Volume 1 Wuchang Vortex Chapter 18: Coming to take Yang Qiu's life
The scorching heat gradually dissipated as night fell, and the bustling city of Wuchang gradually quieted down.
In the maze-like alleys, Li Xiping checked his revolver and pushed Jin Laili, who was smoking a cigarette and had a fat face, with his arm: "Jin Mingsheng, your information can't be wrong, right? Yang Qiu must have taken this road?"
Jin Mingsheng, nicknamed Jin Lai Li, was originally a gangster of the Yangtze River Gang in Hankou. Later, he felt that there was no future in being a gangster, so he joined the New Army. Relying on the skills he had learned on the streets, he was rampant in the army. Many officers were afraid of this desperado, so he was called the number one tough guy in the eight towns of the Hubei Army.
More than a year ago, Zhang Zhenwu saved him by chance. Seeing that he was tall and strong and had great abilities in the army, he persuaded him to join the team.
How could he know what revolution was? But when he saw that Zhang Zhenwu was well-dressed and seemed to have endless money, he gritted his teeth and joined the movement. Later, he even introduced all his younger brothers in Hankou to join the movement.
Taking advantage of the fact that the party members needed manpower to do some things, they not only gradually controlled the Yangtze River Gang, but also became the largest evil force in Hankou and on the Yangtze River. Their lives suddenly became better, so they devoted themselves to the revolution.
A few days ago, Jiang Yiwu and Li Xiping found him and asked him to help kill Yang Qiu. He agreed without thinking. The reason was very simple. Yang Qiu was a Baturu, and a baggage soldier! He actually rode on my head. I have to salute him when I see him in the future. Isn't this embarrassing!
By the way, let’s search him later. Maybe the 5,000 taels of silver reward from the court is still on him.
Just as he was dreaming, Jin Lai Li was pushed by Li Xiping and immediately said impatiently: "Nonsense, this is the only way back to the baggage camp. If he doesn't take this way, can he fly back?"
Jin Lai Li had a bad reputation, so Li Xiping didn't dare to retort and could only look at Jiang Yiwu, who was loading bullets into his gun and didn't pay attention, so he had to hold back his anger and glare at this tough guy, hiding behind him and trying to calm his nervous heartbeat.
"Laili, is everything alright over there at the Patrol City Battalion?" Jiang Yi armed himself with bullets and walked in front of Jin Laili. He was the only one among these people who dared to call him Laili directly. Jin Laili knew that Jiang Yiwu was not as strong as Li Xiping, and that he was more brute when doing things, and he had more resources, so he said politely, "Don't worry, I asked Chen Mazi and the others to invite the Patrol City Battalion to go to the opium den. They are probably hugging big-butt women right now."
After feeling relieved, Jiang Yiwu and the other two began to wait silently again. After Jin Lai Li finished smoking a cigarette, he saw that no one had arrived yet, so he lit a cigarette impatiently. Just when he was halfway through smoking, footsteps were finally heard in the distance. He quickly threw the cigarette butt on the ground and pulled out his pistol.
The cigarette butt drew an arc and landed on the corner of the wall, flashing a faint red light.
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After bidding farewell to Rui Cheng and walking out of the Governor's Mansion with Xiao Anguo, Yang Qiu's irritability gradually subsided with the cool breeze. Rui Fang's last words made him understand some things.
Ruicheng represented the Zhongshe Party, who were bent on taking back the military power of the whole country, so they first forced Yuan Shikai to go home to recuperate, and then turned their attention to Zhang Biao, and at the same time they also had their eyes on the Hanyang Gun Factory.
The purpose of squeezing Yuan Shikai out was to get the Six Beiyang Regiments, and the purpose of dealing with Zhang Biao was to get the Hubei New Army. The gun factory represented logistics, and complete control here meant no longer having to rely entirely on imported weapons. Therefore, even the Beiyang, which had always been equipped with only German and Japanese weapons, would take advantage of the Battle of Yangxia in the future to take away most of the equipment and workers of the two factories.
War is ultimately about money. Countries like Britain, the United States, Japan and others may go to great lengths to lower prices and destroy China's textile industry in order to seize the market, but they will never sell off their arms at a discount. That is why Hanyang has attracted so much attention. After all, even if the quality of their own products is a little worse, it is at least cheaper than buying them from abroad, and they will not be influenced by others.
Ruicheng originally wanted Guoerxing to take the position and control the 42nd Battalion to protect Hanyang and threaten Zhang Biao, who had his own army. He didn't expect that he would get in the way. It's a pity that although the Hanyang Factory is within the jurisdiction of the 42nd Battalion, he has no strength and no people now. He is afraid of arousing suspicion and can only watch. It's really... uncomfortable.
When will this day end!
Seeing that Yang Qiu hadn't said anything, Xiao Anguo thought that he was worried about the money he had just collected, so he said, "Brother, don't think about it. If it doesn't work out, just give the money to the admiral to deal with it. Besides, it's hard to say whether we can spend the money in the future."
"Why not..."
