Chapter 71: Occupation of the Governor's Residence
Liu Xiang didn't believe it was true. When Feng Tiankui introduced Zhou Xiaoshan as a bold and trouble-making guy, he had a bad feeling and even took back the lieutenant colonel rank he had offered.
After repeated telegrams to inquire, I found out that this was true. A battalion of Sichuan troops openly took the King of Shanxi as a hostage at the gate of Taiyuan City and sent them out of Shanxi!
The style of Zhou Xiaoshan's telegram was just like this kid's rambling conversation. Only then did Liu Xiang make sure that the telegram he received was not a fake one.
It's both infuriating and funny.
What a gutless bastard!
Thinking back to the time when he tricked Kang Ze at Hongyun Temple and beat him so hard that even He Guoguang almost didn't recognize him, that's what he did.
The important officials of the national government were not considered as dry food at all.
After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Xiang specially commissioned the secretariat to draft a sincerely worded telegram to apologize to Yan Xishan!
Order Zhou Xiaoshan to release him immediately!
"Commander Yan, you are free!"
The stubborn old man Yan was terribly angry and even ignored anyone!
My face was facing the hillside next to it, and I didn't know what to see on that bare mountain.
Are there any gold, silver or treasures?
This was the telegram Zhou Xiaoshan was waiting for. He handed it over with both hands. Yan Xishan finally looked down and his expression was dumbfounded!
"According to the order of Sichuan Army Commander Liu Xiang, I apologize on behalf of the 66th Division Special Service Battalion and on behalf of our Commander Liu. I return the weapons of Commander Liu's guards and release Commander Yan. I implore Commander Yan to punish me!"
Liu Xiang personally apologized in the telegram, saying that he had no choice but to do so. He had already punished his temporary adjutant Zhou Xiaoshan, and hoped that Commander Yan would be magnanimous and not take it to heart!
In fact, on the way one afternoon, Zhou Xiaoshan pointed a pistol at Yan Xishan and forced him to read Liu Xiang's handwritten letter, and also read the agency contracts sent by Baizhanjun Glass Factory and Yongzhou Cannery. In addition, Zhou Xiaoshan accurately said the name of the business that Yang Jindong requested, so he knew that these soldiers were not lying!
But he was so angry. He didn't expect that his guards equipped with submachine guns would be so useless in facing the sudden attack!
After being kidnapped, he became afraid to act rashly!
Follow, what's the use of following?
"Young man, if I hadn't just come back today and passed by the door, what would you have done?"
"Occupy Commander Yan's residence, send a telegram to the whole country, and fight until there is only one soldier left!"
Zhou Xiashan spoke calmly and expressionlessly, as if it was a very simple matter!
Yan Xishan was stunned. He was regretting all the way. He was so unlucky. It couldn't be earlier or later, but he had to go back to Taiyuan at this time and was caught in the trap. Why was he so unlucky!
Now I don’t think so anymore. These vicious soldiers do things without considering the consequences!
He had successfully kidnapped the commander of the Taiyuan Garrison Brigade, so occupying his own superior's residence should be a piece of cake!
If they even dare to kidnap the King of Shanxi, what else are there that they dare not do!
Not only did his mansion contain countless radio stations and information, but also his family and children. Even if a large force of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army arrived, they would be afraid to attack!
Now it’s time to electrify the whole country!
I, an old man, have lost all my face, but I dare not do anything to them!
If things go wrong, the Nanjing Nationalist Government and the entire Chinese forces will be laughing at themselves!
We can only be forced to resolve the issue through negotiation and send them out of Jin safely!
"You probably want to hit every soldier. If you send out a burst of electricity, not only the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but also the entire Shanxi people will lose face. Who dares to attack you? You are such a cunning kid. I deserve it!"
How could Zhou Xiaoshan not know how to evaluate this old man? He built railways and opened factories and mines. Logically, he contributed to the economy of Shanxi, but he was very harsh on the farmers of Shanxi. He saw the industrialized Japan, came back to learn and imitate, but could not come up with any matching and appropriate policies and methods!
It cannot produce immediate results, cannot gather social forces, the layout has been vague for decades, and can only move forward slowly in the general direction!
What Zhou Xiaoshan hated the most was that after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, this bastard took over the Japanese and puppet forces and expanded his own strength indiscriminately. Even the notorious traitors and Japanese were reorganized all at once. It was simply unreasonable!
However, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army did make contributions in the war of resistance against Japan, and the soldiers of Shanxi, like the Sichuan Army, paid a tragic sacrifice!
Even though I knew Yan Xishan wouldn't listen, I still had to say:
"Brothers are at odds with each other, and there is nothing to be proud of. Commander Yan, to tell you the truth, Marshal Liu is worried about the situation in Pingjin, so he asked me to coordinate with schools, factories and mines to set up branch factories and branches in Sichuan, so that we can prepare a way out when the Japanese invaders invade! Commander Yan's Shanxi is not much better, and our Marshal also hopes that Shanxi will be prepared for danger in times of peace, train troops and expand its strength, so that one day, it can join hands with the Sichuan Army that went out of Sichuan to fight against the Japanese!"
Young people are not arrogant but calm and composed, and they can remain calm in the face of emergencies. This is rare. No wonder Liu Xiang attaches so much importance to them and sends them out on official missions at such a young age.
Yan Baichuan has lived half his life, and who dares to talk to him like this?
Even the chairman's words were polite.
Damn it, this guy was holding me at gunpoint today.
He actually felt that what this kid said made some sense!
It’s a pity that there are no such handsome young men in Shanxi.
This battalion is so powerful. Not only does it have a full set of Mauser 1924 rifles, but the number of Czech machine guns is also terrifying!
It is said that Liu Xiang's direct lineage is armed to the teeth, and this time it is true that seeing is believing.
These soldiers are obviously well-trained and experienced in battle.
Even if Zhou Xiaoshan ordered them to be sniped to death or to die together, these soldiers would not frown.
Damn Yang Jindong is blind. They are obviously elite soldiers with important tasks. Why would he mess with them!
If facing the enemy head-on, even half a regiment of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army’s main force might not be a match!
I have underestimated the Sichuan Army in the past.
Especially those soldiers who pointed guns at him. If the guards dared to attack them, he would surely die unjustly at the gate of Taiyuan city!
"I was kidnapped by you for nothing. Give me a pen and paper. I want to write a telegram! Although I am not familiar with Liu Xiang, based on the manner in which he handled things today, he is worth getting to know! The products of Sichuan and Shanxi are very similar. Your Marshal Liu will neither buy my wine nor my arms, but the Shanxi bank is still taken care of by Chairman Liu in Sichuan. I want to thank him specially!"
It is impolite not to reciprocate. Yan Xishan considered every word and sent a telegram back to Liu Xiang. Zhou Xiaoshan did not find it surprising at all!
What surprised him was that Yan Xishan wrote a handwritten order, ordering all the troops of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army not to stop the brother troops of the Sichuan Army from carrying out their official duties!
The King of Shanxi didn't want to stay in the desolate mountains and wilderness for a moment. He wanted to leave as soon as possible before it got dark!
Yan Xishan left in his car, taking with him the Taiyuan Garrison Brigade Commander and his escort!
He also asked his adjutant to personally lead the 66th Division's Special Service Battalion to leave Niangzi Pass and go out of Shanxi. He also welcomed them to enter Shanxi again. No matter when they enter Shanxi again, Zhou Xiaoshan will be taken care of by the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army with this handwritten order!
