat.

A staff officer walked over with a copy of the telegram. Saluted Zhang Yukun and said, "Report to the brigade commander!" The General Staff called and ordered our unit to continue its southward march. Go to Xingyi to join the revolutionary coalition forces of the Gongjin Association. ”

"Call back: Our department is going south immediately. Other. Arrested Liu Xianqian and Liu Xianshi's brothers, and captured a secret agent sent by Lu Rongting to Guiyang, and asked the General Staff for instructions on how to deal with it. ”

Zhang Yukun turned his head and looked at the reckless mountains in the south.

The elders of Guizhou have fallen like this, who will be the next enemy? Or rather, what is the commander-in-chief's next strategic plan?

I'm afraid only the Commander-in-Chief will be able to answer this question.