Yang Qiu was about to say how could he die, but suddenly Bingwen's strange appearance this morning flashed through his mind, and cold sweat ran down his back. You know, he was a little distracted all the way, if at that time...
"Damn it!" Yang Qiu cursed himself inwardly. Now was the moment when it was unclear who was the enemy and who was not. How could he be so careless? He immediately began to pay attention to his surroundings.
Xiao Anguo didn't expect that his words would make Yang Qiu nervous, so he smiled and said, "Brother, don't be too nervous. When you take charge of the 42nd Battalion tomorrow, with more than a thousand guns as collateral, these days of anxiety will be over."
Yang Qiu smiled and didn't answer. This cheap brother still thought too simply. Nearly two thousand guns seemed to be a lot, but the problem was that he wanted to protect himself before he even figured out how to bring them together? Will people reward you for working for you after the arrears are settled? This was a joke. The soldiers would only think that their superiors were capable, but not yet ready to risk their lives for them.
But he was right. At least we had guns, and the first step of the Long March finally saw the light of day.
Thinking of this, Yang Qiu became much braver. He also knew that if someone wanted to assassinate him, tonight would be the best opportunity, because after tonight, whoever wanted to kill him tomorrow would have to consider the consequences!
Just as the two of them turned the corner and walked onto the road back to the camp, a red light the size of a bean suddenly stung Yang Qiu's eyes and suddenly pulled Xiao Anguo.
Although the latter was not as sharp as this later scout, he was a regular soldier who had received professional training after all. He immediately noticed the half-smoked cigarette butt and grabbed the Mauser pistol that Yang Qiu had given him.
"Damn, we've been discovered, let's go!" Jiang Yiwu, who was watching the two of them from the cracks in the bricks, saw Yang Qiu pointing at the corner, and he knew that the cigarette butt thrown by Jin Lai Li just now had caused trouble, so he simply gritted his teeth, raised his gun and shot at Yang Qiu.
With the crisp sound of "Pa Pa", Yang Qiu and Xiao Anguo, who were well prepared, immediately dispersed to both sides of the street.
Seeing this, Jin Lai Li became furious and rushed towards Yang Qiu with two revolvers in hand. Seeing this, Li Xiping also rushed towards Yang Qiu and left Xiao Anguo to Jiang Yiwu.
Xiao Anguo knew something was wrong when he saw the cigarette butt. Who would smoke in the corner of the street in the middle of the night? He wasted half of a cigarette that was not cheap. So he shot Jiang Yiwu in the face when he saw him rushing out. Since it was his first time using a Mauser pistol, and he was not used to holding such a big gun with one hand, the bullet grazed Jiang Yiwu and hit the stone wall behind him, causing sparks.
Jiang Yiwu always thought that he had a quick brain and reactions, but he didn't expect that Xiao Anguo, the second target, was also so fast. So he didn't dare to get too close and could only hide in a corner and shoot at him. However, his revolver could only hold 5 bullets at a time, and it was not powerful enough. Xiao Anguo on the opposite side had ten bullets in the chamber, and loading bullets was extremely easy. He only had to pull the bolt, insert the ten-round magazine into it, and then press down hard with his thumb. So he was soon suppressed and unable to move.
Seeing that Xiao Anguo had no problem protecting himself, Yang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. He fired a shot to scare Jin Lai Li away, then rushed forward a few steps and hid in a blind corner.
Li Xiping and Jin Laili both knew that Yang Qiu was the first target, so they winked at each other, and the former covered the latter while they took turns rushing towards Yang Qiu.
The constant chirping sounds beside his ears made Yang Qiu secretly feel that it was not good. Since he was going out to the banquet, he only brought a pistol, so his firepower was not much of an advantage. In addition, there were too many places to cover on both sides of the street. If the enemy got too close, he would be shot sooner or later. So he immediately shouted: "Brother, cover me!"
When Xiao Anguo heard the shout, he knew that Yang Qiu was going to fight to the death again, so he quickly turned the gun around and aimed it at Jin Laili and the other man and pulled the trigger. Seven or eight bullets hit the place where the two were hiding, forcing them to never dare to raise their heads again.
At the same time, Yang Qiu suddenly rushed out of his hiding place, found the right opportunity, leaped forward, and flew out sideways.
Yang Qiu, who looked a bit like Lara in Tomb Raider, flew sideways, firing continuously with the M1911A1 in her hand. When she landed on her back, she rolled to Xiao Anguo's side without having time to check the results.
Jiang Yiwu didn't expect that Yang Qiu, who was pinned in the corner, would be so fast. As soon as he saw the black shadow flying out, he felt his face getting hot. A powerful 0.45 caliber bullet hit the brick next to him, and the fragments left a bloody mark on his cheek.
The crackling sound of gunfire awakened the ancient city of Wuchang. A sharp whistle finally sounded from a distance, which made Jiang Yiwu and the other two secretly anxious. Just as they were preparing to rush forward even if they were shot, a sharp shout was suddenly heard.
"Miao Luo from the Hongmen sect has come to take Yang Qiu's life!"
